Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 14, 1902, Page 2

HOLDS AGAINST - SETTLERS Assistant Attorney General Decides Oase Involving Residents of Nebraska. TERMINAL BRIDGE BILL FINALLY PASSES Request Made to Postofice Depart. ment to Eatablish a Branch Ofce at Live Stock Exchange in South Omaha. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 13.-(Special Tele- gram.)—It 18 stated at the Interior depart- ment that Assistant Attorney General Van Devanter {s about to decide against the settlers on Indemnity school lands in’Ne- braska on mccount ‘of the fallures of the Board of Bducational Lands and Bulidings refusing to sccept the act recently passed by the legislature quleting the title of set- tiers. Seumator Millard, who has been inter- ested In the case of A. H. Blalr againat the State of Nebraska, {nvolving rights of settlers to take in lieu lands in settiethent of their claims against the government, h: asked the secretary of (he interfor to pos pone his declsion until he can make an< other trial to bring the members of the Board of Bducational Lands and the set- tlers together upon some basis satisfactory to both parties in interest, A nt Postmaster General Shallen- berger has informed Semator Millard that the proposed star route from O'Neill to Francis, Neb., and ending at Bartlett has been deemed {mpfaéticable on the part of the department, but proposals have Been sent out inviting bids for carrying mails on a separate roulo from Bartlett to Fraucis three times & weok and by a schedule to make proper connestion with the mail from | O'Nelll to Francls, Fropo were alod sent out today Inviting bids for carrying the mall from Alméria by Moulton and Fer guson to Brewster six times a week, in- cluding depositing mall in boxes along the route. Terminal Bridge Bill Passes. The bill extending the time which the Omaba Bridge and Terminal company shall have to complete its bridge across the M @ourl river ~between Council Bluffé and Omaha passed the senate today, Senator Millard - moving to eonour in the house. amendments, whieh provide that the bridge must be kept opem to fod' passengers and wvehicle travel. Senator Millard stated that the Illinols Central rallroad desired that the bridge should be bulit f6r raliway usage only, but as it was impossible to secure this concession from those Interested in the development of East Omaha, the of- clals of the terminal coinpany were com- pelled to acoept the compromise and, real- i2ing nothing better could be had, the sen- ator stated he had nothing else to do but o accapt the house amendment. Senator’ Gamble's bill providing for th payment,of 5 per cent of the net proceed of the sale ot public lands within the pub- llc land states to the respective states was under consideration- today by the senato committee on public lands. In view of the ‘wide diversity of interest which the discus- slon brought out the bill was laid over un- il next week. Branch Postofice for South Omaha. Representative Mercer has requested the Postofice department to establish in the exchange building at South Omaha a anch station to .be known as station A. his s the first branch station which South ha has asked, and mail will be distrib- | uted from that station to the occupants of the Exchange building the same as is now distributed from the main cflice. . Bitegtive July 1 clerk hire for. the Blalr potoffice’ will be Increased from $160 to $420 per year. : Représentative Hedge of the First Iowa district returned from his cong onal convention today, where he was unani- mously renominated. The nomination of Benjamin Johpson to be consul at Ceiba, Honduras, was seat to the senate today. Mr. Johnson is a for- mer resident of Vanburen county, lowa, and Lt een consul at Utllla, Honduras, for a number of years, Bt as Utllla is in the In- terlof and Mr, JohpSon has desired a trans- fer to int mesrer the coast, Celba has been given him. Postal Matters. Rural free delivery service will be es- tablished on July.1 as follows: In lowa— Lake City, Calhoun county, two route area covereed forty-elght square mil population served 925, carriers 8. Gonding and James R. Jones; Maynard, Fayette dounty, two routes, area thirty-elght square miles, population 1,060, carriers J. H. Blethem and M. B. Bing; Murray, Clarke | of the village of Le Procheur. county, two routes, area fifty-two square 883, no carriers i !fim one. mu,“{"‘rk ‘mlles, population 450, ¢ Rockwell Clty, ‘routes, area 120 square miles, | ter's. ger bank of Des Moines Approved ak reserve agent for the t! bank of Charles Olty, I . Mansfield has been apponted By examining surgeon at Sac City, o ! Olyll service examinations will be held At Webater City, Iy,; Mitehell, Yankton (Watertown, 8. D., on May 28 for position of clerk and letter carriers in postofices in those clties. CROP AND WEATHER = REPORT Vegetntion Helf Back in Many Sec- ! #iena by Unfavorable Cii- matic Conditl WASHINGTON, May 13.—The weather the New England and Middle Atlantic coast states the week was decidedly cold and unfavorable to growth, with light 4o heavy frosts, causing much damage to fruit in the vorthern portion of the middle Atlan- tic states and In New England. The temperature conditions in the southern states, Missourl valley and throughout th Rocky Mountain districts were favorable Drouth continues in Florida and over por- tions of the east gulf and south Atlantie states and ralg is noted In the Ohlo valley. Ralns have eftected rellef locally in th middle and southern Rocky Mountain dis triets, but more is needed In those sec- tions. The greater part of upper lake reglons and portions of the upper Missis- sipp!, upper Missour! and Red river of the Nortb valleys are suffering from exceesive molsture. Owing to excessive ralns littls or no THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: layed in South Dakotn' and sthern Towa, but generally throughout the cemtfal val- leys and middle Atlantic etates this work has made rapld progress. Good stands are generally reported in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys, but cutworme are (fo- pairing the stands in the Ohlo Valley and Tennessee. In Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas the crop has made rapid growth and much hus been lafd by in Texas, The past . week has not been unfavorable to winter wheat and generally the crop has made satisfactory progress, the least favorable reports being fecefved from the Ohlo valley and middle Atlantie states, while a decided improvement 18 Yeported from Nebraska. The drop has’midde slow | growth in the Ohlo vajley and iyddfe At- lantic states, but has advanced raptdly In the lower Missour! vafley, in the southern portion of which it s now heading. Lodg- ing s threatened In portions of Missouri. The North Pacific coast region hds ex- perfenced a'week highly favorable to the wheat crop, which is, much tmproved in that ection. The crop continuéd, in mod- erate condition fn central and ' northern California, but {8 in poor ahape in the southern part.of the state. Spring wheat . thé south Is making good progress Owing to ¢ontinued ralns much of the crop 1s yet to be sown, not more tham half the intended acreage having been. sown in South Dakota. ¥ Oats hatvest has begyn in South Caro- lina and the crop ia ripening in Tewas, while seeding continues {1 ‘the northern distriot. This erop: has made genprally éatistactory progress in the states of ‘the central vaileys, bit hae deteriorsted in the east gulf states, where [t/ Is- headitig low and not forming well: . ¢ Very encouraging reportk respecting cot- ton are received froms . all part ’of the cotton belt, with the exceptiow of Florida 4nd portions of the centrak.districts, where rain is needed to - germinate': the. late planted. v The frosts of the 10t§'were damiaging to truit in the upper Ohlo valley, over the northern portion of the. middle Atlantic states and In New England, being -most destructive In New York, where peaches and apples probably ' were ‘extensively killed. 3 Further improvemént in the condition of meadows is indicated in the states of the Miesour| and upper Mississippl valleys, the lake reglons and New England, but le tavorable reports ~are ‘recetved from the Ohlo valley and iddle Atlantic states. ' GRAPHIC STORY OF TRAGEDY (Continued from First Page:) ' dibaster she heard & Toud repért ahia there- upon fainted. When she regained: her senses a few hours later she was- horribly burned and, glancing around, saw two mem- bers of the Dabriel family still alive, but they dled betore assistance could reach| them. Mme. Laurent, although she ifved for some time after being taken to the hospital and was conscious while under the care of the| physicians, died without being able to im- part any additional information concerning the catastrophe. et ¢ The work of succoring the refugees con- tinues incessantly. When the cable. repair ship, Boule: Queertfer, Captain Thieron, started on its mission of mercy it had .to pass through clouds of burning cinders at the risk of catching fire in order to reach the,terror- stricken people ashore. But, as already an- nounced, she succeeded in bringing to this port 456 people, malply . former residents This was on Saturday last. Since then the steamer, as the result of other daring tripe, has suc- ceeded in bringlng many othér persons to Fort de France. On Sunday it rescued 923 persons and plloted the ~ Fremch crulser Suchet and the Danish ‘steamer Valkyrien, which took on boerd 1,500 persons. The Pouyer-Queertier has distriblited to the sufferers large quontities of biscuits, wine and cheese, The specle found”in ‘the vaults of the bank of Martinique, at St. Plerre, amounted to- 2,000,000 france, Has been brought safely ‘hergs The gpecle in the public treasury gt #t, Plerre i s@lll burted | under layer of 1&va bomt six’to eight mpetres thick. The path of the volcadic. torrent which| swept over St. Plerre is marked out in a strange manmer, The vicinlty of the shore where vessels anchored was swept by & whirlwind® of volcgpic gas, which| tore and shattered everything In its| passage, but left few traces of cinders be bind., On the other hand the fort ocenter| and adjoining parts of §t. Plerco.are bur- fed under a (hick layer of cluders, which consumed everything beneath it. ot oo wti ‘quartermas. P of the $20,000 allotted tment Wwas spent for women's and childeen's, . ¢lothing .and fof tents, Major .D..L, Brainard of. the sybsistence) department has expended . the.$75,000 given to his department for-food supplies. There will be over 400 tons, consisting -of te rice, coffee, codfish, hard bregd,,chickem soup, -evaporated milk, bacon, salt, sugar, vinegar, ham. and.pepper. .Ahout. 35,000/ worth of medicines -from the medical de- partment also will be taken. The French Chamber . of Commerce of this city has raleed $3,000, whigh. will be t direct to Martinigue. - Duteh War: THE. HAGUB, May 13.~The go¥erament of the Netherlands bas ordered :the-Dutcl warship, Koningin Regentes to . propeed from the island of Curacoa, Dutch Wesl Indies, to the island. of Martinique at full speed in order to assist the sufferers from the Mount Pelee outbr Both chambers of the tates general have passed resolutions expressing sympathy with France. < - LONDON, May 13.—The munificent ap- propriation yesterdsy of-the United States congress for the sufferers by the Marti- nique disaster; President Rdosevelt's me: sage recommending a vote of half a mil- lion dollars for that purpose; the action of the United States government In dis- patching war vesseis and fopd supplies to Martinique, ete.,” were drawn. altentlon 1o in the house of commons today by John Dillen, Irish nationalist, who asked the goveroment leader, A. J, Balfour, whether, in view of the action of the United States and the fact thac a British colony suf- fered eo greatly, Greaf Britain intended to adopt similar-relief measures. He was P to Lo | work. HALF MILLION FOR CHARITY Benate Adds Three Hundred Thousand Dol- lars to Martinique Fund. WILL HASTEN SUPPLIES TO THE NEEDY President I and Appoints a Committee to Receive and Forward Contributions from the Public. es Appe WASHINGTON, May 13.—An additional eppropriation of $300,000 was made by the senate today for the stricken people of the French West Indles, In accordance with the recommendation of the president that $500,- 000 be appropriated The -agricultural. appropriation bill was passeéd And Mr. Stewdrt of Nevada, in sup- porting fhe Philippine bill, warned the mi- pority that no political galn would acerue {o"them from their attack on tho army. The Ameriean people, he said, had always supported the army and always would. He declared that for us now to take down the American flag from the Philippines would be & mational disgrace. While discussing the proposed colnage of the silver dollar for the Philippines Mr. Stewart declared that the silver question in this country was dead, at least for the present, on account of the large output of gold. Plans Are Comprehensive. S0 comprehensively laid were the plans of the War department yesterday, even be- fore the passage of the joint resolution providing for the relief of the volcano suf- ferers, that there was really very little re- maining for the officials to do today. The plans of the commiasary department, made after careful consideration of the news dispatches from the Antilles, contem- plate the supply of 40,000 rations for four- teen days. The quartermaster’'s department is pur- chasing clothing supplies for 40,000 people and the medical department is working in proportion in its purchases. In the Navy department the carefully planned relief measures were being car- ried forward systematically and rapidly. Buffalo has been ordered to be put in readl- ness for ‘mmediate use as a food and sup- ply transport, in case it should be declded to send mor: supplles than Dixie will ¢arry. Action has mot yet been taken upon ‘Admiral Bradfcrd's suggestion that water tendere be sent to Martinique to re- Ieve the pressing need for fresh water. The admiral is anticipating the acceptance of ‘the plan and has accordingly tele- graphed to Pensacola and Norfolk to have the tenders at. those places made ready for immediate use. Excellent Fleet of Collfters. The equipment bufeau, of which he ls the head, has a small but excellent fleet of large colllers, and the admiral has suggested to Secretary Moody that these ships are, by virtue of their great carrying capacity, excellently adapted to rellet Each of the ships carries from 2,000 to 8,000 tons of supplies. There is no lack of Indications of spontaneous offerings from all parts of the country. Today a telegram was recelved from the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce asking the State department if private con- tributions would be received and how they ahould be addressed. Similar messages came from othe: points The department has as yet made no re- sponse. A meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Red Cross has been called at the State department and it is probable that the suggestion will be made that private contributions be turned-over to this agercy. An .original suggestion came from a New York commission house In the shape of a letter proffering 1,000,000 pounds of rice at cost price and duty free to the govern- ment. The owners explained that they were able to make this offer by reason of the tact that the rice is still in bond. President Isvues Appeal to Publie. The following was Issued from the White House this afternoon: The president has appointed a commit- tee to receive funds for the relief of the sufferers from the recent catastrophes in Martinique and St. Vincent. The gentle- men appointed from each city will be asked to collect and recelve the funds from thelir localities and nelghborhoods as expedi- tiously as possible and forward them to Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of New York committee, which committee will act as a central distributing point for the countty. The president directs all the post- masters throughout the country and re- quests the presidents of all the natlonal Banks to act as agents for the collection of contributions and to forward the same at gnce to 'Mr, Bllss at New York. ' The postmasters are also directed to re- port to the postmtster general within ten | ddys any funds collected on this account. The president appeals to the public to contribute generously for the relfef of those upon whom this appalling calamity has fallen and asks that the contributions be_sent In as speedily as possible. The gentlemen designated on the several com- mittees are requested to act at once. List of Committeens, The following are the committees: New York—Hon. _Cornelius N. treasurer; Morrlg K. Jessup, John Ci Jacob H.'Bchiff, Wiillam R.' Corwine. Boston—Mogus Hemenway, Dr. Henry Pritchards. I'hiladelphia — Charles Emory Smith, Provost Charles C. Harrison, Joseph G. Darfington, Clement A. Griscom, John H. Coavers. timore—James A. Gary. Washington—Charies C. Glover. Pittsburg~A. Q. Logan, H. C. Frick. Buftalo—John. ~ G. Milburn, = Carlton Sprague. T ————————— INSIDE THE GROCERY. Some Facts Made Known, It is often thought that grocers really have very little care regarding the food value of-the articles they sell, but the real facts are that grocery keepers of the right sort . are extremely particular as to what they recommend. One of the fraternity relates a tale. “The highest priced coffee ba the market 1 introduced to my customers and used myself. I began to have billous attacks and after & little observation attributed them directly (o coffee. Every time I left off drinking It I got better, but I felt the peed of a warm drink for breakfast. Along in 96 a wholesale grocer urged meé to put in some Postum Food Coffee in my store, which I did with considerable misgiving, for, at that time, the now fa- sure that & vote in this connection would b o4 unsnimeusly. Mr. Balfour's reply was not calculated to satisfy public opinion. He sald the mat- ter had been under the consideration of the cabimet, but he had no statement 1o make. Mr. Balfour had never heard of a vote of such a character heing suggested in the parlisment. . Of course, everybody corn has yet been planted in Minnesota aud Wiscoasin and planting has béen de- Headache mml stomach, liver ills are cured Hood’s Piills felt the extraordingry gravity of the situ- m and the tremendous guffering caused bty the appalliog calamity. Evary aselet- ance that could be given locally by the government will Be given. Mr. Dillon gave notice that he would recur to the subject tomorrow. His sug- gewtions were warmly approved by the bouse. 4 ROME, May 15—King Vietor Emmanuel has contributed 25,000 lire to, the fund being fl“‘“.fl.m j&’_& sufferers from mous Postum was not so well known. He urged me to try it myseif, which i did and was disgusted with the flat, tasteless beverage, s0 was my wife. 1 remembered the wholesale grocer sald something about following directions carefully, so I took the package and studied it. I at once discover- ed that we had not bolled it long enough, only three or four minutes, but it must be bolled 16 minutes at léeast, so we tried it ain, with the result that we got a perfect ¢Up of coffee, a delightful and healthful beverage. 1 ha continued the w of Postum ia my home ever since. We use it for breakfast, dinner and supper. My bilious attacks quickly left and I am free from them altogether. 1 began fo explain to my cust¢mers something of the value of Postum flee and now have s very large trade og £." Name given Postum Co., Buttle Mich. 7 It has prolonged many thousand lives as it has Mr. and Mrs. Livingood, and there i8 no other medictne in the world which will keep the system in normal condition, pre- vent the decay of the tissues, strengthen the heart action and enrich the blood like Duffy's Pur. Malt Whiskey. It cures grip, consumption, bronehitis, catarrh, asthma, malaria, dyepepsia and invigorates the brain. It makes the old young; keeps the young strong. 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Denver—D. H. Moffatt. Conference Report Herrick, Samuel Lowry, Adolphus C. Wharton, Victor B Adopted. Mr. Cullom presented the conference re- port on the Cuban diplomatic and consular blll. He explained that the house con- ferees had agreed to the amendment mak- ing the salary of the minister to the repub- lc of Cuba $12,000 a year, but that they would not agree to the améndment provid- ing $2,000 a year for the minister's house rent or for that making provision for an additional consul. The senate conferees therefore had ylelded to those two amendments. The report was agreed to. Mr. Hoar lhquired what title was given to the Cuban government in the bill. ““The republic of Cuba,” replied Mr. Cul- lom. @down from the island? “I suppose 86, of course,” responded Mr. Cullom. ¥ “I thought we had been told," facetiously remarked the Massachusetts senator, that when the American flag once had been ralsed over territory it always would ‘stay put.’ DEATH LIST EXPANDS ) road, and the unfortunate ones were car- ried to them. Despite the fact that the rain came pour- ing down all morning, thousands went to Sheraden today, the scene of the disaster. The Sheraden yards lle between two hills. Lined upon thes hills were thousands watching the crews of the wreck trains at work. Passenger trains are gliding by the wreck quickly since the news of the gas main became known In the city. Two flatcars lle on the slding covered with clothing picked up during the night. The majority of this is cherred rags. It 18 a common sight in Sheraden this morning o see people with heads and hands bandaged on the porches, in the streets and at the wreck. Many were burned whose names have not appeared, and while they are not seriously hurt they are suffer- ing more or less pain. ’ Regarding the big main beneath the burn- ing wreckage it is feared that the intense heat from the “fire will get down to the pipes if the fire 18 not soon extinguished. It the concussign has not caused any breaks it is feared that the intense heat might, and this Is the reason that -the officials are zealous in their efforts to get the flames subdued. The frelght in the debris is a complete loss. Opinio Superintendent McCarthy of the FPan- handle Rallroad company was asked this morning regarding his theory for the cause of the explosion. . He replied that as yet (Continued from First Pi he had not decided what caused the ex- plosion. The people about the place seem to think that the leaking naphtha caught fire from a swite! lamp or the fire box of ome of the engines. They hold that the naphtha need mot come in direct contact with a light, but that fumes rising from it would catch from a light even If it was high above where the naphtha flowed. In- stead of burning upward the ignited fumes would follow the eolumn down to the base ot supply of the running naphtha and then the combustion | would - hecome complete. Mr. McCarthy sald he would investigate the matter thorgughly and would announce his finding and decision in a few days. The officials the Panhandle road fear & worse explosipn than the ome which wrought o much damage yesterday. A danger line has been established 500 yards on all sides of the burning wreckage and the rallroad police are keeping the curlous crowd back. A few feet below the burning wreckage the big thirty-six-inch main of the Phila- delphia company, w comes from the gas flelds in the southwestern portion of the state, and which suppiies the McKees Rocks and lower Allegheny districts with natural gad, lie It is feared that the concussion was so great yesteiday that some of the joints, or even the pipe itself, might have been dam- aged, and if sueh'ls the case the gas which is under pressure will soon force its way through apd apether terrific explosion will tollow. About twenty cars are piled up between the Sheraden station and Cork’s rua in the Sheraden yard$ This is still & mass of flame. In this {here are all kinds of mer- chandise. Littlp beadway s being made to extinguish the fire, owing to the fact that the entire wrepkage Is saturated with vaphtha and kerosene and then fresh vel- umes of flame pontinue to shooi eut from various portions of the smouldering ruise. “And is the 'Ameritan flag to be taken | BANKERS DISCUSS BUS[E‘IESS"| Noted Financiers Attend the Uonvention | and Talk on Important Topios. promoting it. Some people _think = tha patriotism 18 concernéd iri opposing 1t an that pranch banks, ‘if permitted_to -exist, will destroy American liberty., Such per: sons ‘do’ right to ‘oppése it) ‘Those who think that it would be, on the whole, & wise. policy. for the .country. agree that they have no epecial claim upon the public attention, and" 1.- for one!' do rot belleve | that braneh banking will ‘ever be adopted BRANCH BANKING IS CONSIDERED | | Horace White Advocates the System, | w. in Opposition to It Yates of Omaha KANSAS CITY, May 13.—Bankers associ- ations of Kansas and Missourl and Okla- homa and Indian Territory met In joint convention here today and with many eas‘- ern financlers of note present, listened to addresses on varlous topics. Five hundred delegates attended the different sessions, which will be continued tomorrow. The différent associations held separate meet- ings In the foremoon, gathering in jolnt sesslon in . the afternoon and closing the day with a ‘reception at Convention hall. At the morning meeting of the Missouri assoclation Gordon Jones of St. Joseph, president of the state assoclation, delivered his annual address, during which he sald that there was ocause for fellcitation in the fact that a fixed and certain standard’ of value for a basis of trading had been established. Mr. Jones said that in order to remove the last vestige of doubt further legislative measures were contemplated He was glad that coupled with this pur- pose an effort was being made to give the country an entirely new system of banking. Expansion Idea Popul “The expansion idea,” sald President Jones, “has found favor In the minds of many able financiers, and the promoters of progressive banking are urging the passage of laws giving the banking business more extended privileges.” Mr. Jones spoke in favor of an elastic currency and also dwelt on the advantages that would be gained by this part of the country, financlally and otherwise, through irrigation of the arid lands of the west. Thomas B. Paton of New York, editor of the Banking Law Journal, delivered an address before the Missouriats on “The Evolution of Banking Law." Mr. Paton spoke on the laws which gov- ern the business deallngs of bankers. He thowed that the formation of the law gov- erntng bills, notes, checks and the deals Ings of bankers is the result of a pecullar process. It consists of a body of rules which have been bullt up plecem Judicial decisions founded on custom, has grown out of the disputes of men. process originated in England and has con- tinued in the various states sincé the American revalution. Confliet of State Laws. Mr. Paton pointed out many instances of confilct of state laws and showed, as the result of the present condition of the law, made up 50 largely of independent and an- tagonistic state rules, that great losses are caused to the mercantile and banking com- munity and that commercial transactions be- tween the states are hampered, Of late years the condition of the law goverging bills, notes and checks when used In interstate deals has been improved y the enactment of the uniform negotiable [nstruments law, which, up to date has been enacted in seventeen of the states and territories, besides the District of Colum- bia. The improvement and unification of the laws upon other matters, not covered by the national instrument, which enter into the interstate dealings of bankers and merchants must be hoped for in the course of time, when all the state legislators act in unitorm sccord, and when all the judges come to think allke. In the afternoon all the sessions met in jolnt session in the Grand opera house. This sesslon was taken up with a discussion of the tople, “Branch Banking.' Horace White, editor of the New York Evening Post, who was the first speaker, took a stand in favor of branch banks. He sald in part: Advantages of Branch Banking. There is a wide diversity of o this country as tothe adv branch banking and this dive largely among bankers thems doctrinares, the college professors, economists, ' are generally In favor branch banking. They are not, however, o far as 1 know, in favor of forcing that stem upon the national bankers against eir will. Patriotism & not concerned in inton in | people, by congress. until. the majorlty of bankers. acquiesce in it 4 plaft for obtainthg a real credit cur- jeredit-based uporr-the aseets of the | banks, must be referted to the traditions, habits and eXperience of 'the American The “smillest - change consistent with the end.to be accomplished will be the one most likely to succeed The advantages of branch banking are brieffy these Other things being equal, two banks joined together are stronger than one, and three are stronger than two. For this reason the public has more con- fdence in the -unfon of banks than the same number of banks. taken separately. Branch banking would, therefore, Improve the" credtt of the barks So allled and In- erease their (h:‘mllul, Branch banking would reduce the ex- pense of banks afid accrue fo the cutom- ers in the form of. lower rates of inter- estie jt would, .tend to uniform . interest rates; it Ras (he advantage of extending to “small ‘places the security assured by the strength of the parent institution; it affords facilitles for communicating knowl- edge of the relative needs of business in the different localities. Branch banking Is bound, to .pome; you can't stop it Yates Opposes Branch Banks, Henry W. Yates of Omaha, president of the Nebraska National bank, spoke in op- position to branch"banks, saying in part: Ve dite allscomeclous of the weaknesses high prexall i ouy, banidng sysiém, and we fire desirlous of Having them removed and the system strengthened and improved in.any manper that good judgment and wise experignce will dictate. But it does not follow from this that we should cop- clude that our banking system 18 so utterly bad that tho only remedy for the situation 18 Iits entire .extinguishment and the crea- tlon In its place of another system. This is whit 1 believe would result from the passage -of a law which would establish among us the monarcHical British and con- tinental " syctéms of ‘large central banks with mimerous- branehes. Two features of the bill reported by the banking and curréncy committee of the house—ireedom from capital and from taxa tlon—would weem to sett the gquestio agalnst the independent banks. The syl tem s proposed would destroy them. Judged by “the actual work performed and seryice rendered, the conclusion was inevitable that the American system of banking, notwithstanding its admitted {m- perfections, ite short comings and its weak- nesses, which in time may all be remedied, s supérior.fo any sxatem of banking in ¢ world. This so-called reform in banking is pro- posed_and urggd by well-meaning men, but men who in glmobt avery case will bo found to bé gufded solely 'by “thelr environments and. 1ot -by* any' experlernce. obtained alon the Upes of .this sirenuous. life to whic {s due the existence of our American bank- e passage of ihe: ponding bill,by: “The- passage of the pen ., de- nroyln.}‘tk_:i. harn;%qk;u mu ops whlgh now exlst i’ our "bafkg world and by threatening the-pxistence of our present orgafiized banks, would not only: bo dis- astrous fo - the 'banks concerned, but it would bé‘a nattonal ul-.mi!y. GRAND ' LODGES IN ° SESSION Untled " Workiiién * and ' Degree Honor Mass ¥Farces at Mitehell South Dakotm, of MITCHELL, S. 1., May 13.—(Special Tel- egram. )=—This worning the grand lodges of the Anclent Order of United Workmen and the ‘Degree of Honor were opened in this city. Abdbt' 800 delegites and visitorw ar- rived heére yesterday ‘and today and were met ‘at the trains By the State band and re- ceptlon committees. Last night a Peceptlén was held for the visifors and ‘the addféss of welcome w made by’ Mafot ‘Siléby. ' Responses were made by the supreme and superior officers, Refreshments were served at the close. The election_of officers will take place to- morrow and there {s° little rivalry for places. The indicattbns are ‘that Fred B. Smith, thé present grand master Workma: will be re-elected, as Wil also Grand Recorder Lavin. Reports of ‘grand “officers wére made 1o both lodges this morning and the sessions are in full sWing." This evening students of Dakota university. will entertain the dele- gates with a dram Lafe Younk te Talk in Dakota. SIQUX FALLS, .S, D, May 13.—(Special Telegram.)—Hon. Lafe Young, editor of the Des Moipes .(Towa) Capital, today notified W, G, -Porter. of this city, president of the South Dakota League of Republican clube, that he had accepted the invitation of the league ‘to address the republican state con- | vention and the conventlon of Republican League. clubs to be held in Sloux Falls June 4. | Mr. and Mrs, Adam Livingood of Elverson, Pa., who hive bzen murried 65 yéars, say Daffy's Puve Malt Whiskey has prolonged their happy union many years beyond the three ssere and ten. | | White Ribbon R GOl b8 wid il e coftee wiihout putien White Ribbon Rem stroy the Aiseascs sumulants, whether nrmed iiebriate, appatite for alcoholle the patient is a o Y uppler,” $0C drinker or ArunkArd, Impovsiow for wig one to have au wbpeuie ior aicohollo diquors after using \bila Ribbon Kemedy. Eadorsed by members of w. 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Bftes and Infmary, ¥ and Masea Sta bGood enough - for anybody ! ALt Havana Fi LLER FLORODORA'BANDS are of same value as tags from ‘STAR, 'HORSE SHOE. “SPEARHEAD. STANDARD NAVY, 0LD PEAGH & HONEY "« and J.T."Tobacco. AMUSEMENTS, XX BOYDS XX THURSDAY AND ¥RIDAY NIGHTS. Another “Burgomaster.” The' Musical Comédy Succes: i WHEN REUBEN COMES TO TOWN . A Superh Company ot Titty People. ” Prices. 260,10 $1: Coming Sunday Matinee, for "All Summer; May 25, | THE FERRIS STOCK CO. Opening blll “In Migsourl."" Prices: * Mats., any seat, 10c.. ‘Nights, 100, 160 and 86c. Remember the Date of the Great The most amasitis ARETeAtian of Animal Actors ever amassed 1 a tented arena. More novel features 'than all other asnual shows combined. 2 Including the world's most marvelous Ele- hants, Horses, Ponles, Dogs, Moakeys, gl(l. Goats, ete. Free street rade over & mile long ench morning at 10 o'clock. Three Days Ouly, Beginning Two P:rfzr-ua's Daily. u‘v |5 Ratn-or Shine. ADMISSION, 16¢ AND Elghteenth and Douglas Sts. Groun 7} TELEFPHONS Miage’s Trocaderg! ™ " ATINEE YO, =10 and 20¢. Eutire Week, Including Saturdu MERT. A BURLESQLU i Beautiful ehoristers, great olo. Two shows datly. Eve. prices, 10-20-c. Bmoke if yo, ike Bunday mat., ‘“Tuxedo Burlesquer: Entire change of program. Sunday ma night, May '’ (e 'kreat hit of the season Rosenthal's Monster Benefit; professlon: and amateur acts galore; Rosénthal in an | j and 63d St. <N Y. City, Exelusive Accessible Fireproot Moderaic Ha Bend for descr W. JOHN h and Dogglas Sts, THE MILLARD "*hastosest IRET cg.fi& CUISINE. NSRS S CENTS 1280 T0 2P, M | SUNDAY 5.0 F. M. DlENER L & speclal ylplrd Telture. 3. E. MARKEL & SON, Props. ©. H. Peeples, Manager. A. B. Davenport, Frincipal Qlerin