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Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

constructed after the manner of a loop
the-loop. made a circuit Of the circular
track. completely reversing its position in
doing so and running of on a horizontal
at the other end. This feat was made more
less safe by having the wheels run in
fsnges. so that the car could not leave the
track. The track soon became familiar
and audiences were no longer Interested In
a feat. however thrilling in appearance.
which lacked the actual danger of death.
These revolving cars are familiar at sea-
side resorts the country over.
As might be expected, the next step In
this evolution was to cut out that part
of the loop which the wheels of the auto
mobile jumped in making its circle. thus
making the automobile loop the gap. This
feat is said to be safer than It looks; but
nevertheless, one woman has met her
death In this way. The limit was not yet
reached. however. A French woman has
gone one step further. The latest death
defying act consists in having an automo-
bile turn a somersault high in the air and
reach the ground in safety, while its occu-
pant bows and smiles to the spectators.
The new act is called THE Whirlwind of
Death" and has already appeared in Paris.
In this act the automobile with It's occu-
pant firmly dashed OF the seat, runs down
an incline at a terrific speed and up a
short curve when II is launched fairly
into space in a horizontal position. The
track used IL practically the same as the
one employed by the Human Arrow"
AS the automobile reaches it's highest
elevation in midair It is made to turn a
somersault.
The movement Is accomplished by an in
genious arrangement of springs and levers
The gap in which II performs is about
forty feet in width. The automobile somer-
sault is rendered particularly thrilling by
the slowness with which it turns. The po-
sition of the center of gravity in the ma
chine is so arranged that the body of the
woman seated in the car seems to movs
backward, at the instant OF turning, faster
than the center OF the car is moving for
ward. At the moment Of the somersault
the vehicle appears TO stop dead In its on
ward flight and the illusion that II IL
about 10 fall is absolutely compelling. Thi'
effect has been received with shrieks OF
horror from the spectators and there Is q
catching at the throat OF the most hard
ened but the car. with Its human freight
plunges onward and reaches the landing
platform in safety.-New York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

FREMONT. Neb., Dec. 25-(Special.)--
The Great Northern has decided not to use
gravel from the bed Of the Platte for bal
lasting the Ashland cutoff and the two
big clamshell scoops which have been lift
ing up trainloads of gravel for the last two
months have quit work, and the grade
which the company had put in at consid-
cradle cost from the north side of Bridge
island to the huge piles OF ballast will not
be needed. While grading south of the river
much better quality of gravel was found
In the banks near the Mclean place. The
company has bought several acres at this
point and will get its gravel there
The new elevator at Woodclffe is full of
grain and some has already been hauled
away. water tank and wells have been
put in east OF Main street, which would in
dictate that the new depot will he south Of
the present union depot. The track-laylng
machine is expected here this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

TECUMSEH. Neb:, Dec. 25.-(Special Tel
egram. )-County Judge James Livingston
broke all previous records when it came
to issuing marriage licenses for ten Christ
mas weddings. The several parties to join
hands in wedlock Christmas were fol-
lows: Mr.. william S. Calkins and Miss
Maggie Hest, the former of Wymore and
the latter of Tecumseh; Mr.. Andrew Duff
field OF Glasgow Ill. and Mrs. Irene G..
Knowles of Elm Creek; Mr.. Alfred d.
Harmon and Miss Melvna Stolard both
of this city; Mr.. Robert Worrell and Miss
Jessie Phillips. both Of Tecumseh; Mr..
William r. Kirby and Miss Rose Boats
man, both of Sterling; Mr. Henry NJ. Crab
tree and Miss Elsie NJ. Hester. both of
Johnson county: Mr.. 1. ]. Edwards and
Mrs. Angelina Roberts, both of Tecumseh
Mr.. L. r. Waldron of Gage county and
Miss Katie Allen Of Crab Orchard; Mr.. L.
G. Plat and Miss Hattie Z. Allen, both of
Crab Orchard; Mr.. Arthur Gariss and Miss
-;cttie Young, both of this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
SOMETHING NEW IN THRILLS
"WhirIwind of Death" by which an
Automobile is Made to Turn
a SOmersauIt,

The demand for perilous and foolhardy
acrobatc feats has been compared to the
enthusiasm in ancient times for exhibitions
of brutality and bloodshed. Modern audi
ences pay, and pay enormously, to see a
man or a woman face death in midair and
miss IL by a hairs breadth, all to afford
tnem a moments diversion.
Today the automobile Is in the highest
lavor in this class OF 'thrillers." Each
season brings some new act To make an
automobile, weighing a ton or so, gyrate
Il some startling manner In midair and
rom 1t reach the ground in safety. passes
.or art. 1t would seem that the limit had
been reached in the feats of daring pos
'ible to this class of performers when an
automobile was made to loop the gap and
bring its occupant away alive.
A still more amazing feat of this kind
aas been devised recently in France, in
which an automobile actually turns a
Somersault in midair.
The thriller" of one season becomes
tame enough the following year. The en-
tire series of aerial feats as we look back
form gradual evolution and in its way
logical one. How much further this de-
velopment may be carried is uncertain
For it seems probable that the law will
step in very shortly to regulate them In
the first OF these feats, which was con,
sidered marvellous enough at the time, a
bicycle rider rode his wheel at terrifying
speed down sixty-foot ladder placed al
steep incline. The feat was first per,
formed in America. The rider was killed
one night by an attack of vertigo. This
feat was mere child's play, however, com
pared with the modern performances
The "automobilde which has been wit
messed on both sides of the Atlantic. wa,
generally thought to mark the extrem,
| limit in dangerous feats. In this case thu
| automobile dashed down a steep inolin,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
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Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

a commanding position in the legislature
despite his railway affiliations. At vari-
Gus times during the past year he has
been mentioned as a gubernatorial posi-
bility However the general belief is that
he will try to land the place now held by
Warner. 1t is pointed out by experienced
observers that he can count on added
strength from the fact that he resides in
the extreme northern section of The state,
to which, seemingly, the place was allotted
for two years at least when Mr.. Warner
was chosen.
Reason for Changing Chairman Now.
There appears to be a considerable diver
sity of sentiment as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
dspacing Warner as chairman at the pres
ent time. One view of the situation, Ia
vored by a large element, is that Warner
can we'll be retained until the next con-
vention meets, when the question OF the
succession can be settled. The advoc,- ties
of that view say that there is little for a
chairman to do until that time and the
office need not conflict with Warmers new
duties and will put off the trouble Of find
ing a new incumbent. Those who appear in
the opposition maintain that it is to the
interest OF the republican party to choose
a new chairman at this time in order that
he may be thoroughly familiar with the
duties Of the office and competent to take
active charge when the campaign opens.
Found Dead in salt Creek.
This evening a party OF hunters found
the body of an unidentified negro, about
90 years of age. in Salt creek, at First and
J streets. It had been in the water about
three weeks. An unused ticket from kear-
ney to Fairmount dated November %. was
in the clothing. The man had a blue black
overcoat. The police believe the man was
knocked from a railway bridge by a passing
TN
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
TEACHERS ARE COMING IN
Prediction that Twenty Five Hundred
Will Attend State Convention.
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM is OFFERED THEM
Representative Douglas Of Rock said
10 he a Candidate for Chairman
of the Republican state
Committee.



LINCOLN, Dec. 25.-(SpecialD-The Ne
braska State Teachers association. which
will convene In Lincoln beginning Tuesday
night promises to be the most enthusiastic
meeting held I'm recent years The ad-
vance enrolment is the largest ever. and
all reports from the state indicate the
largest attendance among the grade and
rural teachers. Rooms are rapidly being
taken and the committee which has this
matter In charge claims that although 1t
has had more calls than in former years
It will have plenty Of room for all.
Superintendent f. l. Rouse of Platts-
mouth confidently predicts attendance
OF at least $500 teachers. He says this
meeting will undoubtedly be one of rare
interest to the teachers on account OF the
greater professional requirements de-
manded OF teachers by reason of the new
educs tionnl laws on the certifcation Of
OF teachers.
Superintendent ]. L. McBrien will discuss
a topic of great interest to every teacher
OF the state of Nebraska. He will address
the general session on Friday morning on
the subject THE Certihcation of Teach
ers." In this address he will explain the
actual workings OF the new law as 1t has
been put into operation, and will set forth
infinitely the requirements OF teachers I'M
der the new law, as interpreted by the
state superintendent.
Many Already on Hand.
Christmas day witnessed a large number
or early arrivals the part Of superin-
tendents and principals who have come in
20 locate rooms and ommodations for
their teachers, who will arrive on early
trains Wednesday Superintendent N. G.
Abbott Of Tekamah is on the ground ready
~.
the prospects for a large attendance Mr..
Abbott says the teachers from his section
Of the state will arrive Wednesday and
TINT there will be a larger delegation than
ever before from that section OF the state
Superintendent John Woodland is here and
declares that all will be surprised at the
large delegation coming in from Hamilton
county. He says his teachers will come in
on the early trains Wednesday. Almost
all Of his teachers will be here and practi-
cally all OF the Aurora city teachers are
coming.
Superintendent r. NJ. Hunter OF Fair
mont marched into headquarters today and
announced that every one of his teachers is
coming to the state association. He said
1T is gratifying to a city superintendent
TO feel that his teachers are imbued with
true professional interest. tell you
gentlemen. the teacher who Is promoted
most rapidly must show the right spirit
aud then her services are In great demand
Prof. NJ. r. Snodgrass, Prof. w. A.
Clark Of the Kearney State normal and
Prof F. M Gregg of the Peru State nor
nal are registered at the Capital hotel
DR.. Clark states that great interest has
been aroused by the questions on the col.
lcGe section program. Nebraska IL in the
forefront with a large quota Of college
and normal trained teachers. He says he
is not prepared to say that college train
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
News of Nebraska.

PLATTSMOUTH-Mr Joseph Gray
passed away at her home in this city. She
leaves a husband and six children. The re-
mains will be taken to Cedar Rapids, Ia,
for interment.
WEST POINT-William Collins has sold
his l6O-acre farm north of West Point to
per acre. This farm is considered one of
the best stock farms in the county
WEST POINT-Rey ]. A. Miser of
Petersburg has been assigned. by Bishop
Scannell as assistant pastor of st. Mary 8
Catholic church in West Point during the
absence of Rev. E. A Klemmonz. who is
visiting in Bohemia.
WEST POINT-The Rief basket ball team
defeated the local high school team on the
Ref farm on Friday evening in close and
Interesting game. The final score was 81 to
II. The country players put up an excel
| lent game and the high school boys were
not very far behind.
WEST PoINT-Married, by Rev. ]. Scher.
| bacher, at the parsonage OF the German
| Evangelical church. yesterday morning
| Mack Mitchell Of Fargo, n. D., to Miss
LILY D: Hoyle of this place. The newly
| new home in North Dakota
| PLATTSMOUTH-Mrs Cyrus X. White
an own cousin of Judge w. II. Newell o.
| Sunday. The funeral will occur Tuesday. A
husband but no children survive her Mr.
and Mrs. White have resided in Cass count!
| for thirty years and are well and faVora bly,
known throughout this county.
| FREMONT-Fremont merchants repor
the largest Christmas trade they ever had
One store has employed l63 clerks and team
sters during the last week and took in owe
s.. 900 on Saturday. The beautiful weathe
and special music brought out crowds t
| the churches yesterday, and nearly all tn
Sunday schools held their Christmas eXer
cises this evening.
WEST POINT-The volume Of holida
trade in West Point this season has bee
largely in excess of that known for man
| years past Local merchants say that tn
amount of business done during the las
two weeks has been 20 per cent create
than ever before known in the history o
the city. Everyone Is well supplied wit
money and the presents exchanged thi
year have been Of more expensive char
| acter than usual. The fine weather of tn
month has also been a factor in producin
this result.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

terest in her husbands recitals which she
attends every evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome will proceed to
the Pacific coast from Omaha, stopping
at Denver, and will return to England
May !.
This evening at the Lyric theater Mr..
Jerome, assisted by Charles Battell
Loomis, will give an authors recital I'M
der the auspices of the Omaha Woman's
club.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
JAIL BREAKERS ARE CAPTURED
Men who Escape from Kearney
Enmnd Nenr Elm Creek.

Found Near Elm Creek.
KEARNEY. Neb.. Dec. 2S.-Fred Gillette.
W. y. Warner and Fred Englebrecht, three
men who broke Jail in tits city last week.
have been captured near Holdrege. where
they were brought to bay in a haystack.
They were pursued until nightfall by Shcr-
III Sammons and Chief of Police Trindlo,
who secured an automobile for the chase
after hearing that the men had been sighted
near Elm Creek. Making a stand in n
haystack the trio fought off one posse
with a revolver fusillade. Sheriff Gustus Of
Phelps county. with several deputies. then
drove down upon the exhausted men with
rifles leveled and they surrendered.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

wiscaset for Philadelphia. grounded of
Townsend inlet last night. The vessel was
ioated unchanged and proceeded to Phila-
delphia. II is commanded by Captain +:
H. Barker. The crews of the Townsend
inlet and the Avalon life saving stations
assisted the schooner.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

Ell PASO. Tex. Dec. EMANUEL Gan
zales, with whom Alexander Dowie was
negotiating for the purchase OF plantati
in Tamaulipas for the Zion colony, has
given out lengthy statement in which
he says Dowie wanted long time pay
jec'ed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
"Apply
Dr. Graves
Tooth Powder

&c Iiscolored teeth. 1t bright
ems and whitens them, hardens
the gums, makes the breath
sweet and the health good"
that's a dentists advice.
In handy METAL cans or bottles. sse
Dr.. Graves Tooth PoRder &c.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

Grounded Vessel FIoated.
schooner Ii R RefneT froS
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today and Tomorrow In Ne
braska, Kansas and Missouri
Cloudy in Iowa Tomorrow.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.-Forecast OF the
weather for Tuesday and Wednesday:
For Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas-Fair
Tuesday and Wednesday.
For Iowa-Fair Tuesday warmer in north
and east portions; Wednesday, partly
cloudy.
For Colorado-Fair Tuesday warmer In
west portion: Wednesday, cloudy, probably
snow or rain in north portion.
For wyoming-Partly cloudy Tuesday.
snow and warmer in west portion: Wednes-
day. probably snow.
For South Dakota-Fair Tuesday. In
creasing cloudiness Wednesday. probably
local SHOWS or rain.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Dec. 2.-Official record OF tent
perature and precipitation. compared with
the corresponding day Of the so last sos three 1gS
Minimum temperature. 3 q j >
Mean ~, t,em,i pe 90 i o,
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March
and comparison with the last two years: 40
Excess for the observation-disclosures. ............
Total excess since March 1.".............. 62s
Normal precipitation ............ inch
Total rainfall since March i...27 50 inches
Deficiency since March l..,.... 2.s4 inches
Excess cor. period. 1903. 2. 21 inches
Reports from stations At 7 p. N.
Station and State Tenn. Max. Rain
of Weather. Up m. Tenn. fall.
Bismarck. cloudy ........,.. 3s 10 90
Cheyenne, cloudy ........... 36 IS 90
Chicago, clear ............... 20 ~ 90
Davenport, clear ............ 30 80 90
Denver, clear ............... ~ So 90
HAvre, clear ................ 81 rs 90
Helena, cloudy .......,..,... Sc 70 40
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
Reports from stations At p.

j lnulCatet trace OF precipitation.
indicates below zero.
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecastsr.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
Dowie's Terms Rejected.

Souvenir Spoons, Frenzer, 18th & Dodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March
and comparison with the last two years:
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26

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Normal temperature
Excess for the day
Total excess since
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for the dc
Total rainfall since J
Deficiency since Ma
Deficiency cor. perio
Excess cor. period.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
Local Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Dec. S.-Official record of tent
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years: 1905 1904. 1903. 1902.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-26
Now in Serious Vein.

Mr.. Jerome is ~ years of age and now
looks on his humorous writings az some
thing OF the past, his present literary
work being of the serious sort. He IL
now at work on play for New York
management, but does not care TO dis
cuss the play, saying that plsy-writins
IL something akin TO gambling. anyway.
Mrs. Jerome is a pleasant little English
woman with the bloom Of merry old Eng
land on her cheek. She takes q keen In.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-08-24
H0LDUP
ARTIST
AT WORK
Convict ThreatenSNlghtCIerk
Doc Tucker at the
willamette
Makes His Threats Good BY
Returning With Another
Man TO do up the
Hotel Force

A convict, or ex-convict, or escaped
convict made a deliberate attempt to
hold up Doc Tucker, night clerk at Ho-
tel Willamette, at 1890 last night in
the barroom of the hotel.
Shortly after midnight, as Tucker
was closing up the bar, man in a
striped shirt and of convict appear.
ance, appeared and demanded a drink.
He offered to trade eggs for pint
Of whiskey, but was refused. Then he
demanded the whiskey without pay,
and was refused. Then he asked for a
drink. Ditto.
"What would you do il I'd just nat.
urally help myself" said the convict
in a threatening voice.
"Better not try that" was Tucker g
advice. "I'm closing this place. Better
get out"
"If you don't give it to me I'll show
up with another man, and go through
the whole institution" said the convict
in threatening manner.
Fortunately for Tucker Just tbbn
some people came in and prevented tho
hold'up artist from going any farther.
Tucker closed tho bar part Of the hotel,
and the men slid out. He appeared
again with partner, as he said he
would. Both boldly walked into the
hotel, and, as good luck would have it,
guests again showed up, and the two
mon disappeared. He stated that, he
had until fall to serve, but had run
away from one OF the prison road crews
that have been working south Of the
city. Inquiry at the state prison showed
no record Of any escaped convict from
the prison or the road crews.
Doc Tucker was naturally frightened
some, but never lost his nerve. He at
once alarmed the force at the hotel,
and rung up police headquarters The
employees at the Willamette are ready
to give any such parties warm recep-
tion should the eonvicts return to exc
cute their threat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-08-24

and baited. In this unfeeling man.
nor was the most innoeous and useful
Of the animal creation treated by saw
age man; by priests and legislators,
in too many periods, Notwithstanding
their high pretensions, equally unon-
lighteRed In essentials with the low
est of maniindl Tho voluntary com
bats OF animals form a case widely
different. Nature herself has sown the
seeds Of contention In the constitutions
Of men and beasts; and TO witness the
equal combats OF either Is at least an
act Of legitimate curiosity, IL II be no
proof Of the softer feelings Of tho
soul
"Cockhghting is said TO be very an
client, aud Of Green or even Indian ori-
ginj and there are. il seams, a. thi=
day in India game cocks OF large siEo
which equal in desperate valor those
Of our own country. The Indians arc
extravagantly fond Of cockfghting, es-
pecially the inhabitants Of Sumatra and
the other Maylays. They pay even
greater attention to the training and
feeding Of those birds than we ever
did, even when that diversion was at
its height in New Orleans some l5
years ago. They arm one OF the legs
only, not with slender gaif as wo
used TO do, but with arms in form Of q
scimitar, which makes most dreadful
destruction. The cocks are never
trimmed but fought in full feather.
The Sumatrians fight their cocks for
vast sums; a man has been known to
stake his wife and childron, a son, his
mother or sisters, on the issue Of bat
tie. In disputed points four umpires
are appointed IL they cannot agree
there is no appeal but the sword. Some
OF them have a notion that their cocks
are betOoh, or invulnerablej father
on his very death bed has, under that
opinion, directed his son 10 lay his
whole property on a certain bird, un.
der tho full conviction Of consequential
success. New Orleans Times Dem
oerat.