Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
GIVES farmers CHANCE
PustnEFts- General Altsu Regulations tDr
RsrlEss-B5 Nal n Ru-L Paris
PsEsDEET OPENs CANNING DcBlsnOS
Governor TAR UrEet Coinage "a Re-
Iiere FtnHucfaI Trouhlcs Now EH-
fsrfnE in P~hHiFpine lslands
-opPoses Americas Honey.

-opPoses American HoBey.
WASHINGTON. Feh. A-Third Assistant
Postmaster General Madden has issued a
manual q instructions for ths conduct o.
registry business il the rural tree 8sliv-
cry service TIE most important limo
walton provides FOR the registration o. lei
tsrs ans parcels Jeff IL The rural mail
BIKES. he carrier leaving the ssnder's
receipt in he box Formerly II was neces-
SAY for the ssnder 70 meet the carrier on
the route.
Rural carriers are also required &c ar
cept for registration mai matter properly
prepaid and offered by anyone thEt meets
them while on duty. whether G patron o.
the rural free delivery service OF not
Store keepers Oh rural routes custom
urly recsivs the NAH matters o. their
patrons, delivering Il 10 them ~ the FIRST
opportunity. Registered mai has not been
6sllversd IN this manner in the past. hi
il is nov provided that Oh the written
order which The addresses are required 10
leave for ths delivery o. theft mhl 70
the store keeper mail also VIII be delivered
except such as Is indursed by the ssodsrs
deliver 10 addresses only"
Prestdent opens Canning Pair.
President Roosevelt formally opened the
exhibit OF the EnuuR convention o. the
canning IND allied industries Al Convention
hAl this afternoon. Shortly before 3 be
left the White House. accompanied by Ser
retBrv CurtelvUu- and wAs driven 70 Con
vsntiun hall where the exhibit % mnchtn-
cry and supplies had been put IN place.
J A Chisholm. president Of The Canning
Machinery and Supplies association. intro
duce6 President Roosevelt, vho spoke
briefly as follows:
7 an glad 10 hsve the chance 70 greet
the represent Brives q one q our great
-Tpical American industries meeting here
a. they should meet in the national CAP
ftEL I cannot STAY With You. as The END
q the short session q congress Is HT-
proaahtng and we have q good zeal Of work
! have come down in the name Of ne na-
uonsl government 10 welcome YOU here
ana 10 express my appreciation Of the i'm
portsnce q TINS gathering. and finally, 10
formally open il
At the conclusion o. the presidents re-
marks lie turned 10 q KEY which had been
placed on one Of the platform tables ant
by pressing IL. started the machinery Of
the exhibit The exhibition viii continue
throughout the week
The annual convention Of The Canning
Machinery and Supplies association, the
] ANNLNIL GGAAtA GalAt LhEhEIt AhHuLAh~
ton. the Atlantic States Canned Goods rs
HoriBtioD and the Canada Packers RssoCiH-
u0n viii begin tomorrow.
Political ConurIbutions Illegal
The house cummirte Oh revision q laws
TODAY fEvurRbly reported. with some
amendments. the bin 10 revise and modify
The criminal laws Of the United States.
One amendment prohibits any member ui
congress OF any ofcer OF empluye Of the
government from soliciting subscriptions
for any political purpose from any officer
or clerk az The government, as recon-
msnoed by the cods commission. Another
prescribes q maximum penalty Of tventy
years imprisonment for any person wis
goes aboard Hny railroad train, car or 10
connective with intent 10 commit murder,
robbery or any violence against any of the
trEinnsn. express agent, mail messengers
or passengers.
Read ABti-Treaty Motion
In the executive session Of the senate to-
day q memorial WIS read from the legis-
lHtUre Of the state Of ~Ashtng1un, protest
ing against The ratification Of the Alaskan
boundary treaty.
Brazil Makes Apologize
The failure Of the Brazilian fortress De
BsrrA 70 salute the Cruiser Detroit re-
Gently has been officially explained as hHv-
Ing been one 10 the absence Of the CON-
mander o. the fort. tn Washington gov
eminent, II il understood, regards the in
rideut as closed.
Taft Appeals fer New Money.
Secretary Root today transmitted 10 th'
president o. the senate q copy Of . cabls
from The governor Of the Philippines. dated
February 3. indicating the urgency Of leg.
~islHtiun regarding the insulEr currency
Il his telegram Governor Tar says;
Onhcal RATIO Mexican dollars 10 United
States currencF now & sc 10 q: total dirscs
net loss 70 tnEulEr treasury from oepreciA'
uon Of silver since January J. wv &l,zar
An business suffering greatly from nnctn-
alton and depreciRr ion Of iusulET treasury
Immense losses 70 merchants who have SOL
session Of congress WOulo create cunsfefDB-
non throughout the islsndA Added 10 pre-
by rtndsrpeEi and other contagious die
eases and resulting oeErrurOn- the po1nch
The adoption Of American money wOuli
erhHncs prices greatly and derEnEe ever
form q business. Legislation making goii
peso equal 70 half al American oolEr q
the unit Of value, with the peso and sub
EidiEry minor coinage receivable for 81
! pubic dues AZ The rate o. 81 cents America
AAAANH 80 . EL1AH Ha-A = 49, 49, - -
, issuance Of silver certificates, based on de
post q new pesos would furnish q cur
nency az good as American money an
much better adapted 10 the needs Of N
islands The Philippine commissioners Er
IN their views
Must Return Mail Saek..
Postmaster General Payne has ordered
mobilization o. the postal Law regarding n
use OF the mail sacks o. the government I
senators. representatives and Others. II
postal authorities have discovered thE
large numbsrs q sacks have been EsI
. for & long period. In one instance 500 WeT
e found IN The barn o. 3 former represents
tive. By the amended regulations The sEcl
J. must be returned within three Gays
Brazil AcelafmH Tive Presidents
Atvirss have reached the stEts dspErr
! msuI from Ro JEnsir0 Of a celshrE1c
+ there on February 8 cnmmsmorEting n
e eighth anniversary OF the arbitration
The neutrality-suspicious. boundary disput
q which was decided a. Washington by Pre-
idsut Cleveland IN favor u Brazil n
dHy was q holiday in the Brazilian cEpir
and speeches were made IN praise Of r
r BrEncO, the minister for foreign nftEir
|, VIA represented Brazil II the matter. The
l. we're many cries OF Long live CsvslEI
and Roosevelt