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'Royal Visitor S'ess <S ome of Our Western Cities. Prince Henry met the captains of American industry at luncheon at New York given by the chamber of com merce and enjoyed himself so well that he canceled the afternoon program of sightseeing In order to remain in in formal conversation with the men of business and finance. The luncheon was the only incident of the day, the prince remaining quiet ly on board the Hohenzollern all fore- j noon and returning to the imperial j yacht trom the luncheon. In the evening the Germans of New York honored the prince of the royal house to which they once owed their j allegiance. At the Arlon club house he | reviewed a torch light procession of German societies and listened to sing ing by a chorus of 100 voices. Later in the evening the prince was the guest of the Staats Zeitung and a large number of journalists at a flin* ner at the Waldorf-Astoria. At its con clusion he crossed to Jersey City and boarded a special train, which left im mediately for Washington, where he attended the McKinley memorial serv ice. AT WASHINGTON’S TOMB. Prince Henry and III* Party KerUt the National Capllal. Prince Henry's day In Washington was more sedate than the first he spent at the national capital. The day was the one set apart by congress for the eulogy upon the martyred president, William McKinley, and the kaiser's brother attended as a spectator as well as a guest. After the memorial service Prinre Henry and his party visited Mount Vernon, where the royal visitor depos- 1 ited two magnificent wreaths on the tomb of Washington and planted a linden tree near the structure. In the evening the prince was the guest at dinner of President Roosevelt at the White House. SHORT STAY IN ST. LOUIS. Breakfast and Drive Thrcugh City Or rnpies the Time. Prince Henry arrived at St. Louis March 3. He was met at the station by a party of distinguished St. Louis ans headed by Mayor Wells, who spoke the formal welcome to St. Louis and presented a handsomely embossed and engraved address. An address was also presented on be half of the German military societies of the city. By 8 o'clock the prince was at the St. Louis club, on Lindell avenue. Here tha prince and each of the 125 guests ate a ?25-a-plate breakfast and listened to a few short speeches of wel come. At 10 o'clock the party left the club, and. accompanied by mounted police ment and military guard, drove to For est park, where the prince obtained a panoramic view of the world's fair site. At Forsythe Junction the prince's train, under full steam, awaited his ar Kiln anl I'hl. President of the New York Staats Zei „tung. rival, and at 11 o’clock bore him away to Chicago. WELCOMED AT CHICAGO. Grand Ball and Banquet Given by the Citlnai—At Lincoln'* Monument. Prince Henry of Prussia was wel comed to Ch'cago with the most bril liant ball the city has ever given. The royal visitor arrived on time. Through the lines of a thousand torch bearing veterans of the German army, in streets packed to their very limit by cheering thousands, he was given a popular welcome, which had enough western enthusiasm to make it impos sible for him to fail to appreciate it as one of the best or the honors shown bint. A few minutes for rest was given him, and he was taken to the banquet room of the Auditorium, where 174 of the city’s leading men. who have as sisted in preparing for his reception, entertained him at dinner. He joined in a toast to President Roosevelt, and in a short speech complimented Chi cago, which he called "a city of mag nificence and beauty," for its rapid de velopment since the great fire, a de velopment which caused the world to know its citizens and the "stuff they were made of." Again a few minutes and he was in the midst of a great welcome from the 1 he wreath which Prince Henry laid* at the foot of the Lincoln monument in Lincoln Park on March 4 waa th« personal tribute of the kaiser's brother to the memory of the great American emancipator. The wreath was made of laurel leaves and American beauty roses bound with the German colors red, white and black. CHEERED AT MILWAUKEE. Grrnian-Atnarlcans Auemblt In Thou sand* to Welcome tlie Prince. Prince Henry was greeted at Mil waukee by the greatest assemblage of German-Americans ever before gath ered in this country to entertain a royal visitor. It was the flower of Mil waukee's Teuton pride and loyalty that extended to him the hand of welcome. Not only that, but thousands of Ger mans from every part of the state THE miNCK'S HOMAGE TO [.1NCOI.X. German-American citizens of Chicago, who sang songs of the fatherland and songs of the land of their adoption un til he appreciated their hearty senti ments toward both. After that, the ball. Prince Henry remained in the ball room one hour and then retired for the night. The next day the prince, accompa nied by Robert Lincoln, drove to the monument to the great President In Lincoln park. As the Caton victoria drove up to the approach to the statue Prince Henry and Mr. Lincoln alighted and walked directly up the steps, the visitor being slightly In advance of Mr. Lincoln. He stooped as he came to the wreath, took it in his arms and walked with Mr. Lincoln to the base of the monument. The prince’s head was bared, he stooped and placed the insignia of heroism at the foot of the bronze re plica. and then he turned to take the hand of Lincoln's son. Rivaling even the great ball and the dinner at the Auditorium the Germania club s luncheon and reception to Prince Her.ry was one of the most impressive functions ever held in Chicago. The luncheon began at 12:15, imme diately after the arrival of the prince and his suite and the officials ot his party. A brief welcome was extended him. and the march to the banquet hall begun as soon as he had removed his heavy great coat and prepared for the feast. At the conclusion of the luncheon which lasted but forty-five minutes, Prince Henry and his associates, ac companied by President Gustave F. Fischer and the members of the recep tion committee, formed in lino and marched to the club parlors, where 800 or more of the members of the club, with their wives and daughters, were gathered to meet the royal visitor. t TOMB ok WASHINGTON AT MOUNT VERNON. Urines Henry l’Uced a Wreath on the Sarcophagus and Panted Tree Near lly. Linden came to Milwaukee to share the greet ing. The royal party emerged from the east of the Union station and, accom panied by Gov. Robert M. I.a Follette and membera of the Milwaukee com mittee. proceeded to the other carriages in waiting in which to drive to the Exposition building. As Prince Henry appeared on the stage, escorted by his staff and the re Herman Rid tier. He introduced Prince Henry to the guests at the dinner given by the New York Staats Zeitung newspaper men of the United States. cepuon committee, the mass chorus of 600 voices sang “Dos Deutsch Died.” There were 10,000 persons packed in the Exposition building, and it was long before they were sufficiently stilled tor Chairman John Johnson to briefly introduce Mayor Rose, who for mally welcomed the prince to the city. The mayor gave way to former Con gressman P. V. Deuster. who spoke in behalf of the German residents and in their tongue. Gov. Ua Follette then welcomed the prince to Milwaukee in behalf of the state, and expressed regret at the shortness of his visit. The Prince was then driven through illuminated streets to the Hotel Pflster, where the banquet w'as served. Three toasts were proposed, those of the president of the United States and the emperor of Germany being drunk while the orchestra played the na tional airs of the respective countries. These were followed by the toast: "Prince Henry of Prussia.” The prince responded gracefully. At the conclusion of Prince Henry’s remarks. Mayor Rose presented to Prince Henry an elegantly bound al bum. containing photographs of Mil waukee's public buildings and some of the beautiful residences of the city. Prince Henry left for the east at lu o'clock on a special train. A large crowd greeted him as he took his fare well. CAN’T AID BOERS UNITED STATES' INTERVENTION SOUGHT IN VAIN. PRESIDENT DECLINES TO ACT Say* Our Government Cannot and Will Not Interfere with War—Uncle Sam Will Stand by a Strict Neutral ity Policy. WASHINGTON. March 6.—Messrs. Wolmarans and Wessels, the Boer rep resentatives who came to the United States from Europe for the purpose of conferring with the secretary of state, have achieved their purpose. They were received by Mr. Hay at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. It was distinctly understood that the Boers were to be received as private citizens and not in an official capacity. Secre tary Hay talked with them freely and with this understanding. The princi pal object of the delegates was to in duce the United States government <o do something to terminate the present bloody struggle in South Africa. They were not very specific as to what they wanted and apparently would be satis fied with almost anything from inter vention direct to a simple tender of the good offices on the part of the United States. Secretary of State Hay heard them attentively and promised to consider their representations and to do whatever he could to ameliorate the conditions in South Africa. But he pointed out that the president was the prime authority iu such matters and he recommended that they see President Roosevelt and ascertain hi? views. This they agreed to do and will be received at the white house in the same unofficial way. I,ater in the day Messrs. Wolmarans and Wessels, accompanied by I)r. Frederick Mueller of the Orange Free State, called at the white house. They were received by President Roosevelt in the library and remained with him about fifteen minutes. They called as private citizens and not in their of ficial capacity as Boer representatives. Mr. Roosevelt listened attentively to what they had to cay and then inform ed them this government cannot and will not interfere In the struggle. A matter of complaint by the dele gates was tlie shipment of horses, mules and provisions from the United States for the British forces in South Africa. Secretary Hay went over this subject very carefully with them, cit ing authorities and precedents, which he pointed out conclusively establish ed the lack of authoity on the part of the general government to prevent the American farmer from shipping his stock and the stock raiser from ship ping his produce to any part of the world he desired. He also pointed out that the government's attitude in th's matter toward the South African war had been strictly neutral and that the government had done nothing to pre vent shipments of commodities to the Boer forces. NEBRASKA CONVENTION DATE. Republican State Central Committee to Set the Time. LINCOLN, Neh., March G.—Chair man II. (,'. Lindsay will Issue a call today for a meeting of the republican state central committee in this city on Maraoh 20 to determine upon a time and place for holding the state nominating convention. Mr. Lindsay made this announcement after confer ring with Secretary Mallalleu by long distance tlephone. They agreed that Marcji 20 would be a satisfactory date. It is understood that officers of the committee favor an early convention to be held during the latter part of June or early part of July. Bryan Meets Fellow Scribes. NEW YORK, March 6—William J. Bryan was the guest of the New York Press club this evening at the club’s regular monthly smoker. He said he did not go into newspaper work en tirely of his own free will, but was led into it after he had become con vinced that his oratory was not suffi ciently clear to convince a majority of people that Ills ideas were good. Miss Alice Going to Cuba. NEW YORK. March 6.—Mias Allice Rooseveit. accompanied by Harriet Blain Beale, will, it is reported, leave Washington Sunday night for Florida, and will sail Tuesday from Port Tam pa for Havana. They go to visit Gov ernor General and Mrs. Wood and will remain In Cuba two or three weeks. Confirms Sugar Plant Deal. SALT LAKE CITY. March 5.—Sec retary Hoice G. Whitney of tho Utah Sugar Refining company received a telegram today from Manager T. R. Cutler in New York, stating that a deal for a sale of a half interest, in the company had been dosed. The names of the purchasers were not giv en, but it is believed that the Ameri can Sugar Refining company is back Of the deal. The amount involved k> said to be about $1,300,000. OSCEOLA THE FIRST STATION Only Contributing Communities May Have Traveling Library Benefits. LINCOLN, Neb., March 8.—The Ne braska Public Library commission has decided that only those communities which contribute to the book tund may be designated as permanent trav eling library stations. Under this rat ing Osceola becomes the first station, the Woman’s club of that city having donated funds sufficient lor one collec tion of books. Outling the plan, Miss Edna Bullock, secretary of the com mission, said : "The number of applicants for trav eling libraries on the waiting list at the office of the commission is so great that the legislative appropriation is entirely inadequate to the demand, and the commission Inis adopted the policy of making such communities as contribute money or books for one traveling library permanent stations for a period of years equal to the life of a traveling library. The traveling libraries contain forty volumes and the average cost of the books is $1 per volume. “The Woman’s club of Osceola re cently secured the loan of a traveling library, which was placed in a drug store. The books have been very pop ular and within two weeks after the arrival the women were able to raise enough money to buy a traveling li brary. They have notified the secre tary of the commission to select and order the books and send the bill to them. The people of Osceola will thus have a succession of traveling li braries for a period of five years.’’ SMALLPOX IN NEBRASKA. A Report Showing the Number of Cases by Counties. LINCOLN, Nob.. March 8.—At the meeting of the State Board of Health a report showing the number of cases of smallpox in the state during the month was made out. In the counties reporting 7H4 cases are found. The report by counties follows: Adams, 20; Antelope, 1; Boone. 3; Boyd, 1; Buffalo. 14; Burt. 3; Butler, 20; Casa, 8; Cedar. 48; Clay. 13; Colfax. 3; Da kota. 12; Dawes, 12; Dixon. 6; Dodge, 6; Douglas, 189; Fillmore, 1; Furnas, 16; Gage. 43; Hal), 4; Hamilton, 20; Holt, 17; Jefferson, 1; Johnson, 14; Kearney. 7; Keya Paha, 6; Knox, 9; Lancaster, 77; Lincoln, 1; Madison, 12; Vance, 1; Nemaha. 19; Nuckolls, 8; Otoe, 2; Pawnee, 1; Pierce, 7; Platte. 2; Richardson, 10; Sarpy, 21; Saunders, 23; Seward, 8; Stanton, 34; Thayer. 2; Thurston. 5; Washington, 2; Wayne, 10; Webster, 14. No re ports were received from the remain ing counties. Contracting for Sugar Beets. GRAND ISLAND. Neb., March 8.— The American Beet Sugar company at this place has contracted to date 2,450 acres. The total number of acres con tracted last year was 2,650. The pres ent contracting season, however, does not close for six weeks yet, during which time the management is confi dent that it ean exceed the acreage of last year by from 500 to 1,000 acres. asing School Lands. LINGO I/- Nob., March 8.—Land Comissione; Follmer expects soon to finish the annual leasing of public school lands. Two weeks ago there were approximately 22,000 acres of this land available, but since this about one-third lias been rented. Mr. Follmer hopes to lease all but about 1,500 acres. The next leasing will be in the fall season. Arrested for Theft of Hogs. FREMONT. Neb., March 8.—John Hemming and Otto Hitchcock were ar rested on the charge of stealing a load of hogs from C. Spath, a farmer living west of the city. Hemming pleaded guilty and was bound over to the district court for trial. Hitch cock demanded a hearing and his case was continued. Boy Killed Under a Wagon. FAIRBURY, Neb., March 8—Har low H„ aged 9 years, son of Charles Franz, who resides on A and Ninth streets, while on his way to school climbed on the side break of a load ed farm wagon and fell from it. He was killed by the wagon wheel run ning across his neck. Mrs. Lundy Certain to Die. SARGENT. Neb.. March 8.—Mrs. I. J. Lundy, who was shot by her hus band at Taylor, is still alive, but there is no hope of saving her life, as one of the bullets passed through her spinal cord. Lundy shot himself three times, once in the forehead and twice through the heart. Republican Committee March 20. LINCOLN, Neb., March 8.—Chair man H. C. Lindsay of the republican state central committee issued a call for a meeting of the committee in this city March 20 to determine on a time and place for holding the nominating convention. It is understood that there is a general sentiment in favor of an early convention, some time dur ing the latter part of June or the early part of July. It may be extended to the last of the month. TWO PLANS URCEIJt IRRIGATION AND THE LEASING OF GRAZING LANDS. SYSTEMS THAT ARE CONFLICTING Measures Over Which Some Consider able Feeling Has Been Aroused— Construction of Reservoirs vs. Na tional Irrigation. OMAHA, Neb,, March 5.—Whil® westerners are not allowing them selves as a class to be wrought up to any considerable degree of feeling over the agitation for a national sys tem of Irrigation of government lands, there are evidences that there is strongly antagonistic feeling existing in Washington between the western cattle interests and the followers of the National Irrigation association's project. The latter is a proposition for the government to construct res ervoirs for the storage of western waste water and the building of ex tensive main <ar«ls to conduct it to points at which it may be used for the irrigation of arid government lands, the latter to be sold to actual 3ettlers, the plan being to have the government reimbursed for Its expense from the funds derived from the sales of the land. The counter proposition contem plates the leasing of government lands for grazing purposes at nominal ren tals. the proceeds of such leases to go to a tund to be ultimately used for Irrigating the lands involved. This proposition seems to have the hack ing of the western grazing Interests, and at least some of the western rail ways. General Manderson, general counsel for the Burlington, is known to strongly favor this plan. Nebras ka's two senators are also listed among the advocates of this plan, and Senator Millard has introduced a bill generally conforming, it is said, to this plan. The Commercial club of Omaha has. on the other hand, long been commit ted to the plan of the National Irri gation association, and has gone to considerable expense m advancing the work of that organization and giving aid and countenance to its chief rep resentative, George H. Maxwell. Ad vices from Washington are to the ef fect that Maxwell's speeches on the subject have been accepted in Wash ington as reflection upon the senators and congressmen who incline to the counter proposition and he is being denounced by many of the representa tives of western interests. HIS BODY CUT TO PIECES. Thomas Cunnahan Killed by the Car* at Ravenna. RAVENNA. Neb.. March 5.—Thom as Cunnahan, Burlington section fore man. was instantly killed in the Ra venna yards. Cunnahan had Just re turned from his noonday meal, and had stepped on the track with his spike maul to place a spike in a switch he was fixing. The spot where he was about to work was for the moment enveloped in a cloud of steam from the blowoff cock of an engine on a nearby track. The switchmen, who were about to shove some coal cars up the incline of the coal chutes, kicked a string of cars down the track on which Cunnahan was working, not seeing him on account of the steam. On account of the steam and the noise of its escaping, Cunnahan did not see or hear the approaching cars. He was killed almost instantly, both arms and both legs being cut off and the trunk of the body badly cut up and mangled. Death of a Leading Citizen. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March 6. —J. M. T. Schneider, one of the lead ing citizens of this city. Is dead. Ho underwent an operation at the hospi tal for cancer of the stomach a week ago, and never rallied from the shock and complication that followed. He has been a resident of this city for the past fourteen or fifteen years, coming here from Council Bluffs, la. Murder in Banner County. KIMBALL, Neb., March 5.—News reached this place that Mrs. Bloom had been murdered at her home, fif teen miles north of here, in Banner county. The body was found in the cellar when her husband returned for the noonday meal, with both wrists badly cut and a bullet hole through her forehead. The supposition is that some one tried to rob her. The Johnson county fair will be held September lti to 19, inclusive. Injured by Unruly Cow, ELM CREEK, Neb., March 5.— Charley Smith, a farmer residing five miles southeast of this place, was quite severely injured while doing the milking by having an unruly cow break a couple of his ribs. Farm Sells for $24,150. HUMBOLDT, Neb., March 5.—The Simmons farm of 320 acres, several miles east of this city, was Bold the ^ other day for $24,150.