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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1&03-T1IIKTY-S1X PAGES.
ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
KAISER NOT PLEASEL-1
Anticipated Treat When Hs Went to
Attend Frankfurt Baengerfost.
;. HOPED TO SEE REVIVAL OF OLD SONGS
Instead He ii Greeted by Choruses Intended
for Highly Trained Voice
FINDS HIS TAILOR IN ONE OF TMEM
Ttiakei Borne Caustio Bemarki About the
EfforU of the Singers,
COMMENT CAUSES FRIENDS TO LAUGH
-
Idea of Laborer aa Tradesasea
I Roaderlag th Works of th
mm aaahwa a ii i
to Them.
(Copyright, UBS. hy Proas Publlahlng Co.)
BBBUM, July 4 -(New Tork World
Cablegram Special Telaaram ) Emperor
William attracted macb attention at the
Frankfort eaengerfest toy his comment
upon the lnger It waa tola wlh to maJia
thla quadrennial festival a aort of revival of
the old contests In which Tannhauser and
th old melttratngra took part right down
ta the time of Hani Sachs of Nuremberg,
lis Is eager to revive the picturesque song
tourneys of the middle ages.
It strikes his Imagination to have a Oer
man emperor In the stirring twentieth cen
tury throwing himself Into these contests
Just as ths emperors of the Holy empire
and the kings of Aragon and Castile used
to do.
At Frankfurt the emperor waa surrounded
In the Imperial box by gay people who
i.iihM boisterously at all hla renaarke.
F -Vl.v atretched their necks. listening for
- tha ullrhteat observation, and rippled over
with laughter when anything Beached their
ei rs.
Th. rhnruaes all did their beet, of course,
but nearly all had the misfortune to chose
difficult sonas or choruses either unknown
to ths emperor or disliked by him. He made
aour facea when the wretched singers were
unable to master the difficult music. Nearly
all being worklngmen they had not been
scientifically trained and made many
A, mistake which the emperor" e musical ear
n detected Immediately.
The unfortunates," he once exclaimed.
'thev could not catch a note.'
When the Potsdam chorus went on th
platform he waa deeply Interested and set
tled himself In a seat to scan their facea
through his opera glasses, keeping up, a
running comment. He knew roost of them
ty sight.
Bee Tailor ta th Chora.
There's my tailor," he cried. "Look,
there he etanda. Just nodes ths brave fel
low." and the sycophants about him roared
with laughter.
There's th man I get good cjgara from
. ' gee that little man with th bald bead? II
has a hous Just opposite where I live.
..Vi. A:id-i It wtnt,-whil the courtiers burst
- thaieetde.
Th choruses all began too high , and
ahowed signs of distress.
"Juat look at the poor fellows." said th
mperor. "I can see them turning blu and
brown through my glass. They ar trying
what they can't do."
"I ahall forbid the composing of mualo In
Germany for ten year." H wanted to
hear th old songs, he said.
"Ah, if only some of ths choruses would
alng about the forests, or the Rhine, or an
old castle and a ghost, or about a shoe
maker who goes forth on kls wanderings,
or something old and kindly and gentle and
German."
Th Cologae chorus began and ended an
elaborate piece about "Ocean Stillness."
Ths emepror heard It through with mani
fest impatience.
"Intolerable!" hs exclaimed. turning
1 .around. 'They repeated the word 'swift'
-Arty-flr times end 'to land" seventy-two
. Alnea. And th composer calls thla 'Ocean
'V atlllneaa
"Ah. look hers." he said, examining a list
In his hand. "Her la a chorus with two
barbers and two photographers. That'a
really Interesting. When I hear a man
singing I Ilk to know what else he le be
aide a singer."
KAISER WILHELM AMBITIOUS
Willi H nistlartly Understood by
All that Germany I aa
a, Empire.
(Copyright. 1M3, by Press Publishing Co.)
BERLIN, July I. (Nsw Tork World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) In compliance
with orders of the emperor of Germany
the Imperial chancellor la striving to abol
ish tho expression "deutschland" (Oerman
land). In ordnr to substltuta "Deutsche
Reich" (German empire). In all publlo
buildings where th former term has fig.
ured conspicuously It Is being erased and
th other placed In its stead. It la plain
to se that th emperor wished to Impress
en tb German mind that Germany Is th
empire of th Hohenaollnrn dutohles.
Kingdoms, principalities ar being ellm
Inated to make way for this Hoheniollem
empire.
Another Interesting . reformation of th
German vocabulary come from th Im
perial secretary of th navy department
II has recommended to all th officials of
th service to auppresa whenever posstb'e
. all th terms of foreign origin, and to re
place them with German words. The dlf
fere nt bureaus are to write out a list of
th words of foreign origin In use In the
navy and to submit It to the secretary.
Then there will be a consultation of Ger
man philologists In the Navy department
In order that German worda may be found
for all urmi.
FORTUNE SMILES ON ARTISAN
ftWsear Workmaa Who Deceived tho
Wis Oaes Now LivMla
Afaaoaoo.
Copyright. ISM, by Press Publishing Co.1
ilPARlS. July . (New Tork World Cable-
Stm Special Telegram.) Rouchoraowskl,
ihe skillful artisan who made th "Tiara of
Saltaphernes," which deceived th export
In antique. I going to pitch hla tent In
Paris, whera he ha achieved fame. H
haa gone to Odessa to bring his family
Lack, but haa left Instructions wHh a friend
to rent for him a studio and an apartment
in memory of his victory over his detract'
. -f . no
(land
it ki
ft, no doubt, he Is going to celebrate July
and likewise at the festivities given for
king of Italy. For ths Utter he has
.1 red two windows. He Is no longer the
impecunious, unknown workman that he
was before th disoovry of tb Louvr
Xra fraad.
TELLS OF CRUEL PRACTICES
Seasatleaal Details of Trial Which
Ceased Mara Comment la
Franc.
(Copyright, 1S03. by Press Publishing Co.)
PA RIB. July 4. (New Tork World Cable
gram Bpeclal Telegram.) On of the tnoet
sensational trials In the recent annala of
th French courts Is one In which th
sisters of the convent of Our I.dy of
Charity, In Tours, are charged with 111
treating girl pupils. The abuse Is said to
have gone on for a long time, the girls,
many of them orphans or very poor, being
afraid to tell of It, but at last some com
plained to their parents and the affair was
finally brought Into the courts.
Th woman who Is principally Implicated
la Sister Rono, whom the girls nicknamed
"Mother Hlthard" and "The Terror." The
pupils testified In court that one mode of
punishment was a cold douche, applied
whether. the offender waa well or 111. One
girl refused to eat a plate of lentils, and
after It had been thrown Into the alops she
waa forced, witnesses swore, to fish It out
and eat It. Another, having been seised
with epilepsy. Is said to have been clapped
Into a straight Jacket and thrown Into a
deserted corridor.
One of the standing punishments. It ap
pears from the evidence, was to put a girl
In a straight Jacket and exhibit her to her
companions while they worked. Another,
the pupils testified, was to deprive a child
of her food and then to make her drag
herself on her knees around the long re
fectory where the girls ate, begging a
crust of bread from them. Aa ths supply
of food of each was scanty her round of
begging sometimes resulted In very little.
The sisters protested against such testi
mony, pronouncing It calumny and quoting
from letters their pupils had written home,
Then testimony was introduced to show
that the girls had been forced by the sis
ters under pain of punishment to writ
those letters. As two of the nuns left
the court the second day of the trial, on
of them being sister Rose, they were
hooted in the street.
While denying the worst of the charges
testified to, including, besides those men
tioned, that of having compelled children,
as a punishment, to sleep In a vault on
mattresses used In the , case of the death
of Inmates of the convent. Sister St. Rose
admits that the following punishments
were resorted to: Confinement In the cel
lars, cutting the hair, making a "cross with
the tongue" on the floor, smearing the
face with filth and with crushed snails.
Among th witnesses were two hair
dressers of the town, who testified to hav
Ing bought human hair from th sinter.
A medical man, however, stated that too
much reliance should not be placed on th
witnesses, as most of th Inmates of the
convent were subject to nervous troubles
or hysteria.
KING PREVENTS A BREAKUP
Personal laflaenee Keeps Cablaet To
gether latil th Ua Bill
I Passed.
(Copyright. 10S, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. July 4. (Nw Tork World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Bourks Crck
ran is still In London. H has man en
gagements, but passes the most of his leis
ure time with the Mathews and John Dillon.
He Is Intensely Interested In th protection
convention campaign started by Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain, and Is to be the
guest of honor at an Important political
dinner of the National Liberal club before
leaving.
Mr. Chamberlain's plung for protective
tariff makes a general election certain In
October. The cabinet Is so hopelessly spll
up on his proposition that It could not meet
Parliament again. The present strange
political situation hera Is attributed to th
extraordinary personal Influence of King
Edward In political affaire. When It be
comes known that he earnestly desired that
the Irish land hill should pass the dissen
sion In the unionist cabinet and party
were kept within bounds, and were pre
vented from provoking an Immediate dis
solution of Parliament. With ths land bill
enacted Into law the king expects that his
visit to Ireland will mark an epoch In the
relations between the two countries and
undoubtedly he will get a very enthusiastic
reception, though the leading nationalists.
Ilk th Dublin corporation council, will not
welcome him officially.
Meantime Mr. Chamberlain la putting
forth every effort to capture th political
machine, In view of the Impending strug
gle. In many places he haa aucceeded, and
f res trade unionists find themselves com
pelled to start an Independent election or
ganisation.
Although Mr. Chamberlain haa arrayed
against him every living ex-chancellor of
the exchequer, and with few exceptions the
most Influential and talented men In th
unionist party, th general expectation is
that eventually he will win. This will not
be at the election now coming, but at th
one succeeding.
NOTED RESORT TO BE SALOON
Plae Where Fasaoas Chess Masters
Wer Woat to Congregat to
Bo ( kissed.
(Copyright. 1903. by Press Publishing Co.)
PAR18. July 4. (New York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) Chess lovers will
be Interested to learn that the Cafe Re
gence. In Paris, long a noted resort for
famous chess players. Including Paul Mor
phy. Diderot. I-esage. Grimm. Franklin.
Voltaire, Phllldor and even the first Na
poleon, la about to be turned Into a beer
saloon.
It was here, according to a legend, that
Robespierre played a game of chess with
a youth, the stake being the saving of the
youth's brother from the guillotine. The
youth won the game and turned out to b
a girl playing for her lover's life.
Apropos of chess. Prof. Goldberg Is mak
ing experiments to teach the blind to play
the gam. Th chesa board used is di
vided into smooth and fluted aquarea, and
the pieces are distinguished by the whit
being round at the top and the black
pointed. A philanthropist has offered to
supply boards for ths blind and the Na
tional Institute for th Blind will teach the
gam.
REFUSE CRISP! SEPULTURE
Aetloa I Takes Boeaaao Former Pre.
aster Died Wlthoat Rile
of therrh.
(Copyright 1KB. y Press Publishing Co.)
HOUR, July 4 New York World Cable
gram-Special Teleg'am.) Cardinal Celeala,
archbishop of Pslermo, haa refused sepul
ture to the body of Premier Crlspl In the
Church of St. Dominique. He says that
In thla rrfusal he only follows Ihe common
rulo of th church forbidding sepulture to
th'-we who die wlthcut Catholic riles. Crlspl
4id wllaeut the rlUa.
TREAT FOR SAILORS
Officers and Ken to Be Given a Warm
Welcome in Great Britain.
BALLS AND RECEPTIONS FOR OFFICERS
Jackie Are to Be Given a Big. Dinner by
Mayor of Portsmouth.
HIGHEST COMPLIMENT EVER PAID VISITORS
American Fleet Permitted to Anchor in
the Inner Harbor.
ALL OTHERS FORCED TO WAIT OUTSIDE
Admiral Hotham, Who Uaa Charge of
Reception, Is One of the Fight
ing Mea of the British
Havy.
(Copyright, 1903. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. July 4. (New Tork World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The arrival of
the United States European squadron at
Portsmouth next Tuesday, after the mem
orable visit at Kiel, and a needed rest In
the neutral waters of Denmark, will start
a very gay and lively season for the Ameri
can contingent In London. Most of th
leaders In that set will go to Portsmouth
to attend the big ball to be given by Ad
miral Sir Charles Hotham, the commander-
in-chief at Portsmouth, In th royal naval
barracks. ,
A round of festivities is being arranged
to make things cheerful and to entertain
the sailors as well aa the officers. On the
night of the squadron's arrival the commander-in-chief
will give a big dinner at
Portsmouth to the officers. The next day,
Wedneaday, all the squadron officers will
come to London to lunch with the first lord
of the admiralty, the earl of Selborne, at
Whitehall. All representative London will
be present. At night they will attend the
state reception in Buckingham palace aa
guests of the king and queen.
On Thursday the American officers will
be guests of the Pilgrim club to lunch,
Lord Charles Beresford presiding. On Fri
day the lord mayor will entertain th
officer at luncheon In the Mansion house.
That evening 'Ambassador Choat will give
a big official dinner aUhi house, Carlton
House Terrace.
It Is expected that the king will Invite
th United States naval officers to dinner
at Buckingham palace. Thla ball will be
especially attractive to the young officers.
all of whom are said to be good dancing
men, something that London lacks.
Eatertalameat for Jackie.
While the American officers are being
entertained In London th Yankee blue
Jackets will have a good time In Ports
mouth. The mayor of that town haa in
vited the sailors to a big dinner. , There
will be a luncheon for them, too, some tim
during th week.
Th British government - pays to the
United .States a higher compliment than
has. ever been pMd to any foreign country
permitting the American' warship to
anchor within the sacred harbor at Ports
mouth, the largest naval establishment In
th world, and the strongest fortified place
In the United- Kingdom. Heretofore for
eign wsrshlps have been obliged to anchor
outside, have been kept at arms-iength.
while the Yankee men-of-war are to be
clasped right In Britannia's bosom.
The coming to London In the same week
of the American naval officers and of Presl
dent Loubet of Franc will keep Ambassa
dor Choat fully occupied. Mr. Loubet
will arrive Monday, to remain three days
days which will be crowded full of state
and stately festivities and the squadron
offlcera will arrive on Wednesday.
Young Joseph II. Choate and hla bride.
who are "honey mooning" at the ambassa
dor's house, will, of course, be asked to all
the festivities there. On Monday night the
ambassador will give a large private dinner
for hla daughter-in-law, and she will go to
th royal ball on Wednesday. The young
couple have planned to remain la Europe
until September.
Craig Wardsworth of the United Btatea
embassy is out of town with Mrs. Wards
worth Ritchie, who Is In a very critical
condition and not expected to recover. Mrs,
Adams ha been with her for more than a
week and Is in great trouble.
Meyer Wlshe t Stay.
Ambassador Mayer' presence In London
Is to be availed of by Secretary Whit to
com to some understanding about th
former' tenure Of th Rome embassy
When approached by the World's Rom
correspondent Ambassador Meyer declared
positively tbat h Intended to return there,
When asked th same question by th
World's correspondent her ha answered
"I am simply going horn on leave and
will be back In Rom when the leave ex
plres." ' '
' The White's, however, ar setting In
flue nee at work In Washington which, they
hope, may result in changing Ambassador
Meyer's present resolve.
Admiral Hotham has of lat year had
for his flagship the famous old Victory,
whose deck was trod by the great Nelson,
Th admiral la a fighter, with a record to
be proud of. He entered the navy In 15.,
became a commander In IMS and a captain
In 1871. Th Maori war Of 1063 gave him his
first chance of active service, and the story
of his attack on the rebel redoubt at Ran
garirl with a party of small-arm men has
often been told In public print For thl
act he received a wound and a promotion.
He was msds a commander of the Bath
for his services In the Egyptian war, dur
ing which he took part in the bombarding
of Alexandria.
In 10 he was commsnder-ln-chlef on th
Pacific station, and held the appointment
three years, later taking command of the
Important naval ststlon at the Nore, at the
mouth of the Thames.
It was from the Nore, In 1899. that he
went direct to the position of admiral, and
he was the youngest officer of that rank In
the British navy.
ANIMALS ARE SKINNED ALIVE
Crael Praetle ladalged la Beeaas
of Belief It Makes Better
Leather.
(Copyright, 1803. by Press Publishing Co.)
ST. PETKRBBl'RQ. July (.-(New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.)--Dumb
animals are skinned allvs In certain
parts of Russia txciuM the kln of the live
animal is considered supsrlor for manufac
turing purposes. This hss been suspected,
and has just been proven. At a certain
tannery In Komotoff is a cage which Is
kept nlird with live dogs. By means of an
apparatus Uis unfortunate creatures ars
flayed alive. Tb aaot pruoos Is used to
akin tores.
QUEER USE FOR AN ARTIST
4)aeea Rrsg gits for a Portrait la
Order to Fight OS? Drovrsl. '
ar.
(Copyright, 1903. by Tress Publishing Co.)
VIENNA. July 4 (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Vlsho Rtikn
val, a noted artist of Vienna. Is reminded
by ths Belgrade assssslnstlons of orders he
received two years sgo to paint the por
traits of Qyeen Draga and King Alex
ander. It was midsummer when h was
summoned to the Servian castle. A room
for the sittings was set apart on the ground
floor of 'the pslace. and the hours mere
from I to 4 p. m., wh It was so dread
fully hot the artist could scarcely wield
hla brush.
The queen looked so drowsy one dsy that
Rukoval asked her timidly to change the
hour of the sittings or th work would not
be good. She Indignantly refused to' o
so. saying she had only consented
painted because she hoped to redur f
weight. A
The pnlnter's fsce expressed eurp' y i
tie explained: 'This Is th he er
luncheon, when I usually tske a
? he
doctor told me that I would unav
stout unless I gave up the n'
am sitting to you to keep aw
ere I
Even then the queen was
stouter
h.
ful once,
.ye. "Her
thsn she appears In sny ph
"Sh must hsv been verjf
a long time sgo," the pln
eyes had marvellous depths, her mouth was
very small and beautifully curved. But
her laugh rang like a false note. She was
a type Of the parvenue.
"Art and artists were a book with seven
seals to her. She showed In very word,
smile and gesture that she waa reveling In
her good luck. She domineered over her
husband, yet treated him as a baby. He
never ate a morsel that she did not place
on his plate.
The king refused to be painted. Sitting
was tiresome, he said. Besides, he had no
time, and, what was more, 'he would not.
All I did or said waa of no avail. So I
begged the queen to persuade him, and she
promised. We sat at table, when she sud
denly began: 'Sanscha, darling, you will
sit to Mr. Bukovat today. He will paint
you.'
The king said promptly, 'Not I: I have a
conference with my ministers.'
The queen said with decision: The min
isters csn come another time.'
Th King : 'Ye, but I do not want to.'
'The queen: 'If I wish you to, you must
wish It also. I will stay with you the
whole time.'
The king: 'Do you promise to etay with
me the whole timer ,
"The queen: Tee, I will etay with you
the whole time.'
'And the result wss that the king gave
a sitting of an hour and a half.1
The queen's chamber woman, Louise
Weber, wrote hundreds of letter to Vienna
trades people. Nearly all her hats, gowns.
ball dresses, linen, hosiery and shoes came
from Vienna.
In a letter to a fashionable dressmaker
Mlsa Weber gave the most minute orders.
8he explained that the queen had read that
this firm made a wonderful trousseau for
an archduchess about to be married, and
ahe wished to be, served like ths arch
duchess. Patterns and fashion pistes were
to be sent.
- Her taste waa for. dress richly trimmed.
but above all. made In a way so as to
make tho queen appear more alender than
she waa. The price waa not to exceed $175
for a ball dress. J160 for a colree toilette
and $13 for an elegant atreet toilette. The
pricea must be settled beforehand, because
the queen's bill had been moderate at first,
but when she gave new ordere the pricea
had been raised. Alt goods were to be ad
dressed "To the Chamber of Her Majesty,
Queen Draga of Servla." Boxes were to
hav th letter "K. D." (Konlgin Draga),
very large. In red Ink.
ELECTRICITY AS A CURE-ALL
French Ravaat Advance Theory that
It Will Be Bole Medicine of
tho Fatore,
(Copyright, 1903. by Pre Publishing Co.)
PARIS, July 4. (New York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) Electricity will
be the sole medicine of the future, accord
Ing to M. D'Arsonval, a well known savant
of the Psychological Institute of Paris. .
At a recent meeting of the Institute he
made an exhaustive address on 'The Ac
tion of Electricity Upon Human Being.'
He spoke of the sudden shocks of eleo
trlcity, aa well aa the slow method by
which It pervade the human system with
out th patient being sensible of It. He
showed that electric treatment la excellent
for certain maladies of th skin and that
electricity haa a powerful effect on
microbes and accelerated circulation and
respiration without fatigue to the person
operated on. Moreover, what Is most Im
portant, he said that It acts strongly on
cellular vitality. He added that electricity
will bring a therapeutic revolution.
The Psychological Institute, which hsa
been In existence about three years, counts
among Its members some of the most con
scientious and brilliant men of lettera and
science of France, among them Th. Rlbot,
Sully-Prudhomme. Seallles. Tardes, Du
claux and Bronardel.
REVIVE SPORT OF MIDDLE AGES
Xaatlral Toarnameat at Lyons Proves
( a Most Interesting Spec
tacle. (Copyright, 1S0J. by Frens Publishing Co.)
PARIS. July 4. (New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) Lyons recently
gave a nautical tournament, which was a
fascinating representation of sport In the
middle ages. Several boating societies got
It up, snd the spectacle on the water was
picturesque In the extreme. Each boat
contained sixteen men. an officer at th
prow, twelve rower and two pilots. On
the poop stood a knight with a wooden
shield and long lance in rest. The aim of
each knight was to upset rival boats.
One of the most splendid boats waa that
of the "Knights of St. (Seorge," In gay cos
tume, bearing a flag In tatters that was
bequeathed to them by Napoleon I.
SPONGE DIVERS POISONED
Peeallar Malady Which Affects
Those Who Dive
Xaked.
(Copyright. 190S, by Pres Publishing Co )
PARIS. July 4 -(New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) A paper read
before the Academy of Medicine describes
a peculiar malady which affects the sponge
divers about ths Cyclodes In the Mediter
ranean. This malady la In th form of
abcesses and pustules on the body, pro
duced by a kind of sea anemone, which
grows among the sponges at front sixty to
1J0 feet deep. Only those who dive Baked
ar affected. Tho asarlcg dlvliig suits
ar xtttsc
TOM JOHNSON TALKS !
Cleveland Mayor ii the Principal 8peaker
at Bryan's Celebration.
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IS THEME
Control of Corporation! for Publio Serrioe
ii Discussed.
SPEECH RELATES TO OHIO AFFAIRS
Secretary Moody and Ambassador Jnsserand
Fourth of Jnly Orators.
CELEBRATION AT THE WHITE HOUSE
"""
Forsaer geaator Town Talk at Tam
siaay Hall aad Take ticeaaloa
to Rehash Speech la Oaaa
sltloa to fispaaatoa.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, v Neb.. July 4.-(8pclal.)-'
Bryan's picnic" Is th way th streamers
on th street cars proclaimed It. but with
Mr. Bryan It waa the Fourth of July cele
bration by th. Falrvlew Jefferson club.
The single street car line that runs near
the Bryan farm waa taxed to Ita utmost
capacity during the hours preceding mid
day In carrying those who wished to at
tend the celebration so badly that they got
In early, while later In the day the street
railway facilities were painfully Inadequate.
The celebration occurred beneath a big
tent In a grove at the Falrvlew station of
the street railway company, and only about
a. quarter of a mile from the Bryan man
sion. The tent was 160 feet long and about
eighty feet wide. Seats had been provided
for 1800 people, and they accommodated
hardly more than half of those who gath
ered to hear the speaking and singing.
There waa a band to while away the mo
ments of waiting, stands were dispensing
the usual picnic delicacies and a few boys
were projecting a few firecrackers Into the
dlsoussion at untimely momenta. Small
delegationa had come In from neighboring
towns, but they were not large enough to
excite comment or publlo rotlce. From the
fact that Laurie J. Qulnby was In the audi
ence It was apparent that there vas some
one there from Omaha.
It was after 1 o'clock when the apeakera
came down from the big house on the hill
and took their places upon the platform
The party comprised Mr. Bryan. Tom L.
Johnson of Ohio, Howard 8. Taylor of
Chicago. Lewis F. Post of the same place
G. . F. Relnhart, publisher of a paper at
Newton, la.; J. H. Quick of SI014X City
who was temporary chairman of the tecent
Iowa atate convention: W. W. Bride cf
Washington,- D. C, and Rev. Harry Hunt
ington of the town of Normal. '
Old Settlers Start Off.
Prior to the opening of this meeting Uncle
Jake Wolfe, who Uvea near Mr. Bryan, had
conducted an old settlers' meeting, at which
he. with ex-Lieutenant Governor Gilbert of
York, M. L. Treeterof Lincoln, Dan Foster
of l.'nlmv Isaac Ehlted of Lincoln and Mr.
Odell of Beatrice had Indulged In the re
counting of reminiscences of early Ne
braska. This was the program : prior to
th noonday lunch, of which many partook
In the shade of the trees that surrounded
the big tnt.
The afternoon program opened with an
Invocation by Rev. Harry Huntington, pas
tor of a nearby Methodist church, who In
voked .the Deity In behalf of a supply of
men for public place whom the lust of
jfflce does not kill and the spoils' of office
do not buy.
Mr. Bryan opened the patriotic and po
litical end the (he program, explaining at
some length that It was the celebration
by the Falrvlew Jefferson club, an old
fashioned celebration of the natal day of
the-nation which Is calculated to make the
participants the be'tter for the day. He
announced the opening of the mustcsl pro
gram by a choir from the Commoner office
In the singing of "America," In which the
audience was asked to join.
Lewis F. Post, publisher of a weekly
paper in Chicago, waa Introduced by Mr.
Bryan aa the editor of one of the most
ably edited and strongest weekly papers In
the United States.' Mr. Post declared that
everyone In the. United States does not
appreciate Mr. Bryan's kind of a celebra
tion of the Fourth as he did. Hs had asked
a friend If he did not Intend to attend this
colebratlon. The friend had answered that
he did not; he was tired of hearing Bryan
talk about the Declaration of Independ
ence, equal rights, etc. He had asked his
friend If he did not Intend to attend a
celebration somewhere and had been ad
vised that he supposed he would go some
where. Following him, Mr. Bryan referred mod
estly to the fact that the last Issue of his
paper contained 'he eulogy of Historian
Bancroft- to the common people, sample
copies of which -vera to be had after the
meeting.
Taylor oa Banality.
Howard Taylor, city attorney of Chicago,
spoke of th doctrine of equality, the key
stone of the republic. He thought there
had never In years been a celebration at
whjch a revival of the covenanting of the
fathers was so much needed. The serious
problem of this year is that In respectable
forces of political parties. In aome of the
larga Institutions of learning. In the great
newspapers of the day, they are renouncing
the primary doctrines of the Declaration.
Modern torylam Is aiming Its skepticism at
the fundamental principle of the Declara
tion that all men are created free and
equal the same as it did 126 years sgo,
dncluring thst It Is the duty of superior
races to take care of So-called Inferior
ones. This Is the sasumptlon of the so
called better class, the "cultured class."
which means those who are able to ride
sbout In yachts and racing automobiles
around the world.
"I hope the gentleman Is not referring to
me," Jocularly Interposed Tom Johnson,
which brought an emphatic disclaimer from
the sneaker, who called attention to the
fact that h had referred to racing automo
biles. He referred to the claimants of racial
auperlorlty aa thoee over-confident cadets
of commercialism, and declared that the
early congress wss one to which the modern
Ssnhedrln of corporation lawyers could
turn with pflt for enlightenment and
virtuous guldancs.
Mldwsy In his addresa hs waa compelled
to atop because of weakness.
In Introducing th Cleveland presidential
possibility Mr. Brysn eulogistic-ally re
ferred to his capability to present the is
sues and characterised him as a type of
public offleuJ which he hoped to se become
mor numerous In this country. He was
quite sure that Johnson felt at home In ths
tent.
"I am glad." said Mr. Brysn. "that Ohio
csn present to the nstlon a public officer
who csn neither be driven by threats iwr
bribed by men. and I take pleasure In ln-
iCoailaued oa teoonl rgJ
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast' for Nehru V.i Fair and Warmer
Sunday; Monday, fair.
rage.
1 Kaiser Does o I.Ike the Moslr.
Bryan and Friends Celebrate.
Pope l.eo Is Kerloasly III.
9 President Makes Patriotic Address.
Cable to Manila Is Finished.
A Rnral Mall H arriers Organise.
Hews from Nebraska Towns.
Hasbaad Finds Ills Wife Dead.
4 Fearih Proves Ideal Dsy.
Florence Has Bla Celebration.
Denver Smelter Men on Mrlke. ,
Socialists Name a Slate Ticket.
Time to Prepare for the Fdltors.
Troable Rrewlna for the Barber.
6 Past Week In Omnha Society.
Doings of Smart Set In London.
T liolf Play at Local t Ions.
5 Coancll Rings and Iowa News.
Genesis of the Iowa Platform.
Resalts of the Ball Games.
10 Shooters Have Poor l.ark.
Gardner Defeats Jack Root-
13 Amasenteat and Maslr.
1 Weekly ReTlew of Sports.
14 Editorial.
15 Paradise for the Moodier.
Rights of Women at Law.
IS Many Iowa Mea In the Savy.
I.lvo Stork at St. I.oals Reposition.
Latest Things In Klectrleal World.
19 Financial aad Commrerlal.
SO Affairs at Soath Omaha.
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DIES DESOLATE IN DISGRACE
Having Sinned with Another Daaghter
of Missouri Sheriff Pays
Peaalty Aloae.
Belle Smith, sged IS years, of Neosho,
Mo., lien desd at the undertaking
rooms of Bralley A Dorrapce. She
was a victim of confidence In an
untrue love affair. She died away from
home and among strangers, but all that
could be was done for her by charitable
people who employed medical aid and
nurses.
The girl came to Omaha three weeks ago
and asked two glrla who had been her
friends In Kansas City, to secure employ
ment for her. She then left the store
where her two friends were employed and
for several days nothing wss known of
her whereabouts. After leaving her friends
Miss Smith went to a Farnam street lodg
ing house, where she secured a room, giv
ing her name aa Florence White. That
night her baby waa born, dead. From
accounts published In the papers of the
young girl's condition charitable lneltned
people went to her assistance. Physlclana
and trained nurses were summoned to care
for her. For some time It was thought
that ah would recover, but two days ago
she became worse and Friday night li
died.
Before her death she admitted that her
name was (telle Smith and that her father
resided at Neosho, Mo., and that he was
th sheriff of the county In which he
lived. She had been In love with a travel
ing man, she said, and he, under promlsn
of marriage, had accomplished her ruin.
To the last, however, ahe maintained al
ienee as to his Identity, saying that her
life was ruined and It would do no good
to ruin the life of 'anyone else. She said
the man knew of her condition and that
when he learned It he no longer made
Neosho on his trips.
. The name of the man Is known, how
ever, to one or two parties In Omnha and
an effort will be made to make him bear
a portion of the disgrace that has come
to the girl and her people. Sheriff Smith
was notified of his daughter's death by
telegraph and Is expected to arrive here
today. Until he comes no funeral ar
rangementa will be made.
FOUR FIGHT WITH TWO GUNS
Father and Bon I'se One Revolver
Against Mlssoorl Sheriff and
Deputy.
STEELVILLE. Mo.. July 4 -In a revolver
duel this afternoon Robert Starks, a former,
was killed; bis son, Hlrschell, aged C3, and
Sheriff W. R. Taff were fatally wounded,
and his deputy. Perry Ives, was dangerous
ly wounded.
The trouble started when Starks, charged
with having offended the diiughter of
Benjamin Ogles, refused to submit to ar
rest. When Taff approached, Starks warned
him away, saying there would be trouble
if he attempted to arrest him.
Starks' father handed him a revolver.
saying:
"If Tsff don't leave you alone you know
how to protect yourself."
The sheriff took the young man by the
arm, and as he did so the prisoner began
firing. Ives promptly opened Are at young
Starks, who fell st the first shot, when his
father wrested the pistol from him and
begun firing on Ives. The latter waa shot
twice, the first bullet taking effect In his
mouth, the other In the right log.
City Marshal Woods came to the rescie
of the officers and a few moments later
the elder Starks fell dead with a bullet
through his heart.
It Is said Ives Is (he only one who lum
sny cnance to recover. The shooting oc
curred on one of the principal bUHlnuss
streets and threw the little town Into a fu
rore of excitement.
NAVAL TREATY IS DELAYED
t'abaa Committee Hcconiiuruds Cos.
gress to Postpone Ratify
ing; Protocol.
HAVANA, July 4. The Cuban committee
on foreign relations has prepared a report
recommending the postponement of th rat
ification of the Naval Stations treaty.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Jnly 4.
At New York Arrived: New York, from
Southampton; Iji Tourraln. from Havre.
Sailed: Princess Irene, for (lenoa. etc.;
Manltou, for London: Kro'Hiland. fr Ant
werp: I'inbrlii, for Liverpool: Kurnessia, fur
tilHoaow: Norse, for ( onetiliMgcn.
At Plymouth Arrived: Frledrlch der
uroMse. inmi iew 1 11m
At Queeniitown Arrived:
Celtic, from
New York Hailed: Cedrlc, from Uverpuol
for New York.
At J.lvcriHxil Arrived: Campania, from
Niw York; EnRlixhmun, fiom Portland;
l'ltonia, from Boston. U ijueensto 11.
Bailed; I'trui-ia, for Nvw VorK.
At Antaeip Sailed: Finland, for New
York.
At Clierbouig Arrived: Fredei ich d-r
Orosne. from New Vurk, vIh I'lynioutli. f,,r
Bremen, and proceeded. Sailtd: Philadel
phia, 'rom Souiliuiiiplon for New York.
At Bremen Sailed : Koenigen Louise, for
New York.
At Havre-Sailad; La Lorrsias, tot New
J ark.
POPE IS REALLY ILL
Catches Cold in Vatican Gardens Althongi
Mercury Stands at 92.
RIGHT LUNG SAID TO BE AFFECTED
Dr. Laponni Sleeps by Holy rather All
Through Night Hours.
CATARRH BOTHERS MEDICAL ADVISOR
Ponliff Aefwes to Allow Consultation
While Asking for Surgeon.
ACTIVE MIND PROVES TROUBLESOME
Patient Uhei Asked to Work Less
Declares He Caaaot Command
Ills Brain ta Stay
ulet.
ROME, July 4. It appears that th con
dition of the pop Decani suddenly wors
after yesterdaj'a driv In th Vatican
gardens, when, notwithstanding that th
temperature was 9i he caught cold. His
chest and head were affected and he Buf
fers some from diffuse bronchial catarrh,
accompanied by a slight cough, thirst,
lassitude and watery eyes. Fortunately,
up to the present, no fever has developed.
All Dr. l.sponnt s efforts are directed
agalnot the . catarrh, especially to pre
vent Its development into bronchitis.
Feeling his responsibility, Dr. Lap
onni wished to consult th best
physicians in Rome, but the pope abso
lutely refused to agree to this. He said he
had entire confidence In Dr. Laponni, and
added that the only other physician h
would allow to be called was Dr. Maaaonl.
who treated him In ISM. When Dr. Laponni
remarked that Dr. Massonl waa a Burgeon,
and that his services were not needed,
the pope replied: "It doee not matter; It
Is not for his profession that I want him.
but because I like him." It haa therefor
been decided that Dr. Maaaonl ahall visit
the pope tomorrow.
The condition of the pop showed aoms
Improvement during th day. but he be
came worse this evening, making It neces-
sary for Dr. Laponni to remain again
at the Vatican throughout tho night lit
order to watch his patient, who, according
to the latest diagnosis, seems to hav an
affection of the right lung.
For some rights paat the pop haa suf
fered somewhat from Insomnia, so last
night Dr. Laponni decided to spend th
night In a room adjoining th pontiff' bed
room to determine the character and raus
of his holiness' sleeplessness.
H found the pop slept fairly wll durlna
the early part of the tilght and also from
S to 11 this morning. Dr. Lapo'inl
came to the conclusion that his patient's
restlessness was due to what, considering
me aavancea age, may be called overwork.
hat la specially feared Is a sudden at
tack of heart failure. He I carefully
watched and Is convlantly ttcged 4e.vfeealn -
from any mental aa well as phyaloa; work.
"But," tXLlilmrd the pontiff, "iiow can 1
command my brain to not work?"
Disease Senile Pneumonia.
Dr. Laponni was abaent from th Vatican
today between 1 and S p. ta. Although no
medical bulletin haa been lasued It waa
learned late thla evening that the pope'
Illness may be defined aa senile pneumonia,
which haa settled especially In the right
lung.
The Osservator Romano, fas ring that
the suspension of audience which haa been
decided upon, would cause anxiety. Inter
viewed Dr. I-anonnl. who aald th pop
had been rather fatigued by hla recent re
cepMons and had consented to follow Ma
advice and take several days' rest. Hla
holiness, however, has been unable to leave
his bed since last night and hla heart la
gradually becoming weaker, necessitating
frequent doses of digitalis. The tempera
ture In tho axilla Is normal, a is nearly
always the case In the form of pneumonia
from which the pontiff Is .suffering. The
chief cause of the patient's uneasiness Is a
shortness of breath due 10 accumulations
in the bronchial tubes, and aa hla holiness
coughs Utile there Is scarcely any expec
toration of mucous from the trachea or
lungs.
Judging from th present symptom the
prognosis Is that If all goes well th crista
loading to recovery will ooour within seven
or eight days: but If the disease take a
bad turn, especlslty If the heart grow
weaker, a catastrophe msy occur In four or
five days. Some of the court dignitaries. It
is snld, have been ordered to postpone their
holidays.
Prepare for Pope's Death.
An offlHsl statement of the true condi
tion of the pope has been made only to
Cardinal Rampolla as papal secretary of
state and Cardinal Oregl de Santo Stefano
as dean of the Sacred college and comer
lengo. In the latter capacity Cardinal Oreglla,
In the event of the pope's death, will per
form a sacred ceremony. In violet robes of
mourning he will proceed to tha death
room, where, while all are kneeling, ha
will unveil the face of the departed and
strike the forehad of the dead pontiff with
a silver 'hammer, calling the deceased hy
nam, and will then solemnly announce that
the pope Is really dead.
It is alleged thst Cardinal Oreglla went
to the Vatican.' hammer In hand, when
Pope Leo waa operated on for the removal
of a cyst In 18!. and that his holiness has
disliked the cardinal since that time, show
ing It even last March, when In answering
an address of congratulation on his KM
birthday, which mas resd by Cardinal
Oreglla aa dean, the pope, contrary to cus
tom, combs tied tho opinions expressed hy
the cardinal on seversl questions.
Th other cardinals received private In
formation of the pope'a Illness and some
of them went to the Vatican, but wer not
allowed to enter the sh k room, Dr. La
ponni having given the strictest orders thst
all conversation and cause for excitement
should be avoided.
Practically Pope Io Is nursed only by
Dr. Laponni and his trusted valet, plocen
tra. A telegram waa sent today to Count
Ludovlco Peccl, the eldest nephew of the
pope, who lives st Carplnetto, tha birth
place of his holiness, Informing him of the
pontiff's Illness.
The wildest rumors are In circulation
here regarding the patient's condition.
Seme represent the pontiff aa sinking, and
some go even further. Th Vatican au
thorities wish to delay any announcement
of the pope's condition and to keep all
newa regarding him aeciet aa long as pos
sible In order to gain tlms to prepare the
cardinals for the conclave which must be
held In thevent of Pope I-eo's death.
Late st night ths only noticeable differ
ence sriifnd the Vatican was th detach
ment of the Swiss guards at th broni
door, which weie reinforced, as wer th
Italian polk outside, In readiness for any
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