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PRINCE TARES BRIDE
Heir to Thront of Germany and Dnciew
. Ceoelia Are United.
COURT CHAPLAIN PERFORMS CEREMONY
Eerrice Takei Flaoo in Small Chapel of
Falaoe in Berlin.
DIPLOMATS AND DIGNITARIES PRESENT
Eepreientatirei-of All Reigning Familiei
of Europe in Attendance.
i BRIDE'S DRESS MADE IN RUSSIA
Train of Silver Brocade Fourteen
Feet Long Is Borne br Two
Pases Veil la of Old
Brussels Lace.
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BERLIN. June . Crown Prince Fred
rick William and Duchess Cecilia of Meck-lenburg-Schwcrln
were married In the pal
ace chapel this afternoon while tho clock
on the plaza marked 6 and batteries here
and In every garrison town In Prussia and
in every sea where German warships floated
began firing a twenty-one-g-un salute at
the same moment.
In the chapel one of the most distin
guished assemblages that could be gath
ered In Europe saw the si iple wedding
service of the Lutheran church. Borne of
the sixty to seventy members of the royal
families present from Germany and for
eign states were the Archduke Franz Fer
dinand of Austria, representing Emperor
Francis Joseph; the Grand Duke Michael
of 'Russia, Prince Henry, consort of the
queen of the Netherlands, the duke and
duchess of Aosta, representing the king
and queen oj Italy; Prince Arthur of Con
naught, representing Great Britain; Prince
and Princess Albert of Belgium, the duke
of Oportom. representing Portugal; Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and the crown
princes of Denmark and Greece. These
all stood In a wide circle around the altar,
for there were no pews, and behind them,
without regard to rank, were the members
of the foreign embassies, with Ambassador
Tower and Mrs. Tower among them, the
cabinet ministers, a number of admirals,
the commanders of army corps and many
persons of the high nobility.
Wedding- Dress of Sliver Brocade.
The crown princess, for she was also
crown princess by civil rite, came In on
the arm of tne crown prince. She was
wearing a wreath of fresh myrtle on her
bead, over, which was a small crown of
diamonds and rubles in a gold frame,
placed there by the empress. A triangle
of diamonds rested on the front of her
low-cut bodice and around her neck was
a necklace of large diamonds. The wed
ding dress was of Russian silver brocade,
with a train four and one-half yards In
length and two and one-quarter yards
wide, attached to the shoulders. Four
maids of honor In dresses of pale blue
Ilk, the crown prince's favorite color, car
ried the train and behind them walked
" two pages. ' The bridal veil was of old
Brussels lace.
The crown prince wore the light blue
uniform of the first foot guards, with a
major's Insignia and his decorations. He
carried his helmet in his hand.
Behind the bride and groom came the
r empress on the arm of the grand duke of
.Mecklenburg-Sell werln, brother of the bride,
-)and the emperor with the Grand Duchess
I Anastasla, mother of the bride. These and
f other members of the royal family stood on
the right of the altar.
' The choir sang "God Give His Angels
Charge Concerning Thee," set to music by
Mendelssohn. This text was carved on the
cradle of the crown prince. The congrega-
lon Joined In singing from the program the
miliar hymn, "Praise the Master."
Court Chaplain Officiates.
Dr. Dryander, the court chaplain,, with
nine of the cathedral clergy standing near
him, began the service.
It la the privilege of the pastor, according
to the Lutheran rite, to read either one of
the several admonitory addresses to the
bridal couple or to make one of his own.
Dr. Dryander elected to lay aside the book,
taking aa his subject the book of Ruth,
chapter i, verses 16 and 17, beginning: "For
whither thou goest I will go," etc.
Dr. Dryander spoke briefly on the beauty
of love, the large responsibilities resting on
the youthful pair, their need for the sup
port of faith and spiritual vision. The pas
tor then asked his Imperial highness if he
took out of Ood's hand to have md to hold
according to God'a word and will, her high
ness, Cecilia?
The crown prince answered, "yes."
The same question was addressed to the
duchess with the additional question of
"and obey," to which she also answered
"Tea." These were the only responses.
Tha rings were then exchanged and the
bride and groom knelt while Dr. Dryander
read the liturgical prayer, closing the cere
mony, which had taken precisely twenty
minutes.
Dr. Dryander shook hands with the crown
prince and kissed the hand of the crown
princess. He then presented the bridal
couple with a Bible, ornamentally bound.
The emperor kissed the bride on both
cheeks and then kissed his son, the empress
doing likewise.
Reception In White Ilnll.
Tha bridoj party slowly moved out, fol
lowed by tho princes and princesses, but
all others waited In the chapel, which had
become very hot owing to the 300 candles
that had been burlng for half an hour, un
til the reception began In the White Hall
adjoining the chupel.
Besides those present at the wedding, sev
eral hundred others had been Invited to the
reception, each person bowing to the crown
prince and crown princess, on either side
of whom stood other royal personages. The
dresses, Jewels and uniforms contributed to
a most briniant picture.
After supper had been served a torchlight
dance, unique practice at weddings In the
kouse of Hoheniollern for centuries, was
performed In a modified form by twelve
pages, bearing thick candles about two and
half feet tall.
The crown prince took the hand of the
crown princess and walked slowly behind
the pages, keeping step to the music,
around a quadrangle filmed by men and
women standing ten fe4t apart along the
Idea of the drawing rooW which is 15 by
10 feet, all bowing aa the bridal couple
passed. Tho emperor thin led the crown
princess and the crown prince led hjs
mother around the same Valk. Next the
crown' princess took eaclA of the other
princes and the crown prlnAe each of the
other princesses around the lutll, occasion
ally several at a time so tliit precedence
might bo disregarded. OncA the Grand
Duke Michael of Russia. iVe Archduke
J-'rani, Ferdinand of Austria. rown Prince
Gustaf-of Sweden and the dulV- of Oporto
MINISTER DELCASSE IS OUT
Head of Foreign office of France He
signs and 'accessor la
Rot Named.
(Continued oo Second
PARIS, June M. Delcasse. today pre
sented his resignation and definitely re
tired from any further direction of the
foreign affairs of France. His resignation
was submitted to a meeting of the council
of ministers, held at the Elysee palace un
der the presidency of President Loubet.
The council opened at 1:10 p. m. and lasted
nearly two hours. The meeting aroused
deep interest, owing to the belief that the
Moroccan situation would result In a min
isterial crisis.
M. Delcasse, In submitting his resigna
tion, explained the reasons leading up to
his action. Ha said he realised that differ
ences of view had arisen between himself
and his colleagues relative to the execution
of the foreign policy of France,' particularly
concerning the negotiations with Morocco.
Thus he believed It to be desirable, In the
Interest of the ministry and of the coun
try, to place his resignation into the hands
of the president.
Premier Rouvier, In responding, expressed
the regrets of his colleagues, adding a
tilbute to M. Delcasse for past services.
M. Rouvier thereupon announced that he
would take ad Interim the duties of minis
ter of foreign affairs.
Later It was announced that M. Rouvier
would hold the portfolio of foreign affairs
Indefinitely, probably yielding the ministry
of finance (which he directs in addition to
being premier) In order to devote his entire
attention to the solution to the troubled
foreign situation. The final meeting be.
tween M. Delcasse and his colleagues devel
oped unusual Interest, as he found that
their sentiment united against the policy
he had pursued. After explaining his views
on the Morocco and other questions the
ministers presented theirs, showing com
plete discord between him and them. M.
Delcasse himself said the divergences for
merly existing had reached a stage where
he found all his colleagues opposed to him,
Therefore, he added, It only remained for
him to surrender his portfolio.
M. Delcasse's retirement from the coun
cil chamber brought out numerous evi
dences of personal esteem, which, however,
did not remove the somewhat painful feel
Ing caused by his resignation following a
divergence of views.
M. Rouvier will take up the affairs of the
Foreign office tonight. If he decides to
eventually select a successor it will prob
ably be one of the ambassadors, Jules
Cambon, formerly at Washington, and M
Barrere, now at Rome, being the most
prominent now under consideration.
Diplomats attach much importance to M,
Rouvier taking the foreign affairs, as
they regard him as being a statesman of
unusual force. They foresee marked re
suits In the various pending International
questions from M. Rouvier's direction of
foreign affairs. The change In the cabinet
Is expected to ameliorate the Moroccan sit
uation; first, because Germany, being sat
lsfled with the fall of the minister who Ig
nored it during the early stage of the Mo
roccan negotiations, will now be disposed
to treat In a more friendly spirit with his
successor and also because the new policy
of France will probably seek to secure Ger
many's co-operation rather than prolong
the resistance to Germany's claims.
KING ALFONSO HAS Bl'BY DAY
Goes Bla-ht-eclnsr In London Fob- and
Attends Banqoet.
LONDON, June 8. King Alfonso of Spain
saw the sights of the metropolis today In
typical London weather. Rain fell all day
long, accompanied by a chilly east wind.
The. limp decorations gave the entire city
a bedraggled and forlorn appearance.
The young monarch, however, carried out
a long program with evident enjoyment.
After receiving the diplomatic corps at
Buckingham palace King Alfonso attended
mass at the Roman Catholic cathedral at
Westminster. Later he visited Westminster
abbey, lunched with the duke and duchess
of Connaught and was an Interested spec
tator of the military tournament at Agrl
cultural hnll. He gave a reception to Span
ish residents and to the Anglo-SpaniBh and
American-Spanish commercial bodies of
London at the Spanish embassy and paid
a surprise visn 10 me House or .parliament.
which, however, had adjourned before his
arrivsl.
The day concluded with a state banquet
at Buckingham palace which was attended
by members of the royal family, the diplo
matic corps nd practically all the notables
In political England.
STEAMSHIP ACiEXTS ARE BLAMED
Hungarian Government Disclaims Re.
aponslbllltr for Emigration.
BUD A PEST, Hungary, June 6. At a
meeting of the emigration commission of
Parliament today Premier Tlsza declared
It was calumnious to assert that the gov
ernment connived at official agents decoy
ing emigrants so as to supply shipping
companies with a certain number of steer
sge passengers, and said It was not true
that secret agents were the cause of a
large exodus.
The German lines, the premier added,
maintained 500 of these agents, who were
principally responsible for the emigration
of 63.CO0 persons without passports In 1904
during the tight between the German lines
and the Cunard line. The activity of these
agents, however, had been partially frus
trated by the recent agreement between
the Cunard company and the German linos,
by which a percentage of the emigrants
can be shipped only by way of German
ports.
Gl I.I.Y AXXQIXCF.S RF.SIC.V ATIOX
Speaker of lloose of Commons RHIree
After Ten Years' fiervlce.
LONDON, June 6.-At this afternoons
session of the House of Commons William
Court Gnlly officially unnouncd his resig
nation on the ground of IK health, of the
speakership, which he has held for a
decade. Premier Balfour and Sir Henry
C'ampbell-Bannerman made brief speeches
of regret, after which the premier an
nounced that tomorrow he would Introduce
a resolution praying the king to elevate
Mr. Gully to the peerage, as is customary
In the case of retiring speakers of the
House of Commons.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Bids for Faring Opened tj the Bodj
Last Night.
FIVE FIRMS ARE IN THE COMPETITION
Barber Company Makes Low Offer on
Asphalt, bnt Blda Will Be Tab
olated and rnbllshed for
Public Information.
VOX BIELOW BECOMES A PH1CE
Emperor William Confers High Title
on t-erntsn Chancellor.
BERLIN. June . Chancellor von Buelow
has been created a prince by Emperor Wil
lie ni.
British Bank la Trouble.
LONDON, June 6. The bank of Glynn,
Mills, Currie & Co. petitioned the courts to
order tho compulsory winding up of the
International Hank of London. The peti
tioners sre creditors for upward of tl,3ono.
The application was adjourned for three
weeks' in order to see if the shareholders
of the International bank will agree to
voluntarily wind up Its affairs.
Bids for approximately $ij0,ono worth of
paving on six streets were opened by the
council last night, the low proposal for
asphalt being that of tho Barber company
at $1.64 a square yard, whclh is considered
low by the engineering department. Five
bidders the Barber Asphalt Paving com
pany, Nebraska Hit ullthic company, Hugh
Murphy, Charles E. Fanning and E. D.
VanCourt & Co. bid on all the paving and
curbing In sight and the Commercial Land
company put In an offer for paving. The
bids will be tabulated by the city engineer
and then published in The Bee, the official
paper, so that property owners may com
pare the prices and merits of the various
materials offered and choose what they
want; this under the provisions of hte new
charter. Apart from asphalt a superficial
examination of the bids seems to show
that the brick work with regard to price
if brick Is selected, should be apportioned
between Fanning and Murphy. VanCourt
bid on macadam.
Following arc the bids on the chief In
gredient used In each class of paving, the
bids on curbing, extras, etc., being so com
plicated that they could not be compiled
last night:
District 818, Twentieth street from Far
nam to Leavenworth: Charles K. Fanning,
brick, $1.93 and $2.11; brick block, SI .97 and
$2.15, according to class. Barber Asphalt
company, usphalt, I1.92V. Hugh Murphy,
brick, $1.92 and $2.06; brick block, $1.95 and
$2 15, $2.10 and $2.30, according to class.
District 17, Eighteenth street from Corby
to Spencer: Nebraska Hitullthlc company,
asphalt, $1.84. Charles E. Fanning, brick,
$1.95; brick block, $1.09. Barber Asphalt
company, asphalt, $1.64. E. D. VanCourt
& Co.. macadam, $1 24 and 74 cents, accord
ing to class. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $l.t8;
brick, $1.9J; brick hlrck, $1.95 and $2.15.
District 7M, Seventeenth and Jackson to
Leavenworth: Nebraska Hitullthlc com
pany', asphalt, $1.90. Charles E. Fanning,
brick, $1.88; brick block, $1.92. Knrber
Asphalt company, asphalt, $1.64. E. D. Van
Court & Co., macadam. $1.44 and 94 cents,
according to class. Hugh Murphy, asphalt,
$1.94; brick, $1.91; brick block, $1.95 and $2.15.
District 82i), Seward street from Thirty
eighth to Forty-tlrst avenue: Nebraska
Bitullthlc company, asphalt, $1.89. Charles
E. Fanning, brick, $1.92; brick block, $1.9ii.
Barber Asphalt company, asphalt, $1.64. E.
D. VanCourt & Co., macadam, $1.34 and 84
cents, according to class. Hugh Murphy,
asphalt, $1.92; brick, $1.95; brick block, $1.98
and $2.18.
District 823, Fortieth street from Hamilton
to Franklin: Nebraska Bitullthlc company,
asphalt, $1.88. Charles E. Fanning, brick,
$1.91; brick block, $1.95. Barber asphalt
company, asphalt, $1.64. B. D. VanCourt &
Co., macadam, $1.31 and 82 cents, according
to class, Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $1.91;
brick, $1.89; brick block, $1.92 and $2.12.
District 822, Twenty-sixth street from
Dodge to Chicago: Nebraska Bitullthlc
company, asphalt, $1.83. Charles E. Fan
ning, brick block, $1.88 and $1.92, according
to class. Barber Asphalt company, asphalt,
$1.84. Hugh Murphy, asphalt, $1.88; brick.
$1.92; brick block. $1.95 and $2.16.
District 825, Spauldlng street from Twenty-fourth
street to Thirtieth: Nebraska
Hitullthlc company, asphalt, $1.99. diaries
E. Fanning, brick, $1.72; brick block, $1.76.
Barber Asphalt company, asphalt, $1.94'.
E. D. VanCourt & Co., macadam, $1.42 and
92 cents, according to class. Hugh Murphy,
asphalt, $2.04; brick, $1.75; brick block, 11.80
and $2.
Competition la Gennlne.
A rumor was circulated Just before the
small mountain of envelopes containing
bids was attacked that the local paving In
terests, particularly the Nebraska Bitullthlc
and the Barber companies, had "tied up"
In an arrangement to apportion the work.
The Idea that such a condition existed
was Induced by reports that a truce had
been patched up in the war between these
two firms and proceedings started whereby
each might get hold of the money due
on contracts for the city, which has been
held up by litigation started by the other
fellow. City Engineer Rosewater scouted
the rumor after he had seen the bids, giv
ing It as his opinion that genuine com
petition had taken place with what prom
ised to be economical results for the city.
Three firms submitted bids for sidewalk
construction, as follows:
Cement Brick Grading
SO. ft. an. ft en v,t
Omaha ConBtruc. Co.. .261
Hamel & Stanley 15 ,n 25
John Grant , ... .16 .40
The Hamel & Stanley bid may be re
jected, as It Is suspected that the proposal
Is for less thickness of walk than called
for by the specifications and considered by
the other contractors.
Zimman'a Final Veto.
AS his last Official Stroke n a notincr mat.n.
President Zlmman submitted a veto to the
ordinance creating the office of street com
missioner at $2,000 a year, but Councilman
Schroeder was the only one to support him
and the veto was not sustnlnH irUun,
Zlmman gave as reasons that the duties of
the commissioner as defined are indefinite
and fall short of what is rnntpmnintait k..
the charter; that the charter and resolution
announcing tne intention or making tho
office contain no provisions for the appoint
ment of a clerk and a timekeeper in the
office, and that such duties ran h.
formed by one person. Upon the veto losing
out tne appointment or Joseph Hummel! as
commissioner for a term exnirimr in nio..
1906, by Mayor Moores, was approved.
Attorney Breen recommended against an
allowance of $3,600 a vear fmm tho ..it..
help maintain the Juvenile court, on the
grounds that such an appropriation would
be Illegal and that the county should sup
port the Institution, pointing out that
Omaha would bear the lion's share of tho
coat anyhow. The council followed his ad
vice.
For Wor on Weeds.
I'pon the motion of Councilman VUI..I
son, $1,000 was set arart from the general
fund for the destruction nf i Dj ..
structlons given the street commissioner to
Degin tne slaughter at once, using city pris
oners as much as possible.
For the second time Chief nf rn. r.
hue failed to get his $75 desk. The council
seemed to be in a mood to grant the boon,
but Councilman Evans remarked that, there
is a fine desk In the old Board of Publio
Works rooms that no one Is using or wants
to use. He advocated s-ivlnv it th.
The matter was referred to th. ,mi.,J
..... vuiiiiiiiimo
on buildings and property.
An ordinance to give the tvin r..m.
". a aviuv
the right to lav tracks nn
Leavenworth street from Eleventh to and
crossing Sixth street, with the "necessary
witches and crossovers." w. int.i,. j
and referred to-a committee. The ordinance
granting tne northwestern the right to run
tracks up the alley between Douglas and
Dodge streets from Eight to Twelft was
passed.
The extension of the murb.i i..
Eleventh and Howard along Eleventh street
to Harney Is the oblect of an i- r, 1 1 ...
".UltlBJIlp HI.
troduced to amend the present law on the
suoj. ct. it was stated that more stalls are
needed for the gardners.
Ordinances barring nut u .
- tiuii-irBiuflll
plumbing firms, forbidding domestic anl-
PLANS FOR Y. M. C. A. BUILDING
Directors Adopt the Set Drawn by
Architects and Approved by
Committee.
Flan for the new Toung Men s Chris
tian association building, ns prepared by
Fisher A Lawrle. and approved by tho
building committee, were adopted last night
by the board of directors of the associa
tion.
Tho structure la to stand on the ground
lately purchased nt Seventeenth and liar
ney streets. It will be of the Grecian
style of architecture, will be five stories In
height above the basement, 132x157 feet In
dimensions, and will front Harney street
Brick will bo the building material. What
kind of brick will he used has not been de
cided, but It Is probable that the board
will adopt tho suggestion of the architects
who thought that brick of a golden color
would make a beautiful building, used
with Ivory terra cotta trimmings. The
front of the structure will have an lm
posing appearance. Five massive figures
standing out three feet or-more from the
wall will support a lonrf balcony on a
level with the second floor. The building
will be surmounted with a frieze, it is
estimated that the cost of the structure
will be well up toward 2on,non.
The revenuo from the building will be
derived from the rent of dormitories, of
which there will be 100 on tho fourth and
fifth floors. The rooms are to be of
various slses and of course will be let for
various prices to young men who wish to
rent them. The largest will be provided
with private baths. Those who live In tho
others may le accommodated In the largo
bathrooms, which are on both floors. It Is
anticipated that there will be more appll
cations for rooms than can be taken care
of, as young men find a home In an asso
elation very attractive.
As for the old-style auditorium, there Is
no place for It In the plans. Raised floors
and stationary seats take up too much
room where an economy of space Is greatly
desirable. Instead, all gatherings In the
building will be seated In nn assembly
room, or If that Is too small tho gymnasium
will be called Into requisition. The as
sembly room is on the second floor and Is
48x59 feet. It Is largo enough for ordinary
meetings. The gymnasium Is on the first
floor and Is 55x80 feet. Chairs can be used
In It when the crowd la too large for the
assembly room. It has a balcony on the
second floor.
In the basement are bowling alleys.
men's lockers, business men's lockers, boys
lockers, baths and ft barber shop. There Is
a plunge bath twenty feet wide by fifty
feet long. On the first floor Is a big lobby,
a large social room, a "living" room, the
gymnasium, a room for games, 2,"x40 feet
and a rental space 45x81 feet. The offices
of the secretaries are located on this floor
The second floor contains the gymnasium
balcony, an auxiliary gymnasium, 24x40
feet, night school, class and club rooms, a
reading room, a wrestling room, kitchen,
lunch room and social room. About half
of this floor boys will have to themselves
The assembly room Is hero, too. On the
third floor are school rooms for the study
of typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping,
English, debating and drawing. There are
club rooms, a library, Bible class rooms
and hand ball courts. The next two floors
are given entirely to the dormitory sys
tem. v ...
About iflO members of the financial com
mittee of the Young Men's Christian asso
elation sat down to a banquet at the Del
lone hotel Tuesday evening. to discuss plans
for the raising of money with which to
build tho new building, which has been so
widely discussed for some months past.
Flans for the Immediate commencement
of the work and the carrying out of the
plans, which the committee has had under
way, were made known, and work will be
started Immediately to secure the funds
sufficient to starting the building.
It was decided to organize the 100 mem
bers of the financial committee Into groups
of ten men each, each Individual member
of the committee to pledge himself to raise
at least $100 toward the erection of the
building.
Many enthusiastic speeches were made
by members present, Including C. S. Ward,
International secretary of the association,
with offices In Chicago. Mr. Ward told of
some of his personal experiences In rais
ing funds for erecting association buildings
in different parts of the country where
he has been In charge, and complimented
the members of the association In Omaha
for their untiring work In securing the
grounds on which tq build.
Arthur Jorgensen, secretary of the local
association, presided at the meeting and
acted as toastmaster.
The campaign is ti) begin at once and Is
to end by July 15. when, it Is hoped, tho
committees will have raised sufficient funds
to start work on the building.
FIREMEN AWAIT THE CONG
Everything in Readineis for the Big Tonr-
sament in Council Bluffs.
(Continued on Second Page.)
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEET
Delegates to Satlonal Conncll at Los
Angeles Attend Solemn Pon
tifical lllwh Mass,
LOS ANGELES. Cal., June b. Following
the celebration of tho solemn pontlfleial
high mass in the cathedral of St. Vlbiana,
which was largely attended by visiting
Knights of Columbus, the national council
of the order convened at a local hotel. Su
preme Knight Hearne presided over the
council, which was held behind closed doors.
After adjournment the delegates witnessed
the dedication of a Knights of Columbus
window In tho Church of the Blessed Sac
rament. A majority of the visitors accompanying
the delegater spent the day at Santa Mo
nica, where a varied program of ent,ertln
tnent" was provided.
For the next place of meeting Detroit and
Birmingham. Ala., are the leading contest
ants. Kansas City is also expected to make
a bid for the honor.
WRECK NEAR LOS ANGELES
Newspaper Special Crashes Into Over,
land Carrying Ohio Knlahta of
Columbus Two Men Dead.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., June 6. Two men
are dead and several others are Injured as
a result of a collision between the west
bound overland passenger and a newspaper
special on the Salt Lake railway four miles
from Ris-erslde, today.
The passenger coaches bearing Ohio dele
gates to the convention of .Knights of Co
lumbus In this city were attached to thj
overland, but none of them were Injured.
The dead:
T. E. CAREY. Los Angeles, brakeman on
the overland.
SELSEH NORMAN, brakeman on news
paper train.
Mail Clerk Frank W. Shott was thrown
from the train and three ribs were broken.
The failure of the engineer of the over
land to observe orders Is alleged to be the
cause of the wreck.
Dltldcnd for Creditors.
NEWARK. N. J., June . Jerome Taylor,
receiver of the Commonwealth Tobacco
company, today was authorized to pay a
dividend of S per cent to all tha creditors
of that cumoany.
PARADE STARTS THINGS IN THE FORENOON
Contests of Firemen and Aotomoblle
Races Commence Promptly at 1
O'clock at the Drltlnsr
Park.
The annual tournament of the Iowa
Firemen's State association is on and every
railroad In Iowa led to Council Bluffs yes
terday.. All day long firemen, many In
bright uniforms and others In the plain
garb of the civilian, kept pouring in the
city, but they were not the only arrivals.
Every railroad brought Its quota of visitors
and by evening the streets were thronged
with out-of-town people, some fortunate
enougli to have secured quarters in ad
vance, while others, and they were many,
seeking a place to sleep. Early In the
afternoon the hotels were filled to their
capacity and the members of the recep
tion committee were kept busy seeking
100ms for the later arrivals.
The city has on its best bib and tucker
In honor of the visiting firemen and on
all sides there are indications that there
Is something doing. The business men
have responded generously to the request
of the mayor and the executive committee
and the stores along the principal streets
are well decorated and last night were
brilliantly Illuminated. In short. Council
Bluffs is in gala attire and nothing will
be left undone to give the visitors, fire
men and clvilans a good time while In the
ciu
There are all kinds of attractions and
by tonight Broadway will have every ap
pearance of an up-to-date midway. Tho
Bogan Carnival company Is on tho ground
and yesterday was busy getting Its tented
shows in readiness to open today. The
company has shows at all tho principal
Intersections on Broadway and tonight,
Thursday and Friday nights, In the par
lance of the midway spieler, there will bo
something doing every minute.
Mayor Macrae, at the head of the re
ception committee, was one of the busiest
men In tho city yesterday and he was
generally the first to extend the welcoming
hand to the delegations as they arrived
at headquarters on Pearl street, opposite
the Grand hotel. Ho wa ably assisted by
the members of tho city council and a
number of the members of the Commer
cial club.
Prou-ram for the Day.
The program proper will open today with
the grand parade in the morning and a
long program of events at the Driving
park In the afternoon. The following Is the
complete program for today's events:
10 a. m. Grand parade. Largest depart
ment from any one city, local department
barred, purse $125: first prize, $100; second
prize. $25. The best appearing company
from any city, with or without apparatus,
purse $50; first prize, $30; second prize $20
Every company entering any of the con
tests of this tournament must Join in this
parade.
1 p. m. Stralght-away hose race, hub and
h"b. purse $70; first prize. $50: second prize,
$20 In this race teams run 250 yards with
cart only. Companies may use their own
cart.
1:30 p. m. Automobile novice race, two
miles. Entries: Cadillac, H. R. Fredrick
son: Ford. Ford Automobile company; Olds.
Powell Automobile company; Blonde Comet.
2 p. m. Novelty hose race, purse $150;
first prize $60: second prize, $45; third prize.
" . ,1. . nnz.T' J15- Teams to run with
cart 300 feet to hydrant, lay 200 feet of hose
uncouple fourth section, drop back and
1. 111 xeconu section, put In fourth see.
tion. attach nine to end nf thirvi .c.i
Association rules to govern. Hose sections
numbered In order they leave the cart
2:15 p. m. Barnev OldflnM In a ,,an,n-
aui'miuuiie. race HgainST Time.
2:30 p. m. State paid fire department race
purse $400; first prize, $200; second prize. $125;
iiuiu ,nr. ,,). mien 10 ne made In house.
men in hunks; run one-half mile, lay 150
,u nu?e. oreaK counilnflr nnrt nut
Pipe ready to throw water apparatus capa
ble of carrying 1.000 feet of prvlw.
and outfit to weigh not less than 1,800
iMiuim.-i. jiwmiion nose and pipe to be
used in all contests.
2:45 p. m. Two miles start and stop Auto
mobile race. Entries: Stevens-fiurvea
Stewart; Stanley Steamer. R. R. Kimball:
Rambler, Clark Colt; Rambler, Charles
Beaton.
8 p. m. Running rounlln rnnteat t.
gold medals, one for coupler and one for
plpeman, value $30. Association rules to
govern.
3:15 p. m. Five-mile automobile race
open. Entries: Pope-Toledo, J. J. Derlght-Btevens-Duryea.
R. R. Kimball; Stanley
Steamer, R. R. Kimball. '
a-.sii p. m Hitching contest, purse $r.O;
first prize. $30: second prize. $30. Asannin.
tlon rules to govern.
4 p. m. Flag race, purse $60; first prize,
$10; second prize. $20. This race to be run
from two lines fifty yards apart; one-half
of each team to be placed on each line
facing each other. The first man on the
right of the starting line to have flair or,
at the word go to carry and deliver It to
tne nrst man on tne right or the second
line until each man has carried It his Hftv
yards. Team to be composed of eighteen
men. Time to be taken when the last man
crosses his fifty-yard mark and no man Is
to leave 111s line until In possession nf the
flag, otherwise he will be declared foul
and out.
4:30 p. m. Tug-of-war. purse $40 and rone-
first prize, $25 and rope; second prize. $15.
In this contest each team Is cemnosed nf
not more than twelve men from any one
fire company and must wear smooth sole
shoes.
4:45 p. m. Barney Oldfleld In five-mile
automobile race against time.
5 p. m. Ladder climbing contest, gold
medal valued at $25. Run flftv feet, ellmh
30-foot ladder, ladder to lay on ground till
start Is made, raise ladder not less than 40
degrees, time to be taken when climber
reaches top rung, climber to hold rung
until time is called. Climber will be allowed
lour men to raise laoocr.
Order of Parade.
Major Mat Tlnley will bo marshal of the
parade and hts aides will be Captain Paul
Van Order, Dr. A. E. Lane, Captain L. B.
Cousins and Sheriff Canning. The various
sections will form on Main, Pearl, Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth streets, with head
resting on First avenue. Starting at
Eighth street and First avenue the line of
march will be:
South on Eighth street to Sixth avenue
east on Sixth avenue to Main street; north
on Main street to Broadway; east on
nroanway 10 r irsi street ; countermarch on
Broadway to Pearl street; south on Pearl
street to First avenue; west on First ave
nue to Sixth street; south on Sixth street
to Willow avenue, when the column will
disband around Bayllsa park. The judges
will review the parade from the piazza nf
the Elks' club house on First avenue. The
Identity of the judges will not be disclosed
until after the parade and the awarding of
the prizes.
The famous Mentzer Hose company from
Marlon arrived last night. This Is one of
the most noted drill teams In the state nd
with Its while broadcloth uniforms with
gold trimmings la certain to receive more
than ordinary attention in the parade thjg
morning. The company will give an ex
hibition drill on the street during the
tournament. Other arrivals up to last
night were teams from Toledo, Panora.
Oelnein, Tama. Sioux City, Valley Junc
tion, Des Moines, Shenandoah, Atlantic,
Belle Plain, Newton, Audubon, Ildlanola,
Orkaloosa, Clinton, Traer, Marlon and
Wlnterset.
At a meeting of the board of control,
which Is composed of the officers of the
state association, last night at the Grand
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fnlr Wednesday and Warmer In the
orth Portion. Thursday Fair.
Temperature nt Omnha Vesterdayi
llonr. Ilea. Ilonr. Ilea.
B 71 1 p. m 7T
w H a p. m T
T . m w a u. ni TT
N m (lit 4 p. m Th
B " T2 a p. m 77
1 o. m 74 41 p. nv 74
1 7 7 p. m 70
la " 77 H p. m N
O p.
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GENERAL WINTJN COMMAND
Appointed Temporary Commander of
Northern Division In Addition
to Present Dntlea.
WAHHINrjTnM T.ino r-A
sued at the War department today reliev
ing aiajor General John T. Bates from duty
n command nf thn nnrth..n n.nti.., ti..i
slon. embracing the Departments of the
Lakes. Missouri snrt nni,,,tA n-i.t. v, 1
quarters at St. Louis, and directing him to
proceed to Washington and report to the
secretary of war. Brigadier General Theo-
uuie j. wim, commanding the Department
'f the Missouri. With henHntmrta-a at
Omaha, Neb., In addition to his present
duties, has been ordered to assume com
mand of the northern division until ' a
permanent assignment Is made.
These orders were Usimd in ai,iMnuii..
of tho retirement nf m.Im. nnnA 1 .1
L. Gillespie, assistant chief of staff, on tho
.in nisi., on ins own application, after
nearly forty-eight years of active service.
General Bates wilt ho aaalannil tn ,.. a.
assistant chief of staff on the 15th Inst, and
the understanding In military circles Is that
he will be made lioutemint onnrni .t
n, .... , ,i,,ri
of staff on the statutory retirement of Lieu-
it-nani i.enernl Chaffee, April 14, 1900. Inas
much ns General Bates will retire August
&i of the same vear lm will ar.. .. !..
of the army for a little over four months.
The vacancy In the list of major generals
caused by General Gillespie's retirement
will be filled by the promotion of General
George M. Randall, the senior brigadier,
now on his way from the Philippines.
Colonel A. L. Wagner of the general staff
will be promoted to brigadier general.
I'nder Instructions from the president
Major Francis J. Kernnn T,.,. i.u .
........ , n.ni,-riAui in
fantry, and Captain William M. Wright,
Second lnfantrv.
. - ' "i laiim nu
duty as members of the general staff. Cap-
miu wrigni nas been assigned to duty as.
assistant to the chief of staff of the north
ern division at St. Louis. Major Kernan's
station has not been announced.
CASSATT LEAVES EQUITABLE
John A. Bterrart, John Sloan and D. O.
Mille Also Leave the Board of
Dlrectora.
NEW YORK. June Thro. a,
rectors resigned today from the. board of
the Equitable Life Assurance, .i.,,, .,
at least one more will retire tomorrow.
maiting in all ten resignations since the
present troubles of the society began.
The resignation nf t . .
" . i.Q.Ditii, presi-
dent of tho Pennsylvania Railroad company,
was rorwaraed this afternoon, followed by
the announcement of the .ion.nnn. .
John A. Stewart, chalrm
- - uuoiu Ul
uirectors or the United States Trust com
Pi.y, ana jonn tuoane. prominent In bank
Ing and trust comnanv circles Th.
nation of D. O. Mills will be handed to
t resident Alexander tomorrow. Mr. MTlls
was at first Inclined to nnstnnn.
but decided not to attend the meeting.
The other directors who have resigned
from the Equitable board are: H. C. Frlck
E. C. Harriman. T. Jefferson Coolidge, M
E. Ingalls, Jacob H. Schlff and Cornelius
N. Bliss.
The call for tomorrow's meeting of the
Equitable directors gives notice that Im
mediately upon adjournment of the regular
meeting a special meeting will be held for
the following purposes:
nlrtHtor a,Bnd.'.nsr tnp hV'ws so as to
provide for the office of chairman of the
... r.j T U 7.1 i ""J ,reB rming tne pow
ers and duties of the office and passing upon
may be submitted to the meeting '8 "
Second For the election of a chairman
" board to fill the office thus creaTed
Third-For the election of the chairman as
a director of the society. nlan M
There was a conference tonight at which
Mr. Hyde was present with his legal ad
viser. Samuel Cntermeyer. According to
the Herald there was a full and free dis
cussion of the selection of a suitable man
for chairman of the board tfhd the selec
tion of Governor Herrick proved acceptable
to all who were In attendance.
PHILADELPHIA. June fi.-The Inquirer
tomorrow will say that Henry C. Frlck of
Pittsburg, In pursuance of his announce,
ment that he will not be a member-of any
directorate in which James H. Hyde of the
Equitable Life Assurance society Is a mem
ber, has sent his resignation as director to
the Franklin National bank and the Com
mercial Trust company, both Philadelphia
Institutions. The resignation, the Inquirer
says, will be acted upon Thursday.
CLOUDBURST WASHES TRACK
Fifteen Miles Reported Gone on the
Telnccn Branch of the
Bnrllnsjrton.
SHERIDAN. Wyo., June 6 -(Speelal Tel
egramsBy a cloudburst In the mountains
fifteen miles of railroad were washed out
at Coburn, on the Toluca branch, yester
day. It did not touch here. The water
washed the last ten cars of an extra freight
into the ditch. There were two washouts
between Toluca and Billings. Snow melt
ing In the mountains also caused swollen
streams. The Big Goose rose four f.t
yesterday, the highest In five years.
RUMOR OF ASSEMBLY
(Continued on Eecond Page.)
NORTH CAROLINA PAYS CLAIM
Booth Dakota Does ot Know
What to Do with the
Money.
PIERRE. B. D.. June H-ia.i.i
gram. (-Governor Elrod today received from
" oiewan, attorney for the state in
Its suit against North Carolina . ....
. i4ia.ii, inr
$2,416 as the proceeds of the Judgment se
cured against that state. There Is a ques
tion as to what fund this belongs to and it
will be submitted to Attorney General Hall
before being finally disposed of.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Jane 41,
1... a, 1 7rnvM: cretle. from Na
iles. Undland, from Antwerp; Kaiser Wll.
elm II f.nn. Tl - . .-". - '
L 0.1 iV.i "tV'T""-" "ria. rrom Ulas-
V, , n ' t. ' , "''"-fim dor Urosse,
for Bremen; Pannonla, for Naples; Georgia
for 1.1 vernnnl llcrn.,nB ,.F '
Patria, for Liverpool . ' "r "'":
New yJ,R.ksow-Arrlv''1: Furnessia, from
v 1 Antwerp-Arrived: Kroonland, from
New York.
At Naples-balled- Cltta dl Mllano. for
New ork.
At Christlanla Sailed: ' IJelllg Olav, for
New 1 ork.
At Cherbourg Arrived: Kron Prim Wil
nelm, from New York.
At Yokohama Arrived: Empress of In
dia, from Vancouver.
r,A,f lJv"Pol-8alld:. I-aurentlan, for
PhilvaaOj.hlaa aUuronia. far boston.
Russians Mors Dteplj Interested
Political Situation Than in War.
is
MODIFIED PARLIAMENT MAY BE CREATED
Member, to Be Elected for Threa Yean
Czar to Name Presiding Officer.
ANOTHER SIDE TO TREPOFF STORY
Imperial Manifesto Creating the New Bodj
Expected Today.
REPORT . OF C7AR'S ASSASSINATION
Rnmor that the Rmperor Waa KUlea
Circulated on the Berlin nnurse
Denial from St. Peters,
barg.
IH'LLETIV
6T. PETERSBURG, June -The rumor
circulated on the Berlin Boerse of the as
sassination of Emperor Nicnoias is ground'
less.
The story of the attempt to assasslnata
the emperor was telearanhed hack frnm
abroad and spread throughout the city.
The Associated Press Is assured by General
AlaslofT, his majesty's chancellor, that ab
solutely nothing occurred at Tsarskoe Selo
to give rise to such reports.
BlI.LETIJf,
BERLIN, June 6.-2.45 p. m.-It la re
ported on the Boerse that the Russian em
peror has been assassinated. A private
telegram to this effect Is said to have been
receKed by the Mendelssohns. bankers of
the Russian government. No details are
obtainable.
I'p to the time of the closing of tha
Boerse the report of the assassination of
the Russian emperor was without con
firmation. j
8:41 p. m. The Mendelshon'a deny most
positively receiving a telegram regarding
tne assassination of Emperor Nicholas.
The report otherwise was not traceable.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 6,-The details
of the epoch-making battle of the Sea of
Japan, which are drifting In here through
the foreign press, and even the question
of peace or war, are almost ignored in
contemplation of tho more absorbing Inter
nal situation created by the sudden eleva
tion of ,Governor General Trepoff to tha
office of assistant minister of the Interior,
making him virtually dictator, with tha
dark vision of a policy of reaction and re
pression. 1
Yet the Associated Press was Informed
on high authority today that Trepoff'a
appointment only tells half the story and J
that there Is a brighter side to the picture.
As intimated In these dispatches last night, " 1
It will come in the shape of an Imperial
manifesto, which will possibly be Issued
tomorrow, the empress' birthday, or on
Thursday, the festival of the ascension,
and will Immediately realize the popular
demand for a parliamentary rero'4 ,r'; J
creating a legislative assembly consisting
ef two houses. The lower housa will ba
called the Gosudaratvennala Duma, ."lrh
perlal duma," and the upper house,
Gosudarsstvennaia Sovet, or the present
council of the empire. While the upper '
house will enjoy the preponderance of
power, tha lower house will also have leg
islative functions and the right to Inter
pellate ministers, the plan also involving
the responsibility of ministers.
Delays in the elaboration of the machinery
of election will be obviated by the em
ployment of the law of 1S64, under which
land owners and property owners in the
cities and villages, Including peasants,
elect representatives to the zemstvos, which
In effect places representation on a prop
erty basis. The emperor retains complete
control of the legislative assembly with '
the right of veto and power to dissolve
assemblies and order new elections. ,
Tsar to Xante Presiding; Officer.
The assembly will bo presided over by a
member of the emperor's choosing. Mem
bers of the assembly will be elected for
three years. Ministers and chiefs of!
bureaus will be members ex-officlo of Uk
legislative assembly. ,. k
Should the above Information prove aa- "
curate, as there Is every reason to believe
It Is, the prediction of the liberals at the
opening of the war that the emperor of
Japan would give a constitution to Russia,
appears about to be realized. But If tha
Iron Hand of Trepoff Is to be gloved In vel
vet It Is extremely unfortunate that the
Russian emperor did not couple Trepoff'a
appointment with the Issuing of the mani
festo as the announcement of the former
with no palliative has created something
like public consternation. The press seems
dazed. Most of the papers are unable to
fully understand what it means and re
frain from comment, but those who speak
do so In a strain of the gloomiest forebod
ings, seeing In the appointment that tha
Russian people have again bowed down '
under the galling yoke of the police. The
Slovo asks:
Is It possible that the convocation of a
popular assembly will be dropped and that
a new and heavier police regime will be
used to stlffle the people's protest? For the
government to attempt to rule through the
police alone will spell ruin and Its Inevitable
consequences a popular revolt, bloody
strife and civil war. Positively this is only
a nightmare, a horrid dream, but, if ao tha
government must forthwith dispel the
doubts regarding Its Intentions concerning1
the convocation of a national assembly.
Fear Police Control.
Summarizing the recent Imperial ukase
appointing Trepoff assistant minister of the
Interior, the Slovo declares It practically
creates a police dictatorship over all the
mlnlsterles, revives tho famous third sec
tion, and by giving Trepoff plenary power
to close societies, conventions, leagues and
assemblies of every character, It will make
him the final arbitrator of the entire publio
life of-Russia.
The Slovo's article Is considered the more
remarkable as the paper Is the organ of '
M. Bhlpoff, former president of the Moscow
zemstvo.
Prince Mestchersky In the Grashdanln af
firms that the appointment Is worse than
the military dictatorship advocated by tha
Moscow Gazette. He says:
"We all recall this black hour. The dic
tatorship of 1SS0 led to the March I of J8S1."
line assassination of Alexander II.)
The liberals see In the decision to restrict
the electors to property owners on the bails
of the law of 1(W4 a deliberate intentloh to
exclude the Intelegentela and professional
classes, especially tho Jews, who have no
property and workmen who will be obliged
to go back to their villages In order to se-
cure the franchise. ,
Emperor Nicholas, according to report,
has returned the resignation of Interior
Minister Boullgln. having declined to accept
it. M. Boullgln tells his friends that with
the power conferred on General Trepoff
as assistant mlt.lster of the Interior his
position Is absolutely untenable.
BT. PETERSBURG. June ..-The police
of Riga have discovered a bomb factory in
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