Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily
Bee
VOL. XXXVI NO. 150.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1000.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
GUARD FOR VATICAN
Ictire Garrison of lome Called Outky
Ati-Uerieal Demonstration.
Itroops hold great crowd in check
"Lour . ire Tranoe" and "Down With the
Vatican" the Cry of Popnlaee,
SOME TROUBLE IN FRENCH PROVINCES
Farii, on the Contrary, it Quiet and Large
Croirdi Attend Oho rob.
ARCHBISHOP FARL.t' uN VhE TROUBLE
Assert It All Arise Iron Denlre ot
the (lotnmcil I Se'ejuester
the Pranery of the
Charak.
ROME, Dee. 1. Thousands of demon
strator friendly to France and of antl-
Vatlcan tendencies gathered tonight in tne
piazza, adjoining the Faranese pelade, the
seat of the French embassy. In an endeavor
, to express their pleasure at France
ctton toward the church.
The whole garrison a Rome was era
ployed to fsce the demonstrators and pro
tect the Vatican, which Is surrounded by
cuvalry, and the bridges leading to the
apostolic palace are barred by troops. All
the streets leading to the Palace Faraneso
are protected by soldiers with fixed bay
onets. The demonstrators, led by a dosen radical
socialists and republican members of the
Chamber of Deputies, Including Prince Bor
gherem, after vainly attempting to break
the cordon, provided themselves with
caudles and, formed Into a mock proces
sion, Intoning the "Mlscre" as an Indica
tion of the death of clericalism, amidst
cries of "Long live France!" "Long live
Clemenceau!" and "Down with the Vati
can!" Deputies Costa and De Felloe tried to
harangue the people, but the police In
terfered. The demonstration occurred near the
monument to Giordano Bruno, the monk
philosopher, who was burned alive, a vic
tim of religious Intolerance.
Deputy Costa finally made himself heard.
He said:
"Before this monument to Bruno, of free
thought, let us send our applause . to
France for this great fceople continuing the
traditional obstinate struggle hgainst the
moth eaten clericalism."
Fresh attempts were then made to beat
back the cordon and the cavalry charged
the ' demonstrators, a few of whom were
l slightly Injured and several were arrested.
Amld roars and shouts and the singing of
the "Marseillaise' the ferment continued
until late In the evening.
A commission of the demonstrators was
' received by M. Barrer., the French ambas
sador, who expressed his appreciation for
the ayrapmirfy t. tee Soman people.
The government endeavored by all means
to prevent the demonstration. The stand
that the government Is taking Is that al
though Italy la friendly to France, It does
not wish to take sides In the dispute, espe
cially when Its relations with the 'church
are better now than they have been since
1K70.
America Pope's Consolation.
Pope Plus today received In private audi
ence Mrs. Daniel Lament and h -r
daughters. They were presented by Mgr.
Kennedy, rector of the American college.
To them the pope exclaimed: "My greatest
consolation now comes from America."
According to reports here the Spanish
government has signified Its displeasure to
MarquH OJeda, the Spanish ambassador
accredited to the Vatican, for his action in
communicating with the Spanish ambes-
aauor si rttl .l cuwei luna wiv nrcmvea 11a
-a.- i I ik. L- J .
the nunciature there, which Is considered aa
compromising the neutrality that Madrid
desires to maintain In the conflict between
France and the Vatican. It Is expected
here that Marquis OJeda will be recalled,
Pope, Plus today had a long conference
with Cardinal Ferratla, the formor papal
nuncio at Paris, to whom he expressed deep
regret at the position Of Cardinal Richard
who is threatened with expulsion, saying:
"Theyare using altogether unnecessary vio
lence against a nonogenatian."
MILAN. IX. 1.-The socialist federation
has decided to organise throughout Italy
tor a simultaneous expression of sympathy
with France and Is forming a committee to
be composed of all the democratic parties
for anti-clerical agitation.
Farley Discusses Isaacs.
NEW TORK, Dec. It Archbishop John
M. Farley of New York today gave out th
following statement on the church and s'ato
controversy In France:
Here In America, where there Is no at
tempt mad by th state to Interfere with
the various religious denominations, the
people at largo are naturally disposed to
condemn clergymen who by declining to
comply with the behests of the govern
ment expose themselves to a charge of re
bellion against the authorities of the land
But In order to understand the refusal
of the Roman Catholic clergy of Franc
to fultill the requirements of the new law
of separation, it must be explained that
the provisions of the statute in question
demand the consent of the church and of
Its mlniatcis to the alienation of all the
property that has been bequeathed and
donated, to be held In trust for rellglou
and philanthropic purposes. It 1 property
which they do not derive from the govern
ment, but from the munificence f the
pious and of which they are merely 'he
trustees.
The situation created by th new law of
sejiaratton. which is t tin cause of the pres
ent crista In France, is as if, for instance,
the legialHtura of New York were to enact
laws compelling the truates of the Trinity
church corporation, under th penalty of
connaoailon. to g!v their consent to the
alienation of ail Its vnt pnerty to other
uses man rrioae lor wmcn It was intended
and to transfur Ha administration and con-
trol to people who n.lsiit either beluns to
rival denominations ur even profets athe
ism. It is as if the legislature ot New
York were to enact a statute requiring th
Cstho'lc church, under the penalty ft run-flst-atlon
of its property of on kind or
another, to consent to the transfer of tho
management and control of Ita sacred
edifices, seminaries, rectories, hospitals,
protectories and other educational and
charltabl limitation to asoclatton In
which nut merely avowed foes of Catholi
cism among the Protestant denominations, j
but also agnostic and scheming politicians.
Indifferent to wny Kino, or religious tielief,
were in the majority.
Makes a Camaarl.oa.
Wre such laws to b enacted by the eouthweetern Missouri. outheastern Kan
state of New York the clergy and trusteas ' and parts of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
a.lminlslertng the great property of th i ntory tonight. Th snow ranires In depth
Trinity church corporation, and the clergy i - . ... ik.. . v - ,
and trustees invested alth tho direction of 'from ,W0 t0 ,l1 ,nch'- Much suffering
tt:e property of the Otholle church, woul.l 'will result from the storm In certain parts
be prompted to refuse obedience, not only ! of Oklahoma where a fuel famine prevail,
on religious grounds, but also by raon , , .
of their conviction that coninllsnce w..i. i The msyor of Mangum today made such an
involve a flagrant dlaregru of their moral urgent appeal to the Rock Island railroad i ,h- meantime the brid taucht In ih.
mid malarial obligation a truatees. They official that a train load of coal wa. CI. , , n'1f'n,ume ,n Dn tant n he
would look upon th law In qu atlon a ' . , al wa o!- public schools of Newport. A week ago
Iniquitous, as uncoriailtutlonul, and ould patched to ilangura at once by that corn- the one struggling clerk, now a pros
tier. tr. consider them Ives Justified !n ; pany. The tr.ln Waa given the right of perous merchant, sent for hi sweetheart
d...,,gftUothU.g t. expre. thir submisalon wa, over all other traffic. In some pl.ee. and half an hour after her arrival In Spo
il Uj Inconceivable to th Amerloan peopl 1 th ,now has changed to rain and sleet kan they were married. They hav gone
'-J . !" unprotected lUe stock will .uffr . to their horn In Idaho, of which they
(Coututuad .oo4 Paga) ' jT.rly. Train, are lata. j been drnm, fifteen y.af
DIPLOMAT HORSEWHIPS COUNT
Affair Krova Out at Acrusutton
Diplomat Had Stolen a
Diamond.
PARIS. Doc. 18. Alexander Greger, for
mer secretary of the Russian etnbasaies at
Washington and Rio de Janeiro, today In
the Rois Boulogne horsewhipped Count Ro
dellec dq Porzlcs. The count says that
he wan not hurt In the encounter. A duel
U expected to follow.
M. Gregcr some time ago, while a gnt
of. Count and Countess Rodellec du Por-
zlea at Kir.KlFrlD castle. Brittany. WW
tocua-d by the countess of having stolen j
a valuable diamond from her. It wu
found In a bottle, of tooth powder In a
handbox belonging to M. Grcger. When
confronted with the circumstantial evidence ;
of the theft, the Russlaf! declared It wu 1
the work of a spiteful aervant, but later
he changed his defense and blamed the
count, who was said to have sought re
venge. A complaint was made against M.
Oreger, but the counteas withdrew It on
the plea, that she had decided not to prose
cute, hut Insisting upon the facts of her
deposit!' n. Greger then brought suit for
slanr1
ag
onl
a luf
nd defamation of character
.countess, but this was done
j, ! count had refused to fight
WOMA
CLAIM TO THRONE
Wife of fc
K.utltl-
Asserts se
Over the
Is
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VICTORIA. B. C. 18. A Victoria
resldent, a Manrhu Bt, (her woman married j
to an Engliehnan, who was an officer i
of Gordon's army which suppressed the j
Talplng rebellion, has made claim to the 1
throne of China. ' The woman, unwilling
to make public her name lest relatives be
assasslnated at Peking, has addressed pe
titions to the British government asking
that her claim be taken up with China
She claims to be a direct lineal descendant
of the third duke of Chou, and as such
asserts she has a right to the throne of
China prior to that of the empress dowager.
With her husband snd family she has been
living hero for twenty-one years, since they
came from Peking, where a younger
brother who, she says, la next in line to
herself to China's throne. Is now residing.
KING OSCAR IS RESTLESS
Condition of Sick Monarch Not
So
Favorable la Some Re
spect. STOCKHOLM. Dec. 18. A bulletin Issued
at 1 o'clock this afternoon says: King
Oscar slept about five hours, but his rest
was somewhat disturbed. His temperature
and the condlton of his lungs are un
changed. Ills heart action is somewhat
Irregular.
The bulletin Issued this evening was
as follows:
The king passed a quiet day. He slept
four hours. His temperature Is 99.8. The i
actlon of the heart la unchanged. The ca
tarrh of the trachea Is dimlnshed.
Rev. Mr. Aked May Ret Coma.
LIVERPOOL. Deo. 1. The congregation
of Pembroke chapel la strongly urging
Rev. Chorlee F. Aked, Its pastor, not to
accept, the pastorate of the Fifth Avenue
church In New York City, which was re
cently tendered him. Dr. Aked said today
that he had not, Anally decided what he
would do, though, since his illness, his
work at Liverpool had been too heavy
for him. He emphasized the Immense pos
sibilities afforded by a world-wide min
istry such as had been offered him In New
York, but said that mnnntnrv crnifir..
tlons would In no way Influence him. He
had not been offered tC5.C00 a year, he said,
nor half that sum.
Heir to Peralan Throne at Canltat.
TEHERAN. Dec. 16. :46 p. m.-The con
dition of the shah Is unchanged. All
Mlrza. heir apparent to the throne, arrived
In Teheran at 6 o'clock this afternoon. He
was met outside the city by the Persian
war minister, Nalb E 8altanoh, a brother
of the shah, who warmly welcomed him,
and together they drove to the palace,
where they now are with the shah.
Rebels la Fcnador Defeated.
GUAYAQUIL, D-.c. 16. Colonel Sarrano
has Informed the government that he at
tacked the Pasaie rebels and won a splendid
victory. After the fighting at Pasaje the
government forces marched to attack the
rebels at Santa Rosa. No details of a fight
at the latter plac hav been received.
Colonel Woanded by Bomb.
RADOM, Russian Poland, Dec. 16. A
bomb was thrown at Colonel Plotta, com
mander of the gendarmerie of the govern
ment of Radom, today. His leg was torn
off by the explosion. A student of the
technical school, who threw the bomb, was
arrested.
CHECKING INSURANCE BALLOTS
One Mare Day la Which Iasuraac
Policyholders Can
Vote.
NETW YORK, Dec. 16 With only twenty
four hours left to receive ballots In the
Insurance election and check them off.
prefatory to lurm.ig mem over lo rne
Inspector who will begin the count on
Tuesday, hundreds of clerks were busy
today In the offices of the New York Llfe.-
Vf 1 T I r . ,V,a l.l..n.tL..,l , ,
holders committee. Th ballots from
policy holders were stacked up and sorted
wtfn th. last delivery came In at 6
o'oiock
otto Kelaev. aunerintemlenf nt in.,H.
remained In the city todav and was busy
. " - - "- -
selecting the men who will serve as In-
spector of election. There are ten to he
named and It was said Mr. Kelsey had only
prevailed on six.
SNOWSTORM JN SOUTHWEST
Mark SaaTerlns Expected on Aeeoaat
af th Shertaa of
Fnel.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 16-The heaviest
snowstorm of th. winter 1. general over
ORtCAST OF WEEK'S EVENTS
CoDgreii Ixpeeted to lake Eeceu Thurs
day lor the Eoliday.
HOUSE HAS MUCH WoriK LAID OUT FOR IT
Honee? flea Dlatrlct of Colombia a ad
Indian RHIa on Calendar aad
Senate Has' Deficiency
Hill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Both houses of
"ren win aajourn on inurwir ior
Christma. holiday unless the senate
uiu tnajige wie program auopieu i, i..
house, which Is not probable. The reso-
'ull adjournment, wnicn was aem
over by the house, has not been taken up
in the senate, but It probably will receive
a mention there tomorrow. A meeting of
the senate committee on appropriations has
been called for tomorrow morning and
there Is little doubt that the resolution will
be reported back and acted upon by the
senate early in the day. The house reso
lution calls for the reconvening of the two
bodies Thursday, January 3. There Is some
disposition In the senate to extend the
time until the following Monday, but It
does not appear probable that this mill be
dune.
The house has laid out a somewhat ex
tended prop-ram for the time before the
lioitday adjournment, but little attention
has been given to any arrangement of
business for the senate. In the house Mon
day will be devoted te the consideration of
bills under an order providing for the sus-
pension of the rules and the rest of the
week win be given to legislation pertaining
to the District of Columbia and to the
bill making appropriations for the conduct
of Indian affairs. There are twenty or
thirty hills on the district calendar, which
Mr. Babcock, chairman of the district com
mittee, is very anxious to have passed, and
the committee on rules has promised him
sufficient time for their consideration.
There will also be a strenuous effort to
secure action on the Indian appropriation
bill and Chairman Sherman of the Indian
committee is hopeful of success. If there
should be time left the omnibus claims
bill will be taken up. 1
Deflrlency BUI la Senate.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
which passed the house Saturday, is ex
pected to receive the sanction of the sen
ate before the holiday adjournment. It
will be sent to committee on Its receipt by
the senate Monday and a prompt reotu is
expected. The provision In the bill looking
to the carrying Into effect of th pure food
law Is regarded by both the senate and
the house as really urgent and It la not
only expected that the senate will pass it,
but that It will dispose of It early enough
In the week to return It to the house In
time to permit that body to take action
before the adjournment on Thursday on
any amendments which the senate may
make.
It la possible that the provision In the
deficiency bill to meet the expenses of the
intervention of this country In Cubs will
provok some debate, but otherwise the
bill Is expected t pass after very brief
consideration.
There is also a possibility of speeches by
Senators Klttredge and Flint on their re
spective resolutions providing for an In
vestigation of the Lumber trust and an
inquiry into the Japa'nese situation, but
while It Is known thnt while both senators
are preparing to discuss their resolutions
it seems possible that they will postpone
their remarks until after tho holidays. ' In
deed, there Is a general disposition In the
senate to defer any further consideration
of Important questions until January. Tho
Smoot question, the negro troops question
i un1 a11 other general lglslatlon. with the
exceptions noted, will thus be postponed.
Much Interest attaches In both' houses to
the various presidential messages which
It Is understood will be sent to congress
-during the week. The Fanaina message,
detailing the president's observations on his
recent visit to the canal sone and outlining
his recommendations concerning the work
there, Is expected today, but for the present
will receive no attention beyond its formal
reading. The same may be said of the
four or five other communications which
the president has promised for the week.
The trial of the McAndrews & Forbes
company of New York and the J. S. Youn
Tobacco company of Baltimore, both sub
sidiaries of the American Tobacco com
pany, and both charged wtlh violating the
Sherman anti-trust law In restraint ot
trade, will be begun In the United States
court In New York next Tuesday. It Is
alleged that the two companies controlled
the output of licorice paste, used In making
plug tobacco, aad that under an agreement
they divided the trade between them, forc
ing prices up exorbitantly.
GOING TO STUDY THE INDIAN
Harvard Vnlveralty Sends an Expedi
tion to the Andes
Mountains.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec. 16. One of the
most Important ethnological expeditions in
the ulfrtory of Harvard university will leave
tomorrow under the leadership of Dr. W.
C. Faradee for South America to make an
Investigation among the Indian tribes of
the Andes mountains.
The general oversight of the expedition
r wUn prof F w j.utnami professor of
! American archaeology and ethnology at
, HarViirJ wnlle the expense, will be met
by an interested graduate whose name Is
'not disclosed,
' , , . . -i.
'. ? f l"rly b', Wa' f ""
, of Panama to Mollendo. Peru, and thence
to Aruqulpa, where the permanent head-
quarters will be made and from which place
! reports will b. sent from time to time to
I pr., Purnam
ru,nluu
; FORTUNE SMILES AT LAST
j
Nebraska Girl Walts Fifteen Yeara for
Sweetheart to Make a
Stake.
SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 16-(Speclal.)
Some of the elements of a first-class ro-
i munce are contained In tiie marriage of
'"Id B- "t";1-,. nd
Par" f Webb' Idah' ln
aajie. i ii vnniiuiijr mmm pciiurmeu in
the court house by Judge Blocker. They
plighted their troth ln the Nebraska town
fifteen year ago, when Mr. Paris waa a
struggling clerk, but Dam. Fortune wore
wrinkles more than nine years, so he came
west to carve a fortune out of th forest.
afterward establishing himself ln buaincxa.
ARTILLERY FORCE DEFICIENT
Has Neither Mea lor Weapon
Sufficient to Cope with an
F.mersreney.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, "Both the coast
and the field artillery are badly deficient
In both personnel and material; neither la
in V,n Dr,l,n,ln,nlB ,t 1 1 1, in fill
r. '. . ' " ..Denies
mm rui-min in iiute or peace, mucn ien? m
condition for reasonably efficient service
In mar. and the time necessary to put
either In the latter condition is not a mat
ter of days or weeks, but of years."
Brigadier General Arthur Murray, chief
Of firtlllo.,. ... ,t ,1 , H ,,n
of hi. r,' V .1 . Z., i ann,..i
r. . .. .v.i..v. I
,,v,,,, initue UUDIIC IOUHV, B.mi III Wiin.it
he says It cannot I too strongly urged aa'n"t 'ak arlty and In favor of tho
that appropriate legislation be obtained to real "ing," says Chancellor K. Benjamin
make good the deficiencies and to correct , Andl ew" r thJ 1'nlverslty of Nebraska in
the defects referred to. ! Rn 0,1Pn plt-rr telling why he refuses to
. The total cost of the present system of aubscrlbe to recent public appeals made by
roast defense of the Vnlted SUtes to j the 8alvatlon Am.y officers in Lincoln for
February 27 last. General Murray says, money and provisions to give a Christmas
was 172.750.863, and the estimated cost to dinner to tho poor. He says the so-called
complete the defense of the Vnlted States, charity work of the Army In Lincoln Is vlc
Including estimates for ammunition and lous and pauperizing, calculated to make
cost of sites, Is .T0,rn.nj. The deduction the work a plague. His letter is as follows:
Is made that considerably 'more than half i
the work of coast dvfense has been com
pleted. The three elements of defense most
needed and which will secure the greatest
measure of public safety at the least cost. .
Oener.l nr-,,.. . .u- ,i '
Gtneral Murray says, are the completion
oi tne installation of the approved system
of range nnd noaltlnn flrtdlntr fur nil rnn
and mortars mounted; the providing of
. . ' f
nerejary searchlights for harbor defense
at nlht nnd the completion of the sub
marine mines equipment of all fortified
harbors.
The proper defen
of insular ports and
the entrinces to the Panama canal, It Is
estimated, will cost lls.873.K96 In the case
of the former and $4.8?7,fiX2 for the latter.
CARS FAIL TO RUN AT NIGHT
Portland Traction Company Operates
It Lines Daring the
Day.
PORTLAND Ore., Dec. 16.-The Portland
Light and Power company, running Its cars
with double crews, mnnuged to maintain a
desultory service during the entire day up
to sundown, when, to avoid a repetition of
last night's disturbance, all cars were run
to tho barns. j each introduce a bill In the legislature.
There were a few Incipient disturbances j There is little or no difference as to the
during the day, tho most serious beinfr in j terms of the bill, which will merely be a
the outskirts of town, where In a couple of copy of the new national law save that It
places tracks were barricaded and two cars ' will apply to state Instead of Interstate
thrown over by the mobs. The downtown commerce. The difference will be in the
streets were thronged all the afternc-on with manner of administration. Deputy Food
curiosity seekers, but except attempts by Commissioner Reofetn is preparing a b.ll
occasional gangs of rowdies to pull trolley i which contemplates using the present ma
ropes, the cars were not molested. The chlnery of the food commission for the en
street car company declares that only thlr- ' forcement of the law. The governor Is the
ty-seven of its 675 employes failed to report food commissioner and he is authorized to
for work today and says it will have no I appoint a deputy and one chemist. The de
dlfllculty In operating all Its care if the partment already has an expensive labora
munlctpal authorities will prevent a repe- J tory where analyses are made. The oiher
tltlon of the excesses, by hoodlums which I bill to be Introduced will provide that the
took place Saturday night. j law shall be enforced by the chemistry de-
At the street rannen't headquarter It Is ( partment of the university and that an ln
asserted that about fwO men are on strike spextor shall be appointed who shall be a
and the carmen profess to believe that the
strike is already won. A conservative estl-
mate made tonight la that the-e are about
100 willing strikers ouand about 208 unwlll-
lng ones. These latter. It Is believed, will
tako the earliest opportunity to Join the
winning side.
fvTINTURFF HASA NEW PLAN
Proposes to Combine Church and
Business and Mnke It Self
Sustaining;.
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 16.-(Speclal.)-
Dr. David N. Mclnturff, founder of the
Alamo colony neur Bonner's Ferry, Idaho,
until recently bishop of the Peoples'
United church of Spokane, is forming a
chain of religious societies into an organ
ization to be known as "The Church," and
proposes establishing churches In various
parts of the northwest. He says of the
plan:
"For the church which we propose to
establish, along apostolic lines, the system
of government Is already partly worked
out We propose that these churches shall
be managed along business lines; tt.cy shall
own their own farms or business blocks
a a source of .income; they shall have the I
means to do practical work among the
needy, and shall not be obliged to beg
'Please put a nickel In the hat.' We will
take orphan children, teaching them agri
culture, horticulture and dairying, and send
them to school nine month a year."
POLISH IMMIGRANTS HELD
Charged by Chief of Police at War
saw With the Crime of
Robbery.
BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 16. In response
to cables from the chief of police of War
saw to Police Marshal Farnan of this
city, by whom they were turned over to
Immigration Commissioner Weis, three
Russian Immigrants were today arrested
Immediately after leaving the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Halle. The prisoners.
I alio are being held for the federal au- '
thoritles, are Ploto Wlsnlowskl. alias Stan-
Islau. Seachewskl, aged 34; Joseph Ptak. I fevw. Anywy, ,t ,eem strange that the
aged 28. and Murello Yloskl. a woman1.,.,, ,h. A.aA ,,. .
laged about 21. The last named was held
,., a witness, a. she was traveling with the
I Marshal Farnan say the charge men
1 tloned in the cables wa robbery. WIs
' nlowskl Intimates that his arrest Is trace
' able to his connection with socialism In
Russia. Willie being taken to the police
: station on a street car he tried to escape,
though handcuffed to an officer. The pris
oners appear to be educated and of a bet-
ter class than usually come here as emi
grants.
I.onawortha la a Bmashnp.
WASHINGTON. Dec. It-Representative
and Mrs. Nicholas Longwnrth were occu
pants of an automobile which crashed Into
the station platform at Chevy Chase, a
suburb, today. Beyond a severe shaking
up. tne occupants were uninjured,
machine was slightly damaged.
The
Captala of Wrerkrri Steamer Blamed.
SEATTLK. Wash . Dec. 13.-The United
Status Inspectors who Investigated the re
cent sinking of the steamer Dix. In which
many lives were lost, have finished their
report. It exonerates Captain P. H. Mason,
mujter of the steamer Jeanle. which sank
the Dix, and revokes the license of Cap
tain Percy A. Lerniond, master of the
IHx. It wa held that the sinking of th
DIX was cue entirely to the negllgeuce on
the part of those handling it. The practice
of steamship companies In compelling their
captains to act as pursers, thus taking
, inem nvm men uuues, was se
verely censured by the inspectors.
! Hotel t.aeat Burned to Death.
BURLINGTON, VI.. Dec. 16-Mr. Frank
Conrad i believed to hav been killed
and piopeity vjed at about Ifci.Ou) de-
!trord in a Are which consumed the
j American hous block and badly damaged
two adjoining block today. The flr started
from tint aehes which had been depoltd
.in th rear of the hotel. The guel ware
1 ,. d lo tusk burned rxiu
ANDREW S ATTACKS THE ARMY
Object! to the Charity 1 ethods Employed
by the fa'Tttionieti
SAYS TEND TO P. UVcWZE RECIPIENTS
There Are Five Hnadred
People In Lincoln Unable to
Purchase Themselves a
Christmas Dinner.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. 16. (Special.) "I am
fler, Salvation Army. Lincoln Deer S.r: '
Your iippeai lor aid lece.ved and content
noted. 1 decline sulisc. Iblng for two r-a-
sona, each, to my mind, conclusive,
Une that the Army here m Lincoln
makes no statements access.ble to the pob-
Ul, ,,k,iep of . ,m,,me or o( whlU 5uM
with Its money. You need not publish your
accounts, but It Is suanicious. at least, that
y"" don them f to a commute of j
our well known cltliena like A. J. 8awer, j
Father Shine nnd Max Westerninn, whose
"O K" everyone would unhesitatingly lrul. i
Another leason tiy no one snoiiid aid !
you is that the Army's methods of su-calld I
relief work here In lJnctiln are vtcii.us and
pauperizing, calculated to make your so-
called relief work a plague.
For instance, you aie ua to understand
theie are li Lincoln frno persons who will
' have no Christmas dinner umess y,u pr
I vide such. 1 emphatically deny this. Our
I city does not contain :", or even LO, p-i -;
sons unable to get suitable dinners Ch.lsrt-
iiuib uay wunoui cnariiy. it you luiiimn
dinners for so many you will pauperize, in
creasing poverty and want Instead ot re
lieving them. i
In that pauperizing work I will not assist
and I hope iny fellow citizens will not. 1 am
agHlnst fake charity and In favor of the
i leal thing, xours truly,
B. BliNJ. ANDREWS.
Pare Food Advarates Differ.
The first sign of a difference between ad-
vocates of a pure food law hav cropped out
and it Is assured that the two factions will
( registered pharmacist, one whose duty It
i shall be to Inspect drugs and food products,
Some are of the opinion that the university
! reganta -svrir"ut car to Jem burdened 'with
! the responsibility of the admlnistrat.rn of a
pure food law, or to have any of the uni
versity departments connected with such
enforcement. If the two bills and their ad
herents bring about a serious dispue It
may endanger the passage of cither pro
posed bill.
Ilnah C. McVlcker Injured.
Hugh G. McVlcker. night editor of the
Journal, had his leg broken last evening In
a bicycle collision. He was riding slowly
near Fourteenth and O streets when he was
, run ,nto by a messenger boy oll a blcyc.e.
j Th(1 lttr(e )x)ne abov8 the ankie was broken.
Mr. McVlcker will be confined to his home
for several weeks
KAIIMKR'8 HOGS M YSTEniOl SLY DIE
Skunk Who Kat of the Carcasses
Also Die.
CALLAWAY. Neb., Dec. 16. (Special.)
E. S. Woodruff, one of the most substan
tial farmers and stockmen residing south
west of this city, has had the misfor
tune to lose about 160 head of hogs the last
tew weeks from a peculiar disease. A
,ew week a the animals commenced
dying off, and although everything was
done that could be thought of to keep
them from dying, about 150 of them were
hauled out and buried before the disease
was gotten under control. During the
cold snap of a few week ago some of the
dead animals were hauled out and left
lying on the prairie until the weither mod
erated so that they could be buried. After
th weather warmed up Mr. Woodruff
went out to bury the dead, and upon reach
ing the plac was surprised to find fifteen
dead skunks lying within a few feet from
where they had been eating the carcasses
of the dead hogs, and the question now
arises, what did the hogs die with that
the flesh should be o poisonous to the
skunks?
Mr. Woodruff states that he was sure
at all times that the hogs did not die from
the effects of cholera, but that It had the
appeurance of being a kind of lung trouble,
and wrh nrnnnnnpfii hv him a Kino
, poiwnou. t0 ku, a Bkunk so 1U(1aeJ"
, u would not be ab to
man a lew leei miur parxaKing of the
flesh of the dead hog.
INTEHIRBAX OPES FOR TRAFFIC
First Train Hans from Sioux City to
Dakota City.
SIOUX CITY', la.. Dec 16. tSpeclal Tele
gram.) The first train was run this after
noon on the new Sioux City, Crystal Lake
& Homer railroad between Sioux City and
Dakota City, Neb. The line will be ex
tended to Homer, Neb. A hotel and cottage
will be built at crystal Lake, iseb. near
; Sioux City, and It will become a favorite
j resort. J. A. Foye own the line. A large
number of pa sue niter were carried
guests of the road today. Regular trains
will begin running Wednesday.
Hladee Hetarned for Trial.
: WILHER, Nab., Dec. 16. (Special.) Sher
iff Greer returned Inst night from Wahpe
ton, N. D., with ex-County Judge Hoamer
II. tieudee, against whom has been made
the charge of embezzling $3.iH5 belonging
to the estate of e Jorge Smith, deceased.
j under color of his office. Mr. Heridee reid )
lly gave a t-.ooo bond, with half a dozen old
frlenda as sureties for hit appearance for
preliminary examination in county court
next Thursday.
Old Wlldejt BUI Paaaed.
FREMONT, , Neb., Dec. 16. (Special.) A
well dressed stranger succeeded In pasting
a couple of old-time wild-cat bills on Fre
mont merchants Saturday evening. At J.
H. Knowias' store he bought a pair of
iCuulluutxl on Bece-nd Pag.)
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fnlr and Mnrh Colder Monday. Tues
day Kale and Warmer.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdnyi
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CHANGES IN BRITISH CABINET
J. K. Kills, Parliamentary Secretary
to the Indian Office, to Step
Down and Oat.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-The first of the Im
pending changes In the cabinet to be an
nounced Is the resignation of J. K. Kl.is,
I'ariiamentai y eecietary to the Ino.an
other. He Is leaving on account of ill
health and Is going abroad to recuperate.
It Is understood Walter Runcmnn, Parlia
mentary secretary to the local government
board, will succeed him.
Nothing is definitely known conce.ninjc
other changes, but It is stated that Ihe
marquis of Hlpon, lord Tiivy seal, and Sir
II. Fowler, chuncellor of tho duchy of Lan
caster, will resign, and It Is rumoted that
Herbert Glauaiotie will leave the Home
office. Sir lleiuy Campbell BanneriiVAn,
however, acci rdinx to the latest p.illtli.ai
gossip has deciued to remain In the House
of Commons in view of a liberal atta k t. at
Is about to bo made on the upper home.
Everything, however, appears to hinge on
James Biyce's acceptance of the post of
ambassador to the United States.
The British ptess is now beginning to re
gard Mr. Bryee'B acceptance as a forgone
conclusion. The Tribune today, ref erring to
the subject, points out that the post of
ambassador to Washington might easily be
come the most exalted In the diplomatic
service, despite contentions to the con
trary. Tho paper adds that the possib.l.ty
of Mr. Bryce's acceptance Pf the post meets
with general approval both In England and
In the United States.
"President Roosevelt, It Is aid," the
Tribune continue, "has allowed it to be
known that he would cordially welcome Mr.
Bryce's appointment. On this side of the
Atlantic It Is recognized that a post so
attractive, influential and distinguished
would be a fitting climax to Mr. Bryee'a
long public career."
Among tho notatfle rumors concerning
cabinet changes Is one pointing to John
Burns for promotion. He Is even named as
the successor of Mr. Bryce as chief secre
tary for Ireland. In any case he has been
so successful In his present place as pres
ident of the local government board that he
Is regarded as In no way unlikIy to be pro
moted. BANISHMENT ALL FOR KEPLER
Authorities Unable to Connect Hi in
vrltb the Death of HI
Wife.
SHFRIDAN. Wyo.. Dec. 18. (8neclal.)
Followlng a clue by which the Sheridan
authorities hoped to convict W. J. Kepler
for the willful murder of his wife here
In November, the fruitless effort ended to
day by Kepler's appearance before the
police Judge, who assessed a heavy fine for
a trumped up charge and suspended pay
ment on condition that the man leave town
within six hours, never to return.
Kepler was the alleged husband of Josie,
daughter of Joel J. Hurt of Omaha. On
the night of October 30 physicians found
the woman writhing In the agonies of
death from a doso of chloroform supposed
to have been self-admlnlstered. She left
a note explaining her act as voluntary.
Similarity of the handwriting In the note
left by the dead woman and that of a
lewd woman with whom Kepler is said to
have been associating since his wife's
death served to confirm general opinion
that the man may have known more of
the tragedy than he divulged.
Kepler left Sheridan on a freight train
within an hour after sentence was pro
nounced. RAILROAD SURVEYORS BUSY
nig Party Ordered Out to Run a
Line West Toward
Const.
8HOSHONI, Wyo., Dec. 16. (Special.)
Authoritative Information has been given
out here that Chief Engineer Haines of t!i
Northwestern railroad has been ordered
Into the field with a large party of sur-
veyors to run a line west from this point
on an extension to the Pacific coast.
The party will be the largest which has
ever been sent out on a railroad survey
and have order to push the work forward
as rapidly as possible. This action on the
part of the Northwestern Is inspired by
1 the building of the Western Pacific from
f Salt Lake to the coast, as well a the ex
i tension of the Milwaukee & St. Paul, which
j ha already commenced work on Its ex
i tension Into the northwest territory.
j The ordering of the Haines party Into
the field explains the mystery surrounding
. the recent action of the company In voting
I additional bonds of SlOu.OMi.OQO, many con
! jeeture having been made as to the uses
to which the vast sum was to be put.
Woman Kills Man enti Self.
BOSTON, Dec. H. The body of Ma-gery
Clark. 40 years old, was found In bed In a
1,,'lntf V, , I ,, T k. , .. r u I , . , t -I i J U' I , I, m
revolver clutched In her right h ind, n bnl
1 let hole behind her right ear, while ,es de
her lav a man known by the name of At
; wood. 40 ytars old. said to have been her
husband, dying from a bullet wound ln the
.forehead. Atwood died at a hospital wltl
out recovering coimch ut-neas. The ClirK
woman had told some of the lodgers that
he had sent for Atwood, who was In Den
ver. lie arrived a week fego and the two
had been living together ever a.nce.
Infatuated Man Commits Mardrr,
: SAN FRANCISCO. Dec ls.-Roy Oarri-
ai.it. a bartender, died ti-dsy. Joseph Haef
i ner. an employe of Wells Fargo at Co.. Is
(dead and Mrs. Pearl Garrison Is srriot:sy
; wounded iM-eause of Haef ner Infaluut on
' for the woman. Haefner besought th
woman to leave her home with him. In
stead ahe went to the saloon whre hr
hustaiid was working and was sitting with
Garrison at a table when Hm frier, late lat
night, f .and her, shot man and wife and
killed himself.
J ftaperlor Claim Penaant.
I To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: The
Superior foot ball team of Otuahit mould
i like lo call the Imperial team of Council
I Illiiff on their challenge In the papers to
play for the minor championship of the
I t li lee cities. We claim the championship
I at un average of 135 to 1V pounds. The
! Imperial turned us down twice this year,
and we den t seet where they have a right
to play for it- We hereby Issuo our last
challenge to the Counill Bluffs team t i
. play any time at Diets park. We will play
I tor 0 and 4o per rent of the gate receipts
winner taking big ena. isow, imperials, ir
yuu want to play, come too. Address AL
fv, will, manager, car of Cudahy Packing:
J.C'y'npany, Boutu Omaha, Nab.
TOKREY WORK ENDS
Totr Week' fcMcsioti faults in Between
2,000 and 3,000 Converts,
LAST DAY THE MOST FRUITFUL OF ANY
Auditorium CrcwJed at Bjth the Tay and
Evenine eetinct.
TWO OTHER SESSIONS HELD ELSEWHERE
Rev. Mr. Jaoobey 'iaiki to tbe Ven and
Mil b 1 arker to Worxen in lceie,
PAPERS COMPLIMEuTtD FOR FAIRNESS
Before the Close of the KvenlnaT
Meetlnar It I Announced That the
Money to Pay All Expenses
Had Been Collected.
With the Inaplring strains of that solemn
hymn, "God lie With You Till We Meet
Again," voicing the sentiments of thou
sands of persons, the Torrey mission wa
brought to a close with n big meeting for
men in the Auditorium Sunday evening.
It was a day of big meetings. The Audi
torium was crowded with women In the
afternoon and loti arose nnd signified their
ntentlon to lead a Christian lifo. Before
his sermon at this meeting Dr. Torrey
answered a question sent him by a woman
who said she was a member of the Episco
pal church. She stated that she undr-
stood that he had declared that no one
could dance und play cards and go to
iven. She stated thnt she was an at
tendant of the Episcopal church, and that
her church lelleved that these things could
be Indulged In by Christians. Dr. Torrey
said he had never declared thnt playing
cards and dancing were a sure bar to
heaven, but only that when Christians did
these things the Influence on others was
bad.
The Lyric theater was crowded In the
afternoon with men, to whom Rev. Mr.
Jacoby delivered a powerful sermon, nn a
result of which twenty men signified thefr
desire to lead the Christian life.
'This Is an age when people demand to
be convinced." said Rev. Mr. Jacoby. "A
man said to me that he would believe ln
Jesus If he could see Him walk on the
water as He did In the ,1 v old. But
he wouldn't. He would I t" And som"-
thlng on His feet that kept lum from sink
ing.
The worldly life has pleasures. It I
no use to tell men that It ha not. I know.
I hnd pleasure IA that life,- pleasure of a
certain kind, but I want to tell you that
I hnd more real Joy ln one minute of my
Christian life than In all the years I spent
In sin.
"The foundation of the Christian life Is
faith. One must simply take God' word
and believe It. Now, if a man come to me
and wants to know the way of life, admits
that he Is a sinner and believe that Christ
died for him. then I point, out to tolrn God
promises, and' be cilia on God f5rsalvm-
tiort, do you think that when he come to
the gates of heaven God will turn him
away? No. He will not. That man Has,
to the beat of his knowledge, compiled with
the conditions which God has laid down In
the Bible and his salvation is sure."
The women's meeting last evening was
held In the First Presbyterian church,
where Miss Parker addressed a crowded
house. .
Biggest Meeting: of Series.
The Auditorium was flllcd with men In
the evening and there was a rousing meet
ing which resulted ln the largest number
of conversions secured nt nny single meet
ing. 103 coming forward and promising to
begin the Christian life. The choir over
flowed the seats provided for It upon the
platform and 260 were seated In the nelgh
Borlng galleries. Several band of singer
went about the streets and Into ome of
the hotels before the meeting, singing and
distributing circulars.
When Rev. J. Randolph . Smith, In an
nouncing tho collection, said that th
women at the afternoon meeting had con
tributed more than tw there was a ripple
of applause. He stated that practically all
of the $7,000 which the mission hae cost
has been raised. On Fridny the comrnlttea
found It needed $1,150. The collection Fri
day evening was $400. This, with the money
received Sunday afternoon and evening;
was sufne'tent to make up the sum needed
to pay all bills.
Rev. Mr. Smith also spoke words of com
mendation for Dr. Torrey and his assist
ants. The work of the newspapers of Omaha In
the mission was commended moat warmly
by Dr. Torrey before he preached.
"We owe much of the success of these
meetings to the two morning newspaper
of Omaha," said Dr. Torrey. "I don't know
of a word that lias appeared In either of
these papers that has not been a help to
our mission. The same Is true of the even
ing editions of these papers."
He also commended the faithful atten
tion and co-operation of the ministers of
the city ln the work.
Now Is the Accepted Tim.
"Today and Tomorrow" was the subject
of Dr. Torrey concluding sermon. He
took as hla text two verse of the Bible,
"The Holy Ghost saith today," and "Boasl
not theyself of tomorrow."
"Today Is the wise man's day," said Dr.
Torrey; "Tomorrow Is the fool's day. There
Is no greater secret of success than to do
a thing as quickly as It Is seen. Those
who fall in business or politics are those
who procrastinate. It is the same in things
ettrnal. There are thousands of people in
Om-iha who Intend to liecoine Christians
some day, but they are putting It off.
"Even people who are of the world know
that Christians have a Joy of which they
know nothing. Why go without th! Joy
when you may have It now?
"The sooner a man accepts Christ, the
sooner he escapes the wretchedness of a
worldly life, the torture of the conscious
ness that he la unsaved, the punishment
of moral bondage, whether it be intem
perance, Impurity or any of the other sins
of the worldly. The man who come to
Christ escis the dread of death which
constantly pursuts those In the world. All
must think of death every day, It Is present
In everything. The shadow of death falls
tight athwart our gayest pleasures. But
there is no fear of death to the Christian.
Christ has taken away death and brought
In its place life snd Immortality.
"By coming to Christ a man escape tha
dread of future Judgment. He may try to
laugh away the thought of the dread day,
but down ln his heart he has the fear of
the Judgment.
L 'The sooner a man acspt. Christ, th
more he can do for Him. A man who
claim, to be a Christian and does not try
to spread the Joys of his religion, la not
a true Christian.
"A man's eternity will be richer If ha
1 saved early. W. ar saved by falta,
t