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Thousands ‘of Lettiah Feasants Use the Torch on Country Estates and Essen Threaten (My of Rigs. More Soldiers Mutiny. ST. PETERSBURG, via Eydtkub- pen, Dec. 15. ~The report of a fresh massacre of Jews, ia which more than 5X persons jost their lives, has been received from Turisk Volhyala The massacre was incited by a local priest. who called ou the Cliristian pop- ulation to rise and exterminate the Jews A mob then formed and attacked all the Jewish =bops killing and abusing all Jews who fell into their hands. The few who escaped are destitute A mutiny bas broken out amoung the soldiers In St. Petersburg, but it is Im possible yet to tell gow serious It Is Four regiments have joined In a no tice sent to the workingwen, lu which they say ‘You do not need to fear the hureau- cracy any jouger. We are with you, and we are resolved to anuthllate all reactionaries, “If we are ordered to fire ou you we will not obey. We will not spare our cartridges, but they will not be direct. od against you" The government advices from the Baltie proviuces are of the most alarm- Ing character. Thousands of Lettish peasants are putting the torch to the bouses on all the estates and even threatening Riga itself. The districts of Riga amd Venden are entirely In the hands of the insurgents. The peasants around Riga are burn- ing estates and murdering landowners The Germans of Riga expect a St Bartholomew night and it is evident that the Letts are preparing for a wholesale slaughter. The central] part of Riga ¢an Le protected at the bridges if the ary is true. In each block one house has been prepared as a fortress in which to shel: ter the Germaus when the massacre starts. Besides this the housebolders bave established various refuges Murders are committed in broad day- light. mostly for reveuge, and the po- lice are afraid to interfere. ‘The gov ernor general does not dare command the troops, not knowing whether they will obey orders to fire or not The deep hatred feit by the Letts for the German nobility and German cap- {talists may lead to an awful calamity, The revolt is spreading to all parts of Courland, and all railway communica tion with Riga is cut. The losurgents have seized a number of stations on the three raliroads leading frow that city. MUTINY AT CEYLON PORT. Russian Crew of Caarevitch Revolt. ed, bat Were Overpowered. COLOMBO, Ceylon, Dec. 15. -A hun dred Russians ou board the Russian battleship Czarevitch, pow iu the har bor bere, have revolted. Military as- sistance was asked for, and, belug sent from the British garrison. #Afty of the mutineers were taken ashore The Czarevitch was interned at Klao chau, the German concession on the Shangtung promontory, Chlua, after the paval battle of Aug. 10, 1d Accord lng to the last report received about her, contuined ln a dispatch from St Petersburg. the Crarevitch was to meet the three Hussian cruisers which were at Manila (the Orel, Aurvra and Jemt- chug: and the Russian cruiser Almaz at Saigou, French ludo China, and pro ceed to the Baltic under the command of Rear Admiral Enquist, the Russian admiralty having determined to with draw practically all the naval force In the Pacific, leaving at Viadivostok only the cruiser Askold, the gunboat Mand. Jur aud the torpedo boats The cruisers Rossla, Gromolol and Bogatyr, which were at Viadivostok during the war with Japan, are also te return to Russia The Russian cruiser Diana, was interned at Saigon Saigon for Russias Nov. 15 which salled from Water Pall Her Bank. FRANKFORT, lud, Dec. 15 —Rela- tives of Mrs H. Isgrigg made applica- tion for the appolutment of a guardian, alleging that Mrs. Isgrigg was pot mentally able to eure for her estate and that she had a large sum of mouey concealed ino her home City Marshal Bird investigated. He uncovered near. ly $2,000. The money was (in baking powder cans and in cloth bags, and a common water bucket was filled with silver dollars Yale Making Meney. NEW HAVEN, Coan. Dec. 15—An lucrease of $1,347,135 lo the total funds of Yale university during the fscal year which ended June 31 last is shown In the anon port of Lee McClung, as university treasurer. This increase In. cludes the gift of $1,000,000 by John D. Rockefeller. The university's income now exceeds its expenses. Couple Veund Dead In Their Home. NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 15. John E. Roban snd his wife were found dead in their home here last night by a policeman. The police, on a burried investigation refused to state whether the case was vue of murder, suicide or accident. Medical Examiner Bartlett is making an Investigation snd will re UNCETON, NX. J, Dee. 15-1. H. Fs died y ACCUSES EQUITABLE. President Scott Asserts They res. ned to Rula His Company. NEW YORK, Dec 15 — wad. Boott, president of the Provident Life Assurance society, sprung a sensation at the insurance Investigation by claiming that emissaries of the Equita. ble had stolen his books and falsified pany of which be Is president. Correspondence between the vice president of the Equitable and the wit. ness regarding the account of Scott when be was in the employ of the Equitable was introduced. Mr. Scott sald “Mr. Hughes, this Is a purely person. al matter introduced here at this time for the purpose of revenge. | have been pursued for the last five or six years, and nothing has been left un- done to ruin we and wy company “The records of my company were taken by a man in the employ of the Equitable Lis room, and be was arrested and In dicted. It was oaly when a personal plea was made to me LY that man's mother that | consented not to prose cute that man. ‘Following that a treacherous book- keeper in our company falsified our rec. ords and stole our books. All of this Is susceptible of proof. That man went to the Equitable and made an arrange ment 0 prey upon my company “Everything possible has been done to ruln my company. and [ seek Dot that the Intrwduction of this corre spondence at this time will injure me and Injure my family and work untold injury to thousands of policy holders I am responsible for this matter per sonally. 1 am willing at any time to meet the Equitable in court.” The committee and Mr. Hughes talk ed the matter over, and then Mr. Scott said that the account referred to was “always open.” He had referred to the Australian account in saying that there was no debit balance The letters referred to were put in evidence, but were not read. and the question was suddenly dropped after Mr. Scott had said that no demand had been made on him for the amount in volved for six or seven years MRS. MORSE TO TESTIFY. Trial of Abe Hummel In Mized Up Divorce Case. NEW YORK. Dec. 15 There was pew interest in the trial of Abraham H Hummel, the lawyer who is charged with conspiracy In connection with the Dodge Morse divorce tangle, because it is cousidered likely that Mrs Morse will appear In court to tell all she knows about the queer case. District Attorney Jerome refused to discuss the new turn which bas been given to the affalr, It Is known, however, Mrs. Morse has told Mr. Jerome that she was willing to go on the stand and lay bare the secret history of her marriage to Charles Dodge. ber subsequent divorce. her marriage to Charles W. Morse, the an- nulment of that marriage and the fear- ful suari which developed and cast shadows on more than one prominent lawyer The last court action left Mrs. Dodge in the most peculiar status. According to the records, ber.divorce from Dodge still bolds good and also the annulment of her marriage to Morse. This situa- tion would seem to force lier to resume the use of the pame Miss Clemence Cowles Mr. Morse has beeu lu the city for three weeks and assisted io the ar rangements for the appearance of Mrs Morse in court. The two sare on cor dial terms and ag anxious to have all the details of the strange case told Mrs. Morse, who returned from Europe Inst week, Ix with friends In the sub urbs. She will remain there until Mr Jerowe wants her iu court After a tedious session eight more Jurors were chosen, making it com plete. The jurors spent the night at the Rroadway Central hotel under guard The district attorney has rent «ld oa suit of seventeen rooms at the ho tel for the jury during the entire trial Papal Consistory. ROME, Dec. 156. The pope held a pub- He consistory in the royal hall of the Vatican, in which apartment and In the ducal hall, through which the pon tiff passed, were grouped thousands of ticket holders, including many foreign ers, especially Americans. Plus X. en tered In procession, preceded, accom- panied aud followed by the cardinals and the Noble, Swiss and Palatine guards, the dignitaries of the court, the patriarchs, the archbishops, bishops and heads of the religious orders, form ing a pleturesque scene. The pontiff swlled benevoleutly and lmparted his blessing as he entered Mre. HR. Vanderbiit's Serious Illness. NEW YORK, Dec 15 - Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderblit must abandou all the plans for a Christinss celebration st the Sandy Point farm, near Newport, which she and ber husband bad ar ranged Yor the entertainment of a bouse party. She is still in the private bospital of Dr. William T. Bull, In this city, where she recently underwent an operation for appendicitis ree Favorites Beaten. JRLEANK, lec 15. — The t Clty Jockey club's track was beavy, and the first three favorites were beaten easily. Pasadena, Marvel FP. and Lady Eillson, which were mueh fly. Jack Lory stumbled on the first turn in the last race and unseated Cherry. . Nanne's Home May Fe a Neotel. CLEVELAND, Dec. 15-The Hanna Senate Recommends a Ship Subsidy Bill HAZING AT ACADEMY CONSIDERED. Annapolis Institution—A Saubstl- tute Panama Canal Boad Bill Up. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The senate committee on commerce reported favors ably the bill recommended Ly the mer chant marine commission for the pro motion of American commerce, famil larly known as the “ship subsidy bIIL” Mr. Aldrich reported from the com mittee ou finance a substitute for the Teller Panama canal bond bill. The substitute has the effect of giving the per cent canal bonds the sate priv lleges and rights accorded to other 2 per cent bonds and asked for Its imine diate consideration Mr. Pettus ob jected, but later withdrew his ob lection and the blll passed without debate Mr. Elkins made a verbal report from the committee on interstate com merce concerning the progress of the colnmittee’'s Investigation of the rail road rate question. “We cannot report now.” he sald, “but | am justified in saying that it Is the belief of the mem bers that later the committee will be able to present a measure.” He added that the committee had been 1 sessou from April to June and again since Nov, 21 last and was giving all the time possible to the question The president sent to the senate the nomination of Stephen FP. Stone to be United States marshal for the western district of Pennsylvania. The contest between the ways and weans committee and the interstate and foreign commerce committee for control of iusurance legislation was continued In the house Mr Payne took the floor to show that the power to tax was the only way in which con gress could get control over insurance and the ways and ieans cominittee bad jurisdiction over the taxing pow- ers A recolation providing for a thorough investigation of the situation and con ditions at the Naval academy was In- troduced by Represcotative Loud of Michigan, The luvestigation is to be made by the house naval committee, which Is especially instructed to “ascer tain and report whether violatious of the law and the regulations governing the academy continue and whether bazing, fagging, running and class flst fighting continue in practice there and the knowledge of and responsibility of the officers of the acadetny for any con- ditions found to exist” The resolution empowers the commit tee to act through a subcommittee If deemed advisable, which may sit at the capitol or at the Naval academy The senate spent four hours in dis- cussing the Panama canal emergency appropriation bill, and when it ad journed the bill was still under consid eration. There were set speeches by Messrs. Teller, Scott and Morgan, and they were followed by a generml de bate, In which all phases of the contro versy were exploited, including the question of salaries, the control of the Panama raliroad and the necessity for general legislation on the canal sub ject. Mr. Allison, chairman of the com mitter on appropriations, expressed the opinion that congress should take up the question of salaries in connection with other canal legislation. He also sald that the status of the Panama rall road should be made the subject of leg Islation Mr. Teller made a plea for a wider and deeper canal than that decided up ou by the canal commission. He also indicated a preference for a sea level canal, admitting that its cost would not be less than $500,000,000, Lut coutend Ing that such a canal would better meet the demands of the world Mr. Scott expressed the opluion that a mistake had been wade ln selecting the Panama route and made a speech advocating the San Blas route ‘We are now coufrouted with just such a situation as I have always held would be encountered lo connection with the Papama route. We Lave expended millions of dollars and are wo wearer to the completion of the enterprise than when the United States took control of it." Gifts For Princeton $125,000, PRINCETON, N. J, Dec. 15.—-At the meeting of the Princeton university trustees here gifts aggregating over $125.000 were agnounced General do uations amounting to $50.074 have been secured since October, while C. C. Cuy ler of New York has presented $5,000 to establish the Andrew White Green scholarship. By the will of Dr. J. 8 Bayre, which the Missouri supreme court has declared valid, $4000 has wen made available for the endow. ment of fellowships la applied chemis. try and electricity Kalser Ia For Peace. BERLIN, Dec. 13. In the reichstag Prince von Bulow, the Imperial chan cellor, replying to the criticism of the Socialists that Germany's foreign poll cy was caleulnted to disturb the peace of the world, repelled emphatically the assertion that the German emperor, who for eighteen years had given so many proofs of his houest love of pence, wal In suy way a disturber of that peace Venernelan Case Again WASHINGTON, Dee. 15 Secretary Root apd Mr. Jusserand, the French ambassador, had a loug conference with President Roosevelt, and it Is be Heved the Venrmmelan case was under althongh it was stated 1905 TO PRESERVE FOOTBALL. { Walter (amp Qatlines Reforms Neves sary te Step Rough and Foul Play. NEW HAVEN, Coun, Dec 15~Wal { ter Camp, the Yale athletic adviser, last night gave out a statement rela. committee of a ten yard rule and ope the knees He considered the purposes of these rules—nawely, opening the play aud lessening accidents and unnecessary roughness —as absolutely essential Mr. Camp regrets the delay caused by Har vard's postponement and expresses the belief that the committee must answer the public demand and that Yale iug to her position, has an especial re sponsibility to stand for these reforms Mr. Camp states that the committee is practically agreed on measures tend ing to eliminate bratality and provide competent officials. He also suggests shortening the playing halves a dis tance penalty for time taken out at re- quest of the captain, that the bull be caliwl dead when any part of the per sou of the runner save his feet touches the ground, more rigid definition of the use of hauds and arms and better pro tection for a man catching the ball He states that upon minor changes both Yale and he would be willing to make concessions, but that upon the two points of opening the play and lessening the liability to accident and roughoess the committee must act, he says, or its work is foredoomed to fall ure, He states that the public de mands direct legislation and legislation that they can understand; that the time Is too late after a year of criticism for experimental propositions Although the play at Yale was free from any serious Injuries this year and has been for several seasons, no fatal accident baving occurred since the game was taken up in INT6, that, Mr Camp says, is no reason for failure to answer the public demand. He saya that players may believe the game as it is satisfactory and that open play may be po wore (nteresting Lut never theless that action is essential to pre serve the gaine OW. GAMBLER WON. Racing on City Track. New Orleans, Good For Mad Runners NEW ORLEANS, Dec 15 Steady ralu left the City park track deep In mud, and the weather was cold, with frequent showers. Though all the fa vorites were beaten, the winuers were all fairly supported with the exception of Gold Proof, at 20 to 1, in the first race Gambler, after having been all but left at the post in the mile and three sixteenths race, ran through his field and won by a peck Mr Corrigan claimed Yorkshire Lad, the beaten favorite in the fifth race Suminnries First Race —Gold Proof Hill, second; Welsh, third Second Race —Freehooter, first: Belle Strome, second; John Garner, third Third Race —Czaraphine, first; Merry George, second; Josette, thind Fourth Race Father Tallent, Lidwina, second; Dazzle, thind Fifth Race Harry Stephens Rleinwom], second: Juba, third Sigsth Ruce Gambler, rst Boy, second: Little Elkin, third first; Ann first first Little Accidents at Ingleside FRANCIRCO, Dee 15-TI of accidents in the first As the horses ere the half mile Suavita, Miss Curry aud Tony Girl fell, throw ing their riders. The Jockeys were not burt, Susvita stumbled, and the other horses fell over her As they wire at the finish Alumdina killing Jockey McBride feet from the clubhouse there Is a earriuge opening, and the filly attempted to jump the fence, heavily throwing the Jad to the ground It was found that his leg was crushed and that he was otherwise bruised The race was captured by Sugar Mald which, clear of luterfereuce, won in a canter SAN wis ua chapter vie race at lugleside passing post severely pissed the CHINE near About fifty MeNamara's Owners Ruled Of. NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -The the horse MoeNamara, vase ol Uatlie Oct. J, 1, at the Morris park race track, was floally disposed of when the stewards of the Jockey club ruled off the turf T. T. Cromwell and terested In the horse and in the ing.” The horse entered as The Fiddler was the medium of a big plunge (in the betting ring the day he started at the Morris pork fall meeting North Carolina Glant Won. KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Dex 15 ~In a wrestling match cateh as-eatch can style, at Market botel last night Tom Frisbee, the North Carvlioa gant, de feated Billy Edwards of Portland, Ore, claiming to be the champion of Cana da, ju two out of three falls Frishes won the first fall in ten winutes, Ed wanls the second in four seconds and Frisbee the thind In five minutes Fris bee weighed more than 300 pounds and Fdwards but 183 Will Reform Football Ia Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec 15 ~The South park commissioners In regular meeting voted unanimously to instruct their athletic fustructor to draw up rules for the game of football so that the voung and notrained. little bors as well as older boys, can play it withont peril to life or limb A World Aute Record. DOURDAN., France, Dec. 13 — M Barriaux made the world's automobile flying kilometer reconl here, covering the distance io 33 2-5 secouds. Waenther Probabilities. 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