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    The Omaha Sunday Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOltNINO, JULY 20, 1903-THIRTY-StX PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CABINET IN DISTRESS
British Minstrj Hopelessly Divided on the
Chamberlain Policy.
TWO-THIRDS ARE OPPOSED TO HIS IDEAS
Trace Supposed to Hare Been Deolared
Until Ootober.
CHAMBERLAIN'S AGENTS BUSY AT WORK
Bo Prospect Apparent of Colonial Minister
Winning Over the Conntry.
JOURNALIST STEAD GIVES HIM A ROAST
Considers that Maa Who Has Ei
erclsed Baleful Influence 01 Em
pire (or lna Year
la Done For.
(Copyright, 198, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, July 26. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The condi
tion of affair In the British cabinet l un
precedented. Every day becomes wider the
cleavage between the minority of six, who
support Balfour and Chamberlain In the
protectionist policy, and the majority of
twelve, who follow the duke of Devonshire
and Chancellor of, the Exchequer Ritchie
In adhering to free trade .doctrines.
But, while both sides are supposed to be
muzzled until October, when each will be
free to stump the country, the free trade
torles have discovered that a confidential
agent of Chamberlain has been sending
private circulars to their election agents
to get material 'to undermine them with
their constituents. So the feeling Is grow
ing very bitter.
Everything points to Chamberlain being
snowed under when the general election
comes next March. Even his brother
Arthur has come out against him, and the
Birmingham Dally Post, his staunchest
supporters heretofore, has followed suit,
while the London Standard and the Pall
Mall Gazette, after sitting on the fence
for soms weeks, have definitely decldnd
with the free trade tories. 6ffers are
being made by a large uncommitted section
of the tory party to induce Chamberlain
to droo his new policy. But he has gone
too far for that and the unionist party Is
. m lit " (4nAn an1 ,1 1
on the verge 01 n.
strous as the home rule spilt In the liberal
n.rlv In 1880.
r ,
The duke of MariDorougn wm w
Colonial office Thursday for the first time
tn take ud his duties as undersecretary.
It Is well understood that Secretary Cham
berlain named him for the post, not only
because of his known liking for having
titled subordinates, but also In the hope
h. mav detach the duke from Winston
Churchill, who Is the most pertinacious and
formidable crlUo of Chamoenain
An evldenca of Chamberlain's great belief
. th. .mracv of dukes as figureheads In
political movements Is shown In the fact
that he had captureo. si uu.
,..i.i Westminster. Sutherland, .Nor
folk and Rutland. With the exception of
Balfour, the whole Intellectual force of
the unionist party seems to have taken
Sides against him.
toad's View of Chamberlain.
William T. Stead publishes tha following
..i.mini Chamberlain:
"It is now clear that the man who has
exercised a baleful ascendancy over the
fortunes of the British empire for seven
v.m la doomed. Whether the British min
istry survives the debates of next week or
whether it lingers for a month or a year,
Vr. Chamberlain's career Is over, and the
world will soon be free from the menacing
shadow of a statesman who has been the
curse of hla country ever since he took a
hand In tha Jameson-Rhodes plot against
the Transvaal republic He falls aa he rose
by his own hands. He has been seir-un
' made, aa ha was self-made. After deserting
V the liberal party over home rule, he has
jiow shattered the unionist party by his
plunge for protection.
"There la a grim nemesis presiding over
this tragedy of a great career. When Mr,
Chamberlain came home from South Africa
he found that everyone was sick and. tired
of the war and more or less disappointed by
Its result. He soon discovered that the
education act was hated and aroused
temper of resistance in the country which
would be Inevitably fatal to the ministry
unless something very sensational could dl
vert public attention from the question
"The Irish land bill he did not Ilka He
believed It to be unpopular with the British
taxpayers and probably Ineffective aa
means of settling the Irish land question
Worst pf all, from his own point of view,
was the Imminent probability that the
Transvaal, owing to the dearth of native
labor at the mines, would be unable to pay
the Interest on the loan which he had sad
died upon tha new colony. If the ministers
were not content to wait In dull despair the
rising of the tide of publte indignation
which would overwhelm them, somethln
must be done to force a new Issue upon th
public
Isa.raat and Headstrong.
"Mr. Chamberlain, who Is as Ignorant as
he Is headstrong, did not hesitate long as
to his course of action. He seldom does.
He Is honestly deluded as to the possibility
of converting the heterogenous congeries of
self-governing republics which are labeled
the British empire Into a real Ironclad lingo
empire a military unit, a taxable unit and
fiscal unit.
"He tried t make It a military unit at
the coronation, and Sir Wilfred Laurler
checkmated him. He tried to Induce the
colonists, who pay 66 cents a head for the
Imperial army and navy, to raise their con
tribution to the British standard, under
which every man. woman and child pays
close upon 16 per annum for war purposes.
But the colonists laughed him to scorn.
"One last resort alone remained. By
means of a preferential tariff he Imagined
he could make the empire Into a kind of
a fiscal unit. But In order to do this ft
would bo necessary to Increase the cost
of living of 41.000,000 cltiiens at home In
order to put a little more profit Into the
pockets of 12 Of. 000 colonists over sea,
Among the 41.000.000 at home there are It,.
000.000 who are always underfed, badly
( clothed and housed at hnndgrlpa with
poverty. To starve these 11,000,000 at home,
t fatten 11000.000 abroad commended Itself
to Mr. Chamberlain as Imperial statesman
ship. It needed hardly be said that the
I2.ooo.oA) starving do' not see It In that
light. And Mr. Chamberlain's great coup
has failed, failed utterly; failed even
tragically. The mlnlstrlal parent was ail
ing badly no doubt.' but Dr. Chamberlain,
by way of cure, has simply put a bullet
(Hi rough Its brain.
"Whatevrr misleading nonsense may be
telegraphed you aa to the chances of his
ucress you ran safely disregard them.
LESTER WARDMAKES A HIT
Smithsonian Expert Warmly Com.
sneaod at Congress of So
ciety of Sociology.
(Copyright. 1!0J, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, July 25-(New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) Lester Ward of
Washington, D. C, the sociologist of the
Smithsonian Institute, who occupied the
president's chair at the recent International
Congress of Sociology In Paris, made a pro
found Impression at the third day's session
by a definition of the mission of sociology
as simple as It was profound.
Several eminent Russian and French socl-
ologlrts were present, and the discussion
had' been warm as to where the field of
sociology begins and where that of psych
ology ends; what are their relations; what
their respective functions. It was a dis
cussion of savants and the outside world
was excluded.
Mr. Ward's speech was brief and pithy. It
was In keeping with his unpretentious man
ner. He Is proud of the fact that he Is a
"self-made man."
"Sociology," he said, "has to do with the
soul of man, of which the mind Is only the
eye. The great enemy of mankind Is Ignor
ance; the weapon to combat It Is truth. To
Inculcate truth In mankind there Is need of
education In the largest sense of the word,
education of society by society. France at
this moment Is going through a struggle to
obtain this education, and I hope she will
succeed."
It was a deep, true human note, simple
and not new, but so Imbued with the sin
cerity end dignity of the speaker that the
hole audience applauded warmly. Then
the previous speakers rose, one after an
other, to testify their belief In the speaker's
assertion and their respect for him.
In the discussion of folklore and its re
lation to sociology, an eminent Russian
savant one of whose special fields Is folk
loresaid Russia Is the country where
the greatest number of works of this na
ture are written and America Is the country
here these researches are the most appre
ciated.
ART A GOOD DISGUISE
Noted Anarchist and Criminal Posei as
Dealer in Treasures.
FETED BY NEW YORKERS LAST WINTER
Million Dollars Worth of Piotnrea round
in His Apartments.
CONSPICUOUS ABOUT LOUVRE MUSEUM
Downfall Comes Dnrng the Visit of King
Edward to Paris.
ENGLISH POLICE GIVE PARISIANS TIP
Many of the Art Treasure Found
la Hla Apartments Believed
to Have Been
' Stolen.
(Copyright. 1903, by Presa Publishing Co.)
PARIS. July a. (New York World Cable-
rm Sneclul Telegram ) Lulgl Parmeg-
Klanl. a noted Italian anarchist and all-round
criminal, who made a deep Impression on
the art life of New York last winter, ana
WHISTLER'S FRIENDS W S -fQCKS ON SEE-SAW
DUMONT IS IN AN ILL HUMOR
Thinks St. Louis Exposition People
Show Him Scant
Courtesy.
(Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, July 25. (New York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) Santos Dumont
Is annoyed at the newspaper talk about
prizes having been offered by a committee
of the St. Louis exposition for a ballooning
contest.
'1 want to say,", he said to the World cor
respondent yesterday, "that I have no e
clal notice that such a prize has been of
fered. The commutes won't even answer
the communication from the Aero club of
France oil the subject.
"But even If I were to be notified now
that such a prize was offered the notice
would be yery short. I cannot afford to
take a balloon to St. Louis unless a sub
stantial prize la offered. The committee's
methods seem very unbusinesslike.
"The report that I am to take a party of
friends to Trouvllle this month In my
mammoth balloon No. 10 Is not true. It will
not be ready for more than a fortnuthtand
then I shall be obliged to experiment myself
with baskets containing weights equivalent
to the weight of twelve persons. So It will
be well Into next month before I can extend
a balloon Invitation to newspaper men."
Santos finds that he can use the same
frame for hla No. 10 and his No. 7. The
latter Is the balloon he Intended to take to
Bt. Louis had the committee offered an ap
propriate prize oil time. No. 7 la longer
man ino. ju. out nas only half the latter'
cubic measurement
Vacheret, a Frenchman, who studied hor
ticulture In America and lived with an In
dian tribe, hns been asked by the commis
sioners of the St. Louis exposition to de
sign ana lay out gardens there. He de
signed the gardens of tha 1900 exposition In
Paris.
was nightly the center of an admiring.
throng at Martin's, is still In prison nere.
He Is suspected of various crlmos, but
the one xhe Is held for Is connected with
anarchistic misdoings, and Is general
rather than specific. '
Marcy." the only name by whlcn ne
was known In America, might have been
made a patron of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art after having presented gifts purport
ing to be rare art treasures had he not
suddenly disappeared.
The startling collection of art wonts
discovered in the hotel In the Rue. de
Londres occupied by "Marcy" and three
women Is held by the police to discover
what part of it may have been stolen and
what part is genuine. It is said that the
most of the articles are spurious, but so
cleverly counterfeited as to deceive the best
experts.
The prisoner has had One of those careers
that make much of the fiction appear tame.
He Is the son of a cobbler and was ap
prenticed to that trade, from which he has
risen to become the possessor of an art
collection valued, despite its flaws, at much
more than $1,000,000.
He tried several professions, was a strike
leader, edited the lawless sheet La Revolte,
has been Implicated In audacious burglaries
and half a dosen murders, counterfeited
rare coins, manufactured high explosives,
and finally set himself .up as a patron of
the fine arts. His criminal record Is so
bad even the "Reds" repudiate him, declar
ing that he la no anarchist, but merely a
common malefactor.
Think Scant Courtesy Was
Great Artist on V
Death. ,S
(Copyright, 1903, by P ubllshlng Co.)
LONUON. July 26. I, -W York World
Cablegram Special. Telegram.) -"Whistler's
artistic friends are furious at the belittling
notices of him published here after his
death, especially In the Times. Joseph
Pennell, the famous American black-and-white
artist and one of Whistler's closest
friends, said to the World correspondent
today:
"Whistler has been disgraceful treated
all round, and Labouchre's story about his
wedding Is the worst of all. Whistler .will
rank with Velasquez In future generations,
yot his death Is almost Ignored, while most
of his obituaries are vnmously spiteful.
Had he died In France 'lie would have had
a military funeral as a cnevaller of the
Legion of Honor. Here only a few artists
of note were present and there was no
representative of the American embassy
even to pay respect to the memory of
America's greatest artist and one of Its
greatest men."
Labouchere's story of the wedding, re
ferred to by Mr. rennell, was told In this
week's Truth as follows:
"I (Labouchere) believe I was responsi
ble for his marriage to the widow of Mr.
Godwin, the architect. She was a remark
ably pretty woman and very agreeable
I and both she and he were thorough
bohemlans.
Wall Btroet 8nffers from Kerrons Prostra
tion After Friday's Doable Shook.
FURTHER FAILURES ARE NOW DREADED
Brokers Afraid to Hold Securities for Fear
More Firms Will Break.
GILT-EDGED SECURITIES ARE AFFECTED
Bock Islaids Weathers Storm, Actually Ad
vancing in Tempest's Teeth.
BANK STATEMENT STEADIES THE MARKET
Nervy Toboggan Slide Gets to Work
Again, However, Fears Overcom
ing; Hopes and Optlmlstlo
Signs.
SUBJECT SILENCES THE KING
Gives Him Cogent Reason Why Price
of Vegetables Is
High.
e
(Copyright, 190S. by Press Publishing Co.)
BELGRADE, Servla. July 2S.-(New York
wona Cablegram Special Telegram.)
jving reier is playing Haroun Al Raschid.
going around hla capitol early In the morn
ing or late at night Incognito. He buya
hla vegetables occasionally In the market
at 5 o'clock In the morning The other
day he had a lively controversy with an
aged peasant woman about the price until
she silenced him by saying that the cause
of high prices was the heavy taxes paid
10 aeep up me King ana the government
Vladan Oeorgevltch. formerly secretary
to King Alexander, has published In a book
a series of terrible charges against the
murdered monarch; He avers that when
another secretary discovered that the Neo-
polltan Mlchsel was likely to give the king
some trouble, me king asked:
"Could he not be put out of the way
with a cup or conee7
Revolting details of Draga's Ufa were
proved-to' Alexander before he married
her, the book asserts, and she was shown
to be the worst kind of a blackmailing ad
venturess. Finally, Georgevitch solemnly
swears that Alexander hired one Kneze-
witch to assassinate his father, Milan. The
book has made considerable of a sensation
and most of Its allegations are taken as
authentic, since Alexander was regarded
generally as the perfect type of a savags
degenerate.
TURN UP NOSES AT DOLLARS
Berlin Musical Critics Make Sneering
Rejoinder to Ambitious
Professor.
(Continued aa Third. Fas-).
(Copyright. 1903, by Press Publishing Co.)
BERLIN, July 26. (New Ycrk World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A lively
controversy Is going on over the effort of
Mr. Lelchner. the president of the Wagner
commemoration committee, to get up a
muslo congress here. Joseph Joachim and
Prof. Stumpf denounce him as a mere no
toriety hunter. In conjunction with some
prominent composers they have decided to
boycott the meeting. Lelchner has retorted
by saying:
Frederick Vanderbllt, with Ms beautiful
young wife; William Rockefeller, with his
family: Edward H. Harrlman. with Mrs.
Harrlman; Mrs. Joseph Drexel, Morris K.
Jeasup and Charles L. Tiffany have prom
ised to be present."
The Berliner Tageblatt sneers at this
array and stigmatises the whole undertak
ing as mere puffery and dollar worship, not
an Intelligent appreciation of Wagner.
Inbach, Oermany'a greatest portrait
lainter, has Just finished a notable picture
of General Stewart L. Woodford, formerly
United States minister at Madrid. The pic
ture will be exhibited at the SL Louis exposition.
Takes Bold Step.
Parmegglanl wa born In Regglo, Italy
In May 1858. In 1887 ha Joined a literary
partnership with the anarchist Pint and
contributed to the Marseilles anarchistic
organs, Pere flnard and Ca Ira." When
ordered to leave France he had the boldness
to settle In Parta, - where tow "becama-tee
associate ' of Constant Martin, ' who three
years ago tried to assassinate the shah of
Persia. He waa Implicated In toe anarchist
exploits of Trent and aarvtd one year's
Imprisonment for It. " ,
The Italian government asked for Ms
extradition two years ago, charging him
with murder, but (he crime waa committed
during a strike and waa regarded apoliti
cal act.
Subsequently, and for a long period, the
provtncea of France were the acenea of
sensational burglaries. Many ancient cha
teaux were roDoea oi Deauurui paintings
and works of art and It Is now believed
that these robberies were committed under
the direction of Parmegglanl. It la also
thought that he was the leader of a band
that plundered the country houses of the
famous swindler, -Therese Humbert. The
plunder of these robberies was sold in
Paris. In disposing of certain art goods
the Italian became acquainted with the
woman later figuring as his wife and now
under arrest here.
He spent most of the last three years In
London, except the part of last winter he
spent In New York, and has all this time
been dodging the International police.
The women In the case are the sisters
Ardeluser and their mother, SO years old.
One of the sisters had called herself Mme,
Marcy and, with her sister, kept an an
tiquary shop at No. 13 Rue Tattbout.. The
woman calling herself Marcy was - the
putative widow of a painter of some note.
a member of a prominent Spanish family,
Leon y Escosura but never was his wife,
neither was she ever of the Italian rogue
she adopted later aa her husband. She waa
and la Mme. Frlleuse.
Once thirteen furniture vans, loaded with
pictures and works of art, came from the
provinces and were unloaded at the kttle
antiquary shop In the Rue Tattbout. So
many van loads of art works went to the
shop that the place became too small, and
about this time Parmegglanl' genius be
gan to Influence the business.
Bewildering Display of Art. '
The two women, who were tall, broad
and thick perfect types of the amazon
with their aged mother, leased the small
but handsome hotel at No. 25 Rue de Lon
dres about nine months ago. Parmegglanl
established himself there lust May, tuklng
the name of Marey and pretending to be
the husband of one of the women. The
multitudinous collection of art works was
placed about the house for display and art
ainatears were Invited to Inspect It.
Those who saw It say the collection mas
bewildering and attractive and disposed In
an extraordinarily artistic manner. The
false Marcy and the two women were al
ways on hand to show their wares. The
trio paid 16.000 a year rent for the hotel,
which they made a splendid palace on a
small scale.
Parmegglanl has been known aa Cesartnl.
Taaslnari, Berthou and Durand. The Lon
don police notified the French police at the
time of the visit of King Edward of Par-
meggianl's presence In Parle, and the
I was dining with them, and some others
one evening at Earl's Court. They were
obviously greatly attached to each other,
and in a vague sort of way they thought
of marrying, so I took the matter In hand
to bring things to a practical point.
' 'Jlramle,' I said, 'will you marry Mrs.
Godwin 7
" 'Certainly,' he replied.
"Mrs. Godwin," I said, "will you marry
JlmmyT"
" 'Certainly,' she replied.
" TVhenr I asked.
" 'Oh, some day,' said Whistler.
" That won't do,' I said, 'we must have
a date.'
"So they both agreed that I should choose
the day, tell them what church to come to
the ceremony, provide a clergyman and
give the bride away.
"I fixed an early date and got them the
chaplain of the House of Commons for the
ceremony. It took place a few days later.
After the ceremony was over we adjourned
to WhiBtler'a studio, where he had prepared
a banquet. The banquet was on the table,
but there were no chairs so we sat on
packing cases. The happy pair when
I left had not quite decided whether they
would go that evening to Paris or remain
in the studio.
"How unpractical they were was shown
when I happened to meet the b.rida the
day before the marriage In the street.
" "Don't forget tomorrow,' I said.
" 'No,' she replied;' I am Just going to
buy my trousseau. I am going to buy a
toothbrush and a new sponge, aa one
ought to have new ones when one marries.'
"However, there never was a more suc
cessful marriage. They adored each other
and lived most happily together, and when
she died he was broken hearted, Indeed.
Ho never recovered from the loss."
BEDFORD BABY SURELY DEAD
Child Which Has Been Cnuse
Trouble Now Beyond littlu
.of Controversy.
of
(Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, July 25. (New York World Ca-
Diegram. special Telegram.) The cele
brated Bedford baby la dead beyond all
doubt. The Infant that the wife of Gun
ning S. Bedford of New York produced
after the death of her husband aa heir to
his estate was burled on July 15, under the'
name of Eugenie Frederlque Bedford, the
name placed on the birth register In
Notre Dame parish February 21.
It was for falsely registering this babe's
birth in London that an Engllxh court Im
posed a fine of M on Mrs. Bedford, who Is
now In New York City. The World cor
respondent went to Mezleres, In the de
partment of the Sarthte, In the northwest
ern part of France, to Investigate the re
port of the babe's death. He found that
Mrs. Bedford hadcummltted the Infant to
tne care oi Mme. Le noun, a nurse, who
was found and who said that her charge
died July 13, which Is true, as the official
records disclosed.
Mme. Le Boutl said the babe had always
been delicate. She said also that the ex
penses for the care of the babe had been
defrayed by Alfred Thomas, who appeared
as godfather when the birth certificate waa
registered In Paris, and that Thomas will
have the body removed to a reception tomb
In Montparnasaa cemetery at Paris, to
await Mrs. Bedford's order as to Its final
disposition.
The World's correspondent has seen the
last letters written to Mrs. Bedford be
fore she left for New York by Eugene L.
Bushe of 10 Broadway, New York, trus
tee of the estate of Gunning S. Bedford.
The trustee admits that Mrs. Bedford baa
rights under her husband's will, and says
no court has ever decided that the child
had no. right under the same Instrument.
It Is learned that Mr. Bushe counselled
Mrs. Bedford to delay her visit to New
York until October, but she consulted a
noted palmist, who advised that an Immedi
ate voyage was necessary and predicted
the child's death. It waa the palmist who
cabled the first news of the child's death
to America.
NEW YORK, July 25. In spite of rumore
that further failures were likely, the stock
market showed a better tone today than
was anticipated. The opening was rather
excited on heavy dealings, with price in
most cases higher than yesterday. The Im
provement did not hold, however, and in a
few minutes prices were declining all
around.
The first sensational break occurred In
Rubber GoodB Manufacturing shares, the
common falling 7 points on a first sale of
2,000 shares at 24, followed Immediately by
one of 6,000 shares at the same price. The
preferred opened at 80, a decline of 10 since
yesterday. This was one of the companies
Irt which Talbot J. Taylor and James R.
Keene were heavily Interested.
The largest Interest of this firm was In
Southern Pacific, which developed further
weakness today right at the start. After
opening up 1. It ran off sharply, affect
Ing the rest of the list, and causing reces
sions of 1 to 3 points In many standard
issues. The particular weakness of Read
ing attracted some attention because Mr.
Keene had frequently done much In that
stock.
Mexican. Centrals Steady.
Mexican Central Issues, with which the
Stow people were Identified, were steady
for the common, which opened 4 up, with
Bales of 4,000 shares, at IS, and the first
Income bonds 1 point up at 154; but the
second Incomes were more than 3 points
off, with heavy sales. These shares held
fairly well for a time, but later eased off
somewhat.
After the recovery In the general mar
ket prices ran off sharply In the last half
hour, when the bank statement appeared.
The showing made by the bank was reason
ably good, there being an Increase of about
$5,000,000 In surplus reserves. The late sell
ing was largely due to the fears that an
other failure might be announced.
It was said In Wall - street today that
much of the selling done by Harris, Gates
Co. during the last week, which had at
tracted considerable attention, was for the
account of Talbot J. Taylor St Co.
Brokers Work AU Might.
Brokers and their clerks worked until late
last night and in some Instances were Is
suing calls to their customers for additional
margins. The attendance on the floor of
the exchange was unusually large for a
midsummer Saturday.
Prices for Americana In London were gen
erally better and helped to Impart steadi
ness to the local market at the opening, but
gains here were not up to those made In
London. Orders to buy the standard rail
road stocks were well distributed, so-called
bankers taking blocks of New York Cen
tral. Almost every commlwlon house re
ceived orders to buy at declines.
The representative of a leading western
house was reported to have purchased mod
erately of the grangers. There was also
some buying of an Investment character.
The list steadied off by the end of the first
half hour.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecsst for Nebrsska Fair Sunday and
Monday.
Page.
1 British Cabinet la rtlstress.
Art Proves a Good nisnulse.
"fork Fluctuate on Wall Street.
Historic Ring Missing nt Vntlran.
Illinois Lynchers nt War.
Former Hlvals Join Forres.
8 Tfews from Nebraska Towns.
Forestry Poller Is KndorseU.
Bookbinders Will Stick to Jobs.
' 4 Conditions tn the Coal Trade.
Affairs at South Omaha.
Planning; Improvements for Omaha
B Mob Threatena Tar and Feathers.
Immigration Officials to Go.
Talks of Douglas' State Tnxes.
6 Pnst Week in Omnhn Society.
Rabies May Re Rare, but Exists.
Echoes of the Ante-Rooms.
T Many Killed In Street Car Wreck.
Russia la Angry at F.nglnnd.
Hargla Intimidates Grand Jury.
8 Council Bluffs nnd Iowa New.
"Results of Base Ball Games.
Charles F.lwood Wins the Derby.
Other Sporting Kvents.
10 Field Day at the Y. M. C. A.
Good Races nt Trl-Clty Matinee.
Tennis nnd Golf nt the Clnbs.
Cramps Launch Turkish Warship.
11 Chief Candidates for the Papacy.
13 Amusements nnd Music.
13 Sporting Review of the Week.
14 Editorial.
15 Cardinal Gibbons on Popo Leo.
Complete List of the Pones.
18 Work on the Missouri River.
'19 Commercial and Financial.
80 Ex-Jodge Eller's Bondsmen Liable,
Temperature at Omathu Ycatcrdayi
Hour. Deg. Hour. Ilea;.
B a. ra 78 1 p. m HH
a. m TJ a p. m M
T n. m t'A S p. m IH)
f a. m TB 4 p. m Ia
9 a, m ..... . TS Bp. m 00
10 a. m 8a O p. m w
11 a. ra 84 ' T p. m 87
13 m SO.
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PAPAL RING MISSING
Cardinals in Consternation Orer Lost of
Pontiff's Chief Emblem of Power.
LEO SUPPOSED TO HAVE HIDDEN BAUBLE
Belio Disappears Once Dnring Late Pope's
Life, but is Returned.
HOLY FATHER PIOUSLY, INTERRED
Fnneral Takes Place in St. Peter's Amid
Elaborate Ceremonies.
SACRED COLLEGE RECEIVES DIPLOMATS
Ambassadors to Vatican Proffer Una
tlons' Condolences, Receiving O ra
cial Thnnks in Church's Be
half Through Oreglia.
Popo Leo ia Burled.
ROME. July 25. :40 n. m. The body of
Pope lo XIII was Interred In St. Peter's
tonight after one of the most Impressive
ceremonies ever eeen In Rome,
FIND CROWN SHEET DEFECTIVE
Coroner's Jury Hetnrns Verdict on
Causo of Locomotive
i
Explosion.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 25. (Special
Telegram.) The coroner's Jury that has for
ten days been Investigating the cause of
the explosion of Union Pacific locomotive
No. 1616, this afternoon brought In the fol
lowing verdict:
That Ed Carlson came to his death bv an
explosion of the boiler of enirlne nn
July 15; that the radial stay bolts which
support the crown sheet were not of suf
ficient strength to withstand the pressure
used because their manner of being
screwed through and riveted did not siva
mem sumcieni neaa; mat me Iront end of
the crown sheet was over-heated on ac
count of the low water, causing the ex
plosion, but that said explosion would not
have occurred had it not been for the weak
construction of the crown sheet.
PUGILIST FITZSIMMONS WED
Miss May Gilford Changes Her Name
for that of Famous
Fighter.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 25. Robert F1U-
nimmons, ex-champton heavyweight pugi
list of the world, and Miss Julia May Glf
ford, the actress, were married this after
noon at the Palace hotel.. Only about
thirty persons were present.
George Dawson was best man and Miss
Darrell, an actress of the same company
In which Miss Glfford played In Chicago,
was the bridesmaid. The newly married
couple attended th theater tonight and to
morrow will leave for Harbin Bprlngs.
SEVENTY-FIVE BOYS POISONED
Reform School Inmates Suffer from
'Malady Whos Canse Doctors
Seek.
JOCKEY MAHER RECOVERING
Hearing la Still Affected, but that
Trouble Is Expected to
Wear Off.
(Copyright. 1903. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. July 25. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Teiiajram.) "Danny
Maher la convalescent. "Skeeta" Martin
told the World correspondent yesterday he
saw him In Caterham hospital and that he
will be moved next week. A little later he
probably will make the voyage home for
French surprised the fugitive and arrested ret beIore resuming racing. His hearing
Southern Paclfle Is. Weak,
Dealings in the market were confused and
prices of some of the specialties moved
wildly. Leading stocks ran oft sharply from
their opening prices, but they did not get
near the lowest, except In Southern Pacific,
which broke to 40. United States Rubber
preferred dropped 8 and the common 1H,
following the slump In the Rubber Goods mixed with the food.
stocks.
There were declines of 2H In Chicago St
Eastern Illinois preferred, 1 In Tennessee,
in Pittsburg,, Cleveland, Chicago ft St.
Louis, 6 In Baltimore A Ohio preferred. I
In Buffalo, Rochester sV Pittsburg. 44 In
American Linseed. 4H in United Railway
Investment Securities. 4 In Des Moines
Fort Dodge. 3 In Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago St St. Louie and 1 to 2i In St.
Paul, Atchison, Union Pacific, Southern Pa
clflo, Canadian Pacific. Erie, the first pre
ferred. Toledo, St. Louis Wet tern pre
ferred. Amalgamated, Smelting. Brooklyn
Transit, Pacific Mail and Sioas-Sheffleld
Steel. ,
Gains ia Some Stock.
Among the Important gain were Ana
conda, 6i; Rock Island preferred. Smelting
preferred and Virginia-Carolina Chemical
preferred, 2, and Denver Rio Grande.
Kansas St Texas preferred, Iowa Central
preferred, Atchison preferred. New York,
Chicago St Bt. Louis, American Car Cotton
Oil and Ice preferred 1 to '
Sugar spurted to US at 11 o'clock and the
active 11st rallied. Baltimore 4 Ohio pre
ferred recovered t.
Much of the enrly selling rcme from
financial Institutions and doubtless repre
sented further liquidation of firms that
ima yeeieroay. Tnle was obvlonslv .-.
WHITTIER, CAL., July 25. Seventy-five
boy In the state reform school are HI and
It Is believed were poisoned. Some of the
boys are In a serious condition and today
were delirious.
The physician In charge is Investigating
the epldemlo and la acting on the supposi
tion Uiat the boy are either Buffering from
ptomaine poisoning contracted from food
given them or from poison Intentionally
MOONSHINERS SLAY CHIEF
Policeman Bnccutubs to Ambushed
Enemies, Who Lose On in
Melee.'
BRI8TOI Tenn., July 23 News reached
here this afternoon of the assassination
near Coburn, V., of Chief of Police J.
X. King of Stonega, Va., while he waa
leading a posse In the hunt of moonshiners
near the Kentucky line.
After King had been killed, - Assistant
Chief Gordon Gllley flre among th moon
shiners who were In ambush, and killed
Thomas Daniels.
SLAVE-HOLDEJ IS FINED
Jadge Charges' Maa Guilty of Peon
age Minimum Allowed by
Law,
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 26. R. N.
Franklin waa today found guilty of peon
age. Judge Jonea Imposed tha minimum
fine of $1,000, which waa Immediately paid.
by Scorching
Ray.
Sua
Mm. Parmegglanl had 31.000 In hi pocket
and 0.000 waa found In a drawer of a desk.
The worka of art In the mansion incluJed
a valuable collection of the worka of the
Spanish painter Escosura, whom Mme.
Frlleuse declared sh married In Toledo,
Spain, being widowed her last year.
Esoosur was poisoned and Parmegglanl
and Mme. "Marcy" were strongly suspecUd
of the death of the Spanish artist. Leon y
Castillo visited the collection and found
some work of art that had belonged to er
Queen Isabella, now living tn Pari, which
he had given to Eflcosura'a father, who
waa on of her minister In lfkig.
In Pari Parmegglanl remained concealed
at bia residence or went openly, in tli
guise of a wealthy amateur, to th )tel
de Ventuer. receiving the salutations of
is still affected, but that trouble Is ex
pected to wear off.
iCaatlaued en rifUi rg)
WCRK SWINDLE ON CREDULOUS
Fraud Sell Alleged Divine Letter to
Peasant of Alsace
Lorraine. (Copyright. 1903. by Press Publishing Co )
. PARIS. July .-(New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) A sacrilegious
fraud which has arouoed great Indignation
throughout France ha recently been perpe
trated in Alsace.-Irraliie. where two men
hsve been peddling to credulous peasants
an alleged "divine" letter signed'. "Jrsus,
Mary." Tl:ey pretended they had discov
ered this letter In the grotto of Lourdes.
The swindlers have been arrested.
HEAT FATAL AT PITTSBURG
In the case of such stocks as Rubber Goods
nd Mexican Central. There ... . . I Four Are Killed nnd Two Prostrated
snsre lot. rollowed by another of 6 000
shares of Rubber Goods st 7 points deoline
Mexican Central stocks were slightly
higher at the opening and tha first In
come bonds recovered S point. Large
block of the eoond Income were offered
at a decline of 8.
Big Drop la Buhner.
There was a sale of Rubber Goods nr-
ferred at a drop of 11. the next trans
action showing a I per cent advance. United
states Kuober preferred lost 44 on one
a prominent trader hnurht 1
sale.
shares of Rubber Goods. In the Industrial
list generally mere were declines of a
point or more In Colorado Fuel and several
other Issues. On the other hand Steel was
stronger and a marked run was registered
by Anaconda, while Amalgamated Copper
fluctuated nervously.
No additional Information concerning the
affairs of Talbot J. Taylor A Co. and
W. L. Stow A Co. were obtainable this
morning. The clerical forces of both firm
were st work exumlnlng the books, assisted
by expert accountants.
Philip J. Brltt. the assignee of Taylor
Co., said that he might have a statement
later in the day. latest reports place th
tCoiitiausd en FUU Peg.)
PITTSBURG, July 26. The heat waa re
sponsible for four deaths and two pros
tration. Th temperature hovered around
tO the greater part of the day.
Movement of Ocean Vessel July 23.
At New York Arrived: Umbrla, from
T.lvemool. Sailed: Mlnnetonka from Ixn-
don, Bulgaria for Hamburg; Vaaderland
lor Antwerp; Columbia lor i.iasgow.
At Hamburg Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck
from New York via Plymouth and Cher
bourg. At Plymouth Arrived: Bremen from Nw
York.
At Queenstown Arrived: Etrurla and
Cedrlc from New York. Sailed: Arablo
for New York; Moltke for New York.
At Cherbourg Sailed: New York for New
York.
At Havre Sailed: La Touralne for New
York.
At Liverpool Ss I led: Lucanla for New
York. Arrived: Mayflower from Boston;
Sylvanla from New York.
At 1ondon Sailed: Murquette for New
York.
At Bremen Sailed: Greaser Kurfurnt for
New York via Cherbourg.
At Rotterdam Arrived: Nnordam from
New York. Hulled: citaatendam for New
York.
A 1 Antwerp Sailed: Zeeland for New
Tor.
ROME, July 26. Although outwardly all
attention waa concentrated on the funeral
preparations today, the chief Interest at
theVutlcan centered In a hunt for th
famous fisherman's ring. This, the chief
emblem of papal honor for eight centuries,
has disappeared and no one can locate it.
Intrinsically it is worth little or nothing,
but the carved stone, being traced back
to St. Peter, has an exceptional value a
a relic to members of the Roman church,
consequently the news of Its losa completely
overshadowed the funeral of the dead
pope, which took place this evening. To
the populace the loss waa not announced
and they paid their last respects uncon
clous of the calamity, but tha sacred col
lege and other ecclesiastical authorities
were overwhelmed.
When the cardinal camerllngo certlfle
the death of the pope he receive the fish
erman's ring from the chamberlain of
his holiness. It Is then destroyed In the
presence of all the cardinals at tha first
meeting of th sacred college held after th
pope' death.
But when Cardinal Oreglia, the present
camerllngo, had certified to the death of
Leo XIII, Mgr. Blsletti was a prey to
the deepest despair and had to admit that
the ring had disappeared. Cardlnul Oreg
lia, who had, as Is the custom, brought
his declaration of having received the ring
from the papal chamberlain all written out,
had to put It back In his pocket.
No Clue to the Robher.
Mgr. Blsletti can give no indication
as to the robber. Several conference have
taken place, at one of which Cardinal
Oreglia officially certified to the pope
death. During this time a large number
pf parsons entered the death chamber.
The dlaappearance of the ring ha caused
a tremendou sensation at tne Vatican,
where It 1 th sole subject of conversa
tion. ,
Meantime In th certificate of death of
Leo XIII allusion to receiving the ring ha
been suppressed.
, Friends of Mgr. Blsletti hop that
when the eal are removed from the cab
inet of the late pope the ring will be found
In one of them. .
Ring Lost Twice Before.
The ring I known to have been lost
twice before. Among the state papers pre
served at Slmancas. near ValladlollJ, Spain,
is a letter from Count Ollvare. then
Spanish ambassador at Rome, to Philip II,
dated September 6. 15K8, saying:
Slxtus V has been 111 from anxiety and
vexation. ' The vexation to which I refer
was at missing t' a fisherman's ring. He
carried it with him In a purse and discov
ered that he had been robbed of It by a
cup bearer. Unless the publicity given to
the affair oblige him to punish the man
he will not do so, or even dismiss him,
such is his affection for those who serve
him. The pope would do anything to avoid .
showing the world thul his contldaiic had
been abused.
Once Before Lost by Leo.
In September, 1899, the late Pope Leo
waa one day Insistently asked for an audi
ence by an under servant an.d, yielding to
curiosity, he granted It, whereupon th
man entered and, kneeling, said:
Your holiness, I have to restore to you
what has been a loss not only to you, but
to the world.
After these words the man proffered the
fisherman' ring. Pope-Leo looked at It In
surprise and then said:
The thanks of the church are due to
you. my son. 1 will see that you are rewarded.
The next day the man called at the
treasury and was given $3. The ring has
never been seen since, as Pope Leo pri
vately hid or locked It up, so great was
his fear of losing It. 80 far It has not
been discovered, but the Vatican authori
ties declare It will undoubtedly be found.
On two other occasions the ring was
taken from the papacy by force. In 1797
the French republicans. Invading the papal .
estates, despoiled Plus VII of all his val
uables and among them the fisherman'
ring. It was returned th next day, a it
had no Intrinsic value.
On another occasion, when Plus VII was
kidnaped In th middle of the night, h
was made to give up the ring, but first
broke It in two pieces, which were kefpt In
Paris until returned to Rom by Louis
XVII.
Pope Leo Laid to Rest.
Pope Leo was Interred In St. Peter' to
night. The strokes of a hammer resound
ing through the Immense dome announced
to th earnest feathering In the nav that
Leo XIII had been laid to rest. At sun
down the most Important and solemn of all
th obaerqulea took place.
About 1,000 person had received Invita
tions to attend the ceremonies. The car
dinals, who met earlier In the Vatican,
entered the chapel choir, waiting there for
the arrival of the procession, Cardinal
Oreglia, the camerlengo, holding the keys
of command. Cardinal Rampolla, as arch
priest of the basilica, was waiting outside
the gutes. In violet robes, surrounded by
tha chapter of the cathedral, which waa
led by Mgr. Cepetelll, who conducted the
service. Drs. Laponnl and Mazzoni di
rected the work of removing the bier,
which was executed by eight sedlart, at
tired In brilliant red costumes. At first
they tried to raise the blor, but, finding It
too heavy, they slowly slid It onto a low
car with noiseless wheels. Then, to the
strains of th "Miserere," which walled
through the lofty church and, preceded by
a glittering cross held aloft, th procession,
carrying candle and torches, slowly left
the chapel and went up tho church, pass
ing the bronze statue and beyord the shrine
of St. Peter, the gathering falling to it
knee a the bier pussed.
St. Peter' I peculiarly fitted to b the
background of such a scene. The cold
whiteness of it vust pillars showed up the
bright uniforms of the guards, the violet
robes of tb clergy. a&4 Ui bier, wail the