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THK MORNING NEWS. I Established 1860. .- - Incorporated 1888 r J. H. ESTILL. President. • TOKIO PRESENTS MARTIAL SCENES MORE TROOPS PREPARING !TO JOIN FIELD MARSHAL OYAM> AT THE FRONT. Japan Purposes to Confront Karo pat kin With 800,000 Meh-Crery tliing Is Being Done at the Japa nese Capital to Bring the Re cruits Ip to n High Degree of Efficiency—Preparations on an Enormous Scale. Tokio, Dec. 25, 5 p. m.—Tokio is again a great military camp, and the scenes Of last spring, when the first armies were mobilized and dispatched, are be ing duplicated. Thousands of recruits and reservists are assembled, drilling and equipping, preparatory to taking the field. The permanent and temporary barracks are filled, and it is necessary to billet the soldiers brought to the city. The batteries fire blank charges for the purpose of breaking in the new horses. The general military prepara tions are enormous. It is planned to give Field Marshal Oyama a rough to tal of a 'half million men, with a heav ily increased artillery arm, beside pro viding a defense for Formosa and the southern Islands in anticipation of the Russian second Pacific squadron's at tempt to seize a base. The port of Kelung, Formosa, has been declared in a state of siege, and other positions ifi Formosa and the Pescadores are progressing. Winter is not interfering with the Japanese transport service. The rail way between Dalny and Yentai is working well, and the running time between Tokio and Liao Yang is six days. JAPS CREEPING UP ON THE RIGHT WING. Tokio, Dec. 25, 3:30 p. m.—The fol lowing report was received from the besiegers at Port Arthur this morn ing: “A body of our right wing surprised the enemy at Housanytantunk (Hou sanyentao?) and Siaofantun (the lat ter about six and a half miles north west of Port Arthur) at 10 o’clock Sat urday night and occupied the villages, and, subsequently dislodging the ene my, occupied the whole of Taluchiatun (about five miles north of Port Arthur) at 2:55 o’clock this morning. "Our repeated attacks during the past few’ days were uniformly success ful, and now the whole of the enemy's advanced positions fronting our right wing is in our hands.” JAPAN ESETAKING CHINESE INTO THE LAND. Harbin, Dec. 25.—Chinese coming from the south say that the Japanese have brought 50,000 Chinese into South ern Manchuria, but have great diffi culty in feeding them. They also say that the Japanese have prepared 1,000 four-wheeled carts, with iron shields In front and on the sides, which are to be pushed by soldiers and which are to carry rapid-fire and machine guns. Some frozen Japanese have been found in abandoned trenches. There is the greatest activity in Harbin, where the Russians are building en larged baths, churches and a hospital. A scheme has been discovered by which a Siberian merchant has been sending vodka to the front marked with a Red Cross and labelled as med ical supplies. The perpetrator has been forced to leave the country. JAPANESE BATTERY” OPENED FIRE ON THEM. Mukden, Dec. 25.—A Japanese bat tery opened Are Dec. 24 on Chanlinpu and two men were wounded toy shells. A Japanese column advanced, but was soon driven back by the Russian fire. The general situation is quiet, though Chinese report that the Japanese aie strengthening their left flank, as though In contemplation of a turning movement. On the other band, the Japanese in many places apparently are building winter quarters. PREPARING TO SEND A THIRD SQUADRON. St. Petersburg, Dec. 25. —Admiral Birileff is quoted in an Interview as saying that all the ship yards in the Ealtic are working day and night, and that the third squadron will go out In two sections, the admiral himself to have command of the first section, which will include the Sentavin, Aprax in, Ushatyoft, Nicholas II and Kornl ioff. ready by February, and the sec ond, consisting of the Slava, Alexander II and Pumnlt Azova, a little later. OUTPOSTS’AFFAIRS ARE REPORTED BY RUSSIANS. St. Petersburg, Dee. 25. —Ocn. Kuro- Patklri reports skirmishing Dec. 24 near Tuplnltn. The itussian advance posts were driven In by the Japanese, but afterwards advanced again and occu pied their former position. The lius. elan biases were trilling, whllo those of the Japanese were heavy, MUST NEVER RETREAT. SAYS KUROPATKIN. Mukden. Her. it --Gen. Kuropatktn addressing Hu troupe to-day, said ' Vom must never allow youreelvse to retreat, Even in i>>* case of IWe small 4sts< iirtienl, having once for load e pi an, M *simh be carried eat As the Had," Jsabamtab JHofiunfl NT T URK R 17.883. BLIND NEGRO WAS KILLED BY COLLIER. Wanton Shooting Is Reported from Sumter County. Albany, Ga., Dec. 25.—R. W. Collier, a member of a prominent Terrell coun ty family, living near Sasser, was plac ed in a cell of the Dougherty county jail this morning charged with the murder of a helpless victim. Although the latter was an humble negro, the crime has aroused a great deal of indignation. The killing occurred in the extreme western portion of the county. Two ladies, who had been in the city, were followed for several miles by a buggy, in which were Collier and a negro. The remarks and general conduct of Collier proved offensive to the ladies, who were not a little alarmed. At one farm quarter which the two buggies passed some negro boys were shooting firecrackers, but stopped when requested to do so, the ladies’ horse having become frightened. Collier, however, declared that somebody was going to have to answer for having annoyed the ladies. He drew a re volver, scattered the negroes with several shots, and went into one of the houses of the quarter, the only occupant of which was Ben Mabery, a negro 25 years old, who had been blind from birth. Collier shot Mabery through the head, killing him instant ly. Collier was drinking. HAYTIAN GRAFTERS CONDEMNED BY COURT. Men Formerly Prominent In tlie Island Must Now Serve Time. Port Au Prince, Hayti, Dec. 25. —In accordance with the verdict of the Jury in the trial of the alleged issuers of fraudulent bonds, the court has pro nounced judgment as follows: It acquits Hibard Roy, former Min ister of Finance, and two high offi cials; condemns Hilbruin Guillaume, former Minister of War, to penal servi tude for life; the high officials of the National Bank of Hayti are sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, and two sons of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs to three years’ imprisonment. Judgment against those persons who are in contumacy will be pronounced later. The action against the above men tioned persons grew out of the act of the Haytien Congress of 1902, authoriz ing the consideration of the national debt in a bond issue of about $6,000,- 000, and an additional $213,282 to be paid the bank for financing these deals. Before the transaction was completed the government of President Nord came into power. The bank officials were Imprisoned a year ago on charge of conspiring with the Secretary of the Treasury in fraud ulently issuing from $200,000 to $850,000 in bonds and of alleged bribery. The trial began Nov. 28. and of the thirty-seven persons accused, among whom were ex-President Sam, thirteen were present, the others having fled. FOUR WEREVUFFOCATED. Three Hail Barricaded Them selves in to Get Drunk. Philadelphia, Dec. 25.—Four men were suffocated in fires in different parts of the city early to-day. At a boarding house, 1415 Wood street, Charles MeCusker, aged 44 years; James Merry, 48 years, and Joseph McGill, 24 years, died in a trap made by themselves. Against the wishes and the knowledge of the boarding house keeper, the three men took a quantity of whisky to their room. They placed one of the two beds in the apartment against the door to prevent interference by the board ing house keeper. After the men had retired a lighted candle fell from a mantel on the greasy working clothes of one of the boarders. The clothing was ignited and the room was soon filled with a thick smoke. McGill was awakened by the smoke, and he was unable to move the bed from the door, and fell to the. floor unconscious. The board ing house keeper discovered the smoke and when the room was broken into MeCusker and Merry were found dead. McGill died soon after being removed to a hospital. At 1136 Fairmont avenue, Edward Rathtine, aged about 25 years, and be lieved to be a resident of New Jer sey, was also suffocated. It is believ ed he set the bed clothes on fire with , a lighted cigar, and in trying to leave the room, crawled Into a closet by mistake, where he was found dead. His face was slightly burned. THE CR~EW~SANG THE MOSLEM DEATH CHANT. They Eiiiprtril Hie African Prince to Ra Down. Boston, Dec. 25.—The steamer Afri can Prince, from Japanese ports to this city and New York, came up the harbor to-day with her propeller shaft twisted, steering gear damaged, boats lost and portions of her deck torn up by the fury of a storm encountered In mid Atlantic. After the steering gear was dam aged the steamer was tossed for two days in the trough of the sea unable to proceed until repairs had been made. Hevernl members of Ihe crew received minor Injuries by being thrown ulsmt the decks. A large number of the crew of six ty were Mohammedans, who, antici pating death, threw their prayer mats on the water-swept decks and. drench ed to the skin try the Icy waves, sang the Moslem death chant. I tWHI M wrb Har4. Mornallsvlita, M pac. ape <4*l to the Tln.ee from Wsyiand says (Hr* Isle to-day destroyed the piont of the Wavion4 Cement Wurttl new/ ptcklceilHe entailing g loos of IMS, 4NNI ( y-itMUf Solaied by pieur anc a. SEVEN MET THEIR DEATH IN WRECK TRAINS COLLIDED HEAD-ON AND PASSENGERS AND EMPLOYES WERE KILLED OH INJURED. Accident Occurred Near Mauds Sta tion, 111.—Both Were Passenger Trains—Operator Had Failed to Give One of tlie Trains an Order Naming a Meeting Point Engines Were Damaged and Four Coaches Were Destroyed. Louisville, Ky„ Dec. 25.—The pas cenger train which left St. Louis at 9 o’clock last night on the Southern Railway collided headon with the pas senger train leaving Louisville at about the same hour near Mauds station, Il linois, to-day. One passenger and six employes were killed and two passen gers and eight employes were slightly injured. The dead: Charles Schmidt. Ccntralia, 111. Engineer Bowen, Princeton, Ind. Fireman Charles Hutt, Princeton, Ind. Mail Clerk H. D. Hogan, George town. Ind. Section Foreman Underwood, Prince ton, Tnd. Employe Henry Oskin, Tennyson, Ind. Cyrus Hutchison. East St. Louis, section man. The St. Louis-Louisvllle and the St. Louls-Knoxvllle sleepers were drawn by both trains, but none of the passengers in these four cars was injured. Both engines were badly damaged and four coaches destroyed. The collision occurred between Mount Carmel, 111., and Princeton, Ind., and according to the Southern Railway of ficials was caused by the failure of the operator at. Browns. 111., to deliver to the eastbound train an order naming a meeting point for the trains. All of the employes, with the ex ception of trainmen, were in the com bination baggage and smoking car. Only His Charred Bones. Engineer Buchanan and Firerrtan Taggart escaped by jumping. Nothing was found of Fireman Hutt’s body but some charred bones, which were identified by a watch and ring near them. The bones were gathered into a water bucket by the rescuers. Only the trunk of the body of Engi neer Bowen was discovered and it was found pinioned beneath the burning tender. The limbs were burned off and the head had been burned from the trunk. The body was identified by means of a watch and an Elk’s badge. The dars of the eastbound train were telescoped and caught fire. The cars of the westbound train were only par tially telescoped and the passengers escaped without serious injury. A wrecking crew and relief party left Princeton, Ind., at once and be gan clearing the track and removing the dead and injured. The hardest task was to extinguish the flames, which had broken out among the shat tered engines and coaches. Water was darried in hats and rain coats and thrown on the flames by the passengers before relief arrived. Several cars were burned before the fire was ex tinguished. Each train carried day coaches, a chair car and two sleepers. The chair cars and sleepers were not injured. TOOK MORPHiNE IN POLICE BARRACKS. Greene Had Been I<oeked Up at American. v Americus, Ga., Dec. 25—Thomas P. Greene, about 45 years old, and a printer, well known here, was found dead this morning at the police bar racks, where he was incarcerated last night for being intoxicated. A half emptied morphine bottle, lying near his bunk, told the tragic story. When the arresting officers searched Greene In locking him up, the morphine bottle was overlooked, and the pre sumption is that he took an overdose late, but whether with suicidal In tent will never be known. The de ceased was a member of Albany Lodge Knights of Pythias. He has a wife re siding near Cuthbert. poi ntsTnmanifesto” ON RUSSIAN REFORM. London, Dee. 26.—A dispatch to a news agency from St. Petersburg says it can be stated on reliable authority that the manifesto on the subject of reforms approved by Emperor Nicholas will contain four points, as follows: First. Each Zemtsvo shall send to the Council of State three representa tives to advise on the question of in ternal affairs; second, that the press censorship shall be abolished and the press made free; third, that freedom of conscience shall be allowed, and, fourth, that elementary education shall toe made compulsory throughout the empire. The Dally Mall's SI. Petersburg cor respondent says that tho manifesto probably will be Issued Dec. 2*. Drfrrtfxre Kidnapped Him. Han Francisco, Use, 26. —George E. LHeker of Han Jose, who Is wanted by the Ohio authorities on ths charge of arson, alleged to have been com mitted In that state twenty.flve years sgo sn4 who has been resisting eg i/sdlon, has been kidnapped by d*i. . lives end likni In s launch to Mar. tines, where tbs eastern overland train was letsrded. |ic her ie now out <4 ties JutladkUoii of the courts tH till* Mote. SAVANNAH. GA.. MONDAY. DECEMBER 2<>. 1901. GUARDS WATCH DODGE. His Attorneys. However, Say Dodge Does Not Object. New York, Dec. 25.—Charles F. Dodge, who was brought back to this city from Texas on Friday to stand trial on a charge of perjury In con nection with the MorsoDodge divorce tangle, and who was Released on his own recognizance yesterday at the request of District Attorney Jerome, was guarded to-day several mem bers of the detective staff attached to the office of the district attorney. He received no visitors and did not leave his hotel. His attorney, former Assistant Dis trict Attorney J. W. Osborne, said that whatever has been done by Mr. Jerome in providing suitable guards for Dodge has been \yholly acquiesced in by Dodge. "1 shall do nothing further in this case until Mr. Jerome takes up the matter, probably on Wednesday,” said Mr. Osborne. “I have not seen Dodge since yes terday. I do not think he objects to the guard placed over him. In fact, I know Mr. Jerome was aware be fore the detectives were detailed to keep Dodge in view that Dodge ac quiesced In the matter.” It is said that there will be no move made in the case until Dodge goes before the grand Jury, probably Wed nesday, and that he will remain un der guard until the district attorney no longer needs him as a witness. District Attorney Jerome to-day stated that he had not called on the bar association to take action against certain lawyers in connection with the Dodge-Morse case. "I wish to deny the statement credl ilcd to me,” he said, ‘'that I have ask ed the Bar Association since the re turn of Dodge to take cognizance of the manner in which Certain lawyers interested in the case have conducted themselves. I put that denial blunt ly. ’’ Mr. Osborne, speaking of the prob able action of the bar association said: “It is almost certain that the Bar Association will take some steps in the matter, but not until Mr. Jerome has completed his investigation. I do not think it likely that the Bar As sociation will make any move until Mr. Jerome is all through with the case; then if there has been anything done amiss by any counsel in the case, the bar association can feel that it has the right to act, if the district at torney does not.” Late to-night District Attorney Je rome called at the hotel where Dodge is staying and remained with him more than an hour. On leaving Mr. Jerome declined to moke any statement. A member of the Grievance Commit tee of the bar association said to-night that the bar association had taken no action in reference to any lawyers connected with the Morse-Dodge case. The committeeman said that the as sociation was prepared to receive a communication from the district at torney or to meet and consult with him if he should so request, but that he understood the district attorney had no desire to Interfere In the matter. MOROCCO IS OPEN TO THE AMERICANS. Langerman Sn > lt In Anxious to Give Tills Country Trade. New York, Dec.. 25.—Dr., J. W. S. Langerman, formerly United States vice consul general at Tangier, Moroc co, is in New York on his way to re port to the Sultan of Morocco, whose personal representative he was at the St. Louis Exposition. Speaking to nigiht of Morocco and its desire for America trade, Mr. Langerman said: "Never before was such an oppor tunity presented to American Indus tries to secure a foothold in Morocco. It seems strange, but it is a fact, nev ertheless, that In that country, where about 16,006,000 people live, there is but one big American industry doing busi ness, and that Is the Standard Oil Company. "The Sultan, and, In fact, all his sub jects, want to trade with Americans. They realize that the American people in business will treat them fairly and will not try to seize the country. I know personally that the Sultan Is one of the most ardent admirers of Presi dent Roosevelt. “It is Impossible for troops to make any progress In Morocco, especially at this time of the year. They have a dif ficult task before them. It Is now the rainy season. It Is Impossible for them to transport troops, as there are no highways. Ferrying is their most mod ern method of crossing rivers. There Is not a telegraph or telephone line or railway In the country.” Mr. Langerman recently discussed the Moroccan situation with President Roosevelt, but ihe refused to say wheth er he visited the President on any par ticular mission. TROOPS CLASHED WITH RED FLAG SUPPORTERS. Hnzoum, Russian Poland, Dec. 25. After a midnight mass at the Roman Catholic Cathedral a company com posed of workmen paraded the streets, parrying red flag*. The military au thorities, In trying to disperse 11, were received wloh shots and a serious en counter followed, In which the com mander of the Twenty-sixth Regiment was killed slid a gendarme was wounded. One of the demonstrators was killed. Father Juba Ie 111. Craostsdl, lw M Father John of f'ronsted* '• seriously 111 and thousands of pea am are s walling Me recovery Ui w4*i la Mail***. FATHER IS SLAIN BY KNIFE OF SON A TRAGEDY AT BLACKSHEAR MARRED THE PLEASURE OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. T. H. Alt mu n, Ills Son Darling ami a Yoniia Man Named Crews Ar rived In Town- II eon me Disorder ly and Marshal McMillan Souk lit to Arrest Tlicm—Knives Were Drawn—lly Mistake Yoiiiik Altman Cat Ills Father— Marsltnl Wounded. Blackshear, Ga., Dec. 25.—T. U. Alt man, a prominent farmer, dead; his son. Darling Altman, charged with In voluntary manslaughter, and City Marshal McMillan 'badly cut, is the re sult of a Christmas Eve whisky drink ing. Altman, his son and * young man named Crews canto Into town yester day afternoon and were soon under the influence of whisky. Later in the night they became disorderly. Marshal Mc- Millan starled to arrest them. Young Altman drew his knife, shoved Mc- Millan, who had TANARUS, R. Altman by the arm, down, Altman falling on McMil lan, and commenced cutting. Crews also ran up with his knife. Clubs were freely used, and when the parties were separated T. R. Alt man was found to have received two gashes in the left arm, severing the arteries, from which he died a few hours later. Marshal McMillan received three se vere cuts on the head and one in the back. The evidence before the coroner's In quest showed that young Altman acci dentally cut his father while trying to cut McMillan, the jury bringing in a verdict of involuntary manslaughter. Marshal McMillan will recover. DROVE THE ARROW ” WHITHER HE PLEASED. Successful Flight Was Made by the California. Airship. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec, 25.—Capt. Baldwin’s airship "California Arrqw" driven by Roy Kabenshue of Toledo, 0., who m'ade several successful flights in the same machine from the World’s Fair grounds at St. Louis, was given Its first trial In California to-day sutd was successful with the single excep tion of Its failure to land at the start ing point. A landing w*as effected half a mile away without damage to the machine, and it was safely towed back to its anchorage. The Arrow started from Chutes Park baseball grounds in the southeastern part of the city at 3:15 p. m., sailed with the wind northeastward for a distance of between eight and ten miles, thence eastward for two miles and returned In the face of a twelve mile wind to a point directly above the smarting place. Owing to the sup ply of gasoline running short, Knaben shue was unable to effect a landing at exactly the desired spot. Front the time the airship arose from the baseball grounds until It was safely anchored at Pico 'and Stanford streets. It was In flight an hour and thirteen minutes, and In that time sail ed a distance of probably twenty miles. When flying with the wind, the Arrow traveled at a speed of twenty miles an hour, and returning directly In the fare of the strong wind, was able to make a rate of speed reckoned at be tween six and eight miles an hour. The airship was maneuvered by Knabenshue in every direction, re sponding readily to its rudder, circling and turning In any direction and ris ing and dipping as the operator di rected. The Arrow rose at times to a hlght of probably 3,000 feet or more, with Knabenshue regulating the hlght by shifting his weight and raising or lowering the bow of the craft as he desired to ascend or descend. mayTxtencT loans. New Concession Proposed for the Bosnian Commoners. fit. Petersburg, Dec. 24.—The spec ial committee appointed In 1902 to investigate the question of the better ment of the conditions of the rural en terprises and the general revision of peasant laws, of which President of the Ministerial Council Witte Is chair man, has decided in favor of the ex tension of the system of state loan* by the agricultural bank to land own ers, especially peasants and common ers, for the purchase and Improve ment of alien lands. The Emperor has ! formally approved the recommenda- ! tlons. The newspapers are warmly approv ing the work of the commission. The Russ declares the basis of all reform* must be social and political emanci pation of peasants as proposed by M. Witte. ATLANTA CHURCHES RAISED OVER $7,500. Money to Be Devoted to the Wesley Memorial Hospital. Atlanta, Dec. 25.—Over |7,500 ws* raised In the Atlanta Methodlrt churches to-day for the Wesley Me morial Hospital, for which subscrip tions a ira raised In every church In the North and Mouth Georgia Confer ences to-day. THREE WERE*KiLLE~D AT RAILWAY CROSSING. Janesville, Wla., Dec. It.—While re turning front a family reunion near KHanavllie to-night, Mrs. Appel, an aged woman. Miae Lovell and Frank Woods wees struck by a Northwestern train, wblie driving in g buggy, and wet* taatshtly kiiieL NEGROES RAN RIOT IN NEW JERSEY TOWN. Wounded Officer* Mortally and Had u Pitched Mnttle. New York, Dec. 25.—Two policemen fatally injured, a third badly hurt and four negroes looked up, is the result of u battle that took place early to day in North Plainfield, N. J., between firemen, policemen and citizens on one side, and a gang of negroes on the other. Marshal Joseph Flack and Special Po liceman William Klein are dying in Muhlenberg Hospital, the former with a deep knife thrust below the right shoulder and the latter with razor outs over the body, sixty stitches hav ing been required to close the wounds. A third policeman, Walter Smalley, is at his home, his face battered and bruised. The prisoners are Samuel Hunt, Wai ter Tents, Albert Tunstall and Joseph Henderson, all residents of Plainfield. The negroes h'ad been standing on street corners yelling "Merry Christ mas" at every one who passed and de manding money to buy drinks. The policemen attempted to arrest the gang and were knocked down and beaten. They did not shoot for fear of hitting on-lookers. The firemen and citizens joined In the battle which was waged nearly half an hour. When the negroes were about to be taken to Jail, there were cries from the crowd to "bring a rope" and “lynch them.” Policemen warned the hot head ed to keep away, but members of the crowd got close enough to strike the negroes. A crowd hung about the Jail for hours and all through the day. In both Plain- Held and North Plainfield, there were frequent tilts between white men and negroes. DUBLIN MILL*MEN HAD THROATS CUT. Three Men Slipped Upon Them from tlie Bear. Dublin, Ga., Dec. 25.—Last night N. 8. West, superintendent of the weaving room at the Dublin Cotton Mills and brother of P. L. West, superintendent of the mill, and L. D. Williams, en gineer, had their throats cut by W. F. Lock, J. I. Lock and Coon Bracewell. Both men are In a dangerous condi tion, but may recover. The cutting was done from the rear, the men slipping up behind the mill men. The Locks and Bracewell were drunk and West and Williams were trying to prevent them from causing a dis turbance. The two Locks are now in jail, but Bracewell Was not been cap tured. Just after the men were put In Jail two other men by the name of Lock and a man named Wood sought to res cue them and were arrested and put In jail. CHRISTMAS DA*/ AT THE WHITE HOUSE. How the Preslilent anil Ills Family KiiJoyed It. Washington, Dec. 2g.—Christmas Day passed uneventfully in Washing ton. The weather was cloudy and raw. At the White House the day was celebrated as a family holiday. The President remained in the house dur ing most of the day. In company with the two older boys and a friend he went out for a walk In the afternoon. The dinner to-night was limited to the members of the family and Mr. P. H. M. Ferguson, an Intimate friend.from New York. The members of the President's fam ily exchanged gifts, but there was no Christmas tree. In place of this the children enjoyed the delights of the Christmas tree at the house of Mrs. W. S. Coivlos, a kinswoman. WAN NO BRIBERY No Declared Kiniiiice Minister Field. liiK of Canada. Naples, Dec. 25.—W. S. Fielding, finance minister In the Canadian cabi net, arlved here on board the steamer Cedric at 6 o'clock this evening. Interviewed by the Associated Press concerning the petitions filed In the {Su preme Court against himself. Sir Fred erick W. Borden, minister of militia and defense, and eight other leading Liberal members of parliament from Nova Scotia) asking that their seats In parliament be declared vacant on the ground of alleged bribery commit ted by agent* on their behalf In the general election of Nov. 3. Mr. Field ing said the reports of corruption In the election were absolutely without foundation and that everything was perfectly regular in connection with the election*, which occurred three days prior to his departure and result ed in a government victory. INJURED BY GAN EXPLOSION. An Infant Wn Thrown Half Way Aeroas the Ntreet. Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 25.—Five per sons were Injured, two of them seri ously, to-day by a natural gas explos ion In the home of It. F. Biggs In North Wheeling. Miss Pearl Cox of West Liberty, a visitor, was seriously burn ed and an Infant was thrown half way across the street, sustaining serious wounds. Mr. Higgs. Mr*. Biggs and <Hen Biggs were painfully hurl. The house was completely wrecked. WHKIKKD lit MIN AWAY ENGINE. A Properly Loss uf About SIMMXM'. Was Csnwd. Johnstown, Pa.. Dee. 25.—A* a re sult of the wild trip of a locomotive of ths Cambria Steel Company and Its uoilision with a large or* handling crane In the rear of blast furnaces Mo. I and Me. 4 to-day, both tty en tine and crane are si most total wrecks ands property toss of about Usi.Sww i caused. Me uu# was Injured. 5 CENTS A COPY. DAILY. IS A YEAR. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A YEAR PLAN TO STEAL GOVERNORSHIP MAY RE-SEAT PEABODY BY A SCHEME AT WHICH FAIR RE PUBLICAN* BLUSH. Colorado Hetinhlleana Will Have a Majority In Ihe General Assembly mid Expect to Use it for Ihe Un doing of Aim Adn nut— Expect to Throw Oat the Democratic and Itetolo the Hcpultlleun Preclnets. Plans Are Well Laid. Denver, Col., Dec. 26.—1f the fif teenth general assembly of Colorado, which Is to meat on Wednesday, Jan. 4, shall effectuate the plana formulat ed by the managers of the Republican post-election campaign. Gov. James H. Penbody may serve as chief executive of this state for two years more, de spite the fact that Alva Adams still has nearly 10,000 plurality since the votes of five Denver precincts were thrown out by order of the Supreme Court in consequence of frauds ex posed in contempt proceedings against the election officials. There will be a Republican majority of 20 or more in the general assembly which will canvass the vote for state offices. K is proposed to have the general assembly appoint a special contest committee of from nine to twelve members, to which will be sub mitted the evidence of wholesale elec tion frauds In Denver and possibly some other counties, which evidence the Republican committees have been collecting since the election. How They Expert to Work It. The Republican manngers mtiintatn that with the fraudulent vote of Den ver eliminated Gov. Peabody will have at least 7.000 plurality In this county and 2,000 in the state. The Republicans say they do not in tend tWat the legal votes shall he sifted from the Illegal and then counted or that the legislature shall reject the en tire vote of Denver county, hut they propose that about 1,800 Democratic precincts in the state shall be thrown out on the ground of alleged frauds and that the vote of the Republican precincts slf.tll be counted. They as sert that the Supreme Court has es tablished a precedent for such a pro cedure. This radical programme Is opposed by conservative Republican leaders, and until the legislature meets and takes action It cannot be known cer tainly whether Peabody or Adam* will be governor for the next two years. Won’# Submit Tnniely. The Democratic leaders are prepar ing to contest vigorously the attempt to reseat Peabody. The Democratic managers declare there Is a monstrous conspiracy behind the disclosures of fraud shown In contempt proceedings before the Supreme Court. They say that the bunches of spurious ballots, all in one handwriting, found In the boxes from different precincts, could not have been placed In the boxes on election day without having been ob served by the watchers, and chhrge that the boxes have been tampered with since election, legal votes being abstracted and spurious ballots sub stituted therefor. ginnerTcal’led ON~' TO MEET IN ATLANTA. I'lan to Extend tlie National Organ ization. Dallas, Tex., Dec. 25.—Extension of the National Cotton Ginnors’ Associa tion throughout the Southern states has been planned, according to a state ment given out by President J. A. Tay lor of the association to-night. Presi dent Taylor announces that the fol lowing meetings will be held for the purpose of awakening an Interest In the objects of the association: For the slates of Louisiana, Arkansas and Eastern Texas, at Shreveport, La., Dec. 28; Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkan sas, at Memphis, Dec. 29, and Georgia, Florida, Alabama, the Carolina* and Virginia, at Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 30. ■ CHRISTMAS IN LONDON. Charily Was Displayed Upon a Gen erous Seale. London, Dec. 26.—Christmas Day passed quietly throughout the United Kingdom. The most notable feature of the day was the large amount of charity distributed as the result of the generous sum* of money collected for (his purpose through the newspap ers and other channels. Weather conditions were improved, though the fog still hangs over London, Interfering to some extent with ship ping In the river* and channels. A few minor railway accidents were re ported late Haturday night, one to an excursion train. To-day was distinctly a church holi day and the real secular obse-vanco of Christinas will begin to-morrow morning. Boxes al Slug Sing. Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 25.—Warden Johnson said to-day that he had never known so ir/.tny Christina* boxes to bo sent to the prisoners In king Hlng pri son n* were received this year. Of the 1,400 Inmates of the prison. 600 were remembered by relative* snd friends, and received boxes filled with cooked chickens, pies and other good things to eat, as well ax articles of clothing. For Fall Mixer I klMrss. Boston, Dec tb. —Three car loads of toys and clothing were purchased here by popular euberrlption snd sent to day to Ike families of striking mill employee of Fill River. The day was r|eir snd cold here tn New England, snd s snowstorm began at antdnighi Arrived a *ls ter e. Algiers. tt. Tk* Ituas'ss torpe. A** ls*tm * 4lti IVf|| fly - I* * ksvi |U*'l*