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The Omaha Sunday Bee. 33. EDITORIAL SHEET. PAGES 11 TO 20. SXiu4Wgn3i" ESTABLISHED JUKE 10, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1G, ,1902. SINGLE CO P Y FIVE CENTS. J DARD LLNtS AT HIGH SCHOOL Dsarsit PrlTilpi f ItidtiU Cit Cff j ExtcatiT Oratr RIGHT TO PERMANENT RECIRDI DENIED Floors, Wall, and Driki to Be Kept acred from Co. torn that Has Prevailed Since Earliest Days of School.. Though the new High school building has been In uie less than a month, It Is said that enough ink already has been spilled upon the desks and floors to write an Iliad as good as Homer's. The benches, too, Show the pin scratch, and here and there the bolder work of the penknife. It Is with grave misgivings that Principal Waterhouse haa taken cognisance of these things, as he associates them with a future Tlstt of the property and buildings committee of the Board of Educa tion, and, with prophetic eye, sees their frown of disapproval. So he lias Issued a ukase sgalnst the use ot Ink. Focketknlvea of whatever description are also out of favor, though , not yet actually contraband. The list of proscribed articles ' and commodities, now Includes writing fluid, explosives, chewing gum, in toxicating liquors, firecrackers, slingshots, tobacco and bent pins. Some Ironclad In. traction.. He has also Issued Instructions to all of bis teachers carefully to guard against per mitting the pupils to disfigure the build ing or Its furnishings In any way. He has called attention to the fact that the floors are of hard maple, presenting a polished surface of light cream color, and that blots of Ink loom up on them like moons. The desks,, too, be has pointed out, are of a light shade with a particularly delicate grain of the natural wood and are easily defaced. ' He baa made these orders em phatic and haa hinted at dire penalties as the result of their Infraction. Woe to the boy who cute bis finger on a pleoe of broken glass in the laboratory and lets it bleed on the floor! Woe to the girl who rubs the paint off the wainscoting with her petti coat! Woe to the sacrlllglous fly that dares to speck those ceilings! Their Inherent Right. To preserve the purity of those chaste walla and floors, however, will Involve hardships Insurmountable that goes with out saying. School children regard It as their Inherent tight to mark walls, carve desks and spill Ink on the floor, and in this Contention history bears them out. Jack knives are more plentiful now than In the past, cat-o-nlne-taila scarcer and human Saturn the same. Now, In the face of this, could pupils be expected to refrain from exercising their ancient prerogative? Whlttier refers to the practice In his poem, "In School Days:" Btlll site the achoolhouse by the road, A rapged beggar sunning; Around It still the sumachs grow And Blackberry vlnea are running. Within the master's desk Is seen, . l'wiji-ihi i l y rape omciai. The warping finer, the battered seats, I .The Jauk knife'e carved Initial. The charcoal frescoes on Its wail) Its door's worn sill, betraying The feet that, creeping slow to school. Went storming out to playing. la Great Jok-n Rldd'a Day. But this Is modern compared .with the period R. D. Blackmore wrote about in his "Lorna Doone." In this work he tells about "winkers," a mischievous but cheer ful device, which entails a wonderfully in genious disfigurement of school desks. It la an Iniquitous practice, happily long since obsolete, but that the Omaha High school pupil may be familiar with It, and there fore fortified against it. It Is herein set forth In Blackmore's words: What does he do but scoop a hole where the desk Is some three Inchee thick? This hole should be left with the middle ex alted, and the circumference dug more deeply. Then let htm fill It with .alt peter, all save a little space In the mldxt, where the boss of wood Is. VTpon that boas (and It will be better If a splinter of timber rise upward), he sticks the end of hi. candle of tallow, or "rats' tall," as we railed It, kindled and burning smoothly. Anon, as he read, by that llghjt his lesson, lifting his eyes now and then It may be. the fire of the candle lays hold of the Iieter with a sputtering noise and a leap ng. Then should the pupil seize his pen, and, regardless of the nib, stir bravely, and he will see a glow as of burning moun tains, and a rich smnks, and sparks going merrllv: nor will it cea.e. If he stirs wisely. and there be good store of peter, until the wood la devoured through, like the sinking of a well snartl If any ambitious pupil should think to Introduce the "wlnkey" In the new Omaha High school, let him have a swift horse at the campus gate and an accomplice on the bridge to pay bis toll as be dashes for the Iowa side. Secret of a Granite flab. About two years ago an archaeologist of San Francisco named Joseph T. Goodman, while poking about la the caverns ot the cave dwellers a short distance from Vexere, discovered a granite tablet about ix feet by inches thick. Upon one side was en graved something which at first glance looked like a Japanese war map; there was a veritable maae of Interwoven figures, Characters and pictures, and Mr. Goodman thought he bad stumbled upon a part of a sarcophagus of a Troglodyte king. He tried to read It. He applied the rules used In deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphics, but In vain. The granite guarded Its secret well. Finally he took It back to San Francisco with him. A party of friends sailed at bis apartments one day and one of them remarked that an edge of the block was beveled off exactly as the top board ot a modern school desk Is, to make a rack for holding pena and pencils. This solved the mystery. Instead of being an epitaph pf a tomb, the characters were those of a young scapegrace of a cave dweller, made while the teacher's back was turned. Messes of that Deck. Of course It was Impossible to decipher tny of the character., and If It had been . possible the message would doubtless have keen trivial nothing more Important than: Mary had a little Ichthyosaurus, Its scales were laid ou double; It followed her to school one day. And got her Into trouble. In the face of this It seems futile to try to work a revolution In the Omaha High school with one fell swoop. Ink was mads to upset, and the rollicking pupil with the buoyant spirits and tbs restless limbs Is bare to upset it. Desks, also, were made to be carved, and walls to be Inscribed with charcoal. Pea t'aaaere rarail.g Combine. MILWAUKEE. Feb. 15. Practically all the pea cannars ot Wisconsin. Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, as well as about half of those In the east, are said to be Included In Ihe propoeetl tru.t which was diiu'uued here duriim the session, of the National fanner.' aMocIatlun. After the adoumment of the convention last night It u mated that options on all but two of the canneries which have Uured In the proposed combination hava been re- itssrett uuvu twwniw neafa AMERICAN GIRLSPURNS SHAH Emily Rarnaby New Haa Millions and Has Lost the lie. band Who Owned Them. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Feb. 15. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Emily Barn aby, a Cincinnati girl, has Just arrived here from Tabreese, Persia, after a most ex traordinary adventure. She was among a lot of beauties selected here two years ago by the shah for various offices at his court and was sent ahead to Teheran under escort to await his pleasure. Emily then was a destitute student of music and had applied to the recruiting Persian minister upon the advice of a friend, an American, who had accepted an engagement. Emily was duly presented to the shah, who gave a short and to her un intelligible answer to his minister, and the latter told her she was engaged. She left Parts three days later with nine other girls, mostly French, In charge of two old English shrews who have been long at tached to the shah's household. She re mained at Teheran four months before she saw the sovereign, when two American girls were unexpectedly summoned at midnight and asked if they could entertain the shah, who was troubled with sleeplessness. The potentate was found in his bed surrounded by a crowd of attendants, among whom was a physician who spoke English. Emily's friend played the piano while Emily sang and danced. The shah, at first languid, scon became Interested. Next day Emily alone was summoned. Before being Introduced she was dressed In oriental gauze, by the same two English shrews, who complimented her on the fact that the shah had taken a great fancy to ber. At the second Interview the shah tried to express his fondness, and Emily ob jected. When she finally broke down and cried the shsh's anger was mollified, and he ordered that she be taken to her apart ment, after sending ber a considerate mes sage, accompanied with valuable presents. Thereafter she saw the shah almost dally, being his favorite entertainer. She says she learned to like the shah well except when a tender fit seized him. After nearly a year the shah grew ugly because of the girl's steadfast refusal to become a member of the royal harem, and she followed the advice of a French physi cian and ran away from the palace. She hid In Teheran three days, and then the physician's servant took her, disguised and veiled like an Oriental woman, to Taberea, where she lived secretly with kind French nuns. Four months ago Emily married a wealthy Parisian merchant, young, hand some and a Cathollo convert. But the shah's emissaries finally located ber and she fled, finding the country unsafe. The young couple Joined a Russian cara van, reached the Black sea and sailed from Batoum for Marseilles aboard a Oreek ves sel, which stopped at Theblzond. There Emily's husband went ashore, saying he would Just take a short stroll. He never returned, and bis wife does not know whether he was murdered or deserted her. Being afraid to risk herself alone In a strange city, she continued ber voyage and finally reached Paris. She tella your correspondent she Ku mnat of her husband's wealth, jewels, a cargo ot precious rugs and more than $1,000,000 In money, une left today for Berlin La lain. American relatives. WEDDING SETS THE STYLES Maanlneent Bridal Trappings of Lady Helen Stewart Make a New Pace for Society. (Copyright. 1908. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Feb. 15.-(New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Lady Helen Stewart, daughter of the marquis of Lon donderry, who became the bride of Lord Btavordale January 25, wth much ceremony at St. Peter's, carried to the altar the prettiest bit of sentiment conceivable In the way of magnificent bridal traonlnrs that aroused unstinted admiration. In more than one respect the wedding haa set the styles. The Brussels lace veil caught by a dia mond dagger over a tiara of orange blos soms was the one her mother and her mother's sister. Lady Shrewsbury, and the Hon. Mrs. Beckett bad each in turn worn at her wedding. And the very blossoms and myrtle, associated with happiness by tradition, were grown from those which formed Lady Londonderry's bridal boquet. it was a white wedding. Lady Helea's gown, a shimmering ivory satin ducbetse, was cnarmingly embroidered with gradu ated lovers knots In silver thread. The sweeping flounce of Limerick lace was looped with similar knots. Transparent sleeves of tucked chiffon were garnished with lace and a vest of finely pleated mousseiine de sole was set la the lace bodice. The six brldemalds kept the purity of color scene la frock ot white quicksilver silk, modified only by the touches of sable and the Jonquils that trimmed their white beaver hats. And the four quaint little maids who led the bridal procession were In lace empire frocks, with cloth ot gold In the sash and gold shoes. To complete the picture the bride's golng-away gown was ot Ivory white cloth, the underdress of white panne with finish of sable. Gold embroidery on the bodice and a deep- tinted lace were set off by a splendid sable cape, muff and boa, ber mother's gift. Ths graceful hat of whit beaver was crownsd with waving white ostrich feather. Among the wedding presents, which ag. gregate a king's ransom, 11.750,000 being their estimated value, Lady Helen's fancy tor blue was conspicuously remembered. A turquoise was ths central Jewel In ths beautiful diamond brooch seat by the king and queen and Princes Victoria' pendant boasted a large turquoise. The trousseau Includes glimpse of orlgt nallty that Indicate a human Interest on the part of the wearer In the most Im portant -event of ber Ufa A Wattean tea go a looks as If It might have been taken from an old picture, the material being an old French brocade with trailing roses and ribbons In the pattern. Old lace covers It from the waist down. A huge lace collar adds Its charm and the gash la a turquoise blue. Ivory chiffon and lac over a satin slip maka a tea gown, a sash to be worn be neath the lace. Blue creeps Into the lingerie and la to be found In a dozen different forms. In the design of a walking costume or the trimming of an evening wrap. Lord Stavordale' gift to the brldemalds hare set a fashion that la likely to be widely followed. Each waa given a diamond brooch In the form of a bird, a pheasant with streaming tall, a swan, a duck, a cockadoo, a cock and a peacock making the striking assortment. The eyes were of rubles or sapphires and each peacock's tall was studded with sapphires. Heernllea Fleet Aucn.il.. NEW YORK. Feb. 15 The Tnlted States cruiser Cincinnati arrived today from Hampton Kc ad.. It anchored off Torap klnsvHle, B L, near Illinois and Olymfla, , 10 awaii vm nunins vs tmoum jumi ATHLETICS AT UNIVERSITY Ktbrukt laskst Eall Team Oat 01 Iu Tint Trip tf Wiitsr. TRACK TEAMS ARC BUSY AT TRAININI Indoor Meet on Charter Day Gives Line on What May Be Expected from Asplraate for t Honore. The champion basket ball team of the University of Nebraska is ' now launched upon It career of victory or defeat. With the heartfelt wishes of 2,000 students be bind tbem, the boys left Lincoln Friday for Minneapolis, where on Saturday afternoon hey played the champions of the United States, the team from the University of Minnesota. Great hopes were centered on ttls game, as a victory meant that the Nebraska boys would be intercollegiate champions of the nation, Minnesota having defeated Yale. What gave the Nebraskans courage was that both they and the Gophers made the same score against Chicago. Captain Koehler was certain of winning. From Minneapolis the team goes down to Sioux City today and play there Mon day night with the Young Men's Christian association team of that city. The remain der of the schedule Is the same, with the exception of the Kansas university dates. That school has withdrawn from both of them. They will probably be filled in with William Jewell college, one game at Lin coln, and the other at Liberty, Mo. It is probable that a return game with the University of Minnesota will be secured for Lincoln. The team Is playing as follows: Guards, Raymond and Koehler (captain); center, Ptllsbury; forwards, Cortelyou and Hagenslck. Gaines as substitute for cen ter, Hewitt for forward and Hiltner for guard. Track athletics at the university were given a great impetus by the annual Indoor Charter day meet, which was a great suc cess. Many promising young athlete made their first public showing on that occasion snd the rivalry for the remainder of the year will be Intense. Time hss proved that "Bobby" Gaines, the base ball pitcher, is the best all around track man In school. He could secure any Individual prize for a series of events. He Is a young fellow and an undergraduate, but Is tall and broad-shouldered. His broad Jump Is very strong and his high Jump the best in the west, six feet flat. Plllsbury, the big full back, will go five feet ten Inches. Ira Kellogg, the student poet and author. still lead the bunch at the pole vault, though be la being hard pushed by "Billy" Johnson, the fast colored boy who plays such a brilliant substitute end on the first eleven. C. Shedd, a freshman, and the man who played left end for the 'vatslty last season, will lead the sbot-puttera He can make thirty-eight feet. States and Mundorf are also good. At the weight Hlckle 1 the only promising man so far. That anyone will ever surpass Olant Tobln at the ham mer throw while he 1 In college 1 doubt ful, for be 1 still swinging some twenty or thirty feet beyond anyone else. . At. running Stat,, a freshman. fronv-th Lincoln High school, la the crack mller, while he and Hewitt and Mundorf are, all strong half-mllera. Since "Bob" Andresen left college there ha been no ten-eecond men for a 100-yard race, but huge Pills- bury, the 111-pound fullback, ha astonished them all by coming out a a star short- distance man. Ho run the hundred now In ten and a fifth, and cays he will take that fraction off soon. At hurdling Mouck and Pepoon, both veterans, are the foxy entries so far. All this mean that the track team pros pect are better than those of last rear by a wide margin. Coach Booth, who Is han dling the men. Is very Jubilant, but deplores the lack of a cinder track, which he say 1 badly needed. Because of the flattering. condition of the university athletic ex chequer on may be built when the spring open. The university field meet occurs early in April. At that time some crackerjack dark horse are expeoted to appear, for It Is said that there are a number of good runners out at the agricultural adjunct school In ths country. The boy at the university farm are eald to be training Industriously along the lane and behind the hedgerows, and they may spring some surprise when the time come, although none ot tbem has made his appearance at the university gymnasium. Base ball work proper starts In earnest this week. Bo far the men have indulged only In general gymnasium work, such as la calculated to put them In all around good physical condition. Monday they go Into the cage for the arm and leg work. and there will also be Indoor batting. Nothing definite la yet known as to the team, though Captain Bell will have a large crew to choose from. He says the prospects tor a good team are Indisputable. There ar many old players back again. GRUESOME JOKE ON FIREMEN Perform He rale Feats of Rn.se to Find Ther Saved Bodies from Dissecting; Room. NEW YORK. Feb. 15 Firemen who groped their way through fire and amok, and dragged six dead bodies Into the street from Ben nett hospital, at Dey and Fulton streets, last night, carried on their berolo labor In the belief that they were rescuing person who bad been asphyxiated, and not until the flame had been aubdued did they learn that they bad been tn the dissecting room of Bennett Medical college and that the rescued bodies were cadaver from the dissecting table of the school. Several of the cadavers were clothed, having been brought to the school tn that condition On cadaver was Incinerated. The dis secting room and laboratory ot the col lege were destroyed, entailing a loss of 16.000. A score ot patient In th hospital were badly frightened, but none was Injured. Th firemen had supposed that the building waa used exclusively for hospital pur poses. HALL COUNTY COURT HOUSE Plan and Specifications Hero foi Omaha Contractor to Flan re On. Plan and specifications for th Hall county court house are In Omaha being figured on by local contractors. Ths plans were prepared by T. R. Kimball of this city. They show a three-story building standing In a block ot ground, and in the same plot the new Jail of theVounty is to be erected. The foundation and first story are of stone, ths remaining stories and the tower being of brick, stone trimmed. The estimated coat la not given, but bonds to the amount ot $100,000 nave been Issued tor tlU coutrufcUa tar tbs to unfa. BRINGS "VAMPIRE" TO AMERICA Sir Philip Berne-Jones Hopes to Show Yankees Some of Ills Best Work. (Copyright, IPOS, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 15. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Sir Philip Burne-Jones, the painter, who will sail for New York February 15, is a dis tinguished member of a peculiarly dis tinguished family. His work has an at tractive quality and an originality of Its own. His "Vampire," to which Rudyard Kip ling wrote the verses with the haunting. gruesome line, "A rag and a bone and a hank of hair," attained a world-wide celebrity and aroused more controversy than any other picture painted In fitly years. He Inherited the artistic tempera ment. His father. Sir Edward Burne Jones, was the depository of the true pre Raphaellte tradition, a great artist, a great thinker and a great man. Sir Philip has a charming personality, not fulfilling the conventional Idea ot the artist, but nevertheless be Is an artist to his finger tips. He Is popular In smart society and la especially sought after In those exclusive circles of upper Bohemia, where social smartness and talent ot va rious kinds blend so advantageously. He is a first cousin to Rudyard Kipling, his mother being one of three notable sis ters, who married respectively Edward Poynter, now Sir Edward Pnynter, presi dent of the Royal academy; Edward Burne Jones, afterward created a baronet In rec ognition of his services to art and public taste; and Lock wood Kipling. Sir Philip said today to your corre spondent: "I suddenly made up my mind to carry out a long-cherished project of visiting the United States. I have many American friends and look forward to this visit with the keenest Interest. Besides, nowadays, a man who has not been to the United States Is at a serious disadvantage, one's education seems to have been left In complete In an Important particular. I pro pose to make good that defect, and also possibly to do some portraits. "I don't believe In life size portraits, vast expanse of trousers and frock ooats. I try to paint my subjects exactly as they appear to their friends, If possible, amid surroundings familiar to them. I have dene several of the well known men, poets. artists, men of science, as they are seen at their work. My idea Is that small por traits of this character, taking les wall space, are more Intimate, less formal than the larger ones, on which account many people prefer them. "I hope to take soma picture with me. provided the customs arrangements do not prove prohibitive. I shall take the "Vam pire," for one, a It aroused so much Inter est in the United States when it was first exhibited at the new gallery here In 1897. It was reproduced In paper all over the union. "The length of my stay will depend on circumstances, work and so forth. I am looking forward to the experience eagerly and am certain that in any event It will be a moat enjoyable tlmo." CULTIVATE PEOPLE THEY LIKE Maekays Hot Pleaao Smart Set, bat Hassfl to Survive tha Consequent Coolness. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 15. (New York World Oablegram Special Telegram.) The Win- ana family, despite great wealth, a magnificent mansion on Belgrave Square, which Is rarely In use, and a beautiful hls- torlo country residence, cut no figure in English smart society. Mr. Wlnans did nothing for society, and society returned the compliment It Is complained that the Winana do not cultivate the right peo ple, which mean that they cultivate the people they like, Mis Winana' wedding to Blr Merrik Burrell, a member of one of the oldest English families, is pointed out a one at which fashionable society was not represented, only one countess being resent. For a long time the Wlnans have lived at Brighton, and spent the greater part of the days at the skating rink. On occas lonal visits to London they stay at Clar- idgea, but generally can be seen either sitting alone or dining alone. Mrs. Clarence Mackay baa rented the earl of Chesterfield's beautiful new bouse at 15 Upper Grosvenor street, nearly op posite the duke of Westminster1 It ha a garden, which la a rare accompaniment to a Mayfair residence. Mrs. Mackay pro poses to entertain considerably during the season. The first series of game for th Anglo American polo championship will be played In England this year, and being the first ot the kind, greatly late rests Mr. Mackay, who may be Included with Foxball Keene In the American team. LORD ROBERTS SITS FOR EYES Supplies Lifelike Expression to Por trait of His Son, Ixxt In Africa. (Copyright. 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Feb. 15. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Charles Alexander, an American artist, I progress lng slowly with his group ot the king and the officer of th First Life Guards. Th picture was begun last July and Alexander works dally from 10 a. m. to dusk. The scene Is a dinlngroom in the Knights Bridge barracks. The canvas la twelve feet square. There are twenty-five fig ores clsd in full drees uniform. Th king I seated in the middle, holding hi hel met In hi band. Th marquis of Head- ford, who scandalised society last year by marrying Roele Boots, waa an officer ot the regiment, but after hi marriage was asked to resign bis commission. Peculiar Interest attaches to the por trait which Story 1 painting ot Captain Frederick Robert, the gallant son of "Bobs." who waa killed while defending the Buller gun at Colenso. Thar waa difficulty In getting the correct expression ot the eye from photographs, so Lord Roberts sat for the eyes of his sob' por trait, the eyea of both being almost ex actlr "alike. AUTO RECORD TO MONTE CARLO London Jowraali.t Sets the Pace for AU Overland Tsarlets from Paris. i (Copyright, 1902, by Pre as Publishing Co.) PARIS, Feb. 16. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Alfred Harinaworth bold ths automobile tourist record between Paris and Monte Carlo. He covered the distance In tour days last week, never traveling more than seven hours in a day. He arrived at Monte Carlo tn time to attend a prearranged banquet. which th London Dally Mall was giving to 1st. Butos-Puiu&b AWAI FROM WINTER RIGORS linny Soitbtr Olimst Lira Hsrtatriin fram Csld, Bitak Caiditicni NYALIDS NIT ALONE IN THE MIGRATION Healthy People- ot Means Tire of in door Amusement and Seek Freedom ef Perpetual Summer Lands. To a great proportion of the men and women who make up the work-a-day world the winter excursion is looked upon as an Institution for the benefit of .the railroad companies, invalids snd those who can af ford it, and incidentally for such ot the traveling public as chances to be abroad at that season, for to those who are well and strong and dependent upon at least fifty weeks of effort during the year, a win ter vacation Is regarded as a luxury, if not actually as superfluous but to those pos sessed ot an affluence or constitutions that cannot withstand the more trying seasons of the severer climates, to these and an other great class It is a boon. Every year there Is a constantly increas ing army of people who Journey from all parts of the land to the numerous localities through the couth and along the Florida, Gulf and southern California coasts that. owing to their mild, delightful climates, havs come to be the winter retreats of the thousands who would escape the severe winters of the north. This number Is not composed entirely of health and pleasure seekers, but is about equally divided be tween theas and the other class that make up the only substantial element of that ac tivity which for six months animates these lands of perpetual summer with a life as superficial as It Is extreme. Objects of the Guest. Ther la a wide variety and general con fusion of opinions regarding these winter resorts and their evolution and revolution during the last fifty years have been so great that It would be difficult to definitely ascertain for the benefit of Just what class of Individuals they were originally Insti tuted. It would be safe to say, however, that In the estimation of the majority they are lands ot sunny skies and sunny times where life is dedicated to pleasure and where care and responsibility are unknown save perchance to those engaged In the conduct of the magnificent hoatelrlea that annually yield fortunes that are all com pensating. In the main this estimate Is correct, that is, so far as the pleasure seekers are concerned, and as these places have their existence chiefly for the benefit of such tourists, It is the business ot the other half to make them as nearly as pos sible the fulfillment of the most extrava gant promises ot the Spaniards of old, un til, In addition to the gifts that nature has lavished upon them, they have been equip ped by the Ingenuity ot man to a degree equivalent almost to maglo. Where the Thins; Started. It baa been more than a century atnee these pilgrimages to th south had their origin among the landed gentry of the Old Dominion,- and.lt wag those people. who established the character, a well as the customs, that have clung to the resorts ot the south ever since. In those days ot luxury the planters of the extreme south gathered their guests from afar, parties coming and going In great atate by coach, with outriders and attendants galore, to spend whole winters in pursuit of pleasure Gradually the planters from further north established their own winter homes In the cities fruther south, until these place be came centers of the social activity of the section, and the winter months from Christ mas until Easter became a season ot ex travsgant but substantial brilliancy. Naturally the more transient pleasure seekers became attracted, and with them came the nucleus of the palatial hotels of today and the custom that renders them necessary. This was the condition up until the civil war, but the subsequent disaster to the confederacy put an end to this winter rev elry among the southern families, and for a time these former brilliant gathering placea became the retreats of Invalids and the once splendid homes places for their care. Torn to California. With the development of southern Cali fornia and Its combined possibilities tor health and enterprise the whole trend of the winter excursion seemed for a time bent that way and soon the possibilities of the almost tropical region of its south' ern coast were recognised by the enterpris ing promoters of the ' section, and the famous hostelrlea ot Europe and America were drawn upon for example and Improved upon until that region Justly claimed for the accommodation of ita guests the finest hotels that the world afforded. But It was a coemopr""-n gathering that filled them, and soon the more exclusive families of the east and south turned their attention to the less pretentious and more exclusive resorts ot the south. The en terprising hotel man was not slow to see this, and It waa not long until the dllapl dated old mansion of th section had not only been replaced by modern hotels, but th mobt promising locations along ths Florida and Gulf coast had been Improved and equipped to rival those of California, and since the revival and popularity ot all things pertaining to ths colonial days has become so general, these old-time cities and resorts of the south, snd especially of Florida, are once more becoming pre eminent In the favor of the winter tourist. Gray Skies Start Them. When gray akles havs settled down upon the north and chill winds have put an end to all out-of-door life aave that where ex ertlon la essential to comfort, the fashion able folk are content for a time with the indoor functlona and affairs, but as th holidays approach this pent-up life rather palls upon even the gayest of them and there comes a restless longing for summer, sunshine and rest. It is at this season that on by on they begin to clip away to spend a month or so at some one of these "summer kingdoms," where they may participate at will in its social life and still be free from the obliga tions that attend ths fashionable existence under other circumstances, or Journey from one to another, sharing, but not being a part of them. It Is not until ths restraint of the Lenten season becomes Irksome that these yearly departures begin to meet many of their friends from home, for It Is this season ot ths year particularly that even the great hotels, wl'.h their capacity for upwards of a tbouuand guest each, ar taxed to accommodate the throngs of tour lsts that flock to them from every part of the country. So completely are they equipped that no adjunct to enjoyment haa been omitted and the pleasure-loving throng may ride, bathe, bowl, dance cr participate In any of the numerous diversions with which the places abound. There are golt links of the most .approved, saltern whore th local eutuusl- t may watch the play of the most expert and apply their gain. For the sportsman there Is ample opportunity, and If he (eels so Inclined when evening comes hs may be the social gallant Just the same, for every evening the ball rooms ot the great hotels are filled with dancers. While as a rule the women are la the majority at the winter resorts, there is sot the absence of men that one might suppose, considering the season of the year, for there is a masculine half of the leisure class, and then even the busiest ran run away for a week every now and then. Pleasure More Perfect, But beyond everything else that con tributes to the completeness of the winter vsratlon Is the climate. There la not the excessive heat that Is the trying feature of the summer and the winter tourist may enjoy himself to the utmost along almost any line he may happen to choose without suffering the depressing effects that fol low even the mild exertion at other seasons. Taken all In all, the wtnter ex cursion to the lands ot pleasure Is rapidly Increasing In popularity and is beginning to be shared more generally by those of more moderate circumstances who have nothing to keep them at home, and, while it may never become aa universally custo mary as the summer vacation. It Is notice able that all who have once enjoyed it are completely converted to Its charm. ON SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR British Press Devotes Much Space to Controversy Regarding" Eng ll.h Attitude. LONDON, Feb. 15. The dispute over the attitude of the powers toward the United States prior to the SpanlBh-Amerlcan war continues to take up column ot the London dallies. Opinion is much divided aa to the wisdom of Lord Cranborne's course In making his first statement on the subject In the House of Commons and since the latter develop ments the opposition to further disclosures by the British government ha been strengthened into a determined protest against the reveal ment of secret document relating to th negotiation ot that period. Lord Cranborne's statement of Friday, which was the result ot cable dispatches exchanged between Lord Pauncefote and the foreign office, 1 probably the last word Great Britain will have to say on the sub ject. It would be possible, however, to over rate the Irritation expressed In Downing street at the German publication of docu ments relating to the incident, though im plicit belief is expressed that American opinion is not to be influenced thereby. Should Lord Lansdowne, the foreign sec retary, make a more explicit statement re garding the dispute it would not bring mat ters much more forward, for the foreign office ha no record of the deliberation at the diplomatic meeting held In Washington April 14, 1898, and Great Britain' conten tions would thus be only strengthened to the extent of the reliance placed on Lord Lansdowne' word, a against th allega tions of the Oerman officials. Privately the foreign office officials de clare that Lord Lansdowne' replies, es pecially bis answer to the first note, effec tually establish Great Britain's attitude, ven If Lord Pauncefote Is charged with secretly combining against the United States, which Is indignantly declared to be an utterly absurd and false suggestion. Among the Americana resident in Lon don, during the month ot May, 1898, It la recalled that an intense pro-Spanish feel lng existed on many sides, especially in society, where women connected with gov ernment officials appeared wearing Spanish color. In this and many other way London be came at -tfiat period none too comfortable a dwelling place for Americans, for the press teemed with anti-American editor lals. The cessation of the latter waa due to a remarkable occurrence, which the As soclated Press la able to announce (or the first time. After Dewey victory Lord Salisbury took the almost unprecedented step of com municating with the editors ot the leading conservative dallies, urging them to desist from criticism of the United States, point ing out how vital It was to Great Britain' interest that the side of the United States, and not that of Spain, should be advocated In the English press. As a result, public opinion was reversed and the government was thoroughly sup ported In its subsequent and undoubtedly genuine efforts to strain Its neutrality to the point ot helping the United States. What the Saturday Review now terms Lord Cranborne's "Indiscretion" would doubtless have brought upon the govern ment severe criticism had not the Anglo- Japanese treaty diverted publlo attention, and bad not the alliance been generally re aarded aa a great atroke of diplomacy. Aa It Is the dispute haa served to strain to a really serious point the relations be tween Great Britain and Germany, which were none too harmonious prior to the first question on the subject asked by Henry Norman in the House of Commons. Among the diplomats in London the con troversy is generally regarded aa offsetting ths benefits which had been privately termed England' ocup In China, An Influential member ot the Spanish diplomatic service, who is now here, said 1 ... . n . to a representative or me a..ociiu -. We view the squabble with amusement, but have no Intention of putting In an oar. Should we say all we know our relations with several of the European powers, which are now aulte satisfactory, might be seriously Impaired. Moreover, we are not In the habit of breaking the hard and fust laws of dlplomatlo secrecy. We are naturally pleased mai me anair mm brought out the fact that we practically gave In to all the conditions demanded by the United States and that our submission, on which the ambassadors deliberated April U, 1898, was suppresses .This allegation of the suppression ot Spain's submission is also discussed at length la English official circles, where It Is declared that unless a satisfactory ob jection 1 forthcoming th incident will be handed down to history as a repetition ot Prince Bismarck's action In regard to the Ems dispatch. Ther are indication that pourparler have recently been exchanged by some of the European power regarding the Phil ippines, exactly for what purpose or with what prospect of materialising Into definite action it 1 impossible at present to say. The Associated Press I able to slats that ther baa recently been a keen recrudes cence of Interest In Downing street and at other chancelleries in the conditions prevailing in the Philippines and th atti tude of tb United State toward thoa Island. Whether this has any connection with th Anglo-Japanese treaty 1 only a mat ter for aurmlse, but that aa Important In ternational undercurrent exist in regard to the probable future ot thoa island 1 undenlabla Blr Price for Paintings. NEW YORK. Feb. 15 Titian' "Portrait of Giorgio Cornaro" has been sold to a firm In Oils city tor IU.vjO. E. F. Mllllken's coUocUoa ot si palnUn brought ILnr'a RUBELIK IS 0.NLI A B01 Off tit lUf It Bsossu Ihrsly n In. tortitmr Ttiif Itbtnuao, WIIEAWAKE, MODEST AND 0IIERVINI Wonderful Master of Violin Is Charm las; la Other Waye Than Through Hie Great Musical Genius. Kubcllk, standing before an audience, hh Instrument in band, la a genius, but K bellk In private life is Just a boy, and wert It not for a certain foreign sotnethlai about bis (ace, which Is indescribable an4 yet stamps him as a Bohemian, he could readily pass for a descendant of a long line ot Americans, for he 1 unaffected simple, yet courteous In his manner, frank and sincere la his expression ot thought and feeling, and withal possessed of a bor lsh Interest In everything about blm. Ht likes t tell a good Joke, as well as llstel to one. He cannot carry on a long conver sation In English, being obliged to laps Into his native tongue, but what be doe say be say well, and with very lltU ac cent. In appearance be is ot medium height and slender, with a long, narrow foot and small, strong band, th index aad second fingers being unusually long and th llttlt finger exceptionally curved. His face la broad, the Jaw being quite square. Hit eyes, a yellow brown in color, ar very wide awake. Ilia mouth la not well shaped, but he has good teetb and laughs often. HI eyebrow and balr ar perhapa th most distinctive features of bis head, whicb la well formed. His eyebrow ar loag. narrow, sharply defined and alant In a curve towards bis nose, giving a pecultaf expression to bis countenance. HIa bain worn rather long, la very dark brawn and wiry, and when be plays, seem to fall lo with hta various moods. In dress he la modest, but correct, and the only artlclea of Jewelry he wear ar a acarfpin, a monogram with th Initials In ruble and diamonds, M. T., surmounted by a crown, which was presented to htm by Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, and a ring, the gift of Archduchess Maria Joaepha, the future queen. His Medals Are Many. Kubellk has a collection of very band some gold and Jeweled medals, which h modestly display. This one, my first," said be, "la from Carolus, the first king of Roumanla. I re. celved It two years ago. This is from ths king of Servla. This, of which I am ex tremely proud, la the Order of St. Gregory, from the pope, and la generally given only to cardinals. My last medal waa pre sented by the king ot Wurtemberg. "I am glad I have these medals, for 11 I did not deserve them, I could not get them, could IT But medals do not mak me play better. I love my music, and I have been ao pleaaed with my reception la America. I have much to Interest me in th country and in the people. It la ao new, ao strange to me, so different front all other countries, that sqmetlmes I won der II J am reaux bare, or if it la an dream. "I do not believe I could lire In America because everything moves ao fast here. The people, the horses, th trains, every thing except the colored folka. They ar th (lowest people I ever saw. They loss so much time. When I eat my meals, th waiter are at least five minutes in bring ing lcewater, which I never touch. Then they apend more time In getting th but ter, which European seldom eat, except with cheese and coffee. After that they, go for the celery. In Europe we have celery after dinner, not with It, and , se on. Perhaps it Is a good thing that some thing moves slowly In America, as a sort ot balance for the other things. Finds It Pretty Swift. "America is delightful, but It makes ma feel 300 yeara ahead of th times. Iadeed, It seems that the United States are cen turies in advance of Europe. And what sensible inventions you have for making life quick and comfortable. I do not know what I shall do when I return to Bohemia, for I am getting accustomed to all this fairy land, even If It does make m feel older. There la one thing I will be glad of when I reach home, and that la I won't be afraid to look up when I walk along the atreet. "In New York I have to keep my eyea on the ground or straight In front of me, for when I look at those terrible buildings fifteen or twenty stories high it makea m dlxzy. I discovered, after trying a few times, that it waa beat for me not to look, when someone said, 'Now look at this or that,' for I knew that it meant that I must nearly twist my bead off in order to se the object pointed out to me. "The only fault I have to find with Amer ica la It la too hot, the botela are heated to suffocation and the railway cara ar unbearable. I cannot understand how th Americans can live in such aa atmosphere In their home, and then they go out Into, the cold atreet without suffering greatly. One day, I suppose, soms Intelligent man will Invent a way for warming the streets In winter, and cooling thum In summer. The Americans are such clevsr people that nothing they should do would ever surprise me. One who has never visited the United States can never begin to understand their cleverness and versatility. If the elixir of life Is ever discovered, I think It will be by an American, for they now Uv longer for their years thsn any other peopl on ths glob, and, as a rule, enjoy life Intensely, whether it 1 a business or a social lite. You see. Ilk all foreigners, X have already made a tew observations for myself. Ills Andlenees Warm Enough. "Before coming to the United State I bad been warned of the coldness of th musical audience, but on the contrary, 1 have found the people exceptionally demon stratlve aad keenly musical. "I keep In practice for my recitals by de. voting three hours a day to my violin. I do not believe In tiring myself. Tbre hour Is Just long enough to benefit ma, and at th aamo time afford me much pleas ure. "I am an admirer ot all th best com posers, but Beethoven, Schubert and Paga nlni are my favorites." Kubellk la accompanied on hi tour by bis manager, Hugo Gorllts, who first brought Paderewskl to this country; hi secretary, a valet, and his accompanist, Rudolf Frlml, a young Bohemian and a life long friend. Mr. Frlml doea not apeak a word of English, but he will Interpret bla thoughts by meana of the best composer for the benefit ot Omaha at bis first recltaV to be given Saturday evening, March I, M th Boyd. Our Trad with Mesleo. The annual trade of the United State wltU Mexico Increased tM.W0,0 slues) itwi