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The Omaha Bee. 3 PART I. UNDAY PAGES I TO 10. EHTAHLI8IIED, .TUNE 1!, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORX1NU, A PHIL J, 1002 TWENTY-SIX PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE TENTS. LOYAL TO VICTORIA Princesi Louise Doe Much to Perpetuate Dead Queen'i Memory. DAUGHTER'S TRIBUTE SURPASSES POMP Lovingly yoris Likeness in Marble with Her Own Hands. MOST TALENTED OF THE GUELPH FAMILY fleverthelesa the Least Inclined to Regard Conventionalities. DEMOCRACY IN CHOICE OF ASSOCIATES Travel Ahont la lllaaulae V" - - - . - and Irons (et' ,rl Jn,t for th Love of "port with the Common People. iCoovrlght l'N2 by Tress publishing Co.) . Xl-r.T.K?' Ar,'rii K (New York World r.hlearam-Special Telegram.) - Princess Ionise wife of the duke of Argyll, formerly thn marnuis of Lome, haa done more for the Dcrneuatlon of the memory of her mother Queen Victoria, fhan all the pomp and ceremony of mourning of tne King ana court have achieved. The statue of the gracious monarch, lov ingly wrought In marble by this daughter, a sculptor of rare merit, who more than any other Inherited Victoria's Impetuous temperament, by years and grief so sadly disciplined, stand In Its niche in the Man chester cathedral, a blending of womanly a - 1 Tlia nnaa tha DTlnceSS " " v ' . -h. . has chosen shows the queen In her robes or state, the crown upon her brow, the scepter enn lion iu .. .. The statue bears a close reaemoiance to elgn.' found In their publlo parks. The face, that of maturity, still suggests the Indomi table youth, which to the last was the oueen's happiest gift. It was unveiled March 12 by the prince nd princess of Walea and is one of the clty'a most treasured possessions. w Im th. third 'Aa'lffh " TTrJ'.J ,v m, ter of the queen and admittedly the mit I I"..:;..:. " ..!... e .,. ...nlv Dnuuiui auu vnn w family. If the least Inclined to regard con ventlonal restrictions. Ignores Her Slaters' Laws. Since the time when as a girl her love af- I fair with Canon Duckworth, the tutor of her younger brother, Leopold, excited the anxiety of her mother, this one of tha I Ouelphs has declined to be governed by the I laws which her sisters obeyed. Her artistic I tendencies doubtless were largely accoun- I table for the democracy she manifested in I the choice of her associates. I Life was life to the princess wherever I She found IU With a contempt for the love I of display that dominated society she mingled a desire to test her ability to win others, not by the position which the nccl- I dent of birth had given her, but by her I own unaided womanly charms. Hence her I many expedition incog. Her cleverness at disguise In dress amounts to a veritable genius, and her delight In it is that of a child. At her favorite estate, Frensbam, near Farnharn, in Hampshire, though so well known by the countryside, she can pass unobserved when she wills. Once she succeeded In so far changing her appear ance that she passed her husband without V , T , J W I t 1- A av..1 la. a....ta -la.. Civility m Cattairer. I One of the prettiest stories of tha ttrlncess' unannounced visits ia that of her aoooarance at a wayalde cottage. The day wss warm, the royal woman was thirsty and Intonations safely memorized, all nerv and she stopped to beg a drink of the good ousness has disappeared, and I am able to wife wltbln the open door. The woman, enjoy the imbecility of my constituency to looking un. said tha soring was some dis. tance away and she could not spare the time from her Ironing, which was to pro- vide her husband with a clean shirt that ha mlB-ht see the oueen's daughter, who was exoectsd to nana through the neighbor- Ina town next day. I Louise meekly offered to finish the ahlrt for her If she could fetch tha water. And .h.n nn..n ntnniMt n and a a.ati Ironed garment awaiting her. her guest In- fnrmait hr who aha was. Needless to aav. that shirt was preserved as a priceless treasure Tha duchess wandera through forelan aal- lariaa and studio and hrlo-a-brac shora In tha same wav. Her Intense obiectlon .to fcelng photographed la preaumably traceable to her desire to escape too great familiar- lty to the publio eye. Wkole-Koaled In Her Chnrltlea. In her charities the princess Is whole aouled. Sue has personally cared for tb Ick and wounded soldier In her convales- cents' home at Clachan. She Is the presl- dent of the Charing Cross hospital and re- cently made a long tour or inspection through th different wards. She touneta) I clally at encouraging new ideas. An exbl th Princess Louise Horn for Young Glrhj bttlon of the signs entered for prizes will in London to supply them with mean to gain an honest livelihood and sav them from the street. Sh ha also don much tor th encouragement of artistic Ideal among the people. As a sculptor and artist th princess haajemy of Fine Arts, the Chamber of Com. reached no small attainment. Among- her teachers waa th late Elr Edward Boehm. Her portrait of Paderawskl and a sketch of her father-in-law, tha late duke of Argyll, are among ber best works. Mention of the old duke recalls the fa- mous feud with the dowager duchea of Argyll, which dated from bar marriage with bis grace, when he had reached th ripe age of .1 and had already burled two wives, The tblrd Incumbent waa Mis McNeill, one of tb queen maids, and th princess promptly declared her feeling by cutting her. Tb duchess, however, bided her time, ana at (be duke a death so delayed tb fu neral that she managed to prevent the at- teodanc of the heir and bis royal wife. King Edward's dislike of hla brotber - ln - law, Hattenberg, Is said to date from an anront to rnncess Louise, who la tb best loved sister of the Engltsb .sovereign. 8b. vi j rmi m viu ihi iiivhih. 1 UPRISING AMONG ALBANIANS Caatare Government O Steers and D snaad Rrlenae af Albanian Captives. CONSTANTINOPLE. April t.Advlcss rvrcivea ncr l rum issup, BtUropeaS lur - aey, announce toat a number or Albanians recently surrounded the government offices at lpek, took all th officials prisoner and then telegraphed to th Ylldls palace, her, demanding th release of the Albanians. who r detained la custody In Cons tan- tlnopl. Two battalions of Turkish Infantry hav pn dispatched to lpek, ENGLISH CONSUL OFFENDS Ilia Tlrni of ( ttltrnil Rouae ueh to rath that Hie Recall Mar B Required from Government. (Copyright. by TrMMi Publishing Co.) PARIS, April 6. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) The English consul who la stationed at Naples yean ago published a book containing the following unflattering opinion of the Neopolltans: "A quick-witted and Intelligent race, but with out principle. The Neopolltan lies and steals with the greatest effrontery." Tk. t... ......1- hoof. ---dil.rl mnA has Just come into the hands of the Neapolitans. They have risen In a bodv against such statements. Newspapers of the city bare made a vigorous campaign and the municipal council has Just had a session demanding the recall of the consul mlin .inpaiiBil hlmialf m'ltlt rt UttlA til- piomacy. i ne representatives 01 rtapies in the Italian Chamber of Deputies have promised to lay the question before the assembly In Rome. The bouse and person of the Eng lish consul had to be put under a special guard to prevent Injury to htm by the popu lation. The consul declares that he had only Intended to speak of the pickpockets of the city, but the citizens sa: have written in preclser terms y he should The museum of the Luxembourg, which contains the work of modern and contem- pory painters and sculptors, has had to be closed for repairs and changes. It opens "gain next week, having Increased It. col- lection by numerous works of contemporary artists, both French and foreign. Among the paintings Is one of Carolus Puran, called "Les Pommleers." which was admired in the salon of mot. The name of Walter McEwen figures among the American artists, and he Is represented by a "Sunday In Holland;" likewise that of Walter Oay, with a painting called "Clgarreras." The latter Is much admired by the Parisian art world. ' .,.. , The tomb of the author of "The Marseil laise" has fallen Into decay. Hence, a few Irtv o. tha mnnlctr.il annncil nf Chnlsv- - - , " " - . - le-Roi, where he Is burled, voted funds for the construction of a new tomb for him. The monument will be completed In May and there will be an inaugural ceremony. Nouveau Paris is the name of a society just organized in Paris, which bad Its first general assembly ysterday. It occupies Itself with all questions relating to the in terests of Paris from the aesthetic and utilitarian standpoints. It has neither presl- , . . det nor vice president, nor treasurer, thus breaking traditions. Committees were appointed upon the question of transforma tion of the Champ de Mara, the stations of the Metropolitan railway, the aspect of grand boulevards, the demolition of the fortifications and the sign contest. The following is a portion of the text of the letter of Invitation of the czar of Russia to President Lou bet to visit his dominions: "Under the sweet ana profound lmpres slon of our unforgettable sojourn in France last year, we live, the empress and I, to nope mat ine mucu eeieemea president or. the French republic will wish very soon to give us the pleasure of coming to pass some days among us, "It will be very agreeable to you to re celve personally on thla occasion the unanl- mous testimony of the warm and sincere sentiments which unite Russia to France lta friend and ally. BONI SURE OF HIS ELECTION Pats I n Dinar Opponents anal Prates of Imbecility- of His Con atltnents. (Copyrl(tht by pruning; Co.) blegram-Speclal Telegram.)-Count Bonl I de Castellans ssvs that he is head over heels in the political campaign, stumping hla district for re-eiecuon, out, never en- Joyed anything half so much. He adds: "Now tnat i nave an my speecnes, gestures the full extent." Count Bonl'a re-election la considered the surest of any candidate running In France. It is openly asserted that his two opponents are dummies in his pay The latest organization In Park has for us special ooject me particular siuay ana .development or religious art. it is purely artistic In lta purpose, according to one of the members, ana aemanas rrom-us asao- elates active researches In all tbe fields or religious art tnat tney may oe awe to penetrate. Among lta member are many I arcuitects, woo win uv auia iw cuuiriuuie much to its development by virtue or their I tecnnlcal knowledge. It U likewise hoped that the clergy will Jotereat themselves in the society, and a commute win explain me wore at an eariy date to Cardinal Richard of Parts. M. Selves, prefect of the Seine, has submitted to the municipal council the offi cial program of the sign contest, a com petition In artistic signs, for houses, hotel, cafes, restaurants, booths, shops and I studios, open to French painters, sculptor. I engravers, architects, fine art workmen and manufacturer. The contest alma espe I be opened in the Petit Palais. The Jury will consist of M. Detallle, th cnief initiator of th acheme, and thlrty-on other parson appointed by the municipal council, th prefect of the Seine, th Acad- mere and tha contestants. a Parisian editor complain that the real Parisian native born la fat disappearing from the "City of Light." Out of th t.SoO.000 Inhabitant 1,100.000 were born elthar In the province or in fc reign coun- trie. Many com from th province of Auvergne. and Parts, according to th writer. Is In danger of being "Auverg nixed." The Auvsranst Is on of tha moat I unpolished spsclmens In all France, a sort of rough diamond. "Barnum and Bailey. say th journalist, "would do well on their I departure for America to attach to their establishment an authentic Parisian before I th rac disappears. On their return to I Parisian soil, after a brief delay, no doubt 1 thev would be able to exhibit him aa I nhanomenon .' MEMENTOES OF PRINCE HENRY Relic Taken from Hohensollern Kat Be Many a Gossle Bi oarer Raid (Copyright. 16. by Pre Publishing Oo.) KIEL. AprU J. (New York World Ca blag ram Special Telegram.) Th damags I don to tb Imperial yacht Hoheexollern by IAmerii.au uieuiriiu nuuivra wu'iv at waa I in New iora narnor aa in oomicue or I Prlnc Hnry was not nearly so great a I haa ben reported. Tb only article miss I leg ar various small objects from th meat I rooms, soma sailors' rap bands wtth tb I word "Hohentollarn," a lot of uniform but I ton which had bn rut off with th I sailors' clothes, and other object trans I Urr4 (ram th elothe chest of the rw. SWAYS OVER OUEEN aT. Shamrock Co- 'v Establishes Potent Way . Alexaudra. CHARITY MEDIUM OF HER POWER Lovel' t i Woman Wini Royal Heart .? by Noble Works. CIRCLES GLOBE WITH ERIN'S EMBLEMS Spreads Broadcast tha National Green on Saint's Day. BRAVELY DEFLATS EARLY DETRACTORS Redolent of Romance la the Personal History nf This Charming Woman, the Coontess of Limerick. (Copyright, 10, by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON, April 5. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) "The Sham rock Countess," as the countess of Limerick is lovingly known, bids fair to make her sway over Queen Alexandra as complete a that she exercised over Queen Victoria. The hold Is a different one, but It is none the less potent, for while the lovely Irish woman won the late monarch by the Infinite charm of her music, she has found her way to Alexandra's heart through her charity, end that charity is synonymous with the shamrock. It la a year ago since the Shamrock league wbs formed with the double purpose of popularizing the Irish emblem and the good St. Fatrlck's festival, while at the same time raising a 150,000 fund for the soldiers' and sailors' family fund. The ker nel of the whole Idea, however, and one as near to the queen's heart as the help of her army's widows and orphanB, wa the project of sending to each of the British soldiers a sprig of shamrock on the morning of March 17, that "In the queen's name" all might show respect to the Emerald Isle's holiday. Overcomes Opposition. There was all manner of controversy at first. Agitator took it up as a plan to make the most sacred of Irish observance subserve the needs of the English army. It was termed a desecration, and loyal men were called upon to wear a badge with their shamrock on St. Patrick's day to distinguish them from their hateful imitators. But the little counteea in whose brain the idea originated paid little heed to her de tractors. Born and bred on Irish soli, the wife of an Irish peer, every tradition of her country was endeared to her heart. Con fident In her desire only for the glory of her fellow countrymen, she worked with her allies, packing and dispatching' the charm ing bits of green to all portions - of the kingdom. The splendid showing of shamrocks thla last St. Patrick's day was in itself an an swer to all criticism. The fund was ad vanced by legitimate means, that Included nothing of the usual fashionable begging methods. Redolent of Romance. The counteBs of Limerick' history la redolent of romance. She was the daughter of J. Burke Irwin, a sporting squire of County Limerick, when the earl, then Vis count Glenworth, first saw her. The family had no wealth and was unknown outside its own little entourage. But no obscurity could hide the rich dower of beauty of May Imelda Irwin. The young pair fell In love. That was in the spring of 1890, and the marriage fol lowed in July. There are two children in their home, Dromore Castle, Viscount Glen . worth and Lady Mary Victoria Pery. It is a a pianist that the countess excela. During the visit of Queen Victoria to Ire. land the countess wa commanded to play to her majesty. Her wealth of brown hair, dark mystical eyes and charming coloring are th type admirably adapted to the picture hat. An additional proof of the countess' ingenu ity I the new picture hat she has Intro duced and given her name. Heavily shaded with plumes. It half conceals, halt reveals. the face of the wearer in a fashion at once baffling and enchanting. ROPE MAKERS FILE PROTEST British Manufacturer Complain af niserlsnlnutlnsr Philippine Duty, LONDON, April 6. The English rope makers will shortly submit a petition to tbe Foreign office protesting against the action of congress in abolishing the ex port duty on Manila hemp shipped direct to the United States, but enforcing the tax on hemp shipped to other countries. Tbl discrimination, the English rope makers say, entails on them an extra coat of 30 shillings per ton, leaving them on a "most unequal footing as competitors with the United States." Th rope makers add: "The American action constitutes a grave menace to trado. especially seeing that there is nothing to prevent the authorities at Washington from doubling or trebling the tax oa for elgners. The rates of duty on hemp coming Into the United States from the Philippines, be sides the 25 per cent reduction, are also less the export tax charged in the Islands Th export tax Is charged Just as before, but the reduction 1 made at thla end of the Un. tb effect being to retain the ex port tax oa hemp going to all other coun trie except th United States. TEST NEW WAR MOTOR CAR Military Ofneera Find It snltnhl for Defense of British Const. (Copyright. 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 6, (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) A large party of military officer and ether witnessed tb trial of a new war motor car at Crystal Palac yesterday. It is the Invention of Frederick R. 81mm and was constructed by th Vlckers-Maxlm company. The car looks Ilk th hull of a mlnatur battleship stretched over a motor. Sur mounting It ar two pompons, two Maxim guns, with armor shields for us when la action to protect It from frontal flse, but leaving th flank exposed. The car weighs five and a half tons and will run at a speed upward of tea mile an hour. It la easily handled and carries fnel for a 200-mile Journey. The slx-mlllmetr Vlckers' stel armor, Impervious to ordinary 0.301 bullets, 1 ap piled to the car to prevent vibration. The main object of the ear la for cost deface. BRITISH LOSS ATHARTS HEAVY Canadian Contingent Sniffers the lost. bnt Hiiiri the Day for the English. PRETORIA, April 4. The British losses In the engagement In the neighborhood of Harts river, in the southwestern extremity of the Transvaal, March 31, were three officers snd twenty-four men killed snd sixteen officers and 131 men wounded. The Boers admit that they lost 137 men killed or wounded. The action occurred at Doom- halt farm, a few miles south of the scene of General Delarey's defeat of General Methuen. The Boers, who were com manded by Generals Kemp and Potgller, attacked with great determination, but the Canadian contingent, which was the last to arrive n Pouth Africa, from Canada, and two squadrons of yeomanry under Colonel Cookson and the artillery and mounted rifles, under Colonel Keir, presented such a stout front thst the burghers were finally forced to retreat. The casulty list shows that the second Canadian mounted rifles had four officers wounded, nine men killed and forty men wounded. LONDON. April 5. The gallantry of the Canadian troops at the engagement wlt'i the Boers near Harb river, southwestern Transvaal, March 31, attracts unstinted praise from the British press. These com ments form a striking contrast to the re cently printed notification that the atten tion of Lord Roberts, the commander-in-chief, had been drawn to various cases where colonials who had been awarded com missions were treated as Inferiors by the regular officers and other commands. Lord Roberts, it was officially announced, is mak ing Investigation and intended to Inflict the most serious penalties on any Brltlnh offi cers found guilty of any such conduct. Pri vately, and in letters to the press, many colonial officers have frequently complained that "they are good enough at the front, but are not wanted at a Capetown hotel or In a London drawing room." The South African casualty list Issued this evening shows that the losses sus tained by the Second dragoon, guards In their sharp rear-guard action with the Boers near Boschman' kop during the evening of March 31 were severe. Two offi cers were killed and Ave were wounded and eighteen men were killed and fifty-eight wounded. KILLED IN FOOT BALL CRUSH Five I'eraona Dead and Over Hun dred Mrrlonaly Injured by Collapse of Ornndstnnd. GLASGOW, April 5. The struggle of the crowds which gathered at Ibrox park today to witness the International association foot ball contest, between teams from Eng land and Scotland, caused the collapse of portion of one of the spectators terraces. resulting In the death of five persons and the injury of 125 others, twenty of whom are not expected to recover. When the game began 70,000 spectators were on the ground and an lmmence crowd had gathered outside. Being unable to obtain admittance thla crowd broke down some of the barriers and awarmed upon the field. The police drove the intruders back upon the terraces and seats with th result that the railings dividing, the crowds were broken, and the people were thrown over each other. In the frantic struggle towards the exits the pressure toward the upper portion of the westerly terrace wa so great that a 100 feet of the highest part of the structure collapsed under the weight of the crowd driven upon it, pre cipitating the mass of people to the grounds sixty feet below. Tbe Injured were plied in heaps, wedged in with broken ood. The onlookers hesitated to approach the dangling structure at first, but finally be gan to utilize portions of the broken bar riers as stretchers. A hundred of the most seriously Injured were carried to the pavilion. A majority of the victims are suffering from broken ribs and fractured limbs, while some sustained internal Injuries. Six of the Injured ar not likely to recover. BARROOM FOR BUTTERFLIES Cannes Ha a Faahloanble Resort Ballt Especially for Society Women. (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) CANNES, April 5. (New York World Ca blegram-Speclal Telegram.) The fasblona ble cosmopolitan section here has been rec in twain by a recently-established Amer ican bar for women. It is said that fastldl ous women who would die rather than be sejen In such an establishment at home think it jolly fun to go In little groupa to thla bar, sit on high stools and order cock tall before lunch or extremely light ab lnthe after dinner. Some worthy, bnt not up-to-date men and women object to such doing and cut the known patrons of the select little Joint, however intimate they may have been before. The latter-day element retalllated, and then the pastors of the English and Amer lean churcbe took part In the agitation being especially active when it was discov ered that the two American barmaids were only employes, the owners of th plac be ing several society women whose name are an open aecret. These women argue tn their defense that the Rlvlerla needed such a rendezvous because teas are not practical and otherwise there would be no time to meet friends. .Moreover, they say, the profits of the bar are given to charity. There tbe question rests temporarily. BEAT ROBIN THE BOBBIN Famed Geurnaaud af Nursery Tale Eellaaed hy These Polish Appetite. (Copyright, 1!KC. by Presa Publishing Co.) MOSCOW, April 6. New Tork World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The gl- gantice proportions of Polish appetites may be gained by th menu of a wedding feast here at which there were 100 guest. That repast lasted five days, including some Intervals for a recuperative slumber. The guests at one ox, eight calve, eight sheep, eight pigs, forty geese, 130 duck and chickens. They drank thirty barrels of beer, ten barrels of brandy, fifty bottles of liquors, without counting the wine. The guests were Pole; that goes with out saying. One person found the rejoic ing bitter; It waa tbe bridegroom, for all the provisions wer paid for from tbe dot of hi wife. Klaaherley Mourn for Rhode. KIMBERLET. Cape Colony, April t. Th train bearing th body of Cecil Rhode, which left Capetown on Thursday, arrived here today on lta way to Buluwayo, Mala beleland. Th town wa In mourning, and practically tb entire population marched la th procisaloa past th funeral car. BRIBERY A BUSINESS Wholesale Corruption in St. Louis Assembly Unearthed by Grand Jury. SYSTEMATIC FRAUD ENACTED FOR YEARS Poor Men Attain Comparative Wealth Throngh Illegal Operations. SELL THEIR VOTES FOR FABULOUS PRICES Many Ignorant and Illiterate Men Are City Legislators. CHANGE IN METHOD OF ELECTION URGED Grand Jury Returns a Scnthlnsj Re port of the Reign nf Corruption and Indicts Nnmber of Prominent Parties. ST. LOUIS, April 5. Most sensational charges are made by the February grand ury, which has been Investigating bribery and official corruption In the municipal as sembly, In It final report to Judge O'Neill Ryan, in the criminal court at noon today. The report declares that the people of St. Louis have but a vague conception of the extent to which corruption and venality have for the last ten years existed among their sworn officers and public servants. It finds tbe true condition of affairs almost too appalling for belief. A tribute Is paid o Joseph W. Folk, the circuit attorney. under whose leadership the investigation la being made. In part the report reads a follows: 'A far-reachrnflr and avatematic nlan of corruption bas been carried on for year by members of tbe municipal assembly These men formed what are called 'com bines' for tbe special purpose of holding prospective legislation until their demands In tbe way of money consideration aie complied with. Instead of discharging the duties of office for the public good, and in accordance with their oath, they be come organized gangs for plunder, using their office to enrich themselves at :he people's expense. Our Investigation, cov ering more or less fully a period of ten years, shows that with few exceptions no ordinance has beea passed wherein valu able privileges or franchises are granted until those Interested In tbej passage there of have paid the legislators the money de manded for action In the particular case. No municipal corporation bas ever had Its most valuable franchises so recklessly and scandalously disposed of for a considera tion, wblch found Its way, not to the city treasury, but Into the Itching palm of the public pilferers. "The oersons aaalnst whom Indictments for brlbe-glvlng have been returned are "d means. In brief, that no foreign cor but a small percentage of those whom Poratlon. although specially chartered In Inquiry convinces us deserve to wear the otner atates, has tbe right to act a admln garb of convicts." Istrator in Connecticut. These Indictmente, already made publlo, were returned by the grand Jury today: Bribery, Kobert N. Snyder; attempted bribery, Edward Butler, John H. Becker; perjury, George J. Kobuach. The report continues) "We have had before us many of those who have been and most of those who are now, members of the house of delegates. We regret to report that we found a num- ber of these utterly Illiterate and lacking In ordinary intelligence, unable to give a better reason for favoring or opposing a measure than a desire to act with tbe ma Jority. In some no trace of mentality or morality couia oe iouna; in otners a low order of training appeared, united with base cunning and sordid desires. Un qualified to respond to the ordinary re quirement of life those are utterly In capable of comprehending the significance of an ordinance, and are Incapacitated both by nature and by training, to be the makers of laws. Tbe choosing of euch men to be legislators makes a travesty of jus- tlce, sets a premium on Incompetency and deliberately poisons the very source of law. "These men, through their corrupt agent, approach the legislative representa tives of powerful companies or corpora tions competing for valuable franchises, de mand and receive of them sums of money ranging from $100 to $100,000 for their in dividual votes and Influence. Fertile with Opportunities. ''From the evidence before us It appears that an official of the city government boasted of the fact that he had made $26,- 000 a year out Of his official position, which paid a legitimate salary of but $300 a year. Another official, according to evl- dence fcefore us. agreed with one Interest to do an official act for $25,000 and afterward frora the opposing interest accepted the sum of $100,000 for doing the very opposite of that which he had agreed to do for $25,- 000. One legislator received In cash at hi own residence the.aum of $j0,000 for his vote on a pending measure. .This wa re. talned by him for a few days, then returned In tbe hope of receiving a larger aum. The measure was enacted and the member, after a delay, was finally compelled to accept $5,000 in full for bis vote on the franchise bill. In many other cases it was shown that member of tha assembly who prior to their election were wholly without mean, upon Induction into office were soon in afflu ent circumstances and Independent finan cially, and this, too, notwithstanding tb fact that tbe salary of auch official was only $250 per month. Fahalou Price for Vote. "Convincing documentary evidence waa unearthed proving that tbe sum of $145,. 000 waa placed In escrow In a bank In this city to be paid to tbe members of tbe municipal assembly of 6t. Louis upon tbe passage ci a valuable franchise ordinance. This ordinance failed, and a second bill was Introduced, upon the passage of which th sum or anout i:xj,uw wa aisirioutea among tioae members. After the passage of this ordinance tbe franchise was sold for $1,250,000. Tha city realised nothing what ever for this franchiae. Id these matters the statute of limitation wa a bar to tbe finding of Indictments against nearly all of the guilty parties. "Tbe more recent attempt of a street railway company to secure a franchise bas been conspicuously brought to public no- tic through proceedings In tbe criminal courts. In this case an agreement was mad between th legislative agent of tbe company and tbe representatives of th combines In both branches of the municipal assembly by th terms of which $76,000 was to b pid to certain member of th housa of delegates and $60,000 to certain mem bers of the council tn consideration of such members voting for tb proposed measure. Method of Pracedare. "Th first named amount was deposited In cash la a aaf deposit boa with a trust com- (Continued on Second Page.) THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebrakii- Kalr and fooler Sunday: .Momlny Kulr; Norihwcut Wlmls Pnge. 1 IVrprt unlea letnrln'a Memory. y of the hnmrrk I'rlnrraa. Hrlhery na Mraaiilsrd llnalnraa. Robbery nf a rhrnWa Rank. 2 'nlf Paaaea the Indian lit 1 1. Illrarhr Winn the Ilia Mhnt. Ilmalia'a l-'lrat lluae Hall liatne. .1 Neliraakaita on llr Uliina Krtncutlnn Omaha I hamplmia Detent Lincoln. ;un anil llnrara' llnofe Are Fatal. naperla I'.nemlea I'nlaon Ilia Well. 4 Kaoi Krvlrni Hrltlah ( ami t nae. Plana to lrfrat l aban Rrelproplty. rk' Klnctnatlona In Wall street Walea to lalt the I nlteil Mate. 5 Frrlaht ( ttniiianlea t'onaol lilnte. Mouth Omaha anil lta AITnlra. l.nat Week In Omaha Snrlet. Woman'a t lull anil t harity Work. 7 l.ahorera Are In (irent llrmnnd. Chief Knaiarrr llruph Killed. H onn-ll II luff a n'lil lawn ewn. II Sehrdulf of the ntlunnl l.rnane. Ilurkneea F.nria Friday's Shootlau. IK Ainnaementa nnd Vlualcal Xotea. I.ovr AITnlra Dominate I'nrlalnns. F.rhoea of Omaha Ante-Room. 13 rheduli nf Weatrrn 1. ramie. Mian, Women nnil Cuatome. It Kdltorlnl nnd Comment. IK Anthora nnd otlona nf Dreaa. I'ope'a Trainmen! la IHaruaard. Aaphalt Trail W att-rloagnl. 1 "Hannrr of Hlne," by S. H. ( roi'krtt 17 Rnlra'lor Hie tinlf Tournament. Newest Kralurra of Rlryrlra. Ill t'o-lprrntive Hulldlnay of Homes. Color Liu In Women's Krdrrat Ion. Kiinlly Acta for Dead I'eraona. 241 Woman l Her Way nnil Whims. i" Hroarnn Dlnrnaaea Trunin ili Uny Colore Riot In Wall Palters. Aquariuma for Home tndy. In the Field of Klertrlplty. 2ft Condition of llnslneaa In Omaha. Commercial nnd Financial Matters. 2rt P"W Miowa omnha tironlnat. Tern ir rat ore at Omaha Veslerdnyt llonr. Ura, Hour. Ilex, ft n. in 4:1 I p. ni ll In. in IU It p. in ill 7 n. m 41 :t p. ra 1T N a. in 42 4 p. ni lilt l n. m 4ll ft p. in ttft 1( n. in .Ml II p. m 412 11 n. in ft:i 7 p. m U2 12 n .VI NO OUTSIDERS NEED APPLY Korelajn Trust Cnmpnnle Cannot Act aa Administrator Connecticut. NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 5. A precision which thr?atenH to upset the business of a score of trust companies doing business as foreign corporations In this state has been rendered by the supreme court of errors. " reiers to ine anminisirauon oi estates ine huh in question was Drougni oy me Farmers' Loan and Trust company of New York against Frances J. Smith, resulting from the death of Edward 8. Smith of Waterbury. The application of the trust company to act as administrator ia denied by the supreme court on the ground that. as a foreign corporation. It is denied by statute the right to carry on the business I of deceased persons. The sweeping effect of this decision may be seen from tbe fact that at present there are perhaps twenty foreign corporations handling some of the largest Connecticut estates. REPORT ON FINANCIAL BILL House Committee la Divided Strictly on I'arty I, Ine on the . Menanre. WASHINGTON, April 5. The house com. mittee on banking and currency, by a vote I on party lines, today ordered a favorable report on the financial bill framed by the republican members of the committee and Introduced by Chairman Fowler, "to main tain the gold standard, provide an elastic currency, equalize the rates of Interest throughout tbe country, and further amend tbe national banking laws. The details of the measure were given when Mr. Fowler Introduced the bill, and since then the changes made have not affected any of the principles of the bill. It brings together many of the plans which have heretofore been urged separately. A division of banking and currency Is created i tn9 Treasury department, with a board 0f control with three members, to act with tha nreaent comnt roller of the currencv. The method by which banks may take out circulation are provided; the parity of the sliver dollar with gold Is established; pro vision for the establishment of branch na- Uonal banks Is made; silver bullion In the I treasury Is to be coined Into subaldlsry sll- I ver; guaranty funds are provided to pro tect against insolvent banks. M STOPS BUSINESS IN MICHIGAN Home Companies Held to Re ducted on Llnee Contrary to Public Policy. LANSING, Mich., April 6. State Insur ance Commissioner J. V. Barber has re fused to renew the Michigan license of th National Protective Legion of Waverly, N. Y., which ha about 7,000 member In th stats. He holds that the business trans acted by th legion Is not contemplated by tbe fraternal beneficiary law of tbls state under which the legion baa been operating The secretary of state bas decided that the alleged building snd loan business transacted by the Home Co-operative com pany, the United States Loan and Realty company and the Provident Home company, all of Missouri, Is against public policy and will force them to cease operation In Michigan. GET FIFTEEN YEARS APIECE Highwaymen rent to Slate Prison for Iloldlaa Ip Two Kansas Dortera. . KANSAS CITV, April 5. Charles York snd Fred Hoffman, who held up and robbed two physicians at a lonely place on tb out skirts of Kansas City, Kau., recently, after binding and gagging tbem, and then placing them In an abandoned house, were today each given a fifteen-year sentence In the Kansas state prison. Leave Fartaae to Old Janitor. NEW YORK. April 5. George Rhodes, a Iakawood, N. J , Janitor, tiaa rei elve.l a rilaiiatch from his sun at Philadelphia, say ing Cecil Khnrles left him a legscy of Sbu.Obu. Th old nun was almost over come by the news, but left at onee for K u rone to claim bis fortune. Among his fellow at Iakewood Khodea relationship to the Kmpire bqinier or nuutn Arrica. waa unknown, until the dispatch arrived. BLOW UP BANK SAFE Robbers Wreck Money Vault in Ruikin, Nuckoll County. RICHNESS OF HAUL NOT YET KNOWN four Successive Explosions Bonsa tha Sleeping Villager. THOUSANDS IN, CASH LEFT BEHIND Beatrice Bloodhounds Soon Take Up Warm Scent, FUGITIVES CHASED ACROSS KANSAS LINE Kvrry Kspeetutlnn that They oa III Re Taken everat Arreat on Snaplrlon Already Made. NELSON, Neb.. April 6. (special Tel, grera.) Word reached here early today that the State bank of Ruskln had been robbed at i o'clock this morning. The outer casing of tbe safe was blown open and the explosions, of which there were four, aroused the people residing in the vicinity ' of the bank building. The money chest ts still secure and the bulk of the money wss In the rbest. Just what amount of money was taken is not yet known, as the vsult will not be examined until a representative of the In surance company reaches the scene, but It is said not over J..00 was secured. The robbers, four In number, were seen going south on foot, and were trailed about Ihree miles, where they hHd a team wait ing. The sheriff and marshal went from here this morning, and together with the Beat rice bloodhounds are making a hot chase for them. They went south through Hardy Into Kan sas and at Republic this evening, the pursuers report being close after those who are supposed to be the robbers. Some others have been arrested on suspicion. Overlook Thousand In Bllla. BEATRICE, Neb., April 5. (Special Telegram.) Reports that reach this city of the robbery at the Hunk In Slate bank, state that entrance was effected by raising a back window. Once lslde, the robbers drilled In the eafe door and nltro-glycerlne was used us the explosive. The door was blown completely off its hinges and tbe cash box was exposed, containing several thousands of dollars. In their haste to leave the building with their booty, the robbers overlooked possibly $3,000 In bills. scattered about the room by the force of the explosion. it Is reported here that the thieve got about $5,000 In cash. The noise of the explosion aroused tbe citizens of Ruskln, and in less than half an hour after tbe report was beard, a tele phone message was received here asking for the service of the Fulton bloodhound. Trainer MaxOeld with a pair of th dogs loft tbe city at 3 a. m., on a freight train, arriving at Rusklu about 10 o'clock thla morning. Upon reaching Ruskln tb dog took the trail of the thieves, which led wast of that village. At .last accounts the ani mals aud a posse of men were nearlng tb Kansas line In the vicinity of Hardy, Neb. The dogs are close on the trail of th fugitives anil It is thought they will be captured before the chase Is abandoned. The bank Is capitalized for $7,000 and haa deposits aggregating close to $16,000. Th president Is A. O. McGrew and the cashier, F. McGrew. Ruskln is a small town In tht eastern part of Nuckolls county and la but a short distance west of Hebron on th Rock Island road. CLARK JOINS WITH GOULD Two Maanntea Pool Interest n the Atlantic nnd Paclfle Seaboard a. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 6. Th Her ald says: Los Angeles will be tbe Pacific coast terminus of the Oould railway sys tem. The Gould and Clark Interests havt combined at either side of the continent Senator W. A. Clark having Joined wltk George J. Gould In the building of a road from Pittsburg to tha Atlantic seaboard and Mr. Gould becoming Interested la th San Pedro, Los Angeles aV Salt Lak road. These arrangements will give the Oould system a continuous line of roada across the continent, beginning with the Salt Lake, then the Rio Grande Western and tha Denver Rio Grande to Denver. Th Mis souri Pacific to 8t. Louis, th Wabash tc Pittsburg and tbe West Virginia Central, with projected extension to the Atlantic. Charles W. Clark, the senator's son, whl Is now in Los Angeles, and J. Ross Clark, brother of tbe senator, who ha tbe man agement! of the Salt Lake railroad, would only partly confirm tb report of a combi nation of the Gould and Clark Interest. "I have not received aey direct Informa tion concerning a combination with Mr. Gould." aald J. Ross Clark. "It see mi probable and such a connection at Sail Lake would give Mr. Oould th long-sought outlet to th Pacific coast, but I cannot ea lighten you further now." WITHDRAW THE SECRET RATES Railroads Decide to (suit Manipula tion of Paaaenster na Well a Frelajht Business. ST. PAUL, April 6. Passenger officials el the St Paul-Cblcago lines running south west Into Iowa and Nebraska bars decided to cancel all secret rates mad for tb ben efit of settlers and bomeseekera. Tb special (ate war all withdrawn to day. This action Is due to the recent Injunc tions Issued at the Instance of the Interstate Commerce commission and served ea tht various roads running west from Chicago. Counsel for local llces ruled that any secret rate or agreement on any class l traffic wss as great a violation of tha spirit ! of tb Injunction as on pscklng hou product and flour. Th Unci represented at yesterday'a meet ing. Including the Northwestern, Milwau kee aV St. Paul, Great Western and Burling ton, bad made lower rates to bomeseekera and settlers from southwestern territory than tbey announced in their tariffs. Waaveri Strike Oat at Syaapathy. PROVIDENCE, R. I., April 6. The weav ers at the Moosup, Conn., plant of th American Woolen company, to th number of 126, (truck today, la sympathy with the Olneyvlll. R. I-, strikers. Tie extension of th strike brings a total of elevea plaati In the combine under the ban of the union. There are now about 1,700 looms ldl be cause of the trouble, an4 about 4,000 wAr era ar out.
