Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1902, Page 2

FRENCH BARK TOWED IN Fteamer that Collides with Walla Walla Recevered. INTENSE surmmc OF A Minister Whose Wife and Children Are Among the Dead in a Phys- feal and Mental Wreck, SURV.VOR BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.—The French bark Max, which collided with the steam- ship Walla Walla early Thursday morning, 18 being towed to this city in a badly dis- abled condition. - The steamer Welder re- pors that ft passed Max this morning in tow of the steamer Acme and the United States revenue cutter MeCulloch, eighteen miles northwest of Point Reyes. Max's bow- sprit was carried away and its bow was stove in both above and below thé water Mne. Its water tight compartments alone were keeping It afloat Ninety-two survivors of Walla Walla ar- rived here today from Eureka on the steamer Pomenas and there is still some discropancy in the list of dead and missing. The number ranges from thirty-seven to forty-seven. This discrepancy is due to the fact that soveral passengers boarded the | vessel just as it was leaving port. Others who were traveling second-class gave as- sumed names in order to hide thebr iden- tity. By striking out what are possible duplicates the number of lost stands at| torty-two, classified, known dead, mine; missing, thirteen; missing crew, twenty, Raft SO Missing. One lite raft is unaccounted for and it ia feated that all the missing are lost. Rev. Henry Erickson, who was among the six survivors brought to this city by the rteamer Nome City last night, lles at St Mary's hospital, @ physical and almost a mental wreck. His wife and three children are among the dead and missing. The Erickson family, excepting the mother, were secon 86 passengers. When the crash came they were awakened and' all got on the upper deck together. Mrs. Erickson and the two younger chil- dren got separated from their father and the elder brother, and thelr fate is not known. Erickson and his son clung to- gether and were pitched into the water from the sinking steamer. They floated around for some time and were picked up by the life raft on which were a number of the officers of Walla Walla. It was daybreak when they were found and they were in an exhausted condition. Father and son were pulled on the light structure, but the boy was too weak to stand the exposure A few hours later he died in his father's arms, and after the heart- broken parent had bowed his head in silent prayer over the corpse of his son the body was consigned to the waves as tenderly as it was possible under the circumstances. After the body of the boy had gone over- board the father became more and more despopdent. Desplte the advice of his com- panions, time and time again he filled his hands with water and drank it down. This added to his misery and his companions teared that He would bo next to dle. The sea was running high and dashing over the raft, but all clung on through the long hours of the day and night, until Nome Clty picked them up. Rev. Mr. Erickson was the first to be lifted aboard. He was at once placed in bed and caretully tended as it was possible. It is thought he will recover from the terrible effects of tho, exposure, unless he succumbs under bis srief. OMcer Dencriben Scene. Gecil Brown, fourth officer of Walla Walla, who was one of the six plcked up by Nome City, describing the scenes as Walla Walla was going down, sald: I never saw such a panic. Men and women were running about the decks, wild wnh fright, and it was almost impossible et -thera to obey directions. ave been In ‘séverah shipwrecks, but I never saw people before who were 80 op- posed to belng saved. They wanted to stay with the ship to the last minute and our efforts in getting the boats loaded and lowered accordingly met with a great ‘deal of difficulty. My place was'in one of the boats, and but for the stupldity or knavery of u ailor 1 would have been there. This boat was lowered and I ordered the man In the bow not to-cast off until I gave the word. While I was busy helping passengers off this sallor pushed off and left me. I saw his boat after daylight. It had elght peopl aboard, the sallor who had Msobeyed m orders ‘'was directing Ita movements. Ti had rigged up a blanket for a sall and id by us with a good wind at thelr backs. at saflor had the audacity to waly hand to us. He would not take us aboard, although there was plenty of room for us in the boat. He salied past us impudently as you please and left us to our fate out in_the middle of the oc The raft on which we were drifting when Nome City ploked tix up was only an oral: nary ship raft, sixteen feet square afforded us absolutely no protection the cold night nor from the waves w frequently swept over us. Our clothes were drenched and almost frozen stiff. Several times we attempted to propel our raft toward the shore, but our efforts falled We were badly exhausted from being e posed to the frosty morning air after our lunge into the fcy waters. We gave up Prylfe 0 row. and allowed ourseives to ft in the hopo of being picked up by some passing boat. We saw a number of vessels during the thirty-six hours t were adrift, but none unfortunat us until Nome City happened along Reecovery of Max at we saw Max was pleked up by Acme, two dave after the collfsion with Walla Walla, when seven miles southeast of Point Gorda. Later the revenue cutter McCulloch, which was crulsing In mearch of survivors of the wreck, also fastened a line to Max. In the collision the bowsprit and jib boom of Max | were carried away. Several plates on (he port and starboard bow were stove in. Two large holes were made through the stern plates. Th& ofcers of Max claim that all thelr lights were burning. They saw the Mghts of Walla Walla. They assert that Walla Walla tried to cross their bow and (hat the colllsion occurred through no tault of Max As a reason for not standing by and tonderlng assistance they sald that it was | impossible, owing to the badly disabled condition of Max. They had all they could do to take care of themselves. 11l luck has followed Max since it was built two years ago in France. On its first trip & gale in the South Pacific stripped the bark of its steel masts and Its rigging. The vessel sought refuge in a near port and new masts and rigging were sot In place. Then it| started for home, but again the hoodoo fol- lowed. As-it neared its destination it was caught in the sweep of a mighty gale and stripped of mast, rope and sail. This time | Max narrowly escaped final disaster. lelow Zero. Jan Two per- it of the seve VAN COUVER, B. sons have died as yeatner near Dawson, ucording to ndvices ht by the steamer Amur today. The Lo AT ture has been as low as 5 below zero, Explosion W CUN BRADFORD, Pa, Jan. 6.—The Pennsyl- vania Gas company’s plant at Ludlow was wrecked tonight by an explosfon. Details of the dcourence are lacking. It I8 repor:ed that one man Is missing and that another was fatally ipjure Your Liver w|r ‘be routed to its natural dutes tour n.mgu-mu. headache and Soonloation e oared it you take Hood’s Pills 8914 by el drugglets. 25 cents, ! | tinue. predicted by Senator Tillman when he made shows that the purchases of llquor during gross eales exclusive of beer by beéer dls- the state school divided equally APPEALS Episcop made today by hene’ crated Bishop ot the Philippine islands last month by the Episcopal church, that he had declded to issue an appeal to the church in the United States for a fund of $100,000 with endowment fund for the maintenance of a staff of assistants which the bishop hopes the 'Philippines is the most difficult which the Eplscopal chiurch has to meet the ‘world over. Catholic church has long held sway. INVESTIGATE THE SHORTAGE Insurance Ord of B'Rith Abraham, sesslon at was determined to draft resolutions requcst gation, | sand followers. . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY SAYS REPORT IS UNOFFICIAL Member of Banking Committce Hopefally of Syndicate's Aftairs. enke CLEVELAND, 0, Jan ~The bankers committee of seven, temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Everett-Moore syndi- cate, will resume its sessions tomorrow. No meeting of the committee was held today, the members simply summing up the work done during the last three da of the future, Chairman Newcomb sald Between taking matters up with individ- ual creditors’ the work of sifting the con- dition of the different properties will con- We are rapldly finding how much indebtedness if any, there is on the diffe ent truction companies and if members the syndicate have individual obligations, and if so what the nature of them ir. This work probubly will take up something like two weeks, On Saturduy Jeatigation of United rafiwnys did shape and is by the :nmmll(u fnyestme Any Atatement of e ant of mone over’ Habilities that ' ma®have been r ported ot officlal afll does not have the « of the committee. No such stat will n be glven out for me Before the commiitee of seven ok Affairs o examina- to $3,000,000 fter all ob- But of concladed our fo- | the affairs of the Detroit This property Is in splen- pronour.ced unqualiiedly as o g a4 magnificent night we time. ch uld b ligations his y market brices. 1t in for this that an ex- tension of time s asked, und which wo now belleve will certainly ‘be accomplishe: Men who a ing for great bargaing in bonds will med to disappointment There Is no disposition to sell syndicate securitiex on the part of banks and we do 10t expect wny to be thrown upon the mar- ot We expect to get the perts in the telephone syndicate the last of the week. The com- mittee will then fmmediately begin their open discussion of the propertie CASH AVAILABLE SLOWLY Profits from South Carolina I mary System as W 1tal for § Te i pen- king Cap- ol COLUMBIA, 8. €., Jan. 6.—The profits derived from the South Carolina dispensary system have reached the minimum figures the campaign In favor of the state monop- oly of the liquor business. He then said that the dispensary profits would reach from $500,000 to $1,000,000 a year. The an- nual report of the State board of directors the year amounted to $1,607; and the pensors were $2,328,631. The net profit to funds s $120,062, while the net profits to the countles and towns, 1s $424,205. The total net Pprofit Is $545,248 The board reports that echool fund is considerable, amounting at present to $611,354, “it is avallable very slowly for payment to the schools as that 1s, our only working capital. FOR ENDOWMENT Bishop of Phillppine Is- lands Asks for Fund to Main- tain Assistants. while agerued BOSTON, Jan. 5.—The announcement w Right Rev. Charles H. D.D., formerly rector of 8t, Step- church of Boston, who was conse- Brent, which to endow the new juriadiction. Blshop Brent made the announcement in a sermon which he made this morning. It Is proposed to use the income from an| to take with him when he leaves early ip the spring for Manila. Bishop Brent stated that the situation in due to the fact that the Roman Drafts Resommtions Requesting Commissioner to lo- wpect Alleged Irregularities, 5.—Officers of the order which had a stormy the Grand Central palace last Sunday while trying to fix the responsi- bility for an alleged shortage in the crder’s funds, decided today that the order gov- erning life insuragce had been violated. Tt NEW YORK, Ja ing that the commissioner of insurance in- vestigate the alleged irregularities, with a view of punishing the guilty parfies. It was sald today that the shortage might prove to be $26,000 upon further nvesti- MUTINEERS UNDER GUARD Five Leaders of Prison Revolt Are Held to Federal Grand Jury. FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Jan, 5.— Turner Barnes and Freéd Robinson, the re- maining ringleaders of the federal prison mutiny of November 7,' which resulted in the killing of Guard Waldrupe, were glven & hearing Saturday and held to the United States grand jury. Later the entire five convicts were transferred from their tormer cells to quarters in a stronger build- ing. There a guard will keep watch over their cells constantly uniil their cases are finally disposed of. They will not be al- lowed to see or speak to any one other than the prison officials and their attorney GERMAN MORMON CONFERENCE the nnon, the Well Known Apostle, ‘mder BERLIN, Jan. 5.—Th conference has assembled here under the leadership of Hugh J: Cannon, son of the late Q. Cannop, the well known| Mormon apostle. One hundred and twenty five Mormon misslonarfes are now working | in Germany and have secured (wo thou- | The present oonterence is | attended by more than one hundred of th German missionarl | B WEEVIL DAMAGES COTTON Texan h Infested w Report Enormous Destruction of Crop. German - Mormon George Countles Pest GALVESTON, Tex., Jan. 5.—Taking the census Bgures of production as & basis, it 15 estimated by the Galveston News from reports of 441 correspondents that the boll weevil destroyed 272,500 bales of cotton as during the past season. In 1599 0 Texas produced bales, ac- cording to tho census, over half heing grown in the countles now infested with weevil. Notable Weelk at CHARLESTON, § will be & notab at The stock show opens 1010 entries, under the George F. Weston of Balun day the Liberty bell will arrive adelphia and be placed in the structure especlally bullt for it, On_[ri- day the International League of Press Clubs and the Pen and Penell -club of Philadelphia will meet here and the musical from Phil- beautiful D, | vine | was witnessed by a large number of people. ACCOUNT FOR SECRET SESSION Keuntucky Politicians to Tell Deta of Meeting Prior to Goebel LOVISVILLE, Ky., Jan Journal tomorrow will say “Senator Deboe, former Lisutenant Gov- ernor John Marshall and David W. Fare leigh have been summoned {o appear before the Franklin county grand jury Monday to tell the details, it is said, of a secret meet- 1og which was held at the Galt house, In Loufsville, a short time before the shoot- ing of Goebel and during the contest be- fore the general assembly. “The meeting was held in the parlors of the Galt house and those who were present observed the strictest secrecy. Among those who attended the meeting were: W. §. Taylor, Adjutant General Colller, Dr. A James, now United States marshal at Loulgville; Dr. T. H. Baker, now postmaster at Loulsville; Senator Deboe, D. W. Far- leigh, Alexander P. Humphrey, Basil W Duke, Thomas W. Bullit, John M. Atherton and others “It 18 believed the Galt house meetingdis. cussed means to enable Governor Taylor to retain his office.” FARMER SHOOTS A WOMAN Instantly ~The Courler- Killed in the Presence of Her Husband and Children, KANSAS CITY, Jan Near Shawnee, Kan., a village ten miles west of Kansas City, Carl Fishner, a farmer, shot and prob- ably fatally wounded Mrs. Mary L. Wallace in the presence of her husband, J. H. Wal- lace, and their two small children. The Wallaces were traveling overland in a cov- ered wagon from Rich Hill, Mo., to Custer county, Nebraska. The party had camped near Fishner's and he accused t"»m of stealtng corn from his cribs. The shot that struck Mrs. Wallace was intended for her husband. Fishner escaped, but was arrested. TRAINS COLLIDE ON CURVE egard of Signals Wreek a Deaths. ‘nusen Three ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 5.~As the result of & head end on collision of two freight trains on the Southern railway at Rex, Ga., sev- enteen miles from Atlanta today, three of tho crew were killed and a number of cars burned Dead: ENGINEER WILLIS. FLAGMAN HARRIS. FIREMAN HICKS, The two trans met on a sharp curve, the deralled cars catching fire. The collisfon, 1t is sald, was caused by a disregard of sig- nals. DEATH RECORD. James B, BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.—James B. Polk, a veteran actor, died here today from a stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Polk made his debut thirty-four years ago under the management of the late John T, Ford of this city. His first hit was made with Augustin Daly, at Wallacks theater in New York. He re- tired from the stage four years ago. Dr. ¥. E. Downey. CHICAGO, Jan. 6—Dr. F. E. Downey, president of the Illinois Medical associa- tion of homeopathy, died today at Hahne- mann hospital. Dr. Downey's home had, been for many years in Clinton, 111, whither his body was, sent tonight. The deceased had- been a ‘sufferer from ltver trouble for several years. Outerbrigue Horsey. FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 6.—Outerbridge Horsey, at one time prominent in demo- cratic rolitics, died at his home near Fred- erick, aged 73. He was formerly senator from Maryland, being succeeded by ex-Sen- ator Gorman, Morgan Bates. CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—Morgan Bates, author, playwright and newspapermah, died today at Traverse City, Mich., of pulmonary par- alysis, in his fifty-fourth year. He num- bered among his associates many leading writers, Robert Sammnel Houston MILWAUKEE, Jan. 5.—Robert Samuel Houston, the oldest cheesemaker in Wiscon- sin and a third cousln of General Sam Houston of Texas fame, died of dropsy at his home here today. He was 82 years of age. Rev. Nelson §illam, RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 5.—Rev. Nelson Gillam, 87 years old and one of the most widely known Indiana ministers, died here today. Richard Goldsboroug é/\.\"l‘l.\fl(l DE CHILE, Jan. .—(Via Gal- veston.)—Richard Goldsborough, a well known American engineer, has died here. HYMENEAL. Cralg: CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 5.—(Speofal.)— At high noon yesterday Miss Bertha Mills of this city and Rev. James L. Cralg of Casper were united in marriage at St. Mark's cathedral, by Rev. Dr. George C. Rafter. Miss Anna, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmald, and Mr. Ross C. Ir- best man. The Episcopal ceremony Following the wedding, a reception was held at the Mills home. The couple left on the afternoon train for a wedding. trip through Colorado and New Mexico, after which they will take up their residence at Casper. Rev. Craig is one of the young ministers of the Episcopal denomination in this state and has made an enviable reputation in church work. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Cornelia Mills, one of Cheyenne's moast highly respected citizens. She at- tended the public schools here and has long been identified with church work, being leading member of St. Mark's parish, For overal years Mrs. Cralg was deputy state superintendent of public instruction, having gerved under Miss Reel and Mr. Tynan, The happy couple recelved many beautiful and costly gifts from friends and relatives and the well wishes of the community go with them. Kuns-Desol, WOOD RIVER, Neb,, Jan. 5.—(Special.)— Edward Kunz, a prominent young husiness man of (his city and a graduate of the State university, was married New Year's day to Miss Myrtle Desol, a former resident of this city, but now a teacher in the eity schools of Toledo, 0. The marriage took place at the home of the bride's parents in Toledo. The young couple arrived in Wood River yesterday and will make this their future home. Take Body to S$an WASHINGTON, Jan.' 6.—The remains of General Willlam H. Seamans, who died here Friday, left tonight for San Fran- cisco, accompanied by his widow. His former business partner, E. W. Johneon of Salem, Mass., who was present when he ancisco, festival, led by Iunes' band, will open, Qled, unable to join the funeral party. READY FOR RETURY OF COURT Ohinese Oapital is Onm ly Arranged for the Re-Entry, IMPERIAL WALLS A VIVID CRIMSON Forelgn Ministers Decide Not to At- tend the Important Function, as Some Credentinls Are Not Presented. PEKIN, Jan., 5.—The Chinese capital on the eve of the court's return presents an animated and gaudy ecene never before witneseed in fts history. All the palaces, pagodas and temples have been repainted to form a glittering spec- taclo. The roofs of these buildings viewed r yellow tiles and brick. The walls about the imperial city are a vivid crimson and the gates have been Tepaired and gilded On”the towers above the Chen Men gate stands a gorgeous structure of wood, cloth and paper with a yellow painted dragon en- twined about the massive cloth pillars Hundreds of Chinese oficials, clad in furs and silks, ride about the streets of Pekin, and parties of fifteen soldiers, bent on slght seeing roam everywhere. Thousands o new soldiers from the prov- Ince of Shan Tung, who are finely uni- formed and equipped with modern weapons, entered Pekin this morning and marched through Legation street. The ministers of the foreign powers have received notice from the Chinese forelgn office that all the streets upon which the court will pass will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Two bulllings on the principal streets of the line of procession have been provided from which the members of the legation will be permjtted to witness the re-entry of the court. This Is an unprecedented con- cesslon. The foreign ministers have decided, in consideration of events, not to witness the re-entry of the court. This is strengthened by the fact that the majority of the min- fsters have not yet presented their cre- dentlals Chinese ofMcials have strongly protested to Sir Ernest Satow, the British minister, against British oficers all the way from Pao Ting Fu to Pekin of the trains upon which the Chinese court will travel. They say that if foreign officials were con- spleuous at Ten-TI Junction the court would prefer to leave the railroad and take another route. Acting upon this protest the British minister has requested the of- ficers to refraln from making the military consplcuous and this request will be com- plied with, Negotlations concerning the Manchurlan treaty await the arrival of the court, Paul Lessar, the Russian minister to China, when discussing the question of the rail- roads with the Chinese plenipotentiatjes insisted that under no circumstance would Rugsia consent that other powers have a hand in the construction and operation of railroads ‘n Manchuria, without first ob- talning Russian permission CUBA PRESENTS A PROBLEM (Continued from First Page.) in 1896 and 1900 de(‘lerl ln iavor of re- claiming the arld lands. bui up to the present time there have been wide differ- ences of ‘opinlon among the congressional delegations” from the reglons to be bene- fited a8 to the Yhedns which should be employéd. These differences have caused strife and havo’ resulted in- the -waste of years of valuable time. When the present congress met It was decided, by those most deeply interested, that a “‘pull all to- gether” would alone accomplish the re- sults aimed at. Representative Newlands of Nevada and Senator Warren of Wyoming took the initial step toward the organiza- tion of a congress within a' congreas and the resuit h een A number of meetings of all interested and the gradual elimina- tion of the polnts of difference. Mr. New- lands has been indefatigable in his efforts to secure harmonious action and his efforis have been fruitful in results. Each meet- ing has adfourned with those attending nearer together than they were on the last occasion and it is now thought that by the middle ot the month a bill will have been agreed upon which will meet the ap- proval of all. The advocates of Irrigation propose to stand together and to {nsist upon a recog- nition of the policy which they advocate and the redemption of the pledges con- tained in both party platforms. Mr. New- lands 18 perhaps more earnest than any of his assoclates, because he has seen the population of his state gradually diminish and he ls firmly convinoed that with the waters which are -now wasted stored and properly distributed, Nevada will within ten years more than double her population. It is predicted that with proper irrigation laws 1,000,000 inhabitants will be added to the states of the arld region within ten years and that the cost will be repaid a hundredfold in the increases of national wealth, Mrs. Davis at the White Houwe. Among the many interesting and splendid women invited by President and Mrs, Roosa- velt to asafst in the Blue room back of the recelving line on New Year's day none was more attractive than Mrs. Cushman K. Davis, widow of the late United Btates senator from Minnesota. By reason of her e—eee WHAT'S THE USE Sticking to any Habit When 1t Means Sure Death? subjects out there 1s no 0ld King Coffee knocks tolerably flat at times, and possible doubt of what did it. A lady gives her experience: I used to have liver trouble nearly all of the time and was compelled to take some liver medicine like calomel, which relleved me only for a lit- tle while. Then every once in a while I would be suddenly doubled up with an awful agony in my stomach. It seemed as though every time 1 took a breath I would die. No one could suffer any more and live. “Finally 1 got so sick with catarrh of the stomach that I could not turn over in bed, and my stomach did not digest even milk. The doctor finally told me that it 1 ald not give up drinking coffee I would surely die, but I felt I could not glve 1t up. “However, husband brought home a package of Postum Food Coffee and it was made strictly according to directions. It stomach and 1 soon got 80 I liked it very much, “Gradually I began to get better, and week by week gained In strength and health. Now I am in perfect condition and I am convinced that the whole cause of my trouble was from coffee drinking, and my getting better was due to leaving off coffee and taking Postum ‘A short time ago 1 tasted some coffee and found, to my astonishment, that 1 diq not care anything about it. I never have to take liver medicine any more. I hope you will use this letter for the benefit of those suffering from the poisonous effects of coffee. 1 would gladly send to those who wish the address of my attending physiclan, who will corroborate what I say.'~-Mrs. Abner Marrion, Clinton, Mich. from the city walls are patches of shining | was the only thing that would stay on my | JA husband's position in the sbnate, for many years being chairman of the committee or. foreign relations, and because he was one of the peaco commissioners to Paris in 1898, Mrs. Davis' prosence in the White House on New Year's dsy was made the oceasion by many of lier old friends to wel come her back onco more Into the soclety of Waghlrgton Mrs. Davis on last Wednesday was ac- companled by Mrs. Alice Rosseter-Willard and Miss Louise M. Rosseter, who were presented to the president and to Mrs Roosevelt and afterward to many of the diploniatic corps, who were greatly pleased with Mrs. Davis' re-entry into the social life of the national capital Former Nebraska Woman Mrs. Willard is an Ilinois woman, who | lived for sevonteen years as girl, wite and | widow in Nebraxka, where her father was |for years active in the upbuilding of the State, being as he was one of the organ- | izers of Sherman county, where the youns | sister, Miss Loufse, now grown to woman- hood and who participated in the gaieties at the White House last Wednesc was born and rafsed. It was from Nebraska that Mrs. Willard took her sister some four years ago to place her In the best schools ot Chicago, and today the young woman gives promise of being one of the western country's best planistes. Mrs. Willard's name will be recalled by many Nebraskauns, her late husband, D. B Willard, belng at one time editor of the Sherman County Times. It will be re- membered by the readers of The Bee that | Mr. Willard was assassinated in Loup City in 1887, the victim of a bitter political war- | tare, waged on his part as republican |against a ring of money lenders and cor- ruptionists. His contest cost him his life. On regaining her poise and composure afior the terrible tragedy Mrs, Willard assumed charge of her husband's paper and for a year or more couducted it euccessfully, | Afterward she went to Lincoln, where she was given a position as enrolling clerk in the senate, George D. Meiklejohn being then lieutenant governor. Her work as a newspaper woman at- tracted wide attention, and as a result she was made manager of the Western Newspa- per Union in Chicago, with a large roll of employes to look after. Not proving physic- ally strong enough for wo great a bufden she was placed in charge of the advertls- ing department of the same firm. At the end of four years of unceasing effort she left Chicago and went to Europe in Janu- |ary, 1893. After a vear's travel on the continent she wAs luvited to London by Lady Henry Somerset and the late Miss Frances B. Willard. For a year and a half Mrs. Willard was managing editor of Lady Henry's weekly newspaper and editor of her monthly publication, with fall charge of the publishing department, and her lite | {in the world's metropolis was full of bril- liancy, coming In contact with the most noted men and women of the day Succens Is Pron Her success was most pronounced until stricken down by illuess, which forced her to return to America. After her recovery, which was exceadingly slow, the republican national committee at the Chicago head- quarters gave Mrs. Willard a commanding | position as a correspondent and office secre- tary, being associated side by side with Mrs. Ellen Foster of Washington, Mrs. Julia B. Shattuck of Illinois, Mrs. Chase | and Miss Boswell of New York, and after the ciose of the campaign and the election of the late President McKinley Mrs, Wil- | lard came to Washingtom: It would be difficult to describe a more varled and successful career than Mrs. Willard's has been. Taken to Nebraska as a child, her parents poor, all advantages limited, Mrs. Willard is almost wholly selt- taught, and yet she is consldered a well edu- cated woman. L 8he ¥uows ploneer lite in all its phades from drouth, grasshoppers, panfcs, Indians and such visitations as seemed to almost blight hope in the early days of Nebraska. Mrs. Willard knows: politics, affairs, books, men and women. She has not only long since been an active newspaper woman, but has been, and s, a club woman with a great fund of information relative to wom- an’s work, both social and industrial. In Washington Mrs. Willard's home 1s with Mrs, Cushman K. Davis, the two women having been mutually attracted a long time ago, and here they propose re- maining, Mrs. Davis having purchased a home on § street, wherein she has placed her lares and penates, her art treasures | and her distinguished husband's books. SLIGHT GAIN IN MONEY METAL Gold and Silver States and Alaska Last Year. Production of in WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The preliminary estimate of Mr. Roberts, the director of the mint, on production of gold and silver in the United States during the calendar year 1901 Indicates only a slight gain over the production of the preceding year. The yleld of Alaska fell off by about $1,000,000. Colo- rado made a slight gain In gold and the other producers were nearly stationary. The yield of tliver exceeded that of the previous year by 2,000,000 fine ounces. The total number of ounces of fine gold le 3,- 880,678, of the value of $80,228,800. The number of fine ounces of silver produced was 59,658,788, having a commercial value of $35,702,200. The colnage valuo of the silver Is appréximately $77,000,000. HEATING BOILER EXPLODES Wrecks Five-Story Residence and Se- riously Injures Colored Butler, WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The explosion of | a boller connected with the heating appar- tus in the basement of the handsome five- story residence of Bealer Howard today seriously damaged the house and may re- sult in loss of life. The shock of the ex- plosion was felt throughout the immediate nelghborhood and the house was badly wrecked. Willlam Foegus, the colored but- ler, who was attending the fires under the boller at the time of the explosion, was trightfully scalded and badly cut about the hands and face. His condition s crit- | ical. A rough estimate of the damage places it at $10,000 or more. PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VE ANS, Remembered by the Government. War Survivors Gener: WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—(Speclal.) following pensions have been granted Issue of December 14: Nebraska' Increase, Restoration, Relssue, Ete.—Edward J. Naugle, Wayne, $5; Walter | 8. Leake, Elm Creek, $1: Original \\ Tdows, o/ Lydin T, Morgan, Lincoin, $5; Chatles M. Bhankiin (fAther). Cralehton. $15 " Wap ith” Spaln—Harriet ‘1. Andrews, Boatrice 2 Towa: Ab ‘The X Original- er, §6; George B Sranklin N, Faton, ease, Restoration, ham H. Bute, Ivos- , Cedar Raplds, $10; Des Mo \nt, 16, n- Reissue, Ete.~Mitchell Nilles, Ballyclough. $5. Lafayett: Dains, Lansing, $8; Riley H, Wolcott, Bodtord, 12 Hitlew . Parker, Busscy, &4 Henry Haoger. | Ticonte,” $6; John Van'Sickle (deceased), xn'-u«n.-m 312 Orlginal Widows, Eic Phébe A, Vin Bickle, Chesterfield, $5; Ma A. Sparks, Low Angeles. 38 Mary ( Norman, Moville, 88 Victoria M Guithr Woodward, 35 I u (speclal ne’ crued December 17 s 3 South Dakota Origin; Widows, Addle 1. Russeil, Deadwood, $5 Colorado: Original, War with Spain—John F. Marker, Denver, $17. Increase, Restor. tion, Relssue, Ete.—~Henry “l)llurli Rhone, t N ta: Increase, Restoration, Marshall J. Akins, Portland, North glesue, Ety IMPLEMENT DEALERS MEET Annual Convention of Nebraska-Iowa Asse- ciation Opens Taesday, OVER A THOUSAND DELEGATES COMING Among the Important Be R Business Will of Nattonal n of Implement port on Progre; Federnt Denlers. The men who know all about everything that a farmer uses are arriving at Omaha hotels for the eloventh annual convention of the Nebraska and Western lowa Im- plement Dealers' assoclation, which opens tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock and will continue through the forenoons of Shree days, with night sessions probable. No af- ternoon sessions are to be held, it being the purpose this year to give those in at- tendance more time to visit among them- selves and make purchases of goods from the Omaha jobbers. The attendance is ex- pected to be between 1,000 and 1,200, though probably not more than 400 will be mem- bers of the agsoctation E The Tuesday morning program indludes an address of welcome, but no response, as the association will be rushed fortime. 1t Includes also the president’s annual ad dress, the report of the secretary and trens- uret and the appointment of committees, Wednesday forenoon L. J. Blowers will make a report on the progress of the Na- tlonal Federation of Retall Implement and Vehicle Dealers’ associations, of which the Nobtuska-lowa organization is a membe T | Mr. Blowers 1s a director in the federation and {8 preparing a report, but President 1. R. Moses of Great Bend, comes, as expected, Mr to him. Other it Former Kan, Blowers will defer features for Wednesday forenoon are a paper by Mr. Coleman. of McCook,. Neb., on “Management of Retail Implement Businss in Nebraska,” and mis cellaneous business, Election of om Thursday morning will be taken grievance mittees will be unfinished care of, (he report committee and of other will be heard and there elected a president to sucteed ' N, Tat Maloney of Essex, fa., a vice president to succeed Andrew Jensen of Minden, Neb., and directors to succeed Gus Babson, Seward, Neb., H. 1’ Shumway, Wakefiold, Neb., and L. J. Blow- id City, Neb. The successor to J. aughlin, Cralg, Neb., as secretary and treasurer will be selected by the ex- ccutive board at a session which Imme- diately follows the comvention. For the elective offfcers no names have been gen- erally mentioned yet and may not be until time for the nomiuating committee to make up Its slate. The plan of holding sessions of the con- ventlon in the forenoons only is new with this association, though tried and found satistactory by some others. Its adoption was decided on by the board at a meeting in Lincoln the week of the state fair. Even- ing sesslons are not of the program, but the amount of business to be transacted may necessitate them. Last year an effort was made to get the jobbers to close their catablishments durlng the hours of the convention, but this they found impractic- able because of the many customers who camo on the convention excursion rate of & fare and a third, but not to attend the meeting. The result was that the jobbers were entertaining and showing stock while the business of the convention was on and the attendance ut the latter was cut down. This has caused some little feeling in some quarters, it is sald, but the officers, re- memberiog the unmpleasant friction at a similar convention dn Des Mofnes, are making particular effort to bring about perfoct harmony before the conventfon s called. business of the com- rk for Grlevance Boarsd During the convention other differences will be taken up and disposed of as rap- ldly as possible by the griovance committee. Whenhever an appenl is taken from its de- ciston the matter goes before the asso- clation and if a second appeal is taken it goes before the federation, where it Is settled. The federation, though only a lit- tle more than a year old, is said to be a Rrowing power, its executive board having already had: three fruitful conferences with the Jarge manufacturers. There is now strong talk of the federation employing a speclal representative to do nothing but adjust differences, At the last convention of the association it ‘was tacitly agreed that this one should be held in December, and in answer to the eriticlsm of its course in changing the date to January, the usual month, the board ex- plains that it has found that the. best at- tendance could not be obtained until after the invoicing days were over. The assoolation itself han a working wembership of about 500, but the attendance here last year was 1,200 and Is expected to be equalled if not exceeded this year, Every large manufacturing firm has special representatives here, and while the Iler Grand s announced as the headquarters of the officers, other hotels are caught in the tide of business and parlors and sample rooms are full of implement displays. ‘ 'WAY BACK AND SIT DOWY \ Origin of n Phrase Now Popular in Music and Politics. “The popular phrase ‘Go 'way back and sit down, has been credited to many sources,” sald a music publisher to a New York Sun reporter, “but the true story has never been printed. “One night about a year ago several col- ored sports gathered In a saloon in the Tenderloin owned by a negro and patronized chiefly by men of his own race. In the party were Smithy, the tenor, and Bully, the tout. Smithy came from the west and dressed In the helght of fashion, while Bully's home was in the south. “Bully “had bad quite a turn of fll- luck and his attire suffered in consequence. Smithy began kidding him about it. Finally Bully got angry. He sized Smith up from head to foot for a few seconds and then salled in. “'Yo' am er .dude, yo' am, he began contemptiously. ‘Yo' done come 'round here an’ try t' lit de folks know dat yo' am livin' on Easy street, “‘Don’t yo' fink, man, dat dem horses am a gwine t' run fo' yo' in- de snow dis winter. Yo' ain't no ateel rod. Yo' kin Eit broke. * ‘Bay, nigger, do yo' see dat chalr yon- der by dat stove? Take mah advice n' go ‘'way back an' sit down, an' w'en yvo' git dere stay dere an' don't come back no more t'night. Understand, honey?' “Smithy did go 'way back and sit down | and was not heard of the rest of the night Al Johns, a colored musiclan, who was present, thought the phrase was unique and the next day he told Elmer Bowman, & negro song writer, about it, “Johns thought it would make a good title for a song, so Bowman wrote some verses which Johns put te music. In the story of the song Bowman stuck to (he incldents that took place in the saloon that night, and when the song was published it at once became popular. “The phrase was used a good deal by the opposite ‘political parties in the last campalgn BACON CONTROVERSY AGAIN Shakespenrean Dispute More Roges in the London Once Preas. by Press Publishing Co.) (New York World Ca Telegram.)—The Bacon- ntroversy s raging furiously correspondence columns As a result of W. H. Mallock's champlonship of Mrs. Gallup's biliteral clpher. Sidney Leo and other noted Shakesperean commentators overwhelm the Gallup theory with scorn, but other investigators have unearthed many coincidences of thought and expres- slon between Bacon and Shakespeare, some almost identical in language. Theso are not held, of course, to support the Gallup theory, but undoubtedly prove that ofther {one or the other shamelessly plagiarized the other's ideas Edward 111 of England borrowed £3,000,- 000 ($16,000,000) in 1340 from Florentine bankers, which money has never been pald Holt Schooling, a famous actuarfal expert, calculates that at 1 per cent compound interest the dobt now amounts to £771,- 000,000,000, while at . 10% per cent, the interest at which the lean was made, the debtamounts to £60,000,000,000,000,000, 000, more money than the world has ever seen The carl of Yarmouth will return to New York soon with the American rights of a children’s play, entitled The Man Who | 8tole the Castle.” 1t was played last winter snd has been played thie winter at the Garrick theater with succéss. Yarmonth intends to present this one-act plece in the vaudevillo theater. Lydian West, who re- cently delighted New York's gilded youth, | will be assoclated with Yarmouth in the | venture. Lord Curzon of Kedlesfon has achieved the rare distinction for an Indian viceroy of winning a grateful acknowledgment of his administration from the Indian national congress, the informal wative parllament, On the other hand, his fearless removal of abuses of the parllament offiefaldom and curtailing othar mutoeracy have mado him detested by Anglo-Indian offcialdom Mrs. Arthur Paget, who has heen abroad, | 11 for many months, wiil return to Eng- land next week from Paris in order to join the duke and duchess of Devenshire's house party at Chatsworth, arranged to meet the prince and princess of Walos, Mrs, Pagot was speclally invited, as she Is a favorito with the prince of Wales and always fs | told off to amuse him when they stay in the pame house, PUBLIC GAMING IN BELGIUM 1a Urged to W n Assent to the nin. (Copyright, 190 LONDON, Jan blegram—Speclal Shakespeare tn the Time King Leo) 1902, by Press Publishing Co ) BRUSSELS, Jan (New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—Kling Leo pold, at present on the Riverla, is being powerfully influenced to withhold his assent 10 @ bill presented by both the Bolglan Sen ate and Chamber of Deputies, forbiading public gaming in Belgium, emler do Desmet de Noeyer hae gone to Cannes to consult the king. The Ostend gambling casino already has closed ite doors. This 1s sald to be temporary, but It is believed to be permanent. The suppression of the gaming tables at Ostend, Namur, Spa and Dinant has been followed by the springing up of a large number of private gambling places. The removal of public facilities confines the gambling to professlonals and the com- paratively limited number of population who will gamble under any circumstances. Abandon nns of T OAKLAND, Cal, Jdn. 5—Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army, who was called here by the illness of his'wife, Consul Emmn Hooth-Tucker, hus an nounced that he will temain Kere unti] his wife can be safely removed to New York All plans with regard to the consul's part in the tour of the United States are aband- oned. 1t is belleved that the national con- gress of officers to take place In New York will also be abandoned. Bryan Speaks at Harva CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 5.—Hon. lam J. Bryan will bo ‘the guest of Harvard ualon next Saturday | ppenk in the lving room in fs speech will '} Conquering Natlon, non-partisun (Copyright Wil- the will and will entireiy P T — Clgars Get Seaniek, New York Tlmes: been in th quent int. boxes of our (roops have friends among have at fre- with mem- who was and is now “1 have the far do not se without the Sam's fighting ) nded at I Can he retired list, to a r 1 to prefer the tobacc east to the domestic brand how 1 could now get al fragrant Manllas “Recently 1 1 clgars,” he cont sad disappointme to me to be entire one after anothe not be smoked. sulted a well known fobacconist gltuation was no problem to him. promptly fold me to lay the clgars aside for a few weeks, after which I would find them all right. 'He was correct. When | sought an explanation the tobacconist us- sured me fn il serlousness that the cigars had been seasick from the voyage Across the Pacific and needed rest. have since learned,” added the officer “that winex and llquors are affected in i similar man ocean shipment. Dr. Lyon’s ERFECT Tooth Powder AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY. Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century, learn celved ued, t a rhipment of “but ‘they proved a In fact, they secmed worthless, | puffed at . but they simply In despair AMUSEMENT BOYD'S— TONIGHT. THE PRIDE TUESDAY NiGHTww || OF JENNICO ~——THE GREAT ROMANTIC DRAMA-— Prices: Zc, 50, $1.00———ee WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY~The Mu- slerd Comedy Succoss— YA RUNAWAY GIRL." With Arthur Dunn and Compan Prices: Mat, 2ic, e, 7oc, $1. Night, e, $1, $1.60. Woodward & Burges Maunage of Fift P LIEPHONE 1531 Matinees Wednesday, Saturday ‘and day, 2i16. Every evening, 8 HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE Clayton White, Marie Btewary and Com- pany, 1t Midgiey and Carlisle, Al Per il and Violette, Ciusteilut and Hall and the Kinodrome. = [irst 4 teur Show, Baturday night, Uanuary 11, Sun- Miaco! 'sTrocadero " NEE AN =10 Entire \\u k, Including Baturda PAN-AMERICAN IDEALS CLEPHONE 2809 2 Comedy, Burlesque, Vaudeville—The Hest ke Ever—Two Shows Dajly e ke 1t you I ile. 8 e, ~FIRST TIM 7.} N Y — —RICE & BAIHUA\ UAIETY CO, e i