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3 THE .MQRNING OREGONIAjSf, MONDAY, nr.OEMBER .26, 1904. m us i Mead Bolters Can Be Made to Feel Lash. KING WOULD GET BENEFIT Apportionment May Be Based on Votes for Governor. COUNTS IN STATE CONVENTION If Agreement Reached by Republican State Committee Is Kept, Eastern Washington Will Be Pun ished for Defection. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec 24. (Special.) Taking the Republican State Committee at Its word and accepting the pledge that the apportionment for the state conven tion of 1900 shall )e based on the Mead vote, the abstract of the state returns just made by the Secretary of State af fords an interesting study of the party control at the next convention. Talcing any reasonable apportionment made on the basis of the Mead vote, and Kign Couuty has 22 per cent of the con vention strength. Ally the northwest with King and the control of the state gathering can be easily manipulated. Pierce alone would add the votes needed to away the convention, or Spokane with King and the Northwest would do as much. So would two Southwestern Wash ington counties add the needed votes. "While there Is little at stake in the next Republican State Convention two Justices of the Supreme Court and three Congressmen constituting the offices to be flllod the prestige of control Is some thing worth striving for and something that makes the study of election figures interesting. Eastern Washington Agreed. During the heat of the last campaign the Republican state committee held a special meeting to fill the vacancy on the electoral ticket made by the resignation of Colonel Fish. At that meeting the members of the committee pledged them slves to make the Mead vote the basis of the apportionment for the 1305 conven tion. Eastern Washington members knew they would be hit hardest but they ac cepted the ruling and the committeemen were bound by that pledge. Of course the state commmittee has the authority at any time to reverse pre vious agreements or rulings. When the timo for the next convention approaches there may be an attempt made to upset the election time agreement, but the probabilities now are that the agreement will stand. Mead polled 74,278 votes in the state. Working out an apportionment on the basis of one delegate for every 100 votes or major fraction thereof cast for Mead this would give a state convention of 74L That Is a body so large as to bo unwieldy and the basis of 150' votes will probably bo agreed upon, cutting the attendance down to 501. Table of Apportionments. The following table gives both appor tionments: County "Vote. Adams C60 Asotin 528 Chehalls 2,158 Cnelan S22 Clallam '.. 754 Clark 1,891 Columbia 718 Cowlitz 1,313 Douglas SS6 Ferry 312 Franklin 314 Garfiold 457 Island 34S Jofforson 870 King 16,719 Kitsap 1,475 Kittitas 1,277 KHokltat 1,154 Lewis 2,504 Lincoln 1.40S Mason 550 Okanogan 769 Pacific 1,025 Pierce 7,162 Sun Juan 521 Skagit 2.647 Skamania 233 Snohomish ,. 4,622 Spokane 5,158 Stevens L28S Thurston 1,493 Wahkiakum 442 Walla Walla 1.883 Whatcom 4.947 Whitman 2.115 Yakima 2.5S9 Totals 74.27S 100. 150. 7 4 5 4 22 15 9 6 S 5 19 13 7 5 13 9 10 7 3 2 3 2 5 3 3 2 9 6 167 111 15 10 13 9 12 8 25 17 14 9 5 4 8 5 10 7 72 48 5 3 26 18 2 2 46 31 52 26 12 9 15 10 4 3 19 14 49 33 21 14 26 17 741 501 Great Strength of King. Taking these figures as a working basis. King County alone will have a greater voting strength than the entire north western combination or the counties of Southwestern Washington. This Is true, no matter which apportionment should be agreed upon. The counties of Clallam, Jefferson, Island, San Juan, Kitsap, Whatcom, Ska git and Snohomish In the northwest would have, on the basis of one delegate for each 100 votes, a total strength of ,161, while King would be 167 strong. On the smaller apportionment with 150 as the unit King's 111 would overshadow the ICS from the Northwest. In the same manner the southwestern" counties of Thurston, Mason, Chehalls, Lewis. Pacific, Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkia kum and Skamania would muster 115 and 80 votes respectively. Add Pierce's 72 or 4S, as the apportionment might be made, and the strength of that corner of the state does not become formidable. Were It to be made possible for the northwest to line up with King County two years hence, such a combination would be Just 43 votes short of a major ity, if a 100-vote apportionment were to be made; or 32 short in the smaller con vention of 501 worked out with the unit of 15a That those votes could be picked up Is hardly to be questioned. Loss on Presidential Basis. Of course a decision to disregard the earlier agreement and base the 'appor tionment of delegates on the vote for President would make a marked change In the relative strength of different counties. King would have more to lose than almost any other county by such a change for the Mead, vote gives this county an opportunity to Tebuild its state prestige. But there are other counties that would not benefit materially by the change. The Bast Side naturally suffers most by accepting theMead vote. In Spokane, for instance, Cosgrove, first Roosevelt elector whose vote is accepted an Indica tive of Roosevelt strength, polled 10,258, while Mead got but 515S. just a shade more than 50 per cent of the Roosevelt vote. In Whitman, where Roosevelt had 4090, Mead was cut 48 per cent. In Lin coln, Mead lost 43 per cent of the Roose velt votes. The loss of convention strength by accepting the Gubernatorial instead of the Presidential vote as a basis of apportionment Is proportionate. Whatcom Shows the Least. West Side losses are not so great. Nat urally Whatcom County shbws the light est effect of an anti-Mead fight In the Governor's home county he was cut but 10 per cent. In King he lost IS per cent; In Pierce, less than 29 per cent; In Sno homish, 23. The southwest averages bet ter than Pierce, King and some of the northwestern counties and Is consequent ly not particularly interested in the basis of apportionment. Thurston suffered most, and is not a fair Indication ,of southwestern results for hostile admin istration influences were at work there. In Thurston Mead lost 29.6 per cent of the Roosevelt vote. But in Clark the loss was 22; In Lewis, 13, and In Chehalls, 15.5 per cent. These figures indicate pretty clearly the effect of a chastisement apportion ment, The blow, as shown, would fall upon Eastern Washington. It would either make King the dominant factor, or, through a quarrel with the northwest, swollen by heavy Republican gains into a new power, might mean a serious loss of power to this county. BRADY HONEST IsL&H. Efforts Made by Alaska Corporations to Prevent His Retention. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 21. An effort will be made to prevent the confirmation of John G. Brady as governor of Alaska, but there is little likelihood that the effort will avail anything. Brady Is being opposed by various interests In Alaskfia, not because of any corrup tion connected with his office, not be cause of dissatisfaction with his rec- SECRETARY REED'S STATEMENT. The statement of Henry E. Reed, secretary of the Lewis and Clark Ex position Corporation that the enterprise of holding the blc Fair in Portland next year would Involve a total Investment In excess of $25,000,000, a statement published for the first time In yesterday's Oregonlan, has attracted much pop ular Interest. The Exposition will be opened on Jane 1 next. The New Year's Oresonlon for 1905 will contain illustrations of every building that will grace the rrounds of the Fair site. The paper will be mailed to any address in the United States or Canada, postage prepaid, for 10 cents. Address The Ore ffonlan, Portland, Or. ord as Governor, but because these In terests want some other man. President Roosevelt reappointed Brady not on account of any indorse ment he brought down from Alaska, but because he found him o be a strictly honest man, with a clear rec ord; a man who had kept his hands clean of all curruption during the many years he had been In th ifstrif rrh further fact that Brady has shown him self fully competent to perform the duties of Governor was all that was needed to convince the ?rsltant that he was the right man in the right piace. Tha corDorations in Alajlcn. tinv nnr' been anxious to control the Governor, ana nave repeatedly striven to have one or. tnejr own men appointed in place of Brady. Brady has been a stumbling block in the way of many of thjese cor porations, for he has steadfastly re fused, to become a tool In their .hands. This fact being known, and it being further known that the men now en deavoring to prevent Brady's confir flrmatlon' are these same corporation Interests, there Is little likelihood that Brady will be defeated. The President is not going to knuckle down to the Alaska corporations, and he will not bow down to the Senate, even' f it should take sides with the corpora tions. MOSLEM SANG DEATH CHANT Believed Steamer Was About to Sink in Wild Storm. BOSTON", Dec. 25. The steamer African Prince, from Japanese ports to this city and New York, came up the harbor to day with her propeller shaft twisted, steering gear damaged, boats lost and portions of her deck torn up by the fury of a storm encountered in midocean. After the steering gear was damaged the vessel was tossed for two days in. the trough of the sea, unable to proceed until repairs had been made. Several members of the crew received minor injuries by being thrown about the decks. A large number of the crew of GO were Mohammedans, who, anticipating death, threw their prayer-mats on the water-swept decks and, drenched to the skin by the water, sang the Moslem death chant. CHRISTMAS WEEK ON EXCHANGE Business Brisk Early in the Week Closes on Friday. LONDON, Dec 25. The story of Christ inas week on the stock exchange is short and uninteresting. The exchange closed Friday night until Tuesday. Business was brisk early In the week, but by Wednesday the holiday spirit became evi dent and little business was done. Here and there the few dealings showed a firm tone and complete confidence. Foreign bonds gave way slightly under reports of heai'y sales of Russians at Paris. The closing throughout the list, however, showed a more cheerful tone than during any of the Chris'tmas holi days of recent years. FAIRBANKS IS FEELING WELL Much Chagrined at Wild Rumor of His Demise. PITTSBURG, Dec 26. The rumor that Vice-President-elect Fairbanks had died last night while on a train from Wash ington en route to Indianapolis, was offi cially dispoved upon the arrival of the train here at 2:30 A. M. Senator Fairbanks was seen by the Associated Press representative and seemed much chagrined that such a re port could be circulated. He never felt better in his life, he said. Fire on German Liner. BALTIMORE, Dec 25. Fire of an un known origin destroyed a portion of the cargo of the North German Lloyd steam er Bradenborg today. Two hundred bales of cotton, destined for Bremen, were thrown overboard and a number of hogs heads of tobacco were also thrown In the harbor. The vessel sailed for the German port after the fire had been ex tinguished. No estimate of the loss to the cargo can be given by the agents. HEADACHES FROM COLDS. Lax&tftre Bromo Quinine removes the cause. To get the genuine, call for the full name and look for the signature of E. W- Grove. 25c. Are unlike all othea pills. No purging or pain. Act specially on the liver and bile. C r' Little Liver Pills. One pill jl dose. EDITOR IN ARREST Printed Tale of Russian Offic ers Cruelty to Prisoners. CAPTIVE IS FROZEN TO DEATH Brutal Lieutenant-Colonel Is Finally Killed, by a Student in Women's Quarters on a River-Boat Bearing the Exiles. , SPECIAL CABLE. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 26. The St. Petersburg Pravo, the organ of the legal profession. Is again in trouble, this time as a result of having printed a series of reports of prison life at Yakutsk, recalling old-time tales of days which were supposed to have been long since abollsned. A story of a convoy of 200 criminals and 35 political exiles is typical of the others. The Pravo says: "The direction of the convoy was confided to Lieutenant-Colonel Sikvesk, who had not the faintest idea of his duties. His whole conduct was one of monace and military discipline with out provocation. Even the guard found it impossible to execute all of his or ders. "When a doctor was asked for by one of the captives, who was an In valid, Sikvesk ordered that he be tied to a cart without covering, although the weather was very cold. He died of exposure that night. When some of the exiles asked for an interview Sik vesk ordered the whole party tied up and thrashed. "Finally, while on a river boat, he went into the quarters of the women and -was shot and killed by a student named Minskl. The soldiers then killed several of the prisoners in re venge." The publication of this story had re sulted in the arrest of the editor of the Pravo. FOUR REFORMS FOR RUSSIA. Free Press, Free Churches, Free Schools, Advisors on Affairs. LONDON, Dec. 26. A dispatch to a news agency from St. Petersburg says it cana be stated oh Tollable aatfidf Ity" thar the manifesto on the subject of reforms approved by Emperor Nicholas will con tain four points as follows: First, each Zomstvo shall sand to the council of state three representatives to advise on the Question 'nf int ama I r fairs; second, the press censorship shall be abolished and the press, made free; third, freedom of conscience shall be al lowed, and fourth, elementary education shall be made compulsory throughout the empire. ,The Daily Mail's St. Petersburg corre spondent says that the manifesto prob ably will be Issued Dec. 26. STATE LOANS TO PEASANTS. Opportunity to Be Given Commoners to Buy Russian Lands. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 25. The special commission appointed in 1902 to Investigate the question of the better ment of the conditions of rural enter prises and the general revision of peas ant laws, of which President of the Ministerial Council Wltte is chairman, has decided in favor of the extension of the system of state loans by the Agri cultural Bank to landowners, especial ly peasants and commoners, for the purchase and improvement of addi tional lands. The Emperor has formal ly approved the recommendations. The newspapers are warmly approv ing the work of the commission. The Russ declares the basis of all reforms must be social and political emancipa tion of peasants, as proposed by M. Ovation to Mayor of Moscow. MOaCOW, Dec 25. Members of the Council assembled at the City Hall to day for the purpose of thanking Prince Galltzin, Mayor of Moscow, for his atti tude In favor of reforms. Prince Galltzin, who received a tremendous ovation, said he had only done his duty as a Russian citizen and that he was persuaded he was standing on firm ground in supporting the reforms suggested by the Council, the action of which would meet with the ap proval of the Russian people. He con cluded by urging the members of the Council to stand together, saying that by unity alone could they hope to secure re forms. Riot With Red Flags. BAZOM, Russian Poland, Dec 25. After the midnight mass at the Roman Catholic Cathedral a crowd composed of workingmen paraded the streets carrying red flags. The military au thorities in trying to disperse It were received with shots, and a serious en counter followed. In which the com mander of the 26th Regiment was killed and a gendarme was wounded. One of the demonstrators was killed. Confessions Are Delayed. CRONSTADT, Dec 25. Father John of Cronstadt is seriously ill and thousands of peasants are awaiting his recovery in order to confess. No Business In Foreign Politics. Scrlbner's. In Europen politics, legislative con ditions and questions are widely dif ferent from those in our own political life The American is at once struck by the peculiar fact that business men have small placfe in the parliaments there. Business questions aro over shadowed by questions relating to class prerogative, racial domination and an tagonism, church authority, bureau patronage, hereditary power. Legisla tive programmes frequently turn upon points of scntlmont sentiment of race, of religion, of class, of political theory, or dynastic hope. Broadly speaking, there is no party on the Continent standing solely for a commercial Idea. There is no party programme that solidly unites its followers for or against some commercial measure. The platform of parties, the issues on which elections turn, the proposals brought forward lor legislative con- SPLENDID RECORD Ninety-Four Christmas Deliv eries Made by Eilers Piano House In Three Days. This holiday season has proven by far the most satisfactory Eilers Piano House has ever seen. The elaborate prepara tions made by us for the Christmas buy ers did not exceed the demand. Highest grade Instruments, the most artistic that skill and experience can produce or that money can secure have proven none too good for the taste and means of our pat rons. Christmas sales alone aggregating approximately J33.60Q. Tuls Included not only Chlckerlng., Web er, Kimball and other extremely high grade pianos, but also Pianola-Pianos, Metrostyle Pianolas, beautiful organs, Aerlolas and handsome cabinets. All these came in for a generous share of atten tion by Christmas buyers. Many of the remarkable sales made dur ing the past few weeks have been already noted In the dally papers. In addition to. these, on Saturday there was delivered to Mr. W. E. Prudhomme a handsome grand piano, a Weber, the same make as that purchased by his partner, Mr. Graham Glass, about a year ago. Early on the same day, Mr. C W. Thompson, a prom inent mining man residing in Portland, purchased a costly Pianola Piano which was designed as a Christmas surprise, and the cunning little miniature piano pur chased by Mr. F. W. Lcadbetter for his little girl's Christmas was also sent home. Christmas deliveries for that day alone being 24. Friday deliveries were 33. and those of Thursday 37, making in all the phenomenal number of 94 Christmas de liveries in three days. Our entire shipping department entered heartily Into the spirit of the occasion and worked with a will. Every Instrument was delivered on time and every one was In perfect order. There Are Still More If there is any one who has failed to avail himself of the opportunities offered by our holiday preparations, there is still time before the New Year, and there are a number of very fine instruments to be secured. Eilers Piano House, 351 Wash ington street, corner Park. sideratlon. have comparatively little concern with Industry and commerce The business man's first surprise is over the number of controversies in the political life of' Europe having no bearing at all on business. He finds there many important public questions, attracting the keenest interest of a whole nation, but having no relation to financial Income of voters. The European business man does not take to politics, nor does he seem to be much wanted in the political councils. There are 300 members of the French Senate, and only 40 of these are In any way connected with commerce or in dustry. In the French Assembly the business man is almost a total strang er. In the Reichstag, at Berlin, busi ness interests are better represented, but in the parliamentary bodies at Vi enna and Budapest, where sound com mercial legislation is needed as much as anywhere in Europe, there Is heard only endless wrangling of many races. The conservative, sensible voice of the experienced business man is rarely heard effectively in Vienna among those diverse tongues, which will unite In no phrase unless It means legisla tive obstruction. DISCRIMINATING JUSTICE. Limit of Law Only Thing for the Habitual Criminal. -V .Ch'fca.Rord-g:rald. When one featls the srory of a man who, after pleading guilty to man slaughter, is sentenced to six months imprisonment; and of another, who, after pleading guilty to the theft of 50 cents. Is sentenced to three years' penal servitude, the first thought is that such a pair of sentences as that could only be possible In a barbarous land, where injustice and malice mas querade as -justice 'and right. Yet just such sentences in just such cases were given in the qriminal courts of L,ondon one day a couple of weeks ago. And what Is more, they exhibited a dis criminating and intelligent administra tion of justice, far in advance of the courts of our forefathers, and in ad vance, indeed, of most of the courts of today. The murder in question was com mitted in a fit of passion by a man of excellent reputation, who had aimed rather to frighten than to injure the woman whose life he took. The judge felt that the crime had brought Its own punishment, and that the criminal would be a better rather than a worse member of society In the future because of the awful losson he had received. The theft was committed by an able bodied man who made his living by "short-changing" shopgirls. He had been a swindler and thief from his boy hood, and repeated sentences, including a previous one to three years' hard labor, had not caused him to reform. He was manifestly a beast of prey, and a permanent menace to society. He was put out of harm's way for as long a term as the law would permit. The Judge felt much as our local Criminal Court judges felt when they began a short time ago to sentence habitual "hold-up" men to life terms in prison. The modern world is learning that it has to deal with such a thing as pro fessional crime, which must be pun ished in a manner different from other kinds of crime. Its knowledge is the result of a psychological development, an Increased insight into human con duct. Future criminal codes are bound to show the effects, and It Is perhaps not rash to say that, however flourish ing crime as a trade Is today, the time will come when society will no more tolerate It than It would cannibalism .or the burning furnaces of Baal. Enormous Ammunition Expenditure. Scribners. The enormous expenditure of ammuni tion Is one of the features of this war. The Russian soldior carriers 120 rounds of rifle ammunition into battle, and this will seldom last through a einglc duy's fighting If the troops become Seriously en gaged. At Liao Yang some Russian regi ments expended more than S00 rounds per man in the course of battle. As this computation was based on the strength of the regiments when they entered the fight, and as many of them .came out of it sadly depleted, it is estimated that many soldiers must have fired as -many as 1500 rounds. In the Russian organi zation, the supply of rifle ammunition per man, including the field and reserve parks and the supply carried in the flying artillery parks, Is only 422 round.s for in fantry, and much less for mounted troops. The expenditure of artillery ammunition has been as excessive. At Liao Yang some Russian batterfes fired more than 600 rounds per gun. Russian, field artil lery carries In its limbers and battery wagons only from 10S to 150 rounds, ac cording to the character of the gun, while the total visible supply, including the divisional, flying and reserve parks, aver ages about 475 rounds per gun. These figures will give some Idea of the strain put upon the supply departments during a great battle. More ammunition has been used in a single day in Manchuria than was required to fight the Spanish American war. Besides the items of food and ammunition, the wastage of other forms of war material Is enormous, .and constitutes an unprecedented drain upon logistical resources. The officers who di rect this- important branch of the art rarely receive the credit that is due them. G RAX C LATE D EYELIDS. Murine Eye Remedy cures this and other Eya troubles, makes weak eyes strong. Lipman,Wo1fc "" c The Store tcrrele hard licks at rearranging and remarking and getting ready in gen eral for the one genuine sale event of this city, Irr-ows to thous ands as , ' uur u Every Article in the Store Barring a Few Contract Goods Is Reduced In connection with this peerless bargain event we will hold our Annual January White Carnival A. sale that offers the highest class of Women's and Children's Muslin Underwear, of American and Ifrench makes, at much less .than elsewhere prices facts which are very apparent to even u ;very casual observer. JpP Goods bought Tuesday, Wednes- - 1 IIP' day, Thursday, Friday and Satur- .) day, December 27th to 31st will rgw ' be charged on January account. !lp' SEAD-OM COLLI: Seven Killed and Eight Hurt on Southern Railway, ERROR MADE BY AN OPERATOR Officials Say Order to East-Bound Train Naming a Meeting Place Had Never Been Delivered Victims Mainly Employes. LOUISVILLE, Ky.t Dec. 25. The pas senger train which left St- Louis at 9 o'clock last night on the Southern Rail way, collided , head-on with the passen ger train leaving Louisville about the same hour, near Maud's Station, III. .to day. One passenger and six employes were killed and two passengers and six employes injured. The dead are: CHARLES SCHMIDT, Centralla, .111. ENGINEER BOWEJf. Princeton, Ind. FIREMAN CHARLES HUTT, Princeton, Ind. MAIL CLERK H. D. HOGAN. Georgetown, Ind. SECTION FOREMAN UNDERWOOD, Prince ton, Ind. EMPLOYS HENRT OSKEN. Tennlson. Ind. CYRUS HUTCHINSON, East St. Louis, sec tion man. The injured: Albert McNelly, Princeton. Ind.. bruised: Al bert Oaken, Tennlson, Ind., ankle sprained; Express Messenger C D. Mlnton, broken leg; Employe Eugene Carlton, Dale, Ind.. Internal ly; Conductor W. H. Beatty, Louisville, shoul der dislocated; Mall Clerk McMitchell. St. Louis, hip Injured; Flagman Joseph Lowe; Section Foreman Henry Austin. The St. Louls-LouIsvllle and the St. Loulsville-Knoxville sleepers were drawn by both trains, but none of the passen gers in these four cars were injured. Both engines wore badly damaged and four coaches destroyed. The collision occurred between Mount Carmel, 111., and Princeton, Ind., and, ac cording to the Southern Railway officials, was caused by tha failure of the operator at Browns, 111., to deliver to the east bound train an order naming a meeting point for the trains. All of the employes with the exception of the trainmen wero in -ie combination baggage and smoking-car. ICE-BOATS IN COLLISION. Three Killed and Three Injured In Fast-Speeding Craft. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Dec. 25. Three men were killed and three more seriously hurt ia a crash of two Iceboats speeding before a gale of wind at the, rate of 50 miles an hour on Onondaga Lake this afternoon. The dead aro James Jackson, Charles Markham and George Todd, all of this city. The accident occurred after the first of tho season's regattas of the Onondaga Lake Yacht Club, which brought 1500 per sons to the lake. Over Its glaring sur face a fierce gale drove the fleet of ice yachts at express-train speed. Toward the close of the afternoon the "Warner brothers, with Fred "Warner at the tiller, bore up the lake with the wind abaft, the Blitz, with Caleb Joss steering, ap proaching in the opposite direction. Each craft carried five persons. As the yachts neared each other both tried to avoid a collision, but both turned in the same direction. Wild Trip of Locomotive. JOHNSTOWN. Pa., Dec. 25. As a re sult of the wild trip of a locomotive of the Cambria Steel Company and Its col Closed All Day: After devoting Monday to genuine rest not one employe working we will put in some real . lision with an ore-handling rrane today, both engine and the crane are almost totaf wrecks and a property loss of about $00,000 caused. No one was injured. The locomotive was shifting cars in the yards. Believing the engine was about to collide with some cars the crew jumped, but neglected to close the throttle of the engine. The locomotive missed the cars and under a full head of steam dashed down the tracks toward the ore dumps. When it reached the trestle It jumped the rails and plowed into the supporter of the huge crane, which was brought to the ground, the entire upper part of the struc ture falling onto the locomotive. Lives Lost by Overturned Lamp. NEW YORK, Dec. 25. Two women lost their lives and two other persons were overcome by a fire in Allen street early today. The dead are: Mrs. Fountain, 50 years of age, and a Miss Skelley, 40 years of age. In a hospital in a serious condition are Owen McGrath and his wife, who were overcome by smoke, and were taken out of the building uncon scious. The fire followed a Christmas celebra tion, and was caused bv the overturninsr 'of a lamp. Suffocated by Gas. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25. R. A. Clother was found dead from gas today In a lodging-house and his bedfellow, A. H. Smth, was discovered almost dead. The two men were firemen on the United States steamship Ohio, and were ashore on leave. It is thought Smith will die. A FRACTIOUS HIPPOPOTAMUS. His Manner of Stirring Up Activity in a Boating Party. Buluwayo Chronicle. Mr. Simpson, a visitor from Birming ham, England, and his niece, Miss Simp son, iecently arrived at Buluwayo from the Victoria Falls, and Mr. Simpson re lated to a Chronicle representative some details of a startling adventure which the party had during their visit. One morning Mr. and Miss Simpson, having engaged a boat, embarked on a trip of Inspection of the Islands on the river. Besides Mr. and Miss Simpson, there were also the boatman on board and six native paddlers. After getting out some distance a hippo was seen protrud ing his ugly mouth and making directly for the boat. The natives commenced In stantly to paddle to the shore, and then it was noticed that the hippo had sunk into the water again. The boatman, fear ful of some misadventure, had reached for his rifle, and was just in the act of loading when the boat was heaved into the air by the brute, who had got under neath it. Everyone was flung into the water, which, at this spot, was estimated to be about 13 feet deep. The overhanging branches of some trees on the island were sufficiently near to permit of being grasped by Mr. Simpson as he came to the surface, and he hung on tightly, as he had already grasped the hand of his niece, who had disappeared beneath the water. Each was in great danger, how ever, for Mr. Simpson's leg was entangled in a part of the branch in the water, and he was unable to move- Meanwhile, the boatman, who was an excellent swimmer, had made his way along to them, and. after a desperate struggle, succeeded by means of the branch in getting them to land. How Missionary Compiles Dictionary. (Everybody's.) When the American Bible Society de cides that a new race shall have a Bible of Its own, a grant of money is made and the first steps toward translation are begun. Let us suppose the recipient of such a grant is the Rev. Mr. Smith, of some remote cannibal village on the Congo River in Central Africa. There he is; he has only just arrived. Not one word of the gibberish around him does he un derstand: and the natives may say the name of his tongue. The first thing to do Is to build his house; and even while he is building It ho has his notebook and CjO Eestin pencil, in one hand and his trowel or a brick or plank of wood -in the other. Xhe first phrase he gets Co knov 13, "What Is this?" or "What Is that?" Theee questions he fires off at his assist ants at all hours of the day and night; has them repeated again and again, and carefully notes down their phonetic equiv alents. This Is the nucleus of a kind of dictionary and grammar combined, and this tedious work goes on simultaneously with the building operations and the gen eral work of winning the confidence of the natives, perhaps for a year or two. By that time the vocabulary is pretty complete, and Mr. Smith begins on the work for which he has all thie time been preparing himself. Shipments of St. Louis. Exhibits. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25. A statement to the extent of shipments and exhibits from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition has been made by the director of exhibits. Nearly alf of the domestic and 25 per cent of the foreign exhibits have been snipped, and 25 to 30 per cent of the do mestic and half of the foreign remaining are packed and ready for shipment. Russians Escape Conscription. NEW YORK. Dec. 25. The Hamburg line steamer Patricia, which arrived to day from Hamburg, brought 131 cabin and 345 steerage passengers. 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