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TIIJ5 OMAHA .DAILY .BJ&B : SUNDAY , DEOfl > IHEtt 2S ) . 135)5. ) POffER-OFTHB-PRESS PROVES European Journalists Admit the Now York World Presented a War. ENERGY DISPLAYED BY A GREAT PAPER OnllirrltiK " ' t'\iircHlnn of Opinion of I'rlncpB , lllHliopi nml Politic-Inns a "SI-TV Urn In ( lie > pit nin PITH * I'm-fill noun. ISM , by I'rs I'libllahln * Compiny. ) LONDON. Dec. 23. ( New York World Cablegram Special Toltgram. ) I li.ive heard ths following paragraph frcm the London Times' New York cable commented upon In many different circles as a splendid proof of Albert Edward's political wisdom , showIng - Ing Its effect In the United Statss : "From most parts of the country come cordial re- I'non.'M to the message of the prince of Wales. Private expressions of pleasure at the prlncs's declaration wcrn frequent yesterday , and the recognition of real public scrvlcs which he has done Is unstinted. " The corrcjpondcnt , himself an American , but thoroughly familiar with Hngllsh senti ment. Bald of the two messages : "The people ple ? of the United States have cherished a real regard for llio prince of Walea over Blnco his visit to this country , of which many pleasant memories still survive. They receive with pleasure his assurance of friend ship. They will hi likely to Interpret It ns expressing also the sentiment ot the queen , who has e.ver been a venerated figure to Americans , and Is not less so now than she has been for two generations past. They neo nothing Irregular or unconventional tn the sjndlng "of sutfi communications as thos now public. The effect of them has psr- hppa been inoro direct and beneficial than If they had come- through the foreign ofllce or Parliament. " AMAZED THE LOYAL SUBJECTS. Bat If Americans see nothing extraordinary oi' unconstitutional In a member of royal family addressing a newspaper directly , es pecially on a political question , the amaze ment with which the fact was received here it l.i Impossible for me to adequately explain. What expressions I liavc already cabled from English newspapers on this point may glvo BOino Idea of It , but the Joint message was everywhere accepted litre as u momentous contribution to tlio settlement of tha con troversy. "Tho prince , " says the Times , "has ren dered an Important servlci to the cause of peace by replying with perfect tact , good feeling and dignity to the appeal of the New York World. " On the World's course , Mr. Smalley had already cabled this to the Times : "It lias rtqulred courage , and courage of a. high order , to oppose from the beginning and to oppose day by day what was at first a. vast majority of the people of America , misled , Inflamed , Intoxicated , maddened by the presi dent's appeal to popular passions and preju dice. The World led the way. H spoke out when others spoke cautiously or were silent. The timidity of so powerful a body ns the New York Chamber of Commercn Is the measure of the daring which Hils Journaj Ehowed. A very high estimate must be put on the value of such service as this. The World has done serviceof a different kind by .eliciting expressions cf opinion from eminent men on both sides. The appeal to common sense which came from Mr. Glad stone In answer to Mr. Pulitzer's request Mr. Pulitzer Is the editor and owner of the World has bcsn followed by longer mes sages from Cardinal Vauglian , Lord Rose- bery , several archbishops and bishops. Mr. Lubouchero and Mr. John ERedmond. . " ITS EFFECT IN VIENNA. The Times dispatches today from Vienna further Illustrate- the continuing Importance given to Uie World's scrvlca to International pMre. I send the Vienna correspondent's telegram In full , as follows : The feia-raM-o'dirrcsiyed by the prince of jynes.nrt tnc ttik''ofYorkMu the New Jpik Woild has mudu u great Impie.'flon In yijunna , A fairly long experience In journal. lm nhrond leads me to believe that the effect , wlll be a lusting and beneficial one for the press. There are very few countries v/hero the press gets credit for nil the good It does , but there certainly could be no more signal recognition of service rendered In a great cause than the royal message to the New York World. Such Is nt all events a view taken here The commcnta which It IUIH attracted would. Indeed , almort Justify the hope that , a new era In Journalism li nbout to com mence , and that the superannuated prejudice against publicity In questions of Interna tional cpncrrn will ere long entirely dis appear , enabling the press to contribute to the preservation of pence us elllcjclously a * it has done on the present occasion. The Wiener Allgemclne Xeltung says to day : "The name of the prince of Wales will be mentioned by the English speaking raeo nil over the world , nnd everywhere In terms of prab-c. Tin- English heir apparent has raised his voice In a controvcisy which has broken out between Great Ilritaln and America , and has dispatched a telegram to the New York World replete with calm hopeni. ess and wholesome common sense In Hplte of many examples sot by his own relatives on this side of the channel , he re frains fiom all aggressive manifestations niid does not dlsdnln to make use of a newspaper as his mouthpiece , although his Imperial coimln has stigmatized Journalists ns candidates for starvation. A son of the queen of England has opinions as to the Importance of the press different frain those entertained by her grandson. The short telegram ot the pi luce of Wales has , how ever , made u much deeper Impression than ; rnny long speeches. It proves that In Eng land , which lends civilization , unlimited chauvinism Is unknown to the greatest In the land , nnd they are aware that there nro other methods of putting an end to na tional strife than bntbarous nnd merciless war. HIGHEST OF HEROISM. "In that country the most prominent pTsonnge * exert themselves In the cause of pence , nnd accomplish deeds of real hero ism , for It needs more moral and hlgh- tnlndeil courage to take to the course which the prliicii has adopted than to Ktonn a fortress at the head of n regiment of Hlgh- Innders. National feeling In England must have been Incemred at the Insulting mani festo of President Cleveland , but the prince of Wales polntM out the path of dignified nnd curneHt reserve , nnd Instead of using threats or boantful language , he dlnpatchcs u iiirsnuKU ui iiuacu lllsit'Ull orvarKO ! mill extravagant references to oteelelnd oulras- lerThe prince of Wales chooses a mwspaper of bin antagonist us his tribune. "Across the channel very different Ideas nnd .sentiments must prevail from those entertained on this xltlo. The nnwcpaperx nre not only regarded by the foremost per- nopagef as n legitimate means of obtaining jnst.'ce ' , but are also valued an n medium for effecting nn Interchange of thought b.j. tween people of different nationalities. The telegram of the prince of Wales will not fall In Its effect : ) , und his message nt peace will assuredly Inspire the faith It BO Justly de- P" The neml-olllclnl Fremedunblati says : "It Is to be hoped that tha action of th * lirlt- l h heir-apparent nnd IIH ! eldest son In con nection with the Anglo-American iIUTer- ences will not full to lnive Its effect on opinion In Jho Tutted Sliitt'H. The mere fact that tneso exalted -rsnnnges i have Intervened In thn matter , nnd that In a telegram addressed to un American news- imprr thc > ' have expressed the confident nope that a peaceful solution of the contro versy will be arrived at , must convince Amerlenns that England will facilitate mat ters for their own government ni far as poMlble , The prexa observes tlmt the piompt re ply Klven to the New York World by tha Kngllxh princes and the fiot tlmt they did not tioubic theinselVHs any more with court etiquette than the American newipaper It- n ir did , gives their arumer n political slg- nlllrnnre which will bu lightly Interpreted throughout the I'nlled Stnte . 'Tha prince of WnlW message- favorably olttfctcd the bourse today. " HAVKD FROM CONFLICT. The London Spectator today ay : "Even tlio prince of Wales , nlio usually staudi * | oof frcm politics , replied to an inquiry froih the New York World that both he and tlie dnko of York earnestly trust and cannot but believe the pretent crisis will be arranged In a manner satisfactory to both countries , mid will be vucceeded by the same warm friendship which lias existed between them for no many years. The kindly expression was well received , and by Thursday the 'feeling was BO much cooler It was currently believed that President Cleveland deHrid to xplaln mviiy a portion of hi * utterances. " Tlio London American nyi : "Itvoi un doubtedly th ? vigorous utterance of th ; Lon don press , coupled with the Immediate and powtr-fraught response of the New York World , which propagated tha Iniplratlon tipcu * rr to avert a calamity at precisely tbe1 rlcht moinont. For the Utter journal , which must be henrefortli looked to by Eng- lishmen as a truly faithful mirror oi Amer ican feeling on vital question * , we have noth ing but grateful praise , but It must never be forgotten that tho- Initial Impulse toward a better feeling came from Inmilled Ilrit aln. U may be truly gatd those of us who admired Great Britain before now f cl fur ther a devotion , tecond only to that duo to the land of our birth. " SENTIMENT IN IRELAND. Even over In tumnltucus Ireland mnch the same sentiment Is expressed. Says the Dub tin Irish Times : "All oth'r exhortations and appeal ) have been In the pa me Ungnago ot deprecation ot war , which would be as blood- guilty as It It were actual civil war. This i * the sentiment of the honest people on bath sides of th ocean. It Is to the credit of the World that It ha : elicited proof of the dominant feeling. It has had a response from every high quarter In England and abroad , from the prince of Wales and the duka of York , from the archbishop of Can terbury , from all the dignitaries ot every creed. This protert against war has a vol ume and gravity which no American min ister dare slight. It I ? nlmoH on Impossi bility In such circumstances that war could occur. " The Freeman's Journal saysr "A lull has now undcnbte-lly supervened on the first flcrco excitement on the Anglo-American crisis. Thanka to the Intervention of Mr. Gladstone , of the Anglican blsliopi and finally of the prince of Wales and the duke of York , wllh placatory messages to the New York World , some cf the more tlircatensd symptom * arising from the mischief done by Lord Salisbury and Mr. Chamberlain have been abated. " Finally I quote the following from the Newo of the Worid , n London Sunday nsws- paper , which has a great circulation nmong the working classes : "Th ? New York World from the- first had the courage to oppose the outcry. Its proprietor , Mr. Pulitzer , ar ranged a' rerles of telegrams to noted Eng lishmen , nuking their opinions , Mr. Glad stone replied that he dared not Interfere , but that only common sense was needed. Lord Roicbery said much the same , adding that ho could not believe In so grjal a crime as war between the two English-speaking pee ples. Other prominent men wired In the same strain. Dut the most Important and In teresting ot the answers came from the prince of Wales , who , through Sir Francis Knollys , telegraphed en Christmas eve thnt he and the duke of York earnestly trusted and could not but believe that the crisis would te nrrangrd In a manner satisfactory tn both countries , and would be succ-oeded by the same warm feeling of friendship as before. This message , coining on the rapidly moder ating feeling In the States , has produced an excellent Impression. , nnd the old year closes n a much more hopeful outlook. " ONE EDITOR IN OPPOSITION. The only excsptlon In England to the gen eral exposition of gratification at the effect of these kindly messages Is the Saturday Re view today , which speaks contemptuously cf the English press as "representing merely the middle cla-'s of England" In Its "Ignobl ? competition aato which newspaper shall sur pass the others In obsequious flattery of the Americans nnd servile fear of war. " The editor of the Review , Frank Harris , Is a bumptuous person to whose wife's money , earned In trade , he owes his recent purchase .f the Saturday Review. In this general connection , mention mny be properly made of an important servlo rendered by the London Times , through its Now York correspondent. Since the begin ning ot Mr. Smnlley's work for the Times foreign opinion had fairly furnished It In his Now York cables , for the first time In the history of foreign Journalism , adequate data md experienced comment upon affairs , social , Industrial and political. In the United States. The owners and managers of the Times have shown prompt recognition of his admirable correspondence by constantly repressed avail of It In set terms In the leading editorials. Such public editorial recognltln of Its em ployes Is , I am Informed , quits unprecedented on the part of the Times , even toward Its famous correspondent In Paris. M. De Dloultz. It Is a recognition also of the new Importance given to affairs beyond th-- seas by the English and emphasizes the Times' claim to thorough appreciation ot the desires of English , rea'dors. , I am request d by the officers of the Baptist Union to forward especially to the World the following message to the United States : We. the president , ! vice president , treas urer and secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain und Ireland , appeal to our brjthren In the United States that In the name of our Lord and on faith , they lift their voice with ours for peace between these great Kngllsh-epeaklng nations. J. G. GUEENHOUQHT. T. V. TYMMS. W. W. I3AYNES. S. H. 13OOTH. Tonight's Londcn Evening News gives a larga part of Its principal page to a repro duction of the World's striking cartoon of De cember 21 , deploring th ? result to Great Brltiln and to the United "States alike , of a fratricidal war. ONE OF TWO LEADING PAPERS. The coiijessjsof European opln'on places the New York Worfd today with the Londpn Tliuci \s one of the two most Influential journals of the world. There can be no doubt of th ? fact. It la shown by the weight which the newspapers of England , of Paris , of Berlin , of Vienna , of ROIIIP. of Madrid , of Brussels and of St. Petersburg give In their editorial columns , aa well as In their imvs columns , to the Influence of this newapapar In the present international crisis , such weight has never been accorded with unanimity to any other newspaper except the London Times. Peculiar clrcunutancss , like those which have built up this reputation for the Times during i eelnurv. hiv nimtnited within a week to place the World In the eame rank. The London Times Is accepted In every quarter of the foreign world aa expressing the most enduring opinion and purpose of the British empire ; this , whether It agrees with or antagonizes the policy of the par tisan government In power at the time. Tone no other cause , perhaps , Is thl * reputation BO much due as the almost uniform succ.'ss with which the Times has Interpreted what I have called the enduring- opinion of the English people , regardless of temporary Im pulses or passions ot the hour. Europe has seen another newspaper , prac tically alone among Its contemporaries , set ting Itself to the apparently hopeless taIt of convincing seventy millions of people , led by thalr government , that a passion of the nia- nient was not founded In reason , Justice cr national Interests , And Europe has seen that newspaper's counsel prevail within less than a miniimi nours. Uut It Is not within this past week nlonc that the World has dchleved this position of not only speaking with authority for the American people , but of being the leading American newspaper. Four or five years ago tha Herald was practically the only Amer ican journal known , even by name , In Eng land or on the continent. There was then llttlo foreign Interest in the United States anyway. Our , domestic politics concerned Europe not at all. Even In England newspa pers printed little about the United States except an occasional account of a tornado , a railway accident , a murder or a lynching. The Herald , however , arrested foreign atten tion by new achievement ! ! In Africa , In the Arctic reslono or In European wars. The World's prosecution of corruption In New York , ending In the Imprisonment of a num ber ol aldermen , did excite dramatic Interest In Europe , as well as curiosity concerning the newspaper which had fought and won such H patriotic victory. Its consistent battle for sound money and sound finance made It known to the business men of London and of the continental bourses , Then there was a series of exclusive news reports secured by the World of events which greatly Interested England and Europe , and which were cable. ] back to the newspapers hero. The first de tailed accountu of the wreck of the IlrltUh war shp | Victoria , and of the accident to the bteimer City of Paris , ore examples , Tha World's dispatches from Nicaragua , up to the occupation by the British fleet of the harlior of Corlnto , formed almost the sole Information of events there. Tlio barburltlai at Port Arthur were first disclosed to the western civilization by the World'p cabled account , confirmed in full weeks afterward by letters from the London Times' correspondent In China. When a band of English missionaries were murdered at Hwasung the World amazed the proas of England and Europe by bringing over from China , obviously at very great cost , a full copy by cable of long statements a ! the survivors. In all these Instances the World' & account ! wore cabled to , and prlnttd with full credit by the English and continental newjpapers. The details ot the military operation * and the- Incident * of the war In Cuba taken , from the telegraph columns of tlia World are almost dalljr printed , with proper * credit , In all tha newspaper * c-f England and Europ , and form a larco part of the war newu from that other "dlitrenful country" ot the Carib bean. All this had made the > nam of th ? World a household word over here before- last week. Its editorial , published almost simul taneously with th text of President Cleve land's message , was on that day the only reilly acrloun note of pfore amid the gen eral alarms of war. It was published In every newspaper of consequence In England nnd Europ ? , It formed the subject of edi torial comment everywhere , and was ot almost of as much Import 09 the message Itself. Following day by day. Its message from Gladstone , frcm thai bishop of England , from Lord Rowbery , from the English Masonic body and from the prince of Wales and tlio duke of York , all cabled back here and like wise published In every capital throughout the old world , gave renewed , assurance of amity belweon the two nations and there fore further removed the probability of war. And the Saturday following the president's mesjugo , with Us universally accepted portent cf the most disastrous conflict In modern tlni s , saw almost the only won ! of peace aa spoken promptly by the World become a chorus ot assent en both sides of the At lantic. I hnvo , day by day cabled extracts from the press commrnt hero showing the obligation felt to the World for Ita courage ous and patriotic action. They have made clear the Immense Importance attributed , and doubtless justly so , to the messages of leading En ilfli public mm , and cf the two heirs to the throne. IIALLARD SMITH. n.VCI.AMt AIIC1IT TAICH SOME IIO.VDS. London 1'ronH I > | HOIINMIII ; the Probable IHNIIO liy tli < > United State * . LONDON , Doc. 27. The financial article In the Dally News says : "It speaks volumes for the changed political aspect that nn Ancr- Ican bond fssuo should be discussed fron- . the point of view of the London market taking a part ot ths Issue. A tow days ago such an Idea would have been received with Indigna tion. Today a disposition ls shown In many quarters to consider such a proposal on Its merits. Naturally the United States would hardly lay Itself open to rebuff , even if , as matters stand , seems probable. European capitalists would participate largely. And If any definite official Intimation could be given ot n peaceable character , n ready response would show how llttlo res.'ntment Is left In England. " The Berlin correspondent of the Dally News warns people against attaching too much credence to representations that Rus sia will support President Cleveland. "Ths relatlonH between the Russian nnd English courts , " continues the correspondent , "are much more cordial than under Alexander Ill's reign. Besides the great affection of the dowager czarina for the princess cf Wales , the czar Is greatly attached to the queen. Under a despotic government thesa personal relations nre all Important and Rus sia has no occasion to be plcasad at an In crease of America's power. " MOXKV KO llKl.l' TO TIIE AlUIEMANS lint Armed Intervention Can lip Rirotlv - . LONDON , Dsc. 27. The duke of Bedford , In declining an Invitation to attend a meeting on behalf of the Armenians , on the ground that funds would only prolong their misery by encouraging them In a hopeless struggle , writes as follows : "Nothing but armed Intervention could ex tricate them from their miserable plight. We have Just received a throat of war from the United States. Would the change of front of American opinion have been so sudden and complete If all England's resources had not been required for an Impending struggle In Europe ? Wo may safely assume that Presi dent Cleveland was unexpectedly surprised to find European sympathy wholly on the side of England. In view of the Jealousy of France and Russia toward England and the American threat , any attempt at armed Intervention In Armenia is doomed to failure. I cannot par- takj In any movement tending to push the government Into a policy fraught with so much danger. " . , .Spulii Woiilil Mice n Cliuncc. CITY.I.OF MEXICO , Dec. 28. Correpo Espanola - nola , the organ of the- Spaniards hero , in speaking of the New York World's article regarding possible war with England or Spain , says the Spaniards will greet wltli enthusiasm a war with" the United States , having many wrongs to avenge them , This pjper says the United States Is not a mili tary power , having no navy or disciplined army , and that It would be better for her to nwke peace with both nations and pay In demnity for the damag ? done Spain during the Cuban insurrection. iiKMla AUTI-OH to Support America. BERLIN , Dec. 27. A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Tageblatt says the United States government has been sounding Rus sia regarding the dlspuU with England , and Ig aid to hava received the most favorable reply. It Is declared the Russian govcrn- mfUt shares IVesldent Cleveland's views in the Venezuelan question , and Is prepared to support them at any rate , diplomatically. The dispatch adds that It Is not Impossible that the United States has received the support of Russia in the present financial troubles. MOUOAY AVIM * FLOAT TUB IIOXDS. Ilniikern .Stand Rcnily to Alinorli the I'roiioHt'il IMMIIL' . NEW YORK , Dec. 28. Regarding reports In banking and financial circles that the plan for a new government loan of $100- 000,000 had been agreed upon , the Evening Post saya : Mr. J , P. Jlorgan Is willing to help the government by floating a new loan of. $100,000,000. This ho will do In conjunc tion with and by the co-operation of the banks. If It Is desired by the government. Negotiations- been advanced by him far enough with the banks to enable him to enter Into such an arrangement with the treasury. The plan M tor Mr. Morgan and a syndicate organized by him to take $50- 000,000 of bonds at once , paying gold for them In Installments ns the money may bo required , and also to agreeto fake ? 50,000- 000 moro on the sama terms If the treasury tliould later on need further gold. H only depends now on Mr. CUveland whether such an arrangement shall be carried out. Persons In a poiltlon to know the facts to some ex tent said It was understood that the Roths childs- did not careto have anything to do with the loan , and that therefore Mr. Belmont would not bea party to the trans action as their agent , although his firm might possibly take some of the bonds , Will Force Ui Iron unit Steel I'rlccM. PITTSBURG , Dec. 28. When shown the Cleveland dtaputch , In which W. J. Rnlney , the coke operator , Is quoted as uaylng that the advance In coke prices by the Frick company wa a move of Carnegie to put up the price'of Iron , Mr , Prick ! < ald : "If Mr. Ralney Is correctly reported he la greatly mistaken. The advance In the price of coke wns not made with a view or ad vancing the price of Iron. Wo have no largo Htock of Iron on hand , ns stated above , only the usual or normal amount , " "Will the advance In the price of coke cause a corresponding rise In the price of Iron and steel ? " "It will Increase the cost of producing Iron and steel , of course , but the price of thorio commodities depends solely an the demand. There Is a good demand for them now , and It may be that the price will go up. " Settling n Dmiltiiril Colon ) ' . DENVER , Dec. 28. A special to the News from Grnnd Junction , Colo. , says : Atrangements hava been completed with the Dnnknrd committees , scattered over Iowa , Dakota , Ncbrnxka nnd Ktinraa to set tle In u body In the Gram ! river valley , near this city , during the coming spring. Over a hundred families , all well-to-do , will come. .Miirdi-rril ! > > n Mimlnr , FARGO. N. D. . Doc. 28. A murder Is re ported from IJuffalo , forty miles west of here , C. A , Peterson , a farmer , became a ravlnif maniac , and Dr. A. A. Young of HufTalo was aumnioned to attend him. Peterson attacked the phy clan with nn Indian club and b ut him to death , pounding Mi head to a jelly. Peterson's hired man , who accompanied Dr. Young to the farm. Is missing , and It la feared that he , too , wau murdered. _ Dentil * of n lni % NEW YORK , Dec. 28.-Robort F. Walah. scientist , historian and naturallvt , died in liollavuo hoHpltal today of pneumonia , CONCORD , N. H. , Dec. 28.-Mrs. Helen Marr Ileun. widow of J , E. A. Dean , for many yeais I rattle agent of the ChlcaKo , Durllnglon & Qulncy railroad , a talented writer , well known In the literary w6rld , died here today , DDNRA1P LEFT IN A HUFF Sailed for England While the Investigation jjVos Pending. DECLINES jjf0fc ASSIGN ANY REASON III * KrlriyLJr. . < ! -iiiili' , State * It li n Nml ,1 ,0,1 1 1 n iv Iutt llctiiwo" to r } V Dftnllx Left HlH I.ujvj-of Itelilml. NEW YORK , Dsc. 28. Lord Dunravcn nnd his friend , Arthur Glcnnle , sailed this after noon on board the Umbrln for England. In answer to questions by an Associated press reporter , Lord Duuraven said : " 1 really don't wish to talk. " Mr. Olonnlc was a little more communica tive , and when atkeil what via * tha reason for Dunraven's departure , said : "It1 ? a very sad ending. " Mr. Glcnnlc did not feel Inclined to quality nor define this statement whn urged to do so. He said that thcro wore only two men left behind to look after the Interests ot Lord Uunravcn , namely , Lawyer Asqulth and Secretary Hamilton. The reporter asked Mr. Glcnnlo If all the evidence In the case as far as the Dunnven part of It went had been submitted. The reply was : "You don't expect Lord Uunravcn to speak before the committee when he Is on the ocean , and , as to my testi fying , well I'll be on the ocean , too. " As the ship moved out from the dock a few of those who know the titled visitor shouted out , "Goodbye , Lord Dunraven , " but the moment the cry went up Ills lordship hurried to the other side of the steamer. Mr. Glemilc , however , remained loaning over tha rail , and bowed hla acknowledgement to cheers and greeting , derisive or otherwise , which were sent up fcr the Irish carl. club which Is charged with ascertaining the facts regarding Lord Dunraven's allegations of unfairness In the Valkyrie-Defender con test for the America's cup was In session for an hour this forenoon , and when the members dispersed It was with the under standing that the hearing would be resumed this afternoon. What effect Lord Dunraven's seemingly unceremonious departurq will have In determining the committee's course cannot bo foretold. The Investigating committee adjourned shortly before G o'clock ' to meet again at 10 n , m. Monday. None of the members would speak with reference to what had occurred at the meeting tdday , and all attempts to ascertain the possible or probible outcome of the sessions were met with the answer : "I cannot speak ; I don't know. " All the witnesses were not yet examined and were told to be on hand Monday. The last man to leave the club house was C. Oliver Jselln. , Mr. Iselln , llko the mem bers of the committee , would give' no word of Information , but said : "Come around Monday. I cannot say anything till tiien. ! " FHI2SH IAtlrls o IlAMIHItO. llulilirlii Crnclc Heat Out Crenccnilo nml SiillltClliinot. . SAN FRANCiSCO , Dec. 28. "Lucky" Baldwin's crack , colt Ramlero added fresh laurels to his Dicing string of victories by winningtliOj Elmwood stakes from the best Held ofyearolds that ever faced the starter in .this ptate , Including the great Crescendo , who ran spnnml In thn Vnhirltv. Crescendo was badly handicapped with heavy weight , and was ridden very poorly by Bergen , " who rnanagpd to get him pock eted ju ° t as" tlie'horse appeared to bo win ning. Green n. Morris' ( illy. Sullle C'lqtiot , was the faypr'tej at 2 to J. but wns beaten out by n head by liamlero. with Imp. Santa Bella only "a' nock behind , and Crescendo fourth. Twelve' horses started in the race the odds against Ramlero being 0 to 1. The stake , .was ) 'woi-th 51.7M tothe winner. Four favorlfqs , ( wo second . .choices and an b.utslder.wpn.tpday. "Weather clear and c-oM ; tracK/lmprovIng ; attendance , 000. Summaries : > ' First race , flVe and a half furlongs , sellIng - Ing , 2-yenr-oUls : 'Yankee Doodle. 113 ( Grlf- fln ) . 9 to 6 , won ; Alveio , 107 ( Garner ) . 4 to 1. second ; Suffrage , 103 ( Helnricha ) , 40 to 1 third. - Time : 1:10. NIc Nac , Ida H , Hilly JlcCloskey , Don Plo Pico and Cardweil nlfio ran. Second race , six furlongfc , all ages : Miss Maxim , 81 ( Slaughter ) , 9 to 5 , won ; Kowalsky , 90 ( Gnrner ) , 4 to 0. second ; Flash light. 107 ( R. Isom ) . 25. to 1 , third. Time : 1:15U. : Royal Flush also ran. Third race , six furlongs , the Emwood ! stakes , for 2iyear-olds , value J2.000 : Ramlero , 115 ( Chorn ) , 8 to 1 , won ; Sallle Cllquot. 10S ( W. Miirtln ) . 2 to 1 , second ; Imp. Santn Bella , 113 ( T. Sloan ) , 4 to 1. third. Time : 11C. ; Crescendo. Gratify , Governor Budd , Joe 1C. Kenhnm , Peru , Mc- Grejror II , Princess Noretta and Lee nlso ran. Fourth race , mile and a sixteenth , sellIng - Ing , nil ages : Dungarven. 99 ( Cochranc ) , 9 to 5 , won ; Rod Glenn. 107 ( Griffin ) , 4 to 1 , second ; Highland. 96 ( Chorn ) , 3 to 1. third. Time : 1:50J. : Little Bob. Tar and Tartar , Ransom and Wawona also ran. Fifth race/ steeplechase , short course , about one and n halt miles , selling : Colonel Welghtman , ,127 ( Hennes ° y ) , 9 to 10. won ; Tom Clarke , 121 ( Swift ) , G to 1 , second ; Mnlo Diablo , 131 ( Spence ) , fi to 1. third. Time : 2SM. nellrlneer-and Adelnnto ulso rnn. Sixth race , five and a ha'.f furlongs , sell ing : Adam , ID ( Garner ) , 10 to 1 , won ; George Miller. 113 ( Bergen ) , 3 to 1 , second ; Sllgo , 107 ( Doggett ) , 15 to 1 , third. Time : 1:10. : Conde , Goldbug , Toano , Hueneme , Hooleln , Realization and Tim Murphv nlso ran. Seventh race , five and a half furlongs , sel . Ins : Beatrice. 31 ( Garner ) , 3 to 1 , won ; Banjo , 107 ( Plggott ) , 0 to 1 , second ; Raphael , 107 ( Helnrlchf ) . 23 to 1 , third. Time : l:10'/t. : ' Seaspray , Orphan Bov. Fond Hope. Great Falls , Ltttlo Touirh. Mlddleton , Catch 'Km , Robin Hood II , Myron and Crackcrjack also ran _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ neclliieil Sir I'lniiot'M Entry. NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 2S.-Guy Irvln , partner In the racing stable of Irving & Chlnn , died this morning of brain fever. The body will be shipped to Louisville on Monday. In the second race today , juat nftar'tho horses parsed the quarter post , Sir Planet swerved und ran Aunt LIda to the outer rail , spoiling her chances in the race , In which she haa been heavily backed to win. The racing governors have decided to refuse Sir Planet's entry hereafter. Weather line ; track slow ; attendance fair. Summaries : ' First race , six furlongs : Prince Imperial (7 to C ) won , Miss Rowctt (20 ( to 1) second , Somnambulist ( JO to 1) ) third. Time : 1:1711. : Second race , one mile : Mumle G (5 ( to 1) ) won. Judge Debolse (4 ( to 1) ) scond , Royal Choice (0 to 1) ) third. Time : 1:47. Third race , seven furlongs ; Itenaud (3 ( to 1) ) won , Moiiiua ( i ! to 1) necond , Legrnndc (15 ( to 1) ) third * Time : 1:33. : Fourth race , mile and twenty yards : Langdon to 5) ) won , Ehulre G (8 ( to 1) ) second , Halkllrto (30 ( to I ) third. Time ; l:47 : > i. Fifth race. a\x \ furlongs : Old Dominion ( C to 1) ) won , , Itppsey (50 to 1) ) second , Sir John (8 torflffiiTrd. Tlmo ; l:18j. : for Pete Miilirr. NEW YORK , Dec. 23. Peter Manor , the Irish puslllsf.riwa'a given a big benefit here tonight. Hilly1' Woods of Denver appeared as Mr. Muher"81,1panlng partner , but the bout was uriaatj.'factory to the spectators , as Woods was no' match for the Irishman. Among the ' -others who appeared In the rlnsr were CU rl < ? i Jliner and Harry Woods of San Francisco , Young Grlffo and Peter Lowrey of Putilln , Kid McCoy and Jack Mitchell , and Tommy Kelly , "the Hurlcm Spider , " und-1kl Wulr. ul i- * - - - Huoren In the ClitNH Tonrnimit'nt. NEW YOrtfvVDec. 23. The third round of the Intercollegiate chess tournament was completed atutho Harvard school tonight. The results i fqllow : Price , Columbia , beat Elmer , Princeton , in fifty moves ; Ryder , Harvard. befaV'Hrnsteln. Yule , In thirty- eight moves ; Mlok.j Columbia , beat Murdoch , Yale , In thlrtyvtwo moves ; Seymour , Prlnco- ton , beat Southard , Harvard , In sixty-eight moves. . . Itec'iiril lli-caUlnur on ( HeCount. . SAN DIEGO , Cal. . Dec , 28-W. W. Ham ilton today brojie the two-thirds mile rec ord , Hying start , class R. paced by a quad. Time : 1:083-5. : C. 8. Wolla broks the : thrce- ' quarter mlle coast record , , paced by a quad , llylng start. Time ; 1:183-5. : I'olt-H I.ONPN u TlioroiiKliliri-d. NEW ORLEANS , Deo. 23.-Mr. G.V. . Poles' flno rnea horse , Pop Gray , died this morning , Ho had been ailing some tlmo be fore ho came south. Mint Workluir Un Golil liar * , PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 28-Gold coin to the value of JU , 000,000 haa been sent from the Philadelphia mint to Now York within the past week. It Is believed that most of this gold has been uicd In recent shipments to Europe. The mint received J20.000.000 worth of gold bars In Auguut , and all tula has been made Into coin. There la now on hand told barp valued at 120,000,000 , and , at > i the work of coining H going on dally and there M no decrease In the demand , It U only n mutter of n short time until It Is nil pone. Stnnll shipments of gold bars nre bslng received .Inlly , tint not In qtmn- tltles sultlclen to keep up with the demand 1 for coin , TJio I'rcsonl I , omlod rrllin of The present conditions of the ( irnln mar kets have Induced some ordinarily shrewd grain men to anticipate the time when corn wll ! ngnln bo king , the favorite of nil the small cereals. North Missouri , Kan sas , Nebraska nml Iowa are big corn coun tries , and SI. Louis buyers hnvo had n grcnt deal of nmusrment nml some little profit out of thp market. This was notably the case In connection with the cornel- worked In 1SS.V A number of St. Louis buyers went out In that ycnr through tb- coimtry , sa > s the GIobe-Democrnt , bought tip thp grain In cribs and hold It for devel opments. The opposition didn't quite un derstand what was going on , and wondered - dorod why shipments wore not n llttlp more ncllvp. They had every reason to believe the corn was In the country ; at least they knew It ought to be , anil were sure It hadn't come out. Then the St. IAMIIS buy- urs pmchnsod. shcllors nnd sent them to thp country , whore they were set up nlonc- sldn of the cribs. When the people who had the corner In chnrgu wore least oxpectlng It they found the corn coming In by hundreds of car loads. There wan enough to supply the country's needs , wind contracts nnd nil , nnd some people hint that this nmv bo ro ngaln , Corn undoubtedly has u great ndvnntiige over wheat nnd oats. It can bo prawn nl- mo t anywhere. H used to bo thought that H could not bo grown In the south , but wo now hove good crous In Tojsas. It IH enormously prounc , is growing In in creasing heights , with the ears larger nnd greater In number. In fact. In view of tl.nt year's records , In height of Btnlks , length of ears and number of the same to the stalk , the possibilities of corn seem only about developing. Then corn Is FO oaslly handled. In the corner of 1SS5 lum ber was sent to the country to build small towns. Cribs were erected fifty and 100 foot In length up from the ground , with cracks between the boards , wider nt the top than nt the bottom , to keep out the mm. Corn mny bo kept In this way for years , while wheat nnd oats must be care fully housed nnd txirned over nnd over ngaln to T > revent sprouting , heating , etc. Some grain men , In fact , claim there Is practically no limit to the time for which corn may bo kept , nnd say that the sur plus of tho. present yonr mny easily be kept , with n trilling expense , for a possible deficiency half a dozen years hence. It Is really with that Idea that there Is now tnlk o cribbing It for the purpose of holdIng - Ing , as theie are no present prospects of a corner being attempted. For the pur pose of cribbing ordinary fence rails answer for housing , so that the farmer who does not have to get the money out of his product nt once can crib ns well as the capitalist who has spare money to put Into lumber. There Is one other Idea advanced by tha people who want to house the surplus corn , nnd that Is Its constantly Increasing uses. The exports of It are larger year after vcar , nnd Its uses HS n fond for human beings steadily extended. It used to be argued that It was good only for hogs nnd Indians , Jut ns the Frenchman con tended thnt potatoes were lit only for hogs nnd Dutchmen. But the one Idea Is ns false ns the other , and they have both been dlpproven years ago. Corn now en ters Into n good many articles of food , . Mmllng Its way to the tables of the dain tiest of epicures. It Is Just ns good for hogs as It ever was , and the corn fed hog Is certainly far superior to the one fattened - toned on swill but It has gotten beyond the hog , nnd has reached the human. Thp exports show this , nnd rome of the most Interesting food experiments are based on Its possibilities. It Is capable of a grcnt many things , of which wheat Is not , and while the latter 1st fullv developed , the people who get up new things seem to be only beginning to find out what they can do with corn. The advantage In the time It can be kept without becoming musty or stale is onn great advantage In the care necessary In Its shipment and general hand- line- . lineThe The farmers themselves also ? cem to be learning something new about corn. They have never understood Its nature as they have wheat. For Instance , thev could never te'.l why white seed would often pro duce red enrs , wh'Ic ' red seed was almost certain to bring forth red ears. This ha been a mystery of nature v.-hlch they have never been able to master , but they are nearer Its solution now than they have ever been before , Ju t ns thev have given It study. In gathering the corn the red ears must always be thrown out , as they seriously Injure Its market valne. At the" same tlmo , they nre Just as good for hogs nnd cattle. It Is due to this study , alfo , that the height of the stalks has Increased , nnd the ears lengthened and become more numerous. It Is aEO ! probably duo to the extra earn In cultivation that corn bus crown In npnreclatlon ns a food product. It Is certainly as a rule n much more profitable crop for the farmer , considering how prolific It Is , and how much more easily nnd safely handled and sent to mar ket. The farmers themselves will not re gret the day when It becomes the biggest of crops. Neither wll ! the grain men , who are several times annually caused untold worry and anxiety by stories of heat , weav- Ils , etc. T1IK PHYSICAL TKST. Now York riiicHt OlillKcd tn IFn.I.-r- K n SevenISxiiiulnation. . The effort of the police commissioners of New York , under the reform regime to make the police forcn of the city bet ter than It was In the days of Its woful dogeneracv under Tammany rule , has not been confined , saya Harper's Weekly , to the Infusion of a spirit of common de cency and common honesty among the rank and flle. The commissioners are get- IIUK umiui mull i > uysiV'iiv lur iiuw ijujiuu- men than ever before. The standard for the physical examination has been raised from 5 to 10 t > er cent In some of the mure important tests since Mr. Roosevelt nnd his colleagues took hold of the depart ment. Every applicant for appointment to the police force of New York City has to un dergo three distinct examinations. The first IF a medical , the second a mental , nnd the third n phvslcal examination. They are all conducted under civil , service rules , and nil are rigid. Probably the physical examination Is the one most dreaded. This examination la conducted by Dr. A. H. Brown in a little gymnasium on the top floor of the criminal courts building. It Is designed to test the otrcnctli nnd muscular development of the applicant. The development is noted bv a series of measurements of chest , waist , abdomen , arms and legs. The dntn as to strength Is secured by actual tests. Gauges have been adjusted to certain Instruments , and when the dials show that certain marks- fixed after much study nml experlenco are reached , a percentage of 100 Is recorded. A man , for example , who can make the dial on the machine for testing the capacity of thn lungs reach the figures 320 gets 100 In that test , On the dial for testing the etrongth of the lungs ho must make n rec ord of twenty-five. Probably the test for the arms Is the most exhaustive. To get 100 the applicant must hang from a ladder mid pull his chin up to his hands ten times. He must then lower nnd raise him- pelf ton times on parallel bars. Few over accomplish this. Tests are made of the strength of back , arms and legs , the rnus- c'.es In the chest and abdomen. The "grip" of a candidate la shown In what Is called " " and Is also dif the "traction pull , most ficult. ' A Una ) test of agility Is made by Jumping. ' All measurements nro taken when the men are 'stripped. No man can bo ap pointed a policeman who does not receive at least CO per cent In development and CO per cent In strength. In the develop ment test imifcular condition Is the moat Important factor. In the strength , teit agility , arm and leg power , and lung cu- rmcltv count as most Important , Between D and 10 per cent of those who puss the medical nnd mental examinations fall in the gymnasium test. fur I'll r Miu-liJner- ) - . NRW ORLBANS , Dec. 28. Republican unity was not accomplished today. The sugar planter republicans had a conference , but my.Donod action until next Sutuidny , The regular republican executive committee organized and passed a resolution to confer with the planters. The pilnclp.il inlirtpt was In the tight : for the control of the ma chine. A few weeks npo the Wnimuith- MoKlnloy faction triumphed , but today the Creed men unified the ascendancy. The state convention was fixed for January 29. * Cnlurrh In Ilio Ili-iul Is due to Impure * blood and cannot ba cured with local apHcatlona. Hood's Sarsaparllla has cured hundreds of cases ot catarrh be cause It purifies the blood and In this way removes the cauie of the disease. It also builds up the system and prevents attacks of pneumonia , diphtheria ami typhoid fever , Hood's Pills become the favorite cathartic with every one who tries them. 25 c. < * Tliu Mcliiiirholy Il y lluvc Come The Mddent of the year , " not when autumn. h arrived , a Poet Bryant Intimates , but when a fellow geU billou * . The "ewe and yellow teat" U In lil complexion If not In the- foliage at that Inauiplclous time. Hos teller's Stomach Dltters will soon dltclpllne hla rebellious liver and regulate bli bowel * , beeldfri toning Ills stomach and healthfully stimulating his kidney a. Malaria , rheuma tism and nervou nesa are also relieved by the Dlttera. MASONIC BODIES FOR PEACE English Masons Send Fraternal Greetings to Their American Brethren. DEPRECATE THE TALK OF A CONFLICT PIT-IS Stilt DlMiMiHMfN tlir MPNMIIKPH of \Viili-M nml Cliiilnliinc nml Their I'nvlllu Inuiort UinimveilIMV CoiiHliliriMl n ( CopyrlRlit , 1S93 , by 1'rcns Publishing Company. ) LONDON. Dec. 27. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Masonic body of England Is perhaps more potential oven than that of the United States. Its grand master Is the prince of Wales , and Its deputy grand muster Is Lord Lathoin. Its membership Is very largo and embraces In every lodge throughout the country al most all of the representatives ot all the most Influential classes ot the community. The fact that two of the leading lodges have cabled messages to the World In the present crisis has been noted hero as an Important Incident of the situation. Lord Lathom sup plements these messages by the following telegram from Lathom House > , Onnsklrk , to the World : I have the greatest confidence In the fraternal feeling happily existing be tween English nnd American Masons helpIng - Ing greatly to smooth over the dlincultle ? , and to preserve the pence which should ever exist between us and our cousins , The Catholic Tablet , owned by Cardinal Vaughan , will say tomorrow : "Hut more potent than all elsron tha side ot pcnco has been the' message which th ? prince of Wales and the duke of York have rent to the American people , a message which says Just Ihs right thing In just the right way. The message was dispatched nt the Instancs of the editor of the New York World , a paper that has done good service to the cause of pcaco In the present crisis. Though pre cluded by his position from delivering any opinion on the merits of the question In dispute , the prlnc ? In his own name and that nf the duke of York , has exprcss'd the hope that the difficulties will be arranged without disturbing the mutual friendship of the two nations. " rniNCE MIGHT COME ACROSS. The Westminster Gazette says that the prince's messag ? to the World is of far greater avail than even his membership of the royal commission , and adds : "It could hardly bo put better unless. Indeed , the prince could have added a hint that bo and th = . duke of York had proposed to them selves to take a little trip through the United States , and still looktd forward to that pleasure so soon as the crisis was satis factorily arranged. " Sir Wemlyss Held , Mr. Gladstone's most In timate friend tn the English press and editor of the Speaker , says : "Mr. Gladstone's replj to the fervent appeal of the New York World fairly sums up the feeling of responsible Englishmen with regard tothe American crisis. No Individual Englishman dares to In terfere , because ho does not know whether by doing so he may not unintentionally add fuel to tbo flames. Our manifest duty Is to leave the American people to pursue their own course , and not to embarrass friends In peace by Interfering in any way In what Is so far a domestic question In the United States. Dut everywhere on this side of the water I find a desire to make a settlement oi this unprovoked dispute as easy to the Amer ican people as possible. That with common fenao and good feeling they can settle it without the loss of honor Is certain , and happily common sense and good feeling are likely to win the day. "In this connection I note the warm praise that Is everywhere b'stowod upon Mr. Gladstone's brief telegram. To have sa'd absolutely the right thing In the right way at a crisis like the present Is no mean achievsnvnt , but this la what Mr. Glad stone has accomplished. He Is so common ! ) accused by his opponents of erring on the sldo of redundancy that his brief and guarded message to New York haa cnusd a kind of admiration which Is not unmlngled with surprise. Now that ths prince of Wales nnd the duke of York have responded to Mr. Pulitzer's Invitations , and sent their mes sage of good will to the American people , It is much to be hoped that we shall rest con tent. Th re Is always danger of overdoing a good thing , and the significant outburst of Gaelic spleen In debate huggests that our friendly responses to appeals from the other sldo of th ? Atlantic have already been nils- undsrstood by some of our censorious rivals. Our business now clearly Is to leave Ameri cana to settle their own affairs without any Interference from our side. " WISH DUNHAVEN WERE DACK. No expression has been more general In London , or more fervid , since the beginning of the controversy than of regret that Lord Dunraven Bliould have gone to New York at Just this Juncture. There are certainly many strenuous and Important men In the English yachting world , and even In the Itoyal Yacht squadron , who deny his right to bo considered a representative English yachtsman. His fractious resignation of a small post In the government a few years ago Is conutantly quoted among politician ! ) us an evidence of his undisciplined temperament. SerlouH feart ) are expressed lest his selfish Insistence on Insulting charges may prove to bo u brand which may really Illumln ? fires of war between the two peoples. This fear is potently expressed In an editorial today : "Meantime we wish wo could bo as certain that the mission of another Englishman , who arrived In New York yesterday , will have soothing results. Many days ago , be/ore this crisis was heard of , we wrote upon the ex treme undeslrablllty of Involving Venezuela with Valkyrie. Slnco that time we have passed from the Valkyrie to Venezuela , but the Investigation which opens today before a committee of tha New York Yacht club Is likely enough to bring us back again at the first Interval of peace to Valkyrie. Which nf the two subjects is found more embitter ing on the other side It would ba hard to My , but alirowd Judges of America tell us that the affair of Valkyrie had done not n little to prepare the way for the uproar on Veno- zuela. Let us all do Lord Dunraven full Justice for hti spirit In fairing out , but the circumstances have changed In ten days. It would bo a relief to us all to learn tlmt lie had been met on landing by somebody from the Drltlsh embassy at Washington and In duced to take the first boat home. " OPPOSED TO SEOHEGY. Dut the opinion ot London yachting men Is btrongly antagonistic to the fact reported from Now York tonight that the Investi gating committee IB holding strictly secret sessions with Lord Dunraven before It. If the evidence pro and con Is not fully given tha committee report will not be accepted as final , and may , perhaps , oven aggravate thn strain resulting from Lord Dunraven's charge and the uyndlcato's rejoinder , Tlie Issue U HO abrolutcly Joined between the c liar go of fraud and the Indignant denial that only the fullest publicity of the evl- denco can be accepted ai satisfactory to oltuer Bide , HALL A UP SMITH. CriiNiiilf AKiiliml Nil mill 5" I.nlior , KANSAS CITY , Dec , 28. The Weal Sldo Law and Order league IIUH begun a crusade against Sabbath desecration. The Missouri QUH company , to quickly get down ltn mains , and the Durtier Asphalt company have been working their men Hunduy. and today they were served with notice * tlmt unlera they ceu ed to violate the law that arrest und prosecution would follow. 1'ren- ident Jonca further nal < l that the associa tion IIUH decided to continue the crusade along all llnr or business. n'llb the CrutlllorN. BAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 28.-Tho creditors of Porter Bros. & Co , met today. The total liabilities were shown to be 1120,000 , with uttaetH estimated at $180,000. A committee of credltora will choosfl u trustee , to whom the realty assets of Porter Uros. & Co. will be conveyed In trust to secure the payment of four notea , payable In nix , twelve , eighteen nnd twenty-four months , which they will give the creditors. AVHIIH AKT13H THIS ItnKIl COI.KCTIOX MnUo nil Attempt on the I'lilitlc Library Trrnxnrrn. A bold and daring attempt to rob ths Ilyron Reed collection of old and rare coins , valuable manuscripts nnd other Important curios In the Omaha public library wns.m d shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Had It not been for the clumsiness of the burglars thrlr rffnrti mlolit hnvo suc It Is supposed thnt they entered through n rear window In the basement , ns one there was found unfastened , and wns the only opening tn the building that wns not closed. After gilnlng an entrance through this win dow the vliltora evidently went directly to the room containing Ihn valuable col lection. They removed n lower panel from the door entering the museum room by boring a circle ot holes around It. A llvc-elghths-lnch bit was used for this work. The opening wns largo enough for a medium-sized man to crawl through , nnd had this been done the rohbcra might have fared better. It was quite evident that this course wns not pursued , but that nn at tempt was made to unlock the door. When one of the men reached his arm through to unfasten the lock of the door the automatic burglar alarm was set off. The colored watchman , who sleeps In the basement * ment , says he heard the ringing of the alarm , and nt ones grabbed his revolver and jumped out of bed. Ho heard sounds of re treating footsteps , nnd Is sure there was more than cue man tn the gnng , though ho docs not know how many more. He did not svo the men and thinks that they escaped through the rear window. The burglar alarm registered a hurry call at the police station , and th ? patrol wagon with n number of ofllcers responded , A careful search of the library and the ad joining premises w > is innde , but no trace of the missing burglars could he found. Near the door of the Uyron Reed room wao found a largi sack , In which it wua In tended to carry off the booty. ALMOST C.uJ < 5HT THH HUItCil.AH. Mr * . Ynlpiitliip SnrprlNCN anil .Shoot * at n Mliliilirlit Iniriiiler. About 1:30 : yesterday morning Mrs. Eva Valentine , who resides on the third floor of the flat at 711 South Sixteenth street , was awakened by a noise at the rear door , which opens onto a staircase running down on tha outside of the house. She jumped up , nnd going near the door saw n big , burly man wearing a soft hat , at work cutting out a 10 of glas-j In the door. Securing her re volver from the adjoining room , she re turned and fired two shots. Her aim was good , and both bullets passed through the lower pane , but probably missed the man , of no trace of him could be found. _ Stopping only long enough to don a mack intosh and a pair ot clippers , Mrs. Valen tine ran around to the police station anil asked that some one conic quick and catch the burglar. The officers lost some llttto tlmo In getting started , and when they reached the house nothing of the intruder could be seen. , This is the second time that burglars have visited Mrs. Valentine's home. Some time ago the place was robbed , and the man who did the Job wns given n year's hard iabor In the pejiltentlary. Mrs. Valentine states that she was not four feet away from tli3 man when the fired the phots , and could see perfectly his form through the glass of the door. Several parties In the lower Hals heard tlie man as ho rushed down the rear stairway. On the second landing he evidently fell , as the railIngs - Ings are pushed at'ltle. A neighbor living lii the rear saw the woulil-be thief as he fled down the alley , but otherwise no trace of the man was discovered by the police. . \\n Anodicr Clinptrr of the CoiifrnNlou of Hurry Ilnyn-iiril. NEW YORK , Dec. 2S. A' special to the World from St , Paul says : In the voluminous" confession of the noted criminal. Harry Hayward , who was hanged two weeks' ago , one portion was expurgated. W. l\ Halo ! s a leader of the bar of the Twin Cltlis. No nun stands higher than he , and when ho was , a year ago , retained as counsel far the supposed murderer of Miss Ulng , the c&mmunlty wao loath to balleve Hayward'a guilt. Tit ? reason had never been known. The suppressed portions of the confession throw some light on the matter. In his confession , Hayward sold that Mis ? Helen Hale was the only girl ho had really loved. When ahfr was about to becom ? the v/lfc of Dr. Hayworth , a prominent phy sician of Chicago , Hayward hired a detectlvo to dog the steps of the prospective bride groom to sec If something could not b ; found that would Injure his matrimonial prospicts. Nothing definite w-ia found. Shortly after the marriage. Dr. Hayworth and hlii brldo went to Chicago. Later Mrs. Hayworth returned to Minneapolis for a visit. While there her hupband suddenly died. Haywward , who was in Chicago , noti fied til ? bride that her husband was 111 and needed her. Sh9 went Immediately and found her liuyband dead. Harry Hayward took charge of tbo necessary arrangements. He dined with thp widow at ono of the smaller hotels of that city , and according to his con fession , poisoned her. She mysteriously died there. The confesi'lon also states that uio ( leatn or uer niuuana was caused by Hayward , though In what manner ho wa * _ taken off , Hayward does not tell.- The deatliH' * ' caused great wonder nt the tlmo , but there was no thought of murder , DUVIHI3I ) A UKOHOAXIZ.VTIO.V I'JjAtf. Foreoloxnre oil tin * For * Worth .fc Denver City to lie Avoldi-d. NEW YORK , Dee. 2S. The reorganization committee of the Fort Worth & Denver City , representing the four mortfjaijo bonds , has ( prepared a pjan for reorganization of the company without foreclosure. Coupons will bo stamped for live years tram December 1 , 1805 , at the late of 4 pur cent. One past duo coupon for 3 per cent will be paid In cash. To represent the remaining four past due coupons and the annual 2 per cent Inter est deferred for the next five years , a total of 22 per cent , bondholders will receive stock to the nmount of $270 for eacli $1,000 bond , to draw preferential dividends. If earned , at th rate of 'I per cent. More than two-tlilrda of the entire Issue of bondu had bean deposited under the reorganization agreement of lu t June. _ _ _ _ _ _ II. & O , Hui-il for HiMital. CHICAGO , pec , 28. Late this afternoon the Wisconsin Central Railroad company filed In the circuit court an assumption tult for $25,000 against the Baltimore & Ohio com pany and obtained an attachment upon n allowing thnt the Ilaltlmore & Ohio wan In- dobt&d $11,300 for labor und services nnd for rental and trackage in the Grand Central station. Tlio sheriff levied upon four pas senger engines owned by thn Itultlinurn & Ohio and the company's bank account at the National Hank of America , nmouiitlnjj to $47,000. At first It was thought the attach ments upun the locomotive * might prevent the Ilaltlmore & Ohio ocmpany frum Uklui ; Its passenger trains out on tlmo tonight , hut officials of the road hastened to the thui'lffu olllca and there gave a natUfuctury bond for v $10,000 , releasing the engines , / I'll j-1 n \orllii-ru I'aoltio luii-i-CNf. MILWAUKEE , Dec. 2S. Receiver llljjelow of the Northern Pacific railroad went to New York today to prepare for tins i > ; mt-annutU payment of interest on the flut morlgaKO bonds. The Milking fund charges will not be paid until some time toward tha latter port of January , tjlven u Witr'u Vacation. ST , LOUIS , Doc. 28. Clarence F. Parker , - < it assistant to his father , George W. Parker , president and general inanacr ot the Cairo Short Line has been , appointed feenoral mail- agcr of the road. President Parktr has bjsn granted a year' * leave of absence with full pay. He will visit Europe. Died Wblle DrennliiK lUniuulf. DALLAS , Tax- . , Dee , S3. George B. Kim trail , receiver of the Ninth National ban of Dallas nnd the Rockwell National ban of Rockwell. Tex. died suddenly vhlin dresnlnB lilinnelf this moinlnL' . H/wan in 'he best of health last night. H * t-Kin lo UoltaB live ycarii ago from UradforU , i'l but wan a native of Curilsle. Kv. ifti widow will start with tin- body for fcrllij