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. ...
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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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ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Daily statue, 8:15 Every 'Svenlni, Bill
Tills wee Valerie .Bergere, Tmcany
Troubadours, StelllnaT and) Bevell, Town
Halt Minstrels, Charlene and ' Cbarlene,
Miss Violet King, Meyers and Hons. Tbe
Ktnodreme and Th Orpheuin Conoei I
Orchestra. rlo 10c 3&0 and 60o. ...
-1 j wrr -- Brg.'18-BB-eo-7Bo
X Z DaUy Mat lB-aS-bOo
TWIOl DAILY, AXX. Will, DLOBINU
falDAY JIIOKT, VIOil UATjlTOal'S
BIG GAIETY CO.
Kxtravagansa ekd Vaudeville.
Just the Show for Holiday Week.
I, ad lee' Dime Mat. Dally t t-.lt.
Test Sua. ( Days) Clark's Bnnway BMl
MBW llil'l XIOJIT WrMtUuf, OotuU
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