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1 FVFNTS DFTHF nAY " T TAKBH' I II f,:'C". v':', -tyv1-;.; icwsy Items Gathered from Mi Parts ot tlio World. :PARED FOR THE BUSY READER Important but Not Loss Into sting Happenings from Points Outttdo tho Stato. ,-n assorts that ho is still pn. si- Nicaragua. SX&s special mcssago on trust 1 changes will go to congress next we i. southern chemist export ass tho aurora boroalis is caused io Now York supromo court s fimbtlsm has given way to an ago engineers havo recommon hod ivo Improvements ior mo v-.oi in- ror. nt-klsh cabinet has been drivon ofllco anil a military proijilor ppointeu. 8 nsidored that tho reclamation 1 lll 4 is sato rrom auonsinuvn, any changos may bo matlo. ntinaltn mnn fat nn annoiutmont iiimoEv sheriff and thon proceeded rlSflKomo his erring son from Lou inn nn n. Tlritlsh sc'hoolMlip Srosf for stealing complete fetfc British navy's wireles rttSWRodos. on, onco accused of ',cn tliinth tv till Lincoln, has Mttoited States sonator from !;3S5o by Governor Noel. Hcnoy has Mod a libol suit against W. S.lcrocker for $250,000. Hff'v out of 88 American colleges ftSllXaftntlnuo to approvo of football. icians say thcro is no hope for ILjSatolII, thougu no may wirc Itho tidnl wave and blir..ard Slaw England coast will reach fbesiuos many nves. . ! t r.Un Prnn. a arrivvo ju ."vaivw) attend a ro:eption in his takon as a direct insuu tates. TO en routo on foot from and fliilaM0 riht of freo 8I'cocl' on tho wmm. Strike for tho switchmen liavo call' Sogotiatlons w.th tho llVnppcal to Waging- railroads,'! ton for ad; id. iliss Lo n.icco or tne prosi llto G. II. Snowden, . 1 dent, will be?n -of Seattlo, ramp to Europe they Mil v . - . . - schoone1 tntmt ai iionumin, "Wash., 97 days: fiSgaiypong, China, -with her captain n fow nounds & peesiy jh aim uu; IB IL'll, A crinnled It.tSelfl in Chicago Tobbed her fath'ors Ibank of $30,000, with which sho IrtpoilJRo5 induco her cousin, also a crlpSe4raErjrry her, Franco is in a pafllcTfttlthp inroads of American commerce tMhTI' ;- - rrosidont Taft isotngod to mako activo war on me mists; Zelaya boards Mexican gunboat undor -oycj of Atnj.rina.n marines J. D. Warren, who pursued and helpod to capturo Jesso .Tamos, is dead Storm in Spain wrecked five vessels at tho mouth of the uouro river. A Texas man has maijj, $15,000,000, spocuiaiing in coiiou lot i -p j-curr. Blizzards sweep tho oaBtVronr Win nipeg to Illinois, and Chicago faces o coal famine, The famous Garden of the Clods vrnf given to tho city of Colorado Springs for a Christmas present. Tho trrcatest labor struggli" Tnl lils tory is said to bo Impending between tho railroaus anu tnoir cmpiiycs. , The bones of Cortor., tho ancient' con ouoror of Mexico, arc said to ljavo boon found after a search of noarfcv a. con tury. b Six coaches full of Christma ors wore stalled on a car ferr; Detroit river, and had to watt ico was cut away. travel In tho till the Jtailroad officials anu sw itchmon bold conforenco in St. Paul. Valuo of tho Hnrrlman ostato tioned by gossips in tho oast. is quos- Bryan is suffering from, pn mmoir'a and is too ill to mako a speech Albert I is crowned king j of Bol glum and promises reforms im Congo Schloy demands that Peary lilso sub nilt his records to tho Danish? univer Hity. Tho Northorn Pacific has bol blocks for termirial grounds it ght 14 North Portland. Ex-Prosidont Zelaya has fid d from Nicaragua and taken rofugo on can gunboat, h Moxi- Eight aro killed and hundre Ids havo narrow escape from explosion nois coal mine. in Ul A fierce storm swept tho Coronn coast, destroying fishing flriots a,ud drowning a,ouu. jl Socrotary Knox has 'notiflill dont Madrlz, Zolnya's succe ho will bo hold responsible fori sor, tho ty of Americans in his country. Mark Twain has roturnod homo v out bonoflt to his health from his o trip. It Is doflnltely known that! IS Mt rii-ibi m Wall Stroot Optimistic Over Prospoctlvo Labor TruuDlos. Now York, Doc. 26, Preparations woro lu pvogrosa Hst wook to moot heavy obligations Incident to tlio .Tanu nry disbursements, wlileh In Now York aro ostlmatod to bo $2i25,000,000. Hoavy remittances to forolgn markets to moot paymonts of dlvidonds and in terest to holders of Amorlcan securl ties mndo it a question until tho mid dlo of tho wooki whothor gold would not lmvo to bo shjppod to London. volatilo rises decurrod In individual stocks, most from vaguoly riimorod causos, but thorohvoro enough dividend incronBOS to kooi up a hopeful spirit among stockholders. Tho consus bureau's cotton-glnning ostlmnto was regarded as confirmatory of tho agricultural department's view of tho cotton crop shortngo, and tho ri5o in cotton to abovo 10 conts pointed to causes responsible for tho high cosi of living and tho disadvantages this involved. Added Interest was clvon to this question by stops takon by railroad em ployes to formulato demands for an ln crenso in wagos early noxt yoar. Senti ment is not free from npprolionslon that labor troubles may havo to bo reckoned with In ronchlng settlements. Tho disposition in flnanclnl clrclni. howovcr, is to tnko a honoful view. This same is truo of tho subjoct of logisiativo ana oxocutivo activities to tho direction of corporation regulation1, which promisos to bo brought forwartl early through apodal mossagos from tho prosldont. FEAST TO FREE CONVICT. Mlnnosota Frisonor Proves to Bo Soc- ond Burbank. Stlllwntor, Minn., Doc. 28. A Christ mas dlnnor given at tho Mlnnosota state prison hns started a movomont for a pardon for "Sinbnd tho Sailor," an Illustrious life convict, suporviaor of everything thnt grows on tho state penal reserves, on a basis of his "serv ices to tho stato of Minnesota and gon oral scientific knowledge" Among Wnrdon Wolfor's iruosts was a member of tho pardon board, why commented on tho inrmonse lomoiy, woighiug threo pounds and measuring itiVi mciics, major circumfcronco. Tho guosts, oxcltcd by tho wardoi's story of tho presonco of a second Bur bank ns a convict, directed him to bring in tuo creator of tho monster loinoi IIo took tho guests to tho grconh. una explained now ne nan grafted iron ical lemon and grapofruit. llel.-'also showed many other graftings, proiiicing rnro fruits uud nowors. His roses for yoars captured flrfl, hon ors. ins real naiiio is UharlcrAH'riec, and ho was Bent up for life forgkilling a laborer with a picx. ORDERS FOR STEEL FEWER. Consumers, However, Prosjy for De liveries on Past Contracts. Now York, Dec. 28. HeAvy gpoclfl catious on contracts for fynished stool products contlnuo to roll in upon the mills, nnd consumors pphernlly aro pressing for deliveries. But now busi ness in both finished proiucts nnd raw material is boing contrctiM. Rail contracts placedIn 3009 for 1910 delivery havo aggregated almost 3,300, 000 tons. Now ordeys for frtbricatod stool for buildings :nd bridges have aggregated only 25,01) tons, but it Is probable that the yocomb;r business will totnl 100,000 toils at least. Evidonco of contraction in the vol ii mo of business in 'sheets And tlnplute Is shown by a los heavy output and tho closing of several mill for tho holi days. Great activity continues in wiro products, and shipments for November woro 17.1,000 tons. Prices of niorcnn tilo pipe will bo readjusted on Janu nry 1. Additional orders havo boon placed for cars by railrclads, bringing tho total for tho month tyus far t 11,200. WlskJ Is wilsky. Washington hoc. ks. Whisky is whisky, Proifdeit Tafl has at last do cidod. It ia.whssky When mndo of neu tral spirits, iijys the president, if re duced to potallo strOTg'h. But it must bo brnndod sitlmt those buying it may know just wlit thoy aro gotting. Tho dcclsici, mndo after a long series of hearings jarticipntcd in by inombors of tho gove-umont's puro food depart ment and dltillors, was nnnounccC to day. Tho pJjsldont covorod various do tails in his decision nnd gavo directions for the prefer branding of tho various variotio j of llqfiar, holding among othor things,, that wfltffky mndo from a mix turo o "straight" whisky and "nou tral sjfirits" may bo called a blond. According to Mr. Taft's instructions "straight whiskies" herenftor will bj branded as such, but tho brand may bo accompanied by tho legend, "aged in wood," and whisky mado from rectified, dlstillod, or neutral spirits will io brandod bo as to mako known tho prin cipal ingredient. In addition, if thoy so ilcsiro, manufacturers of straight whisKy also may uso tho word " bour bon" or "ryo, as tho facts may var rant. Flood DrownB Shophords. Madrid, Dec. 28. Official report: day indicate, that tho suction rqglons rocontly swept by stern floods is improving. Tho csbin elded to grant flnanclnl relief I fen-rs. Bolntod ndvicos givo dot. i I f destruction caused by tho ov ng of rivers In tho northwofi I.Na and Orbldgo, in tho north of Loon, roso 10 foot, destroy. oral hamlots, A large numnor herds, surprised hi tho floo. rofugo in tree tops.y Czar Promo' ds Kottoh, St. Petersburg, Deb 28, C7lon Cotton, cliiof of tl on, cnior or tiwi socrotf W. has boon lo ppointjd socrotl po. wo. I i id nllJ' I "'I t. ot t f-l . I I i .i i ' Im of . w I re t .1 I my his nmm, u. i. .,r;sra3s TREAIY PUAfcUSWU TING FANG Chinese L lp1om,ttt Thliko It Good So Far As It Qfoos. Now York, Doc. 29 In conforonco with V Tlrp; Panflr, formerly repre Bontatlvc of China at Washington, In regard to pencb and tho possible means qf achlovlng lis bloHlngL tho Publish ors Press obulnod tho following Inter vlow: "I nd glad to uponk of inter national pundo and justice upon tho ov of my return to my own countrv afto having succbodod In concluding u tren of arbitration between my govojfn molit and tho Unltod btalofl. Xliats a gpd step. "I am Clad It is takon, but ifi my judgment tho treaty does not fto far enough, though it was tho best thnt could bo mado at prosont, fi ox nctly the onmo ns tho 23 other jroatlcB concluded by tho government mt tho United 'States with forolgnnpowera during Mr. RoobovoIi'b last term as president. TheBo trnntlos reservo for forcible settlement when dlplomcy fails, all questions affecting tho vital tights, Indopohdonco or honor of tho fiibtrsctlng Aiowors. While nations Ihae art'j -.irmiid Insist upon this policy, other jiatlops that are not sufficiently armedare not having their rlfehta ro spoctcd. My country, for inslnnce, is not ittiflkiontly armed and Jins been compelled to begin tho roforrfatlon of its arrpy nnd navy. China lgvcs pence but other nations do nollovo peace enough to keep peaco, so Uhlna must acmi.ru artnamont that it cally does not, want to acquire. China is re forming its army and navy for self de- nso entirely, not for aggression." CAN'T REACH OH iiaij Ib Thfclr A: ER-UPS. Taft's Brothor Is Thdlr Attornoy, nnd Roosovolt's Relalivo fa Manager. Shievoport La., Dec. 31. Declaring that if Mnfrk llaimnl had died , six months sooner, ho woull not have been tried and sientenccd t jail for having represented a corpornifon that had a enno jieiKliug before : ovorniiient do partinent, ex-Sonator Jlurtoii, of Kan sas, today severely criticised Prosldont Taft anil former President lloosevelt. "Tho men higher up in the sugar fraud cases will never bo molested, be cause Mr. Taft's brother is attorney for the tfigar trust, and Mr. Roosovolt's ltrother-in-lnw is virtually the miuia gor," declared llurion. "Tho sugsir trust Is the most powerful agency in federal politics. If exorcises more powor in forming ho national policy than any other agency. To it I owe tho trial which refilled In my impris onment. Burton was tried nnd sent to jail for a Drier term for navmg represented a corporation which had interests in tho hands or one of tho lodorni depart moiits. "I first incurred tho enmity of Itooso volt," Burton continued, "for having throntoned to opposo his Cuban policy, which meant letting in Cuban sugar on a basis that threatened to throttle tho infant beet sugnr industry. "After the passing of a few years, Taft comes along with his Philippine policy. Capital had begun to turn to tho beet sugar industry ngain, and the Philippines industry scared it away. "Roosevelt opposed my Cuban policy, and at tho .sumo time ho feared 1 would head a delegation at tho national Itu publican convention for Mark llnnua. If Il.innu lad died six months earlier, there would havo boon no charges ngaliiHt in, nnd I would still be in the sonato," Deinett Asks For Probo. Wnshligton, Dec. 30. Representa tive Maejiire, chairman of tho house committJo charged examination of tho accounUof the Interior Department, announced today that at tho request of j mitteowould investigate charges re-1 cently mado by Representative Hitch- cock, of Nebraska, of Improper pur- chnoe of furniture by tho troneral lund office out of the fund provided for tho investigation of public land entries. j Ington bad latied and Mexico would therefore aid Zelaya to cBcapo. Knocks Estrada; Boosts Madrlz. Whether Senor Creel's mission Ib sue Woshington, Doc. 28 Estrada is a I cessful or not, tho officials declared, hi,ll trmil.lnmnWnr nn Jnoru. find I Mexico intends to Bide With tho United , -f r , Ib unprincipled and uneducated,, ac cording to John T. McCall, a Californ ia mining engineer hero today from Central America. McCall said Madriz was a natural leader also that ho was talented gentleman and a fine oxocu tivo. IIo said Madriz was held in high ob too m by tho hotter class of Nicarng uans, those not undor Zelaya's thumb. Scroons to Savo Trout. Washington, Dec. 30. Representa tive Hawley called the attention of Secretary Ballinger today to a com plaint mado by lho Umatilla County Angling Club Association that trout havo bees killed by tho wholesale in reclamation service canala and dltchefl of tho Umatilla project. As a romedy, SecrotaryBalllngor gavo instructions that dlatijict engincera should havo the intakes 6f the ditchcB and canals pro tected with Bcreona. Ballfngor Inquiry to Bo Joint, nr.. l.n. ..!,. nn o i rni, niii.,. Pinchntiuvostlgatinn will lia conductod jointly y tho hoiiflo nnd sonato, ne- cordlnp to nn nnnouncomont made by ndmliiU ation olllcials today. Senatj iNolson, or Minnesota, has Monad as n probablo member boon ns of thrJj nut committoo tnat win iook Into hargoii and jwt J COAL LANDS, FARM8, TOO. Mondbll of Wyoming Prepares Olll Providing Agricultural Entrlos. ashington Dec. 28 Roprosontattvo Mo: doll, of Wyoming, chairman of the co mittoo on public lands, has Intro duced, and will press to consideration, bill providing for agricultural on- ries on coal lands. Tho bill io intond ojj to mako avnllnblo for agricultural dovolopmont tho aurfaco 'of tho oroos underlnin with coal, much of which will not bo developed as coal proporty for many years to como because of tho Inaccessibility of tho doposits. More over, tho bill la drawn with a vlow to per' Pitting double uso of all such land, on man to use tho surfaco for farming purposes, anothor to dovolop tho coal beneath. Tho bill provldon that lands known to contain coal shall bo subject, to homestead, dosort land or Carey act ontry, the rights to tho coal to bo re served to tho United Stutos, togother with tho right of prospecting and min ing. No desert ontry mndo of such lands, however, shall embrace moro than 1C0 acres, and all homestead en tries shall bo mado In conformity with tho requirements of tho dry farm home stead law, except as to acrcago in volved. Persons entering such lands may ob tain patent to tho surface rights. Tho coal deposits, under the bill, ore mndo subject to disposal by tho Unit ed States undor tho coal land laws, and tho United States or its grantees shall at all times havo tho right to enter up on lands so patented for tho purposo of prosoctlng for, mining and romoving tho coal, but tho owner of tho surface shall bo entitled to damages resulting from Buch coal development. The surfaco entryman, howevot, Is given tho right to mino coal on or undor his land for domestic purposes at anytime prior to the disposal of tho coal by the government. JAPAN SELKS NEW TREATY, Ambassador Uchlda Hopes Immigra tion Law Will Bo Revised. Washington, Jan. 1 Among tho first official acts of Baron Uchlda, new Jap anese Ambassador, will bo a scries of stops leading to a proposal to tho United StatoB for a modification of the iloot-Takahira agreement which im poses limitations on the immigration of JapunoBo laborers to the United States. While the subject is now being spoken of in a conservative vein, it is said that such a duty is one of thoso especially imposed upon tho now Am bassador by his government. It Is hIbo reported that Japan wishes to terminate In 1911 its treaty of com merso and navigation with tho United States. -4 To what extent Japan will ask for a modification of the Root-Tnkahira agreement has not beon learned. Mexico Acts Within Rlgets. Mexico City, Doc. 30. Tho Mexican government has acted wholly within its rights thus far and according to its legal methods in the matter of tho Amorlcan railroad conductor, Cook, said Chnrgo d' A flairs Bailey, of tho United States embassy, hura tonight. "Tho crimo with which Cook stands charged," continued Mr. Bailey, "Is not bailable under tho Mexican laws, and they havo a legal rlgt to keep Cook in custody six months before rendering a decision, f let has been in jail four months. The ciiho is waiting tho re turn of tho letters rogatory from Gen eral Manager Clark of tho Mexican t ' t c fe line, which havo to do with tho charac- Mexico Not Aiding Zelaya to Escapo. Mexico City, Dec. 28 Government officials today denied the rumor that Senor Enriquo Creel's mission to Wash- Stntes in the settlement of tho trouble In Nicaragua. Tho minister of foro lgn afTalrn deniod tho existence of plnnB to take Zelaya aboard a Mexican gunboat and transport him from Cen tral America to some European coun try. Opposo Probo By Congress. Washington, Dec. 29 Prealdont Taft'a viewa as expressed In his annuul mesBngo to congreBB that a CongroB nional investigation of tho sugar frauds might provo embarrassing in vlow of tho inquiry now being mudo by tho de partment of Justice and tho Treasury Department finds n warm advocate in Attorney-General Wickorsham. He mado it clear today thnt he was op posed to any such inquiry pending tho endeavors of tho two departments to punish tho guilty and to recover tho monoy wrongfully withhold from thei govornmont. I Stock Gambling Is Next. Washington, Dec. 20. Preside Taft proposes, If possible, to arrivo it a moans of preventing unnecessn stock market trading In the futuro de liveries of wheat, corn, cotton and othor products. Tho president has nnd many railroad offldl can soo rapidly approach' sovorost contests botwoo capital in rocont history, necessarily mean that railfoac&Qr gon orally aro oxpoctlng big istrlkfTS" in tho labor world, Such striken, howovor, aro nlwnys among tho pogsibllitlos when labor nnd capital clnshJ It is firmly bollovod by tho rnllrondfmon thnt this struggle will bo bog"in Viy tho railroad labor organizations, will) rnpldly spread to other lines of work 'and may ovon tually result in a completo readjust ment of industrial conditions, Tho situation with respect to railroad labor is unique In the history of this or any othor country, Novor boforo litis labor enjoyed such nigh wages. During the recent porlods of groat pros perity wages in tho railroad field havo mounted very high. As a rosult, labor mon havo become accustomed to living on an ontlrcly dlffcrcrit piano from for merly. Thoy nro living in bettor neigh borhoods, aro dressing hotter, nro edu cating their fnmllios, land altogether aro taking a dlfforcnl view of llfo, Notwithstanding the fnct, howovcr, that oxcoodingly high wagos, compara tively spoaking, hayo onnbled the la boring classes in tlio railroad Hold to hotter tholr conditions, thoy now find themselves unnblo to llvo on their pres ent rates of pay. Ono of two thlnifs must result, namely cither tho railroad laborer must roturi to his old stylo of liyi.ig Or ho must hhvo incrensod wugus. Railroad managements everywhere roc- ognizo this economical fact. Thoy say, howovor, that thoy would bo willing to increnso wages if thoy could do so without monnco to the proporty Intrusted to tholr enro. Thov say, with some show of reason, that it is impossible for ' railroads to contlnuo to nbsorb tho Increased cost of living on bohalf of tholr employes nnd at tho same time stand tho increased cost of all material and' ovorythlng which en ters into tho operation and maintenance of a railroad. Tho point has been ronched, thoy insist, where railroads must recolvo moro for tho transporta tion services If 'they nro to continue in creasing wages. Upon this platform tho railroads say they firmly. must stand BLIZZARD IN THREE STATES. Trains Stalled and Chicago Faces Coal Famine, Chicago, Dec. 27. Tho ontlro west and northwest, from Winnipeg, Man., to tho lowor tier of Illinois counties, along tho Ohio river, nro hard and fast in tho grip of tho Storm King. An average of seven inches of snow blan kets all this vast territory, crippling nil transportation lines, bringing intenso suffering to tho poor, making ncuto tho coal famino which menaces Chicago and other big cities nnd reducing supplies of nil kinds because tho railroads can not transport farm products to the cities. Meager reports from Michigan Indi cate that stato has suffered most se verely. A few telegrams drifting through tell of blockades in all direc tions. Grand Trunk and Perc Mar quotto trains nro absolutely snowbound At Detroit streetcar traffic is badly im paired, and tho enr ferries have been fast in the ico, of tho Detroit river for 21 hours. Trains into Chicago from all dlrec Hons are from threo to ten hours late, and unless tho storm soon nbntcs con dltlons will bo much worse. While the olovated trains nro running fairly well tho surfaco roads aro badly handi capped, Not only is Chicago's trans portation badly hamporod, but tho city is facing a coal famino. It becamo apparont three da-s ago that tho supply would run short, nntl every railroad tapping Illinois and Indiana coal fields had mndo arrango nionts to tnko advantage of tho dou! lo holiday to rush a big supply to this Mid other cities. With tho roads bond ing ovory olTort to got pnssonger trains through tho snow, howovor, tho moving of freight was absolutely out of the question, nnd the Urge supply of coal uniting to bo movod still rcinauw on tho sidetracks. Charltablo associations nro burdened to tho limit by calls for assistance Jump to Save Is Fatal. Camden, N. J., Dec. 27. White Christmas brought death and Borrow ro two families at Malaga, N. J., this nftornoon. Mrs. Mary Price was killed by a train. Willlnm Hngomnn, who mndo an attompt to Bavo hor. recolvod Injurlos from which ho died. Mrs. Prico was standing on tho platform at Malaga when sho slipped and foil on tho tracks, just as the train was pulling in. Without hesitation Hngomnn jumpod to roscuo hor, but boforo ho could drag hor from dnngor both' worn struck by tlio locomotive "Trnmp" Pays Old Score. Donvor, Colo., Doc, 27. Seven years ago James L. Harvey, now a Rio Grando switchman hero, wns brakoman on a freight in Oklahoma, and bcfrlond ed a tramp. Today Harvuy recolvod a lottor from tho trump, Chnrlo Mc Namnra, now a rich minor of Mur.'ny Idaho, onclosing a check for $500 ns a Christmas gift. Harvoy pormlttod Mc Namara to rldo ovor his division, gavo liim clothes, n moal, a bod and a $2 bill. Dying Woman Refuuos Aid. Los Angolos, Deo, 27. Mrs. Polly Pdlotln, who sufTorod frightful burns lait night, when sho usu'd korosono to family's today. Do Bolotin ro MANY LIVES ARE BELIEVED LOST Wrockago Coming Ashoro Indicates Marino Dlsastora Thirty-two v Cltlos Loft In Darknoss. Boston, Dec. 28. Threo million dol lars is the estimate today of the loss In nnd nround Boston by tho tidal wavo and blizzard which swopt over Now England Sunday. Fivo million dollnrs is tho estimate of tho damngo along tho Now England coast. Pifteon lives wero certainly lost, if tho five-masted schooner, tho Davis Palmer, went down, and it is bollevcd that many moro perished at soa. wrcckago borno into uoston naroor today is beliovod to bo tho mute evi donco of tho loss of tho schooner Davis Palmer, bound from Nowport News for Boston, Bomowhero near tho ontranco to tho harbor. Tho wreck itself has not been located. Cape Cod is still cut off. With tlio restoration of communica tion thore, it is feared thnt a talo of tuarino disasters and storm damngo un cqualod in years will bo related. Thirty-two citios and towns wero plungod in darknoss owing to tho elec tric lighting servico being cut off, and wires of tho telegraph and telephone companies woro laid lown in ovory di rection. New York, Dec. 28. With tho news of tho probable loss of tho fivo-mastcd schooner Davis Palmer, with her crow of twelve men, off Boston harbor, and of tho wrecking of nino other vessels nlong tho Massachusetts coast, tho oponing chapter of tho toll taken on tho sen by tko storm that swept Now England Saturday night and Sunday was bared to tho world today. Tho threo-mastcd schooner Nantaskn was hurled ashoro at Herniate and probably will bo a total wreck. Vol unteer Jlfcsavcrs with the breeches buoy rescued her crew of ten nier Tho Bchoonor Hello Holliday is ashore at Brant point, oxposcd to tho fury of tlio sen. Tho fato of hor crow is unknown, but it is believed thoy havo boon rescued. Sho is from Phila delphia, ioadod with railroad iron. On tho rocky shores of Martha's Vineyard wator-loRirod schooners aro being swept by ovcry sea. They aro tho A. K. McLean, a British vessel, bound from Perth Amboy to Halifax, and tho Stoninuton, Maine, schooner Maud Soward, Port Rending for Provi- dencetown. Tho crews havo been takon oil. At Providoncotown tho sloop Bonita is aground, nnd in tho lint at Plymouth harbor aro four small schooners simi larly distressed. STRIKE CONFERENCE FAILS. Labor Loadors Off to Washington to Scok Advico. St. Paul, Doc. 28. Contrary to ex- pectntions, dovolopmonts today in tho controversy between the railroads of tho uorthwest nnd tho striking switch mon, instead of rosulting in an ami cable settlement of tho strike, resulted in a widor breach than has existed heretofore. Not only havo tho switchmen doclared on" ail negotiations with tho railroads, imi. moor loaders Bay there is a stronc possibility of a general striko by all allied ordors belongiug to tho railway branch of tho American Federation of Labor. II. B. Perham, acting as chairman of tho railway council in session here, left tonight for Washington to seek advico. "There may bo a moro general striko," said Mr. Porham. Prosldont Hawloy, of tho switchmen's union, asserted: "Several othor mem bers of tho railway council besides Mr. Porhnm loft for their hondquartors to night to make preparation for a striko of tholr respective ordors." Mr. Porhnm, in spoaking of todays dovolopmonts, said: "Friday wo wero on tho vorgo of a sottlomont, nnd wo thought that tho mattor would bo fixed up today. But this nmrning the railroads prcsontod a mysterious change of front nnd ns sumod such nn arrogant nttitudo that wo decided nt onco to havo nothing moro to do with thorn." Schoonor Wrecks Light. Nowport News, Va., Dec. 28. Having boon rnmmod and almost cut in two by tho four-mnstod Bchoonor Malcolm Baxter, Jr., tho Thimble shoal light, four- miles oast of Old Point Comfov' , nnd noar tho trail of tho "Horseshoo" in Lowor Chosnpoako bay, caught fire and wns totally destroyed. Tho schoonor , wns Inward bound from Hampton Roads in ballast, and wns proceeding undor sail, The strong west wind and tho swift tldo throw tho vossol off hor cnurso, nnd sho crashed Into tho fraino llghthouso. Logacy Hoir Found Doad. Sonttlo, Wash., Dec. 23. Patrick M. Smith, ngod 57, jnnitor of nn npart mont house, who wns found doad In his room Inst night, received a lottor from friends in Irolnnd, Bnying thnt ho hnd fallen holr to $30,000. Ho rofusod to return to claim his logacy, nlthough an offer to Bond $1,000 for his oxponsoa wns mndo. Tho old man hnd bocomo dospondont ovor his npptlto for drink, nnd felt that tho monoy would do him no good, . " Count Tolstoi Failing, i St, rotorsburg, Doo. 28. Tho honlth of Count iMol is again cn ,j -aicians woro sunragi. IB. 16 s OTi. i i -.V A "A ' sons perlsiioil in a uopartmlnt tiro in Lionaon. V. V 4 V M. 4- t 1 if