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(Scrlpps News Association)
Washineton. Dec. 28. President Roo
velt it passing his holidays at Pine Knob
the pretty little estate in Virginia acquired
about year ago by Mrs. Roosevelt. Ac
companied by Mrs. Roosevelt and their
children. Miss Ethel. Kermit and Archie.
the President left Washington yesterday
for a five days' outing. The President
araa aceomrunied on the trio by M. C.
Latta, his personal stenographer, and
. James Sloan, the President' secret ser
vice guard. . .
A OREAT MYSTERY
Chalesville. Va.. Dec. 28. No word
his been received from the President to
day. The stenographers are her and
secret service men were ordered to wait
far the President in this city. The only
line of communication is a telephone line
to an adjoining plantation which is clossd
tothaoublic. It is believed that the
President went rabbit hunting with his
sons today. x
(Scrlpps News Association)
Pittshurs. Dec 23 Mrs. Corey says
she has been the victim of a conspiracy
in the trouble which caused the separa
tion. She intimates that when the facts
are knuwn from some of the reports that
been widely circulated there may. be a
sensation of more importance that the
public suspected. Her efforts to throw
light upon the nature of the conspiracy
are unavailing. - I
FIRE AT NLAGRA FALLS
(Scrlpps News Association)
N agra Falls, Dec 28. A fire cccured
this morning in the , hotels Porter and
Imperial. The loss is $160,000. The
hotels, adjoined the business dis rbt
which had a narrow escape from Being
burned.
ARE COURT
v E1NANQER REAR TO DEATH
fflcrinoa News Association)
Naw York! Dec. 28. Charles T.Yerkes
of the London under grown railways, is
ill at his rooms in the hotel Waldrof Astor
This morning his condition is unchanged
and death is surely expected.
HARKET
DEATH RATHER THAN DISCRACE
f Sci-Idds News Association)
San Francisco. Dec. 28. With' prison
staring him in the face, Paul Wells, aged
4B years, cut his throat with a razor in
tenement house last night rather than face
the charge of stealing merchandise valued
' 1 00 from the store of Fook Wah In
Chinatown. Walls was a car collector.
His bank book shows that he had $ 1 000
deposited In the First National Bank of
Los Angeles.
RIM
STRIKES
BREAKING
CAPON A WISHER
(Scrlpps News Association)
Nice, Dec. 28. Father Uapon nas Been
playing at Monte Carlo for several nights,
and it is reported that he has won large
sums. He says he will devote the win
nings to the cause of the Russian workmen.
Srrlnna News Association)
St. Peterburg, Dec. 28. Moscow
advices this morning say that host-
lit'es are more widespread ' than ever.
The neighboring districts have been
seized v with fire ' and rebellion. " he
peasants are responding to the appeils to
take up arms and fight.
. TREASURY ROBBED
St Petersburg. Dec. 28. The governor
of the treasury in the province of Lomza
was robbed of 460.000 ruples.
At Odessa martial law has been pro
claimed although the strike is practically
over.
HARMED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Annapolis. Dec. 28.-Midshlpman
Trentmore Coffin. Jr., of the third class
if Nevada , charged with hating Midsh.p
man Kimbrough of the fourth class from
Tennessee, were arraigned before the
court martial this morning. The specific
charges ar that he forced the victim to
mrl nn his head on December 12 until
MidshiDman Hewlett was called to the
stand. He said if he testified to what he
saw it would incriminate himself as the
law sa ys anyone witnessing hazing is
miiltv of that offense. He was told that
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it would not incriminate and he described
the scene of Kimbrough standing on his
head surrounded by the others. Kim
brough could not identify the defendant as
the one who stood him on his Bead. The
cadets showed the court he stood on his
head, performing the athletic feat before
the stand. ' ' '
- . BRITISH BARK WRECKED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Victoria. B. C. Dec 28. Lloyd's
taamsr Salvor left this morning for the
scene of the wreck lof the British bark.
Pass of Melfort near Amphitrite Point
Vancouver island. On Tuesday night the
gale drove the vessel on . the rooks. All
on board were lost and only two of the
oodies have been recovered so (ar.
A dispitch from Uclutlet reports the
finding of another body this morning.
The body is of a young lad. It was In
the surf but those ashore were unable to
recover it.
UVELY
REBELLION BREAKING.
(ScrlDD News Association)
York. Dec 28 The call for
mnnov this mornina broke all . records
tinea December 1899 to start with early
a u. nf Ofl 000 was made on this
huit at 1 1 f50. In 1 899 it reached 1 86
Stocks all morning were weak. The de
mand for money started IS minutes after
the opening. A loan of $100,000 was
J- in .-.4 bmallv farwrt
bids raised rapidly. At 45 there were no
results and at 61 a loan of $100,000 was
made. The third was negotiated at 70
and at 75 another. After 125 little was
offered and the rata dropped back to 80.
Amalgamated copper was one of the
weakest stocks.
New York's understanding of the money
market is that the bank reserves have
been depleted by loans to the big bulls of
ths stock market until the reserves are
down to the leeal minimum. The Stand
ard Oil influence controls 60 per cem oi
the bank deposits of the country and i
nn.ifinn tit JU C.r of CWO lCnS. but
outsiders are depending upon the banks
The callings for loans has forced outsiders
to nlace their stocks on the market.
It is said that the calling off of loans it
not aimed at Laweon. ancTth Standard
Lawaon save, it o far unhurt Today
new ore has been discovered in the Ana
oonda. beinu carried into the Anacoida
from the Amalgamated through tunnalr
He nroDhecies sadden decline in the
Inirnvli when it becomes known wiiat
he charges is done.
The secretary refused to talk on finin
ces. He said that when he decided, to de
posit the money in New York he would
let everyone know.
(Scrlppe News Association)
Chiesaro. Dec. 28. Shaw reached
Chicago this morning. He says Walsh
will not be prosecuted criminally as far
as his department is concerned. He says
the depositors are fully protected by- the
treasury department wh ch looks out for
depositors. Stock holders were warnoa
and the bank warned not to loan over
ten per cent to one person. The secre
tary declares it is ths custom among
bankers to violate this ' rule continually
and warning does not seem to stop them
QUIET IN MEMPHIS ; - :
(Scrlpps News Association) -
MemDhis. Dec. 28. Thore was scarcely
a riODle in the financial circles this morn
in. A bill has been fved asking f jr the
Raceivar John P. Ednnwoa w'.io was
appointed yesterday for The Marchants
Trust Company asks that anotm r be
appointed.
TO STOP
RtBAli
(AMOT EXPORT SILVER '
(Scrlpps News Association) ' ' ; "V :
Manila. Do, 28, The Philippine. Com
mission has enacted a law making it a
crime to export silver on account, of the
mmance to purity by the-exportat'on of
coin ani bullion. Tourists are permitted
o take awy only 23 pest is and a heavy
penalty is imposed on any one taking
away more than that amount.
PLEAD CUITY TO VIOLATION
(Scrlpps News Association) - (
Cleveland, Deo. 23 J. N. V. Yates, H
Q. Bravton and William Schaffer, mem
bers of the Coal Dealers' Association,
were todiv fined $500 each, having
pleaded guilty of violation of the anti
trust laws. Eight of the members who
were indicted, were freed.
(Sorlpps Npws A"cliitlon)
Washington,, Dec. 2i A conference
which may result in the end of the rehate
utam. ws.s he d this morn nil at t ie
office of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission with a delegation of traffic
.nanagers of the great wssturn roads on
mission of peace. .They cliod upon
I 0inn Knrm arvi M him that th
hal doe dad to auk rebatir.g and to warn
ths Commission that if -the practice was
discovered in other roadi action would ba
.aan. Tnd eastern reads have already
notified the Commission that they will
oursus a like course.
Chairman Knspp says , tht prcti cally
all of the roads from Chcago to the
Paciflo have joined in the promise to stop
rebating.
SAILS FOR THAT DEAR PARIS
rsorlnna News Association)
Naw York. Dec 28. Hyde sailed this
marninff for Havre and Paris taking his
retinue with him. ' ,
WRITE DEAD AT DOT -;
Scrlpps News Association)
Denver, Dec. ' 23. John Herber -
Phillips, ajjed 89 yoars, a well known
newspaper writer and a nativs of Chicago '
is dsad. He was well known In San
Francisco.
IDIAN AV AlAKcil
(Scrlpps News Association) . :-
Lahore, IndiaT Dec 28 An avatanch
killed 22 native soldiers here today. Cap
tain Knollys was rescued by his guards.
(Scrlpps News Association)
Moscow. Dec. 23. Tne backbone of
In rebellion is broken and the upris'ng
is rapidly going to pieces. The - rebels
are able to keep up a guerilla warefare
only. . .,
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New York. Dec 28. Former Supern
tendent of Insurance Payne resumed the
stand in the insurance " investigations
fhi mornincr.
Pavna said that President McCurdy
called upon him the day before the final
rannrt was made admitting rTuss.an
companies to do business in this state.
He told McCurdy he would send attorney
to him. but the report-would be filed
without change. Hughes said that it was
reported that Payne received $40,000 in
connection with the Mutual reserve.
Pa una aid. "It is unaualifiedly false in
every particular. The report came out of
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Pavna'a attorney it is said, callea upon
McCurdy. who asked if there was any
reason why he should not The Incident
was closed and no amount of money was
mentioned.
. RAISES A MILLION
srlnna News Association)
Bellinimam. Wash. Dec 28. Belling-
ham today completed raising a ml ion
doilar subsidy which the city oners to any
who will build a railroad across Ihj
afata to SDokane. S00 miles. Such
,iud aimiM ooan un fully a Quarter of
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