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ESTABLISHED JUXE 10 , J871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNI Gy DECEMBER 3 , 18J)4. SINGLE COPY CENTS.
HE HAS NUMBERED HIS DAYS
1 Prince Bismarck Anticipates the Doming of
the Rider of ths Palo Horse.
LOSS CF HIS LIFE COMPANION HEAVY
Crushed by the Dcnth of Ills Wife llo
TclU Ills Daughter 11 In KmlVII1
Boon llo Here Ills
llcnlth In Had.
MKRLIN , Dec. 2. Since the demise of
1'rlnccss Bismarck the old chancellor lias be
come taciturn. Ho scarcely answers when
ho Is addressed by members of his family
or by his doctors. In politics he takes not
the slightest Interest.
When death had taken place nnd the
former man of blood and Iron hnd closed
the eyes of his life partner , and his daugh
ter. Countess Hnntzau , tried to console her
father , who wept bitterly , he answered :
"It Is an Irreparable- loss and has taken
all courage out of me. She Is gone and I
am sure I shall follow her before the bells
announce the birth of the new year. I have
always been convinced that I would die be
tween 1890 and the end of 1694 , but I never
could Imagine that I should bo left alone In
my last days by the woman to whom I owe
not only a most happy family life , but also
every success In my public life. "
When he set his eyes upon his deceased
wife , before the lid was put on the coffin , he
muttered , weeping :
"Soon , soon ! "
Then he followed with a firm step , sup
ported by his daughter , the Countess Kant
zau , the coffin to the Improvised mausoleum
Returning to his roomho took to his fas ;
chair , wept for a long time and fell asleep.
The only consolation that he finds Is li
the presence of his daughter. Caressing he
hand , he asked , mournfully :
"Mary , I hope you will stay with me nov
until I shall follow- your mother , and I hop
I will not trouble you vnry long. "
The old chancellor Is completely crushed
Ills children will , Indeed , remain with him
Dr. Chrysandcr , In- the absence of Dr
Schwcnnlngsr , Is constantly by his side , whll
Count Herbert Dlsmarck busies himself will
his father's correspondence and papers. Every
body fears and Is prepared for the worst
The prince's state of hsalth Is more alarmlni
than ever before.
Ills farewell to his wife's body was ex
tremely pathetic. After the funeral scrmoi
he laid his hand on the collln , manifestly en
dcavorlng to suppress his feelings , and thei
took a wlilto rose from a wreath on th
coffin and went out with deep emotion , whlcl
even his extraordinary will was not abl
to conceal.
The prlnde has received more than 2,00
messages of condolence.
: AWAV pium mscirr.i.VK.
Itcporti of . .Titpnnoso Outrages at 1'or
Arthur Confirmed.
LONDON , Dec. 2. The correspondent c
the Times telegraphs as follows from Hire
slilma , Japan : "I have Just returned froi
the seat of war and had a conversation wit
Viscount Mussa Munemltiiu , the foreign mlc
later , In regard to the misconduct of th
Japanese at Port Arthur. I Informed hit
that I had watched the Japanese army cute
the town. The Chinese resisted to the las
I saw Chinese in plain clothes-with firearm
concealed on their persons. I also found e.v
plosive bullets. The Japanese reportcel the
civilians fired upon them from thei house
and they therefore deemed It necessary t
exterminate them. The Japanese were furthe
excited by finding the mutilated remains c
Japanese prisoners. Some of these prisonr
had been burned -alive. I saw no rcalatanc
In the town during the next four days. Th
Japanese pillaged the whole town and kllle
almost every man. Very few women or chl !
drcn were killed. Those ; who woto kllle
were probably killed unintentionally. I sa1
( .cores of Chinese prisoners pinioned , strlppe
1111 d shot , hacked with knives , ripped cpei
disemboweled and dlsimmbercd , Many bodlc
were partially burned.
"The foreign minister expressed himself r
Intensely surptlsed and grieved. Hitherto , I :
added , the Japanese army had been admire
for Its humanity and discipline. He was ui
willing to believe It possible that they nctc
ns reported or to express an opinion on U
subject until a detailed official report " arrlvei
Meanwhile he authorized me to say "that I
was certain the government was sincerely di
tcrmlned to act on principles of humanll
and civilization nnd was firmly resolved I
maintain the honor of Japan and refute Ch
nesc slanders. I am satisfied the governing
desires neither to conceal the truth nor I
permit slanders. "
A Chefoo dispatch to the Times says
Is reported that the Japanese fleet Is deslrot
of taking a mere prominent part In the wa
The fleet was seen oft Wcl-Hal-Wcl , but h ;
now disappeared. Wcl-Hal-Wcl Is strongl
defended. The Chinese fleet was still li
aide tliu harbor. Reinforcements are belr
jwured In from the land side. General Char
Is In command. Ho Is a brave and con
pctent officer , and Is assisted by several to
elgners. The Chinese people fear that
peace la made the disbanded troops will con
mil outrages. In ten days' time all the trad
northward will close. The Japanese wl
have to act quickly It they Intend to attac
Peking. The last reliable reports receive
In Chefoo states that Japan has Inform !
the American minister that she Is willing
negotiate It China 'sues for peace. Th
China , has done , so an armistice Is likely
bo arranged.
ri\cic : MC
ilnpan Submits n Counter 1'roposlllon to II
Chine-no lro\iosi \ l.
TOKIO. Dee. " - Peace negotiations arc pr
cecdlng. The minister of foreign affairs ! i ;
handed to United States Minister Dunn
counter proposition for transmission to Unlti
States Minister Denby. Owing to the secret
surrounding the negotiations It Is Imposslb
at this stage to discover the exact nature
the counter proposition , but It Is supposed
differ from Minister Dcnby'a original propos
tlon merely In respect to the amount of tl
Indemnity demanded by Japan and In tl
addition of certain rather oncrotu guarunte
for the faithful execution of China's pledge
It Is rumored that oneof tlicec guarantees
the continuance of the Japanese occupation
Port Arthur until the treaty conditions a
fulfilled , bit t It''Is npr.ielicndcd such a d
mand may Involve Great llrltaln. to whl
nation such o ccupatlon would bo obnoxious.
ItitTnl I'xriem.igivi ( iolni ; Htimn.
ST. PirrKRSIU'RG , Dec. 2.-The prince
Wales , the duke of York , the king of De
mark and Prince Waldcmar of Denmar
ill ! of whom en melcre \ to nttued the obs
fiuics of C'znr Alexander , and who remain
to attend the wedding of Czar NlcHoh
Htarl d for their homes today. The prln
of Wales ami tlm klm ? of Denmark we
rtttlreJ In Russian uniforms. The ezar a :
czarli a nnd u number of grand dukes
compnnlcd the royal prrKoiuiKes to the rn
rniy station. The crowds lining the utree
cheered heartily ,
Minn ? Did Not Send Him.
YOKOHAMA. Dec.2.Mr. . Dellerlnp , t
envoy who visited Japan for the purpose
negotiating a peace , nnd whnsn mlssl
proved u failure , the prime minister decll
Ing to meet him , has written n private leti
to Iho pilmo minister denying that he w
rent to Japan by LI Huns Chans.
Armenian * Will lie lllvca n Hearing.
UADON , Dec. 3-The Dally News tl
inoriT n T says It Is believed thnt Prime M
Itter -tbcry Is willing to grunt nn ofllc
hearing to the Aiiirnlnr" In Tendon on t
H.-xsf.inn nffalr. A dilute" ! to the Da
News from Constantinople says u la :
ported that the carl of IJImborly , the
British foreign minister , has made strong
representations to Hustein Pasha , the Tnr-
klelt ambassador to Great Britain , on the
contents of the irarte's circular nnd has In
sisted upon nn honest Inquiry being made
Into the outrages nnd the necessity of bet
ter government In Armenia.
Nn Conflict on tha Utmtemnln Frontier.
CITY OF MKXICO , Dec. 2. The funeral
of ex-President Mendez will take place from
the War department tomorrow. The report
that there has been n conflict between ad
vance RimrdH on the frontier of Mexico nnd
Guatemala In denied here.
Public gambling In the streets and plazas
of Guadaloupo and bull lighters nnd their
constant brawls have be = come a plague here.
New York exchange , 96 per cent premium.
Amnesty Includes Lutheran rrftiulie.rs.
LONDON , Dec. 2.-A St. Petersburg dis
patch to the Pest says that the proclama
tion of amnesty Issued by the czar on the
occasion of his mnrrlngo Includes the ac
cused Lutheran clergymen of the Ualtlc
provinces. It Is cxpecteel all such prosecu
tions will lit dropped and that the order for
the expulsion of German ofllclals nnd work
men from HtiSslo. will be rescinded.
I'runro llrgrel to Take Action.
PARIS , Dec. 2. The Figaro urges France
to temporarily occupy some point In China
as n reply to the Kngllsh demonstration at
Chusan , which It Interprets as an Intention
to occupy the Island.
Korolto l-'nctory IllcwUp. .
URUSSKLS , Dec. 2. Three persons were
killed nnd twenty Injured by an explosion
today In a forclte factory nt Cannel , near
the Herloo camp. The building was blown
to atoms. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Accepted the I.mil from Kngland ,
LONDON , Dec. 2. A dispatch from Ucr-
lln states that China has accepted the
English offer of a 41/i per cent loan of 1-
200,000.
I-'IUC I'KEE tilltl'S.
More American Owned Slilpi Under Foreign
Fliig * than Under American.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The annual re
port of the commissioner of navigation , Eu
gene F. Chamberlain , Is mainly an argument
for free ships , based on the maritime standIng -
Ing and policies of the United States nnd
other nations. He says that American enter
prise Is n century ahead of the law , for
Americans own more steamships forbidden
by the registry law to fly American colors
than they own steamships In foreign trade
under the stars and stripes , and that the
admission of such vessels to American
, registry Is desirable to advance our maritime
' rank. In thirty years only one American
steamship has visited Hamburg , the greatest
continental port , and last year only two sail
ing vessels entereel there. Every bushel of
grain which left New York last year for
Europe was carried under a foreign flag ; of
11,000 vessels passing the Suez canal in the
last three years only six have been Ameri
can. Every civilized nation but the United
States allows Its citizens the use of the , na
tional flag over vessels In foreign trade ,
wherever boughti having learned that other
wise they will buy vessels under foreign
Hags , charter such vessels or abandon navi
gation altogether to foreign vessel ; . The
report shows the extent to which Americans
have adopted these courses and the country1 ! '
consequent loss of maritime prestige and
profit. Other nations , according to the com
missioner , realize that from the freedom of
the seas a prohibitory registry law cannot
act as a protective tariff for ship building ,
so they have abandoned It. Those under
taking to promote ship building resort to
subsidies. Free registry and subsidies are
not conflicting propositions , one encouraging
navigation , the other ship building. The
report says only 3 per cent of the British
merchant marine receives any government
compensation , and that discriminating flag
taxes have been abandoned by maritime na
tions , .as they Invite retaliation , which nulli
fies any prospective benefits. Amendments
to the net tonnage and tonnage tax laws ,
the abolition of registry bonds and an ex
tension of the power of the secretary of the
treasury to mltlgato or remit penalties on
sailing vessels are recommended.
XVKSKlt O t'EK TO TUB irO.II&.V.
'Frisco Women Will Uillt thu Christmas
Issue of the F.xiuiilner.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 2. The socletj
women of San Francisco have adopted a nove
plan to raise money for the support of t
ward for Incurables at the Children's hospital
They are going to edit the Christmas cdltloi
of the Examiner. W. R. Hearst , proprletoi
of th ? paper , has agreed to turn over tin
whole newspaper plant to them anel they n-i
going to write every line of the paper , manage
ago the business department , edit the tele
graph news , collect the local news , solid
the advertisements , and , In fact , do every
thing In preparing the paper for publlcatloi
up to the tlmo It goes to the composing am
press rooms , The entire proceeds of thi
Christmas edition of the Examiner will bi
turned over to the ladles to be used for tin
support of the Children's hospital. Mrs
Frank Plxley will b ? managing editor , Mrs
J , Downey Harvey , city editor ; Mrs. C. A
Spreckels , news editor ; Mrs. W. H. Mills
telegraph editor ; Mrs. George Lnt , soclet ;
editor ; Mrs. Hall McCalllster. musical critic
Mrs. Rennlo Schwcrln , Mrs , E. L. Noble am
Miss Laura McKlnsley , editors of the supple
ment , and Mrs. Louis Stccs will be buslnes :
manager. In addition to these there will b
a large staff of young lady reporters. Thi
ladles are very enthusiastic over the schem
and promise to Issue a paper that will be i
revelation to the Examlnsr's regular corps o
men editors.
ATTAdlKlt .1 COIll'NK.
, . Florida Landlord Takes thnt Method ol
Collecting 11 Hoard 1)111.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. , Dec. 2. The propl
of Crescent City , Fla. , n village sevcnty-fou
miles south of here , are wrought up over th
conduct of A. A , Calhoun , proprietor of th
Hotel Morrow. About five weeks ago Franl
Dateman , aged 19 , In the last stages of con
sumption and hailing from Galesburg , III ,
put up at the hotel. A few days ago he dl ; <
and his brother-in-law , A. Arkell of Bloom
Ington , III. , came to take charge of the re
mains. Ho only brought sufficient money t
meet his passage expenses. The boy had n
Income , but his weekly allowance to pay hi
board had not arrived. The undertaker an
landlord were asked to wall for their mone
till the body had reached Its dtatlnatlor
The former acquiesced , but th hotel lueps
flew Into a passion and swore neither the re
mains nor any of Us bslonglnga should b
moved till the board w'as paid and at one
swore out an attachment on the dead bodj
Young Hateman was highly connected. , an
his fathrr , now deceased , was once a mem
her of congress from Illinois.
Trencher * Took In Hie Hniulny Theaters.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 2. Tonight Re\
Charles Work of the First Presbyterla
church accompanied Rev. Charles Pnttor
agent of the Municipal Reform scclety , t
llavelln's theater , stayed long enough t
qualify themselves as witnesses , then re
iiuestcd the police to arrest the performers
They refuseel to do BO ut thnt hour , but th
performers of all theaters were subjecte
to the regular Sunday night arrest after th
performance.
lllrochllelil Will Appeal.
FARGO. N. D. , Dec. 2. The Hlrschflcld
announce to the Associated press that the
have decided to appeal from the declslo
of Judge McConnell" denying the nnnu' '
ment of the nmrrlaee. It Is und rtitoo
Mrs. Hlrvchtleld declined to make an
terms. Her attorneys re-commended a sel
tlcment on the basis of $35,000 , but the
decline to pay that amount.
lie
of Dentil of H Prominent I.ojr.il Ielon Mur
inn CINCINNATI , Dec. 2. Captain Robei
ner Hunter , for many years recorder of tl
er Ohio brunch of the Loyal legion , died hei
as
tonight of heart disease. In the civil wt
ho was an otllcer In the Seventy-four !
Ohio Infantry , His age was 67 years.
lliilllngtoii Jlootli Out of Danger.
CHICAGO , Dec , 2. The condition of Con
mander lialllngton Booth of the Salvatlo
ny army was Improved today , and he Is n
thought to be out of danger.
LABOR GREETS JOHN BURNS
Made His Firat American Speech on Land
ing on the Dock ,
NEEDS OF THE AMERICAN LABORER
More of the Milk of lluinnii Kindness Nec
essary for FnToruhlc Progress Ilopo
of the World l.le.i In
T ratio Unionism ,
NEW YORK , Dec. 2. Among the passen
gers on the Cunard steamer Eutrurla , which
arrived here this morning , was John Hums ,
M. P. , the great socialist nnd labor leader of
lOiidon. A delegation from the labor , organ-
; atlons of New York City met him at Quar-
itlne. The delegation consisted of E. F.
IcSweeney , assistant commissioner of labor'
lantuel Compere , president of the American
'cderatlon ' of Labor ; Chris Evans , secretary
if that organization , and William O'Brien ,
10 walking delegate. Mr. Burns is nccom-
anled by two fellow members of Parliament
David Holmes , who represents the town of
urnley , In Lancashire , and who is president
if the Weavers' association and a delegate
o the conference of the Federation of Labor ;
ml John William Benn , member of the Lou-
on county council and M. P. for St.
eorge's , east. Mr. Bcnn Is deeply 'Inter-
istcd In temperance affairs.
"I cannot talk fairly cf American affairs , "
aid Mr. Burns to the Associated press , "for
t would take years for me to become familiar
iiiough with them to do so. I have been
atchlng the labor movement In America as
ilosely as I could Ircm a distance , and I
avc concluded there must be a little more
f the milk of human kindness Injected Into
abor affairs. If they are. to progress as I
ould like to see them progress. "
On the dock were gathered about 200 mem-
iers of the local labor unions"who cheered
oudly for "John Burns " asthe walked down
he gang plank. Then an Informal reception
va ? tendered him , and Mr. Dumar of Typo-
raphlcal union No. G made a brief speech
f welcome. In responding , Mr. Burns said
t was an agreeable coincidence that he , who
ad been so strongly Identified with the docks
11 England , should make his first speech in
America on a dock , with the rattle of trucks
ml the swash of the waters In his ears. The
arty proceeded on foot to the Colonnade
o'cl , along West street. On many of the
icrners were gathered groups of dock labor-
r * and cattle men , who cheered for Burns as
e approached , and many of them , who had
ome from London , greeted him with the
Id cry of the London dock strike , "How
re you , John , " to which Inquiry Mr. Burns
espomled by stopping and shaking hands
r\lth them. Later In the day Mr. Burns
ecelved a number of newspaper men and
alked for an hour. After relating how Mr.
lolmcs and ho had been selected by the
abor federation at Norwlck to represent that
ody In the American conference at Denver ,
IB said their duty was to convey the fellclta-
Ions of English labor to that of America. Ol
Ills own visit here he said he. came first tc
ibservo the conditions of the labor movement
n America , and In what respects It differs
rom that In England , and , second , as a mem-
bar of Parliament , to get a grasp of Amerl-
: an political affairs. The workings cf the
abor department under Carrel D. Wright
ivere of great Interest to him , and as a co-
councillor he hoped to have the opportunity
f Inspecting the various municipal depart
ments of the great cities of America , more
artlcularly of New York and Chicago. Bui
above all , he declared , It was for trades
unionism that he was to work. Ho believed
ultimately the principles of the trades union :
would be universally regarded as necjssarj
'or carrying out any movement for human
irogress.
Mr , Burns' attention was called to a re.
cently published statement that he had sale
American worklngmen were "no bettei
han African slaves. " "That statement , '
ho replied , "is a superstructure of mlscon-
structlon , base'd on a misunderstanding 01
what I said. " Then he explained that hi :
remarks had concerned the'condition of tin
Hungarians and Italians In the coke region
as depicted In our books , and which , If true
lie added , is a disgrace to any civilized coun
: ry on the face of the globe. Mr. Burns wil
leave New York en Wednesday , and' wll
spend six weeks traveling through the states
AO JFVJITlllSIt TIt.tCE OF JllTTLKK.
Disappeared Again Completely After l.civ- :
IDE Oruuily Center.
CEDAU RAPIDS. In. , Dec. 2.-Specla (
Telegram. ) The mystery surrounding tin
whereabouts of Hon. Waller A. Buller I :
apparently no nearer n solution tlmn on tin
day following his disappearance. Oplnloi
is divided as to the Identity of the man seei
at Orundy Center Thursday. In many par
tlculars he answered the description of Uut
ler , and notwithstanding the fact that tin
must strenuous efforts have been made ti
locate him , no trace has been found ufte :
be left Orundy Center. Many have ex
iressed the belief that financial trouble
ed to Mr. Butler's disappearance , un <
word received here * from Nashua tends ti
strengthen this theory. L. H. Heller o
tills city recently brought suit against Hut
ler for the sum of $123 , loaned to him Jill :
25 , 181 , and notice was served on Mr. But
leiat Oehveln. the day before he dlsap
penred , summoning him to appear befon
Justice Granger at Nnfhua and defend.
Wheat to Hogs In Inira.
CEDAR RAPIUS , la. , Dec. 2. ( Specla
Telegram. ) It Is learned upon , good author
Ity that at least DOO.OOO bushels of when
has been fed to logs In this state ulread :
this year , with the prcSarJllllfes of as mucl
more being fed before spring. The scarclf
of coin In many parts of the state , togethe
with the low prices of wheat , makes th
feeding of the fuller grain much the cheap
est. Many farmers are also shipping 1
corn from Oklahoma nnd elsewhere.
Drowned \Vlillo Hkutlnj.
HOCK IIAPIDS , la. , Dec. 2.Specln <
Telegram. ) Ella Carlson , the 13-year-oli
girl of M. T. Carlson , broke through the Ic
on the mill pond list night while ukatln ;
and was drowned. She was not found untl
nfler midnight , when the searching part ;
found her clonk on the Ice , where It hai
caught " 3 she broke through , and Ice 1m
frozen an Inch thick over her. She 1m
been In the water about live hours whe :
found. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dedicated , ! * Church.
CEDAR ISAPIDS. la. . Dec. 2.-Speel.n (
Telegram. ) The new Metlicdlst church a
Kenwood was dedicated today. Rev. J. I
Albiook , presiding elder of this conference
preached the dedicatory service ihls morn
ing. Interesting services were also lie !
this afternoon and tonight.
Killed While \Vutohlnc u lllust.
CHICAGO , Dec. 2. Edgar Isbell , a , cler :
employed by the Builders and Traders ex
change , was Instantly killed yesterday aft
ernoon. while watching a blast on th
drainage canal. About 400 members of th
exchange accepted an Invitation from th
Atchlpon road to Inspect the canal , nnd
large blast was arranged for the entertain
ment of the visitors. Isbell was stnndln
about 1.500 feet from the blast and wa
struck by a stone weighing thirty poundi
Ills skull v 'as fractured anil death was In
stuntancous. -
Atrhlton WceUljr Statement Dlnrontlmiee
BOSTON , Dec. 2. The Boston News bt
renvi pays : It is probable that the week !
statement of Atchtson earnings will be dli
continued , effecting a raving' In corporc
tlon bookkeeping of J20.000. The monthl
statement will be continued , but will t
Issued from Chicago. Both the New Vor
nnd Boston olllces will be contracted to th
smallest possible quarters.
Cnnght Him Afttr Two Years.
MEMPHIS , Dec. 2.-A. E. Emanuel ,
traveling salesman , la under arrest hen
charged with being a fugitive from justlc
from theslalo of New York. Kmunuel
alleged to have embezzled a conslderub !
amount of money fem the clothing turn :
of A. Colber * & Co. , N'ew Y.orJ { , two- years
ago , nnd ban been followed. i around the
world by n detective. ' He- returned to the
United States n short 'tma | , Ago , and when
arrested was n traveling unan for a New
Orleans house. He refusal 'la go to New
York without a requisition. '
FUWEK WAS A
Worked n Wisconsin i.iimbcrnmi for n
Holt. *
CHICAGO. Dec. 2. R. 0. Flower , ex-
preacher , Christian scientist and land speculator
later , was brought to Chicago today from
Texas , charged , In conjunction with P. R.
Smith , with obtaining J-iii.OOO by false pre
tenses. Detectives who have been on hli
trail , following him from Maine to Texas ,
sav ha Is the smartest man they ever en
countered. They have traced his history
nd say ho Is the head of a iqedlcal Institute
avlng Its headquarters at CS9' Columbus
venue , Boston , where It Is claimed ho
radices Christian science. He lives when
.t home In a palatial residence on Common-
calth avenue. In that city. Flower , as
c Is called , was arrested Saturday night , In
last St. Louis. A detective was on his
ray to Galveston , Tex. , with requisition pa-
crs for him when the' two met and the
octor was arrested. . . Flower had waived
equlsltlon In Galveston nnd offered to nc-
lompany the , officer to Chicago. But he
.vas . disagreeably surprised In East St. Louis
ivhen the man from. Chicago appeared.
'lower had In his possession tickets for
Imself and his wife and > ( Jto oHlccr from
ndlanapolls , and was on a train for that
Ity when taken. General Manager Suther-
and of the Mooney ft Boland. agency , eaya
ils dealings with Fosler are typical of the
ort of business ho has been conducting for
ho past few years. It Is. .claimed Flower
nd Paschal R. Smith , who assisted him In
IB ventures , met N. C. Foster , a Wisconsin
umberman , In Chicago , July S , 1893 , In con
nection with a land , deal. If Flower's
aso comes to trial " the attempt
will be made to "prove that thij
lector then represented to Foster
lint the Demlng Land and AVater company
iwned l.COO acresof land In nnd near Dem-
n K , N , M. , valuable franchises for Irrigation
privileges and an artesian well , all of which
ivcra worth more than the capital stock of
ho company , $700,000. The capital stock was
represented by Flower and Smith , It Is said ,
o have been fully paid up and the claim Is
made that they Induced Tester to pay them
$45,000 on a contract In which they agreed
o give Foster one-third of the common
itock , one-third of the- preferred stock and
me-thlrd of ths bonds of the company. Foster
s said to have 'found the property to bs
ivorthless. Then , It Is claimed , Flower rep
resented that they owned 9,000 acres of land
n Virginia that he would give Foster for
his Interest In the Demlng Land and AVater
coming. Foster paid ' $3,000 moro on the
strength of the abslriifite , put U Is s ld a
subsequent examination * of , the records In
Virginia showed the abstract to bo false.
Foster then commun'tate ' ; ! again wlth'Flower ,
who gave him an abstract Of. 12,000 acres of
Jand In Kentucky , which , Hko the Virginia
paper , Is t-ald to be falde. , Other stories
are told of alleged sharp practice on Flower's
; > art whereby he has gathered > .up larga sums
of money.
U.IMIILEIIS WILL XURJIKOI'ISS.
ovcrnorValto Hopllci lu-ilio Negative to
u Petition In Th lrKnvor.
DENVER , Dec. 2. Governor Wnlte 1ms
made a reply to a petllton'Jrom the busi
ness men of Denver , asking. ithat gambling
houses be reopened. In his communication
the governor attacks those-'Who signed the
petition nnd says $ htX Iho , Denver clergy
were In league with * ihs .iYt > rst element
before election to defeat nlm because he
had endeavored to suppi'essJbftmblinK' . lit
adds : "The rellglovisVfcenUmcnt of Denvei
may be correct In opposing gambling nnd
'ewdness In. the 'city , but 'they have beer
. 'xceedlngly tardy In their ) manifestations ,
In the' cummer of 1SD3 the war of the gov
ernor of the state upon thp gamblers com
menced. In all precedlns state adminis
trations gambling had' been practically li
censed nnd protected by , the police. Nc
vigorous war hnd ever been waged against
gambling by any governor of the state 01
lire and police board. The present Eovernoi
found Messrs. Orr niul Martin guilty ol
malfeasance In olllce In protecting1. Instead
of prohibiting , the gambling1 houses of the
city , nnd removed them according to law ,
The olllcers so removed refused to vacale
their oillces , and , In the Interest of the
gamblers , arose In Insurrection , and , by nlc !
of the sheriff's offlce , took Illegal nnd armed
possession of the city hall. A district courl
In the Interest of gamblers enjoined the
governor from the exercise of his consti
tutional rights. The tight was sharply -de-
lined between the gamblers and the gov
ernor. who called out , tie ) Mntlltla of the
state to suppress Insurrection. Now , where
was the clergy of Denver , , Jhe YoungMen's
Christian association , the Women's Chris-
tlan Temperance union nnd the prohibi
tionists in this light ? They were dead
against the governor. The exceptions an
so small and Insignificant as to be unworthj
of notice. "
_ _
1'Ol'ULlfiTS SI-LIT O.V , KOLH.
Popu'lutH In the Alabama Legislature Op
posed to tlioCiiptHlu'n 1'lun.
MONTGOMERY , Ala. , "Dec. 2. In spill
of her dual government , Alabama , has en
joyed a peaceful and quiet Sunday. Mos
of ihe visitors , including ; the twenty-sis
'
comp'anles of state troops , left the city sooi
after midnight last night. The council o
the populist lenders , for which a call wai
Issued last week , was not held. It has de
veloped there Is a decided "split In the popu
list ranks on the. Inauguration move. It hni
leaked out the members of thut party In thi
legislature were united against the Inaug
uratlon of Captain Kolb nnd did all In theli
power to keep his supporters away from tin
city yesterday. It Is said Kolb determine *
upon his Inauguration scheme without con
suiting any of his party leaders , and tha
It has unquestionably produced friction li
the ranks. The democratic leaders here be
lleve Kolb simply wants to put himself 01
record. They believe his scheme Is to sem
a message to the legislature demanding i
fair elecllon contest law. He will , as gov
ernor , give Warren S. Reese a certificate o
election as senator from Alabama , and wll
Issue similar certificates to the four or flvi
conlestlng concresslonal candidates. Gov
crnor Gates will sign the certificates of thi
gentlemen declared to be elected , nnd Koll
hopes that the republicans and populists li
the houce will nettle the contests , nn <
thereby virtually recognize his us th
proper credentials. Another meeting of th
Kolbltes Is called for . tomorrow. No on
can tell at this time 'wftat will be doni
after the message Is sent to the leglslatur
until the meeting' tomorrow jK-tennines.
Denounce I'lrnu'i Uellcf Illll.
PERRY , Okl. , Dec. 2.-f-The following reso
lutlons were passed nt | the statehood con
vcntlon held at HI Ueiio :
"Resolved , That we earnestly request thn
no law be enacted whUih In Its nntur
would tend to Impair the obligations or th
contracts or pledge : ! made' by our govern
ment to Its citizens./
"That we denounce the house bill 7,013 , In
traduced August 10. 1834. bjour representn
live. Dennis Flynn. entitled 'A bill for th
relief of settlers in Oklahoma territory , ' niv
further request that enld bill be not passei
or any bill of similar Impprt. "
JIore for Onn Hollar Kuch.
CHAMBERLAIN , 8. D..i'r ec. 2. ( Specla
Telegrnnv-J. ) II. Wolf just learned of th
loss In a peculiar manner * of eleven vnlu
able horses belonging to him. They wei
In charge of n , farmorTnameil S. < ) . Par
on a ranch In Faulk county , and slraye
away nnd were tolitn up by u Hand count
farmer. A horeo sharp called < nd Identllle
the hores ns his , paid Jli charges for thel
keeping and disappeared With -them. Dill
pent search falls to reveal the thief's Iden
tlty or whereabouts , '
Gaiety Cilrli HUTU n Scarf.
NEW YORK , Defc. 2.-Alarm was create
among the member ? of the Galty Girl
Theatrical company when It was learne
before their performance lust night thn
Harry Monkhouse. the comedian of th
company , had bcenstrlclen wth | umallpoi
All the members qrtha company were vae
ciliated today.
Movement ! of Seagoing VrtteU Dee. S.
At Gibraltar Pamd-Fulda , from CJcno
for New York.
At Queenstown Sailed Campania , froi
Liverpool , for New York .
At New York-Arrlved-Etrurla. from U\
erpool : Manedam , from Rotterdam ; lidan
from Amsterdam.
i nvTAnn rv\n Tiin iipontnt
ANXIOUS FOR THE MESSAGE
Senators of All Parties Evince Much In
terest in the Document ,
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO MEET TUESDAY
Much Speculation Concerning Chairman
VoorhccV Intention > In railing
the Committee Together
So I'rompllj.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The senate will
be called to order Monday at 12 o'clock noon ,
when the last session of the Fifty-third
: ongress will begin. The vice president Is
11 the city and will preside. The session
begin with a full calendar , the result
f committee action during the long session ,
ml It contains at least 200 Items , covering
wide range of matters. Nothing' ' has
ransplred to Indicate which of these 200
ucstlons win receive first attention , whether
hey will bo taken In their order or whether
ho calendar wilt be followed at all.
Much Interest Is felt among senators of
11 political beliefs In the president's mcs-
ago and In the recommendations which the
ccretary of the treasury will make on
nanclal questions. These will have much
o do In directing the course of the senate.
f there are recommendations for radical de-
artures on financial methods they arc sure
o lead to much speechmaklng early In the
esslon and later to form the basis of com-
litteo action.
Significance Is also attached to Senator
/oorhces' declaration that he will ask the
Inance committee to sit for Tuesday ,
'uesday Is the day for .the regular meeting
f this committee , but It does not ordl-
larlly meet so promptly after the assembllnn
f congress. Chairman Voorhecs declines
.0 state the object of the meeting of the com-
nlttco further than to say It Is to be held for
he purpose of permitting nn exchange of
flews among members. If the president's
messaco Is received Monday the executive
ecotnmcndatlons could of course bo taken
up , but as there had been no positive ns-
urance as to when the message would come
n when the meetlnc was decided upon It
ivould appear the chairman had other ol > -
ccts in view. It Is possible his purpose
may be to arrange a policy upon the supple
mental tariff bills. These bills have all
been reported by the committee , but It maybe
bo considered necessary to discuss them
'nrtlier before deciding upon a plan of nc-
lon. The democratic majority of the
finance committee Is on record In favor of
lie passage of the bills and It U not Im
probable the early action of the committee
s sought to frustrate any attempt to prevent
consideration. This Is not altogether sur
mise , for It Is known some of the so-called
conservative senators have odvltcd that a
general party conference be held after the
cnato convenes for the consideration of this
question. The experience of last session
shewed that whenever caucuses were held
ho conservatives carried their points. Hence
here Is reason for the prompt trctlon of the
'rlends ' of the supplementary bl3. \ .
There appears to be nothing outnlds ol
financial or tariff questions likely td excite
a ripple during the week , and It Is not cer-
ain that whatever may happen later In the
session there will be much In these Knee
, o disturb the general serenity of the senate
during the next few days. After the re
ceipt of the presldent'a-megsage , and when 11
gets down to business , the senate may take uj
the calendar In regular order , or It may proceed -
coed to consider out of order some of th (
more Important bills which have been re
ported , such as those for the admission ol
Arizona and New Mexico , or the bankruptcy ,
anti-option or Nicaragua bill. In any cvenl
he daily sessions of the week will bo short ,
with the probabilities strongly In favor of an
adjournment from Thursday until Monday ol
he week following.
lilTTEH AGAINST ADM IMS 1 \TION. .
Defeated Democratic Congressmen Likely
to ICxprest Thvlr I'neltiiK' *
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The second ses-
slon of the Fifty-third congress begins a
noon tomorrow. Ileyond the passing of thi
regular appropriation bills , It seems little It
the way of legislation will he accomplish ? !
at the short session , although several Im
portent propositions will doubtless be pressei
to the front. Among the members of tin
dominant party In the lions ? , over halt o
whom were defeated for re-election , there li
a great deal of bitter feeling against the ad
ministration for real or fancied grievances
It will bo the purpose of the democratic lead
ers to curb , as far as possible , the display o
resentment , but the republicans will span
no pains to provoke and goad their dffeatei
adversaries } nto letting loose their viols o
wrath. If the president outlines a nnancla
schema In his message tomorrow , as antic
Ipated , It will probably furnish the opponent :
of his banking and financial views their de
sired opportunity. In the course of the ses
slon It Is understood the Nicaragua cam
project will be brought prominently forward
At the opening of ths congress , however
routine matters will bo kept to the fore ti
stave oft as far as possible unpleasant refer
cnces to the election , which would prove die
tasteful to the majority , but this policy cai
bo only partially successful , as the latitude
allowed on debate on appropriation bills wll
throw the doors open to remarks on any sub
ject. Before the adjournment for the hell
days It will be necessary to pass an approprl
otlon to carry out the tariff bill provision
levying a tax on Incomes , the collection o
which begins January 1 , and while It will , n
doubt , meet with much opposition and lea
to a general review of the arguments aealns
such a tax , the general Impression Is tha
It will pass by a largo majority. The Im
peachment of Judge Ricks of the norlhen
district of Ohio will also furnish a dlverslo
by the holidays. If the Judiciary commute
which Investigated the charges should pre
sent a resolution of Impeachment and I
should carry the trial would occur In th
senate , the chief Justice presiding. Impeach
ment proceedings are rare and novel , an
this one , the first since the trial of Preslden
Johnson , would attract no little attentlor
Tomorrow , if a quorum Is present In th
house , as seems almost certain , after th
calling of the roll , nothing will be done prot
ably beyond ths > reading of the president'
message. No definite program has been at
ranged for the remainder of the week. Th
committee on appropriations , however , ha
two bills almost prepared , the pensions an
fortifications bills , and they will be rcporte
on Tuesday , so that work upon them can b
entered upon Wednesday.
NO CAUSK 1'OIt AI.AIOI.
Slate Department Thlntis There U No Dnn
Ker to Forclciion at I'akln ; .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. H 1s stated posl
lively at the Department of State that thor
ls no fresh reason for apprehension toucliln
the safety of American residents of Peking
and that United States Minister Uenby ha
not made any appeal to the department fo
protectlcn since his original dispatch een
some time ago and referred to at the tlm
In the Associated press dlupathccs , In whlc
ho stated that should the Japanese troops ai
tack Peking the safley of the foreign res
dents might be threatened , and It would b
well to uend a force of United States marine
to protect the legation. As is customary I
such cases , this dispatch was promptly coir
munlcated to the Navy department and flft
marines were ordered to be transferred froi
Iho other vessels of the American fleet to Jt
Monocacy at Tlen-Tsln , near by Peking. J
addition Admiral Carpenter was Instructed I
put himself In communication with Mlnlstc
Denby and to use his discretion to do ever ;
thing to Insure the safety of the America
residents , All of this took place eomo tin
ago , and since then Minister Denby hi
made no further njillctitlon for protectloi
Ho Is at liberty at any time to transfer his
legation to Tlen-Tbln , where It would be al
most under the guns of the Monocacy , and ,
In fact , ho was authorized to do this at n
very catly stage In the wn- , when the Chinese
showed symptoms of disaffection at the first
reverses sustained by their armies. The le
gation would certainly bo much safer at
T.'cn-Tsln ' than at Peking , as It Is impossible
for even the light draft Monocacy to navigate
the river up to Iho latter city at this season
of the year. But the 'fact that Minister Denby ,
although the means of communication was
open , has not recently asked for aid from the
government Is regarded as evidence that ho
feels no apprehension at present , and this
view Is supported by the cable advices from
Chefoo to the effect that , encouraged by the
prospect of a restoration cf peacJ , many of
the foreign residents at Peking who had
taken rcfugo at Tlen-Tsln were returning to
Peking.
CIVIL Sl-MlVlCi : KIM'OUT.
, nw HeliiR Hotter ICnforeed In the 1'ostolllco
Department.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2. The eleventh on-
tial report of the United States Civil Serv-
co commission shows that from July 1 , 1S93 ,
o Juno 30 , 1894 , thcro were 4,372 appoint-
tents made In the classified service , an In-
reaso of eighty-three over the previous
ear. The number Is divided as follows ;
Department service , 385 ; railway mall eerv-
ce , US ; Indian service , ICG ; customs service ,
80 , and postal service , 2,823. The whole
umber of applicants examined for the five
ranches of the classified service was 37,379 ,
f whom 22,131 passed and 15,218 failed to
lass. The total number examined Is nn In-
reaso for the year of 12,541 , an Increase of
,123 In the number who passed , and 4,418
n the number who fal'cd. Figures for the
tfferent branches are : Dspartmental scrv-
ce , 3,523 examined , of whom 2.3CC passed ;
atlway mall service , 4,207 examined , 3,120
scd ; Indian service , 431 examined , 200
Kissed ; customs service , . 3,372 examined ,
1,012 passed ; and postal service , 23,777 ex-
inlncd , 14,313 passed. The report slates
hat every state lias received substan-
lally Its due share of appointments , any
departure from an exact apportionment being
: aused by the need occasionally of filling a
lace requiring high technical qualifications
, vlth the best qualified person without refer-
nco to his place of residence. The com-
nlttco c'alma that experience shows that all
tosltlons In the government service , with
iosslbly a few exceptions , can well be filled
inder the competitive system. About one-
lalf of all the employes of the classified serv
es are In the CIO classified postomccs.
The law , it Is said , Is now better observed
n the larger offices than ever before. The
ndlanapolls and Balttmoro olllces are cited
, s having been very badly managed from a
Ivll service standpoint , but are now con-
Idcred as well conducted as those of Bos
on and Chicago. Politics arc said to have
icen practically eliminated In making ap-
lolntments and removals In almost nil of
ho large postoMlces as well as In most
branches of the departmental service at
tVashlngton. There have been complaints
rom many of the smal'cr offices showing
hat a large number of removals have been
made for political reasons , although other
offenses , generally of a minor character , arc
alleged as the ground of d'smlssal. In
ome offices there have been practically clean
sweeps.
The law has been rigidly observed In the
allway mall service , and neither appoint
ments nor removals have been made for
political reasons. Gratifying progress 1s
reported In the administration of the civil
ervlce lavy In the Indian schooj servlcs. Ths
majority of 'appointees have been retained
and new appointments have been made with
out reference to political Considerations. ' * The
report states that from the terms of the law
politics should have nothing-to dowith 'con- '
.Inuance In or exit from the service , but thai
o some extent religious and political reason ;
will Influence dismissals until there Is a re
quirement of law or rule that not only shall
hereasons for dismissal tie made a mattei
of record and be made known to the per
son dismissed , but that an opportunity be
; lvcn for defense. The postmaster general
las Introduced a' practice In this lln In the
postal service which , so far as results arc
known , works well In the direction of secu
rity , stability and elficlency , and to the com
plete ellmlnatlcn of politics.
Concerning offensive partisanship the com-
; nlttes says : "The- rules against offensive
partisanship are usually osnstruet
strictly against the opponents ol
he party in power , and lenient ! }
against their adherents. Persons In th <
classified service , though unrestricted as tt
vote- and opinlns on political subjects , shouli
not take any active part In political manage
ment or political campaigns , and should hi
ilebarred from turning official positions te
the benefit of either political parly. "
After speaking of the conviction of Post
master-Lockos of Newark , O. , and of Interna
Revenue Collector Raney of Kentucky foi
making political assessments In the presl
dentlal campaign of 1892 , referenca Is madi
to the case of C. N , J. Taylor , recorder o
deeds fcr the District of Columbia , of whlcl
a report Is now In the hands of the presl
[ lent for action. Of this the commlttei
says : "In Investigating this case the com
mltlee was much struck by the condition o
terrorism that obtains In the unclassified clvl
service. In this service there Is no secu
rlty of tenure. Removals are made for purel ;
political and personal reasons , and there I
an amount of corruption In consequence. Ii
the unclassified civil service and In the ex
cepted places at Washington the condition
are as bad as ever. These evlU will bi
largely cured by the recent extension o
classification In the department service , "
The commission rcvelws the attempts mad
at assessment In the campaign of 1894 am
the opinion of the attorney general that sollc
Itatlon by letter In public olllces Is not solid
tatlon within the law , and after revelwlni
recent extensions cites the fact that ther
are few Important branches of the govern
ment service yet unclassified.
Illll for n I iirrcncy Cominliftliin ,
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2.-Representntlv
McCreary of Kentucky will modify to som
extent and relntroduce his bill for n flnnn
clal commission which he presented at th
last session of congress. The bill nt pres
cnt provides for a commission to cxainln
Into the depreciation of silver nnd Inqulr
If It was due to the appreciation of gold
Mr. McCreary's modification will provld
that the committee shall make n thor
otigh examination of the currcnc ;
and the banks nnd banking system , th
commission to consist of three senaton
three representatives nnd three men to b
named by the president. The modlflcatlor
ho thinks , will take the bill before the bank
Ing nnd currency committee , where he ma
secure moro favorable action than before ,
Tour Month * ' Iiilerinil Itovcimo Itecolpti
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2.-A statement pre
pared nt the Internal revenue bureau show
receipts for the four months ending Octobe
31 as follows : Spirits , $41,291.650 ; Incrcas
over correFpondlng period of last ycni
JU,012,438 ; tobacco , $1,377.413 ; Increase , 1 M > ,
00.1 ; fermented liquors , $120.171.338 ; decrease
$2SOG25 ; oleomargarine , MV.8.H8 ; decrease
JlOu',0 ) ; miscellaneous , $ > 7,951 ; Increase
$214,923. The- aggregate receipts for Octobe
were $5,810,993 less than for October , 1 ! > K
The nspretfate receipts fT four month
were $01,719,529 , which Is nn Increase t
$15,321,323. _ ,
Itrmlttpil Orneriil Kwnln'fi Sentence.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2.-Ily direction o
the president , Secretary Lament todn
made an order remitting : the uncxplre
sentence of Ilrlgadler General David C
Swain , judge advocate general of the arm ]
and directing him to take station In Wutli
Ington City , awaiting further orders fioi
the department. U In understood Gcnerc
Bwaln will take leave of absence nnd wl
be placed on the retired list December :
next , when he will have reached the UK
of C2 years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HocelpU full I'ur hliort.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2-TrflOBury figure
corrected show the receipts from nil source
during the month of November to have bee
$19,411,403 ; disbursements , (23.4I7.18S , whlc
leaves the deficit for the month (9,065,76
and for the live months of the present Ilsci
year. $22,295,112. The ) receipts for the niont
are Itemized as follows : Customs , $10,2GOC9
Internal revenue , $7,771,074 ; mlKccllaneuu
$1,370,637. Total receipts , fl , IU,4C. (
HEARD AS A PROPHET
Omaha People Turn Out by Thousands to
Listen to General Booth.
OVATION AT THREE IMMENSE MEETINGS
Unstinted Welcome Tendered the Venerable
Lcadsr of the Salvation Army ,
PRANG FROM SYMPATHY WITH HIS CAUSE
Ho Dcsc'ibes the Submerged Glasses and
His Plan for Rescuing Them ,
OT FOR LONDON IUF TriE WKOLE WORLD
Ixtrnordlnnry OccaMon for Salvationists In
anil Near Omulia I'arailri * of I.urnlnml
Visiting Detachment * Meeting at
Drat Methodist tills Morning.
Omaha was proud yesterday that It had al >
vays been the friend of the Salvation army.
The city has entertained presidents , war-
lors and statesmen , but to ncne of three , '
4\ \
hough there might bo more pnqeantry anil
'cremony ' , did It show hlghc : honor or lestl.y
nrro 'sincere esteem than to General Booth
estcrday , a prophet , a preacher , n reformer ,
pl.ll nthioplst. who Is a sjH'o * only bccaugj
In must ba fought , who la a. general only be-
MUSO a contest against the Intangible powers
f darkness must have direction.
All of his meetings yesterday were attended ,
jy throngs , the largest by thousands and the
mallcst by a thousand. On the platforms
vcro clergymen from all denominations , ftir-
ilshlng an epitome of the audiences , Indls-
irlmlnato as to creed , sect , nationality and
: olor , but one apparently in a. desire to sco
ho world better , In satisfaction for the good
.vrought . by all Institutions and In the hops
hat Iho promising movement which General
IJcoth leads may accomplish the end sought.
General Booth has not what an known as
ho arts of speech , but ho stirs the multl-
udcs. Ills eloquence IB the eloquence of an
ntenso earnestness. He has force because h
ins feeling , and feeling because ho has
inowledge. Ho acts because he has sym
pathy , and has sympathy because he has
ecu. Ills fclth Is a lire.
FIRST VOLLEY FIRED.
The General Booth meetings were com
menced yesterday forenoon at 10:30 : o'clock
by a largo meeting at the Toting Mcn'a
liristlan association auditorium , every seat
being occupied. The audler.ee was largely
made up of members of the Salvation army ,
many toldlers from surrounding towns being
present. The band , with Its horns brightly
polished for the occasion , occupied seats on
ho platform , wliUo a choir of ten or fifteen.
Salvation girls f-aL Immediately back of the.
pulpit. At 10:30 : General Booth made his
appearance , accompanied by bis private sec
retary nnd Colonel Ha\\lcy of London. As
soon as the cominander-lr.-cliief of the Sal-
.vatIon army of the world appeared on the
platform the audience arose. Brigadier
French was In command and ho shouted :
"Now , let the Salvation army IIro a rous-
ng volley. "
"Amen ! Amen ! " shouted the army In
lanes that made the room ring.
Then Brigadier General French waved the
audlenc ? to Its seat and the Commander-in-
chief requested the singing of ono of the
ubllee hymns composed by Colonel Hawley ;
for his tour through this country. The
band struck up the air and the audlenco
sang with a will. After one. verse" and the
chorus had been Ming General Booth
walked over to where the band was playing
lustily and remarked :
"You play too much. One verse with
muslo and one without. One chorus with
the band and ono without. If I was out
there In the audlenco I would sing so loud
that they couldn't hoar the band. You
can help. Don't go BO fast , though. " ,
The singing was then returned , the band
following Instructions to the letter. After"
all the verses had been sung the army re
peated the chorus again and again , Colonel
Hawley displacing his chief at the pulpit and
urging the audience to renewed efforts. All
the time the general was walking back and
forth on the platform , swaying his body
backwards and forwards. The.scldlers . began
to clap their hands , an the Intensity of the
sons and the occasion grew upon them , The
chorus was repeated eight or ten times , and
then the commander said : "Let us all pray.
You don't know how to pray. Just close
your eyes and think. Think what you arc ,
and what your real character Is. "
Brigadier French' Joined In the exhortation
to pray , and Colonel Hawley lent the assist
ance of his entreaties. Ho knelt down and
commenced to sing a line or two of a song
"Give Me a Heart Like Thine" and asked
every member who believed to shout amen.
"Amen ! " "Amen ! " rang through Iho room
again and again.
General Booth then prayed , and he was
followed by Brigadier French and Colonel
Hawley. After another song had been
sung General Booth commenced his sermon.
It was more of an exhortation than a sermon ,
and was Interspersed with many pointed
stories , which aptly Illustrated his text. Ills
whole theme was an exhortation to slnnets
to repent and accept Christianity. The gen
eral speaks In an earnest , Impressive manner ,
although his voice sometimes sank so low
that It could scarcely be heard tweu'y feat
away from the rostrum. He was Interrupted
frequently by shouts of "Amen , " nnd "Halle
lujah , " and he finally asked ona sister to
keep quiet , as the noise affected his nerves.
At the conclusion of the tervlco converts
were asked to come forward , and after some
little- urging flva came and knelt at the
altar.
PARADE OF THE ARMY.
In the. afternoon the Salvation army had
a grand parade In honor of General Booth , At
1:30 : o'clock the soldiers of this army , headed
by their brass band , formed on Davenport
street In front of the hurrnnks and mnrched
south on Sixteenth street to Ilanity and then
traversed all of Iho down town streets.
General French had the parade In charge
nnd marched at the htad of the column.
Every few moments the command would bo
given to " ( Ire a volley , " and thu shouts of the
Salvation Koldlcrs would ring out plain and
clear on the crisp winter air.
Besides their usual regalia every soldier
wore a special badge of the order and tlio
women wore on their bonnctH u while rib
bon , on which was printed "Welcome to Our
General. "
Detachments of Salvationists from South
Omaha and Council Bluffs participated In the
parade , which was the same as ' .s given every
evening , except probably twice as many per
sons wo-o In line , At t'p ' corner of Fifteenth
and Douglas streets the Salvationists rallied
around their colors , fired a volley and held
a short open air meeting. From this corner
the procrsslon proceeded to Exposition hall ,
where the general was announced to speak.
OMAHA EXTENDS WKLCOMK.
The seating capacity of Exposition hall wa *
taxed to Its utmost to accommodate the audl
enco that assembled to formally welcome the
commander-ln-chk'f of the Salvation legions.
Fully 3,000 people filled the main floor , the
galleries and the stago. Upon the latter were
seated , In addition to Iho olllceru of the Salva
tion army , a large number of well known
Omaha people , tlie. Hit Including Major Elijah
Halford , president of tlio Young Men's Chris
tian association ; Ilev. Frank Prime , Dr. John
Gordon , V. 0. fltrlckler. W. H Alexander ,
Ilevi. Gregory Powell , Luther Knhns , New
ton Mann , John Williamson , Asa Laird , J , M ,
, W. K. Beam , W. P , Helling ! , T. B.