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Doctors Lack the Nerve to Poison Him. thin Inn of ldence, wobbly more akin- " in the effects of the discus which had ”and hill than my other mu in tho country. nnd then turned any for far that they might gun! his wish Bob" the verdiht of the dying man on hi. 0'n life they were nilenccd for there could'hnve been no higher authority than hi. opinion. When he found that the luv. written It"fSle,' lending from his Intro snout" part of the rambli- than u fell down a abort. tli thin and struck hin no” on a TU but eauned an “union of tf Ind tho germ- of tel-nus infected Christmas (we while 'trrtrngims ms tree for his ehihhen in h Dr. Pond": was stricken wi lockjnw. The injury. which hr hum, wu n compound frat the no”. sustained a week :1; Mn In “on through ( A SUICIDE PACT BY A PHILADEL PHIA COUPLE. Georg. Oran, lurid Matt, Shot 'm. l. Wolduly and Then Himself -Bttttt Witt Probably Die- Left Letter for the Press. Six Mel hinted, Two Man Die, " n- ploeion of a Boiler. A London. Ont.. despateht By the ex; plodoI of the boiler of I than“ ma- chine engine on the farm of Mr. Henry Woods, Delaware Town-hip, two miles and I half no: of unmet). yesterday damn, six men were inland, two of them so urfomly that t eir tenor cry is hardly expected. The when nu!- {end painlul wound. and mm, but ' Gndition i. notreguded u criti- dawn of thin 'rr is " teied pai their eo0 Philadelphia. Dec. '0.-uavittte n let- ." that they had died for love, George A. Green, aged 35 years, early to-day shot nd probably fatally wounded Miss Edith Wonderly, eyed 22 you”, and then turned the revoiver upon himself, in- flicting probably fatal wounds. Green is married, but is repented from his wife. In I letter which in nddressed to the Philadelphia newspapers Green attacks his wife, and among other things says: "To-day I Im going to kill myself and n true and loving friend, as my letter and hen will nhow. “We died for love, which we. denied us try her dear mother. "This is the only girl I ever loved. We have promised before God we could never live upon. This is our secret." No etten were found in the clothing of the girl. The mother of Miss Won. derly Md refused Green pertr+.ioet, to visit her home, and the poll. believe that Green end the girl entered n pact to The victims woomimrttr, d and builds; Nbost. Wertm It,tdg, te12, It like y to d . J Township nu George oole, an" P" of --_.I- Ttm) After shoot let COW“! “king effect gone distance in the head, entrance, but Beematt, Who hospital. The denoted to Bi girl before.“h die ”gape! Chimuro, TO DIE TOGETHER. wau but iomiiti shooting the girl twice, one bul- ging the noun! and the other ,ffeet in the cheek. Green walked Its-cc from her end shot himself lend. No one whitened the oe. ', but the shots enacted a po- who hurried the couple to n ' Tho police Ind physivians en- I to secure a statement from the ne,she lapsed into uncomiom- t she refused to talk. snxous Accxnrm. ha gin. DIG: William ter Township, skull midi; likely to die. istminster Town-hip. mg are: William Schnm, r Township, skull fractur- ds; likely to die. William imitate: Townohip, (wand scolded and leWenti',','t'i' t. Joseph Poole, admit-star mug wound. “a saith. Je, Vestminster Towmhip, of body badly added. Mart. Ilplsuure Tovmhiz, “db. "Wehm'iiuwr wauhip, L---r. Jon. Pea-den, n. one of the fore. am his laboratory the establishment nhort. flight of Die, by Ex. If? bon rd. m akin it. of Dr. dark the other fire men stood Around the en- er, dinning. With 1 terrifie report, the iled exploded and all five were hurl- " to the ground, where they by for a while uncor-ious. Mr. Poole, at the wood File, was thrown violently against an!“ e, and a quantity cl wood fell on The boiler wu tom into n hun, dred pieces, nad the fragment: were scattered over the act-sud. Ono por- tion wu hurled clan over the or- ebsrd “a front wheels alone re- nnin intact. The cause of the explooI'on in tut. known. The engine has been in use for some years. and Wu supposed to be in good condition. BLACK HAND'S CLASS IN MURDER FOUND. Pound Nineteen Young Men Being In- lttucted by Experts How to Plant Blows With Stiletto-Detectives Ttaid Headquarters in Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Dee.. 30.-A squad of local detectiven, nided by scores of detectives from other cities throughout the coun- try, this ntternoon rnided what is "t posed to be the headquarters of the Ital- ian Blink Hand in this section of the country. At the headquarters the police found, when the rod was made, seven- teen young Italians receiving from two tau-horn instructions in the art of deal- The cin-rgynmn gave up the ministry to better his condition by entering a local brokerage firm. Both zompluin- ant and defendant agreed to I eontinu. Juice, and the minister went away em- iphatioalli chiming that he would have Inc tron la in proving that the arrest I was . mistake and that the stock trunk i lotion was thoroughly bona tide in every {respect 7 - - H sen-re struggle and are now in the prin- on at Central Stntlon. Fur months Pittsburg has been ter- rurized by lawless Italians, who styled their organization the "Black Hand." vaeral murdurs have been committal] and dozen" of peraons have paid tribute under fear of death. Pittsburg has be. come the lu-adquarters of the Black who and other weapons in order. There the class was surprised. The seventeen young members were lined up, all naked to the waist, and each armed with a "tiietto. Two instructors, Vin. cenzo Toys and Antonio Hitch, were teaching the class how to use the stilet- to. and the exact 'spot at which to drive it in a victim's hack to ensure death. When the detrrtivos swarmed into the the organization. Ten chiral sent detectives, and for wreks.they have been working with the local officvru. The mid of this Mter. noon wns the result. The detectives learned first that the headquarters of the gang was located at 37 Clay street. in the heart of the Italian quarter. There is I large room with tables and chlirs, back of which is what was supposed to be a kitchen. But the htrmleu looking “mgr is n forge, Ind the white-aproned srhef is the cleverest stiletto maker in the country, who, besides acting as a lookout. devoted himself to making and sharpening daggers and. keeping revol- ven and other weapons in order. When the deteetive, swarmed into the phwe every one of the nineteen occu- pants had I stiletto. No word was spok- en, but at a sign they made a concerted movement to charge the police. But each officer had a revolver in his hand, and the Italians were overpowered, hand. cuffed, munm-Iml and thrown into a patrol wagon. half a dozen of which were waiting around a corner. All were safe- ter, for the late 1areney of $2.30 from Henry L. Rough. ton. the clue W.” continued until to. morrow for trial. and Hee. Mr. Parker “as released on his ow nrecugnizance. The complaint alleges that Parker sold Houghton fifty shares of stock in the Universal Shoe Co. of Brockton at $5 I share on the representation that it paid a 12 per cent. dividend, when, " a fact it was worth only '?2 a share and did not pay nearly such dividends " claim- Rev. A. Leonard Parker in the Police Court at Boston. Little is known of Rev. Mr. Parker here, but he is said to be widely Be. uainted in different parts of Canada. q‘he pnly yeaen.tlleg.ed ty. his having cuffed, munm-imi and thrm patrol wagon. half a dozen of waitin around a corner. Al 1y lunged in Central Station iGsaken' the ministry-is said to be tair. ity to make . much better living as n broker of stocks. Rimbaud, Deserted try Wife in Detroit. is Seeking Ber. Toronto, Dee. 30.-There in something out of the ordinary in the line of letters that find their war to I new-paper " fieo in a communication received yeiter- day by the Globe, and which is printed below. The letter is dated at Detroit. Here it in in mu: _ _ .. . - "Dear sir, Will you kindly pot . low words in your paper cancer-nix my wife. Emily Marks, of this cit . She wont B'"br from my home last Junk” wick m the 19th, und left no and my am. My girl. 3 your. and 6 month, Ind v. nu both Drona hearted. My MURDER TAUGHT. 'ar nd MI Boston, Dec ulcer, unord who plea years, was Boston P the BABY AND DADDY ALONE. A MINISTER ARRESTED, rite nincte out w ago Captain of Dettetives rugh learned that the or- " its headquarters here, chool mm in existence, :r manta-rs were taught 1pom' and the methods of " n pyn, the stiletto. n men in the place re arrested Mter a are now in the prin- ART OF "-1 - "I'w -_- --v ----e --- - -"" I on myself. Tell her to come back end I will forgive her for everything she bu done wrong, and I will never any nnything to her. Tell her to come beck has non ha pouible and every- thing will be nllright. When Ill. went away she wu dressed in a thin Hack fur coat, a blue cloth skirt. She has . hat trimmed with velvet, n kind of buter- fly chap. She is thin, dork hair. Dear sir, I hope you will put a few lines in as I always had your paper when I was in Canada, and I think if you put n few words it will help a broken-hearted hul- lmnd and baby. Wishing you n merry Christmas and n hoppy new yen I re- main yours." , . {why is crying lor_h§t_mummy night and ions abéut my wife, Detectives and Policemen Bad to Enter the Place of Worship and Separate the Combatants-A Romance of tne Jewish Colony. -ii% folio" the sign-tun 1nd this postscript: "Plate answer has I um um- Toronto, Dee. 30.--About 6.30 o’clock last night the police had to take a hand in the climax of a Jewish marriage en. gagement which has been the topic of conversation in the ward for some months. A year and a half ago Rabbi M. Diekman, who is connected with the Chestnut Street Synagogue, and the nu- thor of wveml well-known books, came out to Canada and with his son and two other members of the family took up his residence at 122 Edward street. He be- ennre acquainted with Mr. Neusbaum, who lives with his son and family at 28 Agnes street, and as the friendship be- come more intimate pmposed that the families should be more closely united by a marnagc between his daughter Sa- die, who was then in Austria, and Neuse bsum's son, Samuel, who, he. understood, was possessed of some property. Every- thing wvnt smoothly until Miss Sadie mun- to Canada with the rest of the family from Austrisom.e nine ruonths ago. To aid her father in carrying out his howl of agreement with Mr. Neus. Imnm. Alisa Sadie was willing to forego some objections she had to it, and the engagement was announced about six months ago. But the situation instead of getting better grew rapidly worse. The engagement was broken more than once, but renewed at the entreaty of Neusbnum, who gave hopes of consider- able dowry end peruonul reformation. bually the day of the wedding we: fixed for yesterday at 7 o'olock at the Chostnut Street Synagogue. The groom took out two licenses, one a few days ago, and the other on Sunday, and pre- pared the marriage feast and bade the guests. But Miss Sadie and her reltr tives were now determined that the mar- riage should not take place. Later last night the Rabbi was gum- moned by a. manage from Neusbsum to Chestnut Street Synagogue, where Rabbi Levi and some of his friends wished to discuss the matter. But when Mr. Dick man was once in the synagogue Neus- haum and his friends would not let him out without a promise to proceed, with tho marriage. Hia son called up the po- lice and went down himself with a. few friends to the synagogue, where a free- for-all fight was in progress when De. tectives McKinney. Montgomery and P. ('. Pressen arrived and separated the combatants. A Remarkable Action Settled by Chan- cellor Boyd at Cobourg. A Cobourg despau-h: A case that was the first of its kind ever tried in a A Cobourg despatch: A case that wu the first of ita kind ever tried in a Canadian court came before Chancellor sir John Boyd. It arose out of the will of the late Matthew Morgan, of Cranm- he township, by the provisions of which his whole estate was given to Mr. Thom. as Webb, of Brighton village, with the exception of a small legacy to a niece, Mrs. Arnott, and another small legacy to the othoiupihurelt_in, Brighfon. . After Mr. Morgan’s dead.“ the will was attacked in the Surrogate Court by Mr. J. B. McColl, the executor of a former will, on the grounds of undue influence, mental incapacity, ete., but the decision in the Surrogate Court upheld Mr. Welsh. Mrs. George Arnott, a niece of deceased, then claimed the whole estate from Mr. Webb under a. secret trust in her favor, which Mr. Webb denied. At the conclusion of the trial his Lord- ship suggested a settlement between the parties dividing the estate, which was finally ngreed upon. The evidence of. tered was very contradictory. A Boer Officer" Gallant Action at a Chicago Fire. Chicago, Dee. 30.-The reecne of e blind men by Capt. Peter J. View, formerly of the Boer “my, and mother thrilling rescue, that of e 'seventy-year- old invalid by Policemen Miehnel Mc- Grath, were witnessed last night during 3 fire in en apartment building It 3.607 Indienn venue. The blind man in W. A, Weidetoek, end the aged invnlid is Wm. Clem. They had been left behind in the huh from the building when the fire “I diseovered. View end MeGrath were both singed in melting their 'mr through the (lumen. The property Ice. is ”0.000- An Arkansas Widow Shot by a Man Neighbor. Little Rock, Ark., Dec. '30.-A special from Conway, Ark., says: "Mrs, Emma Heartless, n widow. was shot and killed last evening by James Hall after a quarrel over two dogs which Hall had killed. Mrs. Hearness' son was wound. ed by two shots from Hall’s revolver. Hull had killed two dogs belonging to Mrs. Hearneu and had refused to pay for them. She accompanied her son to Hall's home and he met he? at the door with a revolver in his hand. He cursed her. it is alleged. and us she started to run he shot and killed her and wounded her son, and it lo thought that he will not recover. A posse is scouring the country for Bell, who is armed. A des- pente fftrht in expected before he in up- tured." QUARRELLED ABOUT DOGS, BELLS RANG. RESCUED A BLIND MAN. MORGAN WILL CASE, New York, Dec. 30.-The Herald he received the following cable despatch from Paris: M. Ernest Judet, editor of L'Eelair, to-day publishes a. leader en- titled "England is Committing Suicide," "True, false or premature," he says, "the report of the formation of . Bri. tish squadron on the Pacific to follow the movements or the American squad- rons, and, if necessary, combat them, has caused violent emotion among the Am- wit-run." m refers to u leader in The New him. A.....lu. “qu emu-d that. with the Japanese alliance on the one hand and on the the other an obligation based on racial interests and blood relation. ship to cooperate with the United States rather than against it in conflict, Britain was between the devil And the deep, see, and then continues: _ A _ _ WHAT WOULD BE BRITAIN'S ATTI- TUDE TOWARD COMBATAJITS? A JAPANESE U. S. WAR: French Editor Says It Would be Suicide to Take Jupan's Part-Would Mean the Lou of Canada and Auatralia-- To Side With United State. Might Cluu Trouble in India. "Nothing can embarrau British scrapie. Already in the Ruruso-Jtqrsu> ese conflict. which she conceived, pre- pared and precipitated with a magnifi- cent husk of conscience, Great Britain gave the measure of her sentiments of Christian fellowship. When the ques- tion arose whether the Asiatics should be repelled or aided, whether, their first offensive move against the west was or was not a terrible menu-e, the Lon. don Cabinet did not hmitate. It be- trayed its mmmnnalty of blood and re- ligion. It settled the irreparable Port Arthur incident in such a manner that Russia muld not effect an understand. ing with Japan. it would be more scan- dalous and dangerous to abandon the Americans than to march against the Slave. "Ono divineg that the Ynnukes are pressing a (“nation which implies asome- what anguia ing response gar the Pat bell-Banerman Cabinet and King - ward. The days are approaching when it will be necessary for them to ni‘mver the question. and it is natural thot Pre. sidont Rosewlt’s action and that Ad. miral Evans' departure should have thrown the Foreign Office into an ex- traordinary quandary. The decision is more painful because, through the ne- eowity of sacrificing to Japan her good relations with Amerim. Great Britain would strike a blow at her best colonies, Canada and Australia. “Here again particularly the yellow peril i sun obsession which doesn't per- mit British sccpticiam to tergiverute freely. “Canada. like the United States. mean to stem the invasion of Japanese colonies, and Australia is arming on land and sea. to resist Japanese immigrw tion by force. "Thi. Morning Post recently resumed the plans and. Mea, of Mr. Deakin. the Australian Premier, in the following terms: " 'If Mr. Deakin’s project in Momplish- ed Australia will within a short time be- come the most powerful of all the do. minions fro ma military point of view. Tho scheme is the confirmation and crowning point of the Australians’ mod. ern policy. which demands a white Aug. tralia. so that it shall be impossible that invndors, yellow or other, can definitely put foot upnn the continent)» _ . “Once nghin is demonstrated the pro- foundness of this truth: It is easier to do one's duty than to know it. Great Britain would oommit suicide if she separated from America and her best colonies in the approaching war with Ja- pan. On one hand, how can she resign herself to managing without Japan, which could render her such great ser- vices in Asiatic waters.' and, on the other hand, now can she quarrel with Japan at the risk of stirring up for- midable insurrection in India and else. where? "As the ultimate importance of the naval measures taken by President Roosevelt becomes plainer, the more .their gonseguoppes appear infinite and fmpaemionating." FASCINATED BY NIAGARA' FALLS, BUT PEAKED POLICE. Despondent New York Printer Prepares to Take Death Plunge, But Courage Fails-Tells Sister of Intent-Police Asked to Look After Him, Buffalo, Doe. 30.-- The day before he disappeared from his home, Frank Stesel, a printer, 32 years old, told his sister that he had stood on the brink of Niss- ara Falls, intending to commit suicide, but his courage failed him. Yesterday the sister, Mrs. E. W. Wesver, of 608 Nissan street, told the police of the Pearl street station about Stesel’s " sense, fearing that he bu enrried out his intention. Stesel is a printer employed by the New York Journal. He came here about four weeks ago to spend his vocation with his mother and sister, who live nt 542 Elm street. For some time, his sin- ter reported he had been suffering from nervous prostration and bl! been greatly discouraged by his ill health. . . Mm. Weaver mid she had not seen him since 6 o'eloek Saturdly night when he left home, 3-.th that he Wu going to visit his mother. He took with him a. number of membership cards of organist. tions, of which he la a member, and . razor. He left his shaving cup at home. Last Friday when he Btu-med from Xingu: Fails he told Mrs. Weuver of his suicidal intentions. He said he hnd been fascinated by the Fells tad wanted to jump. When he prepared to do so he suddenly begun to fear death and chang- ed his mind, lhe told the police. . The police hue lent dut n general alarm in the hope of finding Stem) alive. He is I slender mm, about tIve feet It: inchee in height. When he left home he WANTED TO DIE. . I???‘*W r'-'iee'i,ILciiiiiiLTi"ii, "orit't9lttitf ARCHIVES TORONTO The' police think that Bteset ha .trtt ed may from the city Ind that his teln- tives will hear from him. ' STOESSEL LOOKS FOR ACQUITTAL. St. Petersburg, Dec. 80.--Gen. Km- tenko, who was president of the court. martial in Port Arthur, testifying yeater. day before the court which in enquiring into the surrender of that stronghold by General Samuel, stnted thnt General Smymoff wished to arrest Genenl Stool- Iel, but he intervened to prevent the ar- rest, being convinced that there wu no ground whatever to suspect the general of tenson. M. Neiin, joumulist, who gnve evidence, stated thnt General Stou- sel unjustly accused him of espionage and ordered him from Port Arthur. Wine-us in Elie this! Are Divided Into Two Parties. The impression prevails that the wit- nesses are divided into two parties. While Stoessel end Smymoff accuse etch other to the utmost, the president of the court does not lppear disposed to hurry the proceedings, end there is awry likeli. hood that 1 number of further sittings will be necessary for the terminntion of the cue. wore dark cloth“ 1nd I long and loose- fitting Muck _ortreet. _ _ _ General Stomel, in tk ronvertsatioa, stated he was convinced that the u- cuutions against him will break down. _ He Started Prom Home to Find BU Father in the Woods. A Quebec despatch: News comes from St. Gabriel, county of Rimuuski. of the duappearanee of a. six-year-old boy named Levesque. It appears tint the boy not out from his home with two little sisters to join their father, who was at work in a bush at a considerable distance from the house. The two girls who were younger than the boy, became fltigued, however, and after vainly urg- ing their brother to return home, put ed from him and retraeed their stops, reaching there safely. Since that time no trace has been found of the boy. A general hunt for him was at once inaugurated, some nventy men of the place turning out, but, despite all their endeavors, the boy could not be found. The only thing discovered was the boyU pocket handkerchief, which was picked up in the bush. General Fock has challenged to I duel a writer on the staff of the Novoc Vuln- ya, M. Menchikoff, in consequence of I bitter personal attack, offering him three days in which to make apologies. FIRST LYNCHING IN OKLAHOMA. Negro Hanged in New State and Rid- dled With Bullets. Muskoizee, Okla. Dee. 30.-- Riddled with bul ets, the body of James Garden, a negro, is dangling from a telegraph pole to-night in Henrietta, 0kla., a coal mining town thirty miles southwest of here, as the result of the first lynching in the new State. Garden at noon to- day shot and killed Albert Bates, a white man, because Bates, who is a well known liveryman, refused to rent a rig to the negro. Garden said Bates was discriminating against him because of his color, and going across the street for Thirty Shot: Ineffectually Fired Into It in Antwerp. Antwerp, Dee. 30.--Two lions assented from Bidel's menagerie in the mar at square on Friday before the morning performance. One was captured within the enclosure, but the other ran into the square. --__ A --- I A. W, I AL _.--- --A‘ a pistol, Garden returned and killed Bates. Garden was lodged in in“. and to-night a mob of u hundred men batter. ed down the doors of the jail end secur- ed the negro, and hanged him to a near. by pole. They then riddled the, body with bullets. There is a negro in the Henrietta jail who, it is feared, will be lynched before morning. The 2,000 people gathered there scat- tered in a panic. A man tried to lasgo the animal, but it closed with him. Two policemen fired, with the. result that the man’s hand was injured. in spite of the wound and his mauling from the lion, he got the noose round its neck. The policemen then dragged it up to a tree end tied the rope around it. They fired thirty revolver shots, but fuiled to kill the beast. Eventually it was desputched with a Congo asaegtl. The injured man is in the hospital. New C Owen Sound despatch: 'ftt'ittte'r'r' for the [8880!) closed to-dny with t e arrival of the Keewatin, the second of the bi new passenger steamers for the Can-(f in Pacific Railway. The steamship made the run from Buffalo on Monday morning through heavy weather and without the usual aids to navigation. Capt. E. B. Anderson, commodore of the lake fleet, was in command. we lulu “can, "an '" “hum-..“ This arrival of the Keewalin brings the ulna of the steel tonnage in Owen Sound harbor to over three and I half million dollars, as, beside the five fine mger steamehips of the Canadian 'l',',?,'),) Railwly, there lre eight big steel freighter" an other craft which will bring_the monetary value over the un- Its Army Estimates Defeated in Second Chamber. The Hague, Dee. 30.--The Dutch Cub. inet,the Council of Ministers eomprir ing nine members, by whom the executive authority of the Government in administered, to-day presented ita resignation. It in thought that the dis. solution of Parliament is likely to follow. The resignation of the Cabinet in due to the defeet of the “my eetimetee in the second Chamber of Parliament. The Opposition in the discussion of these estimates contended that the efficiency of the Dutch enny wee not proportion- ate to its cost. The Clericele, who ere opposed to the Government's plane for universal suffrage, are pleased over the eitnetion erected by the Oebinet’l relig- nation, " they prefer that the expected general election which is to follow ehmlll be fought out on the military b nther [Inn on uniund KEEWATIN AT OWEN SOUND, DUTCH CABINET RESIGNS. A BULLET-PROOF LION. ,-YEAR-0LD BOY LOST. P. R. Steamer Makes Trip From numb Safely. summit. In! Mn" UP cmsms m1. ms m HEW YORK. mas business this you will be sinner than it was last yesr is admitted by most dealers in New York. The crowds are larger than the oldest dealer hss ever seen, but the people are spending less money. Cheaper articles are being purchued, and the push cart men in the down town streets are doing the greatest business they have ever done. Very expensive artiees are not being bought in large quantities. Dismond merchants say that trade hes fallen to less than half whet it was last year, and dealers in furs. who look upon Christ- mas as the great harvest season of the year, Mate that them is practically no business in their line. In t e big depart- ment stores it is said that the stock of fancy articles are being passed ' and that by fir the greater part the Christmss buying runs to things that are mostly “useful presents." It is said that the all for aristmu cards is much more than double that of last year, a fact which is said by the dealers to show that people are not spending as much money for presents u they did last year. . . . q MORE PEOPLE BUT LESS MONEY. -ddGaud, Eagle" "timate that the busineu during the Gui-una- rush will not approach last yeur’l bulb“! by 20 per cent ILLNESS " RUSSIAN WHO IS CON- SIDERED A SAINT. He Baa Thousands of Follower: in St. Petersburg-But the Sect 'lag Fallen Into Ditsrepute, ad line Been the Subject of I Play, "The Black St. Petersburg, Dee. 1t0.--Fsther John of Ctonstadt in oeriously ill with an w currence of an old malady in an agglu- vated "trs. he ll unable to est, and on account ot his great, age and dehility his recqvgry in ptoyleqntigul: . n The influence of Father John of Cron- stadt, who is considered a saint by the ignorant clssses, is still great. Be has thousands of followers in St. Petersburg and the Provinces, but the sect of late years has attained an unenviable notor- iety, owing to the charges of immorality and drunkenness brought against the chief satellites. who exploited Father John's reputation for sanctity to great financial advantage. The practices of the followers of Father John have been the subject of a glitzy, entitled “The Bisck Riven," w 'ch was given to crowded house in St. Petersburg, and produced also by tte.! road companies. r This play Wu [irrohibited in unity cit- ies where the fol owcra of hther John were numerous for tear of exciting pop- ular disorder. The powerful influence of the reactionary drganimtiorts wen exerted against this production because Father John, in spite of the ill re uh of his followers, is counted as one Tlr: strongest supporters of numeracy and STEAMER REACHED SALINA CRUZ MARKED ONLY BY OFFICERS. A. W. Donly, Canadian Agent, Took a Hand in the Desperate Work of Ovenwing the lutineers, Who Were Bound Hand and Foot. Mexico City, Dee. '0.--ahstails of l thrilling adventure in which n hundful of determined officers and n well-known member of the British colony held in subjection and placed in chains a full complement of sailors of the steamship Lonsdale, who had mutinied on the high seas, just reached this capital. When the ship arrived at the port of Salim Cruz she was manned only by her oi. ficers, the crew being in irons. According to the captain, quick action Wu taken upon the development of the first signs of mutiny, and assisted by his under officers and 1 passenger, A. W. Donly, the Canadian sgeut in Mexico, all of whom were heavily armed, they mounted the bridge, and, covering the discontented crew, forced them into sub jection. The officers then bound them hand and foot and kept them in cap- tivity until they were delivered to the pet, authorities. orthoaoxy. . The Lonsdale is one of the Mexiesut Pacific liners and plies between Con-din: and West Gout points. In. My to Pound Great Clad-tin Science Institute. Boeton. Dec. 30.--Mm. May Baker Eddy's latest project is the founding of a $1,000,000 Christian Science inati. tum, "for the special benefit of the poor and the general good of All mnktnd." Sh: is now in consultation with Archi- bnld Melanin, one of the three true tees of her estate, in regard to the de- The plan we: ennounced by Mrs, Ed, dy in a letter to Mr. McLellm pub. lished today in The Christian Science Sentinel, the weekly org“ of the cult, which is published in Boston, In which shtyart, . .. "I desire to commence immedimly to found a Quintin Science inatitution for the Ipechl benefit of the poor end the meal-good of Bil mankind. The founding endowment of We Intuition wil least st lent 81,M,M." A Laden of the church in thin dty any they know nothing of the detqtb. One of them suggested tint Mu. Edy probably bu in mind " intuition 1....4u-.. nu- AL- A-...L6.J And. Push-Cut Men Doing Lad Offic- Btmine-Diamttnd lemma suck -Lou of Christmas Cub. Ravens." CREW IN IRONS. FATHER JOHN. A $1,000,000 CHARITY. m. the MM ani- I kil will SENTENCE WED OI DRUNKEI' ”(ELISE VICAR. Bishop of Bath and Walla Gave Severe Lecture " Clergyman Who Real Burial at Baptismal Service at a It 'ima therefore necessary that in Ind! a. can as this, where evil was not. denied, it should be made evident that such a sin could not be lightly dealt with, became of the effect it might have upon people to whom clergymcn had to minister. I Berlin, Dec. a0.-Pritwo Leopold. (iii; Prince Regent of “maria. yen! day sprained him um while feeding " in Nymphettbutg Park. neiir Mum According to damn-hen from the lvariun Castle the accident was due the effort he made to throw bread the farthest duck away from him. The pain of the npruin was no gov ithat his Royal Highness pawn-w sle lieu night and had several min ng f On account of his great ttge-eight-ti I the aeoident inspires I certain lllmunl innxiety. Mix condition is now decla Ito be fairly “unfunny. Shot Matures and Held Waiter When Refund a Job. Philadelphia, I'm. Dee. 30.-- William Patent"; a waiter. formerly employed in Morn & llandart’u restaurant " Ninth and Filbert tstreetu, entered the place to-day. and after Ueine refused n position shot John C. Wiicher, the man- :lger. and Frank Housman, the head waiter. Both Were taken to a lumpilnl. waiter. Both were taken to a lmulnul, where they were said to be in a scrim]. condition. Paton“ also pimed two slim: at the cashier. but both went wild. He then plum! the revolver to his head in an vifort at suicide, but the weapon failed to explode. Fifty persons were in overpower polka-mun Sundny Law Enforcement Cancel 700 Saloon: to Quit Blaine“. M. ouis, Dev. an. Thomas H. Mul- gives out a statement showing: the el- feet of the enforcement of tho Sunday closing statute in this city. Commissioner Mulvihill says that 300 more tit. Louis “loom will clothe, when their lint-nus expire Jan. I. mu. iug 700 saloons driven out of busineus here in three years by the entoruement of the Sunday closing law. . Ho says that Mo lid lifting clubs. whidt nprang up to re be Sunday cloud alum-n have also teen cloned. only twenty-five now remaining. One thomund five hundred of the Moo saloons here. he up). are not paying investments mince the removal of card tables, betting rings and wine roomn as the result of the rigid en- forcement of the statutes. St. ouin vihill, til REGENT Chinese Empreu' Edict Forbid! Opposi- tion to Their Policy. Shanghai. lhw. :50. The decree is Prince Leopold, of Bavaria, Sprain: Ann Severely. Shanghai. l1 sued by the DA ing the esUbli tel Government eonneetion with the popular agitation against the British corporation railway loan, but is also ditweted again“ thum- opposing the policing of the Want Riv- vr by British glullamwor the nupprc-u- sion of piracy. In it er Majority de. nouncea under“: for inutrferittg in the affairs of the State, and orders that the teachers of Confuciua be triven first place in education. The authorities are in- strucu-d to punish unruly students and teat-hem who do not maintain diuipline. l unmask. Witt.. Dee. .w.---Miltoet B. I Owen, 19, is under arrest charged with attempting to kill the entire family of his employer, Richard Owens, of Alguena. by putting poison in the teapot Sunday night. He said he thought it would be fun to kill the Hmily. Owen is insane. The inn he used was some linement wad: In. Owens had been using. The peculiar odor betrayed it. was». “([th Goes to Trinity College, Cambridge, by Death of Lady Pearce. London, Dre. 25.~Tri Cumbridgo, benefits to th 82,000.000 by the death of yestm'day. Her hunband, George Pearce, Chairman field shipbuilding and Eng puny, died on November I his will his fortune wan Trinity College on the (1 Peace. UNEMPLOYED WAITER’S CRIME. WHAT "MD" DID IN ST. LOUIS LOST Ills LIVING. mange. restaurant at REQUEST OF TWO MILLIONS STANDS BY BRITISH, State the Dumas!” E establishment E Fun to Kill a Family. iriri'idGt'GGrG" isirstiiGr. e "m INJURED FEEDING DUCKS, I ll uivido. but Fifty per" thetime. l l turned XC|M The. Bishop of Bath I" f Bavnrisi, yeater' vhile feeding ducks k, twir Munich. hes from the Ik- ideett was due to o throw bread to Iy from him. 'ain win so severe was rilttt, slut-p- venl faid as fit». It "e-eight-its--- certain Imount of In is now declared n'. vh 'npr"", pastymn f I mnstituliur tt only imam-d i showin Trinity d, Mr William In of the Fius ngineering Com- r 30th Int. By a hequulhed to death of udr , a hospital, in a serial]. pimed two mini were in Pan-ans Wu numb-alum wing the I the Sunda ypold. th ten ' Pearce William to of