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PERSIA YIELDS . TO RUSSIA tiih: Decides ta Hesl Term o; u:t;ms!um Fro.ii Czar. SHUSTER WILL BE DISMISSED Persian Government Will Apologize for Taxing Russians in Persia and Pay Expense of Military Expe rt. ton to Kasb'n. St. I'c ter-ihurg. Dec. 23 The Per Jan (hurge d'affaires culled olllcialiy Ut the loi'Mgn office arid announced Persia had yielded to KiiKsia'H demand. In audience with M. Zazonoff, the for eign h( ( rct.ary, tic formally declared that 1 'ci sia would concede all points in the Kusm.ui ultimatum. The f.lniiiK lietweon the KiiKshins and the Pert.i-.MiH, which was reported ft o.n Tabriz, lusted in the Hired throiiv! out the d;ty. The old citadel wan hnmhardeil. The Russian consul general lias ..cut to headquarters a re quest lor ivinforeeiiicntB In view of the c"ii:;er ta Itussian iiljcc ts a.id Ituw 'inn property in the city. The ItiisHimi Oossacks lit Uesht drove the I'eisiuiiH out of their po slt'on after eonsiderahle fighting. It wtts foi'iil Hurt the Pei-alans wero armed with Russian lilies. According to the dispatches receive-! li re, doth at Tabriz nnd Iteslit, the fi ;l'tiiiB wan opened liy an attack on the KiiflshtiH from a Pen-dim am huscride. Terms of Ultimatum. London. Doc. 2'l The rersian lep;a tlon h'ie announced at noon that I'er nla had aoc-ded to the Russian de mands. The firltisli foreign office received official (oiifinuiitioii from the Ilrltlsh minister at iVIicran that I'ersla had yie'ded hefruv the Russian threats ind h'd granted nil the demands con tained In the Russian ultimatum of Nov. 20 Thi'he included the dlsnilssal of V. Morgan flimsier, the American who '"s been acting as treasurer K''n eral of Persia sfnee Juno last. H G!I COURT AMENDS RULES Will Result in Reduction of Costs to Litigants. Washington, Dec. 2.1. As a sort of a Chrsimas Riff, fo future litigants, the supreme court, lieforo adjourning for the ("in IstmuH holidays, amended Itfl nili s willi n view of reducing the cost of litii'iillon The amendments had to do with the new nf records brought to the court from subordinate tribunals. The printing of thr record alone In one case holme the court In recent ye.Ts amounted to $1.1,000. Th" court fooK advnnfnge of the necessity of unciid'nt; the rules '.n connection with the noinn into effect on .fan. 1 of (he new judicial code to strike at the !iiv.h cost of litigation. Several aiiiiMidiiients were necessary to meet reipiiicnienls of the new code. When the court adjourned until Jan. 8 It had e.tl.ibllidied a record for the number of cases heard before the hol idays. Pne tuially as many cases had fiei n rr'iett ho far this torni hs were ar"ne' during the entlro Inst term, flxtTdln? to Juno 1. T' e l"stice now have under con sider"! 'on 120 cases. This piobnbly h n cieeter tiuiiiber than at any other time In the luulory of the court. A r ' A C H Y I NMA C E D 0 N I A Christiana Orgmize to Take Reprisals on Turk In Salonika. foedon. IH;c 23. A dispatch from Sn'on'Va. ISuropcim Turkey, to a I.on rlori news anency reports a condition Of mirchy (litoughout Macedonia. AfnMor pIllnKO and hrlBandnfie are rife. Travel in the country districts tj .d'n oniy for nrKP nrmcd parties. TVoit.. s'.yen .xssasslnatlonH have oc rtti"' '"'thin (ho Inst month within a two '-ours' journey of Salonika, all th" "I't'-ns hehiK Greeks. The Chris tlp"i "edlnR: il Impossible to obtain rer1- re orunniyilnn hands with the n' t of lillliiiR the Turks. CHRIST JURY ON STNXE TrW rt Vlteclio Ends When They Ro f'1"' o Listen to Long Argument. rc."e Doc. 153. The causo of the ool'r- of the Caniorrlst trial at Vlt r' t was Ike threat or tho jurors to t'!," Thoy notified the president r tl ro irt Unit Ihcy needed no add! tio rl 'dence and this, with the ro fu"-! n- wltiichseH to attend, brought ho t a fnruiciil crlnls In what had hem r-'nrded ah a farcical proceed ing t.,, prowcullon lndlcnteil that (he cVhk nif.iimcntH would require t-w-i w.i g ,,d the jury hecnnie furl 0:is Plrty wllnegscH were called for pre r"v tlila weU nnd not one ap peared. Rrta ci.itis Fatally Burned. Coslinrton, ( , ),.c. 2!!. Wlillo piny. Idr Santa CImhh in a sohool entertain nicnt -lvlllo Hliryock, aged sUteen, wns probably f'ttally burned, and Jcs le Turner, anod thlrtwn, his asshit ant, was fwiously burned when a U?l ted candle fell ami set fire to a Christ m-,3 trw The sohool building nR cio-vdod wMh iiersoiiR, and In the fanir t'at followiid eevenil teachers 4u n n imher of oHicrg were more or f&.fl KerlouHlr Injured. F'liL I taUXGFF. Leader of Opposition In Duma, Wlio-Tells How Fu?sh Views Dispute. DUMA Ph0.J0ShS lARIhF WAU Bill Introduced to Double Tax on American Products. St. Petersburg, Dec. 23 A legisla tive propOF.il to provide for tariff war Bchedulcs applicable to tho United States at the expiration of the Russo American treaty of commerce and nav igation of 1S32 has been lntroducea into tho Russian duma by ex President (liichkoff and other signers represent ing the Octobrlst and Nationalist par ties, which control tho majority of the duma. The bill proposes to raise existing duties by IAD per cent and also to Im pose a duty of inn per cent on articles which are admitted free under the present Russian tariff. YUAN AND HIS ENVOY DIFFERON REPUBLIC PreirJsr Will Resign More k- cD. Peking, Dec. 23. Yuan Shi Kai, the premier, evidently remains steadfast In his decision not to accept a repub lican form of government for China ia the price of peace within the empire Members of; the premier's ctitouiuge reiterated thnt Yuan never will advise the abdication of the emperor and thereby became a traitor. They say that if tho formation of a republic Is unavoidable he will resign as prime minister. It hud been suspected that Tar : Shao Yl, tho representative of Yuan and the Imperial government at the Shanghai peace conference, and Yuan wero playing a prearranged game wlih the Intention. gradually to shear the Manchus of power nnd thereby pre vent a Manehti rising in Peking, but the fact that Tang has telegraphed friends here asking them to endeavor to persuade Yuan of the necessity to accept a republic seemingly Indicates that Tang nnd tho premier are not In accord. PRISONERS BREAK JAIL Wreck "Burglar Proof" Vault as Dep uty Sheriff Slumbers. Rozeman, Mont., Dec. 23. After breaking Into and out of the "burglar proof" vault of the county treasurer, Rlj prisoners escaped from the new county Jail here and are still at large. The prisoners got out of tho jail "cage" by prying off a lock on tho door with an iron bar and attacke.l what they supposed was the outer wall of the building. After tearing through two feet of solid masonry they found themselves in the treasurer's vault, but as there was no money there they broke through another wnll and were at liberty. Deputy Sheriff Hull slept through the disturbance and the escape was not discovered for several hours. FORTY INJURED IN WRECK Texas Pacific Passenger Trains Meet Head-On at Klldar. Texinkami, Tex., Dec 23. Forty persons were hurt, some fatally, in a wreck on the Texas nnd Pacific rail road at Klldar, south of here. Pas senger trains Nos. 3 and 104 were in a head on collision. The wreck occurred when No. 3, southbound, took a siding to wait for No. 104 to pass. A negro flagman, in Ills haBte to set the switch so that No. 3 could proceed, is said to have thrown It before the other train passed, nnd the accident resulted. The fatnl injuries nre confined to train men. Vessel Sinks With Crew in Storm. Ilrest, Dec. 23. During a storm a large three masted vessel went on the rocks near Quiberon and broken in two, sinking with all Its crow before llfesavirs could reach IL TAFT AGAINST CENTRAL BANK Present Sends Message ta Gcngress on Currency Question. FAVORS RESERVE ASSOCIATION Says He Hopes Monetary Reform Will Not Be Made Political Issue Rural Parcels Post System Favored Pan ama Canal Tolls. Washington, Dec. 22. President Tuft sent another of his promised se ries of messages to congress. This time he dealt with currency reform, .Panama canal tolls and various g jv- ernmcntal questions. On the subject of currency reform nnd in eonnertion with the forthiom lug report to congress of the mone tary commission, President Taft said li was exceedingly fortunate that the "wise and undisputed policy of main taining unchanged the main feat. ires of our banking system rendered it at once hnposM.LIe to introduce a central banlc." He gave his approval to the proposed national reserve association. As to the management of this asso elation, the president said tills was Mainly hankers' works and the banks could be trusted better than anybody else to conduct it. However, he urged that some form of government super Ision and ultimate contiol should pre vail, and that the currency reform Ehould not he made a political Issue. "And I also trust that tho new legis latlon will carefully and complete'y protect nnd assure the individuality li nd the Independence of each bank, to the end that any tendency there may be toward a consolidation of the mon ey or hanking powers of the nation rhall be defeated," said the president. Rural Parcels Post. The Immediate establishment of a rural parcels post was urged. The , president took the position that the ! parcels posi wouiii not destroy uie imsiiiess or me country sioreiieeper. "Instead cf doing this," ho sa'd, "I think the change wl'l greatly Incroaro busines;. for the benefit of nil. The re tluctioii In the cost of livini; it will," living about ought to make its creation V certain." On the Panama canal, the president J dealt at lensth with ttie questlcn o" whether American shippine should pay tells. "I am very conPih ut that the United States has the power to relieve from the payment of tolls i.nv part of our shipping thnt .coming fle-ms wise," said tho president. "We want control It is li.oney that built It. lTnit'd State? We have th'vl right to ehaii'o fid's for its use Ttiese tolls must be the same to everyone eral thnt a subsidy equal to the tolls nn equivalent remission of tol's. inn rot be held to be a list rlininntlon In the us' of tho canal." More Men Needed In Navy. Among the president's reconinienda tlons wr-j the fo'lowlng: An Immed'ato Increase of 2,000 men In tho enlisted strength of the navy. Abolition of the smaller navy yards. Contributory pension system for Ccvernment employees. The e'lminatlon of all local ofllces Iiom politics Increased appropriation for the com ptetlon of river and harbor improve ments aloni? the Mississippi, the Ohio end the Missouri rivers. An extension of the term of service of the special board of engineers on the waterway from the lakes to the gulf. Power In the president to remove clerks of federal court for cause. rayment of the French spoliation Judemcnts. Employers' liability nnd working men's compensation legislation called to the attention of congress. FAVORS PENSION BILL Ccnator Brown of Nebraska Speaks for Sherwood Measure. Washington, Dec. 22. Both houses cf congress adjourned for the holiday recess nnd will reassemble Jan. 3. Senator llrown (Neb.) addressed the senate In support of the Sherwood pension bill, which recently passed the house. IIo predicted the passage of the bill through the senate because ho said there would be a roll call. "If it could have been passed by th senate by this time, what a Christ mas offering it would have been to the men who made Appomattox possible!'' he exclaimed. "Complaint Is made that It would bo too heavy a draft on tho national treasury," said rtrown. "What Is the country's treasury for but to pay tho country's debts." Otoe Romance Culminates In Seattle. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 22 A romance that began at Union, Neb., twenty five years ago. was completed here when llarrh-t Pollard Parnum of Union nnd R. Wills of Seattle were mnrrled. In the years intervening In which they first met the bride and groom had mnr rled nnd had lost their partners. Commission Form Law Upheld. Springfield. 111., Dec 22. Tho Illi nois supreme handed down a decision tpholdlna; tho constitutionality of the cctnulssloa form of government law. tons must ne inn same to everyone.,.?. u, am ;j(,iS .r)C j. but when we are dealing with ourownj.j. T1)js ,mjs(.s (, j . f-hips, the practice of many govern , ,, . J ments subsidizing their own merchant I i'1''' .''" e- vesse's is so well established In gen if "" f 'te winter. PUBLIC SALE The unilervjcNPii will sell at I'ulilie Sale at his farm, 10 miles soulhwesl of I'lallsinniilh, 3 miles eal of CeiJar Creek ami 2l'j miles soul Invest of Cullom, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1912, The Follow in,' Properly, To-Wit: Horses. One hay mare, weight 1,150, ana with foal by jack. One hay mare, weight 1,400. One gelding, weight 1,150. One gelding-, weight 1,400. One team of spoiled ponies, weight 1,800. One hay yearling colt. One black colt. One hay suckling colt. Farm Implements. Three lumber wagons. One Milwaukee binder. One Milwaukee mower, fine Slerling riding- plow. On disc. One John Ocere 2-row machine. One hay sweep. One Force seeder. Two cull ivalors. One I hree-secl ion barrow. One One One sf Of. One ( ne hay rake, hay rack. Weslern Belle riding; combined walking lisler. stalk rake. One corn elevator and power. One bob-sled. One top buggy. Two sells of work harness. One. sell of single harness. Two sells of y nets. Many oilier articles loo num erous to mention. Sale Commences at 11 O'clock. Free Lunch at Noon. TERMS OF SALE: All sums of $10 and under, cash in band; Over $10, a credit of ten months will he given, the pur chaser giving' good bankable paper hearing inleresl al 8 per cent from dale. No properly to leave Ibo premises unlil settled for. PKTF.Il MI'TSIXOER Wiul And ioneer. .1. O. MKlslXtiF.R, deck. !-!!. MASK BALL. Dancintr Trio will The give a (Niales' rrami hall mask ball at on Saturday evening, tecetuher :;o. There J will be several very harid some prizes avai'ded, which may be seen in I lie window of I'dvard llvin.ll & Co.'s Irug slorc. (ienu Mckefs Returns From Hospital. Charles Hula went to Omaha this morning to nccompnny his brother, Anton, home from the hospital. Anton has been'in the hospital three weeks recovering from the efTects of a gunshot wound inflicted while out hunt ing rabbits on December 2. The pntient has been on his feet for almost a week, but the hospital physician thought best to have him remain there until today, so that the wound could be dressed frequently. Mr. Hlatt Better. Tho numerous friends of Moses Hiatt, who has been critically ill for some days, will be glad to know that he is improved. Ho had a fine niprht last night and felt better this morning and is per fectly clear in his mind now. Lee Cotner and family left this evening for Blue Hill, Neb., where they will eat Christmas dinner and spend a week visiting rela tives and friends. Itei Baten, 8 Miles South of Plattsmouth (the Old Martin Farm) has installed a Saw Mill on his place, and is prepared to furnish hard lum ber of all kinds and chunk wood. aTAH orders promptly filled, and also solicited. -The 0. K. Rcslauranl- and Short Order House Rear of Ed. Donat's Building Regular Meals at All Hours Short Orders We solicit a share of your patron age and will try to please you. KRHUT & ZATOPEK, Proprietors Children Cry .... The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has horn In use for over 30 years, has horno tho signature of " ftml lias hecn made under klj por L&jC&ffltrJ7, sonal supervision since its Iu.aac-y. orv. ',CCM Allow no one ti deceive you i: this. All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd "Just-as-good" nre hut Experiments that trifle with nnd endanger tho health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTCRIA Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, .Morphine nor other Xnrcotio substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys AVornis and allays I-'cverishncss. It euros Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulence It assimilate.') tho Food, regulates the f'tomacli and liowels, gUlnjr healthy and natural tilecn. Tl:e CIiUdi cn'N Panacea- The Mother's Friend. CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind Yon Have Always Bought In Use For THE CtWTUW COMPANY, TT .lllli'ilifcltltl .M-H-!HMH-H-M-H' v EAGLE. .j. fioacon. j "Old Charlie," tin; cream and chicken man, shipped over 2,100 pounds of chickens and i00 pounds of rabbits lasf week. The wrestling match between Hly of Lincoln and Chas. Suavely of Alvo, was pulled off as ad vertised Saturday evening at the hall in the presence of about 150 spectators, and was won by Suavely in two straight falls. P. Hells, of the popular linn of Hells & Vernier, was taken very suddenly ill last Friday morning, and for some time bis condition was very alarming. At the pres ent lime be is slowly on the mend, which is indeed good news to his many friends. Syl Hathaway of Union stopped over night Sunday with the editor and family, being on his way home from Dorchester, Neb. While out there he purchased a young team and was walking Ihrough to Union with them. He registered out of here at (1:30 Monday morning, having thirty mlies yet to walk. Last Saturday was G. W. Peter son's GTIh birthday, but he did not stop from his work to celebrate the event. When he returned to the postotlice from his day's work he found a number of small packages on his desk, and upon opening them found that they containfd socks and handker chiefs, and then admitted that his relatives and numerous friends had "slipped one over him." A deal was made last week whereby Carl Ewerth became owner of the pool hall, purchasing it from Emil Oherle, and the new owner took possession Monday morning. Mr. Oberle retires from the business on account of his health, but will continue to make Eagle his home. Horn July 30, 1800, at Ottawa, III. Died at his home, two miles 'mmmmmmmmm We Wish Yon and Yours. Monday should be a day of happiness let the glad less in our heart go out to all mankind and let us try to spread a little sunshine. We Celebrate Monday Christmas Day Our store will be closed all day Corner. Sixth and Main St. fl&mesZ&Xp for FJetcher's wx.yvw.VAW . v Signature of Over 30 Years MURRAY STRCCT. NEW YORK CITY. south of Eagle, at 11 o'clock p. m. Tuesday, December 18, aged 51 years, I months and 28 days. After several months' suffering with a dreadful cancer death re lieved him of his suffering on Tuesday night of this week. De ceased was born July 30, 18C0, at 01 lawn, III., where he made, his home for. several years. He was married in Iowa December 17, 188 i, and the following year he came to Cass county, where he has since made his home. CERTIFICATE OF RE-EXTENDING CHARTER. Til A SI II V 1) K I' A H T M K T. (II'FICK OF OMI'TltOI,l.i:it OK TUB cr ii ii i:cv. Washington, I). C, December 12, 1911. WHEFIKAS, Hy satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, It has been made to appear that Tho l-lr.t niloniil llitnk of I'lnttnmoul h, located In the City of Plattsmouth In the County of Cass and State of Ne luaska, has complied with all the pro visions of the Act of Congress, "to en able Notional Hanking Associations to extend their corporate existence, and for other purposes," approved July 12, 1X82, as amended by the Act, approved April 12, 1902; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Thomas P. Kane, Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The First National Bank of Platts mouth " located In the City of Platts mouth, In the County of Cass and State of Nebraska, is authorized to have succession for the period specified In Its amended prtlcles of association; namely, until close of business on De cember 12, 1931. IN TESTIMONY WTIER0F witness my hand and seal of olllce, this 12th dnv of December, 1911. (SEAL) T. P. KANE, Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency. Charter No. 1914. Extension No. 1074. Trial List for January. Judge Travis today mado out a trial list for January when the jury returns after the holidays, as follows: Tho State vs. George Lytic, January 22; Amanda P. Reynolds vs. L. F. Kohrell, Jan uary 22; State vs. John Doud, January 23; V. ft. Sperry vs. M. P. ftailway company, January 24; H. E. Pankonin vs. Gorder, Jan uary 25. A. Steppat was called to Omaha on business this afternoon. mad-