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; THOMAS BRACKET REED DIESP AT i WASHINGTON 4̂ "' *;;yK.:. ~-i?7-rr. Famous Ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives Suc­ cumbs to Bright's Disease. i:.,' • VESSELS MENACE CH5TRMIPITAL British Warship La Guayra ait Caracas to Make De­ mand for Claims. ASSUMES POLICY OF DELAY BEAD MAN WAS ONE OF TflE GREATEST INTELLECTUAL GIANTS OF AMERICA lif: ll >, Faihetic Dearth Scene. When the Brilliant Mind Fights for Life Long After the Body H&i Ife.- Become Inert--Sketch of the Career of the Maine Statesman. President of South American Republic Gives No Hint of What He Intends to Do, but Officials Say State Cannot Settle at Present. Thomas B. Reed, former speaker of the House of Representatives, died in Ills room at the Arlington in Washing­ ton a few minutes after midnight, Dec. 4, of acuto Bright's disease, precipi­ tated by an attack of appendicitis. Ha had been entirely unconscious since 11 o'clock and all day had been '1$ a half conscious condition. About S o'clock in the afternoon his kidneys refused to perform their functions al­ together. and from that time the phy­ sicians woto constantly with him, al­ though there was no hope. After 5 •o'clock he had frequent flashes of con­ sciousness, lasting for some little time. During these Intervals his voice, which had so often thrilled great audi­ ences, filled the sickroom. Scraps of legal argument, fragments of points of parliamentary procedure and political axioms osate from his lips, although h« knew It net and was unable to recognise even his wife and daughter, vulsions^ is to usual in Bright's dis­ ease. He did not know his condition was so serious that death would ensue and this brilliant mind was handed, back to its maker without leaving a tender farewell to his loving ones, nor expressing a single phrase which would have been handed down to pos­ terity. HIS LIFE AND CAREER- Thomas Bracket Reed One of Amer­ ica's Intellectual Giants. Mr. Reed was one of the noted fig­ ures of American politics. If his name is not enrolled on the list of the coun try's great statesmen, there will cer­ tainly be no one to dispute bis claim to a place among those who In their day and generation exercised powerful influence over their fellows. It is, indeed, doubtful whether any other party leader has possessed so much authority in stuping the legisla- THOMAS BRACKET REED. 9, <x-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Who Died at Washington Dee. 7. •who remained at his side to the last His brain fought for life long after the body was doomed and almost in- •ert. There was no death struggle, no convulsion, but after 11 o'clock, when all actual consciousness was lost, the body, physically great though it was, began to lose its warmth, while up to the end came the lightning .flashes from the great intellect. Mr. Reed died without knowing his Illness was fatal. He had had Bright's disease for years, but no one knew it. With proper care he might have lived ten years longer. If the attack of appendicitis had not reacted on the kidneys he might not have died for some little time. The indomitable will fought valiant­ ly against the inevitable, and during his last moments the Maine giant lived the sentiment which he ex­ pressed when requested to withdraw from the presidential race of 1896: ""God hates a quitter." But the fight was against over­ whelming odds and the mind which was beclouded during the day lapsed into unconsciousness at 11 p. m., and the intellect which blazed so many brilliant flashes was clouded forever. For an hour before Mr. Reed passed «Ver the river he was unconscious aud did not recognize the devoted wife aud loyal daughter, who had vainly en­ deavored to nurse him back to health. The patient did not suffer from con- LIVED TO REMARKABLE AQE. Woman Dfes in California, Having ^ ' Lived 117 Years. Senora Catalina Flores. at the age «i' of 117 years, has passed peacefully away in her home in Pasadena. Cal., and has been buried in the mission cemetery beside her seven children, while the services were attended by descendants of the fifth generation. This remarkable woman ha<J lived " In parts of three centuries and had » / lived under the shadow of the Sam ^ Oabriel mission for over ninety years. ^ Her husband had at the time of her • death been dead for fifty years, and she had devoted much of her tinie'to caring for the mission altars and their furnishing. Senora Flores was originally from Oregon, and, as her name indicates, is of Spanish ancestry. Her husband was partly French, and before he moved to California, had served in the war Of 1812. Remarkable pieces of drawn work adorn the cfmrch, and these are pointed out as hers.. In every part of the mission her association with it, . ! f t r . _ . . . ̂ ̂ ^ tion of his time as did Mr. Reed dur­ ing the six years that he was the Speaker of the House of Representa­ tives. By strength of brain and force of personality he made the office su­ preme, and then he filled it supremely. And that is why Reed was "czar" in the speech of both friend and enemy during his reign. Mr. Reed was born in Portland, Me.. Oct. 18, 1839. In that city eight gener­ ations of his ancestors had lived, the first of the line being George Cleeve, who was the pioneer settler of Port­ land. going there in 1632. Thomas Bracket Reed, Sr., the fath­ er of the dead statesman, was a watch­ man in a sugar house. He sent his son regularly to school, nevertheless, and the lad was graduated from the Portland High School at the age of 16. Thence he went to Bowdoin College. The story is that in those days young Reed looked forward to becom­ ing a preacher, but he soon got that idea out of his head, and in fact he is said to have loafed much of the time during his first three years in college, working hard enough, however, in the last year to be placed among the honor men of his class. For a time Mr. Reed taught school in one of the good old red school- houses, In which teachers headed toward fame always thrashed big pupils of wbom nothing is ever heard again. He had that experience. Then extending over nearly a century has left its impress. When the end approached Senora Flores simply took to her bed and faded away from extreme age. Up to within a few days of her death she was in possession of all her faculties. She was neither lame, deaf, nor blind, and was capable of caring for all of her own simple wants, with only slight assistance from her descendants. he went to California for a year, and was admitted to the bar, but he found he liked Maine better. H© returned home and toward the end of the civil war served a year in the navy as act- ing assistant paymaster. He then began to practice law in Portland, and in the course of two years he made himself well enough thought of to secure for himself a nomination to the lower branch of the Maine legislature. He was elected aud it is a notable fact that ever after that time until his voluntary retire­ ment in 1899 be had always a public office of some kind to fill. His twenty-two years of continuous service In Congress began in 1877 Mr. Reed gained fame even in his first term in Congress by his clever cross-examination of witnesses before the Potter committee appointed by the Democrats as the result of the Hayes- Tilden controversy. The next three Congresses were all Democratic, and Mr. Reed became the recognized leader of the minority, twice receiving the Republican caucus nomination for Speaker. In 1889, how­ ever. the political whirl had come and Mr. Reed was elected Speaker of the House in the Fifty-third Congress. His situation was a most perplexing one. His party was in control by a narrow majority, and the opposition was strong and determined. The dif­ ficulties might well have seemed in­ surmountable, but Mr. Reed had the knowledge and the couragc combined to enable him to become master. Dem­ ocratic obstruction was the thing that he had first to throttle. He did it to start with by his famous reversal of the long-standing rule of the House in regard to quorums. The custom had been to make use of the liction that a Congressman pres­ ent in the room was not present at roll call unless he chose to answer. In this way the opposition could block action, although its members were present watching every move in the game. "Czar" Reed simply ordered the clerk one day to record as present all the Democrats who were In the room and who had refused to answer to roll call. Theu pandemonium began. The Democratic side of the House was in an uproar, but Speaker Reed, gavel in hand, did not lose his temper. "I deny your right. Mr. Speaker, to count me present." shouted Represen­ tative McCreary of Kentucky. Mr. Reed answered: "The chair is merely making a state­ ment of the fact that the geutleman is present. Does he deny it?" For two days he refused to permit an appeal to the House from his de­ cision, but when the appeal came he was sustained, aud so thoroughly did he make his point that In succeeding Congresses with the Democrats in power his rule was maintained. The victory ou this point estab­ lished the right of the majority to transact business, and more than that, it made the majority assume full re­ sponsibility for the way in which it exercised its power. In 1896 Mr. Reed was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President. He was defeated by Mc- Klnley, but did not become dlsafTected toward the party by his ill success, and he went vigorously to work for the ticket, making speeches in ten dif­ ferent states; from Maine to Kansas. He resigned from Congress Sept. 4, 1899, in Order to associate himself with a New York law firm and ac­ cumulate for himself modest wealth. Although he had not been extravagant, he had lived up to his income, which, in addition to his salary as Congress­ man, had been formed solely of a sal£ ary from insurance companies as arbi­ trator and from his literary work. What little he had saved had beeu lost in unfortunate Investments, made by a trusted friend a few years before. Mr. Reed was married at Portland. His wife's maiden name was Miss Su­ san Merrill, and she was the daughter of a Portland clergyman. The only child of the couple was a daughter, Miss Kitty Reed, who was at her fath­ er's bedside during his fatal illness. Caracas, Venezuela, cable: That Germany and Great Britain are thor- cughly in earnest in their intention to take decisive steps to compel Ven­ ezuela to pay their claims is evidenced by the arrival at La Guayra of the British cruiser Indefatigable. The war­ ships Chary bdis, Quail and Alert will probably arrive to-day, and the Trib­ une a day or twof later. These vessels, together with the three German cruisers now on the scene, will, it'is believed, take imme­ diate steps to coerce Castro's govern­ ment. It is not known Just what steps will be taken by the two gov­ ernments, but it is certain that an ulti­ matum, couched in unmistakable lan­ guage, will be presented in a few days. Discuss Plan of Action. Word was received here that the British and German foreign offices were In correspondence as to a plan of action. It is believed that a decision will be reached in a few days. Iff the meantime there is nothing to show what President Castro Intends to do in the matter. It is Baid that he has in mind a plan of action, but does not intend to make it known vntll the joint ultimatum is presented. Venezuela Cannot Pay. Officials of the government, how­ ever, are quoted as declaring that PBAQT1CAL JOKERS ,v" CAUSE BOY'S DEATH FIvs Men Distend Lad's Stomach With an Air Pump at a Pressure Of 110 Pounds^:. Paterson, N. J., special1: Harry Unit, an employe of a locomotive works, died as a result of a practical joke played on him by five of his fellow workmen. They were arrested charged with causing his death. It is alleged that they "blew up" Ruit with a pneu­ matic pump, having a pressure of 110 pounds to the inch. The boy's stom­ ach became greatly distended and af­ ter several hours of great suffering he died. When the men accused of hav­ ing caused Ruit's death were ar­ raigned in court the dead boy's father rushed at one of them, named Dorn, knocked him down, and started to kick him. The lather was restrained by the court officers. Tb# accused men were held without bail on a charge of manslaughter. TO DISINFECT THE CATTLE CARS Precaution Against Spread of Foot and Mouth Disease in New York. Albany dispatch: State Superinten­ dent of Agriculture Charles A. Wiet- ing has notified alt railroads doing business in this state that there is an outbreak among the animals in the states of New Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Con­ necticut of foot and mouth disease, and orders them to cause all cars in which any animals have been trans ported since Aug. 1 to be thoroughly disinfected before further use. Forty special inspectors will be on the state bcrders to enforce the order. Doings in Both Houses of Congress Set Forth in Terse Paragraphs, EVENTS OF NATIONAL INTEREST Discussions on Measures Proposed for Enactment Into Law Succinctly Summarized for Our Readers by Capable Correspondents. GAMBLERS LOSE THEIR NERVE to Thirty-five Sports Yield $1,000 Three Hold-up Men. Pocatello, Idaho, special: One of the boldest and most daring hold-ups in the history of Idaho was committed here when three men entered the Eagle clubrooms and robbed the Venezuela is not in any condition at house of about $1,000. Two of the T Uncle Sam: "Say, suppos* you settle those questions before you shut up ahop again."-^. --Chicago Inter Ocean. present to meet the claims of the powers, and insist, further, that it would only aggrevate matters to seize the customs now. The country, they say, has just concluded a long and trying, though successful, campaign against the rebels, and, naturally, the revenues of the government have suf­ fered. These statements are taken here to mean that Castro will continue to push his policy of delay as long as possible, hoping that either Germany of England may accept the terms of­ fered by his secret commission. Business Is Upset. This city is all excitement, and busi­ ness is almost at a standstill since the arrival of the warships of the pow­ ers. Many wild rumors are afloat, and in many quarters it was reported that La Guayra and this city would be taken, if the government did not yttJTd quickly. These rumors were found to be entirely without founda­ tion, however. men advanced with drawn revolvers into the room; in which there were rot less than thirty-five men. The third man then marched around to the games and gathered up the money. The two hold-ups who had the guns fired a volley into the ceiling before they departed. WEYLER IS OUT OF THE CABINET FALL8 FROM LADDER AND DIES Noted New York Lawyer Sustains a Fracture yf the Skull. New York, special: John Grey Boyd, a well known lawyer and one of the best-known citizens of Fordham, fell from a step ladder in the cellar of his home and sustained a fracture of the skull, from the effects of which he died. It had been his custom for years, although he was a man of wealth, to make repairs about his house. He was engaged in that man­ ner when the accident occurred. Mr. Boyd was 63 years old, and fuf the last thirty years he had been a prom­ inent member of the New York bar. Veteran of Battle of Santiago Made 8panish War Minister. Madrid cable: A new Cabinet has been formed and sworn in. The new ministers, with their portfolios, are as follows: Premier, Senor Silvela; Min­ ister of Foreign Affairs, Senor Abar- zuzu; Minister of Justice, Senor Dato; Minister of Finance, Senor Villaverde; Minister of the Interior, Senor Maura; Minister of War, General Linares; Minister of Marine, Senor Sanchez Toca; Minister of Instruction, Senor Allende Salazar; Minister of Public Works, Marquis Vadillo. The new sec retary of war was wounded in the bat­ tle of Santiago, Cuba, in 1898. DIVINITY STUD&NTS IN A RIOT Unlucky l£oney. If you are superstitious about the number 13, you ought not to carry in your pocket, or use in any way, a sil­ ver quarter dollar. Do you happen to liave one about you now? If so, take it out and See bow .it teems with tliirteens. For instance it has thirteen stars, thirteen letters in the scroll in the eagle's beek, thirteen feathers" in the eagle's tail, thirteen feathers in the eagle's wing, thirteen parallel bars on the shield, thirteen horizontal stripes, thirteen leaves on the olive branch, thirteen arrow heads and thirteen let­ ters in the words "quarter dollar." MUST CLOSE GRAVE8 AT ONCE People in Illinois Who Fear to Let One Stand Open Over Night. The superstitious surrounding the burial are many, and one of these pre­ vails in Illinois and the west to a marked degree. It is practically im­ possible in the smaller towns tq in­ duce any one to permit a grave to be dug the night before the funeral. Tie grave under no circumstances must Jbe allowed to stand open over night. In the smaller cemeteries the grave digging is often done by friends of the family of the deceased, and to a&k them to dig the grave the night before the burial would be- looked upon as nothing short of a persona) offense. It would mean sure death for the digger within one year, and II would mean that the dead would not rest in the grave so di^g contrary to all tradition. Among many the idea prevails that it means bad luck to the family of th< dead person and would be no less at offense than to leave the dead bodj exposed in the same way all the night --New York Times. To Abolish Titles. Paris cable: Deputy Fournier has introduced a bill in the chamber of deputies providing for the abolition of French titles of nobility. The house took the measure into urgent consid­ eration and referred it to a committee. Tie Vote Causes New Election. Helena, Mont., special: Gov. Toole has ordered a special election Dec. 20 in Yellowstone county to elect a member of the legislature. The elec­ tion is necessary because of a tie. Many Cows Are Diseased. New Haven, Conn., dispatch: Hoof and mouth disease has invaded Con­ necticut. A herd of 200 cows in Gosh­ en belonging to Byron Eldridgp hati been attacked with the disease and many have died. Outbreak in Russian Ecclesiastical Seminary Alarms Authorities. Odessa, Russia, cable: A serious outbreak has occurred among the stu dents of the ecclesiastical seminary here, resulting In the arrest of fifty students and the rustication of 300 others. As an outcome of the trouble the holy synod has ordered the insti­ tution to be closed. Such a revoiu- tiunary movement among religious stu­ dents is without precedent and has caused the authorities great anxiety. Dies of Cancer. Milton, Wis., special: Ludwig Kum- lein,^professor of natural history and physiology in Milton college, is dead of cancer of the throat. He was a man of note as a naturalist and was accept­ ed as an authority in many General Strike. Amsterdam cablegram: A general strike has been proclaimed herei by the Dockers' unio& in consequence of tb.e insistence of the dock companies in undertaking the work of a company whose employes are striking. , 'To 8ucceed Abbe Colin. Montreal dispatch: Rev. I. M. Le- coc<j, director of the Grand seminary, haa been elected supervisor general of the Sulpician Order in Canada, to suc­ ceed the late Abbe Colin. ' > Men Swept to Death. Rich's Landing, Pa., dispatch: A skiff containing Charles Love, aged 32 years, and John Rock, aged 16 years, went over dam No. 6 on the Mononga- hela river, and the occupants were drowned. Blow Open Bank Safe. Waconia, Minn., special: Hegorie & Gothman's bank safe at St. Bon I facias, was blown open by robbers, who se­ cured $500 in cash and several thou­ sand dollars in promissory notes. Wednesday, Dec. 3. The senate began the real work of disposing of the business bofore it. When an adjournment was taken out of respect to the memory cf Repre­ sentatives De Graffenreid and Shep- pard of Texas the bill to amend the immigration laws was under discus­ sion. Early in the day Mr. Neison, from the committee on territories, re­ ported a substitute for the omnibus statehood bill with the recommenda­ tion that Oklahoma and Indian Ter­ ritory be admitted into the Union as one state under the name of Oklaho­ ma. When the immigration bill was brought up Mr. Quay precipitated a discussion over the status of the statehood bill, which was terminated by a ruling from the chair that, be­ ginning Dec. 10. it would be laid be­ fore the senate unless displaced by a vote of that body. The "house passed the bill to appro­ priate $50,000 to defray the expenses of the anthracite coal strike commis­ sion and then adjourned until Friday, when the London dock chargc bill will ' be considered. There were two hours of discussion on the commission bill, during which the president's course in creating the commission was highly commended except by Mr. Burton, a Missouri Democrat, who contended that the commission was created with­ out authority of law or Constitution. The bill was passed without division. Ihe speaker announced these appoint­ ments: Member of the committee on public buildings and grounds, Mr. Shepherd, Democrat (Texas); to visit the naval academy, Messrs. Watson (ind.), Adams (Pa.) and Clark (Mo.); to visit the military academy, Messrs. Hull (Iowa), Steele (Ind.) and De Ar- mond (Mo.). Thursday, Dec. 4* The Senate was in session one hour and five minutes, most of which time was spent behind closed doors. After the reception of a number of bills and petitions and the adoption of a concurrent resolution calling on the President for the papers in the Pius fund case, recently arbitrated before The Hague tribunal, Mr. Beveridge had read the resolution adopted by the delegates to the Oklahoma non-parti­ san convention favoring the admis­ sion of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state and opposing the House smnibus statehood bill. The Senate then went into executive session, and it. 1:50 adjourned until Monday. The house was not in session. Friday, Dec. 5. The House devoted the day to bills m the private calendar. The most Important bill passed was one to ad­ judicate in the Court of Claims the claims cf certain importers of steel blooms, who between 1879 and 1882 paid customs duties equivalent to 45 per cent ad valorem, when, it is claimed, the correct rate should haye been 30 per cent. About $350,000 is involved. A bill was passed author­ izing tho following persons to accept p:csents and decorations from foreign governments: Captain B. H. McCalla. U. S. N.; Drs. Eugene Wasdin and H. D. Geddings, U. S. M. H. S.; Henry E. Alford W. A. Taylor, H.'W. Wiley, M. A. Carleton and John I. Shulte of the Department of Agriculture; John A. Okerman of the Mississippi river commission, Casper S. Crownshield, United States commercial agent; Miss Anna Tolman Smith and Lieutenant Colonel F. H. Phipps. The Senate was not in session. Saturday, Dec. 6. Immediately after the reading of the journal the bouse entered upon the consideration of the pension appropria­ tion bill. Mr. Barney (Wis.), in charge of the measure, explained that the appropriations it carried, aggregating $139,847,000, were practically identical with those for the current year, and that it contained no new legislation. The bill then was passed without a word of comment. Bills were passed to readjust the time for holding court in *the ^western judicial district of Texas; to confer jurisdiction upon the Circuit Court and district courts of South Dakota in certain Indian cases; to create a new division of the west­ ern judicial district of Missouri; to in­ corporate the Society of Military Sur­ geons; to increase the maximum pe­ riod in which live stock can be con­ fined in cars without unloading from twenty-eight to forty hours; to author­ ize the federal railroad company to construct a bridge across the Missouri river at Oacoma, Lyman county, S. D; to construct a bridge across the Mis- sour! river within five miles north the Kaw River, Kansas; to etnpoweti Minnesota to file its selections fo# school lands immediately upon stop* vey and prior to approval and filing: of plat; to increase the si*e of homo* steads in Alaska from eighty to 32P acres; to construct a steam reventw cutter for service in( Albemarle and Pimlico Sounds, N. C.; to set aaidn certain lands in South Dakota as » public park to be known as Wind Cave} National Park; for the relief of ce*1- tain settlers upon Wisconsin CentrsS Railroad and the Dalles military road grants; to incorporate the general edu­ cational boards; defining what shall constitute and providing for assess­ ments on oil mimbg claims, and fixing: the punishment for the larceny oC horses, cattle and other live stock te Indian Territory. The senate was not in session. v Monday, Dec. 8. The Senate adopted all the commtt* tee amendments to the Immigration bill, with the exception of one pro­ scribing an educational test and also the action of the committee in strife- ing out section 36, prohibiting the sate of intoxicants within the capitol building, and then laid aside the bid and passed three unobjected pension bills. The" amendment fixing a $9 head tax on each immigrant coming' into the United States furnished tho principal topic for debate. Mr. Gal- linger insisted that there was less necessity for it now than there was & year ago, but it was adopted without division. A new amendment wao added designed to stop the alleged perjury on the part of persons seeking; admission to the United States, the committee amendment making the head tax a lien on tne property at the transportation lines bringing im-* migrants to the United States wui stricken out. An amendment also was agreed to exempting from the tax aliens in transit through tho United States and aliens once i«t-' mitted and who have paid. Mr. Quay sent to the desk and had read thv resolutions adopted by the Indian Ter­ ritory executive committee on terri­ torial legislation in opposition to tho | statehood bill combining Oklahoma • || and Indian Territory, expressing syw. pathy for Oklahoma in her efforts to secure statehood, appealing for somo 'I form of local self-government, such an / "§• is provided for in what is known as ; the Moon bill, and denouncing certain people who, it is charged, have mis- ^ represented the desires of the citizens ^ of Indian Territory with regard lor ' joint statehood with Oklahoma. Ij Resolutions in memory of former ".'j Speaker Reed were read ana tho House adjourned as an additional mark of respect. No business was transacted beyond the formal reading * of two messages from the President,- • •' TO CHECK LAND FRAUD. f|, Bills Are Introduced to Repeal jtftn 7-; Timber and Stone A©L " Washington dispatch: Land frauds in Nebraska and other western states which President Roosevelt is fighting have led to the introduction of bills by Senator Quarles of Wisconsin and Representative Powers of Massachttr setts repealing the timber and stono act, the desert land act and the com­ mutation clause of the homestead act. The frauds are made possible by vio­ lating these laws. Seventy million acres of public land have passed from government into private control dup­ ing the last five years. Millions oC acres have been absorbed in wes(» era states, where there has been no corresponding increase In population. Oklahoma and the Dakotas are not­ able exceptions, as the immigration of homeseekers into these states has been large. Cattle men and sheep men, financed by their local banks and through the packing-house com* binations in Chicago, are hiring pe^ sons in droves to file homestead, tint-), ber and desert land claims along their, illegal fence lines. Every person fil­ ing a claim for that purpose violates the law, but the laws have become .fe. •' dead letter. ••••; WIRELESS TELEGRAPrty. Satisfactory Trials Conducted tween Washington and Annapolis. Washington dispaich: Long mefl^ sages are being daily transmitted by , wireless telegraphy between th^' Washington navy yard and the navq|\ academy at Annapolis. Between these stations, thirty miles apart, ex­ periments have been conducted for two months by a board of naval o£Eh cers, and the results which have been "obtained during the last few weeks ar«p highly satisfactory in many respects The important development in th# trials is that the Interference by stray •: currents of electricity generated bjt> electric machinery in the navy yard#, here and in the shops at Annapolis have been overcome In parL This gives promise that even better result^ will be obtained when the system# now in use are tried at sea, wher^ , "•iSsi •VS' there is not ordinarily so much inter* ference as on land. 'fv-31 To Retire Paymaster. Washington dispatch: Secretary Moody has ordered Paymaster John C* Sullivan Before the retiring board fo^* examination to determine his capabil­ ity for further active duty,. Strawberries in Bloom. St. Joseph, Mich., special: Owing to the warm weather that prevailed «n this vicinity during the~ closing days of November many acres of strawberries in favorably located dis­ tricts are reported in full bloom. Will Become Archbishop. New York special: It is announced unofficially that Monslgnore Joseph F. Mooney will succeed Archbishop Far­ ley as auxiliary hishop of t.ie Roman Catholic diocese of Ne\ft**York. New Teacher at Illinois. Bozeman. Mont., dispatch: Prof. W. F. Williams of the Agricultural col­ lege has accepted a position as assist­ ant professor of electrical engineering in the University of Illinois, at Ur- bana. Pyromania. Evansville, Ind., special: The mys­ tery surrounding numerous fires fo«; months past was cleared by a confer sion made by William Olmstead, 19 years old. He confessed to burning* twp residences and four large bsrasL. Boycotts Kansas City; - Kansas City, Mo., special: St Jo- scph has boycotted Kansas City. On*/;V.4' St. Joseph^newspaper publishes ths j> { M names of aril persons who get off trains ' Jl with bundles from Kansas City. •- Allege Patrimonial Swindle. Berlin cable1: Karl von Berndorf, -vho claims to be an American citizen, agent of a New York firm, was ar­ rested here charged with alleged mat­ rimonial swindlings. Countess Loses Jewels. ' London ca.ble: Countess was the victim of a big jewelry rob­ bery at her home in Berkeley Square. The thieves stole a pearl necklace ot great value, brooches, bracelets, rings. and other jewelry. : ' " River Captain Collapeee. Cairo. III., dispatch: Capt. James' Fitzgerald cf the Peters Lee, oa» ol the oldest river captains cow iu the service here, was teken off the here in a delirious condition. , < v ' " " ' T ' f t f t i i i i r ' i : ' v a f S B h i f i k X %t :.,v -irika