The Omaha Daily Bee. " No PMthy Sensation THE OMAHA DEC Best;;, West Whr Ad Count THE OMAHA DEE BesKn. West V ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORXIXfr, JANUARY 2, 1906. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. V SI- WITTE'S NEW MOVE Premier Suggests that Cur Promulgate a Canstitution at Onos. TO CUT GROUND FROM UNDER OPPOSITION. Intention ii to Beonrs United Support o'f All Liberal Elemsits. POLICY- OF SEPRESSION CONTINUE OoTernment Spies Are at Work Among t' Labor Organisation. ST. PETERSIURG PRISONS ARE CROWDED Many Leader of Revolattoa Boeceed a Evadinfc Arreat and Meet lace Are Held '. Dally. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1. It la learned from a high source that Premier Wltte la agnln Btrongly urging tha emperor to Im mediately promulgate a moderate constitu tion for the double purpose of reaasurlng tha liberals that the present war against the rcda does not mean reaction and block ing the attempt which undoubtedly will be made when the national assembly convenea to transform that body Into a conatltuent assembly. Moreover tha plan hae other heavy backing and the emperor la ahowlng an Inclination to accept it. The premier la understood to have Informed hla majesty that such an act will be the master atroke at tha present Juncture and might rally . . . - .1... .,a lihai-al i me wnoie oouy ui viiiirrv. 1 opinion to the aide of the government, jt Repressing the Reds. The policy of repressing the revolutlon- 4 ' Ista continues with a vengeance. Their an- fi nouncement that they proposed to carry on n a guerilla warfare until a general armed revolt Is prepared has stimulated the gov ernment to redoubled energy. A band of terrorista Is known to ba at t worg nere ana iasi nigm mei wnv..- P nU Marches for susnecta. The city prls- ..... . -a mn nirrmwlAi1 that hundreds have WL been removed to Srhlusselburg fortress and to tha fortress of Bt. Peter and St. Paul. Government apiea are at work among the workmen and revolutionary societies with Instructions to give warning of meetings which are Immediately surrounded, the members searched for arms and the ring leaders taken into custody. Nevertheless fl the Workmen's council and the executive committee of the soclnl revolutionists are managing to evade arrest and are meeting each day at a different place In the out aklrta of the city. The patrols are under atood to have ordera not spare bullets If they are, attacked by pcreons using bombs or revolver. Statement of Dnahaasoff. An' Interview with Governor General Doubaesoff la printed today, in which he ex plalna that the duration of the revolt la owing to' the extent of the region tn which . the military forece are operating, and tit. '.j-iMwina; to. the lack or troopa, which com plied DoubaaiofT lo await reinforcements from Warsaw and Bt. Petersburg before giving the revolutlonlsta their death blow. The mat difficult task." the governor general continued, "was to drive them from their base- on the Kazan railroad, between Moscow and Provo, three miles east of Moscow, ana surrouna mem in me i ien district no aa to prevent their escape. Both thiee tasks were successfully accomplished. "The strikers of the Prokharolf mills, which held the proprietor ua a .'lostagc. were ready to surrender Friday, but Colonel Minn, who conducted the negotiations, ae- cllned to accept their surrender unless tney also delivered up the 'DruJInlata' who had sought refuge there. Gjjveriioi' General Doubassoff lurther tie- i lured emphatically that the artillery bom- barded only the houses from which the revolutionists tired. Reinforcements are entering Courlond from four sides, but the leaders of the Lettish revolution are Imperturbable. The papers publish terrible pictures of the coiiultluiia prevailing along the Siberian railway. There are no railway otllciaia on duty and on the section as fiir aa C hell a- biiibk. gos'ernment of Orenburg, all the, tatlons have been pillaged. Complete an- I aroby prevails at Irkutsk. The military trains are running wnmrai oruer or vrvy-r engineers. A gentleman who haa Just returned here from Moscow accounta for the great exag- j geratlon In the report of the slaughter j there by the fact that troopa and urtll- lery generally used blank cartridges for the purpose orlrlgntening me sinacrs una re- uiuuuniBi. H himself witnessed a battery of three guns "bombard" i House from which shots were fired but not a single shell or shot waa uaed. The gentleman rrom mob- cow added that ne unaersiooa mat two tuaenta, sons 01 j ronruu mm oeumiui. the owners of the factory deatroyed, wera ringleadera In tha organisation of tha Drud Jtna. Cavalry for Mltaa aad Riga. MITAU, Courland. Russia, Jan. 1. Four columns of troopa, principally cavalry and artillery, are converging towards Mltau and Riga. The Inaurgenta In the towna held by them are Instituting a social democratic administration aa If they were in perma- nent possession. At Frankenberg a woman uf TO and two girls sit in the new city council. New (ioveraov Msrrklsg oa Rica. RIGA, Government of IJvonia, Russia, Jan. 1. Three policemen were killed during tha night. The railroad men are again threatening to atrike In order to obtain tha release of the arrested delegatea. Oeneral Count Sollogub. the new gov ernor general of the Baltic provinces, who la marching on thia city with a large force of troops. Is expected here Wednes day. It la reported that he will issue a proclamation warning the population of tha consequences of the violation of mar tial law and threatening to try offenders by court-martial and exile the entire pop ulation of communitlea which decline to yield. . tn the Littiah portions of tha Baltic provlncea the situation la quieter. No eertoua outbreak haa occurred recently. Troopa are pursuing revolutionary bands from Dvalk and Dvinik. Tha revolutionary movement la spread lug In northern Livonia, where estates are being attacked. The butchers' atrike continues here. Boaaha Captarod la Warsaw. WARSAW, Jan. I. Tha police today dla. covered Id a flat on Kacxa street, occupied by Jews, several loaded and unloaded ' bom ha, a quantity of exploetvea and a number of revolvere. The police cloaed tha atreet and made a search of all tba keaaea la 11 Many arraata. followed. MANIFESTO BY CHAMBERLAIN lalontat leader Hotlines Hla Poller of Colonial Preference Proposes Taa on Korelca Wheat. LONDON, Jan. 1. Joseph Chamberlain Hi hla election manifesto today. After rously attacking the new government. Mi he describes as being essentially a le rule, little Englander government, ruling for Its existence on Irish votes, (.'-.votes himself entirely to an expo Dn of his fiscal policy, and especially to subject of colonial preference which speaks of aa the first item in the con jctlve program of the unionist party, second Item, closely connected with the t, being the policy ot retaliation. He larea that colonies will not wait In .Jnltely, but will be forced to enter Into arrangementa with strangers. He points out that the scheme of colonial preference will include a provision for a email tax on foreign wheat, but says that aa both home grown and colonial wheat will be free and the supply from the colonies unlimited, the price of bread will not be increased in the slightest degree. Mr. Chamberlain declares that he be lieves the unionist party to be absolutely agreed regarding these alms, though he admits that there may be some differences of opinion when the time cornea to dls cusa the methods from which theso alma are to be accomplished. He says, however, that therfe dlffercncca of opinion probably are exaggerated and that they are mat ters more of verbal distinction than of practical Importance. Continuing, Mr. Chamberlain says: I believe our objects can be fully attained by a moderate general tariff scientllically adapted to the existing conditions of our trade and so arrange!! as to secure the largest amount of employment at fair wages for our people. It would necessarily pro vide for the free admission of raw ma terials and of articles which we do not market ourselves, wmle II would place u toll on the manufacturers of those coun tries which do not treat ua fairly. Our policy is constructive anu practical, while the policy of our opponents is de structive ar.! theoretical. So far the letter of Cameron Corbett, a Parliamentary candidate for Glasgow, In the union interest, calling the attention of Ambassador Keid and Premier Camp-bell-Bannerman to the alleged unconsti tutional action of his opponent, D. M. Mason, who, Mr. Corbett said, at a meet ing of his constituents announced that in a friendly interview which he had with President Roosevelt at Washington, the president expressed his hearty sympathy with the liberal party in Great Britain, has not attracted much attention in political circles. The Times, however, says edi torially that it does not believe President Roosevelt Bald what has been imputed to him, but agrees with Mr. Corbett in saying that the president might make some dis claimer and thereby render impossible any future misrepresentation. The Times in cidentally recalls the Suckville-West in cident. WINTER TURNS OVER NEW LEAF Saowstoran Begins Early la tha Even ing: aid Lasts Throughout the Sight. Winter turned over a new leaf on. New Year's day, and decided to "get busy" In proper season. Not for several weeks had Omaha seen a flake of snow and the temperature has resembled the latter part of a mild fall. About 9 o'clock last night pedestrians wcro able to make out a num ber nf white tufts blowing through the air. Ag the mlnuteg ,m8f,cd they became more nunierouSi untli u was not iong before tno cy wa , tne Krttap ot what couId , really be termed a snowstorm. It was I yulte a novety ana many pt.0ple got out on tho BtreeU jU8l for trie pleasure of . walklnK on u,e white-blanketed walks a plcaBUle Df which they had thus far been ueprlved this season. For it was the first t fau 0f gnow in the city of sufficient pro- i portions to be given the name of snow gtorm. The temperature hovered about the freezing point all night, but only the I snow on the walks and crossings dlsap peared. There was a steady fall until , after midnight and at 3 o'clock there was Btlll a trace of a fall, by which time the ground was well covered. The street cur company sent out snowpjows curly In the game and kept the tracks clear, ho that no trouble was experienced in running cara according to schedule, WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Datea for tloaa Civil rr Ice Esamlaa. In Several Western gtataa. J (from a Staff Correspondent.; WASHINGTON, Jan. !. (Special Telc- I gram.! i ne u ivii service commission an- nounees that regular spring examinations for position In the departmental service at Washington will be held as follows: Ne t braaka Omaha, March 14, April 18, May 3, 4 Bnd 5; Beatrice, March :i; Grand Island March 11. April 18; Lincoln. March H April IS. Iowa Burlington, April 9; Cedar Rapids, April lo and 11; Des Moines, March 14, April d, T and 18; Dubuque. March 14, April 1! and 18; Fort Madison, March 14, April 18; Iowa City, March 14, April 18; Ma. Bon City, March 14 and 21, April 18; Sioux City. March 14 and 31, April 18. South Da- j kota-Aberdeen, March 14 and 28. April IS; peajwood. March 14 and 21, April 18; Sioux yalla, March 14 and 30. April IS; Watertown, j March 14. April W. Wyoming-Cheyenne, , March 14 and 3, April 18; Laramie. March 14 and 21. April 18. REPLY FROM ANTHRACITE MEN Operatora Head Reply ta Miners' Re qaeat for toafereace aad It la Forwarded ta Mitchell. W1LKESBARRE, Pa., Jan. l.-An an awer from the anthracite coal operatora to the request of the officers of the United Mine Workera of America for a conference la stated to have been received today by Secretary John Gallagher of the miners' committee. Mr. Gallagher immediately placed the let ter, unopened, into another envelope and forwarded it to President John Mitchell, who la at hla home In Illinois. While the contents of the letter are unknown here. It la confidently believed that It la favorable and that a conference will be held in time for the miner to make a report to their national convention at Indianapolia on Jan uary 11. lajared Mall Clerk Recovering. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. l.- Special. )-C. A. 8hafer, the railway postal clerk who waa seriously Injured In Ihe Ah Say wreck last month, and who waa the only clerk to escape from the mall cars alive, haa been discharged from the State hospital at Rock Springs and haa returned to hla home here. It will be aome time before Shafer will be able ta raaums hla run. JUBILEE OF OLD TIMERS Xennion of Pioneers and Their Daioeneaits at the Omaha Olnb. ONE THOUSAND Off MORE TURN OUT Form and Fashion Forgotten While Rich aad Poor of l-ong Ago Hall the Glad Saw Tear. Even tha moat enthusiastic prediction touching the reception to the old settlers and their descendants waa outdone by the event itself at the Omana club Monuay afternoon. Beginning very soon after 3 o'clock tha crowd began to thicken and un til almost the atroke of ( there was seem ingly little thmnlng out. Few of the callers went away before darkness warned that It waa really time to depart. "Hello, there; how do you do?" "Well, well; bless my eoul. It's an age aince I aaw you." "Jjet me see; what a your name? Oh, yea, I I had almost forgotten." But a sly wink to a friend indicates he had not forgotten, nor come anywhere near it. Happy New Tear, Andy. Well, shake ! hands you old rascal; how are you, any- way?" 'Pretty well, for an old-timer, thank you." 'Old timer! Why, I feel younger than I ever did. Tou're Just a boy." Real Treat to See It. And the iianusnaaea mey gave, and the smiles they put 011. and tue way they patted cacti other on the back, waa a de light to see. "Now, there'a General Manderson, and ur. Miller, too; and Jim Bievennon, ami- why, they re ail here, ain't tneyT General, tet me wlsn you a happy New Tear." Tnank- you, thanit you," says General Manderson heartily. Then as an alter tiiougnt he says: ' Don't forget to see Joe Kedman. He a here, somewuere, and Says lie waa here before you." " ell, he s mlataKcn, and I want to tell nlm so," smiles back the other veteran aa ne moves on with hands busy and eyes all .i-gllsten with gladness. And the wnltehaired women with the soft voices. Just the least bit timid at first, are soon as chipper and gladsome as tne men. itie spirit of the occasion Is Infectious, the slow comes to their cheeks and they form Broupa that would entrance a painter of ical people. Las of the dear old neigh- uorly timo are being lived over again in sroups on tnelr feet, tooMmsy to ait down, nd in the corners where "a few have gathered together." Eyea grow bright and sighs of happiness ascend from the Hps uf many a dowager who Uvea again the days of youth in watching sons and daugh ters of her own and of her old friends aa mey move hither and thither in the throng. Where Class la Not. A great leveier of ciass waa thia first New Tear's reception of the Omaha club. Men and women, young men and maids of me outlying districts, people from tne moat modest homes, wage-earners aud employ es, sack coat and frock, all met .lo H auk and cordial friendship for the time being, t and all were inspiringiy happy tn tlio meet- .ng. There were repreaentatlves of the Mc'o and the O'a from tue Jimeraid lale, and Of tne banks and braea of Scotland; descend ant of some who "came over In the May- nower;" Norsemen und sons of Germania. The receiving line set a most encour aging pace, from where smiling Myron Learned and his charming lady grasped the xtended hands, to the end of the hue where Dr. Miller" sent the passing visitors into the crowd with somo felicitous remark ringing in tickled cars. President Peck of the club and Mrs. Peck entered right heartily into the spirit of essentlully human camaraderie; and the Tateses, the Hulls, the Kountxes, the Lukes, the CuldwellB, the Bummers; Deuels, , Big Four railroad four miles west of Co Chases, Guious, Burgesses, llllchcocks, all lumbua tonight. Two firemen and a brake took up the welcoming strain aa thorough- I man were killed, but their names have not bred women and men ever do when the sen- : been definitely ascertained. It la said that tlmcnt nobleese oblige is tu the fore in good earnest. Looking Out for Othera. Many of the women of the receiving puj ty and wives of club membera bualed tnem sclves In moving through the shifting throngs, putting the timid ones at ease and urging the backward to partake of the buffet luncheon that waa being served at one end of the suite of rooms on tho sec ond floor. The viands were served with generous hand and eaten standing, while the featers broke up Into little groups and extended the season's congratulations aa they ate. Formality was thrown to the winds, conversation waa continual and un der ordinary circumstances might have been considered loud. But .every greeting was genuine, unstudied, hearty, smacking of the west. Here might be seen a bunch of old men, aome leaders In the commercial and finan cial lines, others small ahopkeopora; some retired long .ago, othera still working for a competence recalling the daya when Tenth street waa "the town," when Far nam atreet waa a mudhole, when Leaven worth atreet offered fine opportunity to sink a wagon to the hubs, when Sixteenth street was undreamed of. Over there waa "Grandpa" Turner, long ago considered a mistaken pioneer In a section of the city that is now one of the finest resi dence parts in Omaha. He la surrounded by men and women who are delighted to recall themealvea to nia memorj, even If they had to almost shout to make him ,rll,l UllUrilfiailV. Modeaty Melts Away. Aa the first modesty caused by strange surroundings wore off the flow of reminiscence and of good-natured chaffing was loosed. It never ceased, but Its tone waa changing and ita subject shifting as the old folks and the young drew to gether and drifted apart. Again and again men like Judge Doana. Captain Palmer, M. J. Feenan, Judge Wakeley, Major Croft and othera on the long Hat ran into each other while moving about, and each time aome new tepio of auld lang syne suggested Itself. From the moment the visitors first set foot within the main door until they took their way out at the cloae everything and everybody iu tha elegant club bouse was at the eervlce of the callers. They madd themselvea thoroughly at home, they ahook hands until the anna of the re ceiving party were tired, they toasted each other In the punch. Hearts were quickened, the religion of friendship had a new blessing, and In many homes all over tha city there were laat night hun dreds of well pleased people voting the Omaha club reception one of tha most auspicious and successful functions tha'. could be Imagined. And In tha elub Itae'.f and In the mansions where Ita officers and membera reside there was even mora '.Continued on Third Pars PRINTERS' STRIKE SPREADS Men t ailed Ont'la 'Nntaher of t itles and Scale Is aigaed In others. PH1LADKL.PHIA. Jan l.-Twenty-four of the MO printing firms in this city have slfcned the agreement giving- their employes an eight-hour workday. These firms, how ever, are not members of the Typometae, the master printers' organ ljuu inn. The firms belonging to thf Typothetnc refuse to con cede the eight-hour work-lay. Although the printers' strike, which Is na tional In acope. begins today its extent will not be known until tomorrow because of the holiday. There sre 1.310 members of the Typographical union employed in the bajk and Job printing offices In this. city. Recently eighteen Typothetae firms antici pated the atrlke by locking their hands out. and they rlalm to have more than filled tha places of the union men. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1-Hecause of a spe cial agreement between the Typothatae of Washington and the local Typographical ! union January 4 and not January I Is the i date when the demand of the union that all shops ahall be closed to nonunion men and placed on an eight-hour basis la to lie enforced here. Mort of the printing estab lishments in Washlngtop are atandlng to gether In their oppoaltlon to the demands of the union. IX8 ANGBLES, Cal., Jan. 1. On account of the holiday the full extent of the print ers' strike in Ixa Amrelcs will not be known until tomorrow, tt la estimated today that ; 125 prlntera and about ten apprentices will fail to report for work tomorrow unless their demands for an eight-hour day are granted. STOCKTON. Cal., Jan. l.-At a meeting of Stockton Typographical union No. M yesterday the announcement waa made that the employing printers and publishers of Stockton have conceded the eight-hour day, effective from January 1. 1906. LOUISVILLE. Ky... Jan. 1. Sixty Job printers, members of IoulsvllIe Typograph ical union, went out on strike today for an eight-hour day and union offices. COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 1. Twenty-one Job printing offices In Columbus today granted the eight-hour day, nine hours having been the limit up to today. RICH MINER KILLS HIMSELF Frank Phlaeator, loneer of the Klondike. Cats HM Throat mlth Raaor In Saa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1. Frank Phlsca tor, a millionaire Alaskan, last night ended his life In hia apartments at a local hotel by cutting bis throat with a razor. Fhlsca tor la said to have been one of the pioneers of the Klondike and was at Forty-mile at the time of the great discoveries. He built the first house In Dawson. He had rich claims on Bonanxa creek. Phlscator came originally from Michigan. GRAND RAPIDS, Mid)., Jan. 1. Frank Phlscator, the mlllionau Alaskan miner who committed suicide yesterday in San Francisco, waa well ' known in Berrien county, Michigan., He made ten visits to Baroda, where ho had rvlded hla parents with a fine home and 'ii luxuries of life. Hia hrothera -. jnd,. .ijyilrt..ia jwofed, largely through hla guortrtune. .Hla itn- nual home-comings were the occasion for prolonged festivities among hla friends. Four yeare airo he fell in love at first sight with a waitress at the Hotel Whitcomb. St. Joseph. Mich., and married her the name day. His bride went back to Alaska with him. WRECK ON JHE BIG FOUR Three Men Reported Killed nnd a umber Injured In Collision .Near Columbus, Ohio. COLUMBUS, O., Jan. l.-Three men were killed and several Injured In a head-end collision between two freight trains on the 1 the wreck was due to confusion of orders. but the resHnslbillty has not been clearly fixed. BirrJ's-Eye View of Omaha and Jubilee Edition Mailed for you In pasteboard tubes, 15c Each. (Delivered in Omaha, 10c.) (Mailed to foreign countries, postpaid, 20c.) Let us have the addresses to which you wish copies sent and we will mail them carefully in tubes for you. Do You Want Omaha to Grow? A bird's-eye view of Omaha haa been I enced. in fact, the Kreutext living artlet in , enameled paper-suitable for framing. Tills will be Insued In connection with slun-fti j pages, printed on book paper, showing Omaha's tt buildings in detail, together with carefully prepared information, with regard to what Omaha is. covering every phiute f -f I Imulia', Ainmr. .- a I i . ft,,.. ., Am ' I ...ill l. . . L. I. . .... . - . 11 ' -'. niii.iij. 1 iiiiu.llun i ni.-nc "111 UC It, iu w,c I 1 I' lllin a 1 1 1I bundles connection of our Omaha people and will open the eyes of people who know nothing of the new Omaha and ita wonderful progreas. Advertise Omaha to your friends. Omaha THIS HUE PIBLISHIXQ COMPAXV Please deliver copies of TUE OMAHA IIKK fl IULEE K1UTION and Blrda-Eya View of Omaha To , ' Address For which I enclose $ v Signed. Price 10c tK-r Copy. Order thara bow, aa the edition will be limited. ?HB BEE PCBUSHIXQ CO, Omaha, Nob. BIG DEMAND FOR ME PAPER The Bet's Jubilee Edition lagerlj Sought After hj the Public THOUSANDS OF EXTRA COHES TAKEN Praise Cornea from City and tale for F.nterprlae. Skill aad Worth Represented In Thla Publication. The Beea Jubilee edition, with Its ac companylng bird's-eye view of Omaha, &n. 000 of which came off the presses as a New Tear greeting to the public, was given a must conll:il and enthusiastic reception. From the very first It was apparent the supply did not exceed the demand. At The Bee's circulation wlndowa, on the street, anywhere the paper could be obtained. they were sought mlth great eagerness. In me remote parta of the city where subscribers were late In getting their pa pers, they kept the telephones busy mak ing Inquiry of tha office, indicating he keen anticipation over the advent of "the great edition. It wa an interesting spectacle presented during the forenoon and even early In the afternoon at the circulation windows In The Bee's counting room. I.lnea of people come to buy copies of the Jubilee edition and bird's-eye view of Omaha filed up ,nd down the long passageway, taking their ...... . o muni ra,riurrs auu ,,-- j cisinn aa if it had been circus day in the 1 county seat. It was no uncommon sight j to see business men walk away with three, four, half a dozen and in aome casea more of the long tubes In their arms. j This mark of esteem paid by business men and all Interested in the welfare of Omaha was a gratifying sight. It was fur ther gratifying to read the messages of I congratulations received from various sourcea in commendation of the enterprise. Some of these expresslona came from word of mouth, others over telephone and still others by wire, all indicating the same spirit of co-operation and union for the upbuilding of the city and state, of which this Jubilee edition, with Its accompanying panora na of Omaha, stands as the Index. Dlac Ordera Come In. Ordera for thirty, fifty and even a greater number of these editions came in with fre quency from out in the state, where in terest In Omaha's welfare goes hand in hand with Interest in the welfare of Ne braska. It waa a great day for the little newsies, these vigilant vendors of the newspapers who are ever on watch with their wares. Their strides were wider and quicker, their volcea louder and shriller, their faces brighter and their purses fatter than ever. Up and down the atreeta they went, each aa far aa the bounds of hla beat would allow, yelling at the top of their strident voices and dishing out the cylindrical treaa ures as fast aa they could, for "dere waa aometlng doln' in de cash line." Thousanda of these numbers were sent out In the mall aa souvenirs sent not only to points In thla country, but over the seas to bear their message of Qmaha'a un bounded prosperity; to display their picture 'rtniW,joduriUl.,hriv;i ..to. -anew their view of Omaha'a immensity and to tell their story, not only in portrait and panorama, but in printed word aa well of the vaat resources, enterprise and oppor tunities which Omaha, the Gateway of the West, possesses and which crystallized into superior advantages, it holds out to others, those .who are looking for a good place to Invest money, a good place to live, a good place to come to to boost, to booat of and to believe In. Movements of Ocean Vessels Jan. 1. At New York Arrived: Giulla, from Trieste; La Touralne. from Havre. At Glasgow Sailed: Nuiuldlan, for St. John, N. B. At Liverpool Sailed: Bovlc, for New York; Laurentian, for Philadelphia; Iber ian, for Boston, At Queenstown Sailed: Canuania, for New York. At Genoa Arrived: Nord America, from New York. At Naples Arrived: Ruenoa Ayres, from Vera Crux. Sailed: Italia, for New York. At Hamburg Arrived: Bulgaria, from Baltimore. At Antwerp Arrived: Manitou, from Boa ton and Philadelphia. made bv E. J. Austen, the most nuirl. panoramic work. This will show Omaha by amdlng topics Mail ua the) coupon. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST ! Taeaday. with Ittalna Temper ature In Weat Portion. Wedneadar Fair In Weal, Rata or Boon In F.aat Portion Temperature at Omaha Teaterdayt Ho Oct.' Hoar. Dear. 31 1 p. m 81 HI 2 p. m at . .... ft! .1 p. m ftl an 4 p. m an Jt'i ! p. m H3 at n p. m sa .13 7 p. m .XI ail p. m. ...... St U p. m SI K a. a. T a. A a. a. 10 a. It a. 12 ni MOVE FOR SECRET BALLOT Feature In Sevr York ffprakerahlp Contest that May t lset All ' Calculations. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 1. The test of strength In the caucus of republican as semblymen tomorrow night will probably be taken, not directly In a vote upon the candidates for the nomination for sjieaker of tha aaeenibly, but upon the question of whether the vote on, the speakership nomi nation ahall be a secret vole. The utmost resources of both sides In the contest are now concentrated upon that single point. Ita Importance is evident in the light of the fact that the pledges hitherto obtained from the individual membera had reference only to the support of this candidate or that. The issue of a secret ballot for speaker sprang Into existence lato this afternoon and visibly disturbed all the comparative certainties which had been supposed to exist Leaders of the movement for the nomina tion of James W. Wadsworth, Jr., of IJv Ingaton, who was selected by Governor Hlggtns as his choice, admits that If they cannot prvent a secret ballot they cannot secure Mr. Wadsworth'a nomination by caucus. On the other hand the adherents of Edwin A. Merrltt, Jr.. of St. Lawrence changed their previous tactics of claiming that they could defeat Wadsworth even If they could not elect Merrltt and began to assert that they were certain of votes enough to secure a secret ballot. At last accounts tonight the best In formed observers on both sides agreed that In an open ballot or roll call of re publican assemblymen in the existing con dition of affairs Mr. Wadsworth would be elected. Both sides agreed also that upon a secret ballot the result would be very different. 8tate Chairman Odell had little to say tonight except In his opinion Mr. Merrltt waa steadily gaining In strength and would secure the nomination. Mr. Wadsworth himself reiterated his statement that he had personal pledges enough to elect him. PAYNTER WINS FIRST ROUND Beckham Candidate Organises llonse Oter Combined Oppoaltlon of niarkborn and Haldenian. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Jan. l.-The first aklrmlsh In the battle for United States senator, J. C. 8. Blackburn's Beat, was won by the Paynter forces In the caucus of the democratic membera of the house of representatives tonight. The opening tuicef waa ome . mi -rUI eeUcfciun "of a chairman of the caucus. The caucua waa not called to order until shortly after 9 o'clock. When Lewis McQuown, chairman of the democratic atate central commit tee, finally brought tho membera to or der and calld for the election of a perma nent chairman. Representative W. J. Gobch, an adherent of Judge Thomas H. Paynter and au "administration" man, was elected over the Blackburn-Haldeman candidate by a vote of 41 to 33. The vote for speaker of the house demonstrated that the Paynter forces were In the ascendant. H. R. Lawrence, the Paynter candidate, received 39 votes, the vote for R. W. Miller, who received the combined vote of the Blackburn-Haldeman forces, amounting to 30. The caucus then proceeded to choose the minor officials of the house. The program agreed upon be forehand only called for the nomination of house officers, the first caucua ballot on the senatorial race coming tomorrow night, when the senate and house demo crats will meet In Joint caucus. Tomor row the legislature will meet In regular sessoln at noon, but beyond preliminarily of organization no business will be trans- acted Dy eitner nrancli. . The Kentucky legislature consists of ninety-eight representatives and thirty eight senators. Of the total of 130 votes In the two branches Ihe democrats con trol 106, thUB making 53 votea necessary to nominate a senator in joint caucus. M'CALL QUITS NEW YORK LIFE Times He Haa Realarned anil Paid f2H5.O0O to Cover Ham lltoa'a Shortage. NEW YORK, Jan. l.-The Times tomor row will say: Although neither John A. ! McCall nor any member of his family would discuss the matter, positive confirmation waa obtained that Mr. McCall had resigned the presidency of the New York Life In surance company. With It came information that Mr. McCall had already turned over to the company a check for $335.0r, covering the money that Andrew Hamilton received in 1904 and which is yet unaccounted for In detail. It was also learned that Alexander L. Orr would probably succeed Mr. McCall as president of the company. Mr. Mi Call s payment of the C.,0'ju charged against Andrew Hamilton followed uon the receipt of the report of the New York Life's legislative manager, which John C. McCull brought home from Paris last eeek. It has u I ready been made known that ihe Fowler committee did not con sider Hamilton's statement satisfactory. Accordingly, President McCall has made good his pledge to refund the amount f the Hamilton payments of 1!H. Irrespective of Hamilton's offer to put up SlOO.OiW pend ing a final aettleinent of the account. In case of a final adjustment between Hamilton and the company it is under stood that Mr. McCall will receive from Hamilton whatever the Utter would other wise have turned Into the New York life. REST0RATI0N0F ST. MARK'S Work of Rehabilitating Ihe Kamone Cathedral Proereda Satis factorily. VENICE, Jan. 1. The work of the restor ation of St. Mark'a proceeda aatisfactorlly. The acaffoldlng supporting the apocalypse vault, whlrn waa moat In danger, haa been completed without the decorations of the vault suffering the least Injury. The pillars of the tribune and the chief walls have been protected and supported. The preser vation of the basilica is now ensured. The I work will be continued with the greatest care, so aa to avoid any alterations of the art traaaurtea. AT THE WHITE HOUSE Annual Reception of the President is a Brilliant Affair. VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS HEADS LINE First Time for Eix Tears This Offioe Has Been Represented. DIPLOMATS FOLLOW THE CABINET Head of Each Legation Personally Intra duces Members of His 8taff, DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS CtME FOURTH These Are Followed by Army aad .avy mill Other Soeletlea and the General 1'ahlla. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. New Tear s day at the national capital was observed today with all the traditlnnnl brilliancy whlota time and custom have decreed ahall char aterlre the ofllclal greeting of the New Year and another was added to the long Una ot reccptiona at the White House where tha president and Mrs. Roosevelt received tha people of the world, whatever .helr raoa or creed, of station high and low, who filled past till their numbers reached up Into the thousands, each of them bringing a "Happy New Year." The first day of tha year dawned bright and crisp: a heavy frost was melied away In the early morn ing by a flood of sunshine. By o'clook the long line of citizens who were to be re- . celved after the representatives of the aov erelgns of the world and the varloua offi cial of the American government had passed don n the receiving line, began form ing in front of the White House gatea, and by 11 o'clock, the hour for the reception to begin, the column stretched nlong tha front of the State, War and Navy building and gave promlso of one of the largest reoep tlona In the history of the White House. Kleven o'clock was the hour set for tha reception of the vice president, the mem bera of the cabinet and their families. Tor the first time In six years today a president received the good wishes of a vice presi dent on New Year's day, the late Garrett A. Hobart having been the Inst vice presi dent present at the White House on thla occasion. Shortly before 11 o'clock the president and Mrs. Roosevelt, preceded by the military and naval aides to the president and the several White House aides, all In special full dress, descended the marble atalrway leading from the second floor. Entering tha Blue room thry took up their position to the right of the door leading from tha Red room. ' Ylee Presidential Party Arrives. Tho first to wish them a happy New Year were the vice president and Mra. Falrhanka, who punned behind the receiving line and stood to flie right of Mrs. Roosevelt. Neit came Secretary and Mr. Root, who, while m-t- attending tl:elt .firvt Nw. Year a re. ception as membera of the presidents offi cial family, today for the .tlrat time held! the ranking position. In the order named there followed Secre tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw, Sec retary of War and Mrs. Taft, Attorney General Moody, Postmaster General and Mrs. Cortelyou, Secretary of the Navy and Mra. Bonaparte (also newcoinora at tha White H 011 Be on New Yeur'st, Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and Secretary of Commerce and Labor and Mra. Metcalf. All took up their positions In the line to the right of the president and Mra. Roosevelt. At the president's left was his military aide, Colonel Charles S. Rromwell, superin tendent of public buildings and grounds, who made the presentations to the presi dent. Nearby was the prepident's naval aide, Lleutennnt Albert L. Key. Opposite Mra. Roosevelt waa Major CharleB I.. McCaw ley, V. 8. M., who made the presentations to her. In singlo line facing the president and the receiving party were membera of the president's staff, young officers of the army, navy and marine corps. The unl- j form for the day was speulal full dreaa which Is always worn by offlcera when at the White House. Tho aides were Captain A. K. Harding, I'. S. M.; Captain Dan T. Moore of the artillery. Captain Fitchugh Lee of the cnvalry. Lieutenant Robert L. B-rry of the navy: Lieutenant I'lysses S. Grunt, third, of the Engineer corps; Lieu tenant Phillip It. Sheridan of the cavalry and Knslgn Adolpli Andrews of the nary. Diplomatic Corps Cornea. As soon as the president had gathered about him his ofllclal family the doors of the lied room were again swung open and In clear voice Col. Ilromwell announced the actljig dean of the diplomatic corps. Ambassador from Austria-Hungary and Mme. HengelmuJIer. For the first time in five years the familiar figure of Count Casslnl, the Russian ambassador, waa miss ing and in the absence of Raron Mayor Desplanehes, the Italian ambassador who succeeded to the deanshlp, the place ot honor at the head of the corps was today held by Mr. llengelmullor, who waa in full uniform. After the Austro-Hungarian ambassador and Mine. Hengelmuller had bowed before the president and Mrs. Roose velt and shaken their hands Mr, Hengel muller stepped back a pace. Ha then pre sented, as did other ambassadors, tho members of bis rlaff personally to tha prexident. This was an Innovation at tha White House suggested by Col. Bromwell and which lias been approved by Secretary Root. It has alwuys been the custom at ol her capitals for the heud of an em bassy or legation tn present personally the memleis of his staff. This was the third New Years reception attended by the amliaNsitdor from Franca and Mme. JiiHserand wno were next pre sented. The ambassador from Germany and Rarnncsa Hit rnbutg returned from A I ken, B. C where they spent the holidays. In time to attend today's reception. The pic turesque uniform of Karon Hlernbiirg, of sky blue cloth with silver trimmings with the tartar cup and while aigrette waa perhaps the must unliiue worn at the re ception. Wearing not only decorations conferred for diplomatic victories, but a long row of war medals, K'r Mortimer fjurand, tha Hrltish amhiiMBador, looked the soldier aa well aa the diplomat as he entered the blue room with Lady Do rand on his arm and followed by Mihk Hurand and tha members of Ihe embassy staff. Of great interest mas the next diplomat, the II tat ambassador from liiazll, his excellency, Joaqulii Nabuco. who appeured at hla fliat diplomatic reception m i-ompunied by Mme. Nabuco and the ineiiitwrs of the embassy Man, whoi-i Heiior N.ihm o personally pre seiited. 1 ro:u first tu sweuia flacs taa Auaalaai