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Sln&aStxSUEsSJi TO 12. .2 PART I. S PAGES 1 TO ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1902-TWENTY-FOUlt PAGES. SINGLE COrY FIVE CENTS. The Omaha Sunday Bee. i CROWN GEMS BOGUS Examination by Diamond Experts Eeveal the Truth of the Oft-Told Tale. RECALLS STORIES OF PREVIOUS REIGNS former Kings Sold Many Keal Gems and Substituted Imitations. PEERS SAVING ON THEIR WARDROBES Jdany Ordering Cheap Material and Others Rent ng for the Coronation. ONE ACCREDITED WITH MAKING HIS OWN With the Wrarn It la Different and They Are IVorrrln Aboat How They Will Look I In- becoming Garments. Copyright, 190 by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. May SI. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) After ex amining the crown regalia the two diamond experts have pronounced nearly balf the gema spurloua, Including almost all the large ones. Thl corroborates the reports In vsrloua memoirs that tbe two immediate predeceasors of Queen Victoria retorted to the expedient of selling or pawning the crown Jewels In financial emergencies. The utmost secrecy Is maintained about the royal crowns being worn at the coronation. No one has been permitted to see them, and It is said that the king has given orders that imitation seme shall be replaced for the occasion by real ones on hire. Diamonds and emeralds will be the Jewels principally worn at tbe coronation. More than half of them will be hired from West End and Parisian jewelers, who charge 6 per cent of their value for one day's wear, the hirer also paying Insur ance. But a vast quantity of paste will also be worn. No shopkeepers have done a larger business over the coronation than the Imitation jewelry people. One Arm says It has an order from a countess for an exact replica of the ducheas of Marl borough's famous Vanderbllt pearls to cost over $100 and to be Indistinguishable from the real ones except by an expert. This Is a rather fooltah proceeding on the part of the countess, as It Is known she could not possibly afford real gema. Cor onets of pasta brilliants will also be much worn. BaylnsT Shoddy Robes. The notion that the peers are spending big sums In getting coronation robes of the best material Is a myth, a waa sadly confeaaed to the World correspondent today by one of the leading tailors In London He said that some very wealthy peers and newly created ones are going in for the most elaborate and costly style of corona tion millinery, but the bulk of the peerage nave ordered the cheapest stuffs and furs. He showed the correspondent the, two ex treme of cost and frugality on a baron's robe of the best Lyons velvt, lined with the finest white eattri, with cape and trim mings of real ermine, costing altogether 86. and another similar robe of the cheapest velveteen, lined with whit sat een, with cap and trimmings of rabbit skin, costing $47 all told. He averred that Ix out ot every ten robes were of the cheaper type, and ten' yards distant the difference Is scarcely noticeable unless a ray of sunlight atrlkes the robes, when velveteen is exposed. A large number of peers are hiring robes from theatrical costumers, who charge from $3K to $200, according to qual ity. An order for robes to a tailor almost Invariably la accompanied with Instruc tions that the materials shall be cut so that they ran be utilized afterward dress or mantle by the peer's wife for or daughter. Oa of Queerest Flarare. , On of the queereat figures at the corona tion ceermoniss will be the old marquis of Clanrlcarde, who Is credited with making- his own clothes for the sake of econ omy. He Intends to don the robes worn by his grandfather at Queen Victoria's corona 0 tlon. The robea being much moth eaten, he "has patched them with new stuffs and fur vvith- Ma own hands. Ha declares that he till go in an ordinary cab and would not Incur even that expense if he believed lie could get through the streets afoot with out being mobbed. Lord Ballsbury who hates public dis play and is utterly careless about matters lot dress, is said to b bored to death by to prospect of the coronation. He has resisted all the blandishments of his family to tnduc him to get a new outfit for the ceremony, and Insists on wearing his old 'uniform as an elder - brother of Trinity House, although In order to make it Bt him. owing to hla increaaed stoutness, a broad band of gold lace has been inserted down the back, contrary to the regula tions. Then hie robes cost only $250, being ti lourm-ciasa quality. , Lord Rosebery was waited on this week to get his photograph In th robe of a Knight of the Garter, but be replied that his old robes had ceased to fit and be had Hot yet been able to nerv himself up to Setting new ones, hoping th resources of civilisation would be equal to the readjust lng of the old. Earl Spencer, also a Knight of th Gar ter, replied under the same circumstance that hs could not find his old robes and was arranging to hire a suit if possible. . The fact is that responsible men, 'with stoma senae of personal dignity, while habituated to the wearing of a court uni form, look with distaste on a revival of these archaic dress regulationa, which ar entirely contrary to th spirit of th times and tend toward the ridiculous. DtsTereat with Woasa. ' With tbe smart women It la different 'their dress Is their profession. They ar throwing themselves with th keenest ardor into the- millinery question. They .are adopting all kinds of devices to make .the beat Impression la a costume which Is Inclined to be destructive of figure. Bom nave hit upon a sohein whereby corsets tend bodices ar one. thua aavlng th fatal vhlckness around the walat. Other occult measures are being taken to guard against suffocation la the hot atmosphere of tbe attbey, where they will speed flv hour, by providing that their robea and dress will b practically all th garb they wUl war on that occasion. Farad ( Potadaiu Oarrlaaa. POTSDAM, Prussia. May $1. Th pared ?f th Potsdam garrison took placo this 'morning. Emneror William rnmiuiilH V Prlnc Henry 'ot Prussia and othsr prtncaa, took up a position opposlto th latu ot King Frederick William I (or th march past. Th hah ot Persia wltad th military display from a wtndow ot th B'-AAt cfelo. GOSSIP ABOUT THE VATICAN Heller that Keane Is Saceeed Cor- rlgaa and Mar, Merry Del Val Martlaelll. (Cof-rlght. 19i2,'by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, May 31. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Archbishop Keane of Dubuque, Is., probably will be ap pointed archbishop of New York to succeed tbe late Archbishop Corrlgan and it is now believed that Mgr. Merry del Val will suc ceed Cardinal Martlnclli at Washington as papal delegate to the United States. Pope Leo XIII hss warmly congratulated Cardinal Martlnelll, who recently returned to Roma, on the successful manner In which he carried out his mission aa apos tolic delegate to tbe United States. He says that tbe present very satisfactory con dition between tbe holy see and the United States Is due In a great measure to the car dinal's tact and diplomatic skill. "It will give us the greatest satisfaction," tbe pope added, "to bestow upon you the slgnla of cardinalate to which we raised your eminence last year." This ceremony will take place In the con sistory of June 9. Many Important nomina tions are announced for that consistory. It was said that Mgr. Merry del Val will go to America after he returns to Rome from King Edward's coronation, where he will represent the pope. Hitherto It has been believed that Mgr. Falconlo would get the appointment, but the fact that he Is an American citizen, although an Italian by birth, rendered his nomination difficult. The pope gave an audience recently to Bishop Maes of Covington, Ky.. and Bishop Howley of Newfoundland. Both prelate afterward told the World correspondent that they were surprised and delighted to find the pontiff looking actually younger than he did when they last saw him several year's ago and correspondingly active and lively. A most affecting scene took place this week at the Vatican, when Cardinal Celesla. arthblsbop of Palermo, who la over 88 years old, had a farewell audience .with the pops. Cardinal Celesla. kneeling, asked for a special blessing, as he never hoped to come to Rome again. The pope put his arms around the aged cardinal's neck and em braced him fervently for some seconds. The two venerable men, whose ages aggregate 181 years, wept silently together. A violent hailstorm haa caused great havoc around Rome, entirely destroying this year's very promising crop In the pope' vineyard. Leo is deeply grieved, but being of a peculiar turn has decided to adopt the modern system of placing cloud dispersing cannon In his vineyards, a method of protection which has been ex tremely successful in north Italy. SCHEMES FOR THE CORONATION Caique Plana by the Score (or Creat ine; Sensation oa that Occasion. (Copyright. 190!, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. May $1. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The va riety of suggestions for 'celebrating the coronation is only equaled by their fatuity. One Is to let off a chain of rockets from The Llsard to John O'Groat s at a fixed hour, making an explosion to re vsrberate throughout the island. Another is to release all prisoners except those convicted of odious offenses. Another Is that the king order that henceforth all prisoners of good conduct shall be al lowed a prescribed quantity of tobacco weekly. Another that thousands ot bal oons be sent up from all over the coun try, each bearing tbe name of its dls trlct. The only scheme adopted is to light bon fires at prominent points throughout the country, a plan that worked well at the jubilee. Fifteen hundred bonfires have been already arranged, and at 9 o clock a fllght.of fifty rockets will take place at each one. There will also be Illuminations and fireworks everywhere. One London firm alone has contracted for 1.500.000 elec tric glow lamps for the rout of the pro cession. MANY MOURN GREAT ARTIST Celebrities la All Walk of Pablle Life Attend Obaeqale of Ben jamin Conataut. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, May 31. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) The funeral of Benjamin Constant, the artist, was at tended by more celebrities than had been seen on any similar occasion before since the obsequies ot Felix Faure. As he waa a grand dignitary of th Legion of Honor, great military honor was paid, and having been a member of th lnatttute the five academies attended in full uniform. Th minister of One arts waa among th pall bearers, so were Bougereau, Laurens and Mercle. The Impressive ceremony was attended by a representative of President Loubat Eloquent panygetlcs were pronounced at th tomb. More than sixty Americana, either pupils or people who had become tla frlenda through portraits h had painted, followed tbe procession. The family received hundreds of tele grams from the United Statea expressing admiration for the man and sorrow for his loss. The largest and most beautiful wreath waa sent by Mme. Bernhardt from Brussels. It waa mads of orchids and tied with a purple ribbon inscribed "I loved and revered him." WILLIAM'S IDEA OF THE STAGE Play Shoald Seek to Elevate aad Make Life Brighter Rather Than Gloomy. (Copyright. 1902. by Press Publishing Co BERLIN. May Jl. (New York World C blegram Special Telegram.) Whan In Wlisbaden lately Emperor William gave to Mme. Durand, a famous actress, tdeaa on the mission of tbs stag which show that he la no admirer ot Ibsen or ot problem plays. H said: "In my opinion th stag ought to be not only a powerful factor 1 education and moral elevation, but also offer the ideal standard of taats and beauty. On ought to leave th theater not dlaap pointed, disheartened and oppressed by th recollection of gloomy pictures, but fortified, elevated and encouraged to struggle for the Ideal which w all ar striving to attain Real Ufa la already aad enough. An yon who, like the authors of today, perceives hia task He In Imitating real 1U oa th stag Is performing a aad and Injurious task." Government Majority Redaeed. TORONTO. Ont., May SI. Manltoulla. rs ports from which were missing, haa else ted a conservative. Th sew house will stand flfty-on liberals and forty-seven conservative, giving the government majority of four. Th government had majority ot eleven la th last house. OBJECT TO HERBERT May Not Be Named as Ambassador to the United States After All. AMERICAN WlfE MIGHT CAUSE TROUBLE ealousy of Women at the Capital Would Be Serious Handicap. OTHER NAMES ARE BEING CONSIDERED Bevival of Coercion in Ireland Stands Against Sir George, "Wyndham. NEPHEW OF MRS. GLADSTONE AN ELIGIBLE Fact that He I a Lawyer a Well aa a Diplomat Held to Be In HI Favoe by the For eln Office. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. May 31. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The ap pointing of a successor to Lord Pauncetote a British ambassador at Washington Is one of tbe most difficult problems ot Its kind the British government has ever been confronted with. Sir Henry Herbert, as has been cabled to The Bee already. Is tbe most eligible diplomat, but Prime Minis ter Salisbury Is advised that th tact that Sir Henry's wife, the daughter of George W. Rlggs, ot Washington, Is an American, might lead to trouble with the women leaders of society In Washington, and no mbaesador whose wife would be unpopular la possible there. Hon. F. L. Bertie, the aaslstant under secretary of tbe Foreign office, haa a strong family (he Is a brother of the earl of Abingdon), Influence which is being In dustrlously employed to secure the poet for him. But the opinion Is that tbe government will go outside officialdom, and the two names most prominently canvassed In po Utlcal clubs are those of George Wyndham, now the chief secretary for Ireland, and Hon. Alfred Lyttleton, a brother ot Viscount Cobham and the unionist member of Par llament for Warwick and Leamington, who married one of Mr. Balfour' sisters. Both Wyndham and Lyttleton stand well In the Balfour-Cectl set, whose members have the choice of all the best posts. It Is believed that Mr. Wyndham 1 anxious to escape from the growing trouble In Ireland, but the Irish members say that, as he was responsible for the purely gratuitous re vival of coercion there, he would not be persona grata to the American. Alfred Lyttleton, a nephew of Mrs. Glad atone, la a lawyer of aome standing, and personally, like Wyndham, Is exceptionally fascinating. Lyttleton's special claim Is that he has the legal knowledge and train ing, which Foreign Secretary Lansdowne holds to be as essential for a representa tive In Washington aa dlplomatlo school ing. Wyndham la only 41. la extremely clever. brilliant, and la considered the handsomest man in tbs House of Commons. He mar rled Countess Grosvenor, the mother of the duk of Westminster. Tbe salary of ambassador at Washington la $32,500, while that of th ambassador at Paris la $47,f00 and of the ambassador at Berlin $40,000. As Washington, under tbe altered conditions, is the moat Important embassy ot all. It is Irobable that the salary will be Increased. TAX ON GRAIN TO REMAIN Chancellor of English Exchequer Say There I Xo Reuoa (or Removal. LONDON, May 81. A deputation repre senting th owners of 600,000 horses. Inter viewed the chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, today, and strongly protested against the tax on oats and malxe. The chancellor, however. Informed the delegates that it waa Impossible to give up the general tax on grain or specially exempt oata or maize. There was no greater reaaon, he pointed out, for -the exemption of horse food than there was to exempt wheat or other grains used by humans. If the alleged Increase In the cost of horses and food was due to the war with tbe expected peace there would be a fall in prices considerably greater thaa the amount Of duty. Meanwhile, horse owners could make the public pay th duty, aa ought to be the case. In bis opinion the present high prices, especially of malxe, were tern porary and were due to the short harvest tn America last year. EMPEROR MAY PAY US A VISIT Stories Told Him by Brother Henry Awakens aa Old Dealre to See America. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN. May $1. (New York World Ca blegTam 8peclal Telegram.) Emperor William may visit the United States early next spring. The report that he Is anxious tn do so Is revived. Prince Henry having again assured him that he would have delightful reception. After bearing th prince' accounta of what he saw tbs em peror's desire to see th country has been greatly stimulated. It he should go to America the crown prince would act as regent In his father's abaenc and th em per or would be accompanied by hla brother Heniy. AMERICAN BOAT WRECKED Amelia Heara 1 Destroyed la the Bahama, bat Crew 1 Saved. NAS8AU. New Brovidenc. May $1. The American schooner Amelia Hears (Cap tain Griffith, frqm Baltimore, May 17, for Tarpun bay) waa wrecked May 24, oa Abaco reef, Bahamas, and became a total loss Tbe crew was saved. The schooner Amelia Heara was owned by William F. Moore and hailed from Bait! more, Md. It waa built at Laurel, Del., 1 1873, registered 108 tons, was 92 feet long had 23 feet 9 inches beam and waa 9 feet Inch deep. Prealdeat Clark la Better. LONDON. May $1. William Clark, prssi dent of th Clark Thread company ot Newark, N. J., who has ben suffering from gout and Influenza, at Bath, paaaed a good Bight and Is better today. t. Laala Maa la Beaadar, GUAYAQUIL!, Ecuador. May 31. Mr. Wands, a representative ot th ot. Louis exposition, arrived her today. KILLED BY AN AUTOMOBILE ae Maa Meet Instant Death aad Six Peraoaa Injared la speed Contest. NEW YORK, May 31. An automobile going at high speed became unmanageable during a speed trial on Staten Island today and plunged through a crowd ot spectators. One man waa killed and four men and two women were seriously Injured. The occu pants of the vehicle Jumped and escaped with a few slight bruises. W. C. Baker, president of the Baker Motor and Vehicle company of Cleveland, O., and hla assistant, Edward Delxer, who were driving the machine, were placed un der arrest and held in $5,000 ball each, charged with homicide. Tbe killed and Injured: ANDREW FEATHERSTEN, Skull frac tured and Internal Injuries, died instantly. Captain Thomas Taylor of the quarantine ateamer Governor Flower, right thigh frac tured and left leg broken. Mrs. Louise Johnston, left leg, fractured. John F. Brick, scalp wounds. Mrs. Ellen Hay, cut about face and head. Patrick Kenny, right thigh fractured. John Bogart, right leg fractured. Mr. Baker's big egg-shaped car, of seven- horse power, wss the only entry In its class. When nearlng the fin tab. It swerved to the left and dashed toward the line ot pectators. Mr. Baker and his assistant bouted a warning to the people and then umped from the car. Those who atood In the line had no chance to get away. There were screams and a wild rush. In which men and women were knocked down and tra' 'ed upon. but before they had taken f . t the machine struck them. Mr. F v n was directly In front of the pa' auto mobile. It etruck him wi .c force and he was thrown twer tuto the air auu msisuuj auicu. BALLIETT IN C $ . PLACE Inspector Testifies tny Admla. alona Mod y: , De. fes. - DES MOINES, May 31. Postofflc In spector O'Connor testified at the Balllett trial today that defendant told him last April that he had received $173,000 from stockholders of the White Swan mine and that of this amount he had expended $17,000 on advertising and $15,000 on post age: also that the total output of all mines operated by him was but $631, all of which was secured from the Gold Ridge mine, and not from the White Swan; that he had expended $5,700 on It. A letter waa Introduced in evidence, writ ten by Balllett from Des Moines to W. B. Barstow of Manila, la., apprising him that he was conducting a subscription contest for the Mining News and requesting blm to copy a list of names that Balllett enclosed with his letter, so as to obtain the prize, after which the prize could be returned to Balllett. This subscription list was to he submit ted to the government In obtaining access to th -malls as second-class matter for th Mining News.. T. J. Potter, x-potmater ttt Baker City, testified that the alleged opening -ot the White Swan mlnea two months ago, which was said to have been attended with elaborate ceremonies, was a flaaco and that th machinery was started only to stop a few minutes later. Thia statement was corroborated by other witnesses. GR0VER CLEVELAND TO SPEAK Former President Will Address Meet Inn; of Democrat of Various Shades and Colors. NEW YORK, May 31. Former President Grover Cleveland has accepted aa invita tion to speak at the opening of the new Tllden club on June 19. About 1,500 men prominent In the democratic party have been invited. Among those expected are David B. Hill, William J. Bryan, Senator Bacon of Geor gia, Mayor Patrick A. Collins of Bostoa, John D. Mllburn of Buffalo, Richard Ol- ney. Dr. Felix Adler, Bourk Cockran, Wil liam C. Whitney, ex-Mayors Grace, Grant, Gllroy. Van Wyck, Hewitt, Cooper, Edeon and Ely, and Lewie Nixon. This ts the first time that Mr. Cleveland has consented to address a political audi ence since his retirement from office. This, coupled with the fact that so many die- tlngulshed democrats whose views on sil ver and other questions have been radi cally opposed to each other are to be pres ent, is pointed to aa evidence that the oc casion of the opening of the club mean a direct effort to harmonize various discord ant elements of the party. ACCIDENT MARS THE -TRIP Major Berthelot ( the French Com- mission Fraetarea Lear at Ravy Yard. BOSTON. May 31. A mishap befell a member of the Rochambeau mission here today, when Major Berthelot, the aide-decamp to General Brugere, sustained a fras- ture ot the left leg. Tbe accident happened at the navy yard at Charlestown, where Major Berthelot, whh Vice Admiral Four- nler and staff, went to Inspect the bulldlug3, equipment and ships. While passing from the hall of the com mander's house into the reception room Ma jor Berthelot slipped over, a rug on the polished hardwood floor and fell. He was unable to rtss and bad to b assleted to a couch. Doctors, hastily summoned, found that one ot the bones of the left leg had been fractured. As soon aa possible the Injured officer waa taken to the French battleship Gaulola. where tbe ship's surgeon attended him. The accident caused some confusion and brought the visit to the navy yard to an end. Admiral Fournler and staff had previously been received with full honors by Admiral Johnson. ACTRESS IN A SAD PLIGHT Ada Gray Foand by Neighbor la Cottage la a Deetltate Condition. NEW YORK, May 31. Ada Gray, a noted actress In ber day. but now a helpless Invalid, has been found alone and almost destitute la a little cottage at City Island. Neighbors, who discovered her plight, had her removed to the Fordham hospital, where she probably will be cared for by the actors' fund. Mlaa Gray had been In th Horn for In curable at Fordham for two years, suffer ing from locomotor ataxia. Ths actor fund provided a place for her and ah appeared to be contented until about two weeks ago, when she left there and made ber home la th cottage wher ab was found. 8b was takaa to th hospital In a semi conscious state, but it waa said later that ber condition waa mor hopeful. FIXING UP CABINET Hands of Lonbet and Eouseeau Been in the Formation of New Ministry. FORMER PREMIER THE POWER BEHIND IT Beady to Step Into Acknowledged Control Whsn the Radicals Subside. NEW CHAMBER MUST HAVE UPHEAVAL FIRST First Task Would Be Weeding Out of Department's Treacherous Elements. NAVY SCHEDULED FOR A SHAKING UP Prealdeat, Ministers of Forelssa Altalr and of War Believed to Be Slated to Contlnae la Those Portfolio. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, May 31 (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) An absorbing occupation throughout France just now Is the making of lists ot members of ths next cabinet. Political experts do not con ceal their anxiety regarding the composi tion of the ministry, becauss everything depends upon the men who are to give the new Chamber of Deputies its first Impe tus. It is universally accepted now that both President Loubet and Premier Waldeck Rousseau, though thorough republicans, be long to the conservative, bourgeois ele ment, and that finding the last elections returned a majority rather .too radical, they are going to endeavor to restrain any violent movements toward social reform. M. Waldeck-Rousseau's resignation was foreshadowed tn the World three weeks be fore any newspaper In France had heard ot It. It may be the cleverest mov that bril liant statesman ever has made and that it haa been made after an explicit or tacit 'Understanding with President Loubet. It is the exceptional privilege of the presi dent to select a cabinet by choosing pro fesslonal pollticlana from every repub lican faction. A majority could thua be secured to the new government at least long enough to let the Chamber spend Its first enthusiasm for energetic action. Meanwhile the ministry, which would be secretly steered by President Loubet and M. Waldeck-Rousseau, doubtless would, by a Judicious distribution of patronage, sue ceed In replacing the present seal of many new members with that well known par llamentary wisdom which deems It always too early to accomplish anything tending to change the present social arrangement. M. Waldeck-Rousseau could then return without risking loss of prestige resulting from overthrow through a possible rebel lion of the yet untamed radical majority and continue bis policy of slow concessions, calculated to appease the masses. Simply Sabs (or Roaaaeaa. '. A , ministerial combination now In sight hear on these suppositions. Senator Combes has suddenly been launched for premier. Nobody ever heard of Combes but he Is said to be an extremely sagacious and faithful henchman of M. Waldeck-Roua seau. M. Combes, like M. Waldeck-Rousseau, Is sincerely anti-clerical and would continue tbe fight against the rich rellgloua orders under Roman Influence in politics. M. Valle, another senator devoted to the retiring premier, would take the ministry ot the Interior, continuing through th de rjartmental prefects the eliminating of treacherous antl-republlcan elements per meating the administration throughout the country. M. Delcasse would retain the ministry of foreign affairs, mainly because he never objected to following Waldeck-Rousseau's advice. The latter believe the foreign policy should be characterized by even more continuity than Interior affairs. M. Dupuy would remain In the ministry of agriculture, where he made a great sue cess. General Andre would still uphold the dignity ot the army, while discouraging the tendencies to encroach upon tbe civil power. M. Monls, a cognac merchant, now minis ter of justice, would be replaced by weightier man. A sensational feature ot tbe new cab inet Is likely to be the naming of Camllle Pelletan as minister of marine, which would secure tbe radical socialist support, aa he is the main standard bearer ot that faction. M. Pelletan haa been fighting for thirty yeara the deep-rooted routine per vading all departments, especially the navy, He has been a most determined opponent ot tbe heavy battleship and an advocate of moderate-sized extremely speedy cruisers, submarines, etc. He is a progressive quiet man, who haa been kept out of cab inets on account of his pugnacity. His advent would mark a new era in adminis tration. His department would be ex pected to be swept by a whirlwind of re forms. If Senator Combes should become pre pier he would take tbe portfolio of Paul Dechanel. Ill-concealed sympathy with the nationalist element renders his re-elec tion as president ot the Chamber of Depu ties doubtful. The radical leader, Leon Bourgeola, is likely to be his successor. AMERICAN COLONY MOURNS Death of Marqulae De La Roalere t Shock to the Pari Social World. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. May 31. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) The American colony and the French aristocracy are grievously shocked over the death of Mar quls Carlo da La Rosier, who was Miss Edith Tllghman of New York. The marquise gave birth to twin boys on April 19 last and her death resulted on Tuesday. 8b was 22 years old. A list of those who at tended tbe funeral in th American church would include nearly every American of prominence In Paris and more tbaa 200 titled members of the French arlatocracy. Her father. Colonel Frederick Boyd Tllghman who came to this city overjoyed at tbe proa poet ot seeing his daughter and his grand sons, shared the sorrow of th bereaved husband. Marquis d La Roxlere. Tbe marriage of Mlaa Tllghman to th marquis, ten months ago, was a great aur prise to her New York friends. She waa dashing blonde and she conquered Paris society soon after being presented, eight een. months ago, by Mrs. Henry Blspham. Miss Tllghman had many suitors and her romantic marriage to tbe young marquia in London waa followed by a second mar rlage her in compliance with the French law. Tbe remains of th marquis hav bee a placed temporarily la the church vault. THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska Partly Unsettled. with Occasional Bhowers; Warmer. I Boaias Gema la Royal Crown. Objection Made to Herbert. Ffilasr t French Cablaet. Worst Caae of Bribery In History. II Sallahnrr and Kins Dlausree. Tart Idol e( the Filipino. Presjreaa of Teematera' Strike. S Bryan Not Caadldate (or Goveranr. Many County Convention Meet. Tornado Strike Black Hllla. wa (rem State Capital. Plaa (or Unity of Haman Race. Presbyterian to Meet at Tarklo. Roaebery Arralarn Government. Aaaeaaora to Collect Statistics. 6 la the Social Realm, Letter Carriers' Convention. Omaha Chlneae In Trouble. Take Matrimonial Ilnreaa Serlowsly 8 Council Bluffs and Iowa Xewa. O Sporting; Events of a Day. 1 Weekly Sporting; Review. 4 Woman's World aad Work. 15 Amaaementa and Musical Xotes. 1 Editorial. 17 Roaewater-Garley Debate. 32 Market Reporta. 23 Story "Banner of Bine." Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayi Hoar. Dear. Hoar. Dear. ft a. m...... til 1 p. ra Til tt a. m 01 3 p. n Tft T a. m 413 .1 p. m TT H a. m ..... . H;i 4 p. m 7N f a. m Hit R p. m tut Ut a. m tit p. nt TH 11 a. m TO 7 p. m 74 13 m 73 PATTEN MAKES. A MILLION Board of Trade Man Ran a Success- (nl Coraer In Mar Oat. CHICAGO. May 31. James A. Patten, mayor of Evanston, and a prominent Board of Trade operator, today brought to a suc cessful close the corner In May oats which has dominated the oats market alnce early last fall. The profits credited to Mr. Pat ten on the deal are estimated at $1,000,000. About tbe time prices In corn began to mount skywards last year on account of tbe crop shortage It was learned that someone was taking In all the May oats offered on the Chicago market and else where. Prices began to advance and around 39 cents It was known that Mr, Patten was trying to work a corner. On the big flurry on the Chicago board last December May oats were pushed to 47 cents. Since that time reactions oc curred, and when delivery day came this month many speculators thought the bot tom had fallen out of the corner. It was said Mr. Patten had 10.000,000 bushels to 12,000,000 bushels of the May option. Everything that waa offered to him on deliveries he took and in turn sold prac tlcally all the contract stocks to shippers at good Inducements. This left nothing for the shorts to acquire with which to settle and prices accordingly were pushed up by Mr. Patten personally in the pit today.' May oats cloaed yesterday at 43 cents. Today prices were Jumped about ( cents and closed at 4B4 centa. There was a little flurry of excitement at the close, but the corner did not affect tbe other options. TO MEET NORTHWESTERN TIME One Road Announces It Will Do So and a Speed War la An ticipated. CHICAGO. May 31. (Special Telegram.) Western linos received today the official notice ot the Northweatern's new fast Chi cago-Omaha-Denver train and the manage ments of competing lines are considering what hey will do in the matter. A Burling ton official said that his company would not permit any road to make better time to Omaha and Denver than was made by the Burlington and It would not be strange if an effort would be made to go under the Northweatern's schedule. Some western officials see a speed war coming, but it la likely that arbitration will Intervene. It is also expected that the St. Paul wHl Issue an announcement of a ten or eleven-hour train between Chicago and St. Paul on the theory that the North western gateway to the coast must be kept on a time parity with Omaha, NEBRASKA CORN AND WHEAT Acreage of Former Decreases aad Latter Inereaaea While Stand Are Good. CHICAGO, May 31. The Corn Belt, pub lished by the Chicago, Burlington ft Qulncy railroad. In Its Issue Monday will say: "Corn planting In Nebraska was done mainly between April 15 and May 2. but some as late aa May 10, and reports are In ftom tec localities, but the planting con tinued as late as May 20. The condition of around at the time of planting was better than last year, and the preaent condition of stand Is excellent. A slight decreaa of acreage Is reported, owing o a correspond lng lncreaae of winter wheat acreage. All reports show the condition of winter wheat In Nebraska good. Out of 213 reports on the oats crop ninety-five said good, ninety fair and seventy-elgbt that the prospect waa poor." FARMER NAILED TO A TREE He 1 Robbed by Two Iahamaa Brate aad Thea Horribly Maltreated. " HUNTSVILLE, Ala.. May 81. Tom Har les, a farmer who lives near Berkeley, Ala., waa assaulted and robbed by two men and then nailed to a tree. He waa res cued alive, but bis hands were badly torn and he will not be able to work for several months. Harless had been on the Easlinger place plowing and was eating his dinner at a spring when he was confronted by two strange men with pistols, who robbed him ot $4 and then backed him against a tree. Th loose folds of flesh on each slds wsre pulled out and nailed to the tree and his hands. were stretched above his bead and treated likewise. In this condition th man remained until dark, when he waa rescued by a farmhand. Xo Lives Were Loat. CHICAGO, May SI. -Officials of the Haw thorns race track, whoa grandstand burned yexterday, aald today that no lives naa ueen lost in tne nre. I ne siaDie boy who was reported killed had gone to Har lem track before tbe tire. Detectives are working on the theory that the Ar wa in wura or incenaaries. Marphy la Sertaua Coadltlaa. CINCINNATI. O., May 31. The condition of W. J. Murphy, general manager of tha Queen ac Creacent ruuta. who was stricken win paralysis in uouiaviiie yesterday after, noon, is today reported as sr!ous. Li nllit he waa removed from LoulavUi Ut to som to una uiy. WORST IN HISTORY Municipal Corruption Practiced in Et Louis Said to Hare No Parallel. GRAND JURY AMAZED AT VASTNESS ublio Servants Are Skilled in Misuse of the People's Money, DRAW PRIVATE INTEREST ON CITY FUNDS Men Traffio in Votes as Avowed Means of Making Livelihood. WILL JAKE YEARS TO GET WHOLE TRUTH Anions; Those Indicted I Soa of El. Mayor. Aecaaed of Bribery aad Other Crime oa Five Con at. 6T. LOUIS, May 31. The rooet extensive and evident municipal corruption ever brought to light anywhere or any time is that which has been practiced for years la this city, according to the report of the April grand jury Just filed with Judge W. B. Douglas as the result of Its prolonged and laborloua Investigation of tbe charges of fraud made some time ago. In Its report tbe grand Jury says too much credit cannot be given to tbe circuit attorney, Joseph W. Folk, and th aaslst ant circuit attorney, W. Scott Hancock, for the fearless, Intelligent and untiring man ner In which they ar discharging their duties In connection with tbe municipal in vestigation and the prosecution of those in dicted. Indictments against th following. who had already been arrested on bench warrants and released on bonds, were mad public this afternoon: Fred W. Zlegenhelm, secretary to former Mayor Zlegenhelm, charged In five count with bribery and obtaining money under false pretenses; Cbarlee F. Kelly, ex speaker of the house of delegates; Dele gate Charles L. Oeregahty and Councilman Louis Schnell, charged with misdemeanor In office. Worat on Record. The report say that "while there may have been corruption In other cities as great as we have had here, yet In no plaoe In the world, and In no time known to his tory, has so much official corruption been uncovered and the evidence shown so that all could see and understand. These reve lations have been o appalling aa to be al most beyond belief and It will be years be fore the extent ot tbe discoveries ar fully realized." "If the affairs of St. Louis had been properly administered for the last fifteen years and If all officials had been honest there would today be enough money In tha treasury to put public buildings in repair, pave streets that are now unpaved. make sewers that ars now unmade and build new buildings so much needed. Th high, tax rate, the deplorable condition ot publle Institutions, the depleted stat of th city treasury are an heritage left by officials who have proven traitors to tbe Interests of the people and have trafficked In their votes, influence and official actions, to the city's detriment. 'These disclosures make plain that the taxpayera of St. Louis have been merci lessly and pitilessly outraged for years. that the money they hare paid In taxes baa been squandered; instead of being used for the publio welfare it has been feloniously dissipated and benefited chiefly corrupt officials, who have grown opulent on small salaries. Private Interest on Pablle Funds. "It Is In evidence before us that a former collector ot the city of St. Louts, who was afterward mayor, received interest on pub lic funds tor his own private account. The turn so received was something over $13,000, which, with Interest to date, would amount to about $20,000. Any possible criminal charge arising out of tbis conduct has been barred by the statute of limitation, which, unfortunately. Is three years. A civil ac tion to recover the money, however, can still be brought and we understand will b instituted. "The secretary ot th late mayor mad a practice ot selling permits and of extorting money for remlttancea of fines In criminal cases. "The charter of tbe city provides that no member of the assembly, or city official, shall be interested directly or Indirectly In city contracts, or in furnishing supplies to the city. This beneficent law la, we And. most grossly violated by members of th municipal assembly." In the report reference wss mad to the gigantic atreet railway franchlae bribery scheme uncovered by the previous grand Jury, through which almost $400,000 was put up by two railroad companies to se cure the passage of bills giving valuable franchises. In on Instance the report said $250,000 waa divided among the "combine" members of the municipal assembly. In. respect to tbe other fund th report says: Caaght Betweea Llaea. By prompt and energetic action th cor ruption fund ot ll.S6.Um) waa caught be tween the llnea and Is now held subject to the orders of court ss evidence. A num ber of Indictments grew out of this at tempted purchase of a franchise. Two of the defendants have beoom fu gitive from Justice, forfeiting large bond, aMd are now exiled In a foreign land. Two other have been brought to trial, each raee resulting In conviction, one belng a-lven three years In the penitentiary and the other two yeara. Another of tbe de fendants Is still at large In an alien coun try, where from present indications he will abide for a while. The bribe money waa produced In the court, leaving no doubt ot the shocking and official debauchery that has been going on. Members of the municipal assembly have come before our body and brasenly admitted that they sought seats In the aa aembly for the money they could make selling their votes and It 1 apparent that this spirit has governed for years and no bill of conaequenoe has pasaed unless money has been paid eo secure favorable action. Aniased at Vaataeaa. We have carried th Investigation on and although we were prepared to soma extent by what haa transpired to hear ot offli'ial misdoings, we have been amazed at the vttatness of corruption that haa been common among members of th as sembly and other omclals of our city. It seems to have been the highest aim of aome offlclala to rob th city whenever opportunity offered. They hav regarded the holding of offlc merely aa a means of making a livelihood easier than they could In private life and have administered the trust reposed in them fur private gain and not for publio good. We have spent considerable time look ing Into the workings of the police depart ment and Ita methods of procedure. W find that the personnel of the fore 1 good aud the appearand and executive capacity of th men deserv favorabl comment. ladlaa Slashed ta Death. BUFFALO. N. V.. Way Sl.-Adara Jacobs, a tullblood Cattaragus Indian, waa aiaahed to death with kitlvea In a right which oc curred yesterday on the reservation near Law Ion s station. Several Indians par ticipated In the murder aad in th fury of thvtr anger they cut and aiaahed him eteo after b was daad. No arri hav ba suad.