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VOLUME XXXT. NUMBEK 39.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1904.
WHOLE NUMBER 1.762.
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PROMINENT WEN IMPLICATED IN
OREGON LAAO FRAUDS.
Mayor of alsany on the list
k Alss. Includes Two Former Fed
eral Officials and Two Mysterious
Perscnagec Senator Mitchell Ap
pears at Jury Room.
2crt!and. Ore., Dec 2S. The fed
eral grand jury returned seven, indict
ments in. connection with the land
rands cases now under investigation.
The lar number and the prominence
of three of the number, with the two
cys;nous "John Doe" indictments,
mzna the day the most sensational
tlnce th jur reconvened in its pres
ent sessions. The most important is
the mdictement against Dr. William
H. Davis, mayor of Albany, Ore.
Second to th;;, and cf hardly less im
portance, are those of Solomon B.
Ormslry, formerly a government agent.
and Clark E. Lcomis, at one time for
est eupenntendent. Henry A. Young
and George Sorenscn are not so well
known. The indictment states that
there are two others. John Doe and
Richard Roe. implicated, whose true
rame the jury does not know. It will
be recalled that two mysterious per
sonages figured prominently in the
Indictment returned against State
Senator Franklin P. Mays- last week.
rTh-e charge is that the indicted men
entered into a conspiracy on Dec. 29.
ISOi. having as their object the defrauding-
of the government out of a
portion of its public lands, by means
cf forged applications, false and
Jcrgt-d affidavits and proofs of home
stead entry and settlement. It is
charged thar in furtherance cf the
csnsjjiracy miam ti. Davis swore
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to an amdavit before S. B. Ormsby.
In which he said he had resided upon
th.j claim taken by him, as the law
required, and that the conspiracy was
a part yf cue entered on by Puter.
JlrKinley.Tarpley and Emma Watson.
United States Senator John H.
Mitchell has not as yet been allowed
ta appear before the federal jury, be
fore whom it is alleged charges have
fceen or uill be" brought that, might
tend to connect him with the land
frauii investigations at present beinir
nductd by that body. He appeared
at th? door of the jury room and
iand d to the foreman a letter asking
that he be allowed to appear before
th jury to answer all questions which
mizbt be put to him in regard to his
cqmph. ty in any fraud or conspiracy,
but he atSxed a clause to the effect
that he would not go before the body
unless hf was presented with the evi
dence of th1 witnesses testifying ro
lis drrimeat. He also said in his
letter that h would not go before the
Jury n.l all the cases of the jto?--trnment
had bpen presented. Con
gressman Hermann takes thf same
lani! as cV.s Senator MitcbelL
BLAZE AT jSciL BLUFFS
Fuller &. Jsfiscn-Shugart Company
Less Heavily Tr.rtugh Fire.
Council BioSs. Ia., Dec. 2S- Eire
&ar?ie'-e:y destroyed, the four-story
warehouse and the entire stock and
fixtures of the Fuller & Johnson-Shu-Szrx.
company, causing a loss on the
buiTd;n.:r skmaled at iaO.000 and on
the stock ot atour $10.G!h). on which
was carried Insurance of about $73.
Q0'i. The company, which has its
head oSces in Madisoa. "U'L, with
large wErehGitses anjj sales offices ia
evenil Isre citws of the country,
carried a large line of farm imple
ments, wac-zs asu ttuggies. all of
wnieh were completely destroyed.
Te Sre :s bet'evfd to have- started
from defective plccrric wiring on the
firs: goor. Tes freight cars also were
destroyed. The fire started at T
?'slcck. and the entire buiidfng was in
tames when the Sre department
reached th comer of 3Iain an Fif
teenth avence. vrhtre the structure
as Ictrated. A strcng -srind increased
tne fsry cf the fiam.s. but the fire
men sueceec.rd in preventing their
spteodins to cthcr buildings in the
vicinity.
President Sam Given Life Sentence.
?crt-au-Princ. tizjti. Dec 2S. The
court has rendered a judgment in do
fault condemning former President
Sam to imprisocment for life at hard
labor for the alleged issue cf fraud
ulent bends. Madame Sam is sen
tenced to fifteen years' imprisonment
aad several members of Sam's minis
try and ctli?r high functionaries have
len cendtmned to terms of imprison
tten ranging from five to fifteen
.yecrs.
Fairbanks Not a Mason.
Icdianapolis. Dec 2S. Senator
. CksrI-s "W. Fairbanks, vice president-
Iec?. was Initiated into the secrets of
JMascnry. The initiation was made
he' occasion of cue of the rnct nota-
tle githerics of Masons ever held
. ta rrrTiar.fi.
Suicide Identified as Cecilia Mess.
Lancaster. Pa Dec. 2S. The young
. woman calling herself Cecil Hall, who
was killed by plunging from the third
Story window of a lodging house in
."West Forty-sixth street. New York.
."has been identified as Cecilia Mess of
-this city.
Ccnvicts Go to Prison.
St. Louis, Thomas E. Barrett, J. P.
Dolan and Frank Garrett, convicted
of naturalization, frauds, have been
taken to the state penitentiary to be-
ala their sentences.
Gewse Are ycu quite sure that your
really love me? Bessie Oh, yes; cer
tain C it. I never knew any one that
.eould "? me so furiously angry at
times: Exchange. ;
tmit twice before yon speak, and!
'cre& then aine times out of ten the;
-Wfrid weti't lose anything If you keep
ItS. Semervine JoarneJ.
QUIGK TRftNSflCTiONS
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business. Minutes are sometimes wortn
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dollars to busy folks. We can heip voj
save dollars and minutes. If vou would
learn how, come and have a talk with us.
We zive tLe best advice about invest-
meats, praising or otherwise, as may le
necessary.
Of course we do a jxener.il Banking
business issue checks and drafts; m
fact, accommodate our patrons when
ever possiul-.
The First National Sank
What They Eefuse to Pay.
County Attorney Latham has a copy
of the bill of complain: of ri.e Bur
hnston Railrond settinc forth that
company's reasons for refusing to pay
its li)04 taxes to the treasurer of
Adams county. The complaint, the
copy of which Mr. Latham cecurpd
from the legal department f tli
Burlinzton Kailrcad. cover seventy
five type written pases and views in
detail the cround of the action.
The principal point? of .the con
panv's cempiamt l'e in its arrack on
tne constitutioualitv ot tne new rev-
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i enne aca its .claim tha: its prop-
erty has been assessed in excess of the
property of other corporations and in
dividuals in the state. It is alleged
that the law i unconstitutional be
cause it provides two separate taxins
powers in the same locality r-nd pro
vides for the appeal cf individual
property owners to
the district court
in case of dissatisfaction ?nh the
valuation fixed by tne county assessor
and the county beard cf equalization,
while it denies the riant of the rail-
road to appeal ro the courts m case of
uissatistaction with tne valuation tix
ed by the state beard of assessment fo
railrcad provrt It is claimed that
this is a discrimination which violate
th "equality" provision cf our state
ami federal constitutions nd that ir
violate tha: section of our ccnstitu
tion which declares hat no one shau
be deprived of property without dn
process of law.
The railroads have been iven till
the tenth of January to file their com
plaints. The county treasurers will
then have sixty days in which to an
swer. It is understood thatth? Union
Pacific has filed complaint- similar
to that of the Burlington. Thf legs!
battle will be fierce and ic is being
fought alone the lines that the corpor
ations generally figar, namely, an
attack sc tLe constitutionality of the ,
taw.
Ic is believed that Platte county
property has been assessed hizher than j
the property in many other counties '
aad that the railroads will hae con- ;
siderable difficulty in showing that i
the property has been assessed out of i
proportion with other property. The '
railroads would have a better claim
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for Tolerance from the public had thev
obeyed oar state law which requires '
full pavmenr of taxes, poing to the i
courts for a rebate of the part which J
they dtern excessive.
Scugh Agarn in the Tcds
Fhila.ie'.phia. Dec. 25. Charges of
conspiracy, false pretense and forg
ery, involving 5150.O0O. are made
against John Boush. a. banl.t r. who
was committed In the City Hall police
court to await a requisition from the
New York authorities. Xw Yrk ce
tect.ves arrested Boucra as he w-as
leaving tho county prison, where he
had serve i six months for swindling
operations in the name of tho Boyer
Sign Manufacturing company of
Philadelphia. Accordirr to informa
tion in the possession of tho police '
who have since disappeared estab
lished an insurance company under
the name of Lloyd's Insurance com
pany of America. The concern, it is
alleged, wrote J4.000.000 worth of fire
insurance and collected 13'.00'J in
premiums, the insured having een
led. it is cnarged. to believe Ihat
Bough was the American agent cf
Lloyd's of London. Six reenrhs ago
a collapse followed an nUeg." non
payment cf a policy.
Nelscn Refuses t Prosecute.
San Francisco, Bee. 2S. Battling"
Nelson and his manager, Theodore
Murphy, who was arrested ac Stock
ten a few days ago on a charge of
embezzling the bulk of the pugilist's
two latest contests, arm in arm. ap
peared before Police Judge Caban
niss. Eddie Sartry, also under arrest
on a similar charge, was with them.
Nelsca took the stand and declared
that the arrest was made while he
was laboring under a delusion and
said he did rot desire to prosecute
anybody. The money in the property
clerk's hands was then produced. Nel
son being given S6.S01 and Murphy
$24100. The cases were then dis
missed and the trio left the court
rcom.
Bishop LHHs Consecrated.
Kansas City, Dec 2S. Rev. Father
T. F. Liliis of Kansas City, at the
cathedral here, was consecrated bish
op of the Roman Catholic diocese ot
Leavenwcrth, Kan. The Most Rev.
J. J. Giennon, archbishop of Sc Louis,
acted as consecrator, and the Most
Rev. S- G. ifessnier. archbishop of
Milwaukee, preached the sermon.
City Delirery for Columbus.
Carl Kramer received a letter from
Congressman McCarthy Saturday
which is a practical assurance of the
establishment of city delivery is Col-
, umbos provided compliance wtih the
regulations regarding side walks,
; street lights and house numbers is en
! forced. And the city council can be
j counted upon to see that city delivery
will net be defeated through a failure
to fulfill the requirements of the post
nnri rendition nQw. Hn. n
' and street lights can be provided on
-g ?rt notice.
Here is the letter:
I Dec 10' 1&0- I Buckmatser, between midnight and
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oa- J- McCarthy, rfonse of sunrise this morning.
i Ppnrpapnmtivpn Sir- Rfo-rim? tn ' . - . .
Ktpresenan-sir.ijett.ring to This was cne of the finest business
your recent call at the DecarttnensL, . . , L -wn
, relative to the establishment of city Mocks a Columbus and the loss will
I 'ielive7 atJJoIU?l' brMk- .-? Wegate between M.GC0 and loO.OCO.
informed thaf: it has hn r?pi-iriH
J to send a poet office inspector to that
! c:ry to ascertain whether or not the
requirements of the regulations re
' jnrdins sidewalks, street iights, house
, numbers, etc. have been complied
j with.
j Upon receipt of his report, prompt
j ncion will be taken in the premises
cf which you will be advied.
Very respectfully, J. L. Eristow,
I Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
Chxistmas in the Churches.
Gesmas REPonir.
Friday evtning the esercises were
held in the church, a large crowd be-
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cc present. The program consisting
c: selections ov tne children and a
short sermon by the pastor. Rev.
3Iiessler, lasted about one and a half
hours. Rev.Miesler and Prof ililler,
the latter the teacher cf the school
snd organist at the church, were each
presented with a purse
monev.
Methodist.
Two excellent Christmas serm ocs
wre ususueu to annuy oy aii laute
f 'XI:o &! the cold weatner. Kev.
DeWolf gave the morning sermon and
Presiding Elder Millard preached in
the evening.
CoXGnElIATIOSAL.
The Christmas exercises at the
church Saturday evening were excep
tioually good, much of the credit for
which is due to 31iss Ethel Galley
and Miss Elizabeth Sheldon who had
charge of the entertainment. The
decorations, which were sent here
from Georgia, were beautifuL They
consisted of gray moss, evergreen etc.
Sunday morning Rev. Munro preacned '
a Christmas sermon taking for his j
sutject "The Star in the East." In .
the evening his subject wa3 "Eeai
Man. ' Mrs. Reeder sang a Christmas
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charming manner. Both mnrnirg and
evening there were
lions.
gocd congrega-
School Program.
The school taught by Miss Ida Kauf
niann east of town, rendered a pro
pram Friday evening. A tree, Santa
Clans appearance and a treat were the
principal attractions. Miss Kaufmann
was presented w ith a fountain pen by ,
her pupils. I
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COLUMBUS JOUKML COIPAM
$50,000 FIRE.
Big Gluck Department Store on Eleventh Street
Burns to Ground Stocks of Dunham
and Buckmaster Total Loss.
MOST DESTRUCTIVE' FIRE IN HISTORY OF COLUMBUS.
1 Fire completely destroyed the two-
I story brick department store on Elev-
, eatn street ownea cy j wntt and oc-
ccpied by E. B Dunham and O. J.
The property was covered bvinsur
ance amounting to 133. 'JCO, which is worked on, unmindful of freezing
about 73 per cent of the less. hands and feet. The firemen worko
The alarm was turned in at 12 -JiO by in the face of raging flames for hours.
Officer Nelson and in a very few min- pouring water over the wall separat
utes the entire membership of the Co-, ing the burning building from the
lsmbss Fire Department and hundreds Leavy drug store. And, strange as it
of citizens were at the scene of the ' may seem, they succeeded in confin
fire where they worked with almost ing the flames to the Gluck building.
superhuman effort till five o'clock E. F. Dunham bought the Hoist
this morning in a vain effort to save ' stock only about two months ago,
the burning building. .
Peter Duffy was the first person
who saw the fire. He was passinz
the buildins on his return home when
j he noticed smoke coming from the
basement ana he immediately in-
formed Officer Nelson. It is not defi-
nicely known how the fire started, as
the smoke was too dense .when the
fireman atrived to eain entrance or to
determine the exact location of the
fire. The theorv is. however, that
is, however,
it started from an over-heated furnace
and followed up the wocden cold air
' shaft to the floor of the drv eooiis rie-
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partmenc wnicn occameit the middle
qx the sitty-six feet of floor space.
For more than an hour the firemen
were able with five continuous streams
were able with five continuous streams
of water pouring into the basement,
to hold the fire in check, and they
had begun to hope they were masters
of the situation when suddenlv the
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fire reached the oil room containing
j smy gallons of coal oil. Then there
' was an explosion and the flames burst
i with violent fury throueh all the
. ioors and windows ac once and it
; looked as if every builing in the block
would have to so, for the street is
built solid. To add to the despair of
the moment, there came the announce-
ment from engineer McCaffrev that
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The Solulion
in p displayed at our store the problem will be solved. BOX PAPER,
TOILET SETS, FOUNTAIN PENS. PERFUMES, COLDLR BOXES,
STAG and EBONY SETS. Come and look.
Chas. H. Dack Druggist
O miles from main line BAM
grazing country in e
winter range. Will run 1.000 head of cattle winter
and summer. 4uts 1,000 tons of hay abundance of
water. Good ranch improvements, corrals, dipping
tanks, etc. 5,000 acres deeded land. 1 section
school land under SO year lease. Just the ranch for
some young Platte couniv farmer who wants more
room to raise cattle. This ranch has just been put on
the market at a figure that will sell it quick. You
deal direct with owner. Write at once for parti
culars or call at office of
Columbus,
he could not keep up steam with the
poor grade of coal on hand. In a few
minute, however, the firemen had
supplied tha coal desired and the pres-
' sure was increased, though at no time
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I was ths pressare imfficient for the fire
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hose m use and the stream lacked
force
With the thermometer registering
- ten degrees below zero, the boys
coming here from Lincoln. Un the
I nineteenth of last month he sold the
hardware department to O. J. Buck-
master of Creighton. Mr. Dunham's
' stock, worth about 35.000, was pro-
tectea or insurance of f.;.uw. u. J.
Bnckmaster's stock, worth 3,500, was
insured for &250O. The buiWing owned
by I. Giuck, worth easily 1 13, 000, was
insured for $)000.
Thi fire is the worst in the histo-
ry or Columbus. And it is a calamity
for Columbus as well as to the two
cew business men who had taken
daces among Columbus' leading mec-
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cuauis. it u uoi jei snowa woewer
tne trluck building will be replaced
or just what Messrs. Dunham and
Buckmaster will do.
The valiant work cf the Columbus
firemen not only saved the Leavy
building, but the saloon across the
street east and the office of Dr. Tiess-
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t -lTe are y3Lrz Jiurphy. John Gre'iner.'
Albert Rasmussen, Herbert Clark.
John Gutzmer,
E C. Halm. Will
Sch wader and the Misses Ruby Young,
Anna Baker ana Lizzie Farlev.
LATER A later report from L. H.
Leavy w to the effect that his east
I wall was damaged by the explosion of
SSSu 'wUl bafalyve Sbl
rebuilt. His stock was net injured.
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To kijw what to bny for Christ
mas. If you will accept our invitation to
see the beautiful things now be-
bra ska. Both summer and
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Nebraska.
THE X SHEET CASI.
Kaw About to be Settle Finally by
Cotrt of Appeals.
Thursday Attorneys J. J. Sullivan
and W. M. Cornelius aad L Glmck re
turned from St. Louis whither they
had gone to attend the trial of the
casa of th City of Columbus againat
the Onion Pacific Railroad Co.
Messrs. Sullivan and Cornelius
represented the city in the case, which
was heard before the United States
court of appeals. Attorney Rich of
Omaha represented the railroad com
pany. The city lost the case in the lower
court, first on a question of jurisdic
tion ana then on the merits of the
case. Throughout the litigation,
which is an attempt oa the part of
the city to compel the railroad to
open M street, the company has relied
on three points: First, a territorial
statute of 1SC6 which granted to the
railroad this street. Second, on the
ground of adverse possession, the rail
road claiming that its possession of
the street for a long term of yean
establishes its right to continued
possession. Third, that the city
council of Columbus granted the com
pany the use of the street.
xhe theory of the city's attorneys'
has been that the city council does !
not have the power to grant exclusive 1
rights to a street to the railroad, but
only the right to use the street in con-'
junction with the public There is a
partial showing in favor of the city's case was not resumed. Receiver Loe
ccsition in the fact that the court ' ser stated that nothing more would
eliminated all the other questions ex
cept the power of the council to grant
exclusive use of the street. The case
will be decided on this one point.
The decision of this court will
finally dispose of this troublesome
case. If it is decided in favor of the
railroad, they will then be free to go
ahead and build the freight depot, if ;
they want to. At least, it will be a j
vexatious question disposed of finally, j
School of Agriculture.
Commencing January 2, 1003, the
University of Nebraska offers a course
of instruction in the principles and j
practice of agriculmre. The course t
covers the subjects of soils, field crops,
dairying, butter and cheese making.
J breeds and judging of live stock.
disease of farm animals, horticulture,
shop work, farm machinery, aad
English. No examinations are requir
ed for entrance.
It would seem that many students '
from this county should attend and
take advantage of the instruction oil-,
ered, for the knowledge gained will '
noc only enable young farmers to get hearing in the county court. Mr. Mo
better returns from their land but I Sweeney dijd a. year -r oor ago at
will also help them ve money in Dawson. leaving property estimated
carrying oa farm work. a. J15000 aQ(i the es:ate wM pnb
' ed. as is customary, but when an or
EasUr KxHalme. i der of distribution" came the resident
-Pangborn Is always maklnr thoee , .. ,
classical allusions. What did he mean
by saying that even Homer nodal"
"Eh? Oh, yes! You see. Homer was
blind, and so they never could tsil when
he was asleep until he nodded. All
those classical things are simple
enough when you understand 'm."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
and best
issssssssasssssaw HssssssssssssssT
THIS BANK
Is picked oat by prudent business men
of this city and vicinity as an absolutely
safe banking institution to do business
with.
Onr Capital. Surplus and Conserva
tive management safeguards the inter
ests of every depositor.
We'd be glad to extend all courtesies
consistant with safe Banking to you.
Columbus State Bank
SUSPENDS GKAQWICK CASE
Bankruptcy Hearing at Cleveland Goes
Ovsr far Several Days.
Cleveland, Dec. 2S- Contrary to
expectations the inquiry in connec-
. tion with the Chadwick receivership
be done ia the matter for several
days. "We have definitely located
the t.-unk and satchel that were
taken from the Holland house ia New
York." said Mr. Loeser, "and they
will be brought here "within a day or
two. Aside from wearing appareL
there is, I understand. little of value
in either the trunk or the satchel."
Continuing. Mr. Loeser said: "We
had intended to examine Henry
Wuerst. the Elyria jeweler, who holds
about $20,000 worth of Mrs. Chad
wick's jewels as security for a loan.
Wuerst had made a full statement of
just what he holds, however, and haa
p expressed his willingness to surren-
cer them whenever the loan is made
good. The jewels will ce aDoraied
later, but my impression is that they
are worth no more than the sum ad
vanced by Wuerst to Mrs. Chadwick."
Resident Heirs Oppose Aliens.
Humboldt. Neb., Dec. 2S. Consider
able Interesr is manifested in the
case of the resident heirs of Morgan
McSweeney, deceased, against the
alien heirs, which case came un for
nie Murphy of this city, began an ac
tion to prevent the other heirs from
sharing; in the property oa the
grounds that the constitution of the
United States expressly prohibits
aliens from inheriting property la
this country. Besides the two ladies
mentioned above, all of the nine heirs
excepting one live in Ireland.
Zemstvo of Moscow Pleased.
i Moscow, Dec. 2S. At the meeting
of the Moscow zemstvo, ia the pres
ence of a great audience, resolutions
j of confidence and congratulation were
i passed on the appointment of Prince
Sviatopolk-Mirsky as minister cf the
interior, ana at tne prospect oc closer
relations and mutual confidence be
tween the government and the peo
ple. The zemstvo then voted $150,000
for the construction of school houses
t to mark Its satisfaction. It is re
ported that Chief of Police Trepoff.
who took an active part in the sup
pression of the recent student demow
strations. is about to resign and pro
ceed to the front.
Correct Papers for Dr. Chadwick.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 23. Sheriff
Barry of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, ar
rived here with the affidavit neces
sary to correct the requisition of
Governor Herrick of Ohio for a war
rant authorizing him to take Dr.
Leroy S. Chadwick out of this stats
to Cleveland to answer the charge
of complicity in forging the name of
Andrew Carnegie to the note for $5,
000,000, alleged to have been used as
security by his wife. Mrs. Cas3ie I
Chadwick- He will present the aftl
davit to Judge Joyce, from whom ha
expects to obtain the warrant which
he failed to secure upon his first visit
Monday.
Decision as to Canal Zonm.
Washington. Dec- 23. In an opinio;
rendered by Frank L. Campbell, as
sistant attorney general of the in
terior department, it is held that the
laws of the United States are not as
plicable to the Panama canal xoae.
The canal zone is described In the
opinion a3 not being an organized
territory of the United States and the
assistant attorney general hold3 that
there is no provision ia the treaty
with Panama or the laws or regula
tions making the laws of the United
States generally applicable-
Prairie Chickens Are Tame.
Ansley, Neb.. Dec- 23. More prairie
chickens were killed in October and
November this year in the neighbor
hood of Ansley than ever before, but
the pothunter who kills birds In the
summer has been stopped, and the re
sult Is that on Clear creek.near he.
L; a Seek of prairie chicSTens that la
worth going a long ways to see.
There are about 400 of them and they
are so tame that they will scarcely
get out of the way. They have beea
seen so thick in the trees by the road
that the limbs were bending.
Storm at Sioux City.
Sioux City, Dec. 23. Sioux City has
been in the threes of a real blizzard.
The sncwfalL though Email, was ac
companied by a wind that at times
reached a velocity of a mile a
ute. The minimum temperature .1
I dezree3 below sera.
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EXTENDS FROM NEW YORK TO
ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
LIZZARO MOVES CASTWARO
Chict, Reports Terrific Norther and
Wires Down- Street Car Servies
Paralyzed in Many Cities and Rail
way Traffic Impeded by trie Snow.
Chicago, Dec- 23. One of the se
verest storms of recent years has '
raged throughout the territory lying
between the Rocky mountains aad
the great lakes, and has caused much
trouble to street car companies, rail
reads and telegraph companies.
The latter were the greater suffer
ers, for the blizzard which swept
the west and northwest during the
last twenty-four hours was preceded
ty a heavy fag and drizzling rala,
which made the wires almost unwork
able. The intense cold and terrific
gale that followed elose upon the fog
coated the wires with ice. and later
in the day the poles went to the
ground. Railroad trains were badly
delayed all through the west, some
of them being twenty-four hours late.
Street car traffic in all the cities ot
the west and northwest was practical
ly at a standstilL
In its extent the storm was that
mast widespread of any during the
last fifteen, years. Counting the fog
as a component part of the storm. It
stretched from the Rocky mountain
to New York, and from Winnipeg to
New Orleans.
The only fatalities due to the storta
In this city were: Alexander Stelner.
a teamster, killed while unloading
coaL A coal chute was blown f rosi
its fastenings and. striking Steiner
on the head, killed him Instantly.
Thomas Walsh, a laborer; struck hy a.
heavy board while entering a sew
building. Tho board almost cut his
head off.
Wind Seventy-tw Mites an Host.
The wind tore through the dowa
town streets at a velocity of seventy
two miles an hour, tearing dowm
signs, smashing in plate glass wis- .
dows and la many sections of tho
downtown districts hurliag pedes
trians from their feet and overturn
ing light delivery wagons.
The police department found It
necessary to station extra officers at
the corner of State and Randolph
streets, where the Masonic temple,
twenty-two stories high, always cre
ates a terrific increase in the natural
rapidity of the wind, and the corner
of Monroe and Dearborn streets.
During the rush hours there was not
five minutes that the officers were
not compelled to carry aosse woaam .
who had been thrown from her feet
and was unable to cross the street.
In all parts of the city trees wero
blown down and frame shacks were
blown to the ground.
The storm Is reported as subsiding
at Kansas City and other western
points, but it will be several days be
fore normal conditions are restored
throughout the section.
At Chicago and east of here tho
storm i3 still raging with great vio
lence, the center of the storm being
apparently betweea Chicago and
Cleveland. Reports from Kansas
City early In the day were that the
storm extended from the middle of
Missouri as far south as Indian terri
tory and was accompanied through Its
extent by high winds and snow, about
one foot deep. It was drifted so bad
ly by the gaie, however, that In near
ly all the cities of Nebraska. Kansas
and western Missouri street car traf
fic was at a standstill by nooa. The
telegraph wires were down la all di
rections and it was with extreme diffi
culty that communication with the
west and northwest was kept up. All
trains through that part of the coun
try were hopelessly behind schedule
time, and the railroads gave up all
idea of attempting to get them
through or time, and devoted their
energy to moving them la the ueat
manner possible.
The storm by noGn had reached
eastern Missouri, and the tempera
ture In St. Louia went down twenty
degrees la two hours, while the wind,
blowing forty miles an hour, piled tho
snow up in the streets In great drifts.
Ic was found possible to keep tho
street cars running, although great
havoc was wrought with telegraphs
and telephone wires.
At Omaha and Des Moines coadl
tlons similar to those in Kansas wero
reported, and both places were la
bad condition early in the morning.
Before daylight most of the downtowm
electric light circuits in Omaha wero
out of business and the outlying dis
tricts were without lights. AH over
the western states the storm !a
ereaaed in violence throughout tho
Kornlng.
Storm in tho Northwest.
The storm reached westward from
Et. Paul until it covered almost the
entire northwest and from tha Da
kota, eastern Montana. Wyoming.
Borthera Michigan and Wlsconiia tho
story was the same from air porata.
The wires in all directions were dowa.
the snow was falling la dense vol
ume and. driven by a high northwest
gale, was filling iha streets and rail
oad cuts so tightly that street cars
were for the most part compelled to
stop running, and all trains wrs be
hind time.
The late reports from Wisconsin,
are that the storm was the meat se
vere ever known la that section of
the country. Damage in the city of
Madison is estizsated at 1100.000. Tha
city was fix. total 'darkness last alga
because the electric light wires have
all been blown to the ground. La
crosse and other cities in that see
tion of the country report conditioao
similar to those fct Madison..
In Indiana the damage by the storss
is estimated is the hundreds of thou
sands. The damage was especially
heavy in the oil fields, where fail?
500 derricks were blown- down u
all operations suspended. Near Mas
cle, Frank Cavanauga was killed kf '
a faDJns; derrick.
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