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unday Bee The Omaha PAGES I TO 12 NEWS SECTION. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOUSING, FEHIiUAKY 13, 190C-FOUH SiXTlONS-THIKTY-TWO PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. WORK FOR PREMIER 7 Midwinter Election Causes Unusual Condi- ' tion to Exist. NEW PROGRAM IS YET TO Bt ARRANGED Cabinet Meeting Will Be . Frequent in Early Days of Session. LITTLE TROUBLE FROM CONSERVATIVES L'veii Chamberlain's 8uocess Doet Not Gi?e . Them Fighting Humor. f mmuannm- RADICALS TAKING 'ACTIVE PART IN WORK Prediction U Made that Present Parliament Will Bn Last of 'h crnl Party mm Vital For. - LONDON. Feb. 17. (Special Cablegram to The Tie.) The nrtme minister will have IRISH AFTER THE PREMIER Pamphlet Issued! hnlC Remurha if l,rnfr Anent Horn Hal for Ireland. DrilLIN. Feb. 1ft (Special Cablegram to The Bee.l-Thc Irish evidently do not In tend to allow Sir Henry Cmnpbell-Banner-mann end the liberals to escape from a consideration of home rule the moment Parliament la fairly In session. A pam phlet ha Just been printed showing the peeches of the prime minister upon this Important' proposition. This pamphlet re cltea that while still leader of the opposi tion at Stirling on November 23 he dealt very fully with the Irish question, saying: My opinion ha Ion been known to you. It la that the only way of heillng the evils of Ireland removing the difncul llea of Ita administration, of giving con tentment and prosperity to lla people and of making It a BtrenKth Instead of a weak ness to the empire Is thnt the Irish people should havo the management of their own domestic affairs, and so far from this opin ion fading or dwindling as the years pass, it Is becoming stronger and, what la more. I have more confidence In Its realisation. If I were asked for advice by an ardent nationalist I would sy my desire is to see the effective management of Irish affairs In the hands of a representative Irish Par- ui. ..-.. full .iiirlnar the next 1 (lament. If I were a nationalist I would few days, for the short Interval that has j take It any way I could get H, provided it elapsed since his call to office ami the tact that over one-half of It has been devoted to the general election hnve naturally handicapped lilm to a considerable degree ill preparing the government business for the coming session. Ordinarily this work extends over several months; the different measure proposed for Introduction being coTSldered at numerous cabinet councils during the early months of winter. This year, however, the circumstances have been quite, abnormal, a midwinter campaign be ing a novelty In Kngland.. Hence It Is nec essary to crush everything Into the space of a few weeka. As soon as possible frequent sesslcns of the cabinet will be held at which the outlines of the various measures to be submitted will be decided upon. The necessity for getting the different government bills Into shape Ir the more urgent this year, aa It Is believed the de bate on the address from the throne will be unusually short. In view of the tre mendous smashing which the Idea of pro tection has Just received at the polls It Is not thought likely that the opposition will court a further defeat upon It by making It the subject of amendment, even though Mr. Chamberlain haa come to the front more than, was anticipated. In fact, the opposition appears to be willing to adopt a glad-to-be-alive, waltlng-for-somethlng-to-turn-up attitude. It Is not surprising that In the present trend of events after their recent heart-brenklng gruelling that the members of the opposition have about decided that they have little stomach for fight on any question certainly they are not In a position t spring the high pro tective tariff Issue on an unsuspecting Par liament. Even If they had the Inclination they have not the men capable of main taining a sustained debate. With the ex ception ' of Mr. Chamberlain himself and possibly Mr. Wvndham, they Lave not a rnan who la able to seriously tackle the men on the .liberal sMe. It Is quite as bad .with ther rent aori file, for there, are "not more thaa a djosen men of raal talent In the lot.' Some Important amendments. It Is -understood. Will odme from the labor members, . who are determined to take the earliest opportunity of making their power felt as a parliamentary force. Radicals Are Restive. Meanwhile the liberal leader, Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, will hava his hands fuLL Though It Is of no special significance oar aa It Indicates a dlsooeltlon between the) more radical wing of the radicals to quarrel with the liberals, Robert Blatch- fort Is out In the. Clarion with, the dec la rat ton that "liberalism is dying or dead.' He reasons It out along these Hues: "Our first and greatest duty le to furht the liberal party. There can be no social ism while any pretense of alliance or friend ship exists between the liberal party and the socialists. Today the liberal ' party Is full of triumph. It is once mora a great puny wun a great majority. lint It no longer has a meaning. The great liberal party stands for nothing Is ncthlng." He refers to prominent members of thtt cabinet by name and continues: "Edward Hartley, Philip Snowden. Fred Jowett and many more whose numea are unknown to the world ere of more conse quence to this country than all the Aa MUlths, Bannermana and Morleys on earth." Mr. Blatchford speculates on the life of the ' government. It would hold together. fj j ... nmr or live years j perhapa less, but he Is hopeful of the fu . - Imp rtt f Vi. .lult.t 'At the next election we ought to put In at least one hundred HOctaliMs." con tinues Mr. Blatchford. "If we all do our . best I hava no doubt that with four v....-.- COUNT WITTE TALKS Before to Hie Work in Troublous Times for the Bussian Empire. DID NOT DESIRE PLACE OF FIRST PREMIER Beturned from America with Desire to Betire from Publio Life. . HAS NO FOLLOWERS NOR ASSOCIATES NOVEL CASE INTRENCH COURT Balloonist Compelled to Pay fine for Death of Maa from Escap ing , Only Leader on Earth Who Does Bepresent a Party. Hot OBJECTS TO TACTICS OF HIS OPPONENTS CHINA IS AWAKENING Minister at Washington Discusses Reports of Anti-Foreign Uprisings. PARIS. Feb 17. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The balloon Is now fighting Its way for a standing before the French courts. Though It anpears to hnve become i , as established a fact aa the bicycle or the i automobile, nevertheless the idea is too i Diplomat Bays They Have Been Disturbers new and original for the courts to Tuive iinny precedents providing for aerial navl- gation as n method of transit. GERMANS ARE BLAMED FOR AGITATION for Centuries. Willing to Re .Indeed lr Hla ear ,;i was consistent with and led up to tnoir lara-er nollcy. Cndoubtedly It will take time. Hut I trust that the opportunity of making a great advance on this question of Irish government will not be long de layed, and when this opportunity comes my firm belief Is that ft greater measure of agreement than hitherto as to the ultimate solution will be found possible, and that a keener appreciation will be felt of tho bene fits that will flow to the Irish communities and British people throughout the world, and that Ireland, from becoming dis affected. Impoverished and discouraged, will take Its place, a strong, harmonious and contented portion of the empire." , Such was the position of Sir Henry Camp-bell-Bannermann as leader of the opposi tion. The position is apparently that of the home ruler. The only question left open Is the question of time. Before he spoke upon this subject again he had be come prime minister and formed hla liberal cabinet. In the process of Its formation, notwithstanding the defection of Lord Kosebery, he told the public that he had "received no reuuest for a compromise, or no uuggestlon of a compromise, upon any political question at all." On December 21 "the collective opinion of the cabinet" on the whole field of liberal policy was declared in tho Albert hall speech. This was the passage In which the prime minis ter dealt with Ireland: "This Is the foundation of our educational policy that the people of the district should control and manage the schools. It Is the foundation of our licensing policy. But If I seek for illustrations, why do I not take the greatest, the most conspicuous in stance what other than this Is the founda tion of our Irish policy that those do mestic affairs which concern the Irish poo pie only, and not ourselves, should, as and when opportunity affords, be placed In their bands. Challenged at Inverkelthlng, the premier replied -! believe that the proper solution of the difficulty of Irish government Ilea In the reference to an Irish body of all Irish questions with which England and Scot land have no immediate concern, and should propose to myself to support a scheme of that sort as time and oppor tunlty may offer. But I do not think that In the Immediate future there Is any chance of such an opportunity occurring. Policies a ad Arte, bat ot Those Attributed to ,- Him. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. v..-(Rpeclaf Cablegram to The Bee.) The special strength of the Russian revolution appears to have proved Its special weakness. It was supposed that the great railroad strikes end other strikes in the manufacturing towns would afford the revolutionists a new I"-"' I ITel-er l,lm.lf ... VI ... tlon gained Immensely us regards the Im- I .,,,,. . ' t ' ' ' inrrniuii uu inuec w iiu nan iiru lun . um . because of the appearance of mystery with JAMAICA EXPRESSES PLEASURE Liberal Government Reverses Prede cesaor In Matter of Withdraw, lug; Troopa from Island. However, the subject of Bnclent lights and ancient rights of air. etc., promises to come before the courts of France In hundreds of different ways In the not fa distant future. The first balloon case of the kind has Just been before the courts for adjustment.. Tli'' t, grows out of a balloon accident ef', i-hr. An aeronaut nnmed rtncoa ''.v .sslnlg In his balloon over Paris. .. he unexpectedly camn to within a V yards of the roofs. Finally he knocked down a chimney pot. Thinking him in danger, some people promptly seised the dragging guide roue and In spite of the aeronaut's protest hauled him down Into the street. He therefore had no choice except to order them to shut their windows while he deflated, his gas bag. The gas entered a house through n window care lessly left opn and caused en explosion, In which a man named (lousenu w.is killed. The question at Issue Was aa to whether ' t lie. aeronaut, having been Hn unwilling CHINA WILL MANAGb ITS OWN AFFAIRS No Danger of War Unless Ita Purpose is Interfered With. ALL CHRISTENDOM IS AN ARMED CAMP World Coatalaa More. Armed Mea Sow Than liver Before and China Most Protect Itself. K1N08TO Jamaica, Feb. 17.-tSpeclal Cablegram to The Bee.) Tne greatest sat tsfaction is being expressed both In tho newspapers and out of thi newispapers bo caune of the reports from London tba Lord Elgin, at a meeting of the executive conimlttoo of the West Indian committed stated that the government had decided to maintain a force of white artillery men and engineers in Jamaica. Tho announce ment a few monthn ago that the late gov ernment had dectde.il to withdraw the white troops from the West Indies aroused a stcrm of protests from the white Inhabi tants of the Island. Deputations wers sent to Mr, Balfour mid Mr. L itlcjon, but in spite of all that cuull bv done Urn decisun to withdraw the troopa was ad hered to. Now, however, that it has buen le erred by the new government, there is general rejoicing hurt-. Though Jamaica has been more con servative than the most tury districts of which It had been Invested. By degrees It became evident, however, that the elements which were missing from the Russian revo lution were such as could not safely be dis pensed with. Radical as was the news that came In from all parts of the empire, never- heless there appeared little or nothing In he way of real progress. It was difficult to say what the revolutionists were aiming at whether they knew themselves what they wanted. The people were puxzled with speculations as to whether It was a dynas tic or a constitutional movement. Did Its real strength lie In the towns or in the country? Was Its object Industrial or agrarian? Or was It simply a gathering of the forces of discontent, formidable most formidable from the point of view of the prosperity and good administration of the empire, but not such a revolution as left the government no choice but that between conquering and being conquered. The out come appears after all, no matter what the liberalizing tendencies may have been, to have been favorable to the government. In spite of all the cxar is still on his throne. Count Wltte Is still his first minister and enough of the army is faithful to him to give him command of the situation at all events In St. Petersburg and In Moscow. Things have so far solidified themselves that Scrgius Yulevltch Wltte. the first minister of Russia, la even willing to com ment upon the situation aa it exists. In answer to questions recently he said: Probably no public servant known to Russian history has. ever been so severely and unanimously blamed In his own . coun try as myseir. and this not only for acts which I did. but for others which I never even dreamed of doing, and not merely for words and motives which were truly mine, but also for their opposltes. which were gratuitously. attributed to te Agai.vry J putilKj ni4. Kttowto nistory, no matter wnai me rojor or nis pontics, nas nan a party following, numerous or small. Some section of society endorsed his principles, some fraction assisted his efforts, many re joiced at his achievements. I am the sole exception. Every party, extreme or mod erate. agrees in objecting to what it terms my polley, on grounds that contradict each other diametrically. As a Russian patriot my heart bleeds at a lack of Industrious fellow laborers In the country's cause, of earnest workers who do not expect political or social regeneration from radical programs and speeches, but from steady, wise, patient labor, from re spect for the law, from reverence for duty and from the exo.-clse of self-control. With a fair contingent of such modest, con sclentious toilers, Russia would soon rise to a very high place among the nations of the earth. 1 am hopeful that men of this sort will yet come forward. Meanwhile ' my motive In continuing to occupy a post which brings down such harsh Judgment upon me is dutv to tne czar and the father land. My guiding principle Is to act accord ing to my lights, and my aole recompense Is the approval of my conscience. On my return from th I'nited States after the treaty of Portsmouth all that craved for was rest for body and mind In the exclusion of nriv&te life, and it wna nil more uxeiy tnut my wtsn would be The courts finally de cided against the aeronaut and sentenced him to pay damages to the amount of 11.000 to the widow of Gouseau, the man who was. killed. the granted since' there were doubtless others who. placed In the position I now occupy, might have acquitted themselves of the tank as well as myself or better. Whatever the drawbacks or penalties at- licnefl t tne performance or my duty Cheerfully accept them. But I certainly do not include among such penalties the con stant disapproval of everything I do by certain political groups, tin tile contrary, clever men's criticism Is always wloome, l-iHiite it Is wholesome and helpful, while to the strictures or the remainder one can ruHlly shut one's second cur. ome nations Judge their servants not only by wlmt they have accomplished, but also by whut they would fain have aci-ouipliMhed. I am ready to accept responsibility for what 1 have really xuld Hud done, but what 1 deprecate arc the upocrvphnJ utterances gratuitous! v attributed to me every day. BELGIANS FEAR WAR'S EFFECT F. inert ftermanr nad France to Fight - and Battles Foaght Hear Antwerp. BRrssELB. Feb. 17. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) It Is regarded as a curious coincidence that Just t the very moment that a bill authorizing the expenditure of i2ftfl00.r m fortify the port of Antwerp had passed, throughout Belgium, and. In fact, throughout Holland, there, commenced to circulate a pamphlet entitled. 'The In vasion of Belgium," showing what 111 ef fects a war between France and Germany would have upon Belgium. The author takes It for granted that France and Germany will be at war next June. Belgium In the meantime has been declared neutral. England loins France. and they by their united navy are power ful enough to crush the German fleet. Germany, however, Is victorious on the land, and In the heat of that victor? breaks the treaty of neutrality and sends 100,000 men Into Belgium, while England lands 60,000 men at .Antwerp. The allies are eventually defeated In other parts of the country. The author, evidently not having foreseen the paeslng of the port of Antwerp bill, providing for the Improve ments and the fortifications of the harbor, or else concluding hat the time Is too short to undertake tortlfljktlons with any resisting power, nnelhe Anglo-Belgian Ttnjr at TnrwerrrTSurreiWer" J .-' The author, however, does Indulge In his prophetic pamphlet In a great deal of rood advice to the effect that Belgium should be prepared to defend Itself against all In vasion. rum'. Engluud. us a result of Hi l decision ,-. v ibii uu uiii or even more i to u.mi u um iniuou were i - v. LmLiieiuauiia in uc Kem-rHi elections ll Meanwhile John Burns has succeeded In stirring up a hornet's nest, and ha Is having quite lively time with Mr. Chamberlain. It appear that Mr. Chamberlain, during the recent campaign, spoke as follows: Mr. Burns received deputation of the unemployed the other day he who when lie first came Into office with his fresh honors upon him full .bloom, confident that the millennium would come of Itself now that he was president of the local govern ment board, nas already developed Into a hack official of the most ordlnarv kind When he received this deputation 'l think they must have failed to recognise the mob orator of Hyde park in the smug and respectable gentleman who read them a lecture upon thrift and sobriety and beggod them . to have confidence in him end to be assured that he would look after tlulr Interests. - Mr. Burn now says that this wanton description by Mr. Chamberlain of what did not occur is best answered and re futed by what lis really did say. He says that he stated that the deputation might rest assured that lie had approached the act of sympathy and with a praotical de Ure to put promptly In motion what ad ministrative agencies were already In ex istence, and were under the control of the loos I government board. Haras la Miller. - ' Mr. I turns says that there was not a word te tb deputation about thrift and aobrUty end he could not therefore, aa Mr- Chamberlain said, have read the depu tation a lecture upon thrift and sobriety, neither did he bag them tn have confidence in himself. Here ia what Mr. Bums claims that he really did say upon that point: "The depulatloo may rest assured that whatever la poaalbla. having regard to the limited power of the local government board, will ho sympathetically and promptly carried out." Mr. Burns adds that he aim ply said that he would administer the un employed act promptly and fairly. The bitterness incorporated in the reply of Jolin Burns may he seen by the fol io win-: "I only wUh to add that Mr. Chamber lain must not Incorporate In his opponent's utterance what they never said, and upon U-'ontluurd oa neeond Page ) would be curried by a liberal candidate uu a 10 to 1 busis. To the universal satisfac tion over thu fact thut the liberal colonial secretary has reversed the position taken by the colonial conservative secretary there Is rejoicing over the fact that a fast cruiser .is to be permanently stationed in the" West Indies, and that the West India Islands will be annually visited by a Brit ish sctuadrun. SWITZERLAND IS A REFUGE Itnsalans and Polea Flock ta Repabllo to Avoid Dancer nt Home. UJ2NEVA. Feb. 17. lSccial Telegram to The Bee.) Not lesa than lO.Ouo Russians of all ages and all ranks have taken refutes In Switzerland during the last year. Among the l'.usaian colony In this city, In fact, are ! mum rftnrtuwnf :itivea .if tlie p ti ..in n mo bility whose homes have beeq swept uw.-iy by the revolt of the peasants. Many of them are actually obliged to work for a living and to their credit be it said that they are generally willing to do' all that they can and they seldom or never become chargea upon the authorities in the various cantons. In Geneva, for lntunce, tliera is a coun tess who Is employed a a milliner, while at Zurich a baroness Is teaching languages to support herself and her two children. INDIAN EDITOR IN TROUBLE Makes Paltlle a'ote of Lord C'arsou, Showing Dissatisfaction with Admlalst ration. CALCUTTA. Feb. 17. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) In 'consequence of the unau thorised publication of a confidential note of Lord Curxon'a on the subject of the partition of Bengal, Lord Miuto's govern ment has Just announced an official boycott of the Statesman, the principal liberal newspaper in Indlu. which has liecn promi nent In criticising the administration. Mr. Ratcliffe. the editor of the otatcsmuii and the author of the recent letter on the parti tion of he province In the Speaker, is au thority for the statement that tho docu ment In question reached him through an accident and thut he has satisfied himself that no breach of trust had been com mitted by any government employe. In the particular note referred to Lord Curzon complained of not being Informed of discussions and projects regarding the partition. Ho proved his ability as a phrase maker by coiling this neglect "department alism," "which Is hot a moral delinquency, but an Inteiectua! hiatus." NORWEGIAN FARMERS PROSPER American Machinery nnd Methods Are Being; Introduced on Small Northern Holding;. CHRISTIANA. Feb. 17,-(Speclal Cable gram to The Bee.) The debts of Norwe glan farmers, whose holdings lie along the ses shore, have in many Instances been paid by the Income arising from the Sale of the seaweed ashes. In fact. Consul Ras- mussen of Stavenger has Just presented a report to the government which shows that the gathering of seaweed In south' western Norway has assumed the propor tions of a large Industry, which has sur passed fishing and agriculture in fortune building. Farmers collect the apparently worthless growth, burn It and the ashes to representatives of various manufactur ing Institutions In other countries. These ashes contain valuable chemical properties, Including Iodine. "Old debts." says the report, "have been paid and small farms that were Isolated and aurroundej by unproductive land have had their boundaries extended by the draining of marshes and clearing of rocky wantcs that have not been utilized or productive since the htone age "Twenty years ago there was not a mow ing machine !n the entire district, while now there are mowers, hay rakes, harrows and other modern machinery on nearly every farm. Modern dwellings and bams for grain and stock have replaced the uiH'leut huts. 'The transformation has been so great that farming in this particular locality moy be said to have acquired an aln.ost American character, but on a smaller scale." . . MONKS TO BE CHAUFFEURS Priests Will Iannararate a Lis Antomoblles . Over Roads In tha Alp. of SWEDE PRINCE TO WED SINGER Engen to Will Resign All Honors Marry Woman of His (hole. A Russian count Is offering his servlcM at i Balo through the medium of an advertise- COPENHAGEN, Feb. 17. 8pclul Cable-t etructed to climb the steep gradients, will GENEVA, Feb. 17.-(Spcial Cnblegvain to The Bee.) The monks of the Grand St. Bernard are about to make their debut us chauffeurs. These are the priests the world over famous because of their many rescues of travelers during snow storms. For more than half a century they hava been pic tured, to the world as dragging the unfor tunates out of the blizzard drifts by the assistance of mammoth dogs, which have sine become known as St. Bernard dogs. After a struggle lasting over a year they have received the permission from the Valuta and Italian authorities to run a motor cur servlc between the hosploes of Grand St. Bernard and Slinplen their properties and Domodosaola and Aosta. The chauffeur will b chosen from among j the monks themselves. They will continue i to wear eowls. The car, which are being specially con- WABHINUTON. Feb. 17.-The Ppst today says: "There Is no danger whatever of an uprising In China against foreigners," said Sir Chentung Liang Chang, tho Chinese minister. "It Is true, of course, that there is political agitation In China but its object is to create such excite ment as to cause International cum pi lea lions with the view of crippling, If not wholly destroying, tho present dynasty. My government la amply prepared to meet an emergency. ' I do not mean that China is threatened with a revolution, but that a small party of discontents Is striving desperately to start a revolution. But the movement would not be strong or danger ous. ."My government is keeping me minutely Informed. If, as a result of an agitation now going on, a worthy foreigner Is harmed the emperor's soldiers will pounce upon that community that harbors ' the miscreants and lay It , waste, should they be unable to find every one of the scoun drels responsible, directly or Indirectly, for the trouble. The slaughter would be sick enlng If tho government is driven to reprisals. Yu An Shi Kl, the great viceroy of Chill, set the example for this sort of rigid work in the Boxer uprising of 1900. The slaughter of the Chinese by the em peror's soldiers would be more horrible than that of Yu An's soldiers six year ago If the miscreants now at work to in volve China in foreign trouble do not desist. Millions of dollars have been expended by the central government In the last six year In bringing the army up to a proper condition . of efficiency. China does not want to go to war. We are a peaceable people. War is hateful, awful, horrible- hell." Is there likelihood of a foreign war?" None so long as the world lets China manages Its own affair." Part Taken by Germnna. Is It a fact that Germany or Germana are mainly responsible for a large part of the "threatening trouble In China at pros "The Germans are aggressive." he re plied. "Since the dawn of your clvlllza tlon the German have been disturbers of the peace and repose of other peoples and nation in what Is now tho Christian domain. They eem always dlsoontented with what they have. Their energy ap pear to demand the whole world In which to hustle. I do not say that they are re sponsible In any sense for what Is going on behind the scenes in China. I merely tell you that I have heard that stated In well Informed and responsible quarters. I am keeping my government Informed of all I knew and all I hear. I have pleaded with the authorities at Peking to be careful to see to It that foreigner of all classes are treated unusually well In China while this agitation lasts. I have learned that my advice Is being followed all over China. The Chinese have adopted a new internal policy. There will be no more concessions to foreigners. "The granting of concessions to foreign er has been a too fruitful source of trouble to be continued. And so we shall attend to our own affairs In future, and we hope the OUlSiae wuriu, inr .iillimn world, will permit us to do this. When I reflect that all Christendom is an armed camp, 1 am convinced . that we are more peaceably and neighborly inclined than la the Christian world. I suspect that sta tistic would show that there are today more men In uniform and with deadly weapons In their hands than at any otljer period In the world's history. Even China is armed to protect Itself." "Why Is the government or the tuned Slates strengthening Its military forces In the Orient?" wus suggested. "That is something 1 do not understand,'" reulled Sir Cheng. dolet nt Fncbow. LONDON. Feb. 17. The Church Mission ary society's secretary at Fucliow, China, replying to an inquiry regarding the alarm ing reports of unrest in China, cabled this morning that there was no cause for anxiety. The secretary of the society at Shanghai cables that all Is quiet there. Fryer Fears Tronble. BERKELEY, CaL, Fen. 17. Prof. John Fryer, head of the department of Oriental languages of the State university, say tht a copy of a Chinese newspaper which has Just reached here says that the Chi nese government had ordered l.OuO.000 small arms and loO cannon from manufacturers In Germany. In preparation for the threat ened war with foreign powers. Prof. Fryer, who haa spent thirty year in China, believes that the present trouble In China is undoubtedly the most serious that the nations liave hod to deal with since rela tions with tbe Chinese kingdom were established. Word from Missionaries. NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Tha following ca blegram from China was received ttday by the Presbyterian board of foreign missions: "Missionaries not In peril; everything U encouraging." This meaoage came from the mission sta tion at Shanghai and was a reply to a ca bled Inquiry made by the board yesterday for information whether Its missionaries were In peril. THE BEE BULLETIN. nrernst for Nebraska Fair anrinr. Warmer In F.natern Portion I Mon day. Fnlr. XUW F,CTln Twelvr Pages. 1 Work for mt Rrltlsh Premier. ' Count Wltte Talka of Ills Task. Chinese Minister Is Not Alnrmed. Story of White llnnae Weddlnc. B err President nf I'rrnrh Rennhllr. Consular Rill lilts f'hnrrli Howe. S Sews from All Parts of ebra"kn. Condition of Omaha's Trade. 4 Wrddlna; at White lloe.se. Wrddlna- nt White House, tl Moore t omes (lot for Rrnnteh. Affair at Month Omaha. Women Dennnnre Crowe Verdict. m Post Week In Omnhn Society. Council Bluffs nnd town News. lO Seed nistrlbntlon ot Popular. nappenlnaa In Omaha Unburns. 11 U Russian Revolutionists Taken. "portion Kvrnta of the Hay. W Kehoes of the Ante-Rooms. .New from Western Army Posts. EDITOR I 1, jec TIO F.labt Pases. I Bin atorkmen Annln In Court. I ndlkes ue Milwaukee Road. tate Commercial Clubs to Meet. thamrea nt the Connty Hospital, it Editorial. 3 Growth of the School In NehrasUu. Senators Clshting for Their Dim, 4 Want Ads. 6 Mini Ads. O Want Ada. 7 Flnnnelal nnd Commercial. 8 Benefit of Crop Special Trains. I l.l.l TR ATKD SECTION Klaht Pnaea. 1 Bryan on Education nnd Rellaloti In Jnpan. Some Oddest Beta Ever Made. S Slant on the Floor of the Seu. Curious Capers of Cnpld. 3 ftosslp of Playa and Players. Music nnd Muslenl Mutters. 4 Corn Hreedlna on n I.arue Scale. American t Itiscns In tbe Rrltlsh Northwest, 5 Machlurry In Hailroad Building. Mttle Stories for l ittle People. Pioneer Prenehrr of .Nebraska. Miss Alice Roosevelt of Iowa. 0 In the World of Women. T Sporting; Uoaslp of the Week. e) Gossip About .Noted People. Qnnlnt features of Current I. If. Some Tersely Told Tnles. COLOR SECTION Four Paves. 1 Rnster Plays lieoree Wnnhlnajtnn. It From .Near nnd Far. 3 Mark Tvtnin in Movlna Pictures. 4 bnmuo and Ilia Funny Noises. Simon Simple na a lctlin. Temperature at Omnhn Yesterday i Honr. o n. m . . H n. m ... T a. m. . . H n. m . . . On ni. . . 10 a. m . . . 11 a. nt. . . m Org. U4l Mi .2 Ut sett Hour. t l. it p. .1 p. 4 . B u. I p. T p. Peg at Mi a .'to 4 a: i DULUTH ELEVATOR BURNED Pnrt nf Blgr Pears- Plant Containing Million Bushels ( Grata" . . Destroyed. . W -' I DCLVTH. Minn., Feb". 17.-The wooorn working house of the Duluth grain elevator plant of F. H. Pravey & Co. of Minne apolis was burned to the ground with Ita contents, consisting of about 1,000.000 bushels of grain, principally wheat. The loss on the grain and house Is estimated at 11,000,000 and Is fully covered by Insurance. The origin of the fire Is unknown. For tunately there was no wind blowing toward other Improved districts on the harbor front or the loss would have been tre mendous. The burned elevator was built six years ago and It Is understood that It will be rebuilt at once. The fire depart ment had much difficulty In getting streams on the tire, as there were no hydrants within half a mile, and it was necessary to cut holes In the Ice six feet thick In the slips to get water. TREASURER KELLY IS SUED Kansas Official Asked to Return 10,&7 Reported Missing; by Kanmlnera. TOPEKA, Kan.. Feb. 17. State Attorney General C. C. Coleman today filed suit in the district court of Shawnee county against State Treasurer T. T. Kelly for $10,678 shown to be due the state of Kansas by the special treasury examination, closed a few weeks ago. The petition alleges that Interest coupons to the above amount on different Kansas townships and municipal bonds are unuccounted for. The suit is brought against T. T. Kelly us personal and against hln 3uo Isiudsmen. ARREST MOYER AND HAYWARD Ottlcers of Western Miners' I'nlon Charted with Complicity In Death of Steuurnber. DENVER, . Colo., Feb. 17. Lute tonight Charles H. Moyer, president of the West ern Federation of Miners, and Charles D. Hayward. secretary, were arrested on a charge of complicity in the murder of for mer Governor Hteunenburg of Idaho. The arrest was made at tha request of the Idaho authorities and an officer la here to take tbe men to that state. CALL FOR NATIONAL GUARD Montnnn Adjutnnt Genernl Asked Regrlmeat Is Ready for Servlc. HELENA. Mont.. Feb. 17. Adjutant General Anderson of the Montana National Guard today received an Inquiry from the quartermaster's department at Washington as to the equipment of regiment and also tf in the event of hostilities the regiment would be prepared for active service. ' INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL SOLD Movements of Ocenn Vessels Feb. IT. At New York Sailed: Philadelphia, for Southampton: Kroonland. for Antwerp: Kortig Albert, for Naples; Lucanlu. for Liverpool; Hamburg, for Naples; Celtic, for NaDles; Ethiopia, for Glasgow. At Palermo Sailed: Calabria, for New I York. 1 At Havre Arrived: Im. Oascogne. from 1 New York. Balled: La Touralne, for New j fa per Passes Into Control of Pblladel. phta Broke and Member nf St as? Resign. grain te The Be.)-In spite of affirmations at ths beginning, be employed for the trans aad denials, affirmations and reaffirmations. I Prt of supplies only. It is now practically aiuiounoed semi-orB- j Later. t however, the monks Intend to cially that Prince Eugen. third son of Kin ' start a acrvic for tourist who wish to Oscar of Sweden, will be married In the visit their hospices in the summer season. ; spring to a Swedish opera singer now In 1NIMANAPOL1S. Ind.. Feb. 17. Vhe Star Paris. The prince," who is himself an ae- tennsaela Changes Ministers. ! will say tomorrow: According to tha con pllshe.1 artist, will lose all royal privi-i CARACAS. Venezuela, Thursday. Feb. U. statement of Frank J.. Baker, edltor-in- being given up for their comfort and con- leges if ho make this marriage, In inucli 1 Via Wlllemstud, Island of Curacao, Feb. rH f of the Indianapolis Sentinel, that ntetit a a prrrat secretary. In almost all Instances the wealthier I classea are willing and glad to help their companions in adversity. For instance, the home of rsderewski, the famous pianlit. at Morge. Is continually crowded with Polish refugee. They are welcome to stay ' a long ss they need to, all the f par rnaru Finland, for NeW Prlncessln ventenca. As soon as the Polish refugees who are being entertained my the Fader ewskla in enabled to go to other countries or other parts of ths country and look after themselves, tb homa of the pianist at Merges ia gtvnu over to new refugee. the nam way a hi brother. Oacar, who I 17 The Veeueluu government has ap- ' paper has paused Into tbe hands of ( F. lust all his right of Inheritance and other ! pointed Ousman Uarblraa to be minister to Htnkley. a Philadelphia broker. Mr. Laker the I'nited St tea in place of N. Vrlus- : stated further that the resignations of tli Goitiroa, who offended President Castro by members of the staff were In tho hands voting to hold t Pan-American congress I of the new management, but up to (hi at Rio Jaaalr. tim no action haa been taken. royal right by marrying a tady-in-walting. Prince Eugen. however. Is said to be In different on this point a wa hi brother befer him, York At Antwerp Bulled: York. At Port of Spain Arrived: Luloe, from New xora. ; At Genoa Arrived: Koenlgtn uulae, from ! New York. At I Jverpool Hailed: Campania, for New York. At Southampton Sailed: New York, for New York. At Najlea Balled: 1'rtng Oskar and IJuri.i. for New Tork. I At Plymouth Arrived: Nerv York. At Rotterdam- miled: New York. At Chcrlioui g-Sailed: New Yor.. At ijovrr tailed: Finland, for New Tork. t Cue irtown Arr.ie I: CarmsnU, iroin New York. St. I.ouls. from Rotterdam, for ' New York, for ALICE AM) NICK WED Daughter of President Becomes Wife, of OongTessrnari Longworth. CEREMONY AT THE WHITE HOUSE Historic East Room Crowded with Thousand Distinguished Guests. RT. REV. BISHOP SATTERLEE OFFICIATES Bride Carries Shower Bouquet of Superb White Orchids. SCENE IS BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE Twelfth Weddln; at Home of PresU denta ftnrpnssrs All Others In Brilliancy nnd Interest on Pnrt . of People. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-With a plain circlet of virgin gold, in the historic East room of the White House, at IX minute aftei 12 o'clock today, Alice Lee Roose velt, eldest daughter of the "resident of the 1'nited States, and Nicholas Long worth, the representative In congress from the First district ol Ohio, were united in marriage. The ceremony one of the most Impres sive ever performed In the executive man sionwas according to the liturgy of the Protrstnnt Kpls.ce.pnl church, r.f which the bride is a member. It was solemnized by Right H;v. Henry Y. Sntterl,., btehop.Cf Washington, and was nttendeu by all tho solemn state of a grand oftlclnl function and by the devotional beauty of a cath edral service. No ceremony of a similar kind ever wa Vfltness.-d by a more dlstlnuulshed as semblage. There were present as guests not only the most eminent rr presentatlve of the American government, but the per sona! commissioners of I he kings and po tentates of the powers of the civilized world, constituting an assemblage, not only one of the largest, hut the most dis tinguished that ever was gathered at on time In the White House. Twelfth White House Rrlde. A balo nf n hundred years of romnntle White House history hung over the bridal couplo. Miss Roosevelt was the twelfth bride, according to accepted authorities. to plight her troth within its rlaealo walla and the Identical spot where she today Joined hands with the husband of her cholco "for better or for worse," is hallowed 'In the memory of another White House bride, "Nellie" Grant, who thirty-two years ago on that same spot became, the wife of an Englishman. Algernon C. F. Sar toris. Tender. Indeed, must hare been the recollections of Mrs. Bartorls of that day, now long ago, for she. was one of the witnessen of Mis Roosevelt's wedding.. While the bride erself and the preal- dent and Mrs. Roosevelt had desired that the. ceremony of the marriage should be as quiet,. and simple, as, possible; . I -. j; found" impracticable' to' limit" the function. .. ae was Intended at first,' to the Immediate relatives of the bride and the bridegroom. It became necessary to Include among the guests Invited certain official classea ard personal friends ot Miss Roosevelt end Mr. Longworth and, In alt, the people bid den to the ceremony numbered 1,000. The ceremony took place In the East room, made famous by a century of bril liant social functions, but no event In It history was so brilliant and beautiful a that of today. The classic splendor of the great apartment was enhanced by exquisite and artistic decorations and the brilliant sunlight of a gorgeous day lent added beauty to the setting of the. wedding. Son Shine on Bride. - It had been Intended to light the mag nificent room with the hundreds of softly shaded lamps of - the great crystal chandeliers, but, while artificial light war utilized throughout the rest of the Whit House, it was determined to flood the mar riage scene with sunlight. It was a beautiful conceit, founded on the proverb, "Happy Is the bride the sun shines on." No lovelier day In winter ever dawned. Tbe uir was as balmy almost mM . In spring. No more auspicious day for a -wedding could have been Imagined. For days the White House, ordinarily open to visitors during specified hour of each day, had been closed, pending ' ar rangements for today's ceremony. The East room. In which the ceremony occurred, wus decorated most elaborately. Not sine the Incoming of the administration of Pres ident Roosevelt have the White Houao apartments been so exquisitely graced with flow re us they were today. . While no sace necessary for guests was taken up with floral decorations, every room In the lower part of the executive munsiou as brilliant with flower and decorative plants. The decorations ware planned and executed by George H. Brown of the gov ernment botanlii'l gardens, who studied with the eye of an artist the color schema of the rooms -t tho White House and de veloped his Id' as of floral decorations In consonance with the coloring of the vari ous apartments. The decorations of the muln corridor were beautifully artistic. The niches with decorative plnnts, stately palms and tree ' fern. The two great Jardiniere between the columns along the corridor were planted with handsome rhododendrons In full flower. The blossoms were of purple and pink and the plants were so arranged In the Jardinieres so that they formed a living screen Just twelve Inches high. Maslc of tb Dny, Behind the scrceri was stationed in the vestibule the magnificent Marine band or chestra, under the personal leadership ol Lieutenant WUilum 11. Santelman, the di rector of the band. A special program bad been prepared for the wedding. The muslo was selected for the most part by Miss Roosevelt herself. During the wedding and the breakfast the band rendered the prog i am which follows: First Grand March Tannhauser. . . Wagner Hecond Overture Jubilee Von Weber Third-ballet Music and Wedding Pro cession from the Opera Fcramors Kuhensttea (si Dunce of the Bnyodre No. 1, Mouerato b Candle Dance of the Brides of Kaschmlr 1,'Isteuse Tempo trX Mod- eruto Cen Moto ' (ci Dance of ( Bayaderus, No. 2, Allegro VI vac. i';ii (di Wedding l'rcte-lon Moderuto Fourth Polonaise 5fw'tary Chopin Fifth Wultz ' The Diliulanie . .Santelinaun fcixlh Serenade from Rural Wedding... Goldmnrk Seventh Fluerette Herbert Eighth Hungarian Rhopsody. No. 1.. .Liszt Ninth March Brldi-Elect Sou During the llr ' ' p nu.-et were usem bllng th milituc . :ivn! or,.,.rs de. tailed for (he iK-cur! ::- . 're W'.iltc House as the social aides . i : "c president were completing the arrangement by .dug that the distinguished throng wos disposed nf If .Continued on Fourth FaajaJ Jl