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McHENRY, MCHENRY PUINDEALER McHKNRY PLAINf EALER GO. ILLINOIS, eu^irai] sppinE/1 2S:J-> J Mrs. Henry Brock at Hillsdale, lad., •Ill preventing a drunken husband set- ,'tlng fire to furniture on which he had poured oil broke her leg and "w as in- ' tired internally. i ' Judge E. M. Payne of. Chickasha, Ok., United States commissioner, has been acquitted in the federal court at Lawton of the charge of drunken- laess and permitting the sale of liquor to Indian territory. Fire in the factory of the Central Chair company, Indianapolis, caused a loss of about $50,000. The plant was nearly destroyed, while much of the f finished goods and all of the machin­ ery were destroyed. * It is said on good authority that the next governor of the Yukon territory •111 be W. 'W, B. Mclnnes, member in . the British Columbia legislature for Alberni, Vancouver island. Mr. Mc- Iones will be the youngest governor • Canada. As a result of the selection of Port Simpson as the terminal of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway army officers state that the government will con­ struct a fortification in the state of Washington opposite Port Simpson, just across the international boundary line. St. Michael's Roman Catholic church at Belleville, Ont., was de­ stroyed by fire. The building was one of the best in the city and the altar the finest in Ontario. Loss, $80,000. Bernard B. McGreevy of O'Neil, Neb., former president of the Elk- lforn Valley bank, which ^closed its doors on Thanksgiving eve, was ar­ rested in Phoenix, Ariz. ,The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph company announced, that Feb. 1 it will issue $1,800,000 of stock, to be used in constructing new lines ic Louisiana and Mississippi. Rev. Father S. M. More, assistant pastor of the Church of the Visitation of Kewanee, 111., has been appointed Roman Catholic chaplain of the sol­ diers' home at Danville, 111. While temporarily deranged James T. Lunn, former county superintend­ ent of schools of Sauk county, Wis­ consin, committed suicide at Sioux Falls, S. D., by hanging himself. Peter Zilkowski, aged 17 years, was acrested at Perham, Minn., to answer m charge of having murdered his fath­ er, John Zilkowski. The father was ghot and instantly killed Monday night, but the family reported that he tad committed suicide. W. E. Jordan, claiming his home at. Birmingham, Ala., was arrested at Hinton. Va., charged with murdering a man in California. Jordan has been gathering miners to send to Birming­ ham, Ala., and was to leave with 150.' ^It is suggested that the arrest is to jfc&ep him from taking men away. 'The engine of a Wisconsin Central train became unmanageable at Chip­ pewa Falls, Wis., and George Rosine, the fireman, and Walter Mohr, the brakeman, jumped from the cab. Ros­ ine was instantly killed and Mohr was fatally injured. Engineer Boquette re- ' mained at the throttle and finally brought the engine to a standstill. % Sir Alfred Jones, presiding at the first annual meeting of the British Cotton Growing association, predicted that the movement would result not only in making Lancaster independent of America, but to some extent in making America dependent upon the cotton-growing fields of the British empire. Mail Clerk George Burr of New Al­ bany and Fireman Harry Hardin of Jeffersonville were fatally injured in a collision between a'passenger train and a switch engine at Jeffersonville, Ind. Captain Eugene B. Smith, chairman of the Allen county, Indiana, demo­ cratic committee, slipped on an icy pavement at Fort Wayne, Ind., and fractured his left leg at the knee. - William Holden, who last month in an attempt to rob the bank of Platte Center, O., shot and wounded Cashier , Sehroeder, was found guilty at Colum­ bus, O., of an assault with intent to commit murder. The transport Sheridan arrived at San Francisco from the Philippines, with a number of cabin passengers, 356 returning soldiers, fifty-six b^tng 'on the sick list, and' fifteen military ; prisoners. The remains of First Lieu­ tenant Barron, assistant surgeon in the army, who died at Camp Jessman on !Oct. 20 last, were brought back for in- 1 -teirment in Arlington cemetery. 2 _ '• Because of the charges of bribery and fraud in the awards, representa­ tives of states and individual exhibit­ ors have notified the national com­ mission of the St. Louis world's fair that they will not accept diplomas • without the signature of President fCarter of that body. It Is reported » ;that the national commission is to in­ vestigate the charges. - " The Canadian Pacific railroad has './S ordered three large high-speed steam- *2% ihips from Fairchild & Co. of Glas- £ low. Engineer John Miller and four other »en were badly scalded in Pittsburg by the explosion of a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive boiler. > The formal ceremonies of breaking v the ground for the Illinois monument •. took place Dec. 14 at Vicksburg, Miss. J;, The Massachusetts state grange adopted » resolution calling upon •members of congress to prevent the jrepeal of the oleomargarine law. Five cases of smallpox have de» ' ** Iveloped at Stevens Point, Wis., in two ? *(families and a quarantine has been established. -Suit to break the will of C. A. Meyer - - <»i'ho died worth $75,000, will be made In Pike county, Illinois, circuit court LATtST CASH MARKET REPORTS Ch Icago'Prodtice. Butter--Creamery, extra, 26 c; prints, 2Sc; firsts, seconds, 16@18c; »dairies, Cooleys, 22c; firsts, 19e; ladles, H*£@l5c; packing- stock, 15@15%c. Cheese--Full cream, daisies, twins, young- Americas, 11% ©>J2c; long horns, 11%@12c; chuddars,, .eastern, ll%@ll%c; Swiss, bloek, 10@lle; drum ll@12c: Umburger, choice, 10® JO^c; brick, choice, 11»£®12c; off grades, 6@9c. ' Esrgs--Fresh stock at' mark, 20@24c; prime firsts. 26%c; extra (high-grade packed for city trade}, 28Vic. I,ive pouiiry--TurKeys, per lb, 14c; chickens, fowls, good weight; 8%c; springs, S^c; ducks, 9tt@10c; geese, p#r dox, $8@12. Apples--Michigan, In car lots, J1.75@ 1.90 per brl; New York, in carload lots, *1.90#2 per brl. Sweet potatoes--Illinois,,, choice, $3; common, 75c@$1.75. Potatoes--Car lots on track; 'Wiscon­ sin, Minnesota and Michigan, Burbanks, good to choice, 32@34c; extra fancy, 35c; rurals. good to choice, 31@32c; coarse, large lots, not' well assorted, 27@30c: red stock. 32@34c. Onions--Home-grown, Spanish, $1.35® 1.45 per box; yellow, 75@80c per bu; rea, 75®S0c per bu; white, 9Oc@$l,10 p«r bu. MEET TO MIKE L Grain Quotations. _ WHEAT. Chicago--No. 2 red, $1.15@1.1«." ' New York--No. 2 red, $1.17%. Minneapolis--No. 1 northern, $1.11%. St. Louis--No. 2 red, $1.14%@1.15*. Duluth--No. 1 northern, $1.0i>%. Kansas City--No. 2 hard. Jl.e*©!,!?. Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, $M4. . CORN. Chicago--No. 2, 45%#46c. Liverpool--American mixed, 4m 1QU4, • 1"' New York--No. 2, 54c. K Peoria--No. 3, 43c. -* > . • St. Louis--No. 2, 42c. Kansas City--No. 2 mixed, 41H0«e. Milwaukee--No. 3, 43644c. , OATS. Chicago--Standard, 30^4@31%c. - \ New York--Mixed,. 34%#35%c. . ,y;' St. Louis--No. 2, 30c. Kansas City--No. 2 mixed. 30@30$Aa Milwaukee--Standard, Sl@31%c. Live Stock. • CATTLE. Chfcago-^$1.75g?7.00. Omaha--$1.50@6.15. Kansas Citv--$1.75@5.«0V St. Louis--$1.50@6.50. St. Joseph--$1.75@5.75. New York--$1.25@5.20. Pittsburg--$2.00@5.50. * HOGS. Chicago--$3. S0@4.60. ' Omaha--$4.00@4.50. Kansas Citv--$3.85@4.7«. St. Louis--$3 75@4.55. St. Joseph--$4.25@4.60. New York--$5.00. Pittsburg--$3.00@4.70. Buffalo--$3.00® 4.80. SHEEP AND LAMBS. Chicago--$3.75 @7.00. Omaha--$2.50©6.30. Kansas City--$2.50@6.65. St. Louis--$2.50@7.00. New York--$3.00@7.10. Pittsburg--$2.001§ 5.25. Buffalo--$2.00@ 7.50. Senate and House Affairs Are • Briefly Outlined ;fbf pg§ - Busy Readers. : ?• REPORTS FROM BOTH BRANCHES Special Correspondents Summarize the Important Transactions of the Federal Solons--Doings in Commit­ tee and Open Session. M {to |#t Petersburg;. The Jury in the case of Joseph Wit loughby at Oklahoma City brought ia % verdict of guilty and fixed his pun­ ishment at life imprisonment. Wil- loughby was a bartender, and shot and Thomas Shaw, a negroporte refusing to take off his hat. A confession made by two boys ar­ rested on suspicion of arson has cleared up the mystery surrounding a series of forty fires of incendiary origin in the Park slope section of Brooklyn, N. Y. Six river laborers were killed near Ashland, Ky., by drinking wood alco­ hol. A boiler explosion in the cot­ ton mills of Brower & Love, Indianap­ olis, wrecked nine boilers, a large part of the plant and a brick house a block away. Three stokers were scalded. ; The council of the American Breed­ ers' association, in session in St. Paul, has decided to hold the association's annual meeting in Urbana, 111., Feb. 1, 2 and 3. The society includes plant and animal breeders. S. S. Knabenshue, a political writer on the Toledo Blade, has been ap­ pointed consul at Belfast, Ireland, vice W. W. Touvelle, deceased. A new cotton company with a capi­ tal of $10,000,000 has been formed in Montreal. It will take over the Do­ minion, Merchants, Montmorenci and Colonial Bleaching companies' mills. Dr. H. W. Wiley of the department of Agriculture denounced as harmful the use of coal tar dyes for coloring butter in an address before the state sanitary officers in Albany, N, Y. All the Columbus, Ohio, brewing companies, with two exceptions, have been consolidated as the Hoster Co­ lumbus Associated Brewing company, with a capitalization of $6,000,000 stock and $6,000,000 bonds. Gov. Dockery of Missouri refused a requisition from the governor of Col­ orado for the surrender of William Morningstar on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses, on the ground that it was an attempt to col­ lect a civil debt under the criminal statute. Morningstar is accused of leaving a hotel bill unpaid in Colo­ rado. Foreign Minister Delcasse of France announced at a cabinet meeting the signing of a Franco-Swiss arbitration treaty similar to the Franco-British agreement. The Italian government has ordered the immediate execution of those re­ pairs upon St. Mark's at Venice which are of an urgent character and that everything necessary be done to pre­ vent any damage to the basilica. William Penje of Chicago was elect­ ed president and , Victor A. Olander of Chicago Seconal vice president of the Seamen's convention in San F«m- cisco. * , Joseph Ryant and Paul Wienewsky, fishermen, were drowned in «ie bay at Traverse City, Mich. They iiad gone out to fish in a heavy fog. Several hours later their boat was discovered floating overturned with their fishing apparatus near by. The Mill Creek hatchery in Califor­ nia is now engaged in preparing a shipment of 1,000,000 salmon eggs for South America. This. shipment will leave Tehama by express for New York about-Dec:' 30, where it will be transferred to, a steamer leaving there for Buenos Ayres. • Robert N. Ford, on trial for embez­ zlement at Warren, O., was found guilty. Ford was engaged in the bank­ ing business with his brother at Bur­ ton, O., the bank going into receiver­ ship some months ago. An appeal will be taken. A Pennsylvania freight train craste& through a bridge over Martin- dale s creek at East Germantown, near PhWadelphia. The conductor was Hilled and a brakeman fatally injured. Major General Corbin,~ military com­ mander of the Philippines, left Manila for the south on a tour of inspection. Governor Herrick of Ohio granted a respite to Alexander Guy, the Chilli- cothe uxoricide, who was sentenced to be electrocuted on Dec. 25. The stay, which is to Jan. 20, will give Guy's attorneys a chance to present an aj>- peal to the board of pardons. Clarence Moettcher, aged 21 years, of Delafield, Wis., was drowned in Nashotah lake. Fifteen general staff officers of the German army and one admiralty staff officer have been ordered to study Japanese in the seminary of Oriental languages at Berlin university. Tuesday, Dec. IS, - A resolution granting the use of the pension office building for the Inaugural ball was adopted by the senate after op­ position by Mr. Bailey of Texas. The house resolution fpr an adjournment from, Dec. 21 to Jan. 4 was adopted. Jan. 21 was set as the date for the receiving of tiie statue of John J. Ingalls, given to Statuary Hall by the state of Kansas. The pure-food bill was taken up on motion of Mr. McCumber, who spoke in support of the measure, saying the government should protect ihe country against adul­ terated food on the same principle that protection is given <*gainst counterfeit money. Mr. Piatt of Connecticut and Mr. Spooner thought the biil should be simpli­ fied. At 2 p. m. the Philippir/e Railroad bill was taken up, but as no one wished to speak a large number of private pen­ sion bills were passed. After a snort executive session the senate at' 3:23 p. m. adjourned. A resolution providing for the impeach­ ment of Judge Charles Swayne of Florida was adopted by the house without a divi­ sion, after the previous question had been ordered by a vote of 198 to 61. In a de­ bate of five hours Messrs. Palmer of Pennsylvania, Clayton of Alabama, Pow­ ers of Massachusetts, Henry of Texas and Lamar of Florida advocated impeachment, while Messrs. Gillett of California and Littlefield of Maine spoke in opposition. Adjourned at 5:18 p. m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1904. The senate received official notice of the determination of the house of repre­ sentatives to present impeachment charges against Judge Swayne and appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. Piatt (Conn.), Clark (Wyo.), Fairbanks, Bacon and Pettus to arrange for the impeachment, proceedings. A bill was passed incorpo­ rating the American National Red Cross. The pure food bill was taken up, Mr. Mc­ Cumber addressing the senate in its sup­ port. Mr. Foraker presented an amend­ ment to the Philippine bill fixing the duty on sugar and tobacco from the islands at only 25 per cent of the »Dingley rates and admitting all other products of the islands free of duty. Mr. Dubois and other senators complained that the pro­ vision had not been contemplated when an agreement was reached to vote on the bill next Friday, and Mr. Foraker with­ drew his amendment. Mr. Culberson gave notice that he would offer several amendments to the bill, among them one striking out the entire section guaran­ teeing interest on the bonds of the pro­ posed system of railroads. Mr. McComts proposed an amendment to the bill to give the Philippine commission power to amend the act for the revision and amendment of the tariff laws of the isl­ ands. Mr. Dietrich introduced an amend­ ment allowing all army and navy officers the privilege of free entry on articles for personal use. Mr. Kearns introduced a bill providing for the annexation to Utah of 800 square miles in Arizona, lying south of the Colorado river, that Utah may have criminal jurisdiction over the tract. At 4:41 p. m. the senate went into executive session, and at 4:51 p. m. adjourned. The house passed the urgent deficiency *oill; an act amending the revised statutes so as to give foreign authors the right to copyright in this country any time within twelve months after publication abroad; an act restricting patents on drugs and medicines to the process of manufacture and not to the product, and an act' estab- pajiun. dm jo uuaj JBjnaaj w 8u;t(s|[ States circuit and district courts at Mun- cie. Ind. Mr. Goulden (N. Y.), who was a member of the coroner's jury on the Slocum disaster, introduced a bill amend­ ing the steamboat inspection laws which provides compulsory examination of ships semi-annually and other reforms. The recommendation of the judiciary commit­ tee that the resolutions providing for an inquiry into the steel trust be tabled was adopted. The house refused to go Into committee of the whole to consider the bill for the reorganization of the consular service, <ind at 2:19 p. m. adjourned. Thursday, Dec. 15, 1904. A resolution providing for "proper ac­ tion" on the charges against Judge Swayne when articles of impeachment' are presented by the house, but fixing no date for the beginning of the pro­ ceedings, was adopted by the senate. The urgency deficiency appropriation bill was passed without debate. The Philippine administration bill was taken up and amendments were offered by Mr. McCum­ ber striking out the provision for the guaranteeing of interest on railroad bonds by the Philippine commission; by Mr. Newlands reducing the interest on the railroad bonds to 2% per cent pro­ viding that they be guaranteed by the government of the United States, and prescribing a method for taxation of rail­ road receipts in the islands; by Mr. Mc- Comas empowering the Philippine com­ mission to amend the tariff laws of the islands; by Mr. Culberson granting 20,000 acres of Philippine public lands for every mile of railroad constructed; by Mr. Bai­ ley giving the Philippine government au­ thority to regulate the charges of the aid­ ed roads, and by Mr. Spooner restricting the authorization of municipalities to contract indebtedness to promote local improvements. Mr. Perkins introduced a bill appropriating Jl,400,000 for a fed- f^ral building at Honolulu. Mr. Berry presented a memorial from the Cherokee Nation asking that Indian Territory be allowed a delegate in congress. In exec­ utive session extradition treaties with Haytl and Cuba--the latter amendatory-- were ratified and ordered made public. Adjourned at 4 p. m. A resolution discharging elections com­ mittee No. 2 from further consideration of the Reynolds-Butler contest from the Twelfth Missouri district because the contestant had not complied with the law in regard to the time in wh'ch testi­ mony should be taken was adopted by the house. Mr. Hill of Connecticut called up his currency bill. Mr. "Williams of Mississippi objected to consideration be­ cause of the absence of Mr. , Barlett of Georgia, who was in charge of the oppo­ sition and who is sick. A vote resulted in a tie--131 to 131--and Speaker Cannon cast the deciding ballot in favor of tak­ ing up the bill. After Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania had spoken in favor of the bill, general debate was closed by a vote of 93 to 66. and the house by 122 to 107 then considered the bill under the five- minute rule. Mr. Williams offered an amendment requiring the payment of in­ terest by banks on government deposits. Mr. Hitchcock of Nebraska favored the amendment, saying It would prevent po­ litical favorites getting hold of the de­ posits. New York bankers, he said, had demanded the deposits as a reward for political services. Mr. Hill, in opposi­ tion, said the government should be per­ mitted to handle its fnoney exactly as SPRINTER OWN8 TO FORGERY would an individual. After a protracted debate the bill was laid aside. Adjourned Fr(day, Dee. 16, 1904. Mr. Beveridge reported the statehood bill to the senate and gave notice that he would ask consideration immediately after the disposal of the Philippine civil government bill. Mr. Bate gave notice of a motion to recommit and Mr. Bard of an amendment confining the bill to Oklahoma and Indian Territory, making no mention of Arizona and New Mexico. The Philippine bill was passed by a vote of 44 to 23 after Hction on amendments. A resolution was adopted authorizing the appointment nf a joint committee «.»f three members of the senate and three of the house to prepare for the inauguration of the president March 4 next. An effort to bring up the pure food bill failed and after a short executive session the senate at 5:05 p. m. adjourned until Monday. In the house exercises in acceptance of a statue of John J. Ingalls from the state of Kansas were made a special order for Jan. 21, 1903. at 3 p. rn. Mr. Baker of New York introduced a resolution asking the attorney General to report on his inquiry into the "beef trust" and what' steps had been taken to .enforce the law in the case. Mr. Livingston of Georgia introduced a resolution asking the secre­ tary of agriculture for the data upon which the last government report of cot­ ton acreage was based, saying there was great dissatisfaction with these reports. Several bills from the private calendar were passed and at 5:03 p. m. the house adjourned until Monday.; FINDS WEALTH IN OLD T*UNK Postal Clerk Discovers $20,000 fin Bonds Wrapped in Brown Paper. New York special: In a faded bit of brown pape* at the bffttcra of a gr'tny ©Id trunk that he bought at a storage warehouse auction for $4, Max Hart, a clerk in postofflce station Li, has found bonds of a Southern elec­ tric lighting and water company which have a market value of between $17,- 500 and $20,000. Accrued interest at 6 per cent which has not been collect­ ed for years adds nearly $10,000 to the value of his find, which is estimat­ ed by bank officials to be between $25,000 and $30,000. Hart has been eight years in the postal service and gets $1,QA0,& year. He is 29 4F4i«|»ol4 and unmarried. ^ - WOOER PUZZLE PIC Find the Scholar. WILL NOT GIVC AWAY BEER Eastern Wisconsin Brewers Vote to Abolish Old Custom. ' ' Appleton, Wis., dispatch: "At the meeting of the Eastern Wisconsin Brewers' asociation held here it was decided to abolish the giving away of beer on Christmas and New Year's and also to require all saloons in the district to make a deposit of 50 cents on each keg received, to insure its re­ turn. The breweries represented at the meeting were those located in Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Qshkogh, Mchasha, Appleton, Green Bay, Mani­ towoc, Sheboygan, New London, An- tigo and other smaller places in the district. CORNELL MAKES WAR ON PESTS. Cru-Unlversity Begins Systematic sade Against Mosquitoes. Ithaca, N. Y., special: Cornell uni­ versity authorities have started a sys­ tematic movement to rid the city nf mosquitoes, which are said to have caused last summer's epidemic of ma­ laria. The local health department has received reports from 2,000 per­ sons treated for malaria by physi­ cians and also from many who did not summon medical attendance. The university has offered to appropriate one-third of the money to spread oil upon swamps in low parts of the city. All malaria patients have been asked to contribute $1 each. Commercial Center. Washington dispatch: A project for the establishment of an American commercial center in the heart of Par­ is has taken definite shape. Yeve Gnyot, formerly minister of public works of France, and Theodore Stan­ ton, a member of the American cham­ ber of Commerce of Paris, have talked to the president, Secretary Hay and Secretary Metcalf about the project and it has been encouraged by the ad­ ministration. It Is proposed to locate the exhibit in the Palais Royal. In the exhibition will be all sorts of manufactured products of the United States. American Red Cross. Washington dispatch: An American National Red Cross society, with Mar­ shall Field, Robert T. Lincoln and former Judge Lambert Tree of Chica­ go and Mrs. Mary A. Logan among its incorporators, has been authorized by the senate. The bill, the outgrowth of the many trials and tribulations of the old Red Cross organization, was re­ ported favorably to the senate by Mr. Cullom from the committee on foreign relation^ and he secured its immedi­ ate consideration and passage. Assessor Kills Himself, Kewanee, 111., dispatch: James Maple, assessor of Bradford, southeast of here, and one of the most popular and best known men in Stark connty, shot himself twice in the head, dying within an hour. Financial troubles following speculation had worried him of late. He was 45 years old. "Cuckoo" Collins, Alleged Chlcagoan, Gets Two Years In Wisconsin. Janesville, Wis., special: "Cuckoo" Collins, a famous sprinter, who has raced in all countries and who claims Chicago as his home, pleaded guilty here to trying to pass a forged $500 draft on an Edgerton clothing mer­ chant and received two years and three months in the state prison. His companion, whom he introduced here as Tom Logan, the son of a Chicago millionaire, was given two years. Bear Ea(s a Child. Marinette, Mich., dispatch: While the parents were gathering berries In the woods, the 2-year-old child of Mrs. Nichols Olson, living south of this village, was eaten by a bear. The child had fallen asleep and was left on the gmund. DARING THIEF GET8 DIAMONDS Labor Leader Gives Bail. New York special: Philip Weinsei- mer, former president of the Building Trades' alliance, who has been in the Tombs since Oct. 15 last, under sen­ tence to Sing Sing for extortion, has been released in $10,000 cash ball. Russian Murders Chinaman. Shanghai cable: A bluejacket be­ longing to the Russian cruiser Askold brutally murdered a harmless China­ man on the bund here while disputing payment for the hire of a Jinriksha. Bars Door as He Flees and Balks At­ tempt at Pursuit. Milwaukee, Wis., dispatch: A bold thief entered the jewelry and .loan shop of Adolph Hauser and on the pretext of buying a Christmas present for i his fiancee snatched andl ran off with $200 in diamonds* and other precious stones. He prevented pur­ suit by the merchant by slipping a wooden plug thrpugh two rings in the outside of tfe doors as he' ran out. " Bums to Death Before Grate.' Boonville, Ind., special: The 5-year old daughter of William Engleman of Algiers, near here, was burned to death. She was standing in front of an open grate when her dress caught fire. She died before help arrived* Iowa Banking House Assigns. Olin, Iowa, dispatch: Th« banking house of E. E. Snyder has made an assignment to L. G. Carpenter. The assets, according to Mr. Snyder, are $175,000 and the liabilities $165,000. RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR NEWS DEC. 15, 1904. „ Wipes Out Fleet--The Russian bat­ tleship Sevastopol, the last of the Port Arthur fleet, is successfully tor­ pedoed, according to a report received in Tokio. This marks the end of many recent desperate night attacks by torpedo boats in the face of a fierce fire. Prepare fer Assault--Japanese are actively engaged in preparations to assault the main forts defending Port Arthur on the west. The city, as seen from 203-Meter hill, is almost desert­ ed and presents a wide expanse of shattered buildings, and sunken war­ ships dot the harbor. Russian Reforms--Russian govern­ ment prepares to grant some reforms advocated by the zemstvos, one of which may be a land council, through which the people may have a voice in the administration of laws. Fleet Unites--The second part of czar's Baltic fleet Ib overtaking the first on way to Orient. DEC. 16, 1904. Reports Cruiser Ashore--Capt. Han­ sen of the German steamer Tsintau reports seeing a Japanese cruiser ap­ parently ashore in Yungching bay, a large merchantman seemingly lending assistance. It is believed the cruiser was merely coaling from a collier. Look for Battle--The maneuvers at Mukden are thought to presage a gen­ eral engagement. Praise for Heroes--Deeds of two Slav heroes are blazoned in an order to troops at Mukden. Russian Fleet Sails--The Russian second Pacific squadron sails from Ji- butil. Arrives at Harbin--Gen. Kaulbars, commander of the third army, has ar­ rived at Harbin. Heroic Attack--The dash of the six Japanese torpedo boats against the Russian battleship Sevastopol at Port Arthur proved a heroic undertaking, the craft being manned by volunteers, who courted death in an effort to sink the last big vessel of the Port Arthur squadron... Japs Advance--The Japanese on the Taitse river are said to be ad- vancingnorth. DEC. 17, 1904. Report Stoessel Wounded--General Stoessel is reported wounded by a rifle bullet at Port Arthurs Kuroki Is Alive--Capt. P. C. March of the United States army, who has returned from Japanese^Russian war, declares Gen. Kuroki is not dead. May Abandon Siege--That the Jap­ anese may abandon the active siege of Port Arthur, having secured the destruction of the Russian fleet, is the opinion of people from the Kwantung Peninsula reaching Chefoo. Arms Chinese--Oyama is furnishing the Chinese with artillery, according to dispatches from Mukden. Run the Blockade--Seven Russians arrived at Chefoo from Port ^thur with dispatches for the czar. They escaped from the fortress in an open boat and were nearly frozen. DEC. 18, 1904. Disabled 8hip--The battle ship Se­ vastopol was torpedoed ten times and disabled; Stoessel pleads for field hos­ pital outside of the danger zone. Renew Attack.***- Japanese renew bombardment of Port Arthur while Stoessel and Nogi treat regarding shells striking Russian hospitals. Holds Out Hope---St. Petersburg gets message from Stoessel which holds out some hope about Port Ar­ thur. Ships Collide -- Japanese transport and hospital ship collide and wound­ ed soldiers narrowly escape drowning. City Is Desolate--Refugee just from Port Arthur describes the city as all desolation and likens it to a sepulchre. MINI8TER ON PRISON BOARD. Gov. Yates Names Rev. J. T. Phelps for Penitentiary Commissioner. Springfield, 111., dispatch: Israel Dudgeon of Morris tendered to Gov­ ernor Yates his resignation as com­ missioner of Joliet penitentiary, owing to having been elected a member of the State legislature. Governor Yates appointed as his successor Rev. J. T. Phelps of the Methodist Episcopal church at Joliet, whose legal residence is fpeeport. > », He says the defenders still hope to hold out. , DEC. 19, 1904. Lose 22,000 Men--Russian naval commander describes the slaughter in battle of 203-Meter hill, saying Japs seized the fort after losing 22,000 men and after a Russian loss of 2,0^0. 8toessel Reports--Stoessel reports to czar his ability to hold Port Arthur for some time to come and recounts the Russian repulse of a twelve-day assault, the Japanese capture of 203- Meter hill and the damage to the Rus­ sian fleet. Sail to Meet Fleet--Part of Togo's squadron sails to meet Russia's Baltic fleet. To Witness Fall--Major Kuhn, U. S. A., has been assigned to witness the fall of Port Arthur, and has started from Tokio for the front. Daaperate Attack--Commander Mjg^ zeneoff, who escaped from Port Afthur to Chefoo, declares that the attack which resulted in the capture of 203- Meter hill was the most desperate of the siege and was marked by such deeds that heroism became common­ place. • „ . , DECISION SETS A ' PRECEDENT Test Case for Damages Against the City of New York. New, York special: This city will be compelled to defend damage suits aggregating $1,719,290, in view of the decision just handed 4own by the court of appeals granting a new trial in the case of Solomon Landau, who sought $25,000 damages for the loss of his son in an explosion of fire­ works oppose Madison Square gar­ den in November, 1902. The explo­ sion occurred during a political dem­ onstration. It resulted in the ueaih of eighteen persons and serious in­ juries to about 100. The Landau case was a test suit, on which claims for the amount mentioned largely rest. It was alleged by the plaintiff that the city was liable in having granted per­ mission for the display by an ordi­ nance. ARREST WOMEN SHOPLIFTER8 Prisoners In Michigan City Believed to Be Part of Notorious Gang. Micnigan City, Ind., special: Mary Sebluski and Stella Lula were arrest* ed here for shoplifting. They were given a preliminary hearing and plead­ ed not guilty to the charge of steal­ ing $100 worth of furs from a local dry goods firm. The women recently moved here from Chicago, to which place they were about to send the plunder when arrested. They gave fictitious names and stated that they purchased the furs from a Chicago house. The women are said to be members of a professional gang of shoplifters which has infested this city of late. They were bound over to the next term of the circuit court in the sum of $800 each and were committed to jail. IS FINED AT HIS OWN REQUEST Then Spanish Cabinet Reeigr% ^ Madrid cablegram: The entire cabi­ net has resigned. The resignations followed a disagreement of the minis­ ter^ over the proposed military re­ forms and the king's refusal1 to con- Harm certain nominations. ; : 7 ' * %, ' Fearful Result of Osgood, Ind., special: While blast­ ing for a well John Hess was instantly killed, Dunward Braley was fatally in­ jured and Charles Francis bad both eyes blown out and both arms broken. Alderman Violates Ordinance, Seeks Out Justice Shop. Clinton, Iowa, dispatch: J. M. Ad­ ams, a member of the city council of the twon of Tampico, violated one of the ordinances of the town, went be­ fore the other members of the coun­ cil, informed them that he had violat­ ed the ordinance and then went be­ fore Justice Gilford and asked that he be arrested and fined. The dispenser of justice complied with the request. In moving an old building Adams crossed a number of streets without first planking the feame, as the ordi­ nance he helped to make provides. STEAD ANN0UNCE8 HI8 FORCE. Will Retain George B. Gillespie as One of His Assistants. Springfield, 111., dispatch: Attorney- General-elect W. H. Stead has an­ nounced the retention of one of the present assistant attorney-generals, George B. Gillespie of Johnson county, as his assistant. The other assistant attorneys will be Charles W. Mans­ field of Mansfield, present state's at­ torney of Piatt county, and W. H. Boyd of LaSalle. WOMAN REVEALS Describes Ceremonies and S Oaths Administered in the Endowment House. ALL MUST WEAR THE ROBES ------ 1 Had Made Many Garments, Whioll •S ®'ie Declares All Members in Gootf; standing Are Compelled to Puf Olft f:Oaring 8erviee. Washington dispatch: In a voic# shaking with emotion Mrs. Annie Ejk; ; liott of Price, Utah, a quiet, dignified and elderly woman, described in th# Senator Smoot inquiry the Mormoa ~ oaths and ceremonies of the Endn^» ment House. She is tne third witnes» to reveal the secrets, and her test$» mony corroborated the evidence pr*> ? ?"• viously submitted. She said: Ceremonies Are Impressive. - . - ^ "At the time that I went through, ^ these ceremonies, I considered it all" < very serious and thought I woul<|. , never have to mention it. Even no^f: . . it is difficult to speak of the Endow-/ * ment House scenes." • & By gentle questioning on the pari • of Attorney Tayler and Chairman Bur..'" ̂ rows, Mrs. Elliott was led to describe ~ < the oathti taken, the garments wor# J and other parts of the ceremonies. 1 She said she had made many of thi endowment robep and also that al| Mormons in good standing were com* pelled to wear them. f "Are you sure," said Senator OveriS man, glancing at Senator Smooth "that every Mormon of good standing ^ has on these garments?" "Yes, sir," said she, "very aura, t* know that all of them have them on.'f Church Controls Elec^lSlP*"""*" ^ The most direct and coajtrehensivo * ; testimony yet given the committee^. * on the political po#er of the Mormoii % church was ant Into the record by*' Charles H. Jackson of Idaho, chairi man of .the Democratic state commit-' " tee. declared that in his state|C J1 whatever the heads of the church de«. % sired was always carried out. He saldl it was impossible for either' a Repub- 'y.:J lican or a Democrat to win in aa election unless approved by the Mor^? ^ mon ehurch. and, furthermore, said 1^--.i was impossible for any legislation in " that state to be passed unless it first had the-Mormon-stamp. , FAVOR RATBkCONTROL. >tltven Made Big ^ Profits. < Philadelphia dispatch: The annual report of the University of Pennsyl­ vania Athletic Association shows that the football team made $37,018.83 clear profit. Other-sports lost money. Foot halt sales were $89,558.31. l Big Fire In Goshen. Elkhart, Ind., dispatch: Fire In Goshen destroyed Hawk's hardware store, Hawk's Electric company, Col­ lins* saloon and the Globe Milling company. Loss may be $100,000. Railroad Presidents Indorse PlarHENI^ lined by Chief Executive. Washington dispatch: A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, conferred with President Roosevelt concerning government supervision of railroad rates. Mr. Cassatt heartily favors legislation to empower the in­ terstate commerce committee, or pref­ erably an interstate commerce court,; to revise unfair railroad rates and to permit the railroads to engage in pool­ ing at reasonable rates. - Several railroad presidents, who re­ cently have seen the president, are friendly to legislation on this basis.' They are C. S. Mellen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail­ road; E. S. Ripley of the Atchison,. Topeka and Santa Fe railroad; Robert Mather, vice president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad. ; jy. Regarded as opposed to any kind of>- railroad legislation are J. P. Morgan,.* •J. J. Hill ©f the .Great Northern and E. H. Harrlman of the Union Pacific railway. ^; President Roosevelt will confer with every railroad president of prominence ̂ i in the United States between now and a the close of the present session of con­ gress. fe# Presidential Nominations. Washington dispatch: The dent sent to the senate the following nominations: George Horton,. Illinois, consul at Athens, Greece. Chief Justice of the court of ap­ peals, District of Columbia, Seth Shep- ard, District of Columbia, to succeed Richard H. Alvey, resigned. . i Associate justice of the court of ap­ peals, District of Columbia, Charles H. Duell, New York, formerly oommii-;*^ sloner of patents, to succeed Justice ^ Shepard. ~ Also a large number of retired army- ^ officers who were advanced one rank; by last army appropriation bill. ; After Beef Combine. "r » Washington dispatch: Repre«aSt»K*s tive Baker of New York introduced a resolution requesting the attorney general to "report to this house whether he has ascertained that the so-called beef combine is in restraint of trade, and, if so, what steps he has taken under the provisions of law to- cause a forfeiture of the property (in course of transportation from one state to another) of those constituting the combine." ENDS LIFE ON H4S HONEYMOON ObjectiorT Parents to Marriage ^Drives Groom to 8uicide. Pana, 111., dispatch: Oliver Watus, aged 26 years, of Tower Hill, commit­ ted suicide by drinking carbolic acid. Watus was only married last week to a young woman in Sullivan and his parents objected to the union. He ar­ rived at Tower Hill to effect a recon­ ciliation, which, was of no avail. He was found on the back porch of his father's house. V ; .Men Dress aa Women, t^hteago special: Dressed in femi­ nine attire, Bertrkm Savoy and Hugh Broderick were arraigned before Jus­ tice Chott. They were arrested while sitting at a table drinking with men who thought them to be women. Youth Kills Himself. St. Louis, Mo., dispatch: William Weymouth, 19 years old, claiming to be a nephew of W. A. Weymouth, a prominent New York lawyer, shot himself in the tempi*. Lie! mailto:1.50@6.15 mailto:1.50@6.50 mailto:1.75@5.75 mailto:1.25@5.20 mailto:2.00@5.50 mailto:S0@4.60 mailto:4.00@4.50 mailto:75@4.55 mailto:4.25@4.60 mailto:3.00@4.70 mailto:2.50@6.65 mailto:2.50@7.00 mailto:3.00@7.10