TTTE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1903.
NEBRASKA'S SILVER SERVICE
Official ' Presentation to Battleship
Will Be Made at Early Date.
EXPRESS COMPANIES TO BE SUED
Rallrnad Com m Union Inatrarta At
tornry General to Fll Mandamae
rrnrrrdlnaa and Collect
Penalties.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
MNftiMsi, Jan. 2 (Special Telegram.)
Nebraska's gift nf a silver service for the
n-w buttlcshlp bearing; Its rime will be
presented at Pan KYantisco at an early
lute. Governor Sheldon and his staff will
make Die trip and the governor will give
the vessel the splendid set of silver which
las been made under special act of the
legislature.
Ttecei.it ly the governor wrote the com
mander of the Nebraska, asking when It
would he convenient for the state's repre
sentatives to make the presentation. Today
tha following message was received from
Commander Nicholson:
Will be pleased to see you and receive
Nebraska's silver service any time on or
after January 12 at San Francisco. I await
tour plcar.ure In the matter.
Governor Sheldon hopes to be able to
ielay the presentation until the big fleet
shall have arrived, from the Atlantic coast.
Snlta for Express Companies.
The railroad commission has decided that
the express companies doing business In the
state are not living up to the law and
must be compelled to do so. The attorney
general ai formally instructed today to
file a mandamus suit against them com
pelling them to furnish complete Informa
tion about their business as the state law
requires. Also, the filing of suits to collect
penalties for failure, to obey the law was
ordered, fines being all the way from S5fl0
to $5,000 on conviction.
The companies affected are the Adams,
Wlls-Fargo, American, United States,
Pacific and Great Northern. Of these, tha
Pacific has more nearly than any other
company compiled with the demands of the
commission.
A motion was filed by Commissioner Wil
liams before the Railway commission this
afternoon calling upon the various express
companies of the state to appear be-fore
the commission on January 15 and show
c ause why a 25 per cent reduction of the
rate charged for shipment should not be
ordered on all commodities not mentioned
In the fitbley law. The motion has not
yet been called to the attention of the
other members of the commission by Com
missioner Williams, but has been filed
with the secretary.
Brief In Grain Rate Case.
Attorney General Thompson has com
pleted his brief to be filed In the St. Uuls
circuit court next Monday and the copy Is
now In the hands of the printer. This Is
the brief In the case where the railroads
are trying to prevent the State Railway
commission from promulgating any grain
rate In Nebraska, by Injunction proceed
ings. In his argument In favor of the
proposition that the Railway commission
has authority to make rates on Intrastate
business Mr. Thompson, among other au
thorities cited, quoted the following from
a decision of the United States supreme
court In the cane of McChord against the
Louisville & Nashville railroad:
The fixing of rates is essentially legis
lative In character and the general rule
is that legislative action cannot be Inter
fered with by Injunction.
. As though that was not sufflcent, the
attorney ' go.teral also quotes from a su
preme court decision handed down 'by the
I'nlted States supreme court April 79, 1907,
as follows:
The elementary proposition that railroads
from the public nature of the business by
rheiu carried on and the Interest which the
public has In their operation are subject. A
us, to their state huNlnexs. to state regula
tion, which may be exerted either directly
iiy wie leKinmiive iiuiiinriiy ur uy m i -mlnlHtratlve
bodies endowed with power to
that end, is not and could not be success
fully questioned In view of the long line
of authorities sustaining that doctrine.
The attorney ueneral contends that the
r i. Ilrr.ii.1i. haira nnt lukon tllA rtrnniiP tn ,it h
ods to secure relief. Inasmuch as the com
. mission has not yet promulgated any grain
rates and cannot do so until after a com
plaint has been filed with the commission
and a heurtng given the railroads. Then
the railroads have u right under the law
to appeal to the courts If the rate Is not
compensatory in their Judgment.
The fixing of rates Is essentially legis
lative In character, argues the attorney
general, and the general rule la that legis
lative action cannot be Interfered with
by Injunction. After reviewing the bill
of the railroads, he says the purpose of
. iiiv. Hviion is 10 enjoin ina.nuinny cwui
mlaalon not only from establishing ratea
named ' In schedules previously mailed,
hut also from In any manner At i.tiy fu
ture time attempting to reduce or change
the rates to bo charged for the transporta
tion of grain. This, he says. Is to put a
quietus upon the -powers of the commis
sion insofar an .the reduction of rates on
grain Is concerned within Nebraska, not
. 4QJ now, .but for all time. ( Such an in
junction would never find Justification
except on a basis of want of Jurisdiction
In the Railway commission over the sub
ject matter of frxlng rates. Whether the
commission has or has not Jurisdiction
over the fixing of rates must necessarily
be resolved on consideration of certain
fundamental , principles. The attorney
general argute that both the constitution
and the statute confer power upon 1he
Hallway commission to fix rates. In re
tard to the contention of the railroads
that the words "regulation of rates" con
tained tn the amendment to the coiislltil-
CLOt'DED lUlAIN
Clears TTp On Changs to Fropar rood.
The brain cannot work with clearness
and accuracy If the food taken Is not fully
digested, but is retained In the stomach to
ferment and form poisonous gases etc. A
Jul), clouded brain Is likely to be the re
ull. ' A "Mich, lady relates her experience In
vhangluc her food habits, and results are
Very Interesting.
"A steady diet of rich greasy foods such
Ht sausage, buckwheat cakes and so on,
fiu.flJy broke down a stomach and ntrves
that, by Inheritance, were sound and strong,
and medicine did no apparent good In the
' way of relief.
1 "My b'raln was clouded and dull and I
was suffering from a case of constipation
that defied all remedies used.
"Tha 'Road to Wellvllle,' In some provi
dential way, fell Into my hands, and may
lieavrn's richest blessings fall on the man
who a Inspired to write It.
"I followed the directions carefully, phy
sical culture and all. using Grape-NvKa
with sugar and cream, leaving meat, pas
try an J hot biscuit entirely out of my bill
of fare. Tha result I am in perfect health
one mora.
"I never realise I have nerves, and my
stomach and bowels are In flna condition.
My brain Is perfectly clear and I am en-
Joying, that state of health which Qod In
tended Ills creatures . should enjoy, and
.which all might have by giving proper
attention to their food." 'There's a Rea
son." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mien.. Read. "Tha Road to WcllvUls," In
ass.
Hon Is Insufficient to confer power to
establish rates, the attorney general says
the authority of the commission does not
depend solely upon the term "reg'ilatlou
of rates." as there are more compre
hensive and generic expressions contained
In the constitutional amendment. The
constitutional amendment also declares
that the commission shall have the more
comprehensive powers of "general con
trol of common carriers." This places the
power of the commission to fix rates be
yond the pale of controversy, he says.
Railway Brot kernooda In Seaaloa.
Members of the general committee on
adjustment representing the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen and the Order of
Railroad Conductors are In Lincoln for the
biennial meeting, which began this even
ing and will last throughout the week.
Among the topics taken up Is that of Insu
rance within the two orders, and In con
nection wtlh this the Burlington relief de
partment will be given attention. For the
office of general chairman there Is likely
to be a spirited contest In each committee.
These are salaried positions, the chairman
of th trainmen drawing $3,800 a year and
of the conductors fc.Sno. J. P. Strickland
of Galesburg, III., Is the present chairman
of the trainmen and O. N. Marshal, also
of Galesburg, of the conductors. Both are
understood to be candidates for re-election.
They will have competition In the persona
of J. B. Tanney of Lincoln and G. W.
Schwlmley cf St. Joseph, Mo.
Worried Over Snnday Laws.
If. M. Iexter of Nance county came to
Lincoln today to put his son In the agri
cultural school. Mr. Dexter Is one of the
labor bureau crop reporters and he said
the recent bulletins Issued by the bureau
was the moat complete and most valuable
of any report ever Issued1 by the bureau.
Mr. Dexter Is very much concerned altout
the Sunday closing law and he Is anxious
to know where It will all end. He Is In
favor of the saloons being closed on Sun
days, but he said this can be done under
the provisions of the Slocumb law. Ho
ffars that If the present agitation Is kept
up the law will be enforced against fann
ers working on Sundays In case of neces
sity. "On one occasion," he said, "I cut
my wheat on Sunday. Other men In the
neighborhood failed to do so. I saved my
crop and the others lost theirs. Of course
they blamed me for their loss. I have
been up In Canada the last year and I
found the Sunday closing law was enforced
there against the farmers. They seriously
object to It, but have no recourse, and as
a result frequently heavy losses occur." '
Bulletin Pleaaea Government.
J. A. Warren, of the I'nlted States De
partment of Agriculture called on the state
labor commissioner. Colonel John J. Ryder,
this morning and expressed his approval
of the recent bulletin issued by the bu
reau. The figures, he said, compared with
the government figures very favorably,
and It could be plainly seen were Issued
from reliable reports and not merely made
up for advertising purposes.'
Cold Comfort for Nelson.
Charles Nelson, the convict who says he
Is abused, Till get no relief from the head
of the atat. Prison Physician Olffln has
reported to Governor Sheldon that the
convict Is shamming and Is physically able
to work. The report, with other corres
pondence, has been forwarded by Governor
Sheldon to the Norwegian counsel, to whom
Nelson recently appealed.
Free on Inereaae,
The total fees received In the office of
Secretary Of State Junkln for the month
of December amounted to $1,703.S3; for the
year. S27.0B2.5. For the years lfl6 and 1906
combined the total fees amounted to $22,
463.10, an Increase of S4.629.46. The increase
Is due to the changes tn the laws relating
to fees to be paid and for the refiling of
automobile numbers and the rereglstratlon
of cattle brands.
Grain Rate Hearlna.
The Railroad commission today heard tes
timony In the matter of the complaint of
Burke & Kent of Genoa, against the Union
Pacific road because of discrimination In
rates on feed and grain from the towns of
Kent and Merchlson. The schedule for these
towns went Into effect January 9, after the
Aldrlch bill had brought about a reduction,
hence the complaint Is In fact "an effort
to secure for Genoa rates proportionate
to those applying to other towns on the
Union Pacific, similarly situated.
Receiver for Insurance Company..
Judge Holmes of the Lancaster district
court this afternoon named John A. Ran
dall of Lincoln for receiver of the Nebraska
Mercantile Mutual Insurance company of
this city. The liabilities of the company
exceed the assets by 114,881.
Feltrrell Mast Answer In Court.
FREMONT, , Neb., Jan. 2.SpeclaI.) Al
fred Feltwell was bound over to the dis
trict court yesterday In the sum of 11,000
to answer to the charge of shooting Village
Marshal Matouseck of t'ehllng. There was
a very decided conflict In the evidence,
the defendant's wife claiming that the
shooting occurred Inside their house and
that the marshal was about to shoot her
husband and that tha affair was brought
on entirely by him. Other evidence shewed
an entirely different state of affairs, and
that the shooting twos unjustifiable and
with Intent to kUI. Public opinion at Ueh
llng is almost unanimous In favor of the
marshal. I
Brakeman Killed by Cara.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Jan. 2. (Special
Telegram.) William Coburn, a Burlington
switchman, whose home la In Aurora, was
killed this evening by being crushed be
tween a car and a stone pile at the Amer
ican Beet Sugar company's factory, while
switching cars. It appears from what la
now known that he slipped and was carried
Into the narrow space. Death took place
an hour after the accident. He has a wife
and family at Aurora, and Mrs. Coburn Is
expected to arrive In the city late tonight.
The coroner has so far not cvalled an In
quest. The body la temporarily In one of
the city morguea.
.Screens Come Down at Fremont.
FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 2.-fflpeclal.)-Hereafter
saloon patrons will not be able
to get their drinks without going directly
Into the saloons. All doors connecting
saoons and hotels and restaurant were
ordered securely nailed up yesterday. There
Is considerable agitation against violations
of the screen law, which has not been
enforced here, and a movement Is on foot
by the anti-saloon people to compel the
officers to comply with It The Sunday
closing law has been enforced here for
some time and the better class of liquor
dealers are mora than willing to strictly
comply wtlh It.
ays Ha' Was Kidnaped.
ODELL, Neb., Jan. -(Special Telegram.)
Frank Bower disappeared from here
Sunday and all efforts to locate him proved
fuUla until today. The bloodhounds were
procured from Beatrice and searching par
tie scoured the fconntry.. but nothing could
be learned exoept'that lie -went out hunt
ing Bunday. Today a letter was received
from him, dated at St. Joseph, stating that
ha had been kidnaped by two men and
taken to that place. ' '
Railroad Poaltloat - Abolished.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Jon. t-(Spe-clal.)
The office of assistant division super
intendent for f.ie district from Grand Is
land to North Platte has been abolished,
beginning today, and Superintendent Austin
Taylor Is legislated out of office as It were.
Mr. Taylor will remain with the company,
it la expected, but In. what capacity la not
yet known. Other changes In the Union
Pacific's local roster are talked of, but
nothing has so far developed. The men
of the shops return to work tomorrow
after an Idleness of ten days. Three
hundred men were affected by the vacation
order.
l.eee Saloons for Haatlnare.
HASTINGS, Neb., Jan. 2. (Special.)
Hastings is beginning the new year with
less saloons than It has had for the last
several years. For the first time the city
council has enforced the law providing for
the revocation of the license of any liquor
dealer convicted of violating any statute
or ordinance governing his business. Last
September George Brandt and Henry
Muchow were convicted of having their
saloons open on Sunday. The evidence
showed that their saloons were open for a
number of minutes less than an hour
after midnight between Saturday and Sun
day. The saloonkeepers appealed. Judge
Adams In the district court dismissed the
appeals, but allowed the filing of super
sedeas bonds. At the last regular meeting
of the council the revocation of the licenses
was proposed and a resolution thus provid
ing was carried with only one dissenting
vote and a subsequent effort to reconsider
the action failed.
nisfla-nred by Kirk of Horse.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Jan. 2.-(Speclal.)
As the result of an accident which might
easily have cost him his life Henry Horst
man. proprietor of a saloon at Clarks, Is
confined to his home with a smashed nose
and two broken cheek bones, which may
disfigure him for life. Last night while
doing- the chores at his place he turned his
fine driving horse out Into the yard to
exercise and while he was doing so a small
pig which had escaped from the pen ran
near the hors. He grabbed the pig up In
his arms and at the same time the hors
reared and struck out with both hind feet,
one hoof striking Horstman squarely on
the nose, smashing that member and break
ing two cheek bones, while the other hoof
struck the pig which he had caught up In
his arms, killing It Instantly.
Nebraska, .ini Note.
A1NSWORTH District court for the Fif
teenth Judicial district will convene here
January 6 with a light docket.
BEATRICE J. C. Barkhurst yesterday
sold his photograph gallerv to Clarence
Gale of this city. Mr. Barkhurst will lo
cate In Colorado.
GREELEY Charles F. Kasselder and
Maude K HHIIard of Erlcson were united
In marriage this morning at the Methodist
parsonage here. Rev. E. A. Smith officiat
ing. BEATRICE Yesterday J. C. Penrod sold
his grocery store to G. A. Funck & Co.
Mr. Penrod will take a position In the
office of County Clerk Conlee, who Is his
brother-in-law.
BEATRICE Henry Fox, sr., a native of
Germany and for thirteen years a resident
of Beatrice, died yesterday at the home
of his son Henry Fox, Jr., of dropsy, aged
74 years. He Is survived by a widow and
lour chlldrsi.
BEATRICE Ixiuls Lenger and Miss Mllla
Coonley were married at Plckrell yester
day by Rev. 8. A. Rauch. After a wed
ding trip through the southern states the
couple will make their home on a farm
southeast of Plckrell.
BEATHICtO The Elks gave their annual
holiday party here last evening, which was
one of the most elaborate, function! of the
season. It was a full dress affair and was
attended by about seventy-five couples.
Jenkins' orcnestra furnished the music.
BEATRICE Four New Year's weddings
were solemnized here yesterday, the con
tracting parties being as follows: Robert
Collott and Miss Edna Lynde, Henry Grab
ber and Miss Jessie McGowan, J. F. Ruh
and Miss Etta Strauss, Hugo A. Lelnn
weber and Miss Zella Hottensteln.
BEATRICE At high noon, at the brlde'B
home In Blue Springs, yesterday, Miss Mary
D. Falwell was married to Joseph H.
Oliver of Henderson, la., Rev. U. G. Brown
of this city officiating. About fifty guests
witnessed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver will make their hjme at Henderson.
BEATRICE Carpenters' union No. 1286
met last night and selected the following
officers: J. Q. Overman, president: C. H.
Thompson, vice president; B. F. Gurney,
recording secretary; Henry Steller, finan
cial secretary; Thomas Hill, treasurer: L.
O. Thompson, conductor; George T. Bar
ber, warden; J. H. Coomes, trustee.
A1N8 WORTH Three of the most promi
nent republicans of Brown county were
seen In their offices this afternoon, and
In answer to the question: "Who la your
choicrt for the next president?" Hon. A. W.
Scattergood and R. 8. Rising said, as
Roosevelt Is out of the, race, they are for
'raft, and Hon. W. O. Paine said Root.
BEATRICE John Youcum of Falls City,
who was arrested here some time ago for
having more fish In his possession than
the law allows, and who was released
after a hearing In county court because
he proved that the fish were not caught
In Nebraska, sold several barrels of buf
falo and carp on the streets yesterday
without being molested by the game
warden. He claims the fish were brought
from Missouri.
PLATT8MOUTH J. C. Brady loaded his
household goods and stock Into a car at
Ortonvllle, la., and In a Burlington train
started for Carpenter, Wyo., which Is to be
the future home of himself and family.
Just before the train reached the big Bur
lington bridge at this point the monster'
engine was unable to pull the heavy train
upon the bridge. When the train came to
a standstill Mr. Brady thought he would
Jump down out of the cor and Investigate
the cause of the stop. It was growing
dusk and he did not notice that the car
was on the approach to the bridge. After
flronolmr about thltrv feet to the ice. It
broke and let him Into the water up to
Ms arms M was fished out and brought
to this city and thawed out, but nc serious
Injuries were received.
TO PREVENT THE GRTP.
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the
cause. There Is only one "Bromo Quinine."
Look for signature of E. W. Grove. JKc.
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Qnalnt and Cnrlona Features of Life
In a Rapidly Growing;
State.
Serving An Attachment Polk county's
bachelor sheriff, William Ehlers, who
was called upon to serve an attachment
on a handsome young widow, had the
following experience: "Madam, I have an
attachment for you." She Mushed and
said the attachment was reciprocated.
"You misunderstand," he said, "you must
proceed to court." She told him she
knew It was leap year, but she had rather
he would do the courting. "Madam," ie
continued, "this Is no time for trifling.
The Justice Is waiting." "Oh, I prefer a
minister," she said. 'A squire married me
the first time, and I had bad luck."
Gresham Gazette.
Nature Fake A hunting party, com
prising Levi Bush and Ben Bronson from
this city and Messrs. Hill and Mills from
south ot the river, went on a hunt for
big game Tuesday. In the canyons south
of the Republican, It has been known for
some time that large animals belonging
to the cat tribe existed. These hunters
were looking for big game like this, and
succeeded In killing two of them. They
are called bob-cats by some, while others
claim they are a species of lynx. The
animals were chased Into holes and shot.
They were evidently young onea, as the
larger of the two weighed but IS pounds.
Oxford Standard.
About the Wild Thing J. Bender of
Yutan was In the city today and was a
caller at tha Tribune office. Concerning
tha recent stories of strange noises and
strange happenings which have caused
the belief some animal la at large In
Saunders county, Mr. Bender says people
of the vicinity seem to be greatly
wrought up. He Is inclined to think, how
ever, that It la a vicious wolf or coyote
that killed the stock and that a howling
dog or somebody with a siren whistle
Is responsible for the night cries. Over
a week ago Mr. Bender saya there was a
report currant In Yutan that a panther
had escaped from a show that was taken
through Saunders county by tha Union
Pacific, railroad company, but It could
not be verified. He thinks the circula
tion of this caused undue alarm and that
the Imaginations of people coupled with
pranks of coyotes has caused the reign
of terror. Fremont Tribune.
Country Honesty E. Toyne butchered
a couple of hogs and left them hanging
out until after dark to cool. Mindful of
past experiences in the chicken line, he
et a lighted lantern out between the
house and the barn, where the hogs were
hung, and kept something of a watch
besides. Finally, concluding that it was
about time to carry In his meat, he went
out and began untying the rope that held
one of the animals suspended. He had
noticed nothing unusual an he went out
except that his barn door stood partly
open, but just as he had the rope untied
and was shouldering the porker he noticed
someone crawling under his cow yard
fence, and making swift tracka toward
town, soon being swallowed up In the
darkness. But Tor the necessity of drop
ping his meat en the ground. Mr. Toyne
would have accommodated his visitor with
a footrace. Carrying his meat to the
house he went back and took a look In
the barn, but saw nothing unusual, except
one foottrack. On looking around In the
morning he found where someone, pre
sumably the second party In the pro
posed deal In pork, had crawled under
his north fence, and In doing so had
dropped a half dollar from his pocket.
While Mr. Toyne did not authorize us
to say so, we presume the fellow can
have hi! money by calling and proving
propsrty Elgin Review.
TO PREVENT THE GRIP.
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the
cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine."
Look for signature of E. W. Grove. 25o.
SEABOARD LINE'S RECEIVERS
Jadge Prltrhard Enters Decree Nam
Ins; 9. D. Warfleld and R. L.
W llllams to Take Charge.
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 2. Judge Pritch
ard, Judge of the United States circuit
court, entered a decree today naming S.
Davles Warfleld of Baltimore and R. Lan
caster Williams of Richmond receivers,
to take Immediate possession of the prop
erty of the Seaboard Air Line railroad.
The bond of each was fixed at r0,000.
By the decree the receivers were em
powered to borrow money. If needful, to
pay such rental as may become due, pur
chase cars, etc., and pay for labor uml
supplies, but not for any other purpose
without an order of the court having a
primary Jurisdiction. They are ordeied
to pay for them with Installments ami
interest that was due and payable Jan
uary 1, 1908, notes or trust equipment
certificates and all coupons and nil In
terest maturing January 1, 1908, on the
Seaboard Air Line and embraced roads,
such as the Raleigh A Gaston, Raleigh
Augusta Air Line, the Georgia & Caro
lina and the consolidated mortgage bonds
of Carolina Central.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. The placing of the
Seaboard Air Line system In the hands of
receivers today follows a statement of the
company's earnings, showing S3, 132,836 on
hand with which to meet fixed charges of
$3,175,434. a deficit of $42,5!W. It has been
known ' for several days that some steps
would be necessary to protect the property
In view of Its Inability to meet its fixed
charges and the receivership was agreed
upon at a conference held In Washington
yesterday, at which there were present
representatives of both the majority and
minority stockholders.
R. Lancaster Williams and S. Davles
Warfleld are ' bankers of thli city, Mr.
Wllllnms being-, n, member of the banking
house of "MlddHidOrf. Wllllnms & Co., and
Mr. Warfleld president of the Continental
Trust company. Mr. Warfleld, who Is a
director of the Seaboard, was chosen to
represent the majority interests In the
property, while Mr. Williams will look
after the affairs of a considerable min
ority, led by his brother, John Smelton
Williams of Richmond.
The receivership will have a far reach
ing effect In Baltimore, where the securi
ties of the company are more largely dealt
In and held than In any other trading cen
ter, not even excepting New York. The
bond Issues placed on the property since
It has been merged Into one system aggre
gate 133,785,000 of which amount It Is esti
mated nearly S2B.000.O00 is held here. Balti
more bankers declare that there Is no
necessity for nervousness on tho part of
the bondholders over the receivership ac
tion. If they will take the announcement
coolly and quietly, awaiting developments.
It Is doclared, It will bo much more to their
ultimate advantage than to rush into the
market now to sell.
A Card.
This Is to certify that all druggists are
authorized to refund your money If Foley's
Honey and Tar falls to cure your cough or
cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs
and prevents serious results from a cold.
Cures la grippe coughs and prevents
pneumonia and consumption. Contains no
opiates. The genuine Is In a yellow pack
age. Refuse substitutes. All druggists.
JAPS BUY WAR MATERIAL
Reports of Purchase of Immense
Qnantltlea of Saltpetre
In Chile.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Jan. 2 Passen
gers and officers who arrived by the Kos
mos liner Neko today brought news of
great Japanese activity at the port of
Iqulque, In Chill. They say that the Jap
anese government is buying up all the.
saltpetre available In Chill, and that great
stocks of "yuca." which , grows In great
profusion In the Sahara district near
Iqulque, are being sent by every steamer
to Japan. A line of fast steamers of about
8,000 tons register have been put on be
tween Japan and Iqulque, and, according
to reports heard at ports along the couBt.
these steamers are taking full cargoes of
saltpetre and yuca on every trip. Yuca la
a stunted form of palm with a resinous
grass growing In the head, the product of
which contains a large percentage of
picric acid, and Its sole use Is for the
manufacture of slmonese powder, the high
explosive which was used with deadly effect
In the recent war with Russia.
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JOIER GETS BUSY ON 'PHONES
Calls Up to Ask "Is This One-Nine-'Naufcrht-EithtT"
MAYOR JIM BITES PROMPTLY
Such Little Jesta and Oreetlnge of
the New Year Make Life a Bar
den for tho Glrla at
wltcaboarda.
Wrong number apologies made the tele
phone wires fairly slixle all day Thursday,
when the practical Joker, the Jolly "centrals"
In the big houses with private exchanges,
the "fresh" office boys and close friends
called one number after the other and in
quired: "Is this one-nlne-nsught-elght?"
Almost every one said It was not and
hung up In a huff, only to say some awful
thing when the Idea dawned that everyone
should acknowledge offhand that "It" was
really "nne-nlne-naught-elght."
In spite of much difficulty It was learned
that Mayor Jim Dahlman received several
calls early Thursday morning. At first the
mayor replied. "This Is one-two-naught-seven."
but when a gentle voice told him
he was living away ahead of his time, the
mayor scratched the one hair now grow
ing on his head and "tumbled."
Then tho telephones carried some mes
sages cheering the various business men
and wishing, them a happy New Year.
William J. Bryan Is said to have called up
members of the Jacksonlan club and the
executive officers of the Dahlman Democ
racy, saying, "Now Is the time for all
good men to come to the aid of the party."
This report has not yet been verified.
Just seventy-seven called up City Prose
cutor Herbert 8. Daniel and sold, "Happy
New Year. Hope you have a long life long
enough to collect all those 700 fines for
Sunday violation."
Judge Altstadt, Little Bismarck, did not
escape, as his friends wished him a hun
dred very merry New Years, and one ad
mirer said, "I believe you are the best
ludge we ever had In the Paxton block.
If I was running for Justice of the peace
I would run slow, Just so you could pass
me."
"Ho," said Dcr Shudge.
Nice, bnt Not for the Hello Girls.
This is a tine joke, but It doesn't add any
pleasure to the life of a telephone girl and
neither does another little pastime In which
many, many good people engage. This Is
the custom people have of calling up friends
over the 'phone to express New Year's
greetings the Instant the clock strikes "1?'
on tho night of December 31.
One young woman of the telephone ex
change, not complaining, gave an Interest
ing statement of the effect of this custom
at tho switchboard.
"I doubt If many persons realise how
much strenuous work Is Imposed on us by
this custom from which Aiey derive such
great pleasure. Of course, It's a nice cus
tom and If I didn't work at the switchboard
perhaps I would practice It, too. But as
long as I have been behind the scenes
and learned the Inside meaning ef It, I
think I'll wait until I meet my friends per
sonally before expressing my New Year
greetings. It Is one continuous stream of
calls. I could not help wondering Tuesday
night If these exchange of greetings really
gave the persons Indulging In them as
much genuine pleasure as they made work
for the telephone girls."
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DR. HANNA ANSWERS CRITICS
American Priest Accused of Modern
lam Senda Defenae to PapMt
Court.
ROME, Jan. 2. Accusations of modernism
against and arguments In defense of Rv
dward J. Hanna of Rochester over nia
candidature for the position of coadjutor
oishop of San Francisco are Increasing as
the day draws near for the meeting of ta
Congregation of the Propaganda, In whoso
hands lies the power of appointment. Car
dinal Gottl, prefect of tho Congregation of
the Propaganda, has received from Dr.
Hanna a long letter explaining his writings
A-hlch cauBcd the accusations of modernlstu
io be made against htm and also statins
the orthodoxy of his opinions.
Archbishop Rlordan of ' San Franclsbo
ABs also sent to the cardinals composite
.he Congregation of the Propaganda copies
jf the New York Review, published by x.
P. Brady and containing articles by Dr.
riunna, entitled: "The human knowledge
jf Christ," which were brought forward
as being tainted with modernism and em
phasizing the fact that the Jesuit priest
fyrell also contributed to the same review.
Defenders of Dr. Hanna say the alleged
incriminating passages are only the exposi
tion of thoughts of other writer!, Dr.
Hanna believing that the time had not jrex
come for the construction of a perfeoi
theological treatise on the human knowl
edge of Christ.
COAST GUARDF0R ARTILLERY
Government Would Have State
Troops Drilled to Take Charge
of Fortifications.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 2. The Oregon
tan will say tomorrow that adjutant gen
erals of three Pacific coast states, Cali
fornia. Washington and Oregon, have been
Invited by the War department to go to
Washington, D. C. for a conference at the,
earliest possible date on the subject of coast
defenses.
The request for this conference Is re
garded here aa purely precautionary and ai
Indicating that the government Intends to
prepare for any emergencies that may
arise. The principal topic at the confer
ence will be that of training volunteer coast
artillery reserves to man the coast forti
fications. The subject of perfecting the In
fantry regiments of the -three states In
coast defense operations will likewise bs
taken up. It Is assumed that the meeting
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curative waters,
ter climate, 12
ment mountain
will result In the assignment of National
Ouard troops to coast artillery.
MUSICAL PICTURES LATEST
"orlety People of Chleaao Take 1 P
ew Plan to Illustrate
Maalc.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2.-Intense Interest Is
developing In musical and social circles
here regarding "Musical Pictures." a unique
jxpeiiment which will be attempted by the
Theodore Thomas orchestra next Monday
and Tuesday evening In this city, and b
duplicated later In Boston by the Boston
Symphony orchestra. That the affair here
will be a complete success financially Is In
dicated by the sale of box seats, every box
having already been taken at S100 apiece for
each evening.
The Idea la to have four pantomimes In
connection with a concert by the Thomas
orchestra- Nearly 1K persons, all of them
prominent socially, will appear In the vari
ous pictures Illustrative of the muRie which
the famous orchestra will present. Joseph
Llndeon Smith of Boston Is In charge of
the pictures. The music will be under tho
direction of Kdward Burllngame Hill, also
of Boston.
The first number. "Anltra's Dance." from
Orleg's Peer Oynt, will picture sim
ultaneously to the eye and ear oriental
scenes, dancing and posing. "The Twilight
Hour," will Interpret with medieval cos
tumes and scenes Byxet's "L'Arleslenno."
Massenet ! "Erlnnyes" will he pictured by
poses and pantomimes In Greek costumes
around the tomb of Agamemnon, while the
fairy pantomime of "Jack Frost in a Slim
mer Garden" will Illustrate music es
pecially written by Mr. Hill. The proceeds
of both performances here are to be used
to establish a fund for Invalid members
of the Thomas orchestra.
COMSTOCK WILL TESTIFY
Nerr York Snololoaical Worker la to
Be Witness In the Than
Cnae.
NFJW TORK, Jan. 2. Anthony Com
stock, secretary of the New York Society
for the Suppression of Vice, will be a
nltness for the defense when Harry K.
Thaw Is again placed on trial next Monday
for, killing Stanford White. This was
brought out today upon the serving of a
lubpoena on Mr. Comstock. By means of
letters from Thaw to Mr. Comstock, coua
el hope to show that the Plttsburger wa
mentally unbalanced Just prior to tne
shooting. It Is said that several communi
cations passed between Thaw and Com
stock and that Comstock was familiar with
some of the events Immediately preceding
the tragedy.
KILLED BY FALL OF BRICK
William Mla-nery, Prominent Con
trnctor nt St. Joseph, 'Mo.,
Meets Instant Death.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Jan. 8. William
Mlgnery, a prominent contractor In charge
of construction work on the $300,ono Buch
anan hotel here, was killed this morning
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Farm Prodorts of Minnesota Worth
One llandred and Thlrty-Flvo
Million More Than l.nst Vear.
ST. P.M'U Minn.. Jan. 2 Anton Hchafer,
stato bunk examiner, today gave out a re
port which he Is preparing for "The Finan
cial ge " on banking and Industrial con
ditions In Minnesota. The report says that
the cereal crop of ll7 In Minnesota and
the Dakotas was marked at a cash valuo
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DEATH RECORD. ,;
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. F. Codillnaton.
SYllAri'Si;, Neb.. Jan. 2.-Spccll Tel
egram.) A. F. t'oildlngton. a retired farmer
and for many ears a resident of this
county, died suddenly this morning of
apoplexy, lie stricken at his horns In
this town anil died within an hour. Ilia
previous health had been excellent. Mr.
Coddlngton homcsteaded a farm near Syra
cuse more than thirty years ago. Ha llvedl
en this farm until recently, whet
he retired. He was prominent. In polities
and was the republican candidate for repre
sentative two years ago. He Is aurvlvedl
by a widow and two sons. Prank J. and
Norman Coddlngton of this place.
Mrs. Minnie Arndt.
Mrs. Minnie Arndt died yesterday af t-
ernoon at 4 o'clock at her realdenee, 629
South eighteenth street, of pneumonia.
She was 77 years old und leaves surviving
her a son. Fred Arndt, and two daughters.
Mrs. O. K. Mct'une and Mrs. W. T. Brewer,
nil of Omaha. The funeral will bs held at
2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at tha resi
dence and Interment at Forest Lawn Will
be private.
James (Gardner Mows.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 20. -James Oardnae
Btowe. consul general tn South Africa from
1S-97 to 1901. and one of the best known man
ufacturers In the I'nlted States, died at hl
home here today, aged tl years. Colonel
Stowe cuim of un old fcnjtllsh family and
was a brother of Baron Stowe, founder ot
the famous Stowe library of London,
" James II, Weathaver.
DENVER, Jan. 2.-Jiuticb B. Westhaver,
A. M., 1'h. I)., professor of physics at the)
I'nlverslty of Ienver and author of a lext
book on thut subject, died yesterday at
St. Luke's hospital in this city, aged 45
yea rs.
Itr. Nicholas Senn.
CHICAGO, Jon. 2. Dr. Nicholas Senn,
ono of the most widely known surgeons In
the I'nlted States, died he.ro today. During
the Sp.inlHh war ho was chief of the oper
ating stuff of the army In the field. Its
was a native of Switzerland.
Marshall Mordiark,
WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 2. Marshall Mur
dock, editor and proprietor of the Wichita.
Kagle, father of Congreesimm Victor Mur
dock and one of the beat known newspaper
men In the United States, died this morn
ing, aged 70 years.
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