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The Omaha Sunday Bee. - PART I. g PAGES 1 TO 10. g ssHsys'gx'i&'' KSTAllLISHED JUNE 11), 1871. OMAHA, SUM DAT KOUN IMG, DECEMBER 28, 1002 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. MILLIONS SEED HELP Tamine Facet the PeawntJ in Many Prov inces in Russian Empire. GOVERNMENT ACTIVE IN GIVING AID Bnfferings of the Usually Humane People Are tendering Them BrutaL CHILDREN AND WIVES ARE BEING SOLD eioouudrels Haunt the Villages on Lookout ; for Friendlesi Girls. WORK ANIMALS DYING OF STARVATION problem of Government la ot Only How to Provide for Temporary Want, bat to Enable Farmer to Pat la Spring; Crop. (Copyright. 1902. by Frets Publishing Co.) ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 27. (New York World Csblegrsm 8pectal Telegram.) The Russian government la face to fare with the grave queatlon of how beat to feed 15.000,000 hungry peasants. These distressed peasants re acattered oyer numerous province In central and eastern Russia and, partly, also In the southeast and along the Volga. In the grrateat hurry the government haa aent commissioners Into the famine districts ab tnake Inquiries and report. On the auggeatlon of Finance Minister Witte, the government forwarded $1,000,000 worth of rye to the threatened districts, but there la an uneasy feeling that It will not reach the right hands. The government alio bought $7,600,000 worth of rye and wheat to be forwarded after the reports are re ceived. v The villagers are not only suffering them elvea, but the cattle arc dying by the tens of thousands and their horses have to be old, as they cannot feed them. The out look for the spring plowing seems hope Ices. Untold millions will be needed for relief If the peasants are to keep their lands In cultivation. The usual consequences of a famine al ready ere In striking evidence. The humane and merciful traits in the peas ants' character are disappearing under tho tress of hunger. Those with large families are In a deplorable state. The girls are leaving for the big towns, where they come to grief If they fail to get Im mediate employment. In too 'many eases they already have fallen victims to scoun drels on the lookout for friendless and homeless girls. nrlllatr Their Children. The worst feature of the horrible situ ation Is that some fathers of families are soeking people who will buy their chil dren. It acldom happens that a boy Is old, but cases are becoming alarmingly numerous of men selling their women relatives for money enough to buy a yoke of oxen for the spring plowing. In most cases the girls are only too willing to go, for it mean warmth and plenty for them. The purchasers are doubtful persons, who have been haunting the villages for months. What becomes of the purchased tirls Is not known, but It Is feared that most of them become white slaves In the villages of the provinces of Damara. Somatoff and Term. The police are on the track of the dealers, but In Russia offenders of this class know how to "square" the police. Another shocking thing Is the Infant mortality. Typhoid fever, hunger, scrofula and measles are cutting them down by tho thousand. Not every -village has a doo toT and If the wretched parenta take any Interest at all In saving their fchtldren tVy have recourse to the dangerous sim ples or Incantations of the "wise woman." Finance Minister Witte, a many sided man. Is working hard lately establishing temperance committees throughout Rus sia. The more temperance, the less reve nue, but Mr. Witte himself Is a tetotaller and he wants temperance spread among the people. He Induced the czar to decor ate the men and women who are the most active In temperance work. He makes no secret of his Dreferer.ee fnr tatniati-... the various offices of the department he controls. TOO GAY EVEN FOR RIVERIA Grund Dachess of Meckleahara ekwerla Furnishes Food for Latest Goaalp, (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) MONTE CARLO, Dec. 27. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The grand duchess of Mecklenburg Bchwerln. a cousin of the exsr, sister of the Grand Duke Michael, mother of the future queen of Denmark, of the present grand duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerln, haa gone Into retirement. It is given out that she haa the measles, but the gossips of the Rlveria look wise and are hinting about the blood of Catherine of Kuasla running la her vslna. She la a handsome woman of 42 and ao unconventional In her manner as to give the scandal mongers delight. Her hus band, Orund Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklcnburg-Schwerln committed suicide six years ago and the rumor was then current in fashionable circles thnt he killed himaelf because she flirted with a British officer. The story Is now revived that after her husband's death a woman friend expressed td her surprise that she should carry on a flirtation, whereupon the grand duchess is quoted aa replying: "All my women friends have devoted ad mirers and 1 could nV be behind hand. Although society Ja the Rlveria' la notoriously tolerant there is talk now of a rigid aocial boycott. CROKER BUYS AN0THER FARM Relieves tho Apprehension that II Intended to Abaadoa Moat Hoax, I (Copyright. 1902. by Press Publishing Co.) WANTAGE England. Pec. 27. (New Tork World Cablegram. Special Tele gram. )Rli hard Croker paaaed Christmas quietly at Moat house. He gave himself a Christmas preaent in the shape of two nw properties adjoining Letoombe estate. One Is the Whits bouse, which at one time ha rented from its owner. The other Is the Pewltt farm. Both combined embrace about 130 acres. It la reported that he is negotiating for another farm called Angel Down. All thess together comprise laud valuable for horse training. These ac quisitions will Involve large alterations for Mr. Croker s purposes, sod the acquiring of them has relieved the tear of the Let co tube peopie that be was tired of Moat house and meant to transfer himself to his Irish property at DaiUtrry, SCHWAB FRIGHTENS THEM OUT OnTer to Bny Hl Block of Rasslaa Sleeping; Car Stork Is Tnrned Dona, (C'opyrlKht, 1902. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Dec. 27. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) J. P. Morgan and Charles M. Schwab have now acquired about one-tenth of the 200,000 shares of the International Sleeping Car company, which will aoon have cars running through from Moscow, across Asia, through Siberia, to Vladlvostock, on the Pacific ocean. The In ternational Sleeping Car company's latest issue consisted of 60,000 preferred shares. Mr. Schwab applied for them all, but the directors, alarmed at the thought of allow ing the head of the American ateel trust to get too large an Interest, only let hlra have 6,000. A few months later Mr. Morgan came to Europe and bought 6,000 and 8,000 shares. Subsequently the shares rose and Mr. Schwab Increased his holdings until he has something like 14,000 or 15,000 shares. Mr. Nagelmackers, the head of the sleep ing car company and the superintendent of the great railway which connects Moscow with Vladlvostock, Port Arthur and Port Paid, said to a World correspondent, In talking of the stupendous enterprise: "The sleeping car company la now run ning Us trains from Moscow to Irkutsk and Lake Baikal. A dining car is added to the ordinary trains on the other side of the lake, which go ss far as the Manchurian frontier. Next June trains will run to Vladlvostock, Dalnl and Port Arthur. From Moscow to Port Arthur the distance Is over (.000 miles. "At the commencement the Journey will take about twelve days, but when the line gets into good working order we hope to cover the distance In nine days. Pas sengers from London or Paris by the Trsns siberian railway now .reach Pekln and Shanghai In about twenty days. In a few months the time wUl be reduced to four teen days. The same Journey by the old steamship route takes from thirty-six to thirty-eight days. "At the beginning of 1903 firms In Europe will be able to send mall by the new route and receive replies In the time that a letter has hitherto taken to travel one way only. "I myself have seversl times received In Paris letters from Pekln In twenty days. If my letters miss the Transslberlan con nections and come 'by steamer they gen erally take about forty days. "I would like to call the attention of the enterprising Americans to the fact that Siberia Is a new, unworked country, rich in minerals, coal and especially gold. Without a railway its immense resources are valueless. With regular transportation service its possibilities are Illimitable. The western part of Siberia is a very rich agricultural district with vast cornfields, only awaiting developments. "Every day two freight trains - leave western Siberia loaded with butter and eggs for Rlgo. A part of the produce is distributed In the big towns of Russia and a large quantity Is sent by steamer to various parts of Europe, especially Eng land, where Russian butter la sold aa the product of the best Normandy farma. "Although the journey only takes half the time required by the old route, the fare Is about $40 less thaa by steamer." CHICAGO G!RLWINS TRIUMPH Mow the Highest Salaried Soprano at the Paris Opera Coralqse, (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Dec. 27. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Miss Mary Garden of Chicago had a grand reception at the Colonne concert. She sang "Demoi selle Elue," which was given for the first time. Miss Garden has a charming voice and fully Justified the high opinion enter tained of her by Sibyl Sanderson. . A French critic, describing her triumph, says: "To Interpret this harmonious com position there Is required an artist like Mlis Garden Impalpable as a white snow flake, which should sing ethereal aa a ray of light, which might speak liquid as the sky, which might live. She did not sing. She-exhaled the music of Claude de Bussy." Manager Carre of the Opera Comique Is about to revive "La Travlata" for the young American alnger, and owing to her success in "Peleas and Melisande" the man agement has raised her salary to $500 a month, which makes Miss Garden the high est salaried aoprano at the Opera Comique. WESTINGHOUSE A BUSY MAN Starts Work Early la the Moraine and Keeps at It Steadily, Taking- Ko Recreatioa. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing; Co.) LONDON, Deo. 27. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) George Westlnghouse is here now, taking things essy at bis hotel for the holidays after two ujlnths of hard work.' There la no busier man In London thaa this great engineer. At 7 o'clock In the morning he is out to his city office three hours before the leisurely English capitalists think of starting to work and often before that hour he Is speeding to Manchester to see his enormous establishment there, which is quite aa large and Important as bis Pittsburg house. Mr. Westlnghouse takes .no recreation In London. He hardly ever goes to the thea ter and no one has ever seen him at a race meeting. HU work is his life. Every railway train in the United Kingdom Is fitted now with his air brakes. He will return to Pittsburg early in February. DOWAGER AND GENERAL MEET Empress of Chlaa and Geaeral Miles Eitkssx Flatlerlaa; Speeches la Pekla. PEKIN, Dec. 17. The dowager empress and Lieutenant General Miles exchanged flattering speeches at today's audience, the dowager assuring General Miles that the aucresa of the American army waa assured under a commander ao celebrated. Officials here discredit the reports that General Tung Fu Slang and Prince Tuen are moving on Sian Fu with troops. The missionaries, however, sre said to be re piovlug from that region. SNOW CRUSHES THE ROOFS Bllssard Greatly Daaaaea the Hawses la Coastaatlaople and Small Boats la Harksr, CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec IT. Much dam age was dons to this city and ita environ ments by the recent snow billiard. Roofs collapsed and many small craft la the harbor and la the Bosphoroua were wrecked or daahed to pieces on 'he shore aad othera drifted seawsrd. The Black aea fleet Buffered la a similar manner. TITLES TO THE FRONT Position of sir. and Mrs. Leiter at Durban it Worrying Lord Canon. CANNOT VIOLATE OFFICIAL PRECEDENT Lady Gunon's Mother and Sister Must Therefore Stand Back in Lbs. CEREMONIES TO COMMENCE MONDAY All Indications Point to Ita Being One of the World's Great Spectacles. VICTORIAN CROWNING TO BE OUTDONE Grounds on Which Ceremonies Take Place Are Fall of Memories of the Mutiny as Well as Mogul Times. (Copyright, 1902. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Dec 27. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Volumin ous correspondence has passed between Lord Curzon, viceroy of Indta, and the Indian office with regard to the places to be occupied by Mrs. Leiter and Miss Daisy Leiter of Chicago, mother and sister of tho vlcerlne, tit the splendid state ceremony at Delhi next week, when King Edward VII Is to be crowned, by proxy, emperor of India. In the ordinary course of things Mrs. Leiter and her unmarried daughter would not even precede the wife of a captain of a line regiment, which fact the viceroy thoroughly realised months sgo. Nevertheless he spared no efforts to have special permission given from headquarters providing that his wife's relatives should go before the representatives of foreign powers. Had it been possible the arrange ment would have been for them to be In cluded In the personal staff of Lord and Lady Curzon. Notwithstanding the strenu ous efforts of Lord Curxon, the Indian office refused to make such an exception as would establish a precedent and give offense to many peers and peeresses, who resent any move of this kind, considering It their right to hold the places by reason of rank and seniority. Ceremonies to Be Masrnllleent. The coronation ceremonies at Delhi, be ginning Monday and continuing to January 10, will without doubt be one of unpre cedented magnificence and will live forever In the memories of those fortunate enough to be present. The total area of the durbar camp is seven miles long by five miles broad and the whole will be lighted by elec tricity. On the right of the vice regal camp will be that, of the governor of Bom bay and his suite and next to It will be the camp of the commander-in-chief. Vis count Kitchener, who Is in India super vising the maneuvers preceding the durbar. Fifty-four of the leading princes of India have been Invited by the supreme govern ment and most of them have accepted, but many chiefs of lesser rank will be preaent at the Invitation of local governments. Lord and Lady Curton will enter Delhi at 11 a. m., December 29, seated In a golden howdah on the back of a state elephant. This elephant Is the largeat In India. It Is worshiped by the natives as an Incarnation of one of their lesser deities. Its mighty tusks are gllden.. Gold, silver and precious gema gleam in the aunltght from Its crim son trapplns. A hundred elephants will follow in its train. Other elephants will raise their trunks and trumpet a salute as the "god" elephant goes by with his im perial burden. Prosrram of the Dsrbar, The official ceremonies will be as follows: December 29 Arrival of the viceroy at 11:30 a. m. and state procession to the camp. December 80 Public opening of the In dian Arts exhibition. January 1 Coronation durbar at noon or early In the afternoon. Btate dinner in viceregal camp at 8 p. m. January 2 Flreworka and Illuminations at 10 p. m. January S A chapter of the India orders will be held in the fort at 9 p. m. January 4 Btate service at 11 a. m. January 6 Review of the retainers of native chiefs. January 6 State ball In the dtrwan. January 8 Review of British and Indian troops at 11 a. m. January 9 Reception of native chlefa in viceregal camp. January 10 Public departure of the vice roy. An assault-at-arms will be held on two afternoons In the arena, subsequent to the coronation durbar. Cups will be given by the viceroy for this competition, as .also for the polo, foot ball and hockey tournaments, which will take place In the course of the fortnight. A garden party will be given on one afternoon by the viceroy In honor of all native official guests at the durbar, and the massed bands will play on aeveral oc casions for the entertainment of visitors. List at Viceroy's Gnests. The actual list of the viceroy's guests st Delhi Include Mr. and Mrs. Leiter, the duke and duchess of Portland, the earl and countess of Lonsdale, the earl and countess of Crewe, Lord and Lady Wolverton, Lord and Lady Elcho, Sir Edgar and Lady Vin cent, Sir O. Goldle, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton, Colonel and Mra. Charles Har bord. Ftank Curxon, Mrs. Cralgae (John Oliver Hobbea), Sir M. Bhownaggree and Barring Dupresse. Cat lllstorle Groaads. The ground upon which the ceremonies connected with the coronation durbar will take place is not only specially connected with the roll of honor of the British em-' plre, for the famous ridge bounds it on the eaat, but la also specially associated with the assuming of imperial authority, as the Shamlimar gardens, which witnessed the coronstlon of the only great mogul emperor subsequent to the founder of the present city, namely, Aurungteb, the ornament of the throne, are but a short distance to the west. The durbar itaelf will be held in the great Bawari plains, upon the same site as the Imperial .assemblage which signalized the assuming of the title of Kalsar-I-Hlnd by Victoria, the Brat queea-empreaa of In dia, January 1. 1877. The amphitheater In which the durbar will be held ia somewhat different in shape from that constructed in 1877 and has been built in a horseshoe form, with the Imperial dais at the upper end instead of la the center as then. Inalds the wedges of seats will be a circle road, by which the viceroy will drive up to the dais and In front and be hind the amphitheater will be drawn up the troops which will lend military splen dor to the display. The road from the viceroy's camp ta the (Continued ea Secoal Page.) AMERICAN WOMEN IN FAVOR Always Among" Invited Gaeats Where Klasr Edward Is Eatertalaed. Bo (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Dec. 27. (New Tork World Cablegram Special Telegrsm.) American beauties are the first ta receive the coveted Invitations, It seems, to nearly every din ner which King Edward now honors with his presence. At a dinner given this week by Lord snd Lady Brougham two of the three Invited women were Americans. The dowager duchess of Manchester was one. She looked nice in a black and .white lace gown with some diamond stars on the front. But unquestionably "the" beauty of tha night waa Lady N'aylor-Leyland (Jennie Chamberlain before her marriage). In a robe of shimmering gold tissue, with a small tiara of fine diamonds on her dark head. After dinner, when the party moved for a game of bridge the king and tha marquis of Soveran, the Portuguese min ister, looked full of admiration for the pretty American. Some pleasant and evi dently agreeable time passed between tha monarch and the lady in the golden dress. Among the guests at Lady Llster-Kayes' dinner for the king were Mrs. George Cornwallls-Weet, formerly Lady Randolph Churchill, whose diamonds flashed with great effect; the dowsger duchess of Man- Chester, Mrs. Laurence Townsend, wh was much admired and who shows unus. taste in dress, wearing Worth gowns . ways; and Mrs. Chauncey, In do' white, with pearls. The tables were superbly decors gorgeous blooms brought from t of France. Orchids and pink r plied high In a gold bowl In 1 Lady Llster-Kaye wore gray' ti,. ' .re iter, i and Other had a diamond parur In her hair. guests were Lord and Lady Howe, the marquis of Soveran, Duke . Michael and Countess Torby. Craig Wadsworth has gone to stay at Rugby at Arthur James' place, Croton, where Mrs. Cavendish Bentlnck and her pretty daughter are also visiting. Mr. Wadsworth Is already a most popular young man and In great demand for all the parties where the girls are Invited. They all like him. He is a delightful dancer and it is said he Is quite unspoilt by his success. . OFFERS TITLE F0R A MILLION Asred Marquis of Donearal Finds a Taker la a Pretty Nova Scot Ian Bride. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Dec. 27. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) A peculiar disclosure Is made in the leaking out of the facta, not hitherto known, concerning the marriage this week in London of the octo genarian marquis of Donegal to the 24-year-old Canadian heiress. Miss Gertrude Twin ing, granddaughter of a great shipbuilder of Nova Scotia... There appeared laat spring an advertise ment In the London newspapers that created no end of speculation, since It offered the title of marchioness, which, of course, In cluded a husband and a. seat in Westminster abbey for the coronation terenaonlca, In Itself a frantically sought for privilege. In return for a settlement of $1,000,000 upon the annonymoua marquis. The strangely assorted marriage of the marquis of Donegal and the lovely young Canadian miss Is the upshot of this advertisement, by which a coronet was put upon the market. At the time the advertisement appeared Its sponsor was supposed to be the marquis of Donegal and the fact that he had a title to confer In return for cash became generally known. It came to the knowledge of Mrs. Twining, who was credited with most ambitious aspi rations for her attractive, accomplished and wealthy daughter. At any rate, an arrangement waa made whereby the ancient marquis was to be pre sented to the young woman. The patrl archlal marquis waa enchanted at sight of the tall, alender and dark girl from across the sea, who already bore herself with daintily poised head, like any queen. Within five weeks after he had been presented to Miss Twining at the Isthmian club he led her to the altar. The final pre-nuptlal agreement provided for a settlement of $40,000 a year upon the marquis, who la In hla 81st year. LAST RITES ARE PERFORMED Remains of Archbishop of Canterbury Iaterred In the Cloister of tho Cathedral. CANTERBURY, England. Dec. 27. The remains of Dr. Temple, archbishop of Can terbury, were Interred In the cloisters of Canterbury cathedral today. The obsequies were carried out aa sim ply aa possible, in accordance . with the late archbishop'a desire. Representatives of King Edward and Premier Balfour wero present. The archbishop of York, Dr. Mac kngan, officiated at a portion of the serv ices. Simultaneously memorial services were held at St. Paul's and the other cathe drala In the United Kingdom. The lord mayor. Sir Marcus Samuel, and sheriffs at tended the aervlce at St. Psul's. Foreign Secretary Lansdowne and United States Charge White were among the congrega tion. MURDERED BY THE INDIANS Bodies of Trader aad His Compaaloa Foaad on Boat by a Mall Carrier, WINNIPEG. Man., Dec. 27. A French halfbreed courier who arrived at West Sel kirk, thirty miles north of here today, re ported that he had called at the cabin on Snake island, Christmas morning, to de liver mall to Captain J. Petbertll of th Dominion Fish company's steamer Daisy, and found the body of the captt !n. Close to the corpse was the unconscious' form of a Frenchman, PetherlU's companion. Tbs Are had burned out and pools of blood on the floor had frozen around the bodiea. The Frenchman's body was half frozen. It Is believed the murderers are Indians, with whom the captsin had dealings, and who at this time are very ugly. GIVES FRANCISCAN ALLOWANCE atlas; Edward Vetoes Pr I ace's Scheme to Eater a Stock Brokerage Firm. (Copyright. 19o2, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Dec. 27. (New York World Ca blegrsm Special Telegram.) On vetoing Ibe Prince Francis of Teck's proposed ap pointment as a decoy partner of the stock broking firm of Pan mure, Gordon ac Co., King Edward allowed him $10,000 a year un til he can get soma Job far alia. STIRS UP TWO COURTS Princess Louise Makes Biggest Scandal 8ince luicide of Prince Bndolph. HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WAYWARD FLIRT Kept the Staid Sazon Court in Constant Turmoil for Years. HAS SEVERAL TIMES BEEN UNDER ARREST Turns Her Back on Veterans of the Court to Danoe with Lieutenants. BROTHER ASSISTS IN WAYWARD COURSE Ramon of Attempt at Reronelllatloa, bat Princess Fears Fate of Prlaeeaa of Cobarsr If She Enters Ger many or Aastrla (Copyright, 1!2, by Press Publishing Co.) 'ESIlEN. Saxony, Dec. 27. (New York , a . Cablegram Special Telegram.) Not , the awful tragedy at Meyerburg ---'ly fourteen years ago, when Crown .nee Rudolph of Austria and the lovely ountess Maria Vctsera were found dead ,ogether, has a roysl scandal created sueh amazemnnt in the courts of Saxony and Austria as tho elopement of Crown Prin cess Louise with her children's French tutor, Andre Giron. The members of the Saxon royal family and the courtiers are or pretend to be astounded as If a bolt from the skies had descended on the king, and royal family and courtiers bear them selves ss If such a calamity had happened. First, a description of the woman who has stirred all Europe: The Crown Prin cess Louise Is 32 years old. She has a well shaped, straight nose and fascinat ing eyes that sparkle eloquently. Her chin slightly recedes. Her brow Is broad, but low, her eyebrows are particularly well arched. Her teeth are fine, her mouth large but well cut. She has the true Haps burg nether Hp, rather fine, protruding, the underllp that was the Hapsburg fam ily's distinguishing mark for centuries. Her masses of dark hair are always effectively dressed in heavy plaits, wound around and around the back of her head and resting well on her well molded neck. Although the mother of four children, her figure Is perfect. She Is graceful and always stylishly goVned, and though her enemies say she has the manners of a peasant (and in truth she Is democratic), she attires herself like a true aristocrat. Nevertheless, her gestures, manners and movements prove her a woman of high physical energy. Although she has very many valuable jewels, most of them wed ding presents, she rarely wears more Jewelry than a pair of beautiful pendant earrings and hairpins with tiny diamonds, emeralds and rubles. . Commences Flirt lasjr Early. That domestlo trouble existed In ' the palace haa been notorious here for sores time. The court officials and. cw,t .council : lora aay that for the first few years of her married life the crown princess hesi tated to outrage the stern religious senti ment which dominates the court. But even when she 'was married stories were told of her unconventtonalltlea and It was ! whispered '.hat her parenta, the grand duke and duchess of Tuscany, found it Impera tive to dismiss from their castle at Salz burg, Austria, a male tutor. For the youthful archduchess had a distinct pro pensity to flirt with any and every good looking man she met. The crown princess' -relatives and the court officials hoped that the crown prince would control his wife's waywardness (for outwardly at least he Is pious) and that the rigorous system of etiquette at tbla court would transform her Into a model Saxon princess. During the first years of their married life Frederick Augustus passionately loved his beautiful young wife and alwaya wore over his heart her miniature, framed In rubles. Both were intensely fond of their children, which were born to them in quick succession. The crown princess has always been devoted to children and gave much of her energy to planning parties, treats and excursions into the country for the little ones of the court. Before such an occasion she haa remained up nearly all night pre paring gtfta with her own handa. Throws Aside Restraints. However, as her fear of the king and queen and of the austere princesses grad ually wore off, Louise Antonette threw sslde the irksome restralnta of court life. Immediately she fell into deeper disfavor. Undaunted she went the way she had chosen. At the court balls she danced with the handsomest officers, Irrespective of their rank. She would turn her well-rounded shoulders on a veteran whom her father-in-law delighted to honor and choose for her partner the best looking sublieutenant. She delighted In dancing and enjoyed her self with such abandonment that once, three yeara ago. King Albert ordered the musicians to cease playing. Then he, with his wife and family, who were vastly shocked, swept from the ball room. This de lighted her many enemies, and. Indeed, the incident seems to have been the turning point from whence she descended to Andre Glron. She hsd been publicly Insulted. Forth with she threw all the conventlona to the wind and governed her conduct only by her wishes. She outraged etiquette by tak ing long walks alone; she went shopping unaccompanied by a lady In waiting or even a maid. She ran up bills for gowns and millinery In Dresden, Vienna and Paris. Her ex travagance further alienated her from her father-in-law and his entourage. Her hus band implored her to be more dignified, but she became more and more reckless. Nominally Vader Arrest. At least five times she was placed under nominal arrest and restrained In her palace at Wachwltx.near here. Soon her only friend, even among her own family, was her uncle. Archduke John of Austria, whom she re sembled. In domestic Ideas at least. He renounced his titles, becsme John Orth, married the woman be loved and went on a voyage, from which he never returned. The crown princess has much warm Tus can blood in her veins, and to thla her Austrian relatlvea attribute ber conduct. However, the recent history of Hapsburg princesses Is related here sufficiently to ex plain the eccentricities of any member of that house. The crown princess developed a taste for private theatricals, which would have been harmless enough had she not engaged ac tor to teach her their art, and chosen them, not for their talent, but tor their robust comeliness. This, of all sbs baa done, ssy (Continued on Elxth rag ) THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nrhriifka-Partly Cloudy, with Possible Snow Flurries Sunday; Warmer. . Tage. 1 Millions la Rnasla Are Stnrvlnsr. Titles la the Front Rank at Durbar Dresden Scandal Stirs F.nrope. Thirty Killed In Train Wrrrk. 9 Garley After Attorneyship. Yoalhfnl I. over Attempts Suicide. 3 ni from Nebraska Towns. Plattsmoath Hoy Locates Father. 4 Sluar rralwi of Idaho aad Vtah. Snath Omaha ews. Mara Pays Hla Dividend to Barkers Boxer Rebels nierous In China. 5 Legislators Talk About the Charier Papers to Prove I p on Circulation. Western Cities Short of Coal. O Past Week In Omaha Society. Miss Opp Has a Cosy Home. T Allies Disappointed Over Chnnae. Sehenie to Merne Paris Gas Plants, Cardinal Has arrow Eseape. Robbers Take All of Bank's Cash. 8 Connrll B ufTs and Iowa Kews. I'roinm of Live Stock Convention. Weekly Review 'of Sports. lO Andrew Rosewater on Power Canal lis In the Domain of Woman. 13 Amusements and Mnsle. 14 Editorial. ' 10 Gospel of Civil Liberty. City Drains the Rural Schools. 15 Story, "Seven Secrets." Ill Markets and Financial. 2 Sixty the Aae Limit on I. P. Cannot Settle Strike In East. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday I Hoar. De. Hour, Dear. Ita. m...... A 1 p. m li On. m H Up. m 17 T a. m...... tl :t p. m IN Ha. m 7 4 p. m...... 19 a. ni N n p. m lit 10 a. m 1 II p, m 20 11 a. m i;t T p. m ill lit m 14 MRS. FREMONT PASSES AWAY Widow of General, Daughter of Sen ator, and Noted Authoress la Dead. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27. Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, widow of General Fre mont, died at her home in this city to night. Mrs. Fremont was noted as .much for what she did as for who she was, for, be sides being the daughter of Senator Benton and the wife of General Fremont, she was the author of several well remembered books. Sho waa bOrn In Virginia in 1824, but afterward removed to Missouri with her father, where she met and married Lieu tenant, afterward General, Fremont In 1841. Among her better known works are "The Story of the Guard," "A Year of American Travel," "Far Western Sketches," Souve nirs of My Time," "Sketch of Senator Benton" and "Will and tho Way" stories. Mrs. Fremont, during her younger days, waa a great social favorite In Washington and had great Influence among the mem bers of congress. She had unlimited faith in br husband and it, was . her-Influence which" secured" him 4Wuloa from tho army authorities to make the explorationa which later proved of such great benefit to his country. The order once secured General Fremont hastened to put his plans Into execution, but his enemies would have de feated him at last had it not been for his faithful wife, who secured knowledge of the fact that the order had been revoked and hastened a messenger to St. Louis, where the general was outfitting, warning j htm to cut loose from civilization at ones. She did not give tho reason why, for she well knew that the general s Ideas of mil itary duty would Induce him to abandon the trip If he knew even Indirectly that his or ders had been revoked. The general knew, however, on receiving the word from his wife that it was urgent and acted on the advice without hesitation, though bis prep arations were not yet complete. Thus it waa that this woman's wit saved for the United States a vast empire. Up to a few years ago Mfs. Fremont was exceedingly active for one of her age, and on her birthday was showing her friends how agile she was by executing a dance. Her foot caught in a rug and she was thrown and suffered a fracture of one of her lower limbs, which made It impos sible for her to walk more than a few ateps thereafter. Her home haa always been the mecca of young people, of whom she was very fond and who were equally fond of her. At one time she waa In straightened cir cumstances, but the government voted her a pension and admiring frlenda of beraelf and the general purchased the beautiful home In which she spent ber last days. ICE BOUND CREW RELIEVED TusT Mrnaales Tkrongh Frosea Waters Carrying; Help to Schooaer Perkins. TOLEDO, Dec. 27. After a battle of nine hours through the Ice, the tug American Eagle late this afternoon reached the ice bound schooner A. L. Perklna off Toledo lighthouse. Aa the range lights sre out, no effort was made tonight to bring the boat Into the city, but unless some accident occurs It will be brought through the ice tomor row. Signals indicate that the crew Is all right. f CONTRACT LABORERS CAUGHT Texan Officer Arrests Aliens and Holds Them aS Wlt- LAREDO. Tex., Dec. 27. H. M. Course, United States immigration Inspector, today captured, near Fort Worth, a party of thirty-five alleged Imported contract la borers. They will be held to testify against tbs contractor. Movements of Ocean Vessels Dee. 37, At New York Arrived: Philadelphia, from Southampton; Minnehaha, from Lon don; Philadelphia, fron. Hoiithumiiton; Amhorta, from lilasgow. Bailed: Klrurla. for Liverpool; Mongolian, for Glasgow; Minneapolis, for London; liljcher, for Hamburg. At Liverpool Arrived: Devonian, from Bunion; l.uial.la, from New York. Bailed: Canadian, lor New York, ( mlirUt, for New York; Oeorgta, tor New York. At Southampton Hulled: Kt. Taut, for New York, via t'herlKmrg. At Sclily Passed: Rotterdam, from Ams terdam for New York. At Cherbourg Hailed: St. Taul, from Southampton for New York. At AJitwerp Billed: Finland, for New York. At Havre 8ttllud: La Lorraine, for New York. At Hong Kong Arrived previously: Hong Kong Maru, from Han Francisco, via Hon olulu, Yokohama, etc. At Yokohama Arrived: previously; Tosa Maru. from feWattie (or liona Kooa. WRECK KILLS THIRTY Grand Trunk Pacifio Express Collides with Freight in Ontario. SNOWSTORM BLINDS BOTH ENGINEERS Raging Bliztard Obscures Track and Hides Danger Till Too Late. COACH REDUCED TO SPLINTERS BY SHOCK Injured Passengers Moan Amid Debris of Broken Oars. FIRE AND COLD ADD TO GENERAL MISERY Exposure Hastens Death aad Probahly Leads to Some Loss of 1.1 fe Which Mlaht Otherwise Have Been Averted. LONDON, Ont., Dee. 27. A trsln wreck bringing death to over two score of passen gers and terrible pain and suffering to about thirty-five, occurred at 10:10 o'clock last night at Wanstead, Canada, a station on the Sarnla branch of the Grand Trunk, forty miles from this city, when the Pacific express, flying westward at the rate of fifty miles an hour, and crowded to Its capacity with passengers returning to their homes from holiday visits, crashed Into an east bound freight. The latest cellmate of the tntalltles is thirty killed and thirty-five or more In jured. The darkness of the night snd the raging of a blizzard added horrors to the wreck. Fire broke out in the wreckage of the day coach, but it was smothered witn snow, which was thrown on it before It gained any headway. The Pacific express is a fast train. Last night It was delayed two hours by the heavy travel and at Wanstead It was speeding to make up time. The freight waa working slowly east under orders to take the switch at Wanstead and allow the express to pass. In the blinding snow storm neither engi neer saw the other train approaching, ap parently, and the freight had Just com menced to pull In on the siding when the passenger train camo up. Trains Come Touether. The shock was awful. In a second the baggage and express cars of the passenger train telescoped into the day coach. Thla day coach was reduced to splinters . and fragments back to the last three windows. As It was crowded, the results were ter rible. Fire that broke out waa quickly smothered, but the fire was scarcely more dangerous than the cold. For three houra or more Injured passengers were pinned underneath wreckage, crying plteously for help, while they Buffered from exposure to the elements. Exposure probably hastened the death of some of the Injured and caused the death of some of those who might have been aaved l( it had been only a queatlon Of ;' rlcatltig them from the .wrerrage- - TIm Itillinan cars stayed on the,. .truck ana were comparatively . uninjured, al though the passengera In thorn - were severly shaken In the shock. Work of Relief. As soon as possible word was sent to this city of the wreck and a relief train with a dozen London doctors was dispatched to the scene. Half a dozen bodies were recovered within a short time this morning and a number of wounded removed from the wreckage. Trains were made up to send the Injured to London. Efforts to Identify the injured and dead were attended with difficulty. The dead bodies taken from the wreck were - fright fully mangled, some of them almost beyond recognition. Edward Boise of Prescott was taken from the wreck alive, but he waa so frightfully Injured that he died two houra after being placed In the hospital In this city. J. A. Lamonte of Wyoming waa the night operator at Watford, the telegraph station nearest the siding at Wanstead. Responsi bility for the wreck haa not been fixed. It is said by some that It came through a con fusion In orders for which Lamonte waa re sponsible. Lamonte was in some way in jured in the wreck. Wreck Is 'Complete. The wreck waa complete, and It Is thought that hardly a single , passenger In the smoker escaped injury. The other csra of the passenger train remained on the track. Word was quickly sent to thla city and doctors were soon on the scene. The work of removing the dead and injured waa then proceeded with. Among the known dead are Engineer Gil lies of Sarnla Tunnel and the fireman of the express engine. The Ill-fated express consisted of two baggage coaches, a smoker, two first-class coaches and two Pullmans. The smoker, which was telescoped by the coach behind It, bad the roof fall in. Imprisoning the passengers. It waa In this car that most of the havoc and loss of life occurred. Passenger Orsraalses Brigade. The wreck, shortly after the collision, caught Are and but for the heroic efforts of a brigade of passengers, organized and led by an old man, who was himself a pasenger on the train might have been more disastrous to those pinned down in the wreck. .By heroic efforts this brigade put out th.l fire by throwing snow on the flames with their hats and hands. They then turned their efforts to getting out ths wounded, who had tbelr Bufferings Increased by a blinding snow storm and the thermometer at zero. The Injured were taken to London by special train and the work of Identifying ths dead and relieving the sufferers waa hur ried as fast as possible. The accident Is said to hsve been due to the failure of an operator to give orders to the express train to meet the freight at the station. One of the passengers describes tha ac cident as follows: , We were running at about forty miles ait hour, when, without the slightest warning the two trains m-;t with terrific force. On examination It wns found that the two en gines were ditched. The bugs-age tar was thrown on top of the Mrst-cUss roach, in stantly killing a great many and pinning about fitt oiher pussengrrs In the debrU. The screams, moans and prayers of the In jured was heartrending. ' One poor woman begged that her child bs saved, as she was dying. The Utile one wns carefully taken from the wreck and will probably recover. The mother waa after ward released, but only to die in a few minutes. About thirty people- were killed and forty badly Injured, some of whom will die. The trainmen, ss well as every pasKvnger, did all they could to rtlluvs the sufferings of the victims. Ideatlded Dead. Following Is list of the dead so far aa