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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JTTXE Jf), 1ST!. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNIXG, JAN'L'AllY .'10, 1 001 TWELVE 1' AC? ES. SINGLE COl'Y FIVE CENTS. PAGEANT FOR QUEEN Host Imposing Display Ever Bestowed Upon Any European Monarch. ALL LONDON HANGS OUT ITS MOURNING Houses Along Fnneral March Draped for the State Occaiion. LINE OF BATTLESHIPS EIGHT MILES LONG Vessel Bearing Body Will Pass Them While All Their Gannon Boom. KINGS SEND MASSIVE FLORAL TRIBUTES tt'en Thntisiitul Vnlnntri-r nuil Tn Iri an Mini)' IIpkhIiii-ii Will Help tn hurll llir I'uri'i'i 'I'luit Oi'iirl llii- (.'until. LONDON, Jan. SO. In London active prep arations nro being mnilt all along the route of thn queen's funeral. Houses arc bcliiK (1 raped mid sc.Mtig accommodation 1b be ing provided. A committee of women hus nlitnlnrd lonve to hang u linn nf evergreens along the line, one to lie fixed to each lamp post, onch to he throe feet In diameter. Of nil the ri retnoiileti no doubt the naval par ade will be tho finest pageant. Tlio Alberta, bearing the body, will xlnwly steam along a lino of battleships extendlni; eight nilleH. Faring these giants of the llrltlMh navy will be (inuller vessels and numerous foreign banieHlilpR. Whatever the weather may be Iho Hpei'lacle of tho body of Victoria traversing a lane of warships, tho ruiis all Looming, v. Ill ho unique. The compulsory absence of lite dulse of Cornwall and York from the ceremonies Is the occuslot, of extreme regret and of many expressions of popular sympathy, althotiRb no anxiety In felt regarding him. aa the malady. measles. Ih not dangerous. .SiiIImImii') lleeel oil. King IMward received Lord Salisbury and nwral other members of the cabinet yes terday at Marlborough limine. He will hold a privy council at St JameH palace tomor row to sanction ll;ially the arrangementH for the fin era I, anil will then return to Os borne. The wreath nont by the Mng of Portugal was so largo that It could not be placed In tho Chapollo Ardent. It Ih In tho form of a cushion of violets supporting a cross surmounted by a crown of lilies of the val ley The mlkndn wired such Imperative orders lo the Japanese legation for tho presence of a Japanese warship to the naval display that tho battleship llatsuse, now being completed nt the Klswirk works, Newcastle, one of the largest battleships In tho world, having I.VJOO Ions displacement, has sailed for Portsmouth, although hardly In condi tion to do so. Kori'lKii llnltlrlili ni I'iikciiiiI. The following Is- the order of the foreign warships at the pageant: Tho linden, Prlnco Henry of Prussia's flagship; tho Itagen, the Victoria Lulso and tho Nymphe, Herman; Iho llupuy do Lome, Trench; tho llatsuse, Japanese, and tho Don Carlos I, Portuguese. About 3,000 troops will be engaged In tho procession from Onborno to ('owes. Ten thousand volunteer will be employed along the route In London In addition to 0,000 legulnrs. Somo disappointment is likely to bo caused by tho statement that no photographs will bo allowed to lie taken of tho proeesslon from Osborne to Cowes. Ilincrlpt Inn mi Collin, Tho following is tho Inscription on the icoflln of Queen Victoria: OKPOSITl'.M SlHtKNlSSI.MAK POTKNTISSIMAH HT I J. V H 1 .1 , 1 : NT I S.H I MA K PltlNCIIMS. VK'TOIMAK, lint CtKATIA lilt ITTA N N I A N t'.M ItHC.INAK rmici iihfkn'sohsis KT INI) 1 1-2 IMl'intATItlCK OIIIT KNII. 1)IH JANI'AU II. ANNO DOMINI. MlM'CCCf. AKTATIS Sl'AK, LXXXII, It ICl! Nil) IK Sl'I, 1..MV. Tho lord marshal, the duko of Norfolk, was unable to see King I'M ward yesterday In order to obtain hlu majesty's Dual sanc tion to tho program, x die (turrii Herself Directed. "Qucon Victoria's explicit illrectlons an lo her funeral were written In 1SG2," says Truth, "and havo not been altered In any nuiterlnl respect. It was her wish that tho ceremonial should copy the burial of Prlnco Albert us far as possible. Tho queen will be Iho first Kngllsh sovereign not burled at night and by torchlight." The War olllco has Invited colonial offi cers and soldiers to take part In tho pro cession. Minute guns will bo llred from all ships lu the Solent and at Cowes, com mencing when tho Alberta leaves Trinity pier Knph ship will cease Using Imme diately tho end of tho procession passes her. When the procession has passed tho battleship Majestic the forts In Plymouth harbor will" begin tiring minute guns and will continue to do so until tho Alberta Is alongside. No standards will bo dis played. Ensigns and union Jacks will bo lialfmasted. Admiral Hags will bo fully hoisted. As the procession passes each ship Its crew will present arms and then rest on reversed arms until the p'ocossion has gone, the band meanwhile playing funeral marches. AS GERMAN PAPERS VIEW IT loninient Wnrll) mi Knifirroi-' Xr Title mill III ItelntlniiH mICIi Ulnu Kilmivel, BERLIN, Jan. 29. Few of tho morning pa(ers comment upon tho appointment of Kmreror William to bo a Held marshal of the British army. The llerllner Ncusto Nacprlrhten sayi: "It Is gratifying that the excellent relations which King IMward hah always fostered with the crar tlntl a coini llmcnt In tho good, friendly, personal relations between Kmperor William and the ruler of Kugland." The Post says: "This spontaneous mark of honor proves that tho suggestion of cer tain papers that the coolness between the prince of Wales and the emperor would not bo without influence on tho relations between tho two countries Is destitute of nil foundation." Tho Herllner Tageblatt says: "A man like the emperor will know, when a fitting ociaslon nppears, how to breathe life into b, position of a field marshal of tho Hrlt ifh army, which, in luelf, Is purely orna menial. It may fairly ho aillrmed without exaggeration that Kniperor William today is tho most popular man in Kugland and there Is no tired to add that the fact is to ill" advantage of 100.000 Hermans living cruder tho British Hag and otherwise hound io Oreat llrltaln by the closest commer cial tics," ASSEMBLE FOR THE FUNERAL Ilojnt lVnonnKf uiiirrotm In Inn lon Orriimtiy ItHifMtri"il irlth JJ ft Mtt r-j. i ii in hi j , ir in ii COW1: Ofi-. jAVlght. Jan. 29 -King IM- ward left this morning. Tho duko jifforlng from the strain of recent c been eon- fined to his room It Is feared ho will bo unablo ceremonies of Friday. ISrt In the Tho only American wreath which has ar rived nt Osborne house so far Is ono from Mrs. Sidney Kverett of Iloston, who Is staying on tho Isle of Wight. It Is In scribed: "In token of lifelong veneration and reverence." Tho outer coffin arrived last night. The non-comralssloned officers detailed to carry tho collln rehearsed today with a dummy coffin filled with sand and weighing over half n ton. Tho main wing of Osborne house Is ex pected to become the residence of Princess Beatrice. In her capacity as governor of the Isle of Wight. Tho other part of tho house will 1h reserved for tho king. Oeneral Sir Dlghton Probyn, comptroller ami treasurer of the household of the prince of Wales since 1ST", Is mentioned ns likely to succeed Lord Kdward Pcllnm-Cllntnn ns master of the household. Tho olllco Is In tho personnl gift of the king. Crown Prlnco Frederick of Denmark Is expected to arrive In London tomorrow. Prince Henry of Prussia sailed from Kiel yesterdRy on board tho Herman battleship Dadcti, accompanied by the const defense ship Itagen. Prlnco Heorge of Saxony Is prevented by lnlluenzii from coming to the funcrnl and Prlnco John Heorge will take his plare. Duko Albrrcht will represent the king of Wurtcmburg. The crown prince, Ford I -nand, of Itoutnanla Is expected Thursday night In London. The Orleans family will be represented by tho duko of Chartres, otinger brother of tho lato count of Paris; tho duko of Aleticon nnd the count of Kti, sons of the lato duko of Nemours, between whom and the Into queen, lu 1S38, Loulso Phlllppo tried hard to arrange a marriage. The king's order directing that the drap ery of buildings bo purplp has created no little consternation. Many buildings hete and In London nnd In other places aro already covered v Ith Mack. It will cause no end of expense to make Iho necessary alteration. In addition, tho supply of pur ple Is already getting short. Illuliliiuilvrs Will Iteur C ollin. Tho collln will bo borne from Osborne house by the queen's hlghlnnders Friday at 1 l.i p. m. to a gun carriage. The household of the late queen, the royal ser vants and the tenantry will bo drnwn up on tho cnrrlage drive. The queen's pipers will lead the procession through the king's gate to Trinity pier. There wll be nil Im posing military display along the route, massed bandr. nnd drummers playing fun eral marches. Ilehlnd the collln will walk Admiral Sir Michael Ciilme-fleymnur, nrst nnd principal nide-de-camp to the queen since lMifi; the klug. Umperor William. the dtilce of Connattght, Crown Prince Frederick William of Hermany, the dulte of York, Prince Henry of Prussia, Prlnco Christian of Schlcswlg-Holstc in and other pnnccu. inen win come queen Alexandra, the duchess of York and other princesses. IlItieJaekclB will bear the collln from the pier to tho roynl yacht Alberta, where Ad miral Culme-Seymour. four naval aides-de- camp and two women In waiting will nc company the ri mains. The king, the queen, Kmperor William and other members of tho royal family will embark on board the royal yacht Victoria and Alberta. Viimlerlillt .Mil)- llii)-, LONDON, Jan. 2:l.-Klng Kdward and the duko of Cambridge arrived In London nt .1 o'clock this afternoon. A largo crowd welcomed tho king nt Victoria station. Ills majesty will flnully approve of tho funeral arrangements during tho course of tho afternoon. There Is a great deal of surmise ns lo what disposition will be mnde of tho king's lato residence. Iloth the king and Queen Alex andria are devoted to Sandringhnm, so his majesty will probably retain the place, but It Is thought Marlborough house will bo given up. In the event of the duke and duchess of York not dealrlng to reside theru It Is rot sldered likely that Wllllnm K. Vnnderbllt will purchase the place for the duke and duchess of Marlborough, which tho ductless has long desired. This morning (hero was a rehearsnl along the route of the funeral procession. The eight Hanoverian horticb which will draw the gun carriage took a heavily laden brake, estimated to bo of the weight of the gun carriage and collln, over tho route. Numerous carriages followed nnd a number of mounted men, representing tho foreign princes and others who will ride In tho pro cesssion. It has been arranged that the Eton boys will lino tho route from the long walk gates to Wlndfor castle, whllo tho military knights of Windsor will bo on duty In tho chapel during tho funeral services. It Is now understood the funeral In Lon don will bo approximately as follows: A sovereign's escort of 100 Life guards, tho massed bands of three regiments of foot guards. Field Marshal Karl Uobcrts and the headquarters ntaff, an army gun carriage) with tho body, tho king, sup ported by tho Gorman emperor; tho king of Portugal and the other reigning sov ereigns in the order of precedence; tho dukes of Conunught nud York, the equerries anil aides-de-camp In attendanco on royal perbonages, Queen Alexandria, the durhoss of Saxe-Coburg and Holha and other roynl prlncerses, in four carriages, deeply draped and. In tho rear of the procession, a sov ereign's escort of 100 Life guards. It Is e tlmated that sixty royal princes will par ticipate. As the funeral will be of n military char acter there probably will be no pall bearers, although, possibly, at Windsor certain gen erals will act In l his capacity whllo the coftln t being carried up tho navo of St. Oeorges chapel. For tho first time slnco his accession tho king's train today was preceded by a pilot engine. His majesty was vociferously cheered on his way to Marlborough house. The privy council has ordered tho arch blhhop of Canterbury to prepare a special form of service In commemoration of the queen to be used In all churches In tho kingdom Saturday. The duko and duchess of Koste will arrive hero on January 21. Joseph Chamberlain was among the king's lsltors this afternoon KRUGER'S EYESALL RIGHT C)iernllon ii SIlKlit Our Miil.liiu o Dllilnmntlc Mole nl Present, lint WnltliiK Htcuts, BKIILIN. Jan 29.-A dispatch to the Lcknl Anzelgor from The Hague guys Mr. Kruger's ailment consisted of a muscular contraction of tho eyelid, which the recent slight operation has entirely cured. Tho dispatch adds that according to re liable Information the Boers do not Intend at present to take diplomatic steps, but will continue lighting until the general sltuu tlon in South frlcn Is strong enough to make tho diplomatic steps bUcccMful. v8 SE?KJUhas slnonfflBkbi PARITY OF SILVER AND COLD Report of Banking Committee Favors Simplo but Scientific Interchange. ADVANTAGES SET FORTH IN STRONG ARRAY .Mime) Should Ho t tliiil lloinour nenuN t IniriieCer Hint Would Mnl.r Any mill All of It ns (iiiuil ns tiiilil. WASHINOTON, Jot). 29. Tho report of Representative Overstreet of Indiana upon the bill which he was authorized by thu banking committee tto report to tho house "to maintain the parity of the money of tho United 8 tut 08," was presented to the house toda. The report declares that t'lo bill "roahirms tho declaration of the United States government to maintain tho parity of all forms of money with the gold standard of alue and makes provision whereby Iho parity of tho silver dollar may bo maintained by exebango (or gold at the treasury upon the demand of tho holder." Mr. Overstreet then continued: "Tho only reasonable and scientific method for making nbsoluto provision for the parity Is by providing that the silver dollar shall bo exchanged for Rold nt tho treasury upon de mand of the. holder. In this way the de clared purpose of the government to mnln lain such parity will be made operative by direct and simple method, which will at all times demonstrate the existence nf the parity. The purpose of the government, ns declared by congress, should lie coupled Willi a provision of law authorizing the secretary of the treasury to carry Into effect such purpose by some reasonable, overt act, which shall show tho ability and readiness of the government at all times to put such purposes Into practice. Tho llrst section of the hill grants this authority to tho secretary of tho treasury, who Is thereby directed at the demand or the holder to exchange gold coin for sil ver dollars when presented to the treasury of tho United States In sums not less than K0." CxIstlliK ConiCtliiiis Would Continue. It la declared that making silver dollars exchangeable for gold coin at the treasury would not change existing conditions In any material respect except in Iho Increased degree nf confidence Inspired among the pub lic In the character of silver money. The report nolnts out that the wide dis tribution of the Hllver rertlllcates and their small denominations made 11 practically Impossible to gather them together for pre sentation In largo amounts to the treasury. It shows that tho sliver certificates of de nominations of $10 or less have risen since the summer of 1S93 from about $210,000,000 to $3.18.00(1.000, while higher denominations have fallen by about $22,000,000 and amount to $B9.0CO,000. it says that a heavy demand fell upon the treasury during the panic years for hoarding, which would be avoided If all the money of the United States wero equally guod. The report refers to the prckent strong position of tho United Slates by reason of tho balance of trade, amounting upon tho face of the meiehandlso movement to more than $2,000,000,000 during tho last four yours. lliiiiiiiKi'Mi'oiiM MoiK') llextrcd. The report says in conclusion: "lindei existlug conditions and law the treasury sustains a burden upon the gold reserve cqi.al to tho total amount of outstanding United Stntcii notes, treasury notes of 1S90, banknotes and sliver currency nf tho coun try. "What Is proposed by tho pending hill Is to give such a homogeneous churaoter to all the money nf the United States that all of It will be regarded as good as gold nnd that nouo of It will be discriminated against from distrust of Its permanent parity with gold. If this result is accom plished tho demand for gold upon the treas ury under tho most serious conditions of coit.merclol panic would bo limited to tho demand for export, or, In other words, to tho excess of tho whole xcilume of the cur rency above tho needs of a period of busi ness depression. Hoarding would not occur and a commercial panic, resulting perl aps from overproduction of Inflated credit, would not extend tnto that most dangerous of nil forms of panic which aiites from distrust of the stability of tho standard and of the value of the currency which forms the tool of exchanges, the means of settling contracts, nnd the meas ure of values." End the A number of Omaha business men wero nsked nt noon yesterday for an answer to tho following questions: "Do ou not think It odvlsablo to end the senatorial deadlock without further delay?"' "Do not the Interests of Nebraska demand tho election of Mr. Itosowatcr to tho sen ate?" Several who were spoken to expressed themsolvos In tho ntllrmatlvo on both ques tions, but would not, for business reasons, allow tholr names to bo used. Others who feel no dltlldenco In tho matter spoko as follows: Major It. S. Wilcox I think the time luu como when the senatorial contest at Lin coln should be brought to a close, as It Involves a heavy and entirely unnecessary expenso upon the people of Nebraska. I think further that tho time Is rapidly com ing v.heu the public will recognize tho necessity of electing United States senators by a direct voto of the people. All this Juggling and manipulating that Is going on at tho Btnto capital Is boy's play, ami lu no way helps the legislators to mako up their mliida as to who Is tho best man to semi to Washington. Tho only candidates now before tho legis lature who aro personally known to mo aro ex-Hovcrnor Crounso and IMward Itoso watcr I consider ox-Ooornoi' Crounso a good man, but hardly think ho has any chanco of election. Mr Hoscwator, how ever, 1 bollevo Is In a fair way to win, and tho legislature would certainly maku no mlstako In naming him as Its choice. Ho Is a tireless worker, well posted, and his namo Is synonymous with progress and de velopment In Nebraska. I hellevo he would make a good senator, and that ho would Btand up for tho state. William Hayden Kdward llosowoter should by all means Ikj elected as ono of Nebraska's representatives In tho United States senate Ills long career In the state, his prcmlnenco in its upbuilding and bis untiring efforts for the party with which he Is Identified entitles him to the place. Nebraska could not bo represented by n mure capnblo man. Ho possesses all tho qualifications necessary to the represent ing of the state In a successful and satis factory manner. Tho people of this state, Irrespective of party, would be best pleased by Mr Hosewaier's election nnd It Is a certainty that their Interests, In his hands, would he carefully guarded nnd well looked after Tho deadlock In tho cnto leglsln t nit; ought to bu speedily euded, U Is not CASTELLANES ECONOMIZING llml lleitnii to Do !v Hi en llrfore Ordereil li- 'tr York Court, for nt r Creditor. C yrlghl, 19(11. liy Press Publishing Co.) PAIUS. Jan. 29. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.)- The Castel lares today visited the olllco of Coudert Frcres, Boulevard Hnussmann. The count was looking cheery nnd the countess ra diant In a superb gown of crimson satin, fresh from Paquln's. In which she mado n sensation nt tho Duchess Doze's tea an hcur before. The count was askot Ills opinion of yesterday's decision in the New York courts. Willi his habitual manner ho replied that ho had nothing to say, mo tioning toward Lawyer Cochard, ns If meaning, "Anything ho rays goes.'' diehard remarked: "The sustaining of tho Injunction Is naturally a subject of our considerable surprise. However, It Is doubtful If the higher court will sustain Iho decision. In any event the decision In nowise affects Ihe action of tho Cos tollaties, for even before the application lo restrain payment of the countess' In come beyond $260 000 she hi;d restricted her annual cxpcdlturcs to that sum, de voting tho balance lo satisfying creduors. For this reason the rourt.'s action effects no chnnge In their manner of living, be yond what they voluntarily undertook toward liquidating their Indebtedness. Our contention has always been that Wcr theinier's dealings wero Improper, which Is forcibly continued, or at least presumably, by the Paris courts' appointing experts foi llndlngs. Theso experts will necessarily establish the gross excess price of the value of goods purchased of Werthelmer. They havo not begun the appraisement yet. j Slow legal formalities aro necessary. First lis leqtilred the filing of Judgment notice I of appeal, etc. It may bo three-weeks be j fore the experts begin the (nomination. Three of these experts are acndemlclans, men whose choice Is extremely gratifying to us." POLES ARE"READT TO REBEL fo'crcl ii'lr 1 1- of 1'iisen Aim nt llcvo liitlomir)' ICIsIiik' Anlnt I'riisslu. i BKIILIN. Jan. 29.-Thc pollcojatilhorltles In the Polish provinces of Prussia havo dlscoxered evidence of the existence of se cret societies aiming nt a revolutionary rising. A number of nrrests '.ave been made In Posen. One of the ' ngleoders. a medical student named Vludls'.'v llolcskl, escaped across the Austrian frontier. I On Kmperor Wllllam'B birthday an Indlg- nation meeting wns held by the Poles In Posen to protest against tho recent postal prnetlco of not delivering mall addressed to Poles. It was largely at, ended and I speeches were made by prominent Polish I members of the Helehstag and Diet, ono of whom said that Kmperor Wllllnm must drop the title of grand duke of Poson If j he will not recognUq the Polish language. IN HONOR OF CHIEF P0NTIAC DnilKlilers of merle mi Him nltitlon In St. I.n II Is I'lner ill hi o In liver llurlnl I'lnee. ST. LOUIS, Jan, 29. A hun-l-1 me bronze memorial tablet, In honor i' uitlnc, tho fan ous Indian chief, was travelled with appropriate ceremonies today by the Daugh ters of tho American Itevolutlou. The tablet was placed In the Southern hotel Immediately over the spot where Potitlac was burled In 1769 by his friend, Governor St. Ange Hellcrlve. Bishop TuMlc olllclntcd nt the unveiling corimony and the Invocation was given by Hev. Dr. S. J. Nlcolls, chaplain of the Sons of the American Revolution. WILLIAM M. WYETH DYING St, .loorpli (timer of Oiniiliii Itenl lOstale llitH Heart Dlseiise, lle sultliiK f roiii (irlp, ST. JOSKPII, Mo., Jan. 29. (Special Tele gram.) - William M. Wyeth. president of tho Wyeth Hardware and Manufacture company, nnd owner of considerable Omaha real estate, is dying nt his homo In this city from heart disease. Mr. Wyeth was seized with an attack of Rrlp uomo time ago and durlrs the last month he has been both ered with asthma. Heart diseaso made Its appearance and ho Is now at death's door. Mr. Wyeth Is a many-time millionaire and Is nt tho head of many manufacturing con cerns, lie Is a largo holder of Texas cattle and cattle lauds. Deadlock business to continue It. The affairs of the rtato are obviously being neglected whllo Ihese continued nnd needless ballots aro being taken. Thomas Kllpatrlck Tho senatorial con test In Nebraska and nil similar contests In different parts of tho country nrc what bring tho senate and tho namo of senator Into disrepute. And for the good of tho senators nnd tho state the contest In Ne braska should bo ended nt onco. Delay does not give more wisdom. It may add corruption, however. My own preference for senators Is Kdward Kosewater and ex Hovornor Crounto. Thoy nro both known as strong republicans nnd their public ex perience would mako them able representa tives of our stnte. J. L. Brandcls & Sons Failure to elect Mr. Uoiewatcr to tho senato would be, wo believe, a calamity almost to the state of Nebraska. His wide acquaintance, his In fluence with men of political distinction nnd affairs nnd his capability combine to mako him tho most logical candidato nud theso things would mako him tho most useful to the stato during his senatorial career Mr. Kosewater deserves to be elected, but II Is not this point alone thai should bo considered. Ills election would be to tho best interests of tho state. Ho would bo concerned more than any other man that could Lo selected In tho public affairs of tho state ami would give atten tion to tho metojt detail which might havo In It something beneficial for Nebraska. Tho peoplo of this stale, Irrespective of party, ought to rise up nnd demand his election. If tho legislators assembled ut Lincoln carry out tho wishes of tho majority of their constituents there Is no question but that ho will be chosen ns one of tho senators. Tho continued deadlock Is a had thing for tho state. It Is easy for business nieu to dls.-ern Its had effects. As long ns political conditions aro disturbed Just so long nro business affairs In n more or les disturbed state. The progress of nn exciting sena torial contest such ns this Is qulto as bad for business ns Is n political campaign at Its height. Besldo this, tho legislature Is not accomplishing what the people expect of it Thore aro laws that need remedying nnd affairs of stato to be considered which aro certainly being neglected at thin time. John Dtexol Tho i-enatonal deadlock should come to an end. Thero is no reason for drlny nd tho people of tho slate do not w.nh to have the contcn pro- CONSTITUTION FOR CUBA Work of Conrention Sitting at Harana is Progressing Eapidly. L'ABILITY OF PRESIDENT FOR CRIME Article Added liy Willed the Itlulit Is (lit en to l!el Any 1'nrelmier Pernicious to the Cim em inent. HAVANA, Jan. 29. The Cuban constitu tional convention Is proceeding rapidly with the discussion of the draft of the constitu tion submitted by the central committee. Several articles relnllng to proUnclal gov eminent and method of election of oftlcers Imvo been tabled until after tho adoption of the electoral law. Two Important ar ticles f-r consideration will deal with uni versal suffrage and the powers of provin cial governments. When onco theso h,io been disposed of the work of dr ifting tho final project will be n matter of only a few days. In the course of today's discussion several Interesting arguments were mnde cm tho liability of tho president of the republic! for crimes committed ngalnst the state and on tho method of trying the presldcut for such offenses. Oeneral lllverla favored holding the presi dent liable for any Infraction of the law. Senor Nunc? and Itnfnel Porluondo con tended that he should be liable only for treasonable nets. The latter view was favored by n majority of the delegates n:d tho article referring to the liability was slightly amended, the senate retaining au thority lo try the president for treasonable nctn and tho only penalty being removal from olllce. This does not revoke the rights of tho courts. Tho fourth, fifth, slxlh. seventh, eighth and ninth sections, und ten articles In Iho tenth section wero adopted with only minor changes from the original draft. A further article was added to the fourth section, giving the right to expel any for eigner who might be regarded as "per nicious to the government." The American Dominican slsteru opened a colored orphanage today In Havana. Senor Hunlberto Homcz. representlnR the colored Cubnns, who wns one of the spenkers nt tho opening ceremony, said tho movement would solve the social problem In Cuba. MR. BRYAN WILL BE THERE .Viltlnnnl Lender nt Deinoernej- Will Spenti mi .lelTeroon nt C'olunilius tiiltlirrliiR. COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 29.-Tho following list of toasts for the Jefferson-Jnckson-Lln-coln banquet, which Is to be held here on Lincoln's birthday, has boon given out: William J. Brynn, "Jefferson," John P. AU Rold, "Jtiekson;" Charles A. Towne. "Lin coln;" Senator-elect Carmack of Tennessee. "Jefferson to Lincoln;" Senntor Pcttlgrew, "Lincoln Down to llanna;" Representative Do Armond of Missouri, "Our Hoverntnont Should Do Controlled by tho Ballot Box and Not by Mi a Musket." Dr. Ho'vnrd Taylor will write a poem suitable, to tho occasion. PRESIDENT BURTIN NEW YORK t'nloii I'nelfle .MiikiihO'k Will TiiKe Action mi Common StoeU Dividend. NKW YOItK, Jan. 29. President H. H. Burt of the Union Pacific has arrived In the eltj to attend tho meeting of Union Pacific directors, which is expected to bo held on Thursday, to tako action on tho common stock dividend. There has been some npeculatlon as to tho possibility of tho common fibaro dividend, now I per cent a year, bolng increased, but this Idea, tho Kvenlng Post says, has been encouraged by Now York directors of the company. Improvements now diider way are on ns extensive hciiIo as at any time since tho reorganization. Tho company's largo sur plus reported on Juno I!0 Inst has boon Increased by current earnings tho gain In six months lo December 31, according to tho statement Issued today Is $2,472,000 in gross receipts and $s 1,1,970 in net on 100 addi tional miles of road, but with tho I per cent rate estnbllsi'ed only Inst October another chango Is not considered likely at this meeting. Omaha Business Men on Senatorial Situation. longed. The best Irterests of Nebraska demand that Kdward Itosowatcr bo elected to tho United States senate, and that with out further delay. I want to bo uuder ctood as saying Hint I am emphatic lu my statement that tho contest should bo ended nt onco and tl-at Kdward Hotewoter should bo one of tho senators. A. Hospe The people of this stato nro looking to tho republicans to wine, up tho senatorial contest. They enn put nn end to a great deal of criticism from repub licans and much ridicule from democrats by getting together on tho senatorial election at once. As to tho candidates, I think Mr. Hosewater Is tho jny man for tho long term. Ho has done more for the material progress of tho stnto than nil of the other senatorial candidates put together. If sent to tho senute no would not only bo tho recipient of an honor richly deserved, but ho would bo In a position to continue, with better mlvuntagcs, the good work for Ne braska that he has beon doing for tho lost thirty years. You cau't quoto mo too strongly In favor of Mr. Hosewatcr. I think tho business element of Omaha Is almost uuDiilmously lu favor of his elec tion. Thero aro a few soreheads, of course, but this Is no time to heed tho cries of men with personal grievances. WJiat we want Is a worker in tho United States senate, and wo ought to bo glad to havo such a capable, earnest, Intelligent man ns Mr Itosowatcr to send thero. I think hie neceptanco of the place would bo nu honor to the state, K. K. Ancirews Tho senatorial contest at Lincoln should bo broken; thero's no grounds for diversity of opinion on that. It has already interfered very materially with legislation nnd other matters that affect tho vital Interests of tho stato and tho longer It Is continued tho longer will tho attention of tho lawmakers bo diverted from thclt duties to their constituents. If I'nltod States senators wore elected by a popular voto of tho people we would havo better returns for tho money wo expend for legislation. It Is Just such contobts ns this that destroy the faith of the business In terests in tho lawmaking body, as they In variably carry in their wako a lot of dis graceful scandals. Thero Is no ques tion but that Douglus county Is entitled to ono of the United States senators and when the rppubll'iin voters of this conn's' selected Mr ioc- Continued on Third Page CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Uorei list for Nebraska- I'.iir Today: Much Colder; llrisk Northerly Winds i'euilieititiire ut Clniiilm j ctcnlii I Hot'i-. Deit. Hour, lieu. " ti. in ;I7 I t U!l 1 ii, in ;i.-, 'j p. t 'j i " ii ;t:t ;t p. m -j.-v s ii m -' i p. in 'j.-, ! ii. in '-'s .". i, in 'Jd HI II. ID it p, in II u. in i 7 p. in ''j i- ii u;t s p. n uii t II. Ill IS SUIT INVOLVES NEW THEORY Itiilulli Mil n Hus Double Purpnsi' lu i itcMlii ,. ,. mil fr ( ,,( I'rollls. ni LUTIl. Minn.. J.m 29.- Papers were (lied a' St. Paul today In a suit of iho ut most Importance, not iilono on account of the amount of money Involved, but berauv of some scioi'tlfie roebitlons that will bo mado whn It comes to trial. The stilt is brought by H. W. Pearson of this city against J J. HIM and Ihe Hreat Northern railroad to recover $1,600.01)0. Tho coal lauds In Montana Involved are claimed lo be worth $H 000,000. They are held by Hill Interests and It is allrerd wprn InLrll lifter discovery b Pearson under a ron- iraci oj- wnicn Pearson was lo havo n share In the profits. Hut It Is the elucidation of n new geo logical theory which merlurns previous theories that given the suit Its chief Im portance. Pi-arson, nfler evolved the Ulnodwood theory of Ihe form ation oi ronllieds. He has tested this theory nil over tho world and, while keep ing It secret, has by Its use llHcocrod new coal areas, notably the Stoekett mines In Montana nnd nreas on the P.nillc coast. Ho asserts that Iho Hill Interests secured thousands or acres under his direction and are now mining i.;oo tons dally. Kor a share of the profits of ibis operation he now sues. MRS. SNELL'S WILL STANDS Jury IIiiIiIh iiiul Mnrj Nnrll Moor Is .Not the iYslutiii-'s lliiuuhlrr ns I inl iiieil. CIHCAHO. Jan. 29 Mrs. Henrietta Hindi's will Mands. The Jury tonight agreed upon a verdict, rejecting Ihe claim of Mrs. Mary Sncll Stone to n share In tl stale. By Its verdict the Jury holds Dial Mrs. Snell was sane when she made Ihe Instru ment, leaving $sno,poo to hor grandchildren and that Mrs Stone's claim to be her child was not proved. The trial, which has been running for three weeks, was the second sensation that the Snell family has furnished. Tho first was the murder of the West side mil lionaire, Amos J. Snell, on tho night of February 7, IKRS. In his life he recog nized Mary Snell Stone, the wife of A. .1. Stone, ns his daughter, and left to her n proportionate share of his estate. Tho llrht knowieclgo that the public had that his favorite child was not the daughter of Henrietta Snell rnme with the 'illlng of tho will of the widow a year ago. MINER IS NOT STAMPEDED Turns iiii'enleiilnur l.rltrr liver to I'oJIee Itixtci.d or Deimslt. In the Mime), SKAITLK, Wash., Jon. 29. A woiild-bo emulator of Pat Crowe, or a practical Joker, has made what appears to bo an attempt to exort $2,500 from T. S. Llppy. n Klon dike millionaire of this city. On Friday Llppy received a letter signed "Black Cnp." domundlng the placing of the sum In a certain spot In the suburbs of the city. The letter threatened Hint if the money was not promptly deposited cllro vengeance would bo visited upon Its recipient. Llppy placed tho communication In tho hands of tho police and detectives wero placed at tho spot where It was specified that the money should bo deposited, but no ono appeared at the appointed tlmo to ascertain If the. funds wero there. CARTER GIVES UP PROPERTY DI.SKi'llccd Army Ollleer Transfers to Ills I'nllier lienl llstnte Valued nl rt 1(1,11111). NKW YOltIC, Jan. 29. According to the official records of conveyancen of property Captain Oberlln M. Carter, who after courtniartlal was dismissed from the United States army nnd sentenced to a term of lmi rlsonment, has conveyed to Lorenzo Don Carter two tracts of land located In Ortnge, N. J. Tho deeds nro dated Jan uary 25, 1901. The consideration named Is $100, but the revenue value placed on the property wns $10,000. The property has on It six modern houses. It Is supposed tho properly belonged to Itobcrt U. Wcscott, formerly of Orango, now of Now York, who Is Captain Carter's father in-lnw. FOOTPAD'S VICTIM DIES Alfred I,, lloe, (iroeer of Kiiiiniih il, Iviiiiniim, IHch of Injuries u( llosplliil. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 29. Alfred L. Hney, a grocer In Kansas City, Kan., who was brutally assaulted In his store by a robber last night, died tonight nt Bethany hospital. Tho peoplo of tho two Kansas Cities aro thoroughly aroused because of the many brutal asFaults of footpads during the last two months nnd the death of Mr. Hovey will tend to mako the police moro vlgllnnt In their etforts to cupturo the desperadoes. The footpads who are operating hero aro vory vicious lu tholr iihsaulis. A half dozen women have been struck down and seri ously Injured. Mrs. Mnry Holder, who wns brutally nfsaultcd by footpuds a month ngo, Is now Insane ns a result of the attack. TWO MILLIONS FOR GALVESTON .Sum i'ntiil ol' 1'uiiiIn Sulmci'llinl for Heller of Mi icl.eii i'rxiis City Keiielies iiuilllK l'li;ini'N, AUSTIN. Tex., Jan. 29 Today tlcivernor Sayera sent a message to the legislature making a report of the fund subscribed to tho relief of tho Halveston and flulf coast flood sulferors last Septomber. Tho report states that $971 111 was received by Iho governor ami funds received at Halveston, Houston and other places Increased Iho amount lo $l.'jsx,in. Kvery nation In Iho world contributed In some manner to tho funds. Moi eliieiltK of lleeiiu Vessels, At New York -Arrlvod -AmKterdam, from lit tterdam mil llnulogne-Hur-Mor; Alhr. from Naples; M'"'ulm, from London. Sailed Latin, for Bremen, via, Southampton; lb vie, foi Llwrpnot At Liverpool-Arrived Tunisian, from Portland. At Shlmoncskl Soiled Skorpsnn ffrom IhiU' Kongi. for 1'nrtlunU, ore. fit VliidlvoHlnek- Sailed Plli' Sn. v, f. r He.. t lie At ntwt-n rrlwsl V,. rdi.ii..! fr. n N..u V.. i-li 1 It Ii U IKl.i I' I l I iikulI. and .N w vik. I SHIFTING THE VOTES .Republican! in Joint Ecuion Make 8om Changes in Choice. TWO MORE COME OVER TO R0SEWATER Whitmorc and Cain Add Their Names to His List of Supporters, ARENDS RESURRECTSTHE VAN DUSEN BOOM Otoe Countj Man Brings the South Omaha Aipirnnt Forward. NO CHANGE IN THE CAUCUS PROSPECT iiiininiiltr Mill StleU tn Their llr tcrinluntlnit lo llnr Hint Chosen Attend of Any Other (iinilliliitr, Ilnllots 7. S. It. III. II. AHei .- i r.r. r.u in -iti r7 sIiIm t U llerue It U M I . . . . Ilromly ;i I 1 U 2 I Crounso 7 i A 7 'ill-He UII III 21 IH IS 211 lllllllei- r, I I I :t Million I I I I I I nn)s, .1, It I Iliirrliiutoii 2 2 I 2 II HltelieoeU 2 I 17 21 12 -III IIIumIuim- I.". IT. IT. Ill 12 HI Klnl.iilct 2 2 II 2 -I I I,IiiiIhii I Mell.le.lolin ....211 III U2 211 25 2 Motion I I I .. .. I Mllltl 7 7 II II II 41 (Milium I HlulitiriW I HoscMiiter Ill 1,1 1(1 in 17 IS Siitliorluuil I I I I I I iiioiiiiiNiiu, n. i:. :iu :ir. ;tu :u :m ;m iiiouuis w. ii. r.u ni -ii 2i ;ti ci nu Duseu I I I I , , I LINCOLN. Jan. 29.- (Special Telegram) - -Today's bnllot on t'tilted States senators In Joint session showed nearly the entire voting strength of both houses, only threo absentees being recorded, two of whom were republican. Tho notable feature Is the steady growth of Mr. Hosewnter's col umn, which went up to eighteen, with one of his supporters, Senator llaldtige, nmong the absentees. Meudeohall, who hns been ntlng most of the time for Ilosownter, went lo Crounso lor tho clay. A few other changes wero recorded, but none of Im portance, except to drop the Melklejohn following. Smlthtiergor transferred his voto from Hlnshaw lo Lindsay and Scni tor Areiuls had himself registered for Van Huscu. The history of this 1 Ut lo bouquet will pel haps bear repeating. Tho son of Senator Arends has been studying law In Von Dusen's olllce In Omaha nud tins per suaded his father to compliment his pre ccptor in recognition of tho courtesy. Arends arranged to exebango his voto with Currle, by which tho latter was to voto for Von Ilusen, whllo Aronds voted for Currle. Tho change of Senntor Currl to Klnkuld left Senator Arends no nlternn tlvo but to give his own voto to Van Ilusen if his son's admission Into tho law olllco Is lo ho properly acknowledged. Slllt A pnrl on ( ililelln. The standing announcement of "Hepub llcnn caucus tonight" Is posted In the form of a printed placard In Iho hotel lobby and a few of tho Thompson followers meet reg ularly to make suro no possible newcomers ma bo turned away. They say they have more than fifty signatures to their 67-tS caucus call, but seldom havo moro than thirty to thirty-five at their meetings. Tho call, by lis own terms, Is not to become effectlvo until Blxty-Bcven agree to It, and. as that Is out of the cptestlon for tho pres ent, tho meetings aro simply In tho na ture of Informal conferences. Tho cnucut call conditioned on slniullaneoiis nomlnn liens haB been signed by some twenty mom hers, Including tho Douglas county men. so that practically thu entlro legislator" Is committed to the caucus plan ns tb" only practical Kilutlon of the deadlock, nnd one side Is no more to blame for obstructing n caucus thnn the other. That tho slnglo nomination men are getting shaky was evidenced by the suggestion by a Lancaster member today of a new modification In name the Soutli Platte senator first by Iho 07-IS scheme and then to nnme tho North Platte senator, with only thirty-four votes to nominate. K'ery proposition, however, for tho nomination of ono senator ut a time hinges on tho selection of Thompson ns tho South Plntto candidate, llrst and then letting tho others light It out, with or without his help, nnd nf course fnlls to supply tho requisites of a fair contest with every man on an equal plane, as de manded by those favoring tho ntmultnncmi nomination, to say nothing of running the risk of leaving tho second scnatorshlp un filled. Another unsuccessful attempt was mado tonight to hold n caucus undor tho 67-47 slngln ballot call, hut only about twenty members attended, nnd tho mooting wns adjourned to Thursday evening. Tho pro motors of this meeting had predicted that Ihero would bo fifty members present. I'nlilleily lliirenu nt Work. In tho meanwhile the publicity bureau of tho anti-Thompson cnmpslgn is work ing overtime. A strong letter has been sent out to country weeklies over tho namo of Frank Harrison, formerly Melklcjuhn'n chief of literary staff, denouncing In un mensured terms tho Thompson manage ment and reviewing certain episodes In his career, and memborn of Iho legislature carry away small armloads of mall d'llly from their postolllco boxes, lurgely markod newspapers, containing articles either urg Ing hnsto In action or arguing for or against tho Thompson candidacy. , You havo to go away from home to get tlio news. Speaker Scars has a copy of a llttlo obscure weekly paper printed In central Pennsylvania, which gives Us rend ers iho stortllng news that tho Nebraska legislature) has already elected as Untied States senator Mr. Currlo. who Is pictured as a cowboy with all sorts of alphabetlial appendages, such as M. A. and B. A., hooked to his lariat and who may bo expected to gul lop on horseback Into the senate chamber to present his credentials uny clay, Tho spenlier was considering an ofllclal telo giam to bo sent iho publisher of this up-to-date) Journal informing him that iho Nebraska legislature was still In Immov able deadlock and had not yet commis sioned anybody to hold down tho stnte'.i senatorial seats at Washington. As tn 1,1'Klslnllt e A iio r 1 1 on men I . riKUiing on legislative apportionment Is now affording entertaining dlver.lon for gomu of tho otllcers of the republican slant committee In conjunction with members of tho apportionment commltteui. of tho two bouses The great obstacle met In evcr heme In pri'S'-n'od In the double tier of .(-tilths ill the I'lrst Ui in t along tho t ci wh n sre oijpiexiy hi mined in ty Hagc and Linen lur As tho latter by