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FLEET SAILS AWAY
PACIFIC-BOUND WAR8HIPS BEGIN
FIRST LAP OF JOURNEY.
Sixteen Vessels of the Line Paso
Proudly by President Greatest
Naval Pageant In American History.
No Hitch In the Program.
Old Point Comfort, Vn., Dec. 17.
Sixteen hard-hitting steel-bolted
American battlebhlpa, gun-bristling
and burly of girth, but &parkllng
white in their Immaculate dressings
of ponce, nailed away under the daz
zling Him of a cloudless winter nicy
on their fatnotiH twin-uea expedition of
14,000 miles, along foreign shores and
changing climes, to the west coaHl of
the United States. President Ilooso
veil, on tho bridge of his cruiser
yacht, tho Mayflower, perHonally led
tho magnificent four-mile line of fight
ing vessels during tho first stngu of
tho voyage. From the anchorage
ground in Hampton Roads to the
horseshoe bend of Chesapeake
bay his cnglc-ciOHtcd flag of blue
pointed the wuy to the fleet's uow
HEAR ADMIRAL ROIMjEY I). EVANS
home at the Golden Gate. Then, when
tho wide reaches of the sea were visi
ble through lliu wide swung capes or
Virginia, he tinned aside and, coming
to anchorage, reviewed I ho passing
pageant. The blue of the shy, the
stretch or green Hea miles, I he glisten
ing of spotless hulls, the curl of foam
crested bow-wavas, the friends ashore,
tho hreex.Ctblowu strains of "Auld
lang Sync" floating across the waters,
the blare of trumpets, the nilllu of
drums, the flash of signals and the
boom of saluting eaunon mnikcd the
departure of the fleet --present lug to
the people who watched a spectacle
they will never forget and to tin
world at large the reality or the
trimmest, snuggest. mot,t homogene
ous, most thoroughly equlpjned. most
mobile and self reliant assemblage ol'
first class battleships evr gathcied
in om command.
Flower of United States Navy.
There was not a ship in the line old
enough to have smelted the powder
or (alien the shot of Manila or Santi
ago- sioiies written xmrrelj ten
years ago In the history or nations
All were modem or design and arma
meat examples or tin aggiosshe sea
going nav which the piesldcnt has
declared to be so ekhmitial iu u,,.
peace or the country.
Attaches of roreigu legnllotiH ami
mbassles at Washington, and ninny
correspondents who have seen war ser
vice ou foreign lournals, fieely de
clared that thin naval display wuk tlie
most inipre.ishe they had ever seen
The raellltv with which ihn btg vs
sels wvrt handled, the manner in
which tue. were maneuvered into
singla column format (ou. and )(. ,,.,-.
fact alignment which win maintained,
called out (he warmcht ndiulratinu'
The thrill of the bvaiitirul marine pic
ture wn Ilt until the last wind blown
plial or Hiimkc was loit on lb- hoi 1
ron,
NoTRTtcli In Program.
There was not a hitch In any of the
details or the well planned piogruni.
but there were a number or aiiiiihlug
Incidents, not the least of which were
the antics or rour .sailor who hud
overstayed their leav on shore and
were frantically (ailing rrom' Hie Old
IJojnt plei ror a boat to pick them up.
AWIhhi one or the quintet conceived
the Idea or wig-wagging ihHr lighl
to the iniuiuaiidJiig officer. Seizing his
wn cap ami another tioiu hlrf com
panions, he mounted to a pile-head
and ror nearly ten minutes waved
arms and cap affording to tin; signal
code. Rut It was too late to stop ror
stragglers and v disappointed bull-
ovu r I
ora, their nitty boxes and clothes bags
aafe aboard the parting ships, were
left behind.
When tho president and officers
were posing for their pictures, Adral
rl Evans caused laughter by ex
claiming to the group of photogra
phers, "Shoot fast, you fellows, you
need some training at a navy gun!"
The sixteen ships or the massive
fleet, continuing in single order nnd
steaming at the uniform speed of ten
knots an hour, according to ordera,
arc now well down tho coast. The
first lap of tholr Journey will bring
them to Trinidad on Christmas evo,
and there, amid tho heat of the trop
ics, the Christmas celebrations will
be held
Hundreds of goodbye telegrams
were Unshed to the ships by wireless
telegraph nn they lert the roadstead
and had turned down the southern
const. Tho president, nrter tho re
view at the horseshoe wus completed,
roturnod to Washington.
DANK CLEARINGS MUCH LESS
Loss From Last Year Amounts to
Thlrty-Three Per Cent at Big Cities.
New York, Dec. 14. Dun's Review
says: Hank exchanges this week at
all lending cities in the United States
are $2,029,209,293, a deciease of 33.1
per cent, compared with the corre
sponding week of last year. The loss
is still heavy at nearly every city, but
Is especially large at New York, TJos
ton. Philadelphia, New Orleans, lxiuls
villc nnd San Francisco. Iu the west
there is some little lelnxatlou from
previously existing conditions and
losses arc smaller at some points.
Commercial reports Indicate little
alteration for the past week, but
greater confidence In marked Improve
ment arter Jan. . Holiday trade mo
nopolizes attention, in some sections
exceeding that of last year, though
the aggregate sales do not compare
favorably with 190C to date. .Jobbing
nnd wholesale lines are seasonably
qulot, while manufacturing operations
are curtailed pending the resumption
or normal demands. The supply of la
bor has not Itw reused in ratio to the
closed plnnU however, owing to
Immigration double that of last year.
MANY SEARCHING FOR GIRL
No Trace Has Yet Been Found of
Little Lillie Olsen of Rosalie.
Pender, Neb., Dec. 13.- The four-year-old
daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Olsen, living near Rosalie, who dis
appeared so mysteriously Sunday
evening, has not huen found, although
hundreds of people have been search
ing diligently since. The stick or club
which was picked up in the barn yard
smeared with blood and hair has been
sent to an analytical chemist to have
determined what kind of blood or hair
was upon it. The finding or this stick
gnvo risu to 'suspicion that possibly
there was foul play. Tho most inti
mately acquainted with the family re
fuse to i-redit any such heller.
Other theories or kidnaping, wolves
devouring the child and all are being
considered. Searchers are incieaslng
in numhei.s, but not tho slightest trace
has boon discovered. The blood
hound.s lirought here rrom Lincoln,
after a thoiough trial, would not take
up any scent or trail. There are nu
merous ponds an J sloughs iioai the
Olsen home and all or these are sur
rounded by tall Kiass Not rar a war
is the Logan whose w liters may have
Mvallowcd up the body of the girl.
KIDNAPED GIRL DISCOVERED
Lillian WulH, Stolen in Chicago, Re
covered Near Momence.
Kiinhakte. Ill . I)i., . 14. Lit Mm 1.11-
Han Willi!', who was Kidnaped iu Chi
cago Iiih Sntuidny. was rocoeied (he
I mite.-, Miiitn ol .Momence, ten miles
1 east of heie. a man and woman, who
j wete ht'i eaptois. were arrested. The
j giiM Ihcli mimes as Mr. and Mis.
I William .lon.-s, and say I hey were ou
lllHl U.IV lllim lmiiwv I Vfinlf. I.. (l.
, ' V.M.4 KI illin
' soiiil, when- lm Intended settling.
I hey iciusi to discuss the Kidnaping
The child declaieh theyplcked hei up
on rue m reels in Chicago, put hei In
a wagon iimi drimt away
The arrest of th couple was
bionght about thiough the report of a
farmer'.') wire, whose auspicious wei
aroused when the It to diove past her
house. A deputy kheriff followed and
arrested them.
The child acknowledged that her
name whs Wulff, but said she had
been liavfliiig under the name of
Jones. She Maid she escaped oner ou
the road between Knnhukee and Chi
cago, hut was reeaptmed.
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Democrats to Meri in nnur i.,i,, 7
I Washington. Dei. ia.- -After decld-
Itll' III Imlit ItiM utivt It. .....il
tional coiiwiillon at Denver, Colo.,'
and tlxing .In; dain of the meeting tor
Jul 7, 190S. tlici Democratic national
committee -nteie, upon a spitlted de-'
bale 011 tlie propriety ol accepting
moiH or thv $100,1)011 offered by Deli-
vr for Die convention than is actual
V llfHlll'll t l.liv th.. II,...
-. " " i'".? v..w . wii i minim ri'
pens.es In that eliy. The opposition I
to tho acceptanc-g or th contribution '
took the form ot a icwolutlon by J(.p.
seniatl ClHytou of Alabama, !
dining money not artuallj needed for
convention purposes, but nrter a long
debate tlie resolution was laid ou th
table by u vote of 31 to U.
11 B Pill
SUCCEEDS BELMONT AS HEAD OF
CIVIC FEDERATION.
INDUSTRIAL PEACE PROMOTED
By Resolution Convention Urges Con
gress to Pass a Law Giving currency
Relief as Speedily as Possible, Con
sistent With Safety.
New York, Dec. 18. Seth Low,
former president of Coiuntnla univcr
aity, was elected president at the cios-.
ing session of tho Nutional Civic Fed-'
eratlon, succeeding August Helmont,
who lelt obliged to retire owing to tho
press of business cares.
As was tho case the opening day,
tho diversified Interests clashed In
sharp debate, but tho spirit of tho
speeches wob good natured, and nt ad
journment tho feeling generally ex
pressed was that tho cause of Indus
trial peace had been promoted by the
two-days meeting. Samuel Gompers
.frequently questioned tho speakers,
and, in a general wny, tne labor lead
ers opposed, while others supported,
the proposition of compulsory arbitra
tion. The federation adopted the following
resolution:
"Wheteas, The piesent financial
crisis and the consequent distress has
emphatically demonstrated tho neces
sity or some remedial action by con
gress as to our currency system, be it
"Resolved, That the National Chic
Federation, without committing itself
specifically to any of tho many plans
of currency reform, contents ftseir ! tho largest horse deal of its kind on
with the declaration thnt congress r ucoid has jiibt been closed by Uarney
should, after caieful consideration. I R, Pearson or this city. He has en
pass an speedily as possible, consist- gaged to several Chicago capitalists
ent with sccuilty and safety, some a group ol nineteen "outlaw' horses
nwiimiiwii itti f .t 111 f... ... i. . .. ' ..
nieiiFUre which will Impart to our cm
rency greater elasticity, so greatly de
manded throughout the country."'
Victor Morawetz, chairman or the
executive hoard of the Santa l rail
way, was chosen to head the new
finance committee and Secretary of
War William H. Taft to head the new
publics employes' welfare committee.
D. I Ceaz, editor or the Railroad
Trainman's Magnzine or Cleveland,
was elected secretary to succeed Sam
uel B. Donnelly. The other officers
were re-elected.
Through the efforts or Marcus M.
Marks or the National Chic Federa
tion an conciliator the strike or the
1,000 cab drivers, who went out yes
terday to enforce their demands for a
twelve-hour day and $15 a week, was
called off last night. The cabmen oh
tain their demajid for $16 a week and
th question of hours and matters of
minor difference will he submitted'to
arbitration.
6QLDFIELD lhl DARKNESS
Wire Go Down and Town Is Without
Electric Light or Power.
GohWHd, Ner., Dee. 18. The power
wlr of the Nevada-Calirornia Power
company went down at 5 o'clock last
evening and Goldfield was without
electric light or power last night.
The wiies were cut at Palmetto, twen
ly-tlve mileb distant. Many people
are alarmed and an effort is now be
take charge or the camp and patrol'
it with tioops.
I lirre mines were operated with the ,
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...v.. u.w..n..v in iiwiii uiin-i iuiiii and
those who have signed the agreement
or the (Uildfleld Mine Ownors' associa
tion. No work Is being done In any
of the mines or mills, owing to the
lack or power, tlie wires which hiinir
the power rrom RUhop, Inyo county, , J
uaiiroinin, nfty miles nwaj, having
gone. down.
The commission sent by President
Roosevelt to Investigate labor eonol
tlons here has been busy all day with
statements made by the Goldfield
Mine Owners' association and in re
reiving visitors who have Information !
hearing on the situation.
FORTY-TWO BODIES RECOVERED
Dtath List in Alabama Mint Explo
sion Is Sixty-One.
Yolande, Aln., Dec. 18. Forty-two
bodies hae been taken rrom the ill
fated Yolande1 mines, In which an ex
ploslou occurred Monday, and nine
teen mote aie reported lu the mines,
making a total or sixty-one victims.
All day long tlie rescue parties have
tolled In the mines against rearful
odds. The hot air and smoke front
the rt.ploslon have made It difficult
to get into the lower entries and sev
eral or the revctte parties have been
oveicouie at different times and have
had to be brought to the surface for
frsh air.
SMELTER CITY BANK CLOSES
Institution at Durango, Colo., Suspends
Because of Land Fraud Cases.
Durango, Colo., Deo. 18. -The Smelt-,
er City hank or Durango, a state iusll-;
tiltlon, capital .'l(),000, lulled to open. '
Lack of confidence, due, It Is said, to
the Indictments of piomiueut citizens
on charges of laud frauds under the '
federal jaws, led to the RUBgensIon ;
of the Bmelter City, as well as the
Colorado bank, which failed last week.
Wlrelew Messages From Fleet.
Savannah, Oa., Dec. 18. The wire
less Btatlon at Savannah has been
picking up messages sent from tho
battleship fleet but the operator says
he doeB not copy them, as they are
largely reports to tho navy depart
ment at Washington nnd relnto prin
cipally to the coal consumption of the
vessels.
NEWS OF NEBRASKA
WOMAN RIDES ENGINE PILOT
Farmer'a Wife "at Louisville Hal
Perilous Experience.
Louisville, Neb., Dec. 16. An cast
bound thiough Ilurllngtou freight
truck a team nnd wagon near the
depot belonging to John Thomas, 0
farmer, who, with his wife, was at the
depot on business. Mr. Thomas wne
Infcldo, while his wife sat In tho wag
on. Tho team becamo frightened at
the sound of the approaching train
and started to run. When the front
whoels worn on the track the train
struck it, breaking the running gear
nnd throwing Mrs Thomas and the
spring seat onto the pilot, from which
she was taken when tho truln stopped
a short distance from tho crossing
Her Injuries nio not consideted peri
ous, as sdio sustained only a scratch
on tho face and a bruised tide. With
tho exception of a cut on one of the
horse's hips,, they weie uninjured.
BIG HORSE DEAL AT HASTINGS
Bunch of Outlaws to Go tc Chlcagc
for Exhibition and Show.
Hastings, Neb., Dec. 10. Probably
to be used at an exhibition iu the Chi
cngo Coliseum and later at u "wild
west" show In Riverview park. He
collected these horses thioughout the
northwest Several of them have been
used in championship lougli tiding
contests, and included in the bunch
is the one on which Carl Hlldehrnnd
of Careyhiirst, Wyo., won the $500
prize saddle at tho frontier festival
In this city last October. A famous
hoi he in this group is Skyscraper
liom President Roosevelt's ranch on
the Little Missouri in North Dakota.
DIVIDING THE SCHOOL FUND
State Auditor Draws Warrants in
Favor of the Various Counties.
Lincoln, Dec. 10. State Superin
tendent Mr-Urien has completed the
semi-annual apportionment or school
money. The sjate auditor will draw
Ills warrauts iu ravor or the various
county treasurers, who upon return
lug receipts sent to them will be
mailed the warrants. The amount ap
portioned is $2G4.o40.r.' The appor
tionment to each district is based ou
the school census. The 11)07 census
shows :570.1!)1 persons or school age
in the state The rate ner nunil Is
.71 lir4 cent. The school census lot j
l!)0r, was :71,ftl. This railing oh Is i
due to the agitation by Stale Suneiin !
i tendent Mcllrlen against the padding
or the school dlstiict census iu tin"
linger towns of the slate.
CARS PILE' BUT ENGINEER SAFE
stlcks t0 post Fearin t0 Jum and
T ., t . u,
Tender Protects Him.
llomingford, Xeb., Dec (t. Ilur
lington passenger tiain No. is went
into i he ditch about ,i mile west of
hei- Tlie train was running about
foity miles an hour ami tlie liom
trucks or the engine Jumped the Hack
Tlie engineer stayed with the engine
loi the reason that the cars wei piling
up so behind him that he was afraid to
jump. Luckily the tender wedged
lisell' in between the mail car and the
engine and he was not hurt. The
fireman jumped.
The mail clerks .sustained the only
injuries nnd they were slight. The
mall car Is a total wreck, (he engine
I is torn almost in pieces and the liuck
Is torn up lor tioO reel.
Lid On at Omaha.
Omaha, Dec. It!.- Detectives and po
lice wore kept busy yestoiday gather
ing the names of those who lraetured
the so-called "blue laws" ol' desecrat
ing the Sabbath by working and iu
eluded in their list all' those fiiuuu
busy. Visits were made to the news
paper offices and the name of one per
son from each depaitmeut was taken
In the list was also Included restau
rant and hotel employes, iiiHsseugrsrs,
st root, car men, waiters, etc Tills
list wah given to the city pioseeutor
today.
Train Jumps Track at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Dec. II.-A special fraln
on the Xoithwestein, consisting ot an
engine, tender and thiee roaches, eur
rylng a theatrical company Horn Sioux
City in Lincoln, jumped the track Just
as It reached the city limits The
uiis lemuliied upright and the pas
hungers, though tumbled about, es
raped with seveie bruises, Twenty
weie hurt, but none seriously. The
greatest damage was done to the cars
enriylng the scenery..
A 2Se. Bottle of
I Kemps Balsam I
Contains
40 DOSES,
And each doo is moro offoctlvo than
four times tho samo quantity of any
other cough remedy, liowover well
ndvcrtlsi 1 and howover strongly rec
ommended that romody may be.
llcmcinbcr always that KEMP'B
BALSAM in tho
Best Cough Cure.
It has saved tJiouwmds from con
sumption. It h.19 wived thousands of livca
At nil draggistH, 25c, COc. and $1.
Don't uct-ept anything clc.
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Some of the choicest lnmls forcratn erowlnir
stock raising and mixed tnrtnlni; in tlie new dis
tricts of Saskatchewan am! Alberta have re
cently iK'on Oix'itcil forS'i'tllt'iiii'iit under ttiu
Revised Homestead Regulations
Kntry may now ho made by proxy (on certain
' eondltlono). by tho father, mother, son. daughter,
brother, or sister of an intendlni; hotneiiteadcr.
i TIlOUinnd!4 of linmm.tt-iit.i nf inn .i-.u ,.... n n.
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tions. There you will find healthful climate, cood
nclehbors, churches for fumily worship. schools,
for your children, cood laws, splendid crops
and railroads convenient to market.
( Kntry fco in each case Is S10.00. For pamphlet
Last llest West," particulars as toratcs.nratcs
best time to go and where to locate, apply to
W. V HEN'NKTT
8ill N'cw'York Life Illdjr., Omahn, Neb.
Canadian (lovcrnmcnt Arcni
BILLY SUNDAY JJONVERTS 3,759
Revival at Muscatine Greatest Trl
umph in Evangelist's Career.
Muscatine, la., Dee. IS. The great
est revival meeting held in the Unit
ed States in the last hundred yearn,
closed In Muscatine last night, wher
Hilly Sunday, the baseball evangelist,
concluded IiIk five weeks' series of
meetings. Converts numbering 3.75!1
answered his urgent invitation, break
Ing all records ever made by any oth
er evangelist in the country. On th
final day .Wi joined his forces.
At a massive men's meeting in th
afternoon it was decided to form
chic league and take up the matter ot
fighting the saloons. The collection
on the final dat amounted to over IU.
utio.
At the closing meeting the crowd
was so great when the doors wer
upeucd that less than half could hr
accommodated in the great tabernacle,
and overdo w meetings were held i
rour churches, in the rush ror scats
several people, were Injured and
scores or women and children fainted
JUDGE GIVENJULP CASE
Decision Reported to Governor for
Approval Before Being Given Out.
Des Moines, Dec. lS.The case of
Captain Kulp was given his military
judges, following addresses by .ludg
Advocate licrkeblle and the defend
aiit'o attorneys. No attempt will be
made to reach a decision until the tec
ord is completed, and tho verdict will
not be given out until approved or dls
approved by the governor.
A recent decision by the Judge ad
vocate general or the regular army
was cited by the defense. It was held
that officers or the regular army may
disregard Illegal orders issued by th
presldent. It Is contended In thepres
ent case that the oraler of Governor
Cummins was Illegal, so far as It ap
plied to a legal upariing mntch.
An ehort to show that Adjutant Gen
eral Thrift had enmity toward Kiili
was defeated by the utate.
Nenraska Orators Win.
Lincoln, Dee. M -Iu thu Nebraska
Iowa university Historical route)
the decision or three Judges, Professor
Isador Lovh or Missouri, Judge .lnm
II. Quiiiii of Minnesota and llenjamin
O Taylor or Minnesota, was iiuanl
inoiis loi Nebraska. The Nebiask
debaters weie Mensis. Sweusoti
Krerlchs and Kllloit, and of Iowa
Mmsm.h. Intuit, H,ers Uriel Mayer
William .1. Hryan presided xm mad
an address.
Organized Agriculture.
Lincoln. Dec. n;. The annual meet
Ing or the state agricultural societie,
will be held at Lincoln, at the unlvr
shy and experiment nation, during,
tlie woe; or Jan. lid-'J.",. Nebraska U
the lirst state hi the union t n, ,
systernatle organization or all its agii
cultural Socleties. nther states ar
following this plan. Iowa and Kansni
will hold Bimllar conventions of agri
cultural soeietlM,
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