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TIIE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1909. AjiERICANS I LEADED FOU LIFE Details of Execution of Oroce and Cannon by Zelaya. GKOCE BEGS AS BROTHER MASOU Men Are Notified of Hirir rat Only MaU Ilof'K-r Thr Are Shot mt:i :". '. Ire "I'tri it t - 11 vi. MANAGUA, To?. .:!'. i r.t ro?'fl t:m Orote c nd Ctniun, th.1 n:- Ir.-.'.i rv.ru!H In tho Ir.Biiii," m army, v ' u mre put to death nt tho roMrtrhini ot i':cs d'jnt V.r ya, were turturtd biii-i- l-.n.v nhut aro un true. TMt fjcts were In tl pof!) 3lnn of ths Stale department at Washington a month agn, and It va generally nuppjscj here that the details Of thu tragedy hid been given publicity through ufl'iclil channels. As It is. aoarit.tK- u L-csn taken of tho opportunity in lu.i.t bM.nnc'S to paint a p cturo . w.at v.u, i.,u.e inttrcMlng than truthful. . ' The glory tif Cl ta!:i Ar.lbal Chsves, who refus il lu i.bcy uii .id r to take command of the firm)! S' iu.nl. la diniii.ed somewhat j by the light uf known circumstances. Qcnerai .'io.n'o, :Iedlnu and Iritis had Implored ciaya to abandon his purpose of shooting tlm Americans. Zelaya, howevci, could not be Influenced and Central Toledo finally ordered Captain Chaves liul. to asouine. Coihmand of tiia quad. Chavea choso to bty Toledo rather Uuui Ilea president,, and, as a conscjuence, was put In Jail fin' six weeks. Upon his release, Chaves made the most of the episode. It Is also unirue that a meeting of peace commissioners appointed by Madrli and Kstrada had bojn arranged for Saturday. Groce and Cannon wore notified of the death sentence Imposed upon them at 10:30 o'clock oh the nlgnt of November 15. They were executi.il at U o'clock, the following mornlhK. As they vne marched out of the fortress a u:UiiV of tain fill. (roue '.t:dii tor Life. On the wty to i.. scuiis of execution tliey passed the u.i tiftves, lbi had 'jeen pre pared for them. Ai one tune Uruce stepped out of me lino ot match and pic.idcd with General Meaine, "Do not Hhoot me; 1 am a brother Mason," he said. Cannon u,u.iK.y selsceU his companion and pulling hlui buck into line suld: "Brace up, oid inun. .u nuve no chance under Zelaya s oiui.rs." , titanum .i tue center of the square formed by lu j,uioi -i.:e two men heard their ueiiui.cu ii.au fiom the four corners together with inu 'u'nuul warning in such cases:' "Any one displaying evidence of sym pathy will be shot In a similar fashion." The hands ot the condemned men were bound and their eyes blindfolded. Cannon shook his head attempting to prevent the bandage being placed over his face, but his protect was unavailing. They were seated on a low bench side by side. The firing squad was .made up of twelve soldiers . .who ' advanced In three rows, within six feet of their victims. Captain Baeni was tn command and Instructed two soldiers at the right to fire upon Oroce and two soldiers at the left to fire upon Cannon. ; '' " All' four bullet. were fired. Qroce was shot through the heart and death was In stantaneous. The bullets Intended for Can non tor tho .breast and abdomen. . . He survived his wounds a 'few seconds.1, When the body orrolewlis burled a blanket hid bis features. Vot the body of Cannon waa burled without any protecting, cover. ... C(el Uivei Watklsi tea. WASHINGTON, Deo. .-Qovernor Creel Of Chihuahua, who came to Washington some weeks ago as- the personal repre sentative, of President Dlas of Mexico, today Jiad , conference with Secretary Knox. Creel's mission here was In the In terest of peace In Nicaragua and particularly-, to adjust as far as possible the differences between the United States and the Zelaya administration. No statement has ever, been made either by Governor Creel or by the officials of the State de partment as to the particular suggestions made by President Dins to accomplish this end. However, there Is reason to believe the United State has not changed Its policy In any particular with respect to the Zelaya faction. Governor Creel said he had called on Secretary ICnox merely to say good-bye, as he expected to leave for New York within the next day or two and then would pro ceed to Mexico Clly. Up to noon today the State department had received no telegram from Nicaragua. It la assumed that General Estrada Is mak ing rapid preparations for the movement of his army on Managua. That ho wil! hava determined opposition Is very prob able In view. of the fact that Madrlx Is re ported to be organising- an army to meet his advance. . ,- Heyea Scores Kstrada. NEW ORLEANS. La.. Dec. .-Speclal correspondence of the Times-Democrat from Port Llmon, Costa Hlca, says: General Juan Pablo Reyes, major general la the revolutionary army of Nicaragua, who resigned his command and has taken up his residence at Cartago. Costa Rica, has sent the fol'owtng telegram to his late chief. General Kstrada: "I have certain knowledge thnt you as chief of the revolutionary party have re fused to acoept the candidature of the cere brated Jurist and patriot, Dr. Madrlx, whose appointment would bring peace and establish order In the republic and that you are determined to continue the war which will ultlmau.y be the ruin of the country. As I 'do not consider your action patrlotlo 1, beg to resign my position as major general lit jour army. (Signed) JUAN PAULO REYES." It we reported here that the revolution,. lata had set up aa their candidate for the presidency Dr. Don A dan Cardenas, who Is 70 years old and of remarkable vigor. Eelaya Stilt President r CORDOBA. Mex., Dec, .-Jose Santos Zelaya deolared tonight that he is still president of Nicaragua, although he may sever go back to that country to enjoy the irivllegea of the office. Madrla, he asserted, only a provisional president and that ha lelaya, has not relinquished the office. Asked about the conditions Imposed by le British, government In reply to his re uest for asylum ' aboard the British miser, Shearwater, Zelaya admitted that e was told he could board It only with the ndtrsUndlng- that he was to agree to eave Nicaragua forever. Theae conditions, to said. he declined to accept. Mexico, on ttw ether hand, he declared, nada no reservations In granting him por nlsslou tn board the Guerrero. . In a statement ' made to an Associated V Pitnw iftiu-fatntatlve tin the train in which ha Is traveling to Mexico City, Zelaya said be was still the head of the Nlcaraguan government He was leaving his country tor an Indefinite period In the hope that af fairs would quiet down. In support ofhls declaration he exhibited papeia attached to which vera government seals and rib bons. These fpra, he said, contained the proof of the truth of his statement. In further Support of his claim it was pointed out by member of his party that , the Guerrero floated the Nloaraguaa flag at Its masthead lu addition to the Mexican N flag. Ha was asked whether It was a fact, as reported In a dlxpatch from Managua, that In giving him a refuse In this country the Mexican government accepted responsibil ity for his person and In doing so looked upon him as a prisoner. He states em phatically that such was not the case and he was f'ee to go where he chose. Zelaya declared he favored friendly In tervention on the part of the Mexican and United States governments to the end thst a consolidation of all the Central American republics might be brought about. He said he believed Secretary Knox was tow realising the In Juki Ice of his attitude towards him (Zelaya) and declared he never ut.derstuod why the secretary should have invested lilm. ' He rnlfcht go to Belgium to live, he said. In any event, hs would not return to Nic aragua until peace la restored. It was his opinion that , the war would end within two months, but he would not venture an opinion as to which of. the oombatants would be finally successful. Fewer Children Live in Iowa Superintendent's Report Show Grad ual Decrease in Youth of School Age. DE8 MOINES, Dec. 29. (Special.) The law requires the superintendent of public Instruction to report the number of persons of the ages of R to 21 to the auditor of the state on or before January, 1 of each year. In compliance with the law, the su perintendent of public Instruction has filed his annual report, which shows the num ber of persons of school age to be 8W.123 males and 338.62.1 females. The boys out number the girls by 7,500 and there Is a total of CS4.746 parsons of school age In the state. The report for this year shows a falling off of 5.119 from the number re ported last year and Is the smallest enumeration since 181)2. In 1893, the num ber of school age was 687,150, as against 6R4,74fl now. There was a gradual Increase In the number reported from 189f to WOO, when the largest enumeration in the his tory of the state 731, 154 was reported. Since 1900 there has been a gradual falling off In ths njimber of nchoo! fr, Of the 346.123 males reported, 170,277 reside In city, town and village corporations and 175.896 In rural districts; and of the 838,623 females reported, 176.857 reside In city, town and village corporations and 161.726 In rural districts. r Of the 684.746 persons of school age In the state, 18.446, or a little more than three-fourths of them, .were enrolled In school last year, while the average at tendance during the year was 361,805, which Is leas than 53 per cent of the number of school age. There are 361,419 of the ages of 7 to 14 the ages for compulsory attend ance. The average monthly cost of tuition for each pupil In attendance waa $2.54, and this Is on account of teachers' salaries only. The amount paid teachers during the year wra 38,004,345.69, "and the total amount expended for all purposes was $12,702,293.10. Dr. R. MacKenzie on Bellevue Mission President of Presbyterian. College Board Comes to Investigate for Official Report Dr. Robert MacKensle, president of the San Francisco Theological seminary and also president of the college board of the Presbyterian church, is In Omaha for the purpose of looking Into the 'matter of Bellevue college's union with Hastings, on which he will formulate a report for his board. , Dr. MacKensle reached the city yester day and hold .long conferences ' at his rooms at the Her Grand with Henry T, Clarke, Dr. Edwin Hart Jenks, President S. W. Stookey and other Bellevue offi cials and trustees and Presbyterians Inter ested In the situation. He will remain a day or two longer, giving himself ample time for a thorough Investigation and will meet Dr. D. E. Jenkins, acting president of the University of Omaha, before leaving the city. "I can say nothing publicly of my In vestigation except that I am here to make one to get a full knowledge of the Belle vue situation so that I can submit a re port to the college board," said Dr. Mac Kenzie. For years Dr. MacKensle was on of the big preachers of New York City and last year he accepted a call to the presidency of the San Francisco, or San Anselmo, seminary, of whose faculty he had been a member In years previous. GOOD REPORTS RECEIVED FROM SENATOR'S BEDSIDE Condition of Blck Mntesmaa InproTea and Friends Belter He Will Mend from" Kow On. - Favorab" reports hnve been received concerning the condition of former Senator C. H. Dietrich, who ha been at the Meth odist hospital for the last four weeks. His Improvement has been ljulte marked In the lost few days, and Is expected to continue satisfactorily. ... - ' rrr- . .j KUAUS 5UUHtU hUK DELAY Commission Hays They Purposely Ilefase to Hf land Over. ( hnrttes. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23-In a decision by the Interstate Commerce commission hunded down today, Involving a claim of 20 cents In an overcharge on frtlght made against the Aberdeen & Ashboro Railway company and other lines, falhrokds generally are severely reprimanded for their delay In adjusting claims where there has been a palpable overcharge. The Aberdeen & Ashboro railway ad mitted the overcharge, but did not settle with the shipper until the latter hiyl ex hausted ordinary methods ot collection and had finally filed a formal aomplalnt with the commission. ROOSEVELT yf ARTY AT KATWE Objective Point la Fifteen Mil Be yond, at Klnslaa-o All Members Well. KAMPALA, Uganda. Deo. 2 A tele phone message from Kabul Mllro, forty six miles dlrtaot, state that the American expedition camped on Monday night at Katwe, eight miles beyond Kabula Mllro. Colonel noosevelt and ! the Other of the party are well. ' ' The hunter have covarud fifty-four mile alnce leaving this plao December M. The immediate objective point la Klalngo, fif teen miles from Katwe. . . As It left here the expedition was made up of sevtn white hunter and scientists, SCO porters, seven tent boy, six skinner, five gunbearera, four groom for the four mules and two cook ... . t i . COLDS CAIHK HKAPtCHE. LAXATIVE BROMO QuIiUm.. tbe world wide Cold and Urlp remry removrs cause. Call for full name. Look for signature V. JUDGES WAH GOOD WORKER District Bench at Des Moines Units I in Appeal to Governor. REMARKABLE REQUEST MADE Baslnes so Coneted That t nlrai Capable Snwnwir to Jsdgt Miller I Named, Other Will Hralfta. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES. Ia., Dec. 29 (Special Tel egram.) In the matter of the selection of a new Judge In this county the three Tolk county Judges did the remarkable thing of Interposing with the governor this morning. They asked that the governor disregard politics In the selection of tho fourth Judge and choose a man capable of much hard work because a a matter of fact the Work of the court Is more than four Judges can care for. The Judges also Intimated that If an Incompetent man was se eded there might be other resignations from the bench. Governor Carroll will probably make the appointment tomorrow. It Is regarded as very likely that the successor to Judge Miller will be either Charles 8. Bradshaw, Crom Bowen, Law rence De Graff or Moses Cohen. The lat ter has been the persona! and political ad viser of the governor and Is recognlied as very close to him. Bradshay will have the support of the members of the bar gener ally, though a few will support De Graff and Bowen. De Graff Is at present the county attorney. Drnfta of Proposed Laws. It was lenrned here today that a determ ined erffort Is to be made to Induce Presi dent Taft to refuse to make a change In the Des Moines postoffice and to continue the present pootmaster Indefinitely. It had been agreed on the Iowa delegation that the selection should be made by Senator Cummins and he has alrendy named a prominent business man for the p'aca. Now It Is learned there will be strong pres sure for political reasons to prevent any change. Chlrkrn Show is Open. The annual poultry show opened yester day In the new coliBeum with a large num ber of fowls for the Judges. Governor Car roil and others spoke at the opening ses sion. The show will continue for the re mainder of the week. Prisoner 1 Photographer. Secretary B. W. Garrett of the state par don board received a souvenir today from Frank A. Novak, a prisoner at Fort Mad ison, tin the form of an album In which Is shown photographs of the prison and scenes In and around It. Novak was for merly a life termer, but the Judge who sentenced him recommended commutation so that he will be released next yar. Novak Is the official prison photographer. Warrante for Smell A moon t. The state auditor today drew a warrant for 2 cents in favor of Osceola county to balance an account for expenses of the state institutions and for 4 cents for a war rant to Guthrie county. These are the salleet amounts ever drawn and represent mere'.y a settlement to balance books. Death of Veteran Merchant. Captain C. C. Prouty, a veteran business man of Des Moines, died at an early hour yesterday. He waa fi wholesale grocer here since 187S and of the firm of Prouty-Pratt-HowelU He retired a few years ago. Monster Freight Engines. CRE8TON. Ia Dec. 29. (Special.)-Yes-terday the first of four monster new loco motives ordered by the Burlington road for service In the west, through the Black Hills and around Billings, passed through this city." In addition to these four, the road has had one of the same type of en gines at work on the eBardstown division and another one has Just been sent there. Those monster are designed for freight service only and built for powerful haul ing service rather than speed. They are known as the Big Type T. 1, or as the Mallet' Articulated compound looomotlves and are products of the Baldwin Locomo tive works. There are two set of drivers on the en gine, each set having six drivers on each side making twelve drive wheels. The wheels are flfty-Bix Inches in diameter on the outside and forty-eight on the Inside. The firebox Is 117 lncht.' long, ninety-six Inches wide and presents H-C square feet of heating surface. Tho working pressure of the bolUr is 200 pounds of steam. The cylinders are 22Vjx33x33 llnches. The total weight of the engine and tender Is about 503,000 pounds and its water tank possesses a capacity of about 8,000 gallons; thirteen tons of coal are required to fill the tender. Junction tor Illinois Central. In BOONE, la., Dec. 29. (Special Telegram.) The Illinois Central railroad has gone to ' Judge Ladd of the supreme court of Iowa and secured an Injunction against the Fort Dodge, Des Moines A Southern Interurban company, preventing It crossing the Illinois Central tracks south of Fort Dodge. This prevents the Interurban making a big txtension. The case Is to bo heard at the May term of the supreme court and may be carried to the supreme court of the United States. Conpl Struck by Train. CHARLES CITY, la., Dec. 29. (Special Telegram.) Mr. and Mrs. Crosby, who live seven miles tast of Greene, were struck by a Rock Island express today at 12:30 one mile east of Greene while coming Into town. The team was struck and one horse carried half a mile. Mrs. Crosby's head was crushed above her left eye and she ha several scalp wounds and Is nut expected to live. Mr. Crosby's wounds aro slltfht. ' TYPHOID CASES IN MONTREAL Four Thousand 111 Dae Pollution of Drln klnu; Wnter, tn MONTREAL, Deo. 29. A cbiiVp" of thl private practitioners in Montreal ow that there are more than 4.000 cases nf typhoid fever here In au'IVTon to the eight cases In the public hospitals. The death are averaging two a day. The scourge lit attributed to polluted drinking water. NO NEW TRIAL FOR MORSE Circuit Court Denies Motion of New York Basket Siow In Tomb. NEW YORK. Deo. t9.-Judg Hough of the United States circuit court this after noon denied the motion for a new trial for Charles W. Morse, who Is now In the Tomb under sentence for having violated the national banklnv law. Lawrence County Urawisg, DEADWOOD, S. D., Dae. (Special.) That Lawrenoe county ha more than kept pao with the Increase of population In other part of the state during the last decade I shown by the result of a private enterprise that I about to be launched her by individual who have carefully compiled a mailing list of every adult per. son In the county who I at present resid ing within lu limits. Old voting lists, as sessors' lists and personal canvasses were ca-cfully gone ov r and even the large numb.r if Ld reblaents wno have left I since the lockout by the Homestake lsst month, have been excluded from the mail ing list, which shows a total number of 6.000 persons. tlng the customary five to one percentage as a ba.ts for figuring the total population In the county, this gives Lawrenc county a present popula tion of 30.000 men, women and children or practically 10.000 more than the census of ten years ago, a gain of approximately 1.000 a year. BLUE RIBBONS FLUTTERING (Continued from First Page.) the Judging pen wa the most popular spot at the show, ROUS THAT TAKE I1E1T MONEY Winner of the Varlona ( lasses and Name of Owner. Judging at the kennel show Is progress ing rapidly. , Rome surprises have been sprung by unhaard of dogs winning In some of the classes, but the work of the Judge has been commended. AIREDALE TERRIERS. Puppy Class tbltches) Brown Bss, W. A. Meyer, first; Hike, Arthur Stors, sec al. Xovlce (dogs) Rock Bait No. 8, John Buck, first. Novice (bitches) Culbertson Flnde Plecle. S. B. Stewart, first; Wah Ktta, S. R. Stewart, second; Lutra, John Buck, V. H. C. Limit (dogs) Staleybrldge, John Buck, first. Limit (bitches) Culbertson Flnde Steele, S. H. Stewart, first. Open (b'tcheR) Culbertson Flnde Slecle, S. B. Stewart, first. GREAT DANES. v Novice (dons) Rlsmark, Frank Wood ruff, first; Jack. Sophus N-ble, second; Marco, L. B. Laird, third; King, Sophus Neble, reserve. Limit (does) Froh Von Flchtenburg. John Buck, first; Maroo, L. B. Laird, sec ond. Novice (bitches) Aable's Negra, A. Aatle. fir.it. DALMATIANS. Novice (bitches) Fanny, Ellas Camel, first; Aable's Mabel, A. Aable. second. Limit (bitches) Aablo's Mabel, A. Aable. first. COCKER SPANIEL DOGS. . . Cinders, Henry E. Moore, first. IRISH WATER SPANIELS. Novice (dogs) Duke, C. E. Skinner, seo ond. Limit (dogs) Duke. C. E. Sklnnf.r. sec ond. RT.TSSIA2 V.'OLF HOUNDS Novice (bitches) Queen, Mrs. E. R. Sher riii, first. DEERHOUNDS. Novice (dogs) Scotch, K. E. Allyn, first; Ring. V. Colfax, second: Prince. W. Cul- fax, third. GREYHOUNDS. Novice (bitches) Lady, W. Colfax, first. Notice (dogs) Duke 2d, R. O. Smith, first. TOY POODLES. Novice (dogs) Pearl, Mrs. S. Oottrell, first; Ringllng, Grace Woods, second. Novice (bitches) Fluffy, Florence Cott mlre, first. ., ENGLISH BULL TERRIERS. Novice (dogs) Illllv Bubbles. H. 8. Star- ego, first; Jack .Wonder, C. W. Hill, sec ond; Jack. W. ('. Terry. H. C. Limit (dogs)-Bllly Bubbles. H. 8. Star- ege, first. Open (dogs) Billy Bubbles. H. S. Star- ece, first; Jack Wonder, C. W. Hill, s.c ond. Novice (bitohos) Molly. O. R. Norton. second; Teeny, J. E. Gorman, third. ST. BERNARD. Puppy (bttche) Baby Blonde, K. B. Day, first. ., r- Novice (doss) Guard F, E. B. Day, first; Leo Tolstoi, Carl Lambrecht, second. Limit (dogs)-uard F, E. B. Day, first; Leo Tolstoi, Carl Lambrecht,- second. Open (dogs) Guard F, 15. B. Day, first; Leo Tolstole, Carl, Lambrecht, second Novice (bitches) Lady WUhelmena, E3. B. Day, first. Limit (bitches) Lady WUhelmena. E. B. Day, first. ,. Open (bitches) Lady WUhelmena. E. B. Day, first; Lucy Braiden. J. B. Braiden. second. , , DACHSUND. ' Novice ' (docs) Jack. W. Wendhausen. first. Novice (bitches) Nig. . W. Wendhausen, first. SPITZ. Puppy (dogs) Frazzle, Charles Erwln, first. Novice (dogs) Snowball. H. A. Burnett first. Novice (bitches) Tootsle, Charles Erwln. first TOY BLACK AND TAN. Novice (bitches) Honey, Lewis Jones, first. i ITALIAN GREYHOUND. Limit (bitches) Danlty, Harry Challes, first. Open (bltohea)-1-Danlty, Harry Challes, first. LIST OF THE POl'l.TRY AWARDS Various Towns Are Represented Anions; the Winning; Exhibitor. The Judge's 'have been at work on the awards -In the poultry department of tho show and several classes have been Judged. Following are the awards: BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS. Cocks First. S. S. Nevlns. South Omaha: second, Perry Strandberg, Davey, Neb.; third. W. W. Trent. Lewis, la.; fourth, Perry Strandberg. Davey, Neb.: fifth. Mrs. J. G. Mullis. Dunbar, Neb. Cockerels First. W. J. Ha'mor. Fremont; second, Mrs. J. G. Mullis. Dunbar. Nob.; third, William ' Wlnnikn, Carroll, Ti.; fourth, Arthur Olll-tte, South Omaha; fifth, W. W. Trent. Lewis, la. Hens First and second. Perry St'-Rnd-berg, Davey, Neb.; third, William Win nlke. Carroll, la. fourth, Mrs. J. G. Mullis, Dunbar. Neb.; fifth, J. H. Hall. PUtts inouth. Bullets-First. W. Wlnnlke, Carro'I. It.; second. Perry Strandberg, Dav-'V, N b. ; third. W. J. Palmer, Fremont; four h F. C. Hlnman, Crete; fifth, S. 8. Nevlns, South Omaha. Pens First. Perrv Strandberg. Davey, Neb.; second, Arthur Gillette, South Omaha; third, S. B. Nevlns, South Omahn; fourth, J. II. Hall. Plattsmouth; fifth, A. L. Barr, South Omaha. PARTRIDHIS COCHIN. Cocks First. P. H. Gibson, Hampton; aecond, Jack Brackey. Chilllrothe, Mo. Cockerels First and srsoond, P. H. Glb scn, Hampton: third and fourth, Mrs. F. C. Black. Nebraska City; fifth. P. H. Glbfon, Hampton. Hens First nr.d second. P. H. Gibson, Humpton. Pullets First. P. II. Gibson. Hampton; second, Mrs. F. C. Blcck. Nebraska City; tl.Ird, Jack Brackey, Chlllicnthe, Mo.; fourth, P. H. Gibson, Hampton: fifth, Mrs. F. C. Black. Nebraska City. WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. Cocks First and second. Mrs. John ITensler, Malcolm; third, Fauble Fauble, Mtlcolm; fourth, R. M. Putton, Omaha. Cockerels First. Fred Strehel, York; iec ord, (Juy E. Sehrrff. Llncwdn; third. M s. John Hensler, Malcolm; fourth. T. Mc Mahon, South Omaha; fifth, A. ). Rlegel, Benson. Hens First. W. J. Palmer, Fremopt; reo ond. A. D. Rlegel, Benson; third and fourth, Mrs. John Hensler, Malcolm; fifth. A. D. Rlecul, Benson. Pullets First. Fred Rtiobt-I, York; sec ond, Guy E. Hchreff, Lincoln; third, A. D. Rlrgcl, Benson; fourth, Fred Ht robot. York; lifth, Mrs. John Hensler, Malcolm. Pens First. A D. Rlegel, Benson; sec ond, T. McMahon, South Omaha; third, Mrs. John Hensler, Malcolm; fourth, G. W. Hamilton, Council Bluffr. Ia. BI FF COCHIN. Cocks First, Mrs. F. C. Black, Nebraska City. Cockerels First aecond, third, fourth and fifth. Mr. F. C. Black, Nebraska City. Hens First, Mr. F. C. Black. Nebraska City. Pullets First, second, third, fourth and fifth, Mn. F. P. Black, Nebraska City. LICHT BRAHMA. Cocks First, second, third, fourth and fifth. John Keellne, Council Bluffs. Cockerel First, second, third, fourth and fifth. John Keellne, Council Bluffs. Hens First, second, third, fourth and fifth. John Keellne, Council Bluffs. Pullets First, seoond. third, fourth and fifth. John Keellne, Council Bluffs. Pens First, second, third, fourth and fifth, John Keellne. Council Bluffs. Woman Horned to Death. NEW ORLEANS La.. Dec. 29 With her clothe In a blase and screaming madly for aid, Mr Robert Little, 22 years old, ran for a block through a street this afternoon before ehe finally fell d-ad. after -every vestige of clothing had be. n burned from her body. Her garments raurht fire while she was standing In front of an open grate. The fact that Chamberlain's Cough Rem dy Is pleasant to take has made It a favor ite with mulhers everywhere. Liincheswith Rival, Dies Soon After Girl Engaged to Wed Eastern Mil lionaire Believed to Have Been Poisoned. LOS ANGELES, Cat., Dec 29. In the belief that her 18-year-old daughter, Bessie May Priest, wss poisoned, Mrs. Jennie Priest has asked the district attorney to Investigate the death of the young woman, which occurred In alendale on Christmas eve, after an Illness lasting twenty day. It Is alleged by the n:her that Miss Priest was engaged to iTjrry Sayre, a Newark, N. J., millionaire, and that she had a rival In the person of a woman, whose Identity Is being concealed. Search Is being made for this woman. Five physicians who attended Miss Priest during her last Illness agreed that her death was due to poisoning. Two diagnosed the malady as ptomaine poison ing. Miss Priest was the guest of her supposed rival at a dinner In a restaurant and she became vollently 111 Immediately thereafter. In her delirium she constantly accused the woman with whom she had dined and during lucid periods, she ex hibited letters from Mr. Sayre, In which he is alleged to have warned her against her alleged rival, though giving no reason for his fars. Girl is Hurled Through Window Body of Red Oak Stenographer is Found Near the JVabash Track. DES MOINES. Ia., Dec. 29. Miss Cecil Dodd, aged 20, a stenographer, who lives at Red Oak, Ia., was found lying beside the Wabash railroad track near Malvern, Ia., this morning. She was dead. Her face and head were badly gashed. An In vestigation which followed showed that she had taken a train at Red Oak to go to Malvern to work. A broken window In the lavatory of the car In the Wabash train In which the girl was riding lias caused Investigators to think that the girl either Jumped through the window or was hurled through the glass by parties unknown. No motive can be found for the girl's sui cide. FARMER DRIVES HIS WIFE BAREFOOTED OUT IN COLD Woman In Nlsrht lothlnn Dragi Her self to Nelithbora Will Lom Both Feet. DES MOINES, Ia., Dec. 29. (Special Tele gram.) George Hanley, a farmer living two miles east of Colfax, drove his wife from home this morning at 2 o'clock and with the thermometer at least 12 degrees be!ow zero, she was compelled to walk in her gown and without shoes to a neigh bor's residence, half a mile away. She ar rived at 3 o'clock almost unconscious from the cold and with her feet and lower limbs frozen. Doctors say both feet will have to be amputated, Hanley has been arrested and Is In Jail at Newton. Hanley arrived home shortly after I o'clock this morning In a badly Intoxicated and a daughter, aged cmfwyp oyaqoakokak oondltlon. A son 18 years of age and a daughter, aged 17, fought with their father to prevent the mother being drlvenl out, but were overpowered. Mrs. Hanley 1 the mother of a three months' old baby. One on the way across the fields, the woman fell Into a ditch, and only after a desperate struge-le was she able to get out and reach the neighbor's house. FAIR MARKETING OR HOGS Considering: Prevalence of Snow, Statistics Show HI Kb Prices Have Drought Animal. CINCINNATI, O.. Dec 29. (Special Tele gram.) Price Current says considering the provalence of snow In the west there has been a fair marketing of hogs. Total west ern packing was 4115.000, compared with 69,000 the preceding week, and 610,000 last year. Since November 1 the total Is 4,480, 0C0, against 6,870,000 a year ago. Prominent places compare as fo'lows: 1W). 1908. Chicago lOHS.OOO 1,4(6.000 Kansas City 6"-0 000 7n.r),000 South Omaha 215.000 S0:,,000 st. Louis s r. coo 4.oon St. Joseph JS'.OOO 910 0"0 Indi inapolis 23.000 406 flOO Milwaukee lftVOO 318 r0l Cinclnnnti 107.000 15W Ottumwa 2noo 141,0'rt Cedar Rapids 89.000 iww Sioux City 1N.I) Lif7 WW St. Paul lffi.eoo 12S0OO 210 W i:oo Cleveland TAFT TO ATTEND WEDDING President Will Go to New York for Nuptials of Xlcce. WASHINGTON, D. C Dec. 29.-Prel-rlent Taft will leave Washington early to morrow mourning for New York to attend In that city In the late afternoon the wedding of his niece, Miss Louise Taft, a daughter of Henry W. Taft. The presi dent will be accompanied by his daughter, Miss Helen Taft. and his son. Robert. He will return to Washington early Friday morning. I Homestead Reveler Held. LEAD, 8. D., Dec. 29. After a two days' fight In the Justice court before Justine Qulmby, Clem Lunas, charged by the state with discharging a firearm In a pub lic' place, was bound over to the circuit court under a $H00 cash ball, which he furnished. "This was the outcome of an aecldcnt that occurred on Homestake prop erty at the Lunas home during a celebra tion, when some shots were fired and several arrests made. During the altercation two men received beatings and only the prompt arrival of officers prevented serious trouble. During tho hearing Sheriff P'un kett and Freeman Knowles, the socialist editor who had attacked him In his news paper, had a dispute before the crowded court room, that furnished some excite ment. Ranchman I Aephyxled. BELLE FOURCHE. 8. D., Dee. . (Spe cial.) Word ha been brought here of the death by asphyxiation at his ranch near Reva of Ed Mlreault, an early day settler of Harding county, formerly part of Butte county. Mlreau't, who waa known aa "French Ed," and a companion named William Black, went to the cellar with a pall of coal to keep some vegetables from freeclng, and after stopping up all ventil ation to keep out the cold, spent the night there. They were found the next day by neighbor, both overcome from the poison ous gases from the coals. B'ack recovered, but Mlreault died the next day. Woman Killed by Train. WATERLOO, Ia., Dec. 18. Special Tele gram.) Mr. and Mrs. M. F; Crosby were struck by a Rock Island train at Greene, la., this morning, Mrs. Crosby being fatally injured. Both their horses were killed. On account of being muffled, Mr. Crosby did not hear the belated train. French Tariff Bill is Passed by Deputies Preliminary Victory for Protectionists Put Measure Still Has Long Way to Travel. PARIS. Doc. 19. The -,".v-- r.r.-. ties today passed the tariff bill hr a voto of Jko to 12 after a protracted discussion. This represents a victory for the high pro tectionists and the tai Iff commission, which practically had its own way. Tho government lias lulu a.ui ...... .... shown Its hand except to Intervetlu fr ie modification of some frhe-.hiles which were Inevitably bound to menace Franoj' foi- eign trade relations. Nevi'rthe.esn, It U expected that the government will step In at the final moment anri nfff fnne!i;&- tory proposition, as the bill sllll has a 1 tm road to travel. It must yet pass tlie son ate and the differences between the two (rouses must be reconciled. Although the enacting clause puts the new tariff In force on March 81, 1910, Il Is considered that the bill will not likely be aaoptea until later In the year. M. Kiel, chairman of the commission, In his closi.ig upcech assured the chamber that tho bill was designed only to protect th? TJrereMis or r ranee and was in no way alined at any foreign country. He urges the Inser tion of an arbitration clause in future com merclal treaties and recommence! that the government again bring forward at The Hague the question of obligatory arbltra tlon In tariff disputes. Sixty Men Lost Off Newfoundland Eleven Schooners, with Crews, Go Sown in Pierce Christmas Blizzard. ST. JOHNS, N. F Dec. 29.-Eleven New foundland schooners and their mews of sixty men are believed to have been lost In the Christmas billiard, while great de struction to property throughout this Is land colony ha resulted. The storm, which reached It height on Sunday, rJged for six day, but today had abated consid erably. All telegraph linos In the Interior of the colony are down and reports from inland points are slow In reaching here. The town of Placentla was flooded for threo days and the principal buBlne etreet resembles an ocean beach, being plied high with flotsam cast up by the unusually high tides. The village of Black head, threo miles from this city, was al most swept away. This December, has been the stormiest month the Newfoundland coast has exper ienced In half a century and it Is estimated that Its cost to the fisheries and the gen eral trade Is more than S7&0.000. Resolutions Call for Joint Inquiry Move for Ballinger Investigation Will be .Made Wednes day. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Senator Jones and Representative Humphrey, both of Washington, who will Introduce In the sen ate and house, respectively, the resolutions calling for a Joint congressional committee to investigate matters Involved tn the Balllnger-Plnchot controversy, had a con ference with President Taft today. The resolutions will be put In next Wednes day. TWO MEN ENTOMBED IN MINE AND RESCUE PARTY AT WORK Explosion Cuts Off Snot Flrer and Superintendent Enter and I Lost. M'ALESTER, Okl., Dec. . Two men are now entombed In the Bolan-Darnel mine near here; In which an explosion oc curred last night, and It I feared that both are dead. A rescue party of fifty men has been unable to find Angelo Asctnar, the hot flrer who was entombed tast night, and the rescuers hav been also unsuccess'til in their effort to locate John Brown, gen eral superintendent of the mine, who en tered the mine today. Superintendent Brown, accompanied by Thomas Weatherlngton, the pit boss, went into the mine to learn what damage had been done. After the two men had been In the mine some time, their friends on th surface became alarmed and men went Into the mine to search for them. Weath erlngton was found In an unconscious oon dltlon, but Brown has not been found. Brown lives In Hartford, Ark., and 1 a mining expert. FRIENDS OF "YANKEE DOODLE" ARE RILED AT "DIXIE" REPORT Chief Sonneck, Who Declared Latter Bloat Popular Songr, Threat ened with Death. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. "I 'Dixlo' more popular than 'Yankee Doodle' T" That 4s the question which apparently has divided the country Into two camp and brought about a controversy which prom ise to become second only to the recent great question of the day, "Who discov ered the North pole?" The Innocent assertion of Otto O. T. Sonneck, chief of the division of music of the library of congress, In a publica tion on "American National Songs" that "Dixie" was more prominent In patriotic songs than "Yankee Doodle" has stirred up a hornet's nest and even resulted In threats of death to Mr. Sonneck. His office In the congressional library ha been swamped with letters from vari ous parts of the country In whloh the writer take exception to the statement about "Dixie." Gome of the letter threaten Mr. Bonneck with dtr punish ment. FRATERNAL ORDERS MERGE Supreme Court of Home Guards Transfers Membership to Homesteader. MARSHALLTOWN. Ia., Deo. .-(Spe-clai Telegram.) Th supreme court of the Home Guards of the . World, a fraternal Insurance society with 1.S00 members scattered through the northwest and with headquarter In .thl city today voted to transfer all the member and property of th society to the Homesteaders, a similar organisation with headquarters In Des Molne. . Th Homesteader will absorb th Horn Guards January L Big result from little Bee want ad. Graft Indictments by Chicago Jury Coal Dealers and roliticia.s Arc Ac cused in Connection with Sale to City. . CHICAGO. Dec. 2.-Tw indictments .l the charge of obtaining money from the city of Chicago by false pretenses In con nection with the sale of coal to the city were returned by the grand Jury hrr today against James P. Country n"d M.i-h el H. Roger. I'onrery Is secre-irv and rcasurer of tho Chicago Fire ri'!ianc4 .'ompany, one of th? corporttlun-i which has bi-en under lni situation In regard to alleged graft cliaris. Il-.fitrs Is demo crats committeeman of tho Thivtecn'.h ward and Is the head of the M. H.-n-nfcris Coal company. . CAIRO COUNCIL 0FFE RREWARD Offlrlnla Do Xot Relieve Man l ynched for Teller Aault Was Prin cipal In Crime. CAIRO. 111., Dee. 2i. The rlty ' council tonight renewed Its ofrer of tl (ir) reward for any Information lending to the nrrcst and convlctlcn of the murderer nr murder er of Anna Pelley, whor; mutilated body was found In r.n alley ' N.ivemI.ef 9. Wl l lam James, a nttao, was '.vih-IikI for trw crime November 11. nnd.atiothcr tiegio sus pect. Alexander, In he'.d. Circumstantial evlder.ee was strong ayalnsl James, but the authorities are not convinced that ho Was the lwding spirit In the nvfault on the girl. The case Will lie taken up by a special grand Jury January S. J.J. MURPHY DIESJN SIOUX CITY Brother of Genernl Mnnnitcr of Cnd aby PInnt Sireninlit After Lone Illness. SIOUX CITY. Ia., Doo. K9.-(Sprelat Tele gram ) John J. Murphy, 'liofj buyer hre for the Cudahy rackfy, fBfnpahy, dM thl-r afterncon. IIo had been In poor h al?h for some time and had Intended to leave this week for Tuscon, Arli.. v.hon he urn taken srverly 111 and. confined to his bee). He had been hog buyer for. Jpudahy. here slnco Dot-ember 11, 1396. He was a brother of General Manager M. H. Murphy of Uie Omaha plant. . Robbers Victims Freeic. . PIKRjftE, S. D., Dec, 29. (Speclil Tele gram.) Sheriff Laughlln and States At- , torney Mortons were called to Blunt today to Investigate a case of alleged ,rpbbi ry. The report was that two men, giving, tho names of West and Marshall who be longed to a railroad ,. construction ere?-, naa robbed two other men by the names of Peterson and Somers after d iplng them. The victim wcro robbed, one having his coat taken and left lying In the snow. They were discovered, badly, frozen, and for a time one was not expected to re cover. The irtles accused tire .und?r ai-" rest and will be given a bearing on the charge. American Schooner Forfeited. VANCOUVER Dec. 29 The American" fishing schooner Charlus ' I. Woodbury, seized Apri: 18 In the Scott Island group by thrt government steamer Kestrel, after a lively chase and many shots, was fur felted to the crown In the pdmlrrtlty court today for fishing within the three-mil Hmlt, . Nothing about tho chose or th shots was said in court today. Cafe Loyal Will Remain Open on New Years Eve Special New Year's Eve Menu (Service a , la Cfrte). Music From 11 P. M. to 1 A. M. By Hotel Loyal Orchestra, Emil Hof man, Director. Tables May Be Reserved Hotel Loyal -At th Sign of th Sd Arrow.' AMUSEMENTS. SS33BSSS CHICKENS AND DOGS At Auditorium NOW OPEN . All Day and Evening Admission, 25 cts. and 15 cts, jr., BOYD'S ton'oht SPESUL MATINEE TODAY.', Henry. W. Savage Offers , TIIE nERlTOIDOlV Next Sunday TIM MUBFXY. m m Vlr 16o, 0o. too, 70. Tonight, Matlnew Today . MATIlTBa FRIDAY AUD SATURDAY. AI.Ii SEAT 08. , ST. ELEV.O ' SUNDAY 1ST OLD KKXlUCKY. 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