he Omaha' Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII NO. 164.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MOKNINU, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1007
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
GOOD CUEER FOR ALL
Chrittmti Holiday ii Generally
Observed In 5ew York.
KO SPIRIT OF DZPEESSION
Giftf and Food Distributed Erery
where with Lavish Hand.
CAFES
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f -
HALLS FILLED
Mrs.
East.
Pieces
Giret $5 Gold
Employes.
2IA5T CHE1
PACKAGES
.Nearly Fonr Mil. Vi ait Oat of
City hy Mall a rr
Tktiuili of . Go
Abnaa.
NEW YORK. Dee. 'S.-TheT was no
spirit cf depression In thla city thla Christ
mas day. From the Bronx to the Battery
nad over Into Brooklyn to the point where
Coney Island points Ite nose Into the aea
there, was merry-making that must hare
sstlsfled the Jollied soul, and thoae who
had no cheer of their own were bountifully
supplied by thoee who had enough and to
spare. Thoae In a position to know. Bay
that never before have the good thing
been distributed with ao lavlah a hand or
ao many of the les fortunate made happy
with gratuities. The Salvationists, Volun
teer. Tourf Men Christian association,
and a 'hundred other public and private
humanitarian organisations vied with each
ther In supplying to all who would ac
sept. bountiful repasts, surprise gifts ot
clothing and toy, with music and bright
light and wefl wishes thrown In. In fact
the good cheer could not be dispensed with
In the traditional twenty-four hours. ' snd
beginning; at noon yeaterday. Christmas
festivities were In full awing. Even at
th Stock exchange, the cene of recent
financial disaster for many, the walla
were hung with holly and mistletoe, and
th broker proved they were not broke
by making- pool of $11,000 for the MP
Exchange employer. Nearly every public
school had It Chrlstmaa program. Sec
tarian different did not appear and the
cutest Santa on the East Side, it Is said,
was a properly gotten up little Hebrew
girt
Cafe and Halla Filled.
Chrlstmaa eve filled the restaurants and
cafe, a always, but it also filled every
available hall In the city where the throngs
were made up of every element found In
th. m.trnnnlli. Band concerts, chorus
lnglng. Christmas tree and vaudeville
turns made up the program. The opera
house and high clasa theater were
.mitMl. aa usual on a holiday, but a
core of place were- given up to free en
tertalnmcnts for the crippled children, the
newsboys and thousands of other without
the -price,"
Christmas day. though without snow
was a rtautlful the sentiment It en
gendered. Clear crisp and cool, the weather
filled the park and Invited me rvrr-
j(.kr parade -on Fifth avenue-
It lifted the fog that had hung over the
harbor and river nd the craft that frlshed
and wigwagged Kx will to each other.
Even the atately trans-Atlantic liners un
bent their dignity and accepted the good
natured challenge from the most disreputa
ble tramp.
Toys and Carnation
Down the battery Captain Dsvey Roach
of the light tug E. T. Ximmons made hi
annual distribution to hi employe of $3
gold piece of the same weight and finenesa
of those that the employe of Central park
received from the hand of Mrs. Russell
Ease. On Ellis Island l,n Immigrants in
a babel of tongues thanked Miss Helen
Gould for their first merry Christmas In
America. There was a toy for every child
and a pink carnation for each adult. The
Christmas spirit Invaded the penal Institu
tions, wher real -home" dinners were
served. It found Its way Into the Tomb
where Harry Thaw furnished cigar for
th keeper, handkerchiefs for the matrona
and smoke and chocolate for hla fellow
prisoner. It blocked the streets at a hun
dred points, whirre left-over stock of milli
nery and toy were gives away and big po
licemen nearly !ost iiieir minds in frantic
efforts to keep the blissfully Indifferent tots
from getting before th wheels of street
car and auto-motile. The police were
lenient, too. and the puh cart man. with
everything from the paper Chrlstmaa bells
to Teddy bears fur sale, pushed the:r ware
with impunity even Inti the sacred pre
cincts of Fifth awn nr.
Mist Christmas Porluag-e.
It la eatlrr.ated that -during the Christ
mas ruah there bi.ve been ,Mt.0lO par
eel ahlpped oit cf the city by mail and
express. Exact figures are. of course, un
obtainable, but these figures, based on
estimate mad a at the postofflce and
th exprea offices, are thought to be
approximately correct. The value of
rn:. v..r r:: ".w . :
wvrv aji.t-u. " - - - - - -
100. The number of packagea sent cut
cf the city this year Is about t per cent
greater than lat year, while It Uestl
niated that the value Is 15 per cent less.
This devreajie In value is said to be
due to the fact that goods are cheaper
this yeaf and that people are more care
ful In th expenditure of money. New
Turk always gives more than it receives,
and It Is estimated that not more llum
1. 00,000 parcels have been received In the
city.
Next to the postofflce and the express
3l9i-es the busiest plac In the city dur
ing the last few day ha been the cus
toms appraiser" Wan-hous. Here kll the
packages received by parcels post from
Kiifcland and Germany are examined for
iutiable article. I'p to last night 10.000
package were examined, and ahen the
I lied examiners were forced to stop work
Isat night nearly 4.009 package were left
ob the tatle unopened. Many of these
vill be days late when they are delivered
a the persons to thorn they are ad
dressed in various part of the United
FtaWn.
Christmas is beh.g celebrated In great
tyle on board the steamer In the harbor.
Tli giant Ma ii Tetania wa wreathed with
Hilly and other Christmas greens from
tern tu stern, and a great faast was set
or the crew, at which each sailor or other
.-iMploye had a bottle of beer a an extra,
mora than ! bottle of beer In all. The
Ballk; of the White Etar Line and th
New York c-f th American hne. also In
port, aer decked with holiday wreaths
wild other decoratsoi:. and special dinners
M served th ere as.
Th families of more 11, an men ho
arw serving term In prison ate Christ ma
uinnrr furnished by Mr. Ballington Booth'
(Cuatinuod on fiocond Pa.)
summary jftcebk
Tkindar, DrrTBkrr a. lOT.
1007 DECEMBER 1907
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29 30 31 T C
HI! WSiTXEE,
FORECAST FOR NUtKAEKA AND
IOWA Fair Thursday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday :
Hour. Deg.
5 a. m 27
a. m 2
a. m 25
t a. m 24
a. m 23
1 a. m J4
11 a m 2S
II m...., 27
1 p. m 81
3 p. m St
t p. m iw
4 p. m M
6 p. m 35
5 p. m -"4
7 p. m 33
p. m XI
J p. m S3
it3
SOKZSTIO.
Mayor McClellan will remove member
of New York Wster board on char ires of
incompetency and waste of public funds.
rr 1
Erie railroad has started a passenger
rate war to the Atlantic coast. Fag 1
Official circles of Washington will not
discuss the resignation of Hear Admiral
Brownson. Pag 1
Mission of Special Attorney Heney at
the White House officially stated not to
bave been with the Idea of reinstating W.
C. Bristol as district attorney for Oregon,
Fag 1
New Tork has given more than It re
ceived In Christmas goods during the
holidays. I 1
A burglar in New Tork. frightened from
hla work, left a valuable Christmas pres
ent in loot. ' Pag 1
FOBEXOsT.
Norwegian bark Viking was sunk in
collision with the American ship Atlis off
Cape Horn last June. Pag 1
The Dutch cabinet ha resigned be
cause of the failure of the estimates of
rmy expenses. Pag- 1
Minister Lemleux of Canada ha con
cluded negotiations with Japan regard
less of the American ambassador's posi
tion. Pag 1
Christmas was observed to an unusual
degree In London and the United King
dom. . Pag 1
Large number of men put in another
day In fruitless search near Rosalie for
the body of little Llllie Olson. Pag 3
LOCAL.
Christmas observed on a large scale
in Omaha churches and special attention
Is paid to unfortunate In public inrtltu-
tlons. Par 1
Chrlstmaa observance at School for the
Deaf a unique affair. Pag a
State Teachers' association meets a 1th
large attendance. First event on the pro
gram 1 a concert by the choir of the
First Methodist Episcopal church of
Omaha, under the direction of Thomas J.
r?elly... Pag 8
MOVExcxarrs op ockajt maKeBrpg.
Pent. " Arrive. Sutiis
NEW T0RK..-..riHi aiiMu.
Liverpool
.. . Havvrfanl Mango. taa.
... Ettmsls
t'retle Sana!.
...Slrtltan Prlnei...
...FlbertM
Ctmptaia.
....Lnmaiuia C1U ti Palermo.
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NAPUE9 ....
NAPLES ....
GLASGOW ...
NAPLKB
CEVCIA
BREMEN ...
LONDON ...
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LOOK OUT FOR BAD TENNERS
faaaterfelt Treasary Nate of
fa la erle la Clreala
tloa. Baf-
A new $19 counterfeit treasury note of
the ''Buffalo" series has appeared in the
east, with soma prospect cf its getting
into circulation in the west. The coun
terfeit is of the series of 1901, check
letter "C." face plate 464. hack plat In
distinct, but probably 1SJ. Serial number
4S7I1U. W. T. Vernon, register; CLa.
H. Treat, treasurer; portraits of Lewis
and Clarke. "The bill is printed on to
pieces of paper, between which are long
pieces of t very fine silk threads. While
the general appearance of the note Is
deceptive, the lathe work and ruling la
crude and broken and the denominational
design and seal are of very good oolor.
The treasury number are heavier and of
lighter color than In the genuine. Tho
green on the back of the note 1 good,
but the lathe a-ork la broken, a In fac
of the note. .
hearth Dakota Parana
SIOCX FALLS, a D.. Dec. .-Speclal)
Otto Erickson and II. C. Elmunds, a a
Christmas present were today released from
the Sioux Falls penitentiary, under pardons
granted by the State Board of Pardon.
The pardons were based upon good
grounds, not wlthsatndlng that both men
worth am r-x- 4 n t- (Armi -- in).,..w
hi- pnc.
of mind in giving the alarm when Steward
Gill of the penitentiary was sttacked some
weeks ago by a desperate prisoner and
narroaly escaped death a the result of
stab, wounds Inflicted by the desperate
convict. That Gill was not killed was
due to the fact that Erickson gave the
alarm and summoned to the assistance of
Gill some of the guards, who arrived Just
In time to prevent the convict giving the
final death-blow to the prostrate and se
riously wounded steward.
Edmunds, who was a prominent farmer,
was tried, convicted of manslaughter in
the first degree and given the minimum
sentence.
tiaa Plaat Chaage Haass.
Ml'RON. 8 D.. Iec . Si. Special. I H. K,
Hunt of Chicago, a gaa expert, who has
- ..re- ,ur --,, DK) . examining me i aurinR the week preceding Christmas has
Huron gas plant, preparatory to it trans- g.,,, Tite t0 a puuible condition of pv
fer by the contrac tors to the Huron Gas erty among the numerous classes of peo-
conipany, concluded his labors yesterday
and the plant waa formally turned over
to Campbell Brothers, who hold the fran
chise. The plant la one of the best in this
section of the country and is of sufficient
capacity to meet the demands of the city
for many years to come. Mure than seven
miles of mains have been laid and patrons
to the numlxr of nearly tva) business
houses snd residences now are using gas
for illuminating and rooking purpoaea The
company is pushing the work of extending
th main a rapidly as possible snd many
additions will be made.
t'allforala Postmaster short.
PAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Postmas
ter " E. Lively .' the o-ejin I arte Cal .
pof.tc.fn.-e a aa arreatvd yesterday t.y ptts
tal authorities on a arrant charging him
, j aith mealing $l.0w from the government,
I lively s accuuiiu were found la b $l.t0
I snort, and aa be cou'.d not make saUa-
I factory explanation h u axicsted,
LEM1EUXHLRRIES T9 CANADA
His Minion Not Complete Until He
Reports to Government. .
O'BRIEN HAS BEEN DISREGARDED
Canada Disposed ta Kefcetlat with
Japan ! Owa Aee-oaat
Eatlrely- Treaty Right
Preterrti.
TOKIO. Dec. 2S. Rudolph Lemleux
Canadian minister of labor, who con
cluded his negotlatlona today with the
Japanese government regarding the reg
ulation of immigration to Canada, said to
the Associated Press:
"My lips are sealed on the subject. Any
statement I have to make belong Orst
to the Dominion government. My mis
sion will be completed only after my re
turn to Ottawa. My colleague there
will be In a position to fully discus and
consider the whole question In It vari
ous phases. I have every reaoon to be
lieve that a solution of the difficulty will
soon be reached and am pleased to tay
that my negotiation with the Japanese
foreign office were conducted In th
friendliest spirit.
"I return with nothing but the most
pleasant recollections."
The Associated Press Is In a position
to state that the situation is identical
with It previous forecast. Mr. Lemleux
and Sir Claude M. MacDonald. the Brit
ish ambassador, fully agreed with the
terms of the memorandum, whereby the
Japanese government outlined It plan
for the future control of immigration,
the announcement of which alii probably
be made when a similar arrangement is
outlined to Thomas J. O'Brien, the Amer
ican ambassador, with whom It la under
stood he submitted a number of sugges
tion from the American government for
the consideration of the foreign office.
The Suggestions, It Is believed, largely
served to guide the arrangement sub
mitted to Canada through Mr. Lemieux,
and there I reason to believe that the
Japanese government will soon submit
to Ambassador O'Brien the detail of the
plan to control Immigration to America,
which practically amount to the preven
tion of all labor Immigration. The atti
tude of Mr. Lemleux toward the American
ambassador has caused much comment in
derlomatic circle. Lemleux entirely
Ignored the American embassy and evi
dently preferred not to discuss the mat
ter with Ambassador O'Brien. It is un
derstood that the foreign minister. Vis
count Hayasbl throughout his confer
ence with Lemleux consistently declined
to sacrifice any treaty lights or to tet
any limit on the number of Japanese
which will be permitted to land In Canada
monthly.
Mr. Lemleux and party will sail for
home on the Empress of China tomorrow,
December I. the Canadian government
having instructed him to report at th
earliest possible moment.
ERIE STARTING RATE WAR
Dlaaatisfaetlaa with Mirk law a Cea
tral Award mt Rate May Caaae
Ps eaa-er Flarht.
CHICAGO. Dec 2&.--Eastrrfl roads, are
on the -verge of what promises to' be a
disastrous passenger rare war. Yesterday
the Erie gave notice of a cancellation of
all of. It -east bound passenger tariffs
shown In the Chicago rate sheet. Notice
was also given by that road that aTter
February 1, 190S, it would no longer abide
by the differential arbitration award of
President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston
and Maine, ahereby the Michigan Cen
tral road wa accorded a rate of $19 be
tween Chicago and New Tork.
It 1 expected tht when the Independ
ent Erie tariff, to be known as Erie tariff
No. 1, 1 made public th first class rates
to New York and all points east of Chi
cago will have suffered a material reduc
tion. Dissatisfaction over the Michigan
Central award and over the failure of the
lines to keep the agreement not to pay
steamship commissions are said to tie the
causes of the Erie's action.
Since November 20, when the Erie's $10
second class rate to New York went into
effect, 2K.O00 steamship passengers have
been carried east and of these the Erie
has carried about. 11.000.
DENIAL FROM WHITE HOUSE
Seaaatloaal Reports A boat President's
Coafereaee with Mr. Heaey
Dee la red Falsa,
. WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-The Christmas
celebration at the White house today was
Interrupted long enough for the lssuanc
of a statement regarding the subject mat.
ter of a conversation Monday night be
tween the president and Francis J. Heney.
special attorney for the government under
the Department of Justice. Certain state
ments have been published which It was
said did not correctly state the facta. It
was authoritatively announced today that
Mr. Heney had not, as alleged, recom
mended to the president th nomination of
W. C. Bristol as United States attorney
for Oregon.
The fact "Is stated" that Mr. Heneys
errand here was on no such mission. Mr.
Heney acquiesced In the removal of Mr.
Bristol and said that Mr. Bristol's con
duct left no other alternative for th gov
ernment" "It was further denied that Mr. Heney
had any conversation with the president
which in any way involved a I'nited States
senator with the subject of alleged rail
road land frauds in Oregon.
SUFFERING AMONG MEXICANS
Dlarharnre of Farelsa Laborer hy
Railroad la athwest Caaaea
Ureal Dlstrea.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. IS.-The action of
the transcontinental railroads In discharg
ing Mexican or part Mexican laborer
pie. It Is estimated that about fro men
In all were let out. Most of them have
families and nearly all were without moaey
when discharged. It is estimated thai
amout u0 able bodied Mexicans with their
families are destitute In this city now.
An effort will be made to charter a freight
train and send them to Mexico, as many
of them as desire to go. Those who re
main will have to b looked after by local
charitable institution.
Ismail to the tailors.
SAN FRANCISCO. Iw. IS W. Anger,
a inachlrik on the armored cruiser Penn
sylvania, claims to have been barred
wiiil in uniform and sober from s (lace
of public amusement In Kin pranciaco.
According to Anger'a story, he was re
fused admittance last mgl.t to a darning
academy. Shortly afterward several cf
his compi
asms (la
will b
I In too.
pan ion vsere barred from the
T Jt id said that tha affair
---- " i. U'..h.
SHIP SINKS FROM COLLISION
Nsrwfglia Hark Flak On" Case Hern
I Captain and Wife
fAS FRANCISCO, lvc. 25-The Ameri
can ship Atlas dropped anchor here lat
night. ITS day out from Baltimore. It
ended a voyage made tragic by collision
off Cape Horn, attended by Ihe sinking of
another veseel. the d rowing of the fated
craft captain and th captain' wife, mut
iny on it 'own drks and death among tts
crew.
On June C at ( p. m., the Atlas struck the
Norwegian bark Viking, Captain Peterson,
hound from Hamburg to Callao. Both were
badly damaged by the contact, but the
bark fared worst. In the terror of the
night thirteen of the crew of the Norwegian
bark boarded the American ship, crawling
over tangled shrouds and dangling booms,
but Captain reterson and his aife were
not among tlKise who made the danger
ous transit. It was too dark to render aid.
though the Atls stood by during the night
nd next morning the Viking had disap
peared.
The Atlas' put Into Rio de Janeiro for re
pairs, leaking badly. On the way to this
port a mutiny took place among the crew
over some trouble with the mate, but it wa
easily quelled.
Before the coTIlslon off Cape Horn three
of the ship' company met death. On May
S3. J. Schumacher and Charles Nolan, sea
men. fell from the Jib boom and were
drowned. On June 15 John Hook, sail
maker, died and was buried at sea. When
the ship arrived yesterday the captain's
son and the third officer were 111 and the
vessel was ordered Into quarantine.
The Atlas had a cargo of coal for the
I'nlted States government. The vessel had
been 120 day out from Rio Janeiro and was
overdue. Reinsurance had been offered at
M per cent.
The Viking wa a new bark of iafl
ton. Nothing had been heard of It arter
K began it lant voyage until the Atla
brought In the tiding last night.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS DECREASE
Oatpat of Mlaaeapalls Mills tails
Om Nearly Millloa
Barrels.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 35. Flour ship
ments from Minneapolis for 1907 will fall
short of the totals shipped during 1
by nearly 1.000.O00 barrels. This decrease
apparently has not been entirely due to
the financial flurry, aa the figures for each
month show that only In three months
for the entire year have the shipments
for IS"? exceeded those for the same
months In 1S06.
The number of barrels of flour sent out
from Minneapolis by the various mills so
lar tl.ls year is 13.&X,37a, while for
a corresponding period in 1 there were
H.573.K3 barrels shipped, a difference of
7CT4S barrels.
Despite th recent financial stringency
the sales of flour for use In the country
or for export did not suffer so much as
wis generally expected. The shipments
for October this year were lt.WX bar
rels, against l.SBS.OtT barrels last year.
In November this year the greatest falling
off is shown with shipments of 1.067.970
barrels, against 1.21 ,MS barrels a year
ago. For the trading days in December
np to the present. 7f,r71 barrels have
been sent out, as Against 979, H barrels for
th corresponding;--days feast year.
DUTCH CABINET STEPS DOWN
Pa 1 1 are of Arssy Estimates to Receive
Consideration of Parllanaeat
is Caase.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 26. The Dutch
cabinet, or council of ministers, com
prising nine members, by a-hom the ex
ecutive authority of the government is
administered, today presented Its resig
nation. It is thought that the dissolution
of the Parliament is likely to follow.
The resignation of the cabinet is due to
the defeat of the army estimates In the
second chamber of Parliament. The op
position in the discussion of thee esti
mates contended that the efficiency of
the Dutch army was not proportionate
to Its cost. The clericals, who are op
posed to the government's plan for uni
versal suffrage, are pleased over the sit
uation created by the cabinet's raslgna
tlon, as they prefer that the expected
general election which is to follow should
be fought out on the military Issue rather
than on universal suffrage.
BURGLAR TURNS SANTA CLAUS
New Yorker Frlahteas His
aad Flad Rich Loot
Preaeat.
Away
NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-Santa Claus. in
a peculiar guis. paid a visit to John
Distler. In the night Distler was aroused
by a noise In the dining room on the floor
bewaath hi room and he at once decided
that there aa a burglar in the house.
Rather than take any cliar.ee of being
shot at, Distler made a great noU In his
room for the purpose of scaring the burg
lar away. He a as successful In this, and
when he went down stairs he found that
none of the family silver had been
stolen. On the contrary, he found on the
table In the dining room a large quantity
of silverware which he had never seen
before. He believea that the burglar had
obtained it from some other houses, and
being scared by the noise he made. fled,
leaving It behind.
THRILLING RESCUE IN FIRE
Captala Peter J. 1 laser of Boer Army
naves Bliad Man aad
Invalid.
CHICAGO. Dec. 25. -The rescue of a blind
man by Captain Peter J. Visser. formerly
of the Boer army, and another tl.rilltng
rescue that of a 70-year-old invalid by
Policeman Michael McGrsth were wit
nessed last night during a fire In an apart
ment lui!dlng at Jt-d'7 Indiana avenue. The
blind man Is W. A. Weinstock and the
aed iuvalid fs William Glaixe. Tney had
been left behind in the rush from the
building when the fire waa discovered.
Vlsc-r and McGraih aere both singed in
making their wsy through the fame. The
property loas Is $JMM.
CALL FOR MORE INFANTRYMEN
C'oloael Woodhara nays 1 SO.OOO
Kegslsrs Ar -Needed on
Pnrlfle toast.
SEATT1-E. Wash.. Dei-. 25 Colonel
Woodburn, acting commander of the De
partment of the Columbia. U. 8. A., in a
statement today,' said tt.st the Pacific
coast would be helpless In ease the navy
would piove unable to prevent a force of
at'.uu Jainte or other foreigners land
rc the cfst. He said there are
not X.0u0 regulars on the coast
to resii; an attack by land, wMls laO.Owu
NEW YORK WATER SCANDAL
Board Lets Contract for Big" Dam at
Graft Prices.
MAYOR WILL REMOVE MEMBERS
Charge- I I aean aefeaey and MIs-
roadaet Base aa Alleged
WmIi f rablle
Faada.
NEW TtKIlK, Dec. E.A a result of
the Investigation made by the commis
sioner of account into the award of the
contract for the construction of Ashokan
dam. a part of the city's new water supply
system, the Board of Water Commission
er will be removed by Mayor McClrtlan
unless hi action Is forestalled by their
resignations. This was made knoan to
day following the receipt by the mayor
of the report of Ihe commissioners of ac
counts, John Purrey Mitchell and Phillip
B. Gaynor.
The water commissioner. Edward Sim
mona, Charles N. Chadalck and Charles
N. Shaw, awarded the Ashokan contract
to MacArthnr Brother' company, whose
bid was IllfldS.TTB. against $10,115.30 bid
for the work by the John Pclrce company.
Protest were immediately filed nd an
Inquiry was ordered by the mayor. Chargea
of Incompetency and misconduct, based
upon an alleged waste of public funds,
will be preferred against the members of
the water board.
MANY MILES 0F NEW TRACK
Kallroaa Coastraetloa la 1907 Nearly
Eqaal ta l.arsrest Year la
It 1st err.
CHICAGO. Dec. 25. According to the
statistics compiled by the Railway Age,
railroad construction in the I'nited States
has been nearly as heavy In W7. as In
190, which was the heaviest year since
1SSS. The total number of miles of new
track laid this yesr has been 8.73(t. of
which 43 miles were in Louisiana, S41 In
Florida. S In South Dakota. 311 in Texas
and Sll in Washington. In Canada during
the same time. 73 miles were, built, and
Z49 in Mexico.
The greater part of the new track waa
laid before the financial stringency, only
a amall amount of mileage being con
structed after September.
Tha orders for freight snd passenger cars
and locomotives in 1907 were smaller than
at any time during the last seven years.
The volume of orders for this part of
railroad equipment wa about S6 per cent
of the total of IS and 1906.
Tha year has been notable for the In
crease in the number of block signals
Installed, the increase having been 3,7a for
the twelve months ending December SL
FIRST LYNCHING IN NEW STATE
a;re Who M araereal Liveryman at
Henrietta, OU1., Hanged hy
Mah.
MUSKOGEE, Okl.. Dec. 35. Riddled with
bullets, the body of James Garden, a
negro, I dangling from a telegraph pole
tonight- 1n the center of Henrietta, Okl.. a
coal mining town, thirty mile southwest
of her, as the result of the first lynching
in the new state. Garden at noon today
shot and killed Albert Bates, a white man,
because Bates, who is a well known livery
man, refused t rent a rig to the negro.
Garden said Bates was discriminating
egamst him because of his color, and going
across the street for a pistol. Garden re
turned and killed Bates. Garden was
lodged in Jail and tonight a mob of 109
rnen battered down the doors of the Jail,
and in spite of the efforts of the officers
secured Garden and hanged him to a
nearby pole. They then riddled the body
with bullets. All the negroes In Henrietta
are terrorized and more than 100 came
from there to Muskogee tonight. There Is
another negro In the Henrietta Jail, who It
Is feared aill be lynched before morning.
WORK FOR FORTY THOUSAND
Many Mills In Vicinity of Plttsbarg
Will Hraiar Operation on
Jaaaary 6.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Dec 23. Christmas In
Pittsburg and' vicinity was made doubly
Joyful today, by the announcement that by
January. ( all cf the thousands of wheels of
Industry in the mills of McKeesport, Glass
port, Duquesne and allied plants in the
Monongahela valley would be In operation.
Over 40,000 men who have been idle for sev
eral week will return to work. It la slso
said that other mills in the district will
also resume In full after the first of the
year, practically doubling the number of
workmen employed within fifty miles of
Pittsburg during the last few daya.
NEWCASTLE. I 'a.. Dec. 2S.-Ttn of the
thirty hot mills of the Shenango tin mills
here will resume operations January 6, next.
Ten additional mills will resume shortly
after, and it is expected that the entire
plant will be running full force before the
end of January. The mill, said to be the
largest tin plant in tl.eworld, has been
idls since July 21. Fully l.ouv men are
affected.
SECRECY IN BROWNSON CASE
White Honae Officials Not Disposed to
Talk of Leave Taking of
Admiral.
WASHINGTON. Iec 2a. Surgeon Gen
eral Rixey of the navy returned home to
day snd tonight. In response to many In
quiries In regard to the resignation of Ad
miral Brownson as chief of the bureau of
navigation, he gave out a statement as to
Ihe hospital ship Relief, which ha figured
prominently In the episode. While dis-
claiming any knowledge as to the exa?t
cause of Admiral Broatisjn's resignation.
the surgeon general's statement leaves
scarcely a doubt that friction between the I
bureau of navigation and the medical d"-
While .ll.
partnient of the navy was a potent fact jr.
The controversy had Its origin in the mat
ter of sending a hospital ship with the tilth-ship
fleet on Its voyage to the Psc.ilc,
over which there arose a conflict of au
thority aa to whether the medical officer
or an officer of the line should be attlgned
to the cemmand.
Men Fight Dael villa Kalsrs.
CHICAGO. lec. 25. Two men. both un
conscious and each suffering from a num
ber of knite wounds aere found wun.n
a fea- feel of each other t'Mlay at Grand
avenue and Desplalne stre. t. The men
had evidently blashed each other until
both fell weak from Ion of blue. 1. Ihe
pair were j laced in an arnoulance and to
gether taken to a hospital. v hn th'.-y
recovered consciousness they refused tu
talk beyond giving their names. Tfce
names are Nicholas Cescerous and Mich
ael Horatadian. t esce rous is dying (rum
a aiMamit la Lba brtu.
BRYAN TO SUCCEED MALLORY
Kit wilt atne tallr r
braakaa' la Appelated I altea
late eaaar.
JACKSONVILLE Fla. Dee. li Gov
ernor Broward Kxlay appointed William
Janics Bryan of tills city to be I'nlted
Mates senator, vice Stephen i;usseii Aiai
lory. deceased, for the balance of the
term, expiring March 4. !". Mr. Bryan
Is a prominent young attorney, only II
year of age, and now holds the position
of county solicitor for this iDual)
county. He was born In Orange county,
Florida. October 10. 1SJ. He is the
son of John M. Bryan, who served four
teen years as state senator and after
wards as member of the State Railroad
commission. Mr. Bryan was reared In
the vicinity of his birthplace and at
tended the local schools. Later he at
tended Emory college, where lie graduated
with the degree of bachelor of art In
IS!". Three year Inter he graduated
professionally at Washington and Lee
university and at once began to practice
law In Jacksonville.
In 1902 he was nominated for county
socllcitor of the criminal court of record
of Duval county and still holds that
office.
Mr. Bryan Is a member of the law firm
of Bran & Bryan, his partner being
Hon. Nathan P. Bryan, chairman of the
Stale Educational Board of Control. H '
has always been active In politic and
t present Is a member of i the democ ratic
executive committee, of which Hon. Dun
can I. Fletcher Is chairman.
About two months ago. Mr. Bryan on
nounced his candidacy for the
I'nited
States senatorship to urcccl Senator
Mallory. He is not related to William
Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
TELEGRAPH COMPANY MEETS
North America a Eleets Officer ana
Declare t'soal era!-Aannal
Dividend of 3 Per teat.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. ZS.-At the annual
meeting of the North American Tele
graph company, held In this city, the
regular 1 per cent semi-annual dividend
was declared, payable January 1.
The former officers were elected as fol-loa-s:
President, Clinton Morrison; vice
president and general manager, H. T.
Tuttle; secretary. A. 8. Harris; treasurer.
Elbridge C. Cooke. W. I. Capen of Chi
cago represented the Postal Telegraph
company.
"We are gratified with the showing we
have rnade. with the strike ae have had
on hand," said Mr. Tuttle today.
BIG HOTEL F0R CHICAGO
Twenty-Two-tory traetare Is to Be
Ereeted at Laaalle and Mad
lon streets.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Excsvstion for a
ta-enty-ta-o-story hotel, to be known as
the Iasalle. will be begun on March 1.
The building, which Is to be located on
the northwest comer of Lasalle and
Madison streets, will be. when completed,
the largest hotel In the west. It is to
cost S2.S0ti.0TO exclusive of furnishings.
The latter will cost spproximately $1,000.
0M. The project la being financed by the
Hotel Lasalle company, of which George
II. Gaxl.jr of New York, is tha head. . Th
hotel will contain 1.17 room.
SEARCH FOR OLSOX CHILD FI'TILE
Christmas Day Pstla hy Many la the
Praltleas Effort.
BANCROFT. Neb.. Dec. 25. (Special Tel
egram.) The searching party that left here
thla noon to hunt for the lost child of
Olaf Olson has returned with no further
clue as to the whereabouts of little Llllie.
The minutest of obstacle and bunches of
grass where the body might be hid were
all searched carefjlly but without avail.
The country for from six to eight miles
In the northeasterly, east and southeast-
erly directions from the home of the child
was gone over carefully, and systematically
by about forty of the most tried searchers,
marshalled by A. M. Daniels of Bancroft
and by Jack Farley and Dave Lyndall.
two Omaha Indian scouts. Now that sll
the country' surrounding the Olson rlace
has been gone over carefully by these par
tics the only wsy that remains to find the
body, if It lies In the scope of land
searched. 1s to have each farmer in the
lie igl.borhod of the missing child's home
make a through search of his oa-n premises
in a last great effort to unravel this mys
tery. Prospect la for Coal at Dorchester.
DORCHESTER. Neb.. Dec. 25. (Special.)
Mr. J. H. Kersenbrock. formerly of Crete
and no- residing at Columbus, this state,
has leased for mineral purposes a tract of
land located about four miles north of
Dorchester on the West Blue river. In
Saline and Sea-ard counties, comprising,
with land owned by him. about 2.7O0 seres.
He proposes to prospect this land for coal,
oil and gas and has engaged an expert
drillman to sink a number of holes in
various places on the tract. The neces
sary machinery has already been ordered
shipped to Dorchester and actual work la
to be commenced December 26. Mr. Ker
senbrock Is confident c f find'ng coal In pay
ing quantltiea at a reasonable depth, but
if he falls in this he Intend to sink con
siderably deeper. In order to exploit the
count ry thoroughly for il or gas.
Will Case Nearly Eaded.
rA PILLION. Dec. 25 (Special, e-The
long drawn out contest of the a!U of
Paul Boop, which has been on trial six
days, waa finished yesierday afternoon.
Judge Kenedy a-ould not let It go to the
jury until Thursday morning. Mr. Boop
left $'30.0X in lands and money.
Court AdJonraed at Haras,
HURON. 8. D., Dec. 2S.-SpeoiaJ. Tues
day morning Judge Whiting adjourned
circuit court here UDtil January 20, having
been In session for two weeks. The grand
Ju, recuroeu oe,,e u.u.c-ira. -ncs ana near-
I ln" nave ucen naa on mree en mem.
Hearing of the criminal calendar will be
resumed at the opening of court. Of the
fifty cases or snore on the civil calendar,
only about one-third have been disposed
of Two aeeks or more aill be required
to conclude the calendar?
' Trains Are Haaalas oa Time.
NKW ORLEANS. lcc. rS. In refutation
of the report that the line a as tied up
hy a general Mrioe. tne xutsiana Nav
igation company sent westward Ita morn
litg passenKer train for Khrcvepurt and
announced that the train from Khrc-veport
would arrive on lime this evening, 'i ne
strike haa so far been inntirinl to a
one or more of clerk In the freight
office, whu utrucs because they declared
a 10 per cent decrease In wages had been
made.
Hamaa Hair workers' I slos.
NEW YORK. !. The wigrnukrrs
of New York have ouanJX-d the Huia.ii
Hair Workers union an.j tltieat.-n a
r-trike. It Is raid 1'iat feu sn as the
or vanlsatu n is complete a demand ill i.e
rnad for shorter huu-s and mory puy.
The wl makers state ttiat there are hun
dreds of wlic wearers in the city ahum
tr.ey know and a bo will b sakej to help
the sUlks aJuuts
M IN DAY TO ALL
Happiness Beams is the Face !
Omaha on Christmas.
SANTA COMES TO EVERYONE
Rich and Poor, High and Low Glory
in the Yuletide.
WEATHER OUT OF HARMONY
So Mild that Some Traditions of Day
Are Perverted.
GAME OF BASE BALL FLAYED
Twa Amatrar Team Pat t Itaat
t.ood Salat Mrk After He
Has Broaght Fla
Cheer.
If a composite photograph could hart
been taken of the hearts of the people of
Omsha yesterday the predominant feature
would have been Joy and happlne.
Whether each succeeding Christmas Is
really more Joyful or whether It only seems
so Is s matter of Individual opinion. But
It Is certain that reports from all quarter.
- I from homes, churches and charltaire Instl-
tiinna indicated that the Christmas spirit
of giving and of peace and good will and
forgetf ulness of care was present every
where. The day started early as every Chrlat
mas does. In spite of the fact that th
calendar makes It one of 'be shortest days
of the year. Crowds attended th solemn
high masse which took plc la th
Catholic churrbis at S a. ra.
Early morning services were also held
In some of the evangelical churches. In
the Immanuel Swedish Lutheran church
the full Christmas ritual wa said, be
ginning at S a. in. The church was lighted
by hundreds of candles.
l'near Lay Many Head.
Uneasy lay thousands of Juvenile head
during the night with thoughts of Santa
Claus and the wondrous possibilities of
his bag and in many a home parents were
awakened in the wee small hours by the
happy shouts of their offspring, who had
stolen from their beds to se what Santa
Claus had brought.
The day dawned beautifully clear. Th
temperature waa somewhat lower than the
extremely high temperature of Tuedy,
but the sun shone bright and by noon th
weather was warm enough to warrant th
base ball game, which wa scheduled to
take place In the afternoon.
Banks snd the largo stores were closed
11 day. . Some of tha other store went
open until noon. Mail carrier mad one
trip, a trip that was equal to half a doaea
ordinary trip, Judged by the load of pack
age carried.
Everybody seen on the streets seemed
happy, coming from the atmosphere of
home surcharged with the Joy of Chrlst
maa morning. Newsboys sold the morning
papers to people who scorned to wait for
their change.
Basr Day at Horn.
Busy house wive In th homes and busy
cooks in the charitable institution and
hospitals and Jail began early la th
morning, their tasks of creating the
Christmas dinner, and prudent persona
went without breakfast In order to do full
Justice to the big meat of the day. Not
even the poorest wer without a dinner,
not If the good people knew IL Organisa
tion and individuals had sent hundred of
pounds of edibles to the several Institu
tions snd hundreds of baskets containing
the raw material of Christmas dinners
were handed out to people who applied
: for them.
j The matinee performances of th theater
were well patronlxed and the remarkable
i innovation of a base ball gam at Diets
I park drew a large crowd. In the evening
i many of the churches hc-ld their enter-
talnment for the 6undy school children.
The theaters provided amusement for big
houses also In the evening.
SERVICE AT EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
First t'oanraanloa Beaias at Mldalgh
at st. Philiw tho Dearoa'a.
At the Episcopal churches services wer
held three times Christmas morning. Th
first celebration of the day was held at the
church of St. Philip the Deacon, wher .
Rev. John Albert Williams held midnight
celebration and communion. This is some
what of an Innovation in Omaha, but
the service was well attended. Generally
the sen ices began at ti o'clock, with com
munion services which were sgain held at
s. At 10 o'clock the principal services of
the day were held.
In every case th churches were beauti
fully decorated with green foliage and cut
flowers. At Trinity rathedrsl at th W
o'clock service st ahlch Dean Beecher was
celebrant new music was presented and 1 ""
work of the choir received commend an.
The music ss follows:
Processional, "Angels in th Realm of
Glory.''
Venue, Plain Chant
Te I. um. "Festival in E flat" Buck
Benediction Buck
Antt.cm. "It Came Upon the Midnlirht
Char" Bulllvan
Hymn. "Oh. IJKle Town of Bethlehem."
Offriny. "Zicn that Blingebt Good
Tidings" Hcalner
Kvne Mendelssohn
Tibi Pleyel
Pursum Corda Mendelssohn
Sanctus Gounod
Hymn. "Bread of the World."
til. .lis 1n Kx.ei1s. plain Chant
None I'imtu. Piain Chsnt
Rec-esnona!. Hymn.
P-icliop Wlilums celebrated communion
services at St. Andrew's church on Walnut
Hill at 10 o'clock, preaching a sermon.
f ATllKDH IIM1MKD AT CHRISTMAS
Mar noes Net shine Over the Altar,
Nor Blsh9 Celebrate Mass.
For the first tiinc In a grnerstlon th
star failed to thine over the high altar In
I the cathedra! snd no bishop of Omaha
cehbrated public mass on Christmas morn
ing. Kiahop Scarinell celc-hrsted msss pri
vately at the char's! of the Barred Heart
convent in Park place, "former parishioners
of the cathedral parish ar now member
of the parishes of Bt. Mary Magdalene, St.
Peter. St. Patrick or St. John and at
these churches three masses were ret
brated in the morning from I o'clock to 11.
While the new cathedral Is building this
probably a ill 1 the rule In Omaha, but th
faithful are looking forward to the day
when ii.hks will be celebrated In the fin eat
cathedral west of the Mihaourl river.
At St. Mary Magdalene's church solemn
high mass was celebrated at 10 o'clock with
Father Sinne celebrant. Father Load aa
deacon arid Fatiier Slenson as sub-deacon.
At Ft. Peter's church high mas was cei.
rated at i o'cloc k with Father MoGovera
as celebrant. Father Gannon, d. a on and
Father Buckley, aub-deecon. At St.
Cecilia high tuass was celebrated at