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TIIE OMAIIA DAILY JVEEt THURSDAY, 1IKCJJSM11EH 25, 1002.
CURRENT
COUNCIL
MISOR MKXTIOS.
fmvlg cells drugs.
Btockert splln carpets and rugs.
, Kxprt natch repairing, Uefrert. 4.9 Bway.
Officer Is selling dwellings cheap. 419 B y,
Hurnt woo.l and lenthrr goods. C. IS.
Alexander it Ci., 333 Hroadway.
Ely to Mrs. t 'harlts T. Htew.rt. 2 B. h Vt. i
We are head.).iartors for glass of all
kinds. Se uh hetore you buy. C. B. Paint,
Oil and Glass Co.
Deputy Clerk Fialrd of tho district court
was able to be at his otllce yesterday, after
several days' sickness.
Mr. and Mrs Tl. A. Auctln left last even
ing for Angeles, Cal., where they will
spend the winter.
Judge O. D. Wheeler of the district court
and wife left yesterday for Guthrie, Okl.,
to spend Christmas with relatives.
R. H. Bloomer of the Bloomer Manufac
turing company was presented last evening
with a handsome arm chair by his em
ployes. Wilber R. Campbell son of the former
county clerk, was trtHrrled last evening to
Miss Elma K. Castor at the home of the
bride's parents In Neola, la.
Mrs. Clara M. Bnoton, against whom her
brother, F. N. Mouser, Hied a charge of
Insanity yesterday, was committed to St.
Bernard's hospital for observation.
J. W. Craney of the firm of Winston A
Craney, contractors for the Great Western i
between Council Bluffs and Harlan, left
yesterday to spend the Christmas holidays
In Illinois.
John Taylor, against whom an Informa
tion of Insanity was filed by Thomas Owen,
was sent to St. Bernard's hospital yester
day and will have a hearing before the
commissioners Friday.
Bertha M. Smith commenced suit for
divorce In the district court yesterday from
Ellis T. 8mlth, whom she charges with
cruel and Inhuman treatment of such a
character aa to endanger her life.
Miss Flora E. Chrlstensen and Charles H
Van De Bogert of Saline, Kan., were mar
ried last evening at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chrlstensen,
Kev. W. S. Barnes, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, officiating.
Otto Roderick, who gave the police con
siderable trouble when arrested Tuesday
night for drunkenness, waa given the alter
native of twenty days on bread and water
or to leave town yesterday miming by
Police Judge. Scott. . Roderick selected to
leave the city.
Chicken thieves got In' their work agnln
Tuesday night and depopulated the hen
roosts of Mrs. Gaylor and Mrs. Holden on
McPherson avenue. Following their former
tactics, the thieves decapitated the chick
ens, leaving the heads In the roosts as
souvenirs for their owners.
Gravel roofing. A.' H. Reld, 126 Main St,
HEAD OFF A DANGEROUS BLAZE
Proanpt Action of Fireman Sores Com-,
anerclnl Bank from,
stroctlon.
De-
Flre, which for a while threatened to
destroy the building at 608 Wcet Broadway,
In which the Commercial National hank Is
Inn tori hrnk. out shout i-n o'clock ve.
OMav rnnrnln. Th. nromnr .rrlv.l .nri
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efficient service of the fire department, I
kowever, prevented tie blare spreading and
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The Ore started in the second story of
the building and when the flames burst
through the skylight on the roof wat no
ticed by the operator at the telephone ex
change, who sent In an alarm to the Sre
company at No. I hose house. By the time
the firemen -reached 'the placet the building'
was full of tmoke and the flames Jiad
gained considerable 'headway.' "
It . was thought at first that the" tire had
originated from a defective electrlo light
;wlrs, but subsequent Investigation showed
that It bad been caused - by live ashes
being dumped In a wooden box In one
of the back rooms on the second floor, which
had been used Tuesday evening by the
Council Bluffs Dramatic club for lis re
hearsals. In. the center of the second
floor la a 'glass skylight and through
this the flames spread to the first floor,
damaging the fixtures of the bank. Within
fifteen minutes th flames, which threat
ened to spread to the Beno company's store
on the west and the atore building on the
east, were gotten under control by the
fire company.
The damage to the fixtures In the bank
waa estimated yesterday at about $600 and
that to the building, which Is owned by
A. .A. Clark, at about $750. A printing
plant, formerly belonging to the Council
Bluffs Tribune and now owned by Dr. Belt
ings, which was stored In one of the rooms,
of the second floor, wae badly damaged,
but the loss Is covered by Insurance, as are
the bank fixtures and the building Itself.
During the progress of the fire Captain
Frank Hitchcock, assistant chief of the fire
department, was struck on the head by fall
ing glass from the skylight and severely
out and bad to be removed to the Wom
an's Christian Association hospital, where
his Injuries wens attended to. He was
able to be on duty again yesterday. -
Cashier IPerce of the Commercial bank
estimated the damage to the bank fixtures
by smoke and water yesterday at about
$(00, which Is fully covered by Insurance.
A number of Christmas trees which the
young women of the Flower mission bad
Intended to decorate yesterday were com
pletely destroyed. The bank opened tor
business yeeterday morning aa usual.
Gives Good Moaey for Bad.
Louis W. Peterson, a baker at 16K West
Broadway, lost the greater part of the
profits of bis Christmas trade last evening
by being flim-flammed out of $10 by a
smooth stranger. A well dressed man en
tered Peterson's shop, evidently In a great
hurry, saying be was anxious to catch the
next car to Omaha, and asked to be ac
commodated with change for a $10 bill.
Mr. Peterson obliged the stranger and later
on looking at the bill again discovered
be bad given out $10 good money for an old,
worthless confederate bill of that denomi
nation. The police were notified, but there
waa no clue to the fellow, who evidently
made bis way as quickly as he could across
the river, after securing ths change.
A QEMIY CHRISTMAS
To 111 Our Customers.
If you have missed anyone to whom you
destroto give something, a present that
will surely please anybody can be found
at our store at such prices that will
amaae you.
HANSEN 6 UARKS,
THE JEWELERS,
303 South Main St. COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MEW THEATER
BJu.i...u..u.v .
CHRISTMAS MAT. and NIGHT
w CHRISTMAS MAT. and NIGHT
Janice Meredith
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Prices Matinee, 16c. ISc, Brte. 7Jc Nigh:,
JLc, boc, ibc, II. JJ.
LEWIS CUTLER
KORTICIAN.
' Prl at . Council Ttttifr 'Phone "
NEWS OF IOWA.
BLUFFS-
POUR ARE NOT FORCOTTEN
Organised Charities 8c to it that Christmas
' Erirgi Some Cheer.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES
Bvrnlnc to Be. Filled la with tne
I anal Festivities oil the Holiday
' Time Pabllc lOflleea to
Be Closed.
Christmas day will be observed In Counell
Bluffs In much the tame manner as It bat
been for a number of years past. There
will be the usual church services and other
religious observances and the numerous fes
tivities In the evening. The poor will not
be forgotten, and the several charitable
associations have made " arrangements to
look after their comfort and welfare on
tblt day of all dayt. The little folks, to
whom Santa Claut meant to much, will not
be neglected, and In many of the churches
special entertainments, with ' Christmas
treet laden with toys and other gifts, will
be provided for their especial benefit.
Many of the fraternal organisations of the
city will celebrate the auspicious occasion
with dances and other forms of entertain
ment. In short, the people gentratly. of
Council Bluffs will eelebrate Cbrlstmaa In
the old and modern fashion. .
The religious services will be held prin
cipally In the morning. At St. Paul's
Erleccpal church there will be celebration
of the holy communion at 7:30 a. m., and
the full Christmas festival, with sermon
by the rector, Rev. Aeorge Edward Walk,
at 10: SO a. m. At Grace Episcopal church
there will bo Christmas services at 10 a.
m. Christmas services will be also held
this morning In the, St. Paul's English
Lutheran and the St, Francis Xavler't and
St. Peter's Catholic churches.
At the First Baptlat and Scandinavian
Lu ".bora n churches the set vices In celebra
tion of the fay will be held lu the evening.
Special Mnale at Chorehee.
This program of eirclal music will be
rendered .his moiling in Si. Paul's Epis
copal church: .
Organ Prelude Christmas Pastoral.. Merkel
Mrs. Guy Hhepard.
Processional Adeate Kldelos Reading
Venite Woodward
Gloria Petri!!!!!!
Woodward
Te Deum Dudley Buck
Jubilate Arthur Sullivan
Introit Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem..
Kedner
Kyrle Simper
Gloria Tlbl Woodward
Hymn It Came Upon the .Midnight
-iear Willis
Sermon
Offertory Sing, Oh Heavens Tours
BanctUS Simper
communion ymn ureaa or the world
Hodges
SequenceSerenade Braga
Gloria In Excelsls (old chant)
Recessional Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing ..... Mendelssohn
Mrs. Guy Shepard.
High maaa will be sung at St. Francis
Xavler's church at S a. m. rn commemo
ration, of the 'day. At this service a
special oratorio by Battman will be tung
"by the St. iFranclt academy girls' choir.
assisted by Miss Juliet Lange, Miss Agnes
Wlckhatn, ' 'Mlft Vernla Monroe, Miss
Blanche Monroe and Hies Louise Tholl as
soloists. 'Low mass will be celebrated at
6:30, 7:30 and 8 a. m. The music for the
8 o'clock mass will be furnished by the
choir of St.. Joseph's boy school. Rev.
Father Smyth will be assisted by' Rev.
Father Lottut. ,
At. St. Peter's Catholic church high mass
will be solemnised at 8 a. m. and low
mass every half hour until 10:30, when a
solemn high mass will be sung, with Father
Burk celebrant.
Collection for Ike Poor.
The Christmas entertainment at the First
Baptist church will be held this evening,
when a program by the children of the Sun
day school will be a feature of the exercises.
A collection of provisions and toyt for the
poor of the city will be taken.
The Scandinavian Lutheran church will
holl Its annual Christmas exercises this
evening. Rev. Ellas Proversen will preach
a special sermon and a program of exercises
appropriate to the season will be carried
out by the children of the Sunday school.
Services will be held at St. Paul's Ger
man Lutheran church at 10:30 a. m.
Many churches celebrated Christmas last
evening, among the number being the First
Presbyterian, the Oerman Evangelical, SL
Paul's Lutheran, Oerman Metbodttt, First
Congregational, Second Presbyterian, Trin
ity Methodist, Fifth Avenue Methodist and
the First Christian.
At the First Congregational church the
children of the Sunday school bad a pro
gram of Christmas exercises, followed by
a distribution of gifts to the little folks.
At the First Christian church there waa
a large Christmas tree for the children,
laden with gifts of every description,
which were distributed by Santa Claus,
who made his appearanoe down an old
fashioned fireplace. The children during
the evening gave a program of Christmas
music and recitations.
Following a Christmas program at the
Trinity Methodist church by children of the
Sunday achool the little folk were made
happy by the distribution of gifts.
A general program of Christmas exer
cises was carried out at the Second Pres
byterian church, following which Santa
Claus appeared on the acene laden with
gifts for the young folks. A tall chimney
and brick fireplace furnished the scene
for Santa Claus' appearance.
At the German Evangelical church the
Christmas cantata, "Queen of Day," was
presented by the children, following which
gifts were distributed among the children
from two large CbrUtmas trees.
At St. Paul's German Lutheran church
the regular Christmas lithurgy was read
and a program given by children, after
which gifts were distributed among the
little folk of the Sunday school. t
Maale aad Presents.
The cantata, "The Light of Prcphsy,"
was given by the children of the Sunday
school at the Fifth Avenue Methodist
church .the exercises being brought to a
conclusion with a distribution of gifts for
the young folk from a mammoth Christmas
tree.
At the German Methodist church there
was the regular Chriatma festival, con
slating of songs and recitations appro
prlate to the srsscn and an address by the
paster. Rev. F. 8. Eltelgnorge. Those tak
log part In the program were: Estella
Harmel. Francis Sleeter, Anna .Bcehntnj.
i Elsie, Harmel, Anna Sleeter. Ruby Sleeter
Olga Sleeter. Agoes Engel. Orobella Sleeter
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mij airs., vj. i aui.
After a short program of recitations and
musical numbers at the First Presbyterlsn
church the children spent a pleasant time
with games and other social pleasures.
during which Ice cream and cake were
I served. The evening s entertainment waa
brought te a cloee with a dlatrlbution of
gifts among the young folk from an lm
j menae Cbrlstmaa tree, brilliantly llluml
, nated with vrl-colored electrle light a.
j The children of the Sunday school of St.
Paul's Episcopal church will enjoy their
Christmas entertainment Saturday even
ing In Royal Arcanum hall. Luncheon will
bo served at ( o'clock, following which the
evening's program will be Carried out.
The Sunday school classes of St. John't
English Lutheran church will render the
Christmas cantata, "Among the Pixies,"
Friday evening, In which forty children will
take part.
The annual Christmas entertainment of
the Orace Episcopal church Sunday school
will be held Tuesday evening, December 30,
at the church.
The Woodbury Avenue Sunday school will
enjoy a Christmas tree and have an old
fashioned Cbrlstmaa party Friday evening.
The Union mission at 1333 West Broad
way will have a Christmas program Sat
urday evening, and the children attending
will be provided with an array of good
things.
Captain Sherwood of the Salvation army
has arranged to provide Christmas dinners
today for about 300 poor people, which will
be distributed In baskets, each basket con
taining sufficient for five persons.
The twenty-five little children at the
Creche, conducted by the Associated Chari
ties, will be made happy this evening by
a large Christmas tree laden with toys and
other glftt, the result mainly of the efforts
of thret little girls Marian Goodwin and
Virile and Maude Myers.
The children of the OeLong Industrial
school will have their Christmas party and
entertainment, which will Include a boun
teous spread of good things to cat, Satur
day afternoon.
Christmas night will be marked also by
a number of social events. There will be
the dance given by the Council Bluffs Row
ing association In the new ballroom at the
Grand hotel, the first annual ball and ban
quet of the local lodge of Eagles In Royal
Arcanum ball and several entertainments
by other fraternal societies. Including a
Christmas party by the Maccabees In the
Brown building and a Christmas enter
tainment and tree by the Council Bluffs
Court of Honor tn Woodmen of the World
hall.
Plumbing and beating. Blxby Son.
Christmas Honrs at Postofflce.
Postmaster Hazelton announces these
hours will prevail today at the postofflce:
Stamp window, general delivery window
and money order department will be open
from 8 to 11:30 a. m.
Carriers will make but one delivery, leav
ing the office at 9 a. m. There will be
a buslneit collection made In the afternoon,
carriers leaving the postofflce at 1 p. m.
The public library will be closed all
day.
N. T Plumbing Co., telephone 25.
General Dodaje'a Cbrlstmaa.
The annual Christmas entertainment for
the children and grandchildren of the vet
erans of the civil war provided by General
O. M. Dodge, will be held Monday evening
next in Grand Army of the Republic hall.
All children entitled to tickets can obtain
them by applying to George Miller at the
county court bouse after 10 o'clock Friday
morning.
Aaotkor Heating Stove Frea.
The first heating stove given by William
Welch to bis coal customers was awarded
to the Christian borne. Another baa been
pnt up on the aame plan, and during the
next thirty daya will be given away free to
one of bit customers. Before ordering your
coal call at 18 North Main street or
'phone 121.
Real Batata Transfers.
These transfera were filed yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan office of J. W.
Squire, 101 Pearl atreet:
Carrie Zlnkelaen and husband to J. A.
Ooehrlnar. swU IwU 2S-75-8. a. o. d....8 1
Heirs of J. V. Pomerov to same. twU
mi 29-75-38. w. d 1,000
Clara R. Bowen and husband (o H. U
Robertson, lot 5 block 3. Judson s 3d
add.. Neola. w. d 200
Three transfers, total
....$1,301
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Charles H. Van De Bogert. Saline, Kan.. 23
Mora xj. enrutensen, council Biuns a
Franklin B. Williams, Oakland, la 56
Lulu M. Tucker, Oakland, la 19
8. 8. Harvey. Modale. Ia 91
Nellie Mccreary, council muns zu
FUNERAL DIRECTORS SUED
Remove Body from Grave, Treat It
with Chemtcale ana Exhibit
aa Petrified Has,
DES MOINES, la., Dee. 24. The Rex Em
balming company, W. B. Pettis A Co., and
W. C. Harbacy, undertakers and embalmers,
have been made defendanta In a suit for
$10,000 damages brought by Eleanor and
Homer Langford, who allege that the de
fendants unlawfully removed the body of
John Allen, a relative, from the grave In
1896, embalmed It and have since been ex
hibiting It In Des Moines and over the
state as a petrified man.
The plaintiffs base their claim on out
raged feelings, and the fact that they are
the sole beJrt of John Allen.
STUDENTS TO BE SUSPENDED
Vales Tney Make a Better Exslass.
tloa Six Maat Leave Iowa
tato ValTeralty.
DES MOINES. Ia., Dee. U. President
McLean of Iowa State university announced
today that the Investigation Into the recent
student riots had practically closed.
He stated that while a large number of
sophomores had been under Investigation,
all but aix had been exonerated, and that
these would be punished by suspension un
less they make a better showing.
Ths sophomore class has agreed to pay
the damagee, approximating $500, resulting
from the riot.
DAWSON GOES TO HOMESTEAD
Managing Editor of Register-Leader
Leaves tke News Field far
Acrlcaltnre.
DES MOINES, Dec. 24. (Special Tele
gram.) It was announced today that Allan
Dawson, managing editor of the Register
Leader, will resign the first of the year,
to become editor of the Homeatead at
$3,000 a year. Mr. Dawson was formerly
editor of the Leader.
nllehnea Out on Strike.
DES' MOINES, Ia., Dee. 24. Freight
I r"1 n tn Io" Central la tied up In the
yards at Marshalltown, a division point, be
causa of a strike of ths switchmen, who
went out today because of the failure of
Superintendent Sweeney to reply to their
demand for aa Increase of wages presented
three weeks ago.
Child Barns ta Death.
DES MOINES. Ia., Dec. 24. The 1-year-old
child of Frank Bowman of Marshall
town burned to death this morning. The
mother left the child alone In the kitchen
and It succeeded la reaching the stove In
some manner
CHANGES NAVAL SCHOOLING
Britiah Admiralty Combine' Training for
All Brioche of Berrioe.
ansssssawss-nsa
OFFICERS MUST BE ALL-ROUND MEN
Minister Claims tkat Times Drmarnt
Combination of Seamen, Soldiers,
Scientists aad Engineers to
Manage English Ships.
LONDON, Dec. 25. The admiralty have
published details of a new scheme of naval
education, under which cadete tor all
branches of the service will get the same
training.
The earl of Selborne, first lord of the
admiralty. In an explanatory article, argues
that modern developments of the navy
require a change In the personnel of offi
cers, snd adds:.
In the old daya It sufficed If a naval offi
cer was a seaman; now he must be a sea
man, a soldier, an engineer and a man or
science as well. Today more knowledge
and study la needed than In the past and
tne nignest type or naval omcer is tnat in
which great Drofeaslonal knowledge is
added to force of character. The danger
within the navy Itself Is less Insufficient
importance should be attached to the re
sults of study and lest the value of what
Is called practical character should be
placed higher than It deserves.
The scheme will become operative next
July. For the first seven years all cadets
111 receive Identical training In every
branch of the service, special attention
being given to scientific study, but there
after from the age of 20, the cadets will
be drafted Into the different branches and
will begin to specialize.
The scheme enables speedier promotion,
provides for revised rates of pay, the dis
appearance of engineers' disabilities and
promotion to the rank of commander by
selection.
While the newspapers this morning gen
erally commend the scheme as a courageous
attempt In the direction of a necessary
reform, It Is expected that It will meet with
considerable opposition. Its principal de
fect, as pointed out In editorial articles,
is that engineers and marine officers will
still be debarred from attaining flag rank,
and that all cadets, therefore, will want to
enter for the executive branch.
The Standard says:
We do not blame the admiralty for hesi
tating to follow the United States, In
whose navy executive and engineer offi
cers have been combined, with dubious re
sults, but the admiralty haa gone so far
that it certainly will be compelled to go
further.
UNRAVELS SMUGGLING CASE
Part Rleo Conrt Hears Farther Kvl-
deace Incriminating; Army
Officers.
8AN JUAN, P. R., Deo. 24. The charge
of smuggling preferred against Lieutenant
Commander George W. Ments and James
Brennan, an employe of the Country club,
waa continued today.
Witnesses said they brought about twenty
cases of liquors from St. Thomas on Unoaa
on October 22 for Captain Dunlap, Lieu
tenant Commander Mentx, Charlea W,
Parks, Robert ' Giles and Mr, Lowndes.
There are two Lowndes here. One Is
Charles H. T. Lowndes, a surgeon at
tached to the naval staff, and the other
Fred B. Lowndes, captain In the marine
corps. It was not mads clear which Mr.
Lowndes was meant. '
A messenger awore to taking a number
of boxes from Lieutenant Commander
Menu's storeroom and delivering them to
the driver of aa army, wagon.
Certain officer were aleo called to show
that it was customary to tend orders for
liquort to SL Thomas by messenger or
mall to be delivered to government boats.
PONTIFF IS IN GOOD HEALTH
Rot the Sllskteat Foundation for the
Rnmor tkat the Pope
la III.
ROME, Dec 24. There Is no foundation
for the report that the pope Is 111. The
pontiff la in good health and excellent
spirits.
He did not retire until 10 o'clock last
night, rose at 7 o'clock this morning, cele
brated masa In his private chapel and pro
poses to celebrate a Christmas eve masa
at midnight.
His holiness celebrated mass in bis pri
vate chapel tonight, after which be wished
all present a merry Christmas and said,
laughingly, "Do I look as if I had been til
yesterday T"
HAYTIAN REBELS TO RETURN
Word Paclflea Conntry, Thoatrk Em
ployes Clamor for Over
dae Pay.
KINGSTON. Jsmalca. Dec. 24. Large
numbers of Haytlan exiles are preparing to
return to Haytl under the amnesty which
It la thought will shortly be declsred.
Advices from Hsyti say there Is no fur
ther danger of rebellion, though the gov
ernment employes are clamoring for their
salaries, which have not been paid for
some months.
SNOW AT CONSTANTINOPLE
Violent Storm la Ravin, Interrapt-
In Communication ay
Land aad Sea.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 24. A violent
snow storm has been raging here for forty-
eight hours. '
Communication by land and sea is Inter
rupted and the telegraph wires are down
The weather Is latensely cold.
There have been heavy falls of snow In
all the European provinces of Turkey.
Rasalaa Crop Ontlook Bad.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 14. The condi
tion ot the winter crops in nesrly all
European Russia it regarded at bad.
Delay In sowing, due to the late harvest
and a rainy autumn and winter prevented
the teed from germinating sufficiently be
fore the advent ot early and Intense frosts
Accused Womoo Released.
niTHAREST. ' Dec' 24. Mme. Balensa,
who was arrested on her arrival her yes-
erdv from France, was released today
Mme. Balenr.a was said to be an intimate
friend of ilomaln d'Auragnac. who. with
other m nbers of the Humbert family, was
rented In Madrid December 20. In con
nection with the famous Paris safe frauds.
Gold for Son li America.
LONDON. Dec. 24. Bullion amounting to
$10,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of
England today for shipment to South
America.
School Teachers Strike.
WINNIPEG,' Man., Dec. 24 All
the
women teachers In tbe Portage LaPralrte
schools except one have gone on strike
to enforce a demand tor better wages.
Cottoa flplaalntr ladaatry Depresaod
LONDON. Dee. 24. Tbe depression In the
British cotton spinning Industry Is evi
denced by tbe tact that eighty-five Joint
stock companies in Lencae&ire, witn aa eg
gregate capital at $25,175,000, and having
M7,000 spindles, records a net lose of
7,150 spindles for this yesr.
involveFuruguay legation
Attempt of Warn a a to Recover
"epheve Presents Same later
rating Complications.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. The State de
partment Is considering a singular case
Involving the legation of Uruguay here in
a possible conflict with the United States
courts as represented by the supreme court
of the District of Columbia.
Today Mrs. Helen O. Sparhawk, the
author of the compilation of national music
which Is now used by the United States
army and navy, called at the State depart
ment to teek itt aid In recovering her
10-year-old nephew, Joseph Preston Amee,
who, according to her story, was removed
from Washington while technically In the
custody of the District of Columbia supreme
court and tent out of the country.
The boy is now on the British steamer
Soldier Prince, enroute to Buenos Ayret, and
Mrs. Sparhawk wishes the State department
to caute the United States eonsul at the
first port of call to take custody of the
boy and ship blm back to the United
States.
The department will make a thorough In-
vestlgstton of the case, with a view es
pecially to determine what part. It any,
was taken by the legation officials bere In
the removal of the boy, .
WHITE HOUSE TO MAKE MERRY
All Roosevelt Family Will Bo Preeeat
aad Dinner ta Friends Will
Bad Day.
WASHINGTON. Deo. 24. The president's
family will all be together 'at the White
House to apend Christmas. They will not
have a tree, but will exchange presents In
the morning and will afterwards lunch
with Captain Cowles.
In the afternoon the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt will probably go riding. Dinner
will be served In the state dining room In
the evening and the following guests will
be present:
Benator and Mrs. Lodge, John T. Lodge,
Captain and Mrs. Cowles, John Elliott of
New York, Mrs. Charles Henry Davis, Miss
Davis and the Messrs. Davis. Robert Fer
guson will be a guest at the bouse today
and over Christmas.
The president will present turkeys to
tbe employes In the White House.
RUSSIA SEEKS DAIRY TRADE
Vatea Thlrty-Mne Thousand Dollars
to Perfect Creameries In
Siberia.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. To Increase the
exports Of Siberian butter the Russian De
partment of Agriculture has appropriated
$39,000.
In bit report of the plan to the State
department, the United States 'consul at
Moscow says ths money will be used to
Increase the number of creamery Instruct
ors In western Siberia, In maintaining
creamery schools In Kuragan and Omsk
provinces, In paying educational courses in
creamery economy, in establishing five ex
amining laboratories, In tbe organisation ot
ereamerlee In western Siberia and for trav
eling expenses of Instructors.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Chaagrea la Postal Department aad
Reserve Aaron ts Named for In
terior Banks.
(Frcm a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. (Special Tele
gram.) Postmasters appointed Idwa: Les
lie J. Arney, Lee, Ringgold county. Wyom
ing B. G. Griggs, Stanley, Uinta county.
Tbe post office at Ormanvllle, Wapello
county, Ia., has been ordered discontinued
after January 14.
The comptroller of tbe currency today
approved the National Bank ot St. Joseph,
Mo., as reserve agent for the National bank
of Pawnee City, Neb.
To Succeed Rear Admiral Wilde.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. The Navy de
partment today ordered Rear Admiral
Philip Cooper to the command of the south
ern division ot the Asiatic station, to suc
ceed Rear Admiral Wilde, who was de
tached on Monday on account of sickness.
Admiral Cooper, who Is commander of the
naval defense ot the eastern coast, will
leave for hie new poet of duty about Jan
uary 5. His new commend is considered
a vex desirable one, at the time of Rear
Admiral Evant, now In supreme command
of the station, expires In less than a year,
and when he returns Admiral Cooper will
succeed him as senior officer of the whole
Asiatic fleet.
Receivership Does Not Delay Work.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Work Is not ex
pected to suffer on account of the receiver
ship ordered for the TrU-j TUlp Building
company at Rlohmond. The cruiser Gal
veston Is the only ship now building at that
yard. It Is 66 per cent completed, accord
ing to the latest construction report. Ac
cording to past precedente it it is not fin
ished by the receiver the government will
complete It on Its own account at the ex
pense of the contractors. Provision for Just
such contlgencles Is made in the contract.
Prealdeat Commutes Sentence.
WASHINGTON. Deo. 24. The preeldent
has- commuted the sentence ot Jesss Sny
der, who was convicted In the western dis
trict of Arkansas of robbery and aentenced
to Imprisonment for twenty yeare In the
house ot correction, to Imprisonment ot
ten years, on the recommendation ot tbe
county attorney and Judge, for the reason
that the' prisoner was a mere boy at the
time of tbe offense snd was led Into It by
a gang of older criminals.
Red Hot from ta nan..
Was ths bsll that caused horrible ulcers
en G. B Bteadman, Newark, Mich. Buck
len's Arnica Salve "boon cured him. 25.
For sale bv Kuhn tt Co.
BUSINESS N0T LEGITIMATE
Salt for Libel Commeaeed by Mag
netic School Dismissed by
Missouri Caart.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 24. The
Missouri supreme court today denied the
petition ot the Wllmer School of Magnetic
Healing of Nevada. Mo., In the suit against
C. M. Bishop tor libel.
The court holds that the business Is not
legitimate, and that the company Is not
entitled to the protection of tbe libel laws.
Tbe court also holda that Its opinion Is
not In conflict with a decision of tbe su
preme court of the United States In a suit
requiring tbe postmaster at Nevada to de
liver mail to tbe school, because this court
had evidence before It while the United
States supreme court pasted on the law
on a demurrer only,
Mlasonrl Parlflc Manager III.
t i.niMa Dec 24. Charlea O. Warner.
vice president and general manager of the
ui.as.nri PariAc. frll from his chair un
conscious at the Noonday club this after
noon. Physlclana succeeaea alter sours
work la rtsionng mm.
f Within the reach of all
ButterineS
is a wholesome, palatable, and attractive table
food. Put up in I and
wrappers like illustration. Ask your dealer.
Casus CHr Onuba St.Lenb Swift 4 Company, CHojO St. Joseph St.r! Ft. Worth
WANTS NEGROES IN HAWAII
Bhws Labor Commission. Thinks Blacks
Can 8are Plantations.
SUGGESTS PLAN TO KEEP OUT CHINAMEN
Points Oat that Africans Have Made
Agrrlenltaro Possible la Hot South
ern fttatee and Should Do as
Well la Islands.
HONOLULU, Dec. 17 (Via San Francisco.
Dec. 24. T. Thomas Fortune, special labor
commissioner appointed by Secretary Shaw
to visit the Philippines and Hawaii, Is
bere. In an Interview he said:
J believe the importation of negroes is a
natural solution of the difficulty which un
avoidably follows the absorption of trop
ical or semi-tropical countries by the
United States. In the southern atates and
In the Carollnaa the negro made the In
dustries what they are.
There might be difficulty In detaining
the blacks, he added, but be thought the
planters could get all they wanted If the
right agents were employed.
"You could get 10,000 here In six months,"
he said.
The Merchants' association, backed by
tbe Builders' and Traders' exchange and
other similar organizations, Is supporting
the request to congress to pass legislation
allowing the Importation of Chinese labor
ers for plantation work. Local lt-.bor unions
will, however, oppose the plan. It Is un
derstood that the matter will be dealt with
in the report of the commission which re
cently visited Hawaii.
TUB HAIR BRUSH.
Breeds Dandrnff, Which Canaea Fall
Inn' Hair and Finally Baldneaa.
. Prof. Unna, Hamburg, Germany, European
authority on skin diseases, saya that dan
druff la as contagious aa any other mal
volent disease and that one common source
ot the spread of dandruff Is the use ot the
same balr brush by different, persons. The
way to avoid catching dandruff or any other
disease from another's brush' Is to Insist
on the use of Newbro's Herplclde. It not
only kills the dandruff germ, but It la aleo
an antiseptic that will prevent the catching
of any disease whatever through contagion
ot another's brush.
GIGANTIC GAS TRUST NEXT
Merarer of Alt the Large Plant la
the World with a Capital of
a Billion Dollars,
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. The Dally News to
day says that capital to the amount of
nearly a billion dollars Is reported to be
represented In the formation of a gigantic
gas trust, which will Include the different
companies In nearly all the principal cities
of Europe and the large Interests of Lon
don.
A Chicago man Is alleged to be the orig
inator ot the scheme and Chicago and New
York capital la represented In the project.
John D. Rockefeller Is credited with be
ing a prospective stockholder to the amount
of $300,000,000. Other New York capitalists
said to be Interested are Anthony Brady,
D. O. Mills and A. R. Flower. C. K. E.
Billings of the Peoples Gas Light and Coke
company, and Anthony Brady, said to be the
prime movers in the venture, the story
runs, will leave within ten days for Paris
to perfect the deal.
Caaada Soathern Dividend.
NEW YORK. Deo. 2J-The Canada South
ern railway haa declared a dividend of 1
per cent for the half year ending Deoember
31. This Is a reduction of one-half of 1 per
cent from the dividend declared last De
cember. UQHT AND DARK,
Day and night, sunshine and shadow
are not more different from each other
than a healthful from a sickly woman.
The healthful woman carries light and
sunshine with her wherever she goes.
The woman
who suffers
from lU-health
casts a shadow
on her own hap
piness and tne
happiness of
others. She
cannot help it.
Those who auf
f er cannot
smile and sine.
Ill-health in woman is generally trace
able to disease of the delicate womanly
organism. Many women have been re
stored to happiueas by the use of Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It estab
lishes regularity, dries weakening drains,
heals inflammation and ulceration and
cures female weakness. It makea weak
women strong, sick women well.
I fcel it my duty to Inform y ni that I had
been a sufferer for many years from nervou.
ness with all its svmptoms sad complications.
writes Mrs. O. N. tiancr. of Ib6i Lexington Ave.,
New York. N. V. "I was constantly going to
see a physician or purchasing medicine for this
or that complaint as my troubles became un
beetaule. In the spring of 1S97 my husband
induced me to try Dr. Pierce s Favorite Pre
scription. After taking one bottle snd follow
ing your advice I was so enrouiaged that 1 took
five more bottles of ' Favorite Prescription' and
thea 1 did not lake any more for several weeks
as I frit so much better, but still I was not tm
fltUlyturtd. I commenced Ukiiif it sgsin sad
sc It tnst I was improving faster than si first. I
ant nut now cross and irritable, and I have a
good color in my face; have also gained about
ten pounds in weight and am thnmnd a com
art, for I am a new woman once more
The dealer who offers a substitute for
" Favorite Prescription " does so to gain
the little more profit paid on the sale of
leas meritorious medicines. Mis profit is
your loea, therefore accept no substitute.
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send si
one-cent stamps for the psper-covered
book, or stamps for the cloth bound.
Address Dr. K- V. Fierce, Buffalo, N. Y.,
2-pound printed paper
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Med
What Did It
The perfection of quality In
Hunter 1
Whiskey j
is what struck the taste, ap
preciation and approbation
of ths American people.
It Is now everywhere ths first
sought and the first bought.
Sold at alt Srrttsn esfM ana hy fsktwra,
WM. LiMaiUM & bom, Bkiumora, aa.
Poor Indeed
are those weighed down by mental de-
Bression. Men rise in this world
i rough truovant nerve force.
The loss ot this force dally drags
down to failure some of the worltf s
brightest minds, buch a condition Is
commonly known as Nervous Debility,
When you lose self-confidence and
feel your atrength, energy and nervo
force are slipping away, it is high time
you seek sensible aid.
Yon prefer health and success to
misery snd failure.
hsve no equal aa a nerve restorer. A
couple of boxes will dispel that heavy
feeling; the unnatural wesrlness di.
appears snd replsces languor with new
force and vigor of body and brain, nix
boxes will cure any ordinary rase ot
nervous debility. If not, you get your
money bsck.
Sl.OO ner boxi 6 for S3 00. mallei In
plain package. Book free.
For sale by Kuhn A Co., Omaha.
Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaha.
Davis Drug Co.. Council Bluffs, la.
Absolute Purity
and Delightful Flavor arc
Properties of
QUAKER
MAID
RYE
This Whiskey pos
sesses s flavor that has
won lor it the preise
of connoisseurs sad s
purity that causes phy
sicisns to recommend
it It Is oerfrctlv seed
sod headache or soul 4
stomach never follows V
Its use. For sale ei
the leading cafee, drug
stores and bare.
MIRSCH Sc CO.
Wholcuk Liquor Dealer,
KANSAS CITY, MO.
DR.
McGREW
SPECIALIST .
Treats all forms of
USEASES AND
DISORDERS 04
MEN ONLY
17 Tsars Experience,
leara in umana.
His remarkable suc
cess haa never been
equaled and every day brings many flatter
ing reports of the good he Is doing, or the
relief he has given.
Hot Springs Treatment for Stphills
And all Blood Poisons. NO "BRKAKINO
OUT" on the akin or face and all asternal
signs of the disease disappear at once.
di nnn mccacc rr'
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cases cured vt nerv
ous aeomiy, lose of
Oiest, jvlou.y ana binouer Ulseaeee, Hf
urocoio.
UUICK CURKB LOW CHAHOES. .
Treatment by mail. f. O. u lee. Office
ever iU b. I4tn nircct, between e'aruaut aue
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