Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 26, 1904, Image 1
The Omaha Daily Bee. FOR A CHARACTERISTICALLY WEST. ERN NEWSPAPER READ THE BEi THE BEE IS THE PREFERRED ADVER. TISING MEDIUM IN ITS TERRITORY ESTAHLIfellED JUNE 19. 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MOUSING, DECEMBER 26. 1904. SINOLE COPY THREE CENTS. MEET OS SAME TRACK Haad-End Galliiiaa oi Ssutkarn Eall-aj Hear Mand'i Statioa, IlL PASSENGER TRAINS COME TOGETHER Sena Parsoni Killed Outright aad Tta Eariouilj Icjnrtd. NEARLY ALL EMPLOYES ANI TRAINMEN Ocly On Faaaengar Aaong tha " ' id Two Anang the Injured. ' BLAME PLACED ON' TELEGRAPH OPl k Wa at Brown. Ilk, Fall to D -. an Orio to EhI Bonn Trai ? . a ft Folat. LO'JlHVILLE, Ky., Dec. .-The p cnge.- train which left St. Loul at o'clock lMt night on the Southern railway collided head-on with the passenger train leaving Louisville about the eame hour when near Maud e Station, 111., today. One passsnger and lx employes were killed and two passengers and eight employe injured. The dead: CHARLES SCHMIDT. Centralla. 111. ENGINEER BOWEN, Princeton, lnd. FIREMAN CHARL.Es HUTT, Princeton. MAIL. CLEKK H. D. HOOAN. Ueorge- ,Wb!,'rrioi FOREMAN UNDERWOOD, Princeton. Ind. . EMPLOYE HENRY OBKEN, Tenneain, Ind. tMPLOTE JOHN HUDSON. . The Injured: Albert McNelly, Princeton. Ind. Albert Oskin, Tenneson. Ind.. ankle pralned. Express Meeeenger C. D. Minter, broken Employ Eugene Carlton, Dale, Ind., In- tConductor W. H. Beattjr, Louisville, shoulder dislocated. ... Mall Clerk M. O. Mitchell, St. Louis, hip injured. Employ Cyrua Hutchinson, Tenneson. I"Ex'pr'eilshMe8snger J. A. McWllllame, St. Louie, alight. Flagman Joseph I .owe. Section Foreman Henry Austin. The Bt. Louls-Loulsvllle and the St. Louls-KnoxvlUe aleepers were drewn by both trains, but none of the passengers In these cars was Injured. Both engines were badly damaged and four coaches de stroyed. The collision occured between Mt. Carmel, 111., and Princeton, Ind., and. according to the Southern railway officials, was caused by the failure of the operrtof at Browns, IlL, to deliver to the eastbound train an order naming a meeting point for the trains. AU of the employes, with the exception of the trainmen, were In the combination baggage and smoking car. Killed by Faat Mall Train. ST. LOUIS, Dec 25. The dead body of J. D. Williams, son pf Captain Sam Wil liams, a well known newspaper man, was found toetfrhv the Mntsonrl Pacific- -tracks? at Tuxedo station', a suburb, today. It Is supposed he was killed by the fast mall. Which was due to pass the station at the Urns registered on his watch, which had topped. ' Collision at Charleston,' 111. CHARLESTON. 111., Dec. 26. In a headon collision between two freight train on the Clover Leaf railway twenty mllea west of here this afternoon, Walter Lee of Charleston, conductor on the eastbound train, and Brakeman Hobbles were killed. . One of the engineer! was slightly Injured. AIRSHIP'S SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT Baldwin's Arrow Travels Eight Miles In Face of Twelve-Mile Gale, Under Perfect Control. , LOS ANGELES, Deo. 28. Captain Bald win's airship, California Arrow, driven by Roy Knabenshue, who made several suc cessful flights In the same machine from the World' fair grounds at St. Louis, was given Ita first trial In California today and was successful with the single exception of Its failure to land at the starting point. A landing was effected half a mile away without damage to the machine, and It was safely towed back to the anchorage. The Arrow started from Chutes Park base ball ground In the southeastern part of the city, at 1:17, sailed with the wind northeastward for a distance of between eight and ten miles, thence eastward for two mllea and returned In the face of a twelve-mile gale to a point directly above the starting place, but. wing' to the sup ply of gasoline running short, was unable to effect a landing at exactly the desired spot Prom the time the airship arose from the base ball grounds until It was safely anchored at Pico and Stanford streets, It was In flight an hour and thirteen min utes, and In that time sailed a distance of probably twenty miles. When flying with the wind the Arrow traveled at a speed of twenty miles on hour, and In returning directly In the face of the strong south eastern gale was able to make a rate of peed reckoned at between six and eight ml lee an hour. The airship waa maneuvered by Knaben ihM la every direction, responding readily to Its rudder, circling and turning In any direction, sailing directly In the face of the wind or at any angle, and rising and dip ping as the operator directed. The Arrow roei at time to a height of probably 3,000 feet or more, with Knabenshue regulating the height by shifting his weight and rais ing or lowering the bow of the craft as ha desired to ascend of descend. UNION STATION FOR CHICAGO Pennsylvania Company Is Preparing to Spend ThlrtV Million Dollars for Row Terminals. CHICAGO, Dec. 15. The rtecord-Herald 'ays: The Pennsylvania Railroad company la prepared to spend 130,000,000 In the con struction of a new railroad atatlon In Chi cago. Itt.Ooo.OOO of this sum to be spent In acquiring land adjoining the present Union depot and IIO.OUO.OUO to be spent In buildings. Plans and specifications for a most elaborate group of structures devoted to railway purpose have already been com pleted. The site of the new terminal as planned by the architects and engineers of the Pennsylvania company will occupy seven square blocks of territory. In this territory It Is the Intention of the com pany to erect a group of supply and storage warehouses, a huge freight warehouse and a paanrriger depot which will be more than adenuato to meet the demands or J he rati wv Ultra now entering the Union depot. The scheme Is so comp---'rHlvo that x It Inrln.i,.. const rm l! '' n tunnel or Sulmay beneath the river? which bridge ' ! my be avoldsd. DISCUSSES GERMAN POLICY Viennese Presa Refers to Anti-British Fee I In and Deplores Its Existence, VIENNA. Dec. 26-(8peclal Cablegram to The Bee.) The breaking off of the nego tiations for a commercial treaty between Austria and Germany and the departure of Count Posadowsky seems to have made a deep Impression In Berlin. It appears from the reports hitherto received from Berlin that the agents had calculated that an understanding between Austria and Hungary respecting the concessions to be yielded to and those to be obtained from Germany would not be arrived at, and that In this way Germany's position would have been more advantageous. This diplo matic speculation on the traditional dis union between the two halves of the dual monarchy has this time failed, and In Berlin it Is beginning to be realised that a more yielding spirit must be shown, lest i tariff war should ensue, which might lso endanger the triple alliance. Count von Buelow playful ccntrlbutlon . the Nineteenth Century and After has .Sked some interesting comment here, i Zctt, an independent journal, well dis posed toward Germany and not exceed ingly Anglophil, recognizes with gladness the "wise and quiet language of the Ger man statesman and his zeal to work In conciliatory and pesceful fashion." But It adds: "It Is true he remains strictly within the bounds of German Imperial policy, and while censuring bitterly the excesses of English Gcrmanphobes, leaves totally un touched the. not lees reprehensible follies of the German Anglophobe. Yet the latter point needed discussion If the relationship between England and Germany is to be satisfactorily cleared up and all disturbing prejudices removed." After expressing Its view of the causes of Brltluh distrust of Germany the Zeit adds that Germany ought to have been wise enough not to have aggravated eco nomic wounds by political mistakes. The German governing classes are thoroughly j averse from British democratic Instltu- i tlons. and as Bismarck one said: "The English rerablic, with Its hereditary presi dent, cannot be made to fit into the German definition of a monarchy." Count von Buelow, continues the Zeit, tries In vain to whitewash Bismarck and to acquit him of Anglophobia. Bismarck hated tha British system and believed that the Cobden club had organised an international conspiracy to thwart his plans by the foulest means. He also attempted to counteract the Influence of the Empress Frederick, whom he disliked, by dubbing her Die Englanderln, but Bismarck would never have allowed the savage Anglophobia to grow up under the Influence of Pan German agitation, as It grew up during the Boer war. He would probably have stopped the Kruger telegram, which was a turning point In Anglo-German relations. Nevertheless, concludes the Zeit, Count von Buelow has don well to stretch out a friendly hand to England. England's prestige is growing again, and the two natlors need to co-operate for the welfare of civilization. The Fremlenblatt also discusses Count von Bulow's profession of friendship and attributes 'tha growth of Anglophobia In Germany to Pan-German Influence. "A Pan-German," It write. "Is a German whose program It I to make for Ger many as many enemies as possible. The more enemies the Germans have, so much the more honor for the speaker or the writer who has mad them." The Frem lenblatt concludes by pleading for a better understanding between England and Ger many. HOLIDAYS IN , MERRY ENGLAND Proposal to Lengthen Tim of Rest Meets with Favor of Ma nr. LONDON, Deo. 25. Speclal Cablegram to The Bee.) At Covent Garden the talk I all of Christmas trees and red berried holly, and there Is not a shop In all the gaily decked West End that has not antici pated the coming of yuletlde. Hundreds of firms, representing thousands of shops, have declared their Intention of closing from Saturday night till Wednesday morning. In Oxford street. Regent street and Bond street this will be the rule, but In the In dustrial districts the period of Ohrlstmas varies. In many parts of South London and probably In Westham the provision shops will open on Tuesday, In some case only for a few hours, and In others all day. "Past experience proves that no Incon venience need be caused to the public by the extended holiday. The Shop Assistants' union go a sup further, and advocate that Christmas holidays should be made statu tory." A bewildering choice of Christmas novel ties confronts those bent on Christmas pur chases. One thing Is clear, and that Is that the 1804 Christmas nursery will witness the complete triumph of Japan. At one toy atore It was stated this week that out of 1.000 Japanese soldiers there was not one left In stock." The Japanese doll carries all before It. Slant-eyed "Pooh-Bahs" and "Lum-Lums," to say nothing of geisha dollies by the thousand, wearing crape klmonas, will re pose In the arms of English foster moth ers on Christmas morning. For 15 pence It Is even possible to buy a whole Japanese family father, mother and five baby Japs all smartly dressed In the latest Japanese paper fashion. A wonderful Japanese submarine, which skims along under the water In fine style, Is one of the newest presents for boys. Quite new, too. Is the refreshment trolly, a clever model of those in use at the large railway stations. The toy world Is nothing If not up-to-date. A swimming bath with real water, ticket office and bathing boxes, where families of dolls may take their morning dip. is another surprise for the nursery. The motor car enters Into many of the new toys. A miniature motor carriage Is an Ingenious novelty, and a motor set. com prising most businesslike goggles, cap, glovea and horn. Is certain to bring Joy to the hearts of nursery chauffeur. The pigeon postman Is a pretty little toy in which the pigeon flaps its wings by clockwork, and a lady cyclist, who bicy cles on a piece of string, is also quite pew. Pit. the new American card game, prom ises to be the rage during the Christmas season, but the big children's gam of 4 Is the pneumatic motor race. Hcntrn to Death with "Black Jack." TAMAQUA. Pa.. De. 2S.-8hortly after midnight laat night Stephen Pushart, John Uiunkush and Martin PoMlsh were held ui on the outskirts of Lansford and beaten by ! four men wlto wei armed with "black Jacks." Pushart was killed and Brunkush. It la believed, has bceq seriously Injured. Publish notified the polio. Ther 1 no clue to th Identity of the murdirera PEABODY MAY BE RESEATED Bepnblioaa Ifanagara Flan to Throw Oat Irregular Freoincta in Denver. LEGISLATURE WILL CANVASS THE VOTE Special Contest Committee to Be Ap pointed to Consider Evidence of Frnnd Democrats to Make Vigor as Protest. DENVER, Dec. 25.-lf the fifteenth gen eral assembly of Colorado, which Is to meet on Wednesday, January 4, shall ef fectuate the plans formulated by the man agers of the republican post-election cam paign. Governor James H. Peabody may aerve as chief executive of this state for two years more despite the fact that Alva Adams still has nearly 10,000 plurality since the vote of the five Denver precincts were thrown out bodily by order of the supreme court In consequence of the frauds exposed In contempt proceedings against election officials. There will be a republican majority of thirty or more In the general assembly which will canvass the vote for state offi ces. It Is proposed to have the' general assembly appoint la special contest com mittee of nine to twelve members to which will be submitted the evidence of whole sale election frauds In Denver and possibly some other counties. Which evidence the republican committees hav been collecting ever since the election. To Throw Out Irreanlnr Precincts. The republican managers maintain that with the fraudulent vote of Denver elim inated Governor Peabody will have at least 7,000 plurality In this county and 2.000 In the state. These politicians do not In tend that the legal votes shall be sifted from the Illegal and then counted, or that the legislature shall reject the entire vote of Denver county, because to do this would not accomplish their purpose ,lo reseat Governor Peabody. but they purpose that about 1,800 democratic precincts shall be thrown out on the ground of alleged frauds and thnt the vote of the republican pre cincts shall be counted. They assert that the supreme court has established a prece dent for a procedure. This radical program Is opposed by somA conservative republican lenders. Including Judge N. Walter Dixon of Pueblo and Dr. John R. Grass of Trinidad, and until the legislature meets and takes action It can not be known certainly whether Ptabody or Adams will be governor for the next two years. Democrats Will- Proteat. The democratic leaders are preparing to contest vigorously the attempt to reseat Peabody. Non-partisan mass meetings are to be held In Denver, Pueblo and other cities to protest against the line of action mapped out for the legislature by the re publican leaders. The Liberty league, a political organization of union working men Is also preparing to take an active part In the efforts that will be made to defeat the attempt to continue Peabody In oltlc. The democratic managers declare there Is a monstrous conspiracy behind the dis closure of fraud shown In contempt pto-. codings before "the "supratfta; oourf'TJiey say that the bunches of spurious ballots,' all In one handwriting, found In the boxes from different precincts could not have been placed In the boxes oh election day without having been observed by the watchers, and charge that the boxes hav been tampered with since election, legal votes being abstracted and spurious bal lots substituted therefor. No proof In sup port of these assertions has been pre sented, but It Is pointed out that the boxes were left unwatched for two days after being delivered to the election commission, and that for another day they were In charge of only two republican watcher. 0PP0RTUNITYF0R AMERICANS Groat Chance to Sell Western prodact In the Domain of tho Saltan of Morocco. , NEW YORK, Dec. 25. -Jam as W. 8. Langerman, formerly United State vloe consul general at Tangier, Morocco, Is in New York on his way to report to the Sultan of Morocco, whose personal repre sentative he was at the St. Louts expo sition. Speaking tonight of Morocco, Mr. Langerman said: Never before waa such an opportunity presented to our Industries to secure a footing In Morocco. It seems strange, but is It a fact, that In this country, where about 18.0u0.000 people live, there 1s but one big American Industry doing: business and that is the Standard Oil company. The sultan and. In faot, all his subjects, want to trade m-lth Americans. They realize that the American people In business will treat them fairly and will not try to aelce the country. I know per sonally that the sultan is one of the most ardent admirers of President Roosevelt. It is Impossible for the French troops to make any progress In Morocco, especially at this time of the year. They have a difficult task before them. It Is now the rainy season. It la Impossible for them to transport troops, as there are no high ways. Ferrying Is their ' most modern method of crossing rivers. Theer Is not a telegraph or telephone line or railway In the country. Mr. Langerman recently discussed the Morocco situation with President Roose velt, but he refuaed to say whether he visited the president on any public mis sion. LOCOMOTIVE RUNS . AMUCK Wild Engine nt Johnstown, Pa., Jnmps Trae hand Strikes Ore Train. JOHNSTOWN. Pa., Dec. 25.-A a result of the wild trip of a locomotive of the Cambria Steel company and Its collision with an ore-handling crane today, ' both the engine and tha crane are almost total wrecks and a property lose of about (90,000 waa caused. No one was Injured. The locomotive waa shifting cars In the yards. Believing the engine waa about to collide with some cars, the crew Jumped. . but neglected to close the throttle of the en. glne. Tha locomotive missed the cars and, under a full head of steam, dashed down the tracks toward the ore dump. When It reached the 'reatl It Jumped the rail and plowed Into the support of the bugo crane, which waa brought to the ground, the entire upper structure piling on top of th locomotive. " KIDNAPED BY DETECTIVES Man Char area with an Old Crlm la Ohio Forcibly Takoa from California. SAN FRANCISCO. Deo. aGeorge K. I.etchr of Sua Jose, who Is wanted by the Ohio authorities on the charge of arson co-amltu-d In that state twenty-five years ugo.nnJ who has been resisting by legal expedients t-xtiudltton. has been kidnapeu by detectives and ta'.-en In a launch to Martinez, mhere the eastern overland train waa boarded. Letcher Is now out of ths jurisdiction f th court of this state. GOOD DEEDS THAT COUNT OMAHA, Dec. 24; I004.-T0 the Editor of The Pw:I 1 write to thank yon for making a little not of the eljtht hotnclesa, motherless and dependent children of one fam ily received Into tha loatltute the other day who are Wholly depend ent upon charity. Yotir article waa read nnd before nlpht of the day It waa printed one good citizen of Oiuaha sent a check for S50 to as sist In the care of therte dependent little one until permanent homes for adoption can be secured. Again thanking you for this un solicited notice in relation to our work, 1 beg to remain, A. W. CLARK. CHAMBERLAIN TO STUDENTS British Statesman Pro lee Liberality of Americans to Schools for Higher School. - LONDON, Dec. 26. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Fred erick Treves were the guest of th Bir mingham university medical students this week. Alluding to some remarks of Sir Frederick Treves, Mr. Chamberlain said that scientific examination; would prove that It was almost a miracle that any of them were alive. They were warned against three things In particular Ices, drinking and smoking. For at least fifty years ,'he had eaten lecs whenever he could get them the penny variety always barred; he had smoked whenever he had nothing else to do, and very often when he had something to do; he had consumed In moderation such alco holic fluids as were before; htm, and had found them to be beverage which, In his case, cheered but did not Inebriate; Now, as an example of that experience, he was happy to be able to assure them that his digestion was as good as ever It was and quite sufficient for hi purpose. In more serious vein, Mr. Chamberlain said that three classes of persons were essentlsl to the success of a modern univer sity. Students and teachers were the first two. Lastly, there waa a third class and the third class was at least a Im portant as the other two that was the class that was known a the "highest benefactor." That was a specie which undoubtedly much too scarce In theae days. He had been hunting .him for the last three or four yeara, and when he found him he waa a person whose health he wished to drink and for whose prosperity his warmest aspirations would go upward to the sky. Unfortunately, we had fewer ploua benefactors In this country than they had In the United Stat of America., where, through magnificent donation to be counted by millions, they had covered the land with a network of universities which had brought higher education within th reach of almost every citizen. Here they were still too rare. FIELDING. DENIES REPORTS Canadian Minister f Finance Say , Allegations of Correction In Re ' - con Election Aa Fnlse.V " e NAPLES, Deo. . Wj 8. Fielding, finance minister In the Canadian cabinet, arrived here on board the - steamship Cretlc at f o'clock this evening. Interviewed by the Associated Press con cerning the petitions filed til the supreme court against himself. Sir Frederick W. Borden, minister of militia and defense, and eight other leading liberal members of Parliament from Nova Scotia, asking that their seats In Parliament be declared vacant on the ground of alleged bribery committed by agents on their behalf In the general election of November I, Mr. fielding said the reports of corruption In the election were absolutely without founda tion and that everything was perfectly regular In connection with the elections, which occurred three days prior ' to his departure. There always were some per sons among the opposition, Mr. Fielding said, who spread reports of corruption and other similar reports, but notwithstanding all the efforts by the opposition the govern ment was returned by a largely Increased majority and the opposition was hopelessly beaten. Mr. Fielding outlined the main Issues on which the election hinged as first, the proposition to build a new trans continental line, and, second, the fiscal question. ' Sir Wilfred Laurler's fiscal policy, he said, waa supported by the people and meant moderate progress In the direction of free trade, while the policy of the op position favored a higher protective tariff. Mr. Fielding said that he would not be able to be present at the opening of the Canadian Parliament on January 11. He will remain for some days In Italy and will then go to Vienna, whence, he said, he would return to Canada by way of London. FOUR MEN ARE SUFFOCATED Series of Disaster at Philadelphia Growlna Ont of Small Fires Eight Arc Rescued. - PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Four - men were suffocated and eight other person were rescued from flre In three different parts of the city early today. At a board ing house at 1646 Wood street Charles Mc Cusker, aged 44 year; James Merry, 48 years, and Joseph McGlll, M yeara, died In a trap made by themselves. Against the wlshe and knowledge of their boarding house keeper, the three men took a quan tity of whisky to their room. They placed on of the two bed in the apartment agalnat the door to prevent Interference by the boarding house keeper. After the men had retired a lighted candle fell from a mantel on th greasy working clothes of one of the boarders. The clothing waa Ignited and the room wa soon filled with a thick smoke. McGlll was awakened by the smoke, but waa unable to move the bed from the door and fell to the floor unconscious. The boarding house keeper discovered the smoke and when the room waa broken Into McCusker and Merry were found dead. McGlll died soon after being removed to a hospital. At 1136 Fairmount avenue Edward Rath line, aged about X years and believed to be a resident of New Jersey, wa suf focated. It Is believed he set the bed clothe on fir with a lighted cigar, and In trying to leave th room crawled Into a closet by mlatak. where he was found dead. HI face wa allghtly burned. Th occupants of th house at 4226 Ger mantnwn avenue were more fertunate. The property loss by the flre at this phu-e was 'greater thsn at the other two house, but Mrs. David Dean and the other member of her family were either rescued by fire men or saved themselves by Jumping from window They suffered much from ex posure, a a driving snowstorm was prevailing- at (Xia tan. REGULATING FREIGHT RATES 8tnator Elkins Istrodiiof a Bill Creating an Interstate Cammeroa CsurU DISCUSSION ATTRACTING WIDE. INTEREST Members of Coasjrea Being Delated with Letter nnd Petitions I rg lag Action in Interest of Shippers. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. (Special.) The members of congress are being deluged with letters and petitions from constituents urg ing congress to enact legislation giving the Interstate Commerce commission larger powers to deal with the subject of freight rates. There is seemingly also a .tendency among the larger railroad officials to fall In with President Roosevelt's suggestion of governmental arbitration of freight rates. It is said there Is a growing change of sentiment among the railroad men that something should be done to bring about a measure of stability which does not now exist. It will be remembered that at the outset there wa strong opposition from certain railway and corporation quarters to any legislation that might have a tendency to disturb existing conditions. But the more the representative of the great trunk lines of the country have discussed with their fellows the president's recommendation in his message to congress they have come to the conclusion that the president has no desire to unsettle existing conditions, but hopes that the congresa will treat the subject In a broad and conservative spirit, recognising that any radical action cannot help but unsettle present values. These railway men, It Is said, while not sgreelng with the president in the form of his suggestion, are inclined to favor the spirit of it. In other words, while they would not Invest the Interstate Commerce commission with the powers recommended by the president they do believe that the time I coming when some character of governmental regulation of rates and classi fications must be provided. These repre sentatives of the railway Interests of the United States, it Is pointed out, think that the question of classification la really as Important, If not more so, than the arbitra tion and regulation of rates. One of these railway officials. In a letter to a prominent senator, cited an Instance of the unjust discrimination made by classification. A shipper of grain complained that one of his business rival was getting a better rate over another road than he could ob tain. It was found that the road In ques tion had given this rival shipper a special classification, filing a copy with the Inter state Commerce commission, but withhold ing the same classification from other ship pers along the road. Interstate Commerce Conrt. Early In the session it was thought it would be Impossible to enact any legisla tion that would correct known evils In the classification of freight rates. But Senator Elkins of West Virginia ha Urtd th agitation anew by introducing- a bin In oongrosa providing; for. tha creation al an Interstate commerce court, with larger power than now possessed by the Inter state Commerce commission.' Senator El kins Is taking a very great Interest In this question, being Interested In a num ber of railroads himself as a director. And as he Is chairman of the committee which will have charge of the bill enlarging the powers of the Interstate Commerce com mission or creating a court which will have power to arbitrate rates, It la readily seen why the West Virginia senator Is tak ing so deep an Interest in the question, which extends far beyond . the domain of politics. The subject Is certain to be gone Into very thoroughly by senators and represen tatives during the coming recess In order that something definite may eventuate In the sixty working day that will be before oongress on Its reassembling on January 4. Even If a congressional Inquiry la not authorised, although one Is considered very likely, leading members of the senate and house committees say that If no action Is taken during the short session they will look Into the subject during the summer and be ready to report some measure upon which all Interests can agree early next December. For the present the question of railway rate and their regulation by the government ha put even tariff revis ion In the background. News Gathers a OsBclals. The appointment a day or two ago of James Rankin Young of Philadelphia to be chief of the dead letter office adds, an other name to the list of men of the news paper fraternity who have In recent years been called to fill Important place under the government. Upon the death of Post master General Payne, President Roosevelt Invited Robert J. Wynne into his cabinet. Mr. Wynne had for twenty years been a member of the corps of newspaper corre spondents and It waa because of his grasp of public affairs and because of his fear less writing that he was first asked to sac rifice his personal financial interests and to accept the appointment of first assist ant postmaster general. It was due to Mr. Wynne more than to any other man that the thieving employe and officials of the department were unearthed. It waa Mr. Wynne's newspaper training and his keen nose for news that led up to the disclosures of corruption In the department which he made public Mr. Frank B. Loomls wa a Washington correspondent for many years before Pres ident McKlnley gave him an Important place In th consular service. Mr. Loomls made such a record for himself In looking after America's commercial Interests abroad that hJa promotion to the position of assistant secretary of, state waa but a Just tribute. And Mr. Loomls has filled his present post as well a though he had been born to tne diplomatic corps, Frank W. Palmer, public printer, was a newspaper man In Chicago for many years and ha a newspaper record in New York state as well. The Board of Commissioners of th Dis trict of Columbia constats of two civilians and an army officer. Th president of the board, Henry B. F. McFarland, repub lican, served tor more than twenty years as the Washington correspondent, of the Philadelphia Record and the Boston Herald. His father before him waa a newspaper man. Henry L.. West, democrat, an Eng lishman by birth, was a reporter and editorial writer on the Post of this city for many year before he was elected a district commissioner. And the people who have business with the district government are unanimous In the opinion that never since the Inception of the present form of government for Washington ha there been a more competent Board of Commis sioner than vthat furnished by the news paper corps. Now Indian Commissioner. Francis E. Leu pp. who will begin . his labor as commissioner of Indian affair January t. I on of th clearest aad most (Continue a Second Paga.) NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Snow and Colder, with a Cold Wove Monday 1 Tncsdny, Fnlr. Temneratore at Omahn Yrsterdayi Hear. Dev. Honr. Den. II n. ra jtM 1 . m ;tx ej a. m StO S p. m XJ T a. m ii an. m SS t n. m S 4 p. m B3 f n. m .to It p. m S3 1(n. m Ito 6 1. m S3 II n. m...... XI T p. m SI 19 n Si p. m St 0 p. m 81 COLD VAVE IS PREDICTED Zero Weather Arrives Ont In State, bnt Omaha Escape Severe Tem- eratare Darlnsr the Slant. The cold wave flag went up over the federal building yesterday before noon and the prediction was made for a radical de cline In the temperature for Omaha and Nebraska. The coldest weather reported last night at 10 o'clock was In the north western part of the state, where sero at mosphere was prevailing snd the mercury still going down. In this section, as throughout the entire northwest, snow wa falling, flurries In Nebraska and heavier In Wyoming. Early last night the weather In Omaha waa warm enough to admit of a few drops of rain. This turned Into sleet and later Into a light snow and the weather bureau gave out the statement that while a heavy snow was looked for a moderate fall should not be surprising. For a time last night the sleet made the pavement difficult for pedestrians. At T o'clock last night the lo cal registration was 21 above tero, and at the same hour at North Platte It was 26, and the mercury there wss falling rapidly, as It also was In other parts of the state, especially In the northwest. ALLIANCE, Neb.. Dec. 28. (Special Tele gram.) The cold wave promised by the weather bureau reached here tonight after the most pleasant Christmas day In years. The thermometer now registers xero and is steadily growing colder. Reports from the northwest promise a severe cold snap. CHRISTMAS AT WHITE HOUSE President nnd Family Pass the nay Quietly Fnmlly Party at Fair banks Home. WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Chrlstm day passed uneventfully In Washington. The weather was cloudy and raw. Most people remained Indoors during the day, but In the morning large number attended the churches, where especially prepared pro grams of Christmas mualc were rendered. At the White House the day was cele brated a a family holiday. , The president remained indoors during piost of the day. In the afternoon. In company with the two older boys and a fnjend, he went out for a walk. The dinner tonight was limited to the members of the family and Mr. R. H. M. Ferguson, an Intimate friend from New York, who Is a guest at the White House. The members of the president's family ex changed gifts, but ther was no Christmas tree. In place of thl th family enjoyed the delights- of a Cbriotma tree at the house of Mrs. W. S. .Cowles, Mrs. .Roose velt' sister, th festivities taking place last night. ' . . At the home of Vice President-elect and Mrs. Fairbanks three of their four sons Joined the family party for the Christmas tide, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fairbanks of Chicago being detained In that city. AH the cabinet officers, with the excep tion of Secretary Metcalf of the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor, are passing the holiday season at their Washington homes. Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf are at An napolis with their son, Midshipman Victor N. Metcalf. LION AND LAMB IN CAGE Bostork Brlna-s Aboat Condition Which Is Believed to Be Almost Impossible. PARIS, Dec. 25. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) A lamb la the playmate of one of the fiercest lions In Boatock'a hippodrome on the Place Cllchy. Mr. Bostock tells how It took nine months to bring about the friendly relationship. "I lost a whole cartload of lambs," he said, "before succeeding lambs of the kind children play with. "I placed In the cage all sorts of toys of the animal variety cotton sheep, horsea rabbit In fact, a regular Noah's ark. "Then I specialised on sheep, but It took a long time for the Hon to find out that they were not good to eat. "Finally a live lamb was Introduced. At first tho lion looked surprised, and then lay down and gently pawed the stranger. The lamb did not like this, and, drawing bock a pace or two, butted the lion In the mane. This appeared to greatly amuse the Hon, who playfully rolled over on his back, while the lamb butted again. Now," said Mr. Boatock, "they are fnat friends and an In surance company would be justified in tak ing the lamb a a first clasa risk." DEATH RECORD. Robert Maggy, STURGIS. 8. p.. Dec. a. Special.) Robert Moggy, one of the oldest and best known cltliens of Meade county, died Wednesday night at the Fort Meade hos pital of cancer of the threat, after a long Illness. The remains were shipped Thurs day to Canada, his former home, fun eral services being held at the Episcopal church In this city under the direction of the Masonic order, of which he was an old nwnber. Two brothers were present and accompanied the casket back to the old home. George Ellison. WYMORB, Neb., Dec. 26. (Special.) George Ellison, a well known and prosper ous farmer, died at his home, four mile southwest of this city, Friday afternoon, after a long sickness, due to heart disease. He wa aged til year, 11 month and 27 days. II leaves five married children. The funeral will be held Monday. Hngh H. Price. DENVER. Dec. 26. Hugh II. Price of Black River Falls. Wis., a congressman from Wisconsin In 1887 and 1888, died In this city, today, aged 45. He was a son of W. T. Price, for many years congress man from, the Eighth Wisconsin district, and succeeded hi father In congresa. Crabtree-Wright. TECUM8EH. Neb.. Dec. 26.-(Bpecla.) Mr. Elmer Crabtree and Miss Edna Wright, both of Vesta precinct, this county, were marrlrd her Saturday. Handrcd nnd Poor Years Old. POIOHKEEPS1E. N. Y., Dec. B.-Mrs. Mary Shepard of this city celebrated her IMth birthday today, having been born in Ireland, December 26, lfciO. Mrs. Shepard sat up all last night In order to be In time for the I o'clock cnasa at St. Peter church this morning. SL walked MVoral block to th church. .- JAPS MAKE BIG GAINS Important Poeitioni ia Front of Port Ar thar Captured Saturday Afttrnoon. mwmm 0 RIGHT WING ADVANCES UPON CITY Baaaiani Dislodged from All Villages Alar tha Entire Front. T0KI0 AGAIN-A GREAT MILITARY CAMP Thoniaodt of Baserriats and Recruit Ar Drilling- for th Spring Campaig. SKIRMISHING IN VICINITY OF MUKDEN Gcnernl Konropntkln Report tho He nnlse of Japanese Attack Iron Ontposts nt Taplnlan lp ponese Loss Heavy. TOKIO. Dec. 25.-1:30 p. m.Th Port Arthur besiegers occupied Taltchulalun on Saturday. It Is announced officially that the whole of the Russian advanced posi tions in front of the Japanese right ha fallen. The following report ws received from the besiegers at Port Arthur this morning; A body of our right wing surprised th enmv nt Housanytantun (Housanyentao) and Plaofnniun tthe latter about six and a half miles northwest of Port Arthur) at 10 o'clock Biturdny nlirht and occupied th villages, and, subsequently dislodging th enemy, occunled the whole of Talluchintun (about five miles northwest of Port Arthur), at 1:56 o'clock this morning. ' Our repeated attacks during the last few days were uniformly successful, and now the whole of the enemy advanced posi tions fronting our right wing I In our hands. - , Skirmish Sear Taplnlan. ST. PETERSBURG, Deo. 26. General Kouropatkln reports skirmishing December 24 near Taplnlnn. The Russian advance posts were driven In by the Japanese, but afterwards advanced again and occupied their former position. The Russian losse were trifling, while those of the Japanese , were heavy. Toklo a Great Camp. Tokio is again a great military camp, and the scenes of last spring, when the first armies were mobilised and dispatched, are being duplicated. Thousands of recruits and reservists are assembled, drilling and equipping preparatory to taking tha field. The permanent and temporary barrack are filled, and it I necessary to billet th soldiers, brought to the city. Oyama field is the center of activity, where Infantry, cavalry and artillery are constantly drilling. The batteries flre blank chargaa for the purpose of breaking in the now horses. The general military preparations are enormous. It Is planned to give Field Murchal Oyama a rpugh total of half a million men, with a -heavily Increased artillery arm, beside providing a dofena for Formosa and the southern Island In anticipation of the Russian second Pa cific squadron' attempt to seise a base. The port of Kelusg, la- Formosa; ha boon declared In a state of siege, and other po sitions In Formosa and the Pescadores ar progressing- Winter la not Interfering with the Japanese transport service. Th rart- way between Dalny and Yental la working well, and the running time between Toklo and Llao Tang is six days. DODGE IS UNDER GUARD. Sensational Charge Against Attorney Connected with the Case Ar Partially Denied. NEW YORK. Dec. 25. -Charles F. Dodg. who was brought back to this city from Texas on Friday to stand trial on a Charge of perjury In connection with th Hone Dodge divorce tangle and who waa re leased on his own recognisance yesterday at the request of District Attorney Jerome, was guarded today by several member of the detective staff attached to the office of the district attorney. He received no visitors and did not leave his hotel. His attorney. Former Assistant Attorney Jame W. Osborne, aald that whatevar has been done by Mr. Jerome in provid ing suitable guards for Dodge ha bean wholly acquiesced In by Dodge. "I uhall do nothing further In the eaas until Mr. Jerome takes up the matter, probably on Wednesday," said Mr. Os borne. "I have not seen Dodg sine yes terday. I do not think he object at ail to the guard placed over hint. In fact. I know Mr. Jerome wa aware before thl dttectlve were detailed to keep Dodg), in eight that Dodge acquiesced IA tha mat ter." It I said there will b no movement made In the case until Dodge goes befora the grand jury, probably on Wednesday, and that he will remain under guard until the district attorney no longer need him a a witness. . District Attorney Jerome today said b had not called on the Bar association to take action against certain lawyer la connection with the Dodge-Morse case. "I wish to deny the statement credited to me," he said, "that I have asked ths Bar association to take cognisance of ths) manner In which certain lawyers. Inter ested In the case, hav been conducting themselves. I put that denial bluntly," Mr. Osborne, speaking of the probaM action of the Bar association, said: It Is almost certain that th Btr asso ciation will take some atepa In th mat ter, but not until Mr. Jerome haa com pleted his investigation. 1 do not think It likely that the Har association will make any move until Mr. Jerome la all through with the case; If there hus been anything done amiss by any counsel In the case, the Bur aasoclatlon can f-l that It has the right to act 11 the district attorney do) not. t SUPPRESS STRIKE IN TURKEY, OOlclal Decide First Demons rntlom of Worklnsmen I a Rvoln tlonnry Meaenre. CONSTANTINOPLE Doc. S. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) For th first tlm In the history of Turkey a strike has taken' place. Th workmen at th factory of th tobacco regie, dissatisfied with th Intro ductlon of machinery for making packages, attacked their superiors, wounding on of them severely. They also demanded In creased wages, threatening In th event of a refusal to leave work. . , The ministry of police, on being informed of these events, decided that, a strike be ing equivalent to a revolutionary move merit, all th instigators should be ar rested. , The result 1 that 230 workmen ar now in prison. Constable KJIIa Farmer, ROMANCE. Mo.. Dec. 25.-EvtTtt GlUtod. a farmer. whJIe reaistlng arrest. bsk1i hot at Joda WBaon. a constable. Its shot fatally wourifled Robert Lnnts. a by stander, and then Wilson drew hla n vivr a Umuvaisy. kiUca fcUlnsoV, .