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OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNtXO, . DECEMBER 16, 1007.
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FIRST MOVE OF FL. J
President and Other Officials Leave
Washington for Hampton Roads.
ALL ON BOARD NAVAL YACHTS
Night Will Be Consumed in Oourney
Down the Po'
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GRAND REVIEW IN 1$ NINO
President. Yacht to Lead . ay
Out th Virginia C&$ti
FIGHTING SHIPS PASS IN RE"..
All In In Readiness on Board Adml.Xl
Ktaat' Battleship for the Lon
Journey to the Pnellle
Taaat.
OLD POINT COMFORT. Va.. Dee. 15
The Pacific bound Atlantic fleet leaves to
morrow morning on Ita Journey through the
Strait of Magellan, rnroute, as the official
jrder reads, ''for the went coast of the
United States." The president la expected
to arrive In Hampton Roads on the May
flower aliortly after I a. m. Hla coming
will be timet aa near that hour as possible,
without proceeding It, for salutes cannot
be fired before 8 o'clock under the navy
regulation.
From the time the president's yacht ras!j
anchor In the center of the fleet the events
of the departure will formulate rapidly.
Rear Admiral Evans, commander-in-chief
of thla moat notable of American peace
expeditions. 111 repair on hoHrd the May.
flower and pay hla respects to the presi
dent, and will be Immediately followed by
the other flag and commanding officers of
the fleet. The reception will be brief and
more or lose Informal. As time will figure
very Heavily In the plana, the matter of
precedence In rank will be waived in favor
of the officers whose launches flrst happen
to reach the Mayflower's gangway after
Admiral Evans has Bone or. board. The
reception and the Journeys of the admirals
and captains to and from the Mayflower
are expece! to occupy upward of ait hour
and a half hour more will be consumed
in lifting anchors and getting ships In posi
tion for the start, which It Is expected will
he made about 10 o'clock. Two hours later
the first of the long line of fliht'ntj vess is
should hav cleared the Virginia capes
and turned (ts course to the southward.
Review of Fleet.
The review at the raising feet "' 1110
president will take rlace near Thimble
shoal lighthouse, ten milis down the bay.
and should be ended by 11:30 o'clock.
Threatening weather and occasional rain
squalls marked the lest day of the feet's
stay In port, but tonight a cold wind rrot.i
tlio west dUvllec' the stort'n clouds a'vl
the, rlxtren battleships were- bathed in
moonlight. The view down tho long twin
tiiirj of the fleet was mist Impressive.
J ii ocraslohu! 'eervlillglit Hash or the red
aini Wfe of an ardoia signal from
tl'k." yBftidPTlW ! oitV i ' fbe big Tiahtcra
added to the picturesque effect.' tin sliore
the hotels were tilled almost lioyonJ their
cipaiit,- by wives, sweethearts, official t
ud friends, who have come to say good
bye.' Many of these will have to sit up
throughout the night or lounge as lost they
can in the chairs of the hotel lobbies.
The clearing wenther was unexpected
and grat'ifylng. A smiling sun is predicted
for tomorrow.
Shore liberty for the sailors ended at
10 a. nw today and at that hour the en
listed fot-ce of each ahlp, numbering nearly
1.000 inert to the company, was lined Up at
quarters to listen to tho reading of the
articles of war. The men seemed deeply
Impressed, as they were also with personal
words which came In orders from Admiral
Evans, the commander-in-chief, and from
tha rear admirals on board the three di
visional flagships. Every man was told
what hla duty was to his country, to his
flag and to Ms superior officers. They
were cautioned to uphold the dignity of
their uniform when going ashore at South
American porta and always conduct them
selves In an orderly and sober manner.
President gtarta for Hevlew.
WASHING TON, Dec. 15. President
Roosevelt, accompanied by Mr. Roosevelt
and a distinguished company of guests,
sailed on the naval yacht Mayflower front
the Washington navy yard at 3:07 o'clock
today for Hampton Roads. Tho president
In his capacity as commander-in-chief of
the United States navy will tomorrow give
the word of command which will send the
Atlantic battleship fleet on Us cruise to the
Pacific. As tha ships pass out to sea their
last farewell will be from the president.
On the deck of the Mayflower lie will lead
the ship through the Virginia capes, then
give way to the flagship Connecticut as
the double line of sixteen armor clads set
their couro to the southward. Thus will
begin wliut the president baa planned as
the supreme test of the American navy.
The announced destination of the fleet Is
Ban Francisco bay, but when and where
the cruise will ultimately end seems as yet
an unmature plan of the future. The de
parting scene from the Washington navy
yard was typical of the punctuality of the
president.
Tli Mayflower was spick and span and
spotless In white: the Jackines in their
winter garb of blue lined the rail, and
tho cheerless, raw day seemed to lend
Itself to an expression of their feeling
at being left out of tha big trip. Marines
uatroled the cleaa-swept deck and kept far
back from tha gang plank the hundreds
or more persons who had come to see the
president dtipart. Secretary and Mrs. Mot
calf mere piped over the ship's side a
half hour before the arrival of the presi
dent. A few minutes following the ar
rival of the secretary the bo' son s whistle
sounded the honors to Assistant Secre
tary and Mrs. Newberry, who are also
guests of the president on the trip, then
followed Rear Admiral and Mrs. Brown
son and Commander and Mrs. Sims. In
a Whits House carriage preceding the
prealdent came M'.ss Ethel Roosevelt, Miss
Corrln Robins and Miss Hagner. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cowles rode with the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Aa tha prealdent steppei aboard the flag
of the commander-in-chief was broken out
at the mala yard, the hawaera were slipped
and tha Mayflower wa under way In Just
five, minutes. The president, as ha drove
on the wharf, acknowledged the gaeetlng
of the crowd, arid aa tha yacht began to
move he ralj-d t.is hat. from hla place aft
on the main dck. when cheers were given
from the wharf. The Mayflower Is expected
to deaf the bad places In the Potomac be.
for dark, when a livelier clip will be takea
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INDIANS SHAMELESSLY ROBBED
Senate Committee Recommends
Action to Set Aside Klckapoo
Deed,.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Senators Teller.
Curtis and LaFollette, composing a com
mittee which was authorized to Investigate
the affairs of the Klckapoo Indians, will
soon submit to the senate a report giving
the names of several parties who are
alleged to have dealt fraudulently with
the Kick a poos, who emigrated to Mexico
and who disposed of their lands at Shawnee,
Okl. The report mentions a clique known
as the "Chapman-Grimes-Conine pool," and
says that their conduct In securing the
valuable lands owned by the Mexican Klck
apoo Indians was criminal and brutal In
the extreme. It Is recommended that a
special attorney shall be appointed who
shall act under the direction of the De
partment of Justice In entering suits to set
aside all deeds to Klckapoo lands. The
alleged criminal acts of the men mentioned
In the report appear to be very hard to
deal with, In the opinion of the committee,
for the reason that most of them were
committed in Mexico. Concerning the do
ings of the Chapman-Grlmes-Conlne people,
the report says:
"Outrages were shamefully perpetrated by
them and their conduct has never been
equalled In the history of any dealings to
secure lands from the American Indians.
The names of the Indians were willfully
and deliberately forged to the deeds claimed
to have been taken In Mexico. Two or
three Instances are sufficient to show to
what extremes they went. They had all
the leading members of the tribe or head
men of the tribes arrested and thrown into
Jail. They then took a large number of
Indians by force and under guard of police
men to Guajardo's house In Muxqulz. where
they urged the Indiana to sell their lands,
which the Indians declined to do, telling
them Invariably that they did not desire
to sell their lands and under no circum
stances would they sign ai,y papers; yet
these people claim to have deeds executed
at Guajardo's house by the Indians. The
Indians all say tiiat they did not sign and
the Indian Interpreters used upon the differ
ent occasions Hay that the Indians did not
sign their names, touch the pen or au
thorize any one to sign their names or
touch the pen for them."
'llio committee will request that U be
continued In existence until such time as
Its members shall consider that the griev
ances 'of the Kkkapoos In question aru
receiving proper attention.
BULGARIA- ANSWERS COMPLAINT
Denies Responsibility for Dis
turbed Condition In .
Macedonia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 15.-The Bul
garian government has sent a note to Rus
sia in answer to the recent representations
made by the Russian minister at Sofia,
with reference to the activity of Bulgarian
bands in Macedonia. The note denies tiiat
the residents of the principality are par
ticipating in these activities, and states
tiiHt Bulgaria ' reposes entire trust In the
powers to Introduce adequate reforms in
Macedonia. It suggests the employment of
a European gendarmerie, the officers of
which shall be empowered to supplant the
Turks in the administration of the prov
ince. Bulgnrla taunchcB a counter complaint
against Gveek bands composed of Cretans,
which It declares are carry ing on a propa
ganda of tire and sword. The statistics
for the month of October show that 12
persons were murdered.
Russian diplomats today called atten
tion to the Bulgarian war budget for, 1906.
which shows an increase of $2,8uO.0nO. Indi
cating that Bulgaria has not abandoned
the Idea of armed Intervention.
KANSAS CITY BANK REOPENS
National Bank of Commerce Only
One Not Now Ready for
Bnslneaa.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 15. The Union
Avenue Bank of Commerce, which was
obliged to close by the suspension of the
National Bank of Commerce, will reopen
for business tomorrow morning. All the
nmall banks carried down by the Na
tional bank's failure have now been re
habilitated. Four government bank examiners are
working on the books of the National
Bank of Commerce, and upon their re
port will depend 'whether the bank shall
be reopened or liquidated. George F.
Cutts of New York, one of the examin
ers, will probably take charge of the
bank as receiver In a few days, succeed
ing James T. Bradley of Kinsas. Checks
on the suspended bank are accepted at
par by many business houses and the
financial situation has been mitigated
thereby.
NEBRASKA MURDERER CAUGHT
Idealised by Wife of Victim a the
Man Whs Shot Her
lluaband.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Dec. 15.-Fred Casey,
whose arrest has been sought by federal
authorities for shooting to death Jesse
Murray, February 24, last, near Scott's
Bluff, Neb., where both wer engaged In
work on a government Irrigation plant, is
under arrest here, and has been Identified
by Mrs. Murray as the man who killed
her husband. Casey admitted the shoot
ing. The trouble started over Casey accus
ing Murray of stealing a $40 check from
him. Caacy shot Murray while the latter
waa seated In a buggy. He said Murray
bad threatened to kill him.
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WANTS OF THE OFtlUALS
Some Are Modest, but Other Will Be
Difficult to Till Satisfactorily.
M'BRIEN COMES BACK AT BROWN
Mate Superintendent Stirs Vfe the
Animals Over the Kearney State
Normal School Lincoln Fight
ing; for Better nates.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. 15.-(Spoclal.)-The spirit
of Christmas time hovers over the state
house, and with great expectancy each of
the state officers and heads of departments
Is compiling a list of the things which he
desires Santa Claus to put In his stocking.
As far as possible the officers are keeping
their wanta quiet, but from the best
sources possible the following, It Is learned,
is a list of things for which application
has been made:
State Railway Omission Three copies of
the song, "Go Way and Let Me Sleep."
Also one motor car guaranted to run on
anv tracks without tinning over. Not par
ticular about getting It until warm
weather.
Treasurer Brian Nothing at all. The
county treasurers came across sufficiently
tor me to replenish the temporary school
fund In time to make the semi-annual ap
portionment, so I am satisfied.
Fecretary of State Junkln A 2-year-old
club, so 1 can settle the Cobbey-Wheeler
statute row.
Auditor Searle A hunch on someone who
will be acceptable to the governor as a
state accountant.
Governor Sheldon Just ft few appointive
Dlares to fill.
superintendent McPrlen A canoaa
of
typewriting paper that I can continue to
write letters; also any appropriations that
are not In use. so I can hire more help.
Attorney General Thompson A stocking
full of opinions for the Railway commis
sion. Any old subject will do.
Land Commissioner Eaton Just a few
more relatives to help out In the office
during the rush.
Labor Commissioner Ryder Just an ele
vator at the stale houe, thank you. bo as
to take from my memory the thoughts of
climbing the Douglas county court house
steps. Also a few women's clubs to ad
dress and another child labor law.
Food Commissioner Johnson More room
for my press bureau. A spae sufficiently
large for me to parade and swing my arms
as I dictate.
Game Warden Carter A sound-proof
wall between the office of the food com
missioner and my own. It was denied me
hy the Board of Public Lands and Build
ings. Adjutant General Schwarz A retired
army officer to manage the guard, so that
I won't have to spend that hour at my
office every day.
State Veterinarian McKIm Merely a lit
tle quarantine proclamation to stop the
shipment of cattle not dipped.
Board of Irrigation Secretary Dobson
A dry year occasionally, so there will be
some necessity for- my office.
Secretsry Meller of the State Fair Board
A steel grandstand, a machinery bul
but what's the use? You wouldn't give It
to me.
Board of Charities and Correction, Joel
Piper. Secretary Never mind me I'll get
what I want.
State Librarian H. C. Lindsay A SIjO.OOO
addition for the library and a new primary
law.
State Oil Inspector Arthur Allen Ca.1
testers which will register the same when
testing the same oil. The ones we have
don't do it.
Insurance Deputy Pierce I'll let- you
know In a few days. 1 think it bad policy
to make things public, don't you know.
All Deputies The bosses' shoes.
MrBrirn start ftomethlaa;.
In a letter to M ' A.. Brown qf Jiearney.
Superintendent McBrien make public aornu
statements and Insinuations regarding some
of the promoters of the Kearney Normal
school which border on the sensational
and which might Inspire a demand for an
investigation by the governor. He refers
in his letter to the cement blocks used Jn
the construction of the school, which were
furnished by people Interested In the school,
as well as to alleged false representations
made by people of Kearney to secure the
school. The McBrlen letter was prompted
by an editorial In the Kearney Hub. edited
by M. A. Brown, In which McBrlen was
criticized for his "fads." After paying his
personal respects to Brown, McBrlen has
the following to say, starting off with a
shot at Kearney for padding Its school ceri'
bus:
Let me call your attention to some of my
fads not mentioned In your editorial. I
shall be pleased to have you take them up
one at a time and air them through the
columns of the Hub. You have such a
unique way of doing things that I can
think of no better plan for getting them
bt fore tho public. Accept my thanks In
advance for this kindness.
Fad No. 1 A negative fad. It has been
a fad with me to make war on certain pub
lic school districts in cities for padding
their school census and thus steal from tho
state and roll the weaker districts in town
and country. I regret to say that the
Kearney public school district was one I
had to call down on this nefarious policy.
Your school census for 1W6 was 2,972, for
1S07 It was 1,912, making the school census
for l.ofiO more than for 19n7. This was
a criminal padding of the school cnsua
by your school district. The state appor
tionment of public school moneys on the
School censu of liiOU was H.90 per capita,
which gave your school district $2,014 to
which it had no legitimate right whatso
ever. Fad No. 2 Another negative fad. I am
opposed to a holdup policy that will solicit
or accept from any member or members
of a state normal school faculty any con
tribution or donation of money with which
to pay in whole or In part tue expense In
curred by a set of professional lobbyists
and boomers who take it upon themselves
to test, a governor's veto on -an appropria
tion for new buildings at a state normal
school. Please sit up and take notice.
Fad No. 3 A fad on which I can give
some valuable Information. What do you
know about concrete block fads? I do not
wish to dial in any unkind personalities,
but If you wish to know anything about
this fad. I have a little Information at my
command relative to it that would make
very Interesting reading In the Hub.
Fad No. 4 A fad on which I want In
formation. For some time It has been a
fad with me to learn something as to the
whereabouts of Lake Kearney. Did you
ever hear of such a body of water? Where
was It. where did it go, where is It now?
Ly referring to the proposal of the citi
zens of Kearney to the Board of Educa
tion of the State Normal school to locate
the new State Normal school at Kearney.
Neb., I find the following relative to the
proposed site: "The land gently slopes to
the south and west. Every part Is well
adapted to surface Irrigation from Lake
Kearney, situated only three blocks to the
north. The owners of Lake Kearnev agree
to give to the state the perpetual right to
use the water from said lake, free of all
charges for Irrigation purposes, for the
grounds herein offered for a site." The
tots! estimate of Kearney's proposition to
locate the new State Normal school there
was given by your committee at 191 .).
The perpetual water rijrht from Lake
Kearnev as described above was placed
at I10OM. Can you Inform me whether or
not there is now such a lake on the face
of the earth? How long did the state
have this free water right from Lake
Kearney? How many years, as you
measure time, are comprised In the words
"perpetual right" to use water from said
lake, free of all charges? poor old Lake
Kesrr.ey Is no more. So your whole prop
osition consisted of watered stock, worse
than any ever sold by Wall street. It Is
no secret that, had I been a member cf
the locating: board, I never could have
voted for Kearney In the face, of such
superior propositions from Aurora. Bi iken
Bow, Central City, Hastings and Holdrea-e.
Fad No. a An inherited fad. The law
granting private schools te right to is
sue teachers' certificates was unon the
statute bivoks six years before my first
term as slate superintendent.
Free Hlah schools.
Fad No. A time-honored fad. The peo
ple have been fighting for a long time for
(re high . school privileges above the
(Continued on Becond Page.)
SOUTH DAKOTA CORN SHOW
Second tarsal FshlMtloa Will
Held This Week at
Mitchell.
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MITCHELL, a D.. Dec. 15.-Sneclal.)-On
Tuesday Afternoon will be formally
opened the second annual exhibition of the
South Dakota Corn Show and Breeders'
association. Secretary Warner arrived lit
the city yesterday and has been receiv
ing the exhibits from all parts of the state.
He stated that by the time the show opened
there would be at least 600 Individual ex
hibits at the show, which would be an In
crease of SO per cent over the first year's
show. The county ' exhibits have been
coming in well and at the present time the
following countle have sent their exhibit:
Turner, Yankton, Clay, Union and Lincoln
from the southern part and Potter, Grant
and Btanley from tho northern part. Prises
to the extent of X300 In cash have been of
fered for the corn exhibit. Prof.
Colo and Salmon of the Brooking Agri
cultural college arrived In the city last
nlaht to score the corn.
The program proper will begin Tuesday
afternoon with the formal opening exer
cises. The greater proportion of the speak
ing will be done by Prof. M. L. Bowman
of the Ames (Iowa) Agricultural college
and Prof. Cole, who will handle all th
special corn subjects, and each afternoon
Prof. Bowman will conduct the com
school, which wiU b a feature of the three
days' session, and In this be will be as
sisted by Messrs. Cole and Warner. Presi
dent Chamberlain will make an address on
lessons for th west from the experiences
of the esst, while Mr. Warner will speak
of the farmer and the state fair. Wednes
day evening the principle address will be
delivered by Dr. Robert Slagle, president
of the State Agricultural college. On the
closing day there will be a sort of a corn
symposium. In which A. C. Collins of Sioux.
Falls. John Lakln of Hurley, J. B. Park
hurst of Huron and Bert Dye of Vermilion
will give their actual experience In pro
ducing corn on tho more scientific basis
of today. A. J. Wimple of Beresford, who
captured the first prise of the northwest
ern state at the national, corn how will
explain hi method of raising com.
HARDEN TO 'BETRIED AGAIN
Coant von Moltke to Have Another
Opportunity' to Vindicate
HI an self.
BERLIN, Dec. IB. The effort of Count
Kuno von Moltke to vindicate himself
In the trial which resulted from nccusa
tlonB made by Maximilian Harden, editor
of Die Zukunft. which failed befre the
minor court, the case will now be taken
up by the state' attorney before a crim
inal bench of five Judges.
The second trial of Herr Harden will
begin tomorrow and freeh revelations are
awaited with tens expectancy by the
public, because It 1 believed that much
new testimony wl't be brought out con
cerning the so-called Camarilla surround
ing the emperor. Prince Philip Zu Eulen
berg. Count von Moltke' divorced wife.
Frau von Elbe, and her son. Lieutenant
von Kruse, are among the witnesses who
will be Cblled.
It Is by no mean certain that the Judge
will allow the tes'injony to take a range
Wide enough ts ft. t pnltttral secrets of
the court or anything that may touch di
rectly the person of the emperor.
Whatever may have bten the conditions
tho ministry of Justice will simply hand
out tho findings of the magistrate and
look up the affair as though It had never
been tried before. Instituting proceedings
against Herr Harden for having criminally
wronged Count Von Moltke. Efforts have
been made at the eleventh hour to com
promise the case, but Herr Harden de
clined to sign the declaration demanded
by von Moltke. The latter will be repre
sented by Dr. Sello, one of the most dis
tinguished advocates of the German bar.
In addition to the highest state's attorney
of the Berlin courts. Dr. Isenblel.
SUIT OVER JJKINKER TRACT
Thirty Thousand Dollar Damage Caao
Instituted as Result of
Exposition.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15. Thoma J. Skinker
filed suits In the circuit court yesterday
against the Louisiana Purchase exposition
company, the W. H. Thompson Trust com
pany and David R. Francis, asking $30,000
damages for alleged failure to restore the
Skinker tract of eighty acres to as good a
condition aa when it was leased to the
World' Fair company. William T. Thomp
son, now deceased, and David R. Francis
were sureties on the bond of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition company when the
Skinker tract was leased.
Mining: Company Cat Rich Vela.
HOT SPRINGS. 8. D., Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) The Mariposa Gold Mining and
Milling company, operating on the Slate
creek, near Mystic, S. D., has, after three
year of drifting, encountered and opened
up their main ledge the last week. This
Is one of the most Important strike
made in the Black Hills, as It open up a
new mineral belt. This company n 1904
opened up some rich fissure veins on
their property and sunk several shafts
along the strike of the vein and uncov
ered and developed some of the richest
gold ore that this region has ever pro
duced, but water came In In such large
quantities that development work was
much retarded and It waa deemed ex
pedient to go down on Slate creek and
cross-cut the country until the main ore
veins were reached. Thla has been dons
and a tunnel 900 feet deep now pierces
the mountains and has cross-cut and
opened up seven different gold bearing
ledges and the main flssur has now been
uncovered. Steps are being taken to In
stall proper reduction works, and the Mar
iposa Gold Mining and Milling company
will soon be among the bullion produce!
of the Black Hills.
Novice at Robbery Mia Loot.
GARRETSON, 8. D.. Dec. 15. (8peclal.)
Friday evening Mrs. John Erlckson of this
city and son, Emll, had a very exciting
experience. They had been to Sioux Falls,
the county seat, during the day and started
home aAout g o'clock, Mr. Erlckson carry
ing about 300 In a small handbag. When
a short distance this aide of Biouz Fall
they were halted by two highwaymen, who
compelled the young man, Emll, to get
out. As he did so, Mrs. Erlckson thought
fully Tet the handbag containing th money
slide from her hand to th bottom of th
buggy, where It lay concealed, while the
men went through th pocket of tier son,
procuring only a few cents, all th money
be had on hla person. After th robbers
had taken tha money from th young man,
they ordered him Into the buggy and to
drive on rapidly, under pain of being shot.
The mother and son were glad to do so,
and thus escaped losing the PuO. which was
In the handbag. The bandits wer evi
dently novice at the business, as It waa
noticed that they wer very nervous while
tbev serfortned th robbery.
SEARCH f iR CHILD IS VAIN
Hundreds Scour the Prairies in Effort
to Locate Lillie Olsen.
NOT REWARDED BY SINGLE CLUE
Belief Is Galalnaj Groand that the
Little One lias Been Kidnaped,
hat Who Coald Have Done
It la Still a Mystery.
BANCROFT. Neb... Dec. lS.-(Speclal
Telegram.) Th dlappearance of little
LOU Olsen from her home southeast of
Rosalie a week ago tonight ts still a mys
tery to all those that have heard of It or
have taken a part In the ceaseless search
for her. On of th latest clue obtained
was th rinding of footprint of a child
near Logan creek, a couple of mile south
of her home. Her father and uncles think
that there might be a alight chance of
her going with the storm the night she
was lost. and. wandering toward th river,
may have fallen in and waa drowned. At
tempt were made to dynamite th river
at this place, hot they wer all in vain,
a th dynamite would not go off. The
river was also dragged at several places
along here by some of the aearchers, who
Imagined that nearly every ng where
the water was backed up the least would
be the lodging place of the dead body.
After this was done In vain and all were
satisfied that the body waa not to be
found this way, messages were sent to all
the neighboring towns for all those that
could poaslbly come, to turn out and hunt
for the child. People began to get on
Omaha train No. S as far down the line
as Tekamah and by the time It reached
Bancroft the car were all loaded and the
people were met at the depot by neighbor
of Olsen, who hauled them out to hi place
to help In the search. All those who were
on horseback were organized Into a sep
arate bunch and rode through field after
field In all directions from the house. They
went three mile west -from the house and
then partly doubled back on their tracks.
Not being able to find any trace of the
lost child In this direction, they went the
same distance east and searched every
little bunch of grass that could be found,
a well aa a man on horseback could.
Each time they took In a strip nearly a
mile wide, tiding only a few feet apart.
There were also many people on foot and
In buggies, who. would go from one place
to another, and were careful to search
every place where the child could possibly
have lain down to be sheltered from the
storm.
Every section of land was thoroughly
searched for from three to five mile in all
directions, but all of no avail. It hardly
seems possible that the child wandered
off of It own accord that fateful night to
perish In the storm and cold In a secluded
spot which not one of these SfO diligent
searcher have been unable to find. The
hunt haa been kept up Incessantly all day
and was still going on when darkness
came. Many of th searohers have given
up all hopes of ever finding the body at
all, and seem to believe that the child
was, carried away by some person whoae
on,ly motive woul have, been noma old
grudge held against Mr. Olsen.
A a last hope, they are going to con
sult some clairvoyant In Omaha In hopes
that he may be able, to tell where the
child Is, If such a thing Is possible.
UNCLE SAM CALLS FOR HELP
Needs Mora Men to Aid Him In
Carrying; This Government
f His.
The United States Civil Service commis
sion announces the following examinations
to secure a Hat of eligible to All existing
vacanciea In the civil service:
January 8 For the position of englneman
and steam fitter In the quartermaster's de
partment at large at f!00 per annum; age
limit 20 years or over. For the position of
lamplst and electrician In the cust om house
service at St. Louts at $1,000 per annum;
age limit 18 to 55 years. 1
January 15 For the position of interpreter.-
Applicants must be qualified In the
Assyrian, Greek, Slovak or German lan
guages, to be employed in the Immigration
service at $1,200 per annum; age limit S
year or over. For the position of elec
trical assistant In the signal service at
large at from $900 to 11, KO per annum; ago
limit 20 year or over.
For the position of pilot In the life sav
ing service (applicant must also be quali
fied as cook) at $70 per month; ae limit 20
years or over.
January 15-19 For the position of aid In
the coast and geodetic survey at $720 per
annum; age limit 18 to 26 years.
For the position of chemist's aid In the
bureau of chemistry, Department of Agri
culture, at a salary of $l,0u0 per annum;
age limit 20 to 30 years on date of examina
tion. Applicants may file their application
at any time, stating their special qualifica
tions and what course of chemistry they
have pursued. Applications will be received
only from, college or university trained
men.
DEATH RECORD.
Thomas Ilelvey.
FAIREURY, Neb., Dec. 15. (Special.)
Thomas Helvey died Friday night at the
residence of hi daughter in Meridian pre
cinct. Mr. Helvey was born January 6,
16J4. and came with hi parent to Ne
braska in 1S53, settling at Nebraska City.
In April. ISS9, hi father and his seven
aona, of whom Thomas Helvey was the
oldest, settled In the western part of this
county, which haa since been his home.
In 18C4, at the first election held In the
county, he waa elected county treasurer.
He waa the father of nineteen children,
of which one daughter and six sons sur
vive him. Mr. Helvey was the last sur
vivor of the six voters who cast their
ballots at the drat election held In the
unorganized territory of Nebraska on Oc
tober 10, 1853. The election was called
for October II, out at old Fort Kearney,
now Nebraska City, but through aoma
error It waa held on October 10.
John Erlckaoa.
GARRETSON. 8. D.. Dec. 15.-(Special.)-John
Erlckson, one of the pioneers of the
northwest. Is dead at his horn In Garret
on, at the age of 60. Mr. Erlckson. who
came to America from Sweden in 171. was
at the great Chicago fire, and lived there
a number of years following that disaster.
He afterward came to South Dakota and
homesteaded a claim near what la the pres
ent site of this city. His death was due to
diabetes.
Policemen Kill Itallaaa.
M' A LESTER, Okl., Dec. 15. Frank Don
nalelll and Joe Pedro. Italians, were killed
and Guy Donnatelll mortallv wounded by
policemen in a street fig-ht at Alderson, a
mining town nine miles east of McAJester
early loday. The Italians had been drink
ing and resisted arreai. The two policemen
who did tne shooting are under arrest,
charged with murder.
HITCHCOCK ON PUBLIC GRAFT
Former Secretary Says It Will Make
Olllrlala Wear Collars of
Political noaara.
CHICAGO. Dec. 16-At the banquet of
the Commercial club last night Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, former secretary of the In
terior, delivered an address covering the
organization and work of the Department
of the Interior. He narrated In a general
way all that had been accomplished by
the department since Its Inception, cover
ing hla own administration. He detailed
the problems which the department Is
compelled to meet from time to time, and
aid:
"If the las are unjust and oppressslve,
the answer has Jieen. and still Is, to amend
or repeal them. If the people fall to
exercise their rights and duties at the
primaries, they cannot complain If poli
ticians, thinking only of their political
debts, resort to methods and accomplish
result which the patriot would either re
gard with contempt or Indignantly oppose.
"Just so long' as. goverrment officials
wear the collar of those to whom they
are Indebted for their nomination and ap
pointment. Just so long will we have land
frauds by perjured plunderer. Illegal fen
cing of the public domain to the exclusion
of th pioneer home builder and the pecu
latlve grafter ready and eager to rob the
nation's wards of their rightful inheri
tance." Before commencing hi forrnal address
Mr. Hitchcock briefly discussed the publlo
land laws, declaring that they are too
numerous, and Imperatively need revision.
He particularly urged the Immediate re
peal of the Timber and Stone act, the
Desert Land act and espeectally the eighth
section of the homestead law, under which,
he said, that the greatest frauds have been,
and are being perpetrated.
WORK ON FINANCIAL BILL
Speclge Measure to Remedy Present
Conditions Not Contemplated
by Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. It 'can be
stated on the highest authority that if the
subcommittee of the house committee on
banking and currency, now dealing with
the subject, can have Its way nd effort
will be made by the present congress to
adopt legislation remedial of the present
financial condition. All the energies of
that committee will be directed towards
the framing and passage of law more
general In character and which will be
Intended to preclude shrinkage of the cir
culation, entailing widespread financial
distress. Assurance of elasticity by tho
adoption of the credit currency system
may be recommended, or some different
measure toward the same end may event
ually be decided upon, but In any ient
no legislation will be suggested by the
committee for the correction of the pres
ent conditions. The subcommittee held
a four-hour conference today with Its
chairman. Representative Fowler of New
Jersey, at which the bill, which the sub
committee has undertaken to drtaft, was
earnestly discussed, but no decision aa
to Its precise character and scope waa
reached.- It is not likely the subcommittee
will be ready to report on the bill until
after the holidays. Men high in the world
of finance wlll.be given an, opportunity
to appear before the committee to pi-scnt
their view on the proposed measure.
Much time will be spent In both the house
and senate In considering the bill when
reported, and It Is the hope of the mem
bers of the banking committee that the
finances of the country will have eo ad
justed themselves by that time that tiiero
will be no necessity for legislation look
ing to the correction of preBent condi
tions. TAGGART SAYS FAIRBANKS
Democratic Chairman Thinks Repub
licans Will Nominate Man
from Indiana,
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 15,-Thomas Tag
gsrt, chairman of the democratic national
committee, who arrived In Indianapolis
from New York tonight, declared the be
lief that Charles W. Fairbanks would bo
the choice of the Chicago convention for
presidential nominee on the republican
ticket.
"I learned enough of the sentiment In
the east on this question," said Chairman
Taggart, "to cause me to make this as
sertion. The fact that President Roosevelt
haa declared himself absolutely out of the
face, coupled with the fact that the re
publicans will not allow themselves to be
lnfluoncd In favor of Taft Just because he
Is Roosevelt's favorite, convinces me that
Mr. Fairbanks will have the best show of
ny man before the convention.
"Everywhere in New York I had' people
asking me the question: 'How about the
man from Indiana?' Of course they al
luded to Fairbanks. I Informed them that
the "Man from Indiana' was all right, but
also told them that the democrats would
bring forward a man who would defeat
anyone the republican nominated."
PREPARING FOR POULTRY SHOW
Attractive Advertising with List of
Prise and Entries Being;
' Sent Out.
Members of the Trl-Clty Poultry asso
ciation met at the store room of George H,
Lee, 1117 Harney street, Saturday night to
complete arrangements for the Transmls
slKslppl Poultry association exhibition,
which la to be held In the Auditorium from
Ducember 30 to January 4.
An attractive progreri was p resented by
the advertising, committee, replete with
fancy advertising and containing the list of
entries and prize to be awarded, which In
clude $JO0 In gold and ten silver loving cups
to be distributed for prizes among the
poultry, canine and feline contenders.
The following committee was appointed
to endeavor to obtain an express rate for
exhibitors: O. D.. Talbert, F. 8. King and
A. B. Farrar.
Mystery About Woman's Death.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Dec. 15 -(Speclal.)
The body of Mrs. Gertrude Nicholson
Brown, the divorce colonist who died sev
eral days ago under circumstance which
necessitated an Investigation by a coroner's
Jury, has left hrre In charge of Coroner
L. D. Miller, who will. take It to Hamilton.
Ont., for interment. Relatives of the dead
woman reside in that city. The doad
woman had but $2S at the ttme of her
death. On petition of C. H. Bartlet, who
waa the attorney for Mrs. Brown In her
pending divorce suit, Judge Bailey of the
county haa appointed J. A. Gross special
administrator of tha estate of th dead
woman. Mr. Gross was a member of the
coroner' jury which Investigated the case,
and it Is said he is not entirely satisfied
with tha result of the Inquest and will
further Investigate the case. He ha an
nounced that he proposes to And out what
has become of the property of the dead
woman, which ha so mysteriously disappeared
ALL TAKE THE COUNT
Usual Sunday Operations Continue in
Face of Blue Law.
SALOONS. OF COURSE, ARE CLOSED
Names of Two Thousand Citizens Are
Taken by Police.
GENERAL DESIRE TO TEST LAW
C. E. Fields Reavows His Determina
tion to Go the Limit.
THOMAS WILL HAVE REVENGE
Threatens to Inerenae Pressure aa
Saloon to Get Kvea with Sweep
Ins Order of Maklna; All
Observe Law Alike.
Blue law and blue coat did not giv.
Omaha a gray Sunday yesterday and tlraa
desire (of the people (burring a thirst)
were promptly met.
But If the "test" cases go against those
who have been listed by the police nnd
It-Is decided they must pay fine for vio
lation of the Sunday law, more than 1,000
rltlsens of Omaha will be arrested and
fined. The minimum revenues to the cltf
from tho fines will be $10,000 and th
maximum $30,000.
Only one actual arrest wa made by th
police. John Kwelensky, a boy 10 yearr
of age, was caught In a cold-blooded act
of shooting at an Inanimate target In
his own backyard at 1209 William street
with a 22-callbcr rlfie. He waa ruth
lessly grabbed by the police and hurried
to the station, searched and sixteen Flo
bert cartridge recovered. Ho waa
charged with Sunday law violation and
released on a bond fixed at $100 and
signed by a downtown printer for whort
he works. Young Kwelensky coino un
der the section against "sporting, riot
ing, quarreling, hunting, fishing or shoot
ing," and he may be fined $20 or sent te
Jail for twenty days, "or both at th dis
cretion of the court."
Police reported 125 names to tha
captains at 4 o'clock Sunday evening.
These were found at' "common labor" and
are subject to a fine of from $1 to $5.
How City I Divided.
The city was divided into six district
by the police captain for tho purpose ot
detailing men to watch for Sunday law
violators, and each district waa In charge
of two extra detectives besides the regu
lar patrolmen. These were to gather evi
dence and submit reports.
Night editor and reporters, together
with heads of the mechanical depart
ment of the morning newspaper, war
the flrst representatives of a largo clasa
of Sunday worker arrested. Newsboyf
were "pinched" it I a, m.
Then came the flrst signs of metropoli
tan activity, when the trolley lines began
the sunrise song. The motormen and,
conductor 'were' "arrested''. by havrnif
their names taken. The foremen at the
barns were also "needed by the pollee.'' "
When the police wanted to know the
name of the motorman of the first trolley
car bound for Council Bluffs the inotor
man easily convinced the bluecoat that
l.e waa engaged In Interstate commerce
and could not bo molested. The driver cf
the next car waa listed.
List of the Victims.
One each of the men engaged in the fol
lowing lines of business were reported
from the districts and the city prosecutor
will make out complaints Monday:
Automobile garage, passenger elevator
conductor, milkman, cigar ttand. drug,
pool room, bowling alley and names of
those caught playing In bowling alleys
and billiard rooms, wood chopper. Junk
gatherer, blacksmith, photographer, livery
stable proprietor caught greasing a car
riage, smelter employes, baggagemun, em
ploye of express company, telephone girl
(operator), bricklayer, carpenter, plaa
tfrer, coal hauler, hod carrier, clothier,
managers of five theater, bootblack,
brick yard laborers, barbers, two laun
drymen tone ft Chinaman , clubmen en
gaged about the club rooms.
Many names of cigar dealers, druggist
and pool room proprietors were taken.
But this number by t,o meant represents
the number who worked or who may la
fined for violating the law yesterday. No
man, woman nor child know how many
names were taken nor how many people
were taking them, and If the court hold
these distinguished by representing the
army of Sunday law violators, everyone
may be called to answer to the law.
Aa Fields Views It.
Cbarlb E. Fields, editor of The Pro
tector, who made the demand for absolute
Sunday law enforcement, said after the
first day of clofclng was over:
"Every person who violated the law y
terday may be fined. And they will be
subject to another fine If they open their
places ot business next Sunday. Thla
means business If It means anything, and
those whose names were taken will not be
the only ones who will suffer. My four
detectives only worked at the drug stores.
From what they report Chief Donahue
and bis men certainly must have Impressed
with great forre the weight of th law on
the minds of the druggistB. For while they
.kept open their stores, it was next to iin-
L possible to buy anything without a physic
ian s prescription, ducii h miliar aa a'suui;
whihky was out of the question, end even
a bar of soap could scarcely be h- .ight
without a piece of paper from a doctor.
Three or four did sell candy."
Asked what he Intended to do with hla
list of names, Mr. Fields said:
"I may have the names of many who
will be arrested by the police. I will wait
until after the police dispose of their list
Monday and then file informations against
all others before Justices of the peace.
There will be many arrests to make. The
police court will have all It can do."
"IMd the police do their duty aa you
would have them do?" Mr. Fields ' was
asked.
"They certainly did. I could not eg
pect them to do more than they did."
Thoma Cn res Only for laloeaa,
Elmer E. Tliomun, Civic Federation and
Anti-Saloon league attoruey, remained at
hla home In Dundee yesterday. He did
not even go to the trouble of coming down
to the city. Wnen called up by telephone
he said:
"I am not Interested In the Sunday clos
ing. My work is confined to the saloon.
The action of Mr. Fields is entirely a re
taliatory measure, and the Antt-Salooa
league will do more now than ever to
compel public officers to enforce th Sa
loon laws rigidly."
If any class of business was unrepre
sented among the Sunday law violator t
t