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"'j H FST ILL. Preuldcnt-
SANTA FE TIED UP
* OF it* TnUBOHAPH OIfIERA
TOHS ON A STRIKE.
UNION CLAIMS 1.300 ARE OUT.
,Ul* LISE MEN QIIT IN SVMPAIHV
M ITU OTHER*.
, , ir I, inner Usd Mreiulj S.-cnrr.l
! i ,ir Brmnnrt*. Hw Thoxe nn ihr
(,nl! <lorailo >il *### Fr 11. l
(lie *nut l> Train# Snlil
|i,. riril I |> — Men ttanlril Htli
rr !•„. Mini 1 linn lira In Hulra ov
rrninii Them.
lie * Sl* hundred trlenraph
, . n the line* of the Atchlaon,
. ,ii s.nii !•> Railroad airuek lo
• . •npnthy nllli tle opera!ora on
, , Colorado n>! Santa Fe Ilxll
i n h of the Atchlaon ay*tern,
v , „ :.t out !at Thuraday.
. £ inc at.itrment la according: to
, rm.itlon obtainable from the
t . offl Ula to-night. The entire
, f operators on the •yeten la
whom tan are said to be uni >n
! I the *) nirmircra of the union.
Mini, refused to strike. leaving
, -m with about one-he If of It *
i..-I work.
i of ihe road deelare that un
~ i t umotances will they yield to
, , * and that none of them will
, ini ue allowed to work for the
< . v iii any capacity.
..j-ei .-ors mi the main lines of the
. r otan demanded some weeks
r ire in |*ay end some changea
i r The negotiatioiia with the
; v h.nj reached an acute atage
ri - i.mpany conceded the demand*
„■ in. a and the trouble waa averted.
i' : . * order of ’hlns* did not prevail
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. and
tro niieratora there demanded an Increase
of pay amounting It la *atd, to ajiproxi
n j o per annum for each man and
-. .MS in the rules whereby men w.-re
and to act ns telegraph operators
.... ugenu also. The demand
, ~1 and the men went out. Tis
: men on the main system went
ou - in vtnpathy.
i hilmed I,:MH Are Out.
tv 11. Kan., Dec. S.—General Chuir
rii J A. Newman of the Santa Fe di
v -n if the Order of Hallway Telegra
-1 i aiding the entire Santa Fe sys
ter, a 1 the following order at 3.3i
e it: afternoon, and a few minute*
..as infomied that I.SOO ojierutors
n- i. entire aystem quit their key*:
* *.: ißent* and operator* of the
F , Fe System: In accordance with
• .mu of your general committee.
I,v-I.tws of this organti.itlon on
t 1." yu will str.kc, c< aso work and
t refuse to perform any duly
character whatsoever un
,i id strike Is declared oft
! ii illy, and notice o! settle-
I ill y.iur Krlevauces acknowledgetl.
eli ii,i-f Is- vouched for by our
i.l i. is Vou will turn your boards
; .
iM leave them In that poeltlon pi rma-
II r'orefuily protect al! company
; 'v In your care or possession, and
i cv r. , person a cess thereto until you
* :: n eijv hecked and released from all
t i billtv by the company - * actual
i nine. This action I* made ne '
to secure f. r you reasonable com
1 in and conditions.
1 train dispatchers, clerk* and other
ire earnestly requested to give
t- assistance."
*t til Train* Are Tied I'p.
• ‘ • - io this order, Chairman New
b ~|:
■ ion mi* taken up at Ihe siig
s of National President M. M. Dol-
I -I onjy after It was evlden. th ii
1 i ni y would not listen loour grtev.
fc
I *he Santa l- e train* are said to I**
t m :n this division Iretween Newton
't l ':t * I . No ojersior was working
‘ ■ o k except two at Arkanns
f • rial raw at Perry, Okla. Division
indent Ti e I- trying to bring the
* i ain in. but It Is not expected that
;l -ii' <1 Three freights and a ius
ire lied up hoie. and a telephone
from Wellington soys that ev
is dead on the Panliai .he ill
' .n.
'vii\t itipi.t:t .%¥ or it.
I)pp|ri' the Mnln l.lne
'*''• Have llrokrn I ontriirt.
r B.—Moat of the telpgruph j
c 1 i. the lines of the Atchison, T*>-
** • I S uit i Hallway System w# ut or
late to-day In support of the
< tugurated on the (lulf. Colorado
“ 1 tv division Thursday.
? in the day the men went out on
•mi dlvM ii- hut at 4 o'clock It
i *1 to extend the walkout over
* the entire system.
*d K I*. Hl|d*y of the Atchison
■i he learned of the strike of
line operator*. *ail:
non, having broken their con*
! l left our employ without cauot
* it nothe, will not Ik* re-em-
Id
• tlon was taken, notwithstand
f t that the rofikfanny made a
1 ’ with the operator* In service on
or . Topeka and Santa Fe prop
' ! v l. and with those In aertvce on
west of Albuquerque. Nov 15. :
tder the terms of which they
i rn-hip*dvea, through their organic* •
* give the company thirty days*
1 ’of any dhitallofadlim."
K * Ml 4 U\ TO 411 TO MtMl.t.
**' 1 'llaioii of 4 onrflesy to Turkey
Ha*i lleen Dtaoharged.
• fiifton, |H*e B—Secretary Long t°-
CiH * and instruction* to Capt. Chester
r ?.int!n>ple to proceed with hla ,
Kentucky, from Smyrna on hi*
* * and voyage to Manila, to replace
-on on the Asiatic station. It can
-1 (• trn.il Off! tally that th. ml*ln
m discharged, but It la ald
Kentu kvi mlaalon. which waa
■ eourteay, has been diacharg.d.
*— *i Kill.. I In ■ Collision.
t . I<4r :d, Drc. I—A colltaton occurred to
' Ov.jo and Vac-ar on th rall
( from Cordova to B.lmca. Aa ar
•' the acald.nt acv.n pnraona are
and twelr* ar. suffering trom to*
•uioalned.
Satwnnal) iTlornino Xctos.
OUTRAGES ON MISSIONARIES.
Il *al<l fli#* Details of Niumr Jam
Uurnril Are loii ltev oltlng—An
% lit I*l 'orris II i*t ii k
Pekin, Dc. €.—-CYipt# Wtngat* and
Ryk*r. who *c ncnpant©t the expedition
to Kalian. returned 10-duy During tnelr
aosenc* they viflifd uncral pin ©s to
which the Germans did not go, but they
er. ountered no opioi:i“n.
They learned tnat come twelve Wuro
ixaru*. mostly and Norwegian
m --.*vitarie*. b‘!l*lei ('apt Watte Jones,
were red at Kwei Hun Cheng by
order* of tle Tao Twi, an<l that one hun
dre<| native l'hr*etlan h.*d aleo hen put
to dt h. Tne detail* of the outra;eH
•*re mom revolting
Winyatea and Ryder visited th?
Belgian atation. where the prk*t In
•h'lr g' an*l . ••<> t-onverta ha l hohihliiki
a irolof)g*ti cunt by Boxers and imperigi
tloupe. They were informed that other
Mat lona furtner w** * r‘ .•‘till teaiege*t.
not only by Roxera, but by Chinee© tr<w^ia.
. ?lru under orkra lr>m the authorities.
Ji.d this in apltt of the .B*urane by the
p id, •-! ntiant* that th* government is
doh g i‘ - utmost to >*upprt~ the outrages
Chinos* carrying <oi. -,i-<i weapons are
trreet*d daily in Rektn. Natives allege
tnat In. yj has been as the date for
rising against the foreigners in the caj*-
•'ai. No .tl.’irtn is felt, however, as the
troop* her** ir* sufficiently numerous to
deal wfih a rising should on© occur.
%(.itm:Mr\r iniuiiv pow&n.v
Text tin* Iteeii Krcphrd In W a*b
ington iriiiii Pekin.
Washington, T>e<*. ► The text of the
agreement reached between the Powers
it Pekin has been received at the Htste
Department, aid is now m pro* ess o
tratisiatloii from th© cipher code.
It i- ind. finite:v known whether the
a< eptah- © of any I’ow r, other tnan t/mt
of Japan, has -en ha l. but aesuraiw'e
r\: b* * n rec eived that th© remainder
of the Towers wail prompt I > ratify tiu*
agreement.
GREAT CONCERNED.
Trouble Nrtwrrn HollauA unit Por
t'll!I Fur kor* krrlou* Than
firnrrully *uppn*rl.
Isutdon, Dec. S Though th* trouble br
twc-n Hoi la tul iul Portugal cun scarcely
r, -ult In war, It is far more scrlou* and
interesting: than generally regarded here
Great llrliain 1* concerned In the affair
more deeply than appears on the surface,
for ihe Associates! Press learns that It
I* due to a Hrttish protest to Portugal
shat the exeauntor of Herr Pott, the
Dutch consul at Lorango Marque*, was
withdrawn and the visit of the powerfvn
British fleet to Portuguese water* la
something more * ban a coincidence
Th Lisbon press frankly declares It was
Intended q* a winning demonstration to
other nations to keep their hands off Pot
tugnl. The British officials also do not
h- ikute to admit their government - * read
mes* to hack up the action which Portu
gal took in It* request.
Hence, Holland con do IPSIe more than
gracefully mak" the best of a had Job.
unless she receive the support of some of
the great Powers, which I* a very remote
contingency.
TRAIN VI'RIPK STREET PAR.
One Mint list Killed and Hl* Wife
Fatally Injured.
Pittsburg. Dec. F —The CumheeJatid ac
commodation for Pittsburg on the Baltl
moie and Ohio road to-night crashed into
a Enlied Traction car filled with people
it itinkln. One nin wi* killed ouirlght.
hi* wife was so badly hurt that she ran
hardly recover, hi* Uiby was seriously In
jured and a score of other jsisscngcrs
were badly hurt.
The 'lead man I* unknown and hi* wife
at a late hour benight 1* still uncon
scious fr ni the effects of her injuries
The l*iby was found cl isi*-d in the fath
ers arms with the mothers body across
tin tn. _ . -
Tto mjurrl are: Antonio f o.let* o.
Rankin *erlou*. Antonio Lons nf Rankin.
h< ail mi l tardy m unrlert. Patrick Guvlsan.
owluetor of too traction mr. arm and
| rg broken; Mr*. W. 1. Marshall ami two
-mall children, the woman seriously, chll
dr.n -lightly; Harry MoOirm. aetioualy.
Mrs Km* and baby; James Kill*
Home mi or twelve other t>-mrcrs
were taken Into house* near by and nar
i.l for. Their Injurte* are not known.
When the traction car reached the Hah
tlmore and (mlo crosaln* at Kankai. fon
duetor Oavlgan went forward to *e tr
the , roaslitK was clear. He found • drunk
en man lying on the tracks of noth trac
, n and railroad " hen arousM the
.trunk* n man showed tight and Oavlgan
an Ito drag him from the tracks When
*
wm- k -mi. tha rootorman to go ahead i.
the ex, l enient the approach of the rad
ix ad train was unnoticed, and In spite of
the effort* of Engineer usbln. who re
vcreed and put on the air, hi* engine
struck l ie tear of the street car. hurling
„ twenty vards. horrtoly mangling I: •
human freight. The men who was re
, .n Ihie for the o . l.b iu e*c.i|ted Injury,
a'n.l as >'t detection.
tail.l.l*li>% ON CO.%*T USE.
One Sinn \S * Killed nnd Three
Were Seriously Injured.
Richmond. Va. r>ec. *-A head-end col
lision between two freight train* occurred
on the Atlantic Coast Uns. two mile* he
kiw Richmond, to-night. In which one man
was killed, three other* were Injured and
an engine and a doxen freight car*
wrecked.
Fireman Robert Royd. whose home was
In Weldon. N. C.. was fatally crushed un
,l. r ihe overturned engine. Knglr.' Or
William Kllppen of Man.heoter. Va .
was badly (cakled and severely, though
not faiall> injured, and colored brake,
men lien Powell* and Jee Butts were
1, a seriously hurt
Kllppen was brought to hi* bom*- In
Mane heater, the brakemen were brought
• i u hci>:tal hero unit the body of Boyd
will |n s. rt home to-morrow to lA bride
of a few month*.
The Coast I-ine train ran Into a Rich
itiond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
shifting freight, which bad come from
the belt line and wa* backing on tha
Coast Une track*
To-night * train* all oam* In over tha
belt Hue.
Serious Ft re In Sweden.
Stockholm. Dec. t-A fir* at Boris**no,
near Falun, ha# rendered 180 parson,
homeless and cause.! damage to U
.wj.ii n ■ of held * million kroner.
SAVANNAH, C.A.. Sl NDAY, PECEMBEU t), 11*00.
DE WET IN A CORNER
111(1X1*11 comm %Mr.itft m:i,ir.M,
TllfclV MWK HIM.
SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES
IK T lift M4Y ( H(M WOM.F\ HIV
KRS !!% nttlslT Oft HIM.
Ih# Cbnif Hn> Hrd One.
lint Kn> Hn* ll**rn l , #*rUl**it.
Hupri llml to 4lMitln W***
Knox Nab Hrru ou a MHrch
After Them Wln*e Her. 2— . en He-
Wet'a Attem|t on t ope t olotxy
>lh •' all •*!.
Allwal North, Cap# Colory. Fhldav I>ec.
Gen DeWet oppeara to be In a moat
datigerou* ,iottion and to need all bis
strategy to extricate hi* force.
With strong British aiiumn* on three
sides and two swol.en rivers barring hi*
front, the British commanders begin to
be hopeful that the great chase by four
column*, which ha* been one of tn* moss
exciting operation* of the war. will result
In the capture of DeWet.
Definite news of his whereabouts *
first received Dec. 2. The next morning
Gen Kt.ox started In hot pursuit and Pit
cher's and Herbert# .vdumiis w.re de
tached to make a turning movesnenS.
After three hours march Gen. Knox
learned that during the night lie Wet had
doubled back (vast the British right, ne
- ' satiating a complete cnange >t pun*
During the night of Dec. 3, Gen. Knox
csmjied on the Carni'-l farm, th.- site of
the Boer laager, which had evidently re
cently end hurriedly moved. Gen. Knox
started again at daylight, hoping to coi
ner D*Wet while crossing Katrepoort
drift, but he arrived too late.
Th# British experienced very great dlf
fiettity In following DeWet, owing to the
rise In the river, but tney succeeded ju
cicesing wltuout the loss of man or 11
beast. From that time on the pursuit
of the Boar* was taken us> without bag
gage. the tronjw being supjdled by forug
• r*. enabling them to make more rapid
movements, and keep In touch with the
republican*
DB WET (.OKS NORTHEAST.
Hla Attempt on Cays olony Said ts
Have !'ni led.
London. Dec. B,—The war office has re
ceived lha following dispatch from Gen.
Kitchener, from Biootnfomeln, dated
Dec. *;
"Have Just received new* from Knox, at
RouxvHte. that DeWet - * fore#, having
failed to force Ctmmsssl* bridge, which
we held ha* trekked northeast, abend m-
In* SOO horses atsl many cart*. Hl* al
tempt on Cs[# Colony, therefore, has
failed. He Is being pressed on all *l>le* "
KHII.I II KKCKIVKO HI Mil l N.
V left Was Not Attended by Any For
mal Ceremonies.
The Hague, Dec. S.-Qtie-n Wilhelmlna
received Mr. Kruger In audience Urshiy
As the Boer stateemian wa* tr.iv-l.ng In
cognito the visit wa* not attended by tiv*
ceremony usually poid to a • hlef of ***te.
A court official pro<-e*ded to hi* hotel
am! accompanied Mr Kruger to tin rmal
jsilace In a state carriage. Dr. 1* yd* re -
ceived Mr. Kruger at the door of th pal-
S'-e, but was not present at th* audience
Mr. Kruger son- a black < <*it. over
which was a broad sash of the Transvaal
color*, and the gram! crow of Tin- N'th
erla tele Mon Dr. I.eyd wore a dliwonuitli
uniform. The visit lasted a quarter of
.-in hour The Queen. Queen Mother anil
Mr Kruger nose- weie pr*s-n' The lat
ter thnnknl th# Queen for pli ing the
cruiser GehVerMnd at Ms diet*- u
The crowds in ttie street* warmly cheer
ed Mr Kruger
TELKUH tM FROM KRttlP.fl.
(able* Ills Thunks to the American
Transvaal I-eague.,
New York. Dec. * —Th ■ consul general
of the Orange Free State ha* received t;i
following reply to a cablegram of good
wishe* sent to Paul Kruger by the Amer
ican Tiansvaxl League
"I thank the dire tor* of the American
Transvaal league find all sympathising
American* for tlvMr greeting and hope
their kind wlahe# will b futflllet],
"Kruger.”
I.urd Roberts at I a|e Town.
rape Town. Dec. Ijord Robert* ar
rived here t.-.|ii> from Port Eilxabeth. He
was accorded a splendid re epilon ’1 he
Mayor. counclUora, the elinaas' oot
tee and thousand? of leh'rer met him
at *he do k* and escyrted him to tlovirn
ment House.
liners Capture IT.iHKI sheep.
Johannesburg. Dee. B.—The Hnr have
captured 17. W* 1 sheep from smull detach
ment of British troop.- In the vicinity of
Krugersdorp.
CZAR UETTIMI THIUI)H.
If le Aafd He Tow Spend* Pari of the
Day' Out of fled.
L!vadta. European Russia. Dec. % —The
physician* of the Cxar Issued the follow
ing bulletin this morning
"The Cxar fWt very well during the
last twenty-flair h.ira, He afsends pirl
of the day out of bed Hl* strength I*
vlsttdy Increasing and hi* temperature
and pulse are normal.”
1,11 All II 1 Full SOLDIER*.
Will He Paid In Every Man Who
Served lit South Afrli-a,
London. Dec. E—Th* war office an
nounce* that a gratuity will be paid to
every officer and man who ha* served
In South Africa alnc* Oct. W. 1W The
least amount will be ti It I* roughly esti
mated that It will tak. (1.0(.0( to com
plete the payment
Bridge Went Bos. fader Train.
Cologne, Dec —A bridge at Dlfferdln
gen. tn the Qrand Duchy of Luxemburg,
eollapssd to-day a* an express train w n
naming over It. and tha train plunged Into
the stream Five persons tsrar# kilted
and eight ware badly Injured.
TWENTY PEOPLE INJURED.
FoiprrM Trnin I mjift Box
Cr llosl Juni|©d lYxrk.
rhiliTclphui, I** b Twenty p©r#©n
wtre injun.l ic>-Ja\ in a accident on
ti© I’hhusk iphia, Wilmington and liAltW
n <*rc aOroMd a- (#r©y • b rry Bution in
\\>*t I*i>Jlalcl|>hlA.
An empty h-*x car Jump©<l ih© track and
damac©d xcvwral of th© ooAA.h
on th*' fipresi traiii which leavss W*uih
itiktou At U a m for New York.
M © Emma Dougherty of Chester had
h*uh I*. broken and in h rrUical con
.i. >i iii.i Mihj* Ella Little, alau of Chea
ter. wm UanKeroueiy Injured
The *xprwe train wn* made up of
thr** I’ullmaii ciir. a dining car And six
.lay cout h©*.
Ths* Infer were filled xsnth resklents of
Oh ater, !*.. aid mutt of Ihe Injured
were of their nuinb‘r.
Following is the list of Injured:
Richard Barnes, a brakeman of expr#se,
fingers crushed. Mr* U. W.
BiacitWeli. St. L.'Uls, leg fr.i -
tund. Mies H. Ii Bower. Wil
mtr.Ktor i©k fractured; Miss Margaret
Burke, t’plands, l* . cut about fa *e and
| i ■•"!> . Kinnia lh> ig erty. Chester,
; t Ii Jkh lr<ken, Mies r'ulln, fthli*
h. s a p wounds. Anna Dougherty,
• ’heeler. > aij vv.und* Graham Ulis^*.
1 unor*. fra* turel; 1 8. H>lkvst>,
H i St Denis. New Yrk slight. J.
J i k-oi , Wi.mingtiUi, serious; Elia Llt
tl*. t’h*—ter. probably faia. > hurt:
Aim* M lAin©is. t | ian t-. Fa ,fa © and
!*.**i\ "is, J Mahan©). Ciieeter. wluni. K
M A Mnioi.ey, Chester, erioitfly In-
Jureti ainMit eh* s<. Mrs Mary Mitchell,
• ’oiawin, Fa Mceratlons; Wmiani
|*‘ Faj*|. Wilmington, g*n*ral lacerations;
! Ciar* in© Fallen, New York. bndly
?rul.-twi. Kote ReUAeld, C’hester. htw*! lac
• rateNj; Mali*'! Smith, W iimiugtou. head
• 1 1 cut. Henry Matthew*. FhiiadeF
j j*hia. Internal injuries.
A out thirty ohtera were elhrhtly In
jur* i by broken glass, but were not taken
to the ho-jmais.
Tic I oilmen oar© contained Washington
i in i R <lntmr© passenger* almost exclu
-1 *tvel>. An the express approached the
• r,i\ * !'©rr> station an empty boxcar,
uhi h trlng shifted, left the tails
•*nd fell t* .inM the tai**enger train. The
parlor cars escaped Injury, but one of tne
•*y coi he* waa almost wrecked, while
three others w©re badly damaged.
BAD FIRE uTbALTIMORE.
Itiillliu'.rc Hrs*lu SS'n*- Hnrm*il
Oat at tOH n( gltoo.tHXl—Man,
llml Narrcivr I.acapea.
ISaltlmorn. Dec. Th# extensive stnre*
sr-1 stock of t!i# llaplmore Rirgsln
House. x 212 to 23U West Baltimore at reel,
wi re totally fiesttoyed by fire this morn
ing snfi the stock snfl building of Orol-
Jan, Lobe A Cos., wnloh adjoins It. was
consl>ler.ihly damaged.
Th# Are was discovered shortly after 3
O'clock a. m and burned flsroely all th#
balance of the night and fsr Into the
morning, completely obstruetlrr iraffl- In
the busiest |tt of the city during th"
early morning hours. Revr#l firemen
mule narrow escape, from death, but
none was seriously Injured.
The Battlmo-e Bargain House, of which
Mr. David Kpaleln I* the he.ul. I* one tf
Hie largest com-srtis of tla- kin*l In the
South, anl fuel a large holiday ilork on
tiuii'l. Mr. Kprteln Is a* yet un.ible to
glv. an a curate estimate of the lose on
t . k tut muglilj pla* *-* It at 1130.000.
GrotJ.in, Lb<- A Cos . esilmat'- their In**
a V3‘*" while the loss on the buildings
will probably swell ihe total to sAo.*tlo,
u!) being fuly covered by Insuran -e.
Fireman John Flynn had nilru. ulout
i-s.-rip* fram being kill'd- He fell five
storl- - from the rear of lbe western see
tbiii of the serlra of bu.l'llngs Included In
th*- ILliimor- Bargain House Flynn wa*
on she roof of the building, when, over
■ ■ome by smok*-. be lout h* balance. Ha*
ompaniuiij* wfho saw him topple bu-li
w.ird and f ill felt jure that every bone
In hi* body would be broken. In his full
tin- fir. Ai.in situ k Hire# different times
on a zlgxag arrangement of rain sprout?
Each section that he struck gave way.
bit each broke she momentum of his
fall.
A* he struck the pie*, of rslnspout
of aluminum fell off and beneath
him He Bn-k ui*>n he helmet,
mushing It ns flat as h piece of paste
board When hi? companion* picked him
up he wa - unconscious.but revived shortly
when It was discovered that the only In
juries he hud received were a number of
bruises on Ms shoulders and a broken
tinkle.
whith < ti** inf. mw.turns.
It Icw I || the House of a Man nf Al
leged l, e Morals.
Atlanta. Dee. A special to the
Journal from New Decatur, Ala., says:
The residence of A. J. Thomas, near
Cluttsvllle. In this county, wa* wrecked
la-t t ight by dynamite The crime Is
believed to have been the work of white
cap*.
Thomas, who Is a single man of about
j|) \ ..,,rs of age. It i* alleged, had s* oceu.
taut* of his house seven women. He had
been repeatedly asked to send the In
mates of hts house away, and had recent
ly received warning* from a so-called
white cap committee. One of the women
wus badly Injured In the ejplost m.
TO HIKE WITOHITV REPORT.
Ileintteralle Member* on the War
Revenue Heduetlon.
Washington Dee. *. -The minority mem
ber* of the Wave end Means Committee
are holding Informal meetings In or.Pr
t-> prepare lb- minority report on the bPI
reducing the war taxes, arul the report
will be submitted by Representative Aich
■ r-t-on of Tennessee <. Monday. It Is
understood that the reimrt wilt not op
pope the reduction* prnptxted. but will
pr.smt add.tonal features to which the
bid should apply.
Wll.l. W Lit M1.1.F. tllimilLt.K
Kid Met o> Instead of (orbett to
Harry French Actress.
London, Dec, 8— Kid M-Coy, who has
received cable advice* announcing that
hi* wife had obtained a decree of divorce
against him In the United States, to-day
told a representative of the Associated
Press that his marrtax* with Marguerite
Corneille will occur In Paris or New York
an Christmas
Ideal. Robson Much Better.
New York. Dec. I—Lieut. Hobeon'e
condition to-night we* much Improved.
FATE OF CANTEEN
%% ini n >\tk ( OMum rn on niil.
nun AiTimi.
CHAPLAIN FAVORS CANTEEN.
*A\H IT B PIN HI.riTH XII 4X ,\ %-
TIVK MIOPS.
Ni utlirra of h r> Women's <'ltriafinn
l>mpi rmiof I iilon Went Nrforr
lle ( iiuimtlt-r to I rr tlie llrlrß
of Ihe l*ri%|liA Ikiilikl the
i'Anfeen ( hiipleln Millfr. Who
Berxel In llte I*l* 111 ||l e*. %n y m If
.Hhnnlil \if He ilmlUhril.
WttAftilnfton. I > s Th© S©n.te C**m
mit:-e on Military Affair* I lay contin
ued It* hearintr up<hi the AiiU-canteen
provtAion of the fiillltar% bill, hearing in
aftddFvhkfi Cos a number of *hn t *|e© he* tn
Advocacy of th® provl* n. a pi
*X tin*t it from R©v. Mr Misier wtu
ecrve.l fourteen month* a* an army chap
lain in the Philippine*
Mia. That her of N©w J©r*©v appealed
for the aboil.don f the c tiu© ii on flnan
cia4 uroundA. inivlhb that it nri© l **•!-
.Hem to *quander nM only tii ir >©.!(h
and th lr time, but their money .* well,
Mr. Keila of -1; H ?f**kr fr th©
mother* of Che soldier*. ©<*>tnjf that all
of them favor© 1 the ippi©H im of ti e
liquor traffic.
Mrs. inf ill* of Hi ic ib *al<l he knew
of mitny eoUiler fwy* who lial contra**!*
**! the liquor hddi at th© canteen. Ml**
Kearney f Mi c 1 1 *- n
informal tiiat Gen. I k n hnl i"*© u no -
able ©x< epiioi among p< ni.l army “fti
cer* in favoring th© ciint* ©n.
Mr* Aliiaon. VV. C *i 1 . ©uperinteml
ent of |. a*iatl(n. *all that •©! .i *t *
tinti' A iiiow tlia: Hi© liquof ti !li le IF
©tally following the American hug in Id©
.io|*..w
Bne preer-nietl figure# to *aow that th©
.tquor ©x|i Jati'W(* from tne \ *nlt©*
Bta>e* to (*uba for the flrat five nnuitnii
,( \<*j Im<l reach©*! sl7#.•* Mgln.*t
th',Tie’s Jor l fie ©ntir© year of IM*K
In the Philippine* an.l Form III* o thare
hail Uen h com-npaiuJing in- • • *•-
It ©% . Mr. %llllt*r Baiora i mil© ©a
Air. Miller gave hi# unrt*©rv©U 4nkn©
men! to lha canteen, and ©aid taut the*
view wa the reauil of actual
obaervation in the I'hilippln©*. Ho
declared tilme* If to ©* temperwn •
n*an and said that it is beoauae h© Is
-uch he took this position In the Philip*
p.nee. the canteen is not. he said, the
low grog shop tn®4 It ha# been described,
but 1* entitled to bo called a i©u ©x
hang© as it i* officially oali®<! He wa*
sure that the#© exchanges do much t"
restrict drunk* nm ss. The reason for hi
position was found in the fa i tiut if
4he aokliera could not get the lager berr
and the Ugh? win®# supplied at the can
♦on# they would patronise the low grog
,’*rt©a k**pt by the rte*tiVMS, where only
vino Is sold. This liquor he described a*
lusmiful to health end said it*
offset often was almost to cau*e inani
ty. Many vino "Joints’' had been destroy
ed by the establishment of th© ©anie©n
Mr Miller expres© th opinion that
* l©r ©nt of the ofWoera of tii© army
*rv favorable to th© canteen aiwl also
*#i! thui h© enlists*! m©i want It H“
quote*l written opinion* from pool cem
mar.derm in the Philippines in auppori of
his poeltlon.
IRttH'llHn I I.OAE t %LL.
Voyage Made Memorable by Narrow
Escape From Disaster.
San Francis o, Dec. 8-The tranwport
Belgian King I* In port aff r n voyage Of
nfty-flv* day* from Manila, made mem
orable by disaster aid harrow escapes
from total destruction
Shortly after leaving Manila the vessel
encountered a typhoon, and for two days
those on Isnird welted for the death that
icemed Inevitable. Th* coal In her bunk
er* shifted and the transport waa for
forly-elght hour* on her beam ends, only
the sudden abating of the storm saved
the transport from going to the bottom.
The Belgian King wa* laid up seventeen
days for repairs at Hong Kong and after
leaving the latter port her coal ilsught
Are through carelessness In loading, and
burned three days wtili* the trenstwrt
made a desperate effort to reach Taku.
Ills Are gained such headway that at one
time the staterooms were too hot to be o
eupb-d.
IRISH t, 111 It Nil' A St It IDF,.
Found In Ills study, n Mullet lljslc
Throngb Hts Rend.
New York. Dec. 8 * Seated In a chair
In the study of hts home, Uriah t* Bur
nap, one of flnsdtiyn's foremost cliix.-n*.
a figure well known among the city's eoli l
business m<-n and a close friend of the
late William L. Strong, wag found dead
to-day. a bullet hole In hi* head At
h!a Side lay a revolver Melancholia, ag
gravaged by worry over the condition of
an 111 daughter. Is believed to have led
Mr. Burnap to take hi life. |
Wilt NHli KILLED THE CHILD.
Nurse Llrl Irritated Reenuse Her
llaby Was Taken From Her.
New York. Dec. I Ali-e O'lionnell, the
nure# girl who killed the lufint child of
t Mr. and Mr*. James J. ne- In Brooklyn
last night, was arrested to-day. Hhe ad
mitted killing the child, saving that her
own baby, which wa- horn eight months
ago, was In an Institution, and she did
not see why another wnni.ii should be
able to have her child with her when
that privilege was denied as to her own
| child.
I Heavy Ratos tnste Damage.
Brussels, Dec B—Owing to recent
• heavy rains the river Be tine has over
| flowed the suburbs and Inundated a pot-
I Hon of the city. Th> Rue du t'errle I* un-
I der water. The Inhabitants are Imprison
ed In their houses and some stock has
been drowned
Mrs. MeL -an seriously 111.
Washington. Dec —Mrs Washington
McLean, mother of John R McLean
i proprietor of the Cincinnati Entjulrer.and
of Mra Dewey, wife of Admiral Dewey.
I* very seriously 111 of heart complica
tions. at her home here The attending
phyatclsDS have UtU* hop* o l her raoov
ry. „ I
m
RESISTENCIA CRITICISED.
I 'deration of lastior tsnlnai **\*na
i’h lgnrroakrra Mueli lln*l
!!•• \\ ns Trammeled
le.uisvtl e, Dec b -At 10-tlay'g aeeslnn
of th Atner *u F'slet itiv fi of Uhor Con
vention 'Kmstdeirtbie bu*lne>s w.is trai *•
acted but ■ minittec rt*j*ort mere not .'ll
forthcoming.
An u)i>( l was read from the ft* I©r*-
tion *; Labor * ? I'orto Hi.v. asking lor
'(r ©kim of sjh ch In nae* mbl) and
press.” and that a commit:©* be sent to
th- - island fr th purp> of eouiiileUiii
th** orcuidaatlon.
A t©j©gi uti wi i©ad from the \V C.
T Ii Wa - uingtoi. asking n ~sune
.n | ntting (Fwti tn© 4b|u>r iraflb
B *mhl vice? President Duncan read the
r©p*tt of the HxfvuUv© Council It re
view-ml tit© it i*n *s national ai©! tntr?
niiiofiat unions for the p*um v or, crltl
.um and the tr©.mmuu >f th© ntrett rai*w ic
tnp.ov©** m Ht Ixuis during the siren
I raiiway ::*k© in that cliv. th* n *tlon
lof l*i llmhii-n*-in Clg*!makers of Tam
!jni . iiu and reafhrmed the right of
j A inert-an *huio ie w rk without hln
dianv©, cited the reduction of th* work
ing hours of gtanite cutlers to eiglit
* ii? aod in ♦ i.d av* rug* wug©s l' i t
i©r ©eir in the Cnlted Btstin and • in
* ada
A resolution was adopted instructing ;he
stale |i ii: hi -t of ihe f'l' r.in •-!< h
to p. ItliHi the L.g.siiiurc f*r a
i buna© In the cotiAtmiiion providing f*r
| the submission io the t**"pl© of conAtitu
\ Tfonul aiiv* .in© ts on of voter*
•id lust!urtina tii© I;*©, uiive Council to
! a-k for like siiMiidmcnts to the federal
| cofiatkution.
A rec* ss was then taken until the after
noon.
i Jo** hr f- rm ad to umm ent a number of
| !■•■-" utions w©re*i*r s#niel In- till© and
j referred, among them t**ina one aguinsi
(the anti- .>'p4ng bill, one to ©noourug©
I..** ©sfabllshmetit *f local union* of tfv©
Retail t’lerk International FrHeetlv®
As<* latl.ui. on© for a government 1*
p.iittiotit t( l.dH>r, the hal t a hi* h
■ -*ll have a place tn the cabinet, one to
I * nr** the |*; sage by t'oiigr©** of a Nil
| *'* restrict Immigration with a view to
preventing the growth *f the sweating
© stem and <Mie r*'afTlrmlng adle-rera e by
ihe federation to the principle of self
government by each craft % trade, and
.! number recommending boycott* again*!
spec!fled firms
d’lie < • insider*tlon of and passing upon
4ti©s© r© -oiutlott# and other husines* will
occupy the attention .f the convention
H next w*k, Mr (Pauper* stilting tr**
n j hi to an Associated l*re*s refiresenta
live shat final adjournment will taken
“li* week from to-night.
< <Kl’Otl %I. lllHHft* PIUIKfXRD.
tf. U llioii II* |irlnm n#l**#l for f)il
TrfUlmpnl of Harris.
Atlanta Dec ft—Gov. Candler to*<i*r la
u#d the following order regarding the Sa
vannah court martial before which Corpl.
Harhi* wa* tria l Th# Governor pprtvi*s
th# fladlngs of tha court-martial, a* fol
lovrs:
"I aifrrv# th* of fh** H>urt tn
thia undrr tha avldanca, tha
d*fenlant la taebol<miiy guilty. Hut htn
offend w.* i unnilMPtl unrlar irr>at |rov
ocatlort. an*t win mor t<x’hnl('al th*n
rral. and thaaa rraNoiis ha U haraby
friirdloruil of al I
tha • 'lon *f th*‘ court. It la my duly to
In aavaraat tnrma tha com
rtiwodint; officer of thl n njrnjmny, (Vipt.
Wtlaon, and hia auhaltarn. UoiH. H ir
th**lin h, for their conduct toward t’orpl.
H irrl* from thr tiMimcnt of hia arr*at to
hi* arraiKi nt tn court, which wan not
mark' and by that dignity* kin *rnl
fairtirsa which will !>• roquirod of all of
flrt-rn of tha deoritta Htato troopw In thwlr
twartnjf towurd Umar und*r com
mand.’*
Th** aantcvn’w t**>vw r*f<rri to wan di
hoinrli' dlarharaw from tin* ptata tr<ajfNi
HKHISb POIKISB IMHHBItAIOD.
< >loutl.la ( iHiwN lo Mr?f Hqu# l r*l
• In* llr alatloa.
Now York. Ir.* a -tb*nor Arturo d*-
Ilrlifiird, th# Colombian ronaul In this
cl;y, made th- followtii* tatcm*nt to the
Anaocutted Hr. tiita evenlnc:
’I Imv* day r‘*#iv'd caidearam
from Henor Carloa Martinos Biiva, mtn
l#tt* r of foreign relatlon, dated Bogota.
I>#Ce 6. which reads a foilowa
•"After several ancountetra with the reb
el* In th** Department of Bolivar, and the
idtlea of lAi Uiradtt and Buena
Venturi* the r*hel fonrea under Gen,
Uriim I rliie and ottirri hove iwn diapr*w
• i Several department* nn- in entire
pence. The la dyirtK out and
th government ia aurrotlfided with en
thuniaaUr follower#, la prepatins to ea
tiihlish normal nommunicatlon for com
m**rce and destrea to mstinrain friendly
reiwilona with the neiftiiiorinc coun
tide*.' *’
HI IIS Id > IIKI) AVS AH liulli;.
lIMil Aaaaolted and t-'atalljr lnjnrl
%lr*. .1 1 •*• h While.
Home. Dec. V —Bud Kufut. a ne
yro who cuterday aa#ault'<l and fatally
Injured Mi*. Joseph White, wlfo sofa
farmer living twelve mile* from Home,
waa csuiiht and lynched near here to
day.
IMfuR waa taken from the county of
f'eera at midnight by a mob Mr*. White
d'titlOn) the priJMjner. who was hurrle#
to a r.illrosd hridjre newr by A waa
placed about hi ne- k and he waa forced
to Jump from the bridge His body wa*
then riddled with bullet*
•*!* at liHM *o.
Taerm, Wash . Tier A—'Mall advice#
eny there are al*out thirty case# of emall
pox at I'lswantt Prompt meaaur**# hav
1m ' n taken f**r checkin* the apresd of the
disease
DeleatMtea t Tlie Xnunr.
Vlenm*. 1 **. S.—Th# New Frle Pr##*
anriouiicet* tht the Austrian deieg#-.*# to
the inirrvitlonai court of arbitration at
The Huaw will he Count von l*etielborn
aid Dr Umm*rh. and th# Humf.trbun
delegate# Count Albert Afpoynl and Dr.
Haai-igyl. former mlni.iter of Just lea
Holland U 111 Not Intervene.
Antwerp. Dec I —A special dlapntOh
fron The Hague aaya Holland ha* ra> in
tention *o lntarvan# tn # avor of arblirattor.
1n tha Tranavaai trouble#.
Poisoned hy Drlakliif Tea.
Stockholm Dec * -Through carela#ne#
eight person# at .Mandvtken hay# been
poisoned by drinking taw* Thrae of them
wra dead. ,<
DAILY •* A YKA ft.
* KNTH A COPY
WEEKLY 2-TIMEB A WEEK II A YEAR
CAUSED EXCITEMENT
ihi i iii to ni<ii\r khio:r
I V 4.1*11 MAh W
TO COME UP IN REICHSTAG.
oil vr Hu hi i i.iw u ii,i. Hi:rt,T
TO I N I l it %Tl4t v
Xian* Pagera *lile Util* the tttltnd*
of Ihe ITmpernr—Bore lull* of Re
foliation on ml of tlie IMug.
let Tarlg—l Horn of %iaitaaaaat>r
While t Ha It* tnl n a ft# aeafnl
He in aiaht.
Her 1 in, I>#■(■ 8 Mr KfitrciH r ©~'4 k p
fiH here and the r** • ns bsidtng Vh©retu
will l made the ©ubj© t of an Interpel
l itlon in the L‘i'hstug e.tny in tti' lin
ing week, n th© first budget debate Tim
Impel and t'lnim-ellot 4Aunt v*n Kurin#,
will r©ply pci *i tity.
The ti item©tit on the subject is still
de©p and far*reaching, as evidenced by
to la\ Dl Niiti.u.. wh h c.nt.ili>> an
artb 1© I*) Prof Thetakir Mommaen. who
.* It* roves Kmperor William not receiv
ing the Roer statesman as being mor®
dignified and nnr© Just than If he had
received him and then eonf#sse| his pow-
I erh * *nes* to avert tii© rtouth African
trag©l\ whi h Is now g*dng *ai toward
I the dual tot.
The Ynee echo Zettunc k**s a similar
view and iy* ti?t “ via* rlti*'al Franc®,
which i seeking to embroil Germany with
Kngland. won and have left Germany lr
th® lurch. proiMbly confederating with
England agniiwa (i-rimin>. after im’oeal
log in rupturing the Ismdw of Anglo-Ger
ni in ft lei ni* hip.”
beraia*) and the Meat Trad®.
An edit mini article in th© Kreu* Z*ltung
on th *ubj< t of Pre id# nt M Klalty'l
recent m©-sg© to C’ongrees is srigmfloant
t expressing the view n and aims of th®
moilerat* German ogr.iriana It says.
** 11 dw# no: ni; tier if ihe Americana
lose the tUrtmm m* it trade, ainca Ainefi
can manufactur'd Impdtt# to Germany
will enormously in* rcj**e. which I* watch
el anxkntaJv in Gertnany, Aiwiro Hin
-k try and MwittrrNUMk if Germany, In tha
project**! treatie* imitate# *te Dingley
#orlfT how in th* Amrl u.- *HH]dalfi?
It would only l# not of alfdifenge.**
Tha arlif .e then pro e. la to . numerwt#
th# many Apparent unfairness*# in tha
tartff rtUtlooi with the United that#*.
Tha Crdogp# Voika Zeliung. the iraUru
Cantrlsi orgaiK acknowladgea the <?eaaa
[#M attanvptaof th# t nlied dtate* ambii
wlor. Mr. White, to keep tha p*-ao# t#~
tween th# two nmntil**, but claims hi#
effort a are pooh-potjned anl frustrated by
th# It*puhji in jlmtoe* In Am*rit’, win*
#r# partlctdarly venomous agulnat Oer
many.
IVrff U Ifh < lit no Com lag.
An official of th Japan legation In
formed ll# corrt|#iviim of the AaM3l
ated Pp**R that the latest adfv) *# JutNltierl
lit# Im lief that tii*" r* -*—fai*lltihinem of
with ChltKi iwtn beati qul kly
trig since tiie condition* hav# been modar
-4ilml by ih* Powers.
Tha foreign otTl * her# formally oon-
Mrn the Rt.itementa that the remaining
minor point# of th# Pekin Joint note have
been settled An inspired article In to
day * Cologne Gnsetta, detailing the <*on
teltttf of Hie note, wiiieitantiidy agree#
with what has been primed ih th# sub-
Jed In America
The <orre*iond#nt of the A*#oc|#tH|
Preaa barn** frmi private source* that
Kmperor William will send a #i#*dal en
voy shortly, to make tjur of the notabi#
Am*ri *n ato k firm with the view of
l urch t ing id I • nd carriage hor##a
for the ImperUl stttblc*. Hitherto tha
court h*# purch * '-I exclusively in Hun
giiry and Kngi.ind.
The i* r* > illy Illle*| out hla
census formula, saying hi# business was
"German Km per or md King of Prussia."
Ilnnker St era berg*# 'I rln I.
At to-day'# m* —Jon of the trial of th#
wealthy Berlin Banker Aternberg, charged
with an offense .ig tlnst morality, Marga
ret Fischer, who vui#aummon#d from New
York, where she hud become Mrs Mkler,
testified *t length. Her testimony was
In favor of the defendant, but *h# ad
having r* el veil large sums of
money from Htemberg.
Th** Berlin lt#r A-<* - i.i ion gav# formal
notice to-day that it will take proceedings
agiiu et Herr kepo. th* leading lawyer for
he defen *, for ti#p* :<>ua doings in Aon
section with the fit cm berg case.
IdWitß WIU, 11111,11 YACHT.
%
Plana far Boat That U 111 f oat pete
With Shamrock 11.
Boston, Dec. i— After a conference with
Boston do niftier#. Boston builders and a
numln r of representative llaton yaotits*
men, Thomas W. I,,WMjn, the well known
flmittcier and horse fancier of tld* cKy
armourv'N) to-night that he would per.
sonaily stand the rxpenw of bulldlrut
another yacht to oraupete for the lamor
of defers ling the •Amcrbi’a cup against
Hir Thomas Llptoti's Hhsmrock 11.
The new yacht, acnordtng to Mr. Law
son, will be designed by B B Crownrln
shleld, of this city, who has already had
considerable aucc*# with smaller boats,
while Geurg*- loswley, of Boston,
the builder of the former eut> defenders
Puritan anl Mayflower and the outfitter
ct still another, the Volunteer, will i>rob
ably construct the new host
It l# expected that <*upt Nat Watson,
one of the last #kipi# r* In th# Bast, will
act as sail -nyt tn md Mr. Lawson
also Rfate# ;I*nt .<> opf-rtunty will h#
glvm n number of coß**g# f’oritahlan
yachtsmen to a i?t In working the boat
a* s part of her crew.
TIIKRI Ml > UI.HR imoUTKD.
Slillf The mere in Man hnwi
itt the Ttiwbosti fsltns.
Industry. Pa. Dec. I—A skiff contain
ing Hir*-** stcsimboat men wa# run down
near here last night by the towboat Dick
Fulton and the onuptntl drowned. Their
name# were;
Kdw.ird Mason, Kdward Matthews, John
Moment.
The men belonged to th# crew of the
towboat Boas and rowed deliberately In
front of the stanmer Fuiton. Their horn#*
were at Jed do, O.
Ty phot# tu Sin# ln Prison.
Sing Bing. N. T. Dec £-Warden
Johnson announced to-day that typhoid
had broken out among the convicts In
Bing Bing prison Therr are now seven
teen case# of typhoid In the prison hospi
tal end additional cases are devwiopiug
daily.