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ara PART ? v I. IHE OMAHA NDAY BEE PAGES 1 TO 12 ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MO11NINO , tO , 1S09 TWENTY-FOUll PAGES. SINGLE COPY .FIVE CENTS. TO BOYCOTT FRANCE Englishmen Propose to Oivo Their Neighbors Across Channel the Cold Shoulder. LIKELY TO STAY AWAY FROM EXPOSITION Qnecn Persuaded to Take Spring Holiday in the Italian Riviera , JOHN BURNS DENOUNCES TRANSVAAL WAR British Labor Leader Criticises Hostilities in His Eoath'ns 8t.yle. KAISIR'S ' COMING VISIT TO ENGLAND 1inirrir ; ) Takrn I' > | irolul Cnrc to llnvc i It tilt on Out Hint lit ; IH on it Strictly Private f .lotirncr. ( Copyright. ISM. by PIP S Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Nov. 18. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) O.ucen Vic toria , much against her personal Inclination , is btlng forced by public sentiment to take her spring holiday on the Italian Instead of the French Ulvlcra. The llcrcc animosity of the French press over the lloer war has aroused such violent resentment here that other and moro sub stantial methods of retort upon the French than the deprivation of the queen's com pany am also being organized. In a few of the most exclusive and socially Inllucn- tlal West Hnd clubs , Brook's , White's , the St. James nnd the- Travelers , a movement IB being organized to pledge their members to refrain from visiting the Paris exhlbl Ion and to employ every Inllupnco to Induce their friends to do likewise. This situation has not only been publicly promoted , its originators desiring to avoid a fiasco , but It Is being warmly taken up. An effort to persuada English society women to give up wearing French costumes miserably failed. It was seriously moptcd nt the smart party of Lord Savlllo nt Uufford abbey this week , but Lady Savllle protested that the men would be the first to object If the women discarded French frocks , n view supported with alacrity by all the other women present. Including the young duchess of Marlborough , who had only just returned from Paris with the cream of the late confections from the Hudcla Palx. IliiritN nciioiuiccN tlic War. Labor Leader John Burns denounces the -war In the Transvaal In characteristically Incisive fashion. Ho says : "So far ns the nation Is' concerned , the loss of prcstlgo by this war already exceeds the material gains sought to achieve , while fho fact that It Is possible for a few capitalists BO to chloroform tba colonial office and hypnotize the government as practically to get the war office to further their desires at national expense Is proof Jtliat Parliament needs fewer men of the typo who uphold a war rashly provoked1 In the Interests of a small class against a people who have proved themselves to bo a * bravo ns they are humane. 1 think when th'e jingo fever Is over , and It Is disappearing fast , when conscription Is Introduced nnd the omplro Is further belittled by conces sions to Germany , the electors will Indorse the action I have taken In protesting against a war that has only been defended by Ignorance or Interest with the Instigation of newspapers ns dishonest as their reports nro untrue. " KulHcr'N Vlnlt to London. The kaiecr's emphatic Injunction that his English visit is to bo regarded as strictly private occasions considerable chagrin. Had ho accepted Lord Mayor Newton's Invitation to a lunch at the Mansion House , his pas- fago through London was to have been made the occasion of a great Jingo demonstration. R Thus by his refusal the kaiser foresaw and forestalled. The German ambassador oven made rep resentations that the street decorations at Windsor .wero out of keeping with the purely family character of the kaiser's visit , but ho consented , on appeal , to overlook them , as they already were far advanced , and their removal might cause a misconception. The meaning of the kaiser's attitude U tiulto well understood In court and diplo matic circles here. Ho desires to avoid creating the Imprruslon that tbo Samoan concession has satisfied him politically , or that.tho present Insincere effusiveness of the jingo press Is a sufficient amende to him personally for the torrents of abuse and ridicule until recently poured on him from the eauio quarter. The queen , who detests her grandson , It only for the treatment of his mother , has personally mndu the most elaborate prepara tions for his entertainment at Windsor CUH- tlo. He Is to bo lodged In "The Tapestry rooms , " u private part of the castle adjoin ing tbo qucon'tt own apartments. These rooms are hung with old tapcatry , fabu lously valuable , nnd decorated with famoun portraits of the Emperor Hohcnzollern'e an cestors and relatives. The knlser nnd the prince of Wales , be tween whom the contempt on the ono side and the dislike on tbo other are notorious , -will meet for tbn first tlmo in five years , the kalaur'H acceptance of an Invitation to Sahdrlngham being secured by the good offi ces of the carl ot Lonsdalo , who Is the pi luce's master of horse and persona grntls- slmo with the kalaer. His abandonment of hla Intended stay with the earl of Lons- dale Is part of the kaiser's resolute policy to obviate uvery possible means of oppor tunity for Interested popular demonstra tions , The light In which the kaiser la now te- garded here U ccnft'escd with Indiscreet candor by ( ho Dally Mall , which publishes n half-pago ( tattering portrait of tha kaiser \\lth the Inscription , "A Friend In Need Is Friend Indeed , " ( iernmiiH Condemn IvnlHcr'N VN | | | , ( Copyright , 1K > 9 , by Araoclated Press , ) DERL1N. Nov. IS. Tbo reassembling of the Reichstag Tuesday caused hardly a rip- pie on the surface of political life , U seems that neither the Reichstag nor the gov ernment Is Hii.\lona for a conflict over pend ing measures concerning which there IB much difference of opinion , II was different with the emperor's de parture for England , which probably nine- tenths of the nation condemns , Since It has been generally known that the visit would take place , the prebs ot every shade of opin ion , which had been unrtutrulnedly abusing Great Britain nnd grandiloquently poo-poo. Ing the notion of his maject- going thcie , hus become cautious and now eome ot iho papers oven apeak approvingly of the visit. This ilota not niter the fact that thu people are still overwhelmingly against the vlett and against ( Irfnt Britain In the matter of the war. The Inspired prc&s Is to Ing hard to convince Its readers that the vUlt Is purely petKonal and totally devoid of polit ical meaning. The Taggeblatt remarks : "Even If the emperor la forced to talk politics , he will have tbo faithful Yon Duclow alone , who will know how to confine the conversation to the proper narrow limits. " This , however , la said to lie all nonsense , as neither the emperor , Von Uuelow , nor the foreign olTlco Is Anglo-l'hoeblc of the war. Ofndal reports received during the past two years ha\e chaneed considerably not only the emperor's opinion about the Doets and their government but also that of the foreign office. It Is absurd to nay that cither the emperor or his government had In mind , at any llmo during the pant three months to Intcrfcio In South Africa In favor of the Doers. Done for I'olllli'al HCHNOIIK. Unquestionably his majesty's visit to Great Britain U undertaken largely for po litical reasons and Is meant ns a friendly act. If this Is still cloaked and hidden from the German public It Is only In defer ence to the violence of the null-British sentiment throughout , the empire. The Voerwacrts Ironically says : "Thattho grandson feels the need of visiting ( iting his grandmother just at the tlmo when she must feel most deeply hurt by the provocative nnd Ill-managed warlike cn- tcrprlso U but natural. " Conversing with a prominent diplomat on this topic the latter said to the correspond ent of the Associated Preps : "It Is n fact well known to all the diplo matic corps and the various cabinets of Europe - rope that ( Jcrmany , having recently met several distinct checks from Franco on oc casions favorable to make common cause atjalnst. the common enemy , has of neces sity hud to turn to England. This Is so patent to any ono who has studied the events of the last six months to know that It Is folly to pretend that Germany Is b.ick- ward In seeking an entente with England. It Is well known that the emperor Is per plexed with the people's unreasonable splto against England and this sentiment Is shared by his advisers. " GOSSIP OF FRENCH CAPITAL I'nrli I'ollrr llnvc Much Troiihlo In itnIiiliiK Order on the Kipuxltlon ( irnunilN. ( Copyright , 1S39. by Press Publishing Co , ) PAIUS , Nov. 18. ( Now York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Thu police are beginning to have much trouble to maintain order among the exotic mechanics encamped at the exposition grounds. Dally flghts , often real tragedies , take place. Two car penters employed at the Siberian village two days ago fought with axes because of jealousy over one of the girl cooks about the camp. Both men died of Injuries mutually Inflicted. Now a feud threatens among the friends and relatives of the victims engaged at the fair grounds. , Count Donl de Castelluno an < ) his wife ( who was Anna Gould ) nro severely criticis ing Helen Gould's recent participation in the anti-Roberts campaign. The CasteUanes de clare that the part taken by Helen Gould Is unnecessarily forward , If. not utterly un becoming In a young unmarried woman. The count , who hates his sister-in-law. Is quoted as saying : "She attained a certain cheap popularity by posing as the friend of sol diers. Now , as she la an American and lacks tact , she takes a fiendish delight In any sort of newspaper puffery and will surely hereafter court notoriety by any means whatsoever. " "Gentle Ida" Towery , the barmaid who has attained such boulevard fame by the Introduction of her Incomparable cocktails Into French swelldom , on Thursday noon swam across the Seine nnd back as the result of a wager. The water was Icy. The banks were lined with 200 clubmen , cheering nnd shouting encouragement. "Gentle Ida" accomplished the feat clad In the smartest nnd tightest Trouvlllo bathing suit. . Hri-j-fiiM Itenuhen Ccnon. Dreyfus and wife reach Geneva Thursday from Carpcntras ar.d will stay three weeks , going thence to some' Mediterranean Island by way of Italy. Ducheee d'Uzes , whoso millions paid most of the Doulanger campaign. Is again for ward with a liberal donation of $00,000 to eqijlp a body of Frenchmen going to help the Doors under command of eeven brilliant officers who have obtained Indefinite leave from Galllfet. Von Saltzn , n wealthy Swede , offered Baron Christian ) , now nt Paris as ono of the royalists on trial before the senate , 5,000 francs for the cane/ that smashed Lou- bet's hat. The baron refused- Von Saltza owns the moet complete collection of his torical canes in the world , having 1,165 sticks , classified In specially built show cases. Laborl's bullet Is troubling him much lately. The doctors will again radiograph the spot to BCC whether It ought not to be extracted. Considerable Interest Is excited by the recent publication of a grammar and voca bulary of a new university language called the blue language. The Inventor Is Leon Dollack , a philologist ot great merit. Authorities declare tbo blue language Is vastly moro practical than volapuk. Paul Potter , the American dramatist , has come from Switzerland to spend throe months In Paris. Ho has already secured rights for several French pieces which ho Intends to market In London nnd New York next season. Potter confesses ho Is at the head of n syndicate composed of a few French and Americans who Intend to over ture the dominion of Elizabeth Marbury over the European play market. Marbury , ho says , gives satisfaction neither to Ameri can managers nor European authors. SCARE OVER NOTED PAINTING SlNtlne Minimum , III Iredden ( Jailer- , Said Not to lie thu Orliclnnl ralntlnir h > - Itniihncl. ( Copyright , 1S9D , by Press Publishing- . ) ROME , Nov. 18. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) The famous art historian picture expert , Dr. Ludwlg Jellnek , nsacrts that the celebrated Slstlno Madonna In the Dresden gallery Is not the original picture painted by Raphael , but a copy , thu original being either at Rome or Plncenza , Jellnek has discovered n chronicle by n monk statins that the altar over the tomb of Saint Slxtus from which the Dresden Madonna came fell In ruins and that the canvas picture was torn by falling with It , This picture was not , according to the chronicler , the original Raphael , but a copy. Strange to say , the Dresden Madonna bears signs of mending. Dr. Wormnnn , director of the Dresden gallery , has been frightened BO much that ho started for Italy In order to find out whether tbo original Is really at Placcnza or at Rome. There Is no picture - turo In Europe over which artists and tour ists have expended moro Raphuellte ecstasies than the Slstlne Madonna. llnxIcNt MM a In London , ( Copyright , 1SS9 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Nov. 18. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The bishop ot Stepney told a crowded meeting at People's Palace , East End , that he IB the. bualeit man In London , for ho prepared his speeches In the tops of omnibuses , com posed his uarmons In tram-cars , ate his lunch In the underground trains and on hla holiday trip through the midlands collected $ : , COO for the East London church fund. BULLER IS SUPREME Rigorously Censors AH News of Movements of British Forces. EXPECTS TO TAKE PRETORIA IN A MONTH Fores Landint ; ( it Dnibin to Keep General Jonbcrt Engaged. TROOPS SENT TO RELIEVE KIMBERLEY English Anticipate Little Opposition to Advanca Through Free State. DIPLOMATIC TRIUMPH FOR KRUGER Oem 1'iuil t'oiiiprlN the IlrltlHli < iov- erninrnt \Vltlulrntv ti Km- ImrKO on Importation of I'ood- NlulT Into tin- Trims Mini. ( Copyright , 1 93. by I'reVs Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Nov. IS. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The censor ship established by General Duller on nil news of the movements of the British forces In South Africa Is so rigorous that tha public here Is completely mystified concernIng - Ing them. However , I was enabled today to secure from one of the highest officials of the headquarters staff of the army an outline of thu plan of campaign General Duller Is now pursuing. The force detached to proceed by way of Hurban to relieve Ladysmlth Is expected to begin eflcitlvo measures In a day or two In the direction of Estcourt. This force Is only ostensibly Intended to raise the Investment of Lady- smith , the real motive in despatching it being to keep General Joubert engaged , while a more Important movement Is being directed against Pretoria. General Duller Is now nt Deaar Junction , northern Capo Colony , whence he has sent a column to relieve Klmbcrley and Ma- feklng. He has given up all. Intention to go with the main body through Dloemfcnleln , the capital of the Orange Free State , to Pretoria , the capital of the Transvaal , as he originally intended to do. But nt Wynberg , sixty miles beyond Dlocmfontcln , a column will be dctnchcd to cut off the Doer retreat of the Free Staters , the Drltlsh occupying the level veldt ( prai rie ) , unsuitable to Boer tactics. My Inform ant says the main object of General Buller's plan la to get In the rear of the Transvaal and Free State columns , whllo General White , aided by strong British rcinforce- nicnlfi , keeps General Joubert occupied at the front. The war department Is confident that this plan is practicable , ns General Joubert has not yet shown any sign of get ting hla heavy ordnance back to Pretoria. I gathered that the British advance Is In a much moro forward state than the public Is permitted to know. Even the , news of the arrival of troopships nt South African ports hae hern dated back , so n'larger body Is on the move to the front-than Is suspected. Ttur British seem to-expfebt liltlo obstruc tion to their advance through the Free State , calculating even 911 the railroad not being destroyed. The headquarters estimate Is that Pretoria will bo taken and the war ended within a month from General Bullcr's croESlng of the Orange river. Diplomatic Triumph for Kruner. The World's correspondent learns that the Transvaal government has compelled the British government to withdraw the embargo on the Importation of foodstuffs Into the Transvaal , which had been vigorously en forced at Delagoa Day , since the outbreak of hostilities. President Kruger Informed British High Commissioner Mllner that the large accumulation of British prisonero at Pretoria , numbering now over 1,500 , , was proving a heavy tax on the Doer commis sariat , especially in view of English stop page of the Importation of foodstuffs Into the republic. The dispatch added that un less the embargo were removed the Doer government would be obliged to feed the Dritldh prisoners on porridge made of meal , etc. , the food the natives commonly sub sisted on , and even full rations of that mod est faro were not guaranteed for long , par ticularly whllo the prisoners Increased. 1'ho War department advised granting Herr Krugcr'H demand and the removal of the embargo on foodstuffs. Orders have now been given to the British war shlpa in Delagoa bay to that effect , though a vigilant search Is still made for nrma and ammuni tion. tion.The news of this decided diplomatic tri umph for President Kruger reached the World correspondent from a sure tource. It Is needless to say that Prime Minister Salis bury has not advertised It. Of thu British prisoners nt Pretoria nearly 700 almost half are supplied by the Dub lin Fuslleers nnd the Irish Hlfles. Bad officering , of course , la responsible for the disasters resulting In these heavy captures , but the anti-Irish feeling Is so rampant hero now thnl it Is hinted the Irish men , whoso fighting qualities nro above ques tion , are Inclined lay down their arms too readily , because their heart is not In this war , owing1 to the Intense hostility toward it prevailing In Ireland , Dorr * Attack IHtiM > iirt. ( Copyright , 1SW. by Press Publishing Co. ) PIETERMAniTZBURG , Nov. IS. 9:03 : p. m. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Boers attempted an attack on Esicourt today , but tha first shell' from the naval gun was so well directed that It caused them to retire precipitately with an apparent loss , also withdrawing their guns , which were posted to good advantage. It Is reported the Boers destroyed Tugcla bridge. ( Copyright , JS . .by Press Publishing Co , ) PIETEUMAniTZBUHG , Nov. 17. 1 p. m. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Tel egram. ) U Is reported , through native t > ourcc3 from Ladysmlth , that a largo force of Doers retired to Elnndslaagto mill , The party seen was apparently returning homo. The Doers reported near Estcourt are now considered to be raiding parties in search of cattle. A strong force of our Infantry are at Estcourt , but mounted troops are greatly wanted. No further news of Lieuten ant Churchill , ( Copyright , 1593. by 1'rcn.s Publishing' Co. ) ESTCOUHT , Nov. 16. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The am bulance train has again returned , The Boors had three killed and ten wounded. Ono hundred and fifty British are missing. The Doera refuse to glvo up the wounded. No news from Lieutenant Churchill. Ileary tiring was heard at I-adysmlth late this morning , also n loud explosion. FRENCH PAPERS AND THE WAR I'arU IIilltorH Art * About to Mend lint SjirHnl ( 'orrr | iomlrnl to tin * TraiiNt mil. ( Copyright , 1559 , by I'rors Publishing Co. ) PARIS. Nov. 18. ( New York World Cablegram - gram Special Telegram. ) 'Aruthur ' Lynch Is going to the Doer aide an joint correspondent I , wBH for three powerful Paris PJJI W French papers are virulently nntl-MmUijliTana hove been constantly dencuticlnjiSUm neta re ceived through Drltlsh sourcef iynch doe * not go ftlone , but ns chief ot uj j French staff nnd has been accredited tajjKrngcr nnd Joubcrt by Dr. Leyds. ojjcjrpapers { are about to send men also. Stcp7 | hnvc been taken diplomatically for the 'secuHty of nil mall matter s it thToughVP ortugUeso ter- ' " " jb GREENE IS "JHf 2 AGAIN riiniiilicrlnlit 1 ttrlVJfti/Ttiorc * the Iate Hrltl ( Copyright. 1RW , bljiyw'Publishing ' Co. ) LONDON , Nov.ijmHNawfij&rk World Cablegram Spccl.-vfljMelcgfonT. ) Conyng- ham Greene , lntc | K ngcnt'at Pretoria , left for Ireland j B-1 ? fnrsa' long visit , having been comS Hy and pointedly Ig nored by Chamberlain during'his twelve days' stay In London. Qr enb1 Is declared to feel this affront keenly and'further de velopments In connection \vflh \ It are ex pected. In the ordinary course he * would have been not only received' by Chamber lain , but commanded to visit the queen nt Windsor , which mark of ministerial favor was also withheld , an Incident the significance ' cance of which was first pojn'tod out In a dispatch Saturday ns cxcltlngjieen specula tion In political circles ns destined to play an Important part In future discussion. Fourteen days ago Dr. Leyds obtained , Chamberlain's permission tot cable Pretoria 1 for a full list ot Boer killed nnd wounded , ! as numerous famlllea In Holland have rela tives with the commandos. The answer Is ' not yet received by Leyds , who cannot ac count for the delay , hU 'lemand being i couched in urgent terms and Us object cx- , plained. It Is surmised-that the British military authorities nro withholding n reply us the Doer loss proves formless than has ' been represented. In factJ'Uho only serious loss of life. Incurred on the 'Doer ' side was by Dadcn-Powcll's trick of sending out nnd , uncoupling trucks laden with dynamite nnd | exploding them when the Doers gathered round to investigate. This'act Is condemned ns a breach of the rules of civilized war fare , and will form a , subject ot Inquiry when Parliament reassembles. It has al ready been protested against by Cronje. The Majestic has been chartered to .spe cially convey a. composite regiment of life guards to the Cape , an example of official favoritism to glided titled ofllcers of that force which Is resented by other regiments , for whom old hack troopships are considered good enough. Among the female celebrities gene to the Capo Is Lady Tatton Sykes , who equipped herself for ambulance work by taking a. course of nursing lessons before she left London. Lady Sykcs will ' .be recalled as defendant In sulto by moneylenders for big sums on bills to which sfo Tattou , her octogenarian husband , sworelgihe forged his acceptance. She Is known as the kindest- hearted of women , but somewhat eccentric and the military authorities'here ! declined her services'as a volunteer ; 'nurse. Dut nothing daunted she has decjded to 'follow the army and hae now reached Capetown. The Churchill family are cutting consider able figure In connection with the Transvaal tragedy. England la thrllle"d4Jy ; accounts from all quarte-r-of ; % \ a f jfty-CJptirijlijir.s' ' ' gallantry In .ictloo 'ntlChlevbloy , 'though' his mother suffered the keenest anguish of un- certalnlty concerning his fate. Mehnwhllb the whereabouts of Lady WlUon , his aunt , who escaped on horseback accompanied only by her maid Just before the Doers Invested Mafeklng , Is a mystery. No tidings ot 'her have since been obtained. The veldt swarms nowadays with bands of roving natives and the fate of this pretty nnd finely nurtured woman , If she fell Into their hands , would bo too horrible to contemplate. Dut cable Inquiries to the Cape and special runners sent throughout the district have failed to eecuro any trace of her location. BOERS DESTROY BIG BRIDGE Kxpcctlnp ; it Illf ? Ilnttlc tvlth Force * Advancing to Hellcvo I.ad.VNinltli. LOURENZO MARQUEZ , Delagoa Bay , Fri day , Nov. 17. The official Volkstem reports that the great bridge over the Tugela river , near Colenso , was completely destroyed Wednesday , November 15. The Doers nro looking forward with great I Interest to the Impending encounter between | Colenso and Ksfcourt , with the advancing' ' Drltlsh. Aoout 600 burghers , with cannon , are guarding the Helpmakaar pass , eighteen miles from Dundee , to baffio any strategical attempt to reoccupy Dundee by the Pleter- marltzburg-Greytown route. Another lleimcKVitiicNK Dead. ( Copyright , 1S99 , by Prcsw Publishing Co , ) PARIS , Nov. 18. ( Now York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Captain Valerlo , a remarkable upholder of the Dertlllon sys tem , died suddenly yesterday at Eplnal , the fourth important witness at , the Henncs trial who has since died. Wllhelmlna , queen of Holland , has of ficially notified the French government of her Intention of spending six weeks In Paris during the exposition. Flammarlon nnd Jantecn , directors of the Mucdon observatory , watched the flight of the Leonldcs from a balloon which reached the height of 1,000 meters nnd landed In the south of Franco after fifteen hours. Ono hundred nnd twenty-ono shooting meteors were observed nnd photographed. Dr. Kalb's prediction of the end of the world Is astonishing and/ causes general consternation among the Ignorant classes of Europe. From different places four people ple were reported killed by fright when the hour came , bccauso the sky became covered with low threatening clouds. Many cases of sudden Insanity are also reported from nil over Fiance , attributed to the same cause. \ervj' American ( ilrl , ( Copyright , 1S93 , by Press Publishing Co. ) PARIS , Nov. 18. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Olga Kornca , on American girl of beauty and some reputa tion as a violin player and composer , wau a heroine in a curious adventure. Last night at 1 o'clock after the guests at a reception she gave In her magnificent residence on A'yonuo MacMahon were all gone , she dis covered one of her fiercest admirers re mained concealed under some draperies , A violent fei'ene ensued , In the course of which Olga. knc tked tha man Insensible with a heavy1 * bronze scabbard. Tbo police had to bo called > nd the ambulance summoned to remove bin The colony Is eagerly spec ulating as to' the Identity of the man. Miss Kornca refusw any Information. ( 'niiilti > iiiM u Cruel I'raellee. ( Copyright , 1S99 , by Prots Publishing Co. ) LONDON. Nov. IS. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The prin cess of Wales U making a bold stand against the cruel practice of dubbing fowls for exhibition purposes , She has been a champion breeder of bantams , but since she exhibits her fowl with the comb Intact the judges have refused to award to her any prizes. Still the princess perseveres and In tends to make an appeal to all fowl breed ers for a discontinuance of what has become a barbarous practice. Nebraska Qirl Who Dinoi with the Famous Ruler of Snlu Island. SPENDS MONTH ? IN THE PHILIPPINES First American Woman to Set Foot on the Soil of the Islands , HAS MANY INTERESTING EXPERIENCES Visits Guam and Studies the Character and Habits of Its People , SHOWN MANY FAVORS BY GENERAL BATES IntercMlnir Xnrrntlve ToltU liy Minn Mnmle Ilnrtloy of Lincoln , Who linn ItccLMitly Upturned front tlnole SIIIII'M \ < -\v I'ONHPNNIOIIII , LINCOLN , Nov. IS. ( Special. ) Doing the first American woman to set foot on several of the Philippine Islands Is a distillation en joyed alone by Miss Mamie Hartley of this city. On May 23 she left Lincoln with Mrs. Anglo F. Newman , sister of Senator Thurs- ton , on a tour that was to Include all of the Important Philippine Islands and the Is'and of Guam In the Ladrono group. Mrs. New man went ns a representative of the Wblto Cross society to examine the conditions of the women of the Philippine Islands. Ml s Hartley , who Is an accomplished artist , accompanied her for the purpose of making Illustrations for Mrs. Newman's proposed book. The couple left God's country for the land of Intrigue and Iniquity on April 20 , but at Honolulu Mrs. Newman became 111 and was compelled to glvo up her Journey. It was n rather perilous nnd dangerous undertaking , but Miss Hartley decided to go on nnd finish the journey. At Manila she was joined by an official of the White Cross eo- clcty , who acted as her chaperon for the remainder of the trip. They visited most of the Important Islands of the group and en countered serious dangers , but both returned to Manila unhurt. She was entertained by the sultan of Sulu and several parties ucro given In her honor by officers on board American ships. Miss Hartley brought back with her a largo collection of curios , weapons and llttlu trinkets , which Is said to bo as complete as any brought over from the Islands. While on the trip she studied the conditions , the habits and the peculiarities of the men of the different tribes. The people of the Sulu Islands were found much more Intelligent than expected. They are mostly Mores from Mindanao , ono of the largest Islands of the group. Miss Hartley recently returned to Lin coln and Is In excellent health , notwith standing her long stay in the Iroplcs. She was a member of the party that accompanied General Bates' commission to the Sulu 'Islands and Is probably -tbviflrst person who > witnessed-thnrErgnlns oflihoiiOicailcd treaty to return to the' United States. HOXCN for tlic IIoj-K. "As soon as It became known that we were going to Manila people here began sending us boxes to take down to the boys in the First regiment , " said Miss Hartley In telling of her trip. "So many of these requests were made that wo decided to un dertake the task on a larger scale and Mrs. Newman advertised that she would deliver to members of the First regiment anything left at her home up to a certain time. They kept bringing their boxes and they wept and wept and wailed and walled , but wo finally got started on our journey , having | n charge about forty boxes , containing almost every conceivable thing. "Wo sailed on the 20th of April , both feelIng - Ing well nnd looking forward to our visit on the islands with a great deal of pleasure. The Washington Marines and the Fourth and Fifth artillery were on board and the soldiers amused themselves by breaking Into our boxes In the hold. Wo stopped five days at Honolulu and whllo there Mrs. Newman became HI and decider ! not to continue farther on the trip. You can only Imagine j j the position I was In. There were all of' 1 ' those things to bo delivered to the First reg iment and the outlook was not at all en couraging. But I decided to go. Wo called Into Manila harbor May 28. There I met Mrs. Schwlchtenberg , the Inspector general of hospitals for the White Cross society , and she assisted mo in delivering the things to the soldiers. Hoiiril ( hf IlulIctM Klj. "That work finished , we devoted consid erable tlmo to the work of tbo White Cross society. Wo had no work In the hospitals , but wo were busy with tbo soldiers all the tlmo and wo found that there was a great need for women on the Held. A woman , you know , can do lots of things for the comfort of a soldier that a man cannot do , I was out on the firing line a good deal and heard the bullets whizz by. Frightened ? Oh , no. The soldiers didn't seem to mind , and why should I ? "Living In Manila Isn't a bit jolly , Every thing seems cut down and swept away. While tbo bouses of tbo high class arc beautiful , tbo rest are not what wo ex pected. Manila , you know , has been sar castically called tbo Pearl of tbo Orient and the Venice of tbo Far East. Down In the city the houses nro feebly constructed affairs and they look as If a good blow would lay them flat. But In the older portion tion of the city , back of the fortifications , are those heavy structures of the old days , built to stand up under the terrific shocks of earthquakes , which In past years were frequent and destructive , me oyster Blicll windows are , of course , very noticeable and at least novel In appearance. These shells are scraped so thin they are almost trans parent , Tbo homes of the upper class people ple of Manila , however , are really handsome affairs. They are furnished In the best of taste , even luxuriantly. There isn't a soft wood tree In the Philippine Islands and con sequently the Interiors are all finished In hard wood , highly polished , They are models and glvo a cool , clean air to the homes , "In Manila everybody emokcs. It Is n bit curloui to sco a woman smoking n long cigar , bigger than any of those sold In this country , and the men all smoking cigarettes. That la the custom , The men smoke the cigarettes and leave the cigars to the women. The soldiers have fallen Into this custom , too , and now most of them prefer the cigarettes to the cigars , llllNlllCKN III II Hdllldllllll. "On account of the troubles on the Island everything but the tobacco bualneso is at a standstill at Manila , Thin Industry still thrives , but otherwise no manufacturing Is going on. The prices encourage smoking , The cigarettes , which by the way , are said to be superior to the e made In Cuba , are sold In packs of thirty for 2 cents. On the bridge crossing the I'ualg you pay a copper ( Continued on Third Page. ) THE BEE BULLETIN , Forecast for Nebraska Fair ; Continued Warm , Variable Winds. Pago. I r.nutnnd Will Ilojeott I'rnnee. llullcr'N I'liuiM In South Africa. Nel.ra-.Ua tilrl'H Philippine Trip. \IMV tlniiihii liiHiirnnee Company. U Taj lor tlnltix In KcutiicUy. Statement hjItrluham II. Uohcrt * . Thornton Weiln A aln. 'I Nehrc Ua Str.le N 'un. .Illlltln ItecordM Are MN Inu. h t Hatnrilaj'H SiiortltiH Hccord. V 5 tlNlcoriiithlxtM MMn In Court. KIcrxtcnd'M Ni'.rriMV I-StPnltp , K\iiiKltlon | Wrei'UliiK to lie-in. ( I V"N of Oiniiha Society. S Council 'MnirM l.oenl .Mntlem. II lounLUM ( tint Comment. 1'lllpliKix Still on the Itun. Atl-tliN nt .South Oninlin. 10 Hceont Meteoric Shone . Knrly liny Court Methods. Uniaha ClirUtlnn Help .MlNNlon. ' tl WceUl > SiortliiK | Itolciv. It In the Domain of Woman , IK Wei-lily Amu-lenient H M lew. Weekly .MtiNlenl ltevle v , I'JehocN of tin * Ante llooin. Ill < > Au l-\entrul Muhl , " Story. IT Tales ornilUee Miichiiiitliient. IS ICdltorlnl nuil Comment. 11) ) .MvnnliiK of the \IMV .Socialism. UO Origin of thu Unman Soul. -I CoiHllllon of Omaha' * Trmlo. Commercial anil I'lnaiiclal \ < M > K. Ul ! In the AVIicellllir World. -I \C N Of tilt' UllllrOllllN , SATURDAY'S FOOT II VI , I , SCOUUS. n , Jt ! i Harvard , Oi Vulf , I ) . WlHeonnlii , lli .llluncNOtii , ( ( . Chlcnuo , : trt Hclolt , ( I , Coliiinliln , il-i lliirtiiioutli , O. Princeton , II ) Wiinhlnutnit , II. lovtn , : ti : | ICno-v , II. T ; miicrnturc nt Oiiiiilui jcMcrday : Hour. Ocu. Hour. l > e . . " .a. in .11 I p. in no < i n , in 10 a p. in ni : " n. in as ; t p. ni n i N n , in : is .1 p. in , - > : i i n. ni : ti , - , p. in r i 10 n. ni II ( I p. in JM 11 n. in II 7 p. in IS 1- in Ill s p. in IS 1 > p. in 17 SCHLEY'S FLAG ON CHICAGO Itcnr Admiral INotv In Coiiiinniiil of the South AtliintU * S < | iinilroii and 'Heads' to 1'ut to Sen. NEW YORK. Nov. 18. The ceremony ot raising Rear Admiral Schlcy's flag on the cruiser Chicago took place this afternoon oft Tompklnsville. The officers and crew , with the ship's band , lined up In ranks In dress parade , facing each other on opposite sides of the nfterdock. The rear admiral was presented to them by Captain Rockwell , and as the "coachwhlp" dropped and the rear admiral's two-star flag was shaken out at the truck , the firing of a rear admiral salute was accompanied by music by the band. Shoitly after the ceremony , Rear Admiral John W. Philip , in a navy yard tug , paldia visit In full drests. Admiral Schley said ho could not tell when the Chicago would sail or his movements afterward , na he had not received his or ders : . , lt l expected , however , that the Chicago cage will sail early next WCCK. Admiral Schley has with him the staff ho had on the Brooklyn , whom ho had asked for , and among them were Flag Lieutenant Scais and Flag Secrctnry Wells. The Chicago cage has a complement of100 men. The South Atlantic rquadron consists of three vessels , the flagship Chicago , Captain Rock well ; the cruiser Montgomery , Captain Colby , now at Rio Janeiro , and the gunboat Wilmington , Captain Allison , and It in expected. that the Chicago will meet the other vessels at the port mentioned. Admiral Schley could not say how long he would bu away , but added that It certainly would not be longer than two years , as his retirement would then occur. MRS. HILLMON GIVEN VERDICT Sixth Trial of ( he Kamoim IVIIIINIIH liiHiiriuu'u CIIHC 12nilM AKtilnnt thu ConipniilcM. LEAVENWORTH , Kan. , Nov. IS. The sixth trial of the Hlllmon cose ended to- night at 10:40 : o'clock , when the Jury , after having been out for nearly eleven hours , brought in a verdict for Mr . Smith , the widow of Hlllmon , the plalntlfl. The amount of insurance which the verdict gives Mrs. | Smith Is $33,102. This includes the In terest on two policies , ono In the Mutual Insurance company of Now York nnd the other in the Connecticut Mutual for $10,000 and $5,000 respectively , with interest nt 0 per cent for twenty years. The case was bitterly contested and will bo carried to the supreme court by the In surance companies. The sum originally sued for was $25,000 , the New' York Life and the Connecticut Mutual being sued for $10,000 each and thu Mutual Life for $5,000 , Two years ago the New York Life settled with Mrs. Hlllmon. Intercst.Jor twenty years has almost quad rupled the claims. In the five previous trials but ono agree ment was reached , the jury then finding for the plaintiff , but the United States mi- preme court set aside the verdict. John W. Hlllmon , upon whoeo life the Insurance * was written , disappeared whllo on a bunting trip near Medicine Lodge , Kan. , In 1879 , and his companion claimed ho had been accidentally killed , The compauliH charged fraud , and sought to prove that the body , which was afterward twice cxhumrd , was that of n man whom Hlllmon had mur dered. The trials are snld to have cost the In surance companies almost $100,000 , and the six long trials have cost the government as much more , Mrs. Hlllmon's Interest In the claims has been largely taken over by her lawyers. KILLS BROTHER BY ACCIDENT Trafed ) nt Cheyenne In Which Tivo HOIIH of n 1'roinliieiil I.imjcr JMnx Piirtx. CHEYENNE , Wyo , , Nov. 18. ( Special Telegram. ) Raymond Elliott , the11year' old eon of a prominent attorney , was acci dentally killed by bis brother , aged 17 yoam , this morning. The boys were getting their shotguns ready for a hunt , when the elder brother dropped his piece to the floor nnd It was discharged. The charge of shot tore a great hole lu the neck of the younger boy , causing Instant death. Moi ciucntH of Ocean VNN < * ! N , .Vov , IS. At Hamburg Arrived Kaiser Frlfdrlck , from Now York , via Cherbourg nnd South- amutoii. At Qupontitowii Arrived I'mbrla , from Nuw York for Liverpool. At Nagasaki Hailed George Elder , from Manila for Hun Francisco. At New York Hailed Luc.inlu , for Liver pool ; Graf WaldurHeo , for HamliurKi Filprnt UlHinarck , for NapleH , Arrhed Pnruu- ranlun , from UlasKow ; PeniiHylvunla , from Hamburg : HI Louis , from Hoiillmnipton ; 1-Hrnrlii , from Liverpool. At Yokohama- Arrived ( ladle , from Sun Francisco , via Honolulu , for Hong' Kong , DEW OMAHA CONGERS Ffro Inccrnnco Company with Hcacquartcrv in the Gate Oily. D , E , THOMPSON OF LINCOLN AT THE HEAD Capital Stcok of the Company to Bo Notir i Qiurtar of a Million. V READY FOR BUSINESS ABOUT J\NUARYt \ Agcccics in Ntbrafkn , Knntns , lews , Soutl Dakota and Colorado. NAME OF COMPANY NOT DECIDED UPON .Mr. Tliontpxon l.lki-ly to HOIIIOMto Oiiiiilui UN Soon IIH tin * Pro- Joi'l IN Kiilly liiiunolicil on UN Career. LINCOLN , Nov. IS.--tSprclal Telegram. ) For several months past I ) . K , Thompson of this city has been contemplating the or ganization of a flro Insurance company nnd It was announced tonight that his plans would ho carried into effect nnd that the new company would be ready for business boon after January 1 , It will have n capi tal stock of $200,000 or $300,000 and will bo the largest nnd most extensive organization of Its kind In the west and It Is the Inten tion of the promoters to make It as good as any In the country. Mr. Thompson sold his Interest In the Farmers' nnd Merchants' Insurance com pany of this city several months ago. This company was founded by Mr. Thompson and Us success led him to bcllcvo that a similar enterprise , but on a much more extensive scale , would bo a paying Investment. "The name of the company has not been decided 'upon , " said Mr. Thompson tonight , "It will not bo a mutual company , as some people suppose ; the stock will bo held prin cipally by bankers and It Is our Intention to have n banker In nearly every community , at least In Nebraska , Interested In the now company. I am not nt liberty at present tc tell who the other organizers or stockhold ers are. 'At ' first wo will establish agencies In Nebraska , Kansas , Iowa , South Dakota and Colorado and will confine our energies to the Missouri Valley nnd these states. The headquarters office will bo located In Omaha. " Mr. Thompson said the location of the of fice In Omaha would not necessarily mean that ho would make his future residence In that city , but It Is thought hero that ho will leave Lincoln as soon as the company In stalled. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson nro at nrracnt occupying apartments at the Lin coln hotel , BRYAN WILL NOT BE PRESENT Democratic 1'ro-Coiivontlon 1'ollt-lon to He Coimlilcrcil nt n Confer ence In Chlcnuo , CHICAGO , Nov. 18. Democratic pro-con vention politics will be considered Monday In a conference of twenty or moro leaders of the party and their silver republican allies. Many of them , headed by Chairman Jones of the national committee , will bo hero tomor row. W. J. Dryan , It Is announced , Is not cowing on account of a previous speaking engagement ; neither Is William J. Stone ot Missouri expected. The following members of the national executive committee have positively prom ised to attend : Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas , chairman of the national commit tee ; Judge Johnson , chairman of the ox- ecutlvo committee ; C. A. Walsh of Iowa , H. I ) . Clayton of Alabama , Thomas Gahan ot Illinois , D , J. Campau of Michigan , W. H. Thompson of Nebraska , J. M. Guffey of Pennsylvania , George Fred Williams ot Massachusetts , T. D. O'Orlcn of Minnesota. Other leaders who are expected nt the con ference nro : Senator Pottlgrew of South Dakota , Senator Rawllns of Wyoming , Con gressman Dalloy of Texas , former Congress man Charles A. Towno of Minnesota , Sena tor Cockrcll of Missouri , Congressman Chomp Clark of Missouri. Besidco a general discussion of the work to bo done prior to tbo national convention , the results of the recent election and their possible hearing on the election next year will be considered. It Is nlbo expected that the conference will thoroughly consider the relative Importance of free silver , Imperial ism and trusts as national Issues , and the piccnlnenco to bo given each. The policy to ho pursued by the minority In the coming session of congress will also bo given attention , UH well as the leadership of the minority , Only one specific pleco of busi ness Is formally scheduled , the calling of the national convention meeting , which will fix tbo time and place of the next national con vention. SENATOR HAYWARD IMPROVES .Vow Ahle to UMC HIM ItlKlit A'rni mid I.eir null Alxo Ahlc to Tnllc .Sonic. NEBRASKA CITY , Nov. 18 , ( Special Tel- tigram. ) Senator Haywnrd'a condition tlll continues to show marked Improvement. His temperature and pulse uro normal. Ho la gradually regaining the use of his right urm and leg which were affected by the paralysis and Is also able to speak with much greater vase , Indicating that the pres sure on the brain Is lessening , His family and friends are moro hopeful for his re covery than ( hey havu been at any time during his present Illness. HOBART'S ' STRENGTH FAILING While There IN \o ChiuiKe In ( lonrral Aiiieiiranee | of Vice I'rcxldciil Ho IN U'enlicr. PATERSON , N. 'J. , Nov. 18. While the doctors and watchers sco no change as far us general appearances are concerned In the condition of Vice President Hobart , they cannot help noticing that his strength li gradually falling. H requires moro effort to remove him from the bed to the window than It dlil u week ago , Private Secretary Evans said tonight that Mr. Hoburt passed a comfortable day , wai cheerful and ute solid food thrco times. CoiiHiil ( irnrrnl Onliurne SIIH. | | SOUTHAMPTON , Nov. 18. The American line mourner HI. Paul , which nulled from hero for Nuw York today. IIUH umoiiK Itx pasM-ngorH Wllllum M Onhoino , I'nltcU Htutcu i-oiiHUl general at London and R. A. Alscr , Jr.