THIRTY PEOPLE HURT
Accident at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
EISIC WAS DROWNED BY SHRIEKS.
nolt to the Vsst Audience Prevented by
Pretence of Mind ol the Chora and
Ike Earnest Pertuaioiol Helnrlch Conrltd
- Bridge Used In the Flnl Act ol "Csrmen"
Collapses,
New York (Special). By the break
' tng of a bridge over the stage in the
Metropolitan Opera House, at Fortieth
treet and Broadway, during a perform
ance of "Carmen," nine persons who
were beneath it were injured, a few of
them seriously.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
accident occurred in full view of an
audience that fillet! every seat in the
vast auditorium, there was not the slight
est semblance of a panic, and after a
few minutes' delay the performance was
continued minus the bridge and the in
jured people.
Ambulances responded to hurry calls
from the New York, Rellcvue and
Roosevelt hospitals and the injured were
taken to those institutions for treatment.
Frank Palmer, the stage ca-oenter,
was arrested, charged with negligence,
but at the request of the management
cf the opera house he was permitted to
return to the theater until the conclu
sion of the performance.
The accident occurred ten minutes
after the curtain had been rung up on
the opening act. The act was at that
time well tilled with chorus girls an. I
several of the principals. Everything
was proceeding along smoothly, when
suddenly a creaking noise was heard,
instantly followed by a crash.
The bridge upon which were stand
ing seven men, participants in the scene,
bad broken in the middle and the dis
jointed ends smashed into the chorus
on the stage below, piling ii, a heap
those on each side of them.
All was confusion on the stage; but
only for a moment. The great asbestos
curtain was hurriedly rung down, shut
ting everything from the view of the
audience, llerr Conried, the director of
the Opera Hone, was in his box wit
nessing the performance, lie jumped
on the stage in front of the fireproof
curtain, and moving over to the center,
raised his hand in warning and shouted:
My friends, we have had an accident
here, but it is not serious. A lew have
been injured, but none very badly. Per
haps some of them are more scared than
hurt. The performance will be resumed
in a few minutes."
Mr. Conried's reassuring words were
hardly necessary, for, with the exception
of a few nervous women, the audience
remained perfectly calm.
In fact, it appeared as though many
of those who were present considered
the breaking of the bridge as an innova
tion included in the presentation of the
opera. A few minutes later the major
part of the male portion of the ; ;-dience
was gathered in the lobby discus, mg the
accident over cigars and cigarettes, while
the feminine portion was betting boxes
of candy with each other as to the length
of time that it would take to clear the
stage.
After a delay of about half an hour,
during which period the broken bridge
was torn down and the injured carried
away, the curtain went up again and the
performance proceeded.
One of the peculiar features of the
accident was that the seven men on the
bridge when it collapsed were absolutely
unhurt, although somewhat shaken up.
When seen shortly after the accident
Herr Conrcid said:
"I have made a hasty examination of
the bridge, and, while my conclusions are
not definite, I am of the opinion that
there was a flaw in the iron bar that was
placed on the balloon of the bridge to
strengthen it. In addition to the iron
bar there was thick scantling, but when
the bar gave way the scantling was nt
strong enough, apparently, to sustain the
weight of the briJge and those upon it.
The, bridge was practically new and
thoroughly tested shortly before the per
formance. This test consisted of several
men jumping on it. It was all right
when the curtain went up and a flaw in
the supporting bar is the only reason I
Can assign for it collapsing.
ON THE VKKGE OF WAR.
Qrett
Britain
and Germany
Nearly
Broke.
Berlin (Ey Cable). The National
Literal IcaJcr, Dr. Paaschc, addressing
his constituents at Creuznach, made the
astonishing statement that Germany and
Great Britain were on the verge of war
last week, referring evidently to the
representations which the Herman For
eign Office made to Great Britain re
garding a bellicose threat against Ger
many in the Army and' Navy Gazette.
Dr. Paasche's words were :
"I know with absolute certainty that
Germany and Great Britain last week
were much nearer warlike compilations
than many people dream. Our diplo
macy succeeded in averting the danger,
though with diliiculty."
Referring to the American duty on
German wines, Dr. Paasche said he had
mentioned the matter to Chancellor von
Buelow, who had promised to do every
thing in his power to prevent it. Never
theless, he added, the Americans were
incensed against Germany because of
difficulties thrown in the way of the im
portation of American goods into Ger
many. Fatal Huutlog Accident.
Concord, Mass. (Special). Clarence
E. Jones, son of B. M. Jones, of the Bos
ton bankingfirm of Blake Bros., was
fatally shot noin a weapon in the hands
of Samuel Hoar, son of the late Samuel
Hoar. He died a few moments later.
The discharge of the firing-piece was ac
cidental. The boys, who were close
friends, and ach 17 years of age, were
bunting muskrats on the Concord River
when the accident occurred. Jones re
ceived a ball from a .32-caliber rille in
the left temple.
Jsps Decline Stores.
Wei Hai Wei, (By Cable). The Brit
ish cruiser Andromeda, which sailed
from here for Port Arthur with hospital
store) and surgeons to assist the sick
and wounded, returned here, not having
been allowed to make a landing at Port
Arthur. The cruiser proceeded to a
small bay 10 miles north of Port Arthur,
where she met with some Japanese!
The latter refushed all offers of assist
ance or stores of any kind, and declined
to allow the ship's officers to approach
closer, the reason given being the pre
sence of unlocated joists. '
rcws in short order.
Tilt Isttsl ttieieaings Condensed lor Rapid
Rctdlnf.
Domestic.
A new presentment against Bishop
Talbot, of the Central Pennsylvania Dio
cese of the Protestant F.piscopal Church,
is being prepared. It is based mainly
on charges set forth in the first docu
ment. The body of a 1 unidentified woman
was found in a ditch at Dunning, near
Chicago. It is supposed that the wom
an died after an operation and that her
body was thrown into the ditch.
The followers of Governor Pcabody
in the Colorado legislature gained a
point by the passage of a resolution cre
ating a commission of 15 members to
canvass the state's vote.
An agreement has been signed be
tween the Chicago Railway Company
and its employes by which they agree
to resort to and abide by arbitration to
settle differences.
In his message to the legislature Gov
ernor Durliin, of Indiana, dwells Upon
the bribery evil and ys that the time
lias come for its suppression.
11. O. Barlvr, former vice president
of the wrecked Commercial Bank, at
Cambridge, O., has been sentenced to
the penitentiary for embezzlement.
In a freight wreck at Glencoe, on the
Pittsburg Division of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, four unknown tramps
were killed.
William J. Bryan delivered an ad
dress before the Jackson Club of Mem
phis, Tenn., his subject being "Watch
men of the Night."
Prof. Fred 11. Pcrrinc, of the Lick
Conservatory, at San Jose, Cal., has
discovered the sixth satellite of Jupiter.
Justice Greenbaum, of the New York
State Supreme Court, denied the appli
cation of Nan Patterson for bail.
Alfred M. Lamar, a member of the
New York Consolidated Stock Ex
change, has been expelled.
Sing Yen, a Chinaman, was hanged
at Folsom, Cal., for the murder of an
other Chinaman.
Elwin C. Foster, of New Orleans, has
been appointed receiver for the New
Orleans Railways Company by Judge
l.annmg, in the l mted States Circuit
Court.
The Canadian Carriage Company's
plant, at Brockviile, Out., was destroy
ed by tire, causing a loss of approximate
ly $300,000. The insurance i $.'.25,000.
Miss Mary Abbott, of YVatcrtown, Ct,.
has been appointed chairman of the edu
cational committee of the General Fed
eration of Woman's Clubs.
The Twentieth Century Limited and
a Lake Shore special collided near An
gola in the snowstorm. Kight passen
gers were slightly injured.
William L. Douglas was inaugurated
governor of Massachusetts.
In a senfile following a quarrel about
to cents Thomas Mooncy shot and kill
ed James Dunn in Waterbury, Ct.
William T. Cobb, of Rockland, was
inaugurated governor of Maine.
Neil S. Phelps, a capalist, of Battle
Creek, Mich., who lost his fortune, com
mitted suicide.
Brigadier General Nathaniel Collins
McLean died at his home, in Bellport,
L. 1.
Henry V Poor, the railroad expert,
died at his home, in Brookline, Mass.
John McLanc, of Milford, was inau
gurated governor of New Hampshire.
Prof. Albert P. Mathews, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, declares that the
present creation of life has been proved
the result of purely physiological-chemical
reactions.
The L'nitcd States Steel Corporation
repeated its olfer to its employes to al
low them to subscribe on the same plan
as last year to the preferred stock.
A Baltimore and Ohio train crashed
into a trolley car carrying 100 work
men of the Cambria Steel Company at
a street crossing in Johnstown, Pa.
The body of the woman who was
found dead on Mount Cutler, in Colo
rado, was identified as that of Mrs.
Bessie Bouton, of Syracuse, N. Y.
The Massachusetts legislature un
seated a member who is now in jail
for fraud in connection with federal
civil-service examinations.
Foreign,
The executive committee of the Zion
ist organization concluded a conference
at Vienna after making arrangements
for the next annual Zionist conference
in Switzerland, next July.
Count Tolstoi's son, in an article de
claring that Great Britain's constant de
sire is to embarrass Russia, says that
if the former forces war she will hasten
her own end.
In an engagement between the Ger
man troops and the Hercros in South
west Africa the natives lost heavily,
many being slaughtered in a bayonet
charge.
In an encounter between strikers and
Cos-acko at Balakhany, Trans-Caucasia,
six sinkers and one Cossack were killed
and many persons were wounded.
Ambassador McCormick returned to
St. Petersburg from his visit to the
United States and resumed his duties.
John P. Sousa and the members of
his baud arrived at Liverpool an J were
guests of the Lord Mayor.
An English jockey named Dent, rid
ing in a novel .stage production of the
Derby in a London music hall, was
thrown from his horse and killed.
France and Morocco have settled their
recent misunderstanding.
The refrigerating plant of a brewery
at Coburg, Germany, collapsed under
the weight of snow, burying nine work
men, five of whom were killed and four
injured.
The members of the Danish Cabinet
have resigned owing to disagreement
over the military situation.
A conference of the Zionist Committee
on the proposed Jewish settlement in
British East Africa is being held in
Vienna.
The British consul's residence, out
side the city of Tangier, Morocco, was
attacked by insurgents .
Foreign Minister Tittoni of Italy,
while on a shooting trip, was stricken
with apoplexy.
Jiu-jitsu and the American style were
compared by Japanese experts .
Ilerr de Savorin Lohman, a Dutch
deputy, has been appointed to arbitrate
the difference between France and Great
Britain arising from the rights claimed
by' Great Britain in connection with her
protectorate over the sultanate of Mus
cat. King Charles of Roumania accepted
the resignation of the Stundza cabinet
and intrusted the formation of a new
cabinet to M. Cantacuzcne, leader of
the Conservative party.
The Turkish government has refused
to authorize street sales of Bibles bv
agents of the Bible societies, as request
ed by the American Legation.
"BEEF TRUST" CASE BEGUN
Supreme Court Hears Argument of the
Packers.
COMMERCE IS NOT INTERSTATE?
Mr. Miller Attacked the Rill ol the Ooveroment
sa Insufflc.ent In Its Fsllur to Allege Fads
Necessary to Constitute s Cius ol Action,
snd Said That the Charge Made Are Not
Facts, But Conclusions ol Law.
Washington, D. C. (Special). Argu
ment in the case of Swift & Co. against
the Lnited States, known as the "Beef
Trust conspiracy case," was begun be
fore the Supreme Court of the United
States by Attorney John S. Miller, of
Chicago, in behalf of the packers.
Mr. Miller attacked the bill of the
Government as insufficient in its failure
to allege facts necessary to constitute
a cause of action, and said that the
charges made arc not facts but conclu
fions of law; that the commerce charged
is not interstate or foreign commerce,
and that even if it be interstate com
merce the facts piven constitute 110 vio
lation of law.
He said that an injunction had been
prayed for and secured from the United
States Circuit Court for the Northern
District of Illinois under the Sherman
Anti-Trust act, and, quoting the de
cree of the court making permanent the
injunction, Mr. Miller said it merelv
adds the prohibition of the court to that
of Congress, leaving the packers to as
certain whether individual acts will be
in contempt of the court's order, lie
contended that the case presents an in
terference in business such as never be
fore has been undertaken. The charges,
he said, arc of the most general char
acter and do not specify time and place.
He did not believe, therefore, that the
charges could stand at all, and he quot
ed the indictments in the whisky cases
to show that charges much more spe
cific than are here made were consid
ered insufficient.
"It is allege1," interrupted Justice
White, "that your clients' agents com
bined to refrain from bidding in order
to put prices down, and again agreed
to put them up. Do you think there
should have been a specification of hour
and place?"
"Yes, your Honor," responded Mr.
Miller. "If the Government had these
facts, why should it not have given
them ?"
"Did you ask for a bill of particu
lars?" inquired Justice Harlan, and Mr.
Miller replied in the negative, saying
that the defendants had filed a demurrer
in the case.
Mr. Miller said that if the packing
industry could be interfered with, as
proposed in this case, the manufactur
ing industries could be similarly regu-
ated,
and thus you will find, he add-
ed, "the Federal courts is regulating a
considerable . part of the commerce of
the country."
He continued that there is no inter
state commerce involved because the
business of the packers, including the
purchase of cattle and the sale of meat,
is confined entirely to Chicago. The
.shipment, he said, is no part of the pur
chase or sale.
Explaining the economic situation,
Mr. Miller said the demand for fresh
meat is fairly uniform and that owing
to the necessity lor maintaining a prop
er supply of an acceptable article there
should be some understanding among
the packers. This is, he said, perfectly
legitimate, and the Government itself
might properly assume this supervision.
The cattle supply is not so regular as
the demand, and to this fact he attrib
uted the fluctuation in prices.
When Mr. Miller concluded Attorney
General Moody began. It was idle, he
said, to discuss the contention that the
charges of the bills connected one with
another. Be that, he added, as it may,
the purpose of the suit is single and
all the separate parts of the bill are in
dependent for the accomplishment of
that end. He also maintained the con
stitutionality of the provision of the bill
asking for discovery of the books of the
packers.
MR. CARNEGIE'S LATEST.
A Gilt ol $50,000 to the Lebanon
College.
Valley
Lebanon, Pa., (Special). Kervin U.
Roop, of Lebanon Valley College, Ann
ville, made announcement of the receipt
of a letter from Andrew Carnegie in
which the latter promises to give $50,000
toward erecting a greater Lebanon Val
ley College on condition that an equal
sum is raised by the college, exclusive
of the insurance recovered on the fire
which destroyed the administration
building. The announcement was made
at a meeting of ministers and lav de
legates of the Eastern Presbyterian Con
ference of United Brethren Church held
in United Brethren Church at Annville.
The purpose of the meeting was to meet
the crisis caused by th hunting of the
main dormitory on Christmas Eve. The
meeting resulted in pledging the $50,000.
The amount of the insurance is approxi
mately $45,000, which will give the
trustees a total of $45,000
Mr. Carnegie last spring gave the Le
banon Valley College $jo,ooo for a li
brary building, which is now rapidly
Hearing completion.
To Life Imprisonment.
Rising Sun, Ind. ( Special). James
Gillespie, convicted by a jury for the
murder of his twin sister, Elizabeth, was
sentenced by Judge Nicholas Cornet to
the penitentiary for life. A motion for
a new trial was overruled, but it was
agreed that it might be taken up at a
latter date, if necessary. Gillespie then
prayed an appeal to the Supreme Court,
which was granted, and x days were
given in which to file his bill of excep-
New York's Llghtlog Plant
New York (Special). Mayor McCIel
lan announced that the city will proceed
with the building of a municipal light
ing plant, irrespective of what action
the legislature takes on the bill that
will be presented to it to that end. Mr.
McClellan said that he was reinforced
with opinions from the corporation
counsel, which showthat the city can
move independently in the matter. The
Mayor expects to have the report from
the municipal lighting commission by
February 1, when the Board! of Esti
mates will appropriate monef for the
building of the plant 'sl. -
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
A Minister lor Morocco.
Secretary Hay, through the Secretary
of the Treasury, has asked Congress to
appropriate $7,500 annually to provide
for an envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Morocco. He urges
that the establishment of such a mission
should not be delayed. Our relations
with that country arc growing, he says,
and there arc possibilities for a large
volume of trade. Forcasting import
ant changes in Morocco. Secretary Hay
says that potential commercial interests
of the United States should be safe
guarded. The representative of the United
States in Morocco is a Consular officer,
while nine European powers have min
isters who are permitted to sec the
Sultan and impress him with a sense of
the significance and power of the gov
ernments they represent. The Secretary
savs the consequence is "those who en
joy American protection in Morocco arc
not treated with that degreee of courtesy
.1.... :.. ."..I..
and justice that is accorded to those
wlo are under the aegis of any sf the
nine European nations which have dip
lomatic representatives in that country."
School lor Army Bakers.
The Secretary of War has directed
the establishment of a training school
for bakers at Fort Riley, Kansas, at
which successive classes will be instruct
ed for periods of four months. Each
of these classes will be composed of 18
recruits, four from the cavalry, four
from the artillery and 10 from the in
fantry. On completing the prescribed
course of instruction the men will be
assigned to various regiments. This
action was taken at the instance of
General Weston, commissary general of
subsistance.
Six-year Term lor President.
Senator Bailey submitted to the
Senate a proposed amendment to the
Constitution fixing the term of the pres
ident at six years, and making him in
eligible for re-election. The text of the
amendment follows :
The executive power shall be vested in
a president of the United States, who
shall hold his office during a term of
six years, and, together with the vice
president, chosen for the same term,
be decided as provided in article 12
of the amendments to the Constitution.
The president shall forever be ineligible
to a reelection to the presidency who
has served as president under any suc-
cesssion provided for in the Constitu
tion or the laws made 111 pursuance
thereof.
Sugar Beet Industry.
That temperature and sunshine arc
the dominant factors in producing the
best quality of sugar beets is announced
as the result of five years' experiments
which have just been concluded by the
Chemistry Division of the Department
of Agriculture. The data obtained is
expected by agricultural otficils to save
immense amounts to capital by pointing
out m what sections ot the country
beet sugar growing industries should be
instituted. The tests were made m
localities ranging from New York to
North Carolina and entirely across the
Continent.
The Cortelyous Go Abroad.
George B. Cortelvou, chairman of the
National Republican Committee, and
Mrs. Cartelyou left here for a seven-
week trip to Southern Europe. Mr.
Cortelyou, who is feeling the effect of
his arduous work during the recent cam
paign, is in need of a rest. He expects
to return to Washington in time for
the inaugura'ion of President Roosevelt,
and will enter upon his duties as post
master general immediately thereafter.
Proposed Honor Medals.
Secretary Taft has forwarded to his
House the draft of a resolution author
izing the President to cause medals to
be struck and presented to officers and
soldiers and others who served in the
Spanish war, China relief expedition
and Philipinc insurrections.
Whipping-Post In Washington.
Representative Adams, of PcnnsyU
vania, introduced a bill providing for the
establishment in the District of Colum
bia of a whipping-post for wifebcatcrs.
It prescribes that the whipping shall
be done privately by thechief of police
or his deputy, in the presence of the
jail physician only.
Notes ol the Departments.
President Roosevelt and Ambassador
Jusserand delivered addresses before
the Forestry Congress.
The House laid on the table the res
olution aimed at the statistical depart
ment of the Department of Agriculture
and vindicated the cotton reports.
Henry M. Rose, reading clerk of the
United States Senate, has been ap
pqinted internal revenue collector for
the fourth crdistt of Michigan.
A favorable report on the extradi
tion treaty between the United States
and Panama was authorized by the
Senate Jonin:iuce 011 Foreign Rela
tions. The Senate committee authorized a
favorable report on the nomination of
W. D. Cruiu as collector of the port
at iiiarlcstou, h. j.
James A Watson, was convicted on
the charge of embazzlement while in
the office of District Auditor Petty.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
in his possession an emerald ring and a
diamond sunburst brooch that are said
to have at one lime belonged to Mrs.
Chadwick. They were - deposited with
the failed Citizens' National Bank of
Oberlin, O., us collateral. When the
bank failed the jewelry was taken pos
session of by the receiver.
At the meeting of the House Commit
tee on Interstate Commerce members of
the committee denied the statements
attributed to !. P. Bacon, of Milwau
kee, president of the Interstate Com
merce Convention, that members of Con
gress are influenced by railroads.
Conrad 11. Syine, attorney for A. W.
Machen and others involved with him
in the alleged postoflice conspiracy, filed
application for a writ of certiorari in the
United States Supreme Court. '
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
were instituted against John'Ridout, the
real estate dealer.
The Senate, in executive session, con
firmed the nomination of William D.
Crum, colored, as collector of customs
for the port of Charleston, S. C.
In his annual report Governor Otero,
of the Territory of New Mexico, takes
a decided position against the uniting
of that territory with Arizona as one
state.
Senator Stone introduced a resolu
tion for an inquiry into the charges that
coporations make large contributions to
campaign funds.
The President has accepted invitations
to attend a number of important func
tions during the winter. .Jt
RUSSIAN SHIPS IN PERIL
Admiral Rojestvcnsky's Charts Are
Difectivc.
DANGERS OF TIIeTn'DIAN OCEAN.
Warships Likely to Strike a Reel or Rock si
Any Time 1 he Cur Lesvet It optional
with Officers st Port Arthur to Accept
Parole tnder Obligation or Share the Des
tinies ol Their Men.
The ships of the Russian second Pa
cific squadron arc reported to be in con
stant danger, not from any encounter
with the Japanese, but of striking hid
den reefs and rocks. Vice Admiral Ro
jestvcnsky's charts of the waters in
which his squadron is now cruising arc
defective and practically worthless. Jap
anise naval olticcrs at Tokio regret the
-..It r.t. t, . 1
.r";"' l" " . ss,;,m ""a.";olV. as l"cy
had expected "a splrndu 1 tight.
.ieutenant General Fnck, cnnrmin.htr
of the 1'ourth East Siberian Division 1
and of the Russian left wing at Port
Arthur, is dead.
The Japanese have raised the block
ade of the Liaotung Peninsula, but tor
the present no ships except those in the
Japanese government service will be a1
lowed to enter Port Arthur harbor.
1 he Russian Christmas brought sor
row and mourning to thousands of
homes, instead .of the usual joy and
good cheer. There was 110 elaborate cel
ebration at the imperial palace.
The Czar has sent a dispatch to Gen
eral Stoessel, leaving it optional with
the Russian officers at Port Arthur with
them to accept parole under obligation
not to return to service during the war,
or to share the fate of their men. About
150 so far have been paroled.
Charts Are Defective.
Paris (By Cable). Information, re
ceived in official quarters here shows
that Vice Admiral Rojestvcnsky's charts
of the waters in which the Russian sec
ond Pacific squadron is now cruising arc
deficlivc and practically worthless.
This arouses apprehension of a possi
ble future catastrophe, as it is known
that the charts do not show the recent
hydrographic dangers of the Indian
Ocean.
In naval circles the recall of the Rus
sian second Pacific squadron is not re
garded as a sign that Russia does not
hope for final success on the seas. It
is considered that the authorities at St.
Petersburg have realized the improbabil
ity of the second Pacific squadron alone
defeating Vice Admiral Togo, and has
recalled it to await reinforcements and
to further train its officers and men pre
paratory to a supreme effort for the
mastery.
A naval officer said : "Japan has con
fidently awaited the arrival of the sec
ond Pacific squadron of the Russian
Navy, in the Far East. It would have
been a splendid fight. Now we must
prepare for the future, of which we are
not afraid."
Admirals at Chefoo In Disguise.
St. Petersburg (By Cable). A dis
patch from Chefoo says it is reported
that Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky
and Rear Admiral Dochinsky have ar
rived there disguised on board a launch.
Prince Ouktomsky .assumed command
of the Port Arthur squadron after Ad
miral Makaroff was drowned as a re
sult of the sinking of his flagship, the
battleship Petropavlovsk, at the entrance
of Port Arthur April 13. Later the
Prince was replaced in command of the
squadron by the late Rear Admiral Wit
hoft, and after the latter was killed dur
ing naval battle of August 10, Prince
Ouktomsky again assumed command of
the squadron, and, jt is said, contrary to
orders, returned to Port Arthur, for
which, it was alleged, he was to be
tried by court-martial.
This, however, was denied, but the
Prince was succeeded in command of
the naval forces by Rear Admiral Wiren.
Recently, it is understood, Prince Ouk
tomsky has not been attached to any
of the Russian ships.
The name of Rear Admiral Dochin
sky has not figured in the cable dis
patches from tlie Far East.
EX-GOVERNOR LOWNDES PASSES AWAY.
His Death From Heart Failure While In Ap
parently Good Health.
Cumberland, Md. (Special). Hon.
Lloyd Lowndes, former Governor of
Mar ylaud, died suddenly Sunday morn
ing at g.30 o'clock at his home on Wash
ington street, Cumberland, from organ
ic heart trouble, in the sixtieth year of
his age. There was no premonition of
the approach of death. Mr. Lowndes
had just taken his morning bath in wa
ter about the temperature of the body.
Brown, his faithful colored valet, was
rubbing him down when he fell forward
011 his face and expired instantaneously.
The left side of his head struck tlie
bath tub, making a slight scar on the
side of ihe cheekbone and on the fore
head. Members of the household heard
the noise of the fall and Mrs. Lowndes
was the first to reach her husband's side.
Then all sign of life had disappeared,
hut she thought he was unconscious, as
did the son, Mr. Richard T. Lowndes.
who had just arrived from Clarksburg,
W. Ya., to visit his wife and child, who
have been at Ihe home of Governor
Lowndes since the holidays.
Dr. James T. Johnson, the family phy
sician, arrivei' 15 minutes after the Gov
ernor had fallen. He simply pronounced
lift extinct, saving that from all indica
tions death was instantaneous. Dr. Ar
thur II. Hawkins, who wa . also called,
corroborated Dr. Johnson in his diag
nosis that death came from an afTec.ion
of the heart.
A Girl's Mistake.
Rouic, N. Y. (Special). Maud Let
son, aged Ii) years, testified before Jus
tice Scripture that in 1012 she married
innocently her dead father's brother. The
girl was placed in an orphan asylum at
the age of two years and her relatives
lot track of her until last September,
when her sister, Mrs. Ycrncvale, of Al
lentown, Pa., wrote "You've married our
uncle David." Justice Scripture gr;.nf
ed a decree of annulment.
New Place lor Taft.
New Haven, Ct., (Special).The
Dodge lectureship at Yale University
for the year 1906 will be filled by the ap
pointment of William II. Taft, Secre
tary of War. This lectureship, which is
one of the most important ones at
Yale, was founded by William E. Dodge,
of New York, who, in 1900, gave the
sum of $30,000 for lectures, the object of
which was the "promotion among stu
dents and graduates and among edu
cated men of the United States of nn
understanding of the duties of Christian
dyzenship.'' .' ......
CITY OF DEAD AND WOUNDED.
Nogl Reports That 20.0W Out ol 15,000 Arc
Disabled.
Tokio (By Cable). The following re
port was received from General Nogi :
"Order is maintained at Port Arthur
by the officers. The people are quiet.
"Our minute investigation was not
finished until Tuesday night.
"The total number of inhabitants is
about ,35,000, of whom 2.5.000 arc sol
diers or sailors. The total number of
sick or wounded is 20,000.
"Common provisions and bread are
plentiful, but there is a scarcity of meal
and vegetables.
" 1 here are no medical supplies at
Port Arthuf. The Japanese arc stren
uously succoring the people.
"The capitulation committees are
pushing their respective works."
The Czar has cable:! to General
Stoessel savins that the L-ivimr of their
parole or the alternative of imprison
ment is optional with the Russian offi
cers. I he weight of opinion in Japanese.
oAial circles is against a belief in the
j early conclusion of peace, and doubt is
expressed that the fall of Port Arthur
will materially affect the situation. One
of several high officials, who discussed
the question, voiced the sentiment of
the majority when he said :
"We are confronting a situation which
continues to be purely military. The
present problem is created by General
Knropatkin's army and by the Russian
second Pacific squadron. We are de
voting all attention to them.
"We anticipate that the Russians will
renew more determinedly than ever their
effort to drive Field Marshal Oyatna
back and that they will strive to gain
supremacy at sea. We arc preparing
to defeat both these objects.
"The situation makes talk of peace
futile."
The Jiji, discussing the capture of
Port Arthur, reviews the price paid in
lives and says :
"We ought to keep Port Arthur in
out bands so long as our Empire ex
ists. Port Arthur is the key to peace
in the Far East, and it is our dt.ty to
keep the city in our hand;."
Commander Pelcm anil a lieutenant
of the Riusiau torpedo-boat destroyer
Kastoronpy, who were captured onboard
the British steamer Nigretia and taken
on board of her to Sasebo, have con
fessed -their identity before the naval
court there. Heretofore they posed as
German super-cargoes, but when con
fronted with the results of the Japan
ese investigations at Sh inghai, conceal
ment was impossible. They have been
designated as prisoners of war.
No contraband of war has yet been
discovered on the Nigretia. Her cargo
consists of kerosene and the prize court
is still undecided upon what action to
take in her case. It is probable if the
ship is condemned it will be solely ow
ing to connivance in the escape of the
Russian officers.
BOOTY OF THE CONQUERORS.
Coal and Rice Said to Be the Only Prizes at
Port Arthur.
Chefu, China (By Cable). It is said
that the booty which fell into the hands
of the Japanese at Port Arthur amount
ed only to 80,000 tons of coal and some
rations of rice.
Of a;o officers of the Russian navy
at t'ort .'rtliur at the beginning of the
war 180 have been killed or wounded,
many of them while doing duty in the
forts. t
The protected cruiser Akitsusliiina,
four torpedo-boat destroyers and two
torpedo boats constitute Japanese guard
off this port. The destroyers which
guarded ihe Russian flotilla went out
at the expiration of 24 hours, returning
with others. They have been in and
out of the harbor intermittently ever
since.
RUSSIANS SAY JAPS LOST 80,000.
Ridicule Ihe Statement That Losses at Port
Arthur Were 50,000.
Chefoo, (Ry Cable). The statement of
th e censored dispatches from corre
spondents with General Nogi's army
that the Japanese lost only 50,000 men
in. taking, the fortress is declared to be
absured by Russian naval officres here.
Their lowest estimate, they say, based
both on personal observation and on
stories told by prisioncrs, is that the
Japanese lost 80,000.
Vlvices from Japan?' sources say
that the condition of Port Arthur is
cnaoiie, but that Genera! Nogi and Gen
eral Stoessel are rapidly systematizing'
affairs there.
General Nogi is prepared, through
agents who have been recruiting for
months, to put a horde of Chinese coolies
at work in the fortifying of Port
Arthur immediately that the Russians
are disposed of. Vast quantities of
cement and timber are ready on the
Yalu River for this purpose, while steel
plates are ready in Japan for trans
portation to the fortress.
The Japanese are confident that the
rcfortification of Port An bur will place
the fortress in a better condition than
ever, with the Russian defects elimi
nated, long before Russia can besiege it,
if such a thing ever occurs at all.
Ammunition, food and medical sup
nlies to last for years will be sent to
Port Arlhur, Japan bring heedful of the
mistakes made by the Russians .
FINANCIAL.
There is- now only $103,000,000 of
United States funds in national banks.
Thirty-two railroads in November
earned gross $41,680,000, an increase of
9 per cent.
Active railroad shares have now re
gained 5 of the 6 points they lost on the
average of Lawson's raid.
Kuhn, Loeb &. Co. are quoted as say
ing that no new stock or bonds of the
Pennsylvania will be issued for ut least
six months.
When Lawson arrived in New Jersey
and Copper fell suddenly, the street was
filled with rumors that he would apply
for a receivership for Amalgamated.
Harry B. Reeves, of the Western Na
tional Bank, and F. IV. Buch, formerly
with Cramp, Mitchell & Serrill, have
formed a partnership to deal in stocks
and bonds.
President Wilcox, of the Dehvare &
Hudson Railroad, declares that if the
fixing of freight rates were left to the
Inter-state Commerce Commission, all
railroad securities would suiter great
ly. He doesn't believe Congress will
grant such a Qower to the Commission. I
i BAIL DENIED .SHOWGIRL!
Naj Patterson itlast Staj in the Tombs
Prison.
HAD TWO OFFERS TO FIRNISH BAIL,
Decision by Justice Greenbaum, ol New York
State Supreme Court-Hard Luck ol Womss
Accused ol killing -Caesar" Vonng In Han
som Cab Sht Has Now Been In Tombs
Since June 41b Last.
New York (Special). Justice Green
baum, of the New York State Supreme
Court, denied the application of Nan
Patterson for bail pending a new trial
on the charge of the murder of "Caesar"
Young.
In denying the application Justice
Grecnbauni says that counsel for the
prisoner made no effort to convince the
court that" there is improbability of se
curing a conviction at a second trial
unless the disagreement of the jury in
the first trial would justify such an in
ference. This did not appear sufficient
to him, however, as it is a matter of not
infrequent occurrence that juries fail
to agree in cases which, upon a sub
sequent trial upon the same statements
of fact, a conclusion is speedily reach
ed by another jury. As it appears that
the District Attorney intends to pro
ceed with a second trial of the prisoner,
he did not feel that he would be justi
fied in ordering her release on bail.
After the Supreme Court Justice had
denied the application for bail an af
fecting scene took place in the Tombs
between the accused woman and her
faithful father, J. Randolph Patterson.
After weeping in each other's arms
for a considerable time, belli too over
tome by disappointment and grief to talk
much, the gray-haired father suddenly
:ollapsed. Warden Flynn was sent for.
He called a cab and the old man was
led out of the Tombs and driven home. ,
When Mr. Patterson met his daugh
ter she said: "I know, I know. Mr.:
Levy has told me." She tried to re
strain her tears for a moment, but
:ould not. Then, sobbing with deep
emotion, she ran to her father a sec
ond later, her head buried on his shoul
der, her arms about his neck. He, too,'
lobbed while he drew his daughter even
closer to him.
Following the collapse of her father,
Nan herself collapsed and became hys
terical. She wept and waived her arms about '
frantically, refusing to be comforted.
The collapse of Mr. Patterson came
with his first visit to his daughter after
the court had refused to release her or
bail.
The father had been sent home in a
cab wdicn the girl began to weep hys
terically and completely collapsed.
Miss Patterson has been in the Tombs
prison since June 4 last, when Young
was shot to death while riding with'
her in a cab. While she was awaiting
trial District Attorney Jerome consent
ed to her release under $20,000, but she
was unable to furnish the necessary se
curities. After her trial, which ended
in a disagreement of the jury, she was
remanded to prison without bail.
Since that time two different offers
to furnish bonds in any sum up to $?o,
000 for her release have been made. The'
District Attorney would not ngree to ac
cept bail pending a second -rial, how
ever, and a representative of his office
appeared in opposition to the proposi
tion when Justice Greenbaum heard ar
guments last Wednesday.
STRANGLED WITH HER HAIR RIBBON.
The Mysterious Death ol a Young Married
Woman in so Illinois Town.
Peoria, 111. A piece of hair ribbon
so tightly drawn around the woman's
neck that the detectives could not un
tie the knot was the mute evidence of
the cause of the death of Mrs. Otis
Botts, a young woman who had been
married less than a year. The body
lay in the room for nearly 24 hours be
fore it was discovered. The woman's
husband has not been seen.
Stretched at.Jull length on the floor,
with one glove in her hand, the detec
tives met a gruesome sight when they
entered the room. A pillow had been
placed over the girl's-facc, and on the
doorknob there had been hung a towel
to prevent anyone from seeing through
the keyhole from the outside. The face
of tlie dead woman wore a frightened
expression.
JUMPINQ TOWN LOTS.
Lively Scenes at Boyoton, la India
Territory.
Muskogee. I. T., (Special). The In
terior Department declared Boynton, a
town 23 miles west of here, a govern
ment town site. This opens it for ori
ginal settlement, and as soon as the
news reached Boynton the wildest ex
citement prevailed .
Men began to jump town lots which
have been held by others for two years
and some of which have been built tpon.
Citizens armed themselves to protect
their property, and officers are being
rushed to the scene to preserve order.
The town was settled on wdiat was
known as a dead claim and now has a
population of 2,500, half negroes. Now
that it is declared a government town
site former titles arc worthless.
Burglars st Wlie:llng.
'Wheeling, W. Va. (Special). Bur
glars broke into the hardware establish
ment of Heiner & Co., and got away with
a couple of bushels of fine pocket knives,
pistols and razors. The robbery occur
red in the heart of the city.
9 Deaths In the- Stow.
New Y'ork (Special). With nine
inches of snow tossed about by a 40-'
mild wind, the surface railroads out of
business, pavements drifted waist deep,
crossings unbroken by the street clean
ers and the thermometer at 13 degrees,
the city found itself in the grasp of a
blizzard such as it has not experienced
since I&58. Eight deaths wefe reported
due to the storm, and in -as many cases
men and women collapsed from, expo-j
sure and were taken to hospitals.
Six Millions lor 1 Hospital
Boston (Special). The will of Teter
Bent Brigham, of this city, who died 25
years ago, leaving an estate which is
now valued at $6,000,000 to lound a pub
lic hospital here, was sustained as valid
by the full Jiench of the Supreme Court.
This is the third court to hold the hos
pital gift valid against objections of
heirs-at-law.v
A bill providing for a national board
to control corporations and conferring
broad powers to prevent monopolies and,
trusts was introduced oy senator iirp
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