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THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , DECEMBER J3 , 1901. Senator Morgan is Author of Construction Measure , A8KS A TOTAL OF $180,000,000. Invests Control of Nloaraguan Water , way In United States Board Lodge Gives His Vlewa of Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Changes In Civil Service. I Washington , Doc. 11. Senator Mor X&n yeaUrday Introduced u > bill pro * -riding for tlio construction of the Nicaraguan - araguan cnnal. Tlio bill provides nn aggregate of $180,000,000 , of which 95,000,000 Is in ado immediately avail able. Tlio control of tlio canal la -vested In n board of eight cltlzeiui of the United States , In addition to tlio eccrctary of wnr , who IB to bo prcfll- -dent. These motnborH of tlio board ro to bo paid a salary of | 8,000 n year each , and they nro to b chosen rogardlcsa of political tiJllllatlon. tThero IB n provision authorizing tlio establishment of a regiment from tlio regular army on the canal bolt to guard It properly. Mr. Ledge called tip the Hay * "Paunccfoto treaty In the senate yester day and 111 ado a brief statement re garding the convention. Mr. Ledge contended that tlio new treaty does away with till the objectionable feat- urea of the treaty of the last oongreRB nnd enumerated the particular ! * In which the revised agreement confer - for in B to the action of the Bcnato In the iHHt congress , when the old treaty waa before It. Ho analyzed the now treaty from beginning to end , showing that In specific terms it abrogates the Clayton-Buiwor treaty of 1850 , which , AID said , had stood constantly In the * vay of the construction of an lnth- lan canal. The abrogation of tlilti treaty , he contended , wan a most 1m- gxirtant achievement , and ho did not fcollovo that the United States shoulder or would lese an opportunity to make secure that concession. ARANGEMENT IS A PROTOCOL. Agreement Signed by Nicaragua Can not Be Considered as a Treaty. Washington , Dec. 11. The arrange ment entered into at Managua yesterday - day between United States Minister Worry and the minister of foreign af- lairs was in the nature of a protocol auid not a treaty. It Is In effect a definition , in advance , of the character of a treaty that Nicaragua is willing tto enter into with the United States nnd Qr at Britain. There are sup- T > OB tl to bo legal reasons why a treaty jniro and stinplo could not bo entered Jato between the United States and 'Hloariigua in advance of the consum- inatlon of the Hay-Pauncofoto treaty. A nlmilar agreement has been , or will lie , made with the government of Costa alien 10 secure uio necesBary t > a ttiait part of the San Juan river ostiontlal for canal purposes and pos- albly subject to Costa Rlcau sever eignty. Speaker Announces Committees. Washington , Dec. 11. Speaker Hen derson , at the session yesterday , an nounced the appointment of the com mittees. Usually the committees arc not appointed ( untll after the holiday recess , but Speaker Henderson had the situation well in hand when congress - gross met , and , having completed the grists , ho announced them. The early "Appointment of the committees should facilitate legislation considerably. A general speech on the Philippines \rtLB delivered by the venerable ex- Speaker Grow ( Pa. ) . Burke ( S. D. ) formally announced the death of Sen ator Kyle , and as a mark of respect the house Immediately adjourned. The adjournment was until Friday. Amending Civil Service Rules. Washington , Doc. 11. The presi dent yesterday approved a number of amendments to civil service rules 8 and 10 , recommended by the civil ser vice commission some weeks ago and subsequently passed on as to their legal aspect by the attorney general. Probably the most Important of them provides for discontinuing the pay of persons found to have been irregularly Appointed. * Hackett's Resignation Is Accepted Washington , Dec. 11. The prosl dent has accepted the resignation of Frank WHachott as assistant secre tary of the navy , to take effect next Monday. His successor , Charles H. Darling of Vermont , who is expected hero in a day or two , will relieve him of his official duties on that day. Senate Proceedings. Washington , Dec. 11. The open sea- don of the senate yesterday was do- "voted to such matter as the presenta tion of petitions , memorials , etc. The senate then wont Into secret session on motion of Senator Lodge and ad journed at 1:55 : o'clock p. m. President Fills the Vacancy. Washington , Dec. 11. It was an nounced after the cabinet meeting yesterday that Judge Francis E. Baker had been decided upon by the president for the vacant Judgeshlp in the Seventh circuit of Indiana. Schaefer Defeats Slosson. New York , Dec. 11. Schaefer de feated Slosson for first honors in the International billiard championship tournament last night by a score of 400 to 355. Judge William H. Wlthey Dead. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 11. Judge William H. Wlthoy , who was promi nent in Grand Army circles through out the state , dted suddenly at all fcome IK this city of heart failure. EXPLOSION SHAKES SHARON , Nine Men Injured , Two of Whom Will Probably Die. Sharon , 1'a. , Dec. 11. An explosion that shook tlio earth for mlkm around , shattered wlndoWH In hundrodn of lioiiRun at South Sharon , moved adja cent buildings from their foundations and caused the Injury of nine men , two poihapn fatally , occurred at the Sharon Stuol company's plant yostor- day. Out of the nine men Injured , four were taken to the hospital. They nro : Michael Howard , Michael Bar- quorlch , Edward Altaian and Casslus Truxall. All wore badly burned. The explosion occurred in the cast ing department of the pig mill. The metal wan being poured from the ladle Into the canting machine when It caino In contact with some water , which caused a blast that wan felt a great dlHtanco. The coating IIOUBO wan com pletely wrecked. Largo ctrlps of heavy corrugated Iron beams and oth er material were hurled hundreds of yards , A part of the conveyor was "blown Bovoral hundred feet , whllo not n vestige of the iron roof of the mll\ remains. FIND WATERY GRAVES. Four Sailors Lose Their Lives While Trying to Reach Shore. Halifax , N. S. , Dec. 11. Four Bca- men , thought to belong to the Norwe gian tituainor Kiln , loot their lives ycHturday In an attempt to reach fihoro for aBHlfltuuco for tholr Bhlp. The Ella was bound from Burnt Bay , N. F. , to this city In ballast , and when off Scattorlo Island lost her propeller. The captain called for volunteers to man u boat to go to Loulnburg for as- fllHtanco and flvo of the crow ro- Rpondud. The boat was provisioned nnd put off. A high Hoa was running and the men could make but little progrcHB. They soon became ex hausted and the sea filled tholr boat. Ono by ono they sank until but one re mained. Ho reached the shores of Malnadlou , whcro ho told the story. Being badly used up , he IB unahlo to tell the natnos of the men who lost tholr lives , except that ono was an officer. SEVEN OF THE CREW PERISH. Six Sailors Drowned and Another Dies From Exposure. Aberdeen , Wash. , Dec. 11. The British bark Plnmoro , Master Janie- Bon , bound from Santa Rosalia to Portland , wont Into the surf at the moulh of Raft river , north of Gray's Harbor. The crow of 30 abandoned the ship and took to the boats , ono of which capsized shortly after leaving the voBBel and six men drowned. The other boat reached shore safely after being out for 3G hours. Ono man died from exposure. Following are the dead : Joseph White. .1. W. White , U. Draak. T. Prior , H. Drover , Stanley Sheron and Carl Nelson. The bark Ernest Ileyor , ashore north of Grnv's Harbor , is broken In wo and IB a wreck. Fire Stops Work In Mine. Ilarrlshurg. Pa , , Dec. 11. Fire broke nit In the Big Uck mine , near Lykcns , last night and Is still raging. Fifteen men were working in the mine when ho mlu vms found to bo on fire. 'hey crowded into the cage. None of them was Injured. Twenty mules were either roasted allvo or suffocated iy smoke and gas. A steam pump was gotten in operation and the mine is being flooded to prevent the flames from spreading. A largo number of men nnd boys have been thrown out of work. Intend to Control Copper. London. Dec. 11. The Associated 'ress ' is officially informed that the Rio Tlntos company has been approached preached by the Amalgamated Copper lompany with the view of arriving at an agreement to support the price of copper. No conclusion has yet been reached in spite of reports to the con trary. The negotiations are described hero as having thus far only reached .ho stage of preliminary consultation. Foraker-Hanna Contest. Cincinnati , Dec. 11. The three sen ators and ten representatives of Ham ilton county last night discussed the contest between the Foroker and the Hanna men for control of the legisla ture. It is understood that George B. Cox , the Republican leader In Ham ilton county , is opposed to the slates that are said to bo arranged and that ho will act as a mediator for har mony. Experts Claim Close Range. Washington , Dec. 11. Three raed ical exports gave testimony yesterday at the trial of Mrs. Lola Ida Bonlne , charged with killing Census Clerk Ayres , all going to show the alleged close range at which the fatal shots were fired. Will Plead for Husband's Pardon. Kansas City , Dec. 11. Mrs. D. V. Rleger , wife of the- former president of the Missouri National bank , now serving n six years' sentence In the state penitentiary for wrecking that institution , announced today that she would go to Washington and person ally plead with President Roosevelt for a pardon for her husband. Penny & Co. Quit Losers. Omaha , Dec. 11. After losing | 80- 000 in the last flvo months an a result of the advance in the price of wheat H. R. Penny & Co. , commission brok ers , decided to quit business yester day. The firm operated branches in Sioux City , Beatrice , Fremont , Colum bus , Syracuse , Seward and WJlb r. Serious Riots In Lyons. Lyons , Dec.9. . There were riots by the unemployed here yesterday. Sev eral gendarmes were injured. The mounted police cleared the streets , Thirty urwts wer mad * . Federation of Labor Enters Upon a Busy Week , QUESTION OF TRADE AUTONOMY. Promises to Be Most Important Sub ject of Debate Firemen nnd Engi neers Favor Scheme , but It Will Meet With Vigorous Opposition. Bcranton , Pa. , Doc. 9. The Amor- lean Federation of Labor convention will remain In session for the next six days and will bavo a very busy week. Two hundred resolutions , touching upon nearly every question In the labor world , have boon pre sented for action. The committees will make reports on them as rapidly as possible , but it is not likely that nioro than half of these will bo re ported from the several committees. Nearly a dozen resolutions on the exclusion of the Mongolian race from the United States and island posses- clous are In the hands of a special committee. This commlttoo probably will report ono resolution embodying the good points of all of them. It will be adopted along with ono commend ing President Roosevelt for advocat ing In his annual message the contin ued exclusion of Chinamen. What IB looked upon by many of the delegates as the most vital ques tion that will como before the con vention Is that of trade autonomy. The brewery workmen and the mlno workers' delegates probably will bo the storm center on this question. Both those trade unions want indus trial autonomy ; that is , they advocate that all trades in one industrial estab lishment should form one organiza tion for the bettor advancement of the condition of all. They also an nounce that they will oppose trade autonomy to the bitter end. The autonomy question is likely to bo Introduced by either the firemen or engineers , which organizations are contesting the rights of the brewery workmen and mine workers to force firemen and engineers employed in those places to join the brewers or mlno workers' union. At this tlmo it seems reasonably certain that oil the present officers of the federation will be re-elected. Among the cities that have entered the campaign for the next place of meeting are Atlanta. Buffalo , Los An geles , Milwaukee , Now Orleans and San Francisco. AIMS TO PREVENT STRIKES. National Civic Federation Endeavors to Promote Cause of Arbitration. Now York , Dec. 9. The National Civic Federation announces that the first annual session of the federation's industrial department will bo hold Dec. 1C and 17 In the rooms of the New loric ooara or trade onu trans portation. The special object of the ndustrlal department Is to attempt o federate the representatives of the largo employing corporations and as- lociatlons , the leaders of the largo abor organizations and represonta- ives of the general public for the pur pose of establishing principles of con- Illation and voluntary arbitration as he best means to prevent strikes nnd ockonts. MOB STORES NON-UNION MEN. Deputies Attempt to Arrest Partici pants and Are Put to Flight. Scranton , Pa. , Dec. 9. An attempt was made last night by three deputies " : o arrest boys who were stoning cars manned by nonunion men. A big srowd set upon the officers and in the 'aco of flying bullets overpowered and beat them severely. Two of them , S. F. Cosgrove , and B. T. Rellly , are in the hospital. At 6 o'clock a crowd set upon six deputies who attempted the arrest of the stone throwers on Cap- OUB avenue , and after taking the pris oners away put them in retreat with a fusillade of bvlcks and stones. The deputies returned with reinforce ments , but the mob had disappeared. Miners Defy Dunsmulr. Nanalmo , B. C. , Dec. 9. The miners of Extension , Alexandria and Nanalmo n a mass-meeting hero practically threw down the gauntlet to Hon. James Dunsmulr , president of the Wellington Colliery company , by voting ing for the amalgamation of the un derground workers of the three col lieries. Dunsmulr has declared that ho will close his mines rather than to recognize any union that included the Nanalmo men. Capture Leader of Revolt. Leavenworth , Dec. 9. Bob Clark and J. Barnes , two of the 26 convicts who escaped from the Fort Leaven- worth federal prison Nov. 7 during the outbreak , arrived at the prison yesterday from Lawton , O. T. , in CUB tody of a deputy. Clark was ono of the leaders of the mutiny and a rewart s offered for his arrest This loaves eovcn convicts still at large. Banker Killed by Train. La Cygne , Kan. , Dec. 9. Sherry W Marshall , receiving teller of the Na tlonal Bank of Commerce of Kansas City for several years , was struck by a 'Frisco passenger train , from which ho had Just alighted , hero and died of his injuries. Mr. Marshal was one of a party of Kansas City business men who bad gone on a hunt Int trip. trip.Wayne Wayne Almost Wiped Out. Wuyne , W. Va. , Dec. 11. This town , the county seat of Wayne county , was almost wiped out by a fire which broke out shortly after midnight Eight business buildings and three dwellings were destroyed , causing IOEI of over $40,000. -SB DEPENDS ON THE ROCK ISLAND. , I Problem sf the Fast Time Western Trnlnt Becomes More Complex , Chicago , Due. 11. The Rccord-Hcr- aid says : The fast tlmo problem bo- \ twcon Chicago and the western and northwoHtorn gateways IB becoming nioro complex. Additional difficulty was added yesterday , when General Passenger Agent John Sebastian of the Rock Island dmnandcd that in considering the question Denver bo added nnd that any solution that cov ered the other gateways must bo one that will Include Denver. To this proposition thcro has not been assent nnd apparently thcro will not bo. Should this prove to bo the case It IB problematic what the Rock Island will do in view of the refusal of the lines to Include Denver. The Northwestern officials are not ready to lengthen the tlmo of their "Ovorlnnd Limited , " claiming that this train should not be considered as an Omaha or Denver train , as It car ries few pasBengers for the former and none for the latter city. The St. Paul people , however , insist Mat by taking the Overland Limited it is pos- elblo for travelers to reach the North ern Pacific coast points in less tlmo than it Is possible to do so by the St. Paul gateway. GIVES STARTLING TESTIMONY. Assistant Says He Was Ordered to Draw Serum From Dead Horse. St. Louis , Dec. 11. The second sea- olon of the tetanus Inquiry committee organized to fix the responsibility for 13 deaths following the use of city anti-toxin , waB hold In Mayor Wells' office. Martin Schmidt , assistant city bacteriologist , offered most start ling testimony. Ho declared that Dr. Amand Ravold , the city bacteriologist , md directed him on Oct. 3 to prepare or distribution the serum drawn from ho horse "Jim , " which had been shot ho day before because It had tetanus. "Dr. Ravold told mo , " said Schmidt 'that the serum could bo safely used as the horse had not been affected with tetanus on Sept. 29 , when the drawing was mado. "I knew , " the witness continued , 'that the serum was poisonous and un it for use on human beings , but I felt that I could not question Ravold's orders. So I went ahead and carried out the orders. " SIX-DAY WHEEL RACE. Begins In Madison Square Garden With 15 Teams as Starters. Now York , Dec. 9. The start in the six-day bicycle race was delayed until after midnight , whllo "Jlnimy" Michael rode an exhibition mile to motor pace In 1:47. : At 12:11 : a , in. the starting shot was fired. Hall , Gougoltz and Freeman led across the tape by a fraction of an Inch and fin ished the first lap In the same order. Hall fell back during the first mile. Freeman came to the front. Walthour also camb in and Hall fell back. The first mile was made in 2:27 : , with Freeman leading , closely followed by Walthour , who was trailed by Goug oltz. In the second lap of the second mile , DeRoeck , who was riding high up on the steep bank , was thrown nnd Injured slightly. His team mate Kerff immediately took up the race At 1 o'clock the 15 teams each had a score of 24 miles 61-4 laps. They were riding closely bunched. ' TO CHECK POLYGAMY. Women Indorse Proposed Amendment to the Constitution. Washington , Dec. 9. At a meeting held hero at the First Congregatlona church , under the auspices of the Woman's International union , a reso lution was adopted endorsing an amendment to the constitution pro hibltlng polygamy within the domain of the United States , and urging the passage of a bill with that object In view by the present congress. A pre amble to the constitution expressed the belief that polygamy as taught by the church of the Latter Day Saints Is still a part of their belief and prac Uce , that the laiws of Utah are inade quate to suppress it and that there Is no way by which this offense can bo reached so satisfactorily than through the constitution of the United Statos. PANAMA AGAIN NORMAL. Liberals Retreat to Mountains , Where Castro Will Pursue Them. Colon , Colombia , Dec. 10. The nor mal conditions prevail at Panama At San Pablo , Buena Vista and other points skulls and bones of the dea < bodies which were recently burned are still visible from the trains. The government forces under General Gas tro did not meet any liberals on ar riving at Agua Dulce. The latter are supposed to have retreated to the mountain fastnesses , whcro Castro will pursue them. Stamp Broker Arrested. New York , Dec. 11. Charles Stokes a resident of Brooklyn , was arraignet before United States Commlsslone Shields yesterday on a charge of bar ing in his possession $2,000 worth o stamps supposed to have been stolen from the Chicago postofilce on Oct 20 last. In default of $5,000 bonds Stokes was taken to Ludlow Btree jail. He said that he had been in th stamp brokerage business for mor than 20 years and that he had nove questioned the right of any one from whom ho made purchase to the prop erty ho bought. To Prosecute Irish Agitators. London , Dec. 9. The governmen has decided to prosecute Cone O'Kelly , M. P. , chairman of the May county council , and several official of the county Mayo , under the crime act , for holding meetings and deliver ing intimidating speeches in dcflanc of the orders of the police. Washington Dressmaker Found Almost Dead in Bed. MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE CASE. Between Gaips Officers Listen for Some Clue to the Perpetration of Deed Equalling the Bonlne Murder. Little Hope of Recovery. Washington , Dec. 11. Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis , a fashionable dress maker , was found in an almost dying ondltion in her room under clrcum- tances that promise to rival the Bo- Ine murder case. Her skull was racturod , jawbone broken and loft ar almost severed from the hoad. lor loft arm bore bruises Indicative of struggle and her clothing and the > edding were saturated with blood. She was removed to the Garflpld has- ital and a largo force of detectives iut on the case. The name of her as- allnnt is unknown. The general belief is that Mrs. Den is was attacked while asleep In her lack room on the first floor and that he first blow was In all probability ad ministered with the piano stool , which * was smeared with bloodand rendered icr unconscious. The preliminary in vestigation by the police failed to Indl- ate that there was any struggle. Mrs. Dennis in a conscious moment vhlle being carried to the hospital aid that some ono had "hurt her , " nit when pressed for details merely ospondcd "never mind. " Robbery ap parently was not the motive for the crime , for on the table at the foot of he bed was a small box containing a lockotbook well filled with green- mck's and coin. There was a bloody mprlnt of a hand on the piano lid in ho parlor and a window in that room was open. It IB supposed the assail ants escaped through this window. Complete mystery as to the motive for or the perpetrator of the assault on Mrs. Dennis continues to surround he case. The police have been en tirely baffled In their efforts to obtain any clue upon which to prosecute their work. KILLS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Rev. Klnnun Then Cuts His Own Throat and Dies. Houghton , Mich. , Dec. 11. Rev. Fohn Kinnun , minister of the Finnish Evangelican Lutheran church at Cop ier Falls , Kowano county , murdered ils wife and two children and com mitted suicide last night. Kinnun was 40 years of age and was universal- y respected. One son , a deaf mute , was recently sent to the state school 'or the deaf at Flint , Mich. , and was iilled on his arrival there by a passing train. Kinnun brooded over his son's death , and last night became violently nsano. Ho first cut his wife's throat with a butcher knife and then mur dered his two younger sons with the amo weapon. The oldest boy , aged 13 , escaped , screaming with fear , and when the neighbors reached the house all were found with throats cut and dead. After killing his wife and two sons , Kinnun had fired the house and cut his own throat. The flames were easily extinguished. KITCHENER IS ENCOURAGED. Advancing Line of Block Houses Gives Control of More Territory. London , Dec. 11. Lord Kitchener , In a dispatch from Pretoria , reports that the result of the week's work Is 31 Boers killed , 17 wounded , 352 made prisoners , 35 surrendered and quanti ties of supplies captured. By advancing the line of block houses in the eastern part of the Transvaal Lord Kitchener is now able for the first tlmo to carry out sys tematic and continuous operations in the vicinity of Ermelo , Bethel and Carolina : . Columns have cleared the south eastern districts of Orange River Col ony and are now operating north ward. The Boers are still in force in the extreme west of Cape Colony. They are there commanded by Maritz , who recently attacked Tontellboschkop. The Boers were driven off and Maritz was severely wounded. Patterson Will Be Deported. Manila , Dec. 11. The supreme court yesterday dismissed the writ ol habeas corpus in the case of Patter son , the Englishman , private secre tary of Sixto Lopez , whose deporta tion is sought by the authorities here , as he refused to take the oath of allc- gianco to the United States when ho landed at Manila. Justice Cooper dis sented. Patterson will bo deported on the first steamer bound for Hong Kong. Kong.To To Call Out British Reservists. London , Dec. 11. Additional drafts for the militia , yeomanry and the regulars are already being prepared for transportation to South Africa The British government has decided to call out all reservists who have net completed their 12 years of service for service in South Africa. The federal oral government of Australia la also considering the sending of further CPU tingents to South Africa. Hortman's Victim Succumbs. Sioux City , Dec. 10. Florence Porter ter , who was shot on Nov. 30 by Henry Hortman at Cherokee , la. , is dead. Hortman has been chargec with murder in the first degree. Ho is in jail at LoMa'rs. Dr. Charles A. L. Reed , in a speech at a banquet at Marion , O , , charged General Brooke with being responsi ble for the death of LOOO American soldiers in Cuba because of restric tions placed on doctors. FIND NEW CURE FOR LOCKJAW. Serum Treatment Discovered Which Is Believed to Solve Problem. Plttsburg. Dec. 9. Dr. A. Letovo of Mercy hospital has discovered what has every Indication of being a suc cessful scrum treatment for tetanus , or lockjaw. After a year of patient experimenting on lower animals tlio doctor within the last three weeks had the opportunity of testing hla theory on human subjects ono a mid dle aged man , a middle aged woman and a boy of 10 years. According to ne physician's statement , when these mtients were first given the injoc- ions of the serum , they wore violent , icing in spasms and convulsions. The reatmont soon brought them around nnd within flvo or six days they were restored to tholr former health. Dr- Lctovo does not claim that the treat ment will euro every case , but bo- loves that the problem of treatlng- tctanus successfully has been solved. TRAIN JUMPS THE TRACK. One Passenger Killed and Twenty In jured In Serious' Wreck at Macon. Macon , Ga. , Dec. 9. The Central ot Georgia railroad passenger train from Savannah , with about 400 passengers , lumped a switch on a high embank ment. The engine and tender parted trom the train. A bad wreck ensued. The baggage and express cars were thrown into a culvert and burned. The second class coach waB thrown on Its sldo and burned. The first class passenger coach fell over the embankment. The Atlanta sleeper , filled with passengers , caught flro and was destroyed. Two sleepers were saved. The members of the Walter Mains circus wore aboard. The only person killed was Julia Boynton , col ored. Twenty persons were injured. WARDENS OUTWIT THE TRUST. Officials From Three States Buy Sisal for Prison Manufactories. Leavenworth , Kan. , Dec. 9. War den Jewltt of the Kansas state peni tentiary and the wardens of Min nesota and South Dakota are expected back next week from Yucatan and Mexico , where they went with $550- 000 to purchase sisal. Movements of the officials were kept secret to pre vent interference from the twine turst , which last year forced prices , keeping prison officials from buying. Discover Big Cave In Montana. v Butte. Mon. , Dec. 9. A new and wonderful natural cave , believed to bo ono of the largest known , has just been discovered in the canyon of the Jefferson , about 50 miles east of Butte. An exploration party from Butte spent several days In the cave , going over an area of ten miles , and to a depth of nearly 1,000 feet. A large river , with a cataract of about 100 feet , was V explored for a distance of several miles without discovering its source * or outlet. * * " & , . . Iowa Traveling Men Meet. \ \ Dos Molnes , Dec. 9. The 21st annual - \ nual meeting of the Iowa State Traveling - ing Men's association was held hero Saturday , with an attendance of about 500 traveling men from Iowa and ad joining states. The old directors were re-elected and W. H. Wheeler and F. E. Haley were re-elected president and secretary respectively. The re port of Secretary Haley shows a net Increase in membership of 2,014 and a total to date of 14,143. Fire Panic Among Patients. Milwaukee , Dec. 9. A fire yester day came near resulting In serious loss of life at St. Mary's private sani tarium. For a time there was a panic among the patients. Although no lives were lost great difficulty was ex perienced in getting the 27 inmates of the sanitarium out in time. Twenty- four of the patients were carried from the building by the firemen , ten of these being so decrepit with age as to be entirely helpless. Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty. WInfleld , Kan. , Dec. 9. The jury in the case of Clydo Moore , on trial for the murder of S. L. Wildeberger , a wealthy farmer , last April , returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second end degree. Moore , who is only 17 years old , was arrested with Charlla Betts , 13 years old , on a charge of murdering Wildeberger on the country road and robbing him. Betts was tried and acquitted. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. Sol Temple , an outlaw , wanted In Pond Creek , O. T. , has been captured at Dallas , Tex. Robbers surrounded In a bonk at Archbald , O. , fought their way out , carrying $2,000 in plunder. A Chicago firm bought the entire lumber cut of 40,000,000 feet from-a Marinette ( Wls. ) company ; A fireman and a tramp were killed in a collision on the Chesapeake and Ohio near Charleston , W. Va. Fred R. Davis of St. Peter , Minn. , was convicted of manslaughter and given nn Indeterminate sentence. Legislation to provide funds for the. NIcaraguan canal is almost certain of. passage at this session of congress. . The girl students at the University of Wisconsin asked ' lower prices or a better bill of faro in Chadbourne hall. Edwin R. Kimball , secretary and cashier of the Studebaker Bros , company - pany in the northwest , died In Port land , Or. , Sunday , aged 38 years. Bdward J. Matthews , former banker ' and broker and president of the Amer ican District Telegraph company , was killed by 01 fall from hla horae at his homo in Valley Forge. Editor A. M. Lawrence and Reporter H. S. Canfleld of the Chicago Ameri can , sentenced for contempt by Judge ' Hanecy , were released on habeas , corpus by Judge Dunne.