THE SUNDAY -OEEGOKIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 25, 1904.
HASTftLE TQTELL
Dodge Informs on Prom
inent New Yorkers.
SENSATION IS PROMISED
Confession Is Made in Morse
Divorce Case.
JEROME RELEASES PRISONER
Brought Back From Texas on Charge
of Perjury District Attorney .
Will Not Allow Statement
to .Be Made.
Charles F. Dodge, who i .expected
to go before the grand Jury next week
to give evidence concerning, the case
In -which he Is Implicated, was the
former husband of Mrs. Charles L.
Morse. wife of -the banker, and former
head of the Ice Trust. His wife In
lt8 secured a. divorce from him and
soon afterward married Morse. In
October, 1903, ahe applied to have her
former divorce annulled, claiming that
she had discovered that the summons
In the case had not been served on
Dodge, which fact prevented him mak
ing a defeats. Supreme Court Justloe
Clark annulled the decree.
The case since has been reopened on
Morse's plea, to Intervene as an Inter
ested party, the annullment set aside
and the original divorce upheld, evi
dence being ofTered that Dodge had
been served. He was Indicted, went
to Texas and was extradited.
NEW YORK, Dec 24.. Brought to this
city last night Xrora Texas through the
persistent effort of District Attorney
Jerome, to face a charge of perjury" in
connection with the Morse-Dodge divorce
tangle, Charles F. Dodge, ex-husband of
the present wife of Charles F. Morse, re
ceived his liberty today upon the recom
mendation of the District Attorney, who
personally appeared- before Judge Cowling
in the Court of General Sessions and
asked that Dodge be discharged on his
own recognizance.
This turn in the case follows an all
night conferonce at police headquarters,
where Dodge was taken immediately upon
his arrival, and during which it is said
.he made a confession that will lead to
the making -of serious charges in connec
tion with the Morse-Dodge divorce case
against seven men of prominence in this
city. It is said that Dodge will go before
the grand jury, which, at Mr. Jerome's
request, was continued in session through
next week, and that he will be the chief
witness of the state in the prosecution
of the men said to be implicated by his
confession.
Ex-District Attorney James W. Osborhe,
the new counsel for Dodge, who was pres
ent throughout last night's conference?
had previously advised Dodge to tell all
he knew. Mr. Osborne says he feels that
Dodge will never see the inside of a
prison.
When Dodge was taken before Judge
(. owling. District Attorney Jerome, atter
relating- the incident connected with the
prisoner's arrest and extradition from
Texas, asked that the transfer of the
prisoner from Fedoral to state authority
be made. When this had been done he
said:
"For reasons of a public nature which
cannot now be stated In public, because
they would be detrimental to the cause of
Justice, the defendant should be dis
charged upon his own recognizance on
the Indictment found on Juno-26, 1SW, and
I ask that he be discharged."
Dodge was discharged and wont to a
hotel, accompanied by a detective of Mr.
Jerome's staff. After these developments
Mr. Osborne said:
"Mr. Dodge will remain at his hotel in
my care until he is called as a witness for
the county."
At the request of Mr. Jerome, Dodge
and his counsel will appear at the Crimi
nal Court as soon as court convenes on
Monday, x. is said, carefully to review
the testimony to bo presented to the
grand Jury. The grand Jury will meet
Wednesday, and Dodge will appear either
on the opening day or the day following.
DODGE IS TURNED LOSE.
Man Accused of Perjury Released on
His Own Recognizance.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. There was ah un
expected turn to the case of perjury
against Charles F. Dodge, who wag
brought to this city frora Texas yester-.
6&y, when he was released today on his
own recognizance, after arraignment be
fore Judge Cowing, in the Court of Gen
eral Sessions. Dodge was accused of com
mitting perjury in testifying that service
was not mado upon him In the suit by
"which divorce wag secured from him by
his former wife, who subsequently married
Charles TV'. Morse, the banker and pro
moter. After Dodge's testimony, now alleged to
have been perjured, his former wife se
cured a divorce from Mr. Morse. Dodge
resisted when an attempt was made to
bring him from Texas, but on his arrival
in this city is said to have made a confes
sion in a midnight talk with the local au
thorities. Judge Cowing said after releasing Dodge
that he could not make public his reasons
lor doing so at Uiis time. Dodge was re
leased upon the recommendation of "Dis
trict Attorney Jerome, who said that for
reasons not of a public nature the ends of
justice would be served by such action. It
was reported that Dodge has turned
state's evidence, and that ho will be a
witness for, the District Attorney in pro
ceedings against others for whom Dodge
is supposed to have acted as agent.
Commendation From the Mikado.
TOKIO. Dec 24 (10:15 A. M,).-An im
perial rescript dispatched to Vice-Admiral
Togo says:
"We hear with great satisfaction that
cur torpedo flotillas, engaged in the work
required of them at Fort Arthur, have
.gallantly and successfully accomplished
the duties required of them, and In so
doing had to brave the dangers of storms
and shells by day and night.
"Despite all the difficulties confronting
thrtn. they have succeeded in performing
their duties' without tho .least confusion,
rendering one another mutual assistance.
"Wc especially not their bravo and.
loyal" performance of 'the duties required
of them, and express our approbation of
their gallant behavior."
v LOOKS BBIGHT TO MUJEBS.
Settlement of Strike in Colorado Has
a Good Prospect.
DENVER, Colo.. Dec 24. The report ot
the executive board of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, which was made pub
lic today,, announced that the prospect
for, settlement of the strike in Colorado is
brighter now than it has been for tho
past six months. The troubles of the
organization in this state ended with the
action of President Moyer In calling off
the strike In the Telluflde district
There are now 11 local unions on strike
in this state. California has three unions
out on strike, and two unions in Mon
tana have been locked out .since last
Summer. The board congratulates Itself
In having President Moyer back after his
long period In the bullpen. He was se
lected as a member of tho executiyo'hoard
of the Amorican Labor Union. The board
also pays a high compliment to the wo
men of the organization for their work
in the strenuous times of the strike dur-.
ing the last IS months. The thanks of
the labor unions are tendered to all of the
Jabor unions which have been supplying
funds. The report concludes: N
"We assure the members of the organi
zation that he have labored faithfully to
advance the interests of the organization
to tho best of our ability and feel confi
dent that when the momentous, time ar
rives, when labor shall obtain full record,
the Western Federation of Miners will be
regarded as one of tho pioneers in this
world-wide movement."
GLOOMY AT. FALL RIVER-
Several Carloads of Toys Sent, but
Food Is What Is Needed.
FALL. IUVER, Mass., Dec 24. Meetings
of the various textile unions are o be
called within a short time, it is learned,
to vote upon the question of further con
tinuing the cotton-mill strike. No' vote
has been taken by the unions since thef
strike began, 22 weeks ago, upon this
question, and it is thought by labor lead
ers that an expression of sentiment should
be obtained from the operatives in order
that plans may be formulated, for the fu
ture.' It is a gloomy Christmas season In Fall
River, although very effort Is being
made to make Christmas day as bright as
possible under the circumstances. AU
the unions have given strike-pay to their
,members, several carloads, of toys are
coming from Boston, but labor leaders say
It is food that tho suffering- operatives
and children in Fall River need the most
More Members. Than Reported.
WILKESBARRE. Pa., Dec 24. After
a long investigation. National officers of
the United Mlneworkers are reported to
have discovered that there are on the
rolls 10.000 or 12.000 more paid-up mem
bers than have been reported to them.
This discovery explained the apparent
loss of many members which has dis
turbed the National officers. It Is .said
to have been found that secretaries of
some of the small divisions have failed
to report all their members.
.Moyer Gets Change of Venue.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. Dec 24.
The Teller County cases against Charles
H. Moyer and other.- officers of the West
ern Federation of Miners, growing out
of the strike troubles in Cripple Creek,
have been transferred to Douglass Coun
ty for trial, by order of Judge Cunning
ham, before whom a motion for a change
of venue was argued In chambers here.
The reason for the action of the Judge
is that he believes a fair trial could not
be had In Teller County.
Women Join Striking Capmakers.
NEW YORK, Dec 24. Women to the
number of 350, employed by the mem
bers of the Cap Maufacturers' Associa
tion, have joined in the strike against the
open-shop declaration of the association.
In all, about 1SO0 or 1900 workers are now
on strike, and the factories will remain
Idle until next week, when capmakers
will be offered work on the open-shop
plan.
Dealing With Strikers Refused.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Dec 24. The ex
ecutive board of the strikers this after
noon announced that the attempt to ef
fect a settlement with General Manager
Jenks, of the American Steel Hoop Com
pany resulted In a failure. Mr. Jenks ab
solutely refused to -deal with tho men,
even on the basis of the employes outside
of the Amalgamated Association.
Wages Settled by Arbitration.
CHICAGO, D?c. 24. Arbitration has
been employed successfully to ' settle
wage scale differences between ofllce
bullding managers and 200 stationary
firemen employed in 150 downtown office
blocks. JFhc arbitration tribunal has
been in session for two weeks.
Rubber Shoe Plant Shut Down.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Dec 24. The At
lantic Rubber Shoe Company, which em.
ploys about 500 hands, gave notice today
tiat the plant would be closed for an In
definite period beginning Monday. No
reason for the shutdown Is assigned.
HOPES NEITHER WILL WIN.
Admiral Schley Says . Pacific Coast
Will Profit by Compromise In War.
SEATTLE. Dec 24. Charles H. Baker,
of this city, who has Just returned from
Washington, gives the following synop
sis of an Interview he had with Admiral
Schloy, retired:
"The Admiral," said Mr. Baker, "sees
no good to our people if the outcome be
decisive for cither belligerent. If Russia
wins. It removes the wedge now driven
between herself and the ultimate ab
sorption of China by herself. Theoutletfor
Chinese products would then be through
European Russia, a situation not helpful
to us on the Pacific Coast. If Japan
wins, it then means a spread of militar
ism by Infection and contagion through
her 400.000.00u people, and that might in
time mean a struggle which would involve
the world against her.
"The Armiral believes that Por4t Arthur
will fall Inevitably and that the Baltic
fleet will be annihilated; that with these
accomplished the Japanese will have at
tained all they sought to accomplish and
will quit, after fortifying Manchuria
against encroachments of Russia in the
future, and so guarantee a state of peace
between herself and her neighbors and
outside foes."
Roosevelt Congratulates Diaz.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Senor Don
Manuel de Asplrozo, the Mexican Ambas
sador, accompanied by Senor Don Gamboa,
the first secretary of the Mexican Em
bassy, called on President Roosevelt to
day to 'pay their respects and present his
official letters announcing the re-election
of President Diaz, of Mexico. The Presi
dent requested the Ambassador to convey
to President Diaz his cordial congratula
tions and to express to the people of
Mexico his felikltatlons upon the re-elcc-Jlon
of President Diaz.
Giant-in the Almshouse.
NEW YORK. Dec 24. After having beon
exhibited for more than five years, during
which time he has visited nearly all the
principal cities of the United States and
.Europe. William Connery. known as "The
Irish Giant," today was sent -to the city
Slmshouse. Connory is seven feet one
ich in height
ELL DOORS LOOSEN
.New Jersey Prisoners ..Given
- Liberty for Xmasfresent.
REPORTERS NAME LUCIrvYONES
Judge Stipulates That Number Shall
Include Eleven Men. and Four
Women One ls Grfeved to
Leave Warm Quarters.
NEW YORK,' 'Dec 24. Ante-Christmas
mercy was dispensed in an unusual
manner by Judgre Frank J. Hlggins, in
the First Criminal Court In Jersey City
today, in releasing' 15 prisoners from
the County Jail. After the regular
session 6f court today the Judge called
together the Jail attaches and report
ers who usually are on duty in the
court and informed them that in recog
nition of the Christmas season he had
decided to permit each of them to name
one prisoner in the County Jail w'hose
release they desired. The prisoners
thus named would be given immediate
freedom by order of the Judge. The
beneficiaries were, to be 11 men .and
fohr women, he provided.
It required but a moment for the of
ficers and reporters to make their de
cisions, 'and 15 cell doors swung: open
and the prisoners were told that they
were at liberty. Only one of the per
sons liberated appeared ungrateful. He
was clearly disappointed at the pros
pect of losing- his comfortable quarters
THE NEW YEAR'S OREGONIAN
The New Year's Orejronlan for 1905 will be published Moaday morning, Jan
nary 2. It will be distinctively an Exposition number. People at home and
abroad wbo may want the fullest and most accural Information of the
World's Fair that will be opened In Portland- on Jane 1 next should send fcr
the New Year's Oreconlan. It will be mailed to any address In the United
States or Coaada, postage prepaid, for ,10 cents a copy. Address The Ore
jjonlan, -Portland, Or.
and an opportunity to be present to
partake of the hearty Christmas meal
which will be served in the institution.
"I guess my only- chance Is to get
drunk and disorderly and get locked up
again," he said as he walked away from
the Jail with a dejected air. y
HELD TO RESPONSIBILITY.
Demurrer of Slocum Steamboat Offi
cials Is Overruled.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. The demurrer
of Charles F. Barhaby, president; J.
P. Atkinson, secretary, and F. G. Dex
ter, director cf the Knickerbocker
Steamboat Company, to an Indictment
charging- them with a -share of the to
sponslbility in ' the burning of the ex
cursion steamer, General Slocum, was
overruled today by Judge Thomas, of
the United States Court.
The company officials demurred to
the indictment on the ground that they
were not the owners of the craft. De
murrers to similar indictments found
against Mr. Pease, of the Knicker
bocker Steamboat Company suit, and
Captain Van Schalck, who was in com
mand of the steamer when she was
burned with a loss of 1000 lives, also
was overruled by Judge Thomas.
The opinion of Judge Thomas was
given in a m.os. exhaustive document
which reviewed the various points at
Issue at great length. He holds that
the primary duty as regards tho selec
tion, test, maintenance and inspection
of life-preservers and life-saving ap
paratus falls -upon the owners, as the
law commands the owner properly to
equip his vessel. At the same time it
is the duty of the captain carefully to
inspect such equipment, and in tho
ovent such equipment is found imper
fect It is the duty to refuse to navigate
the vessel.
DENTISTRY BRINGS A CLEW.
Young Woman Missing From New
York May Be Victim of Murder.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Dec 24.
An entirely new clew, and one that looks
good to Chief Reynolds, has developed
as a result of the excellent description of
the dentistry sent over th6 country by
the Associated Press. Tho clew cornea
from Syracuse, N. Y'., where it Is learned
that a girl named Kcmter Is missing.
The girl came to Colorado Springs a
year ago, and In October a check for 5200
was sent to her, which she acknowledged
ap receiving. Since that time nothing has
been heard from her, and her family be
lieve that she is the victim of the Mount
Cutler murder. Investigation by Chief
Reynolds brings out the fact that the
dentistry of the missing Miss Kerater tal
lies exactly with that of the dead girl,
as does also the hair and height-
A special to the Gazette received from
Syracuse tonight Is to the effect that the
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Portland is perhaps the most artrac
tire city of the continent. The Lewis
and Clark Centennial Exposition ri
be formally opened to the public in
Portland on June 1 next. This Fair
with its exhibits will represent an
actual outlay in excess of $25,000,000.
The New Year's number for 1905 will
be published on January - next. It
will be a special Exposition number.
The paper will be mailed to any ad
dress in the United States or Canada,
postage prepaid, for 10 cents a 'copy.
Address The Oregonlan, Portland, Or.
family has directed a sister of Miss Kcm
ter. who is now in California, to proceed
to Colorado Springs at once, and cither
locate her sister, or identify the remains.
May Be Body of Actress.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec 24. Offl
cersnow engaged In attempting to solve
the Mount Cutler murder mystery aro
quietly working on what they allege is
the best clew yet secured.
The .new theory upon which they are
working Is that the deceased was a mem
ber of one of the theatrical troupes that
visited this city during the past two
months, and was put out-of the way by
some male member of the company on ac
count "of jealoupy.
The police arc now in telegraphic com
munication with managers of a number
of companies which were here between
November 1 and December 20. to ascer
tain if any of the "members arc missing.
Attempt to Blow Up Factory.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 24. Another attempt
was made during tho night to blow up the
Newport Foundries & Machine Company's
plant at Newport, Ky. The building was
shaken by a terrific explosion of dyna
mite. The dynamite was dropped near a
fence and consequently little damage was
done The explosion was heard all over
the city.
.' Suicide of, a- Bridegroom. -v
YORK, Neb., Dec 24. At the Coroner's
jury on the remains of Howard Penn, at
Broken Bow, a young business man who
killed himself here yesterday, testimony
was given that he was to have been mar
ried to Mrs. Stevens, of Lincoln, the das
he committed- suicide. The two had dis
agreed, it Is alleged, as to whether the
ceremony should be at York -or Lincoln.
Perih is a son of the commandant of the
Soldiers' Home at Mllford.
Shot When Put Off Train.
GALtaPOLIS, O., Dec. 24. An exciting
battle occurred at Evergreen, about five
miles west of here, this evening, on the
northbound Hocking Valley passenger
train. Conductor James McBridc was
shot through the left arm and shoulder
and Brakeman Spencer was shot through
the left breast and ankle by Edgar Gro
ver. The crew had attempted to put Grover
from the train. Sheriff Manne'ring and a
posse of officers have gono in search of.
the fugitive
Strikebreakers Badly Beaten.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 24. Following the
attempt to blow up the Newport Foundry
& Machinery Company's plant last night,
flye of the strike-breakers were attacked
by a large crowd of union workers tonight.
Martin , Baurcles, one of the nonunion
men. was beaten into insensibility and
one of the strike sympathizers was exit
with a knife.
His companions carried him oft with
them and his name or the extent of his
Injuries could not be learned.
Doctor Killed Man With a Gun.
NEVADA, Mo.. Dec "24. Dr. J. C. Todd,
a practicing physician and an ex-member
of the State Legislature, who shot and
killed R. T. Wall, at Richards, Mo., id
May last, was found guilty of murder In
the second degree by a jury here today
and his punishment fixed at 12 years In the
state penitentiary. Todd pleaded self-defense.
Ill-feeling had existed between the
two men lor 20 years. Wall was a wealthy
farmer.
Robbed His Benefactor.
NEW YORK. Dec 24. Charged wltli
T
systematically robbing a man who had
befriended him, a young man- who claims
to be Count Norman de le Creasan Luis,
a member of an old French family, was
arraigned in the. Police Court today. De
spite the young man's protest that he was
innocent, he was held in ?S000 bail for
hearing. The complainant was John S.
Corland, a retired merchant.
ACTION IS AN EYE-0PENEH.
Allegation Made In Habeas Corpus
Suit in Denver Election Frauds,
DENVER, Dec. 4. Attorney Samuel
Belford has drawn up the brief to be pre
sented to the United States Supreme Ceurt
in the application for a writ of habeas
corpus for Michael Dowd, one of tle- 30
election officials who have been sentenced
to Jail by the State Supreme Court on
charges of contempt based on their ac
tions at the polls. x
The brief questions the authority of the
Supreme Court to take Jurisdiction of an
election. The .brief concludes that the
action of the Supreme Court in taking
charge of the election in this clty(will
open the oyep.of the rest of the coutjtry
to what Is meant by government by in
junction. .
Election Off icials" to Jail.
DENVER, Dec 24. Three more elec
tion officials were sent to jail by the
Supreme Court today for contempt, mak
ing a total of GO who have been sent up
for violation of the court's injunction is
sued prior to the November election.
Isaac Goldman and Edward Sweeney,
Judges, and Clarence P. Dixon, clerk,
are the men sentenced today.
Indictments against Michael Callahan
and Jacob Schurtz, charged with elec
tion frauds in 1503, were quashed by
Judge John Mulllns today.
MONEY SPENT ON MISSIONS. '
American Board Reports Largs in
crease Over Last Year.
BOSTON, Dec. 24. The annual report of
the American Board of Foreign Missions
shows disbursements during the past year
of J748.30S, an Increase over the previous
year of $7905, and the excess of expendi
tures above receipts was 522,535. The In
crease was due largely to the new efforts
to enlarge the constituency through the
young people's department. The report
says of the work of the European Turkey
Mission:
"The last year has witnessed the con
tinuance of the efforts of our Govern
ment to secure the authoritative recogni
tion of American institutions .and of
American citizens In tho empire which
Turkey had long since conceded to the in
stitutions and citizens of France, Ger
many, Russia, Italy and England, strange
ly thus far without success. There Is
no abatement in the demand which our
Government is making. There is a defi
nite purpose to secure what is our mani
fest right, and unreasonable delay on the
part of Turkey will only heighten the
pressuro and call forth measures that
may be needful."
Reduction of Panama Commission.
"WASHINGTON, Dec, 24. President
Roosevelt has given consideration recently
to suggestions looking to a reduction in
the membership of the Panama Canal
Commission, but thus far it can be said
no definite decision has been, reached. It
has been urged by some members of Con
gress that the commission Is so large as to
he unwieldy. It is known that Represen
tative Hepburn, of Iowa, chairman on in
terstate and foreign commerce. Is Inclined
to the opinion that the commission Is- too
large, and the chief engineer of tho canal
ought to have greater Initial authority,
than he now has. Mr. Hepburn talked to
the President today about canal matters,
but he declined to say whether It was, the
Intention of his committee to introduce a
measure looking to the crystallization-of
his ideas into law.
Retired Officer Retains Title.
WASHINGTON, Dec 24. Attorney-General
Moody has given an opinion to Sec
retary Morton in the case of Paymaster
General A. S. Kenty, U. S. N., retired,
who some time ago made a protest against
being designated in the Navy register and
in official correspondence as "pay di
rector." The contention was that he should
be designated as "Paymaster-General,
U. S. N.. retired." The Attorney-General
holds that the title of the Paymaster
General and of the chiefs of other staffs
duty in the United States Navy Depart
ment goes, over to the retired list with
the officer and stays with them thereafter.
PJeased Some One.
Louisville Times.
The University of Chicago has sub
stituted college songs at chapel serv
ices for "Praise God from whom j all
blessings flow." It is at present un
certain whether the Almighty or John
D. Rockefeller is tho more gratified.
First Cook Sllckflnger. has been arrested!
Second Cook You- don't say? Pint Cook
Yes, sir! Just like a common cutomoblllst!
Chicago Daily News.
NO MORE PASSPORTS
Russia About -toAbolish Pq
. -. lice Surveillance,
GREAT BOON TO THE NATIVES
First Notable Result From the Ad
ministration of Minister of the
Interior Svlatopotk-Mlrsky
Foreigners Not Affected.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 24.-Thc As
sociated Press can announce that Russia
Is on the cvo of abolishing tho passport
system. The matter has already been
decided In principle by tho commission,
which Is investigating the passport ques
tlorv, A new law will be promulgated
within six weeks as one of the solid re
forms resulting from the administration
of Interior Minister Sviatopolk-Mirsky.
For the present the abolition of the pass
port system, will only apply to Russians
and not to foreigners, although it is in
tended at the "end of the war to abolish
tho system governing forelgnor3 also.
Tho state tax on tho latter, however,
will be removed, leaving only Red Cros3
and invalid taxes.
Abolition of the passport- system in
Russia will work a complete revolution,
not only In removing every individual In
the Empire from constant surveillance by
the police, -but in many other ways in
creasing personal freedom. It Is Impossi
ble under the present system for a peas
ant to leave a commune without an In
dorsed passport or for a divorced wife to
leave the husband's roof without his per
mission. The abolition so far as tourists
are concerned will be a great conveni
ence, but it will have no such deep and
material significance as In the case of
Russians.
The present passport system constitutes
more annoyance than the actual restric
tion of lcgitlmato tourists. No hotel or
lodging-house In the Empire Is permitted
to receive a guest overnight without his
submitting a passport to tho police for
both arrival and departure; neither na
tive or foreign can leave the country
without permission of the police explicitly
Indorsed on a passport, and a native
must secure a special passport costing
$7.t0 before he can go abroad. The pen
alty for a native evading this law is ex
ceedingly drastic, including corporal pun
ishment ff captured.
Foreign commercial travelers at present
are Xilso heavily handicapped by the
passport system. Their vocations must.
be stated Ins a passport and especial li
cense which costs $225 Is exacted before
they can .transact business in the country.
Whether this license will be modified
with the abolition of the passport it Is
impossible at present to say.
A strong effort was made In 1S47 to
abolish passports. The measure was then
shelved until 1869, when a special com
mission Investigated the subject and de
cided It was impossible to abolish the
system. Since then the law has been en
forced with the greatest severity.
ZEMSTVO PRESIDENT RESIGNS
Forty Members of Chernigov Body
Act With Presiding Officer.
CHERNIGOV, Russia, Dec. 24. Forty
members of the local Zemstvo, including
the president, who signed the recent tele
gram to Emperor Nicholas, have resigned.
(The Chernigov Zemstvo, December 20,
telegraphed resolutions begging Emperor
Nicholas in the most loyal manner to
convoke legally elected members of- the
Zemstvos to present a programme of re
forms for his consideration. The Empe
ror, December 22, wrote the following in
dorsement on the Chernigov Zemstvos
dispatch: "I consider the action of the
president to be presumptuous and tactless.
Questions of state administration arc of
no concern to tho Zemstvos, whose tunc
tlons and rights are clearly defined by the
law.") j
Further Reforms Are Planned.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 24. Current
stories of a complete victory of the re
actionaries and the deilrflte shelving
of all hope for early reforms on a
broad scale, according to an authority
very close to the Emperor, are abso
lutely false. Interior Minister Prince
Sviatopolk-MIrsky stands higher than
ever in the Emperor's confidence and
esteem and the programme of reform
that Is being worked out covers. Na
tional, municipal and peasant admin
istrations. The reforms will Include an exten
sions of powers of Zemstovs and Mou
mas (Land Council) especially in the
matter of taxation and assessment and
a crystallization into a law of the rec
ommendation of the Wltte commission
and the whole plans of reforms In the
direction of a curtailment of the pow
ers of the bureaucracy and decent real
ization. Moreover, it is understood that the
Zemstovs are to be invited to send rep
resentatives to St. Petersburg for con
sultivc purposes, and there seems even
to exist that something In the nature
of the scheme advocated by Lorrls
Mollkoff may after all not be Impos
sible. Exciting Scene at Moscow.
MOSCOW, Dec. 21. Expressions of sym
pathy with the reform, resolutions passed
at the recent conference of Zemstvo repre
sentatives raised a storm at the session,
of the Agricultural Society hero yesterday
evening. A statement signed by 23 mem
bers indorsing the Zemstvo resolutions
was introduced by a member. The presi
dent objected, but notwithstanding his
protest the communication was read. A
representative of the Kostra'ma branch of
the society was heartily cheered when
he announced that the Kostrama, branch
had passed a similar resolution and de
manded the termination of the was. The
president thereupon left, and the assembly
proceeded to elect a new president. Ex
cited speeches continued to be made until
late at night.
The members of the Moscow bar have
also adopted a resolution to send an ad
dress to the Municipal Council of Moscow
approving of its recent reform resolutions.
Discredited at Paris.
PARIS, Dec 24. The officials of the
Foreign Office discredit the report from
St. Petersburg, circulated in the United
States by a news agency, to the affect
that Ambassador Bompard is the bearer
of a letter from Emperor Nicholas to
President Loubet favorable to the media
tion of France In the war. They say
they are not aware of the existence of
any such letter, and that the report is
believed to bo an exaggeration growing
out of Bompard's call on President Lou
bet. December 13, when he presented
a letter from Emperor Nicholas to the
President, as cabled to the Associated
Press at the time. The Ambassador has
since said that the letter was not import
ant or In connection with the wan
Right of Election Restored.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 24. The Zems
tvos of the government of TJver and of
the district of Novotorshk have had .re
stored to them the right to elect their
presidents from among their own mcm
hers. A year ago the late Minister of the
Interior, Von Plchve, disapproved of the
preMdent3 elected by these Zemstvos, and
replaced them with his own nominees.
The restoration of the right to elect their
presidents In the case of the two zems
tvos mentioned is regarded as being a
significant sign of the times.
No Overtures for Peace.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 24. Ambassa
dor Hardlngc. whose visit to Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff Wednesday, taken in
connection with Ambassador Bencken
dorft's audience with King Edward Thurs
day, gave riae to suggestions of another
attempt at mediation, authorizes the As
sociated Press to say that the interview
with Count Lamsdorff was without spe
cial significance. The Ambassador called
on the Foregin Minister in the ordinary
way about purely current matters. s
Merely a Letter of Good Will.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 24. The
French Embassy absolutely denies that
the French Ambassador. M. Bompard
whu has started for Paris, is the bearer
of any letter from the Emperor to Pres
ident Loubet accepting the mediation of
France in the war, as announced in the
United States by a news agency. He did
boar an autograph letter to M. Loubet,
but it Is of a felicitous character.
Troops Quietly Mobilized.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 24. The mo
bilization which began December 22 is
proceeding quietly. No disturbances are
reported from any quarter.
LOSS IS OVER TWO MILLIONS
Insurance at Sioux City Will Amount
to About Two-Thirds.
SIUCOC CITY, la., Dec 21. Sioux City
awoke today with two of its best business
blocks in ashes, causing a loss that
reaches 52.500.000, throwing hundreds of
people out of employment and entailing
tho loss of at least one life. The fire had
originated In the basement-of the Pelle
tler Dry Goods Company, at Fourth and
Jackson streets, one of the main corners
of the city.
It was not until after 3 o'clock this
morning that the flames were finally
checked at Pierce street, after Selzer
Bros.' wholesale liquor establishment had
been destroyed.
; The only building in the fire-swept dis
trict which remains standing is the Tri
bune building. The damage to the bulld
fng Is slight. The big buildings which
were! reduced to ashes wero the Massa
chusetts block, the Toy building and an
nex, the Badger Row building, the Mer
cantllo block, the Bolton block, the Com
mercial block, the Brown block, the Gil
man blpcki a. half-block of well-known
business houses on the south side of
Fourth street, east of Pierce street; the
J. X. Brugh block, Warfleld-Pratt-How-ell
Company's wholesale grocery house,
the Leader Hotel, the West Hotel. Selzer
Bros.' block, and the Northwestern Na
tional Bank. The insurance is estimated
to amount to about two-thirds of the
loss.
In addition to the large business firms
which were burned, a host of smaller
business houses were victims of the
flames, a3 were hundreds of people with
offices and living-rooms In the burnt dis
trict.
But one life Is known to have been lost.
J. Brockway, who jumped from the
fourth story of the Massachusetts build
ing, struck a telephone wire and missed
the life net by six Inches. A revised list
of the principal losses is as follows:
Pellitler Dry Goods Company, $240,000;
Massachusetts Block Real Estate Com
pany, $1S5,000; Purslow Estate, $75,000; Dow
Clothing Company, $65,000; Selzer Bros.'
building, $35,000; J. K. Prugh & Co.. $60,
000; R. E. Purslow, West Hotel. $25,000;
Schulein Estate, $50,000; George M. Con
way, $55,000; Higman & Skinner Company,
boots and shoes, $50,000; Davidson Bros.
Company, $40,000; Johnson & Aronson
Company, $53,000; Brown "Block Company,
$33,000.
FLAMES LEAP FROM MINE.
Efforts to Check Fire In Morea Prop
erty Are Without Success.
MAHONOY CITY, Pa., Dec. 24.
Tongues of flame today leaped 40 feet
high from the burning Morea mine and
all efforts to check the fire have thus
far proved unavailing. The slope has
been almost entirely swept of timber,
from the pump-house, where the fire
originated last night, to the surface, a
distance of nearly 400 feet. The roof
and sides of the stope have collapsed
in several places.
. Several mine inspectors, officials of
the Dobson Coal Company, who own
the mine, and others spent almost the
entire day in an effort to confine the
fire to the "man" stope, but with what
success they are unable to determine.
The colliery, which is one of the largest
In the region, is in no danger.
Killed by Gasoline ExplosionT
GUTHRIE, Ok., Dec 24. William
Schultze has been fatally burned and
his wife and three children are dead
as a result of a gasoline explosion in
their home near Guymon. Okla. The
family recently homesteaded a claim in
Beaver County, coming direct from
Germany.
Heavy Loss in Georgia Town.
WRIGHTSVILLE. Ga., Dec 24.
Wrightsville has suffered from the great
est fire In its history. Two banks, five
stores, with the stocks, and other offices
were burned. Total loss, $100,000.
Lebanon Valley College Burned.
LEBANON, Pa., Dec 24. The main
bufidlng of Lebanon Valley College at
Annvllle was totally destroyed by fire
tonight. Loss, $70,000.
Careful Bad Men.
Washington Post.
"I have never yet seen a deapcrado.
or man-killer, who, if he thought an
antagonist were ready for him with
weapons equal to his own, would not
back out of a fight," remarked Senator
Stewart, of Nevada, at the Arlington.
"There was Sam Brown, the cham
pion bad man of Nevada- in the old
days, who was dreaded by the com
munity about like the public here
would dread the turning loose on the
Avenue of a Numldlan Hon. This Sam
Brown was a giant, six feet four inches
high, 250 pounds avoirdupois, and as
ferocious a looking man as ever mor
tal eye beheld. He looked more like a
dangerous beast than a human being.
Killing was his trade, and one Winter
in Virginia City he slew 16 men. Timid
folk shuddered at sight of him.
"Knowing he was going to be pres
ent at a lawsuit in which I had been
retained by a client whose Interests
were opposed to the desperado, I
thought it best on the day of- tho trial
to put a couple of old-fashioned der
ringers in my overcoat pooket. Sure
enough. Brown was on hand in the
little room in which the case was
Heard, and when I saw him enter the
Idea came into my mind that he had
come to make me his latest victim.
A Bad Stomach
Lessens the usefulness and mars the hap
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It's a weak stomach, a stomach that cas
not properly perform its functions.-
Among its symptoms are distress after
eating, nausea between meals, heartburn,
belching, vomiting, flatulence and nervous
headache.
loocPsSarsapanl
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pepsia, and the cure is permanent.
Accept no substitute.
His favorite weapon was a blsr bowle
-knife. ' and the knowledge that the
villain meant to stab me to. death made
mo reel -exceedingly uncomfortable. It
was en6ugh to make the bravest heart
quail. But 1 knew it would never do
to show the creature that he had me
scared, and, looking him squarely In
tho eye, I brought the pocket of my
overcoat around to where he could see
the full shape of both my derringers.
My hand was grasping the handle, and
I was ready to ' shoot on the second.
These pistols shot with "terrific force,
and would knock down even if they
did not kill.
"He was" watching me like a hawk
and I saw his eye fall on the weapon.
Before this ho had been fumbling at
his knife, but immediately he ceased,
and presently he walked out of the
"room. When the business was over I
found him in the front of the house
which was fitted up us a saloon. In the
act of taking a drink. With a smile
Intended to be amiable, he advanced
to meet -me, holding out both hands,
and declaring that I was the sort of
man he admired, invited me' to join
him. A week later he asked mc to rep
resent him in a mining suit."
Knows a Good Thing.
Victoria. B. C, Colonist.
Whether the Dominion' is or is not
officially represented at the Portland
exposition. British Columbia should be
there right in the front scat.
Rival Victims.
Meadville (Pa.) Gazette.
The butchering time has come for many
village porkers. The usual rivalry exists
to see who will have the largest and best
hog' for the killing.
What Sulphur Does
For the Human Body in Health and
Disease.
The mention of sulphur -.will recall to
many of us the early days when our
mothers and grandmothers gave us our
dally dose of sulphur and molasses every
Spring and Fall.
It was the universal Spring and Fall
"blood purifier,' tonic and cure-all, and
mind you, this old-fashioned remedy was
not without merit.
The Idea was good, but the remedy was
crude and unpalatable, and a large quan
tity had to be taken to get any effect.
Nowadays we get all the beneficial ef
fects of sulphur In a palatable, concen
trated form, so that a single grain is far
moro effective than a tablespoonful of the
crude sulphur.
In recent years, research and experiment
have proven that the best sulphur for
medicinal use Is that obtained from Cal
cium (Calcium Sulphide) and sold In drug
stores under the name of Stuart's Calcium
Wafers. They are small chocolate-coated
pellets and contain the active medicinal
principle of sulphur in a highly concen
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Few people are aware of the value of
this form of sulphur In restoring and
maintaining bodily vigor and health; sul
phur acts directly on the liver, and ex
cretory organs and purifies and enriches
the blood by the prompt elimination of
waste material.
Our grandmothers knew this when they
dosed us with sulphur and molasses every
Spring and Fall, but the crudity and Im
purity of ordinary flowers of sulphur were
often worBe than the disease, and cannot
compare with the modern concentrated
preparations of sulphur, ot which Stuart's
Calcium Wafers Is undoubtedly the best
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They are the natural antidote for liver
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surprises patient and physician alike.
Dr. R. if. Wllkins while experimenting
with sulphur remedies soon found that the
sulphur from Calcium was superior to any
other form. He says: "For liver, kidney
and blood troubles, especially when je
sultlng from constipation or malaria, T
have been surprised at the results obv
LtUilcu iiwm ukuai vuibiuill 1 . rt-iCIS- ill.
patients suffering from bolls and plmplri
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remedy."
At any rate people who are tired of
pills, cathartics and so-called blood "puri
fiers," will find In Stqart's Calcium Waf
ers a far pafer. more palatable and effec
tive preparation.
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