DARES ATH TO TELL
KIBHT illQEB SECRETS
Horrors cf Crimes Related In De
. tail by Man Who Risks
Avenger.
DEN0717C23 OLD COKBADES.
Woman YTbljpod Ttaskcd Des
pcradsec Ztory oi Tarturo In
Tcnnes3se Trial.
T! seer is nf (lie night riders wlic
hare, so long tcrviiied tin' f.ut!i were
lalS l.:iri' in t'iilnii Cily. 'lViin., Monday
nt the 1 r!n I of the
clgbl men chare -1 A-i'i
Willi belli;
7 -t-w
m2 th.it W.Wc.G-itl Jt
ST. h
t'flj n In
Rart'iln
nt Reel
Fxt Lake on tu.' ) Vv'r'
..I.-? S - i ...
Frnrk
con.Ysscd
night lvfV
ride, wh.i
inc. wn.i lumen vfv
Huff's evidence, fl
"ehr'ngcr's 1 r n II
Stuffs
Ki
mntlc evidence was Jt.-isiE jonkh.
given under a guard of half n dojtcn
militiamen with drawn revolver, while
n ' jq-jntl of oilier militiamen with
loaded rifles wore stationed In the
court room. Fchriui;cr entered the
court r.Miin miller a guard of
troop, r.nil and apparently thought
less of Ills danger, while tin crowd In
the room strained toward him nnd wns
restrained with dlfllenlty, even under
the guns of the inllltliiiiien. The se
crets. Oaths, passwords, lender's nnme,
ns well hn the place nnd times of meet
ings of the marauder bunds were ex
cised In full hy the wit new before he
left th witness Ntand. He positively
Identified four of the eight men on trlnl
us members of the band tlmt murdered
Captain Rankin nnd Implicated nil of
them. Judge Jones presided nt the trial.
Fehiinger stated that tliero were
thlrty-flvfl masked men In the party
that inndo the assault on the two men.
"We took them out and walked them
op the slough. Garrett Johnson talked
to them Mid said that every time he
thought of their taking money from uh
nnd using H to buy shares In the com
pany we were fighting he felt like
hooting them. When we got to the
tree we threw the rope over the llnih.
iA the rojie was pulled 'Hob Huffman
Hhol hlin. Several more phots followed,
and Mr. Taylor, who hnd been sitting
there. Jumped Into the slough. We
shot nt blni nnd I struck a match to
see If I could Hnd him. Koine ono took
a stick and poked around In the water.
We thought he must lie dead."
Tho cruel whlpi)lng of Mrs. Emma
Johnson, because she would not drop
the divorce suit against her husband,
was also told ty Fehrlngcr. Without
a show of emotlou lie told bow the
woman was dragged from her home nnd
lashed until sb wns unconscious.
CASTRO'S MEN OUSTED.
Vice President Gomes Forms Own
Government.
Viet President J. Vicente Gomez, to
whom General Clprlnno Castro handed
over the presidency on his departure
for Europe, lias established a new gov
ernment In Venezuela. He has re
placed the old ministry, the lender of
which was Dr. Jose de Jesus Paul, min
ister of foreign affairs, who has been
the one figure outside of Castro him
self In the negotiations that culminated
In the ousting of Minister de Reus and
the severance of diplomatic relations
with Holland, with a new body of men
who represent various factions in the
state nnd who have figured prominent
ly In various ways in the political his
tory of the country.
Not only has Dr. Paul rlsi ppeared
from tho counsels of the tuition, but
Dr. Bill do, who now Is traveling in
Castro's suite abroad, also has been re
moved from bis official position as min
ister of education. Secret advices re
ceived from Caracas, wheie the strict
est censorship Is being observed, Indi
cate that the whole of Venezuela has
been In a ferment ever since president
Castro sailed, and that the crisis was
reached a few days ago when It be
came necessary for Acting President
Gomes to take decisive steps, which he
did by eliminating from his cabinet
those who were closely sfullated with
the Custro rule and under the Castro
domination.
MUalna? Man fr'oand la Wooda.
Marshall McDanbi, a former Fort Re
covery, Ohio, banker, missing for the
past three months from his home in Ore
gon, has been located by detectives put
on his trail by his brother, 11 L. Mc-
Daniel. He was wanderlug through Ore
gon forests In a demented condition, and
-it is said he docs not even kuow his owu
name.
Bstartlom Latv Nnll la Nebraska.
The Supreme Court of Nebraska has de
clared the act making extortion a crime
unconstitutional. The clwisioii came up
on the appeal ?f U. J. Greeno, an at-
ornc', who wrs extorting money from
saloonkeeper.
Blow Up Haakl Steal SH.noO.
Five highwaymen blew up the Hollo
way Exchange bank of Gibbon, Neb., held
off the Inhabitant and stole f2,'M from
the vaults. Tbey em-apod in an auto
mobile, citisvns pursuing them.
Peara Bakatei Hvluraa t.DO.
"Rebate" has such a terrorntriklng
Hound lo Standard Oil officials that they
aJniply refuse to take money 1irn It is
(hrust upon them. W. E. McEwen, Min-
eaoU Hutt oil iusector, has be-n Irv
ing to refund f'J.OU la fees wblch were an
verpajrinent from the Minneapolis branch
ef their company, but the check baa besn
returned to him.
Kill Peddler sal iet 3,000.
Patrick Greia of Montreal, a peddlrr,
wtf kIei near Plaster Rock, N. It., by
( -. 4f0i WBO made their escape wit
AT l t ' ' ' l'u V-tv.
. TCHN El sVir A2IIEST3.
Conspiracy snd Covr-ij-tioa In Deals
Involvir i'ittsVa g C'.ty Funds.
Seven IiicmI e r i of t!l. Finance Com
mittee of Counciis, iv i'i'"iug the presi
dent of thi- Common Coit-icil, were ar
rested In Pllia'inrs i.irjTd with con
spiracy, coiii'p: rolifltation mid brib
ery. The ntvit . vr is Tcn:nrd Pi Wolfe,
secretary of Ci. rivk- I.":i;ue of Alle
gheny (Yiitily. wiil"!i has Ixen aiding
Mayor Uullirie li tii'i-iing evldciice.
Tho nvcilHi'd nre ;i:iaiii I'minl. presi
dent of tlie (.'.i.u.:::i!i l.'D'HH'Il i Jarob
Sorrel. .Tr.. Ii:i ::i IY:v:i'-"i, Captain
John F. Klr!'l. V. H. J.Jelniiey, Joseph
C. W:ifmi:i anil T. (".'.i At ; iiKcn. All
nre inenibi vn i ( tin "i ; n m-ill Council
excint Allclnsoii, Is a iiieiuher of
the Ke'ect Council.
Infci-ni'itloiis v-i nlso iinif ng.'dnst
rrcs!i!ept W. V. ::a:i:cciy and A. A.
Vl!.ac k. ci ; 'ii. of t:i.' Ci't inan N.1-
llotial I r i ;:lv. by He Wolfe, e'.iarglna
Ur-iu uif'i ii'iu.n-v. Mr. VI!:-Hk was
nrrcKtcd :-- bis 'niMlhiT tunilshed
$1.V:.' b-H. Pr. .-:.:-.if Itan-sey was ar
rested a!s". II l. n !!'.: :'. tliat the Oer
man N.iMihi I i;.in:; nve 1'n iiii uibcrs
of tli-- Cari.ii.i-i (V.;!iuil ?17.."D'l.
Viio;."n, !: .:V. Kb-In and I'r.uid are
meliMi-rs or i lie ( i:iiii ll l ou'.ieu Known
is "The l:i Tbey have been oh-
str;jc!;ri(t !eibitli!n.
The c'.iiir:;i-s ng.ili:st the seven men,
Htr'ppfd of l'g-il phrns-'ology, are ss
follows: Tint they offered bribes to
obtain i:d biMiicnce the vntcs of a liitm-
Imt of members of the Select and Com
mon Council to secure tlm paxsngo of
certain ordinances- designating- the de-
jHisIturles for the funds of the. city,
bridge ordinances, Ismd ordinances for
freeing brbbjes, ordinances for filter
beds, the Ilebcrten Street Hallway or
dinance, riKoliitlon to puve Fourth ave
nue vitth wo;id blocks and other resolu
tions. Tin lnforiiintloiis'say theehiirges
referred to cover a period of two years.
TO COMBAT MRS, ANNIS' STORY.
Lawyers for Hains Promts to Sis-
credit Testimony of Widow.
In the trial at Flushing, N. Y., law
yers for Thornton Jenkins Halus as-
sorted that every effort will Ik put
foitu to shutter that part of Mts.
Ilticm R A mils' testimony that the de
fendant beckoned bis brother and tho
two men went to the float, where ('apt.
Hains shot nnd kllbnl William E. Aiinis
ns lie was milking t landing with his
Mit. This evidence, Ilnlns' counsel de
clare, was suggested to Mrs. Auuls In
jnler that her testimony might bring
If its9.
the defcndiint wlthlu the meaning of
the statute that there niUHt be some
overt net to show that he Induced or
procured his. brother to commit tho
crime.
SUPPOSED DEAD MAN FOUND.
Indlanian, Thought to Be Drowned,
Taken and Charged with Fraud.
Henry E. Agar, former secretary and
treasurer of the Princeton (Iud.) Ele
vator Company, who was reported
drowned in the Wtiluish river two years
ago, was arrest ed In Harllngen, Tex.,
and confessed his Identity. After bis
dlsappeuruuce Agar was charged with
forgery and cmlicr.xlcinciit uiproxlmat
Ing $100,000. He was a member of tho
Indiana legislature In l'.Mtt. Agar'a
life Insurance, amounting to about $30,-
000 In various companies, has been bit
terly contested lu tho courts, but two
policies had already been paid to tho
supposed widow and estate at the time
of bis capture.
It is stated by Agar that he was rid
ing on his gritlnboat down the Wa
bash river when ho accidentally fell
overboard. He narrowly escaped
drowning, but was tlnally rescued by
a man on a houseboat. His business af
fairs were lu bud sluiic, he says, nnd
he took advantage of the opportunity
to let the world bcllce that he was
3 end.
Pallmaa Cars Hot n la Htatloa.
The Northern Pacilic const train wa
damaged by Ore to tlm extent of -1 0,01)0
while iu the station at St. Cloud, Minn.
A lighted match lroped by a mnseiiffer
on a window curium started me lire. '
entire car v soon ablaze, and the fire
spread to a second Pullman sleeper. Roth
earn were burned to tint trucks.
Iran Mill to Kronen Wnrk far 0OO.
The Toledo plant of the Republic Iron
and Steel Comimny. employing 000 men,
will resume oMrntlous Dec. after thir
teen iuouiW Idleness.
Mease l.oled Owner Awar.
The residence of Miss Elixubwh R.
Estes In Ilrooklyu, N. Y., has been ran
sacked by leisuriy burglars during the
absence of the owner in Europe. Even
carpets and furniture were carted away
by tbe tbleves. I lie booty obtained i
valued at $13,000.
Bar Clvaa I.I re avn Da.
In Hartford, Conn., Dunivl Marshall,
10 years old, gave his life to save that of
hi dog. The dog bad run on the track
and a train was. coming when lbs boy ran
across i lie ran to save tue animal and
was struck. Tbe dog escaped.
V
MADAM T VI 11 I
YOO ?QfK , MALF OF
ESTATE - BUT IT
BE IH VJK1TCi
3
CCIENTI3T3 HAVE DISCOVEHED THAT CLEOPATRA WAS NOT A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN SO MARC ANTONY
t 1 MUST
HOUSE SLAPS AT ROOSEVELT.
Cells on Him to Tell on What Ha
Bases Secret Service Charges.
The House of Representatives Thurs
day, by unanimous vote, adopted a res
olution requesting the President to sup
ply It with any evidence that may be
In his possession that will justify the
statement lu his lust annual message In
relation to the attitude of members of
Congress toward appropriations for the
secret service of tho government.
Mr. Perkins, chairman of the special
committee charged to Investigate the
allegations made In the President's mes
sage, and John Sharp Williams of Mis
sissippi both stated on the floor that
It was the desire of the special commit
tee to bo Just toward the President in
allowing him to submit any evidence bo
may have, and both declared that the
committee would give It full and im-
pi:ru:il consideration. Mr. Perkins said
tin; committee would coutlnue in ses
sion during the Christmas holidays so
that It might receive such evidence from
the President promptly and proceed to
cc iisbler It.
Roth the resolution and all of the
preamble, except that part of the latter
Interpreting the inclining of the Presi
dent's message In relation to the secret
service, were adopted unanimously by
a viva voce vote. Mr. Bennett of New
York demanded a division on the pre
amble provision stating the commit
tee's interpretation of the President'
strictures upou Congiyss, but before
tho division was entered upon endeav
ored to withdraw his motion. Mr. Will
iams insisted that this could not be
dene, and, the vote being taken, 270
uicmbcrs voted aye and 14 no on this
part of the preamble.
or
Milwaukee Is sfter the next bowling
congress and looks good to get it.
Percy Houghton has tieen elected foot
ball coach at Harvard for auother two
years.
James R. Keene was the largest winner
on (he American turf this season. He
won $'JS2,075.
Cornell's track team will meet the Ma
roons on an lutloor track at the Rartlett
gymnasium this winter.
Tommy Rums, the Canadian, Is not
only champion heavyweight fighter, but
he Is cbampiou of all weights as a finnn
cler.
The most profitable race horse in tbe
I'nited States this season was Sir Martin.
He captured stakes to the value of $78,'
!!R.
In lite relay run iroin .ew York to
Washington nearly 1,000 boys carried a
silver tulie containing a message from
Rudolph I- osier to President Roosevelt
Pntsy Donovan, who bns been let go
ns malinger of tlie Itrooklyn National
Ic:igtie team, will In all probability be
appointed manager of the Ronton clnb
next year.
Fred Rrndley of Roston was knocked
out in the fourth roun 1 of a boxing bout
wi;h Al Kuhiak of (irnnd Rapids, Mich.,
at th.i West End Athletic Club In Pliila
dclph'a. He twciuiie unconscious and wit
burr! 'd to a hospital.
Mordcval Rrown has gone to work as a
buyir In the t hlcugo stock yards. The
threj-fiauqred pitching wonder says be will
one day be oct of basebull and wauts
a profession to fall back upou.
riirUty Msthewsou, the famous New-
York Olant, will coach lbs Ilaivurd nit eh
Ing squad next spring. Negotiation
ahicu have been under way for some time
have practically bren completed.
, Prospects for the resumption of box in
in Chicago were shatta'd when Chief
of Police tShippy caused the arrest of prin
i-lpals and promoters or a boxing mate-
given lu the Illinois Uoxing Cub a few
days ago.
ANOTHER ROMANCE SHATTERED.
MAPDY S
TOUR
MUST
HAVE WOOED HER FOR HEB MONET.
MANY WEEP AT BANK'S DOOBS.
Napolaon, O., Inatltutlon, Involved
la Insurance Knllnre, Aaalflrn".
Men cried nnd women fainted in the
flreets of Napoleon, Ohio, when tbey
found a notice of assignment posted on
thu doors of the Citizens' Stnte Rank.
I). I). Donovan was named as assignee.
President Heller of the bank is now con
fined In a hospital In a Minnesota town.
The failure is said to be due to ovcrloans
made by Cashier Groll lo Judge Michael
Donnelly, who is president of the Ohio
German Fire Insurance Company, and the
assignment is also said to be the direct
result of the recent failure of that insur
ance company. These loans to Donnelly,
It is alleged, were made without the au
thority of other officials. The bank Is
Knpitalized at $71,000 and has an undi
vided surplus of $21,000. The deposits
amount to $.S.1,,000. The bank examiner
objected to an extension of credit to Judge
Donnelly nnd required tho amount to be
made up by the end of this month. The
directors determined to make an assign
ment in order to furnish equal and full
protection to all the creditors.
HELD UP BY FOUR BOBBERS.
Express far Dynamited, but Messen
ger Says Hla-hvcraymea Got Little.
Oregon Railroad and Navigation train
No. 1, known as the Chicago-Portland
special, was held up and tho express car
dynamited by- four unmasked robbers
shortly after I) o'clock on a recent night.
ino miles east of Portland, Ore. Ex
press Messenger O. H. Hull snid the rob
bers secured little of value. The robbers
did not molest the passengers, but un
coupled the express-car and ordered the
engineer to take it down the track to
ward Portland. About a mile beyond the
point where the train was held up the
doors of the express car were shattered
by nitroglycerine. The train did not
carry a through safe, a small local safe
and a strong box being the only recep
tacles for valuables. The robbers com
pelled Express Messenger Hull to open
the small safe. It contained but three
or four small packages, believed to have
been of small value. The strong box
was not touched. The robbers escaped.
Tha Other Jobs D,
John D. Archbold started life as an
office boy. Rut he evidently didn t have
to look after the letter files. Augusta
Chronicle.
It Is difficult for Mr. Archbold to re
member anything without referring to his
letter files, which, as the world knows,
are sadly incomplete. Washington Star,
Mr. Archbold was unable to explain an
Item of $,X0,tXX paid to P. S. Trainer,
beyond the mere fact that It was for "ad
just men ts." Perhaps .Mr. Trainer did
some plumbing for the Standard Oil Com
pany. Kansas City- Star.
We infer that the cost of the Archbold
letters is not Included In Mr. Hearst's
outlay of $42,000 for the Independence
campaign. The letters have been listed
as a jHTinsnent Investment, in all prolva
bility Houston Post.
Though a man of letters. Mr. Archbold
will waste no time writing so, nutobiog
nvphy. Atlauta Constitution.
Ilaa World Buudar School Heat.
The world's executlvo committee of the
International Sunday School Association
met in Washington to outline plans for
the world's sixth Sunday school couven
lion, to be held there iu May or June of
1010.
StTlss Kleet President.
A. Deucher, minister of commerce, was
elected president of tlie Swiss republic
fir 11)011 by the Federal Assembly, lit
will succeed Dr. F, Rrenncr, wose term
of orli-e expires Jan. 1.
Killed lT Hilda of Saow.
A snowsiide at the Tom Moore mine a
Eureka. Colo., killed William Momlcll
foreman, aued .'io, and destroyed tbe large
mim boarding hor.se. It is reported the
slides damaged th Precious Metals prop
erty nt Chattunoog and tbe Shenandoah
at Howaidsv.lle. iliere are many slid
rur.uiug in the Km. Juan rouutiy.
I'unll .loe School Fire.
Alioona's half million dollar li!;h
s'-hisd caught fire tU? other day. All the
pupil were dismissed without ink hap,
but many of them lost clothing wMiii
aas banging In clcs.'ta,
KNOX WILL HEAD THE CABINET.
Senator Accepts Position of Secre
tary of State Offered b yTaft.
Senator Philander C. Knox of Penn
sylvania has been offered and has ac
cepted the position of Secretary of
State In the Tnft
cabinet, according
to a report In
Washington that
appears to be au
thentic. Mr. Knox,
It Is said, has con
sented to serve In
the cabinet, at n
sacrifice of his per-
'Wii MMm)? onnl Inclinations,
as he would prefer
p. c. knox. to remain in the
Senate. It Is said that Mr. Knox's resig
nation from the Senate Is rendy to be
submitted to Gov. Stuart
Senator Knox was appointed Attor
ney General by President McKlnley
and remained in that position under
Roosevelt until 1904, when upon the
death of Matt Quay he beenmo Senator
for Pennsylvania.
Find 1 Sailor's Bodyj 2a Mlsslnar.
One unidentified body from the lost
Wolvin Line steamer D. M. Clemson has
been recovered and two other bodies have
been seen In the Lake Superior surf. Life
savers and friends of the twenty-four men
of tlie Clemson's crew have been patroll-
ng the beaoh night and day for a week,
in tho hope of recovering the bodies of the
victims.
Gov. Folk has decided that under the
law the entire electoral vote of Missouri
should be cast for William II. Taft. The
Taft plurality in Missouri is 1,020.
Congressman Theodore E. Burton of
Ohio has been tentatively offered the sec
retaryship of the treasury, In Taft's cab
inet, but has not decided whether he will
accept. His friends in Ohio want him
to be a candidate for the Senate.
J. J. Sullivan of Columbus, who was
appointed judge of the Nebraska Supreme
t ouit by ov. Sheldon, has Died his res
ignation. Gov. Sheldon accepted the res
ignation. Judge Sullivan took the oath
of office and served one day. He declined
to issue a statement explaining his reslg-
nat'on.
The statement of tbe expense account
of Robert M. La Follette's presidential
rnmpaign committee has been filed at
Mndison by Alfred T. Rogers, law part
ner of Senator La Follette and member
of the Republican national committee.
According to the statement contributions
aggregating $17,0'-tl.l0 were received to
carry on the campaign of Ij Follette for
nomination for the presidency, and an
equal amount was expeuded.
The announcement that President
Roosevelt had Insisted upon the Immedi
ate apiKiintiuent of Johu D. Pringle, edi
tor of the I.abor World at Pittsburg, to
be appraiser of that port, with a $.'I..VW)
salary, has disturbed the regular Repub
lican leaders of tu.it pnrt of the State.
Dr. Charles P. Neill, commissioner of
l.it.or, lu n short time will be respiminted
to bis present! position by President Roose
velt. Dr. Neill was nvide commissioner
of labor by President Roosevelt la suc
cession of Prof. Carroll D. VA right, who
accepted the position of president of Clark
tiuiversity St Worcester, Mass.
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican
national committee will name tire chnir-
mini of tbe committee to have charge of
l in tereusnies at the Ina.'guratlen of Mr.
Tail.
Indiana gave Taft a plurality of 10.-
Ttll : Kansas gave him 3.VI.17. South Car
olina is as strongly IVmocrntic as ever.
It save Rryan O'.'.'.'tO votes and Taft only
a.s;..
I.tbor uulon men hive msde a strong
idea to have W. W. Williams retained
I'. !tate niuor luuiouMiuurr ui .uiune
hO'a. but Gov. Johnson has refused to re
i i : - . w :
consider his id r appointing W. E. U7
L'weu of Duluth in Williams place.
pOLITICIi
HOLD "TWO J0E3? MO.
Fay Roll Patriot Gets T-low Whsa
Chytraus Decidei Galpin Case.
A smashing blow to tlie pay roll pa
triot Was administered by Judge Axel
Chytntus of Cic Ap;i.iliite Court In
Chicago when h? Imnded down a deep
delving decision holding that no per
son can draw two salaries from tlie
public treasury simultaneously.
The decision came Iu the cae of Her
man li. Me;. r against County Clerk Jo
seph F. II ins, an nTalr of two years'
standing hi the cmii't records of Cook
County aiiil involving the light of
Homer K. Galpi:i. chief clerk of the Chi
cago Municipal Court, to sit i:i the
Slate Senate, leprescntlng tlie Second
District. (Ja'pin's term as Senator is
(initially wanii g. and for ail practical
purposes has expired. Jiid;;e Clifford
refused to ls:-;io n writ of ninndaiiiuu
to County Cleilv ll.i. ;s on the petition
of Herman P.. Meyer, who bad sought
Oalpln's seat In th; Senate. County
Clerk Haas In turn bad refused to no
tify Governor Denecn ollidully that a
vacancy existed In the Senate from the
Galpin district following Gnlptn's e'ec-
tlon as chief clerk of the Municipal
Court. Juilre Chytratis nnd the Ap
pellate bench now hold that Judge Clif
ford was In error and that Galpin had
lio light to a seat In the Senate dur
ing the last two years.
The point of interest to politicians
generally, but most Kieoifloally unpleas
ant to more than thirty members-elect
of the Incoming Illinois General Assem
bly, Is that tlie common l&w Is against
two salaries going Into the pockets of
one man at the same time from the
public trenmirles, and specifically that
a State legislator under the constitu
tion Is forbidden to hold any other re
munerative oflice under the United
States or Stat? government.
It is known within legislative circles
and among politicians that n large per
centage of the personnel of the Cook
County delegation In the Legislature
has nn intimate acquaintance with some
public pay roll. There nre examples
of the same situation with regard to
some of the down-State members of the
General Assembly. Federal, State, city
and Sanitary District employes, who
are drawing pay now, will be noted on
the official roll call of the Legislature.
HELD UP BY FOUR ROBBERS.
Express; Car Dynamited, lnt Messen
ger HlKhnarmrn Ciot Little.
Oregon Railroad nnd Navigation train
No. 1, known ns the Chicago-Portland
special, was held up and the express car
dynamited by four unmasked robbers
shortly after 9 o'clock on a recent night,
nine miles east of Portland, Ore. Ex
press Messenger O. II. Huff snid the rob
bers secured little of value. The robbers
did not molest the passengers, but un
coupled the express car nnd ordered tho
engineer to take it down the track to-
word Portland. Aliotit a mile beyond tha
point where the train was held up the
doors of the express enr were shattered
by nitroglycerine. Tlie train did not
carry a through safe, a small local safe
and a strong box being the only recep
tacles for valuables. The robbers com
pelled Express Messenger Huff to open
the small snfe. It contained bat three
or four smnll packages, believed to have
been of small value. The strong box
wns not touched. The robberti escaped.
SINKS BOAT IN OCEAN.
Tramp Hums Frelurhter In Koit, bnt
Heroic Work Hesrnes Crew.
Amid pounding seas aud a heavy mist
the Rritish freight steamer Daghestan,
outward bound for Marseilles, was sunk
outside the harbor of New York by tha
tramp steamer Caitnlone, owned by tho
English nnd American Shipping Comimny
of Ixwdon. Thnt no lives were lost was
due to the prompt action of Captain
Glover of the Cleveland in lowering life
boats. His men put out in tlie rough
seas nnd went to the rescue of the thirty
sailors aboard the stricken vessel. The
Dnghestnn after being rnmmed settled so
rapidly that some of her crew were com
pelled to jump iuto the Ben.
INDIANS ABE STARVING.
Wolves In (he orth Drive (iimi
from the Forests.
Aivuinl'mir tn Information received from
l-fi. (Sunn... It. C. .'SKI Indians are on
i - -1 , .
the verge of starvation. The overrunning
of the country by packs of wolves is pri
marily responsible for the condition of
the Indians. Prospectors from the In
jenika declare that these animals have
been seen as high as forty in a pack. They
have killed all the game there is, and
consequently the Indians have hnd dur
ing the last seven or eigm mourns oeen
1,U l irlllnrtnin snvtliine with which
to barter for food with the traders of tha
Northern outfitting posts.
WILBUR WRIGHT IN NEW FEAT.
Shoots I'p 240 Feet, Stops Engine.
aad Uescenda Slowlr.
Wilbur Wright, the American aeroplan-
1st. made a most remarkable flight In his
aeroplane at lx Mans. Instead of rising
gradually, the machine shot up like a
rocket to a height or W reel, ine aero
naut then permitted it lo drop about fifty
feet, at which altitude he stopped the en
eine. The machine glided down smoothly
and gracefully, landing about three-quar
ters of a mile from tlie starting point.
Members of tlie English Aero Club, who
were present, became wildly enthusiastic
over the splendid performauoe.
Pullman Care Bat a la Statloa.
The Northern Pacific coast 'train was
damaged by fire to the extent of $UVXX)
while lu the station at St. Cloud, Minn.
A lighted match dropcd by a passenger
on a window curtain started tbe fire. Tbe
entire car was soon ablaze, and the fire
spread to a second Pullman sleeper. Roth
cars were burned to the trucks.
Iroa Mill In Iteopeni Work for 0O.
The Toledo plant of the Republic Iron
and Steel Compeiiy, employing 1100 men.
will resume operations IK v. 2a after thir
teen months' idleness.
Defalcation Causes Fallaro.
A defalcation of $8T.000 baa been dia
orered In the First National Bank C
Somersworrh, N. 11. The cashier has been
arrested and the directors have asked tha
bank examiner to take possession of tha
institution, with a view' to voluntary
liquidation.
Bear of Chief Feaaa.
The body of Chief of Police Biggy, who
was drowned from the police launch Pa
trol In San Francisco bay on the nigkt
of Nor. 30, was fouua by tha crew of
a freight boat transit. It waa Coating
off Goat Island, tact airar4
WORK OF
CONGRESS
In the Senate considerable time was
devoted Wednesday to a discussion of
the President's course In placing stric
tures on Congress In the natter of the
secret service, nnd a searching resolu
tion, proposed by Mr. Aldrich and
amended upon tlie suggestion of Mr.
Culberson, providing for a thorough In
vestigation by tlie committee on appro
priations of tlie Fvesidont's charges,
both in herpect to the nets nnd the
course that should be taken by Con
gress to resent the Itiipulntinti believed
to have been ciif t upon that body, was
adopted. Mr. Aldritii. in Introducing
Ms resolution made no corn men t upon
it, but Sena 'ors Ralley. P.aoon, TU'e
innn, Culberson and others declnreil
that President's words should be re
sented l.y the Senate ns highly Insult
Jug. Senator ForaUer's resolution call
ing on the Secretary of War for In
formation concerning the v.-ork of de
tectlccs In the P.rownsvillo nfTiiIr also
wns adopted.
The postal savings bank bill wn be
fere the Senate Thursday for over an
hour. Senator Rurkett of Nebraska
making a comprehensive argument In
favor of Its passage. The Senate lisr
rned also to the rending of n message
from the President recommending n
change In the form of government of
the District of Columbia, by which a
single executive head would take the
place of the board of three commission
ers who now Jointly net as a governing"
board. At 2:30 o'clock the Senate ad
journed until Saturday. Ry unanimous
vote the House adopted a resolution
presented by the special committee of
five calling on the President for proof
of his charge that members were fear
ful of an investigation by the secret
service agents. The remainder of the
day was given over to consideration of
tn . . . . .
uins on me private calendar, a large '
lumber of which were passed. -rl
The Senate was not In session Frl
day. Reonuse of the general exodus
of members for their homes for tho
Christmas holidays, the attendance In
the House was far short of a quorum.
Nevertheless n good deal of business
was transacted. This consisted mostly
of the passage of war claim blils, some
of them giving rise to considerable dis
cussion. A brief Senate session av.is devoted
to routine business In accordance with
the agreement reached before the ad
journment Thursday. Several messages
on minor legislation were received from
the President and bills and other meas
ures were introduced. At 12 :r0 o'clock
the Senate adjourned until Jan. 4,
Uton. After passing n bill granting the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company a
right of way across the Fort Mason
military reservation In California, the
House, on motion of Mr. Payne, of New
York, adjourned at 12:14 p. iu: till
Monday, Jan. 4. RM.
I.ockjnw Sensations Described.
Ir. F. W. Grtiudman of St. Louis
who has recently recovered from the
dreaded disease, lockjaw, whioh he con
tracted as tte result of a cut on the knee,
caused by a fall from a street car. gives
nn interesting account of how he follow
ed the symptoms from the first indica
tion. About a week after the accident,
when the knee was all healed, he noticed
that he hod a slight fever and that the
muscles of bis neck pained and were con
stricted. Spasmodic jerkings of tlie
limbs followed, and soon the muscles of
the jaw began slowly to contract. Ha
sent for a doctor ftnd used all his will
power to control the muscles until the
physician arrived with the antitoxin
serum. In one day about a fluid ounce
was injected, and though the jaws con
tinued to lock, a victory was finally won
and the doctor lives to tell the story.
A Post Card I'anie.
The post card business is seriously de
pressed at present, while some of the
great foreign markets nre bordering on
panic. Over-production and wild specu
lation in the commodity are the causes.
The public has watched the gradual en
croachment of the souvenir post card
with surprise, perhaps, but without re
alizing tthe enormous proportions of the
Industry. In order to supply the little
stands in every store, at every cross roads
the country over, an immense industry
has been developed in practically all civ
ilised lands. Incidentally the United
States imported from Germany in a sin
gle year more than $0,000,000 worth of
the bits of cardboard. The post card
panic is most acute at prevent In Ger
many. The" card Industry lost heavily,
is large orders were canceled.
NEWS OF MINOR NOTE.
Twenty men were hurt In a railroad
collision near Rmssels, Relgium.
Trustees of Columbia university. New
York, decided to give the alumni repre
sentation on the board.
Several persons were hurt in a clash
between artillery men and citizens st Port
Townseud, Wash,
Reports from Hawaii indicate a record
pineapple crop for l'.HIN far in excess of
any production yet recorded.
Woman suffragists are said to be pre
paring for a crusade at Albuny when tbe
New York legislature assembles.
Rear Admiral Mason, chief of ordnance,
in bis annual report, says the big guns
on American warships are the equal of
any in the world.
Frederick J. M. Rhode, cousin of Cecil
Rhodes, in an Interview at Mexico City,
said he considered war between England
and Germany certain.
Dr. Cyrus Northrop, president af the
University of Minnesota, will retire at
the end of the present college year. He
baa held the position twenty-live years.
A report that Germany and Japan pur
pose to couclude an ngreemeut concern
ing China similar lu terms to the Ameri-cau-Japanese
understanding is said in
Rerlin to be without foundation.
Within sight of borne and native land,
Carl Herbsler, a private In the hospital
.i -i i ; . i . . .
curijs, euuru bis ini ou lue oecft of tha
transport Thomas, near the Golden Gate,
by slashing his throat' with a rasor. '
Contractors on the Milwaukee and St.
Paul tunnel, through the Ctcur d'Alene
mountains In Montana set a De- ajar Id
record in tuuueling for a month la No
vember, having bored 731 feet. Tha
tunnel will be 8,750 foeU