TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS. Features of Thirtieth Session Set Forth in Circular Letter, (Burnley's Dally ) The Trans-Mlsslsslppl congresi will meet In Its thirteenth niinu.il session Tuesdiy, August 19, 190:, at St Paul, Minn, The rresldent of the congress, Hon John Henry, Smith of Utah, has Issued a clrculir lettu calling attention atten-tion to tho principal features 'of the programme for tho approaching meet-111 meet-111 The Jurisdiction of the congress embraces em-braces all thu States west of tho Mis. sisslppl Ilicr, Including Louisiana, the Territories of Arizona. New Mexico, Alaska and Hawaii and the Philippine archipelago Among the subjects tn be discussed nt the fomlnc meetlne aro the reclamation of arid lands, I'nclitc cable. Isthmian canal, merchant marine, ma-rine, the Louisiana Purchase exposition, exposi-tion, the preservation of forest, lon-nular lon-nular service, trade with Mexico, Irrigation, Ir-rigation, the Hie stock Industry, the Department of Commerce and tho pos-tal pos-tal set 1 Ire. In order that the srnpe, of the con. cress may be as wide iih possible the commltteo on programme requests th it permanent member of the congress and others Interested will furnlth bub kestlnns calculated to add to the Inter, est nf the seMNlori. The Governor nf each State or Territory Ter-ritory la authoiled to appoint ten del-egates del-egates to the congress, the major of each city may appoint nt least one delegate and one additional delegate for each MKM of population provided, howeier, that no city shall have more than ten delegates. Ilach county may appoint one rirlegato and each business oiganlzatlon, such as boards of trade, limy appoint one delegnte nnd one additional ad-ditional delegate for eiery fifty mem-hern mem-hern proilded. however, that no such organization shall have to exceed ten delegates.