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m. e. missionaryIexhibit. ZASSALITCII LOSES COMMAND. PORTRAITS OF NOTED, WOMEN.

THE-NEGM BAKRED. The Best Missouri News Selecting: Proper. Seed Corn planting has been' somewhat delayed in Missouri this season on account of unusually wet weather, but soil conditions are otherwise excellent, and indications point to an increased acreage. For the sole purpose of bringing, about an increased a state corn breeders' -association was organized last fall in Columbia, with a view to making Missouri the leading corn state of the world, as 'she now stands a very close second to. Illinois, with excellent prospects for first place.

i0s Angeles Hotel Men Refused to Admit Colored Preachers'. Hedge of ITlf teen-Thousand Calla Lille Adorned the 8tge Wben the Methodist fOensrsl Conference Assembled, -i niahnn Morrill -i" Los Angeles, May 6. The thtr- ty-first general conference of the Methodist' Episcopaf churcn "iopeaed at Haz ard's pavilion to this ltf 'Wednesday. When Bishop Stephen M. Mer ri walked; to; the front he stage and rapped for order, 1 faced one of the most notable gataerjnft of in the history of Protestantism la Seated in atroitoriura pro'perf were 79S representatives ot Methodism gathered1 from the four quarters of the The great building was a bower ot beauty and fragrant with the bloom ot California flowers.

Fifteen thousand calla lilies formed a hedge extending entirely across the front of the broad BISHOP STEPHEN MERRILL. stage and beneath these a 'beautiful frieze work of smilax and ferns reached the floor. Around the railing of the- galleries wkhflags and bunting for a background, the same scheme of decoration had been carried out, the whole forming a perfect bower of bloom, beneath which the delegates sat. The ceiling had been hung with immense flags, drooping-in graceful folds from the center to the galleries and giving the appearance of a great sunshine. In the rear of the stage an immense flag of shimmering silk fell from ceiling to floor.

There was some little annoyance and delay experienced in securing hotel quarters for a part of the colored delegation. Two of the prominent hotels refused to admit them and at another hostlery they were assigned to a sep arate dining room. This was distaste ful to the colored churchmen and they left the house to seek other quarters. All, however were eventually comfort ably housed. Among the delegates were 25 women, 73 colored men and two native Chinese, the latter being Lo-Chi-Ming and Ding-Miang-Ing; The former of these two orientals is the first delegate ever sent to the conference from north China.

HEARST WINS IN IOWA. Delegates to the National Convention In structed to Tote as a Unit for the Journalist. Des Moines, May 5. William Randolph Hearst swept the field in the Iowa state democratic convention held here yesterday. He had a major ity of over 150 in the convention ant.

Hearst resolutions were adopted, the Hearst delegations from the contest ing counties were seated and Hearst delegates were selected and the convention instructed to vote as a unit and stand by Charles Walsh as member of the national committee. The orators, of whom there were many os both' sides, were hissed, some of them being driven from the stage. Kansas City Platform Reaffirmed. Lincoln, May 5. W.

J. Bryaa controlled the democratic convention in his couhtyyesterday and a platform reaffirming the Kansas City platform was adopted. No names for residen tial choice were mentioned, the con vention voting to adopt the unit role and practically agreeing to act as Bryan thinks best in the national convention. TWO TOWNS QUARANTINED. ATI Communication Between the Oatskfca World and Nevlacer and ConneUsvUW Forbidden oa AeeMat ef SmaUpox.

Kansas City, May 5. Novinger and ConneUsville, in Adair county. Mn and th territory within a radiant of five miles of these towns, have been quarantined by the state board at health and all communication between them and the outside world forbiddes. The reason for sueh a drastic order la that smallpox Is epidemic In Adair county in and around the towns named and the county court of that county. To Be Hang in Woman's Balldlng Reception for Alice Roosevelt A Model Post Office to Accommodate 60,000.

i ft May 7. A light rain fell I rlday which was gladly welcomed at the world's fair as all the newly-laid sod must be frequently watered and the different floral beds requre frequent attention. The rain was just of sufficient duration, and quantity to lay the dust and be of great benefit to the sod and flowers. It was the first day-time shower since the opening of the exposition. The board of lady managers has de cided unanimously that, the pictures of prominent women of the United States shall be hung on the walls of the woman's building.

This decision was reacneawitn me provisions tnat the pictures collected are really those cf prominent women and that 'there; is room for the portraits after they have passed a discriminating inspection to be made by a' specially-appointed committee, the personnel of which is not to be revealed. About 400 pictures have been collected, all of which bad received the approval of' the former president of the board, Mrs. James L. Blair. It is understood that the secret board of inspection" will take its time in the inspection.

a The board adopted a resolution to tender a reception in honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt during her intended visit to St Louis. A resolution introduced by Miss Helen M. Gould was adopted to tender a reception in the woman's building during the latter part of May to the officers of the army and navy, who are affiliated with the exposition. The post office department has opened a model post office in the government building. Nominally it is a sub-station of the St Louis post office.

Postal clerks estimate that the model office, which just meets the requirements of the visitors and employes of the exposition, is sufficient in size and appointments for a city of 50,000 people. BISHOP TURNER PESSIMISTIC. Negro Methodist Unwilling to Sing "America" Until It Is in Fact the "Land of Liberty," Chicago, May 7. "I am unwilling to sing 'America' until this country is what is claimed to be 'Sweet Land of declared Bishop H. M.

Turner, cf Atlanta, at last night's session of the African Methodist Episcopal conference. "The Negro in Science" was the subject of the address delivered by Bishop Turner, vhich caused him to take up every phase of the negro question in this country and led him to say that this was not the negro's home, but, on the contrary, that God had allowed the negro to come to this country to be enslaved in order that he could be trained and go back to his native land and make it what it should be. In concluding Bishop Turner said: "The supreme court of the United States is against us. We have good friends in this country, but they are comparatively few, and the only thing left for us to do is to leave. Let us be men, let us go where we can be men.

The negro is here, some declare that he is here to stay, but I doubt it very much unless he is to tay under the ground." ROBBERIES AT WORLD'S FAIR. Whole Sections ot Government Food Exhibits Stolen Ivory in Chinese BaUding Surreptitiously Removed. St Louis, May 7. Complaints that whole sections of government food ex hibits in the agricultural building at the world's fair have been stolen caused Superintendent Bruner yesterday to issue a warning that the food should not be eaten as a majority of the things so appetizingly prepared have been poisoned for preservation. At the Chinese building ivory inlaid in a wall was removed and the depres sion filled with plaster of paris.

Kansas City's Water Supply Affected. Kansas City, May 7. The freshet that made a river of Turkey creek last night cut off the greater portion of the city's water supply. It took out the bridge that carried the 30-inch water main supplying most of the uptown districts, cut off one-half the flow line and crippled two 20-inch mains. Water was turned on the busi ness district Friday" afternoon and it is hoped to get the residence districts supplied inside of 24 hours.

Stop-Over Kansas City. Kansas City, Ma. May 7. The rail roads every one that does1 through business via Kansas City have unani mously decided to grant ten day stop over rights on all through world's fair excursions tickets sold to St Louis from beyond this city from the west, southwest, northwest and south. These will become effective at once.

Bmoot Thinks Ho Win Not Be Unseats Salt Lake City, May 7. Senator Reed Smoot returned from Washington yes- I tsrday and went at once to his home in Provo. In an interview Senator Smoot expressed entire confidence that he would be allowed to retain his seat in the senate. '1 have not the least doubt in the world that I will be un seated," said the senator. Lard Nearly 60 Tears Old.

Omaha, May 7. Charles Noyes, while rafting In a bunch of logs np near an old Indian mission, uncovered, on a sandbar, two ancient cases of lard. They had been shipped from St Louis to Fort Shaw, Mont, in 1868, the steam er having sunk near where the lard was found. It is in good condition and Is being used. Bryan Scores Mr.

Olney. Lincoln, May T. In the forth coming issue of his Commoner, W. J. Bryan scores Richard Olney and the Important Feature of the General Confer at Los Angeles aud Karpasaes Any thing Heretofore Attempted.

Ito! CH4jim-J portant feature of Wednesday's M. E. general conference' pWGeas "was the opening of magnificent missionary exhibit in the building formerly occupied-by the Los-Angeles chamber of commerce This on of the most, Jaietg stingy ever, mage, on. the Pacific coast and surpasses anything grille sortatteittpted at' former conferences;" irhe display fcompre-r henslve, showing in accurate detail the magnitude of this feature of propaganda. The' exhibit Js the personal supervision of Secretary, 8V Karl Taylor, of tfie Open tt6or Emergency commission, assisted by' a idrps of competent TORNADO SWEPT IOWA' TOWFT i i iA Several Honaes and.

Barns in Merlden and Vicinity Totally Deinoliabed No Lives Lost. 'Cherokeer May 6. A tornado which passed through this county de strpyed several houses and barns in the vicinity of Meriden. The buildings were totally demolished, but no lives were lost A severe wind blew during the progress of the Avave that did the damage at Meriden, which is six miles THE RUSSIAN BARRACKS AT LEAOYANG. This place is the junction for the projected railway to the Korean frontier.

north of here, but no damage was done in the immediate vicinity. The exact extent of the storm cannot be learned as yet, telephonic communication with Meriden being demoralized by the wind. Defended Woman from Her Husband. -St. Louis, May 6.

While defending two women from the attack of the hus band of one of them, Marshall Scheff, 19-years-old, shot and killed Edward Cardwell, 35 years' old. According to the story told by Mrs. Cardwell and her sister, Miss Kate Layton, Cardwell without provocation attacked the two women with a knife. Scheff interfered and was in turn assaulted by Cardwell, it is said. Scheff drew a revolver and fired two shots, instantly killing Card-well.

Aged Minister Dies of Joy. East Louis, 111., May 6. Rev. A. Saegesser, aged 65 years, a minister of the German Methodist church at San Jose, died suddenly in Granite City, 111., at the home of his two sons.

The aged minister had just arrived from San Jose and his death was undoubtedly due to heart failure, the result of the joy he experienced in greeting his sons after a long sep-eration. Ex-Got. Black Will Nominate Koosevelt. Washington, May 6. It is announced as the white house that ex-Gov.

Frank S. Black, of New York, would make the principal speech in nomination of President Roosevelt at the Chicago convention. He' will be followed by several delegates with seconding speeches, one of which will be delivered by Harry Stilwell Edwards, the well-known author and writer of Macon, Ga. Consins Named for Seventh Term. Cedar Rapids, May 6.

Congressman Robert G. Cousins was renominated by acclamation for a seventh term by the Fifth district republicans here. The convention adopted "stand pat" resolutions. The prohibitionists of the Fifth district have named as their candidate Rev. O.

N. Ellett, of Marshalltown. Gov. Larrsbee's Gift to Iowa. St Louis, May 6.

The bronze statues of Gen. Sherman, Admiral Far-ragut, Gen. Dodge and Gen. Henderson, which will be placed at the north front entrance of the Iowa building at the fair, have arrived and are being placed in position. These statues were presented by ex-Gov.

Larrabee, president of Iowa commission. Mitchell Withdrew Financial Support. Pueblo, May 6. In an interview here Gov. James H.

Peabody said he was informed while in St Louis by President John Mitchell that the national organization had withdrawn its support from the Colorado miners, and to this fact he attributes the collapse of the strike in the southern coal fields. First Snlcide from New Bridge. New York, May 6. The first suicide from the new Williamsburg bridge which spans the East river a mile above the old Brooklyn bridge, was recorded Thursday, when" an unknown woman leaped to death in the river 135 feet below. Win Bliss Accept Chairmanship 7 Washington, May announcement that Cornelius N.

Bliss will very shortly make known his willingness to serve as chairman of the republican national committee has beta heard la Washington, Haitian Gener! Humiliated for Stubbornly Restating the Japa When They Crosaed the Yalu Kiver. 1 St, May 6. It is under-Stood that, Zassalitch has already been relieved of his command for dis obedience of orders and that his action is under No further official newghas been regarding the Russian losses, but estimate, 2,000 men is accepted as representing practically their full extent It is generally believed that the Japanese lost between 3,000 and 4,000 men. This is based upon reports of eye witnesses. Gen.

Kuropatkin has gone to the front from Liao Yang to inspect the situation Troops are being hurried forward from the, Liao Yang and Mukden "line a position near Feng-Wang-Cheng. All the Russian wounded have vbeen sent back toward Liao Yang in order not to encumber" the operations of the Russian army, i It appears evident, that Kuropatkin is preparing to give battle to Gen. Kurokl's army it circumstances warrant. Private reports are to the effect that the fighting blood of the Russian soldiers is up and that they are thirsting for an opportunity to revenge the slaughter on the Yalu, but although the commander-in-chief is greatly chagrined at the miscarriage of his plans on the Yalu river, there Is nc! idea here tlat he will act rashly on that account His decision as to the extent of the opposition he will make at Feng-Wang-Cheng depends upon the location and success of Japanese landings in Manchuria. Descents or attempted landings are now momentarily anticipated near New Chwang and the head of Korea bay.

Occupying an interior line and pursuing the tactics of Napoleon, Kuropatkin's problem will be to prevent a juncture of the enemy's forces. It is necessary fcr him to await the development of the Japanese plans and ascertain the direction, strength and whence the other column will come before deciding how to fight his adversary in detail. Alexirff Confera with Kuropatkin. St Petersburg, May 6. Viceroy Alex- ieff has left Port Arthur to confer with Gen.

Kuropatkin at Liao-Yang, to which place the general will return immediately after an inspection of the troops at Feng-Wang-Cheng. Rear Admiral Wittsoeft, chief-of-staff to Viceroy Alexieff, has been left in charge of the naval forces at Port Arthur. JAPANESE LOAN NEXT WEEK. 50.000.000 Will Be Iaaned In New York and London, Probably the Laat Before Gloae of War. London, May 6.

Further, inquiries show that a Japanese loan of will be issued next week. It will take the form of seven-year 6 per cent bonds and the issue price probably will De the security being a first charge on the Japanese customs. The loan will be issued simultaneously in New York and London, the only detail remaining to be determined being regarding the amount which shall be allotted to each city. It is anticipated that London will get $35,000000 and New York $15,000,000. The Japanese financial in London says the money will not be sent to Japan but will be employed in paying the balance of trade.

He adds that in his opinion no other loan will be required by Japan before the conclusion of the war. It was definitely arranged later that one half the Japanese loan will go to the United States. The stock exchange has put a nominal premium of 1 on the projected loan. William B. Hearst Gets Washington.

Olympia, May 6. It is stated that the different factions in the democratic state convention have agreed on a compromise which provides, for the selection of a delegation to the national democratic convention with the supporters of William R. Hearst in the majority. Find Farmer Goilty of Perjury. Kansas City, May 6.

A jury In the federal court returned a verdict of guilty against J. H. McDonald, who was tried for perjury in an Oklahoma land contest case. Land Thieres Plead Gnllty. Portland, May 6.

The cases of Charles Cunningham, the eastern Oregon "sheep king," Glen H. V. Saling, Shelley Jones and Dallas O'Hara, charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States government of public lands, were brought to an abrupt and unexpected conclusion by pleas of guilty being made. Castro Proclaimed Dictator. Caracas, May 6.

The Venezuelan congress has conferred on Gen. Castro full dictatorial powers for a year, with the title of provisional president. prcjc Litigation. Livingston county has a freak case court equal to the celebrated mule ease from Callaway county, which has wide attention. The title of 'the Livingston county suit is Ai L.

rPlummer vs. Thomas Maddox et an action in The property In question is a little four-acre strip of Sand in the extreme southeast' part of 'the county which has been in litigation the circuit courts of two counties for, over 12 years, and apparently is no nearer settlement than It was when the case first started. The lawyers' fees alone amount to unany times the worth of the four acres, and thecourt costs and the witness fees run up into the thousands. It lias been up for hearing In the Livingston county circuit court several ttimes and was twice taken to Linn county fori a change of venue. The tf.rst trouble started during the civil Avar when the owner attempted to transfer it to prevent confiscation.

Married 73. Years. Judge McKissick and wife, who live sflve miles north of Orrick, Ray county, probably the oldest married couple in Missouri. Judge McKissick was born in Tennessee and is 91 years old. His wife, whose maiden name was Rachel Odell, was born in Indiana and 89 years old.

They were married in 1831, so they have now lived together the amazing period of 73 years. They are among the old settlers of Missouri, liaviug lived on their present farm for G7 years. Both the old people are re-jnarkably vigorous and well preserved. "This week a neighbor passing by noticed that the old lady had put out a "big week's washing," an Excelsior -Springs paper says. Honda Third of a Century Old.

Gen. John B. Henderson, of Washington, and Arthur C. Huidekoper, of Meadville, holders of more than $1,000,000 worth of railroad bonds against Macon county, have agreed to accept 18 cents on the dollar for their holdings. There are about $1,500,000 worth of these bonds in existence and the organizer of the committee has assurances from the other holders that they will accept the 18 cents coir promise.

The debt has been in existence aeainst the county a third of it century and has been a constant source litigation. The bonds were issued or a road that was never built-. Disobeyed a Banishment Order! James Henry, 30 years old, has been -arrested at Macon and is now in jail -charged with a violation of a order in the circuit court. Henry pleaded guilty in April, 1903, to an attempt to kill his mother with an ax. He was banished from the state for a year, but refused to obey the order, managed to dodge the officers un- -r4 1 urn 4- 4r a -inn trn1 wri Ti a ill ihj nao ouut iu uunu itn saloonkeeper.

To Punish Bird Killers. In recent instructions to the grand jury of Daviess county, Judge Alexander, of the circuit court, called special attention to the cruel and wholesale destruction of some birds that is taking place in Missouri, and told the jurors to indict anybody whom they might hear had participated in the slaughter. The fine for killing a song 3)ird in Missouri is $25. Russell in Vandiver's Plnce. The democratic congressional con vention of the Fourteenth district J.

J. Russell, of Mississippi -county, for congress by acclamation. This district is now represented by V7. P. Van who is Mr.

Folk's manager. egress Dend at 112. Lucinda Todd, a negro woman, died at 2528 Highland avenue, Kansas City. According to the certificate with the board of health she was 112 years old. She was born on a plantation in Ken- ucky.

The cause or death was pneu- Old Pastor Resigns. After 25 years' service as pastor of he St Johns Lutheran church and eacher of the German school about our mnes nonn or. tiarner. iev. a.

Missouri Second la Oratory. In the interstate oratorical contest Notre Dame university, South Bend, George E. Newell, of Park college, presenting Missouri, won. second ace. In Missouri Since 1831.

Joseph Simpson, who came to Jack- county with his parents in 1831 at age Of nine years, died at the home his daughter in Kansas City at the of 81. A Preacher Fifty Years. Rev. Elijah D. Owen, aged 78, a Bap- minister more than 50 vears is Id at Harwood.

Fatal Fall from Ladder. franklin Skillman is dead at Fayette lm the effects of a fall from a ladder le putting up a screen. Elected Superintendent. ifter a Ions session, during whioh re was, It Is reported, stormy te, the St Joseph board of educa- elected J. A.

Whiteford, of Mo- ry.i superintendent of the St Jo- public schools for one year, at a fry of $2,500. Texas Worn Over debate at Colombia between Mis- university and Texas university I ted In a victory for Texas, which ted that trade unionism is detri-J to the general welfare. According to Dr. G. M.

Tucker, of the Missouri agricultural college, the question of the success or failure of a corn crop depends very largely upon the selection of seed for planting. He has recently conducted special experiments along this line, of which. he said: "The chief reason that there are so few ears per hill Is because many of the stalks are This is largely the result of a careless selection of seed, for if the ears of the growing corn are fertilized by the pollen of the barren stalks of the field then the corn which is taken from those ears and used for seed has a great tendency to produce barren stalks. If we could, get five ears to every four hills we would be getting 42 bushels per acre, which would be an increase of three bushels, as Missouri produced 39 bushels to the acre last season. With selected seed corn we might expect to do even bet ter.

We may plant three bushels of pedigreed corn and expect at least four ears for every three hills, taking into account missing hills, if care is exercised in planting, and no farmer can afford to be careless in planting his corn." State University Changes. The board of curators of the btate university met at Columbia and made the following changes in the faculty: Prof. J.NL. Merriam, of Columbia university, was elected assistant professor of theory and practice of teaching in the teachers' college Dr. W.

I Westerman was appointed instructor in the history and literature of Greece and Rome in the same department. Df Westerman's place in the department of Greek and Latin will be filled by an assistant. Dr. E. T.

Bell, who has been filling Dr. Jackson's place in the department of anatomy during his absence in Europe this year, was appointed an instructor in the same department. Innocent "Country Boy." It cost James B. Maloney, a St. Louist salesman, $12, at St.

Joseph to discover that a green country boy makes the best confidence man on earth. Such a boy was shedding great big tears at a railroad station, and telling about saloon sharpers getting all his money and his ticket home. He had an old watch and someone suggested selling it at auction. Maloney, out of sympathy for the poor farmer, paid $12 for it When he looked at it later, he found it was a cheap case, with no works at all. Meanwhile, the green farmer boy and the auctioneer, had disappeared.

Small Baby in Incubator. One of the smallest babies ever known by St. Louis physicians to survive birth is struggling for life in an incubator at the Deaconess hospital and the'physician in charge states that the chances for the infant becoming a lusty child are excellent The infant is 11 inches long and weighs hut two pounds and seven ounces. Its arm is about the size of the little finger of a man's hand end its head is not of greater circumference than an average sized orange. Fees of Secretary of State.

Sam B. Cook, secretary of state, reports having received and paid into the state treasury taxes and fees for the month of April, $12,416.50, as follows: Notarial commissions, $650; domestic corporation tax, $360; miscellaneous fees, land department fees. recording railroad contracts, $85; bank inspection fees, $872.50. Contrary to the Statutes. After an investigation of the affairs of the Fraternal Bond Insurance com- Danv.

of Chillicothe. R. G. Yates, su perintendent of the state insurance de partment, reported that the company is not conducting its business in compliance with the law. Remained in Tree Nine Honrs.

John Lawrence, a farmer living in the Mannaton bottom near Nevada, while at work saving property, was thrown into 12 feet of water. He clung to the branches of a submerged tree for nine hours before he was rescued. Ninth District Jndsre Named. Alex Waller, of Moberly, was unanimously nominated by the democrats for judge of the Ninth judicial circuit, composed of the counties of Boone Howard and Falling Bowlder Killed Him. Randall Dryden, of Carterville, was killed in a mine on the Garnison land, south of Webb City, by a falling bowlder.

Postal Cleric Convicted. A jury in federal court convicted Pryor Hayes of embezzling money from the mails while acting as postal clerk on the Frisco road, between Kansas City and Memphis. Hayes was la the mail service 21 years. He has a wife at Springfield. YaadlTcr to Be Chairman? It is said that if Joseph W.

Folk controls the democratic state conven tion the new chairman of the democratic state committee will bs Con gressman W. IX Vandlver. which is a local of health, cannot or will not cope with the diaeaaa. As a result of the quarantine the board has instructed the Burlington railroad, which has a una through the twa towns, not to stop any trains at thoaa -two places or take off or put on any passengers or freight there. DM Whitney Din FennUoaat New York, May 6.

One of the dis turbing factors on the stock market ia a report concerning the actual value of the estate of William Whitney and the prospect that when it is wound up it may prove that instead of leaving a. fortune of about 123,000,000 Mr. Whitney died actually in debt. Msst Dies fraas HhwayaMas Aissasfc Omaha, May 6. Rev.

Father Edward Geary, assistant pastor of Holy Family Catholic church, died yesterday as the result of injuries Inflicted can him fey hl4Awaymem Uoafcy mtsfck Massachusetts platform..