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THE OMAHA DAILY REE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1903. 2 Tels.. tll-CM. "cINvlmllcatlnn artrr does a men any good unlets hp him been tis- sulle J." 1 That is the way our dress goods department looks these dnyR. Exactly the right styles for the stylish dress, as well as the practical, substantial fabrics that costs but little and wears well. These are the kind of dress goods that appeal to every lady. Never before have we displayed so many really fine dress goods. They nrfc all high-grade, beautiful dress goods of ex quisite texture in both colored and black. Come and see the latest. HANDSOME NEW ZIBEUNES In the beautiful rich glossy finish, all our own ex clusive styles In shades of gun metal, navy, brown, cantor, tan, gray, oxfords, etc., 60c, $1.00, $1.60, 2.T5, $4.00. NOTE We are showing a beautiful cream Blbellne for opera capes A nil coats, which Is unusually handsome, 66 In., $3.00 a yard, HANDSOME NEW SCOTCH NOVEL TIES Pretty dark grounds, with an un broken check effect scattered over the sur (Y. M. C. A. Building. Corner la an old personal friend, and the visit. It la said, was not of an ofllcl.il nature. Within the next few days General Reyes hop s to see all the Latln-Amerlcarv diplo mats here, to whom he will explain his mission and Invite their co-operntlon :n obtaining from the United States satisfac tory terms. Indeed he has already a cable gram addressed to must of the Southern and Central American countries advising them of hlu visit here and suggesting that they be Instructed to confer with him. After s. conference tonight with Dr. Her ran, General Reyes said; "I think I out lined clearly in my conversation this morn ing my views on the cannl question and to, that conversillon I lmvo nothing to add, except to roltcrnl .that 1 am not hero to mrko rcprcs -ulatlonB oxcopt through official channels and that I proposa to Ig nore the insinuations about r.iy Intentions to go beyond this act in a way that no self-respecting man or commissioner Oould do. Colombians Appeal to France. PARIS, Nov. 27. Benor Calderon, former minister of finance of Colombia, and four teen other Colombians, Including the offi cials here of the republic, have united In a letter appealing to the French publlo against the recent events at Panama. The letter declares the United States co-operated In the Insurrection, prevented Col ombia from suppressing the uprising and precipitately recognized the Independence Of Panama. The newspapers publish the appeal without comment. I Solace Prepares for Orient. VALLEJO, Cal., Nor. 7.-Notwithstand-Ing the statement to the effect that the Solaco would bo sent to Panama with troopc. preparations' for the departure on or about December ! for Its regular trip to the Philippines goes steadily on -at the navy yard. On Wednesday It took Its berth nt t Vm nuaw vol arA ImmkiHnlnlw I.hb. taking on stores for the naval stations at Honolulu, Ouam and Cavlte. , PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. J. H. Hatcher of Houston. Tex., T. N. Rankin of Cambridge Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Jacobs of Albion una George Masters of Kxeter are at the tier Grand. Tom Hughes of Hastings. A. P. Healey, W. R. Holding of Campbell, F. H. Brown, C. C. McNish of Fremont. R. A. Smith of TekHmah. and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Towler of Sheiklan are nt the Millard. Captain W. A. Mercer, Seventh cavalry, Mrs. Mercer and Miss Mercer of the White Rock d'tnh) Indian agency, are guests at the Puxton. Lloutenant F. C. Wells, Tenth United Slates cavalry, of Fort McKenale, Wyo., la a guest at the Paxton. L. P. Sine of Lincoln. J. E. Staufer of Kearney Rnd Mr. nnd Mrs. J. Conway of Aurora, Mr. stid Mrs. William F. Mliler of Watertown, B. I).. John Harmon of Colo rado Springs and W. H. Andrews of New Orleans are at the Paxton. THEY ACTUALLY DO THE WORK food Eaten la Worthless Unless Dl- vested Some Stouiaebs Must Hare Help. Food taken into the stomach which, from tho nature of the food or the condition of Uf stomach, Is not digested, U worse than no food at a 1. This is a true statement as far as it goes and a great many dyspeptics go only this f-r with their reasoning. They argue with themselves that because tholr stomachs do Dot do the work given them they must bo given less work; In other word?, they must be starved. It would be just as sensible for a business man who Is utuble to do all his own work to cut down his business to h:s own cpacity as it is fur cua to starve hlmse.f to re.leve his atom Sch. The sensible business man employs help and goes forward wlth'hU business, likewise the sensing dyspeptic will employ Wp for bis stomach and give his body proper nourishment. Stuart's Dyspepsia .Tablets actually do tho' work lis Igned to the n. They relieve Weak an) overburdened stomachs of a great portion of iljestAe uoiion. Their com ponent parts are 1 t .('.cal with those ofthe digestive fluids ur . secretions of the stom ach and tt.ey !im, y take up the gilnd and Ourr on the work Jvlst the saire as a good, strong, healthy eto.naeh would do It. On tbla accjunt ctum's Dy; pep-la Tab lets' are perfectly natural In their action and tffccti. They do not ratine any un natural or vlo'ent asturbar.ee In the stom ach or towel . T!:ey thtmeelves Olgest the food and lupi'ly the syuieai with all the nojrlthm n'. cnr.t.ilrtod In what U eattn and carry iut Nature's plan for the suitenance and m-int nanc o: the body. How nuo:i n or- nn j t thit method than that cmyl y d by many suSs crs from weik (ton f.i!'. I- this nie:ins body and brain got a'.l th; fcoJi. nut: I 1 us food they noej i.nl D o u an it npo y nou ished anl exivli Pd to c riy on I Is work and p'r.'or-n h.a dutl.s. He c ud not I oj lb'.y be in p-o;e- woikl g otJ tlon ry stirlng 1.1m ae f o e n, 1 ) Inj; to no n w-farii e t. Ins iffl ccnt iced ihit c.es not coaiuin ur.ougU nut'ira nt for a ; e rold la'Sy. A strong man u Ins clmix o:k mu-u be properly fed and t'.i s oppl n to the tr.sln us well 31 tho Ud. c'tunt's Eysrr-re-- Tablets, by relieving the stomach ol :t wik. m tHe it to re cuperate rnd ng In its no-iral heilth and s'.ic: gtb. Nit'iro rcpi r) tl.o worn and wa.tcd lltsuei J ii t ss the Leant and knits tha hose ol a b.' k.n limb, vhlch is. of CyU-ce, no; ucd dur.nf the proceis of re pair. ' St.:a;l's Iy ail; Ta"5N ts ae f r role by all Cri yv; s bt 5a rei t a box and they are tho'rtr. ar lcie tkti the flrttfcist d not try to sell eo'iieth'ng In the Mc of thtfs Ju.t t-s goo'." Tliflr UTKHia'ilUU n It and sis i-si and the universal demftnd for them ha 1 pl.:e4 thtrn within tit reach of every-ana. WE CLOSE SATURDAYS AT P. M. Bee, Nor. , 1904. LIKE A BEE HIVE face of bright yam. One of this season's handsomest novelties, 63 In., $1.75. NEW ENGLISH KER8EY In plain col ors, just the material for children's coats and jackets; good weight, fine close weave. Will not ruff or wear llnty. All dolors, Sfi Inches wide. $1.50 a yard. REMNANTS OP SILKS Hundreds of pretty rsmnants to choose from in both colored and black, pieces for trimming and pretty waist lengths, all marked at greatly reduced prices. Sixteenth and Douglas StJ WALLACE DENIES CANDIDACY Vlco P.eiideiit of Omaha Hational ia Not Aspiring to Poi'mai'.enhip, CROW'S SUCCESSOR YET TO BE CHOSEN Senator Millard Will Be In Omaha After th r I t m as to Personally Canvass tha Situation and Then Decide. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S. (Special Tele gramsThe announcement of William Wal lace's candidacy for the Omaha pootoffloe Is wholly without authorisation. ThU statement Is made upon the authority of Senator Millard. The senator received a letter recently from one of the most promi nent citizens of Omaha stating that he waa glad to endorse William Wallace. This waa the first Intimation Senator Millard bad had that the vice president of the bank of which he la president had decided to enter the lists for the Omaha postmastershlp. The senator transmitted the letter of en dorsement to Mr. Wallace, and ha la how in receipt of a reply to an Interrogatory which clears the atmosphere so far as Mr. Wal'.ace la concerned. How It aver be came a subject of comment In Omaha that Mr. Wallace Was a candidate for postmaster Is possibly one of those things which no body can find out, but Mr. Wallace em phatically states that he Is not a candidate, nor did he ever contemplate being a can didates Aa. for-others-who ar candidates some of them have already been distanced. Nothing, however, will be dona until after Senator MU'.ard can personally look over the ground.. It may be that Senator MU Inrd'a bilna Is made, up as to .who ha will appoint to succeed Joseph Crow, but If so he has the ability to keep It to himself, The senator stated tonlght that he would go to Omaha shortly before the beginning of the Christmas holidays and would then decide' the Omaha postmastershlp. Rabbi Simon Is Chosen. Dr. Abraham Simon of Omaha will In all probability be called to . the Temple of Adah Israel In this city tomorrow. Dr. Simon came to Washington some little time ago to lecture 'before the orthodox Hebrews of this city, who were looking around fnr a rabbi. In addition to deliver ing the lecture Dr. Simon presetted two sermons, which were wall received. The board appointed by the congregation to determine upon a rabbi has unanimously endorsed the Omaha minister. A meeting of the congregation will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock, when It Is expected the selec tion of Dr Simon by tha board will .be ratified. Rural Carrier Appointed. Rural carriers appointed: Iowa Cresco, regular, Silas W. Harris; substitute, Thomas Walsh; Calmer, regular, Wll'.lamJ Hipp; substitute. John B. Merlck; Clear Lake, regular, Edwin M. Kellogg; substi tute, Roy Stewart; Dickens, regular, Charles W. Culver; substitute. Charles Thompson! Spercer, regular, Albln Nord Qulst; substitute, James Hockett. South Dakota Beresford, regular, Frank Thomp son; substitute, Thomas F. Thompson; Centervllle, regular, James F. Anderson; sub tltute, Lucy M. Anderson. Additions! rural free de'lvery service will be established January I at Paton, Oreen county, Iowa. The route embraces an area of thirty-five square miles and contains a population of 890. Nebraska postmasters appointed: Bee rr.en, Cuming county, Harry A. Crosby, vice M. Farran, resigned; Davey, Lan caster county, Rose J. Kepler, vlo J, E. Kepler, deceased. . . First Lieutenant Charles F. Bates of the Twenty-fifth Infantry Is detailed as re corder, of examining "board at Fort Nlo-bra-s, vice First Lieutenant Carl A. Mar tin of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, relieved. ANOTHER ST. LOUIS SCANDAL Grand Jury ProblnaT Into Alleged Criminal Praetlees In City Institutions. 6T. LOUIS, Nov. 28- From the progress of tha investigation that Is being pursued by the grand Jury to reveal irregularities that are alleged to have been, carried on for several yesrs In the management of the city institutions, It Is believed that In dictments will be returned early next week. The Health department has been conduct ing the investigation for the past week and making reports to the grand Jury, which body would then summon witnesses. It Is e-'tltnated that sterling on a stupendous scjle has hoen discovered end that In n-iT.iy and goods the city hus been de frauded out of several "hundred thousand do:rs c.i'rlng the rt four years. The !nvist!r'itiun wis started by Mayor Wells, who rcctivuj an Intimation of the alleged statu of aftalrs some time ago through an anonymous letter. Formir Meat Inspeotor Oswald Matt and William F. Kat, former meat Inspector, were plund under arrest a week ago. Later Kraft told a story which caused the most rigid investigation a! the city hospital this weik, from which It la believed that in dictments will result. All tha city Institu tions will be Investigated. Strikes al the Moot. H..y dsngeious diseases Lgia in Impure blood. Electric Bitters purines the blood, and cures, or no pay. Only 60& Fur sal by Kuhn Co. TO IRRIGATION IN NEBRASKA Much Progress Hm Been Hade in This Lin ' During tha Teat, OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT YET EXHAUSTED Secretary Dobson ot the State Board Gives Ont Borne Figures and Comments on the Work Done. (From a Staff Correspondent.) i LINCOLN, Nov. 28. (Special.) Irrigation has received much attention at the hands of the people of Nebraska during the lust year and aa the great guod that can be accomplished through it in increasing tho value of the lands, especially In the west portion of the state, becomes known moro and more, It ia expected that Irrigation will be given more attention In the future. Dur ing the year, the records of the secretary of the State Hoard of Irrigation show, ap plications have been filed for about 200 miles of new canals covering about 10,000 acres and applications for permits to ap propilate water for power purposes have been filed for plants which the applicants estimate will cost about 8,00O,0O0 and will develop about 100,000-horse power. Nebraska has now about 2,600 miles of canals, cov ering about 1,0(0,000 acres of land. In addition to these new projects ninny Improvements have been made In canals already constructed and the area Irrigated under these have been materially Increased. Many approprlators on the small 'streams have constructed reservoirs to store the surpluswater and by this they will add to the acreage which It la possible for them to Irrigate. Where Nebraska Irrla-ates. In his talk on Irrigation In Nebraska be fore the National Irrigation Congress Sec retary Dobson of the State Board of Irri gation said: "The greatest development has been along the North Platte river and the smaller streams In the northwest sections of the state, where they do not depend upon the natural rainfall aa they do further east. The Loup rivers carry a large amount of water and, rising as they do In the sand hill country, their flow Is very uniform. Many permits to appropriate water from these streams have been granted and soma excellent canals have been constructed. "There Is an abundance of productive land which could easily be Irrigated by canals taken from these rivers, but' Irri gation development has been retarded In the past by the tendency of the farmers to depend upon the natural rainfall, which ta generally sufficient to raise fair crops. Tha aama la true of a large jiumber of canals taking water from ths different streams In that part of tha state -east of the 100th meridian, but the farmers are beginning to realise the fact that even In tho seasons when good crops are raised without Irrigation, the Judicious use of water from the canal will bring a largely Increased return and In addition to this the canal is an absolute Insurance against loss of their crops In years of deficient rainfall. During the past two seasons there has been an unusual amount of rainfall in Nebraska and this has rendered .the use of water from any of the canals In the eastern section unnecessary, and In seasons such as these the ditches In this region are allowed to deteriorate and when necessity arises for tba uaa of the canal, it la found to be grown up with weeds, the banks are broken In many places, the flumes are out of repair, so that even if there Is an abundancs of water In the source of supply, It Is difficult to put tho works In tha proper condition to carry the -water to ibe. land In time to save tha crops for that aeason. Aa the irrigators como to find by experi ence the advantage of having tha works In order, this .condition will be improved. . Settling; Irrigation Rights. "Within tha last year the supreme court of this stats has handed down' several opinions which have done much to settle the question of Irrigation rightsln Ne braska. "Those decisions declare the Irrigation law of the state to be constitutional, define the rights of 'riparian owners and uphold the rights of approprlators who have made beneficial use of the Water. This has done much to establish the stability of existing rights and to encourage approprlators. There la still a number of Important points which remain unsettled. Nebraska extend Ing as It does from the Missouri river al most to the mountains. Includes within Jts borders two distinct regions. The eastern portion of the state Is within the humid re gion and the rainfall Is usually sufficient for successful agriculture, and the extreme western portion might be classed as seml arld. Here the rainfall is very variable and Is generally deficient and very few crops can be raised successfully without Irriga tion. The conditions being so Different In different , portions of the state render It very difficult to settle many of the' ques tions which arise in regard to the use of water. Interstate Waters. , "Tha question of tha distribution of tha waters of interstate streams Is a very Im portant one and one which should be set tled as soon aa possible. Nebraska is par ncuiuriy interested in this question. A very large part Of the land reclaimed In this state receives Us water from ths Platte rivers. About 1.300 miles of canals, covering about R60,0"0 acres, receive ihelr supply from this source. The pioneers of irrigation have gone into this part of tha state and en countered all the hardships Incident to the settlement of a new country, and have brought thousands of acres of land under the influenoe of Irrigation and added mil lions of dollars to the value of the State These people should be protected. In the use of the water which they have appropriated and be assured that subsequent approprla tors In other states will not be permitted to divert the water and ruin their work of a lifetime. Some system should be devised whereby the approprlator of the water of any stream who has made beneficial use ef the same, should be protected without re- rrd to state lines or other political sub divisions. "In the early days of the settlement of this etnts there was a great prejudice sgalnst Irrigation, and anyone who d- vocated It waa looked upon as en anemv of the state. Many of tbe pioneers who settled In ths western portion of the tat, rea'trlng the uncertainty of agriculture when dependent upon the natural rainfall constructed a number of canals, which demonstrated the value of Irrigation. ' Storage System Needed; "In the western part of tha state the nor mal flow of many of the streams during the heignt or the irrigating season has already been appropriated, but only a small portion of the entire flow Is used, end a large amount of land can still be reclaimed by an Intelligent system of storage, and by educating tha Irrigators to use the water upon the land when It ts to be had. In stead of waiting until ths crops are suf fering, and everyone desires to use the full amount of Ills appropriation. "On some of the smaller streams the plan of distributing the water by a time schedule has proven very successful. This allows each approprlator te use all the water available In the stream for a shrt period, end then turn It out to be used by the next one who is entitled to It. In this way It Is possible to accomplish much mora than could be accomplished wt.a.i each Irrigator la restricted to the amount of his appropriation, wnlch la sometimes only fraction of a cublo foot per second, and la allowed to use It for ths entire see, son. "We have a district Irrigation law In Nebraska which enables a majority of tha land owners In any territory which la susceptible to Irrigation from a common source . to organise a district, and this district has authority to vote bonds for ths construction or purchase of works and to levy a tax to raise money to pay these bonds, and also to pay for the mainte nance of the works This law has worked out very successfully in many cases, and we bavs soms districts organized under It which are very finely improved and In good financial condition. "There has been considerable develop mtnt clung the line of pumping; water for Irrigation, and quite a number of plants have been put In operation,, employing wind mills, water wheels, gasoline and steam engines for the motive power." WISE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Bnsnr for Its Benefit Will Op en at Metropolitan Clnb Mon day. ' Monday will be the genuine holiday oc casion In Omaha. Harney street, to the east and to the west ot Metropolitan club, will present not Impossibly an excellent Imitation of Broadway during the S o'clock rush, and out north In Wise Memorial hos pital the patient, the surgeon and the ex cised appendix will do a rlng-around-the- rosy about the operating table, and a first- class article of Joy will abound. For Mon day Is the opening' day of the bazar to be given by the woman's committee for the benefit of Wise Memorial hospital. Every evening during the week hls bazar will be open, and the women who are aiding the hospital have an able-bodied hope and belief that the building will be air but too small to hold the crush of bargain hunters. Saturday afternoon will be a matinee for children. The opening of the bnzar Is so Important function that His Honor Mayor Moorcs will press an electric button at precisely 11 o'clock, to bring the night watchman at the official residence to open the mayor- lal door when the -mayor comes home from making the , opening address. After this address various prominent men In the city will make short talks, . among them being. Rabbi Simon, and the bazar will be open. General musical programs are to be rendered each evening, with solo num bers by prominent local musicians, and vaudeville stunts by professional talent are promised. Tha press literature which the kindly women of the committee are handing out for tha Information of the public shows that tha interior of the club has teen beautifully remodeled and supplied with practical scnery, so that it represents to the very life a modem business street. Country visitors are expected to become confused at the busy stir, and a property ambulance will be on hand. The booths in which beautiful Christmas presents will be practically given away will number art, book, candy, furniture and fancy goods booths, a country store, a German village, a grip bag counter, a jail, an intelligence ofllce, and fancy work, home-made pre serves, Japanese tea and 'lemonade deal ing establishments. The articles which will be on sale have 11 been donated to the cause of the hos pital, and will be converted as quickly na possible into yellow and green money. The remarkably cheap admittance fee of . IS cents will take the good-hearted Individual to the bargain rush, SEPARATE YOUTHFUL- LOVERS Police and Parents Break the Affinity -that Binds 1 Children ' Ton-ether. Miss Rose Ehroeder, ths stepdaughter of W. J. Powers, 3)22 Martha street, and who has been missing since Thursday night, was arrcstod Saturday afternoon with O. W. Clark, who, it was reported, was trying to abduct tha girl. Later investigations re vealed the fact that the case was an In tended elopement, and that one was as much to blame aa the other. The youthful couple, It appears, Just made up their minds that they had found their affinities tn each other and forthwith started to get married. The girl Is but 14 years of age, her mother states, although aha looks several years older; the lad Is In his lTth year. Mr. and Mrs. Powers called at tha police station last evening and explained the case to Captain Mostyn, who released the girl on the understanding that she would be placed In the Houso of the Good Shepherd. Detectives Mitchell and Davis apprehended the couple In a rooming houses-near Thir teenth and Howard streets. ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICES Lodge of Sorrow Will Be Held Next Bandar Morning nt' Boyd's Tb enter. Ths Elks' memorial services occur next Sunday. This annual memorial on the part ot Omaha lodge No. 39 will take place at 10:30 o'clock at Boyd's theater. An ex tended musical program has been prepared for the occasion and the eulogies are to bs delivered by Frank S. Howell of. this city and by William H. Thompson of Grand Island. Elks who do not have to serve on detached duty as escorts and In other capacities are ordered to appear at the lodge rooms In ths Ware block at 10 o'clock and from there are expected to march to the theater. The committee, expecta to have out a large" and representative body of Elks. The memorial committee is composed of D. B. Whelptop. A. C. Wakeley, E. Q. McGilton, H. Vance Lane, R. H. Davlfs, J. L. Paxton, P. G Heafeynd A. H. Burnett NORTHERN MINERS GO TO WORK Third Vote on Proposition Ends Strike n Pert ef Colorado Coal Mines. LOUISVILLE, Colo., Nov. 28. Ths miners of tha northern Colorado coal fields tonight voted to . return to work on the terms granted by, the operators, which embrace compliance with every demand made by the union. Thla Is ths third vote, taken. Ths first vote rejected ths proposition by a ma Jorlty of four. The second vote was heavily against It, on account of the opposition of District President Howells, Today, It 1 said, tclegrsms were received from Howells advising favorable .action, and tha men voted-atrengly In favor of resuming work. Tha vote In the' three largest camps was as follows! Louisville 199 for to. 68 against; Lafayette. 119 for and none against; 8u perlor, for te 17 against. The mines have all been kepi in good con dltlon and work will be started Monday. It Is estimated that 1.1M men will go work and that the rapacity of the mines will be T.000 tons per day. . . Skeptical rs to Twrkey. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. tS Turkey's reply to the Austro-Russlan reform scheme for Macedonia was received wltn satisfac tion at tha foreign office, where it Is con sidered thst the porte's acceptance of the pflnclples Involved assures the operation of the reforms, since it Is not believed the sultan will be able to delay a settlement of the minor details. The press comment Is skeptical; however, en the latter point. CRORER WANTS BRYAN AGAIN Van at Waotapa Urges Ne Drank an to Be Presidential Candidate. sjsaaannmntnsan LITTLE USE FOR ANY OTHER PERSON Bis; Man of Tammany Hall Says lioml. nntlon of Any bat Bryan Fore dooms Democracy to De tent Kext Year. (Copyright. 1903, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Nov. 28. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) At tho con ference between William Jennings Bryan and Richard Crokcr in London last Wed nesday Mr. Croker strongly urged Mr. Bryan to strive for the democratic nomina tion for president again. He assured Mr. Bryan of his utmost support. Mr. Bryan seemed inclined to put forward an alternative name (neither Senator Gor man's nor Judge Parker's), but Mr, Croker utterly condemned the suggestion as fore dooming the democrats to defeat. In fact ho refused to consider It seriously. - ' Mr. Bryan lunched with Joseph Chamber, lain at Highbury today and will go to Dublin tonight. NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Hon. William J. Bryan visited Nottingham yesterday as the guest ofthe mayor of that city, says the London correspondent of the Times. Speaking to the school " children, M. Bryan' said a schnol was a manufacturing establishment more Important than any which turned out Iron or cotton. ' Schools were tho greatest manufacturing establish ments In the world, for they deal with priceless raw' material and turned out a finished product above money value. Germans Would Hear Him. BERLIN, Nov. 28. At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce here today former United States Consul General Her man Krelssmann was elected president and It was decided to Invite William J. Bryan to address the chamber on the occasion ot his visit to Berlin. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov.. 28. William J. Bryan has written from London to arrange (or an Interview with Count Tolatol., DENIES THE ELOPEMENT STORY Princess Alice Una Simply. Left Her . Ilnsbnnil, bat Hot with Another Man. (Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, Nov. 28. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Count De Spa, a leading supporter of the house of Bourbon, telegraphs' to the . Olornale, D'ltalla from Sort, near Genoa, a flat denial of the sensational accounts .regard ing Princess Alice of Schenburgh-Walden-burg, reserving to the princess all Judicial rights which means that she is thinking about instituting 'suits for slander against those who spread the story that she had eloped, some said with hor coachman, others with an army officer. The information obtained in Rome from Prince Masslma, whose family Is connected with the Bourbons by marriage ties, takes a elmllnr form of absolute denial. Tha story of ihc so-tllcd flight ot Princess Alice, Don Carlos' youngest daughter, takes its rise from the fact that for reasons of extreme delicacy she sought a separation from her husband four months ago and oh the same day quit the conjugal roof to reside on the Riviera. She made occasional excursions to Sort, assuming the name of her serving maid, Materni, in order to avoid, public attention and. to noyance 4i. Velntves. , '. . '. Being recognized by certain of her old acquaintances whTla Walking In' the neigh borhood .of Bori, it was Inferred that she was in reality living with the husband of her maid, whose name she bore. Prince Masslmn Is living In Tlvola. near Rome, in the service of Prince Fa brlctus Masslma, a cousin of Princess Alice. Negotiations with the Vatican were opened tome months ago with a view to obtaining a dissolution of the marlage, or, falling that, a regular separation. Prince Jnlme of Bourbon, brother of Princess Alice of Schenberg-Waldenberg, has arrived at Barl. He emphtt- Ically aiFserts the untruth of recent accusations against his sister and says that the suit for separation from her husband, Prlnee Frederic, which will Boon be begun at Dresden, 'Will show the brutality of the latter, who even descended to beating his wife. Prince Jaime Bays further that the trial will bring out testimony very damag ing to Prince Frederic. Princess Alice came to Rome last August to ask the advice of the Vatican regarding her situation. She asked the church to an nul her marriage and several of the cardi nals promised their assistance In an en deavor to bringsthls about. ODD CAP PROVES' A BONANZA Pickpockets Take It (or Slga of Con federate aad Drop Purses ta Wearer's Pocket. (Copyright, IMS, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Nov. tS. (New Tork World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) A young Ger man .tnurlat who arrived recently in St. Peters Vurg - bought a Russian cap and wore It the next day while exploring tha city. ' On hla return to tha hotel he waa amased to And two purses In his overcoat pockets, one containing over ICO. Mar veling at tha occurrence, but telling It to nobody, he sallied out the next day.- When he came back be found seven more purses In bis pockets. Growing alarmed he Informed a police officer, who went 'to the shop Where tha Teuton bought the cap. The hatter told the officer that a stranger had 'bought a piece of English cloth and '--ordered him to make fifteen caps from It. He did so, and having material for ons remaining ha mads another, - which' he -sold to the Ger man. When tha German went out ths next day ha was shadowed by two - de tectives, who noticed that tn the crowded thoroughfares men lounged up furtively to ths German . and dropped something Into his pockets. Two wera arrested and found to belong to a gang of pickpockets who had arranged to deposit their loot In pockets of a confederate, for whom they mistook the German.' BOER WAR AT THE EXPOSITION Geaeral VMJoea aad Others piaa to Pot Realistic - Seeetaele. (Copyright, IMS, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Nov. .-iNw York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) 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Two reso lutions adopted In Russia will contrtbuts toward making the Russian section in in" St. Louis exhibition, more interesting. The Bport club of St. Petersburg, a very ex clusive, association, ia organizing the Rus sian sporting exhibit, which will comprise all the sports of the different Russian nationalities. The president of ths club, Prof. Tematsky, and a committee Is busy collecting material for the section. Jn Moscow the Municipal council, arter a long debate, resolved to organise for tha fair a Russian school exhibit which will Via mn mm nlets as to show the whole development of Russian national education. As Russian schooling Is carried on aner liar svstem. this exhibit will be a curiosity, all the more so because It has not been shown anywhere outside or Rus sia before. 1 ' LITERATURE LEADS TO LOVE Daughter of Former rresiaeat oi Prases Wedded to aa . Antkor, (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. Nov. 28. (New York world ta- blegrm Special Telegram.) Lucie Fellx- Faure, tne aaugnier oi a tormer presiueni of France, who lately married Cieorges Goyavf. Is a distinguished woman of letters, without being In the least degree a pedant. Bhe has studied tha philosophy, literature and theology of many countries. One re sult of ber voyage ten years ago with hor father on the Mediterranean was a book of poems, published In ISM, which was much commended. Her love of contiguity pushed her to studies In ancient philosophy and poetry. It waa In thla field that ahe cams In contact with Georges Goyau, ' distinguished contributor to the Revus Des Peux Mondes. M. Goyau, a pupil of ths School of Rome, nnii Into close relations with Car dinal Rimpolla and wrots several works on the Vatican, "Social Catholicism," and at length a work on "Religious Germany." Mile. Faure, mystic in her tendenclo. whom the subject of religion In all Its chases Interested deeply, had written on Cardinal Newman and "Religious Eng lsnd." Their community of literary Interest fast drew them together and love quickly followed. ' During the presidency of her father, whose' close companion she waa. Mile. Faure was ths lady of ths Elysee palace. The president adored her. Her receptions were Illustrative of her tact and simplicity. She established a charity known as "The Children's League ot Franca" and is vsry popular In Paris. ' ' CZARINA'S ILLNESS IS NORMAL Both Tsar aad Tsarina Moara Failure o Have Heir to Busalaa Throne. (Copyrighted, IMS, by Press Publishing Co.) LERLIN. Nov. K (New Tork World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tha csar Ina's Illness Is running Its normal coarse, but the danger is not yet passed, as there is always a possibility of blood poisoning S3 long as ths discharge from the ear con tinues. The affection indicates an ex tre -rely debl'ltited state of health, brought oa by fretting at the csr's disappointment over ths absence of an heir to the throne. 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