CONVENTION M ETS * IN CHICAGO JUNE 21 'National Committee Votes foi tha Windy City by a Big Majority. WORK OF THE COMMITTEE ■ Representatives of the Candidate Cities Presented Their Cases, Then the Committee Took Bal lots in Secret. Washington, Dec. 14.—Chicago tva •selected as the place for holding the next republican convention by this vote: Chicago, 43. Pittsburg, 7. St. Louis, 1. The committee fixed June 21 at nooi as the time of the meeting of the con vention. At 1:40 the committee adjourned to meet in Chicago at the call of the •chairman. Washington, jjec. 14.—wnen me re publican national committee resumed its session today communications were read from the'federal and republican parties of Porto liico, both claiming representation in the committee. Two Porto Ricans representing the repub lican party addressed the committee and the matter and It was referred to the executive committee. The question -of selecting a city In which to hold the next convention was then taken up. Oratory for the Cities. L. P. Raymond, James J. Sheridan, -George R. Peck and others spoke on tjehalf of Chicago. Mayor C. P. Walbrldge, Representa tive Frank and WaUer B. Stevens, sec retary of the Louisian Purchase exposi tion, presented St. Louis’ advantages as a convention city. Senator Penrose and Representative Dalzell urged the location of the con •vention at Pittsburg. The committee then went Into exec utive session to ballot on the time and location of the convention. The offers made by the cities to pay the expenses of the convention were $40,000 by St. Louis, $75,060 by Chicago and $100,060 by Pittsburg. The commit tee on arrangements for the convention are: Senator Seatt of West Virginia, chairman; Senator Hanna, Postmaster ■General Payne, Harry S. New of In dianapolis and R. B Schneider of Ne ■ braska. Congress Will Adjourn June 1. The decision to have the convention June 21 created considerable talk about the capitol as to the probable date for adjournment of congress, and the fact -» developed that there has already been more or less exchange of views among leaders of the house on the question. ■Opinion Is quite general that It will be possible to conclude the session by June 1. Leaders count upon Speaker Cannon to press appropriation bills In the house, and the feeling Is that aside trom these and action upon the Pan ama and Chinese treaties there will be little legislation. Yesterday afternoon the committee ■called on the president at the White House In a body. The exchange of .greetings between the president and committee was most cordial. A group picture of the committee was taken on the White House portico, in which the president and Senator Hanna occupied -the foreground. It was 2; 30 p. m. when the committee was assembled and proceeded to the White House. After waiting a few ... -i minutes In the green parlor, the presi dent entered and was heartily greeted by the committee. Chairman Hanna said, as he took Mr. Roosevelt’s hand: Mr. President! I have the honor to pre sent en matise the members of the national republican committee. In my experience with this body of men I have found them all true, loyal republicans, ready to sup port the principles of the republican party at all times. President Roosevelt replied: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: It is a .peculiar pleasure to me ts greet here the , men to whom not merely the party has ( owed so much, but ttie country has owed so much In the Immediate past, and the men to whom both party and country will ■owe so much In the Immediate future. This sentiment was applauded by the committee. “You had better pass around the room, Mr. President, and shake hands with each one,” remarked Senator Hanna. "All right,” responded the president. ”1 was Just wondering which was the •best way to get at them.” “You will have no trouble in getting at these fellows,” responded Senator Hanna. “They are all anxious to see you.” As the laugh subsided the president .remarked, bowing to Senator Harma: ”1 have sat at the feet of Gamaliel." Secretary Heath did not aocompany the committee to the White House. WORK FOR COUSINS. Eowans Believe He Will Be Chairman of the Convention. Washington, Dec. 14.—National Com mitteeman Hart and the friends of Congressman Cousins on the Iowa del egation have been doing effective work fi behalf of Mr. Cousins for temporary chairman of the republican national convention. They feel now that his selection is assured. The discussion of the temporary chairmanship now is of course informal as final action will not be taken until the convention. The selection of Mr. -Cousins is urged beoause of his ability as an orator and because in his address before the last convention he struck 4;he keynote of the element opposed to the "Iowa idea." His stand was un doubtedly popular with many members of the oonnnittee. Since coming here Mr. Hart has de clared in plain terms the Iowa idea has flickered out. He says Iowa is un equivocally for Roosevelt. National Committeeman Schneider ol Nebraska called on the president today with Senator Millard. His loyalty to tha president has been questioned, but ha declares himself a Roosevelt man. Mc Kinzie of Nor th Dakota, and the South Dakota committeeman, have also come -out strongly for Roosevelt. Shevlln of jjMinnesota is not at the meeting and it y-^ is hint id he is aggrieved at the presi dent. Vice presidential talk is for an Illinois or Indiana man. Hart favors Vairbanks of Indiana. RUSSIA ACCEPTS. Reply to Japan's Proposals Is a Modi fied Aoquiescenco in the De mands of the Japs. Toklo, Dec. 12.-—Russia’s reply hai been received and the Russian mlnlstei informed Premier Katsura yesterday that Russia entertains Japan's propos -ali, probably with some modification* MINISTER TO PANAMA. ti. I. Buchanan, a Former Resident o< Sioux City, Is Named by Roose velt for the Place. Washington, Dec. 14.—The president has selected W. I. Buchanan of New York to be the first United States min ister to Panama. Later the president sent to the senate Mr. Buchanan’s nomination, and also that of Thomas J. Akins of St. Louis as assistant treasurer of the United States. Mr. Buchanan’s selection was brought about by the desire of the president to secure, during the crystallization of relations between the United States and Panama, the services of a trained and experienced diplomat, having spe cial reference to his knowledge of the Latin-American races. By reason of long service as minister to Argentina Mr. Buchanan fills that description. It is understood his assumption of the duties is not to be permanent, for he sacrifices large business interests to undertake the work. Selected as the Best Man. Hon. W. I. Buchanan’s selection as minister to Panama is another evidence that President Roosevelt is looking for the best men for the places. Mr. Buchanan is a life-long democrat, but he is acknowledged to be the greatest living expert in politics, affairs and in tricacies of South American diplomacy. He is the most popular diplomat who ever held a diplomatic post in South America. He was appointed first by Mr. Cleve land as minister to Argentine; then re appointed by President McKinley be cause American business interests and the South American people alike de sired it; resigned to return to America because of Mrs. Buchanan’s health; became director general of the Buffalo exposition and made an immense suc cess of it so far as concerned his re sponsibilities; was invited and urged to become director general of the St. Louis exposition, and declined because some of the conditions he made, con cerning the absolute exclusion of po litical favoritism, could not be made. Then he became foreign diplomatic agent of the New York Life Insurance company. Recently in Europe. A great insurance company is almost as big a concern as a national govern ment, and in his position with the New York Life, Mr. Buchanan has been a sort of ambassador to the insurance bureaus of foreign countries. He has spent much time the last year in Lon don, Berlin, Paris and other conti nental capitals, and also in the South American countries. Mr. Buchanan is an Iowa man and a Sioux City man. Born in Ohio—a fact that his office-holding career eminently testifies—he came to Sioux City with his brother-in-law, J. K. Prugh, in 1882, and was a partner in the crockery and glassware business of J. K. Prugh & Co. In the twelve years he lived in ! fc’ioux City, without realizing it, he was laying the foundations for his later career, for he was one of the leaders in making Sioux City's corn palaces. He was director general of more than one of those unique and unparalleled expo sition;., and in that capacity proved himself a wonderful executive. Beginning of His Career. In 1892 he was appointed world's fair commissioner for Iowa by Governor Boies, through the efforts, especially of Hon. J. S. Lawrenoe. then senator from Woodbury county. This opened the straight path of opportunity. Di rector General Davis, Potter Palmer and other managers of the Chicago ex position liked him from the start. He was made chief of the department of agriculture and forestry. In that ca pacity he accomplished wonders in aid ing introduction of American agricul tural implements in other countries. As a result of this work he was taken up by the agricultural implement makers who wanted just such a man in South America to help extend their business there. Their backing was chieflly in strumental in getting him appointed minister to Argentina. In Argentina he did more than any body had expected of him. He learned French and Snnnish at once, becom ing an accomplished scholar In both. He is 49 years old, For a Permanent Government. Washington, Dec. 12.—The state de partment has been informed that final steps have been taken for the forma tion of a permanent republican govern ment in Panama. The news came in a dispatch from Consul General Gudger. dated Panama, today, as follows: “Election for a constitutional conven tion is called for January 4. The con vention meets January 20.’’ FILING SOME KICKS. Western Fruit Ghowers Meet to Form ulate Grievances Concerning High Freight Rates. Des Moines, la., Dec. 14.—Plans to jensolidate the fruit jobbing houses in the territory bounded by Chicago and Denver, St. Louis and Winnipeg were discussed by the Western Fruit Job berg association, which convened here today. It is proposed to combine houses in the smaller cities, giving to one the business which at present half a dozen handle. In larger cities more than one house may be necessary, though the number will be limited. Loss in transmission is the reason given for the proposed consolidation. BLOW AT UNIONS. Judge Enjoins Employer and Organiza tions From Unionizing Shop. New York, Dec. 14.—Following an agreement made with the local Elec trotypers and Stereotypers unions, the United States Printing Company of Ohio, a corporation doing business in Brooklyn, that after January 1 it will retain only union men in its employ. Justice Marean in supreme court has granted a temporary injunction re straining the company from discharg ing its non-union men. An order is is sued against th« company and the elec trotypers and stereotypers, directing them to show cause why the Injunction should not be made permanent. The complainants allege conspiracy to make the shf-p a union concern. Jus tice Marean’s decision is sweeping, and restrains the unions from organizing a strike against the company, picketing, boycotting or in any other way inter fering with its business. Fined the Union. Chicago, Dec. 12.—A fine of $1,000 was imposed upon Franklin union No. t of proesfeeders by Judge Holdom to day. The court found the union, as a corporation, guilty of contempt of court "or violating an injunction restraining t as an organization from Interfering vlth the business or employes of ten irlntlng firms, members of the Chi ago Typothetae. The judge’s action reates a precedent, it being the first ime in the history of unionism In the 'nited States that a court has fined i union as a corporation. Appeal was aken from the declslgn. ADMIT MAGNITUDE OF LAND FRAUDS Secretary Hitchcock Expressei His Real Views in Incon spicuous Way. 20,000 ENTRIES BOGUS? That Number, Anyhow, Are Under Suspicion and in Process of In vestigation, for Which Much Money Is Needed. Washington, Dec. 16.—What Secre tary Hitchcock really thinks about the magnitude of the public land and tim ber frauds has appeared in a way least expected. The secretary gave out a statement several weeks ago declaring that the reports were, in some respects, grossly exaggerated. Now his views of the seriousness of the situation have appeared in an unconsplcuous place. The voluminous book of estimates of needed appropriations which the sec retary of the treasury sent to congress on the first day of the session calls for $250,000 to protect the public lands from fraudulent entry, and in very fine print on the same page is a long note of sev eral hundred words. The note is un signed, but in reality its author was Secretary Hitchcock. Among the rea sons which he gives in this note for the increased estimate are the following: "From every section of the country come complaints of the disposition of the public lands in violation of the despoliation of the timber, and the maintenance of unlawful inclosures upon the land. These complaints cite cases where it is found upon investi gation that speculators, cattle com panies, corporations and individuals are all engaged in an effort to plunder the public domain. The Fictitious Claims. “Entries are being made without res idence or improvement, timber lands are being taken for speculation and fictitious proofs are being made, espe cially before officers other than regis ters and receivers, as to the compliance of the claimants with the laws. The present appropriation furnished scanty support to scarcely sixty agents, and it is only necessary to state it in order to emphasize the impoteney of the pres ent force to reach out over the vast ' area of the public lands and protect them from the wholesale frauds that ■ arc now being attempted. I "The developments of the last six months have satisfied me that the present appropriations are wholly in adequate to secure anything like an ef fective execution of the laws and to clear the records of any considerable portion of the large number of alleged fraudulent entries now awaiting ac tion." ; The views of the secretary were im pressed upon the president several , weeks ago, for Mr. Roosevelt recom i mended that a large mount of money ! be made available for prosecuting the timber frauds. How great these frauds are, in the opinion or Mr. Hitchock, is shown by this futher quotation from his "note” attached to the annual esti mates: Many Under Suspicion. I "Nearly 20,000 entries are suspended on the charge of fraud. About half of this number are in the different stages of adjustment. About 6,000 entries un der the timber land law of June 3, 1878, have been suspended on a satsifactory showing that they have not been made in compliance with law, but in the in terest of other persons and corpora tions. There are about 2,500 entries which have been commuted under the homestead law without a sufficient showing of residence or improvements. Nearly 1,000 soldiers’ additional appli cations and a large number of soldiers’ widows’ applications are also shown to have been made in violation of the laws. To this must be added the large number of cases involved in timber trespasses and unlawful inciosures.” It appears from the remarks of Mr. i Hitchcock, through the unconsplcuous medium of the annual book of esti mates, that he regards the land frauds quite as seriously us the authors of the most sensational stories that have been published about them. TO MERGE* LINES SOON. Northwestern Road Will Take thi Omaha Under Its Wing Soon. New York, Dec. 1G.—The complete merger of the Chicago & Northwestern and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad companies is said j to be under consideration. Recent con j ferences of capitalists jointly interested j in tnese two properties have been held, ! and it is probable that a consolida tion plan will soon be laid before the directors. For several years the Omaha line has been operated as a part of the Chicago was almost tearfuL "F- Pxeha has a I Jgreat many children?" continued this dis appointed Investigator of Turkish cus toms. “yes, he has eleven children living. His wife Is very fvid of children. ' "Is she Turk.»h?" “No: she Is a Circassian lady of very good family." “Ah-h, a Circassian! She must be very beautiful; the boys are so handsome,” the pretty American remarked In u mollified tone. From a romantic traveler’s point »i view, If Turks persist In marrying as vir tuously and dully as every one else, al least to find them marrying' a Circassian slave was a trilio more solacing than It have found the single wife of correct Turkish descent. The young utd-de-can»p smiled as he made answer: "Yea, yea are quite right we mostly marry Clraasslans, and almosl all our children are beautiful." There are still enough harems through out Turkey sufficiently egoipped wtrh a plurality of wives to satisfy the most ex acting of travelers In search of a sensa tion. Even In Constantinople there art pashas and effendla rteh enoagh to keey up the old st&mdard of Moslem raurlta pomp. The majority, however, of the up per lil.OOO practice, M least outwardly, tht European fashion of taonogumy. Identity of Ideas. Now Yorker: Yabs.ey—1 have alwayi had as Idea that after a couple had beer married t or Borne time, even theli thoughts became, to a great degree. Idem tleal. Am I right, Peak? Mr. N. Peek—You are. About this tlm« my wife la tklnklng erer what she'll saj to me tor coming home so late. And sc am I. Cat Would Have Come Back. New York Times: When Mrs. Fer nandez, the theatrical agent, moved tc her summer home In L,arohmont she found herself near to a borrowing neighbor. Sosnetlmes It was a cut glass punch bowl, a silver soup ladle or t drawing room lam- When these ar ticles were not returned and anothei request was niade for a butter dish Mrs. Fernandez said to the little glr who came tor it: ‘'Yes, 1 will lend It; but tell you: mother that next time I will lend he: the family cat. That will be sure tc come back.” TWO BAD WRECKS OCCUR IN IOWA Collision Near Albia Kills Fiv*, Persons and Injures Ten More. CHILD BURNED TO DEATH freight Collided Near Adel in a Deep Cut While Rounding a Sharp Curve, Killing Three Men and Injuring Several. Ottumwa, la., Dec. 15.—Five Persons tvere killed and ten Injured In a wreck on the Chicago, Burlington and Quine; i x-oad, three miles west of Albla, la. Th« j westbound passenger train was In some manner derailed while running on to ' the Cedar creek bridge, and five cars 1 were wrecked by collision with the steel gli'ders of the bridge. The wreck age took flte and seveial of the vic tims were badly burned. The dead: MRS. W. E. MITCHEN, Albla, la. , killed I MILDRED MITCHEN, 3 years old 1 burned to death. THOMAS BEATTY, killed In wreck ' of smoking car. I - FRANKLIN, address un known. UNKNOWN MAN. The Injured: W. L. Martin, Chicago, leg sprained C. E. Blair, Lamonl, Mo., hip Injured Robert Ferguson, Mitchell, Neb., leg broken. Mrs. J. H. Robinson, Ottumwa, la. back sprained. E. T. Scott, Osceola, la., three rlbt broken. F. T. Browning Yates Center, Kan. hip Injured. Gabriel Allen, Chicago, waiter, dining car. William Branch, Chicago, cook, diner, It. Price, Chicago, cook, diner. S. T. Williams, Chicago, porter. Beatty, Franklin and the unknown man were laborers. The Injured were taken to Albla Cbarltan and Chicago. None of the Injured will die. Just what caused the accident is n mystery. As soon as the engineer no tloed there was something wrong he applied the air brakes, but was unable to stop the train. Five cars were com pletely burned and the remaining coaches badly damaged. I The work of rescue was carried or with difficulty as the cars took Art Immediately after the accident and . the bridge Is a high one. The train was In charge of Conductox R. W. Robinson and Engineer Wllllarr Wallace. Mildred Mltchen, the little 3-year-olc child of Mrs. W. E. Mltchen, was hung to one of the bridge girders and burned to death before the eyes of the unin jured passengers and trainmen. When the train was derailed, Just be fore reaching the bridge, the sides ol the cars struck the bridge and wen torn eut. The live coals from the stovi were scattered throughout the cars The Mltchen child fell through the bot tom of the car, its clothes catching tc the girder, where It cried loudly for lti | mother, who had been Instantly klllex In the wreck. | The cars and bridge In a few second: ' were a mass of flames and the chllx was burned to a crisp before aid coult each It. —4— COLLISION NEAR ADEL. Three Trainmen Killed and Several In jured on Milwaukee. I Des Moines, la., Dec. 15.—Threi trainmen were killed and five Injuret In ti freight collision on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul road neni Adel, la. A doubleheader, westbound and an extra freight, eastbound, cam* together In a deep cut on a eharj curve. Three engines and fourteer cars wer4 entirely demolished. The dead: FRANK. FINNICUM, engineer, De: : Moines. I OSCAR DYER, fireman, Des Moines ! WALTER WARD, engineer, Dei Moines. The Injured: ! Conductor Flynn, of the doublehead I er, serious. Brakeman Bell, of the doubleheader serious. Brakeman Fields, of the freight. Engineer Chambers, of the freight. 11. M. Bellman, brakeman of th< 'rcight, serious. EIG FIRE AT WHITING. 0 istroys About $45,000 Worth of Prop erty—Mayor Wired for Help From Sioux City. Whiting, la., Dec. 15.—Fire startini In the basement of Casady & Whiting': store at 6 o’clock Saturday evenlnj spread rapidly, and before It was con trolled had destroyed several of ttv business houses of the city with an ag gregate loss of $45,000. Duck of iir: protection was responsible for Hr heavy loss. The stores burned were: Casady t Whiting, two story business bulldim Including their general store; the Whit Ing bank, the opera house and lodg hall; also the clothing store of Casad; & Whiting, Baxter’s barber shop am D. Rust's drug store. The loss was par tially covered by Insurance. A specie train was made ready In Sioux City b go to the scene but the tire was ove before the train had fairly started. Cummins in Des Moines. Des Moines, la., Dec. 14.—Governo and Mrs. Cummins arrived from Bos ton at 5 o’clock this morning, after 1,500-mlle ride half way across th continent. They were driven rapidly t the bedside of the governor’s dyln mother, and when the lalter gave Joyous cry of recognition they realize thb raee had been won. The aged par ent Boemed to feel that her greatest de sire had been accomplished, and n longer made the struggle for life tha hud marked the past forty-eight hours She begun sinking rapidly, and it wa apparent that death would be but ; matter of a few hours. Army Eating Each Other. London. Dec. 15.—Advices froi Somaliland, East Africa, say the Ma Mullahs camp followers have taken t cannibalism, owing to shortage of sup piles. The body of a captive recentl exemuted by the mullah was Immediate • ly carried off and eaten. The feast wa participated In by the women, u hot the mulluh subsequently ordered exc cuted. Thet-s In turn were cooked an eaten by their late comrades. i It costs $6,235,000 to operate the gov eminent printing office. BLAMES PROMINENT MEN i - Mrs. Carter’s Husband Wants a Di vorce and He Makes Unpleasant Statements in His Petition. Chattanooga. Tenn., Dec. 15.—An. ' drew P. Carter, in an answer filed in court today to proceedings begun by : his wife to obtain possession of their 8-year-old boy, makes sensational ref erences to W. Preston Harrison of Chi cago, General Daniel E. Sickles and Colonel Pope, the bicycle manufactprer. : The Carter family troubles were aired in court today before Chancellor McConnell. Arguments were heard on a motion to take the divorce suit and habeas corpus case, involving charge* of kidnaping, to New York, where the Carters live. The court withheld de cision until next week, but Indicated that it would allow the divorce pro ceedings and other branches of the case to be tried in New York. Attorney Nichols of New York represented Mrs. Carter. Attacks Mrs. Carter's Friends. In the course of his answer to the bill filed in the local courts by Mrs. Carter, Andrew P. Carter says: "The statement that complainant is a fit and proper person to be the custodian of said minor is untrue. When he was with her she neglected him so shame fully that his natural affections for her Is almost obliterated and he looks with horror on any suggestion of returning to live with her. She is to say the least n. frivolous, pleasure loving woman, with no idea of the responsibility of her position as a mother or the duties she owes her child. The most intimate friend seems to be the man Pope, a bi- i; cycle manufacturer, who lives in vari ous sundry places and whose interest in her manifested by his conduct certain- i !y is most unusual. "Daniel E. Sickles, a retired major general of the United States army, ad mits in the deposition given by him on behalf of Mrs: Carter in the habeas j sorpus case that he killed a man about lis former wife and that his present ,vife has lived away from him in Spain ; 'or many years, for reasons which ha refuses to disclose. Brings in Harrison’s Name. "W. Preston Harrison, son of a for- ! mor mayor of Chicago and brother of ;he present mayor, who claims to be i gentleman of leisure and independent j ’ortune, had the good fortune to meet Wrs. Carter on her European trip and ipend some time in her company, al .hough he Is singularly reticent as to ;he details of ills acquaintance with ier. Others of the same general stripe, > ill of whom are no doubt bright and mining lights in the select circle ot New fork society, claim her friendship, jut are wholly unfit and improper to >e the Intimate associate of a young md handsome woman without any means of her own."_ ] FORCEPS IN WOUND. They Were Left There During Surgical Operation and the Man Lived Two Years. Chicago. Dec. 15.-Was the forcepi found In the body of Dr. J. B. Wash jurn of Renssealer, Ind., accidentally eft In the body after an operation per ’ormed at the Presbyterian hospital in fanuary, 1902?' At that time Dr. Wash jurn, who had undergone a previous ! iperation in the hospital in May, 1900, I iame to Chicago and, again entering i '.he hospital, underwent a second op i tratlon for the removal of a growth on , :he liver. The operation was per | formed by the late Dr. Christian Fen i ' ter. , . [ After returning to his home, when L *.he wound was healed Dr. Washburn, frequently complained of the sensation >f a metallic substance in his body. His aealth gradually failed, and upon his leath yesterday in a private hospital in Valparaiso, Ind., an autopsy was per formed, which revealed a forceps cov >rod with rust, imbedded in his body. ' ’ it D supposed that the forceps were >vet looked when the’instruments were •emoved from the cut at the conclu j jion of the operation in Chicago. I Dr Karl Doepfner, who assisted Dr. S’enger in many of ills operations, when luestloned about the matter, said he :ould not remember the specific case, jut admitted the possibility of the for ;eps being found in the cut. 1 "It Js not an unheard-of thing," said Dr. Doepfner. “Medical literature ■ records many such cases, although i aone has ever come under my personal cnowledge. In some cases the gold rings from the hands of the operating ■urgeons have slipped off into the abdominal cavity and have been found there. The removal of the forceps is really the work of the assisting sur geon. I have never heard of any pa tient of Di. Fenger ever being troubled i hat way." _ _ DEBUT IS A SUCCESS. Hiss Bessie Johnson, Daughter of Tom L., Proves Herself a Capable Actress. New York, Dec. 15.—Friends of Misa . Bessie Johnson are greatly pleased at 1 the successful debut of the young WOnr . in as an actress. Miss Johnson ap ; peared ut the Empire yesterday as . Countess Beatrice In "Jeptha's Daugh .or," elven by the students of the ' American Academy of Dramatic Arts ind Empire Dramatic school. She proved herself a capable actress, dainty mil pleasing. Tom L. Johnson sat In ; i box and saw his daughter act. ; MESSAGE TO WORLD. i - - United States Will Flash New Year's Greeting to All the Nations by Wire and Cable. Washington, Dec. 15.—The United States naval observatory today an nounced the details of its plan to send r telegraphic time signals throughout the - world to mark the beginning of the i new year. * The signals were sent out last year } for each of the four great standard ; time belts of the United States, but i this year it is proposed not only to se 1 cure a wider distribution of the signals - throughout North and South America - by the co-operation of the telegraph > and oable companies, but also to send t one or more of the four series of sig- , nals around the world and baclc to the s room in the observatory, where they i started. The signals will begin at 11; 55 p. m. and end at midnight, eastern time. The same series will be sent out an hour la ter, ending at midnight, central stand ard time; an hour later, for midnight 1 of mountain standard time, and an 3 hour after that for midnight of Pacific coast standard time._ Falls Thirteen Sto-ies. a Cincinnati, Dec. 15.—A heavy, wooden . scaffold used for bricklayers on the outside of the nineteenth-story build. i Ing of the First National bank fell ! without warning today from the thir ' teenth story and crushed in the root j of the Bradley. Sorin building. Tw« I workmen were fatally injured.