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Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-04
CHANGES IN THE
 DIPLOMATIC SERVICE

Washington, Dec 3I.-A Ambas- bassador Choate to the court of St. lanes desires to retire. Whitelaw Reed will succeed him. Ambassa- dor Foster, of France, will retire March |, Tower Oi Germany and Mccormack of Russia will continue. Clayton of Mexico will retire. CongeF of China will succeed Da- wis. Thompson of BFaxi is to re- lieve Conger tn Mexico in one year. William W Rockwell vtll go to China.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-04
\. B.'s HOnOred.

After the late presidential cleo tion the local A. B's teleSraphed congratulations and the result of the complimentary vote in Ram
 part The lodge has received the following card in ack nowledgment: "The President. With hearty thanks for your congratulations. '"
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-04
Natives On Hand
 With the Blanket

Last Monday was the day se- lected by the Rampant Indians for carrying around the blanket. The occasion this year, as usual, was accompanied by plenty of amusing incidents, and the blanket was sel- dom held out ill vain.
 The blanket ceremony is always one of the principal holiday events with northern Indians. It is usu- ally deferred till toward the end of the festive season. when the arti cles necessary for a merry Christ mas time are becoming scarce; and then the people congregate and go from house to house with a blanket, with four strong young fellows al the corners, held before each door for contributions. Ii 1t so happens that the blanket IS not weighted by some friendly token. 1t is not al- lowed long to remain light, but is hampered by some penurious or impecunious paleface who is for sore minutes sent bounding and rebounding into the air. The native women and girls all seem exceed.r gly pleased when the vic tim of tie blanket proves to be dandified person or one who is noted for gallantry. Sleighs are at hand for tLe reception of such pres ents as are thrown onto the blanket. and usually goodly loads are col lected. The natives keep up a continuous chanting aud never lose their temper in case some white brother gtows obstreperous.
 Such is the annual blanket eete. mouy. lt is a fixture. and Christ mas would uo. be Christmas to the Indians without n.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-04
MAY IRWIN WOULD
 HELP NAN PATTERSON

New York, Dec. 3l.-May Irwin, the coon song actress, offers to fur nish $50, 900 bail for Nan Patter- son She called at the Tombs to- day and left letter for Nan with this import. Jerome declines to discuss the matter.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-04
PIONEER BALL PLEASED
 THE PEOPLE.
Perfection in Every Detail Marked the Society's
 Annual Effort.

The annual ball of the Yukon Order of Pioneers OH Monday night marked the close of very agreea able holiday saason i'll Rampant.
 A. B. hall was appropriately and beautifully decorated for the occa- sion, the mining implements, snow shoes and other accompaniments of d pioneer life ill the north beirg surrounded by bunting and ever green which blended in pleasing harmony.
 The attendance included all who wished to be present, and no former day party of pioneers ever mingled ill more serene fellowship and dem, ocratic congeniality.
 It was picture of S97 enlarged, embellished. and set ill presert-day surrounding.
 It feli short of perfection in one respect alone-Capt. A. H. Mayo, the pioneer of the Pioneers, was not present He had disappointed all by attending 10 pressing duties elsewhere Of course he did not realize how much his absence would be felt.
 Messrs. Billy Leclaire and NJ. P. Fleischman, assisted by others, placed the public under obligations by their talented work in decora ting the hall. Mrs. Frank Smith and Mir. Fleischman charmed all by their music. Pioneers John w. Duncan, Waiter Sundborg, Billy Leclaire. Tommy Laporte, Carlo Iackitte, o. P. Goss and NJ. w. Sinclair contributed to the smaller details oi everybody's enjoyment.
 Miss Parke held the magic key which opened every heart: she graciously presided at table and kept the merrymakers refreshed by frequent draughts of lemonade.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-04
RESIGNED TO FATE.

Tokio, Dec. 5O.-Russian sailors from Sebastopol. now prisoners. write letter that Port Arthur can not possibly held out. Russians are resigned to their fate.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-04
Alaska Weather Outside

New York, Dec. 70 Fierce snow storms prevail in Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska and Iowa. Zero everywhere.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-04
TACOMA SOLD.

Seattle. Dec. 5I-The steamship Tacoma. loading beef for Niadivos- tock. is reported Co have been sold to Russians.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-04

Mail Superintendent Marion and Al Paxson went down to Panama yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
INDIANA OFFICIAL is OUT
Governor Removes Adjutant General,
who il Charged with Pad
ding Payroll and Bills.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. John r. Ward,
adjutant general of Indiana, resigned today
on the demand of Governor Hanley as the
result of an investigation of his accounts.
The investigating committee claims there is
a shortage of 6.75, which was secured by
General Ward by padding the totals On
his requisition for the pay of the forty
four companies of the Indiana National
Guard and on warrants for supplies for the
troops.
General Ward was appointed adjutant
general by former Governor w. T. Durbin
and was adjutant OF the 161st Indiana regf-
ment in, the Spanish-American- war, OF
which regiment former Governora Durbin
was colonel. The shortage discovered ex-
tends back to December s, 1905
Papers and records pertaining to the case
were forwarded by the governor to Charles
Benedict, prosecutor of Marion county, for
presentation to the grand jury. Prosecutor
Benedict Immediately issued subpoenas for
William Durboro, James Noel and Auditor
of State Bigler. members of the investigat-
ing committee, requesting them to appear
before the grand jury, which is now in ses-
sion and testify concerning the findings.
Adjutant General Ward has turned over
to the treasurer OF state two checks. one
for $s93.6S to cover the alleged shortage,
the other for S64s.27. which represents the
amount OF state funds held by Ward in
custody.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
CARNEGIE ON IMMIGRATION
Steel King says bonus should He
Paid TO Men with Thrift Enough
to Earn Passage Money.


NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Andrew Carnegie
said today that If he owned America he
would give a premium to immigrants for
coming here. Mr.. Carnegie was speaking
on the immigration question before the
National Civic federation, and said:
Our country has mere than one serious
problem, but immigration Is not among
them. We have solved the question in the
present but somewhat too drastic law that
we have enacted. II is not a problem for
us. 1t is the problem for the poor, unfor-
tunate countries from which we are drain
ing the best blood.
now ! hold that the prime test and the
only test We should exact is this: Has a
man the ambition to enjoy the rights of an
American citizen and has he the habits
OF sobriety and frugality to save the sum
necessary for him to reach this port? And
is he skillful enough to earn that surpl1s ?
l want no better testimony than that
II ! owned America and was running IL as
business operation, / would pot only
look Tor that man, but / would give every
man or that kind a premium 10 come here
ana consider IL the best bargain ! had ever.
made IN my life. Taking the value of a
man, woman or child In this republic as low
as slave, and that was an average OF
about N,O0O nifty years ago, aud you are
getung 4OGOOO a year which means $500, :
100000 cash value. Furthermore every
man who comes here Is a consumer ard
80 per cent OF all the earnings OF even The
some kind VI
1t is not purity OF blood you want. II is
the mingiing Of different bloods that makes
the American"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Generally Fair Friday ana Saturday.
WILL INDICT RAILROAD MEN
Federal Grand Jury Expected 80
Bring Charges Against OmcinIs
for Paying Rebates.

CHICAGO, Dec. 7.--Indictments are ex-
pected tomorrow from the federal grand
jury involving railroad officers and at beast
one railroad. B. S. Cusey. trafic manager
Of Schwarzchild & Sulzberger packing con-
cern, was before the inquisitorial body to-
day for several hours and at the conclu-
sion of his testimony it was said that GER
tain railroads and officials would be indicted
on charges of extending rebates to the
packing company in violation of the law.
which provides that one shipper shall not
be preferred above another by the granting
of rebates in the guise of damage claims.
Last summer Mr.. Cusey was indicted and
pleaded guilty to a charge of accepting
railroad rebates. for which he paid a fine
Of 5000. Later Cusey testified in the case
of the Interstate Commerce commission
against several railroads to compel them to
comply with the orders of the commission.
At that time he was asked concerning re.
bates alleged to have been granted by GER
tain railroads. He presented figures show
ing that one railroad alone had paid his
firm more than $4,000 in damage claims in
three years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
Academy Of PolitIcaI Science Dis
cusses Child Bkbor in rae
tories and Mines.

PHILADELPHIA. bee. 7.-Men and
women prominent in the movement to re-
strict the employment Sf children of tender
years took part tonight In the discussion
OF the protection OF children" at the De-
cember meeting OF tho American Academy
of Political and Social Science. which was
held in Witherspoon hall. this city To-
nights meeting was preliminary to the
three days session which the national
child labor committee will begin in Wash
ington tomorrow. The principal speaker
of the evening was DR. Felix Adler profess
sor of social ethics. Columbia university.
Or. Adler told of the efforts made to
restrict the employment of small children
and among other things said:
The emancipation Of chiidhood from eco
nomic servitude Is a social reform of the
hrst magnitude. ~ n comes 90 be under
stood that child has soul which must
gains. If this be generally conceded with,
regard TO the child the same essential
adult workers; they. toe. viii not be looked
upon as mere commodities. as mere instru-
hnentsA Tor the accumulation OF riches I
nave great hopes for the adjustment of our
labor difficulties on a higher plane II only
VIC can gain the initial victory of incui-
essting regard for the higher human nature
that Is present potentially in the child.
An address that created interest was that
made by Owen r. LovPjoy of New York,
assistant secretary Of the national child
labor committee. Mr. Loyejoy made a
tour of the anthracite, cd dil regions of Penn
sylvania as a result bf the revelations
made before the anthradte coal strike COM
mission of the employment of children in
and about the mines and in silk mills of
that region He said:
Children are employed below the age pre-
scribed by law in every anthracite colliery
IN FenIss ivania investigated bv this COM
mlttee during the past eighteen months
~ is estimated that before the passage of
tne law last year thore were not less than
aVO boys under II working in the coal
breakers, while some boroughs would indi-
cate an even greater number. with a sworn
statement 9-year-old boy could be EN-
ployed without violation of the law on the
part or the employer and there is a general
lndirerence throughout the region and a
injurious. " NV
A study of the field last month failed
70 snow any important Improvement since
the passage of the new law We urge
that such steps shall be taken as shall
exclude every child under IL years from th,,
coal breakers of your state.
Addresses were also made by Mary r
Richmond, secretary of the Philadelphia
society for organizing charity; Mrs. Flor
ence Kelley. secretary OF the National
consumers league. and Samuel McCune
Lindsay, secretary of the national child
labor committee
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
PORTER REFUSES THE MONEY
Former Ambassador Declines Repay
ment for Expenditures in Recover
ing Body of John Paul Jones.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7k-General Horace
Porter. former American ambassador to
France has written litter to Congress
man Henry t. Rainey. requesting that the
congressman abandon hf proposed inten-
tion to move an appropriation by congress
to reimburse General Potter for the sums
expended in the work Sf recovering the
body of John Paul Jones. General Porter
says in the letter that he regarded the
work as purely personal undertaking
and that it was performed without any
Intention of looking to the government
for reimbursement. He suggests that any
amount which congress may think due
him be added to the contemplated appro-
priation for ornamenting the crypt of the
chapel at Annapolis, which has been made
the permanent resting place Of Admiral
Jones' body.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
BIG CLASS OF PYTHIANS
baltimore Lodges Initiate 1,II6 New
Members with Elaborate
Ceremonies.

BALTIMORE, Dec. This city stepped
into position tonight In the eyes of all
Knights OF Pythias. the local lodges break
Ing all records by initiating l,il6 new
members simultaneously. The principal ad-
dress was delivered by Hon. James z. Wat
son. former grand chancellor, of Indiana,
other speakers being Supreme Vice Chan
ceuor Charles a. Banes of Illinois, Presi-
dent Of khe Endowment Rank Charles f.
S. Neill of Illinois, Grand Chancellor of
Maryland Reno Sharp and Past Chancellor
Harry l. Price of this city. The Initiation
ceremonies were conducted by the
Mountain City lodge team OF Frederick,
Md.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
SENATE DISCUSSES LIFE INSURANCE.
Contributions TO Campaign Funds by
Corporations Considered,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE subject Of
campaign contributions by insurance com
panies occupied the major portion of the
time OF the senate today. 1t came up in
connection with Mr.. lTillmans resolution
calling for an investigation OF national
banks aid in politics and was exploited by
the South Carolina senator in a speech of
some length. The address dealt with the
presidents Recommendation for the pun.
ishment Of bribery in elections with Sem
etor Platts testimony before the New. York
investigating committee and with other
pertinent matters. II was couched in char
acteristic language and attracted consid-
erable attention. The resolution directing
tne secretary of the treasury to report
whether the representatives of the national
examiners show that the banks have made
campaign contributions in recent years was
adopted at the close OF Mr. Tillmans re-
marks.
a large number of bills were introduced
among them the joint statehood bill.
The senate passed a resolution introduced
by Senator Lodge requesting the president,
IL not Incompatible with the public inter-
ests. to send to the senate the papers re-
lating TO claim of Cope Nhitehouse to
certain desert lands in Egypt. 1t is re-
ported that the lands claimed are now
valued at s25,OOO.OOo
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
SENATOR MITCHELL VERY ILL
Said to BE bleeding to Death az
Result of Having n Tooth
Extracted.

! q.
PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. 7.-United states
Senator John II. Mitchell is said to be in
a serious condition from loss of blood. fol-
lowing the extraction of a tooth early to-
day.
Mr. Mitchell's condition. was so serious
that he was removed to a hospital.
After Mr.. Mitchells return from the den
lists office blood continued to flow and
from o'clock this afternoon the physicians
worked increasingly until after o'clock
this evening before the flow Of blood could
be stopped,
Besides Mr.. Mitchells advanced years, the
severe mental strain which he has under
gone for the last year. owing to his con-
nection with the land fraud trials in thIs
state, has left him in a weakened condi-
tion physically and in poor condition to
withstand the drain on his system caused
by loss of blood.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
MRS. BERRY TRIES TO ESCAPE
woman who Held Car for Four Days
Afraid officials VIII Lock
Her Up.

GIRARD Kan, Dec Mrs. Berry, cap
tured yesterday with the aid of ammonia
after she had held possession of a railway
coach here for nearly five days, attempted
to escape today from the sheriff's office,
where she is confined She was caught
climbing out of a window and pulled back.
She was afraid. she said that the officers
intended to lock her up. No word has been
received from the womans relatives and
she probably will be given hearing on a
charge of insanity.
TULSA, l. T., Dec. flames G. Bailey,
father of Mrs. Berry. the demented woman
who barricaded herself in a st. Louis &
San Francisco passenger coach at Girard,
Kans., came to town today and for the first
time learned his daughters condition. He
sent representative to Girard and the
woman will be brought here tomorrow. Mr..
Bailey is a wealthy farmer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
NEBRASKA SAILOR ENDS LIFE
NJ. v. CaPlan of KeRrney Commits
Suicide at Norfolk, VA, because
of Ill Health.

NORFOLK Va, Dec. I'M v. Caplan.
a sailor in the navy, committee suicide here
today because of III health. Caplan's home
was at Kearney, Neb.b
KEARNEY. Neb-, Deos7.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-M. v Caplan was a son of ]. l..
Caplan, farmer livipg a few miles from
Odessa, Neb. He was % years of age and
a sailer on the United States ship BenninE-
ton, being discharged from that boat lust
prior 10 the disaster. He came TO Kearney
for visit and left for Chicago short
time ago and re-enlisted in the navy at that
place.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN ST. LOUIS
Dead Bodies of Man and woman
Found in Room with the Gas
Turnsa On. "a 81

ST. LOUIS Dec. ,1-1yThe dead bodies OF
Annie Mitchell and A|pns1 Conway were
found in boarding hehSF room on Wash
ington avenue this atiefhoogn "a h having
been asphyxiated as the rod was fun of
gas from an open gas ,slt frhs police
have been unable 70 dstsrTne shsther the
case was double suicide Gtthe result of
accidentally turning on the H.Store after
intofeassd int ae%s Nae %hso so'4 tbsy ,srnss
last night saying they wsfe ace Lhd and
wife. EatIs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
coNSPIRAT0RS PLEAD GUILTY
william McSwain and Wilbur Cole
Sentenced for Trying 10
ExtOrt Money.

CHICAGO. Dec. 7.-William McSwain and
Wilbur Cole. pleaded guilty today in Judge
kersten's court to the charge of con-
spiracy to eXtort money from members Of
the firm Of Armour & Co.. and were SEN
fenced each to thirty days in jail The
men were accused Of attempting to obtain
money from Armour & Co., because of GER
tain letters which they had taken from the
company and which they claimed would
be valuable to the government in the
prosecution of the Beef trust cases.
The court proceedings were very brief.
Pleas of guilty We're entered as soon as the
men appeared in the court room, and on
motion of the prosecution sentence was
passed, giving them thirty days each in
Jail. No testimony was taken nor were the
letters read in evidence
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
fPostmasterS and Rural Carriers Ap-
pointed for Iowa and other
Western Points.
cFrom stan Correspondent )

WAShlNGTON, Dec. ,7.-(Special TeIe-
gram l-Postmasters appointed: Iowa
Colesborg. Delaware county, Emma ].
Chapman, vice Joseph Chapman dead.
Notwithstanding. Big Horn county,
George w. wortham, vice r. II. Cunning.
ham, resigned.
Rural routes Z and were ordered es.
tahlshed February ! at Mount Pleasant,
iienry county Ia serving sac people and
s0S houses
hufal carriers appointed for Nebraska
routes; Clarkson, route .. Emil stodola
carrier Frank stodola substitute; Wayne
route T. George CrosslaRd CARTER. Arthur r.
Richardson substitute.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
JEROME MAY lake A HAND
Report that Criminal Prosecutions
Will Follow New York Insur-
ance Disclosures.

NEW YORK. Dec 7.-Attcntion was di-
rected to the possibility of criminal action
growing out of the investigation of life
Insurance methods by a visit paid by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome to the legislative
committee while II was holding its hearing
in the city hail today. Mr.. Jerome said
that he wanted to find out when he could
get possession of a copy of the report of
the committee
Chairman Armstrong has already said
that he hopes to have it ready for the
Legislature W i meets next January.
counsel for : mas F. Ryan, who bought
the James ~ de stock Of the Equitable
Life Assura society, conferred with
Charles f. : hes, counsel for the in
vestigatng : nttee today. and said aft
erward thai ( Ryan is holding himself
In READINGS = testify before the com
mittee.
One of oints brought out by Mr..
Hughes in ays hearing was the fact
that the al Reserve Life Insurance
company paid sl34,O00 to the widow OF
Edward arper, the former president
of that company. since Mr.. Harper's death
in 1895. The money is derived from COM
missions which former President Harper
drew on all the business written by the
company. His widow, who has since re-
married, continues to receive the commits
sions.
Incident to this inquiry Mr.. Hughes dis
covered an instance in which 5000 had
been paid to President Frederick A. Burn
ham OF the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
company in 1896 and concerning which Vice
President George d. Eldredge Of that COM
pany testified that he knew nothing. The
bookkeeper who made the payment from
a contingent fund said he did not know
what it was paid for
The affairs of the Security Mutual Life
Insurance company of Binghamton, N. Y,
wore again under investigation today. One
of the interesting facts brought out was
the statement of Charles NJ. Turner of
that company that he had employed a few
years ago a D. II. Keefer, one of the clerks
in the Office of the superintendent OF in
surance at Albany to act as consulting
actuary of the company at $1,000 a year.
For all Mr. Turner knew, he said the ar
rangement was still in force
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
DERRICK GUY ROPES ARE CUT
Fifty Men Employed on New York
Building Have a Marrow Escape
from Death or Injury.

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Some unidentified
person or persons today cut the guy ropes
of the derrick on the new Altman building
In course Of construction at Thirty-fifth
street and Fifth avenue by Post & McCord,
the contractors, against whom the struc-
tural iron workers are waging a strike.
But for the fact that the damage was dis.
covered in time many workmen might
have been killed or injured.
Nearly nifty men were about to begin
work when shout Of warning was heard.
just as the workmen escaped the derrick
fell with a crash.
There was similar occurrence recently
IN another Post & McCord building at
Fourteenth street and Tenth avenue. The
employees charge that it was the work of
strikers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
YOAKUM HEADS ROCK ISLAND
Former President of Frisco Takes
Charge of Operation of All Lines
of the Moore System.

NEW YORK. Dec. LIB. F. Yoakum was
today elected chairman OF the executive
committee of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railway company. succeeding Rob.
ert Mather' who resigned. Mr.. Mather con-
tinues as president OF the Rock Island com
pany and as general counsel of all opera
ting companies in the system. Mr.. Yoakum
assumes Immediate charge OF the opera ton
OF all the Rock Island and the 81. Louis &
San Francisco lines
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-08
cAsns or MITcHnLL AND puRroN
Convicted Senators WIN Not BE Given
Committee WORK.

WASHINGTON. Dec. T.-FollowinT his
message rcsignine the ehairmanship Of tbo
senate committee on interoceanic canals
Senator Mitchell OF Oregon Informed We
President Fairbanks in a telegram TODAY
that he does not care 10 be appointed an
any committees. His action establishes
prccedent in relation TO the active service
Of senator's convicted OF criminal offenses
winch a member OF the republican commit,
tee TO select standing committees will com.
munieate 10 senator Burton of Kansas
senator Mitehell's request win be respected
ana Il was stated today that he ana sena.
tor Burton will be left on all committees