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I 0 9 THE OMAHA DAILY T1EE: TIimSDAY, DECKMBETt 25. 1002. enade daily on the beach at La Ouayra and It la feared (bey mar be the object of some demonstration. At Caracas everything ,1a quiet.. President Caatro went to -.La Ytd torla today. In an Interview today Lopat Baralt, mln ' later of foreign affairs, aatd be had 'not been Informed of a declaration of war by Great Britain. "I am greatly surprised at the new that uch a atep should be taken," he aald. "I bad believed that the matter waa ap pro i thing a aettlement, Venezuela having offered te submit unconditionally to tbe ar bitration ol Uta":Cnttd State minlater or Freeldent Roosevelt. Venezuela doe not regard the editing blo6kade a tantamount to state of war, but the country la pre pared to resist to tb utmost."' ' ..' " Germany .know Anxiety. BERLIN, Dec. 24. Germany I anxious to receive President Rooeevelt'a acceptance of the formal Invitation from Germany' and Great Britain, to act aa arbitrator In tbo Yenetaclua controversy. The Oermnn governments preference la very decidedly .In, favor of arbitration through President Roosevelt, rather than through The Hague tribunal, because It be lieves the president will reach an early de cision, whereas The Hague court would re quire tuatry- month, The official here also Insist that ft la d (he United Slates' ad vantage to have the president decide the matter. Tbe German steamer Siberia, which aallod from Hamburg for Venezuela yesterday, carried an expert en International law, who will set a counsel for Commodore Bcherrer on technical legal questlona aris ing during the blorksde. Commodore , Hchedder , reports that the Cerman blockade of Puerto Cabello began December. 22 and that tho blockade pt Maracalbo by ' tbe Germans commenced today. Malta Will Not Land. . PARIS, Dec. 24. The only official atten tion given her to the Venezuelan block ed la ad announcement of the Postofflce department that the mall boat leaving Bordeaux and Marseilles will cease to touch at La Ouayra, Puerto Cabello and Carupano, and all -correspondence for Ve nezuela will be artia fo Port de Prance, Martinique, during the' 'blockade. - '" LA OUAYRA, VenezoVla,' Dec. 24. The Dutch steamer Prlnx Wlllem II, from New York, December 5, arrived off La Griayra this morning, but owning to difficulties with the blockading squadron and to the refusal of the company' agent to pay the port charges left without communicating. Italy Kaay to Pleuee. ROME, Dec. 24. Italy' reply to the arbitration proposal of Venezuela through Minlater Bowen and the government of the United mates, among 'other things, says Italy would be pjeased for. arbitration tat tled by resident, Roovv4lU 'and adde that If not thus settled jtaly will have no ob jection to reference to The Hague tribunal. GIBBONS SENDS GREETINGS Write Christmas Letter to the Pope, Other Cardinal and Oath , " olle Crowned Head. BALTIMORE, Dec. 24. Cardinal Gibbons, In accordance .with the' annual custom, has ent letters' of greeting appropriate to the season of Chrlstmaa to th pope and each ol . the cardinals, numbering over sixty, throughout the world. .His eminence has likewise sent a letter t each of the Catholic crowned heads. In cluding the emperor of Austria, tbe king of Spain, the kng and queen of-Portugal, the king of th tlelglaris," th king "of Saxony and- th prince regent of Bavaria. - - The cardinal sends these Christmas let ters to, the monarch evry rye, 'In aq cerSance with etiquette, as he hlmaelf Is a prince of the Catbollo church..- Bolng an American, however, th title it merely One of lorm In hi caae. ROB AN ILLINOIS POSfOFFIOF Safe Blown Open and Cash, Stamp and Registered Mall Art . Takes. ' ! ' ' ": t ; f i J1LOOMINGT6N. III.. Deo. S4. The gang of, bank and . postofflce robbers which haa been at work ' in thl violnlty recently cleaned out the poptofflco at Towanda last Mjbt. - -. i -.-. me hundred dollars In money and all th stamps and registered mall, estimated In ralue at from $.".00 to $1,000, was taken. Th lafe waa blow, but no on awakened. A utual, there Is no clue. I FlrtE RECORD. . Overt arned Lamp Start Fire. -.' ' CORNINO, N. Y., Dec. 24. Lawrence. Tfoga county, Pennsylvania, was visited by ' disastrous fire today. It originated in Bprtng'a millinery store from an overturned lamp and all the buildings on one1 aide of Main atreet were destroyed, Including Wing Boatwlrk's large department store. The R6stling blobk and opera houte, the Darl ington block and flv other stores wer burhad. The, loa '. mot than 150,000. ' - ' ' ' fosr Balldlna- Destroyed. felBLEY, la., Dc. 24 ISpeclal Tele gram.) Last night Or destroyed four frame buildings worth $4,000 . and de atroyed merchandise valued at $3,000. In surance on the bulldog. I aa f llowi: John taboos, 00;.' Mr, Lister, $500; MUs . Anderson, $1,150. Baalc BvltdlaaT Baraed. Mich., . Dee. 24. Mr which brpke out early .odav ha destroyed the First National' Bank building and aeveral other business block and 1 atlll burping. Th loa wU be heavy.' "Dy Hammer and Hand . Alio Arts doo $tand ", The motto of" one of the mediaeval Guildi of Handi craft. It applict with pecul iar lores to the Art of the Silversmith. This has been recognized to the full by the GORHAM CO. ,"' Silver mil hs . In its workshops, the largest in : the . world devoted to solid silver working, machinery is subordinated to the "cunning' of the handi- worker. Hence it is that Gorham Silver has an artistic quality peculiarly its own. ; AA responslhl jewslar . kMp it miMO WELCH LOWRY UNDER ARREST , ShriJLing of 8taaon Ilnally Locate Hig .'j Manja Omaha, FINAL CHAPTET IN EXQrTTriG MAN HUNT I Wasted oa tho tkarg of Kidnap, in and Aasaaltlnar Asss Bllawa 'Kla-at of September 14 Last. STANTON, Neb., Dec. a, (Special.) Sheriff King went down to-Omaha and re turned with Welch Lowry.- who Is now quartered In the local jail. Lowry la the man who abducted Anna Bllawa from the residence of W. S. Bordner, near Stanton, In September last, and who was th objeo tlve of an exciting man hunt. In spite of the efforts made no trace waa procured of him from tbe next day after the crime waa committed. On that day h waa seen to enter a cornfield across the river, from Stanton and rt was believed that the posse had him surrounded, but he gave them the slip. Later It waa reported that he was un der arreat at Onaws, but th prisoner proved to be another man and waa promptly released. , , Sheriff King never gave up the search and a few day ago located hla man in Missouri. Discovering that Lowry contemplated a trip to Omaha, the sheriff waited patiently un til Lowry set foot on Nebraska sol) - and, then arersted him and. brought him, to Stanton. , , . , ,a Story o( the Crime,'-. . , Tbe . crime with which Lowry stand charged I on of th most daring In trfti criminal history of th state. 'Ha waa enamored with Anna Bllawa, but ah re fused to have anything to do with him on account of his dissolute habit. Od the night of September 14 of thl year Lowry cams to the residence of W. Q. Bordner, where the Bllawa girl was' working, put Udder up to the second-story window aud entered the room where she waft, sleeping with the two-Ilrtre -daughters rjf her em ployer.' HI' victim wa compelled, at the point, of a revolver to arise, dresaand ac company hlm The children were told that if they made any outcry, he -would return! and kill their parents, and In thia way they were kept quiet, not daring 4o make any outcry until morning, when their parent came to call them. In this manner Lowry, with hi victim, had a good start of th posse which waa organised for purault. He took to the sandhills with his victim, who. according to her atorv. he reneatedlv - - - i aauniitrpri Lata in tfiA afterftAnfi mhm cnr I advantage of the approach of some neigh bor, which Attracted ' Lowry' - attention, and eacaped. making her way to the horn of her brother, where the arrived In an exhausted condition, and for aeveral daya waa In a atate of total collapse, but hat atnee fully recovered. Tbe posses kept up the pursuit for sev eral daya, but Lowry finally eluded them and made hi way out of the country. EXPERIMENT ON DYING "MAN Doctor Stretch tho Meek of Patient to Restore: Consciousness, hat le Die Instead. DETROIT. Mich.. Dec. 24. In an attempt to relieve th pressure on the brain and restore a dying man to consciousness. In order to secure au ante-mortem statement, physician' last night stretched the -heck of William P. Hackett, whose throat had been slashed by bis stepson In a quarrel at their Mm The last effort failed. Hackett died. 'The moat strenuoti effort wef mad to rally the dying man for a final Interval of rorvBelousneas, wherein he might make a statement. The pbysictana ad. listed a atretching apparatus to hi head, drawing It away from the ahouldera. Thl waa done to relieve the pressur of the blood clot on the spinal cord and let th brain revive temporarily. The welghta were put on and for hour the doctor watched for some Indication that reaaon waa. returning. At time a flicker ot life seemed to come to the face, but faded again before anyming aad been spoken. Turn by turn the doctora watched until there was -no longer any hop that tti. patient could be revived.: , : a ; . BUYS KENTUCKY COAL MINES Sam Syndteate Seeks to Gala Control -' f all Properties la -' ' ' '- ' . ' f : Tennessee. LOUISVILLE.-Kf.; Dec. 24. Th Courier Journal tomorrow will aay: A prominent man who I famallar with th detail ot the transaction, tald last night that th east ern syndicate which ha been, negotiating for cotl property In Kentucky has secured control of all the mlnea In the stats except those of the St Bernard Coal company. The agrregat to be paid for th mine it S7.000.000. W, J. Hendrtck, formerly attorney gen eral of Kentucky, who engineered the deal, atill refuse to discuss th transaction other than that he Is endeavoring to purchase for friend In (he east the coal mine In Tennessee. Oeorge H. Malloy and Mr. Ut ile of New Tork, who are also Interested, aay they are not In a position to giv any details of th .deal.- '.' , ' . It 1 stated that J.- Pierpont Morgan la not a member of the syndicate and will have nothing to do with th management of. the mines, although he may hav a hand In financing th deal. BOXERS TO MAKE SPEECHES Corbett and inlllvan to Be Among th Attraction at Salvation f rnf Dinner. TOLEDO, O., Dee. 24 At th Salvation Army dinner to the poor of Toledo tomor row Jamea J. Corbett, John L. 8ulllvan, Mayor (Oolden Rule) Jone and Rev. F. D. Keltey will address, th assembled dldnr. Sullivan and Corbett, who ar appearing at rival theatera. thl week, both volun teered to act a waiters at th dinner, but th army " suggested that they make' a speech. When they learned that Jones aad Kelaey would speak they accepted th In vitation. ' . i WOMAN IS INSTANTLY KILLED Skat by Man Dnrtna a daarrel, Waa Tkta Tarn Plstel m HtmselC CRQOK8TON, -Minn., DscJ 24. Osorg Roedahl, a laborer, laat night shot and Instantly fclllsd Carolina A. Moon, aged It, and then aent two bullet Into, hit brain. . H ls tUl allv. but will Ala. If' 1 thought th shooting was the result of a quarrel. HOSPITAL GOES UP IN SMOKE rire Doairay Atcblsaa, Tepek A Santa Pa Inatltntlna at AU , bna.aera.aa, Itw ktiUa, ! ALBUQUERQUE, -N. M.. . XHa. 't4.-rTh Atchison. Topeka A Santa F railroad hos pital baa been totally destroy by Sra. which 1 eupposad te have originated from defective flu. Tfc patients wer gotten out ssfely, bu. 41tUf anything else about . the building waa saved. One of th pat fonts, whose nam waa not learned, died, from exposure. and fright. NATE SALISBURY'S "LAST BOW Noted Showmaa aad Torfmaa, Partner of;Baffalo Bill, Answers Vlaal Call. NEW YORK, Deo. 24. Nat Salisbury, controlling partner in the Buffalo Bill shows, died today at Long Branch from dis ease of tbe stomach. Nat Salisbury was one of th best known men In the country, not only from his con nection with the Buffalo Bill Wild West show, but from ether enterprise with which he haa . been connected. While be was 'generally, .looked upon as a western man, and waa such In that hla manners were of the west and he considered It hi horn a much at men of hla claas ever have a home, he waa in the broader sense a citizen of the country at large. His has been an active figure at different time In Numerous fields, principally those which cater to the amuse ment loving public. His name has been associated with tome of the beat known racing horse In th country, particularly the Iowa mare, Allx, th one-time queen of the trotting turf. He ha also been the moving spirit In numerous theatrical venturea, but his great effort waa the put ting of th Wild West upon Its feet. The idea around which the show was built and the working out of the details waa un doubtedly that of Cody's and the other spirits of the plain whom he gathered around him. It wa in placing It before the public and organizing it upon the iow man's basis that the training and experi ence ot Salisbury was Invaluable and that it proved ao Immensely profitable waa un questionably due In great measure to his ability In thl line. ;. George W. Thatcher. SALT LAKE., Utah. Dec. 24. George W. Thatcher, a. Utah pioneer, and for year promnnt In political and church affairs. Is dead at his home In Logan, Utah, after a long Illness, aged 62 year. Mr. Thatcher crossed the plains with hi parent with on of the first bands of Mormon emigrant. In be nearly daya he wa one of tbe famous "Pony Express" riders and waa Identified with many-enterprises. Mr. Thatcher waa a delegate, to tbe national democratic con vention in Kansas City in 1900. Jolln Llherm. DAVENPORT, la., Deo. 24. Julius Lii cherm, county attorney, and one ot the moat prominent republican politician In Iowa, died thia morning from a complication of troubles, aggravated by active participation In the last campaign. '''' " Joseph L. McBlrney. NEW YORK, Deo. 24. Joseph L. Mc Blrney, treasurer ot the National Lead company, died today of pneumonia. WAGES ARE TO BE ADVANCED Prick Coke Company Anaoance Voluntary lacreas of Elht ' : Per Cent oa Janaary 1. PITTSBURG, Pa., Deo. 24. Notice will fee posted throughout the Connellsville coke regions today granting the 20.000 employe ot the Frlck Coke company a voluntary ad vance In wage averaging S per cent. ' . The Increase will take effect January 1 and fnclude the miner, coke - drawers, drivers, eager and laborers. It mesas that tbe company will next year dispense- In wages to its men $1,600,000 more than It did last year, and that It will continue to pay the' highest wage of any concern . In the United States employing thl kind of labor. The Frlck company la a subsidiary com pany of th United State Steel corpora tion. ' TO MINE COAL UNDER SEA Nnvel ra'ertakt" 1 to Be Attempted ay Operator Near Port Morlen, -'flora' Seotla. ' GLACE BAY. N. 8., Dec. 24. An opera tion. Interesting In the history ot Nova Scr.tla mining, la planned by Ochletree Mc Donald, who ha bonded coal areas near Port Morlen. i1 ' ' ' '.' The coal areaa which he controls are wholly submarine and he Is planning to alnk a shaft on a rocky Islet known at Flint Rock, mining hla ooal from under the ooean bed. There seems to b no doubt that during th succeeding generation mining will b carried on extensively In Cape Breton, which t has large fields of submerged coal beda. ..-.'.-. ;. RAILWAYS WILL RAISE WAGES Mtlwankee.and Alabama, Great Seath. , arm Beth Grant Increase ta Bmploye. ; . CHJCAGQ. Deji Th 4.'f00 engineer and firemen on th Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul system will receive an increase I pay of about T per cent, according to an agreement reached today. ' ' CHATTANOOGA. Tnn:, De. .24. An nouncement wa mad her tonight that th wagea ot all engineer, conductor, fire men and station employes ef th Alabama Great Southern had been increaaad from t to 10 .per cent. Thia affect about 1,600 men. FALLS OVER A HIGH CLIFF Keeper ( Golden Oat Ushtkoas - Make HlHtif ana Death Is th Reanlt. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24. Captain John McKsnna, keeper ef th lighthouse at Llm Point, on th Marin county sbor of th Qplden Gat, wat killed laat night by fall- lag over a twenty-foot cliff situated nr th government property of which h had charge. He I gsuppoied to hav made a mtsstsp In th darkness. VANDERBILT WILL GET WELL Dr. Flint Say Rlek Man Baa Tamed Caraer and Will Maw- ReTr. NEW TORK. Dee. 14. On leaving th Vanderbllt residence tonight Dr. Flint said; "Mr. Vanderbllt ha turned th corner; he will get well." B. X O. Will Bnlld Braaek Raaa. BALTIMORE, ' Dee!. 14. The Baltlmor A Ohio railroad official In thl city an nounced today that the company will build a new railroad om 200 mile long, which will, shorten the distance between Balti more and Pittsburg by at laat fifty miles aad, la connection with cutoff to be built west of Pittsburg, will bring Chicago Ighty oatUs nearer Baltimore. In th con struction of ths nw line the old South Pennsylvania rout will b utilised. H. B. and . Hubermaa. t'lir retnodld end repair. 11 S South IStb street. Callahan Printing Co. CaU Its. TU E. Hth, PLAN TO RECEIVE HUMBERTS French liinlston Consider Famous Safe Frau3 and "Arrant Details. CASE AFFECTS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS N Parisian Street Hawker Obtala Empty Model of Swindlers' Vault, Which Sell Readily to Giddy . Christmas Crowd. . PARIS, Dec. 24. At a result ot confer ence between K. Combe and the min ister ot Justice complete arrangement hav been made' for the reception of the mem bers of the Humbert '"family, now under arrest. The " precaution has been taken not to disclose what prison th fugitive will occupy,' or whether they will be taken from th train, aa popular demonstration It feared. The government authorities ar howlng great activity In preparing for th prosecution. ' M. Hennlffe, chief of detective, who has gone to Madrid, 1 ' accompanied by four civil guards, four police Inspector and two of the best detective In the service. It It expected the 'will occupy a special car with the prisoner, whos arrival la awaited In Pari with Intense Interest. Th affair continue to be the universal topic for discussion and even affect the Christmas holiday,-mahy of(th novelties depleting phases In the ease. One of these la a miniature ef Humbert's aafe, as empty aa that which induced bankers and others to lend million to the Humbert. The nature of the legal proceedings has not yet been definitely settled, though the statement In th extradition papera that the accused are charged with swindling and - Irregular bankruptcy proceedlnga, gives a general idea of the line of the prosecution. . - , '"T The .creditors-are chiefly interested In rescuing the remnant, of their asset snd plana ar on foot for a meeting of creditor, with a view to arranging an equltablo division. i- t r REGRET REYES' RESIGNATION Mexican of AU Rank Praise Admin. titration at Rtlrina- Minlater ' of' War. MEXICO, Dee. S4. The resignation of General Benardlno Reyes, who since Jan uary 1, 1900, has held the post of minister of war, has caused a decided sensation In political circlet. He made an excellent record and butlf np a great reservist army aa an auxiliary fo the regular forces. Hla administration ha ' been praised on all sides and on hit retirement has the' gen eral good will of hi mtnlsteral associates. It Is' reported that he will now become again governor of the Independent atai Of Neuvo Leon, and It I probable that Gen eral Frisco Mela, present minister of mine and public works, will succeed to the va cancy In the War ' department. Thia wlQ Involve other cabinet change. The immediate Cause Of General Reyes' resignation I said' to have been articles appealing In La Protest, a paper which violently attack the finance minister, which article were attributed to a near relative of General Reyes, though this I denied to day by the person concerned. At all event, General Reyea fell it Incumbent on him to tender his resignation. - n ' Note between President Diet and Gen eral Reyea relative to tbe resignation were published this venlng,,r ;. On the 22d Inst, Signer Reyes sent In his resignation, through . the Stat department. He said aa hi name had been uaed In varloua connections to eaasa division in the government's policy, Just when the country needed tranquility, In order to pass safely through current economical difficul ties be considered It hi duty to resign aa minlater ot war and a general of division In th army, and added thai hit' decision waa irrsvocabl. He renewed assurance of loyalty to the person and policy of Presi dent Dia. .; President Dlas, In accepting the resigna tion through the minister of state, compli mented General, Reyr heartily and skid he regreted hi decision. He refused to accept hit resignation of hla. army title, and asked General Reye to retain It.. , RECEIVE ITALIAN MESSAGES Marconi Operator. . In Bnjglana Cor, reetly Record Wlrelea Tele- HALIFAX. N. Dee. 24. Wireless message aent In Italian by Marconi to General Bualnt, aide de camp te the king oi Italy, to th lady in ' waiting to th queen dowager, Marghetita, and to th Italian minister of Marine hav been re calved at Poldhu, Cornwall,' by operators who have no knowledge of th Italian lan guage. Thlt is considered sn Interesting proof of the accuracy with Which messages may be transmitted.' Ths following message wat tent today tr the dlrectora of the Mareonl Wireless Tel egraph company In London: , My beat Christmas ' wishes to my co directors and famine, sent for the flrt Urn by transatlantic wlrlV telegram. ' MAHCONL Th Glee Bay station It now.cloted for th Christmas holidays. Will Not Sell Caraeao. AM8TERDAM, Deet 24 In the second chamber of the , ttatee tribunal M. Van Kohl, minister of colonies, declared today that the rumor that the Dutch govern ment contemplated telling the Island .of Curacao to Germany or any other foreign power were without foundation. Police Walek Anarchist. ROMS, De. 24. Several alleged an arohlsts who were refuaed admission Into the United States have arrived at Genoa on the way te their homee. - They have t a A - . 1 1 . .. .111 DiB piaoea uuuvr pvtis lAj-Twiu-uivfa. SOCIAL EVENT AT SAN JUAN Brilliant Reception Given by Governor nnd Mr. Raat ' ta Intro dae Daagrhter. SAN JtJAN, P. R.. Dec. 14. The recep tion given last night at the executive man sion here by Oovernor Hunt and Mrs. Hunt to formally Introduce te toclety their eld st daughter, Mlaa flltabeth Hunt, was th moat brilliant line th American oc cupation of the taland. Among tho present wer Admiral Dewey. Rear Admiral Sumaer, Taylor, Crownlnshleld and Cogblan, and scores of other naval and military officer, besides many prominent Americans, Porte Rlcans and Spanish civilian from thia city and all the Inland townt. Altogether there were at leaat 10 person present. MORGAN SUED FOR DAMAGES Tenant Take Cold front Insnflleleat Heat oa Aoeeaat ef Lack ,v of Coal. NEW TORX, Dee. S4- 4. P. Morgan ha been summoned t app la th district moalclpel court ta answer In a euit broaght egalnat hla for fM daawg. The claimant, a tenant In a bouse owned by Mr. Morgan, askt these damage en the gronnd that he csngtit severs cold, throng, th house not being heated owing to th lack of coal. CHARITY OF J3AKERS' UNION Organisation ta Slve Flv Hundred Lear of Bread to th Poor. Flv hundred people will be made happy thl morning ss a result of the char ity of the membert of the Omaha Bakers' union. Th baker conferred with Chief of Police Donahue yesterday relative to the distribution of K00 loaves of fresh, warm bread, which will be given out to thi needy poor Christmas morning. The dele gation waa referred by the chief to thi Salvation Army headquarters, on Capitol avenue, where the food will b dispensed under th direction of Health Officer Wool drldge. aids Mississippi blacks Governor Offers Reward tor Arrest of Those Forclntt Kearroe to Migrate. JACKSON, Ml., Dec. 24. Governor Lon glno today offered $50 reward for the ar rest and conviction ot any person who forces a negro to leave Lincoln, Amite, Franklin or Pike counties. Hundreds ot negro residents have been served with notice to leave these counties during tho last few months, supposedly by white Peo ple. rOOSEVELT T0VISIT DENVER PromUea Republican Committee to Stop In Colorndo Capital Dnrlna- March, ; DENVER, Dec. 24 D. B. Blrley. chalr-i man of the republican state central com mittee, waa advised by telegraph today that Preldent Rooevelt will visit Denver bout the middle of March. From Denver be will go to New Mexico and Oklahoma. . GETS A SEVERE SENTENCE Detective Sharkey Who Accidentally Kill Ranker Fish I Given Ten Year. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Thomas J. Shar key, the private detestlve 'who wa con victed of manslaughter' In the second de gree for having killed Nicholas Flnh, the banker, on September 25, was today sen tenced to state prlaon for ten years. CREW SENDS ITS COMPLIMENTS Boy on Rnttleahlp low a Wish Friend and Relative a merry Christmas. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. The Associated Press has received the following dispatch: - PORT OF SPAIN. TrlnHad, Dec. 24 The Associated Press, New York: The crew of the battleship Iowa wish their relatives and friend a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. U. 8. 8. IOWA. RECORDS WILL NOT STAND Welsht led la Athletic Contest oW r , Fonnd Too LI it lit and Too . ' ' ' Small. NEW YORK, Dec. 21. James Sullivan, chairman of the American Athletic union, today announced that a flfty-slx-poirati weight which has been used at many ath letic contests and with which three records, Including one world's record, were pup posed to have been broken, had been weighed and measured by him and. found both under weight and under alte. . . John Flanagan on October 2 1901, waa credited with a world's record of 91 feet 4 Inches, and on October 26, 1902, Richard J. Sheridan of the Paat'.lme Athletic club wns credited with the American record of 38 feet 4H Inches, unlimited run and follow, and at the 8tar Athletic club games At Long Island City on November 1, 19H2, James 8. Mitchell threw the same weUht 80 feet I Inches from a stand without fol low. . The matter will be called to the attention of the record committee and an Invesllgn tlon will be made of all other weight throwing records made with thin weight. The test rhowed that the weight was an ounce and a half -light and the triangular handle measured from a half to two and a quarter inches too little. Poor Memory Load to Ron, Charley Bloom of 110S FAirnam street and Mary Snyder of 10 Webster street will spend Christmas In the city jail, because Charley has such a poor memory when under the influence of holiday stimulants. Charley had a pocketbook with 116 In It and before going out for the evening put It in hla aock a a perfectly safe place. After he had been at Mary'a for a while he felt In his pockets for his money and found It gone. He naturally accused her of touching him and when she denied knowledge of. th fit n tried to cnoke her, and atruck her with a bottle of whisky, demanding restitution. At the police utatlon, much to the surprise of Charley, the money was found. Christmas Hve Dane. Th first annual dance of th Frlendshln club, an' organisation of colored waiters, came oft last night in Washington hall. Th severity of the night made the attena- a nee smaller tnan it would otherwise have been. A number of prises, which were donated by merchants, were given during the evening to the handsomest woman and finest appearing man, best dancers, etc. Ole Jackson Is president and T. Van, vice president of the organisation. The Franklin club gave Ita Initial dance In OsthofT hall and will continue weekly throughout the season. The hall waa well nlled. Street Railway Men Join t'nloa. The weekly meeting of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes wa held Tuesday evening and yesterday afternoon In Labor Temple because of Christmas, and not last night as is the custom. Nominations were made of varloua men for office and an election will be held, probably at the meeting next Wednesday plglit. Some new members were admitted into th union. Oraad Island Dividend Passed. NEW YORK. Dec 24.-Th following statement rcgardln the meeting of the St. Joseph dt Grand Island director wa made publlo today: At a meeting of the board of director December 23. It wa d, elded that. In view of the following re qulrementa, vis..- th rbul.dmg of the bridge at St. Joseph. Mo.. t a cost of $4uO,&jO, and th necessity nf additional equipment, estimated to cost fSOu.uoo, no dividend will be declared on th first pre ferred stock. . .. Roseaed teaman Dies. BOSTON, Dec. 2. Edward Bummervllle of Providence, R. I., one of the ten men reacuad after ths disaster to th schooners Frank A. Palmer and Louise H. Crary, died today from the effects of exposure. lie left Palmer In his underclothes and for nearly four daya while in the "at had no protec tion from the weather. The other survivors art doing well, although Captain i-otter of Crary la Suffering greatly from hi frosen feet. Transportation Company Reorganised BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Dec. 14 -Soc-retary Morton of the Graham dt Morton Transportation company announced today that th company had been reorganised under the laws of Indiana and that tbe en tire fleet of boato-operated by the company had been purchased by President J. H. Graham, while the real estate of th com pany had passed Into the handa of the Crawford tat. . . Old Maa Shot by Robber. ST. LOUIS. Deo. 24 John Moog, aged M, who for th laat twenty years baa kept a cigar store at SOeO Boulh Fourth street, waa found dead in hla plac of business lata tonight. Somebody unki.own to th poUc had ontared th ator and shot th aged man and then blp4 theiusetv tu tii content TRAINS BLOCKED, BY SNOW - - Fort j ililee an - Hour Wjnd Helps te Demoral se South Dakota Traffio- KANSAS SUFFERS FROM ZERO WEATHER Iowa and Northern Mute Feel Fnry of Icy Illast When Mercury TnmMea, Tempests Howl anil Drift Til Deep on Track. lU'RON, B. D., Dec. 24. (Special Tele gram.) Railroading ovpr this section of the atate Is badly detnornllxed today by now filling the cuts and low places. A forty miles an hour wind ha prevailed alnce Tuesday afternoon and the snow Is packed' In solid drifts. All trains on the Watortown-Huron division of the Great Northern are blockaded south of Benson. The Northwestern division has experienced more difficulty in movtng trains today than at any time last winter. No trains went west till this afternoon and none went aouth. The express from the east, due at S thia morning, arrived six hours . late. Snow, flows are busy and the road will be clear, tomorrow. An Immense amount of Christmas merchandise and mall has accu- . mulated here. ,, TOPEKA, . Kan., Dec. 24. Zero weather prevails all ovqr Kansas tonight. The col 1 Is more sever, than at any time thix winter. A strong wind Is blowing from the north aud there are, indications ot snow. Iowa Aleo gaffers. LA CROSSE. Wis., Dee. 24. A severe bllnard Is prevailing In this soot Ion. Over three Inches of show hat fallen and It is getting colder : Railroad traffic th and out ot the city 1 considerably delayed. The storm is re ported general In the Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota and the lake region. MINNEAPOLIS. . Dec. 24. Dispatches from various points In Minnesota and the Dakotas tell of a forty-mlte wind and rapidly falling temperature. The mercury the Red river valley is 12 below and will reach 20 below or mor before morn-lng;'-j g - ' v MILWAUKEE. WIS.. Dee.' 24. The entire tate f ? Wisconsin is In the grip of Icy winter, being swept by a bllnard. Th! thermometer has 'been' falling steadily for twenty-foul" hours. In northern Wisconsin the drifting snow is Impeding traffic. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 24 A fllerce bllnard has' been raging here sine ( o'clock thlt evening and trains on all roada ere from three to Ave hour late. At midnight the storm wat still raging furiously. Washington la Visited. SEATTLE. Wash., Dee. 24. The worst ttorm that 'has visited this section thin season has been raging for thlrty-slx hours. There are nine snow slide on the Pacific division and five dirt slides on the coast lines from tbe rain in this vicinity. No train have arrived here today. EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 24. A fierce i snowstorm is raging along the line of the Great Northern. A snow slide at Madison carried away the railroad bridge last night, forcing tbe Great Northern west bound overland to continue on the tracks ot the Northern raclflc. ; Killed While Shootlna- Sparrows. SPRING VTLLE, Aln.. Dec. 24. Prof. Jacob Forney of. tho State unKymlty wa accidentally Killed here today while shoot ing sparrow. He whs a eon of the late Major Oeneral John H. Forney of the con federate army LOCAL BREViflES. Perry Phillips of 1113 Capitol avenue wa arrested by Officer Ryan yesterday after noon end charged with petit larceny. Mr: Oeorge W. Miller of Hastings. Neb., and Miss Katherlne M. Doggett were mar ried . Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Charles W. Savldge at hla residence. Burning rags in a chimney flue In the res idence or George H. Harr, Ml" Caldwell street, called the fire department out Wednesday afternoon at Ml o'clock; da mare. Last evening at 7:20 fire was started In the house occupied by Henry Graacks at 2511 North Twentieth street bv a Christmas tree taper. Ihe family stopped the lire' before the arrival' of the department, with , a damage of only 15. I At 6:40 yesterday evening the fire depa.-t- ! ment wan -railed to 40 North Twenty-fourth atreet, where the story and a half frama cottage occupied by Mrs. Minnie Roakes and for which U. 8. Henawa is agent, and the contents thereof were damaged by tiro to the extent of tiuu. The blase waa caused , by some paptr becoming ignited. ! Mr. Hary M. McCoifneck and Miss ' Josephine Tenlck were married Wednes day afternoon at the residence of Rev. Charles W. Savldge, who officiated. Mr. MoCormack represent the MacOlllls & Giblis Lumber company of Milwaukee, and Mies Tenlck Is the well known aolo singer of this city. They left yesterday afternoon for" a short Wedding trip. Uoa Pains, Itcblne, Scabby gala Diseases. CAXCRRf MWF.M.ISGft, PIMI'I.K. ON K Permanently -cured, by taking Botanic Blood Balm. It destroys the active poison In th blood. If you hav aches 'and pains In hdnes. back and joints. Itrning acaouy BKin. ttiuoa ieeia noi, ! Swollen O lands, Kinlng and Bump on in Kkin, uncus fatcnt-s in Mouin, nor Throat. Plmpa, Copper-Colored Spots, all run-down, I 'leer on any part vt the body, lialr or Eyebrow falling out, tu Dotanle Blood Bnlra. guaranteed to cur even the worst and most deep seated cases where doctors, patent meul clne nd hot springs fall. Heats all sores, stop all ache and pain, reduce al! swellings, makes blood pur and rich, comp etely changing the entire Douy Into a clean, healthy condition. B. B. B. haa cured thousands after reaching . the laat tagc ot Blood poison. Old J Ilheumallsa. Catarrh, Besewa, ., Itrhlnar Humor, aerofala. ares caused by an awful Poiaoned condi tion of the Blood. B. P. B. atop Hawking anrt Spitting, Ache and Palm. Itching and Scratching; cure Rheumatism. Catarrh; heal all Beabr Scales, Eruptions, Watery Blisters, foul festering Bores: by giving a pur; healthy blood supply to affected parts. Bl t B Cnrea (aartri of nil Kind Suppurating Bwelllnga, Eating Bore, Tu mors, uatv Ulcers. It kill tb Canoer poison and heai the sores or worst cancer perfectly - II yeu hav a persistent Pirn- Pain, teke Blood Balm and they will dis appear before they devo'.op Into Cver. uasls Uluod Balm B. B. tl. la Pleasant and af to take. Thoroughly tesisd far 10 year. Composed of pur eoianltt' Ingredient - Strengthena weak Idneys end weak stomachs, cur dyspep sia. Ctimi let airectluna with each bottle. gold la Osnaaa by Boston Store Drag Depart a eat lOlh and Doiflat Sla. In Connell Bladoby H. K. Anderson, aao Bvoadnar. la Sonth Omaha by Dillon Ornar Co.. 24th aad K. fall r writs hsr abaft stares. Blood Balm at by espre oa r elet el )U lllli Mill ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver PUIS. Muet Bear Signature) of 5e FaoSlmll Wrapper Below. FOR ICASaCHL FOR DIZZINESS FOR BIUOUSRESS. FOR TORPID LIVtR. FOR CONSTIPATION. rOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR TMECOMPLEXIOR CURE SICK! HEADACHE. A SKIN OF BEAl'TY IS A JOY FOREVER I) R.T. FLLIX GOIRACD'S OHICNTAL CREAM. OR MAGICAL IkAUflf IE . ll.h ana aa "' ,. . a.o est of .altr-a and Ms " "I mm taW. !!- IjT B.rr. sal .-'a. .1 th en . ..... Mlloul): A OU IBOlt-l- Will .ixe .w- mend GOUKAUD'S CREAM a th least harmful nt all the nkln prepare lion. or sale by all drualt. and fncy goods deal er in the U. . n:id Europe. Florin. T. MOfKl. Trop'r, 7 Great .Tone Ht.. N T . l rerom- Excursions In Pullman sleepers oa fast trains, trl-weekly, personally conducted. New car, courteous employe, satla fylng meals. The cheap and com fortable way to go. , ' ' Chicago to Loa Acgelea and San Francisco. Why stay at home? The California tcur described In our books; mailed for 10c In stamps. Aanress rassenger urace, Aicnison, lopeaa tz cania .r Railway, De Holnea, la. Santa Specialists In ait UlatAitCli and DISORDER: of MEN. 12 ye.tra of buc ccseful prattle let O ai una. t.HAKGES LOW. VfiRIGOG:L HYDROCELE and n.. w 4 . . utihaiii .iiiilnM. naia nil rp cur.4 I ." wlllioul i.uulii, piu ot rILLd i ot urn. Unl (uaraDtx to ran you or money ra'uadrd. ew.i.ll IC nin4 tor life ans tb pelsos dlrlllLId thorousblr clnn4 from U onplewly an lorer. No BKKAKINO OUT el tbe simee o the ebln or l.oe. TrMtm.nt oenuias n ansrous 'us er lojorloae BMlemes. 151 f IV MCU tmm Cioomi or VICTIM TO fillAll l3r.ll KBHVOU tiKBlUTT OH BX- CKCAT 7. VM a-4 blIli.L AGED; ,U , ol jjtaj vtsar aa streustb. w" lu.palro an b. rur tuaraaued. STRICTURE wusr?zssi pi wist, rje "iff.sssi rri Eft SSSX -Tnrr.. . Consultation Ftee. Treaimrnt by tlall. ( nil ur nddres. 11 e. 14th . OR. rrimrc O CC1IICC ubah4 M"A Pv a flEVI BfcftNS natriny er Wmi fA H ervuuane.aiiraen!tof abuse, fl ri 1 falllrn iimuliuod. dralnt, lMrl. MBBf M 3 Married men aad men Intending tu marry uuld lake a bun atuinlaning rviulii mall weak penn and kit Dower rinured. tl.ujat Bherman dt McConnell Drug Co., Omaha. AMlSKMESTg. r- f- r0 i Woodward St Burgee. tJKJ I L O Manager. THIS AFTERNOON gperlal Chrlstmaa Day Mntlneo, Xo nlaht and Bnlane of Week "FLQRODOIW' The Beat of All Ilualcal Comedies. ' Company of 75, Including Isadora Hush, Corlnne, Alf Wheelan. Pi teen Matinee, 2bc to 11.00; night, 25o to 1. W. - --'.-.. SUNDAY MATINEhAND NIGHT OX THU ' HTHUKE Uf TWItl.VE" Price Matinee, ttc, too; night, S5c, too, 76c. CV ORIICHTO -,Tlephen USL ' HIGH CLASS. VAUDEVILLE ' Christmas Maflnee Today. : TO.MUHT-elilS ,'.' .C PRICES-lOc, , Ke ' aid' f&v' ' ' IIUIH1.9. Tha MILLARD tbtU and Dqualn eta OMAUA,. aKM. Umaha Lvadllm Unt.l I'KriAI. I K M lMK LUNCHEON, e-IFTT CENTS'. . U 30 to p. m. SUNDAY. 6 0 p. m. DINNER. 7B 1 Steadily Incraaaln builnua haa ...... ... tated an enlargement of thl cafe, doublln Its former capacity. - ' " HOT SPRlKQS, ARKANSAS. IE PARK HOTEL HIGH CLASi , Klneat Cafe West of New Tork. tiO.oua. Jn. Htcnt .Improvaraeata, Open Jan. 3rd to May lLth. ' Under New Management. i. iX. ilayes. C. A. Urant, Less. I Tory small and aa ei V take a mg-axv 'CARTER'S IIpijlls. . . OBK HcSj Purely ll' I California I