Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1902 — Page 2

THE JOURNAL. LESLIE CLARK, Ed. and Pub. BENSSELAEK, . INDIANA.

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Domestic and Foreign Items of General Interest Told in Paragraphs, COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. Record of Happening* of Much or Little Importance from Alt Part* of the Clvllized World—lncident*. Enterprise*, Accidents, Verdict*. Crimea and War* Liner St. Paul reaches New York after most tempestuous voyage in her career. Among her passengers is Mme. Lillian Blauvelt, who returns to America for a concert tour. Mrs. Leslie Carter declares belief that she is reincarnation of Mme. Du Barry, noted historical character and heroine of play in which she appears. Insurance companies refuse to accept the theory that John McCarty of Arizona was killed and partially eaten by bears, but hint at a plot to secure 127,000 he was carrying in various companies. Paul G. Thebaud is robbed of jewels ■worth $50,000. Valet disappears and is Suspected of theft. Second desperate plot of Leavenworth convicts to mutiny, kill guards and escape—is thwarted through disclosures made by a trusty. Correspondent at Peking says the Americans there should be strengthened in view of possible trouble when the imperial court returns Jan. 10. Other powers have taken precautions, as the city is rapidly filling with government troops.

Pan-American conference will receive this week report of water transportation committee, recommendations of which are based on suggestions of Volney W. Foster. Action on arbitration expected New Year’s. • General Chaffee denies that there is a clash between the civil and military authorities in the Philippines, all points of friction being speedily removed. Governor Wright testifies in the same strain. Lumber Transit Company is being formed for purpose of controlling lumber carrying trade of the great lakes. From the outset it will comprise from fifty to sixty vessels and will be capitalized for about $2,500,000. Wall street experiences a week of sensational trading in sugar stocks, with wide fluctuations that prove disastrous to bear interests. Eugene Carter, famous billiard player, is dying at his home in Chicago. Jim Jeffries reaches Chicago and Bays he believes Fitzsimmons does not Intend to fight. He believes Sharkey will be his next opponent. Champion is in good condition. Six thousand poor persons of Chicago were fed Sunday at the annual Christmas dinner given by the Volunteers of America in the Seventh Regiment armory at Wabash avenue and Hubbard court. Monday 4,000 baskets of food were distributed among poor families in the tenement districts. The annual sparrow hunt in the village of McComb, Ohio, came to an end Saturday night with a large banquet served by the losing side. There were two sides, twenty-five men each, and in four weeks they had killed 13,000 birds. They measured them by a bushel basket.

G. H. Mull, fireman on the Erie railroad, leaped from the cab of an engine near Lima, 0., and was killed. He thought a train on a siding was about to crash into his engine. His home was in Galion. Dun’s review of trade calls attention to the enormous holiday trade as indicating the general prosperity of the country. Captain Rees permits Bristol to keep second place in steeple chase at New Orleans after latter had run out of the course. Five officials at Chicago made prisoners in tunnel forty feet below the ground for seven hours by accident to elevator in conduit. John Kelly, a workman, slides down a high church roof at Chicago, but catches a cornice with his fingers and hangs in midair until rescued. Andrew Carnegie reported to be planning gift of 11,000,000 to Yale. Senator Clark bought sixty-six paintings in Vienna for $320,000. Three men killed by furnace explosion at Sharpsville, Pa. Brooklyn scientist proved that the famous Tower of Pisa was built to lean and is not the work of accident. Battleship Missouri launched Saturday morning at Newport News, Va. Cabinet members and navy officials witnessed event. Prize of $2,500 offered for a symbol design for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Civil ceremony of marriage uniting Senator Depew and Miss May Palmer took place at the United States consulate at Nice. Two religious ceremonies follow. Newfoundland coast swept by gales, which did great damage to shipping. Archbishop ChapeUe, in an Interview at New Orleans, denies statements made in recent letter by William E. Curt|s, and says that church policy in Philippines will be announced soon by

Officials of ths Boston National league team will Join the Spalding combination. Lord Salisbury may be made a duke by King Edward at the coronation ceremonies, after which the Premier is said to be contemplating a return to private life. Rosebery declineu leadership of Liberals. If President Castro does not grant the demands of Germany an ultimatum will be sent to Venezuela, followed by the occupation of two ports of the South American republic. United States and Germany said to be willing to remit part of the Chinese indemnity because the amount granted exceeded their losses in Boxer troubles. Emperor of China nearing Pekin. He will return to the capital through twelve miles of kneeling troops. > Only minor interests in the Danish West Indies opposed to their sale to the' United States. Hitch in the negotiations between Chile and Argentina ascribed to differences at Buenos Ayres. Evanston (Ill.) detective, aided by a dog, finds clothing discarded by Miss Ely and her nephew, Frank Rogers, on the day of their disappearance. They have been missing since midsummer. Lincoln Pence, living near Mason City, lowa, went to remove a dynamite blast from a quarry, when it exploded, blowing out his eyes and mutilating his face terribly. It is not expected that he can live.

William A. Lindeke, formerly a prosperous dry goods merchant, killed himself at St. Paul, Minn., by shooting through the heart. He met with financial reverses and for the last year had been employed as a clerk. Fire which started in Christmas tree destroyed six-story Alexandra apartment building, Chicago, driving many families into street by fire escapes. Rescues of firemen and police were thrilling and picturesque. Governors of five northwestern states met Monday at Helena, Mont., to decide upon plan of action for opposing the big railroad merger. George E. Graham, who stood beside Schley during the Santiago fight, retold.the story of the admiral’s heroism under fire. Robert H. Hatfield, one of the survivors of the famous Kentucky feud, killed in Arizona by a deputy sheriff’ The Re*-, J. a. Heath expelled from Baptist ministry at Kansas City for procuring an illegal divorce. Landslide caused railroad accident near Lynchburg, Va., in which four men were killed. Burglars robbed two elderly spinsters of $6,000 near Washington, D. C. Earthquake shock felt at Denver. John S. Pinover jumped off the Brooklyn bridge Sunday in order to gain notoriety. He apparently suffered no serious injury. D. S. Ambler of Salem, Ohio, has accepted appointment as federal judge in the Philippines.

Isaac Westoberore, a miner at the Newport mine at Ironwood, Mich., committed suicide by jumping down a shaft 1,200 feet deep. Walter and Gerald Doble, aged 13 and 15 years, respectively, fell through an air hole in the ice on Conesus Lake at Livonia, N. Y., and were drowned. The Minnesota supreme court rules that foreign corporations can not enforce contracts in the state unless incorporation papers are filed there. Three children of Jacque Mondry, aged 10, 7 and 3 years, were burned to death in their home at Buffalo. The mother and a 2-days-old baby were rescued. Winfield S. Arter, aged 40, a Pittsburg stock broker, shot and killed himself while despondent on account of being on the wrong side of the copper market. Sir hundred trainmen of the Pittsburg, Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad have been notified of a voluntary increase of 10 per cent in wages, commencing Jan. 1. Roy S. Hedges, son of Colonel Sidney M. Hedges, of Boston, Mass., mysteriously disappeared from his sister s home in Sewickley, Pa., Christmas day, while suffering from a temporary abberation of mind, and suicide is feared. Martin Gleason, aged 50, superintendent of the Wild Horse, Damon and Deadwood mines at Cripple Creek, was found dead at the bottom of the Kalamazoo shaft, 500 feet below the surface. The ground around the mouth of the shaft bore marks of a struggle and it is evident that Gleason was murdered.

Monthly line of steamers between New York and the Philippines to be established. Fleet of steam lighters to be sent to Manila that will revolutionize conditions of commerce in the islands. Real estate trade closed at New York involving several skyscrapers valued at $4,000,000. Italian followed a bond jumper, a fellow countryman. 4,000 miles, finding him in Chicago at last. Police prevented bloody ending of search. Tommy Ryan sued Jeffries for SI,OOO which he declares is due him for training the champion. Down-town district of Chicago filled with reports where open gambling is carried on. Coppers stationed on the street to invite pedestrians to take part in all sorts of games of chance. Numerous Christmas fatalities reported, the most serious of which was a battle between negroes and whites in Alabama, in which two were killed and two wounded. Rebellion in Colombia practically at an end, according to advices received by the Colombian Legation. New chiircn law admitting women as delegates accepted by the Methodist conferences. East was only section opposed to it. Negro employe of St. Louis Health board confesses giving out infected serum that caused thirteen deaths.

EDUCATORS MEET IN MANY STATES

Teachers of Wisconsin, lowa, Michigan and Minnesota in Session. FIGHT ON AT MILWAUKEE. Contest Over Presidency I* Exciting— Big Convention at Grand Raptda, Mich.—Governor Van Sant Talka — Indiana Pedagogue* Meet. Milwaukee (Wis.) dispatch: The great interest in Wisconsin teachers’ convention, which is in session, centers in the election-of the president, which is being held today. Karl Mathie of Wausau and J. H. Nattrass, county superintendent of Lafayette County, are the candidates. The county superintendents have been making a campaign for the latter, but it is claimed that Mathie forces have broken into the Nattrass ranks, and the situation is so mixed no one is able to predict the result and both sides are claiming victory. The convention opened with a large first day attendance, in his address President Cheever called attention to the growth of the association. He spoke for better salaries for school teachers, so as to enable them to better fit themselves for the work. C. O. Merica of the Waukesha Industrial School delivered an interesting talk entitled ‘‘The P.oy Does Wrong.” He called attention that too much restraint causes many boys to go wrong. Superintendent C. P. Cary spoke of the needs of the school for the blind and Superintendent A. P. Hutton on the teaching of the blind.

Michigan Educators Meet. Grand Rapids (Mich.) dispatch: Fully 1,200 school teachers from every section of the state are attending the twenty-ninth annual convention of the Michigan Teachers’ association. Among the educators are Graham Taylor of Chicago Commons, Wilbur F. Gordy of the Hartford (Conn.) Normal, Inspector James L. Hughes of Toronto, Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; Mrs. Anna B. Cumstock, nature study, Cornell Lniversity. In the absence of Mayor Perry the visitors were welcomed by B. M. Corwin, President of the local Board of Education. An address by Professor Gordy on ‘‘Method of History ’ was the feature of the opening session in the Auditorium In the afternoon. At night Booker T. Washington addressed a large audience. Special sessions are held in the high school,’ Draper Speaks In New York. Syracuse (N. Y.) dispatch: At the evening session of the annual state convention of the Associated Academic Principals, which is in session in this city, Andrew S. Draper of the University of Illinois and ex-Superintendent of Public Instruction of this state, de-

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delivered an address. He spoke on "The Element of Inspiration in the Schools." Governor Talk* to Minnesota Teacher* St Paul (Minn.) dispatch: The thir-ty-ninth session of the Minnesota Teachers’ Association convened here. President Vandyke delivered a lengthy patriotic address. Mr. Vandyke introduced Governor Van Sant as “the most noted governor in the United States." The governor spoke forcibly and earnestly, and hlg speech was punctuated by frequent applause. His theme was "Patriotism and Education." He said in part: "It is difficult to compare patriotism and education. They should go hand in hand, one as an accompaniment to the other, and in children they should be developed together.” lowa Teacher* in Convention. Des Moines (la.) dispatch: The for-ty-seventh annual session of the lowa State Teachers’ association opened last night with a session of the educational council. It is expected that nearly 1,000 teachers wil? be in attendance. The convention lasts over Sunday, an experiment which is being tried this year because of a midweek Christmas made it impossible to have the sessions begin on Tuesday, as in the past. The chief work of the convention will be the recommendation to the Twenty-

Pawnee Indians Threaten Trouble.

Guthrie (Ok.) dispatch: The Pawnee Indians are on the warpath. They claim the vast herds of buffalo are coming back to this country, and many of the Indians have notified the white lessees to vacate their ranches at once, as they wish to lay the fences low, so. the buffalo will have full sway of the country. The United States Indian agent at Pawnee has been notified and has made a report to the commissioner of Indian affairs at Washington.

ninth general assembly of laws on the question of “Examinations— school, college, entrance and final." Indiana Session* Opened. Indianapolis (Ind.) dispatch: The annual meeting of the State Teachers’ Association of Indiana began last night with 1,200 In attendance. H. B. Brown of Valparaiso is president The subordinate organizations held sessions and elected officers. The Teachers' association will be in session three days. 4

FATAL WRECK IN ILLINOIS,

Four People Killed, Tbirty-Fl Ta Injured at Malta, lIL Plunging through an open switch at Malta, 111., a heavily loaded freight train on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Sunday morning into the Atlantic special passenger, standing on the siding, killing four people and Injuring thirty-five others, some of them perhaps fatally. The wrecked cars caught fire from the overturned engines and those on board not dead or pinioned in the wreck fled in terror, clad only in their night garments. Many of these were severely scalded by the steam and boiling water which poured into the last Pullman coach from the broken freight engine lying beside it. The collision occurred at 5 o’clock in the morning, and was the most disastrous, both in regard to loss of life and property, the Northwestern has sustained for many years. The dear are E. B. Duncan, Pullman porter, Chicago; B. 0. Nichols, Council Bluffs, la.; G. W. Rudio, Omaha, Neb., manager Kirk Soap Company; Mrs. G. W. Rudio, died from injuries at 9 o’clock Sunday night at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Roosevelt Boys Seek Duck.

Quantico (Va.) dispatch: The dis-patch-boat Dolphin, with Mrs. Roosevelt with two sons and party on board, anchored off Quantico at 4:30

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in the afternoon. Soon thereafter the party were conveyed in small boats to the island of the Metropolitan club, where they will occupy the clubrooms for the night. The feeding grounds of the ducks have been carefully looked after since the president visited here, and with an improvement in the conditions of the weather for this occasion good sport is likely.

Professor Is In an Asylum.

Des Moines, la., dispatch: Albert S. Russell, once professor of languages in a Minnesota college, has been arrested and taken before the commissioners of insanity because he refused to allow his children to attend the public schools and failed to provide for their necessities. After the hearing Russell was sent to the Asylum for the Insane at Mount Pleasant. Russell knows seven languages, English, German, French, Russian, Sanscrit, Greek and Latin. The complaint against his sanity was lodged by neighbors, who discovered the destitution in which he and his three little children were living. The wife and mother has been dead for three or four years.

Wrecked by Wind and Sand.

A windstorm of unusual force and destruction raged all over the southern part of California. The storm carried with it fine sand from the desert to the east that filled the air and obscured the vision. Much damage was wrought to oranges and some damage to buildings. Railroad traffic is delayed. At San Bernardino the roof of the storage house of E. E. Katz was blown off. William Mees’ blacksmith shop was wrecked. At Santa Ana windows and plate glass fronts were broken and outbuildings carried awaj. Several houses were badly damaged.

Another Disaster In Samar.

Another disaster to American arms in the island of Samar has been reported to the War Department by Gen Chaffee. The Ninth Infantry is once more the sufferer, but the victims, instead of being treacherously attacked by supposed friendly Filipinos, were ambushed while on a scouting expedition. Gen. Chaffee reports that hot fighting ensued and that the natives were finally repulsed with heavy loss, but not until seven Americans had been killed and six wounded out of a total of nineteen engaged.

Give $10,000 to a Hospital.

Chicago dispatch:' A Christmas gift has been received oy the officials of the Hahnemann hospital as an endowment fund from the Interest on which two cots are to be maintained. The donors are Mrs. Frederick S. Newell and Mrs. J. J. Hoyt of Kenosha. Wis. The hospital authorities say that the public can form little idea regarding the need for endowed beds, as there is a large class in the city that cannot be brought to accept charity, yet are often In great need of attention. .a' •’ t i

DEATH COMES. IN DISASTERS

Passengers Perish While Asleep as Steamer Burns to Water’s Edge. A DAY OF FIRES AND WRECKS. Four Dio In a Boat Fire at Memphis, Tennessee—Forgotten Child Burns to Death In Philadelphia—Two Die at Fort Wayne, Memphis, Tenn., dispatch: The steamer Sun, employed in the Memphis and Fulton trade, burned to the water’s edge early in the morning and four lives were lost. The dead: D. H. Rainey, Old River, Ark.; Mrs. D. N. Rainey, Old River, Ark.; Mrs. G. M. Timbs, Richardson Landing, Tenn.; child of G. M. Timbs, 3 months old’. The fire was discovered at 4:10 o’clock and spread with such rapidity that the steamer was a mass of flames when the department responded to the alarm. When the steamer arrived in port last night from Fulton she had considerable freight on board and a full list of passengers. All of the latter left the steamer immediately with the exception of about a dozen who decided to spend the night on the boat. Among these were Mr. and Mrs. Timbs and baby, Mrs. Timbs’ sister, Miss Josie Hammers, and Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Rainey. It was nearly midnight when the boat tied up. Miss Hammers was sleeping with her sister and the baby in a stateroom, and when she was awakened by the smoke she aroused her sister and started toward an exit. Her sister, however, went back for the baby, and before she could return the hurricane deck gave way and all escapes were cut off. Miss Hammers was able to escape without injury. Timbs was in another stateroom, and until the collapse of the roof came tried by every means to reach his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Rainey had a stateroom, and although it was thought that all the passengers on the boat had been aroused nothing was ever heard from them until their charred remains were discovered. When- tbe first body was taken out there was doubt as to whose it was, but Timbs identified it as that of his wife by. a ring. The body of the baby has not been found. The steamer Sun was the property of George W. Phillips, its captain, and John Brenner, the clerk.

Killed In a Midnight Fire.

Philadelphia, Pa., dispatch: One child was burned to death, its parents were seriously injured and two other young children were slightly injured as a result of a fire at the home of James H. Connelly, 3976 Wyalusing avenue, at midnight. Shortly after the family had retired fire was discovered on the first floor of the house. Escape by the stairs was cut off and Connelly threw his 2-year-old son and 2-months-old baby out of a second-story window into the arms of neighbors. These little ones escaped with slight injuries. The parents then jumped and were both badly hurt. In the excitement the 4-year-old daughter, Mary, was forgotten. When the parents realized that she had not escaped a frantic effort was made by the firemen to save her. After the flames had been extinguished the little girl’s charred body was found in the second story. Two Dead from Coal Gm. Fort Wayne, Ind. dispatch: Two are dead and one will die as the result of asphyxiation from a coal stove last night at the residence of George Schaffer, a wealthy retired grocer. The dead: George Schaffer, Anna James. The dying: Henry Anderson. Schaffer was a German. 65 years old, who had made a comfortable fortune doing grocery business, and Henry Anderson, aged 60 years, a veteran of the civil war and a life-long friend, was his companion. This morning a nephew of Schaffer, his only relative, went to the house with Christmas presents. He found the place locked and forced an entrance, and the bodies of Anna James and Anderson were found. The woman was dead, but Anderson still showed signs of life and was taken to the hospital. An investigation by the police showed that the chimney flue was obstructed with soot and the gas had filled the house. Three Injured in a Wreck* Dallas, Tex., dispatch: The Missouri Kansas and Texas north-bound passenger train due in Dallas at 1:20 o'clock last night was wrecked and almost completely burned six miles south of here just before midnight. Three persons were injured, but no one was killed. The baggage, express and mail cars were saved.. The injured: Jenks Clark, engineer, Denison, Tex., Injured about shoulders and legs; William Kevney, fireman, also of Denison, Injured about head and legs. Joseph Henry, colored, injured internally. The engine and one Pullman are all that remain, five cars being totally destroyed.

Girl Robbed on a Train.

Miss Minnie Laporte, 34 Dennis street, Boston, was robbed on a Boston .& Albany sleeping car early Saturday morning of 31,500 worth of jewelry. Miss Laporte had a number of valuable diamond rings in a chamois bag attached to a chain about her neck. When she arrived in Albany at 5 a. m. the bag was missing. She continued her journey to Grand Rapids, Mich., from which place she telephoned Chief of Police Hyatt of Albany of her loss. Miss Laporte offers a reward of 3500 for the jew*" ' n d no questions asked

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SOLDIERS WRECK SALOON.

Recruits Attack Flace Near Presidio Where Riot Occurred. San Francisco (Cal.) dispatch: The saloon of Dave Tarpey, just outside the Presidio, where Christmas night’s riot occurred, was wrecked last night. At 7 o’clock 200 soldiers surrounded Tarpey’s saloon and began shooting and throwing stones into the building. The windows and doors were broken and bar fixtures demolished. A riot call was answered by a platoon of mounted artillery, which quickly suppressed the riot. Several arrests were made. William Ross, a soldier who has been doing extra duty at Tarpey’s saloon, ejected two soldiers from the place on Tuesday night because they were unruly, and for this he incurred the enmity of the mob element among the soldiers.

Twenty-two 8010 Men Killed.

Washington dispatch: According to a report cabled by General Chaffee to the war department, a desperate battle between company F of the twentyfirst Infantry and bolomen in a gorge in Batangas province occurred In

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which twenty-two of the enemy were killed. The encounter took place six miles south of San Jose on December 23, and for Several hours the American soldiers and natives fought in a hand-to-hand struggle. Privates Patrick A. Connelly and Carney were badly wounded. Connelly received an ugly bolo cut in the cheek and Carney had six bolo cuts on the neck and shoulders.

Plan Ohio Corporation Tax.

A bill has been drafted in the Attorney General’s office at Columbus, 0., at the request of Governor Nash providing for a corporation tax in Ohio. The bill combines the features of the Littlefield bill now pending in Congress, the New York law, and some new ideas suggested by Governor Nash and Secretary of State Laylln. It provides for publicity in the affairs of the corporations in Ohio for penalties for perjury in making annual statements to the Secretary of State, and for an annual tax of all corporations doing business in Ohio, both domestic and foreign.

Rousing Cheers Given Schley.

A hearty demonstration in honor of Admiral Schley made the National Theater at Washington ring with cheers for several minutes. It was the admiral’s first public appearance since the report of the court of inquiry. He and Mrs. Schley were the guests of Miss Mollie Eliot Sewall, an authoress, at a box party. Two-thirds of the persons in the audience arose to their feet when the presence of the admiral became known. Cheer after cheer was given, and twice the officer was forced to come from the rear of the box and bow his acknowledegments.

Accident to Car Kills Motorman.

Albert Kiley, a motorman, at Terre Haute, Ind., was thrown from his car at noon Sunday, and died two hours later from internal injuries. The flange of a wheel broke, letting the fast-moving car off the rail so suddenly that Kiley was thrown bodily through the window of the platform. He was 24 years of age, and leaves a wife and two children.

Gain for 15,000 Plttlborg Men.

The Carnegie Steel Company at Pittsburg has posted notices that on January 1 it will advance the wages of its yardmen from 17 to 19 cents an hour. The general managers of the trunk lines entering Pittsburg are considering the advisibility of taking the same action and an advance of 15,000 men on January 1 is practically certain. The advance will be given because of the heavy work, owing to the freight congestion and the need of getting work done more expeditiously.

MIKING LAWS AT WASHINGTON

The Record in Brief of Legislative Work in Senate and House. FOR CONCESSION TO CUBA. President Roosevelt May Succeed in Getting Reductions of Tariffs in Favor of That Island —Great Britain Would Settle Controversies with This Country. Thursday, December 2fl. Rural free delivery mail carriers are to be placed under civil service on Feb. 1. After that date political or religious affiliation of applicants can"hot be considered. Mrs. Roosevelt issued invitations to dancing party in honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt to be given on Jan. 3. Mrs. Roosevelt and children and the White House guests left on three days’ outing down the Potomac. Admiral Evans to be assigned to. the Asiatic station, which he will ultimately command. Armored cruisers of the navy to be -equipped for wireless telegraphy. New canal bid by the Panama company Is forecasted in a private letter telling of a probable reduction of its sale price to 340,000,000. If such a tender is officially made the commission Is likely to recommend acceptance and Nicaragua may lose. President Roosevelt’s order dismissing Historian Maclay .from the Navy Department is carried into effect after a vain appeal to the Civil Service Commission. President Roosevelt telegraphs Governor Shaw that he is delighted with his acceptance of the secretaryship of the treasury and that a letter is on the way. Friday, December :J 7. Gossips talk about the possibility of a clash between President Roosevelt and the Senate, one of the chief grievances being the activity of Senator Lodge at the White House. Captain Richard Phillips Leary. United States navy, first governor of Guam and a notable character in the' Samoan troubles, is dead at the marine hospital at Chelsea. Secretary Root decides to abandonPhilippine transport service and substitute contract system with steamship companies. * Navy Department contemplating establishment of a permanent naval training station on the great lakes, probably at Chicago. Congress will be asked for an appropriation for this purpose. Wu Ting-fang, through the Secretary of State, askedy Congress to investigate workings of Chinese exclusion law before extending it. Congressman McCleary may introduce bill permitting national banks to loan money on real estate. Rural mail carriers are to be paid monthly. • ' Saturday, December 28. President Roosevelt is determined that congress shall make some tariff concessions to Cuba, and it is predicted that he will succeed. The difficulty is in evading the “favored nation” clause in treaties with other countries. Great Britain expected to renew negotiations over controversies growing out of relations between this country and Canada and removal of last of diplomatic differences may result.

Defeated by De Wet.

For four days following a roseate report from South Africa depicting the inability of the Boers to hold out much longer Lord Kitchener sends dispatches showing in many cases the utter defeat of British arms and in others the heavy losses suffered in numerous engagements. The climax is reached in to-day’s communication, dated Johannesburg, which says: "General Rundle reports that the night of Dec. 24 Colonel Firman’s camp at Zeefontein, consisting of three companies of yoemanry and two guns, was successfully rushed by a strong commando under De Wet. It is feared the casualties are heavy. Two regiments of light horse are pursuing the Boers.

Two Killed in Wreck.

Fog caused a wreck on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, in which four passengers and two trainmen on the south-bound Chicago express were injured. The engineer was unable to see ahead or the 'flagman’s signal-and his engine and part of the coaches tore a way through a freight train that was crossing the track at Hartwell. While a wrecking train was on the way to the scene the chain of a crane broke, and, falling upon workmen, killed two and injured one other. The dead are Patrick McCoy, killed by falling chain oh wrecking train; Louis Tenbrink, struck by chain; died in hospital.

400 Men Killed In Battle.

News was received at Colon, Colombia, Friday, that General Martin, the Colombian revolutionary leader, attacked Honda, on the Magdalena river, Dec. 9, with 1,200 men. The garrison; consisting of 430 men, fought from 6 a. m. until 12:30 p. m. At 8 a. m. the garrison received reinforcements numbering 200 men. The battle started on the outskirts of the city and ended at Caracoll, nine miles from Honda. Bayonets and machetes were used. Four hundred men were killed during the battle.