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Fhe Omaha Daily Beb FOR ALL THE NF7T3 BEAD IHE OMAHA BEE BEST IN THE WEST. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Fair. For Iowa Kalr. For wcstliei import e l'gge 2. VOL. XL. NO. 156. OMAHA, MONDAY MOKXlXd, DKCKMHKR ID, UUO-TEN l'AUKS. 8INC1L1-: COLT TWO CENTS. NEWGOULDMACH CAUSES COM'. t'T 2Um Vivien, Niece of PriL BagiLEL, Will Marry Han Mi Older Than Herself. i .'- LORD DECTE3 OVER FORTY TEA! ' Sride-to-Be Younj Girl Who Haa Not Made Her Debut EOW OTHER MATCHES RESULTED Number of Genuine Love Affairs in Cross-Sea Marriages. FORMIDABLE LIST OF ALLIANCES Aawloaa Dollars Contribute Hmm.tr rail ta Vpkeep of Foreign Nobility Wnea Record ( Year la Ilea. Km TORK. Deo. 18.-(Special Tele gram. )-While ths family of Miss Vivien Oould does not confirm the engagement of that charming young daughter of the house of Gould to Lord Decles, they do not deny It and aoclety generally accepts It aa a fact And It may be said also that society ii discussing It with no little interest. While Iord Decles Impressed those lie met during his rertjnt visit to New York ns a fine, clean cut example of the English gentle man, It is recalled that he is well past the forty mark, while Miss Vivien haa still to make her debut Into society and Is etill practically a school girl. In connection with this new approaching International marriage, other recent mar riages of the asms sort are being discussed and attention Is divided on the question whether this will be a happy one. There are examples which would seem to lend force to the arguments either way. There Is for example, the Countess John Alexander Mourik Ie Beaufort, who was MIs Irma Klllgallen of Chicago. The last heard of the countess she was still In a Chicago hospital nursing the broken bones che suffered when her noble lord chased her about the house. " The Count De Beau fort Is now turning a penny In vaudeville. One Real Love Match. There la the Duchess De Chaulnes, Who waa Miss Theodora Hhonts, and who waa most sadly widowed upon her honeymoon. It was believed by - every one that the marriage of the Due Ix Chaulneea and the American heiress waa a true love match. The Baroness De Graffenrled waa Mlaa Jrroa Btern, daughter of Louis Stern, one of the wealthiest merchants In this city, llaron De Qraffenried Is an expert horse man and for ten years has been captain Instructor of the military riding academy at Thoune. The Princess Miguel of Braganza was Miss Anita Stewart, daughter of Mrs. James Henry Smith, and heiress to 11.000.000 liiider the will of the late American million aire, her stepfather. .The sumptuous cere mony which united Miss Btewart to the pretender of the Portuguese throne. Is of sufficiently recent date to be well re membered and the fact that her dowry Is being used to push the claims of her husband to the Portuguese throne, adds In terest to this wedding. The Princess Canlancuzene was the daughter of Genoral and Mra. Fredeiick D. Grant, and the marriage Is said to be a very happy one. The Countess Carlo Dentice dl r'raso was visa Dorothy wiido, daughter of Mrs. j Henry Htegel or this city, aiibs v hub marriage with the Count Dlarasno was an other reputed love match and thus far nothing haa transpired to dispel the belief. The duchess of Roxburgh was Miss May tJoelet, said to be one of the richest young women In the world. The fortune founded by Miss Goolet's grandfather, Peter Hot-let, anr which haa greatly Increased since. his death, was at that time estimated at SJS,- txm.ooo. There la no reason to believe that this match was not a happy one, (nlFM fi'htnl Mill Happy. The Countess l.aslo Szechenyl was for- imrly Miss Gladys Vanderbllt. youngest j daughter of Mrs. Cornelius Vun.1i rt.llt. Her ; not De sciecieq. is u.u. striding to the Hungarian nobleman tuoic liu place at the Vanderbllt residence. KUth.fJIL PIPE LINE TO OMAHA avenue and Fifth street. They are reputed to be atlll In love with each other. The duchess of 'Manchester was the dsughter of Eugene Unmet man of On clnnett. The duchess was busily tnxaged ta tills fall making changes In the Gros vi nor residence the clul.e Inherited fror.l tils mother. She hus made the duke a fig ure In Rngllsh affairs. The Duchess De Vaiencay was Miss Helen Morton of New York. The djke Is brother of the Prince I 'e agun. who mar ried former Anna Gould. The Countena figray wan Alius Harriet Daly, daughter of Marcus Duly, the copper : miles. Brunch lines will be run to nearby king. Count f'lgray officiated us best man j towns along the route and also to Chey. at the wedding of Count Szechenyl and , enne, Greeley, Fort Collins, Boulder, Iove Mlns Olsdys Vanderbllt. aml' LonKinnnt and Denver. The hlgh The Baroness Speck von Sternberg Vu I gra(lt, lubricating oil, which Is being used Mlaa Lillian, May Lang.iu.in of Louisville. ffr f U( , pur,,,,,,,., by the Chicago A North Tile baron, who la dead, waa at one time j WMlern railroad with good results, will be German ambassador to this country. , ... . f),r..,,h lm. monster nine line and The ducheta if Marlborough waa Mlts Consaelo Vanderbllt and was married to ths rVuke at the ae of 17 years. The duke and duchens are now sepuiated. The countess of m mouth was MUs Alice Tlaw of PlUfburn. The countess Is living marriage will, (he earl ol Yarmouth h43 Hue and Its arteries. in. . .. been annulled. jupply of the oil In the trait creek and rrlncesa Hello De Sagan was MU Anna ; ''lo Asle fields-enough, experts say. to Gould, the aunt of MIhs Vivien Gou d. wli j f "pply the wo: Id with fuel for many years, la to marry I...id L ecic. The princess u.is i und its lnli-..di'ctlon for commercial pur ftist niarii.d to Co.iiit lionl Do CusieUune, ! I'oscs will rot only afford the people a cousin of lit r present husband, mid ao- j cUuper and belter fuel, but It will result sequently divorced him. The muinmntal j in cheaiei coal, or else the coal companies difficulties of the Prince lie Safari aro ! must so out of buines. piol.abl) biiter I. noun to the pubic iliun those resiiltiuK liom tiunal uiariutfce. any other interna- WANTED ONE THOUSAND CATS Hesldruta of Wu.itiuatoa Hate .Notrl Plan la Hid County of taophera. SHAKlN. la.. D.o. IS.-8. S. Gilbert l aa received u ruiuett from the Mute of Wash ington for l,'.c.' cats. Thu rnjuest U made ill a letter fi t ri Albert J. llandall. for ui rly of Miaron. but ticxv a i cedent of Okttlligan coiiily. In tile weelern Mate. He Willi a ll at he will visit Pennsylvania within a month to pick up all the slia eats tliut can be delivered to him, f r v illi h lie l willing to pay u full pile.-. Mr. liamlall ha ujooctatcd with him trvcral piopvrty w nets, determined to i Id okatiuaan iwunty of gophei-s ihut destroy (.KrOVio and Infest farm I aids. Five thou sand tats are to be shi; ped to Washington A4.rH L Railroads Use More OU as Fuel During Year; Results Good Two Battleship! Equipped with Plants of This Kind In:rease in Production. . Dee. 1?.-The use of oil - 'fuel on the railroads of the I'nlted Rata grestly Inrrrascd last year and the results of Its Introduction In the Vnited States navy have fully met expectations. Steamship rompnnles also are equipping their vessels with oil-burning plants. In the navy, two battleships, the North Dakota ami the Delaware, were thus equlpred anil four battleships now In the course of construction will burn oil as an auxiliary to coal. Fifteen destroyers also will be thus equipped. In several European countrlea similar experiments are being made. The consumption by the railroads In VfX) amounted to 19.939,394 barrels, an Increase of 3.050,324 barrels, or 18 per cent over the previous year. They use mostly crude oil. Though the production of oil , In this country for 1909 Increased slightly over the production for the preceding year,' there was a decline In value consistent with the market. The total production In 1909 was 1SI.134.Z74 barrels, as compared with 178,527. 3E5 barrels In lf. The value of the 1&09 production was tia6.243.7K3, while that of 1908 was valued at $19.079.1X4. California, Oklahoma and West Virginia added greatly to the Incerase In produc tion. California gained 21.35 per cent, Okla homa, 4.6 per cent, while West Virginia In creased 12.83 per cent. Utah and Wyoming produced only 22.137 barrels. This waa a gain of 24.55 per cent over their combined output in 1908. All other states showed a decrease, the greatest be ing in Louisiana, which declined 47.15 per cent. South Dakota Press , Association to Meet Farmers Who Buy by Mail to Be Com pared to Hardware Men Who Use Axle Grease Stationery. SIOUX FALLS. S. I., Dec. 18. (Special.) John T. Oogan of this city, secretary of the South Dakota Press association, states that the mld-wlnter meeting of the asso ciation, to be held at Pierre next month, is certain to be one of the best attended winter meetings ever held by the associa tion. It Is expected that the Ben Frank lin clubs of the state will meet at Pierre at the same time, and the two organiza tions will confer on matters affecting the business Interests of the editors. It Is expected that. In all, about 300 newspaper rren will be at the Pierre meeting. The date has not been definitely fixed, but It Is expected the meeting will be held Jan uary 12, 13 and 14. K. J. Mannlx of Ploux Falls, editor of the Commercial News, has been secured to deliver an address on the subject of "How Does the Farmer Who Patronises the Mall Order Houses Compare With the Hardware "Man. Who Uses Axis Grease Stationery?" There "will be other ad dresses by newspaper men of prominence on matters of special Interest to newspa per men In general. The program will be completed In a few days. Exposition Boosters Are Hard at Work Committee on Rules Decides to Settle Location Question About the Middle of January. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. (Special Tele, gram.) The location of the Panama canal exposition in 1915 will be settled so far aa congress can settle It shortly after the holidays recess. The committee on rules today decided to bring It to a vote by the middle of January, at the latest. Both New Orleans and Ban Francisco have a corps of enthusiastic workers here and If any congressman doea not know exactly why of thee cltleB 'houl Wyomlnar Fields to Be Connected with Gate City as Heaolt of Hecent j Convention. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Dec. IS (Special.) One result of the recent convention of the oil men of the west In thla city and the formation of the Wyoming Ol miens' as soclutlon will be the construction of a pipe line from the oil fielda of the Popo Agle, near lender. Salt creek wells northwest 1 of CahDer. to Omaha, a distance of .00 marketed In Wyoming. Colorado and Ne ) tu a; Ka. It la po'nted out that the oil Is I mud: cheaper than coal, produces an even, moie Intense and belter heat and It la ex Iptetid that its use will soon supplant coal in ull sections reached by the main pipe HERE THE WOMEN MAY SMOKE One New York Ileatanrant Waa I. ays Duna n ltnl as to Ills Place of Business. NEW YORK. Dec. IS. tBpecial Te!e-rvnm.)-Tli long-debated question of : whether women will smoke In New YorU's ' restaurant was answered decidedly in tho affirmative today, so far as one fashionable ; dining place was concerned. ' . The new Csrltons tnaneyer. Karl Kroell. announced that wonwn eouUl puff their clur tt at any time nud In tny place In 1 his. restaurant. Hon body v, U:s;"eri d In hi:' tar today that atvrral i f his feminine KUiM-i were oper.lv tniohiiig carmn in I the palm court. The mamger v.as ind.s , Hunt that on one ehou.d q jest Ion the I rights of hla patrons to do what they ; pleased so long as they were circumspect : and did not give offense or infringe on the I rights of others. END OF ENGLISH ELECTION COMES Liberal Nationalists and Laborites Come Out of Fight with Hundred and Twenty-Six Majority. NEXT MOVE IS UP TO ASQUITH Veto Measure is Likely to Come Squarely Before King- George. POLICY OF CROWN IS NOT KNOWN Many Concessions and Some Big Sacri fices Are Possible. NEWSPAPER VIEWS SITUATION Tariff Reformers Are Ineasy, While Home Rnle la Neat Parliament Is Expected ta Be One of the . Important Isauea. LONDON, Dee. 18. -(Special Cablegram.) With the practical ending of the elections yesterday, there are only one or two con stituencies still to vote, the question as to what will be done towards settling the con stitutional questions Involved In the elec tlons comes up for answty. The liberals, nationalists, and laborites came out with a majority of 11, Just two more than they had In the last house. And the next move Is up to Prime Minis ter Asciulth. . In the opinion of well-Informed observers Mr. Asqulth must push his veto measure and when It Is turned down by the House of Lords, as It will undoubtedly be. he must put the question squarely up to King George, With a demand that a sufficient number of new peers be created to pass the bill, i If the king grants the demand. It is probable the lords will recede and the new peers will not be needed. .If he should refuse, .Asqulth could either resign, 'or by a combination of the moderates of both parties, carry on the government. The probability Is so strong that It Is almost a certainty that the veto measure will be pushed to the limit. Not only will the Irish nationalists Insist on this, but a majority of the liberals also strongly favor It. There Is a good deal of talk of further conferences and compromises, but It Is to be noted It comes almost entirely from the unionists. Views of Unionists. One of the most moderate of the union ists Insists today that the entire consti tutional Issue should be dealt with Imme diately by a representative body having the confidence of the nation to an extent not enjoyed by the "council of eight," and declares that "this Is the view of all sensi ble persons not blinded by the prejudice of birth or the passion of socialism." He wamlngly contends there -must be "large concessions, and big sacrlflcea, " In both principle and principal" If the kingdom la to avoid "'what It would need, but a few more blunders and a little more obstinacy to .expand Into a Mood red -catastrophe." "Tntg'OPHnen-'clirflea all" the" more weight because expressed by A sharp critic of Mr. Balfour, who, also Is supposed to be In favof of a new conference with a broader base of authority. , King George Is giving the situation more attention than ever and has laid aside temporaryily work on the coronation pro gram, a matter he Intends to keep within personal control. It Is asserted that the king will urge Mr. Aaqulth to make a more comprehen sive attempt to reach a compromise aa to the scope of the aecond chamber before Increasing its membership. In the unionist ranks the cleavage caused on the eve of the elections by Mr. Balfour's suggestion about a referendum for tariff ; reform has been deepened thla week bv Austen Chamberlain's defiant, "I never would have made It." Son Sneaks for. Father. The son of the author of the policy Is speaking for the father when he repudiates the tactics by which the tory freetraders were brought Into line. . Moreover, the younger Chamberlain never omits anything In a speech or action that might promote his ambition to lead the unionist psrty against free trade and against home. rule. He is loud In hla de mand that the situation created by Hr. Balfour's Implied promise be eonuldered In all Its aspects.. This seems to forecast civil war' In the party. The Morning Post repudiates the refer endum altogether. The Standard says it is Impracticable. The Times hedges delightfully. The Telegraph backs Balfour's policy. Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Smith oppose It. The tariff reformers are uneasy. The IIKapbU milnl, . U I 11. ..... J . . i . - w".V: . ' ' I ,.: en ' ' v. n , a ujiimiiliu KeniUS Will never let discussion become a source of absolute division. As regard horns rule, the prophets are at variance, but most of them fix 1914 or 1915 as the earliest year In which John Redmond could touch the goat If the parliamentary procedure contempt and In the Asqulth bill for ending the ob- atruction 01 the tory House of Lords U followed. Statement ay Redmond. Mr. Redmond, In restating the require ments of Ireland, said: "No alteration of the constitution on the supremacy of the Imperial Parliament, but merely to take our place in the ranks of other portions of the empire some twenty- 1 eight In number which In purely local af fairs are governed by institutions of their own." John Devlin says his recent experience In the United States convinced him that, "When our American friends hear across the Atlantic the calls and howls of the tulles, the man who gave up to win want to add another 'fiver' and the man who gave one eagle will wish to aend two." Feeling In Ulster does not Improve. It Is pure sensationalism to assert that actual steps have been taken to procure arms in large quantities to resist home rule if forced Into law by the coalition govern ni. nt. But the "orange defense fund" has reached large proportions and the unionist associations throughout lister are In a first-class state of organization. E.NULISII ELfcCTIOVs DOl'BTI'lL Pop alar Blind ot Made I'd, Sa)s fclr Horace Plnnkett. It the United Kingdom electlona have settled anything. It Is hard to determine ( ji.ait what, according to Sir Horace C. j I'l'jiikett of Dublin, who Is in Omaha on I his annual visit to inspect hla proprl I here. 1 "The British people are slow moving compared to you Americans," said eir Horace, "and the elections now going on (Continued 00 Second Page.) From the Philadelphia Inquirer. CONTROLLING POTOMAC RIYER Engineers Working on Plans to Avert Floods in Washington. COLD STORAGE FOODS BILL Senator Heybnrn Will Attempt to Seewre Early Action on Measure for Federal flapervlslon of Cold Mora " Plants. (From a Staff (Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Deo, 18. (Special.) The geological survey has' been engaged dur ing the last month la a work which prom ises to be of the utmost Importance to the city of Washington i as well as the sur rounding country as car as Baltimore. The upper PrrtoroaoiirrUBt outside the District of Columbia ssd In, the state of Maryland, 'falls with great rapidity . and an enormous volume of water Is constantly discharged frotrr the watershed, and. In times of flood, great damage has been done to the business Interests In the cltv of Washington. For the last thirty days, a foroe of some thirty engineers, who have returned from their western and southern field work, have been assigned to the duty of preparing a detailed topographical aurvey of the Potomao river and In secur ing data concerning Its control, as well as the precise levels. Three sets of dam sites have been surveyed, and complete maps, on the scale of 600 feet to the inch, ro now a prepared. tn aaauion to tn. otner mapa i,uw. leei to me men, showing the geological and geographical formations of the shores of the river along Its entire route, from Great Falls to the District line, are also In course of prepa ration. The geological survey Is using every possible effort to prepare complete data concerning the flow of water, topo graphical conditions and possible means of harnessing the floods, for presentation to congress during the present session. It Is predicted that in the construction of a proper dam and the consequent control of the flood waters of the upper river, water power enough can be developed to supply, the electrio needs - not only of Washington, but of Baltimore and Alex andria and the surrounding and neighbor ing towns and villages. There are, how ever, many difficulties In the way of car rying out this project, the principal one of which Is said to be that the power rights of the upper river are owned by private I Individuals, who, although having had con- ' ' 1 trol of the water for upwards of thirty years, have done absolutely nothing toward developing the power. Congresa, however, is expected to take the Initial steps to ward damming the river, not only with the Idea of eventually utilizing uhe power j wh,eh wlU thu" be dv'l(1- bu w"h the further double purpose of Increasing the portable water euppiy or tne city of (Continued on Second Page.) T make Christ mas shopping easy, The Bee is running a "For Chr stmas'.' column on the first want ad page. In this column almost every thing suitable for Holiday Gifts is mentioned, with the name of the person from whom it may be obtained. You may find here an ap propriate and inexpensive present, or suggestion of the newest things offered this season. It will save worry and time and money to consult the 'For Christmas" Column before you 6tart out shopping today. Call Tyler 1000 for Want Ads. Something to Crow About Grahame-White Falls to Ground in Trial Flight for Big Prize English Aviator Rendered Uncon scious, but Has No Permanent Injuries. DOVER, England. Dec. IS. Claude Ora- hame-Whlte, the Kngllnh aviator, who re cently won the International aviation oup at Belmont park, ha1 a narrow escape from serious Injury today. His machine was wrecked and he was badly cut about the face. . .'-' Many aviators -.have been waiting for the last fortnight to compete for the prize of 130,000 offered by Baron De Forest for the longest flight . awss,Ue .pngllali, channel In 1910. .the. flight to be made by an Eng lishman In an English-built machine. Grahame-Whlte this morning ascended for a trial flight In a strong wind. His machine began to rock and he was unable to restore It to equilibrium. It turned over and plunged to the ground, and was com pletely wrecked. The aviator fortunately fell a little to one side. It was thought at first he had suf fered concussion of the brain, as he was unoonsclous, but he soon recovered con sciousness and it was found that he had received nothing more than some bad cuts about the face. It Is expected he will be about again within a week. He has ordered another biplane of the Wright type from Bristol and will make another attempt to win the prise. ' A second competitor, Sopwlth, fared bet ter. He left East Church, Sheppy tSland, at 8:15 o'clock In the morning, crossed from Dover to Calais and descended at Beau mont, Belgium, a distance of 190 miles. Porter Charlton to Seek Release Now hy Habeas Corpus Writ Attorneys for Defense Sav if Proceed-ing-s Fail They Will Anneal to Supreme Court. NEW YORK. Dec., IS. Porter Charlton, demanded by Italy to stand trial for the confessed murder of his wife, Mary Scott Castle Charlton, at Iake Coma, will be taken tomorrow morning from his cell in Jersey City to Trenton, X. J., where he will seek release by habeas corpus pro ceedings In the United States district court, as against the decision of Secretary Knox of the federal Department of State that he may be extradited. Charlton's lawyers say If the habeaa corpus proceedings fall they will appeal to the supreme court of the United States. Porter Charlton has been held In the Hudson county Jail since June 24, when he was arrested aa he, atepped from the deck of a steamship. His family contend? that he Is Insane. Arizona's Constitution May Be Adopted Soon Richard E. Sloan Says Prospect of Any Delay is Matter of Grave Con cern to People. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. The election on the adoption or rejection of the constitu tion for ArUona prjbably will be held by January 10. mil, and If adopted may be in the hands of tho president and congreas for approval before the end of the present senelon. according to the annual report of Richard E. Sloan, territorial governor of Arizona. If thla program Is carried out. he says, "there la every reason to expect the new state government will be in operation by the end of the present fiscal year." Dla cusslng the matter further. Governor Sloan says: "We anticipate auch beneflta from ad mission that the prospect of any consider able delay or the possibility that the con stitution whicli may be adopted may not be approved are matters of grave concern to the people of the territory." Prosperity continues In the territory, ac cording to the rep-'it. Crops have been good, especially In the Irrigated sections. Prices for farm products, lie says, have a tendency to Increase, while the prices of land under ditch with water rlghla have also Increased soineW SENOR DON ANIBAL CRUZ. DIES Minister from Chile to United States . Passes Away. HEART FAILURE CAUSES DEATH Taft Offers Vm of American Battle ship to Transport Body to Native Lasd Faseral to Be Held Wednesday. WASHINGTON", Dee. 18. Senor Don Anlbal Crus. envoy extraordinary and min ister plenipotentiary from Chile to tho United States, was stricken, with heart failure at S:tC o'clock this morning and died ten minutes later. He had attended the banquet of the American Society for Judicial Settlement of International Dis putes last night and retired, apparently, In' rood health. ' when he was stricken physicians were summoned, but the end came before they arrived. President Taft and Secretary Knox called at the Chilean legation In the after noon and offered Senor Don Alberto Yoacham, charge d' affaires of the em bassy, the use of an American battleship for transporting the body of the minister of Chile. President Taft and Secretary Knox expreaaed the hope that the body mlHht he returned to Chile under the American flag. This Information was cabled to the Chilean government by Scnor Yoacham, who said tonight he expected an answer tomorrow. Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at St. Patrick's cathedral and the body will be burled temporarily. Almost all the members of the diplomatic corps and many itovernment officials of fered their condolences to Senora De Crus and members of the Chilean legation. Career of Senor Cms. Benor Cms was 45 years old and had returned to the United States but a montl. ago from Chile, having visited there after attending the Pan-American congress Buenos Ayres last summer. Senor Yoacham. charge d' affaires of the legation, was to have left for Chile on leave of absence tomorrow, but today cancelled all arrangements and probably will bo here Indefinitely, pending the ap pointment of a new minister. Senor Crus had been Chilean minister to ti,. iTnit. states for three years. He was at one time professor in the law faculty th. university of Chile, and in 1S32 first came to the United States as secretary of! the Chilean legation. In 1901 he was coun sel for the Chilean government In the hear ing for the -arbitration of various Chilean claims. He waa at one time a member of con gress in Chile and the minister of war. He la survived only by hla wife, a niece of the late Senor Gana, Chilean minister to Oreat Britain, who died a month ago. A brother of Senor Crus la now the Chilean "minister to Belgium. FAIR WEATHER IS PREDICTED (Government Weather Bureau Bays moderate Temperatures Will Prevail. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. General baro metric pressure distribution over the north ern hemisphere Is such as to indicate that this week will be one of moderate tem perature for the season In practleally all parts of the country, according to the gov ernment weather bureau. A disturbance that covered the great lakes today will move eastward and cause snow In that region and snow or rain In the middle Atlantic and New Kngland states Monday. Another disturbance will appear In the northwest Monday nisht or Tuesday and move along the northern border and reach the St. Lawrence valley Thursday. The precipitation attending will not be general. In the aouthern and western states the week will be one of generally fair weather. ftoliller Pleads Krlf-Ief eune. CHKVEN.N'E, Wyo.. Dec. 18 (Special. -Private 6tratton of Troop I, Ninth United States cavalry, who shot and killed Pri vate Wooden of the same troop Thursday night, may be able to prove a case of elf dtfense, for It Is reporteij Wooden can led a dangerous knife and the blade was found under his body after the uhooting. Btistton lmlt that Wooden advanced upon him alth the knife and he feared be would be slashed and fired to save himself. BIG SUBTLY BILLS CLAIM ATTENTION Proceedings in Congress Thus Fat Have Not Stimulated Much Public Interest. RULES CHANGES BEFORE SENATE Committee Believed to Oppose Measure Dealing with House Regulations. TARIFF COMMISSION HELD UP Disposition in Upper Chamber to Await Result of Conference. WILL RESUME THE INDIAN PROBE Meveral Attorneys Who Are Xovr In Washington .Will lie Asked to ments. WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Congress la ex. pented to adjourn Wednesday for the holi day recess and not to resume business until January 0. The resolution, which passed tho house, probably will be brought up In the senate tomorrow. No objection to the program has appeared, aa It Is prac tically certain that half a doaen of the big supply bills will be out of tho way by Wednesday night. Business before both houses thus far lias not stimulated much public Interest nnd seats In the galleries have gone begging. The omnibus claims bill In the senate hnj failed to attract crowds, and the appropria tion bills In the house proved no better mngnct. Uutalde of the claims bill there has been no business before the senate, except the Cummins resolution to change the rules of the senate and house so as to facilitate plece-meal revision of the tariff. Several speeches on this subject have been made and the Indications are the resolution will be sent to the senate rules committee be fore the recess The rules committee Is generally be lieved to be opposed to the adoption of any measure which would undertake to deal with the rules of the house. The Indlca tli ns are that some measure may be re ported out which would give the senate an opportunity of voting without Invading the prerogatives of the house. Tariff Commission Marking: Time. The question of legislation to create a permanent tariff commission Is attracting far more attention in the house than In the senate, where there lias been a dis position to await the outcome of confer ences being held by Representatives Dong worth, of Ohio, Good of Iowa and Denroot of Wisconsin. Whether these members are able to harmonize their differences has not been made clear. It Is said that In the house as a whole there Is uentlment generally for the en largement of the tariff board, making Its existence continuous for at least six years. Some members favor making the life of the eommisston ten years anil still others favor twenty years. - 1. ' .,. . Most serious of all of the questions in volved Is that of giving the commission power to demand books and papers of cor porations. Many member favor having tho commission call for such documents where they believe them to be necessary and In the event of refusal to make re ports to congress with a View to separate action In each case. llalHniter Iteport In Committee. The report of the Balllnger-Pinohot In vestigation is still slumbering In the house committee on agriculture. Minority mem bers of the Investigating committee are threatening to demand a report from the committee on agriculture so that a vote on the merits of the majority and minority views might bo had In the house, but no step In that direction haa yet been taken. There appears to be little proBpect of action In the senate. It Is probable the investigation of Indian contracts, at a standstill for Several weeks, will be resumed during ths holiday recess. Several attorneys who are In Washington will be asked to testify as to their fee arrangements with the Indians, trlbally and Individually. Chairman Burke expects the Indian Investigation will be closed some time in January. The committee appointed by the senate to Investigate similar charges has never met. Senator Jones, Its chairman, will make a report showing that the house com mittee covered the subject In a manner that made a second Investigation unneces sary. It Is understood his report will Include a statement by Senator Gore declaring a probe by tho aenate would have covered the same ground as that made bv thu house. FENLON NOW JNA LONDON JAIL Rsraped Convict from Minnesota Prison Goes to England and Then Asks to Be Taken Into Custody. LONDON, Dec. 18-IOuis Fenlon. 22, a clerk, was charged at Marlborough street police court, London, on his own confes sion with prison breaking at Stillwater, Minn., June 10. The prisoner walked Into Marlborough atreet police station and said: "I want to give myself up for prison breaking at Stillwater, Minn., June 10. this year, while undergoing a sentence of rive years for forgery to the amount of 00. I arrived here about a month ago. 1 am broke and don't care." The prisoner was detained and In a lorker at Itowton liouae, uhere he had been staying, two prison forms, bearing the name of Rogers, were found. When the prisoner saw them he said: "They may be forgery as well; It is for you to find out. I gave that name over there." Mr. Mead sent the prisoner to Bow street ! JUDGE BURGESS PASSES AWAY gopreme Court of Mlkaoarl Kx per led to lie llrimhllcau for first Time In Iran. KXCKI.81DH SPRINGS, Mo.. Dec. Hi -Judge Gavin D. Burgess, a member of tht Missouri supreme court, died In a haul tarluin here tonight. ST. IjOI'18. Dec. 18.-Kollowlns the deal), of Justice Gavin D. Burgess at Uxcelsloi Springs, Mo., tonight, the supreme court of Missouri Is expeeted to be republican for the first time t-lm'e the civil war. Two months ago the court stood 1 to f democratic. Then Chief Justice James D Fox died. The republicans elected twt members at the recent election and It It considered likely that Governor Jladley wll appoint a republican to succeed J untie. Bulges. If this Is dun the court wll stand 4 to I republican. u