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The Omaha Evening Bee Circulation Cocks Open b Any Advertiser If you believe that the women of thlH community have self re epoct and Intelligence) you rouat admit that nmat of thera rrad The Omaha l'" ' VOL. XXXIX NO. 148. OMAHA, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1909. SINGLE COPY ONE CENT. IWJiE BIRDS AND DOGS HERE Exhibits at Transmississippi Poultry Exposition High-Toned. STADAU) ABOVE FORMER. YEARS The Weather. GARFIELD UNABLE TO COME EAST BLOCKED BY BUZZARD Off trial Forrputii Forecast till 7 p. m. Tuesday: Goes to Washington and Will Not Ad dress Lawyers Here. Traffio from Philadelphia to Maine Tied Up by Snow. For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; not much change In temperature. For Nebraska Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; not much change In temperature. For lows Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; warmer east portion tonight. TO TESTIFY U BALLING ER QULZZ Pwr on "Law and Pablle Welfare" Will Probably be Read by Some One Else at Meeting of State Bar. KNOWN DEAD NUMBER FORTY lonltry Show Will He Open To nlaht, hnt Una Won't Cict Into Actios Before Tuesdny at Koon. Only One Street Car l ine In Plilln delphla la Ope and Milk Short to Threatens City An other Storm Kxpvrtrd. at Omaha nz v Hugo covered vans drove to the Audi torium Monday morning and afternoon and deposited their precious loads of fine feath ered fowls for tho annual show of the Transmississippi Poultry association. The Indications wer that room would be at a premium. The poultry show will open this evening, but the dog show will not be ready until Tuesday noon, as the entries do not close until U o'clock Tuesday. I'rlxe poultry Is arriving by express from all parts of the country. From all appearances the present show will far outclass any previous show In the quality of the birds. Hare birds of high dtgreo have already arrived and more are entered and will be In their places this ( veiling. Beatulful Chinese silkies shown by Kauble & Fcublo of Council Bluffs, with a coat more like hair than feathers, occupy a conspicuous place. Rhode Island Jleds have Jumped Into popular favor and many of the new exhibitors are showing this class of birds. Tho birds that won the third prise at the Missouri Stata show at St. Louis are on hand to compete with other "Xhlbltors In this class. One rooster is ICaiued at Kline of Council Bluffs ha an exhibit of forty-four beautiful 'White Brahmas. Harvey Challls of Omaha will exhibit his diminutive Italian greyhound at the kennel show of the Nebraska Kennel club which Is given In connection with the poultry show and the cry of Secretary Hood Is now tur mora space, as the en tries arc coming In fast. Doable Ecutrr Pee. The poultry association has doubled the entry foe and this has had the effect ofr keeping out the entries of a large number of birds which might not have a chanco to win, but has greatly (increased the tundaid of the birds. The number of entries under the new ruling Is most en couraging and poultry fanciers will be given a real treat when they visit the Au ditorium this week. All dav yesterday a large force of car penters was busy preparing the benches tor the birds and dogs. The exhibit plan will be different this year from the paBt, as one main aisle will run down the cen ter of the Auditorium arena and the aisles between the coops will run north and Mouth, giving much more room both for coops and visitor. The Humilton-Pixley kennel has offered the gill edge cup as a trophy for the best pointer at the show. This prize was won last year by Bert Dixon, but this year Mr. Dixon has his dog on his ranch In Okla homa and will no present him at the show. Many other good' ones have been entered lor the prise, howover. Captain Whltestone. W. AJPixloy-. baa entricd his famous Captain WhltestOne In the setter competi tion and hopes to land some ribbons with this beauty, who has taken many prizes. For the best sporting dog at the show the Judges' cup Is offered and there will be considerable competition for this. C. K. fiklnner has entered hts Chesapeake Bay spaniel, which will attract cons.derable at tention. K. B. Duy has arrived from Fre mont with his splendid kennel of St. Ber nards, Including the famous dog. Cham pion Alta Guide, Guard F. and Lady Wtl helmlna. Many other entries were re ceived Runday, which Insures the success of the kennel show. The reputation of the poultry associa tion for the big prizes which were offered last year has brought out some of the best birds In the entire western country and the competition In many of the classes will be most keen. Poultry and Class ' Exhibitors. Among the late entries to the Poultry show are: George V. Comstook, Benson; C. L. Hob son, V hltesvtlle. Mo.; B. F. Jones, Mary vllle. Mo.; Jay Adams, Eagle, Neb.; S. S. -Kevins and T. McMalion, South Omaha; C. I. Combs & 8011, F. S. Gaines, O. G. Dffutt, C. W. Haller, A. Rarnhart, Omaha; Mrs. F. W. Mclntyre, Ked Ouk. la.; Mrs. II. J. Ferrer, South Omaha; Mrs. J. G. Mullls, Dunbar, Neb.; A. D. Jones, Bea'er . Crossing, Neb. 5 F. C. Hinuiari. Crete; Mrs. John Henaler, Malcolm, Neb.; Arthur Gil lette, Suuih Oiimliu; Oonali & Jennings Council Llluffr: Dr. C. H. Watson. Miller, Neb.) V. A. Doolittle and Dan K. Duoo.lt tle, Sabetha, Kan.; Kurror fc Crownover, Hendtct, Neb.; Flunk Mutenln rrr, Cort land, Neb.; F. W. Hallelt, Chllllcothe, Mo.; J. O. Splllman, Piatte City, Mo.; 13. K BuiTls, Peru. Neb.; H. J. Jens, Minden, la.; G. K. Sherman, Brui swlrk, Mo.; VV. XV. Trent, Lewis, la.; J. B. Marshall, Adams, Nub.; O. L. Buck, Ernest Fanble, Fuuble A Fauhle, Counc.il Bluffs; Mark Moon, A. 1.. Barr, South Omaha; A. O. Kiegul, Benson; o. C. Gehrman, Omaha; Lawrence Wenlz (.sixty water fowl), Lin coln; Henry Hess, Winona, Minn.; W. R. Prewltt, onawa, la.; Blue Ridge Poultry Farm, Kansas City; L. 1. liuiibard. To- reka; C. O. Johnson, Havelock; W. A. lasebrook, Bladen, Neb.; C. W. Brehrr. (sixty-two water fowl), Harvard, Neb.; Dickinson & Hon, Shetton, Neb.; W. J, Campbell, Jesup, la.; L. P. Harris (thirty-four Buff Leghorns), Clay Center, Neb.: Nets Anderson, Benson; Fred Vander ectimldt, Leavenworth, Kan.; C. H. Issrd, Oinulia; XV. W. Scott, South Omaha; liurn ham T. English, Leavenworth; O. H. Myers, Lincoln; P. J. Schmidt, Gllead, Neb.; Mrs. A. FJemlng. M-rlden, Kan ; Dr. B. F. Philbrook, Denlson, la.; .1. fcj. Fulmer, Columbus, Neb.; A. L. Frle.sz, Tripl.tl, Mo.; VV. D. Gay, Essex, la.; George L. McAllister, Carroll, la.; E. L. Uarydall, Chtlllcothe, Mo.; William Min nike, CarroH, la. BOY MISSING TWO WEEKS -FOUND MURpERED IN HOVEL Detective Force of Pittsburg Heat oa Solving; llstery of Death of ' James L. Krlel. I'lTTflBUHQ. Pa.. Dec. 27.-Practlcally the entire detective force of Greater Pitts burg la attempting a solution today of the death of James Lawrence Frlel, the 14. year-old boy, whose body was found yes terday in an abandoned house in the North aide, partially nude, froaen, and the throat terribly lacerated with a knife. The authorities are exercising every power to reach same tangible understand ing of the boy s death. Up to the present, however, little progress has been made. Young Frlel had been missing from his bonis since December 13. On that day he attindid school. Search was Instituted by the police and faml.y. but not a trace of the lad was found until yesterday, when a small boy, playing in the rooms of the abandoned houso, accidentally stumbled on to the body. The police are of the opinion that the boy was murdered last Thursday. "Yemn" infest the district In ,hi.h the arlnie occurred and ih. n,.n. . ' Quoting a rlKld Investigation among this vt criuunais. ai'Utw 3 Temperature '"tucsI y n Hour. Deg Jk5i. fl a. m 20 yjhj f 7 a. m 20 SsQjja I J 9 a. m 21 III 10 a. m 21 "tSakkV u a m 2 W -K.r 12 rn 25 'k. J J? IP. m 21 2 p. m 27 f 3 p. m 29 FAMILY BORN ON HOLIDAYS Mother's Birthday Was the Glorious Fourth of July. LAST BABE A CHRISTMAS PRESENT Patriotic Old Stork Made Ilia Other Visits on Washington's Birthday and Jim Tear's In Home of Joseph Derlne. It'a a patriotic stork that discriminates in favor of national holidays. Christmas day, the Fourth of July, Wash ington's birthday tnd New War's dav seem to have won special favors In the sight of the wise, old bird In one Omaha ramily. There Is rejoicing1 In the home of Mr and Mrs. Joseph Devlne, 2506 Patrick ave nue. Saturday morning, bright and early, the stork swooped down nnon th hnm and played the Santa Claus act by leaving a cute, pretty baby girl. It was a Christmas present indeed frr h father and mother and two other little girls In the family. It was a really holl day baby. But the story Is not ended. Mrs. Devlne first saw the light of day when firecrack ers were booming and flaming1 skyrockets were shooting through the air, for she was born on the Fourth of July. On Washington's birthday tn 1903 Mr. and Mrs. Devlne welcomed their first baby into the household. It was-a girl. On New Year's day. Just two years ago, the holiday stork came again and left an other little girl. The Christmas present of 1609 makes three holiday babies born to the mother Who waa born on the glorious Fourth. "In all my experience this is the most In teresting," says Dr. J. T. Dwyer. the patrlotio stork physician. "I ought to have a pretty good reputation as , a holiday stork." Joseph Devlne, the head of the. family, is a motor tender, employed by the Meriian & Wclmqnls; Motr-pairr. .'.' . .... Emmett G. Solomon Becomes Deputy Treasurer Present County Comptroller to Take Position Now Held by H. C. Sharp in Furay's Office. City and County Treasurer Furay has appointed Emmet G. Solomon as chief deputy in his office for the new term beginning January 6. Mr. Solomon will take the place held by Henry C. Sharp for several years. Mr. Sharp has resigned because of 111 health, which requires that he take a rest from active work for a time. Mr. Solomon is at present county comp troller of Douglas county, to which office he was elected whlla serving aa county commissioner. His term as county comp troller would have run for four years were It not for the fact that the last leg islature decreed the office should ter minate on January 1, 1310. This was done In order to save City Comptroller Lobeck, whose office would have been combined with that of county comptroller at the end of his last term If the legislature had not Interfered. Will Not Name ManWhoCutHim A rare degree of good will and Christ mas spirit Is displayed by Frank Koshla, a young laborer under treatment at the emergency hospital of the police station for dangerous cuts Inflicted In a quarrel with a friend whom he will not name to the police. Sunday night Koshla was found unconscious and bleeding profusely heaped In a corner at 709 North Eighteenth street. He was taken to the station for medical treatment and since he has been thero has resolutely kept his own mouth closed. Did You Know J. J. Hill Was a Portrait Painter? "I heard a little atory not long ago on Jr mes J. Hill that has not appeared in print," said Halleck Rose of the law de partment of the Burlington railroad a,t the Paxton, "that Illustrates a side of his character that Is little known. It waa told by an Intimate friend of Mr. Hill's In the Burlington offices during the corn show. "Mr. Hill had some few years ago com missioned a leading ait 1st In New York to paint for him a portrait of C. E. Perkins, then president of tha Burlington. The por trait had been completed and Mr. Hill was notified. Mr. Hill asked this friend, who was also an Intimate acquaintance of Mr. Perkins', to accompany him to Now York to pa upon the picture. The trip was made and the artist's studio visited. Mr. Hill had not seen the portrait up to this moment. 'The friend, after examining the por trait closely, pronounced It a good 11 k 9 ress. Mr. Hill looked at tha portrait for some moments wlthou expressing himself either In approval or disapproval. Finally ha remarked. 'It looks much ilk Mr. Per. Former Secretary of the Interior Garfield will not be present at the meeting of the Nebraska State Bar association. Mr. Gar field has wlrd President Francis A. Bro gan that "greatly to my disappointment, a matter of the most personal Importance calls me to Washington." Mr. Garfield docs not say what this "matter" is. He Is personally involved In the Balllnger-Plnchot controversy and will be a witness at the Investigation soon to begin. Recently Garfield wrote a magazine atricle severely criticising an unnamed offi cial and It was clear from his statements that he was hitting at Secretary Balllnger, his succf shor In the department. Mr, Garfield was to have given an ad dress here upon "Law and the Public Wel fare," and there Is a good chance that his paper will yet be read, for he writes Mr. Brogan that he will finish his address if hn can and send it to be read by tome one else. The tenth annual meeting of the Ne braska Bar association will convene Tues day afternoon at 1 at the Board of Trade bullions in the assembly room on the sec ond floor. The Commercial club rooms on the fifth floor will be the general head quarters and a smoker will be tendered visiting lawyers by the club Tuesday night. Brosan Spculta Tuesday. President Brogan's annual address will be given ' Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday morning come a paper by Charles B. Let ton, Judge of the Nebraska supreme court, and. the consideration of one or two ques tions In which attorneys are vitally Inter ested as involving their Incomes. The most important of tha qeustlons Is consid eration of the code of ethics adopted by the American Bar association. The Gar field paper Is slated for the afternoon and In the evening there Is a dinner at the Rome tendered by the state association to the Judges of the supreme court and the federal bench. The Commercial club has invited all law yers In Nebraska to attend the meetings and many acceptances have been reoelved, a number In humorous vein, and one or two expressing the hope that the Com mercial club la not observing the S o'clock law. Other letters, with more serious intent, express appreciation of the Invitation and the best wishes for Omaha. A sample of the last Is to be found in a letter from F. M. Tyrell, a prominent member of the Lancaster county bar. It runs thus: LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 17, 1009. -Commercial Club, Omaha: Gentlemen Your esteemed favor of December 15 Is at hand, and In reply would say that 1 want to thank you lor the courtesies extended to me through your club and will say that 1 shall accept your kind invitation with pleasure. ' I note what vou say about the progress Omaha ... m axing 'towards b.-tdming a metropolitan city. Omaha ' is growing faster than any of us appreciate and Is destined to be one of great cities of North America. Its rapid development is a god thing for the entire state. Yours, very truly, F. M. TYRRELL. MRS. NELLIE CALABRIA DIES OF RHEUMATISM OF HEART Verdict of Coroner's Jarjr Despite Hasband'a Belief She Killed Herself. The coroner's Jury at an Inquest de cides that Mrs.. Nellie Calabria died of rheumatism of the heart, despite the be lief of Tony Calabria, her husband, that she killed herself. Mrs. Calabria, who, separated from her husband and far from the old homo In sunny Italy, had been leading an unhappy existence of toil in Omaha, was found dead In a chair in her room at 1814 Pierce street yesterday morning. Mrs. Calabria and her husband. Tony Calabria, an employe at the county court house, parted following family difficulties more than a year ago. The husband was firm In the belief that his wife took her own life by the use of poison. Dr. W. A. Hostetttr, who had treated Mrs. Calabria, Is of the opinion that death resulted from dltease of the heart Nothing waa found about the dead wo man's room by Coroner P. C. Heafey which might indicate suicide, Mrs. Calabria, since her separation from her husband, had earned her living by working about the city. She was recently employed at the Bemls bag factory. She had no children and waa very much alone In life. Calabria believes that her ap parent despondency had a very direct con nection with her death, despite tha fact that the physician attributes It to natural causes. Heavy Damage In Newfoundland. ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Dec. 27. -A terrific storm, which began on Christmas eve and was still raging today, has caused great damage in the vicinity of this city. Throughout the colony telegraph and tele phone lines have been carried away and the railroads have been made Impassable, kins, but there aeems to be something lacking In the expression.' "Mr. Hill then picked up the palette and a small artist's brush and painted a stroke here and a line there with extreme care but perfect confidence, and, stepping back remarked: 'There, does not that Improve 11.- mat is more of Mr. Perkins' expres sion.' "The friend said that the effect of Mr. Hill's touching up tha picture was marl velous. It waa a perfect portrait of Mr. Perkins, giving hlra that unique expres sion that waa so familiar to his intimates, divested of the stiffness and formality that was Inevitable in the tedious sitting for a portrait. "Mr. Hill saw what the artist could not see. It was another Illustration of his marvelous Insight Into detail nd how to remedy or Improve It, that characterises his whole life. "No on knew that he waa an artist, and I question If he knew It But ho knew what waa wanting In that plctur and he knew bow to aupply that want" From tho Washington tar, POST-MORTEM 0N; A GOOSE Test to Be Made "on Christmas Fowl Deciding Death.' FAMILY DEPRIVED, DISAPPOINTED Wants Health Commissioner Now to Determine What Disease it Was that Killed This Particu lar Goose. Meat Inspector Flelschman, of tho health commissioner staff, has been given a tough piece of Christmas cheer to chew on. It is a roasted goose, alleged to be of dangerous and unlawful character. The trussed, stuffed and baked biid was brought to the health (omisaloner'B of fice by L. Davis of 1030 Boutn Eighteenth street Mr. bavls deposited the goose with Ma jor Barker, the veteran recipient of all kicks that have reached the health Office for lo, these many years. Barker has been against everything except a roast goose that has been Indicted after cooking. He accepted the deposit with great deli cacy and carefully laid It on an elevated shelf, at the same time assuring Mr. Davis that It shall have attention quick. The geniiuinan who lost his Christmas dinner or unwillingly gave it up when on the point of setting tooth to It, did not furnish any very definite specifications when he registered his protest. He ad mitted his goose was cooked all right, and that It was properly stuffed; also that the oven was not to blame. "But It Is clearly wrong," tald Mr. Davis, "and we desire to know of what disease It died, to have Its pedigree set out If anyone in particular la to blame, we want to know that, for It is no fun to have your goose cooked and then go hungry for bird meat on Christinas day." fr'lcUchmau Will Tackle. Inspector r'leisciiiuaii will tackle the dis carded (JnriKLinaa tavoriie some time dur ing the flay. What method lie will use 10 test the good lauli of Hie bird is not yet known; but Dr. Connell and his mem os I assistants have luil taith in Flelsch man' discretion. And tney are resting easy In the knowledge that if the meat in spector cannot give a satisfactory verdict on the goose Tuin Harrington can. "Our Christmas turkey is most generally a goose," says Mr. Harrington, ' and toi many years geeso have been popular wltn me, more especially after being roastea. 1 feel that, lacing a live goose, I cat. easily tell Its disposition, and whether 01 not It is to be trusted. However, I win have to give serious consideration to a proper test for a dead goose that some one else suspects of being gamer than 11 really ought to oe. As the proof of the goobe is universally understood to be In the eating thereof, it occurs to me Flelsch man must bite into this baked victim lo find out absolutely what the matter Is. If ha 7T.es, the goose wins. But Davis loses In any event." Drosff Kicks Out " Unbidden Guest Sanctity of German Home Preserved by bchlagguig nut Hammer 0 b streperous ii utter-In. "It was der Christinas day. We haf a tree, big dinner, drel family mlt uns, good time, all friends in my horns. Dea man, he come In drink my buer, Insult my guests, I don't know him uy to put hi 111 oudt. He strong like two mules, hard like lion, so I schlag him mlt hammer. Once not enough, hit more. iShame fur nun spoil my Christmas!" George Drosff, a good German house holder, was defending hts action in pro tecting bis Christmas fireside with a small sludge hammer. A tall and stalwart young man with many wrappings of bandage, known to the police court as John Doe No. 2. the re cipient of the drastic Christmas greeting, told a tale of many whiskies and an ln tendedly friendly call. John Doe, No. 2, will spend fifteen days in Jail and the sanctity of the German Christmas has been recognised .by police court. ' Drosff aaserla ba defended at once his roof tree, family tree, Christmas tree and that until, ha achlagged mlt hammer, John Due had blm treed. Still Hopeful of Settlement by Conference Strikers and Managers in Session Both at St. Paul and Chicago. ST. PAUL. Minn., Dec. 27. What Is hoped will bo the final conference between the railroad managera and the strikers will be held In Governor Kberhart's office today. 1 -Jovernor Kberhart believes an agreement will I reached which will result In the re employment of the striking switchmen In their old positions within a short time. President Perhani, chairman of the Amer-, lean Federation of Labor, railway section, aim was hopeful. CHICAGO, Dec. 27. Representatives of the Swltcnmen's union and the conference oommmlttee of the railroads resumed their discussion of tho demands of railroad em ployes here today. F. O. Melchor, vice president of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad, Is the chairman of the railroad conference committee, and the switchmen are represented by Vice Presi dents Heberlin and James B. Connors of the Switchmen's union. Attention was also given here today to negotiations between the officials of forty two western roads and representatives of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engtnemen. In the negotiations, W. C. Nixon, general manager of the 'Frisco road, heads the conference oommlttej for the railroads, and the firemen are repre sented by a federated board of the em ployes of all the roads Interested. The firemen's demands are for an increase of from 15 to 40 per cent. Vice President Slade of the Northern Pacific and J. M. Gruber of the Great Northern have made a statement reaffirm ing their previous proposal agreeing to abide by the terms of the Chlcaso deci sion and to take back the men at their convenience. DENVER MEN SEEK REWARD Two Officers . Who Helped Capture Train Itohliers Want to See . the Money. P. J. Carr, , the Denver detective, who was Instrumental with Cameron Bell of the Denver police force In bringing about the ' arrest of Lawrence S. Golden, one of the five convicted train robbers In Denver. Is In the city looking up the mat ter of his participation In the $26,000 reward offered by the Union Pacific for the ap prehension and conviction of the bandits. Mr. Carr for himself and on behalf of Officer Bell will file a suit In lntorvenor for a portion of the reward. Ha was In consultation with the federal officers at the government building, relative to the matter. Zelaya's Escape Will Not Prevent Trial for Murder BALINA CRUZ, Mex., Dec. 27. The Mexican gunboat General Guerrero, having on board ex-President Zalaya of Nicaragua, who fled from Managua by way of Cor Into on Christmas eve, docked here at 8 o'clock this morning. Accompanying the former president were the ex-minister of war and four other Nlcaraguans. WASHINGTON, Deo. 27. The docking of the General Guerrero, the Mexican gun boat, at Hallna Crux with former Presi dent Zelaya and party on board, is not regarded as a change in the former presi dent's plans.' As understood here H was his purpose at the time he left Managua to proceed to the City of Mexico, and there Is no doubt that will be his destina tion. . . How long he will remain In Mexico, how ever, is not known here. Tha departure of Zelaya from Nicaragua is not regarded in official clrclea aa at all conclusive that he will escape punishment for his crimes In that country. The United States government has never taken any steps for the apprehension of Zelaya or to prevent his leaving tha country. It NEAR PANIC ON EXCHANGE Rock Island Common Jumps from 50 5-8 to 81 Early in Day. BREAK COMES LATER IN MORNING Price Drops Steadily nnd Bear Panic In All Stock Nenr.y Follows Cause Is Shrouded In Mystery. WM.ETIN. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. A meeting of the board of governors of the New York stock exchunge has been called to be held at 2:3) this afternoon. It Is reported the govern or at this meeting will inquire into the Uocb Island episode of this morning. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. A startling market movement that had all the earmarks of a "corner" came today when the common stock of the Rock Island company within five minutes of the opening 'rose, from 50H to SI, when It settled 'back again, after heavy trading, to W. All this startling pryotochnlc advance of 31 points and eoually surprising precipita tion to ttie opening sale price caused a shiver of fear on the ,stock exchange, which spread itself across the continent c-n the broker's wire tha: t "cotnir" had been effected in the stock of the Rock Island company, A hlor.k of 1.SQ0 snare was sold at 81, the top price. Rock Island common closed at 4UVs last Filday. Fears of a corner caused heavy selling throughout the securities list and thera were numerous declines of one to three points. "It seems as though some one has been selling something net did not own," takl a director of the Rock .Island. "The ccn rol lng Interests and officials of tho company have nothing to do with the spectacular ad vance and It looks as If thero was u consid erable short Interest in the stock atid this Interest was apparently badly jqutezed today." The opening sale of Rock Inland was tJOO shares at M and then the slock advanced an eighth, three-quarters and then by leaps and bounds to a high prico of hi. On the advance blocks of stock from 100 to 7,000 shares changed hands. Bear Punic Threatened. At the top figures enormous supplies of stock came out and a violent relapse en sued. The decline, however, was much steadier than the advance, the recessions running generally by fractions and from 1 to 2 points. Within fifteen minutes the price hud fallen back to 50. Traders gen erally believe that a corner had been en gineered In the stock and there was a gen eral rush to unload securities throughout the speculative list. The , market became quickly unsettled through fears of consequences of a bear pnnlo in Rock Island. Southern Pacific, after opening up 1 point, ran off 4 poinU (Continued on Page Two.) preferred to proceed with deliberation, knowing that should his presence In Nic aragua he required at any time to answer for his misdeeds his person could be se cured with little or no difficulty. Secrttary Knox in his letter to the Nic aragua charge Mr. Itodrlquex, made It clear that any demand this government might make upun Nicaragua In the way of reparation for the shooting of the two Americans, Cannon and Groce there might be Included In addition to a money In demnity that person or persons .found guilty of the murder of the two Americans should be tried and punished. Tho question of extradition In a case of this kind was settled many years ago and thure are several cases cited where crim inals have been surrendered by the na tions where they had been given asylum, even when there were no extradition treat ies. bhould, therefore, the United Btatea de mand of Nicaragua the punishment of Zelaya there seems to be little doubt that any nation' where he may have taken refuge will, on the showing the United States will ba able to make, surrender him for trial and punishment. The Christmas bllxxsrd, tha severest storm experienced in tho eist In twenty vears, tied up local traffic tills morning In cities from Pennsylvania to Maine and dlsarrHtiirid train schedules throughout half a dozen states. Condition, however, are rapidly Improv ing and rallronds and munclpallt'es ars to dny bending every effort to move Inter city and local traffic. Thero Is reason lo believe conditions will be normal again by Tuesday night when another storm is ex pected from tho west. At least forty persons have met their death through exposure or accldmt, fivo In Philadelphia Hinl New York and at leHNt fifteen In New F.ngland. In Philadelphia general business this morning was practically at a standstill. All throUKh trains wire lute, only one street car line was running and the illy Is suffering from a shortage of milk. Washington did not suffer severely, but communication with Boston Is maintained only with difficulty. The storm In New Kngland seems to have been worse In thn vicinity of Now Bedford, Providence, Fall River, Nowport, 1'uwtucket and W0011 socket. in New York City, 7,000 men are at work cleaning tha streets. l'.lHlKeru Demi In New York, NEW YORK, Doc. 27. Elghteon persons in and near New York perished In tho Clutstmns storm or from accidents caused by It. Six died from exposure after being caught In snow drifts. Others were drowned and several were killed by trains. Today New York' was rapidly digging Itself out from undor cover of the te-lnch snowfall. By noon traffic conditions ap proached normal as the result of the la bor of ntnrly 10.000 men In -he employ of the city and the traction lines, while steam railroad conditions also were . rap Idly Improving. Wire communication, which was badly Interrupted during the worst of tha blow, was again fairly good today, except to New Kngland points. Blockades on railroads created a short age! of food supplies and a consequent In crease In prices, which contributed to the hardships of the poor. Shipping felt the Btorm's effect seri ously. While no heavy loss Is reported from any one wreck, many small craft suffered damage, dragging their anchors and being driven ashore. The wrecking of tho freight steamer Thurmnn off Toms river, New Jersey, and the sinking of tho schooner Mary Ann Klrhy in Long Island sound wero tho worst wrecks, but neither was attended with loss of life. While Incoming Transatlantic liners re port hard weather, none seems to have been badly delayed... f .. -- Fifteen Killed In New Kngland. BOSTON, Deo. 27. Up to noon todiy fifteen llvis wore known to have been lost In New England by yesterday's storm, three In Chelsea and Everett and twelve through the wrecking of the fivo maatid schooner Davis Palmer off Boston hurbor. The loss of the Davis Palmer with all on board, was the first of the fatal marine accidents to be reported. Wreckage from tho vessel was picked up on the beach at Hull. According to the shipping agentH In this city, the Palmer carried a crew of eleven men beside Its captain, Leroy McRown of Maiden. Five million dollars loss la the estimate made today of the havoc wrought In and around Boston by the bllxzard which yes terday swept New Kngland and drove a record tide over the coast. Thirty-two cltiei and towns which last night were plunged in darkness owing to the cutting off of the electrid light servico hope to have their lighting facilities re stored by ton. jht. The storm was easily trl4 greatest that New England has experiunctd tn eleven jears. All alone the const phenomenal tides were reported. In many places sett walls were battered to pltces, boulevards razed and curbs and houses along the shore destraytd. In Boston the tide swept over the wharves, across Atlantic avenue and as far Inland as the Chamber of Commerco. It is estimated that the damage in this s.ctlon will reach $500,000. Tha worst damage wrought by the storm was In Chcls.i and Everett, where. It is believed. It will be several weeks bo fore the tide gate on the Island End river can be repaired and the flooded district re claimed. . Having escaped through the Snow scantily clad and n-.uny of them bare f jotcd, tho residents of the submerged sec tion of Chelsa had to stand fur hours In the blizzard waiting for wagons to take them to sholttr. Hundreds of tha home less were taken care of in relief Stations t'stubllHlicd in public schools and churches. No further damage resulted from the tide lato last night. The water did not rlso as high as in tho forenoon, PITTSBURG, Dio. 27. After a night, pf the greatest activity on the part of the railroad officials trains east and west of Pittsburg 011 main Hues were moving slowly today. Although a light snow con tinued to full and the roads were badly congested through trains were straggling Into the Union station here from thirty minutes to clht hours lulo. Branch lines throughout this district wero out of commihiikm. All efforts of the officials were directed towards opening up through facilities, the branch lined being temporarily absndontd. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2;. Little Incon venience was felt in Washington toduy as a result of the Christmas stoftfi beyond the lato arrival of trains from the north with belated ChrUtmas gifts and malls and the presence In the city of four and one-half inches of snow and Icy pavements. Traffic conditions on the trunk Una rail ways weru such that President Taft thought It advisable to cancel engagements In. New Vcrk which he had made for to night, although little difficulty was ant.c ipated by railroud officials In the move ment of their trains northward today. In fact, Washington escaped the full effect of the storm. Struct railwsys aru running on schedule time. Hopeful conditions were held out this morning by the authorities at the wrather bureau who said tual the storm, which began on Christmas eve had paused out to se-4 off thv Maine coast and everything seemed clear in the east. Another disturbance, however, Is coming from tha west and moving eastward, but this, they say, will result In only a Utlla snow, ,