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The Omaha Sunday Bee HEWS SECTION. Pages 1 to 10. Your Money) Worth THE OMAHA DEE Best A". West VOL. XXXVI-XO. 27. OMAIIA, SUNDAY MOKXIXG, DECEMBER 23, 1HOG-FOUK SECTIOXS-TIITKTY-FOUn PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VATICAN MAY SUBMIT ImDrtBmoa at Some that Italian TTistnrv Maj e Repeated in Franca. MATTER IS GRAVE, BUT NOT IRREIWEDIAL noitmj uiki juej us Aeacueu IB me Course of Time. CLERICS AND ANTI-CLERICS BIT1ER Bomb at St. Peter! May Have Been Inspired by Writers. ITALY SIDESTEPS CONGO SCANDAL A""T Officers Ordered to Return In Time to Prevent Them Bring Affected by Sensational Disclosures. ROME, Dec 22. (Special. -The Idea Is being advanced here that the pop will in the end submit to the power of France In the. question of the formation of religious association Just as he has submitted In practice. If not til theory, to the loss of temporal power In Italy. It may be many years before things rename even a "work able" situation. Just as a conflict has been going on between the Italian government and the Vatican for many years, but this does not prevent most of the people of Italy from remaining Catholics, and It Is Hot believed that the dissolution of the relations existing between the church and late In Franoo will coBt the Catholic church a single member of the faith. This I la not to say that the question Is not a serious one. It Is everywhere recognized by the ecclesiastical authorities here that It Is decidedly serious. But though the pope Is far more likely to be foroed to yield, Just as the pope was forced to yield in the matter of the surrender of the tem poral lights and temporal authority over the states of the church, nevertheless the clericals here believe that the situation la fraught with more danger to France than to the pope. Things might roll to such a shape even that another revolution could be forced upon Franoe by some po litical adventurer as the result of the agi tation now going on, but no person with any range of vision believes that any com bination of circumstances can for genera tions make France anything except a C'nthollo country. Even though many of tlie men are at times likely to break away from the old faith, the women are likely to remain loyal. Attacks on Clemeacenu. Some of the clerical newspapers of Italy are printing the most violent attaoks against M. Clcmenceau and. In fact, against the entire French government. Of M. Clemenoenu It Ib alleged that he has Tlo lated the laws of God And man and that In any civilized country ! would long ago linve been driven from publlo life. This will show how bitter the fight haa become In n personal sense, though, as the old saying goes, "Hard words break no bones," andTt Is difficult to see what church pa pers In a country Uk Italy hope to gain by attacks leveled against a foreign coun try like France where another language Is spoken. Speaking of the attacks made upon the French government by- the Catholic papers in Italy, It should not be forgotten that the antl-clerlcal press of Italy is equally bitter. This fact haa been recalled by the recent explosion of the bomb and and the attempt to blow up St. Peters, the greatest v, , i K ih. wtM ft n vAnt which lent a sympathetic thrill throughout Christen dom; and yet it Is recalled that for years thB snti-Cathollo press has been doing Its lvel best to bring about Just such an event. v The possibility of such an out rageous wreck being committed In thla great shrine of Christendom haa been be fore the minds of the people of Rome for many years past. A monarchlal Journal discussing the possibility of a case aris ing in Europe in which either by force of arms or by force of diplomacy Italy should be obliged to remove from Rome declared that In such a case the Italian would blow up St. Peter's. The malignant savagery of the threat was so atartling that people would not believe it possible that anything of the sort would occur, yet in the light of recent events it must be admitted that the attempt really wk made. Threat Against Vatican. " We will blow up the Vatican and all It contains at the first threat of war, aa wo will not leave an enemy behind us when we fly to the frontier," was the declaration made in 1S91 by the party of action in Rome, as reported in the Journal de Oeneve and quoted In the Monlteur de Rome, at the beginning of November In that year. In the November of 1RS2 the Rassegna. a Journal of the liberal party In Rome, reply ing to the Monlteur de Rome, on the Ro- man question published duemma.. the Vatican, it Is possinie inai u may succumb, but It Is still more probable tint before succumbing It will aemonsn ine Vatican. Such Is today the true. Inexorable form of this gr-nt quarrel, and the Monl teur de Rome would do well to consider It as we consider It. and It will then s,e that we are not employing rhetoric when we shv that it Is playing with fire and dyna mfte. i That was the expression of (the liberal Rassegna of 1SI, then under the direction of Stgnor Torraca. Nine years later Tor raca was director of the Oplonlone, the Journal of the government In Rome. It U rot probable that the Ideas thus aread broadcast a quarter of a century ago mny have blossomed Into action now, and that the uoknown Individual who kindled the bomb In St. Peter'a a few Sunday, ago may have desired to show how easy It would be to carry out effectively the threat of fhe Rassegna. Italy Not Smirched In Congo. Before the end of this year the laat two of some seventy Italian officer, who took service In the employment of the Congu Free State, will have returned to their own oountry. With their departure from Boma is closed an episode upon which the Itullun j government has little reason to look bick j with satisfaction ; except what can be de- rived from the honorable course It pursuel I tn severing a connection which might have compromised the reputation of tha Italian rmv In the fuller light, which has re- cently been thrown upon the conduct and the admlnUtratlon of the Congo Free State, one canr.ot but auspect that a deliberate attempt was made to entrap Italy Into aivlng support to a system which would . - . . sooher or later oe arraigned uarore tne Judgment cf the civilised world. The at tempt failed and Italy stands today abso lutely uncompromlscd in tha melancholy uile of mUgovernment which haa been ro Vealed. The inducements held out to Italy to play a part in the "ulvlllzatlon of the Congo" CviiUiiUed cn ifcooud PsgaJ HISTORY MAY BE ENRICHED Death of Leonle I, eon Mar Reaalt In Publication of Gambetta Letter. TAniS, Dec. 23. (Special.) A tiny pro cession has Just followed to their last resting place the mortal remains of a woman who rrobbly knew more about the secret political history of Europe during the time between the Franco-Prussian war and the end of 182 than any other woman not born to the purple. H'T name hud suddenly become known to the public at the latter of the two dates mentioned, and suddenly It became en veloped In silence, never again to be re called until the present day. Madame Leonle Leon was the heroine of the ro mance, of which Gambetta was the other party. They had become acquainted In INTO and her rare beauty and exceptional gifts of Intellect had created such an Im pression on the heart and mind of the Oreat Tribune that ahe had been his only "amie" to the last. By a sad fatality he was on the very eve of "regularizing their situation," as the fashionable phrnse has It, when the accident occurred, which, by laying him up, produced the appendicitis of which he died. Very few of Clambetta's devoted frlend3 hnd been In the secret of the liason, and when he expired without leaving a will they united to save the woman who had been so faithful to him from distress, and so a modest competence enabled her to spend part of each ytar In Paris: the other portion In the south. She was the daugh ter of an officer who hud been attached to the person of the Iuc d'Orleans, the eldest son of Louis Phllllrpe, who was killed by a carriage accident at Neullly. Leonle, the younger and the prettier of the artillery colonel's two daughters, had been filled with admiration of the part played by Gambetta during the war, and when he met her and was struck with her beauty and accomplishments she was not slow In responding to his advances. Dur ing the latter years of his life they met every day, but In spite of their frequent interviews Gambetta constantly wrote to her, giving full accounts of the situation and asking her advice. M. Joseph Reinach, who was one of his fervent disciples, has Just expressed the hope that the corre spondence will be published. "When this correspondence Is known," he adds, "we shall possess a first-class document on the history of France from 1871 to 1882." ARTIFICIAL SILK SUCCEEDS American In London Says Treated Cotton' Fibres Beat Product of Worms. LONDON, Dec. 22. (Special.) According to an American now In London the silk worm haa been beaten at his own bus! ness, for by a new Invention it Is claimed that artificial silk can be made cheaper than rags. Artificial silk so soft and glossy that It -will deceive even experts when woven haa for some time past been made from viscose, which Is obtained from cotton and certain kinds of wood pulp. It has now been found possible, it la claimed, by special process to get cellulose (an earlier stage of the sum substance) from the ootton seeds' husks, formerly thrown away or given to the cattle for food. The new process has been patented and Mr. itrong of the Cotton OH and Fibre company of Norfolk, Va,, who Is now In London, told a reporter of the possibilities of the discovery: "Commercially this new method of get ting cellulose Is of the utmost importance,' he said. "Cellulose Is the foundation not only of artificial silk, but of gun cotton smokeless powder, celluloid and vulcan lzed fibre, so is haa been of the greatest moment to discover the cheapest and the best way of obtaining It. "For twenty yeara experiments have been In progress and at last it has been pos slble to separate the cotton seed mechan lcally from the fuza' or the outer husk. Thla part was formerly so much waste and was thrown away. "Now by our process the substance is placed in a conical shaped , receptacle and under pressure is foroed through a mulU tude of holes into a preparation of chem teals. The halr-Uke threads are thus formed and are wound like silk on glass reels. "The resulting artificial silk threads are stronger than hairs and have the appear ance and property of real silk." WIRELESS WORK IN INDIA Bar of Bengal Will Be Covered by System la Short Time. CALCUTTA, Dec. 22. (Special.) The tel egraph ataCf at Port Blair, who work the wireless apparatus there, have evidently become extremely expert. Messages have been exchanged with the German cruiser Leipslg on its passage from Rangoon to mtn- U of the Tef unkeT kU,d, the signaller, at the Andaman, had Calcutta, although the installation on Ger i to tune jneir instruments in oroer to pic up the first of the messages. On another occasion, when the Trrible was lying a Colombo, having lost a propeller on It homeward voyags, it wished to get In touch with the Fox, which was known to be somewhere In the neighborhood of the Ntcobara. The distance across the ara was too far for Instruments on the two vessels and a message was accordingly sent by land wires through India to Rangoon. Thence it was signalled by wireless to Port Blair, and similarly passed on to the Nicobar region. The Fox received It and , (,nce steamed off to Colombo to Join uie Terrible. It Is Intended to establish a .tatlon at Akyab, powerful enough to work direct to the Andaman, and this, with the stations at Saugor Island, Slipper island , and Port Blair, will give means of com- I munlcs.tlng with ships over the greater por- Uon of the Bay of Bengal area. t m ! ROTHSCHILDS AFTER STANDARD j European Capitalists Said to Be Fur. nlshlng Money to Fight OH Coin pa ay. ODESSA. Dec. 22. (Speclal -A powerful "yndlcate. backed by the Deus(h bank , na Menuei.sorm . .o.. me great nnsn- cirTm- la leln 'ormed to fight the Standard " cornpa" and to czclude Its products : fr"m ,na Kuropeen marketa Membera of : the I"""0" n1 th English Rothschild ' houses, aa well as Messrs. H.ibel, are ild '. b Interested In the scheme. I . 4.4 U u I m--ll- nr r I. I ' ."-" - r".ni in ine nems aajoining ine nasu nisincl and the output of the petroleuirt' district la being constantly Increased In order to ef fectually displace the Standard OH com pany. One account has It that tha Stand ard company has had a number of men In thla district recently to buy up a number ot on wens, out up to the present time tlioy Lave uttarly failed In their flurta. BOERS' HOPES IIIGll Dutch Colonists Hope to Hold Ealanoe of Power in Eontb Africa, THREE COLONIES AFFEC. j." PROGRAM Cape, Orange Ft V . Transvaal to T VN jine. .A - MAY Wi, . .o POINTS LOST IN WAR Eet Volk Lnie and hand Work Together Against British. ORIENTAL IMMIGRANTS A PROBLEM Itarahneas of Law In South Africa Causes Protest to Government on Part of Chinese Merchants. JOHANNESBURG, Dei- 22.-(Speclal.) At last the political campaign in the Trans- aal may be said to have opened. The pre liminary maneuvering has taken an un conscionable time, but the forces are now fairly In position. True the army of Het oik has not reached the ground, but the ympathles of Its leaders are so well known that no one doubts upon which side its forces will be ranged up. In the meantime the Boer generals ob serve a discreet silence regaining tneir plans. There Is reason to believe that no orders will be Issued until practically on the eve of the light. But drilling is quietly and vigorously going on. The Boer electors will march to the political battlefield ready to the last shoulder strap. The ideal which animates them Is unmistakable. The power lost In war Is to be gained in politics. By keeping the British divided and maintaln- ng a machlne-Uke unity in their own ranks the Dutch leaders figure they can hold the balance of power in their hands once again. The contest Is something more than a struggle over an Industry. Getting down to bedrock It must to a large extent decide the place South Africa will take In the empire. Probably the bund will win the next election at the Cape, certainly the Unle will dominate the Orange River col ony; the odds are that Het Volk will hold the balance of power north of the Vaal. Thus right through the center of South Africa will be driven a wedge of Dutch governments, Dutch institutions, Dutch ideals. Trouble with Orientals. The Transvaal, like the United States, continues to have no end of trouble over the orientals. The last Asiatic ordinance of the Transvaal legislature, passed in Sep tember and now awaiting Imperial sanc tion, has carried racial distinctions to a degree which has caused the Indian and the Chinese and the Japanese residents to pro test. The Indian association of the Transvaal has had a deputation In London for some weeks urging that the new ordinance should be vetoed and a royal commission issued to examine the ..-treatment of col ored people In British South Africa, Thla deputation has seen the colonial secretary, Lord Elgin, and the secretary of state for India, Mr. Morley. The latter ha. spoken of the injustice and the harshness of South African policy toward. British Indians; of the "bar sinister," that Is placed in some British colonies upon many millions of the king's subjects; and in some Instances, Mr. Morley add. for the liberal government. we can more effectively remonstrate Vlth foreign power, than with our own people In the colonies." The Chinese association of British South Africa has even gone to the extent or sending one of its own number, Mr. L. M. James, a Chinese trader of Johannesburg, to London for the purpose of enlightening the British public concerning the Injustice and humiliation inflicted by these racial or- dlnances. Interviewed Just before his de parture Mr. James said that his association was in reality not concerned with the sub ject of Chinese labor on the Rand. He said that he represented Chinese merchants and traders resident In the country who in the Transvaal number about 1,000, and 4.0U0 throughout British South Africa. He said what they objected to was the degrading laws preventing them from riding In tram cars, and other simitar measures. Large Industrial Plan. One of the most Interesting undertakings of modern times Is the harnessing of the Victoria Fall, to supply electric power to the Rand and to the innumerable devel- opments of Industrial life in the Transvaal and Rhodesia. It la easily the largest single project of this character In the world. The history of the enterprise is very simple. Each nationality haa realized the need of South Africa for a cheap and abundant sup ply of power. Previously attention In Oermany waa only directed to a scheme for a coal power station on the Rand. Experts were early this year In Johannesburg ar ranging contracts on behalf of the proposed Victoria Falls Power company and thither simultaneously came also two engineers of the German Allgemelne Electrlcltata com pany to Investigate the possibility of the establishment of a large steam driven sta tion for the supply of the mines. The idea of utilizing the Victorian FalU was then quite new to the German group. When. however, they reaHzed the probable require ments of the country It waa at once ap parent that ultimately the water power must be the only satisfactory mode of sup ply. The Idea of using Zambesi water power, nature's own reservoir of power, was then quickly taken up. Its scientific possibilities hsd even been previously ex amined by loading experts, such aa Mr. ! Ralph D. Mer.hon of New York, Prof. Blonde! of Parla, Dr. Tlssot of Bale and Signori Baldlnl and Seoul of Milan, besides I the chief British engineers. All agreed I that the project wi.s technically and coin- merclally feasible and this Induced the Ger- man financial grovip. In which the Dresdener bank plays leading part, to "come in." IRISH POPULATION GROWING Race Suicide Ha Crime of Natives of the Emerald Isle. the DUBLIN. Dec. 22.-(Speclal.) Notwlth- standing the exceptionally heavy emlgra- tlon thla year, an increase would appear to have taken place In the population of Ireland during tha September quarter. The excess of births ovfr deaths was S.CbS and ... , . . . .... iue siiugrama uuiuucrru so mat tha liiL.eaae a as about 1.2u0. It la a small balance to build hope, upon, but some there aru who argue that la Is a sign that the bottom has been reached In the depletion of Ireland's population, and that a time Is near at hand when the figures will show an Increase in the popu- i Ution not onl- 'or a single quarter, bu for aa entire IRISH FOR NATIVE TOBACCO Repeal of I .aw Prohibiting (Ironth of Weed Demanded by Members of Parliament. Dt'BLIN, Dec. (Special.) Every mem ber of Parliament for Ireland, of every shade of politic Is demanding the repeal of the law prohibiting tobacco growing In Ireland. The names of ninety-nine Irish members are attached to the memorial which Mr. William Redmond has presented to the prime minister on the subject. Four nationalist members have not appended their names because of absence from the country, but there is not the faintest doubt that they, too, are atrongly in favor of the prayer of the memorial. Never before has there even been such unanimity among the Irish members, and in this respect, too, optimists are arguing that a new day la dawning for Ireland when all of the mem bers can act as a unit upon fiscal and In dustrial questions. Owing to the personal bitterness and differences of opinion grow ing out of home rule problems, a quarter of a century ago, this would have been impossible. Mr. Wlili im Redmond haa summarized the situation so far as the tobacco growing Is concerned. He claims that the Irish are merely asking for a privilege which was theirs until deprived by a statute as late as the reign of George lit. The growing of tobucco at that time was a prosperous and progressive industry In Ireland. Suc cess had been achieved; further develop- ment was assured. But a demand arose ! In England for Its suppression, and It was I suppressed without the slightest considera tion of the Injury inflicted on Ireland. The prohibition was preceded by the usual com mittee of Inquiry, but this did not help In the economic disasters which followed. Indeed, Irish economists have plainly pointed out that It was owing to the taking away of a diversification of interests that the country suffered so severely later be cause of the blight of the potato famine. Had there been a diversification of Indus tries, though the blight might have de stroyed the potato crop and though Ireland might have suffered severely had there been other things like tobacco growing to fall back upon, the destitution would not have beon so terrible. RUSSIAN PRISONER IS LUCKY Twenty-Four Times "the Demon" Has Escaped from Officers of Csnr. ODESSA. Deo. 22. (Special.) Vassllll Kol oloff. commonly known throughout South Russia as "the demon," has Just made his twenty-fourth escape from the clutches of the police. According to a statement made by the procurator of the district court there Is a record of over fifty murders and three tlme that number of robberies against Kololoff. Eighteen years ago he was aentenced to twelve years hard labor In Blberla for a double murder committed In Poltava, Within a year he had escaped and returned to his haunts In southern Russia. His name became a terror In various districts and the record of his crimes Is too long and ghastly to recapitulate. He has never been brought to trial a second time for the rea son that after twenty-four captures he has regularly succeeded In making his escape before even being brought before an exam ining magistrate. A fortnight ago Kololoff was captured In Kursk on the charge of a peculiarly cold blooded murder committed In the town. As the more numerous and graver charges .. n I .... . . V. . .il 1 1 nillr.l i.ror U' IT. In 1 Vl ....... ...... ..,. i -.., court of Odessa, it was only necessary that official should Instruct the pollremaster at Kursk to send Kololoff forthwith there. As his arrival was not reported to Kursk the pollcemaster there Informed the author ities In Odessa of the fact. It then trans- i pired that the Odessa crown attorney had Bent no telegram to the polleemaster of t Kursk. The message had been forged by I an accomplice or friend of Kololoff. The i prisoner had been duly despatched from Kursk for Odessa and for the twenty fourth time had effected his escape. SINGER COMMITS SUICIDE Refuses Check from Woman Who Deceived Him and Returned to Family. BERLIN, Dee. 22. (Special.) Johann Muehlhausen, it is now known, committed suicide because an American woman to whom he was deeply attached left him to t rturn to New York- Meuhlhausen made t t-.lai ilaknl at- Iln mhn rtr a tYirtnth ntrn anil - met with great success as a singer. After his performance he was introduced to a young woman, Miss Nowth of New Yprk. He fell In love with her and she appeared to return his affection. ' Finally he received a letter from her, in which she stated that she was a Mrs. Car son, the wife of a New York broker and the mother of two children, to whom she was on the point of returning. To help him in his career she explained she had enclosed a check for 15,000. Muehlhausen at once returned the check to the bank and then blew his brains out. SCANDAL IN COPENHAGEN Police Inspector Involved In Trouble Which Cornea to Well Known Club. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 22. (Special.) The papers are full of reports about the dis covery by the police that young girls In most cases children have been lured Into a well known club situated at Mana gado. Sensational disclosure, are expected, and fifty persons have already been ar rested or ordered to hold themselves at the disposition of the police. Among those arrested Is Inspector Carl Hansen, a police oftUier, well known throughout Scandinavia, and author of aeveral technical works. Inspector Han sen was arrested In broad daylight in a public thoroughfare. Several well known actors and a member of the aristocracy have already been called up a. witnesses, and among those arrested are numerous government officials. BURGLARS START THE BELLS Eleetrle Experiment of Minister Proves ladoing of Robbers of Poor Box. MILAN. Dec. 22-(Ppeclal.)-The Incum bent of a church In the village of St. Vin cent, in the Aosta valley, who, as well a. being a theologian. Is also an enthulastto electrician, Joined up the alms boxes in his church by cunningly concealed wires to an electric alarm In his house. The other evening burglars entered the church and attempted to .ifle the alma txes. j ne dcii swokh the clergyman- who manage,!-' - ut the burglar, la the . . .. , MEN TO Iiginemen on Southern Faoifio Will Qo Ont This Afternoon. THREE THOUSAND MEN ARE AFFECTED Fart of the Engineers Will Alsi Suspend Work. OBJECTION TO CONTRACT WITH ENGINEERS Firemen Wish to Control Members Whe Have Been Promoted. NEW YORK YARDMEN WILL NOT GO OUT Agreement Reached Whereby Differ ence of One Cent Per Hour Is to Be Sabmltted to Arbi tration. PEORIA, 111.. Dec. 22. Grand Master John Hanrahan of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen and Engineers tonight Issued an ultimatum to E. H. Harrlman, president and chairman of the executive committee of the Southern Pacific railroad, notifying him that the engineers and fire men of the road will strike at 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. In his ultimatum Mr. Hanrahnn says: "Eighty-five per cent of the switch engineers on the Sunset Route are members of this organization and a considerable number of engineers In the road service are also members, and they, with practically every locomotive fireman In the service, are determined that your company shall not force them to withdraw from this organization and Join the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers In order to have their grievances adjusted. Every of flelal of the company Is thoroughly fa- miliar with all the details of this matter and it may be that there Is some ulterior purpose on their part in bringing about this strike." From information received at the grand lodge offices of the brotherhood here It was said that nearly 3.000 men will be af fected by the order to strike, which was Issued after the system had been polled and the Southern Pacific officials had re fused to accept the offer of the brother hood to submit differences to arbitration. Situation on Atlantic System. HOUSTON. Tex., Dec. 22.-At midnight tomorrow the members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will withdraw from the GalveBton, Harrlsburg & San Antonio, the Texas & New Orleans and Morgan's Louisiana & Texas, the Iberia & Vermilion and the Louisiana estern roads, com prising the Atlantic system of the Southern Pacific company. This action Is a result of a vote Just completed. The differences arose last May, when the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers secured from the management of the roads an agreement that the grievances of all engineers should be handled by that organization. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen con tended that many of Its members were en gineers and did not belong to the engi neers' organization, the latter could not properly present their grievances, but that the firemen should handle all matters per taining to the membership, whether In ref erence to firemen or engineers. The man agement declined to abrogate Its agree ment with the engineers, contending that the differences between the engineers and firemen should be settled by them. About 400 men will be affected by the order. Timothy Shea, second vice grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Flre- men. Is In the city In charge of the In terests of the firemen. Ho has given out no statement since the decision has been arrived at. Yardmen Will Not Strike. NEW YORK, Dec. 2?. It was announced late tonight that the New York yardmen and railway officials hsd airreed to submit the difference of 1 cent between the offer of the railroads and the demand of the men to arbitration. Meantime the rela tions between the railroads and employes will continue as before. There will be no holiday strike of railroad yardmen In this city. This much was made known tonight after a conference between railroad officials and representatives of the employes, who recently demanded an In crease of S cents an hour in wages, coupling with the demand a threat to stop work under the old schedule today. The roads had offered an Increase of 4 cents an hour and the Pennsylvania road further agreed to make any additional ad vance to which the other roads would sree. 1 his was not sat.siactory to ine yaramen. wno issueti mi umiiiaiuiu w roads, stating that unless the Increase of 5 cent, was conceded the men would strike today. This was the situation when Grand Master P. If. Morrlssey of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen went Into conference with the general managers of the eight roads Involved and the grievance commit tees of the several yard crews. The confer ence continued until late tonight, even after an agreement had been announced. Thla Joint statement was given out: Negotiations between the New York harbor yardmen and the manager, resulted tn a satisfactory adjustment of matters under discussion and the best of good feel ing prevails, the men and the officers wish ing each other upon adjournment a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Goldgeld Leases Idle. OOLDF1ELD, Nevada, Dec. 22. There were no further developments in the miners' strike for IS wages, with the excep tion that nearly all the lease., apparently by mutual agreement, .topped work this morning. This brings about practically a complete cessation of mining operation.. The famou. Hayes-Monette, Frances, Mo hawk and several other leases on the Mohawk ground are working night and day. They have only aeventeen day. to operate and a .hut down would mean a heavy loss. They are paying the 16 wages to their ahovelers and an other employes. ROUGH RIDER DECLINES OFFICE Captain Jack Greenway Will Not Serve as Commissioner of Gen eral Land Office. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 Captain John C. (Jack) Greenway. who waa in President Roosevtlt'a regiment of Rough Riders, haa declined the position of commissioner of the general land office, soon to be vacated by Commissioner Richards. Mr. Greenway was offered the position soma time ago by the president, but be cause of private Interests requiring his presence in the northwest waa unable to accept. Foirmer Senator Caflrry III. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 22. The condition of f irmer UnlUd States Senator Iinnelnon C'affery, who is suffering from acute kidney trouble, was piaetlealiy umhrfiigt-d early i0" .? n? P''slclans hold out only faint I aoH9 UlSl HIV eM UIV Will aiMe Ul lemvlve long. THE BEE BULLETIN. Fnrccant for Nebraska Fair Sunday and Monday. NEW JFrTKIf-TfB Pages. 1 Vatican Mny lelil the Point. Boers' Hopes lllah for the Kntnre. Southern PncHIc Firemen tn Strike Outlook for Omaha Is Brlaht. !1 Forefathers' Day llnnqnrt. Lane Talks of the Car Shnrtnae. 3 News from All Parts of Nebraska. 4 Early Shopping: Proves a Success. Affairs at South Omaha. Civil Suit Over Fences Neat. 8 County to Purchase Rlnndhonnde. 6 American Cash for French Clergy. Fall of Mine Case Is Fatal. Washington Is Short on Fuel. T Postage Stnmn for Christmas. American Cash Sent to Old World. 8 Happenings In Cornell Bluffs. 9 Newe from Iowa's Capital. Count lanatleff Shot and Killed. Sporting Ktrnta of the Day. lO Feast Spread for the Newsboy. Mrs. Andrews Defends I'nl versallsm EDITORIL SF.CTIOS Ten Pases. 2 Past Week In Omaha Society. Pershing Story Stirs Ip the Army. H Happenings In Omaha Suburbs. rw from the Army Posts. 4 Editorial. B Timely Real Estate Topics. Paving Bids All Over Aaaln. Santa Clans Helps Out Railroads. O Want Ada. T Want Ads. 8 Want Ads. Auto Show at Madison Square. 0 Financial and Commercial News. HALF-TOMS SECTION Ten Pages. 1 (iforitf L. Miller, Father of Omaha. 2 Woman Her Ways and Her World. 3 Gossip of Plays and Players. 4 Bright Pawn of Xmas Morning. Carpenter on Sherman Biography. B Toys of the Olden Times and Now. Iowa Farmers In State Convention. 6 Story of the Conscience Fnnd. 7 Weekly Grist of Sporting Gossip. O Keeping Christinas All the Year. . In the Field of Electricity. Some Short and Pointed Stories. COLOR SECTION 'Four Pnges. 1 Wolf Starts Trouble and la Ducked. 2 Bracelets for All Agra of Women Portieres nnd How to Make Them. 8 I nrle Sam's Fence In Wall Street 4 Brainy Bowers' Dream Comes True Temperature at Omaha Yesterday! Hoi Deg. . . 1 . . 22 .. 21 . . 21 . . 21 . . 2.1 . . 21 . . 24 Hour. 1 p. m. 2 p. m. 3 p. m . 4 p. m . R p. m. 8 p. m . T p. in. Dcu 6 a. a. T a. H a. a. 10 a. 11 a. 12 m. . . 24 . . 24 . . 2(1 .. 2ff . . 24 . . 2:i .. 22 MAGOON SIGNS TWO DECREES Commercial Cable Company Given Permit to Land Cables from Key West. HAVANA. Dec. 22. Governor Magoon haa signed a decree operative January 10 per mitting the Commercial Cable company to land cables from Key West. This permis sion Is given for an Indefinite period, hut It la not to be construed as granting a monopoly. The Cuban government reserves the right to suspend the permission or take possession of the Installation whenever It may deem such action necessary. Another decree exempting tho salaries of all public officials from attachment also has been signed. Governor Magoon waa notified today by the Cuban railway of a serious strike In Its shops at Camagucy, the company request ing military protection. The governor has referred the matter to General Rodriguez, the commander of the rural guard. General Efetenoz, an Influential colored leader, has Issued a manifesto In which he declares that negroes constituted 90 per cent of the Insurgent army In the last re volt and that T3 per cent of the revolution ists were negroes. The negro voters now demand, according to the manifesto, three senators, forty representatives, one pro- vislonal governor and proportionate rep resentation In all the government depart ments. Including the armed forces. The negroes refuse longer to act the part of calspaws and insist upon a full proportion of the honors and offices won by their valor, else they will not continue to sup port the liberals. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Civil Service Examination to Be Held Next Month In Omaha Rural Carriers Appointed. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Civil service examination will bo held January lti at Omaha for clerk and carrier In the postofiice service. Rural carriers appointed: Iowa Center Junction, route No. 1; Norman R. Espy, carrier; Eva Espy aubstltuto. Eathervllle, route No. 2; Elijah Rice, carrier; Irvln Rice, aubstltute. Missouri Valley, route No. 2; James Hall, carrier; Martha A. Hall, substitute. Modale, route No. 1; Frank Becker, carrier; Lewis E. Boyd, substitute. Ruthven, route No. 2; James R. Phoenix, carrier; R. C. Hubbard, substitute. Traur, route No. 4; Grant Scott, carrier; Bert Axon, substitute. South Dakota Alexan dria, route No. S; Ed Dickinson, carrier; Samuel 11 Stehbens, substitute. Colman, route No. 1; Oscar Swenson, carrier; Charles Swenson, substitute. Robert W. Johnson has been appointed . gouth yce F A nBifn PUBLIC CONTRACTOR FINED Man Pnnlshed for Violating Eight Hoar law Will Appeal to the Supreme Court. BOSTON. Deo. R.-In the United State circuit court today Judge Dodge fined Wil liam H. Ellis, a contractor, 1600 for vio lating the federal eight-hour law In the construction of a pier at the Charlestown navy yard. The case will now go to the supreme court, chiefly on a constitutional quefction, the defense contending that con gress has no authority to regulate the hours of labor on public works. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS BURN Car Load of Mall on "Katy" Road Destroyed In Indian Territory. MPSKOGKE, I. T.. IVc, 22.-A carload of mall mattf. from Texas points and consist ing principally of Christmas packages whs destroyed south of here late yesterday by the burning of a mall car on a faat north bound Missouri, Kansas at Texaa passen ger tff OUTLOOK FOR OMAIIA Coming; Year From Ism to Fzoeed All in City's Material Growth. BUSINESS IN SIGHT BEATS THE RECORD Fankert and Jobbers, gfannfaotnrtr. and Retailers Are Confident MARKET TOWN SLOGAN IS A WINNER Trade that lelonci to Gate City ia Coming Here at Last. 1 AGENCIES WORKING fOR ADVANCEMENT Commercial and Industrial Interesta Active and Kver body Pulling fur tne lyuuhuiug lf tu Gale lil. Great as Omaha's growth and commer cial pi oi en has Uu in u-vj, it wld in ai piooauinly bo txieneu In iwi. Ouriiig liiu last year business has beer, moving aiuii hi duuIi a iaiiU laio me peo ple liavu iiul had time lo lup and con eiutr it; invy Have nwtau money every uay, but liavo not pausea to get a lull realization ul Hie general prosperity auil ueveiopmeiit about Intnl. .ow mat busi ness nas siaciteu up lur the majority just a lew uuys bvluie dirlKiiuus, tney have a lew liouis lo sit down and lliniK ovlT the lust twelve months euu and to Uiquue wnai men in lnua uuisiuo tneir own have been Uuuig. 'iiiey lmu that whatever branch of oom iiieivu or Industry they investigate, there lias bteu Uie must unparalleled progress lu Omaha s history. Ulie pulse ol trade haa been beating High, laborers have had ail the work tiny could do, b.outes and ware houses have been erected, and Omaha la moving along toward a tiu.uuu population al a gialliyuig late. Due to Western Development. To place tlio credit where it belongs, these condition, uie duu to the prosperity and developing wtallli of Neuraaaa, tue u.acK inns, Wyoming and all tne vast tat ruory lo too wtsi, .nucu is tributary to Omaiia in a uomineiciu.1 way. This coun try sends lo the Uulu City lis wheat, corn, potatoes, allaila, cattle, hogs and truit, making this town one of the market citits of li. e wuiid; in return It take. groceries, dry gooda, hardware and other inerciiaiiUlBe the Jobbers have to sell, aa well as the products of the local manuiao tollcs. Great lilies of railroad reach out from Omaha through tola country, and there Is so much tor them to haul that tney cannot find the cars to do It, This country haa developed romarkably tn a few years. Crops have been large and the farmers have been getting good prices for them. They have plenty ot money ai,d they keep It In circulation. They have bloix.lt d block and the hst of Implements; in fact, they are equipped with every facility for getting the best results from every aero of land they hold. Out In western Nebraska they are rais ing grain and vcuctiiblcs where nothing was! grown before. The rainfall Is ex tending westward with each succeeding year and the Campbell system of soil oavV. ture hus come Into general use. The semi arid regions are becoming gardens, where once they were deserts. Irrigation In Ne braska. Wyoming, Colorado and South Da kota is redeeming thousands of acres of land to cultivation. Along the North Platte In Nebraska and the Belle Fourcho river in South Dakota the government Is digging huge canals to water land which will make homes for thousands of families. Private enterprlso is also working on Irrigation projects in these sections. The railroads are growing with every thing else. Up the North Platte valley I. a n'-w line, one from Ashland to Sioux City, one from Stromsburg to Columbus, one from Krannle to Worlund In Wyoming, and there are others yet to come. They are Increasing the population of the stalo by taking people In sparsely settled dlB- tricts. Rankera nnd Jobbers Know It. So Omaha benefits. Local bank clear ances have been greater than ever before and bank deposits were never so large In the history of the country. This Is. per haps, the beBt Index of a city's business. Some Idea of conditions In the Jobbing world Is obtained from a remark made by one of the leading Jobbers a few day. ago, H? said: "There never was a December when we had so many spring orders on the books. I have talked with Jobbers In all lines and find it the same in every case." It Is a very evident fact that the re tailers In the territory have a friendly feeling for Omaha as their natural trade center. They have learned to know the slogan of "Omaha, the Market Town," and are always ready to welcome heartily the Omaha Jobbers who visit them. The Omaha Commercial club, by Its trade ex cursions, haa covered the whole of Ne braska in the last two years, and has also gone through the Black Hills and part of Kansas. These visits are conducive to the I success of the merchants' meetings at Omaha, for the retailers are inclined to re turn the compliment by a VI Hit to the Mar ket Town. Successful meetings were held in the fall and the volume of trade done by the Jobbers was INm.OnO greater than during the spring meetings, which them selves were more than satisfactory. For a time It was thought these meeting, would have to be discontinued, on account of the Interpretation by the railroads of a ruling of the Interstate Commerce com mission, but all this has been arranged to the satisfaction of the Jobbers. New Plants Show Growth, One large dry goods house has been erected In the last year and another will be completed early In the summer of 1907, A mammoth Implement warehouse ha. been erected, two large ones have been announced, and plans have been made for additions to two. One large grocery house wants to build, but on account of lack of surplus warehouse room cannot find a way to put up a new home this year. The retail business has grown rapidly and three districts are fighting for the mastery. In the South Sixteenth street dlMrlct two large houses have been com pleted this year and north of Farnam the giant llrandels building Is climbing up In the air. North Sixteenth street Is ex lierlenting a rejuvenation. Herman Colin will erect a large, building there aa soon as spring opens and Judge Neville pro poses another. The section around Twen tieth and Farnam Is also coming to the front In a retail way. But, then, building Is going on In every direction. The Northwestern has made a huge excavation for fre.t depots north of Davenport street and between Thir teenth and Fourteenth, and the Union I'a clOo baa bought a greater lirt of a block - 4 r.f
