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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED 187 J. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOHXING, lJJSCEMBEK i,' 1900-TWELVE PAGES. SIXGIxE COPY EIVE CENTS. DEATHBLOW T0BGERS1 Eefnwl of Halter to Qira Audience to Kruger Creates Profound Impreision. ANGLOPHOBES ARE WILD WITH ANGER Imperial Court Has Long Looked for Chance GWen by Breach of Etiquette. NEUTRALITY STILL TO BE MAINTAINED Inspired Artlolo to Oologno Journal States Position of Emperor William. ' POLICE PREVENT TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION Intimation In Home lni"'era ,,nt Ilerlln Hovernment Acted aa It Did Out of lnr of I'oaalble I French Trap. BERLIN, Dec. 3. The government's In timation that Emperor William will not be ablo to receive Mr. Krugcr has created a profound impression throughout Germany. What may bo called tho antl-Urltlsh sec tion of tho press does not conceal Its an- oyanco and tho moderato anglophobo or- ranlzatlons with difficulty ropress ttio ui terancca of disappointment. Tho Inspired Journals dcclaro that It was Germany's do biro to Intlmato definitely that Mr. Kruger's visit would not bo welcomo and thcrrforo the fact that he omitted to enmoly with tho Btrlct etiquette of tho German court and de ferred asking Emperor William for an audience until ho had reached tho nclgo- Gcrman frontier was eagerly seized as a reason for denying htm such an audience Tho somt-omclnl Cologno Gazette puts tho matter as follows: Tho question hh to whether Kmpcrpr U 11 Ham would welcomo Mr. Kruger h visit must bo answered without quallllcntlon in tho nniriitlvn. TMn rriutntl WI1V nllCll a Vlll ust now cannoi no wcicomcu i .1 if nivKr lntmiris tho rcuuested audience not only ns a mere net of politeness, but us n occasion for receiving expressions of personal sympathy. Furthermore, he Is ex pressing political views, nnd wishes to ln- liuenco mo bihicb wiuiu nu vnu. ,.t,4..n the strict neutrality tney navo miunuuneu Thn mnlntntiunnn tit fltrlrt HP II t Till I tV. IlOW ever, uccords with Germany's interests and 11 WOUItl DO U. SCTIUUB Iiui4iii;ti4 bhui i, uituiillntt unl rrplltoil tllllt Ut Mr. Kruger's wish this neutrality should bo no longer mamiuineu. Mr. Kruger's roccptton at Cologno was enthusiastic as far as tho citizens were concerned. They had planned a torch light procession nnd sorsnado, but tho po lice forbado them both. His dispatches to Count von Iluolow. the Imperlul chancellor, nnd to tho heads of tho German states, were loft unanswered. Kroperor Chained 111 Mind. Thero Is no doubt that as late as Satur day foreign offlco officials contemplated that Mr. Kruger would bo received In Berlin to morrow. Emperor William and Count von Duelow must have reconsidered tho original plan. It 1b suggested that as Mr. Kruger's Intention to-oom.to Berlin -was mooted In Franc tho knlser and his advisers may have sUspoctod a trap. Herr von Tschlrschsky, German mlnlstor to Luxelnborough, undor Emperor William's Instructions, thanked Mr. Kruger for tho telegram to tho kaiser and Mr. Kruger, whon thanking tho envoy, said: "I invoko God's blessing upon that august person age" Diplomatists gcnorally regard Mr. Kru ger's mission as frustrated and consider Germany's action of great political impor tance as denoting a new era In tho relations between Germany and Great Britain. On tho other hand tho government's at tltudo Is condemned by a largo portion of tho nation nnd thero can bo no question that n vast majority of the representative Journals throughout tho empire remain pro Kruger. Ycstorday oven tho court prcachor, Dr. Krltlngcr, In tho now cathedral, deliv ered a dtscourso filled with sentiments trongly favoring tho Doer cause. LONDON, Doc. 4. "In responso to a con fidential Inquiry aa to whether Mr. Kruger would bo welcomed hore," says tho Vienna correspondent of tho Dally Mall: "A pollto roply was returned to tho effect that Em peror Francis Joseph had mado othor dis positions for tho next few weeks." KRUGER WEEPS AT REFUSAL Clerman Kmitcror'a Itebiiff In Ilnrd lllow to lloer, hot Doea ,ot Destroy Latter'a Hope. TARIS, Dec. 3. A special dispatch from Cologno says Mr. Kruger, after ho bad re cel'ved Emperor William's telegram, spoko as follows to a deputation styled "Friends of tho Boers": "I hopo with all my heart that tho cir cumstances which prevent his majesty from rocelvlng mo today will bocomo moro favorable later. I Bliall never cease to have confldenco In tho spirit of Justice of tho eraporor, who, without knowing mo, sent mo four years ago significant encourago ment. I will stny some tlmo nt Tho Hague and renow my request, nnd this tlmo tho emperor will not refuse." Mr. Kruger was very sad and afterwards retired to his apartment In tears. Emporor AVtlllam's telegram to Mr. Krugor refusing to recolvo him continues to bo tho chief subject of comment In tho Fronch 'press. Tho afternoon newspapers trlko a uoto of Badness, They say thoy seo Ju his majesty's action the shatter ing of his reputation for chivalry. Tho Temps and Journal des Dobats, ex plain Emperor William's messago by tho Anglo-German understanding on African questions. tho Temps says; "Tho emperor's word ing that ho could not receive Mr. Kruger on account of his position already tali on Is very cKar. Every one understands that the emperor, If not nctually fulfilling ono of tho clauses of tho recent Anglo-Gorman accord, Is Inspired by tho spirit thereof In declining to recelvo Mr. Kruger. Neither tho declarations of Count von Buelow nor of others havo concealed from tho oyes of the world that tho omperor has veered tils policy In favor of England slnco he sent his famous dispatch on tho Jameson raid. Mr. Kruger's advisors neither saw nor foresaw anything und .they exposed Mr. Kruger to the total check ho has Just expcrlonccd. This, perhaps, is not tho first bad a4vlco thoy gavo him, which oxplalns many things In tho past." Yves Guyot, In tho Steele, compares tho attitude of Emperor William with that of Franco, to tho. advnntngo of tho former. Ho rays: "Empo or William wished to show that his, government had not surrendered Its power to tho least enlightened elapses and Intimated to Mr. Krugor that he was oppoted to his coming to Berlin to bo acclaimed by bondn led by Mr. Leyds and paid agitators. I can affirm to a certitude that if Mr. Kruger approaches tho czar I diplomatically ho will meet with an equally categorical refusal." NEW PARLIAMENT Public Interest I'ntinl he Vnultn li ti nt inhcl n. LONDON, DecT 'i. Tho opening of tho Initial session of the fifteenth I'arllamont of Queen Victoria occurred at 3 o'clock this afternoon. It wus a formal affair and of llttlo public Interest. A small crowd as sembled to sco tho attendants, who carried out tho usual search for possible conspira tors In tho vaults beneath tho houses of Parliament, with tho customary ceremonial, and with tho customary result. Thoru was likewise tho usual competition of zealous members of Parliament to ho first on tho scene, nnd J. C. McDonn, conservative mem ber for tho Uotherhltho division of South- wark, easily secured tho choice of seats, arriving In tho houso at midnight. Although tho only business beforo the houso was the election of a spcakor, the attendance of members was good, In spile of tho absence of tho Irish members. Mr. Ualfour, the government leader In tho houso and first lord of tho tro'surv, nnd Mr. Chamberlain, tho secretary of state for the colonics, arrived promptly at 2 o'clock nnd wero cordially welcomed by their sup porters. Sir William Vernon Hnrcourt nnd Sir Henry Campboll-Ilanncrman. tho lib eral leader In tho house, wero similarly greeted from tho opposition branches. General Sir Michael Dlddulph, the gentle man usher of tho Illack Hod. appeared a few minutes later and summoned tho mem bcrs to the upper house to hear tho reading of tho queen's commission directing the election of n speaker. Thero was no oppo sltlon to tho re-election of William Court Gully for a third term. Congratulatory speeches followed. Tuesday and Wednesday will bo mnlnly devoted to swearing In members. Tho real work of the session will begin Thursday with tho reading of tho queen's speech and tho debates on tha reply to tho address from tho throno In both houses. Only a handful of persons nttended tho opening of tha Houso of Lords, tho dusky surroundings of which, however, wero brightened by tho prcsunco of a number of women. Tho lord chancellor, tho carl of Hulsbury, promptly despatched tho Black Hod to summon tho commons. On their arrival tho royal commission was read and tho lord chancellor directed tho commons to roturn to tho houso and elect n speaker, When this brief ceremony was over the Houso of Lords suspended business. REMINDER OF DREYFUS CASE Colonel Henry' Widow .Hiiro Joarph Itelnnch for AecualiiK 111 m of llelhir (he lteul Traitor. PAniS, Dec. 3. Tho hearing of the libel suit brought by Colonel Henry's widow ngalnst M. Joseph Hclnach, who, In artlclos published In tho Slcclo accused Henry of being tho real traitor In tho Dreyfus caso and said Estcrhazy wau his accomplice, opened today In tho asslzo court. Tho audtenco was small. Tho arrival of Former Minister of War Cnvalgnac and Generals Merclor and Rogot, who aro among tho witnesses, numbering altogether about COO, did not lead to any Incident wcrthy of note It Is said that M. Hclnach has summoned Dreyfus as a witness... The ..trtaLhas been frequently postponed for various reasons. At tho outset of the hoarlng today tho public prosecutor submitted tho asslzo court was not competent to try the caso nnd asserted that tho correctional court was tho proper tribunal. Maltro Laborl, for Hclnach, explained that tho latter desired an Immediate trial, not a postponement until anncsty was en acted, adding that they wanted full light on tho subject. Tho court decided It was competent to try tho suit, whereupon tho public prosecutor announced ho would ap peal to tho court of cassation ngalnst Its competence PRINCE PRAISES CANADIANS Itctnrnlnir Ileu-lmcnt I'nsaea In Review Ileforc 111m IllKhnrsft nnd la Fellultnted by Htm. LONDON, Doc. 3. Tho returning mem bers of tho Itoyal Canadian regiment and tho composlto regiment of tho Household cavalry, wero Inspected this afternoon by tho prlnco of Wales, at tho Albany streot barracks. Tho princess of Waleo, tho duko and duchess of York, tho duko of Cam bridge, Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, Gen eral Sir Evelyn Wood, tho adjutant gen eral of tho forcos and tho secretary of state for war, William St. John Brodertck, wero among thoso prosont and participat ing in tho Inspection. Tho Canadian offi cers woro Introduced to tho prlnco of Walee, who, In a brief speech, heartily welcomed thorn to England. Ho said It had been great satisfaction to him to hear how gal lantly they had fought and ho mourned with thorn tho loss of so many of their bravo comrades. Tho prlnco also said ho rcmombored with tho greatest plcasuro his visit to Canada. Tho spectators at tho function wero warmly enthusiastic. Fnnerul of Oiienr Wilde. PAHIS, Dec. 3. Funeral services ovor tho remains of Oscar Wilde woro hold today In tho church of St. Germain des Pros, ono of tho oldest In Paris, The ceremonies wero of tho most modest character and only n few friends, mostly literary person ages, nttended. Tho body was removed from tho hotel whero the deceased hod stopped recently, followed by tlvo carriages. The cortcgo proceeded to the church, whero tho ca&kot was placed beforo tho chapel of St. Joseph, behind tho main altar. Many flowers covered tho coriln. Muss wsb cele brated nnd absolution was given. Wlldo embraced tho Catholic faith three, weeks ago. Tho Interment occurred hore In tho Cemo tery de Begneux, an the outskirts of Paris, Tho marquis of Quccnsborry acted as chlof mournor. Among tho lltoratours present were Do Witty, Ernest La Jouncsse, Paul Fauro and Henri Duseroy. 1 mm I Km nt ltnve .Tetveln. HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 3. Among tho passengers on board tho steamer I.nko Su perior, which arrived from Liverpool, Eng land, wero moro than 100 Russians, Aus trlans and Hungarians, bound for different parts of tho United States. Most of tho party claim to bo coppersmiths and tho others farmers. Many of the men woro necklaces formed of small coins of sllvor with hammered ornamentations nnd tho Womon aro bedecked with gold nnd silver coins In their hair or' about their necks. It Is estimated thero Is J 100,000 in rash nnd silver and gold ornaments In tho party. KiiKllfth In Cieriitiui Oj'iiinniilii. BERLIN. Dec. 3.Empcror Wllllnm's do crco regarding reforms In tha higher schools 1ms elicited varied comment. Tho liberal papers generally commend tho addition of Instruction in the English lnnsuago to tho classical curriculum, but they point out that It will bo almost impossible to carry tho plan Into execution under tho oxlstlng nrrangemtnts, On tbo other hand, the conservative and agrarian papers nrgue against the Introduc , tlon of English. A 1 1 rulHut p House and Senate Convene, Attended by Flowers and Crowded Galleries. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO MESSAGE Henntor Ilolllver'n lleslminflon from the Home In Uuenllonril, Ooeu hIoiiIiik Helnr I" Swenrlim In of III Sueeeasor. WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. The opening so3- slon In tho houso was brilliant, but not exciting. Thero wns tho usual throngs In tho galleries nnd tho usual display of floral pieces on tho floor, but tho proceed ings were purely formal, consisting of tho rapping to order by tho itponker, prayer by tho chaplain, tho roll call of tho mem bers, tho appointment of tho formal commit tees to wait on tho president nnd the re ception and rending of tho president's mes sage. Dcsplto tho fact that a great presi dential campaign had concluded within a month thu best of feeling seemed to pre. vnll between victors and vanquished. Tho rending of tho message, which naturally woh tbo featuro of the day, occuple.1 over two hours. It was listened to with ro- spoctful Interest by both sides. Tho dcath3 of tho lato representatives Daly of New Jersey nnd Hoffeckor of Delaware, and Senators Davis of Minnesota and Gear of lown, wero announced and as a further mark of respect to their memories, tho houso adjourned until tomorrow. Tho great proportion of tho flowers wero on tho republican side, and ono could mark tho geographical limits of tho victorious party In tho recent campaign by tho flowered area. Hero and there, however, an nd tnlrlng constituent had deposited a bunch of flowers on a desk on tho democrntlo side Thoy usually marked tho seat of ono who had won a personal -triumph. In tho gal lories the wealth and beauty of tho capital was present, gowned In smart winter frocks limine Culled to Order. A rap with a gavel nnd n resonant "Tho houso will bo In order" from Speaker Hen dorton commanded tho nssomblngo on floor and gallery to remain quiet, and then tho chaplain. In his Invocation, referred feelingly to tho deaths of thu lato Hep rcsentatlves Daly of Now Jersey and Hof fockcr of Dclawaro, which occurred dur ing tho recess. Tho speaker then directed tho clerk to call tho roll. As soon as tho clerk began tho conversation on tho floor and In tho galleries was resumed. Tho con fusion became so great that tho clerk could not hear tho responses and tho speaker was obliged Ecvcral times to call for order. Tho speaker announced that 275 mem bers had responded to their names, v quorum, and tho houso wns ready for bus lncss. Tbo following members-elect then appeared at tho bar of tho houso and took tho oath of allegiance: Albert D. Shaw, who succeeds tbo lato Ileproscntatlvo Checkering of New York; Allen F. McDor- mott, who succeeds tho lato Representa tive Daly of New Jersey; Walter C. Hof feckor, who succeeds the lato Representa tive Hoffecker of DoUware; Edward DoV Morrill, who succeeds, the. lata uepro sentntlvo Harmcr of Pennsylvania; William Richardson, who succocds General Joseph Wheeler of Alabama; W. H. Jackson, who nucceeds Governor Smith of Maryland; Snrr.uol D. Woods, who succeeds Rcpre tentative Dovrlcs of California. Dolllver'a IlealRiintlon Qucatloned. Mr. Bailey of Texas questioned tho form of tho resignation of Representative Dol liver. Ho said ho doubted the right of a member to resign at a future fixed date. Ho said ho would ' not ralso tho point formally, but merely called tho attontton to It so that In tho future It could not bo used as n precedent. Mr. Dolllver'B resignation, ho said, had been tendered to tako effect on December 1, so that Mr. Conner had been elected to fill a vacancy which did not exist at tho tlmo of tho election. Ho cited a court de clslon to show that a resignation to tako effect at a futuro dato was not a reslgna tlon In fact, but simply a notification of a resignation to bo mado in tho future. Mr. Bailey said ho did not desire to press the matter, but desired the protest to bo filed The speaker stated that Inasmuch as objection had been mado, Mr. Connor would step astdo until tho protest had been disposed of. Tho spenker announced tho appointment of Mr. Babcock of Wisconsin on the com- mlttco on ways and means to succeed Mr, Dolltvcr. Mossr3. Payne (rep., N. Y.), Grosvenor (rep., Ohio) and Richardson (dcm., Tenn.) wero appointed to Join tho commlttco of tho senate to notify tho president that con gress was In session and ready to recolvo any communication from him. Tho clerk niso was directed by resolution to notify tho ocnuto that tho houso wns ready to do business. After tho adoption of theso formal resolutions tho houso at 1 o'clock took n recess until 2 o'clock, whon tho president's messago wns Inld beforo tho house. Its reading was listened to at tentively. Tho reading occupied two hours and ten minutes. Thero was no demonstrations during tho reading, but as tho clerk fin Ishcd thero was a scattering round of ap plause on the republican side. Tho deaths of tho lato Representative Hoffccker of Dclawaro, tho late Representa tlvo Daly of New Jersey, tho lato Senntor Gear of Iowa and tbo late Senator Davis of Minnesota wero then announced and after the ndoptlon of resolutions of regret tho houso as a further mark of respect to tho memory of tho deceased statesmen a 4:!0 p. ra. adjourned. D0LLIVER IS NOT SWORN IN Suceeftiior of I,nle Senator Gear I'rca rut In .Sennte, but Dora Not l'rmrut CredentluU. WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. In tho senato today tho work of the short session of th fifty-sixth congress was successfully launched. It had been the purpose of th serate to announce the death of Senators Gear of Iowa and Davis of Minnesota lm rredtntcly after assembling and then to ndjeurn nnd recolvo tho president's mes sago tomorrow, but as this has been an nounced by tho leaders of both branches of congress to bo a "business session," It was decided to receive tho messago today and thus gain ono day's tlmo that may bo of Immense Importance In this session Astdo from tho reading of tho message and the administration of tho oath of of lice to William B. Dillingham, tho new senator from Vermont, who succeeds' tho lato Justin S. Morrill, no business wns transacted. Tho other new member of tho body, Formor Representative John P, Dol liver, who succeeds tho lato Senator Gen of Iowa, was present throughout the jics slrn, but his credentials wero not pro sentcd and ho was not sworn in, Theso formalities will be compiled with tomor row, now that tho senate has been of (Continued on Second Page.) OPINIONS OF LONDON PRESS nrtt of I'rcnltteut'a Measnite Dentin with, Cli Inn Full (o Atlrnut Ciim lilliiientitr)' Xolleeti. LONDON, Dec. 4. Comment upon Presi dent McKlnley's message to congress Is hlcfly devoted to tho references to Amer ica's Chinese policy. Tho Dally Graphic says: "The policy of tho United States regarding China Is not heroic, but It Is certainly practical and thero Is nmplu reason to bellcvo that It will prevail." Tho Times snys: "Tho messago makes it lenr that on tho vital point of Insisting pon punishment for tho outrages Mr. Mc- Klnley remains firm.- Wo nro glnd to sco that on tho subject of guaranties for Chris tian converts the president makes a now proposal in ndvnnco of any put forward Isewhcre. In regard to tho Indemnity question ho Is In agreement with Homo of tho best opinions In England." Tho Times' editorial concludes with tho expression of n hopo that Mr. McKlnley's second term may bo marked by a "satis factory settlement of nil ou'tntandlng qucs- Ions between Great Britain nnd Arriorlcn." Tho Dally News snys: "Tho message contains nothing now nnd nothing very Il luminating au matters that arc old. It will be very closely scanned for Its reference o China. It looks as though tho American formuli woro that tho powers aro to specify tho culprits nnd tho Chinese government s to specify tho punishment. On such terms a speedy settlement would undoubt edly bo possible, but would It bo cffcctlvo or durable?" Tho Standnrd, which agrees with tho Times that If all the powers had with drnwn after tho legations were relieved to tho samo oxtcnt as tho United States. thero would not be much chnnco of obtain ing satisfaction, remarks: "Tho oxecsstvo nnxlcty to re-cstnbllsh trade with Chlnn Is pcrhnps tho real explanation of somo points that havo not seemed satisfactory In tho rccont policy of the United States," In tho opinion of tho Standard tho Wash ington government "has acted as a drag on uuropenn diplomacy." Tho Dally Chronicle observes: "Clcarlv tho United States government Is nblo to boast of an nggrcgato of Imports nnd ex ports exceeding $2,000,000,000 and to pro poso n reduction of rovenuo tax to tho ox tent of J30.000.000. Tho administration has a fair Justification, oven If thero be no very obvious need, for further encouraging me American mercantile marine." BURNS TO DEATH IN HIS CHAIR Texna Co n ( a hie Driiutred nnd Illn Clothing .Saturated -irlth Turpentine. DALLAS. Tox.. Dec. 3. Scrramn nt ntrntw brought' policemen to a -.saloon In East Dallas this morning nt 1:30, o'clock. Seated In a chnlr, uunblo to movo, was a man wnoso garments wcra a mass of flames, Tho ofllccrs say Eugono Faulkner nnd J W. Chapman were standing behind tho bar smoking cigars ond watching tho unfor tunnto man, who was bolng roasted to death. iri "Bring somo water qnlilf' 'shouted an omcor. Am v "Got It VOUrsnlf." ' thTVW(aifii 1a. elured ono of tho -men retorVrJ. "Lot him dlo. What's tho use 'of worrying over him?" Ono of tho officers took off his coat and with it beat out tho flro. Tho man was Bent to tho city hospital, where bo died at C a. in. Soon after his arrival at the hos pital tho two men who wero In tho barroom woro brought before him for Identification. Then It wns that tho discovery was mado that his eyes had been burned out. He wns Pato Bain, for many years a con stable at Garland, In this county. It la claimed by tho officers that Bain waa drugged nnd that as ho reclined In a chair unconscious a quantity of turpcntlno was poured ovor him and a match applied. Tho man was literally roasted. When tho heat and pain had partially revived htm ho' called pltcously for holp and It was then his screams attracted tho officers. Whon nows of tho outrago bocamo widespread tho greatest Indignation was expressed. Tho two suspects woro put In tho city Jail and guarded by deputies. Shortly after 10 o'clock tonight a mob of fifteen or twenty called at tho Jail and demanded tho prisoners of tho Jailer. Tho Jailer sworo that they wero not In his possession. Thoy had been taken to Fort Worth early In tho cvonlng, ho declared. "Well," said tho leader of tho mob, "If wo catch them we'll burn them." Faulkner and Chapman refuse to talk and no motlvo is known for tbo crime. LINE UP FOR TRACT OPENING Sooner! Ilrnleire Land Office to Flic FlrHt Claims In White Hurtli, Minn. CROOKSTON, Minn., Dec. 3. Nearly 100 men aro In lino beforo tho land offlco to make first filings whon tho Whlto Earth tracts aro opened tomorrow. Tho lino was formed Saturday night and fifty or moro have been standing In tho cold ovor since, their meals being brought to them. After noon trains havo brought largo accessions of "sooners." BAGLEY, Minn., Dec. 3. This llttlo ham let Is overrun by land seekers who deslro to file on tracts In tho four townships In tho Whlto Earth reservation, which aro to bo thiown open at tho Crookston land offlco tomorrow morning. Many squatters havo established themselves on tho land and serious collisions aro Imminent. OLIVE SCHREINER TO SPEAK South African Novellftt lo Addrcua Autl-IIrlllftli flutlterinir nt Worcenler. CAPETOWN, Deo. 3, Tho colonial cabi net met yesterdny, holding tho first moet lng that had been hold on a Sunday within twonty-fivo years. Tho ministers met again to discuss the nntl-Brltlsh agitation. It Is believed that 10,000 persons will attend tho Worcester congress, Tho principal speaker will bo Ollvo Schrelncr, the novel ist. Eleven suspects, arrested at Johannes burg In connection with tho plot on tho llfo of Lord Roberts, will bo deported, the evldonco against thorn not being aufficlont to warrant a formal trial, Harrison CiiIiik to Wimlilnttlon. INDIANAPOLIS. Dee. 3. General Jlorrl eon, accompanied by Mrs. Harrison and their daughter. Elizabeth, left this nfter nnnn for Wilshlnu'ton. D. C Whero ho will attend n meeting of tho committee on tho revision of tho creed of tho Presbyterian church. Movement of Oernn Veftneln, nee. a. At Hamburg Arrived Bclgrnvla, from Now York. At Liverpool ArTlvcd Wneslnnd, from Phr.niioiphia: uovic, rrom jnow vorK; urn brla, from New York. t . u. XT a T' Qulln.l A 1 1 fr,v 8n4! Francisco, via Auckland, Apia nnd Honolulu; Mlowera. for Vancouver. At Olasgow Arrived I'omeranla, from Montreal; Htato of Nebraska, from Now At Tslnpf Tsu Arrived, Nov. 30 Verona, from Ban Francisco. At New York Sailed Mainz, for Bremen. MESSAGE GE PRINCIPAL POINTS OP MESSAGE Tlio president coiiKnttulntes the. country on the prosperous con dition oi me people eiiKHKed In all Industries nnd the cxUtcuco of conditions which warrant tho belief Unit the. prosperity will con tinue. The troubles In China occupy n lnrpj portion of tbo message. The president treats not only of the present troubles, but. the muses which have produced them. These nro stated to be the nntlpa thy of the Chinese to Innovations upon their loiiK-ostnbllslied cus toms and the centuries-old deslro for excltislveness. The opening up of tho ports nnd this cradtial spread of trade with foreigners to the Interior, the establishment of Industries and Innovations all over the empire, has caused a steady prowth of the feeling of resent ment. This has been assldulously cultivated by designing politi cians who surround tho court. The efforts of the various powers In years past, through reason and sometimes by means of a display of force, to keep down an uprising nro reviewed. Thu history of the present troubles is detailed nnd It Is pointed out that tho United States has kept constantly In view, so far as circumstances would warrant, the traditional deslro of this country to maintain peace and good relations with China, and tho same Idea would dominate the llmil settlement of the troubles, so far as the United Htntes could control. The punishment of the real culprits who wero tho In stigators of tne uprising must bo Insisted upon, however. The relations of the United States with other powers nro most cordial. The president calls attention to tho new laws In Germany which uffeot the meat trade with this country, but states It is too early to bay Just what their effect will be. Concerning the Alaskan boundary, tho president states thero Is n necessity for delimitating the lino nnd that steps havo been taken to secure it permanent settlement of tho differences. Ily a, special ar rangement this question had been separated from other matters and would be settled Independently und as rapidly us tho difficulties sur rounding It could ho overcome. Tho Nicaragua canal question Is reviewed, but no specific recom mendations am mnde. Tho fact Is pointed out that tho surplus revenues for tho yenr wero "O.rt-'T.OOO and that this had enabled tho setting aside of ?.", D44,C.ri0 for the sinking fund. Tho treasury situation is strong nnd warrants some reduction in tho revenues. legislation to render certain tho parity of the two currency metals Is recommended. The necessity of legislation to restore tho merchant marlno Is called to the attention of congress. Legislation for the effective control of trusts Is recommended nnd the value of uniform legislation on this subject by tho various states is pointed out. Concerning the Philippines tho president renews his statement that any dellnlte scheme of government cannot bo brought forth consistently so long as tho authority of tho United States is dis puted by armed men. The settlement of tho dltllcultles, however, has made material progress and there Is promise that order will soon bo restored. The appointment of tho commission Is re viewed, together with the Instructions given It It Is recommended that tho government of I'orto Itlco bo turned over to the Interior department Tho situation In Cuba is gone over and congress Is Informed that so soon ns the constitutional convention shall have completed its labors a copy of that document will bo transmitted for such ac tion ns congress may deem advisable. ' peglplatjnn for the arnijr Isreylftwed andn recommendation made for tin army 000,000. with authority to' recruit' aniiTnnln'taln It at 100,000, so long as conditions in tho Philippines shall render it necessary. Tho president commends to congress tho recommendations of tho secretary of tho navy for an Increase In tho officers and men in that service. HUSBAND IN WITNESS BOX Olin Cattle Tells of His Relations with Woman Who Killed His Wife. HIS WEAKNESS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAGEDY Never Promlncd to Mnrry Minn Morrl- on, but Funned reeling ut Jenl otny lletvreen Tlmt Fernon and Ilia Future AVlfe. ELDOKADO, Kan., Doc. 3. Olln Castlo was on tho witness stand (or flvo hours tcday, during which tlmo ho detailed his relations with Miss Jessie Morrison bo foro tho lattcr'a fatal quarrel with Mrs. Castlo. Thoso who had oxpectod that his cross-examination would roveal sensational testimony wero disappointed. It was not disclosed that his relations with Miss Mor rison had been any but thoso of a friend. It was shown that ho had taken Miss Mor rison riding, had accepted tlea from her and received letters from hor, the latter nfter he had bocomo engaged to Miss Wiley, who afterward becamo Mrs. Castle. Castlo admitted showing somo of tho letters to MUs Wiley and that they mado her angry with Miss Morrison; ho also admlttod that Mis3 Morrison had nover threatened his fiancee, but instead had mado friendly over tures to her. It wob mado plain that Jeal ousy ovor Castlo existed botween the two women. Just beforo CaBtlo was dismissed from tho stand this afternoon tho attorney for tho defense, looking witness Bquarely In tho face and speaking slowly, asked: "You havo told all that thoro waa in your relations with Jesslo Morrison?" Witness did not nmcn wnon no ropnea: "Yes, sir." "Thero was nothing moro Intlmato than what you havo told?" ' "No, sir." Later In the week Miss Morrison will take tho stand In her own defense. When Cnstlo took tho stand this morn ing County Attorney Cruroback asked: "Did you ovor promise jossio Morrison to marry her?" "No, sir," said Castle. "Did you over tell her that you loved hor?" "No, sir." The spoctators, who filled the room al most to suffocation, had leaned forwnrd eagerly to catch every word. When tho answers came thoy settled back In tholr seats In tho satisfaction of a curiosity gratified. Fire of .Tealouar Kept Ablate, Later testimony given by Castlo dis closed that witness had kept aflro tho Jealousy both of MIbs Morrison and of his wlfo, for whoso murder tho prisoner is bolnc tried. IIo admlttod that his wlfo had untied a necktlo given him by Miss Morrison and had rt placed it by ono mado by her self. "When did you and Clara Wiley become engaged?" continued Attorney Ilrumback, "In July or August, 1898." "Did you tell Jesslo Morrison of your engagement? "I did." "Whon?" "In tho fall of 1899. They were employed as clerks In a racket store anil he had told Miss Morrison ot (Continued oa Second Face.) PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS CONDITION OF THE WEATHER ForocnHt for Nebraska Generally Westerly Winds. Fair; Temperature at Omaha A'eaterdny i Hour. Uck. Hour. Ilea. r it.. n :i:i l p. m :t:i On. in .'13 2 p. in .'It 7 a. m 112 .1 p. m .M 8 n. in Hii -I p. ni a I I) n. m ...... :t- i p. ut ...... :t I 10 n. in :t'2 O p. m Hit 11 n. m ns 7 p. m It'J l'Jt m aa h p. in ao 1) p. in ilS LEE LEAVES FOR OMAHA I.nte Commander ot the llepnrtment of Ilavnna Illaeuaaea Fnture ot Culi tv. CHICAGO, Doc. 3. General FltzhugU Lee, lato commander of tho Department of Havana In Cuba, left tonight for Omaha, whero bo will nt once assume command of tho Department ot tho Missouri. Ileforo leaving ho said: "In caso tho Cubans failed to establish a stablo republican government and In caso tho United States Is forced to occupy tho country permanently, I do not think that moro than 4,000 troops will bo needed for tho military establishment In Cuba. Tbo inland is so situated that troops from tho United States could bo poured In very easily In caso of necessity. "Whether tho Cuban convention now sit ting will succoed In establishing n govern ment which can protect llfo nnd property and glvo security to capital I can only answer, Who knows? No, I ennnot express ray opinion upon tho possibility." CHILD DEVOURED BY PANTHER Uenat SprliiK on Mltle School Girl and Cnrrlca Iler Off In Ilia Jnwa. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3. A special to tbo Times from Cartwrlght, Wis., says: An 8-year-old daughter of C. F. Illloy, a farmer living about sixteen miles from hero In tho Mad Drook settlement, was car rled away by a panther nnd devoured. Only a fow fragments of the remaliiB could bo found. Tho girl wns walking In tho road near tho farm whon tho beast sprang from tho woods and taking tho girl In his Jaws carried hor Into a swamp, whero sho met a most horrlblo death, bolng torn limb from limb. Tbo fow scattered remains wero gathered up and burled. Tho community has organized in a panther hunt and tbo farraors will not lay asldo their guns un til tho brutes are exterminated. Slnco they started out a panther measuring ton feet from tip to tip has been shot and two othor largo ones havo been seen. "Wanted Ilia JiiKiilnr Cut. NEW YOIIK, Dec. 3. Lest ho tio burled nllvo Henry O. Mooro left J1"0 In his will for tho iierson who would cut his iJKUlnr vein Immediately after his death and o00 for tho person who would seo that his body wus properly cremated, Tho will was llled for probate In tho sur rogate's allien today. Sir. Mooro tiled In Indou recently. llo lived In this city for many years. Dewey Arch Alinndoneil. NBW YOItK, Deo. 3. Dy u vote of 10 to 3 tho executive committee of tbo citizens' r-ommltteo for perpetuating tho nnvnl or Dewey nrcli, ns It was originally cutlet), tmlny decided to tllsbuntl and to return to tho subscribers tho money collected for tho project, Tho abandonment of tho nlnn Is duo to lack of interest displayed by the public. Mr. McKlnloy kakei His Annual Report Concerning Conntry'i Status. RELATIONS WITH WORLD GIVEN IN DETAIL Affair Between United Btatei anS Othet Nations Minutely Eeviewed, HOME MATTERS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED Interests of American Oitizeni Given the Olosest of Attention. CHINESE IMBROGLIO SET FORTH FULLY Participation of the United State in tho War Explained Clearly. REVENUE REDUCTION IS RECOMMENDED President Suggests Borne Changes in th War Tax and Tariff Laws. GOVERNMENT FOR THE PHILIPPINES Steps Taken to Bestore Order and Plant for Futuro Action. LEGISLATION ON THE ARMY IS NEEDED Present' Strength is Becommendod for the Immediate Organization. GENERAL AFFAIRS OF THE GOVERNMENT Many Little Dclnlla Cllven In Order lo Slake Clenr l't nnd Prospec tive Ada of Kxecntlvc and Ills Cabinet. To tho Senato and Houso of Representa tives: At tho outgoing of tho old and tho Incoming of tho now century you begin tho last session of tho Fifty-sixth congress with ovldcnccs on every hand of Individual nnd national prosperity and with proof of tho growing strength an Increasing power for tho good of republican Institutions. Your countrymon will Join with you la felicitation that Amorican liberty is moro firmly established than ever before, nnd that lovo for It and tho determination to prcscrvo it aro more universal than at any former period of our history. Tho republic was never bo strong, tic causo never so strongly entrenched In tho heart, of the peoplo at. rrfip. Tlio' consti tution, with few amendments, exists as It left tho hands of Its authors. Tho ad ditions which havo been mado to It pro claim larger freedom nnd moro extended citizenship. Popular government has dem onstrated in its 121th year of trial hero Its stability and security, and Itn efficiency ns tho best instrument of national develop ment and tho best safeguard to human rights. When the Sixth congress assembled in November, 1800, tho population ot thu United States was D.S0S.4S3. It Is now 7C,304,709. Then wc had sixteen stntes. Now wo havo forty-five. Then our terri tory consisted ot 909,050 squnro mltcs. It Is now 3,816,595 squaro miles. Education, religion and morality havo kept paco with our advancement In othor directions, and whllo extending Its power tho government. haH adhered to Its foundation principles and nbated nnno of them in dealing with our new peoples and possessions. A na tion so preserved and blessed gives revorcnt thanks to God and Invokes Ills guldnnco and tho contlnuanco ot His caro and favor In our foreign Intercourse tho dominant question has been tho treatment of tbo Chlncso problem. Apart from this our re lations with the powers havo been happy. IIKVIEW OF AFFAIRS IN CHINA. Condltlona Thnt Called for Armed Intervention liy the I'nvrera. Tho recent troubles In China spring from tho nntl-forclgn agitation which for tho lout thrco years has been gaining In strength In tho northern provinces. Tholr origin Ilea deep In tho chnrnctor ot tho Chlncso races nnd In tho traditions of tholr government. Tho Talplng rebellion nnd the opening of tho Chlncso ports to foreign trado nnd set tlement disturbed nllko tho homogeneity and tho seclusion of China. Meanwhile foreign activity mado Itself felt In nil quarters, not nlono on tho coast, but along tho great river arteries and In tho remoter dlstrlctu, carrying now ldens and introducing new associations among a prlmltlvo people which had pursued for conturlcs a national policy of Isolation. Tho telegraph and tho railway spreading over their land, tho steamers plying on their waterways, tho merchants nnd tho missionary penetrating year by yenr to the interior bocamo to tho Chlnnso mind types ot an alien Invasion, changing tho course ot tholr national llfo nnd fraught with vaguo forebodings of disaster to their be liefs and thejr self-control. Trouble I.oiik llrewliiK. For sovoral ycaro beforo tho present troubles all tho resources of foreign di plomacy, backod by moral demonstrations of tho physlcnl forco of fleets nnd arms havo been needed to secure duo respect for tho treaty rights of foreigners and to ob tain satisfaction from tho responsible au thorities for tho sporadic outrages upon tho persons and property of unoffending sojourners, which from tlmo to tlmo oc curred at wldoly soparatcd points In tbo northern provinces, ns In tho enso ot tho outbrcnk in Szo Chiton and Shan Tung. Posting of antl-forolgn placards became a dally occurrenco, which tho repeated reprobation of tho imperial power failed to check or punish. Theso Inflammatory ap peals to tho Ignornnco and superstition of tho masses, mendacious and absurd In their accusations nnd docply hostile In their spirit, could not but work cumula tive harm. They aimed at no particular class ot foreigners; they wero Impartial In attacking everything foreign. An out break In Shan Tung, in which Gorman win tilonarles wero slain, was the too natural result of theso malevolent teachings. Tho posting ot seditious placards exhorting to the uttor destruction of foreigners and of ovory foreign thing continued unrobultcd. Hostile, demonstrations toward tho stranger gained strength by organization. Iloxera AluriiihiKly AKtfreaalve, Tho sect, commonly styled tho Doxers, developed greatly In tho provinces north ot (Continued on Fourth Page.)