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Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Spencer Champion Target shot.

CINCINNATI. June u.-At the seven
teenth annual shooting tournament OF the
Ohio Trap Shooters league today Charles
G. Spencer OF ST. Louis won the worlds
championship with a score OF 81 targets out
OF a possible 100. r. c. Grifiiths OF Rhode
Island, Rolla Heikes Of Dayton. o.. and
W. r. Crosby OF oiFallon, III. tied for sec
ond place ard divided the money
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
y IINNa VVVs NWD
LOUISVILLE


X mdlOney out on punt slIlhes,
Xxx Batted for Walker In the ninth.
Kansas City .......2 0 0 -
Louisville ...........O 0 o 0 o 0 0--l
Two-base hits: Schriever. McAndrews,
Rothfuss. Three-base hit. Kerwin. Stolen
bases: Brashear (2, Odwell Rothtuss.
Sacrifice hits: Walker, Odwell Left on
bases: Louisville, 10; Kansas City, 9:
First base on balls: on Walker, i on
Durham, Z. Struck out; BY Walker, 2; by
Durham, T. Hit by pitched ball: Grady.
Time. l.55 IrrnDire. Haskell
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

dent and secretary OF the Team Drivers
union as result of some dissatisfaction
from members as to the method of CON
be held within a few days TO MI these
vacancies. The strike Will be conducted
by the remaining officers, pending the cleo
hOn OF new ones.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
MILWAUKEE,
OMAHA.

1.-TWO out when winning run was made.
Omaha .......!.,..... 8 0 0 o 0 1 o o.
Earned runs: Milwaukee, /. Two-base
hit: Gatins. Stolen base: Cockman. First
base on halls: on Vallendorf, 4; off Milton,
D. Hit by pitched ball: Wright. Struck
out: Q'Neil ~, Gatins, Kenna, Shugart;
Welsh. Hickey, Milton. Sacrifice hits:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Two Games at webster civ,

Telegram. lin an exceeding poorly played
game OF ball this afternoon Webster City
lost 10 Fort Dodge by a score Of 10 TO l.
but had no support. Batteries: For Fort
Dodge. Fienne and Snooks: for Webster
game. played with the Yint0n team. re-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

PITTSBURG, June if.--Ioseph Ramsey,
jr., president Of the Wabash. who is
closely associated with the financial inter-
ests ~ the GOuids today made a general
denial OF the reports TO the effect that the
Goulds are seeking control OF the Penn
syivania and other railroads N the east
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

BERTRAND, Neb., June u.-(Special.)-
There was a ball game here yesterday be-
tween Arapahoe and Bertrand, Bertrand
winning by score of IL to 4. Batteries:
Bertrand, Maaske and Maaske; Arapahoe,
Saline, Bellamy and Patten.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Both Sides Give Much.

COLUMBUS, o., June u.-Both Columbus
and Minneapolis punched errors in the
sixth inning of today's game, but the latter
were more generous in their gifts and Co
lumbus won easily. The weather was cold.
Attendance, 1,033. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

base hits: Biankenship, Schaefer, Kelley 90.
Home runs: Wheeler, sullivan. Stolen
bases: Wheeler Geier. Sacrifice hit; Kelley.
out: BY Allemang. /; by Ferguson, l.
Double plays: Marcan to Owens to Turner.
Left on bases: st. Paul, 5; Toledo, 4. Time;
on IJmpire: Foreman.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

PEORIA, ILL.,, June II t-Olmsted pitched
in great form today and let the visitors
Backoff for Des Moiues broke his ankle
In the third and was removed to a hos
pital. Attendance GOO. Score R.H.E.
Des Moines 30 0 0 o-l 4 ?
Batteries For Peoria, Olmsted and will
son; for Des Moines, Morrison and Fohl
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
LothRopn Win.

The Good Shepherd team went down in |
defeat before the Lothrop school team, the |
score being II to 10 I Batteries; Lothrop, |
Bloom and Withey; Good Shepherds, Marsh |
and Parker.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
st. Louis Down Again.

ST. LOUIS, June 1l.-Boston won out in
the ninth inning of today's game by some
of the cleanest and timellesl hitting seen
here this season. With the score to 8
in the ninth, Dexter drew few PAGES and
scored on Tenney's two-bagger. A moment
later Abbattichio drove the ball under the
bulletin board for home run, sending in
Tenney ahead of him. Malarkey was
knocked. out of the box in the sixth. At
tendance 200 Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
CoIumbua' NIanag0r resigns.

COLUMBUS, ttne II. Prank Leonard of
Lynn Mass, IiiaftAger of the Columbus
base bali team, ,tehdsred his resignation
today .as @tt~v5.9
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Standing of the Teams.
Southwest Iowa League.

GameS today: Kansas City at Louisville,
Milwaukee at Indianapolis, st. Paul at To-
ledo, Minneapolis at Columbus.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
CIrnr Mnkers Play for Moner.

For a purse Of $50 the Omaha cigarmak-
ers' Blue Label teams are to play ball at
Twenty-seyenth and California streets Sum
o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Knnsn. City Wins in First.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 1l.-Kansas city
defeated Louisville today in close game,
Durham pitched we'll, allowing but four
hits. The visitors won In the hrst inning
on a base on balls, Walkers error and
single by Knoll. Attendance. 300. Score:
KANSAS CITY. LOUISVILLE
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
PeopIe,s store Men 90 Play.

The teamsters and statesmen Of the Peo-
pies Furniture and Carpet company will
play ball at Krugs park Sunday. morning
and the losing side will bear the expenses
of a picnic to be given at Lake Manawa
June a. The teams will line up In this
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

suited I'm n victory for the locals by q
score of TO T. Batteries: For Webster
City. Courtright and White; for Ninton.
Britson and Jones.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
of the Teams

Games today: Omaha at Milwaukee
Denver at ST. Joseph, Colorado Springs at
Kansas City, Des Moines at Peoria.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
June 11.-Indianapolis
faulty umpiring gave
TO register four runs
Attendance. 451. Score:


IOtaIs sssIV II
xElliott batted for McGill in ninth
IndisRSEPS6is Mi1%aSEee .:..5 ......:5t 3 40
Bases on balls: OF McGill, 8. Struck out:
BY Ford. 2; by McGill 4. Hit by PITCHER:
Three-base hits: Unglaub, Wood. stolen
bases: Hogriever Fox (2, Coulter, o Brten'
Heydon 90, DUNCAN. Passed bals: 6eg-
waukee, s. Time 1865. Umpires: Moran
and Cunningham.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Left on bases: Cincinnati, q New York,
I. Stolen bases: Gilbert Morrissey. Double
play: Morrissey to Kelly. Triple play:
Magoon to Kelly to Morrissey. First base
on balls: on Ewing, q; of McGinnity, 5.
Struck out: BY Ewing, 3; by McGinnity, 4.
Cregan. Time: LEO. Umnire: ODaY.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

IaIHtU Iuhs' MlnneapoIs, T. Stolen
bases: BanHon, McCreery. Bases on balls
on McMackin, 6; OF Thomas, 2. Two-base
hits: Mellor; oyler; Three-base hits:
Gleason. Arndt. Double play: Gleason to
Raymer to Mellor. Struck out: BY Nc
Maxim, ]; by Thomas, 4. Wild pitch: Nc
Maxim. Time: 1:45. Umpire: Mullane
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

ST. JOSEPH. June 11.-Today's game was
a fierce pitchers battle from the start,
Glade having a little the best OF e. The
only run made was earned by good ball
playing. Attendance. 1000. Score:
ct. Joseph 100 ooO1o 900 II 3
Denver .......r.O 0 90 0 90 3 8
Batteries: st. Joseph, Glade and Con-
nell, Denver. Barber and Schlie.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
vardon Golf ChampIon.
aeuld. Not seekinr controI.

LONDON. June Hilary Vardon TODAY
won the open golf championship at Prest-
wick Scotland.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
PHILADELPHIA.

batteu TOT IItHIey III tIBHIU.
fIiEslsRs fSiisssIphla .:::SS .......S g
Earned runs; Cleveland. . Two-base
Seybold. Three-base hit: Hoffman. Sac
ri6ce hits: Bradley, Gochnauer. Moore
Stolen base: Bay. Double plays: Goch-
bases: Cleveland. 6; Philadelphia, s. First
base on balls; on Moore, p on Henley, /.
Struck out; BY Moore, Z; by Henley, s.;
by Bender, l. Passed ball: Abbott. Time
l:35. Umpires: Carruthers and Hassett.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
GAMES IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Three Errors in Eleventh Inning
Give New York Victory Over
Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. June n.-Three errors in
the eleventh gave the visitors two runs and
the game. Attendance 2,OO0 Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

was a pitchers battle. A tumble by Monte
Cross gave Cleveland the winning run.
Clingman was ordered of the grounds for
Objectionable talk from the bench. At
tendance, 7342. Score;
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
ARMY OFFICERS CONVICTED
For Neglect of Studies in General Service
Staff College.
SENTENCES ARE REDUCTIONS IN RANK
First Convictions of This Kind Fall
to Lieutenant Crockett and Lieu
tenant True, Both Soldiers
of Excellent Record.

The first convictions under general courts
martial of officers of the regular army who
neglect to make the most of their oppor-
tunities when detailed to the General Serv-
ice and Staff college as student officers
have just been promulgated in general or
ders from the headquarters or the Depart
ment of the Missouri officers detailed to
the colleges for study and instruction who
fail to pass the examinations are not only
liable to fall behind in the line of promo
ton, but are subject to court-martial for
neglect of duty in devoting their energies
to pursuits not in line with their military
duties The intention of the General Serv-
Ice and STAFF college is TO stimulate the
highest efficiency I'm the officers of the army
and to give them every opportunity to
reach that efficiency.
First Lieutenant Thomas B. Crockett of
the Twenty-fourth infantry was recently
tried by general court-martial at Fort
Leavenworth for failing in his examination
before the college. The charge against him
was: Neglect of duty, to the prejudice of
good order and military discipline, in vio-
lation of the siXty-second article of war.
The specifications. seven in number, were
in substance that through lack of proper
diligence and application in his studies he
failed to prepare himself in a suitable man
ner, for examination In the subject of in
faptry drill regulations theoretically; re-
examination. school of the company (prac-
ticaD, engineering CtheoreticaD, re-exami-
nation, etc He was found guilty Of five of
the specifications and the charge and was
sentenced TO be reduced in rank so that his
name shall appear at the bottom of the list
Of first lieutenants of infantry and to be
reprlmanded IN orders.
General Reviews the Case.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Ames Beats BIoomers.
on RUNNING TRACKS

AMES Ia, June l1.--Cspecial Telegram.)
-Ames, 10; Boston, Rloomers, ., here today.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Postponed Games.
At Chicago Chicago Philadelphia, on ac-
count of cold weather,
Standing of the Teams

Games today: Boston at ST. Louis, BROOK
lyn at Pittsburg, New York at Cincinnati,
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Crews and sumner Resign.

j. E. Crews and E. Sumner have re-
signed their respective positions as presi-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
ST. paul Beats Toledo.

TOLEDO. O., June 11.-Wheelers home
run in the fourth inning and SulhYans 8
home run in the sixth inning won the game
for ST. Paul today. Attendance 700, score
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
GAMES IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Takes Another When st. Louis
Throws Away Chances on
Bases.
BOSTON.

BOSTON. June list Louis threw away
chances on the bases, pretty throws by
Criger catching two men. Attendance,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
BattinE Beats Detroit.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE local Ameri-
cans by good batting In the last two in
ninss won the opening game Of the series
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Postponed Games.
At Washington Chicago, on
account Of wet grounds.
Standing of the Teams.

Games today: Chicago at Washington,
Cleveland at Philadelphia, ST. Louis at Bos-
ON. Detroit at New York
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Earned runs: Boston, ?. Two-base hit:
Freeman. Stolen base: Burkett. First
base on balls: on Sudhoff, 1; OF Hughes,
2. Struck out: BY Hughes. 2; by Sudhoff,
q Time: l:32 Umpire: Connolly.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Colo. Springs $4,000 o-S /
Kansas City % d Q Q 0 % 10 3
Batteries; Colorado Springs Vilieman and
DOran: Kansas City, Nichols and Messitt.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Totals llo d l6 .

xOne out when winning run was scored.
Detroit ............... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 %
Earned runs; New York, 5; Detroit, !.
Left on bases New York, I; Detroit, l.
bases: Conroy (G. Mcfarland. Carr. Nc
Alister Double plays: Davis to Williams,
Genzel to Williams, Carr to McAlister to
Smith. First base on balls: on Tannehil,
]: off Kitson, !. First base on errors; New
York, 2; Detroit !. Struck out: BY Tame
hill, 4; by Kitson, 2 Time: 1:5O Umpire:
O,Laurhlin.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

NEW YORK

from Detroit today. Tannehill pitched
hue game, was strong at THE bat ana
nelded excellently. Attendance, 225O.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Duffy welsh. Left on bases: Milwaukee,
3; Omaha, Time: 1:$ Umpire. Messmer.
kansas city Goes Under.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
ST. LOUIS.
BOSTON.
Totals -. IL 27 10 81
K Batted for ]. O'Neil in
Xxx Batted for Rhoades in

Batted for ]. O'Neil in ninth.
Xxx Batted for Rhoades in ninth.
Boston .............".d 0soo IS
Earned runs: st. Louis, 4; Boston, 6.
Two-base hits: Carney, j. O'Neil, Smobt
Tenney. Three-base hits: Brain, Burke
Sacrifice hit: Moran Wild pitch: Rhoades,
1. Bases on balls: on Rhoades, 3; of
Pittinger, l. Struck out: BY Rhoades, 6;
by Malarkey, 1; by Pittinger, 4. Left on
bases: st. Louis, 6; Boston, g. Innings
pitched: BY Malarkey. g. by Pittlnger, 3.
Time: 1850. Umpires tombstone and Hol-
iday .s.s . -'|tff
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
General Reviews the Case.

In reviewing the case General Bates,
commander Of the Department of the Mis-
souri,, held that so much of the sentence
as imposes loss Of files is, in considera-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Pittsburg .............o 100 20 -
Brooklyn .............O 0 o o o o o 90
Earned runs: Pittsburg, g. Three-base
HIT Ritchey. Sacrifice hit: Evans. Stolen
bases: Phelps. Double play: McCreedis
to Jacklitsch. First base on balls: on
Phillippl, l. off Evans, 3. Hit by pitched
ball: Wagner. Struck out: By Phillippi.
s; by Evans, 2. Time: 1:25. Umpire:
Emslie
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
BrookIyn rails to score.
BROOKLYN.

PITTsBURG. June 11.-PhilIippi gave but
one hit up to the eighth ,inning and Brook
lyn went out in one, two, three order. At
tendance, 200. Score
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-11
TO RESCUE AMERICAN SHIPS
The cunboat Bancroft sent 20 ven-
ezuelan Waters

The cunboat Bancroft sent 10 ven-
ezuelan waters.
Washington, July 10.-The navy de-
partment, at tile instance Of the state
department, has taken steps 70 prevent
further interference with American
shipping in the 0rinoeo by either gov
eminent or rebel forces.
This action was taken upon the adj.
vice Of Mr.. Russell. United States
charge at Caracas, dated Oh the 9th
inst to the effect that the govern
ment forces had detained two ships
belonging to the Orinoco Steam Naviga-
ton company at San Fernando and the
insurgents had detained and were like
~ TO destroy three other ships belong.
ing 10 the same company at Ciudad
Bolivar.
Orders have been cabled to the Unit
ed States ship Bancroft at Port Of
Spain to proceed at once up the Oldn0co
and release the detained vessels N
resistance is anticipated.
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THE K1sHINETF PETITION.

Hay Tells Hts CircuIators to be nj
oyster bay Next Tuesday.
Washington, July 10. Secretary Hay
was In further conference with some
Of the Jewish leaders and commune
Gated to them the presidents desire
that they should. at Oyster Bay next
Tuesday, consult respecting the dispo-
sition to be made of the Jewish petit
ton to Russia, The secretary took oe-
caslon to emphasize the presidents de-
sire that there, should be no further
delay in the submission Of the petition,
SO that It will be ready next week
1t is probable that the course 10 be
pursued will consist in the dispatch Of
cablegrams to Mr. Riddle, United
States charge at St Petersburg, direct
ing him to inquire Of the Russian gov
ernment whether it is willing to receive
a petition the nature Of which win be
briefly outlined by Mr. Riddle, and
further proceedings viii be governed
by the Russian answer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-11
GOVERNOR
INTERVIEWS
Durbin Won't Have Negro Lee Taken
TO Evansville.
NO RAILROAD TO GALLONS.
Whatever His Crime, Executive De
clares, He Must Have Fair
Trial, which He Gould Not
Get In Riotous city.

Evansville, Ind, July Governor
Durbin, upon learning that Judge
Rasch had ordered the negro Lee
Brown, brought back here for immedi.
ate trial. telegraphed Judge Rasch that
he would not allow the prisoner to be
taken from the state institution at this
time. He doubted whether a fair trial
could be secured now. and under the
present conditions, it would be too
dangerous for the prisoner to be
brought here. Judge Rasch immediate.
" on receipt OF the governors order
telegraphed Sheriff Kratz to return
without the prisoner. He said the trial
would be postponed indefinitely. In
his telegram to Judge Rasch Governor
Durbin said:
4 decline to sanction an arrangement
whereby the negro, Lee Brown, is to be
tried Immediately at Evansville under
the military forces Of the state. My
Information, obtained from medical Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-11
JEANETTE RELIEF FUND.
Nearly Thirty Thousand Dollars
Raised For Flood suferers.

Nearly Thirty Thousand Dollars
Raised For Flood Sufferers.
Jeanette, Pa, July 10. Almost $780,
600 has been collected for the relief OF
the sufferers by the Oakford park dam
disaster Of last Sunday, and the work
Of relief has been systematlzed. About
$4,000 more Will be needed.
The greatest problem now before the
citizens Of the flooded districts is that
Of speedily clearing UP the wreckage
and making away with the large num-
Der Of dead chickens, hogs. cattle and
horses. The stencil issuing from some
Of the piles Of driftwood has been
slckening
Coroner Charles Al Wynne has Set
Wednesday. July Is, as the date for
the first hearing Of the inquest to be
held into the deaths resulting from the
disaster
The Pemains of Miss Mary B. Davis.
one OF the victims OF the food, have
been found This makes twenty-one
bodies recovered. A request has been
sent 70 Governor Penngpaeker to visit
the scene of destruction
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BATTLE ROYAL In COTTON.

Bulls and Bears Apparently EvenIy
Matched.
New York, July i0-The struggle for
mastery was continued with undated
vigor in the cotton market, and so
evenly matched apparently were the
opposing parties that neither seemed
able to obtain a decisive advantage.
AT the opening the bulls were aided by
firmness in Liverpool. particularly in
respect 70 the stock market there.
which reported sales OF 10000 bales at
"a 10 point advance.
First prices here were 3 points high.
er to | point lower, the decline being
confined 70 the January option, while
August, opening at 11,51. showed the
greatest gain AT once. however tie
hears came aggressiyely TO the front
and IN the first few minutes Lad Sc
cured a decline from tile opening OF
from 4 TO Il points, with September
selling down to 1043 against 1852 at
the opening.
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New York July To- Before sham
rock I'LL. resumes her tuning up am
other mast Will be put in place Of the
one she has been carrying. The two
Shamrocks were towed into Erie basin
and the sailors on Shamrock III. imme-
diateSy began to take out the big steel
pole mast. The mast which Is to re-
place 1t was on tile dock, having been
brought over from England 1t had
been used IN some Of Shamrock Ills
early trials on the other side. Whether
the new mast is any longer than the
other has not been disclosed
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The Tines Daily Short Stor,.

lost my senses or you are pretending
to be me for purpose"
a panied expression pissed over lis
face as though be had begun to doaBt
his own sanity Then. turning TO tie
gaping clerks. he said
Come. Decide between us. and do
it quickly or we shall both 20 mad.
Am ! John Vaughan or notgn
The clerks continued to cape.
Decide" said on the verge 81
frenzy.
Decide" repeated my other self.
and IL am not myself / viii leave
this Office and betake myself to a mad
house.
At this point Miss Towne. the type
writer, arose and with far more pres.
ence Of mind than the others surveyed
rs both. Then pointing to ME. Size
said.
'You are Mr.. Vaughan
With a shrek, my double sprang
past me, down a fight of stairs and out
Of the building ] fell into a chair in a
dead faint. When / recovered, all the
clerks were bending over me with
anxious faces.
what does it all meanT | asked.
Have been dreaming something ter
rible or was the scene realg
1T was real said the head book
keeper, and the strangest experience
l have ever had In my life.g
where IA Miss Towne~
ssHere.p
The circle opened and / saw her
standing before the safe, which now
for the FIRST time noticed was open,
"Who opened that safe?s | asked,
astonished.
Il SIR said Frazer Il opened 1t
on you'll mean the other ones order"
How much money was there in itf"
asked Miss Towne Of me.
Fifteen hundred dollars and over.
Is it there9'
There's no money here that l can
see"
Something began to dawn on us all
at the same moment. The safe had
stood open all the time that had
been talking to my double, but I had
been too disturbed to notice I'll
Frazer" / said you've been vic
timized We've all been vietimized.
But gladly lose my money to know
I'm in my right mind Telephone the
police. BE Quickw
by double was finally caught and
most Of the money recovered He told
a very interesting story Of how he had
conceived and prepared for bis plan.
For long while lie had frequently
been taken for me. on the street, in
hotels, everywhere that people are met.
Being one Of the best confidence men
known to the police, he determined to
do me He had learned all about
me and procured a suit Of the same
pattern as one he had seen me wear.
When all was ready he walked into
my office ten minutes before my time.
ordered the safe opened ana helped |
himself He was about to leave when |
entered, and be played d role lie had |
thought Of for such an emergency. /
md played il admirably
II. 4. mitchell.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-11
PHILIPPINE OPIUM BILL


Public Discussion Continued In Ma
nila before Commission.
Manila, July To- The public discus.
sion Of the opium bin, regulating the
sale Of the drug III the archipelago, was
continued before the United States
commission. American lawyers. repre-
senting the Asiatie local syndicates and
also the monopolists operating IN Hong
kong and Singapore, argued in favor
Of the adoption Of the bill aud quoted
statistics showing that the rapid spread
of the opium habit had been undermine
Ing the Filipinos since the expiration
OF the Spanish monopoly.
ON cross examination the opponents
Of the bin proved that many signers of
the Chinese chamber Of commerce's
mammoth protest, which Is backed by
the Evangelical union. are the chief
importers and distributors Of opium,
and that hence they are occupying an
untenable position in favoring a pro-
hibition which, If effective, would ruin
the signers.
The commission introduced q substi-
tute bill making the Importation Of
opium unlawful except by pharmacists
and permitting the disposal OF the drug
only by a physicians certificate.
Final action IN the matter is indefl-
nitely delayed
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payne Again a llln -.

washington. July TO- Postmaster
General Payne resumed his official
duties. He stated that he had been
greatly benefited by lis visit III the
Catslzills. lie said there were no in.
vestigation Developments to announce
The investigating officials are holding
frequent conferences, and the inspac.
tors are busily working on several
phases Of the investigation While the
officials refuse to talk, II Is known that
important developments ia the inyesti-
CATION are expected shortly