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a u i 4 i Art if tv I ffl i atf Sci i i w i Squadron of Yeomanry Cap tured by Wily Transvnalcrs HARD AFTER GEN DEWET felrltlfilt tlrpnrlail to He lrltit liner Commandant In Iilylriiil lllaliirl War Offlc lnlil In Innlinl ItnurU In Hew Zealand Cenl Ingrnl Cape Town lei 27 A squadron of pconuuiry whloh litul been following lie Hoern from Brltstown In reported o linvo boon ontrnppod There ware several casualties It Is said mill the rcmnltuler of thu force was captured I Gcncrnl Kltohenor has loft Niiuuw jpoort uud gone northward Tliu rapid eoncnntrntlon of troops In the disturbed district thiough tlie energy of Onorul Kltchuiicr Ctersonal uts allayed the local uneasiness The British tire pressing Command nut Dewot In the Lndybrand dis trict I The liners enptured two wngons containing ChrlNtmiiH luxuries des tined for the ciinip of liord Mclhuen Imloii Uoe 27 Tho puuellT nnd mbseurlty of the dispatches from South Africa give rise to renewed anxiety UVpparcutly the dlsturbod aroa of Gape Colony extends further south than It Uld last December and Lord Kitch ener does not appear to have bad tnueli success as yet In driving back the Invaders The war office lias received no news f tlie report si capture of yeomanry Bear Uritstown A Burghcrsdorp dispatch has a mys terious reference to an unfortunate mistaking of the enemy for Brabants horse which resulted In the sounding of eon mi firing nnd enabling the Boors fto occupy all the cotumaudliig posi tions the BrltlBh retiring from u dltll cult prcdlcumcnt I General Clements success against the Boers In the Mngallesberg region Js doubtful the lust dispatch report ing that It was ndvlsahlo not to force the liners from their position The British press continues In the mnln optimistic but the condition of rffnlrs brings home tho enormous dllll cultlcs that will face Lord Kitchener In pntrollng and policing such Immense tracts of Miuntry even when the Boers nhall be finally subdued Tlie Daily lull which makes a strong appeal to the government to face the facts nnd send Lord Kitchener more troops pays There Is a real risk In being lulled to sleep by carefully consored Messages Tho sixth contingent of Now 7on landors 1200 strong half being Maoris will sail for South Africa In three weeks I The decision to Include Maoris In the Now Zenland contingent Is ex tremely interesting as at the begin ning of the Avar the government prom ised not to employ blacks MYSTERY IN HIS KILLING ftoiiHiitlmml Testimony lit the Coroners In iict r the lloily nl lCli liiiiiUoii St Joseph Mo Dec 127 Sensa tional evidence was adduced yester day at the coroners inquest over tlie body of the late millionaire Frank ltichardsoii who was shot and killed by some person us yet unknown In tho hallway of his home in Savannah Christmas eve Frank Hlchanlsou 3r the son of the victim testllled that his father at the store of Blehardsoii Fife inquired If Mrs lilehnrdson was at a certain Christ inas entertainment The boy said she was not and then his father asked 1dm to go home and see If she was there But as the boy demurred his father went Instead and a few min utes inter he was found dead Stew art Fife Mr Richardsons business partner said Mr Bichnfdson had ac cused hlin with being unduly Intimate With Mrs Richardson lrnmise lo Stop SIbvo Holds Khartoum Hgyptlnn Soudan Dec 27 Lord Cromer the British diplo matic agent received tho Egyptian troops of the Soudan under the sirdad Major General Sir Francis R Win Bate yesterday lie assured a deputa tion from the Dlnka tribe which form erly suffered severely from slave raids that tho British and Kgyptlan flags Buarnnteed thorn against a recurrence of such raids and Insured respect for their ancient customs The chiefs de parted expressing gratitude Striken Turn Illicit New Men Bcrunton Pa Dec 27 Fifty three more men recruited in New York to take places of strikers of the Scran ton Railway company arrived last night but before tho train had come to n full stop the strikers and their sympathizers boarded the cars and by using nrguments nnd exhortations In duced all but 18 of them to agree to return to New York They are being cared for at strikers headquarters and will be furnished transportation home Apache on the Warpath Phoenix A T Dec 27 A message from Chihuahua Mex states that the Apaches are on the warpath In that State and that the inhabitants of Grannda liavo organized to meet tho redskins Tho Indians It Is Mated are In the mountains robbing lsohftod ranches and stealing cattle Czar Completely llentored SL Petersburg Dec 27 Tho Rus Elan minister of tho interior M Slpl iigulue who arrived herd yesterdny from Livadia where Emperor Nicho las Is convalescing asserts that tho czar Is now completely restored be ing able to take long walks uud drives - - - lr 4 A IRENCH REPORT A VICTORY Teller npttirlliK I I it a mill tlntis From Ijirun toree of Million Near IVHiif Peking Dec 27 The French report fthCfunileilng 25000 Chinese and cap turing live tings and a number of guns and Indicting n great loss upon tho Cliliipse SIR miles south of here Tho report Is generally discredited Ac curding to the rumor the Freud did not suffer ntiy losses tliPimres It Is believed however tluit tho French probably met a roving bond which was dispersed a number of Chinese being butchered LI Hung Chang says thai he Is stitlstlpd that the story In falso Rev Mr Kplly a Presbyterian mis sionary has reported to Minister Con ger the burning by Moxcrs of 10 Cath olics lie says however that his In formal on has been derived entirely from Chinese sources The Japanese who have jurisdiction over the terri tory HO miles north in which It Is al leged the oiilragp occurred will In vestigate Ihe report GETTING TOGETHER Cuban Cont It lit limn 1 Convention Kipert to Complete Its Work by Middle of lunnary ITavana Dec 27 The various see tlons Into which the Cuban constitu tional convention wns divided uomo weeks ago for the purpose of preparing and submitting draft constitutions for the consideration of tho body as a whole are gradually getting together on the bnsls of a uultary government with restricted suffrage The conven tion leaders now hope to have this work completed by Jan 15 ho that tho results mny be submitted to the Unit ed States congress Fob 1 CHICAGO STOCK YARDS FIRE Transit Home Clunnt Alarmed anil OLenry oiutt nunioii with Lo omnoooo Chicago Dec 27 A stock yards lire yesterday caused an alarm among the guests of the Transit bouse and re sulted In tho destruction of the noted OLeary club entailing losses aggre gating 10000 Aside from the four story building there wns a white lead mill a gum factory and hardwaro store which were almost totally de stroyed The Transit house which Is across tho street from the burned buildings was at no time In danger At Merry of tliu Sua Port Townseiid Dec 27 Captain Cracle of the British ship Faulkland reports the ship Challenger disabled at sea According to Captain Grade while 150 miles southwest of the Co lumbia river on Dec 10 he spoke tho Challenger with broken mutts and sails torn to shreds She was running under jib her main topmast and lower topmast had been carried away and rlgnliig badly twisted Captain Oracle says that as the weather was moderating at the time the Challenger In all probability will be able to make port NEBRASKAS SJORMY TRIP AIImii IjIiut Touted by iU and Witvu lor Nlutt iu hy n New York Dec 27 The belated Al lan line htciimer State of Nebraska 10 days out from the Clyde eight days overdue crept into port here with smashed Hteboats demolished and broken and twisted rails It was the lirst clear day tlie voy agers had seen since Dec 7 when the Nebraska steamed out of Movllle Ire land in tlie face of a gale that swept Its decks On board tho Allan liner when It left ilngow on Doc I were tea saloon 110 second cabin and 70 steerage passengers Oitlcers and passengers declared the wrtckkgu on deck gavo but a faint Idea of the horrors of the voyage Three times the machluery broke down and the vessel bad to be hove to The only one of the crew iujurml In the long voyage wus William Thompson a llroman who was hurled against the dock rails and bud two ribs fractured Captain David Ingram of Vancouver who has encircled the globe twice was one of the passengers IIo said that three times the voyagers felt that all hope was gone Not a meal could be served In tho saloon during the voy aft iik TitLe to tliu Illlli Chamberlain S D Dec 27 News has reached the city from the Brule Indian agency that Handsome Elk th most dangorous and desperate red skin of the northwest beat his squaw in n brutal manner with a neck yoke It Is thought the squaw will die Elk then seized another Indian woman Bear Birds daughter and scalped her Thou nrmlng himself with his ritle and other firearms be went Into the hills a short distance from his home and left word that friend or fo must not approach him TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS Jules Riviere the famous musical conductor died In London Wednesday Threo hundred students have been arrested In St Petersburg for propa gating socialist doctrine A miner named James Terry nnd two companions who nro at work on a claim on Sheep mountain Wyoming had an encounter with five mountain llous Threw were killed The president of Llberin W D Cole man resigned owing to the disap proval of the legislature of his Interior policy G W Gibson tho secretary of staff was elected president by the legislature The Missouri Paelllc has awarded a contract for 2500 box cars to tho Amer ican Cur and Foundry company This company has given out the largest or ders for the1 renewal of rolling stock of any company In the west during the year now closlujr It I lOfnl i UITTT THE NORFOLK NKW8 FRIDAY OKGtiMJltiK 27 lKX Mi AM Sensational Kidnaping Case Stirs Indianapolis HOT OHASE AOROSS STATE Wife of former Attorney leueral Mlllera Hon It II im OQ Ultli llor Hoy Sejmi ntml Iioiii Her IIiiiIuhhI When He l fl Now York Tor liiillnnnpnllt Indianapolis Dec 27 A sensational kidnaping Involving the family of ex United States Attorney General Miller occurred yesterday and led to a hot chase a few minutes later across thu stale lo overtake the wife of Suiuuel D Miller sou of W II II Miller who was supposed to be Hying lo New York with her stolen sou Sumuol Miller and wife have lived In New York for several years and last sutnuior lm came wost to go Into his fathers olllce Ills wife stayed In New York Last Friday she came hero to demand possession of her 7-year-old son whom the father had brought west with him and who was living with him at tho grandfathers house W II 11 Miller ut 1027 North Delaware street Tho husband and wife had a con sultation at the wifes apartments In thu Deulson nnd she agreed that if the boy was allowed to be sent to her dully with the nurse she would not at tumpt to kidnap him Yesterday the boy and nurse called on Mrs Miller at the Denlson She sent the nurse nut to get a check cashed and while the governess was gone ordered a carriage and made urrangemeiits to leave When the governess returned Mrs Miller announced that they were go ing for a drive They started in a closed carriage down South Merldlnn street toward the depot The Ger man governess suspecting foul piny jumped out of the carriage while It wns on u run ran to a telephone and notified the father and grandfather Mrs Miller Immediately ordered the carriage driven to Brlghtwood and when the two Millers arrived at the Union station there was no trace of the woman and boy Two hours later they learned from tho hackman where she had gone and It was believed sho Intended to take the Big Four accommodation train at Brlghtwood and then take the Knick erbocker train at Anderson or Mun ch At 020 oclock the two Millers started on the Knickerbocker to run her down beforo she got out of the state Miller and son have returned from points along the Bin Four No trace of Mrs Miller and the stolen boy could be secured IOWA TEACHERS CONFER State Yinolutiui Oprm Iti Convention lit Dos Molimri Des Mollies Dec 27 While the chief Interest of the opening day of the Iowa State Teachers associations meeting centered in the session last evening when Principal W O Diddel delivered his annual address as presi dent and President William R Har per of Chicago university delivered an address on The Trend of Popular Education the preliminary meeting of the various round tables took up the entire afternoon and the most significant meeting of the day was that of the educational council to con sider the reports of standing commit tees on two phases of educational work In Iowa Examinations were discussed nt length The merits and demerits of the present school system also received at tention and the debates were very spirited ltnnrneil Out of a Cnrloml of Ilortri Minneapolis Dec 27 F 1 Scharf a farmer living near Spencer la dls covercd yesterday that he had been buncoed out of a carload- of horses Monday ho brought tho horses here for sale and fell Into the hands of two crooks who Induced him to take n bogus order for fljlOO for 14 horses The ordor was payable at a local bank yesterday but when Scharf presented It he found the order was worthless In the meantime the two purchasers disappeared and disposed of tho horses In various parts of the county Sher iff Meagenlen Is now trying to round up the swindlers and the horses four of which have been recovered Nobrnxku Tcarlinrt Meet Lincoln Dec 27 The Nebraska State Teachers association began a threo days meeting yesterday with an atteudanco unusually large Sectional meetings were held yesterday after noon and the association proper gath ered for an evening session Legisla tion affecting schools nnd teachers will be discussed during tho meeting and recommendations made for such laws and amendments ns are deemed wise to be submitted to the legislature soon to meet Mob Fiilli to rim Slmukle Whitehall Ills Doc 27 A band of probably 50 men forced nn entrance to tho Green county jail at Carroll town last night and made thorough search for Albert Shenkle who Is un der arrest chnrged with assaulting nhd robbing Miss Graco Oilier In White hall Shenklo had been secretly re moved to tho Jnll at Alton and this action on the part of the sheriff is nil that prevented a lynching Mm Welier Acqulttrtl by Jury Audubon la Dec 27 The case of John Welghton against lulu M Weber whom ho charged with com pllcity In the burning of his barn one night last August kept lite jury out IS hours tit the end of which time n vnr diet was glvuu for tho dofendaut Ir - ALLEC E EXTORTIONATE FEE Lmnnlty IninpmiT Seek lutuirllon AkuIiidI Nobriifkit Aiitlllnr Lincoln Dec 20- Attorneys for the Maryland disunity company of Balti more tiled a petition In the district court for an order to restrain State Auditor Cornell from revoking the companys licence to do business In Nebraska nnd publishing a report which It says Is calculated to do it Injury Tho Casualty company alleges Unit from an examination made of tho companys affairs by agents of the ntidltnrn olllce u claim for 070 in fees was made Later the auditor reduced this claim to f 150 both of which sums are declared to be unreasonable and extortionate The company further al leges that the auditor threatens to re voke lis license and publish a roport showing it to be In unsound condi tion unless the claims of the examin ers a ie sntlstled The hearing Is set for Ian 2 one day beforo Auditor Cor nells retirement from olllce IOWAS GROWTH Iiioitiim In Population or tlie llenuile Wu a 1 110 or 107 III of Ulllet Washington Dec 21 The census bulletin on Iowa made public today gives the following Information The population of tin stato In 1000 Is 22tlurt as against 1011801 In 1800 representing an Increase since 1800 of t1l7 or 107 per cont The total land surface of Iowa Is approximately r47r square miles the average number of persons to the square mile at the censuses of 1800 and 10H being as follows 1800 345 1000 402 Of the OSl Incorporated places there are 4l which have less than 1000 In habitants and r01 which have less than 20H Inhabitants There are Gt Incorporated places which have more than 2000 and less than BOOO Inhabi tants ten which have more than 5000 and less than 10000 Inhabitants eight which have more than 10000 and less than 25000 Inhabitants and six which have more than 25000 Inhabitants namely Dos Moines 02180 Dubuque 11207 Davenport 15251 Sioux City iilll Council Bluffs 25802 and Cedar Rapids 25050 The most noticeable rate of Increase Is that of Cedar Rapids which shows a gain In population of 424 per cent Davenport is next In order with a gain or 112 per cent Sioux City has suffered a loss of 124 per cent FEAST FORJHE POOR IttCT Winner JIvmi by the SuHiitlon Army at Miulitnii Square iiiiilfii New York Dec 20 It is estimated that the money spent In Christmas gifts this year in New York was more than ever before and the same Is true regarding charitable gifts It was only because a case of destitution was kept hidden that the unfortunates were not supplied with Christmas cheer Of all the sot Christmas feasts that of the Salvation Army at Madi son Square Garden last evening was the largest A bountiful Christinas dinner was served to about 4000 per sons men women and children Tho cost wtis defrayed from a fund of about S000 collected by the army chiefly through the kettles which for several weeks have hung from tripods In various parts of the city to receive contributions to keep the Christmas pot boiling FRENCH SEIZE EXHIBITS Kitllwuy Ilitx KiubiiiKo on Tlnlr Itoturn to tho United States Paris Dec 20 Thirty cart forming part of the United States government exhibit ut the recent Paris exposition were suddenly laid under embargo at Havre the railroad company declin ing to surrender them pending pay ment of a claim of 5710 francs This extraordinary action seriously delaying the departure of the United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie from Havre for New York with the govern ment exhibits was made the subject of a formal protest to the French gov ernment by United States Ambassador Porter TlieNcompany bases Its claim on de murrage charges on freight in the cars when the goods were brought to the exposition for installation The liulili ht Mnn In Iowa Sioux City Dec 21 The luckiest man In Iowa Is B M Bllls a Jeweler ut Vinton who at a mammoth raffle In Sioux City drew the John Pierce man sion the most magnllicent residence In Sioux City It cost 57000 and the property on which It stands Is valued at 5000 making a total of 02000 The lucky number was 150305 uud Mr Bills paid 1 for tho ticket Shoot 1atlier to Save Mother Kenimerer Wy Dec 21 Thomas Poling a miner living nt Diamond vllle was shot by his stepson lames Hanlln Tho father was under the In fluence of liquor and whipped the mother when the son shot him through the lungs Young Hanlln has been arrested Poling will probably die Hoy Acuhluntnlly Hilled Boelus Neb Dec 21 Vincent Koscli Jr aged 15 son of Vincent Koseh a farmer residing east of town while hunting yesterday morning about 11 oclock met with nn accident which cost him his life Ills gun ac cidentally wont off He was shot In tho head and died Instantly Their lluilliu Itecovered Chadron Neb Dec 21 Thomas O Burns ami two helpers who were burled alive beneath a lundslldo 125 feet long nnd 20 feet deep yesterday were unearthed dead A largo force of teams and scrapers aud shovelers worked for 20 hours before the bodies were fauud n wi Chief Speaker at Lincoln Jcffer sonian Club Dinner KERN EAPS AT CLEVELAND WefeHtil Camlldnto Tor Ooret nor of Indi ana 1jiiJ llrynu Mini Wniiountes Those Democrat Whom He Aouuteil of Con tributing to III orient Lincoln Dec 27 Tho annual ban quet of the Jenorsonlun club of Lin coln held last night nt the Lincoln hotel brought together nearly H00 rep resentative men of the Democratic and Populist parties of Nebraska to gether with a number of leaders from other states The dinner afforded nn opportunity to Hon W J Bryan to make his first appearance at a public gathering since the election and the greeting accorded lilin was never surpassed In point of heartiness In his home city Ills ad dress received the closest attention and tho applause was frequent Aside from the ovation to Mr Bry an and his speech the event of the evening was the speech of John W Kern defeated Democratic candidate for governor of Indiana who aroused the banqueters to a high pitch of en thusiasm not only by Ills laudations of Mr Bryan but by the outspoken criticism of those Democrats whom he accused or contributing lo Mr Bry ans defeat Ills denunciations of those Democrats who offered gratui tous counsel to Democracy though be mentioned no names wns accepted by the crowd as a reference to former President Cleveland 11 was after 10 oclock when the din ner was finished and the speaking be gan Mr Bryan whose subject was Principles Live said In part Mr Ilrymii Adtlre Whether I shall ever be a candi date for olllce again is a question which must be determined by events No one can speak with certainty of the future for ones destiny is not known until his lifes work is com plete 1 shall be content if It Is my lot to aid In the triumph of the prin ciples while others enjoy the honors und bear the responsibilities of olllce The presidency seemed desirable because it would have enabled me to give effective aid to certain rcfoims which 1 believe to be necessary to the public welfare but defeat even a sec ond defeat does not lessen my inter est in this reform nnd time may prove that my work Is to advocate rather than to execute The Commoner will give me nn op portunity to participate in public dis cussions and I am sure that an edi torial position will furnish as much Intellectual enjoyment as 1 could have found in the white house and In addi tion thereto give me more time for home pleasures StanilH by the lhitform Tho principles for which wo con tended in the lust campaign still live and we who live In them must now light for them An election does not change principles it only determines what principles shall be for the time being applied Tho believers in tariff reform did not abandon their faith when the high tariff doctrine was upheld at the polls neither did theprotectionistcausesuffer less The gold standard continued tlie fight for monometallism for 25 years In spite of the platform declara tions of all parties in favor of a double standard Shall we who believe In bimetallism lose courage because our opponents have profited by nn In creased volume of money thus admit ting the economic principle for which we have been contending The defenders of trusts did not lose heart when all parties denounced com binations In restraint of trade Shall we give up tho fight because monop oly has triumphed by stealth Must we now advocate nn Imperlnl policy because our opponents have won a victory by denying that they are Imperialists A colonial system in volves a surrendor of our theory of government and the people will un derstand this ns soon as the system is put into operation If we were to consult our Immediate convenience and comfort we would never oppose wrong of any kind for all warfare Involves a temporary sacrifice but this Is our government nnd must be transmitted unimpaired to posterity Wo have no choice therefore but to stand steadfast come what may If -we nro successful In reversing present tendencies and in carrying the government to Its old foundations we shall rejoice In tho victory and profit by the reforms secured I nm confi dent thnt vre shall ultlmntely win but If tho trend toward plutocracy cannot be checked It Is still better that wo should be defeated In n righteous un dertaking thnn that we should join hands with those who nro Ignoring the Inalienable rights of man WAIT ON CHINA NOW BEGINS Chlni IIui the Note aud loners Kcst Un til Authoritative Iteply in Kecelteil Washington Dec 27 A cablegram received ut the state department from United Stutes Minister Conger dated at Peking on the 21th lust states that the first formal meetlug between tho diplomatic representatives and Prince Chlug took pluce oil tho 24th Chlng presented tho credentials of hlrxnclf and LI Hung Chang who was uuublc to attend owing to Illness to the dip lomatic representatives who handed to hi in tho otliclal note The officials of the state department aro unwilling to venture u guess as to the length of time that will bo consumed by the Chinese government In consideration of UiB uote XhM last ajrtlcle UtJAel th wewegfw Chinese govomtuent thnt the occupa tion of Ohl LI and Peking may con tinue until the Chinese govommeut has compiled with tho terms of tho noto It may bo stated however that the United States Is not bound or af fected by this condition Our occu pancy from n military point of view ban terminated and there Is no dispo sition to renew it As for tiie othor powers it Is ex pected that the main obstnele they will encounter In withdrawing under this condjtlon will bo found In the dlffl entry In obtaining satisfactory guar anties upon the Chinese promise to pay Indemnities CONGER IS HOPEFUL Thlnki Settlement Will He Kneeled Hut lUllevei Glial Will Arlno In Initi ation of Unfurl n In China London Dec 27 Mr Conger takes a hopeful view of the situation soya the Peking correspondent of tho Morn ing Post wiring Monday and Uilnks that a settlement will be effected but he declnres that no oue of the envoys will recognize the empress downgor of ficially although nil are uware thjjt she has long exercised tho supreme power lie believes the crisis will arise In the Initiation of reforms in Chlnn Senor do Colognn Spanish minister to Chlnn fenrs that the joint discus sion of the note will extond for u year or more It Is rumored that numerous vil lages east of Peking are combining to exterminate native Christians sov oral of whom have been burned In n local temple LI Hung Chang Is a trifle bettor AGRARIANS ON GRAIN DUTY Question of Import to Americans Being Delmtud In Germany Bremen Dec 24 It Is reported on good authority that tho agrarian party is willing to compromise on a six mark grain duty The discussion on this matter affects vitally the Interests of tho Amerlcnn farmer whose wheat in the ports of this country Germany pro poses to encumber with a duty of 30 cents a bushel This measure will cause a loss of 40 per cent to the American wheat growers and is really equivalent to a prohibitive tariff it is held in American circles here thut un less the American farmers agitate for retiiliative measures their present prosperity will prove short lived iali ii Abating Queenstown Dec 24 The gale has moderated and in coming vessels re port fearful experiences Tho Ger man ship Helnrich Captain Sager en countered head winds which prevent ed sailing when 250 miles west of the const of Ireland Tho crew were ut terly exhausted being day and night at the pumps The Heinrlch will dock hero for repairs The British ehip Karoon reports having passed a Leyland line steamer off the west coast of Ireland during tho gale and that the latter was listed to an angle of 45 degrees Wofj IJlto Cannes Hoys Death Belleville ills Dec 24 The bite of a vicious dog Indicted nine months ago caused tlie death in agony last night of Valentine Lehr 12-year-old son of John Lehr of Ileckor Tho wound apparently had healed and the boy felt no ill effects from the bite un til last Monday when he was seized with paroxysms at school Mrs Frank Green is Insane from the effects of a bite of a rabid dog suffered about a week ago Ilelicve Crowe is Guilty Omaha Dec 24 According to the tntoment made by an individual in a position to know Pat Crowe is a much wanted mnn In connection with tho Cudahy kidnaping case This individ ual positively identifies Pat Crowe ns the light complexlonod individual who In company with a woman accosted him in the vicinity of the robbers ren dezvous relntlve to the ownership of the Schnelderwlnd house Girls Go Out In Sympathy Wllkesbarro Pa Dec 24 Two hundred und fifty girls employed nt tho Wyoming Valley lace mills In this city have notified the management they will not report for work today They go out in sympathy for the weavers of tho mill who have been on etiiko nine months Tho failure of the girls to appear for work necessi tates the total suspension of the plant Mull Touch MIhsIiic Ilelenn Mon Dec 24 A registered mail pouch due to lenve Helena for Chicago and thp east Saturday morn ing is missing evidently having been stolen between the postofllco mid the Great Northern depot The pouch was an extremely valuable one con taining as it did tho principal portion of the Christmas remembrances Bent east from here Irade Not Yet Isnued Constantinople Dec 24 Th Im perial irade authorizing the signing of the contract for tho construction of a cruiser for tho Ottoman navy by tho Cramp Shipbuilding company to gether with the initial deposit of 100000 has not yet been Issued The ofllciuls of the Lehigh Coal com pany are Jubilant over tho fact that the fire in the mine at Summer Hill Pn which started burning 42 years ago Is now under control nnd the next two years will seo its extinguish ment Fifty thousand dollnrs In gold Is to be distributed by tho American Ex press company among its employes as Christmas remembrances Every man who has been in tho employ of tho company for a year will receive a 5 gold piece V I I I
