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PASSENGER TRAINS COME TOGETHER
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NEARLY ALL EMPLOYES ANI TRAINMEN
Ocly On Faaaengar Aaong tha " ' id
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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
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NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Snow and Colder, with a Cold Wove
Monday 1 Tncsdny, Fnlr.
Temneratore at Omahn Yrsterdayi
Hear. Dev. Honr. Den.
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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
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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, .