The Omaha Sunday Bee.
1 PAGES 1 TO 10. J
PART I.
ESTABLISHED JU'E .1!), 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JAtfUATlY i!0, 1901 TWENTY TAGES.
SIXGLE COPY FIVE CJ3KTS.
NOBLES IN WAITING
Celebrated Oculist Takes His Time in
Attending to Their Wants.
COMES TO LONDON TO TREAT ROYALTY
Commisim Eusy with the Work of Re
organizing the British Army.
NO RADICAL UPHEAVAL CONTEMPLATED
Kesult to Bo Accomplished Through the
Coming Generation of Officers.
AC1UAL MANEUVERS ARE A NECESSITY
ViU of Heenv-lnir Stlfllclcnt tironnd
Not So V.nT Week WHntmn
the PnliiR of Tito otn
hlc Clmrntlrm.
LONDON, Jnn. 15. Royalty hns been hav
ing Its pjph overhauled. For that Impor
tant duly a celebrated oculist, I'rof. Her
man PagenRtrechrr. M. D.. director nt the
opthalrnlc honpltnl nt Wolsbadcn. was sum
moned to London Wednesday. Ho went to
Osborno to examlnp tlio eyes of tho quppn.
A lengthy Interview resulted, In which the.
sppclnllst In undcrntood to havo given her
mnjesty new Instructions in addition to
glasses, with tho object of preserving her
fnlllnK sight, though. It Is nald. hn found
only n slight dcterlnrnllon of vision Hlneo
his last examination. Thcnco Prof. Pngon
utreeher went to Marlborough house, where
thn prince of Wnles nnilcrwent tho nrdeal
of submitting his lately ndopted eyeglasses
to tho crltlciRm of tho greot professor. It
wan only to tho qucon nnd tho prlnco of
Wales that I'rof. Pngenstroclier would con
cent to go. All thn otherH hid to como to
him. Tho dukn of Cambridge and other
notabilities (locked to hi hotel, humbly
watting In tho corridor Until I'rof. Pngrn
etrechcr wbh ready to bco them. In a few
moments tho duko of Cambridge was so
benefited thnt ho went to his old cronies
nnd Insisted on their visiting tho eyo hpaler.
Following his ndvlce, they crowded to
I'nKPnstrocher on Frldny. At Inst tho
specialist flow out of tlio hotel, declaring
ho would not bco another soul thnt day, bo
ho king or commoner. Tho professor goes
to the continent to Inspect tho eyes of tho
klnR of tho HclRlans Sundny and before
ho returns to Wclsbaden ho will probably
contlnuo his Journoy to several other roynl
palaces.
Iteform for the Army.
Drltlsh nrmy reform, tho Associated Press
learns, will consist chtclly In nn endeavor
to Improve tho existing methods of Rcneral
military training, rather than In nny at
tempt to oradleato any Individual dofects.
With n moro fully developed homo army tlio
administration believes many of the draw
backs existing at present will gradually
disappear, -wliTiia rulhleus reform would
only result In disorganization. With this
view tho mnnquvers bill will bo Introduced,
giving tho govornment plenary powor to
select largo tracts of country, especially In
Ireland and Scotland, whero tho homo army
will hnvo thn opportunity of maneuvering
In consldernbln numbers over a rough nnd
unknown country, whoro tho gonernls will
havo tho opportunity of learning to handle
divisions. In tho opinion of tho secretary
for war, William St. John Rrodcrlck, It In
futllo to criticise officers nnd men who
hnvo never been handled or who hnvo never
co-oporntcd except In tho restricted con
fines of Aldershot, nnd somo not oven
there, whoro ovcry Inch of ground Is known
to almost overy officer In tho service. The
bnrracks building on Salisbury plain will, it
Is bellovcd, nld this plan, but It has becomo
generally recognized by tho War office that
It Is absolutely essential to have rough
country nnd n good deal of It nt tho
disposal of tho forces. Many difficulties
Ilo In tho wny of securing this,
Tho muors of Ireland nnd Scotland arc al
most all tlio prlvnto properly of aristocratic
Innd owners, who either use them or let
them for shooting purposes. One seasa'n'H
mnnouvcrs over theso estates would proba
bly ruin tho game, Henco largo compensa
tion must bo pnld, This, Mr. Ilroderlck
hopes to get npproprlnted In oplto of tho
preBont heavy taxation, bcllovlng It would
bo an Investment which would savo tho
country millions In enso qf nnothcr war.
Mnny other changes nrc likely to como In
forco In duo courso of tlmo. Tho board of
reorganization Is sitting day In nnd day
out, dealing with tho Immense problem, but
tho cardinal point of deliberations on which
public opinion Is unanimous. Is tho n,eccrslty
for tho now maneuvers bill. To uso tho
words of Lord Haglan: "You might as well
criticise tho admiral who Is always obliged
to keep his fleet In harbor as to criticise
tho army, for which tho country provides
no maneuvering facilities."
Secure Kimllnh Patent.
Messrs. Wlckes, president of tho American
Sheet Steel company, and Iluber of the
Pittsburg Steel compuny, returned to Now
York this week, nfter exhaustive tests of
tho English process of constructing steel
tubes. These coming up to tho require
ments, negotiations woro closed for trans
ferring tho American patent rights to tho
Philadelphia combine, of which W. W. Olbbs
Is the moving spirit, it Is understood tho
steel mnkors will now proceed with tbolr
150,000,000 combination,
Nowb of the moat remarkablo linn fight
on record comes from n correspondent of
tho Associated Press In northorn Uhodeslo.
Mr. Johnstone, n collector of tho customs
In tho employ of the Drltlsh Chartered
South Africa company, was out hunting and
Bhnt a buck. As the buck fell, from tho
long grass sprang out flvo lions, who com
menced to cat tho buck. Mr. Johnstone, not
to bo robbed of his dinner, wont Into action
with his mngnzlno rifle, killed one Hon nnd
woundeil another. Tho remaining three
fled, Tho wounded lion, enraged, nttacked
tho hunter, whoso magazine was empty. He
called for nnothcr gun, but his nntlvo fol
lowers hud gone. Tho police with him
tired a wild volley and retreated. Mr. John-
Hlono sought n nenr-by tree and was nearly
out of reach when tho lion caught him and
pulled him down. Mr. Jobnatono put his
left arm down the lion's mouth and gavo a
slodgo hammer blow with his right on the
animal's head. Surprised nt tho resistance,
the lion relinquished his attack. Propping
himself agalntt tho tree, Mr. Johnstone, In
splto of hU mauled nrm, pulled out n
partridge, nred nnd took tho lion right bo
tween th eyes., killing him. Threo weeki
Inter Mr. Johnstone died of blood poisoning
rrom ins mangled nrm,
Puna 1 111: of Tun .Vntithlr.
Dentil removed two remarkable person
alities from thn metropolis this weekthe
bishop of London, Itlght Ho v. Mandell
Crelghton. nnd tho money lender, "Sam"
Lewis, known fnr nnd wldo for very differ
ing qualities, Doth possessed two things
In common- humor und a broad Insight Into
(Continued on Second Page.)
CONFUSED WITH S0UBRETTE
Ailn I.cmIr, Willow of Mllllonnlrr
.lloncy l.rmlpi', Who I.ente
Fortune to t.'hnrlly,
(Copyright, 1901, by Fros Publishing Co.)
LONDON", Jan. 19. (New York World
Cablegram Spedal Telegram.) Mrs. Joseph
Lewis, formerly tho soubrcttc, Fanny Ward,
has been confUBCd with Mrs. Ada Lewis,
widow of tho multl-mllllonnlre money
lender.
Ada Lewis Is a sister of Mine. Mcssnger,
luionn ns ft song writer under her
maiden nnme, Hopo Temple, nnd wlfo of
Andro Measngcr, Maurlco (Irau's successor
as manager of tho Cnvent Harden opera
house. Ada Lewis, who Is about 48, whs
extremely attractive, nnd, though now
rather of the opulent typo of henuty, Is
still a handsoma woman. Her husband left
all of his J5.000.000 of benefactions to bo
bequeathed In her nnme. She Is nn ac
complished whip find drives a pair of mag
nificent horses regularly In Hydo nark.
Her dazzling costumes and Jewels were one
of tho nights of tho opera, whero sho al
ways linil n box.
' Tho catholicity of her" husband's charities
Is exciting general admiration, ns well ns
thn wisdom shown In Bolcctlng tho most
deserving of nil kinds nnd creeds.
Much Pharisaical speculation Is Indulged
In by tho press an to whether the legacies
should bo accepted, as if there were tho
slightest doubt of it.
AMERICAN PAVILION UNSAFE
Xo Doubt of It, ,oiv Hint Demolition
Afford liiprctlmt or ON
Inr Work,
(Copyright, 1901, by Presn Publishing Co.)
PAULS, Jan. 19. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) When It
was stated during tho exposition thnt tho
Amerlcnn pavilion wns unsafo thg I'nitpd
States commission made off-hand denials,
venting much Indignation, but afforded no
opportunity for Investigation of the nllega
tlon. Workmen nro now beginning tho
demolition of tho structure. This fact hns
facilitated n careful Inspection of tho build
ing. The Inspection proves that tho as
sertions were literally true. Ilarrlng n
small area on tho river side, tho entire
cellar spaco was tnkon up with n scries of
props, braccB and transverse Joists, palpably
Introduced when the building was finished.
Knftors supplemented tho original masonry
foundations, Tho general nppcaranco of
tho structuro was that of n railway trcstlo
hastily Improvised.
BARONESS 0'HAGAN A WINNER
She lloliln the fJnvcl Over the Iltirnly
Scliool Ilonril After u Wiirni
Illcctlon.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 19. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Haroness
O'Hagun has been clocted chairman of tho
Burnley school board after n brisk cam
paign. Sho Is widow of n former Irish
lord high chancellor and Is descended from
tho Townloys, tho ground landlords of
Huntley nnd tho oldest CathojUc family ,n
Lancashire, tfhrpb years" ngogho beenrao
a Unitarian, with hor children, nnd married
a daughter, nged 17. to Henry Klein, nn
Alsatian priest, who had been her son's
tutor. Her son. Lord O'llugnn, died of
enteric fever whllo with his rcglmont at
Pretorln. Ho returned to tho Catholic faith
n month previously.
MRS. MACKAY SAVES A CHURCH
Her Son' Funcriil llndcnr the Kdlllcc
to Her mill .Nile Piijn
It 'linen.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Jnn. 19. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Mrs. John
Mackay hns como to tho rescue of St.
Joseph's, a church for Kngllsh-spcnklng
Catholics in Avcnuo Hocho, It wub about
to bo seized by tho sheriff In default of
Jt.000 taxes. Mrs. Mackay's son was ac
cidentally killed In Paris a few years ago
and was burled from St. Joseph's. TIiIb
endeared tho edlflco to Mtb. Mackay, who
paid the sum In full as a memorial.
CLUB FOR DIVORCED WIVES
Viennn Women Want All Home Com
fort Without the iilaiuicc
of Iliihhy.
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
VIENNA, Jnn. 19. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A club has
been established hero to provide women
who divorced their husbonds with homo
comforts. Legal nld will bo given to In
tended divorcees, nnd n movement has been
stnrted to secure n repeal of tho law under
which uncontrollablo sympathy Is a valid
ground for divorce. Tho founders of the
club nro twelve womon whoso divorces as
tonished Viennese society.
AS OLD AS WAR ITSELF
War Correspondent nn Institution
L'enttirlca A limit of Illcky
l)nvl.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 19. (Now 'ork World
Cablegram Special Tolcgrnm,) An ani
mated controversy ob to whether Sir Wil
liam Hussell wus tho first war correspond
ent has been determined by the discovery
thnt regular correspondents wcro with both
nrmles during tho English civil wars, whllo
In 163S tho Revuo do Franco had accredited
correspondents In tho wars with Germany
and Poland.
JAIL FOR PUBLIC KISSING
IliMnlnii .J u due Decide Itetiiuriiut
0culiitliiu In Shnniclc
llehnvlo r.
(Copyright, 1901, by Tress Publishing Co.)
ST. PETERSlIURO, Jan. 19. (Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Two
young unmarried couples appealed against
tho sentenco of Imprisonment for kissing
each other In a restnurnnt, which tho Judge
stigmatized as "shameless bohavlor In a
public place." Counsel nrgued that kissing
was a permissible expression of feeling, but
tho Judge upheld tho decision of tho lower
court.
BRET HARTES BIOGRAPHY
12. I'emliertnn Preptirc It unit the
(rent Story Writer I'eim
nn Introduction,
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co)
LONDON, Jan, 19. (New York World
CablegramSpecial Telegram.) A biogra
phy' of Hret Hartc, with nn Introduction by
himself, Is announced by R, Pemberton,
Hnrto lives a retired Ilfo In a big resi
dential hotel nt Lancaster Date. Ho rarely
goes Into society of nny kind nnd never
leaves London Ills solo recreation Is walk
In fl In Kensington gardens.
ONE BIG LOVE FEAST
Observance of Prussia's Bicentenary Gen
eral AmcngAU Glasses,
POOR AS WELL AS RICH TOOK EAGER PART
Kaiser Speaks of the Army as the Best
School for Monarchic Bentiment.
RUSSIA TO HAVE FREE HAND IN MANCHURIA
Germany Still Fnrsu.es Echemo of Laying
Gables to All Farts of the World.
BAVARIAN PRINCE'S DIGNITY RUFFLED
llenvy Mortnllty Annum lint on Ship
Jut Arrltcd from Smjrrnn (ileN
Htsc to the Suspicion
uf Plnnur.
IinitLIN, Jan. 19. Tho Prusslnn bicen
tenary celebrations drove out for a time,
almost completely, public Interest for any
thing else. The Boclnllst nnd part of tho
ultra-radical presa mndo nn nttcmpt to
show that tho fetes wero purely In tho
wealthier sections, but this Is not true. Tho
flagging and decornttng throughout llcrltn,
oven In the quarters of the poorest laborers,
proved the contrary, as did iho Immcnso
throngn crowding the stn-cts until midnight.
Among the lings the (lermnn trl-color pre
dominated Inrgcly, tho Prussian whlto nnd
black being orly seen occasionally. The
Kroiizzcltung, which Is nnrrowly Prusslnn,
deplores this Baying: "In n similar fete In
Saxony or llavarla tho Saxon or Ilnvarlan
Hags would nppcur In tho majority."
About tho emperor's nddrcss of Thursday
to tho officers, tho correspondent of tho As
sociated Press hears from nn official who
wns presptit thnt his majpsty cmphasl.ed
that during tho 200 years of their existence
tho Prussian kings hnd often been forced
to draw tho sword to becomo what thoy
nro to('ay. Tho Prusslnn officers' corps, h.i
ndded, had a largo eharo In this long com
bat for Prussia's greatness and power; but,
now, when Germany's nnd Prussia's main
tasks nro tho maintenance of ponce, It has
becomo the principal duty for tho Prusslnn
olllccrs' corps to dovelop tho army In nil
which braces tho eoul ntid body. Tho nrmy,
ho continued, was also tho best school for
monarchic sentiment and u Btrlct fulfill
ment of duty.
Army anil Nnvy Heerlpt Criticised.
Part of tho press today criticises Em
peror William's rcBcilpts to the navy and
nrmy, tho Vorwncrts (leading socialist or
gan) pointing out that In splto of his
majesty's clnlm that tho army is tho best
support of tho state, thero was a tlmo when
tho army and stnte miserably foundorcd.
Anont, tho navy rescript, tho Vorwacrts
says: "Slnro tho emperor now oponly nc
knnwlndges .hetwants. jo ra!;o the uovjr ns
rormldnblo u weapon ns tho army, tho em
peror must novo another, farther reaching,
program for ravy expansion."
It became known today that Emperor
fVllllain yesterday afternoon whllo driving
In tho Thlorgarten ran Into n heavy cart
belonging to a coskctmakor named Wclth.
Injuring .i lad, Herman Lindo, who was
driving, and springing tho whlflletrce. tho
emperor's carrlago remaining Intact. Al
though tho fault lay with tho driver of the
cart, hli majesty Bent him a handsomu
preHont.
United States Ambassador nnd Mrs.
Whlto gave a muslcalo tonight. Thero
woro 125 persons present, among them be
ing Princess Anton vou Kadzlwlll, Countess
von Ostensacken nnd Uaroncss von Oera
dorff. Mr. aud Mrs. White gtvo n dinner next
Thursday In honor of tho now Spanish am
bassador, Senor Do Ruata. Among thoso
Invited nro tho leading diplomats, Count
von Posadowsky-Wehner nnd Count and
Countess Do Perlgord-Talleyrand.
Major John U. Kerr, tlio United States
military attache, and Mrs. Kerr gavo a din
ner this evening to their nowly-mado Ber
lin friends at tho Reischoff.
Free lluiitl for Itusiiln In Mnnclinrln,
From an unexceptional source tho corre
spondent of tho Associated Press learns
that Germany, nolthor In tho past uor In
tho future, has Interposed or will offer any
obstacle to Russia's claims upon Man
churia. Count von Iluelow haB given tho
Rueslan ambassador. Count von Ostcn
BnrUcn, repeated assurances since tho be
ginning of tho Chinese troubles and quite
recently again that Manchuria lies out of
Ocrmnny's Interest or commercial sphere
and that It Is In no wlso touched on by
tho Anglo-Germnn agreement.
Tho projoct of n net of cables to cover
tho world Is being diligently pursued by
Germany and Is most actively furthered
by the emperor, who mado somo slgnlflccnt
utterances on the subject to Privy Postal
Counsellor Strclkcr recently. Tho latest
shapo of tho project, so for bb tho far east
Is concerned, Is as follows: Germany nnd
tlio Netherlands to Jointly lay n cable which
will go through tho Dutch Indies, touching
at tlio Natunas Islands, Ullllton, Palom
bang, Datavla, Maccasar, German New
Guinea and tho Carolluaa, with a central
point nt Shanghai, then branching from
Kino Chou, easterly to America. The Dutch
government will Iny tho coble through Its
own colonies and Germany will do the rest.
Tho financing of this project Is about con
stltuted.
In principle, the plan of General von
Podblclskl, tho Imperial postmaster general,
for gradually raising tho annual npproprla
tlons to a maximum ol 6,000,000 marks In
1920, lias been approved by Emperor WII
Ham, but If prlvnto companies with a stato
subvention will undcrtako the work Gen
eral von Podblelskl will not object,
llreuchCH of Olllclnt lltliiiicttc.
Another misunderstanding hns arisen with
llavarla. Prlnco Alphonse, nephew of tho
prince regent, who nttended the funeral of
tho grand duko of Saxe-Welraar (who died
January S), claims ho was snubbed by tho
emperor's representatives, General von Wll-
llch nnd Prlnco Regont Albrccht, etlquetto
and questions of precedence being Involved
On returning to llavarla Prlnco Alphonse
resigned command of the Klrst Bavarian
Cavalry brigade, with tho approval of the
prlnco regent, who conferred on him a
higher rnnk and also bestowed on him tho
highest disposable decoration.
Foreign officials hero know nothing of tho
alleged telegram from Emperor Kwan Su to
tho ambassadors regarding the occupation
of tho Taku forts, etc.. but they soy tho
Chinese commissioners have written to tho
ambassadors, expressing certain wishes,
which will be discussed during the pence
negotiations, Tho foreign office hero ills
credits tho statement that freHh German
troops nro about to be sent to China for tho
relief of the sick, wounded and returned
soldiers. Only supplies for tho troops will
bo sent hertuftcr. No plans exist for lh-
withdrawal of the German troops or the re
turn of Field Marshal Von Waldcrsce,
PROBABLY PASS AWAY ASLEEP
Prlnre of Wnle Summoned to See Her
Ilefore I'liconscloimness He.
comcn I'erinniient.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
COWES, Jan. 19. 5 p. m. (New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.) I
have Just seen nn Important court official
who said! "Tho queen Is undoubtedly
dying. Sho will probably pass nway In
her sleep. Sho Is having long Intervals
of scml-consclousncss and In falling Into
a comntoso state. That wao tho reason
why tho prlnco of Wales was urgently
summoned today, so ho may ceo her befora
unconsciousness sets In permanently. Sir
James Held rcmalnB with her majesty day
and night. JJjv was relieved for a few
hours this trflfefi by Sir Douglas Powell
and Dr. VaffST Hoffmelslor of Cowes.
house surdHjfio tho queen. For threo
days thcjH&j remained In bed and for
Rome tlrJBEisoro that sho wan constantly
falllngaPni and tho princesses or lady
In wairm'ept talking to keep her nwakc.
The?
itptoras hayo becomo greatly ng'
grn
'today, nnd tho doctors consider
thd
may linger for only n few dnys,
lo tho dormant condition Into which
fallen."
ChlESAND PRAYS CONSTANTLY
Nnme of Uneen Vlctorln Jlny lie Added
to South Afrlcnn t'nnunlty
Mot.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 19. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram,) A deep
sensation was created by the serious news
from Osborne. Tho worst is generally
feared, owing to tho quecn'n advanced ngo
nnd tho cumulutlvo effect of her sorrows.
lately endured. It s stntcd on tho best au
thority that during tho last fortnight thero
wns a paralyzing of tho loft stdo of tho
body, rendering tho queen prnctlrnlly help
less, and It Is understood sho had a slight
additional stroko In her sleep. Hor time
bus bfen passed slnco In crying and prny
Ing. Especially slnco Chamberlain's nnd
Roberts' successive vlilts sho has been In
consolable. The nnmo of Queen Victoria
may In fuct bo added w'th perfect Justlco to
tho South African cnsualty list.
STEAM MOTORS BARRED OUT
1'nrU Itememhern Hovr Amerlcnn
Antomohllen Win Prizes
nnd Hnr 'I'll em.
(Copyright, 1901. by .Press Publishing Co.)
I'AIUH, Jnn. 19. (Now York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) Tho Grand
Palais, tho magnificent edlflco. housing
paintings nnd statuary from every part of
tlio world nt tho recent exposition,
Is now serving a different pur
pose, Tlio vnot rotunda nnd upper
gullcrlcs aro crowded with auto
mobiles and bicycles for tho annual exhibi
tion which will open Monday. Flvo hundred
nnd fifty firms nro reprcsonted. American
bicycles arc prominent, but tho only
Amerlcnn nutomobllo'raanufncturers desir
ing to exhibit were ruled out because tho
police prefect rnscl to permit a steam
motor In tho P -.'i I considering It
dangerous. MIn. vIpt teipproy obto,lue,d
nt previous Prl competitions by Amerlcnn
steam automobiles tho Americans hero hint
that tho discrimination wns tho result of
Jealousy.
TAKES COLD AT HOTEL FIRE
lint
Henrietta Hnxenro Snvcn
Life liy .llimctilnr Work
on it Hope,
Her
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Jon, 19. (Now York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) Mrs. Henrlettn
Hozenro of California, who escaped from
tho third story of nn apartment In tho
Squaro do 1'Opera, destroyed by flro last
Saturday, by climbing down a ropo In hor
night clothes, Is earning tho plaudits of
Paris and tho enthusiastic admiration of
cool-headed women.
Sho was ill at tho hotel nnd hor light
attire and tho bitter night causdd a sovero
cold, which tlio physicians think la develop
ing Into pneumonia.
TOO RIGOROUS FOR SOCIETY
I.nily Curioii 1'liuU Solleil Itentii
tlmiN llonnil to I'revnlt
In I nil I n'.
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 19. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Despite
denials, It Is persistently reported that Lady
Curzon of Kedlcstons, who was Mary Loiter,
will return from Inriln in April, Sho will
merely precede her husband, who Intends
to resign tho vice royalty to Earl Cndognn,
who will relinquish tho Irish vlco royalty
In June, probably to tho carl of Dudley.
Lady Curzon's rigorous maintenance of
court etlquetto otyl rcsoluto refusal to
recolvo any ono or sollod reputation has
caused endless friction In Simla and Cal
cutta, whero official society Is noted for
Its easy-going laxity.
TOMMY ATKINS IN CORSETS
Vanity I'nlr Expose the I.axurlons
Hffcinliiacy of the .Hen
Whom norm Itout.
(Copyright, 1901, by Tress Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 19. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A writer
In Vanity Fair thus describes tho luxurious
effeminacy among tho Drltlsh officers:
"Somo of our golden youths wero not
above borrowing women's whalebones to
onablo their West End tailors to nt their
khadl tunics without creases or wrinkles,
"In ono of tho sumptuous war kits wero
snugly packed dainty brpcado corsets of tho
most approved manly torso shapes, cun
ningly wrought with devices, of unfadablo
flowers nnd lnccd with a bright, strong
stay of gaily dyed silks."
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED
Amerlcnn DrntUt Aaka Dlrorce After
MttrrliiKC That He Supposed
Wnn n Jlimk One,
PARIS, Jon. 19. In the first chamber of
tho civil tribunal yesterday Maltro Decorl
asked tho court to nullify tbo marrlngo of
M. Georgo Roussel, socretnry of tho Society
of American Dentists In Paris, and Mrs.
Harrison, a widow and daughter of an Hng
llsh admiral, M. Roussel Is a Frenchman
and a graduate In dental surgery of Paris
and New York, with a largo American clien
tele. Counsel asserted that his client
thought It was a mock marrlogo,
DANISH MAIL STEAMER SINKS
(itlon ii ml Hreen Come ToKcthcr In
( olllolim nml the I'ormer (ioeit
to the llottom,
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 19. Tho Danish
mall steamers Ofton nnd Hveen wero In col
lision nnd thn former sunk. The latter put
into Mnlmo In a leaky condition. Tho pas
senger, crew and malls wore saved.
OUEEN NEAR THE END
Bulletins frem the Bedside of England's
Eorereign Indicate a Collapse,
PRINCE OF WALES SUMMONED TO OSBORNE
Rumor that He Will at Once Assume the
Regency of the Empire.
OTHER ROYAL PERSONAGES ARE COMING
Cruiser Dispatched to Oonrey Emperor
William and Date of Oonnaught,
DOCTORS GIVE OUT BRIEF STATEMENTS
Tnkrn In Connection with the Hur
ried S ii in mo n of Mcmbcri of the
Itoynl Tniiilly Interpreted
to Mcnn the Hnd,
LONDON, Jan. 20. S:03 a. m. A dispatch
to tho Exchange Telegraph company from
Cowes says: "It Is learned utiofllclally this
morning thnt tho queen was allvo nt 7; ir
o'clock. Her condition Is extremely grave
nnd hopes aro growing fainter."
COWES, Islo of Wight, Jan. 19. The
queen passed n good night nnd Is much
better this morning,
OSHORNE, Islo of Wight. Jan. 19. Noon:
Tbo following bulletin lias Just been Issued:
Tho queen Is Buffering from great pliy'
Ical prostration, iiccoiiipnnled by symptoms
which causo anxiety. POWELL.
Thero was no rhango in her majesty's
condition at 5:20 p. m. According to local
understanding nnd report the prlncu .of
Wales comes to Osborn with tho object of
practically assuming tho regency. Ho will
tulco over the powers of signing Btato docu
ments and is expected to return lo London,
tho center of stnto business, until his return
hero Is neccssttato by tho possible courso
of events,
G p. m. Tho following official bulletin has
Just been Issued:
"Tho queen's strength has been fairly
maintained throughout tho day nnd thero aro
Indications of n slight Improvement In tho
symptoms this evening.
"JAMES REID.
"R. DOUGLAS 'POWELL."
COWES, Islo of Wight, Jan. 19. Mid
night. Tho queen of England Hen nt death's
door. Sho was stricken with paralysis to
night, lteuler's Telegraph company under
stands that the prlnco of Wales has received
authority to act in ber majesty's stead, and
thus has been created n practical, though
not constitutional, regency.
LONDON. Jan. 20.-12:30 a. ra. It Is an
nounced that, though thero Is somo Blight
Improvement, her mnJcsty'B condition Is
most grave.
Mr. C. T. Ritchie, secretary of Btato for
tho Homo department, will arrive nt Os
liorno today and It Is .expected Lord Salis
bury will accompany him.
Tho princess of Wales hns arrived at Os
borne. COWES, Isle of Wight, Jnn. 19. (Mid
night.) A local rumor, purveyed by Os
borne, declares that tho queen cannot llvo
until Monday, but this receives no official
confirmation, though it 1b ndmlttcd that it
Is scarcely even likely that tho queen, If
bIio recovers ut all, will regain tho uso of
thofo vigorous faculties which hnvo dis
tinguished her among tho women of all
time,
fiilthcrcr nt the IIciInIiIc.
Gatherers at tho bedsldo ore thn prlnco
and princess of Wnles, PrlnccsB Louise and
other members of tho royal family, whllo
Mr. Ritchie, tho secretary of stato for homo
affairs, officially represents the cabinet.
Lord Salisbury Is In constunt telephonic
communication with Osborno houso nnd It
wob rumored that ho had arrived at Os
borno house, but this docs not appear to
bo true.
Tho nrrlval of Emperor William nnd
other mombcrs of tho royal family Is nnx-
lously nwnlted.
For threo dnys tho queen hns boon
strictly to herself. Tho last tlmo sho
drovo out In Cowes the rain beat down
heavily upon her. Even tho natives, who
liavo grown to look upon her majesty as
nn ordinary, have noticed that she looked
moro dellcuto and shrunken than ever a
racro shadow of her former self yet, with
fcmliilno persistence, tho queen forbade
thoso nround her to say that sho was 111.
Tho Queen Victorian tradition nnd otl
quotte decrco that sho Is never 111, and so,
with dogged determination, sho fought off
the rnvnges that worry over the Hocr war,
tho deaths In her own family and her In
creasing yenrs, have brought upon her.
Hut against tho ruthless hand of nature
oven tho Imperial resolvo of tho ruler of
tho great cmplro proved futllo nnd with a
pitiful realization of the Inovltnblo sho
flhut herself off from her entourngo. For
two nights sho dlnod nlono and ncvor
Btlrrcd from tho npartmcnts she occupied
at Osborne, Humbly, for this woman
rules her court with no uncertain hand,
her court officials Implored her to seek
modlcal advice. Theso messages sho stead
fastly Ignored and, though tonight her
condition Is admitted to bo most serious,
thero nro only In nttendnnco Doctors Powell
nnd Reld. Doubtless tho prlnco of Wnles
will tomorrow secure additional medical
talent.
HclptcNi nnd Alninut Sppeehleiis,
Her majesty lies helpless and nlmo3t
spcechlers In her bed In Osborne house, sur
rounded by overy comfort. Fruits, flowers,
Ico and all the accessories of modern mcdl
ctno aro at hand. Osborno houso Is burled
amid a gloomy park of firs. It Is brightly lit
outside. The wind conies up from tho
channel nnd surges through tho trees llku
a death dirge. A mile nway stands tho
lodge, rieyond Its portals nono but tho
household can pass. On them, without the
sovereign's knowledge, nro posted bulletins
announcing her condition. Ileyond the 1ml
lotlns nothing official Is obtainable; but not
a soul connected in nny way with Osborno
houso seems to bellovo that her mnjesty can
survive this attack. In fact, locally, the
announcement of her death Is awaited with
something approaching equanimity. Never
in tho memory of hor Bubjouts has tho
queen been 111 before, and now that nt her
advanced ngo sho has been stricken It seems
to thoso who have lived around her that P.
Is Impossible for her to recover. Tho vll
logo wlsencres, who. hnvo seen her from
girlhood, wag their heads today nnd say It
Is a sad day for England.
Seem to He l'iiriil.vln.
The official bulletins may snfrly bo de
scribed ns optimistic. Their vagueness In
describing Iho queen's ailment tnny bo ac
cepted ns merely ofllclal nvasloiiB of tho
facts. Tho Information obtained by Ron
tcr'a Telegraph torapany to tho effect that It
Is paralysis from which tho queen Is suf
fcrlng Is based upon tho highest possible
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lliilletln flonriM nt Clnlm nml Other
I'lnccN AnxloiiNly Wulcliril
Intll I, life Hour.
LONDON, Jnn. 20. I n. m. The ofllclnl
bulletins regarding the queen, posted at tho
Munslon bouso and Marlborough houso on
Saturday, wero tend with evident nuxlety
and rngerly discussed by tho largo crowds
poiiHtnntly surrounding them until n lato
hour of tho night. At tbo clubs tho last
bulletin saying thero was a "slight Improve
ment, wus received with somo Incredulity,
as moro than ono private telegram wns
shown expressing tho most unfavorable
Wow of tho progress of her majesty's 111
ncsH. Among tho ominous Items of news of Inst
evening was the statement thnt tho Rt. Uov.
Randall Thomas Davidson, 1). I)., bishop of
Winchester, had been summoned nnd hnd
reached Osbornu lato last night.
Somo of tho nowspapcrs Issued editions ns
lato oh 11 o'clock nnd thoso wero eagerly
bought. They contained, however, nothing
to satisfy tho pained Interest with which
they wcro perused. Tho duko of York was
at York house lato In tho evening, when It
wns announced that ho was not going to
Osborno until today.
I'll per Itellecl .Nation' Kcnr.
Resides giving columns filled with Uio
latest scraps of Information concerning her
majesty's condition the movements of mem
bers of tho royal family nnd parsons con
nected with tbo court nil this morning's
newspapers reflect tho fears of tho nation
of n fatal termination of tho illness which
has bo unexpectedly stricken down tho
nged monarch. They dwell at length on tho
deep love nnd rovcrenco which they cherish
for tlio sovereign who so iong has guided
the Bhlp of stato. The Sunday Times sayB:
"Tho news from Osborno house In tho last
few hours bus rent a thrill of anxiety not
only throughout these realms, but wherever
tho olcctrlc wlro has Hashed tho Intelli
gence. Thoro will bo kren suspense nnd
nnxlety among the queen's subjects until It
Is known thnt she Ib out of danger. Qucon
Victoria Is not only revered by her own
people, but without exception Is tho most
universally beloved living monarch. Even
tho country's present enemy, Krugor, tho
conseqtionces of whoso fatal ultimatum
caused no small part of her majesty's suf
ferings, has frequently spoken admiringly
of her. Whatever may bo thought on the
continent about our countrymen tho queen
Is nn object of veneration and respect, and
It would exclto universal sorrow wcro her
majesty now to pass away."
Tho Sunday Sun suys: "Thero never was
a tlmo when tho quocn was moro beloved,
Nover has sho boon bo near her peoplo
In tho course of hor long reign ns during
tho courso of tho war which has knll tho
cmplro together. It Is Iraposslblo for any
ono seriously to consider England and tho
English without tho august preficnco of
ono who has endeared horsolf to her peo
plo In n peculiar manner 'nnd to a degreo
unattainable by tho sovereign of nny other
land."
Worthy of .VolilcM Mpltnph.
Tho Sundny Special says: "Under tho
circumstances tho nation may mourn fnr
tho (.overclgn they have lost, but suroly
tho sovereign Is as happy In her death as
In life, nor has thero ever been a rulor
moro worthy of tho epitaph Sir Henry
Lawrenco wished to bo his, tho noblest a
man or woman can deslro: 'Sho tried to do
her duty,' "
Lloyd's Weekly London Nowspnpor says:
"History will proclaim, In tho words of tho
poet, 'Sho wrought her people lasting
good.' Thero can be no gainsaying tho
fact that tho peoplo In return lovo tho
quocn ns no sovereign was ever loved bo
fore." Tho Observer says: "Thn temporary de
privation of her majesty's guidance nnd
counsel In tho present circumstances must
bo a serious blow to tho government. It
Is well known that sho has personally
exercised a profound Influence on tho policy
of tho country, both Internal nnd external.
If her health should, unhappily, necessi
tate a, temporary relinquishment of tho
cares and exhausting routlnn of tho state,
wn may console ourselves that sho has
Mnorkod out tho path of duty which her
representative will only havo to follow to
nchlevo assured success."
ALL THE MAJESTY IS GONE
Vlctorln 1 Simply mi Old Wnniiui
Sleeping Awny Her l,nt
1)11 .
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
COWES, Jan. 19 -(New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) A professional
gentleman employed at Osborno house, when
askod what wos tho latest news from tho
royal sick room, Bald: "All tho maJCBty 1b
gone, Sho Is simply nn old woman sleep
ing away thn last remaining days of a long
life. Tho war has hastened hor pnd. Slnoe
Enrl Roberts was hro nt the beginning of
thn wrck shn has hcnrrely recognized any
one." Ono of tho queen's gillies being ap
proached and pressed to Bay what nns the
condition of his royal mistress, nald cau
tiously In broad Scotch: "Ah, nion, sho JilKt
ebbs nnd flowH; tho day nbed, the morrow
abool; but sho'H verra old,"
Asked bluntly. Is It the end ho nnswrrrd
"Mou, wha can tell, but I'm coro afraid,"
KAISER OF ENGLAND
To Emperor William Are Imputed Designs
Upon the Throne of Great Britain.
GROUNDS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY CLAIM
Germany's Baler is Eldest Eon of Qneen.
Victoria's Eldest Child.
MAY CONTEST THE CROWN WITH WALES
He is Expected to Arrire at Oowes Today
and Crisis is Anticipated.
ENGLISH MONARCH NEVER LEGALLY DIES
tin llrnth of Sovereign the Title
Pnen to Siieceor Without Any
Ceremony or lutnllntlon
llcltin: cenry.
(Copyright. 1911, by Prrs Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 19. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram,) Tho an
nouncement that tho kaiser Is expected In
Cowes tomorrow gives rlso to tho extra
ordinary rumor that It has been frequently
Imputed to tho kaiser that he, as Iho
eldest son of tho quern's eldest child, re
gards himself iih a rightful successor to
tho Drltlsh thro no nnd It Is apparently sur
mised In somo quarters that his Journey
to tho Osborne houso hns somo relation
to thnt Imaginary claim.
Lnte tonight It was claimed that order,
had been sent to tho Forrlgn oillro and
Colonial ofllro to havo a special staff of
clerks on duty tomorrow (Sunday). This
Is Interpreted In thoso departments ns In
dicating an expression thnt tidings of thn
queen's death will havo to bo sent tomor
row to tho colonies nnd foreign powers.
In England tho monarch legally r.over dies,
for immediately upon tho rienth of tho
reigning sovereign tho sovereignty passes
to his succesBor. No ceremony or Install
ation Is required, tho successor becoming
monarch by tho act of tho law Itself.
AcccnnIoii of Prince of Wnle.
So tender Is tho lnw of supposing ovon a,
possibility of his death that bis natural dis
solution Is gcnernlly called his demise, an
expression which signifies merely a transfer
of property. When tho queen dies tho
prlnco of Wales becomes king, nnd will nn
tho earliest convenient opportunity, prob
ably In tho courso of tho samo day, recolvo
tho premier, homo secretary and other Im
portant ministers, representing tho privy
council, who will congratulnta him form
ally on his succession. Formerly tho death
of n sovereign of Itself dissolved Parlia
ment and tho ministry. Ily tho reform bill
of 18S5 this law was repealed and now tho
existing Parliament and ministry nro un
affected by tho dcmlso of tho crown. Tho
death qf the queen will bo proclaimed by
t'au new king In tho Oazotte, and u nop
orato ropy of tho proclamation will lis
posted nt tho Mansion house. Thus tho
Drltlsh empire will bo constitutionally noti
fied of tbo accession of n new sovereign.
Tho coronntlon will probably not lako placo
for a ycur. Tho queen acceded Juno 20,
1837, but was not crowned until Juno 2S,
1838, although then no Huch bar to royal
festivities existed as tho South African
cmbrngllo now furnishes. It Is generally
understood thnt Wales will elect to rolRii
as Edward VIII, for although tho quoen
was always desirous that ho should bo Al
bert I, tho prlnco disapproves of bringing
a German name Into tho Dritlsh sover
eignty. Thero nro six months' mourning fol
lowing a sovereign's death, nnd It will seri
ously nffect tho approaching London Benson,
whllo tho duko of York's antipodean tour Is
almost certain to bo postponed. Tho prlnco
of Wnles ob king may within tho constitu
tion materially affect tho course of Ilrltlsli
politics. Ho has nlways had liberal lean
ings. Ho detested Ilcaconslleld aud felt a
warm admiration for Gladstone. Ills most
Intimate friend among tho leading politic
ians Is Roscbcry, nnd It Is bellovcd tho
prlnco will work for Rosobery'H premier
ship. When Gladstono adopted homo rulo
the prlnco said lo tho lato Mahlow Sands nt
Now York, who told tho present writer nt
tho tlmo, "Personally, I could find no ob
jection to homo rulo If I wcro satisfied It
did not mcnn homo rule."
Wnle (ilve I'nriiell n Heiirlnu.
Deforo that Lord Randolph Churchill, nt
tho prince's suggestion, arranged thnt Pur
noil should meet him at luncheon nt thn
Junior Constitutional club. Parnell novcr
spoke of what' passed at this meeting, but
a couplo of years afterward, when a demand
wus mado on Parliament for a further al
lowance for the prince's family, Gladstono
wns enabled to carry It by tho voto of tho
Irish party. Ilo haH prominently Identified
himself with tho efforts to solvo such prob
lems oh housing thn poor nnd technical ed
ucation, and his accession will undoubtedly
ndvanco thoso movements. Privately his
closest Intimate is Reuben Sassoon, who hat
squandered a large fortune In entertaining
him. Reuben Sassoon is a votary of pleas
ure and sport, possessed of a certain clev
erness. Ho was banker at tho famous Trail
bycroft baccarat game, but tho prlnco Is
ton shrewd to nllow his social cronies to In
fluenco his public action. Tho princess of
Wales, as quoen, too, will fill a largo npaco
In tho public oyn nnd her rigid rules nt
court etlquetto will preclude oven tho king
from giving prominent recognition to mem
bers ot tho Marlborough houso set who aro
merely his compnnlons In frivolity,
COWES, Jnn. 20.-2:10 a. m Tho prlnco
of WnlPK will go to London this morning
where, with thn dukn of York, hn will
meet Emperor William. Whether tho om
poror will proceed to Oshorno depends upon
tho results ot this Interview.
GRAVITY OF SYMPTOMS GROWS
All KfTort to llrliiK diicen Out of In
tended Drhlllly Proie Un
it vnlllliB.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
COWES, Jan. 19. 7 p. m. (Now Yorlc
World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
Tho prlnco of Wales orrlved hero ot G::i0
nnd was received by Dr. Hnffniolster, with
whom he drovo off rapidly to Osborne.
The duchess of Fife nnd olher members ot
the royal family havo been urgently tele
graphed for, also two doctors from Lon
don, belloved to 'bo Sir William llroodbent
and another. Prlvato nows from tho Oi
borno houso says tho gravity of th
queen's BymptomB nro steadily Increasing.
All tho efforts of tho doctors to bring nbout
a rally from hrr nxirmnn debility havo
fulled. Tho clerk of tho privy council rn
iclvpd Instructions this afternoon to havo
nil preparations completed for summoning
tho privy council, which announces thn suc
cession to tho now sovereign. Every prep
aration has In fact been made, in view of
the imminent danger ot tho demise ot tho
crown.