Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 30, 1902, Page 2

JANES C, WILS0N MODERATOR lnh’m from Erié; Pennaylvania, Chosen by 5 3w Uniwd Presbyterians. ) | CONTEST OVER ‘MEMBERSHIP COVENANT New Eprm isi/fifered ne Sabstitute for OMA Cove t to Be abe- mitted to Preabyteries as Overture. PITTSBURG, May 20.—With the elevtion of Rev. James C. Wileon, D. D., of Erie, as moderator, the appointment of com- mittees, the hearing of reports and coneid- eration of routine business the commis- sloners to the general essembly of the United Presbyterian church spent nine busy hours today. The forty-fourth annual ses- sion s now well under way. The membership covenant will the most important matter considered. This has been expected all along, but today put an entirely new face on the matter and to- morrow will see & lively fight on the ques- tion. » Rev. David R. Miller D. D., fubnished the surprise by presénting a memorial from the Lake presbytery containing a covenant to be substituted for the basis of mem- berhl “@Fvised bf the special committee appointed a year ako, and which was re- ferred today to a Special committee that will report tomorrow. The memorial asks that the assembly send the covenant down to the presbyteriés as an overture And sets forth at length arguments In its favor. Attendance Large. When Rev. Dr. J. M. Ross called the asgemtbly to order today for the first busi- ness session gbmmissioners were In their seats b Devotional exercises were held, after which the important business of electing a moderator was taken up. The following n ~ sepgrted: Rev. J. C. Boyd, DiE DY Sebabl. Lebansh; John 8. McKee, Bpler Pa.; James, C. Wilson, Erie, Wi P. Willlamson, Kéokuk, Ta.; Rev. J. B. Lgs, Fraoklinville, N. Y . Bev. Dr. Wilson wae elected on the first h,nov. ang;thie election was made unahi- Dr. Wilsgn was then escorted to the chulr After the' reading of the minutes the c| g reunlpd his report. It showed that d(mexmbn. of - America coh- trmuua for all purposes during the year $1,843.235, an Increase of §116,355, the la est in any one year. The membership of the church increased 2,020. In three syncds, New York, Ohlo and Towa, there has been a decrease. In: the membership. In this, the report say there is an indication of the great changes taking place in our population. TN fePdfta 5t the various boards were themqresegted:and the rest of the session wag, Mhken up with the reading of these re| They drefas follows: =% Board of lome Missions. TRE=Pepott ST The® Board of Homb’ Mis- slons, commends tHe ministers and cou- gregations in the home mission field for thelr usefulness and zeal. ,The board also expresses {ts appreciation of the support ||ven by the church and individuals. 'The n in attendance is shown to have Dean' 1,614 for the year: contributions to the a, $24,822; entire expenditures for the $85,817. Twelve con- dutin be year ended March 3 817 gresations became delf-supporting After investigation the bowr ad in the extreme 18 the pect, of the mountain Work among them up and carried \n heathen lands balance: of 527,10, werd, | dexcep Al thbm St the Board 181 For e m _ Mission re had been greal r'e réss in nlmou every department. It is .nom m.!ve!“ mmgm to mx:lbeunlp 'R 'fn q‘g? d by rulon- \2"": b Tebolth tha conditi 8!‘ lfldl“onl on profession ributions In e onnitel religious pur: Eain o{lfll." nd Eeypt 3 'or al urposes were four llfl\e: Egypt, it are m!nlh\ned and the N- Ilyl" the Iuflfl roje(‘(ud for the Asyut auel)‘r’ III' V'I;ndp lt‘ l; Ce synod of e Punjal """“cl m %flvm the presbytery of A new presbytery to be lnown a- el Pynal Wil be organized 1 e mu s ‘fequired for the year was . The hl receipts were 3148212, btednes: 310,847, It |l 570w needed ypt lh]l Y“I‘ and r‘ board of mlnllulrlll 1o thy shows that the bene- ulv incflude "thirty-three forty-seven widows and o? uu 3 QA of Gt me ml the ministers md tion announces th: e authoritative standard: m will be ready for the t tn Babbath dchook irch reported and “PAGIFIC i uu‘r"x?."g}y‘fi . e grilaa o TR W | nois, larger number of mission Sabbath schools have been established duj the TS, (nan he contribtions in any former _year. continue to Increase. Reformed Chureh, SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 20.~The_s¥nod of the Reformed Presbyterian church today elected the following officers: Moderator, W. W. Caruthers of Apache, Okl.; clerk, 8. G. Shaw of Cambridge, Mass.; asbistant clerk, T. C. 8roull of Falr Grove, Mich SPLIT ON THEIR PLATFORM Ten ee Democya in Ranks Over Ki Declarat! Form Division as City NASHVILLE, May 20.—~The democratic state convention met at the capitol today and with much enthusiasm cominated James B: Fraser of Chatfancoga for governor and J. Nell McKnlght for rail- road commissioner. Joseph Jones of Dresden was temporary chairwan aud Z. W. Ewing of Pulaski was the permanent pfésiding officer. While the demoerats were of ofié'accord on the question of naminations, théte being no contest whatever, fhey were badly split on the question of & piatform and many of the leaders are ewhat disgruntled over the result in indorsing the primciples as st down in the Kansas City platform. The estential parts of the platform indorsed are these: Indorsement of the Kansas City plat- form, and the indorsement. of democratic congfessmen: o declaration = denouncing trusta; a plank favoring tarift for revenue oniy a" demunciation. o the ship subsidy bill ‘and the , Fepublican positien on the Philippin nk favoring the speedy restoratio; Of peace in the.east and giv- ing the Philippines independence he platform declares agalnst the in- creased standing army; denounces all re- publican extravagances and favors the construction of the Nicaragua canal The planks follawing ‘express sympathy for the Boers, fiberal commercial rela- tioné with Cubd, (1ddrsé the administration of Govetrnor McMillin, declare for such revenue would “ reasonably limit th t of recovery for tAxes ent a8 would make back uppecessary. MPS. CRAVEN GIVES UP FIGHT Abandons Struggle for Recognition as Late Senator Fair's Wife on Compromise, Tennessee SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.—Mrs. Nettle 0. Craven has aBiindoned her fight for rec- ognition as the widow of the late Semator James G. Fair. She has been paid 350,000 for withdrawing from the various lawsuits against the estate of the deceased million- alre, and today the estate, valued' at $20,- 000,000, that has been so long in litigation, vests ubsolutely in Charles L. Fair and his sisters, Mrs. Theresa Oelrichs and Mrs. Virginia Vanderbilt. When Mfs. Craven first sppeared as a claimant for a share of Fair's millions she was offered $800,000 to abandon her con- test. She demafded $500,000 and upon be- ing refused instituted the procéedings that were dismissed -toda: DEATH RECORD. Capti Charles A. HIIL JOLIET. Iil,May 20.—Captaln Charles A. Hill, assletant attorney general during the Tanoer administration, and one of the best known practitioners in northern Illi- dled today, aged 68 years. He had been sick elghtéan months with Bright's disease. Hill ‘was a member of congress from this district 1o 1888 and 1889 and was deteated for pe-election in 1890 by Lewls Stewhrt of Plano. He served with dlstinc- tlon during tHe civil war; enlisted in Au- ust, 1862, in Compa: Elghth Tilinots cavalry; In 1863 he was made first lieuten- ant of the Wnited-States colored infantry and lll.l:'lrfl nramoufl 1o & captaincy. David Roads, Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 29.—(Spe- clal.)—David Roads, one of the oldest set- tlers of this part of Nebraska, died very suddenly at his home on South Eleventh street at 12:15. this' afternoon. He wi stricken with apoplexy and’expired be- fore help arrived. The deceased was about 60 years of age and has been a resident of this state for many years. He leaves & wife and one married daughter. The shock threw Mrs. Roads inte hysterla, from which she is in g precarious condition. - e Judge Frank J. Wi baugh. DEADWOOD, 8.'D., May -20.—(Speelal Telegram.)—Judge: Frank J. Washabaugh, judge of the Bighth judictdl circuit, died this morning t the Johns Hopkins hospi- tal in Baltimore,«Md., where he had gone to receive treatment. ' Judge Washabaugh was the most popular man in the Black Hills, and Deadwoed' today i& in° mourning. The bar dssociation. of Lawrence county met this morning And passed suitable r lutions. The judge was 63 years old. ¥, s Mrs. James Burke, Grafton. GRAFTON, Neb., May '29.—(Special.)— Mrs. James Bufke! sr., died at her home biore Wednesday morning. Deceased was born ‘In Iréland ‘sfxty-five years ago and lived in this vicinity 26r over twenty years. She s survived by her husband and seven song and daughté Noah Brocktvay DES MOINES, May 20.—Noah Brockway Bacon, who was 102 years of age on De- cember 19, 1901, died at his home in this city today. On his last birthday he enter- tained the Octogenarian club of Des Moines, of which he was the oldest member. John Reddy, Gibbon. GIBBON, Néb., May 20.—(Bpeel ll—Johfi Reddy, an oldt!me ratlroad man, a member of the school board, dled last night gbout 11 o'clock, Mr. Reddy was & prominent Mason and has lived in Gibbon for almost thirty years. . John Jermym, Coal Operator. SCRANTON, Pa May 29.—John Jermyn, millionaire coal operator, dled today at his homé in this eity, aged 75 years. Joseph Rpsenba K. ra. HUMBOLDT,” Neb., May"' 29.—(8peclal.)— Joseph Rosenbaund died at his home in Kennard last nightss 10:30 o'clock FIRE RECORD. Destructive Fir WILLIAMEPORT, P just béen recelved bere that a big fire raging at Jersey Shore, about ten miles west of this city. ‘Twénty buildings in the business section ‘‘have already been d stroyed. The city has asked for assist Pottery Company’s Warehouse. MONMOUTH, -1, May 20.—The netire warehouse of the Weir Pottery compauy was destroyed by fire tonight. Loss, $90.- $20 000 Eftected. ‘he. Journal of u 1o Ihn flo- bina! in N THE_OMAHA_ SERIOUS DAMAGE FROM RAIN Railroads and Farms in Southwest Suffer by Recent Floods. MANY STREAMS OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS Area of Devastation Spread Over Parts of Indien and Okiahoma Territorjes, K " Texan and Colorado. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl, May #.—The unprecedented rains of the past three dags in the western half of Oklahoma are cAw ing serious floods. The Washita fiver rose nearly two feet last night and Is stil coming up. The Rock lsland track betwesn Anadarko and Lawton was washed out and trains are stalled. At El Reno, where the North Canadian river !s at the Highest point ever known and still rising, the bridge has been washed out. At Bridge- port, the South Canadian river has over- flowed the valley lands and the rallway bridge 1s in danger. A good portion of Greer county, where five inches of rain has fallen in three days, is flooded, and at Weatherford the Washita river s a mile wide. The damage to crops and rallways will be heavy. LIBERAL, Kan., May 20.~The Ghicago, Rock Island & Pacific rallway bridge ov the Beaver river, thirty-five miles south- west of Liberal, was washed out last night land all travel over the road is euspended. Heavy rains here and to the west fell last night, swelllng several streams. GUTHRIE, OkL, May 20.—Residents of Woodward report Santa Fe bridges over both the North Canadisn and South C dlan rivers washed out and the city {sola This is on the Panhandle diviston. DAILY BEE' Six |, hundred feet of the South Canadian bridge are gone and all the wagon bridges over the Cimarron in its route of over 200 miles through Oklahoma. Rivers are again ris- ing on account of the tecent rains. In Woodward the water stood two feet deep in the streets as the result of a waterspout in the hills near there. Reports of addl. tional damages are coming in from all por- tions of the territory. Mrs. Wilcher and son were drowned in Tiger creek, near Perkins. WICHITA, Kan., May 20.—Two floods, ag- gregating fifteen feet of ‘watér, are coming down the Arkansas river and the peopls along the river In southern Kansas a becoming alarmed. The first flood passed Dodge City at 12:30 today and is cotming in one breast of water five' feet high. It is due in Wichita at 8 o'clock tomorréw. The second flood {8 coming in a wave tén feet high and passed Garden City at 2:80 o'clock. The river here will not be able to carry the water if a threatemed rain tonight falls. PUEBLO, Colo, May 20.~In addition to the big washouts on the Santa Fe raliroad near Las Animas, caused by the rush of waters from the Purgatorie river into Ar- kansas a special to the Chieftain today re- ports that the bridge over the Arkans at Holly, near the Kansas state line, M gone out. It s stated at La Junta that the gaps cannot be crossed for several daya. A switch has been lald at Boone statiom, fifteen miles from Pueblo, to connect the Santa Fe with the Missouri Pacific and trains are sent around over that foad to Scott City, Kan., thence by & branch to regain the Santa Fe main line. GOOD RESULTS OF THE CAMPS Protéctipn ' Against Ladronism Af- forded the Fillpinos Whe Are ; Concentrated. WASHINGTON, May 20.—The senate com- mittee on the Philippines today heard the testimony of Colomel A. L. Wagner, asi ant adjutant general of the army, who spéfit two and a half years in the Philippines. He was questioned about the concentration camps and described the system by explain- ing the detalls of one particular camp. In that camp the people were assembled ac- cording to villages, so that the people In all cases would have their old neighbors near them. So far as he had been able to obaerve there was no evidence of want among the people there. Moreover they wWere sur- prisingly contented. They were at liberty to go outside the Iine from 300 to 800 yards. Beyond that distance was what was called the “‘dead line,” beyond which the people were not permitted to go. The natives were given to understand that If they crossed this Iline they would be shot, but in reality the or- ders were not to shoot any helpless par- tons or others if the shooting could be avolded. Colonel Wagner said one of the principal purposes of concentrating the native people in the Philippines was to protect them against the ladrones, which bad been ad- mirably accomplished, so that in ‘many cases what was called the dead line was in raality the lite line. Another object of the camps had been that of facilitating thé colléction of rice supplies in order to starve out the ladrones and guerrillas. The result had been that hostile parties bad practically disappeared and thelr leader, Malyar, had been captured. Réterring to the policy of burning villages the witness sald that indlscrimjnaté burn- ing was not countenanced by the rules of war and that the practice of burning. the property of noncombatants wis (hexcusable except in cases In which it was impossible to separate it from that of hostiles and in cases In which the ememy was making use of it. PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS, War Survivors Reme General Gove WASHINGTON, May 2. tollowing western pension granted: l"fl' Ska " Original-gamuel T. Ea r —Bamue with , Leal Burcham, m':):mn%l Charleg Allen lnd- e, Plumh Valley. §if lncrel e, restorglan, relsst 1l Mason, Kawline, $10; #9> May 6" Abraham . Bradfeid, Basin, South Dakota: Increase, mmrnlnm Te- jpoue. ete.—Henry Thom n, Arm Joseph Dunn, Elils, Was With’ "Spain, Uhrittopher Mollick, Okubcjl ni. Colorado: Original—John Luny .EI- rt B5; Quibert Hurd, Mo restoration, rel nett, Denver, pe » l}eorge H.' Smith, 'Denver, $%. O widows, ete.—Specfal, May 5, Levina Alamosa, 38, Orliinll%hflllhfi Grumb) Iflr o Mincriave Tl § st bl }énln “HI cm 1 {i"fl $10; Jacob Hoxie, Dornelson. Ottum: Widows. ¢to pecial acerued, May ey A Keagie, \inton, #; miner of Jlo 3 son Thompson, Muscatine, Montana crusd, May 8, North Dakota s -‘-!Mr al, eltor ary B. Tubbe, vastlewood, Increase, toration, re- 'ay s, Charies Anider- . O rig! "\ll— : ward N. Barrett eows iy, 2 Tncrease, resfora: ete.—James W. Nogth W: Henry 3 . Morrison, Chelsea, efooss, Wayne, x) e i Willlam H. H o Blxon. 0 * Russell” Maran wwn. g 7nvi Iannlafl Dubuage, $8; special, 1 Ma. avid Holmes, Victor $3 widows, etc.Catharine H. Il|"l'| $12; Hannah P. Barrett, lo'l City, newal widows, ete. Mey 9, tv.\~ cn.nmon. dn line 8. Farrell, Lnlarldoy Orislnnl—-hmu Hl:nnn rel se, restoration, r Willlam C. Pott, Gilt Bage, he issue of May §: Original—John H. Hulbert, war with Spain, Reuben ; Adrian’ L. Ho?k-u ~Willlam lhllllovuhn reon, .Vourh Towan " Tusge), for Hom ' Marehall- mvzn. gn Levi m llnfl].'vm ca, $10; l; o tH Ada 0o Inianciay :§ Dokt n:mfi;' ulney ; S8 Wobn lmn 5 arriman, rlpn.l wlaaw. e, ~Mary A, South Dakot: Increase, rektoration, re- tesue, etc.—Austin 8. Baker, Murray, 13 orth Dakota: Increase, restoratl on. ideue, etc.—John B. Oren, Soldiers’ Home, Lisbon, $. Colorade: Orlflnll—Chlrll. R. Mumma, Denver, $6; George H. Brewer, Denver, $ lm‘retn rnmr non _relssue, elc ’L«vl er, $19: John ¥. ephine A. W‘l- Widow, ~ ete — rbank, B. Porl )lnunl or, ndengon Ordwds, lo Jos! Cralg, Orlllnnll Peter Green, Butte, 3 ete.~Mary E. Latfu reat s, $8. & TRUSTS AND TARIFF LEAD Main Yesués of Demoerats’ o Congres- Fight Pending Irrigation WASHINGTON, May 20.—The éxecutive committee of the democratic congressional committee was in seesion here today. Bén T. Cable ot Miinols, chairman, and Judsén Harmon of Clncinnati were present with the senators and representatives on the com- mittee. The other outside members, Joslah Quincy of Massachusetts, Edward M. Shep- ard of New York, E. C. Wall of Wiscon- sin and David Overmeyer of Kan were represented by proxies. Preliminary plans and business details of the congressional campaign were discussed. Although the meetings were private it was learned that the executive committee bad considered plans for making the trusts and the tariff leading lssues of the coming campaign for the election of membérs of congress. This evening the full congressiomal com- mittee held its weekly meeting and adopted the following resolution offered by Rep- resentative Newlands of Nevada and sup- ported by Senator Turner and Representu- tlve Glenn: wncnu The de mocr‘flc nl.uonl| plat- rm ot ‘1500 t We tavor, an therefore, Resalved, by the democratic congres- lonal com: That pend- err u and irrigation works lnd ’ecl lel!-componlllorl Fxing 8 Cost of the Tands reciaimed to be paid by the settlers in ten .nl‘lu“ Install. ‘ments, and also reserves the lan 0. elaimed for'setual settlers and hom lml‘a : as complylng with the l‘d ained in the national democratic domes- —m. SERVICE General Calls for Bids tie davolomnen PNEUMATIC Postmaster WASHINGTON, May 30.—Postmaster General Payne has called for bidé to be opened July 3 next, for the contracts for installing pneumatic tube mail service fin Boston, Néw York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago and 8t. Louls The bids are to cover either all or parts of the service planned in each city. The limit of the annual expenditure in all the cities of the country for this purpose, prior to July 1, 1904, allowed by con- gress, is §800,000, and each oity is limited to an annual expenditure not to exceéd 4 per cent of the gross annual revenues for the preceding yea In Chicago the early completion of the new postoffice is anticipated by calling for bids making centers of both the present postofice and the mew postoffice lotations. The service to radiate from the new post- office will include the Rock Island rafirosd ation as well as the Union, Chicago and Northwestern and Iilinols Central depots. In St. Louls the pneumatic tube circuity are planned to run between the genefal postofice and the terminal #tations, the postofice and the relay depot in Bast Louls and between the postoMce and the postofice annex. In New York thére will be an east wide circuit between the postoffice and a sta- tion near the Grand Central depot. On the west side the direct ciroult is between the same points and an uptown station, supply- ing all postofices and statioms as far north As 126th street on the east and west side of Central park. DEATH FOR TRAIN ROBBERY Capital Punishment Preserib Bill for the B Crime. May 20.—Senator Platt of introduced & bill making train robbery & felony and providing theé death penalty for the offense. HYMENEAL. of this city, were married last événing at the residence of the bride’s parents on East Firet street by Rev. Martelius of Bwed burg. They have resided heré for several years and have a large number of acquain ances among the Swedish people. couple leaves this aftermoon for tended European tour. Gregory-Rhodes, Frank L. Gregory of Whitehall, N. Y., and Helen Rhodes of Red Oak, Ta., were rday afternoon by Judge Dun- Mr. Mré. Gregory will Mn the Ferris Stock company on Saturday. lAL‘I'NORI ll 29.~The mn ’m:?'n X% m n cnun the Northetstem n. .nm 0] um sty m'-::.x ot Sune ('1 continue mc -n il ::;.‘?.;Lz.,:-g., ..,g&s‘? e TS il nt FR]DAY MAY 30 TRADE PROSPECTS ARE 00D Orop Oondit ons One of the Most Favorable Elements in the Situation. STRIKE OUTLOOK SHOWS IMPROVEMENT Ramors Are Curremt of Large in the Crader Forms of the Produet. NEW YORK, May morrow will say: The week's developments have been largely favorable. Crop conditions, par- teularly those of the Spring-sown cereals and cotton, hi shown further improve- e The labor situation, ' particulariy that In the coal trade, likewise meas- toward the 29.~Bradstreet's to- he end of to the anthracite strike ndi g before the position &s 1o supplies jes_critical. Cool weather, it is {rue, DAk retarded rtail demand ana measurably checked re-order business with bers and heavy frosts have done damage {0 vegetables on the northern adn of the bul this Is reg: as_only tempo 3 pecal Yolurhs, o bustness "has been by the large amount booked for next autumn's delivery. Among the industries general activity gull rules, with iron and steel, hardware, lumber, the bullding trades and bituminous coal dlaplnying excoptional activity. Fail: ures continue well down to the minimum and bank clearings are beginning to com- pare better with a year ago. Rallway carnings hold all the former advantages shown over preceding years. Gross rail- way earnings returns to Bradstreet's for the third week of May point to nearly 9 Per cent Increase over a year ago. Large frult crops are indicated this year and the same I8 true of vegetables, but the Iatter are backward on cold weather. High prices for tobacco indicate that a heavy acreage will be planted. Barly predic- tions of a decrease in the cotton area are beinig whittled ‘down, anq present prices gertatnly favor as large, It not a larger, area than a year ag oot and shoe leather 1s Righer. Eastern shoe manufacturers are only moderately aetive and shipments are respectively 19 ent and & per cent smaller than a e ‘ago for the week and season. At the weat, however, a good business is noted at most centers Iron and steel are quiet and as regards néw business in finlshed product there are reports of large trans: nding in the cruder forms. A leading in- ht considerable south pig iron at a price delivered at Pittsburg, close to 319 a ton. Inquiry for pig iron for next yéar is noted. Outside steel works are ro- ported liberal buyers of foreign iron. Im- anufacturers are reported order- ly for nexi year. The anth e coal strike has affected furnaces us that Tuel in conjunction with coke, but the eftect on pig iron supply has not been con- siderable. In finished products new busi- generally small, but the mills are still crowded with orders. Wheat, inciuding flour, exports for five ‘11.' aggregate 3,900,645 bushels, against 839 last week (six days) and 4,135,970 in lhln week 'ast year. Wheat exports July 1, gm to_date (forty-eight weeks) aggre- 293,425,080 bushels, against 192,813,721 ggTegate TLATS bushels, againat 00 Tast ek And '3037 865 hant year. Business fallures for the week number 16, as againet 163 last weelc i In this eek year, 13 in 1900, 120 in 139 and 17 in 188 “Failures in Canada for the week number 15, as against 17 last week and 21 a year ago. JUDGE CENSURES THE JURY Brings in a Verdict of Not Guilty in ' & Chicago Murder Trial. 1088 erést has bou, CHICAGO, May 20.—A verdict of not gullty in the e of Willlam McFetridge, accused of murdering his brother, brought @ reprimand to the jury from Judge Vava- nagh teday. . “1 cannot understand how you ever ar- rived at such a conclusion,” sald the court. “It ever a man was guilty, McFetridge was that man. The evidence was direct and conclusive. 1 would not have been sur- prised if you had imposed the death pen- alty."” Willlam McFetridge and his brother Rob- rt had quatreled for years. Following a suit in a justice court last fall, which had gone agalust William, the latter met his brother carrylng a little girl. After a few words Willlam McFetridge opened fire and continued to fire as his brother ran away. The latter diéd after reaching home. McFetridge attracted attention at trial by taking up his own defense and con- tinuing it for three days. At the end of that time he accepted the aid of an attor- new. He pleaded that his shots were fired In self-defense. He sald that Robert had often threatened to kill him and that he was justified in taking no chances. Several witnesses at the trial, however, testified that Robert was unarmed and made absolutely no move of a threatening nature againet Willlam. FAVORS BOARD OF CONTROL ¥ Mol Tells of the Iowa the Cownle of D Advantag Syw DETROIT, May 29.—The question of state supervision of charities, private as well as public; was discussed at today's eession of the National Conference of Charitles a Correction, which is in session In ti city, Jeffrey R. Brackett of Baltimore read the report of the committee which has been fnvestigating the question. The committee greed that the etate should exercise some sort of supervision over private institu- tions, as well as public. Mr, Brackett and those who signed the committee report with him favored a st board of supervision only, while several members who did not #ign the report favored & board of control, which should have administrative functions as well over all charitable institutions. H. H. Hart of Illinois, In his paper on “Has the State the Right -to Supervise Charit and to What Extent and by ‘What Means,” contended that the state had that right and that there should be a board of supervision. , John Cownle of Des Moines, chairman of the Jowa Board of Control of Site Iustitu- tions, took strong ground in favor of a board of control, lnstead of merely a su- nnvl-ory board, and told of numerous ts which had followed the appoint- num of the Towa board. BRUTALLY . BEATS A WOMAN Vietim of known Assallant Now Lies at the Point of Dea LA PORTE, Ind, May 20.—Intense ex- citement prevalls In the locality of Lake of the Woods, a small village In Marshall county, Over the brutal assault of Mrs. Peter Vetlock by an unknown man. The woman is lylng at the point of death and her assallant s at large. Mre. Vetlock was attempting to drive some stepped Into the gateway. The woman told him to pe: out of the way, but instead of dong so he picked up & board, struck her over the head, beating her into uncon- consciousness aad fracturing ber skull. MEMPHIS ROADS INDICTED with Comstituting s Pool to Maintain Rates o Cetton. MEMPHIS, Teun, May 20.—Six rallroads entering this territory have been indicted by the federal grand jury session in this city on the charge that there is a “‘declara tion or agreement between them constitut- 18§ & pool for the purpose of dividing on & pro rata basis the cotton shipped out of Memphis as well a8 to maintain rates The roads indicted are the Illinols Cen- tral, Loulsville & Nashville, the St. Louls, Iron Mountain & Southern, the ‘Frisco route (Kaneas City, Memphis & Birming- ham), the Southefn rallway and the Nash- ville, Chattanooga & St. Louls. The indictments are returned under sec- tion 5 of the interstate commerce law, ae amended for the regulation of common car- riers in the United States. United States District Attorney Randolph and J. T. Mar chand, special attorney of the Interstate Commeroe commission, are conducting the prosecution. STORY OF THE FORD TRAGEDY Given for the ftted by Maleolm New Reason Crime Com NEW YORK, May 20.—In connecton with the Ford (ragedy, which ocourred recently in this ‘city, a story hitherto unpublished s in ciroulation regarding the cause of the hooting which cost the lives of the author 'aul Leicester Ford, and his brother, M ¢olm, the famous athlete. It 18 te the effegt that Malcolm, who was fot provided for in his father's will, noti- fied Paul a wWeek beforé the shooting that he must have $25,000, which he claimed was his due because he signed a walver per- mitting the probating of the will. He is #ald to have declared he needed the money badly and te have become much incensed when Paul replied that he did not have the sum on hand, adding that he should con- sult other members of the family. Malecolm is sald to have replied that one of the heirs had kept the agreement, but that he would consult the others, and de- parted with the declaration that he would return a week hence for the money, fall- ing to recelve which he should resort to desperate measures More Delegates for Kittredge. PIERRE, 8. D, May 20.—(Special.)— The Stanley county delegation to the state republican convention is: T. Maupin, C. L. Mellott, C. A. Conklin, H. A. Scovill, Fred M. Nix and A. Gunderson. They are in- struéted to support Kittredge, Burke, Mar- tin and Herreld. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fale and Warmer Weather Promi; for Nebraska on Decora- tion Day. WASHINGTON, May 29.—Forec: For Nebraska—Fair and warmer Friday; Saturday partly cloudy; probably showers and cooler In north and west portions. For lowa—Falr Friday and probably Sat- urday; cooler Saturday in northwest pors tion. For Missouri~S8howers except falr in northwestern portion; Saturday falr, with warmer in’the south and east portions. PFor. Kansas—Warmer Friday, with fair in north and showers In south portions; Sat- urday probably fair. For South Dakota—Fair Friday and warm- er In east portion; Saturday showers and cooler. 3 Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, May 20.—Officlal record of tem. perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three years: 1902. 1901, 1900. 1899. Maximum temperature ® fid Minimum temperature Mean temperature Precipitation Record of tem and precl| ilmlncmlhl (or‘lhls day and since 1pitation arch 1, Normal temperature Deficlency for the day - ‘otal excess stnce Marc Normal precipitation . Deficiency. for the day. Total ramfall since Maroh i Deficlency since March 1 Deficlency for cor. period, 1901...13.28 inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1900....1.87 inch Reports trom Stations at 7 P. M. 125 inches “aamy, ~e10dwa) WnWITER CONDITION OF THB WEATHER. ol 1®_sumyvsedwag, wopeNdeid Omaha, clear - Valentine, clear North Platie, aloudy . 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