THE NEWS.
Domestic
Mrs. William O. Rockefeller was
an unhappy Santa CJaus when her
chauffeur was arrested for speeding
and she had to Bpend half an hour
in court while police guarded pres
ents. Mrs. Edward II. Hnrrlman, widow
of the railroad king, is the richest
woman In the world, according to a
conservative estimate of the estate
left by her husband.
The water supply of Atlantic City
was cut off by a fire at the pumping
station. Fire engines pumped water
into the mains, thus preventing a
famine.
Annie Pavllnskl, right years old,
has been arrested as a shoplifter In
St. Louis. She has been arrested
three timeg for theft.
Thomas II Flynn, of Elkton, Va.,
said to bo a vaudeville actor, died
In -a hospital In Philadelphia from
gas asphyxiation.
The Democratic convention at But
ler, Mo., fhlled to elect a successor
to the lato Congressman De Armond.
Tilburn Island, Gulf of California,
has been explored by seven Ameri
cans and is no longer a mystery.
One man was killed and several
Injured in a fire in a moving picture
theatre In ntlsburg.
Charles L. Warrlner, former local
treasurer of the Big Four Railroad,
who confessed to a shortage of $843,
000 in his accounts, pleaded guilty
to embozzelment and was sentenced
to six years In the penitentiary.
Mr s Sarah Ennls, of Philadelphia,
and Jamea L. Mack, of Atlanta, Ga.,
committed suicide because they bad
no money for Christina.
Portions of the brains of George
Rhodius, the Indiana millionaire, are
being examined by order of court to
aid in disposing of the estate.
Timothy P. Sullivan, "Little Tim"
of the Bowery, and a power in New
York politics, is dead.
A corset steel deflected a bullet
and saved the life of Miss Ethel
Eitelhuber, of Chicago.
The United States Steel Corpora
tion will distribute $2,000, OOOi In
bonuses to employes.
William M. Ampt bequeathed
$150,000 for public concerts in Cin
cinnati. J. Picrpont Moruan pnld $40,000
for two soup turcr-r.s.
Mistaking North Baltimore, O.,
for Baltimore, Md., Joseph Zimmer
man got off a Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad train to meet his family,
fell from a hotel window and was
killed.
Herbert Kester, aged 19 years, of
Overton, Pa., after a desperate en
counter, rhot and killed the largest
bear seen in Pennsylvania this sea
son. Mrs. Pearl Armstrong, of New
Albany, Md., is charged with admin
istering rat poison and strychnine
to her husband, who died.
Mrs. Emile L. Fernandez, widely
known in the theatrical world as a
promoter of stars, died In New York
of Brlght's disease.
Two men were suffocated in a fire
that destroyed the cabinet factory of
Edward H. Jordon & Company.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Turkeys are so scarce at Albany,
N Y., that inmates of public Institu
tions may have to do without them.
James McGlll, a one-armed man,
saved William Hanlon, a skater,
from drowning at Middletown, N. Y.
The Wabash Rullroad in Ohio will
be sold to satisfy the James Comp
ton claim for $900,000.
.Shirtwaist strikers and suffra
pettes, in 1.'" automobiles, paraded
Fifth Avenue.
Zelaya's army has been defeated
by the troops of General Estrada,
according to advices reaching Dr.
Castrillo, the representative In Wash
ington of the Estrada provisional
government.
The Senate took the first steps to
ward threshing out the Plnchot-Bal-lln;:.r
controversy in compliance
with the Secretary's demand for a
complete investigation.
The people of Arizona are a unit
for' statehood, soys Governor Sloan,
iu his annual report on affairs of the
territory.
LYNCHING OF
A MURDERER
foreign
It is now reported that Dr. Cook
hired n Dunish newspaper man who
understands English thoroughly, to
write bis account of his polar ex
periences. Cook's brother In New
York says he fears the doctor has
met with foul play in Europe.
The French government asked par
liament for uti Immediate supple
military rrejlt of $48,000 to be
used for tho purchase of aeroplanes
for the army. The Machines will be
;scj for scouting purposes.
The French court decided in favor
of the Baroness Vaiighan, the mor
ganatic wife of the late King Leo
pold, and ordered the removal of
the seals placed upon her property at
Unlincourt, Frnnce. j
The ipoi I of tho I'nlversity of
Copenhagen adverse to the claims of
Dr. Cook to his discovery of the
North Pole Is now on its way to
Washington to be considered by the
Geographic Society.
The Military League of Greece,
whose members were the authors of
tuc evolutionary movement, has an
nounced its intention to overthrow
the ministry of its own choosing.
Investigation shows that Colonel
Karpoff. chief of the St. Petersburg
secret service, was assassinated by a
revolutionist employed as a govern
ment spy.
Albert I., the new king o.' the
Belgians, with his Queen Elizabeth,
made a state entry into the capital
nd was acclaimed by thousands of
people.
Emperor Francis Joseph has ap
pointed Dr. Ladlslaus von Lukars as
premier of Hungary, and the latter
will endeavor to form a Cabinet.
Canada has bought from the Brit
ish government the cruiser Rainbow,
which will be the first warship of
the new Canadian navy.
Lord Venkswell, president of the
British Anti-slavery and Aborigines
Protection Society, aied lo London.
To Tarts police are convince
that Mine, liouln, widow of Jules
Oouln, governor of the Bank of
France, whose body was found under
railroml train, was murdered.
Colonel Karpoff, chief of the secret
police of M. Petefkburg, was blown
up by a bomb ami killed and bis
assistant seriously Injured.
The Duke of Connsught, King Ed
ward's brother, will, it Is said, sue
od Karl Or ay as governor-general
of Canada.
Despite a hsavy rainstorm vast
,wowds of Belgians lined the rauU of
,tM luasrsj cortege or mag ueopoia.
.Man Hanged to. n Stcampipe at
Hurley, Va.
KILLED MAN AND WOUNDED WIPE.
Murderer Wounded Before Being
Captured Ills Victim's Wife Gets
His Pistol And Fires At Him
Twice Recovering Possession Of
Tho Gun He Shoots The Woman
And Her Children A Mob Of 100
Men Christmas Night Take Illni
From Hoarding-House Where He
Wax I'nder Guard Hang Him
And Riddle Body.
Hurley, Va. (Special). Following
the killing here on Christmas Eve
of Samuel Baker and the serious
wounding of his wife and two chil
dren by the former's enemy, Hen
ry Pennington, a mob of 100 citi
zens took Pennington from an im
provised Jail where he had been un
der heavy guard, and hanged him to
a steampipe.
Pennington, who had been drink
ing, picked a quarrel with Baker
and shot him w hile the latter was on
his way to a Sunday School Christ
mas tree festival with his wife, two
children and a friend, Wyatt Mead
ows. Seeing that be had killed Bak
er, Pennington started to run away.
Mrs. Baker called after Pennington
and implored him to help her take
the body home.
Tho ruse worked and Pennington
went back to the spot where his vic
tim lay dead. Bent upon avenging
the deed, Mrs. Baker grabbed Penn
ington's pistol from his pocket and
fired twice at him. Her aim was
bad, but she succeeded in wounding
him in the hand and thigh. Penn
ington recovered possession of the
pistol a.-.d then shot the woman and
attempted to kill Meadows, who was
running away, and the two children.
Pennington then fled, but was sur
rounded by a posse on the outskirts
of the town later In the night. He
was captured after an exchange of
shots with the officers, who badly
wounded him. Being too weak to
stand tho Journey to the Grandy Jail,
15 miles distant, over mountainous
country, Pennington was locked up
in the constable's house, but about
1 o'clock it was thought advisable
to remove him to a boarding house,
where he was put under a strong
guard.
Feeling against the prisoner ran
high, and many covert threats of
lynching were hoard during the day.
At midnight a band of about 100
citizens was quietly organized, the
guard was overpowered and Penning
ton was taken to the engine room
of a lumber mill nearby and hanged
to a steam pipe. The body was rid
dled with 1 llets and was then left
hanging until 9 o'clock A. M., when
it was cut down.
CLOSING WEKK OF YEAR.
Forecast Of Events To Occur In All
l'nrts Of Tho World.
Washington, D. C. (Special). The
last week of the year findB many of
tho sources that furnish a regular
share of the world's news under the
spell of holiday peace and Inactivity.
Congress aud many of the important
courts are in recess and business
operations are partially suspended.
Even Nicaragua Is quieter -than for
weeks past, following an overwhelm
ing revolutionists victory and the
flight of Zelaya.
Interest in the Nicaraguan situa
tion is now divided betweax Zelaya's
movements and the efforts ut Mndrlz
to unite the waring factions of the
republic. It is not likely that the
revolutionists will lay aside their
arms without great concession, which
may include the deposition of the en
tire present administration. The
next few days probably will show,
also, whether Zelaya will Join other
Illustrious exiles from the Latin
American republics in Europe or re
main on American soil In a final ef
fort to regain his lost power.
Efforts to settle the swltchraen'B
strike in the Northwest continue. Gov
ernor Eberhardt, of Minnesota, will
ask representatives of the railroads
and the unions to meet in St. Paul,
Monday, for this purpose.
The fate of college football may
be decided nt the annual meeting of
the Intercolegiate Athletic Association
In New York. Changes In the rules
to make the game safer undoubtedly
will be made. How far these changes
will go toward altering the whole
nature of the present game and
bringing it nearer to the association
football of Great Britain und Can
ada is the question which Interests
the college world.
Kuropcun dispatches during the
week may deal with the floods on the
Spanish peninsula; the reported ill
health of King Alfonso of Spain; le
gal complications over the rich es-
tate of Leopold, Into king of the
Belgians; the political situation
in Greece, where the military
league seems to be arranging things
to its own satisfaction, and toe
whereabouts of Dr. Frederick A.
Cook In view of recent revelations
a rather morbid curiosity exists re
garding the Brooklyn physician's per.
onality. and this will not be satis
fied until bo gives the world a chance
to prove the reliability of suspicions
concerning his mental condition.
Curiosity Ieada To Homicide.
Coalgate, Okla. (Special). The
refusal of Samuel F. Woods, a rail
road engineer, to satisfy his wife's
curiosity as lo the contents of a
Christmas package he had brought
home caused a family quarrel and
cost Woods his life. Woods choked
bis wlfo and she broke away and
went to the home of a neighbor, ber
brother, George Holland, accompany
ing her. ' Woods followed and open
ed fire on the bouse. Holland re
turned the fire and killed Woods.
Hollat.d gave himself up.
New Cure For Insomnia.
Kalamatoo, Mich. (Special).
Henry Stephens, night watchman,
sustained an accident to his head 33
years ago, whloh deprived him of
sleep for a straight third of a cen
tury. Recently he slipped on some
Ire, bumped his head and his con
dition was reversed. Now he Is sleepy
all the time. Also for 83 years
Stephens did not feel ordinary bruises
or burn. He oftet broke small
bones In bis band and feet, but kept
right on working. Now he la more
easily Injured than an ordinary dsn.
hut sTsdually be is becomlac normal
DANISH COMMITTEE REJECTS
DR. COOK'S CLAIMS
The Denmark Officials Chagrined and Disgusted
cords of No Value He Is Charg
ed With Hiding.
-Re-
Rector Of Copenhagen University
Says The Degree Conferred Upon
The Explorer May Be Withdrawn.
A Danish Explorer, Member Of
Examining Committee, Declares
Cook's "Papers Convict Him Of
Being A Swindler" Dr. Uhler
Firm In Bis Belief That Cook Is
Honest And Truthful.
THE FINDINGS.
First The report of the expe
dition sent to the university by
Dr. Cook is , the same as that
printed In the New York Herald
during the months of September
and October last.
Second The copy of Cook's
notebooks does not contain any
original astronomical observa
tions whatsoever but only results.
Third The documents present
ed are inexcusably lacking in In
formation which would prove that
the astronomical observations
therein referred to were really
made; and also contain no de
tails regarding the practical work
of the expedition and the sledge
Journey whloh would enable the
committee to determine their re
liability. The committee, therefore, Is of
the opinion that the material
transmitted for examination con
tains no proof that Dr. Cook
reached the Pole.
The report Is signed by all six
members of the committee, who
were assisted In their inquiry by
Knud Rasmussen, the explorer.
PEARY'S COMMENT.
Commodore Peary says:
"Three months ago from the
Labrador Coast I sounded an ex
plicit and deliberately worded
warning to the world based on
complete and accurate informa
tion in regard to the Cook claim.
In doing so I accepted the re
sponsibility devolving upon me
and fulfilled my duty to myself
and to the public."
Copenhagen (Special). The re
port of the special committee of
scientists, which the University of
Copenhagen appointed to scrutinize
Dr. Frederick A. Cook's claims that
he had discovered the North Pole,
was submitted to the consistory of
the University, endorsed by that body
and given to the public.
The report shatters completely, al
most contemptuously, the American
explorer's title to such discovery, and
fills the officials and people of Den
mark with chagrin at the figure Den
mark is made to assume In the eyeB
of the scientific world. The public
was prepared for a verdict of "uot
proven," but did not expect Its re
cent hero to be branded as an Im-
Sostor. Many still cling to the belief
lat Cook acted in good faith, but
harbored a delusion.
Explorers and scientists almost
unanimously have lost faith in
Cook's honesty, while one of his
warmest supporters, Knud Rasmus
sen, helped to frame the report. The
evening papers attack Cook and se
verely reproach him for hiding, which
they regard as a sign of a guilty
conscience.
The rector of the University, Dr.
Salomonsen, when questioned as to
the possibility of the university can
celling the degree which it conferred
on Dr. Cook, said that no decision
had been reached, but he thought
that the degree could be withdrawn
in the same way as a government
could deprive a person of an order
obtained under false pretenses.
Commodore Gustav Holm, the Are
tic explorer, and a number of the
committee said: "Cook's claim that
he made the observations 89 degrees
59 minutes 46 seconds near the pole
proved immediately that he was a
bad observer, but nothing Indicated
that he was a swindler. Now his
papers convict him of being a swind
ler. We examined Cook's observa
tions first, and agree unanimously
that they were worthless. Loose's
obseravtions were not used In the
papers Cook submitted to the uni
versity." Professor Olufsen, secretary of the
Danish Geographical Society, said:
"It is the saddest event In my life.
As an explorer there seems , to be no
doubt that Cook Is absolutely unreliable."
GEN. ESTRADA SWEEPS
ALL BEFORE
Administers Had Defeat to Ze
laya's Army at Kama.
600 WERE KILLED ON BOTH SIDES.
Insurgent Kill, Wound And Captur
2,flOO Of The Government Troops
General Vanquez A Prisoner At
Monugua Prisoners Brought To
Ulueflclds Had Practically Noth
ing To Eat For Past 15 Days
Heady To March On Greytown Be
fore Advance On Managua.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
The disastrous defeat of the Zelaya
forces near Rama was reported to
the Navy Department by Commander
John II. Shipley, commanding officer
of the cruiser Des Moines, and tho
senior naval officer at Bluefields. The
government troops, Commander
Shipley said, had been defeated and
bad surrendered. The losses dur
ing the last two days on both sides,
he added, had been about 600 killed
and wounded. He estimated that
the government troops lost 2,600
men killed and captured. The
wounded were taken to Bluefields,
where Commander Shipley establish
ed a temporary hospital for treat
ing them.
Commander Shipley's dispatch
was as follows:
"Zelayan forces were completely
routed after several hours of hard
fighting and surrendered in the aft
ernoon. Generals Gonzales and Cas
tillo, with 1,900 men were captured
with four field pieces and 1,500 rifles
and 1,000,000 rounds of ammuni
tion. The fighting of the last two
days Is estimated to have cost 600
men killed or wounded on both sides.
The wounded are being brought to
Bluefields. Hospital facilities are
very Inadequate and I have estab
lished a hospital on shore, supplying
surgeons from the Tacoma and Des
Moines with 14 assistants, commis
saries and carpenters. No force
landed, and it is supposed that 'all
will be quiet. It is estimated that
the Zelayan losses killed, wounded
and captured will reach 2,600 men."
Thomas P. Moffatt, the American
consul at Bluefields, sent a dispatch
to tho State Department confirming
the report of the battle. One hun
dred prisoners, he said, were brought
into Bluefields from Rama. They
were very young and were poorly
clad. He said they had practically
nothing to eat for the last 15 days.
The defeat of the Zelaya forces at
Rama, he added, removed the only
large governmnt force on the Atlan
tic side of Nicaragua. No Informa
tion has been received in Washing
ton to how General EBtrada, the
leader of the revolutionary army,
will conduct his future campaign. It
Is believed, however, that he will al
low his men several days In which
to rest and recui -rate before mak
ing an active movement.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
Rear Admiral Sohley says lie be
lieves both Peary and Cook reached
the North Pole, and that Peary
should submit his proofs to the I'nl
versity of Copenhagen, as well as to
the National Geographic Society.
A bill will be introduced in Con
gress authorizing the United States
to purchase buildings In Paris and
Berlin for the use of the ambassa
dors. Governor Hoggatt, Alaska, in bis
annual report, advocates the early
development of the coal Industry of
that country.
Citrus fruit growers of the Pacific
Coast filed a complaint with the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against the rates charged ou their
products by the railroads.
Senator Smith, of Michigan, wants
the confirmation of Robert Bacon as
ambassador to France held over un
til be returns to Washington on
January 10.
The President has been Invited to
attend the Masonic celebration at
Alexandria. Va.', on Washington's
birthday.
The tests of the big 14-lnch gun at
Indian Head are proving highly sat
isfactory to the Navy Department.
The Senate confirmed the nomina
tion of William J. Mills, of East
Las Vegas, N. M., to be governor of
New Mexico. ,
'The Supremo Conrt took under
advisement the petition of John R.
Walsh, the Chicago, banker, for a
writ of certiorari.
Approximately 70,000 acres of
public land have been withdrawn
from entry In the West, according to
an anouncement at the Interior De
partment. The bar of the United States Su
preme Court held a memorial meet
ing in honor of the late Justice
Peckham. of the Supreme Court.
Secretary Dickinson has decided to
appoint J. r. yne, oi cnattanooga,
Tenn., ohlef of the police of the
Panama Canal Zone, to succeed Gil
bert Porter.
Chang Yin-Tang, the saw Chinese
minister, was presented to Secretary
of mat Knox..
TWO DIE IN FACTORY FIRE.
Cigarette Blamed For $123,000 Blaze
In Brooklyn.
New York (Special). Two men
met death by suffocatioa in a fire
which swept through the cabine. fac
tory of Edward B. Jordan & Co., in
Brooklyn.
Fortunately the blaze started when
most of the workers had left the
factory for the day, but more than
50 who remained behind made tbelr
escape with difficulty. The damage
to the building and contents was ap
proximately $125,000.
The victims were Mex Glaniawltser
and Salvatore Bandero, an elevator
man.
TIEST OF THE
BIO BATTLESHIPS
The Utah Snccessfoly Launched
at Camden, N. J.
VESSEL NAMED BY MISS MARY A, SPRY,
Latest Acquisition To The Navy
Makes' Her Initial Dip Into The
Delaware River, Amid A Bedlam
Of Sounds From The Saluting
Whistles And Howling Throng
Sponsor Presented With A Gold
Bracelet Was Nicknamed The
"Hkeered O' Nothin'."
THE NAVY'S LEVIATHAN.
Battleship Utah is the largest
of American warships, having a
displacement of 21,825 tons.
The keel of the vessel was laid
In March, 1909.
Built by the New York Ship
building Company, of Camden, N.
J.
Length on load water line Is
610 feet, or 521 feet over all;
beam, 88 feet and 2 inches; trial
draft Is 28 feet.
The Utah Is designed to devel
op a speed of 20 knots or more
an hour.
The armament Includes ten 12
lnch breech-loading guns, sixteen
6-lnch guns and ten small guns
for boat service and saluting pur
poses. The main armor belt is 8 feet
wide, with an average thickness
of 10 Inches.
There will be ten turbines, six
ahead and four astern, capable
of developing 28,000-horBepower.
Philadelphia, Pa. (Special).
Without any untoward incident the
battleship Utah, the largest in the
Navy as at present constituted,
gracefully slid from the ways at the
New York Shipbuilding plant in
Camden, dipping her stern in the ice
fringe along the Jersey shore and
throwing the whitened particles high
in the air, as though in acknowledge
ment of her pretty sponsor. Miss
Mary Alice Spry, of Salt Lake City,
Utah, who enthusiastically waved her
hand along with her fellow Utahans.
It was just about 10.05 o'clock when
this newest addition to Uncle Sam's
fleet took her Initial dtp.
"Oh! I think it was Just splen
did," exclaimed Miss Spry, after shn
had done her part. "I am so happy,
and It was so sucecssful."
Long before the time set for the
launching hundreds of the employes
and their families had gathered be
neath the great covered ways, while
scores of officials and other digni
taries took up vantage points at the
prow of the giant craft.
Many braved fate by climbing up
Into the topmost portions of the
great structure, hanging by girders
and Iron beams, but all forgetful
of their peril In the excitement of
the event. It is estimated that at
least 10,000 persons .gave vent to
their enthusiasm when the Utah's
bull slid Into the murky waters of
the Delaware.
With a Btrong swing of her right
hand, Miss Spry sent the bottle of
wine against the prow, bursting the
glass Into fine particles and bathing
the red-painted steel In a foam that
likewise sprinkled gayly-dressed
women and their escorts who were
standing below, and In a right firm
voice, in which there was no trace of
nervousness. Miss Spry .said: "I
christen thee Utah."
DR. WU TO RETURN IN BO YEARS.
Suicide His Duty.
New York (Special). Robert P.
Judge, a Lackawanna switchman.
committed suicide by hanging In his
shanty in Jersey City, but he did bis
duty to the last. Before hanglt.i;
himself he set his switch signals at
danger, holding nn tmlna until hu
death was discovered. An old shovel
nancuo ana a rope were used to end
his life.
Thaw Loses Once Mora.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Justice McKenna, of the Supreme
Court of the United States, denied
a petition of Harry K. Thaw for a
writ of error to the Court of Ap
peals of New York, in the case in
which Thaw made an effort to ob
tain release from the Matteawan
Asylum. In that case a petition for
a writ of habeas corpus was denied
and the effect of Justice McKenna's
decision will be to leave the decision
of the Court of Appeals undisturbed.
Vollsa In Sheriff's Custody.
Chicago (Special). Wilbur Olenn
Vollva, overseer of Zlon City and one
of the successors of the late John
Alexander Dowle, was remanded here
In tbe custody of Sheriff , Charles
Wandrack, of McHenry County. More
than a month ago Vollva was arrest
d on a capias Issued on a judgment
for $10,000 damages, given against
him In favor of William MothersUl
for alleged libel. It is expected that
Vollva will appeal to the Illinois Bu-
preme Court for ret ease.
RetlrinK Chinese Minister Hopes To
Live To The Age Of 200.
Washington, D. C. (Special.) Be
ing visited by representatives of com
mercial bodies of Washington for the
purpose of saying farewell to him,
Dr. Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese Min
ister, promised that he would return
to the United States for a visit 50
years hence, if he did not sooner
make the trip.
Incldently the minister said he saw
no reason why a man should not live
to be 200 years old if he met no acci
dent and did not get sick, at the same
time Inferentially suggesting that he
expected to make his span of life cov
er the 200-yeor period. A large dele
gation of business men of this city
called on tho minister to express
their appreciation of him personally
and the hope that be would return
as minister of China.
Shot Sister, Thet Killed Self.
New York (Special). His sister's
persistent refusal to give him money
so angered Abraham Bennett, Jr.,
of Brooklyn, that be shot her down
In the hallway of their home, and
then shot and killed himself. Tho
young woman, Annie Bennett, was
struck by two bullets, one of which
entered her neck and the other graz
ed ber spine. Her condition Is critical.
$200,000 For Buffalo.
Albany, N. Y.. (Special). Mayor
Adam, of Buffalo, has filed with tbe
State Health Department an applica
tion for approval to build a tubercu
losis hospital In Buffalo at a cort of
$200,000. Tbe site for the proposed
Institution Is to be donated by the
Mayor.
Beaten By Whlteraps.
Petersburg, Ind. (Special).
Whlteraps dragged Lafe Dedman
from bis borne, near Wlnslow, beat
him with switches and pickets Ind
ordered him to leave the nelgbor
hood. He was severely Injured. Ded
man ssld be would present to the
grand Jury the names of several of
the white caps, whom be says, be
recognized. He knew of no reason
for the attack on him, he said, ex
cept that his neighbors did not care
to associate with him.
Congratulates Suffragists.
Albany, N. T. (Special). Gover
nor Hughes was asked by representa
tives of the New York State Woman
Sufferage Association to recomraenJ
In bis annual message to the Legis
lature an amendment to tbe State
constitution giving women the right
to vote. ' The governor listened at
tentively to the speakers and con
gratulated them on "tbe calm, earn
est and dispassionate manner la
which they discussed such an im
portant question." 1
INSANE MEN AND
.WOMEN IN PANIC
Wing of I5ig Institution at Jack
sonville Is Burned.
Great Disuster Is Prevented Only
By Heroic Work Of Doctors And
Attendants At The Central Hos
pital For The Insane The Fire
Burned Fiercely And Excitement
Among Tho Patients Was Intense
Muny Of Them Escape And, Al
most Without Clothing, I'.tin
Through The Ntreets.
Jacksonville, 111. (Special). Fire
In tbe Central Hospital for tho In
sane here destroyed tbe north wing
of the institution, threatened de
struction of other portions for hours
and freed from tbelr bondage near
ly 1,500 insane men and women, a
few of whom still are roaming at
large in the community, sought by j
police and citizens who have vol
unteered to round up tho irrespon-
slble fugitives.
When the fire broke out in the
north annex about 8.30 o'clock some
cf tho insane patients escaped, but
the asylum authorities soon had an
organized system for removal of pa
tients from the burning wing to an
other portion of the hospital. In
the excitement, however, a few of the
insane escaped.
The fire in the north wing burn
ed fiercely and the local fire de
partment fonght it with difficulty,
several firemen being Injured by
falling . walls within Uie first half
hour. Desperate measures to check
thc flames were resorted to and at
10.30 o'clock the fire was under con
trol. The patients rescued from the
burning sectlofj were escorted by
guards and volunteers to the south
wing of the asylum, a new portion
of the institution.
The ferocity of tbe fire, however,
so alarmed the patients all through
the asylum that the situation was
a most threatening one, and citi
zens of Jacksonville were appealed
to for the purpose of aiding in pre
venting great disaster.
The patients from one end of th? j
Hsviuiii iu nil.' u.lier wtifl uiunovvi
to a pitch of great excitement, and
those who were freed from the burn
ing section gave the guards and vol
unteers great, concern. Several men
and women escaped while helug
transferred from the burning por
tion; some of t'uom wore recaptured
before they could reach the street
surrounding the 3sylum grounds,
and others were found In the out-
lying streets of the city. . Some wom
en were found, thinly clad, sitting
on curbstones bait a mile from the
arylum and taken back to the insti
tution. It is rumored that a number cf
patients still are in the burned por
tion of the asylum. These, it Is said,
were women in the fourth floor of
the four-story building aflame, who
are reported to have rushed into tbe
attic.
SENATOR M'LAURIN DEAD.
Mississippi Suddenly Succumbs To i
Heart Disease.
Jackson, Miss. (Special). United
States Senator Anselm Joseph Mc
Laurln died suddenly of heart dis
ease at his home in Brandon, Miss.
Tbe fatal attack seized Senator Mc
Laurln while ho was seated In a rock
ing chair in front of the fireplace in
his library. He fell forward without,
speaking a word, and life wn extinct
when members of his family reached
his side.
Tho sudden death fqllowod within
a few moment a remark by Senator
McLaurln that he was, feeling better
than be bad felt at any tlmo since
his recent sovero illness, resulting
from ptomaine poisoning.
As to a successor to Senator Mc
Laurln, It is pointed out that an ap
pointment might bo immediately
made by Governr Noel. The Legis
lator will convene early la January
Former Governor James K. Varda
man and John Sharp Williams. Senator-elect,
aro mentioned by many In
connection with the selection of a
successor to Senator McLaurlu. Sev
eral months ago Mr. Vnrdaman an
nounced his candidacy for tba sub
sequent term. Governor Noel would
not announce whether he would
make an appointment or refer the
selection to the Legislature. - Mr. Wll
llamB' term as Senator docs not begin
until next spring.
$1,000 Fine For F.x-I'rencher.
Los Angeles, Cal., (Special). -
Charles Wesley McCrossan, formerly
a Baptist preacher In Los Angeles,
convicted two days ago of making
false representations In the prospec
tus of a mining company, of which
he was president, was sentenced yes
terday to pay a fine of $4,000 or to
serve one year In jail. McCrossan
said he would pay the fine.
Roosevelt Receives King.
Kampala, Uganda (Special). Tbe
American expedition arrived bore and
was received by Subcoinmlseloncr F.
A. Knowles. Colonel Roosevelt came
by motorcar from Entebbo and tho
others arrived on the steamer. Be
fore leaving Entebbe Colonel and
Kermit Roosevelt had luncheon at the
Government House and held a public
reception.
"Mamma, I'm Going To Die.'
Coabocton, O. (Special). "Mam
ma, help me to say my little prayers.
I'm going to die. I won't be with
you Christmss." These were the
last words of eight-year-old Deck"
Sboonover, , who died peacefully 1
bis mother's arms. An unusual ac
cident caused bis death. A week
ago, while playing with schoolmates,
be collided with another lad, one of
whose teeth was broken off in Deck'f
scalp, causing blood-poisoning.
Every Inmate Was Found.
Springfield, 111.. (Special). No
lives were lost In tbe fire which de
stroyed three werds of tho north an
nex of the Central Asylum for tbe
Insane at Jacksonville, 111. Every
Inmate was found. Some of the wom
en are suffering from exposure to
cold, having hidden In tho grounds
lightly clad, but none of them will
die. Tbe fire loss was $40, 00.
Read Admiral Oowles has a sweep
ing plan for tba extension of tkaj
Navy's wireless telegraph wvloe.
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.
R. O. Dun & Co.'s Weekly perl
of Trade says:
The year Is closing with the mi.
umo of business back to mors thu
the normal point and with confide.!!
fully restored. The prevailing b
commodity prices, Indeed. tm
considerable irregularity, and them
Is much discussion among close iu
dents of economic conditions u t.
their effect upon the money m,w2
and the industrial and labor ,
lon- Bot the business world
h lt"l to the tZ
tlon that an era nt hlrrk
neriod t0 CnUnUe fF
The sustained value of raw
following the nnnnil .w.?tt0.
port, has confirmed selling prlc.
uu aunmonal ul
vancea are nmrtn in tis... - "r
denims, colored eotton and wij,
Retail dry good.triie Ts 7
tlve and a lart?A fcniMa k.....' .
being done. Dullness la export ind!
J ,. ""UB 18 cotQDimng with the
difficulty Of CAttiflff nrlno.
- - rt r ' ... u v am
heavy cottons to forca a curtailment
. v, ""-"i. iu! a ume in me Gut
em and Southern mills maklm
thorn
RrAtlfltrppt'M Ravi-
Retail and holiday trade haa beta
hclnod bv ReannnAhlA
- ww "VUVUCI QQ
the approach of Christmas and mak
good comparisons with precedlni
years, a few markets, in fact, report
lng a record turnover for th
son. Best reports come from the
isorm ana west, out soutnern trade
also shows expansion, though this
class of buying Is not yet at its full-
est. Jobhtnir trnrlp rpnnrta
ful, with Bpeclal stress laid upon the
volume oi reassorttng demand to 811
DTOKeU BLOCKS.
Wholesale Markets.
New York. Wheat No. 2 red,
126c, sales elevator domestic, and
125 H nominal f. o. b. afloat: Xo. 1
Northern Duluth, 1.25 and No. 1
hard winter, 1.26 f. o. b. afloat.
Corn No. 2 new, 70 He elevator
domestic, 71 delivered and 68 f. o.
b. afloat nominal.
Oats Mixed, 2632 lbs., 46V4c.;
natural white, 26 Ji 32 lbs., 47'50;
clipped white, 34 042 lbs., 4S651.
Poultry Alive easier; sprint
chickens, lCc; fowls, 16; turkeys,;
15 20. Dressed firm; Western tur
Vpvb 22(ffi2fi(v: chickens, rnnsllnr.
Philadelphia. -Wheat Firm ; con
tract grade, 118 120c.
Corn Firm; December, 65V40
66c; January, 65(9 65 M,.
Oats Easier; No. 2 white, natur
al, bOM 51c-
Butter Steady; extra Western
creamery, 36c; do., nearby prints,
37.
Eggs Firm; Pennsylvania and
other nearby firsts, free cases, 33c.,
at mark; do., current receipts, in re
turnable cases, 31, at mark; West-'
ern firsts, free cases, 33, at mark;
do., current receipts, free cases, 27
31, at mark.
Cheese Firm; New York full
creams, choice, 17 c; do., fair to
good, 16 &)17.
Live Poultry Firm; fowls, 13
15c; old roosters, 10 11; chick
ens, 13 15; ducks, 14 15; tur
keys, 200 22; geese, 12 13.
Baltimore. Wheat No. 2 red
spot. 120 c; May, 1.18. Settling
prices were: " No. 2 red Western,
121c; spot 2 red, 1.20; No. 3 red,
1.15; steamer No. 2 red, 1.12;
steamer No. 2 red Western, 1.16,
Corn Western opened firm; spot,
66 68c; year, 666G4;
January, 66 66; February.
66 67, and March, 6767K.
Prices sagged, and at the midday
call spot and year were quoted at
66 c.;- January, 65 68.
Oats Quote: White, as to
weight No. 2, 50 60; No. .
48 49; No. 4. 4647. Mix
edNo. 2, 47 48; No. 3, 464
47.
Hay Quote, per ton: No. 1 tim
othy, large bales, $1818.60; No.
1 do., small blocks, $18018.60; No.
2, do., 1717.60; No. 3 do.. $16
16. Choice clover mixed, $17.50
No. 1 clover mixed, $17 17.50;
No. 2 clover mixed, $1516; No. I
clover, $17.60 18; No. 2 clover,
$18, 17. No-grade hay, as to kind,
quality and condition, $8.00 12.60.
Eggs We quote, per dozen, lo
off: Maryland and Pennsylvania
firsts, 80c; Western firsts, SO; West
Virginia firsts, 30; Southern first
29; guinea eggs, 15 16.
Dressed Poultry The market is
firmer on choice turkeys. Ready
for desirablo stock. We quote, per
lb.: Turkeys Choice, 22 023c,
fair to good, 19 20. Chickens
Yontiir. 14fiil5c old and mixed, i
14. Ducks 12 15c. Geese
Nearby, 13 14c; Western and
Southern, 1112.
Live Stock.
Chicago. Cattle Market teadf.
Steers. $59; cows, $3.60 5; heif
ers, $3.406; bulls, 3.404;75,
calves, $39.75; Blockers and feea
ers. $3.75 6.40. ...
Hogs Market 6 10c. higher.
Choice heavy, $8.60860i butchers.
$8.40 8.65; light mixed, Bf.
8.30; choice light, fl,J!
packing, $8.45 8.66; plg.
8; bulk of sales, $8.2b 8-'
Sheep -Msrket strong. Bne5.
$4 6.7157 lnbs, $6.758.60; year
lings, $5.26 97.60.
Kansas dtyj Mo.atUe-Markt
steady to weak. Choice export an
dressed beef 7' wisMrt
to good. $6.68 S.75; W"JJ
steers. $S. 0 9 6-76 ; tockeri and
feeders. $8.80(9 6.96; ueJ?
teers, $3.60 6.76; Southern eoa
$2.75 04.16; native 60;
6; native heifers. ," If X
bulls, ,$3.26.60; calves $3-tT
" Hogs Market steady to 6o.
and , butchers, $819 ;40'
.' Pittsburg, Cattle -.fluPPir
1lgbt and steady; choice, $6.86W
''Sheep-Supply fair, steady; prims
wethersT$5.26 0 8 60:. "", CTl
mon. $2 3: lambs, $8(08.60,
calves, $.76.
Hoas Receipt fair; "?.
prime heavies,
urns. $8.35;' heavy Yorkers.
8.S6; llgbt Yorkers, -5'so
pigs. $.16 8.20; roughs, $7.6W
8.00. . - .
' Th kingdom of Pw- SSjJ.
Its onltlvated forwt over $J,o'.
.000 7r.