SURPRISED WHILE ASLEEP Cossacks Encircle Japanese Batter; and Capture Guns. ARMISTICE TO BLRY THE BEAD. Sta Houri' Cessation of Hostilities il Port Arthur Russian Officer Figuring on How Math Loafer the OsrrUou Cia Hold Oat Japan and Russia Raising ItaadreOi of Millions War Foods. . Russian siege guns bombarded vil lages occupied by the Japanese to the east of the railroad, near Shakhc Sta tion, on Friday, and a force of Cos sacks surprised the Japanese while asleep, encircled a battery and cap tured eight guns. According to a dispatch from Mukden, General Ren nenkampff's Cossacks continue their pursuit of the Japanese, and have taken many prisoners. The first armistice between the combatant at Port Arthur was de clared on December 2, for the pur pose of burying the dead. It lasted for a oeriod of six hnun An rv',.-;.,i of the Kussian general staff likens me situation at Tort Arthur since the Capture hv the l.in.1nic nf 4m.M.tn . - ., - , tvr,ln.LM Jlill with what occurred at Scbasto- pol. J he last outer defense at Sc CCCUr Until three ITWinlll.1 atlf rmt.l In the iHn.lllCP I'lirlifimant Dm..;.. .."I - diiiuiiiviii A llllllll Katsura congratulated the army and navy upon their successes, and ex pressed sympathy for the soldiers anil Bailors, who wrr fircf Cnhmil f,.,l n intense heat and then to freezing cold. I he I-orcign Minister said the energy of the people and their mili tary strength were iindiininUlu-.l The war budget totaled $.VK.ooo,ooo, in dicating the enormous expense of the war. Russia is about negotiating ad ditional loans aggregating $(oo,ooo, 000. Cossacks Surprise Japsoene Camp. Mukden (Special). All day Friday Russian siege guns bombarded vil lages occupied by the Japanese to xne east ot the railroad, and early next morning to the west of the railroad Don Cossacks routed the Japanese south of Lidiatouti and captured eight guns. This brilliant action, described by a Chinese who, dressed as a Cos sack, participated in the attack, is as follows: ."When volunteers were called for from two infantry regiment8, every man stepped forward, and the Cos sacks in chorus asked not to be left behind when the little party was formed. The order was given to de part at 2 o'clock in the morning, and all the men advanced with extreme caution and in dead silence, some times crawling and sometimes run n ing. The party divided and attack ed the Japanese position from two sides. The Japanese were sound asleep and did not even have time to raise a cry before all was over. "Again we advanced and soon saw before us the outline of a battery. All the Japanese were asleep except the sentries. We encircled the bat tery and attacked from the rear. The Japanese had not expected such an audacious and sudden attack, and when the Don Cossacks charged on a read run, followed by chasseurs on foot, the Japanese were badly scared and unable to realize what was hap pening. They rushed, half dressed from their tents, only to be receiveJ by spears and bayonets. The fight lasted only a few minutes, when the whole camp broke and fled in a wild panic, leaving eight guns in our hands. We had no losses and only one man was slightly wounded. The Japanese left at least 15 dead and probably as many more were wounded." TROUBLE V im PANAMA OVER. Secretary Tall Settles All Dlllerences-MIs-loo SuccettfuL Panama (By Cable). The differ ences between the United States and Panama, which made necessary the visit of Secretary of War Taft to the Isthmus, were settled by the issuance of an executive order signed by Sec retary Taft, for President Roosevelt, ml assented to in a letter by Presi dent, Amador, of Panama. - The order provides that no trade foi Che canal zone or the Republic of Panama can enter the ports estab lished by the United States at either end of the canal, supplies for the construction of the canal and articles fn transit being excepted. This turns the customs receipts of these ports ever to the government of Panama. Panama agrees to reduce her tariff from is per cent, ad valorem to 10 per cent. This reduction applies to all goods except wines, liquors, alco hol and opium, Panama also agrees to reduce her consular fees and port charges to 60 per cent, of the rates at present charged. fcastopol was carried in June, but the capture of the MalakofT tower did not Three Killed aad Score Injured. Columbus, Ind. (Special). While running 50 miles an hour northbound passenger train No. 27, on the Penn sylvania Road, ran into a construc tion train, about two miles north of this city, instantly killing three train men, fatally injuring at least one oth er, and inflicting slight injuries upon m score of passengers. The passen ger coaches did not leave the track, nd none of the passengers was badlv injured. 1 Wealthy Planter Killed. Memphis, Tenn. (Special). A spe cial to the Commercial Appeal from .Sumner, Miss., 'says that Smith Mur phy, one of the richest planters in the Mississippi Delta, was killed there by Jerry Robinson, also a wealthy planter. The killing, it is said, is the result of an old feud, originating sev eral years ago in the shooting of a negro whose services were claimed by both men. Robinson surrendered im mediately to the sherilT. Bound and aiggef, Trenton, N. J. (Special). A bold robbery is reported to have occurred ( the Clinton Street Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad at 4 o'clock in the morning. According to the story . told by William Wilmont. night tick et agent, two men entered the station, bound and gagged him and stole $38, of which fit belonged to the com pany and the remainder was his own money. The men gained entrance . trough a window. NEWS IN SHORT ORDER. The latest Happenings Condensed lor Rspld Readiof. Domestic, The Payne Cotton Mills, located in one of the suburbs of Mac n, Ga., will he again placed j(1 operation Thurs day. Extensive repairs to the ma chinery have been made. Edward I. Gray, jo years old, an electrical engineer, shot and killed himself 111 a New York hotel because of jealousy of a woman. Preliminary steps were taken at Irenton towards the formal dissolu tion of the Universal Tobacco Com pany s a distinct corporation. Lieutenant General Miles has ac cepted appointment as adjutant gen eral on the staff of Governor-elect Douglas, of Massachusetts. Representative James A. II emcn way will succeed Vice President-elect Iairbanks as senator from Indiana. Hey John, a Chinaman, committed suicide in New York be cause lie thought he was pursued by Highbind ers. A writ of habeas corpus was grant ed to Mrs. Josephine L. N'oble, who is charged with killing her husband. The Women's Christian Temiper ance Union at its annual convention in Philadellihi.i rr-rWl.-.l urnrral r.fVi- cers of the union. Mrs. George Henry Gilbert, who was the oldest actress on the Ameri can stage, died suddenly in Chicago. Two trolley cars equipped with fire apparatus are being tried on Chicago elevated road to fight flames. Mrs. Lncinda Murphy committed suicide in New York because she had been deserted by her husband. Fred Wittrock, who succeeded in obtaining $124,000 in a train robbery in the West in 18X7, is (lead. Young wheat in Oliir lia hii-n yfri. ously damaged by the drouth. The Women's Christian Temper ance Union, at their convention in Philadelphia, appealed to President Roosevelt to use his influence to se cure observance .f treaties with In dians in Indian Territory torbilding sale of li(uor. Richmond & Co., incorporated, a bucketshop, of PittsbuTg, with branch es in many small towns in various states, were forced to close. Fred Karrell dropped dead while steering the freighter W. R. Linn through the rapids at the entrance of the St. Clair R iver. Alexander G. Gordon, a profession al blackmailer, was arrested in Min neapolis on the charge of blackmail. William Barclay Parson, 'chief en gineer of the Rapid Transit Commis sion of New York, has resigned. Three men were killed in a collision cf Ireight trains near Onconta, N. Y., and others had narrow escapes. Officials of the Wells-Eargo Ex press Company are looking for $15, 000 which has mysteriously disap peared. Prince I'ushirni was the guest of honor at the New York Chamber of Commerce. A slight shock of earthquake was felt at San Eraneisco and at West Point, Neb. If claims of nitnmt trr r.,,..- . ... .. j VJW,llUI I eabody are proved, the vote of about SO precincts in Colorado may be mi own out, ana ne would De declared to have been re-elected. Orcranizers from all iritnm ( country occupied the attention of t he delesatcs to th fnil vmn t tnn tt tl,u Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1 iiiiuucjpiiia. Plans for orL'rini7in!T Ihf pivulnvitre of labor to combat labor unions were discussed at the Convention of the citizens Industrial Association in New York. Orrin Cox, aged 17 years, of Ken sington, a suhtirh r.f rhir.m h.e . --- r. " " J been sentence) tn lif imnriinnm.ni for robbery under threats of death. Senator Piatt, of New York, was a witness in the suit for $200,ooobrought bv A. IJ. Wulr aoain.f inVin Mitch ell, president of the miners' union. i ne directors ot the Interborough Ranid Transit Comnanv ArrmA a dividend of t nrr rent making a c per cent, dividend for the year. james Lindsay Uordon, assistant corporation counsel of New York, who was a native of Virginia, is dead, after a brief illness. Rev. Df l"llrlf- K Ufnn.1,.,,.1, l Detroit hn ri-.-f-nt4 r1 &iu,nitiii..i.i , , r ""viii as Episcopal bishop of Kentucky. I uielfo. Friends in Paris of the Franco American commercial treaty, which is hung up in the United Slate Senate," are agitating a renewal ol the nego tiations, but there is reason to believe that the officials are not inclined to again take up the treaty owing to the opposition which it previously en 1:011 ntered. Six millions fewer bottles of cham pagne were drunk in Germany dur ing the first six months of the fiscal year, from April It to September 31. and 800,000,000 fewer cigars were smoked, as appears from the figures which Finance Minister von Stengel has just submitted to the Reichstag. Several Americans have been vic timized in the extensive trade in bo gus paintings in Paris. Kussian Mrntstcr of the Interior Prince Sviatopolk-Mirsky received a deputation of Zionists and informed them that he sympathized with the movement they represented and would withdraw the government opposition hitherto existing against it in Rusia. The gold imports at Berlin from England continue, although the rate of exchange excludes any profit on such transactions, 1 he continuance of the movement is attributed to transfer of Russian credits to Berlin. The Municipal Council of Paris has authorized the concession of a plot 01 ground on the border of the Champs de Mars for the site of the American National Art Institute. In the Italian Chamber of Dcputief a member made a violent attack upon Austria and expressing his sympathy with Italians "ti under the Haps burgs." The French Minister of Justice has appointed a commission to revise the civil code. This will be the first com prehensive revision since Napoleon promulgated the code, in 1804. The Socialist leader, M. James, made public in Paris a manifesto of the Revolutionary and Socialist par ties in Russia which pledges union of all elements of the opposition "to se cure the abolition of autocracy and the substitution of a democratic sys tem basej upon universal sufferage. It is denied that Russia is concen trating troops on the Afghan frontier. The Russian government, however, is keenly watching British action in Per sia, 1 , King Victor of Italr read the speech from the throne in opening the Ital ian Parliament. He declared himself favorable to liberal tendencies. 45 PEOPLE ARE INJURED Fast Train Derailed on the Missouri Pacific. COACHES ROLL DOWN THE BANK. Accident Is Csustd by a Broken Rail On a Bridie, Which Projected From tht Trnck Eighty of lbs Injured Seriously Hurt Pullmin Car Ssld lo Itav Tumbled loto tht Cretk below. llolden, Mo. (Special). Missouri Pacific passenger train No. I, west bound from St. Louis to Kansas City, due here at 4 o'clock P. M., was wrecked at the waterworks bridge, two miles east of here, resulting in the injury of about 45 passengers, 10 of whom were seriously injured. The accident was caused by a brok en rail, which projected from the track, catching the first coach behind the mail car, throwing it from the track down a 20-foot embankment and causing two other coaches, a Pullman and the diner, to follow it. The brok en rail was on the'bridge and the rear Pullman rolled oft the bridge into the creek below and the passengers in side were all seriously injured. Two old ladies imprisoned in this car were taken out at the top, after holes had been made with axes. The engine, two baggage cars and the mail car passed the bridge in safety, and remained on the track, but all the remainder of the train was de railed. There was 30 members of the War rensburg Lodge, Knights of Pythias. on the wrecked train, and few of them escaped injury. St. Louis (Special). It was stated at the general offices of the Missouri Pacific Railroad that there were no fatalities in the wreck near Holdcn Mo. From reports received from the crew in charge of the wrecked train, the accident was caused by a broken rail, the train leaving the track, but it is asserted not going through a bridge. Kansas City, Mo. (Special). A re lief train which went from here to the scene of the wreck, returned late at night, bringing many of the injured to the Missouri Pacific Hospital and Other hospitals in this city. The wreck occurred 14 miles west of Dead Man's Curve, near Warrens burg, where the worst wreck in the history of the Missouri Pacific Rail way happened in October, when 30 persons lost their lives. Supposition has it that orders were given the train crew at Ccnterview to stop at the waterworks bridge on account of a broken rail there. It seems that the train was behind the schedule time, and this order was not heeded. When the heavy passenger train, running at a high rate of speed, struck this bridge, striking the broken rail, which turned and projected from the ground, there was a tremendous crash and three coaches, the diner and the sleeper were hurled down an embankment 20 feet high, and the last car was thrown into a stream of wa ter, carrying the bridge with it. Rail road physicians were summoned to the scene at once, and they worked for hours upon the wounded, whe were taken to nearby houses. BRAVE D?ED RtCOQNlzED. American Watch to Be Preseoted to British Commander. Washington, D. C. (Special). Com mander Nugent, commanding the Brit ish gunboat Algerine, will receive from the American government a handsome gold watch as an evidence of this gov ernment's appreciation for his services in rescuing 33 seamen of the crew of the American steamer Mineola, wreck ed off Kamchatka. The facts in the case were reported to the State De partment by Mr. Griscom, the Amer ican minister at Tokio, and the State Department will ask the British gov ernment for permission to present this gift to Commander Nugent. Two members of the crew were Russians who shipped from San Francisco. Ne gotiations for their return were con ducted by Mr. Griscom. HIRE ON THE pTkeT Several Pavilions Burned, But Firemen Pre vent Spread of Flames. St. Louis (Special). Fire broke out in the attraction on the World's Fair Pike known as "Quo Vadis" and quickly spread to the Japanese pavil ion adjoining. A high north wind was blowing and the sparks were carried over the Exposition grounds in the vicinity of the main exhibit pal aces. Hagenbach's animal show is just across a narrow exit way from the Japanese pavilion, and it was-at first thought that the former was on fire. A first alarm brought out all tlm fire-fighting apparatus in the World's Fair grounds, but it was soon seen that the firemen would not be able lo cope with the flames, and it was followed by a second, third and then a fourth alarm. The financial loss is not great. Union Miners Deported. Telluriile, Col. (Special). Eight union miners who had returned to this city since the strike was called off, were placed aboard the outgoing train by Acting City Marshal Geyer and deputies who had arrested them, and who ordered them to stay away from this district. Oastooln Bank la Trouble. Charlotte, N. C. (Special). The Corporation Commission ordered State Bank Examiner Ellington to take charge of the Gastonia Banking Com pany, a Slate institution, until a re reiver is appointed, the appointment being requested immediately. J. .p. Love is president and Joseph A. Page cashier. The capital stock is $100, 000; total resources and liabilities, $281,000; due depositors, $136,000. Blue Grass Scorched. Lexington, Ky. (Special). Tbt drouth in Central Kentucky is thw worst in the history of the State. Pas ture lands that have been in grass 20 years will have to be resown, even the roots being parched. Creeks and wells are drying up and stock is cut down to one drink of water in 34 hours in many sections. Railroads and farmer are buying water at city waterworks and hauling it miles. The Lexington reservoir is practically in exhaustible and affords the only hop about Lexington. DISBAND SHOOTS FOUR PEOPLE. Louis Huer Fires at Everyone He Sett Be canst Hit Witt Refused to Oo With Him. Detroit, Mich. (Special). Enraged because his wife, who is suing him for divorce, refused to allow him to acompany her home from work, Louis Haxer, aged about 35 years, drew a revolver and 'began shooting at every one in the bakery at Scott and Du bois streets, where his wife was em ployed. Mrs. Adolph Schneider, wife of Mrs. Haxer's employer, was shot three times through the chin, wrist and shoulder, one bullet entering the back of the shoulder and passing out through the breast. Miss Tina Web er, a sister of Mrs. Schneider, was shot .through the chin. Within half an hour after the 'two women were shot Patrolman Peter Redmond in attempting to arre.-t Haxer, was shot through the chest, and Harvey Thmblcy, 1174 Gratiot avenue, was shot in the side, though not dangerously, when he ran to the wounded officer's assistance. Notwith standing his wound, which is likely to prove fatal, Patrolman Redmond, assisted by Patrolman Herman Schna bel, succeeded in placing Haxer under arrest. The officers, having heard of the shooting in the bakery, were look ing for Haxer when they entered a saloon at Gratiot avenue and Moran street. Haxer saw them first, how ever, and began shooting without a word of warning. The Haxers had been. married six years, but separated two years ago. When Haxer began shooting his wife saved hereelf by dropping behind the bakery counter. Miss Weber was shot for remonstrating with the en raged husband, and Mrs. Schneider was shot when she ran toward a back door, Haxer mistaking the fleeing wo man for his wife. Meanwhile Mrs. Haxer, crouched, trembling, behind the counter. She saw her husband reload his revolver, but, thinking all the women had fled, Haxer left the place as soon as he had reloaded. Wheat Damaged By Drouth. Columbus, O. (Special). Reports from all over the state show that the young wheat is badly damaged 'by the drouth. With winter at hand, the farmers and grain dealers say the out look is the most discouraging for years. In Licking county farmers are compelled to anvc stock miles to streams of running water, as hundred of wells have gone dry. Fireworks Plant Burned. New York (Special). A picturesque fire, accompanied by many explosions, destroyed three buildings of theNord-linger-Charlton Fireworks Company in Graniteville, Staten Island. Joseph 1'arker, a fireman, had an eye put out by a skyrocket stick. An explosion in the main storehouse of the com pany started the flames, which spread quickly to three other buildings, all of which were filled with fireworks. Cotton Mills In Full Blast Macon, Ga. (Special). A special to the Telegraph from Gainesville, Ga. says that the Pacoiet Cotton Mills, at New Holland, and the Gainesville Cot ton Mills are now running full time, employing nearly 2,000 hands and con suming about 100 'bales of cotton per day. The force of hands is, however not yet complete, but agents are scouring the country for additional aid, which is rapidly being secured. NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS. President Roosevelt will visit Phil adelphia on Washington's Birthday to deliver an address before the students of the University of Pennsylvania. Preliminary returns to the Chief o the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Agriculture, show a total produc tion of cotton of 12,162,000 bales. The American government is much disappointed over the delay of the aecisiom ot the .supreme Court of Venezuela in the asphalt case. Senator Fairbanks is trvine to hrinif about another meeting of the Canadian-American High Joint Coinmis- m. An investigation has been made of the alleged hold up of congressmen by the Rural Carriers' Association. President Roosevelt has annotated Royal A. Gunnison, of Binirhamton. to be United States marshal in Alas ka. President Roosevelt has decided to appoint William R. Wilcox postmas ter of New York, President Roosevelt informed a del egation representing the Amalgamat ed Association of Iron, Steel and Tin plate Workers that he could see n") way he could legally settle their strike. It is not considered probable that a vote will be reached on the case of Senator Smoot, of Utah, during the coming session of the Senate. The report of the Director of the Mint shows that the output at the leading mints during the past year was the largest on record. Representative Brownlow, .of Ten nessee, invited President Roosevelt to visit Johnson City, Tenn. General Chaffee, chief of staff, has been appointed grand marshal of the inaugural parade. The net cost of the Philippine ex hibit at the World's Fair was $006,057. Commander Nugent, of the British gunboat Algerine, will receive a watch from the United States government for rescuing 33 seamen of the Ameri can steamer Mineola. Col, Wallace and other officers of the Seventh United States Cavalry, stationed at Fort Mye.r, Va., paid their respects to the president. The annual report of Commissioner John W. Yerkes, of the Internal Rev enue Bureau, shows that for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, the receipts of the bureau were $232,904,004. Rear Admiral Charles II. Davis will be offered the appointment on the Dogger Bank court of inquiry. The House Committee on Rivers and Harbors decided to prepare a riv er and harbor appropriation bill to he presented early in the coming ses sion of Congress. Senator Cockrell had a conference with the President, at which the Mis sourian was offered appointment as a member of the Isthmian Canal Com mission or Interstate Commerce Com mission. Tht Senator said he would not announce his choice for several weeks. END OF WORLD'S FAIR President Francis Was the Guest of Honor. LARGE CROWD GATHERS ON GROUND'. Total Admissions During tht Fair Have Far Exceeded Eighteen Millions The Closing Day, Known as-"Francis Day" Observed as a Holiday In St. Louis-Mr. Francis' Speech. St. Louis, (Special). The Louisiana Purchase Exposition has ended. The stupendous and magnificent exposition whose tendrils of interest have ex tended into every portion of the civ ilized world and even into the abori ginal recesses, bringing within the gates of St. Louis millions of visitors from throughout the entire world, has run its course and now passes inn history as probably having comprised the most representative collection of the resources, industries, art, peoples and customs of the world ever assem bled. From the inception of a pro ject to hold an exposition fittingly to commemorate the one hundredth an niversary of the purchase of the Lou isiana Territory, until the portals were thrown open and the world was in vited to enter and enjoy the com pleted exhibition of the world' l.fe occupied a period of seven years. The duration 01 the Exposition has beer, seven months, and during , that time nothing has occurred to .throw a dampening effect on the interest or to detract from the Exposition in anv way. The best order has been main tained throughout; there have been a few fires, but all were of small mo ment, with the exception of the de struction of the House of lloo Hoo and the destruction of the M issourian Building recently. The former wa immediately rebuilt. No loss of life has occurred during the exposition from accidents. St. Louis has proffer ed her most gracious hospitality to the world, and it has been accepted. Throngs of Visitors. Throngs of visitors have poured in to attend the Exposition, with the ex pectation of being pleased and satis fied. They have dearted amazed and gratified, he opinion has been ex pressed at all times, 011 ail sides and without reserve, that the Louisiana Purchase Exposition has been a suc cess. Congratulatory messages were received in large numbers from all parts of the country and from'abroad conveying felicitations upon the suc cess of the Exposition. The man probably most prominent ly known in connection with tint world's Fair is president, David R FVancis, and it was deemed fittinu that the final day should be designated as "Francis Day," in his honor. "This Exposition has been the work of my life," said President Francis "It has consumed my entire time for the past four years, but every hour has been an hour of pleasure to me. I have exhausted my stock of adjec tives in trying to describe this Fair, It is as difficult to do it justice as it is to paint the lily." The closing exercises were held at the base of the Louisiana Purchase Monument in the Plaza of St. Louis where were held seven months agci the exercises that formally opened the gates to the world. On the open ing day the vast assemblage was buoy ant in spirit and filled with a unani mous desire to give expression to good feeling; on the closing day de pression prevailed generally because of the conclusion at hand, and it was rather a mournful assemblage that formed a solid phalanx around the tall monument and listened to the fare well addresses. Immediately upon the closing of the gates a large force of men began the work of packing and shipping the exhibits. There are mure than 30) officials of the United States customs service on the ground, and they , will remain on duty until the last exhibit has been shipped to the home address of the exhibitor, or to such "other des tination as may be selected. IN A STATE OF SIEQE. Five Hundred Shots Fired at Zeljler Big Ouns Hied. Benton, III. (Special). Zcigler was fired upon from sundown to daylight. It is estimated that no less than 500 shots were fired at the town, four gat ling guns being turned on in full force. The town was completely surrounded and the firing came from every quar ter. Assistant Adjutant General Recce and the Carbondale Militia Company, arrived in Zeigler and Geneial Recce will remain several days to investi gate the situation. It is thought that still more troops will be brought. Ex amination of the ground showed that the men who were firing have power ful guns. They were stationed from one-half to thrcc-quartcti of a mile from the town. Almost a bushel of empty shells of every size and make were found in the woods. A trail of blood was found on a rail fence, and from that it is supposed that at least one person was wounded. Further trouble is anticipated. While martial law has not been de clared, the situation closely ap proaches" it. No one not properly vouched for can enter the town. The entire Leitcr tract of land, containing 8,000 acres, is to be put under mili tary surveillance. The position taken by the Franklin county officials i gen erally approved. Was 101 and Never slk. Louisville (Special). James W. Hendricks, the oldest and one of the best-known men in Louiville, died at the age of 101 years. Mr. Hendricks had never been sick a day, had never spent a cent for medicine, nor con sulted a physician. He took his regu lar walk Tuesday, but suffered a stroke f paralysis soon after he re turned home. Six of his grandchil dren will act as his pallbearers. Coast Lin Train Crew Accused, Savannah, Ga. (Special). G. S. God bold, Atlantic Coast Line special agent, arrested an entire train crew of the Atlantic Coast Line on the charge, of robbing a car on the train which they took out on the night of November 10. The men under arrest are J. J. Reed, engineer; C. C. Clem ents, fireman; R. H. Floyd, conductor and Owen Robinson, car inspector. At the homes of some of the men the detective is alleged to have found fine hats and shoes, which he presented in court as evidence. AWRL rilGIJ OF WIN iEB ACQS. Orsnd Jury's Report on the Nebraska Indiana. Omaha, Neb. (Special)-The United States Gra..d Jury, which ended its session Friday, made an extended re port on the condition of affairs on the Winnebago Indian reservation. The report is addressed to United States Judge Mungcr and recites a Jeplorablc state on the reservation. It states that the report is made on the basis of testimony given by Father Schell, the priest who has recently visited the President, and to a num ber of other witnesses called by the jury. In part, the report is as fol lows: "That a large number of the I, too Winnebago Indians are in a sad and deplorable condition must be admitt ed. We believe that this, unfortunate condition has been largely brought about by the mil awful t!iV nf tiiiiri- to the Indians and their utter disre gard ot any marriage ceremony. The Homer saloonkeepers and their Indian apartments, known i 'Knit tn -r. the professional bootleggers and the irfwurcaxcrs who made it impossible to serve papers by a deputy marshal without caliini tn hiu ;.(.,.,..,. ., unknown officer, have been given' a uioroiign investigation, and we have reported our findings to the court. "The Other CailSP of rtftmnrfilivalirtn and which, from the testimony, is growing worse from year to' year, is the marriage relation. We understand the United State s holds that as tho Winnebago Indian is now a citiztn of Nebraska, the marriage micstion is one that should be fiken up by the state. Hut the state nrie atisrtlntol't nothing. It is evidence that the con- nmotis arc growing worse and that no legal marriages are celebrated." OOES INSANE IN CANAL ZONE. American Mechanic Driven Craiy By Heat ol Culebra Cut. New York (Special ).' Among the passengers who arrived on the Pana ma Steamship Company's steamer A! lianca here was an American mechan ic, who.se mind had been affected by the excessive heat in the canal zone. The man was James Todriff, 30 years old,- whose home is in Chicago. Two days of the trip the man's con dition was such that he was confined to his stateroom and closely guarded. The remainder of the trip he was closely watched and guarded by mem bers of the crew, but not made a pris oner. The history of Todriff, as given aboard the steamer, was that he ar rived in Panama last summer in search of employment. Being an ex perienced mechanic, he obtained a position as a boss steam driller in the canal zone. He was stationed in the Culebra cut, where the hardest and most difficult engineering problems are to be worked out in the building of the canal. Two weeks ago Todriff was takei" ill, and was advised by the Govern ment doctors in Panama to return to this country. EDWARD L WENTZ'S ESTATE. Young Mao, Murdered la South, Left Most of It to Fiancee. Philadelphia (Special). Ancillary letters of administration were granted by the Register of Wills in the estate of Edward L, Wentz. the wealtffy young Philadelphia!!, the mystery of' whose death in the mountains of Vir ginia has never been cleared up. The estate is variously estimated at from $joo,ooo to $500,000, and the bulk of the property is left in trust for the benefit of his fiancee, Cornelia Brook mire, who lives in St. Louis. The will provides that after the death of Miss Brookmire the principal of the trust fund is to be paid to the late Mr. Wentz' two brothers, in equal shares, but if dead, then to their de scendants. If both die, leaving no descendants, the principal is to revert to Phillips-Andovcr Academy, at An dover, Mass. Invitations to Roosevelt. Atlanta (Special). An effort orig inating here has been set on foot to have the committees representing At lanta, New Orleans, Mobile, Knox villc and the National Manufacturers' Association, which have extended in vitations to President Roosevelt to visit the South, meet at an early date in Washington formally to present the invitation. ! Louisville, Ky. (Special). The Board of Trade passed a resolution; inviting President Roosevelt to visit Louisville when he makes his pro-, posed trip lo Texas in the spring. . Duel on Engine, Winder, Ga. (Special). Will Thorn-' as a negro fireman, and Jim Bras inan. a negro brakeman, fought a duel to the death in the engine cab of a! fat freight train on the Seaboard Air; Line. The train was running toward a tank at 40 miles an hour when)' Hrasman began throwing coal at' Thomas. Thomas stuck his knife in- j' to Brasman, and the latter pulled aj pistol and fired several times, inflict ing a death wound upon Thomas. . J FINANCIAL The net earnings for 104 railroads lor September increased $4,41 1,000. Union Pacific, it appears, has gotten! certain control of the Chicago Great, Western Railroad. Philadelphia trust companies own' $75,800,000 worth of securities and the) national banks own $30,000,000. 1 It is figured out that the assets of! ti.e Susquehanna Iron & Steel Com-i pany are $,340 in excess cf its lia- biiities. . 1 Rumors were circulated that the United States Steel preferred is to be retired at par with 5 per cent, bonds. A high official of the Girard Trust Company say: "Money rates will be firm from now on, but there will Jje no stringency. The banks and trust!, companies are in excellent shap to' finance all requirements." This from the "Iron Age;" "An ln- teresting report come from Philadel.' phia to the effect that an interest there has purchased 5000 tons of war rants in Great Britain, which may be available for export sales of finished casting." ' I WORK IN SAVING OF LIFE Record of Rescues Along the Americai) Coast ASSISTANCE RENDERED BY CREWS, Mors Than 40 Person and Property to tb Value of Nenrly Seven Million Dollnr , Crews Also Rescued IU Persons Nnt board Vessels From Their Perilous Position. Washington, D. C, (Special). The! annual report of the general superin-' tendent f the Life-saving Service for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, shows that during the year assistance was. rendered by the lite-saving crews to 1,061 vessels of all kinds, involving the lives of more than 3,300 person and property to the value of nearly $7,000,000. The crews also rescued 103 persons not on board vessels from var ious perilous situations, and through signal warnings of the beach patrol saved from possible disaster i6t ves sels) in danger of stranding. The . vessels wrecked were generally of small tonnage. There were 359 casualties to regis tered vessels, involving 2,525 persons, of whom at were lost., The estimated value of these vessels was $4,698,855 and of their cargoes $1,757,925, mak ing the total estimated value of pro perty imperiled- $6,456,780. Of thi amount there was saved $5,089,950 and $1,366,830 was lost. Of "the 355' vessels which suffered di.aster, 5a were totally lost. Among the smaller craft, not regis tered, such as sailboats, rowboats, pleasure launches, etc. 411 casualties occurred, imperiling the lives of 8oj persons, of whom 13 were lost. Value of Vessels. The value of these vessels with their cargoes was estimated at $248,750. with a loss of $8,620. This makes the total number of disasters to vessels ot all kinds 770, with a valuation of $6, 705.530. of which $5,330,080 was saved and $1,375,450 was lost. The .total number of persons involved was 3.328, of whom 34 lost their lives. The net expenditure for the main tenance of the service during the fiscal year was $1,766,446. The telephone system maintained by the service has proved of great as sistance, and much attention has been given to its improvement and exten sion. Numerous points not hereto fore reached have been connected, and the line has been kept constantly in such repair that even, under the most adverse circumstances, communication has not been seriously interrupted for more than a few hours at any time. The life-saving service lines now ex-, tend practically unbroken from Maine: to the Carolinas and have connection at all important points with the com mercial telephone and telegraph lines of the country, and, also, where desir able, with the lighthouses and Weath er Bureau offices on the coast. The life-saving stations, the report says, constitute an important factor in the system of coast guard patrol maintain ed by the Navy Department for pro tecting the coast in time of war, .and it is expected that the wireless telegraph system now being-tested by the Navy, when sufficiently perfected, will be ex tended to the life-saving stations; in fact, plans already are being prepared for its installation. MET DEATH IN FOOL-KILLER, Peler N:sen's Body Found on the Shore of Lake Michigan. Stevcnsvillc, Mich. (Special)-f-Peter Nissen, who started across Lake Mich igan in his boat called the Fool-killer No. 3, was found dead on the beach two miles and a malf west of here. Nissen is supposed to have been wash ea ashore during the night. His Fool killer was about 20 rods down the beach from the body, and was con siderably damaged. A life-preserver and his over-coat were fastened to the basket-shaped car in the boat. The body was brought to Stevens villc where it lies in the town hall. The hands and face are frozen, and the features reflect hiss uffering. The cloth ing on the body was somewhat torn. It is thought that Nissen could not have been dead a great while when . the body was found, as rigor mortis had not set in. Maniac Kills Two Charleston, S. C. (Special). J. Madison James, a farmer of Kelley town, near Darlington, S. C, recently an inmate of the insane asylum, be came enraged-and threatened his wife and aged mother-in-law. The latter fled, but the wife was shot dead on the piazza. Her brother, R. Sydney Kelley, was also killed by James, and later the murderer was himself slain by a sheriff posse, after four men, had been injured. The maniac forti fied himself and gave battle with breach-loading shotgun and a Winches ter rifle. IMIIIionaro Fight Fire. New York (SpeciaJ). Nine of tht 13 buildings .in the little village of Westbury, L. I., were destroyed by fire. Many young clubmen, includ-. ing Harry Payne Whitney and II. B., Duryea. raced across the country iaj -automobiles, and after helping fight the fire with buckets, made up a purse, of $1,000 to 'provide the village witil a water supply for future emergencies. The loss is estimated at $35,000. MUCri IN UITLE. James If. Stevenson, bead of the firm of J. H. Stevenson, Brother St' Co., wholesale dcalets in oil, died tud- denly on the street in Philadelphia ofi heart discr.se. ' William Dunning and John Doyle,' who escaped from Governors Island, .where they were serving sentences for desertion, were recaptured ip, New, York. ! One of the effects of long drouth in Kentucky has been. ,a seri ous falling off in the milk supply. I , Ten fishing vessels, owned in East port. Me., and Lubcc, were seized by) the Canadian fisheries protective cruls er Curlew near St. George, N. B. ! f John P. Soule, a photographer, well known in New York and Boston, died, from an apoplectic stroke at hi hooi, in Seattle, Wash., aged 77 year. One man wa killed and 14 ethel pisseiigers were'bruised and cut in sj Uellcfontaine street car that jumped dc track and overturned. Frederick Meier is In jail in AbeM deen, S. D, charged with the mur, der of his wife, whom he (tabbed ti death, with a jack-kuifg.
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