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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03
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MOUNTAINEERING N1tI IIIeIII IOCN-J
spect the United States government
has months ago received from us ex-
plantations of positive character. We
are thankful to the United States gov
eminent for the trouble that it takes
to bring about a settlement by arbi-
tration. We think that fair arrange
ment might be come to in that way
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03
WHEN YOUR GROCER SAYS

he does not have Defiance Starch, you
may be sure he is afraid to keep it
until his stock of IL or packages are
sold. Defiance Starch is not only bet-s
ter than any other Cold Water Starch.
BUT contains l6 o. to the package andE
sells for same money as II OF. brands
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03
Mine Owner Suffers From Cold.

Congressman Beidler of Cleveland
owns mines in the Massillon district
from which about 100000 tons of coal
j. taken annually, but he is unable to
obtain fuel for his home in Washing
ton He lives in the house formerly
occupied by John Sherman and in cold
weather it takes several tons per week
to keep the place warm.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03
British warship Goes Aground.

The British sloop of war Fantome.
which was sent to command the en-
trance to the Orinoco, is hard aground
near Barrancas, on the left bank of
that river. The Fantome probably will
remain aground for some months, as
the Orinoco river is falling fast.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03


IL had suffered for three years Wit
terrible pains at the time of ma
Struation, and did not know VIII
the trouble was until the doctor pr
nounced it Inflammation of the.
DvarieS, and proposed an operation.
81 felt so weak and sick that felt
sure that / could not survive the orr
deal. The following week l read AMI
advertisement in the paper of Lydia.
Il. Pinkham'S Vegetable Com.
pound in such an emergency, and sol
] decided to try it. Great was my joyI
to find that / actually improved afteri
taking two bottles, and in the end d
was cured by it. L had gained eighteen
pounds and was in excellent health
= Miss ALICE BAILEY, so North BouIe-I
ward Atlanta, Ga $4,000 forfeit if original,
of 0boOe letter proving genHineness cannot be pSo
0Hced.
The symptoms of infiammatioNs
and disease of the OVaries arc
q dull thrObbing pain, accom-
panied by sense of tenderness
and heat low down in the side,
with occasional shooting pains.
The region of pain sometimes
shows some swelling.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TO ACT AS ARBITRATOR
VenezueIa
Allied at Washington Fear the
Step Character-BanI<s
Ready Souh Americ

President Roosevelt practically
agreed to act as arbitrator of the Ven
ezuela dispute when he sent word to
the European countries concerned say
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

You never hear any one complain
about Defiance Starch" There Is
none to equal it in quality and guam
| tity, 10 ounces. 10 cents. Try it now
and save your money.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03
GOOD HOUSED

Blow your own horn or you are SPIT
to go without music
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03
In Winter Use Aliens Foot-Ease.

A powder. Your feet feel uncom-
Portable, nervous and often cold and
damp. II you have sweating. sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot Ease
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
IS cents. Sample sent free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

that as little inconvenience and trou-
BILE as possible shall be caused by it
to neutral trade.
'Of course, we have not the slight
est intention to make any territorial
acquisitions in Venezuela. In that re-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

Spinning coins is uncertain. but IL
enables a man to turn his money
quickly.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

The fellow who trips over his own
plans is seldom the one who stumbies
into luck
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

The photographer who makes a spe-
cialty of brides and grooms takes
cheerful view of matrimony.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

GOOD HOUsEKEEPERs
Use the best. That's why they buy Rel
Cross Ball Blue At leading grocers, cent?
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

II you are coughing take DIR. 49,
gust Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-01-03

D Miss Alice Bailey, of
Atlanta, Ga, tells how she was
permanently cured of infEannIaal
lion of the Ovaries, escaped sur
geOn's knife, by taking Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
DR.. GORDON TO GO HIGHER
Former Omaha Pastor, Now Rt Tabor,
Iowa, Elected President of
Howard University.

Rev. DR.. John Gordon, in past years pas
tor of Westminster Presbyterian church
and for a time professor OF ecclesiastical
history in the Omaha theological seminary.
was elected Tuesday to the presidency of
Howard university, the great institution for
the higher education of colOred people at
Washington, d. c.
Friends in Omaha received the news last
evening with manifest elatIon. DR.. Gordon
went from this dity TO Tabor, Ia, there 20
occupy the chair of history in Tabor col
lege, a Congregational school. and later. on
July /, 1902, was made president OF the in
stitution. In this capacity he is still serv-
ing.
DR.. Gordon is now in bis s4th year He
was born in Pittsburg. Pa, and his educa-
ton included classical course in the West
ern University of Pennsylvania, where he
received his degree of bachelor Of arts and
later master OF arts; graduate work at Yale
university by which he was awarded the
master Of arts degree, and complete
course at Union Theological seminary. He
allied pastorates with the Fourth Presby-
terian church Of Pittsburg and the First
Presbyterian church of Lincoln before com
ing TO the Westminster Presbyterian OF
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
HER CHILDREN WANDER AWAY
Fremont Woman Has n Trying Ex-
perience While shopping
I'm Omaha.

Mrs. Jacob Ferrera of Fremont was
driven into almost an hysterical condition
yesterday by the temporary separation
from her children, Florence and Jacob
The pair strayed from her while she was
shopping in the Boston store and were lost
In the crowd. Mrs. Ferrera remained at
the police station while the police looked
for the lost children.
Florence, who is only years old,
strayed away first from her mother and
was missed in a few minutes. Mrs. Fer
rera sent the boy. who is years older
than his sister, after the little girl Jacob
In turn seemed to get lost from his mother
and not to find his sister. The mother
was In a terrible state and hunted up a
policeman to help her In the search.
They In their passage were seen by Jacob,
although not seeing him. The youngster
seeing his mother In the hands OF an officer
evidently decided that the Jig was up and
started out to walk to safe old Fremont.
Nothing was heard OF him until Elmore's s
grading camp at Thirtieth and Q streets,
South Omaha, called up early In the even
ing to say that they were harboring ana
had fed a small boy who had wandered
in footsore and bewildered about O'Clock,
asking the road TO Fremont. An officer
was sent for the boy. Florence meanwhile
had been picked up at Twentieth ana
Pierce streets, in which neighborhood she
hoped TO find mamma. The reunited fam
fly, each child in firm grip, escaped from
Omaha by the 1850 train.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
JEWS ORGANIZE TO AID
Those of Omaha VIII Make syS-
tematic Effort to Relieve Per-
secuted of Russia.

Thirty prominent Jews of Omaha, two
from each of the Jewish local organizations,
met at the office of c. g. Elgutter last night
and effected a permanent organization to
manage and direct local efforts in relief of
the prosecuted of Russia. Rabbi Simon
was made chairman, Martin Sugarman
secretary and Morris Levi treasurer. To
these were added for an executive commit
tee with power to act Harry b. Zmman,
E. Fleischman, s. Ravitz, A. Ferer and
Mrs. Kettleman.
A total of 500 was reported already col
lected from various Jewish organizations,
exclusive of individual subscriptions, and
at meeting of the executive committee,
held after the general meeting, one repre-
sentative from each local Jewish organiza-
ton was chosen TO furnish the names of all
members of his lodge. Later different MEM
bers of each will be appointed to canvass
districts of the city for contributions.
Those at last nights meeting discussed,
but did not decide, the question as to
whether 1t would be best to send the col
lected money to relieve the prosecuted at
their homes or to reserve It as a fund to
provide temporarily for them after they
reach here. This will be acted upon, prob
ably. at the next meeting, to be in the
Russian synagogue at Twelfth street and
Capitol avenue next Wednesday evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
PEOPLE MUCH IN EARNEST
BremertOn Takes steps 20 Fully Com
ply with Requirements of
Government.

SEATTLE, Wash, May N.-After six
months Of temporizing the people of Brem-
erton have taken steps to comply fully
with all requirements of the government
regarding the closing OF saloons.
In a written communication TO the com
mandant OF the Bremerton navy yard
Mayor Croxton has notified that onicial
that the council has passed resolutions
which will not only result in the removal
u every saloon within the near future.
but which places the council on record as
pledged against the issuance of any more
saloon licenses.
The citizens Of Bremerton threaten a
coat OF tar and feathers and the forcible
expulsion from town of several members of
the council who are held responsible for an
order OF the Navy department practically
closing the Puget Sound navy yard. Mayor
Croxton is authority for this statement and
his sentiment is voiced by many promi-
nent citizens.
BY yesterdays order the fleet Of war
ships now in California waters is directed
not 10 sail for Bremerton, where extensive
repairs 10 the vessels were TO be made.
Besides this. work on the gunboat Ranger,
now in the navy yard, will be discontinued
and the vessel will be sent to Mare island
unless the wishes OF the department are
headed regarding the closing OF q hall
dozen saloons on Front street.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
ENGLAND SEXES ISLANDS
British Government Annexes Three
Uninhabited Bodies OF Land
with View to Future.

TAHITI. May 15.-via San Francisco,
May 27.-(Correspondence of the Asso-
ciated Press. .)-Informatlon received on
the best authority confirms the rumor that
three small islands near Pitcairn were
seized by England recently. 1t appears
that they were regarded by British Consul
Simons at Tahiti as valuable. He was
under the impression that sooner or later
the French government might annex them
and SO, without waiting for definite in
structions from his government, sent Mr..
Mccoy, the English resident on Pitcairn
island, to take over the three islands for
the British government. Later an Eng
lish man-of-awr at Mr.. Simons request.
went from Tahiti to the new possessions
and completed certain formalities. When
the action was reviewed by the British
foreign office. the consul received full ap.
probation for his forethought. Ducie
island has a safe harbor, and Elizabeth
island has many attractive features. There
are no inhabitants in the group.
Colonial troops are to be withdrawn from
Tahiti in the near future. They are con.
! sldered to be wholly unnecessary to this
colony, and are a great burden upon the
treasury.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
COLLECTOR ACCEPTS GIFTS
Irregularities Are Charged Against
the Customs once at San
jean.


SAN JUAN, p. r.. Nj as.-As result
of the visit here of Gus spector Cul-
lum, charges have been m Washing
ton against Collector Kruze. u 'ng ir-
regularities in the conduct Of u. " 'lan
office.
According to affidavts submitted
the charges, Collector Kruzen received
lawful emoluments permitting steamers to
visit island ports without an inspector on
board, in return for presents made to him,
and unlawfully demanding cigars from
shippers. The collector is satisfied now,
but on his return reply from him is ex-
pected
WASHINGTON. May 27.-The Treasury
department today made the following
statement regarding the report cabled from
San Juan to the effect that Collector
Kruzen had been charged by Inspector
Cullom with smuggling:
The investigation referred to at San Juan
was the regular investigation of the port
of San Juan, ordered oy the Treasury de-
partment, as IL orders investigations Of
all other ports at least once a year. Ir-
regularities were reported by the agent.
The collector was accused of receiving
presents of tobacco and liquors. In ex-
given to him voluntarily. The collector
has been severely censured by the depart
ment for his indiscretions and the ire
gularities OF an agreement disclosed by the
report OF the investigation. The report
does not charge dishonesty.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
MOB LYNCHES A MURDERER
Slayer of Mr. and Mrs. Church Pays the
Penalty.
he IS HANGED TO A HIGH BRIDGE
Drop of Forty Feet sewers the
Head from the Body of the Vic
tim of the Outraged
Citizens.

NEW CASTLE, wyo., May 27.-w. c.
Clifton, murderer of Mr.. and Mrs. John
W. Church, was lynched by a mob from
Gillette last night
The mob battered down the Jail door,
holding up the sheriff ana deputy while
they hung Clifton to a bridge west Of town.
Clifton's head was cut of by the fall OF
forty feet.
The mob, which was composed of fifty
mounted ranchmen, was perfectly or
ganized and proceeded with methodical
deliberation.
The sherifT and his deputies were bound
and confined. Clifton's cries were stifled
with gag. He was bound hand and foot
and was roughly dragged to the scene Of
execution. The commands of the mob
leader were given quietly and none of the
| townspeople were aroused by the lynchrs.
When the body of Clifton was removed
from under the bridge today the following
message was found pinned to his clothing:
We think the law too slow in hanging
this most cold-blooded murderer who took
the lives, Of our dear friends and neigh
oors. ana we take It upon ourselves to re-
tbafs IN atina DehaiI OF the parents Hoping
approval OF the community at large, We
(Signed) THE MOB.
DENVER, May 27.-John w. Church and
his wife, who lived on homestead claim
seventy-five miles southwest of Newcastle,
/ were never seen alive after March IA last
| Clifton, whose ranch adjolned Church's,
was arrested April on suspicion and on
April II he confessed that he had killed
Mr.. and Mrs. Church.
| Their bodies were found at the place
indicated by him. Clifton claimed that he
had killed the couple in self-defense. He
had given Church "a bill of sale covering
personal property to secure payment of
$500 advanced him by Church.
He said he had repaid this sum and OBJ
tained the bill Of sale and that Mrs. Church
mad then threatened him with a six-shooter,
demanding the return of the papers. He
shot her, he admitted, and, being attacked
by her husband, killed him also. This
| story was discredited, as Mrs, Church
was a slender little woman % years of age.
Church was formerly a stenographer in
the Union Pacific Offices in Omaha. His
family and Clifton resided in Council
Bluffs About year ago Church and
Clifton made an agreement to go into the
cattle business in Wyoming together and
Church then took UP a homestead adjoining
Clifton's. Clifton was 81 years OF age.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
PASSENGERS GO TO BOTTOM
From Fifteen to Twenty Lose Their
Lives In a Collision
at Sea.

ANTWERP, May H.-The British steamer
Huddershed. which sailed from here yes
terday for Grimsby, 1eofided with the Nor
wegian steamer Uto. Huddersfield is re-
ported to have foundered. From fifteen to
twenty of it's passengers are said to have
lost their lives. The crew were saved.
The passengers were mostly seamen, re-
turning to England. 1t is believed they
were crushed in the collision. The bows
Of Uto were damaged.
1t was ascertained later that twenty two
Austrian and Italian emigrants perished
when Huddersheld sank.
LONDON. May IA telegram from
Grimsby says Huddersfeld carried twenty
nine emigrants and five other steerage pas
sengers. Twenty of the emigrants are miss
ing The remainder were taken ashore
with the crew OF Huddersfield.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
MEXICO MAKES CONCESSION
National Railroad Company Profits by
Agreement with Southern
Republic.

NEW YORK. May 27-Speyer g. Co. of
this city and speyer Bros. of London have
notified the holders of the common stock
of the National Railroad company of
Mexico that they have entered into an
agreement with the Mexican government
whereby 1t will purchase a large amount of
the companys securities. The government
will transfer to the banking interests for
sale to the Mexican National at cost its
holdings OF 81 100000 at ~ per cent second
debenture stock of the Interoceanic Rail-
road company of Mexico, limited. This
purchase by the Mexican National, with
the preferred and common shares OF the
Interoceanic already owned, will give It
practical control of the Interoceanic and
a desirable outlet to the Gulf of Mexico
The Mexican government further pro-
cures for the Mexican National a conces-
sion which will cover for twenty years the
construction of any line except a local in
narrow zone extending along the north
easterly boundary Of Mexico from Meta
mores to little beyond Eagle Pass, Tex
The agreement contemplates the conversion
Of S33, $4,000 common stock OF Mexican Ma
tional into two classes. OF which $22, ,233, 1888
is to be known as second preferred and
81, ZIG, 666 as preferred stock. The second
preferred is entitled to dividends, II earned
not exceeding per cent. After payment
in any year of dividends OF per cent on
existing preferred stock and OF per cent
on the second preferred, holders Of the
latter and of the deferred will rank on an
equality on the distribution of any profits.
The second preferred and the deferred
stock will be issued for and in conversion
of the existing common stock of the Mexi-
can National at the rate OF two shares
OF second preferred and one of deferred
for every three shares of existing common.
| The government agrees to include as part
of the purchase the total issue of deferred
stock, which may be offered for limited
period, at $40 per share cash. Rights of
existing preferred stock will not be af-
fected by the arrangement.
The concession to the Mexican National
provides for It's termination on January l,
1907. unless the company, within three years
from January /, 1904. completes its line
| from Monterey to Matamoras. II is said
that less than $50 miles remain to be built.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
GUARD KILLED BY STRIKERS
Serious Trouble is Now Looked For
in West Virginia Coal
Mines.

THURMOND, w. Va. May H.-The first
serious outbreak since the late strike order
was issued occurred last night at the big
O mines on Laurel creek.
For several days the strikers at that
point have been making an effort to induce
the nonunion men to join their ranks.
Last evening the strikers began marching
In a body toward the mines. The guards
on duty, half a dozen in number, at sight
of the marching body opened fire.
The strikers quickly returned the fire,
but as they were yet at long range the
shooting was not effective, and only one
person, Marshall Brown, a guard, was
killed. Several received minor injuries
Brown was shot through the stomach, the
bullet being from a Winchester.
More than 100 shots were fired before the
strikers retreated. More trouble is antici-
pated today.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
MILLIoNAlRE'S WILL FILEL
DistrIButiOn of Immense Fortune of
George G. williams Is
Announced.

NEW YORK, May H-The will of the
late George G. Williams Of the Chemical
National bank was filed for probate today.
1t was dated December u, 1895. No esti-
mate OF the value OF the real estate is
male but Is believed to be about 5000 900.
The bequests included $1,000 TO the Mer-
camille library, 5000 to the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions sou
to the Bank Clerks Mutual Benefit asso-
ciation, 5000 70 the First Congregational
church Of East Haddam, Conn, and s. 600
10 the Congregational Church Mnlington
society OF East Haddam.
TIE residue is left in trust for the widow,
half the income to be paid TO her and half
10 the only child. Mrs. Clara F. Keets. wh1
Is TO receive the principal on the death
of her mother.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
WASHINGTON SUBMITS REPORT
He Tells why COIOred People Leave
the Country and Go to
Cities.

TUsKEGEE, Ala. May 27.-Booker T.
Washington today submitted his annual
report to the board OF trustees OF the
Tuskegee institute.
1t is in part as follows:
There are several influences that are
constantly eXacting themselves against the
negro growing up on the soil at present
One is the lack of public school facilities
in the country district and the frequent
and unwise agitation Of the question about
dividing the school fund In proportion OF
tax paid by each race.
In the cities and larger towns the negro
parent finds a comfortable school house
and a school I'm session eight or nine
months Another thing which sends a
larger number of negroes to the cities is
the surety of getting police protection when
one 10 charged with crime.
j think do not oVerrate the matter when
l say that for every lynching or attempt
at lynching that takes place In the country
a score of colored people leave the country
for the city. The whole question is one
that should receive very serious attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
Movements of Ocean Vessels. May 27

At Liverpool--Sailed: Canada, for Mon
treal; Noordland, for Philadelphia, via
Ousenstown; Teutonic, for New York, via
Queenstown. Arrived: Friesland, from
Philadelphia.
York and sailed for Genoa.
Al Hamburg-Sailed: Batavia. for Bos-
ton and New York.
At Genoa-sailed; Cambroman. for Bos-
At Lzard-Passed: La Lorraine, from
New York for Havre; st. Paul, from New
York, Tor Southampton.
At Southampton-Sailed: kron Prinz VII
helm, from Bremen, for New York, via
Cherbourg.
Southampton; Statendam, for Rotterdam
Arrived Oceanic from Liverpool; Hohen-
zollern from Genoa.
At Cherbourg-Sailed: Kron Prinz Will
helm. from Bremen and Southampton, Tor
New York
Al Glasgow-Arrived: Anchoria. from
New York.
AT Brisbans-Arrived: Miowera. from
Vancouver, via Honolulu, for Sydney, N.
s. w.
Al Hong Kong-Arrived: Empress OF
China. from Vancouver, via YokohomE
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
FREIGHT TRAINS IN A WRECK
Come Together with Fatal Results on
Southern Near Bryan,
Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May IA disas-
trous head-end collision on the Southern
railway early this morning near Bryan,
twenty eight miles west of Birmingham. re-
suited in the death Of three engineers, four
firemen and one brakeman. the destruction
by fire of twelve loaded freight cars and
eight empty cars, and great damage to the
colliding engines
The dead:
HENRY ACTON, engineer.
L. G. CHESTER, engineer.
SAM JOHNSON, engineer.
ROLAND MADISON. colored. fireman.
OTTO WOOD, fireman.
DAVE INGRAM, colored. fireman.
BOB HANCOCK, fireman.
]. d. HILL, colored, brakeman.
All were instantly killed except Engineers
Acton and johnson. They were brought to
Birmingham, Acton dying on the way and
johnson dying at the hospital this after
noon.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
Exhibit OF irish Tndu.trie..

LONDON. May H.-The Irish Depart
ment of Agriculture has decided to organize
special exhibit of Irish industries for
the st. Louis exposition. The secretary
for Ireland, Mr. Wyndham, in making the
announcement in the House OF Commons
today. said the department should be in
formed that II 1t undertook the organiza-
ton of an exhibit a special pavilion would
be provided from American sources. The
department was now in correspondence on
the subject with the royal commission,
whose cooperation in the project had been
secured.