cn Nt
Hnaneler, bad contradicted
€ was forced (0 take a recess
when Harriman refused point blank to
reven] the napies of wembers of the
legislature and others at Albany with
whom he admitted having communicat-
tiot be feared would be instigated by
the so cxlled Jumes W. Alexander
Ar. Hafriman agreed to reveal the
names to Mr. Hughes or to fhe com-
as Dest
F. Page, Casbler,
FT. Page.
-
sisted that ihe names be given publie-
Iy from the witness stand Finally
the withess declared he woald be oblig-
od to have a consultation with his at-
torneys, Judge Leavitt and Paul D.
Oravath. “If my attorneys recommend
that I give the namics,” sald Mr. Har
riman, “I shall do #0, for I believe I
can get the cousent of the parties after
ward." -
Ten winufes later Mr. Harriman re
tured fo the witness chair and re
vedled the names. He said:
The roen 1 referred to were Mr. Nix-
on, speaker of the assembly, and Gov-
ernor. Higgine,
"1 merely asked them whether thers
was auy legislation preparing iu regard
to the situation. I regret 1 have been
compelled to drag these two names
into this matter, especially that of Mr.
Nixon, who has since died, and as thelr
position In this matter, although en-
Airely pure znd blaweless, might be
misconstrned, I appedl to the members
of the press to at least leave those
The imputation that be bad threaten
ed to use bis influence with Governor
Odell {uv defeat Ryan's plans with re
gard to the Equitable Mr. Harriman
met with the following statement:
“It Is not I who have political in-
fivence through my relations with Mr
Odell, but Mr. Odell who has political
influence through bis relations with
me.”
This was delivered in a tone of ao-
thority and with a haughty wave of
the band, the manher being that of &
mau who felt sure of his ground—the
manner of at euiperor conscious of his
power, :
Later the witness sald Mr, Odell
qualified it only to the extent that he
thought any man In politics should
sent to
men of. prominence.
Mr. Harriman sald he was not In
politics, but that he had political in-
fluence.
* Although he gnve the lie to-nearly
all the statements sworn to by Ryan,
Harriman did oot deny that he had
threatened to use bis Influence to crush
Ryan, just as he bad crushed other
enemies, “nnless Mr. Ryso proved the
purity and sincerity of hls motives in
buying the Equitable stock by sharing
It with me”
“He entreatel my co-operation,’ ad-
ded Mr. Harriman, “and sald that he
pad taken this step In order to do
something conspicuous, as be had not
done anything conspicuous in »'; his
it certainly was Harrlman's hour of
triumph and he wore a compldcent
smilé to show how he appreciated It
Odell Would Make No Comment.
NEWBURG, N. Y,, Dee, 14.—-Ex-Gov-
Odell bere declinal to make any
before the Insurance fuvestigating com-
BRIDGEPORT, Coun, Dec. 16. ~The
down ihe Iath laden schoouer Boauto-
land, Chatham, N. 8, for New York,
off South Norwalk. The schooner was
rot to the water's edge and was aban
shape the future action of the navy
department ou the recommendation of
Rear Admiral Jamies H. Sands, super
intetident of the Naval academy, for
the summary dismissal of Midshipman |
Trenmor Coffin, JE, for bazing aud of |
Midshipman Warren A. Vandeveer!
for conutenaneing the practice. If At
torney General Moody rules that the
secretary bas such power these mid-
shipmen will be summarily dismissed
from the scadenmiy. If such power Is
acking thelr immediate trial by court
martial will be ordered. Otherwise
Secretary Bonaparte will direct that
action be brought against the dismissed
midshipmen In the courts of Maryland.
Hazing at the academy was the sub-
ject of two conferences here between
Admiral Sands and Becretury Booa-
parte. The admiral Informed the sec
retary that the cadet officers and cadet
petty officers, at a conference which
the admiral held with them several
days ago, voluntarily pledged him thelr
support in bis insistence upon a strict
obedience to all rules of the academy.
At this conference he declared to them:
“lI regard hazing as a brutal apd
cowardly practice. I shall recommend
the sun. mary dismissal of every mid-
shipwan found guilty of practicing it
or countenancing it, and I do not cars
to receive at my home any midshipman
who approves of the practice.”
An immediate congressional investi
gation of hazing at the Naval scademy
probably will not be made as provided
for In the resolution of Represtntative
Loud of Michigan.
Governor Intercedes For Middy.
TRENTON, N. J, Dec. 16-Governor
Stokes Las interested himself In be
halt of Warren A. Vandeveer, the
midshipman who bas been recoinmend-
&d for removal from Annapolis for fall-
dre 10 report a case of hazing. Gavern-
or BSiokes bas written tv Becrelary
Bonaparte, asking for a heariug for
the young man, and also bns asked
United States Senator Dryden to use
his good offices in the matter.
LIGHT ON THOMPSON'S DEATH.
Negro Whe Confessed to the Murder
Afterward Committed Suicide.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16—A coroner's
jury beld an inguest into the death of
J, H. Thompson, an editor on the New
York Times, found dead in bis room
some time ago &L the St James hotel.
A verdict of murder at the hands of
R. H. Hamilton was found. Hamilton
was 4 negro elevator man io the hotel
and commited suicide some weeks
ago.
The principal witness at the Inquest
Was 8 negro woman, who, when ar
rested some time ago io a petty cass
which involved Hamliton, told the po-
lice the negro had confessed to ber that
be had murdered the aged editor. She
sald Hamilton bad several bundred
dollars in bis possession the day fol-
lowing the finding of Mr. Thompson's
body.
When Mr. Thompson's death was dis-
covered the authorities at first dispos:
ed of the case by saying he had died
from a stroke of apoplexy and in fall
ing bad struck his head against the
sharp edges of & burcau. The editor's
friends refused to accept this theory,
and a reward was offered for the ar-
rest of the assallant. The police work-
od without definite clews until the ar
rest of the negro woman, following the
suicide of the elevator man, apparent-
Iy cleared the mystery.
Allied Flee! Will Be Recalled.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 16~The
porte bas sent a note to Baron von
Calics, the Austrian ambassador, ve-
plying to the note of Dec. 12 from the
ambassadors of the powers. In its
note the Turkish government accepts
the Boal draft of ibe scheme for the
control of .the finances of Micedonla
as submitted by the ambassadors. In
officig! circles this is considered to close
the matter, sod the recall of the in-
ternational fleet from Turkish waters
18 momentarily expected.
Twe Italians Held fu Marder Case.
ABBURY PARK, N. J, Dec, 16. ~The
police; who Lave been Inquiring into
the murder of Mra Morris Naftal,
found dead from suffocation in her
apartments several! days sgn, with val
usable jewelry and $1.000 in cash miss-
: ILL, N.Y, Dee. 16.~Navign-
# upper Hudson river has
closed. The steamer On.
kill-New York line has
trip, and (he steamer
PRICETONE
FOUR FAVORITES BEATEN, MASSACRE HOSLEYS MERRY
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At Falr Gresnde Track Remiagton
i and Augur Only Faverites (0 Win.
. NEW ORLEANS, Dee li — The Sultan Protests to the Ozar, !
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beayy track al the fair grounds was A gai ¢ Tifll 3
~ {responsible for fhe defest of four fa-|
{ vores, Remington and Augur being | .
ITS. LOSS OF $3,400,000 {aguon scones by ‘an extremely narra AFFIRM RUSSIANS AIDED SLAUGHTER
: = 3 fmargin, as Holloway, weakly ridden | 5 =
Amalgamated Copper Goes Beyand #0d buving takes the worst of the go- Armenians In Transesweasia Take | - |
Par snd Thousands Selling Short, Ing. was but 8 peck behind at the Advantage of Situation (0 Butcher | "
oh the Quiet, Have Been Caught fn hoi Jack Lory won the fifth race | Tartar Subjects of the Porte.
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and Deadly Squeesed. in hollow style, finlshing pulied up and Mingrelia In Revolt,
> g “ten lengths in the lead. - x
plates another smash at Thomas W.' : the Armenians in Tiflis, Russian Trans |
Is interested In the Western Jockey
is aWalted with great anxiety by those . a . :
In the copper market, where It Ia re! go durpeise, an 1 ne amy She other ed as supplying tbe Arwenlans with Store 1s in holiday attire and 4
poried that Lawson is in a dAugerous | “% arms and Ammunition. Appeals for ‘people are coming in crowds 0 ad :
that ho was geing to sell his business
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position, protection made by the Ottoman cou-' por ob many Christmas gifts ng ’
The Russian authorities are represent. |
That his bear pool bine been hit bard! a aaunatl ud coms 40s, ere end | sul bave been disregarded. : : "
anpounced lu a statement by Law-' F MEM{ A telegram from Batum says that | laid out for your inspection.
{ bers of the New Orledns Jockey club’
son himself, who says that {lic money | we | Tartars have burned the bazaar at
Ie Lins 1a the pool is bis all and it hel o.2 nish. The quarrel between Cor-
i Tiflis and that the pryvinee of Min-
Is wiped out he will be ruined. but that
bie has no complaint. He also says that
D
THOMAS W. LAWSON,
be expects ne mercy and proposes to
give none if things come his way. In
his statement the Roston operator ad-
mitted a loss to date of $340,000, He
said that bis portion of the $4,600,000
still remalaing of the first pool of $10.
000,000 and of the $3,000.000 additional
embracéd every dollar of his fortune,
The Standard Oil combine pushed up
Amdigamated to 102. establishing a
pew high recond since the boom of 1901
And verifying their prediction of ten
days ngo thal the stock would cross
par before Christinas.
With grave faces they assured the
public that the real reason why copper
was going up was because it was
scarce, otc. To suforce their argument,
as alleged, they advanced the price of
copper metal one-eighth cent, carrying
the quotation for lake and electrolytic
copper to 18% cents a pound,
The Standard Ol people frecly pre
dicted twenty cent copper and assured
thelr friends in Wall street that Amal-
gnmated would go to 110 before New
Year's day. There was a wild scene
around (he copper post when the new
high record price for the stock was
reached.
A great many persons, scattered all
over the country, are bélleved to have
been, like Lawson, bard bit by the ex-
traor!nary advance against the short
interest they bad been encouraged to
take by the Boston operator. Thou
sands have been secrelly selling cop-
por short under his advice.
LONGWORTH'S HOME,
Beautifel Estate on the Ohio River
Where Miss Roosevelt Will Live.
CINCINNATI, Dee. 18 -Rockwood,
the home of Nicholas Longworth, whose
engagement to Miss Alice Hoosevelt
bas just been announced, Is one of the
most beautiful estates In the country.
Nicholas Lougworth, the great-grand-
father of the present congressman,
came {o Cincinnatl when it was but =
nding place for Oblo river boats, He
got possession of Iarge tracts of land
for slight consideration, and these have
been banded down from generation to
generation.
Ax the town grew, fifteen acres of the
cholcest property was set aside for the
Longworth home. The house stands ou
Grandia road, surrounded by hothouses
80d shrubbery and filled with an art
collection of great worth. Canvases
from the bruslies of some of the most
famous masters are In the galleries,
and the tapesiriés and oriental rugs
form a noteworthy collection.
War ou Liguoer Sellers af Bostow.
BOSTON, Dec, 10.—The board of po-
lice have ordered the saloon of Frank
Moretta! iu the north end. to be closed
on Account of Its proximity to the
Cashman school. It is stafed that the
board is considering the question of
clubs of Boston serving Hquor to mem-
ers after 11 o'clock p,m. It has been
maintained by hotel men and by liquer
dealers that the clubs have no more
right to serve liquors efter the hour
prescribed by law than have the ho-
tela.
Poorhouse Gratter Convicted.
- READING, Pa, Dec. 10.-The Jury
in the ease of Wellington 6. Woods,
president of the boanl of poor dfrect-
ors, an trial for smbeslement of coun:
ty Tutus uid property, refurnel 8 ver:
dict of guilty oa four coufits. There
had been thirtysix cinints in the bill
of Indictment. The testimony showed
various forns of petty grafting at the
righn and Brown is of long standing.
This may sud the race war in New Op
leans, Summaries:
First Race Remington, first: Holla-
way, seco; Mahogany, third
Becond Race. — Glen Gallant, first
Payne, second; Arsenal, third.
Third Race—Macheth, first: Torchel- |
lo, second: Mr. Jack, third.
_ Fourth Race. — Malster, first: Col
lector Jessup, second; Peter Paul, third,
Fifth Race—Jack Lory, first; Bourke |
Cockran, second: Edward Hale, thind,
Sixth Race.—Angur, first: Fra Fillipa,
second; Dance Music, third,
Gold Zone Ram Away.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16.—Cold and
disagreeable weather did not afTett the
sport at City park. Favorites and
nonfavorites divided the card, but all
the winners were well hacked, J. G.
Brown's Gold Zone threw bis rider and
ran away a mile after the horses had
gone to the post for the first race.
Neither boy nor horse was injured. and
the horse war excused under the rules,
and twenty minutes were allowed for a
new book.
Stefan Carried to His Corner.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 18. ~Kid Sullivan
of Washington last night defeated Kid
Stein of Philadelphia, the seconds of
the latter throwlag up the sponge In
the eighth of what wns to have been a
fifteen round fight before the Eureka
Athletic club. Steln was almost out in
the second round and In the eighth fell
before a hard right hander, and a mo-
ment after he regained Lis feet Sulll-
van shot a straight left to the jaw, and
Stein's seconds threw up the sponge
and carried thelr man to his corner.
Traded Four For Sheckard.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.—Pat Donovan,
the new manager of the Brooklyn Na-
tional League Baseball club, bas ap-
proved A trade which already had been
agreed upon by the Brookiyn and Chl-
cago clubs. Captain Sheckard of the
Brooklyns has beeu exchanged for
Outflelders Maloney amd McCarthy.
Third Baseman Casey and Pltcher
Briggs of the Chicago Nationals.
Ogdensburg Prohibits Featball.
OGDENSBURG, N. Y, Dec. 16 —The
city council bas formally prohibited the
playing of foothall here until the game
bas beeu radically modiied. Football
was denounced iu the councll proceed.
ings as hazardous in the extreme, ud
it was declared It coukl not be nade
& proper sport until rules eliminiting
all chance for brutality are adujited
generally.
Good Hunting Senson In Maine.
BANGOR, Me, Dec. 16. — The big
game hunting season in Malone which
closed at midnight has been the best
since the remarkable record made In
1002, The total of the gunie shipped
through Bangor 8 4057 deer, 2156
moose and 40 bears, an Increase of 423
deer over the shipments of 1904, while
the number of wouse is the same as in
1904.
Gregor K. Won Feature.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.—Rain
fell In torrents at Ingleside. Despite
the change in track conditions three fu-
vorites And three second choices wou
The feature event, a mile dash for
three-year-olds, wns won by Gregor
K., who finished two lengths ahead of
St. George, Jr. Tatewny, the favorite,
made a poor showing.
Goed Luek at Ascot,
LOR ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 18 -Only
two favorites wou at Ascot, oné belug
Good Luck, at 1 to 4.
Miggias Should Name Speaker,
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 10.—Ex-Gov-
ernor Odell, chatrman of the Repablic-
an state committee, held no formal
conferences nt state headquarters, but
in an interview he said that Governor
Higgins ought to name the next speak-
er of the assembly. He sald: “Govern:
of Higgins, as governor of the state,
Is chiefly responsible for the govern.
ment of the state. He shonid ba per
mitted to uate the next specker of the
assembly, and I think that the man
be may name will be elected.”
Snow In Three States.
PHILADELIHIA, Dec 16 — Snow
fell in southeastern Pennsylvania, Del.
aware and in the greater portion of
southern New Jersey for the first time
this winter, The fall in this city
amonutedl to about two and a half
Inches. . A high wind accompanied the
storm, At Atlantic City, Cape May,
the Delaware breakwater and other
points along the const a heavy rain and
a veloe ity. Of nearly fifty miles
grella, Russian Trauscaucasia, (s In re
volt.
Dispatches from St Petersburg
through East Prussia say that the lead-
ers of the post telegraph strike at Mos-
cow declare they will néver surrender
until Interior Minister Dumovoe and M.
and telegraphs, are dismissed and thelr
demands satisfied.
AL GUringiuth. editor of a reaction.
ary paper at Moscow, was forcibly
ejected (rom the public baths by the
attendants, who declared that a man
of his views could not enter.
The emperor's mame day, Dec. 19,
will be sigualized by am Important
peasant manifesto sud the publication
of the election law,
The Turkish ambassador at St. Pe
tersburg has been instructed to draw
Russia's attention to the serious sitna-
tion at Tiflis, Cavcasia, where it is al.
leged the Russian anthorities are dis
tributing arms fo the Armenians and
inciting them to massacre the Tartars.
The Armenians, with the asalstance
of troops, have taken full advantage
of the opportunity and invaded Mas-
suiman residences, including those of
Turkish subjects, slaughtering the wo-
men and children as well as the men.
MRS. MUNCKTON'S DEFENSE.
Prisoner on Trial For Husband's
Murder Tells Story of Tragedy.
BALLSTON, N. Y.. Dec. 16 —-Mrs.
Hattie Munckton, on trial for the mur.
der of her husband, told to the jury her
story of the killing.
Mrs. Munckiou fainted once during
ber recital, and it was some minutes
before she could be revived sufficiently
to continue ber interrupted testimony.
The defendant related many acts of
cruelty ber husband is alleged to bave
practiced toward ber, dwelling particu-
larly upon his treatment of ber the
night of the tragedy. In the early
hours of the morning, she declared, she
resented what Munckton had done and
threatened fo have him arrest]. She
says her husband replied that she
would never live to do it, It was then,
slic sald, that she took the #:0ig'n to
lier room.
Tater she heard a nolse rund Hing
fo the kitchen declares sic found
Monckton armed with an ax. After
threatening her, she says, Munckton
threw her down and attempted to gash
ier throat. She struggled away and
securing the gun fired at him,
Mrs, Munckton told the jury she had
not intended killipg her husband. She
fired at his feet in self defense, hoping
to malm bim and thus protect herself
from his attacks.
After Three In Hrouwer Case.
LONG BRANCH. N. J, Dec. 16.—
Search for three of the persons who
could tell a great deal about the last
hours of Mrs. Frank Brouwer, who
died at Toms River under what ber
relatives consider suspicious circum
stances, revealed the fact that thelr
whereabouts is now a matter of con
siderable mystery. These three per-
sous nre Dr, H. H. Cate of Lakewouwd,
who signed the certificate assigning
Bright's disease as Mrs. Brogwer's
mortal illness, since disputed by at
least one other physician in the case;
Miss Dudley, a trained nurse recently
connected with the Long Branch Me
worinl hospital, who attended Mrs,
Brouwer In the first stage of ber short
illness, aud Miss Horlock of the
Hatwemaon hospital of Philadelphia,
who was the only person, besides Dr.
Broawer, the woman's husband, with
the woman when she died,
King Oscar Assisted Him.
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 10-—Infor
mation that the Norwegian explorer,
Captain RR. Amundson, who discover
od the northwest passage while work-
ing under Nansen, was assisted by
King Oscar, the London Royal Geo
graphical society aud many men of
prominence in both Norway sud Swe
den was conveyed to this elty in a ca
blegram addressed to Major WW, A.
Glassford and signed by Captain Hart
man of the signal corps at Valdes
A New Téeaty With Cuba.
HAVANA, Dic, 18—-An attempt is
belng made to revive the project for a
new commercial treaty with the United
States. The jolut comuission appoint.
ed Oct. 17 by the seven industrial,
commercial aml agricultural associa
tions of Cuba to carry out the project
has been headless since the resignation
of its president, Louis Galban, who Is &
leading Importer amd president of the
Havana chaniber of commerce,
Johann Wack to Mang.
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