Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 31, 1902, Page 1

[ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 18 OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1902-TWELVE PAGES SINGLE COPY FIVE HERBERT TO GET POST British Minister at Paris Named as Paunce- fote's Probable Suocoeasor, CHOICE DEPENDS ON KING'S DECISION His Majesty is Deeply Interested and His Attitade Not Known. APPOINTMENT DELAYED BY FUNERAL [ Announcement Not Expected Until After Late Ambassador's Obsequies. HERBERT IS NO STRANGER TO AMERICA Has Record as Charge @’ Affairs at Washington and Also ns Secre- tary to the British Leg: tion There. LONDON, May 30.—Hon. Michael Henry Herbert, who is nominally secretary to the British empassy at Paris, probably will be the next British ambassador to the United States, in succession to the late Lord Pauncefote. Mr. Herbert's appointment probably will not be announced until the remains of Lord Pauncefote arrive in England. The only question as to Mr. Herbert's selection is the approval of King Edward. The Asso- clated Press understands that his majesty Is taking a keen personal interest in the matter of Lord Pauncefote's successor, but he will not be asked officially to confirm or disapprove the candidate of the Foreign office until the period of time during which the government pays respect to the late Lord Pauncefote has elapsed. While there is no reason to belleve that King Edward will object to Mr, Herbert, who has the officlal backing of both Eng- lish and American diplomats, there must remain an element of doubt in the matter until the suggested appointment receives the royal sanction, and especially in view of the acute attention which his majesty bas given to this important promotion. Farther Complication, The matter of Mr, Herbert's going to Washington has been still further com- Meated by the unexpected delay in send- g over Lord Pauncefote's remalns The British government fully expected Lord Pauncefote’s body would arrive in England prior to the coronation of King Edward, and it is not a lttle disconcerted by the receipt of dispatches announcing ihat the obsequies in England will not take place until July. The determination to select Mr. Herbert a8 ambassador to the United States was hed after many consultations with those who are best fitted to voice an opin- lon in the matter. While nominally secre- tary to the embassy at Parls, Mr. Herbert was really minister plenipotentlary to France and as such he frequestly acted in most important crises In the absence of 8ir Bdmund J. Monsos, Great Britain's - B with Lila, daugh- Yor of Richard T. Wilson of New York, as + result of which he became closely rolated to the Vanderbilts, the Ogden Goelets and ihe Astors, will not in any way interfere, wcording to opinion here, with his use- tulness as Great Britain's ambassador at Washington. Record at Washington. Mr, Herber! record at Washington as shyrge ' affaires from 1888 until 1889 and as Jsecretary to the British legation there 1892 to 1892 and his work as British t on the Venezuelan commission emi- sently fit him, so officlal belief inclines, tor his proposed new and important duties. At Paris Mr. Herbert's present position ® somewhat curious, for while holding the rank of a full fledged minlster he has to take second place when Sir Edmund J. Monson, the ambassador, ls resident in France. A curlons feature connected with all the British diplomats who were considered by the British foreign office as pessible candi- Jates to fill the vacancy at Washington Is that they all haye American wives. Sir Henry Howard, who is now Great Britain's ninister at The Hague and who was for any years attached to the British legation At Washingts married Miss Rig ot Washington: Sir Francis R. Plunkett, the Byitish ambassador at Vienna, married Miss Morgan of Philadelphia; Lord Curzon of Kedelson, viceroy of Indla, married Miss Lelter of Washington, and Alan Johnstone, British charge d'affaires at Darmstadt, married Miss Pinchot of New York. Before the new ambassador at Washing fon takes up his duties the salary attached to the position probably will be put upon & par with the highest paid in Great Brit- diplomatic service, namely that which b paid the ambassador at Parls, £9,000 » year, SPANISH ARE STILL SORE Demsor a ppresses Message to Presi- s in Order, PARIS,” May 30.—It is announced In a lispatch to the Patrle from Madrid that Senor Sabino Arana, leader of the Biscayan oationalist party, sent a long cable mu sage to President Roosevelt, congratulating blm on the establishment of the republican government in Cuba and (hat the Spanish sensor euppressed the measage. It s further asserted that the Spanish rovernment ordered the prosecution of Benor Arana «and that President Roose fbit has “‘instructed the United States lega- Hon at Madrid to ask for explanation: VALUABLE PICTURE MISSING Beliet that it Was Stolen from the New York Custom House. {Copyright, 182, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, May 30.—(New York World Ca Slegram—Spenial Telegram.)—M. Chaudon, ibe picture agent and expert at No. 20 Rue Chalgrin, who bought and shipped for Con- verse the plcture by Zelm, and the Amer- cau Express suthorities here are convinced 1dat the picture ¢ould only have been stolen W York custom house. Fustern Potentates Witness Parade. May 30.—The annual spring the garrisons of the Berlin mili- Ary dlstrict was beld today. The weather Tas superb. The shah of Persia was pres- mt Ly an open carriage drawn by four lorses und the crown prince of Siam, Showfa Maha Vajiravudh, attended on \orseback. Emperor Willlam led the sec- d reglment of the guards past the ebah, ho ackuowledged the compliment by stand- STRUCK FROM CREDIT LIST Systematie Work- Rules Butcher s of ings of the Packer arding Patrons. KANSAS CITY, May 30.—W. T. Reed, an attorney, s taking depositions to be used by George M. Tucker, a butcher and retall grocer of Argentine, Kan., in dam- age sults against several pacging houses of this city and Kaosas City, Kan. Tucker alleges that until about a year ago his meat bills had been marked “O. K.," as he pald them promptly; but, according to his story, in May of last year Cudahy's rep- resentative falled to presen/ ‘\i"lw usual statement on Wednesday. The * * 04 Spbut B0 statement. Tucker called v ", e ment. It came the next morning, u. was Thursday and the packing house re 1s that all bills muet be paid each Wednes- day for the week previous, Tucker sent his check, but it was returned without prosentation at the bank and he had to pay cash. The next day each meat bill came with a star stamped on it. The star means that the dealer whose bill it appears oa must pay cash on receipt of the meat or the driver must take it back. Tucker says every bill that came from every packing house In the city had the same star on it and he had to pay cash at once. The second day every wholesale house in the city recelved Information that his credit was bad and demanded payment of bills that called for cash in sixty days, but had been running, some of them not more than a week. Alfred M. Wicker, a former cashier for Swift & Company, testified that while he was in the company's employ there was a credit book which was taken every morn- ing to the desk of W. F. Colladay, the com- pany's credit man, for revision. If a retall butcher was a day behind in paying a bill to any packer In the association his name went on a list which was furnished after- ward to drivers, and they were never al- lowed to give him credit afterward. Colladay went on the witness stand and sald he never heard of such a book. Testi- mony was secured showing that If a butcher disputed with the driver about the quality of meat or refused to take meat, alleging that it was tainted or not up to the grade ordered, that butcher soon found himself on the blacklist. WESTERN PIONEER HONORED Remains 6f General Leavenworth Re. interred with Cere- mony at Fort Leavenworth, FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., May 30.— The remains of the late General Henry Leavenworth, brought here from the east, ‘were reinterred today at the Natlonal ceme- tery at Fort Leavenworth, with imposing ceremonies Several descendants of the dead general were present, besides a num- ber of distinguished men, and the parade that preceded the exercises at the cemetery was one of the largest military and civil functions ever witnessed in the west. Several thousand persons came to Leaven- worth from different points in the south- ‘west, many from as far north as Des Moines, Ia. The grand marshal of the day was Colonel C. C. Carr, commander at Riley, Kan., and his alde was Captain George Cameron, adjutant Fourth cavalry. The parade started at Leavenworth, dis- banding at the cemetery. It contained numerous bands and 2,000 old soldiers from the Soldiers’ home at Leavenworth and about 800 officers and men from Fort Leav- enworth were in line. There were three di- visions led respectively by Colonel Jacob Augur, commmnder at Fort Leavenworth Major W. W. Murray, treasurer of the Sol- diers’ home, and Willlam H. Bond, United States commissioner. The funeral section, conveying the body of General Leavénworth, followed the second division. The Kansas commandery of the Loyal leglon end other societies took up the rear. General John C. Bates, commanding the Department of the Missourl, presided over the exercises at the cemetery aud the ora- tion was delivered by State Senator F. Dumont Smith. General Wilder 8. Metcalf, who succeeded General Funston in command of the famous Twentleth Kansas regiment, read Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Gov- ernor Dockery of Missourl 0 delivered an address. A prayer was offered by Bishop Millspaugh of Topeka and a chorus of 200 sang patriotic airs. Relatives of General Leavenworth who attended the exercises were Mrs. Willlam Dunn of Chicago, Miss Ingersoll of Tacoma, Miss Mary L. Smith of Bureka, Kan., Farnsworth and Mrs. Martin of FRENCH HONOR DE TERNAY Visit Newport to Place Wreath on NEWPORT, R. I, May 30.—Having hon- ored in Washington the memory of the Count de Rochambeau the members of the French mission came to Newport today to offer a tribute to the memory of the Chev- aller de Ternay, the commander of the fleet of war vessels which conveyed the Rocham- beau soldiers to Newport, their landing place. The tribute of France to its naval hero was made by placing on the tomb of Ternay, in Trinity churchyard, a wreath sent by President Loubet. Newport streets bore the garb of Me- morial day, but the colors of the Fremch republic were mingled with the American emblem. Through these streets the mem- bers of the French mission were escorted by a large body of sallors, marines and soldlers to take part in the various features of the proj When the distinguished foreigners arrived at the rallroad station from New York, shortly before § o'clock, they were received by Governor Kimball with bis staff, the mayor, the members of the city council and other special committees. Outside the station was the Newport ar- tillery company, the original members of which served under the Couat de Rocham- beau. After an exchange of greetings the line of march was tal up for the burial place of De Ternay. About 2,500 men e in line. The route passed the old state house and the house occupled by the Count de Rochambeau in 1780. General Brugere placed the wreath of France upon De Ternay's grave. Other wreaths also were placed and the procession then moved to Casino, where the parade was reviewed. The visitors later were driven about Newport and then given a luncheon st the Cas! Farm Owners | (intighey of this plecs ughey o place represpnting over farm owners of this and ' Armetronk counties. and E. D. Carter of ‘Brie. ba Tepresenting & syndicate composed of Erie New York and Boston capitalists. have just gonciuded & ‘coal” deal”favolving 8. A ; %.—Hon. George PACKERS TAKE FIRM STAND Absolutely Refuse to Grant Teamsters Con- cessions or Recognize the Union. { UNALTERABLY OPPOSED TO IT IN YARDS Butchers Close Shops All Over City and Thousands of People Are Deprived Their Meat Supply. of CHICAGO, May 30.—The four blg packing concerns of the stockyards at a conference Zip)d today with union leaders representing 45, Miiking teamsters, refused absolutely ** I5, "~ concessions asked for, or any pan, . openly on record as being unalterfu.. . jposed to the recognition of unlon labor in the yards. Thousands of persons had their usual sup- ply of meat cut off today entirely, and many others were able to buy a little meat here and there and pald fancy prices for it. Al through the city butchers closed down and many of them will not open agaln until the strike has been settled. ‘Chicago began to a meat famine fs imminent. Butch- ers who have bought of the packers fighting the striking stockyards' teamsters lost their fce supply. Restaurants were in stralts to procure choice meats. The com- modity rose in price and many shops shut down in different parts of the city. Holiday crowds blocked wagons and cheered the strikers. President Albert Young of the teamsters’ national organiza- tion declared that the strike would be backed by union labor and won if it took five years. Quit Hanling from Yards. Butchers have practically abandoned the hauling of meat from the yards. All passes issued by the strikers have been called In and all meat that goes out in cars Is followed and traced. Except for the few wagons that leave the yards under heavy police protection early in the day mo meat is being hauled out. Monday night a joint council of the local teamsters' union will be held to determine whether all the union retall shop butchers are to be called upon to stand by the teamsters and refuse to handle the meats of “unfair’ concerns. At the leading hotels and restaurants it was stated today that the supplies would last three days longer. If the strike is not settled by that time the managers do not know what they will do. It might be possible to get meat if only they had to deal with the packers' team- sters, but the staunch sympathetic stand of ths jcemen and coal teamsters leaves the restaurateurs completely in the hands of the strikers. Drivers Go Armed. Some meat 18 now delivered to hotel restaurants by armed drivers. This of the results of the attacks made yester- day on teamsters in the employ of Irwin Bros. The firm has equipped its drivers with reyolvers, and it is owing to this fact that a load of beef was dellvered early toda: Robert Alling was taken into’the Young Men's Christian assoclation building, when #lx men waylald his team. Three of them seized the lines and the other three pulled Alling from his seat. The driver drew a revolver and threatened to shoot the man at the horses’ heads, and he re- leased the animals. The driver then turned his attention to the men on the wagon, who so fled when he pointed the revolver at them, threatening to kill them If they did not get down. After reaching the Young Woman's Christian assoclation building Irwin Bros. and the Harrison street police station were informed by telephone of the attack. Sev- eral policemen were hurried to the scene, but they could not find any trace of the as- sallants. MITCHELL IS NOT HOPEFUL Labor Leader Says Anthracite Strike in Far from Settled as Bver. realize today that CHICAGO, May 30.—John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America reached Chicago today from Indianapolis. He saw no members of the Clvic federa- tion and stated that the anthracite strike is as far from settled as ever. He had a few minutes' conversation with President Russell of the Illinols mine workers' or- ganization. He sald that matters pertaining to the Nliinols coal situation would be settled at the Illinols convention. At 11 a. m. Mr, Mitchell left for Wilkesbarre. HAZLETON, P May 30.—All the coal companies here are commissioning special officers to guard their property. Fifty-five special policemen were sworn in by G. B. Markle & Co. today and In additien ffty will be sworn in before Monda: Coxe Bros. & Co. have deputized thelr office clerks and trusted men to do guard duty. A meeting of the engineers, firemen and pump runners, employed at the collleries north of the city, which includes the Coxe and Kemmerer men, will be held Sunday, KANSAS MINERS MAY STRIKE Will Submit New Scale of Wages and Quit Work if Not Adopted, PITTSBURG, Kan,, May 30.—The Kaneas miners' convention here is preparing a schedule of wages which will be submitted to the operators next Monday. In case the demands are not granted by the operators it 1s understood that the miners will order & general western strike. Tonight the miners wired to Natlonal presidend Mitchell offering to give full moral and financial ald for the strikers in the anthracite flelds 11 is hardly belleved here that the miners will favor a eym- pathetic strike with the eastern miners if the differences can be adjusted in Kansas and Missourl. C. J. Devlin, at the head of the Santa Fe mines In Kansas, says there is no trouble in the mines over which he has control, and that the miners are satisfied with the scale of wages pald them. PURDICK SUCCUMBS TO HURTS Chief Engl Dies from Injuries Sustained in the Alma Wreek. LA CROSSE, Wis., May 30.—Chief Engi- uneer Purdick, who was Injured in the Alma wreck yesterday, died today. 'Superintend- ent Besler of Chicago was removed to hie bome in Chicago today. His injurles are not serious. Engineer Breckenridge went with him. His foot was badly crushed. The condition of Superintendent Cunning- bam is critical, as late last night it was found necessary to cut off his leg. FIRE AT JETTER'S Cooper Shop, Co BREWERY Stables and lee House med, but Main Buildin Saved. About midnight fire was dlacovered in th lcehouse at Jetter's brewery, South Omaha, and spread with great rapidity to the cooper shop and the stables, all frame buildings, to the west of the maln structure. All were totally destroyed. The icehouse was 42x162 feet, the cooper ehop 24x80 and the ables 24x74. A rough estimate places the loss at between $15,000 and $20,000. In- surance on these buildings to the amount of $10,700 was carried. This amount, how- ever, does not cover the insurance on the fce, 3,600 tons, as this has beem purchased by the Star Ice company. A portion of the cooper shop and the stables had recently been rebuilt. The cooper shop contained two cars of material besides tools and machinery, while the stables contained quantities of feed and harness. All of the twenty horses were taken out before the fire did any great damage to the stables. Martin Jetter stated that B. Jetter, the president of the brewing company, was at present In Louisville, Ky., but would be bome today. He further stated that the construction of new stables would be com- menced at once and that brick would be used. The cooper shop will most likely be rebuilt at the same time, but work on the fcehouses: will not be begun for some time. No one about the place seems to know how the fire started. All of the watchmen reported everything all right at about 11:30 o'clock, but half an hour later the flames had broken out and the bright light in the sky could be seen for a comsiderable dis- tance. The fire department worked hard and ev- ery available man was pressed into eervice. It was due to the number of streams used that the fire was prevented from spreading to the main bulldings of the brewery. Hun- dreds of people were drawn to the scene by the blaze and they only left when the last spark had been extinguished. GRAND STAND IS DESTROYED Structure at Hawthorne Race Track Burns Shortly After Cournes Close. CHICAGO, May 30.—The grandstand at Hawthorne racetrack was destroyed by fire this evening, half an hour after the last race of the day had been run. Nearly every one but the employes had left the track and no one was hurt. The fire started in the cupola of the main buflding and grad- ually worked downward, giving ample time for saving the horses in the paddock well as affording an opportunity for the cape of a few stragglers who occupled the stand. The estimated loss s $75,000, Malt House is Burmed. BUFFALO, May 30.—The Manning malt house, together with a quantity of graln, which was damaged in the fire at the Wells elevator a few weeks ago, was burned at an early hour today. A high wind blew fire- brands and sparks to a great dlstaice, set- ting fire to the roofs of sixteen fl‘lili-. only one of which, however, was destsoyed. The total loss Is estimated at $150,000; partly covered by !nsurance. Elevator Burns. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 30.—~The Manning elevator on the Erie canal at the foot of Auburn avenue, caught fire this morning. It will probably be a total los: The ele- vator and contents are valued at $100,000. PETITION THE PRESIDENT Engineers Want American War Ships Bullt in the Government Navy Yards. NORFOLK, Va., May 30.—The Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers at today's session adopted unanimously a resolution offered by Third Assistant Grand Engineer A. M. Cousins of Norfolk, which is ad- dressed to President Roosevelt, the senate and house of representatives, declaring that body to be in favor of the comstruction of ‘war vessels In government navy yards, and petitioning that a clause be inserted in the naval appropriation bill now pending pro- viding that three of the contemplated war- ships be bullt in government yards. Loe Angeles, Cal., was chosen as the next place for the brotherhood's convention by & vote of 284 agalnst 264 for Cleveland and %0 for New Haven, 274 belng necessary for a cholce. A. E. Btevens of Los Angeles was elected third a ant chief engineer to succeed A. M. Cousine of Norfolk, George R. Fo- herty of Boston was re-elected grand chap- lain. SUSPECTS LAND IN JAIL Men Passing Stolen Goods Arrested at Wood River and Articles Are Identified. WOOD RIVER, Neb., May 30.—(Speclal Telegram.)—Marshal Whalep arrested two men last night giving their names as Charles McLaughlin ard James Ward, about one mile east of this place, while attempt- Ing to dispose of & number of pairs of shoes and eeveral pairs of trousers. He locked them up and notified the authorities at Ken- esaw, who bad sent him word that a store there had been robbed on Monday night. F. 8. Varry, owner of the store, with the constable of that place, drove here and identified the goods by his cost mark, which bad uot been removed. The marshal here turned the prisoners over to them and they started for Hastings this morning. The value of the goods found in thelr possession was about $100. ‘With the aild of bloodhounds two other tellows had been tracked to Kearney, where they were arrested, and will be held, as it is supposed they were implicated in the af- fair. RAILROAD’S MEN PUT UP BOND Five Representatives of Roads In- dicted Give Baill for Appear- ance in Court. MEMPHIS, Tenn.,, May 30.—Pive repre- sentatives of rallroads indicted by the grand Jury here for alleged violation of the inter- state commerce law in poeling cotton shipped from this point, have acknowledged service of the indictment and have given bond in §2,500 each for thelr appearance at the fall term of the federal court. They ara: J. T. Harahan, vice president and general manager of the Illinols Central, and J. T. Hudson, trafic manager of the Illinois Cen- tral, both of Chicago; F. B. Bowes, gen- eral freight agent of the Illinois Central, Louisville; W. W. Flaley, vice president of the Southern rallway, Washington, and B. L. Winchel, vice president and general manager of the St. Louis & San Francisco, OLD SOLDIERS ON PARADE Bchool Ohildren Balute Them with Flags Along Line of March. EXERCISES AT UNKNOWN GRAVE IN PARK Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg, B Select!: Voeal Musie, Reeltas tions and Ritual Service on the Program. It was only the gray and enfeebled rem- nants of a once grand host that led the way into Hanscom park yesterday afternoon for the memorial exercises. The men who, marching by fours, were once so many that their line was measured jn miles, marched yesterday by twos and even then occupled scarcely a block, for they numbered only |187. Ot the unbannered veterans of the later strifes only twenty-five were in line, excepting such as may have been among the fifty Omaha Guards, thirty-elght Thureton Rifles and thirty-five Millard Rifies. It was with a reverence and an awe that the school children waved their flags in salute along the sidewalk, and with a heart-pang that their elders noted the ebbing of the veterans' strength. Start of the Parade, At 2:20 the parade startéd south from the corner of Sixteenth street and Capitol av- enue, led by L. N. Gonden, marshal, and J. B. Driesbach and John G. Willls, assistant marshals. Behind them came’ twenty po- licemen under Sergeants Welsenburg and Hudson; Abbott's band of sixteen pleces; members of Custer, Grant and Crook posts of Omaha, with recruits from Dahlgren post of Papillion and Phil Kearney post of South Omaha, to the total number of 187; Battery G of the Omaha Guards; a drum corps with seven musiclans: fifty of the Omaba \. ‘ards, under Captain Eli Hodgifis; twenty-five of the ex-eoldiers of the Spanish and Philip- pine wars, under Captain Willlam Nave; thirty-eight of the Thurston Rifles, under Captain Charles W. Richards; thirty-five of the Millard Rifles, under Captain T. A. Baughman; carriages containing the mayor, counclimen, city clerk, members of the school board and others, making the total a'wheel twenty. Behind these and consti- tuting the civic division were the Woodmen of the World band of twenty musicians; a squad of seventeen of the Woodmen of the World drill team, under Captain C. L. Ma- ther; an equal number of the members of the Seymour Guards, under Captain R. L. Forgan, and thirty of the Modern Woodmen of America, Uniform rank. Tralling these were carriages for the representatives of the Fraternal Union of America and the Royal Achates, nineteen persons in all. The dozen carriages of as many different citl. zens brought up the rear. Line of March. From the postoffice corner the line of march led to Douglas, east to Thirteenth, wouth to Farnam, west to Sixteenth, where about fitty took the cars; then on west to Twenty-eighth, south on Twenty-eighth to Pacific and then into the park, those who had taken the cars having rejoined the Procession at Twenty-eighth and Leaven- worth. At the park entrance, where the count was made, the llne was lengthened also by 160 members of the Woman's Re- let corps and Ladles of the Grand Army of the Republic falling in behind the vet- erans. The park was entered by the main dirveway near the northeast corner. It was after 3 o'clock when the parade reached Hanscom park. The crowd of nearly 3,000 people, mainly women and chil- dren, who had been waiting for nearly an hour had become impatient, and swarmed over the improvised grave in the plaza so that the marchers found it difficult to ob- tain sufficlent unoccupled ground on which to form. To the strains of a march by Ab- bott's union band the veterans of the civil war, from the three posts of Omaha, from Dahlgren post of Papillion and from Phil Kearney post of South Omaha, with mem- bers from Farragut post of Lincoln, marched into the center of the space and formed an irregular circle aroung the grave. The veterans of the civil war were followed by the veterans of the Spanish war and the companies of militla, with two degree teams of local lodges of Woodmen. The militia acted as guard to restrain the crowd until the program at the grave was completed. Exercises at the Park. This program opened with the rendering of “In Peace Eternal,” a dirge by Scoutin, by the Woodmen of the World band. 8. E. Wiall of George Crook post, president of the burial corps, then read the roll of the yea dead as follows: Members of Custer Post—Ernest H. Hoff- mau, late assitant surgeon Eleventh Mis- sour! infantry, died October 7, 1901, age 63 years; James R. Crandall, late private Company D, Second Nebraska cavalry, dled April 15, 1902, aged 73 years; Joseph R. Stafford, late private Sixteenth Indiana bat- tery, died April, 1902, aged 62 years. Members of Grant Post—J. 8. Caulfield, late Seventh Illinols infantry, commis- sioned lieutenant in One Hundred and For- ty-fourth Illinois Infantry, died January, 1902; John R, Cox, late sergeant CompanyD, Sixth Indlana infantry, commissioned lieu- tenant Thirty-fourth Indiana infantry and lieutenant One Hundred and Fifty-third In- diana infantry; C. E. Satterfleld, late priv- ate Company F, First West Virginia light artillery, died March 11,1902, aged 59 years. Members of Crook Post—Thomas Comp- ton, late private Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Iliinols Infantry, also of Company H, Fourth Penneylvania cavalry, died November 13,1901. Other Comrades Who Have Died—Robert W. Anderson, late private' Company F, Eighty-elghth Ohlo, died March 6, 1902, age 68 years; John W. Roe, late corporal First battalion Minnesota Infantry, died April 23, 1902, age 68 years Henry W.Van- dermark, late One Hundred and Ninth New York Infantry, dled April 24, 1902, age 70 years; Emsly Clinkenbeard, late private Company E, Eighteenth lowa infantry, died September 28, 1901, age 60 years; Elijah T. Thornton, late sergeant Company C, Fourth Ohio cavalry, dled June 5, 1901, age 60 years; John Hensman, late of Company K, First Nebraska cavalry, died Apri] 29, 1902, aged 70 years. Women's Ritualistic Services. After the reading of the roll of the dead M. J. Feepan read t address of Lincoln at Gettysburg, following which, te the music of Chopin's “Funeral March,” by the Wood- men's band, the Women's Relief Corps held ritualistic services for the dead. In this service Mrs. Maria C. Pike filled the office of president; Mrs. Annie N. Sayre, senior vice; Mrs. E. A. Hull, junfor vice; Mrs. Sarah E. Potter, secretary, and Mrs. J. 8 Driesbach, chaplain. One feature of this service was the presence of thirty school children of tender age who at the appointed moment marched around the grave strewing it with flowers. The Young Men's Christlan assoclation quartet then sang “Consolation” and th ritualistic memorial services of the Grand Army of the Republic were carried out with George R. Rathbun as commander, (Continued on Becond Page.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER] Forecast for Nebraska-Fair Warmer in BEast Portlon. Sunday and Colder in Northwest Portion. Saturday; Falr maha Hou 1P Yesterday: Temperature at O De Den. Hour. SHORTENING TIME SCHEDULE Northwestern Puts on New Denver Train June 8, Which is to Be a Hummer, CHICAGO, May 80.—(Spacial Telegram.) —All fast-time schedules between Chicago and Omaha and Denver will go by the board June 8, when the Northwestern will put & new fast train in service. The new train will be known as the "Colorado Spe. clal” westbound,and the “Chicago Special” eastbound, and will lower the time of the present fastest Northwesern train from Chi- cago to Denver by two and one-half hours, and the present fastest time from Chicago to Omaha fitty-five minutes. The average speed of the new train westbound and ex- clusive of stops between here and Omaha will be forty-two miles per hour, and east- bound forty-three miles, while the average speed each way between here and Denver, including stops, will,be a trifie over forty miles an hour. Between Chicago and both western cities the two speclals will con- stitute the fastest service in existence. Eastbound from Omaha the time will be one hour and twenty minutes faster than the Northwestern's fast mail train. In December last year the Northwestern attempted to lower the time between Cbi- cago and Omaha in connection with the “Overland Limited,” but the move met with opposition from the ether lines and a speed agreement was then entered into, placing the maximum speed between the two cities at thirteen hours and twenty minutes. Recently one of the Omaha lines abrogated this agreement, leaving the Northwestern free to carry out speed plans that had long been contemplated. SAVED BY COOL MOTORMAN He Restrains Passengers from Leap- ing from Elevated Train to the Ground. CHICAGO, May 30.—Nearly 100 passengers on a Northwestern elevated train were thrown Into a panic last night when de- fective electric wiring set fire to the smok- ing car at Franklin and Buperior streets. Everybody In the irain was thrown from his seat and the occupants of the smoker rushed for the rear door. It was with the greatest difficulty that some were restrained from leajiag from the structure to the ground. That no one was serlously injured is due, in great mens- ure, to the cooluess of I. J. Landphere, the motorman. As soon as the sccident occurred Land- phere shut down his powe: sud, leaping out on the struccure, ran ts tae rear of the smoker and actually had to beat two men down off the rail of the platform before he could persuade them not to jump. By this time the whole front end of the train was in flames and an alarm was turned in. The blaze was quickly extin- guished by a chemical engine. LAVA SHOWER FALLS IN KANSAS Farmer in Oshorn County Picks Up Stones Which Are Too Hot to Handle. TOPEKA, Kan., May 30.—(Special Tele- gram.)-—The residents of Osborne and other northern counties are mystified over a lava shower which fell there yesterday after- noon. Ulrich Andrews, a farmer living near Osborne, brought the first news of the phenomenon to town, His story was discredited until he took several nelghbors and visited the place where the lava had Yallen while he was driving his cows home. Several large pleces were dug from the ground and are now on exhibition in Os- borne. When taken from the ground the lava was too hot to handle. The residents of the nelghborhood are seeking for an ex- planation of the mystery. MULE MEN GET BIG FORFEIT Al onment of Camp st Lathrop Sald te Invelve a Mil- lion Dollars. LATHROP, Mo., May 80.—(Special Tele- gram.)—It is claimed that because of the British abandoning their camp at Lathrop, the Guyton & Harrington Mule company will recelve a $1,000,000 forfeit. The con- tract between this company and the Brit- tsh government s sald to stipulate that it within the next five years the company fails to properly care for the animals gath- ered here by the British buyers or if the British vacate their contract, the sum of $1,000,000 shall be forfeited by the respon- sible party. John Bull's $1,000,000 auto- graph Is therefore expected to become the treasured possession of the American mule traders. KILLS WIFE AND SHOOTS SELF Former Denver M| Tragedy, Cause of Which & Mystery. SALT LAKE CITY, May 30.—N. E. Graves, a mining man, shot and killed his wife to- day at thelr bome here and then fatally shot himself. Graves shot his wife in the head twice, death ‘resulting instantly, and shot himself In the temple. No cause is known. Graves formerly lived in Denvey. e Rallway Aeccomntants Elect OMeers, ST. LOUIS, May 30.—The next annual convention of the rallway accounting off- cers will be held iu Hot Springs, Va. At the final session of the assoclation the fol- lowing officers were elected: President, W. D. Bend, vice president and auditor of the Chicago Great Western rajlway, St. Paul, Minn.; first vice president, J. W. Renner, comptroller Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg; second vice president, A. D. general auditor Colorado & South- Iway, Denver; secretary and treas- ureg, C. G. Phillipps, Chicago. The report of the special committee on additional sta- tistice for the Interstate Commerce commis- sion was adopted and the following were named as a committee to go to Washington and present a memorial on the subject to the commission: M. Riebenack, Philadel- phia; C. I Sturgls, Chicago; H. M. Kocher- sperger, New Haven, Conmn.; A. P. Plant, Washiogton, add H. C. Whitehead, Chicago. President Bend will be & member of this commitiee ex-officio. HEAR THE PRESIDENT Thousands Listen to Roosevelt's Decoration Day Address in Arlington Osmetery, UNUSUAL CELEBRATION OF THE EVENT Veterans of Grand Army Lead in Paying Tribute to Fallen Comrades. GRAVES OF BLUE AND GRAY KEPT GREEN Nation's Ohfef Exeoutive Evokes Storm of Applause with Eloguent Words, CHEERS AGED HEROES IN BROKEN RANKS Oniy Really Vitsl Task of Country's Life, President Was Per- / formed by Federal Soldiers of Civil War. Say WASHINGTON, May 30.—Decoration duy was observed today perhaps miore generally than ever before. The announcement that President Roosevelt would deliver the ora- tion at Arlington brought to that historie clty of the dead a vast concourse of people, among whom were numbered thousands of veterans who journeyed to the cemetery to honor the memory of their comrades who had died in their country's cause, or who, having survived the struggles of 1861 and 1898, had passed since into the great un- known. The local arrangements were in charge of the Department of the Polomac and in- cluded a parade of all the Grand Army of the Republic and other patriotic organiza- tions, the decoration of monuments and graves and addresses by men prominent in the affairs of the government. At Arlington, where the pwincipal exer- clses were held, a national swlute was fired at 12 o'clock by the Fourth hattery, United States field artillery. Music was rendered by the Marine band and by the Memorial cholr. Upou arriving at Arlington the pro- cession marched to the tomb of the un- known. During the decoration of tombs by the special committee, chosert ‘om the different Grand Army of the Republic ore ganizations and auxiliary societles, the Marine band played 6n appropriate selec~ tlon. The processlon then broke up and the decoration of graves began. Decoration of Confederate Graves, A touching feature of the work of deco~ ratiot was the strewing of flowers over the graves of the confederate dead who lie bur- fed in a section of the cemetery, In the menn!t:n vast crowd had as jembled at the phitheater, where the services were conducted. The famillar strains of “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” by the Marine band, marked the beginning of the services, which had been most elabo- rately planned. President Roosevelt's ar- rival wae the signal for an outburst ot ap- plause which continued for some time after he had taken his eeat on the platform. After ths invocation and the remdition of several nvmbers by the band and ehoir, Mr. E. B. Hay reed Lincoln's Geteysburg sds dress. President Roosevelt followed, and' a8 he arose he was again greeted with cheers and the plaudits of the imniense audience, which stretched far outside the limits of the amphitheater. His remarks were given the closest attention and he was frequently Interrupted by bursts of ap- plause. The president spoke as tollow: Address or the President. It Is a gooa custom for our country to have certain solemn holidays in_commem- oration of our greatest men and of the reatest orisis in our history. There should but few such holidays. To increase their number in to cheapen them. Washington and Lincoln—the man who did most to found the union, and the most to preserve it—stand head ers above all our other public men, have by common consent won the right to this pre-eminenge. Among the holidays which commemorale the turning points in American history, Th nificance peculiariy July 4 we celebrate the birth of the uation; on this day, the 30th of May, we call to mind the deaths of those who dled that the nas tion might live, who wagered al holds dear for the great prize of de battle, who poured out their blood like water in order that the mightynational structure raised by the far-seeing patrl fi- fem of Washington, Frankiin, Maraha Hamilton and the other great leaders of the revolution, great framers of the cotis stitution, should not crumble into meaning- less ruins. You whom I address today and your comrades who wore the blue beside “you in the perilous years during which strong, sad, patient Lincoln bore the crushj load of national leadership, performed the one feat the failure to perform which would have meant destruction to every- thing which makes the name America symbol of hope among the natlons of mans kind, You did the greatest and most necessary task which has ever fallen the lot of any men on this western h ere. . R Fing our four generations of national life we have had to do many tasks, and some of them of far-reaching importance, but the only really vital task was the one« ou did, the task of sav ng, the union, pon your success depended all the future of the’ people on_ this continent and much of the future of mankind as ® whole.. You left us a reunited coantry. In waj and in peace allke your example will stan as the wisest of lessons to us and our children and eur children’s children. Trying and Dificult War, Just at this moment the army of United Btates, led by men who serys among you in' the great war, is carrylug to_completion a small but pecyliarly tryz ing and difficult war in which is involved not only the honor of the flag, but triumph of civilization over forées wi d for the black chaos of savagery Pirbarism. The task has not been 88 aiffi- cult or as important as yours, but, oh, my comrades, the men in the uniform of the United States, who have for the last three years patiently and un(-omplllnln{ly cham- ploned the American cause in the Philip- pine” islands, are your younger, Brothers, Your sons. They have shown themselves not unworthy of you and the: to the support of all men W of what you did. These younger comrades of yours have fought under terrible difficylties and ve recelved terrible provocation {rom s ver cruel and very treacherous enemy. 'Unde the strain of these provocations I 1, deplore to say that some umong them have %o far forgotten themselves as to counsol and commit, i retaliation, acts of crueity, The fact that for every gullty act com- mitied by one of our lroops”s hundred acts of far greater atroelty have been fommitted by the hostile nat Yea upon our froops, or upon the peacesble law- abiding natives who are friendiv to us, can- not be held to excuse any wrongdoer on our side. Determined ‘rnd unswerving effort must be made, and is made, to find oul’avery I‘lul ‘e of ba the part of our troops Fouty of it, and to I&oht stronger measures than taken to minimize or prevent occur- rence of all such instances in the future. Traducers of Army. From time to time there oceur in our country, to the anr and lasting shame of our people, lynchings carried o) un& gircumsiances of ibuman ~cruelty wnd barbarity—a cruelty infinitely worse than any that has ever been committed by our troops in 'hilippl worse 10 the victims and far moré brutalizing to those gullty of it. The men who fall to con- demn these lynchings, and yet olamor about What has been done in the Philippines, are indeed gullty of n-,.luzun. the m in z':ulr ova :'{: whil ‘lllfin.fluu‘:d Ir brother about mote in his. or- tand me. These lynchings us no cuse for failure to stop in _ - Philippines, Every effort (Continued on Fourth Page.) are entitle 0 are prous