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Y. M. C A. BoiIdie. Conur Sixtcntb and Douglai Streets.
autograph tetter to M. Loubet, hut It I of
a fellcltlnua character. M. Bompard left
her as convinced as ever of Russia's pur
pose to prosecute the war until victory Is
achieved.
General Kouropatkln reports having mad;
December 23 a reconnolspance In force In
the direction of the Japanese positions at
Bentslaputie. The Hurslans forced an en
try Into Bentslaptitxc, occupied some of tin
entrenchments and repul-ed the counter at
tarka of two battalions of Japanese, with
great loaa, the Japanese leaving nine pris
oners In the hands of tho Rus-lan'. The
.Russian losses were throe officers and six
men killed and three officers and slxly-one
men wounded.
The night of December S3, General Kou
ropatkln adds, was quiet.
Urm at Washington,
WASHINGTON, Ic. 21. The Japanese
legation today received the folliw.ni
cablegram from Tokio, dated today:
Port Arthur army reports that the right
detachment occupied a hill on the east
of Houyangsh Jkou; thereupon enmy made
fierce counter attack, but wan iepuls"d.
Our occupation is now nearly nssure'1.
This hill Is situated one mile and a hilf
south of fcfl-Meter hill. The bombardon nt
of our heavy guns paused a great eon
flagratlon on the north fort of Ilsltayang
hao. Paris ot for Intervention.
PARIS, Dec. 24. Tho officials of the For
eign office discredit the report from St.
Petersburg circulated In the Vnlted States
by a news agency to tho effect that Am
Loubet favorable to the mediation of
France In the war. They say they are
not aware of the exlstenco of any such
letter and the report Is believed to be an
exaggeration growing out of Bompard s
all on President- Loubet December 13,
when he presented a letter from Kmpfur
Nicholas to the president, us cabled to the
Associated Pre.i at the time. Today M.
Bompard gave out an authorized state
ment that Russia was rexelveil to vigor
ously carry on the war until decisive re
suits havo been secured. The ambassador
has since said that the letter was not im
portant or In connection with tho war,
Ise l.lnera for Scant Shins.
HONOLULU, Dec. 24.-The Hteumer China,
from Asiatic ports, brings definite informa
tion that the steamers Nippon and Hong
Kong have left Yokohama for Singapore
and will act as scout ships In the opera
tions of the Japanese warships against
the Russian Baltic fleet. The steamer
America will follow, convoying torpedo
boats.
The steamers Nippon, Hong Kong and
America, prior to the outbreak of the
Russo-Japanese war, were operated by the
Toyo Kitten Kalsha company between San
Francisco and oriental points. Early In
the war they were commandeered by the
Japanese government and fitted out as
auxlllury cruisers' and transports.
(Continued from First Page.)
there was practical unanimity. English
education could be settled In tho face of
the conscientious objection of an enormous
msss of Nonconformists, but Irish educa
tlon could never be settled so long as any!
little handful of fanatics could be, gotten
together liv the hint .r .,.,..., ,i I
- - ' ".mi m ujuiii.
The settlement of that question wus bound
up with the prospects and success of the
national movement In Ireland. Ireland was.
In fact condemned today to a condition of
Ignorance by the action ot a foreign gov
ernment. Belfast was one of the only re
maining places In the way of a settlement
of this great question. He nppealed to
public opinion to take a reasonable und
patriotic view of this question, bearing
ln mind that Justice to the Catholics meant
Justice to the Interests of Belfast.
MOTOR DUMPSKING ALFONSO
Holer of ftnein Has 1 arrow
Escape from Injury at
Madrid.
MADRID, Dec. 24.-Klng Alfonso had n
narrow escape while riding In u motor
car on the Prado yesterday. A wheel of
the car, which he was driving personally
suddenly broke and the car overturned,
but the king escaped uninjured.
King Alfonso Is an exceptionally daring
driver and his motoring exploits are a
constant source of anxiety to the queen
mother and the ministers. He has a pre
dilection for long trips, generally acting
as his own chauffeur. Recently he an
nounced his Intention of making, nnat-
tended, motor car trips In the dominions,
but the plan was dropped, becuuse Senor
Maura, who then was premier, threatened
to resign, as lie feared an anarchist out
rage. The king has hud several narrow
escapes.
FRAilCE MtY SEIZE SIX I'OHTS
('rials la Morocco Is Heachlnv a War
like Stag.
PARIS. Dec. it. -Tho crisis in" Morocco
Is assuming u warlike aspect, leading the
government to consider ull eventualities.
Including the possibility and even the
probability of the occupation of a chain
of six or seven ot the most important ports
giving France control of the Moroccan
customs and communication with the outer
world. This will not bo definitely de
termined until the sultan responds to the
French demands for redress. The occupa
tion of perts Is considered to be more
effective than a naval demonstration, us
the United States' demonstration at Tangier
showed tbe Moirucuns are unmoved unless
g demonstration is accompanied by coer
cion, even the seizure of ports not bringing
tb sultan to terms. France Is able to send
military expedition from Algeria. The
French troops In Algeria number 60.000 and
they are easily Increasable by 80,000. while
the sultan's army does hot exceed
men. However, Foreign Minister Delcusse
Is moving cautiously and Is still hopeful
that resort to force will be unnecessary.
Care also Is being taken to avoid tlx
sultan's proclaiming a holy war, which
would arouse the Mohammedan funatlcj.
Greek Cabinet Hntist,
ATHENS. Dec. .'.-The Greek cubluet re
signed today In consequence of the defeat
of tbe government In the chamber yester
day on a vole of no confidence moved by
former Premier Del) until. The latter
harply criticised the govornmeut'a genera'
policy and M. Zuiuils did I lie same. King
CitMirge la considering whether to form a
stopgap cabinet or dissolve the chamber
ind entrust M. Delyannis with the tusk ol
iormlnf a new esbinet
Ees. Dsc. 24, 19o4.
REFORMS ON BROAD SCALE
ProgTeisive Pgrtjr in Buwia Now Has Ear
of the Ciar.
PASSPORT SYSTEM IS GREATLY MODIFIED
Movement "lenns mch for Individual
Freedom In the Interior Pow
ers Hestnred to J.eiu-
atvos.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 21. Current
stories of a complete victory of the re
actionaries and the definite shelving of all
hope for early reforms on a broad scale,
according to an authority very close to
the emperor, are als.dutely false. Interior
Minister Prince Svatopolk-Mlrsky stands
higher than eve r in the emperor's luini
dence and esteem find the program of re
form that Is being worked out covers na
tional, municipal and peasant administra
tion. The reforms will Include an extension of
powers of scinstvos and doumas (land
council), especially In the matter of taxa
tion and assessment and a crystallisation
Into a law of the recommendation of the
Witte commission and whole plan of re
forms In the direction of a curtailment of
the power of the bureaucracy und de
centralization. Moreover, it Is understood
that xenistvos are to be Invited to send
representative! to St. Petersburg for con
sultative purposes, and there seems even
to exist a hope that something In the
nature of senisky statement udvocated by
Lorls-MellkolT may, after all, uut be im
possible. Reverses IMehve'e Order.
The gemsivos of the government of Tlver
and of the district of Novotorshsk have
had restored to them the right to ti.ct their
presidents from among their own members.
A year ago the lato minister of the In
terior, Von Plehve, disapproved of the presi
dents elected by these semstvos und re
placed them with his own nominees. The
restoration of the right to elect their presi
dents In tho case of the two semstvos
mentioned is regarded us being a significant
sign of the times. ...
Paspots Are Abolished.
The minister of the interior has Issued
un Important order, looking, to the ulti
mate abolishment of the cumbersome pass
port system.
For the present the abolition of the pass
port system will only apply to Russiuns,
and not to foreigners, although It is in
tended at the end ot tho war to nbolioh
the system governing foreigners iiIfo. Jlie
stale tax on the latter,' liowever, wll( ho
removed,. leaving only Red Cross and
invalid fund tuxes.
Abolition of the passport system in Rus
sia will work complete revolution, not only
In removing every Individual In the em
pire from constant surveillance by thu
police, but in many other ways Increasing
personal freedom. It is Impossible under
the present system for a peasant to leave
u commune without an endorsed passport
or a divorced wife to leuvo her husband's
roof without his permission.
Deep Material Slit nlftcjint-e.
The abolition, so fur a tourists are con
cerned, will be a great convenience, but It
will have no such deep and material sig
nificance us In the case of Russians. The
present passport system constitutes more
annoyance than thu actuul restriction of
legitimate tourlets. No hotel or lodging
house In the empire Is permitted to receive
a guest over night without his submitting
a passport to the police for vise, both on
arrival and departure. Neither natives nor
foreigners can leave the country without
permission of the police explicitly endorsed
on a pussport und a native must secure
a seclul passport, costing $7.30, before he
can go abroad. The penalty fur a native
evading this law Is exceedingly drastic.
Including corporal punishment If captured.
Foreign commercial travelers at present
are also heavily handicapped by the puss
port system. Their vocations must be
stated In a passport and a special license,
which costs $225, Is .exacted before they
can transact business In the country.
Whether this license will be modified with
the abolition of the passport It Is Impos
coble at present to say. A strong effort
was mude In 1N47 to abolish passports. The
measure was then shelved until l(li, when
a special commission Investigated the sub
ject and decided tliut it was impossible to
abolish tho system. Since then the law
has been enforced with the greatest se
verity. Demand a Liberal Pulley.
MOSCOW, Dec. 24 Expressions of sym
pathy with the reform resolutions passed
at the recent conference at zemstvo rep
resentatives raised a storm ut the session
of tho Agricultural society here yesterduy
evening. A statement signed by twenty
eight members endorsing the semstvo reso
lutions wus introduced by a member. The
president objected, but notwithstanding his
protest the communication was read. A
representative of the Kostroma branch of
the society was heartily cheered when he
announced that the Kostroma branch hud
parsed a similar resolution und demanded
the termination of the war. The president
thereupon left the hall and the assembly
proceeded to elect a new president. Ex,
clted speeches continued to be made until
late at night.
Tho membeus of the Moscow bar hove also
adopted a resolution to send an address to
the municipal oejuncil of Moscow approving
of Its recent reform resolutions.
Reverses Pirate's Order.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. U-The semst
vos of the government of Tlver and of the
district of Novotorshsk huve had restored
to litem the right to elect their presidents
from among their own members. A year
ago tbe lute minister of the interior, Von
Plehve, disapproved of the presidents
elected by these semstvos sud replaced
them with his own nominees. The restora
tion of tho right to elect their presidents In
the case of the two semMvus mentioned is
regarded as being a agnificanl sign of thu
Units.
Will Not Annex Islands.
SYDNEY. N. B. ., I. a.-Tlie local
lavul authorities deny huving any knowl
edge of their repuried intention to annex
l.e Tonga islands, formerly known as the
Friendly Islands. The native pirmicr end
treasurer of the Tongs group were re.
-viitly deported by the British to the FIJI
sluiids, on the charge of niulfcsaauu ill
ortKe, which guve rise t the tepoiL
DESOLATION AT SIOUX CITY
Bnsiiesi Center of the Town ii a Mass of
Blackened Rniia.
FIREMEN ARE STILL AT THE NOZZLE
All Day Lose Streams Are reared
Into the Northwestern National
Bank Ralldlan All Basl
ess Sasnendrd.
SIOUX CITT. Ia Dec. 24.-AII Is desola
tion In Sioux City tonight. There Is little
Of Christmas Joy and the seaFon's greet
Ings are ald with a brave smile. In the
business center of the city blackened ruins
everywhere confront the view, while grim
walls, scarred as with battle strife and
shell, rtand as silent reminderj tf the past.
People pass and gaie In wonderment.
silently, awfully. The terrible scene of
the devastation Is now only realized In all
It means now when tho excitement of the
fight and flame is past. Sidne-s nnd sor
row U depicted on every face. It Is a Rid
precursor to what promised to be a merry
Christmas.
Fire la Iflns: Hard.
The firemen are still st the nozzle. Still
the fight goes on. The fire Is dying hard,
but It Is dying.
All-day streams were poured Into the
Northwestern National Bank building, nt
the corner of Fourth and Pierce streets,
without seeming permanent effect. An In
stant's Intermission and the blaxe break
forth again. The air Is choked with t lie;
steam and smoke and the odor of charred
wood Is everywhere.
But the fire has burned Itself out. It has
consumed everything wide h It could lnp up
and Is m w dying f re m sheer want of fuel.
It will smolder for days under the watch
ful eyes of the firemen, but its mnmc; has
gone.
Business throughout the city Is prac
tically suspended. None of the business
houses In the burned section has opened
for business. Sioux City today was not In
the mood to buy. It was locking over Its
dead end contemplating Just what the
future holds forth.
The only building in the two blocks which
remains intact is that of the Bloux City
Tribune, facing on Pierce street, near Third
street. The damage to th'e building ia
slight.
The big plate glass windows of Davidson's
store on the east aide are all broken nnd
the contents of the show windows ure more
or less damaged by the water which was
played into the building.
1. 1st ol Buildings Destroyed.
The big buildings which were reduced to
ashes were the Massachusetts block, the
Toy building and Toy annex, the Badgerow
block, the Mercantile block, -the Bolton
block, the Commercial block, the Brown
block, the Oilman block, a half block of
well known business huunes on the soutn
side of Fourth street east of Pierce street,
the J. K. Prugh block, Warlield-Pratt How
ell company's wholesale grocery house, the
Leader hotel, the West hotel. Selxer Broth
ers' block, the Northwestern National bank.
The insurance Is estimated to amount to
about two-thirds of the loss.
Among the large business firms which
were burned out were the Pclletier Dry
Goods company, the Olllete Hardware com
pany, Johnson & Aronson, Orkin Brothers,
American Express company, Peuvey &
Nush Furniture company, Dow Clothing
company, Harstau & Halseth, Theodore
Becker, Beach & Weld Hardware company.
Western Union Telegraph e'ompuny, Seller
Brothers, George M. Conway.
A host of Amulter buslne.-s houses were
victims of the flames, as were hundreds of
people with offices and living rooms In the
burned district.
But one life Is known to have been lost.
Jenohah Brockway, who Jumped from the
fourth story of the Massachusetts building,
struck a telephone wire and m s-ed the life
net by six inches.
The total loss Is $.',M0,i0. The chief
losses are;
IiiHiir
L'iss. a lire.
Pelletler Dry Gocds Co
Mass. Real Estate Co
$J10.(KIO $.011,0 10
186,0) '.5 Oil)
Purslow estate
Dow Clothing Co
Selzer Bros.' building
Belzer Bros.' stock
J. K. Prugh & Co
To.OiSJ
66,1 0
2H.II&)
bO.ln0
65.00)
3 1,0(0
Ji.OW
K.IXK)
38.00.)
25.0 X)
3)1,0 0
45.0DJ
25,01)0
4 1,0 i )
24.000
90.011)
R. E. Purslow (West hotel).
Jo.tflO
Schulein estate tia.mio
George M. Conway 55.C0I
Higman BK.tnn.er t o., boots
and shoes 50,000
Davidson Bros. Co to.iN)
Johnson & Aronson Co fo.MiO
Brown Block Co 3d,(n)
Gillette Hardware Co 20,000
Paul Leader 20.0W
James Bothwell (Warfield
building 23.(00
We-ld Hardware Co 2U.000
Ilurdstad & Halseth '. 20,010
T. 8. and J. P. Martin (Mer
cantile block) IR.O'iii
Fugley & Co Ij.oho
Orkin Bros 4O,0n0
X. 8. and J. P. Martin (Prugh
store) 20,roo
T. 8. Martin & Co.. stock.... 2u,W)
J. H. Bolton, owner Bolton
block 60.0:0
Brown Block Co Iiu.ooo
Jonathan W. Brown (Commer-
mercial block) uO.UJU
Charlotte 1. G. Danlelsuu (Peu
vey &. Na-h store) 18.W
Peavey it Nush stock Uii.ooo
10.OW
JS.OK)
0,000
2' 1.010
2fi,i)
20,0)0
17,000
2O,0" H)
21,000
30.(0)
30,iX
20,00-J
NO BAIL FOR NAN PATTERSON
District Attorney Announces That He
Will Resist Any Effort to Reduce
Her lloud.
NEW YORK. Dee. 24. Nan Patterson's
last hope of spending Christmas with her
parents ul their Homo In Wushluglon
vanished today when District Attorney
Jerome announced that he would not agree
to u reduction of her ball. This was taken
to mean that the show girl will again be
tried on the charge of the murder of
Caesar Young. Her ball hud previously
been fixed at 120,000.
When the dlatrlct attorney made his an
nouncement Daniel O'Relllcy, of counsel
for Miss Patterson, jiald: "This surely
incuiis that there will be a new trial. Wo
ure anxious that It will be called soon,
und will make every effort to have It called
as soon as possible."
Afterward he said that counsel hud de
rided not to attempt to get any bail unlct.
the district attorney does not promise a
speedy retrial. Counsel, ho said, believed
the aafeat pluca for Miss Fun. thou win
In the Tombs, as she hud been there so
long.
The urgency for a new trial on the part
of the defense was due, Mr. O'Rcllley suld,
to the fact that the defense bus found soma
new and what they consider Important
evideneie. Parts of this, he said, was tho
finding of sum SZ-callbra bullets In Young's
trunk. Mr. O'Relllcy suld that Prosecutcr
Rand admitted the finding of the bullets, I
but contended that they belonged to Mrs.
Young.
District Attorney Jerome announced late
today thut proceedings for a new trial will
bo hurried as Sunt as possible.
Thu news that she could not be admitted
to bail was broken to Miss Patterson ns
gently a pots bls. but she broke down
completely after making u brave show of
cheerfulness all day. Even though she
knew she would have to remain in the
Tombs over Christmas she had hoped she
might be released on ball next week. She
passed a cheerless "day before Christmas"
in her cell In the tombs prison. The grips
and suit case pocked so carefully two days
ago in anticipation of acquittal of tha
charge of murder of Caewar Young, were
reopened and one by one the trinkets and
knluknacks were returned to tier former
places. She had given up all hope of the
Christmas at home In Washington with her
aged parents and brother and rLsters. Even
the possibility of obtaining bull, which her
attorneys have suggested, brought no hope
of the reunion on ChrlMmas day. as she
be lleved that much time would be necessary
to complete the arrangements and bring
about her release even If it were ultimately
successful.
Mips Patterson seemed In much better
condition today, both physically snd men
tally, than yesterday, it was only with the
greatest efforts that the hysteiia following;
her la .Ft appearance In court was controlled,
but she fell asleep atsiut midnight and
rested well. When she arose this morning
there was a sheaf of li tters und telegrams
awaiting her. One telegram read:"Your
friends know you are innocent nnd we wish
yni the happiest Christmas one can have
behind prison walls."
FARMERS IN SHOOTING AFFRAY
Shotgnna Versus Revolvers, with the
Former n Winner In the
Contest.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. 24. (Special Tele
gram.) A shooting affray today, the nut
growth of an old grudge, resulted In Frank
E. Brown of Filley being In the hospital ! titioners in this original case was purely
and Charles C. Reynolds, a farmer living ! political and that the state constitution ex
four mile south -or town, landing In Jail. : prcssly prohibits the courts from Interfer
with a charge of shooting with Intent to log with such cases. All matters ertain
klll lodged against him. Th shooting oc- log to flections and which are political In
curred at the home of Reynolds and was their nature are expre?ly confided by the
participated In by himself, his son and ' constitution In the first instance to the
Brown. Brown had a revolver which he , legislative department. Courts are ex
fired five times, but failed to hit anybody. I pressly prohibited from nt any time or in
The Reynolds, father and son, each had
flhof iron arirl tamlnt on thnlf 011I11 inn f '
three times out of six shots. One charge
o fshnt struck Brown In the cheek, tearing
away the flesh, another in the arm an. I
the third In tlie sliouhler. After the af
icr wic bi-
fray Brown got Into his wagon ami started
to drive away. When In front of the hou e
of Juy Jobs, he fainted and Mr. Jobs tor k
him In. Doctors were summoned, who
dressed the wounds and then took the In
jured man to Tccumst h. While serious,
it Is not thought the wounds will prove
fatal.
The shooting frightened the team driven
by the Reynolds and it ran away, Injuring
Mrs. Reynolds.
Tho trouble slatted months ago over a
colt and last August the two men, who
were then neighbors, had a conflict In
which Brown came out second best. After
wards he moved to Filley and sent bai-k
word that he would some day get even
with Reynolds. Today Reynolds received
a telephone message that Brown was armed
and was coming over to "get him." He
swore out a peace warrant for Brown, pur
chased a shotgun for self-protection and
started home. Brown, however, beat him
to the Reynolds farm and had threatened
one of Reynolds' daughters and budly
frightened her when he suw Reynolds, his
wife and son driving up. Brown rushed out
of the house and opened fire with his re
volver, which Renohls returned with the
ehotgiin. The boy ran into the house and
procure-d a shotgun which was In there nnd
Joined in the fusillade, with the net re
sult mentioned above.
CHRISTMAS AT NEW YORK
Salvation Army Will Feed Fifty
Thousand People Today (ireat
Exodus from the City.
NEW YORK, Dec. IS. New Tork began
a Christmas celebration tonight in va
rious children's hospitals and nurses and
attendants Joined in singing of Yulr-tldu
carols and In providing entertainment for
the little, patliyits.
For tomorrow and Monday the city hail
prepared a grand celebration for the lit
tle oil's, and for the hungry In poorer
classes. The Salvation Army will feul
50.000 people and other charitable organixa-
Hons will provide for double this number.
It Is estimated tonight that over 3.VMIIKI
Christmas trees have been sold In the city
t,..iiir th.i liiul rn iluvn
during the last ten days.
Tomorrow the prisoners In the Tombs
will be bountifully fed on turkey and
chicken und the other goo.l things that
help to cheer th? Christmas dinner.
Pipes and tobacco have been provided for
the men by some of the missionaries, who
have planned surprises In gifts for nil the
prisoners. Nan Patterson will eat her
Christmas dinner In the Tombs Instead of
In her Washington home. It le said that
she hud recovered herself, but that t-he Is
still uV'ply disappointed over thu failure
of the Jury to set her free.
Outgoing trains on the New Y'ork Cen
tral and New York( New Haven & Hud
son, were from twenty to forty minu'.e?
lute because of the congestion of trelns,
due to the holiday traffic. During the day
und evening forty extra trains were sent
out over the Central, while twenty were
dispatched eastward. Station nfftei ill
stated that today's traffic was the heavies:
In years.
DEATH RECORD.
I'atrlrk Cimwar.
DCNI-Al'. Iu., Dec. :'l.-(Bpeclal.)-Death
hait claimed Patrick Conway, who dlid at
tho age of 7G years ut his farm home ten
miles KoutlieaHt of 1 Minimi and was burled
from St. Patrick's church In Dunlap yeater
dav. Conwav wan bum In fmintv'
Ireland, In lH-H und came to Amcrlcu in 1HNI,
Kcmr surviving children are Mrs. J. W.
Keane and Anthony Conway of Dunlap and
John and Martin Conway of Dixon. Neb.
'
C'liarlvs Moe
TABLK ROCK, Neb., Deo. It (Special.)
Charles Moo, an old soldier, who served
In an Ohio regiment during the war of thu
rebellion, and who has lived here for more
than twenty yenrs. died at 11 o'clock tins
morning after a brief illness of Blight's
disease and bcurt failure. He was 67 yenrs
of age und leaves a wife and several chil
dren. William lluckett.
KANSAS CITY, Dee. 24-WUliam lluck
ett. an engineer, who brought In tho Ilrst
locomotive, bl 1S65, died at hlsehome hero
today, aged 83 years. He ulao took the
lirst loe i motive Into Toronto, Canada. Mr.
lluckett was horn In Loudon, England. In
1S:;6. He Let'unic un engineer on the Troy
& Saratoga railway.
C.eurae W. Weeks,
CRKSTON, hi'., Dec. 23-(Su?elal.)-Ooor3
W. Weeks, who ut one time was u real cs-
tate dealer In Creston. died ut the Soldiers'
Horn, at Marsh,.. l.-,u,n I !
Home at Murshulltown, la., after a short
IllnckS. Mr. Week hud been refilling in
Harlan until within a few weeks of his
death.
I. j. t.allcry.
CHICAUO. Dec. 1-D. J. Gallery, one of
the original members of the Board of
Trade, fell dead in his son's office, here to
day. Death is supposed t'J have been due
tu heart disease.
Hrirr I). Ilentle).
KHKKl'OitT. 111., Dee. 24 -lienry D. Hint
ley, musical Instrument manufacturer and
wholesaler, widely known throughout the
west, Is dead.
Closed.
We desire to announce that our store will
be closed all day Monday, Di-e. mM. Orchard
A Wllhelm Carpet Co.
1'uur Deaths from Niuallpus.
CHICAUO. Dec. 14 Four deuthe In the
iHolation hospital toduv broke tlie record
for the iiiHtitutlnii. and cast n till' over
Ine- ChruMmas feBllv".!e which ban been
planned for the sixty-three smallpox pa
Ileum. One of l he deud is a hal e i days
old. Horn in ine nstiiuU"n. iiie uioilur
ulao is umoug the deud.
APPEAL TO FEDERAL COURT
Attorney for Election Officials Question
Authority of Colorado Tribunal.
QUOTES CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
Alleaes That Power to Itegnlate Elec
tions anil Other Political Affairs
Is tested Solely In l,ea
latlre Department.
DENVER, Dec. 24. Attorney Samuel Bel
ford has drawn up a brief to be presented
to the United States supreme court In the
application for a writ of habeas corpus for
Michael iKvwd. one of the thirty election
officials who have la-en sentenced to Jail
by the Colorado supreme court on charges
of contempt based on their actions at the
polls.
The brief questions the authority of the
supreme court to take Jurisdiction of an
election. It lays stress on the fact that
grounds for the action taken by the Jus
tices Is still a secret, because no opinion
lias been handed down by the court. It
declares thut the re-medy sought by the pe-
; any manner Interfering with the conduct
of elections or the right of suffrage.
Denlen Authority of the t oort.
Counsel for the republicans do not con
tend. It is said, in the brief, that the mlll-
, . ,, . .
y ""ener ...
! I contended that the courts
of ll,e s,;Uo havo no more TiM l' lnt'T-
fere. If any frauds have been committed
an appeal lies to projier person in the
state. It was never supposed by anybody
that such an authority existed In the su
preme court until the matter was brought
to its attention.
The brier states that the action of the
supreme court In taking charge of the elec
tion In this city will open the eyes of the
rest of the country to what Is meant by
government by Injunction and continues:
Wherein lies tho difference between the
arbitrary and despotic decrees of the su
preme court and an imperial ukase which
the czar of Russia might issue. Colorado
has been held up to the eyes of the nation
in Its governmental aspect as the repro
duction of the Russian theory, but arbitrary
action or ine czar or llussia is more ad
visable than the decree of the supreme
e-ourt, because here, we nre in theory at
leeist, dominated by n government of law
and not of men. How e-an a law-abiding
people exist under conditions of tills kind?
Contemners amber Thirty.
i nree more election officials were
j sent to Jail by the supreme court
today for contempt, making a total of
thirty-two who have been sentenced for
violation of the court's Injunction Issued
prior to the November election. Ijiua
Ooldman and Edward Sweeney, Judges In
the Second pre-clnct, Fourth ward, Denver,
were sentenced to serve four months In Jail
and pay fines of $lo0 and costs each. The
court declared that they had knowingly aad
wilfully permitted repenting.
Clarence P. Dixon, clerk In the Thir
teenth precinct, Third ward, was sentenced
to Jail for four months and fined I2W und
costs. The court tald the evidence showed
there had been repeating and a wilful mis
count of votes In this precinct In which
Dixon had acquired a fictitious nsldence
j J"t befeire; election, and that Dixon had
Interfered with the appointment of a repub
lican clerk and with the supreme court
watchers in the performance of their duties.
Indictments against Michael Callahan and
Jacob Schartx, charged with flection frauds,
w,re quashed by Judge John I. Mulllna to.
dav.
Tno defendants were election tariff, in
and were lllnlo, ...... f ,
I of ,,llty Hml oornipt cndU(.t at lnp
- . , ...
juuge Aiuiiins neiu mat tho Indictments
were general und not specific.
MURPHY WILL BE RELEASED
I'uuillat elsun anil His Manager Will
Agree on Division of fi),(Kl4
(heck.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2t.-Battllng
Nrlyon will not prosecute hi tnannRer,
Teddy Murphy, wht, with Eddlo Santry,
wus brought from Stockton to this e'ity
today by a detective to answer charges
of emberxlenietit. Tho check for $!),X)0
found In Murphy's possession . was cashed
and the money deposited with the'propcrty
clerk of the court. Uoth Murphy und
Nelson signed a paper agreeing to this,
gantry has been released on his own re
cognizance and Murphy will be released on
H.IXX) ball. Nelson and Murphy bqth say
thst an amicable settlement can bo reached
and further legal proceedings are nut ex
pected. HYMENAL
Wlttwrr-Allen.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Dec 24-(8pecial.)
Henry Wtitwer and Miss Georgia Allen
were united in murrluge at the home eif
"" ... .u-h bii.i
wife, several miles southeast of the. eity,
Ith" "f"""' M"K V"' he pres.
' ,e,,,f 'J ,,''m"""!; f triFn' a,Ul
.relatives by Kev. K. Hell.
Dunkln-Gtxil.b v.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Dec. 2i (Special.)
Mr. Ralph K. lUnkln and Miss Annie
tleiolsby, a young couple from east of the
rlty, were united In marriage by Rev. V.
L. Dlllow of Verdou. Mr. and Mrs. Dun
kin left at once for Oklahoma, where they
will make their future home.
Juliusoii-Kaeeml rr.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., Dec. 24.-(Special.)
Miss Kthel, Kucemlie of I'awnee City wus
on Thursduy evening united In marriage
to Charles Johnson, a young farmer north
of this lily, the cereniony taking place at
the home of the bride. They will muke
their home on a farm near this city.
Cunln John mm.
l'AWXKK CITY, Neb., Dec. 24. (Spe
cial.) At the home of the bride's mother,
Mrs. Krcda, R. Johnson, In this city, on
Wednesday, December 21. occurred tho
, t i it,,. v bw r a i i ,
MIhs Maml U Juh"- Ider V. A. Lill-
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den ottlclullng.
Ault-Dalce.
Mr. Charles K. Ault of Walioo, Neb.,
and Miss Kmmu lsilce of South Omaha
were married yesterday afternoon at the
residence of thu 'groom's sister, 1322 Web
ster street. Rev. Charles W. Suvldgo offi
ciated. Deer-Poster.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Dec. 24-(Speclal.)
Mr. John Heer und Miss Julia Foster, u
couple from south of town, went to Si
betha, Kan., and were united In murrluge
by the county Judge. They will make their
home on a farm near Mlddiebcrg.
JoUasna-lla) rs.
TABLK ROCK, Neb., Dec. 24. IHpeeiul.)
Victor K. Johnson and Miss Mary E.
Hays drove over to I'awnee City oil
Wednesday and were united In marriage
by Judge K. A. Barton.
Kailrrs Drowth Broken.
CINCINNATI. Deo. 24. The rain, which
filially broke Ho- lour months' drouth in
Hits section, continued to fall today, enm
llis down heavily during the morning. Rain
,,, rep' i'ted both down und up the
Tw.!, ah inlnlH as far up s Oil City.
report ood rains.
SCHUuLLER & MUELLER
A REMARKABLE
PIANO OFFER
Which Expires Dec. 31, owirj to our
FIRE LOSS
AT S10UX CITY
Coin in end rig Tuesday iMornitigt Dec. 27, and
continuing only 5 days until 10 P. M. Saturday,
Dec. 31, we will offer any new piano in our Omaha
store (excepting the Stein way, which admits of no re
duction) AT ACTUAL FACTORY COST
Plus only th Freights and 5elllng Expense.
THIS OFFER IS FOR SPOT CASH
A slight advance Avill be charged to time biivers.
No piano will be sold to comiKjtitive dealers. Xo trade
dealt accented. o commission to anyone.
Our t'lirlstmnn t ratio lia 1uen tht liirtrcst in tho history of our
Iioiimo. Wo twpoctoil it anil wore preimrwl mid fortunatoly for this
quick money i:ilini.' stilrt wo hnvp n niafcnltioont Mook of Ktoger, Kuirr-
ion, Mueller, Htirdinnii, McTlinil, A. H. Cluiao, It i & Sons, (;. Stock,
Voso & Sous ami lhi other well known standard liinos, makes of wlioac
reliability there can be no question pianos Unit grae-e tlie home of cul
ture now to be had at cost.
For Our Future Protection These Prices
Cannot Be Advertised.
Hy fnliUlltiK every promise made, by advertising only what we
have to Hell by keeping faith with the publle thin house has jtrown to
Its present posltlou the lending piano firm In the west with hircc stores
nt Umahn, Sioux City, Council Hluffs nnd Lincoln, a.nd we wish to im
press buyers Unit this advertisement menus just what It rends.
Out-of-Town Buyers Should Take Advantage
Of the half fare excursion rates to Omnhti all this week, from the
furthest points in Nebraska, you in save enough on your piano purchase
here to pay all expenses, .' years' music lessons nnd have money left.
If you cannot come to our store,
USE THE WIRE OR TELEPHONE.
ADDRESS
SCI.MOlLi.lt & MUELLER
fSSK:?ii5r-1313 farnam Street, Omaha, Neb.
YCLET1DE IN GREAT BRITAIN
Chriitmai Spent is Abroad in tha Land
Deipite tke HeaTj Fog.
ROYAL FAMILY AT SANDRINGHAM
Ambassador and Mrs. thosle Are
Gariti of Baron Mount Stephen In
Hart fordshlre Evans and
Family fio to Paris.
LONDON. Dec. 24. The Christmas spirit
was abroad throughout England today, not
withstanding tho continued heavy fogs
which normally act us an extreme depres
sant. Not for years has London had such
a thorough elose of thut pea soup atmos
phere for which the metropolis Is famous,
but the population which grumbled during
the week changed their moods today und,
accepting the Inevitable, prepared to spend
a merry Christmas, even welcoming the
fog as a Christmas gift and friend of olden
iays. In hII the great homes In England
ti e Yule log Is burning. From Sandring
ham to the humblest residence, relatives
who nre scattered throughout the rest of
the year are gathering to spend the Eng
lish Christmas. It ls'estlmated that 1.5uO,(loO
persons went out cf London toduy. To
those who witnessed the tremendous rushes
at every station the wonder was thst any
persons could be left to people London.
But the exodus leaves no appreciable mark
In the streets, which are thronged with mil
lions of shipper and sightseers, though
the fog limits the scope of vision.
Royal Family at BandrlnsThaiu.
Most of the cabinet officers and diplo
mats have left London. King Edward and
Queen Alexandra with the Immediate royal
family are gathered at Sandrlugham palace,
where Christmas will be celebrated in the
usual manner. Their majesties will closely
obrerve ull of the Christmas customs.
There will be a Christmas tree for the
royal children around which three genera
tion will meet as privately as royalty ever
meets to enjoy a typical home Christmas.
At the same time none of the dependents
will be forgotten. The king and queen
will distribute their largess among the
tenantry of Sandrlngham and throughout
the United Kingdom where there are most
ileserving charities. Missions, the unem
ployed and poor children will beeinem
bered substantially. The queen has given
unothcr to thu Salvation Army.
Lird Laird iwne's Christmas will b? iipcnt
st Decren, Kerry, bis Irish seat, whei he
will entertain n. large house purty, r.nd
that of Premier und Mrs. Balfour ut Wblt
tlngliam. l'restonkirk. There will la- the
usual Chamberlain reunion at Highbury,
Birmingham. Some of the members of
the cubinet, diplomats and other prominent
personages have sought u sunnier Christ
inas un the continent.
The American Colouy.
Ambussador and Mrs. 'Choate are vlsitlmt
Huron Mount Stephen at Brockett Hall.
Hatfield, Hartfordshlre, and Secretary of
Embassy Henry White lias a number of
guects at his country place. Consul Gen
eral Evans, with his finally, baa gone to
Purls. Mr. Evans will return to Indon
Monday, but his family will proceed to
I'gvpt. Miss Evans Is going to Washing
ton by way of Australia and Han Franclso.
The duchess of Marlbe rough will send
her Christmas In Paris, while the duke
will remain at Blenheim palace. Baron
Hayashl, the Jupane-se minister, will re
main In I,oiidon. A number of Amerlcuna
nre guests of prominent persons In different
parts of England, while others are spending
Chtislmas on the continent.
ProvUloii for the poorer clusies has been
arranged on a scale even larger than usuil.
There Is almost en incredible number of
destitute persons, but there Is reason to
suppose that no one will be without a
Christinas dinner. "Boxing duy" will, of
course, lie observed as another holiday
among the ouuger theatergoers. The i
" Mill In
1313 FARNiil STREET
pantomime openings will be a strong fea
ture, the historic Drury Ine, with "The
White Cat," being the center of attraction.
NEW CHARGE AGAINST NEGRO
Beat Another Colored Man on Election.
Day and Is Aerosed of Interfere
ingr nlili Itlghts of Cltlsen.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24. A charge, tho lika
of which never has been entertained in a
United States court In this district within
the memory of the oldest court oIMclal, wa,4
preferred today against Henry Jones, a
Louisville (Ky.j negro, when ho was ar
raigned before United States Commis
sioner Shields. The charge against Jones
wub interfering with tlie rights of a citlsen
In that he beat John Suppertonight, an
other negro, so severely thut Supperto
night was unable to vote at the last presi
dential election at Louisville. Secret serv
ice officers had been searching for Jons
for some time nd finally located him lu
this city. When urralgned before the com
missioner today he waived examination and
extradition formalities and will be taken
back to Louisville Immediately for trial.
The complaint against Jones was sworn
out by CJilef Klynn of the United States
secret service.
FIRE RECORD.
Ibanon rollewe.
LEBANON, Pa., Dec. 24.-The main build
Ini of lylmnon college nt Annvllle wa
d.stroyed by fire tonight. The loss Is $70,00",
with an Insurance of tfu.ouo. The origin
cannot be learned.
Another Attempt on l'i"inilry.
CINCINNATI. Iec. 24. Another attempt
wus made (luring tlie iiIkIiI to blow up
the Newport Foundry and Machine e-oni-pany's
plant ut New porl.'Ky. Tin- ertlm
building was shaken by a terrlllc explo
sion ot dynamite. The dynamite wis
dropped near a fence and roiiseiiientl'
little dumiiKf was done. Tho explosion
WHS heard all over the city.
WRONG IDEA.
Don't get the wrong Idea Into your head
that starvation is good for Dyspepsia.
It's not.
Those who have not studied the subje'jpv
very deeply, or with trulncd sclentlrio
minds, might THINK so.
but facts prove oiheiwlse.
All specialists In stomach and digestive
disorders know, that it Is best ior dys
pepsia to !) WELL FED.
Why, dysjs pslu is really u starvation, din
rase! Your food don't feed yoti.
By starvation, you may give your bowels
and kldneyr. 1 ss to do, hut that does not
cure your digestive trouble simply makes
you we'aker and sicker it ss likely to bu
permanently cured than ever.
No, the only right way to permanently
cure yourselt of any form of dyspepsia or
Indigestive trouble, is to eat hcarthy of ull
the food that you find lust agrees with
you, and help your digestion to work with
Stuart a Dyspepsia Tuhlets.
This is a safe, certain, sirleji title, reliable
muthod of tresimcnt, which wl.l never fail
to cure: the most obstinate casus If per
severed In.
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tonic, refreshing effect On the s.-crstory
glands of the entire digestive truct.
They gently (tree the flow of ftesh diges
tive juices.
They contain, themselves, many of II -che-mlcal
conutltuenls ot these Juices, thu
when liH.e lved ll.cy help v Ubb ,m' ii
food around them In stomach or bowels-
They therefore quickly relieve all tl "
symptoms of iridlgest,ou, and coax H "
(.lands to tako a proper pleasure In ih h -'
tbei' proper work.
They coax you back to health.
No ether medical treatment of any sort
nor any fid sstein of "Culiur-" or
"Cure," will give you the solid, p.oii. iiieiu,
curative results, that will riiuurts Dys
pcpsl.i Tablets.
Write for a free Book of Hmptoms. F.
A. Stuart Co., Marshall, MiSifc
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