FRENCH BARK TOWED IN
Rtiuni! tlftt C.llid.i with Walla Walla Ji
i Btomrti.
INTENSE SUFFERING OF A SURViVOR
MlnUter Whose Wife ntul Children
Arc A mo iik the He ml In n Pli-
Jcnl and Mentnl
Wreck,
SAN' FRANCISCO, Jan. G. Tho French
bark Max, which collided with tho steam
ahlp Walla Walla early Thursday morning,
Is bolnc towed, to ihls city In a badly dls
abled condition. 'The steamer Welder re
ports that It passed Max this morning In
tow of tho stcomer Acme and tho United
States revenua cutter McCulloch, eighteen
miles northwest of Point Hcycs. Max's bow
sprit, was carried away ntul Its bow wns
tovo tn both above and below the water
lino. Its water tight compartments alone
were, koeplng It afloat.
Ninety-two survivors of Walla Walla ar
rived hero today from Eureka on tho
steamer Pomcnns and there Is still some
discrepancy In tho list of dead and misting
Tho number ranges from thirty-seven to
forty-seven. This discrepancy Is due to tho
fact that sovcrnl passengers boarded tho
vessel Just as It was leaving port. Others
who were traveling second-class gave as
turned names In order to hldo then Iden
tlty. I)y striking out what nro possible
duplicates tho number of lost stands at
forty-two, classified, known dead, nine;
missing, thlrtoen; missing crow, twenty.
Unit .Mill MUnIiik.
One Ufa raft Is unnccountcd for and It
1 feared that all tho missing aro lost.
Itov. Henry Erlckson, who was among tho,
six survivors brought to this city by tho
steamer Nomo City last night, lies at St.
Mary's hospital, a physical and almost n
mental wreck. His wife nnd three children
nro among tho dead and missing.
Tin) Erlckson family, excepting tho
mother, were second-class pasaongers.
When the crash enmo they wcro awakened
and' all got on the upper deck together.
Mrs. Erlckson nnd tho two younger chil
dren got separated from their father and
tho older brother, nnd their fate Is not
known. Erlckson and his son clung to
gethor end wore pitched Into tho water
from (ho sinking stenmor. They floated
around for some time and wcro picked up
by the life rnft on which wero a number
of tho officers of Wnlla Walla. It was
daybreak when they wcro found nnd they
wcro. In an exhausted condition. Father
and son woro pulled on tho light structure,
but tho boy was too weak to stand the
exposure A few hours later ho died In
his father's arms, and, after tho heart
broken parent had bowed his head In silent
prayer ,ovcr tho corpso of his son tho body
was consigned to tho waves as tenderly as
It was posslblo under tho circumstances.
Aftor tho body of tho boy had gono over
board tb,o father became moro nnd more
despondent. Despite tho ndvlco of his com
panions, tlmo and tlrao 'again ho filled his
hands with water and drank It down. This
added, to his misery nnd his companions
feared that ho would bo next to die. Tho
sea was running high nnd dashing over tho
raft, but all clung on through tho long
hours of tho day and night, until Nome
City picked them up. Rev. Mr. Erlckson
was tho first to bo lifted aboard. Ho was
nt onco placed In bed and as carefully
tended an It was possible. It Is thought
bo will recover from tho'tcrrlblo effects o.f
tho, exposure,.-unions ho succumbs under his
grief. v
11 Ofllrer Describes Scene.
Cecil Drown, fourth ofllcer of Walla
Wnlln, who was ono of tbo six plckod up
by Noma City, describing the scenes ns
'Walla Walla yaa going down, sal:
I never saw such' 'a panic. Men nnd
women wro running about tho decks, wild
with fright, and It wns almost Impossible
to get. them to obey directions.
I-have beon in 'sevrrah. shipwrecks, but I
never saw peoplo beforo who were bo op
posed to being saved. They wanted to
stay with tho ship to tho Inst fntnuto find
our efTortH .la getting the bouts loaded
. nnd lowered accordingly me,t with a great
deal of dlfllculty.
My placo was In ono of tho boats, una
but f6r tho stupidity or knavery of u sailor
1 would hnve Wen there. This boat was
lowered and I ordered tho man In tho bow
not to'cast off until I gave tho word. While
I was busy helping passengers off this
sailor pushed oft nnd left me. I taw his
boat after daylight. It had eight people
aboard, the sailor who had dlBobeyed my
orders was directing Its movements. Thoy
had rigged up a blanket for u still and
sltd by uh with a good wind nt their backs.
That sailor had the audacity to walvo his
hand to us. Ho would not take us aboard,
although there was plenty of room for us
In tho boat. He sailed past us Impudently
un you plcaso and left us to our futo out
In tho middle of tho ocean.
Tho raft on which wo wero drifting when
Nomo City picked us up wns only nn ordi
nary ship raft, sixteen feet square. It
afforded us absolutely no protection from
the cold night nor from tho wavps which
frequently swept over us. Our clothes wero
drenched and. almost frozen stiff. Several
times wo uttompted to propel our raft
toward tho shore, hut our efforts failed.
We wero badly exhausted from being ex
posed to the frosty morning air after our
plunge Into the Icy waters. Wo gave up
trying to row and allowed ourselves to
drift In tho hopo of being plckod up by
some passing boat. Wo saw a number of
vessels during 'tho thlrty-slx bourn that wo
woro adrift, but none unfortumitoly saw
us until Nomo City happened ul.nng.
Recovery of .Mm,
Max was picked up by Acme, two days
aftor tho collfslon with Wnlla Walla, when'
Beven miles southeast of Point Qorda. Later
tho revonuo cutter McCulloch, which wns
cruising In .search of survivors of tho"
1 wreck, also fastened a lino to Max, In tho
collision tho bowsprit nnd jib boom of Max
wero carried oway, Several plates on tho
port and starboard bow wero stove In. Two
largo holes wero made through tho stern
plates.
Tho officers of Max plalm that nil their
lights wero burning. Thoy saw tho lights
of Walla Walla. Thoy assert that Walla
Walla-tried to cross their bow and (hat tho
collision occurred through no fault of Max,
As a reason for not standing by aud
tendering nsslstonqo thoy said that it wns
Impossible, owing to the badly disabled
condition of Max. They had all thoy could
do to' take enre of themselves. Ill luck has
followed Max since It was built two years
ago In France. On Its first trip h gale In
tho South Pacific stripped tho bark of Its
Bteel iqastB and. Its rigging. Tho vessel
sought' fefugo In n near port nnd new masts
and rigging wcro sot In place. Then it
started for home, but again the hoodoo fol
lowed. As-lUncared Its destination It waa
caught In tbo swoop of a mighty gala and
stripped of mast, ropo and sail. This time
Max narrowly escaped flna) disaster. .
r
Mercury Fifty Ilelcnv 7,ero..
'VAN COl'VBH. H. a, Jan. fi.r-Twii per
sons have died as u result of the severe
Weather near Dawson, according to advloes
brought by the qteamer Amur today. Tho
weather Is rry stormy and tho tempera
tura has been ns low ns 50 below zero.
Kxploalon WreeU Oim l'liint.
BRADFORD, Pa., Jan. G.-Tho I'onnsyl-Vnnla-vOas
compuny's plant at Ludlow wns
wrecked .tonight by nn explosion. Dnt'tll
of tho occurenco nro lacking. It l reported
that ono man Is missing and that another
wna fatally Injured.
Your Lives
Will bo routed to Its natural duties
anrt your blllpusncss, headacho and
constipation bo cured If 70a take
Hood's Pitts
H)lil by til druggists. 2ocMf. I
SAYS REPORT IS UNOFFICIAL
.Member of llnnklnw Committee Mprnk.
Hopefully of Syndicate's
Affairs.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. C The bankers
committee of soven, temporarily In charge
of tho affairs of the Everett-Moore syndl
catc, will resume Its sessions tomorrow, No
meeting of the committee wns held today,
tho members simply summing up the work'
douo during tho last three days. Of the
future, Chairman Nowcomb said:
Between taking matters up wRh Individ
ual creditors' tho work of sifting the con
dition of tho different nrnnertles will con
tinue. We are rapidly finding how much
Indebtedness If nny, there Is on the differ
ent traction companion and If members of
tho syndlcnlo have Individual obligations,
and It so what the nature of them Is. This
work probably will take up something like
two weeks.
1O11 Saturday night wo concluded our In
vestigation of the affairs of tho Detroit
United railways. This property Is In splon-
oiu suapo ana is pronour.ceti unqunmicmy
by tho committee as being a mugnlllcunt
Investment.
Any statement of the M.'otmt of money
OVcr liabilities ttuif nmVrhnvn been re.
ported was not olllclul nifl docs not have
tno sanction or tlie cummlttec. No such
statement will or can be gl.ven out for
sumo time. Heforo thu committee of soven
took ch.irae of affairs fi enrsorv eviiinlim.
Hon showed that from 2,5no,ouo to $.1,000,000
couiu no expected in tollmen arter nil ob
ligations hnvo been entirely cancelled, But
this largely depends on tho keeping of
market prices. It is for this that an ex
tension of tlmo Is nsked, und Which wo
now bellcvo will certainly be accomplished.
Men who nro looking for great bargains
In bonds will be doomed to disappointment.
Tliero Is no disposition to sell syndlcnto
securities on tno pnrt or banks ami wo do
not expeot nny to bo thrown upon tho mar
ket. .
Wo expect to gut tho report of tho ex
perts lu tho telephone properties of the
syndicate tho laBt of tho week. The com
mittee will then Immediately begin their
open discussion of thu properties.
CASH AVAILABLE SLOWLY
fronts from South Carolina Dispen
sary Myntein nit WorkltiK Cni
Itnl tfir .Schools.
COLUMBIA, S. C, Jan. fWTho profits
derived from the South Carollnu dlsponsnry
system havo reached tho minimum figures
predicted by Senator Tlllmnn when ho made
tho campaign In favor of tho state monop
oly of the liquor business. Ho then said
that tho dispensary' profits would reach
from $500,000 to '$1,000,000 a year. Tho an
nual report of tho Stuto board of directors
shows that tbo purchases of liquor during
tho year amounted to $1,607,073, and the
gross sales cxcluslvo of beer by Wer dls
pensors wcro $2,328,631. Tho not profit to
the state school funds Is $120,982, whllo
the net profits to tho counties nnd towns,
divided equally Is $424,235. Tho total net
profit Is $.vIG,2I8.
Tho board reports that whllo accrued
school fund Is considerable, amounting at
present to $811,354, "It Is available very
slowly for" payment to tho schools as that
Is, our only working capital."
APPEALS FOR ENDOWMENT
KpiHCopnl Bishop of Philippine !
lnndx Asks for Fund to Main
tain Assistants.
IIOSTON, Jan. f!. Tho announcement was
made today by Right Hev. Charles H.
Drcnt, D.D., formerly roctor of St, Step
hens' church of Boston, who was conse
crated Bishop of tho Philippine Islands last
month by the Episcopal church, that bo had
decided to issuo an nppcal to tho church In
tho United States for a fund of $100,000 with
which to endow tho new Jurisdiction.
Bishop Drcnt mado the announcement In
a. sermon which ha made this morning.
It Is proposed to use tho Income from an
endowment fund for tho maintenance of a
staff of assistants which tho bishop hopes
to tnko with htm when ho leaves early lp
tho spring for Manila.
Bishop nrcnt stated that the situation lu
tho'Phlllpplnes Is tho most dlfflcn.lt which
the Episcopal church has to meot the 'world
over, duo to tho fact that tho Roman
Catholic church has long held sway.
INVESTIGATE JJjE SHORTAGE
Insurance Order Drnfts llrnolu t loun
IUmjiii-ntliiK ComiiilnHloiier tn I u -Ncct
Aliened Irreif tilnrlllca.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5, Officers of tho ordor
of D'Rlth Abraham, which had a stormy
scsolon at the Grand central palaco last
Sunday while trying to fix the responsi
bility for an nllcgcd shortage In tho order's
funds, decided today that tho order gov
erning life Insuraoco had' been violated. It
was determined to draft racolutlncs request
ing that tho commissioner of Insuranco In
vestigate tho alleged Irregularities, with a
view of punishing tho guilty pnrt'les. It
was said today that the ehortago might
provo to bo $26,000 upon further Investi
gation.
MUTINEERS JJNDER GUARD
Five Lenders of I'rlsnn llevolt Are
IlcluV to Federal Grnml
Jury.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Jan. 5.
Turner Barnes nnd Fri'd Robluson, tho re
maining rlngleadors of tho fedoral prlspn
mutiny of November 7,',whlch resulted In
tho killing of Guard Waldrupo, were given
a hearing Saturday and held to tho United
States grand Jury. Later tho entlro five
convicts wero transferred from their
former cells to quarters In a stronger build
ing. Tliero a guard will keep watch over
their cells constantly until their cases aro
finally disposed of. They will not be al
lowed to seo or spcnl; to any ono other
than the prison officials and their attorneys.
GERMAN MORMON CONFERENCE
MlNslonnrles Assembled, I'niler the
I,c ntlriHlilii of II iik Ii .r.4 Can 11 11 n,
the Well Kiiimvii Apostle,
BERLIN, Jan. 5, Tho German -Mormon
conference has assombled here under the
leadership of Hugh Jr Cannon, son of tho
lato Gcorgo Q, Cannoji, tho roll known
Mormon apostle. Ono hundred and twenty
flvo Mormon missionaries aro now working
In Oormany nnd havo secured two thou
sand followers. The present oonferenco Is
attended by more than ono hundred of tho
German missionaries.
WEEVIL DAMAGES COTTON
Ti x(m Comities InfenteU with l'oit
llepnrt Iliuirnioim Destruction
of Crop.
GALVESTON, Tex., Jan. 5. Taking the
cenbus figures of production as ft basis, It
Is estimated by tho Galveston News from
reports of 441 correspondents that tho boll
weevil destroyed 272.50Q pales of cotton
In Texas during the past season. In 1S!)D
and 1000 Texas produced 2,658, G55 bales, ac
cording to tho census, ovor half being grown
tn the counties now Infested with weevil.
.totnhlc Week nt Hximnltluu,
CHARLESTON. 8, C Jan. 5.-Thls week
will be a notable ono at tho exposition.
Tho stock show oiwns tomorrow, with
1.010 cntrlen. under tho supervision of
George F. Weston of Baltimore. On Thurs
day the Liberty bell will arrlvw from Phil
adelphia and bo placed In tho beautiful
structure especially built for It. On Fri
day tho International Iaguo of Press
Clubs nnd tho Pen and Pencil chili of
Philadelphia will mqot here and the muslcul
festival, led by limes' band, will open.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt MONDAY, JAVAHY (5, 1002.
ACCOUNT FOR JSECRET SESSION
Kentucky Politician to Tell Detail
nf Meeting Prior to Ooehcl
ho 11 tin Y.
LOUISVILLE, Ky ! Jan. C Tho Courlor
Journal tomorrow will say:'
"8cnator Deboe,-former Lleutanant Gov
crnor John Marshall and David W. Far
lelgh hnvo bct-n'sumnioned to appear before
tbo Franklin county grand Jury Monday to
ten the details, It Is said, of a secret meot
Ing which was held at tho Gait house, In
Louisville, a short tlmo beforo tbo shoot
Ing of Oocbel and during tho contest be
fort tho general assembly.
"Tho meeting wns hold In tho parlors of
the Oalt houso and thoso who were present
observed tho strictest secrecy. Among
thoso who attended tho meeting were: W.
S. Taylor, Adjutnnt Oencral Collier, nr. A.
D, James, now United States marshal at
Loulsvlllo; Dr. T. H. Haker, now postmaster
at Louisville; Senator Deboo, D. W. Far
lelgh, Alexander 1'. Humphrey. Basil W,
Duke, Thomas W. Ilulllt, John M. Atherton
and others.
"It Is believed the Onlt houso meetlngdls
cussed means to cnablo Governor .Taylor
to retain his oftlco."
FARMER SHOOTS A WOMAN
Instantly Killed In the Presence of
Her lliishnnit mill
Children.
ItANSAS CITY, Jan. E. Near Shawnee,
Kan., n vlllago ten miles west of Kansas
City, Carl Flshner, 11 farmer, shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Mrs. Mary L. Wallaco
In tho presence of her husband, J. II. Wal
laco, and their two smnll children. Tho
Wallaces woro traveling overland In a cov
ered wagon from Rich Hill, Mo., to Custer
county, Nebraska. Tho party had camped
near Flshnor's and ho accused t'sm of
stealing corn from his. cribs.
Tho shot that struck Mrs. Wallaco was
Intended for her husband. Flshner escaped,
but was arrested.
TRAINS -COLLIDE ON CURVE
Dlnreitnnl of WlfrnnlM Onuses I'rclsrht
Wreck nn it Three
Deiitlm.
ATLANTA, Ga Jan. C As tho result of
a head end on collision of two freight trains
oa tho Southern railway nt Rex, Gn., sev
enteen miles from Atlanta today, thrco of
tho crow wero kilted and a number of cars
burned.
Dead:
ENGINEER WILLIS.
FLAGMAN HARRIS.
FIREMAN HICKS.
The two trans met on a sharp curve, the
derailed cars catching fire. The collision,
It Is said, was caused by a disregard of sig
nals.
DEATH RECORD.
James JI. Polk.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 5. James B. Polk, a
veteran actor, died hero today from a stroko
of apoplexy. Mr. Polk mado his debut
thirty-four yoars ago under tho management
of tho lato John T. Ford of this city. His
first hit wns mado with Augustln Daly, at
Wallncks theater In New York. Ho ro
tired from tho stago four years ago.
Ur. K. , Unirney.
CHICAGO, Jan. C Dr. F. E. Downey,
president of tho Illinois Medical associa
tion of homeopathy, died today at Hahne
mann hpspltaL .Dr. Downey's homo had,
been, for many years Jn cilnton, 111., whither
Ms body waa, sent tonight. .Tho deceased
hud-beon a 'sufferer from liver trouble for
several years.
Oiitcrlirliluc Horsey.
FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 5. Outerbridgo
Horsoy, at ono tlmo prominent In demo
cratic rolltlcs, dlod at his homo hear Fred
erick, agod 73. Ho was formerly senator
from Maryland, being succcoded by ex-Senator
Gorman.
MorKtin lln ten.
CHICAGO, Jnn. E. Morgan Bates, author,
playwright nnd newspaperman, died today
at Travorso City, Mich., of pulmonary par
alysis, In his fifty-fourth year. Ho num
bered among his associates many leading
writers.
Hubert Snmnel Houston,'
MILWAUKEE, Jan. C Robort Samuel
Houston, the oldest chccscmakor In Wiscon
sin nnd 11 third cousin of General Sam
Houston of Texas fame, died of dropsy at
his home here today. Ho was 82 years of
ngo.
Itev. Xelnoit Vlllniu.
RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 5. Rov, Nelson
Glllam, 87 years old and ono of tho most
(wldely known Indiana ministers, died hero
today.
Illehiiril OolilHlioronBh.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Jan. 5. (Via Gal
veston.) Richard Goldsborough, a well
known American engineer, has died hero.
HYMENEAL
CrnlK-.MIIId.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jnn. fi. (Special.)
At high noon yestordny Miss Bertha Mills
of this city and Rev. James L. Craig of
Casper wero united In marriage at St.
Mark'o cathedral, by Rov. Dr. George C.
Rafter. Miss Anna, sister of tho brldo,
ndted ns bridesmaid, and Mr, Ross C. Ir
vine ns beat man. Tho Episcopal coremony
was witnessed by n largo numbor of peoplo.
Following tho wedding, a reception was
held nt tho Mills homo. Tho couplo left
on tho afternoon train for a weddlng-trlp
through Colorado and New Mexico," aftor
which thoy will take up their residence at
Casper.
Rov. Craig Is ono of the young ministers
of the Episcopal denomination In this state
and has mado an enviable reputation In
church work. Tho bride is tho daughter
of Mrs. Cornelia Mills, one of Cheyenno's
most' highly respected citizens. She" at
tended the public schools Jiero and has long
been Identified with ehurch work, being
leading member of St. Mark'B parish. For
soveral years Mrs. Craig was deputy state
superintendent of public Instruction, having
served under Miss Reel and Mr, Tynan.
The happy couple received many beautiful
and costly gifts from frlonds and relatives
nnd tho woll wishes of tho community go
with them.
KuiiK-nrMol,
.WOOD RIVER, Neb., Jan. 5. (Special.)
Edward Kunz, a prominent young business
man of this city nnd a graduate of the State
university, was marrlod New Year's day to
Mlbs Myrtle Desol, a former resident of this
city, but now a teacher In tho city schools
of Toledo, O. Tho marriage took place at
the home of the brldo'a parents In Toledo.
The young couple nrrlved In Wood River
yesterday and will make this tholr future
homo.
Take lloily to Snn Francisco,
WASHINGTON, Jan.' 5. The remains of
General William II. Seamans, who died
hero Friday, left tonight for San Fran
cisco, accompanied by his widow. His
former business partner, E. W. Johnson of
Salem, Mast)., who. was present when ho
died, was unable to Join the funeral party.
READY FOR RETURN OF COURT
Oklntit Capital ii Oorftmly Arranpd far
tht Ii-Entij,
Imperial walls a vivid crimson
I'nrelRii Milliliters Decide .Not to At
tend the Important Function, n
.""hie. Credential Arc Mot
Presented,
PEKIN, Jan. 5. Tho Chlncso capital on
tno ovo of tho court's return presents an
animated and, gaudy scene never beforo
witnessed In Its history.
All tho palaces, pagodas and temples have
been repainted to form a gltttcrlne sncc
taclo. The roofs of theso buildings viewed
from tho city walls are patches of shining
yellow tiles nnd brick. The walls about
tho Imperial city nro a vivid crimson and
tho gates havo been repaired and gilded.
On' tho towers nbovo tho Chon Men gate
stands a gorgeous structure of wood, cloth
ami paper with a yellow painted dragon en
twined nbout tho massive cloth nlllars.
Hundreds of Chlncso ofllclals, clad In
furs nnd silks, ride nbout the streets of
Pckln, and parties of llftccn soldiers, bent
on sight seeing, roam everywhere.
Thousands of new soldiers from, tho prov
ince of Shnn Tung, who nro finely unl
formed nnd equipped with modern weapons,
entered Pckln this morning and marched
through Legation street. Tho ministers of
tho foreign powers havo received notice
from tho Chinese foreign offleo that all tho
streets urpn which tho court will pass
will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
Two buildings' on tho principal streets of
tho lino of procession havo boon .provided
from which .the .memhers of the .legation
will be permitted to witness tho re-entry
of the cqurt. This Is an unprecedented con
cession.
Tho foreign ministers hnvo decided, in
consideration of events, not to witness tho
re-entry of tho, court. This Is strengthened
by tne rnct that tho majority of tho mtn
Istors havo not yet presented their cro
dcntlnls.
Chinese ofllclals havo strongly protested
to Sir Ernest. Satow, tho British minister,
against British officers nil tho way from
Pao Ting Fu to Pokln of the trains upon
which tho Chlnds'e court will travel. They
say that If foreign offlclnlH wcro con
splcuous nt Ton-Tl Junction tho court
would prefer to leavo tho railroad and tnko
another route. Acting upon this protest
tho British minister has requested tho of
ficers to refrain from making tho military
conspicuous nnd this request will bo com
piled with.
Negotiations concerning tbo Manchurlnu
treaty await the arrival of tho court, Taul
Lessar, tho Russian minister to China,
when discussing tho question of tho rail
roads with tho Chlncso plenipotentiaries
Insisted that under no circumstance would
Russia consent that othor powers hnvo a
band In tho construction and operation of
railroads in Manchuria, without first ob
taining Russian permission.
CUBA PRESENTS A PROBLEM
(Continued from First Page.)
In 1896 and 1900 doclarcd In favor of re
claiming the arid lands, but up to tho
presont time thero have been wide differ
ences of opinion" among the congressional
delegations ' from1 tho regions to be bene
fited ns to thV'Vneans 1 which should be
employed. These differences have caused
strife nnd rhavofc resulted In the waste, ,of
years of valuable time. When tho present
congress' met It was 'decided, by those tnos't
deeply Interested," that n "pull, all to
gether" would alone accomplish tho re-
-Eultn aimed at.- Representative Nowlands
Of. Nevada and Senator Warren of Wyoming
took the Initial step toward tho organiza
tion of a congress within a- congress and
tho result' has-been a number of meetings,
of all Interested and tho gradual elimina
tion of tho points of difference. Mr. New
lands has been Indefatlgablo In his efforts
to scctiro harmonious action and his efforts
have been fruitful In results. Each meet
ing has adjourned with thoso attending
nearer together than they were on the
last occasion and It Is now thought that by
the mlddlo of the month a bill will havo
been agreed upon which will meet the ap
proval of all.
The pdvocates of Irrigation prpposo to
stand together and to Insist upon a recog
nition f tho policy which thoy advocate
and the redemption of the pledges con
tained in both party platforms. Mr. New
lands Is perhaps moro earnest than any
of his associates, because ho has seen tbo
population of his state gradually diminish
and he Is firmly convlnoed that with tho
waters which' aro -now wasted -stored and
properly distributed, Novada will within
ten years moro than double her population;
It is predicted that with proper Irrigation
laws 1,000,000 Inhabitants will bo added to
tbo states of the arid region within ten
years and that tho cost will be repaid a
hundredfold In tbo Increases of national
wealth.
Mrs. DnvU at the White House.
Among the many Interesting and splendid
women Invited by President and Mrs. Roose
velt to nssst In tho Bluo room back of
the receiving lino on New Year's day nono
was moro attractive than Mrs. Cushman
K. Davis, widow of tho lato United StateB
senator from Minnesota. By reason of her
WHAT'S THE USE
Stlcklntc to nny llnlilt When It Menus
Mara Dentil f
Old King Coffee knocks subjects out
tolerably flat at times, and there is no
posslblo doubt of what did it. A lady gtvos
her experience: "I used to havo liver
trouble nearly all of tho tlmo and was
compelled to tnko somo liver medicine llko
calomel, which rolleved mo only for a lit
tle while. Thon every once In a while I
would be suddenly doubled up with an
awful agony In my stomach. It seemed as
though overy tlmo I took a breath I would
dlo. No ono could suffer any moro and
live.
"Finally I got so sick with catarrh of
tho stomach that I could not turn over
In bed, and my stomach did not dlgost
even milk. Tbo doctor finally told me that
if I did not give up drlnklug coffeo I
would surely die, but I felt I could not
give It up.
"However, husband brought homo a
package of Postum Food Coffee and It was
made strictly according to directions. It
was tho only thing that would stay on ray
stomach and I soon got so I liked It very
much,
"Gradually I began to get bettor, and
week by week gained tn strength and
health. Now 1 am In perfect condition and
I am convinced that tho wholo cause of rav
trouble was from coffeo drinking, and my
getting better was duo to leaving off coffee
and taking Postum.
"A short time ago I tasted some coffeo
and found, to my astonishment, that I did
not care anything about It. I never havo
to tako liver medlctno any more. I hope
you will use this letter for tho benefit of
thoso sutferlug from the poisonous effects
of coffee. 1 would gladly send to those
who wish the address of my attending
physician, who will corroborate what I
say." Mrs. Abner Marrlon, Cilnton, Mich.
husband's position tn tho senate, for many
years being chairman of tho commltteo or
foreign relations, and becauso ho wns ono
of tho penco commissioners to Paris In
189S, Mrs. Davis' prcsonce In tho Whlto
Houso on Now Year's diy was mado tho
occasion by many of lior old friends to wel
come her bade onco moro Into tho society
of Wnshlccton.
Mrs. Davis on last Wednesday was oc
conipnnlcd by Mrs. Alice Rossetor-Wlllnrd
and Miss Loulso M. Rossoter, who wcro
presented to tho president nnd to Mrs.
Roosevelt nnd afterward to many of the
diplomatic corps, who wore groatly pleased
with Mrs. Davis' ro-cntry Into tho social
life of the national capital.
Former .olirnUi Woinnn,
Mrs. Wlllard Is nn Illinois woman, who
lived for seventeen years as girl, wlfo nnd
widow In Nebraska, whero her father was
for years active In tho upbuilding of the
state, being as he was ono of tho organ
Izers of Sherman county, where the young
sister, Miss Louise, now grown to womnn
hood and who participated In the gaieties
at tho Whlto Houso last Wednesday, wns
born nnd raised. It was from Nebraska
that Mrs. Wlllard took her sister somo four
years ago to placo her In tho best schools
of Chicago, and today the young woman
gives promise of being ono of tho western
country's best planlstcs.
Mrs. Wlllard's nnmo will bo recoiled bv
many Nebrntkans, her Into husband, D. B.
Wlllard, being at ono tlmo editor of the
Shermnn County Times. It will bo rc
membered by tho renders of The Bee that
Mr. Wlllnrd was assassinated In Loup City
In 1887, the victim of a hitler polltlcnl war
fare, waged on his part as republican
ngalnst a ring of money lenders nnd cor
rupttonlsts. His contest cost him his life
On regaining her poise and composuro after
the terrible tragedy lrs. Wlllnrd atsumcd
charge of her husband's paper and for a
year or more couductcd It successfully.
Afterward she went to Lincoln, where sho
was given n position ns enrolling clerk In
the senate, Gcorgo D. Mclklejohn being then
lieutenant governor.
Her work tin n newspaper woman at
tracted wide attention, and as n result sho
was made manager of tho Western Newspa
per Union In Chicago, with a largo roll of
employes to look after. Not proving physic
ally strong enough for so great n burden
she was' placed In charge of tho advertis
ing dopartment of tho samo firm. At tho
end of four years of unceasing effort sho
left Chicago nnd went to Eurupo In Janu
nry, 1893. After a year's travel on tho
continent she wits Invited to London by
Lady Henry Somerset nnd tho lato Miss
Frnnces E. Wlllnrd. For n year aud a half
Mrs. Wlllard was managing editor of Lady
Henry'b .weekly newspaper nnd editor of
her monthly publication, with fall chargu
of tho publishing department, nnd hor llfo
in tho world's metropolis was full of brll
Hnncy, coming In contact with the most
noted men und women of the day.
MiicccsH Im Pronounced.
Her success wna most pronounced until
stricken down by Illness, which forced her
to return to America. After her recovery,
which was exceedingly Blow, tho republican
national commltteo at the Chicago bead-
quarter! gave Mrs. Wlllard a commanding
position a a correspondent and office secre
tary, being associated side by side with
Mrs. Ellen Footer of Washington, Mrs.
Julia B. Shattuck of Illinois, Mrs. Chase
and Miss Boswell of New York, and after
the closo of tho campaign nnd tho election
of tho late President McKlnlcy Mrs. Wll
lard enmo to Washington-.
It would bo difficult to describe n mare
varied nnd successful career than Mrs.
Wlllard's has been. Taken to Nebraska as
a child, her parents poor, all advantages
limited, Mrs. Wlllnrd Is almost wholly self-
taught, and yet she Is considered n well edu
' . , . - - ,
tuicu nuaiuin
Sho knows pioneer life in all Us phases
from drouth, grasshoppers, panics, Indians
and Biich visitations oh neomod to almost
blight hopo In tho early days of Nebraska.
Mrs. Wlllard knows' politics, affairs, books.
men nnd women. Sho has not only long
since been an active newspaper woman.
but has been, and Is, a club woman with a
great fund of Information relntlvo to wom
an's work, both social and Industrial.
In Washington Mrs. Wlllard's homo Is
with Mrs. Cushman K. Davis, tho two
women having b:on mutually attracted a
long tlmo ago, and here thoy propose re
maining, Mrs. Davis having purchased a
home on S street, wherein sho has placed
her lares and penates, her nrt treasures
and her distinguished husband's books.
SLIGHT GAIN IN MONEY METAL
Production of fiolil nnil Silver li
HlntcM nnil Alnskn I.imt
Venr. "
WASHINGTON, Jnn. C Tho preliminary
estimate of Mr. Roberts, tho director of tbo
mint, on production of gold and' sliver in
the United States during tho calendar year
Idol indicates only a slight gain over tho
production of tho precedlug year. The yield
of Alaska fell off by about $1,000,090, Colo
rado mado a slight gain In gold mid the
other producers wero nearly stationary.
The yield of rtlvor exceeded that of the
previous year by 2,000,000 flno ounces. The
total number ,of ounces of flno gold la 3,
880,578, of the value of $80,228,800. The
number of flno ounces of silver produced
wna ,B9,653,788, hf.vlng a commercial vnlue
of $35,702,200. Tho coinage valuo of tho
silver Is approximately $77,000,000.
HEATING BOILER EXPLODES
WrecU I'lve-Story Ilesldencc noil Se
riously Injure Colored
Hotter.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. Tho explosion of
a boiler connected with tho heating nppnr
tus tn tho basement of tho handsome flvo
story restdonco of Bealcr Howard today
seriously damaged tho houso and may re
sult In' loss of life. Tho shock of the ex
plosion was folt throughout tho tmmcdlato
neighborhood and tho houso was badly
wrecked. William Foogun, tho colored but
ler, who was nttondlng the firoB under tho
boiler at the tlmo nf tho explosion, was
frightfully scalded and badly cut about
tho hands and faco. His condition Is crit
ical. A rough estlmato of the damage
places It at $10,000 or moro.
PKSIO.S FOIl WKBTKItlV VHTKIIAXS.
Wnv Survivor It enieinbereil hy the
General Government.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. (Special.) Tho
following pensions hnvo been granted:-
Issuo of December 14:
Nebraska' Increase, Restoration, Rolssue,
Ktc Edward J. Naugle. Wnyne, $S: Walter
8. iAJirke, Elm Creek, $12. Original Widows,
Etc. Lydla T. Morgan, Lincoln, $9: Charles
M. Shanklln ffnther), Crelgiiton, $12, War
with Spain Harriet I. Androws, Doatrlcc,
$12.
Iowa: Original Abrnham H. Bute. Ives
tcr. $6: Georgo Brown. Cedar Ituplds, $10;
Franklin N. Eaton, Des Moines, ffi. In
crease, Restoration, Reissue, Etc. Mitchell
Nllles, Hnllyclough. $1; Lafayette Daliif,
Lnnslng, $8: Riley 11. Woleott. Bedford, $21;
Miles M. Parker. Bussoy, $; Henry Hneger,
Tlconlc, $: John Van Sickle (deceased).
Chesterfield, $12. Original Widows. Etc.
Phebe A. Van Sickle, Chesterfield, J3: Mnrla
A. Sparks. Los Anselcx, $Sj Mary ( Van
Norman, Mnvllle, M Victoria M. Guthrie,
Woodward, .$SJ Lucietln Hrown (Bpeclnl ac
crued December 17). DeSota, IS.
South Dakota: Original Widows, Etc.
Addle L. Russell, Dendwood, $S.
Colorado: Orlglnnl, War. with Spain John
F. Marker, Donver, $17. Increase, Restora
tion. Reissue, Etc. Henry Wolford, Rhone,
$8.
North Dakfitn: Increase. Restoration,
Reissue, Etc Marshall J. Aklns, Portland,
$10.
IMPLEMENT DEALERS MEET
Aiinal GoiTsition f Nibruk-Iw Am-
c!ntii Opini Tntidsj,
OVER A THOUSAND DELEGATES COMING
Aiiiiiiik; the Important lluslnes Will
He Report on ProKrcsn of .ntlounl
I'ederntloii of Implement
' Ilrnlem.
Tho men who know nil nboul everything
inni 11 inrmer uses arovarrlvlng at Omaha
hotels for tho eleventh annual convention
of tho Nebraska nnd Western Iowa Im
plement Dealers' association, which opous
tomorrow morning at 0 o;clock nnd will
continue through tho forenoons of three
days, with night sessions probable. No af
ternoon sessions nro to ho held, It being
tho purpose thl$ year to give thoso In nt
tendaneo moro tlmo to visit nmong them
selves nnd mako purchases of goods from
tho Omaha Jobbers. The attendanco Is ex
poctcd to be between 1,000 and 1,200, though
probnbly not moro than (00 will ho mem
bers of tho association. '
Tho Tuesday morning program Includes
an address' of welcome, but no response, 113
tho association will bo rushed for" time. It
Includes also the president's nnnual nd
drofs, tho report of tho secretary and treas
urer nnd tho nppolntmont of committees.
Wednesday forenoon L. J. Blowers will
mnko a report on the progress of tho Na
tional Federation of Retnll Implement nnd
Vehicle Dealers' associations, of which tho
Nobhiska-lown organization Is n member.
Mr. Blowers Is n director In the federation
nnd la preparing a report, but if Former
President U. R. Mdgcs of Great Bend, Kan.,
comes; as expected, Mr. Blowers will defer
to him. Other features for Wednesday
forenoon nro a pnper by Mr. Coleman, of
McCook,. Ncb on "Manngomont of Retnll
Implement Buslnss In Ncbrnska," and mis
cellaneous business.
.lllectlou of Olllccrx,
Thursday morning unfinished business
Will bo tnken caro of, tho report of tho
grievance commltteo and of othor com
mittees will bo heard and thero
will bo elected a president to
succeed' N. i Malonoy of Essex,
la.,' a vlco president to succeed Andrew
Jensen of Mlnden, Neb., and directors to
succeed Otis' Bnbson, Sownrd Nob., II. P.
Shumwny, Wnkcflold, Nob., nnd L. J. Blow
ers, David City, Neb. The successor to J.
A.. McLaughlin, Craig, Neb., as secretary
nnd treasurer will ho selected by tho ex
ecutive board at a session which Imme
diately follows tho convention. For tho
olectlvo oflfcors no names have been gen
erally montloncd .yet and may not bo until
time for tho nominating commltteo to make
up Its slato.
Tho plan of holding sessions of tho con
vention In the forenoons only Is new with
this association, though tried and found
satisfactory by bohio others. Its adoption
was decided on by tho board nt a meeting
in Lincoln tho week of tho state fair. Even
ing sessions nro not oil tho program, but
tho amount of business to bo transacted
may necessitate them. Last year an offort
was made to get the Jobbers to closo tholr
establishments during tho hours of tho
convention, but this thoy found Impractic
able because of tho many customers who
enmo on tho convention excursion rnto of
a faro nnd a third, but not to attend tho
meeting. Tho result wns that tho Jobbers
wcro cntortalnlng nnd showing stock while
the business of - tho convention wns on nnd
tho attendance ;uf tho latter was cut down.
This has cAusiii some llttlo feeling In some
quarters, It, is said, but tho officers, ro
rnqmborlng tho unplcasnnt friction nt n
similar convention, in Des Moines, nro
making particular offort to bring about1
perfoct harinouy beforo tho convention Is
called..
' WurU for "t.rlevnnco Ilonril.
During ths convention other differences
will be taken up nnd disposed of as ran-
Idly as, possible., by the grlovnncn committee.
Whenever nn nppenl Is tnken from Its de
cision the matter goes beforo tho asso
ciation nnd If a second nppcal is taken it
goes beforo th6 federation, where It Is
settled. Tho federation, though only a lit
tle moro than a year old, is said to bo n
growing power, its executlvo board having
already had' throo fruitful conferences with
the largo- manufacturers, Thero is now
strong talk of tho federation employing a
special representative to do nothing but
adjust differences.
At tho last convention of tho association
It -was tacitly ngrced that this ono should
bo hold In December, and In nnswer to the
criticism of Its courso In changing tho dnto
to January, tho usunl month, tho board ex
plains that It has found that tho. best at
tendance could not bo obtained until after
the Invoicing days were over.
Tho association Itself has n working
membership of about COO, but tho attendanco
here Inst year wns 1,200 and Is expectod to
bo equalled if not exceoded this year.
Every largo manufacturing firm has spoclal
repr'esontatlves horo, and whllo tho Ilor
Grand is announced ns tho headquarters of
tho officers, other hotols nro caught In tho
tldo of business nnd parlors and sample
rooms aro full of implement displays.
"GO 'WAV nACIC ANI SIT DOWN."
" .
Orlicln of n Plirnac Now Popular In
Mnlo nnil Politics.
"The popular phrase 'Go 'way back and
sit down,' has beon. credited to many
sources," said a music publisher to a Now
York Sun reporter, "but tho truo story hns
never been printed.
,'Ono night about a year ago soveral col
ored sports gathered In a saloon In tho
Tondorloln owned hy ajicgro and patronized
chlofly by men of bis own race. In tho
party were Smithy, tho tenor, nnd Bullv,
tho tout. Smithy enmo from the west and
dressed, In tho height of fashion, whllo
Bully's home was In tho south.
"Bully 'had bad qulto .a turn of Ill-
luck nnd bis nttlro Buffered In consequence.
Smithy began ktddlng htm about It. Finally
Bully got angry,. Ho Blted Smith up from
head to foot for a fow seconds and then
sailed In.
'Yo' am cr, -,dude, yo' am,' ho began
contemptuously, 'Yo' dono come 'round
here an' try t' lit do folks know dat yo' am
livln' on Easy street.
" 'Don't yo' flnk, man, dat dem horses
am a gwlno t run fo yo' In- de snow dls
winter. Yo nln't no steel rod. Yo' kin
git broke,
" 'Bay, nlggor, do yo' see dat chair yon-
dor by dat stove 7 Tako man advice n' go
way, back nn' sit down, nn' w'on yo' git
derp stay dere an' don't como back no moro
t'nlghtr Understand, honey?'
"Smithy did go 'way back and sit down
and was not heard of the rest of the night.
Al Johns, a colored musician, who was
presont, thought tho phrase wns unique
and tho noxt dny ho told Elmer Bowman, a
negro song writer, about It.
'Johns thought it would mako a good
title for a song, so Bowman wrote somo
verses whloh Johns put tn music. In tho
story of tho song Bowman stuck to ths
Incidents that took placo In the snloon that,
night, and when tho song wns published
It at onco became popular.
"Tho phrase wns used a good deol by
the opposite political parties lu the last
campaign."
BACON CONTROVERSY AGAIN
Shnkenpcnrcnu lllapule Once More
Hiikci In the London
Prcm.
(Copyright, 1W2, by press Publishing Co,)
LONDON, Jnu. 6. (Now York World Ca-blcgratn-Spcelal
Telegram.) The Bncou
Shakcspearo controversy Is raging furiously
lu tho Times correspondence columns as a
result of W. H. Mallock's championship of
Mrs. Gallup's blllteral cipher. Sidney Leo
nnd other notrd Shakesperean commentator
overwhelm tho Gallup theory with scorn,
but other Investigators havo unearthed
many coincidences of thought nnd expres
sion between Bacon nnd Shakespeare, Borne
almost Identical In Inugunge. Theso nro
not held, of course, to support tho Gallup
theory, but undoubtedly prove that either
one or the othor shamelessly plagiarized tho
other's Ideas.
Edward III of England borrowed 3,000,
000 ($15,000,000) In 1340 from Florentine
bankers, which money has never been paid.
Holt Schooling, n famous actuarial expert,
rnlculates thnt nt 1 per cent compound
Interest tho debt now nmounts to 771,
000,000,000, whllo nt . 10i per cent,
tho Interest at which the loan was made,
thodebt amounts to (10,000,000,000,000,000,000,
moro money than the world has ever seen.
The earl of Yarmouth will return to New
York soon with tho Amerlrnn rights of a
children's play, cntltttd ''The Man Who
Stole the Castle." It was played Inst winter
and has been played this winter nt tho
Onrrlek theater with success. Yarmouth
Intends to present this ono-nct piece In tho
vaudovlllo theater. Lydlan West, who re
cently delighted Now York's .glided youth,
will bo associated with Yarmouth in tho
venture.
Lord Curzor. nf Kcdlesfori has achieved
tho rare distinction for nil Indian viceroy
of winning n gmteful acknowledgment of
his administration from tho Indian nntlonat
congress, tho Informal iintlvo parliament.
On tho other hand, his fearless removal of
abuses of tho parliament officialdom nnd
curtnlllng othor nutocrncy havo mado him
detested by Anglo-Indlnn officialdom.
Mrs. Arthur Pagoti who has been abroad,
111 for many months, will return to Eng
land next week from Paris In order to Join
tho duko and duchess of Devonshire's houso
party at Cbalsworth, arranged to meet thu
prlnco nnd princess of Wales. Mrs. Paget
was specially Invited, ns sho Is n fnvorlto
with tho prlnco of Wales nnd nlways Is
told off to nmuso him when they stay In
tho rnmo house.
PUBLIC GAMING IN BELGIUM
Klwr l.enpolil U UrKed to Withhold.
Ills Assent to the
Illll.
(Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co )
BRUSSELS, Jan. C (Now York World
Cablegrum Special Telegram.) King Leo
pold, at present on tho Rlvcrln, is being
powerfully influenced to withhold his nsscnt
to a bill presented by both tho Belgian Sen
ate nnd Chnmbcr of Deputliu, forbidding
public gaming in Belgium. Premier do
Desmet de Noeycr has gono to Cannes tn
consult tho king. The Ostcnd gambling
casino already has closed Its doora. This
Is said to bo temporary, but It Is believed to
bo permanent.
Tho suppression of the gaming tables at
Ostcnd, Naraur, Spa and Dlnant has been
followed by the springing up of n largo
number of prlvato gambling places. The
removal of public facilities conflnr tho
gambling to professionals and tho com
paratively limited number of population
who will gnmblo under nny circumstance.
AbnniloiiM PliuiH of Tour.
OA.KL;AND' n,-" Ju""- 5. Commander
Booth-Tucker of tho Salvntlon Army, who
was called hero by the Illness of his wife,
Consul Emma Hooth-Tucker, 1ms an
nounced that he will remain here until his
wlfu can be safely removed to Now York.
All plans with regard to tho consul's part
In the tour of tho United States aro aband
oned. It Is. believed that tho national con
gress of otllcers to tnko plncc In New York
win uiau uc auanuoueii.
Ilrynn Siicuks nt Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mnss., Jan. E.-IIon. Wil
liam , .1. Bryan will bo tho guest of the
Harvnrd union noxt Saturday and will
Hiieak In the living room In the evening,
Ills speech will bo upon the subject. "A
Conquering Nation," nnd will be entirely
non-partisan.
CIkiitm Get Scunlck.
New York Times: "Slnco our troops hnvo
been In the Philippines my friends nmong
the otllcers stationed there have- at fre
quent Intervals been remembered with
boxes of .Manila cigars," remarked n mem
ber of Uncle Sam's fighting force, who was
severely wounded nt El Caney and is now
6n tho retired list, to a reporter, "1 hnvo
learned to prefer tho tobacco of tho far
cast to tho domestic brand, and do not see,
how 1 could now get aloiiB without tho
fragrant Manilas.
"Recently I received a shipment of
cigars." ho continued, "but 'they proved a
snd disappointment. In fact, thoy uecmed
to mo to be entirely worthless. 1 puffed at
one after another, but they simply could
not bo smoked. In despair I finally con
sulted a well known tobnreonlHt. The
situation wns no problem to him. lie
promptly (old 1110 to lay tho cigars aside
for a few weeks, after which I would Und
them all right. Ho wat correct. When 1
sought an explanation the tobacconist as
sured mo In all hc rlaiimicxs that the clenrs
had been scnslck from tho voyngo across
the Pnelllc and needed lest.
"I hnve since learned," added the ofllcer,
"thnt wines and liquors are affected in a
similar manner by ocean shipment,''
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