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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
FIELD MASS FOR THE DEAD
Notable Religious Ceremony on Ma
rine Barracks Parade Ground
i'm Brooklyn.

NEW YORK, May PA field military
mass in memory of the American sailors
and soldiers who were killed In the Spanish
war was celebrated today Ola the marine
barracks parade grounds at the navy yard
in Brooklyn. 1t was the first service of the
kind that has been held since the close of
the civil war. More than 5000 persons at
tended the services. At the western end
Of the field, in front OF a large American
nag, stood temporary chancel and an
altar surmounted by two burning lamps
There of1ciated the celebrant Father w
H. l, Reamey, U. S. N, chaplain of the re-
ceiving ship Columbia, and chaplain-in-
chief Of the National Army and Navy
Spanish War Veterans. He was assisted
by Rev. Father John Nash of the Church
Of the Sacred Heart, Brooklyn, and Father
Arthur Purcell of the Church of Our Lady
OF Lourdes. Brooklyn.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
ASKS CAR TO PROTECT JEWS
Public Meeting at st. Louis Attended
by Many NRtiOnaIitiea and
Creeds.

ST. LOUIS, May 2.-At meeting held
today under the auspices Of the Young
Mems Hebrew association and attended by
1000 persons. a resolution was adopted that
an appeal be made to the czar OF Russia
to prohibit further slaughter and outrages
on the Russian Jews.
Speakers representing many different re-
ligious creeds and the St. Louis bar unan-
imously condemned the atrocities com
mltted in the province OF Bessarabia Rus
sia April IS, 10 and 20. At the conclusion
of the speeches denouncing the Russian
outrages, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted;
Resolved, That we appeal to the Rus
sian government to initiate and enforce
such measures as will prevent the occur
renee OF these outrages and will give to
it's people OF every religious belief equal
rights and equal responsibilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
BURT RETURNS THIS MORNING
Roller Makers Conference Committee
men Are Also Expected to
Arrive.

The delegation Of boiler makers from
the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific
that went TO New York to participate in
the final conference with Presidents Har-
riman and Burt is expected in Omaha this
morning, when President Burt is also
scheduled to arrive. No further details as
to the settlement with the boiler makers
have been officially received. 1t Is not
known yet when the boiler makers will
return to work, as the machinists and
blacksmiths have to adjust matters with
the company. their conference having been
arranged for June /. 7. M. Orr, secretary
to President Burt, yesterday said the
president had wired confirmation of the
report of a conclusive settlement with the
boiler makers
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
socialists Make PiI9rimnre.

PARIS, May 24-The annual pilgrimage
of socialists and revolutionaries to the wall
in the cemetery of Pere La Chaise, against
which the communards were executed in
1871, took place this afternoon, and passed
OF without any disturbance. Three thou
sand persons marched in the procession to
the cemetery. Some shouts of Long live
anarchy" were raised and the "Carmag-
mole" was sung in spite of police orders
forbidding II. The survivors of the COM
mune were much applauded as they
marched past the fatal wall. There were
no other noteworthy Incidents
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
CRIME TO SHOOT HoMESTEADER
Court Announces New Ruling in Law
10 Oklahoma Cattle
Man.

GUTHRIE, Okl.. May A.-Frank speer, a
prominent cattleman, on trial at Taloga,
OkL, charged with shooting at homestead
ers with intent to kill, has been con-
victed The shooting was the elimination
of feud of long standing between the
cattlemen and farmers OF western Okla
homa. Frank. Jim and Mart Speer, broth
ers; George Ivy, William Murphy and
Daniel Holcomb have also been indicted
under the federal laws for alleged con-
spiracy to prevent homesteaders from TAX
ing peaceful possession OF their claims.
After Frank Speer was convicted the other
cases were continued until next term. A
homesteader, James McKinsey, charged
with shooting at cattlemen. was acquitted.
The prominence of the cattlemen has made
the case very important.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
Help out enc Minirtrr.

YOKOHAMA, May 24-Marquis Ito, ad-
dressing meeting of the opposition party
today, urged the adoption of an entente
with the ministry on the naval question. He
said that he agreed with the cabinet that
the funds to increase the navy should be
raised by a loan instead Of land tax. He
did not desire to make foreign politics a
pretext for an entente but the state of af-
fairs in the far east was not good. and II
was necessary that the opposition party
should preserve its solidity> The meeting
adopted the entente,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
Great sendOn for LiptOn.

GLASGOW, May A,-The preparations
completed promise an enthusiastic sendoff
for Sir Thomas Lipton's feet, which will
leave for New York next Thursday. A
notllla of turbine and other steamers, tugs
and yachts have been engaged to escort the
feet down the Clyde. Many prominent
men have accepted invitations TO be pres
ent at the banquet which Will be given to
Sir Thomas Upton by the corporation OF
Greenock next Tuesday. Sir Thomas ex-
poets that the yachts will make the passage
under three weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER ExPLoDES
one Man Killed, FOur Injured and
Portion of Train IL
wrecked.

ERIE, Pa, May 24,-while passing Mays
Siding on a hill west OF Kane today the
boiler on one of the locomotives pushing a
Philadelphia & Erie freight train exploded.
killing one man and injuring four Others.
three perhaps fatally. The train was run
ming at the time and the crown sheet OF the
exploded boiler was blown through the
caboose, splitting IL in two and wrecklng
II so that II was set on fire as the quickest
way 10 clear the tracks. The dead.
JOHN CRANE, brakeman.
The injured:
Charles owens, conductor.
Henry Gardner, nagman.
w. J. sWartzfager, engineer
Peter CroSson, fireman
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
MILLIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
Denver Line 10 Bore Biz Tunnel
Through the Rocky Noun
tains,

DENVER, May 24-The construction
company that is building the Denver, North
western q Pacific railroad has appropri-
ated S5,3OO.0OO for additiSnal construction.
including a tunnel two miles and a quarter
long through the main range and a tenn
porary line over the range for use during
the two years that will be consumed in
building the tunnel. Contracts will have
been awarded, II is expected, by June 30.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
Head on American Deal.

LONDON. MAY A-The Daily Mails
correspondent at Singapore states that the
government OF the Malay states has i'm
posed a prohibitive duty on the export OF
tin ore unless IL is smelted within the
colony This step is designed 10 check an
attempt TO create a combination in the tin
trade by the Standard oil. the United
States Steel corporation and the American n
Tinplate company. who propose TO i'm
port the ore into the United States free
OF duty and rsimport the smelted article.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
Movements of ocean Vessels May "a

At Beachy Head-Passed; Bremen. from
Bremen for New York
Al The LiZard-Passed: KOln. from Bal
timore for Bremen; Zealand, from New
York for Antwerp.
Al Isle OF Wight-Passed: Noordam, from
Rotterdam, for New York.
At Plymouth-Arrived: Mnnehaha from
New York, for London.
At Queenstown--Arrive Ivernia, from
New York. for Liverpool, and proceeded
Sailed Umbria. for New York
At Southampton-Sailed: Moltke for
New York, via Cherbourg.
At New York-Arrived: Bluecher, from
Hamburg; la Gascogne from Havre;
Dresden, from Bremen; Columbia. from
Glasgow.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
In Memory of American Visit.

PARIS, May 24,-General Brugere, Ad-
miral FORMER and the other members of
the French mission which was sent to
Washington TO participate in the unwilling
OF the Rochambeau monument last May,
commemorated the event by supper at the
Military club tonight. General Brugere
presided and congratulatory cablegrams
were exchanged with Pierre De Margery
and Jules Bouvefve, respectively secretary
and chancellor Of the French embassy in
Washington, who held similar supper in
Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
KINGS HEALTH OF THE BEST
Authoritative Denial Made of Re-
ports that England's King
Was HI

i'oNnoN, May A.-Lord Knollys, King
Edwards private secretary, authorizes the
Assocfated Press correspondent to say that
there is absolutely no foundation for the re-
port published in America that the king is
In poor health. From many other sources
closely associated with the court 1t is
learned that the king continues in the same
good health which has enabled him to re-
Gently fulfil more public duties than he
had ever before undertaken.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
E,.Prrmior nIackhnn.h-

PARIS. May 24-M. waldeck- -Rosseau,
late French premier, has been blackballed
at the yacht club here on political grounds.
NJ. CASTOR Menier and NJ. Fernand Crouan.
his proposers. and several other members
OF the committee have resigned. the rules
Of the club forbidding that political con-
siderations should influence the election of
members.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
Ru..ian Troop. in Koren-

YOKOHAMA, May A-AIl reports re-
eeived here agree as to the presence OF
200 Russian troops at Yongampho on the
Korean side Of the Yalu river, and against
the occupation of which by the Russians
the Korean government energetieally pro-
tested.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
stotor Rum. Into Crouh.

BRISTOL, Eng. May 9A-A serious motor
cycle accident occurred here yesterday The
motor swerved into a crowd OF spectators.
two OF whom were killed and several others
severely injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
Much Damage al Oklahoma City.

OKLAHOMA CITY. OkL, May N-ok-
lahoma City was visited Saturday ana
Sunday by the heaviest rain ever known An
this locality and damage estimated at
10000 was done. Many feared a tornado
and spent the night IN cellars ana caves
All day today and tonight more than hair
the city has Dsen under water ana I'm
some places water was three feet deem
II required boats TO transport women ana
children TO high and dry lands Easements
under many OF the big wholesale houses
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25

CONTINUED on Second PaEs)
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25

} view OF the number OF accidents. son,.
them fatal in the FIRST stage OF the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28

say that the sight is not only unusual,
but strikingly beautiful, as the jacana,
has greenish-gold feathers under the
wings, which flash wildly.
There is species of lapwing that
has a performance of the most re.
markable nature. 1t consists of a
regular ceremonial for the reception
of a visitor. The birds live in pairs.
but one will now and then leave it's
mate and approach a pair. The pair
advance to meet the visitor, and place
themselves side by side behind them.
Then all three begin to march in that
order, the leader uttering loud notes
at regular intervals, and the pair
keeping up a constant sound, like the
roll of a drum. ~
Suddenly all three STOP: the leader
raises his wings and stands erect
and motionless, still uttering loud
notes, while the other two, with puff
ed'out plumage and standing exactly
abreast, stoop forward and downward
until the tips of their beaks touch tho
ground. Sinking their voices to =
murmur, they remain for some time
IN that position.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28
The Ass Was Outside.

A good story is told of the quick
witted Irish lawyer, Baron O'Grady. 1t
is told of others, but the sequel to it is,
think, the property Of O'Grady.
He was on one occasion trying a
case in a country court, outside the
walls of which fair was in progress.
Amid the miscellaneous herds of ami.
mails were a considerable number of
asses, and one of them commenced to
bray loudly. At once the chief baron
stopped the advocate who, at that mo-
ment happened to be pleading: 'Wait
moment, Mr.. Bushe, I cannot hear
two at once" The court roared and
the advocate flushed. Presently, when
the court came to sum up, another ass
struck in, and the bray sounded
through. the court. Up jumped Mr.
Busche at once, with his hand to his
ear. Would your lordsnip speak lit
tie more loudly? There is such an echo
in the court that cannot hear distinct.
ly."-Nev York Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28

surrounded by a flock of these winged
robbers on the lookout for booty They
fly in at the windows, rummage work
baskets and carry off gloves and hand
kerchiefs. They even open tied pack
ages and examine their contents. Ac.
cordlng to an observer, they
nave been known to extract nails A
pleasure party assembled in garden
were startled by seeing bloody knife
fall in their midst. A raven had
stolen it from the KITCHEN and dropped
it among the merrymakers.
The Australian satin birds are more
discriminating and take only objects
suitable for the establishment of their
nests. The natives are so we'll &C.
quainted with this habit that when an
amulet or a pipe is missed it is sought
and generally found in the nest Of
the satin bird. 49,,
Another notable collector is the
arbor bird, which inhabits parts of the
interior of Australia which the foot
of man seldom treads. This bird
builds long arbors of. twigs .thatched
with grass and secures them against
being blown away by weighing them
with stones built in at regular inter-
walls both in the walls and in the roof.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28

OF all the strange things in China
none is more remarkable than the
way in which the farmers along the
great river Yangtse-Kiang transport
their stock and produce to the vari-
GUS ports. - > -. S. -.
They build immense RATS, some OF
them two or three acres in area, and
construct on them complete farm es-
Establishments. There are houses,
barns for grain and fodder, stables for
horses and cattle, and pig pens: AS
the journey. is long-often from 600
to 900 miles, they take along a great
store of osiers and employ the time
in plating all sorts ofsuseful and orna-
mental articles A.. 7! IA TIL I:
On arriving at i their destination
they sell everything. When the AMI
mails, grain and other produce and the
basketware have been disposed 81 the
buildings are sold and finally the rat
itself Is broken up and sold for build
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28
Nitrogen COMPOUNDS.

Nitrogen is the bottled wine of the
vegetable feast. If the term stimulant
can be applied to any organization
destitute of nervous system, then
nitrogen is the stimulant of plant life.
In any Of it's combined forms it gives
depth Of color and exuberance of
growth to vegetable life, and when in
abundant supply it causes the plant
to break forth into riotouc growth.
The great reservoir Of nitrogen is the
air, but the leaves of plants though
constantly bathed in nitrogen cannot
drink in q particle. It is only nitrogen
in combination that can be appropri-
ated by the plant, and this enters the
plant by the roots and comes through
the soil. A small amount is brought
to the soil by the rain, washing out
the ammonia and hitrates of the air,
but the amount is not large and en-
tirely inadequate to. supply a crop. "A
large amount of active nitrogen in the
form OF nitrates is yearly formed in
every well cultivated field, and this is
the cheapest way of securing supply
of this ,costliest element of plant
growth. The raising of leguminous
crops, like the clovers, is the next
cheapest way of securing q supply.
Combined nitrogen is purchased in
three forms; salts of ammonia, nitrate
of soda, and organic nitrogen in the
form Of dried blood, fish scraps, cot:
tnn seed meal ctr -Rn11ofin 0Oo Mich
tgan Station. j.>..>. ". ~ i; L. -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28
-.-El -
d Some Potato Experiments.

: At the Missouri Experiment Station
experim ents have been carried on to-
determine the relative value Of seed
potatoes raised il that locality and 81
sesd pota toes. broug from the North.
IN the 5agricu1t museum, In tail
glass jars, are q shown the results,
They. represent three distinct sets 81
experiments with three varieties az
potatoes. The results are quite uni.
form. II each case the yield from the
Northern.groWn tubers u was double
that OF the yield from southern-growns
Etubers. This seems to prove the case.
but Prof. Waters thinks that 1t does.
not prove but that more expert
ments ars neceasary. It does, how;
ever, prove that with seed potatoes.
rs ordinarily handled the Northern po.s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28
01A2ES 8 q
Al Ca RSll

"The Father of the American Navy"
as Paul Jones has been called was
born a Scotchman. When he was q
lad he was called John Paul after his
father, but later in life he took the
name of Paul Jones. This odd chang.
ing of his name came about in the
following way. s>.}~ $751;. 49,
Little John Paul's father had dis
tant cousin who had migrated to
America and became Virginia plant
er. The good man had no family, and
he, therefore, adopted as his heirs two
children of his relatives, the Pauls,
who were back in the western low
lands of Scotland. One of these heirs
was little John Paul.
But John Paul, if he accepted the
property of his f&mily's cousin, must
also accept his Cousins surname
Such Is the story of how John Paul
became John Paul Jones, or Paul
Jones as he is more often called.
But to this story of his boyhood His
father, in his occupation as gardner,
lived some twenty-five miles from
Whltehaven, then an important sea-
port. A ship owner and merchant Of
Whitehaven was in the neignborhood
OF John Paul's home one day in the
summer of 1859, and his errand was
to find sailors for one of his ships
about to sail for America.
That afternoon a stiff northeast
wind began to blow and the weather
became squally. Over the Solway.
far in the distance, small yawl was
battling with wind and wave, and try
ing to run to the shelter of the little
harbor creek near by the village. Peo-
pie gathered to watch the progress of
the boat. Among them was the ship
owner from Whitehaven.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28
TROUBLE BEGINS. 5.55s,
rouble begins with the drst back

tnOO0A6 BENIN
Trouble begins with the drst back.
ache. : ~ >z
Backache comes in many forms
sudden twinges of pain, sharp stitches,
slow, exhaustive aches. Il
Most backache pains are kidney.
palms, ss - 4 M%.e5
The kidneys fail to perform the
duties nature intends them to do and
the warning of trouble comes through
the back.
Neglect the kidney warning, grave
complications will surely follow. -'
Urinary disorders, Diabetes.
Bright's Disease, are the downward
steps Of neglected kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure every kid
ney and bladder sickness and the
cure lasts. Read this proof of it:
Mrs. Adam Guntle, residing at 701
South Plum St., Charlottesville, Ind,
says: Il made public statement in
1897, saying that Doan's Kidney Pills
had cured member of our family
after he had suffered for years with
a weak back and kidney troubles.
He took three boxes of this remedy
and was completely cured. Now three
years have elapsed since I made this
statement and l am only too pleased
to reindorse it. l have also used
Doan's Kidney Pills myself, obtaining
the best results. have recommended
this remedy to my friends and neigh
bors as one which can always be de-
pended upon" = .....
A FREE TRIAL Of this great Kid
ney medicine which cured Mrs.
Guntle will be mailed on application
to any part of the United States. Ad.
dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. Fo. sale by all druggists, price
so cents per box.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28
Farms and Farm Products.

lss$g arms ana arm PRODUCTS. =. !:
II Census bulletin No. 237 treats of
ARMS, acres. crops and values. : =.
Is farm, as defined by the twelfth
census, includes all the land under one
Management used for raising crops
Elnd pasturfng live stock, with the
wood lots, iswamps. meadows, etc., con
Iaected Herewith. It. also includes the
laouse In which the farmer resides,
Ind all other buildings used by him
II connection with his farming opera.
lions.
The farms Of the United States,
June l. 1870, numbered 5,739,657.
These farm: occupied 841,201,546
acres, 414, 703, 191 acres being improved
and. 426, 40S,355 acres unimproved.
They We're valued at $16,674,690,247.
Machinery and farm implements were
valued at $761,261,5 $50, and live stock
At SO, 078, 050,041. These values, added
to that of the farms, gives $40, 514, 001,-
1888 as the amount of capital invested
in farms in this country: =
The total value of farm products for
the year 1899 was $4,7s9, 1882, of
which amount s1,71s,990,221, or s6.s
per cent, represents the value of ami
NAL products and $3,020,12S,531, or
63.7 per cent, the value of crops, in
Guiding forest products cut or pro-
duced on farms. The total value of
farm products for 1899 exceeds that
reported for 1889 by $2,279,011,29S, or
92.6 per cent. This large increase is
partly due to a more complete. and
detailed enumeration in 1900 than in
1890
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28
One of Those Treasures"

Three women were having an e1pe-
rience meeting on the hotel piazza.
The first told how her maid had locked
her in the bath room and fed from the
house. The second told of a green
cook who had boiled the watermelon.
The third said:
well, my latest treasure has Just
landed, and did not know no VITO wash
windows, so I explained the matter to-
her. We live on the fifth floor of an
apartment house, and I showed her
how to wash the outside by sitting on
the sill and letting her feet hang into
the room. Imagine my amazement,
when went back, few minutes later,
and found her washing the glass on
the inside and sitting with her feet
dangling. out in the street" New York
Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-28

tatoes are far more valuable Isl plant.
Ing ii the South than are potatoes
grown II the same latitude The pro-
lessor says that possibly the Northern.
grown potato possesses more vitality
than does the South ern-grown potato
even when the latter is produced and
kept In, the most ideal manner. but
this remains to be demonstrated. He
suggests that other factors than the
vitality Of the seed may be at the bot
tom Of the wide difference in results.
The Northern-grown seed has been
matured more slowly and is kept in
q lower temperature than is the
Southern-grown5 seed. When spring
comes 1t Is taken out of it's cold stor-
age, of whatever kind, and is crisp
and fresh. All its vigor has been kept
over from the previous season, and it
goes to work to send up stalks and
form new tubers. On the other hand
the Southern potato grows quickly and
natures early in the season. It is
taken out of the ground while the
weather is still warm and is not put
into cold storage. It begins to evap-
crate moisture and to lose vigor. By
mld-winter it is sprouting, and wher
planted in the spring generally. has
had a number of sprouts removed.
Missouri is too far north to permit of
using the second crop" potatoes,
which are used for seed further south.
1t is suggested that by planting pota-
toes In Missouri much later than they
do at present the crop might be
brought to maturity just before frost,
and these potatoes might be kept over
in good condition till spring. At the
present time the preponderance of
testimony seems to be in favor of the
Northern-grown seed. It would be an
interesting experiment to have potato
crops grown from both Northern.
grown seed and seed from the "sec.
ond CROP at the South. The South
has never been able to grow white no.
tatoes in large quantities. It NAV vet
be found that the fault is in the con.
dition of the seed. If either from bet,
ter-kept Southern seed or from seed
brought from the North, the South
can double the yield per acre of it's
white potatoes, it may greatly stimu.
late the growing of this crop there
Farmers Review.