THE OMAHA DAILY REEt WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1907.
' Th Bund if mAtnA 'entertainments were
nearly all schrtuld for Tuosday or
Wednesday evening.
Miwi at (alfcolle Churches.
In th Catholic charches there will be
several maxS". ihv flrst beginning at
'clock In Ihe ,mrnlng. This . will be a
solemn high ma There will be hourly
masse during the ,'merning. the laat being
at U atkjck. jTs fcjtadlna; clergy of the
several churrhes wtlU&nduct theaa mum
and prH th sormohs. -
The TotiriB vFothe' Christian associa
tion room will b ctasrd during the day
Christmas la recognised aa the "home holi
day" and there Is generally little demand
for the artain nidation a. of the rooms. The
Young- 3fn's'', C&Hntik" aanorlatlon build
ing will b open, f wlU be no special
program. ' TtWTfaf 'fwlH serve," a special
" Chrlatmaa dlnner'-aHd.'Jh gymnasium and
other parte of th butUftg will be -open until
""late In the afternoon. Theae things will
alao be closed lifjth evening.-..
Some of the lodges and other organlsa
tlona have arranged., fory Christmas trees
and other entrMaJntnems-wtncir cnuo
ren In the yenlng. -''
The store .Vill-ha1jrl6sed. some of them
all da.'aVijT air tilipfil after noon. Th
poatofflce, .gotrnmrVL.. ToUnly ana cuy
offices wlll.be, closed,"but Itwlll not be a
blue day .evea diwn town for all the
theater have special offerings, with twa
or moreperfgrmanCes In all. the houses.
Central I'nJted Make Qlfts.
The f Antral i-Vttjtfd Presbyterian Sab
bath sehobl jhel,(V'lts annual entertainment
and girr making at,, the church. Twenty
fourth a'pd, ?oar ''streets. Monday even
ing. In acrorff w'tth the custom of this
School for a tjumbr-r of years this enter
tainment was' In the shape of offerings
for those worthy people' who have not as
much to make 1 Chrlatmaa enjoyable as
have others. "Kach class took to the plat
fom with appropriate exercises, some in
costume and some with aongs. various use
ful articles. The exercises were highly
entertaining, the donations liberal, some
ten families,, were assisted, besides con
tributions lo the Salvation Army home.
Child Saving institute and Tenth 8treet
Mission', ' This hf on ot the first schools
In the city that ever adopted this titan,
and the large attendance and liberal offer
ings indicate the " Interest shown In this
method of cefebrating Christmas time.
Before the Cock Crows.
Bervlcea al,lmmar)(l .Swedish Lutheran
church will begin Christmas morning long
before the crowing VJT the cock. Tho first
meeting will be held at 5 o'clock, when the
full Christmas UuUf ..the church will be
gone through with under tho soft light of
several hufldfedi atdlc. ' Special ' inuslo
will be sung by the.pholr under the dlrec.
. tion ot John i S. Helgren. The Christmas
tree, beautifully decoraje.d, will also be
lighted for this 'service. In the evening
at ,7:30 th. Sunday school Christmas fes
tival will he held. The program will be
in -the form. of a cantata, the various
classes In the school taking part. Candy
and nuts wilt W n'stjlmjted Bmbng the
children at the cloae of the services.
City Hall' Officials Lay Off.
City officials and employes visited the
office of the rrlajor "Tuesday morning to
wlah the chief executive a merry Christ
mas and happy New Year. The hall la
practically deserted, aa those who are to
spend Christmaa out of town have atarted
on their trips. City Attorney Eumam will
apend the day at-Seymour, .la.; John A.
Rine at Fremont. Boljer Inspector Wolfe
and Jits family go t,6 David City. Gas Com
missioner Crowley ' goo to Chicago to at
tend the national convention of scientists.
Superintendent Davidson and I'rlnclpal
Waterhouse, . accompanied by about 230
teachers of the county, go to Lincoln to
attend the meeting o ..the state association
of teachers. . ,., .
IANTA
OLAfS .AT
. COI RT . HOt'SB
Troup Reduces 'Sentence and English
Hands Fauc Murder Charge, .'
Early Tuesday morning' old Santa Claus
sneaked Into, the .court Tiouse and .left a
box of cigars cn the desk of each one of
the county commissioners and from that
time on the spirit-ef his nibs from tho
north pole seemed to permeate the whole
building. .',
Judge Trjup Was the first to begin hand
ing out tie Christmas packages and Ed
ward Leonard was the favored one. Judge
Troup called Leonard over from the county
Jail, and reduced Ms two-year sentence in
the penitentiary, to" oha "Vear. Leonard
took a grip. containing, some Jewelry from
the room of a .guest at the Arcade hotel
and just' ten days ago' Judge Troup gave
him two yeara. Under the Influence of the
Christmas spirit an. fthe ( urging of Lon
trd's friends, ' he'Tth;nted' to the extent of
year. Judge Troup followed thla act of
Christmaa charily by gladdening' the hearts'
of the members 'of-tth Jhry jpanel by tell
ing them they could go home until Thurs
day and ail" but thirty 'of them until Mon
day. The thirty were told to report Thurs
day to try n case in Judge Day's court.
. Judge Kedlck- waa almoat as proline with
hi Christinas gifts and he handed Charles
E. Cole a decree divorcing him from Rose
Cole, who abandoned him aeveral vears
ago. At -the -county-Jail John Rtgby, a
' "dope' fiend, who ha been spending most
of his time In the .negro ward because of
his failure to abide by Jal regulations,
was allowed to resum his place in the hall
bedroom where the, good prisoners live.
The county commissioners caught the
spirit and vacated? two streets west ot
Dundee- at. t ha request ot the Dundee
Realty company.- ?.The company fn ex
change for: the streets. which have never
been used, have opened up to. wider and
smoother streets for ,tiiuse of the public.
In county court Elmer J. Larson, who
was run down October M by an automobile
owned by M. E. Smith as Co. was presented
with a Judgment (or t'SM by consent ot all
partita concerqed. .... His left heel was
broken by . the accident. District Clerk
Broadwell, not to ba left behind In the gen
era gift distribution, dug up a lot ot. old
witness feea which had been paid Into
court and never called for and mailed
checks to those entitled, to them.
County Attorney English waa up a stump
for something to give somebody, but after
togltattrg. a while he handed William
Fauce. a guest at- the county Jail, an in
formation charging him 'with murder in
the first degree or killing Joseph T.
Bowles, a soldier, December 11. The In
formation la of the latest style and pro
fusely decorated .with many flourishes'. It
Is In two couata. one charging premedi
iSUiiand Farnam
P. S.' . We have Lowney's,
AlleRi't'tti's ", aud Continental
Chocolate's --in t plain and fancy
tated mtirrtcrnt the ether-'muffler wlille
committing a robbenr.. ...
Marriage License Clerk Furay handed
ten bridegrooms presents In thn form of
permits' to wed during the forenoon.
SRvYgBOY IIAVK THEIR RtR FEAST
One II and red and Titl tittle Fl
lews Eat nt Home Vrnvynrd.
It was the sight of one' life' to go Inter
the vineyard of the Rom kotel Tuesday
afterndon and see the 150 newsboys of
Omaha enjoy the ChrlstmM feast given
them by the good people of Omaha, under
the genius of the Elks, Mogy Bernstein,
William Klerstesd, Rornc , Miller and the
committee of women having charge of the
affair. The women were pf .course -omnl
present, with Mrs. CAra Tturbanks aa prea-
Ident. The other member, were Mrs. Frank
Heller. Mrs. R. C. Hayes, Mrs. X. B. Hunt,
Mrs. J. F. Woolery, Mrs. jy F Ogle, Mrs.
lraper smith. Mrs. A. N. Eaton. Mrs. O.
F. Carson, Mrs. O. W.. CM ell, Mrs. C. J.
Roberta, Mrs. T. R. Waf-d, Mrs. R. T.
Rowley, Mrs. F. P. Salmon, Mrs. IT. 1.
Jensen, Mrs. P. R. Olover and others whose
names cannot be recalled.
The order of Elks contributed fcB for the
feast, tho worn err fgntrtmited the home
mado cakes, Jams and Jellies, -and Rome
Miller and his host of help did tho rest
so far as the serving of ' tho feast was
concerned.
The newsboys wr a' little particular as
to the methods of serving the feast. "Aw,
'gwan I don't want any of that soup.
Get 'nuff o' that at honio. Olmrtle komthln'
solid like turkey," was the protest of a
doren 'on' more of the Juveniles.'
, "Say, when's the tolkey comln'," asked
another, as he pushed the big bowl of
tomato consomme to one side.
The menu wss a sumptous one of several
courses and A prettier Bight could not be
witnessed than that group of 160 specimens
of virile humanity grouped around the
tables . In that beautiful embowered and
electric lighted garden. The boys fwere
supremely happy, but not more so than the
commRtee of women that'liad charge of the
affair. Rome Mllller was In his element.
It recalled his own boyhood life, and he
knew Just how the, boys should be treated.
Mogy was radlarrt In his happiness and
Dean Beecher ot Trinity ' cathedral, Rev,
Frank Loveland and Rev. Samuel Dunn
Bartle, associate pastor of- the First Metho
dist Episcopal church were there to talk,
If they could get the boy to listen. , But
they didn't talk, for the boya had more Im
portant business on hand,
Nor was the dinner the only thing, for
after the feast the newsteS Were ach pre
sented with a pair of waterproof leggings,
and a pair of warm gauntlet St k-hirndker-chief
and a box of fancy candy by the
committee of women. ,
The affair was. a glorious, success and the
newsies unanimously voted it.
TREE f OH CITY MISSION CHILDREN
Hundreds of Youngsters Will Be En
tertalned at Andltorlnnt.
All arrangements nave been completed
for the Christmas entertainment to be given
for the children of the City Mission at the
Auditorium Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
Preparations have been made for tire enter
tainment of about 500 children. The exer
cises will be held on the stage of the
Auditorium, winch has been kindly donated
by the Auditorium management.- The pro
gram will consist of several songs by the
school, a song by Mi's. Rogers orchestra
musics by the Omaha Musical union, ad
dress by Rev. Oeorge A Beecher dean of
Trinity cathedral, aeveral recitations by
members of the Mission schools, and .a
grand Christmaa dinner.
i The Christmaa tree, 'which by the way
wlll.be the largest In Omaha will ba an
especial feature of the occasion, with. Its!
loads of Christmaa -remembrances. " ""t
The contributions have thus far been q&lUr
generous, but Miss Magee says that they
could use more cfandy.. " '
Mrs. Steele will have charge 'ed the
Christmas' dinner, and, withal,; the. , affair
promises to be a most ejiJoyabXe'-aad . in
teresting one. , tk' j i
posidrViCE
H i
HOLIDAY HOURS AT
AH Federal Forces Will Rigidly Ob
serve the Day. ...
Christmas will 1 be rigidly- oyssift'ed' by
all the federal departmenta'VlJ; tbe-i big
United States building. None : iele'
vatora will be running, and t )ie'',4ni'rd ' of
ficial force, judicial, clerical, ' Executive, 1
Internal revenue, secret serVe,' wtgther', J
Immigrant service, railway mallAaarvlca,
naval recruiting, custedfctn service and the
postofAce department, have entered liifo a
compact to do nothing official other than
strictly observe Christmas day.
The postofflce will be open froof g to 10
a. m. The money and reglstry'departmenta
will be closed all day.. There will be two
carrier dellverle In "t'tie 'business districts
during the day and .but one .in. the. resi
dence districts.
The army headquarters ; win . also be
closed for the day and nothing doing.
CHRISTMAS SERIOUS AFFAIR
Five. Men Killed In' Two ' Sonthen.
States aa Result C Holt,
day Flarhta. .
NEW ORLEANS, Dec it-Five ', men
killed by platol or knife iii Louisiana and
Mississippi i during the last twenty-four
hours la t)it record up to today of Christ
mas week fights in thla section. '
At Covington, La., Henry Route,-a negro,
entered the front yard of r. Mx. Bradley
White, inviting the latter I., eeltle a money
mattter by "coming out to ahoot it out."
Bradley killed the negro.
At New Albany, Miss., Ed F..lIlllhouse.
a section foreman, shot and killed Martin
Arnold, also a section hand. Both are
white.'
Vaeden, Miss., wss the scene of a terrible
fight which cost the lives of both partici
pants, Henry Davis, white, and William
B.' Pine, colored.
A love affair at Greenville, Miss., caused
Ed Smith, a negro railroad man, to seek
out and kill Jim English, another negro.
FIRE; 1NNEW 'YORk""hOSPITAL
thrlatmaa Decorations Bnrn While
vMiif Children Are
Asleep.
NEW YORK. Dec. .-Two hundred and
fifty crirpled children narrowly ' escaped
Injury early today In a fire which started
among tinsel and Christmas tree on the
top floor of the Home for Ruptured and
Crippled Children,,' on Lexington avenue.
The f lamea were discovered and subdued
by the superintendent and the 4urses be
fore they had rained much headway.
Other nurses kept such 'good watch over
the wards that none of the sleeping chil
dren knew of the Mate untu .lt waa all
over. The loss was, Inconsiderable and
new Christmas decorations ' Kill replace
those destroyed In time for tomorrow's
celebration. v
SALOONS OBSERVE .CHRISTMAS
- - .'..'
All Place In Chat fa Will Be
Closed. B.?'fctv Day hy
Agreement.
CHATTANOOGA, Xenn... Dec M.r-For the
first- time in history o( tue Iquer business
In Chattanooga al the- saVowna..af the city
will be closed tighten Christina. day. This
la neither the result pf lufit; (dlaances or
outside Influent. . he,Vlalia .-4nn .some
weeks ago having agreed 4. observe the
day.. Thla action iaa aroud hiuch favor
able commenw
TEDDVBEAR ISSL1UGUTERED
Little Nature Take Perishes When
Final Tett Came.
DOLL PROVES TO BE SLAYER
Old-Faahloned Toy of the CJIrlle
Beats Ont the Rny'a Boosted
Friend la the Grand
Finish.
"When the final test came the Teddy
bear was slaughtered In cold blood on the
toy counters of Omaha," said the woman
floorwalker. "We have sold Just- five dolls
for every Teddy bear and there are III
ters of tho little fussy wuxsles left over,
who will have to learn to dance to organ
music or give the hair with which they
are stuffed for sofa cushions."
There were two sensational develop
ments in the shopping district, one the
knock-out of tlje Teddy bear by the doll
babies and the other the startling growth
of the bundle habit.
"We were much surprised." SHld the
Woman floorwalker; "wo thought the
youngsters had a new love In the Teddy
bears, but the woolly nature fakes have
not been great favorites. The finery and
furniture which go with the dolls have
attracted attention and assisted In the
downfall of the beasts. Nothing oould be
bought to go with a Teddy bear. Some
have thought they would look well In
sweaters, but a mutzle and a chain were
about the only things which they could
buy with n. Teddy bear. It is small de
light for a little girl to tako ff'the mux
xle of the Teddy bear or comb his short
fur. A Teddy bear In a night gown was
too ridiculous for even art" Imaginative
youngster, while rocking one to sleep in
a cradle was too utterly beyond. A doll's
house would not do for a bear. No cages
or ' kennels were offered for the. beasts
and they will probably pass away now that
innstmas is over.
Picture Tells the Story.
One 'tittle picture In an art store window
tells tile story of the slaughter of Teddv
hears. A bold, bad looking little hunter t
tender years is shown carrying an air gun
uver one, shoulder and dragging by the
hind foot the Ill-fated Teddy bear, which
has Just received a wooden bullet between
the eyes and left the ground soaked with
his sawdust blood.
''What has caused the women to carry
so . many bundles?" waa asked ot the
woman floorwalker.
"Shoestrings."
"You don't mean to say they are buying
shoestrings for Christmas?"
"Far from it, but some man with a head
and large sympathies for the shopkeepers
Invented the shoestring bag, about the size
of a" flour sack when expanded with a day's
purchases. The women began to use these
and carry their bundles. They began to
carry bundles without the shoestring bags
and the bundle habit Is the very latest.
American Women Carry Nothing;.
"American women have the reputation
for carrying nothing," said the woman who
sees everything and answers el! questions.
'If it ia a paper of hairpins or a spool of
thread, a whole horse and wagon must go
clear out to Dundee or over to South
Omaha with the 'order.'
Over In London the clerks have a way
of getting out of such long deliveries.
Thoy make a nice little loop with the
string when they tie up the bundles and
say In a rather polite manner, 'If-you care
to have It sent up, madam, we will be
glad tojiixtt,' and .then they slip the loop
over the shopper', finger,
"Our clerks have taken the tin ' Thfiv
fpolltetfmii the paclbi'g' fho tn shoe
string'- bag and say, 'W 1U he pleaded to
aend it uP.-Wmorrowylf.-ypu want'lt-then.'
I)t course the' women carry the bundles!
andV that'-why you see vsome -ot -thenj-
with little .packages tied all over them." -
Good crowds appeared on the streets
early on the last day before Christmas.
They filled the stores first ' and then "run
over" into- the streets. But many found
that 1t Was good advice that the merchants
gave -a. month ago when they, said "Do
your shopping early." Lines .were .well
picked over and some plans for Christmas
presents' were, sold to someone eUa two
presents did -not materialise becaxue the
weeks ago. -,
MOTIVE ALLEGED-FOR MURDER
-j
Dead. Woman Blorked Plan of Aecnsed
to Visit HI Old Home lu
Germnny.
MILLER. S. D., Dec. 24. (Special.) To
spend this Christmas in his boyhood home
across . the sea was one motive that
prompted. , Gustave Kammel to poison his
wife, If he did It, for when he had bar
gained to sell his farms and go back to
Gernlnny' she refused to sign the deeds.
Later she did agree to' sign them 'If he
would give her a third of the proceeds,
but this he did not do. It is believed that
the desire to again see the fatherland
preyed upon his mind untllhe conceded
to remove the one person who stood- in his
way of going. Now he will spend the holi
days In the Jail here, awaiting a hearing on
the charge of murder.
Tl coroner's Inquest brought out little
evidence In the case, the Idea being to let
the state's attorney bring that nut in the
trial, so the coroner's Jury simply returned
a verdict In common with the general be
lief of about everyone 1 that the accused
committed the crime.
It Is believed that the son, Fred, who I
13 year old, and who is in the custody of
the sheriff for the crime on a warrant
sworn out by his father, will be liberated
after the old man's heanjng, it being taken
for granted that he will be held to the
circuit, court. It would appear that the
only suspicious circumstance in regard to
the younger man is that when he reco
ered from the effects of the poison that
killed his mot her "be went to the home of
his father for him to go after a doctor in
stead of going to a neighbor about aa far
away and where there was a telephone,
as both the son and mother and old man
were at sword's points.
It has been suggested that the elder Kam
mel may have brooded over his failure to
again aee his native land at this Christmas,
as he had long since planned, that he was
Insane and sliould now be sent to Yankton.
But he Indignantly spurns the suggestion
that he la not of sound mind.
When he first learned that foul play was
suspected he cried out, "Frit did it, Frits
did It," and still seems to hold to tbat be
lief to all outward appearances.
The analysts of the poison In the stom
ach of the murdered woman has not yet
been completed .and will' not be for some
days, but it has been decided by the med
ical examiner that the oatmeal package, of
which th fatal' breakfast was cOoked and
ate, contained arsenic.
Farmer Worked hy Smooth Deal.
MITCHE1.U 8. D.. Dec. g4.-(8peclal.)-In
Brown county wenU'-two farmers were
caught In-a. smooth deal and thtlr not-s
are pow standing out -.waiting for some
bank to collect them when due. ' A "real
estate" man goes to a farmer and asks
him If he will sell his farm, to which, tho
farmer replies that lie will not sell the laud
now. The agt-nt then makes him an offer
and folwa It up with several others, each
time going higher In price, until the farmer
filially says he will take to" pr acre for
the farm. The agent suys h can sell the
land at this figure and will make the sale
provided the farmer srIH pay Mm cents
an acre for advertising purposes, payable
when the farm' Is sold. This the farmer
agrees to and the agent produces a con
tract . wh-.h the farmer signs. The con
tract reads thst the farmer shall pay th
sgent M cent far advertising the land and
does not mention that the agent must sell
th land before live V cents Is payable.
Tills little Joker is. usually overlooked by
Uie. farmer and eeversl weeks later he re
ceives a copy pf, an advertisement of his
quarter section". ! OnV of the farmers ot th
twenty-two paid X as his sliare of the
swindle, but the others assert that they
are going to flRbt.tlie payment of the con
tract notes. Attorneys who have been con
sulted on 'tiie.'a'lldity' of the notes state
that they" are good and' can be collected
through the rriedfuni of the courts.
TAYLOR'S DENIAL IS READ
Headlnir of ' Deposition of Ex-0T
ernor of Kentneky Finished
: M Vrlal.
GJJORGISTOWN, Ky.. Dec. 24.-Readlng
of ex-Governor Taylor's deposition, which
waa begun late yesterday, waa completed
at the Powers trial today. Taylor made a
general denial of having any knowledge or
participation In a plot to murder Goebel, as
had been alleged by.'Xoutsey, Golden and
Noakes. , .
N. P. Glove testified Youtsey, after his
arrest and while In the Frankfort Jail, ad
mitted to him that ho had filed off a key
to Powers"'' privet office the day Goebel
was killed and that Powers and Captain
John Davis ought not to have accepted
pardon and left FTankfort, aa that tended
to cause them to be suspected to be guilty
Of the crime. ''
3. M. Hardgrove stated he saw Youtsey
emerge from Powers' -private office directly
after the shooting, -hatless and coatless.
with a pistol In his' hand and apparently
very much excited. Hardgrove said he In
formed the prosecutor of these facta before
Powers' thlrX trial; but that he was not
called to testify.
Captain Stephen O. Sharp, a United States
marshal and former state treasurer, testl
fled that directly after the shooting of
Goebel he went to Governor Taylor and
offered his sorvlccs - to defend him. Gov
ernor Taylor directed him to take charge
of the defence of the building, which he
did, not allowlngvanytjody to enter. Cap
tain Sharp startled tho court and specta
tors by stating that .three days before
Goebel was shot ho fSharp) was given re
liable Information .by -prominent democrats
that the democrats had ordered 2,000 guns,
ammunition for -th same and that men
would be on hand to man the guns and
Taylor and other republican state officials
would be forcibly ejected from office. This,
he said, was why armed republicans were
about tho executive building and why state
troops had been notified to be In readiness
to move, as he had communicated these
facts to both Gdvernor Taylor and Adju
tant General Collier, - -
Former State Treasurer W. R. Day ar
rived here today from Eldorado, Ark., and
will he a defense witness.
James Howard, chief witness for the de
tense, took the stand this afternoon. He
said that n't 'the ttr)e-Goebel was shot he
was In the public' room of the Board of
Trade hotel at Frankfort. A man named
Robinson stepped out In front of the hotel
and breught back, the Information that
Goebel was shot. . He and others in the
room ran to the door horrified at the news.
After the shooting 4l6ward went with the
others to (he oapltol hotel, but he did not
see Goebel then and.in fact, never saw htm
before to know -IjbTi.'i Howard denied most
emphatically .tjitvt o ever received a letter
from Taylor orYqutsey asking him. , to
come to Frankfort.' 'He did not know Tay
lor' and had nevsr-seen him. The witness
further said he. did not know Youtsey and
never saw him .unty, both had been tried
and convicted' and Were In Ja.ll at Frank
fort. He then was Introduced to Youtsey
tn the Frankfort ' Jatl by Mrs. Youtsey in
the presence of Mrs. Howard, his wife,
Mrs. Bulllt and others. Howard said he
did not know he was charged with the as
sassination until he saw In the newspapers
that he had been indicted. About the same
time a bench warrant had been sent to
Clay, county for his arrest. As soon as
nutfied that he had been Indicted h'j sur
rendered to Sheriff White and accom
panied him to Frankfort tjvgive himself
up and answer the charges against him.
Since then he had not had a day's free
dom. Howard most emphatically dented
that he was on the state house square at
any time during the morning of January
30, . when Goebel was shot, said that h
was not Inside the executive building that
morning, that he, neyD4aw Governor Tay
lor or Youtsey and declared that he had
absolutely nothing to -de with the assassi
nation. The witness admitted that late In
the afternoon of the day that Goebel was
shot he with others visited Capitol square,
going as far as the steps of the executive
building. ' ,
Howard stated that- he and Youtsey were
In Jail together at Frankfort and before
Youtsey made his confession, said to him:
Howard, so far as I know, you are Inno
cent ' of any connection with the Goebel
assassination, but Arthur Goebel Is cruel
and willing to see the Kentucky river run
with Innocent blood."
Howard added:
"Youtsey gave me no affidavit; he knew
nothing against me."
Howard waa rfot cross-examined, the
only question asked him being whether he
had not been tried and convicted three
times and his case appealed to the supreme
court.
SNOWS ARE FLOODING RIVERS
Warning; Sent from Plttsburar that
High Water Slay Come
Chrlatmaa.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 24.-Warnlng that
the rtvers will probabhy reach a flood stage
by Christmas morning were sent out today
by the local f nlted States Weather bureau.
The sudden rise Is- due to heavy rains and
melting snows In the upper portion of th
Allegheny river. The indications today are
that the wuter will reach twenty-two feet,
the danger point, and possibly a few Inches
higher.
ADMIRAL RESIGNS HIS PLACE
Rear Admiral Hronnion Tender It to
President and It I at Once
Accented,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 24 .President
Roosevelt today received and accepted the
resignation ot Real Admiral Wllllard E.
Brownson, as chief of the bureau of navi
gation. The resignation takea effect' Im
mediately and,, Captain Cameron M. R.
Wlnslow hss been appointed to succeed ths
admiral. ' 'No reason for the resignation
is given at the White House.
. COLDS CAIIK I1KADACHB.
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause.
Used the world over to cur a cold in one
day. E. W. Grove's' signature on box. So.
Private Mab Blaeksmlth.
8TUROJS. 8. D., Dec. S4.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Private Roaa of D troop slashed
Blacksmith Clark on the neck with a
knife last Dight.gt Fort Meade, cutting
within one-eighth Inch of th Jugular vein.
Clark ia at tho hoepital. Rosa is under ar
rest and claims selt-defens.
2m
DISCOUNT
. On account mi death we will' sell
our entire stock of Jewelry nnd
PERSONALLY IMPORTED
DIAMONDS
at ABOVE NAMED DISCOUNT
In order to give late purchasers an opportunity to take
advaptage of our discount sale we will remain open late to
night and until noon Christmas day. .
H. C. HUDERMANN. SpecM Afimr.
Store at S. E. Cor. 13th and Doug. St, for 41 Years
THROWN IN -SEWER, BEATEN
Revolting; I'ata Meted Out to Watch
man in South Omaha.
AWFUL THING MAY COST LITE
rollce Are IUirklngr on Mystery, but
Get So Hela from the VlctimjN "
Who ia Nat
Conscious.
Vet
The South Omaha police are trying to
ferret out the mystery by which Albert
Helft, 2085 X street, South Omaha, came to
be assaulted and thrown In a sewer. That
seems td have been the revolting fate of
this man.
Helft Is a watchman for the Cudahy
Packing company and has a watch shanty
at Thirty-third and O streets. Monday
evening some persons assaulted him and
It is believed threw him Into a thirty-inch
sewer by means of a manhole a tew yards
from his post. The sewer Is open at' the
lower end and In his half-conscious efforts
he succeeded In crawling to the open ditch.
Here ho waa found by a train crew of the
Union stock yards switch engine. He had
lain for a long time in the mouth of the
sewer until the mud had frozen to his
clothing in places. He was rapidly dying
of terrible exposure when found. Still the
trainmen heard him call or groan feebly.
The men who found him were If. L.
Camford, J. T. Murdlck, L. E3. Sheepe and
IL L. Crusey.
Tho police and the Brewer ambulance
were called and the man waa taken to the
South Omaha hospital. There Is was found
he had suffered a beating which lacked but
little of being fatal. His face' wag beaten
beyond recognition. Both eyes were closed.
There were several severe .cuis ort his
head. All of the wounds were as dirty as
a bath in the sewer could make them; The
greatest clement of danger Is that tfie
freezing water In which he lay may cause
severe congestion of the lungs.
Not Able to Give Fact.
The man had not recovered sufficiently
to give any account of the trouble. It Is
suspected he found a gang stealing coal or
prowling about the plant and on discovery,
they assaulted him and threw him In th
sewer, believing htm dead.
Some of the officers have another theory.
They think the assault occurred near the
open mouth of the sewer, that Helft was
left lying there unconscious and that when
he began to revive, rolled Into the ditch.
and that In struggling to get out worked
the wrong way and got part way into
the mouth of the sewer, where he was
found. He did not revive entirely because
of the advance of the chill tn his limbs.
In favor of tho first theory, however, 1
the fact thaflhe man-hole cover had been
rem6ved and .had not been replaced, but
lay only half over the hole."'
TAFT BACK IN WASHINGTON
geeretary of War Return from Cin
cinnati and Spend Day
at Desk.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Secretary Taft
returned today from. Cincinnati, where he
went to settle some matters connected
with the estate of his mother.
The secretary was mot at the station by
Oeneral Bell, chief of staff, who accom
panied him to his home, where they had
luncheon and then drove to the War de
partment. There the secretary found a
large amount of mall matter which had
been preparecTljy his private secretary for
his perusal and -he spent the afternoon dic
tating crnswers to his correspondence.
A good part of the correspondence was
of a personal character, and. In fact, the
secretary has not yet had art opportunity
to turn his attention to those matters of
departmental business, such as the dis
position to be made of the army officers
who had failed to take the "endurance
ride" required-by the president.
Secretary Tafl expects to spend tomor
row quietly at his home with his family'.
His son Ilobert has returned to Washing
ton from his college at New Haven to
spend the holidays and thl secretary there
fore will eat his Christmas dinner with all
his family present.
TWO BANKERS ARE ARRAIGNED
Brown and Bartuett Defer Plea la tit
January 'J and Are Returned
to 'Friar Jail.
BAN FRANCISCO. Dec. St. James Dal-
sell Brown, former general manager of the
California Safe Deposit .and Trust com
pany, and Walter Bartnett, a. former direc
tor in th same institution, were arraigned
today by Superior Judge Dunne upon the
indictment returned by the grand Jury last
week against each of them, charging em-
beizlement. Th pleading of th defendants
was continued until January I and Brown
and Bartnett were returned to th county
all.
B. P. Oliver, newly elected president of
th InaolVent bank, mad a formal demand
upon Bartnett this morning for the U.000
shares of the Western Pacific railroad stock
belonging to the bank,, in place of which
was found a receipt from Bartnett for the
stock. The latter Informed Oliver that the
stock was at present In New York andl
would be forwarded to thla city.
Miner Killed hy Fall of Reek.
LEAD, 8. D.. Dec. ?4. (Special Tele
gram.) John Roth, a miner employed on
the 600-foot level of th Homestak' mtn.
was Instantly killed this afternoon, being
cruahsd to death by a mas ot rock fall-
DISCOUNT
tng upon him. He was drilling block holes
when without warning a slab of rock
weighing fifteen or twenty tons fell upon
him, crushing him fearfully.
MASKED MEN HOLD UP SALOON
Robbers Obtain Four Hundred Dol
lar from Patrons la Chicago
Katabllahment.
CHICAGO. Dec. St.-Four masked men
entered the saloon of William Wright last
night and obtained $400 In. money and gold
watches, and four revolvers. The watches
and the purrency were secured mainly
from fifteen patrons of the saloon. The
men were playing cards at tables when
the visitors," each presenting a leveled re
volver, entered. The players were per
suaded to drop their game for the moment
and line tip at the bar, where two of the
quartet accepted their contributions while
the others stood at present arma. ' After
this ceremony one' of the collectors went
behind the bar and divested the cash regis
ter of . The four then left the saloon
and escaped. 4ftj
DEATH RECORD
Mrs. Margaret Kalus.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Deo. 24.-(Spe-clal.)
Mrs. Margaret Kalus, who for the
past thirty-eight years has been house
keeper for Vicar General Emmanuel Har
tlg of St. Benedict Catholic church, died
Inst night of old age. She was 90 years
old and until a shrVrt time ago was able
to attend to her"' duties.' She was born th
Prussia and in 186? tame to Nebraska with
her family, locating on the Upper Blue,
and waa one of the few survivors of the
Indian massacre of that year. The set
tler In Gage county' felt comparatively
safe, as all the Indians were friendly,
and no one suspected any danger. When
the Indians all along the line In the
southern tier of counties of ' the territory
of Nebraska' maae" an assatih on 'the pio
neers MY. TCalus' hd a' hired man Were
plowing In the field and both wero killed;
but Mrs. Kalus managed to get her four
children together and get to Beatrice, 'and
from there they were brought to this city,
where Mrs. Kalus has alnce made her
home. The children have made several
efforts to hare th government reimburse
them for the losses they sustained, but so
far have been unsuccessful. They lost all
they owned, but at 'the time thought they
were lucky to eacade with their lives. Mrs.
Kalus leaves four children Joseph of Chi
cago, Frank of this city, Mrs.' A. I
Bprague of Seward and John of Pleasan-
ton, Neb. Tht. funeral will be held
Wednesday. .
I. T. Martin. ,
LEMARS. . In. Dec. 34.-(SpeclaI Tele
gram.) I. T. Martin, a prominent attorney
of this city, died., today of heart disease,
aged 61. years ' Ha was born at Racine,
Wis., and . when U enlisted In the Ninth
Iowa cavalry. He -practiced law In Cedar
Rapids and - Brooklyn before coming to
Lemars In 188S. He was a member of
Mover poat. Grand Army of the Republic.
8. Vi Alllaon.
CHARtES CITY, Ia.; Dec. 24.-Specla!
Telegram.) B. V. Allison, a pioneer and
owner of a large stone quarry here, died
at the Marshalltown Soldiers' home. He
was the father of Dr. Allison of Iowa
Falls and Prof. Allison of the Chicago
schools."'
' E. F. L. Gauas.
ClirCAGO. Dee. 24.-T:. F. L, Gauss, first
assUtarit librarian ot the Chicago public
library, died last evening, aged U5 vears.
He had been In the library service twenty
years and was one of the most prominent
German-Americans In Chicago.
' Dust Storm at Pierre.
PIERRE. 8. D., Dec. 24. (SpeclaK Tele
gram.) One of the worst dust storms of
the year made Christmas eve anything
but a pleasant one (n this city and mer
chants say, badly cut Into their Christmas
trade. It being almost Impossible at times
to get along th streets.
Private Dngaa Captured.
STURGIS, 8. D Dec i4.T-(8polal Telegram.)-Private
Pugun, Who escaped from
the Fort feade guard Jiouse, together with
Private Orange, was caught near Nahant
by Sheriff. Tralhen ot. Lawrence oounty,
brought her last night and turned over
to the authorities at the post.
"dentine Trip to Africa.
BOSTON. Dec. 24. Prof. Alexander Agas
sis, director and curator of the Harvard
museum, wilt head an expedition to Cential
Africa within a short time for the purpose
of pursuing his already extensive scientific
Investigations. The details of the trip havu
not yet been fully mapped out. and the
Identity of those who will accompany him
and tho length of hia trip are not known.
Mr, puck's Christmas.
RICirtlOJD, Vs., Dec. Z4.-The Christ
mas present of Mm. William Luk of
Roanoke,- to her -husband today', says a
special to the News-leader, was two hoys
and two girls at a birth. All doing welt,
i'A
Invaluable to speakers and
sinpers for clearing the
voice. Absolutely harmless;
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PA KOURKE'S
BAM UU nAOQVAXTIBI
AXX U1A9IJSO BBAJrVS
VCIGARS-
BOX rmAKB A B1KCZAXTT -Bo.
lath Street.
(5)
f V
JSfie Calumet
Christmas Dinner 1907
; 75cr,.v.i ?
Blu rolnta on Half Shell
Heart ot Clry QueuOiiTe
. . Newport J'lake-a
Green Sea Turile Soup
EngllnbDInner Rolls
Oyster PnttleaKlng Jward Style
Roast Turkey OysUv llrwslng
Cranberry 8atic .
OT if : v V
Ronst DoraeirtlC'Dnli:hr-sttiut
- Sttirflng-Mlelly -Mashed
rotatt), 'i- '
Candled -Swert 'rotators
" -sv.
Roast Suckling1 tIgrBhked Apple
Chitfon Salaff" : ''
English riunf FuAMC '
. - .
Cafe Parfalt ' .;,Aft$"Cake
Mince Pie ,i ,
Colfce,,, ,
Mixed Nuta.- ., jJTruIt
aaMMMstataaaw
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO 0TIR .VPATKOtfS
THE..,.
ft , '.-.I
t
Will serve tf -spwial tnble .
de- hote omni;i Glmsfcnias .
ORCHESffcAIC,';
ATTENDANCE.1'
AVE DOIJ'T SERVE
"Pies that mother' iisiE-d ft) matte."
Those pies were ea'teii lone 'ago;
but the Chef'at'' ' "
The Boston Lunch
" V....- .. i '
has profited by .mother's-i exper
ience, and turna put pae.teries ittiat
any mother would .be, prHid,ta ac
knowledge. If yotv td them Us
a pretty sure thing that you'll be
come convinced tbut.
"They have the' proper; system
. , at the ston;.'''',
' 'tTOVi-lTlT .;
s as
Open every hour, Tery'aay"
1612 FAKNAM STttEET,
- An Especially EUoorata .-v.
TABIiB D'HOTE . ...
Christmas, -' -front 1 to
i Everything the market- affords.'i
Ask to sc our Mi-jiu. ,TItVPrHl
will bo 11.00 per pl.ite.
' ILEaV OBABD HOTEL.
AJJl 8E3in-tr.v
Boyd's The&ter
.' 1 n '
Tonight, TJntU. Wednesday .
XMAS MATTIIIE r. .VrEDKEarJAT
Charles Frohman Fri'ienta
WILLIAM COLLIE . ,'(
In His New Comedy j.,' ,
CAUGHT IN', THE' RAIN
, Thursday, Jfrldajr ,and, Saluda
.., PEWOLF HprE ,.
And Company. of J6 JPyople.. -with -
MAJKGVEBXTX ' CLAM' V
In. t ha (Opera- '-! 'k-
r 1 ji ).'!'".?! ' i i
Jan 1-g Hew Tsar's .Matin, .
TBITJntPBAL 7 ABtEWELL , TO V ,
Capacity Basins ss Eyerywbec,
THE CLANSMAN
Company of 78 -Troop of Korsts
Hew Bosnio and Electric, Ejects ,
ADTAMCBD V A U B E V I L B B.
Matin Dally 3il5 . Evry(jright 8:1.1
THIS WEEK A Night V flh tliu I'outs,
Charlen & t'harlenc. lUoa le Havei
tet, Uco. Austin Moore, .jBUujoh-& .gard
ener, Kartholdl's Covkatupa, ..'hrlstle. Duo
and The Klnodromc -', '
Frlcss lOo, 86c',. 60a. .
Seats fpr Xmas Mat.. aiwi on aa,).
aIjditorium
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