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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL . AT/Yi > tnir XTI IIII A CM. ' A vi m ; > i > or VENEZUELA NOW WANTS PEACE , Official Starts to Paris to Ne gotiate. HOLLAND IS NOTIFIED , Foreign Office at The Hague Ret. V' Word From Wlllcmstadt That Ex-Mlnlster Has Left Caracas Wli Settlement In Mini ) . The Hague , Dec. 21. The foreign office today received official communi cation from WIlluniHtadt that Kx- Mlnlstor do Paul ban left Caracas for Paris to open negotiations toward set tling the dllTorerces existing between Vene/.uela. . Holland and / -.t RUMORS OF PLOTS IN LISBON. King Displeased With Man First Named to Draw Up Cabinet. Lisbon Portugal , Dec. 24. Disap : pointed by Senior Blrao A/.evedo , who WUB commissioned by King Manuel to form a now Portuguese cabinet , the king today asked Kx-War Minister Lolls to assume the task. The city Is full of rumors of plots. 1PAJAMA PARTY" NEW FREAK. Broadway's Swagger Set Outdoing One Another In Foolishness. New York , Doc. 21. Broadway's Bwagger sot this year has gone back to the old but surest way of letting off the steam of Its holiday enthusiasm. Ita members are running on one an other's heels to aeo who can give the smartest , most expensive and elaborate and "freakiest dinner or sup per Imaginable. Scarcely a night has passed for the last three or four weeks when at one of the restaurants or ho tels there has not been an affair at which the guests have been principally actresses ft'om the musical or comedy Btage and rich men whoso days arc spent in the buttles for the thousands they throw away at night. One of the latest was a pajanm party. At another an actress present did a sword dance costume , with her boot stuck full of table knives. So far the honors appear to be even between Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Gou- raud and M. Robert Baques. Mrs. Gou- raud was the enormously wealthy Amy Crocker , of California. She and her "first nlghters" and "late supperers" In town. Makes a Stunted Girl Grow. London , Dec. 24. The experiment of treating with thyroid extract a girl physically and mentally undeveloped has had remarkable success. The pa tlent is Miss Mildred Hart , who , al though 23 years old , had the develop ment of a child of only 5 years , and 33 inches tall. Her teeth were the same as a child's , her skin cold and harsh , and her facial features were undo voloped. A soft spot , like that on top of a baby's head , could be felt on her She had no appetite and was mental' ly unobserving. This was In October. The physi cian , diagnosing the absence of the thyroid secretion , took charge of the case. He administered lUVfc grains of the extract of thyroid in the glands dally. The patient now has grown two and a half inches. Her skin Is moistened and warm , her face con siderably developed , and she has cut several new teeth. She Is constantb hungry. The most wonderful change , how ever , is in her mental condition. Slio has become extraordinary loquacious using a vocabulary she could not have acquired in two months , which shows that unconsciously she listened to am ! stored up words without power of em ploying them. STATE CLOSESJf H.DER TRIAL , Defense Will Try to Prove Alibi for Eight of Accused Men. Union City , Tenn. , Dec. 24. The Btate closed Us case In the night rider trial today. The defense will try to prove an alibi for eight of the accusee men. Members of their families wil testify that they were homo and' in bed the night of Oct. 19 , when Cap tain Ranken was murdered. No at tempt will be made to show the ! whereabouts on the nights other out races were perpetrated , as they are Indicted only for the murder of Ran ken. Hcrschell Hogg , another night ride who has turned state's evidence , In hi testimony told for the fourth time th < troy of the night rider outrages , cul minuting In the Ranken murder. Like the others , Hogg said Governor Pat tcrson promised him a pardon an transportation out of the state If h would tell the truth. Striker's Slayer Not Guilty. Marshalltown , la. , Dec. 2t After a sensational week's trial the jury In the case of W. I ) . Toler returned a verdict of not guilty. Toler shot anil killed George W. Davles , an Iowa Gen tral striker , hero last July. Dynamiter Given Life Sentence. Oakland , Cal. , Dec 24 Peter Claudiancs. the Greek charged will , dynamiting the home In this city of former Supervisor James L. Gallagher the star witness for the prosecution In the San Francisco bribery graft cases , wau found guilty by a Jury and sentenced' to life imprisonment. IIAiNS' ' LETTER IN EVIDENCE , Pave * Way to Show Events Which Led to Slaying of Annls. Flushing. N. Y. , Doc. 24. Nearlns the close of Ita case against Thornton J. Halns , as a principal In the killing of William R Annln , who was shot down by Captain Peter C. Halns last summer , the proHocutlon brought out a letter written by the defendant , thus opening the way for Thornton llnlns lawyers to brine to light thotio Incl dents In Captain Halns' marital enroot ( which brought about the tragedy. The letter was written lust Juno by the dcfmulunt to Jordan Rlpley. In it he characterizes Annls as a "rascal" and 'scoundrel" and accused him of bo- , nylng his brother's wife. % , 'ollceman KiiKeno Fullon testified Thornton Halns , during the com- k < s s > ijiiucst. declared to him of An- nLv > Mild go down to hell and get s > Mil him over again. " MONEY TO SIXfY PITTSBURG OFFICIALS , Testimony in Bribery Case Shows Graft System is Gigantic , PlttBburg , Dec24. . Plttsburg has moved Into llrst place In corruption and municipal graft. The record of San Francisco is left far behind. Fur thermore , It Is stated , the sensational developments here are mere prelim inaries and that subsequent proceed ings against additional councllmen and business men will startle the whole country. From the testimony offered In court It was hinted that over three score councllmen are "easy to reach" with sums ranging Irom $100 to $ o. In the passage of one ordi nance alone It was testified that sixty councllmen had divided | 45,000. The evidence showed that the graft sys tem Is gigantic. The evidence was brought out In the hearing of the sev en councllmen and two former bank officials arrested on charges of brlb- ery.corrupt solicitation and conspiracy. 'W. W. Ramsey and A. A. Vllaack. former president and cashier of the German National bank , were first ar ralgned. It was testified that they had been approached by Councilman John Klein , one of the accused , who stated the bank would be a depository for the city's funds If It "would' do as other banks have done. " After several oral conferences the bankers placed $17,500 on a table in a room of the bank. Councilman , Klein and a com panion entered the room anil left in a short time. The bankers then visited the room and , it was said , the money was gone. The bankers were held in $14.000 bail each. The seven councllmen , President Brand and Members Klein , Soffel , Wnsson , Mclaney and Ferguson of the common council and Atkinson of the select were then called. The prlncl pal witness was Robert Wilson , a prl vnte detective , who testified that lie engaged a room In a hotel , and cut holes in the walls of an adjoining room. Then a sjrles of meetings were arranged with councilmen. Hi. assistant , Herbert Jones , posed as a business man desiring certain ordi nances passed and during his confer ences with the councllmon Wilson and n stenographer were stationed in the next room , making a full record of the transactions. During these conferences , he said , Councilman Klein had much to say regarding how completely the coun ells were controlled. He also declared that Klein and Brand' each accepted $500 from Jones in payment for secur ing the passage of an ordinance. Councilman Klein , Wilson testified said that the councilmen had differ ent prices. Some councilmen wanted $100 , some $75 , some $25 and some $5 It was also possible , the witness said to secure some votes In return for a suit of clothes or street car tickets All the accused men were held for trial and released on bond , UNITED STATKBAOKS GOMEZ , Sends Warships and Resumes Friendly Relations With Venezuela. Washington , Dec. 24. After eight months the United' States has resumed friendly relations with Venezuela , and William I. Buchanan has left on the cruiser North Carolina to visit that country , look Into the situation and make a report. The report he will make to the state department will de cide whether the United States will accord formal recognition to the new government. It has not yet been fully established that the Gomez govern ment will maintain control without trouble. Indeed , the possibility that disorder may arise Is Indicated In the request for an American warship at La Gualra , to which this government has promptly responded. Secretary Root was pleased' ' when he announced that President Gomez wanted to settle satisfactorily all In ternational questions. Some signifi cance was attached to the fact that Mr. Root had referred to Gomez as president , and this was taken to indi cate that it Is all over with the Castro government. The general impression Is that the now order of things will open the way for the paHfl < ' settlement of Vene- zutia's disagreement with this coun try Holland and Franco. Pope Receives Bishop Scannell. Rome , DPC 21 The pope received Rt Rev Richard Scannell , blahop of Omaha , In private audience. I "lo II Burns and Johnson's ' in Australia , WILL BE NEXT DAY THERE , Difference In Time Brings Scrap Forward - ward Into America's ' Christmas L > ay , Antlpodear Sports Talking of Moth. Ing Else but tFic Battle. Sydney , Australia , Dec. 21. At 8:20 : tomorrow night ( Now York time ) the Burns-Johnson heavyweight light will begin. Sydney time Is fourteen hours and forty minutes earlier than New York time , so that when the big black from Texas and the French Cammlan cross arms it will bo Dec. 20 here , and In the United States the Christmas bells will still bo ringing. All Australia seems to have gone sport mad over the light , although the church people have made some efforts to prevent it. Nothing else is talked of wherever men get together In all pat Is of the commonwealth , and there is much betting on the result. Burns seems to have the call among the bet ting men , but followers of Johnson are not shy. Hot Weather at Sydney. In the big crowd at the ringside there will be seen sports from far away England and Ireland as well as a largo delegation from across the I'a clllc. The visitors from the northern hemisphere , who loft behind them win try weather , landed here In the midst of the Australian summer. It's not hero at this time of year , and' shirt sleeves will be the style at the fight. Before the men get together in the ring the main things talked about In the cafes here are their records nnu the line way in which Burns has man aged to feather his nest with the light. Win or lose , the shrewd scrapper is to get $30,000 , while Johnson will get only ? 5,000. Much other cash will flow lo the men in the shape of picture royalties , theatrical engagements , etc. , but in everything Burns will come infer for the lion's share. Burns' profits from the light will be over $100,000. Johnson Anxious to Fight. Johnson's supporters harp on the fact that ho is so anxious to face Burns in the ring that ho would al most tight him for nothing. Both men have good records as fighters , Burns' being more brilliant , while Johnson's Is longer. In tomorrow's battle Burns is ex pected to carry the war Into Johnson's territory as long as he is able to fight on the aggressive , while Johnson will probably rely on his skill as a long range boxer and try to stand oft rushes until ho Is able to deliver a Knockout blow. A long light is expected. Many reports have come here from America to the effect that Yankee sports look on the light with suspi cion. It Is declared here also in some quarters thai It will be a fake , and it is pointed out that terms of thfc con test are such that Burns has little in ducement to light "on the level. " However , Australian sports are ko , > n observers. They would be the first to spot any faking anj would be quick to resent It. HUMAN DUCKSMEET TONIGHT , _ Country's Best Swimmers Will Com pete In Boston Contests. Boston , Dec. 24. Web footed Yan kees from all parts of the country are gathered here to witness or take part in the plunge into the big tank nt the Sportsmen's show that will mark the beginning of eleven nights of water sports. Many of the America's best swimmers will take part in the races , games and contests of various sorts that will mark the tournament. The management has arranged the following events : Scratch races , 25 , 50 , 100 , 440 , 880 yards and one mile ; handicap events , plunge for distance , 50 , 100 , 300 and 440 yards swim. In addition there will also be a hurry scurry race , costume race , 50 yard novice , open relay race , fancy diving , high diving , water baseball , water polo , duck race , vn-elty races , subma rine swim for .nice , hurdle race , canoe tilting , relay race open to high schools of Boston and college and club races. Life Term for Young Hazel. Toledo , Dee. 24. The jury In the case of Harvey Hazel , the sevrnteon year-old boy charged with the murder of his mother , returned a verdUt of murder In the second degree The finding of the jury means that the boy must go to prison for the remainder of Ins life. Frederick Burnham Found Dead , New \ork , Dec 24 Frederick A Burnham , former president of the Mu dial Reserve Li.e Inmitanr-e company was | qiiid : 'i a.l In bed m bis iionif of Fas r > osoi ! ; ! ' ) Tl.e . polite hay itea was due io suklie Bodies gf Entombed Miners Found Mount Carmf'i Pn. ; Dec 21 lin tor.ibi ; 1 in i. e l'"nin > lvan.u r.-liT\ . ! by an a\a .t-irtie < . ( real thn bo'lli-s of Fianlt , .i . i and Sianihlaiis Moris . .UMwn ; > iij.ii.'l ' l. > a - ' - . ' parly. Brdfp" t to Be County Seat. B"i " \.b H" 21 -liilij ; pori \ \ < i " \ as 'ho pcrinu'icnt count ) B . -I or the new i.omty of Merrill - rill t the special election. SELL MONEY. Nebraska National Bank Sells Christ mas Gold Pierces. The Nebraska National bank has landled quite n volume of business In 'money sales" during the holidays. The bunk some time ago "Imported" o Norfolk for the Chlrstmns sale a lumber of $2.50 gold pieces which lave been sold for Christmas gifts. A lumber of stoics bought the gold ileces to present as gifts to their em- iloyes. So there Is such a tiling us a Christ- mis sale of money. Lloyd's ' Medal to Brave Woman. London , Dec , 21. Lloyd's medal for saving life at sea goes to Miss Kato Gllmour , stewardess of the Sardinia , lestroyed by lire at Main last month. Miss Gllmour refused to leave the ship mtll all the women and children were esciied. Her coolness and courage are icld to have contributed to the saving ) f many lives. FIVE ARE DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK , Christmas Visitors Meet Death on Reading. Trenton , N. J. , Dec. 24.--A wreck on the Reading railroad nt Glenmore , near Hope well , is reported hero. Five persons are said to have been killed. The dead were people going visit ing for Christmas. ROSEBUD ROMANCE ENDS IN OMAHA , Marshall Goffman and Miss Ward , Married , Met on Claims. Omaha , Dec. 21. Mart Coffman , a lawyer from Dallas , S. D. , a member of the real estate and locating firm of Coffman & Owen , was married here Tuesday to Miss Sarah G. Ward , a nurse of Columbus , Ohio. Miss Ward met Mr. Coffman in Omaha whore the wedding took place. Miss Ward spent last summer visiting her friend , Miss Custer , whose father's claim was near that of Mr. Coffman. AMERICAN SAVANTS MEETING TODAY , Pan - telcan Congress of Learned M in Cni3. ! Santiago , Chili' , Dec. 24. From North , South and Central America learned men are assembled here today for the opening of the pan-American scientific congress. ICvery nation in the western hejii.ipherc has sent dele gates here to discuss matters of mo ment to its people. Among the sub jects to be discussed are economics , agriculture , health , various brances of engineering , etc. The United States of America is represente.l by t * n men of the highest standing in the silentlfic world. They arc Professor A. C. Coolldpe of the Harvard historical department and Professor Hiram Bingham , for the past Hi COLONEL W. 0. GORGA8. five years curator of South American history and literature , Hnr\ard. The other delegates are Professor Leo S Rowe of the University of Pennsyl vania , a well known authority on Latin America ; Professor Paul S. Relnsch ol the University of Wisconsin , wel known for his writings on political science and colonial government ; Colo- nc-1 William C. Gorgas of the United States army , chief sanitary officer ol the Isthmian canal commission ; Wll Ham II. Holmes , chief of the bureau of American ethnoloey at the Kmiih Ronlan institution ; professor Bernard Moses of the I'imerslly of Californ.a George M Rommel of the department of agriculture , piofersor William M Shepherd of Columbia university and Professor William B Smith of Tulaiio university , Louisiana. STANDARD OIL , Waters-Pierce and Republic Con cerns Must Leave State , THREE FINED $50,000 , EACH , Seven Supreme Judges Concur In Sweeping Decision Which Is Hailed as End of Illegal Combines In "Show Me" State Drastic Arraignment. Jefferson City , Mo. , Dee. 2J. De claring that the Standard Oil company of Indiana , the Republic Oil company of Ohio and the Waters-Pierce Oil company of Missouri had conspired and combined to monopolize the oil business In this state , the supreme court of Missouri Issued a decree oust ing all three from the commonwealth , and lining them $50,000 each. The decree against the Waters- Pierce company is tempered by the proviso that It may continue In busi ness if by Jan. 15 , lUOi ) , it can show to the court that it fins taken steps to operate as an Independent concern and has satisfied the judgment against It. The other companies are given until March 1 , 1009 , to wind up their affairs In the state. Seven Judges Agree. The decision , which was unanimous on the part of the seven Judges , is so sweeping that Attorney General Had- ley and Governor Folk hall it as the end of the illegal commercial combi nations In Missouri , and the former as serts that , in conjunction with the de cision of the supreme court of the United' States in the tobacco trust case , it will affect similar suits in other states. Attorney General Hadley , who has prosecuted the Missouri case since its inception in March , 1905 , will become governor in less than a month and then will be charged with the enforce ment of the decreo. The attorney general followed up the promulgation by the court with a statement in which he asserted that attempts had been made to compromise the suit. In coming to Its decision , the court says : "If such abuses as those com plained of are permitted to continue untrammelled , it would be only a question of time until they would sap the strength and patriotism from the very foundations of our government , overturn the republic , destroy our free Institutions and substitute , in lieu thereof , some other form of govern ment. " The Offenses. The court finds that the companies conspired to regulate and fix prices to retail dealers ; to control and limit the trade in the refined products of petro leum ; to control and limit and pre vent competition in the buying ami gelling of these products ; to deceive and mislead the public into the belie ! that they were separate and distinct corporations , pursuing Independently their business as legitimate coiu . itors. In explaining how these were con summated , the decision says : "Prices for oils and gasoline are fixed by the Waters-Pierce company. It sends out to the trade card quotations giving tank , wagon and barrel prices and as a rule those prices are followed by a : ! other oil companies , including the in dependent companies , doing business , in tills state. AM long as the in lepend- out companies do not reduce prices 01 increase the aggregate amo.int . of t hen s-ales above 10 to If ) per cent of the entire amount of the sales made In the state thfre is no war made upon them regarding prices. But whenever any independent company reduces prices below those fixed by Waters-Pierce , or whenever their aggregate sales ex IP 1 15 per cent of all sales made In the state , a vigorous warfare is waged against them , chiefly through the He public company by means of an elab orate system of espionage In their business and cutting prices or giving rebates , until the Independents arc- clad to throw up their hands and say Enough' and bo content to sell oil at the prices and in the quantities pro scribed by the Waters-Pierce com pany and acquiesced In by the Indiana and Republic companies. " REBATE Subpoenas Served on Traffic Manager of New York Central. Chicago , Dec. 24. The investiga tion Into the subject of allege , ! re bates started here by the government will extend beyond the packing house of Morris & Co. and will Include sev eral railroads. The roads within the investigation now begun Include the Michigan Central , the Nickel Plate and the Lake Shore B. B. Mitchell , general traffic manager for the New York Central lines , and M. J Sweet , ngput for the Red line , a fast freight line of this group , were served with subpoenas. Besides the shipment of dressed beef over the roads , the carry Ing of cattle will be Investigated Veteran Expires at Breakfast Toble NohawKa , Neb. , Dec. 21. Will.am I'hnpman. ugeil s-exeniy. and a pluu -r resident , expired at the bivu.fa-it ! ta- 'illIrom ' h'tut itiilure. ChopMiii : waa a vi t rnii of UKc.ul war hauin ; ! > . . > -n 1 ! i j a number of an l wn n-M-n-m HI- , , \\as sevenly wonti' ' . I at U.e bat * : of Cicityaburg Ho loa\cs u wi low ana 1 i j thrcn children , ' 1 THECONOmONOFTIIE WEATHER t < uur toi I wenitoui < - . . , Forecast for NeOMika iiiiilltloi ) of the * oatho > nt rouorn MI ) frit 'hi' i wt > 'ify > fiiui noitr * - < iMlliu ill 8 n m ted n. v Maxlnniin . (5 ( Minimum . 15 Average . Ill ) Barometer . 2 ! ) . < > 0 Chicago , Doc. 21. The bulletin Is- uod by ( lit ChicitK 4tation of thf "nlted State * wuntuur bureau given hp foropiial for Vobrask * nn follows : Fair tonight and Friday. ROOSEVELT URGED TO JAKE ACTION Appeals Made to Him In Behalf of Mine Officials. Washington , Dee. 21. Samuel Gom- lers today Issued mi-snages denounc ing the decision of Justice Wright , [ 'resident Hoosovolt received similar mesHages. A mass meeting of all union In the principal cities of the country are planned for Sunday. Washington , Dec. 24. Twelve months In jail for Samuel Gompers president ; nine months for John Mitchell , one of the vice presidents , and six months for Frank Morrison , secretary , all of the American Feder ation of Ixabor , was the sentence Im posed by Justice Wright of the supreme premo court of the District of Colum bia for contempt of court for violating an orOer enjoining them from placing on the "unfair" or "Wo Don't Patron ize List" the Bucks Stove and Range company of St. Ixnils. All the defendants were in court when sentence was pronounced and notice of an appeal to the District of Columbia appellate court at once was filed , Gompors being released on $5- 000 bond , Mitchell on $4,000 and Mor risen on $3,000. With tears coursing down his cheeks , President Gompers heard the order which condemned him to prison for a year. Both Mitchell and Morri son seemed stunned , although Mitchell appeared to be the least concerned. Gompers Addresses Court. Asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be pro nounced , President Gompors declared that ho had not consciously violated any law. There was much he would like to say , but ho could not do it now. Ho added , however , that "This is a struggle of the working people for a right. It is a struggle of the ages the struggle of the men of labor to throw oft some of the burdens which have been heaped upon them , to abolish ish some of the wrongs and to secure some of the rights too long denied. " Mitchell and Morrison told the court they Indorsed what Gompers had said. Justice Wright's decision was a scathing arraignment. "Everywhere , " the court said , "all over , within the court and without , ut ter , rampant , Insolent defiance is her aided and proclaimed ; unrefined in suit , coarse affront , vulgar indignity measures the litigants' conception of the tribunal's due , wherein his cause still pends. The law's command has been to stand , hands off , until justice for tills matter can be ascertained , " but , he said , there had been a studied , determined , defiant conflict , "precipi tated in the light of open day-be tween the decrees of a tribunal or dained by the government of the fed eral union , and of the tribunals of an other federation grown up In the land. " One or the other , ho declared , must succumb , "for those who would unlaw the land are public enemies. " Urge Roosevelt to Act. Whether President Hoost-velt will take any nctio , as he has been urged to do In telegrams Irom dilfeiont labor organizations tl.ioughout the country , In connection with Judge Wilght'b d cision , has not been decided , it was * stated ut the White House. It was btat ed there that the president has not read the decision and cannot say if he will take any action. There was an Intimation , however , that some action might be taken If the pretidi.-nt Is con vlnced the setter , ' . . ' is unjust The la bor organizations --.rgu the president to prevent the Incarceration or the labor leaders. The Illinois United Mine Workers sent this telegram "In the name of 75,000 mine svorkers In Illinois we desire to protest against the recent decision committing to penal servitude those great common ers and representatives of the Amer lean labor movement. These men iny : , tie guilty of ,1 breach of law , but a law that denies the use of a free press ai.d full speech Is a breach of the funda mental principles of our country Sucl decisions only tend to create enmity and class hatred We respectfully so licit your Influence to prevent the in carcoratlon of these men. " Cook Succeeds Chief Blggy. San Francisco , Dec. 21. Sergeani Jesse IV. Cook has boon appointed chief of police by the board of pollm commissioners to succeed the lati Ch'-f ' . W. J. Ulggy. who was drownoc on the night of Nov 30. Plan Balloon Trip Across Atlantic. Indianapolis , Inil. . Dec. 24. A bal loon trip thai will attract tinattentloi of aeronauts and scientific men in al pans of the worl'l Is bclni ? arrange ! liy fail ( J. Fischer , of this cii > , an Cieo L. Rumbaugh. a unifi-SKlunal aeronaut The proposed ( light will I be across the Atlantic ocean from > some point on the eastern cost of America to Europe. , THE MOTHER WILL RECOVER , Her Name Was Found to be Mary Mrllson , CLAIMS IT AN ACCIDENT. Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict that Babe Came to Death by Reason of Willful Neglect on Mother's Part. Another D.ibo Left. Lincoln , Dec. 1-I ! . Mary WIlHon. alias Jane \Vhko , who dropped her new born babe from a Burlington coach near David City , Is Htlll allvu and the hospital authorities say she will recover. The statement Is mitdo for her that the dropping of the baho from the coach to the ground was accidental. The coroner's Jury returned a ver dict that the child came to its death by willful neglect of the mother. Abandons Babe on Train. Fremont , Neb. , Dee. 2-1. A well dressed woman riding on Union Pacific train No. 5 asked her seat companion , nil elderly lady , to hold her two- months-old babe a minute while she removed her baggage. The old lady accepted the charge and after waiting ten minutes for the woman , notllled the railroad olllclals. It was then dis covered that the young woman had abandoned the babe. No trace of the mother could be found and the child was sent to a hospital , where it was louml to be suffering from lack of food. Creditors Anxious About McLcavc. Fremont , Neb. , Dec. 24. Many cred itors are anxious about the where abouts of Jlmmio McLeave , a well known breeder and fancier of high grade horses and ponies. McLeavo was well known for his stylish turn outs and has conducted a large horse business lor three years , lie is be lieved to have left for the old coun try. One of the principal banks hulda a chattel mortgage on bis stock. Must Label Headache Powders. Lincoln , Dec. 24. Nebraska drug gists who sell headache powders will be forced at once to label them In a manner which will show all the In gredients contained In the drug. The commissioners entrusted with the en forcement of the pure food law have decided on a campaign against drug- purveyors who hand out this kind of powders without properly lubelinur them. Woman Sentenced to Penitentiary. Auroia , Neb. , Dec. 24. Mrs. John Harris , who confessed n week ago to stealing $130 from a trunk , was sen tenced to one year in the penitentiary. READY TO START WORK ON NEW ELECTRIC LINE Financing of Des Moines and Sioux City Line Completed. DCS Moincs , I > c. 21. Notice has been received from New York that the financing of the proposed electric line between this city and Sioux City has been completed , and that § 5,000,000 of capital is now ready to start work on the line. Branch lines will bo built to Omaha , Council Bluffs , Fort Dodge and Intermediate points. The cost will be about $25,000 a mile and worlc will begin In a short time. The closing up of this arrangement Is considered one of the most Import ant uf recent western financial deals. It has behind It an almost unlimited amount of money and the promoters contemplate a general net work of electric llius throughout the western part of Iowa and eastern Nebraska. The new company will bo known as the Dos Moincs and Sioux City Rail way company and' has been in process of organization for some time. Contracts for the construction of the line have already been made , It Is stat ed. When all the extensions of the proposed line nro completed the road will have more than 400 miles of track. SUSPECTED SLAYER ARRESTED , Finley Held to Await Action of Grand Jury at Grlnnell. Grlnnell , la. , Dec. 24. The author ities believe they have under arrest a man , Jesse Finley , who nearly four years ago committed one of the most brutal murders ever perpetrated In this part of Iowa. Finloy , who is known as a wandering fellow , hna been placed In the county jail , after waiving preliminary hearing , to uwali the action of the grand Jury. The crime with which he Is charged Is that of killing Thomas W. Read on the morning of Jan. 5 , 1005. After Violators of Mulct Law. Council ' . lr. . . . Jj'.nnX . Dec. 2-i.---County Attoi neHt ss Is on the warpath for \iiat.ns | ! t the lowu mulct law , aiul as a ntuitei } . < , * htai'.i'i maiiduiiitib SUIIi to fillii' -.ill'HI ( Kei'i-l8 | to tillr. 11't'U ' .1 i > rois ous Isoiue of twihe ii in > Inn i' iuii.uly oe"ii ti'iv. i. nil i U r < uf the ! ' n aisam , t ui.i in UK .v ait ii 01 , lu have been in- ,1'jlcted by the granu Jury.