TJJ OMAHA JXAILV HEE: SITXDAV. I) IJCEMUEK ;iO. 10(). or someone representing (hem uro (till In Douglas county; second, It Indicates that tlio liotlco ara on Iho right track when they throw out tho dragnet for Pat Crowe, as otherwise the kidnapers would hardly take tho trouble to deny that bo la guilty. POLICE ADVANCE NEW THEORY M) uterinum Womnii Relieved Wife of Olio of the Kill n it per. (i lie Chief Donahue Is disposed to discredit the stories that aro going tho rounds of the press concerning tho mysterious "woman In tho case." Pho seems to have various Identities and to ho almost ns ubiquitous as Crowo himself. Now It Is tho Divine Vtoman of Chicago, who Is said to have a glass cyo and to havo been Crowe's Bweot heart, then It's the Darns woman of South Qmahn, ox-wnltress, who lias so unaccount ably disappeared from her accustomed haunts, and thero aro n half dozen others. "There can bo no doubt," said tho chief, "that thero was u woman In tho caso and I havo reason to believe, that that, woman Is still In Douglas county. I don't caro to (say Just why 1 think so. Hut I havo no faith In this sweetheart business. Crowo was not a woman's man. So far as my knowledgo of him goes, he was never known to bo mixed up with a woman In a love affair, nnd If ho look ono Into his confidence In this ease It was for business reasons purely. And It Isn't difficult to understand why n woman was pressed Into servlr In this matter. You will remember that tho kidnapers were planning to take ono of Mr. Cudahy's llttlo girls that Is. If tho kidnapers' own word Is to be credited and I sco no reason why they should have lied about that. Well, they probably wuntcd the womnn to help them get the girl anil to tako caro of her while she was In their custody. A woman could pick up n little girl on tho street and carry her away easily, where If a man would attempt It tho child would scream nnd bo frightened Into hysterics. So I think this accounts for tho appearance of the woman In tho esse. She went with Crowe when ho called to rent the cnttagn of Scbncldcrwlnd In order to glvo tho Impression that sho was Crowo's wife and that they were going to keep house In tho cottage, an arrangement which would divert suspicion from tho real purposo of tho negotiations. Now, as to who that woman was who called with bltu, I don't know. I can say, however, that tho pollco aro looking for neither tho Dlvlno woman nor tho Hums woman." Tho theory, which seems to be reasonablo, was advanced yesterday that the pollco bo llevo tho woman Is tho wife of the large, dark-complexioned man In the caso nnd that both sho nnd hor husband aro now living In South Omaha, where they aro generally re garded as honest people. A part of this theory Is that It was their house that the bandits used as n rendezvous and that tho dark-coraplcxloned man was tho Individual who furnished tho brains for tho enterprise. Tho pollco will not admit, however, that they aro working on this theory. .i Mellce In Kiiiimiin City. KANSAS CITY, Doc. 2!). Special Tele gram.) Neither llalston nor any other Ilenls' kidnapers wcro ever known hero as McOeo or McKoe. Ilnlston's renl name was supposed to bo Slpolc, but ho has not been heard of hero slnco 1891. CALIFORNIA CRANK SHOWS UP I. I.imvIk (lll-tl) lit I, ox AiikcIcn Ad drcsscN Communication to Chirr Ilonnhiic. Of nil the lnano cpmmunlcatlons received by Chief Donnhuo In counectldn with tho Cudahy kidnaping caso, ono which arrived Saturday, scribbled on tho margin of a newspaper. Is easily tho most Idiotic. Tho writer's "observations" aro scrawled nil over tho front pago of tho Daily Los Angeled Herald, with red, blue, and black lend pencllB, making tho shcot look like a very "dirty proof." In tho onvelopo with this was, a curd, upon ono side of which was printed, "Klcct Life Union, Endorsed by Lowls, the Light of Eternity." On the other, written with many nourishes, Is this cabalistic dovlce, "I, Lowls (16-0) nm (5-4) Head of tho Mouse, of Allah, Buddha, Chris t Inn Tho Supremo Spirit In Matters of Earth." Tho principal news story In tho llernld. which bears dato of December 21, Is on tho subject of tho Omaha kidnaping, nnd It Is this story which seems to havo moved tho "Head of the House of Allah" to exploit Ms Idiocy. Ono of his comments Is, "I, the Lord, lovos (15-7) the light; Tho nnglo ho (8-1) see nnd say as dictator to dark ncss; never mind any crow, turkey buz zard or carrion bird until after doing duty (Deut. 30-18) to Lowls. 17-7." After puzzling his brain over this and sovornl other similar bdrsts of nonsense, the chlof concluded that It was harmless, and dropped It In tho wasto basket. AMtTllttlt W1T.VUSS IS I'oir.M). Robert llroven Told Kldnnpcra Where They Could liny I'nii-, A now wltnetH hns appeared in tho kid naping case In tho person of Ilobcrt Brown, a 17-year-old colored boy, Robert says that along about December 10 or 12 ho was rid lug horseback on Chicago street near Twenty-second Btrcot, whon ho was stopped Dy a man driving westward In u light buggy Tho man nsked him If ho know of nny ono who had a pony for sale, nnd ho nnswored that ho did, that D. P. Wnrren, living at SSia Orand avenue, had a llttlo bay pony thnt ho was anxious to dispose of, Tho man thanked htm nnd drovo on. An unfortunate fact In this connection Is that the colored boy Is unable to dcscrlbo tho man who stopped him. Ho says that tho man was mudled up In nn overcoat and that ho failed to get n good look at' him Ho doesn't think ho would bo nblo to rccog nlzo him It ho saw him again. Thero I no doubt in tho minds of the police, how over, that tho man In tho buggy waB on of tho men who called at. tho Warren home day or two later and negotiated for th Eczema i TIow it reddens tho skin, itches, oozes, dries anil scales I Some peoplo call it tetter, milk crust or alt rheum. Tho sufferlne from It Is sometimes In tense; local applications nro resorted to tney mitigate, tint cannot cure. It tiroceeds front humors Inherited or ac quired and persists until theso have .been removed. Hood' 9 Sarmmpmrlllm positively removes them, has radically and permanently cured the worst cases, and is witnoui an equal tor an cutaneous eruptions. koou's Villi arc tti belt ctthartlc. 1'rlc VJ emu CUT OUT THIS COUPON Present at Bee office or mall coupon with ten cents nnd get your cholco of Photographic Art Studies. "When ordering liy mall add four cents for postage. ART DEPARTMENT, The Bee Publishing Company OMAHA, NKU. Skit pitrclmBo of the pony now at Pacific June tlon. COLD SCENT AT ST. JOSEPH oiler Make Another Hffnrt to Jar- round n Crowe Accomplice nnd Knll. ST. JOSEPH, Dec. 29. (Special Tele gram.) There was an nlr of suppressed ex- Itcmcnt at tho police station this after- oon. All tho captains and sergeants were called Into conference and presently they began leaving the station one by one, armed Ith rifles, in addition to their clubs and Istols. They had been Informed that Charles Mitchell, I'at Crowe's accomplice In ho Cudahy kidnaping case, was being sa- rcted In a houso in tho southern part of he city. The house was surrounded at 10 'clock tonight, nlthotigh the Job was done so quietly that the occupants did not know nythlng about It. The. ofllcers ascertained that Mitchell was not there nnd withdrew nB quietly as they came. They aro ns completely at sea re garding the wherenbouts of Crowe ns they wcro two days ago. t.lr.zlc Huron Seen In (Itiinhn. James Nelson, employed by the Hnrlo- Haas Drue company of Council Illuffs, ac quainted tho police of that city last night Ith certain facts In connection with the oman, Llzzlo Hums, who Is thought to have been Implicated In tho kidnaping of oung Cudahy. Ho said that his wlfo and er sister were well nequalntcd with the oman nnd that about ten or fifteen days go they met hor In Omaha, when sho told them alio was living In n three-story house near tho exposition grounds, A few ays later they mot her In South Omaha, hen she was accompanied by a man an swering tho description of tho "fnlr-halred" man, The Hums woman Introduced her companion to Mrs. Nelson nnd her slstor ns "My husband, I'at." . COLVILLE SHOWS FIGHT llrltlnh .Major (Jrncriit. Whose Itenlir- tuition IImn Ileen Demanded, Will Ask for Court-Mitrtlitl. LONDON, Dec. 29. Major Oeneral Sir Henry Colvllle, whoso resignation hns been cmnuded by tho war ofilce, but who re fused to resign und came to England from Olgraltar to demand a trial by court-tnar-tlal to establish the responsibility for tho eomanry disaster at Llndley last May, has mado a counter strlko nt the war ofllec In 300-word statement, which ho has given to tho press. Ho sayi ho has oomc homo to demand a frco Inquiry and does not in tend to bo made a scapegoat for the sake f tho staff. Ho avers that tho Llndloy disaster could never have happened had he been Informed of Lord Huberts' Intentions. Tho jirlmary cnuso of tha surrender, he nays, wns the Insufficient information given by the headquarters staff to Colonol Sprngo nnd himself, nnd ho declines to accept the blame. Ho lays out tho facts and bin hub thcrs. General Colvlllo and his Influen tial friends In nnd out of tho nrmy are thus beginning a campctr. asalnst tho new, secretary of war. Mr. William St. John Urodcrlck. Lord Roberts and Oeneral Kitchener, It Is expected to bo fought out with some ferocity In Parliament. When ho returned from South Africa Oeneral Colvlllo sayo ho fully acquainted tho wnr otllco with tho facts. After somo tlmo he was Informed by General Sir Ev elyn Wood, the adjutant general, thnt Lord Landsdownc, then secretary of stato of war, had directed him to say that Gen eral Lord Wolesley, tho commander-in-chief, approved of General Colvlllo's re suming tils Gibraltar command. He learned unofficially that an army board of Ave of the highest officers of tho war otllco had con sidered his statements and Lord Roberts' dispatches on tho subject. His reappoint ment wns tho result of tho Inquiry. To his intenso surprise Adjutant General Wood, on December 21, notified him that William St. John Hroderlck, tho newly up pointed secrotnry of state for wnr, hold him responsible for tho loss of tha Yeo mnnry nnd ordered him to quit his com mand Immediately nnd hand over his reB Ignatlon. General Colvllle, going Into official dc tails, says ho was ordered to concentrate his division nt Hellbron on May 29 and nnmcs tho various dispositions of tho other divisions, which extended across tho Orange i-reo Mate. Ho assumed that Lord Rob crts Intended to advance, sweeping nil bo foro him. His orders wero absolute, nnd ho ,hnd to carry them' out. Hence he could not go to the relief of the 500 Yeomanry wttnout risking tho success of the grand operation. Under any circumstances, ho says, ho considered It his duty to push on If he wore suro It would entail the loss of tho Yeomanry. Resides ho had only food enough for two days. Ho pushed on nnd tho Yeomanry surrendered. Lord Roberts broko up General Colvllle's division and ex pressed his dissatisfaction. "On my pointing out that I had obevod his orders to the letter," declares General Colvllle, "ho said his orders wcro only In- lennea as a guldo. ' Gonornl Colvllle alludes to somo of Iho Yeomanry being millionaires and quotes Lord Roberts as saying It was his duty to sacrlflco his force for tho Yeomanrv. "It will bo remembered." Qencral Colvlllo says, mni mni lorco or the ellta numbered 600 and my forco nearly olght times thnt num. bor." Gonernl Colvlllo cites two oxamnles of what ho considers Lord Kitchener's defec tive Btaft work. 1 FAMINE PRICES AT KIMBERLEY .M Inlaw Town Alumni ImoIiiIciI liv Uoem, Xo .Mull llolnir Received for Whole Week. CRADDOCK, Capo Colony. Friday. Dee. 28, Klmberloy is almost Isolnted by Doer raiders. No malls havo been received thero from uecomber 19 to 25. Provisions are nt famlno prices. Tho military took charge of nil tho foodstutfs on December 22. Tho Loinster regiment, commanded by Major Darry, had n skirmish lasting four hours with tho Roers nt Drclfontoln, December 27, Buffering slight losses. Tho nocrs nt Gotuk captured a convoy of twenty-nvo wagons on Christmas eve. Kitchener' Htimmnr)- of Attack. LONDON, Dec. 29. General Kltchenor. telegraphing from Pretorln, under date of Friday, December 28, sends a summary of the number of attacks mado by the Doers at various points. Tho only Important In ctrient was tho attack on n baggage col umn near Oroyllngstad. With a pompom they mado a tortlo from Greyllngstad and drovo ofT tho Doors. Captains Radclyffo and Harvest wore wounded, eight men woro killed, twenty-seven wounded and twenty wero reported missing. Returns Correspondent to l'leld. LONDON, Dec. 29. In view of the pro- longatlpn of tho war tho London Dally Telegraph has again dispatched Mr. Ren nett Hurlelgh, Its famous war correspond ent, to South Africa. llrltlili llroeeuiiy KlekMburir, HLOMFONTEIN, Friday, Dec. 28. The DrltlBh havo reoecupled Flckshurg, which hud been In the hands of tho Roers for somo tlmo. Stiiiiincdc Three Thousand Sheen. mi I. MR PITY. Mont.. Dee. 19. A telephone menmgo from Otter. Custer county, .suys eleven men stampeded 3,000 Bluvp. killing tlio wnoio unnu. ino sueop neiongeo 10 it. H, Selwuy, thu largest owner In eastern Molilalia, and were probably, driven over n precipice. Thero wero range troubles nt Otter nil tho summer nnd many hero look for further deeds of violence. A deputy has fc'0110 to (lie DCCU9. CHINESE ASK QUESTIONS Deiire Some Light on Mattsn Contained in Note of tho Powers. ANXIOUS ABOUT THE HEADS OF PRINCES Wnnlil Like in Know lint tne Signatory Power Will Do In L'nur the Urmnniln Arc Co m i I led Willi. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. A dispatch to the Herald from Pekln says: A note wns re ceived last evening from tho Imperial court at SI Nan Fu acknowledging the receipt of the demands of tho powers. It further contained five questions, or requests, namely: 1. Might not the Tnku forts remuln stiind nsr. though dismantled? 2. Is It proposed to behead princes tho same ns other offenders? 3. If tho demands are ncceded to, woum the allies ce.ise sending out expeditions? 1. wiint places no tne nines propose 10 occupy? o. now long uo nicy propose 10 ucuupy them? CHINA'S COURSE IS NATURAL t'nele Sam Considers thnt Celestlnl Court in Unite .luxtlrtcd In Ask Iiik K.t pluoiitlonx. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. It Is recognized by tho officials here ns n perfectly natural cotirso on tho pnrt of tho Chinese govern ment to ask for explanation of tho Im portant points In tho agreement reached by the ministers nt Pekln. So they aro not surprised to hear now thnt beforo blindly accepting the agreement as binding upon It tho Chinese cturt wishes for somo dell nlte statement ns to whnt Chinese cities arc to be occupied, how long tho occupa tion' Is to continue, whether It Is nn abso lute condition that the princes aro to bo beheaded and whether the Tnku forts nro to be razed or whether dismantlement will not suffice. It Is a fact that our government hns from tho beginning of the negotiations tnken an attitude on these llvo points of Inquiry closely corresponding to that which It is supposed the Chlucsc government has as sumed as a basis of putting them. Our government does not dcslro tho absolute demolition of tho Taktt forts. It will suf fice for our purposes, having In mind n temporary stay In China, that they should be rendtrcd harmless by dismantlement, to prevent ready nccess to tho Chlncso cnpltal of any forco which it might bo necessary to send from Europe nnd America In tho tmprobnblo event that the Chinese govern ment falls to live up to tho obligations It willl assume under tho agreement. Feeling thnt the Chinese government should be given a sultablo opportunity to demonstrate Its good faith, our government has seen no necessity for a continued oc cupation of so-cnlled stragetlc points nlom; tho lino of communication between Pekln and the sea. There Is no question in Hie mind of our government ns to tho extrcmo unwisdom of continuing tho sending out from Pekln of punitive expeditions which tho Chlncso government desires dlscontlu ued. So decided hns been tho objec tion of our government to tho continuance of theso military movements, which, in its opinion, havo done, much to prevent the Chlncso authorities from carrying out their engagements to maintain order and Insure safety of foreigners, that tho United States hns been nearly on the point of withdraw Ing from the concert. lleheudlnK Mny He Impossible. On tho last point, namely, as to whether the Chinese princes were to be beheaded, our government's position rcmnlns una! tered. It simply demands that the Chlncso government shall Inflict upon tho offend ing lenders, whether princes or mandarins or peasants, tho severest possible punish mcnt. Tho nnswers to tho Chlncso ques tlons turn upon tho understanding given to tho word "possible." It is con ceivable that tho Chinese government may find It nbsolutely Impossible to behead n prince. Tho result of the effort might be to overthrow tho dynasty, destroy tho gov. crnmcnt Itself nnd throw tho country Into chaos again. Meanwhile. It begins to appear from the charoctcr of tho Chinese response thnt thero may bo more time required In Bocur Ing n final acceptance of tho agreement than was nt first expected. It was not to bo supposed thnt tho allies, In view of their union upon tho uso of the word "trrevoca ble" as applying to tho ngrcomcnt, would tolernto unnocessnry delay on the pnrt of the Chinese government In acting upon tho agreement, but tho inquiries mado appear to be so reasonable, at least In the eyes of our government, that there cau scarcely bo a valid objection to their consideration Younvr Emperor U Tiiiiii'h Son, Somo months ago tho empress dowager designated the young son of Prince Tuan as tho successor of Kwnng Su. Although tho nnnio given In tho dispatches as thnt of tho now successor differs from that named by tho empress dowager somo tlmo ago, they may bo tho same, ns imperial names refer to tho dynasty nnd chnnge on nppolntment to the throne, that of Kwang Su bolng different from tho name ho bore beforo he ascended the throne Should the cuaugo bo confirmed It would probably bo regarded by tho powera as a high-handed net and one not likely to bo countenanced. In the present state of af fairs such a procedure by tho empress dowagei: would bo nn offense against China as well ns against the powers. Under tho nnclcut system of China the emperor Is able to name his successor, at times go Ing outside of the imperial family, nl though under tho present dynasty It hns been customary to destgnnto tho son nnd heir ns successor, or, In tho absence of a son, to select a member of the Imperial family. Kwang Su wns designated to sue cced tho former emperor, who had no sons Rut owing to tho disturbed condition o the empire tho ancient usnger. appear to have been lost sight of, nnd in September 1S98, tho empress dowager executed a coup d'etat and took tho reins of govern ment lu her own hands, practically dispiac Ing tho emperor. Lator the empress dowager named ths young son of Prlnco Tunn ns tho successor to tho throno nnd now, according to tho press dlspctches, tho empress dowager has displaced tho em reror with n new successor. Tho provlous nets of tho empress dowager havo not beo such ns would pormlt Intervention by th powers, nlthough tho emperor has mad appeals to Great Ilrltatn and other coun tries to uphold his nnclent prorogntlves Hut, with tho powers operating In China, It Is not likely thnt they will permit a further exorcise of the empress dowager s Influence particularly if it tnko tho obnoxious form of seeking to confer power on a son o Prince Tuan, the chief conspirator In th Hoxer disturbance. Resides, tho speclfl demands made by the powers on China, It Is well known that the governments and their ministers to Pekln have for some time been considering means of 'overcoming the sinister anti-foreign influenco of tho em press dowager by excluding her from Pekl and from all further participation In the governmental affairs of China, Know of Xii eiv Kmperor, WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. The Chinese minister reported today on his trip to Mont clalr, N. J., that tho officials of tho Chinese legation had received no Information of tho selection of a new Chlncso emperor or of the reply said to havo been made by th Chlncso envoys to the. demands of tho pow icrs. The Stato department , Is also unln formed on the reported chnngo of emperors nd In view of the silence of the ministers tho report is received with considerable kcptlclsm. Tho Chinese officials arc unac quainted with the lineage of the youth said to have been chosen by the empress dow- ger for the throne. HUMAN FLESH PUT ON SALE Cnnnlltnllunt Alleged to He llesnrteil To In China on Account of Knot Inc. VICTORIA, R. C, Dec. 29. News Is brought by the Rio Jun Maru that Roxer proclamations have been found In Seoul. calling upon Roxers to expel foreigners, In cluding Japanese, Tho untl-forclgn move ment In Corca Is reported to bo increasing In such a manner as to cause much un easiness. The famine In Shan Si is Increasing and Is cnuslng much cannibalism. Human flesh Is offered for salo and officials aro unable to prevent It. thlnn l.lUel.v to Aeeept Condition. SHANGHAI, Dee. 29. Chinese pnpern here stato that tho court has decided to ccept tho conditions of the powers, nnd his report Is gaining credence, but noth ing has yet been officially announced. It Is nssertcd th.it tho emperor has or- lercd tho lmmcdlato docnpltntlon of Yu Shlcn, who was formerly banished. SAY A LAST LONG GOODBYE (Continued from First Page.) feet long, twenty-two foot broad nnd nine feet deep. Over it Is a railroad with a car drawn with a stationary engine The model is attached to tho carrtago nnd tha peed got from every model for ovory oun,co of power Is automatically recorded. Thero are arrangements also for testing t all keel angles. Tho apparatus Is said here to bo the only ono of its kind In tho .jvorld. Ry Its menns Mr. Watson hns tried a dozen models. Tho Importance of theso experiments ran bo Judged from his ndmls- Ion that It was duo to n fnult of tho hull that Valkyrlo and Shamrock failed. It Is bclloved that the now boat will stand driv ing hard without drawing n big quarter wavo behind. Hence secrecy la carefully observed. THEATRE FRANCAISE OPENED ''nmoiiM Kreneh I'liiyhoime, (nttril liy Fire, .Aunln thu Home of Dra matic Art. PARIS, Dec. 29. A brilliant spectaclo was presented at tho Theater Francnlso tonight n tho return of tho Comedlo Frnncalso to Its old home, which has been rebuilt on scientific methods since It was gutted by flro Inst March. Tho occasion was cele brated with a gala performance, and It Is doubtful If tho historic playhouso over held moro distinguished gathering of repre sentative Frenchmen. President nnd Mme. Loubct occupied the presidential box, while the king of the Rclglnns, who mado tho trip from Rrusscls to attend tho perform ance, engaged tho Bagnolre, formerly be longing to his uncle. M. Wnldcck-Rousscnu, members of his cabinet, nnd nil tho leading lights In poli tics, llteraturo nnd drama, wcro assembled within tho plncc. Tho program consisted of the fourth act of Cornellle'B "Lo Cld," the third net of Mollcre'a "Fommcs Savnntes," concluding with n prologue on tho reopening of tho theator writton by Riechpln, Monet- Sully, Sallvln, Coqttolln,, Dndet nnd Mines. Dutllcy (who csenped tho flro when Hcnrlot perished), Rnretta nnd Dnrct took tho lead ing roles. Tho traditional ceremony, which nttends every historical performance nt tho Theater Frnncalso, was n most picturesque scene. The stngo represented a bnronlal hall, with two stono benches on cither side. The bust of Mollcro was decorated with tho trl-color and a golden wreath. All tho members of tho troupe, attired In scarlet and crmlno-decked robes, entered two by two, bowed to tho nudlcnco nnd placed n laurel wreath around tho bust, to which they then bowed, nftcrwards taking their plnccs upon the benches. Monet-Sully, In tho rolo of doyen of tho company; Mine. Rnrrotta, as tho muse of tho comedy, nnd Mme, Rnrtet, as muao of tragedy, then spoke, nnd tho company dispersed to tho strains of tho "Marseil laise." The theater has undergone llttlo struc tural changes, but numbers of improve ments havo been ndded, such as n new fire proof curtain, better staircaso arrange ments nnd safety exits for both the public and tho artists In caso of fire. One of tho principal Improvements Is nn elevator. Tho auditorium Is tastefully decorated In gold and red. Voltalro's statue, which nearly perlshod In tho Are, Is now placed on wheels. Tnpe6try from tho famous Gobelin factory, representing tne crowning or Molloro by eolebrated members of the Comedlo Franca lie, which It has taken several years to execute, hung In the foyer for tho first tlmo tonight. During tho evening President Loubet con ferred on Monet-Sully tho decoration of an officer of tho Legion of Honor. Snn DoiiiIiiko'n .Mlnlxtcr Clioxcu. SAN DOMINGO, Republic of San Do ralngo, Dec. 29. (Via Hnytlon Cable.) Tho president has nppolntcd the following mlu lsters: Interior, Scuor Hernandez; foreign affairs, Senor Henrlquoz; war, Senor Cuello; finance, Senor Rrnche; agriculture, Senor Despradel; posts, Sonar Joubcrt. Tho tribunal has confirmed Kb previous declaration of tho bankruptcy of tho Na tional bnnk nnd tho bankruptcy proceedings aro continuing. Tho country remains quiet FIFTY TONS OF CANDY Have Ileen Sent to Our Nnldlern In the Philippine Inland It)' the Government. Fifty tons of candy havo been sent to tho 30ldlers in tho l'hllipplno Islands by the commissary department of tho nrmy during tho Inst three months and largo amounts to Boldlers In Cubit aid Puerto Rico. This Is dono upon Lilylco nt tho mcdlca officers of thearmy because It Is n physio logical fact that a moderate consumption of confectionery promotes health and sat isfies a natural crnvlng of tho stomach. Candy was never furnished to tho United States army beforo nlthough It has been commonly used ns a ration by tho French and Rritlsh troops In tho tropics. ThU ixplodcs nnothor old fashioned theory that sweets aro Injurious to tho dlgcstivo organs, A'hllo a moderato uso of sweets Is actually beneficial. Very few things nrc Injurious and tho food cranks who ndvoqato tho uso of a fow grlans nnd vegetables and decry tho use of sweets nnd moats are In error, as a wholesomo variety of meat and vcgetablo food Ib nbsolutely necessary for tho mnln tenanco of the highest condition of health Tho best rule to follow Is to cat what tho appctlt. craves and If thero Is any ills comfort or Irouhlo In digesting mcnt o sweets tho difficulty can bo readily over romo by tho regular uso after meals o somo sate digestive composed of pepsin nnd diastase which will arslst tho stomach by Increasing tho flow of gastric Juice nnd furnish the natural peptone lacking In weak stomachs. The best preparation of this kind Is prob ably Stunrt'B Dyspopsla Tablets which mny be found at all drug stores. Yearn of use have demonstrated the valuo and effectiveness of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab lets in all cases of Impaired digestion. MID-ROADERS CONFERENCE opuliit Obnirmtn Parker Convenes the Faithful in St. Louii. NEITHER BARKER NOR DONNELLY PRESENT rof. Ilerron of (irliniell .Unite Ad dress on Soelnllsm, Attribution. Itrrnn'H Drfent to luiiorancc of Mankind and Political Need. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29. A conference of tha middle-of-the-road populists convened in tho St. Jnmcs hotel today In responso to n call issued by Joo A. Parker of Ken tucky, chairman of tho national committee of that party, for tho purpose of discussing their future policy. About ninety members of tho national commltteo were present In person or repre sented by proxy. Neither Whnrton Darker nor Donnelly wero here. Tho latter Is sick nnd could not come. Among those prcsont are: Joo A. Parker, Thomas J. Reed and J. 1). Johnqon of Kentucky, W. S. Morgan of Arkansas, Colonel Frank Rurkett of Missis sippi, Tom P. Pease of South Dakota, A. C. Vanllno and Joseph II. Ferris of Illinois, J. II. Hlllls of Missouri, Colonel J. S. Fetter of Illinois, Colonel Thomas Wndswnrth of Indiana and Miss Clara Williams of West Plains, Mo. A representative of tho so cialist party was present In the person of Prof Gcorgo D. Ilerron of Grlnnell, la. Chalrmnn Parker, In calling the gathering to order, made n short address, In tlio courso of which ho said that tho confer ence was called for tho purposo of con sidering tho futuro policy of tho mlddlo-of- tho-roadcrs, who stood for no compromise. Ho belloved in divorcement from both tho old parties nnd declared thnt tho fight should bo carried forward without any com promising. Mr. Parker said he had Issued tho call to representatives of nil branches of tho populist party, but that the "fu slonlstB" had Ignored It entirely. Tho tlmo wns ripe, ho said, for n great political battle and ho desired to nsk tho represcnta tlves of other reform movements to stand with tho mlddlc-of-the-roaders nnd mako tho principles of tho latter their own. I'rof. Ilvrron'N .Atltlrenn, Vrof. Gcorgo D. Ilerron of Grlnucll, la.. who had been invited to bo present, wns nsked to address tho gathering on social- Ism. Ho said that tho reason Hryan was not elected wns because ho was not a radical man, that lie represented eighteenth century philosophies, wan profoundly ig norant of mankind nnd of tho present po litical needs. Ileforo tho last election n strange condition of nffairs existed. One-third of tho voters, tho speaker do- dared, woro not sure how they should vote. They woro not In sympathy with the rcpubllcin pnrty, nnd, In their extromlty, saw no reform In tho platform laid down by tho democrats. Tho result was they did the best they could. Theso voters nro now waiting for a definite, clear-cut, radical program of reform to be presented to them and this they will uphold. The real Issue In America, Prof. Ilerron said, Is n clear cut conflict between Industrial democrney and capitalism, or tho old political abso lution brought down to date. There Is no mlddlo ground; the only way to ohtaln lib erty, ho said, was through industrial do mocracy. At tho conclusion of Dr. Hcrron'a ro- mnrks thero wns n general discussion of tho question whether it was desirable to havo n uplon with other reform elomenls, nnd, If so, on wlut basis could they afford to have such union. When tho discussion wag finished Chairman Parker nppolntcd a com mittee, of whloh Colonel Frank Rurkett of Mississippi, W. S. Morgnn of Arkansns nnd Joseph II. Ferris of Illinois wero tho prin cipal members, to prepare an address. A recess was then taken. Complains of Too Much Platform. L. A. Wellcr of Iown dcclnred that the populist party has always been loaded with too much platform. Ho was opposed to the coalition with other reformers. He said that ho had assisted In organizing tho greenback party and ho had seen It assassi nated In tho house of Its friends. He de clared that tho labor party and other reform movements havo been killed In tho siuno manner and he did not favor going to them. Joseph Hupp of Chicago tool; up the point made by Prof. Ilerron of Iowa that tho pop ulists occupy a etrateglo position and for that reason ho was In favor of continuing tho work. Ho drew comfort from the re sults of tho last election and said that the farmers nre not yet ready to take up so cialism. Thomas Wadsworth of Indiana declared that ho Is in favor of anything that would benefit tho people. Mr. Rodonhelmer of Georgia declared that ho is In fnvnr of keeping up tho fight nlont; strict party lines. O. A. Wiso of Wisconsin wns of tho same opinion. Tho majority of tho speakeru favored n continued strugglo for the principles of populism and an ad dress to this effect was prepared beforo ad journment. CliniiKeii In Platform. At tonight's session Chairman Parker In troduced it resolution which affected sovornl changes lu tho platform of tho party os adopted nt Omaha, to be submitted to n referendum vote. After considerable dis cussion It wns .adopted, It jrovldcs for tho change In tho party name from "the pcoplo's pnrty" to "tho populist party." Tho Bccond plank of the Cincinnati plat form la changed to rend, "Wo demand tho public ownership of such, means of produc tion nnd distribution ns tho people will from tlmo to tlmo elect." Tho third proposition Is to change plank soven by dropping off the laBt three words "of public utilities." Tho fourth declares tho party Is opposed to physical revolution nnd confiscation of property, It declares that tho fundamental doctrlno of the pnrty Is tho principle enun ciated nt Omaha; that tho wealth belongs to him who makes It, and thnt every dollar taken from labor without an equivalent Is robbery nnd tho party Is pledged to such legislation ns will destroy tho condition which makes It possible for ono man to llvo on tho labor of another, A committee, composed of James Forrlss, Illinois; F. Durkltt, Mississippi; J. S Foltcr, Illinois; Dr. K. S. Curry, Missouri, and J. A. Rodcnholmcr, Georgia, submitted nn address, which congratulates tho mem bers of tho party on Its showing In tho last olcctlon, notwithstanding discouraging con dltlons. Other reform organizations nre Invited to Join In nn "effort to establish human liberty." Tho members of tho party nro asked to rally and go to work In tho or ganlzatlon. Terribly lliirned In Prairie Fire. WICHITA. Kan,. Deo. 29. Gottlieb Stacker nnd his fumjly. moving from Rtlll wnter. O. T., t Roger's MI1N comity, were cu'.iKht while asleep In their witgon In n priilrlo tiro last night. A 17-months-olil Imhv was rousted to death and n bov will die. A young woman will loso both limb nnd no hones am entertained of saving tho mother b lire, in ineir. roasicu conuiiinn ntwi wlili tho eves of their 'horses hurried out they reached n dugout h few miles Hwny. The priilrlo Urn wns funned by n wind traveling sixty innes un nnnr, , Mi.i.retnrv l.oiltr SlieilkM. 1IOSTON. Dee. 29. A distinguished com pany withered around the tubles at the JIOICI liriUIBWK'll IIIID I'teillllK II, imiliri pato In the imnual reunion of the Mnssa chusetts alumni of the MnsHnehuetts Instl ...... rt..I.M.ilni... 1.1 IU III 1 Ul llll"l"HJ Secretary of tho Navy John D. Long. As- . . . - t..i... r, imi t ,A. ,.. ....... pisiiini ncrri'iui . unnu ft ii.ii. KinuiT-iiuiii Governor John I). HateH nnd Prof. Henry K. Frltehett. tho rerently-cleeted president of the Institute, were the prlnclpul speak- STORM WRECKAGE THROWN UP MiibIIkIi Const Littered ulth Ktldcnce of .More IUnlcr Thnn lltuc Ileen Reported. LONDON, Dec. 29. quantities of wreck age have been thrown up on tho different roasts, evidence of disasters from the gnlo not yet reported. Tho Great Western Railroad company's steamer plying between Mllford and Water ford, whloh, Inst night, wns reported telvo hours overdue, renched Waterford thirty two hours late. The rcmnlndcr of the crew of the Spanish stenmer Knecurl, which wns driven dshoro nt Portland breakwater (where twonty-two men got ashore, leaving fivo men on the wreck) hnvo been landed. Tho captain revisited tho vessel this morn ing and ns he stepped on Its deck tho ship heeled over and SHnk. The captain was drowned. Tho French bark Seine, ftom lqulque, September 23, for Dunkirk, has been driven ashoro nt Perranporth, Cornwall. Tho crew, numbering twonty-three men, wero saved by tho rocket apparatus. PARIS, Dee. 29. Advices from French porta say the galo rnged with extretno vio lence nnd that n number of fishing smacks nnd coasting vessels have ticen wrecked. Nine fishbolts have been stranded neir Dun kirk nnd three of them will prove totnl recks. Their crcwB were seen clinging to :io rigging, but tho majority of the beyond reach of tho rockets. A liri,nni gallantly rescued many of the fishermen, but ten or tnem pcrisncd. A brig wna totally lost on the Sables do ,onnes. Of Its rrow four men were rowned and two reached tho beach by linglng to barrels. WORK ON NEW CHALLENGER Mptou'ft llont Will lie Well toiler Wny by Middle of ,lnu unry. (Copyright, 1900, by jreKs PublMiliii; Co.) GLASGOW, Dec, 29. (Now York World Cnhlcgiftin-Spcclnl Telegram.) The New lear holidays will begin Monday nnd work on tho cup challenger Is suspended for n fortnight. The Clydo nnd Solent expertH don t think much of tho Iloston boats. They nro caluculatlng that llerreshoff's keel boat must bent Crownlnshlold's crnft if long experience counts for aiiythlm:. Hnwlcy's proposed rndlcnl tenter board is taken hero to be n mat tired Pilgrim and, therefore, of no uso against Herre shoff, who knows whnt to expect. Tho bronze for the chnllenger s hull. manufactured by Pnrsons & Co, of Dent- ford, Is being delivered nt Dumbarton Tho now boat represents no radical de parture. The only nlterntlons In design will be for the object of securing in com bination extreme speed on nil points of sailing. Former chnllcngers have failed In this respect, Fife's Shamrock notnbly Watson recognizes thnt Herreshoff's suc cess depends most on his moro oxnet knowledge of conditions. Tho design of Shnmrock II, therefore, was mado after many testB with models In Donney's ex perimental tank nnd ts the most nclentlflo thnt Watson has produced. EMPEROR AS A GOOD FELLOW William of Germany Tabes "n I, Idle Pleasure In MnkltiK Poorer People Peel ISctter. (Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co. UKRLIN, Dec. 29. (Now York World Cablegram Special Tolcgram.) Tho kaiser delights In playing Aaroun nl Raschld at Christmas tlmo. lie started off this yenr, nccompnnlcd by his naval adjutant, In tho morning, As soldiers on duty aro not per mitted to accept presents, tho kaiser laid a gold pleco In several sentry boxes. All tho men nnd vcmon working In tho palace gardens received new 2 or C-mnrk pieces. Tho kutscr then left tho park to seek adventure In tho public road, where country women wero passing, carrying on their bncks empty market baskets. Into encu basket tho kaiser Hung a handful of silver nnd Immensely enjoyed tho consternation nnd gladness of tho women. To a llttlo boy wheeling his sister In n pornmbulator his majesty gave 2 marks, whereupon tho child took off his hat nnd said: "Thank you, horr kaiser." His majesty returned to tho pnlnco visibly pleased with his morning's work. DOESN'T WANT B0NI IN JAIL llrother-ln-I,iiw Gould .HiikkchIm Hint the Count Withdraw from Pari Soon. (Copyright, 190), by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Dec. 29. (Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) A closo friend of tho Castollanes says that George Gould has written to his Bister thnt she and the count ought to lenvo Franco Immediately nnd con.o to America, If necessary, beforo a court decision Is reached which may pos sibly precipitate, scandal. It is presumed that Gould refers to the veiled threat of Worthelmer's lawyers to arrest Count Ilonl for soiling property unpaid for. Tho Avenue Hols mansion has been hermetically sealed and the family nro residing In n chateau. MRS. POTTER MAKES CLEANUP Amerlenn Aetrens Secures tp7r,l)00 im Her Share of n Sooth African MIiiIiik Ileal. (Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Dec. 29. (Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Frank Gardner, Kyrlo Dcllcw and Mrs. James Urown Pottor have Just floated n 'West African gold mine for $760,000. It Is said that Mrs. Potter cleared 47B.OOO as her sharo of tho promotion profits. IlountlcN for SwedUh Shipping. STOCKHOLM, Dec. 20. The commission for tho promotion of Swedish coramerco pro poses to establish regular steamer lines to the Untcd Stales and South America, particularly the United States, whence Im ports nro rapidly growing, whllo Swedish exports nro unimportant. Sweden, nt present, receives Amorlcan goods chiefly through London, Hamburg nnd Antwerp nnd they appear In Swedish statistics as net from tho United States, Tho commission proposes bounties for tho two Hues to tho United Stntes and South America nnd also sets forth thnt bountled lines from Sweden to Russia nre desirable. Mniiieror Send for 1 1 1 h llrolher. HI3RLIN, Deo. 29. An Imperial order, dated December 18, commands Prince Henry of Prussia (brother of Kmperor William) to renalr to Ilcrlln by January 1 nnd re muln nt tho capital for somo time, with tho view of attaining a moro Intlmato knowl edgo of stnto affairs. Ills majesty desires that, whllo .nt tho capital, Prlnco Henry shall mulntain closo touch with tho foreign office lnalvln 'In Ufa I'll I'loilt lllir llfbt. VIKNNA, Doe. 29. Tho Vienna 7,oltung will publish tomorrow Imperial ordinances directing the taking up during tho first six months of 1901 of RO.000,000 kroner of the flouting debt, providing for tho expensos of 1900, necessitated by tho non-pussago of tho budget bill. Another decreo continues until 1903 tho freedom from dues or sea going trading vessels. Stop the CniiKh nod Work Off the Cold Laxative Rromo-Qtilnlno Tablets cures a cold In ono day. No cure, no pay. Price il cents THIRTEEN FAIL IN A DAY Suspension of London and Globe Oorapnu; Catches Many Broken, HARD ON CANADA'S FORMER GOVERNOR .Mnrimlft of Dufleila n I'lnnucc Concern's Chairman nnd Ih I'nll. lire Coiiicn al n Particularly In opportune Time for Him, LONDON, Dec. 29. Tho suspension of tho London & Globe Finance corporation has been followed today by the hammering on the Stock exclianno of twelve firms, ns follows: Haggard, Male & Plxley; Oarle & Driver; Douglas, Jr., & Co.; Comfoot Urns ; F. A. Cohen; Dlockey & Rucklnghatn; Otinn & Aubrey; Rlclufrds Sloper; linker & Smith; F. C. Watts &. Co.; Flower & Co. and F. Roully Co. Tho first named Is n big firm with im portant connections. It Is feared a minibcr of smaller Jobbers will bo affected. While tho dlfllcnltlcs of tho firms closely connected with the London tllulm di vision wero largely discounted, thn re peated fall of the hammer this mnmlnc caused n great sensation. It Is feared the full list of failures Is not yet known Almost tho whole Interest on the Stock exchange todny centered In tho West Aim trnllnn mnrkct, the condition of which svni pathntlcally affected the others. All tho shares of tho London & Globo group topple 1, especially Lakevlewa and Lernl No. 2. Tho shares of the latter were yesterday quoted at 2.1. but today they nre unsalable at I. The London & Globe Is nluo heavily In volved In the llrltlsh Columbian market. The situation Is not yet cleared up, ns the rumors of arrangements lo nsslst the Lon don Glebe nre not credited In well In formed circles. There Is tho greatest In dignation against Mr. Whllaker Wright, who Is tho fountain head of the concern, nnd others of the London & Globe group. Thero has been somewhat of n recovery In Lakovlows slnco Inst evening. Tho chairman of the London & Globo Flnanco corporation, limited, Is the mar quis of Dufferln nnd Avo, tho former gov ernor general of Cnnndn, and llrltlsh am bassador nt Paris. The falluie of the con cern of which ho Is the head adds ono moro sorrow to tho closing chapter of his life, for ho Is todny preparing lo start for South Africa, In company with Lady Duf ferln, In consequent! of tho serious condi tion of his son, Loid Frederick Tcmplo Illaekwood, a lieutenant In tho Ninth Lancers, who was wounded Monday at t'len fonteln. It Is scarcely n year ngo nlneo Lord Dufferln lost his eldest son. the earl of Avn, who died nt Lndysmlth. He Is now encompassed by family grief, lo which nro added theso serious financial troubles. Lord Dufferln's follow directors are Whlt nker Wright, who In well known In connec tion with many companies; Lieutenant Gen eral Hon. Somersot Goiigh-Cnlthorpe. who hns been colonel-ln-chlef of tho Fifth dra goon guards since 1S92, nnd Lord Pclhnm Clinton, master of the queen's household nnd n son of the former duko of Newcastle. Lord DufTerln holds .1,000 aharcs of the Lon don & Globo and 20,000 llrltlsh Amerlcns. Tho thirteenth fnlluro of stock brokers was announcod beforo tho close of tho ex change. It was thnt of llnrtholomew & Jacks. Tho fact that a crisis had been reached in the speculations of the Whlt-nker-Whlto group occasioned n feeling of relief after tho strnln of anticipation. Whllo tho mining market continued depressed, other departments quickly recovered from the excitement. Tho fuilurcs today luvnho twenty mem bers of the stock exchange and nre equally divided nmong Jobbers and brokers. It Is described ns tho blackest day slnco tho Raring smash, which was disastrous to nil departments. Today's crisis, however, did not extend to tho other markets, though most of them closed depressed. Americans woro Incidentally nffectcd, ow ing to somo of the firms which failed bo ing Interested In Amcrlcnn securities. Tho London and Globo Is said to bo largely Interested In tho Raker Stroet-Vntorl'io electric railroad nnd the (rouble Is par tially attributed to the money It has ttcd up In thnt road. Many of the shares of tho West Aus tralian and other ginups wero absolutely unsalable today. Since Thursday Lnko Views havo lost d',',. Tho Urltlsh-Ainrr- lean corporation shares, which wero quoted Thursday at 13s 3d, today nro 10s. SPOKANi:, Wash., Dee. 29. Tho Lo Rol mine of Rosslnnd, R. C, is not Involved In tho London and Globo finance corporation's smash. Tho Lo Rol mentioned In cable grams Ib belloved to bo a property located near the original Lo Rol. Whlttakcr Wright engineered tho salo of tho origlnnl Lo Rot to llrltlsh capitalists, but It not known to havo an Interest In it now. LONDON, Dec. 29. 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