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OMA1IA, FHIDAY MOUSING, DECEMBEK 25, 1903 TEN PACES.
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LOOKING TO ENGLAND
ittilag Grow lb it Grtat Britain Kay
Show Ita Hud is Tar Eat.
AMERICAN ATTACHES H LONDON TAIK
Brit'ih FUot ii In Poaitio to Do Quick
Work in Ana.
ARMY NEVER IN BETTER X0 DiTICN
lew Haa Mora Eawrienoed Coldicn Thai
Any Cthtr Kation.
BERLIN HEARS ' RUSSIA AY ACCEDE
AIle that Oreat Brttala Has Mad
Hyrnfitallt ( RimIi Which
May ' Rnlt la Beewri;
. Desire af Jaaaa.
LONDON, Dec K.-The Nagasaki cor
respondent of the Dally Telegraph says the
railways, nave pwn l" "
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ponn lo vne soutn ins porrijwimrni - j
there ara now forty warships In tha south
ern waters of Japan, ths majority being
fully coaled and ready for any emergency.
LONDON. Dec 14. A dispatch to Ren
ter's Telegram company from ,Tokl says
that Premier Katsura and War Minister
Terauchl visited the Marquis Ito, presi
dent of tha privy council and the Marquis
TumnjfHU, chief of th council of field
marshals, at their villas this tnornlmc.
two hours distant by rail from Toklo.
The meetings ara believed to lav. neen
connected with Important developments In
. ths Russian-Japanese situation. Tha min-
biters returned to Toklo this morning.
Tha Japanese press is urging tha ' Im
mediate dispatch of troops to Corea. It
la aaserted Jspsaesa Interests ara menaced
by Russten military advances In the north
nd Russian Intrigues la Seoul. Tha 1m- a nw 'ubsequently to reactive Thomas D. Farnsworth were re- erty on eBch ,, and oppoelte tha post
nresslon Is a-rowlna' In tha best Informed I April SO, 18, the Bethlehem company I k,.. k refused to take off his I , . . .M immtionti.
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circles tnat ine aaoption oi suca a policy i
la now Inevltabia.
On tha supposition that Great Britain
as a last resort might threaten to forcibly
Interfere, tha United States naval at
tache. Captain Charles H. Stockton,
pointed out to a press representative to
day that Great Britain's extraordinary
developed naval mobilisation at tha pres
ent moment waa a great factor towards
peace.
i radium im.nT-ma v, i
Btockton, -novenng tewaros japan, is i
powerruL it is srmina ojob. h w,. K it waa your "lntenUon that such an In
Tha British fleet now In tha far east I f.r,n or chanra shooM ti.
eould quickly ba reinforced by part or I
poaslbly even tha WhoU of tha Medlter-
rsnean fieet. whoaa duttea would then be I
. . . . .i
taken up by tha channel aquadron. leav-
Ing tha horns aquadron ta BritUh waters,
Great Britain never had so many ships in
sommlmtcn or men in tha navy aa It
baa today."
British A nay Is Straws;.
Th.tTnlted. ' States -.miHIery attache.
Major John II. Beacom, similarly pointed
out that If Great Britain Insisted on peace
It has "behind any such demand mors men
of campaigning a (ft who have been under
fire than any nation on earth, a military
advantage which, doubtless. Is not over
looked by any European power.
Diplomatic circles In London look for
several days of dull Rusao-Japaneae negotl
atlnns. '
Tha Japanese legation points out that
Japan's counter proposals will possibly en- I
tall somewhat prolonged consideration, I
Ambassador Choats. who yesterday at-1
tended Lord Lansdowne's reception at the
Fnrelra offlc. la ( those who aan
hardly conceive how it is possible that some I
way out ot ths difficulty cannot be found.
In order to avoid a war which must ba so
disastrous to both nations, and the eonsa-
quences of which upon other nations cannot
ba foreseen.
The reported military and naval prepara
tlons on ths part of Russia and Japan
are regarded hers aa ordinary precautions
which would Inevitably ba taken by ths
disputants in sucla case and which have
but alight bearing on tha eventual issue of
tha negotiations. . .
Raastaa Proas Irritate.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec, J4.-Tbe Rus.
alan papers ara displaying tht liveliest irrt
U tlon at tba British press, whoaa anti
Russian attitude In tha present Rueso-
Jspanesa dispute haa aroused avea greater
publls animosity against Great Britain than
exists against Japan,
Tha Japanese minister. M. Kurino. has
bee. Indisposed as tha result ot a chill
for soma days, and has, had no interview
with Foreign Minister Lamsdorf. Neither
the metubeis of the JaiwnvM legaUwn nor
tha other Japanesa residents hers ara
Showing any signs of impending departure.
Th hupefulnnea In official circles of a
pacuic aottlement of . tha Russo-Japanese
dispute waa reflected today on tha bourse.
which largely recovered from tha nervous
ness which has prevailed for several days.
,i Thlaka Raul Will Aseade.
BERLIN. Dec 14. An Intimation
reached tha Japanese legation hero that
Ruasla will coaoeda Japan's requests.
Inquiries made by ths Associated Press
as to particulars of this intimation, whether
It cam from Toklo or 6t Petersburg,
brought out frothing mora than that a
peaceful solution Is now highly probable
The British government. It Is understood
from mother source, haa represented to tha
ssar that Great Britain deems Japan's de-
H"dn,5"t '."""J "IU
ala will grant them. This representation Is
supported by th utterances ot the British
ambassador, hare and in Paris and Vienna,
who hav Informed th respective govern
ments to which they are accredited that
Japan, In th opinion of th British gov
eminent, will fight If Russia holds to tha
puattloa takvn In Its recent act.
Th Russian .ambassador her haa for
avral daya beea Inquiring freely what th
opinions of ths diplomatic corps ara.
Yuan Shi Kai. tha commander-in-chief ot
ths Chine army and navy, haa taken
steps fur th rapid reorganisation of th
Chinese array. According to th Cologne
Gasatta'a advices from St. Petersburg Yuan
Shi Kal proposes immediately to .create
military schools with special training
cotarsva for noncommlstloned officers and a
swt carve, a general staff and a military
acadeny. to b opvned la lha. Th Intro-
duotion of tb universal military scrvic
la ala planned as well aa aa tneraaaa of
th artillery.
Yuaa Shi Kai U reported to hava advised
o"aanns w wmn tnra years
untll ths reorganisatloa of ths army la com
Plet befura declaring War oa Russia,
laltcd State aaa Bhla.
WAHM1NUTON, Dec. H At th request
of th Btat department Secretary Moody
tuday aria a cabiegtam to Rear Admiral
eurling. ct.nn.anair, the Asiatic squadron.
SHOWING OF STEEL PLANT
A retard I a ar ta Expert Witness There
Wu Rapid rkugf at
Bethlehes.
NIW TORK. Dec, H. -Alfred Roue, thai
accountant who made tha investigation of
tha financial sUtus of the Bethlehem
Steel company for Receiver Smith, re
lumed tha stand at tha shipbuilding bear
ing;. Tha construction and repair accounts of
Bethlehem wcra tha first subjects of In
qv 'y by Counsel Untermyer, hla object be
t find If excessive expenditures wers
'. -nder these headings In order to
dividends on the Bethlehem stock
shipbuilding company.
'wered that ths construction I
acco, f
1. 1802. t
for the year ending; May!
teed, according to the
auditor- '
year to
account frort-
was in excess ot .
during the following
oairs and renewals
1K0J to May 1. VKO,
,"00, Mr. Rote had been
Informed, but he euld not tell whether any
part of this should hare properly been
charged to construction.
In regard to net earnings, Mr. Rose's
figures showed that the net earnings for
tha six months ending October SI, 19m.
, , the montnI, earn.
Ings In July having suddenly Jumped to
H.M0 from an averago of less than IS6.000
during the preceding two months. The
values of -stock on hand, as shown by In
ventory of July tCWA. was $t,7,77 higher
than any previous Inventory In the history
of tha company and 1 1.240. 000 higher than
the July. 1903, Inventory. By October 11.
1KB, the inventory value had still further
Increased to W.W7.630.
An increase of (584.34 In surplus current
assets from July, II. IfXtt, to October SL
180, was shown, and after a long series of
other questions about figures In the re-
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kiiiriuifn iTriiiitiuiBncru lav witness. I
t. i , . ... I
aessaW t r.
designed to bring out Mr. Rose's expert-
ence In examining shipbuilding and steel
companies, and then cross-examined him
th ""od In which the investigation
or B'thlehem plant was made.
Mli Hlmma - I
ui inuui.
Mr. Rose, are you prepared to say that I
the item of (350.000 which the Bethlehem I
company added to ita profits on manufac- I
turea material was In excess of a fair profit 1
aciuouy 7 na was asked. I
"I don't think It had anything to do with I
the profits. It waa put In ths estimated I
seaing expenses." he replied. I
"If anything in your testimony of this I
morning seemed to ba an asnertlon on .lne I
imnor or miegniy ox any or tne officers of
tha Bethlehem plant, may I ask. Mr. Rose,
..kd Mr. Guthrie. I
"Assuredly not: that w. ...
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. vuii iniennov anouiu oe i
dr,WQ j 8houl(1 u .. -
nM 06 ' P th
An adjournment waa taken to January C
ISO. ,
WOOD TELLS -OF BELLAIRES
General Writes ta Fries Recaaalaar
Cerrtifsslesl In Can aad
Philippines,
NEW TORK. Deo. M. The Commercial I
Advertiser prints a letter signed by Gen
eral Wood and addressed to General Hor
ace Fletcher of Tale, in which ths writer
tells of his acquaintanca with Edgar G.
Bellairea. In the letter, wnlch was writ
ten at Cairo, on May 12. 1903, General Wood,
referring to Bellalra, said:
In the amino-
Havana (from Santiago, not at my re-
suggestion, direct or indirect, as
favors of me or L'f... t tZZLHi'Ji?
011 After my transfer to Havana as gov-
5JorB., JJl eTntim.e if1tV.'.l?cemb'S
My' about five oiithaT and wis then'wnt
to China and the Philippines, not at my
sijffsestion or request, directly or Indirectly
uiry to nave nun go as we ail liked
in in ana lounu nim reliable.
in t!. Miir
pines uellairs was a believer in miliLarv
..(..c-m uiBivwu vi civil, ana aooarer
wrote accordingly, and. of course, trou
with the civil lotrrnniMi In ih. av
loss of friendly relations followed. After
hs left Havana ua-lv rumors about htm k.
gan to be circulated. They came almost
entirely from a number of men who dirt not
lilts him snd on Investigation nothing deft-
nlte was found. -I heard from hint very
Seldom. Finally someone Duhlished wiiai
friend and -that I sent him to China, and
i .... -..!!? v" Spvejn-
was worklna to relieve T.rt .7. .i!.
'" ss false aa they are childish and
silly. Who started th. Mn. nn i, .
I 'u .doub,'r" om of ths people I had to
TV' w. ?.,B" m-."ffiL
J end intended to cause trnuble This Is th.
wh",e ,orr' Bellaira was in no way espe-
ctany intimate with me or mv family: that
Is to say, I don't think that In all this
lubaa sonries he was at ray table more
than three or. at the moat, four H,, i
w uiui uuijr, i noa iu BUa man. and
gave them such news as I could. They
were trrana exaeuy suae.
OMAHA PASSENGERS SHAKEN
isaarl PawrlSs'a Trala lata Kaasaa
City Tries to baa Thraaga
a Freight.
KANSAS CITT. Dan. It a .rt.l . .
at, from Atchison Kan., says Missouri
Pacifto southbound passenger No. U, from
Omaha for Kansas City, ran Into an opeq
switch at Everest at t o'clock this morning
and collided with a freight train standing
a siding. Tha mail and baggage car
were damaged, and the front and of tha
"moker waa forced onto tha platform of
tna oaggage car. Two of tha crew and two
passengers wera hurt, none dangerously.
Tb Injured: ' i
Cornelius Young. Boone, Ia hurt about
tha side and rlba broken.
Blanche Jackson.. Leeompton, Kan.,
bruised and cut
Joseph Dudley, flrsman, shoulder hurt
Henry Schibel. the engineer, bruised.
Ths other passenger eacapod with a
sever shaking up.
PEARSE MAY GO TO MILWAUKEE
Chale Lays Ettstti tha Oaaaaa Maa
aad Oa tvsa fyracaae,
haw Yarh,
MILWAUKEE. Dec. x4.-.rRonlal
gram )-If th Milwaukee Board of duca-
tion goes out-tde of th city for a superin-
teniet of public schools, aad It Is believed
M will do so. tha cturfe wlil lay between
AaJraw n nkwiratt a,-. vr w
I Oarroli o Pteraa i,r n.h. '
rholc. ot outsiders haa narrow. aw. t-
th two snen, though th salary paid a
superintendent hers will have to be In
creased la order t get either. There ar
several local candidatoa, but th board In
clines toward taking an outsider by way
of "getting new blood In the flrrn." Here
tofore Milwaukee . superintendents hava
be selected from aiuonf local educators.
It is Uuw tbougbt bast ta go ouUlila
SUSTAINS RIGHT TO PICKET
allsoeaoU ouprania Court Declare Men
Bara Eight to Etrika.
I
MAY INDUCE OTHERS TO QUIT WORK
Deelarea that Jilie at Interior Caart
West Tw Far la Reseat Order
Agalast Mesiken af Laker
Isles.
BT. PAUL. Dec 14. The supreme court
today In deciding the labor dispute of W. L
Gray Co. of Minneapolis against the
Bulldins - Trsdes Council et aL asserts the
rights of laborers to strike and to Induce
others to strike and to use sll means to
win their causa which are compatible with
law and ordVr The court declared Judge"
Crsy of Minneapolis went too far when he
restrained the defendants to "go upon the
premises." Judge Cray granted an Injuno- 1
tlon preventing the labor agitators from
Interfering with tha business of the plain
tiffs. Asks Grasd Jary laveatf gatlasu v
CHICAGO. Dec 14. Scathing criticisms
of persons who have disturbed funeral pro
cessions In Chicago wera made by a grand
Jury whlcn today reported to Judge Clif
ford. Tha grand Jury also criticised "Irre
sponsible organisations" for creating dis
order and defying the law.
The report which was drawn by Colonel
James W. Nye, foreman, says:
We find that for several months Irre
sponsible organisations have been creating
disorder In l'oo county, oesiroying prop
erty and defying the law. We have found
that ordinary subpoenas snd subpoenas
ducps tecum made "forthwith" and Issued
by this court have been evaded.
Chicago, houses of worship and houses of j
It Is dudiic report tnat at present, in
rouLn"' ""."i?"", l.Y.
vy tn"ii i-auniii uiciuiwi, i
and that the bodies of the dead are dese-
crated. We believe that theae conditions
JuM(y careful examination snd we respect-
fully suitgest that the conditions we tiavo
mH 'fT' 'UbJect of ,n,Ulr'
Th. of a unJon ,trlker who of-
rred to drive the hearse at the funeral of
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union button. Police, both In uniform and
niain clothes, auarded the hearse. Two de-
tectlves accompanied tha empty hearse
from tha stables. Six patrolmen in uni-
form acted as pallbearers.
With uniformed policemen mountea on I
hearse and carriages tha body of William I
Hartman was taken to Oakwood cemetery. I
Tha strikers had pickets in tne neignuor-
hood of ths home, but they answered that
their presence was merely for tha purpose I
OI seeing mai n umuu uu " -
the carriages.
laker Corpwratlaa Dissolve.
By dissolving tha incorporated organisa-
tlon known as Franklin union No. 4. tha
.,t,tn. nreaafeeders hero stole a march
.
today on the Chicago Typothetae. the
sedation of employers.
Ths preaafeedera being incorporated, were I
liabla to be sued at law. Judge Moioora i
recently fined the- union $1,800 and damage j
sulta ara now pending for many tlraea this 1
ataount jon account of . tha atrtka. which la J
one of the most persistent ever .eugnt I
Chicago. If tha employers could hava aa- I
cured Judgment against tha corporation 1
ther might hava been able to seise ins I
S40.000 In the union's, treasury, or a goodly I
Prt of the sum, under tha Tart-Vale do-
c la Ion In England, wmcn noias incorporates i
unions liable for strike damage. As a vol- I
uutary association, ine preaBie-ur
Ileve, they are safe from damage suits, ex
cept as Individuals.
Jars- Still la Daabt.
V
GEORGETOWN, Colo., Dec. 24. The dls-
trict court adjourned this afternoon until
. .fternnn with only one Juror so-
iM-ted for the trial of tha Idaho 8prlngs
dynamiting cases. J. E. Chandler, aecre-
tary-treasurer of tha Idaho Springs miners'
union, who disappeared from that place
about the time of the blowing up of the
Bun and Moon mine building and who was ,
arrestea later in kob m, rriu
trwtav
tils Dona was nua vj ui ram
Paris Bakers (alet.
I wanrsa n u rYwine- to the contlnnanca
I .v.- .riw nnimM natrn i an
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I circulating today throughout tne center or
I tha city and detachments of infantry are
I v..... -
ho bakers held a meeting but did not
attempt a demonstration owing to ths
.trict police measures. Thora were, how-
ever, many petty disturbances, such as
I smashing the windows of bakeries, and
twenty-nlna arrests ware made.
HAVE NOT EVENJIME TO DRESS
Paasrngers Bteamer OtT Caaaaetleat
Coast Xaarly Blah with tha
VasaaL
SOUTH NORWALK. Conn., Dec M
In a thick fog today tha steamer Erastus
Corning of the Etarine line, bound from
New Haven to New York, with thirty
passengers and a heavy cargo of freight.
struck on tha rocks of Codds Island.
Just outside Norwalk harbor. A hole two
feet anuara was stova in tha side of tha
atoamar and within ft v. minutes It sank In
fifteen feet ot water.
I Tha shock of ths collision and tha cries ;
of the craw aroused tha passcngera, who
rushed on deck In a panic Most of them
wera thinly dad. One woman lumued
I overboard, but was rescued by a member
of tha crew. During the confusion six of
tha crew cleared away a amaU boat and!
j left th steamer. Th boat contained two
I men and four women. All the remaining
I passengers and craw reached her safely on
I board a tug. and the passenger soon after
itt t,r train for New York, Soma of
them had no outer wrsDS and aU wera
without baggage, th v easel having filled
with water so quickly that they had barely
time to seta clothing and rush to th
deck.
Th Erastus Corning left New Havea
1st last night It anoountared thick weather
in in souna ana was proceeding slowly
when It went on th rocks ou Copps Island.
aoout a mil off tb usual course. Th
launch, with some of tha crew, was sent
to this city for aaslstano. and a tug was
sent to th stranded staamar.
r,Kf"ra""
rMti aewwas vxsaaia(sgj , ajija. ava auuB, as uu I
probably wr paaaangrs on th wracked
7h7. , .
that point ,
A thick fo hung over th sound. Copp
Island, where th staamar lloa, la about
a mil outside th usual track of Uh
sound sttamara. and it is supposed thst
Its navigator lost his bearings. Ths vaa
set lies high up on th rot ks, so that
though It I partly filled with water lis
paaaengers ar believed t b safe.
A tug has gone to th Born of th
wrack and wtil bring th paaawngers oa
back to this city, where they wtU b put
atMakXd a Uaia Is- timi Ywla,
WARREN P0ST0FFICE LESSEE
IWyoaelaa's Seaatar Rata ta TH Uai
ta the Federal
UTrraat, ,.
WASHINGTON. Deo, .-Bpeclsl Tela-
Fm. - Th. Washington Time this eye
ning states that Senator Warren of Wy
oming Is lessee td the government of the
post office quarters at Cheyenne, his home
town, and that the present lease was en-
tersd Into In April. I $91, for a period of
four years at an annul rental of (1.200.
When asked about tba matter tonight Sen
ator Warren, said:
"I have not seen or heard of tha state
ment. I cannot say at this moment whether
or not my name is affixed to the lease with
tha government for the Cheyenne postofflce.
A number of buildings In Cheyenne are
owned by corporations In which I am In
terested and I own several In private own
ership. The postofflce occupies a portion of
the Warren block, built by me for general
purposes over twenty-five years ago. The
postofflca has been ta the block part ot ths
time, otT and on, for twenty years or more.
During that time the block In question
has changed ownership two or three times,
as the county records will show. If It was
standing In my name or In the name of
a corporation with which I was connected
at the time the losses were executed then
very likely I sig-ned them either as arent.
officer or owner. My own rent roll and care
of my property, aa well as that of the cor
porationa mentioned, has been for some
years In the hands of aa experienced agent
long In my service. Hence my present lg
norance of details. T
"I do recall, however, that the premises
wera first rented for a postofnee when
Frank Ha t ton waa postmaster general.
They were again rented for a second terra
during Mr. Cleveland's administration. I
do not recall tha date of the later lease.
'Yes, I came Into ths senate In 1890;
went out Jn ,na tmf, back again In
1895. The oostofflce at Cheyenna haa always
been rented lo tba lowest bidder after the
recept,on of compeU.iva sealed bids. If,
r nrasent leaae Is at 11.200
you say. tha prasent leaae Is at (1.JU0
"nUm 1 "t djTf !
yMr ofr!red fc, the next lowest
bl(L Thl. tiimn Is much lower than prop-
" '
waiting the completion of tha new federal
building, which I have been ' endeavoring
to hurry forward ever sine my return to
the senate, in order that tha postoffica and
other federal offices at Cheyenna may be
, i .nd owners ba relieved
ir,nt.j, recelvina- current rentals in clace
f the low rents now paid by the govern-
1 1 ptii TCAPUCP mi PUFYFWWP
ladlaa Conasalaalaaias Jaaes Da-eldes
ta Ra-Kstabltsh Plaea mt Fesasla
Indastrtal lastraetar.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Dec 2t.8peclal Tele
gram.) Indian Commissioner Jones today
aecaea to re-establish tha position of fa-
mIlla industrial teacher for the Cheyenne
indjan school and upon tha recom-
mendatlon of Conaressman Burke haa re-
UiaUted Mr. I2unlo V. nraw in that jwsU
xxon.
jt c Norman, day school teacher at
Rosebud agency, was today appointed su-
pertntendent ot tha Indian school at Red
tv. Vinn.. to suooaed Charles Davis, ra-
moved. Charles F. Werner, teacher at
the Flathead, Mont., Indian school, was
today appointed superintendent of Rosebud
acnool at a salary or u.100 per annum.
Judga Klnkald of the Sixth district, today
recommended the appointment of the fol
lowing postmasters: Joshua II. Evans at
Callaway, Custer county; Mrs. Kate Rica,
Hunter, Sioux eounty; William L. Clark.
Saint Michael, Buffalo county.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraak
Bennett, regular, William
substitute, Clarence P. Kelsey. Colon, reg-
ular. Joseph M, Genoways; substitute,
Peter Seaburger. Trumbull, regular,
Charles W. Taibert; substitute, Harrison
B. Taibert Weston, regular, Joseph Kris;
substitute, Charlie Kris. Tutan, regular,
William J. Parmenter; substitute, John A,
Parmenter. Iowa Prescott, regular, Rob
ert W. Jenkins; substitute, Alfred Jenkins.
A rural freo delivery route baa been or-
I Aered oatabllshed February 1 at Atlanta.
Ph.ina imt jr, Ths route ambranea
I : ' .
an area or lorty-iour square mues. oon-
I talning a population of 610.
I .,-.,- .n,nt' K.hn.ka Ar.
I cad la. Valley county, Harold O. Cooley,
vice L. A, Reynolds,' resigned; Cordova,
I Seward county. William M. McKeeyer, vloo
I D. 8. Whitcomb. resigned. Iowa-Navan.
1 Winneshiek county, Edna Lawrence, vlos
I John Lawrence, dead.
OMAHA . FASTMAIL WRECKED
Cattla Trmia Collides with Wabash
I Flyer la Missaart, Kllllas,
I Eailarer Whlttea.
1 KANSAS CTTT. Dec 14.-A telephone
I message from Mexico. Mo. is that tha
I Wabash fast mail which left Omaha at
last night ror bu ixiuis. ccuiaea neaa-
I on with a northbound cattle train between
I Mexico and Benton City shortly after t
o'clock this morning. It Is believed that
I none of the Injured wUI die. They were
I brought to this city. The baggage and
mall cars were badly damaged and many
cattls wera killed, but only slight damage
was dona to th passenger coaches.
Th names of th dead and Injured fol
low: '
Dead:
ENGINEER THOMAS WHITTEN Of
Moberly.
Injured:
C. W. Blodgett Bussey, Is,
Charles Robert ' Lamont Vandwky,
Mont, dangerously and perhaps fatally in
jured.
Th latter two were atealtng a rid be
tween th express car and tender.
Among tba many Omaha peopla on th
wrecked train were Vf. IL Sutherland and
wife and Walter Metcalfe, an advertisement
solicitor. Aa no complete list of ths Omaha
passengers was kept la tha local offices ot
ths company tha names of tha other
I passengers could not be aacartaJnad. Th
I statement was given out at th local of
I fices, however, that no passenger waa in
I Jured, even slightly.
ACTIVE TRADING IN COTTON
Market Flaetwat Calderahly, ha
- l .d.r..rr.t
I
s I BallUhaess.
I NEW YORK. Dac M. Trading In cotton
I waa active again today with fluctuations
I very Irregular although generally speaking
- 1 thers waa a good under current of bullish
nesa. On the other hand, there was beavy
I liquidation and taor talk of settled contJI
j tious in th far east so that every better
I meat met with heavy jelling. After th call
I th market showed a net gain of UsM
I points, but liquidation cauaed a raaclioa
1 of aeversj puiula.
EVENTS OF CUD TCLE-T1DE !
On Everj Haad Christina, ia Oiraha Q1
Ba Oelcbratad with Cheat.
WARM WEATHER SPOILS THE TRADITION
Cbarehes, Fraternal aaeletlea, Chart.
table lastltntlaas and Evea
Prisons Will Celebrate
This Ratal Day.
Christmas Calendar.
The weather: Fair colder.
At the theaters: Kovd's. William IL
Crane in "The Spenders;'' Orpheum. Mod
ern Vaudeville: Krug. Catnerlne Willard
In "The Power Behind the Throne." Mati
nees at each playhouse.
. (lurches observe day witn appropriate
services.
Charitable sad penal Institutions glvs
dinners ana noia servicea
PalvBtlon Army's free dinner to poor.
1513 Howard street. I
Mo-y s dinner to newsboys on Farnant
street.
Christmas In Omaha will be celebrated In
the usual time-honored manner and with
tha usual amount of Joy and trouble. Cn
less the weather breaks down, which the
weather forecaster doubts, the day will not
bt the Christmas anniversary of tradition,
and Santa CI a us of tha Santa Claus Bros.
of these modern times will have to leave
tha good old reindeer sleigh In ths ahed
and turn in earnest to the automobile. In
churches, charitable homes, fraternal In
stitutions In the city, county jail and hos
pltals preparations have been made for fit
ting celebrations tight-fitting, to Judge by
the crush at ths Christmas markets. Ths
Christmas trees ara to bear loads which
will test their boughs. If the amount of
shopping In the toy departments may be
taken to have a local significance. And the
presents which maka glad or seemingly
so the hearts of the elder people these
have been bought In unusual quantity and
n unusual price. So from the signs whloh J
ara taken to show tha future It seems sura I
that Joy will be as common tomorrow as I
hand-shaking In a political campaign.
Perhapa tha most pleasing celebrations
ara in the charitable institutions, for in
those the merrymakers have not been mads
over particular as to automatic accomplish
ments for their dolls or three-colored Icings
to adorn their cakes.
High Mass at 8t. James.
The St, James orphanage In Benson leads
with a high moss In the early hours, cele
brated by Rev. father Jennette. A Chrlst-
maa tree win oe aispiayea at w o cioca. wun
a small Santa Claus by one of the children.-
At midday, tha festival dinner will
engage the attention of the children. Miss
Margaret Fagan has been busy In collect
ing tha essentltals. In the afternoon at
I o'clock the entertainment of tba day
occurs, with songs and recitations.
rhe City Mission is going to have tha
finest Christmas that ever came In Decem
ber; but It will not come until Saturday,
At 1 O'clock on that day-there is to be a
gorgeous tree vlth a live Santa Claus and
a real brick chimney tor him to enter
from. Gifts and supplies hava been coming
in bountifully. The perishable will ba used
for dinner Christmas day. Ths Sunday
schools uud . T'our.s people' societies -of
various churches ara attending ta tba wants
of tha mission.
Tha. newsboys horns will hava a Christ
mas chicken dinner at noon. The wqmen
who hava taken up this charity, together
with Mogy, hava bean preparing for soma
days and will serve about 150 boys.
Tha Salvation Army and Volunteers of
America will do their usual alms works.
Tha former will give a big dinner to ths
poor at 1511 Howard street.
Exercises at Cbarehes.
The church celebrations this Tsar
are rather scattering. Tne catnonc
churches will all observe the day with
solemn high masses. In St. Phllomena's
cathedral will be celebrated a solemn high
mass at i o'clock in the morning, at which
the Junior choir will render the music
Very Rev. William Kelly will be celebrant.
assisted by Rev. James W. Stenson, dea
con, and Rev. P. A. McGovarn, sub-
deacon. Low masses will follow at T, T:30,
nd o'clock. At 10:39 another solemn
high mass will be chanted by Rev. James th Currency found on the men was In gold
W. Stenson, with Very Rev. A. M. Colanert co,n- Dm and Wilson are the men be
as deacon and Rev. P. A. McOovern as Heved to be wanted In Iowa, but there Is
sub-deacon. Th musical program at this nothing In th Information received from
service will be sung by the full senior
choir, under ths direction of Miss Swift
In St. Cecilia's churcn tne masses on
Christmas morning will be at t, t and 10:10
o'clock. The 10 M o'clock mass will be a
solemn high mass, of which. Rev. D. P.
Harrington Will be the celebrant. Very
Rev. John Jennette deacon. Prof. Brock
mane subdeacon, and Rev. M. J. 8trit:h
master of ceremonies. At this mass
Fsther Strttch, S. J., of Crelghton univer
sity will preach the sermon. The regular
choir, composed of Mrs, W. W. Turner,
Mrs. J. L Mortarty. Miss Mas O'Brien snd
Miss Margaret Maloney, sopranos; Miss
Liaury niggins, conirs.no; air. jonn mc
Creary. tenor, and Mr. Emmet McCreary,
baritone, will render Wlllard's mass In B
flat Mrs. L. F. Crofoot will preside at
the organ.
In St John's, church two solemn high
masses will be celebrated. Rev. M. P.
Dowllng. 8. J., will be the celebrant at I
o'clock, assisted by Rev. M. Bronsgeest,
S. J., and Rev. J. Calliound. 8. J. Miss
Margaret Judge, th organist has pre
pared a new mass for the occasion, which
Is likely to become a favorite, both with
the choir and the congregation. The mass
abounds In solos, which will b rendered
by th MUaea Grooves, McDermott Low,
Martin and Messrs. Bradley, O'Malley and
Martin. Miss Purvis will sing Adam's
"Holy Night" Th pastor will mak a
short address. At 10:10 o'clock there will
be a second high solemn high mass, at
which Rev. M. Bronsgeest, B. J will be
celebrant Rev. M. Luersman deacon. Prof. !
L Hamlll subdeacon. The Christmas ser
mon ' will be preached by th president
of Crelghton university. Rev. M. P. Dowl
lng, B. J. St John's choir, with Miss
Margaret Judg as organist snd Prof.
John A. Bchenk as director, will render
Ouonod's "Mesa Solsnnellc" Special
features of the program will be La'IUche's
"Venl Creator," trio, by Mrs, Bethge and
Messrs. Burkley and McCreary; Dlelman's
"Glory to God." and Morello's "Adeste
Fldeles,-! with Mrs. Stewart Whit and
Thomas McShane as soloists.
Aasag th Pratcstaats.
Th Episcopal churches also generally c-b-
servs tbs day with trees on Christmas eve
and special services and celebrations of tbs
holy communion on Christmas itself. In
Trinity cathedral at 10. 3D o'clock Rt. Rev,
Bishop Williams will officiate.
In connection with this service the follow
ing musical program will b rendertd by ths
full vested choir of seventy voices:
Organ prelude:
Procwsaiuixal "O Come. All Ys Faithful
Heading
Introit "O Little Town of Bethlehem "..
Red tier
Kyrie '. tiuwer
An them "Nasa ret h" Gounwl
wr. wuatas ana ( nulr.
Almighty lather Oakley
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(ConUuucd ou Second PfcCst
Nebraska weather forecast
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POSTAL TELEGRAPH CHANGES
Creates Three Kew Dlstrlets la West-
era Dlvlalaa Beeaase mt Isw
creased Baslaess. '
CHICAnn. t . On account of the
Increase In the number of lines and offices
of the Poctal Telegraph company. General
Superintendent Nally has created three
new districts In the western division, ss
follows:
Ths fifth district, comprising all tha Unas
and offices west of the Missouri river to the
Colorado line, including Kansas City,
Omaha. St Joseph, Leavenworth, Atchi
son, etc. W. L Capen, superintendent. With
headquarters at Chicago.
The eighth district, to Include all tha
lines snd offices In the states of Iowa and I
South Dakota. Charles F. Fox, superintend-1
ent. Des Moines.
The ninth district, to Include all the
lines and offices in Wisconsin and northern
Michigan. Harry G. McGill, superintendent.
Milwaukee, Wis.
On account of ths promotion and traasfer I
of G. E. Paine to the general superintend- I
ency at Atlanta. Oa., Samuel 1L Mudge. and tightly aewed In a belt on ons for
manager of tha St. Louis office, his been I eigner waa found mors than fln, which
anoolnted superintendent at St. Louis, and was placed in a bank. Sums ranging from
will have what Is known aa tha third dls-
trict The changes take effect January L
CHRISTMAS EYE IN TENNESSEE!
Threa Dead aad Oao ' Waaadea as
Resalt o( Festivities la Dif
ferent Places.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. Dec J4. Deputy
Sheriff L. R. May shot L. A, Lewis at
Powell's Station tonight, the result of
political quarrel, while tha men were re
turning from a Christmas entertainment
Carl Wolsley was shot - In tha hip and
wounded by a stray shot
Westley Bright, while cleaning hla gun I
today preparing to go bunting on Christ- I
mas, tried to ascertain whether it was I
loaded by placing the muxsla In his mouth I
to blow through tha barrel. With tba toa I
of his shoo he pushed back the hammer.
The hammer slipped from bis too and tha j
load went through hla head, tearing it
nearly off.
Near Madison. Tenn., Lon Monlgis shot
and killed Lea Raser while they wera In
volved In a quarrel due to too much Christ
mas whisky.
LEBANON, Tenn., Deo. M. During a
Christmas entertainment today at Fall
Creek church. Sheriff Jennings shot and
fatally, i wounded Rica Pickett, who, to
gether with several other young men, went I
to tha church to remove a Christmas trsa.
PINCH ALLEGED BANK ROBBERS
Threw Mem Fader Arrest at Kaasaa
Ctty I apposed t Ba Wsuatcd
at Tarla, Iowa.
KANSAS CTTY, Dec M. (Special Tele
gram.) Three men who had In their pos
session' mora than B.100 In currency and
drafts were arrested her today on susplo -
ion that they ar safe-blowers and wanted
In Turin, la on tha. charge of cracking!
th safe of tha Ctty National Savings bank
and robbing it of tl.o00. Th men gave
their names as John A. Day, John Wilson
and Charles White. The pollc received
notloe of th robbery th first of tha week
and for several days have been watching
for the men. In Day's possession the de
tectives found three drafts, two for fit each
and tha other for 1619. Day lso had MS In
currency. Wilson had a few dollars In
change, while Whlta had (38.T0. Nearly all
there which would implicate White. Th
Iowa officials hav been notified and will
b her to identify tb men. All three re
fuse to talk or give any Information as to
how they came by so much money.
MAKES SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS
Deaver Feaaale Attorney Brians
Charges Aaalast Jade Hal.
left, as EiTCstar,
DENVER, Dec .-Mlss Mary F. Lath-
j rop, a prominent attorney of this city, who
haa for some time had a suit pending for
a f&O.ftoo fee alleged to be due her from the
George W. Clayton estate for services in
defending the will, today .filed a brief in
th court of appeals In which she makes
sensational charges against. Judge Misea
Hallett, ot the federal court, executor of
th estate. '
Miss Lathrop makes many specific
charge of mismanagement of th estate.
claiming among other things that the ex
ecu tor has paid large sums of money to
himself and to others without authority
from ths court The will of George W.
Clayton gives $2,000,000 for the establish
ment of a home for dependent children.
The will waa con tested by his brother and
sua tallied.
TROOPS WILL ARRIVE MONDAY
First aad Third Battalloaa af Thir
tieth Leav Its Fraaelsee for
( Frt Creek,
Teiegraphlo advices were received at
headquarters Department of th Missouri
I thl" morning that th First and Third bat
I t lions of the Thirtieth Infantry were to
leav San Francisco Wednesday night for
Fort Crook- This will bring th command
bar on Monday. Th command travels by
two special trains via the Southern Pacific,
Denver A Rio Grande and the B. dt M. rail
ways. Th troop wul b taken to Fort
Crook direct and will not com through
Omaha.
NO WHITE CHRISTMAS HERE
Waraa Weather aad Clear Oraaad 1
"Vjtredletod by Mr. Welsh
for Osaaha,
"Snow flurries north of us and rain south
of us is tli story of ths weather today.
said weather Forecaatsr Welsh yester
day. "Tb outlook for a while Christmas
her Is not very encouraging, and fair
weather tomorrow is th present outlook.
Ther is not much of a story In weather
matters today. W hav tried to do th
best w could for a Wl.lt Christmas.
In order to help out th old Irari'ttvn, but
th f,Us M sgaiiuit be,"
GROWS IN HORROR
Eixtj'Four Peopla Found to Ba Pad
aa Eeiult of AocidanU
ELEVEN BODIES ARE NOT IDENTIFIED
"Untaow. Dead'' Will Ba Laid to laat
at Dawi Ohriitnaa.
MANY BODIES ROBBED BY SURVIVORS
BafoTa Iterant Party ArrivM Ghoula Bacurt
Money and PropartJ.
HEROIC ACT OF CONUUtlUil Vf
With Ifla !aat Braath Ba Orders
Tr-alnsaea Take a teas ta Avert
Disaster ' ta Aaather
Tralav.
OONNELLSVILJ.E, Ps, Dee, J4 Sum
ming up results of laat night's wrack of
the Duqueene limited on tha Haiti more dc
Ohio shows that sixty-eight parsons wera
killed and nine Injured.
Connellsvllle haa been packed today with
curious persons. All bat a few of tha sixty-
eight bodies hava been identified, and those
who ara still unknown will ba laid away
In Hill Grove cemetery at dawn an Christ-
mas morning. Considerable money was
found on tha persons of tha unidentified
to suro wera rouna on several persona
and tha money has been put In a bank.
Many victims of the -wreck wera robbed
of -money. Jewels and Christmas presents
hlch tha ywere taking to relatives and
friends from Pittsburg. Robbers were on
tha scene early and before many ot tha
rescuers arrived they had secured consid
erable booty, much of which consisted of
baggage and handbags that had bean tossed
about tha cars In tha wreck.
Christ was Shoppers Mtsslaar. '
Many ConnellevUle peopla had been In
Pittsburg yesterday buying Christmas
presents, and many of these ara missing,
Some may have been burned or lost in
tha wreckage, but the polios assart that
robbery of the dead was committed.
Tha wreckage Is pretty well cleared away.
All traffic on tha Ilttsburg division has
been tied tip since. It was not until lata
tonight that tba first train passed over
the scan ot th wreck. Coroner Arthur
Hajren of Fayette eounty arrived In Con
nellsvllle today and immediately swore ta
the coroner's Jury.
Ths Jury Is now viewing tha bodies and
taking evidence as to tha caua of th dis
aster. ,
Superintendent J. F. Erwia of tha Balti
more dt Ohio declares the piam tor in
wreck must b fastened on th , persons
who loaded tha ties on th flat ear. Hla
theory Is that tha stakes at th side of th
car wera weak and gave way under th
tension when th oar roundtd tha curve. .
He says there la no troth In th rumor
that train wreckers derailed -th train.
Slaty Da4 at DayllahU ' ' -
When day broka there was known to
he sixty dead as tha result of th wreck.
These bodies filled th temporary morgues
In this city snd It I believed nearly a
score mora will b added to th death list
before tha day Is over.
Of the bodies recovered forty-nine hav
I been Identified and eleven ar designated
1 aa unknown. Most of th lattsr wer
I fort'sners. principally Italians
In tha hospitals thre of th injured
were expected to die at any moment and
five others wer in a critical condition, .
Tha dead: ,
ENGINEER WILLIAM THORNLY, of
Haselweod. Pa.
B. O. HEATER, assistant engineer, in
charge of oonatruotion. Glen wood. Pa.
FIREMAN J. J. COOK of Has wood. Pa.
HERBERT HOLMES, Emlenton. Pa.
JESSE HINES, Taboo ro, N. C, Union
News company agent
WILLIAM EDWARDS, PltUburg. ffoing
to see his wife In Cumberland.
RICHARD DUCKETT. Baltimore. -
EDISON GOLDSMITH. ConnellavlU. Pa.
i Itallaa Priest, ,
REV. FATHER FISNELLO, pastor of
th Italian Catholic church at Connelia
viila, whoa new church was dedicated laat
Sunday. , ' ;
CHARLES LANOFORD of Confluence.
Pa. ,
J. L EDGARLT of Newark. O.
CONDUCTOR LOUIS HELGOTH. th
limited conductor, of Haxelwood.
JOHN K. POWERS. South Cumberland.
CHARLES A COOK, no address.
JOHN 8EAMON, New York
JOHN D. MURRAY. PltUburg.
ATTLES G. PROTZMAN. no add rasa.
CHARLES W. GREY. Trenton. N. J.
CHARLES WALTER STEWART, Stew
art's Station. Pa,; letters In clothing
showed that his mother is now in Camden.
N. J.
THOMAS J. FARNAN, Philadelphia, gen-
eral -yardmaater for Riverside Iron worm.
kfnvood, Va.
M. MVEROWITICH, Johnstown.
WILLIAM BHEEDV. Patterson Creek,
W. Va.
CARMINE M. MICUCH, raatdaooa un
known.
HAROLD D. MORRISON. Haaelwood.
Pa.
VICTOR VIOL. Rochester. Pa.
rtttsbarsr Elk.
JOHN H. WILLS, PltUburg; badge and
credentials show hi to to be a member -of
lod' No- B"voint d proucuv
Older of Elk ot PltUburg.
J. WADE SHUPE. Mount Pleasant, Pa.
GEORGE F. RHEIM, Baltimore.
G. J. W1MKLEK, Weatmoat Pa. '
THOMAS TIPPLER. Philadelphia.
J. A. MARTIN, lineman ot th Western
j Union Telegraph company of ConntlUvllla,
Pa. i .
WILLIAM A, KELP, Mount Pleasant. Fa.
JAUES A. BARNARD, PltUburg.
H. V. ROL'SH. PltUburg.
F. B. MOLKER, Bsrkeley Springs, W. Va.
K. SMITH. Connellsvllls, pa., past
- 1 aialted ruler of tb Cot.nellsvlll led- of
I Elk.
U'CHARLES KEILAM.ChrtsUanla, Sw.
den.
W. A. LARD. Martlnsburg.
J. W. KASENER, Cumberland, Mi.
JOHN ADDISON. New York.
WILLIAM BHOD1E. Hod bank. N. i.
ROBERT DAVIDSON, Philadelphia,
SYLVESTER ZINKARD, Chase, W. Va,
CHARLES E. KKFFER. somerset Pa.
HAKKY DEVLIN. Lonaconing, kid.
W. A. GOOD. McKeespurt Pa.
C. W. BISOR, Berkeley Springs. W. Vs.
JAMES FOX address unknowa,
PK8PERA FRANCESCA, IUJian, en
route to Home. .
JAMES W. COCKLE Y. Rochester, Pa.
LF:o WUBBELER. Beaver Falls, Pa.
Joseph shelhaust, B hater, n. y
E. MASKOWITZ. address unknown.
W. PATTEJtBON, JD unbar. Pa.
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