The Omaha Daily Bee Only 5 DAYS Fcr Christmas Shopping i:ev;s sectioii. Pz;cs 1 (a 10. OilAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1 90S TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. VOL. XXXYII1 NO. 153. ROBBERS LOOT BASKS1 Safes Blown at Xeene tad Gibbon, Keb., Setting $5,500. SAFE GETAWAY WITH PLU5DEK FiTe Men in Party and They Trarel in an Automobile. TRACE LOST HAS S HELTON President of Gibbon Bank Held Up by the Bobbers. ALL CASH EI THE BA5X TAKES At Kftir BtVWn Twm the Trlek u Get Away Before Cltlsema Have u Opportunity to Interfere. The CommfrrtiJ bank of Gibbon and the Farmers Mrrchants bank of Kmie were robbr-d early Frtdir morning, the robbers la each case making their escape. The towns are thirty miles apart and It la possible men. who fr aeen In an auto mobile at O'bbon. ir.ar have done the two lobs, a the explosion at Keen did Dot Jisturb any person In the vicinity, and the exact time li not known. The bank at Gibbon sustained a loea of SiSOO and the bank at Keene Si .WO. The sheriffs of all central Nebraska counties are busily en Far 1 m a search for the men. Both bank! are members of the Nebraska Bankers' as sociation. Secretary T. B. Hughes baa of fered a reward of K for the capture of the rubbers in each case. Both carried burg -a r insurance. GIBBON. Neb.. Dec IS. (Special Tele gram, -l'.f there blew the safe of the Com mercial bank here thia morning about 2 o'clock and made away with about SXatt of tbe bank a fuuda. Whea the president. C C Holloway. iieard that robbers were looting his bank. le hurriedly dreaaed and selling a Mix shooter started for the bank- He was met by a fusillade of shots from fir men and was forced to cover. Ploodhounds from Lexington are on tbe trail leading east and Sheriff Sammons is with tbe hour da ' Reports bava come In liat fh-e men In an automobile were seen north of Gibbon about tha time of the tottery, and another report It that five it en in an automobile were also seen south of Gibbon near that hoar. Gibbon is the second station east of Kearney. Tbe bank at Keene (a Kearney eownty was also robbed last eight, but no clew Is found to that robbery. One theory ta that tha aame H t of men robbed both banks. Tbe exact hour Jt tbe robbery at Gibbon Is known as the robbers worked between 1: and I J oYlock. When Mr. Holloway was called to tbe bank shortly after 2 o'clock, two men were at work on the in side and three were standing guard on tbe outside and If was these" thre -who opened f.re cpr Mr. Holloway When ha appeared r v. z s-ne. . - - TV trail of the robbera was lost near Sheiton. Farmer, offlcera with blood hounds and raiVwair detectlTs JMned in the rriiiiu Vrrton, Pacific and Burlington detectives are working on the rase. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Dec W (fecial Telegram.) The Lexington blood bounds were put on tbe trail of the Gibbon rob bers thia morning and at II o'clock were reported by G T. HuUoway, president of tbe bank, to have struck a trail. Reports are confusing, however. fve men are reported ta bare been seen sou' h esat af GiMwaa snaking away In aa automobile- TThSe no etiaae was gtren by ctriaena. It Is known tbe men left In as easterly direction. Mr. Holloway states that all of the cash on band was taken, but fortunately the funds were very low. Tbe bank bad Just prepared to get In a shipment a few days later. A week earlier would have been much mors unfortunate. Tbe safe was completely wrecked. About twenty-five citisens were kept at bay by the robbers by firing revolvers. The does were put oa the Job at t o clock this rr. n lng, about eight hours after the robury. This aa the first attempt at a chase. Work Dooo Quietly at Kerat. KEENE, Neb-. Dec li. Selal Tele- gram ) The Farmers and Merchanta bank 'tions now point either to a capitulation on Thomas, sjbstltute- Wirner. route i. of Keene was robbed this Basjrra: g of jibe pert of the National Window Glasa : Michael A. Mikaelsen, carrier; Harry H, by men of whom there Is no trace. The Workers' aasociation or one of the biggest Pylman. substitute. Iowa Vincent, route 1. bank ' oulldlng was entered and the safe j strike known to the window glass trade John E .eoi. carrier; John P. Kelly, substi biown. the explosion being no muffled that ' yea-a The going into effect of the tute, Sjuth rakots-Bereford. route 4, persons living fifty feet from tax bank J tw wage scale has betn postponed from Willis Pierce, carrier; Willis Graham, sub bollding did not bear It. There Is no clue I December 1 to December r. At Coiumbua. otitute. b tha robbers. Sherlrf Ransom cf Kearney ' O.. all the window glass manufacturers In; Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Roll county was notified aa soon as the robbery i the country will meet to tak action on 1 w.tl Dundee county, E'roer S. Prather. vice discovered and took steps t head off ' lne caie. so tai as anown omy iwo con- c. Wiley, resned. yam,r.g Crow urpiclous characters wbo might be 1 rns have sonified their lntenUoa of pay- bt, Fremont county, Gerrge li. PritchetU coacovered ln ti. t- country near Kecna This la the third bank robbery in Kearney I county ta five years, and the second ta , three months, the bank of Heartwell hav. j lea been robbed only recantlr. Ti-e bank was Insured for S4.i against burglary by Martin Bros, of Omaha. FCRT SINKS OIL STEAMER BoratsLS; Vessel Seat to atottosa Stay at Sloawooro to Pro tect hl OS-lag. of SINGAPORE. Dee. la- The barcing oil ship Kalaa Kaloma was bombarded by the harbor fort hero today and finally sank wan its hull fiddled with solid ahot. Tbe fiT.ir.gT steamer, which hails from Eng labd, arrived In Singapore from New Tork two days ago with Its cargo of caae oil oa flra. Ail attempts to extinguish the blase were unsucceaaf uL and aa effort was mads to scuttle tha vessel. This failed also, and the danger to shipping became serious. It waa tmpaasibts to go near tbe craft because of the possibility of exploaioaa. and finally tb harbor agents appealed to the gunners of the fort, wbo sank the Kaloma with a few well directed solid shot from the fortifications' six-Inch guna The distance was two miles. CONSTITUTION FOR CHINESE Forvtarw Ssoorw Btoay and Ed lets In laoaow Cove-rtwa; tbo SoeaJ Sitootloa, PEKING, Don. IL-Tbt Vreiga hoard la again aieinc attserfton to las foreura bust noas of the oaspijre. whirs has been practi cally at otaadsull dorian; the twesty evoa 4aya of aaoarning following the deaths of tha omror and the dowager SWvwral tmperUl edicts have been Issued roreauly covering the details of the pro ject to bring China to a system of eon tuutaoasi gwortinamt to niao years. SUMMARY OF TOE CEEIULLL IN PEACEMAKER BOIL Pat-rday, Ieeeifcer 19, 1M. f903 -Dlcemdzk 1903 STC Ma 7IZ. KfJi 27-' 3 2r -r 1 2 3 45 6rZ 8 9 10 11 12 13 U 15 16 1Z 18 19 2Q 21 22 23 24 25 26 2Z 23 2930 SI TXI WZATKXS. FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND VICINITY Fair Saturday. FOR NEBRASKA Fair Puturdsy. FOR IOWA Ka r aid warmer Saturday. Tem-eeatur at Omaha yesterday: Hour. rr i a. m t a. m T a. m a. m a. m " ff I 1 l(t a. m. . 11 a. m 11 V m :! 1 p. IT! - 2 p. m.. I p. xa.. 4 p. m.. 5 p. m.. p. m.. 7 p. m.. J ji. m.. p. m.. i jib ', j BOHXSTIC. Robbers in an automobile held up the Farmers arnt Urrrhir.ti hank of Ke'Be and .v- v.- . n.n a ! (- .ii a, they held tfif citisens at bay while they looted the safe- i Southerners give President-elect Taft a hearty welcome at Augusta. Judge Kunkel has sentenced four men Implicated in the Pennsylvania capital gr ft cases to two years In prison, with a V' fine. Passenger Traffic Manager Furtis. in the Missouri Z-cent fare and rate case, told the story of Nebraska's transportation charges. A constitution hss been promised for China In nine yearn, according to edicts that have been issued. Members of the former Board of Control of Columbus have been sentenced to prison for accepting bribes. Glass workers may strike at any time, as the situation in this trade la in the balance. The canal investigating committee of the senate is ready to take up any line of tn quiry congress may order. It Is believed that George TV. Wicker eham of New Tork will be offered the port- tin of attorney general by President-elect it. I A sensational suit for damages was lnstl- toted yesterday in Baltimore against Rector R. a Coupland of the Episcopal church. Congressman Hull hopes during the boll- ! oay recess to eetiie me incuon oetween ue authorities of Des Moines and off. cert and men ef tbe Second cavalry. roxxioif. The impression is growing L.at Pre13nt Castro baa been running away from trouble and does not intend to return. Wilbur Wnht made a new wo-ld's re- ord An r-h for length of duration la the air with his technicalities had been reissued at SIS per aeroplane .n Leniana. month. &OOAXb Congreasmasi Pollard has secured an aid Live stack day proven to be rhe biggest Iron' cannon now at the government ar onc yet at the National Corn exposition. I nenal. San Antonio. Texas. 'for Nebraska Local Grand Army of the Ri publio men ' City. The gun will be shipped to the park planning -to -tender a reception to Commander-in-Chief Neviua. Eill being prepared for Introduction Into tbe legislature for a municipal court to supercede tbe Justices of the peace. Recent grand Jury cctu the county over C.0"0. SPOBT. Cornhusker foot ball squad In a deadlxk over captain for next year's eleven. COMMXBCXAX. A BID XTTRAjrCZAXj. Lice stock markets. Grain markets. Stocks and bonds. Komuin or oczAJr srrzAMBaxrs. prt. Arrtiet. - a.;d NEW TPRIt .....Pe-ui La ft-vtacaa. CI ERVtiTOWi...rric jLtTMM. A PLAle R omamp SOrTKAJtJTOX. XJiif QLASS WORKERS MAY STRIKE Waaro Condition) Merlons la Center of Proiarlag District Men Drama) larreasr. HARTFORD CITT, Ind.. Dec li Indie- ! :r' t,!' ufW cie- Manufaetur. rs say tbey have many or ders on their ooka at prices now prevall- 1 . . "TV , r . v u.u m-mitit " Th.m Ti . Mi . .1.1. lose thousands of dollars. Apparently the , 4. ,k, , .. r.r , , solution U the formation of the project to . organixe all the hand-operated lactones acid give the workers as increase ta wages. It Is ge:i aly agreed thai wages are vo Jow, bet. on the other band, it is said the selling prices will not permit an In crease at this tune. The condiUoaa are said to be due to the efforts of Ins co operatives to undersell the market and the eusnpetiuun of the machine. PUBUSHERS COME INTO COURT Rockefeller Men Soed by John D surrender nnd Art Paroled by tbo Jaaare. NEW TORK. Dec la-iiradford Merrill, who is accused Jointly with S. S. Carvaibo and Edward H, Cars, all officers of the Star Publishing company, which publishes William R. Hearst's nea spaper. The Ameri can, surrendered himself at the Tombs polaco court today to answer the charge of criminal libel against him preferred by John D. Rmkeleiler. Jr. He was paroled until De cember 11. when the case against Carvaiho is to be beard. The magistrata was told that Clark- is ta California, but expects to be here when the cases are called. WRIGHT SETS A NEW RECORD Stars tat Air wrltb Hla Aeroplane for Jaoavrly Two Honrs at Loawana. LEMAXS. France. rec. 11 Wilbur Wright, the American aeroplanist of Day ton. O, established a new world a record for bea vter-t han-air naachinoa today while trying for the Mich el la cup, remaining tn the air oos hour Cfty-thros minutes and fifty-Bias aooonds The best previous record is one boar ihlrty-ooa aniautea aad fifty an seconds, which Mr. Wrtgfct made on Septessbao sa Hopes to Settle Clash Between Kili tary and Civil Authorities. ALSO AFTER ,, HEADQUABTEBS AaVumler Kry Invite ta Addr-ees MrKlalry Clob Baaooet and Indications jar that He' Will lenit. (From a Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. Dec IS (Spec' y gram.) Congressman Hull. c A the military affaire commit.' .y. house, expects to spend the h. . v week In Dee Moines and while there -v-iU in quire closely aa to the constant rtoriea be la hearirg of friction between the people of Dea Mjinet and the Second cavalry. It has come to the attention of the War departmnt that the officers and men of the Second cavalry, stationed at Fort Des Moines, feel they are being persecuted by : the police of Iowa's capital city. That In- '.stead of consideration being shown the t ..- m n A men wno go imo ufQ ei an i imnine inn itw- f i inr uuuin jviui. Des Moines, the police, instead of pointing the way to the fort, which owes its crea- Uon to the ptrUnarity of Captain Hull. throw the offenders 3nto jau ana immf diately there cmes a clash between the civil slid military aulfioritiea Theae things are most embarrassing to the rep resentative of the Seventh district and he proposes to go home and try to straighten P eiiatlng cr.ndiUons. Captain Hull bopee to bring about a better understanamg between the men of the Second cavalry and the peor'e of Des Moines, Hall After Headnartera. All this brings up the subject of Captain Hull's dire to remove the headauarters of the Department of the Missouri from OnMha to Des Moines. Of course., there is no legitimate reason for this change, but Hull believes that it might strengthen him in Des Moines if the change proposed was brought about. To the Bee rep resentative Captain Hull said today he believed In a general rearrangement of the military departments. He has a scheme to reduce two or three of the present de partments and nrak-ng four general di visions to be presided over by senior brigadiers, or. if necessary, a major gen eral, with substations at places where con ditions demand. Brvce May Visit Oaaabau Senator Brown this morning accompa nied Isadore Zteglcr to the British em bassy, where the latter extended an lnvi lIKPtP t , H lie-; C lir- kaa.Li.tr a ----- ( ... , i, T.m. Rrvea to attend the ' annulJ t, ef tne MeKinler club of . - MM Ttt V' 4a Apt- nu.y 6fcVlM u seemed to be Ue imprw!on iyed by Senator Brown uj Mr zisler that Ambassador Bryee -uj,! , Later in the day Senator Brown accom panied Mr. Zigler to tbe supreme court, where, upon motion of the a c a tor. Mr. Zeigler was admitted to practice. Mir Matters at Capital. Senator Brown today advised that the pension of John Stem. "3T FrsnkEn street, otnaha. recently suspended upon certain commisaioners. who will place It In one of the dty parka. Representative Pollard left this after noon for bis home at Nehawka to spend the Chr rtmas holidays. W. W. Woods, register of the land effice at Alliance. Neb., lvil for home this after noon. Postal Aanolataaenta. Arthur J. Hughes of Montrose. R. F. j Frederickaen of Oidham, W. R McGee of 1 We.ssinjrton Srrincs end W. G. Rurgle of Cavour. S. D.. have been appointed railway mail clerks. Rural carriers appointed: X br.ka- Ansley. routs t Joseph C Hyatt, . rr er; TL B. Hvatt- substitute Elgin, ro-uie i. j Jesse r. Grant, carrier; E. L. Grant, sub - I stltute. Grand Island, route 4. Edgar M. j Wyatt. carrier: Raymond Morrison, sub- stltute, Hartmgton. route , tawn l- tc.riH, carrier; Seymour N. Davis, sub- stitute. Norfolk, route t, George M. Farley, carrier; Curtis L. Daniels, substitute. Rey- j nolds, route 1, William P. Wokott, carrier; j c. N. Wolcott, nubttit ute, 3L,ptrior. rcute j J Samuel W. Tboma. carrier; James vice N. L Keenan, res:gned- laasrarat Cosa salt tee. Speaker Cannon today announced the fol- lowing as the representatives of the house . , on the Inaugural committee: Messrs, Burke r t Tmmr Xf wh I and Galra iTmih.!. v ' CASTRO RUNS FROM TROUBLE Belief in Germany Vcnswelan Presi des t Took Time by tbo Fore lock in Leaviag. BERLIN. Dee. IS Both the German Foreign office and President Castro dis credit the report that Venexueia has de-r-m rei mrar ar&inat the Netherianda Tha FVriTl office takes the ground even tr nostutties nave oeen sfciam 10a oeciara tlon cannot become effective because Ven ezuela Is hi no position to earry a cam paign beyond Its own borders and Ho Land will not exoeed the limits of Its retaliatory course as already fixed and known to the United States. The feeling is also growing here thai President Castro left South America not because of lllntoa, but to aacapa tha polit ical turmoil, and that hs has no Intention of ever returning. The German govern ment has Information stating that it Is anoertain whether Alee President Gomes will become president of the republic or w bother a provuuonal government will be organised under another head. Gomes Is oelaeved still ta be true to Castro. President Castro still persists in giving out denials that any trouble occurred ln Caracas December 14. when aa Infuriated mob made a demonstration against tha ab sent president and his followera. Castro is to be transferred to ProL Israel s private sanitarium Sunday for a rrk of observation to determlna whether aa operation la cectoa ary. Senora Castro and part of her husband a suits will aiso enter tbo hespttal with tha presidisac The entire first Clour baa boa aagaged for I 1 In the Tariff Berision Shop So Calls for a Close From the Minneapolis Journal. WICRERSflAM IN TBE CABINET j Statement that Kew York Lawyer Will Be Attorney General. I E30Z IS C0XSXDEET3G OFFER Pea a sylvan la eaater 'Will Probably Be Beeretavry af State J ad re Balleagrr far tbe Interior Department. BCLLETI. AUGCSTA. Ga Dec 18. President-elect ! Taft tonight announced the appointment of J United States Senator Philander C Knox of Pennsylvania as secretary of state In his cabinet. . The announcement followed j tha receipt by Mr. Taft ci a telegram con veying the Information - from Mr. Knox that he would accept the premiership of tbe Taft cabinet. NEW TORK. Dec 1R.-That President-1 . elect Taft has selected George W. Wicker- sham of the New Tork law firm of Strong A- Caldwalader to be attorney general In ' his cabinet was learned today from a j source that la regarded as reliable. j Mr. Wickeraham U known In this city chiefly through his connection in a legal j capacity with the great underground ays- ' tern of transrc rta Hon. Fer since August '. Belmont began wr-i oa tbe subway eight years ago, Mr. WJekersbam. as represents- ; live of the firm of Strong & Cadawalder, i has had general supervision over the legal question in connection With tbe under ak- J Irg. , j After the com ale t ion cf the tunnel work j be was counsel far the Icterborough Rapid Transit compiany. which operates the sub way and elevated lines of he city. Prior to the reoent election he resigned that posi tion. Mr. Wickeraham was counsel for the receiver of the Knickerbocker Trust com pany until Its reopenlrg. He was gradu ated from Trinceton university with the class of 'SO. Wlrkerahana Well Oaallfled. WASHINGTON. Dec. IS It has been known here fr several days that the name of George W. Wickersham of New Tork, has been under consideration by Presldent elfct Tftft for the post of attorney gen eral. Among others consulted by Mr. Taft concerning Mr. WicVersham's qualificationa wes Senator Knox, former attorney general -f .h i .,,. -v ,,' ,n ,or the choice of Mr. Taft for the post of sec- j pf Senator Knox declined to UiscUBS the question ln anv wav. but It Is I understood he nd,.ra! Wl(k.r,h. j fully and argued that a man of sufficient capabilities in the legul rrafesslon for the , attorney generalship could cot be found i unless taken irom the list of those who have had some experience as corporation j lawyers. ; The imr tant office cf sec-eta ry cf state under the incoming administration is still ur.flllsd. Ttie exigencies of Per.nsyivanla politics tare led Senator Knox to enter into earnest conference with his friends regard ing the answer he shall make to the Invita tion of the president-elect to become his secretary of state. Vp to this moment the senator r as not yet reached a decision so far as caJi be ascertained. For some time it has been rumored that President-elect Taft had in mind the appointment of either Senator Kncx or former Senator John C, Spooner. While in Washington last week Mr. Taft told several cf hi close advisers that if he could fill to his ertire satisfaction the porition of secretary cf state, secretary of the navy and attorney general be would I ot 1 at all disturbed by the difficulty of getting suitable appointees for the re-mstel-g posit 1t.s. It is generally believed here thst an Ohio man will be selected for secretary of the treasury. Balliaarer for Interior. No name except that of Judge Richard A. Esninrer cf Seattle, Wash., former commissioner of the gener! "and effice, is heard here ln connection -th the sucre taryshtp cf the Interior 1rir m nt. and it is thought that he stands an excellent show for this place. It was stated at the capltol that Mr. Taft is l.xiking for a man to take the war rv.rt - folio who has had sufficient experience to work out the reorgnn ixatton scheme put Into force by Mr. Root while he was at the head of that department. It Is said that Mr. Taft haa several snea In mind, but Is not readjr to make a selection. It Is known that at one time Mr. Taft had In sr.ind the selection of Charles A. Thompson cf New Tork to be secretary cf the navy. Whether the appointment of Mr. Wkkersham will Interfere with this idea Is not known, but it Is not likely that more than two men will be drawn fron New Tork stste. Tbe position of secretary t commerce and labor has been mentioned to a great extent and tn some quarter it Is thought probable that Secretary Straua. wbo also is froea New Tork. win be continued la that post for a time at least. Medical ftorlety Meeting. TAXKTON. 8 D.. Dec It Special) Ths Eighth District Medical society, a branch cf the state association, gathered In this city at the city hall oa Thursday aft ernoon for the annual session, the chief business of stick was ths election of of ficers. Dr. B. M. Hohf cf thia city was selected president, J. L.. Stewart cf Irene vice prea-dent and Dr. T. L, BeaL also of Irene, was re-elected secrstajy-treasurer. PROGRAM. Ak-$ar-Bea Day, Satnrway. IN CONCERT HALL. It a. m. Music by George Green and lis band. Intermeaso Rainbow (Indian. -Wenrich Selections The Sultan of Sulu Ade-Wsthall Thec.s Danse characteristique...Losey March The Free Lance Sousa Selection The Sunny South Lampke klanaano (Spanish intermeaso).. Brooks Waits The Jolly Dutchman Bennett It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight Williams snd Van Alstyne The Glow Worm sn Myli Llncke Medley Selection ( old-fashioned t -Calvin Patrol The Gua-d Mount Ellen berg Grand Finale (on national airs)..Lampe Afterawonw IN CONCERT HALL. Address by Hon. William J. Bryan. i p. tn. President G. W. Wattles will have charge of the program. A com mittee ot reception win atlend. Evening;. S p. m. Members of Clan Gordon No. G Order of Scottish Cians. wttl give an entertainment, consisting of tbe fol lowing program. Mr. James C Lind sav. master ot ceremonies: Dance Highland Fling, by Mlases Bntton, Blnkley. Hislop and Watson, pupils of Pipe Major George W. Mc Dusall. 8ong "BarMe ot Stirling Bridge." R. O. Watson, chief. Bagpipe M-"Cock of tha North," William H. Wallace, Song "Here s Health, Bonnie Scot land," Mrs. H. W. Pitt. Dance "Sword Dance." Pipe Major George W. McDougall and pupils. IN CONCERT HALL INDIAN WED DING. p. m. Marriage of Nab-Chah-Wee (Chief Woman and Wak-te-GU (Kills and Comes Back). Royal Indian cere mony. Twenty-five Ind an courtiers m costume. Coronation of "King Corn" and wueen Atfalia." Solo by Ind an maiden tn tyrloal .costume. Short taik bv aa Indian orator. Appropriate In dian music Address by Hem. Carl Herring, illustrating lbs significance ot tbe occasion. Grand piano furnished by A. Hospe. MOVING PICTTRE THEATER FREE. Ak-Sar-Ben'a Daylight Parade: Ntght Floats; Scenes at Carnival Grouods; A Day at W H Post's lairy Farm. Near Benson; Panorama Sixteenth and Doug las 8lret; London, tbe World a Metrop olis: a. -j-ncuey Kiae on ramam Street; fccenea. Along the Coast of Brit tany.- - - MODEL KITCHEN PROGRAM, tM to hi 3b a. m. Laboratory. ' 2 p. m. Hakjig contest. ,, . EUSTIS GIVES NEBRASKA STORY Bnrllag-lon'a Passenger TrafBe Man ager Gives the History of Transportation Char area. KANSAS CITT. Dec IS. A long array of "uu" ta' th aTe been told 'nd "told ln Ul "ri iate case hear- ' lTg r bein' Kiv?n "Pt"-"T rest by r- pavie ixajric manager of, 5uruc":'n raairuaa ysn. woo re - ! ru"T,ca n'rltt tr1 morning. j Mr' EuBti to14 til rajroai-ng days in I -... fu - sengtr rate was S cents per mile and thai law makers had never dreamed cf telXig the transportation companies what they should charge- To induce SciUemeut of land given them by the government, the railroads carried homeseekers and their goods to the country free of cost, said Mr. Eustis, and later the roads of their own volition reduced the passenger rate to 4 cents a mile. In 1SE2 the state legislature, composed ln part of sjme of the early homeseekers, demanded a further reduc- Uon. and later, Nebraska fell in l.ne with he ether states and now has a J-cent paaser.ger law. Tbe witness further said it now costs sO per cent more to handle state than Interstate traffic SUSPECT HELD IN SIOUX CITY Oaaaba Milliner Identifies Coods Taken frona Store Here Last October. STOCX CTTT. la.. Dec 1L (Spe-lal Tek-- banlura to enfotte the law he endorsed gram.) J. J. McMahon ot ths McMahon 1 Governor-elect Shallenberger s plan, and in Millinery company cf Omaha, this morxlcg addition he wouid give each bank exam identlf.ed C W. Silvers as a man who vis- mtr K chet over the books and ited his store the day before a burglary ! tii'd elave the examiner fra to look after in which some valuable plumes were taken. The plumes found in the room of Silvers and Phil Mauve la &oux City were identi fied by McMahon as resetr.bl.ng a part of the stolen stock, Tbo picture of Mauve has been identified by a weman clerk m the Continental block. Omaha, as tnt of a man who wltod the place on tha date of a burglary there. Mauve la declared to bo an Omaha man whose real name la ' Bud' Ginsler. They may be taken to Omaha to. stand trial Ths robbery referred to occurred last Oc tober and between &1Q and Sf-30 worth of Dlumea were taken. Thurs4av Mr. tr. i Mlhca received word from the Sioux City police that they had a suspert and Mr , . w iv ... vb i. . l j vu ftatiB-y t tbe man. BRIBERY BRINGS PRISON TERM . -! Former Member of Colnmbaa Board of Control bra traced to Poor Tears. COLCMBUS. O.. Dec IS Fred Ued formerly member of the Columbus Board of Control, waa sentenced to four years la tha peeileatiary today by Judge Rogers for accepting- a bribe from Nelson Cannon, local representative of tha Trinidad Pav. ir.g company of Cleveland, in connection with the East Broad street paving. Fred Enamel, another former member ef tbo Board of Control, is serving a term ta tbo peeillrntlary. Share. DEMOCRATS IN EVIDENCE Legislators Confer and Candidates for Clerk Are Busy. MUXES GIVEN A CALLDOWS Democratic Mewaber frona Clay Coanty nya Cownty Ontlen Will Be a. Big Factor la Oraaaisatioa of LealaLatare. (From a 6taff Correrpondent.) LINCOLN. Dec, IS (Special.) With Cone to the right of them, Richmond to the left of them. Cone to the front of tbem. Rich mond to the rear of them, a bunch of the j unterrified from the Fourth Congnssional I listrict met at the Lincoln hotel th.s aft ernoon to discuss legislative Ways and j means and pave the way for Vk tor Wilson I of Stromsberg to be chairman of the oom ! mit tee on banking. ' I Cone and Richmond, or Richmond snd (Cone, to be fair to botn, each Arsires to be ! chief clerk of tha bouse. So that Is why Cone was to the r'g-ht of them. Richmond to the left of tbem. Cone to the front of them. Richmond to tbe rear of them and the reverse. Those at the meeting, which was called by Mr. W.lscrn for the "re ported" purpose of submitting the draft of a banking till, were Representatives Brod jerkk of Clay. Lux of Butler, Murphy of , Fillmore, Gregg cf riattc. who strolled ! over from tha Third district, and possibly jone or two more. Mr. Clncy of the Union i Pacific remained at the Llndell .betel djr lng the meeting, af'er which he went to I the state bouse on offic-al bu sir. era, wltl- out having received a report of the cession. 'Nebraska, which my talk will lead up to. which was executive. The fact taat Mr. 1 lv b"0 interested in the live stock in Ciancy had been in Lincoln all night la not auBlrr since my bojhood: in fact, I have material, so the leribi alors Indicated. But back to the real story. Never ln the history of Nebraska politics have two men put in a more rtreruoua lay Can did ! Cot-e and Richmond To get legislators awxy from each'cther end from visitors in the hotel lobby theae two worthy patriots thought nothing of ditlccating an arm at the shoulder; they paid no attention when ears stretched clear cut of all reason; not a bit of it. ; "I thought ycu had the Job nailed dawn." ' member to Cone, afier be.ng dragged cere as the lobby. "I have." replied the Saunders county soldier, "and I want to keep It that way." Just then Richmond rtrped up one corner of the 111 and Cme flew over to Rich roc nd's convert. And thus was the f;xht k. pt up until tbe members retired behind clotvd doors. Reason for Meeting. The Fourth district members met. Mr. j vrilsoo explained, simply ta l sten to him J 4iK.nss a banking bill so that he tor.ld Ker pointers. Then, besides, be said, the , Urth cistnct naa no canaiaate toi speaker or clerk or any other office so It J was agreed that they should meet and , form a clcoe corporation, though he did not mention that closed corporation. Mr. Wilson has a plan for a new banking law of whi.h the gua-r.cty of d posits is only an incident, he He would V vy i a tax on the banks to u.it a fund, begin- nlng the first year with a levy of one-half of 1 ir cent and follow that with an an- nual levy of one-tenth of 1 per cent until the fund equaled 1 per cent of the total deposits of the stale. He would Emit the number of assessments which could be ' made on a bank to t per cent of the de- posits in one year. He would have 25 per cent of the deposits paid out when tbe L-.ck failed and then id'piU'r" fi0Jld , Va rlv c ttifiaates for the r rr.ji.Eder. These oezt.fi- ! catea. he said, should iraw 7 per cent in- re" nl run prct.ably for one- year. Any juana. ne i.gurea, ouia casn tne cenin- , catea In the matter of a commslon of ths back s securirlea. Mr. Wilson announced that be desired to be a member of tha committee on bank ing. MuUea la Called Down. It Is the democratic party against Arthui Mullen. Or, rather, tha new oil Inrpextor to be has found opposition ln his enasawt to manage the whole works. It is reported on the most rt 1. a tie. au- I thorily that Go-vtrnor-elect Eha-lenbetger has spanked Mr. Mullen rigot good lor is lntorfeience with things legitla u vt . and looked at him In a very grieved way for aoking for so many Jubs for his fanuiy. There Is no doubt fctoul the spanking part of 1L Mr. Mjlien was t ailed on tha carpet after ne had Stct o-t letters la tavor cj HLrv uf Hcilt for sr,,aVer ,.f 1U house and iad started a ball rcliing in bis JT f;'"'" t41 "MJ.Tn' j, j possiUe thai i-ia ha- made Mullet, draw tn his horns recarling tne tlccLon of a speaker, but none of tbo other candidates for this place believe lt- B'-rr Mullen Las demonstrated be la a fighter. He, so ll is told, even wei.t so far as to say, "Eeiiber lake Henry cf H-lt or It will be up to Mr. ..ailenberger to sign or veto a county option bill." This, i! course, would be embarrassing t Mr. Bihailenberger. At the earns time it puts Mr. Henry up at a. i. at a hard proposition It would look. If that report about the threat la true, that Mullen would have the lOp-Unuod oa Fourth Pag a.) LIVE STOCK DAY B JMS One of the Acmes of the National Corn Exposition. TODAY TO OUTSTBIP ALL BECOBDS Finale of Great Show is to Come with Fine Diiplay. SHALLEXBEBGEB 05E OF 0BAT0BS GoTernor-elect Kahes Address at Lire Stock Ken's Meeting. SB. MTTI.FR OX WT5TEB WHEAT One af tbe Men VI, Early aw Pos sibilities af Nebraska's all Wattles and rrwf. Maat gessery Iseak, ATTZOrDAWCX. rirrt oar aocad LAf nirt ay . .1S.SO0 . .lLOTr ..10J1S .. f,7M .. 4,47 . .13.4 .. 97 . .10430 .. M40 Poartb day... rifth day (waavaay) . . Blxtb aay Seveatb aay i Eighth day Xiath day Incl-adoa free ndmisslsna ef school cku drea. One of the biggest and most Interesting days of the Corn show wss Live Stock Day, Friday, which was full of vim and vigor and brought together many of the leaJlne live stock men of the central west and the leaders of the great live stock in dustry of South Omaha and Omaha. It led op well to the great finale today, which is expected to outstrip any day yet- Con cert hall was crowded at the opening of the morning meeting, those present Includ ing not only officers of the great packing house industries of South Omaha, members of the Live Stock exchange, but also repre sentatives from the great packing bouses and exchanges from all parts of the west. There was also a big sprinkling of live stock raisers from tbe ranges ln Wyoming. Nebraska, Colorado, the Dakotas, Montana and Idaho. Governor-elect Shallenberger was the prin cipal speaker at the live stock men's meet ing in concert hall ln the afternoon. In tbe forenoon Dr. George L. Miller, a winter wheat pioneer, bad made an Interesting ad dress on "Winter Wheat," Prof. A. O. Montgomery of Lincoln and Gurdon W. Wattles spoke on ether subjects and. all told, the day was great in speeches alone. Skalleaberger Brains at Doss. Governor-elect Shalleobcrger said his In terest ln animals began in dogs and had kept up all his life until now be is intensely interested in live stock, "I assure yon that I see but aa honor tn the invitation to talk to you here upon this subject of the live stock Interests -in oeen an aamirer oi aomevue ar.lmals rrora my bcyhood up. I began with dogs, and have expennented wtb all kinds, from race horses up,, or .down, to goats, and I want to Inform any lodge men wbo may be here, that' if you have any lodge goats in Omaha, to hi ve them properly trained. "I was interested in what Mrs, Mac Murphy told us about the new. Invention, the fireless cooker. Now, I have bad ex periences with ail varieties cf rooks, and they are dangeroua. The cooker of which Mrs. MacMurpby speaks is not daoav-rovn as regards fire, but the varit .:. I lave known are roost dangerous when there Is no fire. "1 have lad the opportunity of locking over your corn show, for a moment, and 1 was very much pleased with It. But I iw, nore pleas d to knw that we wffl have tbe honor of having It next year. In speak -j tng with yowr mayor about It. he said, thai sjln3id so It was ta tn 1T It would far a.-rpaes this. "And I was reminded cf an Irish lad of whom the story is told that du1nsT a war with England, he waa forced, by the advent of some English soldiers, to hide. He waa I n 'ove with an Trish maid, but Pat oval! I never get courage enough ta propose, WMla j in hiding, his sweetheart brought food for 1 him each day, and one day Pat gained ! courage, he knew not how, to propose tc ' her and to print a kiss on her lips. Then j said she: WelL if this Is sir, Pat. pray that therell be no peace.' So when I see what a wonaerful show you hare, I wsjeder j what it will be as time passes, and It grows more an! more wonderful each year. "My subject is a varied one. It treats. ' you will nftioe. of the packer, the commia- sion man and the fa-mer. Soma po p'o haa i nJe ijea that there Is a difference la their sims. But there Is none, ' Triers is a hov ln our w.!rhimrh k. 'took a notion to have a corn show of his 0wn He had a small patch ef corn, which h tended very caiefully. and one day when . t,e wrrking ln It, one of these shiftless. do-ncthlng m-n, who think that any old corn la .d enoue-h ta riant nm. alnn. and hitching his chin over the top re. 1 of the fence, began to talk to the boy. "That corn Is kinder yaller.' 'Tep.' says the biy; 1 planted yellow corn.' 'It don't look like more than half a crop.' 'Well, that's the way pap plants com. on halves.' 'Say, brr. there ain't much 'tween you and a fool Is there?" Then the boy, exasperated by the queeiioas. snapped out, On?y the feooe-' There Isn't even the fence between the In terests of the packer, the commission nun and the farmer. state 1 Ives by the Far a. Nebraska as a stste, occupies a peculiar position. We are the only stste In tbo forty-six where the fertile are almost abso lutely dependent upon agriculture. We hare ro mines, either gold. Iron, coal or other valuable product a We have no forests whera wo could get Umber: In fact, tree are so procious with us, and esteemed so much for thear beauty, that we n-.U not cut them oxwil We have no manufactur ing Interests. r at tha moat, very small one. We are a people cf the soil, and gala our living by tilling it, and I thiak It snakes of us a better, stronger, sweeter people, "The packer la assisting both farmer and comnnssiun man by creating a market both at home and abroad. Study the table of values of Amer.c n products, both tboa Consumed at home and those exported, and you will find that more than half of tha total values la due to agriculture. Of Una total agru ultural values, two-thirds ts due to Nebraska alone Just study Ihig over for a few minutes, and see what opportu-mUt-s be In your state. Cora Is grown, primarily, to teed stock, which Id turn is used to feed the peopla. Thus agn outturn (Continued on fifth hfi)