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s TH MOUSING OEEOONI AS, . mOHSD A,Y, . DECEMBER -8, 1904. - 10 HOPE IN SORTIE lussians Must Sink Own Ves sels at Port Arthur iLOOM PREVAILS AT CAPITAL Japanese Report the Bombardment Very Successful, and That Many Effective Hits Are Made Against Battleships. TOKIO. Dec. 8 (11:30 A. M)-The Cora- l mander of the Japanese naval land bat teries In front of Port Arthur, reporting on December 7, says: "An observation taken today (December 7) from 203-Mctcr Hill shows that f tho turret ship Poltava lies sunken as re ported on DecomBer G. - "The. battleship Retvlzan seems to have unk, her stern being under water. "The bombardment today (December 7) has heavily damaged the battleship Po bieda, which is listing to starboard and showing the westward portion of lier hull, which is painted red." rt PRTKMBmiQ. Dec 8 (2:20 A. M.) Foreign telegrams received, here stating that the Japaneso have succeeded In wintmtinr iaw erunir .on 203-Meter Hill, are regarded as seriously significant, and have created a deep-depression at the War Office. If the reports of the sinking of the Russian warships In the harbor of Port Arthur are confirmed, it destroys, the last hope of a sortie, and when the end comes, nothing remains but to sink those that remain In deep water to prevent them Ircm falling Into the hands of the enemy. The War Office is unable to identify Akasaka HllL Evidently it is a Japaneso r.ame, The Importance of 203-Meter Hill to the garrison is evidenced by General Stoes ef 1 s desperate efforts to recapture it. BOMBARDMENT A SUCCESS. Japanese Report Many Effective Hits Are Made Against Battleships. TOKIO. Dec. S (11 A. M.) Imperial headquarters have made the following an nouncement: . "The result of the bombardment of Port Arthur by our large caliber guns on the .th inst.. was very good. Many effective htn wrr made against the battleships Peresvlet and Pobieda and the protected cruiser Pallada. In consequence, the Fcresviet caught fire and at S:15 o'clock the Pobieda listed to starboard." Another message follows: "Owing to the plunging fire from 203 Meter Hill the enemy has withdrawn to Akasaka Hill. On December 6 our forces oc-upled an entire fort at 10 P. M. Sub sequently our forces, after dislodging the enemy, occupied an eminence north of Sjct Kou and two eminences north of Saa Llchlam at 3 P. M. c On December 6, at 4 P. M., in response to the bearer of the enemy's flag of truce, an armistice of five hours was granted for the removal of the dead. The Russian armored cruiser Bayan Is reported to be aground." The commander of the Japanese naval fins in front of Port Arthur, telegraph ing on December 6, says: " An observation taken from 203-Meter Hill shows that the turret ship Poltava Is sunk and that the-battleship Retvlzan Is listing heavily to port. "Since December 2 we have dally bom barded the enemy's Jleet lying south of Peiyu Mountain. From that point only the masts and funnel tops of the battle ships Pobieda, Retvlzan or the cruiser Pallada could be seen, and It was im possible to count the number of our shells taking- effect "On other ships explosions, resulting from our shells, could be seen, but ow ing to their positions behind hills it was difficult exactly to identify them. "The total of our shells taking effect on the enemy's ships were as follows: "On a vessel of the Pobieda type, 34; m thb battleship Retvlzan or the cruiser Pallada, 31: on the turret ship Poltava. 11 Besides these, 50 other shells struck, from which explosions followed. "On December 5 seven shells struck the battleship Pobieda. and about 3:30 P. M. a big explosion was observed south of Peivu Mountain, resulting from the ef fects of our shells evidently on a powder magazine. "The successful result of the bombard ment on December 5 -is inspiring our men to cuu greater enorx. BRITISH MEMBERS NAMED. Beaumont, Fry and O'BIerjie Will Be Connected With North Sea Board. LONDON, Dec. 7. The fuli personnel of the Britltsh representation "on the In ternational commission of Inquiry Into the North Sea. incident at Paris was offl daily announced this evening, as follows Vice-Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont, commissioner; Sir Edward Fry. member of the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague, legal -advisor; Hugh O'Blerne. of the Britltsh Embassy at Paris, agent Davis Sails for Paris Saturday. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Rear-Admiral Charles B. Davis, who has been detailed by the president to represent the United States on the International Commission to investigate the Dogger Bank affair; has received full Instructions from the Sec retary of the Navy, and. will sail from New York next Saturday. Lieutenant Brucker will accompany Ad miral Davis and serve as his secretary during the sessions of the Commission in Paris. ALEXIEFF INSPIRES TALK. There Is Politics In Demand Black Sea Flee Go to the Far East. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 7, Much cir cumstantial evidence exists snowing that the agitation for the dispatch of a third touauron. comprising the Black Sea fleet to the Far East is inspired by Admiral Alexieff and is in the nature of a cam paign agalnsj. tho Foreign Office and Ad. miralty. The demands for the reinforce mcnt of Vlco-Admlral Rojestvensky's squadron by the immediate dispatch of all of the available ships still in the Baltic Is, however, growing stronger dally. A high naval authority declares, that :nere aro tnree gooa Datuesnips the Gen sral Admiral Apr&xine, Admiral Senlavin ind Admiral Oushakoff ready at Llbau. uid that the cruisers Admiral Korniloff. Vladimir Monomacha. Pamyat. Azova and MInine could be made ready quickly, while- the battleships .Nicholas I ana Alexander II can be fitted out with new boilers in imc to sail with the other reinforce aents. HEAVY FIRING AT MUKDEN. Ml of the Large Siege Guns Probably Brought Into Play. MUKDEN. Dec 7. Cannonading of treat volume was heard around Poutlloff aill and the railway yesterday morning. It continued during the day and evening, icd the tremendous firing reached its elght from 3 to, B o'clock in the after noon, it was uruiKe anyuung oi toe tuna heard heretofore, except at Port Arthur. This tremendous noise is believed to be due to the constantly Increasing number of siege guns' of large caliber, all of which eeemed to be in use yesterday. Rumors of an attack by the Japanese at various dates have been current for the past two weeks, and the impression pre vails that yesterday's heavy bombardment was in anticipation of the assumption of the offensive by the Japanese. RUSSIA HAS PLENTY OF MEN. War Office Declares in No District Are the Reserves Exhausted. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1. The mili tary strength of Russia is .still untouched bjvthe present war,, according to -an offi cial report at the war Office. Of the 7 districts in Russia, there has been thus far partial mobilization in .423 districts. and in 74 of tho latter only a few catego ries were touched. In nono are the re serves exhausted. The- regular establish ment Included a guard and grenadier corps, two cavalry corps and 23 regular corps, exclusive of two In the Caucasus, two in Turkestan and the Siberian corps. Ten of these corps are now at the front Four more European corps and five rifle brigades are also under -order to. fill up the three armies to 150,000 men each. The present plans contemplate the use- of only eight of the 27 regular European corps. Yacht That Followed Russian Fleet. ISLAND OF PERIM. StraKs of Bab-el- Mehdeb, Dec 7. The British yacht Catarina, which, with the yachts Floren tlna and Emerald. It has been alleged. had been chartered for some mysterious purpose and followed the Russian squad ron through the Rod Sea, has arrived here from JibutU, French Somallland, with her charterer. Mongcl Bey, on board. The Catarina reports that the Russian squadron commanded by Admiral Voel keream is to leave Jibutil tomorrow. All the vessels coaled there from their own coalers and shore supplies. Fuel Problem Practically Solved. MUKDEN. Dec 7. The question of fucL which promised to create Immense diffi culties, is now in a fair way to being solved by the use of cdal from the' Fushun mines, which are now being worked. There Is sufficient coal at Fu shun to supply the army and the half- million dugouts along the front are well adapted for the use of coal. Several squadrons of Cossacks are pur suing a band of Chinese bandits who re cently cut the railroad line between Tie "Pass and Harbin. Russian Guard Driven Qut. ST. PETERSBURG . Dec. 7. General Sakharoff, under today's date, reports that the Russian main guard at the vil lage southward of Laotchengulnl Pass was driven out vesterdav bv th Japan ese artillery. The Russians fell back on the pass after sustaining a few casualties. The Japanese attacking force subsequent ly retired toward Danlndu fountain Thi night of December 6 was quiet. Return to Britain to Meet Charges. PARIS. Dec 7. Mr. SinnetL th& Inter mediary In the sale of the Yarrow tur bine yacht Caroline to Russia, who is nere. expresses his Intention of returning to London to meet the eharires of fvaslnn of the British neutrality laws. His de fense is that he bought an unarmed pleasure yacht, and he is not responsible for the subsequent action of Russia in remodeling her as a torpedo-boat. Blockade-Runners Well Paid. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 7. H. Frank el. of Shanghai, who arrived today on the steamer Siberia, says that the blockade runners are making fortunes carrying supplies or food and money from Shamr- nai to the Russians at Port Arthur. Ono steamer ran In 300,000 rifles and S3 head of cattle on October last and cleared $280,000. Two Japanese Attacks Repulsed. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 7. General Kuropatkin. In a telegram to the Em peror, reports Japanese attacks on Sin chlnpu and Soudglanln, both of which were repulsed, and an unimportant outpost af fair on the right wing, when the Rus slans routed and bayoneted a Japanese guard. Will Prevent Running of Blockade. BERLIN. Dec 7. According to n" Ata patch from Tokio to the Lokal Anzel- ger, me placing or neavy cannons on 203-Meter Hill will enable thus .Tnnon. ese to fire on and sink 1unka nnrt mhnr crate onnging supplies for Port Ar- tnur xrom cneroo. Russian Cruiser in Spanish Port. MALAGA, Spain. Dec. 7. The Russian cruiser izumrud -put Into this port today The Jzumrud is taking on board a supply of fresh water for the supplementary rsauic squaaron, wnicn is in the offing. No More, Russian Ships at Tangier. TANGIER. Morocco. Dec 7. Th Rna. Elan cruiser Dnieper, tho transport Okean and two torpedoboat - destroyers sailed eastward today. The Russian war vessels have now all left this port. Orders for Mobilization. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 7.-Orders have been issued for the mobilization or tne second Volga Regiment and the Jews Are Evading Conscription. SEBASTOPOL, Dec 7. The Jews here .are using every method in evading con scrlption. APPEAL OP CHINESE CASES. Supreme Court Will Pass on Rights of Immigration Officials. .vN iviuuvmsco. pec 7. The ques tlon of the right of k court to review the acts and decisions of the Immigration offl clals in Chinese matters. esneriniiv I gard to habeas -corpus suits, wftl now be finally determined by the Supreme Court or tne united states. The United States Circuit P.mtrf nf An peals, at the prayer of District Attorney -Marsnau a. woodworth, certified to the bupreme court yesterday a scries of ques tions touching the points at issue The cases on anneal are two. One i woman denied a landing by the Chinese Bureau, denied a second time on appeal to "Washinrton. but landed bv the United States District Court on the ground that she had proved her right as a citizen. The second is where a Chinese born this eountrv wbs taken b&pk tn flilrni the age of3 years, and lived there until ne was zt. ine uovernment contends li this last case that he adjured his citizen ship by not coming to America when h became of age. British Trade Statement. LONDON, Dec 7. The November statement of the Board of Trade shows increases of .-$9,736,600 in imports, and 516,377,500 In exports. The Increase in im ports includes; Cotton, $2.798,S05. and certain manufactured articles over $2,500, 000. The increase la exports was mainly .In cotton fabrics, 57.525,855. . Honored by the Ppe. ROME. Dec 7. Rev. Dr. Richard Burt sell, of Rondout, N. T waa notified today or his appointment as domestic prelate to Pope Pius X. and that the latter will confer -upon him the title of moneignor. "Scudder'a Maple Sap" First Award Special The World's Fair J,ury of Awards has given scudders Syrup Co. Chicago, highest award on maple syrup, DAY FIXED FOR VOTE Senate Takes Up Philippine ill December 16. FOR BUILDING OF RAILWAYS Piatt Creates a Stir by Introducing His Measure for Reduction of Southern ?' Representation i .Holiday Recess Soon. WASHINGTON, Dec 7. The Senate to day reached a decision to vote on the Philippine civil government bill providing for the construction of railroads In the Is lands on the 16th, ana in addition trans acted considerable other business. Piatt of New York created a stir by in troducing a bill providing for a reduction of the Congressional representation of the Southern States, on the ground that many of the citizens of those states are deprived of their right to vote. The in troduction of the bill created considerable Interest on the Democratic sWe of the chamber, and at the request of several Senators portions of the measure were read. Scott of West Virginia plunged the Sen ate into an early debato by attempting to secure tho passage of the bill granting pensions to tho telegraph operators of the Civil War. A largo number of bills and joint resolu tions were Introduced, and many petitions were presented. The discussion of the time for voting on the Philippine bill brought out the fact that there is a gen eral understanding that the Christmas holiday recess will begin on December 39. The Senate In executive session today confirmed all four Cabinet nominations arid those of Postmaster Wilcox at New York' and Indian Commissioner Leupp HOUSE CONSIDERS MESSAGE. Parts of Roosevelt's Communication Referred to Committees. WASHINGTON, Dec 7. Upon the convening of the House today Bing ham (Pa.), from the committee on ap propriations, reported the legislative, executive and judicial bill, and gave notice that he would call the bill -up for consideration tomorrdw. The House, on motion of Payne (N. Y.), went into committee 5f the whole for tho purpose of referring certain portions of tho President's message to the respective committees having Juris diction of the several subjects. As soon as this was done the House adjourned. French Comment on Message. PARIS, Deo. 7. President Roosevelt's message to Congress is widely commented upon here. The Temps and the Journal des Debats devote to it leading articles of a rather critical tone. Eoth news papers point out the extension of the Monro Doctrine and the increasing role the United States is playing In interna tional affairs. APPROPRIATION BILL REPORTED Legislative, Judicial and Executive Branches Need $28,838,709. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The leglsla tive. executive and judicial appropria tlon bill, carrying $25,838,709. was re ported to the House today. This is $846,498 less than the estimate, and $235,8 81 more than the current appro priation. The -appropriations committee has gone a step further in the mat ter of limiting- the personal use of carriages and vehicles by Gov ernment officials by providing for paint ing the name of the department for which used on carriages and vehlclos when they are to be -used by others than the Heads of departments and the Presi dent's secretary, who are provided with carriages for personal use by law. There are 134 increases in salaries provided by the bill. The appropriation for miscellaneous expenses of the Sen ate Is reduced $75,000 and for the House $25,000. Confidential clerks are proposed for the Attorney-General and-the Secretary of Commerce and Labor at $1600 each The sum of $10,000 is provided for the employment of a specialist to be ap pointed by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor "to make investigation re garding the manner of conduct of pub lie business in the various bureaus of the department." The appropriation for the govern ment of the territories is reduced $64, 750. The detailing of clerks or other em ployes from the executive departments or other Government establishments In Washington to the Civil Service Com mission for duty in the District of Co lumbla is prohibited; also the detail of clerks provided for the General Staff to any other office or bureau of the War Department, or vice versa. ( The Commissioner-General of Imml gration is authorized to refund head tax where collection was made erron eously. SOUTH WOULD LOSE 19 VOTES. Piatt Introduces His Bill for Reduc tion of Representation. WASHINGTON, Dec 7. Senator Piatt of New York, today introduced a bill, pre pared under the- direction of the commit tee on National affairs of the Republican Club of the City of New York, bavlng-aa its purpose the reduction of the represent tatlon In Congress of Southern states that have disfranchised the negro 'ote. The measure. If enacted In its present form would lessen the membership In Congress by 39, according to the estimate that has been made by the Republican Club which originated it. The bill and explanatory statement is sued by Senator Piatt were referred to the committee on the census. The bill provides for the reduction of representation in the House of Represen tatives as follows: Alabama, from 9 to 7 Arkansas, 7 to 6; Florida, 3 to 2: Georgia, 11 to 8; Louisiana, 7 to 5; Mississippi, 8 to 6; North Carolina, JO to 8; South Carolina, 7 to a; Tennessee, 10 to a; Texas, 16 to 35 Virginia. 30 to 8. The statement says: "This bill is framed upon the lowest limitation possible, and treats as ex cluded from the suffrage" only the male negro citizen over 21 years' of age classed by the twelfth census as illit erate under the 1900 census tables, pub lished since .the apportionment act of January 16. 190L "The aggregates actually excluded from the suffrage in each of the states mentioned are in truth larger than those used as the basis for this act. If all negro vo tables, i. e., male citizens over 21, regardless of Illiteracy, should be deemed to be excluded, the reduction in representation, figured from the same tables, would be nearly twice as great as stated in this bill. "It requires no evidence beyond the notorious historical fact for Congress to adjudge what cannot be denied, that the class of negro Illiterates, to the ex tent stated, is practically excluded from suffrage in the states mentioned in the bill, no matter what may be the nominal provisions of their respective constitu tions or election laws. The bill, there- fore, presents the smallest reduction practicable and Is very conservative "he Apportionment remains as fixed in 1901 and the 'reduction is to cease when the facts shall warrant it. The bill has been, preparcdMjnder the direction of the committee of National affairs of the Republican Club of tho City of New York, the club having at Its first meeting after the Presidential election unanimously voted to request Congress to take iramedate action-pur suant to the representation plank In the National Republican platform." . PROMINENT MORMON CALLED. Recorder of Temple Will Testify In the Smoot Case. SALT LAKE. Dec 7. United States Marshal Hcywood, has, It is stated, suc ceeded thus far in serving only. 33 of the 33 subpenas for witnesses wanted by the Senate subcommittee conducting the Reed Smoot investigation, but it is expected that a majority of the subpenas will have been served before tomorrow. John Nicholson and George Reynolds, of salt Lake, are considered the most im portant witnesses thus far secured. Mr. Nicholson Is recorder of the Salt Lake Temple. He Is required to bring before tne Senate subcommittee the records In his possession- regarding marriages per formed in the endownment house or in tho temple at Salt Lake. George Reynolds Is secretary of tha mis sions committie of the Mormon church and editor of one of the church publica tions. Five witnesses for whom sub penaes are said to have been issued are believed to be outside the United States. They Include three apostles of the church Grant. Taylor and Cowley. united States Marshal Hevwood to night reported the service of five addi tional subpenas, the most Important witness of these being Apostlo Marlon W. Merrill, of Richmond, Utah, pres ident of tho Logan Temple. Anostle Merrill was summoned to the previous neanng or the investigation committee, but was unable to go to Washington on account of Illness. Other witnesses sub- penaed today were George Brimhall, president of the Brigham Young Uni versity at Provo; Joslah Hickman, an instructor in the same school, and Will iam Baldcrston, . editor of the Boise, Idaho, Statesman. MORE BOOKS IN LIBRARY. Annual Report Shows a Gajn of 73,- 791 Volumes In Year. WASHINGTON. Dec 7. Accord In sr to the annual report of Herbert Putnam, li brarian of Congress, transmitted to both houses of Congress today, the total num ber of printed books and pamphlets in the library is 1.179,713, a gain of 78,791 for the past fiscal year. In addition there were 85,934 books in the law branch of the li brary. 121,266. manuscript pieces. 7861 cnarts, SS4,8 pieces of music and 153,451 prints. During the year there were 103.- 120 copyright entries. Much of the report is devoted to dis cussion of tho copyright division, the work of which the librarian says is kept as nearly up to date as possible. Dur lng the 34 years since copyright work be came business of the Library of Congress the total number of entries have been 1,518,605. There is elaborate discussion of the methods of disposing of copyright arti cles not available for the library, and tho librarian Urges that means be found for their disposition. To Inquire Into Campaign Methods. WASHINGTON, Dec 7.Senator Car- mack today introduced a joint resolution providing for the appointment of a o In- raission, composea or members oi tne Senate and House, to investigate the col lection and expenditures of money by Na tlonal Committees In the interest of Presi dential candidates. The resolution de clares that the commission shall provide for publicltiy of these collections and ex penditures. and make it unlawful to make collections from corporations engaged In interstate commerce. The committee is directed to make especial investigation Into the elections of 1896, 1900 and 1904, and to go Into the "subject as to whence the money used In them was received and how It was used. The resolution was referred to the com mlttee on privileges and elections. May Be Sensation in Panama Matter. WASHINGTON. Dec 7. Representative Shacklcford, of Missouri, who has a reso lutlon in the House calling for an investi gation of the Panama Railroad Company acquired by the United States Govern ment, Is determined to force a thorough investigation, if it can be done. Friends say he Is collecting evidence to show that a member of the Canal Commission was a member of the railroad company. It Is understood that some sensational charges will be made on the floor of the House In demanding a reorganization of the present canal commission. Morgan to Lead New Canal Fight. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Senator Mor gan, of Alabama, the Nicaragua Canal route advocate, declared tonight that he would oppose to his utmost the proposed change in the Panama Canal from a lock to a sea level canal. He says It is a scheme of the transcontinental railway companies to delay the construction of an Isthmian waterway. A bill for such a purpose was Introduced in the Senate to day by Senator Perkins. Perkins Is a member of the canal commission. Good Roads' Bill Is Reported. WASHINGTON, Dee. 7. Senator Lati mer, from the committee on agriculture and forestry, today reported favorably the bill known as the Latimer "good roads bill. It carries an appropriation of $24. 000.000 to be available. In three annual in stallments of $8,000,000 for road building in the states. Under the provisions of the bill, the states are to do the work of construction and' pay one-half of the c63t, the National Government paying the other half. Will Wait on Metcalf. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. No action will be. taken In the Senate on the eight-hour labor bill until a report has been made of the investigations by the Department of Commerce and Labor. Senator McCo mas. chairman of the committee on edu cation and Jabor, which conducted exten slve hearings a year ago, said today that Secretary Metcalfs future recommenda tions will be taken as the guide to leg lEiation. Bill favoring American Vessels. WASHINGTON, Dec 7. Senator Hale introduced ar bill today to require the cm ployment of vessels of the United States in the transportation by sea of all sup plies of every description, for use of the Panama Canal Commission or of con tractors In the construction of the Pan ama Canal. German Ship a Lawful Prize. BERLIN Dec 7. A dispatch from Tokio to the Lokal Anzeiger reports that the prize court at Easebo has declared the German ship Veteran, which was cap tured near Port Arthur, a lawful prize. The officers and crew of the Veteran have been released. Garabaldi May Now Recover. ROME. Dec 7. The condition of General Garabaldi is improved, and his physicians now have hopes of his recovery. Btesoack Treobles sad Ceutlpatloa. If you have any troifole with your stomach or bowels you should write to the Chamberlain Medicine Co., of Des Moines. .Iowa, for a free sample of Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Thousands of others have been helped by their use and a great many permanently cured. They are sure to .provo Jjeneflclal and will not cost you a cent. The regu lar 25-cent slse Is for sale by all druggists. BENT ON VENGEANCE Ex-Convict Kidnaps Girl Who Sent Him to Prison, ASSUMES ROLE OF DETECTIVE He Enters Omaha Church on Pretext of Having a Warrant to Serve, Forces Young Woman Into Buggy and Drives Away. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 7. (Speclar.) Thirst for vengeance for giving the testimony which sent him to prison for five years inspired Sam Mock, an ex-convict, yes terday, to kidnap Miss Emma Roach, a pretty 33-year-old girl of Omaha. Miss Roach last night attended a church social at Herman. Neb., and Mock walked in, representing himself to be a detective with a warrant of arrest for the girl. Mock succeeded in forcing her into a buggy, which he drove rapidly away. The police of Omaha and surrounding cities. with County Sheriffs and detectives, have searched all day for some clew. ELEVENTH JUROR IS SECURED Nan Patterson May Conclude to Let Her Case Rest on Evidence of State. NEW YORK, Dec 7. Eleven Jurors had been sworn In at the trial of Nan Patter son at the close of today's session of the criminal branch of the Supreme Court Of the 200 talesmen called, S5 had. been examined, and so many others had been excused for various reasons that only a score remained from whom to draw the last Juror. Instructions wero issued today by Jus tice Davis that no woman shall be ad mitted to the courtroom during the trial Justice Davis also announced that the court will sit an additional half hour each day, and rumor says it is quite possible that night sessions may be held during the later stages of the trial. Among the many stories in connection with the case which have gained general circulation is one, to the effect that the defense may rest on the evidence submit ted by the prosecution. Miss Patterson has expressed a strong desire to be at her father s home in Washington for Christ mas, it is said, and is willing to take chances to gain that end. If the trial progresses rapidly the de fense may call some witnesses, but even that is not certain. It is said. In any event, everything possible, will be uone to get a verdlcjt before Christmas day. No Mercy to Woman Convict. MONTPELIER. Vt.. Dec. 7. The Ver mont House today refused, 91 to 139, to pass to a third reading a bill to com mute t6 life imprisonment the sentence of hanging imposed upon Mrs. Mary 'M Rogers, convicted of murdering her hus- band. Mental Distress No Ground for Action LAPORTE, Ind., Dec. 7. Judge Tuthlll. in the Superior Court, has made a ruling that damages cannot be recovered for mental anguish alone. Ten members of the Joyce family, of Chicago, sued the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for $20. 000 because they, with the body of Mrs, Sarah Joyce, en route from Chicago to Leetonja. O., failed to reach their dcetlna- tlon on time ana it was necessary to oury the body without the full rites of the Catholic Church. The court dismissed the suit when the evidenco of the plaintiffs showed only mental distress as their basis for action. Robbed Telephone Box. 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