Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 13, 1902, Page 3

THE OMAMA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, SPECIAL HONORS FOR TWO Degree of LL. D. Oonferred on General Thayer avd Ex-Ohanoellor Manatt. BOOKER "WASHINGTON IS THE ORATOR Telln Unidersity Btudents Abon Colored Mun 16 the South Working Out of ¢ Problem, iFrom a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, June 12.—(Special.)—Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala., the col- ored leader, educator and writer, ad- dressed at the annual commencement of the University of Nebraska this morning one of the largest audiences that ever as- scmbled indoors In this city. His subject was “The Race Problem.” Seldom has an orator created a more favorable impression upon his auditors in Lincoln than did this speaker today. He héld the full interest of the assemblage throughout his address, which was over an hour in length, and was | trequently and héartily applauded. The exercises were held in the Audi- torfum. About 10 o'clock the seniors and candidates for higher degrees assembled | at the umiversity and formed In line be- hind Chancellor Andrews, the faculty and & band." To a lvely afr they marched through the business portion of the city to the Auditorfum. All but' those seats re- served for the seniors and faculty were al- ready filled. After the procession entered the bullding the doors were thrown open and all avaflable stantivg room was soon taken. Confers Degree om Thayer. General John M. Thayer of this city and former Chancellor J. Irving Manatt of Providence, R. I, were honored with LL. D. degrees. They were conferred by the chancellor just. before”the benediction was pronounced at the commencement exer- cises, The announcement came as a sur- prise, no intimation of it having been glven either by the chancellor of any of | the regents. The récommendations were made to the board this morning and a unanimous vote was glven to authorize the chancellor to Aonfer the degrees. General Thayer was announced as “scholar, dier, statesman," and former Chancellor Manatt us “scholar, teacher, writer, dip- lomat.” From the graduate school the degree of M. A. was conferred upon the following: Fred John Bates, B. Sc., 1900, Kansas State university, physics; Willlam Bell Cartmel, B. Sc., 1900, Case School of Applied Science, physice; Leonora Henrfotte Dahl, A. B., 1898, the University of Nebraska, German; Harry Webster 'Graybill, B. Sc., 1900, the University of Nebraska, zoology; Charlotte Eugenia Hullhorst, A. B., 1900, the Uni- versity of Nebraska, German; Carl Henry Meler, A B., 1899, the University of Ne- braska, European history; Eleanora Tib- bets Miller, A. B., 1900, the University of Nebraska, philosophy; Walter Peterson, A. B., 1900, Grénd Island college, Greek; An- nie Blizabeth Prey, A. B., 1896, the Uni- versity of Nebraska, English; Walter Hampton Rhades, A. B., 1856, the Univer- sity of Nebraska, European history; Ida Lute Robbins, B. Sc. 1890, Tabor college, American history. The: university Board of Regents has ralsed the salary of Chancellor Andrews to $6,000, the $1,000 increase being allowed for lectures on ethics. This is the first time 4n the history of the institution that provision has been made for paying the chancellor more than $5,000 & year for his services. The action was taken by the board at a meeting held just before the commencement exercises. Following 18 the address ot Booker T. ‘Washington: Booker Washington's Address. The subject to which I want to call your attention for a brief period concerns, [ thing, not only 'the south, not only the ro race to which I belong, but every ction of our country and every race in our country. It Is a subject which espe- cllly, ‘t seems to me, should ‘concern the scheldz, whether he resides in the north or sout { Before we can discuss what is known as the race problem in this country with an. degree of benefit we should grow If pos sible to the point whére we can place our- selves in the position of the negro at the south and at the same time so far lift our- welhves wbove ourselves as to view condi- tione from the position of the white man at the gouth The time has passed when any- thing can be gained for the black man or for any section of our country by mere abuse of one race on the part of the other, or by pussing of words of condemnation n ene section of the country and the eas that when I first began the educating my race at Tuskegee, wus with rather a selfish ambition 10 lift ur the negro if pecessary at the ex- pense o)’ the southern white man. I have fong: since, & "Rope, outrown that seifish ambition and a8 L.apeak 1o you today 1 have no desire that is higher than that which Wil serve the highest and most last- ing inteiests of all the people in the south regurdless of race and regardiess of color. For u numher of years at the Tuskegee Norfual and Indusilal institute we have emphasized Industrial education in connec- tion with moral and literary training, for the reason that we have belleved t in this fcrm of education lay in a very large degree the hope of our race, as well as the pperivnity 1o 8o blend their lives with the Lstrial life of the white man in a way to mike the two races feel that their inter- ests are identical. ' First Problem of Freedom. The problem of self-support fmmediatel after the war was the first one whic! faced our race, and with our industrial sy tem comprising twenty-one different Indus- trial departments, we are teaching the 1,200 students in attendapoe at the institu- tlon the lesson of the dlgnity and beauty of labor, the lesson of self-reliance, the leeon of self-support. No race or in- ividual can get upon Its feet until it learns that there is dignity in all forms of labor and disgrace in all forms of ideness, until it learns that a race n order to get upon its feet must become an original, primary prcducer of wealth and not yleid to the emptation to live by its wits. ‘e are teaching our people through the hurdreds of graduates that go out from Tuskegee to put brains, skill and dignity tc the common occupations of lite.” We fyieaching them that their greatest pro- in usefulness. We are teach- em to do a common thing in an un- commad manner, toNift labor up out of drudgery- #nd toll into that atmosphere where il hecomes beautiful and glorified Ve e teaching them that in proportion 84 they le2rn to do a thing so well that no one else can fmprove upon it, in the same prop: ridon wilk they be recognized as citl- 3:u8 and as men and women. Mistakes of Education. I belleve that at present and during & number of years o come our people will find thelr greatest usefulness and their most seo foundation in ' the ownership and cultivation of the soil; for that.reason in our.edueation we emphasize especlally agricultural traini; e b lieve that it is to take a young man_from an itural district and educate him in e! ing about heaven and earth -xr9= the very industry about Wwhich he shouid know most, that is agri- culture, l:l’ tysfive cent of our people in the gulf siates by some form of agriculture, and we belleve it is the part of wisdom' to glve them such training in this fundamental industry that they will Teturn (o the farm after they have gotten through with their education and show their people how to raise fifty bushels of corn on an acre of land where only twen- ty-five were growing before, rather than €ol- | ¥leld to the temptation to g0 to the eities and live by their wits. Those who would heip save my people should use their in. fluence to keep them on the soll and out of the large cities, especially the, large cities of the north. “Back 1o the soll “Back to the soil,”” should be our con- stant motto. The mn' o of the south works but by reason of his ignorance and lack of skill he does not know how to utilize the re- sults of his labor. Here comes In the value of the work of the Tuskegee gradu- ates. These graduates teach the Xenm- how to buy land, how to bulld ecent houses, to prolong the school term, bulld comfortable school houses and put money into bank Already the results that are beginning to show themselves are almost marvelous. Official statistics, for example, show that the colored people already own 126 of all the real estate in Virginia; in the countles east of the Blue Ridge moun- talne they own 1-16 In Georgia the offi- clal records show that the colored people own 1,400,000 acres of land and pald taxes last vear upon over 315000000 worth of property. Bear fn mind that this is a | race that started empty handed and In | poverty and _ignorance less than forty | years ago. George Kennan, the eminent | Russian authority. who has recenty been in the south. says that the negroes who were freed at about the same time a® the Russian serfs have already outstripped the Russian serfs In progress, notwith- standing the serfs in Russia were given land by the government and the negro in the south had to buy his own lan New Era of Reconstruction, You have heard much of the days of reconstruction in the gouth, but we are bringing about now through the grad- { uates that are going out from our rious schools a new era of reconstruction, not the old era that emphasizes politics | alone and hatred of the southern white man, but the new era of reconstraction | which emphasizes buying of land, the building of homes, the creating of schoo.s and the strengthening of the bond of triendship between the two races. I have heard it stated more than once | recently that the relations between | twa_races are becoming more | year by year. This statement I cannot in- dorse. The relations which existed forty years ago were that of owner and stav of master and servant, During the few years we have been growing into relations. The negro comes Into relations with his former master as a buyer of | property, as a tenant, as a bank depositor, as a laborer, not a slave, as a teacher, as a minister. While we are adjusting our- | selves to these newer conditions we must not grow discouraged or must not be sur- prised if ncw and then there is friction and difficulty that would seem to the super- ficlal observer a widening of the breach between (he two races. If when a new ship is being launched into the water we hear the cracking of the ropes, ths #queaking of the timbers, we must not become too much alarmed, we must re- member that the vessel I8 settling itself down Into the new life which it is to leaq. What the Negro Must Do. In the matter of business, of industry, of trade, the negro has .an opportumty in the south that. I do not believe is oi- fered him in any other part of the coun- try. What we want to do Is to teach him to take advertage of that opportunity. Wherever I have gone in the south 1 have found that the negro who has an educa- | tion, who has secured property and has high character is with few exceptions re- spected and honored by the membees of both races. What the negro wants to Ao Is to make himself of indispensable value in the community where he lives, to make himself so valuable that that community will feel that it cannot dispense with his services and presence. The great human law which always encourageswand rewards merit is everlasting, is universal and will not be nullified in any part of the country. My friends, this problem in the south concerns every member of your race in the north aud west. In proportfon as you help us you will help yourselves up. In the proportion as any individual elping hand to the weak, in the same pro. portion is he strengthened and mads stronger for the duties of life, No mem- ber of your race ean in any degree harm the meanest member of my {race without the proudest and bluest blood in clvilization being degraded, No member of your race can in the slightest degree Melp up a member of my race ‘without being made nobler and more godlike. Upholds the Treasurer. The officials of the department of public instruction express approval of the action of Treasurer Coddington of Dodge county in refusing to pay public funds to school treasurers who have not filed their bonds in accordance with the law. “The statutes require the school treas- urers to file bonds before handling the money under the jurisdiction of the office and it is well that the eounty treasurers are beginning to insist on compliance with the provision, 1d Deputy Superintendent McBrien. “No complaints have been re- celved in this, however, and we do not know ‘that the failure to file bonds has ever caused /any loss to a school district, but the law on the subject-1s plain and should be observed.” At a meeting of the councll committee appointed to hear thé protests against the returns of the assessors, held this morn- ing, it was informally agreed to take up the hearing of these complaints next Mon- day morning, although this may be changed if there is any great increase In the num- ber of objections. Highlanders Go to Logan, lowa. A special car, filled with Royal Highland- ers, left on the afternoon Elkhorn train for Logan, Ia., the occasion being a meet- ing of instruction arranged by W. B. Sharp, M. I P. Delegations were present from western Iowa and eastern Nebraska and 100 Royal Highlanders were added to the castle at Logan. The Bonnle Doon Castle degree team was honored by belng selected as the Instruct- ing team and accompanied the delegation from Lincoln, traveling in full Highlander costume, under command of Captain Gildersleeve. The Board of Regents of the State uni- versity has reorganized by electing Re- gent Kenowen of Wisner to succeed E. Von Forell as president. The meeting of the board dealt entirely with the commence- ment, only business of a routine nature being transacted besides the conferring of the two honorary degrees and the redrgan- 1zation. Booker, T. Washington was. banqueted at the Grand hotel tonight by the Afro-Amer- fcans of the city. The. spread was elab- orate and speeches were made by prom- inent members of the colored population, and were responded to by the distinguished guest. In accordance with his request Washington was taken to the Lincoln hotel upon his arrival here and remained there most of the day. Early this afternoon he visitedNhe state farm with the chancellor. strained new Severe Storm in York County. M'COOL JUNCTION, Neb., June 12.— (Special.)—Laet evening this locality was visited by a very hard windstorm and con- siderable damage was done to small out- bulldings, barns and windmills. Crops on the lowlands were damaged to small extent. A beavy rain of about two and a half inches accompanied the wind. The Blue river h been the highest known in the last seven years. It is reparted that the dam at the old stone mill is out and that the flume and mill race of the Red Lyon mill has been washed out. Many small bridges and cul- verts bave been washed away. Fa YORK, Neb., June 12.—(Epecial.)—The first sunstroke this summer reported here was that of Frank Critll, a laboring man employed by G. W. Clark, & farmer living one and a half miles south of Benedict. My. Critll was at work In the hayfield and At about noon he was oversome by heat. He was brought to this city while in an un- consclous state, but attending physicians say he will recover. ST, JAGOBS 0OIL « THE GREAT - RHEU CURE FOR MATISM "~ the | extends a | your | JU BRUTAL ASSAULT UPON BOY| Stabbed Repeatedly with a Knife and Beaten with a Heavy Olub. ROBBERY THE MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME Who Was Traveling with Him Supposed to Be the Guilty One, but able Police Have Heen to Locate Him, GRAND ISLAND, Neb., June 12.—(Spe- was traveling from Saratoga, Wyo., ac companied by Charles Evans, aged about 2. Harbold had $16.60, which fact was known by Evans. The latter enticed him off the main road to the B. & M. Belt line and when at a lonesome place just east of Koehler lake§ Evans demanded of Harbold the delivery of the money.-The lad re- fused. Evans repeated the demand with the threat that he would kill him if re- fused. Apparently the lad again refused, whereupon Evans assaulted him. He took a small knife from him, stabbed him be- tween twenty and thirty times and beat him Into ineensibility with a club. When the lad recovered consclousness he crawled to the Koehler ice houses, where he was discovered by some men, who immediately notified the police. Harbold was taken to the hospital about 9 o'clock. The crime was committed between 7 and 8 o’clock. | While one officer saw to the welfare of the boy the chief of police held a hurried con- sultation with Sheriff Taylor and every sur- rounding point was notified and all train crews given notice to look for the stranger. Up to this afternoon no clue to the where- abouts of the man had been received, ex- cepting that when last seen he was mak- ing across the country to the south. | Harbold lives at Campbell, this state. After arriving at the hospital and when able to speak he said Evans claimed to | be from Brookeston, Ind. Onlyea partial description of the man Is given. He Is | five feet seven or elght inches high, wore {a dark coat and hat, canvas-shoes; coat and hat had a heavy greasespot. The man wore a brown mustache. The county at- torney communicated with Campbell and | the unfortunate lad's parents were found to be well-to-do people, who left Camp- b2ll on the first train for the boy's bedside. The lad has numerous stab wounds about | the chest, several in the neck, one in the | eve, several on the head and many bruises | made by the club, which later was found | by the police on the Belt line, covered with | blood. e Evans undoubtedly left his victim for | dead, taking his money. The knife, for- | tunately, was a small one and two gashes | across the entire throat are pnly heavy scratches. - City Physician Abbott was first | ot the opinion that the boy's skull was trac- | tured, but on closer examination finds no broken parts, and, while Harbold is -un- consclous this afternoon, he hopes for his recovery, If the braln is not injured. |Means Power Plant for Stromsburg. STROMSBURG, Neb., June 12.—(Special.) | —A stock company consisting of seven |of ti leading business men of this city has organized a power heating and electric light company with an authorized capital of $15,000, with $7,000 paid in. J. B. Buck- ley is president; L. H. Headstrom, vice preeident; P. T. Buckley, treasurer, and F. E. Halden, secretary and general man- ager. An up-to-date plant will be put In at once. Mr. Halden has gone east to buy the material and they expect to have the plant ready for use in threé months. This improvement i{s much needed ip . the city, and with these men pushing it the citizens feel assured of a complete success in this undertaking. Sheriff Makes Raid in Palmyra. NEBRASKA CITY; Neb., June 12.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—Sheriff Charles E. Schra- der raided a so-called clubroom at Palmyra and arrested the proprietor, Charles Combs, on a warrant issued last night by Judge Hayward. The complaint was filed by several Palmyra people who were in the city yesterday. The sheriff conflscated twenty-six cases of beer and a small quan- tity of liquor, which he brought back with him this evening. The prisoner was brought to this city tonight and lodged in the county jail. This case seems exactly parallel to that of Ernest Rottman, who was given a /fine of $1,000 and costs at the last term of the district court. Exeter Will Boom the Fourth. clal Telegram.)—Walter Harbold, aged 15, |* EXETER, Neb., June 12.—(Special.)— After several meetings of the citizens ar- rangements have been made for & grand celebration of the Fourth of July. There will be a game of base ball between two of the best teams that can be procured and numerous other sports. A grand display of fireworks is booked for the evening. As this will probably be the only town in the county to celebrate this year, excursion trains will run from all neighboring towns. Mrs. Martha J Bixler. BEATRICE, Neb., June 12.—(Specfal.)— Mrs. Martha Jane Bixler, wife of Henry Bixler, died this morning. The deceased was 61 years of age and Is survived by her husband and two sons. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. from Cen- tenary church. Tornade C Near Blair, " BLAIR, Neb., June 12.—(Special Tele- gram.)—At 3 o'clock this afternoon the cit- izens of Blair were startled at the forma- tion of a tornado southwest of the city. It passed northeast almost directly over the The report that the accident which be- fell Miss Anna Maxwell Jones, General Federation secretary for New York, while out with the lli-fated Texas driving party at Redlands, Cal., just at the close of the blennial, had resulted fatally, 1s a mis- take, and club women will be pleased to learn that Miss Jones has so far recoy- ered from her injuries as to permit of her removal recently from the hospital at Red- lands to her summer home at Baratoga. As a result of the recent meeting In Wastington, D. C., of the continental hall committee and tational board of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, that or- ganization is in possession of a site for its continental hall. The committee was em- powered by the February congress to pur- chase a site after a meeting, the call for which should be issued at least fifteen days beforeband, and st which at least twenty- five members of the committee should agree upon the site proposed. These conditions were all complied with, ¢ committee agreeing upon & site at Seventeenth and Washington streets, near t! w Corceran Art gallery, opposite the Mall and sbout three blocks from the Washington monu- ment and asbout the same distance from the Treasury bullding. A plan bhas recently been suggested for increasing the continental hall fund, which promises to be popular as well as success- ful to the amount of about $50,000. It is known as the human calendar. The year is represented by the president general of the soclety, Twelve of the state regeats town and dipped down a mile north of the } city limits and took up considerabls earth from a fleld. At first it formed In & dark, funnel-shaped mass; after leaving | the ground it resembled a large rope, dang- ling from the clouds above. Hearty Ovation to MeCarthy. PONCA, Neb., June 12.—(Special)—The citizens of Ponca turned ont enmasse, headed by the Ponca band, to welcome home Hon. J. J. McCarthy, candidate for congress from the Third district. An in- formal reception was held at the McCarthy home, attended by the public. Mr. McCar- thy is very popular in his home city and county and s favorably and well known all over the west. Soaker Strikes O'Nelll. O'NEILL, Neb., June 12.—(Special.)—It began raining here last night about 10 o'clock and poured all night and is still raining this morning. Farm products and grass were just beginning to need rain and it came at the right time. The out- look for a good crop was mever better here than at the present time and stock of all kinds are in the best of condition Factory Instals Fire Protection. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., June 12.—(Spe- clal.)—~Work was commenced this morning on the piping for the fire protection sys- tem that the Great Western Cereal com- pany is having put into its factory at this place. An efficlent fire department has been organized among the employes of the factory. FREED BY SUPREME COURT Soldier Released from Five-Year Term Under Deming Declsion. SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.—Among the passengers who came In on the transport Warren was Captain Frank W. Barrows, late of the Thirtleth infantry, United States volunteers, one of the officers who was courtmartialed in Manila a little over a year ago for alleged frauds committed in the commissary department. Barrows was convicted and sentenced to a term of five years' imprisonment in the United.States penitentiary, but although he has served only a small portion of his sentence, he finds an order for his release from cus- tody awaiting him here. This release Is due to the supreme court decision in the Deming c: Among the officers arriving from Manila on the transport Warren today were Major L. T. Waller and Lieutenant J. A. H. Day of'the Marine corps, the two officers who were recently tried by court-martial in the Philippines on the charge of cruelty to Filipinos and acquitted. Major Waller and Lieutentant Day are both enfeebled in health from the long strain of Philippine service and came home' with a battalion of marines. The marines will be taken to Mare Island, and the two officers will go to Washington to report before the semate committee. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Continuation of Showers with Cooler Weather Friday, with Fair Saturday. WABHINGTON, June 12.—Forecast: For Nebraska—Showers Friday; Saturday, tair. For lowa—Showers and thunderstorms Friday; cooler in central and southeast portions; Saturday, fai; For Missourl — Showers, thunderstorms and cooler Friday; Saturday, probably fair. For South Dakota—Fair in west, showers in east portion Friday; eooler in central portion; Saturday, fair:’ For Kansas—Showers and cooler in south- east portion Friday; Saturday, falr. For Illinols—Showers, thunderstorms and cooler Friday; Saturday, probably fair; fresh, south winds, becoming variable. Loeal Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, June 12.—Official record of tem- perature’ and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three year: 1902. 1901. 1900, 1899, Maximum temperature .. 81 18 74 92 Minimum temperature Mean temperature . Precipitation .. . Record of temperature and pri at Omaha for this day and since 1902: Normal temperature .. Deficlency for the da; Total excess since Normal precipitation Excess for the day. Total rainfall since’ March Deficlency since March 1.. Deficlency for cor. perfod, 1801’ Deficlency for eor. period, 1900 ~w a1 1®_aumwsedway, CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. Omaha, raining Valentine, cloudy North Platte, part cloudy Cheyenne, Cloudy .. Salt Lake City, cloudy Rapid City, clear Huron, part cloudy Williston, clear Chicago, 'cloudy St. Louls, clear 8t. Paul. ‘cloudy .. Davenport, cloudy ..... Kansas City, part cloudy re, cloudy part cloudy . clear 70 50| 84| of precipitation. L. A. WELS| Local Forecast Officl; oot Woman’s Work in Club and Charity e e —— —————————————————————————————————————————————— will take the twelve months, the other periods of time belng distributed among the other members of the soclety. Five dol- lars constitutes a year membership, $3 the monthe, §2 the weeks and the days 50 cents each, hours 25 cents and minutes 10 cents. Miss Edna Bullock of the State Traveling Library commission expects to start next week on a tour of the state to lecture on library topics. She will speak at Culbert- son June 18, at Holdrege on the 15th and at Sldney June 20. Dates for the other appolntments have not yet been announced. On invitation of the organization at Elk City, the coming convention of the Douglas County Woman's Christian Temperance unlon will be held at that place July 17 or 24. Preparatiop has already commenced for the enmtertalnment of the visiting women and a most successful meeting ls anticipated. The local unlon will send four representatives, including the county president, Mrs. Elisabeth Covell. The pienic announced to be held at Lake Manawa on Baturday, June 14, by the mem- bers of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution has been given up, as there Was not A sufficient response to warrant carrying out the original arrangements, Owing to the death of Hon. J. Sterling Mor- ton, the June lecture in the Nebraska course of the Omaha chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, has been aban- doned and it is probable that the chapter s | ent cace. Isn’t #t? That no one ever thought before of making a really good ginger snap, keeping it fresh in an airtight package and selling it for 5 cents? But then; everybody can’t have great ideas and they couldn’t carry them out if they did. Zu Zv Ginger Snaps are the result of an inspiration perfectly developed—and carried out. ‘The best ginger snap you ever tasted—in an airtight package — price 5 cents. NATIONAL. BISCUIT COMPANY 14 R SNAPS BRYAN'S ANSWER T0 ALLEN | Says He Has No Ambition to Berve and No Office that He Desires. NOT NECESSARY TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF Announces Himself as in the Harness to Defeat the “Cleveland the Democratic Party the Reorganizers. LINCOLN, Neb., June 12.—In his Com- moner tomorrow W. J. Bryan will make the following reply to the editorial of W. V. Allen in the Madison Mail proposing him tor governor: I have no personal ambition to serve; there is no office to which I aspire. I am not only content to do the work which 1 am now doing, but I believe that in this way I can accomplish more for my state and for the United States, as well as for my political associates, than I could ac- complish as a candidate for governor, whether my candidacy resulted fn defeat or in success. My candidacy is not necessary to defeat the reorganizers. While 1 expect to do all that is within my power to ald_those who are determined to prevent the Clevelandiz- ing of the democratic party, yet the suc- cess of that effort does not depend upon me or upon any influence that I may be able to exert. ‘It depends upon a multi- tude of earnest, honest and loyal demo- crats, who, having seen the party once de- bauched by an abject surrender to pluto- cratic influences, will spare no pains to rotect the party from another such umiliation and disgrace. I am not and cannot be a candidate, and 1 beg you to make no further mention of my name in connection with this office. On the contrary, 1 hope you will hold yourself in readiness tothrow your great influence to such democrat or popullst as may, in the opinion of the delegates, give the best promise of uniting the fusion forces of the State In a supréme effort to recover the state from republican hands. —— STEEL CORPORATION ANSWERS Files Reply to Sult to Prevent Sub- stitution of Bonds for Preferred Stock. NEWARK, N. J., June 12.—The United States Steel corporation flled an answer today'to the suit brought by Miram Barger of Sullivan county, New York, to restrain the company from retiring $200,000,000 of preferred stock and issulng bonds instead. Tomorrow the constitutional points ralsed in the bill will be argued. Meanwhile the rule to show cause, granted by ‘Vice Chan- cellor Emery last Monday, acts as a stay. The, answer avers that the corporation, by virtue of the law under which it ex- {sts, has the right to make, alter or amend its bylaws, subject always to the vote of the etockholders, as was done in the pres- The blll denles that it was ever the. in- tention of the defendant corporation or its officers to make the new bonds convertible into common stock at any price or in any manner whatsoever. It claims the action of the directors in retiring the preferred stock was voted upon and assented to by nearly all the capital stock of the corporation. June Rise in the M PIERRE, 8. D, June 12.—(Special.)— Indications are that the June rise is on in the Missouri. The water has been crawl- ing up for several days and now is about the mine-foot mark, with indications of its golng higher. —— Distinguished Visitors Return. NEW YORK, June 12.—The Count and Countess Rochambeau, who arrived here several weeks ago, to attend the unveiling of the Rochambeau statue at Washington, saflod for France on the steamship Lorraine today. “I cannot say too much of the magnifi- cent reception' which has been given to f and the countess since we have been ' sald the count on the steamship. Never dld I expect such flattering treal- ment, and I hope some day to be able to do something in return will not meet again until fall, when it will continue its year's work along the line of study of the history of the state. A call has been issued by Mrs. Pound of Lincoln, state regent, for a convention of all the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion of the state to be held in Lincoln some time in October, its purpose to be a general discussion of the plan for marking the historic spots of the state. The plan bas met with general approval and prom- 1ses to be well attended. The Omaha chap- ter has accepted the invitation. Considerable over half of the $2,000 to be raised by the members of the Young Women's Christian assoclation toward the $50,000 for the new building has been pledged this week and the Indications are that the rest of the amount will be pledged within a week. Mrs. W. W. Keysor will ad- dry the gospel meeting at 8 o'clock om Monday evening, her subject to be “The Cross—Its History and Influence on Art.” Miss Margaret O'Connell, extension secre- tary, returned on Monday from a two weeks' visit with relatives in lowa. Mrs. Tilden is in Colon, Neb., where she ex- pects to remain for two weeks. The use of the vacant lot at Tenth and Pine streets has been granted by Mr. Herman Kountze for a tennis court for the South Branech girls and It is hoped that everything will be in readiness for the out-of-deor work to begin by Tuesday. The assoclation gym- pasium girls are enthushstic over tennis snd the Harney street courts are in use every evenlng (hey are open. GRAND OFFICERS CHOSEN| FIND TW0 MEN DEAD IN HOME Executives for Royal Arch Ma South Dakota Named at Meet- HURON, 8. D., June 12.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons, jurisdiction of South Dakota, Ireld its annual session today. The following are the new officers: Grand high priest, Ed. 8. Ames, Hot Springs deputy grand high priest, 8. H. Jumpor, Aberdeen; grand king, G. H. Perry, Sioux Falls; grand scribe, John K. Kutnewsky, Redfiel grand treasurer, B. C. Jacobs, Lennox; grand secretary, George A. Petti- grew, Flandreau; grand chaplain, John H. Babcock, 8loux Falls; grand lecturer, B. F. Ives, Huron; grand chaplain of the hou A. C. Birnatzski, Salem; grand principal, sojourner, Eugene A. Irwin, Lead; grand royal arch, Captain John E. Hipple, Plerre; grand master third vell, Edgar D. Brook- man, Vermllion; grand master second vell, 8. A. Brow, Sloux Falls; grand master first veil, D. A. Douglas, Spearfish; grand sen- tinel Frank Kunert, Sloux Falls; commit tee on correspondence, F. G. Levy, Wi ster. Only seventeen deaths occurred last year out of a membership of nearly 1,800. Sheepmen Want Shear! P PIERRE, 8. D., June 12.—(Special.)— Wool raisers in fhe range country are finding trouble in securing shearers this season and a number of them are yet wait- ing for the shearers to reach their flocks. This scarcity is bringing up the discussion of the location of a shearing plant, to be operated at some central point by power, to which place sheep owners could drive their flocks and have them sheared by ma- chinery, much more rapidly than it can be done by hand and at the same time save the delay incident upon the present sys- tem. ‘Weoman's Missionary Convention, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, June 12.—(Special Telegram.)—The tenth annual convention of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Eplscopal church, District of Sioux Falls, was concluded here today. The meeting has been a great:success In every way. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presldent, Mrs. Thirea Rogers, Sloux Fal vice pres- ident, Mrs. Mary Hopkins, Flandreau; sec- retary; Mrs. Ella Murphy, Sioux Fall treasurer, Mrs. Jessle Wendt, Canton. Ver- milion was selected as the place for hold- ing the next annual meetin Cloudburst at Running Water, TYNDALL, 8. D., June 12.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A cloudburst occurred last night near Running Water. Five inches of water foll. There was a washout of 200 feet of the Milwaukee road. YANKTON, S. D., June 12.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—Three inches of rain fell here last night and this morniog. No wind or hail accompanied it. The ground was getting dry before it, but no damage had been done to crops. arried at Commencement Reception. SPEARFISH, §. D., June 12.—(Speelal.)— One of the features of commencement ex- ercises of the State Normal school was the reception given on Monday evening by Mrs. F. L. Cook, wife of the president of the school, to the graduates and members of the faculty. There occurred at the recep- tion an event entirely unlooked for by the guests, it being the wedding of one of the faculty, Miss Aunna L. Stewart, and Dr. W. A. Hibbs, a young physician of this city. Blanchard May Head War Veterans. PIERRE, 8. D., June 12.—(Special.)— Judging from reports which are current over the state the selection of T. E. Blanchard as state commander of the Grand Army of the Republic at Brookings next week is practically certain. The sentiment among the old soldiers appears to be strongly in his favor and unless there is a decided change In sentimient he will be chosen. Boy Drowned While Swimming. STURGIS, 8. D., June 12.—(Special Tele- gra.)—Frank Wilcox, aged 16 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox of Fort Meade, was drowned in Betty's lake, near here, at 5:80 this evening while in swimmin | | Both Had Evidently Been Shot and Killed by Unidentified Parties. CRIME DISCOVERED BY A NEIGHBOR Bodies Were in Bed Covered Over with Tarpaulin and Bedclothing— Officers Notified and Start for Scen STURGIS, 8. D., June 12.—(Speclal Tele egram.)—This morning Willlam - Horlocker and John Timmons arrived in Sturgls trom White Owl, a distance of about eighty miles. They came In to report the murder of two men in thelr own house on Red Owl. The men are George Puick and George Ostrander. Horlocker went to the house Wednesday night about 5 o'clock to notify Pulck about some branding that was to be done today. The door was open and he entered, but found no one present and would have gone away but for the fact that he noticed a little blood under the bed. He pulled down the covers and found two men dead, Puick and Ostrander. Pulck’s face was calm and not the sign of a wound. He had been shot in the ear. Ostrander's face was covered all over with/ blood. Evidently the murderer had shot Puick first, the nolse had awakened Ostrander and as he sprang up or turned over he was shot In the face. No sign of a struggle was apparent. Both men were covered with a tarpaulin and bed clothes. The sheriff, coroner and undertaker left for the scene of the murder at noon. Pulck's father resides in Sloux City. Many Gr tes at State Normal. BPEARFISH, 8..D., June 12.—(Speclal.)— Commencement exercises at the State Nor- mal school were held in Notmal hall this evening, one of the largest classes in the history of the school graduating. The ex- erclses were attended by people from all over the Black Hills, On Friday evening the alumni will give a dance and a banquet and it is expected that it will be one of the largest attended and most enjoyable affairs ever given by the soclety. The state school was never in so good a condition and never had so many stu- dents at present, but it Is expected that the coming year will see the number still larger, and the school better provided to care for the increased attendance, Young Boy's Body Identified. YANKTON, 8. D., June 12.—(Special.)— The body of the young man found in the Missourl river on Sunday last has, been identified by the clothing as Earl, the 13- year-old son of Grant Grandpre of Cham-: berlain. The father of the deceased was notified at once of the finding of tha body and arrived here on Tuesday. The body itself was. too badly swollen. and disfigured to be recognized. The boy was drowned on May 6. He slipped off a stone while fish- ing at the Chamberlain bridge. Meecting of Meade Democrats, STURGIS, 8. D., June 12.—(Special.)— According to a call by the chairman, there will be a mass convention of democrats of Meade county held at the courthous in Sturgls on Wednesday, June 18, at 1:30 p. m. for the purpose of selecting fourteen delegates to attend the democratic state convention to be held at Huron on June 25, Not Me: Jaflbreakers, STURGIS, §. D., June 12.—(Special)— Sheriff Smith of Meade county, who has been at Buffalo, Wyo., in response to a telegram announcing that three men an- swering the description of the Meade county sallbreakers were being held there, has re- turned to Sturgls. He found that the men beld_there were not the oves wanted. Graduates at Yankton Academy. YANKTON, 8. D., June 12.—(Special.)— Yankton academy Id its graduation ex- ercises last night. The graduating cl consisted of sixteen young people. The program included a onme-act comediette. The class prophecy wi made by Mary Phelps and the oration by Willlam T, Hughes. 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