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CHRISTMAS AT WHITE HOUSE President and Fimilj Gather in Libra of Excnt.Te Kaniion. EXCHANGE GIFTS AND OPEN PACKAGES Far flecoad Tin la rifteea Years Roosevelt Falls to Art Saata flaas la Peraea at Oyeter Bar. WASHINGTON, Dee. IS. Snow, which begin filling lit laat night, gave Wash Ington a genuine Christina appearance to la. Intereat cantered In the doinga at the White House, where early thla morning the president and hla family repaired to the library, prraenta were eichsngod and many boxen and package which bad come !rora cut of town were opened. There wire I large number of Caller and many gift the abape of bandaome floral piece mere received, and loon after breakfaat the president, Theodore, Jr., and Lieutenant Ferguson of the Rough Riders, who I a Shlt Houae gueet, took a long horaeback ride, returning In tlma to Join the rest of :he family at lunch, wtlh Captain and Mrs. 2owles. At the homes of the cabinet officers the lay was quietly obaerred. Tbe president and Mrs. Roosevelt enter tained a number of friends at dinner to slght In the newly furnished state dining room. The guests Included Senator and Mrs. Lodge, John Lodge, Captain and Mrs Cowlee, John Elliott of New Tork, Mrs. Charles Henry Davie, Misa Davis, the Messrs, Davis and Robert Ferguson. At the Mexican embassy tha dy was celebrated by a supper tonight. Oyster Bay Miu Prealdeat. OY8TER BAT, Dec. 15. For tha second time In fifteen year President Rocse velt did not act aa Kris Krlngle In person at tb Cov acbool, Where hla children war taught prior to hla elevation to tha head of the nation. Laat year tha presi dent waa so much employed with his pub lic duties that be was unable t attend the festivities. A , telegram waa aent to the president telling him how much the children appre.' elated hla glfta, which arrived yesterday, and wishing him many mora years In hla present position. Cleveland Observe Day Simply. PRINCETON, N. J., Deo. 85. Ex-Preal-dent and Mrs. Cleveland passed Christmas day in their home on Bayard lane, Prince ton, N. J. The holiday was observed sim ply, observation being given chiefly to making merry with the children. A big Christmas tree, hanging full of good things for the four children, atanda in the library, tha headquartera for tb little onea. Saow Covers New York. . ' "' W' 't0K.D' J5.'-eV tork en- H"1 .."nlt Chrmaa" this year. Early Sorbin snow, began falling and by thB lima tha people were awake the ground ;. thickly covrc, ' ; ' In all ' tha chuVrhea anaxlal r-h.l. ..... ,.-r'7!ce werv.eld,tiia. music, being,, the H feature in mol of $eo.. , Bishop .Potter, f . . Vr.acaj .rroiestant episcopal , Church and conec(fa'V .M n'ew'ajjar and chanfel Jusf completed Archbishop Farley celebrated pontlftpaf "high mass at 8t, tat ' ricVs cathedral. ' ''' " , WmVjs' to" the needy, to th' sick ' and tho in .prison were 'given by thf cor. LI It t'.beln aerve;a In'all 'the hcisWls lad "1t liable' W.tllutlorif ihro'uihoarte! cily e. -e,i.d aabtortsj' to sa Christmas entritx "'tlvth Solvation -Army' wa carried 'but cuccsssfully; Tbe army gave away nearly -i Y00 dinners etr- the-" Grand Ceatref Palace, ' i!aota kroner Was calculated' to feed By persons. It was uncooked and served in a basket., , .... , t . Archbishop, Is Dlaed. U . BAVANN Aft. On., Dac. 26. Mgr. Dlomado Falconer, titular archbishop of Larlasa and papal- hpostollo delegate 'to the' United ' States. celebrated -solemn pontlflcat ' high Mil IB the cathedral of St. John tha Bap- tlst this tnornlng.- A-banquet waa tendered! . -. him tonight at the-residence of J6hn Mc- Doaough. Tha.' other.' guests of honor were Bishop Benjamin 9. Ketley add Mgr. Rooker, - secretary to-Mgri 'Falconlo. Tha prelate i wlU remain here seteral days a the guest ' of Bishop Kelley. . - Bathers Oat Modal. . .rLOHDOV,, Dae. 25. Kin ..Edward - and -.- Queem. . Alexandra. ...spent , Christmas - at i Sindrjngham for tha first tlma alnce their , ceaaloii.,xTha goyal family. Including tha prlncf .and princess of Wales, Princess Vic - tora. the duchse. of . Fife and Prince, and , fCingeas.Charleg of .Denmark, attended an early aervlce, at Baadrjngham church, which v,Wf4 beavUtully 4eoorated.. Tha king after ' wrq pereonMly directed, the annual dis tribution of beef and game to tie employee and tenant oa tha Sandrlugham estate. London.. and the south of. England gen- orally enjoyed clear and cold Christmas. ' Id, aplte of; tha low temperature there was " th,,,nti gathering In Battarsea park of tha twahty men who take their early morn ' (n dip. -there all the year round. . 8Uver ' medal , war presented to asven among tha bathers,' who had not missed a single day during the previous year. . The prevailing distress among the utu employed Wrought firth "en unusual nam i'ber.,$ chariUWs dinneta.la all sections . ol9&daD. aapeciaJly la the east eptVv,., ,A aexara gal .awept the nocth, coat. of Great Brltalntoday and. caused considerable damage to ab I piping and waterfront property " on the Clyde and the tyri. ' - mmjf alaaXllaa Gold Away. , .' BERLIN. Dee. 25. Emperor William apsnt Christmas In his usual way. Hla majesty took a walk thla afternoon in the tana 8oucl park and distributed bright gold cIvjs Ir.esJ from the mint, among tha gar-JeiaVak'watohbien-' ' t 4 '' After dinner. 1tt '4 o'clock, he Chriamaa tr4 ten lighted In tha Shell hall of the haw palate. 1U the children of tha im perial family-ware.' present and a'qh!hd his er her own tree of a else proportionate o tha ag of the child. :-RaasDaa with Mayor. ROM. DocT i-All taablonahh) Home weuad trp'CtrrStntasf das- at the American dmVaaay.. where Mr. and Mra. Mayer eater (alnrd. their frtenda at atdaac. . ' Among the Americana present wera Gen. ral aadMrs'. Clorta' af Washington, fcftks Carew, ter-IH-Thw of Prealdent Raose- .telt; the St. Louis fair commlaaioaere. W, A. Evarta of New Tork. Joba Maaoa LMtle OTHBoatoa and Tar Chapla of New Tprk Among, the,. Christ maa felicitations re cetveQ by 'Ah' pop today were greeting frojEifperorVrancle Joeepb an,d tbf aunga or epaia, f ortugai, tseigium aad amx ny. - ARRESTED ON FRAUD CHARGE hlajs, iajXeTetadg at' Chleaca Who Has Beeh Waated far Usg v.J, ..r:..Ta. ,'. 1 SAN-a-Ra MCipVCa:.D. .24.-WUliam B. towing, who waa arrested la Chicago a ; tho twrge ,er-tudulemry ' uaing tha 2,'ntta t(ca taH. 'has hn wanud by 'tatar awtOoHtHMT'tf (hie city for th laat ) aauihev - . f Hi left her oa July e haoi arte a cea- Tuctlug fur some Urn tho "BtsiadaaSi ' ttl PremoUoa aad Iaveaiatat cempasy. CITY HALL AND LIBRARY BURN Loss Reaches Halt Mlllloa, Inelad lasT Doeaaseats Which Caaaat Be Replaced. MARLBOROUGH, Maas., Dec. 16. A Are which broke oat in the city hall at mid night entirely destroyed that building, which contained all of tb city offices and departments, also the armory of Company F, Fifth regiment, and tbe Marlborough public l.brary. The total loss will be $500, 000. None of the contents or papers of any tt the departmenta were saved. The li brary contained 1,000 volumes and docu ments of Incalcuable value, which cannot be replaced. The building was a four story rtroeture and one of the flnost In the City. It was valued at between $"76 000 and f 100,000.' The building was wen covered hv Insurance. Owing to the wires being burled ' under ! falling walls the city was rut off from tele : phonic communication with, the outside world. ; .', - Michael O'Brien, 40 xtars old, wis burled beneath the falling wsl s and ja thpught to be fa'el'y Injured. PEAfiODT, Masa., Dec. 25. Fire which broke out about midnight In the brick building of the Vaughan Machine works and did- damage to the extent of $25,000 broke out afresh at 2 o'clock after it was supposed under control. This second fire waa under control even before the Salem department arrived. Only a small portion of tha eecond building and the roof of the dwelling hous were burned. The manager of the Vaughan Machine company atated that the loss would reach $100,000. BOY'S, GUN HALTS MURDERER Fleelaa; Mam r)rosa with Charge af raall Shot aad Attempts Balelde. HOT 8PRIN08, Ark.. Dec. 25. Jack Don ohue, chief of detectives, waa killed on the at rest by Frank Dougherty, a race track follower, today. Dougherty, It la claimed, had struck a woman with an axe, and Donohue came up and attempted to arrest him. Dougherty resented and shot tha de tective over the eye, killing him Instantly. He then started to run up the street, but had only gone a short distance when a boy, who waa in a buggy, got out a shot gun and ahot him In the face and breast. Dougherty then fired a ahot Into his own head. Tb doctora say he cannot live. H waa taken to the police atatlon and crowda soon began forming and there waa talk of lynching, but on the assurance that the prisoner could not survive hla wounds the crowd dlspursed. LIFE STORY F MRS. urtANT latcreatlaa; Maaaaertpt Loft hy tho Widow of Famoas Presi dent. : ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. Mrs. Grant ha left a very Intereating and valuable manu-. script of personal reminiscences which she began when hen distinguished .husband, waa writing his memoirs, and has added to It from time to time aa her health and dlaposl-, tlon permitted. ' It consists of 200 or 400 pages' xf tynaarrlgtaa matter, sufficient fr a book of ordinary else, and neatly tied up In chapter with blue ribbon. Bb de scribe many Incidents In Uer-ttowstlc ex prlnee,' beginning wtth .Wre tlma.af her mar,rjage. an4 iea .important, facta con cerning General Grant that have never been published. Her stories of army life, events that occurred while aha waa living to tb Whit House, and her description of the attentions which the' general received dur-. ihg'tls' tour sroand the world will be 'av' valuable Contrftmtioa to history SH0JS FLY IN MONTANA BAR Draakra laldter Alas at Proprietor, HI Kasploy aa Fellow Army Maa. HAVRE, Mont., Dec 25. A ahootlng scrape took place at' the Half Way houae between Havre and Fort Aaalaibola laat ritght, fir which two- aoldiera op tho Twenty- fourth infantry were ahot. Frank Cants, whe waa wounded in the' breast, will prob ably die. Private Robinson waa tbe other victim, hut not seriously hurt. Oanta wae drunk and quarrelsome; and fired throe times at John Doiaa, proprietor of the place, afterwarda wheeling around and ahootlng at L. Orovee, the' bartender, Who replied With a shot at Oaats. Ganta then ahot Private Boblhson. SPEND DAYS ON ROCK IN SEA hlpwrecked Meat iasTer froaa Ilaaaer aad. Thirst ' Whlla Wave . , ( Break Over Theaa. VICTORIA, B. C. Doc. 25. The rescued captain and crew of Ketch ' Marqulae of Llnlibew hate been brought to Launceater by a 'ateamet. They were picked up In Buss atralghta, where they had remained on a small rock, two miles and a half from tha mainland, without food or water and wtth tha sea aweeplng over them for three days. Ketch waa wrecked clOss by and they' ultimately 'patched up a broken dingy which- enabled the seven unfortunates to refch the .shore. .';!' ' . TRY T0 BUY. CABLE ISLAND British Ccaapaay geeks Tit I' to Faa. " ' ' tatagf Statlda lsfvfUria 1 HONOLULU, DeeH.-le Vlctorla.tB. 0.. Dee. 26. Th"BrltUB:'CalU. tOmpanyr own ing the Rod Line frotn.VanooUfr to Aus- tralla via Fanning maad. ha,e imade aa effer to James aad Henryrfiiokawll-of Hono. I'lula to purchase their -'half .tajteraat la Panning letaod. ,"JEtav" relg -owns the ther half.lnteaaJM . S t t . James Blcknell 'leaves ton Sag Francisco on Seaiaadia and may cloe a bargain with tha British eovpamy after be arrives.- r WJ.V.HelU rrlaeef LONDON, Do. 2S. Tab Rom ' eorra snondent of tha DarTfHalt tehracanha that aa an outeonie-f tti negotlatlMia with the Saxon oourt the' pope-baa sent a prelate to Genera to Inquire tnte the atreomstanc of the fttghtef thd erowa prkaceaa.' with a view to arranging' a. raoeoclllation.- The report is,' however,' uneonflrmad. . Gives masons girls';, pome PLUaielahla "Maa Seead Halt Mlllloa Dollars ' to Celehrat , ChHetaiaa. PHILADELPHIA, Dee. ' 25. Announce ment waa mad today that -William L. Elklaa will found a home la ihre city tor orphan girls, daaghters of Free- Masona of Pennsylvania, that will eost 1500,000. Mr. Elktns gave hla peeoad Chriatmaa din ner to the resident of the Masonic home today , And aaaounced the Chrlatmas gift te tbe grana looge o( reansytvaaia. The grand officers of - the ' ledge -vrocepled the gltu .v , Tt tXatn A, I n4 J PT Take LazaU Broao Qutala Tableta. Thla aignature' v f ' oafsry boa. THE OMAHA nATTTTERi FTUn AT, 1) PASSENGERS BADLY BRUISED Express Oar, Baggage and Bmcker on tha Alton Are Tele-ocped. (IEI3HT PROJECTS ON THE MAIN TRACK llr-ad Ead Colllnloa Orran Between Two Freight oa the Chicago, reorla A tt. I.oala. Kllllaa; and Injuria Others, BLOOM1NGTOM, III., Dec. 25 The pro jection of a heavy freight .apglne . on to the main track of the Chicago A Alton last night' reaulted fh the" wreck of the southbound from'Thlcago 'and the express, baggage and smoking cart rwerc telescoped and overt jrned, while the engine plunged Into an embankment. There ere 200 passengers on the train and all were badly shaken up and bruised. 1 Those ,mcjMsrriously Injured are: Sam lie 1 Livingston' Palmer bouss, Chi ago, knee sprained. -1 A. C. Branher, Danville, 111., aubject to rheumatism, ill from exposure. , Mrs. M. 8, Rogers, 4333 Evans avenue, Chicago, left knee sprained and bruised. M. M. Merry, Bloomlngton, wrenched and bruised. E. J. Harper, Normal, back sprained. Ben Eckcrt, 233 East Ninth street, Chi cago, hand sprained and wrenched. H. H. Olondon, baggageman, Chicago, leg apralned and bruised. H. E. Humphrey, conductor, Chicago, bruised and sprained. William F. Leaning, engineer. Blooming ton, hurt internally; aerloua. ... John Rlordan, fireman,' Bloomlngton, bruised. Colllalon Betweea Freight. IB a head-on colllson between two freight trains of the Chicago, Peoria ft St. Louis at Petersburg last night Flremsa J. A. Wright of Springfield waa killed, both legs being cut off. Both engineers were badly hurt and other members oLJha crews oaln- . fully bruised. One train was standing at the depot t when the other crashed Into It, being be yond control. Tha orooertr lnm will ha folly $50,000. v . SNOW CONTINUES TO DRIFT Trowble of ftallroad Mea Not Over Whea Roast I Oats Cleared. CHETENNE, Wyo., Deo. 25. (Special.) Although the Cheyenne a- Northern has been ouened to traffic more traiiMa la , peeted, for the anow Is blowing and drift ing oauiy in tne country and the cuta fill up rapidly. The Denver rotary will be re tained on the Cheyenne Northern for tha 'present: Trainmen .who came In from tbe north' last night atated that in many places sno-w -waa plied twenty and" thirty feot deep on the tracks. ' taAi 'QUETTBy'MlcV. Dec. 25. A sever storm baa been raging-over tbe upper pe-. nlnsula of Michigan for, twenty-four hours! Today street cay traffic atopped and railroad transportation became uncertain." The torn pefature"ie belowero."'''' '' . . XO.VJSVILLE, .Ky .fi Ua.-JThllf '.Waa a eold Christmas income" -parts' of -theoouth roaay. . in-Tcmtsviiie' the- tmTeratOre-- wae 15 degreea abdV, se:mWWW. ' ft' 4Mt. ' A i - lahla ' the ' tKsfvnnrrxirfcW AlaM..A' Vn. ,'aTea.'at-mVdn,lghl, a .'drop ct 1. deraes In wiJ7ijiiir..-oiiT i skckjaawpais iv, tl BifLL:8;;:cyR Kaaaa ,'city Maa hoo'ta 'wlfo aad Self to Eeeap paUe ,.Ceart . Oarg. KANSAS CITY, Deo. 25, William P. Hol- lenback today, while in a fit of rage cauaed by domestlo trouble, ahot his -wife three times aa ahe lay 111 la bed, drove hla 17- year-old . stepdaughter Into .the etreet at the point of a revolver and then killed him self. The wife Is seriously wounded. Hollenback and hla wye h,ad quarreled ispeatedly of lata and recently aeparated by mutual agreement. He was to have been tried In the police court tomorrow oa the charge of ill treating her. and tried today to, effect a reconciliation. ..Failing la thla be locked the ddora of the apartment, and with the remark, "Here'a , Cartstmaa present for you," shot her ae ahe raised herself in hod to receive hla expected, gift. Then ho turned the weapon upon hla step daughter, who managed i to unlook a door and eacape. r After which he aent a bull at Into hla own. heart and died inatantly.. He waa 40 .year of age and . welghmaater for an elevator company, ,..-' ' EDS0N JOINS' THE;. RIO GRANDE jawaa-sanOB Kaaaae City Soothers Vaa'RealsTas to Take Poat oa Meataaa v. - " Road. v.-. KANSAS CITT. Dec. 25.-J A Ed son, genoral manager ef tha Kansas City South ern railway, has realgned and will sue seed i. M, Herbert as manager pf. the Denver Rip Orande, the , Rio- Grande Southern and Rio Grande Western., roade of tha, Oouid,Jooky. pjpunteln-. railroads. Th,e.' change becomes effective on Jan- Tbe office which Mr. Edson vacatea will ha abolished . and B. p, . Dickson, now su perlatendent of aaaintenance and way, will' Uka'-up the duties' of general manager Un der the title of general superintendent. WRECK ON V, NORTH WESTERN asHHaaaaa s Eaa-tneer aad Fireataa SatTer Serloaa - V. laiarle. jaf Pastcager . ! Bseap. . ' . V ' . . . JCHICAOO. Deo. 5c A-North western pas stnger train from the .Pacific eoaat due i bare at 11.-20 p. m.,.cpl(ded wUh: a-awltch eaglna at-Franclaeo avenue and tbe-engineer and firemen of both engines were aerl oasly lajuredi --None of the passengere wera hurt. The paaaeager train waa two hour lata end . waa running at a high rate of speed avhan the accident occurred. Both engines were demolished. MOSES HAM PASSES AWAY Xetea ' low Maa Die at Dahane .; After Proatlaoat Political Career. DUBUQUE, la.. Dee. 25. Mhaea H. Hami 19 yeare old, died tonight.. He waa far many yeara editor of the Du buque Herald and waa a national ' demo cratic committeeman from 1171 to ltM. and served ae state senator aad poat matter of Dubuque during Cleveland's admlulatratiosj. ' ajnanwaaaaaa) i " 7 lr4 Wllleaahhy'd Broke.' LONPPN, Dm. 21 Lord VlUoughby ds Broke died en the eteamer Australian near Aden ear December It, aad wae haiisd at ARREST OF SUPPOSED FORGERS Men Are Aeeaaed of Passing Five (si Cheehs oa Merchants of City. With the arrest laat night of Thoma Mo of 1M7 Webster street by Detectives Heitfeld and Donahue, the police have In custody the Isst of the men who are thought to be the parties who forged and circulated five bogus checks en tbe First National bank with aa aggregate of about $180. These forgeries fi.-st came to tbe attention of tho authorities through the complaint of J. N. Nelron, a dry goods man at 2222 Cuming street, who had cashed a check for IS'i. 8ince then four others heve turned up. George W. Stover, a confectioner at 14 IT North Twenty. fourth street, cashed a check for 114.75. taking out (0 rents In payment for candy which the stranger had pur chased. Three two checks were Identical as to payor and payee, being aupposedly drawn by W. L. Eeabrook of 408 North Sixteenth street on the Frist National, In favor of Oeerge Sutton or bearer. The man who passed them on the shopkeepers claimed to be 8utton and to live at 1611 Cuming street. After Nelson had csshed the $1i check he became suspicious and called up Seabrook, whose name was algned to the same, by telephone. Seabreok denied knowledge of the checks and Nelson went to the First National bank, where he found that Seabreok had no deposit. Nelson then put the matter In tha hands of Heitfeld and Donahue. From the dry goods man and from Stover deacrlptlona were obtained which lead to the arrest. Moss will only be charged with passing forged checks, aa the police believe that he waa guilty only to that extent, and that Frank Betta of 2624 Sherman avenue, who. waa arrested on the night of December 22, is the person who forged tbe names and wsa the head of the business. James Schults of Forty ninth street and Underwood avenue, who waa arrested at the aame time because hs was often In company with Betta, has been released as he le now thought not to be Implicated. The prisoners are young men living with their parenta and the principal haa not for merly been arrested. Moss waa convicted, together with Arthur Sylvester of 719H North Sixteenth street, of thieving from the Her Ur.hata11r shop and was, at the tlrae-ot- hts arrest, out on good conduct. MERRY CROWDS AT"dANCES Large Nniaber of People Wind Xp the Chrtatana Holiday la Thla Maaaer. The dancing halls were merry until ft late hour last night with Christmas dancers. At Chambers' Dancing academy tho guests of tbe Crescent club danced through a program of eighteen numbers, consist ing of waltxeS, two-steps, five-steps and lancers. About eighty Couple were present. The club'a next dance will be on New Year's In RoyaC Arcanum ball, -Council Bluffs.. Tha Independent Order of Bona of Rest, a social organization of seventeen years' standing, danced until a late hour la Wash ington hall. (-The .program .consisted of . al ternate waltsef no two-steps. The Fraternity'--Dancing club crowded Crelghtoa hall wtth almost 250 couples, a lpU(jh.iargTetten4iicer-thai , usual- at lta weekly dancea. ' Everybody" enjoyed the lively dance. 0.tfWfTrvjWr-wrs' crowded ' laat night with ihvelrteaf ahe eolored aoclety of the clty,.tj oCjCaslpj being the first dance Of the Eureka club, of which Jerry Smith la chalrmanTWllMtri'"Bnrith-ecretary and M. C, Dulaney 0Hr.jnanager. Almoat eighty eouplea made merry until 2 o'clock. It 1 hoped to' holdrsmpathjy dancea through the Seaaon. ri: NorfhDaota Keetaarant Boras. WIMBLEDON. N. D,. Dec. 25. Jesse Forsyth and Harry- Sinclair, -were perhaps fatally burned In a fire that destroyed Frank: Arcanenu'e , restaurant and an ad joining building owned by Andrew Juan. James Lefted and Frank Arceneau were seriously 'burned, but will recover. 'The fire waa caused by a gaaollne explosion. iOCAC BREVITIES. W. I Love "of the" United States' army passed through ' the city yesterday. Perry Phlfltps, charged with the larceny of 126. will have, hla hearing In pollci court lhls rooming. . John Maggerd. who Is said to have main tained a nuisance on Webster street, will be tried In' pence court today. J. W." Watson snd wife of Lincoln, N. C. Buwen of. Fuller ton. and W. F, Moian and wife of Nebraska City are in the city. H. C. Flatt reports to' the police the Imts of a msndoiln, which was stolen from him Chriatmaa evening while he - was riding home on a car. ... M. J. Ftelda of Clarkaon. Neb.. Judn F. O. Hamer of Kearney, Neb., and Attorney w. n. Miles oi Bianey, MeD., or guests Of the Henstaaw. Charles Blopm, who mads a serious mis take In not Remembering where he p.aced hla money, which afterwarda was found In hi aock. will have hla hearing in - police Court thla morning. W. H. Alexander imbibed too freely of Chriatmaa Invlgorator and disturbed the peace on Officer Crowe's best. He escaped a Christmas sentence. and will have bis hearing thl morning. . . F. C. Bchnetder and wife of Eustis, Neb.: A. W. Schneider and wife of Holbrook, Neb.: E. C. Underwood of Nelson, Neb., and Mayor William Haller of fclaJr, Neb., ar at the Merchant.. 4 Nebraskans at the Her Grand: A. Ja cobean and wife of Hastings, W. L. Mate and wife etf Piainvlew, o. N. Herford of Ashland, W. . Ooggtn of Columbus and H. L. Bcoggin of Bridgeport. - Unable to', meet the prevailing market f rice' for turkeys,' sneak thieves provided heir Chrlstmaa dinner yesterday by effect ing an entrance Into the commission house of C. H. Mullen Co., 41h Houth Eleventh atreet. and ' carrying away five dressed birds. Bennle Thomas, a 10-year-old boy living at .Terjth and Cuming streets, was last night arrested on complaint of C. II. Havens, who accused hlra of taking coal away In a little red wagon from com plainant's yard The young prisoner waa entered en tbe register with a charge of petit larceny to" answer. - John Roaoh. - a roomer in the Elkhorn Valley house, was last night arrested be cause N. N. Robertson found him Inalde tha door of 'hla houae at-Nineteenth atreet and BU Mary avenue. , When discovered Roach asked to be given something to eat, but the police are holding him on the theory that'hw waa there for other rea sons. - At o'clock yesterday evening 'Alexander Enla, a young colored man, was pushed from a north bound Dodae street car by Ed Davis, the -conductor, because EnU re fused to pay his fare. The negro fell flat and waa unable to arise. It waa at first thought that he Waa aeverely Injured, but later It waa found that hs was only drunk. Enla refuaed to 'pay DaWs, saying that he had glvo his fare to tbe conductor whom Davis relieved. Sergeant Dan Baldwin brought Joy to three households in his neighborhood on Christmas eve by aasumln the role of Mr. K. Krlif I, which, he Is fittingly able to portray, lie clad himself in the garb of the tolly old annual visitor and lavishly distributed presents In three residences without disclosing his Identity. Tbe day shift st polloe headquartera claim they have a grievance, as the sergeant forgot to call there while making his rounds. William Holme wearied Christmas eve because there wse "nothing doing" and sought to make hla own excitement by starting In to clean out a Saloon on Capitol avenue. He started ss soon as he entered the place, the patrolman on that beat stated, and fought his way even with the bar. Here he was met by the a'llea ef the proprietor, .who rushed upon him. In the conflict W. Stevens was given a vicious attack, causing his retreat wttb a gaping gash under hla eye. He waa hurried to the office of the poltee Burgeon, where Dr. Mick attended him. Btevens was surrounded an snad to do aa unconditional suirnder, but not until his feature resembled a map of Vanesuela. H is charged with assault and battery aad wlU have hia scaring thia morning. nt'KM It Hit I'fi, in02. JENKINS LOSES HIS TITLE Dan McLeod How Wean Catch-as-Oatch-Oan Championship Belt- JENKINS HANDICAPPED BY A BAD LEG Wlllla to Go nn In ilte of HI Con. dltlnn, bat Ills Mniasrr lie fuses and Forfeits the Match. WORCBSTEn. Mass., Hoc. 25. Dan Mc Leod won the Amrrlcnn catch-as-calch-can wrestling championship todRy and the $l,f00 eud of a 12,000 purss by getting the better of Tom Jenkins. Jenkins was Buffering from a bad Icr, the result of blood poisoning;, anl the pain caused by the points of a brass buc-l;le en trrlng the fl.'sh of thla lpg mad.) him quit in the third bout.- In order to protect lb Injured part Jenkins hnd a leather ban dege with a steel strip down the ftur.t of the shin fastened with brass buckle. Two of tneso were broken In the jnrly par of the match au I the braes dtM into his flesh, until the pain was unbearable Ind he wae afraid of further blood poisoning. He had wrestled twenty mlnutea in the third bout when he told McLeoil the con dition he was in and tald be was willing to quit and call the match a draw or go ou wrestling. McLrod insisted on t-ou' inn ing, but Jenkins' manager refused to let the big fellow go on and forfeited the match. Jenkins won the first fall by a three quarters Nelson In 59 minutes and McLeod got the second in 24 minutes on a crotch end halt Nelson hold. The match was fast from the start, McLeod being on the ag gressive almost all the time. WINS A SENSAiiONAL RACE MoChesney gaatchea Half Lena-th Vic tory la New Orleans Christ mas Handicap. V V W ri T3 T f t VJ oe ii'a. i i. Mcl'nesney Wire' th winning favorites. Bcotch Plaid was run up 13C after he won the second race anil bought In. ine mnsimas nanoicap, Witn Jl.ouo added and worth Il,35 to the winner, wont to McChesnev. He was ridden by Rcdfern and ran a sensational race, winning In a drive by half a lena-th from Old Hutch. i McChesney had a rough trip. He got caught in a jam at tne nrst turn and Hetirern Had to pull up to keep from going down. In the run home he came from seventh place. Weather clear; track fast. Results: First race, six furlongs: Hlth won, Jane Holly Second, Epidemic third. Time: 1:14. Bccond race, selling, one mile: Scotch Plaid won, Andes second, O'Hagan third. Time: 1:42 1-5. Third race, handicap, seven furlongs: John Peters wort, W, J. Dcboe second, An tonlus third. Time: 1:28 1-6. Fourth race, Chrlatmas handicap, one mile: McChesney won, Old Hutch second. Federal third. Time: 1:4111-15. Fifth race, five furlongs: Imn L'Etlenne won, Ben Mora second, Sim McPhlllls third. lime: i:ui Sixth race, ona mile and a quarter, sell ing: Cogswell won,, Adelante second, Gin Spray third. Time: 2:10. NONES WINS AT INGLESIDE Christmas Handicap Valla to Favcurlte, Who Troves Vlctorloaa , ,r . - In Gallop.. , SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 26. FJght thou sand people witnessed excellent racing at Ingleslde today. The weather, waa good and the track in fine condition. The feature waa the Christmas hand tnp at a mile and a quarter 'for a purs of M.390. Seven clever performers went to the post, with None! fav'crlte it 3 to 1. 'He won In a gallop from Besele Mi Jarthy and Slddon 8., both of whom closed fast. Nones was tha only favorite to score during the afternoon. Rtsults: First race, Seven furlongs, selling: da lr.nthus won. Hand Press second, Platonlus third. Time: 1:30, Second race, fix furlongs selling: Matt Hogan won, Jariettre D'Or second, Jim Hale third. Time: i:15. Third race, futurity course, selling: Utile Margaret won, Orfeo second, Onyx third. Time: 1:134. Fourth race, one mile and a quarter, Chrlstmaa handicap: Nones won, Hissle McCarthy second, Slddons third. Time: 2:(Ti. Fifth race, seven furlongs: Arabo won, Durasso second, Oavlota third. Time: 1:28. Sixth race, one mile, selling: Bill Massle won, Sweet Tooth second, lllowaho third. Time: 1:41 . HIS ACCOUNTS FOUND SHORT A. J. Stanley, City Salesman for the Hclnts Pickle compaay, la I'nder Arrest. A.' J. Stanley, living at 2126 Sherman avenue, was arrested yesterday evening by Detectives Bavags and Davis on a charge of embeztlement, preferred by the local agency of the Helnts Pickle company and by Baldrlge ft DeDord, attorneys for the Pittsburg Surety company, which had as sured his bond. The amount pf shortage, so far as known, la 2600. The prisoner waa city ealestnan and collector for the Helntt company. He waa held last night by Captain Hase for $1,400 bonds. . The shortags was first discovered only a few days ago. at which time it accidentally became known that Stanley was about 2350 short. When asked to explain the matter, ha said that he had lost tbe money, which he had collected while out on hla rounds and had put in a blllbook which had been lost. He said that he would aquara tha matter In a few days. Aa the travelldg auditor ef the company was due here from 8t. Louis in a few days, the matter, was allowed to stand as It waa. Now that an examination of tbe book haa been made, it haa already been found that there- Is a shortage of 2800 and It is not Improbable that further amounta may be found missing. Stanley la a young married man and haa been in the employ of tha company for Just a year. He haa heretofore beep re garded a trustworthy and capable. It is possible that the matter may he settled without prosecution. It is thought thst not Improbably the falsification of tbe books has occurred alnce Maaager Charlea Homrlghouse left here about two months ago. The prisoner admitted at the polloe atatlon that ha had appropriated money to hie own use. HOLIDAY WINDS UP WITH ROW Several Weaaded Itallaaa Takea to the Police Station la Patrol Wearee. Six Italians, two revolvers, a knife, aa axe and a Hp figured in a celebration at 131 Jones street last night which snded In the police atatlon. William Bruno and a knife are charged with cutting with In tent to wound, John Popperell with mayhem, knd P. Mareuso, D. Oermo and Frank Bruno with disturbing the peace by fighting. The police were unable to da tsrmlne Just what cauasd the fight, because ef lack of an Interpreter, but it la sup posed to have been a womsa. William Bruno started with the knife aad sut Popperell oa the bead and Mra. Popperell likewise. Popperell had an axe and with It chopped Frank Bruno, who waa armed with a revolver aad butcherkalfe, la tha arm. Finally Popperell threw aslds his weapon, and gettiag "a good hold, bit off a good part of William Bruno's lower Hp. Tbe parties were taken from the blood spattsrsd room In the patrol wagon- A second revolver waa said to have beea I nourished, but no shots wsre fired. TWO DIE IN NEW YORK FIRE nar Refinery Wall f'ollnpee aad Bury Mea Ueaeath the Ralaa. NEW YORK. Dec,. 25 Fire which broko eut early this morning destroyed the coop erage plant of the Arbuckle Bros', sugar refinery, located near the East river front at Brooklyn. The large force of fire engines snd fire men which wss summoned succeeded In confining the flumes to the cooperage shops. No estimate of the loss has ss yet been given out. Durl'ig the progress of the fire one of the walls of the building felL burying the tncmbt-rs of one of the fire companies be neath ths mass of brick and other wrrckatr.. When the. other firemen arrived they found Michael O'Tooln was dead and Tliomn Coppitiger, a battalion chief,, and Thomas McCarthy, seriously hurt. The battalion chief. Copplnger, died after being- taken to a hospital and the dead body of the assistant fireman,- Thorns Jeffrie, was 'found In the ruins, of the fallen wall, if tfOVERNOfl - YATES IS WELL - . . ..Will Itet'nrn from' Florida oa Tnrsdny to Re'sonie Illinois State '. . ' Helm. BPRINOFIELD. III., Dec. 26. Covcruer Yates, w'ho la now in Florida for his health, did not spend Christmas In Cuba, as expected. He wss 10 have sailed on Wednesday', but the boat on which he was to have taken the trio did not start. ' j; A message received at tho executive of .'fioa ' today states that the Governor and i Mrs.- Yatei will return to Springfield pext Tuesday, as he It greatly Improved in health and it. now able to assume charge 'Of state aRaira. RANGE CATTLE. ARE STARVING Impossible to Proeore Feed or to Con '''fey lire Stork to Other . " Quarters. . . DENVER, Dec. 25.Thousanda of cattle are reported to be starving to death op the . range -in nortnwestern Colorado. ..The Humane society Appealed to the own- ! er to rescue their stock, who have ex- j plained that they. are pcWerlees to do so.. Tho cattle are snowed In on the high range In Routt and Rio Grands counties, with out pasture and without water. Jt la Impossible to get feed to tbera and equally impossible to drive them Into suit able winter quarters. v . DIES WITH GIFTS IN ARMS Dalnth Man Freesea to Death with Scattered '. Preheats Strewed ' , Aronad Him. - -. t: , DUIXTH, Minn., Dec. 25. George PJydell,' aged 5, with his arms full of Christmas prraenta ; tor ' friend and relatives, fell ffohi xhaju8t4aa within five .feet of . his home -tonight; tend froie to - death. -11' lie--nir0ne-n'a Utile house ronieWJTiithraVeiiue..- heir the harbor' ft-ontA-Wlrer he? conducted a- confectionary 'n;V'r;fote? 'Jo clly authorities took .cjtiara,. of blaVafieote. Thti ihermonieter ha -registered' 20 degrees below, gero for ttrentji-four hours. "' ' '' ln)ae( la a falooa Rove. ' ."" a resrilt' it B fight In' a ealoW at f hlr- teenth - -and . Dodge ' streets " Wednesday night, Frank StocSwelt of 1312 Capitol tv- enue suffered a fracture or the orbital arch of fila right eye. The Injury Is prob ably not serloue,' buflf the blow had struck an-1hch higher It Would perhaps have caused death BtockweH, who came to the police station yesterday afternoon to have the wound dressed, eald that he had been hit by the edge of s cuspidor which had been thrown at him. No arrests were made. " POIMTBb PARAGRAPHS. Chicago News: A life of eaae means a life of discontent: Love may be blind, but chaperonl seldom are Life seams to be one protracted sleep to ome people. Young men know tt all, but old men have the coin. "Soap dirt cheap" la the way a Kansas grocer advertise H. It takea a strong corporation to threw a bridge across a river. . . Never Judge m woman's mind by tbe time It takes her to make It up. If a roan who -la Injured In a railroad wreck falls to recover hia holrs will try to. One trouble with the average reformer Is that he has no other occupation. -: Fear of being an old maid Induces many a girl tq choose tko wrong husband. Clovea are responsible tor the first breath of suspicion In many happy families. Some young men are prejudiced against work beesuse they tmaglns that being hired lewera them. - When a man wins a bet he seta his bat on the back of hi head; when be loee be pull it down over bis eye. A "cursory gla'n? over an undertakers booka will convince Aay. man that he savea ergfced deal, every ear by not dying. English Hler Geaproeben. Here It the advertisement of a hotel at Ostend, translated' by -the New York Tri bune: 'hotel 'In den Koophande!.' Place Vanderiweep, to one's face' the Station (fairway); Oetend.' Tennoua from Peter Vatldnkerckhove Houlappel. Telephone 331. -'Breakfast from t o'clock tbe morning, ordinary at' noon to 1 o'clock. Pottage: Two plains of meat and legume. Dessert: Beefsteak to the potato, on hilling; at whole hour tenpence. Milk, coffee, tea, chocolate, beer ef the country and out landish." One would like le know the pre cjsa difference between Belgian beer aad Outlandish bees, , , ( Th Miner's Uaahtr. Chicago Poat: "Ah.", said tb count, "sis ees not t lady I would have for my Wife. She. ess what you call plain." "But her father owna a coal mine," re plied the general manager of the Interna tional Title and Trust syndloats. r. "I oare not for lis gold mine. I" - "Not gold viae. I said coal mine bard toai." ''Ah. my dear friend; How beautiful sis lady ees! My heart be what you call leap wla lovsl'! ASTHMA riima tea wear out Bmokesand sprays do not euro. They relieve symptom Instead of removing euusos : wuen as, we lake A ultima mu thoroughly out of the syatJin Ibat tMithlnc reirmlns which oao produce an atliM-k; BuOerura are soon al.le to work, rat. slwp and . stand a'pusur wllUout the alUtilcot return of Asthma. Being rlLt In principle our treatment doe what ' relleni " cauont do. We cure to stay cured tt vera, Innr-standlng and pro Duuneed "tnouratle"oasa. Ifyouar skeX.lcaI,itU berauae you are Iguorant of ourrraat work. Htnc Ine4 we bar treatml fiuio Asthma and Hay termr sunurarm. If yiu dflelr eouiplet re llf, bsalth restored, and do nturn of Asthma, writ ttt our Ink 7 J Pre, r. saoi.p uiaa, aiuaraxio, tt. . CHILD STRUGGLES AMID FIRE ntase In Adirondack Slays Mother aad Her Three Thll- "1 rea. '" . MALONE, N- T.. De?. 25. Four perfena were burned to death today In Plercefleld. a pufp and pnner manufacturing town In tbo Adlromiacks. The fire had gained such headway before It was discovered that Mrs.. M. J. McOov ern. daughter and her three children, who were Bleeping ou the lower floor, were not able to get out and nil were burned to death. One of the children, whose body wait found close to a. window, hnd evidently made desperate efforts to escape. Thti pro prietor and hi wife, with a few boarders on an upper flocr, eersprd by jumping, out of the windows'. One mad waa seriously burned. Want Hwrean eif Ini-nUarratloi. . CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 2" (Special.) An effort will be ruade to have, the Incom ing legislature eslnhllsh a Sutfl Board of Immigration or a Bureau, pf Statistics, an4 the governor will probohly tc prcyaOed upon to make recommendttyn for one or the other In hi mrssaRC ,tg"..tle .leUla ture. Two years sgo hj attempt was tuade to secure a State Hiireau-o) Immigration, but the bill -met . with considerate, opposi tion, the office of state geologist, being ere atcd as a compromlsn. Bui the work pre scribed for .this .oflVJal la confined to tho examination of .minet, prospects, etc. and the good to be. derived by 'hn state 'Is to a great ixtcnt. limited,, especially aa re gards the development of Ihe .state's, ag ricultural and. past ornl wealth. .. .. Always ilia Samo Good Old Tha Pflda of Mllwaukse Send Postal Card for New Brochure " which tells why ' BLATI B-ER I i RIGHT BLfiTZ UALT-V I VI HE ' (NON-INTOXIOANT) ' TONIC POrtTrlE vVEAK All Druggists or Direct VAL BLATZ BlEWINO CO.. Milwaukee OMAHA BRANCH, 1411 Doaala St. Tel. toal. 'I .'."-W -4V That'l what' iadlee y 'of, '!'' , The California Umlted. . , A Private campartmonts. ample dressing-Toom. and, strva(loa t,t , parlor, all daintily furnished,, Perfect dining car meala.. .-, ,( -,., Chicago to California in lees, thaa -v three day. , , ,iV,T r.... Why stay at hornet Tha California tour described la. our hookp, mailed for 10c in stamps. Address Passenger Office, Atchison, Topeka ds 8aata Pe Rail way, Dea Moines, la. Santa Fe, Forty Slses,- lOo to too Each. A. SANTAELLA & CO- MAKERS . TAMPA. KLA. . RICHARDSON LiHUU CO., Distributors. Deputy sXat--Voteeinarta v Pood Inapeoter. R.L. RAdiCCIOTTI, Lf. V. S. CITT VETERINARIAN. Oa ad Infirmary, Sfth and kaaoa aTta, timaha. Neb' Telephone' 6.. AMCSBIBITS. BOYD'S ijegrr tonight, Saturday Matinee and night, . ' '! : "FL0R0D0RA" Ths Best of All Musical Comed'ie.'' Company of 76, Including Isadora Rush. Cortnnn. AlfWhenlgq.' - - - Prices Matinee, iae to Tl 00; n'ljtht; tlo to 11.50. i ;..:-.' i.i ...) ' SUNDAY if ATINKt; AND NIQirT "OX 1IIK St'ltOK: OC TWKI.YB" Prices Matinee, tuc; night, '25c; 60c, 75c. OSIKHTSN t.- Telephone 16fU. Matinee Wednesday, Satttrdar', ' Sea. day, lliia Every MHht Hits. HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Webbs Seals and Sea Hunt,' Jules and E la Ganlson, Stuart liari.es . Harrii and ,'LW,aU VVn. ",n1 Whlard Westenberg Bro.. Adei PuryU Onrl un.i the odimc. ' PRICES-lOc, 25c ond 50c. HUVKLS. Tha miluro;:: tUtH aad Doiiu, aT. 1 M A U . - . 7. "S .a , n turn. mm lauili tl0t-J , -- itlrfl 1 i . . . u - - r r. I LUNCH KON. nPTT a,.CfNTS tlviti v . .... V su p. m. " . .' nieaoiiy lncreaing busrtiers' h. m taiad an enlargem. ."t Si ku c i' a m"1 Mil d) c e iy."..: l2)lS&Ufl.:: It IS-J- .'.'.r .-". . -j- ..j -';' .'f "h Real Cb2 Of (XcA (scstI ,-v,il';'!B I