THE OMAITA DAILY REE: MONDAY, JANUARY 9. 1005.
wllh moderate peace repositions has no
bffn realtied. I'p to the rrcsent time
nothlna; has reached the government, either
through the 1'nlted Statu or through
other chnne!s. Diplomat here csnnot
figure out the general lines of a treaty
at thin Juncture which hoth the belligerents
could accent, but realise that If Japan
make any sort of offer, unless It la re
jected outright, an not cntertalnablc. nego
tiations wouUt be opened and, negotiations
once derided upon, friends of both Tur
tles could ure their good offices to bring
about terms. This Is the only hope for
a termination of the war which diplomats
can see.
flolemn services In honor of those who
fell in the defense of Tort Arthur were
held en Sunday at Kazan eatlicdrnl and
the Trolstka monastery. Neither the csar
nor members of the Imperial family were
present. A requiem was held simultane
ously In the chapel at Tsarskoe Seioc.
Flsrbt at the Front.
Oeneral Kouropatk.n reports the frus
tration of a Japanese attempt to surprise
hit center on the night of January 6 and
the bayonetting of twenty-one Japanese
the night of January S by a cavalry
reconnolsance In the valley of the Taiisa
rlvir, In the direction of Slanchan.
Stoessel Leaves for Home Thursday.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. The Jnpanese
legation today received the following ca
blegram from the Foreign office at Tokio
under date of today:
General Nogl on Sunday reports de
livery of Russian prisoners tinder capitu
lation was completed on Saturday. The
total of the prisoners were K71 officers and
23, till men, whereof ll officers and 22
orderlies have been given parole so far.
General RmyrnofT, General Kock. O'neral
Gorbatowsky and Adinirul Wllltminn pre
ferred to bo sent to Japan as prisoner",
while Btoensel will leave Lalny for homo
on January 12.
Russian Squadron Tnraa Bark.
SI DA BAY, Jan. I Vice Admiral Ro
trovsky's division of the Russian second
Pacific squadron, confuting of the cruis
ers Oleg, Isumrud, Dnieper and Rlon and
the torpedo boat destroyers Groiny,
Gromskl and Rezlty, which had been de
layed In Buda bay, left this afternoon for
Tort Said.
Fight at the Front.
8T. PETERSBURG, Jan. 8. General
Kouropatkln reports the . frustration of a
Japanese attempt to surprise his center
on the night of January 6 and the bayo
netting of twenty-one Japanese the night
of January J. by a cavalry reconnolsanco
In the valley of the Tultse river, In the
direction of Slanchan.
LONDON, Jan. 9. The correspondent at
Toklo of the Times says: "The map of
Port Arthur, which the Russians produced
on December 18 In support of their com
plaint that the Japanese Are was damag
ing hospitals, shows seventeen hospitals
statt-rtd throughout the old and new
towns. To avoid hitting these the Japa
nese batteries would have had to refrain
from firing altogether in the direction of
both towns."
Kn York Japs Celebrate.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-Th fall of Port
Arthur was celebrated here today at a
mass meeting of Japanese residents of the
city, held In Carnegie ' hall. The affair
was Intended lo be solely for the Japa
nese residents, 600 of whom attended, and
the only Invited guests were General Stew
art 1 Woodford, former minister to
Spain, and Alexunder Tlson, both of whom
ssok.
Oeneral Woodford's subject .was "The
Greatness of the Japancsa People," and
at one point In his address the mention of
Catherine of Russia caused an outburst
of applause 'followed by cheers. General
Woodford ' said that the American people
loved ths Japanese .because they were as
generous' victory, as they', were brave
In battle; and whoa he, followed with the
statement . that, tlurtnr , the war of the
revolution Catherine of Russia came . to
the rescue of . America with , men and
money, the in tire audionce' burs,t Into ap
plause and ended the demonstration with
beers.
The meeting was presided over by S.
Uchlda, consul general of Japan. Ad
dresses were made In their native tongue
by fifteen Japanese merchants and pro
fessional men. and Consul General I'chlda,
General Woodford and Mr. Tlson spoke in
English. The consul general, in opening
the meeting, said:
Par pose of Japan.
A few weeks ago the remnants of th
Russian army Wire completely smashed
when SB-Metre hill was taken, and now
Port Arthur, the Gibraltar of the far
east, has at last been tak n by the un
daunted bravery of our victorious army.
As you all know, our country was forced
to this war by the aggressiveness of the
Russians. We Japanese are a peace-loving
nation and we would not hive entered
up n this war If had not b en forced Into It.
are quite wiling to make peace. If
Russia Is willing. From the press reports
that have come from Bt. Petersburg It
seems ro me the Russian government, In
stead of muklng peace, Is determined to
carry on the war. It Is our turn to im
pose peace upon the Russian government
by keeping up the fltthilng as long as
the Russians want to carry on the war.
The fall of Port Arthur does not neces
sarily mean the end of the war, but we
all hope, and earnestly, that It will bring
Russia to meeting our terms of peice
We will be generous, not selfish. In such
an hour.
Our purpose in meeting here today Is to
celebrate the great victory of Japanese
arms by raising lands for the relief of
the families of the brave soldiers and
sailors who died durlnv th uieuu .. t.
Arthur. Instead of celebrating that victory I
by feasting, drlnklnn and singing. At this
lima rveiy cent snouto ne sent to the re
lief of those suffering families.
Ws have no hand of music here to cele
brate the great victory. The victory It
self Is enouKh music to make us all happy.
And then we have the harmonious mns'lc
of the entire press of America chanting
ths bravery of our people In battle.
Ovaaral M ood ford's Address.
In his address General Woodford said In
part.
I want to congratulate you on something
higher thnn success In arms. In all the
conduct of this great elege Japan has set
an example to the nations and soldiers
of the civilised world by the humane con
duct of Its armies. You have been as
Ksnerous In victory as you were brave in
battto.
It Is difficult for some of you to undor
staad why America watches the war with
so much Interest. For a century and a
okW this nation has been on terms of the
f:reatest friendship towards Ruswla. Our
ndependence Is the result of a revolution
from Great Britain. In the hour of the
revolution Catherine of Itiuiia wn- hi-
friend. She lent us Invaluable aid and 1
when we needed it most.
Our national existence Wits threatened
by secession forty ear.i ago and was saved
after four years of bloody warfare. In
that hour of need and darkness Russia
was strain our friend. Japan, as the w ir
has progressed, has loomed up In a certain
sense an older sister and a younger sl
ter. It and America are great friends.
A little more, than fifty-one years ago an
American naval officer sailed Into Yoko
hama. He was received by your people
with Vindness. Through his Instrumentali
ties treaties were made between Japan
and America. America was thus able to
Introduce .Japan to. the modern world.
10 days trial of
P0STUM
In place of coffee means
big things to anyone.
THERE'S A REASON
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GOV. LOWNDES DR8PS DEAD
Former Chief ExtcntiTs of Marjlud Ex
pirti While Preparing for Chnreh.
PROMINENT IN BUSIES AND S0CIAL LIFE
Widow Receives Many lelearams of
Condolence, One of the Flr of
Which Is Irons the
President.
CUMBERLAND, MJ., Jan. t-The sud
den death at his home In this city r,t for
mer Governor Lloyd Lowndes cast a pall
of gloom over the community. There had
been no indication of Illness, and Mr.
Lowndes appeared In his usual health and
spirits when he arose this morning. He
left his office in the Second National bank
late yesterday afternoon, went to his home
and after dinner spent several hours In
the preparation of an address to be de
livered here at Bishop Puret's twentieth
anniversary ss bishop of' the Maryland
diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church.
He then awaited the arrival from Clarks
burg, W. Va., of his son, Richard T.
Lowndes, who did not reach the house
until past midnight The governor re
tired at about 1 a. m. and arose at t:3f,
took a bath and began to dress, prepara
tory to attending church services. A sud
den fall attracted the attention of Mrs.
Lowndes, who was In the room. She sum
moned assistance and ths unconscious
form was placed upon the bed. Physicians
were hastily summoned and were quickly
at the bedside, but death had ensued be
fore their arrival. Death was due to heart
failure.
Mr. Lowndes was born In Clarksburg, W.
Va., February 21, 1845. He is survived by
his widow, Mrs. C. Elisabeth Lowndes; his
brother, Richard T. Lowndes, Clarksburg,
W. Va.; five sons, Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.,
Cumberland; Richard T., Clarksburg, W.
Va.; Charles T. Lowndes, Colorado
Springs, Colo.; W. Bladen Lowndes, Mount
Savage, Md., and Tasker G. Lowndes.
In business life Mr. Lowndes was a
factor In many of the financial and in
dustrial enterprises of this state nnd West
Virginia. He was president of ths Second
National bank of this city and of coal min
ing companies, and a director of several
other corporations. The funeral, the date
of which has not been decided upon, will
be held In Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal
church here. Interment will be made In
Rose Hill cemetery In this city.
The following telegram was received by
Mrs.' Lowndes from President Roosevelt
this afternoon:
WHITE HOUSE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.
Mrs. Lloyd Lowndes, Cumberland, Md.
The announcement of the death of Ex
Govcrnor Lowndes' Is received with regret.
I extend to you and your family my sin
cere sympathy.
THEODORE R008EVELT.
Among others who sent telegrams were
Benator Elklns, Senator Louis E. Mc
Comas, Charles J. Bonaparte, Fairfax S.
Landstreet, John L. McGraw and Congress
men George A. Peare and Frank C.
Wachtsr.
BUTTI5A GIHARD DlES BtDDEXLY
Dans;hter of General prdway Ends a
Checkered Career.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Bettlna Glrard, the
actress, daughter of General Ordway of
Washington, died In Roosevelt hospital to
day. Notice of her death was given to ths
coroner's office, which began an Investiga
tion. . The woman was removed from her
apartments on West Forty-first street Sat
urday and at ths hospital. ,the name of
Elisabeth Witter is given. It was stated
tonight tat tier body . .was 'claimed under
the name of Ordway. ..
,The cause. of deatit is upjosd to have
been . aoute pneumonia. The body. It Is
understood, wiU .be taken to ." Washing
ton. .''
The last engagement of Bettlna Oirard
was with the "Marriage of Kitty" com
pany under the management of Jules Mur
ray, which showed Id the west. At De
catur, 111., Miss Glrard left the .company
suddenly.
Her first appearance on the stage was
in 180 in "The Seven Ages." In 1893 she
appeared at Nlblo's and later was with
Dlxey In "Adonis."
When admitted to the hospital she was
in a serious condition. Less than three
weeks ago Bettlna Glrard was seen on
Broadway. She told her friends that she
never felt better in her life. Sines her
return from Decatur Miss Girard had not
been seen by any of her old friends.
She had been married seven times and
on various occasions within the last seven
years had been a patient In ths hospitals
of this city suffering from troubles due to
her mods of life. ',
From a convent in Georgetown, 'in her
early life, she was sent to Mrs. Burr's
finishing school In Washington. She was
a musician and linguist, beautiful of face
and figure, could ride with the best and
excelled In all outdoor sports.
The career of Bettlna Girard was one
of contrasts Her life began amid the re
fined surroundings of a wealthy and dis
tinguished family In Washington. She was
35 years of age. Soon after her debut In
Washington Arthur Padclford, member of
a wealthy Baltimore family, met her and
following a short wooing they were mar
ried. They at once went abroad, and three
months later came the report that In
Austria the young husband had applied for
and obtained a divorce. Soon afterward
she went on the stage. The list of hus
bands Bettlna Girard had Is Interesting.
They were: Arthur J. Padelford, a mil
lionaire; John J. Raftael, a singer; Har
rison J. Wolfe, an actor; William O. Beach,
an actor; Philip Schuyler, the well known
theatrical agent; Frank Turner, a vaude
ville performer, and Francis C. Witter, a
vaudeville performer.
Mr. Witter, her husband, was with her
at her death. By his direction the body
was sent to Washington for burial.
Coroner s Physician Weston made an ex
amination of her body and decided that the
woman had died of acute pneumonia,
General Ordway died In 197 In this cltr
WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-Mlas Glrard was
the daughter of the late General Albert
Ordway. for some time the commanding
officer of the National guard of ths Dis
trict of Columbia. Bhe has been on the
stage for about twenty years and had
played In light opera, melodrama and
vaudeville. In recent years, for three sea
sons, she had taken the leading rols In
"In Old Kentucky," her mother and a 17
year old daughter reside In Washington.
Borne time ago Miss Oirard married a man
by ths name of Witter.
Faaeral of Es-Goveraor Claala.
NEWTON. Mass., Jan. 8.-Publlo funeral
service for former. Governor 'William Claf
lln was held at ths Newtonvllle Methodist
Episcopal church today. Rev. A. L. Squire,
ths pastor, assisted by Bishop Wlllard of
ths Mallalleu Methodist Episcopal church
and Prof. Borden Bowne officiated. Those
present Included Governor William L.
Douglas, former Governors John D. Long,
J. Q. A. Brackett and John L. Bates. In
terment was In the Newton cemetery.
DENVER, Colo., Jan. I.-Bsttlna Glrard
was married to a vaudeville performer
named F. C. Witter, who formerly lived
In this city, and Is a member of a pioneer
family here. They were married about
three years ago and visited at ths Witter
horns a few weeks later.
Bessie Bontoa lleported Alive.
rUEBLO, Colo., Jan. 8. E. 8. Orlfflth.
a conductor, slated today that he had
seeu Ursula Houton, th woman who is
thousht to be the Cutler mountain victim.
In Silt Lake City a few davs ago with
William Franklin, who Is being sought by
the pollee on the charge of being the mur
derer of the Ronton woman.
MAJORITY ENDORSES LEE
(Continued from First Page.)
should certainly have a premium list, which
gives full Information how to seiect an ex
hibit of corn for the winter corn show.
For further Information write to Prof.
T. L. Lyon, secretary of the winter corn
show, Nebraska Experiment station.
These meetings are free to every one
snd should be attended by njl who are
Interested In progressive agriculture. For
programs and other Information address
the Nebraska Experiment station, Lincoln,
Neb.
Ontxronth of Old Flttht.
The Citizens Street Railway eompiny, or
ganised last nlsht with business men of
Lincoln as stockholders, will file Its arti
cles of Inct (oration the first of the week.
The capital stock Is 81.000.ftio, of which
amount 83,000 was subscribed last night,
and one-fourth of which was paid In a
starter.
The organization of the new company Is
the result of a long fight on the part of
the people here for better service at the
hands of the old company, together with
long drawn out litigation over the pay
ment of taxes by the company. The men
behind the scheme say they are absolutely
In earnest and are not running a bluff.
They are Lincoln's foremost business men,
and have the money to push through any
thing they attempt. The officers selected
last night are: Alexander Berger, presi
dent; I. M. Raymond, vice president; R. E.
Moore, treasurer; L. E. Wettllng. secre
tary. The stockholders are: Alexander
Berger. F. W. Levering, C. G. Crittenden,
Louis E. Wettllng, L. P. Funkhouser, J. E.
Miller, W. E. Sharpe, J. H. Smith. E. J.
Halner, A. O. Faulkner, F. W. Brown, L.
A. Ricketts, Hall & Woods, T. P. Kennard,
W. T. Fitzgerald, C. O. Whedon, Mark
Woods, C. T. Boggs, W. E. Barkley, Jr., A.
R. Talbot. C. J. Bills, C. C. Flansburgh,
W. T. Auld, E. D. Gould. 8. H. Burnham,
O. H. Clarke, I. M. Raymond, H. O. Bar
ber & Sons, A. W Field, II. K. Burket,
eOorge J. Woods, E. M. Westervelt, C. G.
8heely, S. W. Burnham, W. C. Phillips, J.
M. Hayes, A. J. Sawyer, L. C. Pace, J. C.
Harpham, A. S. Raymond. R. E. Moore,
C. H. Rudge. H. II. Wilson, J. II. Harley,
W. C. Wilson, R. E. Caldwell, J. B. Wright,
S. A. Foster, F. M Woods, E. B. Stephen
son, A. H. BuckstafT, E. Blgnell and O. G.
Studhelt.
Looking; Ip Land Titles.
PAPILLION, Neb., Jan. 8 (Special.) J.
H. Kneeland of Ross, la., has been here
during the last few days In an endeavor
to locate the title to a quarter section of
land purported to be located In section 10,
township 12, range 11, In the vicinity of
Springfield. He says that in 1S57 his father
and family occupied the farm and hud
made several payments on it, when he
was besieged by a party of Indians and
white men. The Kneelands were driven oft
of the farm and forced to leave the coun
try. Shortly after the deed was given H.
Irwin by some unknown person and he
has since held It. Suit will undoubtedly
result as Kneeland claims to have wit
nesses who saw his father driven away
and declares he will be able to prove his
right to the land. The land is very valu
able as It is located In the best part of
Sarpy county.
Ditch In Sarpy County.
PAPILLION. Neb., Jan. 8. (Special.)
At a meeting of the county board the
drainage ditch question was again taken
up. This ditch Is to be dug In Forest City
precinct and will drain a considerable area
of ground now useless on account of its
swampy condition. The matter had been
submitted to the commission several
months ago, but had not betn acted upon
owing to the fact that the county's gen
eral fund was nearly depleted' and the
county unable to bear the expense. A sub
scription list has been circulated and many
prominent men of Forest City precinct
have bound themselves to pay the county
any necessary assessment against their
property for the digging of the ditch. In
view of this the county commissioners Is
sued orders for the ditch to be located as
laid out by the county surveyor.
Sarpy Morlgme Record.
PAPILLION, Neb., Jan. 8. (Special.)
The mortgage record for the year 1904 Is
as follows: Town mortgages filed, sixty
six, amounting to 8111,683.85; farm mort
gages released, eighty-nlno, amounting to
1108,702.08; town mortgages filed, forty
three, amounting to J28.C93.08; town mort
gages released, forty, amounting to $17,
119.47; chattel mortgages filed, 233, amount
ing to $83,167.54; chattel mortgages released,
136. amounting to $38,573.31.
Boy I'ses Cartridges for Target.
BLAIR, Neb., Jan. 8 -(8peclal Telegram.)
This afternoon Harry Anderson, the 13-year-old
son of John Anderson, a farmer
living four miles north of Blair, placed a
No. 44 cartridge on a post and used it as
a target for an air rifle.. It exploded, badly
injuring the boy's face, cutting away part
of the lower eyelid and Into the eyeball,
which will cause the loss of sight in one
eye. Dr. E. R. Stewart dressed the wound
and he will be tuken to Omoha on Monday.
CHICAGO SEWAGE IS HARMLESS
Illinois Hoard of Health Says that It
Does Not I'nfuvorably Affect
Water of St. Louis.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Jun. 8.-The report
of the State Board of Health made by
Secretary James A. Eagan to Governor
Yates for the years 1903 and 1904 reviews
the Important work of the board In the
Investigation of the Illinois, Mississippi and
Missouri rivers and the effect on these
streams of the Chicago drainage canul.
The report holds )hat It is conclusively
proven that the claims that St. Louis
water Is deleterlously ufTected by Chicago
sewage is unfounded.
Grip Colds
Laxative Rromo Quinine, the world-wide
Cold and Grip remedy, removes the ctuse.
Call for the full name and look for signa
ture of E. W Grove. 25c.
Mormons Will Build Ilaltroai.
DALLAS. Tex., Jan. S.-A special to the
News from Kl I 'a so says: A Mormon
syndlcate.-headed by W. J. Young, son of
BrlRham Young, has obtained a concession
from the Mexican government for the con
struction of a railroad, northward from
Jalisco to Topolobarnpo and to connect with
ths El Paso & Sierra Madre railway now
owned by W. C. Greene of the Cananea
Copper company.
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NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE
Topics, Which Will la Duoussed by Men
Htprstenting f onmsroisl Interests.
REGULATION OF R .ILROAB FREIGHT RATES
Kevr York Board of Trade Opposes
Any Measure Conferring This
Power I pan Interstate Cob.
merre Commission.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. The official
program of recommendations and resolu
tions to be considered at the thirty-fifth
annual meeting of the National Board of
Trade, which begins here Tuesday. Janu
ary 17, has been made public by Secre
tary William R. Tucker. An unusually
large number of solutions of Interest to
the business men of the country have been
proposed by representative commercial
bodies for consideration, chief among
which relates to the merchant marine, the
Interstate commerce law, reciprocity, uni
form bills of lading, reduction of the tax
on alcohol and improvement of various
waterways.
Various boards of trade and transpor
tation and chambers of commerce have
presented resolutions urging congressional
legislation for the upbuilding of the Amer
ican merchant marine.
Realizing the great Importance of the
Panama canal when finished, the New
Orleans Board of Trade rresents a reso
lution adopted by that body In l!03 urging
the formation of the Mississippi Valley
and Oriental Steamship company, to be
organised under the Louisiana state laws,
with a capital of not less than $5,000,000,
for the construction of modern full-pow
ered passenger and freight steamers.
Regulation of Freight Hatea.
In various resolutions enlarged powers
are asked for the Interstate Commerce
commission The New York Board of
Trade and Transportation, by resolution,
expresses itself as opposed to any bill con
ferring the rate-making power on the com
mission. The board expresses the opinion,
that it seems wiser, for the present at
least, to rely on the recently applied
method of enforcing the decision of the
commission by Injunction rather than to
enact the Cooper-Quarles bill, the provi
sions of which it holds may be construed
to be much more far-reaching than even
its advocate.! are willing to defend or con
sent to. Railroad pooling Is favored In
several resolutions and so Is the Institu
tion by the government of a parccts post
sucn as variously named foreign nations
now enjoy, the adoption of 1-cent postage
for invoices, etc.. and the improvement of
the Mississippi river and of coastwise
waterways. The Importance of interna
tional arbitration treaties is set forth In a
number of resolutions and an expression
is made for an early ratification of those
now pending.
Arbitration Resolution.
The Scrumon (Pa.) Board of Trade re
quests the adoption of a resolution re
quiring the president to Join other powers
in a determined effort to compel Russia
and Japan to submit their differences to
The Hague tribunal for arbitrament. The
Boeton Chamber of Commerce wants reci
procity with Canada and other corn
nierclal bodies and asks that our fcreign
trade bo extended by treaties of
reciprocal character.
Free alcohol for Industrial uses Is ad
vocated by the .Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce and a reduction of the tux on
that commodity by the Philadelphia Trades
leajrue. ,
The Cigar Manufacturers' association of
America urge that If reductions be made
in the existing tariff , on goodv or articles
imported from the Philippines there should
be excepted - fruh such reductions Buch
articles grown,: produced or manufactured
In the United States as would bo seri
ously affected by such a reduction.
INSURANCE : COMPANIES WIN
South Dakota! . Commissioner Re
strained from Enforcing; I'rovla.
Ions of Valaed Policy Law.
MITCHELL, 8. D.. Jan. 8.-(Speclal.)-The
foreign Insurance companies doing
business in this state have won their fight
against the Insurance commissioner by the
recent decision of the supreme court. Two
years ago the legislature passed what Is
known as tho valued policy law. The In
surance commissioner, John C. Perkins,
last May demanded that all fire Insurance
companies should change the form of their
insurance policy then in use, known as
tho South Dakota standard policy, and that
they Insert the ' features of the valued
policy law and ilio demanded that they
strike out bf the policy the clause pro
viding for the time in which suit might
be brought, and that unless they com
piled with his demand within thirty days
that he would proceed to oust them from
doing business in the state.
Sixty of the foreign Insurance com
panies employed ,the services of Preston
& Hannett of this city and put up a fight,
refusing to comply with the demands ,of
Mr. Perkins, and commenced BUit in the
circuit court of this county against the
commissioner. Judge Smith Issued a tem
porary injunction restraining Perkins from
carrying into effect the threat to oust
the companies. Attorney General Phllo
Hall appeared for the Insurance commis
sioner snd asked the court to dissolve
the injunction because ths Insurance com
panies were foreign corporations and
therefore had no right to Insist upon a
refusal to comply with the commission
ers demands. Judge 8mith dissolved the
injunction. The insurance companies then
took an appeal to the supreme court from
the decision of Judge Smith and the case
was argued In November last.
Tho antl-ccmiact law which was re
cently hoard In the federal court at Sioux
Falls, "Judge Carland's decision being
against ihe insurance companies will soon
be carried to the Cnited Blates supreme
court by Preston A Hannett.
Editors Will Meet at Huron..
SIOUX FALLS, 8. V., Jan. 8 -(Speclal.)-As
the result of correspondence between
C. R. Tlnsn, editor of the Kimball Graphic,
who Is piesldent of ths South Dakota Press
association, and George Bchlosser of Sioux
Falls, acting secretary of the association,
Huron has been selected ss tho place for
holding the mid-winter meeting of the as
sociation. January 26, 28 and 27 has been
selected as the tlms for holding the meet
ing. The Elks have turned over to the
state pcncH-pushers ths use of their hand
some new club rooms and hall as ths place
for holding ths meeting and other pur
poses. It has been a number of years
since a meeting of the South Dakota Press
association was held at Huron, and the
citizens and business men of that place
have promised ths editors a royal welcome
and elabdrato entertainment.
FIRE RECORD.
Oil Tanks and sheds.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 8.-A fire which
burned for five hours occurred tonight at
the plant of the Atlantic Refining eompiny
In ths southwestern section of ths city.
Three large parafitne agitators snd several
small lubricatliuj oil tanks and storage
sheds were destroyed. The loss Is esti
mated at mors Uum fXVAM. TU fir
said to have been csued by a defective
electric light wire In a pumphouse adjoining
one of the agitators. For a time the im
mense benxlre tanks were threatened, but
the wind aided the firemen and a confla
gration was averted.
NAVAL REVIEW AT NORFOLK
Warships of Two qnndrnna Will Re
Inspected Today by Secretary
Morton and Admiral Dewey.
NORFOLK. Va, Jan. 8. All the war
ships of the North Atlantic fleet, tnclud
Ing the battleship squadron, the coast de
fense squadron and the Carrihean squadron
that will be Inspected and reviewed to
morrow by Admiral Dewey nnd Secretary
Morton are at their assigned anchorages
In Hampton Roads tonight.
The Inspecting party will arrive In the
morning from Washington on the Dolphin.
The admiral and the secretary of the navy
will probably visit each vessel In the fleet
and then the Dolphin will steam out of the
Roads and take a station oft Cape Henry.
According to the program now arranged
the combined squadrons will get tinder
way at 1:80 In the afternoon and proceed In
single column past the Dolphin, from which
Admiral Dewey and Secretary Morton will
review them. After the review the war
ships will proceed to southern waters for
winter maneuvering.
LONG RACE AGAINST DEATH
Mrs. Robert Medlll Patterson Marts
for Bedside of Dansihter Re
ported Dylns; In Vlennn.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-Mrs. Robert Medlll
Patterson, Joseph Medlll Patterar.n, her
son, and his wife, the former M!s Alice
Hlgglnbotham of Chicago, arrived in the
city today on a race against death to Eur
ope. They will sail on the first steamer
this week, their destination being Vienna,
where the Countess Gyzlcki, Mrs. Patter
son's daughter, lies critically 111 with acute
peritonitis.
The Countess Gyzlcki was Miss Eleanor
Patterson, daughter of the well known Chi
cago publisher. She was married lust April
to Count Gyxlckl of Russia at the home of
her mother in Washington. The young
couple have since been living at the coun
try estate of the count near Kleff, Russian
Poland, and it was there that the countess
was taken seriously ill.
DEATH REC0RD.
Mrs. Elisabeth C. Reeves. .
Mrs Elizabeth C. Reeves, 82 years old
and an Omaha pioneer, died at 7:45 o'clock
I Sunday morning at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. C. F. Williams, at 1519 North
Twenty-first street. Mrs. Reeves was well
known among the earliest settlers in
Omaha, having come to this city In 1854.
Her death ends fifty years of continuous
residence here. She was the widow of
J. C. Reeves, the first sheriff of Douglas
county, who died twelve years ago. She
was ulso a sister-in-law of A. D. Jones,
the first, postmaster of Omaha and the
man who laid the plot of the original
city. She leaves three children, Mrs. Wil
liams of this city, Mrs. W. J. Getty of
San Francisco and P. L. Reeves of Omaha.
SHEEP EXPOSED it) IHE SCABIES
Flockmnsters Innlunnnt nt Action of
Owner of Diseased Animals.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 8.-(8peclal.)
The tloekmasters of central-eastern Wyo
ming are highly Indignant as the result
of the alleged carelessness of a Natrona
county tlockmaster, who is charged with
trailing a band of scabby sheep from Na
trona through Weston and Converse coun
ties buck into Natrona county, thereby in
fecting or exposing to Infection over 100,009
clean sheep.
Almost every large flockmaster in Con
verse county hud his sheep exposed In
one way or another and all sheep so ex
posed must be dipped. Government ana
state Inspectors have been busy the past
week quarantining the exposed bands), and
dipping will be pushed as Boon as the
weather will permit.
It is estimated that the carelessness and
criminal negligence of the Natrona county
flockmaster will cost the sheepmen of the
district named over $50,000 to clean up their
flocks. Over $100,000 was expesded in this
district during the past three or four years
In exterminating scabies, nnd until the
diseased flock from Natrona county made
Its appearance the sheep of Converse wer
clean.
The Natrona county flockmaster ts
threatened with suits for heavy damages,
and he will probably be prosecuted In the
courts for violating the state sheep laws.
WYOMING 'ELECTORS MEET TODAY
Session Held Sntnr lay at Office of the
Secretary of state,
CHBYENNE, Wyo., Jun. 8.-(Speelal.)
Wyoming's presidential electors, Dr. J. M.
Wilson of Douglas, Hon. Ora Haley of
Laramie and Hon. Atwood C. Thomas of
Meeteets met In the office of the secre
tary of state at noon Saturday and wilt
meet again tomorrow, when their organ
isation will be perfected, the vote ( gone
over and a member chosen to attend the
meeting of the electoral college In Wash
ington. The vie In y mint; ior pi esl
dent stood: Roosevelt, 20,4ti7; Parker, 8.904;
Dehs, 1,077; Swallow, 2u7; Roosevelt's plu
rality 11,563, being the largest plurality
given by any state to the president accord
ing to the population and vote cast. Wyo
ming will cast three electoral votes for
Theodore Roosevelt.
I'nlon Purine Hospital Plnn.
LARAMIE, Wyo., Jan. 8 (Special.)-The
Union Pacific has submitted plans to Its
employes for the restoration of the old hos
pital benefits and assessments. As pro
posed, the employed will be a?sescd a cer
tain sum monthly, and when thiy ore In
jured or 111 they will be cared for by the
oompany at. one of the numerous hospitals
that will be established along the lire of
road, and In the large terminal cities. Tha
arrangement was In force for twenty-five
years on tho Union Pacific and proved
very satisfactory, and It Is at the urgent
request of the employes that the scheme
will again be pl:r"d In force. It Is ex
pected each employe will be assessed about
60 cents monthly, and all will be accorded
the same rights, privileges and treatment
when injured or ill.
Dead Man in Identified.
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Jan. 8 (Special.)
The dead man found near Riner station a
few days ago has been Identified as Robert
Brann, but nothing is known of his parents
or former home.
Morgan Howells, the young man who was
struck by a train at Spring Valley ons day
last week, died at the general hospital
here. Nothing is known of ths man's home
or relatives.
roart Stenoarrapher at Rock Springs.
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Jan. 8.-(Special.)
-Miss Maud McCoy, an expert stenogra
pher, has been appointed court stenogra
pher by Judge Craig of the Third district
to fill ths vacancy caused by ths death of
Roy Chamberlain, who was killed In ths
Axusa wreck.
Protest Aa-alast Joint Statehood.
TUCSON, Aril.. Jan. 8. At a ma.s meet
ing of the Society of Arlsona Pioneers
this afternoon an earnest protest against
the merger of Arlsona and New Mexico
Jointly Into a state was adopted. Grati
tude was expressed to Heiiutors Bard,
Foraker and otheis for standing by Anion
LIVE STOCK MEN AT DENVER
Joint Coivention of Cattl Baiters md
Wool Grower Opens Today.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO BE DISCUSSED
Project of Reorsnslilnx the Associa
tion to Inrlade All Interests Kit.
Itasted la Raisins: and Hand
ling; Stock Comes t p.
DENVER. Jan. S.-Everth!ng Is In
readiness for the opening tomorrow of the
J'int convention of the National Live
Stock association and the National Woo
Growers" association. Already deb-gatea
are flocking Into Denver to attend the
gatherings and every hotel In the city
Is taxed almost to Its utmost to accom
modate the stockmen.
The wool growers will have the first
call In the proceedings. They will con
vene In the Tabor Grand opera house to
morrow nt 10 o'clock. President F. E.
Warren will deliver his annual address
In the morning and a resolution for the
appointment of a committee to consider the
matter of the uronnsed reorganization of
the National Live Stock association will
he Introduced. It Is one of the Important
questions to come no before the latter
body. The wool growers will conclude
their business tomorrow so as to be able
to attend In a body the opening session of
the National Live Stock association on
Tuesday.
It Is nredleted that the attendance at
Tuesday's opening session will exceed that
of nnv nrevlnus nnnual meeting of the
association and the officers say the con
ventlon itself will prove the most Inter
esting nnd valuable to the live stock
world ever held.
Information received at association head
quarters Is that nil the stock handling rail
roads and the leading packers are sending
representatives, and these togother with
the delegates from the state organizations
nnd leading stock raisers will bring the
attendanoe to something In the neighbor
hood of 1,000. Tho convention proper will
continue until Thursday night, Friday and
Saturday being devoted to sightseeing.
RUSSIA WHIPS ITS DESERTERS
If Men Survive Punishment They Are
Mental and Physical Wrecks
for Life.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 8.-(Speclal Ca
blearam to Tho Hee.) The Russians are
udoptlng a new method with deserters
They no longer slioot them. They flog them
within nn inch of their lives. Yet deser
tions are Increasing In number, fostered
by agents In the frontier towns, who for
an uncertain sum Just as much ns they
can get undertake to convey fugitives
over tho German nnd Austrinn'frontler by
secret aths.
These wholesale desertions have caused
tho authorities to exercise Increased vlgl
lance. Many deserters are discovered by
the secret agents, and the police nnd mill
tary are sent after them. If the men are
too far away they are shot at sight. But
the police Infinitely prefer to catch them
alive, for a more ghastly fate awaits those
who are taken bsck to the fortresses.
An eye-witness this week gave a vivid
account of the punishment of a captured
deserter. He was taken back to his own
regiment, and the troops are drawn up In
the barrack square. On one side of a form
were four of the strongest nnd most brutal
soldiers In the regiment; on tho other a
heap of boiled birch rods.
The deserter was brought In, stripped,
nnd bound to the form. A roll of drums
was heard and then nothing but the
vicious swishing of rods. Every few min
utes fresh rods were seized, by tho exe
cutioners, who were anxious to curry
favor with tho officers by their devotion
to duty. Blood spurted from the man's
back. At last he fainted.
The surgeon stopped the flogging while
he restored the man to consciousness, re
marking: "We must wait; he cannot stand
any more at present." Tho form nnd the
ground around It were wet with blood.
At last a feeble groan was heard, and
the flogging was resumed.
Twice the man fainted nnd twice he was
restored, until the due tale of 200 blows
had been given. Then the victim was car
ried to the hospital, a bleeding, helpless
lump.
Mo.t of tho men die. Those who re
cover are mental and physical wrecks for
life.
A Russian colonel of engineers tells the
"Ruskoe Slovo" of an original device of
warfare practiced by the Japanese.
"They suddenly halt and throw out out
posts. We- attack. The outposts retire,
and tho enemy appears to have beaten a
retreaf. Then the Japanese fall upon us
.Ike a hurricane, as If they had only re
coiled to make a better spring."
WILL STUDY TROPICAL DISEASE
Expedition Leaves Liverpool to In
vestigate Wide Area of the
World.
LONDON, Jan. 8. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Merchants of Liverpool have
subscribed the cost of the largest expedi
tion for the Investigation of tropical dis
eases ever sent out of this country, it
has been organized by the Liverpool School
of Tropical Medicines, and Its energies will
be dlstrubuted over a wide area. Prof.
Boyce, Dr. Evuns and Dr. McConnt.lt, Can
ada, will pursue their researches on the
Gold Coast, In Lagos and in Nigeria. Dr.
Wolferton Thomas, Canada, and Dr. An
ton Brelnl Craig will go to the Amazon
to further Investigate questions relating to
yellow fever and malarial fevtr generally.
It will thus be seen thut Canadians, and
also a medical man from Hungary nre
associating with Englishmen and Scotch
men in the enterprise.
In order to wish the members of the
expedition Godspeed, Mr. Lyttleton this
week received them In his private room at
the Colonial office. Sir Alfred Jones, pres
ident of the Liverpool School of Tropical
Medicine, made the Introductions. He ob
served that the king of the Belgians had
sent a somewhat similar expedition to the
Congo and various attempts had been
made to investigate the causes and cure of
yellow fever by expeditions to the Ama
zon. Other bands of devoted men had
gone from their own countries to the
tropics to battls with diseases peculiar to
the climate, but there had been no pre
vious Investigation of so comprehensive a
character as that now contemplated.
Ths colonial secretary said no service
could be mora acceptable and honorable
than that directed to making more safe
and useful those regions to which English
men went on behalf of ths empire. Ha
remembered that Canadian teachers were
sent out to help to educate the Boer chil
dren, snd the present Iterance of Cana
dians snd Britishers working side by side
was an outward and visible sign of cohe-
Deyt
oo every
box. 23
Ah?ya Remember the Full 4m
M nritiva UromO sfiumn0
Caret CoM in Ooe Dey, Criplo 3
sion and sympathy of the empire ss
great whole. He had much pleasure In
receiving the deputation and heartily bads
thrm Godspeed.
MME. L0UBET VERY CLERICAL
Such Secret Report of French Officer
Brlnsra Storm of Protest
at Paris.
PARIS, Jan. 8 (Sieclal Cablegram to
The Bee.) The Temps utters sn emphntlo
protest snd its Indignation will be univer
sally shared at the fact that even tha
president of the republic and his amiable
wife have been Included In the notes fur
nished by one of the Informers recently,
who Is a maJ'T In the army. Little con
fidence Is cxprK" d by this person In M.
Loiitw-t on account of his tolerant spirit,
and mad.im Is denounced as "very clerical."
To he tolerant and A good Christian Is,
as has already heen perceived, regarded as
blameworthy In quarters which support th
present ministry, though most other people
would consider this a compliment. Tho
Temps says that the Informing officer Is
not nlone compromised, and nsks what Is
to be thought of ministers who twice
week meet In council under the presidency
of M. Loubet, whose hearth and home they
allow to be attacked. The answer Is very
simple.
OPERA SINGERS RECOVERING
Members of Metropolitan Company
Injnred by Collapse of Scenery
Are tiettlns Along Well.
NEW YORK. Jan. 8 The members of
the chorus of the Metropolitan Grand Op
era company who were Injured last night
during the collapse of a bridge in the flrt
act of "Carmen." were all said to bs re
covering today.
Frank H. Palmer, master mechanic of
the Metropolitan opera house, who was ar
rested after the accident, was arraigned or
a charge of criminal negligence and pa
roled until Tuesday afternoon.
Steamer Zealand Spoken.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The Steamer Zee
land, from Antwerp and Dover for New
York, was In communication by wireless
telegraph with the Marconi station at
SiUSCOIlSi'tt.
If you have anything to trnde advertise
It In the For Exchange column of The Bea
want ad pa&e.
nilssnrd In Pcnnaylvanln.
CORRY. Pa., Jan. K The worst blizzard
of the winter has raged in this vicinity
nil day and lis a result till passincr trains
are late, freiRht service Is at a standstill
and country roads ure Impassable. Ths
snow is two feet deep.
BABY'S TERRIBLE SORE
Cody Raw With Humor. Caused Untold
Agony. Doctor Did No Good.
Mother Discouraged.
CUTICURA CURED AT ONCE
My child was a very delicate baby.
A terrible sore and humor broke out
on his body, looking like raw flesh,
end causing the child untold agony.
My physician prescribed various rem
edies, none of which helped, at all.
I became discouraged ana took the
matter into my own hands, and tried
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
with almost immediate success. Be
fore the second week had passed the .
soreness was gone, not leaving a trace
of anything. Mrs. Jcannette 11. Block,
a8i Kosedale St., Rochester, N. Y."
You Know
that If you have
fainting, smothering,
spells: If you have
weak and hungry
shortness of breath when walking or going
up sulrs, if your heart is irregular, flut
tering or palpitates; if you have pains
around the heart, inside and under
shoulders, cunnot sleep on left side; have
dltliculty In breathing when lying down,
that you nre suffering from heart troubles.
and that It Is liable ut any minute to prove
ratal.
1 lien don t delay. Commence at ones to
take
Dr. Miles'
New Heart Cure
This famous heart and blood tonlo will
cure you If taken in time.
The timo Is when you notice any of ths
above symptoms.
i am glad I was persuaded to try Dr.
Miles' Heart Cure. I suffered greatly from
shortness of breath, palpitation, smother
ing t-pdls srid pain around heart. I took
6 bottles and was entirely cured. This
was two yi-Hrs ago, and I have had no
svmptoms since.
JOHN K. TOUD, P. M., Unlopolls, Ohio.
The first hottie will Denettt, ir not, tns
druggist will return your money.
AMISEMEMS
TUESDAY
EVENINU THE CHAMPION
OK THE WORlU
JAS.
J. JEFFRIES
AS "DAVY CROCKETT."
After performance three rounds sclentlno
boxing between James J. Jeff lies and Jos
eph Kennedy.
Friday and Saturday Matinee Saturday-"
Miss Amber Lawlord -
In the First Truly American I i ST
AN AMERICAN WOMAN
Perfect production and Great Cast. Seat
Sale Wednesday.
Coming The f imlc Opera buccess, "SER
tiEANT KITTY."
CREICJHTON
EW 'PHONIC, 4f4.
Every Night Mstlnees Thar., Bat.,
MPfjFRN VAUOEVILLE
uav
Webb's Seals, Mr.
phy. Jas. H. Cullen,
and Mrs. Mark
Mur-
Irene Franklin.
Kord
& Wilson, Three Musical Keltons, Mllo Ut
Madison and tiie KInodrome.
PR1CE8-10C. 26c, 60c.
KRUGf",' I5-25-50-75)
TOKKillT AT Kilo
THE GREAT METROPOLITAN MELO-
UxvA A1A 1
Shadows of
a Great City
Tuesday Florence
STREET BINGEK."
Bindley, in "THE
Omsha Concert Promoters
RUDOLPH GANZ. "King of Lisst Players."
PIANO RECITAL.
First Baptist Church
THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 11
Tlcketf $1.(0. Reserved for Members Tomor
row. On Bale Wednesday at Hospe's.
ROLLER SKATING
. AT THE
AUDITORIUM
Hvcry Day This Week
Afternoon, S to t. Evening, t.iO te Itztk
ADMISSION IOc
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