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IX ROYAL PANOPLY
Lord Canon, Viceroy of India, Enten Delhi
in Eegal State.
DURBAR IS OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED
Acceavion of King Edward as Imperoi of
India Richly Ca'ebrated.
PAGEANT IS OF MONSTER PROPORTIONS
Largeit Elephant in Country Bean Chief
tain and American Wife.
POPULACE HAILS THEM WITH HUZZAS
fcryanaty at Great Brltala'a Ulnl
Monnrrh I Bl with Scenes of
ribiUii Wraith af Cortege
aad (tlam of Omclala.
DELHT, India, Dee. 29. The viceroy, Lord
Curzon of Kedleston, male bit Mat entry
Jnto the capital of the Moguls today.
This constituted the official opening of
the durber held to celebrate the accession
f King Edward aa emperor of India.
It wag a splendid pageant, probably un
paralleled In tta magnificence. At the head
of the elephant procession rode Lord and
La fly Curzon on the atate "grand tusker."
twelve feet high, the largeat elephant In
India. Their howdah waa decked with gold
nd ailrer and the elephant ttaelf waa al
most hidden beneath a gold-worked aaddle
cloth.
Surrounding them were footmen In scarlet
and gold llTertea and bearing massive ailrer
tare. The duke of Connaught, who repre
sented King Edward, and the ducheaa of
Connaugh followed. Their elephant waa
equally gorgeously caparisoned.
Then, In order of precedence, came the
nlzan of Hyderabad, the mahajarah of
Travancors and other ruling chlefa, seventy
In all, their huge elephants forming a line
a quarter of a mils In length. This glitter
ing procession started from the railroad
station, preceded by dragoon guarda and
artillery, the viceroy's escort, and by taer
alda and trumpeters. The route was en
tirely lined by British and native troopa.
From the saluting battery, posted at the
fort commanding the Lahore gate, guna
thundered out a royal salute as the viceroy
passed with the heralds and trumpeters
sounding at Intervals spirited fanfares.
Splendor of th Cartes;.
The cortege paiaed In front of a line of
150 elephants, carrying the brilliantly
dressed retainers of the ruling chiefs. The
rolosaal beasts all saluted by trumpeting
and throwing tbelr trunks In the air, pre
senting a truly Imposing sight, and after
ward fell In line behind Jhe official proces
sion. Hugs crowds of onlookers witnessed
the spectacle, which. It Is asserted, has
never been surpassed In magnificence, even
in this country of Oriental splendor.
The heralds and trumpeters who fol
lowed the escort and Immediately pre
ceded ths-viceregal. procession were con
spicuous by ths splendor of their attire.
They were followed by the newly con
stituted Imperial cadet corps, comprising
thirty mahajaras.
The excitement was at fever heat when
as the first elephants with gold and silver
Bowdahs. of ths staff officers came Into
- view and commenced to circle around the
mosque.
The finest elephants In Asia passed In
front of the greet Jumma Musjld, the
steps of which were thronged with dis
tinguished personage, Including the vice
roy's American and British guests and
the delegstes from the colonies and from
other parts of ths empire. The enormous
animals shuffled slowly by, many of the
massive howdabs of quaint and rich de
sign being surmounted by magnificent
canopies of gold embroidered and
bejeweled tapestry.
The bodies of ths animals were almost
I Bidden by their trappings of crimson,
purple and gold. Bands of gold encircled
their tusks, golden bracelets were on their
ankles, gold and sliver belts were hanging
from their neck chains and tbelr heads
were pslnted and decorated in every con
ceivable color.
Ths mahouts) were clad In ths brightest
attire, as were ths attendant spearmen
who marched by the elephsnt's side.
Lard Kitchener 1st Praeeaataa.
la ths rear of the procession rode Gen
eral Lord Kitchener, the commander-in-chief
of India, surrounded by a brilliant
staff, and by three princes with escorts of
Indian cavalry, and tribal leaders front be
yond ths border line.
Down ths tualn street moved the corteges
of saluting soldiers and excited, surging,
salaaming throngs of natives. Then, after
a four-mile march, the elephanta of the
viceroy and duke of Connaught halted side
by aids and the pageant was concluded with
the great princes filing by, their elephanta
trumpeting a asluts.
Ths viceroy wss la stats uniform. Lady
Cunon was dreased In gray, the duka of
Connaught had on a field marshal's uniform
and the duchess of Connaught was attired In
blue. They received a flattering welcome at
all points.
Ths viceroy and ths duks of Connaught
subsequently drove to the main camps.
Ths roads, after the paaaage of the pro
cession, presented a scene of chaos aa tbs
camel carriages, mule carta, landaus, bicy
cles and bullock carts pressed onward la
strange confusion. There were many break
downs and hours elapsed before the people
were able to retura to their camps.
LOSES A LETTER OF CREDIT
Tonrlet Drafts Paeketbaok aa4 It Is
Appropriated and ('teats ld
by Flndrre.
LONDON. Dec. 29 Two Russians. Plnke.
vlti and Green, rlalmmg to be naturalised
Americana, have been arrested in Lon
don, charged with being in Illegal poises
slon of a letter of credit for I23.000, lost
on the continent by N. Greenbaum.
Some of M. Greenbaum's carda were
also found oa the men arrested. They
bear the address. "Hurst Club. 8a a Fran
cisco." About I1T.STS of the sum repre
sented by the letter of credit remain un
drawn. Greenbaum lost his poc ket book at
Hdes Badea January It. It contained 1376
besides the letter of credit.
Troabl Ahead la China.
PKKIN, Dee. 15 Ac cord lag to messages
(received here from the British consul at
Hn Kow, whose judgment Is excepttuoally
trustworthy, (he movements of Tung Fuh
riang gave reason t expect trouble. Tsng
Fuh Smog Is supposed te have lO.uuO war-
rlors under his command in Kan 8u prov
ince. He raa easily dominate the provinces
of Kaa Hu aad Mhea-l, as tbs linai isa
aerial forces aie very iafauar.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK REPEATED
Freeh Dletorhnnrr Takea llaee la the
llorror-strlrken Province
f Haaala.
ASHKABAD. Russian Turkestan. Sunday.
Dec. 28. Another violent earthquake ahock
occurred at 10 o'rlork last night. Passenger
service on the Andljan railroad, which waa
Interrupted as a result of the prevloua
earthquake, has been .restored.
ST. TETERSPl Rr
29. Further ad
vices from Andljan , ',, -trthquake vic
tims number 4.800, ot - , '"(l persona
were killed In the town or 'f O td the
rest in the adlacent country. " - .
About 1.000 square miles were .
The center of the disturbance waa .
miles aouth of Andljan, where there was s
cleft In the ground whence water and mud
were Issued. The Brst shock lasted three
seconds.
It waa repeated after half an hour, when
buildings began tumbling, walls were Bung
down and roofs collapsed, burying every
one within, and groans erd shrieks filled
the air. The shocks were continued un
interruptedly fifteen minutes snd were ac
companied by terrifying rumblings, torren
tial rain and a hurricane.
Teople In the streets were hurled to the
ground repeatedly. No refuge whatever was
available. The aged and the sick were
equally exposed, while the heartrenderlng
appeals of friends and relatives burled In
the debris magnified the horrors of the slt
ustlon. The nativea worked splendidly
alongside the soldiers In disinterring the
living snd dead.
Governor Ivanhoff, who telegraphed the
ciar from Andljan, says:
The garrison and population presented
a touching picture three days after the
catastrophe, proving for the ctar on hie
name day amidst the ruins, beneath the
grey, vrlrrtcry heaven, unsheltered, from
the threnter.n;r nn-v
BAQNERE3-DE-LVCHON, France, Dec.
29. A strong earthquake shock lasting six
seconds wss felt here last night. No dam
age was done.
GOOD YEAR FOR THE ENGLISH
Predicted Boom Falls to Appear, Still
People Have Done Very Well
Commercially.
LONDON. Dec. 29. The year which Is
drawing rapidly to a cloae has been a good
one for British trade.
Although the boom which was predicted
as the result of peace In South Africa has
cot yet put In sn appearance, still John
Bull, ship owner, ship builder, manufac
turer, merchant, engineer, colliery owner.
banker and financier, can afford to look back
on 1902 with a certain sense of satiafactlon.
John has at lsst "woke up" to the neces
sity of keeping himself abreast the times
in regard to methods. Amalgamation and
reconstruction hsva been the order of the
day and even the railway companlea have
begun to take In hand the reorganization
of their mineral and goods traffic
Revenue Is coming In well In excess of
estimates and showa a fair proportionate In
crease over laat year, after making allow
ance for additional taxation.
On the other hand, though, more than six
months have elspsed since ths termination
of ths Boer wsr. the national expenditure
his not yetf." began to show, (he redactlo
which taxpayers should like to see, and It Is
probable. In consequence of increased de
mands for various purposes In South Africa,
for reorganization of the army and navy,
and for larger grants on account of educa
tion, this side of ths national account will
not show a very considerable reduction for
some time to come.
NO GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE
Vatican Will Refase Reejneat to Die.
solve Marriage of Crown
Prlneeaa af Isssay,
ROME, Dec. 29. The request to dissolve
the marriage of ths crown prlnceas of
Saxony has not yet been received at the
Vatican.
It Is also said the request will be re
fused If made, because there Is abso
lutely no canonical ground for the annul
ment of the marriage.
The pope, greatly grieved at the scan
dal. Is reported to have dispatched to the
emperor of Austria a letter expressing
deep condolence.
VIENNA, Dec. J9. The semi-official
Welner Abend Post says: Emperor Francis
Joseph has accepted Archduke Leopold Fer
dinand's renunciation of hia rank, has sanc
tioned his sdoption of a civil name, Wle
filng, and bas also been ordered that his
name be atrlcken off the lists of the
Knights of the Golden Fleece and the army.
BERLIN, Dec. 29. The Lutheran clergy
of Saxony have Issued an order striking the
nsme of the crown princess from the
church lists.
EMPEROR EXPRESSES REGRET
Francis Joseph Sorry That Ambas
sador MeCornlrk Is t Leave
the Aastrlnn Capital.
VIENNA, Dec. 29. Emperor Francis Jo
seph today received Ambassador McCor
mlck In farewell audience and expressed
much regret at the departure of ths am
bassador, wboss tenure of office has been
marked by auch pleasant relations with all
circles of society.
The emperor presented Mr. MeCormlrk
with a signed photograph of himself In a
handsome gilt frame. During the conver
sation his majeaty sxpresaed the most
friendly feeling for the government and
people of the Vn'ted States and his per
sonal regard for Prealdent Roosevelt. Mr.
McCormtek and Ambaasador Bellamy Bterer,
his successor, yesterday visited Foreign
Minister Qoluchowskl. The latter said hs
regretted Mr. McCormlck waa unable to
make hla visit longer.
Mr. McCormlck starts Tuesday for Prague
and thence goes to Berlin, where he will
meet his wife. He expects to reach St.
Petersburg January I.
UNDER CONTROL OF SPIRITS
Csar af Raaeta Told at Itsaet that
It la His Dntr ta Promote
Pearco In the World.
raSrln the Worl
LONDON. Dec. 29. A curious story re
garding the ciar, who, as la weil known, of
late years has tsken greet interest la
spiritualism, comes from St. Petersburg
from private sources.
This story Is to the effect that Ths
Hague conference was tbs direct result
of a spiritualistic seance, at which, hav
ing received a rail. Emperor Nl holes waa
told that It wss bis duty to bring about
reacs la the world.
Man aad Muaer MUaiag.
nnUX, I'ee. JS -Albert Hie. sub
n:anajrr of the Pot i da in trams ol the Na
tional Bck Nur Itrutsc hland. has diap.
peered Aa Invest lsat Ion shows thai Ul.IM
la securities are uueslug.
CHANGES INTEREST WEST
Iowa Man Tendered PoTitioa of Second As
sistant Secretary of Treasury.
HERMANN STEPS OUT OF LAND OFFICE
William A. Richards of Wyoming;
Looked Ipoa aa Likely to Sne
ered to the Position Made
Vacant.
(From a ftaff Correspondent.)
vVASHI.VOTON. Dec. 29. (Special Tele
gram.) This hss been a day of sensstions
in Washington. Resignations have fallen
In a lavish way, and other resignations are
In the air to follow. General O. L. Spauld
ing of Michigan, who has held the position
of second assistant secretary of the treas
ury for a number of years, has resigned
snd, It Is understood, will be succeeded by
Robert S. Armstrong, private secretary of
Secretary Shaw. It has been known for
some time that General Spauldtng would
retire. In fact he presented his resignstion
to Secretary Gage before the appointment
of Governor Shaw to his present position.
Owing, however, to his knowledge of cus
toms and tariff matters, which fell to his
office, he was prevailed upon to withhold
his resignation nntll such time as the ser
vice would permit of his withdrawal. There
Is no desk In the Treesury department
which receives more Intricate questions for
decision than that of the second assistsnt
secretary of the treasury.
Since last July Secretary Shaw has been
looking around for someone to take Gen
eral Spaulding's place. A few days ago he
looked over to his private secret sry and
said:
"Bob, I guess you will have to go on that
assistant secretary's desk."
"It's a pretty hsrd Job for a young fel
low." replied Mr. Armstrong.
"Well, I did not expect that you were
especially trained In matters that the desk
will have to handle." replied the secretary,
"but I guess you will have to learn, the same
as the rest of us," and the mstter of the
succession to General Spauldlng was set
tled, after the president told Secretary
Ehaw that he could do as he saw lit.
Mr. Armstrong is 27 years of age. Hs
was born in Iowa, but went to Chicago In
189S. where he began work on the Record.
In 1898 he went to New York as eastern
representative of that paper. When Sec
retary Shaw was appointed to his present
position he offered the position of private
secretary to Mr. Armstrong, which was ac
cepted, and he has filled It ever since.
Hermann and Hitchcock Clash.
But this change is by no means as vital
to the Interests of the west as the resig
nation of Blnger Hermann aa commissioner
of the general land office, to take effect
Februery 1. For a long time there hu
been friction between Mr. Hermann and
the secretary of the Interior, Isrgely grow
ing out of differences of opinion as to the
proper policy to be pursued regarding for
estry and other Important brsnches of the
Interior department service. The climax,
however, waa reached just before the roa
venlng of the present congress aad , an
open breach resulted. Two- - weens ago
Becretsry Hltchaock asked Mr. Hermann
for bis resignation, which was presented
at once. Mr. Hermann aaid tonight:
"I have intended withdrawing from my
present position for over a year. la fact.
I stated to President McKlnley soma time
before his death that I wished to resign,
but he asked me to remain until another
place which might suit me could be pro
vided. As the present yesr Is drswing to
a close, I decided to tender my resignstion
to the president, so my successor could be
appointed and confirmed before the close of
the present session of congress. I have
held the place over six years, my term of
office exceeding that of any of my predeces
sors with two exceptions'."
Coupled with the announcement of Mr.
Hermann's resignation Washington papers
publish the fact that two clerks of bis
department are under Investigation for Ir
regularities. Mr. Hermann states that the
troubles of these clerks are not In any
way connected with his resignation or the
administration of bla office.
These officials are Harry King, chief, ard
Fred P. Metxger, aaslstant chief of the
draughtsman's division of the government
lsnd office. The former Is charged with
neglect of duty and the latter with misman
agement and unsatisfactory administration
of his duties. They have until tomorrow
to submit their answer to the charges.
Mr. Metxger was formerly from Kanaas
and was ones chief clerk of the general
land office.
Rlcharda Slated for Place.
It Is believed here that William A Rich
ards, assistant commtsalonr of the general
lsnd office, will be appointed Hermann's
successor. Rlchsrds, who was surveyor
general and governor of Wyoming prior
to the present governor, bas held the as
alstant commlsslonershlp for four years,
succeeding Congressmsn Frank W. Mon
dell. Hla conduct of the office haa been
exceptionally good, having during hla term
of office Inauguarted reforms which have
brought him praise from all over the
country.
Governor Rlcharda knows ths west and
Its needs, and his appointment to the posi
tion will be welcomed not only by the
west, but by thoss who hsve business with
the general land office.
Misses Ids and Gertrude Rlner, daugh
ters of Judge Rlcer of Cheyenne, aro
spending the holidays In Wsahingtoa with
the family of Senator Clark of Wyoming.
Horit Breeders Organise.
Horse breeders of the middle west, par
ticularly in Iowa and Nebraska, have for
some years found that they are handi
capped because of lack of organization.
Seme alx years ago It became so very un
profitable to raise blooded stock thst hone
breeders practically went out of bualness
and allowed the organlzatioa which thtn
existed to lapse until the "herd book," oa
which the breeder depends for reliable In
formation aa to varloua atralas of hcrse
flesh, has fallen Into ths Lends of one man,
the secretsry of the former organization.
The new organization recently perfected
will be known aa The Association of Breed
ers of American Percberona. and has se
lected ss Us evaldent H. G. McMillan of
Cedar Rapids, la. It haa prepared a herd
book which has been accepted by Secre
tary Wilson ss su'.horlty In the matter of
pedigrees, snd Secretary Shaw will recog
nise the book of this organization In formu
lating regulations relative to Imports of
horses fur breeding purposes.
Secretsry Wllsoa said today that recently
great Impetus had been given breeders ef
blooded horses la the nrrthwest. attrib
uted mainly to the uniform proir1ty of
the country. Another renal ! rating io t.
takea into account as having rau! a boom
la horse flesh Is that a great Bumber of
Amerl.es horses sad mulct were eiport-J
durlbg the Boer war The sturdy Atner
aa bora. ud so largely by the Eaglwh
tCoaUaced oa Setoad Faa )
IN ADVANCEMENT1 OF SCIENCE
American Association) Formed to Aid
Proajreas nf Invention nnd Discov
ery Meets In Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 The American
Association for the Advancement of Sclenqe
began Its second annual meeting here to
day. The attendance was large. President,
elect Dr. Ira Remson presided. Addresses
of welcome were delivered by Dr. Chsrles
D. Wolcott In behalf ot the Wsshtngton
Academy of Sciences aad other scientific
societies; Henry B. F. MacFarland, on be
hair of the District of Qolumbla; David J.
Hill, on behalf of the national government,
and Dr. Charles W. Neelhnm, president of
Columbian university, on! behalf of the edu
cational Institutions of Washington.
j The vice presidents ot the several aec-
tlons delivered addresses during the after
; noon, and tonight the trntire association
listened to the annusl address ot the re
1 tiring president. Trof. Asaph Alt. There
J were ten sectional meetings In all.
, Hon. Csrroll D. Wright. Commissioner of
; labor snd vice president jot the section of
' social and economic sctekice, spoke before
I that body on "The Psychology of the Labor
! Question." ;
He said, among other things:
At the eleventh censu an attempt was
made to classify the causes or the reasons
fr mortgaging homes aad farms. It whs
shown thHt nearly M per cent of the mort
gagee Indicated prosperity rather than the
reverse. The desire to add to the original
holding, or to raise money for business
operations or to educate children, or for
the Improvement of existing property, wss
the motive All these Indicate something
entirely different from the prevailing Im
pression that a mortgage represents dis
aster or failure or i-ime ill condition.
"Modern Tendencies la the Utilization of
Power," was the topic of the address of
Prof. John Joseph Flather, vice president of
the section of mechanical science and en
gineering. The American Chemical society, one of
the largeat bodies affiliated with the Amer
ican Society for the Advancement of
Science, also held Ita Initial session today,
with an attendance of about 200 persons.
Dr. A. Dczchwenltz, chief of ' the blo-
chemlc division ot the department of ag
riculture, announced that the virulent
tuberculosis germs obtained from a human
would cause the disease In cattle.
SOME PORTO RICAN PUZZLERS
Attorney General Harlan Seeka Light
n Right to Arawlre aval Station
Property and Other Thtaga.
WASHINGTON, Dec. it. Attorney Gen
eral Harlan ot Porto Rico today held
conferences with Secretary Root and As
sistant Secretary Sanger at tie War de
partment, and with Assistant: Secretary
Darling at the Stats department with re
gard to certain Porto Rlcaa matters up
for adjudication. j
His business at the Navy department ro
utes to the acquirement of zropsrty for
naval stations at San Juan ind Culebra
Island, the latter Island being fart of Porto
Rico. The Insular government la ready
to grant whatever land Is necessary for
these stations, but at the ottiaet there Is
some uncertainty aa ta the 'lUe to soma
of the desired land rests' -3h Navy de
partment will. decide os .fcifetlr wha tt
wants before Attorney General Harlan re
turns and the dsslroa of ths department
will be submitted 'by kirn to the Porto
Rico legislature.
The question presented to the War de
parment waa as to the jjrlsdlctlon ot ri
parian rights snd grows tut of the anoma
lous relations between tie Island snd the
L'nited States. Certain American firms de
sire to construct piers on the shore at
Ponce. Attorney Genenl Harlsn desires
to learn whether permission for their con
struction could be glve by the Insular
government under exlsthg conditions, or
whether it would be necessary to await
special legislation by fongress.
The War depsrtment cluld offer no solu
tion, the Island having leased beyond the
jurisdiction of the depirtment, snd the
only thing they could hss on would be
the effects ot ths naval vorks on the har
bors. AMERICAN FORESTRY MEETING
Association Will HoldAnnnnl Conven
tion at Rational Capital, Begin
ning" Wednesdny Forenoon.
I
WASHINGTON, Dee. 29. The twenty
first annual meeting of be American For
estry sssoclatlon will fc held hers De
cember 31. j
The morning session 111 bo a business
meeting, at which the pesldent of the as
sociation. Secretary of triculture Wilson,
will preside. ;
At the sfternoon seslon a number of
papers will be resd. Along the eoeakers
will be George B. Sudwrth, Overton W.
Price. F. O. Olmstead ad William T. Hall
ot the Bureau of Forest f. Dr. B. E. Fer
now, director of the Ney Tork Stats Col
lege of Forestry; Prof. Hnry Solon Graves,
director ot Talo forest Ichools; Dr. C. A.
Schenck, director ot .h Bsltimore forest
school; Filbert Roth, diet of division of
forest reserves, 'general and office, and Dr.
Charles F. Bessey of tb University of Ne
braska. SILENCE ADDEDJD THEIR DIET
Chemically-Fed Boaren at Wsaklsg.
ten Are Enjoined Atnlnst Talk an
Pain of l.nalnsr otsttagr Jebs.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. Hereafter tho
chemically-fed boardersin whom Dr. Wiley
of the agricultural deartment Is trying
the boraclc acid tests ill not be allowed
to talk about the progfss of ths experi
ments. Secretsry Wllsc today gave trders
to admit no newspapermen to the place
where the men are belt fed and for them
to refrain carefully frm giving out any
Information. The reas for this Is a fear
j that the public will nt tsks the expert- I
ments seriously, owln to ths fact that '
j some writers are treat them lightly and '
1 In a humorous way. be of the officials I
! said today that If the osrders violate the i
orders issued today tb' will be dismissed)
from the public arvlc j
Lynch Healaaa, Otmaa Saeeeeda.
WASHINGTON. Iec29 Csp'slu A D.
Lynch of Vlrg'oia. rhl' of the dlvlalon of
Insolvent national baasla the office of tte
I comptroller of the curacy, Treasury de-
l-artmeot. baa relgnena account of fall
ing health, and F. P times of Cn Inoa'i.
an attoraey anil epec:agat la ths romp,
troller's office Is coirrtloa wi g lal.el
basks, km beea seieed fur the varssry
faanka Sere to Prealdent.
WASHINOTOX. Ie t -Hon LsJU
Coombs ef Kt. s j recent ly srpo:atd
tailed Ststts anlalau te Guatemala, la
I surreaeloa to Ciwdfrry Iwnter. bad aa la-
; terview with ta rUal ladar Mr.
' ' eiict to Wat la a ten daya tr j
bateava.a. 1
N JAY DICKEY IS DEAD
Passe Away at Boea Farm After HI new of
Only Few Days.
PLEURISY BRINGS FATAL COMPLICATIONS
End of I-oaa- and I'sefnl Service ne
Snperlnteadent of Western tnlon
Telegraph Bnslness In Fifth
Central District.
John Jsy Dickey, superintendent of the
Fifth Central district ot the Western Vnlon
Telegraph compsny, comprising the line
between Omaha and the Rocky mountaina,
died at his home st Ross farm, near Ben
son, at 7:30 lsst night.
Mr Dickey wss taken sick December 22
with pleurisy. He retired to his room snd
grew steadily worse until hia heart became
affected and pneumonic complications set in.
No srrangemeDts have as yet been made
tor the funeral.
MrDlcxey's death will come as a shock
to ths very large majority of his numerous
friends. His sickness, which dstes only a
few days back, was not generally known.
John Jay Dickey was born in Rushvllls,
111., April 11. 1S39. His father, Hon. T.
Lyle Dickey, the late chief justice of the
supreme court of the state of Illinois,
moved to Ottswa, where young Dickey
spent his boyhood until 1858. Judge Cston,
the president ot the Illinois and Mississippi
Telegraph company, encouraged the boy to
learn telegraphy. He did so, though not
with a purpose of making It his life
long work. From 1859 to 1863, having be
come an expert, he served as operator at
various places on the Chicago ft Rock
Island railroad, showing such great ability
that In 186J be became manager at Ottawa.
111., the company's headquarters, and had
charge of the company's books.
Advances with Rapidity.
After the consolidation of the Caton lines
with the Western Vnlon, Mr. Dickey be
came chief clerk of the offles of the West
ern Cnlon superintendent at Chicago until
August, 1863, when he was offered and ac
cepted the appointment of superintendent
of telegraph of the Union Pacific railroad.
In connection with the duties of this ap
pointment, be built the western lines of
the Atlantic and Pacific and American
I'nion Telegraph companies. On the con
solidation of these compsnles with the
Western Union Mr. Dickey was appointed
superintendent of the third district, central
division, embracing the country west of the
Missouri river and east ot Nevada and
Oregon, while still retaining the superin
tendency of telegraphs of the Union Pa
cific , Mr. Dickey msdo large investments In
telephone property, and was vlco president
of ths Nebraska . Telephone eoinpany and
of the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone com
pany.. To Mr. Dickey's enterprise and In
dustry Is duo the establishment of ths
American district messenger ssrvlce at
Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City and other
places, and the organization ot tbs Midland
Electrio company of Omaha.
PANIC AT 'CHRISTMAS PARTY
Steroptleon (ins Tank Explodes, hat
la Eaaslag Rash Only Those Oper
atlas Machine Are Hart.
CHICAGO, Dee. 29. A wild psnle and
Injury to several persons followed an ex
plosion at a Christmas entertainment to
night In the French Evangelical Methodist
Episcopal church, 327 Center avenue.
The crash was caused by the bursting of
a stereoptlcon gas tank. Its force being so
great as to hurl people from their sests,
shatter .windows and partly wreck the In
terior of the primary department of the
structure.
Men, women and children fought for
egress when the crash came and that the
list of Injured was confined to those hurt
directly by the explosion wss due to the
efforts of the pastor. Rev. A. L. Allls.
who calmed the S00 excited occupants of
the small Sunday school room.
Thoss seriously Injured are:
Lewis Compondu, two fingers of right
hsnd blown off. Internally Injured; Mrs.
Mary Linder, both legs crushed and flesh
torn from left limb from ankle to knee,
Internal Injuries; Peter Linder, nose
crushed.' both l:gs burned and flesh torn
from them.
Several other persons wsre mora or less
hurt.
OMAHA BOY MAKES LONG TOUR
Evorltt Lowla Laada la Hen Orleans
After Making- a Trip to Saa
Fraaclaco.
NEW ORLEAN8. Dec. 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Everett Lewis, a atorktly built
youngster. 15 years of age. was before
Judge Hughes this morning charged with
vagrancy. Hs was arrested lsst night la
one of the Illinois Central railroad shsds
at ths head of Thalia street. Lewis says
his father and mother live In Omaha. Ten
months ago be ran away from home and
went to 8an Francisco. Two months ago
hs left there and beat bis way to this
city. He hss beea hers sines yesterday.
He says that he will beat his wsy back
home. Judge Hughes discharged ths boy.
ROAD OFFICIALS IN T WRECK
Saperlateadeat of Friar Ma aad
Eastern Cnpltnllals Esprlne
Galas; Down Embankment.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Dec, 29 A special
from Wynne, Ark., ssys: The private car
of General Superintendent A. J. Davldaon
of the 'Frisco, occupied by Mr. Davidson
snd a party of St. Louis and New Tork
capitalists, was overturned here tonight.
The rsr wss sttached to the rear end of the
Memphia-8t. Louis Iron Mountain paten
ter train, la pasaing over a switch It was
thrown from the rails and began to roll
down ths embankment A telegraph poll
stopped It sod the oeeupaats of ths car
earaped with bruise snd slight Injuries
The names of the occupants ef the car
could not be learned.
PROF. SCHURMANN ENROUTE
Starts aa Weatera Trip Which Will
laelad lasts aad Speeches at
Omaha aad IJaela.
ITHCA. N. T.. !e. 2 -Pr.l !,nt Jacob
Goull Sraurmaoa lr ltbar tuaigkt fur as
ett'Bdei wft'.rn tr He will ti.it sv.
eral of the Urger cm. a asd aill s..s as
poll'lral sn4 a'lonal t,i,a The cl'l.a
wkre he is alr.al, b-4 .:! to rs ta
clule fMuet. t Lui. CtiUag a-i Us.
cola. Neb
rr.,lat p. arntacs n.ll;aa la Lit
Tkuralay ea fwr fh.tfiae If.
Wax--
CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Ner.raska-Fstr and Warmer
Tue.y, Wclneeday Fair and Warmer
In East Portion.
Temperntnre nt Omaha Yesterday!
Hoar. Dei. Honr. IVesi.
5 a. m lsl l p. m 31
On. m is x p. ra XI
T n. m IT S p. m Jttt
n. m IT 4 p. na X
On. m 1st Bp. m XI
10 n. m at p. m 1
11 n. m 2(1 T p. m 1T
12 m 80 p. m lrt
f p. nt IS
STANDARD OIL GIVES PENSIONS
Compnny Adopts Plan AlonsT Lines nf
Those in Vosrne Among; tho
Varlons Railroads.
NEW TORK, Dec. 29. The Standard Oil
company has announced a general pension
plan for the benefit of Ita employes. The
plan Is on the several lines of those that'
have been announced by various railroad
companies. Among the new features, how
ever, Is a provision to the effect that em
ployes who have reached the age of t
years after twenty-five year In the service
of the company may retire on half py for
one year, after which the regulation pen
sion is to be paid to them.
The regular pension Is to be one-fourth
of the salary which the employe was re
ceiving at the time of his retirement. It
will be paid to all who have been In the
service of the company twenty-five years
and who have reached the age of (S years.
Several hundred men will be eligible to re
tirement on January 1.
SUIT ON MASCAGNI CONTRACT
Chicago Firm Clalma Damnares for
Alleged Breach of Agreement for
Performances In lairs,
CHICAGO, Dee. 29. A suit waa brought
today In the circuit court against Richard
Heard, formerly manager for Slgnor Maa-
cagnl, by F. W. Chamberlain, Samuel Har
rington and Charles Kindt of the firm of
Chamberlain, Harrington Kindt.
The action waa brought in assumpsit for
22.000 dama'ges. The suit, according to Mr.
Heard, is for the alleged failure to present
I the Mascagnl Opera company under the
Chamberlain. Harrtng-on Kindt Arm at
; Burlington, Muscatine, Davenport and Keo
kuk, la., and Peoria and Rock Island, 111.
I The company was acheduled to appear at
: these places, but on sccount of the Illness
of the composer, the performances were not
given.
The suit la directed against "Rlchsrd
Heard, doing business aa ths Mssoagnl
Opera company."
NO RELIEF FROM COAL FAMINE
Mines Work Only naif Time Beeasae,
It Js Claimed, St. Lonla and Chi
rac DeaJers Delay Cars.
CARBONDALE, 111., Deo. 29. Every offort
was mads today by the coal operatora and
railroad officials of southern Illinois to send
coat to tbs markets where the supply Is
irmrtedTn the' aoithenf TITtndlS 8etd"(ne
mines are working only half time, owing
to the scarcity of cars. This scarcity of
cars Is due. It Is said, to the retention of
coal cars In St. Louis and Chicago by coal
dealers, who refuse to unload their coal.
Railroad officials disclaim any concerted
movement to relieve the present shortage.
A belief Is becoming prevalent that no
great supply of coal will be turned out by
the mines until after the annual meeting
of the operators and miners. Mining scales
for the coming year will be adjusted at the
meeting.
SAMOAN GROUP IN A TREMBLE
lale f Sarall Shakea by Srlamle
Forces aad Stone Chnreh Bolld
Isga Crack aad Totter.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 29. The sresmer
Sonoma, which arrived today from Sydney,
via Pago Pago, brings further news of ths
volcanic eruption on the Isle ot Savall of
the Samoan group.
During the eruption thirteen earthquakes
took place and soma stons churches at
Safune and Saalna were much damaged.
One church In Pala was altogether de
stroyed. The effects ef ths earthquakes showed
themselves in landslides and ths removal
of blocks of stone ant) also In some small
Assures.
The scoria ejected by the volcano over
threw all the trees within Its resch and
burned them to cinders. No movement of
the volcanic mass wss noticeable.
FIND NO BILL AGAINST EDWARDS
Two Marshalltowa Lawyers Finally
Released frm C'natody !
Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE. Okl., Dee. 29. (Special Teles-ram.)
Clyds Edwards, who with his
brother, W. J. Edwards, was arrested and
Imprisoned at El Reno a year ago, passed
through Guthrie todsy, a free man.
The Edwards brothers were lawyers from
Marshslltown, la. At the opening of the
new country for settlement they were
alleged to have cleared up about 114.000
In fraudulent land deals before ths United
States lsnd office at El Reno. They were
arrested and confined In the federsl jail
here. Clyde was released under bond, but
the elder brother remained In jail. The
federal grand Jury at El Reno returned no
bill and both were set st liberty.
INDIANAPOLIS IS AT A CRISIS
City Depeads I pon Onrt Deelilas to
B Rendered Today f.r Its
Oaa Snpplr.
NORLE8VILLE, De. y judge Neal aa
nouoed today that he would head down a
decision tomorrow morning la the case of
th rlty of Indianapolis against the Indl
anapolta Natural Gas compsny. to enjoin
the company from shutting off Its supply
of gas at Indianapolis
J S Stoner. st Elaood. superintendent
of the company s lines, said that la ths
event th rullr.g was la favor of tbe com
pany, the supply would t shut ff from
lolianapolia heror tomorrow Bight.
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LILLIE TRIAL IS ON
Faople of David City Aw Ortatly Wronght
Up Orer th Cue.
PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY TAKING SIDES
Relatires of Murdered Man Faprwg tea Be
lief tks Wife ia Ianooent
HIS BROTHER AND MOTHER ATTEND HER
Court Eoom ia Crowded with 8pcutora
When Hearing Commences.
WITNESSES TELL WHAT DEFENDANT SAID
First Day -a Proceedings Develop Na
Testimony of a StnrtllngT Jlatnro
or facta St Already
Known.
DAVID CITY, Neb., Deo. 29. (Special.)
The preliminary hearing of Mrs. Lena M.
Llllle, charged with the rlm of murdering
her husband. Harvey Lillls, on ths morning
of October 24 ot this yesr, waa commenced
before County Judge C. M. Pklles this
morning. The county court room wss too
smsll to accommodate the large crowd In
attendance, and tbe case Is being beard In
the district court room, which Is crowded
to its utmost capacity. The attorneys tor
the state are Countv Attornav tv.iii.- ,.j
County Attorney-elect Evans, and for ths
oerenaant. Judge Matt Miller.
Mrs. Llllle Is a woman ot medium height,
rather alender, small black eyes, dark hair
and has the appearance of a woman of re
finement snd one would not think -he wnuirf
even be charged with a orlme so serious
as that of murder In the first degree.
She returned from Ball wood this morn
ing, accompsnled by her father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Hill, the latter of whom
occupies a seat with her In ths court room.
A large crowd from Bel! wood, the former
residence ot Mr. and Mrs. Llllle, Is attend
ing the trial. Sam Llllle snd his aged
mother occupy seats Inside of the railing.
They do not believe Mrs. Lillls guilty of
the crime.
Mrs. Tabltha Stafford, president, snd Mrs.
M. E. Beach, secretary of ths Woman's
Christian Temperancs union, occupied front
scats and are taking an active interest In
Mrs. Lillle's behalf.
It is hardly posslbls to approach tb
many groups ot people scattered along
the main street of David City and oa tho
way to the court bouse without finding
a relative of on or the other of th prin
cipals. The town Is full of relatives of
either the Llllles or the Hills, Hill being
Mrs. Lillle's maiden name.
There have been marriages among ths
different branches of ths different families '
until i: seems to bo a fact that nearly
every household In the town contains 'a
relative of either the Llllles or the Hills.
. Ths prosecution will not only attempt '
to show the Impossibilities In the story
of Mr. Llllle, but will also present a mo
tivafor tb nurd. - ,.v
Oentee Great Interest.
This caae Is creating more Interest than '
any case for a number of years. The last
criminal case of any great tmportanc waa
in 1892, when Mrs. Mary a. Armogost waa
tried, charged with poisoning her husband.
She was held to the district court, but
after a two weeks' trial was acquitted by
the. jury.
When Judge Sklles rapped for order tho
large court room was crowded to Its ut
most capacity.
All of the witnesses were excluded from
the court room.
Dr. A. J. Stewart was the first witness
called. He testified that he was called to
the Llllle borne on the morning of Oc
tober 24 about 4 o'clock. "To fix the time
I examined a timepiece after I arrived at
the Llllle residence and It was lust 4 in
o'slock. When I went Into th hnu.a I
found Mrs. Llllle standing at ths telephone.
I asked her what hsd happened and aho
said that someone hsd shot Mr. Llllle.
I took her by tbe arm and aba led me
through the dining room and upstairs. I
said, 'We have forgotten to get a lamp.'
She said, 'There Is a light apstalrs.'
Examined Injnrsd Man.
"When we arrived at th bedroom w
found Mr. Llllle with the right side of his
head all covered with blood. He waa lying
on the west side of the bed with his head
to the south. Upon sxaminatlon I found
a wound in front of and above tho right
ear, penetrating the frontal bona. Tho
wound was a smsll, round bols. I also ex
amined to find ths placo of exit of th
bullet, but could not find It. I then asked
someone to call Dr. Beede to aaalst m.
"In prepsrlng the wound foj an opera
tion I noticed that about one-halt Inch
around the wound was blackened. Soon
after I went into the bedroom Mr. Bert
Hall and Night Policeman Jaddlkea cam
la. Mr. Llllle was not conscious at any
tims after I saw him that morning. Ths
bed In which Mr. Llllle lay waa la th
southeast corner of th room. Tb bead
of the bed was about tea laches from the
wall and th foot of th bed was pulled
out soms two or three feet from th vail.
The lamp was oa tha dreassr, which was
covered with brushes. The top drawer was
open Just a little bit. Mr. Lillle's body
waa entirely covered with the bedclsthes.
The body wss moved to the hospital about
7 o'clock. I found Mr. Lillle's body lylsg
on the back, the head lying slightly oa
th left side."
Counsel for ths stats a'tsmpted to hav
the wtss demonstrate to ta court, by
using a human skull and pillow, th exact
position of the head of Mr. Llllle, but waa
Dot permitted to do so.
"After arriving at th hospital w took
him to tb operating room, where we mad
a further examination for tbe bullet, bait
did not find it. I remained with hla) ustll
about twenty minutes before his death,
and he waa not conscious at aay time.'
Was slao praseat and assisted la tb
autopsy.
"When I wss at th Ulll horn that
morning, I overheard Mrs. Llllle tolling
u roeor. tbe details of la shooting. I
n-w remember she said th burg ar shot
Mr. Ulll and tried t shoot kr ah sail
the man was near th bed. that she wk
when Mr iJlli was shot sod tbe saa a
rrou bed do a asd fried to paah tha ra.
volv.r against fcer; that the ma a stood on,
the wast si I f the bed asd Immediately
after lb sbnoMsg the hiss Vary quickly
sr. 1 sju'efly w.ut dowa sta.ra; thst )
ah saw tb tnas poiatlrg ta ravel ver at
hr she drt.pa4 down lfcr4 tk b "
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