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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
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and Irons (et' ,rl Jn,t
for th Love of "port with
the Common People.
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. 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
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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
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ter of the queen and admittedly the mit I
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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
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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.
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The tomb of the author of "The Marseil
laise" has fallen Into decay. Hence, a few
Irtv o. tha mnnlctr.il annncil nf Chnlsv-
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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'
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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
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11 n. in ft:i 7 p. m U2
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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.
