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THE OMAIIA DAILY DEEf MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1906. !;. ' i i p L jg Iff ft! 1 Mitchell and Park Garwood, all honored clt-sens, who after hearing all the evi dence, scrutinising the demeanor of each w-itnesa and carefully examining- the ex hlblta on by one, took but on ballot a to Mi guilt Titer heard and aaw Bush While testifying; the heard him Im peached; they heard hla witneeaea Im peachfd; they heard them croaa themselves. Thejr heard the detectives and they heard those who teatlfled to Corroborating facts, and they heard how t, aa proaecutlnf at torney, had to change any theory aa to the place, where Bailey waa killed beoauae from tha detectlva'a report) we found the one tray buckahot, and tha hole cut square, aa Bush confessed ha had cut It; alao tha fine ehot In another part a little farther on and higher in range, and the partly sawed two-hy-four which Bush aald Bailey waa sawing when he ehot him. Thla odd hole had been seen hefore any detective ap peared on the acene, by at leaat four oltl ns, and waa not fixed aa- they have al leged. The Jury waa cautioned by the prosecution and the defense and Initructed by tha court to treat the detectlva'a testi mony with great care and to accept it only at It waa corroborated. Attorney W. 8. Mori an argued hla guilt from the evidence of tha defense alone and that conclualvely, so ther Jury aald. And they have never asked for a reloase, and nil with whom I have talked say that they have not lout any sleep on account of their action. If Bush la Innocent, they "were either knave or fools, at least poor reasonere. It waa a Jury with which tha defense waa satisfied, since It did not use all of lta peremptory challenges'. , History of the Case. "Who else passed upon It T Judge (now Congressman) Norrls. Ha told the gov ernor that Hush waa clearly proved guilty after a fair and Impartial trial, and the governor told him that that settled It with him. that Norrls knew and that ha as governor would not do anything to help Bush. Norrls aald that about 100 years from now would be a good time to begin to get him out of the penitentiary. "Who elseT The supreme court, com posed of ex-Oovemor Holcomb, Judge Norvnl and Judge Bulllvan. What did they say after hearing a multitude of com plaints? I,et lawyers turn to 86 North western, lOBi, and there they will learn that It waa tha unanlmoua decision that If any mistake had been made by any one It waa by the Jury when they decided on life Imprisonment Instead of capital punish ment. If Bush be Innocent these worthy - and respected citlxens were either knaves or fools. Nay, careful, honest, able men they are. "Who else? Attorney General Brown, who criticised me for my letter to the governor, which the governor gave to the press without my consent. I am not aahamed of It, but It la not In full; many thlnga explanatory pasaed between us be fore thla. Why did he not give the C. R. Walker letter to the press or let me see It when I called? Why did he not give to the prces the clalma of the Billy women In Lincoln? Remember this, that the gov ernor led me to believe that he waa merely Intending to reduce the sentence to a term of years. I did not want to criticise after all that had paased. If I had known that he Intended publishing It I had made It full and complete "Why did he not publish my other let ters? I asked him why he Intended to show Bush clemency. He did not answer me. The Star has It mixed. It was not In a later letter that I dubbed Bush aa 'n cold-blooded criminal,' but In that tarn; Identical letter. I always thought Mickey thought Buah guilty, for at the church ' mortgage burning In Benkelman he said he believed him guilty, but that Mrs. Mickey thought him Innocent. "Now, who else thought him Innocent? A certain lawyer who waa once disbarred for lllrgal practices. "Wm elae? A certain man who has fur The finest train over any Southern Route to B3r CALIFORNIA I ? I? is the Rock new Golden State Limited Daily at 9:55 a. m., from Kansas City Union Station via 1 Paso. Every car in the train Is new, with the newest features for your comfort. May I send you a copy of our Illustrated booklet, telling about It? F. P. RUTHERFORD, Division I'aaapuger Agrnt. rPO nished a large sum of money to help the boy. "Who else? A few soft-hearted women, Not one of these heard a word of testi mony nor were they under oath to render a Just verdict. Crime ( Flay grssnntny. "1 consider It a crime to play upon the heartstrings of a mother, as has been dona In this case. It la an outrage. It Is crim inal, and he who allows It la doing a mighty Injustice. I would make It so that before a governor could pardon for the reaaon that unjust or Illegal methoda were used, aa he Intimates lit hia reasons for granting the aame, that he would have to Institute a legal Investigation. If such Is the case here. It Is outrageoua. I told the governor It he granted Buah clemency that he should begin at once to put me In the penitentiary He haa not proceeded to do so. Why? At the time h refused to show Rhea any clemency he asserted that he did not be lieve that the pardoning power reached to the duties of the Jury and the supreme court. I presume that mighty pressure was brought to bear on him in this caae. Perhaps such as should melt hearts of stone. "Aside from the evidence of the detective and that pertaining thereto, we found Bailey's false teeth along the rattle trail leading from the feed rack to the river, where his body was found, and Bush's knife was found along that same trail. and we proved absolutely that Buah lost It then that afternoon while he and Bailey were left on the Morse ranch alone. The detective had nothing to do with that. nor had be anything to do with the coat that waa dragged, nor the mulltude of thlnga sufficient to hang an ordinary crlm inftl. It was as clear a case as ever was tried. "This fa the second - murderer sent up from Dundy county and both were par doned. When will this play at Justice cease? It Is abominable. I am not In favor of changing the law aa to punishment. 8o many people do not know that the Jury now decides. In caae of murder In the first degree, whether the punishment shall be life Imprisonment ot capital pun ishment. Perhaps I am like the fool at the time Garfield came to Ashland. O., In 1980, to meet his regiment, the Forty-second Ohio volunteer Infantry, for the laat time. It was when he waa a candidate for presi dent. After tha cheering at the station had ceaaed thla simpleton ran up near Gar field's carriage and shouted: " 'The next prealdent of the United States I He Is, not me.' "Bo Mickey is governor; I am not. Neither Is anyone else. Bo If I be like that simpleton we are all In the same boat, except the governor. Let pardons cease or let us have a pardoning board. "B. F. EBERHART." All stockings for boys and girls, and babies, too, at 28 per cent off. Benson Thorne's great clearing sale, January t FIGHT ON M'CLELLAN RENEWED Incoming; Attorney General Informs Ilea rat Case Will Bo Taken V. NEW YORK. Dec. 0.in a communica tion to Mr. Hearst, made today. Attorney General-Elect W. 8. Jackson says that If Mr. Hearst should see tit to ask leave to Institute quo warranto proceedings In con nection with the ballot dispute which fol lowed the last mayoralty election in this city a hearing of the case will be granted aa soon aa Mr. Jackson assumes office. Attorney Clarence Bhearn said tonight that papers In the caae were to be tiled with Mr. Jackaon on Tuesday morning and the promise ot Mr. Jackson would Insure speedy action. Island's 132S Farnau Be Omaha, Neb. WORK AHEAD FOR THE WEEK Ooarrm Toci Sot Ket Until Thuriuaj and Little in Bight to Do. FORAKER IS ALL READY FOR A SPEECH Interstate Commerce C'ommlasloa Commences Friday on the Investl Rsatl. WASHINGTON. IX!. ao.-CorigreSs will reconvene after the Christmas recess at 1 o'clock next Thursday, but It Is not ex pected that much business will be trans acted In either house until the week fol lowing. No program so .for has been ar ranged . for elthrr body and the general expectation IS that nothing will be done In that direction until the houses are called together. There has seldom been such an exodus of public men for o brief respite from work aa there waa when the recess began, and aa the members are returning very slowly there Is not a sufficient number of either senators or representatives In the city even to outline a plan of action, The purpose In a general way Is to pro ceed with the appropriation bills as rap'iVv as possible, but as neither house has one of these measures before It. both will be forced to take up other matters of legisla tion or adjourn from day to day until the committees can bring In some of the supply measures. It may therefore happen that one or both of the houses mny adjourn from Thursday or Filday until the follow ing Monday. This will depend upon ho wishes of members who have pet measures that they desire to press. It Is known to be Senator Foraker'e wish to secure early consideration by the senate of his resolution for a senatorial Investiga tion of the Brownsville, Tex., episode, in which the discharged negro troops of the Twenty-fifth regiment are accused of par ticipating, and he has been devoting much of the time of the recess to preparation for the continuance of hia discussion of that subject. It Is understood to be his Intention to proceed as soon as the senate Is prepared to have him do ao, but If. as seems likely, the attendance during the first few daya of the renewed session should be meagre, he may ask for a postponement Until the senatorial seats generally are occupied. Delny In Srooot Matter. The question of Senator Smoot's eligibility Is also In condition to be considered by the senate, but as Senator Foraker Is counted upon by the Utah senator's friends to lead In his defense It Is understood that the question will be deferred for a time, If not Indefinitely. There is a growing disposition among senators to postpone action on tho Smoot matter and predictions that the session will be permitted to pass wlthoitt a vote are not infrequent. Mr. 8moot, how ever, Is very solicitous for a ballot and his wishes may be permitted to prevail. Senator Qearln of Oregon has a speech forthcoming on the Japanese question, but he will not be heard until the second week of the approaching session. By unanimous consent, tha senate will vote on January 11 on Senator LaPolette's bill placing a limitation on the duration of the employment of railway operatives and that measure Is now In position to be railed up for discussion at any time. The senate will give part of the session Thursday to the consideration of Senator MeCumber's general pension bill. The house Is not nearly so well provided as the senate with miscellaneous subjects which are In shape for consideration. The house calendar Is by no m?ahs barren, but In the absence of the speaker and other members of the committee on rules no pre. diction regarding proc;d!r.gi Wore other appropriation bills are reached would be justified. It may be confidently stated, however, that no Important matter will be taken up In the Interim. Jto Appropriations Ready, Tho next appropriation to be reported from the house will be the fortification bill and this will be followed by the bill making appropriations f0r the District of Columbia, but neither will be ready for consideration before the loth of January. The senate committees on snnmnriuti,,.,. will report the leglaUtlv?. executive and judicial pin about a wek after the roenn. venlng of congress and It will soon be fol lowed by the Indian bill. If there should be no effort at special legislation on that measure. The legislative hill win r-,.t.. - -. ..... i i: the attention of the senate as soon as re ported. Among the changes In state administra tions to take effect this week, much In terest attaches to that tn New York where Charles E. Hughes, who won International fame as the nrobl-ia- attorney In th aurance Investigation, becomes chief execu. tlve of the state. The situation In New York, however, la more in'xed In a .mliti.i sense that It has been In years. Thla year all the elective state officials except gov ernor win te democrats. This will be the first time In thirteen years that the i ord ers ts have held state office, except for the one term of Cunneen as attorney general. The greater part of the statu patronage, however. Is still In the handa tf the republi cans, the governor's apDolntlns- rnwr covering a wide range. Vnlon 'Pacific Hearing;. The Important hearing by the Interstate Commerce commission Into the affairs of the Vnlon Pacific Railway company, post poned from last week, be opened In New York on Friday. One of the first wit nesses to be Tailed la E. H. Hirriman, head of the Union Paclftc-Southe n Pacific system, and It Is expected that his exam ination by the Commission will provo to be very Important and Interesting. The Japanese training auimdron, consist ing of the cruisers Itsukuahlma, Hashldate and Matsushlma, under command of Rear Admiral Katcoka, formerly president of the naval cadet school at Yokohama and commander of the third fcquidron under Admiral Togo off Port Arvivir. will start from Yokohama or. a crulae across the Pacific January I. The squadron Is ex pected to arrive at tfan Frnclsco Prbruary IS. and subaequently will v. Bit eattl and Tacoma. Clearing sale at the Lilliputian Store commeneea Wednesday, January i. Shoes, hats, caps, underwear, baby's wear, neck wear, 26 per cent oft. Nothing reserved. CONDITION OFJTHE SICK ONES foost Crelghton and J. B. Kitchen Batter, not Charles K. Morgan Less Hopeful. Sunday was a day of much encouragement to the friends and relatives of Omaha's prominent sick, as all showed aome Im provement over the previous day. Count John A. Creighton spent a most restful night Saturday, sleeping over eight hcurs In all. and waa much stronger Sunday, lie waa given another heavy dose of quinine, which caused profuse perrplratton. lie Is ot able to take much solid nourishment aa yet on acccunt of the nature of the drugs that are administered, and the crisis of the disease haa not yet been reached, but all algns point to a favorable outcome. The Crisis Is expected today and the count is expected to pass It safely, with great prom ise for the future. The news from the home of Charles E. Morgan, r19 Case street, was not encour aging this morning. It was said Mr. Mor gan, waa weaker and th4r were grave doubts whether he would live through the night. James It. Kitchen was reported to be no worse at his home, JOB South Thirty-second avenue, and his general condition Is about the same as that of Saturday. MANY .DIE IN WRECK (Continued from First Page.) Identified will be conveyed to their late homes. It has been proved that the danger signal at Takoma Park, a short distance from the scene of the accident, waa set when the train of empties passed. The train was running sixty miles an hour, and Engineer Hlldebrand stated that on account of the heavy fog he could not see the signal. The train ran Into the Frederick train Just as It was pulling out of Terra Cotta, wher It had stopped to take on four or five passengers, two of whom were among the killed. Engineer Hlldebrand and the fire man on the train of empty cars were placed under arrest and brought to Washington. About 800 workmen are engagred In clear ing the wreckage. All trafflo on the division has been stopped. Stories, of Survivors. One member of the crew of the passenger train, who hobbled Into a drug store a half hour after the accident, aald: "I can t tell how many people were killed. It was awful. I don't even know Just how It happened. 'The freight engine went through the entire train and It seems to me as If every one was killed In the last coach and many In the first. The freight engine must have run past a red target. I can't explain the accident In any other way." United States District Attorney D. W. Baker, who waa a passenger on the for ward car, suffered Internal Injuries. He was able to walk from the wreck to a drug store, where his Injuries were treated. He was later taken to his home in an auto mobile. When the news of the accident spread about Brookland many cltlsens with their wives hastened to the scene to give their aid and comfort to the wounded. Mrs. H. E. Fisher of this city while re sponding to he call of a sufferer almost stumbled over the body of a 1-year-old child lying near the track. The baUy was terribly bruised, but was still alive. It was said that the mother of the Infant has been killed. The Ill-fated train runs only on Sunday for the benefit of many Washlngtonlans who either have country plaoea on the line or go to their relatives. It leaves Frederick at 4 o'clock In the la scheduled to reach Washington at 6:26 O CIOCK. District Attorney Baker, who i. Jured and who walked a mile and a quarter to a arug store, In describing his experi ence to a representative of the Associated i-rcus, saia: "I was In the second car from h coming from my home In Oermantown. I was four seats from the end. of the car and Just as the train left Terra Cotta sta tion the crash came. We were carried In the wreckage for sdme distance t r nt know how I got out of the wreckage." irank p. Bodllts, a newspaper man of Frederick, Md., who was slightly Injured, said: "I was In the car next to the smoker talk ing with a gentleman and his wife from Detroit, Mich. We .were all standing up, the car being crowded. .Suddenly we heard an awful noise and then a. craah Wnm.n began acreamlng and,., the next thing I Knew i ijuna mvseir railing itnvn bankment where eqme'jona picked me up and I found that I was not badly hurt. It was Impossible to describe the acene. Women and children were shrtoirln .u drowned the groans of the dying. Children were running ahout crying for thotr parents and mothers and fathers were ruhin around trying to find their children. The dead and Injured were strewn alohg ths track for a mile." Fatal Collision in Germany. HAMBURG. Dec. 30. An express train on tho Hamburg-Cologne railroad collided this morning with a freight at Ottersburir sta tion. Five trainmen were killed and four dangerously and six sllchtlv Infured. M passengers were hurt, but there were a number of narrow escapes. One atpnin car crowded with passengers was thrown down an embankment. Two Killed Near Danville. DANVILLE. Va Dee. JO.-Two persona were killed and several others seriously Injured today In a wreck on the Southern Railway, near here. FATAL WRECK Olf ELECTRIC HUE One Passenger Killed and Thirty. Five Injured. CINCINNATI, O., Dee-. .-At least thirty persons were Injured, One of whom has since died, in the wreckage of a runaway electric car on the Warsaw avenue hill In this city. The motormah discovered at the top of the hill that he had lost control of the car and' tried o uae the emergency brake, but It failed, and the car ran away for a distance of Ave bloc is. The car struck a telegraph pole and turned turtle, the pas sengers being thrown In a heap In tho mud beslds the track.' Hiram Leister, a passenger, by operating the brake on the rear platform probably prevented a much worse accident, as his action, made at great personal risk, reduced the speed of the car materially before It left the track. The dead: WILLIAM H. CL'RNAYH. a passenger. The Injured:' ' Catherine O'Hara, seriously. J. E. Lowman, conductor! may die. James Hall, motormttn; seriously. Frank Oanset, may die. George Wannlneer, seriously. Mr. and Mrs. John Henry, both serious. Rev. I. Bentley. back broken. Miss Martha BUI, broken leg. James Corcoran, badly cut about head. Mr. and Mrs. Borken, both still uncon scious. Kdna and Martha Inrdale, bsdlv hurt. Jennie Moebus. contusions snd laeera tions about the body. Stella Moebus, contusions and lacerations. Flsle Morbus, contusions and laceration. Frank Curniyn. t years old. cuts and bruises shout the head and back. Ralph Lonsway. 17. cut In the face and bBil; leg broken. Many others received slight Inturl's and suffered cuts from broken glass. FIVE TRAMPg KILLED I A WRECK Broken Track Derails Freight Train Near Trnrkee. SACRAMENTO. Cal.; Dec. .-Flve un identified men, trsjnps. were killed this morning In a freight train wreck at Floris ton station, a short distance beyond Truckee. A broken truck on one of the box cars caused the wreck and four cars went Into the ditch. The track waa torn up for forty feet. The five irn who v. ere kll'ed were beitlng their way on the train from Nevada Into this state and when the smashup occurred they were ground to pieces beneath the wheels and In the wreckage. The groans of .one of the men, who was mortally Injured, attracted the attention of ths train crew to where he lay pinned down by wreckage. ' He died before he could be taken from the wrevk and his name was not learned. When the wrecker arrived from Truckee and one of the cars was placed tin tha track, four other bodies were found underneath. All were horribly mutilated and nothing was found on any of ths bodies that would lead to the identification of any f the toUIes, WORK 'ON ME BIG DITCHES IvntU rrojsot Makei Epid Frogreu Toward Completion. LAND MAY BE iPtNEO NEXT YEAR oarclly of Labor Makes It Necessary for Herlamatloa to Do Mach Work by Direct Force (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Pec. 0. (Speclal.) "The scarcity of labor and the difficulty of getting satisfactory proposals Is com pelling the reclamation service engineers to undertake a number of the larger works by direct force account, employing la borers and teams," said H. N. Savage, supervising engineer of the reclamation ervlce for North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming, who Is In ths city on a brief visit. "While the policy of the reclama tion service Is to advertise all of its work and to award contracts wherever practic able, It Is frequently necessary to take over a number of the contracts and cairy them out to completion. "The St. Mary canal Is one of the well known features of the reclamation, service Work. The canal crosses the Blackfeet Indian reservation, and the engineers em ployed the local Indians with their teams so far as available during the season of 190. Two hundred and eighty teama were on the work at one time. It Is expected that an equal or larger number will be available for the work during the coming season, 1907. The reclamation service will consider Informal proposals from contrac tors who desire to take small sections of this work. The nature of the canal la such that there Is opportunity for small contractors with steam machinery or with teams to get satisfactory contracts. Hnntley Project Advances. "Work on the Huntley project is pro gressing rapidly. It la expected that some water will be available for Irrigating the land In the spring of 1907. An effort will be made to open the land to entry next summer, thus enabling the entrymen to get their lands broken up and their houses and bams erected during the summer and fall. "The work on the three tunnels Is being carried on by contractors working throe shifts continuous time, and the contrac tors report they will finish this work and one section of the main canal on schedule time. The engineers are building the pump ing plant for this project by force account. no satisfactory bids having been received. A large force of teams and men are now at work. This Is a unique factor In that the water of the main canal Is dropped thirty-three feet and the power thus created Is utilized to lift water to a height of eighty-five feet, covering an additional S.OOO acres of land. School Opens In January. "Arrangements have been made to open a school on January 1 and twenty-five pupils are already waiting to attend. Tfleso are children of people employed by con tractors who are prospective settlers under the project and who have already moved their families to Huntley. A Sunday school has been In operation for three months with an attendance of from twenty-five to forty. The school house Is practically com pleted. The Sunday school Is held at the cottage ot the supervising engineer. "The first unit of the Bun river project, near Great Falls, Is approaching the con struction . stage rapidly. Drawings and specifications have been completed for the distribution system, and for the structures for the first unit of 17,000 acres, which In cludes the Fort Shaw military reservation. It Is expected propositi will be received about March 1 for this work. Drawings and specifications have also been com pleted for the Willow Creek dam, and ad vertisement will be made the first week In January. This reservoir will store water to supplement the low flow of Sun river. "On the Lower Yellowstone the contrac tors are carrying on the work as rapidly as climatic conditions will permit. Work on the big dam across Yellowstone river Is being prosecuted by the .Pacific Coast Construction company, and the deep cuts on the main canal are being excavated with sheetsted steam excavating machinery of large alxe." Boys' washable and flannel shirts and blouses all go at 26 per cent off In the greatest clearing sale at the Lilliputian Store, 1515 Douglas St. SAUNDERS HAS A GOOD SHOW (Continued from First Page.) of Richardson county, deputy secretary of State, and B. II. Goulding of Buffalo. Eric Johnson came out this morning for chief clerk of the house, and he has se cured the endorsement of some of the peo ple down here In his race. He Is from Saunders county and is editor of the Vik ing. Bill to Rearnlate Marriage, Senator Wilcox of Hubbell, who succeeds former Senator Jennings, president pro tern of the last senate, came In today and Is at work on a bill which he will Intro duce, to regulate marriages to a certain extent. Dr. Wilcox haa In mind the crea tion of a board In each county to consist Of the county Judge or county clerk, the county attorney and the county physician, to examine applicants for matrimony as to their mental, moral and physical condi tion. "I do not Intend that my bill shall be In the least radical and Its provisions would apply only In the most urgent cases. Our state Institutions are full of patients, the direct result of the marriage of persons who either were not physically, mentally or morally right. Vicious people, those who have Served terms In the penitentiary and who are known to be vicious, have no business entering the marriage slat and bringing young into tbe world to Inherit their dangerous natures. Persons afflicted with tuberculosis or other diseases should not be permitted to marry and neither should those persons who show signs of In sanity. Children Inherit the bad characters of their psrents and their diseases as well, and the enactment of such a law as I pro pose would In time make our state asylums and feeble minded Institutions unneces sary. " Former Senator Fries dropped In today to remain until tomorrow and watch the conflict from afar. "I have heard of no plan whereby the Junkln anti-trust law I to te amended," said Senator Fries, In answer to a question, "and I doubt If any such plan Is contem plated. I will say, howjvjr, the way the anti-trust laws are Interpreted tn this state, Is going to hurt the retail trade. The way the law Is Interpreted now It Is un. lawful for a number of peraona to sign the pledge not to drln and to provide a penalty for the one who broke the agree ment. It would a agatnst the law for It would operate to restrict the jjIojb busi ness. In a county town if two me-chants sell their goods at 'he same price It Is a conspiracy to control prices ard against tho law, and If one set's chespei than the other It Is agalnat he law, lerau?e he Is trying to drive out his competitor. That ia the way the law Is t ietnt." Harrison Looking On. W. H. Harrison, president pro tern, of iii annate la 1A same In fron. Grand Is- t i . land this morning and will remain several days. Just looking on, he said. "It looks to me like the speakership fight Is still tip In the air," he said, "and It looks as though It will have to be fought out In the caucus. The candidates all stand the same platform and have all pledged I iinselves to carry out the pledges of the party, so It looks like the selection will be made according to personal popularity. 1 am Interested only to the extent that I want to see every pledge of the platform carried out, and I expect to be around hel-e off and on Just to see how things are getting along. There Is no doubt In my mind but What the legislators will enact good laws, covering every point In the plat form. There Is nothing else for them to do, and there Is no lobby strong enough to pre vent such action." Though a defendant In the suit sgalnst the alleged Lumber trust. Senator Harri son said he had never heard of a lumber men's lobby. "Only a short time ago," said Ned Brown, In talking to a number of legislators, "a party platform meant nothing. It used to be the party which could promise the most had the best plat form. That has all been changed. A party platform now and foreover more means a pledge and will have to be kept or the party which falls will be sent down to de struction. Every legislator I have talked to Wants to carry out the pledges In the platform. All the newspapers have dis cussed the planks In the platform and held them up aa specific promises. When the platform of the future Is promulgated It will go out aa binding as a good note. This legislature will consider every pledge In the platform as a personal promise made by each member." LAEARlg FATHERS BIT PROPERTY First Mission of that Body Estab lished In Nebraska. (From a Stait Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. ). (Special.) One of the most Important events In the hlBtory of the Cuthollo church In Nebraska is the transfer of the church property at Thir teenth and M streets to the Lasarus fath ers, announcement of which was made by Bishop Bonacum Sunday, morning. The transfer Is to be made In consideration of 14.000, which money will be uied by the bishop In rebuilding the church property near the capital building, which was de stroyed by fire. The purchase of the property by the Lasarus fathers marks an epoch In the history of the church, as this Is the first mission this body has established In Ne braska. It was necessary before the trans fer could be made to get permission from Rome, and this was done. Ths Lasarus fathers will be In charge of this parish. Itlen Man Accidentally Rhot. L'TICA, Nob., Deo. 30.-(Speclal.) Charlea Berenter, a blacksmith and ma chinist In this city, was accidentally shuj, In the right leg this morning on the train While on hia way to Beatrice. He had been asleep and when the train pulled Into Lincoln a man by the name of Watson, whose home is at Crawford, accidentally let a revolver fall out of his overcoat pockt on the floor, discharging It and the ball entering Mr. Berenter'a leg, making a severe flesh wound. He was attended to by Dr. W. C. Kluner, who happened to be on the train. He was taken to a hos pital, where his wound waa dressed. Nebraska Nrvra Notes. BLUE HII.L A heavy rain began falling here Saturday morning. It Is fine for the winter wheat. ' BLCE HILL A big turkey shoot was held at the home of J.., P. Mattocka, four miles west of town, Friday. G-RESHAME.- W. Maronde, through fire caused by a locomotive of the Northwestern railroad, lost twenty-five tons of hay. PLAT i'isMOUTH Haln has bean fa ling ln this vicinity since Saturday morning, and In placee the frost Is out of the ground. PLATTSMOl'TH -The Plattsmouth P. E. O. society gave their annual reception to their husbands and friends at the home of Oeorge E. Dovey. BEATRICE Frank Breitler lost a por tion of his hand yesterday by getting the member caiiKht In a drill machine at the Dempster factory. PLATTSMOL'TH-Peter Gruber, aged 81 years, residing south of Plattsmouth, passed away ut hla home Saturday even ing, only live hours after the burial of his wife. BENEDICT The next regular meeting of the York County Rural Mall Carriers as sociation has been called to meet at the home of the secretary, A. T. Oiuuque, at York, on January 1. BRADSH A W John B. Dey published a nonce in me tiraaanuw Republican - an nouncing that he wishes to retire from the newspaper field and he often.' the Biad shaw plant and good will for sale. FREMONT A heavy rain has fallen here during the last twenty-four hours, which wi not especially needed. There Is but little frost In the ground, enough though to prevent the water from soaking Into it. BEATRICE The funeral of Jacob Weber, who was killed near Benson, Neb., a few days ago, was held Sunday afternoon from ihe home of his sister, Mrs. Lleuerman. nteiment was In Wvergren Home ceme tery. BENEDICT Dwlght Walkup. son of W. W. Walkup, met with a severe accident. severing thu arteries in the right hip. Ha was riding a pony and carrying a draw knife, and was thrown from the cony. alighting on the draw knife. PLATTSMOL'TH The engine that killed the fireman and brukeman at Oreapolls last week Is the same one that kllied En alneor "Peggy Young and his Jlreman near Nehawka, and lias the rtcord of killing more men man any omer engine on the Missouri l'aclllc. BEATRICE Word haa been received here of the marriage of Miss Llla Reud. a for mer Beatrice resident, to Mr. Charlea R. Hoover, which occurred at Kansas City last week. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mra. W. B. Reed, who are now resi dents of Kansas City. BEATRICE Fulton Bros.' Stock com pany, which waa organised here three yeara ago, and which has been meeting with splendid succeen during the laat two Seasons, has leased the Peoples' theater at Kansas City and will play an engage ment there for the next two months. FREMONT William Burts of this city received word yesterday of the death of hla brother, Anton Uurts, In September last. He was 36 years of age and for the last eighteen years had been a aeaman on whaling vessels In the Arctic. His death occurred while he was on his way home. EDGAR Another important change In the business Arms haa Jut taken place. The Stoddard Hardware company haa sold Its Stock to the Richards Hardware com pany of Blue Hill, Neb. The Btoddarda are Intending to go to 1st. Joseph, Mo., and will go Into business there. Ths Richards nrm win come ut cagar ana locate per manently. FREMONT Henry C. Wllhennlng of Fontanelle died Friday night at the age of (8 years. He was born in Baden. Ger many, came to Illinois about sixty years ago and to Fontanelle In ltts. where he haa nice resided. His wife died In 18W and he haa since lived with his son. H. W. Wll hennlng. His funeral will be held on Mon day from the Lutheran church at Fon tanelle. He leaves one son, four daughters and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. During his early rerldance at Fontanelle he was quite prominent In buainesa and political matters, though never holding oftloe. Those fine shoes for boys and girls will be cheap at 16 per cent off. You may se lect from the entire stock nothing re served. Benson A Tborne, 1516 Douglas. DEATH RECORD. LONDON, Dec. .-Jiaroneea Burdett Coutte. who has been 111 at her residence here since Christmas eve, is dead. The death of Baroness Burdett-Coutts, oocurrlng at the age of W years, besides depriving ths country of one of Its greatest and moat famous philanthropists, removes from London a unique personality and an Interesting social figure. As a link with the almost forgotten past, her life begin ning during the reign of the Emperor Na poleun, she lived during the relgrs of Ave British sovereigns. Inheriilng an immense . t fortune she so used It as to die beloved by the whole nation. Jadae Ocorac n. Vonnn". ST. TALU Dec. . Judge George B. Young, formerly member of the Minnesota supreme court and prominently . Identified In tbe Northern Securities merger case as attorney for the merger, died at his home here this afternoon, after a brief Illness. He was 62 years old. He whs at one time associated In the law business with Stan ford Newell, formerly ftilted States min ister to The Hague. I BLACK HILLS MINERS STRIKE Three Hnndrcd at Terry Peak Mskt Demand for Elght-Honr' Dnr. DEADWOOD. S. D., Doc. SO Three hundred members of Terry Teak Miners' union met las night and voted unanimously to atrlke If the operator do not grant them an eight-hour work day by January 1. It Is said that ton miners will actually gu out. The strike will affect eight companies, the Golden Reward, Mogul. Reliance. Impor!:d, Wash No. i, Dakota. Portland-Clinton nnd the Lunberge-Dorr mills will suspetid oper ations. This will also shut down four mill at Deadwood and will throw out of employ ment some seventy-flvo additional men. The mine owners In their reply state that while the Homtstake could rprrate under the eight-hour rule the Bald mountain com panies Could not operate successfully under a similar scale. Snows Continue In Knalnnd. LONDON, Deo. SO. Snowstorms continue In various parts of England, but with loss severity and there are signs In southern England of intluVr weather. During the snowstorm yesterday morning the Swedish steamer Orion, In leaving Grimsby, waa run down In the river Hunibr by the liner Idaho from New York. The Orion sank In five minutes, but the crew was saved by tho Idaho, which prococdod to Hull. Outfit the children at Benson A Thorne'l tt 25 and 33H per cent off. 1516 Douglas. Blar Trade In Implements. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 3V-The Implement Trade Journal has collected atatlntlrs show. Ing that the actual siles of Implements, vehicles, threshers, binder twine, hardware, harness and saddlery by Kansas City deal ers tn Amounted to I'U.fcttl.&Ui, to trans port which goods required 22,5(A cars. ' Alleged Nnrilerer Captured. ASTOR, Kan.. Deo. 30. One of the two alleged murderera of City Marrhal Friable of Lamar. Colo., whs enpturcd In the school house here this afternoon. Karly Futurdny morning the two men were believed to have been surrounded in a rornflrld a short dlxtance eiint of Shnridun Ijike, Colo., nd It was said at that lime that one of them was wounded as a result of u flirht on Friday nljfht with a posse Astor Is Just arrow the line from Colorado. AMI'S EVENT. BOYD'S WooOward k Burgess, Mgrs TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. NEW YEAR'S PAY MATINEE. Llcbler and Co. Presents THE BISHOP'S CARRIAGE IN With JESSIE RUBLE Y. Three hundred seuts on lower floor. 11.00. Wed. and Thurs., THE RED FEATHER. Frld. and Sat., PRIMROSE MINSTRELS. BURWOOD Tonight-All Week. SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S DAY MATTNEB PRETTY PEGGY ' 0,1 Sunday, Tups., Thurs., Saturday Matinees. Next week: IROQUOIS. M lnilA TMCA rPDl bVo. n-sr I X 1 n "- m ir-aSe-60c-76e SPECIAL MATINKE TODAY, 25c CHILDREN. 10c. TONIGHT, 8:16 The Great Hlstorioal Sensation Custer's Last Fight A Play that Will Appeal to the En tire World- Opening Special Matinee Tomorrow The Musical Comedy Success--. Everybody Works but Father CRKIOHTOM 'Phone Douglas 494. Every Night Matinees Thur., Sat., Sun. Special tTsw Tsar Matinee Tuesday, MODERN VAUDEVILLE is GUnserettlsi rrederlck Xawlsr Co., Augusta Gloss Hanson k Kelson i Maddoa ai Molvlni Mas MUllaa) Chris amith and the Two Johnsons and ths Klnodrome. FBXOES lOo, fiSo 66c BIJOU THEATER J,Vrhn.;"- EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK The original and only moving picture of tha Csnt-Nelsoa, Worlds Lightweight Championship Taken at Goldflcld, Nevada, 8'pt. J, 10. Perfect picture of the final blow which, ended contoat. House well heated. Prices 25c, Wc. Tex. Rickard, General Manager. John M.Fixa's Cafo and Restaurant 1516 Dodge St Everything Jfr Best of Everything Thoroughly I'p-to-Data First Class In All Respect &e HBNSHA1 LADIES' CAFE. . An Ideal Place to "WATCH THE OLD YTJAR OUT." Enjoy a Good i.nner. " Uliic! 4 Kvir I a: ) Evening f 10:80 to lfliSO MEET ME AT " O'Brien's Cafe NEW YKAIt'8 EVE TO WATCH THE OLI YEAH OUT. Finest Cuisine Host Courteous Service Com CoM la On Day, Cr$bi S Day a a rj e a a u ) V v .1 A 4