the im Mini
A Monument to -His Memory Un
veiled at Nebraska City.
MANY DISTINGUISHED! ATTEND EXERCISES
Ex-President Cleveland, Governor John H. Mickey, Hon.
Hilary H. Herbert, Hon. David R. Francis, Ex
Vice-President Adlai Stevenson and Dr.
Geo. L. Miller Make Addresses.
NEBRASKA CITY.—In the presence
Of the most notable gathering of
statesmen ever in Nebraska or possi
bly in the entire west; witnessed by
thousands of people from all over the
entire country; dedicated with loving
eulogies from old colleagues of former
days in public life; consecrated by the
humid eyes and tender hearts of hun
dreds of old pioneer friends and com
rades, the Arbor day memorial monu
ment to the late J. Sterling Morton,
“author of Arbor day," was unveiled
here Saturday in Morton park.
The unveiling ceremonies were sim
ple but impessive and touching, pre
ceding them was a program which was
a remarkable tribute to the memory of
a man who made such a signal record
as a statesman and who was the fa
ther of a quartet of sons, two at least
of whom have become as notable as
their illustrious father.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland was
the speaker of the day, and his ad
dress was one of the best ever made
by the ex-president. Other speakers
were two old cabinet confreres of the
late Mr. Morton—Hon. Hilary A. Her
bert, former secretary of the navy, and
Hon. David R. Fancis, former secretary
of the interior. Gov. John H. Mickey
of Nebraska delivered the address of
welcome. Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson,
ex-vice president with Mr. Cleveland,
was another speaker. Dr. George L.
Miller, one of the late Mr. Morton’s
dearest and most personal friends, was
the last.
The exercises were held in Morton
park, a beautiful bit of natural wood
land, situated just out of Nebraska
City, and on the east slope of the beau
tiful grounds of Arbor lodge, the mag
nificent country home of the Mortons.
Morton park is the gift of Mr. Morton
to Nebraska City. Fully 10,000 peo
ple, from all parts of the country, as
sembled in Morton park. They came
from New York Washington, Indian
apolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville,
Memphis, and from all over Kansas.
Nebraska and Iowa. A special train
from Lincoln brought in Governor
Mickey and his staff and 100 or more
Lincoln people. All regular trains
were crowded with passengers.
Mr. Cleveland appeared on the plat
form with Mrs. Cleveland, and was
greeted by a storm of cheers. He
bowed and smiled, as did.Mrs. Cleve
land. Governor Mickey, accompanied
by Mrs. Mickey, was last to arrive.
The governor made an address of wel
come, in which he paid a glowing trib
ute to the life and distinguished serv
ices of the founder of Arbor day, de
claring that “he did much in develop
ing the two fundamental resources of
what is now our state, and the efforts
of himself and his compatriots along
these lines attracted settlers from the
east, and thus shortened the territo
rial days. He blazed the way that oth
ers might follow. By the power of ex
ample he demonstrated the possibili
The Late J. Sterling Morton.
ties of the land and encouraged the
pioneers in subduing the refractory
conditions with which they had 'to
deal. He was the apostle of evolu
tion, the inspiration of a large fol
lowing of home builders who looked
to him as their natural leader.”
The governor was followed by ex
President Cleveland, who spoke in a
clear tone and was distinctly heard
to the outskirts of the large crowd.
He closed by exhorting all who were
fellow-citizens of the late J. Sterling
Morton, and who knew his life, to
heed his example, "to the end that
our work may be more unselfish and
more loyal to the purposes of God and
the betterment of our fellow-men. Let
his sons, in whom was centered all his
worldly pride, rememb er ‘hat the only
success that is satisfy.ng and honor
able is that achieved by their father’s
spirit and high resolves. It is fitting
Morton pulled the cords which held
the drapery about the bronze statue
of the dead secretary. The drapery
fell in a heap about the foot of the
monument and a soft mumur of ap
plause rippled over the crowd. For a
moment the three brothers stood gaz
ing at the effigy of their father, then,
with bowed heads, they rejoined the
Cleveland party.
The monument was made by Ru
dolph Evans of New York. A semi
circular stone bench stands at some
distance back of the pedestal, and
forming a frieze around it are the
words “Pioneer, Statesman, Scholar,
Tree Planter.”
The cental figure, the statue of Mr.
Morton himself, which stands upon a
massive yet graceful pedestal, in an
attitude characteristic of his strong,
frank life. His right arm hangs easily
by his side, and in his left hand he
lightly holds a paper, as though of re
cent reference; a branch of a tree
rests easily at his feet, while a plow
share, slightly in the rear, suggests
the rugged pioneer days of his early
life.
At the foot of the pedestal stands a
graceful wood sprite, her left hand
tenderly protecting a young, growing
tree, thus symbolizing the spirit of
the wise, public-spirited ideal ex
pressed by Mr. Morton’s simple for
mula, "Plant trees.”
The lower part of this bench bears
the inscription, "Erected by the Ar
bor Day Memorial association in
Memory of J. Sterling Morton, 1903.”
Upon the pedestal itself the follow
ing is inscribed: “J. Sterling Morton,
Father of Arbor Day. Plant Trees.”
Memorial Monument Unveiled Saturday, October 28, 1905, at Morton Park,
Nebraska City. .
that this monument should recall
memories that must not die. It is well
that it should arouse the living to no
ble endeavor. But to the dead it avails
not. He has reared his own monu
ment, ‘more durable than brass or
stone.’ ”
Following Mr. Cleveland was Hon.
Hilary A. Herbert, ex-secretary of the
navy. He. in turn, was followed by
Hon. David R. Francis, ex-secretary of
the interior, ex-Vice President Cleve
son and Dr. George L. Miller, the lat
ter a lifelong friend and admirer of
Mr. Morton. He expressed thanks for
the great tribute that had been paid
to the companion of his early days in
Nebraska. He went into the history
of Mr. Morton s early life in the state,
and told many of the hardships and
trials endured by the pioneers. Dur
ing his speech tears came to his eyes.
Mr. Cleveland seemed deeply touched.
The Morton brothers were deeply af
fected, and Miss Morton, the dead
man’s sister, wept continually.
The unveiling ceremony was simple.
Mr. Cleveland, accompanied by Mrs.
Paul Morton and the remainder of the
party, walked inside the enclosure
where the monument stands and took
places along the sides. The band
played softly, and after a moment the
three surviving Morton brothers—
Paul, Joy and Mark—accompanied by
Joy Morton’s son, Sterling Morton,
walked slowly across the grass to the
monument. Sterling Morton was bare
headed. The others lifted their hats
and, with a quick tug, the younger
The reverse of the pedestal bears a
concise sketch of Mr. Morton’s life
and public services.
The platform around the monument
is about seventy-five by fifty feet, and,
excepting for the brick used in the
platform, the entire monument is of
granite and bronze.
The fund with which the monument
was erected was raised by the Arbor
Day Memorial association, which was
organized shortly after the death of
Secretary Morton, early in 1902. This
association had as its president ex
Governor Robert W. Furnas; H. D.
Wilson of Nebraska City was made
treasurer, and John Nodhouse was
elac-ed secretary.
The Arbor day memorial monument
stands as a completed work, every
cent of its cost contributed by nopu
lar subscription from the public. Ne
braska City, his home town, contrib
uting more than any other city; Ne
braska his home state, more than any
other state; the west more than any
other geographical division of our
country
ON EDUCATION, ET CETERA.
There is great power in beauty, and
greater power in love.
In rare families as in rare books,
the editions are limited.
Many men stoop to conquer, and
some of them stoop very low.
Liberty means responsibility, and
responsibility tests the man and the
race.
Nothing More to Say.
“Is she pretty?” they asked of the
young man who was speaking of his
‘fiancee. "Well, I don’t want to boast,”
he replied, “but she always gets a
seat in a crowded street car.”—Stray
stories.
Tobacco an American Plant.
Tobacco is a native American plant,
and was first observed on the island
of Cuba. It was used by the Ameri
can Indians before Sir Walter. Raleigh
introduced it in England.
Stolid Londoners.
As to the English solidity and taci
turnity, 'the London Globe quotes an
American as asking a waiter in a Lon
don restaurant: “Doesn’t anyone ever
laugh here?” “Yes, sir,” replied the
waiter, “sometimes we ’ave complaints
about it”
Hope You Never Felt That Way.
One of the hardest things to under
stand when you go home late at night
is why it takes you so long to get up
stairs, when the stairs seem to be
coming down.—New York Press,
Some men have such had luck that
if they get a railroad pass they are
sure to get killed in a smash-up.
It puzzles a man a good deal to
come home late at night and try to
set back a clock that has stopped.
The king of Italy is presented an
nually by the emperor of Austria with
10,000 American cigars.
When a man boasts of his morality,
shy off—some of his screws are loose.
A perpetual grin is about as exas
perating as a sticky fly on a hot day.
Some people thirk they appear wise
when they seem only disagreeable.
Education does not consist In know
iing a lot of unnecessary tilings.
Clergymen stand second in the list
of inventors; mechanics first.
Some women are a choice combina
tion of fool and fiend.
London Bill of Fare.
The acme of conciseness is be
lieved to have been attained by a Lon
don restaurant, which displays this
notice: “S. O. 2 S. 4.” That means
that a patron can have sausage and
onions, with two slices of bread, for
four pence.
Good Intentions Gone Wrong.
Hell is paved with those good in
tentions which have never been
achieved, but, more solidly, with those
which have been achieved amiss.
Self-Condemnation a Mistake.
There is nothing that wastes and
curtails one’s powers of accomplish-,
ment like self-condemnation. — Ex
change.
Go Barefoot in Brazil.
A large percentage of the people in
Brazil go barefoot except on Sundays
and holidays.
Important French Industry.
The grape culture in France gives
employment to over two million peo
ple.
LIBERTY FOR RUSSIA
Autocratic Power Now at an End
in the Empire
THE END Of 300 YEARS Of TYRANNICAL RULE
Emperor Nicholas Gives Up and Promulgates a Con
stitutional form of Government. Grants
habeas Corpus, Liberty of Conscience,
free Speech and Legislative Body
ST. PETERSURG—The autocracy of
the Romanoffs and the old order of
things have ceased to exist in Russia.
Emperor Nicholas has surrendered and
Count Witte comes into power as min
ister-president, with an imperial man
date which will enable him to convert
the farcical national assembly into a
real legislative body elected by greatly
extended suffrage and to confer upon
the people fundamental civil liberties,
including free speech.
Following is the text of the imperial
manifesto:
We, Nicholas II, by the grace of God
emperor and autocrat of all the Rus
sias, grand duke of Finland, etc., de
clare to all our faithful subjects that
the trouble and agitation in our capi
tals and in numerous places fill our
heart with excessive pain and sorrow.
The happiness of the Russian sover
eign is indissolubly bound up wit.? the
happiness of our people and the sor
row of our people is the sorrow of the
sovereign.
From the present disorders may
arise great national disruption. They
menace the integrity and unity of our
empire
The supreme duty imposed upon us
by our sovoreign office requires us to
efface ourself and to use all the force
and reason at our command to hasten
in securing the unity and co-ordination
of the power of the central government
and to assure the success of measures
for pacification of all circles of public
life, which are essential to the wellbe
ing of our people.
We, therefore, direct our government
to carry out our inflexible will in the
following manner:
First—To extend to the population
the immutable foundations of civic
liberty, based on the real inviolability
of person, freedom of conscience,
speech, union and association.
Second—Without suspending the al
ready ordered elections to the state
douma, to invite the participation in
the douma, so far as the limited time
before the convocation of the douma
will permit, of those classes of the pop
ulation now completely deprived of
electoral rights, leaving the ultimate
development of the principle of the
electoral right in general to the newly
established legislative order of things.
Third—To establish as an unchange
able rule that no law shall be enforce
able without the approcal of the state
douma and that it shall be possible for
the elected of the people to exercise
real participation in the supervision of
the legality of the acts of the authori
ties appointed by us.
We appeal to all faithful sons of
Russia to remember their duty toward
the fatherland, to aid in terminating
these unprecedented troubles and to
apply their forces in co-operation with
us to the restoration of calm and peace
upon our natal soil,
NICHOLAS.
Count Witte, Russia’s first premier,
tonignt sent the following message to
the American people through the Asso
ciated Press.
“I am sure the American people, who
understand what freedom is, and the
American press, which voices the wish
es of the people, will rejoice with the
friendly Russian nation at this mo
ment, when the Russian people have
received from his imperial majesty the
promises and the guarantees of free
dom and will join in the hope that the
Russian people will wisely aid in the
realization of those liberties by oc-ope
rating with the government for their
peaceful introduction. Only thus will
it be possible to secure the full bene
fits of the freedom conferred upon the
people.”
A simple perusal of the manifesto
shows how complete is the emperor’s
abdiction of his autocratic power. The
very style of the document is clear
and direct and devoid of the verbose,
vague and bombastic phraseology
which heretofore has characterized
his majesty's manifestos. It not only
betrays real authorship, but shows
that the emperor at last has irrevoc
ably bowed to the inevitable. He does
not even conceal the fact that the dis
content and agitation of his subjects
has driven him to take the step and
practically yields evervthping—civil
liberty, the inviolability of person and
liberty of conscience, speech and as
sembly. He not only converts the farc
ical imperial douma, with only consul
tative power, into an absolute legisla
tive assembly without the assent of
which no measure shall become law
and before which all governmental au
thorities must answer, but promises
eventually universal suffrage. The
title, “Autocrat of all the Russias,”
with which the manifesto begins, now
takes its place with the title of “King
pf Jerusalem,” borne by the king of
Spain and the emperor of Austria, and
with other obsolete titles of European
sovereigns.
LONDON DOES HONOR
TO GENERAL BOOTH
LONDON.—The freedom of the city
of London, a distinction on which
many statesmen and warriors have set
great store, was on Thursday be
stowed on General Booth of the Sal
vation Army, who accepted it as rec
ognition of the world-wide work of the
army. The presentation was made in
the presence of a distinguished com
pany, including civic officials, several
thousand citizens and many officers of
the Salvation Army. The address re
ferred in glowing terms to the work
of General Booth and his organization,
not only in London, but throughout
the world.
CUBAN TARIFF SCHEDULE.
Want Changes in New Treaty With
United States.
HAVANA—A committee of mem
bers of all the commercial, agricul
tural and industrial organizations of
Cuba met tonight in the chamber of
commerce and began to work out pro
posed changes in the tariff schedules
which later they w:ll recommend to the
united organizations as the basis of
their requests for a new treaty of com
merce and navigation with the United
States. It Is certain that the commit
tee will recommend considerable re
ductions in the tarifT on food produc
tions in the United States and greater
increases on cottons and other Ameri
can goods entering Cuba in competi
tion with European goods, and which
the present reciprocity treaty has, to
some extent, encouraged.
Kill Insurgent Chieftain.
MANILA — Troops under Captain
Frank R. McCoy of the Third cavalry,
aid-de-camp to Major General Wood,
has surprised the Datto All, head of
the Moro insurgents of the island of
Mindanao, who has been on the war
path for some time past, and killed
him, together with his son and ten
followers. Forty-three wounded Moros
were taken prisoners and many arms
and a large quantity of ammuniation
was captured. Three enlisted men of
the Twenty-second were killed and two
wounded during the engagement.
Kill Two Hundred Natives.
LISON.—An official dispatch from
the governor of Portuguese West Af
rica tells of a sanguinary engagement
between troops and natives on Octo
ber 25. The latter, numbering three
thousand, ambushed a column of Por
tuguese troops, who fortified them
selves in two k'taals. The natives sur
rounded the krdals with five earth
works, but after eight hours’ fighting
the Portuguese captured the earth
works, killing two hundred natives.
The Portuguese loet fifteen men.
SHONTS MAY QUIT.
As a Result of the Trip of Secretary
Taft.
WASHINGTON — Sec. Taft’s de
parture for Panama is expected here
to result in important developments
relative to the canal. No surprise
will be caused if one result is the res
ignation of Chairman Shonts of the
canal commission. Many symptoms
of friction between Taft and Shonts
exists. Secretary Taft holds that he
should be supreme in canal matters,
while Shonts feels that as chairman
he should have supremacy. Shonts is
credited with having declared that
things had reached a stage where he
would retire unless given full powers,
with accountability to the president
only. He denies that he made such a
statement, but the existence of serious
friction is generally credited.
It is realized here that there must
be a general re-organization of the
canal management, which is hopelessly
involved in red tape, and demands
legislation that will centralize author
ity and get rid of numerous cumber
some officials. A financial statement
given out today shows that the com
mission will have exhausted all of the
$10,000,000 it has available for ready
use by January 1. Congress will have
to give it an emergency appropriation,
or the bond issue already authorized
will have to be put on the market be
fore the close of the year or the com
mission will be much embarrassed.
In either event, prompt legislation
by congress will be needed and this
will enable the opponents of the ad
ministration’s canal policy to call for
a general airing of the whole situation
at the outset of the coming session.
Cabiner Offers to Resign.
MADRID—According to a semi-offi
cial note, the meeting of the cabinet
tonight resulted in the ministers un
animously offering to resign. Tha
premier will confer with King Alfonso
relative to the situation.
Twenty-Seven Are Killed.
LONDON—A dispatch to a news
agency from Odessa says there have
been two serious conflicts there be
tween the troops and a mob in which
twenty-seven persons were killed and
ninety injured.
Bank Robbed at Libau.
LIBAU, Russia — Six armed men
entered the Libau branch of the Mos
cow International Trade bank yester
day and robbed it of $17,500. Five of
the men were shortly afterward cap
tured and $10,000 recovered. The sixth •
man with $7,500 escaped.
Bonds Refunded.
WASHINGTON — Bonds to ?5e 1
amount of $1,985,600 were refunded at ■
the treasury department, making the ;
total to date, under the secretary’s last
call.. $30,584,600.
WRECK ON SANTA FE.
Westbound Limited is Derailed in a
Cut Near Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Thirteen per
sons were killed and thirty injured in
the wreck Monday of the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe passenger train No.
1. known as the California Express,
which was running at the rate of
thirty-five miles an hour, struck a loose
rail, ditching five cars, one mile east
of Blue river, which is the eastern
limit of this city. The train, which left
Chicago at 10 o’clock Sunday night
and was due here at 10:30 Monday
morning is a through train running be
tween Chicago and San Francisco. It
was running at a higher speed than
usual today, being ten or fifteen min
utes behind its schedule.
The wreck occurred at what railroad
men call the “Rock creek cut,” on a
curve, where jagged rock walls on
each side of the track form a bluff al
most 100 feet high. The engine was
going so rapidly that it passed the
loose rail in safety. The mail car, im
mediately behind, jumped the track
and struck the side of the bluff to the
right and the four cars following
plouged through it and shot against the
high stone wall at the left. The sides
of the coaches were torn off by scrap
ing against the rough stone surface
and passengers and trainmen ground
against the wall were either killed out
right or badly hurt.
GREATER LIMITATIONS
ON ACADEMY ADMISSIONS
WASHINGTON—The board of vis
itors to the military academy, in their
report to the secretary of war, recom
mends that greater limitations be
placed upon admissions to the acad
emy, and suggests that the minimum
of the height of a cadet be increased.
Regarding the official estimate of $1,
690,000 in addition to the $5,800,000
originally appropriated for new build
ings, the board suggests a change of
plan to enable completion of the build
ings within the amount appropriated,
or at least that the estimate be large
ly reduced.
BEYOND TERRITORIAL LIMITS.
Roosevelt First President to Go Out
side of Boundary.
WASHINGTON—So far as the offi
cial records show, President Roose
velt, on leaving the south on the West
Virginia, is the first executive of this
country who has gone beyond its terri
torial limits. Attention having been
called to that fact it is the opinion that
in going beyond the three-mile limit,
the president has in no sense vacated
his office temporarily. They point out
that there is really nothing in the con
stitution prohibiting the president
from leaving American territory, and
in the present case, being on a national
ship, the deck of which is as much a
part of American territory as the Dis
trict of Columbia, he has not legally
departed from the country. In fact,
some of the able lawyers here express
the opinion that even if the president
should go to a foreign country the doc
trine of extra territoriality would ex
tend to that country with him.
PILE OF USELESS PRINTING
Testimony Taken in the Government
Inquiry.
WASHINGTON—In his testimony
before the joint printing committee,
Foreman Brewer of the senate folding
room said there are 475,000 uncalled
for publications stored in his depart
ment. Anizi Smith, who has been in
the senate document room for thirty
years, said that the supply of docu
ments there has quadrupled during his
incumbency but that there are not too
many to meet the demand.
J. R Halyvorson, superintendent of
the hcuse folding room, testified that
there are no fewer than a million docu
mnets stored or members, including
20*1.000 bound volumes of the Con
gressional Record.
Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell of the
senate stated that the senate docu
m’-'ts are stored in an abandoned car
barn and i* is almost full.
THE WOMEN WANT
CLEVELAND S SCALP
ROCHESTER, N. Y—The articles
published In the Ladies’ Home Jour
nal relative to woman suffrage, writ
ten by former President Cleveland,
was the subject of discussion at the
conventoin of the New York State
Woman Suffrage association. A reso
lution was adopted protesting against
the alleged refusal of the Journal to
publish replies to Mr. Cleveland’s crit
icisms, sent to the publication. Susan
B. Anthony said she wished to amend
it to say: “We ought to stop our sub
scriptions.”
No Cardinal for Mexico.
MEXICO CITY—It Is stated that no
cardinal will be named from this coun
try until certain contingent events
have been realized. This announce
ment contradicts the rumor that at the
December consistory in Rome one ol
the noted prelates here would receive
the red cap.
Great Shinto Rites for Dead.
TOKIO—The great Shinto rites in
memory of the naval officers and men
who were killed during the war were
neld at Aoyama cemetery. Besides the
idmirals. officers and sailors, hundreds
>f civil dignitaries were present. Ad
miral Togo addressed the departed
spirits, eulogizing their noble deeds
in battle and their gallant co-operation
which resulted in the sacrifice of theii
ives. He humbly asked repose for the
spirits whose exemplary deeds in life
lad contributed to the victory over a
powerful enemy.
Addresses By General Howard.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—General O. O.
Toward spoke at the First Congrega
ional church In this city upon the
iubject of educat'onal work in the
Cumberland tr-untains. Twenty-two
graduates t^-’ored) of the Howard uni
rersitv. aa institution founded during
tprerul Howard’s service in the gov
>.-ament Freedman’s Aid bureau, at
ended the services. A collection was
aken and scholarships of |50 each to
Ancoln Memorial institute at Cumber
and Gap, in which General Howard
s interested, were subscribed.
PANICKY FEELING
STOREKEEPERS CLOSE DOORS ON
ALARMING RUMORS.
ST. PETERSBURG IN BAD SHAPE
General Trepoff, in Command, Do.
dares He Is Able to Maintain Order
—Details of the Uprising at Khar,
koff.
ST. PETERSBURG.—St. Petersburg
was in a panic Thursday, but to a
large extent apparently without rea
son. The most alarming rumors were
in circulation, and the shopkeepers on
all except a few of the principal
streets closed their stores and board
ed up the doors and windows, while
peaceful-minded inhabitants kept with
in doors. Anxiety was evidenced in
the whole atmosphere of the city, but
so far nothing has occurred to justify
these fears. There were no disorders.
General Trepoff, who has been
placed in command of the St. Peters
burg garrison and given an additional
division of reinforcements, declares
that he is amply able to maintain or
der, and the police are allowing the
strikers to vent their enthusiasm so
as to avoid a conflict. General Tre
poff instructed the police not to inter
fere with the parades so long as they
were orderly, but he gave notice to
night that he was prepared to cope
firmly with any disorder. He had
printed in all the evening papers a no
tification that the troops would tomor
row be ordered to use ball cartridges
in case there should be any outbreak.
By the greatest exertions the gov
ernment succeeded in moving trains
manned by military operatives on a
few railroads. Traffic was resumed
regularly on the Aloscow-St. Peters
burg line, and on lines to Brest and
Kazan. The first efforts were directed
to the moving of cattle trains, so as
to meet th~ pinch of approaching fam
ine in the two capitals, and one train
load of cattle arrived at St. Petersburg
and another at Moscow. A scanty sup
ply of milk, butter and eggs is arriv
ing in St. Petersburg over the Finland
railroad, the employes of which re
fuse to strike. The situation cannot
be regarded as much improved. The
strikers at their meetings today were
as determined as ever to continue the
strike, and the full force of the rail
road battalions is almost helpless in
the face of the general strike on the
railroads. The most encouraging
feature of the situation is the absence
of any widespread disorder.
Picturesque details have been re
ceived of the uprising at Kharkoff,
where students and strikers took pos
session of the locality in the center of
the city, containing the university, the
cathedral and other buildings, threw
up barricades, constructed a regular
fortress and elected a provisional gov
ernment, but coot heads on either side
effected an arrangement which made
it unnecessary for the troops to storm
the revolution citadel, the defend
ers of which marched out with full
honors of war
CLEVELAND MAY STAY
A MONTH OR MORE
NEBRASKA CITY.—In extending
the invitation to come to Nebraska to
deliver the principal address in the
unveiling of the Morton monument,
Joy Morton extended the invitation to
Grover Cleveland and family and in
vited them to come to Arbor Lodge
and spend a month or more. Mr. Mor
ton realized that Mr. Cleveland’s
health had not been very good of late,
and he wanted him to come to Ne
braska and under the pure air here
recover his usual health. Mr. Cleve
land has not said how long he will
stay, but with him comes his family
and family .physician..and it is thought
he may stay a month or more. It is
sure he will stay over the time of the
unveiling of the monument, and may
remain until after the holidays.
Obtain Wallace Views.
WASHINGTON—Former Chief En
gineer John Findlay Wallace of the
Panama canal commission was present
today at the meeting of the hoard of
consulting engineers which is consid
ering the question of recommending a
seal level or a lock canal. The board
is anxious to obtain Mr. Wallace’s
views about various features of pros
pective canal workmen, particularly
his opinion as to the time which will
be required in installing adequate ma
chinery to get at the maximum output
of earth at the Culebra cut.
Calls Commerce Committee.
WASHINGTON — Senator Elkins,
chairman of the senate committee on
Interstate commerce has called a
meeting of that committee for Novem
ber 21. for the purpose of considering
the testimony taken early in the sum
mer relative to the regulation of rail
road rates with the ultimate view of
reporting a bill to the senate.
Constitution for Norway.
CHRISTIANA — The Storthing is
discussing a constitution. M. Honow,
formerly radical leader, on behalf of
the republicans, declared that the pro
posal for a plebiscite diminishes the
respect held for the Storthing’s gov
ernmental responsibility. Foreign Min
ister Loveland said a republican would
be intrinsically as valuable as a mon
archial constitution, but he pointed
out that Norway being a well estab
lished constitutional monarchy genera
tions of labor would be necessary to
work out republican institutions.
NEBRASKA CITY—Former Presi
dent Grover Cleveland and the party
Df distinguished guests that attended
the unveiling of the Morton monument
planted a white maple tree in the
southeast cornor of the plat of ground
In front of the monument of J. Ster
ling Morton. A hole had been dug for
the tree, which is about twelve feet
ligh, and Mr. Cleveland placed the
naple in the hole and threw in the
5rst shovel of earth. Each of the
guests then placed a shovel full of
;arth about the roots. Several of the
?arty made very brief addresses.
