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Valued at Upward Of Five Thousand
Dollars in Money and Jewels.
The Precaution of the Robbers to
Avoid Detection Novel and Inge-
NOUS, the Work Being Carried
Out in a Manner Which Denoted
That They Were Experts at the
Business s-Nothing Left But Two
Broken Drills and their r1ethOdS
of Procedure for the Police to Base
Clew Upon.

OMAHA Dec 2.-Burglars broke
into the safe of the Nebraska Loan
Office last night and looted it of up
ward of $1,000 worth of watches, dia-
monds and jewelry.
The precautions taken by the bur-
glars to avoid detection were as novel
as ingenious, entering the pawn shop
from a vacant store building. From
the store the burglars worked their
way into the pawn shop by tearing
off the plaster between the StuddinSs
and making a hole large enough to
crawl through. A small hole was bored
through the wall between the vacant
store and the pawn shop in the vicin-
ity of the safe. A string about fifty
feet long was passed through this hole,
one end of which was held by a guard
at the front door, while the other was
SO arranged as to communicate with
the burglars at work upon the safe.
The guard could peer through the
frosted glass windows into Douglass
street, watching the movements of the
policemen and passing pedestrians who
might interfere, and warn his pals in
time to escape through the rear door
The safe doorknob was knocked off
and a hole drilled through to the lock
controlling the big bolt which manip
ulated the tumblers. A punch displaced
the lock and the big safe doors opened
without the use Of explosives or Great
ing any noise. The inside doors were
operated similarly, with the result that
the contents of the safe, representing
about $1,000, were at the disposal Of
the robbers
Eleven trays of watches, diamonds
and jewels were emptied, and the rob-
bers disappeared without leaving any
thing but two broken drills and their
methods Of procedure to the fsoaice
upon which to base a clew
About $500 in city warrants, num-
Der Of revolvers and $50 in cash was
found to have been among the stolen
property.
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FAMILIES AT WAR.
AS Result of a Battle Six Persons
Were Badly Injured.

COUNCIL BLUFFS Qa), Dec. p
Two families in Crescent township met
in battle array yesterday, the second
encounter within a week. The results
are thus chronicled:
Elijah Mcclure, stabbed five times;
Dave Mcclure, three fingers chewed in
to mince meat; Orville Mcclure, nose
broken; James Shadden, stabbed twice,
one wound several inches in length;
Orrin Shadden, cut over left eye; Arthur
Shadden, cut about the head and por-
ton of his lower lip bitten out.
The fight was between the families of
James Shadden and Elijah Mcclure,
both old settlers and neighbors for a
generation. The trouble originated last
summer between the sons of the neigh
bors, and grew out of an ungallant re-
mark made by one of the Mcclure boys
about young woman to whom Arthur
Shadden was paying his addresses.
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REVENUE TAX ON ALCOHOL.
HEARINGS OF THE CONGRESS
SlONAL COMMITTEE.
Testimony For and Against Its Re-
mOyal From the Grain
Product.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The joint Con-
gressional Committee to-day resumed
the taking of testimony Of those inter-
ested in the proposed measure to abol-
ish the international internal revenue
tax on alcohol used in the arts and
manufactures.
Mr.. Stevens, chemist of the Manhat-
tan Spirit Company of Buffalo, the first
witness, disagreed with the testimony
of DIR. Welding given yesterday that
wood and grain alcohol could not be
dethlimated. He declared that by a
simple process a mixture of grain and
wood alcohol could be dethlimated. He
also stated that the handling and man
ufacture of wood alcohol was injurious
to workmen. Mr.. Stevens argued that
to remove the tax on grain alcohol
would be to ruin the wood alcohol busi-
ness.
G. b. Merritt, large hat manufac-
turer of Danbury, Conn.,, followed Mr.
Stevens. He said that the experience
of the hatters had been that wood al
cohol injured the eyes and health of the
employees. There could be no doubt
Mr. Merritt said, but that grain alcohol
was much better for their purpose than
wood alcohol, but the tax made it's use
out of the question.
DIR. Obey of Danbury. who said he
had treated the hatters of that city.
and was an occulist of ability, told of
the injury resulting from the use of
wood alcohol to the eyes and other or
gans. Similar testimony was given by
others.
George ID. Bauer, representing the
firm of j. c. Aver & Co. of Lowell
Mass. read lengthy paper in favor of
the adjustment of the tax. His firm
he said, manufactured five proprietary
medicines. They We're able to furnish
these medicines to European and South
American druggists cheaper than to
American dealers. This Mr. Bauer ex-
planned was accomplished by purchas-
ing alcohol made in Germany from DO
tatoes. This was brought in under
bond, and made up in proprietary med
icines for export only. The law on AL
cohol in this country prevented the
medicines from being sold cheap and
within the reach of the poor Mr.. Bauer
thought the American trade could be
protected.
Mr.. Stringson of Detroit. represent
ing the various manufacturers on
posed the removal of the tax To do so
he said would injure the varnish manu-
facturers. The witness said that it
would kill the oil varnish trade in the
United States.
Frank Clark next took the stand. He
declared that If the tax on the grain
product We're removed it would simply
ruin all the wood alcohol manufacturers
IN fha co,,nfrxy
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the loosened head. The Wisconsin Cen
trail roped in it's depot buildings to hold

the loosened head. The Wisconsin Cen
trail roped in it's depot buildings to hold
them.
Late reports from Little Falls, where
the Weirhausers have the biggest dam
on the Chippewa, are that the dam there
is likely to hold. If it should not, or if
the dam should be opened, probably
great destruction would result there, as
the head of the latter at the local dam
would be raised to six or seven feet.
PRAYING FOR WARM WEATHER.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2-Passengers who
came to Chicago to-day from Chippewa
Valley stations assured anxious inquir-
ers that though there was still the
gravest danger of Chippewa Falls being
destroyed by the flood, there was no
longer any reasonable fear for Eau
Claire. The sufferers along the Chip
pewa River are praying for warmer
weather as much as for subsiding of
the waters. The thermometer at the
Wisconsin Central station at Chippewa
Falls at midnight last night registered
10 degrees below zero. A rise in the
temperature would alleviate the suffer-
people, as well as melt the ice gorge and
allow the river to subside to it's usual
SIZE
The Northwestern ST Paul and Wis
consin Central Railways have resumed
the running of trains to Chippewa.
When the limited on the Wisconsin
Central road from st. Paul arrived here
this morning half an hour late on ac
count of time lost passing the floods,
there We're many at the depot to learn
of the conditions prevailing in the
flooded districts from the trainmen and
passengers. The train was at Chippe-
wa at 4 p. m, and the water was then
over the platform of the depot. The
people were filled with fear that the
worst would befall the town, business
was suspended and there was a general
exodus to the hills.
MILES OF WATER.
DURAND CWis), Dec. 2.-The water
on the bottoms seems unabated. The
terrible water and ice flood extend over
miles in area in the low country, and the
damage to livestock, hay and grain ag-
gregate thousands of dollars. One or
two men refused rescue,and no word
has since been heard from them. About
thirty people who were brought here are
being taken care of in the county build
ing.
At this place the water is in every
street and in many Easements, and peo-
pie are moving out. The railway track
is damaged and washed out for several
miles between here and Wabasha.
Should the dam above Eau Claire break
there is no telling the damage that
would ensue to Durand and vicinity. 1t
is impossible for trains to move more
than six miles below here. Stages west
to Arkansas and Eau Galilee are run
ming.
Business is practically at a standstill!
People residing on the west shore are
living in second stories
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DIED IN A BURNING CHURCH.
Two Firemen Who Did Not Obey the
Command of the Chief.

ATLANTIC CITY On. j., Dec. p
Two firemen met death while fighting
the flames at ST. Monica Roman Cath
olic Church at Chelsea to-day They
reWi.tiam Doherty, assistant foreman,
and Thomas Lennig
The fire was discovered by Rev Fa-
ther Petri, the pastor, while celebrating
mass. The roof was then ablaze. Fire
man Doherty ran into the building with
a hose, and was followed by Fireman
Lennig.
Chief Whippley, seeing their danger,
ordered them out, but they did not heed
the command. A moment later the walls
fell in. After the fire had burned itself
out their bodies We're found, burned to
a crisp.
The church was destroyed, but the
valuable vestments were saved. The
loss is $4,000.
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THE BATTLE.
Sharkey Knocked Down and Out, But
Yet Gets the Purse.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2-The San
Francisco policeman has for once had
reason TO be pleased with his vocation.
4 detail of 100 blue coats Were assigned
to take care of the -Shar-
key contest tonight, when standing
room at the Mechanics Pavilion, where
the battle took place, was at a pre-
MUM. Thousands surged about the
doors and viewed the cops" with envy.
Not since Peter Jackson and Jim Cor
bett danced about each other for five
hours before the members of the Cali
fornia Athletic Club has such enormous
interest been aroused in fight between
heavyweight Sharkey's personal
popularity is in a measure responsible
for this, although Fitzsimmons' reputa-
tfon among the knowing ones had not
little to do with it.
The long Australian came over from
his training quarters early this after
noon and rested at the Baldwin Hotel
To "a representative of the United Asso-
ciated Presses he remarked, just be
fore entering the ring: Il am suffering
from a severe cold, as you can see, and
il has settled In my bones, but this will
not interfere with my putting the sailor
to sleep IN short order. / weigh just
114ia pounds, which is more flesh than
/ have ever carried into the ring, burt
! expect / shall need 1t all to stand off
Sharkey's bull-like rushes. l hope he
Will make a hurricane fight of it That
will just be to my liking"
Martin Julian was equally confident.
He viewed Fits red nose with some
concern, but when his eyes dropped and
took in the Cornishman's massive chest
and shapely arms his confidence re-
turned. and Bob viii win in four
rounds was his verdict.
lack Stenzler and Dan Hickey. who
assisted Fitzsmmons in training, were
beside Martin Julian in Bob's corner
tonight, both wearing black eyes and
suudry sears as eveidence that the
Kangaroo had lost none of his hitting
power. Each of the trainors were con-
fident that Fitzsimmons would make a
short fight of 1t, despite his cold.
No man ever entered ring with
more confidence in his ability to win
than did Tom Sharkey. I've always
been a short-ender," he REMARKED TO
a reporter of the United Associated
Presses. and I've always saved the
money Of my friends. When 1 met
Choynski the odds were ) TO L that
would go down, but / fooled them.
didn't ]? Yes, / was beaten out of
the decision, too, but that will not hap
pen tonight I am strong, heavy
enough and clever enough TO whip
F'itzsimmons. and / intend doing so
inside of seven rounds, If possible If
j fail ii will be because he is the best
man."
australian Billy Smith, Bob Alien
and Danny Needham, who were behind
the sailor. and who also trained him,
had their last dollar up on their charge,
so confident were they of his winning.
tom has a short neck ribbed with
muscles" said Needham, 'and F'itzsim-
mons can no more reach his jaw than
fly. Why did not Corbett or Choynsk:
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CONVICT LABOR.
rleeting at Milwaukee to Initiate
Agitation Against 1t.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 2.-Manufactur-
ers from all parts of the State met here
in mass meeting to-day for the purpose
OF iniating an agitation against con-
vict labor. Illinois and other adjoining
States are also represented.
1t is proposed to start an agitation for
a constitutional amendment, prohibit
ing the farming out of prison labor, and
providing that convicts shall be solely
employed in the manufacture of articles
needed in the various State institutions
or used by the State for the building of
public highways. roads canals and sim
liar public improvements.
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TROTTING ASSOCIATION.
Cases Which Came Before the Ma
tiOnal Board of Review.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2-The Board of
Review of the National Trotting Associ-
alton resumed it's sessions at the Muir
ray Hill Hotel to-day. The members
present We're P. P. Johnston of Lexing-
ton, Ky; David Bonner of this city
Frank Bower, Philadelphia; Charles
Dana Palmer, Lowell, Mass; U. c.
Blake, Cedar Rapids, Ia. and Colonel
William Edwards of Cleveland.
The meeting was attended by many
we'll known in trotting circles, many of
whom had cases before the board in
which they were personally interested.
The sensational case of the pacing
gelding Charley p, which, although the
board has an abundance of business of
routine nature to act upon, is the
prominent feature of the annual meet
ing, was the first question to be taken
up to-day.
Mr.. Loud of Boston appeared for Nor
ley and Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald himself
was the first witness. He said that he
knew Clark. He had talked about the
horse at Medford. Morris Park, and
Clark said he was the owner of the
animal. He CLARK bought the horse
without knowing of his previous dis
grace, and had trotted honestly
The well known driver. John NJ. Ram
sey, was the next witness, and said he
trained and drove Charley p in 1896 for
Fitzgerald.
Lawyer Reed followed with a strong
appeal for Fitzgerald, in which he de-
manded that Fitzgerald be restored to
the privileges of the trotting turf. He
also demanded that punishment be
meted out to the guilty parties in the
case, and asked for the reinstatement
of driver Ramsey. The reinstatement
of the horse was also asked for, on the
ground that it had not been used as an
instrument of fraud Intentionally.
Then the matter was laid over until
the executive session after the session
to-day.
The board next took up a case that is
of ten years standing. In 1884 a race
was trotted at Dover, N. H., which was
given to a mare named Belle Sargeant.
There was some fouling in the race, and
after Belle Sargeant had won two heats
and a horse called Roger d. one heat,
after which Merceds won the next heat.
and consequently the race, the judges
decided it mo heat" and afterwards
awarded the race to Belle Sergeant on
a walkover. The board in 1886 decided
that the judges erred, but Hicks has
never paid the money, and declared to-
day that he never would, although it is
in the hands of the associations as custo-
dian. This case also went over for de-
ciSion later
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THE BOOM IN FLOUR.
Every Mill at ST. Louis to be Run
at Full Blast

ST. LOUIS, Dec. BY the first of the
year every flour mill in ST. Louis will be
running in full blast. This is the pre-
diction on Change. Many of the ST
Louis mills are now shut down and
others are only running half time.
The flour jobbers confidently expect
that the price of flour will go UP by the
first of the year. The millers claim that
with wheat as high as it now is they
cannot make flour with profit
President Spencer of the Merchants
Exchange said: ITO me there appears
no prospect of wheat declining much in
price. All reports are bullish. 1t looks
as if the millers sooner or later will have
to grind wheat at high prices and charge
more for -four
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CHURCHES TO UNITE.
The nennOnite and Amish Religions
in this Country and Canada.

LIGONIER Qnd.), Dec. 2-Steps have
been taken toward consolidation of
the Mennonite and Amish religious de-
nominations in the United States and
Canada.
The aims and objects of the two de-
nominations are similar and the pro-
posed amalgamation will unite in one
body powerful religious sect
The district of the two churches will
name delegates and the delegate body
Will convene to consummate the union.
Every church in the United States and
Canada will thus take action and an
international conference will be held
in Elkhart County in 1891
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A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE.
Closer Relationship With Latin
American Countries.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The Pacific
Company, with a capital of $4,000 900,
owned by some of the most substantial
business men and fnanciers of this
city, has been formed for the purpose
of bringing the Latin-American coun-
tries of South America into closer re-
lations with the United States.
The undertaking is a purely CONNER
cial enterprise the new company plan
ming to do shipping and general mer-
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RIOTOUS LABORERS.

TRENTON On. j.. Dec. 2.-Hundreds
of men out of work congregated at the
new reservoir site to-day hoping to get
employment. In the crowd We're many
Hungarians and Italians, whom the
other workmen tried to drive away.
The attempt was resisted. and an
Italian named Salvador fired several
shots into the crowd. One man was
shot in the side and arm His condi-
ton is considered serious. William
Lennox was shot in the arm. Salvador
was arrested.
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NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY.
Road and All Its Rights Purchased
by the Colonial Government.

ST. JOHNS On. FL Dec. 2.-The Colo
NAL Government announces that it has
purchased all the rights of the New
foundland Railway Company, which
has been before the courts for years.
The rights include a twenty-five years
mail subsidy and $4,000 yearly allow
ance for rolling stock and mineral
lands owned by the company.
The price paid by the Government
was about 81 5000 The transfer will
take effect at the beginning of the new
year. 1t enables all the railway sys-
TENS of the colony to be embraced un-
der Government management. The lat
est analysis of the product of the Cape
Broyle gold claims shows them to be
less valuable than was supposed, and
one English syndicate has withdrawn
from the working of it's claims.
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which struck the jaw. Fitz finished
without a mark on his body, and did
not receive a single fair punch from the
marine in the entire contest.
AS Sharkey rolled over on his back
Wyatt carp. the referee, announced
that FitZsimmons had struck him foul
with his knee, and that the decision
should go to Sharkey.
The decision was received with boots
and jeers, and carp disappeared just
in time to avoid rough handling. Fitz
put up a clean, hard fight, and though
lie was fouled repeatedly and wrestled
all over the ring, he never murmured.
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FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY.
An Insane Man Butchers His Family
and Then Kills Himself.

DE kALB Oil), Dec. 2.-Henry L.
Bower with a butcher knife killed his
wife and so badly wounded his mother
in-law and his little daughter this
morning that they may die. Bower
has been out of work recently and Wis
tied his brother-in-law at Dixon and
borrowed money. He acted strangely
and brooded over his misfortune. Early
this morning he became insane and
rushed upon his family, first mortally
stabblng his wife. then turned upon
her mother and his little daughter, af-
forwards sending the knife to his own
heart and dying almost instantly.
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NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
A House Wrecked, But the Occupants
Escape With Slight Injuries.

MOUNDSVILLE CIV. Va.), Dec. "A
natural gas explosion here last night
followed by fire, totally destroyed the
$4,000 dwelling of V. A. Weaver The
sensational feature was the fact that
five persons in the house when it's roof
was lifted in the air and it's four walls
were blown out all escaped with slight
injuries.
Mrs. Weaver, her six-months- old babe
and four-year-old son were thrown
from second story window into the
front yard with no harm to the babe
The servant girl at the back kitchen
door was blown across lot and the
plumber whose carelessness caused the
explosion came off with few scratches
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FIVE PEOPLE POISONED.
Ate Gravy Made of Flour Which
Contained Strychnine.

HARVARD Ul), Dec. 2.-William
and Patrick Berry, farmers, residing
six miles south of this city, in the abb
sence of their mother, decided to cook
flour gravy.
They found a saucer that contained
flour and used it. not knowing that
strychnine had been mixed with it by
their mother to kill rats.
Two hired men and nephew Joined
them at dinner. Shortly afterward all
were taken violently i'll and it is proba-
BILE that three OF the five will die.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Bob
Fitzsimmons was tonight robbed OF a
victory which he had clearly earned by
punching Tom Sharkey into insensibil-
ity. No one in the audience saw the
foul complained of, but all saw Sharkey
strike the Australian in clinches and
wrestle him all over the ring a score of
times. The call of time saved the sailor
at the end of four rounds, and the ref
cree finally saved him in the eighth,
after Fltzsimmons had laid him low
with a couple of left hooks, both of
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New Torpedo Boats.

NEWPORT Or. -, Dec. 2-Com-
mander Converse, President of the
board which is supervising the con-
struction of torpedo boats Nos. 6 and {,
at Bristol, has asked the department.
to appoint board for the trial trip
of the former, which was now ready.
1t is said the boat will develop a speed
of twenty-seven to thirty knots.
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camille business on the Pacific Coast
and develop mines and other property
in the Southern Hemisphere. The Off
GERS are: Henry Keene, President; r.
w. Hawksworth. Secretary; Jacob
Bertschmann, Treasurer
None of the company's stock is for
sale.
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Brutal Murder.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2.-Intense excite
ment prevails at East ST. Louis over
the brutal murder of Christopher Lud-
wig, aged %, by Harry Schneider, aged
2S, this afternoon. Schneider struck
Ludwig on the head with an AK, kill
ing him instantly. Schneider escaped
Chief Ganey and posse are in pursuit
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Official Count of Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD Gll.). Dec. 2.-Omcial
ballot: Mckinley. 607, 1870; Bryan, 465, :
613; Levering, 9.796: Matchett, 1,147;
Bentley, 1913: Palmer. $3.50; Bryan
(Pop). 1.090. McKinley's plurality
over Bryan, 1922.
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TOM SHARKEY WAS
GIVEN THE DECISION.
Knocked Out by FitzSimmonS, But the
Referee Declared II a Foul,
Claiming That the Final Blow Wa
Struck With the Knee.

The Decision Received by the Audi
ence With Hoots and Jeers, Be-
Iieving That the Australian Had
Been Robbed of a Well-Earned
Victory, Not Having Received a
Single Fair Punch During the
Entire Contest, But Was Repeat
edIy Fouled by the rlarine.
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