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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
PROTECTION FOR CHINESE
Secretary MetcaIf Warns Federal
Officers Not to Enforce Law
with Undue Severity.

United States Commissioner Anderson
has received from Secretary of Commerce
and Labor Metcalf, under date of June "a,
circular directed to United States off,
cials who have jurisdiction Of the Chinese
exclusion cases The circular states in
part:
The administration of the Chinese ex-
cluslon laws shall not for a moment be
undertaken with any harshness. Any
harshness or discOurtesy shown Chinese
classes, will not be tolerated in any officer
OF this department, and any violation of
this circular will be the cause Of the in
slant dismissal of the offender from the
service.
Teachers, students. travellers for curios-
ity. merchants and their lawful wives and
minor children, when in possession of the
certificate required by section of the act
OF July g. 1884, must be allowed
all rights and privileges and immunities
and exemptions which are accorded to citi-
Zens and subjects of the most favored ma
tions, They shall not be required to be
photographed or, give their photographs or
subjected TO the Bertillion measurements
required for Identification.
The purpose OF the law is to prevent the
immigration of Chinese laborers and not
to restrain freedom OF movement OF Chinese
persons who belong to the exempt classes.
the law enforced against them, but with
ont unnecessary harshneSs or unnecessary
annoyance. Chinese persons whose appear
ance or situation clearly indicates that they
must be treated with consideration extended
to members OF any other nationality and
are not under any circumstances to be
subjected to unnecessary surveillance.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
CAPTAIN HoBSoN ON A TOUR
Hero of Santiago HarbOr is visiting
Chautauqua Gatherings in
the West.

Captain Richard p. Hobson, hero of the
Mcrricac for a long time a factor in
the publishing of many good newspaper
stories and who has been in the limelight
of public gaze since his act in sinking
his ship in Santiago harbor, arrived in the
city Tuesday night and is a guest at the
Her Grand Mrs, Hobson is with him.
Captain Hobson, or rather Mr. Hobson,
as he prefers to be called since he has re-
signed from the navy, is on a lecture tour
throughout the middle west. He is speak
ing on behalf of the enlargement Of the
United States navy before Chautauqua So
cieties. He talked at the Chautauqua at
Creston, Ia, Monday, and tomorrow will
lecture to the same society at Missouri
Valley He will then make several towns
in Iowa and will talk to the Beatrice So
ciety before finishing his tour.
The former naval officer talked last night
Of a number OF different things, including
the naval situation in the far east He
said that he had inspected the naval acad-
envy of the Japanese in 1900 and found
that in many things IT was similar to our
own, and said he had noted that in the
war tactics of the Japs they were emulat-
ing the American navy in almost every
undertaking.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06

we're prominent in the life and affairs Of
Ohio and the nation.
Mrs Hay with the members Of her fam
lily. returned to the residence of Samuel
AIather while the president and his party
the carriage of the executive surrounded
by the hard worked members Of the cav
airy troops. went at a rapid pace directly
to his train, which he reached at about
o'clock After short wait in the yards
OF the Pennsylvania railroad, the train
started on, the entire party returning with
him. except Secretary Metcalf, who will
remain in the west.
A memorial service was held in the
Chamber of Commerce this afternoon at
which Governor Herrick and number of
others spoke.
Memorial service ut Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-A memorial
service in tribute to the late secretary OF
state, John Hay, was held ut the Church
OF the Covenant at the same hour the
funeral services were being conducted at
Cleveland. Practically all Of official Wash
lngton was present and the members Of the
diplomatic corps who were in the city at
tended in a body. The chancel of the
church and the pew always occupied by
the secretary and his family were draped in
mourning and large number of floral Of
ferings surrounded the pulpit
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
JUDGE BERKA AS ARBITRATOR
Adjusts Difference Between Two
Neighbors which They Are
Unable TO Settle.

The washout OF a small bridge over a
creek at Fort street and the Boulevard was
the cause of the differences between Jo-
seph Easley and E Benke, who appeared
Wednesday morning in police court as
defendant and complainant, respectively, in
an assault and battery case. EASILY was
fined s. and costs II was stated that the
rain washed Easleys bridge over 10 Benke' $
premises and that the two men had ar
ranged TO meet on neutral territory and
hold conference over the matter When
started TO the peace conference he says he
had peace in his heart and a hammer In
his hand, the hammer being taken as a
precautionary measure, as he saw Benke
leaving home in g. buggy with a compan-
ion. Having no companion a hand, Easley
took the hammer. The defendant made no
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
SUMMARY OF CROP CONDITIONS
Corn IL in Good shape Except where
the Rains Have Retarded
Cultivation.

WASHINGTON July 5.-The weather
bureaus weekly bulletin summarizes crop
conditions as follows:
The northern districts OF the country
experienced temperatures too low for rapid
growth, but in the southern states the tenn
peratures were highly favorable Elk
cesslNely heavy rains from the central and
west gulf districts northward over the
western portion OF the central NtaIIeyts
while relieving the drought in Missouri,
We're injurious in places and interfered ex-
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts were
generally favored Rain Is much needed
In the southern plateau region. Corn has
mace excellent progress over the greater
part or the corn belt and except In the
upper Missouri and lower Ohio valleys
where rains have retarded cultivation, the
crop is clean and well advanced Consider
able has been laid by in Illinois, Missouri
ana Kansas Late. corn. in the southern
states Is SUFFERING for cultivation.
Winter wheat harvest is well advanced
IN the northern portion OF the winter wheat
missouri and eastern Kansas. Rain has
caused injury to grain in shock in Texas
Tennessee and Kentucky.
throughout the spring wheat region ana
continues in promising condition. Some
rust however, Is reported from the south
ern portion and on lowlands in Minnesota
there is tendency to lodge The crop
also continues in fine condition on the
annette valley, where aphides are unusually
numerous.
me crop OF oats Is indicated in the
principal oat producing states but few IN
favorable reports respecting this crop being
received. Harvesting is in progress in me
lower Missouri and central Mississippi val
leys. W.
While cotton is generally improved and
has made good growth throughout the
cotton belt, the crop Is much in need az
sunshine and cultivation in the central
and western districts, in portions of which
too rank growth is reported. Except IN
the central districts cotton Is generally
/ trulting We'll Boil weevils and other pests
are active in Texas and Louisiana
Tobacco Is suffering from drouth in
central North Carolina and from lack ~
cultivation in Kentucky; elsewhere this
| crop is doing well.
Reports generally indicate an apple crop
| much below average In all sections
| Considerable BAY was damaged by rains
| IN Iowa, Nebraska and Tennessee. In the
| upper ohio valley and northern portion OF
| the middle Atlantic states and New Ems
! land an average crop is being secured un-
/ der favorable conditions
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
Kruger at sebnstopOI.
I'M sboot NutIneera.
WOMAN is BURNED TO DEATH
Mrs. Anna johnson Enveloped in
Flames from an Exploding
Gasoline stove.

BY the explosion Of a gasoline stove at
her home, 1915 Ohio street, Mrs Anna John
son, wife of Andrew p. Johnson, coal
contractor for the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road company, was burned to death little
after o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Johnson was preparing the even
ing meal and had just filed the tank in
the gasoline stove. The room being dark
a the time she did not notice that the
tank had become too full and when the
gas had been generated a drop from the
over-hlled tank fell on the flames and
immediately spread, catching on Mrs.
Johnsons clothing.
She ran screaming to the next room
and lay on the bed in the hopes of eN-
tinguishing the blaze from her flaming
clothing, but lying down only served to
spread the flames.
The 3-year-old baby girl, who was in the
room at the time of the explosion, was
saved from death by the bravery and
presence of mind of Mrs. Johnsons u
year-old daughter. Selma. who ran into
the kitchen, where the flames were then
spreading, and got the child and carried
her to a neighbours in safety. 1t was only
a few minutes after the flames caught to
Mrs. Johnsons clothing that she died in
great agony. There was no one at home
at the time of the accident except the
baby girl and Selma. Neighbors who saw
the fire turned in the alarm.
Edward Morgan of 1913 North Seven
teenth street was passing the house and
heard the screams of Mrs. Johnson. Rush
ing into the burning house Mr.. Morgan
tried to get Mrs. johnson out of the blaz-
ms place, but it was too late. When
the body was taken out it was burned to
a cris9
Mrs. Johnson is survived by a husband
and seven children. Her oldest son, p
years of age, August Johnson, is employed
In a meat market at Thirteenth and Chi
cago A daughter. Gertrude, is a domestic,
and the five other children all live at home.
Coroner Bradley was notified and took
charge of the body at once. The contents
of the house were entirely destroyed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
DEVLIN IS BANKRUPT

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peka to assist Mr. Bradley. Mr. Lyons
will pass on legal questions in connection
with the examination.
Creditors Issue Address.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 5.-Late to-
day the creditors committee of the e.
]. Devlin estate drafted an address which
was Immediately forwarded to all creditors
of the Devlin properties asking that they
meet at Kansas City on July 81 to con-
slider the situation, and urging that in
the meantime no legal action be taken.
Alexander New of the firm of attorneys
for the creditors, who today filed bank
ruptcy proceedings at Topeka, said that
the situation was so complicated that it
would be impossible to make any intelli
gent forecast of the final result. 1t was
absolutely necessary, he said, to take some
step to preserve the assets and prevent
preferences by attachment or otherwise,
, and for this reason the bankruptcy pro-
eeedings were brought.
Two Illinois Banks Closed.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The comptroller
OF the currency has appointed National
Bank Examiner D. A Cook receiver of
the Spring Valley Natio al bank of Spring
Valley, ILL.,, upon advice received from
Cook that the bank had closed.
The comptroller has also appointed Ma
tional Bank Examiner ]. Mac. Sholt re-
ceiver of the First National bank of Toluca,
H., upon advice from the vice president
OF the bank that it would not open for
business this morning and a request to
have an examiner take charge.
The suspension of these banks is due to
the failure of C. ]. Devlin, who was presi-
dent of both of them.
The capital OF Spring Valley National
bank is $4,000 and of the First National
OF Toluca 100000
PEORIA ILL.,, July 3D.. A. Cook, ma
tional bank examiner. who was appointed
receiver of the Spring Valley National
bank of Spring Valley ILL.,, refused to
make a statement today as to the condi-
ton of the banks finances or the amount
owed the bank by the Devlin estate. There
was no run on the institution when its
doors were closed The capital stock is
$4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
EPwoRTH LEAGUE CONVENTION
President sends Greeting 10 Young
MethOdists in Denver.


DENVER, Colo, July 5.-Presldent Roose-
welt today telegraphed greetings to the
members Of the Epworth league, who are
assembling In this city for their seventh an
nual international convention The presi-
dents telegram, which will be read at the
opening session OF the convention, Is as
follows:
Please express to the International Ep-
worth league convention my heartlest
greetings. ] wish them God speed in
working for the practical operation of their
motto: Look Up. Lift Up"
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
About 1000 delegates have already arrived
and thousands more are reported still to be
on the way.
The convention will be remarkable for
the number Of mission i institutional
church workers in attendance. S. IT. Had
ley OF the famous Jerry McCauley's Water
Street mission, New York, arrived with the
New York delegation. Another well known
worker is Dr.. John p. Brushingham Of the
institutional church work In Chicago.
Many nations are represented, but Mrs.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06

The crown Of womanhood Il motherhood,
But uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown or anticipates this coronation, when
there Is lack Of womanly strength to bear
the burdens of maternal dignity and duty.
The reason Why 50 many women sink under
the strain OF motherhood is because they
are unpepared.
II unhesitatingly advise expectant moth
ere 70 use DIT. Pierce's FavoTite Prescrip-
ton, writes Mrs. j. w. G. Stephens, Of Mia.
Northumberland Co, Va The reason foT
thia advice is that DR.. Pierce's Pavorite Pre-
seriRtion IL the best prsparative for the
maternal function. No matter how healthy
and strong = woman may be, abe cannot
use sFavortte Prescription a. a prepare.
tive for maternity without gain OF health
aad comfort. But Il is the women who are
not strong who best appreciate the great
benefits received from the use Of "Pavorte
Prescription. For one thing its use makes
the baby's advent practically painless, Il
has IN many cases reduced days Of suffer
ing 10 NV brief hours. Il has changed
the period Of anxiety and struggle into
time OF ease and comfort
The pTopuetors and makers Of Doctor
Pierce's Fsvorite Prescription now feel
fully warranted IN Offering to pay &5oo fof
any case of LeucoTrhea, Female Weakness.
PTolapsus, or Falling Of Womb, which they
cannot cure. An the Worlds Dispensary
Aedisal Association, PTopnetOus, Of BAT
talo, N. T., ask Is a fair and reasonable
oial Of their means Of cure.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06

TO deliver the provisions. but refused to
comply with the demand Of coal for the
reason that the town had none
The mutinet rs OF the Kniaz Potemkine
today formally raised the standard Of re-
bellion and issued the following declara-
tion:
The crew Of the Kniaa Potemkine notify
the foreign powers that the decisive strug-
gle has begun against the Russian gov
eminent We consider 70 to be our duty
to declare that we guarantee the complete
inviolability Of foreign ships navigating
the Black Sea as well as the inviolabiity
Of foreign ports.
Reports XMAS f'otemkine.
BUCHAREST, July 5.-The captain Of a
vessel which has just arrived here from
Galatz reports that he met the battleship
Kniaz Potemklne going toward Batoum.
Kruger at SebnstopOl.
SEBASTOPOL4 July 5.-The Black sea
squadron, under Rear Admiral Kruger, re-
turned here today from it's second voyage
to odessa. The squadron included the bat
tleship Georgi Poblednosetz.
VIII shoot Mutineers.
ODESSA, July 5.-Sixty-seven Of the mutt
neers from the Georsi Pobiedonosetz, in
Guiding the ringleaders, were imprisoned
today. 1t is expected that all of them will
bs shot
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06

Mary Harrington will probably be the sole
representative from South America. She is
an enthusiastic Epworth league worker in
Iquiqua, Chile, and that there is league
in that country is due mainly to her e.
forts
Governors Hanley OF Indiana and Hoch
of Kansas have promised to deliver adj
dresses next Sunday on Christian Char
aCter in Public Life"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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when the new interuban line comes TO town
the tracks will be needed. Therefore the
Mercer letter was placed on file.
Upon motion of Councilman Evans, the
recommendation of the buildings and prop
critics committee to buy 500 feet of NAL
tese Cross rubber fire hose at 81 foot
from the Gutta Percha Rubber company of
Chicago, was rejected on the ground that
the company had failed to submit sample.
Back of the rejection is a hot fight among
competing companies.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
denial OF hitting Benke over the head with
the hammer
OUTPUT OF PACKING HOUSES
Marketing of Hogs FnirIy Liberal and
in Excess of the same Time
Last Year.

CINCINNATI, July 5.-(spacal Telegram)
The Price Current says: There is fairly
liberal marketing OF hogs, continuing to
decidedly exceed the corresponding time
last year. Total western packing was $685.
coo head, compared with $4,000 head the
preceding week and $4,000 head last year.
Since March l the total is sS55,OOO head,
against 10000 head n year ago. 'FRONT.'
nent nlaces comnAre as fnllnNs.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
Tremendona Pomer

over constipation, biliousness, etc. is shown
In the marvellous cures made by Electric
Bitterz. Soc. Guaranteed. For sale by shsr.
man & Mcconnell Drug company.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
Big Crowd at Portland Fair.

Big Crowd at Portland Fair.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 5.-Nearly 5000
persons passed through the gates OF the
lewis and Clarke exposition yesterday
making the day a record breaking one so
far as attendance Is concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
jim DEWAR is IN TROUBLE
Receives Letter which He Fears May
BE Threat Upon His
Life.

II have always tried to treat my friends
right; have never offered to give wooden
money or deal from the bottom of the
deck" mournfully remarked Jim Dewar,
the genial secretary of the Union Station,
as he scanned and rescauned this conun-
drum which came to him in the shape of
letter:
Sortirt Won No.
Gezahlt Won No.
Bel ev Reklamationen bi
Rucksendun dieses
Now, that may be threat or a warning
for me to leave town; l don't know what 1t
is" said Mr. Dewar but l have friends,
who l believe could enlighten me. If they
love me they will come forward now and
prove they are friends in need and in deed.
l am greatly perplexed and disturbed. I'm
conscious of having done anything that
would subject me to peril, l cannot con-
ceive, of course, why anyone should seek
to do me harm, but this letter must mean
something. Perhaps It is sent to advise me
that / have fallen heir TO a fortune,
which I will split with the Good Samaritan
who comes to my relief in this hour of
trial"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
Just You Try
''2Oth
Century
Soap
FOR MONDAYS WASHING
You Will Wonder
Why You Didn't
Do So Before
"2Oth Century Soap"

is making new friends every
day.
1t contains no lye; is made of
strictly pure vegetable oils and
is an absolutely pure soap.
The pure oils of which it Is
made are very beneficial to the
skin and keep the hands white
and velvety. For cleaning
IN e t ais, glass, carpets, rugs,
woodwork, mirrors, windows,
linoleum and hardwood floors,
nothing can compare with 1t.
Does twice the work in half the
time. At all dealers.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06

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peka to assist Mr.. Bradley. Mr.. Lyons
will pass on legal questions in connection
with the examination.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly bulletin summarizes crop
conditions as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
Crew PrOcInims Revolution


THEODOSIA, Crimea, July 5.-Summoned
by the Kniaz Potemkine, representatives
OF the town council went on board the bat
tleship and were received in the admirals
cabin by the commission commanding 1t.
The commission demanded the delivery Of
500 tons OF coal and provisions of various
kinds within twenty-four hours, and
threatened that in the event Of non-com-
pliance, after the warning TO the inhab-
itants, the town would be bombarded.
The commission also proposed that the
mayor should transmit to the population
a proclamation demanding the termina-
ton Of the war. a convocation OF zemstvos,
etc.
Learning of these demands many in
habitants fed the town. The workmen
insisted that the demands be granted.
A special meeting Of the municipal coun-
ell was called aud the council consented
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-10
Floqqinu In SngIanc's Navy.

Learning that boys up to eighteen.
in the British navy are still sub
jected to fogging, a committee OF
the Humanitarian league has re,
quested that the admiralty give 1t
permission to take photographs OF
the punishment, stating that il in
tends to placard The walls Of Lo;
don and the chief seaporr town.
with the pictures 10 enlighten the
public on the subject.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-10

Certain people are already tell
ing us that winter IS practically
over. and that we will have no
more cold spells until another
winter sets in. Doubtless these
individuals have not spent many
winters or summers in this sec
ton Of West Virginia, and have
not experienced a SnowStorm
even in the spring month Of April
as have the majority Of our clti-
zens. Of course, it is very nat
ural to suppose that zero weather
and heavy SnOwstOrmS will not be
as frequent with us as during the
months of December, January
and February, but it will be the
part of wisdom for people to have
their overcoats and winter wear
convenient and ready to be
donned at a moments notice for
several weeks yet, so unreliable
and changeable is our spring eli
mate.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-10
Stm Pulling Hair.

Yeast-You say Easimark IL
growing a beard?
Crimsonbeak-Yes; you see, his
wife got all his hair out, and now
she's making him grow beard so
she can handle him properly when
she's Dis .eased a; something.
YOnkerS $j&te,:.aN.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-10
Local News

Don't forget your gas bill.
Considerable ice in the river
this afternoon.
J. G.. Mcmahon went to Mar
ietta this afternoon.
Several towboats passed here
today with large fleets of coal.
W. E. Kirchner, a prominent
merchant of MiddlebOurne, IS IN
the city.
DR.. J. M. Williams, a we'll
known local oil operator OF
MoundsviIle, was in the city to-
day.
The family of James Russell re-
turned today from visit OF two
weeks with relatives at Newport,
Ohio.
White and yellow onion sets
and all kinds Of bulk and package
seeds at NJ. A. Sybert Grocery
company.
Mrs. LYDIA Ruttencutter and
little child of st. Marys, who
have been visiting relatives in the
city. returned to their home this
morning.
When it comes to collecting a
long standing debt the collector
is on his mettle, for a fellow M
go with a very fast set and still
may be slow to settle.
Mrs Lucy McCrea, accompan-
led by her son, c. W. McCrea, OF
st. Louis, left this morning on a
visit to relatives and friends at
points in Pennsylvania.
The Marriage of William
Ashe, by Mrs. Humphry Ward,
author of Lady Roses Daughter,
Eleanor, etc., out today and on
sale at McCoy's Book store; $1.25.
3,10-2t
This was pay day with the Car
ter Oil company, and many of
the employees came to the city