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Fhe Omaha. Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SAT UK DAY MOUSING, DECEMBER 20, 1903 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THIJEE CENTS. L bef. TALK SECRET TREATY Eutsia En d to lava Becnrtd a Position of Vantaja in Core. ARMY TO BE AT THE CALL OF THE BEAR Thlf ii Secured by Hating it Drilled and Gomatarded by Banian?. GREATLY INCREASES TENSION IN EAS Japan Aho Oaina a Foothold in tho Hermit Kingdom. TAKES UP CONSTRUCTION OF RAILROAD Cabinet Authorises Xalloanl Guar antee on Bond Imc with tyfcleh to ritut tho Proposition. NEW TORK, Dec. 2i. A dispatch from London says the Tien Tain correspondent f the Standard revives the report which was started a few days ago, to the effect that a secret treaty has been eigne J be tween Ri.ss.la and Cores, whereby Russia obtains tho control of the Corean army through Russisn Instructors. The corre spondent declares this will greatly Increase tho tension In the far east. Viaristrr nallrosvd. TOKIO, Dec. 25. At an extraordinary meeting of the cabinet today It Is learned that It was decided to Issue an emergency ordinance authorising the guarantee of the principal and Interest of an Issue of W. 000,000 yen debentures on the Seoul-Fuaan railway which Is expected to be finished before the end of next year. At a dinner given by the Oriental as sociation tonight, former Foreign Minister Kato, who presided, said he deeply regret ted that the people had not been taken Into the confidence of the government re garding the pus) lion of affairs between Japan and Russia. Nevertheless, he said, .should the emperor declare war the nation would bs found ready to give him unani mous support. ! Count Okuma, the former premier, said he agreed with the r'.e w expressed by Mr. Kato and he thought It was now high time to let the people know the actual position occupied by the government. Ha also de clared that not only a feeling of chivalry, but a deal rre for self-preservation required that Japan should buttress 'the Integrity of China. Both speakers thought that the sit uation had reached an extremely critical lag. ... 1 Hassia Coa.lderin. Reply. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. -The Rus sian government Is still considering the re ply of the Japanese government to Its note, which was sent In answer to Jspan's de mands relating to the situation In the far made In the Russian note Is considered n a matter of course here. Russia has never been disposed to take any step which would lead to no. Abrupt termination of the nego tiations with Ja.nan, In answer to many Inquiries made by tho Associated Press the Russian Foreign office has always Insisted , that the Russian proposals were so llbtrsl that It would be scarcely probable to con ceive any further concessions. While the Foreign office Is unwilling to admit that Russia Is prepared to offer more than the concessions outlined In the last note, It Is considered possible that tha government msy suggest charges by which the Russian requirements may be met and satisfaction given to Japan. A rumor has been circulated hers that the t'nltcd Btatei government is still In clined to suggest the reference of the dim cultlee between Russia and Japan to The Hague arbitration tribunal, but this rumor Is believed to be merely the echo of a for mer suggestion made in the press of the United States. Twre Weeks for Reply. LONDON, Dec. 25,-The Delia Mails Kobe correspondent says It is reported that the note of Baron Komura, minister of for elgn affairs, to Baron de Rosen, the Rus sian minister. In response to Russia's reply to tha claims of Japan bad a paragraph to ths effect that only two weeks would be "allowed for an answer. This period ex pires January T. JONDON. Dec. 24. The correspondent of the Dally Mall at Bydney, N. 8. W., cables that the Japanese government has placed order for large quantities of pig lead with New Couth Wales concerns and that the presumption Is thst this lead will be used tor tha manufacture of bullets. LOOKS-LIKE CASE OF MURDER Peltre 1st Coroner Making; an In. jwstlgatlna of the Death of Mrs. Lelby. A1.LENTOWN, Pa.. Dee. S.-Coroner tcheirer and Chief of Police Eastman are Investigating the case of Mrs. Agnes Minerva lelby. who died Thursday nt ths homo of William Cladur of thla city under what seeta to them auKplclous ctrcum stances. In connection with the case to night the coroner's jury determined to hold William Kunkle, an ss-polloemsn. until an Inquest is held. Another arrest, u is said, may occur. The woman's body waa removed from tha Cladur house last night and taken to lbs home of her stepfather at Bethlehem. Ths police say the body waa removed without notice to the Board of Health. It la aaid her faw waa more or less bruised. Kunkle was arreeted because he was said to have been with bar when she. died. Inquiry at the Clatier house brought ths Information that ths woman died from natural cause due to sat tng three dozen spiced Christmas cake. It wua aUo said that she was at tended by two physicians. Mrs. Clader said that Kunkle merely aaalsted her In ad pitnstertng medicine to her and said the brulaea were due to Mrs. tlby falling against a bed In her lllaess. Coroner eVhelrer and Dr. A. J. Tost held a postmortem examination tonight, but they dwltne to say what developed. Mrs. Leiby waa 2 tears of ags and left a 4-year-old daughter. Her husband deserted her sev eral years ago. EARTHQUAKE SHAKES HOUSES Hist Baildlags at Lmt Angeles Hock with Violence of Die. - tsrc. lrm ANQEI.F8, Csl. !. K.A severe earthquake shock, lasting about eight sec oti.la. occurred here at .& this naornlnsL lg Dun.imgs in Ine business renter snsved lor an mstaut as though they would fail and people rafted fc.to the streets, think big so ejciiloaloa had accurrsd. No ae M reported. MARCHING ON SAN DOMINGO Uir(iti Inder Lead of Jlmlnes Preparing to Attack the Capital. BAM DOMINOO. Dec 2S It Is rumored that the greater part of the republic now under arm la now In favor of General J I mines, the former president, who la said to he marching- on thla city at the head of a large body of Insurgents. Tha pro visional government Is making active pre ttions for defense. Pedro le Macoria haa declared In of the Insurgents. The situation V.-t- coming extremely critical, though . quiet In expectation of eventa s, i depreealon In. business circles Th. t'- . V the constant disturbances of the V ''S . situation. The flnanclaJ condition sSs 'overnment la very bad owing to"-, that the duties were mortgaged i by the government of Treeldent Gil. The United States cruiser Panther and the gunboat Newport arrived In port to day. The Oerman cruisers Vlneta and Ga telle also arrived today. The Dutch war ship De Ruyter has been sighted. SELLS THE LEANING TOWER People of Holoa;aa Desire It Trans ferred; to Government as National Relic. ROME, Dec. 28. Bologna's most singular structure, the leaning Gartaenda tower, which was begun In 1110 by Flllppo and Ottono Garlsenda and which waa owned by the Marquis Malvenl, has been pur chased by Raron Ralmlndo Franchettl, who i well known as a composer. The Oarlsenda tower la only 163 feet high. but It Is ten feet out of the perpendicular. Dsnte In his "Inferno" compares the giant Antaeus, who bends towsrd him, to this tower "when a cloud passes over it." The obliqueness of the tower was occa sioned by the settling of the foundations, The ssle of the tower hss given rise to much dissatisfaction and the government has been urged to Interfere for the purpose of securing It for the nation, thus preserv lng this most Important monument. . ROTECTING RUSSIAN JEWS Baron Rothschild Presides at Meeting to Consider Matter Held la London. LONDON. Dec. 25. Baron Rothschild pro- sided tonight at a Joint meeting of the foreign committee and the Board of Depu ties of the Anglo-Jewish association, which was attended by the Rev. Dr. Herman Adler. chief rabbi of the United Hebrew congregation of the Brltu-h empire, and other prominent Jews. ,The meeting con sidered the latest reports from Russia, pre dicting a rentwal of the ant!-Jewish out rages at Klshlneff, oa the Russian Christ mas day. It was decided to approach Foreign Bee retary Lansdowne and urge upon him the necessity of Joint action by ths govern ments of Great Britain and the United States for , the purpore of averting the further persecution of Jess la Russia. ' DECISION IS NOT EXCITING Government Thinks People Will Tiro of Dreyfns Case Before Its Close. PARIS, Dec. Jo. Tha Dreyfus decision hss created very little excitement. Ths government expects that the public will grow tired of the case by ths end of the three months' time which will be re quired by the court of cassation to pass upon the appeal. Dreyfus himself refuses to talk for pub lication, but Joseph Reinach, formerly editor of the Blecle. and his other friends, express their delight at what they regard as the first atep toward his vindication. Statas of Bakers' strike. PARIS, Deo. 5. Beyond a few Individual attacks by the striking bakers on bake shops, Psrls wss quiet, today, a condition due to the disposition of a strong force of police and military guards Ths strikers held a meeting In tha Bourse du Travail today and strongly condemned the use of the army to preserve order. The strikers clslm that 1100 bakers have stopped work hlle the chief of police asya that only in have gone out. Zanardelll Fatally 111. ROME Dec. 36. The condition of Former Premier Zanardelli la extremely grave. His doctors announce the existence of a tumor In the stomach and add that they have given up all hope of their patient's recov ery. This news has producers deep Im pression. King Victor Kmmsnuel haa or dered that bulletins concerning Blgnnr Zan- ardelll's condition be sent to him dally. Flads kefrh of Dante. ROME. Dec B. Prof. Giovanni Llvl. di rector of the state archives at Bologna, which town Is the principal center of Dante's fame, has found a parchment dated 1X3. on which are two pen sketches, rep resenting Dante crowned by Bologna. Thla discovery will prove of great Interest to those who are searching for an authentic portrait of the post. ' . , 1 Chappello Coming to Ramei ROME. Dec The congregation of tha propaganda has received Information that Archbishop Chappells all corns to Rome In the near future for the purpose of obtain lng a definite settlement of church ques tions hi Cuba and Porto Rico. Arbitration Treaty Heard. PARIS, Dec. IS. The treaty of arbitration between France and Italy was signed to day by Foreign Minister Delcaese and 81 (nor Tomlelll, Ila'lan ambaaaador here. The treaty la indentlcal with that between France and Great Britain. Bryan Visits Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN. Dee. a. William Jen nlngs Bryan arrived here this svenlng. H( was Immediate!? granted an audience with Crown Prince Fredrlk, with whom he had a long Interview. Mr. Bryan Uft for Berlin tonight. NEW YORK HAS EARTHQUAKE Bolldlaars Trosahle latently and (Lena Seise Besessbllagr Tanadar ... Is Hear. ' OGDENSBURO. N. T.. Dec. B. A dis tinct earthquake shock wss felt hrs to day. Telephone reports show that It was noticed all through St. Lawrence county, being severest along tha 8t. Lswrence val 'ey. Buildings trembled violently at Mad rid, six tees miles east from here. Th earthquake waa accompanied by a noise reMmbllMg thunder, which waa sufficiently loud te awaaea people. COLON PEOPLE CELEBRATING looogni'.ioa of Repub'.io by Great Britain Oocatian for tbt Jubilee, STATUS OF COUNTRY THOUGHT SECURE Transports at San Frsselaes Bel eg Held In Readiness for Emerg ency by the Authorities at Washington. COLON, Deo. 25. Colon Just now Is In a state of Joyful excitement, following the news that the British government had rec ognised the Republic of Panama. This news, which was conveyed early In the day by the British consul at Panama to the Junta, was received here late last evening and Immediately circulated. The foreign population of Cotva la largely composed of natives of Great Britain and the Britishers Joined the natives In tbelr Jubilation. Ben or Porforlo Melendea. the civil and military governor of Colon, rightly inter preting the feelings of the community, gave permission to the inhabitants to cele brate the event without restraint, and full advantage was taken of this permission. At I o'clock last night Governor Melendea, accompanied by a band, and a military es cort, together with a great crowd of the in- habltanta, assembled In front of the British consulate, where the band played old Eng lish airs and ths crowd cheered most en thusiastically. A torchlight procession wss afterward formed, the crowd marching throuah the streets singing: "God Bavs the Kins." This sentiment. "God Save the King." Is heard everywhere today. WASHINGTON, Dec. . The cruiser Olympla. Admiral Coghlan's flagship, has been selected to bring Minister Beaupre from Certsgena to Colon, where the minis ter will take a passenger steamer for New York. The Olympla will reach Cartagena next Sunday. At hla request the Colombian government furnished Mr. Beaupre an armed escort from Bogota to Cartagena. Qnlet at Panama. WASHINGTON. Dec S. Secretary Moody today received ths following brief cablegram from Rear Admiral Glass, dated Panama: "Perfect quiet. ' No news." Consul General Gudger at Panama has transmuted to the State department a re port from the American Consul at Call. department of Cauca. stating that the Col- omtlan volunteer forces in that section are disbanding and there are no indications of an attack on Panama. From Cartha- gena comes Information of a atmtlar char acter. War department officials admit that the transports Sherman, Buford and Crook, now at San Francisco, are being made ready for sea. Primarily these vessels are Intended for the Manila service, but off! clals make no concealment of the fact that they want to be ready for any emergency which may arise, and should the govern. ment desire to use any of them for the transportation of troops to Pansma the shins will be ready for that purpose. Btlll ths positive assertion Is made that no or ders havs been received at the quarter master's office with this end In view. It U simply, they say. a question of being pre pared. The Sherman has recently returned from Manila. It is In need of sores repairs and the present Intention of the quarter master's office Is to send It back to the Philippines on February 1. The Buford has been laid up at Ban Francisco for two years and Just now It Is being overhauled and some coal saving appliances Installed. The Crook Is In need of a thorough over hauling and renovating which is being given It. General Rafael Reyes, the Colombian minister, now In Washington on a special mission, spent a busy day In the prepara tion of his mall dispatches for Colombia, It Is supposed these dispatches contained a complete cony of the statement he has made to Secretary Hay concerning the se cession of the Department of Panama. Lste In the afternoon Secretary Root, Acting Secretary Lnotnls of the State department and Senor Walker-Martlnes, the Chilean minister, called on Dr. Reyes. Thslr visits, It Is understood, were entirely of a social character. Transports In Readiness. SAN ' FRANCISCO. Dec 36. Orders have been, received from Washington by local transport officials to get tha troop ships Sherman and Newport in readiness for service Immediately. Tho transport officials maintain secrecy as to ths orders received snd refuse to divulge the intended destinaUon of the vessels. It is generally believed, however, that It Is the Intention to have the troop ships In readiness for any movement toward Panama. The gunboat Bennington has arrived In nort from the Bremerton navy yard. It Is understood thst It will leave In company with the Buford. acting as a convoy to the torpedo boats Paul Jones and Preble. Marines Ready to Ball. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26. Christmas aot allowed to entirely Interrupt ths martial preparations at the League Island navy yard, where the cruiser Dixie Is be ing made ready to sail for Colon, on Mon day with fOO marines. With the arrival of niuety-four marines and two officers from Washington tonight ths first large de tail of those to go to Colon were quarter el on the Dixie, Some addl Jonai stores were taken on board today and everything now Is In readiness for the reception of ths I'd marines who are to come tomorrow and Sunday from New York, Norfolk and An napolis. BOSTON, Dec. tt. Thousands of persons at tha south terminal station tonignt cheered the company of marines which left for Philadelphia from which city the men will sail Monday oa tha United States steamship Dixie as a portion of the marina battalion which will go to Panama with General Elliott. . Company A is the designation ef ths de tachment which left tha navy yard today. It was commanded by Captain George C. Raid of the Cbarlretowu barracks, and Lieutenant Davis B. Willis, who came from Waahlngton on Thursday to Join the com pany. The company numbers ninety-six men. COLORADO WOULD STOP SUIT Alleges Kaasaa Has Fallen to Parens Cavso for ' Possession of Water. . rVvseR, Doc IS. Attorney General Miller of Colorado Is preparing to file a mo tion In the United States court for the dis missal of the Kansas-Colorado suit ovsr the waters In the Arkansas rlvert In con sequence of his failure of ths stsie of Kau nas to make reply la ths ease. He has not I tied Attorney Ueneral Cole man nf Kansas that he will ask to be al lowed to appear before ths supreme court In Washington January t to move a dis hlatal ef the case. FAIR CASE MAY CAUSE DUEL Doctor Who days. Mr. Fair Died First l'baltenael American ' AUaey. NEW YORK. Dec.JS.-During ths hear ing of the Fair case 4 duel has been Immi nent between Dr. da Chateau, a witness. and fcdmund Kelly of ths American em bassy, the lawyer representing Mrs. Wil liam K. Vsnderbllt, Jr., and Mrs. Herman Oelrlchs, says a Paris dispatch to the American. The bearing on Thursday was held In the house of Dtl de Chateau at Ver non, a village near t Passy-Sur-L re, the place where the accbtent occurred which resulted in ths death & Mr. and Mrs. Fair. Dr. de Chateau and Vt. Perriquet had each testified thst Mrs. Fair- tiad lived the lunger when Mr. Kelly, by a? question. Intimated that Dr. de Chateau was a bankrupt Dr. ds Chateau was tpon his feet In an Instant. ',. 'Sir." he cried. "yoS have Insulted me grossly and In a manruT impossible for me to overlook. Tou must glvs me satisfaction and my seconds will c.CB upon you." The place was In si uproar snd for a time It was Impossible fo proceed with the hearing. Friends of Kelly and Dr. de Chateau -intervened ants the challenge was withdrawn, under prot.wt. "If the lawyers representing Mrs. Vsn derbllt and Mrs. Oelrlcfcs sre not less of fensive." he said, "I wll exclude them from my house." a Hardly had the disagreement between Dr. de Chateau and Mr. Klly been adjusted before another arose bctVeen Kelly and M. T. Beekman, who represents the heirs of Mrs. Fair. . : 'We have given Mrs. Fair's mother $300,- 000 already, In full settlement of her claims," said Mr. Kelly. "We regard that act on the part of our lent as having set tled effectually any cfatm Mrs. Nelson might have upon this estate." 'The Vanderbllt's have given my client $300,000 of her own money and have kept millions of It," replied Mr. Beekman, hotly. For a moment It looked as though It might be another challenge to a duel. Dr. de Chateau and Dr. Perriquet both testified that Mr. Fair died first. ARRESTS AN OLD-TIME FORGER Han Who Raised Bank of Kag-laad . Xotes Takes) In Charge for Arson. NEW YORK. Dec. J6. One af the men who was Involved many years ago In the famous Bsnk ejf"ngland forgery case and who in 1ST? set fire to Sing Flng prison and escaped In the confusion, haa Just been arrested in this city at tha ags of 60 years on tha charge of arson la the first degree. He la best known as Charles Williamson, alias Perrln. but.bs has passed lately ss Charles P. Hall, which Is said to be his real name. Posing as a retired banker ha was posing as an active banker when in 1871 he flooded Wall street with alleged forged Buffalo Erie, New York Central and Chicago aV Northwestern bonds he bought the Van Allen place at New Ham burg, Duchess county, agreeing ' to pay $10,000 for It He paid $500 down and In sured the house for $13,000. Four days later, on February 11 tha house waa burned. Circumstances discovered seir to tho with holding of payment upon tho policies, and Hall disappeared. He has been living, the police learned, ' In New Jersey, and lwhen he cams to thla city he waa arrested. . . Hall Is said to have passed twenty-olght years In prison. ' He served four year of his sentence In the Bank of England ease and then turned queen's evidence and waa released. It is said he showed tha bsnk governors how their notes had been raised and how to prevent It FEEDS TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND Salvation Army la Kew ' York Dis tributes 8,000 Baskets Holding Dinner for Five. NEW YORK, Dec.' K.-The Salvation Army, in keeping with Us annual custom distributed Christmas dinners to 25.000 of New York's poor st the Grand Central pal ace today. Beginning at 10 o'clock, too) baskets, each containing a satisfying din ner for a family of five persons, were dis tributed. ' This evening t.000 of ths city's poor rat down to tables laden with turkeys, ctan berry sauce and other good things. Cora mander Booth-Tucker waa In personal charge, assisted by the entire staff of ths army In this city. ; ST. LOUIS, Dec S. Christmas cheer was dispensed to thousands of poor at tho Col Iseum, where tables covering the entire floor of tha vast structure were set with turkey and its accompaniments. In addi tion, baskets containing materials for Christmas dinners were sent to ths homes of as many more destitute families. The day waa observed generally In all munici pal, corrective and charitable Institutions, as well ss those of .a private nature by special dinners. APPROVES INDIAN TRANSFERS amber of Deeai to Inherited Lands oa Bantoe Aarenry Passed I pon. (From a Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-Special.-The secretary of ths Interior has approved the following transfers o Inherited I tdian lands, all located in the E an tee agent's control: From Faglor W. Click et aL. 8antee as-ency. lo trie v era el 1 o wnslta company northeast quarter northeast ouarter mtu; Hon Jo. township $3 north, range s wet. aihh county, loriy acres. stMiiu. From Joseph Amell to Ucar Bring, northwest quarter aouthwe.it Quarter mt-i: tlon la, township 3b, range 4, to acres. tl.tNl From Benjamin Bearskin and wife to Snmuel E. Lludwell. southeast quarter nuiineaai quarter section It, township 'Ji, range a, forty acres. 1.U. From Merita ret K. Parry and husband and James t'elcrson to James w K,.v.( lot t Slid southeast quarter northwest qunr ter section 1, townahlp KS, ranga I, JS 11 acrea. SL'.kTI U. Caroline Tyndall and husband and Fan nia White Walaer and husband to Adolph J. Hantka. west half southeast quarter auc tion 28. township !&, ranga T, Thurston counijr, eigniy acres, 2,7Z.. From V. 8. Grant to 8. M. Feutreea northeast quarter section 18. township 30 uuriu. reuse eaai. iw acres, 4Z.2UU. FATHER CLARK TOURS WORLD Foonder at Christian Endeavor Will pend Bandar in Omaha Karonto. BOSTON. Dec S Rev. Francis 11 Clark. founder of ths Christian Endeavor society, left this city today on a trip around the world. Dr. Clark was accompanied by his daughter. Several clergymen and Christian Endeavor odirials were St the ststloa to tad Dr. Clark a farewtll. Dr. Clark and hla daughter wiii spend Buaday in Omaha, going from that city to haa FranciSvO and. lucuve to the Orisiit, WILL WORK FOR WEBSTER Hia Friend Will Perfect Organisation to Promote Eii Candidacy. MEETING CALLED IN OMAHA NEXT WEEK Committee Is Formed to Direct Move ment in the Interest of tho State's Vice Presidential Candidate. Tho candidacy of John L. Webster for vies president has taken active form ths pnst few days by the organisation of h's friends thtoughout the ststs under the title of the Nebraska Vice Presidents! com mittee. At a meeting last Saturday the form of the organization was outlined snd the following officers were elected: The Hon. Peter Jansen of Jensen, Nebraska, president; Hon. Roscoe Pound of Lincoln, Nebraska, vice president, and N. P. Dodge, Jr., of Omaha, secretary and treasurer. Letters are now being sent to republi cans throughout the state Inviting them to be present at a meeting at the Millard hotel December SO, for the purpose of com pleting the organization, by the selection of an executive committee, of at least thirty-five members, representing every section in the state. It la stated that the committee realises that it would be Im possible to send letters to every republican who is interested In Mr. Webster's candi dacy and In directing the letters to the members of the- last legislature and to the republican stats committee and to ether leadfhg republicans In the several counties, a request was made that they Interest other republicans and extend an invitation to all to be present .All Republicans Invited. The Invitations prepared by tho com mittee are signed by John L. Kennedy, Charles G. Greene and N. P. Dodge and read: The state republican convention by reso lution unanimously endorsed Hon. John u. Webster for vice president, and it Is believ ed by his many friends that the time haa by his many friends that the time has now arrived when state pride should prompt us to come to some active work in his behalf In other states In the union. To this end a preliminary organisation haa been effected, and you are earnestly Invited to attend a conrerence at me mii lard hotel In Omaha, on Wednesday. ! oember 30, at I o'clock, at which time it la exnected to select an executive committee and outline a plan of campaign. Please request the attendance of other republicans in your vicinity who sre willing to tske an active interest in the movement, and reply to the secretary, If you can be pres ent at the meeting. 'Every republican in Nebraska, ex plains one of tha officers, "la invited to Join In this movement In behalf of one of Ne braska's ablest citizens and every one is Invited to be present who la Interested in the purpose of the organization. Tha meeting on December 30. la merely a pre liminary one to complete tho organisation of the committee and to select an execu tive committee and transact other business relating to the completion of tha organisa tion. . Not only the friends of . Mr. Webster, but every republican In .Nebraska that takes a keen Interest In the welfare af tho republican party In stats and national politics; feels that the tuno le new-vlpe to organise -the republican party in ths state for ths coming atato and national convention and to put at the head of tha party men of whom Nebraska can well bs proud and who by their acknowledged ability and qualifications are entitled to the recognition and promotion of tha party and the people of Nebraska. To Cover Whole State. The organizers of the vice presidential committee In favor of the candidacy of Mr. Webster believe that the time haa ar rived when every republican In the state having pride In the party will Join heartily In the work of the organization and pre' sent to the national convention the name of a mat that every republican In Ne braska feels Is qualified to fill a high po sition In ths administration of public af fairs. The leading republicans In every county In the state should be represented st the meeting at the Millard hotel December 30 to complete the organisation and Join In the work that will send to the national con vention the strongest delegation Nebraska has ever had acd one that will achieve for this state a place and Influence worthy of the west The Nebraska delegation In working for the nomination of John L. Webster can put forth Its best efforts In his behalf feeling confident that It Is work' lng, not only for one of the ablest men Nebraska can present, but for one of whom tha entire west may well be proud. A! though the committee does not Intend to localize its membership or Its work, never theless It Invites every republican in Omaha who la Interested In tho movement to be present at the meeting of December 30 and Join In making the organization the most effective that haa ever influenced a national convention." Mnrat Halatead Will Speak. Word has been received from Cincinnati from Mr. Nathan Bernstein, chairman of the banquet committee of the McKinley club, that Murat Halstead has promised to oome to tha second annual banquet In Jan uary. Mr. Halstead's toast will bo 'Tha Prealdent" Ths banquet committee also la greatly pleaaed by the acceptance of Governor Van Sunt of Minnesota, who will be one of the chief speakers. His subject has not yet teen announced. On account of the prominence of the speakers snd the additional fart that Ne braska has a vice presidential candidate who will be one cf the speakers, this year's banquet promises to excel all previous po litical banquets In Omaha and maks the McKinley club dinner an annual II hire In Nebraska's political life. NEGRO SHOOTS WHITE WOMAN Brpalsed hy One He Weaads Another end Commits Snleldo nt Trinidad. TRINIDAD, Colo., Dec 25. George Badger, a negro porter, has shot and sort ously wounded May Woerksl, a white wait reas, and killed himself by firing a bullet Into hla own brain. Bade-er was Infatuated with Sadie Coffey a whits girl, who roomed with Miss Woerkel, and, after being repeatedly spurned by her, secreted hlmseli' If her room for the purpose of killing her. He mistook Miss Woerkel for his Intended 1o tlia ss the former was entering ths room and shot her. It Is not believed the Injured woman will die. Both Badger and Sadie Coffey formerly lived at Fort Dodge, Kan. pirlt Prtaoaera Away. hOPKINBVILLK. Ky.. Dec. S. Threats of mob violence hiving become pronounced during the hist two days, nine iiegroea cnxrunl vtun murder were (oilav solrl""! swsy to MadiMinvllle for safe keeplna. The negroes sre charged with tt.a murder and mutilation of an unidentified man a week so. One of tlis pnsouers eorfesi that (t stranacer waa murdered aiid rubbed, cf Aim) by tumsolf end tooiyaiiivus. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair In F.. Snow In West Portion Sntnrday Snnday Fair and Hot So told. Temperatare at Omaha Yeaterdari Hoar, Dear. Honr. Dec B a. tn ....... UH 1 p. as in S p. sn...... 13 8 . sn 11 4 p. sn ft B p. na T p. nt...... B T p. sn 4 s p. m. . . B p. as...... t T a. sn Bt H n. m iut B - mm f 10 a. sn...... 211 11 a. an...... Itt lit sn 1 ROAD DOES MUCH FOR BUTTE Northwestern' Xevr Projection Blgr Advantnae and Jim Electrle Line ls Planned. An electric railway from Anoka, some three mllas distant, Is to connect Butte, the capital or Boyd county, with the North western's Bonesteel extension next year," said F. 8. Armstrong, postmaster and edi tor at Butte, who Is In Omaha. "Plans are now being matured to carry through this pioject and Johnson and Pickens, the owners of the Interstate Electric Power company are behind It," said Mr. Arm strong. "When the Northwestern built into Boyd county a year aao It cut Butte off the route because of Its elevstion and the gen eral surface of the country. There la no question but what the plana will go through. It was predicted that the rail road's failure to come to Butte would ruin the town to the benefit of others, but In stesd it has been a pronounced benefit and more new buildings have been erected and more business done In the town in the year Just closing than in any five previous years. We have Just completed a new roller mill with a capacity of 100 barrels a day and an electrle light system representing sn ex penditure of $!)O0.000. Another enterprise thst will be launched early In the spring Is brick yard. , Canpary & Simons, the pro moters of this Industry, already have bought two of the latest brick-making ma chines and with the superior quality of the clay adjacent to Butte expect to manufac ture a good article and supply a large trade. "Butte precinct will build a fine new courthouse In the spring, and by so doing, forever settles the question of tho location of the county aeat 'AH In all the cftlzena of Butte are highly pleased with the past year from a busi ness standpoint, but they look for even better things In the future." FEW FESTIVE CROOKS BUSY a Large Knmher of Criminal Cases Preseat Themselves to tho Police. Christmas waa not a vary exciting day with the police. But few new arrivals registered at tha station and those who did were of the class commonly called "plain drunks. . A quartet of Christmas eve tricks were reported, supposed to have been committed by persons for whom a good "St- Nick had failed to provide, . Soma unhung -vil lain entered the residence of Rot, & B. DIllow, SCO Franklin street, Christmas are and atole two one-gallon, jars of creamery butter. Joe Naslund, lately arrived from Oakland, went to bed at tha Klondike room ing house with bright prospects for the holidays and tha proud possessor of til In cold cash. Christmas morning ha awoke to the full realization of tho fact that hla room had been ransacked by an Intruder while ha dreamed of Santa Claua and his money bag. J. H. McCaully and Charles Atkins, In spired by the season, thought to do tho good Samaritan act and took a stranger. by name Jamea Dwyer, to their room at 404 North Sixteenth street and lodged him for the night He waa the first man up Christmas morning, and while his friends peacefully-slept stole $11 and McCaully's overcoat and haa not. been seen since. Another Christmas turn reported to the police happened out at 311 Pierce street John Staltenburg, Janitor at Union Padflo headquarters, was the victim. His home was entered while he was banking; the fires at the railroad offices for the night and all his Christmas grog purloined. His loss tncludea one quart of old Oscar Pepper. one quart of Rhine wine and a goldfllled watch. CONNECTS OMAHA WITH GULF Jew Gonld Lino Will Afford Direct Ontlet to Kew Or leans. The hew direct line being built by the Goulds to New Orleans will be completed some time next summer. This will give Omaha an almost straight line to the city on the gulf. The route will be via Kansas City to Csrthage, Mo. From Carthage to the Arkansas state line, a distance of aev enty-elght tnlleo, ths road ia almost fin ished. A large amount of blasting had, to be done, but It gives the Missouri Pacific a 1 per cent grade from Buffalo City to New port. Ark. Ths line from Newport to Wynne is almost completed. From McGhee to Concordia and from McGhee to Marl anna tha track-laying waa finished last week. At Concordia a connection will be established with the Texas sV Pacific for New Orleans. This will furnish snother outlet to the gulf for Nebraska producta. HUSBAND FINALLY FINDS WAY Old People Have Dlmealty la UettlasT Oat of the Barllagton Depot. y A rather droll thing happened 'at the Burlington depot Thursday evening that occasioned considerable merriment among those who witnessed It. An elderly couple. both rather heavily laden with Christmas packages, was en routs west for a holiday visit and descended the spiral stairway and in their confusion ths old people started up ths adjoining one, and were amazed to find that they had got back to the point from which they started. The husband ad vised ths wife te remain st the top until bs went down a second time to get his bearings. Calling op to his wife he said "Wtfey, coma on down; this is where wa stop." NOT AFTER ANOTHER PLACE apertateadent Pearao Throsrs Damper an Report Ho Is Using to Mllwaskee. Concerning the special telegram from Mil waukee yeeterday to The Bee, stating that the Board of Education there y as likely to maks an effort to secure Carroll G. Pesrse of Omaha as superintendent of Instruction Mr. Pearse said: I am not Informed as to ths corructnest of the facts stated In the dispatch. There Is nothing to be said In ths matter except that 1 consider Omaha a good town and au out svartblug for a new position." WRECKED BY STORM ierca Vina, Aooompatied Ij Ecow, Sweeps the Central Wait. GREAT DAMAGE IS DONE TO PROPERTY Haw riTa-Etory Bui airs; at W .'h's (ton, Indiana, Colltp:eh ST. LOUIS ALSO FEELS FORCE OF WIND rtiilly Completed Hotel Wrecked and Damage at fair ronndt. DECIDED AND SUDDEN DROP OF MERCUhY Zero and Below Marked In Practically All the Territory North of the Ohio River aad la Cen tral Valleys. ST. LOUIS. Dec. JG. Almost aero weather prevails tonight In St. Louis and vicinity. The day opened comparatively warm and cloudy, but this sfternoon a decided change set In and the temperature fell thirty-one degrees In four hours. This full In tem perature was accompanied by a high wind, which gnlned a velocity of forty miles an hour, doing considerable damage In vari ous parts of ths city. During the height of the blow the east and north walla of the partially completed Buckingham hotel, at West Plna and Kings Hlghwsy, were blown down, causing damage estimated at $75,000. The building had been leased for the World's fair period by the Bucking ham club, of which Miss Helen M. Gould Is a member, but ths contractor says thla accident will not Interfere with Its com pletion In time. -- On the World's fair grounds nearby con siderable damage resulted from tha wind. which blew down scaffolds and aomo tem porary structures. KANSAS C1TT, Dec. S.-At 11 o'clock tonight the temperature wss five degrees above aero and falling. A bitter north wind prevails, making the present cold spell the severest of tha Winter. There la no anow on the ground. Ferry Boat In Danger. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Dec Sl.-A gale blow ing at the rate of fifty miles an hour struck Louisville at I o'clock this afternoon, and within two hours the mercury dropped over twenty degrees. The gsls waa accom panied by a brief but blinding snowstorm. -The ferry boat City of Jeffersonvllle, plying between Louisville and Jeffersonvllle, Ind., became unmanageable and after an exclt- . lng trip, lasting two hours, wss blown to tho bsnk at the eastern end of the city.. The passengers were gotten ssfely sshore and tha boat mads fast for the night with alight damage. The storm destroyed many chimneys, show wlndowa, etc ' 1 WASHINGTON, Ind., Dec .-A new, five-story building was blown down torfay In one of the most terrific wind atorma that ever passed over thla city. It was at first thought that persons who souabt shelter In the structure- Had perished,- but rttc men who had entered tha building left It a moment before the crash. . Telephone and telegraph wires are down. Seymour also reports damag by tho ' storm. TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. Dec St. Western Indiana la experiencing bllzsard weather to night. The mercury fell 31 degrees from 2 o'clock thla afternoon to t tonight Reports from Brazil, Clinton and Sullivan, Ind., Paris. 111., and other points indicate) a de cided drop in the temperature and a driv ing anowstorm. Telephone service la seri ously crippled. ' Gets Cold at Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec 25. A severe snowstorm, followed by a cold wave, visited Chicago today. The snow commenced to fall at t a, nt. and continued until lata In the aft ernoon, the entire fail being estimated by the weather office at three and a half inches. The storm at first was unaccom-, pan led by wind, but late In tha afternoon a gale of forty miles an hour sprang up from the. northwest and tho mercury fell rapidly. The thermometer stood at It de grees above zorp during the greater part of the day and at Ut o'clock ton'.ght It had fallen to 4 below, with ths promise from the weather office of 10 below tomorrow night The snow did not cause trouble un til the wind rose, when It commenced to drift badly and many of the outlying street car lines were seriously crippled. The cold Is scheduled to continue through tomorrow, with a high wind to add to the' discomfort, SIOUX CITY, Is., Dec. SS.-Tbere waa a drop of 40 degrees hers between I o'cloc'a this morning and o'clock tonight Tha mercury stood st below sero at tha latter hour. BURLINGTON, la., Dec 26. A fierce blia aard ragvd here today, accompanied by a drop of 30 degrees In temperature. PETERSBURG, Ind.. Dec. JB.-A terrifle snow and windstorm struck this place this afternoon. Trees snd signs were blown down and houses unroofed. Six Inches of anow fell and there wss a change of eighteen degrees in sn hour. The natural gas power bouse rsughl fire and waa burned. BARS THE ZIONIST CHILDREN Will Kot Be Vaerlaated aad Canaot Attend tho C.lleaao Pwblle' Behovls. CHICAGO. Dec . All children of Dow leltes will I excluded from ths public schools of Chicago January 4 by order of ths Health department. Ths general over seer of Zlon hss made his followers be lieve thst vaccination does not prevent smallpox. The Health department baa de cided that all children shall be vaccinated or be debarred from the public schools. Ths Zion children will be segregated by requiring all pupils to present certificates of vaccination. The names and addresses of all children who fall to comply with the order will t forwarded to the Health de partment. BUSY DAY AT HYMEN'S ALTAR Rev. Charles W. Savldare Makes Happy Lives of Sla Yoannr levers. It fell to ths lot of Rev. Cnarles W. Sav Idge of the people's church to maks hsppy a trio of couples yesterday In pronouncing the talismsnle words that united their sev eral Uvea for better or for worse, but un questionably the former, because ef ths propitious dsy. Christmas marriages sre always harpy ones. Ths fortunate ones were Mr. Robert Ames and Miss Lulu Key bough. Mr. James Harold and Miss Annie Ahrendxnn snd Mr. Charles A. Monshaw and alias Aaule Colliua.