THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1900.
National Capital's Hundredth Birthday
Honored, bj Many Patriot.
CEREMONIES ELABORATE AND INSPIRING
All Washington tiny vrldi Color nnd
Crowd Official, I)liltiims, Sol
diers and Clvlltnn Hevleir the
l'ust and Hall the Futnrr.
WABHINOTON, Bee. 12. With Iraposlns
ceremonies tho national cnplta.1 today cele
brated tho centennial anniversary of the
founding of tho seat of the federal gov
ernment in Washington. Tho exorcises
combined a brilliant military parade, n
rovleW by tho president from tho east front
of the capltol and orations In tho hall of
the houso of representative's, whero a bril
liant audience was assembled. Ily net of
congress tho day wns made a nntlonal holi
day In the District of Columbia, tho de
partments wcro closed, business wan sus
pended nnd tho whola city gave Itself over
to celebrating tho capital's natal day.
President McKlnlcy and his cabinet took
a prominont pnrt and with them were a
number of chief executives of states and
terrttortec, tho senators and representa
tives In congross, tho Judiciary of tho
U til tod States supremo court, tho ambas
sadors and ministers from foreign courts,
the heads of tho army and navy nnd a great
outpouring of tho people. Although Wash
ington is tho sceno of many celebrations,
It Is seldom that one has occurred here of
greater brilliancy In Its outdoor featured
or of moro Imprcsstvcness In Its core
tnonlal exercises at tho cnpltol nnd nt tho
Whlto House. Karly In tho day tho presi
dent rccolvod tho governors of states and
territories at tho Whlto llousn and tho
model for a new and enlarged White House
to commcmorato today's exercises was un
veiled with sultablo addresses.
At 1 o'clock tho president was escorted
to tho capltol, where ho reviewed a parade
hen'ded by Lloutcnant (lenoral Miles and
Including the full military strength of tho
capital, regulars nnd mllltla. Tho cere
monloH nt tho capltol began at 3:30 p. m.
nnd Included addresses by Senators Daniel
of Virginia nnd McComas of Maryland,
Iteprcsentatl.vcs, Payno pf Now York and
IlUhardson of Tenncssco and a notable his
toric oration by Senator Hoar of Massa
chusetts. A rcceptlM by tho president
to tho governors nt tho Corcornn Art gal
lery tonight closed tho festivities.
From nn early hour today tho stroots were
filled with nn eager and expectant throng.
Pennsylvania avenuo was a blare of color
from end to end, tho business houses bo
lng huug with bunting, Hags and patrlo'lc
devices. Tho great public buildings added
their share to tho brilliancy of tho
spectacle. From tho front of tho Treasury
radiated an enormous sunburst of red, whlto
nnd blue Furtheron tho Wnr. Stato and Navy
departments and tho Department of Justlco
were resplendent In tho national colors. At
4ho other end of Pennsylvania avenue tho
masstVo front of tho capltol was hung with
long streamers nnd from the dome fluttered
a myriad of flags, whllo tho front of the
hugo PoBtoRl'co department was covered with
tho national colors.
Order of the Day's KvrnU.
Tho program of the day began with a
reception at 10 o'clock by President Mc
Klnloy and members of his cabinet to tho
governors of tho states and territories at
tho executives mansion. This was followed
by tho unveiling In tho' Kast room of tho
,model' of tho proposed enlarged executive
mansion, which Is to bo a lasting memorial
fit today's cclcbratlon'.'-
The other events of the day were a parade
from the Whlto Houso to tho capltol,
participated In by the president nnd other
dignitaries and visiting and district mllltla;
Joint cxerclseB by tho senate und houso In
tho hall of tho house of representatives.
Tonight a reception will bo tendered the
governors pt tho states and territories at
tho Corcoran Oallery of Art.
The oxerclBcs of tho day began at 10:30
o'clock with n roccptlon at tho executive
mansion, given by tho president to tho gov
ernors of tho stntcs nnd territories, their
ladles and tho members of their stnfls. Tho
east room, the red,- green nnd btuo parlors,
tho corridors and staircases had been taste
fully decorated with flowers nnd foliage
plants in great numbers and In tho flood of
eloctrlo light presented a spectacle of raro
beauty. Tho distinguished guests began to
arrive at the mansion somo tlmo beforo 10
o'clock and halt an hour later nil of the
Jargo public rooms wero comfortably filled,
the brilliant military uniforms of tho staff
ofllcers nddlng much to the spectacular
effect of tho scene. At Just 10:30 o'clock
tho president descended the west stairway
with Secretary Hay at his sldo. Immedi
ately following woro the other members of
the cabinet walking two nnd two, tho only
absontoo being Attornoy General Crlggs.
As tho president nnd party entered the
west corridor tho Mnrlno band orchestra,
In dross uniform, struck up "Hall to the
Chief."
dovornor Itoosevolt of New York, who
had bocn spending an hour with tho presi
dent In tho library on tho second floor,
camo down a fow minutes Inter and Joined
the other governors In tho lied parlor. As
the orchestra struck up tho Inspiring
trains of "My Country, 'Tls'of Thco," the
recoptlon began, tho presentations being
.made by Colonol Dlnghnro, U. S. A.
t Hlatr l'lxeuutlvea I'ri-scnt.
Following Is a list of tho governors pres
ent: C. W. Atkinson, Wost Virginia; D.
W. Dloxhnm, Florida (represented by
Colonel F. Q. Drown); C. M. Dames, Okla
homa; D. W. Jones, Arkansas; J, A. Mount,
Indiana; C. S. Thomas, Colorado; IS. W.
Tunnell, Dclawaro; L. M. Shaw, Iowa;
Ldowellyn Powers, Maine; F. W. Ilolllns,
Now Hampshire; F. M. Voorhees, New Jer
sey; J. H. Taylor, Virginia; M. A. Otero,
New Mexico; 8. Hteunonburg, Idaho; Gov
ernor Stone, Pennsylvania; E. Scolleld,
Wisconsin; D. L. Itussoll, North Carolina;
Theodore., Itoosevolt, Now York; A. K
Leo, South Dakota; N. U. Murphy, Arlrona;
William Gregory, Rhode Island; J. W.
Smith, Maryland; W. M. Crano Massachu
setts', W. Heard, Louisiana; Governor
Stephens of Missouri, represented by Governor-elect
Dockory and the lieutenant gov
ernor; Governor Stlckncy of Vermont, rep
resented by Adjutant General W. II. Oll
more. The following ex-governors were also
present: Lloyd Lowndes, Maryland; A. S.
Ilushnell. Ohio; A. W. Ely, Texas; A. A.
Markham, California,
Benton McMIIUn of Tennessee, who had
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tucky, nnd, after paying his respects to the
president nnd explaining the cause of his
departuro to the local commltteo, left on
tho first train for homo.
Itemodelrd Munition In Mlnlatnrc.
Colonel Theodore A. ningham, U. S.
A., superintendent of publlo buildings
and grounds, gavo an Interesting ac
count of the plans for tho enlarge
ment vt tho executive mansion. A
rccdcl of the mansion and Its proposed ad
dition occupied n prominent place In the
cast room, by which Colonel Dlneham was
ablo to Illustrate tho Improvements and ad
ditions desired. Of all tho records he had
been ablo to find of extensions, that pre
pared under tho supervision of the late
Mrs. Harrison camo nearest, he said, to
fulfilling certain guiding principles consid
ered as necessary to be followed In any
design for nn extension, not only on ac
count of their own propriety but to meet
tho views of the great majority of the
American people. Mrs. Harrison's plan,
ho said, consists, In a word, of buildings
about tho size of tho present house, one
on tho east side and one on tho
west side of the White Houso grounds,
connected to the present mansion by curved
wings tho quadrangle being completed by
rebuilding tho conservatories at the south
end of the grounds. Perhaps tho most
striking advantage of this plan Is that It
qutto maintains the present oponness to
sun and toward the south and southwest
a vital necessity and preserves the beau
tiful view to the south as unobstructed as
It Is today. This plan leaves the present
mansion unchanged, not an outer door or
window of a room Is closed, tho extensions
beginning on tho prolongations of tho main
corridors.
Architectural harmony hns been preserved.
Owing to tho recession of the extensions to
tho roar tho present building Is not
dwarfed. Careful, but not final estimates on
tho extensions proposed, Colonel Bingham
Bald, amount to 11,100,000, Including partial
furnishing.
McKurlnnd Chnmiilons the District.
President H. D. F. McFarland of the
benrd of district commissioners rovlewcd
tbo historical development of tho District
of Columbia. Commenting on its form of
government, ho said:
Although mnnv mod citizens liavo re
gretted that In the national capital tnxntlon
wunoui representation is tne principio oi
government, it is generally aumiueu mat
for the District of Columbia tho present
form of government Is the best possible
Free from the sllnhtcst susnlclon of
scandal, successive boards of commissioners
of the highest character have administered
tne nrtalrH or tho district more clllclentiy
nnd economically than the nffnlrn of any
other American municipality hnvo been ad
ministered, ana to sucn general satistac
tlon that there has been no lasting
criticism. The capital of the nation claims
tho allegiance o the citizen of every other
city, even nbove that which he gives to his
own city, This Is recognized In the growing
desire of our countrymen everywhere that
the needs of tho national capital shall
bo generously met.
Governor NIirtt on the Centnrr.
Governor Lesllo M. Shaw of Iowa had
for his subject: "The Dovelopment of the
States During tho Century of 1800-1900."
Governor Shaw said:
Tho close of tho most remarknble century
In the night of time finds Americans the
best housed, tho best fed, tho beat clothed,
the best educated, tho best churched, tho
most profitably employed nnd the happiest
because tho moHt hopeful of any people,
at any time or under any sky. Marvelous
are tho pages of their history; un
precedented and unparalleled the record of
their achievements: great and honorable
the annals of their deeds. Destiny or man's
wisdom, cull It which you will, has placed
both Asia nnd the Islands of the sea under
American tuition, nnd has mde the flag
of freedom tho harbinger of totter things
to 8,000,000,000 of people, the natural distribu
tion point for Whose more than 12.500,000,000
commerce Is under; the sovereignty of the
United States. a
Surely the future Is big with possibilities.
To bo a parent nnd responsible for the de
velopment nnd education of the baby in
the cradle Is a great charge; to be of tho
faculty of n university with 1,000 students
Is nulto enough to make one thoughtful and
serious, but to be a citizen of the United
States, commissioned to Instruct a strange
and nnclent people In things new and In
ways righteous and In ucts honorable nnd
to bo answerable to the world and to Qod
far results should Inspire not pride, but
humility, und should demand of tho least
and of all tho exercise of greatest wisdom.
Day's Wvnthrr Is Ideal.
The weather wns Ideal for tho outdoor
celebration, with a clear sky, bright sun
and Invigorating air. Throughout the
morning tho crowds surged In tho downtown
districts seeking points of vantage along
the lino of march of tho parade. As con
gress had declared tho day a national holt
day for tho District of Columbia, the whole
city presented a holiday aspect, departments
and schools being closod. The street cars
on Pennsylvania avenue wero stopped
shortly nftor noon to glvo un unbroken
right of way to tho marchers.
During tho early hours thoro was the
sound of bands as the Virginia Btate troops
aid those from other sections arrived to
tako part In tho procession. The United
States artillery and cavalry marched from
Fort Myers and tho Arsennl whlls the ma
rl no barracks and tho navy yard con
rlbutcd their share of bluejackots and
marines. All of the various organizations
converged toward the treasury, whero the
hoad of tho irocosslon rested until the
president and cabinet were ready to take
carriages for' the capltol.
Imposing Pafreant,
The great public spectacle of tho day was
tho patado and escort of tho president
from tho White Houso to the east front of
tho rapltol, whero tho president rovlowed
tho marching thousands. At the head of
the parade rodo Lieutenant General Nelson
A. Miles, chief marshal, In full uniform,
mounted on a superb charger. His staff In
cluded Drlgadler General Drccklnrldgo and
many other prominent ofllcers, mounted and
In uniform, presenting a brilliant appear
ance. The military forces participating In
cluded artillery, cavalry, marines and sail
ors. First came tho Second United Statea
artillery, Lieutenant Colonel Myrlck com
manding, and three battalions of artillery
from other regiments. Tho Fifth United
States cavalry, in their Btunnlng uniforms
and flowing yellow plumes, acted as the
tmmedlato escort of the president. Under
Colonel William A. HafTorty the troopers
wero assembled along the north curb of
Pennsylvania avenue, fronting the Whlto
House, and as tho president appeared tho
cavalry saluto was given and the troopers
wheeled in column of platoons and swept
down tho avenuo toward the capltol.
With tho president were the various
members of his cabinet in carriages. Then
came tho Natloinl Guard of the District of
Columbia, three regiments strong, Brigadier
General Harries commanding.
Vicing with the presidential party In the
Interest excited was tho notable procession
of governors of etntea and territories with
their alalia and military 'escorts. This gave
a touch of Individual Interest to the people
from many states and the chief executives
woro waimly welcomed all along the line
of march. Tho governors marched !u the
order of the admission of the states to the
union. Governor Tucnell of Delaware com
ing first.
Following th governors came the Grand
Army of the Republic, SpanlBh war veter
ans, the Old Guard and specially Invited
guests.
The parade moved down Pennsylvania
avenue between two densely packed masses
of humanity. As the parade reached tho
capltol it swung northward by O street
and Delaware avenue to the' plaza on tbo
east front. The carriages of the president
and members of the cabinet had moved
ahead, the president taking position on the
reviewing stand directly at the easterly
entranco of the capltol. He stood under a
little canopy of red, white and blue, sur
rounded by his cabinet associates and prom
inent membera of the staate, house of rep
resentatives and various walks of public
life. As the various divisions of the pro
cession pnsted tho reviewing stand tho reg
ulation salute to the president was gtvon
and returned, At tho close of tho review
the various organizations departed, only
the United States cavalry regiment remain
ing to escort the president back to the
White House.
Illnstrlona Company at Capltol.
After the parade came Imposing exercises
In tho hall of tho houso of representatives,
whero gathered as distinguished a com
pany ns its walls had ever hold. On tho
lloor were the president and the members
of hla cabinet, cx-Presldcnt Harrison, the
members of the senate and house, the am
bassadors and ministers of foreign countries
In full court uniform, the chief Justice and
asioclato Justices of the supremo court In
their Judicial robes, Lieutenant General
Miles and many distinguished ofllcers of
the army and navy who had received the
thanks of congress, tho governors of moro
than half the states of tho union and the
commissioners of the District of Columbia,
whllo the naileries wero resplcndont with
tho wealth and culture of tho national
capital.
As a spectacle nothing could have been
more Inspiring or Imprcsilvo. Tho bright
sun streaming through the ground glass
celling, on which wero tho nrms of several
stntcs, flooded the hall with light nnd
heightened tho offect of tho gowns of the
women In the galleries, tho glistening uni
forms on tho floor and tho elnborato scheme
of decoration which submerged tho hail In
a sea of color. Never before In the history
of the house has tho staid old legislative
hall, with Its severe gold nnd white palter
les and Its plain marble rostrum, been dec
orated to anything like the extent It was
today. A company of sailors from tho gov
ernment yacht Dolphin had literally
Bwathed tho halls In flags. Tho fronts of
the galleries wero hidden by them, tho brans
railings which marked off tho lobbies were
festooned with them and tho speaker's mar
blo rostrum was covered with them. Not
moro than half wero American flags, and
this fact was at first rathor stnrtllng uutll
the full beauty of the color schemo dawned
upon tho spectators. From tho gallorlts
ovory other flag was that of a forolgn
country. Tho roynl flag of England was
draped from the reserved gallery on tho
cast, next tho cxccutlva gallery, nnd tho
Imperial black, whlto and red of Germany
on the right. Tho crested (lac of Austro
Hungary, thn trl-color of Franco, tha royal
ensign of Russia, the green, wMU and red
of Moxlco, and even tho red and yellow of
Spain woro thcro. But below, circling the
hall and walling In tho distinguished assem
blage wero the buff and blue under which
the continental army of Washington had
achieved tho Independence of tho American
republic, whllo confronting tho nudlence
back of the speaker's desk was tho beautiful
silk flag of tho republic, and from It stretch
ing away on olther sldo over tho paintings
of Lafayetto and Washington, blazed tho
stars and Btrlpcs. Tho lings of tho con
tinental army, many of which wcro old and
tattered, had been brought from tho War
department for tho occasion.
Stately Procession Mnrches In.
Tho cumbersomo swinging chairs had been
removed from tho hall and smaller chairs
rubstltuted to economize space Circling
the area In front of tho speaker's rostrum
wero largo leather chairs for tho president,
his cabinet and the members of the supremo
court. Tho members of tho houso woro
seated on tho left, leaving the wholo right
of tho hall for tho visitors. Tho procession
into the hall was a stately ono. Tho door
keeper announced each division as It ap
peared at the main door. First camo Sen
ator Frye, president pro torn, nnd tho mem
bers of tbo senate. Senator Fryo ascended
tho rostrum and took his place besido
Speaker Henderson and tho senators seated
themselvos in tho first three rows on tho
right Tbo members of the senato wero
followed by Chief Justlco Fuller nnd tho
associate Justices of the supreme court In
their Judicial robes. They wero Bcated op
posite tbo place reserved for tho president
nnd his cabinet. Next came the ambassa
dors and ministers to the United Stntos and
other members of tho diplomatic corps,
headed by Lord Paunccfote. They were
seated Immediately behind tho members of
the senate. The governors of states and
territories, headed by Governor Scolleld of
Wisconsin, sat In the rear of tbo diplomatic
corps. There was much curiosity to see
Governor Itoosevolt of New York and he
acknowledged tho attention manifested by
smiling and bowing to the right nnd left.
Following the governors camo Llnutenant
General Miles, In full uniform, tho commis
sioners of tho District of Columbia and the
members of the centennial commtttce-at-large.
The president and members of tho
cabinet were the last to enter tho hall.
They woro escorted to tho chairs reserved
for them by President McFarland of tho
District commissioners. Mcanttmo tho
speakers of the occasion, Senators Hoar,
Daniels and McComas and Representatives
Payno and Richardson, bad taken places
facing tho assemblage at tho desk Immedi
ately below tho presiding- ofllcers.
When all had been seated Speaker Hen
derson called the distinguished gathering to
order nnd briefly explained the purpose of
the celebration. Everybody ros? nnd stood
with bowed head whllo Dr. Mllburn, tho
blind chaplain of tho senato, offered nn Im
pressive Invocation in his wonderfully rich
and vibrant voice. The speaker the turned
the gavol ovor to Senator Fryo. who called
the Joint asesmblago to order nnd 'ntro
duced Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, the
minority leader of the houso, who deliv
ered the opening address on the transfer of
government from Philadelphia, Mr. Rich
ardson's address was generously applauded.
Payne Tells Cnpltal's History.
Representative Sereno E. Payno of New
York next delivered an interesting account
of the controversy that Anally resulted In
the location of tho capital city on the
Potomac, going at somo length into the
struggles that were made by tbo different
states for the honor and quoting from de-
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bates In congress to show the feeling which
tho question had aroused. Particular ref
erence was made to the political shrewd
ness displayed by Hamilton and Jefferson
In connection with Its final tocntlon. Hamil
ton's financial measure tor the assumption
by the nation of the debts Incurred by the
states In maintaining the revolutionary war
had failed, and Hamilton, believing that
the very exlstenco of tbo union depended
upon Its reconsideration and passage, was
making strenuous endeavors to accomplish
that result. Virginia nnd tbo south had
voted against It. Hamilton proposed a
compromise. JofTerson should help pass the
assumption act, nnd Hamilton, as n quid
pro quo, should bring over enough votes to
put through tho act locating tho seat of
government on tho Potomac. How this was
brought about Mr. Payno told In Jeffer
son's own words nnd added:
This Incident removes some of the
glamour which time has thrown over the
acts of the "fathers" nnd reveals them to us
as human beings, no better than the
politicians of today. Surely It Is not the
highest typo of legislative Integrity that
characterizes this historical episode, but
wo can forgive this bit of "log rolling" when
wo reflect that It saved a threatened
rupture of tho union.
McL'omns l'lctnres the I'nst.
Senator Louis E. McComas of Maryland,
In a brief address, sketched the "History of
tho First Century of tho National Capital."
Ho drew a picture of tho sceno from Capltol
hill 100 years ago when President Adams
first visited tho place, Bpoko of the capital
city's uncertain growth, tho demand for its
removal and finally, after tho civil war, tho
dawning of a day of fulfillment. He closed
as follows:
In tho payed streets and avenues
decorated with homes and churches which
nro triumphs of architecture; In the open
areas bright wltli flowers and fountains;
In tho circles und parks adorned with
statuary and monuments of our heroes on
lnnd und soa, of men of science nnd let
ters, or our statesmen nnd Jurists; In the
long succession of stately publlo buildings,
In tho gorgeous congressional library,
worthy mansion of letters; In yonder monu
ment to tho Father of Ills Country, I'the
marblo column sublime In Its simple
grandeur;" In this capltol, on whoso first
cornerntono tho founder of tho city laid
his hand, this, already the noblest structure
In tho world, yet dentlned to bo fulrer
within nnd grander without, In all theso
crowning glories of tho fair wit of nil cltleo,
our countrymen acclaim Washington their
Delphi, their Meccu. Wei cherish it, not for
tho beauty of tho now populous city alono,
but by tho common sympathy thnt draws
nil Americans to this Hpot dedicated to tho
republic. Euch generation has added now
Interests which touch tho Imagination, new
historic associations which stir American
pride. Washington Is linked with the
momnrlcs of the wise und vullant of our
raco und blood now dopnrtcd. t
Unnlel Sponsors the Future.
"The Futuro of tho United States and
Its Capital," was tho topic assigned to Sen
ator John W. Daniel of Virginia. Tho sena
tor's address was largely an eloquent and
patriotic essay. "Anclont history," he said,
"had no precedent for tho United States of
America, and modern history hns no paral
lel. Tho United States contains tho most
diversified and asslmllatlvo elements that
ever composed a great nation. Our domain
is tho best located. Our longevity projects
itself to tho farthest reach of human spec
ulation, nnd tho futuro Is gorgeous with
every Blgn of hope and courage." Tho
seoator referred to tho hearty feelings of
friendship tho people bavo for each other,
to the valor of tho American soldier and to
tho strength of our electoral system as
exhibited by tho experience of over a cen
tury. "Our only strife," ho said, "was over
tho heritage which cmplro foisted upon our
ancestors against their wilt and which the
republic has removed forover. Wo aro the
fcremost nation of tho world. If our prob
lems bo mighty they grow out of our might
and have tho mighty to deal with them."
Kind words wero uttered by the sonator
In behalf of the proposed enlargement of the
Whlto Houso and an1 eloquent plea was
made for a now building for the patent
ofllco, tho stnnd on Capltol hill facing tho
senato hall, as a companion ploce to the
congressional library.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts concluded
tho exercises with a finished and scholarly
historical oration.
Tho exercises wero concluded at 6:15.
After dissolving tho Joint session Senator
Fryo turned the gavel over to Speaker Hen
derson and tho houso immediately ad
journed. Itecepllon nt Corcoran Valley.
Tho concluding featuro of the celebra
tion was a reception tonight at tho Cor
coran Art gallery, from 8 to 11 o'clock, at
tended by tho president nnd several mem
bers of his cabinet, governors of tbo various
states and tbctr stuffs, who participated In
the day's events, and a largo contingent of
official and resident society. President He
Klnloy, nccompanlcd by Secretaries Wilson
and Hitchcock and Secretary Cortolyou, ar
rived about 9:30 o'clock. They wero met
at tho door by the reception commltteo and
were escorted to tho balcony. Mr. McKtn
ley was given a hearty reception by tho
crowd.
NAVY ASKED TO PAY ROYALTY
French Concern Wants Hundreds of
Thousands of Dollars for Use of
Nickel Steel Armor Prooess.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Secretary Long
today heard nn argument by Goneral Jo
seph K. McCamuion, representing tho
Schneider Steel company of Creusot,
Franco, In bchnlf of their clnlms for In
demnification because of tho uso by the
United States government of nickel-steel
armor for warships. During Secrotnry
Whitney's administration when an effort
was making to secure for the United State
navy tho best armor then known, the
Schneider company submitted for test In
competition with tho great armor makers of
England a nlckcl-stcel armor plate. This
test was conducted nt Annapolis and re
sulted In demonstrating the superiority of
tho nlckel-Btcel compound. Tho United
States government Immediately adopted
nlckol-stcel as a basis for Its armor plate,
but placed no more orders with the Schnei
der firm, and our domestic armor makers
slnco then havo used that material, First
by caso-hardentng the plates by the Har
'vey process, and aow by the uso of the
Krupp process, the original nickel-steel
plate, simply tempered lu an oil bath, has
been greatly Improved upon and Is no longer
used In Its original form. Still the nickel
steel compound remains the base of all
modern armor plates, and the Schneider
company is claiming royalties from the
United States government to tho amount of
about 1375,000. Secretary Long reserved
his decision. , j ,
PI5NSIONS FOR IVEHTtUlX VUTURANS
War Survivors Remembered by the
Cleneral Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. (Special.) The
rouowlng pensions were granted:
Issue of No'ember 16:
Nebraska: Original John II. Wilson,
Soldiers' and Sailors' home, Grand Island,
112. Additional Charles H. Sperry, Beatrice,
$12. Increuse William Crosby, Ulysses
Wndsworth, Uentrlco. 915.
Iowa: Orlidnul John H. Pnrt
IS; John Hand, Greenfield. JO; Charles F.
MoKlnley, Linden. JG. Increase Samuel
Hopkins, Norway, J17: James Tracy, Lnrch
wood, 18. ItelBMiio Kanutn Htcnlson, Sloui;
Itaplds, 117. Holssuo and Increase Charlei
v.. into, vcsi urovc, . original wid
ows, etc. Loulcn J. I.aughlln, Hfount Ayr.
: Harriet E. McCunn, Olarlnda. 8.
South Dakota: Orlclnnl Albert Hut.
nam. Custer. 14. Additional Jnhn -Man
nings, Frankfort, 18. Restoration and lln-
ihbuc joamn Alien luecruseui, Klauer. $12
Original widows, etc. Mary B. Helen. Kid.
5?,er,12". Wal,wlth 5plMn' .9jlBlnal-Edwln'
E. Hawkins, Sioux Falls, $17.
Montana; Increase Solomon R. Shrake.
Livingston, IH.
Colorado: Original Robert n. Foster.
Twin Lukes, $6.
lluntlnsr the Jnnta.
WASHINOTON, Dec. 12. Tho British
government having formally notified the
United StateB government that It has been
unable to locate tho reported Philippine
Junta In Hong Kong, our governmental
agencies have been put to work to ascertain
whero tho munitions of war nnd othor sup
plies which reached tho Insurgent Filipinos
originated. It has now been discovered
that tho Portuguese settlement of Macao,
located on tho Chtnwo coast and convenient
to tho Philippines, Is one point of Insurgent
activity nnd probnbly tho abiding place of
ono of tho Filipino Juntas. A further Inves
tigation Is being made, pending which no
action has been takon in an international
sense.
AFRAID OF BEING FROZEN IN
Uncle Sam Removes All hut Two Wnr
Vessels' from Certain Chlneso
Wnters lleforn the Freese-Up.
WASHINGTON, Voc 12. With a view to
nvoldlng tho danger of having nuy of our
war vessels caught fast In tho lco In tho
gulf of Po Chi LI at tho mouth of tho Pel
Ho river during tho present winter, tho
Navy department has reduced Its repre
sentation In that quarter to two vhlps.
Ono Is the Monocacy, which hns been or
dered Into a mud dock In tho Pel Ho titer,
whoro sho will reserve ns a station ship.
Tho other vessol Is tho New Orleans, which
has bocn turned Into a dispatch boat for
tho tlmo being, plying botween Shanghai,
Cho Foo and Tnku at regular intervals.
Tho army transport sorvlco has landed
all of tho supplies that aro deemed to
be necessary to carry General Chnftco'o
troops comfortably through tho winter, so
thnt It will be unnecessary for any of thoso
ships to enter the Pol Ho. General
Humphrey, tho qunrtormastur in charge,
has established a new baso at ShangHal
Kwan, which, whllo located on the gulf
of Po Chi LI, Is sntd to be approachable
by shipping all through tho winter, nnd
which Is connected with Pckln by a fairly
good road.
RED HAT FOR IRELAND
Archbishop of Ireland Knows .othliiMT
of Ills Rumorrd Promotion
to Cardlnulnte.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Archbishop Ire
land of St. Paul nnd Bishop Mcdoldrlck of
Duluth, who Is n suffragan prelate of tho
St. Paul province, will Icavo Washington
tomorrow after having spent n week hero
transacting diocesan business. During their
stay both havo visited President McKlnley
and several beads of departments. Tho
archbishop said today that his visit to
Washington on tho present occasion was
purely a business trip. When nsked con-
corning his reported prospective elevation
to the cardlnalato at the approachlug con
sistory In Rome, tho archblBhop remarked
that all Buch rumors "merit no crcdeneo
whatever, as nobody knows upon whom tho
cholco of Popo Lco will fall when tho con
sistory meets." Tho archbishop expressed
surprlso that his name should bo so per
sistently advanced of Into for cardinal hon
ors. West Point Investigation Tltorouizh.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. It was said nt
tho War department today that notwith
standing tho Inquiry which tho houso has
directed to bo mado Into the caso of Cadot
Booz, through Its special commtttoo, tho
department will prosecute Its own Investi
gation through tho board appointed yes
terday, headed by Major Goneral Brooke.
Confident In tho vindication of tho mili
tary academy at every point, the authori
ties at tho War department feel that they
havo everything to gain by tho fullest pub
licity of tho conditions at West Point and
the methods pursued there. So tho two
inquiries will proceed side by sldo, though
on Independent lines.
Senate Session Very Brief.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. In nccordonce
with the agreement reached yesterday rela
tive to the celebration of tho Washington
centennial the senato did not meet today
until 3 o'clock. Undor tho agreement
reached no business was transacted, except
that having direct relation to tho special
order of the day.
WESTERN PACKING STATISTICS
Hogr Receipts Continue I.lhernl and
the Output Is Correspondingly
Incrensed.
CINCINNATI, O., Doc: 12. (Special Telo
grnm.) Tho Prlco Current says: There Is
a continued liberal marketing of hogs.
Western packing for last week Is C75.000,
compared with G70.000 tho preceding week
nnd 59000 last year. From Novembor 1
the total Is 3,150,000, against 3,020,000 n
year ago. Prominent places comparo as
follows:
City. 1300. 1S!)9.
Chicago l.OKS.OOO 1.01K.C00
Kansas City .TC.OOO 340,000
Omaha 215,000 275.000
St. Joseph 202,0(10 162,000
St. LoulH 235,000 220,000
Imllnnapollfl 184,000 157,000
Milwaukee -122,000 131,000
Cincinnati 102,000 91,010
Ottumwa 70,000 98,000
Cedar Rnplds (17,000 30,0)0
Sioux City , 91,000 70,000
St. Paul 4 b5,000 Cl,0)0
Bids In Slants .ellunir.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Tho Illinois Stnatn
Zoltung, a leading Gorman newspaper, wuh
sold at miction today to Mrs. Mnrcherltu
Raster, widow of Herman Raster, who wai
editor of the paper from 1S(T7 to 1S30. The
property was bid In for 150.200, subject to
n mortgage of $150,000, making thn selling
prlco over $200,000. Mrs. Rrmter wns ono if
tho heaviest creditors of tho paper. Tho
company will bo reorganized ui onre, It Is
iiald, and no Interruption of publication
will take place.
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Teacher's
Headache.
It.'s not a new variety of headache.
It's the old pain consequent on condi
tions which result from study, confine
ment, and careless eating. It is only
one symptom of a derangement of the
stomach and organs of digestion and
nutrition. Dr. Tierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures headaches by curing the
diseases which cause them.
"I was troubled with very frequent headaches,
often accompanied by severe vomiting," writes
Miss Mary lie lie Bumsaerton, of San iflego, Du
val Co.. Texas. "Bowels were irreiulsr, and my
stomach sad liver teemed continually out of
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tometlmea absolutely nothlug, for twenty.four
hours st a tltne. I waa entirely unfit for work,
snd my whole tyatem seemed o rundown that
I feared a jevere sick spell and was very much
dlicourared. I was advised to try Dr. Pierce's
Golden Stedlca! Discovery, and did to with such
satisfactory resit U that before finishing the
third bottle I felt perfectly able to undertake
the duties attending public school life, and con.
tracted to dp so. I moat heartily adviie thoe
ufferlng with Indlgeation, and Its attendant
evlli, to give this great medicine a fair trial."
Dr. Pierce's Pleaaaut relicts keep the
bowels healthy,
SUFFERING WOMEN.
of herbs. No chemicals nro used. It's a scientitlc medicine. Care
is taken in preparing it. Some of the greatest of advertisers of
Cramer's Kidney Cure, nre those who have used it and aro wil
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are a few:
AM A WKLL MAN.
Goo. a Sollgsohn, 610 S. 22nd St., Mana
ger for Wollstoln & Co., rays "It Is with
plcnsuro I tell you what Cramer's Kidney
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was tnkon with kidney trouble. I tried sev
eral physicians who examined me nnd pro
nounced my enso n very serious one. They
prescribed for tne and uftor being In their
curo for several months, I was gotttng
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icines. Without getting titty bettor. My
stomach waa weak, my sleep was very
poor. 1 was restlesn and nervous. I was
ndvlred to try Cramer's Kidney Cure,
which I today pronounce, haa done mo moro
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health today Is excellent and I um a well
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If you cannot get Cramer's Kidney Cure from your druggist,
send 1.00 to the "Western Agent Cramer's Chemical Company,
Omaha" who will send you a bottle by express, prepaid. In
sist on having Cramer's Kidney Cure. Take no substitute
Send for free sample to
Cramer Chemical Co.,
Albany New York.
Keep Your Boys at Home.
This is something all wish to accomplish and one
of the most ofiective ways is to have facilities at home
for entertaining them and their friendB. LaBt year
thoroughly demonstrated to a great many people that
our game boards came as near accomplishing the result
as anything yet invented.
We are carrying the same boards this year the
Crown and the Archarona combination and both
boards are better than ever. We are also still carrying
the Orolard board which has 12 games this year. We
wish particularly to call your attention to our two now
boards the "Combinola" board whioh is made in four
grades with all the best games of the other boards and
some very interesting new ones of its own. TheBe
boards have a capacity of 19, 22, 80 and 40 games and
you don't want to forget theso games are suitable for
any age and are just bb fascinating for the old as for
the young. Tho 4 'Bombardo" we carry in two grades,
one plays 30 games and one plays 50.
We aro headquarters for game boards in this city
and can show you more variety in boards and a greater
range of prices than any one else. Give us a call be
fore buying.
Meyeath Stationery Co.
Open evenings.
insianily Relieves
Permanennu cores
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Tke bxtildittf formerly occupied by Th Bee at
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It has four stories aad a baaemont, which was
formerly used as The Bee press room. This will
be rented very reasonably. If Interested, apply
t nce to O. O. Kosewater, Secretary, Boom 100
Bee Building.
.Ready November . First
This voiumuuity would bo
shocked to kuow tho number of
women who are Buffering from
kidney trouble, nnd they think
it is female trouble nnd keep on
doctoring months nnd months,
without getting any better. The
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which nro the most imKrtant
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WOULDN'T 1113 WITHOUT IT.
Omaha. Nob, April C 1900,
Last summer I caught a cold which seem
ed to sottlo In my kidneys, nnd affected
them badly, so much so, that I wan com
pelled to stay In thn houso. I tried Home
kidney medicine that I saw advertised,
nnd It did not help ma any. My undo told
mo of the great help he had recolved by
using Cramcr'H Kidney Curo, In a similar
caso, nnd I nt oncu bought a bottle. It
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my feot n large part of tho day. Troubla
such an I had. affected tne seriously, but
three bottles of Cnimor'B cured mo entire
ly, and todny I would not bo without It
for ono year's salary.
TOM H. HOWKN,
2211 Cuming Btreot.
1308 Fariinm Street.
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