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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
JSSTA-BLJSTTET) JUNE 10, a 87 1.
HERALDED AS KING
Publlo Proclamation of Edward's Atcension
Made with Stately Show in London,
CEREMONIES RECALL MEDIEVAL TIMES
Tnomands of Bolditrt, Llfo Guards and
Hone Quarda Add to Spectacle,
MOURNING TOKENS GIVEN SOMBER TONE
Vtn Monarch AbienU Himielf from thi
Pageantry Done in Hii Honor.
PEOPLE RAISE GREAT SHOUT OF LOYALTY
tlrllllnnt AsftenihlttRe In Court
mill nti the, llnlennlf nf Mnrl
horouuh ltoutie During;
the l'rrfnrinniicr.
LONDON, Jan. 2I.--London today was
given a gllmpsa of mediaeval times. The
quaint ceremonies with which King Edward
VII won proclaimed at various points of tho
metropolis exactly followed nnclcnt prcce
dents.' Tho officials purposely arranged the
function nn hour ahead of thi published
announcement, nnd tho Inhabitants, when
they awoke, wcro mirpi IhcmI to llnd tho on
tiro way between St. James palocn nnd tho
city lined with troops. About 10,000 boI
tilers, Llfo guard., Ilorso guards, Foot
guards nnd cavalry nnd Infantry regiments,
had been brought from Aldcrshot and Loti
don barracks nftcr midnight. All tho ofil
ccrs had crepo on tholr nrmB and tho drums
and brnj!i Instrument wore shrouded with
crepe. The troops thcmticlvcs mado an Im
posing spectacle, but thoy wero entirely
mlpsed by tho strango spectnelo presented
&y tho officials of tho College of Arms.
'!'( of l'rtictitinutloii.
The ceremony began at St. James palace.
r,here. nt 9 o'clock, Kdward VII wns pro
:lalmed king of tho United Kingdom of
Great Ilrltnln nnd Irelnnd nnd emperor of
India. Tho proclamation, which was read
by William Ilonry Weldon, klng-ut-nrms
iilnco 1891, and formerly Windsor herald,
wns as follows;
Whrn-iiB, It haH pleased Almighty Ood
to call to hl.s mercy our luto HovorelRii,
Queen Victoria, of blessed nnd glorious
memory, by whoso decenso tho Imperial
crown of tlin United Kingdom of Great
Ilrltnln and Ireland Is nolely mid rightfully
riime to tho high mid mighty l'rlnco Albert
J'.dwunl, we, therefore, tho lords, spiritual
nnd temporal, of thlH realm, bWng hero us
tdstrd with those of her Into mnJesty'H
lirlvy rounell, with numbers of other prin
cipal gentlemen or duality, thu lord mayor,
fildcrmen nnd cltlzeiiH or London, do now
hereby, with one voice, consent of toiiRiio
find henrt to publish mnl proclaim that tho
high and mighty l'rlnco Albert Kdward in
now, by tho ilcuth of our lais sovereign of
nappy memory, beeouit. our only lawful
mid rightful lelgo lord, Edward VII, by tho
grate of Ood, klnrr of tho United Kingdom
of tlroat Britain nnd Ireland, defender of
tho fnllli, emperor of India, to whom wo
acknowledge nil faith nnd constant obedi
ence with nil heurty nnd humblo iirfectlou,
beseeching Ood, by whom all kings nnd
fl'!fMl( ll.i rltrit f..' u ttiu rninl tl......
Kilwitrtl VII With lobs' und happy years un
einii uvcr uw.
KliiK Not l'resent.
The king was not present. Thero
waH a largo niscmblago of ofilclals
nnd heralds. Amonp those In nt
tendanco wtro Ucncral Roberta and
members of Ms headquarters' staff nnd
formerly Windsor h-jrnlil. There wns n great
concourno of people from tho commence
ment to tho close. Tho proclamation wns
greeted by a fnnfa.ro of trumpuis. At tho
cnnclunton of tho ceremonies tho band be
longing to tho Foot Guards In tho friary
court played "Ood Savo tho King." Tho
members of tho king's, household witnessed
tho ceremony from MnrlborouRh house. On
tho bnlcony overlooking tho friary court,
whoncn tho proclamation wns rend, wero
the. duke of Norfolk nnd other otTlcerB of
state. Thn balcony was draped In crim
son cloth. Ilesldo tho otllclnls, In resplen
dent uniforms, wcro ftntloned tho state
trumpoters. Hero wero seen many
prominent persons, among them Sir Henry
Arthur White, prlvnto solicitor to tho
queen, tho prluco of WnleH and other mem
bers of tho roynl family.
SoldlcrH Cheer the Kliijr.
In tho yard of Marlborough houso and
trlary court were stationed n Inrgo body of
police, soldiers and foot guards, Tho Foot
Guards acted ns a guard of honor nnd they
wero posted Immediately beneath tho bul
cony. A largo crowd witnessed tho cere
mony. Tho spectators began to nsscmblo
at an early hour. Tho troops nrrlved at
B o'clock, nnd shortly before 0 o'clock 'In
thn morning n brilliant envalcndo passed
down tho Mall and entered Friary court.
It consisted of thn hondquartcrn staff,
headed by Ootieral Roberts In full uniform
and carrying a marshal's baton, Sir
Kvelyn Wood and nine court dignitaries,
headed by thu duko of Norfolk, appeared on
thn balcony. Then tho heralds blow a
fnnfaro nnd Klng-nt-Arms Woldon, In tho
midst of a dpnd silence, lead tho proclama
tion. All heads wero bared, and as tho
rending wni concluded tho klng-nt-arms,
raising his three-cornered hat, cried
loudly. "Ood savo tho king."
fiiniil .folnn the Cry,
Tho crowd took up tho cry, whllo tho
cheers, tho fanfnres of trumpets and tho"
band playing thn nntlonnl nnthom mndo n
curious medley. Klng-nt-Arms Weldon
read tho proclamation In clear tones which
wero distinctly henrd at a great distance.
Tho great crowds still thronged the streets
through which his majesty passed nnd tho
great cheering was In strong contrast with
tho Bllcnco which greeted his majesty's ar
rival In Loudon.
Orders hnvo been Issued to tho channol
squadron and n.l other nvnllablo ships to
assemble nt Hplthoad February 1, tho dato
of tho removal of Queen Victoria's body
from Osbomo It Is understood that tho
war ships will form a douhlo line, through
which tho ronl yacht, bearing tho body,
will pass. ,
IN THE CHAMBER OF DEATH
I'rlrntr r'HiMTiil .Nervier Arc MUI
to lie Held nt Onlioriie
'foil II)',
COWES, Islo of Wight, Jan. 25.-1:30 a.
m. So hampered hnvo been tho arrange
ments, at Osbomo that tho body of Queen
Victoria still lleH In tho bedroom where
sho died. Tho elaborate decoration neces
sary In turning tho dining room In Osborne
houso Into n chnppello ardonto occupied so
much tlmu that, although tho royal house
hold waited hour after hour for tho first
prlvnto service, It was found Impossible to
hold this yesterday.
All being well, however, tho solemn tunc,
tlon will be performed this (Friday) morn
ing by tho bishop of Winchester In tho
presence of King Kdward, Emperor Wil
liam and almost overy other member of
the royal family.
Tho coffin was brought to Osborne last
(Continued on Second Page.)
KING'S DEBTS MUST BE PAID
People Mny He AnUi-il tit Shoulder the
llttrilen of Tiixnllini for In
t:rrnt In It o) a I I'm.
(Copyright,
LONDON,
t,by Press Publishing Co.)
New York World Ca
blegram Spei
ll Thero Is u
certain sorene
.general public
nt tho way tho
out of
tuo picturesque spcctacnBvMMjB king's
proclamation in London folaaMaBjioiir
stated In nil tho pnpera was blffEKHrro
ccedlngs began nt 0 o'clock at STWffmes'
pnlaco ami were rushed through nt IHQ dif
ferent prescribed places ChnrlnR Cross,
Templo liar, Cheapsldo nnd tho Hoynl ex
changewith such celerity that tho crowd
was of comparatively diminutive propo'r
Hons. This was tho object of tho court
omclals, as they feared if tho ceremonial
was performed at the stated hour the
throng would bo so dense that there would
bo great difficulty In getting tho heralds
in their gorgeous gilt tabards and the
trumpeters through tho streets. No punc
tilious regard for precedent Is being shown
in tho funeral urrangement', either, which
nro a complete departure from thoso of tho
queen's predecessors. Tho lying in state
at Windsor castle has been abandoned, also
becauso tho crowd might become unman
ageable, tho clrcumstauetH being so very
different from thoso when William IV died.
iib then thero wns no railway to Windsor.
Tho giving of n military t hnrnrter to tho
runernl M of course In view of tho wnr and
recruiting exigencies.
KIiik Wnnli lllitln-r Wiikcn.
The announcement that tho king pro
poses to iisk Parliament that the income of
3S.",ooo per annum allowed the iiircn be
increased to half a million sterling is con
sidered mint Inopportune, In view of the
heavy. taxation nnd the llnanclnl burdens of
unknown magnitude facing Kngland in
South Africa, but tho klnp's debts, whleh
nro put nt JJ2.000.000, must be paid, ns a
mnjorlty of them wero Incurred on the un
dertaking that they must certainly bo ills
charged on his nscendltiR tho throne. Any
Increase of the king's civil list will cer-
tnlnly bo met with strong opposition In tho
Houso of Coumnns in tho present condition
of national tlnnuces.
Tho city fathers aro excessively Indlg
nant nt the alight put upon tho lord mayor
at tho proclamation meeting of tho privy
council Wednesday. When the proclama
tion has been signed tho proccduro Is for
nil those not privy councillors to leave the
room beforo tho king's entry to hear the
proclamation read to him. ills present
constituted tho body of tho king's privy
council. Tho lord mnyor was llngoilng on
wnen tho other non-privy councillors re
tired and bad to be bidden almost per
rmptorlly to leave by tho duke of Devon
shire beforo ho reluctantly retired. A curl
ous fact Is that precisely the samo Incident
happened nt Queen Victoria's proclamation.
mo council nnd lord mnyor there, too. re
maineil in tho renin and had to be ordered
out by Charles Oreville, tho tllnrlst, who
wns clerk to tho council. 'The city corpora
tion contends It has been shorn of ono of Its
privileges, but tho law officers declare thoy
never had the privilege
Tho wlfo of a workman on tho Oshorno
ostat". whe was admitted to tho death
chamber, gives a touchingly slncero plcturo
or tho scene.
-- J-t r ' ' 111 r l)rn (ljli)-i'.
"What 1 iind expected to see," alio saya.
'waB u great glided chamber, nnd I thought
tho bed would bo moro like a tbrono than
a bed, with a lot of candles lit all around
and bishops praying, which wbb an Im
pression 1 got from a plcturo In an illus
trated paper when n foreign king onco
died. 1 was thero only a few minutes, nnd
nil tho tlmo was looking nt tho form lying
on tho bed. I saw ono picture, though
thero may have been more. I should not
llko to say. This wns n plcturo of Christ
and was hanging on tho hall by tho bed;
that Is, Just over tho head. I crept up
to tho bed and looked at tho face. My
thought was. 'How calm and happy sho Is
looldng, like n person In beautiful sleep.'
Tho faco had n soft, thin material over It
that you rould look through, but you could
see tho fnco plainly, and what I read In
tho papers I should think wns quite right.
I mean that she passed away peacefully
without any pnln. At the bottom of tho
bed thero were llowers and sonio wreaths
and some loose ones. Her dear hand were
folded neross ono another nnd higher up
thero was u cross. I suppose It waa of
gold. I romembcr tho rings had not been
taken off tho fingers. After the first mlnuto
my tears got in tho way of my seeing any
thing properly."
Another cyowltnesB snld:
"It wan llko tho figuro of a child, not n
woman, bo small and faded was It. I fre
quently saw tho queen hero, year after
year, and this Benson sho seemed to shrink
nwny. but I wns not prepared for tho trans-
rormatlon of tho Innt few days' severe Ill
ness and death. The ehango had madn tho
fact almost emaclnted. nnd it had tho pallor
ono expects to umi, but tho vholo form
seemed tiny. No ono was nllowcd to ston
except to kneel, hut tho Impression left wns
ono of subllmo peace and beauty, nnd of
uio vanity of human greatness. A veiled
figure was kneeling by tho bed on thn op
posite side from where wo passed. It was
I'rlnccss Ileatrice, who cannot be torn away
from tho room."
DATE FIXED FOR FUNERAL
l'Vlirunr- IS lirrlilcil On To Me Mlll-
nr, In .Vi-coriliiucp with
(lueeii'H Ixli.
COWKS. Islo of Wlcht. Jan. "1 i an r
m. It has been decided that tho funeral of
tho aueen will tnko nlacn nt Wlmlcnr
castle, February 2. Tho body of tho Into
queen will bo removed from Osborne houso
I'-eurunry i. u was inn expressed ileslro of
tho uueen that the funeral should h, mill.
tary in character. Several tmiclals arrived
from Windsor this morning, bringing tho
stnto regalia. It was carried in n balzo bag.
l no comn or Queen victorlu will bo of
Kncllsh oak. lined with H.itln. It una nr.
tiered horo this afternoon nnd Is to be de
livered nt Osborno tonight. The outer
casket will bo n reproduction of tho ono
useu at iho funeral or tho duchess of Kent,
tho queen's mother.
A magnificent satin nail, with the rnvnl
nrms In each corner, is being made.
Wherever t traverses roads tho hndv
will bo borne on a gun carriage.
Emperor William decided this nvnlnr
not to leavo Osborno till after tho funeral
I.OM)t).N. Jan. 25.-4:30 n. in. It In nminr.
stood that the progress of tho body of
Queen Victoria through London will bo an
Imposing military pageant nnd that mem
bers of tho House of Lords nnd Commons
will bo invited to follow tho bodv. At thn
samo tlmo thero seems to bo somo appre
hension lest a change of decision should
omit tho London portion of tho program.
iho Daily Telegraph editorially claims
f.. r -.1 1 1. i..u , v i
,w ..uuituu iit iiKiik in mure in tno oose
quies, and declares 'that nothing but the
dead one's wishes should provent this, Tho
announcement of tho fureral has been do
layed to enable nil foreign representatives
to arrive at Windsor on time, it is nn.
nounced that tho Orand Duko Serglus and
tho grand duchess will como from Russia
to be prcEvnt at tho ceremony.
1
peonranrfry'KSicatpi
OMAHA, JRIJ)AY MOUSING, JANUARY
TROOPS KILL THEIR COLONEL
Eody of Venezuilan Boldieri Mutiny an
Beraral Hnndnd Are Arretted,
BRITISH SLOOP IS SUNK BY GUNBOAT
I,nMt Vessel Wni I.onitril with ft Cnruo
it Arm nml Mllltiiry .Siiiillei
Intended for the Itrvoln
tloniirr I'nrty.
FOrtT DE FRANCE, Island of Martinique
Jan. 24. On the 17th of this month the
Venezuelan troops In tho Hoyo barracks
nt Caracas mutinied and killed their colo
uel, lieutenant colonel nnd seven men and
then lied In various directions. Two bun
dred nnd ten of the men wero captured
again. There was no fighting in tho town
and tho exnet cause of the mutiny is not
known.
No nccurato details nro obtalnnblo re
gardlng tho sinking of thn llrltlsh sloop
Maria Teresa by the Venezuelan gunboat
Miranda. It is supposed tho Marin Teresa
was on her way from thu llrltlsh Island
of Trinidad with a cargo of nrms, Intendci
for tho Venezuelan revolutionists, nnd
that sho was met by the Miranda, which
wishing to take possession of her, fired on
her nnd In so doing set her on fire, after
which aim sank, according to ono report.
In tho east tho Insurrection nppears to bo
localized between Cumana nnd tho extrcmo
northiast of Venezuela. Tho lnsurgcnta
have taken possession of Cerupano and
during the evening of January 21 there
wns n tentative uprising in tho neighbor
hood of Harcelonn.
Calm prevails In the west, but a number
of arrests nro being made nnd tho rcvolu
tlonlsts appear to be concentrating at
Curncoa.
ARTIST ENDS LIFE'S MISERY
Voiini; American I'nlnler, iiioiiKlit to
lie front Kiiimiim City, Droivim
In the Seine,
PAULS. Jan. 24. Tho remains of a young
man of refined features, which hnvo been
in tho morgue since January 12, when they
wero found floating In tho Seine, have been
Identified as those of Lnngrcl Hnrys, an
nrtlst well knewn In the American colony.
Tho United States consulate officials are
attempting to locate his relatives. His
father is supposed to be Henry Hnrys of
322.) Lydla avenue, KnnsnB City. Ho lived
hero nt thn Hotel de Frnncc, nnd nt
Chol3cul. Ho was only nblo to mako a
precarious living by tho brush nnd debts
began to annoy him. He owed n bill of
1,200 francs nt thn hotel, which was pressed
for payment. It Is believed financial dls
tress led to his suicide. Ho was last scon
alive at midnight January II,
Well Kilo 1,111 In Knnnnti City.
KANSAS CITV, Mo., Jnn. 21. Thomas L.
Harris wns tho son of Harry Harris, man
nger of thn Lanlng-Harrls Coal nnd Oraln
company of this city. Mr. Harris received
n letter from his son from TnrlB n month
ago nnd nt that time tho boy wob well
Thomas Harris was 24 yenrB old and had
been In Paris for a year nnd a half. His
.flinrr says lie end boun stijilylij-nit th-re,
but he docs not knor at what school. TU
last time" tho son wrote he directed that
an nnswer bo sent In cam of n bank in
raris.
The ypung man's full nnme was Thomas
Longrel Harris. Ho was eccentric and It
la believed ho changed tho spelling of his
nnme. Harris created rather a sensation
among Americans in London by his hold
iiius ior rami) anil rortuno and his extra
ordinary ability to meet noted pcrsoiiB in
tho literary nnd artistic world. Harris
taught nrt hero for some tlmo and did a
llttlo newspaper work occasionally. Ho
left Kansas City about 180S nnd wont first
to Cunnda. In Canada ho taught portrait
painting. ,ext no wns heard of In London
as n painter of mlnlnture portraits for
persons or fashion.
DESOLATION IN MONTREAL
t'lre I.enven Center Portion of Cltj-
liilneil. Thirty Wnrelinimeti
llelnjr DeKtrnyeil,
MONTREAL. Jnn. 24 llmlno.. i.
"cnlly stagnated in Montreal as a conse
quence of tho disastrous fire last night in
the center portion of thn rltv h-mm, i
n sccno of desolation. Tho Board of Trado
walls aro still standing, but tho building is
otherwise completely destroyed, though It
BUiiposcu to oo nreproof. The other
bulldl
ruin. Tho total loss will bo 12,500,000.
Aitogetner aoout thirty buildings, chiefly
wholesale warehouses, wero destrnvn,! to
gether with their valuable stocks.
A man named Koseu. a tnlinr. rM
other named Wilson are missing and It is
lenren tuny perisneu,
TIEN TSIN AS MILITARY BASE
Work imv OiiInK On Intllcntei- That
.Hunt or tlie Trnnpi nt Pckln
Will He I'uibnrketl,
TIEN TSIN. Jan. 24. Preparations
being mndo in Tien Tsln to make it a mili
tary laso for tho coming spring nnd sum
mer, when It Is believed a majority of thn
troops lu Pckln will encamp In this neigh
borhood, preparatory to gradual embarka
tion. Oieat qualities of ico aro belnit store,!
and options aro being obtained upon a ma-
joruy or mo largo buildings In tho foreign
concessions.
WEST INDIA MEAT MARKET
(ionium Symlleite with Ovtopim De
menti lliiy tircnt Trnot nf I.nntl
nml Couiitleiia Cattle.
CARACAS, Venczucln. .Inn. ?t tvi. it-..
tlcn Cable.) A Hamburg syndicate has
purciiascu mo estate of the late President
Crespo in tho Orinoco district. It ban an
area of 10,000.000 acres and upon it there
nro 80,000 head of cattle. The syndicnto
Intends to control the meat mnrkot of tho
West Indies nnd nlso tho packing Industry.
, Why He Wnulil .Sell Them,
COPENHAOEN. Jnn. 54. n,.rin .i.. ...
bate on the budgot In tho Folkethlng (lower
uouso ot ramamcni) touay tha chairman
of the finance cominitteo nnnmm,i ,v.., -
mnjorlty of tho committeo were disposed
to sen uio uanisn west umies to the United
Stntcs If satisfactory conditions were ob
tainable. Ho ndded tbnt from a puroly
economic standpoint it was advisable to
sell tho Islands, ns they cost the treasury
iiiuiu muii muy n,:rtl worm,
ItiiRNlnn Court In Jlourulnir,
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 24Tho rr if,
Ltvudla yesterday on the royal yacht, tak
ing n train for Sobastopol, leaving In tho
evening for St. Petersburg, where tho court
goes In mourning,
Oliemtluii on ICruuer' Uyes,
UTRECHT, Jnn. 24.-An operation
performed on Mr. Kruger's eyes by Profs.
Nclon and Dnreymans. Tho operation was
perfectly successful.
25,
INDIANS ARE RECRUITING
Alipenl tn l)lnt Isrtnt Hlrntent
tnlle ARnlnst the
.Hnlillera.
SOUTH M'ALISTER, I. T., Jan. :4.Ycs
tcrday's reports of a Choctaw uprising are
fully confirmed. Scouts sent out from this
city last night report thnt the dissatisfied
Choctnws have a number of the Creek
Snakes among them and they have been
quietly organizing and arming for soma
time. They call themselves the Choctaw
Snakes. They comprlso nil thoso Indians
who are opposed to allotment and the con
flict is between them nnd the trcntv In
dlnns, Whllo non-cltlzens aro not In dnngcr,
it Is stated thnt the Snakos have planned
to destroy nil the railroads In their nation
hy burning bridges and vectlon houses on
n preconcerted night. They bavu deposed
Oovernor Duko and Ismcd nn order to r.U
citizens to ceaso leasing or renting to
whites. The first offenBo they will punish
with fifty lashes, they say; earn will bo
cut off for the second offense nnd death
for tho third. They have organized nnd
havo leaders In every Chootnw rounty nnd
claim trt havo n membership of 2.600.
United States Marshal Orndy has sent
the leaders word thnt atresia will follow tho
first vlolntlon of tho law, no matter what
may bo tho result. Ho hat wired the de
partment for permission to Bwer In spe
cial deputies and If this (s granted he tuys
ho will be able to handle, tnmu and will not
ask for troops.
Thero Is to be a meeting of the full
bloods on Saturday and tho marshal saya
ho will attend It it he can nnd give the
Indians n talk. The Indians arc riding
over tho country In bands of lUo or six,
Rcrvlng their notices, (leneral Superintend
ent Harris ot the Choctnw railway, who was
hero Inst night from Llttlo Rock, has en
joined especial watchfulness upon all em
ployes of tho line In the Indian Territory.
Iluken HeturnlnK Mukiitee,
FORT SMITH Ark., Jau. 24. Choctaw
Oovernor O. W. Dukes, who has been In tho
city oil week as an attorney In the Towno
murder case, left tonight for Muskogee to
investigate the reported Snako Indlnn up
rising among the Choctnws. Ho said Just
before his departure:
"I am going to Muskogee to pcrsonillj
view the situation. I do not bellcvo tho con
dition In the Indian country is on bad ns
stated, even nmong tho .Creeks, .and ns for
my people, while there may be a few fool
ish enough to Join the uprising, as n whole
thoy aro too law-abiding to do bo. So far
as we nro concerned thero will bo no need
to cnll for government troops. Thero can
be tlo doubt, howevor, that thmSnakes aro
rising, as troublo has been brewing among
them for several months."
Governor Dukca wns tibovrn tho dispatch
from South McAlester ntating Uint he had
been deposed by the fullbloods, ille seemed
nettled and said:
"That Ih tho first I have heard of It. But
1 am covernor and I will "remnln no ttnu-.
over. I will invcstlgatiijftbls ' when I get
to Muskogee. As to thtmesagc sent me
telling of my removal, itsn eannrd. pure
and nlmple. The statWem thnt I came
here to telegraph for spiglal Indian pollco
is too foolish to bo belifved,"
llrciuest fiir'lllhln.
CHANDLER. O. T.lM.tn. 24.-Wllllnm
Tllghaman, sheriff of "';3?Jq!b' county, has
requested Oovernor MijyjijJo order out
two companisa of tySlliWil jnllltW to
protect citizens Jlving'iJlU&l'rtri,, east line
Oklnhoma.
CHEAP TICKETS TO BUFFALO
i'rtink Line nml (Vntrnt I'niinenaer
Aamicliitloii .Mnkliiu p Pan.
Anii-rlriui Sclie tliile.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24. Another meetlnc
wns held today by the committees of tho
Trunk Line nnd Central Passenger associa
tions nt the Trunk Lino offices here, to
discuss tho special rates to be fixed by tho
rouroatis reacntng Buffalo, or with con
nections to thnt point during tho period of
the Pan-American exposition this yenr.
ino joini subcommittee agreed to mako
ho following recommendations concerning
passenger rates to Buffalo durlmt the Pan-
American exposition: For tickets from
Chicago to Buffalo and return, good during
tho season, standard, $21.00; differential.
$19.20.
For tickets from Chicago to Buffnlo and
return, good for fifteen days only, standard,
$18; differential, $16.
l or tickets from Chicago to Buffalo nnd
return, good for five days only, standard,
$14; differential, $13.
Tho committeo also recommended th ..
tabllshment of a thrcc-dny excursion rato
irora territory hereafter to bo determined,
to Buffalo, ot about 1 cent a mile.
DEATH FOB THE KIDNAPERS
Mlnnnuri'n .ew (invernor Ail vnenten
Hxtreme I'niilshnient, Citing
Onmhn Cno nn Proof nf Ncnl.
JEFFERSON CITV. Mo.. Jan. 24.-C.ov-
crnor Dockery sent a message to tho Icels-
laturo today ndvocating tho tinssntrn nf n
law inflicting the death pennlty tn caees of
kidnaping for ransom. Ho referred to th
Omaha care and said It showed the necessity
iur tun jjunsuge oi alien a law.
Oovernor Dockcry's communication reads
as follows:
iiic-iinii or mo ileath penalty In cases df
Kldnnplti for ransom. Tho recent atrocious
wu . uui Kimrr mnie ot Nebraska
ntronclv nnnenlfi fnr tim nBn nt
In... T ' , " , nilUII It.
.. "in mire ii win no cordially ap
proved by every father und mother In this
state. Lnder our statutes train robbery is
properly punishable by ileath or imprison
ment In tho stnto penltentlnry. It seeniH
that tho crime of child robbery for the ptir
poso of ransom should be prohibited under
penalties un hvpta hm ,i,n nri... t . ,..
robbery. A. M. DOC K E It V'.
GOOD THING SHRINKS UP
Oenernl (IrunnUer (l'l)en of the llrlck-
Inycrs' tnloii nenlleit In III
Trnil ncer.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 24. At torlnv'a
slon of the Bricklayers' and Masons' In
ternatlonal union General Organizer Thomni
O Dea replied to the charges made that ho
had derived benefits to the extent of $10,000
during his eight months' Incumbency. Mr.
O'Dca mado ti lengthy talk and stated that
his revenues amounted to less than $1,200,
At the afternoon session tho per capita
tax of tho Chicago union for twenty-two
weeks prior to tho strlko or lockout was
ordered to bo placed to tho credit of that
union for tho coming year. Tho aggregate
of the tax amounts to about $2,&00.
A resolution was adopted that subordinate
Unions bo Urced to pstnhlUh mnrlnru
funds.
The matter Jf orcanlzlntr n nnlnn In Pnrin
Rico was under discussion, hut nnthlm
flual was decided upon.
Want the W liter Themselve.
WICHITA, lnn.. Jnn. 'JJ Rnvnrnl ,l.l
Si,e5i.from. Arkansas river towim nro lu
'VICnltiL tnnfiv ilAV'Inlilfv mnnnn , r nn.i'nnt
Colorado Irrigation companies from using
river water for Irrigation and thus depriv
ing tho Arkansas valley of sublrrlgatlon.
ro tho senate and house of representa
lives: ' respectfully urge tho speedy mnet
nr".1 of " ? which will permit the in-
1901-.TKN PAGES.
WOULD CUT OUT GOD'S NAME
Delejatei Object to Inrccation to Deity in
Cuba's New Oonititntion.
ATHEISTS MAKE PLEA TO NO PURPOSE
Hvery HfTort HHiik Jlnile lo Hurry the
Cnnslderntlnn nf the Document
Thnt It Mny He Forvrnrtletl tn
L'onRre nt Washington,
HAVANA. Jan. 21. The Cuban constitu
tional convention began the draft of the
constitution recently submitted by tho cen
tral committee. It was decided to accept
the draft ns a whole and then to discuss It
article by article.
Senor Clsneros moved to strlko out a
clause in tho preamble Invoking tho favor
of Ood. Ho snld ho hnd not religion him
self and took no exception to the religious
beliefs of others, but that the constitution
recognized no religion nnd that In his opin
ion thero wan no reason for Invoking tho
deity.
Senor Mania supported Senor Clsneros.
General Snngully said: "If wo do not In
voke Ood, whom ran we Invoke? An In
vocation of Borne kind Is customary."
Senor Llorento strenuously opposed tho
motion of Senor Clsneros, declaring that all
constitutions contained such n clause.
The convention rejected tho proposal of
Senor Clsneros.
The first two articles, constituting thn
republic nnd describing the territory of
Cuba, were udopted without discussion.
Senor de Cnstro moved to amend tho nr
tlclo cnlllng for the division of Cuban ter
ritory into provinces In such b way thnt
thero would bo seven provinces Instead of
six, his Biiggestlon being thnt Santlngo
should bo divided in two. Tho motion to
amend was defeated nnd then tho entire
nrticlo was rejected, but tho adherents of
the provlnclnl form of government elnltncd
thnt tho latter voto was based upon n mis
understanding of tho question beforo tho
houso and a motion to reconsider was
pnssed lust beforo adjournment.
A largo majority of the delegates favors
tho provlnclnl form nnd this will undoubt
edly be npproved tomorrow.
Interest is keen In pushing the consti
tution to a eompletlou beforo thn adjourn
ment of tho United StntoH congress and
li is probable thnt night sessions will be
held next week.
CUBANS HAVE THEIR REVENGE
Orent Cnnp Kleltln of Simula), Svm.
pnthlzer Illiiekeneit hy In
ccnillnry Fire.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Jan. 24. Fifteen
hundred ncres of Bugnrcano burned vpBter-
uay as me result of political friction, on
Joseph RIgncy's plantation. Celbahuecn.
near Mnnzhnlllo, the richest plantation In
this province.
During thu wnr af tho Cuba n liiKiirrrpntit
against Spain Mr. Rlgney refused to pay
tributo to tho Cubans. For two years he
supported n Spanish garrison, but ultimately
the Cubans destroyed tho property with tho
jxceptlon of tho jnlll, vo'iiK at. l.ooo.
Jiiis year tho plantation wan equipped to
produce sugar. Mr. Utgnry's loss Is about
$100,000, but It will not seriously cripple
tho huslncBS. A considerable quantity of
cane from the fields Is still valuable and can
be used unless rain falls In a few dnys. Mr.
RIgncy's daughter. Lllllnn, was recently
married to Lieutenant Whltslde, son of
General Whltslde.
Two plantations nt GuanUnnmo havo lost
heavily during the week from similar fires.
Burning cane Is a popular method of getting
revenge nmong the Cubans.
FILIPINOS ASK FOR A DELAY
Islnml Henl ltnte (Mrners Wish to
He I'nrtlnlly I'.xenipt from Tnin
tlnii Tiki Vram.
MANILA, Jan. 21. The hearing on tho
municipal government bill today developed
nn nttcmpt on tho part of prominent Fili
pinos to secure n delay of two years before
taxing land whom the owners aro unablo
to cultivate on account of tho dangerous
situation In tho fighting territory. Tho bill
originally deferred taxation for a year.
Tho commissioners adopted an amend
ment providing that land owners who are
not Implicated In tho Insurrection after
Mnrch nnd prove that tho unsettled con
ditions prevented working land bo ex
empted for tho second yenr.
Lieutenant Steele, with ten men of tho
Forty-third regiment nnd seven natlvo
soldiers, fought a Herco half hour's en
gagement with a largo forco of Filipinos
at Tenaguna, Island of Leytc, January 0,
which resulted In the killing of over 100
Insurgents. Private Edward McGugle of
Company M was killed.
Tho situation in the islnnd of Somar
since tho increase of troops has been quiet.
Lukban's forces nro hiding.
Captures, arrests and ncizures of nrms
continue In the unpadded districts of tho
Island of Luzon.
GEORGIA BOY MISSJNG
I'nrent of Mttle Alnnzn Pnttemon,
MIsftlnK Slnee TneMiIny, lll'lleve
He I Ins Ileen Klitiiii-1.
ATLANTA, Gn Jan. 24. T. T. Patterson
has asked tho pollco to find his 1.1-year-old
son, Alonzo Patterson, who disappeared
from his homo In this city Inst Tuesday.
Mr. Patterson believes his boy has been
kidnaped,
Tho family of Bass Frazer, who la be
lloved to have been kidnaped two weoks
ago from tho Georgia School of Technology,
havo glveu up hopo of ever seeing him
agnin. Frazer'B brother, who left for his
homo In Alnbama today, has no Iden that
tho $500 In gold which he paid n negro, who
promised to restoro tho Btudent to his
farrlly, will ever bo recovered. The pollco
nro at work on both cases,
SQUATTING ON SALINE LANDS
Prospeels of Hitter If .ot Illooily
F I Kill for PtlNNCRSlllll of Sit 1 1 -
Ili'ttrliiK Uenerl,
LOS ANOELKS, Cal Jan. 21 It Is said
that, pending tho signing by tho president
of tho bill extending the mlnoral laws
over sallno lands, Georgo Durbrow of tho
Stnadard Salt company, with a forco of
men, has squatted on government lando
near Salton, In tho Mojavo desert, from
which the Liverpool Salt compnny Is said
to derlvo Its supplies. Troublo Is expected.
Henry Wilson .Mny Heeover,
dOSIIKN. Ind.. Jnn. 24.-(Speclal Tele,
gram.) Henry Wilson, the Omaha man
who tried to commit sulcldu yesterday, wna
today removed to tho county farm, win-re
ho will remnln under gunnl until his condi
tion, still critical. Improves, after which im
will bo obliged to servo the 100 diiyB' jail
sentence. Attorneys and others connected
with thn prosecution have donated n auni
sufficient to send Wilson home at tho ex
piration of the sentence, .
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HEIRESS IS IN NEBRASKA
.Mrs. .Sclilnillrr-Sletiert l.rnves Hun
bit in! hi tliiinhn nml (liien to
ItiiNhtllle.
NEW YORK. Jnn, 21. (Special Telegram.)
Relatives of Mrs. Schlndlor-Slcbert look
to Nebraska to clear up tho mystery of her
disappearance. She was one of thn prettiest
girls In Hoboken society nnd n tnvorlto
daughter of tho wealthy Dr. Schindler. Sev
eral weeks ngo she suddenly disappeared.
Pollco aid was Invoked without success
Her father was much troubled over tho
mntter and died Inst week. In his will h
left her $10,000.
John Hchlodlcr. her brother, Iiob Just suc-
cefded in trnclng her. Ho found shn had
gone with William Slebert, son of ex-Poltce
Captain Blebort of New York, who also has
money. The two worn married nnd went
to Omaha. Thern they quarreled nnd sep-
aiatrd. The groom went to Mussels Hill.
Mont . and thn brldo to Rushvllle. Neb.,
whern she Is now. Mr. Schindler todny re
ceived ii letter from Slebert detailing somo
of the facts.
Schindler says; "We aro nil wondering
why my sister does not communicate with
us. She surely must know by this time that
father Is dead and thnt sho Is his heiress.
My brother-in-law wants sono of the money
and refuses to Interfero with hie wlfo's ac
tions." POPULISTS PROD P0CKETB00K
Wn nml Menu Cniitinlttee Tries to
I'lKiire Out Motv It fun .Settle
tin Inilehte tine.
LINCOLN. Jan. 24. (Special Telegram.) -The
ways and menns committee appointed
by the populist stnto central committee
last week to check up the accounts of
Chairman J. H. Edmlstcn and devise ways
and means for paying tho committee's in
debtcdnets, finished the first part of Its la
bors tonight nftcr a two ileys" Beaflon. Tho
members of this special committee, ono
from each congressional district, aro C. Q.
DeFrnnce. W. D. Schnal. John O. Sprechor,
James Calkins, N. M. Graham nnd W. J,
Taylor.
A summnry of its findings shows thnt
Chalrmnn Edmlstcn received from nil
sources $1,021.17, which Includes $1.0S0.2G
paid him by Treasurer Mnnn In reimburse
ment for money temporarily advanced tho
committeo by the chalrmnn. His disburse
ments wcro $3.C:r.iH. lcnvlng a bnlnnce of
$148.r,3 on hand. But to Chairman EdmlB
ten a balance wan duo on his palary claim
of $362.50 for tho campaign of IS'jft, amount
ing to $321.18. nnd a bill of $2.1 for street
car fnro paid out In 1P0O, which left him
owing the committeo Just about $2.35, and
this Ijy, paid by check to Chairman Schnal
ot thn ways und i,ic,tns committee.
A recommendation will be mndq 10 tho
central committeo that tho treasurer bo In
structed to t all upon Vf. K. Porlv -for n
detailed statement, as required by Inw, ol
certain moneys collected nnd disbursed by
him which shn.ild hnve passed through tho
hands of tho treasurer.
At Its noxt session the ways and means
committeo will formulate n plan to liquidate
thq party Indebtedness. Ono of tho big
clnlms Is In favor of Mrs. Helen M. Cougar
nnd Bho has placed It for collection In the
hands of a local attorney. It Is for a largo
number of Oougarlan pamphlets which tho
committeo Buppojed wero a donation to tho
committee.
BELIEVES HE STOLE THE RIG
Sheriff StrmiRT ArrcitN it Yoiihk Mini an
Complaint of n VlrKlnlu
1,1 viT.viniin.
TECUMSEH. Neb., Jan. 21. (Special
Telegram.) A man about 2i years old hns
been arrested by Sheriff C. B. Strong on
a ehargo of theft. It seems that he hired a
team and buggy from the llvoryman at
Vlrginln, Oago county, yesterday and drovo
Immediately to this city. Last night he
stabled his outfit in n livery barn hero and
this morning, it Is ehnrged, he got up and
attempted to sell the rig. Not being nblo
to dispose of the who'.o outfit he sold otio
of the horses to A. H. Cooper, who in turn
sold It to n foreign horso buyer who was
in tho city.
About that time word came from tho
liveryman at Virginia, asking that his
horses and tho man bo held. Tho nlleccd
thief had hired another rig and started
on ''cast on tho Brownvlllo road nnd tho
officers arrested him near Graf. Ho was
broucht back and landed in the county
jail, He gave his nnme as Ell Mcllrlde.
Tonight ho wns taken back to Vlrginln to
answer to tho charge of horsestealing.
Illll for Friiterniil Orders.
LINCOLN, Ian. 24. (Special Telegram.)
Tho Insurance committees of the senate
and house met tonight with representatives
of fraternal orders to consider houso roll
90, by Lane. Tho bill wnB recommended for
pnchago by the Nebraska fraternal con
gress and, with tho exception of ono pro
vision, has mot with general approval. Tho
particular section discussed tonight pro
vldcs that whonever nny association In
corporated under tho lawB of Nebraska
shall bo refused tho right to transact busi
ness In any othor Btato tho auditor shall
oxcludo all similar organizations from thnt
stnto from doing business In Nebraskn.
Several Nebraska companies have boon de
nied the right to enter the Illinois field
and it Is claimed that tho bill is really an
attempt to cxcludn societies nnd orderB
Incorporated in that stato from continuing
their buslnoss in Nobrnskn. Tho Illinois
societies havo a total membership of about
55,000 In Nebraska and tho passage of tho
act would practically prevent nil of them
from accepting any now applications.
.Hove inentH of tleenii Venxrl .Inn. SI.
At New YorkArrived Lahn, from Hre
men and Southampton; Jlohenzollern. from
Ocnoa. etc. Sailed -L'Aqultnlnc. for Havre;
t'arlsruhe, for Bremen.
At Antwerp Arrived Nederlanil, from
Philadelphia.
At London Arrived Menominee. from
Now York. Sailed Minneapolis, for New
York.
At Havre Sailed, Jan. ID La Gascognc,
for Now York.
At Southampton Sailed, Jnn. 23 Western
land, from Antwerp, for Now York.
At Liverpool-Sailed Nomodlc, for New
York.
At Bremen Arrived Trave, from Now
York,
At Queenstpwn Arrived Wneslnnd, from
Phllndelphl t; Germanic, from New York.
Sailed Teutonic, for New York; Bnlgen
land, for Philadelphia, both from Liverpool.
At Naples Arrived Fuerst Bismarck,
fiom Alexandria, for New York.
At tho I.Izard Passed ha Champagne,
from New York, for Havre.
At Genoa Arrived Kalserln Maria
Theresa, from New York, via Nnples.
At Hamburg Arrlvnl-Cap Frio, from
New York.
At Hotterdnni-Salled-Standendain. for
Now lurk, via Boulogne,
BIG MEIKLEJOIIN DAY
Fnllerton Man Hallies Hit ReierTts for the
Buprerno Effort
RUNS HIS TOTAL VOTE TO THIRTY-ONE
Onlj Four Votes Behind Thompron in Hii
Grand Total.
PECULIAR METHODS OF HIS CAMPAIGN
All Sorti of Promises Held Out to Watering
Followcri,
"DOUBLE CROSS" COMING TO SOMEBODY
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LINCOLN, Jan, 21. (Special Telegram.) -The
fenliiro of lodny'B bnnatoiinl bnllot
was the gain shown by Mclklejohn. which
sent bis column up to 31, only four be
hind tbnt of Thompson, which rested nt
35. Mclklejohn made this showing only by
exerting his utmost prossuro to bring lu
those on his rescrvo HbI and in his scoro
nro lo bo counted most of thoso known ns
the bandwagon men, who wnnX to be in
with tho lenders nt every stago of thn game.
Tho gain of Mclklejohn enmo from Mc
Carthy of Dixon, who had been previously
voting for John R. Hays, from Snndall of
York, who had voted for him nt tho start,
nnd rroi, -hnson of Phelps, who has been
voting for JUsmvntor. Except for tho tram.
fcr of Juhuson, tho Roscwntcr strength
otood unchanged. Tho continued nbsenco of
Bnldrlgo leaves Mr. Rosownter l.hort ono
voto thnt belongs to him, whllo today's nb
ucc of Andrews nnd Mnrshall kept ono
voto nway from Thompscn. Crounsc, Hlu
shaw nnd Ctirrlo. -
Tho attempt to old a caucus tonight
tinder tho 07- IS BlngK nomination call wns
a complete failure, thy nttendnuco being so
light that the hiccMprvwar deciurwl off by
goneral consent. It I tho prevailing Im
pression that the efforlr to.sej!uro,atc.a.ux!!?
under tl!a.MkMWnTamed In the call will
lKiv?.'to bo abandoned.
Another Cniioim Cnll.
Another caucus cnll wns put In circula
tion tonight calling for nn attendance "of
sixty-seven members with n voto of fifty
to rule. Thn men behind tho movement
aro opposed to tho nlur.io nointnntlng sys
tem of balloting nnd It Is expressly tillpu
lated In tho call thnt nominations nro to
bo mndo by viva voce vote, no. nomination
to bo effective tiutll two pcrsoiis shall hnvo
received tho required number of votes.
"Our call has r.lready received Snveral
signatures," said a membor tonight. "Quito
n number of tho men who havo Insisted on
tno single ballot plan of voting havo ex
pressed thcmselvca nn fnvorlng It. as a
laBt resort and wo hopo to obtain n suffi
cient number of signers. It is provided In
tho rail that only persons of unquestionable
ropubllcnnlsm shall bo voted for In tlft
caucus."
Tho campaign being waged by Mclkle
john and his managers Is attracting at
tention because of the resourceful combi
nation of Influence on which thoy nro
drawing. Mclklejohn has n campaign' fund
of promises that seoms to bo incxhnustlblo
and everyono onllBtcd In IiIb retlnuo of
camp followers Is confident ho is going to
shlno in tho government service, cither with
military epaulets. diplomatic honors
or civil appointments nttached to fat fed
eral salaries. Ono of his doorkeepers, who
served In n lato volunteer regiment as a
rnptaln, hna not finally decided whether lo
tnko rommand or tho forces In tho Philip
pines or of tho investing army in Cuba.
Mnlklejohn Is unquestionably enjoying tho
active Biipport of almost tho wholo federal
brigade of postmasters, land ofllco officials,
Indian reservation agents and so forth on
tho assurance that they aro to bo protectod
and retained In thtlr places. Nearly overy
republican paper In northwestern Nebraskn,
for oxample, that profits by land olllco ad
vertising patroaogo has been lined up to
pump out laudatory effulgences for Melklo
John tn every weekly Issue.
Proline i;e or Promises,
At tho same time, the very positions now
occupied by this federal brlgndo are being
parcelled out hy Melklejohn with equally
lavish promises to mon on tho outside,
without refcrenco to tho results. Senator
VunBosklrk is voting for Mr. Molklojohn
with tho Idea that by so doing ho will suc
ceed In gottlng rid of F. M. Dorrlngton
from tho laud olllco In his district, whllo
at tho very moment Dorrlngton hlunclf
is bending every effort In Melklejohn's be
half with tho distinct promise that hn will
stay.
A similar case Is found In Nemaha rounty.
whoso two members, Senator Bcrlct and
Representative Armstrong, nre recording
their ballots ench day for Melklejohn. Both
of thi-Bo men wero elected over tho III
disguised opposition of Tom Majors ami
tholr principal object Is to prevent Mnjors
from having nny voice whntcver tn tho dis
tribution ot federal patronage in thnt sec
tion. But Majors is also hero on tho
ground doing nil ho ran for Molklojohn
nnd telling his Grand Army associates that
If thev will only mnko Melklejohn, Majors
and Ills friends at homo nre suro to bo tnken
corn of.
Sliding Dniler l'nlse Color.
Another favorlto rime of Molklcjohn'a
workers is to inform tho members confi
dentially that ho is tho preforrcd cholco
of President McKjnlcy, In splto of re
peated statements by tho president nnd
Senator Hanna that they are not taklni?
part in tho Nebrnskn contest Mr. Melklo
John has steadily poBod us tho administra
tion candldnto and had his pictures inserted
In tho nowBpapera w labclnd. Ills literary
bureau, which is conducted ayutematlcally
on a large scale, constantly frames Its eulu
gles for Insortlon In country pnpors with
a vlow to reinforcing this Impression and
(Continued on Third Page.)