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
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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.