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.ttV ti The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI-NO. 102. OMAIIA, MONDAY MORNING, PECEMHEP. 24, 1006. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. ) J ;. IRELAND. ON FRANCE Arcbbiahep Diacnitea Eitoatioi in Bis Eermon at u PauL OUTLOOK IS SLRIOUS FOR MOMENT He Prediote Solution of froblem Eatie to All Fart.ea. CONFLICT MISUNDERSTOOD IN AMERICA Separation in Franoe uieana Serritads and Ojipreaaion lnaiead of Liberty. CHURCH READY FOR FAIR SEPARATION Frraent Mottmril Is by Infidel and Atheist, and la Directed at All nellgion .Nation Is a He ps bile la time Only. ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 23.-Archblhop Ireland In his sermon at the cathed' 'lis morning spoke cm the topic, "CI. -7- '1 State in France." He said In port .' The conflict rag in at the pieset. ''. .y between me ehurcn and the stale In f " awakens umve.sal anil profou.id lntt It could not be otherwise, were li oniy the pei snowlines 01 the contestants on l 1 c'hurch"1 wii ch f ' ' not pxM when he wrote "Homeo , cording to the firemen, abrogated the j Dr. Stlnchfield, wt'h tears In his eyes and 1 Alnskan geography.-' said Mr. OalTney yes )moraLi.nd i ei.louV' "msnakPsw"are with ,hem (,ov''raI "r,U atro , his hands laid affectionately on Hicks' , terday. "Several times since leaving Nome one bid', tiie caiimji Muen liaM awaveil trie moral una i riii"u Hie ot tne tens of million of inaukiiiU and , demands an in heaven s name tne nghi continue lis work auown the conUin . , on the other the "giarulo nation' since- tne aa of ClovlH and Chai leiiuigne as revelled in the title of "KloeKt Daun.iter of i chuiih. and has helu so Iouk amid peoles ! the nnm; conspicuous piate in tne vanauard ; of religion ana of civilisation. j e ask what the causes oi me c.iu.m i. ni.ili t. what are to be the results? For the mo ment the situation Is undoubtedly a.ri,.us for the one as for the other of the conteal anis. Yet. seen mo.e anrar, it reveals no coloring of deapair, el. her for trance, or I for the church in France. A brikhi nvirn ItiK. l dare predict, will Ht a not d M .11' tinid dawn over the field of ba.tle, dropping from the skies sunshine anu ea e an., b"- Jetting both in the church and in Fiance, oy and exultation that the pass.ige at arms, angry as it once was, has opened the way to a clearer understanding of mutuai Intel ests, to a warmer glow of ulden mu tual love. And now. by act of Parliament, the con cordat la abolished, a regime of separation la Instituted. Iet not Americana be misled by words which have a totally different signification, In their land from what Is allowed to them in Fiance. Separation of the church fiom ' i te in America means liberty nnd Jus lliere It nuaim servitude and suppres sion. I Heady for Fair Separation. t- l eaking on Friday last to the cnrdlnals i ! M'nt in the Vatican, Plus X said of the French situation: "We are reaily to submit to separation fy-m te ta'e Mit It nvist be a f ilr epar atlnn such as obtains In the Pn'ted St ites. In Uracil. In Great Writaln, In Holland and not a subjection." ' i , " Cniteii States makes , ' -In means exactly what It purports to mean. Under advice from the head of the church, to. ... ... ...i- tloiis t.ffeied by the i.iw of separation. 'Jhev acted from principle, In the Interest of religion they could not approve such as Hnclatlons; they could not by tolerating them appear to approve them. They are not rebels agalnat the lawa of the country. The "aaMiulnttona:." as the nilnimer of edu cailon, M. firland. Iitmsrlf, baa drclir'd. Wi" not ataMitea binding upo they wera p ivllcges tern e ed t the church, wluih it .wis tree to accept It has rejected thein. Poe and bishops knew full well he cotwiuemn that were to follow: the spirit of the gov ernment was not hidden from their eyes; It was an era of persecution, hut If no other escape from persecution were possible than the acceptance of the law of associations, they were ready to welcome persecution. Against All Kellalon. It Is a lamentable fact that there Is In France a party bent on the destruction of religion. The war la made on the Catholic rhu. ch because It In France represi nts religion. In reality. In' Intent and In lact th war Is against Christianity under any form, against religion of any kind, against the Idea Itself of a God rrlgnlng over men. The old spirit of Voltaire and the enc yclo paedihia of the eighteenth century never died uut in fiance. it nan an ouioursi of triumph In the revolution, when God was declared nonexistent and Infamy It self, denoted the "Goddess of Reason," whs uplifted to adoration upon the altar of the cathedral of Paris. It slumbered a while under succeeding imperial and royal regimes: It has reawakened to new vigor In tlio freedom allowed t thought and speech by the present republic. This party of Inlldela and atheists is far from being France, as 1 shall later say, but It Is active, persistent, unscrupulous, and It forces Itself with vengeance to the front. It has grasped the helm of power and it steers the ship of state into the darkest depths of unbelief and Irreligion. Yesterday It was Comliea. the most brutal of all; today it Is l lemencesu, somewhat more subdued In his haired, but yet a leader in the fight. Republican lu Same Only. With such men and with others dividing with them public power, even If less vio lent adepts of irreligion, there reigns an other Idea the omnipotence 'of the state. This was ever the plague of France even when Its rulers were devoui Catholics. The state must control all agencies of iwer. It must brook no rival Even the church must las In the hands of the government, bo was it with Louis XIV. and with Xu, poleon. so is it with the republic. The republic is a name in Fiance; it has been will Bald of It that It sleeps on the bed of I.ouis XIV. France has never under Moo. I the meaning of a republic, which Is respect for private and personal liberty. Which Is to leave a - the people, to take to the state only what la needed for the public weal. The most republican of republicans, sealed In i'aina. lllelit. Set o..l HI on v to .r.,u. ... J to their own liking. We ure the state, they cry out. as Louis. XIV once said: "l li in the state." and the state Is the great power and all must think and act as the biate wills and as we will. This Is certainly the spirit of the infidels who now ruie me country, ttnu i ni noi least the i-t irit of g.iod Catholic who wvre they to be tomorrow In the aicendincy Fhoi'l.l iM-lieve It their duty to make every one go to mass, as the present government assumes It as their duty to let no olio go to mass. 1'iinrr Ureatly Crntrallard. I know l"rance from the channel to tin1 Metliierianeaii, 1 know Its cities and Its villages. I know Its people its aristocracy, Its bourgeoisie and lis peasantry and I kaow thein lo be Catholic. How then ex plain the political situation? There are tcverul cHiu-es to be noted. The masses l ie not use. I to political life. For ages r" "; ,h,' ""."v. ''"'Tf; power; It names the hundreds of l . ..,.(u.- jk i'i.kui, iiolll lite pieiect , ...... w . .e OUolhiC-l siito ! I, i a.id tne vil.nt.e constable; Ihey obey the order received Irom I'arM: they speak to the crowds around them crowds who read til tic, who think little, and the crowd In their turn obey the mandate. An In dependent, nelf-aigued si ffrage has noc en tered lino Ihe populHT llle. Nor Is there unions tne muss the ambition to gain political lileriy. Paris for a century and half hua mud r ranee. . Establish a new regime monarchical ur republic In Paris this evening. Ih provinces awaken to morrow inornii.g nioiui. local or republican. It will miulie long years to de entrains power In Francv. to van to each cltiseii const lousnces ot personal Independence, t i nl. liii ihrough universal unmge a expression of national will. ,ru Cleruy The clergy, Ar M"1' o Blame w ho are now the chief suf- terera. are much to blame. They, to.,, have retained, even at tne altar and In the pulpit, (he spirit of 'askive olKslirnce inherited from oid regimes. Admirable, la l Bacillus' the catechism, in liiilulstrnl g tne Mrramonla, they have tiuver leirned the virtue ot public life, they have never qiilcVened beneath the activities of the bttllleneld. 'I heir examp.e and their SHAKESPEARE IS ATTACKED German Savant Rover, F.arl of Itatland W11 Aalhor of Playa. BERIJV, Pec. 22. (Special.) Dr. Kurt Meibtreu a new hook, in which he an nources his discovery that Honor, earl of Rutland, whs the author of all the plays ascribed for over 3") years to Shakespeare, has just been published. Some of tlio points made against Shake speare are as follows: We learn one certain fact from the verses ridiculing; the magistrate, viz.. that young Shakespeare was a brainless country bump kin without a trace of literary tulent. It ha not been established at which of the theaters he acted, but It has been discos ered that t lie first Shakesieareaii dramaa ; were played by the Pembroke. M William Shakespeare did not belong. I hi-. , however, would i,v., been impossible at that time If the comedian Shakespeare had really been the author of the verses William Shakespeare was a wealthy man In later years, lie retired to Stratford as a successful man and abandoned litera ture. He took to drinking and It is said that he died from the enrcls of a pot house revelry and it is certainly known that he kept his regular seat In the ftier- , maid tavern as long as he lived in London. It Is notorious that the prosperous I'hilis- j tine, William Shakespeare, became a usurer . at Stratford and lent money for Interest. He was a drinker and a cunning man of i business. No one but a great nobleman would have dared to write the bitter satire contained a poor comedian in ruin: " William Shake- oeare could only have gained his know!- e nf the manners and the customs or '1 society oy ins lefcrnuuij Ksex and Southampton, but this cer- j v- .. , ' amhor t.iniiii ir wfx inner life of royal courts who ; ha , .iateiuen. courtiers. I -0 - .1 i r 1 Wi rtiould William Shakespeare have i nr. .dure his areat works several years'before his death? The answer to lids foun,i jn t,e fa, t that HiBer. earl of Kiitland died In pill, shortly after the ap- ... .,. th. lnst tw0 Shakespearean dramas. Herr Blelbtrcu offers an explanation why Roger, earl of Rutland, hid himself behind the name of William Shakespeare. He at tributed Rutland's arrangement for anonymity to political reasons. The Shakespearean dramaa were regarded by contemporarlea as political in tendency and both Queen Elisabeth and King James would have vUlted their wrath on the author of such plays as "Julius Caesar" and "Hamlet" If he had been a prominent nobleman. William Shakespeare was not punished, partly because of his personal Insignificance and partly because It was generally known that he was not tho real writer. Perhaps the most telling point in favor of this theory Is found In the fact that Herr Blelbtreu shows a series of financial transactions between Roi;er, earl of Rutland, and Francis, earl of Rutland, the heir of his childless brother, and from there transactions the authorship theory Is deduced. GENERAL BOOTH TO VISIT ASIA Head of Salvation Army Will Pass Through America on 111 Trip. BERLIN, Dec. 22. (Special.) General Booth, who has been here for the purpose of conducting a monster meeting at the Busch cUvus on ths occasion mt tba Prus sian "Day of Humiliation and Prayer; gttyg that he la golnj to ( Japan at the be ginning of next year, and that ne nopea to spend April in that country. The general will travel by way of the United States and Canada. The object of his visit Is to examine on the spot the work of the Salvation Army In Japan. The general expressed himself as highly satisfied with the reports of thu work of the Salvationists In Japan, and said that these reports showed that they had met with every courtesy nom ur authorities. The Salvationists, according to all accounts; had been Instrumental In rescuing 30.000 geisha girls from the state of bondage In which they hud been held. The army, General Booth concluded, was also doing a good work In Corea, where It was receiving every assistance from the Japanese authorities, and a start would be made In Manchuria, he said, as soon as the country was once again fully opened up. PASSENGER STEAMER BURNS Prompt and Efficient Work of Crew Lands 3M Paaaengera Wlthoat Loaa of Life. HALIFAX. N. 8., Dec. 23 Word was re ceived here today from Port Dufferin, a small coast town some sixty miles east of this city, of the destruction by fire of the passenger steamer Strathcona, owned by the Halifax & Canson Steamship com pany, and bound from this port for Canso and Guyshorough. That no lives were lost Is due principally to the heroism of the engineers and firemen, who stuck to their posts until the steamer was beached and everyone of the SS0 passengers landed. In less than an hour after the beaching of the sterr.er It waa burned to the water's edge. PRUSSIAN EXPLORER RETURNS Ur. von Lecoq Hrlnga IntereatlnaT Palntlnxa and Manaacrlpta front Central China. BOMBAY. Deo. 22. (Special.) Dr. von LecoQ, a scientific emissary of the Ptus- t Bjart government. has arrived safely at 1 I Srlnagar after a Journey through the most remote portions of central Asia. He has hrmmhl bark with him a nuantitv highly Interesting paintings on stucco, the backgrounds In many cases being of g.ld leaf, aa in Italian work, and a numlier of manuscripts in ten different languages and several unknown tongues. Dr. Iytcoos discoveries are believed to constitute the greatest archaeological find since the days of La yard and Rawilnsun. ! ROYALTY TO VISIT INDIA I , Duke of Connanaht Will Stop li Rangoon and Anxrer la labor. CALCUTTA. Iec. 22. -(Special -It Is officially announced that the duke of Con- naught will visit Imrhma this winter and that he will be In Rangoon from the mid dle of February to March 1 His royaj htgliiu'sa will urrlve In Pnlcutta on March S and will leave on ila-ch 13 by sea for Colombo. The duke has received several other Invitations to visit other parts of i India, but he has no time to liccpt them. I TIia irt.r of Atuhnnlalsn'. nor V. -, been extended and now includes a visit t , rl.-nt um l a visit to Lahore Kins t.rar Mlah.lv W or.e STOCKHOLM. Dec. 23.-A bulletin Issued tishiy regarding the state of health of King Oscar fcjys that I.U temperature on Saturday was mt.t and this morning 99 6. Otherwise hi condltlun remain un- cbaaigsd. RAILWAI FIREMEN STRIKE Souther Facific 1 en in Lonleiaca and Texaa Enapend Work. VIOLATION Of CONTRACT IS ALLEGED Strikers Claim Hlatit to Represent witch Enalneera In All Dealing; with the Company. HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 23. Pursuant to an ultimatum Issued yesterday by the u- thorlied officers of the Brotherhood of lx- j comot I ve Firemen, following; a referendum . , ... h,lWhnrt , I vote or the members or tne oromernooo. i. fected, a strike of locomotive firemen went , lmo eueci mis aiiernoon av u u i im r uii i the lines ot the Southern facinc company In Texas and Loulsinna. About or 4'Ti men are Involved In the strike and the lines to which the strike order applies are the Morgan s Iuislana & Texaa, the Iberia & Vermilion, the Louisiana & Western, the Texas & New 1 Orleans and the Galveston, Harrlsburg A j San Antonio. These lines extend from New Orleans to El Paso, twenty-eight . branches, reaching several Important by-polnts in the two states named. The trouble has been Incubating ever since the Southern Pacific company, nc- ; by signing an agreement with the Brother-I hood. of locomotive Engineers, which ' . .w. .... ..I 11 wie jiiii,-Ke in xs mciiicu in regulate the seniority list of swltcn en- ginrers and to represent engineers and members of the firemen's brotherhood on grievance committees. A large percentage of firemen, becoming engineers, maintain their membership and i Insurance In the firemen's organization in- ! stead of Joining the engineers' brotherhood. and this fact seems to be at the bottom of the present trouble, notwithstanding the I specific declaration of the firemen that their grievance Is against the company and not against the Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers'. The full effects of the strike will not be apparent for several days and no announce ment of the Intention of the company rel ative to the filling of the places of the men who have gone out has yet been made, llanrahan Declines to Talk. PEORIA, 111., Dec. 23. Announcement that tho strike of the engineers and fire men on the Atlantic system of the South ern Pacific railroad went Into effect at S o'clock today was given out tonight at the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen and Engineers. Grand Master Hanrahan declined to be Inter viewed on the strike or the probable effect It would have upon the conditions along the system. He simply gave out a copy of the telegram from Second Vice Grand Master Timothy Shea, who has had the matter In charge. The telegram is as fol lows: HOt'STON, Tex., Dec. 23. We renewed urgent efforts again today to arbitrate tho question In dispute, but the company and the engineers absolutely refused to do so. The strike became effective at 6 o'clock. Grand Master John 3. Hannahan of tho Firemen's Brotherhood denied tonight that the difficulty which led up to the strike of the members of the organization on the Southern Pacific railroad Is a fight be tween the Biotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Englnmen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, but he charger discrimination against the members of his organization, as was stated In his tele gram of Saturday night to E. H. Harrl- man. T he charge Is made by Mr. Hanna- K tnat tne j. bro,,, h, absolute Jurisdiction In the settlement of grievances which will deprive the members of his organization of a vote In settling any difficulties that may arise. Freight for Tecaa Refused. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23. Announcement was made today that the Southern Pacific rallroud will receive no more freight from Intersecting lines to points In Texas until further notice. Changes In freight routings caused by the Southern Pacific strike and affecting a territory extending from St. Louis to New York city, covered by four of the big carriers entering New Orleans, were announce dtoday. Hereafter such freight consigned to points In Louisiana and Texas will lie routed via Cairo. Ill; East St. Louis, Memphis, Tenn., and Shreveport, La., in place of passing through New Or leans. The railroads announcing this I change are the Queen & Crescent system, Illinois Central, Yazoo & Mississippi Val ley and the Louisville & Nashville rail roads. NINE PRISONERS GET AWAY Aenaatlonal Jail Delivery In Cln elnnatl During- Hoar for Religions Service. CINCINNATI. Dec. 23. Nine prisoners escaped from the Hamilton county Jail here this morning. Among those who escaped were some desperate criminals, including Clarendon Henri (arrested in New York recently), who stole the famous picture, "Girl Knitting," from the Cincinnati mu seum. The prisoners made their escape during church service hours, at which time more liberty than usual Is permitted. Their es cape was effected by unlocking a door li 0 li l.ala in a r , ... ..... I 1 1 . "--"K" leauuig to ut'"" " T.-rr,. ,.,, i.iiitr wan ana 1 ' " lauuers were ; found and tlrllo', toeth'' y bed clothing. i the cell block. ii... . . J,,c l"c ua" l" lne ouler window was I 8Uwe'1 an'' "hove1 asl,le- "n1! the spliced i.uioer was piacea rrom tne window ledge to the top of a one-story structure In the Jail yard, from the roof of which the prisoners dropped twenty feet to the ground. A smsJl boy saw the men as they ran down the street and Immediately noti fied those In the office of the Jailor. This afternoon two of the prisoners wera captured. The others are still at large. MAN AND WOMAN FOUND DEAD One of the Victims of Double Tragedy In Washington Probably from Kanaaa City. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-Charles N. Turner, a carpenter of this city, 5o years old and married, and an unidentified young woman, possibly from Kansas City, Mo., were found dead from asphyxiation today at a small hotel at 6;'2 Pennsylvania ave nue northwest, where they registered yes teray as "I. Minon and wife." The woman was cf handsome face and figure, had black hair and five feet an dten Inches j tall, and was attired in soft black waist ttm, blaclt eklrt sl,e ,.re a of paratlv.ly new shoes which bore the label ,f a shoe firm In Kansas City. Mo. , The couple had been drinking. The coro- per expressed the belief that death whs accidental, but the police say th clrcuin- j stance Indicate douUt) suicide. HICKS TAKEN FROM TUNNEL California Miner Releaaed After pending; Sixteen Dnya Under Gronnd. BAKERSFIELD. Cal., Pec. 23 L. B. Hicks whs releasvd ,at 11:23 o'clock last night. The last cut on the second rail whs made at 11:22 p. m., and no sooner was the section removed and the way left open than tlkks began to scrape away the rocks and dirt and crawl toward the open ing. With arms In front of his head he went Into the miniature tunnel and began to work his way slowly through to the other side of the car. When he had progressed about half way he stopped, and Superin- , " , , "' Mlller, who stood at the !,.,. . . ,, .... . ,. , "Qh nothing," Hicks called back. "I'm Just going to stop. I'm out of wind. My wind Is very short, you know." Then the man of Iron moved a few In ches further toward freedom and his arms were seized by Dr. Stlnchfield and Miner Gents. The two. exertlne all their atrniirlh puIed tho m,npr nto ,ne man n,. hp wai) niared in a sitting n,1Kitin The blindfold haa been removed, a the tunnel whs lighted by candle "only, and the light was dim. And there, 100 feet from the face of the mountain and within a step where the miner had lain entombed for nearly alx- teen days, there occurred a pathetic scene. shoulder, said: "Well, how are vou old 1 boy?" .L ... .. ..... I Any mere were tears in tne eyes or Hicks as well, the only tear that have shown 1 themselves in all the davs and nlchtu ulnee ' he was entombed, as he replied: "I am feeling fine. I can never thank you, doc. for what you have done." And then came Superintendent Cone, the ! man who has stayed by tho work day and 1 night, directing every Interest, personal ! and of his company as well, to aid in the ! rescue of the miner. He came forward : and took Hicks by both hands and said: "I am glad to see you again, old man." Hicks, with voice choked with emotion, attempted to thank him also for his efforts In hla behalf. The superintendent gazed steadfastly for a moment and then, unable to speak further, he turned and walked out of the tunnel and up tho mountainside. To a representative of the Associated I Press he saldr "Of course, I am overjoyed that Hicks is ' out and I am rejoiced that he is well and ! strong. It was a long, tedious task and a severe strain upon all connected with the work, but I would go through It all over i again to save that man." Hicks was not as emaciated as was ex pected. He was strong and tho stimulants that had been prepared for him were not neodod. His beard was thick and stubby, but not grown out as might have been ex pected. His face and hands were dirty, but his clothing was fairly clean and in good condition. CAPTAIN MACKLIN IMPROVING No Cine to Identity or Whereabouts . of Man Who Attempted to Kill Army Officer. EL BE NO, Okl.. Dec. 23-The condition of Captain Edgar A. Macklln, who was shot by a robber at his residence at Forf Reno last Friday night, was Improved today, and recovery is assured, attendants say. The robber has not yet been arrested nor do the detectives In the case seem to have any positive knowledge of the man's Iden tity or his whereabouts. It Is believed he caught a train at Darlington station, four miles distant, and to which point his trail was followed by bloodhounds. The hat found at the rear of Captain Macklln s porch undoubtedly was dropped by the robber, as from this hat was taken the scent that enabled the bloodhounds yesterday morning to follow the trail to the water tank at Darlington station. Ex amination of the hnt discloses the figures "25," indicating that the hat once belonged to some man in the Twenty-fifth infantry. There Is no letter, however, designating the company, the letter having faded from the cloth. This la by no means conclusive that the man who shot Macklln was a soldier. These hats can be found in the ash heaps of the garrison and In the second-hand Etores at El Reno. Many men find a cer tain pleasure In wearing discarded army paraphernalia, which is usually of good quality and durable. There Is still difference of opinion as to the clothing worn by the negro. Captain Macklln Is unable to tell what the man wore. The negro woman servant has an idea that his garments were the color of the army" fatigue uniform, but It Is not believed that the servant has a clear re membrance of anything except the sound of the shooting. Mrs. Macklln did not get a clear view of the man. DEMAND EIGHT-HOI H, DAY Miners and Mllluiea of Bald Mountain District Aak Coneeaslona. DEAD WOOD, S. D.. Dec. 23. The Terry Peak Miners' union has given . the mine operators until January 6 to grant an eight hour day. The Mine and Mill Men's union of Deadwood has made a demand for an eight-hour day. Terry Peak union con trols the Bald Mountain district. Four companies from this district operate mills In Deadwood. They must meet the de mands for an eight-hour day from both miners and mill men. Only two of the comianles affected are dividend payers. . . ... . This demand for an eight-hour day follows the granting of an eight-hour day by the j Homestake company. The operators have ; made no statement. The demands made i are accepted ua a threat to strike. Mew Presbyterian Church. HURON. 8. D.. Dec. 23. (Special.) Rev. J. P. Anderson and Rev. G. H. Grant have returned from Midland, fifty miles west of Fort Ilcrre, where they organized a Pres byterian church, with seventeen members and a large number of supporters. Rev. L. C. Bell, missionary for the Central Da kota Presbytery, Is acting as pastor of the new church, which Is the outgrowth of the work of Oscar E. Tell ot this city. Sab bath school missionary. Knibrssler's ienteue Affirmed. PIERRE. 8. D.. Dec. 23. (Special.) Judge Corson yesterday affirmed the clr- cult court of Lyman county in the em bezzlement case against Bert Allen, who was convicted and came to the supreme court on a writ of error. Allen will be sentenced and will have to pay the penalty for the crime with which he was charged. Man Barned to Heath. CHICAGO, Ix-c. 23 An explosion and fire at the plant of the Northwestern Gaa I.lKht and Coke company at Evanslon. sev enteen miles north of here, today, resulted in the death of Isaac Terry and serious Injury to three other men, all workmen employed by the gn company. The fire occurred In a pit where tar, coke and oil were stored. Terry was thrown Into the pit by lUe ezplonloii and burueii to dmlb, FORUMS MADE IN ALASKA J. 0. Gaffoaj Telia of Euccete in the Land of Midnight Bun. HE HIMSELF HAS ACQUIRED WEALTH Saye Hard Coal la Thirty-Two Dollars a Ton Xow, bat Whim Are More Than Proportion ately High. From a 175 per month clerk In a Grand Forks, N. D., store to a leading merchant at Nome, Alaska, Is the life story of J. P. Gnffney, who was a truest yesterday at the Paxton hotel with his wife. Mr. Gaffney Is an extremely modest young man, but Is, nevertheless, a atrlklng example of western push and enterpri-te. He likes to talk about anything except his own success. Vnllke many who went to Alaska and acquired fortunes In a year, Mr. Gaffney went there In WO, donned a pair of overalls, worked hard for three years and In 1903 was able to have his name printed over the doorway of a clothing and dry goods store In Nome. Today he Is able to make a trip durlnir the "closed season" to New York and buy hts next season's stock. "People In the states should study I have been asked. 'Have you seen Mr. So-nnd-So in Alaska?' I have asked the .i... . j . ., .,!., mm inuninj i.-.j nas bwn Pome plnce l,S.i0 miles from Nome. People have no Idea of the vnstness of Alaska. Last season, which closed a short tlme ''K we B?nt from the district near Nome tlO.OOO.nno n gold. From June 1 to November 1 is considered the open season, durlng which time our population runs from ,0 S.tmO. During the closed season tne population IS about 4,'X. We have two dally papers and a weekly. Nearly fifteen boats ply between Seattle and Nome, the boats carrying from 2,Ono to 3.500 tons and from 200 to 6"0 passengers each." Mr. Gaffney Is personally acquainted with Congressman Frank H. Waskey of Alaska, one of the Interesting figures ot Washing ton Just now. Of Congressman Waskey Mr. Gaffney said: "Waskey came to Alaska with nothing more than a fair education and grit. He worked hard, and today is worth some- thing like $u-l0,000. Not so very long ego nc was selected on a Saturday to run for alderman at Nome. The election was on the following Tuesday. He made some stirring speeches, but was opposeJ by the labor element and iefeated by a close figure. When he came up for congressman he waa supported by the very element which fought him In the el'y election. He wants to get territorial rights for Alaska." Mr. Gaffney is well posted on Nome af fairs. He said the Fraternal Order of Eagles owns Its $40,000 hall, while the Ma sons have a $30,000 temple. When he left arrests were being made of persons en gaging In "panggingl," a game played with seven decks of cards, and In which a player can pass $1,000 over as easily as $1. Mr. Gaffney said It would surprise the Ftranger to know what a fine class of people Inhabit Nome, aside from the float lng population, which Includes people of all classes. He said soft coal Is Just now $22 a ton and hard coal $32 a ton, with wages more than proportionately high. For the young man with a little capital and some wits there are many good chances in Alaska, declared Mr. Gaffney. "If you get off right you are all right, but if you get off wrong you are to the bad," Is the way he expressed It. "Buffalo Bill" Cody put one more story across the plate before he left the Mer chants hotel Sunday morning for a hunt In his old stamping ground, the Big Horn country. When Colonel Cody begins to tell a story It Is a token for all to gather around, for the famous plainsman can tell stories as well as break glass balls In a wild west show. "While In Washington the other day I heard a good one on the president and his last bear hunt In Colorado," began the colonel, as he looked at his watch to see whether It was drawing near to train time. "The way I heard the story was some thing like this. President Roosevelt was bear hunting with an experienced guide In Colorado. The guide's dogs were rather off their feed on the day in question. Hearing of a Scotchman up country who had some fine bear dogs, the guide and the president hied themselves thither to get the dogs. The guide first approached the Scot with several propositions, one being the possibility of borrowing the dogs, another an offer to hire the dogs and the third to hire the dogs and owner for the day at a rate of pay that would be worth while. The Scotchman was ob durate, saying he would not let the dogs go alone and was too busy to go himself, "The president himself accosted the Scotchman and repeated the guide's propo sitions. The owner of the dogs stood pat " 'But, my friend, maybe you do not know I ajn the president of the United States, continued Teddy, thinking that would move the heart of the Scotchman. " 'Why, mon. it would make nae differ ence If ye were Booker T. Washington my dogs will not go out today.' replied the Scotchman." Colonel Cody borrowed Tom Foley's auto matic gun for his hunting trip. From Omaha he went to Denver, from where he will proceed to Cheyenne to meet officers who will give him correct data for his next spectacle, which will be a realistic depiction of the bandit hunters of the Union Pacific. Colonel Cody will spend New Years at Cody, Wyo. The crowd moved over to the Ifenshaw and Joe Keenan of the Henshaw got th floor. "I was on a downtown car this morn ing," began Joseph. "On the car was a woman, a small boy and a large turkey. The woman was acting as custodian of the boy and gobbler. Bhe placed herself be tween the boy and bird and I do not think the congress of the United Statea could have dislodged her. She was there to stay. Several passengers standing up wanted seats, but the small boy and large ' turkey occupied comfortable places In the car, all for one fare of S cents " 'Madam, please leave that turkey on the rear platform," remarked the conductor. "The fowl tried to release Itself from pedal bondage. "The woman gave the conductor a look of scorn. " 'Madam, the rules are' "The conductor's words were drowned by the turkey's siren notes. "The result was the woman, small boy and large turkey held seats for 5 cents and the passengera were afforded much amusement and the rules of the Omaha A Council Bluffj Street Railway company broken la sveral pieces." NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Rain or iott In ebrek Todsyl Warmer In Kast Portion. Pair Tomorrow. I'rmperatnre at Omaha Yrsterdayi llonr. lira. llonr. lea ft a. m i.t i p. in 2:t "a. m I'J i p. ni T a. m 13 II p. m 2T N a. m 12 4 p. m it t a. m 12 Rp. tn K7 !. m l:t (I p. m 'It II a. m 17 T p. m Yt i an . . . li I si p. in Wl l p. ni its AID FOR STARVING CHINESE President Roosevelt laanea a Procla mation Aaklna; for C'ontrlbntlona to Red Cross Fund. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23 President Roose velt today, Issued a proclamation calling on the people of tho United States to con tribute funds for the relief of millions of famine . sufferers In China, who are on the verge of starvation. The president says he will ask congress for authority to use government transport vessels to carry food to the famine-stricken region. The proclamation follows: To the People of the United States: There la an appalling famine In China. Through out a district coveting over 40.000 square mllea and supporting a population of li. . 000. the crops have been destroyed by floods and millions of people are on the verge of starvation; thousands of dwellings have been destroyed ami their Inmates are without homes. An urgent appeal Iihs been made for the assistance of the United States. Our people have often, tinder Blmllar con ditions of distress In other countries, re scinded generously to such appeals. Amid our abounding prosperity and In this holi day season of good will to man, assuredly we should do our part to aid the unfor tunate and relieve the distressed among the people of China, to whom we have been allied for so many years In friendship and kindness. I shall ask congress upon Its next day of session for authority to use our trans port vesselw to carry flour and other food to the famlne-strtoken region. I recommend that contributions for the purchase of such food and other appro priate relief be sent to the Anierlcnn Na tional Red Cross, which will take care of the expenditures. Such contributions may be made either through the local Red Cross treasurers, or through the Department of State, or may be sent directly to Mr. Charles Hallam Keep, Red Cross treasurer, I nlted Mates Treasury department, Washington, D. C. (Signed) THEODORE KllUt,hLT. KENTUCKIAN RUNS AMUCK Tom Wilson of Rowllna; Green "hoots Six Men, Two nf Whom Will Die. BOWLING GREEN. Ky., Dec. 23 -Of the six men wounded last night by Tom Wils.):i, who ran amuck in the business section of this city. Policeman Pete Bardemaker Is dying and Homer Still Is In a critical condition. The other four were not seri ously hurt. Posses organized after the shooting are still hunting for Wilson, but seem to have lost the trail. It is under stood Wilson exhausted his supply of ammunition, but secured more and is ex pected to fight his pursuers if he is sur rounded. Last evening Wilson appeared In a dry goods store and began cursing the pro prietor. Homer BtlU. a clerk, assisted his employer In an attempt to eject Wilson, whereupon the Intruder drove a knife through the clerk's lung. Wilson ran home and secured an automatic shot gun, with a supply of cartridges. Returning to the public square he defied arrest and when Bnrdemaker appeared Bhot him, Inflicting a fatal wound. A member or tne crowa who pursued him emptied the contents of a revolver at him, but did not strike Wilson. W. S. Waunby, a special agent of the Department of Commerce and Labor, put his head out of a window and received several small shot In the face. Hubert Cherry was shot In both legs and two other men received slight wounds. Except Bardemaker and Still norie of the wounded was seriously hurt. BRYCE DECLINES PEERAGE First Plain f'ltlaen of Great Britain to Represent Ilia Country In Washington. LONDON, Dec. 24. James Bryce. It would appear, has declined a peerage, but at any rate, according to the Dally Tele graph, he will go to the United States as British ambassador without changing his name, and thus be the first plain citizen to represent his country at Washington, and, saya the Chronicle, "Americans who know and honor him as James Bryce will esteem him all the more because he de clined a title." The finding of a success for Mr. Bryce as chief secretary for Ireland is giving Sir Henry Campbcll-Rannerman consider able trouble, Judging from the many possi ble candidates named. According to the latest gossip Lewis Har court, first commissioner of public works, has declined the position. The comments of the Irish papers of all shades regarding Mr. Bryce's departure are rather cool. They generally regard Mr. Bryce an lacking In necessary sympathy and having been rather a weak than a strong Irish secretary. FIRE RECORD. Hotel at Bay City. BAY CITY. Mich.. Dec. 23. The Frazer house, the oldest and largest hotel In the city, was completely destroyed by fire early today. The flames were discovered by thu night clerk, who aroused all the guests and Inmates. It Is believed that no lives were lost, although there were several nar row escapes. John O'Nell, the hotel fire man, was overcome by smoke and Is prob ably fatally Injured. Logs, about $'Ji).0n0; Insurance, partial. G. B. Sanipllner'a cloth ing store adjoining the hotel was damaged to the extent of $16,000, Implement House In Deeorah, In. DECORAH, la., Dec. 23. An early morn ing fire dumaged the Marsh building and the stock of the Reed May Implement com pany to the extent of $50,W). The fire Is believed to have been caused by spontane ous combustion. DEATH RECORD. Andrew llaea. COZAD, Neb., Dec. 23. (Special Tele gramsThe funeral of Andrew Hayes, a prominent business man of this place, waa held this afternoon. The service was at tended by a large concourse of people from the various parts of the county. The de ceased was born In Ohio In 1S63 and came to Nebraska In 1SH3. was sheriff of Itawson county for four yeara, retiring from suld office three years ago. He died December 21 at his home In Cocad and leaves a wife ard three children. Austrian Postal Ntrlke Ends. VIENNA. lc. 23. The "passive resis tance" strike of 2&.f employes of the Aus trian pisttal MTvlce, which was began last Friday, h suded. WRECK ON TIIE S00 Eonthbcnr.d Fafarnuer Train Craihea Into Switch Engine at Enderlin, h. D, NINE KILLED, THIRTY-SEVEN INJURED Several Are in Critical Condition and Mora Dentai Are Expected. a-auniununas NEARLY ALL DEATHS IN SMOKING CAR Impact of Collision Drivei Eaeeaee Car Throuch It. DEBRIS TAKES FIRE FROM STOVES Reaeue Party Una Hard Klaht Keep Somber of the Injured from naming to Death, to ST. TAUL. Dec. 2,1. A special to the Pioneer Prers from Enderlin. N. D., soya: Ixiaded to Its full capacity with people going to their homes In the east to spend the Christmas holidays, the southbound train on the Minneapolis, St. Paul & S.iult Ste. Marin crashed Into a switch engine In the west end of the railroad yards nt this place at 2:10 this morning. Eight men were killed outright and one has died of Injuries. Thirty-seven were seriously In jured and It Is likely that the death llpt will be added to. All of the fatalities oc curred In the smoking car. which was completely telescoped by the luiggage car, and only two of the occupants of this car escaped Injury. The car was crowded and as the whistle had Just sounded for Ender lin, almost everyone was on his feet when the crash came and the dead and wounded were piled into a great heap with the wrecknge. A rescue party soon was formed and the work of taking out the dead and Injured was begun at once and continued through out the night. The lljtle hospital was soon crowded with those hurt and the hotels were made Into emergency hospitals, where tho wounded were cared for. There were but four phy sicians In Enderlin, and a special train, with physicians and nurses, was hastily made up nt Vnlley City and rushed to the scene of the wreck. The wreckage took fire from the over turned stoves and there was a race be tween the passengers nnd the flames. By almost superhuman means the uninjured were enabled to fight off tho flames until the Injured were removed, when the cars were allowed to burn. Only a few passengers In the day coaches were wounded, and In the sleepers, none of which left the track, there were no casu alties. 1. 1st of Victims. The dead: j CHARLES BACKUS, Bergen, N. D. N. J. VoLKERING, Anamoose, N. D. JOHN SATTKRBURU. Ann moose, N. D. TONY GI.EKN. V'elva, N. I). D. J. BERESFORD, Medicine Hat, Al berta. H. ROSENBAUM. Velva. N. D. W. J. PAN1BLPHON. Sheldon, N. D. A. O. ANDERSON, Starbuck, Minn. NELS HANSEN, enmare, N. D. It haft so far been Impossible to secure a list of those Injured In the wreck. Claim agents and other officials of tho railroad have taken charge of tho Injured and ab solutely refuse either to give out a list of those hurt or to permit newspaper correspondents to secure the names In other ways. The newspaper men on the ground have entered a strong protest against thlH action on the part of the rail road officials, but so far It has been with out avail. Train Banning: mt Hlsh "peed. The train which waa wrecked was tha southbound accommodation, running be tween Moose Jul, Canada, and St. Paul, Minn. It la due here at 11:45 p. m., but last night was nearly three hours late. The engineer was running his engine at a high rate of speed In an endeavor to make up the lost time, A switch engine was shifting a cut of box cars in the western end of the yards and had Just pushed them on the siding as the accom modation train suddenly swung In sight around the curve. The siding was not long enough to allow the box cars and engines to clear the main track and a head-on col lision ensued between the switch engine and passenger train. Both locomotive j K practically demolished and the bag- gage car carried through the smoking car, completely telescoping it. One of the day coaches also was derailed, but only a few passengers in this coach were injured. Th other day coaches and the sleeping cars did not leave the track. It is impossible to learn who was at fault In the accident. It Is said that the swltcn engine had been given a portion of the running time of the passenger In which to shift cars In the yards, and It is sup posed that the passenger train had made more of Its lost time than had been an ticipated by the crew of the switch en gine. The coroner this afternoon Impanelled a Jury and began at once an Investigation into the cause of the wreck. The engineer and firemen on both the switch and passenger engines .-hen they saw that a collision was inevitable leaped and saved their lives. ARRESTS AT TSARSKOE SEL0 Members of Imperial Uoard at Caar's Palace Are Taken Into Cuatod y, ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. Jl.-The news papers this morning report that several arrests have been made among the troops at Tsarskoe Selo. A number of the Union of Russian peo ple have telegraphed the widow of Count Alexis Ignatleftrr condoling with her on the death of "The heroic champion of o'r Ideas." The assassin of Count Igntleff Is still unidentified. He admits that he carried out the orders of the extreme section of the revolutionists who recently resolved to take the lives of the highest personages in the lurid. Mhah la Making Rapidly. TEHERAN. Dec. 23.-4 p. m. The shah Is sinking rapidly. Collision on Traction I. Inc. PERI. Irid . Iec. 23 A collision on the Fort Wayne & WHhat.li Valley traction line In a dense fog t id.iv resulted In sellout Inlurles to Arthur Ramsey, Isaac iVet and K i Conway of Peru. Euos Itrown nn.i wife of Andrews. Iiui., and A. W. Oren of Fort Wuue. One ti.r ws completely w recked. Explosion of alnral t,aa. PITTSIH'lliJ. Dec. .I.-Foiir persona werw burned, tow fatally, early today us the result of a natural gas explosion In the home of John Carvel at V. .ishliigtitn. near here. The faially 'juriied are Jotin j Carvel and his aous Flank and John. J Joseph, a third sun, was rluu.il injured. ? 1 l! i'l i- i i It k : I 1 irr. I 1.1 ( i il ! -' i ii S: V