THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , JANUARY 31 , 1002. Reduction of Revenue Contem plated by Republicans. PECIDE TO DEFER RECIPROCITY. .Argument Is Made That Burden .Should Be Removed From This } Country Before Other Considers- \ tlons Relief for Cuba Must Walt. WunhluRtou , Juu. 30.The Ropubllc- ia monibom of tlm wayn nnd moans vonirulttoo lurid ix private conference k\Bt night nnd decided to frame a bill Tor the reduction of war revenue taxes before proceeding further with the subject ot Cuban reciprocity. Chair- 3BUVU Payne at onoo called a mooting of the full committee for today , when work on the war revenue reduction bill will begin. No draft of a bill nan boon prepared by the Republican mem f bers , but it In pretty fully understood } : Clint the majority la prepared to pros- lit'1) ' ) cut a monsuro olfoctliiK a largo reduc tion , amounting practically to n roponl of the eutlro war taxes , nnd aggregat ing nbout $ C8,000,000. The restriction of recent hcnrlngs to beer nnd tea led to the belief that reductions might bo confined to those two articles , but the sentiment of the majority now ap pears to bo favorable to a much larger reduction. At the conference yester day It was the prevailing view that nn Cuba was the cause for Incurring the war revenue taxes , the burden should bo removed from this country before considering the extent of relief to bo crantcd to Cuba. ' The question of xvhnt percentage of reduction In tariff rates could bo mndo for Cuba wns not considered nt the mooting last night , owing to the determination to leave tills until after tlio war revenue roduc- 4JoiiB had been accomplished. SENATORS COOL OFF A BIT. Discuss the Philippine Problem With More Moderation. "Washington , Jnn. 30. For nn hour yesterday the sonata had under discus sion the question whether a censor- jehlp of press dispatches exists In Ma nila. Willie no mich turbulent scones us Tuesday's were enacted , the debate for n time was very spirited. The secretary of war wns quoted as saying that no press censorship now existed in the Philippines and a letter from General Grooloy , chief signal officer of the army , was presented by Bovorldgo ' ( Intl. ) , making the statement olllclnlly 'that there was no censorship of press dispatches , and that "tho press is en tirely free. " It was contended by the opposition . that a press censorship did exist In the Philippines and tlmt copies of every news dispatch filed with the cable company was filed with the military authorities. That , it wns maintained , constituted a virtual censorship. Cullom , chairman of the committee on foreign relations , delivered nn ex tended nnd carefully prepared speech on the history of the , reciprocity no- cotlntlons. Report on Meat Packing Industry. "Washington , Jan. 30. The census bureau's preltmlnnry report regarding slaughtering and meat packing , whole- Bale , for 1900 , follows : Number of es tablishments 920 , decrease IS per cent ; capital $181 > , (5S1,2G4 ( , Increase CO per cent ; wage carnesrs , average number bor C7.908 , Increase 51 per cent ; total wages $33M-1,013 , increase 30 per cent ; miscellaneous expenses $23,991- 312 , Increase C. , per cunt ; cost of ma terials used $070,907,177 , increase 41 per cent ; vnluo of products $779,417- 433 , Increnso 39 per cone. Blames the Newspapers. Washington , Jan. 30. Tlio stnto de partment is disposed to attribute the failure of negotiations looking to the release of Miss Stone to the newspa pers. The recent arrangements for lier release have completely miscar ried , a body of Turkish troops guided , it is stated , by the finger of the press having appeared near the scene of the arranged place for surrender , and caused the captors to seek cover. House Holds Brief Session. Washington. Jan. 30. The house yesterday adjourned after being In ses slon 25 minutes. Hopkins ( Ills. ) re ported the permanent census bill and gave notice that ho would call it up today. A request to make the oleomnt- Rarlno bill a special order for next Monday was objected to on the Demo cratic sldo. Senate Committee to Hear Taft. Washington , Jan. 30. Senator Ixidge , chairman of the senate commit tee on the Philippines , said that ho would call a meeting of that commit tee for Friday next nnd that Governor Taft would bo nskod to nppcar and make a statement concerning existing conditions in the Philippines. Still Snowing In Kansas. Topeka , Jan. 30. Kansas Is covered with a thick blanket of snow , which has been falling for the past two days , and which is still falling. In western Kansas the snowfall is unusually heavy. At Larned it is nine inches stfeep on the level and is falling yet. Miss Stone Liberated. London , Jan. 30. The Sofia corre spondent of the Times , wiring underi date of Jan. 29 , says : "It Is reported/ / that Miss Stone and Madame Tslllirj were liberated this morning on Tucfr Jsh territory. " / Howard's Fate In Jury's Hanils. Frankfort , Ky. , Jnn. 30. The/fate of Jim Howard , the alleged Gctjbel as sassination principal , was Riven to the Jury at C o'clock last evening. MINE WORKERS ADJOURN , Thousand Dollars Voted for Sufferers In Iowa Disaster. IndlnnnpollH , .Ian , IIO.Tho 13lh an nual convention of the United Mlno \VorkorH of Aiiiorlcn adjourned Blue illo ItiHl night nt 10 o'clock , nftor HO- InctliiK Iiidlnnnpolln I\H the plnco for holding tlio convention next year. Tlio dolognton to the Joint confer ence to bo hold with the operators of the country , commencing today , are Instructed to vote for Indlannpollu for the Joint conference next year. The convention before adjournment voted $1,000 for the alU of the wldowo and orphanu of the mlnora hilled In the Iowa disaster , adopted a ringing reso lution against "iiovorumont by Injunc tion , " and ndoptod a resolution favor- Inc the ro-ounottmmt of the Chinese exclusion nut. The mniit Important action token was tlio adoption of An amendment to the constitution nu recommended by the conutltutlonal committee , provid ing for the election of national officers by popular vote of tlio local unions throughout the country. Heretofore the officials have boon voted for in the national convention. It wnn upon the suggestion of President Mitchell , In his annual report , that the amend ment WIIH proposed to the convention for Itu action. ADMIT RATE CUTTING. Morton and Munroe Testify Before In terstate Commerce Commission. Wellington , Jan. 30. Some Import ant admissions of rate cutting were imulo at n hearing given by the Inter- stnto commerce commission yostordny in continuance of the Investigation be gun nt KmiBiifl City on Jan. 19. Vice Presidents Paul Morton of the Atchl son nnd J. M. Johnson of the Rock Isl and nnd J. M. Monroe , traffic manager of the Union Pacific , testified. All the witnesses admitted that the pub' llshod tariff rates on grain moving In nnd out of Kniisan City , Mo. , had not been observed. They explained the methods by which the lower rates were actually accorded and contended that this was necessary. The most serious cutting of rates. . they said , prevails between Kansas City nnd Chicago. Tlio witnesses ad mitted that nt a time when the pub lished rate from Kansas City to Chicago cage was 12 cents per 100 pounds there was practically no grain moved at n rate above 7 cents and moro or less of this traffic was carried at tlio rnto of : G cents. BATTLE WITH BURGLARS. Officers Suffer Serious Wounds , but Kill the Thieves. Galllpolls , O. , Jan. 30. Two notori ous burglars nnd cracksmen are dead , Deputy Sheriff W. S. Mnnnorlng Is seriously wounded and Marshal Peter Flntzonwnld of Athens Is perhaps mor- tnlly wounded us the result of nn at tempt to rob Mrs. Mary Priest , an aged nnd wealthy widow ot this city , Inst night. Tlio plans of the robbers had been revealed to the Athens offi cers , who cnmo hero nnd with locnl officers secreted themselves In the houso. Upon the appearance of the robbers , a buttle ensued , In which both were killed nnd the officers named wounded. MOB WAITING FOR WOODWARD. Patrol Railway Yards Ready to Seize Prisoner When He Arrives. Cheyenne , Wy. , Jan , 30. A mob of 100 nrmed men is petroling the rail- rend yards nt Casper , waiting the re turn of Sheriff Tubbs nnd his prisoner , Charles Woodward , the murderer of Sheriff Rlckcr , who wns killed three weeks ngo In the Rattle Snake moun tains while pursuing Woodwnrd nnd two other oscnped prisoners. Armed men nro guarding the stage stations nnd other are watching the county Jail. Kvory street leading to the jnl Is being watched , and it Is feared that Woodwnrd will bo lynched. Relative of Pope Is Dead. Omaha , Jan. 30. Sister Mary Con stance Bontlvogllo , mother superior ol the Omaha nunnery of St. Glare and relative of Pope Leo , lies dead in the monastery at Twenty-ninth and Hamll ton streets. For two weeks Mother Constance has been dangerously 11 with pnoumonlni nnd her peaceful life ended yesterday. She was born 64 years ago In the castle of St. Angola at Rome , while her father was govern or of the Italian capital. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Caleb W. Mitchell , who was i prominent figure at Saratoga for mor than 30 years , Wednesday shot and killed himself. John Tracy , a hostler , was arrested at Rochester , charged with the murde of Jeweler Beln A. Brown , who wni robbed and killed two weeks ago. Horace Tiffin , one of the mall car riers on the all-Amerlcan route be ! tween Valdcz , Alaska , nnd Englo City was frozen to death n few days ago The program of Prince Henry's en tertalnment is completed. He wil start on his western tour on March 1 after eight days in Washington ain the east. An explosion of dynamite at th Mai'sh Colliery , Thorburn , N. S. . Wei nepdny killed three men nnd demo ished the structure. The dead are. J W. Sutherland , Walter Sutherland an John Wilkes. / Rev. Henry Boors , pastor of Si Mary's Catholic church , Lincoln , Ills died Wednesday. Ho was trlmmln his too nails some time ago when h accidcntly cut into the flesh , bloo poison following. Ex-President Cleveland arrive home at Princeton Wednesday afte his seven days' hunting trip to Georg town , S. C. Ho was apparently in good health and seemed considerably benefited by the outing. Accident Results in Three Deaths at McKccsport. TWO OTHERS FATALLY INJURED , Oundivay Cars Slide Over a Mile Down Icy Tracks on a Steep Hill With Brakes Set and Dash Into Station , Scattering Death and Destruction. Jan. 30. Three persona hilled , two fatally hurt , and a score of othern rnoro or loss Injured , IB the record made by two runaway care on the Mononeahola branch of the Pitta- bury Railway company last night. Tlio dead : John McFaddon , Mary Klnkald and Robert Trush. The accident happened at the foot of the lone hill running into Wilmord- Inn from McKoosport. A car without passenger * got beyond control of the motorrnan and dashed down the hill , one and a quarter miles long , nt n ter rific speed. At the bottom it Jumped into the Pennsylvania railroad station , carrying away the sldo of the depot nnd tearing up the platform. A large crowd gathered about the wreck and 12 minutes Inter a second runaway car came tearing down the hill nnd ploughed into the crowd , with death- dealing force. On the way down the hill the second car "struck n carr'ago containing JnmcB Broad and Llzlo : : Mlnncr , on their way to McKeespoit to bo married. The carriage was com pletely wrecked and the driver , Alex ander Saunders , was fatally hurt. The young couple escaped with compara tively slight injuries and later were married. The scene at the wreck when the second car was hurled into the crowd was beyond description. A blinding sleet storm prevailed at the time and It Is said the two cars "skated" down the hill with brakes tightly not. Motorman Charles Wright Is fatally Injured. .11 lUt KUUK , UUMItU IN ) amage Will Exceed $400,000 All Wires Are Down. Llttlo Rock , Ark. , Jan. 30. The icavlest losses ever sustained in Llt- lo Rock from a like cause Is the re mit of the terrible storm of sleet and old rain which has prevailed hero for he past three days , culminating last light. The business section of the ity is a scene of desolation and busl- icss men on every hand are mourning icavy losses that cannot be recovered > y Insurances. The estimated damage vill exceed $400,000 , including loss to mslncss. The fall of sleet amounted o nbout five Inches. Llttlo Rock is irncticnlly shut off from the world , fho Western Union lines nro nil down hroughout the state. The Little Rock rolcphono company has not a line ipcrntlng in the city. Most of its .vires . nro broken nnd many of its poles ire down , nil for four blocks on Louis- nnn street falling with a crash yester- lay. Crossed wires set flro to the of. lice. Fully 5,000 shade trees were dc molishcd. Street cars were run irreg ularly. Sleet Storm In the South. Atlanta , Ga. , Jan. 30. This section af tlio country was yesterday , accord Ing to the weather bureau , the meeting point of a high and low area , the former or bringing a cold wave and the latto- rain. A drizzling rain gave way to a dense fog , which has interfered with nil wire communication and hampered locnl street cnr traffic. A sleet storm extending from the Ohio river as far south ns Memphis nnd cast to Chatta nooga , almost paralyzed telegraph wires , while snow in Texas is cutting some parts of that state off from the outside world. Take Fatal Dose. Knoxvllle , Tonn. , Jan. 30. Mrs. Dr II. B. Klnzer died from the effects of a capsule of morphine , taken last night In mistake for quinine. Dr. Kinzer took n slmllnr dose nnd he may no recover. Ho prepnred the two doses Inst night , his wife hnvlng handed him a morphine bottle by mistake for a. quinine bottle. The drug was Intend ed to counteract n cold. Government Warns Agrarians. Berlin , Jan. 30. Count von Posa dowsky-Wehnor , imperial secretary estate state for the Interior , speaking before the tariff committee on behalf of the government , said thnt if the member. of the committee forced into the tarlf Mil the amendments designed to pro ole retnllntion nbrond , the bill would bo rejected , ns the government could not support it. Compel Savage to Appoint. Lincoln , Jan. 30. Governor Savage was notified yesterday that an applica tion would bo made to the supreme court next Tuesday for a writ of man damus to compel him to appoint a board of fire and police commissioners for Omaha. The notice was given by a delegation consisting of Frank T. Ransom , C. C. Wright and W. F. Gur- ley. Salesman Kills Himself. St. Louis , Jan. 30. Morris M. Sam , nged 33 , a traveling salesman from Houston , Tex. , was found dead in bed yesterday at the Midland hotel. Ho had taken poison some time during the night. Ho left a note telling where to find some money to pay what was duo the landlady , but gave no .reason for killing himself. Naval Battle at Yeguala. Panama , Colombia , Jan. 30. The Co lombian war vessels returned hero yes terday evening after an indecisive en gagement with the revolutionary ships at Yeeuala. GUIDED BY LAWS OF CHURCH , Court Holds Archbishop Knln Has a Perfect Right to Sell Cathedral. St , Louis , .Inn. IIO. JudKO Hough of 1m St. Louis circuit court IIIIR decided hat Arcliblnlioii ICiilu has n right to Bull tlic property of the linumculnto Conception church , The case wan not rovlowcd by tlio court. Judge Hough nlniply BS.Id tlmt ic believed tlmt It hnd bcon shown lint the property wna cathedral or dlo- cefliin property , according to the cnnono of the church , and aa such the archbishop had a right to Boll It If 10 wished. Th parishioners , ho Bald , had no property right In It to entitle them to hare an Injunction granted. The title , he Bald , was held by the blnhop In truut for cathedral purposes , nnd If the bishop followed the lawn of he church there wan no reason why 10 could not ecll It. MANY TO BE TRIED FOR BRIBERY VIore Indictments Anticipated In Con nection With Suburban Bill. St. Louln , Jan. 30. Circuit Attorney Polk eald tlmt In all probability moro ndlctments would ho found nnd bench warrants Issued against several other men in connection with the suburban jlll bribery matter. It develops that Kmll A. Meysenberg was not Indicted on a charge of bribery , but on another charge growing out of that affair. The exact nature of the Indictment against him , the authorities say , they are not ready to disclose. According to Mr. Folk the $135,000 In bills locked up In two safe deposit boxes for bribery purposes In the suburban bill affair cannot bo claimed by anybody without the clnlmant , by thnt net , showing himself to be guilty of a felony. Baker Examines Signatures. Now York , Jnn. 30. Captain James Baker again occupied the witness chair nt the trial of Lawyer Albert * T. Patrick , for the murder of William Marsh Ulce , almost the entire1 two ses sions of court being taken up with his cross-examination. The captain ad mitted that he had expressed no opin ion as to the Genuineness of the signa of various papers bearing Rico's name and which he now calls for geries , until ho had obtained the opin ion of handwriting experts. Ho fur thermore admitted that Patrick , before his arrest , had told him ho desired a full Investigation of his relations with the aged millionaire. Brothers Fight a Duel. London , Jan. 30. Special dispatches received here from Vienna report that In a duel fought at Cataro , between the hereditary prince of Montenegro , Danilo-Alexander , and his brother , Prince MIrko , on account of the latter having ridiculed the wlfo of his broth er , Princess Jutta , the duchess of Mecklenburg , Prince Danllo was slightly wounded , but has since gone with his wife to visit the Italian court. Herreid to Attend Meeting. Huron , S. D. , Jan. 30. It Is under stood that Governor Herreid will at tend the convention of the South Da kota Business Men's association , to convene In this city Feb. 5 , at which time ways and means for a representa tion nt the St. Louis exposition will be discussed. Already a number of county delegations to the convention have been chosen and the attendance promises to bo large. Fred Hans Is Acquitted. Glenwood , la. , Jan. 30. Fred Hnns was tried hero before Judge Greene yesterday on a change of venue froni Harrison county. He was accused oi conspiring to secure the conviction ol Dick Latta on a charge of train rob bery. Witnesses on whose testimony the Indictment was returned swore In defense of Hans that they had lied on the former occasion , and Hans was acquitted. Mothers Visit Legislature. DCS Molnes , Jan. 30. The lown Congress of Mothers held its first busi ness session yesterday. In the after noon the delegates visited the state legislature , urging the passage of bllh prohibiting child labor , establishing compulsory education , providing for r juvenile court and prescribing penaltj for kidnaping children. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. William B. Corneau , former treas urer of the Wabash railroad , died Wed nesday at his homo in Springfield Ills. , aged 79. The senate committee on pension ! agreed unanimously to report favor ably the nomination of General Wilde S. Metcalfo as pension agent at To pcka , Kan. Fire originating In the Odd Fellows hall wiped out nearly the entire busi ness section of Wolcott , Ind. , Wednes day , entailing a property loss of ruon than $120,000. The largo house of worship of tlv People's church nt St. Paul , of whicl Rev. Dr. S. G. Smith , the well knowi sociologist is pastor , was destroyed b ; flro Wednesday. Loss , $105,000. Ten missing marines of the part ; exploring Samar were found in a stan ing condition and delirious. Severn of them are likely to die. The native accompanying them -refused to seel food. food.Tho The Arkansas Valley and Westeri Railroad company was chartered a Guthrie Wednesday to construct i line 250 miles long , from Sapulpa , 1 T. , through Pawnee and Perry , O. T to Enid. The capital is $2,500,000. Isaac Putney , a tanner of Llsbor N. Y. , was arrested Wednesday whll driving into Ogdcnsburg with a nun bor of Chinamen dressed in woman' clothes. The Chinamen , according t the authorities , were brought fror Canada. Document Filed With Presi dent is Made Public. STANDS UPON DEWEY'S VE.RDICT , Strong Pica Is Made for Right and Propriety of Court's Passing Upon Point of Who Was In Command During the Battle of Santiago , . Washington , Jan. 30. The nary de partment has Binds public Admiral Schley'fl appeal , delivered to the presi dent about n week ago. The depart ment's comment will bo published in a day or two. Admiral Sahloy appeals to the president aa the chief oxocuttre and commandor-ln-crtiof of the army nnd navy , vested with power to "rogu- late and direct the acts of the several executive officers thereof , " and he asks that the president review the findings of the court. Ho aaks thin on three grounds , in each case basing his appeal on. the findings of Admiral Dewey as opposed to the majority re port. Those three grounds are set out in the petition , which fills about eight printed pages of a pamphlet , and * Is signed by Admiral Schloy and by Messrs. Rayner , Parker and Teague of Ills counsel. Attached to the peti tion are three exhibits , each made up of copious extracts from the testimony taken by the court of Inquiry and In tended to confirm the statements of fact made In the petition itself. A strong plea is made for the right and propriety of the court passing upon the point of who was In command during the battle of Santiago. On this point the petition says : "Therefore , the petitioner asks the president to annul Secretary Long's endorsement on this point and that ho specifically approve Admiral Dowcy's statement declaring that Schloy was In command. Ho says that only In this way can exact justice be done him under the precept. " SCHLEY BRAVES BAD WEATHER. Passes Through Streets of Louisville In Heavy Sleet. Louisville , Jan. 30. Admiral Schloy , in following the program prepared in his honor by the Louisville board of trade , moved through the heaviest Eleet storm that Louisville has experi enced In many years. In spite of the bad weather more than 2,000 persons visited the board of trade in the mornIng - Ing and shook the admiral's tired , but still ready and willing , right hand. A great crowd had gathered in and about Exchange hall , where the admiral re ceived the people. Marlon E. Taylor , president of tlfo board , made the intro ductions and as the crowd filed before him , the admiral had a courteous word of greeting for each. Governor Beck- ham was in the line , but was rescued early , and stood the remainder of the reception at the side of Mr. Taylor. Among those In the line were nine members of the National Association of Veterans. To each of these the ad miral devoted especial attention. Luncheon at the Pendennis club fol lowed and at night the admiral was the guest of honor at the annual banquet of the board of trade at the Gait house. He responded with a bow to the cheers that greeted his entry to the banquet room. Kelllhan Dies a Raving Maniac. St. Paul , Jan. 30. Louis Kellthan died at the state prison at Stlllwater last night a raving maniac. He was sentenced to be hanged for participa tion In the murder of the cashier of the bank at Heron Lake , in the early part of 1897 , when an attempt was made to rob that bank. Ho and his brother escaped on bicycles and the whole country gave chase. The brother was killed In a fight with officers and citi zens when the men wore overtaken , near the Iowa Hue. The board of par dons commuted the sentence of Louis Kelllhan to life Imprisonment on the theory that he was of weak mind. An autopsy shows that the young man had a tumor on the brain , indicating that ho was insane at- the time of the bank raid. Faith Curlsts Go Free. Hamilton , O. , Jan. 30. The trial of Silva nnd Leotia Bishop , faith ctirists , on the charge of manslaughter , was brought to a sudden termination yes terday. The Bishops refused to call a physician to attend their child , which had been burned , and it was al leged that death resulted from failure to employ medical remedies. A de murrer was entered to the state's testi mony on the ground that the Ohio law did not require medical aid to bo pro cured for the sick. The court sus tained the demurrer and the Bishops were released. Kills Wife and Self. Oklahoma City , O. T. , Jan. 30. James T. Carroll , a contractor of this city , last night shot and killed his wife and then killed himself. Carroll is thought to have killed his wlfo In a fit of madness and then turned the weapon on himself. Ho left no word , nnd the only witnesses to the tragedy were the little 5-year-old son and In fant daughter. Carroll was about 35 years of ago and in good circum- Btances. Declares Dryden Elected. Trenton , N. J. , Jan. 30. The two houses of the legislature met in Joint session. The records of both branches relative to the election of a United States senator were read and then President Francis of the senate , as president of the joint meeting , formally - ly declared John F. Dryden elected United States senator from New Jer sey. " r PAY TRIBUTE TO M'KINLEY , Old Friends and Neighbors Hold Me morial Meeting at Canton. Canton , O. , Jan. 30. Cnntonlans. paid loving tribute to the Into Presi dent McKlnley in a memorial mooting at the tabernacle Inst night , which was participated In by people in nil ! walks of life to a number that over- Uxod the big enclosure where many of the same people had so often listened to the words of their old friend end neighbor. The ohtef orator of the meeting wan Hon. Dudley Foulfco of Indiana , , the warm personal friend of the Into president , recently solootod by Presi dent Roosevelt for membership a the civil service commission. Follow ing his eulogy of the into president , Mr. Foulke bespoke for President Roosevelt the uympathy , the loyalty and the patriotic co-operation of all those who loved and honored the great dead. Referring ; to nnarchy and an archists , ho said no doubt laws would be enacted against them , but the real eafoty of our Institutions , ho sold , lice- in our unalterable resolution to' preserve - servo our heritage of freedom. Tribute by the Governor. DCS Molnes , Jan. 30. Yesterday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock the senate and house met in Joint convention , as by previous arrangement , and held memo rial service for the late President Me- Klnloy appropriate to the anniversary of his birthday. The house chamber was filled to overflowing.Tho memo rial exercises included music and an address on President McKlnley by Governor Cummins , who was a per sonal friend of the late president. Honor McKlnley's Memory. Chicago , Jan. 30. Exercises in ob servance of the birthday of the late President McKlnley were held through out the country yesterday. In many places public offices were closed and contributions to the monument fund received. Memorial services were held in churches , schools and G. A. R. camps. A. H. Gould In Jail. David City , Neb. , Jan. 30 A. H. Gould , who has been engaged in the banking business at Bellwood for thd rj past ten or twelve years , was brought IT here last night and lodged in the county - ty Jail , charged with forgery and em- bezzlement. The amount is estimated at from $60,000 to $90,000. Marconi Communicates With Shore. Falmouth. Eng. , Jan. 30. Mr. Mar coni , on board the steamer Philadel phia , from New York Jan. 22 , for Southampton , communicated with Lizard by means of the wireless tele graph yesterday from a point 100 miles to the westward. To Form a Giant Coal Trust. Minneapolis , Jan. 30. The Journal says that a merger embracing practi cally the whole coal trade of the north west , both anthracite and bituminous , has been brought so near accomplish ment that there is no question of its success. Why ToiiixkVnn Ignored. A correspondent of nn English paper tells why the great Trnnsslberinn mil- vray does not run through Tomsk , the capital. "How much will you give , us If we bring the line pnst Tomsk ? " ask ed the surveyors and engineers who nmppuil the route. "Nothing ! " replied Tomsk. "We are the capital of Siberia , and you can't avoid coming here. " "Oh , can't we ? " replied the route finders. "If you don't produce so ninny thou sand rubles , there will be insurmount able engineering difficulties that will prevent t s coming within a long way , of Tomsk. " These engineering difficul ties were discovered , and so the Trans- Siberian railway sweeps along flfty miles to the south of Tomsk , and a branch line bad to be made. HopclCflN. I An English clergyman wns addressIng - ' Ing a congregation of fishermen , nnd In order to appeal the moro to his hearers he introduced n number of nnutlcnl similes. He pictured a captain nnvi- gntlng ills craft through n dangerous passage , surrounded with rocks and currents , nnd lie described the voyage In detail. At last he reached his cli max , when It seemed Inevitable thnt the ship should be lost. "And what shall we do now ? " he mnde his captnln cry. cry."Bless "Bless your soul , guvnor , " replied n voice nt the bnck , "thnt captain o' yours cnn't do nothin' ! He's snllln' his ship stnrn foremost ! " White I.noc Veils. To clenn n white Ince veil boll It gen tly in n solution of white sonp for fif teen minutes ; then put It Into n basin of. warm wnter nnd soap and keep squeez ing it softly until clean. Follow this by rinsing free of sonp nud putting It Into a bnsln of cold water containing n drop or two of liquid blue. Next innke some very clear gum arable wnter or thin rice wnter nnd pass the veil through It. Then stretch It out evenly nnd pin It. ranking the edge ns straight ns possible nud pinning ench scallop scpnrntoly to n linen cloth , and nllow It to dry. When dry. cover It with n piece of thin muslin nnd iron It on the wrong side. The I3itra Home. " A lover of horses recently noticed a custom In France which he thinks , ought to be adopted In this country. On every street In Franco which has n steep grnde there is stationed an "ex- trn horse. " The Inw compels draymen nnd others to make use of this horse until the summit of the hill Is reached , nnd there Is a henvy fine for refusing Jo hire the extrn horse nt a sinnll fixed rate. Placards by the roadside indl- c-ate the point where the extrn liorso should be taken on and also where he- mny be dispensed with.