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THE MORNING NEWS, r Mbltshed 1850. - Incorporated ISSS J. H. KSTII.L. President Nan Patterson Being Taken to the Tombs Prison Through the Crowd Around the Court Room. A MISTRIAL FOR NAN PATTERSON SHE BECAME HYSTERICAL WHEX SHE FOUND SHE HAD NOT BEEN FREED. Six to Six the Jnrort Stood—Of the Six for Convietion None Thought Her Guilty of Murder in the First Irsrce, One Wax for Murder in the fecund Decree, Tito for Man xl.iutliter in the First anil Three for tlanxluiiK-hter in the Second Degree. New York. Dec. 23, —FoUqwing a day of intense nervous strain Nan Patter son to-night is in the Tombs, *ilj,, and perhaps on the verge of a breakdown, but with constant attendance. The former shdw girl, expecting ac quittal at the hands of the Jury, which has listened to the evidence in her trial for the murder of Caesar Young last June, went into court this noon to learn that the twelve men chosen to decide as to her innocence or guilt had been unable to reach an agreement— in fact, had divided evenly over thd question as to whether or not she held the revolver which ended Young's life. The jury stood six to six—half for acquittal, the other half for convic tion. Although no official announcement was made further than this, court house talk had it that of the six de ciding against Miss Patterson none was for conviction of murder in the first degree, one held out for murder in the second degree, two for man slaughter in the first degree and three for manslaughter In the second de gree. Nan Ileunn Weeping. Immediately the announcement of the verdict was made Nan Patterson broke Into a fit of weeping, which continued even after she was led from the court loom, to a retiring chamber, where physicians were called and restoratives administered. Then she was taken to the Tombs, but she again wept and moaned and became hysterical, and the efforts of her aged father, the prison matron and attendants to quiet her were futile. The demonstration in the court after the announcement of the disagreement was somewhat remarkable,, many pressing forward to express sympathy for the young woman. Abraham Levy, chief counsel for Nan ■Patterson, called 'on his client in the Tombs late this afternoon, and re mained with her an hour. He was ill In bed when the court convened, but when he learned of the action of the Jury he went to the jail to cheer his client. Will Seek n Lower Hull. "The girl is in a very bad mental condition," he said, after he had left her. “Bhe la almost constantly hys 'erlesl, but I don't think she will col lapse. I hope I left her In a somewhat better frame of mind. I, of course, can not tell what we will do for her yet. The counsel for the defense will have a consultation and will then do the he*t we can for her. If the re-trlal la not right away, I am going to make a desperate effort to get ball for her. 1 will plead with Mr. Jerome to re duce the bail to 116.000, and I will be "file, I think, to arrange for that "mount, and thus let hsr have her freedom while again awaiting the tong, nerve-racking ordeal she will have to face." Interest to-night centered In District Attorney Jerome's future action. Hs >in not said what ha will do. but It * v n intimated that the way the Jury *' "1 rnay Influence him as to anew trial. tried Oa Yeseg's Ceat. ihe jury took hut one ballot, tc> ""ding u> the foreman, and devoted remainder of the time to dlecueiTrn eiiii the fleet to iaM the division was 1 "w. Foe twenty-four hours they die* 1 "mad Um evidence, tebd mat Juror Is Jsfatoirnab JBornina NUMBER 17.551. quoted to-night as saying that one of those who stood for acquittal tried on the coat which Young wore at the time of his death, and with a revolver at tempted to demonstrate that suicide was possible. The interest in the case was so in tense th'at the crowds which had stood outside the court building all the morning pursued Foreman Harmer of the jury when he left the court after the final adjournment. He boarded a trolley, but men chased the car to his business office and mounted police men were called upon to disperse the throng. WHEN NAN HEARD JURY’S ANNOUNCEMENT. Almost Broke Down When She Learned the Result. New York, Dec. 23.—Fainting in her father's arms, her frame quivering with accumulated suffering of months of anxious waiting, Nan Patterson to day heard the announcement that the Jurymen (trying her for the murder of Caesar Young had disagreed. Soon she was revived and sobbing hysterically and hardly able to walk, was .half led, ■half carried back to her cell in the Tombs. The keenest disappointment was felt in the court room and in the great crowd outside when the disagreement was announced. Not since the Moli neux case has there been so much interest taken in a criminal trial in this city, and many of those present had hoped for a verdict of acquittal. The closing of the proceedings at this time, just two days before Christmas, added to the sentimental interest in the girl’s fate, and the prospect of spending the 'holiday in prison un doubtedly accentuated the girl's agony when she heard the words that she was not to be free. Her father, who has been by her side even since the trial began and whose tender care and devotion to her have been the most touching feature of the trial, tried to comfort her, but his saddened face and mournful expression robbed the words he uttered of force and meaning as he said: “Don’t worry, little girl; it will come out all right yet." Wnx Given Restorative*. After her removal from the court room Nan Patterson was taken to a retiring room and restoratives were given to her. She soon revived, but while passing over the Bridge of Sighs on her way to her cell in the Tombs 1 she suffered a second fainting spell, i from which she recovered slowly. I Once in her cell, the girl wept bitterly. | A Tombs missionary tried to comfort I her, but she would not be comforted. | She cried for her father, but when he i was admitted to her cell did not im mediately recognize him. The father j wept in company with his daughter. I After the prison physician had ad- I ministered stimulants Nan recovered ; some of her former self-possession. “Do you think,” she asked the missionary, ‘‘that the Jury believed me guilty be cause I broke down and cried along toward the last, there. You remem ber. after I had stood Mr. Harfd’s at tack as long as I could, I Just had to ; break down and cry and I thought that maybe they believed I was that kind of a woman.” The missionary reassured her and she became more cheerful. IJurnrM Filed In. The court did not resume Its session until after 11:30 o'clock. The Jurors, their faces showing deep lines as a re sult of then all-night vigil, filed sol emnly in and took their places behind the rail. Nan Patterson had not en tered the court room up to that time, but as the jurors marched down the aisle, her father, half turning In hia chair, gazed intently upon their faces. As hs turned bark and fumbled ner j vouety a paper which lay upon the ta ble, his bands ebook so If with palsy, i and It seemed apparent that he saw little to Arouse hope In the faces of tits Jurors. A moment later Nan Patterson, iaowned entirely In Id*' k and with a ! heavy bleed vail sewsaaMwg fear fas jiUMtmued Mi Fifth Faf a. PULAJANES KILL NATIVE SCOUTS LIEUTENANT AND 37 MEN FELL BEFORE THEM ON THE IS LAXD OF SAMAR. I.lent. Abbott In Conininnd of the Seontft Hum Asked the Authorities nt Mnniln to Send Him Aid—lt Is Snid That 2.000 Pnlnjiines 'Threat en the Ton n of Dolores—Situation Is Said to He Critical—More Flalit init Expected. .Manila, Dec. 23.—The Pulajanes have ambushed and killed at Dolores, on the island of Samar, a lieutenant and thirty-seven enlisted men of the Thir ty-eighth Company of native scouts. Two thousand Pulajanes, it is re ported. threaten the town of Dolores, and the situation is said to be critical. Lieut. Abbott, in command of the scouts, has requested that aid be sent him. Won Straps at Tien Tain. Washington, Dec. 23. —First Lieuten ant George F. Abbott, who commands the Thirty-eighth company of Philip pine scouts, which was ambushed by natives at Dolores, Samar, and one lieutenant and thirty-seven men killed, was a corporal in the Ninth United States Infantry in the fight at Tien Tsin, China, during the Boxer trou bles. Officers in Washington familiar with his record say that he distin guished himself in that engagement by seizing the colors when the color bearer fell and holding them in the line. No advices regarding the ambuscade have yet reached the War Depart ment. WILL ASK BOND* FOR DR. CHADWICK. Hlm Friends Are Anxlons to Keep Him Ont of Jnil. Cleveland, 0., Dec. 23.—Arrange ments are being made, it is under stood, to secure bail for Dr. Leßoy S. Chadwick, who with his wife, Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, was yesterday in dicted by the county grand jury charg ed with forging and uttering a $5,000,- 000 note, signed “Andrew Carnegie,” when he arrives here. Dr. Chadwick is now on his way to New York from Paris and extradition papers are to be requested. County Prosecutor Keeler has not yet been asked by friends of Dr. Chad wick as to the amount of bond that would cover the offense charged, but it was said by a person interested in the case that the necessary sum would be furnished at the proper tithe. The prosecutor said to-day that the bond would probably be SIO,OOO or $15,000. J. P. Dawley, counsel for Mrs. Chad wick, said he believed no attempt would be made by Dr. Chadwick to re sist extradition. It was planned that Emil Hoover, Mrs. Chadwick’s son, should go to New York with Sheriff Barry to meet Dr. Chadwick on his arrival. Sheriff Barry offered no objection to the youth ac companying him, but when Emil told his mother of his intention she opposed it. Prosecutor Keeler said he expected to go to New York to investigate some phases of the Chadwick case. He will probably lea -'e next week. He refused to discuss the nature of his Inquiry. The requisition papers for Dr. Chad wick were this evening received from Columbus by Sheriff Barry. SLOAN SHOT’CANTRELL. Killing Over a Trivial Matter Oc curred at Autreyvllle. Moultrie, Ga., Dec. 23.—News has been received here from Autreyville, in the lower part of this county, of a fatal tragedy which occurred there last night. Tom Cantrell, a well-known young white man. was shot and killed by Jasper Sloan, Another young man of the community. The two men were drinking, it is said, and a difficulty arose over a trivial matter, Cantrell being the aggressor. An exchange of shots resulted in Cantrell’s death, Sloan escaping unhurt. No attempt ha* been made to ar rest Sloan, who is a highly respected citizen. railroadlmployes - INVITE ROOSEVELT. Fort Worth. Tex., Dec. 23.—One thousand employes of the Texas and Pacific Railroad residing in this city have extended an Invitation to Pres ident Roosevelt to visit Fort Worth. After assuring him of a hearty wel come from their branch of industry, the invitation concludes: “We further express our gratitude for vour recommendation to Congreaa for the better regulation of railroad* and abortening the hours of employes, and wa further hope that your life will be spared to aee the crowning glory of your administration accom plished—the Panama canal.” FOREIGNERS ORDERED TO GET OUT OF FEZ. Faria. Dec. s4—Tha correspondent at Tangier of the Matin says that, after sailing at the French mission, (he mini**ere of the several powers ordered all people of thou mUmuJI -4M to tP*U jr% SAVANNAH. GA., SATURDAY. DECEMBER 24. 1904. JEROME PUT A CLERK OUT OF HIS OFFICE. Retimed Service On it Motion Re- Knriling Hull for Dodge. New York. Dec. 23.—Charles F. Dodge, who is charged with perjury in con nection with the Dodge-Morse divorce tangle, arrived here to-night on the steamer Lampasas from Galveston and was taken at once to police head quarters. Dodge is accused of having committed perjury in swearing that he had never been served with summons in the suit by which his wife, now Mrs. Charles W. Morse, obtained a divorce, and he was brought here as a result of the decision handed down by the United States Supreme Court, which refused to sustain his appeal from the decision of the Texas courts Ordering him to this city. I*t was said that during the voyage Dodge had contracted a severe cold, resulting in bronchitis. Nathaniel Cohen, Dodge's attorney, who came with him from Texas, said there is no truth in the published state ment that his client is to plead guilty and give up the fight. Mr. and Mrs. Morse are now In Eu rope. Early in the afternoon, when the Lampasas had been sighted, a fa\v clerk appeared at the district attor ney’s office and attempted to serve Mr. Jerome with a notice of a motion by Dodge’s lawyers, asking that bail be fixed at once. Mr. Jerome refused to receive the paper. The clerk was persistent and Mr. Jerome finally caught him by the coat, stuffed the notice under the back of his collar and put him out of his office. The clerk then threw the paper through the open door and left. In speaking of his action later, Mr. Jerome said: “In the first place. Dodge was not in this country. Besides, he was In the custody of the United States.” Detectives who arrived on the steam er with Dodge, said that he is in great fear over the result of his return to face a trial for perjury, and that on the way from Galveston, he tried to jump overboard, but was prevented. After that he was guarded night and day. ’ COLUMBIA STUDENTS WON THEIR FIGHT. Code of Itulen Adopted Regulating Tlielr Hailng Practices. New York, Dec. 23.—A tfuce has been arranged between faculty of Co lumbia University and the sophomore class, which resented the suspension of four of their number for participating in the Kingdon Gould hazing affair and which had threatened to quit the university in a body. The student board, represented by the presidents of the various classes, both college and science, met Dean Hutton to-day to discuss the suspen sion of the four sophomores. Their decision, which was announced, is that suspension will be left primarily in the hands of the student board. The conditions under which this was arranged are: First. The student board will pro hibit hazing in obnoxious form. Second. Freshmen will be under the surveillance of the sophomores Third. Any case of the “freshness” of the under classmen will be brought to the attention of the board, and they will serve notice on the student that his actions have aroused the animosity of the sophomores and they will fix a penalty which he must pay. Fourth. There will be an under class fight and the winners will have the right to summon the officers of the de feated class to appear at their dinner. This last is expected to do away with the capturing of freshmen by second year men. The student board of representatives was authorized to draw up a plan em bodying these provisions which is to be submitted to the students immediately after the Christmas vacation. President Butler held a conference with Dean Hutton of the school of ap plied sciences early in the day. after which the suspension of four sopho mores concerned In the attempt to cap ture Kingdon Gould was announced. Immediately after the student body held a protesting mass meeting at Earl Hall. About 500 students attended and expressed their disapproval of the ac tion of the faculty. DEATH AT~AFIRE. Nearly *1,000,000 Worth of Slonx City Properly Destroyed. Sioux City, la., Dec. 23.—A fire which resulted in the death of one fireman and the destruction of nearly two en tire blocks, entailing a loss roughly es timated at $1,000,000, started In the basement of the Pelletier department store, located at Fourth and Jackson streets, shortly after 8 o'clock to-night. The district burned over lies In the center of the business portion, and among the buildings were several of the most substantial structures In the city. In these buildings were located a number of large stores and several wholesale establishments and three na tional banks. Many Christmas shoppers crowded the Pelletier and other stores, and It was with difficulty that all escaped from the burning building. The flames enveloped much of the building before the Are department arrived, and was quits beyond control. For three hours and a half, until they had got beyond rang* of the buildings, the flames cay* rled everything In their path. Both tel egraph companies were put out of bus - I Ineee by reason of their wires being I burned out The fere mu get under centre! at U*M e eleefl. FOUND HIS WIFE AND BABY DEAD HUGHES RETURNED HOME TO HE GREETED BY A SIGHT MOS’l IIOHHItU.E. Stretched Actum the Beil Una the Hotly of HU Wife and I’pon n Pil low On (he Floor Before Hie Fire plnoe I,ny the Body of Hlm Child, Both Terribly Burned—Mystery Shrouds the Tragedy—Theories Are Advanced. Syivanln, Ga., Dec. 23.—Details have Just reached here of a shocking catas trophe that happened at the home of Ben. Hughes, a well-to-do white farm er, who lives about ten miles from Syl vania. Mr. Hughes’ family consisted of a wife and a baby boy. He left home early in the morning to go to his work and was away all day. Upon return ing he found his wife and child both burned to death in the bedroom. His wife w T as lying across the bod and the baby on a pillow before the Are place, both terribly burned. There were also signs that the floor in the room had caught and was put out with water. The terrible affair is surrounded with mystery. It is supposed by some that Mrs. Hughes, having placed her baby on a pillow before the fire to keep him warm, went out of the room to attend to her household duties, and upon re turning found her baby wrapped in flames, and then in the attempt to res cue him, set her own garments on Are, and was thus burned to death herself. However, the fact that the baby was not moved from his bed before the hearth and the unmistakable signs of water having been found upon the burning floor would seem to refute this theory, and give color to the suspicion that there was someone else there when the tragedy was enacted. It will be thoroughly investigated, and every effort made to clear up the mystery. Mrs. Hughes was the daughter of Mr. Hardy Waters, a well known farm er of this county, and had been mar ried only about eighteen months. SAVANNAH HOTEL CAUGHT BY FORGER. Gave “Certllleil Cheeks” Upon a Bunk nt El Pnso. El Paso, Tex., Dec. 23.—A forger wa* arrested to-day in Washington, D. C., who had been successfully working the hotels in almost every large city in the South. He had them to cash checks drawn bv himself on the First National Bank of this city, on which he had stamped its certification that he had the money on deposit, to which certification he had signed the name of Joe Williams, cashier. He would put up at a hotel and when ready to leave present his "cer tified check” for payment of his bills, receiving the difference In change. Checks of this character have appeared here and been returned from New Or leans, Mobile, Savannah, Montgomery and St. Augustine, nine of them for , less than SSO and ranging upwards to $l5O. The El Paso bank could not locate him, and he had ample time to get out of a place before the check was sent here and the forgery wss not dis covered, as the telegraph was not used toy any of the hotels. To-day, however, when he appeared In Washington and presented a check at the Raleigh Hotel, the bank was wired and replied to hold him, a* he was a forger, and it Is presumed that he wa* arrested. To the checks he signed the name of Powers, Howell and Fleming, using one and then an other. Cashier Williams believes thut other hanks may have also suffered, and if so the fellow cleaned up a big sum. He has forged Mr. Williams’ name for at least S6OO and collected it all frpm hotels in the South. ACCIDENTIN FRANCE Mnny Deaths Due lo a Heavy Fog That Prevailed. Paris, Dec. 23. —During a dense fog which completely disorganized traffic to-day the London-Boulogne express ran into the Lll|e express outside the north station, smashing the last car riage of the Lille express. Six bodies have been recovered, and it Is feared that more are under the engine. A score of wounded have been taken to hospitals. All the victims are French. PUGS ARE ARRIsTED NELSON ACCUSES. Han Fmnclaco, Dec. 23.—Battling Nelson, the pugilist, believing that he ha* been defrauded of the hulk of the receipts of hi* recent glove contest, to day swore out complaints against his manager. “TetJ” Murphy and Eddie Huntry. formerly his sparring part ner, accusing them of embezzling $7,- 271. The wai rants were Issued from the Police Court, and bail In each case was fixed at $25,000 bond*, or SIO,OOO cash. Hoth Murphy and Han try were placed under arrest In Hiockton on (heir ar rival from this city eastward bound. They will be brought to this city to answer Is tha charges. Ssy They Are Issseest. Htsckton. Cal,, Dec ss. Murphy : and gentry, who are under arreet here, | profess innocence of the (barge of rro iMMlrswul brought agonal littiu by l ttsttiU* ##l*vu. NEW NOTE SENT TO THE POWERS More Talk of Fence l Made by Sec retary of State Joint Hay. Washington, Dec. 23.—That the fur ther Interchange of views preparatory to the formulation of a programme for another peace conference at The Hague toe effected through the International bureau under the control of the perma nent administrative . council of The Hague is the suggestion offered by Secretary Hay in a second circular note to the Powers made publle at the State Department to-day. The note was dispatched a week ago, hut its publication was withheld until it had reached the various American embassies and legations abroad. The Secretary summarizes the replies of all the Powers to Ills note of Oct. 21 and expresses the gratification of the Presi dent at tlte cordial reception of his In vitation. The circular continues: “This government feels that It should not assume the initiative in drawing up a programme, nor preside over the de liberations of the signatories In that regard. It seems to the President that the high task he undertook in seeking to bring about an engagement of the Powers to meet In a second peace con ference is virtually accomplished, so far as it Is appropriate for him to act, and that, with the general accept ance of his invitation in principle, the future conduct of the affair may fitly follow Its normal channels. "To this end it is suggested that the further and necessary interchange of views between the signatories of the acts of 1899 be effected through the international bureau under the control of the permanent administrative coun cil of The Hague. It Is believed that in this way, by utilizing the central representative agency established and maintained by the powers themselves, an orderly treatment of the prelimi nary consultations may be Insured and the way left clear for the eventual ac tion of the government of the Nether lands in railing a renewed conference to assemble nt The Hague, should that course be adopted.” Regarding the conditional acceptance of Russia, Secretary Hay says that while the postponement which this re ply necessitates is to be regretted this government recognizes the weight of the motive which induced it. DOES NOT KNOW OF ESCAPE OF BOATS. St. Petersburg, Dec. 23.—The admi ralty professes ignorance of the report printed by the London Daily Telegraph to-day, in a dispatch from Che Foo, that eight Russian torpedo boat de stroyers had escaped from Port Arthur during a severe snowstorm. If knowl edge of their contemplated escape ex isted here naturally It would be care fully guarded for strategic reasons un til certain that they were clear. There Is no attempt, however, to dis guise the fact that confirmation of the report would be welcome Intelligence. It is quite possible that arrangements were made for the destroyers with the aid of a collier to flee southward and Join the second Pacific squadron to which they would constitute a power ful reinforcement. LEFT CHRISTMAS BOX FOR THE RUSSIANS. Mukden. Dec. 23.—Volunteers on the night of Dec. 21 occupied the Japanese trenches opposite / their positions. These trenches were evacuated by the Japanese with scarcely a fight. The victors were surprised to find a box lying In plain view, which they opened carefully, fearing that It might contain explosives; but they found in it wine, biscuits and sweets and a letter in Russian politely requesting Its accept ance “from disturbing neighbors.” DROVE RUSSIANS BACK WITH HEAVY LOSS. Gen. Oku'B Headquarters, via Fusan, Thursday, Dec. 22 (Delayed In trans mission.) —The Russians along the front of Gen. Oku'* army during the night of Dec. 20 made a determined at tack on Lamuting, but were driven back with heavy loss. The Japanese sustained no casualties. Dismounted Russian cavalry attack ed the cavalry on the extreme left of the Japanese line on the night of Dec. 20-21, but were repulsed, with heavy loss. Small detachments of Russian* nightly attack the Japanese outpost* and patrols, but with no success. KUROPATKIN SAW JAPS’ POOR BOOTS. St. Petersburg, Dec. 23. —Gen. Kuro patkln, reporting a small skirmish to Emperor Nicholas, says he personally saw a couple of Japane*e prisoners who were taken Dec. 21. They were insufficiently clad, their boot* especial ly being bad. The general alao witnessed the am putation of the froatbitten leg of a Japanese. russians'advanced THEIR SIEGE GUNS. Mukden, Dec. 2s.—The Russians suc ceeded to-day in advancing the posi tion of their siege guns four miles south along the wagon road. This was accomplished In ths face of a pretty heavy artillery fire from the Japanese, who fired upwards of a hun dred shells, which, however, did little execution, only two mm being wvund- M* 5 CENTS A COPY. DAILY. *8 A YEAR. WEEKLY 2-TIMES.A-WEEK.iI A YEAR NO VACCINATION, GARRETT SWORE HE REFUSED TO SUBMIT AX II KILLED OFFICER WHO TRIED TO AllllEST HIM. Filial Pistol Flab t On the Street* of Snmlersx llle—ftlili’iin L. Mnllils Killed by Hobs Garrett—Fosse Pur sued Garrett and Marshal Wilson glial Him—Seriously Wounded Garrett Surrendered—His Crime Is Culled Murder. Sandersville. G*a., Dee. 23.—A tragedy occurred on the streets of Sanders ville this afternoon. In which Gideon L. Muthls lost his life and Boss Gar rett was dangerously wounded. Since the appearance of two or three eases of smallpox here a week ago, the city authorities have ordered com pulsory vaccination of all who reside in Sandersville. Garrett swore that he would not be vaccinated. Mathis, who w'as on special duty as policeman, went to arrest him yesterday for defying the city ordinance. Garrett drew a knife and threatened to kill him. In order to avoid bloodshed Mathis let him alone. To-day he went to Gar rett, determined to arrest him. Gar rett resisted. Both men drew their pistols and fired nt each other in rapid succession. Mathis was shot through the heart and left lung and fell dead. Garrett was shot in the right side, the bullet striking a rib and ranging around his body. He tried to make ills escape to the woods and was followed by Mar shal Wilson and Sheriff Mayo. Wilson fired upon him with a Winchester ritle, breaking his hip bones into frag ments. Garrett saw it was useless to further resist and announced thut he would give up. Wilson commanded him to throw his pistol down, which he did, and he was then placed in a buggy and brought to Jull. His attending physician report* that he will recover. Mathis leaves a wife, three daughters and one son and many relatives in Aindersvllle and Washington county. He wo* about 60 years old. A coroner’s Inquest was held to night, the verdict being murder. The people of this community were shocked by the tragedy. TOCRACinrUTSWITH The Bn ■’ lies' Had Deed the One Fournier Cartridge. Detroit. Mich., Dec. 23.—Thomas E. Barnes, whose wife was instantly killed in their home here yesterday by the explosion of an "one pounder" shell, to-day told a remarkable story of the history of the shell. It had been in his wife’s family, he said, for a number of years before her 'marriage., her brother, William Mahu, having brought it home as a curio when he was an apprentice in the navy. When Mis* Mahu was married to Barnes she brought the shell to her new hc;ne with her other possessions. Mr. Bands says he has Inled It repeatedly to crack nuts with, that the family used It for a paper weight and that both the children used It for a rattle. “There was something inside,” he said, “that rattled, and the children would amuse themselves shaking it. I have seen it fall out of the baby cab to the floor many tlmea. During all these years there wa* never a suspicion that It was not an empty shell like three similar cartridges that had been in my wife's family.” INSISTED SHE WOULD SEE HER CHILDREN. Former Crown Prlirwa Could Hot Ho niwumlcd, Leipzig, Saxony, Dec. 83.—Counteas Montlgnoso (former Crown Princess Louise) Is still here. Inquiries at the villa of Dr. Zehme, her counsel, brought an answer from the attor ney's wife that the Countess was not yet In a condition to travel, the mental excitement of the last few day* having told severely on 1 her physical strength. It seems that the Countess was overcome by a sudden Impulse to see her children and left Florence without Informing her parents at Balsberg, or anybody in Saxony. Dr. Zehme tried vainly to dlssaude her from going to Dresden, pointing out to the Countess the Impossibility of seeing her chil dren, but the lawyer went with her when he saw further arguing was useless. The Countess made the Impression on the crowds at the station that she was suffering from deep despondency. for moFstFrTtation IN NEW YORK CITY. New York, Dec. 28.—Plans for anew terminal to take the place of the Qrand Central Station were submitted to a committee of the City Hoard of Kstl mate to-day by Ira A. Place, general counsel for the New York Central Railroad, and George H. Daniels, gen eral passenger agent of the same com pany. An area of more than ninety city blocks will be taken up by the now terminal, which will extend from For ty-second street to Fifty-seventh street and from Madison to Lexington ave nues. Leaden Peg Cleave. Londen, Dec. It.—The fog in London practically disappeared this afternoon ttef ore a western breese Reports from the feasts show s < outintMMgg ad the dMtwaUvt* a l UaJßd. \