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Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
CAPTAIN MACKLIN CONSCIOUS
Omcer Believed TO Have Been shot
by Discharged Trooper of
Twenty-Fifth.

Ell RENO, Okl, Dec. 22.-Captain Edgar
3. Macklin II Company c, Twenty
infantry, who was shot at his home here
last night, was conscious this morning
and physicians at the hospital expressed
the belief that he would recover
No trace Of the would-be assassin, who
Is believed to be one Of the negro soldiers
recently discharged on order Of President
Roosevelt. has been found. Samuel Barteu
a detective, arrived here early today from
Oklahoma City with bloodhounds, which
he placed upon the trail Of the negro
Captain Macklin says positively that the
man who shot him was a negro. He says
he knows Of no cause for the assault.
At II o'clock this morning Captain Mack
lin was resting easy and was reported by
the hospital physicians to be improving
At that hour they said his chances of re-
covery were growing brighter
Officers at the fort had no opinion to
express early today as to whether or not
the negro was one Of the discharged SOL
ders.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.-Captain Edgar
B. Macklin is the son-in-law of Bishop
E. r. Atwill Of the Episcopal church Of
this city. Bishop Atwill stated this morn
ing that he would probably go to El Reno
ldIe IN lne Gay unless ne received WORD
that the captain was out of all danger
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-Major Penrose,
in command at Fort Reno, Ol1l, made the
following report by telegraph today to the
military secretary concerning the shooting
of Captain Macklin:
Captain Macklin was shot twice last
evening by an unknown colored man, once
In the face, breaking the jaw, and once in
the side. The latter wound is slight and
neither wound is believed serious by sur
geons. Ultimate recovery is assured If
complications, which are not anticipated,
do not set in.
Am satisfied after a rigid investigation
that the shooting was not done by any
member of this command. BlOodhounds
now on trail Neither Macklin nor his
cook, who witnessed the shooting, can give
an accurate description of the man. Am
doing everything possible in the matter.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl., Dec. 22.-In a
telephone message from Fort Reno at PAS
this afternoon Major Penrose stated no
trace of the negro who shot Captain Mack
lin had been found. Bloodhounds followed
the trail to the depot at Darlington, few
miles away, where 1t is supposed the negro
took a passenger train. There have been
no arrests.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
"PRAYER CARS" RUN FOR ISLAM
Turkish Government Desires Faithful
to Make Pilgrimage by Rail
road Line.

CALCUTTA, Dec. 2-Cspecial.) -"Prayer
cars will be run" Such an announcement
will probably be the the most commonplace
Of advertisements along the line of the
Hedjaz railway, which is expected to reach
Medira in about sixteen months. The sub
scriptlons towards the construction of the
railway during the last five years amounted
to S12O00OO0, and contributions by the Turk
ish government of $1,5OOOOO of which about
81 100000 has been spent. The main line
has reached Tabouk and the survey is now
being pushed to NADIA, in Salik. Every
effort Is being made by the Turkish off,
cials TO popularize the railway among the
pilgrims.
Several parties of guides and teachers
have recently left Medina for the main
heads of the different land routes to
Hedjaz, with the object of inducing the
Kaalas to travel by railway. The sultan
has ordered the railway authorities to carry
free Of charge INDECENT pilgrims
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
TERMS OF PEACE IMPOSSIBLE
Greeks ana BuIEarians Unable to
Define "sphere of Influence"
I'm Macedonia.

SADONIKA, Dec Especial Greek
and Bulgarian bandit leaders recently met,
two on a side, on an island in the lake
OF Yenidje with view OF coming to a
friendly understanding as to their respec-
tive spheres OF influence" in Macedonia.
One OF the Bulgarian representatives was
the well known Luca Movanofr. The dis
cussion having come 70 a deadlock the
Bulgarians declared that they could go no
farther without consulting the famous Bull
gaTiau chief, ApostoL He was sent for
and came WHAT cried the Greeks
I'VE thought you were dead long ago"
yes" replied Apostol they killed me
twice, but you see I have come TO life
again"
Unfortunately, the negotiations fell
through and their rupture was followed by
terrible outrages committed by Bulgarian
bands all over the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
HUNGARIANS WANT LABoRERS
Chinese May he Imported IL Native
WOr<men Refuse to Make
Contracts.

VIENNA. Dec. 22-(special.)-An inter
estng incident occurred during a recent
sitting of the Agricultural association of
Bekes county. Hungary Upon motion of
the Count Dyomid Wencthein, it was re-
solved that in case the harvest men re-
fuse to close the harvest contract before
January 81 between 1900 and 10000 coolies
shall be brought from China
The most remarkable part about the at
fair is that the committee of the Agricul-
tural association adopted the motion unani-
mously and resolved to placard their de-
termination throughout the entire country.
AS Is well known, Hungary closes her door
to all strangers but now, owing to the
dispute among the laborers some thou
sands OF coolies may be brought over. II
the example of Bekes finds followers a
call may arise for several hundred thousand
coolies to reap the Hungarian harvest.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
NO AGREEMENT ON SCHOOLS
Irish Party and Government Fau to
Get Together on the
Subject.

DUBLIN, Dec. I2-special)-T state
ment OF the Catholic Herald to the effect
that an agreement between the Irish party
with reference 20 the Catholic schools had
been virtually arrived at 10 denied In CIR
Giles where the denial comes with the
weigh Of authority,
The government and the representatives
OF the Irish party often come close 20
agreeing upon the general principles con-
nected with the Catholic schools, but al
ways and ever failure 70 agree comes when
ever details are taken up for serious con
federation.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
BRANDY QUALITY is GOOD
American Consul at la Rochelle Says
Vines Are Free from
Disease.

PARIS, Dec. Especial George H
Jackson. tho American consul at La
Rochelle, in report 10 the Washington
bureau. says that the vintage is already
well advanced and promises 20 equal in
quantity that Of last year. The brandy
OF this years vintage Is expected 70 be OF
exceptional quality, as the vines and the
fruit are entirely free from the diseases and
accidents that 80 often beset them.
The total production OF cognac stock OF
brandy during the last twelve years has
heen lust about 100000 gallons. so that
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
JUDGE DEFENDS POLICEMEN
Female Doctor Fined for Telling Of
MisdeedH of Hamburg's Police
Force.

HAMBURG, Dec. 22.-(Speclal) Mime.
Anita Augsburg, a doctor. has been SEN
fenced TO pay a fine Of $50 for writing an
article entitled. The Misdeeds OF the Po-
lice" The article Is intended 10 expose the
brutality exercised by the police during
the recent manifestation for universal sur-
frage Nine. Augsburg among other things
mentions a workman whose hand was cut
off by police officers sabre.
The judge in passing sentence said that
the title IN itself was an insult TO the
honor OF the police force
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA
Much Damage Has been Done by
Flames in New south
Wales.

SYDNEY, Dec. 22-(speciaL)-For many
days devastating bush fires have been
raging In the western part OF New South
Wales One Of them Is described as a wall
OF living fame, seventy feet in height and
thirty miles wide. There have been many
exciting Journeys with live stock TO es-
cape the fire, though many Of the cattle
and sheep have been lost
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23

BAKERsFIELD Cal, Dec. 22.-The en-
tombed miner. Hicks was not relea ed
during the night BOudeTs were again
encountered and soft dirt made II neces-
sary for tho resCueTs to protect themselves
IL rs believed that not more than an Inch
was gained during the early hours OF the
morning. Delicate tlmbering Is also neces-
sary and this work in the drift. which Is
close 10 the miner, g. hard 10 perform.
Hicks Is stillSin good condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
CASH FOR FRENCH CLERGY
Louisiana Priests Tender Financial As
sistance to Brethren in Troubls.
REPUBLICAN, PRESS IS SATISFIED
Action of Parlia ment PteRses Writers
who Champion Cabinets Cause,
but Opposition Papers Are
Violently DenunciatOry.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-An offer OF
peouniary assistance to tho French clergy
from tho Catholic clergy OF Louisiana was
mailed last night to Cardinal Richard,
archbishop OF Paris, by Archbishop Blenk
Of New Orleans. The accompanying memoir
ial was signed by every Catholic priest In
Louisiana. Archbishop Blenk's letter said:
So as TO give expression to our sympathy
IN a pra ctiual and substantial character. let
me add that the clergy Of Louisiana is
ready at the least notice from your
oininence TO help peeunlaerily, r witnth
means In the maintenance oil the french
clergy.
The memorial denounces the acts of the
French government
Comment on New Law.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE entire republican
press today expresses the greatest salts
faction at the adoption yesterday by vote
of ll8 TO 165 OF the governments bill amend
ing the church and state separation law
Of 1905 The papers dwell with special
qualification on the fact that the various
republican groups unitedly supported the
government in the new step which It felt
compelled to take in view Of the intransi-
geance Of the Vatican authorities The OPP
position organs indulge in the most violent
denunciation OF the new measure.
The Figaro llkens the government to
"cowardly bandit manufacturing new en-
CINE for depressing the defenseless In order
TO amuse it's Jacobins."
A person in close attendance on Cardinal
Richard. speaking in his name, is quoted
ns plainly fcrcshadowing a papal veto OF
the new Legislation. which Is classed as no
more satisfactory than the new measures
and nothing more or less than law of
reprisal"
In conclusion, the person quoted declared
that so long as the government declines
TO negotiate with the pope a modus vi
vendi is impossible.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
GUILD BRINGS GOOD NEWS
Returns from Chicago with Assur-
ances OF Continued Reduced
Rates for Merchants.

Commissioner John Nj. Guild Of the Com
mercial club has returned from Chicago.
He received assurance from the railroads
that they would make arrangements
whereby they would continue 10 grant re-
duced rates for the merchants meetings at
Omaha. He also had favorable news from
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23

on the line from here to the Gebo coal
mine will not be pushed until this decision
Is made, as the character Of the road TO
be built will be different if the main line
is to be built directly southeast to Guern-
sey. This line will be about twenty miles
shorter than the canyon route south past
the coal mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23
GIFTS FOR THE OLD FOLKS
santa Claus Comes TO Home from
women of Westminster Pres
byterian Church.

The residents Of the Old Peoples Home
enjoyed a Christmas tree Saturday after
noon through the courtesy of the women
Of Westminster Presbyterian church The
tree, with potted plant and a bag Of
candy. was furnished by the women, and
Mrs G. w. Wattles sent a gift for each
Of the old people.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23

the day Is not far distant when the quanti-
ties Of old brandy In stock will be 80 large
that any recourse 20 falslhcatiOn will not
result from any lack Of pure brandy from
wine
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23

the roads with regard to proposed reduc-
ton of rates on merchandise from Omaha
to South Dakota points.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
The International Sunday
School Lesson.
Religious Literature Bureau.
Incorporated.
The REV. DAVIS w. CLARK, .. o.,
Editor, Cincinnati.
! Second Quarter. Lesson VIII.
Mark 6:1429. May 20, 1916,
(. Death of John the Baptist.

Extremes met in the fortress palace Of
Herod Antipas on the occasion of his
birthday banquet. Nazartish abstemi-
BUSINESS kept vigil in the dungeon. Hero
dian wantonness blazed and reeled In the
eatrquet-chamber. Ralf-oblivious devo-
ton below is matched by an overweening
ambition above, The forgiving spirit.
ready to pray for despiteful users, Is off
set by vindictve thirst for the blood
Of one whose very life. was rebuke to
sinners. On the inky agate of the Hero
dian court the character of John Baptist
stood out In high relief a cear-cut
cameo OF snowy luster II any
Herod ever needed a POSTGRADUATE
cotrse in the art of luxury. this one had
It. lie received his finishing touches
during his visit to Rome.
At that capital of debauchery he CON
tracted the incestuous and adutcrous
connection which called forth the Bap-
lists stern and constant, "It Is not law
full" +'s This banquet seems TO
have been, IN part at least, q military
affair Antipas was toastIng and feast
ing his chiliarchs, He was putting them
in heart for the war into which his ,ln-
natural crime had plunged him. Their
ivory couches rested upon tessellnted
floor Of banquet-hall In the marble palace.
within tho 'lmpregnable fortress OF Ma
chaerus. The tetrarch's cnurlers had
brought in haste from every quarter the
daintiest vnnds of fish, flesh and fowl,
while wine filled golden goblets to their
brm. and the air was scented with Jet
and spray Of perfume. +s IIerodias
was in her boudor, Ambition was her
ruling vice. She had discarded her right
Sful husband, father Of her beautiful
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In them arose from its sngIeness. they
had no will cleft in twain. sit 7 here was
no attempted double service. God i$a nus
Nlammon. They were true forerunnertaBS
of Jesus, for they had his spirit BET 1lea
He came. They contained In their own ~
characters Jesus noble ideals Of r. + NJ s.s4
eousness. love and service. In q base. age
of sensualism and fawning and trucking
.hyprocracy. they We're above raproa.hS
and courageously independent. In al
vance and in opposition to the spill tiff.afs
their times, they exemplifteds and snFqya<d !
the truth Of the doct rine afterNnrdsa
Taught by Jesus that life does no y corl-fs
sist in the abundance of the things poa-s5
sessed; that characters above 6condiSsJS5
tions; that the highest good is not NJ
being mlnlstered to- but minlstertng and
giving; that upon Righteousness alono,ii
peace and JOY are attendant. There Is al;
virlle quality in Elijah and John that has
commanded admiration in every 8$age.a
Ther righteousness was no negatives
quality OF mere goodness, It was posi-
tive, aggressive dauntless. 'ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
HEAVY LOSS.
Fire at Scotland Neck Burns
Brick Block,

Especial to The Times Dispat ch.)
WELDON, N. c. Maya17.-Fire at Scot
land Neck last night destroyed the rhand-
soD1e.t Futrell brick block and other prop
erty, valued al $4,000 to $1,000.
The heaviest losers are ]. H ;. Futrell,
building, $1,000; insured for about 5000;
W. T. Hancock and Company. stock
valued at $1,000; about 5000 insurance:
Hoffman and Brother, loss, $4,000 above
insurance; Morrisett Brothers, general
merchandise: loss. $4,000; partially in
sured; The Hardy Hardware Company,
stock; loss, $4,000; Insurance about one
half; Congressman Claude Kitchen, law
library: loss, $500; no insurance; Futrell
Opera House, loss not known, but several
thousand dollars. $500
1.-THE FIRE started In a mallaalley~ay,
and sa supposed to have BEEN ofisincena
diary origin. The buildings burned were
among the newest and handsomest stores
in town.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
HODGE ON TRIAL
FOR WIFE MURDER D. n.
Difficult to Get Jury Out Of a
Venire Of One Hundred
and Fifty.
HIS SON CHIEF WITNESS
Boy Tells the Story Of The
killing Of His
Mother.
,aaoc,.it a. The T,mes- Dispatch,

(special to The Times-Dispatch)
DURHAM, N. CT May 17.-The Begin
ming Of the trial OF the famous Hodge
murder case began this morning. The
entire morning session was taken up IN
selecting the Jury, drawing them from tho
special venire Of 150 men that were sum-
moned when the arrangement for the
trial was made Monday. and Hodge
plead not guilty 10 the murder OF his
wife last February.
There was some difficulty. in selecting
the fury. as most OF them had formed
an opinion.
The first two witnesses In the case
we're Coroner j. Frank Maddry and DR..
e.. L. Holloway. Coroner Nfaddry tes-
tilted as to the condition Of Mrs. Hodge
when found on his arrival few minutes
after the murder. Mrs. Hodge was round
lying on the hearth with q bullet hole
In her breast and there was evidence
that there had been scuffle as the
tor OF the sewing machine was lying
across her feet. The coroner testified as
to the Inquest held over her body and
that her life was ended BY pistol shot
fred by John Hodge. her husband. Dr.
Holloway's testimony was OF the same
nature, he being the first man sum.
rnnned by the coroner.
The most important witness of the
trial was Fred Hodge, his son. who saw
the murder and lnterfered. He testified
that he was awakened by the quarrel Of
his father and heard his father3say. Miss
Matte ! knew when decided You this
property that you would run me oft,
She told him (Hodge) that she did not
want to have any quarrel; that she was
sick and was not going to have It. He
jumped up from the chair where he was
sitting and said. well you can take
this"
Hodge then proceeded to ward the
bed with a pistol in his hand. ! got
behind him, said Fred, and made an cf-
fort to hold his arm, but he pushed mc
away and said he would shoot me- Thea
I started for help; when got to the
door ] heard a pistol shot; went t.
a nearby mouse and got several OF my
neighbors. When l got back to the house
the coroner was there. l saw tTothe
dead. lying on1the hearth. At this point
court adjourned until $3.50 in the morn
ing. when the remainder OF young Hodges
testimony will be taken.
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was that IIerod. who In nockery clothed
Jesus In royal robes. and sent him back
to plate. -4- Out Of the corrupt
court of Herod Antlpas, Manahem, his
fostcr4brother, and Chusa, his major
domo, rose to disclpleship with Jesus.
Nothing prevented Herod himself from
rising but his love for self and SIN.
Whom ! beheaded:" No need OF
the Baptist now! Conscious performed
the office OF ten thousand isccusers5
/. That the way, Of the transgressor
is hard never had more apt Illustration
than, In the case OF tIIerod and FIerodias.
The lnordnury ambitious woman induced
her husband to go to Rome, and enter
his claim to the title Of king. But ne
lost even what he had. and both perish
ed miserably in exile.
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had TO 70 before fourteen Intelligent men,
if there was anything wrong In It Ha
said Barry was no Solomon, but that he
was no fool.
Further Firing.
MI. Minor said this was only one Of tho
causes for the engineers lack Of conf.
dchcc III Mr.. Barry.
"And do you expect this Board to sus-
tain that lack Of confldence? asked MIR.
Turpin.
. Y Mr., Minor continued briefly and cons
pleted his remarks.
Mr.. Dabney spoke earnestly for recon-
sideration, and said II there was any
reflection anywhere In connection With
the litigation between Barry and the city,
It should fall on the engineers depart
i1lcnt, and not on the Street COMMITTEES.
ut Is In 10 this body To do Mr.. Bury
justice and to vindcatc this man. as the
Street Committee has done, when time
and again It has subsequently awarded
him responsible contracts +.
Colonel CutshaW Is not employed 70
dictate policies to ths body. / am WILL
Ing to follow him on questions Of enEl-
neerng and technical matters relating
to his Department. but propose TO deal
with questions Of policy according 70
my own Judgment"
Finally Concurred.
MIR. Burton defended Mr.. Barry, and
said he had alright to modify and make
clear the specifications upon which he
proposed to bid.as .a...] 4. Il.
Mr.. Mann spoke for reconsideration,
and said Mr. Barry's work had always
been satisfactory. AS a contractor, Mr..
Mann said lie had often altered specif-
cations before he had bid upon them,
as he had right to do. Mr.. Allen
wished to know II he did not give notice
OF the changes to the parties with whom
he proposed to contract. His answer wa s
that they we're supposed to read them.
The motion was reconsidered and the
Board concurred In the awarding OF the
contract bySa vote Of IL to 3.
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daughter. because, forsooth. he had no
title She married one who already sus-
tanned the relation Of uncle and brother-
n-law TO her, and in doing SO displaced
a loyal wife from her husbands SIDE,
At length, Herodias had tue
and numerous palaces and faWnlng cour-
tiers, hut she had also Nemesis, whose
imperious, at is not lawful, neither
threat nor cajolery nor bride could 81
lence. Her strait was desperate.
The uncompromlsing preacher or right
eousness WAS making. progress WIN al,e a
paramour. If he. converted MN smo
would be discarded and az lus.. ~
had secured the Bnptst's Imprisonment
ant locks and bars seemed no restraint
to his subtle influence. while his dungeon
walls seemed to echo his 1T Is not law
Hfull" with ever louder detonatio'ls'
4. The desperate and wicked woman
hated her hook with her daughter
modesty, and went angling IN the poo,
Of drunken revery, When Antipas louna
himself caught he lacked moral coufuse
to snap the hook. lie reared 70 W.
JnrndIas. and had superstitlous scrupies
about breaking his path. He douhted the
erect Of his vncl!at!on upon the cour1
tiers md chiliarchs whom he was seek
ing by this very banquet to5at tach more
closely 10 himself. On the other han"'
be wns nnprehcnslve of tho effect on the
neople OF the murder of man VINO
stood so high in their regard, Wretcn-
cd mani This WAS the turning point ~
his career. With tho infamous choice or
Ills hour he began the descent when
terminated in disgrace, exile, death
so 4 moment later Salome. q par
agon of voluptuous beauty, flushed WIN
her lasclvious dance carries. WIN ~
,inhumnnly steady hand, golden plat'ef
from the bnnnuet-tnble. on when rests
the ghastly head Of the martyr. cholce
dish that for IIerodias' lt was her
share of tho banquet
A Teachers Lantern.
chnracter In which there Is no
balance wheel OF principle Is desplcablo..
When such one reaches position OF
Bower 1t is n public calamity AS
roaring lion and raging bear so IS =
wicked ruler over the poor lpeop'e,,
!. II. Some who would be lavish ~
their upbradins Of social outcnst arc
singulnrly mute before sin while 1t Is
still shrined in wealth, luxury and power
John Rnptst was not of that ORDER
as M station In life Is so lofty rs
Ia llrt It's occupant above the reach of tho
mains and penalties OF SIN. They can
mass even palace doors and fall Win lhe's
full weight upon kings heart,,
IT Is a. fehrINl lh'lb "
cherish hatred and revenge In the heart
II is the seed of murder, and is sure
to hear It's crimson fruit. For
his oath,s sake. poor woman OF my
civ said to me last winter that there
came a day when they had not scrap
to nut on the table, She put her shawl
on and went down to the corner saloon,
and stated the fact to the on-keeper,
reminding him, In addition. that her hus-
hand had spent good deal of money
at his bar
He protested to be sorry for her. but
said no had promised not TO aid any,
body, and, therefore, could not help her,
Surprising how tenacious some men nre
Of their oaths and promises when II suits
their convenience! That proyerb has
no weight with them "A bad promise p
better broken than kept : - This