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UNION IN IRELAND
Political Factions Plan to Present
United Front in Parliament.
REDMOND TO BE THE LEADER
Limited Platform to Be Made on
Which All Can Stand.
MOVEMENT FOR HOME RULE
Measure Will Be Pushed, but Other
Reformi Will Be Kept in View.
IRISH DOCTORS ARE ON STRIKE
roaklutUi at Ca.rrlPk-oa.lalr Raise
Pee mi I, oral Official Mar
Import Nonunion Doctors
from England. . -
HLIl'.IN, Dec. H. (Special.) The topic
of the hour in Irish political circle Just
now il the propct of political unity,
which Is believed to be brighter than It
has been at any time for the last two or
three rear. The first move In the preaent
negotiation! waa made by William O'Brien,
who haa been out of the party fold for
aome time, and who declared publicly that
ha waa willing to meet Mr. Redmond and
Mr. Dillon In a conference to discuss a
plan of union. It at no suggested that Mr.
Hoaly, who haa been running a little party
of hla own, and Sir Thomaa Esmond and
Mr. Dolan, who were excommunicated be
cause they subscribed to the Sinn Fein
heresy, sltould be Invited. To this Mr.
Redmond has replied that he Is willing to
go Into such a conference, and he adds
that ho has reason to hope that It will be
held, and that the Irish party will preaent
an absolutely united front at the next
sessiqn of Parliament.
The negotiations have given rise to the
usual crop of rumors about ths terms of
agreement, and almost every newspaper In
Ireland has published Its own plan of a
settlement. None of these are correct, for
no plan has been even sketched out yet,
but I am In a position to state that all the
factions are agreed on two or three clauses
which must form part of the peace treaty.
One of these Is the continued leadership of
Mr. Redmond, for there Is no man In the
party of, equal skill as a parliamentarian,
or who Is fitted to conduct the delicate ne
gotiations with the English politicians
which must 'be undertaken by the Irish
leader.
Will PrMt Homo Hole'
The second Is that a genuine home rule
bill shall be pressed forward at the next
session, and If the liberal government can
not be Induced to take It p. It will be In
troduced and managed by the Irish party
themselves. . Another plank In the new
platform Is that while every effort must
be made to obtain genuine and complete
home rule, the party must not lose sight
of the need of Immediate legislation to
remedy ths economic and sovlal evils which
prevail In Ireland, and must be prepared
A accept and anprmrt any reasonable meas
ure of rrtetHmriSrW' offered by either of J
the Kngllsh parties, and that It must also
do all In Its power to encourage and sup
port the Industrial revival movement In
aufurated by the Sinn Felnersv
I am also, able' t state that the credit
for .the restoration of unity In t! Irish
party, tf It U restored, is due to the
strength gained by the Burn Fein movement
and the . defection to It, of men like Sir
Thomas Esmond. There can be little doubt
that some, of the Irish leaders had been ao
long at Weatmlnster ' and had become so
engroaaed In parliamentary affairs that they
had lost touch with the progress of events
and of opinion at home. The sudden growth
of Sinn Fein and lta threat to swallow the
party brought them to their sense and In.
dueed them to devote more attention to
what was going on at home than they had
done for years.
Cattle Drive fnjast. '
One immediate result of the reunion will
probahly be the abandonment of the policy
of cattle scattering which has already
been' condemned by many of the most
thoughtful men In the party, and In Irish
life. Only a few days ago the Most Rev.
Dr. Healy. archbishop of Tuara. at mass In
the cathedral, denounced the cattle drives
as unjust -and Immoral, and lamentable
folly. They were directed, he said, against
a class of men who were as good irishmen
as the cattle driver themselves, and only
served as a weapon to strengthen the de.
mand of the enemies of Ireland for the
revival of coercion.
One of the most fsmous boycotts of re
.cent year ha Just ended In victory
for the boyretters. A family named Brady
nve years age teok five evicted farms In
county Ieltrlm. Since the day they' took
ttie farms they have been rigidly boy
cotted. They have been guarded rrtght and
flay by a force ef pelloemen who lived on
the farm and they have been compelled to
get their supplies fron as far away as
nny miles, several times when they were
bringing heme their supplies their carts
have been overturned and the feod de
stroyed. A few days ago they gave up the
nght and surrendered their-farms to the
estate commissioner for division among
the people. The occasion wss celebrated
by bonfires all over the county.
Strike of the Doctors.
A remarkable situation which can only
be described a a strike of the doctors has
. arisen at Carrlck-on-Suir, because of the
recent decision of the local guardians to
Reduce the scale of fees paid to the med
ial officers at the workhouse and publl"
dispensary. The doctors refused to accept
this reduction, but went a step further
and, on tho theory thst ' the guardians
were acting as the elected representatives
of all the people.- they have determined
to raise their scale of fee for general
practice to a point that seems almost pro
hibitive They began by fixing their Tates
ror workhouse and dlspenaary work at
JXIi-etiii t.a.76 a week, respectively. In
private practice they refuse to accept less
hun lit 50 and mileage for a day consul
tation, or 115.78 and mileage for consulta-
lon at night, while their midwifery charce
a ill be liL!i. The guardian have so fsr
taken no action, but they threaten to break
the strike by Importing nounlon doctors
from England. It la doubtful, however. If
ny can be found, for the rules of the pro
fession are very strict on this aide of the
Atlantic, and the medical men have more
han once succeeded In bringing local eu-
naritiea to terms.
The Ormonde Hunt, which la one of the
argest hunts In Ireland, has been dls-
nded for the season because of the df
crmlned opposition to It displayed by the
eople of the Dunkerrln and Bhlnrone dls-
.rlcts. , Tne opposition arises from the fart
:hat two or three notorious landgrabbers
were among the membership, and the local
orancn or me I'nited Irt&h league served
(Continued en Second rage,)
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Bandar, Drrriufcrr IB, ltOT.
1007 DECEMBER 1907
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THI WSITKSK.
Forecast till 7 p. m. Bunday:
FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLVFFB AND
VICINITY Snow Sunday, allghtly colder.
run in r.ui ASK.A cunday. generally
fair.
FOR IOWA-Bnow Sunday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Hour. Deg.
b a. m 31
S a. m 31
7 a. m SO
S a. m SO
9 a. m 30
It a. m 30
11 a. m , St
12 m , S2
1 p. m 23
i p. m 33
3 p. m S3
4 p. m 33
5 p. m 33
6 p. m 33
7 p. m 33
' DOMESTIC.
Know and aleet storm extending from
Chicago to Atlantic seaboard Interferes
with train and wire service. - Storm In
eastern Colorado made It necessary to
order out snow plows and trains are
obliged to take siding. ' I, rag 1
Governor Cummin denies he evor said
he would never be a candidate for United
State senator X, Pag 1
Testimony In the Walsh trial n. veals
that money was used by Walsh when the
books showed It went somewhere vise.
Total of S21 bodies ha been taken from
the Monongah mines. X, Bag
Tobacco grower and buyers are likely
to come to an agreement at HopklncvlIW,
Ky. X, Pag a
The Colorado State bank of Durango
has closed It doors. X, rag
Peace for Central America seem, as
sured by the conference now closed at
Washington. Seven treaties will be
signed. X, rag 1
Automobile at Minneapolis caught on
fender of engine and carried a short dis
tance 'without Injury to oocupanta.
X, rage 8
Kemp V. Blgelow pleads guilty to bend
ing an Infernal machine to prominent men
in Denver. ' X. rag 1
Faciflo armada Is all In readiness for
the .Inspection of the president and the
departure on Monday morning. X, Pag 1
Negotiation are under way at Goldfleld
for the change Of the wage scale, to the
satisfaction of mine owners. X, rag 1
Kidnaper of the little Chicago girl, re
cently recovered, formerly lived at Hub
bel. Neb. X. Pag 1
. Bark ' Edmund Phtnny . wrecked near
Bandy Hook and crew saved with' diffi
culty. X, Pag X
Sever storm rages over entire lake
region, with snow general throughout tho
wrantryT" - X, Par X
Postmaster general Issues new order.
effective upon all postmaster, for de
livery of mall addressed to Santa Claus.
X. rag X
BTBBBASZA.
Harrison Clarke's body I displayed for
publto view In Lincoln to the scandal of
the stat officials. X, Pag- S
pomBiov. .
Irish political factions are about to
unit on legislative program whloh will
enable them to present a united front In
Parliament. X, Pag X
8even-masted schooner Thomas W, Law
aon wrecked off Sol 11 y Islands and most
of crew drowned. X, Pag X
, Robber near Tlfll ditch mall train and
engage In battle with guard unsuccess
fully over the wreckage. X, Pag 1
X.OOAX.
Banker of Omaha deny 'statement of
eastern pre that they have been hoard
Ing their fund. ' XX, Pag 8
Inspection of children In the school of
Omaha a mean of preventing disease
advocated by Health Commissioner Con
nell and Superintendent Davidson.
- TX, Pag t
Sixty women from Arcade are fined In
police court and twenty additional war
rants of arrest are issued. X, Pag 8
OOanaXJLCXAX. AITS XVDVBTBXAX.
Live atock marketa. TX, Pag 8
Oraln marketa. TX, Pag 8
Stocks and bonds.' TX, Pag 8
BTrxsnra abd bxax. estatb.
Omaha builders report more and more
use for cement; one of the newest houses
I fin lulled in rough cement. XX, Tag t
Opinion among real estate dealers Is to
the effect that the price of lota In Omaha
Is not going lower. XX, Pag 8
xcoms a-xcTxozr.
In the Home Section of this number will
be found Buster Brown; The Busy Be'
Own Page; Mrs. Santa Claus at Christmas
Parties; New Railway Across the Nubian
Desert; Christendom' Most Gigantic 8anta
Claus; Iowa College Glee Club on Its An
nual Teur; Music's Part in Religious Wor
ship; Curious Capers of Cupid; About
Plays and Players; Musical Note and Com
nient; Comfort In Motor Coats for Winter
Wear; What the Women Folks Are Do
ing; Fluffy Ruffles. right Par
MA0 AZOTE BXOTXOV,
In the Magazine Section of thi number
will ha feund a ahort biography of Wll
liam Morrison, a .Sturdy Pioneer; Pioneer
Steam Voyages From New York to ban
Francisco; Milan Famous for Its Appe
tite; Gossip of Noted People; New Styles
of Christmas Presents; Inside Great City
Stores at Christmas Time; Men Who Built
and. Managed the Great Xransmlnslsdippl
and International Exposition; Swirling
Stream of Shoppers on Streets During De
cember Days; Characters From Creighton
University Class Play; Opera of Undress;
Curiosities Found In Early Christian Cem
eteries. Bight Page
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STEAMER ASTORIA OVERDUE
Anchor Mao Boat Fall to Beach
New York aa Sckedale
Time.
NEW TORK. Dec H.-The Anchor line
ateamer Astoria, which was due t arrive
here Tuesday, lias not yet been reported.
The steamer left Olasgow November SO.
The Astoria Is a slow boat, but seldom ex
ceeds nine days on the trip across .the At
lantic. On this trip It has fifty cabin pas
sengers and tuO In tho steerage.
111
SCUOONER WRECKED
Thomas W. Lp
sv-onii Turtle in
Gale '. iy Islands.
EIGHT
AEK ARE DROWNED
C
and Two Sailors Are Only
Known Survivors.
CRAFT DISABLED BY STORM
Lights Disappear Soon After Signals
of Distress Are Seen. .
LARGEST VESSEL OF ITS CLASS
It Had a Cargo Capacity of 8,100
Tons sal Carried Six Engine ,
to Handle Ralls sad
Aarkan,
H1GHTOWN, Scllly Islands, Dec. H.
The American seven-masted schooner
Thomas W. Lawson, the largest vessel of
lta class ever launched, was wrecked In
Broad sound during a fierce gale last
night. The captain waa rescued from a
rock and two sailor were picked up by
boatmen. Bo far as known these three
men are the only survivors.
The schooner turned turtle and Is now
floating bottom up. Three dead bodies
have been found off Annnt island, an un
inhabited lalet of the Scllly group. One sur
vivor, who was landed at St. Agnes by
the St. Agnes' lifeboat. Is only partly con
scious at this writing.
The schooner turned turtle and Is now
floating bottom up. Three dead bodle have
been found off Annet Island, an unin
habited Islet of the Scllly group. The ole
survivor, who had been landed at BU
Agne by the 6t. Agne lifeboat I only
partly conscious at this writing.
Signals of distress were heard at the
Bishop Rock lighthouse at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The lifeboats at once
ut out and found the Thomas W. Lawson
anchored In a dangerous position Just
north of Gunner Rock. Great seas were
running and the lifeboats, although they
stood by for several hours, were unable to
render assistance.
At the request of the captain of the
Lawson the St. Mary' lifeboat, tho masts
of which had been broken off In attempting
to rescue the crew of the schooner, put
back with the purpose of telegraphing for
a tug to come to the assistance of the Law
son. The St. Agnes lifeboat was left stand
ing by. A little later, however, this life
boat had to leave, a ono of It crew wa
dying of exposure, while the other were
almost completely exhausted.
Boat' Light Missed.
At about ten minute before S this morn
ing the lookout at the St. Agnes and
Bishop' Rock llghthouaea and the coast
guards missed the light of the Lawson at
the same time. and when a lifeboat re
turned to ths . seen oil floating on the
wave Indicated the disaster. A few mln.
ute later the Jifeni.s; found the
Lawson. bottom -up,
Searching In the vicinity : th. St.. Agnes'
Ilghtboat picked up a solitary survivor,
Oeorge Allen of London, anJ found three
dead bodle oft Annet 'Island. The eur
vlvor and tho dead were brought back to
Bt. . Agne - , .
The gale I still blowing fiercely and the
seas are running high. A doctor from St.
Mary'a has gone out In a lifeboat to render
assistance to other possible survivor.
Among the drowned I W. C. Hicks, a
Scllly pilot, -who managed to scramble on
board the lawson during one of the at
tempt of the St. Agne lifeboat to help
the lllfated ahlp. .
The search up to noon failed, to discover
any further survivors, and It now seem
to be eatabllahed that Allen 1 the only
member of the crew who did not lose his
life. The number of drowned Is said to be
eighteen. Allen was seriously Injured and
the doctor In attendance Is doubtful If he
will live out the day.
Story of Sarvlvar.
. From scrap of Information that have
been obtained from the semt-consclous
man. It seems that the Thomas W. Lawson
encountered prolonged bad weather and
lost all It boat on ths trip out from Phil
adelphia. It lighted the Scllly Islands .yes
terday afternoon, and, finding Itself In a
dangerous position, dropped both anchors,
the captain hoping that the weather would
moderate.
The captain thought It wis to send back
on of the lifeboats that came out to se
cure the assistance of a steam tug. The
St. , Agnes boat continued to stand by the J
training Kiiugnor unm tnf exnausiea con
dition of the crew made It absolutely neces
sary to seek the shelter of a harbor.
The vessel was battered by the waves,
finally tiynlng over.
Allen says that when ho last saw them,
the captain and mnte of the Lawson and
the pilot were lashed to the rigging.
RESCUERS WORK AT SANDY HOOk
Bark Ednaaad Phlnney Driven Aakoro
In Snowstorm.
NEW TORK. Deo. It The bark Edmund
Phlnney wa driven ashore on the east side
of Bandy Hook In a heavy snowstorm at
10 a. m. today. The Bandy Hook llfesaving
crew went to the assistance of Its crew.
The Phlnney was bound from Jacksonville
for Perth Am boy.
The task of saving the live of the. crew
of the Phlnney Was extremely hasardous,
owing to the blinding snowstorm and ter
rific seas which were breaking on the
beach. It was Impossible for the life
savers to launch a boat through such a
sea and they prepared at once to shoot "a
life line over the bark and bring the crew
ashore in a breeches buoy, Aa the bark
lay only about 100 feet from the beach
there wa a good chance of saving the
sailors In that way. " v '
The llfeaavers made several unsuccessful
attempts to shoot the life Una to the bark,
but owing to the gale the Lyle gun would
not throw the line so far as the wrecked
vessel Two tugs tried to reach the bark,
but failed, and the llfeaavers then tried
to reach the vessel In their pwer lifeboat.
Ten or twelve men are In the rigging of
the Phlnney, watrhlng the efforts of ths
llfesavers.
A wrecking tug vowing life asaat was
compelled by tha heavy seaa to turn back
be for reaching the scene of th wreck.
The two craft returned to th shelter of
the book. Th wind wa than blowing
sixty miles an hour and th snow had
turned to rain.
The foremast of the Phlnney haa been
carried away. A number of men caa be
seen In a group ' near th stem of th
vessel. The life severe are again endeav
oring to get a line to the bark.
It Is reported that another vessel has
(Continued on Second Pa ,
KIDNAPERS LIVED AT HUBBEL
W. S. niratfngham, Held at Cnlesvaro,
Came to Nebraska . f rasa
Mlssoarl.
CHICAGO, . Deo. 14. State Attorney
Healy today announced that the case
against W. S. Birmingham and his wife,
the kidnaper of Lillian Wulff, will be
pushed aa rapidly a possible. Kidnaping
a child under the age of U year I pun
ishable in this stat by a term In th peni
tentiary of from on year to life, and the
police department ha already signified it
tntentlon of asking that tha penalty in the
cases uf both kidnapers be for th maxi
mum.
Birmingham today gave more particular
regarding his life than he ha don here
tofore. He declared that he was born in
Piedmont, Mo., and later lived In Hubbeil,
Neb. He declared that he waa married, to
his wife In Kansas City In 1901, but docs
not know whether or not she was ever
divorced from her first husband. -
He declared that In m they kidnaped
Ellla Kates in Kansas City and that the
girl Is now In a retreat In Dubuque, la.
He said the Kates girl lived st Third and
Gil lis streets In Kansas City. His wife
ha a alster, he said, a Mrs. Porter, living
on f-ynolds avenue in Kansas City.
KANSAS CITT, Mo., Dec. 14.-There is
no police record here of the kidnaping of
Ella Kates, as far as can b learned, as
related by Birmingham In, Chicago, and
tho police say they have no knowledge of
tha affair. Third and Oillls .streets, where
the girl Is said to have lived. Is a poor
district near the river. Inhabited prin
cipally by foreigners.
Late In the day Birmingham and his wife
ere held .to the criminal court In bonds
of $16,000 each.
DURANGO BANK SUSPENDS
Colorado Instltatloa Obliged to Closo
'Pending: Reorganisation Hope
of Resumption.
DURANGO, Colo., Dec. 14. The Colorado
State bank of this city suspended business
today pending reorganisation. It holds de
posit of 1600.000 and It capital I 176.000.
The official of the bank Issued a atate-
tnent In which they assert that the assets
are entirely unimpaired and that the bank
will be able to pay Its depositor aa well
a it stockholders In full. Th statement
further aay that the cause leading to
the suspension are the uneasiness In the
mind of the depositors caused by the fact
that Ellis Hampton, B. N. Freeman and
Frank Eldrtdge, director of th bank.
have been Indicted for alleged land fraud
In Archuleta county. The statement say
that these Indictments are entirely un
founded.
The bank recently sold a third Interest
In the Mantesum Water and Land com
pany. Payment for this wa to have been
made in cash In full this fall. The finan
cial flurry haa rendered It Impossible for
the purchaser to pay more than SO per
cent of the amount due and this ha im
paired tho cash reserve of th bank.
An examination of the book of tha bank
la being made by Charle K. Herr, i. W.
Walter and O. 8. 'Bayl, a committee of
depositors, and they hava ..reported . that
so far as their examination extend they
find the bank m splendid condition. - It is
expected that th bank will resuma opera
tions In a short time. .. .. ...
MOTOR CAUGHT -BY FENDER
Hnaavrdou Experience of Two Minne
apolis Men Strack ky Paa
sea gar Train,
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. it. Sitting In their
automobile and carried for fifty yard on
the cowcatcher ef a passenger engine,
every Instant expecting to be ground be
neath the wheels of the train, waa the
harrowing experience of S. J. Hewson,
president of the Menominee Hydraulic Press
Prick company, and Frank Peck, uper
latendent of the Menominee branch of the
company. In Minneapolis last night.
They escaped, however, without a bruise.
The two were returning from St. Paul.
When they approached the Oak street
crossing of the Great Northern, Mr. Hew
son, who was driving, saw no signals In
dicating the approach tt a train, and after
slowing up a moment and nettlier1 seeing or
hearing anything started across the track
at full speed. When the track, wa reached
he saw the passenger train almost upon
him. . Instead of trying to pass directly
In front of the engine, he, with remarkable
presence of mind, circled th machine.
The automobile was caught "upon the
fender and carried soma diets nee with the
two men In It
As the train was running at the rate of
ten or fifteen miles an hour It was brought
to a stop quickly. The automobila waa
partially wrecked.
WYMAN STAYSAT ST. LOUIS
Postmaster General Announces tkat
Department Retalaa Men
Wka Do Datr. (
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. - Postmaster
Wyman of St. Louis will succeed himself.
Charges had been preferred sgalnst Wy
man, but Investigation of them failed to
show that they could be sustained. At ths
conclusion of a conference with the presi
dent today Postmaster General Meyer an
nounced that Wyman would be reappointed,
his new term beginning next Monday.
Poatmaater General Meyer makea It clear
that the reappointment of Wyman Is In
accordance wlfh the policy Introduced two
years ago and now firmly established of re
taining In office postmasters who are per
forming their duties satisfactorily.
BLOW TO TICKET. SCALPING
Jndge Koklsaat Enter Final Decree
In Case Against Broker la
Conpons.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14. Judge Kohlsaat In
the United States circuit court today en
tered the final decree In the suit of sixteen
railroads against fifty-two ticket scalpers
In accordance with the recent decision of
the United States supreme court holding
that the business ef railroad ticket scalp
ing Is Illegal. The litigation waa begun In
Chicago three years ago, and the case was
taken on appeal to the supreme court by
the ticket scalpers. Th entering of the
decree is declared by the railroad attorneys
to be a deathblow to the ticket scalping
business.
PLOW COMPANY WILL RESUME
Two Floats at Itarlae, Wis., to Begin
Operation After Being Closed
Montk.
RACINE. Wis.. Dec. 14. As evidence that
the financial situation here Is Improving,
the Case Plow company ha announced
that It will resume work at It plant Men
day morning, employing J0 men and run
pti.g ten hours a day. The plant ha been
closed for four weeks. The Mltchell-Lewls
Wagon company will start lta pleat 8 week
later, mjtlvylng LXW mat
TRAFFIC IS TIED UP
Snow and Sleet Storm Interferes with
Trains and TelegTams.
NEWS FROM EAST IS DELATED
Western Union Has Only One Wire
from Chicago to New York.
SNOWPLOWS ORDERED
OUT
Trains in Eastern Colorado and West
ern Nebraska Take Siding-.
GALE ALONG ATLANTIC COAST
Bark Edmand D. rhlnny - Driven
Ask ore at Sandy Hook Wareklps
at Norfolk Ride Ont Storm
la Safety.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14. Snow began falling
here lata Friday night and continued
nearly all day today, causing delay of
traffic on surface and elevated lines and
on railroads. Th weather bureau reported
that five Inchea of snow had fallen' In the
downtown district and between six ' and
seven Inches In the southern section of the
city. The storm Is of wide extent, spread
ing over the greater part of the country
from the Rocky mountains to the Atlantic
eoaat In .many localities east of Chicago
the snow today turned to rain, and later
to sleet, causing the breaking of many
wires.
Snownlow Sent Ont.
DENVER, Dec. 14. While the eun was
shining In Denver all day today, a bllssard
was raging In eastern Colorado and west
ern Kansas and Nebraska. The railroads
are having difficulty in moving trains, and
some of the lines hava' ordered tralna to
take sidings. A general cessation of traf
fic will occur east of Denver unless the
big storm stops within a few hours. .
. Reports received by railroads In Denver
said that the atorm was moving In the di
rection of Denver. Bnowplows were sent
out by the railroads and much trouble la
anticipated. The worst effect of the storm
are being felt 100 mile east of this city.
TERRIFIC STORM OVER ERIE
Steam Toaj Lose Tow and Come lata
Port wltk Oao Man
Mlaalaa-.
.
SANDUSKY, O., Dec 14. With It rud
der gone, the tug Lett of Cleveland limped
Into this port today. During the night th
tug lost the dredge, Detroit No. 1 off
Cedar Point and one man, Samuel Simp
son of Cleveland, wa drowned. A terrlflo
storm Is raging on Lake Erie.
RACINE, W!a., Deo. 14.-A a result ef
today's atorm the ateamer Wisconsin broke
even hawaers while attempting to ti up
at tt dock and waa compelled to anchor in
th harbor. The swell lifted the steamer
so hls-h thst it was caua-ht nn a eluitar nt
Tplk and av portion of lta bull waa badly
smashed. .
ROBBERS DITCH MAIL TRAIN
Gaard and Bandlta Battle Over tha
Wreckage Till Latter Are Re
pnlsed at Tlfll.
TIFLI3, Tranacaucaala, Dec. 14. A band
of alxty robbers attacked and derailed the
mall train running between Tlfll and Baku
last night near the : station 1 of Salakhtu.
The train waa carrying a large sum of
money.. The train guard repulsed tha ban
dits, after a fight In which many passen
gers and soldiers were wounded. The ban
dits finally retreated, leaving four dead
behind them.
The attack wa daringly conceived and
carried out. Thirty yard of track on a
down grade has been torn up and tha train,
running at full speed, plunged Its way over
the ties. Both locomotives and most of
tha cars were ditched. The robbers, who
were in hiding near by, Immediately came
out and advanced on the train guard and
passenger. They threw eight bomb and
opened a heavy fire on the confused trav
elers. The train guard rallied quickly and
returned this fire from behind the mass of
wreckage. They . held their ground tenac
iously until the robber were driven off,
carrying their wounded.
A hospital train haa brought a number
of tha wounded passengers and guards to
Tlflls. Troops are In pursuit of the rob
ber. NEGOTIATIONS AT GOLDFIELD
American Federation and Mine Own
era Coming to Terms Mlae
Situation Sam.
GOLDFIELD, Nev., Dec. 14. Secretary
Erb of the Qoldfleld Mine Owners' asso
ciation, announced jesterday after a meet
ing of the executive committee of the asso
ciation that a resolution had been passed
suspending the wage scale of the associa
tion recently attempted, for ten days, at
the request of the American Federation of
Labor. During the ten days a committee
of th American Federation and the asso
ciation will perfect a new wage scale,
which will be satisfactory to the American
Federation. Thia arrangement will also
affect the employee of tha Nevada-California
Power company who walked out
Thursday, and under the new agreement
these employes will return to work today,
thus removing the Imminent possibility of
shutting down of the plant of the Power
company, which furnishes all of the power
to the mines and tha lights and power for
the city of Gold Held.
The new arrangement affects th car
penters and engineer In the mlnea, and
those men who are not affiliated with the
Western Federation of Miners, will resume
work In the mines today.
NO MORE BODIES LOCATED
Total Discovered a Moaongak Mlaes
Now is Three Haadre-d and
Twenty-Two.
MONONGAH. W. Va.. Dec. 14 -No bodies
have been found In mines Noa. f and S of
the Fairmont Coal company since last
night, when the total reached S22. ThJ
legislative commltt on mine Investigation
will sit here next Tuesday with the attor
ney general of tho state.
Fifteenth lnfnntry Retnrna.
BAN 'FRANCISCO, Cal.. Dec. 14.-The
army transport Sherman, Captain Bru-
Julere, which arrived late Thuraay night,
ocked at th transport wharf yeaterduy.
Th transport brought home the Fifteenth
Infantry, which left here on thn Bhorman
in November, lsufi. and during Its two
years duty la the Philippines wus siatiened
In Mindanao. The regiment niU g from
her to tort DougLaa, Utaa,
MAY REOPEN COMMERCE BANK
Comptroller RMgeley Aare-eehle
Plans that Carry Snbetantlal
Chan are In Official,'
to
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Comptroller
Ridgely stated today that at a confer
ence w ith Senator Warner and O. H. Dean
if Kansaa City this morning he told them
he waa In thorough sympathy with the
efforts to bring about the reopening of
the National Bank of Cofimerce of Kan
ana City at. as early a date as possible,
provided that the capital of the batik
should be completely restored and largely
Increased; that the bank be provided with
ample cah . means at Its reopening to
meet all demands; and that, further, there
should be such a reorganization of di
rectors and officers of the bunk that the
new board and officers should be free
from all responsibility for the suspension
of the old bank and should not only In
spire, but command such confidence both
in Kansaa City and throughout the west
that there would be no doubt of tho suc
cess of the reorganised bank.
Mr, Ridgely also ststed thst he had been
authorised to visit Kansas City to confer
with the people Interested In the bank
there to consider plans for Its reorganisa
tion, and stated that he would be entirely
willing to do this as soon as the condition
of the bank was definitely determined
and some actual and practical plan of
reorganisation was ready for considera
tion. Mr: Ridgely said that Mr. Dean had not
offered htm th presidency of the National
Bank f Commerce and had no authority
to do ao.
PEACE IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Some Prospect Now that Negotiations
to This End Will Be.
Saccrssf nl.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 14-The
Central American peace conference prac
tically concluded lta labor today, when It
was announced that the delegates had
agreed upon, and were ready, to sign seven
treaties. The most Important step toward
the preservation of peace In Central Amer
ica consisted in the agreement of the treaty
establishing a permanent court. The other
treaties will be:
One of extradition; one for establish
ment of a Central American pedagogical In
stitution and for the establishment of an
International Central American bureau sim
ilar to the Bureau of American Republics
at Washington; a financial convention; a
treaty for the establishment of better com
munication between tha countries, and a
general treaty of peace and amity. On
Friday the delegates wll formally sign
these trestle.
In tha afternoon of th same day the
conference will be dissolved and on Satur
day night the delegates will glv a dinner
to th secretary of state, the cabinet and
other. s
TRYING TO PROVE A TRUST
Assistant Attorney General of Mls
. sonrf Contlnnea Effort la In-
anranee Investigation.
' ' " i
ST. LOUIg, Dec. 14.-When the Investi
gation into tha alleged trust of Insurance
companies. doing business In Missouri was
resumed today Assistant' Attorney General
Ferris continued his efforts to show that
th sixty-seven , Insurance companies are
In an agreement to fix and control rates.
While admitting that aa a general prop
osition they have adhered to the Water
worth rate. ' wltneaaea for the Inaurance
companies assert that they have cut th
rate frequently, when competition neces
sitated - such- aotlom The "Waterworth
rate" which appear to figure aa the key
note of the state's case. Is a book of esti
mates compiled by Jamea A. Waterworth
of St. Louis In reference to the value of
property, the risk Involved and the insur
ance rate that should apply. The Insur
ance agenta say that they have nothing to
do with It ownership er publication, and It
was Compiled for the guidance of only those
who wish to use It.
WISCONSIN WANTS INSPECTORS
Representatives of Snperler Elevators
Make Plea Before Minnesota
Commission
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 14.-Wlsconsln
now wants Minnesota Inspection for Its
wheat and small gralna, and that after
twice "kicking" out Inspectora at Superior
who were placed there by the Minnesota
commission.
Representatives of Superior elevator con
cerns appeared today before the State Rail
way and Warehouse commission, bringing
from the Wisconsin commission an arree
ment to confine their Inspection to coarse
grains In and out of Superior, and to weigh
all grains, Including wheat. In and out of
the same port. In return those who re-qu-st
it are to have Minnesota inspection
Uir wheat and fisx.
Compliance would necessitate the placing
of Inspectors by the commission at Su
perior. No action was taken, as the com
missioners said they first desired to be
sure of good falih on the part of the Wis
consin officials.
EDITOR WINS IN LIBEL SUIT
Attorney W. A. Hnynea Lose Damage
Case Against Anita, la., News-
paper Man,
ATLANTIC, la., Dec. 11 (Special Tele
gram.) The jury In the libel suit of At
torney W, A. Haynes sgalnst Bam Myers,
editor of the Anita Tribune, returned a
verdict for the defendant at noon today
after being out since last night. The suit
was for 13,000 damages, alleged to have
been sustained by the publication of an
article In the Tribune.
It was the longest suit ever tried In the
district court for this county. It took
three weeks. Eight attorneys were engaged
In It and all made speeches. One of the
attorneys, C. A. Meredith, speke continu
ously for eight hour. Another suit in
which 1 Dr. Larrabee Is the plaintiff Is
pending against the defendant. It Is said
this will be dismissed.
LINCOLN WOMAN DIES ON WAY
km, Harry Benolt Expires nt Chicago
on Way to Beside of Her
Daaahter.
CHICAGO. Dee. 14. Mrs. Harry Benolt
of Unco In was taken suddenly 111 last night
shortly after her arrival In Chicago to see
her daughter, Mrs. Hattl Miller, who Is
HI In St. Anthony's hospital. The mother
died as a police ambulance was rushing
her to that Institution. Mrs. Benolt
boarded an elevated train In order to reach
the hospital. She became 111 at Hern ave
nue and was carried Into the station by
the train guards, who called the ambu
lance. The body Is new at the hospllal.
and the daughter, who has not been In
formed of her mother's death, probably
will ba operated upon today,
LID GOES ON TODAY
First Attempt to Be Made TowaiS
Complete Sunday Closing, :..
ALL LINES OF ACTIVITY AFFECTET)
Names of Persons Violating Law Wii
Be Jotted Down.
GENERAL TEST WILL THEN COJIJ
City Divided Into Six Farts anj
Police Apportioned.
MUCH INQUIRY-' OVER DETAIL
People Keep Officers Bssy Asking
' How Fnr They May Go aat
Not Be tanght la
the Act.
For hour Saturday th police captains
handed out advice over the talephonoa to
those anxious Inquirer i whd desired to
know what they could do Bunday when the.
department Is to enforce the Sunday clo
lug law. To sum up the advlca of th cap
tains it was:
"Do as you please as you do In regard td
obeying every olher law."
Citizens attempted to get bills of excep
tion through, but the captains who did not
want to advise anyone, simply told thos
who had special reasons, that th "just and
beneficent luw Is no respector of persons;"
Grocers wanted to keep open a aide door,
others entered the plea that they sold milk
to a large number of people and felt th
should supply their customer on Sunday
as well as any other day.
"I am now supplying milk to families
where there are many sick babies," tale
phoned a north side grocer. '
"How many sick babies did you say jretS
were feeding?" ssked Captain Moatyn.
"Sixteen," replied the anxious) shot)
keeper. '
Feed the Babies.
"Well, you feed those sixteen babie thole
milk Bunday morning, but remember that
sick babies do not need cigars, sardine or
brick cheese and If we catch you selling
anything but milk for the sick babies, yon
come down"' replied the captain
Signs appeared In many -of the tbbacca
tore and at the news-stands early Saturday-morning.
They said: "Closed tomor
row take something along now." Others)
said: "No place to go except to church
and home." One hotel bar ha "Nothing
to eat, nothing to drink and also nothing
to do. In Omaha tomorrow do tt now." ,
Hackmen were , told by the police thay
must not appear on' tha street Sunday
nor at th regular standa, while tha bag
gageman - who attempt to move a trunk
or haul anything across th city will bo
marked for slaughter with tha street car
conductors, newsboys, mixer of fla-furleg
at the drug stores, newspaper reporters
and other.
Whether the sheriff offloo will tain )
hand and grab th officers of the police de
partment, wno anva. patroi wagon ana
walk their beat, was a matter of con
Jecture all day Saturday and It waa lit"
tlmated around headqufrtera that tb8
Jalla may be full of policemen before Sun
day .evening. .
TTncle Isn't Men May Work On.
On class of workmen th police, brara
aa they are supposed to be, and really ar
will not molest. That Is your Uncle Sam
uel's mall men.
The Screen wagon men will haul th)
mall to and from the trains as they were
wont to do In the halyoon day before th
wave of reform struck the city amidships.
The clerks will sort the mall and distribute
It, rendering unto Peter the mall that la
Peter'a and unto Paul that -snail that la
Paul's. Other clerks will hand the mall
out at the windows and other clerka will
do the things pertaining to their office that
they are paid for doing and they will snap
their finger In the bluecoat'a face. With
the assurance of one who knows where ha
is "at."
ia an offense that no self-respecting police
man would be guilty of. . - -A
plan waa adopted by Mayor Dahlman
and Chief of Police Donahue of having tha
city divided Into six districts and policemen
apportioned toAake namea of person they
deem to be violator of the law, but not to
make arrest. There will be a sort of cast-
Ing of lota and picking the winner tha
morning after to decide on tha victim for
prosecution In the wholesale test to ba
made of the law.
NEW ORDER FOR SANTA CLAUS
Letter of Children Tbrenak Mall
Will. He Sent to III
Agent.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-In past years"
many communications have been received
by the Postomce department requesting
delivery of so-called 'Santa Claua letters'
to philanthropic societies and other la
various parts of the country, but th ra
quest have always been denied. Th de
partment, taking the stand that letter of
Importance would be classed with "Santa,
Claua letters'' through error, that It would
be exposing to private parties confidential
correspondence that the letters might con
tain valuable enclosures, and that such a
practice would not be in keeping with th
principle of th sanctity of the malls.
Now, however, l'ost master General Meyer
has adopted a more liboral attitude toward
the children, as Indicated by his action ofr
today in Issuing an order to postmasters
all over the country (to whom letters full
of trust and pleading are coming In such
numbers ' from the little ones) to let tb
people of their cities know through th
newspapers ti.at mall addressed to Santa
Claus will be delivered to any responsible
parties who will undertake to act as Santa
Claus' agents In the matter.
CUMMINS CORRECTS ERROR
Declares Never ha Id Weald at Ms)
Time Ba Candidate for
Senate. ' -
DES MOINES, Dec. 14. -Governor A. B.
Cummins, who is at New London, la, gave;
a statement over the long distance tele
phone this afternoon, in which h admitted
saying two years sgo that he was not at
that time a candidate fir the :oslt1on held
by United States Senator Allison. "I meant
Just what I said," said the guvernor. "I
was not a candidate for senuror at the
time. I was running for governor. I quali
fied my statement sufficiently to make It
well undei ood that I iiad no idea of never
running the serste."
Cummins' enemies claim that th letter
made public by Dolllver should oaua tb
governor t withdraw
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