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ONE PASSENGER IS KILLED AND
FIVE OTHERS INJURED.
STORM DAMAGE IN COLORADO
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means that either the Jury will ho in
Sixty.Milo an Hour Wind Blows Down "trudcil to tiretult the defendant or
Small Farm Dulldlngs-Porctt Plrea thpt" U'P, 1h'i"1 )v'" PrPc ' U,
3 nronr.!! lion that the - nto i not re-
Menace Boulder V Ire Service la
Demoralized for h'ours.
Denver, Dee. 25. The 'bnggugo our
Jintl llrst coach of train No. 26, run in
bound on tho Colorado niul boiubeni
railroad", was blown iiom tho tnti k
nod ovetturn"d In tho diteii, n quatlUi
of u mile north ot Marshall, n coal
can Hi tun miles noutli ot Douiuer,
about noon. .1. 0. Gurrtitt, ovjaaiuo
of tho peace of Longniont, wuj
killed, five persons were sor.
ously Injured una a number o. olncn
allghtly hurt. Tiio Fcriov.sly injun ,i
nro: Fred Kolly, I'Vit Collins; hoi)-,
ert-Sharp, Fort Colons; M. J. lo.wtr,
Longmonl; .lackaon M. Orcmor, con
ductor, penvor; Charles Chile., baa
gngoniim, Diuvcr.
A Bale hnu been blowing over
northern Colorado thtouhout tn ei.y,
lhc1 wind nt tinuM ati.iin tut a vp'.oei.y
f forty-fivo to hhty nnUa on hour,
nud has caused nun h damage ly blow
ing down small I arm buildings, trees,
t olograph polos ete. A large pint -.
glnHK window was blown In ut the
Daniebi & Fishci department store in
tills city.
DISASTER THR2ATEMS ECU 07,
Forest Fire Eurns Unalf Out Without
Serious Damage to Town.
Boulder, Colo., Dee. 25. For tho
jtaat lueuty-lour hours tho wind 1ms
blown from thirty lo sixty miles an
hour hero. At times disaster wan
tlueutenod to tho whole town. .No less
than six lire alarms wero turned in,
whllo a foiost lire is raising two mllea
up 'Moulder canon. It Is expected the
fire will burn itself out without seri
ous damage.
One of the local fires caught the dry
prairie grass; and nfnoral farmers Ioj
large hay btae-Us and barns. Tho fire
hurned It ell' out without Injury lo tho
town iLselt. The oilier lltvs were put
out by the local department before
they did serious damage. A number
of building!! in town wero more or
less damaged by the wind an.l tele
graph and telephone borvico was de
moralized for hours.
FIRST LYNCHING IN OKLAHOMA
Negro Slayer Taken from Jail at Hen
rietta and Hanged by Mob.
Muskogee, Okla., Dee. 25. hiddled
with hulltts, the body of .luuus Gar
den, u negro, is dangling ironi a toie-
graph pole in the center oi Henrietta,
Okla., a coal mining town, thirty
miles southwest of here, as the result
of the first lynching in the new stato.
Harden .hot and killed Albeit Hates,
;i white man. because Hates, who is
a well known lieriuan. icfusod to
rent a rig to tho negro. Gardui said
Hotos was discriminating against him
because of his color, and going across
iho street tor a pistol, Ganlcn re
turned ami killed llutos. Gat den was
lodged in Ja.l and a mob ol 100 men
haltered down tho doorj of the jail,
4ind in hpito or the efforts or the of
Jicors. secured Garden and hanged
Hiliil to a nonrby polo. They then rid--dlod
tin- body with bullets. All tho
negroes in Henrietta aro torrorizotl
' nnd more than a hundred eatno from
thoie to Mubliagco.
Cold Snap Averts Flood.
Pittsburg. Dec. 25. A sudden cold
snap at tho headwaters of tho Alio
Klieuy river lias averted a Hood,
against wnich tho local torecaster Is-
tuied a warning, predicting that tho
danger point of twenty-two feet would
Siu- readied today and be passed by
tiovoral inches, it was announeeil that
tlie rise would not reach twenty feet,
poHulbly not over nineteen. Ware
liouse men moved largo stocks after
-tho warning.
Funeral of Senator Mallory.
Pousacoin, Flu.. Dec. 25. In con
itormlty with his expressed wish, sim
ple funeral set vie cs were held o.'er
tho late United States Senator Stephen
V. Mallory At 1 o'clock all business
Jli the city ceased and hundreds filled
St. Michael's Catholic church, whom
Ilt'V. Father Fullerton snld requiem
muss. The Intel ment was in St. Mich
.tiers cemetery, where lies burled tho
ruiher of the late senator, who served
in the United. States senate and was
eacrotary of the Confedorate navy.
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IDLING IN PETTIIIOHE CASE
Not Sufficient Corroboration of Or
chard's Story Alone to Convict,
Dolse, Ida., Ih'v. 2.".- Ilefeire hearing
iri-tmuiit on the motion Tor nn In
finite ted verdict of acquittal, fihd by
the defense in the1 I'ettibono trial,
Judge Wood announced bis coriclu
kioiih on the tiuostlan of the corroboru
Mvo evidence, and r.tutotl that there.1
had not been sufficient corroboration
of Orchard's testimony on tho killing
of Governor Steunoiibcrg nlono to
warrant a conviction. Ho also said
that corroboration was necessary to
establish u conspiracy and invited
argument as to whether or not such
corroboration had been given by the
statu, and whether -r not tho d fend
nnt had been connected with that con
spiracy. Tiio conclusion of tho court
Q:rC(1 1o connccl phudoiic with the
b'.i uii. .tut; truii'.er, It being only
iK'cefai'ai'y to fdiow that :i conspiracy
to murder existed, that the deicmlaut
on ttial was a member of that con-
spirncy and that the Killing oi steun
eiibcr.; was an incident thereto.
INFEHKAL frlAOHINE IN MAILS
Pesloffico Employe at Eric Finds
Deadly Contrivance in Eox.
Erie, I'a., Dec. 2n While distrib
uting Christmas N.ixllcs In the South
l.no pustoillco, an employe became
suspicion' of n package, tho end of
whuh had broken open, and upon
making nu Investigation tho package
was fo.md to contain an inlet mil ma
chine, bo coutftiut ted that tho open
ing of the box would canto an explo
sion Hint would have undoubtedly
kUhd nil persons; t.car it and set lire
"o everything In tho vicinity. The
,w.rk-ige was addressed to Archie
fair. 22 8 Cheny street, and had been
n.r..!e In this city., Tho box was
fin. i .1 over to I'o.t master Fobel, who
f.ried In Chief of Policy Wagner. The
tr.lei cut out the mle of tho box and
f-xpo.-ed a bottles and contrivances so
financed that the opening of the lid
would ijsnito several matches. The
inlawing ini liption was on tho In-s-ldo
wrapper' You may perhap3
fliid the cover will catch a li.ttlo when
.ou open the box. but pay no attention
to it. Merry Chr'stmas"
Dr Wright, heal'li olllcer, affer an
examination cf the hotile, taid It con
tains a high explosive.
FliJD CHEAT V.A2S"0F BODIES
General Funeral of Victlmn of Darr
Mine Explosion Is Held.
Jacobs Creek, I'a., Dec 25. Ros
en, is touud a great mass of victims 1
l.i.-t Thursday explosion In the Uarr
mine of tiio Pittsbutg Coal company,
tor which they have satcliei ui".'.v
Mintly tor six days, and If all goes
w 11 a groat number of them w.ll
either be in tho blacksmith shop
inoiguo or thn big ideat.lh atlon tent
item by by evening Oiiiy sixty bodies
liue 'been brought to the sunn' o.
but scores of others have been loca"'d
in entry 27 and there was eld'.a'
that many more wore In onirics 28
and 21)
The mine wns in much better condi
tion and the progress of tho resellers
was satisfactory in evory respect
It
Is believed most of tho victims will
havo been brought out by tonight,
Kight unidentified bodies wero
hmled. All clothing checks and. other
me ans of identification wore preserved
and wlicro relatives appear, ihey weie
disinterred. If unidentified, thoy wore
hurled at Connellsville.
MASKED MEN HOLD UP SALOCN
Robbers Obtain $400 from Patrons In
Chicago Establishment.
Chicago, Dec. 25. hour masked
nun entered tho saloon ot William
Wiight and obtainetl $-!uu in money
and gold watches and lour revolvers.
The watches and tho currency wero,
fcocured mainly Irom fifteen patrons or
tho saloon. Tlie men wero playing
cards at tables when the vis.'ors.
each presenting a leveled revolver, en-
teied. The players were peiiuadtd lo
drop their game lor the moment and
lino up at the bar, where two of the
qnartetto accepted their contributions
while the others stood at nresent
arms. After this ceremony one ot the
co'.lectots went behind tho bar and
divested tlie cash tegibter of $10. Tho
tour then lett the saloon and escaped.
Taylor's General Denial.
Georgetown, Ky., Dec. 25. iteadliu
of en-Governor Tnylors doposi'lon
was completed at the Powers trial.
Taylor made a general denial or imv-
lag any knowledge or participation in
n plot to murder Goebel, as hail l.-cn
alleged by Youtsoy, Golden and
Nuiltes.
Memphis Bank Closes Doors.
Memphis, Tenti., Dee. 25. "This
bank is closed by order of the chan-
cety court. K. I,. Mcllenry has been
nnnninted receiver" Tho nhnva nn.
lco wa ostoa au tUo lloor3 of lho
Memphis Savings bank, one of tho
oldest institutions in the state.
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BnOWNQON TENDERS IT TO PRES
IDENT AND IT IS ACCEPTED.
CAPT. WINSLOWTO SUCCEED HIMi
No Reason for Resignation of Chief
of Bureau of Navigation, Which
Takes Effect Immediately, Is Given
at White House.
Washington. Dec. 25. President
itcosovoit received und accepted tiie
resignation of Rear Admital Williard
li. Uiownson, as chief of tho buic.au
of navigation. Tho resignation takes
ctfrct Immediately, and Cnptalu Cam
eion M. It. Wiiifclow has been ap
pointed to succeen the admlial. No
lcas-on t'or the resignation la given ut
the Wlilte House.
Two theoiles have been advanced as
being sufficient In themselves to bring
forth the letl"r of n'Mguntiou which
Secretary Metralf pre-enled to the
president. Onu of these ieasoii3 is
T?7?iw&: ; Ox v ,w;)
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ki'JAU AH.Mlurti. DitOW.NlaU.N
that the admiral finds himself unable
to agree with the ideas of tho presi
dent regarding certain Important pol
ir;es to bo pmsued by the bureau of
navigation. Such a disagreement,
honest ly onto! tained. would leave the
admiral but one course, and that to
take iiis place on the tetired list and
re liiMi'tieh the active managemet.t of
the i.ureau over which he has domin
ion. The other reason is that the
rear admiral, being on the retired hit
oi the navy, may not be legally con
firmed by the senate to nn appoint
ment to active duty.
PROHIBITS PROSECUTION
Supreme Court Comes to Temporary
Relief of Kansas City Theaters.
Jollurfeon City, ilo Dee. 25. The
supremo court issued a pieliininar
rule in prohibition against Judge J.
D. Foil to proh.b.t Mm troin trying
the theater managers In Kansas CU
on indi tunnta charging them with
conducting their tlieaicis on Sunday.
Tiio case was set for hearing In lb
supiome court on Jan. i, inns. It
will determine tho constitutionality t.f
the second division ot the ,hu-htuu
county criminal couit and also the
legality of tho grand Jury selected by
Judge Wallace, which returned the In
dictments, and will have an Important
effect on the Sunday closing crusades
in Kansas City.
Union Pacific Changes.
Salt Lake, Deo. 25. Ti.e Ueserct
News has senii-oillcml aiitlioiity for
announcing that K. B. Calvin of tho
Southern 1'acifio is to go lo Nov.- Ur
ic ans about Jan. 1; that A. I.. .Mohiir,
vice president and general niauagei
of tho Union Pacific, will go to Kan
Francisco as general uuintt.ui' of the
Hairluian coast linos, to succeed Mr
Calvin; tliat W. D. Park, now general
stipeilntcndent ol the; Union lv .dc at
Omaha, w.ll sit at Mr. Mohlet's d sk
in Omaha, and that W. A. Whitney,
now superintendent of the Wyoming
division of the Union Pacific at Chej-
eni.o, will succeed .Mr. Park.
Niobrara as Game Preserve.
Lincoln, Dee. 25. Chief Deputy
Clamo Warden Cm lor has a plan
whereby he expects to interest, the
na'tonal governme-iit In dentins a
forest nnd game preserve out of Fort
Niobrara, in northeast Nebihslta.
which has now been abandoned The
tract cttniprlf-es .-.ixty siuare miles- and
is well timber eel and contains a lake
that would with the expendltute ot
$1,000 he a natural hatchery. Mr.
Carter thinks If the government could
turn t'.ie land over to the state w go
ahead an its own volition It would lie
making the host possible use ot tlie
tract.
Government Rests Walsh Case,
Chicago, Dee. 25. Tlie government
formally rested' its case in the prose-
rmtnn rr John U. Walsh, who Is ac-
cus0(1 or misapplying tunds of tUo
Chicago National bank.
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NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
DROOK3 FELIEVED OF $5,CC0 FINE
Missouri Pacific Superintendent Ex
plains Delay to Rail .ay Commission.
Dinco.n Dec. 20 W. 13. Hiooks. Sit-perli.tcntir-nt
of th Omana diM.-.on ot
tin .Mib!-o.itl Patlac road, wa& rillived
of the payment of a line ot S5.00U tor
failure to it pott to the commission on
the number of cars furnished shippers.
Mr. Utooks called in perton in answer
to a subpoena nnd explained that Hie
delay v:a on Recount of sickncfb and
unintentional.
A complaint of diecr'.mlnn'Ion In
freight rates on corn was filed with
the state ifilluay coniinl.Saion by a
fit m at Of nea j'.jraitisl tho Union Pa
cific. The ( ha :$.'- i thf.t a higher into
is exacted on the CV. noa branch of
the toael then c:i tlie main line. Tho
company admits thlt to be the cii'O,
but cciuoii'Js that i,nder tho Aldtlch
comn.o'ltj law It has tho right to
make the charge The road, however
has iiid;cht'-'i :t willingness to reduce
ine rha:.L- .f, .'n the oplnicu of the
comn.i-i.oti it i-3 guilty oi discrimination.
FLAG TRAIN AND AVERT WRECK
Tv.o S'gnal Men D'sccvcr E'oken Rai:
and stop Tra'n Just In Time.
Omaha, Dc-c s. Two Mgual men
wot i.. ng in tno o.ock ys'.oui gang Le
twccti ti.:-i ci'.y and so.Un Un.ar.a on
tt.j llui.ii.f'.iin, weie wa.king down
t:.o HaUv io tr.ttr '.c:, wt.tu tney
lo.iiid a broken ra.l.
'J i.' y kr.ew tnu Denver liin.led was
neany due and snaict.ing tc-u lar.ttrns
lie. m s.vuch Planus they ran d&wn the
tint lis.
Half a mile out from tho station
was tho tniiii. The engineer put on
the air and brought tho tia!n to a
stop, and tubs wunt would ir. nil prob
ability have l.eeu tho woist tailioail
wrccj; ti.nt over occurred in Omaha
was neited.
Tlie two signal men wero David T.
Ltahy and Iitnll Swnnson. They die',
not wait to be tlianked, but. kept on
down the Hack to their work an if
they hud done only u simple act of
duty.
NEBRASKA OIL RATES CUT
Railroad Commission Decides to Re
duce Them Thirty Per Cent.
Lincoln, Dee. 21. The Nebraska
ttato railway commission voted to
cut tho oil rates in the state UO per
cent This conclui.1011 was readied as
a result of tho hearing held sovetal
weeks ago to consi.er tin, complaints
ot tho National i'diolumii abdication
of Clove. and nnd tlie National llelln
lug company of Omaha Tnese con
cerns alleged that the tanfls in Ne
l.taska er discriminative and per
mitted the Stuniaiu u;l company to
gu:n an advantage by shipments to
county seat, points in cat load lots
The cotnn.iirsion nuno'inced that the
zcciactioii would alt'" t both the car
loan and barrel shipments The nev.
ra'e-5 sill go into ellect alter legal
notice hai been g:c-n the railroads
and the shippers.
COURT PERMITS SUNDAY WORK
Omaha Judge Fines Men Engaged in
Occupations Not Deemed Essential,
Omana. Dee. 21. Several more
S'.nuny law violators weio iiued in
lhc jiOtice court, i,uC a lew esiapuu on
;nc- siioving u.at tbelr hu.or was one
ot uc-cesSity.
Tnost Unicl included a bootblack,
harness clennet, photographer, ilotist.
messenger hoy, iauiidrjmuu, express
man hauling baggage, cigar dealer,
anil a boy caught shooting at a target.
Tho fine itnpostd was $1 and costs in
each case.
An elovutor conductor was dis
charged on the testimony of a doctor
that he had an ofllce an Hie sistk tloor
of the bunding, and many patients
camo to him on Sunday. 'Iho court
also decide I that tho delivery of milk
and crtatn ou Sunday was mteisary.
Asks Receiver for Mutual Wail.
Lincoln, Dee. 21. Anpiscal.on was
made in the disttiet court by G. V.
Johnson, the president, for a r." elver
for the Mutual Hull ItiiU'a'ice tot;
pany of Nebiaska, with he-adr.uarters
ut Lincoln. Stnto liisutanco Conitnli
blotter Pierco notified the court that
ho and attorneys tor claimants deeired
to be heard before a roic-iver was up
pointed. The company, u small on",
has been doing business princ. pally
among I'anneis, and biufcred unusiiul
loos by storms last summer.
Reverses Ruling in Liquor Case.
Lincoln, Dec. 20. The Nebraska su
premo court reversed the tilling .of
thn disttiet court in Harlan countj,
wheieiit the judge had Instructed a
jury to bring in a verdict of guilty
against a man charged with setting in-
' toxicants vitlio.it ti Ilcs-rivf. Tlie
beverage was malt tome. Tiio su
premo couit holds that the jury and
not ine Judge must pass upon iho in
toxicating nature of the Leverage.
346 Qndles Recovered.
Fairmont, W. Va., Deo. 25 Three
more bodies were rticoveix'd fiom tho
Monongah trjies, making a total up to
date of 3(6.
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tsvlssd SssiTiestead 8aguilid :,
t'. it try tn v new bo t.i.i-lo b proxy (on i it. i a
coiulltlo!)i)).b- tliofathi.'.-.nio:!M'r,''n,d!,'.i l. u,
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TisoviTrts of l'"itiist.-:H. of 100 T s :..' ll c
tb'i j "t)v on-My olvmn.itilo In tlicre -T.it fjtal't
trniwItiK, htov!;-rai-.ittn nnd ini.-ced f.uiuiair mc-tii'-it.
Thoro you will find 1irlt1iful Clltrtatc, ?r. .1
nciit'i ts, cluuvlifH lor fi tnily wor-hlp.pv'h' - !.
fur yiinr rhildrvn, k'" lnws, splemdld .Jrops,
iind r.iliroailM eonvcnl nl to trtnrke.
lCntryfeolncanliciinofiO.iR). Fo' pr'plikt,
"Labt ltust Wcst,"la'-tti-i..ir!astorutfH,ri nt.'S,
bsst I lino t k) anil wKrs to locate, aiply to
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BIG MEETING OF TEACHERS
State Association Convenes in Lin
coln on Christmas Day.
Lincoln, Dec. 2D The coining ses
sion ivi the Nebraska State Ttae.h"is'
nfeioclatlon, which begins here Cht.ol
tna? e:ai', is exp'.-cted to be the best
meeting in iho history of tne associa
tion and thoie Laving the arrange
menu in ci.arge are Lending every ef
fott to have this expectation rcalied.
Tho officers ot the association uiu A.
H. Wiiurhouse, Omaha, president; IL
E Mageo, Ashland, vice president:
Kathcr.no Wood, i'eru, tecn-iuty, it.
D Overhoit, Mmdcn, trcahurcr
The programs have been issued and
among the pron.lti' r.t people vj.o will
cotiinbate to the luccess of the tiK't
ing ate the iollowmg. A. fetotm,
president of the Iowa state collide;
W. W. Davidson. s.ipc-rlntt i. . ni of
tho Otr.cl.a schoo.s: Preiton W.
Search, Cincinnati. J. L. McBri'ii.
state superintendent; A. C. Kulnier.
cuper.'nundinl of the Df.atrl'o
schools; Gcotge H. Thcimns, McC'-k;
br W. A. Clark, Kearney normal
sclicol. Guy W. Wnasworth. Iif'!lr-vuo
colieo. Dr H K. Wolfe, State univer
sity, Chancellor 12. Dc-tijamin An-eirr-ws.
State university; Governor ,f.
Frank Haiuy, Indiana; Mrs. Mary D.
Bra'iford. Wlsror..-u.; W. N'. Cliflord,
Cii.i.15 Ble.fts, and O. J. Kern, Hoclc
foru, Iii.
CLAYC0M3 GRANTED LIBERTY
Gove'i'oi Sheldon Gives Christmas
Pardon to Ccnv'ct from Omaha.
L.ncoln, Dec. 21. L'tiler a law
which sanctions two Chilr.tmas and
two Fourth ol .Inly pardons, Governor
Sheldon granted liberty to Paul Clay
ion. b, a coniit irom Omaha, who hud
seivcd half of a three-years' term for
highway jobbery. Tho governor im
posed certain restrictions, nmou?
wiiirli is nlistentlon from Intoxicating
llejuors by Clajcomb, and also tnat ho
make monthly rcnoits.
A roniaiico figures in nncther appli
cation lor n pardon made to the gov
ernor. Tho applicant is Inga Ander
son a yniiiig woman who mado a for
tune in a mine Jn Alaska and camo
all tho way Irom that u-nitory to
plead lor the riease o- i,fT sweet
heart, John II. Martin. Mi-s Aimer
son is ti Fiulander, Mai tin a Norwo
glau The two became engaged In an
Idaho town several years ago. Martin
was sent to the penitentiary Irom Lin
coln for a fiveyoar term lor partici
pating in tho "padlock" eatno. He has
aorved over two yoais of his time.
Tlie governor did not indicate what
.iction ho would tako.
Pumphrcy Gct3 Life Sentence.
Omaha, Dee. 211. Charles I'limphroy,
wlio was I'ouwciGd cil mil i dor in tby
ilrst degrei lot tho killing ot i luui
I'ak, a Chinaman, last .Inly, was imn
tencoel to a life teint in ibe iietilten
tlary by Judge Troup.
Sixteen Years for Ellington.
Fnlls City, Neb.. Dee. :; -Clyde El
lingtou was taken to Lincoln to sorvo
his slMoon-yoar sentence for tho mur
der of Thorsla Wilson.
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