TITE OMAIIJL DAILY I1EE; MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1902.
CURRENT
COUNCIL
START A MONTH'S REVIVAL
x Broadway Methodist Church Gommenoes a
Beriea of Meetings.
PASTOR TO HAVE PLENTY OF ASSISTANCE
Da of the Principal Ercati Will De
Minion Rail? January 14 to
Embrace All of Soatk
A "revival mission," which will extend
all through the month ot January, began
last evening at the Broadway Methodist
church. Services will be held every even
ing, except Saturdays, at '7:45 o'clock. The
pastor. Rev. J. W. Calfee, will be amlsted
by Bishop David H. Moore, who has re
cently returned from China; Rev. W. F.
Oldham, a missionary from India; Dr. R. N.
McKalg ot the First Methodist Church of
Eloux City, formerly pastor of the First
Methodist church In Omaha; Chaplain A. A.
Walburn of the Fifty-first regiment, Iowa
National Guard; Dr. Emory Miller of Den
Ison, la.; Rev. J. F. St. Clair of Des
Moines, secretary of the Methodist hos
pital movement, and Dr. A. E. Griffith, pre
siding elder of the Council Bluffs district.
The services this week will be conducted
by Dr. Griffith and Rev. Calfee. On Sunday,
January 4. Rev. J. F. St. Clair of Des
Moines will arrive to assist in the mis
sion for several days, and on January 12
Rev. R. N. McKalg will be here from Sioux
City and ' take a leading part la the ser
vice for two weeks.
One of the principal eventa of the mis
sion month will be the missionary rally of
the Council Bluffs district, which will be
held at. Broadway Methodist church
Wednesday, January 14, at which Bishop
Moore will preside and deliver an address
on "Eastern Asia."
Presiding Elder Griffith has aent out no
tices urging every church Epworth league
In tho Council Bluffs district, which in
cludes southwest Iowa, to send at least
their pastor and one or more delegates to
the rally.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Reld, 126 Main St.
GREAT WESTERN CONTRACT LET
E. A. Width am Is to Erect Ronad
honse and Borne Other
Structures.
The contract for the erection of the
roundhouse, repair shops and several other
.mall buildings of the Great Western rail
road In this city has been awarded to E. A.
iWlckham. The cost of the buildings will
be $35,000, and work will be commenced
as soon as the weather permits in the
spring.
The roundhouse will have stalls for ten
locomotives, and not for twenty, as orig
inally announced. In addition to the usual
repair shops, there will be a sandhouse
and several other smaller buildings. The
roundhouse will be located at the corner
of Sixteenth avenue and Third street, and
the other buildings Jn the Immediate vicin
ity. Plans for the freight depot, which will
be located on Ninth street, just west of
Main street, have been completed, but the
contract for its construction has not yet
been let. Plans for the passenger depot,
which It Is understood will also be on
Ninth avenue, east ot Main street, have
sot yet been decided upon.
Another Ifeatlasj Stove Free.
The first heating stove given by Wllllsm
Welch to his coal customers was awarded
to the Christian home. Another has been
'put up on the same plan, and during the
next thirty days will be given away free to
one of his customers. Before ordering your
coal call at 16 North Main street or
'phone 12S.
' Was Pioneer of Council Bluffs.
3. C. Huffman, who tell on an Icy side
walk In Sioux City Saturday and received
Injuries which resulted In his death shortly
after, was a pioneer resident of this city J
nd had gone to Sioux Ulty to visit nis son,
J. W. Huffman.
Mr. Huffman's home in this city was at
1000 Avenue O, where he lived with his
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Morris. He had been a resident
ot Council Bluffs tor nearlv fifty years and
was the pioneer In the housemovlng busi
ness. In which he was engaged for thirty
years. His wife died about two yeare
ago. Mr. Huffman had been In Sioux City
bout three weeks, where two sons and
ona daughter reside. His daughter here
had expected him to return home Saturday.
Accounts ot the accident received here
show that Mr. Huffman slipped on an icy
pavement, and In falling struck his head
violently, causing a blood vessel at the
base of the brain to break. He lived but a
short time after the fall.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby Son.
Ice Harvest Today.
Local Ice dealers expect to begin harvest
ing the ctop of crystal blocks today and
about 200 men will be put to work. Pres
ent Indications are that the crop this year
will be the best for several winters. The
Ice is about a foot thick and ot the clear
est knd btst quality. Tho local firms ex
poet to put up between 30,000 and 40.000
tons this winter.
Elks HUM at Thfat .
Tonight will be Elks' ntrbt rt he New
theater and about 200 members of the order
have engaged seats for themselves and
members ot tbelr families. The attendance
Old Father Time .
will soon usher In the new year.' If you
want to make a New Year's gift to some
friend see us. We have some beautiful
presents In the Jewelry Jlne. And prices
we cannot be undersold. Remember this.
Hansen & Marks
The Jewelers, -
SOS B. Mala St. C Ol NCIL BU FFS.
NEW THEATRE
SPECIAL. EI.K3 ATTRACTION.
Prices. "Sc. 50c. 75c, $1.00.
MONDAY, DEC. at .
MISS ADELAIDE THURSTON
IN
AT COZY CORNERS
LEWIS CUTLER
UORTICIAN.
l V.rt at . Counrtl Win. Pfcnn St
NEWS OF IOWA.
BLUFFS.
of the Elks Is complimentary to Manager
A. B. Beall, who since taking hold of the
New theater has extended many courtesies
to the local lodge. The attraction will be
"Cory Corners," a comedy drama, with Miss
Adelaide Thurston In the leading role.
After the play Miss Thurston and the mem
bers of her company will be tendered a
reception at the clubhouse.
N. T Plumbing Co., telephone 15.
Trpoa-ranhlcal Inloa Election.
Bluff City Typographical union No. 203
elected these officers yesterday afternoon
President, George D. Rlggs; vice president,
G. W. Gorman; secretary, J. H. Westcott;
treasurer, D. M. Nlcoll; aergeant-at-arms,
R. J. Thomas; executive committee, T. R.
Drake, Archie Wiggins, A. A. Heisler; dele
gates to Trades and Labor assembly, Har
vey DeLong, William. Seymour, E. B. Gar
diner, Arthur Pickering, T. R. Drake. The
newly-elected officers will be Installed at
the January meeting.
MIXOR MESTION. .
Davis sells drugs.
Btockert sells carpets and rugs.
Kxpert watch repairing, Ierrert, 409 Bway.
Officer Is selling dwellings cheap. 419 B'y.
Cut prices nn art calendars and blotters
for New Year's gifts. Alexander & Co.
Mtus Wakefield of Bloux City Is the guest
of Mrs. Kmmet Tlnley of Bouih, Seventh
street.
The New Century club will tneflt Wednes
day at the home of Mrs. Stavely on Lin
coln avenue.
We are headquarters for glass of all
kinds. See us before you buy. C. B. Paint,
OH and Glass Co.
Mrs. O. P. Kemp Is spending the holidays
with her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Cleveland,
at Woodbine, la.
The Athenian club will meet Tuesday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Sackett,
1116 Third avenue.
Mrs. Ixmls Zurmuehlen, Jr., who has been
seriously ill, was reported to be somewhat
Improved yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wlnelade of Hast
ings, Neb., are guests of County Auditor
and Mrs. R. V. Innes.
Charles Ounn, formerly of this city, now
a resident of Chicago, Is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. P. Gunnoude.
Mrs. John R. Getty and daughter and Mr.
and Mrs. J. If. Halrd will occupy the resi
dence at 212 East Pierce street.
Mrs. Charles Claar reported to the police
last night the theft of a fur collaret from
the vestibule of the Baldwin block.
Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Saxe of Everett,
Wash,, are guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George F. Camp on Park avenue.
Congressman Walter I. Smith, who Is
spending tho holidays with his family In
this city, expects to return to Washington
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitman are
spending the holidays with Mrs. Whitman's
parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Coffee, at Al
bany, Mo.
The Oakland Avenue Reading club will
entertain Its friends Friday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Miller on
Oakland avenue.
The members of the Tuesday History club
will give a watch party Wednesday night
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Cleaver
on First avenue.
The postponed banquet of the Council
Bluffs and Omaha Implement and Vehicle
Dealers' club will be held this evening at
the Grand hotel.
R. T. Bryant, whose term as justice of
the peace will expire January 1, will go to
Helena, Mont., to operate a mine which he
and Colonel John Llndt of this city owr.
Andy Harm has received through bond
another cask of that famous Imported
sherry. When you sample It, It makea
things look different. At the phoenix, 545
West Broadway.
J. B. Rlshel, formerly .local agent for the
Rock iBland company in Council Bluffs and
later at St. Joseph, Mo., has been promoted
to the position of division freight agent,
with headquarters at Chickasaw, I. T.
The members of the Ideal club will enter
tain their friends New Year's with a euchre
party at the home of Mrs. T. B. Metcalf
on Bluff street. The party, will take the
place of the usual Informal feceptlon.
The body of the unidentified boy who died
at St. Bernard's hospital about two months
ago has been sent to the Still College of
Osteopathy at Des Moines by order of Dr.
Kennedy, secretary of the 8tate Boal-d of
TTealth. The boy, whose name waa thought
to be Whitney or Wltten, was taken sick
in a Great Western grading camp near
Minoen ana aled a lew hours arter Deing
brought to the hospital. The tad was un
conscious when he reached the hospital
and nothing could be learned from him. Ail
efforts to secure trace of his relatives
failed.
Iovra State News Notes.
It is said to be a close race In some of the
Iowa towns between the tax ferrets and
the porch-climbers.
The tax ferrets have been at work a few
weeks In Woodbury county and have al
ready turned nearly $5,om Into the treasury.
They expect to add about $50,000.
Congressman Laeey, who has always
known how to get out of the political
woods of the Sixth Iowa district. Is ad
vertised to have an article on forestry in a
leading magazine.
The State Board of Control Inspection of
county poorhouses and asylums where In
curable Insane are kept has already re
sulted In Immense improvement In their
condition. Between 6mj and Tm) Insane are
now kept in such places and under the
better conditions the number Is rapidly im
proving. A year ago the Sioux City school board
decreed that no married woman should
teach In the public s-hools. But a foxy
school ma rm showed them a trick by get
ting married last sumrrer on the quiet, and
not till she got ready i resign a few duye
ago did the announcement of her marriage
become public.
FIRE RECORD.
Depot Hotel at Sidney.,
SIDNEY. Neb., Dec. 28. (Bpeclal Tele
gram.) A serious conflagration was averted
by the prompt response of the fire depart
ment to the domestics' apartments In the
rear end ot the Union Pacific hotel, which
was a mass of flame caused by an over
heated stove. The mala body of the hotel
was soon enveloped la smoke and the guests
began pouring from the rooms. It was
thought the building was doomed. As soon
as the firemen got the direct mater pres
sure the work becane easy and In half an
hour It was all extinguished. The loss to
building and furniture will probably not
exceed $1,000.
Saloon at Stursls.
8TVRGIS. 8. D., Dec. 28. (8peclal Tele
gram.) The saloon and dance hall In North
Sturgls belonging to J. F. Henry was de
stroyed by fire today. Cause of fire not
known. Loss, $4,000; Insurance, $2,500.
Five buildings were destroyed, all belong
ing to above named.
Die Academy Gone.
LITTLETON, N. H.. Dec. 28. Dow acad
emy, at Franconia, named for the late
Moses A. Dow of Char lea torn n, Mass., has
been burned. Mr. Dow presented the acad
emy to the town twenty-Bve years ago and
at his death In 1888 he left it $60,000.
Are laalr Verier-.
Dr. King's New Life Pills are prompt,
safe, gentle and always satisfy or no pay.
Beat for stomach and liver. 25c. For
sals by Kuhn A Co.
Sargeoas at St. Joseph.
ST. JOSKPH. Mc, Dec. . One hundred
of the moot eminent surgeons In the I'ntted
States will he In St. Jrph tomorrow and
Tuesday. These noted men come from a
dosen Ulffennt slatt-s to attend the twelfth
annual meeting of the Western Surgical
and (iym-coloyical association. They will
be heie from Malt I-ake City on the weat,
Cincinnati on the east and Duluth on the
north. Among the stx-akrrs are I n. Nich
olas Senn and Dr. Juhu ii. luruhv. both
I of C'hlcagtt.
JASPER TO CET TIIE BANNER
Tippecanoe' Flag Presentation to Oocur
Some Time in February.
CONFESS TO THE MURDER OF CORCORAN
Man Supposed to Have Died front
1 Drinking and Exposure Ron
Known to Hare Been Poisoned
(or His Money.
(rrotn a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Dec. 28. (Special.) An
annual event looked forward to with pleas
ant anticipations by many of the repub
licans of Iowa is the awarding of the
Tippecanoe banner. This Is a banner which
was prepared by the Veteran Tippecanoe
club, an organization formed In this state
at the time of General Harrison's first
presidential campaign, and given annually
to the county of Iowa which shows the
largest percentage of gain over the pre
vious year In Its republican majority. The
banner has gone to about a doxen counties
of the state at different times and the
presentation events are generally quits in
teresting. In a few days the club will
meet and appoint a committee to make the
award of the banner. It will probably go to
Jasper county this year, a county that has
never had It, and the silk flag, which goes
to the second best county, will probably
go to Cerro Gordo. Some time early In
Febrtiary the republican county committees
of the succesoful counties will be Invited
to send representatives to this city to a
big banquet, where the banner and flag
will be formally presented.
A meeting of the prohibition party state
committee is to be held in the city this
week, at which time plans will be made
for the work the coming year. The fact
that the prohibition vote fell off nearly
one-half In the state this year, as com
pared with last year, will receive some at
tention. A plan of systematic organization
for the state will be adopted. At the same
time there will be some plans laid In con
nection with the new clubs which are being
formed In the state to secure the estab
lishment of a state constabulary. A meet
ing of the executive committee of the
State Anti-Saloon league will also be held
about the same time.
Confession Indicates Murder.
By the confession of some of the parties
Interested the case of Jerry Corcoran, who
was found dead from drugs a week ago, is
now shown to have been a murder. Cor
coran was a railroad laborer who had been
out drlnkina- Saturday nleht hut wna f,m
dead on Sunday and a pay check belonging
to him had been cashed by another. To
morrow warrants will be Issued for the ar
rest of George Beverldge, James Bums,
John Batleae and Carrie Batlese, accusing
them of the murder of Corcoran. Ha
roomed at the Batlese house. Beverldge
and Burns have told enough of what hap
pened to prove that Corcoran died from
morphine and that he was deliberately
robbed. Now John Batlese has made a
written confession, in which he tells of
the events of the night, declaring that
Burns went out and purchased morphine,
which was given to Corcoran when the
latter was drunk, and that Burns and Bev.
erldge robbed the man and then carried
him outdoors, where he died during the
night. Mrs. Batlese has corroborated the
stories and It looks like a clear case against
the four persons. At the time of the death
It was supposed Corcoran had died from
too much liquor and the exposure Incident
thereto.
Insane Have Month of Pleasure.
The programs for the Christmas and New
Year's events at the state hospitals show
that the insane patients In Iowa are given
their share of good cheer. At Mount Pleas
ant State hospital the entertainments com
menced with a band concert last Monday
evening. A carnival was held on Christmas
night with a vaudeville show In the theater.
Last night there was a theatrical play in
which all the actors were Jn fact crazy
aeople who acted sane. There will be flur
lng the next ten days a social and phono
graph concert, a character masquerade ball,
a stereoptlcon show, a musicals and calis
thenics, a concert with shadow pantomimes,
a patients' ball, an employes' ball and a
band concert. Substantially tha same line
of entertainments la provided at each one
of the four state hospitals in Iowa at
Christmas time.
Iowa Balldlag Plana.
Preparations of the detailed plans for the
Iowa building to be erected at the St. Louis
exposition are under way and In the mean
time the local Trades and Labor assembly
has made a demand on the Iowa commis
sion to the effect that It Insist on limiting
the work to an Iowa contractor and to
Iowa workmen and that no workmen shall
be employed save and alone those who are
members of the unions. Some time ago
the labor leaders sounded the members of
the commission on this subject and ob
tained pledges from all but one or two that
this would be done. Under the circum
stances It is feared the plans will have to
be materially altered before the building
can be constructed within the limit of cost
provided.
Appointment of a Jade.
Governor Cummins Is finding it very diffi
cult to decide on his appointment of a
Judge of tbs district court in this county
to succeed the late C. P. Holmes. All day
yesterday and until late last night he was
In consultation with republicans who were
urging the claims 'of this or. that person.
He has not yet decided. It is undor.t
he would like to have Judge Prouty con
tinue in the place. His term expires Janu
ary 1 and he will be succeeded by another,
and he has planned to make a European
trip. The other candidates for the place
are W. H. Bailey, James C. Hume, Hurh
Brennsn, Crom Bowen and W. L McLaugh
lin. The governor would like to appoint
one who will be successful at the primaries
next summer and this seems to be almost
impossible. It Is expected be will decide
tomorrow.
HYMENEAL.
Double Weddlaa-.
WEST POINT. Neb.. Dec. 28. (Special.)
A very pretty double wedding was cele
brated this week at the home of W. A.
Gustafson, Just over ths Burt county line.
Miss Lydla Gustafson was married to
Charlea W. Johnson, until recentlr a prom
inent West Point merchant. At ths same
time Frank Gustafson was united to Miss
Marie Swenson of Oakland. All the par
ties are prominent society people of thU
county. The ceremonies were performed by
Rev. E. A. Mel berg, assisted by Prof. M. L.
Wlckman of the Lincoln Wesleyan uni
versity. F. A. Wellmsn and Miss Katie Long, both
well known young people of this place,
were married by Rev. A. B. Learner, pastor
of the Grace Lutheran church. The young
couple will reside in South Omaha, where
the groom Is engaged In business.
Rock Island fleas Extension.
GUTHRIE, Okl., Dee. SS The Rock Island
will construct a line from Nona Kntd,
OkL, to luiersoll, where connection will be
made with ths Choctaw A Northern, re
cently purchased by the Rock Island. The
new road will pass through the towns of
carrier, Karoma, teiena and Kikton. It
Is also stated that an agreement has been
effected whereby the Rock Island and
r nsco will use the ame tracks trom Fur
wood. I. T.. to Hewitt. I. T.. on the eaten
slon of the latter from Ardmore to Lew ton
and of the former from Ardmore to Wau-
rika. The r rtsco Is graded as far as
Hewitt.
COAST STORM CREATES FEARS
Heavy Gale Oft Kewfonadlaad Is Be
lieved to Have Caused Much
Damage to Shlpplagr.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Dec. 21 Another fu
rious gale has been raging for the past
thirty-six hours and has caused much
damage along the coast line. It Is feared
that the shipping will suffer considerably.
The Allan line steamer Peruvian passed
Cape Race yesterday morning, but she has
not been able to make port because of the
storm and the fog. She has on .board 300
Canadian cattle, which were shipped at
Halifax, because of the embargo against
American ports.
Pound Ship in Distress.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. La Champalgne of
the French steamship line arrived tonight
from Havre with fifty-seven cabin and 860
steerage passengers. On December 20 La
Champalgne sighted a ship about six miles
off, flying distress signals. She proved to
be the bark Nile of Glasgow, bound from
Barbadoes for Boston. Its compass was
out of order.
La Champaigns gave the required aid
to Nile, which then proceeded.
On December 25, during a strong west
erly gale, which lasted about six hours,
Pierre Bardellcs, the first officer of La
Champalgne, was killed by a heavy sea.
Bardelles was standing on the bridge when
a tremendous sea struck the vessel on the
starboard side throwing him down with
great force. He was picked up uncon
scious and died an hottr later. His body
was burled at sea.
Gales Over All Europe,
LONDON, Dec 28. There have been fur
ther gales Along the coast of Great Britain
and. a fall of snow In Scotland. Vessels
were compelled to run for shelter and there
were some exciting rescues off Holyhead
and Cornwall.
A hurricane has raged for three daya at
Vienna and galea elsewhere on the conti
nent are causing considerable damage. The
unusual Inclemency of the weather " In
southern Russia Is causing great destitution
and every day brings reports of people being
frozen to death there.
Kansas Suffers for CoaL
TOPEKA, Kan., Deo. 28. Kansas re
ceived a general snowstorm tonight. . The
temperature Is mild and no suffering among
stock will result.
Complaints are being received from west
ern counties that the coal famine has not
been relieved, as the railroads confiscate
for their own use all tha coal that is
shipped.
Florida Crops Are Safe.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. Dec. 28. The cool
wave has done no material damage to any
crops in Florida. While a temperature of
from 27 to 80 above sero waa experienced
in some sections just below the freezing
line on the west coast last night, frost no
tices bad been sent In time and practically
all the vegetable growers had prepared
tor It.
SOME BOXERS LOSE HEADS
They Start an ITprlslnsr, Are Taken by
- Government Forces and Pay
Penalty of Death.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dee.' 28. According to
advices received by the steamer Tartar,
the Boxer risings in Sze Chuan continue
and another attack was made on Cheng Tu
In November. While some of the rebels
battered the gates, another body surprised
the outer fortress, but the soldiers fought
desperately and ultimately defeated the
Boxers, killing many and capturing some.
Had the fort been captured by the Boxers
the city would have been at the mercy of
the Invaders.
The captives were tortured and from In
formation obtained several citizens were
arrested, chargod with being In league with
the rebels. All were beheaded.
Before the execution a messenger arrived
from the Boxers demanding the release ot
the prisoners. The messenger was hanged
In a cage.
Heals as by Magrto.
If a pain, sore, wound, burn, scald, cut
or piles distress you, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve will cure It, or no pay. loo. For
sale by Kuhn k. Co.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Generally Fair Monday and Tuesday
Is the Story of the Weather
Man.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Forecast:
For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas
Generally fair Monday and Tuesday.
For Iowa Fair in west, clearing in east
portion Monday; Tuesday fair.
For Illinois Snow in north, rain or snow
in south portion Monday; warmer; Tues
day colder and probably fair; fresh south
winds, shifting to west.
For Missouri Fair in west, rain or anow
In east portion Monday; Tuesday fair and
colder in southeast portion.
For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Mon
day; Tuesday fair and warmer.
Local Record. -
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Dec. 28. Offlclal record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day .of the last three
years:
1902. 1901. 1900. 1899.
Maximum temperature .. 31 33 24 18
Minimum temperatcre.... 21 21 14
Mean temperature 28 27 19 12
Precipitation 03 .02 T .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1,
1902:
Normal temperature 24 degrees
Excess for the day 2 degrees
Total excess since March 1, 1902. .145 degrees
Normal precipitation 08 Inch
IVparture for the day Oo Inch
Precipitation since March 1 29.64 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 48 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period 1901... 6.01 Inches
Excess for cor. period 19U0 02 Inch
Reports from Stations at 7 P. M.
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CONDITION OF THE
WEATHER
Omaha, cloudy
Valentine, cltrar
North Platte, clear
Cheyenne, clear
Salt Lake, cle.tr
Rapid City, clear
Huron, clear
WllliHton, clear
Chicago, snowing
St. 1-ouU, r&lnlng
St. Paul, partly cloudy
Davenport, snowing
Kansas City, snowing .
Havre, clear
Helena, partly cloudy ..
Bismarck, clear
Uuiveatun, clear
Indicates sero.
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
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local Forecast Official.
PLAINT OF OLD OFFICERS
Claim Injurtioe is Done Them by Appoint
ments of Civilians,
SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES
Holds tp All Koanlaatloas fntll It Can
Leara Effect of Selections tTpon
Well-Tried Men of Lous;
Service In Araay.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 28 The senate com
mittee on military affairs has held up,
pending an investigation, all ot the army
nominations sent In before the recess be
low the grade of major.
The members of the committee have re
ceived numerous, complaints about the
method of selection of officers under the
reorganization law. It Is claimed great In
justice has been done officers who have
served quite a long time. Complaint has
been made that men were selected from
those who formerly served as volunteers
to fill original vacancies, and that they
became captains as soon as those who were
appointed. Others who were appointed. It
Is claimed, served ' from four to seven
months before acceptances, which date
from the time the appointment was made,
their rank being determined by the date
of their commissions. This gives them
many numbers above West Point graduates
snd others appointed from the volunteers.
and who at once entered the service and
did much hard work while the men who
delayed acceptance were enjoying them
selves or attending to business interests.
Another allegation made is that quite a
large number of men appointed under the
reorganization law Immediately became
captains of artillery and were placed in
charge of guns and machinery of which
they had no knowledge. To obviate this
difficulty to some extent tho secretary of
war, with the approval of the committee on
military affairs, secured the resignation
of seventeen second lieutenants of artillery,
who thereupon were named to fill original
vacancies as first lieutenants In other
branches of the service, and in some in
stances very soon were made captains.
It is expected that the subcommittee
which Is investigating the matter of recent
promotions will be ready to report about
the time congress reconvenes.
Cabas Senate Will Not Meet.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Minister Squires
has cabled the State department that no
special session of the Cuban senate will be
called prior to the reassembling of the
Island congress after the holidays. The
suggestion had been made that such a ses
sion of the senste might be held during the
holidays for the purpose ot passing on the
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Cuba, but according to the In
formation received from Havana, this in
tention has been abandoned and the meas
ure will come before the Cuban senate in
regular form In January.
Gambos Goes to Washington.
LAREDO, Tex., Dec. 28. A Mexico spe
cial says: Fredeiico Gamboa will leave in
a tew days to occupy the post of secretary
of the Mexican embassy at Washington,
to which he has been appointed by the
president. He succeeds Secretary Godoy,
who has been nominated as minister to the
Central American republics.
DEATH RECORD.
Foanded Japanese Red Cross.
TOKIO, Dec. 13. (Via Victoria, B. 0.. Dee.
28.) The death, ot Count Zano took place
In Toklo on December 7 in the etghty-flrst
year of his age. The count, who was a
privy councilor at the time of his death.
was the founder of the Japan Red Cross
society and the Fine Arts society. At one
time the count represented Japan In Italy
and Austria-Hungary, and at another time
he was minister of finance. In 1887 he
was made a viscount and afterward raised
to the rank of count.
Wealthy Preiat Passes Away.
MISHAWAKA, Ind., Dec. 28. Very Rev.
August B. Orehterlng, rector of the local
Catholic church for forty years and dean
of the Fifth Indiana district, died peace
fully this afternoon after an illness of two
months. He wss educated at Cincinnati
and ordained there. Dean Orehterlng was
one of the beet known Catholic clergymen
In the central west. His sge was 65 years.
He Inherited wealth from his parents' es
tate in Germany, but devoted all to ths
parish here.
Historian of the Korthweat.
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 28. Silas Farmer,
author and publisher of a two-volume his
tory ot Michigan and a recognized author
ity on the history of the Northwest, died
suddenly today at his residence In this city.
Death was due to acute Indigestion. Mr.
Farmer, who waa 63 years old, was a fellow
of the American Geographical society and
waa well known aa a lecturer.
Chrlstala Editor is Called.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 28. A private
cablegram received by Rev. 8. H. Hester,
secretary ot the board ot foreign missions
of the Southern Presbyterian church, an
nounces the deatbleday from pneumonia In
Seoul, Corea, of Rev. D. C. Rankin, editor
of the foreign missions publications ot the
Presbyterian church.
Early Settler of Dawson County.
COZAD, Neb., Dec. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) William B. Glover, a prominent
farmer living four miles southwest of here,
died today of heart disease, aged 83 years.
He waa one ot the ploneera of Dawson
county, having Mved here since 1876. Three
daughters and one aon survive him.
Mrs. Mary E. Lewis.
Mrs. Mary E. tevis, a smut of Thomas
Murray ot this city, dlel December 24 ct
Berwick, Mo., at the family home, cged 76
years. Mrs. Lewis was lbs mother of
Charles Llndsey, who was In Omaha for
several years engaged 1j grading w!'b Mr.
Murray.
Rev. John Puts.
TIFFIN, O., Dec. 28. Rev. John Puts,
aged 70, rector of St. Joseph's Catholic
church in this city, died In Las Vegas, N.
M., last night, where he was spending ths
winter for his health.
Betoa Thompson's Father.
TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 28. Joseph L.
Thompson, father of Ernest Beton Thomp
son, writer of animal atorles, died today,
aged 80 years.
Bishop ot St. Albans.
LONDON, Dec. 28. Ths night Rev. John
Festlng, bishop of St. Albans, Is dead.
Xeajroes to Aid Confederates.
MONTGOMERY, Ala.. Dec. 28 Colonel
J. M. Flakner has received a letter from
W. H. Council of the Colored Normal
school at Norman. Ala., offering assist
ance to the home for confederate veterans
to be established at Mountain Creek, Ala.
Prof. Council offers the services of car
penters, blacksmiths and others from the
school.
Docker y OsTers Heward.
JEFFERSON CITT, Mo, Dec. 28 Gov
ernor Dockery today offered a reward of
each for the arrest ar.d conviction of
the men who robbd the bank at Union,
Mo., ttaturday morning.
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Sunday's List of Deathi Through Violence
Numbers Eight
AS MANY CAUSES AS CASUALTIES
Gas, Carbolle Acid, Wood Alcohol and
Rope Serire Those Deslrlaar to Die
and Accidents End Lives
of the Remainder.
NEW YORK, Dee. 28. Eight persons met
violent deaths in Oreater New York today.
Three were clear cases of suicide and the
others resulted from a variety of causes.
Mrs, Mary Parke, aged 45, wife of tho
chlof officer of the steamer Beverly, died
from the result of gaa poisoning, self-
administered. I
George Simon, aged 40, and Jacob
Schwartz, SS years old, died after drinking
carbollo acid. j
Mary Stack, aged 24, of Whltsonvllle, I
Mass., was found dead In a hotel. Escap- '
Ing gaa la given aa the cause. An uniden
tified man was found in her room uncon
scious. Mary Series, aged 18, drank wood alcohol
and died In a hospital.
Henry Bunkey, aged 2T, waa found on
the sidewalk with a fractured skull and
died later.
Two men are dead aa the result of falls,
one in the power house ot a street railway
company and the other in a lodging house.
An 18-year-old girl unsuccessfully at
tempted suicide by swallowing carbolic acid
and a woman 82 years of age hanged her
self In a police atatlon, but was cut down
In time to save her life.
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VICTORIA. B. C, Dec. 28. News was
brought by the steamer Tartar, which ar
rived today, of a disaster In the Malacca
straits, as a result of which sixty lives
were lost. The Toklo Ashl published a
telegram from Hong Kong statlDg that the
steamer Bunsang was in collision with ths
steamer Klanyan, in the Malacca straits,
and Klanyan was sunk, sixty sailors and
psssengers being missing.
Dispatches from Hokodats report that
an outbreak of lire occurred on board the
Owant Eteamship company's steamer
Hookun Maru, off the coast of Su Ttsu ou
December S, and the vessel was sunk,
eighteen of the crew losing their lives.
The Japsnese sealers had a profitable
season, although four vessels ot the fleet
of nineteen were lost, three ot them, it Is
believed, with all on board, although there
were rumors that the men of one, Tanya
Maru, have been seized by the Russians.
The total catch of schooners flying ths
Japanese Dag amounts to 12,621 skins.
Eieomrasslesllos Threatened.
ROME. Dec. 28. The Trlbuna ssys the
pope hss ordered the archbishop ot Manila
to excommunicate all persons wbo en
deavor to promote the crestlon ot a na
tional church In tha Philippines.
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