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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1903. WEST WIN DOT Dr. Coyle' Is Elected Moderator. DR. HILL LEADS HIS FIGHT Portland Minister Surprises Eastern Presbyterians. CONTEST- IS A SPIRITED ONE Liberals Are In the Majority and the Toung Element Has More Seats in the Assembly -Than Usual. VOTE OX MODERATOR. Dr. Robert F. Coyle. of Denver, was unanimously elected moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly, on the second ballot, when the vote made cer tain his success. Three hundred and thirty votes were required to elect. The first ballot was as follows: Coyle 310 Roberts 220 Mater SO Zenos 21 Echaff 14 LOS ANGELES, CaL, 2Iay 21. (Special.) The West won a great victory today In the opening of the Presbyterian General Assembly. Dr. Hobert F. Coyle, now o Denver, but until recently the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, won the moderatorshlp. after one of the most exciting contests an assembly has witnessed for many a year. His most for midable opponent -was Dr. "William H. Boberts. of Philadelphia, stated clerk of the assembly, who is regarded as one of the shrewdest ecclesiastical politicians in the denomination. He has many oppor tunities to reward his friends and ignore his opponents, as almost one-half the membership of the Presbyterian denomi nation In the United States is in the three synods of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Therefore, the Philadelphia man seemed to have an overwhelming ad vantage over the Denver pastor. But, un der the leadership of Dr. Edgar P. Hill, of Portland, the Western men were well organized, and to the surprise of the Phil adelphians won the race in a walk. For several years the Pacific Coast has been exercising a commanding influence in the assemblies. Three years ago it secured for the permanent clerkship Dr. W. B. JCoble, of California; two years ago It obtained the moderatorshlp for Dr. H. C. MInton. of San Francisco: a year ago it secured the assembly for Los An geles, and this year the victory of Dr. Coyle is regarded as a Const victory. Dr. Hill, of Portland, reached here on Wednesday, after a trip through the Ycsemite, where he was so fortunate as to meet, quite unexpectedly. President Roosevelt on one of the mountain trails and to" exchange greetings with him. Dr. J. R. Wilson, of Portland Academy, Is a commissioner, and will no doubt be given a place on one of the important commit tees. Rev. Henry Marcotte, of Astoria, worked enthusiastically for Dr. Coyle, and Is much elated over the success of his candidate. LIBERALS ARE IX MAJORITY. Tonng Element Is Very Xotlceable Aiaone the Delegates. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. May 2L The 15th assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States convened at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, at Tenth and Fi gueora streets, this morning. Two ses sions were held during the day, the morn ing being taken up with the annual ser mon of the retiring moderator. Rev. Henry Van Dyke, of Princeton Univer sity, and the entire afternoon to the election of a moderator for the ensuing year. Dr. Coyle, of Denver, was elected on the second ballot. In the evening the administration of the Lord's Supper oc cupied the time of the commissioners, Rev. Van Dyke presiding. Six hundred and seventy commissioners, representing both the conservative and liberal elements of the Presbyterian Church, occupied seats in the assembly. There la an unusually large number of young men among the delegates. It was explained by some that this is due to the fact that the "liberals' are in the ma jority, and that in the campaign for commisslonershlps, creed revision cuts considerable figure. This brought a largo number of the younger element of the church to the front. There are 12 col orded commissioners accredited to this general assembly. Assembly Called to Order. Moderator Van Dyke called the assem bly to order promptly at 11 o'clock. His sermon, which occupied about an hour in Its delivery, was a notable effort. His subject was "Religion in Relation to Human Happiness," and he urged his hearers to teach simplicity of religion instead of metaphysical doctrine. Im mediately after concluding his sermon. Dr. Van Dyke declared the general as sembly formally opened. An adjourn ment was promptly taken to 3 o'clock. An active campaign had been carried on by the admirers of the several candi dates for moderator during the past two days, and there was no cessation of the work of the lieutenants of Rev. Drs. Coyle. Roberts and Mateer after the morning session. Dr. Coyle won. but not without a struggle. It required two ballots to elect him. On the first he fell 12 votes short, and on the second the count was not finished, as Dr. Coyle had a majority before the roll call was com pleted. Candidate for Moderator. Dr. William Roberts, of New York, present cierk of the general assembly, developed strength enough to make him a close second on the ilrst ballot. Rev. 3. Fitzgerald, of Cincinnati, named Dr. David Schaff. of Lane Theological Semi nary. Cincinnati. Dr. Coyle's candidacy was set forth by Rev. Dr. William N. Page, of Topeka. Kan. Rev. Orville Reed, of Montclalr, N. J., placed the name of Dr. Calvin W. Mateer before the assembly. Rev. Dr. Van Dyke de cided that seconding speeches was not necessary. On the first ballot GCO votes were cast. ,Dr. Coyle received 319, just 12 short of election, ur. xioDeris, zm. ut. jaaieer. :-Dr. Zenos. 21. and Dr. Schaff, li. isecond ballot was ordered, but before beginning of the roll call vote Dr. 'oberts withdrew from the contest. Pro fessor Zenos name was also withdrawn. TtHS This left Coyle. Mateer and Schaff in the race. The taking of the second ballot was begun. When Dr. Coyle's vote had reached 332, a majority, 'Dr. Roberts moved that the election be made unani mous, and this motion prevailed amid hearty applause. After the transaction of brief minor business adjournment was taken, and the benediction was pronounced by Dr. Coyle. VETERAXS ADJOURX SIXE DIE. Confederates Decide to Commence Work on a Battle Abbey. NEW ORLEANS. May 2L The actual business of the Confederate reunion was brought to an end, and the delegates ad journed sine die at noon. General Gordon was re-elected commander-in-chief, and all the department commanders. Generals Lee, Walker and Cabell, were re-elected. All the elections were unanimous. The place of holding the next reunion was left to the executive committee. It will be held in Louisville, Nashville or St. Louis. General S. D. Lee presided at the open ing session of the reunion. The commit tee on credentials reported 1153 camps rep resented at the reunion, with 2143 properly accredited delegates. The report of the battle abbey committee was then offered by General Evans. He had read but a few words when General Joseph Wheeler en tered the hall. The delegates cheered a welcome to the little commander, and Gen eral Wheeler, after reaching the rostrum, made a short "address of thanks for the welcome. He urged upon his hearers the necessity of providing for the needy and aged soldiers of the Confederacy. Gen eral Evans then resumed the reading of his report, which showed cash in hand and in immediate prospect of $204,471. The com mittee recommended that as J200.000, the minimum amount desired for the erection of the abbey, had been secured, the time had arrived for the commencement of the work. The report was adopted. Judge Christian, of the Davis monument committee, announced that all the money required to build the memorial was not j-et in hand. Tho committee desired at least $75,000. and it had but $57,000. Mr. Davenport Insisted it would be a disgrace to the association to build a cheaper mon ument. The committee on resolutions reported favorably on a resolution reported by Gen eral S. D. Lee. expressing the appreciation of the Confederate veterans to Congress end to Secretary of War Root for the offer of the National Government to pre pare a roster of all the soldiers of both sides during the Civil War. General Joseph Wheeler spoke strongly In favor of the resolution, saying he had the assur ance of the Secretary of War that all original documents sent to the War De partment would be copied carefully and returned. The resolution was adopted. The laet feature of the reunion will be the great parade tomorrow, scheduled to move at 3 P. M. It is expected to surpass anything of the kind ever seen in the South. It is estimated that fully 20.000 men will be in line. BISHOPS IX A HOT SQUABBLE. Business Is Suspended While Pray ers Are Offered for Pence. CHICAGO. May 2L Debate so acrimoni ous and violent that business was sus pended while prayer was invoked for a feeling of peace and good will broke forth at today's session of the triennial general council of the Reformed Episcopal Church of America. Though for ten minutes the delegates prayed earnestly for divine guidance, they renewed their squabbles as soon as "Amen" bad been heard, and overrode the wishes of Bishop Samuel Fallows on two points. Both Bishop Fallows and Bishop Cheney begged the delegates to exhibit more decorum, and. after a pathetic ap peal by the former, something like order was restored. It was discovered soon after the open ing of the session that an element led by the younger pastors was determined to prevail in the matter of the election of a missionary bishop. This majority ruled the council. The election was finally post poned until after a recess, when Rev. H. S. Hoffman, of Philadelphia, was chosen missionary bishop of the church In Amer ica. Church Alliance Aealnst Divorces. NEW YORK. May 21. The Rev. Father Pardow. the well-known Jesuit preacher, in an address before the annual meeting of the Manhattanville Pupils Association, said that Archbishop Farley had lately been approached by Protestant clergymen, who wish to see a coalition formed with the Roman Catholic Church in the fight against the growing evil of divorce. Plumbers Elect Officers. SAN FRANCISCO. May 2L The Master Plumbers Association today decided to hold the next session at St. Louis. The following officers were elected: President. E. D. Hohnbrook, of Kansas City; vice president. David Craig, Boston; treasurer. W. E. Goodman, Milwaukee; secretary, J. H. Richardson, Kansas City. Xeprro Blxlioti Scores Parkhnrxt HARRISBURG, Pa., May 21. At today's session of the Philadelphia Conference of the African M. E. Church, Bishop Der rick made an address, in which he ac cused Drs. Charles Parkhurst and Lyman Abbott with f-tlrrlng up more trouble against the negro and with making more race conflicts in the South than any other agency. AVlne Chosen Chief of Army Surgeons BOSTON, May 21. At the closing day of the United States Army Surgeons' As sociation annual meeting. Captain John C. Wise, medical director, United States Navy, was elected president, and St. Louis was selected as the meeting place next year. Tn co m a Man a Vice-President. BOSTON, May 21. The Free Religious Association today elected officer includ ing E. D. Mead, of Boston, as president. Among the vice-presidents are Moncure D. Conway, of London, and Alfred F. Mar tin, of Tacoma. Boilermakers Conclude Their Work. COLUMBUS. O.. May 2L The Interna tional Association of Railway Master Boilermakers concluded its second an nual meeting here today. J. A. Dornber gcr. of Roanoke. Va., was elected presi dent. Cumberland Presbytery at "Work. NASHVILLE, Tenn.. May 21. The 73d session of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church opened here today. Dr. Tlnnon, of Denver, was elected moderator. SLEEP WHILE PARENTS DIE Children of Conplc Find Tliem Dead by Their Own Hands. KANSAS CITY. May 2L-Fred Latty. a laborer. and his wife were found In their home at Independence, near here, early today, with their throats cut. The woman was dead, and Latty was in a dying condition, and so weak from loss of blood that he could not talk. A bloody razor lay on the floor. Mrs. Latty had threatened suicide, and It Is believed that after she had killed herself Latty tried to end his life. The couple were found by one of their children, three of whom had slept through the tragedy In an adjoining room. Porto Rico Celebrates for Cuba. SAN JUAN. P. R.. May 21. The first anniversary of Cuban independence was celebrated here by a banquet. The guests Included Governor Hunt, the United States officials, a number of Americans, the Consular officers and leading Porto RIcans. The members of the Spanish colony, with few exceptions. Ignored in vitations sent them. A Cuban line steam er, owned by Spaniards, dressed ship and displayed n'l flags but the American flag. BIG STRIKE AT END Denver Unions Agree to Ar bitration. BOTH SIDES MAKE CONCESSIONS Board of Ten Will Pass Final De cision on the Differences Between Employers and Ten Thousand Men and Women. DENVER, Colo., May 21. The strike, which for several days has practically paralyzed the business of the city. In volving nearly 10,000 men and women, and threatening to force into Idleness twice CANDIDATE FOR UNITED STATES LABOR COMMISSIONER. W. S. WAUDBY, WHOSE APPOIXTMEXT IS URGED BY ORGANIZED LABOR. Mr. Waudby learned the printer's trade at Columbus, O. He has been for many years a true and honored member of the International Typographical Union, and has served In many offices of honor In the organization. He was a member of the committee that worked for the passage of the law known as the alien contract labor law, restricting the importation of immigrants under contract, and secured its passage in 18S4. The office of Labor Commissioner was created Jn 1S85. with Carroll D. Wright as Labor Commissioner, and Mr. Waudby was appointed spe cial agent, which office he has since held, Telng sent on special mis sions to the United Kingdom, France and Germany to gather statistics pertaining to labor and manufactures. Mr. Waudby has been indorsed by many unions throughout the country for the office of Labor Commissioner made vacant by the resig nation of Carroll D.Wrlght. Multnomah Typographical Union, the Port land Federated Trades and Oregon State Federation of Labor have in dorsed Mr. Waudby's candidacy, and it Is the belief of his friends that he will secure the office, as his long years of experience qualify him for the position, and his- promotion would be in line of civil service. Mr. Waudby is "a well-known writer on economic subjects. His ar ticle on "Child Labor" In Leslie's Monthly recently was the subject of wide comment. that number of union members, was set tled at 7 o'clock this evening, through the efforts of a committee from the Chamber of Commerce and one from the local Typographical Union. Though both sides made concessions, the victory seems to be with the laboring men. The agreement entered into between the general executive committee of organized labor and the executive committee of the Citizens' Alliance, whose membership em braces nearly all the employers of labor in the city, concedes the right of em ployes, as well as employers, to organize; permits employers to choose their . em ployes, regardless of their membership in unions; forbids the discharge of employes on account of their affiliation with unions; provides for the arbitration of the pres ent differences by a board to consist of five each of employers and employes di rectly involved In the present trouble with. If necessary, an eleventh man, who has not been so Involved, the findings of this board to be bindjng upon all mem bers of the Citizens' Alliance and upon all unions represented by the general execu tive committee; all strikes, lockouts and boycotts are declared off; the men now out are to be reinstated as rapidly as their services can be utilized, and all suits for Injunction are to be withdrawn. WEAK POIXT IX TJMOXS. Colnmbia Professor Holds Com petency Is Xot Itceojrnixed. NEW YORK. May 21. "If the labor unions were made up of competent men there would be no trouble about their get ting recognition. Capitalists would go to them, hat in hand, asking competent men to come into their employ,"- said Profes sor Frederick D. Hutton. of Columbia, addressing 200 graduates of the Packard Commercial School at Carnegie Hall. "Influence, friendship or policy may give you the opportunity to try, but it is competence only which will keep you in a position. Why is President Roosevelt in the position he now holds? Because he showed himself competent all through life. If m6n organize themselves Into a union to force incompetent men into po sitions of trust there will'always be trou ble." Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus, president of the Armour Institute of Technology, of Chi cago, In his address said that young men had always ruled the world, but that young women had always ruled the young men. POTTER HOLDS UNIONS AT FAULT. Well-ICnovrn Bishop Says Freedom of Individual Is Invaded. ORANGE. N. J., May 2L Speaking on labor unions at a dinner of the Civic Club of Orange last night Bishop Henry C. Potter said the conditions which con front tho people of America are largely of their own making. He declared that one person had more to do with the situ ation than any one else and that was the manager of a shop or factory, not because he tried to understand the Interest? of the workingman, but because he wanted to get all he possibly could omt of the workingman or his employer, nothing more. "I believe," said Bishop Potter, "the folly of the labor organizations In several Instances has alienated a great deal of the sympathy that would otherwise have gone to them. One thing we must -realize Is that the community li not made up of either laborers or capitalists, cut rather of those between who are very largely affected by. these differences. "The time may come when organized labor may make Itself so unpleasant that it may not be able to stay in ew York. The great" stumbling block In organized labor Is that the freedom of the individ ual Is invaded and that has got to be corected." Xonnnloa Walters Locked Oat. 'OMAHA. Neb.. May 2L Seventy-five colored waiters and cooks were locked out today by restaurants which had hired them to take places of strikers, and the business was closed, pending negotiations for settlement of the strike. Employing, teamsters are running all their wagons, although the union teamsters have en tered Into hearty competition by placing 100 teams at work. Two large department stores took back their old drivers today at the old schedule, and a number of smaller places also settled with their teamsters. One hundred deputies were discharged by the Chief of Police today, but a large number are retained for night duty. The Chief says the strike is being settled by piecemeal, and he does not anticipate fur ther serious trouble. Employers Slnjn Tln-PIate Scnle. PITTSBURG, May 21. The Amalgamat ed Association officials returned to this city, and it Is announced that the tin plate scale was signed at tho conference with the manufacturers In New York. The settlement Is considered a good one for the workers, and 20,000 to 25.000 are affected. The most important feature of the now agreement was the limit of out put, and was the cause of the delay at the meeting. 'The wages of the skilled work men remain unchanged, being on a slid ing scale based on the selling price. The scale goes into effect July 1. Freight-Handlers Go Oat. ST. LOUIS, May 21. Frelghthandlers on the Burlington, In St. Louis and East Sr. Louis, went out today In sympathy with the porters and packers at Cupples Sta tion, and the statemont Is made that the men on all the other roads will strike. Several thousand men have stopped work as the result of the frelghthandlers strike at Cupples Station, where most of the wholesale firms of St. Louis are located. Apprentice System Will Stand. SAN FRANCISCO. Slay 2L The Na tional Convention of Master Plumbers to day adopted the report of the apprentice ship committee, after a long debate. The report declared It -unwise to abolish the apprenticeship system, and suggested that the number of apprenticc-s in one employ er's place should be limited to five, and also that shops employing two journey men should be allowed one apprentice. Wives Make Men Quit Work. NEW YORK, May 21. Subway con tractors experienced great difficulty today with their employes. Many of their men were taken away from work by their wives. In many instances, the women say, the strikers have threatened that their husbands will be killed if they do not oult work. Molders Agree to Arbitration. ST. PAUL, May 2L The strike of the lronmolders, which was decided on Mon day, will be settled by arbitration. Inter national Vice-President Campbell, who went to Minneapolis last night, arrived at the meeting of the molders just in time to prevent them ordering a strike. ACTRESS' TRYING ORDEAL Mrs. W. A. Brady on the Stage Willie Her Child Is Dying. NEW YORK. May 21. Grace George, starring In a play at a local theater, went through her lines last night under circumstances so trying that her physi cians fear for her health. While she sang and danced, her child, two years of age, was dying at her apartments. Miss George is in private life Mrs. William A. Brady, wife of the theatrical man ager. The moment the curtain was rung down on the final act, Mrs. Bradyjumped into n cab without stopping to change her costume for her street dress, and was driven home as fast as the horse could travel. When she Joined her hus band and learned that the child prob ably would not live she collapsed. Wins Salt Against Ronsx Estate. NEW YORK. May 2L The jury In the suit of Charles Broadway Rouss, who was suing the Charles Broadway Rouss estate for $100,000 for maintenance and eupport. returned a verdict for the full amount today. The boy In suing claimed to be a son of Charles Broadway Rouss. FACES BIG DEFICIT Postal Department Must Ask for Appropriation. MACHEN LARGELY TO. BLAME Deposed Chief of Free Delivery Al lowed That Fnnd to Be Over drawn . 9105,000 Payne Se verely Criticises Him. WASHINGTON. May 2L Congress will be asked at the opening of its next ces sion, to make an appropriation to cover deficiencies In both the regular delivery service and the rural free delivery serv ice of the Postofflce Department. Postmaster-General Payne announced today that this deficiency now aggregates ex actly 1227,300. of which $105,000 is in the free-delivery branch. The Postmaster General said he very much regretted the existence of the deficit and for the first time publicly criticised the administration of A. W. Machen. the General Superin tendent of the free delivery system, who is now on Indefinite leave of absence. "This Is not the first time that a deficit has occurred in the free-delivery service," said Mr. Payne, "but I regret its exist ence. At the opening of the last Congress Mr. Machen pointed out that without ad ditional appropriations no more routes could be established beyond those ready to be Installed January 1. He maintained, however. If Congress appropriated JSOO.OOO for the purpose the work could be con tinued during the rest of the fiscal year. This appropriation was promptly made, but it was exhausted. Despite this fact the office (the free-delivery office), was going on Increasing the deficiency, and if we had not taken steps to "curtail the expenditures- and suspend the establish ment of routes until the beginning of tho next fiscal year the deficit would have been much larger. It was not good ad ministration." Continuing. the Postmaster-General states part of the deficiency was discov ered before Mr. Machen was given his leeve. "He reported a part of it himself," Mr. Payne added. "First Assistant Postmaster-General Wynne recently reported to me that $20,000 deficiency existed in the rural service, and Mr. Wynne and I agreed that by economical measures the department might eliminate that, I sup pose that was the amount reported to Mr. Wynne." Immediately following that report, the Postmaster-General sent the following letter to Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow. dated May 9: "On the 7th Inst, General Wynne ad vised me of the probabilities of a deficit of J20.000 In the rural free delivery, and that if the activity of the' bureau Is kept up in the work of preparing to install additional free delivery routes until July 11. this deficit would largely be increased. "It is my wish that there should be no deficit Congress, at its last session, made an additional appropriation of $50, 000 for the rural free delivery service, making the appropriation immediately available, and we should conduct the business of the offico so as to not ex ceed this appropriation. "I have, therefore, to request that you will Investigate the situation promptly and curtail the cmonHitn., it be possible we will not have a deficit at the end of the fiscal year. In accept ing this, however, it is advisable that care should be taken not to suspend the actual investigation of proposed rural free delivery routes more than Is abso lutely necessary. I should think It en tirely practical to bring about economies In other branches of the bureau which would accomplish the result desired" .u V.Brist0W subsequently reported to the Postmaster-General with a detailed statement showing that the amount in round numbers aggregated $227,000. Mr lt was not feasible to crip ple the service by suspending any of the service now maintained, and a deficiency appropriation would be asked from Con gress. Postmaster-General Payne tonight. In discussing the big deficiency In the free delivery service, said: "It Is very reprehensible for a bureau official to have a deficit of 5200.000 rolled up on the first of May. It was bad. very bad. administration. A bureau officer should not incur a deficit without consult ing his superior officer, the Postmaster General. I cannot stand that kind of ad ministration, and do not approve of it An official must be held to a more strict accounting. I do not say that there was anything criminal or anything wrong In Mr. Machen's action, but It was certainly loose administration, and he should have had his business more In hand. I believe however, that Congress will quickly vote the money to cover the deficiency." Mr. Payne said A. W. Machen, the gen eral superintendent, would be given an op portunity to be heard on the subject. The entire map work of the rural free deliv ery service has been suspended, and no more maps will be made before the be ginning of the next fiscal year, funds for this purpose being exhausted. Machen Replies to Payne. Superintendent Machen. when told to night of the Postmaster-General's criti cism about the free delivery deficit, said there had been no Intention on his part to deceive his departmental superiors. He said: "I forwarded to Mr. Wynne, at the close of April, a statement of the deficit then existing. The figures were on routes al ready established. The figures for routes to be established May 1 and May 15 and June 1 and June 15 had not been put on the books by the bookkeeper. Therefore, the deficit of $200,000 was not a misrepre sentation of the actual condition of the appropriation at that time. "I should have asked Congress," added the free delivery superintendent, "for a larger sum than $500,000, which was voted at the last session for the present fiscal year. The pressure for more rural routes was very strong, and I yielded to It be yond what the appropriation really pro vided. The same thing has been done In years gone by. and Congress has always readily voted the money necessary to make up the deficit." PORTLAXD MAX A COXTRIBUTOR. Forecast-Official Beals Writes of Ir rigation in Year Book. WASHINGTON, May 2L The annual ot flcial publication of the Department of Agriculture, known as the year book, will be printed about June 15. James W. Abbott, special agent for the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast dis tricts. In a special report makes a review of the use of mineral oil In road improve ment, which he says haa been a great success In California. He says: "The growth of oil in popular favor in Southern California has been steady and rapid. Many of those who have had most experience with it have come to re gard Its use in a dry region as the most Important discovery ever made In roaa maklng. Quite a considerable number of people have said to the writer: 'We could not go back to the old conditions: If wc had to give up our oiled roads we would move away.' " Mr. Abbottvthinks- that ell can bo used to advantage at any place in the United States where the roads become very dry and dusty, and where water can be kept out of their foundations in the Winter, so that they will remain firm and not give away beneath the oiled surface in the Spring. The reliance must, he said, be upon an oil with an asphalt base. William L. Hall, discusses the practica bility cf forest planting in the United States. He says: "Forest planting Is not practicable in these regions- which are as yet well tim bered, and in whjch the reproductive pow- j er is sufficient to renew the'stand as the trees now standing are cut away. Broad ly speaking, this includes In the South tha hardwood-region of the Southern Ap palachians and' the pine belt from Virginia to Texas. In the Northeast it includes the spruce. loresta Jn New York. Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. In the West It includes California. Oregon and "Wash ington, and smaller sections elsewhere." W. H. Beals. of the office of Experiment Stations,, has an article In which he says: "Agricultural experiment stations are now in operation in every state and terri tory of the United States, including Alas ka. Hawaii and Porto Rico, and step? are being taken under Government auspices to establish agencies for agricultural In vestigation in. the -Philippines. There are 60 such stations, employing nearly 1C0O trained .scientific and practical men in their work. "The annual income of these stations' In 1902 was Jl.S2S.Si7: of which $720,000 came from the Federal Government, and J60S.S47 from state appropriations and other sources. During the 14 years of their ex istence as a National enterprise there has been expended In their maintenance about $14,000,000. of which $10,000,000 came from the National treasury and about $4,000,000 from state sources." In an article' on Irrigation. Edward A. Deals, Forecast Official of the Weather Bureau at Portland. Or., says that there are more than 7.000,000 acres of Irrigated land In the United -States. The total cost of the Irrigation systems- of the United States is $64,259,601. and the value of the irrigated crops for the single year of 1S90 was $84. 433.43S. or 30 per cent greater than the cost of the plaht The number of Irrigators was .102.819.. w.hlch gives nearly 71 acres to the farm. OLD SOLDIERS FILE PROTEST. Roosevelt Is Asked to Prevent Dexe cratlon of Memorial Day. M'PHERSON. Kan.. May 21. The Kan sas encampment of the G. A. R. tonight sent a dispatch to the President and Sec retary of War. protesting against the pro posed Memorial day programme at Fort Riley this year; The old soldiers object to the day being "desecrated by baseball, races and similar sport. The encamp ment decided to try to get better rates to the National Encampment at San Fran cisco. Indignation was expressed that the G. A. R. Is teeing given only one-half rates to San Francisco, while the Confed erate veterans are getting one-third rates to the gathering in New Orleans. OICLAH03IA SHOULD BE STATE. Hitchcock Says, Furthermore, It Should Come In Alone. WASHINGTON, May 21. Secretary Hitchcock was at the Interior Department today for the first time In almost a month, having Just returned from a tour of In spection in Indian Territory and Okla homa. "I am delighted with all I saw," said the Secretary, referring to his tour, "and greatly pleased -that I went. I found both territories populated by an intelli gent and progressive people, and the pop ulation, rapidly, grqwing in both instances. Settlers are going into Indian Territory from all the states of the union, attract ed by the exceptional richness of the soli, the fine climate and many advantages otherwise presented." Secretary Hitchcock took positive grounds, against the consolidation of the two territories and their admission as one state. "The people, .of Oklahoma," he said, are entitled to immediate statehood, and there should be no delay in the admission of that territory with its present boun daries." Southern Assembly Opens. LEXINGTON. Ky.. May 2L The 43d General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States Convened hero today. Rev. Dr. Abner B. Hopkins, of Charlcstown, W. Va.. was elected mod erator. Dr. S. H. Chester, of Nashville, secretary of foreign missions; Dr. S. L. Morris, secretary of home missions, and Dr. A. L. Phillips, of Richmond, secre tary Of the committee on publication, then submitted their reports. The closing re port was from tho committee on minis terial relief. Which was presented by the secretary, Dr. I. S. McElvoy, of Rich mond. Means Closer Relations With Army. WASHINGTON, May 21. General Bur ton, Inspector-General of the Army, with the authorization and approval of Secre tary Root, has prepared an order designed to bring the Inspector-Generals into clos er relations with the Army. Hereafter all officers assigned to the different depart ments as Inspector-General will be ex clusively under the control of Depart ment Commanders, who will control the assignments. All inspections of armories, arsenals, depots, etc., and of important posts and commands will be directed by the Secretary of War. Indians Will Return to Oregon. WASHINGTON. May 21. The Commis sioner of Indian Affairs has been In formed by the Indian Agent at the Qua paw agency, in Indian Territory, that most of the 47 Modoc Indians, who con stitute tho remnant of the tribe which in 1S76 perpetrated the massacre at the lava beds, are preparing to leave for their old home on the Klamath reservation, in Oregon. The Indians give as the reason for their desire to emigrate a preference for the Pacific Coast climate and a de sire to see old friends. Taft Grants Him Leave of Absence. WASHINGTON, May 21. Secretary Root received a cablegram today from Governor Taft saying that Professor Dean C. Worcester, a member of the Philip pine Commission, had been granted a leave of absence for six months, and that he would como to this country for his health. Professor Worcester probably will under go a. surgical operation when he reaches the United States. Change In Xavy-Yard Officials. BOSTON, May 2L A change In officers has taken place at the Charlcstown navy yard. Captain Charles J. Barclay, the ex ecutive officer having been ordered to Washington. He will be relieved by Cap tain George F. F. Wilde, who, until a few days ago, served in a similar capacity at the navy-yard at Portsmouth, N. H. Denies Payne-Rcslgnatlon Story. MILWAUKEE. Wis.. May 21. H. B. Wynne, son of First Assistant Postmaster-General Wynne, who was quoted in an interview yesterday to the effect that Postmaster-General Payne may resign, denies having had any such interview. Soldier Suffering From Leprosy. WASHINGTON, May 21. The soldier who is suffering' from leprosy at.an Isola tl6n camp . In Georgia is Charles C. Mix, First Sergeant in the Fifth Company of the Coast Artillery Corps. Mix Is now in a hospital at Fort Ccreve. Tybee Island, Ga. Arkansas Reaches Cairo. CAIRO, 111.. May 21. The monitor Ar kansas nrrivrd In Cairo harbor this after- Easy to T&ke Because purely vegetable yet thor ough, prcwApt, healthful, satlstacteiy noon. . She Is coaling here, and .will re main until tomorrow. No damage was done to the Arkansas on the way down. Against Changing Name of Caarck. OMAHA. May 21. At the annual meet ing of the Episcopal Church of the diocese of Nebraska the proposition to change tho name of the church was voted down. FLOORED BY LIGHTNING. ' Trrelve- Xevr York Police Offlcers Are Rendered Unconscioas. NEW YORK, May 21. By a bolt of lightning which struck the Clymer-street Police Station, Williamsburg. Captain Bernard Gallagher. Sergeant Montague and ten policemen were rendered uncon scious. Sergeant Montague was thrown to the floor and Policeman Gorley was knocked down and stunned. He was halt unconscious when his companions reached him, and artificial respiration had to be resorted to to restore him to conscious ness. The shock was felt thrqugh the entire building, knocking down all who were standing. 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