Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 31, 1902, Page 2

the game, but weiare not represented by, men of that kifid, (We will get what we de- tanded at Arst or nothing. The final set- tlement must ultimately come right here in Omaha, and 1t must come pretty quick, too, or the Southern Pacific and Northwestern wil be. tied up.” Thirty-five of the st#fke breakers returned to Omaba Tuesday, after having spent holidays at their homes. No mew importa- tions have been made and the forces in the shops are gradually dwindling down. There was & rumor that the company had dis- charged its guards, but this is denfed. It 18 #ald to be a fact, however, that many of the guards are leaving of thelr own accord and that this force, too, is now very small. Word Comes to Loeal Men, Martin Douglas, secretary of the local lodge of bollermakers, received a telegram last night from President Ed Kennedy con- taining the same information conveyed in the Wilson message and the remarks of President McNefl as quoted above. The blacksmiths also recelved a telegram from Presidenit Slocum to the same. effect. The men here say their -representatives will stand firm for every demand contained in the original ultimatum, with an addi- tional |demand for more wages than were pald at the outset of the strike. They deciare that as other roads throughout the country are constantly increasing their em- ployes’ pay, the Unfon Pacific should do so, too, and that it will bhave to before this strike 18 disposed of. PROSPERITY KILLS FUSION Congressnian Neville A s Oalamity Party In in Hard Lines at Present, . ST. LOUIS, Dec. #0.—According to Con- gressman Willlam Neville, representing the Sixth Nebraska congressional district, and whose home s at North Platte, just so long as that wtate s ip its present prosperous condifon the fusion party can mever hope igs. M. Neville, who s & fusionfst, refused . to Be a candidate for re- election last, fall because of this fact. As 10Bg as things remain as satisfactory as they Afe in my &eotion of the country it for a fuslonist to run. I think that WilliAm J. Bryan is a possible candi- date fof (he presidency in the next national campalgn,’" sald Congressman Neville, who is at the New St, James hotel. “Reports which have been geperally published stat- ing that two-thirds of the land entries on publi¢ domain were fraudulent and made by hirelings of cattlemen-is false. There has been a great deal of homesteading in Nebraska In recent years. ‘Some of the s tlers have found It impossible to make a lving on the land and they have left, sell- ing their rights to cattlemen. This {8 per- fectly right and legal.” Judge Neville is accompanied by his wite and daughter. They are enroute to Wash- ington, having spent several weeks at Hot Springs, Ark., in hopes of benefiting the health of the cqngressman. GOLDEN JUBILEE IS CLOSED of Deepest . Character. PITTSBURG, Dec. 30.—With solemn high pontifical mass the services which concluded the golden - jubilee of t slonist Fath of the United Stat begun this morping at 10:30. Right Rev. Bishop Richard Phelan, D. D., of Pittsburg and Right Rev. Bishop John W. Shanahan of Harrisburg were placed upon the throue. Right Rev. Leo Hald, O..8. B, D., vicar apostolic of North Carolina, was cele- brant. After the gospel Rev, D. 8. Phelan, LL. D., editor of the Western Watchman of St. Louls, dellvered a sermon “The ‘Work of the Lalty in the Church.” At the conclusion of the mass very Rev. Father John, C. P., read the papal briefs concerning the plenary Indulgence and other blessings from Leo XIII for those who attended the jubllee. ‘The last service of the jubllee took place when solemn pontifical ves. pers, benediction and te deum were cele- brated. Bishop Shanahan was on the throne and the celebrant of vespers, bene- diction and te deum was Bishop Phelan of this city. He was assisted by Rev. Thomas ‘W. Rosensteel. The sermon, “Motives of Gratitude,” was by very Rev. Jehn, C. P., chancellor eral. ‘The Passionist fathers were the chanters in capes. WHOLE WESTERN HEMISPHERE Is Now Included as Participants te Fortheoming Louisians Pur- chase Exposition. -— ' BT. LOUIS, Deo. 30.—President Francis of the Loulsiand Purchase exposition today recelved thllvfl.‘; cablegram from Commissi Lewis, now in Brasil: will officlally accept. President #sk appropriation $250,000. Further @s s0on as obtained. Impor- nce tomorrow." ce of this news lies in the 's acceptance practically completes entire western hemisphe The undes received now include independent’ power from Alaska to Pata- will 1nf tant The s fact that ive committee today approved the department of sculpture ua. the chief of sculpture, Mr. plan provides for an expendi- ,800 ‘upon the sculptural decora- permanent Dbulldings. The pro- . & grand total of sculp- tural decoration for the grounds of $277,370. FIRE_RECORD. 4. Ofl Plant is Destroyed. BAYONNE, N, J., Dec. 80.—A fire that late last night in a plant of the Oll company at Conmstable Hook oy after a hard fight. The offi- Ahe company sald they could not as yet estimate the loss. Wire ln Collewe Hall, VALPARAISO, ‘tadl.,: Dec. 50.—East Hall, belonging to the Valparaisd ‘college, was almost destroyed by fire early today. The 150 students got out safely. The loss is 16,000, , J. C.'Walker uxl'y wnnnnen‘ will all, GORHAM SILVER POLISH toits form is free from waste no injurious ingredient REBELS START “NEW [STATE Kan-Fow-Fu Oolleots 100,000 Men and Sets Up as a Raler, CHINESE FORCE CANNOT DETHRONE HIM Tale of & New M Man Dynasty in Budget of News Brought from the Orfent by, Steamers Reaching Victoria. VICTORIA, B, €., Dec: 30.-~8teamer Glen- ogle, from the Offent; brings ;news that the disaster in the Hafhth colliery Was not %0 bad as reported, & majority of the 391 imprisoned miners baving bewn’ rescued. United States ship Oregon' arkived at Yokohama December 21, aftef & very rough passage from San Francisco, 'All its boats were lost and the sormy seas Which swept its decks carried away all the deck gear, resulting in the death of dne man. It was ordered into dock. Lieutenant Hido of the Japanese infantry has invented an aufbmatic pistol which will fire eighty cartridges & minute, The fange is more than 1,008 meters. The iavention has been taken over by the Japanese’ gov- ernment. The Japatese budget for 1903 has been submitted to thé- Diet. The revenue for the year is 253,537 yen and expénditure 240,648,971 yen. The balance of 13,754,666 yen has been set asido for rallway cone struction and extraordinary expenditure. An estimate of 99,360,670 yen is made to spread over eleven years for tHe maval ex- pansion program. Japanese papers print dispatches from Pekin that the imperial government has recelved dispatches from General Temo, in Moukdon, saying that Kan Fok Fu, a rebel leader, has collected a force mumbering 100, Koto, north of Shirkiang and that the rebels have erected fortifiétidng, coined money and created ‘4 new ¥fhte. General Teao says the imperial, efvic and military officers In Moukden are powerless to deal with the rebels. - s Steamer’ Iyo Maru. of the Hayk line reached port this afternoon with 5,000 tons of general cargo for the Uniteft States, It brought fiews of & ‘tragedy following a riot of Chinese coolles detaimed &t Singapore in immigrant sheds. Two of the ponel ‘were captured and held by the Chinese on the top floor ot the imrigrant depot and when the police attempted to rescue them the Chinese fired upon them, killing two and“wounding one: Thirty Chinese were wouhded before the police were rescued, —di Y THREATEN TO_ASSAIL Military OMcer Awailt Signal from Tung Fuh ang to Uphold Dowager. _ PEKIN SHANGHAI, Dec. 80.—A military officer has arrived here from Kan-8u province to secure manitions of war and suppliep for the commander of the lmperial forces, He reports that all the imperfal troops en- listed in Kan-Su, together With a majority of the Mohammedans there, aré only await- ing Tung Fuh Siang’s signal to marelr on Pekin, expel foreigners and uphold the dowager empress. * Prince Tuan is expected to cp-operate with Tung Fuh Slang with a force of Mon« golians. G PEKIN, Dec. 30.—The missionaries in the Stan Fun reglon have been ofelally moti- fled to be prepared to ledve 1f mecewsarys ‘It ¥ recommended that theé womien-and icl dren be sent,to safe ppris. ARRESTED ON UGLY GHAfiflE Secretary-Treasurer and Bookkeeper Are Accused of Jussling Figures, NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Williy B. Gridley, & lawyer of Syracuse, ahd Ednh Ranney, a | bookkeeper, also of Syracuse, haye been ar- rested, the former bere amd the latter at Syracuse. Gridley “Wi§ sectdtary-treas- urer and Edna Ranney the bookkeeper of the National Mercantile agency of 'this clty. ’ The complainant fa- Cotnellus ' Van Cott, postmaster and presidenit ‘of the company, who charges that Gridley, a8 sécretary- treasurer, lssued worthless papers und pre- valled upon Mr. Van Cott, as president, to sign them, the paper belnk of no financial value. Gridley, with the assistance and co-operation of the Ranney woman, in her capacity of bookkeeper, had false entries made in the books, it is alleged. In this manner the books of the com- pany, instead of showing a balance of $18,000, in round figures, to the credit of the postmaster, showed a debit on his part of §2,000. R OSSIFIED WOMAN IS DEAD lla Ewing, Who for Ten Years Has Been Turning to Bone, ROME, N. Y., Dec. 30.—Miss Stella Ewing, one of the ossified women, who for ten years have been living wopders to physiclans and scientists, died today, aged 39 years. ‘ At an early ago she was affioted with to- | flammatory rheumatism, which iclans failed to relieve. At the age ug she lost the use of her limbs and eminelit spe- clalists said she was gradually turfitng to bone. / During the last ten years of her 'life Miss Ewing was totally blind ‘and unable to Move & muscle. A sister, Mrs. Emima Ewing-Palmer, is affiicted in the same manner. o FIGHT DUEL TO THE DEATH Attaches of Theater at Hobart, Okla- homa, Indulge in a Bloody Quarrel. GUTHRIB, Okl., . 30.—As a_fesult of & quarrel Albert McLean and® Willlam Wolfe, attaches of the Ph theater at Hobart, fought & duel with re- 0d both'sere shot. wounds resulted in his death. McLesn will recover. He is under arrest. SHOT BY - TWO - FOOTPADS Kansas City Man Dend us ¥He mivant of Fight with Men, y ; a tussle last night with two highwdymen at Kansas City, Kan. ‘Wells was shot through the lungs while running from the holdup men, who escaped. — RUNS IITU.AL OPEN SWITCH Several Members of Crew Reported Killed fun & Wreek on the Momon. T e % QUINCY, Ind,, Dec. 80.—A through freight train on the Monon ran into an open switch this morning and several of the crew are of stock were badly damaged. LONDON, Dee. 30.—The Hamburg Cham- ber of Commerce bas published its annual report of the commercial situation in Ger- many. It comments with regret on the continu- ance of a condition of aconomic depression, condemns the protectionist demands of the agrarians and asserts that an unfavorable conjuncture has been gravely accentuated by the uncertainty prevailing in regard to the future commercial treaties. Concluding its review of the situation, the chamber esses an energetic appeal to the German press to refrain from attacks on Great Britain and urges that in an economie respect, and especlally in regard to its col- onles, Great Britain must continue to be the model which Germany should strive to imi- tate. BELGIAN SOLDIERS DO RIOTING Shoot Up the Town of Namur and Dis- perse Burgom: and His Loeal Constabul er NAMUR; Belgium, Dec. 30.—There has been trouble between soldiers and eivilians here recently and several clashes have oc- curred. Matters reached a climax tonight, when a number of Lancers started to act riot- ously. They broke windows in houses on several streeis The police and gendarmes appeared on the scene, but were unable to suppress the disorder, and several of them were wounded. The burgomaster has sent in a requisition for troops to control the situation. All shops here are shut. CANNIBALISM IN NEW GUINEA Natives Are Starving and it s Be- lleved Appetite for Human Flesh sed Murder of Foreigners. SYDNEY N. 8.'W., Dec. 30.—Advices re- ceived here from New Guinea says two European prespectors have been mur- dered, as well as many other persons. It feared that the drouth has caused the natives to resort to cannibalism. Thousands are starving or subsisting on roots. Twenty-five natlves were recently killed in a tribal fight. MUST PAY ON GOLD BASIS Trouble is Anticipated with Ch! Over Payment of January In- demnity Installment, PARIS, Dee. 30.—Confirmation was ob- tained here today in dispatches from the consuls at Shanghal to the forelgn minis- ters here of the report that the viceroy at Shln“l has refused to pay the January instalifient of the indemnity on a gold b owing to the recent great fall in the price of silvér. The ministers will insist on the payment being made on the gold bas| Germany Orders Battleships. BERLIN, Dec. 30.—The naval budget for 1903 provi for laying down immediately two battleships, one armored cruiser, two small cruisers and five torpedo boats. These constructions are within the regular naval program. Two battleships now building will"¥e ‘fiitihéd Th 1905 threé siall crulsers wijl be finishod in 1904. . These are of the enlarged Gazelle type and wil have a steaming radius of 5,000 knots.+ During 1902 four battleships, one armored cruiser and one gunboat were commissioned. ‘Willlam Plensed Over Cable. BERLIN, Dec. 30.—BEmperor Willlam has telegraphed, 'to Max Guileaume of the North German Sea Cable works of Stettin as follows: “I have learned with special pleasure of the launching of the first cable shi buflt at a German shipyard and I expres: in conmection with the North German At- lantic cable the hope that it will con- tribute : toward - strengthening more and more the good relations between Germany. and the United States." Fav German Bishops. ROME, Dec. 30.—Herr P. P, Capensl member of the German Reichstag and presi- dent of the St. Raphael Society for the Pro- tection of German Immigrants in Ameriea, who for ten years has been agitating in favor of the appointment of Ger ec- clesiastics to minister to German Catholics 1s again actively urg- ing the vatican to appoint German bishops wherever the German element predomi- Memorial to Jai LONDON, Dec. 30.—Andrew Carnegle has notified the provost of Greenock, Scotland, that he s prepared to give 350,000 to e & memorial to James Watt, in recognition of his engineering achievements, or Mr. Carnegle will head a movement in America to raise a large fund, which, in confunc- tion with sums raised in Great Britain, will provide for a more extensive scheme of commemoration. austrian Prem Resigns. ‘VIENNA, Dec. 30.—The Ausirian premier, Mr. von Koerber, was recelved fn a nee by Emperor Francis Joseph today and ten- dered his resignation, but his majesty de- clined to accept it. *The emperor subse- quently presided at a conference betweon Dr. von Koerber and the Hungarian premier, Solomon de Szell, at which the situation was considered. For Governing the Poles. BERLIN, Dec. 30.—Emperor Willlam and Chancellor von Buelow are considering the establishment of a separate cabinet posi- tion for the administration of t Polish provinces, thus enabling the government to concentrate Polish affairs in & single office and secure uniformity and consistemcy in the administrative policy. fehooner is Overdue. VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 30,.—Three of the four Japanese sealing schooners which hunted in Bering sea have returned to Hakodats, The fourth, Tenyu Maru, is overdue and probably has been lost with all on board. . Miles Goes to Siberia. PEKIN, Dec. 30.—General Miles, who started for Siberia yesterday, will viait the Buropean capitals béfore salling for the United It-llll,' Treaty is Approved. " RIO JANEIRO, DN!‘ 30.—The protocol of the extradition ‘treaty between Brazil and| the United States has unanimously passed both houses. —_——— Te Reorgnuize Raflroad. ke s domuicad sonm) AP%is: ul n . Zanesville & Clncinna rflfnfi and will o sauge l.!!:“ to v it and chai 8, mterirban ine The" Ohlg River & estern Rallway company will be the new name of the corpora TO CURE A COLD E DAY Take Laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets. AN druggiets refund the money If it falls to eure. B W. Grove's signature is on each box. 36e. In the Expantion of Every Line of Business, "Says Bradstreet. UNPARALLELED ADVANCE EVERYWHERE To Say Ex Year Was Best Country Has femeed Does Not Sugwest rmons Strides United States Took in All Calli NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Bradstreet's ro- view of the business year, to be issued Sat- urday next, will have the following: To say that 1902 was the best year this gountry has ever.expeHenced, while truth- ful enough fn the main, does not suggest fully the enormous strides which the Unlted States took in the year just cl b Practically every ranch of ordinary trade and manufacture shows an Increase above the best of previous years and yet this im- menso enlargement of output was not suf- ficlent of fiself to satisfy the growing, it | might be even termed in o, demand for all grades of materials., In many cases the usual forelgn outlets for our products was, perforce, neglected b American producers, who confinéd thefr ef- forts to supplying 'insistent domestic de- mand, while in others forelgn production was called upon to reinforoe domestic out- put with the result that new currents and channels were created In our foreign trade. Our export trade, therefore, shrunk, while our jmports expanded fo unprece: dented figures. The raliroads of the coun- try, in their efforts to handie the business offered them suffered as never before from Songestion, and complaint of interference with production and distribution of the products of the farm and the loom was practically universal. Universal unrest wis naturally marked as it always is in times elther of prosperity or of depression, and serious disorganiza- tion of the countfy's basic industri o= sulted for a time. In many cases, how. ever, resort (o extremes wad avolded or rendered unnecessary by ilberal recogni- tion, by changes {n the manner of living, and it {s safe to say that two men obtained higher wages, or had thelr working time reduced without resorting to strikes for short crops t, but not but des- ock market operations were only about one-half thowe of 1001, bank eclearings, those usually rellable guides of business, (showed aggregates ual to the hitherto unheard of s accomplished with a mini- mum of ffictior, as reflected in the form of business embarrassmeénts, GOODNOW iS UNDER CHARGES American Consul Ge! at fh is Alleged to Have Dema: Excensive Fees, WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—John Goodnow, United States comsul general at Shanghal, has been made the object of formal attack by the American assoclation at Shanghal, and the charges will be duly investigated. The principal charge 1s connected with | the transfer from the Chinese to the Amer- fcan flag of a vessel. It s alleged that the consul general charged excessive fees for his part in the transfer. Again it is charged that he refused to perform his duty in erdefing & court of inquiry to examine Into the facts connected with the wheck of the ship. Mr. Goodnow has put in a vigorous de- fense, asserting that the first charge, based prineipally on the afdavit of a Chinaman, s untrue. Tq the second he repiies that not appfoached by any authorized person to order the court, It Is understood that when the State department comes to the questions of f{ssue being mainly 6t fact, it will refer the mat- tef To the United States legation at Pekin for ‘examinatfofi” aifd report. an A CTl TO PROTECT. THE SAILORS Govern: W t Wil Not Land Veasels Gambling Resorts Are Allewed to Exiat. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—The Navy de- partmefit will idopt herolc measures to protect the cnlisted men at the Puget Sound navy yard, near Setttle, from the evil’ Influences which exist at Bremerton. An- official report received today from Rear Admiral Yates Sterling, in command of the yard, detail deplorable e of affairs in Bremerton and Acting Secretary of-the Navy Darling today issued an order which ‘will have the eftect of keeping naval vessels away from that station in the future until the nulsance is abated. Gambling resorts and disorderly houses, the report says, flourish just outside the yards, especially when one of the war vessels is in port, and as the government has no other means of protecting the men from the attendant evils it was declded to force the local authorities to take action by keeping ships away from the yard, WHIPPING POST FOR STRIKERS That is Puonishment Which Chi Ju Tmposes on Engineer Who Quit to Force Wages Up. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. ~Punishment of 100 blows and two w imprisonment was the sentence of a Shanghai court in a recent case of an engineer who left his em- ployers without due notice. Because other employes of the company profited by an advance of wages in which the engineer was omitted, the defendant, in company with seven other enginees notice of their intention to leav sition which was upheld by th Warrants are out for the ot SHIRAS PREPARES TO RETIRE ‘Wil Resign Some Time During Win- ter and Judge Taft is Talked of ®s His Successor, WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Justice Shiras of the supreme court of the United Btates will retire some time during the present winter. The date has not been fixed and cannot be until certain cases have been argued, and other cases which have been set for rehearing have been disposed of. Mr. Shiras, however, will retire during the present session of congress in order that his successor may be named before adjournment, Among those named as probable suc- cessor is W H. Taft, civil governor of the Philippines. * Against Public P WASHINGTON, Dee. 30. sloner of patents has rendered a decision announcing that it is against public policy for the office to lend its sanction to the use of the president’s name by registering any trade-mark therefor without his ex- press consent. More Buftale for Yellowstone. WASHINGTON, Déc. 30.—The govern- meat has purchased four more buffalo from & private herd in ldaho for stocking the Yellowstotie National park. The herd in the park now numbers about forty-five. Techuieal Pgvers Are Read. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—The various segtions of the American Assocliation for the Advancement of Sclence held largely attended meetings this morning, at which Ppapers of & techuical nature were read. CROPS OF THE UNITED STATES in and Department of Bulletin Showing the Yields, ues WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Final returns to the satisfaction of the Department of Agri- culture from regular and special corres- pondents, supplemented by reports of spe- cial fleld agents, show the acreage, prodic- tion and value of the principal farm crops of the United States in 1902 to have been a8 follows: Corn average: tlon, 2,629,648.513 L 190, Winter when roduction, ecember 1, 1902, 3208727475 Spring wheat average Acres, 17,620,908, production, 4,342 busnews; farm value, $156, 406,642, Oats average: Acres, 20633,144; tlon, 7842712 bushels! farm value cember 1, 1602, $303,684,55 Barley average: Acres, 4.861,063; produ 023 h\l*g:ll. farm value Decem- Acres, 94,043,613; produce bushels: farm value De- 9. A ¢ average: 411,758,066 o8, 28,681,426 farm val produ Dy Acres, 1,97850; production, 33,680,302 bushels; farm value December 1, 1902, '$17,080,793. Buckwheat average: duction, 14,509,770 bushe cember 1, 1902, $5,654,704, Potatoes average: Acres tlon, 284.082,787 bushels; far ber 1, 1902, $134,111,436. Hay average: Acres, 89,825,227; production, 73 tons; farm value December 1, 1902, 036,364, Tobacco average: Acres, 1,0 roduc- tlon, §21.823,93 pounds; farm valué Decem- ber 1, 1002, '$80,472,606. Flaxseed average: | duetion, 29,284,880 814,661, Acres, SM,880; pr i farm value De- 87; produ. ué Decem- Acres, 3,73 ushels; farm CABINET SESSION iS BRIEF President Castro’'s Reply to Proposal for Arbl on is Not Yet Recetved. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Today's meet- ing of the cabinet was brief, the session | conieuming less than half an hour. All the members, excepting Secretary Shaw, who 1s in New York, were present. The president and his advisers exchanged felicitations upon the results of the last year's administration and looked forward | with hopeful anticipation to the events of | the new year. | Becretary Hay had little new to pre- | sent to the cabinet on'the Venezuelan | toreign affairs, hope and expectation of the president and | his advisers that upon the recelpt of Presi- | dent Castro’s reply to the arbitration | proposition the allies will agree to raise the blockade established by them over Venezuelan ports. Such action, In the | view of this government, would place the question {n controversy in excellent ehape for arbitration. Secretary Moody and Postmaster General Payne brought to the attention of the cabinet some matters relating to their de- partments, but they were of such a nature that no announcements were made con- | cerning them. Affairs relating to the {1and office were also discussed. NAST BRAVE TO THE END Although Stricken with Yellow Fever Refuses to Belleve Condition in Serfoun. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Details of the death of Thomas Nast, late United States consul general at Guayaquil, have reached the' State department in a report from Uhited States Vice Consul Robert E. Jones, who nursed his superior to the end. Mr. Jones hat Mr. Nast was taken sick 6t Ménday, December 1, with what he thought' to be a billious attack, but thought ho would soon be all right. Mr. Jones in- sisted on calling a physician, who sald Mr. Nast had liver trouble. On the Saturday following another phy- siclan was called in who pronounced the disease to be yellow fever, in which opin- fon he was corroborated by a third physician and both said his condition was very eeri- kowever, dld not think so and 10:80 p. m. Saturday said he felt much better and would soon be all right.' Mr. Acston, the German vice consul, and Mr. Jones took care of the sick man all night. About 12:30 &. m. he became worse and lost consclousness and after 4 long and hard struggle expiréd at 11:30 Sunday morning. His funeral was attended by all the officials at Guayaquil. CHINESE WHO WOULD LEARN Are Dismissed from School by the WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Students at Nan Yang colley it Bycawey, recently went on strike because several of their number were suspended for reading a reform news- paper called “Hsin Min Chung Pgo,” or “News for Renovating the People,” edited by the reformer, Liang Chico, the chiet disciple of Kank Yu Wei. This paper, according to mail advices | enterprises. | in 1858, MRS, ANNA C. MILLARD DEAD Had Been IIl for Several Weeks and Fatal Termination Anticipated. o RESIDES IN OMAHA FORTY-FOUR YEARS Decensed and Her Husband, the Late Esra Millard, Were Both Promi- nent Many the Life of the City. tor Yenrs in Mrs. Anna C. Millard, widow of the late Bzra Millard, passed away at her home, 1818 Capitol avenue, yesterday evening after un iliness of several weeks, during which she had steadily grown weaker. For several days, the end was known to be | mear at hand and Dr. McClanahan could give no hope. The funeral will take place | from the residence of the deceased. ! Mrs. Millard was born in Newark, October 23, 1834, her maiden name belng | Anna Clark WMlllams. February 6, 1 she was married to Kzra Millard in | Dubuque, la, and came with him to Omahn three years later. She leaves six children: Alfred Millard, cashier of the Commercial National bank; Ezra Miilard of the Anderson-Millard company, who made his home with his mother at 1518 Capito} | avenue; Mrs. Gifford, wife of Dr. Hurroid Gifford; Mrs. Herbert Rogers, wife of the | vice president of the Milton Rogers com- | pany, and Misses Helen and Carry Millard, who lived with their mother. Senator Mil- {lard was a brother-in-law of deceased, and B. H. Barrows and Miss §. J, Bar- rows, cousins, ‘A brother, W. B. Willlams, {18 located in Lincoln, Neb., and two sis- | ters, Mrs. Jane H. Vandevere, widow of General Vandevere of Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. Morgaret Doherty of Perry, la. N. J., ader in Early Day Soctety, Mre. Millard was one of the leaders of Omaha soclety in the early days and took | & prominent part in charitable and other Her husband came o/ this city He was born in Hamilton, Can., 4nd befors coming to Omaha made sojourns | to Sioux City, Davenport and Dubuque. He first came into prominence in business eir- | cles here in conmection with Millard, Cald- | question or upon other matters relatig to | Welt & Co., engaged in the graip business. | It is understood to be the | He was the first president of the Omaha | Natfonal, and later founded the Commer- clal Natfonal bank. During the years 1870 and 1871 Mr. Millard held the office of mayor of the city. The Llillards first lived in this city at Eleventh and Harney streets, at that time the fashionable residence portion of the city. Mrs. Millard has of late years lived quietlyy but her loss will be felt by a large number of Omaha's most prominent citi- zens, especlally those who kmew the city in the old dayi MEALS EATEN IN SILENCE Enforced at Point Loma Concern in Calitornia. One of the Rules the SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 30.—The deposi- tion of Mrs. George F. Mohn of Los An- &cles, which was Introduced yesterday was before the court this morning when he Tingley-Times libel sult was resumed. A large section of this deposition was stricken out on motion of the plaintiff, the questions being referred to only by folio, page and line, so that no inkling of thelr Import got before the jury or went upon the record, The. ovly fact admitted was a statement by the deponent that under the rules pro~ mulgated by Mrs. Tingley the meals at the institution were eaten in silence. The defense next produced the deposition of Mrs. Miriam G. Egbert of Los Angeles, who was present at the cornerstone laying at Polnt Loma. ' Deponent said that Mrs. Tingley absolutely controlled the finances of the institutio STRATTON WILL IS ADMITTED the First Step the Contest of the Docu- ment. Son Lowés in in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 30.— Judge Orr of the county court admitted the will of the late W. 8. Stratton to probate over the protests of the contestant of the will, 1. Harry Stratton. Orviile 8. Dines, Dr. H. Rice and William Liloyd, the latter being Mr, Stratton’s secre- tary during his life, were the only wit- nessed examined and they simply testified to the executing and the signing of the will. The attorneys for the contestant offered no evidence in support of their protest. They gave notice of an appeal to the dis- trict court. from China, is merely an up-to-date news- paper, but as such is tabooed in mandarin cirel ps The students were forbldden to read it and when several of them were caught with papers in thelr rooms they were dis- missed by the president of the college. ‘When the ed to say farewell to their college m the entire student body ap- pealed to the president for remission of the punishment. The request being refused, every student at the college col d hi belongings and left the place. There wai no disorder. Consternation has been caused in man- darin circles by the students’ action. PLANNING FOR GREATER NAVY Senate ahd House Committees Agree on Measure to Largely Add to the Number of Cadets ‘WABHINGTON, Dee. 30.—The of the senate and house naval committe after conferences with the secretary of the navy, have practically decided on a plan for an iIncrease of the personnel of ‘he navy. It provides for an additional cadet for each congressional district and one for ach senator, snd at large to be ap- pointed by the president. The dificulty in connection with the in- equality of classes, which would result from the sudden injection of the increased al- lowance, is to be solved by giving the sec- retary of the navy the discretion of deter- miaing the times at which the new appoint- ments are to be made. TWO DIE OF DIPHTHERIA Board of the members WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—A dispatch re- celved at the Navy department today from Captain Wise, stationed st Key West, re- ports an outbreak of diphtheria on board the United States training ship Buffalo, which arrived today at Pensacola. Two of the boys died of t Guy Charles Pattyson, aged 18 years, Silver Creek, N. Y. -and Robert Emmett Casey of Kankakee, Ill. 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