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M-CEII MIGHTS WILL HOLD HIGH CARNIVAL OMAHA NEXT WEEK. IN Gorgeous PafMnU will Mov Alone th Brilliantly Illuminated Streets In ths Evening. (Omaha Trade Exhibit) Omaha. Neb;. Sept 1 An electrical parade of surpassing beauty, including la Ita composition Innumerable floats Illustrating- every conceivable effect and combination possible to produce by skillful artisans who know how to har ness lightning, a fraternal parade In which more than 100 clvlo and miltary societies and organisations will appear tal gorgeous attire and accompanied by dosen high class bands, Ak-Sar-Ben parade In which bis majesty, King Ak-Sar-Ben, accompanied by his nobles will pass through the principle streets Of the olty carrying with them many of the fabled floats indicative of the mag nificent resources of their mythical em pire. and concluding these extraordl nary festivals, which cover a period of four nights, the court ball of Ak-fcar- Ben, king of the realm of Qulvera, will be the gorgeous event. These are some of the principal events that will attract the people durisg the last week of Sep tember the festival week: September Zt, electrical parade. September 27, fraternal parade. September 2S, Ak-Sar-Ben parade. September 29, Ak-Sar-Ben court ball. Those who have witnessed the past exhibitions of the Ak-Sar-Ben festival week in Omaha have some idea of what la promised by thesed parades, but to those who have been so unfortunate as to have missed the glorious affairs in the past little idea can be conveyed of the many attractive scenes to be pre sented during that period. These pa rades occur by night; but those who come to the city to remain during the Whole four days will find a surpassing array of interesting things to amuse and Instruct them during the day. The business men of the city have pledged their faith that the festival this year Shall in every way surpass the affairs of previous years, both night and day features, and their preparations indi cate that they will be ready when the time comes to make good their boasts. As to the general excellence of the program to be this year presented dur ing the festival week there is of course no question- The character of the cit izens who have undertaken the work of providing this form of amusement guarantee that it will be of the high eat class, but the Omaha board of man agers desires to inform the public that the demonstration this year will in ev ery way surpass that of previous years. Practically there can be no comparison. It is natural that these entertainments Should improve in point of merit annu ally as the artists having the work In charge become more familiar with the details. For that reason the affair thiis year can easily be made more gorgeous more startling in electrical and me chanical effects and generally more dazzling than last year. Hotel accommodations at reasonable rates will be provided for all visitors On this point those who contemplate coming to Omaha for the entire week seed not hesitate. If there are any who cannot be provided for at the regular hotels, there will be found innumerable rooms scattered through the best part of the city where shelter can be se cured, and restaurants will furnish sneals at reasonable prices. These points are worth considering as it will add to the pleasure of the visit. A couple way remain in Omaha during the four days and nights covering the parades at an expense of from $5 to 10 and live In very comfortable style during that time. These features should not be lg nored either. During the daytime there will be spe cial attractions at the exposition and after the parades in the evening all the theaters in the city will present special programs. These side lights of the big events are- calculated to crowd a great deal of amusement Into a very few hours. No effort will be spared by the entertainment committee having these affairs In charge. But the big parades will be the prime leature of the entertainment during the festival week and the number of cltl sens this year engaged In the Ak-Sar-Ben work is nearly double what it has been in the past. The Interesting phase Of the kingdom of Ak-Sar-Ben is de scribed In the pretty myth touching the -story of the realm of Quivers will be portrayed In the most startling and unique manner throughout the entire parade of the evening of September 28. Of course that Is the event of events The Ak-Sar-Ben parade. Great elec trical floats are now being constructed or that purpose and all the Ingenuity J and artistic skill of designers, deco rators, painters and novelty makers is Sow being exhausted in the preparation mt these floats. To better understand the character of which the floats will partake, one must fee more or less familiar with the myth ological commonwealth of Qulvera a country which fable tells us was over flowing with milk and honey a realm f beautiful women, handsome men, splendid hones In fact, a country In which dame nature had touched all things gently. In this mythological garden of Eden all things bloomed as the rose and the subjects of tha great sjd powerful monarch who ruled over this vast empire had nothing to do but Invest new pleasures and Indulge in -very conceivable form of worldly folly. Therefore when the floats that will pass through the streets of Omaha on the eecasion when te reigning monarch of thai realm shall hold his annual levee, meat fantlstlc and gorgeous sights to the enchanted masses who gather to witness the demonstration. It will be sssiliinlinirt that an accurate picture of the enchanted palaces of the famed fcsawdom of Qulvera are there. Of course these floats will be embellished with fgures and characters that will give a historical and mythological significance ta everything featured In the parade. The permanent instructive features of each aa entertainment can well be un derstood by those who have even the fiSghtest acquaintance with Oreek and 1 liVen mythology or ancient lit ra ters. These features will be brought sjt with excessive realism on this oc- The heroic nguree tw r will he heightened by the pres- -4 the sorseousiy cosiumea -ts of Ak-Sar-Ben and the scene m made more realistic by a lavish ja of electrical affects produced by . wads of colored lights. The over. 1 wiras of the tramway lines thro r& wffl furnish the electrical cur- .s rm inn will be attached by - s m fines as they are driven "I US T nmaumn-ww sets will be practically of the pretty tale of the . ran or ine viwvera eet one float may pre- rftsiafiiiT of the empire j pesuress of the realm ' "I to taesmlt the oracles i r rX of hie sad I fhSMrth I s their Cods and receiving their t Users or curses in proportion to their saeru Other teats will be even mere senses! than those snowing the palaces gardens of the rulers of this fabled ens pire, which will show the torture cham bers of the monarch where the Kaighti are putting to death by toasting or oth erwise those subjects whs hare prove disloyal. Again the float will shot the admission or subjects to the knight hood of the realm and the awful pun lshment awaiting those who prove re creaat to the trust. Other floats w present scenes of a milder character beautiful gardens of rare flowers an foliage plants common to the fable land. All these subjects will afford un limited resources for the embelllshmen of the fantastic Ideas presented by thi various mythical stories of the land o: Quivers. The gorgeous pageants presented bj the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben during thi four years since the organisation of th club have become famous far beyon the confines of the state of Nebraska Nothing has advertised Nebraska mon than these demo net rat long and thi clever work Is spoken of far and wide New Orleans has her Mardl Gras, grand affair that abounds in artlstl amusement features and attracts grea crowds from all parts of the south, wh are constrained to abandon many the limits of decorum in their enthus asm; St. Louis with her Veiled Propb eta. a gorgeous spectacle that is combination of genius and color; Kan sas City with her Priest of Pallas, em belllshlng a mythical story in a elevei way, and Omaha, the queen of th west, has outclassed all her nelghborin cities with her festival of the Knlghti of Ak-Sar-Ben. Shade of Claude Duval. Napa, Cal. (Special.) The Callstogs & Lakeport stage was held up by solitary highwayman, who made of) with the express box. The scene ol the robbery, known as "Desperat Bend," was an admirable spot for thi successful carrying out of the high wayman's plans. The road there rum through heavy undergrowth and comet suddenly around a curve. The stagf driver was confronted with a mankec robber, who covered him with his shot gun and ordered him to stop. The pas sengers were then commanded to dls mount from the stage and were drawr up In a row, while the hlghwaymar abstracted the express box of Wells Fargo & Co.. but left the United Statei Mall bag and made no attempt to rob the passengers. The robber then run into the thicket which adjoins the road and the last heard of him was a report which probably Indicated the blowing oft of the lock on the express box. Th holdup was accomplished one mile from Mount St. Helena tollhouse and Deputy Sheriff Dunlap of of Napa county, promptly notified. He started at onc with a posse in search of the highway man, of whom he has a good descrlp tion. The officers of Lake county hav also Joined in the pursuit. Wells, Fargo & Co. state that the value of the con tents of the treasure box was consid erable. To Obtain the Real Facts. Columbus, O. (Special.) Congress man John J. Lentz is being urged by some of the most prominent anti-imperialists of the country to go to the ir'hilipptnes and make a personal inves tigation of conditions there, prepare tory to leading' the democrats in con gress In the attack upon President Mc Kinley's policy toward the Filipinos. The trip was the subject of a confer ence In New York a few days ago. When axked about the matter, Mr Lentz said: "The matter has been discussed among some of the most prominent anti-Imperialists of the country, and 1 have been asked whether, if my ex penses were paid, 1 would give up my time and go to the Philippines In time to return early in January and be pre pared to state facts ss I found them in Bpeeches on the floor of congress and to give the country the real conditions. "At present I am undecided, and for the time being I have nothing further to say, except that I shall not leave Ohio until after I have made a few speeches In behalf of the demoeraU ticket." Drought Situation Alarming. Austin, Tex. (Special.) The long drouth which has blighted Texas for two months past and which was only partially broken in places Sunday, has been most seriously felt In the reduc tion of the cotton crop of Texas. It has been carefully figured out by the experts here that the yield now will not exceed a bale to three acres, which will make the cro pof the season nearly 2,- 000,000 bales short of the crop of last year, which was 3.555,000. The season Is now too far advanced for general rains to change these figures. Conditions caused by drouth are dally growing worse in this city, at Waco and Fort Worth. The river is so low the city electric and water works were compelled to shut down end there seems little chance for them to resume operations soon again. Reoorts from Fort worth ana warn are that the situation Is alarming. In the country west of here no water Is obtainable for miles around, causing considerable loss of live stock. Three Years Hsrd Labor. Washington. D. C.Bpeclal. Pri vate Thomas M. McVeigh of company O, First Wyoming volunteer infantry, was tried by a general court-martial convened at Imus. r. L, in June last. on the charge of striking his superior officer. He was found guilty ana sen tenced to "be shot te death with mus ketry at such time and place as the nroner authority may direct," two- thlrds of the court concurring In the sentence. President McKinley has directed that the sentence be commuted to dishonor able discharge, foreflture of all pay and allowances and connnement ai hard labor for the period of three years Alcatraz Island, Cal., has been desig nated ss the place of confinement. ft. Louis. Mo. (Special.) A special tc the Post-Dispatch from Sedalla, Mo., says: Mrs. J. W. Wltllams, wife of s Missouri Pacific brakeman. saturated the clothing of herself and 2-months-old babe with coal oil and then set flr to the garments. She was burned t death and the babe fatally scorched. Mrs. Williams for some time has been considered of unsound mind. She wai the mother of six children. The greatest longevity assigned tc any tree Is perhaps credited to the cele brated taxodlum of Chspultepec. It Mexico, 117 feet In circumference, which is thought to exceed the age ol the batbab of Senegal, Inferred to tx ,1M years old. In Lombard there It a cypress tree which Is said to hav been planted In the year of our Bsv lour's birth. There Is even an ancient record that It was growing In the tlnw of Julius Caesar. Near the ruins o Palenqoe art trees wheat age It estl mated to be from 4,Mt to MM years The ssssMsoth tree has been estimate to Mrs MM years la California. tETO THE FLAGS, f ATTERED COLORS OF THE FIRST TURNED OVER TO STATE. 'atnetio Soene as the Young Vet erans Part with the Colors They Fought Under. Lincoln. Neb. (Special.) The formal eturn to the custody of the state of -he battle flags of the First Nebraska regiment was made at the reunion last week on the state house grounds ..olonei Mulford, for the regiment, turn, ng over the flags to the governor, who, n behalf of the state, took charge and instructed the adjutant general to carefully treasure them among the most sacred relics of the state. The ceremonies were of the simplest find, and the speechmaklng was con Sned to a brief address by Colonel Mul ford, and the almost as brief response by the governor. The ceremony took place within a few feet of the spot wnere in May, IbM. the flags were given to the color bearers by Governor tiolcomb. The governor and staff occ upied the stand and the members of the First regiment were drawn up fae- ng them, and Just across the pave ment, runnlg north from the state louse. Assistant Secretary of War Mei itlejohn was in the stand with the gov srnor and staff. Colonel Vlfqualn, chief marshal of the day, and his aides, mounted, were in position in front of the stand, the colors with the bearers and guard occupying the center of the pen space. The escort, composed of the Grand Army of th Itepublic members, mem 5ers of the Second and Third regiments, the cadet battalion from the university, the Second regiment Nebraska Nation al guard, troop A, the First regimental auxiliary, and the bands of the several organizations were arranged in the orm of a square around the central figures General Vlfqualn announced the order f the proceedings and Colonel Mulford, who, with the ex-officers of the First, were on foot, advanced to the front and tendered the flags- The color bearers ame forward and the commands were brought to attention and saluted. Governor Poynter accepted the flags uid the colors were furled, the crowd Handing uncovered, while the band played. The ceremony concluded, the com mands were reformed and marched to heir several stations, and the flags A-ere taken to the office of the adjutant General, where, in the presence of the governor and staff, they were placed in the vault The parade preceding the ceremonies U the state house grounds was wit- aessed by a large crowd, which lined he streets along which it passed. The governor and staff and Secretary VIeikleJohn reviewed the parade from he balcony of the sanitarium at Four teenth and M streets. PATHETIC SCENES. The chief attraction In the parade sere the members of the First with altered colors.as the ceremony of turn jig these colors over was the most In. cresting part of the proceedings of the lay. While the color bearers and guards ere for the last time carefully casing :he flags and hiding them forever from .he view of many of those who had followed them for nearly two years, the lush of respect for the feelings of those nen and officers fell over the crowd, rhe color bearer could not make pro gress with his work, and it was se-m hat his hand trembled and there were ears upon his cheeks. The men in the ine and the officers Just in front of hem were visibly affected. One ol hem said afterward, with a catch in lis voice: "I have had nothing that broke roe ip like that biding away the old flags ran my sight did. It came on me all f a sudden. I had not fully realized wfore what It would be and what it all neant, this parting from the flags, tak- Jig away the one guiding star which tad been the focus of our eyes for so n&ny months. When came the full re alization of the fact that this mea lit he final break up of the regiment it as like standing at the grave where a Jear friend is being buried." When the fiigg were turned over to adjutant General Barry he gave them ji to the hands of Inspector General Uundeen to carry to the depository. olonel Lundeen declared that he re tarded It as the greatest honor that jould be conferred upon him to be en- rusted for a few brief minutes with the ustody of those colors and to be per mitted to carry them in his arms. LITTLE FEELING IN THE CROWD. There was a large crowd on the ttreets through which the procession passed ,and It was the universal com ment that there was a lack of reeling r at least the visible expression of it ay the spectators. Only at rare inter vals oould a cheer be beard or the lapping of a half dosen pair of hands is the procession passed. Most of the lttle cheering which was done was ben the First regiment came along, it temed incredible, however, that this egiment, bearing those colors, could anarch through a mile and a half of streets of a city in the state to which belonged, and there not be a con tinued roll of cheers and baring of heads along the line. It was really the exception when a bat was lifted or a cheer given. At the capltol when the nags were turned over General Vlfqualn announc ed the order of proceedings and Colonel Mulford spoke briefly, faying that the nags were returned to the representa tive of the state, as they naa oeen re vived from his predecessor, ana mat though there was not as much of them as when the regiment received them e could assure all that no part was in the hands of the enemy. Those flags had led the First Nebraska and It wai nown as a regiment that had never re lated. He hoped that the Mate would h carefully fcuard and care for the tlcgs as th repiment had done. The governor in rr-piy aiu in eueci hat the flags were doubly dear to all N.'tmakana and wouid be ireasurea as one of the most precious of the state's possessions. He was proud to receive them back from the regiment, which had returned them stainless. He re called the Injunction of the Spartan mother when she armed ner son ior tnc field, to bring back his shield or be brought back on It. The flags would not be less dear to the future genera tions of Nebraskans because they came back battle rent and torn, ine miasms part would stand for the brave boyi .. .. . a 1 1 1 ho went out ana isia aown mwir ' beneath that flair. Austin Tex (Hoecial.) The report reaching ex as from New Tors thai Charles B. Loving has made his bli cattle syndicate with fttt.NMM .capita stock s success awakens much lnteresi la cattle circles. Inasmuch as there some oppoeluon to the proposed sjsdt eats asMBf esttle men. host of 1 Zsi Territory and lUsw.J said rin with the Texas cattle saes U ghtsBff Lsrlas's eattle Mtfff; 2 jrrS. DAVITT ON DREYFUS VERDICT Emlrssnt Irishman Gives His Vlewe on the Subject. London. (Special.) In respease to a request for an opinion on the Dreyfus verdict Michael Davttt writes; "Comments of the English and lean press on the result of the trial are a greater outrage on Justice than the condemnation of Dreyfuaeeen If Innocent. Had Dreyfus been a poor man his fate would excite no sympathy in London and New Tork. Being rich, the English-speaking world works It self Into a hypocritical moral rage against a nation that has taught Eng land Europe the liberty they now pro fess. Were Dreyfus an Irishman ac cused of political crime against Eng land he would be tried, condemned by a packed Jury and imprisoned among thieves. Being a suspect of trailorlsm to France Is enough to make him a moral hero in England and cause the British press to use the case as a wea pon to stab France. Neither England nor America ever run a hundredth part of the riek faced by France In order to get at the truth concerning one man's acts or Innocence. I don't be lieve him altogether guiltless, but hope he will be pardoned forthwith." Max O'Rell writes to the Dolly Chronicle on BrttlRh sympathy for Dreyfus: "The Knglish re most earn est lovers of Justice and fair play, but the French do not know this fact at any rate the masnes do not. Jubllc British exprt-Bslnn of sympathy will go against Dreyfun. For God's sake use your Influence to stop It. But for the universal sympathy shown to Ireyfus, whom I persnnaily believe Innocent, In England and Gvrmany, he would have tv?en acquainted. It has been a terrible thing to say, but I say it and am not afraid of contradiction." English Use the Boycott. London. (Special.) The list of exhib itors who announce their Intention of withdrawing from the Paris exhibition Is steadily growing. A considerable number of firms yesterday signified their adherence to the movement, and others are expected to follow suit In he next few days. Lord Sufilt-ld, pres ident of the Article club, which repre sents Arms whose capital amounts to IIO.OOO.iviO, expresses strong approval of the boycott, though so far the club has not oflu-lally pronounced against the fair. Members of the London school board have given notice to move that the board withdraw Its exhibit. It l said that when the verdict of the coun martial was declared the British am bassador at Paris telegraphed the re- ult to the queen, who sent the follow- ng reply: 'I thank you for having let me know of the deplorable Judgment paused upon this unfortunate captain." Dreyfus In Good Spirits. Rennes. (Special.) Captain Dreyfu continues in good spirits and his health la fairly satisfactory, although the stcmach trouble still cllnps to him. Mme. Dreyfus visited her husband to day and came away looking cheerful. She s;w;nt about an hour with him. M. Laborl's assistant sees him twice a day. Most of his waking hours are passed In reading correspondence and Paris literary reviews. He Is under the lam' discipline as prior to the trial and Is -"-"ved exercise daily In the prison yard, A canvas screen Is now hn acroes the courtyard to prevent him from being seen from the windows ol houses adjacent and to prevent pho tographers from getting snapshots of him. A guard of forty Boldlers Is posted In the prison yard beneath bis window ind a sentry with loaded rifle and fixed bayonet is stationed on the wall over looking the second courtyard, where he takes bis exercise. To Fight Beef Trust. Bt. Louis. (Special.) A mass meeting ot retail butchers of Bt. Louis has been ;alled tonight by the Retail Butchers' Co-operative association to organize a lystematie fight on the beef trust. lreid?rt Rorny siM f'a:-: "We have worpei (U..Jly and arf now prepared to begin -lve opera tions airBinst the tnit. We hve three propositions to consider, two from an-1-trust packing companies and another from a Texas cattle grower. These propositions are to Bell the beef direct to the association and at rates averag ing 25 per cent below the trust fig ures, In consideration of the known quantity that will be required to supply the demand of the association. Our ul timate object is to build an abattoir if our own. That will be done In time, but we cannot now determine bow soon it will be." Painters Strike Philadelphia, Pa (Special.) Fifteen hundred mem iters of the Amalgamated Journeymen House Painters' associa tion went on a strike today In conse quence of the failure of the master painters to sign the agreement present ed them by the association. The unlnr. demands an eight-hour work day at 35 nti an hour, time end a half for extra work and double time for Sunday. Ap prentices are apportioned at the rate of one to every five Journeymen. The agreement is to remain In force until September L 1&00- The scale has been signed by 12 mas ter painters, 1M refusing. At a meet ing of the Journeymen's sssoclatlon last night 140 painters Joined the union and today thirty-four applications for mem bership were received. Of the ,000 Journeymen painters In the city, MS belong to the union. The shops which failed to sign are closely watched to prevent tne em ployment of non-union painters, 150 pickets being sent out. Washington, D. C (Special.) The secretary of the treasury has decided In view of the money stringency in New York to anticipate the October Inter est. This will amount to .",,. r26 and Is due on the 4 per cents of 1907. The secretary's action was taken without solicitation, as he pretty well under stands the wishes of the operators ou "the street." London. "pecla I.) The report thai the Rand Irishmen have formed s corps to help President Kruger Is con firmed; end It Is said st Capetown that a cablegram has been received there from New Tork. saying 10,000 Irishmen theere are ready to help the Transvaal. The Orange Free Btale burghers art reported o be bitterly divided over th merits of the controversy and their probable course In esse of war. Key West, Ha. (Special.) Thirty Ave rases of yellow fever have been re ported In the psst twenty-four hours thirteen of which were adults, the re mainder children, making a total t date of tit. No deaths have been rt ported la the past twenty-four hoars. U.'.'OER DOT FLAG OUR HEROES PACKED IN SHIP LIKE CATTLE. Over Four Hundred Appeal to Brit ish Authorities For Rellef-U. 8. Troops Under Foreign Flag. Washington. D. C (Special.) The army transport Tartar, which is re ported detained at Hong Kong by the British authorities, was chartered by the United States and Is owned by the Canadian Pacific Steamship company. She sails under the British flag. It Is aid that under these conditions she is subject to the British navigation laws, as being chartered by the United States does not entitle her to American reg istry. The British consul can deter mine whether she compiles with the British navigation laws, and If she does not, she has authority to unload. Kansas City, Mo. The following ca blegram has been received by the Sta from Its special correspondent on board the Tartar, at Hong Kong, dated today Tartar, having on board the Twen tleth Kansas regiment, has been re fused clearance. Four hundred regulars on board the Tartar have made com plaint of overcrowding. No serious sickness." Washington, D. C A private cable message from Hong Kong says that complaint was made by the 400 dis charged regulars on board the Tartar of overcrowding, whereupon clearance was refused. The Twentieth Kansas volunteer in fantry, with General Funston, Is aboard the Tartar, but it Is understood that the volunteers make no complaint and are anxious to have clearance granted the ship in order that they may pro ceed homeward. It Is stated at the war department that the Tartar matter had been refer red to Ambassador Choate, which makes an International question of it. The contention of the war department Is, that, notwithstanding the Tartar flies the British flag.the assumption of Brit ish authority over her Is unauthorized, ss she Is chartered by the United States government The Tartar flew the British flag while the was being loaded with American oldiers and munitions of war at the government wharf In San Francisco, preparatory to her trip to Manila. When she steamed out of the bay American soldiers gathered along the rails to bid a last farewell to home shores from under the lion and bars of England, while the course of the vessel was directed by officers who ow their allegiance to the British empire. A member of the World-Herald staff In San Francisco at the time heard many comments upon the peculiar cir cumstances of the vessel's departure. Although the nationality of the ship was generally known, no one seemed to e able to furnish a satisfactory ex olanatlon of why she had not raised he United States flag after being char tered by this government- Kven at that time w!bb heads pre llcted a number of complications that might arise, some of them Involving nice little points of international law. Among these it was said that If Ger many were aching for a pretext to tak & hand In the Philippine situation this Incident might furnish her with an ex cuse to charge England with a viola tion of neutral rights. Interference on the part of English authorities In for eign parts, however, did not seem at ill to be apprehended by those versed In the laws ot the sea. The Tartar is a ship of about th ume tonnage as the Hancock, which was ordered by Colonel Pope, chief lu&rterinaster at Manila, to be loaded with not more than 1,000 men on her return trip to the United States. VANDERBILT'S WILL. Estate Not Less Than One Hundred Million No Discrimination. New Yor. (Special.) Cornelius Van- ierbllt died suddenly Tuesday morning, tie had been under the shadow of leath for several years and was one of :he most methodical of men. He left l carefully drawn will, but Its terms ire not known. His friends think it sill make provisions for the charity In which he was interested. No estimate Jf the estate's value is less than 1100.- XXf.OOO. If this fabulous wealth was re Juced to corn at 20 cents a bushel there would not be enough railroad cars In existence to haul It to market In a month's time. There had been a reconciliation be tween Cornelius Vanderbllt, Jr., and his parents, who opposed his marriage with Miss Grace Wilson, and It is doubtful if discrimination will be made against nlm. On the death of Cornelius Van- lerbilt his brother, William K.. become head of the family and will make ar rangements for the funeral and will lee to the probating of the will. Mr. Vanderbilt's death win force tha retirement of the large Vanderbllt fam ily connections from any partie!paU'i: in the social doings of the fashions hi 'jrld for some time to come and wll! aUo close to the members of the gay world several of the largest mansions in New York. The funeral of Cornelius Vanderbllt s to be held st 10 o'clock Friday morn ing In St Bartholomew's church. In which Mr. Vanderbllt was a pew hold er. The service will be conducted by Hev. Dr. David H. Greer, the rector. Bishop Potter will be present. The :lergy of the church will assist the rector. Dr. Green will be at the Van- lerbllt residence at t.20 o'clock to con luct a short service of prayer before the church service. The main body ot the central aisle is to be reserved for the members of the family and the as lociates of Mr. Vanderbllt In various business and charitable institutions In whiun he was Interested. The pews jpenlng on the two side aisles will be ,pii to the general public There will 3e no tickets of admission. As the body Is carried Into the hurch the organ will play Chopin's funeral march. The following named lonorary pall bearers will walk behind he coffin : John Hone, George It. Veer- rig. Chauncey M. Depew, J. Plerpont Morgan, II. B. Ledyard, Frederic Hron rn, Samuel F. Barger, W. Bayard Cutting. George A. Crocker and George MacCulloch Miller. The music at the church will bt fur nished by sixty voices. Immediately tflerward the body will bt taken to the foot of Forty-second street, where a boat Is to be In waiting to take the body to Staten Island for burial st Newdorp. There has been no word from Alfred a. Vanderbllt, who was cabled St To '.olisma, Japan. ' Mr. Venderbllt'i death will hart no fleet on the Vanderbllt properties," 5aid Mr. Depew. "William K. Vander bllt, with his brother's consent, took bis piece at the bead of the propertlet two yesrs ago. "The friends of the family are yet it leneranot of the provisions of the wilt" NEBRASKA NEWS- The Omaha Elevator company ha lumber on the ground for the erection of a large elevator at Bt Edwards, making four elevators for that place. Hiram Robine cf Plattsmouth, for merly a soldier In the First Nebraska, has enlisted In the Thirty-ninth Infant ry, now stationed at r on croon, and has left to Join his regiment. The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance un ion will be held at David City Septem ber 2 to M. The date had been fixed one week earlier, but was changed te avoid conflicting with the reception tt ompany K. The Wymore volunteer Are depart ment won the 100-yard hose race on-' Wednesday at the county fair against the crack Kllpatrtck team of Beatrice and would have won the hook and lad der race but for an accident. Beatrice woo first money in the hook and ladder race and Wymore second. Frank CNelll of Chadron, while un der the Influence of liquor, was robbed f his watch by an unknown man, and William Moffatt of Cheyenne, who stopped off here a day on his way to Hot Springs, S. D., was robbed in the rear of a saloon by unknown parties :f quite a sum of money and a watch. B. D. Engler's general store at Grant was broken Into by burglars and tig taken. Mr. FJigler was awakened by two men commanding him to lie still, enforcing their order by striking hlro with a revolver. Then they bound and gagged him. Two tramps selling glass pens and needles were suspected and irreeted, but were allowed to go as nothing could be proven against them. O. W. Rhodes of Lincoln, assistant teneral superintendent of the Burling ton; D. S. Guild of Plattsmouth, the road's supply agent, and O. O. Yoemans of Chicago, purchasing agent for the entire system, were at Wymore last week on a tour of Inspection and care fully Inspected the shops. The officials made out a list of new machinery re quired. 8. N. Taylor, sheriff of Hall county. residing In Grand Inland, met with a very serious accident while attending to his official duties In the western part of that county. Mr. Taylor was Just returning from Wood River after hav. lng driven forty-five miles, when one A the horses was frightened by a iwllch engine, and while being turned around both horses plunged forward at a rapid rate, upw-ttlng the buggy and throwing Mr. Taylor out, breaking his eg below the knee Joint. The attend ing physicians express great hopes for Mr. Taylor s speedy recovery. GENERAL NEWS. London, Ky.- S;i",M ) The Laurel ounty coal mines were shut down to- lay by a strike of 1,200 miners. The Tilners and operators are apart on the jucstion of wages. Chicago, 111. (Special.) With the ol- lect of advancing the price of candy. ;he manufacturers supplying Missouri river points met here. Firms from uutmvy and JUoomlngton. HI.; Dubuque ind Cedar Rapids, la.; Milwaukee. Min- ti-npolis and Omaha were present. Chicago. III. (Special.) At a secret meeting of the Flint Bottle Manufac turers' association here today It was iecided to make a general advance over present prices of 6 per cent. Twenty- four firms from all parts of the United States were represented. Owing to the rapid Increase of raw material, con- rolled by other trusts, since last June, the delegates say another advance will iiobably be made within a month or two. Austin. Tex. (Special.) A suit for nearly 11.000,000 worth of taxes has been jrJered filed against the International & Great Northern "railroad for back taxes covering a period of twenty-five years. The suit is brought to recover axes for that period on property val ued fit I'j.OOO.OOO. and the said taxes will run into the millions themselves. Washington, D. C (Special.) Post .ster General Smith will speak for the administration In the Ohio campaign. No definite program has yet been ar ranged for Mr, Smith, but It is probable that his oratorical campaign will begiu mrnedlately after the visit of the presi dential party to Chicago. Chicago, III. (Special.) The Cook County Democratic Marching club to night decided to abandon the proposed lip to Denver on September 23. Finan cial Secretary Iiurke declared that only ninety-nine members had signified their intention of making the trip and unless he club was repienented by at least IZ5 the trip would be a failure. Inas much ss many members wanted to make the trip to Cincinnati, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, in order to aid the regular democracy of those states, II was decided to abandon the Deliver ex cursion. Santiago de Cuba. (Special.) The measure declaring free importation ol coffee from Porto Rico to Cuba ha caused a bad Impression In the city and rovlnce of Santiago. The planters held a meeting and after a prolonged dis union agreed to cable Senor de Que- sada in Washington, a request to pre sent a protest to President Mckinley. They declare that such a regulation will kill the Cuban coffee Industry and leave thousands penniless. The Santi ago chamber of commerce adopted a resolution of protest. Manila (via Hong Kong. (Special.) The local papers asseil that Corporal Danhoffer and Private Coning of com pany B, Sixteenth Infantry, have been sentenced to death by court-martial, and that Private Mcliennetl has been condemned to twenty years' imprison ment .for having criminally assaulted alive women In Manila, a month ago. I'he crimes. It Is said, greatly aroused the natives. The papers assert that .enetal Otis has recommended that President McKinley approve the sen tences, and that he desires a public xeculion of the men se ienced to death i a warning against a repetition of th trlme, Kansas City, Mo. (Special.) Th American Equal Wage union, a nea labor union, has been Incorporated al Jefferson city, legislation will be Iti chief weapon. The new union wll. "contend for equal and exact Justice t( all wage earners, without respect t age, sex or occupation; for the eman cipation of all children from induatrla servitude; and for the protection o women wage earners In their equa rights with men." Richard V. Kathreni of this city Is the founder and presl dent of the movement. The Retal Clerks' Protective association of 43,00 members have Indorsed the movement which will have headquarters st Kan ass City. Bx-Btate senator Lemon t the secretary. m Key West Fla ('aoeclal.)-Thlrty. flvt cases of yellow fever have been re. ported In the past twenty-four hours, thirteen of which were adults, the re mainder children, msklng a total to date of SU. No deaths have beta re ported la tbt past twenty-four bows.