THE MORNING OEEGONIN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1902.
TO FORGET THE PAST
Chamberlain Urges Boer and
Briton to Unite.
HE STANDS BY LORD HILNER
Colonial Secretary's Arrival In South
Africa Is Occasion of. Popular
Je.Hi oh strati oh and Speech Ad
vitsinp Peace Between Races.
DURBAN, Natal. Dec. 25. Colonial Sec
retary Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamber
lain, who left Portsmouth, England, No
vember 25, on board the armored cruiser
Goodhope, landed here at 10:30 this morning-.
They received a warm welcome from
large crowds of people.
The long speeches made by Mr. Cham
berlain in the course of the recent func
tions were notable for their strong tone
of conciliation and his expression of con
.fldence in Lord Milner, British Commis
sioner in South Africa. Bearing In mind,
seemingly, the rumors that his visit
would lead to the displacement of Lord
Milner. Mr. Chamberlain declared his be
lief that his visit wouldihave the effect
of strengthening the hand of Lord Mil
ner, who, he hoped, would be as great in
conciliation as he had been In the main
tenance of the rights of the empire.
Referring to the war, the Colonial Sec
retary said the Dutch and the British
had fought in cburageous rivalry. Be
tween the two races, not -kindred in origin
or nature, such a struggle for suprem
acy had been inevitable. From that
struggle two proud and kindred rdces
would grow in mutual respect, appreciat
ing and lasting friendship.
"Victor and vanquished," said Mr.
Chamberlain, "bravely played their parts.
Wc scorn to glory in our triumphs, the
enemy need fear no humiliations in their
defeat Let us see. as Britons worthy of
the name, that nothing be done to re
vive the animosities of the past. We
must give our new fellow-subjects equal
ity of position with ourselves. We ask,
however, something in return: It is with
them that the issue lies. We hold out
our hand and ask them to take it without
thought of the past, but frankly and In
the spirit in which It Is offered."
Mr. Chamberlain elaborated hjs theme
with eloquence, and was loudly cheered.
He announced incidentally the acceptance
of the Boer officers to fight in Somali
land. CELEBRATING IV LOXDOX.
People Take to the Open or See the
; Pantomimes.
LONDON, Dec 26. "Boxing day" is be
ing observed in the customary manner.
The city itself is as deserted as on Sun
day, all the business houses being closed.
In spite of the raw weather, the open
space around the metropolis is well pat
ronized. There was no lack of amusement to
night for the holiday-makers of London,
Dut, so rar as the West End was con
cerned, no theatrical manager attempted
to dispute the easy supremacy of the
Drury Lane Theater, which holds this
year a practical monopoly of pantomime
in the production of "Mother Goose." with
all the theaters traditional spectacular
.gorgeousness. Dan Leno appeared in the
title role, and an enormous audience
viewed the production. All the suburban
Y&theatpii8 and Jtho hippodrome also pre-
rfeentefi pantomimes and .had big audiences,
ppth afternoon and evening.
AMERICAN'S BUY UP LEATHER.
Famine of Article Sends Up Price of
Shoes in Austria.
VIENNA, Dec. 6. The Austrian manu
facturers have decided to advance the
price of shoes 10 per cent on account of
higher cost of leather. They claim this
step is due to extensive purchases of hides
in the European markets by Americans
who have practically cleaned out the Con
tinental stocks. The Austrians also pro
fess to see Increased danger to the Euro
pean shoe industry from America, owinsr
to the United States Government refunding
99 per cent of the tariff on the raw article
when manufactured and exported. They
complain that this procedure is too greatly
facilitated by Secretary Shaw'a order ad
mitting proof of Identity by simple dec
laration instead of by affidavit.
EARTHQUAKES CONTINUE.
.Andijan Shakes Daily and Already
1J,000 Houses Are in Ruins.
ASHKABAD, Russian Turkestan, Dec
i. The oscillations of the earth at Andl-
jan continue. The people there are using
railroad cars to live In, so they are not
leaving the town on account of their busi
ness interests. Committees have been ap
pointed to prepare lists of the losses to life
and property. .
In the Andijan district 13,000 houses were
destroyed. Until the shocks cease guards
will be kept on the railroad between And!-
jan and 'Fedohenks to watch for fissures
along the line. The railroad station at
Andijan threatens to collapse.
Barracks to be used as dwellings are be
ing raised, and will soon be ready for oc
cupancy. GOOD FOR THE YOUNG BLOODS.
But British Naval Scheme Horrifies
the Gra-hcards.
NEW" YORK, Dec 25. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says Arnold
Forster rather than Earl Selborne is
believed to be the real author of the
British Admiralty's new naval scheme
As might have been expected, the regu
lations are already provoking a great deal
of criticism. They are far too revolu
tionary for some of Britain's senior naval
officers, but the younger ranks welcome
the new order of things as a big step in
the direction of the democratization of
the British navy.
TO BE BURIED IN CATHEDRAL.
Archbishop Temple's Body Removed
With Simple Ceremony.
LONDON. Dec. 26. The remains of Dr.
Temple, the Archbishop of Canterbury,
were removed this afternoon from the
Archiepiscopal Palace at Lambeth to Can
terbury for Interment there tombrrow.
There was no display. The body was
taken to the railroad station In a slmplo
pair-horse hearse, followed by two car
riages containing relatives of the de
ceased. A surpllced choir sang an anthem
at the station as the coffin was placed on
board the train.
HAY COME TO UNITED STATES.
Erring Princess and Her Brother to
SeeJc Western Home.
VIENNA, Dec 26. It is reported here on
good authority" that Archduke Ferdinand
and the Crow,n Princess of Saxony and
their companions propose going to the
United States, there being little probabil
ity of their finding congenial homes in
Europe.
. - Hindoo Rebel Is Dead.
PESSAWTJR, Punjab. Dec 26. Hadda
"Mullahi who caused so many outbreaks on
the northwest frontier of India, died De
cember 22
Relate! Objects to Publicity.
rt PETERSBURG. Dec 26 Count Tol
uol ha nt a Personal appeal to the
JJees asking the papers, In view of his
advanced age and Illness,- not to publish
any further reports of his condition, as
they cause him pain.
Woman and Her Dressmaker.
PARIS, Dec. 26. The courts have award
ed Mrs. Viola Falconer, an American, $490
damages against Redfern, the dressmaker,
for unjustifiable arrest and seizure of
'goods in connection with a dressmaking
bill.
" Relief for Earthquake Victims.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 26. Tie Red
Cross Society is sending representatives
to Andljfh to organize relief for the
earthquake sufferers, and has contributed
517,500 to the relief fund.
. General Miles in Peldn.
PEKIN, Dec 25. General Miles arrived
here today on a short visit. He will be
received in audience by the imperial iacn
ily, and will review the Chinese troops to
morrow. British Premier Is 111.
LONDON, Dec. 26. Premier Balfour is
confined to his bed at Whlttinghame, Scot
land. He Is suffering from a sharp at-"
tack of influenza.
WILL MEET STRIKERS.
Threat From Boilermakers Causes
Harrimaa to Unbend. ,
OMAHA, Neb., Dec 2S. Representa
tives of the 300 striking shopmen on the
Union Pacific are now en route to New
York, at the request of E. H. Harrlman,
to confer with hjm and President Burt
at the New York office. Monday, In re
gard to the settlement. This action was
precipitated by John McNeil, grand pres
ident of the Brotherhood of Boilermakers
and Iron Shipbuilders, declaring: that if
the strike was not at once settled every
bollermaker on the Southern Pacific would
be ordered out on a strike. President
Burt asked for time, hurried to New
York to confer with Mr. Harrlman, and
now Mr. Harrlman has asked for nego
tiations. The strike has been on, six months for
higher wages and in protest against piece
work. Strikers demand the discharge of
all strikebreakers, and reinstatement.
The company has suffered severely from
defective power during the cold weather
of the past few days, one blockade last
ing 62 hours.
STRIKE MAY SPREAD.
Iowa Central Switchmen Threaten to
Call Out Other Towns.
MARSHALLTOWN. Ia., Dec. 26. The
strike of the switchmen of the Iowa Cen
tral threatens to spread to Marshalltown.
It was thought at first that the company
would grant the increase of four cents
asked by the strikers, but the company so
far has done nothing.
The switchmen say they will call for a
sympathetic strike in Albert Lea, Oska
loosa, Monmouth and Peoria. Switchmen
at Albert Lea already refuse to handle
any Iowa Central cars, and it is said that
switchmen in other towns will do the
same when requested.
Freight traffic is at a standstill here
now. No trains have gone out for two
days, and the yards are congested. A coal
famine is threatened, as the Iowa Central
hauls 50 per cent of the coal used here
General Superintendent Sweeney will
meet the strikers' committee tomorrow.
RAISE MITCHELL'S SALARY.
Miners Propose Advance It at Their
Approaching Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec 26. It is
probable that at the coming convention
of the United Mineworkers of America a
movement will be set afoot to increase
the salaries of President Mitchell and Sec
retary Wilson. At present Mr. Mitchell
receives $1800 a year, while Mr. Wilson's
compensation isr $1500. The miners are
looking forward to securing -an increase
in pay for themselves, and they want
their executive officials to share the prof
its. The coming convention will break all
records for labor conventions. Last year
there were about 1000 delegates, represent
ing a membership of nearly 350,000. It is
expected there will be over 1200 delegates
at the coming convention.
STOP WORK TO CELEBRATE.
Anthracite Coal Miners Cease Opera
tions on Christinas.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Not 5000 tons of
anthracite coal was mined in this entire
region Christmas day, says a dispatch
from Wilkesbarre to the Herald. Not
more than 35,000 will be the output today
and it will take until Monday for the nor
mal output to be mined again. This la
because the miners are observing Christ
mas, despite the promises and threats of
the operators. Hardly a mine in the ter
ritory from Carbondale to Shamokln was
in operation, and not one on more than
half time.
MAY RENEW GREAT STRIKE.
Chicago Freight-Handlers and
Clerks Demand More -Pay.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26. The S000 freighthand
lers, whose strike last Summer interfered
with the industries of this city for three
days, are preparing to demand more pay.
The Office Clerk Organization la making
similar preparations. The negotiations
between the clerks and f relghthandlers are
In progress. It Is said that the two or
ganizations will take concerted action.
Many Mines Are Idle.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 26. A report
from the mining region today is to the
effect that 20 Philadelphia & Reading col
lieries and two washerles are idle be
cause of the failure of the men to re
turn to work after the Christmas holiday
and 10 collieries and four washerles are
wornang short-handed. It Is the miners'
custom to take Christmas and the day
succeeding for a brief celebration, but the
Philadelphia & Reading Company hoped
the men would return to work today be
cause of the coal shortage.
ncganglns of Spirits Delayed.
LOUISVILLE, Ky Dec 26. Joseph A.
Graft, Collector of Internal Revenue, to.
day received a letter from Commissioner
Yerkes saying that "In view of the pos
sible favorable action on a bill now pend
ing in Congress, which would render void
reports of re-gauge of spirits, and with a
view to avoiding probably unnecessary
expense to both the Government and the
distiller or owner in gauging and hand
ling, he may delay the work of re-gauglng
such spirits of the product of January,
1S99, as may fall due to be gauged until
the 15th prox., except In cases where
the distiller or owner of the spirits re
quires that the re-gauge be made at
once"
Will Not Relax Quarantine.
'WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. United States
Consul-General Turner reports to the State
Department from Ottawa that the British
Board of Agriculture has refused to relax
the new dominion customs regulation pre
venting the Canadian Pacific Railroad
from carrying cattle through to St. John,
because its line He3 for a short distance
In the state of Maine. Vessels bound from
Portland and Boston to British ports
are prevented from carrying cattle to St.
Johns and Halifax.
Southern Village Destroyed.
VICKSBURG, Miss.. Dec 28. Glenwater,
a village In Washington County, was al
most totally destroyed by lire this morn
ing. The financial loss will be heavy.
Be Q,u,ick.
Not a minute should bo lost when a
child shows symptoms of croup. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse, or even after
the' croupy cough appears, will prevent
the attack. It never fails, and is pleasant
and safe to take For sale by all druggists.
NEEDS MONEY FOR GUAM
GOVERNOR . SCHROEDER TELLS OF
ISLAND'S TROUBLES.
Revenue Is Decreasing1 and Leper
Ccloiy Is Costly Currency Reform
Whites Desire Citizenship.
WASHINGTON. Dec 26. The annual
report of Commander Seaton Schroeder,
Governor of the Island of Guam, which
is dated July 16, and which has just
reached the Navy Department, indicates a
rather serious condition in the Island's
finances, owing to the failure of Congress
to appropriate the sum asked for last
year. The receipts last year were in round
numbers $66,000, and the expenditures $57,
000, leaving a balance of $9000, which,
however, is a decrease of over $13,000 in
the cash balance for the preceding year.
This loss is due largely to the unexpected
expenses Incident to the establishment of
the leper colony and the decrease of over
$10,000 in import duties. Commander
Schroeder reports that it has been deemed
THE HUMBERTS, WHO SWINDLED THE FRENCH BANKS
M. Humbert, 'ex-MInister ol
prudent to stop all work of public Im
provement until further appropriations
shall be made.
The value of the exports and imports
during the year have been respectively
$35,549 and $35,165. The exports consisted
almost entirely of Mexican dollars. Not
a pound of copra has been exported, and
neither cocoa nor coffee has been pro
duced in sufficient quantities to supply
the home market, owing to the slow re
coveries from the effects of the hurri
cane of 1900.
The Governor suggests that it would be
a great boon if the Department of Agri
culture would establish an experimental
station in the islands.
e -overnor recommends that If a
Philippine silver dollar of fixed value Is
to be corned under the laws of the United
States, it be made legal tender In the
Island of Guam Instead of the Mexican
dollar.
The census of the Island, taken last Au
tumn, shows the population to be SG96, of
which only 46 are foreigners, 14 being citi
zens of the United States. The latter does
not Include officers and men of the Navy
or other civil employes' temporarily Im
ported from the United States. Above the
age of 7, 46 per cent of the natives read
and write Spanish.
He says the natives still continue to re
fuse to allow their sick to receive medical
attention, but that conditions are improv
ing, an excess of births over deaths being
shown for each of the last two years.
Commander Schroeder says there are
now 24 lepers at Tumon Bay.
The Governor recommends Improvement
in facilities for education, and that the
laws of the island should bo remodeled
and codified. The Governor says there is
a desire for United States citizenship
among persons domiciled In the island.
Ho calls attention to the case of Pedro
M. Duarte, at present Auditor of the
Island. He occupies an anomalous posi
tion. He was an officer in the Spanish
army, who resigned after the war, and
who obtained an acceptance of renuncia
tion of allegiance. The result Is that to
day he is a citizen of no country.
f The Governor recommends an appropria
tion of aDout 513,000 for public improve
ments. COURTESY IS ABUSED.
Treasury Department Restricts Free
Entry of Passengers' Baggage.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26. Because of
abuse of the practice of extending special
courtesies to arriving passengers at ports
of entry, the Treasury Department has
issued the following circular limiting con
siderably the granting of such courtesies
In the future:
"The chief officers of customs are hereby
instructed that the extension of special
courtesies to arriving passengers will here
after be limited to foreign Ambassadors,
Ministers, Charges d'Affaifes, Secretaries,
naval, military and other attaches of Em
bassies and Legations, and High Commis
sioners, and to similar representatives of
this Government abroad returning from
their missions. All the above officers- are
entitled by International usage to the free
entry of the baggage and effects of them
selves, their families and suites, without
examination.
"In the case of invalids and their com
panions, and of persons arriving in charge
of their dead or summoned home in haste
by news of affliction or disaster, instruc
tions will bo Issued to facilitate the land
ing and examination of their baggage, but
such Instructions will be' construed as only
relieving such persons from waiting their
turn in line. Their baggage will carefully
be examined and duties in full collected, as
though no favor had been shown.
"The word 'courtesy' has grown to have
a meaning never Intended., and Its use
must be avoided in the issuance of per
sonal consideration card3. No requests for
special courtesies will hereafter be grant
ed, except under the above conditions. It
Is also found imperatively necessary In the
interests of revenue to withtiold the Issu
ance of passes on the revenue vessels
which carry tile boarding officers to their
assigned vessels, as such; passes will no
longer bo furnished, except under -the
restrictions above set forth regarding cour
tesies and by the special authority "of this
department." '
MRS. CATHERWOOD DEAD
Noted Authoress Expires, Having?
Succuxuhcd to Cancer.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Mary Hartwell
Catherwood, . Ihe well-known authoress,
died at her residence, 4552 Washington
avenue, tonight, of cancer. Mrs. Cather
wood was taken ill in October and steadily
declined until tonight when she succumbed
to the disease.
The funeral service will be held Sunday
and interment will be at Hoopeston, 111.,
her old home. Mrs. Catherwood Is sur
vived by her husband, John Steel Cather
wood, and a daughter.
Veteran of San Juan Hill Dead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Dr. Frederick L,
Brady, who was a'member of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders, in the Spanish-American
War, Is dead in a hospital here from ty
phoid fever. In the Spanish-American
War he was in the engagement at Las
Guaslmas, the battle of San Juan Hill
Justice.
Ex -
Mile. Eva Humbert.
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and the siege, of Santiago, making an hon
orable record.
Mrs. A. Mngnlrc Dead.
DENVER, Dec. 26. A special to the Re
publican from Santa Fe, N. M., says: Mrs.
A. Maguire, of St Louis, died of pneu
monia this morning at St. Vincent's Hos
pital, at the age of -S5 years. She was the
mother of the wife of General Eugene A.
Carr, United States Army, retired, who,
with her son, Major M. Carr, of Guam,
was at Mra Magulre's bedside when the
last summons came.
Colorado Pioneer Dead.
DENVER. Dec. 26. H. Halthusen, a
Colorado pioneer, who has been engaged
In the wool and' hide business in this state
and Utah for 25 years, died suddenly of
heart disease at the Brown Palace Hotel,
in this city, today. He was 65 years of
age. At one time Mr. Halthuien was
rated as a millionaire, but he had lost
most of his fortune.
Vandcrbilt Will Recover.
i NEW YORK, Dec. 26. "Mr. Vanderbilt
has passed hi3 best day since his serious
illness. He 'made a distinct gain since
yesterday."
1 Dr. Flint made this statement as he left
the Vanderbilt residence this evening. Dr.
Flint expresses great confidence as to the
recovery of the patient.
Two Old Ohio Rivermen Dead.
PITTSBURG, Dec 26. Captain W. W.
O'Nell, who was known from .Pittsburg
to New Orleans, being numbered among
the oldest river men, died today at his
homo In Elizabeth, Pa., aged 73. Captain
David Forse, another old-time river man,
died today. He was the oldest engineer
on the Upper Ohio River.
! Government Engineer Dead.
: WASHINviAON, Dec. 26. Adjutant-General
Corbln ' received a telegram today
from General Davis, at Manila, saying
that Captain Robert McGregor, IDnglneer
i Corps, died on the 23d inst. of acute ap
pendicitis. Captain McGregor was a na
tive of Michigan, and was graduated at
the Military Academy In -June, 18JS.
Old 'Citizen of Idaho Dead.
SALT LAKE. Dec. 26. A special to the
j Tribune from Market Lake, Idaho, says
j that Wllhelm Patrle, father of ex-Secre-
tary of State Mark Patrle, died at his
! residence there today, aged 84 years. Mr.
. Patrle leaves a large number of relatives
ia Washington and Idaho.
Death of an Inventor.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. J. Raymond
Palmenberg, founder of the form and
fixture business in this country, and the
inventor of the method of display now In
use in all the big stores of the country,
is dead at hl3 home In this city.
Death of. Mrs. G. B. Dodwell.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 26. A private
cablegram received here tonight an
nounces the death on Christmas 'eve at
Watford, England, of Mrs. G. B. Dodwell,
wife -of. the chief partner of the shipping
firm of Dodwell & Co.
Pioneer Colprado Judge Dead.
GENEVA, N. Y., Dec. 26. Judge Samuel
J. Clarke, who led an-overland expedition
to California in 1S49, and said to be the
last survivor of the first Legislature of
that state, died here today, aged 78.
i
Pioneer Bunker of Denver Dead.
DENVER, Deo. 26. Amos Blssell, a pio
neer banker of Denver, died today from
paralysis, after two weeks' illness;-.
Going to Memphis?
Before starting call up O. R. & N. ticket
office and ask about the new tourist car
service via Denver, Kansas City and St.
Louis. City ticket office. Third and Washington.
MADE FLYING MACHINE
GRAHAM BELL CLAIMS TO HAVE
SOLVED PROBLEM.'
He Says He Has Made Kite Which
"Will Support Weight o One
Man and aa Engine.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Dr. Alexander
Graham Bell, who has just returned ,to
Washington from his Summer home in
Cape Breton Island, tonight made the fol
lowing statement in regard to the reports
that have appeared in the public prints
that he has Invented a flying machine:
"The newspapers have been premature
in announcing that I have been at work on
a flying machine. I have not any flying
machine at all, and have not been trying
to make one. I am, of course, Interested
in the problem, and have come to the con
clusion that a properly constructed flying
machine should be capable of being flown
as a kite If anchored to the ground, and
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WITH A FICTITIOUS WILL.
Deputy Frederic Humbert.
that, conversely, a properly constructed
kite should be capable of use as a flying
machine if provided with proper means of
propulsion.
"My experiments have had as their effect
the building of a kite of solid construction
capable of carrying up in a moderate
breeze a weight equivalent to that of a
man and engine, and so formed that it Is
believed to be suitable for use as the body
of a flying machine, and with supporting
surfaces so arranged that, when the kite
is cut looso-, It will come down gently and
steadily and land uninjured.
"I have successfully accomplished this,
but don't care at the present to make
public the details of construction."
WAS WRONG MAN LYNCHED ?
Godley's Brother Now Suspected of
Having Killed Poltccman.
PITTSBURG, Kan., 'Dec. 26. There is a
strong probability existing that, In the
lynching of Montgomery Godley here yes
terday morning for killing Policeman
Hinkle, the wrong man was hanged, and
that, while Mont Godley was implicated
in the trouble, he did not fire the fatal
shot. It is believed that Joe Godley fired
the shot from the officer's revolver, and
then made his escape, leaving his brother
to suffer at the hands of the mob.
The mother of the boys called upon a
firm of physicians in this city today and
requested them to treat her son Joe for
a gunshot wound in the neck. When
asked to tell where he was, she refused.
The officer's revolver has not yet been
found, and it is thought by the officers
that the man who killed Hinkle still has
l&in his possession.
If Joe Godley is captured, the officers
wlllhave a hard task to protect him. as
the people here insist that the same treat
ment will be given him as his brother
received.
ENRAGED ATTHE RICH.
Crazy Poor Man Attncks Guests of
the Waldorf-Astoria.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26. Consternation
was caused In the red sitting-room of the
Waldorf-Astoria Christmas afternoon by
the actions of a powerfully-built man.
: evidently a foreigner, who attacked a man
j and woman among the guests before he
! was finally subdued, arre3ted and removed
; to a hospital for examination as to his
sanity. On entering the sitting-room the
stranger grabbed a passing guest by the
arm, shook hla disengaged fist in hi3 face,
and said, rapidly and with a decided ac
cent: "You're rich, and you've had a good
Christmas dinner. The encroachments of
organized capital on the poor of the coun
try have driven me from pillar to post
until I cannot get work. What right
have you to eat while I am starving?"
Attendants rescued the guest, and the
excited mn then sprang at a young wo
man. He snatched a fur boa from her
neck and then began to berate her in
similar language. She screamed, but at
that moment the detectives rushed In and
began a struggle to subdue him. No pa
pers or anything that would Identify the
man were found In his pockets. All the
way to the hospital he raved of the in
equalities brought about by jvealth.
The prisoner is said to be the same
man who, during the Cornelius Vander
bilt illness has frequented the neighbor
hood of Mr. Vanderbllt's home and ha3
several times attempted to obtain an In
terview with Mra Vanderbilt. He also
wrote to Mrs. Vanderbilt, complaining
-that her servants would not admit him
to the house.
Blood Poisoned in a Fight.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Anton Anderson
Js dead in a hospital here as the result of
a fight la the course of which he struck
his opponent in the mouth. Anderson's
knuckles were cut by the blow against the
teeth,, and the next day his hand puffed
up, and a surgeon whom he consulted
Informed him he was suffering from
bloodpolsoning, and that amputation of
the hand would be necessary: Anderson
would not permit the operation to be per
formed; the poison spread to his arm
and then to his body. Eventually the
hand was taken off, but too late to save
the patient's life.
Blackmailing Scheme Shown Up.
DEFIANCE, O., Dec 26. At least 200
letters from a collecting agency in New
York have come through the local post
office to Defiance people. The letters
state that the recipient received a year
previous a certain amount of Jewelry
from a New York firm, and, unless the
sum due was remittee", suit would be in
stituted. Many of these letters were ad
dressed to persons dead or who had long
since moved away. The Postofflce In
spectors notified the local Postmaster, in
structing him to advise the recipients that
the scheme was blackmailing.
Kills a Potato Thief.
WESTCHESTER, Pa., Dec. 26. Lewis
Brown, a resident of New Garden, a small,
village near here, today discovered four
colored men In his cellar. He procured a
shotgun, and flred, killing one of them.
It is supposed that one or more of the
others were Injured, as traces of blood
were found near the house. They had
bagged about SO bushels of potatoes, and
were about to leave when discovered. The
Coroner exonerated Brown.
Man Killed by a Woman.
MOBILE, Ala., Dec. 26. News reached
here today of the killing on Dauphin Isl
and, in Mobile Bay, of Fred Mathews by
a daughter of George Sprinkle. Mathews
is a son of an ex-Mayor of Scranton, Miss.
The details are not known, although one
report states that It was accidental.
Suicide to Avoid Paralysis.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25. After spending
Christmas pleasantly with, her family,
Mrs. Ella Sweetland, late last night,
killed herself instantly by shooting. She
had expressed a fear of paralysis and
it is believed brooding over this prompted
me aeeo.
Storekeeper Robbed and Murdered.
MATTHEWS, Ga., Dec 26. Edward
Gay, a merchant running a store six mile3
from here, was murdered early Christmas
morning and his store burned. Its safe,
which contained $1200, was found open and
the money was missing.
LEFT TO HER CHILDREN.'
Mrs. Grant Divides Her Estate
Among the Four.
WASHINGTON. Dec 26. The will of
Mrs. Ulysses S. -Grant was filed today.
The estate la to be divided into four equal
parts. It also provides that a memento
presented to her by the Empress of Japan,
said to be 1000 years old, shall go to the
Museum of Arts, New York. General Fred
D. Grant, son of the testatrix, delivered
the testament at Register Dent's office in
person. Mrs. Grant named as executor
the trustees "to be selected by my three
sons, a majority, or the survivors of
them."
In a petition asking the District Supreme
Court to admit the will to probate, Gen
eral Fred D. Grant explains that his moth
er left surviving her, as helrs-at-law and
next of kin, in addition to himself, Ulysses
S. Grant, Ellen W. Sartorls and Jesse S.
Grant. The deceased died possessed of a
house at No. 211 Massachusetts avenue,
this city, of the value of about $40,000;
money amounting to $10,065; stocks, bonds
and securities of the value of $4000. Gen
eral Grant further sets forth that under
the terms of the will the three sons have
designated him executor.
By the terms of the will the estate is
to be divided into four equal shares. The
Income of the first portion shall be applied
to the support of the family of Frederick
D. Grant and the education of his children,.
The gecond portion is left to the executor
in trust and for the benefit of the family
of Ulysses S. Grant under the same condi
tions. The third portion is left under simi
lar conditions to Jesse B. Grant, and the
fourth for the sole use of Ellen W. Sar
torls for life, and at her death to her
children in equal shares.
Morgan's Christmas Tree.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. J. Pierpont Mor
gan and his family held their celebration
Christmas night around a huge electric
lighted tree in one of the conservatories
of their heme. The electric-lighting de
vice is said to have been Mrs. Morgan's
Idea. Late In the afternoon the tree was
completely laden, and a private watch
man toqk his stand in the conservatory,
for some of the gifts were of great value.
After dinner the servants filed Into the
doorway, where they were received by
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan. As their names
were called they stepped to the tree,
where they received envelopes containing
crisp new bills to the amount of one
month's wages from Mr. Morgan. Mrs.
Morgan and her daughters also had a gift
for each of thtm.
Unknown Benefnctor of the Sick.
NEW YORK. Dec 26. All the 833 pa
tients in Bellevue and the allied hospitals
have received Christmas presents as the
result of the generosity of a man whose
name the hospital authorities promised not
to make public According to Acting Su
perintendent Rockard, who has the hos
pital records almost by heart, this Is the
first time that all of Its patients have had
a share of the Christmas gifts since the
hospital was founded, nearly 100 years ago.
To Guard McKInley's Tomb.
CINCINNATI, Dec 28. Lieutenants
Reice and Ingehart, with two Sergeants,
four Corporals and 30 privates of Com
pany M, Third United States Infantry,
left Fort Thomas, Ky., today for Canton,
O.. where they will serve as the special
guard around McKInley's tomb. They re
lieve a detachment of the Fourteenth In
fantry. Natural Gas In Wyoming.
DOUGLAS, Wyo., Dec. 26. The discov
ery .of natural gas 13 miles west of here
is regarded as the most Important event
that has occurred In the industrial de
velopment of Central Wyoming. The gas
was struck in an oil well, and it shot
gravel and sand far above the derrick.
It was accompanied by a small flow of
oil.
To Lead Fight for Statehood.
DENVER, Dec 26. A special to the Re
publican from Santa Fe, N. M., says.
Governor Otero has started with his wife
and son Miguel for New York. From there
he will go to Washington to take the lead
In the fight for statehood.
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CABLE HAS REACHED OAHl)
FINAL SPLICE TO HONOLULU MAY"
BE MADE TODAY.
Last Message From Cable Ship Before
Connection with the Islands
Is Completed.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 26. The following-
cablegram has been received from the
cable-ship Sllvertown, timed at 4 A. M. to
day: "About to buoy the cable off the Island
of Oahu, in about 450 fathoms of water.
Up to this time 223S nautical miles of cable
have been paid out."
The shore end of the cable, which is of
a much heavier type than the sea cable,
will be spliced to the sea cable some miles
oft Diamond Head, which is to be the
landing place of the San Francisco-Honolulu
cable. Until the splice is completed
no further word will be received from the
cable ship. It may take a day or two to
complete the work. The dispatch with
which the work is finished and Honolulu
placed In cable communication with San
Francisco and the re3t of the world de
pends largely upon the weather conditions.
GOVERNOR GEER'S MESSAGE.
He Sends Congratulations to Gov
ernor Dole on the Electric Link.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) Gover
nor Geer today sent the following con
gratulatory dispatch to the Postal Tele
garph & Cable Company at San Francisco,
for transmission to Governor Dole, at
Honolulu, to be' among the first messages
sent over the new trans-Pacific cable
when connected tomorrow:
"To President Dole, Hawaii: Accept
congratulations of people of Oregon upon
establishment of telegraphic communica
tion with your distant island territory.
May It be a forerunner of uninterrupted
patriotic and commercial community of
Interests between your people and those of
parent country-"
BIG DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
Amount for January Will Break All
Records.
NEW YORK, Dec 26. As shown by the
figures compiled by the Journal of Com
merce of interest and dividend payments
to be made in January, there Is little
doubt that the total disbursements at the
New Year will be the largest ever re
corded. Tho total of payments, according
to these figures, Is in excess of 4132,000,000.
This total is considerably larger than
were the payments made In July last,
when a similar compilation showed a
grand total of $123,673,353. These figures
did not Include Interest on Greater. New
York City bonds. Allowing an approxi
mate sum for this, the total for July
would be brought up to a little more
than $125,000,000. The coming January
payments, therefore, exceed those for last
July by approximately $7,000,000.
Prospectors' Terrible Fate.
SILVER CLIFF, Colo., Dec. 26. Joseph
Harlton, an old prospector, missing for tho
past three weeks, has been found dead
within 300 yards of his cabin, near Use.
The body, frozen stiff and gnawed and
eaten by coyotes and magpies beyond
recognition, was Identified by his clothing.
Harlton was a Confederate soldier, and It
is said he was at one time Mayor of At
lanta. It is supposed that he perished in
a storm. in an attempt to seek shelter and
food.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 26.-Joseph Harl
ton Is not known here, and the name is
not in tho list of Mayors of this city.y
Philippine Veteran Missing.
DENVER, Dec 2S. Second Lieutenant
William M.- Klstler, Company M. Eight
eenth United States Infantry, has been
missing from Fort Logan for nearly two
weeks. . The Denver police department
has been asked to help to locate him.
Lieutenant Klstler Is 23 years of age.
He enlisted as a private In the Sixth
Cavalry six years ago at Philadelphia.
Shortly thereafter he went with the bat
tery to the Philippines and saw active
service in and about Manila.
Steel Bonds Will Be Converted.
NEW YORK, Dec 26 Reports that tho
bond-conversion plan of the United States
Steel Corporation Is to be modified or
abandoned because of the recent acqui
sition of the Union and Sharon Steel Com
panies were authoritatively denied today.
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