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Gladstone Paper Caused Stir.

0AoOSCou0 1dpeT OdUSSu 0IA.
1t was soon after the civil war that Mr..
Bigelow published his pamphlet on Glad
stone. a bit Of writing that caused very
much Of a sensation, both in this country
and abroad. Discussing it later. he said,
The paper showed. I think, that Glad
stone. instead OF being our best friend in
England during the war, was our worst
enemy" He declared the great English
statesman had contributed personally to
the fund to send assistance to the Con-
federacy
From his pen there appeared in 1891 a
life Of William Cullen Bryant. with
whom he had been so long associated
as co-proprietor and editor. Grover
Cleveland. during his first term as prest-
dent. appointed Mr.. Bigeiow Assistant
United States treasurer for the city Of
serve. as he had also declined the Office
Of chamberlain. rendered to him by the
mayor
The New York chamber of commerce
elected him as honorary member in 1888.
He received the degree Of LII. D. from
Trinity College, his alma mater, and from
Racine College, Wis.,. in 1856, and from
In 1885 Mr.. Bigelow published the
writings and Speeches of Samuel J..
Tilden," in two volumes, and in 1895 the
Life, Of Samuel j. T1lden." also in two
volumes. He also was the author of
"Nolinos the Quietist,'' Some Recollec-
tons Of Edward Laboulaye'r and 'Tfie
Hystery- Of Sleep" and, had been fire.
zines of the period.
He was married. in June. 1885, to Jane
T., daughter of Evan and Jane Poultney
of Baltimore. Md.
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PLANS LONG YACHT TRIP.
Mrs. Leeds Has Chartered Vessel for
Voyage to India.

NEW YORK, December 1e.-Mrs. Will
liam B. Leeds. the New York society
leader. who is now en- route to England,
will spend the early part OF the year
1912 In one Of the longest yachting trips
ever undertaken by a woman. Soon
after January l she will start for India
on board Anthony ]. Drexers steam
Yacht. the Margarita, which she has
chartered. Her guests will include the
Duchess of Manchester and Lady Sarah
Wilson. an aunt of the Duke of Marl-
borough.
From India the party will proceed to
Japan and thence to San francisco ana
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-19

in the proprietorship of the New York
Evening Post Mr.. Bigelow accepted
the invitation, purchasing one-th1ro
interest. During the succeeding ten
years his management increased the
annual receipts of the Evening Post
from $4,000 to about $4,000.
In 1860 he sold his interest In the paper
to Parke Goodwin, and in August. 1881, al
the request of President Lincoln, acr
cepted the American consulate at Paris,
and during his ineumbency -wFote-"lSee
Etats JInis d,Amerique in 1863" his pur-
pose being to correct the erroneous no.
ti0ns Of the French people in regard to
the relative commercial Importance OF
the northern and southern states. This
work effectually discouraged the sup
posed desire Of the French government
for the dismemberment Of the Union.
Thwarted French Plot.
Upon the death of William L. Dayton
then United States minister to France,
Mr.. Bigelow became charge d'affaires al
Paris. the then envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to the empire
During his official residence he discovered
conclusive evidence Of the connivance OF
the French government in plot to fur
nish the Confederacy with four first-class
ironclad steamers, and by the use Of the
testimony thwarted the plan. In 1888 he
puDISQoO dn account VI lucSc u uduS<1C-
tions, which caused a sensation. He also
conducted the negotiations in France
which resulted in the expulsion of the
French army from Mexico in 1857.
While he was in France Mr.. BfgelOw
discovered and purchased at great cost
the original manuscript of Benjamin
Franklin's Autobiography" and subse-
quently prepared connected text Of this
work, which he afterward extended so as
to give complete Biography OF Frank
lin by Himself.
From 1870 to 1873 Mr.. Bigelow resided
with his family In Germany, and upon
his return, in 1874, he devoted himself to
his farm and literary pursuits.
It was during this period that he was
named a trustee and executor of the Til
den estate. The latter, a lifelong friend
Of Mr.. Bigelow, provided in his will that
about three-fourths of the estate should
be consecrated to the establishment Of a
free library in the city of New York,
under the care Of a board Of five trustees,
and upon it's consolidation with the Astor
and Lenox libraries as the New York
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PUZZLES THE PHYSICIANS.
School Pupil Mysteriously Stricken
Deaf. Dumb and Blind.

NEW YORK, December 19.-Solomon
Jackowitz, star pupil in one of the big
gest East Side public schools is dying
today in Gouverneur Hospital Of an all
ment which has not been identified by
the physicians. The lad was reciting a
spelling lesson in the classroom yester-
day when he was suddenly stricken blind.
deaf and dumb. He has not been able
to see hear or talk since.
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in PERIL FROM FIRE
Thousand Hotel Guests Routed
From Their Rooms.
Three ST0KERS MISSING
Open Board of Trade Building in Chi
cago Totally Destroyed.
LOSS IS PLACED AT $500, 900
Labor Unions Lose Their Books and
Records-Blaze Probably of
Incendiary Origin.
THREE ST0KERS MISSING
LOSS IS PLACED AT $500, 900

CHICAGO, December 10. - Nearly 1000
hotel guests were routed in panic early
today by fire which totally destroyed the
Open Board of Trade building, FIVE
story land mark at 323 South La Sale
street. Within fifteen minutes after the
first alarm was sounded at 2:30 O'Clock
the flames had the building at their
mercy The roof fell in a few minutes
after the arrival OF the first fire COM
paines.
Three furnace stokers who were in the
basement are missing. and it is not known
II they are safe.
Guests in Panic.
Alarm was Immediately felt for the
guests In the Kaiserhof. New Victoria
and Stafford hotels. all OF which were
near enough to be touched by the flames
from the burning structure. The first
two hotels face in Clark street and run
to the alley directly across from where
stood the Open Board. The Stafford ad-
Joined 1t on the south.
Bellboys. elevator men and even the
city firemen did heroic work in the hotels
Every room was visited in the hostelrfes
and the guests awakened. The sight OF
the flames threw men and women into
panic, and there was q hurried scramble
for clothing and valuabies
Frightened and Half Clad.
Scores Of persons appeared half clad In
the hotel Hobbies and many dragged
trunks or carried suit cases. Although
the window sashes Of the Kaiserhof were
burning on the three upper floors at one
time, q steady play OF water on the
| building always kept it out OF danger.
No person was injured in any Of the ho-
tells. Directly across from the Open
Board Of Trade in La Sale street stands
the Chicago Board Of Trade. and with
which the Open Board had no connec'
ton.
Marshal Seyferlich of the fire depart
ment estimated the total loss at 100000
His only comment as to the cause was
that there would be rigid investigation
| limiting that the fire may have been ol
incendiary origin
Books and Papers Destroyed.
Within the building many labor unioni
had their headquarters. The books and
records of many of these organizations
are said to have been destroyed.
The fire was one of the most spectac'
ular seen in downtown Chicago ir
| months Flames leaped more than 20(
| feet into the air and 1rebrands Were
carried for blocks by the wind.
| An hour after 1t started the fire was
under control.
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mission without any adjudication OF
the rate Of 80 cents a ton then charg-
ed for Transportation of ore. Mr.
Brown testified that the suit was dis
missed by attorneys for the complain.
ants, who notified them that conflict,
ing interests and difficulty in raising
money to prosecute the case made nee
essary the action. It was also testi.
fed that attorneys for the petitioners
at the time also represented the Oliver
Iron Company. which. later became q
part of the United States Steel Cor.
poration.
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TWO KILLED, ONE DYING,
RESULT OF GANG FIGHT
Fierce Battle in Early Morning
With italian FeudiSts as
Participants.

NEW YORK, December ia gang
battle before daylight today in
Thomas Jefferson Park left two men
dead ana a third man dying All the
victims and several others under ar
rest are Italians, but thus far the po-
lice, have not learned the cause of the
fight. Between fifteen and twenty
men in two divisions took part in the
battle.and more than a dozen shots
were fired.
One Partially Identified.
a The police believe that one of the
dead men is Patsy" Ammello, who
lived at 512 South Pearl street. Phila-
delphia. They base their identification
on a lease for the premises at this
location and a return ticket to Phila-
delphia found in the mans pocket. Ly-
ing mar Ammello was a man identified
as Mariana Debuono. a New York bar
ber. He died on the way to the hos
pital Amoclio Duomono, who is dying
at the hospital, refuses to throw any
light upon the affair.
Two Men Held as Witnesses.
The men held as witnesses are an
undertaken. who brought the dead man
to the hospital, and four others who
called to see the wounded man. All
deny any knowledge Of the shooting.
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Bishop Talbot Improved.

NEW YORK. December 19.-Bishog
Ethelbert Talbot Of the Episcopal dio-
cese Of central Pennsylvania is con-
valescing at q private sanitarium here
after an operation. the nature Of which
has not been disclosed. 1t IL announced
only that the operation was q success.
and that the patient is progressing as
we'll as could be expected. Bishop Tai
bots home Is n South Bethlehem RAA
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BROWN A STEEL WITNESS.
Chicagoan Appears Before the Senate
Investigating Committee.

John G. Brown of Chicago. formerly
interested in Minnesota ore properties
and a petitioner in suit to bring
about reduction in freight rates on
the Duluth, Missabe and Northern and
the Duluth and Iron Range railroad in
1888, was a witness before the House
steel trust investigating committee to-
day The suit brought by Mr.. Brown
and others was dismissed by the Min
pessta 5atlreaA aId warehouse COM
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Wholesale Vaccination of Student.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. December 19.-
Alarmed by the epidemic Of smallpox
which has reached a total Of several huns
dred cases in the Pawtucket valley.
President Faunce of Brown University
has ordered that all students at the In
stitution must be vaccinated. One Of
the smallpox patients lives in g board
ing house close to the college campus.
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NO PRESENT RELIEF
FOR CONVICT BANKER
President Not Considering
Communication of Sentence in
the Morse Case.

President Taft and Attorney General
Wickersham made it plain today that fol
the present no further action would be
taken by the government in the case OF
Charles w. Morse. Mr.. Wickersham, fol
lowing a meeting Of the cabinet. said that
Morse was not In a critical condition and
would remain in the army hospital al
Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta, where he
was taken from the Atlanta penitentiary
several weeks ago.
Not Under Consideration.
No application foF a Communication of
sentence will be considered by the Presi-
dent or Mr.. Wickersham unless the con-
dition of Morse grows materially worse.
A parole has never been under considers
ton. Omcials here say that Morse's
friends cannot expect further action at
this time. They point out that the De-
partment of Justice has been most lenient
in its handling Of Morse since 1t became
known that he was seriously i'll.
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Rebel Leaders Chagrined.

The leaders of the revolutionary party
express much chagrin at Tang g-Shao-Yfs
refusal to accept the hospitality which
had been provided for him on neutral
ground
The date of the next session of the
peace conference is quite uncertain. DR..
WI Ting-fang's associates assert that
attend any further meeting of the con-
ference until Yuan-Shi-Kai has with
drawn all the imperial government forces
behind the points they occupied at the
time the armisttce vas first announced.
most significant move has been taken
by Yuan-Shi-Kai. who has authorized WI
Ting-fang to use his (the premier's)
name In his kilograms so that he will be
able to utilize the telegraph wires which
are now In imperial hands, while Yuan
6hi-Kai Will use DIR. WI Tng-fangs g
name In order to obtain communication
over the wires in republican hands.
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ANTICIPATED.

Public Library Mr.. Bigelow was elected
president, an office he still held at the
time Of his death.
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WEATHER.

Fair tonight, with temperature
about 80 degrees. "Wednesday
fair; moderate northeast winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

to Ruzzie that contained a mystic ''K.
L. after the signature. Griswold was
asked TO explain the significance OF
"K. l."
Miss Smith always loved 70 kiss my
eyes," he said. "She would kiss them
over and over again and say, Russell
and his pretty little eyes The *. l.. on
this postal is her code for the eye kiss"
The fair defendant laughed heartily at
this testimony
In describing their final meeting Ruz-
zielamb said.
When l. told her did not want her 20
have William Harper, who Is a civil en-
gineeer, around she told me II was none
or my business as / was to be her hus-
band. She laughed in my face and said:
Why Ruzzie, what the dickens do
you mean? never loved you and never
meant to marry you. You were just IA
sweet pastime' l was just too angry
for anything and let her SEQ It. broke
a vase on the table, / was so upset, and
walked out. She called me back and
asked why wo could not patch II up like
the broken vase, but 1 just looked at
her and went awRy."-New York Tee-
gram.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
PERU ELEVEN DEFEATS
OMAHA UNIVERSITY

The foot ball game between Peru ard
Omaha university resulted. is to 6, IN
favor of Peru Normal.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
ROMANCE OF BUSTED VASE
One of GOthRm'a "svveet Little
Paatimes" GOHsips About It
In Court.

Unruffled by the titters and giEgles
that rustled through the crowded court
room during his frank exposition OF the
love secrets between him and Miss Helen
Woodruff Smith, the wealthy daughter
Of the late James d. Smith, one time
president OF the New York stock ex-
change, Russell A. Griswold. known to
the public as "Ruzzielamb," took the
stand in a New York court in his suit
for $4,000 damages against the Stamford,
Conn, heiress for breach of promise to
marry.
"Ruzzlelamb" showed no trepidation
In facing an ordeal that few men would
care to undergo, and even when II can.
to explaining the mysterious initials "R
l." at the bottom OF many OF Mis-,
Smiths letters and postals he bravely
offered the solution, describing the lady's
particular penchant for kissing him on
the eyes while exclaimlng Russell and
his pretty little eyesg' and how she came
TO adopt the initials * T." os smyboli-
cal OF this eccentric desire.
Miss Smith. who resumed her maiden
name after divorcinR Homer Cummings
former mayor Of Stamford, in 1907
through her attorney, Edmund t.
ApoAlNg VI II wan blIHtAf UttihAGu luuhN
before the trial that she viii deny every
one OF "Ruzzielambs allegations.
''Ruzzielamb" was the first witness
He said he first met Mics Smith. then
Mrs. Cummings, on Easter Sunday, 1901
He was a close friend until 1907, when
she divorced Cummings. "Ruzzie" came
back from n western trip and Miss Smith
asked him. he said on the stand;
"Ruzzie, do you love me enough to
marry me2'
II said. You know do; how I've been
waiting for you all this time Then she
said We would be married just as soon
as her father died, You see, I'm afraid
to marry you now as my father might
disinherit me- she said, but we'll b,
married some day, I've always know
we we're meant for each other. We mus
have met in another worldr"
Attorney Jacob Gordon for the plain
Uff introduced a postal from Miss smltl
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
TWO JEFFERSON COUNTY
PIONEERS PASS AWAY

FAIRBURY, Neb. Nov, 1O-(Special.)-
Daniel Mortimore, n pioneer of this
county. passed away following an opera
tlon performed in hospital in this city.
Mr. Mortimore had been sufferer for
the last five years.
Mr. Mortimore was born June 20, 1S40
at Elkhart, Ind. He enlisted in the war
OF the rebellion, serving in the Ninth
Iowa cavalry. He was honorably dis
charged February 3, 1866 Shortly after
wards he came to Nebraska. locating
near Fairbury. In 1875 he was married
TO Miss Mary Shelburne of this city. To
this union three children were born. Mr.
Mortlmore was a member of Russell
post No. a. Grand Army of the Republic,
of this city. and his comrades will have
charge of the services.
John Patterson, a prominent farmer
living near Reynolds. in this county, died
after a brief illness. Mr.. Patterson came
20 Nebraska in 1869 and has lived in this
county ever since. He was married In
1876 to Miss Mary Mervey, and to this
union two children were born. Deceased
was born March IA. 1919. in Indiana.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
FORMER ALLIANCE MAN
IS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED

ALLIANCE. Neb., Nov. 1O.-(Special.)-
The funeral of Anton Young, an erst-
while resident Of this city. but who has
been away from here for twenty-three
years, took place from the home Of e. w.
Ray yesterday.
Deceased met with his death in an acci-
dent in Kent, Wash. last week, and Il
was by finding a photograph in his pos
Session bearing the name of a local firm
of photographers that he was identified
as the son Of a pioneer family of this
city
Steps were Immediately taken by his
relatives to have the body forwarded
here, and he was laid to rest in Green
wood cemetery I'm this city, being
mourned by his mother and three sisters
Mrs. f. w Ray. Mrs. ]. w. Richardson
and Mrs. Bertha Wykoff. all of this city
and one brother, Mr. E. c. Young, all OF
Alliance.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
whom arrested last week In ChIcago.

when arrested last week In chicago.
Through the dense forests OF Vancouver
island to the shore of the Pacific, secret
service operatives fought their way to
Friendly Cove, a tiny bay on NootkR Is
land, stones throw from the greater
island and 500 miles north of Seattle.
There. in a picturesque log cabin, they
say. they found one of the most complete
counterfeiting plants ever known.
Upon this evidence and the testimony
of nearly fifty merchants and bankers OF
some OF the chief cities of the United
States, Captain Thomas 1. Porter head
of the United States secret service in
Chicago, expects to send the three men
arrested TO a federal penitentiary.
They are charged with having passed
nearly $4,000 in counterfeit $40 bank notes
in Seattle, San Francisco Denver Salt
Lake City, New York, Milwaukee and
Chicago since the opening Of the log
cabin plant on Nootia island in May, 1910.
Leon, a Russian political refugee art
list and expert photographer, was the al
legged head of the gang. With Swanson
and Marneek, he is said to have gone to
the distant island and there introduced
himself TO the residents of the little VII
lage of Nootka as hunter Of big game.
Three miles from the village the two
story log cabin was built. 1t was named
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
Cyrus II. Gilmore.

FULLERTON, Neb., Nov. lO.-(spe-
cial)-Cyrus H. Gilmore. one OF the pio-
neer residents of this city. died at his
home here Thursday He suffered a par
alytic stroke about ten days ago and on
account OF his age he was too feeble to
recover. Mr.. Gilmore had resided in Full
lerton for about thirty years and was
very prominent i'm Masonic and Grand
Army Of the Republic affairs. as well
as municipal and county. Being a life
long republican. Mr.. Gilmore was about
Il years Of age and was, engaged in busl-
ness as a druggist. He is survived by a
widow three sons and two daughters,
who are all grown.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

after the tiny bay near by. Friendly Cove.
Nearly $1,000 Is believed TO have been
obtained by the passage of the spurious
bank notes In Chicago, according to the
secret service authorities. They declare
also that seven merchants Of Vllet street.
Milwaukee, were victimlzed Among the
bank notes Captain Porter declares the
trio counterfelted were those OF Pasa-
dena National OF Pasadena, Cal; First
National of San Francisco. First National
OF Williamsport, Pa; Illinois National OF
Springfield and Blair County National
OF Tyronne. Pa,-Chicago Record Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
Nebraska
LITTLE CHANGE IN FIGURES
Official Count in Numerous Counties
Progresses.
HALLS LEAD KEEPS GROWING
Republican Candidate for Railway
Commissioner Far Ahead of
HarmRn-LRtest Figures
on COnGressmnn.
ALL's LEAD KEEPS GROWING

Many canvasslng boards over Me-
braska are busy with the ballots and
more complete returns on the state
ticket are available. Totals from these
show no change save to accentuate the
republican success.
On supreme judges 1.s5S precincts, or
seVenty-tow counties complete, give
Hamer lead Of 1876 over Dean, while in
the same counties Fawcett had a lead
over Sullivan of Ices.
Hail for railway commissioner is
swiftly running away from Harman,
having now lead OF $40, and demon
strating how an alumnus OF Nebraska
university moves when he organizes his
friends among the students to assist
him.
In the Third district sixteen out OF the
eighteen counties give Stephens a ma
jority Of S,OsS over Elliott
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
stephens Leads by Twenty-EiEht
Hundred Votes.

Following are the totals for the con-
gressional race in the Third district with
the exception OF Dixon and Stanton
counties:
the exceptions Of Burt. Dakota, Dixon
and Stanton counties:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
RooST or CoUNTERFEITERS
Output of Printing Plant ON Pa
cific Isle CRshed on the
Mainland.

An old world romance has been shat
tered by the arrest in Chicago of Fred
j. Marneek as one of a trio OF alleged
whom secret service opera
tives say they have followed from tiny
island In the Pacific through the chief
cities in the United States
Marneck, who lives at 1909 Sedgwick
Rudolph Swanson. who was apprehended
at 1888 La Sale avenue, and Albert Leon,
in New York Sunday while board
ing a steamer for South America. All
came from a small Russian village on
the Baltic. according to secret service
Marneek. who lives at 1909 Sedgwick
street, was about to start TO his child
hood home to bring back his sweetheart
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
AIIlance Pastor nesirnn.

ALLIANCE, Neb.. New. lo-(SBeclal)-
A business meeting was held in the par
lors Of the First Baptist church OF this
city last night. the business before the
board being the resignation Of the pastor.
Rev Franklin McNeill. The resignation
Of the pastor came somewhat as sur
prise, but after due consideration It was
accepted and steps taken 10 supply tn,
pulpit from the state board until another
pastor IL obtained.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

We're often asked why our
clothing doesn't shrink or .puckcr
at the seams. our goods are
London shrunk'-by a cold water
process that makes them entirely
dependable thei eafter. steam
shrinking is not nearly SO thorough
A bolt OF woTsted suiting. after
going through cold water INNER
sion and drying i'm the air loses
all Il possibly can, about ? yards
20 a 51-yard holt--us against a
yard by steam shrinkage. The
actual cost of handling Is about
eos greater. Most Of the fabrics
used IN clothes making are steam
shrunk. The process isn't nearly
so costly and the results not
nearly so good.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

Nobel Prise Given Maetorlinck.
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 9.-Tho Swedish
academy has awarded the Nobel prize
for literature for 1911 to tho Belgian
author, Maurice Maeterllnck.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
hallway oOmminsiOner.

70 counties. .s4,l46 S8.l1O 72267 Il,