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THE OMAHA \ DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE JO , 1871 , 031 AHA , MONDAY NOVEMBER 1 , 1807 , E COPY FIVE CENTS. II080R TO THE DEAD Crowds Pay Tribute to the Memory of the Late Henry George. BODY LIES IN STATE IN CENTRAL PALACE Thirty Thousand Gazi on the Features of the Departed. BIER COVERED WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS Face of the Philosopher is Calm and Peaceful in Death , POIGNANT GRIEF FILLS HEARTS OF ALL Tout-hind MiilOKleN I'roimuiict'il by , 121o < iniiit SlieiiUiTM lit it I'liMIe rum-mi Helil In Cm ml ' /Central / I'nluL-e. NEW YORK , Oct. 31. A mourning city and a nrlcf-atrlckeci people today showed honor to the man who had fallen In the battle for what ho believed to bo the right. Henry George , apostle of the single Uix , leader of the new Joffemonlan democracy , stricken on the eve of election , was honored as no yrlvato citizen ot America was ever honored before. Public griefs have been many In the metropolis of the western Hemisphere , many liavo been seriously mourned , but none save ho who went to eternal real alter having served as leader of soldiers and as chlfcf executive ot the land , had laid at his bier such evidence of public regret , wldespre-id sorrow and sincere grief is was laid c.t the bier of Henry George. No one would per mit a reminder that he had been a candldut-5 for public olllco and had been carrying on a bitter xvarfare on those ho believed weiv enemies of the public weai ; no ono recalled the strong words of denunciation that fell from his lips wbilo In the political rostrum ; hovas remembered only as a man who so loved the people that ho gave his life for them. Thousands gazed upon the familiar , be- lovtd features , cold In death , yet smiling serenely as In sleep , while other thousands heard stirring orations and magnificent eulo- glca upon the martyr dead. In every temple of God , wherever men gathered to worshiper or gathered to hear lectures and philosophy taught , garlands of praise were bcstuwed upon the memory of the revered dead. In the vast auditorium where the dead rested Inspired men , teachers of all faiths , Jews , Christians , Catholics and Episcopalians , with hearts wrung with pain , spoke words which confessedly fell far short of the great wavevs of emotion that sought 'to find utterance. Not a dissenting voice was heard to the declaration that Henry George was a lover of the people who ho believed were being oppressed , and ho gave his llfo that hu manity might live. The eulogies uttered , the day gone , the streets became filled with people who wished to see the funeral cortcse us It passed In procession down New York's greatest streets , then across Brooklyn bridge , then through Brooklyn's streets to the Brooklyn city hall. There the body was iven ever to the family and the casket wen taken to the modest homo In Fort Hamilton , from which the remains will bo borne to 'their final resting place In Greenwood to morrow morning. At the lowest estimate 125,000 people saw the casket as It wended Its way to that point where the public was compelled to stand aside In reverence and sympathy while the family claimed Its own. I LYING IN STATE. The body of Henry George lay In atato In th3 Grand Central palace to day , and 30,000 people reverently passed the casket and looked upon the face of the dead philosopher. From 9 o'clock In the morning until 3 in the aftenuon , a stream ot men , women r.nd children pouiwl Into the hall. The crowd was composed of nil classes , of all shades of life and all re ligious ei.ilnlon. On every 'ace was stamped the unmistakable signs or sincere regret , whllo hundreds of faces were drawn with Buffering and pain. To thousands of those who passed by Henry George was personally known , and It was these who lingered for a longer moment to gaze again on the face of the trMii whom to know was to love. Seme of them wept ; the children , of whom there were hundreds , were raised aloft by the guards and held while they gazed at the features of the man who died to brighten their lives. In the early dawn the body was moved in a plain hearse from Union Square to Grand Cuitral palace , unattended nave by the guards of honor and four policemen. Behind the hearse came a single carriage , carrying Anna George , the youngest daughter , who Insisted upon accompanying the body to the Grand Central palace. No persuasion could sway lier from her purpose. Weiylng bitterly , she Blood at tho'hcad of the statra at the hotel and begged to be permitted to go. She wished to arrange the ( lowers upcu the casket In which her father's remains reposed. Plead ings proving In vain , she became impor tunate , -a , i refused to permit the bdy to 1)0 ) taken aivay unless she accompanied It. .Tho other members of the family , their grief emphasized by the child a utter ab.in.lon of angulbh. yielded , and Richard George , her b rut hi ! r. accompanied her to the palace. There she arranged the Mowers as she would have them and permitted no cue to lend the slightest aid , 'THE CROWD COMES. At 0 o'clock the doois were opened and Immediately several hundred pontons who were In walling without entered the hall with bowed heads. There sat at the bead of the hall among nn Immense pile of floral 'tributes a largo black-covered casket on a dais , Through the glass rase 'they uaw the remains of the man reposing calmly , his feature unruffled as In sleep. The left arm rested lightly on the breast , the other by the side , The remains were clad In black broadcloth , a turn-down collar and a plain black -tie. For the first half hour the throng filing up the hall In twos passed at the rate of 1,500 an hour , but shortly the iiumbera dwelled and grew until nt uno time eighty passed In a minute. At this rate , 6,000 an hour , -the crowd passed until the churchrn emptied their audiences Into the vast con course which wan wending Ita way down from Forty-eUth street to the palace and which filled Forty-sixth struct and Third avenue for many blocks. For the Ust two hours the crowd came at the rate of 0,000 an hour. This li the highest rate obtainable under such circumstances r.a these. Any greater celerity would have meant an uu- dlgnlliod , Irrevvntlat rush , FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD. August Lewis , a prominent slngle-taxor , wept bitterly aa he passed by and tenderly laid a bunch of violets on the glass. A woman who followed In the line about an hour alter partd a modest bunch of plnka beside ( he vloiotx. A llttlo before : i o'clock the line stopped , and ( hose who could not get In were com pelled to turn bark rod get out from the police line. A careful estimate of the num. ber who could not get la Is 30,000. This number Is equal to the number of those who passed the casket. Then another throng came , those who wUlied to hear the eminent clergymen pralie Henry George. During the last hour an orchestra played Chopin s funeral march , Handel's "Largo" and "The Loat Chord. " The floral decoUtlons were profuse. A mtss ofvreiUbed flowers w gent by the Chicago Single Tax club. On a card accom panying the wreath was the following verse : Oh , ye whose check the tmr of pity stnlns , Draw near with pious reverence nnd nt- tend ; Hero lie the loving husband's dear re main ! " . The tender fnthcr nnd the generous friend ; The pitying heart thnt felt human woe , The ilnuntlcss hcnrl thnt fe ! ; no human pride , The friend of man , to vloo nlone a foe ; Fore'n his feelings lenned to virtue. The casket Itself was devoid of any orna ment save the heavy silver handles nnd the plate , which rezd : HENRY GEORGE , Died October 28 , 1SS7. At the hack of the platform , OK. a heavy crepe background , was a portrait of Henry George , surrounded with American Hags. At the front of the platform stood a bust of the fallen leader , modeled by his a : i Richard. At the foot of the pedestal upon which the brcnzo rested were numerous floral tributes , Including n cress , from one nrm of which hung a wreath of white and plr-lc roses , from Mr. and Mrs. Tom John son ; a wreath of Immortelle ? , and pink orchids fnm Joseph Pulitzer ; roses -and - chrysanthemums In a wreath from John C. Mllholland ; on the card was written : "This to his memory , for I hold him dear. He wzs honest , ho was brave nnd he loved the people. " Chief McCullp.gh was In personal command of the police arrangements. There were G55 policemen , on duty In the neighborhood and In the palace. I3y the gentlemanly conduct ot every patrolman It waa possible to handle the great crowd without any disagreeable circumstances. The crowd came down the avenue five deep and was passed through the hall In twos. In the guard of honor were Arthur Mc- Ewcn , Lewis F. Post , Dan Beard , H. Martin Williams , Cecil R. Atkinson , W. J. Atkln- : n and Joseph Dana Miller. Of the ushers and guard of honor Phila delphia ncnt these : W. H. Kecvun , Rhvnrd Hess , W. L. Ross , II. W. Albright. Drw. Soils Chopin. Frunk Stephens , W. II. Tnwrerspy , Herman W. Hctzcl. II. V. Hi-tzel , Frank McNulty , Wll- llnrn D. Kelly , Arthur H. Stcphcnson , Wil liam Hrlce , Samuel Mllllken , Ilev. Dr. J. II. AmlPS , W. D. Calllngham , Carson Davenport , Henry C. Llppini'ott , Isaac Jersey City Theodore Werner , T. II. Hunter , and Jani"S MacCregor. Chicago-John S. 1C White. Delaware Albert Brothers , George Car penter , Joseph Brothers and Harold Sudell. FUNERAL SERVICES. Before 3 o'clock the people were permitted to occupy the seats in the hall. The front six rows in the main part of the auditorium were reserved f Jr the family , the Immediate friends of the deceased , the pall bearers and the uchcrs. All the rest of the main floor was given to the crowd and It took but u short time to fill the hall. The family and Intimate friends occupied the reserved seats on the right hand facing the platform. Young Henry Geotgo occupied the chair next to the aisle in the front row and his mother was beside him. Mrs. George was heavily veiled when she entered the hall , but during the speaking she raised her veil and followed the remarks of each speaker attentively. Whllo showing plainly the strain that she haa passed through , Mro. George maintained her composure wltii strong fortitude. To the right ot Mrs. Gcorgcjvere seated the other members of the family and relatives , Including Richard George , a son , and his daughter. Miss Anna George , and John V. George , a brother ot the deceased. PALL BEARERS. The pall bearers were : Tom L. Johnson , August Lewis , Andrew McLean , Thomas G. Shearman , Arthur McEwen , Louis F. Post , Jerome O'Neill and Charles Frederic Adams. The honorary pallbearers , some of whom sat on the platform , Included Mayor Strong of Now York , Mayor Wuratcr of Brooklyn , Wlllla J. Abbott , Albert L. Johnson , John P. Cranford , Charles W. Dayton , George C. Eggleston , Horace White , Edward McIIugh , Bolton Hall , John Milner , Charles O'Connoi Hennessey , John Swlnton , Lawsjn Purdy , John H. Gardner , A. Vandusen , J. R. Waters , M. R. Leverson , Frank Stephens and Robert Schalkenbach. The committee which nad charge of the funeral arrangements Included John Drlsben Walker , Hamlln Garland , James Clarence Harvey and others , who also acted as pall hearers. Mayor Strong sat at the center of the platform and ho was surrounded by a num ber of the more distinguished persons pres ent. Behind the mayor sat Seth Low , with Colcnel George E. Waring by his side. The exercises began at 3:25 : with the sing ing of the hymn. "Lead , Kindly Light , " by the Plymouth church quartet. Rev. Dr. Heber Newton , who was Mr. George's warm personal friend as well as pstor. read the burial service. The regular burial service of the Episcopal church was used. The only music rendered In connection with it was the chanting of the Lord's prayer. At the conclusion of the burial servlcs Dr. Lyman Abbott spnlto brlelly on the character and I public services of Henry George. DR. ABBOTT'S REMARKS. Dr. Abbott epoke In , his cu.stoir.ary man ner , calm , critical and Judicious , yet with much earnestness. Ho avoided anything like extreme eulogy , especially as regards Mr. George's political teachings , but his pralce for him as a man had no bounds. Ho began with the statement that he agreed In part and disagreed In part with Henry George , and even thcuo who disagreed almost en tirely with him could unite in , their admira tion for him and his character , and their love for him as a man. "What Is It to follow Christ ? " asked Dr. Abbott. "Is it not to show the spirit of Chrl&t himself ? No one , I think , was ani mated more clearly by Ills spirit. No one more faithfully followed his statements than ho whose sudden death wo mourn , .Many men try to follow him , more , I think , than In any provlor * ace. " Dr. Abbott also spoke In the highest praise of tiio Intellectual side of Henry George. Ho EHld Mr. George's mastery of the English lan guage , his ability to put things Into the most forcible way possible , would have placed him In almost any position In public life If lie had been rontcnt to bo merely a politician. But he was not a self-seeking man. In fact , the speaker said , ho had never met a man who gave no little thought us to the effect upon himself and his own public utterances as Mr. Georso. Ho was ai man of unflinch ing couragu and ho had an unquestioning faith that there Is a good God who did not design his children to live In degradation and wretchedness. To do something to lift God's children to a better plane had been the obJect - Ject ot Henry George's life. Rabbi Gotthell spoke next , faying : "Before the civic contest Is decided In which this bravo man staked his llfo doith has cas his Irrevocable vote In favor of him um crowned him victor In the race for a crowr that outshines and will outlast the translen triumphs of the coming battle. It Is a race fCr ft worthy manhood and a benefactor o his kind. Friend and foe stand sldi ) by side In reverent awe by his lifeless frnmc. It scaling hl lips forever death opens those of. myriads to speak his pralso and manifest their gratitude to the man whoso thoughts wore over for liberty , Justice and humanity. ' A'ter another hymn by the choir Rev. Ur Edward McGlynn spoke. He said : "The place where wo meet hero this after noon Is not ono dedicated to lullglon or to the service of God , but has generally been used for purposes of recreation or amusement i-1 ment or of art , It has today been nude Mcred and wo meet hero upon holy ground and stand ashamed In the presence of a niesrage directed to us from tbo throne or God. God."He "He was simply a seer , a prophet , fore. runner sent by God , and wo can say In all reverence and lei the words of the scrip , ture that There was a man sent from God whoso name was John , Ho was sent to boar witness of the light. ' I believe 1 am not , guilty of any profanation of the sucred scrip tures when I say there was a man tent to from God and his name was Henry George. " "Truly , It was designed by Providence to raise up such a nun before the world to exposn the fallacy and the Injustice of their rationing. "Wherever word has gone that Hpnry Oeorgo Is dead , hla 'teachings ' live and hs ! ( Continued on Third Page. ) Spanish Cabinet Takes Up tin Question for Consideration , SPAIN WILL SATISFY OUR DEMANDS CoiioliiNloti IttMU'hiMl Aflor IllHi-iiNNlou of I he Mailer \Vey- ler'n HoiiNtH Arc .Not l'lea- < - IiiK to .Mailrlil ( HIlcliilN. , ( Copyright , 1M7 , by , I'rcstf Publishing Company. ) MADRID , Oct. 31. ( New York Woild Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Iho Competi tor case was taken up today by Foreign . Minister Gullon , Colonial Minister Moret and ! Naval Minister Hermcjo , to whom the mat ter had been referred by the cabinet. The communication frcm the United States gov- cinnicnt touching the altalr was carefully ex. amlned , together with the Spanish evidence that the Competitor wes a filibuster. After matuio consideration the' ministers named reached this conclusion : In view of the precedents established In the case by the duke of Tetuan while ho was foreign min ster and by the conservative cabinets ol Spain , of Senor Canovas and General Azcar- raga , that Spain must satisfy the demands of the American state department. General AVeyler's behavior on leaving Havana , particularly hid parting speech to the reactionary party In Cuba , which getup up a farewell demonstration In his honor , ! ) otli surptlsed and highly displeased official circles In ' .Madrid. Especially offensive were these words , uttered by the removed gov ernor gcncial : "I am deeply grateful for this demonstration , which echoes the np- [ ilausc with which the rc.il public rcntiment In Cuba welcomed nnd , parts with my policy and plans. Had both policy and plans con tinued to be carried out and as they have been followed to the present time , Culxi would have been saved for Spain with honor and not thiough negotiations , compromises and concessions. I will defend you every where nirJ advlso you to do your best un hesitatingly to let the pec'ple ' In Spain know low damaging and fatal political reforms are 'or her cause In Cuba. " It Is rcmurked that General Weyler threw off the mask of military discipline when hi laid down his command nnd that It Is cleir that ho Intends to play the part of political aivd military leader of the adversaries ot liome rule In Spain and Cuba , appealing to Spanish patriotism and to that spirit of hos tility to the United States which Is actively fostered through the press. In the Cortes and elsewhere by the union constitutional liarty and the uncompromising tnrles like llomero Robledo , Elcluoyan , the duke of Tet uan and others. Popular and political dem onstrations ore being arranged to do honor to General Weyler when ho lands. ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON. THHIUT13 FUOM lilt. IMIIKJIUKST. Imminent Divine LayN a AVreatli oil ( Copyright , 1S97 , by Trees Publishing Company. ) PARIS , Oct. 31. < Ncw York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Dr. Parkhurst to day gave the following statement on the mayoralty contest : "At the hour I am writing this In Paris , New Yoik U paying the last tribute to the memory of your f nil on leader , Henry George. The press on both sides of the At lantic is laden with tender , appreciative eu logies. You may well br proud to have ocen marshaled under such generalship. The world at large knows something of his Intellectual keenness , but only those who had come Into closer relations understand his sterling Integrity and fervor of purpose , which went so far to constitute his Influ ence and power. It Is a great deal easier to have brains than to have heart , but he had both , and that heart cf his beat for the people and they loved him. That In a considerable measure Is the reason why Now York is so deeply stirred today. He clung to the Interests ot the people with a devotion that was affectionate and self-consuming , how self-consuming It wnp for you to realize when you look upon his closed eyes and white face today. It Is sim ple , honest English to say he his laid him self upon the altar of the people's welfare. Ho died In order that your llfo nnd that of New York might bo richer. From what I have been able to gather I judge no ad dresses have been delivered during this heated campaign which have entered so deeply as his Into the popular heart. lie came to you with a message , a message which meant so much more to him than his own comfort or life even , that he made gen erous sacrifice of both Jn order that the mes- sago might come closely homo to the gen eral mind and conscience. It Is a grand death he has died , and so I tay you may well be prind of the leader In whose ranks you had enlisted and whose principles It had been your loyal purpose to assert at the polls next Tuesday. "I feel all this only the moro tenderly when I remember how ho fought by my side In the struggle or 1894. That campaign also was an attempt to honor Tightness am' vindicate the rights of the many against the usurpation of the few , aud of course George had to bo In It , for ho always had a heart for the people and a conscience for the right The battlefield on which ho has Just faller Is the same as that In 1J9G , only with the ground made clearer and the principles that are In conflict moro distinct , It was no then as generally understood as now , ex cept by those close to ilio situation , that we were not simply trying to destroy Tam many hall , but were anxious to hit every head that lifted Itself up against the Inalien able American right of the people to bo tholr own master and their own boss. Even then It was a popular protest ugalnst the entire M'lrlt ' of bosslsm , and Henry George under stood It an such , and fought with that under standing , doing it not simply because ho wanted to see the tyranny of Fourteenth street crushed out , but all tryanny crushed , and the people at large restored to dignity and power. When , therefore , he donned hln armor for the campaign of 1S97 , ho took am munition enough with him to mvce-p not only Fourteenth street , but to mkt > also that other arch-conspirator agalost popular right and popular sovereignty , who Is now by so much the more despicable than Croker as he pretends to bo moro respectable , and Is so much the moro dangerous , as he hatches his treason In the dark and publicly recites the republican prcfesslon of fulth while stealthily , sneaklngly wcrshlplng Tammany's graven Images , "Such , then , was the wide spirit and splen did purpose of your fallen hero , And now , my good friends , how are you going to honor him ? Today you are bringing to his mem ory your tribute , your praises and your tears , How are you going to honor him next Tuesday ? Are you going to do It by helping lift Into the mayoralty either of the very men It was Henry George's dying cry are the greatest peril to everything that makes for the Intertst of the people and their dignity and power ? I am not trying to dissuade you from voting for his son uy o.ii single ballot , but I pray you do not let your respect for yourselves or respect for the memory of the dead allow you to wc < > ! ! over his coflln today and then Indorse at the polls that very treasonfcgalnst popular : rights that put him Into his cotlln. You i hold In your hands the balance of power. | Something has been said about erecting a i monument to the memory of Henry George. ; Very good. I will contribute to help put ; , up such a monument. Only I know nn innn- . uinent under the circumstances so befitting the occasion or so true to the spirit of the I dead hero aa for his followers on election day to mass thfmselvfs on behalf' of the ' rights of the people as against the bosses and secure the overthrow of these twin ge niuses of evil which It hcs ron Iho life of your leader to r'slst and defy. " Killer million , i\lt U'eyler , HAVANA , Ort. 31 , The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII , with Marshal Blanco , the new governor general ot Cuba , on board , wag sighted oft Havana this moraine at 5:30 : , At 7 o'clock the Alfonso XIII cntwcd the harbor and Lieutenant General Wciyler , Llcutcnont Miumada , Admhul Navarrol ncd other high military and naval officers i-eat la the epc- clal steamer to meet Geii rjjl Iilanco. After a long and cordial donfer nce , Lieutenant jtncral Wcylcr yleldiM up Ills command tu : ils succerscr. At I30 ; Marshal IlUnoo landed. Lieutenant : foiitr4l ! Wcyl General Illanco oxclMngcxt farew board ths Alfonso XIII , ami the Montscrrat sailed at Q. o'clock p. n' ' , . . . cording to the- official account the people cheered for "Wcylcr.v the pacificator. " IIKIIO\V : : o.v HKXUY C.KOHCR. ' C'orrrKioinl | M t unit .lonrnnlUt I'HJ-M UN Tribute to Ihe Uen.l Thinker. ( Copyright. U97 , by Press 1'ubtlshliiK Company. ) LONDON , Oct. 31. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Tflegram. ) Henry George was my frlorul. Though his conclusions are as difficult for me to understand as the logic of a bimetallism yet I honor In1 the author cf "Progress and Poverty" a simplicity and directness of mind coupled with such hon esty and courage as one mrcly finds outaldo of men who have died from persecution and George was a pcrevctitP'l man In spile of our boasts that In America all men have a fair show. It was Immediately after George's arrival In Now York from California that I talked with him , fitting on n fallen tree trunk In the woods about Fort Washington , on the grounds of Gordon Dennett. Ho told mo ot his life In California , how the gre.it monop , clips In land , traneportatlon acid telcgniphj had conspired to ruin him when ho com menced to preach against their methods. Ho could not get news for hit paper. Colleges closed their doors on him Ihrough Influence brought to bear by mllll9nalro patrons. Pro- fessow and students heard him eagerly , but the scuts of learning were endowed by men to whom George was a revolutionist. The Unto will como when American history will have to blush for the intolerance shown to ward the man. Strange to say , ho knew no French nor any other foreign tongue.and my first ac quaintance with him qillckly ripened Into warm friendship from the accident that I wan enabled to quote and translate for him many passages from Ilio physlocratlc school of economists , such ns , Turgot , which he In corporated In BUbscqudnt editions of his work. Henry George never loal faith In human goodness , lui spite of fho malevolent treat ment he received from his colleagues. At my bachelor rooms in Nineteenth street 1 gathered periodically young law students and others of my acquaintance Into a llttlo club , In which Henry George WES the pre siding spirit. We read and talked together night after night , and whjle I crnnot recall that any one of these became subsequently his apostles , I am sure tlyit none of them has been mean enough to deny the noble qualities of George personally. In all my talks with hlm.lt was nlmost Impossible to surprise him .Into . abuse of his enemies. Ho discussed these who attacked him as though It were a matter of course that , ho should be misunderstood and ma ligned. He attributed no pcrson.il . malice to his enemies , atvl George ; could say , like plaiistonc , that throughout a life of contro versy there was no single man to whom he could not give his hand. ' When George came to England ten years ago 1 was corresponding for a New York daily , representing then the largest circula tion in America with the exception of 'the World. George attacked landlordism in Its very stronghold , and I wrote , begging per mission to accompany \ho land reformer on his Journey to Ireland , Scotland and through out England , in order to cable the result. The answer was that George -was a 'humbug and that If ho made any success ho should be suppressedr vhlch , shows thafft great Journalist can bo mistaken. "Progress and Poverty" Is a household word not only over the' ' English-speaking world , but I have found It In every man's library In Hungary , Austria and Germany. Five editions have appeared In German , and even In Japan the book , ! q reiid along with Herbert Spencer. It Is only In America that George has known persecution. The ch'lef German cyclopedias treat his name as that of a scholar. Johnson's ' 'American Cycle pedia" does not mention him. So much for the "prophet In his own country. " POULTNEY DIGELOW. GI2M3RAI. IIEKXAXUHH AIlHRSTHn. ClinrKert with Olhurw ivltli Plotting Acaliist Hie ( iOVvrimiiMit. JCopyrlKtit. 1&97 , byl Prcsa ,1'ubllshlncr Company. ) CARACAS , Venezuela , Oct. 31. ( New- York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) General Hernandez , an /insucccssful candi date for the presidency , Wd four other leadIng - Ing men in Venezuela have been arrested on a charge of conspiracy against the govern ment. ' " . General Jose Manuel Hernandez was the candidate of the progressive conservative party for president to succeed General Crcspo In the recent election which resulted In the choice of General Ignaclo Andrade , the lib eral candidate. Dr. Rojas Paul was the can didate of the regular conservatives. A dis patch from Caracas September 2 announced that both General Hernandez and Dr. Paul had retired from the contest. General Juan Francisco Castillo , -the candidate ot a fac tion of the liberals , found his country so uncomfortable fv.r him lntho _ height of the campaign that he gave up the contest and came to New York. General Hernandez waa an outspoken adversary o.f the Crespo gov ernment and found It ccfnvcnlent io leave Venezuela for a time after Crespo was thor oughly entrenched in power. But when the trouble with Great Britain over the Guiana boundary line became ncuto and war seemed Inevitable General Hernandez offered to re turn to fight against Engjand. \MV Folllllllllllll KItTllollN. ST. JOHNS , N. F. , . Oct. 31. The general election returns contlnu'a favorable to the opposition. Trinity district has furnished the greatest surprise of the campaign. With 1,500 votes already counted out of a prob able. 3,000 the premier , Sir William White- way , Is 350 votes behind the opposition can didates. His defeat and' that of hla col leagues Is , therefore , probable. Illioilen HIIK LONDON , Nov. 1 , A dispatch to the Dally Mall from Cape To > rn jfc-ays that Cecil Rhodes , who has been lying , seriously 111 at Inyanga , but was reported , recovering , htd a relapse a few days ago. jit Is now believed , however , that tie will rally .again and that be la out of serious < Jangef. I.OADKD it ox a.iin o\ THE llnxturilly Attrntt nl'Trulii Xc'iir .Mllun' ' , .JIu. MILAN , Mo. , Oct. 31. ( Special Telegram. ) A dastardly attempt at ( rain wrecking was made by some unkrnwn , * persons hero latt night. The north ( switch \an \ the Chicago , Burllngtcn & Kansas City , railroad was thrown and a loaded boxcar run onto the main line so that a train going north woula plunge down a twenty-foot embankment and ono golsg south would , bp derailed by strlk Ing the loaded r.fr. It was , discovered In time to save the southbound train this morning , I I'MreM of H DID. ATLANTA , Ga.iOc { , 31-The Georgia , cot- I ton oil mill was potriplctrly destroyed by ' lire this morning at 3 o'clock. Bverythlnrj ' with the uxeep Ion of al etv small building ? ' were burned to the" ground , Loss , Jin.CtO ; , $49X ( In stock destroyed and the balance j on the building ; about )7S,00) Insurance. ! lloil > - Heeovereil. POUQHICKEPEIE , N , Y , , Oct. 31. The body of John Foyk v.-ua today brought up with a grappling- Iron from the big hole made by the enulnu when it plunged Into the mud at the bottom of the Hudson ut i Qnrrlsons , i Movement * of Oeenii YffiMflM. Oet. III. At New York Arrived Spuarndam , from 1 * Rotterdam , At Quet-nslown Sailed Campania , from Liverpool , for New York , At Liverpool Arrived - Brilnnnle , from New York ; Uuibrla , from New York. olMi Ur TIM ? tAdlrAldn Leaders of Both Partial Spend Sunday Strengthening Their Fonco3. HffAL RALLIES BILLED FOR TONIGHT Pulls CoiiBliIornliljSliort of Hint of l.itHt Vcnr , n Cnnitttlou Kilviiralile to While the state and county campaign was practically closed Saturdny night , activity continued under cover yesterday , ami < i few parting shots will bo given today. At the oarty headquarters considerable figuring is being dcuo to determine the significance ot the short registration. The fact that but Ittle over 15,000 voters have bren registered n the city of Omaha , being n falling off of nearly 25 per cent from the registration of ast year. Is taken to bo favorable to the re publicans , because dlcaftcctlon has been chiefly noticeable among the disgruntled ele ments that were counted on by the fusion cadcrs. With good weather a greater part of the registered vote will doubtless bo polled , but should the weather conditions bo ad verse the returns may show a vote lighter than any polled for some years ittst. Although It was Sunday , yesterday mos * of the candidates on both tickets were out reinforcing their acquaintance. There were a number of small meetings , some of them icing addressed by candidates , but nothing of special Importance to the public. To night the republicans will clinch their cam paign with a meeting in the Sixth ward and another at South Omaha , nt each ot which some of the best known speakers In thor r > arty will evpear. The luslonlsts have ar ranged for a grand fitiale , with Ilryan aa the s ! > ir , and then the voters will have to do the rest. KHHH I1KI3U KOH VOTHS KOll Iv.VSl'.VH r'N Saloon Horn a IHw HIIN- IncHson Sunday. Free beer was the halt thrown out to the Ilchemlan voters of the Second ward all day jostcrday In the effort to got them In. Hue Tor the fusion ticket tomorrow. The foamy fountain was running In the saloon on South Thirteenth street which is managed by Frank Kcapar , fusion candidate for county com missioner , but which Is cotensibly run by his brother-in-law. The regular Sabbath customers with palls and cans paid the price , but everybody elsp who dropped in was given all ho wanted to drink for nothing , and the word was passed around that there was plenty more left. It waa Sunday and the front door of Kas- par's was closed , but the hack entrance was worked hard all the day. At any hour a score of men wore In the place , many of them of the old stice't gang. No sooner were some of them gor.,2 than others took their places. Toward evening the attendance In creased and early In the evening the saloon was almost crowded. Schooners were filled as fast as they were emptied by Kaspar's brother-in-law and everybody was urged to drink all ho wanted , A few unsophisticated offered to pay for their beer , but their mcney was shoved back with the remark that the liquor was being "set up" by the fusion can didates. This Sahbatnrlan program was something In 'the nature of a surprise to the Second warders , and this In some measure1 accounted for the number who hastened to slake their thirst. Kaspar in the past has given no Inkling of any purpose on his part of con ducting the saloon business for lite health , nrd beer has been dispensed only In ex change for hard cash , Kaspar Is this year running on a "worklngman's" platform , however , and he apparently considered It very essential to give away 'beer to the Bohemian labor vote to keep It In line for himself or , election day. Kaspar himself was not present In the oa- loon all the day. He has said several times that he had the Bohemian vote of the city in his vest pocket and he Is going on the theory that the free beer of yesterday is all that was needed to keep this vote. As a consequence quence , he was busied In patching his politi cal fences In other portions of the city that vote for county commissioner. Sheeleytown came lr , for a share of his attention , and as he could not transplant his saloon to that part of tha city he opened a little fountain of beer there. When the saloon was finally closed there were any number of empty beer kegs in the place and Kaspar retired with the firm con viction , probably , that ho had the Bohemian vote cinched for himself at least. MAKING SA/rTsi-'ACTOUV CAMI'AIOV. Work of tlio Town Mlilflle-or-tliu-Ilmul Mr. A. W. Rlcker ot DCS Molnes , secre tary of the Iowa state committee for the middle-of-the-road populist organization , passed through Omaha yesterday on his re turn from a speaking tour through the northwestern portion of the state. Mr. Rlcker feels confident that the mlddo-of ! thc-road populists of Towa will bo the only recognized organization of the pirty by the closing of another year , whllo the estimated vote for the third party ticket Is calculated at from 10,000 to 20,000. This Is expected to glvo the mlddle-of-the-roadcrs the standIng - Ing under the law. "Our campaign' ' has been chiefly a speak Ing campaign , " said Mr. Rlcker. "Our can didate for governor has been on the stump for nearly two months and he has been sup ported by ex-Senator Peffer of Kansas , who mido a few speeches , and by cx-Go.'ernor Waltc of Colorado , who has been spojkln for the fast month. Wo have also six pop- ulU't papers supporting our ticket. The fusion populists will have completely disappeared after this election. They have fused not only on the state ticket , but on the legislative tickets as well , but the democrats have In sisted on having democratic nominees In all sure districts , leaving the populists the can didates only In doubtful districts. " 'Our organization selected three members of the national committee at Its last state convention nnd by re-electing them next year expects to secure recognition from the na tional organization , "If Nebraska mlddle-of-tho-rcad populists want to organlzo separately from the fusionIsts - Ists they can IIml a good example In what has been done by the low , . ' populists. " i1 u is i n is.vi1 . icTvMaV AT" Cllef | Kveenllve AltemU Divine Sei-v- Ipe In Clnelnnnll. CINCINNATI , Oct. 31. President 'McKln ley attended the Walnut Hill Methodist Episcopal church at the morning service to day. At 10:35 : Senator Forakcr and family , who are members of this clinch , entered and took scats Immediately In the rear of the pew reserved for the 'president's ' party. Three minute's before 11 o'clock the president's party entered the church. They were met at t.'to dcor by the vewrablo John 'ilmpklneon. ' thfr oldest member of the rhurch , who led the way up the aiole. President McKlnley waa accompanied by Augustus Wes.iel , an other prominent member of the rhurch , and was followed by Secretary J. AddUon Porter. Cclonel Myron T. Herrlck of Cleveland and J. G. Srhmldlapp nf this city. There wua disappointment Rt ( he failure of Mrs. Mc Klnley to accompany her hvsband. It was understood thc.t thr condition of her health forbade rcr attendance. The se-rvlces wt--o of ths usual order ex cept prs"lbly Eomo additions to the mualc. The prislclent Joined heartily In the congre gational singing. The pastor , Rev G. W. Dubo's , wes assisted by Rev. Richardson , who made tha opening prayer , In which he prayed for the president of the I'nltcd States and all others In authority and gave thanks that the hftt'ts cf our 'people are set upon 1 the things that make for righteousness , and are not dlipoMd toward evil. The pastor's sermon was from Mark xiv > ( 9 , STATH OK TIIH WI3.VTIIHH. Hour. licit. Hour. R u. til. . . i , . -IT 1 | i. tn . lt ! ( I n. in . Ill 2 | i. in . II ? n. in . . . . . . -it ; t ti. 111 > . . 'i S a. 111. . . . . . ! ! -I li , tn . I- II n. in . . -IS r li , in . . -I- 10 II. in . II ) ( I 11. Ill . 10 11 n. in. . . . . . ) ! ) 7 p. in . Id 11 ! in . 17 S 11. nt . IO II it. til . Id he story of the breaking of the alabaster > ox ot precious ointment. Hemade the point Ih.it Mary's net , which was specially ap proved by Christ , was one ot self-sacrlllcc , rompted by pure love , and In these rrspccts wcs emblematical of the Savior's mission on earth. Whoa the final hymn was announced. 'Come , Thou Fonnt ot Every Blessing , " the realdeu.t and his party , accompanied by Senator Foraker and family , left the church iml thus avoided the delay that would have jcqn Inevitable If they had waited until the close of the services. During the afternoon there were very many callers at the residence- Judge 3chmldapp ! , where the president nnd Mrs. McKlnley were guests , nnd the drive that was contemplated could not be taken- . Quite n number of the visitors wore guos > ts tonight of Mr. and Mrs. Schmldlnpp and dined with : ho 'president and party. The president and Mrs. MeKlnley left tonight for Canton , where they remain till after the election nnd Ihcn go to Plttsburg. IIOUCHTO.V IIOIM-.S I''OH MKIIOY. Poxtal Clerk Who Itolilioil tinHitil ti ler I'oiioli CniiffXHCN Kvcr.vthliiK. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Oct. 31. ( Special. ) Walter R , Houghton , who confessed yester day to stealing a registered package from the United States malls containing | 15,000 , gave up $14,700 ot the money to United States Marshal McDcrmott , and decided to throw : ilmselt on the mercy ot the court In the hope of receiving as light a punishment aa possible for his crime. Wl.cn Houghton was placed in Jail ho de clared he would not glvo up the stolen money t ho were prosecuted and would have It jurned rather than have the government re cover It. His sister called on him and jrought a message from the boy's aged mother , begging him to glvo up the money to the ofllccrs. After this Houghton called jils attorney , who advised him to surrender the mcney , and Iloughton decided to set upon his advice. Ho went with Marshal McDermott - Dermott , Inspector Frederick , Detective Loomls and The Bee col respondent to his' . parent's home on Twenty-first and Evans ! street. He first had an intcrvlnw with hla mother , who is prostrated with grief , and i : In a critical physical rondltlon. She begged' I ' the boy In nn affecting manner to glvo up the money , and ho at once went with thoj I ofllccrs to the barn where he. had secreted Dart ot it. Fiom between the tar paper sheeting and bcaitis ot the bide of the barn' ' he pulled five crisp $100 hills and handed I them to the marshal. He then went to then chicken pen , a small sh.ck : of a building , ; and rooted Iri the dirt and dust of the floor i underneath the stringer forming the found'i- tlon. From this place ho pulled a package 1 wrapped In a newspaper , which contained I three packages of bills , each package with ) a band around It marked $5,000. Another ) package was produced which contained n gold ; watch and seven small pins and studs. This , lloughtcu tald , was the entire matter he had raved from the contents of the rilled pouch. Ho was then taken to the marshal's edict' , whore the money was counted. The packages were found to contain $14,700 , all In $50 and $100 bills. The money was at once de posited with the postal authorities. Houghton - ton then told the story of the crime briefly as follows : "J. was feeling very sick the morning I went out on this run. Wo were going up Sherman Hill when I first , discov ered that Brill had given me a pouch with out a bill. I was inad at him for his care lessness and made up my mind to report him. I had no Idea of stealing the pouch or doing anything wrong. As I wont past the pouch , while I wzs mad , I made a stab at It with my knife and accidentally cut a gash in It. Then I was scared for I knew I would lose my job. When we got past Laramlo I made up my mind to see what was in the pouch. It contained several let ters and- - number of packages. I took two of the letters , one containing the $15,000 and one containing $00. I also 'took a pack age with the watch and jewelry. I then burned the pouch and all the rest of the packages In the stove. All this was done between Laramle and Rawlins. When I came back to Cheyenne I went to the woman , Mable Foster , and confessed the whole thing to her and said I was going to give up the money and try to escape pun ishment. She said I was a darn fool and advised me to keep still about It. I gave i her $300 and hid the rest where I got it today. If I had not given her the $300 1 would have voluntarily given up the money three weeks ago. I blew In the $ GO I took ami tills Is all of the money that I did spend. I did the thing when I was sick ; and half crazy. " | I After making his statement Houghton was { i again taken to jail where he will remain j i until court convenes. The young man presents - i sents a pitiful appearance. He has not eaten since his arrest and sajs ho has not slept for six nights. ItHCOUI ) OF THIS YISLMUV FI3VI3II. A nod icr KnrotiraKliiu' Dny IHoliil nl .VtMV Orleans. NEW ORLEANS , Oci. 31. This has been another-encouraging day In the yellow fever , | situation , but It Is feared that the heavy ] 1 i rain which has fallen will have a bad effect' ' i on the patients , and , will cause many new - cases to bo developed tomorrow. Cold | weather Is oxpucted to succeed the rain. I Biu ono case had been reported up to 101 o'clock a , in , , but by 1 o'clock p. m , the i number had run up tn twelve cases and I ! four dents , and this record was gmdially : j added to. Deaths : Magglo Scully , Emllel Hrunlng , W. E. JOIIM , Peter Iluffa. New eases , 35 , Total- cases of yellow fever to date. 1,510 ; total deaths from yellow fever to < lelo , 18 ; total cases absolutely recovered , 745 ; total cases under treatment , f > S- . I JACKSON , Miss. . Oct. 31. The Heard of ! Health In IUolIlcIal , statement tonight chron icles but two new cases of yellow fever in j this section ot the country , and these aro' at Clinton. OCEAN SPRINGS , Miss , , Oct. 31. C-jmp Fontalnblcu is drhcrted. It Is n thing of the past. The lust of the refugees loft to day. Twelve hundred and seventy-four per sons have availed themselves of Its hos pitality since the 18th ol Scptembt/ . The detention train made Its last trip for the marine hrispital service today , taking guard : ) , cooks , fumlgatorrf , etc. , to Camp Huttcu , La. We-ather cool ; Mining nearly all day. MONTGOMERY. Ala. , Oct. 31. Six now cases of yellow fever wtro re-porled hcio today. No deaths. It in raining hero to . . day and tonight , and the prospects are good for a cold wave tomorrow night and a Kill ing frost Tuesday morning. SAYS TIlTr SI ' .i IX IS IJII'OTIS.Vr. HiiunlH Tnylor Ili-olnrcM Tliln Coun try .Mutt ! Drill trltli Culm , NEW YORK , Oct. 31. Hon. Hannls Tay lor , who has just returned from Spain , has contributed to the November number of the North American Review an elaborate review j > { the prrsent aspect of the Cuban ques tion. Mr. Taylor exprmscs the conviction that Spanish statesmanship 1s Impotent to solve tha Cuban iucs'.lon either promptly cr wisely. The deplorable condition of things In Cuba ho characterize. ! as not only shockIng - Ing to humanity but a grievous burden to the people of the United Stales , He con tends that the question must ho settled by tlio people of ( ho United Stales. Sc'lMinilii loi-n Veli-riiiiN , OALVESTON , Trx , , Oct. 31.-Je-ncrnl A. B , Wclsstert of Milwaukee , \\'ls , nnd Gen eral It. N. Adiuns at Minneapolis have Just Hccured ZZ.POJ HCI-H of land In the coast re-glon of Texas , This purchase Is miidu for locating thereon vctrnuiH of the late \vnr , SXi fiimlll'-H of whom tire nalil to bu en route for settlement on the land , The location selected la an Ideal uno In Mutu Gorda county , < GREAT AUCTION SALE Union Pacific Railroad Will Ba Put Under the Ilammor Today , FORECLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE W , D , Oornisli , Special Master , Will Have Ohnrgo of Ooromonios , LARGEST SALE MADE IN THIS CDUNTRY First Bid to Bo Oonsidorod Will Ba at Least $50,000,000. , , MANY EASTERN RAILROAD MEN IN OMAHA Sale Will Tnlio 1'lnee n ( < hc ItnloU 1'iiellle Kri'tKhl leio | ( at 11 O'Clnek 't'lils MornlimSee - ' onil Snle Tomorrow. At a conference ot all Interested pnrtloi yesterday morning the final arrangements for the foreclosure oalo of the Union Paclfio railway today were completed , The meeting was held at the Union Pacific headquarter * In this city , a few hours after the arrival of the train bearing the oastoiri members ot the reorganization committee. Just what was done at the conference Is not known. Conversation with those In attendance late ? In the day developed two facts ; that noothsr bid than that of thti reorganization commit tee is anticipated at the great auction , sale , mud that the members are still sore over the Increase of $13,000,000 forced by the admin istration nt Washington. The prominent personages who are In the city to attend the sale are : Receivers John W. Doane , E. Ellery Andemon and Oliver W. Mink , the latter being second vice presi dent and comptroller ot the Union Pacllla Railway company ; General Louis Fitzgerald of the reorganUatlon committee ami Winslow - low S. Pierce , the attorney of the reorganlza. tlon committee and the wizard who evolved the , scheme of reorganization ; Alexander Mil lar of Boston , secretary and assistant camp- troller ot the company ; Hon. Jehu Sheridan of Maryland , a government director of the railway. President S. H. H. Clark Is ex pected from St. Lou'n this morning If hla health : permits his attendance. Ex-General Solicitor John M. Thurston will probably bo on , hand. General Solicitor Kelly is homo from St. Paul and General Cowln , the gov ernment's , representative , Is here. GREATEST OF AUCTION SALES. The greatest auction sale ever held In , America will take place at the local freight house of the Union Pacific railway , on the southeast corner of Ninth and Jones streets , this morning at 11 o'clock. It will 'be con ducted by W. D. C.rulsli of St. Paul , the master-ln-chancery who has had charge ot all cases arising under the Union Paclflo receiverships since October 13 , IS'JS. It is commonly reported among railway attorneys that ho will receive 'the snug sum of $100,000 for making the Bale and conducting other matters Incidental to the foreclosure salo. With tho' master1 will bo hla two faithful friends , Judge Walter Sanborn of St. Paul , who passed on the decrees of foreclosure and appointed the master to conduct the sale , and Actuary Alexander of the master's ofllco , one ot the most experienced railway finan ciers In the country aiuKa man who hia been prominent In several western railway lines. Iho master has given It out that there will bo no waving of the rod Hag nor- ringing of the bell , the usual Incidents to an auction sale. This Is to be no ordinary auction sale , nor will It bo conducted by any ordinary auctioneer. The procedure will be aa follows : Master- In-Chancery Cornish will announce that the Union Pacific railway Is to 'be ' sold Under the foreclosure of the Hen of the government of the United States. Ho will then read a copy of the advertisement of sale , as pub lished In The Bee for several Thursday mornings past , defining the property to bo sold , giving the mllage , the equipment and buildings In the hands of the receivers. Then the master will announce that the minimum bid to be accepted I.s the full amount of the government's claim , approximately $58- 000,000. ONE BID TO BE OFFERED. Then Wlnslow S. Pierce , attorney for the reorganization committee , will step forward and bid that amount on behalf of hla wealthy client. The master Is expected to hesitate for at least a minute In order to see If anyone Is willing to make It $59,000- 000 or $60.000,000. There will bo no other bid and the master will declare the sale made to the reorganization committee and turn over to the agent of Uncle Sam the much-discussed nnd carefully-guarded check deposited with him some time ago by the reorganization committee to guarantee Ha bid. bid.The The payment of the full amount over and above the guarantee check will bo made at future date to bo agreed on by rcp- rcsc-iitatlvcs of the reorganization committee and the government. On Tuesday will bo held the second sale under the foreclosure of the mortgage securing - curing the holders of the construction bonds. The reorganization committed will 110203- hsarlly bo the purchaser. Thus will end the event that Uncle Sam "Ictig has sought and mourned because he- found It not. " Alexander Millar , HCCIclary of the Union Pacific' Hallway company , raid yesterday that ho had no knowledge of any competing bids that would bo offered af.alnst that of tlio reorganization committee. "Thero may bo some other bldu coming In , " said Mr , Mil lar , "but If there are I know nothing what- evur about them. Mr. Cornish Is the only man who knows just how many bids arc to bo made , and I know tli.t ( he will not dis cuss the matter. He Is an officer of tbo court , and It would not bo Just the proper thing for him to do. " FUTURE OF THE ROAD , Whllo Mr. .Millar disclaimed all knowlcdgi regarding tlio prospective rivals to the re organization committee foi the possession of the Union Pacific railway It was evident from his manner Ih-at he wax quite certain that the reorganization committee would have no competitor. Regarding the future ot the road after It has passed Into the hands or the reorganiza tion committee , Mr. Millar sold : "The actual .turning over of the property to the pur chaser will bo at some time In the future , depending very largely upon who Is the pur chaser. It will , of course , bo out ot the question for the purchater who buys tbo road at 11 o'clock tomorrow to assume con trol of It at noon. It will bn simply a mai ler of convenience lor ho purchaser. I liavo known Instances where railroads hava been bought by ri'orgatil/.atlon committees , an 1 an there committees have not been en tirely prepared to asnun.0 control of tha road at once , the rccclvt-ru have been al lowed to run the road for two or thrao months , under the direction of the owners. Then when the purchasim had made all things ready they took hold and meoaged the property thennolvcn , Now If the reor ganization committee gets the read , " and Mr. Millar smiled contentedly , "that Is about what It will do. The rccelverH will handle the read until tha committee Is ready to assume formal control of It. " Ol' A UAII.HO.tl ) . I'll Km from ( lie"lll > < loi-v iif tinIJnloit I'lU-IIIe. The reorganization of the Union Paclflo railway that will speedily follow the fore closure sale makes It of special Interest nt thltt tlmu to take a retrospective glauco ot the famous transcontinental line. The Idea of uniting the Atlantic and ib
