by : i é 3 ¥ E 7 a ET———T a MRS. CHADWICK BANKRUPT Receiver Appointed on Petition of Some of the Creditors; TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OHIO LAW. Tre Proceedings Will Bring About a Full Exposure of the Weman’'s Affairs. A receiver: for: all the ‘property Cassie L. ton, who was empowered to act in the absence of United States District Judge Wing. i Nathan” Locser was named receiver, ana hi§ bond fixed at $10,000. The lowed a petition in bankruptcy filed against Mrs. Chadwigk by Jacques Krakauer, of New York, a dealer in laces and embrdidery. He claims $600 to be due him from Mrs. Chad- wick. The:names of George Couch, a liveryman of .Cleveland, and H. F. Potter, a merchant, were also signed to the pétition on claims of $300 and 250, respectively. The petitioners set forth that the giving of a note to the Elyria bank by Mrs. Chadwick while she was.indebted to them con- stitutes an act of insolvency. “The plaintiffs in their petition de- clare “that within four months pre- ceding the filing of this petition, while insolvent, Mrs. Chadwick paid to D. Wheaton & Son, of Cleveland, $700, with intent to prefer Wheaton over other creditors.” The Wheatons are meat dealers at 2245 Euclid ave- nue. ; The adjudication under law of Mrs. niean their full closing up. It will force a settlement and a complete estoppal of further operations by Mrs. Chadwick and involve a complete in- vestigation, exposure and final distri- bution of ‘her’ property among the various creditors. .Under the.. bankruptcy’ law :-any money paid out upon a debt within six months previous to the filing of the petition in bankruptcy, is consid- ered to mean that the bankrupt pre- fers them to other creditors. The lay also allows the receiver to col- lect from such creditors any moneys or valuables received and distribute thém among other creditors, of being treated alike, receiving the same per- centage. of the assets found accord- ing to the amount of their claims. "WILL SINK FLEET. Port Arthur: Squadron Wiil Be De- stroyed by Russians. With the confirmation of the news | that the Jap anese have occupied 203 | Meter hill, and the report that the Russians unsuccessfully attempted its! recapture, officials at the war office are beginning to prepare themselves for the inevitable. Golden hill and I.iaoti hill are high- er, and dominate 203 Meter hill, but the officials say if the Japanese suc- ceed in mounting heavy guns upon the latter, it probably will be only a question of days or weeks before the fortress falls. Still there is not the slightest idea among Gen. Stoessel’s friends that he will surrender, even" if he should be ordered ‘to do so. NAVAL PROGRAM AMENDED. Beard Recommends Building of “Three | Battleships. With the exception of. 'the six tor- pedo boats, the hoard, of construction | has approved the. recommendations of | ness cards was found, cm the back of | the general .board for new ships to be authorized by Congress at its next session. The program as amended provides for three battleships, . scout cruisers, six torpedo boat de- stroyers, two squadion colliers, a gun- | boat of tlie Helena ¢lass, two river | gunboats not exceeding: 70 - feet in length, and a steam. launch for use om Chinese rivers, ohio . The construction’ “board believed that torpedo boafs are not as badly needed as are torpedo boat destroy ers at this time. Three Robbers Shot. Three robbers burglarizing the city office of the American Express Com- pany, in the business . heart of, Nor- folk, Neb., were shot and wounded, two of them perhaps fatally, companions formed interference like a well-trained football team, hurled him- self through a window with a quantity of valuable booty under his arm and escaped. Kills Wife and Himself. R. H. Jackson, aged 43, fatally shot his wife and then committed suicide at their home in Joplin, Mo. The wo- man was shot with a revolver and then beaten over the head with the butt end of the weapon. Jackson cut his threat from ear to ear with a pen- knife Orders 2,100 Freight Cars. The United tion has placed orders for 2,100 freight | cars. Of this amount 1,100 were freight cars for the Bessemer & Lake | Erie and the balance were for the ore roads in the northwest owned by the Steel Corporation. This order volves at least $1,750,000. Explodes. and Powder Press Mill One man was killed jn an explosion at Goes, five miles north of Xenia, O. A press mill of the Miami powder works with several pounds of powder, stroying . the about it. of Shelby, Enoch Sloan Ky., while intoxicated, has shot and killed his wife, four small children and him- self. He was a farmer. of | every description belonginy to Mrs. | Chadwick of Cleveland, was | appointed by Referee Harold Reming- | appointment of a referee fol-| bankruptcy { Chadwick's affairs will | five . while a fourth, -for whom thé three wounded } States Steel Corpora-| in- | three | persons were probably fatally injured | exploded | de- | building and everything | WORLD'S FAIR CLOSED. Was the Greatest Exposition on ord—Financial Report. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition ended December I= - From its inception to its close the greatest World's Fair of history represented work covering seven years, the actual duration of the show being as many months. The man probably most prominent- ly known in connection with the World's Fair is the President, David R. Francis, and in his honor the final day was designated as “Francis day.” “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.” | The closing exercises were held at | the base’ of the Louisiana Purchase mounment in the Plaza of St. Louis, where were held seven months ago the exercises that formally opened the Rec- gates to the world. The principal speeches delivered were by Governor Dockery ¢f Missouri and President Francis. Mayor Wells spoke briefly and introduced Governor Dockery. That every citizen of St. Louis might participate in the last day of the | ‘Exposition the day was proclaimed a holiday by Mayor Wells. Governor Dockery likewise had proclaimed throughout the State that to-day was | especially set apart for paying final f homage to the Exposition. In round numbers the exposition company has expended $22,090,000 since the inception of the Wor project, and the expenditures several States and reached a total of $9,000,650. of the Territories have The re- v, April 30, $10,000,000, consisting of admissions and conces- have amounted to about | sion royalties. While it is impossible to state exactly the financial condition of the exposition company on this, the closing day, it can be authoritatively | announced that all debts against the company have been paid, with the ex- ception of a few current accounts, such as salaries, etc., and these will ft is thought consume nearly all the surplus, so that there will only be a very small amount left for the stock- holders. From the amount of royalties collected by the exposition company, { aires of the “Pike” and other parts of the World's Fair grounds have tak- en in at least $10,000,000. NISSEN’S BODY FOUND. Features of the Dead Adventurer In- dicated Great Suffering. Peter Nissen, who started across Lake Michigan in his boat called the Fool Killer No. 3, was found dead on the beach, two and one-half miles west | of Stevensville, Mich. Nissen is sup- | posed to have been washed ashore during the night. about 20 rods down the beach from the | | body, and was considerably damaged. A life preserver and his overcoat were fastened to the basket-shaped car in the boat. The hands and face frozen and the features | suffering. It is almost practically reached he had been out of Chicago 24 hours. The Fool Killer was then seen about 200 rods from shore, off Livingston, six miles south of Stevensville. heavy gale was blowing, and,” it is presumed he was unable to land, and was probably tossed about up shore all night. certain that Nissen | unconscious or so badly chilled that he was unable to save himself when | the Fool Killer finally collapsed, and that he was drowned. When the wrecked aquatic’ balloon" was examined one of Nissen's busi- which was a note from the dead ad- venturer, saying an 2ir hose upon - which he depended to renew his sup- it is estimated that the concession-] shore alive, after | | are | reflect his | | of Panama. THAEE. BURNED TO ETH Attempt to Clean Carpet with poyers in a sécond peace conference Gasoline Had Tragic Results. CLASPED HER CHILD IN DEATH. A i | | inviting ‘ference Husband and Other Little Ones Es-| cape and Await in Vain for Mother. A mother and her two children lost their lives in a fire which resulted | from an explosion of gasoline in the | home of Rock Perry, at street, Pittsburg, Sunday While the firemen fought back the flames in an cfiort to reach the strick- of tho caped the street. : cannot be Pittsburg, firemen, of death; family, who had narrowly es- death, stcod horror-stricken in A more pathetic accident found in the history of and even patrolmen and accustomed to the presence | ill concealed their emotions. | | i | | 4 Chatham | afternoon. | | | i | | | sider the moment. opportune for the f The dead are Mrs. Rock Perry; en-| tire head and body badly burned and suffocated by smoke; Charles Dallas | Perry, 2 years old, burned to death in| he arms of his mother. Harmer Perry, 3 months old, also] burned in his mother’s arms. Less than eight minutes from the time of the explosion elapsed un- | practically | answered the invitation. til the dead had been carried from the | in the Central. police station patrol wagon. Mrs. Perry had sacrificed her life in a vain effort to save the babies, and when the three blackened: bodies were found little Charles, in death, was clinging to his mother’s neck, while the baby was pressed close to her bosom. PANAMA TROUBLE SETTLED. Taft's Mission to the Isthmus. is Successful. The differences between the United States and Panama which made nec- essary the visit of Secretary of War Taft to the isthmus were settled’ by the issuance of an Executive order signed by Secretary Taft, for Presi- dent Roosevelt, and assented to in a letter by President Amador of Pana- ma. The order provides that no trade for the canal zone or the Republic of Panama can enter the ports establish- ed by the United States at either end of the canal, supplies for the construc- tion of the canal and articles in tran- sit being excepted. This turns the customs receipts of these ports over to the Government of Panama. Panama agrees to reduce her tariff from 15 per cent ad valorem to 10 per cent. This reduction applies to His Fool Killer was | all gcods 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. Absolute free trade is to apply be- tween the canal zone and the Republic Vessels entering the ca- | nal ports are granted free entry to the ports of Colon and Panama, and ves- sels entering the latter ports are ex- tended the same privileges in the ca- nal ports. Complete jurisdiction is granted the United States in the har- bors of Colon and Panama as to sani- | tation and quarantine regulations. 1t:is-believed that Nissen was either | ply ‘of air had broken, and that he was | doomed to die of suffocation. ‘Pynamite Exploded. One man is dead, two are dying and ty a result of an explosion of 50 pounds of dynamite which some Italians were thawing out over a fire at Keel Ridge, several miles east of Sharon, Pa. Panama reduces her rate of post-| age t0' 2 cents: and 4is to* furnish -all stamps_in the Republic and in the canal zone. The zone authorities are to purchase stamps from Panama at 40 per cent of their face value. The order of Secretary Taft is to be ineffective until Panama shall put into effect the gold standard, accord- ing to the currency agreement of June 20, 1904. Wholesale Fraud is Charged. During the trial of six election officials in the Supreme court at Den- | ver, George King, a handwriting ex- pert, said that 57 of the ballots in the | box of the Ninth precinct of the Ninth o more are in the hospital as | | ballots were written by The man who was killed and one of | | the others came from Pittsburg. CABLE BRIEFS. i ‘At Kieff, Russia, have been killed by F dy, Henrik Ibsen continues to improve and his condition is regarded as sat- isfactory. twenty persons poisoned bran- There have been tremendous rains throughout the whole country of Chile | Crops have been damaged 50 per cent. experiment in using dogs of the Southwest has proved highly Germany’s in the suppréssion African rebellion successful. Emperor William has bestowed the crown order of the third class upon Starr W. Cutting, professor of German literature at Chicago University. Earl Grey, who i ‘of Minto as Governor General of i Canada, has started for his post, ac- companied by the Countess, their two daughters and two aids-de-camp. i R. O. Woods, secretary of the Savings associa embezzling $25,- | Lima, O., Home and | tion, found guilty of | penitentiary. | L Hawaii Wants $1,000,000. Hawaii wants $1,000,000 for public improvements, and its secretary, A. 1.. Atkinson, is here to see the presi- | dent to have him agree to a loan by Hawaii to that amot If Mr. Atkin- son gets the consent of the president, which is necessary under the law, then Mr. Atkinson expects to arrange the | deal with financial rents in this country. Queen Alexandra cele brated her sixtieth birthday at andr ap) on the 1st inst. 000 was sentenced to five years in the | | } ward, in Denver, had been written by 10 different persons. The highest number written by one person was 19, and the lowest two. Five Republican one person, he said. The other 52 ballots on which the expert noted similarity of | handwriting were Democratic. STATUS OF THE WAR. | Ktiropatkin Reports ‘Some: Unimport- ant Skirmishes. General ‘Kuropatkin telegraphs un- der date of December 3, reporting un- important skirmishes. He states that | Russian scouts found at one point on succeeds the Earl] the left flank 17 Japanese corpses en- tirely stripped of clothing, probably by local inhabitants. General Kuro- in also relates the discovery of two wounded Russians, who had been overlooked and left in the trenches since October 16. One of them, who had been less severely wounded than his: fellow, precured food by search- ing the bodies of the slain, and upon this they had subsisted for 45 days. Neither the admiralty nor the war office able to confirm the report from Chefoo that the Japanese have been unable to hold 203-Meter hill; but this news is quite in accordance with expectations. Experts here are convinced that the capture of 203- Meter hill will be of no advantage to the Japanese unless they can gain possession of the neighboring forts. is Charles Fraver, aged 67, O., shot and killed his wife, his own life. of Dayton, then took Coal Land is Optioned. Between 1,200 and 1,500 acres of coal land in the southeastern section f Washington county, Pa., has been optioned by C. P. Harkins, of Scenery Hill, for Cleveland capitalists. The price of $140 per acre was accepted for the coal, and where surface was included, the option price was $300 per acre. Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles has ac- cepted an appointment as adjutant gene on the staff of Douglass, of Massachusetts. Gov.-elect- | pressing their | | at: The Hague ‘until her { his Government | heartily ie | Russian Emperor. en ones, the three remaining members | f peror convening of such a conference little home and borne to the morgue | suggest a ‘Pa., Earl Scannel, 15 years old, had | grand jury. for bringing soldiers to RUSSIA NOT WILLING. Refuses to “Participate in Hague Con- ference’ ‘Until War Ended. Russia "is un willing join Is to the warswith Ja- The Russian reply to Hay’s note to the Powers tem to reassemble in con- at The Hague ‘to complete the postponed work of the first con- ference” was delivered verbally to Secretary Hay .to-day-by . Count Cas- sini, the Russian Ambassador. The Ambassador was requested by to say that Russia accepted in principle the invitation to a second conference at { The Hague and gladly , associated herself with the American Govern- ment in its efforts to complete the mission of the first great assembly convened under the leadership of the pan is ended. Secretary The Ambassador was further Tre- quested to say that, while the Rus- sian Government very sincerely cherished these views, it ‘did not con- and it therefore must withhold its formal acceptance of the invitation until the war in the Far East was at an i end. Although different in form the Rus- sian reply does not differ in effect | from that of Great Britain, France and the other European = Powers, all of which already have ‘While Rus- sia is the first Power specifically to postponement until the close of the war all the Powers in ex- approval of the prop- future pourpar- conference osition reserved for lers the time when the should be held. It can be stated tt this Govern- ment is well pleased with the recep- tion its note has received, as the Powers have been officially commit- ted to a second conference at some future time. GUESSING CONTESTS. Attorney General Decides That They are Lotteries. : . By a decision of Attorney General Moody rendered all guessing contests are placed in the category of lotteries and games of chance and hereafter will be excluded from the United States mails. The decision affects newspapers and other publications form conduct guessing or estimating contests. In view of the decision of Mr. Moody handed down to-day, Mr. Wynne will issue orders excluding publications carry- ing such contests from the mails af- ter January 1 next. The attorney general passed on two schemes. In one $85,500 was offered, to be divided into a number of prizes to persons submitting the nearest estimates as to the total num- ber of paid admissions to the world’s fair at St. Louis, from its opening to | its close. For the privilege of sub-| mitting an estimate in this enter- prise 25 cents was charged, or for $1 five estimates could be submitted. In the other $100,000 was offered in prizes to persons estimating near- est to the popular vote cast for the winning candidate for the presidency of the United States at the election on November 8, 1904, the largest prize being $25,000. which in any TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The St. Louis exposition with a surplus of $1,000,000. Chauncey F. Black, former lieuten- ant governor of" Pennsylvania, died at ork. ‘While out. hunting, near Franklin, closed his right arm accidentally blown off. Joseph Leiter was indicted by the Ziegler, Il1l.,, without permission from governor. . Simon Shorb, of Dennison, 0. is dead at Dennison, O. from injuries received "by being ¢érushed” by coal cars. Rev. Raymond H. Edwards, of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church, Pittsburg, was elected rector of] Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, | Meadville, Pa. Fire in St. Mary's . hospital ‘at Puchlo, Col.,, caused $25,000 damages. The patients were removed from the building without difficulty. It has been decided to hold the next | annual reunion of the Confederate | veterans, set for Louisville by the late | encampment, in Nashville, June 5, 6 | and 7. ¥ Richard Swartz, engineer and Will-| iam Hoodley, fireman, were fatally | burned by the bursting of a steam- | { pipe in the Bryant paper mills at! Kalamazoo, Mich. John Smith, 10 years old, while hunting on a farm near Canonsburg, Pa., was shot through tlre legs by the accidental discharge of a gun in the | hands of a companion. Mrs. Chadwick has made satisfac- | tory settlement of the claim of Her- bert Newton for nearly $100,000, and his attorneys say she will meet all her obligations. Six warrants, five charging em- bezzlement and one charging forgery, | have been served on Arnold Beau-| thien, former cashier and heavy | stockholder in the West Liberty | Bank of Davenport, Ia. It is sajd| Beauthien’s alleged speculations re gregate $95,000. Ly Edward H. Smith of Freedom, Pa., extra yard conductor, while making | » a coupling at Conway yards, was | caught between the cars and killed. | Dr. Joseph H. Todd, of Wooster, O., had his barn destroyed by fire. Two horses, six cows and several hogs were cremated. The loss Is estimated at $8,000. The Circuit Court at Cleveland has decided that the franchise of the Forest City Railway Company (the 3-cent fare street car line) on Deni- son avenue is invalid on the ground that the company did not have the consent of the property owners rep- resenting more than half of the foot frontage. Mayor Johnson is credited with being interested in the com- pany. | Francisco, died. | killing three trainmen,, | Jones, | Achen | Life-Saving Crews CAPTURE A STRONG FORT... TTT 5 Jags Take One on Mate Hill | “which Overlooks inher: kine. ¥ 3 - | "FALLING BACK IN MUKDEN FIELD | | tion of seven The Attempt to Execute a Turning Movement Apparentiy Has Been a Failure. J The Imperial army headquarters | announces that the Japanese troops besieging Port Arthur are in posses: | sion of 203 Metre Hill.! The follow= ing dispatch has been given out: + , “The army commenced a bombard- ment against 203. Metre Hill at | dawn November 30, and made several | charges before 4 o'clock in the jaftér- | noon. Owing lo the enemy’s _stub- born resistance the charges failed. | At o'clock