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Omaha Sunday Bee PART L HEWS SECTION PAGE I to a. Advertise In THE OMAHA DEC Best ,?. West VOL. XXXVI I xo. r,i. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOHXIXG, FEBRUARY 0, IMS-FIVE SECTIONS TWEXTY-EI 0 1 IT TAOES. SIXGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ... HE NO HOME RULE NOW Little Chance for Irish Legislation This Session of Parliament. CALENDAR ALREADY OVERLOADED OoTernment Has Lonjr Program of English Measures. liUVJSRSITY BILL IS PROBABLE Indications that This Measure May Get Through. IRISH SPORT IS THREATENED rklna; tp Large F.atatr Into Small Holding Dritror JNayay ( the Larepe' Gam Prraervv. Dl'BLIN, Feb. 8. (Special.) Now that Parliament haa reassembled and tha Irish party )n once more reunited, speculation la rife a to what Ireland will gain In the way of legislation this session. The opinion of those who are beat Informed la that a bill to establish and endow a Catholic university In Ireland' will be passed and that thla bill will be all that Ireland can hope for. A atrenuoua effort will be made by the reunited party td Induce the gov ernment to bring In a really satisfactory homo rule measure,, hut no one seriously think that It will be auccesMful. The gov ernment haa already burdened Itself with a long program of legislation to satisfy its English supporters and rt will have no time thla session to devote to a measure which would arbuse ao much controversy aa a hornet rule bill and which would undoubt edly be thrown out by the House of Lords, thus necessitating an appeal to the country at a time when the government is ill pre pared, for a general election. It la an open secret that the influence of the hierarchy waa the paramount one In bringing about the reunion of Messrs. William O'Brien and Timothy llealy with the party. Both are devoted sons of the church and their Influence and experience will be of great use In assisting in tbsj framing and conduct through Parliament of the university bill. Ireland's Sport Threatened. One effect of the land purchase act which la now beginning, to be felt Is the threat ened ruin of Ireland aa a country for sport, and thla la really rather a aerlous matter. The preservation of game and the establishments kept up by the wealthy visi tors who came for the shooting and hunt ing gave employment to a 'large number of people and brought a great deal of money Into the country. When the large eatatea were broken up and divided among the tenant farmers no arrangements were made for the sporting rights, except In a few instances where the landlords, by spe cial agreement retained them. The result haa been that the game has not been pre served and that its wholesale destruction haa taken place.. In several famoua hutlng and shooting districts' the farmers who have acquired the aportlng rights of their holdings are seriously discussing oo-opera-tlve effort for the protection of the game and the suppression of poaching, and It Is probable that some plan will be worked out by which the farmers of a district will combine to employ gamekeepers and to let the sporting rights of their holdings during the season. All the Joy haa iot gone ,ut of country life In Ireland, as was proved by part of the proceedings at a recent meeting of the Donegal county council. An application came before the council for the recon struction of the bridge connecting Crult Island with tho mainland. As the brldgV waa only built In Uj and waa a substan tial wooden structure there were natu rally inquiries why It needed rebuilding and It was explained that recently there was a foot ball match on the Island and after the game the lads and lasses assembled on the bridge for a dance. They danced so vigorously that the bridge collapsed and waa swept away, while a number of the dancers had to swim for their lives. , For tunately, no one was any the worse for the ducking, but since then the eighty five families who live on the Island have had to carry on their traffic; with the mainland by boat. Islanders of Bsnbrg, At til same meeting the council again discussed the case of the islanders of Bun beg, who refuse to pay any iaxes and who some time ago marooned the tax col lector when he visited one of the Islands to try and collect the tuxes due. The col lector reported that since then he had been unable to get a boat to take him to the Islands at all and that when he ap plied to the police for aid they tried for a week to get a boat, but without auc cess. The most serious tenure of the situation Is that the Inhabitants of the other Islands on the Donegal coast have been encouraged by the success of the Bunbeg islanders and have determined to stop paying taxes. The county council talked for an hour and then decided. that there waa nothing It could do In the mat ter. Only fifteen persona were killed and forty-eight Injured on the Irish railways In the last quarter of 1907. Three of the killed and two of the Injured were pas aenger. five of the killed and forty-one of the Injured were railway aervanta and the rest were classified as "other persons," which probably means that they were tres passers on the lines. Hlaht to Flak for Eela. An Interesting lawsuit which la now rS.-r.-iT tried In Dublin Involves the right if liehlng for eela In Lough Neagh, which is the largest body of fresh water in the 1'nlted Kingdom. The va.ue of the rlf.ht will be understood when It Is stated that quite frequently 110,000 worth pets are taken In a single night. The holders of grant from Lord Shaftea bury are trying to establish the exclusive right to the fishery and to exclude the local fishermen, who in turn claim that King James I established a "free and ;ommon right of piscary in and upou Lough Negh" and that this right haa teen exercised ever elnce. They also claim that the lough Is a free and com mon inland aea and that no one can es tablish any exclusive right to Ha use. It la not generally known that Lough Neagh poaaeases the dignity of a hered itary lord high admiral. The honor is an appanage of the marquis of Donegal, and the present hereditary naval genius who is entitled to command the defences of Lough Neagh against any foreign fo is Just i years old. Other Irish heredi tary naval commanders are Lord 1 aibot Of Malahlde, who is "hereditary lord ad antral of Malalild and all the seas ad- ttoutmusd on Second Page.) SUMMARY OF THE DEE Sanriay, February !, 1008. 1908 Wm 2 3 9 W 16 1Z 23 24 190b Z 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 HZ. uEa 7W ua)Wa 4 5 0 If 12 13 18 19 20 25 26 2Z Til WElTIEa. FORECAST KOI! NEBRASKA Su local snows. Monday fair. - J FORECAST KOK IOWA-Sunday par , eloudv, probably local snows. Monday fair. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. 7 p. m , 35 DOMESTIC. Postal department reports unfavor ably on. bill for creation of a new postal division, with headquarters In Omaha. X. Par 1 roBEiav. Big program of British ministry for legislation for . Englishmen makes It seem Improbable that any Irish meas ures except ,the university bill will re ceive consideration. X, Pas- 1 American battleship fleet left Punta Arenas for Callao, Peru, early Saturday morning. I, Fag 1 NEBRASKA. State Railroad commission busy col lecting Information to be used in the coming hearing over a I distance tariff. Governor Sheldon determined to break up tho use of "dope" In the penitentiary. I, Fag 3 ' Z.OOAX.. County Judge Leslie allows W. D. MeHugh, as attorney for the Count Crelghton executors, fee of $45,000. x. pr 4 Fees In the Count Crelghton estate case suggest large ones paid to Omaha lawyers In the past, $100,000 to late Judge Woolworth being the maximum. X, Fag 4 8enator Charles L. Saunders receives a flattering proposal of marriage from a charming widow of Minneapolis and considers. XX, Fag X Diamond brooch lost a year ago by Mrs. RuKsell Harrison turns up In store of friend and usher of her marriage at Helena, Mont. X, Fag S Mr. Bryan takes a hand In settlement of factional war among local democrats and sends W. II. Thompson and Senator Ashton to Omaha to make peace. X, Far 1 Action of York Commercial club wakes up coal dealers to their rights) In the matter of Ions ttl "carload shipments. X, Fag 4 Kansas City puts out an advertisement seeking to pre? e It la the center of ti e universe, but Incidentally givea the honor to Omaha. X, Fag 8 Willis Curl, negro arrested by Omaha police for burglaries and assault of young woman. Is Identified as ex-convtot. X. Fag 8 Timely talk among the real estate men and builders. XX, Faga 1 COMMXKCIAX, AKD INDUSTRIAL. Llvo stock markets. XX, Fag 7 Grain markets. XX, Fag 7 Stocks and bonds. II, Fag 7 MOTEKSSTS OF OCX AIT STEAMSHIPS. Port. Arrl-1. Salltd. NEW YORK K. A. Victoria.... NEW YORK Nkr tll'KKNBTOWN ,.rmpunl Baltic. L1SUON Penlu.ular PALERMO IUli. SOUTHAMPTON, WHatlc MORSE RETURNS TO NEW YORK Banker Chantres Plana Completely ' and Will Fare Business Troubles at Home. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 8. C. W. More of New York will leave here this afternoon for New York on the ateamer Etruria, This complete chango in Mr. Morse's plana was caused by the receipt of a cablegram from New York. Mr. .Morse arrived here this morning on the Campania. The mes sage changing li is plan was received at Queenstiwn or by wirelejs between Queens town and Liverpool, and when he landed here today he Informed a correspondent of the Associated Press that he was going to return this afternoon Instead of pro ceeding to the continent. Mr. Morse lingered in his cabin aboard the Campania and was the last of the saloon passengers to step ashore. Ills face bore distinct traces of worry when he finally appeared at the gangway, down which he hurried. It was evident that he was anxious to escape Interview and be hastened In the direction of the baggage room. Interrogated regarding his future movements, Mr. Morse showed a decided disinclination .to talk of his affairs or plans. He did say, however, that he had received a cablegram from New York which decided him to return home Im mediately on hoard the Etruria, It had been hla Intention to proceed to the con tinent to look after certain business mat ters which demanded his attention, but the urgency of the cable had cauaed the reversal of his plans. Mr. Morse declined to discuss in any way the status of hla financial affairs or hia prospects of getting out of his re ported difficulties. MINDS KEEP PEOPLE YOUNG 'resident Jndaon of fhlcaao t'nl veralty Declares White llalra to Be Only Incidental. CHICAGO. Feb. 8.-"What keeps us young Is our minds,'' said President Harry Pratt Judson of ( the University of Chi cago In an address to the Men's olub of the Fourth Presbyterian church last night To keep our minds young and freah and vigoroua we muai keep them growing. When our minds stop growing we are old, but until they do we are young, and white hairs are merely an accident." lie urged the great advantage of devot ing a little time to the intelligent and fa tematlc accumulation of knowledge of th routea of daily life. Frank Uoold 't'omiults Snlride. MOI.INK. II!.. Feb. s.-Frauk Gould, preuldent of the Molme Iron company and president of the board of trustees of the Western Hospital f:ir the Insane at Water town, committed suicide today by rhooUng. No motive is known for tne tr>xiy. "'fj' a. rn 27 f f a. m 29 TWjJ H a. m 32 jT Vf2$ 1 P- m 35 f eiaVH- 2 P. m ..35 f, K&i. 3 p- m M k P- m , j&r 5 P- m 3fi 8 p. m 35 FLEET AGAIN AT SEA American Battleships Leave Punta Arenas After Midnight. HALF WAY THROUGH STRAITS Scenery AIopt the Waterway is ,nd Grand. BFr . XAKE IK SIDE COURSE v-iQuadrons to Fire Salute When Of Capital of Chile. NEXT STOP WILL BE AT CALLAO Moat Dlftlrnlt Portion of Stralta to Be Navigated, After Which the Voynge la Without Difficulties. PUNTA ARENAS, Strait of Magellan, Feb. 8, 2 a. m. The American battleships, accompanied by the torpedo boat flotilla, cleared from the harbor at 1 o'clock this morning on their way through the west ern half of the strait to the Pacific coast of South America. Through the dangerous channels of the western portion of Magellan strait, navi gating with extreme caution until Cape I'll I ares, the westernmost point of the southern side of the strait, has been left well behind and the waters of the broad Pacific fairly entered, the American battle ship fleet and torpedo boat destroyer flo tilla now continue their remarkable cruise. From Punta Arenas their course lies south ward to Cape Froward, the southernmost point on the mainland of South America. From Cape Froward the strait turns and extends 160 miles In a northwesterly direc tion. After Cape Pllares has been cleared the battleships' prows will be turned north ward and a course laid along the Chilean coast to a point off Valparaiso and thence to Calleo. Destroyers Take Inside Coarse. Lieutenant Cone's flotilla of torpedo boat destroyers will part company with the bat tleships when Smyth channel, thirty miles from the western end of Magellan strait, is reached ar.d proceed northward through this channel. They will follow an Inside route that will keep the little vessels well protected from heavy weather and also will shorten their voyagu to Talcahuano, their next stopping place, 2,130 knots from Punta Arenas. Following closely along the rocky coast of Chile, the battleships in a week's time will find themselves off Valparaiso. Here they will run close Into the city and each will fire a national salute of twenty-one guns, after which they will continue their voyage to Callao, Peru. That portion of Magellan strait through which the fleet la now passing Is one of the most wildly picturesque waterways In the world and American sailors will wit nea acenery which Is- excessively grand, and rugged mountains, some of them that attain heights of 7,000 feet, border tho strait on both rides. " ' Scenery Wild, and Grand. The shores mostly are steep and glaciers descend -nearly to the aea In some places and frequently crown precipices In others. The currents ar powerful and swift and the depth of tho water Is one of Its re markable features. In some places about 300 feet. The winds of the strait are never at rest. Pouring through mountain ranges, they are sudden, powerful, uncertain and unusually freighted with squalls of anow and rain. The gloom of the place la ever present, accentuating the majesty of Its scenery. When Cape Pllares has been passed the vessels will be practically out of the strait. The only other land remaining In their path will be the Evangelists, twenty-three miles northwest of Cape Pllares. They consist of four rocky Inlets and some de tached rocks, named thus by the early Spanish navigators. After rounding the Evangelists, the ships will have a clear track northward to Valparaiso and Callao. CARSON DENIES "WHITEWASH" Former Attorney Grnernl of Penn sylvania Snya He Ksoni Nothing; of Blatter. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. I. Hampton L. Carson, former attorney general of Penn sylvania, whose name along with that of Governor Pennypacker, waa yesterday brought into the state capltol conspiracy now on trial at Htirrlsburg, today made emphatic denial that he waa in any way connected with any alleged "whitewash" of pcruona accused of having committed frauds In ths building or furnishing of the capltol. Four months ago Mr. Carson, while at torney general, was directed by Governor Pennypacker to Investigate the charges of fraud. During the Inquiry he received written statements from all the men ac cused, denying the charges of Irregularities. During the cross-examination yesterday Stanford B. Lewis, assistant to Joseph M. Huston, architect of the capltol, testified In effect that Huston's reply to the at torney general waa practically framed at a conference at which Governor Penny packer, Attorney General Caraon, Auditor General Snyder and Lewis were present. Lewis said the latter was so framed that It would dovetail Into the repliea of other state officials to the attorney general. Former Governor Pennypacker declines to discuss the case. AERONAUTS GROWING JEALOUS Clnbs In Keen Competition for llmnor of Representing I'nlted Stntea In Air, NEW YORK, Feb. (.Aeronauts all over the country are facing a merry war which haa lta origin In an Invitation aent by the Chicago Aero club to a number of cluba throughout the country asking that dele gates be aent to Chicago, February 21 for the purpose of forming a national or ganization of aero clubs. The Aero Club of America, with headquarters In New York, was the first aero club organised In America, and the members bellev the Chicago njlub la attempting to take away from It Us prestige as the parent organiza tion of America. This fact Is strengthened by th fact that this club haa received no Invitation to take part In the Chicago meeting. The St. Louis club, organised at the time of the International races last year has also been left out. The object of securing the lead among the cluba In Amer ica la membership In the International Aeronautic federation, which admlta but one club from a country, the club which leada In the sport. A special meeting of th New York club will be held Monday, at which tlmt th matter will be considered. TEMPERANCE PEOPLE ROASTED Chairman Jenkins Spenka of Senti ment and lta Street Be - for l.nw. WASHINGTON'. Feb. R.-The feature of the hearing of the anti-saloon representa tives before tho house Judiciary committee was the speech of Judge John Jenkins, chairman of the committee, to Rev. 8. B. Nicholson, who spoke for the American Anti-Saloon league. Mr. Nicholson had urged the adoption of the Llttleflcld, or some similar bill, prohibiting thla progress of liquor Into prohibition territory. He said men full of sentiment would appear there and urge the committee to report a bill and congressh to pass a law to be tested before the supreme court. "Your argument," said Mr. Jenkins, "Is to put It up to the supreme court. We are not here to report bills that appear to us to be unconstitutional. It Is our duty to prevent. If possible, the passage of Isws that are unconstitutional. I do not think that we should listen to you sentimental gentlemen when you try to overpersuade us. We are trying to save this government and do not want to be continually re porting" our bills for the sake of Christian ity or anything else that will be turned down by the courts. I have been In pro hibition territory and seen how the laws were evaded. There I saw the men with a prayer book In one and a knife for an enemy In the other." Mr. Nicholson explained that It was not his intention to ask the committee to do anything wrong. Mr. Jenkins said that politics had noth ing to do with the work of the Judiciary committee. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 8. Cardinal Gibbons' In an Interview on prohibition, published today, said: "I am persuaded that It la practically Impossible to put prohibition Into ef fect In a large community, and the best means, therefore, to promote temperance la to limit the number of saloons by high license. "In the country places I would sug gest local option as a means for the repression of intemperance. If In the Judgment of the majority of voters the sale should be entirely eliminated. "Laws like prohibition that are cer tain to be violated had best not be made, for Incessant violation draws down upon them disrespect." PLAN TO REDUCE CAPITAL Injunction Proceed tn as Begun to Re. atraln Flnanrinl PInn of Foundries Compnny. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. In consequence of an Injunction requiring the American Steel Foundries' company to show cause why It should not be restrained from putting In effect the proposed refinancing plan, t'm special meeting of the stockholders of tint corporation called today In Jersey City has been adjourned until March 14. The American Steel Foundries' company Is a subsidiary of the United States Steel corporation. After the adjournment of the meeting today there was Informal talk before Judge Gary, chairman of the board of directors of the United States Bte! corporation, and David Strauss, on whose motion the Injunction was Issued. Judge Gary took the ground that corporations that are capitalized In excess of their valuation must reduce their stock issues' before they can pay dividends, 'which, he said, can only be paid from the surplus. Under the reorganization plan It la pro posed to reduce tbe capital stock from XXI. 600.000 to $17,184,000. Mr. Strauss alleges that the adoption of the plan would place th property In the hands of the preferred stockholders to satisfy the claims for ac cumulated dividends. JOHN HALL DECLARED GUILTY Jury In Orearon Fencing Cnae Derides Aaralnat Former Dlatriet Attorney. PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 8. The Jury in the case of former District Attorney John H. Hall today entered a verdict of guilty. Hall waa Indicted for conspiracy with the Butte Creek Land, Live Stock and Lumber company to maintain an illegal fence which enclosed 20,000 acres of public land In Whec'.er county.. The trial has been In progress since January 13, and has been bitterly fought on both sides. Three hours and ten minutes after receiving the in structions of Judge Hunt last night, the Jury arrived at a decision and at 10:30 o'clock this morning a sealed verdict was returned. The offense Is punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or by imprison ment not exceeding two years. Judge Webster, counsel for Hall, was allowed sixty-one days In which to file notice of appeal and was granted till May 1 In which to prepare a bill of exceptions, pending which sentence was suspended. Eleven other persons are to be tiled on charges similar to those on which Hall was convicted. ROBBERS ATTACK TRAINMEN Masked Men Secure Booty from Crew of Alton Trnln and Ar Thrown Of, CHICAGO, Feb. 8. Two masked and armed men boarded a through freight train on the Chicago and Alton railroad In the outskirts of Chicago early today, robbed the brakeman, conductor and a stockman, and made their escape. The robbers started to climb over the car roofs toward the en gine, but were attacked by their victims. In the struggle one of the robbers fell from the moving train and the other leaped after him. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. A man who gave the name of James Lycett, but who was Identified as Murphy, a former conductor In the Boston Elevated Tt&llroad company, waa arrested In this city today In connec tion with the larceny of a strong box of that company and $3,000 last July. Lycett was aiuut to start for Florida when ar rested. CORTELYOU VISITS NEW YORK Secretary of Trrnanrr Spends lime with Collector Fowler of Customs Service. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Secretary of the Treasury Corkelyou, who came to New York from Washington last night, Bpcnt some time at the customs house today. There he held an extended conference with Collector Fowler and other customs of ficials, v PENNY PAPERS RAISE PRICE Michigan Publications Forced to Take Action by High Coat of Payer. MUSKEOAN, Mich.. Feb. g.-The Chron. lcle and New today gave notice to their eubacrlbers of aa Increase In price from 1 cent per copy to 1 cents, giving as a reaswa th Increased cost of white paper. NG LAID TO REST Bodies of Monarch and Crown Prince Placed in Portuguese Pantheon. SERVICE OCCUPIES SEVEN H0UBS It Begins with Reception of Special Missions at Palace. MANUEL NOT IN' PROCESSION Boy King and His Mother So Not Go to the Church, i ELABORATE CATHOLIC CEREMONY Roite of Proccaalon llenviljr. Guarded by Troops No Manlf estatlone ot Enmity by tho Popnlace. t LISBON, Feb. 8. With the church bells tolling continually, the bodies of the mur dered king and crown prince. In two golden chariots, shrouded In black velvet and drawn by eight hooded horses, were escorted by a glittering funeral pageant today across Lis bon to the Portuguese Pantheon, and laid at rest beside their ancestors of the Bra ganza dynasty. Seven hours elapsed from the time the foreign princes and the special ambassadors of all the powers gathered at the palace for the ceremony until three salvos of twenty-one guns and three volleys of musketry, reverberating over the ter raced and sun bathed hills and answered by the British warships In the harbor, an nounced that the last rites were over. Not a single untoward Incident marred the last act of Portugal's tragedy. The vague forebodlnga proved baseless and there Is a general feeling of relief tonight that all panned well, In view of the po litical turmoil. The great outpouring of people along the line of procession was noteworthy. They packed the pavements, crowded the windows and choked the side streets. While evidence of deep and popular sorrow seemd to be absent, many stood with uncovered heads and nowhere was ac tual disrespect witnessed. It was a grief-stricken palace; hearts were turned in pity and strong men were shaken at the scene in the private apart ments where the special embassies were re ceived. Neither Queen Amelio' nor the Dowager Queen Maria Pia were to be seen, but King Manuel carried himself as bravely as he might, though deathly pale and on the vige of a complete breakdown when the ordeal was finished. The duke of Con naught, Prince Eltel Frederick and In fante Fernando," In addition (o verbal con dolence, presented personal letters from their sovereigns to Qie king, who was greatly touched at these, messages. Tears that were almost constantly In his eyes several times overflowed. When the members of the court and the special representatives of foreign countries entered the chapel for the last brief service the king remained behind. Neither he nor the two queens followed the cortege to the church. Trovvlolent death of hla father, it Is explained, absolved King Manuel from conforming with the t.aditlon of walking beside the dead to the grave. His absence and the absence of Queen Amelle and the dowager queen has caused universal com ment, behig generally attributed to other reasons. Klnar Takca Leave of Dend. While the cortege was being organized the members of the royal family took their last view of their dead at the palace. Prayers were oald In the royal chapel by the priests and then the two coffins were carried out, the king, the two queens and the Duke of Oporto marching behind. Manuel was clad in the uniform of a mid shipman. The two queens, who were robed in the mourning garb of English widows, their black cloaks covered by a long veil, carried, as did the king, tall lighted can dles. They left the coffins at the portals of the palace. The funeral procession left the Necessl tades palace at exactly half past 11 on its march of over three and a half miles to the Church of San Vicente, which Is at tached to the royal pantheon where the bodies of King Carlos and the crown prince finally were laid to rest. Yielding to earnest solicitations. King Manuel did not take part in the proces sion. He and his mother, Queen Amelie, and the mother ot the late king, Queen Maria Phi, were present at the services In the mortuary chapel and followed the coffins to the door the chapel, whence they returned to the palace. During the morning King Manuel received the missions sent to Lisbon by sovereigns and chiefs of statu of foreign countries. Neither queen was present at this function. The funeral cortege arrived at the Church of San Vicente at ! o'clock. It traversed the scene of the tragedy in the Prada do Commerce In absolute quiet. In contrast to the sombre occasion" the day commenced with glorious weather, the sun shinglng brilliantly and the air filled with the slow pealing of church bells. Messengers were seen passing through the streets bearing wreaths and floral pieces. Some of these were remembrances from foreign kings and rulers that were being sent to the palace. The golden letters on two such offerings showed that they were from the emperor of Russia and king of Norway. Clarions sounded down the principal ave nue, announcing the approach of the regi ments which later followed the funeral procession. ,Then from afar came the fun fare of bugles, summoning the cavalry, which developed rapidly to guard the route of the cortege. In addition to these prep arations the streets were filled with swiftly moving vehicles conveying dignitaries to the palace. Diplomats In Gilded Carriages. Apart from the hearses themselves, which were covered with heavy draperies arid trappings of black velvet ' bordered with, fringes of gold, the feature of the cortege that attracted the most attention were the glided state coaches of the sixteenth, sev enteenth and eighteenth centuries, which were reserved for the use of the foreign missions and tire highest dignitaries of Portugal. The first three coaches in line were filled with court functionaries. In the fourth rode tbe ministers of the United States, Brazil and Russia and the papal nuncio The fifth was occupied by Count d'Ormesson and the other members of the French mission, while the sixth carriage held the royal princes of Germany, Spain, Great Britain and Italy. As the procession advanced through the guarded streets the crowd became denser. All stores and business establishments along the route were closed and tightly shuttered. POSTAL BILL IS OPPOSED Department Objects to Creation of n New Division with llend qnnrtera In Omaha. fFrom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.-Eprc!al Tele gram.) In a communication to Senator Rurkett the Postoffke department has li dlrated Its opposition to the Frown-Hitchcock bill cresting a new railway mall divi sion with headquarters at Omaha. Assist ant Postmaster General McCleary. In dis cussing the hill, ssys fhet It would cost the government $3,0)0 extra each year to run It, and that there are no good reasons for this additional expense or for the crea tion of such a division. The report of the postmaster general on the bill has not yet been made. The letter from McCleary, however. Indicates where the department stands. Representative Frank O. Louden of Illi nois gave a notable dinner tonight In honor of the Gridiron club. Three Justices of the supreme court were present, a dozen or more senators, a hundred representatives and newspaper men ad lib. Among those from the west were Senators Norrls Brown of Nebraska, Warren and Clark of Wyo ming. Representatives Ulrdsell, Cousins, Hepburn and Smith of Iowa, Henry D. Estabrook of New York and E. C. Snyder of Omaha. Senator and Mrs. Rurkett were dinner hosts tonight, the guests being Senator and Mrs. Flint of California, Mrs. John A. Logan, Congressman and Mrs. Hitchcock, Congressman and Mrs. Norrls, General and Mrs. Harries and Mr. Morgan. Postmasters appointed: South Dakota Bales, Hand county, Emma R. Shea, vice F. R. Fosey, resigned. Wyoming Mandel, Albany county, Samuel Cohen, vice A. S. Bath, resigned. Postof flees established: Nebraska Har mony, Cherry county, John C. Salmon post master. South Dakota Climax, Stanley county, Harry Smith postmaster. George W. Garber has been appointed regular and Imo Garber substitute rural carriers for route No. 1, Gray, la. The Lucas County National bank of Charlton. Ia., has been authoriied to begin business with $50,000 capital. Samuel Mc Klveen Is president, W, A. Etkenberry v-e president and 1 H. Bussele cashier. STRANGE FUNERAL OF HARGIS nallroad Push Car Serves ns Hearse to Carry Body to the Grave. JACKSON. Ky., Feb. 8.-The funeral of Judge James Hargls, who met death at the hands of his son, took place at noon today in tho llttlo family burial grounds. The dead man lay In a casket of steel and mahogany. Near by are the graves of Judge Hargls' three brothers, all of whom died of bullet wounds Inflicted by Implacable enemies. The funeral cortege of the murdered man was an unique spectacle. The body was taken across the "Town Bend" of the river by a bridge, and there placed upon a push car and rolled down the tracks of tho Lex ington & Eastern railroad for half a mile. Thence it was transferred to a pushcar on tho narrow guage road of a lumber com pany and rolled nearly a mile more, cross ing the river again on the Panhandle aldo. Thence It was carried about 300 yards to the grave. The attendants walked, forming a pro cession In the track behind the car which served as a hearse. Could one be used, there Is no hearse in the town. Neither Is there an undertaker In the region. Beech Hargls, the murderer, waa per mitted to view the body of his father be fore It was taken from the house. He was greatly overcome and fell on his knees and said: "Iord, have mercy." He was returned to the gloomy Breathitt county Jail, Just about the hour that the body of his father was being taken from the house, and did not see the procession as it started on Its way. ADAMS ALIVE. LEGALLY DEAD New York Plnmbcr Accused of Send ing; Infernal Machines Fonnd In West. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Although legally dead. Otto Adams will have to stand trial on a charge of attempting to blow up with a bomb a hotel In east New York. The crime, on a charge of committing which Adams Is under arrest, was committed In April, 190u. It Is charged that two years ago Adams attempted to compel Mrs. Hattle Brower to consent to the sale of a piece of real estate of which they were Joint owners. She refused, and a day or two later received an Infernal machine by mall. Another Infernal machine was received by Harry Carsten who Is said to have advised her not to sell the property. A short time later a third bomb was found In tho hall way of the hotel. Adams, who was a pros perous plumber, was arrested on a charge of being responsible for the three bombs. He was released on $4,00 bail and disap peared. Later, tho body of a man was found hanging from a tree. It was Im mediately Identified as that of Adams and under that name was passed on by the coroner. The police now say that Adams went to California where his wife left him because ot his alleged cruelty. She re turned east and yesterday she made a plan to meet him In Jersey City, after telling the police that he had returned. When he arrived to meet his wife he was arrested. The police are now wondering what atepa they shall take to prove that Adams U alive. MAY SOLVE MURDER MYSTERY New York Lawyer Works Unceas ingly on Death of Ilia tnrle. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. W. H. Edwards, a New Yoak lawyer and a nephew of Charles E. Edwards, who was mysteriously killed In New Haven two yeara ago, declared to day that he will Immediately aubmlt the evidence he haa secured concerning the death of his uncle to the New Haven au thorities and that he believes they will have no ottier recourse than to make an arrest In the case. Mr. Edwards says the work he has already done la only a begin ning, but that he believes his theory that his uncle Mas murdered Is sustained and thut he has evidence enough to convict the murderer. KANSAS DEMURRAGE LAW GOOD Supreme Conrt Reverses Lower Court, Finding; Act to Be flood. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 8 In the case of William M. Patterson against the Missouri Pacific railway the supremo court reversed the decision of the lower court and sus tained the Kansas freight demurrage law of 16. This Imposes a penalty of $1 per day on each oar for delay In furnishing freisiit ears ordered. BRYAN SEEKS PEACE Sends W. II. Thompson to Pacify the Jacks and Jims. ALARMED AT EFFECT OF FIQH1 Fears Dissension at Home Will Hur. His Candidacy Abroad. SENATOR ASHTON ALSO EMISSARY With Little Giant, He Pleads fo. Harmony in Democracy. 1 SAY BOTH FACTIONS ARE LOYAL Missionaries of Peace Placat Jack' aonlnna with Soft Talk of Their Fidelity to the Peerlesa Leader. Mr. Bryan, alarmed at the significant of the war In the ranks of Omaha and Douglas county democracy, convinced thai the effect of the Jacks and Jims' conflict will spread and Is spreading to other statel and Into the arena of national politics, hat undertaken, through the medium of leadln democrats of Nebraska, a settlement ot tin difficulties. W. H. Thompson of Grand Island and State Senator F. W. Ashton of Hall county hastened to Omaha Saturday, tt la said, at the special solicit an ion of the Peerlesj Leader, to put out the fire and repair the damaged house of democracy. Both Mr. Thompson and Senator Ashton admit that whllo they do not so much fear the ef$Vct of the local fight on the party of Nebraska, they do regard with apprehen sion Its Influence In other states. Thry admit the Impression Inevitably haa gom abroad that Bryan haa opposition at home. But they are not willing to admit this Im pression to be correct. They say It Is not fight on Bryan, that both Jacks and Jims are true to him. Peace Be With Yoa. "Pax VoblBctim," said Mr. Thompson ti the Jacka and Jims when he arrived, and held a conference first with Lee Heriman of the Jacksonlans and at noon with Mayor Dahlman of the Dahlman Democracy. As Ed Berryman, of the Jacks, predicted at the Thursday evening meeting of th. Dahlman Democracy, the chief will allow no fight In Douglas county. Mr. Berryman asserted that he knew "those above us will take a hand It Is against the 'Interests oC Mr. Bryan that we should have a fight. We must not have trouble because of the Interests of local celebrities, when Mr. Bryan's Interests are at stake." And W. H. Thompson, the "Little Grant." ex-candidate for governor and senator, with State Senator F. W. Ashton of Hall county, appeared on the scene. Mr. Thompson said at the Paxton after talking wtth Lee Herd man: "This Douglas county, or rather Omaha fight. Is hurting the democratic party In the state and ot course It Is hurting Mr. Bryan. It will not hurt him at home, but 'the Impression has gone out that there Is one faction In the metropolis of hla'twme state, perhaps In his state, wtilch Is with htm and one faction which la against him. Aa a matter ot fact, I do not bellev the Dahlman Democracy Is one bit more loyal to Mr. Bryan than the Jacksonlans. I be lieve they are both loyal to his Interests and It Is to be regretted that ther la trouble In Douglas county." Ashton Snma It l'p. 1 Senator Asliton Interposed a remark here of deep significance, and, as the senator saJd, described the Douglas county situa tion to a "tee." "Both factions' have made d foola of themselves," ho said, and then drew pas sionately at a black cigar, while Mr. Thompson continued to talk. "Out over the state wo recogniie neither Dahlmanlsm nor Jacksonlanism," he said. "They are all democrats to us. hut I am speaking of other states, when I say that it is hurting Mr. Bryan and the democratic party to have war in Us own state. Aa for Mr. Dahlman, the position to which he has been elevated, as mayor of Omaha, in a city which Is republican, and to a place on the national committee, naturally make him feel that h has some rights to recog nition, or at least his friends have, when It comes to sending delegates to th na tional convention. But, I understand he has taken hia personality out of the fight in Omaha. 1 do not believe that Mr. Dahl man lias any political ambitions. When the democratic candidates for governor are referred to, the only ones I hav heard mentioned are Sliallenhergtr, Berg and W. V. Allen. "Mr. Dahlman would certainly hav told me if lie ever thought of being a candidal for governor of Nebraska. He haa never mentioned the candidacy to me. I do not believe lie takes any ot the talk about hla candidacy seriously." Thompson ICvndea Question. Mr. Thompson declined to discuss th popularity of Mr. Dahlman out over the state of Nebraska, and asked directly if Mayor Dahlman waa seriously considered as a candidate for any office by the demo crats, he replied: ' "That Is not for me to answer. I do not care to talk about any personal man. As to George W. Iterge, both Mr. Thomp son and Senator Ashton said they under stood he was In good standing with th democratic party in the state and waa not considered out ot the race for th nomina tion for governor, though Mr. Shallenberger Is the most active candidate, and aa a re sult the most talked of man for the plac JIM DK.MKS IMNG BRYAN FINS Mnyor Dahlman Says His Crowd Am Not Touching- that Money, Charges emanating from certain Jack sonlans that funds subscribed for the cam paign of Mr. Bryan at the recent dollar dinner In Lincoln were being appropriated by the Dahlman democracy for the Inter, cuts of the Dahlman campaign. are refuted by Mayor Dahlman In the strongest, terma. "Not one red rent have we received from the state organization of Bryan volunteet clubs, not one cent," emphasized the mayor, "and If the Jacksonlans really do not know whether we have or not they or anyone else can readily and easily find out. : I-t me tellr you the cold, unvarnished facts give you tho straight of the cae. Nearly a month ago when the stste com mittee waa called to meet at Lincoln at tlx time of the Bryan dinner the subject was broached of organizing a working com mittee outside the atate committee. A con atltuli'iii was drawn up and subscribed to and officers h cted. a vice president being chosen from each county. The vie presi dent chosen from this county is Mr. O'Con nor, who waa then and Is now secrrtary ol our rluh. To these vice r.-r.ldents In t)i several counties was delegated the woijt of organizing these Bryan volunteer club! in the several cuuntlus, it Lslug th lmu-
