THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBEH 27, 1002.
Bent of the' government, Who view It 'K
Tlrtut rlf cut and discrediting the min
istry, the latest phase of the Vr-neiuelan
trouble hi been welcomed lukewarmly.
Arbitration by President Rocaevelt bad
beeat anttnipated ai so destrsbl that hla
refusal, .which, la regarded ai final, baa
caused keen disappointment. It la fore
eei that, even If satisfactory condition
for the aubmiaalon of the disputes to The
Hague court can be arranged, tfala method
will entat! endless and wearisome detatla,
with no S'lursnce that at the end President
Caatro ailll III be In power or Venesuela
la tba mood to abide by the declaloh.
In Lhort, that clement of guarantee
which Weald have accompanied Prealdenl
Roosevelt's acceptance is now lacking. At
the same time It la readily admitted that
from trie American point of view President
Roosevelt haa acted wisely In declining to
act.
The only paper which really welcomea
the decision la the radical Dolly. News,
Which sees a chance of making arbitration
nee mora reputable theory, and paya
tribute to the coolness of Prealdent. Roose
vslt and the correct attitude of the United
States during this '.'crr business."
The Daily News adds:; "
The Venettielan crlolachaa done much to
enhance Mr. MfKirevelfa reputation and to
bring hnme to KngheHmen the essential
friendliness. pf the A met lean .people. .,, .
The Dally Mall, 111 a Violent attack on the
government,, says: ... '". ;
Thua ma's perhaps tjte 'most Inglorious
episode In which Great Britain has engaged
In recent year.
GIVE MITCHELL MORE ' CASH
',' t . -V
Mine Wprkrn Will Be Aaked to In.
crease Satarle fald President
, . ,. .and. Secretary. . -. .
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 2. A motion 'wlfl
be aubmltted to the convention of , the
United Mine Workers Increasing the tala
ri p paid the president and secretary. At
present Mr. Mitchell receives $1,800 and
Mr. Wilson $1,600.-
The miner are looking forward to se
curing Increased pay tor themselves and
want their executive officers to share their
profits
It I said the convention will be the
largest ever held by the miners, as over
1,200 delegates will be present, as agalnat
1,000 last year.
FEAR' FRESH CHICAGO STRIKE
Freight Handlers aad Railway Clerk
Beth Wast Better
Par.
CHICAOO. Dec. 28. The 8,000 railway
freight handler of Chicago, whose strike
' ' last summer Interfered with the Industries
of this city for three days, are preparing
to demand more pay. The railway clerks'
organisation is making similar prepara-
. tlons.
Negotiations between the clerks and
freight handlers are In progress. It Is said
that the two organizations will take con
certed action.
Maria Waste Go t'p.
, WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., Dee. At
conference today between member of the
Diaraln engineer and the official of the
Pittsburg Steamship company the engineers
' Were granted I per cent Increase In wages.
rTRAlN KILLS TRACK WALKERS
llortbwratern l.c(ino(lr Slay Twt
M Pottstown, ' ' .'
Illinois!
PEORIA, 111., Dee. 28. Mrs. John Jones
of Pottatown. three miles west of the elty,
; and Mrs. Elisabeth;-Mlsaon of this city
were almost .Instantly killed, by a- Chicago
ft Northwestern passenger train this even
Ins; at Pottatown.
rThey were walking on the track.
FIRE RECORD.
Severn Baltdla at Calbertsea.
.' CULBERTSON. Neb., Dec. 2. (8peclal
Telegram.) Shortly a,fter midnight last
sight fire broke out In the general atore of
R. O. Brotiman and a frame row of seven
dwelling waa reduced to ashes. The
buildings were owned aa follows: The
pulbcrtson bank, J. W. Wray, J. V. Mc
Donald of Lincoln, George N. Linn. Bprtha
Kleven, C G. Crewa and eatate of H. Dlum.
The Culbcrtson bank building was the only
building Insured and this' only carried $500
la the Phoenix of Brooklyn, H. G. Brot.
tnan carried $1,800 of Insurance on bis
took. $500 In the Conoordla and $1,000 In
the Farmers' and Merchants' of Lincoln.
,Total'loas on buildings about $4,000.
; t Fire at Schenectady.
"8CHNECTADT, N. Y Dec. 19. The
Mason block, oppcaite the union station
here, waa totally destroyed . tcday. . The
(are, which probably waa Caused by an
overheated chimney, was a spectacular
fu:
. Tbe total loss waa $100,000; insurance
About $75,000. Tbe principal portion of the
Jbuildlng waa used aa a hotel. In an ad
joining building also waa. a hotel. Tbe
Occupant of both were aroused and re
moved in aafety by tbe firemen and others.
t Com of the hotel guests were compelled
Jt flee. In their night clothes.
Mississippi Village. -
nVlCKSBL'RO, Mia., Dec. 28. Glenn Al
len, village In Washington county, with
population of between 400 and 600. was
Almost totally destroyed by fire thla mro
tcg, only two buaiaes blocks and aa oil
calll being saved ' . . t
Be wise to-day; 'tis
madness to defer "
; ' 1 ' YounJ's Night ' '
Thought "
Talce the advice though it u
ofnrury old and Jo not de
fer the purchatc ot
Gorham
r;. Silver
Herein lies true wis
dom, for it is not only
of the very highest
quality as guaranteed
by the trade-mark, but
it is no higher in price.
j.than anonymous 'pro
ductions which may be
silver only in appear
ance. AH
reaeeasible
jewelers
Bespit
sr.a
ADDING TO FUEL SUPPLIES
United States Gonial t) Berlin Writel of
the Briquette Industry.
CONSTITUTES MOST OF FUEL OF BERLIN
Llanlte, Peat, Slack aad Waste of the
Mines tsed to Make a Prodact
the Bqaal of Anthracite
for Fael.
rrom a Stsff Correspondent.)
WA8HINOTOff. Dec - 2 (Special.)--"The
correapondehce received dsrlng the
past -month fT6m' nearly every' atate and
territory of the vnion, trsklug further in
quiry concerning the machinery and pro
cesses' employed In Oermany for making
ful .briquette from lignite, peat and coal
dust. Indicate ihat public. Interest In the
whole subject of, nullum. the hitherto
wasted or neglected fuel materials,- ao
abundant In America, ha been thoroughly
aroused." Mr. Frank H. Mason. United
Statea consul general at Berlin, writes In a
report Just reoetved at 'the State depart
ment. ."There "are In New England, weatern New
York. Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin,- Ore
gon and Washington vast . beds ot eat
which, have been thus far hardly explored.
There are-In the Dakota aid, the quit
dtate large deposits of lignite and material
Midway. In character between, lignite And
)eat, and there' are la all - the coal mining
spates ttaormpu quantltfta of bituminous
Oust'aneT atrthraclte culm, all of which may
by th, t mploymant of modern . machinery
and processes be added to the fuel supply
or our country.
"As kfc been stated In these reports,
this Is aa Industry In which the first ten
tative efforts made In . the United Statea
hat generally failed, but which baa been
developed In Germany, France and Bel
glum by long, careful, scientific experience
Into aa Important and successful system of
production. There le do reason why any
American operator or mine owner should
risk dollar in vague or haxardoua experi
ments; he has only to aacertaln by expert
Inquiry what hla crude material contains
whether or not It is adapted to profitable
conversion Into briquettes, and, If so, by
what proceas and machinery It can be most
effectively treated. With A view of answer
ing concisely tbe latest inquiries on this
subject and simplifying to some extent the
practical proposition, the following resume
of the briquette manufacture, as It exists
In Oermany, Is respectfully submitted.
Two Classes of fael.
"German briquette factories are divided,
In respect to the crude material employed.
Into two general groups those which makn :
household briquettes from brown coal (lig- '
nlte) or carbonized peat; and thoae which
produce the so-called 'Industrie briquettes,'
using as basic material coal dust or 'slack,' j
the waete of bltumlflous coal 'mines.
"First Household briquettes, as made
In Oermany from brown coal, peat and to i
a amall extent from anthracite dust, are '
used for grates, heating stoves, cooking
stoves and ranges, and constitute the prin
cipal household fuel of Berlin and other
German cities. They are clean to touch, '
kindle readily, burn with a clear, full
flame and are cheaper In Berlin, ton for
ton, than anthracite or good bituminous
coal. They are made largely from brown
coal in faotorles located mainly In 81-
lesla, Saxony and the Rhine provinces, and !
united In a syndicate, which control tho -output,
regulate price and look after the
general welfare' ot the- industry; - - H
"Machinery for the manufacture of bri- '
queue from lignite i mad ,by eereral'
large establishments, among which may be
cited the Zeltser Elsenglesserel, at Zelt, '
la Saxony; the Maschlnen Fabrlk Buckau, I
at'Magdeburg. and the Kocnlgin Marten
hutte,- V;Caln,adorf In Saxony. . -
vTbere' are' la Oermany 439 brown-coal
mine, which produced last year 44,111,90$
tons of lignite, valued at $46,042,500, or a
little more than $1 per ton. Of this whole
number of mines 181 have eacn from on
to six briquette factories, in each of which
from one to ten presses are employed. The
.whole brown, coal briquette Industry of
Germany Includes S8( factories, with a to
tal ot 691 presses. Statistic of the total
yearly product are not accessible, but from
the fact that a single press turns out from
fifty to ninety tons per day It will be read
ily Inferred that tbe annual output Is enor
mous. They are the standard household
fuel throughout a" large portion of this
country, and are besides largely used for
firing steam boilers, especially In cities
where their cleanliness and freedom from
smoke and dust sre highly esteemed. The
standard household briquette Is about
eight inches In length by four Inches In
width and two Inches thick, and I re-
' tailed and delivered - ia Berlin at prices
ranging from $1 per 1,000 In summer to
$2.60 in winter.
I'sed la Caasaseree.
"Second Industrial, briquettes are used
In Germany for firing locomotive and other
ateam boilers, for smelting In reverberator
furnaces and for many other klnda of Indus
trial heating. They are made of bituminous
I coal duitt, held together by a , matrix of
mineral pitcn mat is, coai tur oenveu irom
retort coke ovens or gaa manufacture, and
from which the bensole and other valuable
elements have been, eliminated. Pitch ot
thla quality costs In this country from $10
to $12 per metric Ion (equal to' 2.205
pounds) The percentage of matrix neces
sary to be used varies greatly with th
fatness" I e., richness In bituminous ele
ment of th coal luelf. Slack from very
fat coal will work Into briquettes with aa
addition of I or ("per cent of pilch; while
leaner grade tnsy require to 1 or evea 10
per cent, th latter proportion being suffi
cient, at the present' cost of pitch, to render
such coal unprofitable for briquette making
purposes. Briquettes made from bitumi
nous slack, although not smokeless, are
much more nesrly so than ordinary bitumi
nous coal.' When Aurued In lecomotlves or
any well-constructed - boiler or Other fur
nace with a good draft, they create only a
thin.-trauelucent mint, which eeauias rela
tively little soot, and Is very oiftetent from
tbe Inky clouds that roll up from most fao-
tory chlmneya- where aoft coal I sbov -'cd
Indiscriminately Into the fumacee. Th -.e
actable defect of such briquette Is that
th mineral pjtch, which la uaed aa a
binder, contalna more or leaa creiaote; tbla
render dust and fume from such fuel acrid
and sometime Irritating to the akin when
confined In a close, hot boiler room. Soft
coal briquette are made from tbe dust and
waste of mines, and, when th composition
cf th seal 1 such a to permit a low per
centage ot binder to be ueed, they are th
tboapeet and easiest kind of briquette to
produce. They are made In machiue pressea
ot th Isits pattern, with a capacity ot
ninety tone ot briquettes per day.
Capacity at Tws MlUUa Toas.
"Ths output of soft coal briquette in
western Germany la controlled by a svn
dical called the Briquette Sale 8ndl at
of Dortmund, which tacladea among it
niembers thirty-one factories, located in
Wvstpbslla and the Rhine prov ace. These
establishments employ ' collectively 112
machine presses of the CouffinhaJ type
beside oa French machine of the Bour
rles model aad three so-called "egg-roll
er." or machine which produce amall
oval brlquatle of gg sis which are
buraed ia certain kind ot tubular boiler
Th syndicate claim a maximum anneal
capacity of 1,100.000 ton, and, a it -otn
clal report shows, make about three-
fourths of that amount whatever the mar.
ket will take at prices which tba syndi
cate managers consider equitable. Indus
trial briquettes are usually of a square or
oblong form, convenient to be closely
parked or built tip Into a vrall like bricks,
whereby they greatly economise apace a
compared with raw coal. They rangfl In
weight from three to tea pounds, and each
bear the Initial or trade mark of the
company by which It Is produced, so that
In case of any defect In quality the In
ferior briquette ran be readily traced to it
source of production. When burned whole,
I hey are consumed slowly and give out a
steady moderate beat tor a long time:
When It Is desired to quicken or Intensify
the flsmethey are broken up, and In this
condition are especially adapted to flu or
tubular boilers, sugar evaporating, smelt
ing and annealing furnace. In glass msn
ufacure, or In porcelain and cement fac
toi-lea. wherever, in fact, a furl espab'e of
producing a long, fierce flame la desirable.
Their efficiency as locomotive fuel may be
Inferred from the fact that the state rall
waye of Prussia, which used 1M 000 tons of
such fuel, In 1S99. have boughi from the
synd'eato 6SO.OO0 tone during the first nine
mcnths.of 1902. , .
"Anthraolte coal la ao sparingly produced
In Oermany that the use of hard coal dust
for briquette making is fela Ively unimportant.;-.
. Experts, however,' agree that
with an admixture of. from 4 to I per cent
of matrix, -the. manufacture' of anthracite
briquettes, which will. bear tfanapor atlon
by sea or Jand. ln'ahy climate) present no
technical difficulty.
Esperlwfat wltkt Peat.
"A ha ben' Indlclitedrta reviou re-
ports, the manufacture, of, coke and bri
?:TJiiZf reut.ve wr.'P.' PPeatlon and lasting friendship.
in the experimental stage, although : there
are several factories In successful opera- '
tlon and another-l.rgeat ot all-l. Just
being put into operation at Konlg.ber,. on ,
the Baltic coast ot East Prussia.
"Th.rd-As a result of the present wide- '
spread intere.t in thl. .ubject and th.
many Inquiries that have been received
from mine owner, and operators tor tech-
nlcel information a to processes, cost and
capacity of machinery, etc.. a combination J
ha been formed betweeM three of the fore
most machine builders in this country,
hose produots, collectively include alt the
necessary apparatus tor making brtquettee
from coal dust, brown coal and plat. The
purpose Of thle syndicate Is to meet
promptly and efficiently the American de
mand for machinery and working methods
which represent the best result obtained
by clentiflo study and mature experience
in Germany. The combination Is entitled
'The Export Syndicate ot Briquette Ma
chinery Manufacturers,' with central effice
at No. 69 Friedrlch atrasse, Berlin, and
include as members the Zeltser Elsen
glesserel at Zelts, Saxony, th Maschlnen
fabrlk Buckau at Magdeburg and the
Maschlnenfabrlk (formerly Jaeger) at
Ehrenfeld-Cologne. It plan is to aend
over, w'thln a few weeks, an experienced
engineer, who will establish an office at
New York and be prepared to confer with
firms and person who" contemplate enter
ing upon the manufacture of briquettes, to
examine sites and materials, make plans
and estimates for buildings, machinery, etc.
An opportunity will be thus offered for
American mine owners and Operator, to
ascertain definitely In advance the the
oretic value of their materials tor bri
quette making and the cost of a plant of a
given dally capacity.
Method of Proeedsrt,
"Meanwhile the same results can be
reached with important saving ot time If
owners of coal mine or lignite beds will
send to .tbe above address, . directly, or
through, this consulate, ten-pound samplea
of their material in the exact condition In
which It' v trt be available in large quantl
tle. for practical' Us. The percentage of
water, in any briquette material le an im
portant factor In determining how It can
best be worked. ' ' "
"It the- material is- dry as, for Instance,
slack from a well-drained bituminous coal
mine the sample may be sent In an ordi
nary box or package. If, on the -other
hand, the slack or culm 1 obtained, wet
from a washing process, or It the material
Is lignite or peat from a bog, the sample
should be sent in a tight tin Case, which
will preserve the exact percentage of mois
ture' which will be encountered when, it la
mined for use on an industrial scale. ,.
"The postal package treaty between the
United States and Germany provides for
the transmission by post, reciprocal!,' of
packages not exceeding five kilograms
about . eleven pounds, avolrderpolsj in
weight at a uniform rate ot 12 cent per
pound. Allowing for the weight of the nec
essary covering, thl will enabla Interested
persons In America to forward to Berlin
samples of their material sufficient In quan
tity to be analyxed, submitted to various
tests and even made experimentally .'Into
briquettes; so that it adaptability to bri
quette manufacture, the peicentage. of
binder required, the caloric value of. the
product, and method and machinery best
adsptsd to working It can be ascertained
and reported on in advance, b responsible
experts who are prepared to follow up thl
estlmatea by practical operations.
In thl way, the technical experience
and scientific knowledge Which have made
the briquette Industry successful and Im
portant, In Germany will be made directly
available by American operators who de
sire to begin at the point of economic effic
iency that, ha been attained by the best
practice In Europe."
QUIET ON THE ISTHMUS
Commander Cnlver Says There la aa
Necessity for Ganhoat at .-.
Colon. -i
WASHINGTON, Deo. 2. Commander
Culver of the gunboat Bancroft tele
graphed the Navy department a few day
ago from Colon that affair were quiet on
the Uthmus andtbat there was no necessity
tor the-presence. ot the American war ship-
Id vlevw'"of this report Commander Culver
quthorlied.to proceed to Kingston and
ice to San Jun,P. 1.',' foe. regular' eta-
thence
tlon t the' Bancroft. Tke vessel left on
th 21! h.
,t t
WRECK, CN ;-THE, .BIG FOUR
Gsare;Traln Derailed Whllo Haa
..f nine at lllah Speed, hat No
Oa Badly Hart.
EDISON, O.. Dec. 28. The eatbound
Ctuclnoall and Eastern express on the Big
Four wss derailed at the crossing ot the
Toledo A 'Ohio Central road here while
running at a hlfh rate of speed early to
day. . Ths accident resulted from a misunder
standing of signals. Ons of the two en
gines attached to the train wa totally
wrecked.
Engineer Stump and Brakemen Reed
and Lampkln all received alight injuries.
No pasaengi ra were hurt.
' A sssrsstrsl Car Ur Plica.
Itching, blind, bleeding and protruding
pile. No cure, no pay. All druggists are
authorised 'by the manufacturers of Pat
Ointment to refund the money where It
falls to cure aay ease of piles, so matter ef
how long standing. Cures ord nary oases in
sis daya; worst cases In fourteen dsys. Oa
application gives ease and real. Relieves
Itching instantly. Thla Is a new discovery
ai d It s the only pile remedv sold oo a poa
, Itlv guarantee, bo cure, ho pay. Price Mc
BOERS FIGHT FOR BRITAIN
Offer of South African Dutch to Join
Boraaliland Dutch U Accepted. (
CHAMBERLAIN IS MOST CONCILIATORY
Reaches Dnrbaa'aad Asks for Sap
Btressloa of All Aalmaeltlea -tweea
It area, While Prsnbls
Uejaal Rljhta for All.
DURBAN, Natal, Dec. 26. Mr. and Mrs.
Chamberlain, who left Portsmouth, Eng
land, November 25 oa board ths armored
cruiser Good Hope, landed her. at 10:20 j
this morning,
They received a warm' welcome from
large crowds of people.
Mr. Chamberlain spoke several times In
the courss ot the reception functions, his
remark were must conciliatory throughout.
Bearing In mind, seemingly, the rumors
that hi visit would lead to the displace
ment ot Lord Mllner, he declared hi be
lief that hi visit would have the effect
of strengthening the hand of Lord High ,
Commllonr MUner. who, he hoped, would ;
be ae great In conciliation a. h. had been !
in the maintenance ot th right, ot the
empire.
Referring to the late war the colonial
secretary Said the English and Dutch had
been brought Into courageous rivalry which
must Inevitably result In the two proud
And kindred races growing In mutual re-
..brrB '" "nq h ' ed" " 'al1 h"'
f1 w ccrn
'VI,. 7, enmy n'?,1
'e' 1 h;'L''1 ' fl' .1",
!"' T1, ' T' t1htt ?,?"n
? ' ' tbevpMt-
"J" ,TV,0Ur "wfc ,e,low u.bJecU
' . J"', ", WUh our,e1!" "
, r- "m?r la'n M.B0?e"VI,V0'
"pl"ceJ ?' tb'Bo! ofter t0 flgnt ,or En'
taBd ,n Sonjallland.
VAINLY OFFER TO PAY DUTY
Alleaed Official Sniagglers Tender
Cash for Manors, Which Col
lector Refaae.
SAN JUAN. P. R., Deo. 28. The case
against Robert Giles and Lieutenant Com
mander George W. Ments, for smuggling
wine and liquors on board government
vessels was continued here today.
Cruxen said Mr. Olles wanted to pay duty
on the liquors and that he refused to ac
cept tbe money, as there Is no law per
mitting the entry of merchandise on gov
ernment vessels.
The collector said he boarded thl light
houss tender Laurel, where he aaw the
three cases addressed to the captain ot
the ship and others marked Robert Giles.
One case was opened and contained brandy.
He demanded three times that these good
be delivered to him and upon failing to
secure them allowed thirty minutes for
the esses to be delivered. They were then
turned over. Mr. Giles and Lieutenant
Commander Mehts wanted to return the
case to St. Thomas. '
Mr. Cosgrove, an officer of Laurel, was
then recalled and said tbe quartermaster
ot the tender had not reported the removal
of any case of liquor at Culebra. Quarter
master Sohults and Chlpchaae said nothing
had been landed, at Culebra and the prose
cution cloned. ..Th defense will open oa
Monday. . . ! J
CHICAGO .' EXPRESS WRECKED
Graad Trnalc Passeaaer Train Collide
with Frelaht NCar London,
'.''.' i, QartcV-
LONDON, OnV'tteo. 28. I I reported
that the Chicago express on tbe Grand
Trunk railway, which left (ere at 9:30 for
Barnla, oolllded with a fast freight coming
eaat at 6trathroy.
The express does not stop st Strathroy,
usually running . through the village at
fifty miles an hour.
A special train with a number of doctor
on board has Jitat left here over the Grand
Trunk for the "scene of the wreck. The
railroad officials refuse to talk about the
matter, but It is known that all trains
on the Barnla division are being sent over
the old Grand Trunk road to Stratford.
The latest reports from the scene of the
wreck state that five person were killed
and fifteen Injured.
The engineer of the freight train and the
fireman ot the express are among the
killed. The other three dead were passen
gers en the express train.
JUST A SIMPLE FUNERAL
Ka Display to Attend the Last Ritea
Over Body of Archbishop
of Cnnterhury,
LONDON, Dec. 28. Tbe retrains ot the
Hrhbishop ef Canterbury were removed
this afternoon ' from the archeplscopal
palace at Lambeth to Canterbury for in
terment there tomorrow.
There was no display. The body was
taken to the railroad station In a simple
hearse, followed by carriages containing
relative of the deceased. A surplln-.I
choir sang an anthem at the station as tho
coffin was placed on board the train.
Blahon of Los A a eel e a.
ROME. Dec. 28. Bishop Conaty. rector
ot the Calbollo university at Washington,
appear to have the best chance of an ap-
polntment to the bishopric ot Los Angela,
Cal. When the congregation of the propa-
gand. meet. January , after the holl-
days, the filling of. this vacancy will be
among the earliest business transacted.
Flads Grave In Oeaa.
HAVRE. Dec 28. The French
line
steamer La Touralne, from New York. De-
cember 18. which arrived here yesterday.
! reports that a saloon passenger, John
i Ecchavarrla, committed suicide by Jumping
overboard December 21.
Tlatt Appeal t Press.
BT. PETERSRURO, Dee. 28. Count Tol
stoi has sent a personal appeal to th press
asking tbe papers. In view of his advanced
age and illness, not to publish aay further
reports of his condition, a they cause him
pain.
Plaarn Sroar Stayed.
MEXICO CITT. Doc. 24. The plague lt
uatlon 1 decidedly Improved at Maxatlan.
Only thre death occurred yefcterday.
Steamer are still prevsnted from touching
at the port.
Red fern Mast Pay Da .
PARIS. Dee. 2a Th court hav awarded
Mr. Viol Fortlener IW0 damages against
Redfern. the dressmaker, tor unjustifiable
arrest and the selsure of goods in connec
tion with a dressmaking bill.
Steamer Nat aa Fir.
BREMEN. Dec. K. Ths British steamer
Btraita of Dover! from Savannah, arrived
bar today. The report that It wa on fir
December 22 when passing the Lixard was
erroneous.
Balfenr Haa Islssasa.
LONDON, Dee. . Premier Balfour I
confined to bed at Whlttiaghass, Scot-
sharp attack
BRYAN ARRIVES IN MEXICO
Fear Gold Decline If Meilran Got
rtsmtst Discards Silver
Standard.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26. The paper all
comment on the arrival of W. J. Bryan
here,' but It Is understood that hi) visit
is merely one ot pleasure and recreation,
as he is accompanied by his family.
Talking on the silver question, he said:
Whlk Indie, bna tifmomlfwl t Via nnlnntrn
Of silver, It atlll uses silver as its monty
and KriRrland coins a large nutnter of rj- ;
pees annually for India. If Mexico were
to nnopt the gold atnmlAnl It would na
M1lcJuri"sl,!I,e oTCir,0,'
a Inrge producer of silver, were to discard
that metal as money it Is not Improbable
Imlln and China might be led, by the
same Influences, to do the same thing.
While this Is only speculation, It is a i
possibility that must be considered. An
addition of 7U0,0OO.fti0 people to the pres
ent gold-using population of the world
would cause an enormous Increase In
the demand for gold. No one can estimate
accurately the efftct of such a demand on
the nurchsain Dower nf irnlrl hm n
could hardly fall to materially reduce
Prl" and enhance the value of money ,
""vestment,
r' BryV "Powe to make lde trips I
ana .is0 to Toluca,
ipni vi iuv Biaie oi mexico wnere uov-
ernor Vlllada, a warm personal friend,
la chief maglstrste.
HUNTING! ON JJACK ON COAST
ContlnO.es aa Director of Southern
Pacific and Hold Fair
. . Amount of Stock.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. Henry E.
Huntington rejoined hla family here after
an absence of several months In New York.
It is his intention to spend the rest ot the
winter In this city, Stockton and Los
Angeles looking after business.
Mr. Huntington still continues as a di
rector of the Southern Pacific and a member
of President Harrlman'a executive com
mittee on the board. He admits that ho
own "a very fair holding" of Southern Pa
cific stock. The Examiner Intimates that
the amount is about 120.000 shares.
DENVER SOLDIER IS MISSING
Lleateaant Klatlrr Disappears aad
Police Aid Military la
Search.
DENVER, Dec. 28. Second Lieutenant
William M. Klstler, Company M, Eight
eenth United Statea Infantry, ha been misi
Ing from Fort Logan for nearly two week.
The Denver police department ha been
raked to help locate him.
Lluetenant Klstler la 23 years old snd
enlisted as a private In the Sixth cavalry
seven years ago at Philadelphia. He went
with the battery to the Philippines and saw
service In and about Manila.
FIREMAN' DIES IN WRECK
Missouri PaVlfle Engine Derailed at
Marshall Slay One, bat Hart
No Paascngrer.
MARSHALL, Mo., Dec. 28. Tbe engine
and tender - of aa eaglbound Missouri Pa
cific paaaenger train were derailed by a
broken flange near Marshall this morning.
The fireman, Ed Adams .-of fiedalla, was
killed, but no passenger were Injured.
Do Not Like Explanation.
W. C. Carter living at 19 fcorth Twenty,
sixth street, Council Bluffs, waa arrested
last night as a suspicious character by
Officer Crow, who found him. circulating
through the Third ward at 11 o'clock with
a pair of blankets over his arm. ' Cartel
had already been In the police station at
1 o'clock to ask about a bail bond and had
the blankets at that time. He said, when
arrested, that he was selling the pair for
the 11. B. Rldgeley Installment company
of 707 South Sixteenth street and had gotten
them to sell in the morning. Some time
ago the men who were In charge of the
company's wagon explained the absence of
certain articles therefrom by stylng that
they had left the wagon and the thlnxs hud
ben itclen during their absence. Aa Carter
had no blank forms or other papers to show
that he waa (in agent he was locked up
until an Investigation could be made.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Blanche Bearl gets IS per Week alimony
and 116 suit money, while waiting for a de
cree of divorce from Lyman Searl.
Nels Jensen and Nick Goodhart, who ara
charged with having engaged in a Christ
mas row, had their hearing set for Satur
day by Judgo Berks.
Because of alleged non-support Martha
C. Morris haa secured from Judge Dickin
son a decree divorcing her from James and
restoring her maiden name, Williams.
William Holmes will have his hearing
next Tuesday for having made an attack, it
is alleged, upon W. Stevens while attempt
ing to clean out a saloon on Capitol avenue.
Huldah Cook, as widow of Robert B.
Cook, has commenced suit In county court
to secure IS.M from the Bankers Union ot
the World on an Insurance policy held by
her late husband.
The Omaha Philosophical society will
meet in the parlrrs of the Paxton hotel
at 2:30 Sunday. An addres will be de.
llvered by I. J. Dunn. Subject, "Jefferson
and Hamilton Compared."
A gasoline stove exploded at the resi
dence of Felix Bronnkant, 1413 South
Thirteenth street yesterdiv afternoon, and
the resulting tire did about 175 dumaxe. Mr.
Bronnenkant waa elighily burned about the
face.
Minna Llns sues the city of South Omaha
for $,utt because of injuries alleged to have
been sustained November lti, when she
caught her foot In a hole In the sidewalk
on 8 street, between Thirtieth and Thirty
first. John E. Thompson, 70 Bouth Eighteenth
street, yesterday morning fell on the pave
i .'"".r't 2nd rok. h arm
ment on hi. Mary s avenue, a mile west or
The
; name arm was broken September & by a
j .Mjk. Dorke.k. and Horqaek.
j JlUnt , Tt.nln 4d Davenport street with
much vlkor and
ambidexterouHlty until
Officers Jackson
ind Lambert arrived to
arrest them,
Dollle Ford and Murrell Davis, living at
116 Bouth Ninth street, quarreled last maht.
He"- their arrest. Dollie s U an assault
' ami battery charge, because she. so It Is
.i t ' im Murre l witn tne heel or a sane,
anj Du her on the arm. Detectives Drummy
and Mitchell saved Murrell.
in tho matter of tbe assignment of
Charlea llanley Judge Vlnsonhaler of the
county court has entered an order allow
ing Hanley lot (, block 231. aa homestead
exemption ana aenyinx nn ciaim to tne
exemntlon of fftW worth of personal PIDU-
erty and hla express wagon and horses.
Judge Murger yesterday afternoon sen
tenced Charles Meyer of Pender on chart
of selling liquor to Indians, to pay a fine
of i and spend sixty days in Jail. Meyer
pleaded that owing to other sngagemeuts
fie would not be able U serve the term,
but tho Judge Insisted that the sentence
be aerved.
Max Walsa and Wolf Lchrer, both room
ing at 316 Bourn Tenth atreet, were locked
LP because they could not speak Enaliah
and because a third person said that Waias
had taken t't from the room ot his cum
i.Miilon. The prisoners talked on. steady
land. He la suffering from
ot Influents.
break but no other facts were elicited, and
they had to be locked up until an Interpre
ter could be found.
Phoebe Aughs, recently divorced from
Fred Aughe, asks that the original decree,
which gave their child Into the keeping of
defendant's mother, Jennie Aughe, be
changed to give such custody to her,
Phoebe. She alleges that Jennie Aughe is
living too near a saloon for the child's
good and, urthe! that Jennie has re
Ui qjlshed watchf ulneas over the offspring.
Mrs. Josephine P BrUblne, sister of the
late J. M Parker and Joint executor with
William F. Parker ot the J. M. Parker es
tate has, as appellant, dismiaaed the ap-
Seal' she took to district court from th
et-islon of the lower court admitting to
probate th will of W. V. Parker, by the
terms of which most of he estate iiwa to
Pauline FraUsusi and Uutir son, Francis
TadnUr Parker.
4
STARVE ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Ice-BocnJ Crew Dine! en Bread, Bacon and
' Oie Potato.
SAILORS CRAWL ACROSS FROZEN LAKE
Drlna tory of Comrade' 9nflrlna;a to
Tolr.to After Trrlloas Trip) on
Haad and K tiers and
Ask for Relief.
TOLEDO. O., Dec. 26. The eteamer A.
L.' Hopkins, fthicb left Detroit last Tuesday
for Toledo, is now taat In the Ice and In
grave danger of being crushed. Today a
tug attempted to reach it, but was not ab'.e
to get within two miles ot the boat. To
morrow another attempt will be made.
This evening the mate and two sailors
ot Hopkins reached Toledo fter a periloua
trip over the 'Ice. ' They were nearly froten
and tell an awful story of the condition ot
affairs on the boat. They were sent In by
the captain to learn If anything was being
done for their relief, "the crew of Hop
kins being reduced to bread and water.
Their only food on Christmas day was a
piece ot bread, a slice of bacon and a
baked potato for each mam Since that
they have had nothing but bread, and- the
coal supply will not last twelve hours. ,
' The greater part of the trip ot the hree
sailors across the icq .was made on bands
and knees. The boat haa a crew of twelve
men. ; , . .. ,; . ; . .
LOSS OF LIFE PROVES HEAVY
lVnmbr . of Men Killed In Southern
Colorado Wreck . May
Reach Thirty.
TRINIDAD, Cola.. Dec. 28. A coal miner
from north of Trinidad, who was taken out
of tho debris ot the Colorado & Southern
wreck, and died a short time later, aaid
Just before expiring that there were four
teen coal miners beside himself In the. car
in which he was riding and which waa
smashed to splinters...
The ruins of this car still remain under
tons of .wreckage. 'All the men in it-must
have perished. It is now ' estimated that
thc.number .ot dead will reach from twenty
five to thirty.
All of the men In the wrecked car were
going to Denver to spend Christmas. They
all came from coal mining camps north ot
here. ... '
Bnar Dar for Police'
Christmas good cheer made an active day
for the police force. "During the twenty
four hours beginning at 7 a. rfi. on the
holiday forty-four arrests were' made,
thirtyrfour of these being made by the
night shift Twenty-three penniless men
also found n night's lodging on the floor
of the Jail . hallways. Twenty of those
taken Into custody were drunks, . ranging
from the kind which sleeps In the streets,
cf which there were four, to the sor which
disturbs the peace by fighting. Resides
these, one man was run In for begging, an
other for stealing coal, nix for vagrancy,
six for fighting, one a fugitive from Justice,
another for cutting with Intent to wound
and anally one each ware charged with
embeszlesnent and mayhem.
Boy Take Poison Tablet.
Dan Smith,- colored, 7 years old, played
at taking pill yesterday evening about 6
o'clock at 910 Capitol avenue, where his
mother Is a chambermaid. Police Surgeons
Hahn and Mick saved little Dan with a
stomach pump, for It was corrosive subli
mate tablet which, he had awallowed. He
is very nearly recovered now, unless some
un foremen complication shall artae. Shortly
tfter 8 o'clock the mother of the Child
noticed that ..he acted queerly. .He. soon
begAh to vomit and she asked blm what be
tiac) eaten. Dan showed her the bottle ot
tablets. La great 'alarm the people of the
bonne telephoned for the, doctor, meanwhile
Hcluglng the child with milk. ...... . ,
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. .
Edward S. Chadwlck of Kearney is at tho
Srhllrc. i
J. F. Lowe of Utlca, N. T.. ia at the
Millard. .
F. E. Jones of New Tork is in the city
on buslfitiss , , ,
A. C Presser of Wausa. Neb., Is at the
Merchants.
H. H. Cherry of Hastings is registered at
the Merchants.
George IL Laverson of New Tork is at
Ihe Her Grand.
Frank Wood of Casper, Wyo., Is a guest
at the Merchants.
Fred Vsugtin. a prominent citizen of Fre
mont, is In Omaha.
E. K. Valentine Is a West Point, Neb.,
visitor at the Her Orantl.
VVlllard S. Harding of Nebraska City is
registered at the Millard.
Perry Smith of Niobrara, Neb., spent
Christmas in Omaha with friends.
W. L. Love of the United States army
passed through the city Thursday.
E. R. Needham, an Albion business man,
1 in the city for a few days' visit with
friend.
H. A. Oonden returned to his home in
Grand Island last night, after spending
ChrlHtmas in Omaha.
P. P. Fodrea, assistant advertising agent
of the Burlington, spent- Christmas with,
relatives at Grand Island.
According to orders from headquarters,
Captain J. Hamilton Stone, surgeon, has
reported for duty at Fort Leavenworth.
j. W. Watson and wife of Lincoln. N.
C. Bowen of Fullerton and W. F. Moian
and wife of Nebraska City are In the city.
Joseph A. W'heelock, the veteran editor
of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press, is In the
city on his way to California for a winter's
visit. . . .
General Bates I expected to return here
today from St. Louis, where he has
been on duties connected with the depart
ment, s'
M. J. Fields of Clarkson, Neb., -Judge F.
O. Hamer of Kearney. Neb., and Attorney
W. H. Miles of Sidney, Neb., are guests
of the Uenshaw.
L. R. Callana of West Point, Neb,; Hugh
Kelley of McCook, Neb.; A. W. Nlnegar of
Iturllngton, la., and J. B. Brown and wife
of St. Joseph, Mo. are guests of ths Mil
lard hotel.
-P. (.:. Schneider and wife of Eustls, Neb.;
A. W, Schneider snd wife of Holbrook,
Neb.; E". Underwood of Nelson, Neb.,
and Mayor William Haller of Blair, Neb.,
are at the Merchants.
Netraskan at the -Her Grand', A. Ja
cobseti and wife of Hastings. W. L. Mat
and wife of Plainvlew, W. N Herford of
Ashland, W. hi. Una-gin- ot Columbus and
H. U Scoggin of biidgupurti- ,
Major F. A .flrolth, who was rxpeqted
here soon to take up the ' duties of In
snectur gerreial ef'th Department of'fh4
Missouri, it, Is stated, -will pot lesva tbe
Philippine lalunda until February . 1.
Kon. George L. House of Grand Island,
one of the most prominent candidates for
rpeakev.ef tin" house of representatives,
in the city. Mr. House expresses himself
as satisfied with the speakership situation.
lie has alreAdy servea three terms as a
member of the hou.se and-ls, in fact, Its
senior member.
This signature is on every boa of tbe genali
Laxative BromoQu!uine Tablet
th rented v that mrca eM us one day.'
TheBadge
'ui bver Cejeno upon the
siits. Every cue knows thai the
uaed tbe tourer the cumuiuui ty
. irom i he vary best ot Intoned
inflection of bariey man, auu
our own well, la thoroughly brewed and aged, it s a br
mat p.tkiKt tue must lasuuious tasle. "' '
Tlephon I20O
sjr """ - 1' Iff! IJ1 fr-w--'1 . .1-1.
Clearing; Out Pianos Be-,
fore the
END CFJKE YEAR
A Final Offering for 1902
28 Pianos for Cash or Easy
Payments - Read. These
Prices -Bri nt This List
We have what we advertise
Here Is a Sample of Some
Prices. ;
$150 Pens t'prlxht riano
clearing price, cash , C7-i
or time
$175 Richmond Upright Flnno "'
Clearing price, cash . 'Clfl
or time "'Vv's-
$lffi Kingsbury Upright
Piano clcArlng p rice... V'
rjffi Hlrre Upright PI- 'H'lilfi
ano clearing price ;;'
1350 KinibaH uaed rprtchtv
Price0!?."::.. ..?.$175
$300 Ilallct-rAvi used f'prtrfnt "!
Piano clearing--' " ''Klfefl '
price -'Pr.Pw ..'
$400 Kimball lined Utirtfnfl
Piano clearing rlce . .
and twenty-pne hyV knd' itsed '
Ptanrt:- which We Imv6 trffrKcd
for thl oleanp-end-rftheJjf;ar , i
sale.-. ,.- a. , :-y i
. TERMS Cash er, easy rnX
ments. $1.00 per week, or $3.00
"to $10.00 or rhore'-per "mohlh. '
''. . '. 1 !-i" :n i-
WE WILL CLEAR OUT'THB '
FOLLOWING ORGANS: ' -i
' Sve have them it you om
quick. ' " ' " '
Starr-Organ-.- 'xt l.'l'CQ
clearing price
Tarlor A Farley OVglrt-" eJ!fE'
clearing price v.....i-i..',k"V:
Cornish Organ ,.: ' $20"
. clearing price ...f.....,.kr ,
Whitney A Holme. Qr- . $22 -
fcan clearing sale iL ,
Wilcox A White orgaW t2S
clearing price -"?
Kimball Orgarr . . , . $28 v
clearing prc .......... fjT .
Bhonlngrr. Organ 1(. ,,. CKC
clearing price .v' . ,
Kimball" Organ-"-' ' 32
clearing prlcr X. ..;...'...'" '
Kimball Organ .-;..- ' ' $32
- clearing price.
Kimball Organ , , $35
clearing price
CASH OR feAY PAYMTS.
Don't forget we .have the
Knabe. Kimball, Hallet Davis
and Kranlch' A Bach "Pianos.
A. EWE
1513-1S1S Douglas St. .
HAND
S A POLIO
. FOR TOILET AND BATH
Platers rotig-hened by needlework
, catch every stain and loon hopelessly
dirty. Hand Sapollo tt(r!ov Hot only
the dirt, but' also tne joos.t.ea,' Injured
cuticle, arid' nftoB,Jh9yngcaloi
their patunl bemuir . " "t . Z
Atlf. " GROCER? AND . DRUOOISTI
J. P.
Those suffering front' wesk
nesses which sap the1 pleasure
of life should take a dollar hot-
tlonf Jnvn Pi 1 1 b Hr, hntflA
will tell a story of marvelous results sna
create profound wonder. . This medicine hM
more rejuvenating. Vitalising fore than hits
ever been offered. Sent by mall- in plain
package only on receipt of this adv. andtl. '
This is $3 worth of medicine for one dollar.
Made by its originators C I.rHood Co., pro
tirietors Hood's Sarsapsrllla, Lowell, Mass
Kk mm nbk... T.k... ,u.J. m!IXm
Sahttlt.u... ul Talta
ai Mali. IMlUITwlaukU. SalSkv
DrMf" lraMir( k.ailMlCal
rsii, a
AMUSKMCHTS,
BOY D'S jJrMeS.
THIS AFTERNOON-TONIGHT
"FLORODORA"
The Best of All Musical Comedle.
Company of 75, Including Isadora Rush
Corlnne, Alf Wheelan. . s . -
Prices Matinee, 2&o - to $1.00', night, tS
to $l.W. .
SUNDAY MATINEE AND NIOHT .
ox the srnoKR or twelve"
Price Matinee, 25c, 60c; night, 2&o.'t0oj 76
" 'Telephon. 18J1. '
MATINEE' TpDAY.'At' SilS ';iar. "'
, . ...LtOXIQUT., AT
HIGH CLASS; VAbDEVTllLE'V
Wbb Seal and" 8i-'' IJoha, Vjulei and
F.lla' Oartlxon,- 8tuart Hames;-' Hafrls and
Walters. Carson and Wlllard. VeHteibfr
bras., A del PurvUOnrl and tbe Kiqdrome.
PRICEB-lOc,-t6" and' 60o ;
HOTELS.
t
Tha MILLARD
lata and Doaala Stl
OMAHA. Nt-.B.
umaha a Leading' tlo'
A
-a
L
MPtCt'lAl. rKtTlHK.. . ..
LUNCH KON. FIFTY CENTS. '
VIM to 2 p. m. '
SUNDAY. b:M p. m DINNER. 7Sc
dteadlly Increaalng business ha neceasl
tated an enlargement of this cafe, doubllni
Its former capacity. . .
Of Purity
puilty ot the lugreOl-
purer the Ingredients
Uiue KlLbon is uaade
bobemlan hups, and tbe
puis artesian water from
Omaha
fcattastkMaN