Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha : Daily Be
VOL. XXXVII NO. 163.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOItNINO, ; DECEMBER 23, 1907 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
AT POUT OF SPAIN
American Fleet Finishes First Stage
of Voyage to 'Pacific.
ELABORATE WELCOME FOR SHIPS
Imposing ' Array of War Vessels
Excites Admiration of People.
EVANS CALLS " ON GOVERNOR
Admiral' and Staff .J ''oraal Visit
to GoTernme e.
SHORE LEAVE GIVEN
MEN
Torpedo Boat Flotilla Lea
on the Arrival of the
VfMrln All Reported
Well. "
PORT OF SPAIN. Dec. 24.-Port of Spain
Is fireparlnf to welcome the American fleet
of battleships with hospitality and good
fellowship. Daylight ahowed the warships
anchored In four column formation about
four miles from the wharf. The people
crowded the water front to -view the Im
posing array of white ships of war, enter
tainment committees completed their final
arrangements and the town rapidly took
on Its best holiday attire.
Numberless launches, , rowboats, small
yachts and hsrbor craft of all sorts began
putting out at an early hour to tane signi
seers pver to the American vessels. They
clustered and cruised about between the
anchored warships, glistening In the sun
light of a wsrirj, perfect day whllo the
crowd voiced Its admiration.
Arrangements are oelng made to send
Into town a far, number of men who
have been given shore leave.
Rear Admiral Eve called on the gov
ernor of TrlnldaaV Sir Henry Moore Jack
son, this morning. ' A party of officers
from the fleet are coming ashore this after
noon. Tha warships this morning are tak
ing coal from colliers. All on board the
vessels are well.
The tender Yankton arrived during the
night, several hours later than the fleet.
It was unable to keep up with the other
vessels.
While preparing to leave the harbor the
destroyer Whipple's propeller fouled the
anchor chain of tne clllier Fortuna, which
delayed tha departure of the flotilla a sec
ond time. The torpedo boats had returned
here yesterday after having sailed Sunday,
because of damage to the machinery of the
Lawrence. Divers were sent down to clear
the propeller. It Is expected that the flo
tilla wilt said this afternoon.
Fleet stopped (or Burial at Sea.
- NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Special dispatches
from Pert of Spain, Trinidad, announco
tha arrival there of the Atlantic fleet on
Its way to tha Pacific. The fleet Is said
to have passed Into the Oulf of Para and
anchored there In four columns, five miles
off the town. According; to the dispatches,
the only stop on tha trip from Hampton
Roads to Port of Spain was a temporary
-itcfjjrrnuant, of.,. -tb.4 Kentucky's ataarUMC
gear. TlivV-aHwaay that the entire fleet
topped engines for nine minutes Sunday
and half masted their flags while ordinary
Seaman Q. E. Pipes, who died of menin
gitis aboard the Alabama, was burieU.
The harbor of Port of Spain, while well
protected, is. shallow for a long distance
out from the besch and vessels of great
draught 211k the battleships anchor a
long way out. The fleet will remain In the
harbor for several days and will coal
there. Supplies will also be taken on board
from the supply ship Culgoa and the re
frigerator ship Glacier.
' Christmas Message Sent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Admirkl Bvans
has reported to the Navy' department the
arrival of ahe battleship fleet at Trinidad
yesterday. The admiral's dispatch was
very brief, simply announcing the arrival
at that place of the first and second squad
rons of the fleet and the admiral's tender,
the Yankton. In the absence of any word
to the contrary the Inference at the Navy
department, according to the navsl code,
Is that all are well on board the vessels of
the fleet.
Secretary Metcalf today sent the follow
lng Christmas greeting to the officers and
man of the Atlantic battleship fleet and
the torpedo destroyer flotilla:
Evans. Port of Spain, Trinidad The de
partment extends to you. officers and men
under your command, the best wishes for
a mrry Christmas. (Signed.)
METCALF.
This message will be read to the men
tomorrow aboard ths various ships of the
fleet and flotilla or will be posted in a
conspicuous place where It may be readily
seem by them. Over 14.000 officers and
men are now at Port of Spain, so that the
secretary's message will be a greeting to
them all. The message was sent by -wire
less telegraph via San Juan.
SAILORS ENDURE HARDSHIPS
Bark Wrecked Near Equator aad
t'rew Lives for Tint on Unln
habited lalaad.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-With a tale of
hardship and privation that adds another
chapter to ths romance of the sea. Mate
Donald Morrison, of the long lost bark
Alexander Oubes, has arrived at his homo
in Southampton, L. t.. In time for Christ
mil. Ths bark was wrecked in the Pacific
near the equator and the crew put off in
two boats. One Of the boats In which
was Mate Morrison, reached sn uninhabited
Island, where he and nine others remained
for five months until they were rescued by
a sloop manned by sailors who had put
off from the bark In the other boat and
who finally reached the main land. Dur
ing this time they lived on turtles and Its
ards, and all the water they had was from
a small brackish spring.
MAN SINGS WHILE IN TRANCE
tartans Condltioa of, Edward Bhea
Who Has Been Asleep Over
a Month.
MONTCLAIRE, N. J., Dec. 24.-The curi
ous trance-like stats in which Edward
8 hp ha remained for more than a month
has taken on a new pliaae. He now fre-
qui fitly sings, although he remains uncon
sclous. Before ths trance came on he was
known as a vocalist of some ability, bu
friend who have heard hlin slug during
Ms trance 'say that his voice possesses
mors sweetness and that he alngs with
mora expression than hs did before. While
hi singing would lesd one to believe that
the songs he sings had been diligently
practiced; none of his friends have heard
Mm sing any of them before, ' Shea 1
fed artificially and. While he takes llnl
nourishment is remains in good physlesl
condition.
SUMMARY OF TlIE BEE
Wednesday, Derember JIS, lOT.
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Forecast till ? p. m. Wetlncsdnv:
FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BUFFS AND
VICINITY Fair Wedncsdsyi colder Wed
nesday afternoon.
FK NEBRASKA Partly cloudy and
colder Wednesday.
FOR JOWA Partly cloudy Wednesday:
warmer In east portion, colder In west por
llmi Wednesday.
Temperature
a Omaha I
Hour. Deg.
5 a. m 28
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10 a. m 30
11 a. m S3
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DOstZSTXO.
Arrival of the American fleet at Port
of Spain Is made gala day. Pa;
The Memphl Savings bank closed Its
doors yesterday. Pas 1
Hundred and twenty thousand persons
will be fed by the Salvation Army today
In New York. ag 1
Rivers near Pittsburg are nearing
flood staiie because of melting snow.
Pag 1
Funerals of victims of mine disaster
are pathetic sights. Page 1
Masked men hold up saloon In Chicago,
Faff 1
Labor leaders at Washington claim the
Buck boycott decision takes away their
Inalienable rights. ' Page 1
Tests will be made of the Kansas City
Sunday law, the first step being taken
already. Fag's 1
Judge Lewis of Denver has quashed
indictments against men accused of land
frauds. Fags 1
The price of beer Is likely to go higher,
owing to the scarcity of'barley. Fag's a
Sister of Mercy at Milwaukee hospital
is shot by an Insane man. Pag
Arguments are concluded In tho typo-
thetae case at Cincinnati. Page a
KEBKASXA.
Jury at Grand .Island finds Walluge
guilty of murder In the second degree,
Faffs 3
Attorney General Thompson Is much
pleased at the decision of the United
States supreme court granting the state
permission to file a petition In the rail
road case. Fag-a
Farmers near Rosalie are to make
careful search of their premises for the
missing daughter of Olaf Olson. In the
vicinity of the Olson home little credenco
Is given the theory of murder. Faffa a
POBXXGZf.
Pope Plus greets his cardinal at
Rome. , . i Fags 1
Long- --continued draught tar India
causes short p7UhOhgbf WhcVi Fag's 1
X.OCAX.
Jobbers' and 'Manufacturers',- associa
tion of OmahA .reports ' that- fall trade
during merchants' meeting was seven and
a half per-cent greater' than during the
record breaking spring meeting rf 1907.
The 1908 merchants'! excursions will be
gin January, IS and close April 1. Fag's 6
Teddy bears did not 'prove popular at
Omaha toy shops as compared with the
old fashioned doll, babies, and sales
women predict that the race will soon
be extinct. Women learned thej "bundle
Habit this year. Pars 8
City Prosecutor Daniel aays no more
arrests will be made for violations of the
Sunday law until the district court in
terprets the meaning of "common labor,"
while Mayor Dahlman has a secret scheme
for a new crusade. . Foas 10
Christinas day In Omaha finds the' men,
women and children In all strata of life
happy and most of them prosperous.
Those who have are giving freely to
those who have not. The program for
th day- Far 1
comczBciAx aits urourrmiAih
Live stock markets. Fagw 7
Grain markets. Page T
Stocks and bonds. Fag's T
MOVEMENT OF OCHAH STEAMSHIPS.
Port.
Arrived.
NEW YORK..
NEW YORK..
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CHERBOl'RO
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.Calabrl
ATTEMPT TO BRING PEACE
Actios President Mahoney. of West
ern Federation Making; Ff
fort at Goldaeld.
GOLDFIELD. Nev., Dec. 24. If a com
promise of any nature Is possible at this
late day between the Mine Owner' asso
ciation and the Weste rn Federation of
Miners It will be brought about through
the efforts of Acting President Mshoney
of the Western Federation. Night and day
since his arrival here on Sunday last, Mr.
Mahoney has been working on a proposi
tion to bring about peac with honor to
the federation. Thus far Mr. Mahoney's
efforts have been confined to conferences
with the executive board of the local
miners' union, but today la ready to confer
with tho mine owners. The privilege has
however, been denied him thus far. It Is
Intimated that the first conference will be
held on , Thursday. Captain Cox, the gqv
ernors personsi representative left for
Reno this morning. He will see Oovernor
Sparks before his return. The mines and
mills are being worked today as usual with
sdoui iw men at work. No more strike
breakers are expected before the end of the
week.
SALVATION ARMY DINNERS
Many Thansand Christmas Feasts Will
He nistrlbatod la Mew '
York.
NEW YORK, Dec. H.-More than 130.009
people will eat Christmas dinners in New
York tomorrow furnished by the Salvation
army. The dinners ara beting put up In
basket for famlllea of fiva sod six and
will be distributed on Curlslmss morning.
Each basket will contain a S-pound chkken
In addition to vegetables, coffee, tea and
bread, as well as plum pudding. In add!
lion to in gn at c ur simas dinner, the
Salvation army is coll-tlng money for its
regular relief work and lOO.OuO appeals sent
to New York through the malls faav
brought more than tll.009 into ths coffsr
OI me army.
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NEW VIEW ;0F LAND LAW
Judge Lewis Anathet Indictments
Against Lumbermen in Colorado.
ENTRTMEN MAT. MAKE DEALS
Agreements Made After Application Is
Filed fader Timber aad Stoae
Aet Held to Be I-caral Gov
ernnrent Will Appeal.
DENVER, Dec 84. In the United States
district court here today Judge R. E. Lewis
granted the motion to quash the Indict
ments against E. M. Rlggs, president, and
Charles D. McPhee and J. J. McGlnnlty,
directors of ths New Mexico 1 lumber com
pany and Charles H. Freeman and W. W.
Nossman of Durango, charging them with
conspiracy to defraud the government of
timber lands In Archulet county, Colp. The
order to quash was based upon the ground
th,t no erlme under the federal statute
was shown. The court also quashed for
the same reason the indictments against
A. T. Sullenberger, president of the Pago
Lumber company and others In connection
with the operations of that company.
The decision of Judge Lewis is based, as
to the mam polht In the cases, upon the
allegations In the Indictment to the effect
that they charge no tampering with or
agreement with entrymen prior to the ap
plication of the entryman for lands. It Is
based on the further proposition that the
makliig of ngreementsby or with the en
trymen after application la made by him Is
lawful under the timber and stone act.
By these two proposition, one following
the other, the court reaches the conclusion
that the charge against the Indicted men
does not reveal a conspiracy to acquire
land by a method violative of the timber
and stone sot provisions. It shows, how
ever, that the court recognises the Illegal
ity and criminality of dealing witli pros
pectlve entrymen prior to application by
them to file on lands. Inasmuch as the
statute IS express and explicit In condem
nation of such practices. v
Judge Lewis intimated that the Indict
ments In the coal land cases found by the
grand Jury last summer would also be
quashed.
The cases will be carried by the govern
ment to the supreme court of the United
States. All of the Indictments were drawn
by Oliver E. Pagan, assistant attorney gen
eral of the United States. '
DISTRUST OF SHAH SHOWN
Persian Ruler Has Not Succeeded In
Convincing; "objects He Is
In Earnest.
TEHERAN, Dec. 24. Twenty-four hours'
reflection seems to have convlnoed that
faction of the Persian public which favors
tho constitutionalists that It Is better to
keep their powder dry until the shah's
promises of . reform are converted Into
act. The utter lack of confidence was
evidenced this morning In the basaars,
where the shops that were reopened yes
terday had their shutter up again today.
Small armed crowds are reassembling tn
the public squares, but up to me present
tune there has been no aggression. One of
i.he -.chief' ;iogal . advisers "of jParJIaTneUt
was shot at by some soldiers last evening,
tout he waa not hurl.
Ed Dowleh, who. In accordance with the
hah' koren oath" was yesterday ban
ished and ordered to leave Teherafi, re
fused to go and took refuge at the Dutch
legation. Nasir-El-Mulk, the former pr
mler, who was exiled recently, left Ensell
for Europe today. -
POPE GREETS HIS CARDINALS
Pontiff Present at Sacred Collea-e for
Exchange of Christmas Salu
tations. ROME, Dec. 24. The pope was present
at the aacred college today for the ex
change of Christmas greetings with the
cardinals. No addresses were made, but
the pontiff conversed familiarly with each
cardinal on such topics as modernism and
the revision of the Vulgate. With Cardinal
Gaspterri he spoke at some length ort ths
codification of the canon law.
WHEAT PROSPECT. NOT GOOD
breath 1 Prolona-ed Duration Caases
Diminution in Planting;
la India.
LAHORE, India, Dec. 24. There has been
a remarkable diminution In wheat planting
In the Punjab because of the prolonged
drouth. The area has shrunk from 9,000,000
to 6.000,000 acres. Many of ths permanent
canals are running short, while the Irriga
tion ditches are quite dry.
FIRE ON BOARD THE MINNESOTA
American Steamer aad Cargo ' Dam
aged by Flames In Harbor
at Koba.
t
KOBE, Japau, Dec. 24. Firs has broken
out on board the' American steamer Min
nesota, Captain Austin, In this harbor.
Both tha vessel and It cargo were dam
aged. The Minneapolis I from Seattle for
Hong Kong via Yokohama.
Canadian Parian Wreck.
FERNIE. B. C. Deo. 24.-TWO freight
trains met In a collision near MoLeod on
the Crows Nest Pass branch of the Ca
nadian Pacific railway yesterday. Brake
man F. Ormsbe was killed and Fireman
C. Von Wald and Engineer McKlnnon fa
tally injured.
Cain bemoans his fate
Sentenced to Imprisonment for Life,
Ha Says rasa Is Sworn
Away.
DE8 MOINES, la.. Deo. 24.-J. C. Cain,
convicted of murdering C, H. Morris, a
wealthy mine owner, because the latter
attempted to drive him out of an illegal
liquor business at one of his mining camps,
was sentenced to life Imprisonment at Fort
Madison today. "My life has been sworn
away," declared Cain to the court after
aentence had been Imposed. "I had no
chance against the array of witnesses who
cared nothing for the truth and only to get
men In prison."
GOVERNMENT RESTS ITS CASE
Iroaaautloa af John R. Walsh Ad
journed Over Christmas V'a
til Thursday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Tho government to
day formally rested Us case In the prose
cution of John R. Walsh, who la accused
of misapplying funds of the Chicago Na
tional bank. Judgs A. B. Anderson, before
whom tha cas is being heard adjourned
court Until Thursday,
MEMPHIS BANK CLOSES DOORS
One of Oldest Institutions In Ten
nessee Forced to Suspend
Business.
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Dec. 24. "This bank
s closed by order of the chancery court.
E. L. McHenry has been appointed re
ceiver." , .
The above notfte was posted on the doors
of ths Memphis Sarin bank, one of the
oldest institutions In the state, at opening
time today. It Is understood that the offi
cers were before Chsncellor H. Helskell
late last night and applied for a receiver.
No reason for the suspension has yet been
given out
O. W. McRae, a well known local capi
talist, is pret!dent and E. I Menager
cashier. The bank carrVs deposits of over
ll,600.0fl. ' ' '
Several weeks ago a statement wss pub
lished that the bank had" been' heavily
kaded with paper of a certain concern
upon which it could not realise. This set
many rumor afloat and the bank Inserted
the following exrlanallon- In itbe dally
papers:
'A misapprehension seem to exist In re
gard to a supposed ton made by this bank.
The facts are that an unpaid -maturity was
Immediately made good to the bank by cer-
. . . .. M I . 1 . V. .
lain oi us omcers ana aireciurs, mm me
bank sustained no. loss whatever. The
claim was bought at It face value by said
officers and directors and Is their prop
erty. .Whatever Is realised from it will be
long to them."
President S. P. Read of the Memphis
Clearing House association said today that
the suspension of tha Memphis Savings
bank would not affect any other institu
tion in the city. Mr. Read said ho felt
certain that all depositors In the Memphis
Savings bank would be paid in full.
A statement of the condition of the sus
pended bank was made public on Decem
ber 11. as follows: ,
Resources Loans and discounts, S1.031,0T8:
overdrafts, secured, 128,677; stocks and
bonds, SN29.370; resl estate, 17.281; cash and
sight exchange, IXKJ.IWS!.
Liabilities capital stocK. iaH,iii: sur
nlus and undivided profits. 172.654: bllli
payable, fc.V.ii'.; cashiers' checks, $5,537;
deposits. Sl.631.049.
Later a statement was Issued by the dl
rectors of the Memphis Savings bank an
nounclng that tha Institution was solvent
and that creditor would riot' lose a cent,
The statement adds that because of the
financial stringency It was deemed wise to
close the bank, ask for a receiver and liqui
date Its affairs.
PRICE OF BEER MAY GO UP
Head of Blfr Brewery Hectares Scar
city of Barley is Likely to
Affect Supply. ,
CHICAGO, Dec 24. "One thousand
saloons will have locked their doors and
gone out of business 'in this city by May 1
next," said Adam Ortselfen, president of
the McAvoy Brewing company, during a
talk last night on-tho scarcity of barley,
which Is seriously crippling the large brew
eries and the malt houses and may mean
a probable raise In the price per barrel of
beer within a few weeks. .
Perhaps one-third of the breweries, the
largest ones. In thl city do their own malt
lng1.. The smaller one buy of .the malt
house. Both breweries and malster for
several weeks .have.bfei bidding almost to
the point wiping- outhe margin of profit
tn order to gret Lba few carloads of barley
that arrive. In this market -each day.
Beer now 1s selling at from- $4.50 to $7 a
barrel, according to quality. The quality
depends upon many conditions, but chiefly
on the malting expense, In which barley
figures the chief factor.
"We are not unaklng a dollar under the
present .conditions," said Mr. Ortselfen,
"A a business man I can foresee only an
Increase In the price. As for the other
brewers I do not see how they either can
avoid a raise.
"It Is a fact well known to the tradi
that hundreds of the smaller saloons a'rj
not making much If any money now, and
I predict that 1,000 saloons will, have closed
their doors and gone out of business by May
1 next."
LABOR LEADERS WILL FIGHT
Claim that Bock Boycott Decision
Relieves Them of Constl
'tutlonal nights.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. AttoVneys for
the American Federation of Labor today
filed objections against the scope of the
I temporary injunction of tha district court
prohibiting the boycotting of the Buck
Stove and Range company of St. Louis,
They move that the order be amended.
hearing on this motion probably will be
held January $. Counsel for the defense
desire to have the Injunction run until the
further order of the court Instead of until
the flnal decree. Otner objections are
stated to be that It may be construed to
enjoin the defendant from uniting together
to agree to patronise plaintiff' products
it might be construed to prevent the de
fendants and their associates from saying
to other that they had united and com
bined to patronise the product of plain
tiff; it might be construed f.o enjoin the de
fendant from announcing to other that
they had united and combined not to deal
with other who should deal with plaintiff
or purchase Its produots; It abridge free
dom of speech of all ths defendants, which
la protects'! by the first amendment to the
constitution of the United States;
abrldgea freedom of the press of all th
defendant, which Is protected by the firs
amendment to the constitution of the
United States.
GRAND TRUNK PENSION PLAN
system sain to Me stoat Liberal a:
Aay ow In Force to Be
Instituted.
PORTLAND, Me.. Dee. 24. The Grand
Trunk railroad, which has It eastern term
inus in this city, will put Into effect on
January 1 a pension system claimed to
be the most comprehensive and one of th
most generous In the country, embracing
every employ of the railroad In th-
United States and Canada. The rallroa
will finance all the details of the scheme,
not levying any assessment on the em
ployes.
As a nucleus with which to support the
plan the company lis set apart $300,000,
the Interest of which, with $75,000 addl
tlonal If necessary each year, will be
turned over to supporting the terms of th-
plan.
Under the new rule a compulsory retiring
Is fixed at , while any employs who has
served th company for fifteen years or
more will be entitled to a pension on
graduated scale. A minimum pension ha
been fixed at $Jt0, while there is no max
Imum.
In addition to this provision is made for
employes who have been disabled In th
company' servloe and for men dismissed
without cause under (5 but have not served
over fifteen ysara.
M011LER GOES' TO ME COAST
Report that General Manager of Union
Pacific is to Be Promoted.
TO REBUILD HARRLMAN LINES
General Haperla teadeut Park to Be.
come Genrrnl Maaaarer and
W. A. Whltaer General
Superintendent.
SALT LAKE CITY, Deo. 21 The Deseret
New today prints the following. The
News has semi-official authority for an
nouncing that E. E. Calvin of the Southern
Pacific is to so to New Orleans about
January 1; that A. L. Mohler. vice presi
dent and general manager of the Union
Pacific will go to San Francisco as general
manager of the Harrlman coast lines to
succeed Mr. Calvltt; that D. L. Park. nw
general superintendent of the Union Pacific
at Omaha will sit at Mr. Mohler' desk In
Omaha and that W. A, WMtney, now su
perintendent of the Wyoming division of
the Union Pacific at Cheyenne will succeed
Mr. Park.
W. H. Bancroft, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Oregon Short Line,
will undoubtedly continue to fill that Im
portant position. Those In a position to
know say the Southern Pacific and Union
Pacific between Omaha and San Francisco
have -been brought up to satisfactory con
ditions and those men wbo accomplished
the seemingly impossibility are now to try
their genius on systems now as tangled
as the Pacifies ere once.
Vice President and General Manager A!
L. Mohler of the Union Pacific ia in Chi
cago with members of his family to spend
Christmas. T. M. Orr. assistant to Mr,
Mohler, said that nothing had been heard
of the contemplated changes In the officials
of the Harrlman lines at the headquarters
In Omaha.
"I know nothing about It," was the com
ment of W. L. Park, superintendent of the
Union Pacific, when advised by telephone
of the report.-'
"That 1 to say, there Is nothing to the
report?"
"I know nothing about It at all."
"You neither deny nor confirm It?"
"Well, that Is, I know nothing about the
report"
Nothing was said of It, then, before' Mr.
Mohler left the cltyT"
"I- don't know a thing of It."
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
George Krusr and . Family In Wash
ington to Spend the
Holidays.
(From a 8ta(T Correspondent.) -
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. (Special Tele
gram.) Mr. George Krug of Omaha and
his son Edmund, who has charge of the
real estate business of the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing association in St. Louis, arrive
in Washington today as guests of Mr.
Morton Brown, son-in-law of Mr. Krug.
to spend the Christmas holidays. Mr.
Krugs yonnger son, Oscar, Is a student at
Georgetown university and I residing with
his sister, Mrs. Brown.-
With tile exceotton-of Congressman Nor-
rlaltt'te Understood th "Nebraska delega
tion in the house, as well as Senator Bur
kett and Brown, will spend their Christ
mas holidays in Washington. They - will
remain In Washington throughout the holi
day reoess preparing for the real serious
business of the session, which reconvene
January 6. -
Applications to organise national banks
approved: The Bonham National bank of
Fairbury, Neb., with $50,000 capital, by
Luther Bonham, I. Bonham, A. D. Acker-
man, H. Y. McCloskey. A. C. Wheeler. E.
R. Bee and William fftoblnson; the First
National bank of Cincinnati, la., with $26,-
000 capital, by N. A. Robertson, Lola Rob
ertson, Guy C. Robertson, ,Jane Leseney
and J. V. Leseney. The comptroller of the
currency has approved the conversion of
tho First Savings bank of Story City, la..
Into the First National bank of Story City
with $26,000 capital.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Ed-
holm, Butler county, Joseph W. Vrana,
vice T. M. Howie, resigned. .'Iowa St. An
thony, Marshall county, John S. Hlckson,
vice H. D. Buck, resigned.
MANY BODIES FOUND IN HEAP
Rescuers at Darr Mlnea Redouble En-
Cray General Funeral Is
Held Today.
JACOBS CREEK, Pa., Dec. 24. Searching
parties at the Darr mine today reached
entry No. 27 where ther found seventy-four
bodies in a heap. With the forty-six bodies
which have already been brought to the
surface the total number recovered to date
is 120. The bodies found In No. 27 entry
have not been seen except by member of
the searching party, but It la said they are
not as badly mutilated as some of the
bodies previously recovered. Today was
funeral day at tha mine. Twelve Identified
bodies were taken from the temporary
morgue and placed In a line along tha
tracks of the Pittsburg Lake Erie rail
road. Th last ceremonies were conducted
In th open with hundreds of friends, rela
tlves. and slzht-seera a pectators. The
resultant scene 4ere extremely pathetic.
Quite a number of the spectators have rela
tives or friend In the mine and their grief
wa pitiful. Following the ervlce the
bodies were placed on a train and taken
to Connellsvllle, Pa., for burial.
Th work of searching tho mines Is pro
gressing more smoothly today. t
SISTER OF MERCY MURDERED
Insane Men Whd Had Been Patient at
Hospital Kills Former
Nurae.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 24. Sister Theresa,
a nurse at 8t. Mary's hospital, was today
shot and killed by Guatav Wlrth, who Is
believed to be Insane. The assassin was
captured sfter being chased several blocks.
Wlrth was operated upon at the hospital
a year ago. He called there today and
urmn seeln- 8lster Theresa began a fusil
lade, firing four shots into her body.- Sis
ter Theresa died In a few minutes. Wlrth
said the hospital officials had tried to
poison him.
MRS. L0NGW0RTH IS STRONGER
Dnagbter af President Able to Move
About aad Will Boon Go
to Home.
WASHINGTON,- Dec. 24.-Mra. Longworth
has so fsr recovered from the effects of
th operation for appendicitis which she
underwent December 11 that she will
leave th White Huse Thursday for her
own residence. For several days Mr.
LoBgwarth ha been able to go about her
room, hut as yet ha not been ut of
dear.
FUNERAL OF FRANK CARPENTER
Service Will Be Held la Calvary
Baptist Church Thursday After
noon nt Two O'clock.
Funeral services of I. Frank Carpenter
will be held at the Calvary Baptist church.
Twinty-flfth and Hamilton streets, Thurs
day afternoon at 9 o'clock. iRev. E. R.
Curry, pastor of the church, will have
charge and will be assisted by the Haptlst
ministers of the city. Rev. J. W. Conley
of the First church, Rev. B. H. McDonald
of Emanuel church and Rev. B. F. Fell
mun of Grace church.
Eight active an6T"slxteen honorary pall
bearers have been selected. The active
1-allbearers will be WXB, Wright, J. H.
Dumont, O. W. Ryan, 6. O. Burbank, A.
T. Klopp. G. W. Noble, William Stull and
A. C. Busk.
Honorary pallbearers will be C M. Wil-
helm, J. A. Sunderland, F. B. Johnson,
Samuel Rees, Ward Burgess, W. H. Mc
Cord, G. W. Clabauch, Warren Bwetsler,
C. C. Beldcn, C. II. Pickens, Rome Miller,
J. H. Millard, 11. O.' Strelght. J. B. Baum,
William E. Rhoades and B. . F. Marshall.
W. O. Shane will have charge of the ush
ers at the church. Interment will be In
Forest Lawn cemetery.
Members of tho Commercial club will
meet at the club rooms Thursday at 1 p.
m. and attend the funeral In a body. The
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
company will provide special cars to take
tho members of the club to Twenty-fourth
and Hamilton streets.
Mr. Carpenter was an active member of
the Commercial club and an ex-presldcnt.
Ho served during the year iaof and, was a
member of the present board of directors.
Until the spring of 1907 he was a member
of tho executive committee of tho club,
resigning tecaute of fxic heavy work he
had done In connection with the erection
of tho new warehouse of the Carpenter
Paper company.
Mr. Carpenter was also a member of the
Onikha Grain exchange'and the transporta
tion committee of that organisation.
TRAIN BLOWN FROM TRACK
Six Persons Badly Injured by Unnsnnl
Railroad Wreck In Col
orado. DENVER. Dec. H. The baggage car and
first coach of train. No. 25, north bound on
the Colorado Southern railroad, which left
Denver at 10 o'clock this mornfiig, was
blown from the track and overturned In
the ditch a quarter of a mile north of
Marshall, a coal camp ten miles south
of Boulder, about noon today. Six persons
were seriously Injured and a number of
others slightly hurt. The seriously Injured
are:
J. C Garrett, ex-lustice of the peace.
Long Mount, Colo., and a prominent Elk,
both legs broken and internal Injuries;
proiianly ratal.
Fred Kelly, Fort Collins, Colo.
Robert Sharp, Fort Collins.
M. C Lesser, Ixmgmont, Colo.
Jackson M. Grelner, conductor, Denver.
Charles Chiles, baggageman, Denver.
A gale has" been blowing over northern
Colorado throughout the day, the wind at
times attaining a velocity of from forty
five to sixty miles an hour, and has cause
much damage by blowing down small farm
buildings, trees, telegraph poles, etc. A
large plate glass window wa blown In at
the Daniel and Fisher department store
in.thla.dtir. - . .' - '
PUBLISHERS' CASE ARGUED
Controversy Between Pressmen and
Members of Typothetae tteachee
Final Stage.
CINCINNATI,0., Dec. 24. Arguments In
the case of the United Typothetae of
America, which seek to secure from the
United States courts a permanent Injunc
tion against the officials of the Interna
tional Pressmen's union encouraging or in
citing a -strike In support of demands for
an elglU-hour day prior to January 1, 1909,
were finished today.
Attorneys for the typothetae, the employ
ing printers' association, argued that
contract had been entered into with the
pressmen's union for the inauguration of
the eight-hour work-day on 'January 19,
190. to hasten contravention of that con
tract. Attorneya for the prosecution main
tain, that the contract offered had never
been regularly ratified by the convention
of the union covering the points men
tioned. While brought in the name of the
United Typothetae, the suit Is really that
of certain New York, Massachusetts, Chi
cago and St, Louis publishers, who are
members of the typothetae, and those
concerns are also complainants in the ap
plications for injunction. A temporary in
junction pending the hearing was granted
several weeks ago.
KANSAS CITY SUNDAY TEST
Sapreme Court Issues Preliminary'
Rule In Prohibition In Case
of Judge Fort.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.." Dec. 24.-The
supreme court today Issued a preliminary
rule In prohibition against Judge J. L. Fort
to prohibit him from trying the theater
manager In Kansas City on Indictment
charging them with conducting their thea
ters on Sunday. The case was set for hear
ing In the supreme court on January 20,
1908. It will determine the constitutionality
of the second division of Jackson county
criminal court and also the legality of the
grand Jury selected 'by Judge Wallace,
which returred tha Indictments, and will
have an Important effect on the Sunday
closing crusade in Kansas City.
WATTLES TO SUCCEED BARTON
Vice President Will Head Omaha and
Canncll Bluffs street Railway
and Bridge Company.
At the coming meeting of the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street Railway and Bridge
company Gurdon W. Wattles will be elected
president to succeed Guy C. Barton, who
will retire on account of poor health. This
matter has been adjusted to the complete
satisfaction of Mr, Barton, who haa been
unable te attend to the duties of the office
for a long time. Mr. Wattles, as vice presi
dent, having acted as the chief executive
officer of t.'ie system. It Is likely that Gen
eral Manager Smith will be made vice
president and general manager. No other
change of Importance will be made In the
stalf of the company.
MITCHELL RECOVERS SLOWLY
President, of lalted Kline 'Workers
Better, bat t'aahlo to Leave
Boom.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dac. 24.-The condition
of John Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, la improving,
but he Is still unable to leave his room.
It I his wish to g to Excelsior Springs,
Mo., as aoen a ablr
CHRISTMAS IN 01IAUA
Old Santa Claus Find the City Happy
and Prosperous.
EVERYBODY READY AND WAITING
Good Christmas Dinner for the Poor
Add to the Cheer.
ENTERTAINMENTS AT CHURCHES
Yonngsters Will Observe the Day with
Song- and Musia.
HAPPY DAY FOR COUNTY CHARGES
Men, Women and Children In AH
Strataa of i.lfe Will Cele
brate Grandest of All
Festivals.
Christmas Day Program.
SnUrtalnmsnt In most of th ehnrchs
by th Sunday school in th evening.
Entertainment by Salvation Army chil
dren In th ball. 1711 Davenport, p. m.
Entertainment In all hospital.
Christmas dinner at th various char-,
itabl institutions.
Party, morning, afternoon and vsnlnf,
at Institute for Saf and Bomb.
pedal dinner at county and olty Jail.
Special service at many of th oharohM.
Special masss tn Catholic ehttroh.
Amusements.
Bass ball at Dlstx park, a p. nr.
Boyd', William OoUlsr la Caught in
th main," metis and vsalnr.
Orphsnm, vauAsvUls, matins and even
ing. Auditorium, roller skating.
Krug-, "Busy Xaay, tb Waanma Kan,"
matins and svsnlng-. v
Moving plot art at ethsr theater.
Great Day la at Hand.
i Christmas, ths great day of good will.
Is at hand. The preparation which hav
been under way for so many week ar
about to culminate In the great and mani
fold Joys of the day when gift are given
and received and everybody delight In
seeing others happy. -
Among those who are not rich In thl
world' goods and, who lack even the ne
cessities the day will be one to be remera- -bered,
for those who ara able have obeyed
the Christmas Injunction to help the needy
and to give to tlm poor. The Salvation
Army has been gathering funds for week
at the street corners. At 3 o'clock Tues
day several hundred baskets containing th
material for a substantial Christmas din
ner were given to deserving poor ab the
barracks. 1711 Davenport street. Wednes
day evening an entertainment will be
given at the hall. Children will go through
scarf and tambourine drills, the band will
play and Staff Captain Storey will speak.
Tho big Christmas tre entertainment for
the children will be given Friday evening
In the hall. Provision has been made to
entertain 360 children, and each will re
ceive a gift and candy, fruit and nut.
All tUls wlU-be non In pK o efts' Tttf '
that the collection received 'fpm lh
treet corner tht year are barely one- '
third of the amount received last year.
City Mission Children.
The big affair for the City Mission chil
dren take place Thursday morning on the
stage- of the Auditorium.
The sick are going to 'be well taken care
of. At the various hospltala those in
charge have made kindly preparation for
the shut-Ins to partake of the aplrit and
all the hospital there will be entertain
ments in the afternoon - or evening at
which all of the patients who can walk or
crawl or be carried, will be present.
Preparations are being made at Clark
son hospital for a real Christmas celebra
tion, beginning at t o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, when carol services will be
celebrated by Dean Beecher of Trinity
cathedral and the choir boy. Following
the services a large Christmas tree will
be placed In the children's ward and bags
of candy and gifts will be distributed to
each person In the hospital.
The various charitable Institutions have
preparations afoot for a big celebration of
the day. In thla plan they have been
helped by charitably Inclined Individuals
and organizations. At th Rescue home
there will be a Christmas dinner for the
twenty-two. inmates. The Elk' lodge sent
twenty pounds of chicken for this dinner.
At the Detention Home.
The children of the Detention home will
have a big time. There Is, to be a tree,
for which the children themselves have
made the decorations. This is to be lighted
early in the morning and in th afternoon
at 4 o'clock ther will be an entertainment
with Christmas songs and stories. Tha
Women's Christian Temperance union will
give each child a sack of candy and a
handkerchief, beside a toy for each.
The Knights of Columbus furnished the
toys and candy and tree for St. James'
Orphanage at Benson. The Elk supplied
turkeys for the dinner. The children will
have their entertainment Wednesday even
ing and will preseht a Christmas play on
that occasion.
At the Child Saving Institution there
will be an entertainment at 3:30 In the
afternoon, for which two big tress hav
been trimmed.
There will also bs similar entertain
ments at the Creche and a special dinner
at the Old People' home.
The newsboys had their celebration Tues
day noon In the Vineyard of th Rom
hotel.
For the Deaf and Dumb.
There will be a Christmas tree entertain
ment at the Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb Wednesday morning, a party for
the little folks of the institution In the
afternoon and a party for th big folks In
the evening.
The unfortunate In the Vtty and county
Jails will be made happy with good things
to cat fuinlKhed With lavish hand by the
authorities and wttU glfta sent In by in
dividual and organisations. At the c-ounly
ja.lt there will ti a big feast. Including
roast goose with all the trimmings, to say
nothing of coffee with cream and sugar
In It. The guests there have to drink; their
Rto "straight" usually.
Th church celebrations will b every
where large aid elaborate. , The choirs
have been preparing the muslo tor Weeks
and the Sunday school children have been
learning their "pieces." In sem of the
churches there will be early morning serv
ices. This is particularly true of th Epis
copal churches. At All Saints there will
be. services at 7:30 and 10:3 Christmas
morning. At the latter service th choir
will render a -number of Christmas carjli
prepared for I he occasion. At tha church
ef St. Philip the Deacon th Christmas
services wer ushered lu with A mid
night mass Tuesday night