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The Omaha Sunday Bee. 9 PART !. jjj PAGES 1 TO 12. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1902-TAVENTY-EOUR TAPES. SINGLE COPY EIVE CENTS. MISUAPS OF MIGHTY Soma of the Lndiorcni Things Connected with Coronation Coming Out EARL CADOGAN FALLS FLAT ON HIS BACK Beam of Staff of lootland Drops it on Bald Haad of Lord Chamberlain. DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE TAKES TUMBLE Zing Itepi in Bttiring Bsam Long Enough to Get a Biaoar, QUEEN GRACIOUS TO MISS ROTHSCHILD Vow that Oltnoir of Die Event ' Is Over tbe Little Incidents Art Attraction; Attention oC Proas and Public. (Copyright. 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The coun tess of Essex, tbe who before marriage was Hiss Adele Grant of New York, carried off tbe palm for beauty and style among the peeresses at the coronation, many experts In such matters assert. Bhe looked ex ceedingly charming and wore a Charles I eurl hanging in. front of her shoulder, which the countess of Warwick alone has hereto fore done successfully. Some hitherto unpublished Incidents of tbe coronation are worthy of being rescued from oblivion. When King Edward went to the steward's chapel for the final rites he caused considerable uneasiness, as was cabed to the World at tbe time, by staying there halt an hour. The fact was that he withdrew to the retiring room, thoughtfully provided ' there by the physicians, found them waiting for him, took oft his crown, 'flung his heavy cloth of gold cape from his shoulder and threw himself on a couch, ex claiming, "I am nearly dead. For heaven's sake give me some whisky and water.", This transformation from his devotional demeanor before the congregation in the abbey to one of abandoned exhaustion was sudden. But he also thought of his ancient, feeble acolytes, the archbishop of Canterbury and J)ean Bradley, who accom panied him, and Insisted that they each partake of his sandwiches. But the octegenarlan archbishop, a teetotaller, re fused any liquor but water.. Earl Takes a Tumble. v Earl Cadogan, one of the Knlgbts of the Gor, who fcers tha Sing's ssscpy, Is rc treating backward to a chair near the altar' 'misjudged the distance and sat down In the Vrong place, with the result that he fell ungracefully on his back. His mishap was chivalrously covered by a fellow knight, the earl 'of Roeebery,' who stood in front of him while Earl Cadogan picked himself up. ''HTbe earl of Crawford, who bore the staff of Scotland, was overcome by drowsiness, and the staff slipped from his hand, drop ping heavily on the perfectly1 bald head of , ,tbe marquis of Winchester, the lord great chamberlain, who startled the surrounding personages by an exclamation not Included in the service. But tbe fluchess of Devonshire had the rorst mishap of all. She tumbled down three stepa In the gloom on leaving the abbey, got terribly shaken l and bruised and, according to one of her noble neigh bors, "the air was full of broken jewels and Imprecations." Some of the baronesses who were so" "placed they could see nothing relieved their feelings by such unreserved criti cisms on the officials responsible for the 'arrangements that a steward was specially 'sent to command them to keep quiet. The baronial ' tempers being thoroughly aroused, they received him with oontumel oua snorts of defiance and .he withdrew abashed. . Miss Addle Rothschild sister of the late 'Baron Ferdinand, who waa an Intimate friend of the king was the recipient of especial favor at the hands of the queen. Miss Rothschild, being afraid of fatigue 'If she waited to see the queen crowned from the queen's box, her majesty gave her a special pass to enable her to Join tbe procession In her oarriage at her house on Hyde park corner on the return from the abbey and to drive to Buckingham palace to see the queen before she removed her'robes. CROKER STILL EXPERIMENTS "Will Try a New Hare Trainer1 and Another Steward for Ills Dalrr Farm. ' . (Copyright. 106, by Press Publishing Co.) WANTAGE, England, Aug. 16. (New York Cablegram Special Telegram.) Richard Croker baa parted with Trainer .Charles Reiff. and will probably bring an other trtlner from the United States after ills vteit there this fall. Mr. Croker la. In such good health, ap parently, that he does not need to take the continental euro this season. . Bis son Bertie, tor whom the dairy farm was started, has gone to America for a vacation. The dairy farm is engaging, a stood deal of Mr. Croker's attention. He is now convinced that the enterprise did not get a fair start and that accounta for the results being so unsatisfactory. He In tends to Install a perfectly competent man ager, having for the Drat time since be came to Letcotnbe consulted some of his experienced neighbors. . The other day hla steward had his farm carta painted with tbe name "Richard Croker. Esq." The boss was wild when he saw It. and Instantly had the "esq" ob literated. GIBSON TURNS MATCHMAKER Sfceeeasfolly Intercedes In Behalf of On of His Former Modela. ( t (Copyright, IMS. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. Aug. 16. (New York World Cm.. Vegram Special Telegram.) Charles Dana Gibson, who sailed back Wednesday, found one of his former French models here, a bright girl of 22, ou the verge of despair because her fiance s family strenuously ob Jected to her choice, and the fellow was Inclined to break the engagement rather than antagonise hit aged mother. Mr. uioson interceded for tbe young woman, .vouching for ber good character. and hla repeated eloquent pleas so Im pressed the young man's mother that she consented to the match. Mr. Oibson said to ,a World correspondent before leaving "This affair has upset all MY Paris plana. I nave had uu liiuo fui vli'ucr tuiutwa ur pleasure, but I feel that I have dona a good work, aavtd the girl front suicide or worse and given' tha fellow tbe best wife he could ever geCM CHARGES FRAUD AT LOURDES French F.aaineer Aaaerta Only Small 'Part of Water Sold Comes from Spring. (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 1. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Louis Probst, a government engineer, asserts that th most of the water used to give the pil grims at Lourdes does not flow from the grotto, where the virgin is said to have appear, but Is brought from a river In a neighboring cave through subterranean ptpea, said to have been secretly laid by monks years ago. Engineer Probst occu pies a high position here and Is a firm believer In the Roman Catholic religion. A year ago he took his wife, who was a (Hie tod with a malady the doctors had pronounced Incurable, to Lourdes, expecting a cure by a miracle, but as soon ss she plunged Into-the tank she died. While the arrangements for her funeral were being made the engineer spent several days in observation. He noticed that the water used In the bottling department did not taste like that In the grotto, and It oc curred to him that the enormous quanti ties consumed could not be furnished by the scant grotto spring. Afterward be got authority from the government to Investi gate, and nowN he has made a report, in which he gives a chart of underground channels I and analyses showing different chemical elements in the waters. Last year nearly 8.000,000 pilgrims went to Lourdes, and the monks In charge con tributed 1250,000 to Bt. Peter's papal fund besides buying more lands and buildings. Lourdes was a mere hamlet fifteen years ago. Today it la a beautiful, olidly built city of 8.000 Inhabitants. NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The recent Im portation Into New York of seven cases of water from tbe famous spring at the Shrine of Lourdes, France, caused much trouble to tbe customs authorities of the port In deciding whether it was dutiable or not. The board of appraisers, of which ex-Judge Somerville is the head, examined witnesses and have reported: "It (the Lourdes water) is not used as a beverage, and It possesses no mineral qualities snd Is not medicinal. It Is taken by certain religious societies, only a few Arops at a time, In faith and confidence, being supposed, to possess remarkable heal ing qualities In cases of sickness. We And. accordingly, that the water Is ordinary water, without mineral qualities, and is not, therefore, mineral water In the meaning of the law." The remarkable feature about this Is that, while the water from Lourdes Is declared to be nondutlable, the report upholds the collecting of a duty of 34 cents a gallon and 1 cent for each glass bottle containing It, on the ground that In making bis protest the Importer, who Is believed to be a nrtest. based his objection 4n section ( of the tariff code, which deals with raw or unmanufactured articles, when he should have Deferred to section 614, which gives tha tree Hat. DISLIKES AMERICAN CUSTOMS People of This Country Can Return Compliment to Mar Toho and Captain trtona-. (Copyright, 1908. .by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 16. (Newi York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Captain Put nam Bradlee Strong has a notion that he wants to settle in the Azores and live there in seclusion, except for frequent trips to picturesque places, devoting hut time to writing a book entitled "What I Have Seen." May Yohe opposes going to the Azores, preferring to return to Japan to live there permanently. After Miss Yohe. Joined Strong In Lisbon she wrote to a friend here: "Our un derstanding Is now complete. I beg you to have It stated that the assertions about Mr. Strong purloining Jewels was made under a misapprehension of the facts." The ex-captaln and the ex-actress say they will get married next month and never return to America, both ex pressing utter disgust with American cus toms. It Is reported that before consent ing to marry Strong exacted from May a solemn oath that whatever trouble may over arise between them she will never drag him Into a divorce court nor return to the stage. CONFIDENCE JS MISPLACED Woman Helps Another Ont of Tronblo and Is Bobbed by One She Befriended. , (Copyright, 1902. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, i Aug. 16. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Leonie Grandlson, said to be a New York girl, who eloped -three years ago and came to Paris with Richard Brandrethla, a horse trainer, is accused of having steadily ab stracted money from her employer, who keeps a pastry shop - frequented by fash lonable Anglo-Americans, in which she was a salesgirl. She wee caught pilfering yesterday and tearfully explained that her lover was going home next month and had refused to take ber unless she would pay for first- claas ocean passage for both. So she said she stole a little every day In order not to be abandoned. A wealthy American woman, on learning tha tacts, made good the amount said to have been stolen on the condition that prosecution would be dropped, that ths fair culprit would take a poaltloa as a child's nurse and give up association with Brandrethla. Leonie ac cepted the proposition, but today ran off with some of her benefactress' property and went to Join her lover at Hamburg. DIG UP THE BONES OF-GIANTS Lived Two Theneand Five Hnndred Years igo, Aecordiasr to a Scientist. (Copyright. 19ns. by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN. Aug. 16. (Nsw York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) While dig ging a deep trench near Frankenhauser, Saxony, aome laborers found bumsn bones burled In the dry loam. 'The fragments of a akull were so unusually large that they sent all the bones to Prof. Glessberg, who says they show an antiquity of 2,500 years, and are the remains of three Individuals each seven feet six Inches. EDITOR PATTERSON IS ILL Compelled to Postpone Hla Departnre from partus on that Aceoaat. (Copyright. 1902. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Aug. 16. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial ' Telegram.) Robert W. Pattersop. the editor of the Chicago Trl tune. Is lying 111 with lumbago In tbe Hyde Park hate!. He had latealed to es!! Wednes day on the steamship Oceanic, but is com pelled to postpone bis departure. He ex pects to bo able to sail on Majesilo next week. DOINGS OF A DUCHESS Wifs of Duks of Marlborough to Spend Pivs Weaki in United 'States. HIS LORDSHIP NOT ACC0MPANYIN6 HER Keeping Hit Yaw that Es Would Kertr Visit This Oonitry Again. SEVEN YEARS W INTEREST TO HER Leads a Quiet ' , at Famous Old Falaoe I 5 dlsnheim. CATERS Or' SfO MOST EXCLUSIVE SET Doha It te Host Ploaeant Person In t? World Perpetually Dla eontetad nnd Has Great Idea of His Owa Importance. (Copyright, 1902. by Preas Publishing Co.) LONDON. Aug. 16. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The duchess of Marlborough's visit has been changed to last five weeks. The fact that abe Is going unaccompanied by the duke shows that be is keeping his vow never to set foot In the United States again. This will be the duchess' first .return to ber old home In New York since her marriage In 1895. The Intervening seven years have been full of strange .and Interesting ex periences for her. In the year following her marriage sho was presented at a queen's drawing room. when she was literally mobbed by the great ladles present, causing her tha greatest embarrassment and confusion. Her dress was dead white to match the flowers she .wore, and the had on her fa mous collar of pearls. One of the strands came undone and some of the pearls were lost and never recovered. Mrs. Vander bllt gave her daughter pearla of great value. . Oosslps estimate . them worth $500,000, and she also had a great collec tion of pink and black pearls which sho seldom If ever wears. In tbe autumn of the aame year she gave her first royal party at Blenheim for the then prince and princess of Wales, (now King Edward and Queen Alexandra). A few days after the royal guests arrived the news came of tbe death of the duchess' grandmother, but on receiving a cable dis patch from her father making no objection, the party went on as had been arranged, the duchess, however, dressing In 'simple black and white. Tbe party on the whole was not successful, as everything was ar ranged to go oft like clock work, the com pelte plans of the visit being written out each day by the duke and hung up In one of tbe private sitting rooms. The duchess was exceedingly shy In those days and the personification of atlSness, so that the then princess of Wales found It Impossible to be In the least friendly with her un bending hostess. ' Leads a Simple Life. Tha duchess' ,l)fe at Blenheim ha i been of the simplest sort.. , She seldom has a big party ataylng there, except members of the Churchill family, Mrs. George Corn wallls West and Lord Randolph Churchill being Invariably asked. At Christmas theatricals and tableaux are generally the order of ths evening, with music. Although tbe duchess never will be an expert rider to hounds she looks particu larly well on horseback, principally on ac count of her neat figure. She Is genuinely fond of all kinds of sport, which the duke Is devoted too. He was noted as a rider at Cambridge, where he was maater of university drag. Some one once remarked that his boots and breeches are a dream. Contrary to expectations, the duchess has not taken a position In society among what Is known aa the "smart" young mar ried women's aet, her Inclinations leading In the direction of tbe more exclusive set. Classed with the duchesses of Portland, Westminster, Buccleuch and others, she is seldom seen at anything which Is not of the very best, although she never has been known to refuse an Invitation savoring of politics. It is only at the very big royal' parties that she wears her magnificent pearl and diamond crown, preferring Instead a small Jeweled ornament. In the day time her costumes are of the simplest and neatest description, except when attending tht races, then her dresses are more gor geous than anybody's, and she will either wear gowns of the ripest old lace or with a knot of pink or mauve flowers at tbe bodice and a mass of wonderful embroid eries. One cloak which she wore all through the season waa a wrap of sapphire blus velvet, with trimmings of Russian sable. a Not la American Bet. Like some other Americans In England, she does not care to be classed among the American set, although she attends the United States ambassador's Independence day reception. It la a kind of mild erase with her al ways to hsve some young girl staying in her house. One time It was Virginia Fair, who was continually with ths duch ess. Later Miss Deacon was her constant companion, both at Blenheim palace and Farwick house, where the duchess Is stay ing this sesson. The duke of Marlborough Is clever and ambitious, but habitually discontented and not the most agreeable of helpmates. He has an overweening sense of his own Im portance and thinks he should t.k. . t.i.w political position by mere virtue of his raua ana ancestry. He la devoid of per sonal genlalty or charm, or ton ln.i. bother himself with political entertaining. woiie me aucneas nas little taste In that direction. His being passed over for the Irlah vlceroyalty was a great blow to him. but the duchess Is said to feel rel laved. TROOPS DO NOT NEED BRIDGES French Soldiers Condnct Some Kovel Esperlmente In Cross. In Streams. (Copyright. 190?. by Preea Publlahlng Co.) PARIS. Aug. 16. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) A battalion of the One Hundred and Thirty-second regi ment of tbe lln. quartered at Rhelms, has been making experiments to show thai rivers can be crossed by troope without reeortlng to special appliances. In many parts of the country similar experiments have of late been carried out, streams being crossed on rafts or In rough and ready embarcattona constructed out of ma terial ready to band. At Rhelms koap- racKS were cued with hay and then ir closed in waterproof Urpaulins, and in this way a raft waa made capable of carry ing a battalion over a atream 100 feet wide la aa hour aad a half. EDUCATION CAUSES LUNACY Bach Is the Theory Set Oat by a Learned French Physi cian. (Copyright. 1902, by Frrse Publishing Co.) t-Ania, Aug. is. (New mm world ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Dr. Solnera s just read Before the Academy of Med Ine a remarkable paper on which he seeks to establish a co-relation between the increase of Insanitv and crime anil thn general diffusion of knowledge. According nis oaring theory, wnich Is plausibly lilt on numerously observed facts, edu ction acta upon certain bralna in such a way as to produce cerebral disorders which may be likened to these produced by poisons , upon ths stomach and intes tines. Even superficial knowledge, such as Is Imparted in nrimsrv schools nr ah. sorbed from a newsnaner. he rtoflr l sufficient to cause minor crevices In the gray matter, which are responsible for many yet uncatalogued forms of lunacy. Dr. Solnera concludes that this wnrM u getting too complicated and that Its com plication is made too constantly present to every mind by conversations, books, newspapers and spectacles of the busy modern life. He took a list of tha ihnnpni.l tn. penlngs of last week to demonstrate his meory, discussing each case. Among the Instances cited were tha fnllnin- t American woman aged 40 suddenly became Insane while looking at the engines of ths ocean Ilnor Lorraine. A farmer In the course of a rorant nn. troversy mowed off both the legs of his opponent wun a scythe. A school teacher, fascinated hw ing knives. Jumped lnte a huge clay mixer in a porcelain factory and was chopped up like sausage meat. A miller, suddenlv seized with an ln.n frenzy while watching tbe swlft-movlng flour rollers, precipitated Into the machine his own 6-year-old child. whn !,. ground before the belt slipped owing to me cnoaing resistance. Two Russians, man and wife, were rac ing in an automobile down a itun moun tain along a precipice when the woman ex claimed: "What if we should swerve?" Her companion before he could resist the impulse obeyed some Insane suggestion provoked by the remark and whirl h. machine abruptly into an ih t.- was killed and his wife was severely In jurea. Dr. Solnera mentioned mm nth in stances from which he argued that the hu man race now is oom posed mostly of la tent lunatics, whose individual lunacy may remain inoffensive until death or may break loose suddenly under a combination of condltlona not yet acientlflcally deter mined. COURT THE AFRICAN SOLDIER General of Abysalnlan Armies Re turns After Heine; Feted and Dined In Europe, ' (Copyright. 19(8, by Preag Publishing Co.) LONDON. Aug. 16. (New York World Cablegram 8peclal Telegram.) Raa (field marshal) Makonnen. tha envnv nt ,. negus, king of kings, of Abyssinia to the coronation or King Edward, is now well oo hla way home, aft :t iv'g been much courted during his star m r.ii.i. .. France. He probably will succeed to the mrone or ADyssinia. He Is the choice of the childless Negus Menelek. Whose kins man he Is and whose niece is his wife. The raa Is tha commandar of n t, . . slnian forcee and has provsd his superior ability as a warrior on numeroua occa sions, notably when he inflicted a crushing u?im on toe itauan army a few years ago at Adowa. Augustus B. Wylde describe fh - -- "by far the cleverest and most enlightened man Aoyssmia now possesses." When Ras Makonnen was entertained at luncheon In the Mansion House h th. mayor of London two young Americana of the party attracted some attention. They were Tyler Morse, the son of the late Congressman Leopold Morse of Boston, and hla brother, Isidore Morse, the latter oi wnom recently returned from a big game expedition In Abyssinia, where he made the acquaintance of Negus Menelek and waa a favorite at the court. MAKES IT WARM FOR A MASHER American Woman la Paris Who Knows How to Caro for Herself. (Copyria-ht. 1903. by. Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. Aug. 16. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Mrs. Mar garet Sidney, a beautiful and athletlo young matron from Minneapolis, sat alone yes terday at a table In the Armenonvllle pa vilion, a stylish ODen-air rMimnnt i .v.. Bols de Boulogne, awaiting her huaband. wuo evidently nad been belated beyond ex pectation. Seelnr tha woman Inn. - who was dining at tbe next table smirked. and, gradually growing bolder, finally raiaed hla glasa aa If drinking her health. Mrs. Sldnev called ltr nA nrAA htm to tell the "masher" to cease his an noyance. Tbe man resented the waiter's Intervention rather loudly, went smiling In a superior way to the American woman's table, and said: "Now, dear girl, don't abe looiisn. ueiore ne couia say anything further Mrs. EIHn.v flaw im i i - -. i -- , it., m vinci spring, andv with a stalwart blow In tbe lueiu, kdl iue leuow sprawling. An uproar filled the place immediately. After a brief explanation the "masher" waa given his hat and ordered to get out. Ha refused to rtva hla nam hut Dn parently belonged to the English "smsrt" society. Mr. Sidney appeared soon after wsra, ana, in oraer to avoid notice, both drove away to dine elsewhere. RICH PRIZE GOES TO A WOMAN Reward for Conrasje and Saorlflces In Behalf of SnsTerlna; Humanity. (Copyright. 190J, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 16. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) The French academy has awarded the Audlffred prize of 15,000 francs (13.000) to a woman, Mms. Meyrler, wife of the French consul at Dlabklr. Tbe consul and his wife were In that town at the time of tbe Armenian mas sacres in 1895. Mme. Meyrler sheltered, fed and cared for more than 700 Armenian refugees In tbe consulats building, which was beselged for. some time, M. Meyrler and hla start repulsing the Turkish assail ants. This lasted ten days and when all Immediate danger had disappeared tbe Ar menians left ahowerlng bleasing on tbe head of their saviors. Six months later Mme. Meyrler led a caravan of 600 Christians to ths eoaat, a fortnight's journey. The va liant woman led the ' band on horseback with ber French children following on a litter and passed with ber party through tbe midst of the hostile tribes. She reached the coaat In safety with all refugeea under her care. - CASTRO HAS PROTEST Sayi German Claim Should Be Adjuited by Ytnetnelas Courta, I INTEGRITY OF THE HEMISPHERE AT STAKE Believes That All Western Bepublics Are Qreatly Interested in Affair, i THINKS MANY CLAIMS ARE EXAGGERATED Deolares Germany Has Vet Hade Legal Argument, but Simple Demands. KAISER SUGGESTS COURT OF ARBITRATION Thinks Conference Should Do Held Be tween German Diplomatic Agent aad Venesnelaa Minister to Effect a Settlement. NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The Herald's cor respondent at Wlllemstad, Curacoa, cables that af memorandum has been de livered to the German minister In Cara cas, Venezuela, and confidentially to the representatives of all the friendly powers. This memorandum was an answer to the note transmitted last December by Am bassador ' von Holleben to the United States government. The German note was not officially known to President Castro until the present time. The kaiser's government In the note Informed tbe United States of its intention to occupy a Venezuelan port, in order to enforce the payment of Gor man claims. President Castro's answer to that note is noted by members of his government as a strong document. He contends that Germany has not respected Venexuela'a right to legislate both for Venesuelan cltl sens and for foreigners residing in Vene zuela. Castro insists that the claims of the Germans and other foreigners tor damages during the civil wars should be presented to and decided only by Vene zuelan courts. ' Germany maintains that satisfaction can not be. obtained In that way, owing to the well known and peculiar characteristics of Venezuelan courts, which are President Castro's instruments. The kaiser's government contends that the claims should be settled by conferences between -a German diplomatic agent and the Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs, and in case of a disagreement tbe matter should be referred to The Hague interna tional court of arbitration. President Castro's memorandum declares that the German claims have becu uai gerated, and contains a list of references to authorities on international law to sup port the government's arguments. It is declared that Germany has not made a legal argument, but simply a series of demands, to the validity of which Vene zuela objects. In conclusion, the Venezuelan memoran dum says the government presents to the German empire and to tha friendly powers (U protest, agalast4hV IfUas. imputations and purposes of the German note of De cember 11, and declares that this protest Is necessary. It asserts that Venezuela, aa an Inde pendent nation, objects to ths motive of Ambassador Holleben's communication to the United States government, and consid ers that the note. In Ita political aspect and general character, affecta the Integrity of the rights of the American hemisphere an Integrity which all American republics must uphold, and for the strengthening of which two International congresses have met through the Influence of the United States. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. American in terests in Venezuela are being guarded carefully by the navy. A cablegram was received at the Navy department reporting the arrival of the Cincinnati at La Ouayra. Another dispatch reported the arrival this morning of Topeka at Curacoa. Castro Still Holds Porto Cabello. Definite Information waa received at the Navy department from Commander Nickels of Topeka, dated Porto Cabello, which cor rected the misapprehension which arose out of the garbled dispatches received Thursday last, from which the department assumed and announced that Porto Cabello had fallen Into the hands of ths revolutionists. Yesterday when It appeared from a mors careful study of the dispatches that a pos sible misconstruction had been placed upon It, Acting Secretary Darling cabled Com mander Nickels, asking whether the de partment's construction wss correct. A re ply dsted yesterday, received this morning, read aa follows: "No. Everything Is quiet at Porto Cabello. Will sail for Curscoa for coal and stores and start tonight. A Ger man man-of-war will remain here during the atjsence." It Is apparent from the above dispatch that tbe forces of Castro' still hold Porto Cabello. Topeka aalled laat night In ac cordance with advlcea sent by Commander Nickels and according to a dispatch re ceived today arrived at Curacoa, which is only a few hours' run from Porto Cabello. After taking coal and supplies aboard he will return to Porto Cabello and In the meantime the German warship will look after American, German and other foreign Interests at that port. Ths cruiser Cincinnati left Barcelona laat nlgbt and arrived at La Ouayra today. Commander McLean in reporting his arrival stated that he had left everything quiet at Barcelona. Both Cincinnati and Marietta are now at La Ouayra. No Information has been received from Commander McLean as to his reasons for leaving Barcelona at this time. Under general Instructions hs is permitted to go where his presence may seem necessary, but generally speaking his movements are practically tinder control of tbe American minister. Two Warships on the Scene. Several days sgo Minister Bowes was tel egraphing in all directions for a warahip to come to La Guayra and on Thursday he re ported to the State department that he had been unable to reach either Marietta or Cincinnati. It la aurmlaed that he finally secured communication with both of them about the same time and that both Com mander McLean of Cincinnati and Com mander Rogers of Marietta hastened to re spond to his urgent appeal. Tbe rasult is he now has two ships at his service. The United Statea minister at Caracas, Venezuela, has telegraphed the Department of State that he has reliable Information to the effect that there la no blockade of the porta of Carupano. Cano Colorado and La Guayra. At Cludad Bolivar, however, the blockade la effective. The government troops have shown great courtesy to non combatants la the Orinoco region and re ports ssy that revolutionists havs been equally tnavnanimous at Cludad Bolivar, where food supplies are plenty. The foregoing dispatch probably refers to (Continued oa Second Page.) THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska Showers Sunday and Monday, Tate. 1 Mlahapa of the Coronation. Doing nt Dnrheas of Marlnnrongh. Castro Protests Against Action. Review of Tlrltlah KJeet. 8 Thousand Greet Oompera. Democrat Xante Hitchcock. Emperor fanaea Commotion. Olft from Tope to President. 8 5cwa from Over Nebraska. Flaht tor the Fair Eatate. 4 nia F.Iain Creamery Fall. , Forming a Mounted Marching Club B Takes Several fthote at Policeman. Month Omaha Newa. Picnic of the Scottish Clone. 6 Week In Omaha Social Circles. T General Hale Tnlka of Volunteers. Street Railway Men Oritanlalna. Men Leaving; the Cheyenne Shops. 8 Conncll Bluff and Iowa Kews. 10 Sporting- Events of a Day. 11 Weekly Sporting; Review. 13 Omaha's Home tor Y. W. C. A. Troubles Told to the Police, Famous Gem thnt Have Been Lost. City May Ilolld Market Hoaae. 14 It. tha Domain of Woman. 16 Amusements and Music. IT Plnns for the Naval Maneuvers. Wild Cat Insurance. Liquor Joints In Maine. 15 Editorial. 1 Healthful Joys of Welkin. Monument to Coronn'do'a Memory. Favorites of Fortune. Pope of tha Negro Racev 0 Story, "Thoroughbred." 21 Markets and Financial. 4 Plenitude of Keiahborhood Rows. Active Demand for Money, Temperaturo at Omaha Yesterday! nuar, x B a. nt. . . . , O a. m. . , , . , T a. m. , . . , . 8 a. m a. m 10 a. m e. Hour. Dea:, " 1 p. m 7.'t T 8 p. m 7B T 3 p. m 77 U 4 p. in 7(1 ttn 6 p. m. ..... 77 p. m. . ,k . . 7tt Tl 7 p. m. ..... 7(1 T2 11a m. . . . . 13 m TO BUY THE GREAT WESTERN Community of Interests Seek Hold on Road, Which Causes Consterna tion In T radio Circles. CHICAGO. Aug. 16. (Special Telegram.) Traffic officials of western lines have thrown up their hands to President Stlck ney of the Great Western, and a combined move is on which may result In the sale of the Great Western to someone repre senting the communlty-of-interests. All the traffic officials of western lines have united In an appeal to their presidenta, and through them to the various boards of man agement. It has corns to the question of buying the Great Western oc suffering rate de moralization continually. A mention is also current to the fsct that the Great Western Is daily becoming more powerful as a rate disturber. President Stlckney no longer has a weak road back of him and railroad officials are beginning to realize that tbe Great Western Is getting to be a strong line. W'hen lts brwDoc.es are completed to Omaha and Sioux City, the Great Western will have the entire Missouri river terri tory at Ita mercy. If, therefore, President Stickney cares to cell he will no doubt soon be given an opportunity to do so. GUARDS AND STRIKERS CLASH Attempt to Expel Idle Workmen from Cheyenne Yards Results In Open Flaht. ' CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 16. (Special Tel egram.) Kels P. Nlckell and Frank Tom llnson, two Union Pacific guards, who par ticipated in the fight against a party of strikers yesterday and drove the latter out of the Burlington railroad yards, where they were enjoying a keg of beer, were ar rested today, charged with aggravating as sault and battery. The guards were leaders In the attack upon the strikers, and gave F. B. Perry, leader of the machinists, a terrible beat ing with their clubs. The strikers declare they were not trespassing upon Union Pa cific property, and threaten to prosecute the company, aa well as the guards, for the assault. COTTON MILL AT HOLLIDAY Capitalists Secure Location for New Enterpriaa In Kansas Village. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 16. A site for tha proposed $10,000,000 cotton mill, projected by eastern and Missouri and Kansas cap italists, has been selected at Holllday, Kan., fourteen mllea west of Kansas City. An optlonihas been secured on 1,700 acres of land, oa which, aside from tbe mill and buildings directly pertaining to the indus try, it Is Intended to construct a village for the 6,000 employes which it is estimated the mill will employ and their families. W. B. Smith Whaley of Columbia, S. C, who Is to be president of tbe concern, says $1,000,000 of the first $5,000,000 required to build the plant has been raiaed. MAY HAVE BEEN "MURDERED Guthrie Authorities Think. Man Rap. posedly Killed la Runaway Met Foul Play. GUTHRIE, Okla., Aug. 16. The authori ties ars working on the theory that C. N. Morris of Emporia, Kan., who died near Orlando on Tueaday. supposedly at the re sult of a runaway accident, was murdered, and his body will be exhumed. Morris was burled In a country cemetery here In a lot said to have been bought by a loan agent named Cox on the day before Morris died. Since Morris' death Cox has disappeared, and a sesrch Is being mads for him. Both men were strangers in Orlando. Move-meat of Ocean Veaaela, Aug. 18. At Copenhagen Sailed: Arkanaaa, for New York. At Naples Sailed : Liguria, for New York. At Antwerp Sailed: Zeeland, for New York. . At Cherbourg Sailed: Philadelphia, for New York. At New York Sailed: Campania, for IJverpool; Anchorla. for Qlaagow; Ryndsm, for Rotterdam; Vaaderland, for Antwerp; Iancastrlan, for IJverpool; Panama, for Bordeaux. Arrived: Canadian, from IJver pool; Bt. Louis, from Southampton; I'mbrla, from Liverpool; Rotterdam, from Rotter dam. At Southampton Sailed: Philadelphia, for New York. At Lizard Passed: Koenlgen Loulae, from New York, for Bremen. At Klnsale Passed: Belgenland, from Philadelphia, for IJverpool. At Indon Arrived: Minnehaha, from New York. At Hamburg Arrived: Harmonthts, from Tacoma. Heatlle. eic. via Sioiu VMec, etc. At Brisbane Arrived: Moana, from Van couver via Honolulu, for Bydney, N. 8 W. At Queensiowu Arrived; Strurla, from Nsw York. PAINT AND GILDING Bulk of England's Heet Merely Exhibition of Gold and Tinsel. ONLY A FEW EFFICIENT BATTLESHIPS Boms Vassals in Grand Eeriew Absabtely Eangtroni to Orewi. ENGLAND QUEEN OF SEAS NO .LONGER Majority of Nary Considered Mors Dummlas Too Ftable to Fight, THOUSANDS ATTEND REVIEW OF FLEET From Spectacular Point of View As semblage of Hundred War Veaaels Is Masrnltlcent, hat Strength v of Fleet Is Lacking. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 16. King Edward completed the program of the coronation festivities today by reviewing ths fleet for the first time since his accession. From a spectacular point of view the assemblage of a hundred odd war vessels In the road stead oil Spithead waa a magnificent show, but to those looking beneath the brilliant veneer of paint and polish it was evident that the fighting strength of the fleet mas by no means formidable. The lines of Bhlps were thickly dotted with Incffectives. Among these may be mentioned the third-class cruiser Calliope of Apia fame, while others Included such relics as the battleships Devastation, Dreadnaught, Campcrdown and Edinburgh, which are classed by some experts as ab solutely dangerous to their crews, while some of the nominally effective fighters are still armed with muzzle loaders. It must be pointed out, however, that the display represented the home fleet, not a single vessel having been withdrawn from a foreign station to participate in the pageant. The day opened fine. There was an im mense Influx of visitors. The waters of the Solent were covered with pleasure craft of every variety, from the tiny canoe to the bix excursion .steamer, and every vantage point on shore was covered with spectators. At 8. in response to a sig nal, the fleet broke out flags and In tha space of a minute the lines of black hulls were transferred Into parti-colored lanes of fluttering bunting. Simultaneously the pennant of Admiral nlr Charles Hotham, the commander-in-chief at Portsmoutn, was flung out from the peak of Royal Sovereign, which today acted as flagship of the fleet. Five other admirals' flags were also in view in dif ferent sections of the parade. The fire lines in which the fleet was moored were located midway between the Isle of Wight and tbe mainland. Special Service Veaaela." Nearest to the Portsmouth shore were the special service vessels and yachti and a few distinguished visiting vessels and yachts headed by tbe conspicuous whJ.ULhvlll of the Japanese torpedo boat destroyer As- aschlo. The next line was made up of thirty-two British torpedo boat destroyers. Then there was a line of cruisers and gunboats, then a double line of battleships, and finally another line of cruisers. Another parallel line, nearest to the Isle of Wight, was made, up of foreign men-of-war, in cluding two Japanese cruisers, ths Asama and Taskasago; the Italian armored cruiser Carlo Alberto and the Portuguese crulaer Don Carloa I. ' The precaution had been taken to com pel all the vessels present to burn smoke less coal, but as the day advanced a haze spread over the water, and the small craft frequently disappeared In banks of mist. At 12:30 p. m. the lines of the fleet closed, the guard boats drove all unauthor ized craft out of the forbidden area, and promptly at 2 o'clock the royal yacht Vic toria and Albert, with King Edward, Queen Alexandra and other royal personages on board, slowly got under way. This move ment was signaled by a gunshot from ths royal sovereign, and thousands of Jacktes swarmed over the decks, superstructures and fighting tops, and manned ship In honor of their approaching majesties. Then cams the firing of the royal salute. Amid the crash of naval ordnance ths king's yacht moved slowly, accompanied by the royal yachta Osborne and Alberta and three others and escorted by a flotilla of torpedo boat destreyera. Brilliant Staff Is Theae. The king, who wore the uniform of an admiral of the fleet, was aurrounded by a brilliant staff. As his majesty passed each sbtp the officers and men cheered, and when the Victoria and Albert, after travers ing the lines, took up fresh moorings abreaat of the royal sovereign, tbe whole fleet joined Jn a final roar of cheers for the king, who then personally signaled the invitation to all the flag officers, including those of the foreign ablps, to Join him oa the royal fleet. The king will again Inspect the fleet Mon day, when all tbe ships will steam past ths royal yacht. After what one writer calls "This display showing the progress of naval construction in tha Victorian era, from the time of the early wooden ves sels." the fleet will disperse. Tbe great naval parade off Spithead is Oiling columns of tbe London papers, with indictments of the admiralty, as well aa panegyrics of the magnificent pageant, William Laird Clowes, the naval rritlo and historical writer, who Is unquestiona bly an authority on comparative naval sta tistics, and who cannot be classed aa an alarmist, writes that, while there are a dozen very efficient battleships off Spit bead and a few cruisers, all comparing fa vorably with thoae of the best foreign con struction, the bulk of ths grest fleet la merely an "exhibition of flags, paint and gilding, and the majority might as well be built of cardboard, as they ars mere dum mies too feeble to fight and too slow to run away." Illumination After Stdrm. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 16. Thousands cf persons who were expectantly awaiting tha illumination of the fleet off Spithead tonight were drenched and bedraggled by a thun derstorm and rainfall of almost phenomenal suddenness and violence. Tbe storm broke Just as ths signal for the illumination was given and the crowd ashore and afloat atampeded for shelter. The storm continued for an hour, after that the night was fair and ths illumination was tarried out and waa witnessed by thousands who appeared on the shore. A rocket waa sent up from ths royal yacht, and a moment later tbe dim outlines of tbe yacht burst out In thousands of Incandescent lights. This we j the s'jnst for the hundreds of other ablps, and aa if by tnaglo the entire fleet (Continued on Fourth Page.)
