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'f THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 23, 1906. L BETTER.SAYS LANE Interstate Commerce Commis sioner. Thinks Car Short age Is Relieved. RAILROADS HAVE ACTED Serious Terminal Congestion Exists, but Fault Lies With Carriers, . Who Have Not Been Able to Cope With Emergency. "WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Franklin K. Lane, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, who has been in confer ence with officials of the Western rail roads relative to the car shortage, in an interview tonight said the coal situ ation, one of the most knotty problems resulting from the car shortage, had been relieved greatly. "President Hill of the Great Northern and President Elliott of the Northern Pacific have notified us that the situation Is now in hand by the roads, and danger of suffering from lack of fuel is over," he said. Speaking of his recent trip through the West, Mr. Lane sad: Terminal Congestion Exists. "There is a very serious terminal congestion. The shippers are complain ing that the railroads should have foreseen the car shortage and been pre pared to meet the emergency. "The suggestion was made to us by James J. Hill that the railroads spend $5,000,000,000, at the rate of Jl, 000. 000- 000 a year, in buying equipment, put ting double track in the place of'slngle track, four tracks where now are two. putting In new switches and enlarging terminals. "Both in Chicago and Minneapolis positive proof was given that the tense situation is due to faulty management as well as inadequate equipment. Need Car Clearing House. "A car clearing-house, by which the roads will receive credit weekly for their cars, and under which cars might be used to best advantage, is a good suggestion offered by Mr. Mldgjey, of Chicago, an authority on railroad mat ters. He cites the system now followed by the Southern Pacific, one of the roads he represented before the Com mission. I do not care to discuss a remedy at present, or to go into the matter further. A report will soon be submitted to the Commission. It is safe to say there Is no remedy resting within the power of the Commission. 1 think that is beyond question. It rests with the railroads themselves, and if they cannot successfully cope with the issue, then a law should be made to cover such cases." SO CONGESTION AT KANSAS CITY Railroads Give Figures to Show Freight Is Moved Promptly. TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 22. The first of the week it was reported in some of the papers that the railroad yards at Kansas City were greatly Congested, and similar testimony was given be fore the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. A representative of the Union Pacific Railway stated here today that this report was a mistake and an In Jury to the road. "The Union Pacific has made a care ful Investigation of the subject," he said, "and, as an example of the condi tion of Its yards In Kansas City, it found that on December 19 there were in Its yards 105 loaded cars to move out, only 12 of which were delayed over 12 hours. It had on hand to un load 156 cars. There were on hand 152 empty cars and 150 bad-order cars undergoing repair, making a total of 575 cars in the yards at Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan., and Armstrong, Kan. "The company has 38 miles of stor age track at these points, which is enough to handle 4500 freight cars; so it was evident that 575 cars could not make much of a congestion." The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific officials at Topeka also say that the figures used were incorrect, so far as they were concerned at Topeka, They say that the statement that th-; Rock Island had 400 cars in the Topeka yards, more than 100 of which were said to be empties, was false. DELEGATES MAKE COMPLAINT Tell Commerce Commission of Their Troubles Validating Tickets. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Complaint has been made to the Interstate Com merce Commission that In many in stances persons desiring to attend con ventions on the particular day are peo vented from promptly returning to their homes because the minimum num ber of round-trip tickets required has not been presented for validation. The Commission expressed the opinion "that It would not be unlawful or im proper for carriers to accept a satis factory guarantee of bond of an asso ciation or society for which the round trip rate is made, that the minimum number of tickets will be validated or the difference between the rduced rate and the full rate paid by the associa tion or socioty, thus permitting the prompt validation of tickets and re duced trip rate, it being understood that if the specified number of tickets shall not be validated the society will be required to pay the difference agreed upon." . The Commission also announces an extension of time In the application of the rule governing through rates which exceed the sum of locals. The Commission had previously ruled that carriers shall make use of the rule until December 31, 1906, but carriers now may make use of the rule, "until further notice." ACCUSES ROADS OF EXTORTION Oklahoma Investigator Files Report on Rates Charged. GUTHRIE, Okia.. Dec. 22. Attorney General W. O. Cromwell, who was In structed by Governor Frantz to inves tigate railroad rates prevailing in Oklahoma, today Issued a lengthy statement, in which he charges the six important railroads operating in the territory with violating their charters by demanding exorbitant rates. WILL RULE PULLMAN CARS Texas Railroad Commission' Declares Them Common Carriers. AUSTIN, Tex.. Dec. 22. The Texas Railroad Commission issued an order today declaring Pullman cars common carriers and providing that all such operated in Texas shall be under its CQA SITUATION Immediate and constant supervision, providing a reduction in rates of 20 per cent and specifying that the Pull man Company shall consult the Com mission regarding the number of cars operated, as to Increase or decrease In number; file its operating books, etc., and report all operations to the com mission the same as railroads are re quired to do. DRAFT LAW ON CAR SHORTAGE Commission Will Meet and Recom mend Stringent Measures. ST. LOUIS. Dee. 22. C. A. Prouty, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, who has been conducting an investigation into the -freight car shortage, passed through here today on the way from Kansas City to Washing ton.. He stated that the Commission will meet within the next few days at Wash ington and recommend to Congress -some legislation for the relief for the shippers who have been suffering from the car shortage. "The damage to grain and cattle ship pers in the West and Southwest cannot be estimated," he said. "Active and stringent methods will have to be ad opted at once to relieve the. situation." Seize Railroad Coal, but Will Pay. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 22. Dispatches from BerwyeK, N. D.. say that citizens and farmers from the nearby country yesterday helped themselves to ten tons of coal from a train which was stalled on the village siding. Bankers and TWO CHILDREN OF MRS. ANNA M. BRADLEY, DISOWNED BY LATE EX-SENATOR ARTHUR BROWN f- . - " Arthur Brown Bradley. business men joined In the distribution, all tho coal being weighed and charged to the recipients, who are to pay the railroad company for it. Mines Close for Lack of Cars. SCRANTON, Kan.. Deo. 22. All of the coal mines are closed here, because there are not empty cars to haul away the fuel. This Is causing a great hardship among the miners, who are out of work. . Orders for coal are pouring in every day. There is a promise by the Santa Fe officials that a number of cars will be sent out next week. Cain Will Run Rio Grande Road TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 22. D. E. Cain, general manager of the Southwestern lines of the Chicago, Rock Island & PaciHe Railway, has been appointed assistant vice-president in charge of operation of the Denver & Rio. Grande Railroad, ef fective January 1. DEATH SAVED THEIR NECKS Snyder's Alleged Accomplices Escapo Prosecution by Auto Smash. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 22. Circuit Attorney Sager today entered a nolle prosequi in the cases of W. H. Rltter, of Denver, former, ly a member of the St. Louis Municipal Assembly, and Frederick G. Uthoff, of Denver, who was also a member of the St. Louis Assembly at one time. Ritter was charged with attempted ex tortion and Uthoff with perjury in con nection with the case of R. M. Snyder, the Kansas City capitalist who was re cently killed in an automobile accident and who was under indictment here in connection with the granting of a street railway franchise. EXPLAINS AWAY MIRACLE Italian Scientist Disposes of Fable of St. Gennaro. ROME, Dec. 22, At the People's Palace here today Signor Qlacci gave a visible demonstration of the yearly "miracle" of the liquifying of the blood of St. Gennaro, which Is kept In a phial In the Church of St. Gennaro at 'Naples. Signor Qiaccl explained that this change was effected by a chemical combination known to the ancients for the preserva tion of blood, and that blood treated with It liquifies at a certain temperature. Sig nor Glaccl performed the experiment with calf's blood, adding thereto substances the nature of which he did not reveal. SIG SICHEL & CO., 92 THIRD And Our New Shop, Third and Washington Streets. Garcia cigars, the green and gold label, stands for quality. Acceptable Christmas gifts. New York Brokers Fail. NEW YORK, Dec. 22. The suspension of the brokerage firm of Arnold, Leo & Co. was announced on the stock exchange today. The firm of Arnold, Leo & Co. was established 35 years ago. Its standing on the exchange was high, and the announce ment of the suspension came as a general surprise. An assignment was made in the interest of all creditors and a re sumption is hoped for. Mr. Hubbard, the asstgnee of Arnold, Leo & Co., said that the Philadelphia branch was not responsible for the fail ure of the firm. Mr. Hubbard said that the only reason he could assign for the failure was its Inability to raise money during the recent .stringency in the money market. He had no idea of the firm's liabilities. Dividends on Copper Stocks. BOSTON. Dec. 22. The directors of the Tamarack Mining Company today de clared a semi-annual dividend of $3. Six months ago t2 was declared and a year ago $3.- The directors of the Osceola Mining Company declared a semi-annual dividend of a share. This Is the same as sis months ago. TO Peacemakers Tackle the Jap , anese Imbroglio. - ARBITRATION IS SUGGESTED President or San Francisco School Board Says He Is Powerless to Consider Schemes Under Present State Law. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22. That the controversy over the segregation of the Japanese school children may be settled without bringing about a clash between the United States authorities and the mu nicipal government is the hope of Federal officials. A movement ha'been inaugur ated to bring about a compromise be tween the boafd of education and the Japanese. Today Aaron Altmann, president of the Mark Bradley. board of education, was approached with a tentative proposal to arbitrate the en tire controversy, the basis of arbitration being that Japanese native-born children should be allowed to attend the San Francisco schools that American children do, provided they are of the same age as the latter. Mr. Altmann refused to consider the possibility of arbitration along these lines. He reiterated his position that it Is, man datory on the part of the board of edu cation to segregate the Japanese children under the present state school laws. The persons who are striving to adjust the matter in behalf of the Japanese and the Federal authorities are now planning to attempt to induce the next state Leg islature to repeal that section of the code dealing with the establishment of sepa rate schools for children of Indian, Chi nese and Mongolian descent and enact a new law which will give the board of education scope to deal with the present situation in this city. RIOTS FOLLOW THE FAMINE Conditions In Stricken Chinese Pro vinces Grow Worse. WASHINGTON, Deo. 22. Consul-General Rodgers at .Shanghai today cabled the State Department as follows: "Klangsu famine, conditions are daily growing worse. Brigandage and rioting in adjacent districts resulting. Very dangerous state of affairs anticipated by officials. Chinese Government will prob ably provide work on a grand scale for the destitute hordes. Immense numbers unquestionably starving. Sickly, afflicted and old left in the famine district." DISCORD MAY TEAR ABYSSINIA Menelik Again III and Struggle for Throne Is Impending. - ROME, Dec. 22. Reports from an authoritative source declare that Menelik, King of Abyssinia, has suf fered a fresh attack of syncope. Ap prehension is felt, especially as recent ly the Negus seems to have changed his mind about the appointment of a successor. It is no longer certain that Jjsu, son of Menelik's daughter and Ras Michael, will be chosen, and,, if this is so, the struggle for the throne will be fierce. These difficulties are augmented by the differences between the represent atives in Abyssinia of Italy, Great Britain and France. These diplomats have been in Abyssinia since the time when the Interests of their respective governments conflicted strongly. They have not burled the personal resent ments aroused during that period, and they are today adversaries, in spite of the fact that their governments are acting in accord. Italy and Great Britain have decided to recall their representatives, and it is believed that France will follow suit. SHAH HAS ANOTHER RELAPSE Appoints Heir Regent Over Persia and Awaits Death. TEHERAN. Deo. 22. (7:46 P. M l The Shah has again had a relapse. After a few days' Improvement, his condition took a turn for the worse last evening and his physicians now report his condi tion to be very bad. Among the state papers which the Shah signed December 20 was a decree for mally appointing the heir apparent. Prince Ali Mirza, regent.- The latter had earlier In the week assumed general charge of governmental affairs. Bryce and MacDonnell Disagree. LONDON, Dec. 22. In a dispatch from Dublin, a correspondent 'of the Times says the appointment of James Bryce as Brkish Ambassador at Washington has induced many well-informed persons to believe that he has serious differences of opinion with Sir Anthony Patrick Mac Donnell, under secretary to the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, over the home-rule measure. It is be lieved that Mr. Bryce was willing to go farther than Sir Anthony and that he saw no. objection to giving the Irish control of the constabulary. Rumor further points to Sir Anthony, the correspondent says, as the new secretary for Ireland. Merry Christmas in Germany. BERLIN, Dec. 22. ThUt will be a pleas PLAN END 111 ant Christmas in Germany owing to the prosperity of the people. Few "people are out of work, there are not many beg gars. Snd there is less evidence of misery among the poorer classes than in years past. The parcels-poet warehouses are too small o contain the great number of holiday packages. The total is swelled by more parcels from the United States than ever before. 8everal hundred Amer ican residents in Berlin gathered at the American .Church this morning, and Mrs. Tower, the wife of the American Ambas sador, distributed presents to the chil dren from a large tree. Kaiser Will Celebrate. POTSDAM, Germany, Dec. 22. Twelve large Christmas trees from the forest of Rominten have been set up In the Shell Hall of the new palace for the Emperor and Empress, their six sons. Princess Victoria Louise, the Crown Princess and her baby, and Princess Bitel Friederlch. The Emperor has articles brought to him from which he chooses gifts, but the Em press and the other members of the Im perial family go .shopping in the streets of Berlin daily, beginning a fortnight pre vious to Christmas. The members of the royal families of Europe make a large In terchange of gifts at Christmas. A wag onload of parcels destined for other courts was dispatched from the new palace De. cember 20. AV'ill Build Another Dreadnaught. LONDON. Dec. 22. The contract for the battleship Superb, the third of the Dread naughts to be laid down this year, has been awarded to the Armstrongs, of New-castle-on-Tyne. The contracts for the construction of the turbine engines of the Bellerophon and Temeralse. now in course of construction at Portsmouth and Devon port, also have been awarded. The en gines are to cost from $1,350,000 to $1,400,000. No Change In Oscar's Condition. STOCKHOLM, Dec. 22. The following bulletin was issued this morning by the physicians in attendance on King Oscar: "The King passed a quiet day yester day. His temperature In the evening was 99.4. The action of his heart and the con dition of his lungs remain unchanged." TWENTY PERSONS HURT Wreck In Nevada When Engineer's Watch Stops. RENO, Nev., Dec. 22. Twenty passen gers were injured, some seriously but as far as reported none fatally. In a head-on collision on the Southern Pacific Railroad at Harney, Nev., at 4:45 o'clock this after noon. A freight train was stopped on the main line while the conductor, who knew that the tri-weekly special passenger was due, went to the office to telephone for more time. As he was In the office the passenger train, going 50 miles an hour, crashed into the freight. The engineer of the freight says his watch had stopped and he did not know what time it was.. The conductor as yet has made no report. SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 22. A special to the Herald from Reno, Nev., says that officials of the Southern Pacific give the number of Injured in the Palisade wreck at 20. The injuries to he passengers are slight. A brakeman had one leg cut oft. SIX MEN SHOT BY YOUTH Fatally Wounds Two In Fusillade In Kentucky Town. BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Dec. 22. Tom Wilson, a youth, tonight fatally wounded Homer Still, a hardware, clerk, and Inflicted a fatal wound on police man Baldemaker. He wounded four others, among them W. S. Waudby, spe cial representative of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Waudby was wounded In the face, but neither he nor the other three of Wilson's later vic tims is seriously hurt. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD John Boden, Jr., Horseman. NEW YORK, Dec. 22. News was re ceived today of the death at Saranac Lake last night of John Boden, Jr., sec retary of the. Brighton Racing Associa tion. Bishop Henry Cosgrove.' DAVENPORT, la., Dec. 22. Bishop Henry Cosgrove, of the Catholic Dio cese of Davenport, died tonight after a long illness, of cancer of the kidneys. He had been bishop of the Davenport diocese since 18S4. Edwin Huf fer, Pioneer of Soda Water MEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 22. Edwin Huffer, a pioneer soda " water manufac turer and formerly vice-president of the American Soda Water Fountain Com pany, died here tonight, aged 87 years. Mineworkers' Official. SURINGFIELD, 111., Dec. 22. W. E. Smith, president of the United Mine Workers of Illinois, died today at his home In Coal City'. Car-Strike Causes Riot in Lima. LIMA, Peru, Dec. 21 Streetcar trafflo was suspended today as a result of a strike of the conductors and motormen which culminated In a conflict last night between the police and the strikers and their sympathizers. The police fired on the latter, wounding several persons. The newspapers declare this action of the police was not justified and urge the authorities to be more prudent. The various benevolent organizations are as sisting the strikers; the butchers are fur nishing them meat and the bakers bread free of cost. LIMA, Peru, Dec. 22. It was an nounced late today that President Pardo would arbitrate the strike of the street carmen, whereupon the men agreed to return to work tomorrow. Mother Quarrels; Baby Dies. CHICAGO, Dec. 22. A quarrel of two women yesterday Indirectly caused the death of a baby girl. Mrs. Anna Paplrak and her sister, Mrs. Petrina Mazuga, were quarreling beside a crib In which Mrs. " Papirak's daughter, Elizabeth, 5 weeks old, lay. In her "excitement, Mrs. Mazuga tossed a bundle of clothing into the crib and the child was smothered to death before the women finished their altercation. Mrs. Mazurga will be held pending a Coroner's Inquest. Corporations Lose Advantage. COLUMBUS. O.. Dec. 22. By a decis ion rendered by the State Railroad Com mission today, the advantage which has heretofore been enjoyed by corporations owning private cars is practically nulli fied. The decision was rendered on the complaint of the Harrlng-Wllson Coal Company against the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad, the Commission ruling that it shall hereafter take into account all private cars In the distribution of cars. Louisiana's Engines Repaired. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 22. Repairs to the disabled starboard engine of the battleship Louisiana were completed today. The battleship is scheduled to sail ton'f rrnw mnrninr f or Hampton Roads. "S 'V. i- TA-- SEE OUR FULL WINDOW DISPLAY OF 50c NECKWEAR Morrison Street Side PROMISED TO QUIT STEALING AND WAS RELEASED. Governor Chamberlain Is Deter mined That ex-Convict Shall Go Back to Penitentiary. SALEM, Or., Dec. 22. (Special.) Whether the Governor has authority to revoke a conditional commutation of sentence is a question that is likely to be determined soon by the courts of the state. Revocation of the commuta tion granted in favor of "Chick" Houghton is likely to form the basis of legal proceedings, which will settle this question, concerning which there has long been uncertainty. The Gov ernor has not yet taken action, but he has secured the original commutation from Superintendent James, of the Or egon Penitentiary, and if he thinks there is a probability of his being able to put Houghton back behind the pris on bars he will Issue an order revok ing his act of clemency. There is no express authority for the issuance of a conditional commutation, but Governor chamberlain believes that when a commutation has been accepted by a convict upon certain conditions expressed therein, the courts would not order him released if taken into cus tody again for violating the condition. Houghfon was brought to the Peni tentiary In April, 1904, on a five-year sentence for robbery in Multnomah County. After serving two years he was released by Governor Chamberlain upon condition that he would be a law abiding citizen. He has broken the condition, and the Governor thinks it will be best to get him back to prison, if possible. "I granted the commutation against my better judgment," said Governor Chamberlain today. "That was tho only time I ever extended clemency to a prisoner against my judgment. I had little hope of his reforming, but I did hope that he would take care of his aged and infirm parents. It was for them and not for "Chick" that I granted the commutation. Even the appearance of old man Houghton, feeble and almost totally blind, is nough to arouse the sympathy of any man. But I can see now that the com mutation was a mistake, and I shall see whether "Chick" can be brought back to prison." It Is probable that Houghton will object to being brought back to the Penitentiary, and will bring habeas corpus proceedings in case he is taken into custody. MINER TAKEN FROM PIT (Continued From First Page.) -1 noon occurred when Foreman McClure grasped the hand of Hicks through the opening made under the car, and with a wringing grasp shouted in his ear: "God bless you for your nerve, old man; we could never have gotten an ordinary man out alive." Hicks replied In a voice overflowing with feeling: "Don't go away for a while, Mac; this is the sweetest moment of my life. God, how good your hand feels." Cut Through Mass of Timbers. Thlsdramatlc incident occurred late in the afternoon, when, after sawing through the great masses of timbers which obstructed the ore car, the res cuers sunk to the base of the car, cut the rails with saws and began to bur row the cavity through which Hicks could crawl. Immediately after this hole had been made a few moments were spent In speaking to the buried man and asking about his spirits and health. Dr. Stlnchfleld stepped to the face of the drift and called: "Do you think you will be able to ride the old nag to the hospital?" "Get out the wildest mule in camp and I will ride her If I get out of here," the man who never despaired replied. Then Superintendent Cone had his turn. Lying on his stomach, he shouted into the crevice: "Hicks, you have been a good workman; you have been a laborer for 15 days down there and have never yet called your time. Tour salary contiues and your check awaits you at the ofBce." Eyes Tied Up With Gauze. Before the work was resumed the phy sician once more Interposed. He handed Hicks a great roll of gauge and bade him bind his eyes with it, as the light was streaming under the car in long rays. "The light doesn't hurt a bit, Doc," said Hicks; but rather than take any chances of Imperiling his now famous patient's eye sight, the dpctor made him obey. In this HOUSE COATS AND LOUNGING ROBES o Third ne- Your choice of the remainder of our line of House Coats and Lounging Robes at the following prices: $12.50 Values at $8.45 $10.00 Values at $6.65 $ 8.00 Values at $5.35 $ 7.00 Values at $4.65 $ 6.50 Values at $4.35 $ 4.65 Values at $3.10 Corner Third and Morrison Streets condition the gritty miner was taken out. As the closing hours of rescue work flitted by the exjpected In-flow of mes sages and letters from the outside be gan. The telegraph offllce has a dozen wires to Hicks tonight from all clusses of people who believe in living by the Ingenuity of their brains. A saloon, a real estate company and an amusement resort are among those who have ex pressed their Interest by sending the messages to the man while he was still gripped in the granite jaws of the moun tain. Two or three women want to marry him. This morning Wglls-Fargo received a ten-pound box of chewing tobacco from San Francisco for Hicks. This sender had noticed In the papers that Hicks wished for a chew above all else. Bid3 also have been received in numbers for the meek old cow which has stood at the end of a rope in the camp yard, daily giving fresh. Invigorating nulk for the help less victim of the cave-in. Hicks Was Very Strong. - Hicks was not the slightest emaciated, as was expected. He was strong and stimulants that had been prepared for him were not needed. He drank an egg nog and was then placed in a comforta ble position, where he will remain until morning. He will not be removed to the hospital till daybreak. Hicks' beard was thick and stubby, but not grown out as might have been ex pected. His face and hands were dirty, but otherwise his clothing was fairly clean and was in good condition. When It was announced from the depths that Hicks was released a great shout went up from the men assembled about the shaft, and Superintendent Cone hur ried Into the shaft to meet and, congratu late the miner. BURIED FOR FIFTEEN DAYS Hicks Sent Up Signals Three Days After the Disaster. BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Dec. 22. L. B. Hicks, the miner who was rescued to night, was entombed alive under 60 feet of debris 15 days ago in the tunnel of the Edison Electric Power Company. 17 miles northeast of this city. Five of his fellow workmen were burled at the same time by the cave-in of thousands of tons of earth and rock. The men had just begun work In the tunnel, which is being built to aid in generating electric power from the waters of the Kern River, when, without warning, the perpendicular walls of the shaft above them collapsed. No Immediate help could be rendered. The work of recovering the bodies was Immediately begun, and prosecuted with vigor, but, owing to the yielding nature of the soil, slow progress was made. Hope of rescuing any of the victims had been abandoned, when, three days after the disaster the sound of tapping on a water pipe in the shaft was heard. In stantly a response was sent, and the an swering raps proved that at least one of the imprisoned miners was alive. The water pipe was cleared and com munication established through it with the man at the bottom of the shaft. He proved ti be Hicks, a former soldier and an expert miner, whose life had been saved by a steel ear under which he was pinned. His five companions were dead. Fearing to dislodge the debris in the shaft, the rescuing party began work on a drift from the side of the hill, and work was not suspended day or night. Hicks was given milk through the pipe and soon showed signs of renewed vigor. He said that during the three days pre vious to his discovery he had subsisted en a plug of chewing tobacco. There after, during the long hours of his Im prisonment In closely cramped quarters, he was kept well nourished. Every ef fort was made to keep his mind In a cheerful mood, so that it might not be come unbalanced by his surroundings. The stench from the remains of the dead miners was perceptible at the surface of the ground, and was intense In the close quarters where Hicks was confined. A phonograph was placed so that the lonely man could be entertained by mu sic. He also was In almost constant com munication with his friends. Only at rare intervals did he seem despondent, and frequently sent words of cheer to those on the outside. His rescue was a most difficult piece of work, and that it was accomplished at all Is regarded as marvelous by all those acquainted with the conditions which were met and overcome. Faint Hope for Caffery. NSW ORLEANS. Dec. 22. The condi tion of ex-United States Senator Donelson Caffery, who Is suffering from acute kid ney trouble, was practically unchanged early today, and his physicians hold out only faint hope that the aged Senator will be able to resist the attack. Mr. Caffery came to New Orleans last Tuesday to attend the Supreme Court. Yesterday afternoon, while in his apart, ments at the Cosmopolitan Hotel with his Off CO. daughter, he was stricken with pains that resulted in unconsciousness. Physicians diagnosed his ailment as cardiac trouble. . MURDER CHAhGE DROPPED Miss Clark Exonerated for Killing Too Ferslstent Wooer. NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. Dec. 22. Miss Mirth Clark was today discharged in the County Court after her preliminary hear ing on the charge of murdering John Leonard. 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