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Its on a throne. The Emperor
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pean monarch. Mis decrees have more
wo'.ght than thoe of the ciar; hie com
nienjH arc laws where those of the kaiser
arc prayers and tho kins; of England ia a
puppet honlde him. Japan has a constitu
tional government, but the sentiment In
regard to the emporor is such that he Is
above tha constitution and laws, and with
most of the people he la reverenced ae a
K"d. The war with Russia was fought for
the eniporon. The Japanese rushed to battle
shouting his name, and they esteemed it
tholr greatest glory to die in his cause.
The declaration of allegiance to the em
peror Is ground Into the soul of every
Japanese school boy. He loams It with his
letters and recites In on every national
holiday.. A copy of It hangs In the most
honored place on the school walls, and In
case of fire it Is the first thing the
children are Instructed to save.
Respect for the Emperor.
This respect for the emperor seems to
be an Inherent part of the Japanese soul.
It Is so great that . the of flolals will not
gossip about him. Ills personality la not
discussed In the Jananese newspapers and
no laws arc necessary, such as these of
leso majeste, which prevail in Germany
and nine other countries pf Europe. As
an exatipU of this feeling a missionary,
not long ago, preaching In one of the cities
of Japan made the declaration: "All men
are sinners." A soldier standing by cried
nut: "Do you mean to say that our emperor
is a sinner?" and upon the preacher saying
"yes" he straightway knocked him down.
When the emperor attended the horse
races at Yokohama not long ago a command
was sent out that all sightseers must be
on the level of the ground when the royal
carriage went by. The foreign guests of
the hotels were notified that they must
keep off the porches and that none must
look out of the second-story windows.
When the imperial carriage stopped at the
grandstand all of the spectators were re
quired to come down from their seats and
wait until his majesty had takea his place
In a pavilion high above the rest, and they
got down again n order not to be higher
than his majexty when ha departed. It Is
"jne of the unwritten, laws of Japanese
tiquett that no one should look down
upon the emperor, and when his majesty
roes forth foreigners are warned to show
this mark of respect.
Out In the country, where the people hare
had less contact with foreigners, the re
Bard for the emperor Is even more marked.
They stand with hats off and heads bowed
as he passes along, and will not even raise
their eyes In his presence. There are no
cheers, and It Is as quiet as death. Take,
for Instance, his visit to some town like
Shlauoka, whloh has SO, 900 people. It la en
the railroad, half way between Osaka and
Kyoto, and his majesty sometimes breaks
hi Is journey there as he goes across Japan.
He has a palace at Bhhruoka, and before he
arrives the road between this and the depot
Is covered with sand. As the train comes
In the people assemble about the station
and the police arrange them In order. First
are the soldiers, next to them the school
children, and still farther along tha road
the cltlsens, according to their rank and
Importance. When his majesty steps) out
all but the soldiers bow their heads and
keep them bowed as he passes. The sol
dlers thsmselvss appear to stare beyond his
majesty without seeing.
I understand that this la so all over
Japan, - and as the emperor does not go
about much It Is likely to continue. It
may be different when the crown prince
succeeds, as he la a great traveler and
the Japanese are becoming acquainted with
him.
Hew the Eaeperor Looka.
Notwithstanding the secrecy about hi
Imperial majesty, I have learned much con
cerning him during my four visits to Japan.
When I was here twenty years ago they
K're building the Imperial palace, In which
lie now lives, and I became acquainted
tih the lute Baron Sannqmiyo. who for
many years was the Imperial high court
chamberlain. J talked with the baroa about
him, at the time the war with China was
going on, and when I was here In ttuo he
told pie much cf the. crown prince and his
then approaching wedding. I have learned
more about the imperial family from con
fidential sources during my stay here, so
that 1 feel fairly able to give you some
thing a to his personality.
Ills Imperial Majesty Uatsuhito, for that
Is the emperor's name, wss U years old
last November. He ascended the throne
at the age of 14. and has already reigned
ferty-two years.
When he became emperor Andrew John
son was president of the United States,
and his administration has covered the
teims of all our presidents since then, He
is now In excellent health, In the very
prime of manly vigor, and he may live for
twenty or thirty years to come.
The emperor la tall for a Japanese. He
Is broad-shuuldered and slightly stooping.
He has the abort legs of his nation, and
looks his best upon horseback. When he
goe. out of the palace, he wears the uni
form of a general of the Japanese army,
and hag a gold-hiltsd sword at his side.
He Is dignified and always receives his
guests standing. He la cordial to foreign
ers and speaks in a low. clear, kind voice.
The emperar is fine looking. He has a
broad and rather bifh forehead. His
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eyes are almost stnuxht, although tha lids
are not so far apart as those of the Cau
casian. The eyebrows have an aristocrallo
arch indicative of pure blood, and the nuse
is large with rathor full nostrils. The un
der juw Is heavy, showing determination,
and his ears are big. His majesty wears a
mustache a"d whiskers. Ho parts his hair
at tha left Instead of combing It a la
pompadour, as do so many of Ills subjects.
He Heads the Papers.
The emperor is a hard worker. I under
stand that he knows all tiiat is going on
in Japan. He reads some bf the Japanese
newspapers and keeps close track of pub
Ho opinion, lie has his readers who watch
the Japanese press and mark such pussages
as they think he should see. If his majesty
finds a paper going too far, he glvea an
order to his censors and the offending edi
tor Is warned. It may be that the paper
Is stopped, and the editor himself thrown
Into prison. This Is so only In extreme
cases. Much latitude of expression Is per
mitted and the press Is more and more
free every year. His majesty sees the lead
ing foreign papers in translation. He takes
the chief of the world's illustrated journils
and certain special articles are put Into
Japanese for him, so that on the whole he
keeps a good, broad view of the world'a
affairs.
The emperor Is especially Interested In the
army and navy. He sent his representa
tives to study the various armies of Europe
before he adopted the German tactics, and
he still counsels with his officials as to
military improvements Ho often reviews
his troops, and during the wars with China
and Russia he has kept his hands right on
this, one of tho greatest military machines
of the world.
Within the last year I understand that
his majesty has been devoting himself to
the arts of peace. He Is said to be for
peace rather than war and is now doing all
Curious and Romantic Caprices of Cupid in Love Affairs
TnV'me'rewur'be a jLtftT&l.' Wh! . - been Infraction of the rules, nor d,d MIs. Arm- r.nth '
Iwl I mlht' maJ1 figure at a wed-
1 V Jl I aln aoon to be performed In
New York City. The details
have Just been permitted to
percolate Into publicity. There
will be one man, .of course, but purely by
tolerance. Possibly there will be another
the best man. Possibly, In this case, best
man may mean most fortunate at least
among those present After some negotia
tion. It has been decided at the last mo
ment that the bride's father may be per
mitted In,
The ceremony probably will be recorded
aa tha "aurfragette" marriage, for the
bride will be Miss Mary Coleman, the
Woman lawyer and considerable figure In
the Woman's National Progressive Suf
frage union. The bridegroom will be
Frederick Lampton Hardenbrook, and the
knot will be tied some time Easter week.
But here are the arrangements which will
give the affair Its "suffragette" at
mosphere: All the ushers will be women, while the
Rev. lydl K. Commander, formerly pas
tor of a Unitarian church at Baraboo,
Wis., will officiate. News of the coming
ceremony came out last night at a meeting
of suffragist at Calvary Baptist church.
Creighton's Oratorical Champion
HH annual state oratorical eon
test between the colleges of the
state will be held this year at
Cotner university. On the night
of Friday, February V, the rep
resentatives of Cotner. Crelgh-
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and Wesley an universities, Bellevue.
Hastings. Grand island. York and Doane
colleges, will assemble at Bethany Heights,
a suburb of Linooln, Neb., where they
will battle for the oratorical supremscy.
The winning speaker will have the honor
of representing the state In the interstate
contest which will be held this year at
Beloll Wis.
Mr. Frond p, Mathews will represent
Crelghton with an oration entitled, "The
Dreamers." MY. Mathsw won laurels for
his oratorical composition and elocutionary
ability in the Albion High school at Albion,
Neb., and during hla three years at the
university has been actively engaged in
oratorical work. By constsnt application
he has so developed his' ability that ha
was honored this year by carrying off the
laurels of the oratorical society and conse
quently representing the university In the
state contest
Mr. & 8- Day will accompany Mr. Math
ews to Lincoln as representative ot the
sochity. In past years Nebraska has been
well represented in the interstate con
test and. although it has never won first
place, its representatives have placed Its
nam la a position of prominence. If by
his merit Mr. Mathews should have the
honor of representing our slate this year,
we are fully convinced that he will make
a creditable showing for Nebraska. Ne
braska Is a young state and Its colleges
are yet In their Infancy, when compared
with Institution In some of the vther
states, yet the time will come when It
shal) hold the stprutaavV In oratory, gs It
doss en nvw m mapy other lints,
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lie can to develop t'.ie trade and indus
trial possibilities of hla empire.
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Ills Dally Life.
Bui let me give you the uutliue of one
duy of the emperor of Japan. He rises
early and has his breakfast by 7 o'clpek.
He usually eats this meal alone. It is a
simple one, ending with rice, which he has
at every meal. He eats with chopsticks,
except when ho takes foreign food, at
which times he uses a knife and fork. Ho
lunches at noon and at 6 or so usually hus
a table d'hote dinner with all the European
accompaniments. Ills majesty's meals are
prepared in trio Imperial kitchens and the
food Is carefully examined by doctors be
fore it Is presented to him. There are
professional tasters, who test whether It la
poisonous, and the greatest care Is ob
served as to all things relating to his
majesty's health.
The emperor's work begins as soon as
breakfast is over. From ( to 13 he re
ceives his ministers and discusses matters
of state. The heaviest work is done in the
morning, a part of the afternoon being
often used for horseback riding. His
majesty Is fond of horses and he has about
3U0 in his stables. Including some fine
hunters. He hunts himself occasionally
and has large ganio preserves of his own,
where there are deer and wild pigs. The
woods are full of pheasants and there are
many ducks on the ponds. Indeed, I am
told that there are duck ponds and duck
ditches In the palace grounds, In which the
ducks are netted by means of decoys. De
coys are placed on the ponds and in the
canals which run out from them, and then
grain Is scattered about on the banks of
the canals as bait. As the ducks light and
make their way Into the canals nets are
thrown over them by the Imperial hunters,
who are hidden In the bushes nearby. It
requires considerable skill to throw these
nets properly, but it Is said that the em
peror has bagged scores of ducks in one
day.
I understand that his majesty Is rich.
even objected to her beina "s-iven awav"
by her father, but Mis. Coleman dee.rf.d
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ceptlon It is planned to distribute the wed
ding cake in miniature ballot boxes, in
scribed, "Votes for Women."
One oi the verses of the "wedding
march" reads:
We hate and we abhor the tyrant Man,
We scout him, and we flout him, and we
do not care about him;
And we're going to do without him. If we
can.
A Speedy Wedding;.
Being In need of a chaperon and none
being available. Miss Marian D. Dean of
Chicago and New York took a husband In
stead, and her friends, as well as some
of her relatives, were surprised to learn
that she Is now Mrs. Walter A. Hughes.
The translation took place Saturday even
ing, January 18, with a suddenness that
surprised even herself, to say nothing of
a merry little theater party which was not
taken Into the secret utitil the all-important
event was under way.
Mrs. Hughes, who Is 23 years old, Is a
These contests among tha states are the
means by which this supremacy Is estao-
ltshed, and It Is our fervent hope that the
winner of the stats contest this year will
place the name of Nebraska at the top
of this honor list
FRANCIS P. MATHEWS.
that this time honored custom at least ber, leaving a fortune estimated at htwe, -.. " 7.1':":" ."'J ""u" " y car. auout the
should be carried out. $1,000,000 and $3,000,000. Bhe and her ,, t . " ' T.I . L. J"'"' : ?.' rUU'.' 01 Be"eVue OT any other ln' Mr.
Mr. Hardenbrook will be allowed a best sister Evelyn had long been active in no- rZri: 'T " V"-
man, hut aside from these two departures clal circles, not only In their home city, a cruise on Lake Mlrhla Z.7 T-,I.'!. 'l ". . flnal
the ceremony will be strictly one where but In New York. Baltimore, Washington. The weddlna ceremnnv ,nnV ,h- Zt " .J; ..T ".' UP her
women predominate. At the wedding re- Newport, Palm Beach and other places Second Conrre:lnnnl rhr,h ru d.Vl. . .'"- "Z. -Sr 60
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CUOWN PRINCJ3 OF JATAN.
According to the theory of the old Japan,
the whole of the empire belonged to htm
nd thu people werj his also. After the
reorganization of affairs In ISAg he still
held enoirrwus properties, and he owns
tries todpy. All such matters are pri
vate, however, and you will find nothing
about them In the Japanese revenue ac
counts. His majesty has his .wn busi
ness managers, who make hij Investments
for him and who administer his estate. I
am told that his income Is enormous und
that In tha past lie has been generous In
giving and lending from It for the govern
ment's needs. At the close of the China
Japan war ho was presented with JiO.OiO.
000 as an emblem of the gratitude cf the
people, but it is whispered that this was
merely returning to him money which he
had secretly advanced to carry on that
war. As far as I can learn, his majesty
owns almost 4,000,000 acres of forests,
which are valued at about tfl0.000.000. He
lias S00.000 acres of other land, worth con.
slderably over $1,000,000, and about 12,000
acres of real estate with houses upon It.
He has also tl5.0C0.C00 of 3.000,ooo worth of
stocks and shares and no one knows how
many government bonds. He Is allowed
1,000,000 yen annually to keep up his
palace establishments, so that altogether
he Is sure never to be In want.
Emperor's Palaces.
The mikado lives in the heart of Toklo.
The Imperial palaces are situated In the
moats are mailed with atone and thsy are
center of about 1,000 acres of ground sur
rounded by three wide moats. These
crossed by marble bridges which are
guarded by soldiers In uniform. The moats
In places are 200 feet wide. They are filled
with clear water from the bay, and mag
nificent lotus flowers float upon them on
sheets of green leaves. The palace grounds
consist of hill and valley, they contain
lakes, gardens, woods and beautiful
lawns, In the outer portion of the estate
are some of the government buildings es-
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patronized by the exclusive set.
Since their father's death they have lived
In New York City much of the time.
mr. nugnes, wno is ) years o: age, Is a
son of the lata Henry Hughes, who was
once an active factor in Tammany Hall
politics. The son is manager of tha lia
bility department of the Aetna Life In
surance company, 48 Cedar street, and for
years has resided with his mother, Mrs.
Margaret Hughes, 253 East Thirty-second
street, In the same district where his father
was a political power,
Mr. Hughes had been acquainted for
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about six years with the Dean sisters, and dent ,n tne school for nurses, was sum
on Saturday he called upon them. t hiarjly discharged.
"What you ought to have Is a chaperon." '- Tne girl, 20 years old and handsome, was
he said, "but as you haven't any why not
let me take the position and that of hus
band at tha same time?"
Exactly what followed this declaration 's
not a matter of record, but the fact Is
that Mr. Hughes promptly got busy with
the telephone and the theater party, which
ended at St. Matthew's church, was the
outcoms.
Oil Timers" Wed.
The greatest sensation the vlllsge of
Lake, a few miles north of Vlneland, N.
J., ever had. wss the announcement of th
wedding of Jsmes Jones, 7 yesrs old. a
widower of four months, and Mrs. Cath
erine Harry, 66 years old, a widow of uiw
year.
The couple had been acquainted only two
weeks, but the bridegroom a. nounced that
it was love at first sight.
The bridegroom Is a leading man in tha
community and his friends considered the
affair worthy of the greatest attention. Ac
cordingly a brass band and a drum corps
gave them a serenade.
Father "Best Masi" for Kon,
A father acting as beat man at lite wed
ding of his son was the unusual feature at
the marriage In Chicago of Miss Kathryn
Charlton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
J. Charlton of Ouk Park, and Lloyd H.
Steers of Chicago. George 8. Steers served
his son as best man.
Prattle of the Youngsters
Helen's mother passed her the ,-ake, and
when the little one went to reach errors
the piste for the largest plere her mainni
said: "Alwsys take the piece nesrest to
you, dear."
"Well, then, turn the plate around," was
the answer.
Little Joe Mamma, I aaw a dug today
that had only three legs!
Mamma Didn't you feel sorry for him?
Utile Joer-Uf course not; he had one
more leg than 1 have.
"Well, Tommy." said the visitor, "what
do you think of your new baby slater?"
"You'll have to excuse me," replied the
-year-old diplomat, "but mamma doesn't
allow me to use that kind of language.
Little Ruth was visniug at the home of a
small playmate. After dinner she said;
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pecially reluted to the palace; such, for In
stance, as the houshold department.
The emperor's palaces are of great extent.
They cover threo times as much ground
a the capitol at Washington and altogether
they have cost several million dollars.
Most of them are of one story, made after
a combination of European and Japanene
architecture. The doors slide back and
forth In grooves, and the inner walls,
which are immense sheets of plate glass,
set In lacquered frames, do likewise.' Py
this means a number of rooms may be
thrown Into one. There are also single
rooms of enormous extent. There Is one
dining room that will seat 100 people and
a banqueting hall which takes about 600
square yards of matting to cover Its floor.
Then there sre ball rooms and drawing
rooms, studios and libraries and a large
number of bed rooms, some of which are
furnished in foreign style. Tho whole pal
ace is finished like a Jewel. The floors
are Inlaid and many of the ceilings are
covered with embroidery. One room Is
celled with tapestry of gold thread, at a
cost of 110,000, and the walls of other rooms
are hung with brocaded silk, especially
made for this purpose.
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Gossip About the Empress.
In addition to this the empress has her
palace In the imperial grounds. She main
tains an establishment separste and apart
from his majesty, and this Includes 250
women. Bhe has her own secretaries and
has considerable to do with the managing
of palace affairs. She has a court milliner,
with trained assistants, who lives in the
palace and who Is always kept busy. Her
majesty usually dines with the emperor
and often eats luncheon with him.
She takes no Interest In politics, but Is
widely interested In all matters of charity
and education. The Peeresses school, a
high-class academy established for the
daughters of the nobles of Japan, was
founded by her, and she gives the Institu
tion her personal supervision. Bhe also
made a present of a considerable amount
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The bride wore a coat suit of white broad
cloth, trimmed with Irish lace. A large
white hat, covered with tulle and roses.
completed the bridal costume. The wed-
ding flowers were lilies of the valley
Miss Dorothy Charlton alter ded her sis
ter as maid of honor.
I.ove Germ TiTlIoapltal.
A romance which began in the psycho
pathic ward of Bellevue hospital, New
York City, and which resulted In a secret
marriage, wus revealed at the hosmtul
Thursday, when Miss Anna J. Krauss. stu-
laid that she could no lunger study under
Bellevuc'a patronage, because thcie ia a
rule a hnrsli, cruel rule, tho nurses call
it that If any of the students be so pre-,
sumptuous as to marry they must sever
their connection with the institution. Also,
there is an Injunction that nurses shall not
be accompanied out of the school or the
hospital hy the doctors.
But the petite Miss Krauss snapped her
fingers at all these rules, and so did Dr.
Rleves Andrew Manker, 25 years old. a
young surgeon, who entered the hospital
Just about the time little Miss Krauss went
to the school. That was about ten months
ago.
Dr. Manker. who Is a native of Memphis,
Tenn., where his family la prominent, took
up his work under the direction of Dr.
Gregory and Dr. Holmes In the psycho
pathic ward, amid scenes which only such
a place can afford. There, ministering to
the unfortunates under observstlon for
their ssnlty. he met Miss Krauss.
It was only during opetatlonn or exam
inations that the pair met. fat rule was
a barrier. But the two, nevertheless, had
fleeting moments together when the hard
vlnu?ed attendants were not on the alert.
Miss Krauss confided In nobody; neither
did the doctor. But last week they broke
silence and told Dr. Bradley, one of the
piij aide us. and Mies Armstrong, one of
the mi ses. nf their plons. Naturally, Dr,
Bradley did not wish to ro'intepance an
"Vour papa piays at the table, doesn't he 7"
"Yes," wan the reply, "does yours?"
"Of roursn not," answered Ruth. "He has
rheumatism."
DUky's finger, which he had blistered bv
thrusilng It Into a kuUUe of boiling watur
the day helore had quit hurting.
"The bark on it is so loose," he said,
"that for half a cent I'd make a whistle
out of that finger "
"Mamma," said llule Fred,
"I do wish
you wasn't such a gossip."
'Why, dear, what do you mean?" queried
his mother. "I'm nut 4 gossip."
Wi.ll, you act like one," replied Fred
"Ever time I do anything naughty you
go and tell papa." general offices of Its transportation depart J additional building on the south of the onu
Motber-Where la thet lovel. rln, r. Th tl'",hm"t Omaha already constructed and of the same else
Aunt iT v. you Nntttof dW""B' ' trn,p,rUUon' -""-y. re. and height For this purpose th. work of
Small Nettie-l lost 4t quire much more office space than eould excavation Is already under way, and a
Mother-I might nave known It Did you p,ov',,", ,n ,h F"l ,r headquar- contract has been made for tha brick work.
ever have anything you didn't lose? ter bu,1llB- Th ew building of Mr. Wh.n completed the twe buildings will eon
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my appetite. nu,e lal U character and location of about nCO.
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to the Woman's university In Toklo, and
she is alwuys piving to hospitals and other
surh things. During the wnrs with Russia
and China hr majesty aided In picking
lint and making baudagos for the woundud
soldiers, and she also sent delicacies to
the soldiers in the field. When U Hung
Chang was shot In the face by a Japanese
fanatic, at the time he was here arrang
ing the settlement of the China-Japan
peace, the empress herself made the ban
dages which were applied to his wounds.
When they were presented to EI he raised
the package to his Hps and exclaimed:
"Her majesty's kindnesses as boundless
as the sea."
Tha people here think that U Hung
Chang recovered more rapidly cm account
(0f these bandages. The man who shot
him has been In prison slnco that time un
til within a few days ago, when he was
released.
The empress of Japan dresses In Euro
pean costum on all state occasions, al
though she prefers the ease of a Japanese
gown when at home.
Children oflhe Mikado.
By the laws of Japan the succession to
the throne goes to the male descendants of
the emperor, and In the case of a failure
of direct descendants the throne Is given
to the nearest prince and his descendants.
This means that a woman can never again
sit alone upon the throne of Japan, and
that notwithstanding Japan has had some
famous ruling empresses In the past. The
emperor himself Is, you know, about tha
most blue-blooded monarch on .earth. The
first one of his family, so Japanese history
says, was on the throne about 1,500 years
ago. He reigned long before Julius Caesar
tried to seize the crown on the Lupercal,
and 300 years before Alexander the Great
thought he had conquered the whole world.
There have been ia emperors since this,
and they all belonged to this family, Mut
shito has had four children, one boy and
three girls,, but this does not mean that all
unracuon oi me rules, nor aid Miss Arm
strong. But when Dr. Manker and Mis.
young couple and witness tha marriage.
And they did.
Says "Yes" After Twenty-Five Years,
A'ter teaching painting for twenty-eight
years at the Mary Institute, St. Louis. Miss
New Pullman Building
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The first section of the new Pullman
building on Tenth street, next to the Bur
lington station, Is now completed and ready
for occupancy. It lias been constructed
by W. J. Connell as a railroad office build
ing. The basement and first floor la al
ready occupied by the Pullman Palaca Car
company. The second floor has been taken centering at the I'nU-n station and Burling
by the Burlington Railroad company on a tn station, Mr. Ccnnull has decided to 1m-
ionK trm lease for the headquarters and
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OF THE CROWN FRINCE.
of these children are the offspring of the
empress. According to custom his majesty
has twelve ladles-ln-waitlng who are a part
of his establishment and who serve aa sec
ondary wives. These ladles come from the
best families of Japan, and they are well
educated, Intelligent and beautiful. They
have their own apartments Inside the palace
grounds, but they do not appear at the
court ceremonies, and none of his majesty's
officials will say anything concerning them.
The crown prince Is the son of one of them,
his mother's namo being Lady Yanlgawara.
Japan's A eat Emperor.
And just here I want to say a word
about the crown prince. He was born In
1X79 and will be SO years old next August
He was married just nine years , ago to
Princess Badako, the daughter of Prince
Kujo, and the two have had born to them
three boys, aged, respectively, 8, 7 and 4
years. The eldest Is Prince Hlrohlto, who
was born April 29, 1901. The crown prince
has a magnificent palace here In Toklo,
It was built about the time of his marriage
anc'. It cost $2,000,000 or $3,000,000. It Is
largely made of steel, and much of the
construction was hammered out In the
I'rlttd States.
The crown prlncn is well educated. He
has been under the tutelage of Marquis
Ito, and his first schooling was In the
Nobles' school In Tokio. He is a good
French scholar and knows something of
German and English. He Is a great trav
eler, having visited every part of Japan,
Including Its Industrial centers. While I
have been hire he has been moving her
and there over the empire, opening
schools and Inspecting establishments of
one kind or another. In my talk with
Marquis Ito he told me that the crown
prince was a young man of more than
ordinary parts and that he had been edu
cated along tho lines of modern diplomacy
and statesmanship.
FRANK Q. CARPENTER.
Elisabeth Butler has resigned and married
E. J. Macken. of the claim dertartment of
Wabssh railroad.
Macken courted Miss Butler for
five years, but could not get her
consent to marry him until she mad
mind to retire from the school. Stu
years old.
The marriage ceremony was performed by
the Rev. J. W. Gaus, pastor of the Pres-
byterlan church, at Carondelet. Mr. and
Mrs. Macken left Immediately on their
honeymoon.
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PULLMAN BUILDING.
for dispatching of trains and all business
relating to transportation. As the result of
the establishment of the Omaha division of
transportation by the Burlington a consid
er hi y number of new people will locate In
Omaha. To meet the demand for office
rooms in oonnsctiuii with the railroads
mediately commence the construction ot an
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