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PART I.
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KtiTAIlLISHEU JUNE 19, 1871.
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PREPARE FOR 19UBET
Italian Capital to B Gaily Decorated in
Honor of FreroH Preeident.
NOTED PAINTER DEVISES THE SCHEME
King and loth ri.ies to Meet Him a4. Train
on Hii Arrival.
GRAKO REVIEW OF TROOPS A FEATURE
Wjidova and Strata to Bo Illuminated
ia the aing.
CATHOLICS TO SHO i HEIR DISPLEASURE
Coming Meeting itttwrf Delcasae
and Papal Secretary of Stat
Kspeeled to Be a
llwar Oaa.
C"pyrlght, 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
HuM 12, April W. (New York World
Cshlegram Special Telegram.) Everything
la ready for the reception t President
I.oubel next week. The principal streets
have been beautifully decorated under the
supervision Of the famous painter, Mata
Innl, appointed by the aulborltlea aa an
Xpert In, the decorative aria.
Vreatha. twenty-one of which are sus
pended horlsantally over the whole length
of the Corso, the Broadway of Rome, and
. from these hang ailk rlbbona In the French
Color and la ram Italian nmm t'la r'nl.
lotina Is tp,be mode the center Illumination
of the decorations In the evening as long
a the French president remains In Rome,
and the motto, "Liberate Bgallto, Fratern
l'.." haa been conspicuously placed In the
I'laxa del Pnpc-lo at the end of the Corso.
The French president will be met on his
arrival at the railway station by the king
nd authorities and escorted by cuiras
siers to the quirlnnl palace, where he will
occupy the platform formerly uaed by
Queen Marguerite. Festivities will be
Riven In his honor, moat conspicuous of
which will be a grand review of the troops
nd a gala performs nee at the opera. A
naval review will take place at Naples.
Deputations from all the Italian cities,
among them one from the ancient republic
of Sin Marino, which owes its independ
ence to the French, will be received hv M.
l,oi bet at the Farnesxe palace, the seat of i
the French embassy.
In the evening all the windows of Rome
will be Illuminated In his honor and would
has been sent from the Vatican to all lead
ers In the Catholic party to see that Cath
olics abstain from such demonstrations and
make no display of flags In order to show
their displeasure at the treatment of the
church by the French government. The
Catholic members of the municipal council
who were elected by the Cathollo vote,
have been ordered to stay away from the
reception to be given by the municipal
authorities.
It Is now considered certain that M.
Pelcaase, the French, foreign minister, who
will accompany the Loubet party to Rome.
' will pay an Informal call upon the papat
secretary of state, Cardinal Del Val. Their
interview, It Is expected, will be a stormy
one.
PICK ROOSEVELT FOR WINNER
French Press Taking Mack later-
eat la the Aaaerleaa
Bleetloa.
(Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS. April If. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram) The French
papers are displaying an unuaual amount
of Interest In the coming presidential elec
tion In the United States. In general they
predict the election of President Roosevelt
and one added that Ellhu Root would be
vice president if be were not from the
president's own state.
It is noted in one article, as an objection
to President Roosevelt, that he Is known
as the American "man on horseback." or.j
who possesses "all the dangerous qualities
Of a Boulanger."
Uuder the heading "Mot du Combat"
(Watchword) La Patrle prints " daily In
Italics the following telegram:
In general, all those who have preached
Universal peace have done more harm to
humanity than the most extravagant and
bellicose despot could do. I
ROOSEVELT.
Another paper speaks of Mr. Hearst as
an example of the rich, audacious and
wonderfully active, and supported by Col
onel Bryan, whom It call by his almost
forgotten title of "The Boy Orator of the
Platte."
CARDINALS ARE TO GO FREE
teatloa to Preaeeute
Them.
.Copyright 1904. by Press Publishing Co)
ROME. April l.-New Tork World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) - Notwlth-
tanaing tne present tension In the rela-
ions or tne v stirs n with the French gov.
(rnment. assurances have been received by
ie pope tnat tne tnree cardinals, Richard.
Dulller and Lacot. who. fniinin. ..'
advice of Plus X, sent letters to President
i n..i..t . i .. . . ... . .
mt expulsion of
the religious orders and the suppression of
the Catholic schools, will iot be prose
Bated. It was the Intention ot the French pre
mier to have them brought up on charges
before the i-ounall of Mate, In which rase
their emolument would probably have
been s impended for a time. .The action nt
Plus JC in denouncing such proceedings haa
at least forced the French ministry Into a
more conciliatory attitude.
LATEST FADS IN FOOTWEAR
Parle Shews Kerne Striata Reveilles
to Bo Worn by Stylish
Wuats.
(Copyright. 14, by Pies Pub:ihlng Co.)
PAR 18, April lt-tNew York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram. V-The fash
inns In feminine footwear for the summer,
as announced, show some striking novel,
ties. For example, boots half white and
half yellow are shewn as aa extreme
style, permissible to the corrscily dressed
women. But red boots will not "do" at all.
Richelieu shore are shown In brown, gray
" vi. Willi IOH
of lasting cloth, which Is much e,l.r .--
leather, will he generally wora.
Frr evenlna. allnnera n t .,
w. .uB.wwn aiin
rill be worn with stockings of the same
o!er Qllt kid slippers with buckles are
also good a tyke.
MORE COURAGETHAN PRUDENCE
Yoong French Lawyer Objects B e
moval af Rellatloas Emblems
from Court.
(Copyright. 1904. by Pre Publishing Co.)
PARIS. April l.-New York World Ca
blegram Rpeclal , Telegram.) The removal
on Good Friday of all the crucifixes and
paintings representing the Savior from the
court rnomi of France stirred a young
lawyer to action.
"Moraleur le ' President." said this ad
vocate, in the court of appeals this week,
"In view of the Impious and sacrellglous
acta committed during the Easter vacation,
I. -ak that this case be put over until
Chrlst'a presence Is again made manifest
In this court. The magistrates have ser
vilely carried out the government's order
In this regard and I wish. In the name of
the entire bar of France and In Ills name
to protest against the Infamous action."
M. Katy, the president of the tribunal,
replied: .
"Monsieur, there Is nothing to show that
yoi represent the entire French bar; or
even the Savior, whose name you Invoke
In this matter. However, I will postpone
the case for the present."
Judge Katy made a report of the In
cident to the minister of Justlcs. but It Is
much more probable that the lawyer will
be disbarred than that the pictures will
be restored.
TOO MUCH MONEY FOR PALACE
Objection to Appropriates for Im
perial gRealSrace la the
City of Posen.
(Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
BERLIN, ' April 16.-New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.) Great dis
satisfaction Is expressed throughout Ger
many, especially In the large cities where
there Is a large radical and socialist popula
tion, with Emperor William's project of
building a palace for himself In the Polish
city of Posen. At first It waa believed
that he would pay for it out of his own
pocket, but this belief was crushed when
tho go.-ernment asked for 1260,000 for pre
liminary plans and then for $760,000, and
atlll later for 1500,000, making In all II,
800,000. Under no circumstances can the
emperor, live In Posen more than six or
eight days a year, and $1,500,000 Is declared
too much.
The government appears to- be convinced
that with this palace In Posen the dis
loyalty of the Poles will gradually vanish,
but that notion Is absurd and It angers
the German rop!e to think that the $1,
600,000 can be easily found for so silly a
project when poverty Is abroad, the schools
ore starved and the whole land Is groaning
under heavy military and navy taxation.
COLT IS HOUSEHOLD EFFECT
Oeaeral Board of Appraisers Makes
, Decision Clasalagi Lira Stock '
wltt Faraltare. .
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
WASHINGTON Anrfl iaNew V, Ir
Herald Sarvlra Inaxl.l ... h. Ti-m n -
declaloa promulgated by the general board
i appraisers a sucaing colt, so far as
duties are concerned. Is household furni
ture ana nan .do admitted -freo-of duty. .
The ease came to the iranarai hnarit fram
the subrjort of St. Alhana v K.r,
Immigrant from Canada brought in aa
pan.oc mi nousenoia erreots a mare with
a SUCkIng COIL This tnara -ram ..... . .
team of work horses admitted free under
a provision or the act of 1897. The col.
lector, however, valued the colt at rai a,i
assessed and oollected a duty of $30
thereon under another " provision of the
same act. Against this actlnn a
was filed and the case waa submitted upon
tne report.
The proteetanta contend that tha not in
question is of such an age as to make it
uepenaem upon Its mother for sustenance,
and that the colt should have been admit
ted free, aa the horses were. The col
lector, In his letter transmitting the pro
test, says;
"The colt in Question was vmma.
dependent upon its mother for .,. .
and probably valueless If separated from
i La roomer.
He further says that tha denutv .n.,.
did not feel warranted In admitting the
con tree m me aosence of authority upon
apeuiuu question.
The decision of the board says:
It has been settled by numerous deci
sions rtf tha hu.il .1 u .
" kiiu iu courts mat
horses come within the meaning of the
phrase "usual and reasonable furniture
and similar household effects," and we can
scarcely com-elve It poaxlbie that a colt
so young that If separated from lu
u ne valueless can have anv
nutiable value separate and apart from Hie
mare. If tha ...o ru iTT.. . . ?
, - ........ ii.u umi urouffnt
across the line while bearing the colt no
niTSh't C51 "r'"S "nd w t""lk "PPly-
.w T. 7r ... vuu at una enaer age
should be considered as much a part of
the mare as before it wss foaled. The pro
test Is sustsined and the collector Is di
rected to reilquldate the entry accordingly.
POPE ASSISTS AT ORATORIO
For First Tiaie la Ceatarles lacs
Sceae le Preseated at
Vatteaa.
ROME. April U-The Vatican this morn
Ing presented a spectacle unprecedented
for centuries, when Pope Plus, the cardi
nals, other dignitaries of the church, the
members of the papal court, the Black
aristocracy and 300 other guests assisted
at the performance In the Sala Regla of
the Abbe Perosl's new oratorio, "The Last
Judgment."
The choir, which Included women alngera,
waa personally directed by too composer.
The pope was greatly pleased with the
presentation of Abbe Perosl's latest work
ana onerea mm his congratulations on the
success of the oratorio. It Is popularly said
thst the present pontificate will be a
golden era for sacred music.
NUN FINDS HERSELF DESTITUTE
Deliberately Ceaaaalts Theft la Order
to Bo Arrested aad I at.
prlseaed.
(Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, April l.-(New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Sister Ca
milla, who for more than twenty years
waa a nua in the Providence convent at
Sena, which waa closed by the authorities
by the recent laws against the religious
orders, found herself at the eg of U years
absolutely destitute in this city.
She was arrested a few days ago. aecoaed
of shoplifting, and she pleaded that aa tha
government had Is ken away front her alt
means of support she wanted to bo ar
rested In order that the governsaewt anight
be obliged to provide for her maintenance.
Her plea had the effect of' rauelag her
dlseharg and generous Perec as-will aow
provide tor her.
LOUISE MICHEL ILL
Hsroins of ths Commons Said ts Bs Dying
of Connmption at Touloi.
BEGINS AS TEACHER IN CHURCH SCHOOL
Horrors of thi Sieg of Parii Tnrm ths
lint re Cirrent of Her Life.
FIGHTS WITH MEN IN 1HE BARRICADES
Tame Deaf Ear to Expoitu'atioji of
Her Ho kr.
CRY OF THE HUNGhf stAKES HER RADICAL
Later Years of Her Life Devoted to
a Historical Work Which Is
Largely a Biography of
Herself.
(Copyright. 1304. by Prees Publishing Co.)
PARIS. April W. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Louise
Michel, who ie reported to be dying of con
sumption In Toulon at the age of 74, was
asked once by a French statesman what she
would do If the presidency of the French
republic were offered her.
"I would accept It for twenty-four
hours," the "Red Virgin" answered. "Then
I would open the banks and the prisons
and the world would be rejuvenated Imme
diately." Before the French public knew her as
the Joan of Arc of the commune she wss
In a boarding school at Clermont In the
Haute-Marne. When the directors of the
school retired the curate of a neighboring
village. Abbe Marchel, who appreciated her
highly as a teacher, raised a fund ot $2,000
to put her at the head of the school.
In those days Louise Michel was an ar
dent Catholic When Archbishop Blbour
waa assaslnated she wrote verses demand
ing In behalf of France and In the name
of the Virgin Mary what Paris meant by
making martyrs of citizens. . Some time
later she became free Instructress at Mont
martre. In Parla. During the setge she
gathered all the little ragamuffins she
could under her wing and taught them.
She and they adored one another. She
was no longer an ardent Catholic. She
had come under the Influence ot Ferre.
Although no one haa ever been able to
say that ahe had a lover perhaps unknown
to herself Louise Michel gave to Ferre her
deepest affection.
During the commune, she who had al
ways had a sorrow of blood, seized a gun
and fought heroically by, the side of the
male communists.
' Henri Rochefort, who always showed
warm sympathy for her, says:
"She has been all her life one of tho
moat extraordinary phenomena living out
side of one's self. The body did rot exist
for her; the soul was all. I believe alio
oould fast eigflt days without thinking of
It. She suffered only from hunger for the
stomach of othera" t
. Wlllta to Pay Ff Ice v
Her mother, who toared for her daughter
when she saw all the perils that sur
rounded her. and who. did not share her
(lws," said to her An day:- " ' '
i "Go) (hen; they will tie you to the end of
a chain like a strange beast, snd will make
you dance to amuse the people."
'Ah. well," retorted Louise, "I will go,
and I will dance, and they will give me
some big houses. These people who have
not eaten shall eat."
She and the Duohess d'Us once met near
ths bed of a poor unfortunate girl In a
Paris garret. They cemented acquaint
ance at once and shook hand
Louise Michel said: "I have some poor
and no money for them."
The duchess agreed to help her with her
poor.
She served her term in prison for an af
fair In the bakeries wbea bread was taken
for the starving and Just sscaped being
put In prison for tha Boulanger affair.
Then she left France suddenly for fear she
would be shut up In a mad house.
Afterwards she lived In London for a
time,' engaging in literary and historical
work. . She wrote of herself. "Aside from
my career aa a teacher and the part I took
in the struggle for liberty at the time ot
the commune, none of the situations In my
life has depended on my will; events have
guided fne. None of the situations in my
life can be called an aim. What would I
wish to be? . Anybody whatever. If per.
feotfy unknown, for with the absurd stories
that collect around names mads conspicu
ous by svents (Independent also of their
will) it is difficult for one to do his part of
the work In ths common building up of the
new world."
Clemenceau said of her: "She Is a Chris
tian of the early days, one of those who
had Christ not on the Hps, but in the heart.
She Is of those who would have descended
smiling In ths arena and lost In an
ecstasy would have swalted ths wild
beasts, singing.
ALCOHOLISM INA SMALL BOY
Kew York Iatereeted la I'aasaal Case
of Talrteea-Year-Old
Child.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
NEW YORK. April 1 (New York Her
aid Service Special to The Bee.) Harris
Morando, 1$ years old, who lives with, his
father in Eighth avenue, was removed te
Roosevelt hospital laat sight 111, as ths re
suit of a condition of Intoxication which
the physicians say Is' rare even in men.
Recent efforts of young Morsndo to ob
tain whisky from saloons in the neighbor,
hood failed and he got sn older boy to
purchase a half pint of whisky for him
yesterday. After drinking nearly all of
this the boy started out to fight every one
with whom ho came In contact.
Hs tried to whip Policeman Ward at
Forty-third street and Eighth avenue and
was overpowered.
The boy was found to he In a state of
chronic alcoholism. I .ate laat night tho
ambulance surgeon who attended the boy
said:
"We shell save the boy from everything
but his father's wrath."
MILAN SECURES FRENCH OPERA
Massoaet algae roar-Yeas Coatract
tor All His Maaleal
Works.
(Copyright. 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS. April 1C (New York World Ce
blegram Special Telegram.) Maaaenet has
signed an agreement to give the Scale
theater of Milan the result of hla work
for the next four years for $2a,0OQ as a
bones, so the Italians will hear hla new
opera, "Cherubim," before the French do.
The llnretto was written by U freaeh
dramatist. Francis de Crtsset.
ENVIABLE LOT OF THE WOMEN
Those oa t nrle Rant's Pay Roll la
Washlagtoa FreqacMy Shlae
la Hoc
(Copyright by rf , V lid Co.. 1904.)
WASHING i.-lNew York
Hers Id .t to The Bee.) To
be r , - . , f- rvl' as a depart
ing , ot a social taboo In Wash
Ingt gift lie women who are fortunate
enoua .j achieve Independence upon a sal
ary of $1,400 or $1,SM a year are In a po
sition to make a good shuwing in fashion
able society.
Among the thousands of women In office
30 per cent are the widows of United States
senators and the near relatives ot past or
prewnt government officials. As Washing
ton Is not a o ty of mills, faotories or gen
eral trading Industries, there is no other
class of feminine wsge earners with which
to confuse the women In office.
At the beginning of every administration
hundreds of attractive women are installed
in office either through the civil service or
as temporary appointees. These women
come from all parts ot the United States
and represent the culture and refinement
of a countrywide feminine constituency.
One woman, who Is regarded as the most
smartly gowned person In office, spends
all her vacations with wealthy New York
friends and maintains an enviable position
In social Washington.
Out of respect of government hours all
the fashionable recitals and lectures are
held at 4:30 o'clock.
Women In office are entitled to one
month's sick leave and one month's va
cation In the course of a year. This, In
addition to the numerous national holi
days and the shortening of hours In very
warm weather, affords a fair amount of
leisure to the women In Uncle Sam's em
ploy. One popular young woman, who la
extraordinarily fond of society, takes her
annual leave In January in order to have
one month's genuine social fling and her
month's sick leave may follow close upon
the month's frivolity.
The Department of Justlcs, the State and
Agriculture departments, the Department
of Commerce and Labor, the Postoffice de
partment, the census bureau and the pat
ent office are only a few of the great in
stitutions under the government where
women are employed and where their com
pensation enables them to maintain a social
position that puts them on a social footing
with the wife of the president of the United
States.
WILL SETTLE SPENCER ESTATE
Woman Who la to Go Ceases Excite
ment by Changing Her
Mind.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1P04.)
NEW YORK, April 16. New York Herald
Service Bpeclal to The Bee.) The railing
of tho Red Star steamship Vaderland came
near being delayed In ita latest trip from
America, all because a woman changed her
mind at the last minute. Stewards were
caused extra work and one woman was
nesrly overcome by tho excitement.
Mrs. H. C. Spencer of Toronto arrived
at ths vessel about half an hour before the
time of sailing. She was evidently on the
wstch for someone snd made several trips
from the pier to the ship land back to ths
pier. In the meantime her baggage, con
sisting of a valine, a steamer trunk and
another large trunk, had been put aboard
the veasel.
It was within Ave minutes of sailing time
when Mrs. Spencer announced that she
could not sail, as a friend who was to ac
company her was not going.
"Please get my trunks ashore," ahe
begged. Then there was excitement.
Just ss the signal to haul In the gang
ways was given Mrs. Spencer's baggage
was gotten out of the boat and onto tho
pier.
After It was over Mrs. Spencer explained
that aha had come from Toronto to sail
on ths Vaderland with a friend. They were
going over to close a business deal, but at
the laat moment the friend announced that
It was Impossible to sail.
It waa learned later that the person
whom Mrs. Spencer was to sail with was a
nephew of Herbert Spencer. They will sail
within a week to bo present at a meeting
of the Spencer family which haa been
called to arrange an amicable settlement
of ths great man's estate.
FAMOUS BEAUTY IN TROUBLE
Daaghter of Coast Chantberlala of
Third Empire to Be Evletod
from Home.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1$4.)
NEW YORK, April Hi. (New York Her
ald Service Special to The Bee.) Sitting
alone In a large, old-fashioned, weather-
oeaien nouse near Mamaroneck, a suburb
of New York, Madame Isabella Torslelle,
otherwise known as "the Veiled Woman,"
daughter of a court chamberlain ot Louis
Napoleon, and once a famoua beauty of
Paris, la waiting to be evicted,
"This is ths only room of the whole
house that is left to me," she said to your
correspondent. "Some Italian tenants havs
all the others and I am forced Into mtha
cramped quarters. I have been very ill
ana am consequently quite in ignorance af
the proceedings relating to the sale of my
home. When my lawyer arrives we will
talk It over and see what can be done.
"I realised long ago that I bad been vic
timised. My Italian husband Induced me
through false representation to alga a
lease for twenty-five years of the marble
quarries on my place and to give a $7,000
mortgage on the house, and then he
hypothecated them and ran away. I never
bad a cent of the money. He got It all, and
now I am 111 and eviction stares ma in the
face. I don't know what I would do if it
were not for the kind women of Mamaro
neck who come here occasionally to help
me."
ALL PEOPLE IN TOWN CRAZY
aperatltlea aad Bellgrloaa Excite
nment Readers Call for Treope v
Necessary,
(Copyright, 1904. by Press Publishing Co.)
LISBON, April U-4New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The whole
population of Montauro, near here, became
crasy through religious . excitement ths
other dsy. An old man, apparently died,
and while he waa being placed In the cof
fin he recovered hla senses and began to
cry out. The superstitious people thought
satan had come Into the body of fthe old
man snd great was ths panla that ensued.
All the population of the town about a
thousand In number took refuge in the
church, where the town barber addreavej
then and succeeded In rendering them even
more excited. At last troops had to be
taUed from a nearby town, and the bishop
has ordered the rinsing of the church for
a long period, so ss to prevent h, recur
rence of similar disorders,
DIETRICH OUT OF IT
Makes Formal Announcement He ie Hot a
Candidate for Be-eleotioo.
HAS WAITED FOR COMMITTEE REPORT
8atiified with Tindication He Hal Be
oeired at Its Hand
ALSO PUTS THE PARTY IN BETTER SHAPE
Thinki it Poor Pol it ice to Nominate Senator
at Convention.
FEARS EFFECT Of ACTION ON TICKET
Speaka a Good Word for Both of the
Announced Caadldatea for the
Senate aad for H. C.
Lindsay.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, April ld.-tSpeclal Tele
gramsSenator Dietrich will not be a can
didate for re-election. While this has been
anticipated, today he made his position em
phatic In an interview with a Bee corre
spondent. Senator Dietrich in also opposed
to the nomination of a candidate for United
States senator by the coming state con
vention. Cleared or the charges against
him by a commission of United States sen
ators. Senator Dietrich today consented to
the following Interview:
"Having received a thorough vindication
at the hands of the committee, whose com
petency and who.-e fairness none can ques
tion, which, with my expressed consent,
opened the doors to Incompetent testimony,
hearsay and otherwise, which any of my
enemies had to offer, I feel I have suc
ceeded In relieving the fair name of the
state of the stigma which was attached to
It by reason of one of its senators being
Indicted. I am happy, too, that the re
publican party can now enter a most Im
portant campaign without having to make
any apology for my conduct, either as gov
ernor or senator.
"All that I said In an Interview regard
ing the animus of those who conspired to
bring about my downfall, and as a result
of whose concerted efforts the indictments
against Mr. Fisher of Hastings and myself
were obtained, has been conclusively proven
by the proceedings before the circuit court
at Omaha, before the senate committee
here and by recent events.
"My assailants have been willing to go
to any extreme to Injure my reputation,
and wherever It served or aided their pur
pose they unhesitatingly attacked my
friends with the same viclousness. In the
case of Mr. Fisher, It was necessary to
build their plot to Include him In order
to reach me.
"As governor I did my best to subserve
the best Interests of the state. At once
upon assuming my duties I was confronted
with the task of reorganizing the state in
stltutlons and reclaiming them from ths
slough of fusion mismanagement Appoint,
menu devolved upon me, and the persona
named have, by their careful, business-tike
administration reflected credit upon the
party and the state, in bundling claims
and appropriations allowed by the legis
lature I used the veto power oj the ex
ecutive to protect the state from fraud and
extravagance.
goaree of Ramllr,
"My refusal to pardon Bartley may be
mentioned aa ar. instance of where I atood
determined against a miscarriage of Jus
tice. The enmity which I Incurred by the
stand I took then was only Increased when
I declined to endorse for reappointment
Summers, who was Bartley's chief sponsor.
"As senator I have pertormed my duties
with the same cbject In view, and In the
appointments which It was my duty to
make I did my best to secure capable and
honest officials. - I have yet to hear any
word of criticism of the administration. of
any of my appointees.
"Thst the prosecution and charges
against me were .nade by enemies without
any warrant or foundation, and that they
relied upon" untruthful-testimony and false
representations, I am rure haa been con
cluslvely demonstrated by the decision of
the committee which Investigated my
case.
Not a Caadldate for ne-electloa.
"Since by the action of the committee I
am cleared of all charges of wrong-doing,
and as the report of this committee has
left no stain or blot upon the fair name of
our stats or party, I wish to announce for
the information of my friends that I am
not a candidate for re-election.
"In this connection I think It only fair
for me to Invite attention to the fact that
my indictment was taken advantage of by
a faction of the republican party which
wished to put me out of the way of re
election. My fealty and loyalty to the
party and to the welfare of the state have
at all times been greater than any personal
ambition, and In order that 1 may not em
barrass ths party or my friends I make
the announcement at this Urns.
"I want to congratulate the party upon
having as candidates for the position two
men of high character and ability. Hon.
W. E. Andrews would reflect great credit
upon the state aa senator. He Is a scholar
ot exceptional ability and possesses proper
qualifications for the position. It was he
who made the memorable campaign against
Hon. W. A. McKeegan for congress. For
the last eight years he has held the po
sition of first auditor of ths treasury.
"Hon. E. J. Burkett has also been a hard
working republican and an able representa.
tive of the First district In congress for
six years. He occupies an Important posi
tion as member of the house committee on
appropriations and aa such would grow In
usefulness to the state. He ts a worthy
man and would make an able senator.
Opposed to Koaalaatlaai Caadldate.
"I do not believe it la wise for the state
convention to nominate a candidate for the
United States senate, but I wish it under
stood that whatever action may be taken
by the convention will receive my most
hearty support and I stall use my best ef
forts to assist in carrying out tha wish of
that or any other republican convention.
However, I fear the nomination of a candi
date by the convention may endanger the
ticket.
"I sincerely hope that the portion of the
press of the state which haa so unjustly
criticized and couvicted me without wait
ing to know the facts will have the courage
and fairness to repair the injury as far as
possible, snd slso refrain hereafter from
falsely accusing any man without first hav
ing some substantial foundation for tha at
tack. My chief regret as senator is that I
was unable to secure the sppolntment of
Mr. II. C. Lindsay as United Htitea district
attorney, an honor which he dtserved more
than anyone in the state. 1 commend Mr.
Llnday tor appointment as clerk of the
supreme court, for by his 'faithful and uc
oessful efforts for tho party hs haa earned
recc initio a. Let that reeojuitloa be flveu.''
THE BEEJ3ULLETIN.
Forecsat for Nrhrsnka-Warmer Haa.
day koaera nnila Mght aad
Probably Monday.
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ireat Priestess of Anarchy HI.
Senator Dietrich on Senatnrahtp.
Latest Kens from Seat of War.
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Holds Law Stronger Than Treaty.
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4 Omaha Jobbera Want Better Rates.
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5 K.lla Herat trcaaed of I.areeay.
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Creek Letter Fraternity Affairs,
fl Pnat Week In Omaha Society.
T Properdins of House aad Senate.
Deadlock Over Faada for Kavy.
8 Connrll Blnffs and Iowa- News.
Results ot State Rowling; Contest.
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11 Hungary Controls Emigrants.
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IS Increase In Ueneral Building.
Condition of Omaha's Trade.
lO Financial and Commercial.
SO Statistics oa Immigration,
Japs Die for Their Country.
St !kew Kra In Construction.
Novelties for the Builders.
Few Fireproof Buildings.
TJ Plumbing na n Fine Art.
Hentlng of Modern Houses.
23 City's Control of Building.
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W. J. BRYAN WINS ONE SUIT
Judge Decides He tan Coatlaao as
Execator of the Bennett
Will.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 16. A de
cision denying tn effect the application for
the removal of William J. Bryan as execu
tor of the estate of the late Phllo S. Ben
nett waa rendered today by Judge Cleve
land in the probate court. The application
was brought by counsel for Mrs. Grace
Imogene Bennett, the wlow, - and other
residuary legatees on the ground that Mr.
Bryan was acting contrary to the Inter
ests of the estate. The decision .sustains
a demurrer filed by Mr. Bryan's counsel
and practically denies the application as
far as the probate court Is concerned. Ths
matter will now go to the higher court on
appeal.
Tho claim of the residuary legatees that
Mr. KryAll was acting contrary to the best
Interest of the estate -waa based on the
fact that lie appealed as an individual and
tut a truatoo from the decree of the probate
court refusing to Incorporate as a part of
the will the sealed letter by which Mr.
Bennett expressed a wish that Mr. Bryan
should have 150,000. It was claimed by the
residuary legatees that this appeal Is In
consistent with his duties as executor of
the will and that he Is unnecessarily de
laying the settlement of the estate.
In the demurrer It was claimed for Mr.
Bryan that in seeking to have the sealed
letter incorporated in the will lie Is not
attacking the will or assuming a position
of hostility toward It, but la attempting to
remove the ambiguity of the clause In the
will mentioning the letter.
Judge Cleveland finds that "there Is noth
ing to Indicate that It was Mr, Bryan's
duty to resign as executor and thus desert
the trust conferred upon him by Mr. Ben
nett, and It cannot be the law that his duties
as executor Involve the waiver of his right
to have his claim as legatee passed upon by
the court of last resort In this state. The
precise question raised by this application
has, so far as appears from the cases cited
In tho briefs of counsel, never been raised,
and in the absence vf clear authority re
quiring the removal of an executor under
the circumstances of this case, It Is the
opinion of this court that Mr. Bennett's
choice should not be thus defeated, and
that tho facts allegod do not constitute suf
flciont ground for Mr. Bryan's removal.
The demurrer Is sustained and ths applica
tion is dismissed."
BLIZZARD IN THE ADIRONDACK
Tratne Suspended by Worst Storm of
tho Year la New York
Monntalaa.
GLENN'S FALLS, N. T., April ll-Ths
whole Adlrondacka country today Is In ths
grasp af a bllxsard which for severity has
not beea equaled during the past winter.
From ten to fifteen inches of snow fell
during the night. Ths country roads ars
blocked and trafha on steam and electric
lines In this section Is delayed.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y.. April lt.-A driv
ing snow storm prevailed throughout this
section today. All trains on the New York
Central from the west were from one to
two nours late and the local trolley service
was badly hampered. The sleighing was as
good aa any time In the winter. It haa
been thirteen years since a snow storm of
this severity has been experienced ss late
as this In April.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 16-(fipeclal.)
Snow has been falling throughout this
section for twelve hours and there la no
signs of the storm abating The weather la
very cold for this time of the year, snd
It Is feared that If conditions continue
there will be some losses In sections where
lambing has already commenced.
ROCHESTER. N. Y.. April A fierce
bllxsard raged all night, locking car lines
and making It almost impossible for teams
to wads through ths drifts. Fully a foot or
snow fell. The temperature remains tow
today.
SNOWCLAD STEAMER IN PORT
Lake Vessel F.neonnters Hurricane
on Trip Aerosa Water to
Chicago.
CHICAGO. April 16.-With Its dseks cov
ered with snow snd tha ninety passengers
glad to reach shore agsln, the Ooodrich
line steamer Georgia reached port today,
many hours overdue, having encountered
one of the worst hurricanes In the history
of the lakes on Its trip from Manitowoc.
Captain Bronson of the Georgia rxpressei
some fears for the Iowa, which the Georgia
should have paseed off Port Washington-
yesterday. The Iowa lsft Milwaukee about
I uoon yesterday.
CUESSIXG AT CAUSE
Thre Distinct Bae?eoe Awigned for Sink
ing of the Battleship.
LATEST OPINION LEANS TO TORPEDOES
8 aall Graft Supposed to Hare Entaked Up
to Caemr Unobserved.
JAPANESE INSIST MINES DID MISCHIEF
Describe How They Were Laid and Whet
Chips Did It,
ANOTHER VERSION IS BOILER EXPLODED
Only Thlngr Certain le Oao Battleship
ad Oao Tornado Boat Was Sunk
and Another Battleship
( Damaged.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 14.)
ST. PETERSBURG. April 1ft, (New
York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram
to The Bee.) As revised versions of ths
disaster at Port Arthur arrive, It beoomea
evident that the correctness of the first ac.
count I ecnt to you Is indubitable and that
the Petropavlovsk was torpedoed by the
enemy, which doubtless approached noar
enough In tho extremely murky weather to
launch' one or more torpedoes, which In
stantaneously struck the Petropavlovsk.
Another torpedo very soon after hit tho
Pobieda, which Just maneged to crawl htme
and beach Itself, and is now acknowledged
to be useless. The Idea of the flagship
having gone upon a mine probably arose
from the fact that the same word In Rus
sian expresses mine and torpedo.
The Novoe Vreyme in discarding the
theory of a mine, suggests that the dis
aster waa caused by a Submarine boat,
while M. Surcouf, a marine expert, writing
In tha Journal de SL Petersburg, calls upon
the government for an Immediate explana
tion of the real cause of the catastrophe.
Later dispatches report that the Russian
fleet was hastily retreating and the Jap
anese following. This fully accounts for
the Japanese destroyers dash forward un
der cover of the weather and making long
torpedo shots on the line of the retreating
enomy. This account Is confirmed by the
statement of Adlmarl Urlu and la generally
accepted.
One Boat Missing,
Some anxiety Is expressed as to the
wording of the dispatch referring to a
torpedo boat combat. A naval officer tn
a . letter to the Blrschewya Vledomoatl
says: "Seven torpedo boats went out and
five returned and one was sunk. What haa
become of nurqber alx no one knows, but
our extraordinary Joasea are really the
work of torpedoes, Tho Petropavlovsk was
ths victim of probably mora than one tor
pedo." It la Interesting to note that ths die
patches kept back the news of the accident,
to the Pobieda and the BesstraahnL
The news that Grand Duke Cyril Is out
of danger Is hailed with delight. TIm
Grand Duchess Marie, his mothsr, ard
Grand Duke Andrew, his brother, called
loday on the parents of Lieutenant Koube,
the aide de camp of Grand Duks Cyril,
who was drowned.
Great grief la felt about the loas to
Russia of that splendid man and great
artist, Vsrestchagin, who was aboard ths
Petropavlovsk.
Lay It to Boilers.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 16.-2:20 p. m.
One ot.the highest authorities at ths Ad
miralty makes the following statement lu
the Associated PresB:
You can deny with absolute uacurance the
reports that the enemy was in any ny
responsible for the disaster to the Petro
pa.viovK. Admiral taaaarolf never leu tne
narour without aragglng (or wines. We
beiluve tho fetiopaviovsk'a bdiiers blew
up. 'ihey were of the uiu ocoton type.
V. e also oonslder It quite likely that an
unexptoded whitehead torpeuo caused th
i ouioaa s injury, as tua explosion occurred
Just at the watsr line. . .
Vice Admiral SkrydlorTs appointment to
command tha naval forces si Port Arthur
has been received with great satisfaction
by both the r.avy and the publlu. He Is
a grout favoiito vrith the Jackles, who have
a song about him. Bkrydloff Is consid
ered to be one of the ablest seamen and
strategists In ths Russian navy. Hs Is the
natural successor of Makaroff. whose com
rade he waa during ths Turco-Russian
war, both distinguishing themselves. Ths
papers unanimously oommend ths selee
Uon in the highest terms.
The Novostl, reviewing ths r.aval situa
tion, argues that there la no oauss for
despair, ths ships left at Port Arthur aad
Vladivostok still constituting what Captain
Mahan calle a flset In being." which
leaves the Jspaness not free to aot.
Ths first two brigades ot the nine Si
berian rifle brigades havs been ordered ts
bj converted Into bins divisions. Increasing
their numerical strength to about UO.OuO
men. .
Ths Russ prints a sensational telegram
from Moscow, saying Its correspondent
has noticed during the last three days that
the Chinese are hurriedly leaving thai
city owing, t Is said, to older received
from China. Ths report Is ridiculed at the
Chinese legation here, ethers It la said that
ths relations between Cblna end Rusala
are good, the last cause of friction, re
garding ths Jspaness Instructors with ths
Chinese army, having beea satisfactorily
received, ss set forth in these dispatches
April It.
The claim of Vice Admiral Togo, commander-in-chief
of ths Japanese standing
squadron, that hs sank mines off Port
Arthur at midnight on Tuesday night, has
elicited s statement that not a single Japa
nese torpedo boat approached the entrance
to Port Arthur at thai time. The Infor
mant of the Associated Press Is In a posl.
tion to hsve s cress to all official reports,
hut he admits be cannot explain ths Petro
pavlovsk explosion.
An admiral has given a version of ths
sffsir confirming the version of Vice Ad
miral Togo. He declares that Japanese
torpedo boats cams up the previous even
ing snd laid mine along the shore south
of the entrance to Ihr hurbor. He clalr.-
thst the torpedo boats were seen to make
off In s different direction from thnt In
Which Ihey came Th' linin fiig'ili.
he says, dr-w out from tho line as th"
squadron re-enlered the h'rbor. thus get
ting among the Japanese mines.
Tha theory thst the disaster to the Petr-v
psrlovsk wss rsused ty a submarine boat,
which has been scouted by the admiralty.