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Iwai Will Etoonm Qt(t'i Ittcmtr ii thi
Oabinit. .
FORMAL APPOINTMENT NOT YET MADt
f irtnir Admiti Hit Itudtneu to Accept (
but Saji Little
OPPOSITION TALKED OF AMONG BANKERS
Xriiiii tt Storttaij of AjrictlUre ljard
the Itltotioi Qlollj.
(BELIEVE IT IONS RETIREMENT OF WILSON
Jmprcsalon thnt President llcalrca to
Dlapetiae. with llrml of AKrle.ul
turnl Department I'cnr
of Friction,
(From a Htnff Correspondent.)
DEB MOINES, Dec. 25. (Special.) Gov
ernor Bbaw, who has been tenderod the po
altlon of secretary of tho treasury by Presi
dent Hoosovolt, declared at n lato hour to
xlght: "I havo not boon notlfled of my appoint
mont. I know nothing moro than I did
yesterday an to the rantton I wan asked
to state If I would accept tlio placo and
havo elgnlflod thnt I would, hut havo not
frecolved any formal tender of tho position.
Until I do I havo nothing further to say."
Tho governor apont tho day very quietly
with IiIb family. They wore In their apart
monta In tho Victoria until lato In the day,
whon they went to dlno with friends and
,cid not roturn until lato. Ho did not meet
with any of his business or political as
eoclatcs during tho day. HIh biennial mca
ago to tho stato legislature as governor
'b.as only Just begun, and In tho next two
weeks It Is expected that ho will put In
n largo part of hla tlmo preparing hla mos
eago. Ills successor will bo Inaugurated
Jn thrco weeks, and Governor Shaw will not
too ablo to got off to Washington to tako
up his now duties before that tlmo. How
over, ho has been living at a hotel here,
and will bo ablo to start Immediately aftor
bolng relieved of hla duties as governor.
Show Htm Opponcnta.
It Is known that Governor Shaw expected
to roturn to Denlson, nnd had been making
hla preparations to return In January. In
tho fall ho sent his children to Denlson to
school, so they would not havo to mako n
changn In tho middle of tho term. Ho had
ordered extensive Improvements on his
town houso In Denlson. Mrs. Shaw stated
today that whllo aho had not relished tho
Idea of going back to Denlson to live sho
was not suro Bho would UUo tho change to
Washington
Among thoso who havo opposed Governor
Rhdw nolltlcnlly there haa been somo win
cations of a dcslro to throw obataclos In tho
way of hla securing the place In tho cabi
net, and It was stated today that tho bank-
era ot 'the htato might protest sigulna tho
selection ot Governor Shaw on tho grounds
thai ho has opposed a bill to compoi pri
hnnVu in rotinrt to other 'banks. In
vlow of tho fact that tho matter la now
fully decided this protest la not llkoly to
mntnrlnlLzo,
t Ik known now nmong the Intimate
Irlonda of Governor Shaw that ho has host
ntrH nhout nccontlng tho portfolio Infor
mally tondcred him by tho president through
Bonator Allison, largely because of financial
considerations.
I.onka nt Flnniielnl Side.
Govornnr Shaw nnd his family havo al
ways been accustomed to frugality In tholr
prlvnto Uvea and do not relish tho Idea of
going to Washington, whero to maintain tho
dignity of a cahluct position they must
rhnneo their modo of living. Hut tlio gov
ernor. haa entrusted his money largely to
nthrs since ho entered public Ufa and they
have handled It so that ho haa been gaining
rapidly In wealth In recent yearn. Ho Is not
n rich man aa compared with others who
liave held cabinet positions, but his frlcnda
tinvn urced that ho can safely trust uis pari
nun In hla various enterprises to see that
his little fortune la not dlminshcd whllo ho
In lnnklnir after nubllo uffalrs,
Tho political phase of tho matter has also
been thoroughly gono over. Governor Shaw
has had an ambition to becomo a candldato
of tho republican party for president. Last
aprlng It was certain that ho was nn actlvo
nanlrnnt for that honor. It was known that
hn rnnld havo had tho undivided backing o
lawn ovnn nn nca liiBt Roosevelt. Ho had
made an excellent Impression on repub
lin In other states and was regarded by
nil hla friends and associates as clearly In
lino for tho presidency. Tho unexpected
olovatlon ot Itoosovolt to tho first position
chanmid tho situation entirely,
Governor Shaw has been an admirer o
President Iloosovelt and a personal friend
Ills friends bollevo that by his action In
mine into the cabinet at this tlmo to
etroncthon It he will bo nsaurod of tho sup
port of tho president's friends If conditions
lire right for him to become a candldato
lifter tho retirement of Roosevelt.
Hetlremcnt of WHami
Notwithstanding tho desire of tho Iowa
leaders to keen Secrotary Wilson lu tho
cnblnot, and tho genoral belief that tboy
would allow nothing to bo dono that would
endanger tho position of Wilson, Informa
tlon was received hero today from tho closo
personal friends of Wilson In Washington
that tho secretary of agriculture would cor
tolnly tender his resignation In case Shaw
cocs Into the cabinet
This Is not because thtTo Is any dlsagreo
mont bctwecu them nor because they could
not work In perfect harmony, but Wllso
and his friends bcllevo that tho Invitation
to Shaw to Join tho cabinet ought to be
taken by Wilson a an Indication that he la
not wanted there, or nt least that ho Is not
regardod as essential. The general belief
1s, and this has been backed up today by
nrlvato Information from Washington, that
Wilson will return to Ames to becomo chief
of the experiment station, which position
lio resigned to go Into the McKlnley cabl
net.
l'nlltlt'ul Com pi lent Ion,
Thare Is aomo danger to the politicians of
Iowa In this situation, nnd this danger has
been clearly se-cu and foreshadowed. Wil
son has not au enemy In tho stnto In any
' party. He Is beloved by all and nnythlng
that hart cvon tho appearanco of discourtesy
to him or anything that would Indicate that
those wjio havo tho conndonco of tho presi
dent lia,Ve Ignored Wilson's Interests, would
bo resented by the republicans of tho state.
But Inasmuch as the tender has couio from
tho rreildent himself and Is a personal com
pllmena to Governor Shaw, rather than a
compllilient to tho state or recognition of
any political claims uf tho state, It la bo-
Continued oa Second Pace.)
SAYS STEAD'SJTHEORY IS BAD
UiiKllsh I'rcaa Declare llrltlah I'tilon
with America Ilryoiul
Itenann.
LONDON, Dec. 26. The Dally News this
ornlng, in nn edttorlal discussing William
?'cada pamphlet on "Tho Amcrlcanlza-
tho World," admits that Mr. Glad-
ato. 'ophoay that tho United States
woulu "o Great Drttaln aa the pro-
mlcr co. 'si nation, has been on the
holo rea, -'nit It declares It to he
utterly ltnpo. jlo that Great Urltalu, as
Mr. Stead extravagantly suggests, should
over enter an American union except after
series of disasters, rendering separate
existence Impossible.
Tho paper considers nny kind of nn
nglo-Aracrlcnn federation equally un
likely, owing to tho llriton'a Insatiable
lovo of ca'Bto. which led Cobden to Insist that
Englishmen wore aristocrats rather than
emocrats. For tho rest, It confesses tho
onorinous Influence which tho United States
wields over tho lirltlsh colonies and that
majority of Irishmen would voto for
federation with the United States.
The article Baya it would ho Interesting
to sco what would happen If tho United
States should drop Its protectionist policy
nd should offer to Jamaica, Canada, or
even Australia, tho brlbo of admission on
reciprocal terms to Its vast markets.
YIELDS TO RUSSIA'S DESIRE
(ionium (in eminent Prnpoaca CIiuiikc
In TnrllT to I lie Com
mittee. RERLIN, Dec. 25. The government,
lpldlng to Kufcsla's uncompromising attl-
udo regarding the tariff bill, will propose,
when tho committee having tho matter In
hargu meets, that tho minimum grain duties
bo stricken out. These minimum duties
were put lu through tho influence of tho
agrarians, who desired to fix a limit under
which concessions could not bo made In
tho commercial treaty negotiations. Tho
elisions leave the ministry fruo to meet
tho views of Russia respecting grain nnd
hay. Thus far It haa not mode any rep-
roc.cntatlons concerning tho tariff, It being
designed to wait to seo in what form tho
measure would bo apt to pass.
FORM NEW BURGHER CORPS
.orl Kitchener Orunnlrra N'cw Wlnicn
uf III Trillin vnnl
Army.
PRETORIA,. Dec. 25. Tho formation of a
now burgher corps to ho known aa National
Scouts, has aroused great Interest among
tho surrendered burghers. In view of nu
meroua meetings nnd applications, General
,ord Kltchenor has authorized tho creation
of fresh wings to operate In the southern
nnd eastern Transvaal under prominent
Hocr leaders elected by the burghera them
selves. It is stated that much of tho re
cent (success of tho lirltlsh Is duo to tho
co-operation of Selltcrs nnd Cronjo'a com
mands, acting under General Ilruco Ham
llton.
FINE CHRISTMAS IN LONDON
kIiik
nnd Pr Intro Victoria. Attend
Scrvleca In the lloynl
C'li ii prl.
LONDON, Doc. 25: Chrlstmns in London
was fairly fine, but tho henvy show ro-
turned from Scotland. The king, with tho
Princess Victoria, attended Bervlce In tho
morning nt tho Chapel Koyal In St. James
palueu and Into- dined with the Duko and
Ducheaa of Connaught at Clarence house,
Tho queen sent an enormous quantity of
loyn, with autograph cards, to tho children's
hospitals In London, and tho royal family
mado ,';orgcouH gifts to other hospitals.
King L'dwnrd sent addition to tho dinners
of all tho regiments of household troops.
DESIRES ENGLISH RESIDENCE
Cecil Ilhndc Wiuitn Ilnlhnm
Hull
1 1 ii in o for Ilia Oi'ra
hIiiiiiiI Vlalta.
LONDON, Dec. 20.Accordlng to a dis
patch from Cairo to tho Dally Telegraph,
Cecil Rhodes docs not contomplato a per
manent residence at Dalham hall nor the
establishing ot racing stables. Rhodes, It
la Bald, purchased tho estate so that ho
might hnvo an ogrceablo rcsldcnco on his
occasional vlalta to England.
TALK OF BARRETT'S RETURN
Mny Ho I.rft When Dlarunalon of Im
portant Quentlnim Com
nienerd.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 25. El Tlempo, a
lerlcal organ, Bays that the diplomatic cir
cles ami ponuciana are commenting on
tho return to tho United States of Hon.
John Ilarrott nt tho tlmo when the cou
conference had Just begun tho discussion of
Important and fundamental questions. El
Tlempo says It la now coming to bo believed
that at Washington thoro Is discontent over
tho fact that tho Latin nations do not show
docility In accepting tho leadership of tho
United States.
DOES NOT SANCTION TREATY
llnlltlim ConRreaa Close 'Without
AxreelnK tn Arhltrntn Pern
Controver'.
LIMA, Peru, Dec. 25. (Via Oalveston.)
Advices from Lapaz, capital of Ilollvla, say
congress cloaed Monday without sanction
ing tho treaty of arbitration on the matter
of tho controversy between Dollvln and
Peru, but sanctioned tho contract with a
Ilollvlan company formed In London for tho
leasing of territory In Acre.
DOUBLES CHARITABLE FUNDS
Kmperor William Inerentea Ilia
ChrlNtmiia nnunty nnd
Siiliacrlpt lona.
BERLIN, Dec. 25. Eraporor William,
yesterday, tossed several thrco and four
mnrk pieces to poor-looking persons whom
ho passed. The emperor's Christmas bounty
la never limited, but this year he has
doubled his usual subscriptions to charitable
tuuds.
NAVAL REVIEW AT CORONATION
Forelirn AVnrahlpa Invited tn
I'nrt In Feature of t'ere
miiiilf a.
TnUe
LONDON, Doc. 20. Tho Standard hears
that an Important featuro ot tho coronation
ceremonies will bo a naval rovlow at Spit
head, on an unprecedcntly largo scale, to
which foreign warships will bo Invited.
CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM
Divott Wanhiptra Held iMfoiiif Btivtci
ii lacnd Oitj,
CROWDS AT THE CHURCH OF NATIVITY
Solemn Sciic Around tlir Stippnaeil
lliltlipliiui of Christ, To mil of
Itnchrl nnd Other Mcinor
nhle I'll, ecu.
(Copyright, 1901, by l'ress Publishing Co.)
DETHLEHEM, Dec. 25 (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Under a
clear sky, but In a chill air, yesterday people
drove bore over llvo miles of excellent road
from Jerusalem In about thirty minutes.
One mllo before reaching this town they
stopped at tho tomb of Itachel, one of the
saddest shrlnc of Palestine, where tbo poor
young mother, wearied with her long Jour
noy, lay down by tho roadside to die. When
Hcthlchem was reached crowds woro stream
ing In from Jerusalem and all the neighbor
ing towna. Many traveled from Europo,
somo even from America, to Join tho Im
posing ceremonies on this sanctified ground.
The European costumes mingled with tho
bright Orlentnl dresses mado tho scono
varied and vivid with colors, whllo In tho
throng were seen many falrfaccd Uethlehoni
women all gladly bent on the satuo Bacred
mission.
bethlehem, "Tho Houso of Ilrend," tho
wonderfully fertllo homo of Ruth, tho
Moabltcss, tho city of David, tho placo
where St. Jerome translated tho blblo for
tho Lntln world, was given over to Joyous
commemoration of Ita uniquely sacred
memory. At tlio church of tho nativity, tho
Greeks, Latins nnd Amcrlcnns each have
a placo of worship, but tho ceremonies
which yesterday nnd this morning attracted
tho thousands were thoso at tho Catholic
church.
Church of .ntlvlty.
Throughout tho morning crowds flocked
to tho mngnlflcent Church of Nativity, on
closing tho envo and belloved by scholars
to bo tho actual blrthplaco of Christ. It
was brilliantly lighted nnd tho faithful
paused In prayerful contemplation.
At 2 o'clock n multitude of pcoplo crowded
tho great squaro fronting tho Church of
Nativity, covering tho housetops on every
side. Tho prpcesslon then appeared, tho
patriarchs escorted by Turkish soldiers,
preceded by tho kawaascs, tlio ofllclal guard
of tho Patriarch und convent, ndvanclng
toward tho church. At a point 100 yards
from the entrance tho procession waa met
by tho priests of tho church. They led
tho worshipers to tho sacred shrine, tho
soldlera In bright uniforms, tho kawasses
in gold, tho Patriarchs in gorgeous vest
mont, tho choir boys In red nnd whlto sur
plices, tho monks and priests In whito,
formed nn Impressive scene.
Tho pomp nnd splendor of Its effect waa
heightened by tho chanting of music anil
tho profoundly devotional aspect of tho vast
crowd.
ITahrr In riirlMiunn Morn,
Following hla entry into tho church camo
the French consul and his etaff In uniform
with un escort of mounted guards, he tak
ing precedent na representing France, the
recognized gunrdlau of Catholic Interests
In tho Holy Land.
Following tho entry into tho church com
tho beautiful scrvico ot vespers and tho
benediction, which ended tho first stage of
tho Chrlstmns celobrntlon.
Throughout tho evening the church was
never without Ita crowd of worshipers. Un
ceasingly ascended tho carols and services
of adoration, nnd at 10 o'clock tho church
again began to fill for tho grand crowning
ceremonial of tula auspicious night. At 11
matins woro sung nnd a few minutes bo
fore midnight all was hushed. Then on tho
stroke of tho hour tho "Gloria" rose, all
kneeling In profound adoration to usher In
Christmas morning.
Immediately afterward tho patriarch as
cended tho high nltar and commenced to
colebrato high mass with all tho stately
ritual and grand music ot tbo Catholic
church.
It lasted until 1 o'clock, when tho flguro
of Infant Christ was placed to tho patriarch,
who led tho solemn procession to tho grotto
or crndlo of tho Redeemer, where It was
reverently laid. The choir, accompanied by
the organ, sang a hymn of prayer, tho bells
rang a Joyous peal and tho grand sorvlco
ended.
Thenco forward until 0 In tho morning
every altar In tho sacred ediflco was oc
cupied by priests saying masses, each priest
being required to say threo. At 9 high
mass waa again closed, lasting with tho at
tendant ccromonlcs until 11, and again tho
faithful thronged tho church. Many devo
tees who took their places nt 10 o'clock
Christmas evening kept their vigil until 11
o'clock today, anxious not to mlsa one mo
ment of tho snlomn, Inspiring series of cere
monies on tho site of tho birthplace of tho
Redeemer.
Tho celebration at Nazareth, which has
no tclographlc communication, was not spe
cially characteristic of Importance, being
on tho same scnlo as at Jerusalem.
CHRISTMAS FETE AT PARIS
Anierlenn Children Ilure Tree nnd Ile-
celve Mnny I'reaenta lu
French Capital.
PARIS, Dec. 25. The weather was fine
and Iho boulevards were thronged with
people who woro visiting tho toy fair.
American children In Parts were enter
tained by Mr. and Mrs, M. H. DoYoung of
San Francisco, who gave a fete today In
their apartments at tho Continental hotel.
An Immensr, Christmas tree laden with
glittering toys had been erected In ono of
tho rooms, United States Ambassador Por
ter and Mrs. Porter and Consul Gonornl
Oowdy and Mrs. Gowdy woro present at the
distribution of gifts nnd a constant stream
of children left tho hotel, carrying many
toys which Mr. nnd Mrs, DoYoung had
brought especially from America.
POPE LEO CELEBRATES MASS
Venerable Head of Catholic Church
Gnlna In Phaleal
Strength,
ROME, Dec. 25. Tho popa celebrated
midnight mass at tho Vatican last night
and assisted at two other masses. Tho health
ot his holiness has Improved and he will
resumo diplomatic audiences tomorrow.
King Continue to Support Fund,
LONDON, Dec. 25. Tho king has writ
ton a letter to tho committee of tho prince
of Wales' hospital fund, In which his
majesty says: "I havo been so much Identi
fled with tho creation and success of tho
fund and contlnuo to take bo groat an In
torest In It that I deslro that its present
namo bo changed to that of King Edward's
hospital fund, tor London."
UNITED STATES WINS SUIT
Otivcriittinit .eiii!rp l.nnil nt l'enrl
llnrhor I In will Inn a Critic lac
Prcalilcnt'a MrasttKr.
HONOLULU, Dec. 25. (Via Victoria. H.
O Tho first of the suits brought by the
United States to condemn lands needed for
the naval station at Pearl harbor was de
cided last week by a Jury In tho United
States district court, which awnrded tho
land to the government nt a prlco far be
low tho demanda ot tho owners.
Tho case was that of tho United States
ngntnst tho cstato of llornlec Pauaht lllshop,
Involving over COO acres of land nt the slto
of tho proposed station. Tho lllshop cs
tnte, In Its answer to the suit of con
demnation, demanded about JGOO per aero
for tho land, whllo tho government's prlco
wns about 30. Tho Jury brought In a ver
dict awarding tho defendants about $75 pur
acre.
Tho verdict Is takon, to Indicate that
tho government will got land wanted for a
naval station for a small sum.
A special election held In Hllo district
last week to chooso a successor to tho lato
J. E, Wnllko, member of tho houso of rep
resentatives, resulted In tho election of
James Lewis, who was tho defeated re
publican candidate at tho former election.
Tho campaign was a quiet onj.
President Roosevelt's message Is com
mented on uero as adverse to tho sugar
Interests of Hawaii. Tho declaration
against allowing moro Chlncso to coma hero
was a disappointment to tho planters. Tho
prospect of reciprocity with Cuba, tho
possibility of frco admission of sugar from
thnt Island nnd tho Philippines, na' well
as Porto Rico, are also disappointing to
Hawaii, In splto ot these Influences, how
over, tho sugnr stocks hero remain llrm.
Attorney Genoral Dole will leave for
Washington In tho near future to present
to tho United States supreme court tho
appeal of tho territory In a Oasc Involving
tho question of tho legality of trials with
out grand Jury lndlctmenta undor tho Hu
wnllan law allowing Jury vordlcts by nlno
Jurors after nn examination.
Considerable alarm Is folt In mnrlno
circles for the safety ot several ovorduo
vessels from Pacific coast ports. Among
them Is tho ship S. D. Cnrlcton, forty-four
days out from Tacoma.
CUBANS BANQUET OFFICERS
United Ntnten Fleet Entertained
hy
(eiiernl Carina finrola nnd
Others.
HAVANA, Dec. 23. A banquet waa given
o tho officers of the United Statca licet
today by tho offlcora of tho Cuban votornns
It waa a grand demonstration on the part
of tho Cubana toward the American navy.
General Carlos Garcia presided. Governor
General Wood, In proposing a toast to tho
futuro republic, snld that when tho fleet
enrno again it would find a stable govern
ment tn Cuba.
Rear Admiral Hlgglnson thnuked tho Cu
bans for their grnnd outpouring of hospi
tality and said tho prosenco of tho fleot
had no special stgulflcanco and certainly no
political one. It was a' aourco of aatla
faction to hint, ho declared, that tho navy
had been nn Important factor In bringing
nbout peace tn tho inlaid Captain Mc-
uana pain a nign 'trioutu to ucnenw-r.nr-
cla, who had co-oporated' with him nt San
tlago, and to thu Cubans for their courago
and fortitude during tho war.
GOMEZ ON CAMPAIGN TOUR
(li'iierul Fa rea Iladly nn Ilia
I'olltlcul
Trip In Fnt or of
I'nlina.
HAVANA, Dec. 25. According to tele
grams printed In Scnor Estrada Raima's of
flclal organ. General Gomez la faring badly
on hla political tour In favor of Palma. In
tho Puerto Principe provlnco his meetings
havo been broken up, ho has been greeted
with shouts of "traitor," and stonea havo
been thrown at him. General Gomez was
mounted on tho samo horso ho used dur
ing tho war, and la accompanied by a band
nnd a numbor of veterans. Tho Maso feel
Ing !a running strong In Puerto Prlnclpo.
The Naclou says Gomez Is paid by tho
government to stump tho country. Ho Is
met with that accusation on evory hand.
Maao's followers havo withdrawn everyono
of their candidates and the feeling at some
points is bitter.
GIGANTIC TROLLEY SYSTEM
Reported Hellenic to Connect cw
York nnd fit. I.oula hy
Motor.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 25. A report has
been received hero from Now York that
Hugh J. McGowan, president of the In
dlnnapolls Street Railway company, Is
promlnont nmong men hohlnd plan that
aro now bolng made for a trolley system
to connect Now York nnd St. Louis. Tho
scheme, It Is reported, Is oven broader in
scopo than that of tho great Evorott-Mooro
syndicate, whose system Is being extended
to connect all of tho principal cities on
tho great lakes. Tho Murdocka of Lafayetto
and Frank Do Haas Robinson of Cleveland
It is said, aro associated with Mr. Mc
Gowan, and it is reported that tho plan
was well developed during tho recent visit
of Mr. McGowan to Now 'Vork.
Whon tho matter was brought to his at
tontlon tonight Mr. McGowan said thero
wbb no truth In It.
THREE PERSONS ASPHYXIATED
Chliiiucy Flu Fllla Ilouae with Fiiniea
of Iliirned Xnturnl
fina.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Dec. 23. A chimney
lluo, obstructed with soot, which caused a
tightly closed house to till with tho fumes
uf burned natural gas, caused tho death
of Gcorgo Schaffcr and Anna James hero
tonight. Henry Anderson Is still uncon
bcIous from asphyxiation and cannot ro
cover. Schaffcr was a wealthy grocer,
aged 65 years, and Anderson was an aged
friend whom ho had taken to his home
A nephew of Schaffcr, who wont to tho
houso with ChrlBtmas presents this morn
lng, broko tn a door and found tho uncon
sclous forms of tbo men and tho house
keeper.
SHOOTS AND KILLS FATHER
Hoy Defeuda Ilia .Mother from Aaxuul
hy IJrlnh'-Crmed Ilua
haiid. RRAZIL. Ind Dec. 25. In defending hi
mother from on assault by her drink
crazed husband, Theodore Watklns, colored
13 years of ago, shot and killed his fathe
Richard Watklns, tonight at their homo on
South Corest avenue. Watklns had attacked
his wife with a hatchet. Tho boy wont to
tho police station, related the circumstances
ot tho tragedy and waa locked up,
M1I1A MAN IN TITLE CASE
inui gttrrlokir laid to Hold Claim
to Rich Etttt.
SUIT FOR THE OLD LIBERTY HALL SITE
:iln AVomnii Claim to lie Ilelr of
Property Valued nt Tmi Hun
dred nnd Fifteen .Mil
lion Dollar.
ELGIN, 111., Dec. 25. -(Special.) Investi
gation Into tho claim of Mrs. Harry God-
dard of this city, that sho Is the direct
holr to a vast cstato In tho heart of Phlla-
elphla valued at $215,000,000, goos to sub
stantiate tho validity uf her claims. Tho
property Is now tho slto of tho United
States mint and the postolllce and tho old
Iberty hall. Mrs. Gnddard'a story of her
relationship to tho original holder ot the
property, Colonel Henry Uakor, Is straight
forward and goes far to show thai sho Is n
direct heir ot tho cx-IIritlsh otllcer.
During tho revolutionary war Colonel
Raker was an officer in tho lirltlsh army
and was mado a prisoner by tho colonial
forces. When, na a captive, ho saw the
suffering and misery which were at that
tlmo prevalent lu this country ho forosworo
his allegiance to Ijnglnnd nnd took up tho
cause of thu struggling colonial nrmy, In
which ho readily won i colonelcy.
Colonel Raker, nt the closo of tho war,
received as his compensation, In lieu of
money, SCO ncrca of land, which Is now the
very henrt of Philadelphia. Ho held tho
property for a number of yenra and finally
leased It to tho government for a period
1 nlnoty-nlno years.
Nino years ngo the leaso expired. Tho
property waa unclaimed for 6omo time nnd
ohn Amber of Philadelphia furnished tho
proofs of his lineal descent from Colonel
linker nnd a litigation of tho word, which
has since been In progress.
Mrs. Goddnrd assorts that her relation
ship to Colonel Raker Is through her
mother. Mrs. Ooddnrd'a maiden nnmo waa
Sterrlcker, and her mother, nccordlng to
her reckoning, waa tho grcat-grcat-grand-
laughter of Colonel Uaker. Mr. Goddard's
brother, Edward Sterrlcker of Omaha, Is
also Interested nnd hns taken up tho case
along with tho rest of tho relatives.
WILL INSIST ON GETTING CASH
Howie' Ilt'other-ln-l.aw Thnuirlit to
, He More Determined
Than liver.
CHICAGO. Dec. 25 (Special.) Samuel
Stcvonson, who, !t Is acknowledged, has tho
better of John Alexander Dowies lu tho suit
for receivership of tho Zlou laeo Industries,
will Insist upon n cash acttlemcnt ot $193,-
220, and will probably get It.
Mr. Stovcnson, onco so closo to Dowlo
that ho married a sister ot Mrs. Dowlo,
and was mado a deacon In Zlon nnd mana
ger of tho ZIon lace Industries with n cap
ltul ot $1,000,000, la now apparently alien
ated from hla former overseer, nnd, bcllov-
Ing Judge Tulcy means to expose all ot
DowJto'a J.'agrcqmentfl,'', Stevcnsou aIs ua
nappy irame or minu.
Dowlo and his lnwyer; Samuel W. Pack
ard, aro reliably roportcd to greatly fear
tho dictum of tho court. They wish, It Is
said, to avoid a decision that will Interpret
tho Dowlc-Packard agreements, scattered
among many "associations between Dowlo
and thousand of shareholders, as papors
of partnership nnd perhaps bring from tho
court a characteristic arraignment of nil
the Dowlo projects nnd of tho Packard con
tracts aanctloned by Dowlo.
Stevenson Is snld to be entirely freo from
Dowle'a lnlluenco now. His friends fear that
thero Is still a chance ho may becomo a
ZIon follower unless ho nnd Dowlo enn bo
kept apart. Therefore, when ho gets tho
money from tho Zlon leader hla friends will
sco that ho is "packed off" direct fur his
homo In Europo.
ALGER'S' HEALTH IMPROVES
Doctor Announce a that the i.ciicrul
Illia .Safely I'naaed Kit. it
Critical BtiiKC.
DETROIT, Dec. 25. Tonight Dr. G. C.
Jennings, who is attending General R. A.
Alger, said to tho Associated Proas:
'You may announce that General Alger
has safoly passed tho first and most criti
cal stage after tho operation that was per
formed on him last Sunday. Of course, thoro
will bo a possibility of dangerous develop
ments for unothcr wouk, but wo do not ex
pect any."
Tho bulletin on tbo gcnoral'a condition.
Issued tonight, says: General Alger passed
a very comfortablo day. He has had no
fever, his pulso runglng from 68 to 72
throughout tho day. Ho will be given tho
liquid nourishment by tho stomnch for the
ilrst tlmo tonight. It will bo a solution of
egg albumen. Tho drnlnngo from tho gall
bladder 1b perfect. C. G. JENNINGS."
For tho first tlmo Blnce tho operation all
tho family were today admitted to General
Alger's room. The general was very
bright and cheerful throughout tho day nnd
was ambitious to do moro and see moro
peoplo than his physicians would permit.
SCHOONER FAILS TO SHOW UP
Veaael Hound for (Jloueeater llellcied
to llute Foundered lu
lialc.
GLOUCESTER, Mass., Dec. 25. Eight men
nro believed to have lost their lives In tho
probablo foundering of tho schooner Eliza
H. Parkhurst, which was posted today by
Its owner nB missing. Parkhurat, com
manded by Captain John D. McKInnon,
sailed from tho Hay of Islands, Newfound
land, November 21, for Gloucester with a
crew of six men und ono passenger, Law-
ronco McDonald of this city. The boat car
ried a cargo of herring. A gnlo Bprang
up Novembor 23, and In It Pnrkhurst Is be
lieved to havo foundered.
FAILS TO REPLYAND IS SHOT
You n K Mini Killed When Knterlnm
Hallway nnd Not Auawer
Iiik Inquiry.
DUCK HILL, Miss., Dec. 25. Frank
Royal, a young man, was shot and killed
noar this placo last night by tho daughter
of his Lrothor-ln-law, J. S. Mills, whom ho
nnd his wife were visiting. Mills and Royal
loft for town In tho evening nnd upon their
return Royal, for the sako of p. Joko, failed
to answer Mrs. Mills, who called to him
as ho started to enter tho hallway. Heatrlco
Mills, a 14-year-old girl, thinking It somo
person bent on mischief, seized a shotgun
and tired tho entlro load Into Royal's heart
as he opened tho door.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Thursday nnd
Probably Friday; Light, Variable Winds.
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ADOPTS THE SHELDON PLAN
Tol.lu, .Inpnn, I'ai'tlca
it ChrUt Ian
paper,
lluy Plant
Aewa-
for
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 25. (Spoclnl.) A
new Christian dally newspaper Is to be
established In Toklo, Japan, tho flr.U In
the world. Rev. Charlea Sheldon of Topeka
has furnished tho Idea, "In His Stops," nnd
Mr. U. Kawal Is tho Japanese uowspaper
man who Is to carry out Rev. Mr. Sheldon's
Ideas lt practical form. Ho has purchased
part of a newspaper plant hero und will
buy tho rest of tho material In Chlcaco.
Speaking of the Chrlstlnn dally Mr.
Kawal said: "Tho Journal will bear In mind
tho great interest of humanity nnd will
endeavor to remove the prevailing nnrrow
conceptions of patriotism and nationalism
and Implant Instead a broad brotherly sym
pathy for the wholo world. Tho far east
ern question will remnln for many year
a fruitful source of dispute between na
tions ami races unless tho puro mind ot
tho Master bo given supremo placo In all
national and International relations.
MEN SHOOT INTO A SALOON
Muittcra the
tut' (.'a
Window (iluaa nnd
it ii Itljmca Tun
Men.
I'll.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 25. Strange men fired
nbout twenty shots Into a saloon nt tho
corner of Uroadway and Cnrr strcots early
this morning. Two men wero wounded,
nearly all tho glass In tho front of tho
saloon wns shattered and the fixtures wero
badly damaged by the bullota.
Injured:
J. W. Smith, shot In right templo an
right wrist; condition serious,
John King, shot through right arm.
Tho men who did tho shooting escaped
before tho pollco reached tho scene. The
police deny thnt the affair had any con
ucctlon with the political quarrel between
John J. Ryan, who was shot Saturday
night, and tho Kcnnoy brothers, na was ru
mored lu come circles.
SPENDS CHRISTMAS AT HOME
Mr.
.McKlnley I'uaaea Day Alone and
Itcccliea Mnny I'lowera
und I'reaenta,
CANTON, 0 Dec. 25. Mrs. McKlnley
spent Christmas day alone nt her home,
Sho waa urged to Join tho Harbor family
In their Christmas dinner nt tho old Sax
ton homestead, but declined to d6 so. She
did not wish to bo forcibly reminded ot the
Christmas days of the past, aa ehe would
,bo ,bv..sueh a tlinr-.'pr.: r. f
Mrs. McKlnley's condition la as good, or
better, than It has beeh Blnco tho tragedy.
Relatives who see her frequently state Bho
shows gradual Improvement. Sho remem
bered mnny of her friends with little
Chrlstmau prcscntB today and sho received
llowors and presents from nil pnrta of tho
country.
EFFORT TO REGAIN PALESTINE
Movement tn Ite-IJalulillah Ilehrrw
People t'mler (Joveriiiueiil
of Their Own.
NEW YORK. Dec. 25. An enthusiastic
meeting of Hebrews wns held tonight nt
Cooper Union In celobrntlon of the fifth In
ternational Zloniuta congress, which will
open tomorrow nt RnHlu, Switzerland.
Much progress was reported by tho vari
ous speakers In tho movement to re-establish
tho Hebrew people In Palestine under
a government of their own. It wna an
nounced that meetings similar to that held
hero wero In progress throughout tho
world. The success of tho movement will
depend largely on an Interview with tho
aultan of Turkey, arranged by Dr. Thco
doro Horzfl, founder of tho movement.
THREE SHREVEPORT MURDERS
All Vlutlnia Are Xeirroea Xo Arreata
Have a a Yet lleen
Mnile.
SHREVEPORT, La., Doc. 2fi. Chrlstmns
day witnessed bloodshed nnd lire lu Shrevu
port. There wero threo killings, all of tho
victims being negroes, and a llro which de
stroyed property valued at $70,000. Tho
threo killings reported were thoso of Jack
Ryan, colored, who waa alio! by a atrangor;
Hezeklali Ewoll, shot and killed by diaries
Hell, and tho body of an unidentified negro
waa found In what Is known na Wilson alloy.
Au examination by tho coroner rovcalod an
ugly bullet wound In tho right aldo of tho
unidentified man. No arrests woro mado In
connection with any of tho killings.
ELKS ENTERTAIN THE POOR
Chrlatiuna Tree und Two Thniiaiind
Children Tulle Part In
Celebration.
niRMINOIIAM, Ala., Dec. 25. Tho Elks
of Illrmlngham presented to tho poor peo
plo of this city a Christmas treo loaded
Wuh gifts tonight and 2,000 children took
part In tho festivities. Every poor child
or woman who wont to tho theater, whero
tho celebration took placo, was given a bII
ver quarter aa a present.
SENATOR SEWELL IS WEAKER
Coutliiuea to Tnke Xourlahiueiit
Xo hcrloua Turn la Ap
prehended. n ii d
CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 25. Bonator
Sowoll was reported tonight as slightly
weaker than an yesterday. Ho Is taking
nourishment and tho doctors apprehend
no serious turn in his condition during tho
night.
(iioae Creutlnn of Xutlonnl Purlc.
CASS LAKE, Minn., Dec. 25. Tho village
council has appropriated $5(0 to bcikI n
delegation to Washington to oppose tho
creation of n national park In northern
Minnesota. The pcoplo hro vant tho
Chlppowa reservation opened to suttiornent,
MovcnicutN of (lectin Veaaela, Dee,
At Now York Arrived: Lluurln. from
Genoa nnd Naples; steamer Majcatlc, from
Smith, Liverpool and Uuecnitown; steamer
Ilollvla, frynn Genoa, Leghorn, Naples and
Gibraltar. Sailed: VacTerland, for Ant
werp, via Cherbourg! Germanic, for Liver
pool; j'niiuuciymu, tor ouuwiumpvuiu
PEACE AND PLENTY
Cbriitmai ltotWei Jajoti Otlibrttioi by
Rich and Por Alike.
GOOD CHEER MEVAILS EVEN IN JAILS
IupiUl Pfttiiati I t Okriitiui Tnti aid
Bpttial Diiniri.
PiOR FARM INMATES 6IVEN Blfi FEAST
CfchttUa imj Diitribntu Euktti ef Fotd
to th Indipnt.
HAPPY CHILDREN AT THE CITY MISSION
Omnhniia Generally Kujoy Heat Moll
day They Have Unit lit .Mime Yenra,
with nifta Gnloro nnd
I'eiiata In Plenty.
The radiant faces of tho children and the
doplcted purses of their parents attest that
tho Christmas of 1001 has passed,
Another great and lusty band of toy horns
Is hoard; another nrmy of tin soldiers Is
filling tho nurseries; another squadron of
Noah's arka Is disgorging cargoes of wooden
beasts; nuothcr multitudinous family ot
dolls Is demanding (he attention of cherubic
foster mothers; another generation uf
youths Is Hred with literary ambitions by
tho receipt of now hooka; n world of Chris
tian aotils Is again reminded ot tho Incident
of thnt glorified manger In old llothlohem
and all tho nations ot the faith havo felt
anew tho strengthened tics of a charltablo
brotherhood.
Nuvor, if trade be a correct criterion,
wero glftu moro freely exchanged than this
year und never wore, tho givers, at least
those of Omaha, better ablo to gratify their
gcneroiiri Impulse, With tho city riding
high on tho wave of pronpcrlty and money
for all who would work to earn It, thero
was a general Inturchnngo discounting all
previous records.
Mimy Futility (Jnlhcrlim.
Of home gatherings nnd family reunions,
which, after all, aro perhaps tho best fea
tures of tho day, thero was such an nbun
danco as has not been known for many
sensons, and of church entertainments thero
wero enough to keep newspapers roportora
busier than politicians tho night boforo dec
tlon. From tho bounty of tho mow pros
perous camo loaded baskets for tho unfor
tunate, and tho charltablo organizations of
Omaha relieved need wherever they know
it to bo gcnulno.
It wns not a whlto ChrlBtmas, nor yet nn
exactly "green" ono. but tho halt-frozen
barrenness of tho earth waa forgotten In
the delight ot n comparatively clear Bky and
pleasant nlr. Tho local bureau reported
that tho clear conditions provnlled qulto
gcncrnlly, thu inch of snow at Pueblo, tho
2.10 of nn Inch at Davenport and tbo trace
at Salt Lake City being tho most rcportod
nt 7 a. in. Tim tonipcrnturo In Omaha at
that hour wr-s 2a degrees ubo'vn y.eio.-nnd it
did not fluctuato materially during tho day.
The hotels and tho restaurants demanded
a apeclal effort by tholr chefs, nnd tho re
sult wns Borne erltablo baniiuets. Tho
chefs of tho hospitals, tho lnatltutlons and
oven tho Jnlls wero also creditably rcspon
bIvo to similar domands and pcaco and
plenty wero everywhere.
MIlKillT II.VI IX Tin: HOSPITALS
Putlenta Mndc to Forget Their Trou
hlea foe a Dn.v.
Thero woro appropriate observations ot
Christmas at all of tho hospitals of tho
city, and tho nurses did their utmost to
mnko tho patients forget their Infirmities
for a day and partake In somu measure ot
tho Yuletldo cheer. Nor wero tho nurses
themselves forgotten. Though tholr duties
roqlured them to work as usual, friends
everywhere cent thorn presonts, bouquets
of (lowers and boxes of bonbons. In most
liiKtances, tho Christmas treo was tho cen
tral flguro of theso observances.
At. St. Joseph's hospital laBt night thero
wns n beautiful ChrlstmaB treo lu tho big
hall on tho third floor. 'It was fairly ablaze
with light, and Ita branches bunt under
tho weight of nearly 300 prcaonts. All of
tho nurses wero there, as wero all patients
who wero nhlo to walk or to bo wheeled
about on chairs. Thoro aro nearly 160
patlentB In this hospital, and not ono of
thorn was forgotten. Observance ot tho
day at St. Joseph's begau ut midnight
Chrlstmus ove, when mass waa celebrated
In tho chapel. Tho Christmas dinner was
fccrved at t! o'clock.
Thoro waa no Christmas treo at tho Pres
byterian hospital," but an r.lnborato din
ner, served at 1 p. in., Ill a measuru com
pensated for Its absence. Tho ontlro corps
of eighteen nurses partook of this ropaBt.
To tho thirty patients lu tho houso was
meted out th samo bill of faro, though, un
fortunately, they woro put to tho Incon
venience of eating trnm trays In their
rooms. During tho afternoon tho doora
wero thrown open to visitors, nnd whon
darkness came every sickroom had been
brightened with an abundance of cut flowers.
At tho Clnrkson hospital thoro waa a
Christmas treo for tho children, of whom
thoro aro now six In the houso. Tho
nurses partook of un olnborato feast at
1 o'clock and at 3 there was a distribu
tion of gifts to tho patlenta.
Tho fifteen Bmnllpox patlenta nt tho
Emergoncy hospital were perhaps tho moat
generously remembored of ull tho Inmates
of publla Banltnriums. Fat turkeys and
choice Bwcetmeata woro sent in by the
charitably disposed, and Georgo F. Munro,
tho grocer, who remembered that there
woro fourteen men to one woman In tho
hospital, sent u box of cigars. It waa
thought at ono tljno that It would be a
gloomy Chrlstmns at thla house, aa thu
cook was discharged aa cured Tuesday, but
tho superintendent, Charles I McCoy, who
had been n cook on a ateamboat, stepped
into tho breach and served a dinner tit for
u king.
At tho Mothodlst hospital thero was a
Christmas ladder, which la more conven
ient, It less pootlcal, than tho orthodox
Christmas tree. It -was mado by placing
two atopladders back to tack and hanging
tho prcsentH, tho tapers and tho decora
tions from tho rungs. Forty persons, most
of them nurses, sat down to a turkey din
ner at 1 o'clock. Tho thlrty-flvn patlonts
In tho sick wardB woro served sumptuously.
FI3AST AT COUNTY POOH VAHM
Fiihllo Churnea "Well Tnhrn Cnro of
Chrlatmua Day.
It took Just thirty plump turkeys with
the accoutrements to satisfy tho Christ
mas appotltca of tho poor farm residents.
Thero woro 200 of tho Indigent, tho help
lessly young, tlio Xeeblo and tho unadorned