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NORFOLK NEBRASKA PlUDAY DECM-JMUKH 24 J90D.
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TO MARCH ON
THE CAPITA !
GENERAL ESTRADA TO STAR
MOVE ON MADRIZ FORCES.
WILL TRY TO CAPTURE MANAGU ,
General Eotrada Believes the Zelaya
Forces Have Been Removed Fror
All Consideration by Sweeping VI
tory at Rama Feeds Prisoners We
BluciloldB , Doc. 23. Gouornl Ei
trada , It Is Biiltl today , will Immedlnt
ly nsBUino the offonHlvo against tl
government of President Mndrlz. Tli
insurgent Icndor holds Unit tlio 55cla
an element was removed from consli
oration In the swooping bnttlo of n
inn. The march on Mnnnguu Is b
liuvcd to bo Imminent.
The prisoners captured at Ran
hava bcon well fed and all who no
OBpouso the cause of Estrada will ft
nnned and enrolled In the ranks
the insurgents.
The details of Estrada's flghtlr
campaign are not nuido known , but
Is understood his movement on M
naugua will bo by way of Groytow
which ho expects to fall with lltt
show of resistance. The varlo
groups of the enemy in the vicinity
San Juan river will bo wiped out ai
the path to the Nlcaraguan caplt
along the Nicaragua.
The exact number of dead or 1
Jurod and captured in the two daj
fighting near Rama either Is not d
tonnlned or the facts are withhold.
The Horrors of Real War.
Today Bluoflolds realizes what re
war means. The wounded fill the he
pltals and dead Ho In many home
Funerals are being hold In great nui
bors. Insurgents , elated over thovt
"
umph that has placed Estrada ln"v
questioned possession of Rama , Recr
and the strategic points of Tatuml
Hill , as well as the adjacent torrlto
heretofore disputed , Is tempered '
the sorrow of the grlefstrlcken horn <
There Is less of noisy rejoicing
the capital of the provisional govei
mont , but the grim determination
overthrow the government of Mnnag
has been strengthened by the snc
flees of the past few days.
American Surgeons Great Help.
Generals Chamorra , Diaz and ft
tuty are popular her6os today. T !
American surgeons from the cruls
DCS Molncs are giving splendid sorvl
in the care of the wounded.
elaya Scores United States.
Managua , Dec. 23. Ex-President 5
laya Issued a manifesto declaring tli
his surrender of the presidency w
caused by a desire to save Nlcarag
the humiliation of outrages tlircnt <
cd by n powerful foreign nation , whl
was now exercising n decisive
fluenco over the destiny of Nlcaragi
Because of his resistance ngali
the imposition of tutelage , which w
the forerunner of the conversion
the Latin nations of this continent
to dependencies of the United Stat
ho had incurred the hatred of tl
'i government and when his defeat
y the revolutionists appeared probal
the United States Inexplicably sev <
cd relations with Nicaragua throu
Secretary Knox's letter to the char
d' affairs. Ho protested before t
world against the meddling of t
United States and the threat to la
marines.
Zelaya In his manifesto takes
various clauses of the Knox letter
an attempt to refute charges wl
copies of the letters ho had recelv
from John Gardner Coolldge , fora
American minister at Managua , thai
ing him for his courteous treatmc
in the matter of the claims of Gua
mala and Salvador.
The former president declares tl
the Americans , Cannon and Gro
were executed according to law. T ]
pretext for Intervention , ho asserts ,
similar to that employed when <
United States first intervened in Cu
for there was no proof that the Mai
was blown up by Spaniards , and t !
was taken as n cause for action.
NO DELEGATE TO VATICAN
Uncle Sam Has Never Even Thout
of Sending a Man.
Washington , Dec. 23. Mgr. Dlome
Falconlo , pnpnl delegate to the Unll
States , Is much annoyed by the c
Tcnt discussion of probable establl
-ment of an embassoy from the Unll
States to the Vatican.
Mgr. Falconto last night made I
statement that no such proposlt
had ever been discussed. The wh
story as it has been circulated , s
the papal delegate , was a pure Inv
tlon.
Launch Battleship Utah.
Philadelphia , Dec. 23. The bat
ship Utah was launched at the N
York Shipbuilding company's yard
Camden , N. J. , at 11 o'clock today.
FIGHTS WITH BANK HOBBE
Kansas Bank President Exchan
Shots With Thug Driven Back.
Mound City , Kan. , Doc. 23. Hobb
early today blow open the safe of
state bank of Centorvillo , .near hi
and escaped with $1,500. One of
robbers , the laat to leave the build !
wiii. o'i in" by C. II. Drown , proa
dent of VMi , , k. The robber roturnc
the flro and lifter a lively fuosllado c
Bliots drove Drown to cover and o
caped. Neither was wounded. Tli
Interior of the bank was wrecked.
TO PAY LEOPOLD'S OLD DEBT !
_ _ _ _
New King , Albert , Pays Up to Avol
Further Scandals.
Paris , Due. 2.'t. A special from Urn
sels says that In order to avoid ft
turo scandals , Prince Albert will so
tlo with the creditors of his cousli
Loulso , and also taken steps to pn
vent the proposed litigation of tli
other prlncesBos over the estate c
the late King Leopold.
NEILSON SANE ,
CASE DISMISSEI
NORFOLK FARMER NOT FOUN
MENTALLY LACKING.
WIFE HAD FILED THE ftHARG
Mr. and Mrs. Nellsen Have Lived T
gether for Nearly Half a Centur
In Old Age They Have Becorr
Childish and Distrustful.
Madison , Neb. , Dec. 23. Special 1
The News : Erasmus Nellsen , the No
folk farmer who was before the cou
ty insanity beaM yesterday , has bee
declared sane.
The case against him was dlsmlssc
The complaint was filed by his wlf
Mr. and Mrs. Nellsen have lived t
gether as husband and wlfo for near
a half century ; they have raised
family of eminently respectable soi
and daughters , all of whom are grow
up , and by dint of hard work ai
economy have accumulated quite t
estate , most of which is in farm Ian
the seat of the family homo adjoinli
the city of Norfolk. The old people
their old ago have become childish ni
irritable and have quarreled and I
come distrustful of each other.
At the last term of the district cou
the old gentleman dismissed an actli
for divorce upon being required 1
the court to pay to his wlfo $250 tei
porary alimony and $25 per month
maintenance , while the court had t
matter of divorce and permanent n
mony under advisement.
Attorney Jack Koenlgsteln of N <
folk represented Mr. Neilsen ai
County -Attorney James .Nichols ' c
peared in behalf of the board of' i
sanity.
NEVER MAILED HER LETTEF
Ocey Snead's Letters to Husbai
Were Unmalled His Stolen.
Now York , Doc. 23. Although Mi
arollno B. Martin , mother of Oc
Snead , has been Indicted with h
two sisters for the murder of the ED
Orange bath-tub victim , , the New J <
sey authorities have not yet obtain' '
possession of Mrs. Martin and she
determined not to bp taken from Nc
York state without a fight.
Today her attorney , Colonel Robe
J. Halre , announced that ho would
once take steps for bringing habe
corpus proceedings to test the strong
of the case of his client.
Some of the evidence which w
presented to the grand Jury In su
port of the charge that a plot exist
against Mrs. Ocoy Snoad bocar
known today. An important poll
was made In the presentation of doc
mentary and other evidence to she
that letters written by Mrs. Snead
icr absent husband Fletcher Snec
were unmailed and that his letters
her were Intercepted.
Meanwhile , it was alleged , the si
woman was told that her husband w
dead and that she had nothing to 11
for.
KERMiT BEATS OUT HIS Dl
Gets Animal Teddy Hasn't- Seen C
onel "Dee-lighted" With Song.
Kampala , Uganda , Dec. 23. Kern
Roosevelt has secured a fine specim
of the male sitatunga. Colonel Roe
volt has not sighted this rare game
During a reception for the Amc
cans at the homo of F. A. Knowl' '
the subcommlssioner , n native ba
from the Catholic mission played "T
Star Spangled Banner" and then sa
the words , first In English and lal
In their own language , a translatl
having been made and rehearsed I
the occasion. Colonel Roosevelt si
ho was delighted.
The expedition probably will bre
camp tomorrow.
450 BALLOT ! ! ; NO CHOICE
Sixth Missouri District Democrats S
Held In a Deadlock.
Butler , Mo. , Dec. 23. When t
democratic convention of the Sb
congressional district met today af
' . having taken 450 ballots in an off
to choose a candidate to succeed t
late Congressman David A. D'Armo
there was little prospect that the dc
lock would bo broken soon. C.
Dickinson of Henry county still lot
the other three candidates.
A STORMY CHRISTMAS EVE.
Rain or Snow Forecasted for the C
Before Christmas.
Rain or anew for Friday Christn
eve is the weather man's forecast
NE6RQ SAVES
MANY LIVES
KANSAS CITY COLORED JANITOI
PROVES HIMSELF A HERO.
RIALTO BUILDING IS DESTROYEI
While Building Was Burning Fiercely
Johnson Rushed to the Fifth Flooi
Through Smoke and Flame , to Get
Student Who Had Not Been Arouse
Kansas City , Dec. 23. Heroic rei
cue work on the part of Washlngto
Johnson , a negro janitor , saved th
lives of a score of persons in the R
alto building , n live-story office stru <
turo at Ninth street and Grand avenue
which was destroyed early today b
a Jlro caused by a gas explosion. Th
loss Is estimated at $300,000.
Johnson discovered the flro ant
realizing that n number of physician
and medical students were sleeping o
the upper floors , ho rushed throug
the halls shouting alarm. When h
believed every one had escaped h
made his way to the street. There h
learned that Charles R. Manloy , a mei
leal student who slept on the flft
floor , was missing.
Without n moment's hesltatloi
Johnson rushed up the stairs to tli
top of the building. As ho starte
through the hall on the fifth floor 1
met Manloy , dazed and half chokei
groping about. Taking the stifled ma
by the arm the negro guided hli
through the smoke and flames and tli
pair reached the street Just as a so
end explosion shook the building.
The second explosion occurred Jin
as twenty firemen entered the bull
Ing. Six of the firemen were throw
a distance of several feet by the fore
of the explosion , but none suffert
more than minor injuries.
After three hours' work the fire wt
placed under control , having been co
fined to the Rlalto building. The lo ;
falls principally upon Albert Mart
owner of the building. The insurant
totals two-thirds of the loss.
TO CAN INDIAN LAWYERS.
Uncle Sam to Represent Lo Chau
cey Richardson Files Objection.
Washington , Dec. 23. Chauncoy ' .
Richardson , formerly of Duluth , wl
has been attorney In this city for I
dians on the White Earth reservatl (
for the past several years , is havii
his troubles with Secretary Balling
and Commissioner Valentine in ha
Ing hie contract renewed.
The old contract expired a menage
ago , and a now ono was prepared ai
submitted to the department for a
proval. But there Is some dou
whether the approval will bo forthcoi
Ing , because of a now policy adopt <
by the Indian office of Itself , throuf
Its agents at reservations and its fie
representatives , acting as legal repr
sentntlve of the Indians.
Commissioner Valentine believes th
his office can do all that is necessa
to protect the interests of the Indian
individually and collectively , and th
It Is not necessary for the Indians
have paid attorneys. In adopting th
policy Mr. Valentine does not reflect
any way on any of the lawyers he
who have Indian clients , but has adored
od It as a measure of economy.
In connection with his contract , M
Richardson has filed a formal stat
ment with the secretary of the i
terlor and the commissioner , sayln
among other things , that If depai
mental approval of the pending co
tract is denied "It Is believed that
will be seriously detrimental to tl
Interests of the said White Ear
bands , numbering about 5,000 , as we
: is Minnesota , numbering about 10,01
of whom they are a part , and all -
those Interests are so closely into
woven as to bo nearly Identical. "
MAY DENY BANKERS' REQUEST
Corporation Tax May Be Tested Aft
Money Has BeenPaid. .
Washington , Dec. 23. It appea
likely that the request of the banke
of Chicago to test the corporation t
by Injunction proceedings will not
gratified.
It Is pointed out that , while the I
come tax law was tested by an Injur
tlon suit , Pollock , having obtained :
Injunction against himself forblddli
the payment of the tax , the suprer
court handed down a strong dissent ! )
opinion , written by Justice Harlan ai
concurred in by four of the nine me
bers of the court , severely crltlcizli
that method of testing the law.
Moreover , It Is said that , while i
injunction could restrain an Indlvldu
from paying the tax , a corporation he
ing real property could be held Hal
for the tax , and that the governme
would not bo restrained from lovyl
on the property by an injunction grai
ed against Its officers.
It Is expected , therefore , that t
corporation tax will bo tested by a si
brought after the tax had been pi
"under protest" to recover the amou
paid. For this reason it is expect
that there will be a rush to pay t
tax by those wHb desire to be rec <
nlzed in suits intended to test its c (
stitutlonallty.
LA FOLLETTE ATTACKS TAFT
Magazine Declares President Is F
From Roosevelt Policies.
Madison , WIs. , Dec. 23. "If t
president expects to advance t
Roosevelt policies , ho will do well
go about it .promptly and not lee
congress and the public to ifafer ,
they well may , nftcf the experience o
the extra session , tiiat he Is nwnltlni
the program of Aldrlch and Cannon. '
In these words Untied States Senate
LaFolleUo closes ah editorial In thl
week's Issue of Lnl-'olletto's magazine
which expresses keen dlBappotntmun
at both of the president's messages ti
congress , and sarcastically Indicate )
a belief that the president Is far aw a ;
from the Roosevelt policies.
BILL PERMITS SECOND ENTRY.
Gronna Introduces Measure to Amen
Homestekd Law.
Washington , Deci. 23. Ropresontr
tlve Gronna has introduced n bll
granting right of second homestoa
entry to persons who have provlousl
exercised that right , and oxcoptin
only those whoso former entries wor
cancelled for fraud. Senator Thomj
son introduced a Similar bill In th
senate.
AN AIRSHIP
IN THE NIGH1
MYSTERIOUS AERIAL VISITOR AS
TOUNDS NEW ENGLAND TOWN.
THROWS SEARCHLIGHT ON CIV
Flying at a Rate of 30 to 40 Miles ai
Hour , a Mysterious Airship Hover
Over Worcester ! Mass. , Disappear
and Then Comes Back.
Worcester , Mass. , Dec. 23. Fly In
at a speed of from 30 to 40 miles a :
hour , a mysterious airship last nlgli
appeared over Worcester , hovore
over the city a few minutes , dlsappeai
ed for about two hours and then n
turned to cut four circles above th
paying city , meanwhile using a searcl
Ight of tremendous power. Thoi
sands of persons thronged the street
to watch the mysterious visitor.
The airship remained over the clt
for about fifteen mlnues , all the tlm
nt a height that most observers sc
at about 2,000 feet , too far to enabl
even Its precise shape to be seei
The glaring rays of Its great searcl
light , however , were sharply define
by reflecting against the light snov
fall that was covering the city at th
time. The dark mass of the shl
could be dimly seen behind the llgh
Probably was Tllllnghast.
After a time it disappeared In th
direction of Marlboro only to retur
Inter. At the time of the airship
visit , Wallace E. Tllllnghast , the Wo
cester man who claimed recently t
have Invented a marvelous aeraplon
In which he had journeyed to No1
York and returned to Boston , wa
absent from his home and could IK
be located.
The visitor from the clouds was fin
sighted over Marlboro at 5:20. : Tli
sixteen miles between this city an
Marlboro It covered In 30 minute
Coming up from the east , the sky vo ;
ager veered to the west and remalnc
in sight a few moments and then dl
appeared to the northwest. In fh
minutes the searchlight was sec
again flowing In the distance like
monster star and the ship came u
hovered over the city a short time ar
disappeared to the southwest. TV
hours later an eager shout from tl
waiting crowds announced Its retur
Slowly , Its light sweeping the heaven
It circled four times above the ell
and then disappeared finally , flr
heading south and then to the cast.
STRIKE TO
END TOOJV
EVERY INDICATION POINTS 1
"TERMINATION OF TROUBLE.
MEN RETURN TO WORK FRID/i
American Federation of Labor Repi
sentatlve Declares the Prospec
Are Strike Will End Late Today ai
Switchmen Start to Work.
St. Paul , Dec. 23. There Is now <
cry indication that the swltchmei
strike will bo brought to a close todi
and that the men will be back at woi
tomorrow.
President H. B. Perham of the Anu
icon Federation of Labor , railway ( !
partment counsel , Is authority for th
statement.
Married at Madison.
Madison , Nob. , Dec. 23. Special
The News : At the Madison IIou
tin's morning , nt 10:30 : , Judge Bat
pronounced the words which ma
Grover Cleveland Osborn and Mall
Ray Austin man and wlfo. The
young people reside in Schoolcraft pi
clnct , northwest of Madison.
The matter of the adjustment
claims in the estate of Ernestine Tov
deceased , late of Norfolk , was boa
by the judge of the probate cou
Julius E. Haaso , cashier of the Cl
zone National bank of Norfolk , adm
Istrator , and Attorney M. C. Hazen
the.-samo place were present , and c
peared for the estate. *
A LAST BLOW
FOR Of ! , COOI
DID NOT REACH TOP OF MT. M
KINLEY , SCIENTISTS SAY.
COMMITTEE FINISHES REPOR
The Special Committee Which Invesl
gated Dr. Cook's Claims to Havlr
Scaled Mount McKlnlcy , Has Mac
an Adverse Finding.
New York , Dec. 23. The report i
the special committee which invosl
gated Dr. Frederick A. Cook's claln
to having reached the summit <
Mount McKlnley will bo delivered i
the board of governors of the Explc
ers * club tomorrow. While the hive
tlgatora will not divulge the text i
the report , they do not deny that
discredits Dr. Cook's claims.
ASKS PEARY FOR HIS PROOFS.
Rear Admiral Schley Wants Cope
hagen to Pass on Peary's Data.
Washington , Dec. 23. Rcafflrmlti
his complete confidence in Dr. Cool
Rear Admiral W. S. Schloy , retire
called publicly upon Commandc
Peary to submit his proofs that L
reached the north pole to some sclci
tlfic body other than the Natloni
Geographical society. This the ai
mlral declares , should bo done i
once In the Interest of justice and I
establish beyond question the clnln
of Peary.
Admiral Schley believes that tl :
same body which threw out Cook
testimony should be permitted to pas
on the data submitted by Peary to tl
geographic society.
HONORS GIVEN COOK WILL STAN
Not as Pole Discoverer But as Explc
er , He Was Rewarded , They Say.
Copenhagen , Dec. 23. It Is not b
lleved that either the University
Copenhagen or the Royal Geographic
society will withdraw the honors th <
conferred on Dr. Frederick A. Coo
Officials of the university say they d
not bestow the reward for the disco
ery of the pole but merely In recogi
tlon of Dr. Cook's arctic exploration
The Royal Geographical society tab
the same ground.
DR. NANSEN ROASTS COOK.
Considers Him Dead Never Bellevi
Him Peary at Least a Man.
Christiana , Dec. 23. Frldtgof Na
sen , the Norwegian arctic explon
broke his long silence and talked
the Peary-Cook controversy.
"It Is my opinion. " he said , "th
Cook Is no longer Interesting. He
practically a dead man and ought
vanish from the consideration of tl
world. I never trusted him , for tl
first report which he made did not i
splro confidence , especially his stai
merits concerning the distance of
seconds from the pole. This provi
that Cook was ignorant of the simple
principles of astronomical obsen
tlons. Even his later reports contal
ed nothing of value. On the contra
they were filled with improbabilltl
and contradictions.
"From the first I was unable to su
port Dr. Cook. I therefore preferr
to keep silent. As for Peary , I nev
doubted his voracity , although I d
not approve of his behavior after" 1
return. However , It Is easy to undi
stand his indignation. At least he
a man , and there is no comparison I
tween him and Cook. "
OVERTHROW GREEK CABINET
Military League Overthrows Gfovei
Ing Body of Its Own Choice.
Athens , Dec. 23. The military I <
gue , whose members were the t
thors of the recent revolutlona
movement in Greece , has announc
its intention to overthrow the min
try of Its own choosing.
In a manifesto issued today t
league declares it is responsible
the country and , recognizing that t
representatives of the nation do r
conform to the will of the peopl
plea , it Is obliged immediately to c (
fide the nation's Interests "to stro
hands which will not fail as long
life animates them. "
The cabinet will resign probably
day or tomorrow ana be replaced
an extra parliamentary ministry whli
It , Is said , will have the support of t
chamber.
HOW CANNON GETS HIS WAYS
Sure , the Speaker Descended From
Line of Irish Kings.
Washington , Dec. 23. "My name
O'Cannon , " said the speaker of t
house , correcting T. P. O'Connor , w
was Introduced to him.
Asked for an explanation , Mr. Ci
non said his family tree , searched c
recently by a relative , shows that
is descended from a line of kin
This is the story as reported to t
speaker :
Nlall of the Nine Hostages , gre
grandson of Owen More , king of Mister
stor , in the reign of Conn of the Hi
dred Battles , was an ancestor of Re
Cannonan from whom are descend
the clan of O'Cannonan , later abb
vlatod to O'Cannon and still later
Cannon. Twelve of the fatally , t
report goes on , have been beatified
'tho popes In ma many centuries.
cofnmoN OF THE WEATHEI
Temperature for Twenty-four Hour
Forecast for Nebraska.
Maximum 2
Minimum
Average 1
Barometer 30.0
Chicago , Dec. 23. The bulletin li
sued by the Chicago station of th
United States weather bureau give
the forecast for Nebraska as follows
Rain or snow tonight and Friday
warmer east portion tonight.
RIGHT BACK AT
YOU , PAVELKf
BURKE GIANT CALLS V.ERDIGR
WRESTLER'S CHALLENGE.
FOR $100 SIDE BET AND GAT
Burke Giant Says He Will Wrestle P
velka at Burke January 3 or 4 fc
/ Side Bet and All Gate Receipts N
Handicap for Either Man.
Burke , S. D. , Dec. 22. Sporting E <
itor , The News : I note In yesterday
News that the alleged square sports (
Vordlgre claim that their man Pavolk
wants another wrestling match wit
me. I hereby call the bluff. I wolg
170 pounds ; Pavclka weighs 185.
will wrestle with him In Burke on Jai
uary 3 or 4 , 1910 , for a side bet c
$100 and all of the gate receipts. Eve
break no handicap of any kln <
Come on Verdlgro , the money Is wal
ing.
G. A. Taylor ( Burke Giant ) .
WOLGAST THE WINNER.
Bests Plcato In a Ten-Round Bout I
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles , Dec. 23. Ad Wolgas
won the decision over Frank Pleat
of. Los Angeles , In a ten-round coi
test.
test.Tho hard hitting Milwaukee llgh
weight took ono step nearer his gen
a championship fight with Battlin
Nelson , by his decisive victory eve
Plcato. Plcato stayed the limit after
terrific beating.
In the fourth round Wolgast knocl
ed Picato down three times , but wt
unable to finish him. In the slxt
Plcato was sent down for the com
of nine just before the gong. Plcal
outweighed Wolgast by six pounds , tl :
quesiion oi
Baseball Player Dies.
Wllllamsport , Pa. , Dec. 23. Jamc
D. Sebring , well known profession ;
baseball player , died at the hospit
here. Sebring had boon 111 only
short time.
RED CROSS STAMPS WIN.
German Government Will Accept Le
ters with Stamps on Face or Back.
Washington , Dec. 23. Letters bea
Ing the Red Cross Christmas stain ]
will be accepted In Germany whetlu
affixed to the face or back of lotto
from this country , according to tl
announcement of Count Von Bcr
storff , German ambassador to tl
Lulled States. When the postal a
thorltles of Germany recently rule
against accepting the letters with R (
Cross stamps on their face , the N
tlonal Red Cross society took the mr
tor up with the German nmbassadi
and the latter cabled Berlin with tl
above result. The postal authoritii
of Great Britain took similar favorab
action several days ago.
BURKE BILL HAS GOOD CHANC
House Committee Favorably Repor
Measure Profiting Cheyenne Indians
Washington , Dec. 23. The house 1
dlan affairs committee ordered a 1
vorable report on Representatl
Burke's bill to pay the Indians on t !
Cheyenne River Indian reservation f
that portion of the ceded lands tli
went to the state of South Dakota t
der the school grant.
Sues Hearst for Libel.
New York , Dec. 23. Thomas
Harned , a Philadelphia lawy <
brought suit In the United States c
cult court against the Internatlon
Magazine company , owned by W.
Hearst , asking damages of $75,000 f
an alleged llbol In the current Iss
of the Cosmopolitan magazine in :
article entitled , "Tragedies of T
Sugar Trust. " In this same artlcl
appeared a copy of the letter wrltt
by Attorney General Wlckersham
Henry A. Wise , United btaies dlstrl
attorney hero , which In some in nun
was copied from an original In J >
SVIso's desk.
Harned is ono of the men Indict
by the tedernl grand jury in connc
tlon with the Pennsylvania Sugar I
fining company's suit , whoso demi
rer to the Indictment , however , w
sustained. The prosecution was bi
red by the statute of llmltitlons.
Veteran Dakota Engineer.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 23. Char !
N. Wright , a pioneer locomotive en
neor of the northwest , died at theme
homo of his daughter and son-ln-la
"Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Holfort , in tl
city , after n serious illness of oi
about a week. Ho was ono of the (
glneors on the first railroad built ir
what IB now South Dakota , the c
Dakota Southern , running from Slo
City to Yankton , now owned by t
Milwaukee company.
M , E , SCHULTZ
DIES IN EAST
FORMER GRAND MASTER WORKMAN -
MAN OF NEBRASKA A. O. U. W.
FOR YEARS PROMINENT DRUGGIST
Mr. Schultz Was a Prominent Candi
date for Congressional Nomination
at Time Hlnshaw Won Out Lived
of Late at Newark , N. J.
Beatrice , Neb. , Dec. 23. Word woe
received hero announcing the death
of M. E. Schultz , formerly of this
city , which occurred at the homo of
his soninlawV. . W. Ames , at Ne
wark , N. J. Mr. Schultz WUH twice
mayor of Dcntrlco and nt MHO tlmu
was grand master workman of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen of
Nebraska. Ho was n candidate for
congress on the republican ticket from
this district when E. II. Illnshaw waa
nominated for the first time. Ho waa
located In Omaha prior to going to
Newark. Mr. Schullz was ono of the
pioneer druggists of western Nebraska
and for many years operated a drug
store hero.
Falling health caused him to relin
quish the drug business a few years
ago. Ho was for years prominent In
the Nebraska druggists' association.
A SENATOR DIES SUDDENLY
McLaurln of Mississippi Drops Dead
Without a Moment's Warning.
Jackson , Miss. , Dec. 23. United
States Senator M. J. McLaurln died
suddenly last night at his homo in
Brandon. Death was duo to an attack
of heart failure and came without the
slightest warning at 0:30 : o'clock.
When the fatal stroke came upon
him , Senator McLaurln was seated In
a rocking chair In front of the flro In
his library. Ho suddenly fell forward
without speaking a word , and life was
extinct when members of his family
reached his side. The swift summons
of death followed within a few mo
ments after n remark by Senator Mc
Laurln that ho was then feeling bettor
than ho had felt at any tlmo slnco
his recent severe Illness , resulting from
an attack of ptomaine poisoning.
"LITTLE TIM" SULLIVAN DEAD.
Noted Character of New York Power/
1 ' " s.it. f'o\ver ! .i Politics.
New York , Dec. 23. Timothy Sulli
van , the "Little Tim" of the bowery
and n power in metropolitan polttlcB ,
died yesterday. He was in bad health :
for more than six months. Death re-
Suited from Brlght's disease and in
flammation of the heart.
NEBRASKA IN BIG EIGHT ?
Rumor at Lincoln That Doors Will be
Thrown Open Soon to Cornhuskers.
Lincoln , Dec. 23. Is the University
of Nebraska's Christmas gift to bo a
membership In the Western Intercol
legiate conference ? Have the schools
of the so-called "Big Eight" tired of
keeping an open door for the return
of their wayward ex-member , MIchl-
' gan , and are they ready to let Nebras
ka take the place of the Wolverines ,
as they once hinted they were only
two years ago ?
I These questions became rife today
with the departure of Manager Earl
Eager for Chicago as a representative
of the University of Nebraska at a
meeting of all the Chicago conference
managers on Thursday. Besides Phil
Bartelom of the University of Mich
igan. Manager Eager will bo the only
nonconferonce representative present
at the meeting.
Ostensibly he goes to arrange foot
ball dates with Minnesota and Mich
igan , but there are strong grounds for
believing that his mission Is far more
Important than the fixing of gridiron
games.
THREE PERISH IN SECOND FIRE.
Men Who Had Stayed Up all Night
Fighting Flames , Burned In Sleep.
Gloversvllle , N. Y. , Dec. 23 , Follow
ing the nractlcnl destruction of the
Keystone hotel Tuesday , when there
were narrow escapes from death by
occupants jumping from an upper
story window , three lives were lost
yesterday , in a fire that destroyed the
Keystone stables.
I Three men had remained up nil
'night ' guarding the ruins of the hotel
land about noon went to sleep In the
j stables. A short time afterward the
building was discovered to be in
flames.
No Insane Patients Burned In Fire.
Springfield , 111. , Dec. 23. Governor
Deenen Issued a statement relative to
the fire at the Jacksonville state hos
pital for the Insane. Ho said the re
moval of the ISO female Inmates from
the burning annex was done without
confusion. Five women attempted to
escape but were apprehended imme
diately. Every patient was accounted
for in an uninjured condition.
To Celebrate Panama Canal.
New Orleans , Dec. 23. An exposi
tion will bo hold in Now Orleans to
celebrate the opening of the Panama
canal and incidentally the 200th anni
versary of the founding of the city.
Today plans were announced for a
meeting of all the commercial bodies'
of the city in the near future to work ,
out details.