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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 ,
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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