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VOL. XXXVI-NO. 1G4.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1 90G TEN FAGES.
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ABUSES IN CONGO
Attentien of IscreUry Eoot Called to
n.erait Conditioni Ii'itin?.
EXTRACTS FROM COMMISSION'S REPORT
Opprna.Te Labor Tax Seduces UatiTes to
BtaU Almost Iqaal to ElaTerj.
'pEOPLE ARE PRACTICALLY PRISONERS
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Irotiih Blaeki from Hsstile Tribes Are
Employed by Officials ai Guard.
UNITED STATES URGED TO TAKE ACTION
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Country Gave Formation of Com
I (loTemmeit It Moral Support
la Jostlfled la Assisting ta
ocarina; Reform.
NEW YORK, Deo.' 25. A letter lgned
by J. Plerpont Morgan, Dr. Lymin Abbott
and other prominent cttlzena of New York
ai addressed to Secretary o State EUhu
Root today directing b' attention to con
dition In the Congo "7; State, where, it
la asserted, "flagrant . t intty exists,"
and urging- him on behah, ''vt'. e American
people to u the "moral a. 'ff. of the
United Sulci government t- 'ct the
abuses the Congo native are a 10 be
Buffering from, V '';t
The communication la a follow: v'V
- "Over a year haa pawed since the r
of the commissioners chosen by Uie eh.
executive and virtual owner of the Congu
to Investigate conditions In that state was
published. In spite of their natural desire
to give all possible credit to their sov
ereign, the commissioner felt constrained
to report the existence of measure and
practices of flagrant inhumanity. Among
these measures and practclea are the fol
lowing: 1. The exaction of a labor tax so op
pressive that many natives on whom it
falls have little If any freedom.
2. Appropriation of Innd to such an ex
tent that the natives are practically pris
oners within their own territory.
S. The employment under authority of
tho government as sentries of cruel, brut
ish blacks, choHon from hostile tribes, who
murder, pillage and rape the people for
whose protection the government Is
avowedly established.
4. The abuse of the natives by white
representative of officially recognized
corpf nies.
Fifth The binding of little child. en to
years' of labor at uncertain wage by con
tracts they do not understand, anu even
more serious maltreatment of children sup
posedly under the Immediate care of the
government.
Sixth Ureat Injustice In the administra
tion of the courts, so that the natives dread
the name of "Bum." the place where tho
judicial system Is centralized.
Seventh The sending out of punitive ex
peditions, not for the purpose of establlsli-
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-TH terrifying the natives Into payin a tax.
' ' which, a administered, even the commis
sioner regard as inhuman.
I'nlted State Should Art.
"It la to be remembered Chat these are not
Charge brought against the Congo govern
ment, but findings of the commission which
was appointed by the chief executive of the
government to Investigate and report on the
facts.' Acting Upon these findings a second
commission, also appointed by the king, ha
recommended measures of reform. No steps
have been taken to adopt them. There Is
tio evidence that the Congo government I
undertaking seriously to remedy these I wh wish to place Crawford in the en
evils. The power which created the Congo ' a,e " n possible, knowing that It Is
government have clearly a right to call hoped ultimately to land him In that posl
that government to account. Inasmuch as j tlon. But the members are generally
the United State gave Its moral support ta pledged, and when it come to a ahowdown,
the establishment of the Congo govein- unless somethlnK more potent than has yet
ment. It 1 Justified In giving its moral sup- I developed can be thrown Into the canvasa,
port to any undertaking to secure cond!- J hen the ballot on senator Is taken the first
tlons In the Congo that will not dlsgiace ! vote wl11 settle the question, the only cp-
clvtllzaUon. We wish to assure you that
for any measure you may adopt in o der
to give th powers such moral suppoit of
the United States you will have our earn
est and urgent approval."
The letter la signed by Rev. Messrs. Ly
man Abbott, Henry Mottet, Wllford L. Rob
bins, George William Knox, Charles H.
Parkhurst, John P. Peters. Vllllnm R.
Richards, Anson P. Atterbury, Fe-ey 8.
Grant, and Messrs. William Jay S Mr(TelIn.
William H. Douglas, Charles A. Schleren,
Cpenoer Trask. George Haven Putnam, Ev-
erett P. Wheeler. Robert C. Ogden. J. Pier-
pont Morgan. D. Willi James, R. Fulton
Cutting, J. Cleveland Cady and W. J. Have,
tneyer.
Frenrk f'hnrch la Closed
PARIS, Deo. 26. The first Instance of the
, closing of a church under the aeparaUon
la whaa occurred at Azay Bur Indre, where
the mayor, is writing, ordered the cure to
leave both the presbytery and the church
edifice, which he declared the communal
authorities would take over Inpursuanee
or tne law. The cure consequently quitiea
th. edifice, which was closed.
lanatleff Aasaaaln Identified.
TVER, Russia, Dec. 25. Th assassin of i
Count Ignatleff has been Identified as a
student named Fldler. who was one of the
leaders of last year' Insurrection at Mos- i
cow. At that time he was bound over In j
$5,000 ball for good behavior and this sum
will now revert to the treasury.
BOY SHOOTS JHIS STEPFATHER
Cincinnati Lad t'ses Christmas Money
to Bay Revolver to Protect
His Mother.
CINCINNATI, Dec. Jfi-With money he
had aared to give hi mother a a Christ-
ma gm Henry Blebele. IB year oia. or xfter tn, shooting Clemon walked out
4135 Chamber itreet. bought a revolver 1 of the building, wher. th. trouble pecur
wlth which he hot and fatally wounded red, and wa captured today at Canning,
hi tep-father, Henry Brlnker, 44 year old. ; fifteen mile ast of here, and Is being
today. . ! held pending the result of hi act. Both
Aocordlng o the boy hi step-father had are negroes,
threatened to kill his mother and he bought ' i
.r':,rVJ,;ri,h,r ,r. nZZ i wreck near Jacksonville
and the boy pulled the revolver from hi
pocket and fired five shots. Three of the
bullets entered the man' chest below th
heart and two entered hi neck below th
chin. The boy waa arrested.
SHIPPERS HOLD THE CARS
Santa Fo Official Say Fonrteen Than,
eand Are Awnltlna; Vnloadlns;
In Galveston.
TOPEKA. Kan., Deu. $6. Referring to
th congested condition of th railroad at
presetit. J. E. Hurley, general manager of
in. Aiuiau,, 1UM-s T oanta Mid,
today: "Consignee, might relieve the con
geriloa If they would unload cars ex
peiltlouly. There are today 11.000 loaded
car In Galveston waltlna for ronsUne.-
to empty them and turn them back Into
cwmmleslon. Sim. January I, 1SC2, th.
Santa Fs system ha purchased &30 engines
ana ireigm car. or v.nou. classes,
V have niv.4 oul, W f the. cam-
FILING OLD DEED CAUSES STIR
Cover Thirty Acres In the Heart of
Sloaa Falls, Sooth
Dakota.
SIOUX FALLS, S. V., Dec. 26.-Snme ex
citement among the property owners af
fected ha been caused by the filing of a
toyear-old deed In the office of the register
of deeds In this city, conveying thirty
acre of what now Is a thlckly-setttled por
tion of Sioux Falls.
The warranty deed bears date of June 23,
1869, and runs from James- I Flsk of St.
Paul to William McMahon of St. Paul. The
old deed conveys an undivided one-halt in
terest in the thirty acres in question, th
tract being situated In the southeastern
portion of the city, now known as Gale'
addition to Sioux Falls. The handsome
government building, worth about IJXi.OOO,
Is situated on the thirty-acre traot.
There Is an Interesting history of pioneer
day In connection with the execution of
the old deed. In 1851 the Dakota Land
company of St. Paul aent out an expedition
which had for its object the locating of a
number of townsltes In the then territory
of Dakota. Their principal objective point
was the falls of the Dig Sioux river, where
they expected to locate a town.
At the same time the Western Land
company of Dubuque, la., ent out a similar
expedition, "with the falls of the Big Sioux
as the objective point. The Dakota Land
company located the town of Medary, then
the locater came south and located the
town of Flandreau. Upon reaching the
present site of Bloux Falls they found
that the Wetstern Townslte company of
Dubuque had "beat them out," so far a
Sioux Fall was concerned, and had a town
located.
John L. Flsk, the conveyer of the thirty
acres In the deed, which has Just been re
orded, was a member of the Dakota Town
.jlte company. He was not to be beaten
entirely, so he located Flsk's addition ad
Joining the town of Bloux Falls on the
south. What became of Flsk is not known.
Early day history tells of his coming to
Sioux Fall with the Dakota Townslte com
pany and of his locating Flsk' addition.
Some time later Artemus Gale, a pioneer
resident of Sioux Falls and now one of Its
wealthiest citizens, through script, located
Gale's Sioux Falls, which contains prac
tically all of the thirty acres which the
Flsk deed conveys.
What the parties who have Just filed
the old deed expect to gain after the old
deed was permitted to slumber quietly for
nearly half a century remains to be seen.
CRAWFORD NOT IN THE RACE
He Will Kot Permit
la cf HI Maine for
Senator.
PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 25. (Speeial.)-Un
less all political sign fall, the attempts
from different sources to stir up a contest
on the senatorship at the coming session
will be of no avail. The positive announce
ment of Coe I. Crawford that he will not
allow the use of his name for that posi
tion at the coming session Is In line with
the policy of the man, who believe that
pledge to the people are the first consider.
atlon of politics, and then standing on the
record of promises carried out, to go on
with other matter which require official
attention. While that I the position of
Mr. Crawford for himself, from several
sources the discussion continues. One 1horse and -mule wer burned In Harper
from the old-time opponent of Crawford,
who hope to dangle tempting enough bait
before him to stir up strife: and the other
source 1 that of the old-time Insurgents,
I position being In the few democratic votes
whlch will be cast for some man of their
own selection for the place.
TWO BR0THERSARE REUNITED
Separated When They Were Children
and Jr.at Find Each
Other.
BIOUX FALLS. 8. D., Dec. 26.-After
being separated for a period of about forty
i years. M. .1. Klrkpatrlck. .uperlntendent of
I th. South Dakota Water company In thl
city, and William J. Potter of Milwaukee, n' bor Mr Lelter and Mr. Remlng- hsen and Nestbed are designated as ex- isormai scnoois, anu m "
full brothers, notwithstanding th. difference Zn WV' gret y affected by thT acol- ecutor. of that portion of her estate, and haa been miggested that uch an Investlga
ln names, have Just enjoyed a visit with ZrTZH th. rh!,.. they are direct to give to the poor. Two , tlon. while it would take time to make it
each other.
I The story reals like a romance. The two
' brother and a lster. Agnes Potter Wll
; lam,, now of Hooker. Okl.. were left
'. orphan In 1867, their father having died
auring the civil war. The children wer
j .eparated, Mr. Potter' brother being
; adopted by Walter Klrkpatrlck of Charl-
ton. Wis., and his nam changed to that
of his foster parent.
Mr. Potter made frequent efforts to find
! his brother, but without success until a
i few day ago. Mr.1 Klrkpatrlck was not
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aware that be had been adopted until a
few year ago, the adoption paper coming
Into hi possession upon the death of his
foster parents. Ha placed In the hands of
a local attorney the task of locating his
missing brother and sister, with the re
sult that the three children have, after
the lapse of about forty years, again been
brought Intercommunication with each
other.
Crap Game Knda In ShootlnaT.
PIERRE, B. D.. Dec. .-(8peclal Tele
gram.) In a 10-oent crap game last night
William Clemons fatally shot Fred B.
gmlth( .ending three bullet into his body.
Sontbbonnd Passenger Train from
Washington Derailed by Blonder
of Switchman.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. S.-The
Southern railway passenger train No.
from Washington wa wrecked at Mod
criea. five mile from Jacksonville, at t
o'clock . this morning.
The dead:
JOHN HOMER, colored, fireman.
Seriously injured:
Engineer
scalded r-y
I'rnuhart nt AnnnniK o
i, m fv"nh. Ga.,
escaping steam.
In the expruua car were slitchtlv
Two men
Injured.
Through some unexplained error, th
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- WKcnman m tne tower turned on the de-
- 1 n-m' switch In front of the fast moving
lraln- W",Cn CaU"t'a "'"glne to turn and
lnTVW lum ' la.
S.l-Mr nt M!annnll.
MINNEAPOI48. Deo. JfS. Despondent be- 1 noon by Private Howard of troop K, Thlr
cause uf the dual h cf his wife a year ago, tenth cavalry, stationed at Itjrt sill.
f'" , "L.riv o.Imv .7
I itUl
DLNVER BUILDING BURNED
Upper Portion of th Eic Ernest & Crsnmer
Structure Destroyed.
LOSS IS ABOUT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
Somber of Fine Lott Libraries Boned
and Damsced by Water Postal
Telegraph Company Driven
from Balldlnc
DENVER, Deo. 26. The Barnest ft Cran-
mer building, one of the finest office build
ing In the city, located at Seventeenth
and Curtl streets, wa damaged by Are
today, the eeventh and eighth floor being
entirely destroyed. The balance of the
building was greatly damaged by water and
the basement of the building was flooded.
The total loss to building and renters 1
estimated at 1300.000.
The upper floor of the building were
tenanted principally by lawyer and one of
the most valuable law libraries In the west
was housed on the top floor. This library
was ruined. The fire started about noon
on the sixth floor and it Is not positively
known what caused It. It was not until
7 o'clock tonight that the firemen gained
control, though the entire city Are ap
paratus was brought into service. On tho
ground floor of the burned building were lo
cated the offices of the Postal Telegraph
company, several banks and other business
establishments. The Postal company was
compelled to desert It quarter because
their wires were all disabled, but within an
hour after being forced out the local of
ficials had established temporary quartern
around the corner on Champa street and
accepted all commercial business. The
vaults of the banks. It Is claimed, are Im
pervious to water, and although the fixtures
and property not protected by steel walls
was greatly damaged, the vaults are In
tact and nothing Inside was damaged In
the least The building was built by F. P.
Earnest and W. H. Cranmer and la still
owned by Mr. Earnest and the Cranmor
estate.
Ship Plant Dsmasel.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 26. A large
frame and sheet Iron building, containing
the carpenter, sheet Iron and pipe fitters,
ships' riggers and molders loft was
destroyed at the Newport New , Ship
Building and Dry Dock company' plant
today. The Old Domlnk n liner, Jefferson,
which is being repaired In the dry dock,
was damaged to the extent of $10,000. It
la estimated that the total loss will amount
to 1200,000 and will be fully covered by
Insurance.
Eddie Eddlns, a fireman, wa struck by
a falling telegraph pole and fatally
wounded. Hia skull was crushed and a
bed-hot wire out his throat. He is now
at the General hospital In a critical con
dition. In the carpenter hlp were tool chest
belonging to the 200 carpenter. It is esti
mated that these men will lose In the
neighborhood of $10,000 and their loss Is
not covered by Insurance. General Man'
ager W. A. Post of the ahlpyard ald to
night that It was impossible to estimate
accurately the amount of damage.
Fire In Ship Yard.
-ATLANTA, Ga-, Dec. t. Five hundred
Bro.' livery stable thl morning. The loa
la about $100,000. The fire started by safe-
blowers who exploded the safe In the
office, the shook or tne explosion overturn-
lng a lamp.
Railroad Coal Shed.
PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 26. (Special Tcle-
gram.) The coal house of the Northwestern
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railway, wim an rauroaa coai on nanu,
I was totally destroyed by fire, starting from
, an explosion of a lantern this evening.
This will cripple operations for a few day.
until a new coal supply can be secured.
JOSEPH LEITER KILLS BOY
Jnmps from Street Car Directly
In Front of Bl7
Machtn.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. The sixty horse
power touring car of Joseph Lelter, In
which were riding Mr. Lelter, Mr. L. Z.
Lelter and Mr. and Mr. Franklin Ram-
nrt0n of New Tork. today ran down and
j instantly killed Samuel West,
Instantly killed Samuel West, a 14-year-old
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waa "remea ana tne enure party went to fn and the unlvtrslty closer together, re-
the Tenth precinct police station where One of the, .no P- ln
Raymond wa a paroled In the custody of Lo f 130 In the American Savings the school without ln the least reflecting
an officer In order that Mr. Lelter and hia m city. The will Indicates that I on the regents, who give their time and at
party might be conveyed to the Lelter res- j r rv(man pall9a throtJTh ! tention to looking after the details of It.
Idence. I ai.i ml Ihit th or. affairs. And It has also been suggested
The accident happened on Columbia
Heights, near Fourteenth street and Colum
bla road. Th. big machln. wa closely
following a street car, and Just before
Columbia road waa reached the boy, who
wa riding on the car, jumped oft and
wa almost Immediately struok by the au
tomobile. The wheel ran over Uie boy
head. The machine waa stopped and Jo
seph Lelter picked the boy up, at the same
time directing that physician be sum
moned. Life, however, was extinct. Mm,
Lelter at once took step to locate the par
ents of the boy.
After leaving hi mother and guest at
the Lelter home Mr. Lelter, together with
hi chauffeur and the officer, went di
rectly to the home of Coroner Nevltt, who,
after listening to the fact of the case,
expressed himself willing to admit Ray
mond to ball. This accordingly was given
Coroner Nevltt, while entertaining th
view that the accident was unavoidable,
deemed It necessary to -hold ao Inquest,
which he will do tomorrow.
RIOT AT FORT LEAVENWORTH
Dlenat Between Trooper and Con
tact or Kesalta la Fight Fol
lowed by Three Arrest.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Dec. 25.-A full
Investigation Into the reported riot on a
33 Fort Leavenworth bound car Christmas
eve Is being conducted by Captain Walsh,
commanding th squadron cf the Ninth
cavalry (colored).
Captain Walah aald tonight!
Three men are under arrest. I am told
that there were no shots fired In the car by
tne soiaier. i ne conaucior riaimea o, Put
an olll .rpant vt the Eighteenth Infantry
, , that X,rtl.k, brok4 tlKI wlndow. There
i, urun,nt avtr tn. radt,
, t.meen a trooper and the conductor which
to the trouble. There Is no desire on
- ,k. rt f rllhr Iki. Khlt. r A,,l,,r
ole,.- wh wr. on lh. ,.Ar' , .hieid theTr
comrades; they are making statement vol-
, UT SlLlI ' Okla L
I mr uaia., uec. 26. Earl
I Northrup. aged 22, wa probably fattlly
tabbed during a saloon brawl this sfter-
: Howard was air.sted aod 1 In jail In d.
Jteult of. boad, .
CONVENTION CALL
National Association to
Meet
2a
Denves)
Jan nary
and S3.
DENVER. Colo.. Dec. 25. (Special.) To
Members and All Live Stock Associations
nd Uve Slock Producers: A call is n. ieoy
issued for the tenth annual convention of
the American National Live Block associa
tion, to be held at the Uroaiiway theater,
Denver, Colo., January ii-Ji, t.
The executive committee and officers o
this association congratulate the members
on the results achieved during lut, espe
cially in the passage of the railroad rate
bill conferring on tne Interstate Conimeieu
commission adequate power over rales, and
also in the amendment to the f ed. ral
statutes, extending the time limit that live
sioik can he held on cars In transit irom
twenty-eight to tnirtv-slx hours. Our
oiJa,iiun .s now iecug..lzed s a great p-wer
In live stock mailers, and it has ailalnea
that position through a policy of con
servatism and fairness.
Many Important Questions will be con
sidered at our next annual meeting and all
oitr members and others Interested are
urged to attend.
Never In tne history of the live stock
Industry have live stuck shipper suffered
bo disastrously frem Inferior railroad serv
ice. Our association has already taken
vigorous steps to relieve the situation and
the matter will be further discussed at our
annual meeting.
Another kfi.nurtant Question Is to secure
acorss to the markets of continental Europe
for-our surplus live stock products. Our
committee on foreign and home markets
worked earnestly on this question during
the last session of congress, but owing
laige,y to the pendency of other Issues
nothing was done by congress. The time
Is now ripe for action and at our annual
meeting a dennlte plan ol action win oe
adopted.
Hon. James WMlson, secretary of agri
culture, and Mr. Uiftord Plnchot, forester,
will be present at our meeting and there
will be a full discussion of the general
situation as to forest reserves. Those who
hsve any complaints about ttie administra
tion of the forest reserves should crane to
Denver and consult Mr. Plnchot and his
assistant, Mr. Potter. A bill Is now pend
ing In the senate; or the united mates
providing for the I leasing of the punllc
lands, and President Roosevelt has Just
sent a message to congress favoring gov
ernmental control of the open range
through - the Department of Agriculture.
Our standing committee on forest reserves
and grazing lands will submit Its reeom
mendatiuns and It Is important that every
ono Interested in this question from every
section of the country should be on hand
to express his views In order that our ac
tion may be submitted to congress.
An attempt Is now being made to place
the cost of the federal meat inspection
upon the packers, which means that the
live stock producers would pay that ex
pense, and it will require vigorous action
on our part to prevent it
Questions of sanitation, better service
from slock yard companies, the suits now
pending before tho Interstate Commerce
commission relative to certain live stock
rates, and many other subjects of Interest
will be fully discussed, and the debate
will be open to all members under the by
laws of the association.
Reduced rates have been granted by all
railroads. During the week of the con
vention the Western Live Stock show wl I
be htld in Denver at the stock yards. All
memlers are urged to come to this con
vention and by their presence, counsel and
support strengthen this association. An
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invitation is aiso exienumi i
stock growers who are not now members,
either individually or through their asso
ciation, to meet with us In Denver.
Ml'RDO MACKENZIE. President.
T. W. TOM LI N SON, Secretary.
MONEY LEFT TO THE POOR
Story of nemnrkable Interest Behind
Salclde of Woman In Lo
Ana-rles. .
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 25. A story of
m.rVhla Interest li behind the ulclde of
' MrB Mary BaV.Vor, 68 yerar of age.
whoae Dody wa today dragged from the
,jeptng gaat Lake Park river, where ahe
na(1 ,hrmn herself last night. The woman
nve(i aione Jn a shanty and was seen to
; ,nter the park unaccompanlpd at o cioca
last night.
In the suicide' handbag, on a torn en-
i -crawled In an almost II
ledble' hand. "M. E. Balfour, 7 Turner
, " . .. .. trunk on the ,
r li ri i. i i ... -
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table. I want to be cremated."
Following the directions, the will was
found. In It the woman disposes of lnrge
.,.,. .i.-
LIVE STOCK
amounts ol money, wimni e,i. . ----- , - - -
tlves and the poor. It provides that after in the maintenance of the institution, prob
tha expenses of cremating her body are de- ably will be complied with. While none of
frayed her money shall bo distributed ' the legislator who have agitated this mat
among the poor of San Francisco, prefer- ter have even hinted that the money used
ably the fire victims; funds in the Copen- i by the regents ha not been pent for le
hagen bank are willed to the citizens of ; gitliriate needs, it has been suggested a
Copenhagen and Bestbed, the latter p'ace : thorough Investigation, uch a la desired
being referred to as the birthplace of the j by Mr. Ernst, might show whether It is poa
woman An amount In the German bink slble to cut down the oust to taxpayers and
of San Francisco and all other money Is 1 to student who are attending the school;
willed to the woman' cousins. Juliu and It might show whether the student can get
Carl Irentzen cf Copenhagen and Henry j their textbook cheaper under a different
Lorentzen of Nestbed. She bequeathed con-I arrangement; it might show whether the
strierable Jewelry to her sister., r.nwaraioe
Nellson or isesioea.
Kot, h,va were found among ner enacts,
" fTp.,(.aher mind. Nothing la
known of her here.
FIFTY NEGROES IN A FIGHT
Drnnken Bow In Kansas City In
Which a Hnmber of Mea Are
Badly Hurt.
KANSAS CITT, Dec. tS. Fifty negroe
engaged ln a drunken row at Seventh and
Washington treet ln thl city tonight,
using clubs, knives and stones, and be
side the Injuries sustained by th par
ticipants, which consisted of broken heado
and severe bruises, a policeman and a
spectator were hurt. Patrolman C. M.
Larrabee arrived on the c.ene Just as S.
R. Johnson, a negro, was In th act of
striking another negro with a base, ball
bat. Larrabee Interfered and Johnson
knocked the officer down with the bat
and was about to strike him again, when
James Hulty. white, bnrtender ln a nearby
saloon, struck Johnson with a stone' and
knpeked him senseless. James C. Marl
col, a white man, who was witnessing the
fight, wa truck In the bead with a stone
and severely hurt. All the window In
the stable of the American Express com
pany were broken. Johnson and a num
ber of other negroo were arrested.
GIFTS TO RAILWAY EMPLOYES
If. K. MrHaraT of Virginia A South
western Handsomely Hemember
All of His Men-
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Deo. 28. It K. Mo
Harg, who recently sold hi Virginia ft
Southwestern railway to the Southern
handsomely remembered all his officials
and employes yesterday. He ran a "Santa
Claus special" over the entire length of
the road, "Santa Claus" being the con
ductor. To every employe who had been
In the company's service for one year
"Santa Claus" gaV. one month' salary as
a Chrlsuma present. Other token wer.
presented to the remaining employes. To
he head officials of the road MrHarg
presented on year" salary each. The gift
to subordinate employe alone aggregate
more tbaa po.WK '
LEGISLATORS ARE IN SIGHT
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Candidates for Speakership to Open Head
on arters Earl t in Week.
CORPORATION LOBBYISTS PENT ROOMS
Give It Ont They Expert to Appear
Before Committee Only, bnt the
Slams Indicate the Snmo
Old Game.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. 3. (Special.) The state
capital will begin taking on legislative airs
tomorrow. Representative Tucker of Doug
las county will open headquarters for Rep
resentative Dodge, candidate for speaker,
at the Llndell, and Representative Dan
Nettleton of Clay county will open his own
headquarters at the same place. Adan
McMullen, who Is after the same position,
ha written that he will not be here until
the day following, while other candidates
have not announced what day they expect
to be here.
What day the advance guard of the lobby
will reach the ground of course will not
be known until appearance lias been put
in. The Union Pacific and the Burlington
will both have rooms at the Llndell, and
while of course It cannot be said the In
formation came from headquarters, there
Is a well defined rumor, persistent and
probably correct, that Frank Young of
Broken Bow will assist In looking after
the Burlington Interests. Mr. Young has
secured a room at the Llndell for the ses
sion. The Union Faclflc will. In all prob
ability, be looked after by Tax Commis
sioner . J. Clancy, who ha appeared
for thla corporation during the last several
year. The Northwestern will need no
other headquarters than the room of R.
W. McGlnnlss, who lives at the Llndell
all the time. The personnel of the grain
elevator lobby, the insurance lobby, both
old line and fraternal; the lumber lobby,
the stock yards and telephone lobbies, and
others of lesser magnitude cannot be Identi
fied this early In the game, but as time
goes on these luminaries will have their
appearance chronicled.
Railroads Show Their Hand.
The railroad lobbyists have had several
meetings lately and have endeavored to
give out the impression they will take no
part In organizing the legislature and. far
ther, they have tried to create the im
pression that all they will ask at the hands
of the legislature will be the opportunity
to be heard before the committees. How
ever, the leasing of expensive headquarters
for the session shows what Is tt.e real in
tention of the railroads; It will be the same
old story In the same old way, with the
corporation lobby Increased by newcomers
who have not long been connected publicly
with uch work and who can more easily
get next to the unsuspecting legislator.
The suggestion that not only the rail
road lobby be restricted In Its freedom of
the legislative hulls, but that the lobbies
maintained by the state Institutions be
treated In the same way Is meeting with
favor, and there seem little doubt such
resolution will pass both house If In
troduced. One well-known lobbyist who
In day paat helped to make up the minds
of the Iglslatora. but who is now out of
the business, said if this was done there
would be little legislation, brcause the
legislator would get all tangled up un
less a lobby were present to show thein
how to work.
University Investlaratlo
The demand made by Regent Ernst of the
State university that the affairs of the unl-
versity be investigated by the legislature
inspired by e suggestion that the finance
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of the Bchool be audited by Uie stale aud
itor, as the constitution provide state
money shall be audited, and that vouchers
ha fllri with the auditor for money sDent
,aiienaa.. ", d M at the State
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inorougn, woum rami m u.n.....B mo ii-
that such an investigation might make It
possible for the university to get a sufficient
appropriation to maintain and develop it
without maintaining a powerful lobby be
fore every legislature to Influence the leg
islators. CONTEST F0RF0REIGN TRADE
Department of Commerce Will For
nlsh Sample of Goods that Are
Desired Abroad.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 28. American man
ufacturer who are desirous of capturing
some of the trade In the orient. South
America and other countries, now enjoyed
by foreign manufacturers, says a report
of the bureau of manufacturers of the De
partment of Commerce and Labor, should
apply to that bureau for Its varied line
of samples or goods which find a ready
market In those countries. These samples
consist of cotton yarns, piece goods, belts.
braids, handkerchiefs, gloves. laces.
towels
etc., wnicn are manuraciureo in
foreign countries and sold In China, Japan,
India, Austria, Turkey, Egypt, South
Africa and South America. Any or all of
these sample, the report states, will be
sent upon application by manufacturers,
chaimber of commerce and other commer
cial organizations located ln cotton manu
facturing center.
WRECK ON THE RIO GRANDE
Three Trainmen Killed and On
Injured In Head Fad Colllaloa
Hear Price, Itah.
PRICE, Utah, Dee. . Rio Grande pas
senger train No. I, westbound, a double
header, collided with a freight engine
standing on a aiding near Mound, seven
teen mile eaat of here, early today. The
three engine and the car Jumped th
track. Th. engine were hd!jr damaged.
The car were not seriously damaged and
none of th. passengers wa hurt. Th
dead:
THOMAS M'OHATH, engineer.
MICHAEL rONftOT. fli.man.
H. D. CARTER, fireman.
Injured:
W. U, Yaufh, flremtoj eriouaj
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Wednesday and Thnrsday,
Rxrept Main Thnrsday In West
Portion.
Trmperatnro nt Omaha Yesterday
Hoar, Ilea. Hoar. Ilea.
An. m set 1 p. m a
n. m ICS a p. m 41
T n. m 2.' p. m 43
S a. ni tu 4 p. in 43
On. tn 24 CI p. in 41
10 a. m 87 p. m n
11 a. m 82 T p. A
151 m ;w H p. m !M
9 p, m ,. 3T
TRAIN STRIKES TROLLEY CAR
Man Killed and Fonrteen Person
Hurt by Grade Croamlnar Accident
nt Ashtabula, O.
ASHTABUI.A, O., Dec 25. The Ruffalo-
Plttshurg Flyer today struck a trolley car
on the Ashtabula Rapid Transit line at the
Lake street grade crossing of the Lake
Shore railroad 3(0 feet from the scene of
the Ashtabula disaster of 1876. The street
car was demolished. One person was killed
and fourteen Injured.
The dead:
LEONARD NEW BOLD of Ashtabula,
aged 17.
The Injured:
William Cook.
Jasper Horton.
Mrs. James Whelploy.
James Whelpley.
Mrs. Horace Johnson.
Clayton Gardner.
Mrs. Clayton Jenkins.
Frank Capltani.
John Capltani.
Rosalie Jelngln.
A. Cosino.
Rowley Newbold. all of Ashtabula.
C. J. Bullock, Falnesvllle.
William Ralgnhart. Palnesvllle.
Robert Baptlste, Erie, Pa.
The crossing gates. It Is alleged, were not
down when the car approached. Some of
the Injured had to be extricated from be
neath the wreck. All the ambulances and
many physicians were summoned to the
scene. Twelve were taken to the hospital,
Newbold lived about four hours. Both legs
and one arm were severed.
COUNT JOHN A. CREIGHTON ILL
Seised with Pneumonia While En
ronte from Chicago to
Omaha.
Count John A. Creighton Is confined to
his room with a Bevere attack of pneu
monia. Admittance was denied to callers
yesterday. While no serious results are
expected, much solicitude is expressed over
the count's present Illness. He returned
Saturday from Chicago with his secretary,
John A. Schenk. The count wa taken 111
In hi atsteroom and had to be assisted
home. Drs. Allison and Riley are attend
ing him.
HI sickness wa feelingly referred to
last evening at the St. Joseph's hospital
Christmas entertainment. It ha been the
count's custom to attend the Christmas
celebration at the hospital. The count Is
76 years of age and of late haa been en
joying good health. ,
FOUR DEATHS IN ST. PAUL
Three Prominent Pioneer nnd n
Rabbi Die Within m Few Hoar
at Minnesota, Capital.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 25. Edward H. Judson,
aBed 64. member of the Suite Board of
o.i . ,.., aa
night following an operation for Intestinal
trouble. His death was followed by that
of Dr. Emanuel L. Hess, aged 61 year,
who was for eleven years rabbi of Mount
Zlon temple. Early this morning Thomas
Cochran, aged 63, another prominent pio
neer, suddenly expired.
The fourth dead among the rloneer resi
dents waa reported from St. Luke's hos
pital today when the end came to Dr. L.
W, Bibcock, aged 6(3 years. Dr. Babcock
waa a resident of Dadena and waa speaker
Of the Minnesota legislature in 1903. His
death wa due to a complication of dis
ease. CARLIST BAND IS CAPTURED
Twenty Men and a Quantity of Arm
and Equipment Taken by
Madrid Police.
NEW TORK. Dec. 25.-A special to the
Herald from Madrid say Lieutenant
Malllo, with ten civil guards, yesterday
surrounded the house of Torre Foru at
Castle Fulllt and captured a Carllst band
of twenty persons. Including General
Moore, brother of the priest, Enrique
: Moore.
The band surrendered without fighting,
giving up twenty-seven rifles and equipment
and neurly 2,000 cartridges; also a machine
to tear up rails.
All the prisoners were taken to Barce
lona and placed ln solitary confinement,
the captain general appointing a special
Judge to give thein a speedy trial.
CHRISTMAS DONER DROPS DEAD
Philadelphia Man Expire of Heart
Disease After Handing- Present
to III Wife.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25,-Just as he
presented a Christmas gift to his wife,
Thomas Cardln of this city dropped dead
j of heart disease. There had been the usual
christmaa gaiety at the Cardln home,
Mr cardln produced from Its hiding place
a nPatly wrapped parcel, which he had
bouirht several days previously. He
handed It to his wife and kissed her.
"I wish you a merry Christmas,
my
dear," he ald, "and"
The sentence waa not finished. He put his
hand to his side, reeled and fell to the
floor. In another moment he was a corpse
and his wife was sobbing over him with
the parcel lying unopened on the floor. He
waa 62 year old.
CAPTAIN MACKLIN BETTER
Officer Ar Row Convinced that Bob
bery Wa the Motive for the
Attack.
FORT RENO, Okl., Dec. 28. Captain Ed
gar A. Macklln' continued to Improve to
dsy and his physician stated positively that
th patient would recover. The search for
th. negro assailant of Macklln la being
continued, but with no apparent success
The murder theory haa been discarded and
the officers are now convinced that the In
tent was robbery. There wa some excite
ment during th day wlien It wa reported
that a negro ruspeot had been arrested, but
It proved that the man had been taken
tut etaallng cotton.
OLD SOL BRINGS JOY
Bmiline; Enn aid Ealmy Air Mass Christ
mas a Beautiful Day.
MORE LIKE SPRING THAN WINTER TIME
Under Erifct Canopy of Heaven Yen
Laura at Beaton of Cold.
SANTA CLAUS HNDS OMAHA HAPPY
Strong Hen and Fair Wemea Praise Ballet
of the V orid.
ONE DAY WHEN ALL LOOK TO BETHLEHEM
Spirit of Humble Charity Borneo!
Christ, the KJn, Animate All
Hearts la Mntnal Rein,
tlon.
Never a fairer Christmas sky beamed on
Omaha than that of yesterday, pcihupa
never a balmier air caressed a happy earth,
on the anniversary of the Havlor' nativ
ity. In the morning t was Just cool enough
to wear an overcoat, but later In the day
the air became warm enough that many
were seen walking down the streets without
this garment of winter. The sun shone
brightly all day, except when now and
then he passed for a moment behind a
patch of cloud so fleecy It suggested sum
mer. A "gre?n" Christmas, It Is true, but th
pleasantness of all nature more than, com
pensated for what was lost to the Christ
mas Idea through lack of mow and
sleighs. Snow too often bring howling,
stinging blasts, and no one would have
preferred the bllzznrdy Christmaa of two
year ago to the bright one of yesterday.
The streets were not crowded. In, the
forenoon wa seen here and there a man
searching for a shave or a shine, or one i
running about to find a store open at which
he might get something for a gift to one he
had almcst forcotten. Women were very
little In evidence.
Home, Sweat Homo.
The street car line did not do a rushing
business, for people were Inclined to may
at home. The only time the car were at
all crowded was when the Catholic and
Episcopalians were going to services In
their churches, the former having several
masses In the course of the morning and
and forenoon, and some of the latter cele
brating the holy eucharlst at 7:30 and the
euchatlst, wlth an address, at 10.30. The
paucity of passengers pleased the motor
men and conductors, at least, for the pre
vious day and. In fact, the previous week,
had proven very trying on them.
But there were some hardworking people
for whom Christmas did not mean rest
not until noon, anyway. Among these were
the messenger boys and expressmen. They
worked until midnight Christmaa eve and
were up and at it again bright and early In
the mcrning, for the holiday shopping wa
the biggest In Omaha's history and It was
an Impossibility to get everything delivered
on the last shopping day. By noon the
messenger boy had practically disposed of
their calls from tho various store and the
expressmen went home to tako their turkey
dinner. To be sure the boys had to run
errand In the afternoon, but the strain on
them wa over.
For those who did not care to remain
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'suburban points were popular In the after-
noon. Merry groups of people visited Bets
son, Dundee, Florence and the various
parks.
Services at Some Chnrahe.
The majority of churche were closed art
day. Some beside the Catholic and Epla
copal churches, however, had one service,
A few had Sunday school exercise ln the
evening.
The railroad stations were scenes of num
erous happy meetings. Whllo thousands of
home-coming ones had been arriving for
the holidays for a week or more, ther
were some delayed by business duties or
poor train connections, who could not reach
home until the bl day Itself. Happy group
they were that welcomed the eager trav
eler aa he alighted duty and grimy from
some puffing train.
It waa, in short, an altogether beautiful
Christmaa, a fitting consummation of a
happy and prosperous year.. Omaha' peo
ple, ln celebrating the advent cf their Lord
to thl earth, had also to thank Him for
the cheerful day and the era of prosperity
which It followed.
LITTLE WAIFS A It IS REMEMBERED
Tot at Child Savin.- Intltnt and
Creche Get Goodie.
Yesterday was . a happy time for the
children at the Child Saving Institute. In
the morning they were given candy and
toys. At noon they had a turkey dinner.
In the afternoon the twenty-one who ar
old enough to appreciate Christmas had a
real Santa Claus. with long, white whis
kers. Santa uncovered for them a wonder
ful tree, from which he took books, toy,
nuts and sack of candy. Most of these
presents were sent by the (tores and char
itable women who ar especially Interested
In the Institute.
At the Crche the little one played all
day with the present they found ln their
stockings. They had a turkey dinner at
noon, with lots of duffing, and at night
they were put to bed early to dream of
Santa Clau.
CAILEHS AT OLD PEOPLE'S HOME
Christmas Visitor Help to Brighten
the Aaed Women.
Twenty-two aged persons living at th
Old People' home, 2214 Wirt street, en
Joyed a fine turkey dinner Monday after
noon. That no one 1 too old to enjoy
Christmaa wa attested by Henry Fox,
the oldest person at the home. Mr. Fox
Is 86 years old . and declared he never
had a more enjoyable Christmas time.
The oldest woman at the home is Mrs.
Lucy Parker, who I 81. Mr. M. L. Chase,
matron, had charge of the dinner. I.at
Saturday the home had a Christmas tree
and entertainment, which wa thoroughly
enjoyed. Chrtntmsa Xallera visited th
home and gladdened the heart of those
who find comfort ln the evening of life at
the borne.
WOODME EXTERTA1S CHlLiTREit
Member of Myrtle Camp Hold Forth
Lest Mabt.
A majority of the 1.140 member of Alpha
ramp of (he Woodmen of the World
crowded Into Myrtle hall last night to
Join with the children In a Chrlstma tre
celebration. The Iodise had et aside $1S0
with which to buy prlaes and edibles for
the children of memliers. About 350 chil
dren gathered around the Christmas tree
and each child revived a prize and a box
of candy. James Lynch, who for ttm
lear baa served ln a Ilk capacity, mad
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