I " "■ . . .- .. * THE O’NEILL FRONTIER; D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. J’NEILL, NEBRASKA tag, -__1. . It was decided early last year. sooi> after the death of F. O. Penrose, to i ommenioratc his work in Athens by building onto the students' hosiel of the British school in Athens a library! to bear hLs mime. Mr. Penrose was the first director of the school in Athens, •nd was called on more than once by the Athenian authorities to advise as to the.preservation of the Parthenon. The total cost of I he building and liftings will be about $5,750, and so far $2,000 lias been received in subscriptions toward this object. The school con. If neces sary. afford out of Its otvn resources the sum of $3,000, but no more, so it seems that at least $750 should he raised by subscription if the building is to be opened free of debt during the arehaelogical congress In Alliens next spring. Some Interesting experiments in blasting tree butts with geliignilr a safety explosive—have recent ly been carried out at I,ord Heigh s Ktonleigh Abbey estate, near Kenilworth. Eng land. The usual boring was made and filled with the explosive. Ar. electric detonator was used, which enabled ihe operator to retire under cover at a safe distance. The butts operated on were of various size and species, but in' each case ihe method was found to give satisfactory results. It Is also claimed ; to combine efficiency with economy. This will help you to figure out just how large Texas really Is. If you have u star mathematician in your family, tell hint tlie number of square miles there are In the big stale, (lien tell him the population of the globe; then ask him if all ihe people In the world were placed In Texas and Its sod divided out among them per capita. Iiotv large would the man's farm he who hud a wife and two children? When he gets through figuring, then whisper in his ear; "More than half an acre." . The New York Historical society was I, 0 years old on November 20, and an anonymous gift of $290,000. just re ceived, places II i:i a position where It cun progress in Its work in a more sat isfactory manner than before. Few Veople know that this society possesses J. ie of tlie llnest art galleries in Amer ica, and a collection of Egyptiiui an tiquities which Miss Amelia U. Ed vards pronounced us the llnest outside 1 Egypt and surpassing them ill some lines. The American Bur association has passed a resolution in favor of estab lishing in the department of justice, Washington, a laboratory for the study »f the criminal, pauper and defective classes. In the bureau of education, Washington, Mr. McDonald has for several years been carrying on work of this kind under many difficulties, and It Is mainly owing to his Initiative that the foregoing resolution was framed. The lulls of the Mexican tlttlf railroad are laid on mahogany sleepers and the bridges built of white marble. In West Mexico Is n line with ebony sleepers and ! ballast of sliver ore drawn from the inlnes beside the track. The engineers constructing these railways had no oth- , er material on the route, and found It cheaper to use these seeming ext l ava- j gunclea than to import the ordinary material. Captain Scott, It. N.. and the ofllcrrs of the Discovery Antarctic expedition were present at the openlrg of the Antarctic expedition of water colors, photographs and other articles of In terest, used In tile south Polar legions during their recent expedition, which took place at the Bruton galleries. Sir Clements Markham, president of ihe Koyal ideographical society opened the exhibition. In some Interesting notes on Ihe re searches of Dr. Dii.vtd, a Kw Ism natural ist, In the Congo forest, there is refer ence to a find made by him of an arma dillo, four feet long, closely resembling Its congener of the pampuss. It fre quently assumes an erect attitude, sup porting Itself on its tail and holding the tree trunks with Its powerful fore claws. The Messrs. Nicola of Plttslnirg have presented to the Carnegie museum a magnificent tusk of a mastodon found on their property at Sharon, Pa. Di rector W. J. Holland, of the museum. Bays It is one of the most beautifully preserved and perfect pieces of fossil Ivor found In America, preserving Its whiteness and grain In a splendid tnan «—___ The authorities of the Congo Free State are endeavoring to popularize travel through their territory, and it has just been officially announced that the Congo railway has reduced the rati for first-class fares to £2 for a Journey of 240 miles. This is a great reduction on former fares and Is the lowest rale tn west Africa. Clarence H. Maekay, who since liis father died has been the head of the big telegraph and cable system established by his father, is another enthusiast about all sports. He Is fond of horses and lately has taken a great fancy to yachts. He used to be tin excelent shot and Is very fond of hunting big game. The recent riots in Innsbruck did net last long because :ht> Italian govern ment. which knows that It cannot have the Tyrol, was moderate In Its remon strances: and the Austrian authorities do not like demonstrations In which the students hurrah for Germany end sing the "Wavht am Hheln.’ The famous Australian novelist. Madame Mary von Ebner-Eschenba-h. possesses one of the finest collection of watches. A number of these timepieces are over 200 years old. and manv of them ure set In diamonds. Tlv* collec tion is said to be worth over $50,000. Alfred ti. Vanderbilt loves horses. He has a large farm near Newport, where he keeps his tine animals. He is one of the best four-in-hand whips in New York, and In the coaching season 1 his turnout is on the road daily. In spite of strong efforts made to Increase poultry culture in England, the Importation of eggs has again In creased during the last year, amount ing in value to $32.064.S00, as against }29,420,000 during the year 1902. When dining with the king of Eng land (where uniform is not worn) the proper dress consists of evening dress coat, evening dress waistcoat, breeches and black silk stockings or trousers and white necktie. Fornelius Vanderbilt, in spite* of his activity in business and as an inventor, devotes lots of his time in the sum mer to yachting. That is really his ' only pastime, and he is intensely fond ! ®f the sport. ■ ♦ • ■ — A large deposit of copper has been I discovered In the state of Santa <"ath- 1 «iina, Brazil. Work on exploitation I mill begin. The concession is in the •»nd« of a German syndicate. HEROIC FIGHT OF NEBRASKA WOMAN Gives Her Life Saving Her Chit, dren From Their Burn ing Home. DIED IN GREAT AGO^Y Fatally Burned by Explosion of Gaso* line and Her Home in Flamec, Mother Enacts a Terrible T ragedy. Norfolk, Nob., Jan. 4.—('leaning cloth ing for the approaching holiday and its celebration, using gasoline for the pur pose, Mrs. Joseph Keuss was burned to death in a terribly tragic manner at her home near Elgin, Neb. 1 . nig an open pan of gasoline a short distance from ; heated took stove, the wo nan was suddenly covered with llaming fluid as the result of an explo sion Attempting desperately to quench the Haze that enveloped her body, eat irg her clothing and leaping into her face and hair, she used up almost all of ini strength. Quilts and blankets, which she seized in an effort to stop the Hie were burned. Finally despairing in her attempt to put out the Hames she van out of the house succeeded in reaching tin* water tana at the barn and dived into the icy liquid. With a hissing the water put a stop to the fire, but her clothing had •.. so nearly destroyed that the frail particles remaining dropped off into the tank, leaving the suffering woman nude. Still courageous, however, she ran back to the house to put out the lire and save her children. When she had done this she dropped exhausted into a chair, where her husband, some hours later, found her moaning and charred. For a night and a day she lived In horrible agony, finally suc cumbing. She was formerly Miss Ger trude Eichman of Carroll, la. W I n ULDnUU htl-UHl UCLAItU Inspector Wright Is III at His Home in Wisconsin. Washington, D. Jan, 4. -Alliert O. Wright, suiievvlsor of Indian schools, who Home weeks ago made an ex haustive examination of conditions on the Winnebago reservation growing out of the charges made by Father Schell, is lying dangi rously 111 at his home In Madison, Wis. Supervisor Wright, it it supposed, gathered many Interesting facts regarding the situation on and contiguous to the Winnebago reserva tion. but owing to his sudden Illness !u» ouservutlons have not yet been com municated to the Indian bureau. Com missioner Jones regrets this, as It had been Ills hope to clear up the moral at mosphere alleged to surround the Win nebagoes before bis term of office ex pired. However, it now seems that tills Is not to be, and II will remain for his successor, Frances K. Leupp, to den with the troublesome problems of which complaint has been made. GUARANTY BONO FILED. Treasurer Mortensen Has Plenty Of fers to Give Personal Bond. Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 4. State Treas urer Mortensen does not Intend to giv< a peronul bond and neither does In expert to resign his office. He has un til Thursday to attend to the matter and things a e already shaping them selves so that no Omaha bank neeo cinbarass itself because of tin- stati treasurer. Mr. Mortensen received Ills guaranty bond for *1.000.000 and It l> not Improbable that he will tender this to the governor and that notwithstand ing the supreme court opinion It will be accepted and approved. The bond episode lias demonstrated Ibat Nebraska is full of moneyed men Mho are willing to go on the bond of Mr. Mortensen and that without a guaranty bond behind them. He has received many telegrams from all parts of the state offering to go on Ills bond. All of these the state treasurer has refused with thanks. Those bankers, however, who have Hent in messages to the effect that they desire to go on the bond Mill not be forgotten by the treasurer when the bond Is finally fixed up. and neither Mill he hold resent ment against the Omaha bankers, but It Is safe to predict that the smaller banks out In the state Mill get a larger share of tile slate money and the deposits In the Omaha banks Mill-be correspondingly cut down. The money In the various state funds, 4:s shown by the report of Treasurer Mortensen for the month of December, Is at the lowest ebb, when compared with the reports of several months back. In all funds there ts on band only *174,530.32. This Is due to tile enormous amount of money that has been paid out this month, including the money In the temporary school fund which Mas apportioned to the various school districts of the state. There was expended during the month *581,089.94, and there was on hand at the begin ning of the month *336,853.62. During the fiscal year the receipts and ex penditures run along neck and neck, with the expenditures Just a little ahead of the receipts. There Mas paid Into the treasury during the year *3, 875,273.40. and there Mas paid out *3 - 894.176.88. — +-— FEDERATION WINS OUT. Saloons in Omaha Must Close Places of Business at 12. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 4. -The (’ivn\ fed eration scored a notable triumph at a session ol til - lire and police commis sioners in its crusade for stricter regu lations of saloons and vice. Protests had been tiled by (he federation against the granting of licenses to fifteen sa loons in the red light district and to the music halls. Licenses were issued to the saloons m question on pledges be ing given that they would be dosed promptly at midnight and that liquor should nol b sold either to minors or to women. Licenses were a'so Issued to the music hails with the distinct un derstanding that no women of immoral character should be allowed to enter ot mingle with audiences. The protests were withdrawn, Mr. Thomas remain ing that three things which most deeply concerned the t'lvic federation had been Granted. RECEPTION TO M'GREEVY. O'Neill Banker Finds Many Friends Willing to Sympathize. O Nelli, Neb.. Jan. I!.- Bernard MeGreevy had, perhaps, more callers to see him i t the county jail than anyone else In the town. He says everyone appears to be f-iendly and that several have expressed their good wishes toward him. MeGreevy at one time lived oa a homestead north west of town and many of his old neigh bors called lo see him No move has been made yet looking to ward bail, but several offers of bail huvt been tenderet . The dale of thy prelim lnary hearing jus been fined by irte county judge to take place on January/li. Jr CANDIDATES ON DECK. Aspirants for Places During Session of Legislature Are Out Looking for Plums. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2.—Evidently desirous of getting in on the ground Joor early, a number of candidates for places in the legislature nave arrived and opened headquarters or have taken rooms so their friends can have a place to congregate. The candidates for speaker here to night are Kous*\ of Hall, Wilson of Pawnee, and Perry. These have been .anvassirrg each other, as there are >nly Hogrefe of Richardson ynd Mc Lain of Seward for them to work on. The candidates for president of the senate who are here to stay are: Jen nings of Thayer, Pries of Arcadia, Moekett of Lancaster. Senators Tuck *r of Richardson and Backson of Gage ire also here, but both refused to sayi which of the candidates they would vote for. John Wall and < ’lyde Barnard, who want to succeed themselves as chief mil assistant clerk in the house, are ooklng after their interests as fast' is the members of house get here. Persons looking for jobs in the senate lave not arrived yet, though it is not •xpecterl that the places will go beg ring. Pool of Cass county, who is a .andidate for secretary, will have op position among the old senators, and already some of the members have re volved letters urging that they vote against him. ♦— DIAMONDS DROPPED FROM DRAY. Peculiar Adventure of Lincoln Woman Who Sues for $30. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2.—Oik* day n at; •go a Lincoln delivery company was en-; gaged to deliver household goods for Nellie Langan. Among other things *as a satchel containing $2,800 worth of dia monds. They never arrived. The woman advertised for their return and alleges she paid Detective James F. Dawson $25 reward for bringing them to her. She has now' brought suit in the, court of Justice Greene to recover this sum and the $1.30 paid to advertise the lossj She says that when she sought an ac counting with the delivery company her Importunities were met with indifference.^ Charging carelessness in the delivery of the goods, inattention in the management of the property in the dray, she asks judg ment for $30 from the delivery company. Detective Dawson said that the diamonds' dropped from the van; that a woman an-j swered m\ advertisement in a Lincoln pa per and while she was in the office was. accosted by himself and another officer who led her away to her home on North' Fourteenth street. There they procured, the diamonds, gave her the reward of fered and returned the jewels to the wom an who lost them. Mr. Dawson said that the recompense was identically what they gave the tinder, whose name has been for gotten A few days ago a woman visited a Lin coln attorney, told of finding a satchel of diamonds and of her grievance against police officers. She said she went to the office of the paper, asked the address of. the owner who had advertised and while waiting for it. under some pretext of a! clerk, was soon In the custody of officers.! She said that the clerk instead of getting her the address telephoned for the offi cers. Being willing to give up the Jewelry she said she readily turned it over and received a reward of $10. She was ag grieved, however, at having been thus! humiliated. The attorney informed her that she had no redress at law. UPHOLDS CHIEF DONAHUE. Charges Filed Against Officer by the Civic Federation Not Sustained. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2. —A verdict was yesterday rendered by the board of lire and police commissioners in favor of Chief of Police Donahue, against whom charges had been filed charging him with harboring criminals and In other ways violating his oath of office. The, charges were filed by Elmer E. Thomas, -•a behalf of the civic federation. The decision is signed by all the members of tin* board and states that the evidence does not sustain the charges. Chief Donahue, among other things, was charged with failing to enforce the Slocum law, which provides for midnight and Sunday closing of saloons. The trial has been fraught with considerable In terest on account of the depositions taken by Attorney Thomas from convicts in the Anamosa, la., penitentiary, and oth ers who have figured to some extent In the recent proceedings by the same at torneys against Thomas Dennison, in connection with an Iowa diamond rob bery. During the progress of the trial .4 bomb was exploded In the hallway ot Thomas’ home, which served to inten sify the feeling aroused between tho friends of Donahue and the civic federa tion. SON THOUGHT DEAD, RETURNS. Went to Transvaal Six Years Ago and Sorved in Boer Army. Fluttsmouth, Neb., Jan. 2.—Mr. and Mrs. \V. H. Fohlson are perhaps the hap piest people in the state since the return, of their son. John, who eame home on Christmas day, after an absence of six years. The reuniting of the family was made doubly happy by the fact that for four years the aged parents had mourned the boy as dead. Young Fohlson, in coippany with a party of prospectors, went to South Afri ca about live years ago, and was there at tile outbreak of the hostilities be tween England and the Boer republic. The last letter his parents received from him stated that ho had joined the Boer forces, and was preparing to take active part in the hostilities against the oppo sition forces. Hearing nothing further from the boy from that time to the pres ent, the parents feared that he had'been killed. it now develops #that young Fohlson performed heroic service for the Boer re public, and was fortunate enough to es cape the English bullets. Before the war fohlson succeeded in accumulating some valuable property possessions, and hi.* time since the end of the war has been taken up in looking after bis property. He frequently wrote letters to his par ents, but for some unknownn cause they failed to reach their destination. When Mr. Fohlson returns to South Africa he expects to take his parents with him. Injured in a Runaway. Lyons, Neb., Dec. 30.— Joseph Lar son’s driving horse in turning a cor ner struck the sidewalk, throwing him to the ground on his head. The horse then rushed into a passing funeral pro cession but was caught. Mr. Larson was not seriously hurt. FIRE AT GOEHNER. Drug Store and Hotel, Both Frame Structures, Burned. Goehner, Neb., Dec. 31.-—C. W. Moss er’s drug store and the Goehner hotel,! a frame structure, which, together with the drug store, burned to the ground yesterday. Ernest Kruhms’ hardware store was damaged consid erably, but by heroic work of the citi zens it was saved from burning. DR. CHADWICK AT LAST IN NEW YORK Was Greyly Shocked When He Learned That He Had Been Indicted. HE SAYS HE IS INNOCENT — i Cannot Believe Things He Has Read in the Newspapers Can Be True— Will Return to Cleveland Freely. New York. Jan. 3.—Dr. Leltoy S. Chadwick, under Indictment at Cleve land with his wife for uttering a forg ery, reached here toddy on the steamer I Pretoria. Dr. Chadwick and daughter! occupied one of the poorer stations in | the second qabin. An Associated Press representative met Dr. Chadwick anJ delivered some ! mail for the daughter. The doctor was j l eading a piaper when first seen. Upon i approaching the wharf Dr. Chadwick j became quite nervous, and the ap 1 proaeh of the reporter caused him j great trepidation. He was asked for | | an interview but declined to talk at ihnt time. He was later informed of j his indictment, and trembling marked- ; I ly said: "I have heard nothing of this mat ter and will say nothing until I get some authoritative information." He then went into his daughter’s cabin and remained until Sheriff Barry ar rived with a warrant. "There will be no arrest or even de tention of the doctor,” said Sheriff Barry. "Dr. Chadwick lias consented to return to Cleveland without for mality." Dr. Chadwi k gave to the Associated Pi ess the following interview: "1 am shocked by the recent turn of events. I ain innocent of all charges against me, and can point with piride to my; thirty-five years of residence in Cleve- j land. I cannot believe that the dread- i ful things printed in the papers are true. I am entirely without informa- j tion as to the case except what I have read in the papers and what you have ! been good enough to tell me." Papers In a civil suit were served by a Brookline, Mass, officer, but others were refused permission to see the doc tor. The party did not go to New York, but will leave for Cleveland from J Jersey City this afternoon. The doctor’s daughter will visit rela- ; fives in Florida. — - THE CHADWICKS MEET. Husband and Wife Enact a Touching ; Scene in Cleveland Jail. Cleveland, O., Jan. 3.—Unheralded j And unembarrassed by a crowd of the curious, the homecoming of Dr. Leroy | S Chadwick was in diametric contrast to the arrival of his wife three weeks since. The early hour of the arrival and the fact that but few people were about at that hour made the doctor's arrival quite like that of any ordinary traveler. No one was at the station to meet hint, with exception of Attorney Kerrush. Even his stepson, Emil Hoover, failed to jjee him until !) o’clock. Young Hoover had planned to board the train at the Euclid ave nue station, but the train had come Into the station and departed before Emil was aware of the fact. Sheriff Barry and Dr. Chadwick were quickly driven to the county Jail. A bond provided Saturday by Attorney Virgil P. Klin" and Attorney Dawley was at the Jail on the arrival of Dr. Chadwick, and he was soon released. After the preliminaries in the sher iff's office Dr. Chadwick was escorted by Sheriffff 3arry to the fourth floor of the woman's ward, where his wife is held a prisoner. The meeting be tween the two was pathetic in the extreme. Mrs. Chadwick arose when she heard the steps in the corridor and fell into her husband's arms when she recognized him. Both broke down und wept convulsively for several min utes while clinging to each other, the sheriff attempting to console them. There was no artificiality about the scene. Genuine grief, genuine joy in termingled. Even the sheriff, hardened by continual contact with people in every form of distress, was deeply af fected. Little by little the first shock grew less severe, and the two sat down for a talk that continued for an hour and a half. There were pleadings and partial responses when the more se rious predicament of husband and wife was at length appreciated. Dr. f.'hadwick has lost his all "in the op erations of his wife and the large inde- | pendent fortune of his only child has been ! swept away. Sufficient reason, it would seem, for some show of heartlessness on i his part. Mrs. Chadwick tried to Imbue 1 him with the thought of her innocence of any wrong doing. His only response to j these pleas was "I hope so." The troubles into which both have been plunged were thoroughly discussed. The | wife told the story lnterpersed by violent I tits of weeping, in which at times Dr. ' Chadwick joined. There were no apparent evasions, but there was a constant cry of | "trust me, trust me," on the part of the j woman. "Don't believe these stories which the j newspapers have been printing about me," j she said. "They are all lies; every one ! of them. 1 have done nothing wrong. Be- i lieve me, trust me; everything will come out all right in the end, and it will be seen j that I have not been guilty of these things ; tile public charge me with. Don't think I j deceive you; I will tell you the truth, and j 1 wilt tell you that all these reports are i lies—lies." "I can only hope so," was the husband's answer. "1 have trusted and it is hard to believe anything, my mind is so'eon fused. This has alf been such a terrible shock and I don’t understand any of It. 1 want to think of it. 1 do not say l won't trust you; only give me time to collect my thoughts. 1 Ever since I heard of tilts trouble in Paris | I have been bothered, and my life has j been made almost unbearable. 1 have ; been followed and hounded until I can j think of nothing else. I am not the judge; ! t can only hope that everything will come I out all right, as you say." | After an hour's earnest conversation I conducted for the most part in a scarcely ' audible whisper Sheriff Barry was asked | by Mrs. Chadwick to send for her attor- i ney, J. P. Dawley, who was waiting with j Attorney Kerrush in the jail office. Mr. ! Dawley went to Mrs. Chadwick's cell and i held a conference with her and Dr. Chad- j wick, the result of which was said to be I he instructing of the two prisoners by Dr. Dawley of iheir luture public action. Dur ing the time of Mr. Dawley's presence with them both Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick gave way to their feelings, and Mrs. Chad wick wept aloud. Mr. Dawley was with hem for an hour. When he and Dr, Chad wick arose to leave ihe Jail Mrs. Chadwick Apparently felt more severely than ever before the desolation of her position. She knew neither that her husband was hei champion and protector nor that hie sym pathy for her had been swept away. She clung to him for a moment, and again pleaded with him for his confidence. With tears in his eyes he fold her she had his confidence until proof is produced to shat ter it. The doctor was dazed for a moment upon reaching the turnkey's room. Kmi! Hoover had arrived at the juLJ while Dr. Chadwick was with his wife and waiting for his stepfather in the office. The man grasped both hands of the boy and searched his face for a moment before either spoke. “Emil," slowly .said the doctor, “it lias been a long time since 1 saw you. Many things have happened since then." The boy made no response to his father and started to leave the jail. “Has your regard for Mrs. Chadwick— since her—” began a questioner of Mr. Chadwick, as he was leaving. T cannot say anything.” said the physi cian. “You will have to talk with Mr. Duwley of Mr. Kerrush “ ‘ There will be no statement,” said Mr. Daw ley, “so you may as well let him rest.” On his ride from New York Dr. Chad wick became more reserved and sadder as he approached his home city, and he was loath to discuss the trouble. “It is a little different homecoming than I have been accustomed to,” he said, with a wan smile. “Sheriff Barry has been most kind, and has made the trip as pleasant as possible under the circum stances. My daughter remained in New York and will leave at once for Florida, where she will stay, at least for the pres ent. “All this trouble has come on me with such suddeness that 1 am almost crushed. Of course, 1 am not guilty of any wrong doing.” “How do the people of Cleveland look upon me?” the doctor anxiously inquired. “For thirty-five years I have made that city my home, and this is the first time there has been the faintest taint of my name. It is all too awful to contemplate. Even my home has been taken from me. and if reports are true I am a penniless pauper. I cannot suspect my wife, for I must first learn her story from her own lips before 1 can judge her. Heaven grant, that it may be cleared up at once.” There has been some question in the minds of the lawyers whether Dr. Chad wick has the occupancy of his Euclid ave nue home since it has been taken pos- I session of for the benefit of the creditors ; of Mrs. Chadwick, and it has been thought by Lhe lawyers that Dr. Chadwick cannot be barred from its use. He spent the day at the heme of Attorney Virgil Kline, and may go to his own home today. . HOLIDAYS STOP TRADE Inventories, the Great Storm and Other Causes Give Progress a Severe Check. New York, Jan. 3.—Dun & Co.'s Review says: Holiday week brought customary quiet conditions in the business world, inventories and preparations for an nual settlements monopolizing atten tion except in some branches of man ufacture where immediate deliveries were required. Severe storms also in terrupted communication and trans portation, particularly at the west, but on the whole the elements were hope ful, for the drouth was broken in the Pittsburg region. By this resumption of a boating stage on the rivers ship ments of coal were made possible and the coke output restored to normal ] volume. Annual reviews indicate that business has made a mych better showing than seemed possible at the outset, the second half comparing very favorably with the first six months, and the amount of business on the books in leading industries promises still further improvement in 1905. Traffic returns of December indicate that gross earnings of the railways were 7.2 per cent, larger than in the previous year, and foreign commerce for the last week at this port shows an increase of $1,543,163 in exports and a very large gain of $3,819,245 in im ports, as compared with 1903. Iron Industry Is Prosperous. Buoyant sentiments prevailed in the iron and steei industry. Quotations are not only fully maintained, but In many instances further advances marked the last days of the old year. The industry on a whole is in a re markably strong position, as compared with the close of last year. Supplies of native hides are accumu lating, owing to the liberal movement of cattle, and the tone Is easier, but small stocks of branded hides main tain that department. The leather market is strong in tone, because it isi believed that footwear manufacturers have small stocks on hand and will purchase freely in the near future. Although salesmen for New England shoe factories have secured few spring orders in the western territory, owing to the high priced demand, the limited supplies in the hands of jobbers and dealers will necessitate replacing of broken assortments in the near future. Textile manufacturing is progressing satisfactorily, despite the peculiar con ditions of the raw material markets. Buyers of cotton goods are reluctant to place orders on account of the sharp decline in cotton, hut the limited stocks and difficulty of securing prompt delivery hold prices steady. There Is a good inquiry for export. Woolen goods are advancing be cause of the upward tendency of wool, and purchasers are more Willing to place contiacts at prevailing rates. Failures this week number 252 in the United States, against 329 last year, and 11 in Canada, compared with 17 a year ago. KILLS WIFE AND SELF. _ i Illinois Man Held His Wife on Rail road Tracks While a Train Ran Over Both. Carbondale, 111., Jan. 3.—A. B. Hemphill, and wife were killed near here by a fast train on the Illinois Central. Hemphill was drinking heav ily. and during a quarrel threw his wife to the track and held her there while the train ran over both of them. President Takes a Hand. Washington, Jan. 3.—It is announced that by order ot' the president, District Attorney Hall of the federal district of Oregon, has been removed from office. Hall was indorsed for reappointment by both Senator Mitchell and Repre sentative Hermann, both of whom re cently went to Oregon to appear before the grand jury In the land fraud eases. The president took up the charges of Irregularities In the district attorney's office and this caused an inquiry to be made. On the reports received today’s action was taken. It is alleged there has been obstruction of justice and that certain prominent men have been shielded and attempts made to prevent certain parties giving evidence before the grand jury. The announcement of Hall's removal was made by Attorney General Moody after a conference with the president. Moody declined to say what the charges, if any, were, but added it was for the good of the service. Earlier In (he day Senator Fulton of Oregon had a conference with the president In re gard to the land fraud cases. '•CHOCK RESTORED VOICE % __________ | Indianapolis Young Woman Made Speechless by Illness, Recovers as Result of Emotion. Indianapolis, Ind..Dee. 31.—After hav ing been unable to speak for fifteen years. Miss Emma Rogers suddenly re I covered her voice lust night, and today | ..aiked with friends as well as she ever lid. Miss Rogers had an attack of the grip and became very nervous. v.ilh the _ ! result that she lost her voice. She learned the deaf mute alphabet and for years communicated with members of the family In that way. The recovery of speech, according to the family, was the result of a ner vous shock. For several months a young man has been boarding at her father's house, becoming attached to i the young woman. Yesterday another M man who had had trouble with the U lover and had made threats against * him, applied to Mrs. Rogers for board. Mr. Rogers was inclined to take him as a boarder, but Miss Emma heard the conversation and protested violently by gestures and use of the sign language -against his admission. The parent grew more determined, and, it is said, spoke disparagingly of the daughter's lover. jThis excited her greatly, and she suddenly began to pro test with her voice. She was sojnueh affected by the recovery of speech that she became ill, and a physician had to be called. An aunt of the young lady lost her voice several years ago, and six months later recovered it as sud denly as it had been lost. MYSTERY IN KILLING. Man Fatally Shot Thinks He Was Vic tim of a New Yorh Police Conspiracy. New York, Dec. 31.—William O’Brien was probably fatally shot while stand ing near where Robert Brennan was killed by Patrolman Mallon last May. O’Brien was the principal witness against Mallon. O’Brien's assailants escaped, and he refuses to make a statement. "When you're against the cops, get all that’s coming to you," said the wounded man. Three suspects are un der arrest. Brennan was walking down tlie Bowery and just passed the saloon where Brennan was killed, when a shot rang out. O’Brien fell with a bullet in the abdomen. The police ad vance the theory that O’Brien had been in a fight. THE COLORADO FIGHT. Two Contesting Republicans Are Seat ed by the Senate—Democrats Are Active. Denver, Colo.. Dee. 31.—By the seat ing ot State Senators Darels and Mil lard it is believed in democratic circles the republicans have gained such con trol of the assembly that Governor Peabody will be reseated. The repub licans plan this, it is sa’d, by throwing out tile vote of all the democratic wards. Some doubt exists regarding the posi tion of the state canvassing board in going behind the returns, although it is believed there will he some opposition. Judge Samuel L. Carpenter ap peared before the supreme court to day in response to a citation requiring hint to show cause why it should not quash the writs of mandamus issued against the state canvassing board, and why he assumed jurisdiction in disregard of an opinion of the supreme court. Judge Carpenter explained he did not know the full purport of the opinion when the writs were issued, and admitted his obligation to dismiss the proceedings. The explanation was accepted and the citation dismissed. Attorneys Rush and Bell explained their connection by pleading ignorance of the issuance of writs and the opin ion of the supreme court, and the de cision ot their case was withheld. INSURANCE SWINDLE. A New York Man Charged With Con spiracy and Forgery Involving $150,000. Philadelphia, Dec. 30.—Charges of con spiracy, false pretense and forgery, in volving $tr.0,000 are made against John Hough, alias Baker, who was committed in the city hall police court yesterday to await a requisition from the New York authorities. New York detectives ar rested Bough as he was leaving the coun ty jail, where he had served six months for swindling operations in the name of the Boyer Sign Manufacturing company of Philadelphia. According to information in the posses sion of the. police department Bough and other persons who have since disappeared established an insurance company under the name of the Lloyds Insurance com pany of America. The concern, it is al leged, wrote $4,000,000 worth of tiro insur ance and collected $Tj0,000 in premiums, the insured having been led,'it Is charged, to believe that Bough was the American agent of Lloyds of London. Six months ago a collapse followed an alleged non payment of a policy and the prosecution claims that the discovery was then made that the safe was filled with assets in the shape of worthless deeds and mortgages. The New York authorities asked that he be. released on less than $10,000 bail and he was held to await requisition His at torney has secured a writ of habeas cor pus returnable January 4. FAIRBANKS A MASON. Vice President-Elect Takes the First Three Degrees in One Day and Becomes a Master. Indianapolis, Dec. 31.—Vice President elect C. W. Fairbanks was initiated to day into the mysteries of Free Ma sonry. He began with the apprentice degree, advanced in three hours to the dignity of a*"*fellow craftsman and ended tonight with the third, or Mas ter Mason’s degree. The taking of ;ht three degrees in one day is unusual, and the ceremonies attracted many members of the order to this city by its novelty as well as by reason of the distinguished position of the candidate. Mr. Fairbanks was jokingly warned of the ordeal through which he was about to pass. He took all rallies good naturedly, but as he approached the lodge room it was evident that he re garded his entrance hi to Masonry as a serious matter. The senator went through the exami nation wit hot a break and was con gratulated warmly after the third de gree was conferred. Following the cer emonies he was entertained at dinner at the Columbia club by members of the order. DEPEW SAYS HE WINS Junior Senator From New York An nounces That He Is Certain of His Re-Election. New York. Doe. 31.—Senator Depe\c fuid today he hud won in his campaign for re-election. He made the announce ment after a conference with Governor Udell, Speaker Nixon and a few oilier*.