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PANIC PREDICTED
A NEW YORK BANKER IS OF THIS
OPINON.
WEAK POINTS IN OUR SYSTEM
Jacob H. Schiff Says There is Great
Danger in the Inelasticity of the
Currency A Panic Sure Unless
Changes Are Inaugurated.
NEW YORK Unless there Is cur
rency reform a panic beside . which
former panics will seen insignificant
was predicted by Jacob H. Schiff, head
of the banking firm of Kuhn. Loeb &
Co., in a speech before the New
York Chamber of Commerce. Mr.
Schiff said he did not regard such a
panic as imminent, but believed it
will come unless something is done
to remedy the lack of elasticity of
the present currency system. He de
clared that he did not favor the plan
proposed by Secretary Shaw for re
lief of the situation, it being his opin
ion that the secretary's plan would
aid speculation rather than legitimate
business.
Mr. Schiff favored a currency paper
as more helpful to the general busi
ness intertftts of the country.
The speech created a sensation in
financial circles and caused a sharp
break in prices on the stock exchange.
The meeting of the chamber was at
tended by a large number of business
men and financiers, and a resolution
on the subject offered by Mr. Schiff
was unanimously adopted. This reso
lution was:
Resolved, That it be referred to the
committee on finance and currency
-of the Chamber of Commerce to
consider the recommendation of the
secretary of the treasury made in his
report to congress, dated December 6,
1905, to permit national banks to is
sue a volume of additional government
guaranteed currency equal In amount
to 50 per cent, to the bond secured
currency maintained by them, but
subject to a tax of 5 or 6 per cent.
until redeemed. Be it further
Resolved. That the committee on
finance and currency submit a report
at the next monthly meeting of the
chamber on the afore-mentioned rec
ommendation of the secretary of the
treasury, together with any other dif
ferent measures which the committee
may be able to suggest as efficient
and practicable for the attainment of
the purpose for which the recommen
dation of the secretary of the treas
ury has been submitted to congress."
When the tenor of Mr. Setoff's re
marks became known in Wall street
the effect was shown almost instan
taneously in the stock market. There
was a pressure to sell and support
to prices seemed entirely lacking, re
sulting in an uninterrupted decline up
to the close, which was active and
weak. The shares most vulnerable
were those which have been the lead
ers in the recent bull speculation, es
pecially the metal stocks.
GOOD SHOWING ON
BUILDING COUNTRY ROADS
WASHINGTON The extent of
government encouragement in the
building of country roads is shown in
a report by the office of public roads
of the Department of Agriculture
During the year twenty-one roads
were built by the government in dif
ferent sections of the country. A com
parative statement of cost is given
which shows that macadam roads
have a maximum cost of 98 cents, an
average cost of 55 cents per square
yard; sand and clay roads cost 9
cents; burnt clay, 20 cents, and shell
34 cents per square yard. Of the ob
ject lesson roads built three were in
Ohio, one in Illinois, three in Mis
souri, one in Kansas, two in Washing
ton, one in Texas, one in Louisiana
and seven in Florida.
ADMINISTRATION MAN WINS.
Wadsworth Will Be Speaker of New
York Assembly.
ALBANY James W. Wadsworth,
Jr., of Livingston county, son of Con
gressman James W. Wadsworth of
the Thirty-fourth congressional dis
trict, and son-in-law of the late John
Hay, secretary of state, was nomi
nated tonight by the republican cau
cus for speaker of the assembly and
will be elected to that office when the
assembly convenes. His democratic
opponent will be George M. Palmer
of Schohart, who for many years has
been the minority leader on the as
sembly floor. Mr. Wadsworth had 75
out of 104 votes cast in the caucus,
Edwin A. Merritt, Jr.. of St. Lawrence,
receiving 14 and J. M. Wainwright of
Westchester 15.
Irrigation at Vienna.
LONDON The Standard's Vienna
correspondent telegraphs: "The con
clusion of a customs union between
Bulgaria and Servia, coinciding as It
does with the rupture of the negotia
tions for commercial treaties with
Austria, has given rise to great con
cern and irritation at Vienna.
Omaha Men Beat Uncle Sam.
MEETEETB. Wyo. Omaha par
ties, it is believed, have circumvented
the reclamation service in the matter
of th Little Buffalo basin irrigation
project, five miles east of here. A
party of surveyors sent out from
Worland are now at work in Little
Buffalo basin making surveys, but
the man in charge refuses to say in
whose employ they are working. It is
believed here that private capital in
terested in the Hanover canal com
pany at Worland is behind the
scheme.
WASHINGTONW. E. Bainbridge of
Council Bluffs, former secretary of
the legation at Peking during the
Boxer troubles, has been appointed
special agent of the Treasury depart
ment at Paris, France, succeeding
Major William H. Williams, who has
bald the position for the past seven
jears. Mr. Bainbridge's territory in
cludes France, Spain and Italy. Mr.
'Bainbridge has been in Washington
for some time in the hope that he
might secure a consulate, but some-
bow has been unable to land such a
position.
M'CALL STEPS OUT.
Alexander E. Orr Becomes His Suc
cessor. NEW YORK John A. McCall re
signed the presidency of the New
York Life Insurance company and
Alexander E. Orr was appointed in
his place at the salary of 150,000 a
year. Mr. McCall's salary was 100
000. The board of trustees also cut
down a number of second vice presi
dents so that hereafter there will be
two of these officers instead of three.
Mr. McCall, who has for fourteen
years held the office which he re
signed, sent a letter to the trustees
in which he said that his errors prob
ably seemed greater to him than to
his critics, but that he was com
forted to think of the company's un
precedented achievements and to
know that no officer or trustee had
profited improperly at the policyhold
ers expense.
It is uncertain whether Mr. Orr
will retain the presidency beyond
April 1, next, when Mr. McCall's
term would have expired. The new
president is a retired merchant of this
city, president of the Rapid Transit
commission, a former president of the
Chamber of Commerce and a director
in many financial and philanthropic
institutions. He was born in Tyrone
county, Irefand, in 1831.
In accepting the presidency Mr.
Orr said he hoped that John C. Mc
Call and Vice President Kingsley will
remain in the company's employ. John
C. McCall is the son of former Presi
dent McCall. and is secretary of the
New York Life.
President Orr said that the fact
that the president's salary had been
reduced to $50,000 did not mean that
the salaries of other officers would be
reduced in the same proportions.
PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
YORK Bradstreets review
of the business year presents an epi
tome of progress and prosperity in ag
riculture, trade, industry and specula
tion. Expansion was the rule in every
department of activity, with corres
ponding increase in returns and strik
ingly small failure damage, an unpre
cedented record considering the im
mense business done and the number
engaged therein. The review con
tinues: The multitude of records broken
shows that new guide posts have, in
deed, been set up. The revival which
began in the last half of 1904, far from
spending its force, as was often pre
dicted in the early part of 1905, grew
as the year advanced. True, there was
a period of hesitation a breathing
spell, as it were in the spring of the
year, but this was a pause to get a
clearer view of ultimate crop yields
and enable the business world to take
new bearings. Thenceforth the com
mercial, financial and industrial move
ment surged forward, weather draw
backs and disclosures of financial rot
tenness in high places failing to stem
the upward trend.
MAP WILL TELL WHAT TO PLANT
To Indicate Crops Adapted to Certain
Areas.
WASHINGTON In order to indi
cate the crops best adapted to certain
areas, the biological survey of the
department of agriculture is marking
off the United States into natural life
zones and subdivisions, so that it
will be possible for the farmer to
select from the study of maps and
data to be furnished by the depart
ment the crops best suited to his in
lividual needs. The survey has com
pleted an interesting report of Its
work or the last year.
An effort was made to ascertain
the amount of game and the prices
therefor in the leading markets in the
country immediately before Thanks
giving day. Reports received dis
closed a growing scarcity in the
supply, due mainly to an increase in
restrictive laws and more effective
enforcement. VenSson, prairie
chickens and quail were especially
scarce and it is said there appears
to be a tendency to replace native
with imported game at moderate
prices.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
STILL HIS PORTION
WASHINGTON The supreme court
of the United States affirmed the de
cision of the Kentucky court of appeals
in the case of James B. Howard
against the state of Kentucky.
Howard was tried three times in the
circuit court of Franklin county, Ken
tucky, on the charge of murdering
Governor William Goebel of Kentucky,
on January 30, 1900. and convicted
each time. He is now under sentence
to life imprisonment, and he brought
the case to secure a review of the rul
ing of the Kentucky court of appeals,
affirming a decision of the circuit
court against allowing him another
trial. His principal allegation was
that the proceedings of the trial court
in the matter of selecting and dis
charging jurymen were irregular.
Would Charge Ten Cents.
CHICAGO A meeting of the lead
ing bankers of the city and represen
tatives of the Illinois Manufacturers'
association was held on Thursday to
consider the matter of charging 10
cents collection fee on all out-of-town
checks deposited in the. banks of the
city.
A resolution was adopted by the
Chicago clearing house some time ago
declaring that the banks should make
the charge, and the association has
opposed the move with decided energy.
Considering Statehood.
WASHINGTON The senate com.
mittee on territories met and began
consideration of the joint statehood
bill. This was the first meeting of
the committee to consider the admis
sion of states.
Earthquake in Austria.
VIENNA A series of earthquake
shocks were felt at about 5:30 this
morning at Agram, Cllli, Laibach,
Marburg and Gratz. Buildines cracked
and the inhabitants fled panic-stricken
from their houses.
THE UPPER HOUSE
IT PROMISES TO HAVE
BUSY SESSION.
A VERY
THE WORK LAID OUT THIS WEEK
Majority Will Back Up .Executive's
Position on the Dominican Treaty
Proposition Hillman Will Press
His Santo Domingo Resolution.
WASHINGTON The senate will
begin the week with the consideration
of the question of the relations be
tween this country and Santo Do
mingo. The subject will- be brought up on
Senator Tillman's resolution calling
on the president for information rela
tive to the status of affairs since the
flight of Morales and if the senate
does not take up that resolution Mr.
Raynor will address the senate on the
Dominican question. It is said Sena
tor Tillman's intention is to press his
resolution and unless it is accepted
by the senate he will probably talk on
it ; if not tomorrow then on some other
day during the week. With the sub
ject once opened up considerable de
bate may be prepared to defend the
attitude of the president in the Domin
ican matter. It is not expected that
the treaty with Morales will be pre
sented for some time, but republican
senators say they have no intention
of letting it go by default. The presi
dent, it is pointed out, is anxious for
action, prefers rejection to failure to
act His friends of the senate cite the
course of events in the republic, where
the financial affairs of the country
have been less disturbed than in pre
vious uprisings, as sustaining the pres
ident's attitude toward the little re
public. On the other hand the revolu
tion has a tendency to solidify the
democrats against the agreement, and
if they hold the ground they will be
able to defeat ratification.
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the
merchant marine commission, has
given notice of his intention to call
up the commission's shipping bill to
morrow, and if he does so that meas
ure, being the unfinished business,
will supplant the Dominican question.
If. through courtesy, however, he
should give way to senators to discuss
other questions he will bring up the
shipping bill later. When the com
mission's bill is taken up Mr. Gallin
ger will open the debate on that meas
ure. He will be followed later by
Senator Lodge in support and by Sen
ator Mallory in opposition to the bill.
The measure will probably be before
the senate for some time, but Senator
Gallinger will urge a vote as soon as
possible.
Ie is expected that the treaty with
Cuba relative to the Isle of Pines will
be discussed during the week, but if
referred the discussion will be had in
the near future. The treaty is in the
hands of Senator Foraker and he will
make an effort to secure action at
the first practical moment.
AFRICAN EXPLORER IS
VICTIM OF CANNIBALS
LIVERPOOL The steamer Olenda
of the Elder Dempster line, which ar
rived here, brought a horrible story
of cannibalism in Nigeria, of which
Dr. Stewart of the southern Nigerian
government was the victim. The doc
tor accompanied an expedition to the
interior, but was separated from the
main body. With only a few carriers
he proceeded to Calabar river. He was
riding a bicycle and being outstripped
by the carriers, missed the main road
and ran into the village of a hostile
tribe.
The carriers, returning, found Dr.
Stewart's bicycle and later parts of his
body. Joining the main force they
gave information as to their discovery.
JOIN WITH THE RAILROADS.
Express Companies Decide to Issue
No Mor? Passes.
NEW YORK The express com
panies have decided to join with the
railroads in refusing to issue passes
for the carrying of business free of
charge. Announcement to this effect
was made today at the office of the
Adams Express company in the follow
ing statement:
"The action of the railroads in put
ting off free business has made it
practically necessary for the express
companies to do likewise. Accordingly,
all the leading express companies have
issued orders that on and after Jan
uary 15 they will not carry any busi
ness free of charge, as a personal
courtesy to merchants or other pat
rons or for any reason.
"They will continue to exchange an
nual passes with each other and with
railroad lines."
Charge of Grand Larceny.
KANSAS CITY J. L. Jaynes, under
arrest at Louisville, is wanted here
on a Charge of grand larceny, pre
ferred by his former employe. The
amount involved is under $500.
Bryan's Visit to Bacolod.
MANILA W. J. Bryan was enthu
siastically received on Friday by the
provincial officers and people of Bac
olod, Occidental Negros. At a banquet
tendered him a leading native ex
pressed the hope of ultimate independ
ence, and presented the industrial,
economic and administrative condi
tions of the province. Mr. Bryan's
response was of the same tenor as his
speeches at Manila. He enjoined the
natives to have confidence in the
American people.
Unfair Division of Cars.
COUNCIL BLUFFS It is announced
that the Iowa railroad commission will
investigate conditions at Council
Bluffs with reference to charges made
by grain dealers at various points in
the state that cars are being held here
When they are needed elsewhere to
move the crops. The small dealers com
plain that they have great difficulty in
getting cars while they allege the big
line houses having elevators here do
not experience any 6uch trouble. The
railroads it is asserted do not supply
cars pro rata.
CHAMP CLARK ON THE TARIFF
Missouri Members Delights and Enter
tains House for Three Hours.
WASHINGTON "Champ Clark
democracy" was expounded to the de
light and entertainment of the house
for three hours Friday by Mr. Clark
of Missouri, and constituted the fea
ture of the debate on the Philippine
tariff bill. Mr. Clark's speech took
a wide range and he labelled his polit
ical beliefs as above in answer to a
question as to what kind of a demo
crat he really is. He talked of the
Philippines and favored the pending
bill; he discussed the general tariff
situation; he reviewed William J.
Bryan's record on silver and paid his
respects in characteristic oratory to
oratory to republican leaders.
He ascribed future greatness to
what he termed the great "stand pat"
disciples and declared that one of
these, Secretary Shaw, whose record
as secretary of the treasury included,
he says, classifying frog's legs as
poultry and ponies as "household ar
ticles" for the collection of revenue,
was a logical republican presidential
possibility, unless the mantle should
fall on "the gray and grizzled speaker,
Uncle Joe Cannon."
Speaking from the forum in front
of the speaker's desk Mr. Clark ad
dressed many of his positive asser
tions directly to the republican mem
bers. He was interrupted many times
and these interruptions generally re
sulted in responses that delighted
both sides.
The fight against the bill was opened
in the interest of the beet sugar indus
try by Mr. Fordney of Michigan. He
recalled the republican membership to
its pledges on the standpat tariff
planks of the party.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION
WILL PASS CONCRESS
WASHINGTON Railroad rate leg
islation will pass. No revenue legis
lation of any kind will pass this
congress. The merchant marine mea
sure, though it now stands to claim
first place in senatorial consideration,
will be forced to yield to statehood.
After statehood is disposed of, the
rate bill will be taken up by the sen
ate, probably the latter part of Jan
uary or early in February.
Foregoing is the program of con
gress laid down by the head of the
republican steering committee, the
oldest senator, Allison, and probably
the man who will have largest in
fluence in determining the order of
business. The senator would not com
mit himself, before recess, to any
policy; but during the holiday visit
in the west he has been interviewed
and the foreging is his statement of
congressional probabilities.
HALF A MILLION THUS FAR.
Shortage of N. C. Dougherty
for
Seven Years $541,408.
PEORIA, 111. The report or the
Everitt Audit company on the defal
cations of N. C. Dougherty was made
public at a meeting of the school
board tonight. Tlfetotal shortage for
seven years is $541,408. from which
will be deducted approximately $1$,
000 for unused but warranted . ex
penditures. Everitt gave it as his
opinion that the total shortage for
eighteen years would fall slightly
short of 11.000,000, stating that large
amounts of forged script had been
found for 1SS7 and 18S9, but no total
estimates on these years had yet been
made.
Estimates on Deficiencies.
WASHINGTON The sub-committee
on deficiencies of the house commit
tee on appropriations will begin the
consideration of deficiency estimates
on Monday or Tuesday of this week
and will frame a bill which probably
will be reported in a few days. Esti
mates aggrgating $10,000,000 are to be
considered. Of this sum $3,500,000 is
for pensions. $2 500.000 for the navy,
and $1,500,000 for the collection of in
ternal revenue.
THE STATEHOOD BILLS
TO RECEIVE ATTENTION
WASHINGTON The joint statehood
bill probably will be favorably report
ed by the house committee on terri
tories Monday or Tuesday, and un
less present plans are changed it will
be considered by the house on Wed
nesday. The bill to be reported by
the committee will provide for the ad
mission of Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory as one state and New Mexico
and Arizona as another. It will differ
from the bill defeated at the last ses
sion by the senate, in that it will not
carry the Gallinger Stone prohibition
amendment. In the bill to be reported
prohibition is provided for only in In
dian territory and in the Indian res
ervation in Oklahoma and Arizona.
The pending bill was read and con
sidered by sections begun. It is ex
pected that meetings will be held
nearly every day until the bill is re
ported. Several interested parties will
be heard.
To Help Cattlemen.
WASHNGTON Representative Cur
tis. (Kan.) introduced a bill to permit
grazing on western lands. It allows
leases for periods of five years under
rules prescribed by the secretary of
the interior.
Protests on Rate Bill.
WASHINGTON Letters and tele
grams are being received at Senator
Millard's office from railroad employes
throughout Nebraska protesting
against the passage of the Esch-Town-send
railroad rate bill.
' Peruvian Bonds Sold.
WASHINGTON Th legation of Peru
has received notice that the Peruvian
loan of $15,000,000 has been taken
up by the representatives at Lima.
Peru, of a Berlin bank. The bonds will
earn 6 per cent and the issue will oe
at 92.
All Yellow Jack Has Gone.
HAVANA According to an official
report, the last case of yellow fever
has disappeared from Havana, and
there are no suspicious cases under
observation.
RATES DISCUSSED
MATTER CONSIDERED BY SENATE
COMMERCE COMMITTEE.
THE BILL OF SENATOR DOLUVER
It Has Support of the Administration
and May Get That of the Democrats
Indications of What the House
Will Do.
WASHINGTON The senate com
mittee on interstate commerce met
for two hours Friday and discussed
rate regulation in a general way.
Senator Dolliver's bill is likely to
draw administration support, and the
author is trying to shape it so as to
draw some democratic support. The
Iowa senator conferred with Senator
Tillman for an hour after the commit
tee had adjourned.
At Friday's session of the committee
Senator Dolliver moved to take up his
bill and consider it, section by sec
tion. He argued that if the bill, could
be taken up and all portions on which
the committee could not agree to be
voted out it would furnish a basis for
an early report to the senate. He
failed to obtain the adoption of his
motion or any decision in regard to it,
but it was agreed that an early con
sideration of the various pending
measures should be had. This agree
ment, however, did not take the form
of a definite program.
The indications are that the house
will pass a bill and the measure will
come in the senate before a report
is had from the senate committee on
interstate commerce. If the house
would pass the Hepburn bill that
would bring before the senate a meas
ure almost identical with the Dolliver
bill. Senator Dolliver stated that if
his bill is rejected by the senate com
mittee he will make a minority report,
which will bring it before the senate
and that he would move to substitute
it for any measure reported by the
committee if such measure were not
satisfactory to the administration.
As far as could be learned, the sen
ate democrats will not unite on any
bill. Senators Tillman and Newlands.
both members of the interstate com
merce committee, have bills pending.
The former said that Senator Dolli
ver's bill was an elaboration of the
ideas that he had advanced in his brief
measure, and that he could support it
"if no attempt is made to make the
the democrats tail of the president's
kite.
UNLAWFUL LAND CRABBERS
WILL CET NO LETUP
WASHINGTON The department of
justice will begin the prosecution with
in the coming week of a prominent
Episcopal rector, the Rev. George G.
Ware, of Lead, S. D., for alleged com
plicity in the Nebraska land frauds.
This case is one of the large number
which have recently stirred the entire
state of Nebraska. The fact that the
department of justice has sent orders
."or his prosecution demonstrates that
the nominal sentences imposed on tho
big landgrabbers recently have not
served to discourage the department.
The president summarily dismissed
from office District Attorney Baxter
and Marshal Mathews because of their
failure to secure adequate penalty for
these fencers of the public domain. It
is commonly presumed that if the
president had had the power he would
have administered no less severe pun
ishment to Federal Judge Munger, who
imposed the sentences, but a federal
judge cannot be reached except by
prosecution.
John Sharp William Detained.
WASHINGTON Representative
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi,
the democratic floor leader, who was
called to home by the serious illness
of his daughter, has not returned to
Washington, but is expected in a few
days, as his daughter is much im
proved. GERMANY IS READY FOR WAR.
Strengthens Herself on Eve of Mor
occan Conference.
BERLIN The railway administra
tion placed orders last week for
20,000 freight cars at a cost of 50
million dollars with manufacturers ot
five countries stipulating delivery by
the middle of February besides utiliz
ing the car works of Germany. These
contracts were distributed among
makers in Belgium, Holland, Switzer
land, and Italy which would not have
been done unless some reason for
haste existed. Inquiries made re
garding the reasons for urgency re
sulted in obtaining the statement that
the ordering the cars" was a precau
tionary measure, the general staff de
siring to be ready to move troops if
necessary by the first of March. This
is only a proper measure of prudence,
it was affirmed, in view of the exten
sive military arrangements going on
in France which among other dispo
sitions included the movements to
wards the German frontier of six regi
ments of artillery or 180 guns.
Miss Busch Has Gone West.
ST. LOUIS Adolphus Busch, the
millionaire brewer, announced that
his daughter. Miss Wilhelmina Busch,
departed accompanied by a maid, a
secretary and a man servant, for Pas
adena. Cal., where Mr. Busch has a
residence.
Lieut. Edward Scharrer of Germany,
whose attempted elopment with Miss
Busch was frustrated and to whom her
engagement was first announced and
then denied by members of the Busch
family, remains in St. Louis.
Swifts Increase Capital.
CHICAGO At the annual meeting
of stockholders of Swift and Company
It was voted to issue at once $15,000,
000 new stock, bringing the total cap
ital stock up to $50,000,000. The
shares will be issued at par to stock
holders of record of January 4 and
the new certificates will be distributed
February 7. The statement of earn
ings submitted at the meeting showed
12 per cent earned on the present out
standing capital. Seven per cent, was
paid during the year in dividends.leav
ing 5 per cent for surplus.
DEAD -NUMBER 74l.
While the Wounded Go Beyond One
Thousand.
MOSCOW It is impossible to as
certain the total losses resulting
from the ten days' revolt, as many of
the dead and wounded have not been
reported at the hospitals, public or pri
vate, and some of the bodies were in
cinerated. But a personal tour of the
hospitals shows there were 548 killed
and 1,065 wounded. One hundred and
seventy-four of the injured taken to
hospitals have since died. The troops
lost nine killed, of whom two were
officers, and fifty-one wounded. Among
the killed or wounded were a number
f children, the returns generally show
ing that innocent persons suffered the
heaviest. The final figures of the cas
ualties will closely approach 2.5C0.the
original estimate in these dispatches,
The stories of the discovery of great
heaps of dead in the Presna district,
as well as other sensational stories
printed by the local papers, like the
statement that over 400 revolutionists
are still holding the Prokharoff mills,
turn out after an investigation to be
untrue. There has been no fighting at
the Prokharoff mills since Saturday.
An eye-witness of the surrender of
the last batch on Sunday says that two
of the ringleaders were shot without
even the semblance of a trial.
The property of foreigners in the
Presna district has been destroyed to
a considerable extent, among which is
a five-story brick building belonging
to a naturalized American. M. Strabo
Ioffski, who has lodged with the
American consul, Mr. Smith, a demand
for damages against the Russian gov
ernment, which will be forwarded to
the embassy at St. Petersburg. Four
similar demands for damages have
been lodged with the British consul
and seven with the consul of Germany
by German subjects.
Except for the numerous military pa
trols in the streets and the pillars of
smoke lazily floating above the ruins
of factories and houses in the Presna
district, there is little to recall the
nightmare of the last ten days. As if
by magic in twenty-four hours the ap
pearance of the city has changed. The
stores everywhere have been re-opened
and the streets are crowded with holi
day shoppers making belated pur
chases for the Russian Christmas,
which, according to the Julian calen
dar, falls on Sunday.
THE HISTORIC HAVERSACK
SOON TO PASS AWAY
WASHINGTON Army officers are
now predicting the passing of the his
toric haversack. Some of them have
declared that important article of the
soldier's equipment a great impedi
ment on the march, especially when
the soldiers are conducted through a
country of thick growtli or when
streams are to be crossed. It is de
sired to minimize the extra weight
which the soldier must carry when
away from the garrison or base of
supplies. The soldier, too, often at
imminent risk of his own interests,
applies the remedy by the simple
process of throwing away most of the
things which theorists have declared
must be carried by him as necessities
of the fighting man in the field.
BRINGS THE YERKES WILL.
Clarence A. Knight Arrives at Chica
go With Document.
CHICAGO Clarence A. Knight, for
many years the confidential adviser of
the late Charles T. Yerkes and counsel
for his various interests in Chicago,
returned to this city from New York,
bringing the will of the deceased trac
tion magnate. It will be filed in the
probate court here as soon as the nec
essary preliminary legal formalities
can be carried out and the witnesses
brought here from New York. Mr.
Knight declares positively that there
is no possibility of the persons who
recently have been mentioned in the
accounts of Mr. Yerkes' affairs.
Appointed Lord Justice.
LONDON John Fletcher Moulton.
member of parliament, has been ap
pointed lord justice of appeal in the
place of Justice Mathew. who recently
resigned. Mrs. Moulton is a daughter
of Maj. Henry Davis of Syracuse, N.
Y.
COMMANDER YOUNC
TO RECEIVE REPRIMAND
WASHINGTON Secretary Bona
parte has acted upon the proceedings
of the court-martial in the case of
Commander Lucien Young of the
Bennington, who was tried on charges
connected with the fatal explosion
on that vessel at San Diego, Cal., last
summer. The court found Com
mander Young guilty of a part of the
specifications, alleging negligence of
duty, and sentenced him to receive a
letter of reprimand, which sentence
will be carried out.
The case of Ensign Wade, who was
associated with Commander Young
in this matter, has not ye been dis
posed of.
Grand Jury Indicts Foreman.
HELENA, Mont. The United States
grand jury, which adjourned last Sat
urday, indicted, among others, Joseph
P. Woolman of Helena, formerly
United States marshal for Montana, on
a charge of illegally fencing public
lands in Teton county. A feature of
the case is the fact that Mr. Woolman
was foreman of the grand jury up to
the time an indictment was returned
against him, when he retired, in order,
as he said, not to hamper the jury. He
gave $1,000 bail to plead next Satur
day, January 6th.
Company for W. J. Bryan.
MANILA W. Morgan Shuster. col
lector of customs for the Philippine
archipelago, will accompany William
J. Bryan on a visit to the southern
islands of the group as the represen
tative of the civil government.
WASHINGTON The president and
Mrs. Roosevelt announced that the
wedding of Miss Alice Roosevelt to
Representative Nicholas Longworth of
Cincinnati will occur on Saturday,
February 17, at 12 o'clock noon in the
east room of the White house.
CLAIMS NEVER TO HAVE WEPT.
Man Seeks Information as to the Ef
fect of Tears.
"I am 40 years of age," said a lively
talking man, "and never to my recol
lection have I shed a tear. Of course,
as a child I must have done my share
of crying, but the impressions or ef
fects of that I do not now recall. I
have seen many people, men and wo
men, cry, and I would like to know
what is the effect of weeping upon
the weeper. I might have asked sonio
of those I have seen weep, I suppose,
but delicacy has always forbidden it.
"I know that it is said if those in
deep grief can weep they will not suf
fer so much, and it is this physical
result I want defined. I remember
in my dreams to have wept over
sorrows, and the feeling was that of
forgetfulness of my trouble. I mean
by that, that while the tears came and
the frame was shaken by sobs, there
seemed to be a temporary absence
In the mind of the cause of the weep
ing. Is that the explanation? Some
have told me rather vaguely that pos
sibly that was the explanation, but
they would not say so definitely.
"Some have said they didn't know
why they wept; they simply wept and
felt better for it. As a rule I believe
the effect is said to be rather mental
"r spiritual than physical or material,
nd I am inclined to dispute this ex
planation. If anybody here can tell
me what I want to know L'll be ob
liged." This started a discussion, but at
the end of it the man didn't seem
to know any more than when ho ask
ed his first question.
PROPHECY THAT TOUCHED ALL,
Saving of the Country Forgotten for
Greater Things.
Sitting around on the heads of tho
cracker and sugar barrels in Davo
Skinner's grocery. Uncle Reuben
Smith, Simon Goodheart. Ebenezer
White and Deacon Taylor had given
their opinion of men and things, and
what should be done to save tho
country. Jim Thompson alone had re
mained silent. He hadn't spoken even
when it was asserted that taxes
would jump 50 per cent next year.
"Jim, hain't you got nothin' to
say?" queried the deacon as he turn
ed to him with a somewhat anxious
look.
Jim shook his head and sighed.
"But you must have."
Jim shook his head and groaned.
"Let er come, Jim let 'er come."
"Wall, boys," said Jim as he finally
raised his head and looked around, "if
I must speak, then i must. It's my
opinion it's my gaul darned solid
opinion that that "
"That what, Jim?"
"Yes, don't keep us in suspense."
"That 'taters will either go up or
down 10 cents a bushel before next
spring, and you jest remember what
I tell ye!"
And then the silence became so
profound that the barrel of N. O. mo
lasses in the back end of tho store
could be heard trying to turn over.
Baltimore American.
Two Clergymen at the Pearly Gate.
Two clerical gentlemen entered the
mists together and side by side ap
proached the pearly gate. One of the
clerical gentlemen had possessed but
little worldly wisdom and his salary
had been $600 a year, while the other
had been long on worldly wisdom and
his salary had been $6,000 a year. St.
Peter first examined the credentials
of the poor clergyman.
"Walk right in; walk right in."
said he, "and take a seat up near the
front. You have done the best you
know."
Then he examined the credentials
of the other.
"Crawl in mighty carefully," he
then said, "and take a seat way btick
where nobody will be likely to see
you."
"But. sir." the outraged clerical
gentleman protested, '"do you realize
that I was the pastor of St. Judas'
parish?"
"That's just it," was the sorrowful
answer; "you've had the most of
your reward already." Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
The Eternal Hesitator.
Here's a health to the Mow who does
what's riht.
Whoe virtue is girt with strong de
fenses! And a health to the fellow who sins, tho
wif;ht
That can-s not a rap for tho conse
quences! But the man who can't make up hU
mind.
One eye before and the other behind.
Here's a passage quick for all of his
kind
To the shades of the nethermost re
gions. Success to the fellow who
does,"
Success to the fellow who
"ups and
downs and
Who says "I will!" in spite of the buzx.
Who says, in spite of the world. "I
won't!"
But the fellow who can't make up bU
mind.
With a purpose eternally undefined.
Is never a man. but an empty rind.
And lit for the nethermost regions!
New Orleans Timos-Democrat.
Argument Without Words.
"Is the sense of smelling more pleas
ing than the sense of tasting?" was
the subject before a debating club re
cently. James Keys, a man of few
words, was the last to speak in the
negative, and all were anxious to hear
what he had to say. When the time
approached for him to speak, lie rose
slowly, walked to the other side of
the room and rang the bell. He or
dered a glass of hot whiskey punch
and drank it off with great gusto.
Then, turning to his opponents, he
handed the empty glass to the lead
ing disputant, and thundered: "Now,
sir, smell it." It is almost needless
to add that Keys carried the decision
for the negative.
An Incident.
It was in a street car, but on the
rear seats where one was allowed to
smoke that this occurred. A peppery
looking woman was sitting on one of
these seats, evidently taking umbrage
at an Irishman who was smoking.
Finally her indignation mounted so
high that she adjusted her pince-ne.
glasses on her thin nose and inquired:
"My good man, are you accustomed
to smoke in the presence of a lady?"
"No, mum!" replied the Irishman
stolidly, and continued smoking.
Two girls up In front tittered and
the peppery lady got off two blocks
farther on. New Orleans Times-Dens-
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