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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1905)
EDITORIAL SECTION. I HE unday Bee PAGES 1 TO 8. Omaha ESTABLISHED JUNE NASH CLAIMS THE ViCIORY Byi Lilwaukae Hh Won Fight fr Omaha la Grain Tradt. NEW MARKET AND BETTER RATES GAINED General Western Agent Drdarn Company Has Hot Injured, bat Material? Improved In terest, of Tola City. F. A. Nash, general western agent of the Milwaukee, has returned from Chicago, where he went In the Interests of the Omaha (train rates. He brings the Informa tion that the Milwaukee has won out In a carefully laid plan to help the Omaha arraln market. He said: "The Chicago, Milwaukee c St Paul railway has not and will not take any action Injurious t the Omaha arraln ex change. It Is making an Intelligent fight and has already accomplished more for the Omaha grain market than have all the other railroads combined during the last five years. Our method should not be at tacked, at least until some Injury can be shown and with a full understanding of the entire situation. "A conflict has been on for the last ten years between the gulf ports and the eastern ports fof the grain of the west and the gulf lines have won out as a gen eral thing, so most of the corn from Ne braska has gone for shipment via the gulf ports. With the Idea of giving Omaha two grain markets, for a man can get a better price fer any commodity if he has two markets for it. and of course to give the Milwaukee the haul on more of this grain, the Milwaukee entered Into a sys tematic fight to put Omaha 6n a bettor basis for her grain and to lower the dif ferential claimed by the gulf roads. "A bluff has been made several times of reducing the rate to Baltimore, which is the chief grain market for this continent, but the rate has not yet been such that the stuff was actually hauled and to call that bluff and to get the grain actually In motion the Milwaukee entered this fight and has won It, so that now Omaha has two outlets for her corn with a smaller differ ential to go Into effect the first of the year. The lines east of Chicago never have been willing to help out In the effort to tiiiikc this grain move to Baltimore rather tlmn to the gulf, but the Milwaukee bus forced them to go In on the rate. Ka 8urh Cnt Intended. "We never intended to make a. three-cent differential in favor of Kansas City. We made the fight from Kansas City and to actually move the grain had to put In the 15-cent rate, which did the business. In making this fight we did not have to make a rate from Omaha as there was no necessity for tearing down the Omaha rate, but simply did it as a mutter of form. Our fight was made from Kansas City and we have won It and Omaha gets the benefit more than Is appreciated, for It now has two established markets for Its corn. Balti more buyers now know that they can come to Omaha to buy their grain Instead of Chicago. 'Grain men will say that not a pound of grain w'as diverted from Omaha by this J short fight on the part of the Milwaukee, but on the other hand nn Immense amount i vi twu iiiw uctii uvummiaiicu. i.ne alii- j waukee, alone and Single-handed, has won this fight for the west and has forced the lint's east of Chicago to accept a reduction In their revenues for hauling this grain, which will now have an equal chance via Baltimore as via the gulf points. No grain was moving when the Milwaukee made the first cut via Baltimore, but when 1.000 cars had been delivered to the eastern roads thry could see that the grain would come to the east if the proper rates were estab lished and they were forced to make the reduction. We had to show our ability to haul the stuff, and had to make that rate from Kansas City to get the business but Omaha has not been hurt in the least." THIRTY PER CENT DIVIDEND Amount Sears Orders Bee-elver Trust Company to Pay to Cor tlflcate Holders. f In the matter of the receivership of the Omaha Inan and Trust company Judge Senrs of the district court has made the following order, on application and showing made by the receiver, William K. Potter: It Is further hereby ordered that said receiver shall, as soon as he can properly prepare his books and necessary papers In connection therewith, nay to the legal holders of all outstanding receiver's cer-tllli-ates, iiuiued for claims allowed by the court a dividend of ) per cent, computed upon the unpaid balance of the principal of said certificates, after deducting from the original amount thereof payments from coital era I as above provided, and all pay ments that may heretofore have been made from collections upon collateral or otherwise and by payment of dividends heretofore ordered by this court. The receiver's statement to the court shows that he now has cash on hand to the amount of $37,299.42. Receiver's cer tificates have been issued to the amount of $3?I,47.BO, on which payments have been made to the amount of Sl'4.01.4.79 and divi dends declared for $7.4M.e3. This, with $11. 961.24 collected from collateral for the trust fund, makes a total of fCS!.65.6ii. The balance of allowed claims unpaid Is (60.001.84. In addition to allowed claims paid as above other liabilities have been settled to the amount of $2,741,539.17, making a total reduction of liabilities to date of $J.W6.0O4 si. ' HOYE SCORES THE MAJORITY Denounces "Some Members of Cost. ell as I n lit to Hold Ofnce Not Candidate. Councilman Hoye of the Second ward branded some members ef the city council as unfit to hold such positions and urged the members of the South Bide Improve ment club to see that they were not re elected. In an Impassioned speech delivered before the club at its meeting Friday night. "Some members of the city council of Omaha." said Mr. Hoye, ."should never be returned to that body. As a cillzen and a taxpayer I cannot tolerate any such work as they are doing. They are not working for the taxpayers. Couucllnirn who will not allow the people to vote on certain ordinances are dangerous men." As a conclusion to his denunciation of the majority faction of the council Mr. Hoye said he would not be a candidate for re-election, even at the present salary, which had been Increased $i0 a month. Tvevieus to expressing his opinion of the majority of the council. Mr. Heye said he bad worked at all times for the best In terests of the city and that be felt retpon- iDie rer the reduction In electrio lights ci no uenta i rront 111 4. 60 five years ago to the rate, with the I per cent royal , the present . oyalty paid rh. ... ..r.. i ID, 1S71. also told tho rluh of the Improvements he had helped to secure for thp city and ex presssed his belief that much Rood could be accomplished by the Improvement clubs. Henry Kieser was elected secretary ef the club and a number of new member! were admitted. GREAT WEEK AT AUDITORIUM Manager Milan Provides rkatlug en.atlon. for Edluratlon of Pa bile. The coming meek will undoubtedly be a record breaker In the history of roller fkatlT1 the Auditorium. Manner Oil- Ian has arranged with Harley Davidson. I Champion roller skater nt Ih. I n n I champion roller skater of the wnrM J. 8. Pitt of Chicago., ex-ch.mp.on fast skate- fni. it,-.., i i . ----- .. v ,,,,,, ,,,, races, in which Pitt will endeavor t m-.., .i, championship from Davidson Th race win occur on Christ mas night, the second on Tuesday night and the final Minden. or Seward Sometimes he Is one race on Wednesday night. The man who ' at a place, sometimes two or three, wins two out of the three races will be but In the last four weeks he seems to entitled to the purse of $2') and the chain- ; "' covered a large part of the central plonshlp medal. Both Davidson and Pitt 1 portion of the state. have been In training on the Auditorium I Mr- Worrall Is endeavoring to secure floor for' a week and they have also been rnore information against the memliers of taking strenuous walks and runs Into the ,no defunct Nebraska Grain Dealers' as country on foot and on bicycles, so that soclatlon, to be used at the next session of tney sre In prime condition. There have been races and races at the Auditorium rink, but these three races between Dav idson and Pitt will overshadow anything ever seen In Omaha on roller skntes. On Thursday night will occur the first masoue or costume skate of the season when all skaters must wear either a mask or a costume, and cash prizes will be riven for the prettiest and most unique and original costumes In each class. Hun dreds of enthusiastic skaters are already i work on their costumes, and the spec tators, as well as the skaters. r assured an evening of great amusement. Spec tators will be admitted to the balcony for the races and for the costume skate at the usual price of 10 cents, but the Rdmls slon to the skating floor during the races and on Thursday nlrht will be cents. LIGHT OPERATOR THF EAGLES "Clilmee of Kormandr" to Bo Given t the Boyd to Benefit Boost Ins; Fond. "The Chimes of Normandy." full of tune ful music and with airs that are long re membered, not to speak of Its brimming fun, will be given at the Boyd theater on Wednesday and Thursday "evenings of this week for the benefit of the fund the Eagles are raising to forward rheir campaign to secure the meeting of the national aeries in i-"". 11 nas been a I one tin, n .!. .1,. catchy strains of this once ruling favorite '"" l"e "ant operas has been heard In . . 'i"..,. i, .-,.-. .x Omaha, but It Is not at all likoly that the I '"r ' "n,,m''nt n-ralnst Independent songs of Henri and Germaine of Seroolette I -Pa"1"' capitalization of the com and Grenlcheux, of the frenxy of old Oas I pany t0 b ,","'as', n1 "tock off-red pard and his wonderful song as ha plays 1 f"" t0 ,nm",n,,al fa"8- " Is said wun nis gold, have been forgotten by any wh. e IlBt , thenlf whue thoM nave a treat In store. The Eagles have beon very fortunate In secur ing for the cast a number of well known singers, as the following list wUl showi CHARACTERS IN THE OPERA Serpolette. the Qeod-for-Nothlng Crmaine7.7 GertVd;-::::::::::::::::MrA1 S"i?p; uffnruua Mrs fanns Min sJ-annS Mi Miss Roae Bursick m i - i . n ... euzanne xti. iu- i,.. Henri, Marquis of Cornville . ' JeanGreniche &aV Aifesior ''enry Dunn Nolry r..::::::::::::::: w' Villagers. Attendants of The . Marquis; JEROME K. JEROME IS COMING English Hamorlst to Give a Recital la Omaha for Hentlt of the Woman's Clab. Jerome K. Jerome will be at the hytlo theater oa Tuesday evening. December 26, to deliver what Is described u a "humorous recital." Mr. Jerome does not lecture, nor does he read from his books, but he talks In a delightfully Informal way, com bining lecture and reading In his recital. As the foremost of English humorists. woras are so well known in tills country, bis coming lias excited a rri ! deal of Interest, and his audiences in Amer- ! noon that a "Monday and when they in tea have Invariably been large and even Qulred oM B1"y ' dead, enthusiastic. He will appear under the ' The burlesque company, which liked him, Joint auspices of the Omaha Woman-, i '"n what as left of him in the under- club and W. E. Chambers, manager of the ' Lyric theater. Of his recent appearance In i New York, the Press of that city said: inier?mi"fKl Jeromc- th man who Is spend- f 'rK1 Ch,as" ot th8 Cana-1 tliat the English cranium is without a bump of hu- i...,iiicu a large audience with stories Uin joBieroay ailernoon in the Empire theater, it mum lh .,.i.,, ' "T American appearance, and the beartlneaa of . iiiuiHin nuc.ee as in nis forth- coming tuur of the country. Jerome hides his humor under a grave race. He has a funny little bald spot, and 01s luxunant blond growth in front is Varied reckaewly in lu iiiludie. la.img ui 11U., ...... 1 j .L e aeiivered several deft thrusts at American wives. r or about two hours tue audience was kept in a constant flurry of merriment Jeromes dry wit ranged over human na- uiiu m iu on a nagging couMe. o ucmten 1 wo suar- rOHs, 10 a Unity inman nnrl n .1 operatiuir room. He whs fteitlve in every ituin, ui.U. aJtoe?thr. th u ftUr..M,in "w ut ai c viiju) 1 1 IT! I v. FIRE DAMAGES A DWELLING Destroys Ippor story at Loss of About Fifteen Hundred Dollars. Fire originating from an unknown cause in the second story of the residence of C F. McCreary. 2416 Madisen street, Satur day afternoon damaged the building to Hie extent of $l,Su), almost destroying thn upper story. Hose Company No. 11 reached the fire first, but a hose burst and delayed action of the firemen. Mrs. Tonle Wins. Mrs. Charlotte Towle reports her lud. irnt and her bejlefs were endorsed at the tile conclusion of .Ul di'bate at the Bouto Omaha High school Friday afternion The subject for Uehale was: "Resolved That the privilege of the suffrage should be ex. tended to women." Mrs. Towle Filipino protege. Ramundo Obon. led the attirina live side, suHtained by Misses Mamie Bulla and Wanna Nelson. The nega'lve of the proposition was upheld by Marlon Dennis, liy Holts and Eddie Kraus. The J m,? Rev. C. C. Cissell. Miss echlbeby and Ralon Cressey of Wesleyan. decided in favor of the aftlrmatlve unanimously. Warner Goes la Tuesday. I'nlted States Marshsl W. P. Warner ha intimated that he will not enter t.,. duties as marshal until Tueadav. in ih. ?J$m i the offlee. The demit lea have n.Tt izT2 i.. . . . : ,,mcu m iniir retention wnen Marshal Varntr takes hold, but It Is believed that Dy 1U rf,,'n temporarily by the new marshal Marshal Warner ... MRRALL HASEM GUESSING Treat Bui!er Flie fram 'Ona Tawn to Anoiker Ga baring Data. NOT THROUGH WiTri ,G GRAIN DEALERS Will Present Case to ext Federal Grand Jury Belief Held In Some Quarters Association Is t Playing 'Possum. What is Tom Worrall doing? This is a (.uestlon asked every ! each other , , w. ',,.:,,: , acquaintance.- For the last month the 1 . . . . . , ouster nas neen in Omaha but one 1 dav es.h .!, ,.....n.. ...,... : at hi. m .J .T V Mr. Worrall Is at Harvard, or Hastings, or tn arand Jury. This Is the conclusion at which the grain men arrive They know that Mr. Worrall is visiting towns all over the state, and they know that he Is not buying any grain for his company. It Is confidentially predicted by many ' that members of the Association, held DJ- 801,19 to be as much alive today as It ever was, will be Indicted by the next grand Jury. The matter was mysteriously dropped at the last session of the grand Jury, even after wltnesies had been sub poenaed. Friends of Mr. Worrall say he er""n' te aron ,h fr the time be lng. feeling that he did not care to pre sent his evidence to the grand Jury when the t'nlted States district attorney had not sufficiently Interested himself In the matter to have an Interview with Mr. Wor rall. The new district attorney, whoever he l, undoubtedly will have at his dis posal all of Mr. Worrell's Information. If he wishes to Investigate the alleged grain trust. Thinks Price Combine fiend. A. W. Jefferls of Jefferls ft TTowell, at torneys for Worrall, thinks there is no un derstanding with regard to prices among the old "regular" dealers. He has Infor mation that the farmers are getting more for their grain, on the basts of Chicago prices, than they did several months ago. Also the Independent dealers are receiving bids from Kansas City and Chicago, a thing which was forbidden by the tnrst. A rumor Is current that a large Omaha I M I Y. .. 1 , . t eioui mm wnii iimny eirvitiuiii in m 1 "Ut9 " ""k,n? t0 nte"st the farmers V . 7 v"""'"',,r ." "uw uul ,n th. stat. exp Wnln. J. pl, to farmer. LAST OF BILLY THE MINSTREL Almost Forgotten In Life, hut Bis -. Coffin Was Filled with "Billy" Black was buried In New Tork Thursday. Some people called him William Hart, but to most folks he was Just Billy, the last of the old time black-face come dians. He died Monday morning of a hemorr hage. He had been 111 a long time In a quiet house In Fifteenth street. Nobody re. members the number. Tou see. people had lost sight of Billy for the last twenty-five years, and It was only when he died that people recalled that there had been such a man In the old San Fran cisco minstrels, a dulcet tenor contempo raneous with Billy Birch, Raymon Moore, Hughle Dougherty, Willis Sweatnam and the rest He had no relatives left He had friends, but they had drifted like all friends on the read. They met on the Rial to. They alieek hands and said: "TeuT Why, I thought you were dead long ago. Somebody told me you were dead, like all the rest of 'em. Good Joke, eh? Lefs have a drink " Last week Billy Black, or Hart was play ing with a burlesque troupe down In Four- t"1" "treet. He did not turn up one after. tak,n- 'htP- He ' quiet and he smiled " he alwa's had. Somebody wondered who was going to pay ror the funeral. But Frank Campbell, the undertaker, had told Rev. Dr. H. M. Warren, the hotel chap lain, who always does the right thing by people In Queer street. Dr. Warren found the money. Thursday w hen t o'clock came, when Billy was to be burled, at least 3W ef "the pro fession" had dropped In and dropped flowers on the coffin. And when Billy Black or Billy Hart, whichever name was best beloved went to Evergreen cemetery his eoffln was piled with wreaths and there were fourteen carriages. Who was in them? Nobody knew but Bllly.-New York Times. MOST INOPPORTUNE QUESTION Why Mr. dagger Wished He Had In. trodnoed Some Other Topic that Moralng. Mr. and Mrs. Nagger were at the break fast table when Mr. Nagger said to his wife: "Did you hear Mrs. Flutter say last night when we were calling there that she made all of her own dresses and trimmed her own hats?" There was fire In the eye of Mrs. Nag ger, and the Iron of sharp and keen re sentment seemed to have been driven into ner soul when she said in reply And did you hear Mr. Flutter say that he elw.iF. ..... - i,. . ,Z..ZLa i . . " Iurnac d. 7, " ; .-":n'0"ln r ... - nuuw or wnO cant afford It does? Did you hear that u u"r inatT Ana die you near Mr. Flutter telllnr how he o . , '"""g now - --v ' wee ana seme- times T by shaving himself Instead of running off to a barber and r Z"Z ' risk of contracting disease, as vou do? n.,i you hear that? And did v-u h." . ter say that he always cut hla own irra u . own Krass " 1 iui- exercise after he-had been ahut ud In th. . . . . ... . - - 1 day? And did you hear him aay that he always polished hi. ewn boots? Do you pollah yeur boots. 8am Nagger? Not a bit , of It. you don t. lea; and did you hear 1 him say that he alway. bought hi. clothing - T - on ever; I h. above what be would have to u.v . 1 . union s i never anew you to buv a readr made suit In my life, 7nVJr. B-h.tile t-iV , Ana Mr"' Flutter told me one day that h! . : , . . - - - i - day that OMAHA, SUNDAY MOKXIXO, DF.CKMKKK r repairing that was done around their house, and you think you can't so much as drive a nali: I'd talk about how much Mrs. Flutter saves doing her own milli nery and dressmaking, If I were you! I wouldn't be willing to be found dad In such a hat or such dresses as Mrs. Flutter wears; and If you think 'that you can criticise or browbeat m into undertaking my own dressmaking in order to save for you to spend on yourself you nre very greatly mistaken: I know what you'd like! Tcu'd Just like to have me discharge our maid and laundress and have me sail In and do all my own housework and wash ing and Ironing, and bn a regular slave. , uniia you never mt a hand to do a thousand things that yon might easily do I '"f yourself: I did hear what Mrs. Flutter u' and f "l" we're v v """'J , saiu, and It 1 were you. Sum Nasurr. I WO'iM wer. , , , L i "OJ d '"P "y own dooryard clean be- rh"' ou "our temper ana racing away from the table In a buff! I wonder If you .heard Mrs. Flutter s.xy that Flutter never said a cross word to her In his life nor showed angr In any way, and here you he's gone, and with a banging of the door that was enough to Jerk It off Its hinges! Dear. dear, dear! If there's anything tiyliiK in this life it's a man!" MADE FAITHLESS BY WEALTH When Riches tome Throngh the Door ! Leaps Throngh the Window. President William Kills Corey of the Steel trust is tiie last to go on the roll of newly rich who have achieved national scandal by forcing separation from their wives. William B. Leeds, who flashed out of Richmond, Ind., and speedily became a multl-niilllonalre, was about first of the list. His home life had been Ideal until he became rich then he beheld Mr, nlo Stewart Wort rthington wife of a , rtl ington wife of a gay od family. Within two youngster of go years Leeds and Mrs. Worthington each secured a divorce from their mates and were married. Frank A. Magowan, mayor of Trenton, N. J., stands out well In the list as hav ing married a poor girl who helped him become rich and powerful. Then Magowan became enamored of the wife of a man named Barnes, employed In ona of his factories. Magowan and the woman both obtained divorces after long fights In the courts, but It marked the downfall of Ma gowan. One of the richest men in the United Status Is Henry M. Flagler, sometimes called the "King of Florida." He was an original partner In the Standard Oil com pany with John D. Rockefeller. In m, when he waa a Croesus, he married a woman In Philadelphia, Ida Shrouds, the daughter of a clergyman. For a number of years she has been Insane and still lives in a sanitarium near New York. It was Mr. Flagler who made Florida the great winter resort of America. For his benefit the Florida legislature, in 1901, enacted a law providing that tnourable Insanity of four years' duration should be legal grounds for divorce. Ten days after the measure became a law Mr. Flagler applied for and was granted a dlvoroe from Ida Shrouds Flagler on the ground that she waa incurably Insafts. Two "'months after the decree was signed Mr. Flagler, then 72 years old. was married again In North Carolina to Mary Lily Kenan, aged 36, the daughter of a highly respected old family ef the state. The bride's wedding gift waa $4,000,000. The case of Antonio Terry and Sybil Sanderson Is so familiar to the Pacific coast that It calls for no retelling here, A plain, hard-working man was James Street of New York, until a year ago. He lived with a devoted wife In Engle wood, N. J. Then he began to grow prosperous. He was chosen president of a steamship company. With his first money there came Into his lite Kdna Miller, a pretty stenographer. He deserted his long faithful wife and devoted himself to the young woman. The wife was left penniless; business was neglected; exposure came. The company's directors deposed him. Street passed Into obscurity. Out of Pittsburg, tho home of W. Ellis Corey, the newiy-made Iron and steel mil lionaire, there have come to New Tork many rich men to take up relations of various degrees with fascinating young women of tho metropolis. Alan A. Wood, an aged widower, was one of them. In Weber & Field's music hall he saw Goldle Mohr dancing In bril liant costume. The old man married her In secret a year ago. A few months ago he , died, leaving his widow a large for tune, over which there has been mucb debate. Henry W. Oliver, another Plttshiire Croesus, died before the secret of his ! life was made known by the demands of Mrs. Margaret Kinsley upon his estate for a large sum of money to support a child The madness of new money extends even Into the second generation. Harry Thaw's ! recent marriage to Evelyn Nesbit once j an actress and dancer, Is an example of this. BEDMATE TAKES THE COIN Guest at Aetna House Rids His Com panion of Mnety-Flvo Dollars. Daniel Conbay, who came to Omaha with tf for Christmas shopping, registered at the Aetna houe with a companion. Dur ing the silent watches (also the wee sm' hours) of Friday night the companion : arose, picneu up me r.nj ana left without saying anything to Mr. Conbay, who main- ; tained he would have raised objections if the companion would have spoken of the , matter before leaving. Conbay believes the companion stole the money. The mat- ter was recorded on the books at police headquarters. Pointed Paragraphs. Virtue that Is born of necessity is a poor elf-reward. ,i . iw Sc, enjoyment out or , her own miser;-, A .liver dollar l. so heavy that it's hard . .... . . ...t. . . v0 woman can hone tm remain ". , , , forever unless she rs an actress. .w . u . . , e -news i . now o mu h. , w. . """""""" r'""'"1' -n ou. ; " l"UK" "n ,a"ea I . , , , , ...wn- hag there would tie fewer male iniui. I r women were bermltterl tn a ...... if r-uii-.i . .--.,.' ..i. . . .7. 1 . : oi an inieiunence onice it would be much better described. But the thorn, on th. rose, adoralng a woman's hat sr. apparent to then who" py, the freight. Did it ever occur to you that th. winter tels ar. Invariably located in the land perpetual summer? What a sociable world this would be If man's neighbors were half as rlnA to .. him on hla return from a month's rin ! J4. 1PH5. Rir An 1 1 tti y i?n!vncrciimi,m of v,,,y heami. At UlU AM3 LI1 ILL ItUJlaUr 1J ( Talta it Is one of the most amusing sights I to see the Fngllsh nurses trying to keep pace with their Imperial charges who. ap Wn, Worn a an tiab.es W fcoia Fa'a Hanga t"rent!y appreciating their opportunity to on R.nultef Iniu.n D.a:nrbancei. , fu". ,wor,h' run orr- 'n1 thPn n I chase follows, for they are as strong as i strons can be. ORIGIN OF THE FntSENT SOVEREIGNS However, the English nurses are In fine training, snd. what is move, are kept so by the vivacity of their charges. They were tamll, hr Intermarriage Made More particularly fond of Count Ismisdorff. who German Than nnsslan Giddy Grand Dukes The t'sar's C hildren. It used to I a favorite pastime of the poet lMishkin to pour water into a glass of wine until so little wine remained that It hardly imparted the sliKhtest taste or color to the griblefs contents. This was by way of showing how little Russian blood re mained In the RomnnofTs. who have since Peter the Great been the reigning family of Russia. v. The Rurlks, when they were driven from power, were a pure blooded Russian line. Hut IntcrmnrrlaKe with Germin wives have made the Imperial family of todav al- most wholly German, by blood if not bv sympathy. ' It wiis with Mlliri Penrim-ivitei. off, who waa succeeded by Alels. that the Romanoffs tn K13 bcnan to rut., Rn.,i. Older Russian descendants of tlie Rurlk families naturally looked upon them as usurpers. Prince Peter Dolgorukl did not hesitate so late ns the time of the Czar Nicholas I to make his opinion on that mat ter known. The emiror had summoned him from Paris, where he was acting as secretary of the Russian embassy, because of a letter he had written which did not please the czar. The prince sent word that he would send his photograph to Ft. Petersburg In- . Stead. With thin ne'er 1.. hi. .....i I ... .I,., n. ..' ... ' ""cemors were grana miKes f "row "hen the ancestors of the Czar , NlrhoIaa Holstein- G .. even auKes 01 "lttn The Romanoffs are llkelv to i,.,.. tlnctlon of being tho last dynasty of abs- lute sovereigns that Russia will know. The ruling l.mi n,t ...,..i .i. J from the necessity of having Its wings clipped by the oeonle. even if It did Hin. pear from view two eentnr... . i, earlier with Its nowera and rights u- abridged. Children of the Csar. The children of the czar now number five. The youngest of these young Roman offs is Alexis Nlcolalevltch, which means, of course, the son of Nicholas. This young man. who Is heir to the throne of all the Russia. Is now little more than a year old. But he Is already Hetman of all the Cossack troops In Russia, commander of a regiment of the guard in Finland If that honor still remains to him It Is rather an empty one nowand he occupies the same cost In three or fnup nihav ri - . ' .. .J ....nr..i. scattered over the vast domains of his iiinc irum reiersDurg to eastern si- It was at bis birth that the nihilists de clared the csatina liad given to the czar another daughter and Imposed on the peo ple Uie child of a peasant A revolt of some kind might have followed the birth of another daughter to tho czarina, and the nihilists urged that It waa to prevent such a disaster that the child was taken from a peasant who had been smuggled Into the palace. The story never gained credence ana ine nevorion nr the TOimvisn nn . and the devotion of the Russian people to the little heir has never faltered on account of It. It was thought before his birth that the little Grand Duchess Olga, who Is now 10 years oin, mignt be declared the czar's heir In case no son wss born. The tiny prlncss as a child showed unusual spirit and so Im perious a will that the Russian people had come to expect that she would be declared heir apparent to the throne. The whole court Is said to be devoted to the child, and it seemed a settled matter that Olga js'lkolaevna might succeed her father when the coming of her three sisters made the appearance of a male heir more and more doubtful. The only opposition to this plan waa expected from the Grand Duke Vladimir, who would Inherit, ss his older brother, Michael, Is In poor health. Serge, the second brother, who died, was childless. The Grand Duke Vladimir, who retains his strong Influence over the czar, Is the father of these two admirable young men, the Grand Dukes Boris and Cyril. The birth of a son settled all these prob lems of succession and delivered the Rus sian people from the possibility of being ruled by one of the grand ducal group. Traits of the Youngsters. The children are Olga, the Grand Duchess Marie, who Is now 6, the 4-year-old Grand rinr.li... .v.. -. t....i. Tatiana, the second daughter of the czar, who has now reached the mature ag of 8. She was born at Peterhof. TW. vn.m. -,. I,. I V. ... UD ve,y "Imply by English nurses, and they , . v-rl, u,u,i nave ben allowed to have only the healthy pleasures of ordinary children. Only a snort time ago they could be seen driving . through the streets of St. Petersburg ki a large landau. They are difficult to keep in ' a dignified position In their imperial equip- age, as an eye witness described them a little mere than a year ago. He said: The three elder ones seem to rove all over the landau. They stand up. and then are 1 replaced In their seats. It scarcely lasts a , minute, when you may see then on their i knees, looking out of the front, bowing to' the passersby and taking the keenest Inter- i est In all that meet, their eyes. I Once again the nurses with kindly hands P1" their valuable charges in more de- pusmone. oui nun m minuie later tne whole arrangement Is again upset. And BO 't goes on. ne of them lately, with much earnestness, "Who does St. Petersburg be- Ions' to?" To which the reply was given thiit It helnmrerl tn their num. I "Yes?" replied the little grand duchess, with surprise. "I did not know that. I did know that Peterhof belonged to us. Yes? The whole of It?" The elder ones are fully alive to the ex- alted position they hold in the world. One day a certain person, whom I will generaiy term ia court furnisher, being with the lit tle grand duchesses, and thinking to say something pleasant, remarked: "I saw four very nice little eirla out i.l. lug this mornng. "No. you didn't: " replied the Grand Duch- ess Olga abruptly, and with .11,-nlty. 'You four little grand duchesses At any rate, the four little grand duch- association, Judge Bears held tnat the re esses have unlimited popularity, and to the qulreinent of the union label on city print- . .. never ceasing joy or tne people, rich a ind poor alike, may be seen, of late, out almost any morning, their nurses seeing that they never miss a bit of sunshine if there is any to be found. But they are always the busiest little grand duchesses imaginable. It is a lii( to see them on a morning at Tsarskee-Selo re ln.tar.ee when th.v . .1 .k i . for Instance, when they get off tbelr ponies. TV.-n A n wtnt w.al. . nM.. L-. . . at once picking flower., running about and .w.r,. ,h u.. ...k . ? . - ,..iFiuciii, pui are orr ..... .k...i. .. i.i. seal which w Itlj a Dia-i-1 SINGLE recently resigned on account of delicate ! health. They have also a weakness and delight to see Baron Fredericks, who warmly returns their appreciation of hlm I self. Poor Relations. The Grand Duke Michael was the holr apparent until the birth of the little csare vitch. He was liorn In 1S7S. and Is thus ten years younger than the csar. He has never married and his health Is poor. The member of the grand ducal party who has most Influence with the cxar Is the Grand Duke Alexander Mlchaelovltch. ' Wh ln:tr h favorite sister, the Gn,nd Duchess Xenla. They are the only c01,' arong all the grand ducal retinue Who lmv ,he ""Potation of living on good wl,h "lcn 0,,ier' ' They have six sons, and the grand duke ha Wn Involved In some of the ugliest f ,he nnB1,0,al cnndals which have made e.siung tamuy natea. lie lias Immense Influence with the emperor, how ever, and Is closer to him than either Vladimir or Alexis, his father's brothers. Alexander Mlchaelovltch Is tall, slender and handsome, and Is a grandson of Nicholas I. Ills mother was a German T"'!"lT!'' "C h"d a mo,eat,, fortune wiucn has made It necessary for him, with a family of six young children, to Increase his Income by any means possible. Vladimir has set a fine example for his two sons, Boris and Cyril, and has been more nissoiute than any of the other grand dukes. His brother Alexis m-hn i. ,lw . . . ., .." . "r, r J I' Q "t . ' f pP"on- He haa th" ,aml,y wcak" IM, for Fr(.nch ,c, k i rer" ,TOSnt9 ' Jewelry to those he meets ' -nd St Petersburg. I fJ. ti morganatic alliances " of nl mistresses got from the govern- ' i7J,'r " r'nB thnf ' 'P to Russia by France. Then, after the m0n,,y. ll"a bM Pld "er, the dea! fell I .nfh' These two are. like the departed nerse. unscrupulous thieves of tlio public money. The Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna Is the mother of the Grand Duke Puul, who was banished en account of his morganatic marriage. sew York Sun. ADDS TO THE LORD'S PRAYER -msiiiu t-omposltloa Captured During the Civil War at Charleston. I The 1 ucnuuiui composition was captured during the civil war In Charles- ion, a. u., by a brother of Mrs 8 n Helmer of Kendalvllle, Ind. It Is printed on heavy satin and Is quite a literary curtOSty: Thou to the merev seat our souls ootli gather To uo our .luty unto TJho i-VriiOUR FATHER, all honor should be given. ror Thou art the ! "rea' od ......who art to heaven. - - tiy Wisdom rul'Bt the world whole fame Forever, therefore. ..hallowed be Thy Thy glorious grao J uivmi. us irnm 17 Thy commands; Thy k'n"dom c' opposed oy none But Thy good pleas- AndeieVou'r"i--o'm'pt-T,'y W,U b' doil9 ness to ojey bo TnelVr .oms 1- O, Lord, also "ett4en' pray 1 Thou wouldst be rt,0'.;f-i51"""' oy wnerewith our souls are fed. Sufficient raiment wVt'h very'nwed'fuiour dally br0A1 tiling do Thou re lieve us And of Thy mrey, p4ty All our nil.ioeds'forand orlvu us Him whom Thou didst pluaio To make au oKeiing for And for as much, O,our tresspass Lord, as wo be lieve That Thou wilt par don us Let that love teach" wo forgive those wherewith Thou i dost acuualnt us i And though so'm'e!Iwho treuspass times Thou tindst -"8t us. we have forgot Wk. I.. ... ' fi. I V"" lu , yet neip... ' Through "s o u I o'rand loAd UM not 1 0,LU(w1a,lt 1 ' jor et earth's gain drive us L1 nl th8 oul of lnto temptation, pSSJnThe me'of trial them frnb"t deliver devil"1"0" th And both In life and death keep "p wfhtrlL,,i xhoa" " from whom' This may be had.... Thla or1'.d y,0JiJJJ)!l? ""J' " ---. the To Thee belongs the power and the AJJd( nd all Thy won- giory drous works have ..ruled never But will remain for- ever and forever. Ttu"eaWe would "on- fea again, And thus ay eter- naiiy A-ai-r.-.. UNION LABEL NOT NECESSARY Decision of Judge dears la Case of j City Printing Contract Provision, After bearing argument by Attorneys Connell. for the Typographical union, and T. J. Mahoney. for t lie Omaha Employers' lng is not to be regarded as binding. Mrs. Kennedy Funeral Plana The funeral of Mrs. Margaret A. Ken- 1 nedy. wife of the lute Howard Kennedy sr., will lie Sunday afternoon ut 2 ' from the home, "."Jt Dodge street. Ilev Kdwin Hart Jenks. pastor of the Hr.i Presbyterian chu ch, will conduct the service. The burial will be at Forest Lawn. ,The pallbearers will be: Ollbert M ' lit... ln...L. ' K 11 . 1 1 1 1 1 , . "V nivni.n v.. hhhiuk, ii. a. uouo, N. Wilhelm. A' R Scl'frmerhorn. James H, Adams ana I" - ul Ludington. Fountain Peas. Frsuxer, lilb and Dodge. COPY FIVE CENTS. .ICflT FOR CARRYING MAIL Railroads Framing Up far Contraot foi Naxt Tanr Years, NEW ELEMENT OF COMPETITION ARISES Pennlanla, Missouri radio and Santa Fe Said to Do Rack, lng tho Roads on Bmployed. Time is approaching for the fight be tween the western railroads fer the priv ilege of hauling the government mall and the railroads are marshaling their forces to try to secure this coveted prize. Con ferences are being held by the Union Ta il fie and Burlington in reference te lower ing the time of hauling these fast trains, for time Is the essence of the contract with I'mio Sam. A new factor of competition is entering the field, it Is said the Penn sylvania, the Missouri Paclllo and the Santa Fe are uniting to strive to take tbe plum from the New York Central, tbe Lake ISIiore, the Burlington, the Union Faclflo ami the Southern Pacific. fcivery four years lncle Bam has this mail weighed, the road Is chosen for It to travel over and the compensation deter mined for the next four years. The pay la less than on regular mall business and an exaggerated idea of the compensation ex ists. The extraordinary speed Is consid ered In connection with the expensive char acter of the power and equipment and tha constant need for Its replacement to keop it In the highest possible standing. Four years age the Northwestern made an effort to secure the contract from Chi cago to Omaha, two trains west and one east, and for a month ran a train at light ning speed over Its double-tracked road, but the experience of the Burlington lit handling this train for twenty years evi dently put it in a position to make the better allowing. History of the Contest. Twenty-live years ago the agents of the government tried to get Marvin Hughltt. then, as now, the head of the Northwestern, to haul this train. After due consideration. Mr. Hughitt concluded he did not want the buslin ss, which would have to be hauled at a loss. The agent then went to T. J. Potter, general manager of the Burlington, who thought for a minute and then said lie would haul the train. This conversation with Mr. Potter has been of great benefit to tho Burlington In keeping this contract, for the Burlington hauled that train for some years at an actual loss; but now, when It takes two full trains daily from Chicago to Omaha, tho other roads would like the business. The Pennsylvania baa established a fast train between New York and St Louis, and the Missouri Paclflo a fast train be twoen St. Louis and Kansas City, and the Santa Fo has reduced the running time of Its limited two hours. These reductions are said to make a faster mall route to the coast than the one now In use, so It is said to be up to the roads which now bold the contract to speed up a little. No action has been taken by tho government in the matter, but the railroads realize that If the other roads can make a better showing at tho next rewelghlng, which comes this spring, a change Is liable to be made for the faster route. POLITICIANS BADLY SHOCKED Pathetic Feat a res of the Order Abol ishing Passes on Eultrt Roads. Pnthetie beyond the power of -words to txpress is the manner In which politicians Bhrlnk in Blze and shrivel when they blow Inte the ofticee of eastern railroads which have cut off free passes. This picture of one drawn by tho New York Times Is a type of all. One of the members of the upper house, with a length of service hardly second to any, walked Into the executive offices at Forty-second street and Vanderbilt avenue, and remarked: "Well, I guess 111 go home." The man behind the desk smiled and nodded and went on with his work. I said I guess I'll go home." repeated the senator. "Is that so?" replied the man behind the desk. A minute passed. "If you please, I'd like to catch that o'clock train." The man behind the desk didn't look up. The senator flecked the dust from the roof of his hat. He repeated the remark that he "guessed he'd go home, and that be'd like to take that ti o'clock train." The man behind the desk remarked grimly: "You'll recall. Senator, that we don't Issue passes any more." "Come, now, don't Joke. I really want to go home." "Benator. Vm not Joking; really, I hare no authority to Issue yeu a pass. Orders are orders." "The you haven't. Where's T mentioning a high official of the road. He was shown Into the room of tho high official. "What's all thla about? I want to ga home tonight and I'm told I can't bar a pass!" he roared. "That's right, senator." "WHAT?" "That's right. The order holds gooe "Do you mean to say that after all these years that I, , can't have a pass?" "Senator, It Is unfortunate, but It Is not I. it's the management that has Issued th. order." "Am I to understand that this road turns me down?" "Senator, there's nothing doing." "This is the most monumental piece ef ingratitude I ever heard of," he wailed. "To think that me, after standing for every thing tills road nas asked for fer the past twenty years, should come to the point where I'm told 'ther's netln' doln'." If the legislator hadn't been hardened by the politlcitl strife of half a century, (al most.) and the civil war in addtlon, he would have been moved to tears. He left the building a firm believer that not only republics were ungrateful. Xe Meeting New Year. The fity Board of Eqiillzitlon will tint meet January 1. as advertised, but will b postponed for one month. This was brought aiMiiit hy the fact that the first notices (f ile meeting will apnear In the papers of Christmas day, and as there Is no official paer published nn that day the city attorney has tnitltled the city clerk that the no Ice of meeting will not be le. gaily ad veil I hi d. llr. Mi-(;resr and Wife Remembered. 1 R U. W. McGregor and wife ef the H'",,n T '"n,h btreet Methodist church were th recipients of gifis Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Seymour H Bmith. chorister and .. . t 1. -1 .. I . . .... .... ' "'-"'- " "-' n vi inn cnnir, presente4 the pastor with an Irish frieze overcoat The ladle, of the rnnrregatlon plaoed in tha hands of Mrs McGregor a well filled purse a. a token, of esteam for bar dewtog labui"
