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tfORT.T) AFFAIRS VIEWED BY OBSERVERS ABROAD CffFISTMA S SA CEOS A NCT AGAINST POLITICS. ,- <r f l fir French Cable to The N>-w-Yoric Tribune.] (Copyright. 19CB. by Tb« Tribune Association.) London, Doc 23. — The general elections will v-^^jc up many hunt balls in January, but Christmas is sacrosanct against politics. The Kl3£ as lingered in London to give the Duke id Duchess of Connaught and the Princess Patricia a send-off to-day for South Africa be fore Joining the Queen at Sandringham. where the holiday festivities follow the usual order, trith a Christmas tree for the grandchildren, theatricals on© night, and several days of shooting. There will be a large company at /"Miffworth. where the theatricals will include t little play by Princess Henry of Ple»s and another piece with Lady Maud TVarrender and xfj s « Muriel Wilson in the main parts. There gre family parties at Welbeck. Blenheim. "Wyn —rd. Eaton. Dalkelth. Goodwood. Blankney, •jetton and other great country houses, and jnany special trains are chartered for taking Christmas guests out of London to-day. Lord T^sdsdowne has gone to his Irish estate with a fresh decoration from the court. Mr. Bal < our has carried to Whlttlngham the King's resent, a Windsor uniform. The Prime Min ister has followed him north after a spectacular of a political Santa Claus. with a free distribution of ministerial posts, and court appointments, peerages and other prize packages -od slicing up a Christmas cake at Albert Hall vlth plenty of raisins for good Radicals and Lit tle Englanders. CRITICISM. OF PRIME MINISTER. partisan criticism of the Prime Minister ia as explosive es the snappiest Christmas crack ara. The South African millionaires are angry o v«r the suspension of the Importation of Chinese labor Into the Transvaal, which Is de- Bcribed by an excited Unionist Journal as tha most serious step taken by a British govern ment elnce the attempt to Impose the stamp fluty on the American colonies. As there are already 4 8.000. Chinese on the Rand, and further recruiting is Interrupted only until the will of a truly responsible legislature of the colony can be ascertained, there seems no imminent rlek of the outbreak of another Boer rebellion and hauling down of the British flag. It la thought, however, that the government might properly have 'waited until the election of a new Parliament before reversing a critical feature of 6outh African policy. The Prime Minister's speech was as bold and decisive as Lord Elgin's order. It was a strong bid for the support of labor rather than the Home Rulers, and prom ised the one thing disabled trades unionism, needed, namely, the amendment of the law of combination so as to counteract recent Judialal decisions. He has alarmed landowners by pro posing legislation for taxation on ground values, but this is a measure which all the provincial municipalities want. It Is not Improbable Via* th« radical programme will attract more votes than it repels. It will create more enthusiasm than the straight-out defence of free trade and the equally orthodox homely retrenchment of •wasteful expenditures. Jfß. BALFOUR'B CLEVER TACTICS. Mr. BaJfour meanwhile has succeeded like a clever tactician In converting a defensive Into an aggressive campaign, with advan-tages of at tack evenly chared. In his anxiety to conciliate the Free Trade Unionists he has not given the tariff reformers anything to fight for, and they will hardly be content with a sham battle against Home Rule. Mr. Chamberlain may rouse them by a vigorous canvass In the Mid lands, where he 1» booked for a dozes speeches, bßt they are now listless and dlsh'jartened. A stiff Radical canvass may revive tlielr ardor and give tliem Interest In something besides defeat- Ing the free traders of their own party. John Mortey. In the India office, is already asking in cisive questions about places outside the frontier, where Lord Curzon either forestalled Russian intrigue or kept abreast with every forward movement On the main question of subordination of mil itary to civil power, he has promptly taken Lord Curara's side, so that the revolution in the Indian constitution, abetted by Mr. Balfour and Mr. Brodrick, will not come on. Whether Lord Kitchener will consider his resignation a point of honor Is not yet clear. Lord Curzon, being vindicated by Mr. Morley, was easily persuaded to decline a nomination for Parliament from the City against Sir Edward Clarke, and, except for the sudden death of his brother-in-law, the rector at Walpole St. Peter, would have a cheer ful Christmas. COURT APPOiyTMEyTB. Outside of politics the court appointments have been rounded out with a peerage for the Lord Chamberlain. Lord Spencer's brother, and an earldom for Lord Hawksbury. the Lord Steward, and the recruitment of a detachment of young peers as lords-In-waltlng. A Radical member of Parliament Is m£de Vlce-Chamber lalr. the son of a Scotch peer Controller of the Household, and Earl Sefton Master of the Horse. Only two of these appointments represent the old Whig aristocracy, the bulk of which has gone. The Tory Duchess of Buccleuch remains th« Mistress of Robes. There are peerages for W. H. Qrenfell. for Lord Lansdowne's Liberal brother, and for Sir Arthur Hayter, whose wife has been an Indefatigable Liberal hostess. Others may follow, but there can be no hope of restoring the balance of power In the House of Lords, where the Liberals are out-membered thirteen to one- One recruit from the Tory side. Lord Tenterden. is reported, but with a Radical programme against landholders and employers' federations few accessions are probable. No startling surprises are likely in the Foreign Office, where Sir Edward Grey Is making a fine Impression by bis lucidity of mind In mastering the complex details of new questions. The Rus sian revolution remains a source of anxiety. with the contingency that a large number of British subjects may need protection In the worst extremity. What Is an inscrutable mystery Is the support which the strikers In the towns receive from the peasantry scattered over wide areas. The Morocco Conference is deferred by the proposal to shift it from Algeciras to Madrid. This change is not caused by diplomatic in trigue but by a lack of proper accommodations at Algeciras. There is considerable routine bus- "77" Bi\ Humphreys' Seventy- Seyen breaks up Colds and The symptoms of Grip and a bad Cold are •o nearly alike that even an expert may be de ceived—mark you— lnfluenza, Catarrh, Pains tad Soreness of the Head, Cheat, Back or limbs. Cough. Sore Throat, General Prostra tion and Ferer. If you have any one or all of 4m» sensations, the use of "Seventy-seven" *IU cure you and keep you well. »•• : —it* .-•• "5 cents, or mailed. . Hur^phj^yr Horn*o Medicine Co.. Cor. W^Uaia. "4 Jot* 6tr»«l«, We» tazk. _______ . . — ' -*— * MEETING OF MOROCCAN CONFERENCE DELAYED. [Special by French Cable to The New-York Tribune.] (Copyright. 1806, by Tho TWbtme Association.) Paris, Dec 23.— 1t is not thought likely here that the Morocco Conference can meet before January 20. The French government is willing to accept Madrid, Algeciras, Cadiz. San Sebastian or any town in Spain as the place of meeting, but no definite choice can be made until a reply arrives from the Sultan of Morocco, whose wishes on this point, as in all else that comes up at or before the conference, will be energetically supported by Germany. In diplomatic circles gloomy fore bodings prevail as to the result of the confer ence, for it seems already certain that the points Insisted upon by Germany are not compatible with the statement of the French requirements made in the Chamber of Deputies by M. Rou vier. Moreover, the military success of the pre tender in Eastern Morocco makes the position of the Sultan each day more precarious and greatly complicates matters. It is believed here that at the Morocco Conference will for the first time be disclosed the main outlines of the ambitious "welt politik" of the German gov ernment one of the ulterior aims of which Is to secure bases to support German commercial internets in Brazil and Argentina, which are al ready more scientifically and more successfully pushed than those of any other power, and are admirably sustained by the formidable and ever SOLDIERS AND WORKMEN PARADING THE STREETS OF MOSCOW. lncreaatag colonies of Germans settled In South America. It now ia an open secret that the German Chancellor. Prince yon Billow, Insists that the military police of Morocco shall be to trusted to Germany. Spain and France, Ger many to have exclusive control on the Atlantic coast. Spain on the Northern Mediterranean coast and Prance aloiur the frontier zone con tiguous to Algeria. This proposition, thinly dis guising the attempted aoaulsltlon of a German naval station on the Atlantic seaboard of Mo rocco. Is unacceptable to England and France. FOREIGN POLICY IN ENGLAND. The advent of Sir Henry Campbell-Banner man as Premier In Great Britain was at first, owing to his well known pacific con victions, felt in France to be an Indication of unwillingness on the part of England to co-operate with France In case of German aggression, but the firm language of Sir Henry in his speech at Albert Hall in regard to the Anglo-French understanding leaves no doubt In the French mind that the foreign policy of England, so far as France is concerned. Is the came as that of the previous Cabinet. More over, Paul Doumer. President of the French Chamber of Deputies and a foremost candidate for the Presidency of the republio on January 18, has during his present visit to England re ceived not only from King Edward but from leading statesmen the most unequivocal assur ances of the active support of France In event of a conflict being forced upon her at the Moroc co Conference. MOTOR RACE IN STREETS OF PARIS. An Interesting feature of the Automobile Salon •was the race yesterday morning at daybreak of twenty-seven motor cars over a course of eighty miles, through the most difficult, most hilly and most crooked streets of Paris. The twenty- Beven cars, six of which were propelled by electricity, started from near the Place de la Concorde at 6 o'clock and traversed the city in every direction, even ascending the heights of Montmartre. The first vehicle to arrive at the finish on the Place de la Concorde was a gas motor car, the time being 8 hours 89 min utes 80 seconds. Twenty of the twenty-seven completed the course without a hitch or accl- lness In connection with the fisheries question at the American Embassy, which Mr. Carter manages easily, but there can be nothing: of real Importance until the elections are over. LIVELY CHRIBTMASTIDE. London has been full of movement In the fine Christmas weather with charity fairs, new plays and crowded shops. Princess Ena of Battenberg has been frequently saen, and has attracted much attention as the future Queen of Spain. "Peter Pan" has been revived at the Duke of York's with an outburst of enthusiasm. Mr Barries new art mermaids in the lagoon greatly strengthen it. and Cecilia Loftua rein forces Gerald Dv Mauiier with an admirable performance. The new Aldwych opens to-night with the revival of "Bluebell" and the Editor of "Punch" supplies the Drury Lane with a fresh version of "Cinderella" for Boxing Night The Velasquea "Venus" and the Irving auc tion have had their runs as holiday attrac tions and the duU show of the British masters at the Academy and the livelier International exhibition will soon be on. The Venus is not vet purchased, the time for raising the purchase money for the National Gallery being extended To the end of the year. Mr. Whistler's friends | report that Richard Canfleld is the purchaser , of the Irving portrait. _ The conviction of a former member of Parlia ment of serious attempts to Incite the murder of bis wife is the saddest episode of the Chrlst mastlde The gift of $600,000 by George Herring to the Salvation Array for carrying the unem r,loved back to the land is the noblest benefaction, and the official report showing that pauperism costs the country $70,000,060 yearly is the sor riest commentary on the prosperity of free trade NEW-YORK DAILY TKli^H^ 6UMXAX -DECEMBER 24. 1905, dent. Of these only two were electrics, the first of which arrived fourteenth. Electrics can now cover 100 miles without recharcing batteries, a feat Impossible a year ago. CHRISTMAS REVELRY. X confectioners' truce, "treys dcs conflseura." reigns supreme from now until Twelfth Night The boulevards are thronged with booths brim ful of mechanical toys. Prominent among th«m are eloquent Deputies, thumping with fists on the desks of the chamber; cat and mice, a huga, black tomoat following the mice In a cage, but never catching them; Japanese Jiu-jitsu figures, alternately falling or springing In the air, and comic figures of the Algeciras Conference, each exclaiming: "All rightr "Sehr gutl" "Tres bienP or "Buenos Bene!" The bobemian revelry and reveillons are handicapped by the strike of 8,000 grocery boys. Thus, many families and merrymakers are sending direct to Halles or central markets for the nighf s supply of blood puddings, sausages and sauerkraut. A tremendous suocess last night was the an nual bail of the house surgeons. Three hundred medical students and young surgeons, together with an equal number of frolicsome figurantes of the Parisian theatres, combined to personify the wild follies of jEsculapian humor. Lady Vase line opened the ball with King Cholera, and * f rantlo quadrille was danced by Death, Suicide. Starvation and Insanity. A hysterical trio of Opium, Morphine and Absinthe headed a Vir ginia reel of decadence. Appendicitis waltzed with Sciatica, and a beautiful dancing girl of the opera scored an immense sucoess as the god Vishnu, whom alone Cholera fears. There were scores of Millionaire Morphine Maniacs end bevies of Xofectlmui Diseases capering nlmjbly about the living efflgl«s of the moat eminent surgeons of Paris. AT WINTER RESORTS. Many Americans are starting to pass Chxist mas and New Year's at Pau or In the Engadlne. At both these favorite winter reßorts the weather Is bright and clear. The fashionable spot Just now is the Engadine, where there are ski contests. Among the reoent arrivals at St. Moritz are Mr. and Mrs. G. Anson Depew, Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Cutting, D. O. Lanler and Maturin Delafield, Jr. The season at Pau Is In full swing, with races, fox and drag hunting, golf, musical receptions and oosey din ner parties. Among the visitors at Pau are Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Kane, Wad6worth Rogers, Edward Livingstone. Thomas Burgess, Mrs. and Miss Howland, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Prince. Jr., Mrs. Hornor, the Misses Potter, Charles Morse, Mrs. Scott, Miss Cushlng. Miss Hughes Hallett and, last but not least, Henry Rldgeway. master of the Pau Hunt. C. I. B. PLEASED WITH MR. ROOT. Fisheries Ruling Removes Serious Questions, Officials Say. London, Dec 28.— The British government Is grat ified at Secretary Roofs decision that It is an evasion of the law for American fishing vessels to take on board Newfoundland fishermen within the three mile limit and take them outside that limit for the purpose of shipping them as a crew, and that Americans have not the right under the law to freeze herring on the west shore of the Bay of Islands. The officials here say it is In accord with the British contention and removes the most diffi cult question from the negotiations. There are still some minor points to settle, but the Foreign Office expects their early and satisfactory settle ment. WRONG WAY TO GET CRTMDfAL. Request on Paris Polioe Without Use .of State Department Invalid. Paris, Dec 23.— The Prefect of Police here re ceived a message from the police of Hoboken, N. J., requesting him to arrest F. B. Faaola, alias Bal laso, for alleged larceny. The officials of the Pre fecture, surprised at this unusual, direct request, without the intermediary of the Governor of New- Jersey and the Btate Department at Washington, applied to the American Embassy here for Informa tion on the subject. The Embassy consulted the Btate Department, with the result that the latter ruled that an applica tion to the authorities of a foreign country for th© arrest of a person wanted by the police waa not warranted except through the regular State and Federal channels. Fasola. who was temporarily detained, waa thereupon released from custody. TRYING COLOIiIBIAN PLOTTERS. Government in Control of Situation — Rail way Contracts Approved. Buenaventura, Colombia, Dec 28.-^The lead ers of the recent conspiracy against the Colom bian government are being tried by court mar tial. The government announces that It is able to suppress any revolutionary movement. The contracts for the construction of railroads by foreign companies have been approved by President Reyes. VENEZUELA TROuBLE RENEWED. French Bay Castro's Attitude Brings TTp Old Controversy. Paris, Dec. 23.— The officials here say that Presi dent Castro's failure to resume diplomatic rela tions with M. Taisny. the French charge d'af fairß at Caracas, may complicate affairs and post pone a settlement of the question* In dispute. France asked for the withdrawal of Venezuela's offensive note declining to deal with M. Taigny. Therefore the withdrawal of the not* and the con tinued declination to deal with M. Talpiy ar* con s dered asrenewlnf; the old controversy. The ottt clals say M. Taliny will not ]» withdrawn. Try a brisk walk in Ihe open these crisp Winter days, with a bottle of to cap the climax, and see how much more sunshine will come into your life. THE FRENCH ELECTION. M. Rowdier Thought to Have a Chance to Succeed M. Loubet. Paris, Deo. 23. — Premier Rouvier is develop ing marked strength as a possible candidate In the comlngr Presidential contest The National Assembly will meet at Versailles on January 18 to elect a successor to President Loubet M. Fallleres. nresldent of the Senate, has thus far been considered the leading candidate, and his supporters say he Is already sure of a majority In the Assembly^ M. FaUieres relies chiefly- on the preoedent established by M- Ixrabet In going from the presidency of the Senate to the Presi dency of the republic The candidacy of M. Fallleres, however, does not arouse popular enthusiasm, and the Opposi tion Is combining to support Paul Doumer, pres ident of the Chamber of Deputies. M. Doumer represents the younger and more active ele ment His candidacy 1b popular, but he has the antagonism of some strong groups in both chambers. It is expected that the first ballot will be divided between MM. Failures and Doumer, with some votes for LAon Bourgeois, the former Premier; Henri Brisson. another for mer Premier and former president of the Cham ber of Deputies; Paul Deschanel. president of the Committee on Foreign and Colonial Affairs of the Chamber; M. Etienne and M. Thomson. The sharpness of the struggle between MM Fal lleres and Doumer may prolong the contest and lead to the presentation of a dark horse In the person of M Rouvler. who has thus far with held from the contest. President Loubet has positively declined to be a candidate for a second term, but the possl bllltv remains of the Assembly making him an unwilling candidate. Still, the contest appears tobe^wed down to MM. Fallleres and Doumer. with MM. Rouvler, Bourgeois. Brisson and tha others named making up the field of emeigency candidates. RECEPTION IN MANILA FOR BRYAN. Manila, Dec 23.-Thousands of citizens attended a reception given this evening by the Elks to meet ■vnillam J. Bryan. STOPS SALE OF MADDENING DRUG. Mexico City, Deo. 23 (Special).— The Superior Board of Health of Mexico has issued an order prohibiting the sale of marihuana throughout this country. This deadly drug is sought by the soldiers In the army. It Is smoked like tobacco and the user of it soon goes wildly insane. It 18 stated that insanity in the army has greatly in creased of late on account of the use of this plant. ThWT<£t of the first few smoke* Is bo soothing 2nd pffiSLit thX the habit becomes flrmly estab lished, and the user of the poison will almost sacrifice his life in order to obtain a supply of the drug The Plant grows wild In the mountain, and is brought Into t£e towns by the natives and sold to the soldiers. MAY RETIRE PANAMA BONDB. Washington, Deo. 23^-It Is reported that the Isthmian Canal Commission will exercise the op tion it holds of redeeming some $621,000 of bonds of the Panama Railroad Company, now outstanding. To effect thl. redemption it may be necessary to borrow from the emergency appropriation Just made available. J, 8. WILLIAMS'S DAUGHTER ILL. ■Washington, Dec 23^-Bepresentative John Sharp Williams, the Democratic leader in the House, re ceived a dispatch to-day, announcing the dan gerous illness of his daughter, and left here at once for his home at Tazoo. Miss. LAST WAR OBSERVER BACK. Washington. Dec 23.— Major Montgomery M. Macomb, artillery corps, the last of the United States army officers detailed to observe the opera tions of the Russian and Japanese forces to leave the scene of action, arrived In this city to-day from Manchuria, and has resumed his duties In the office of the Gen«ral Staff at the War Department. He will prepare a report of his observation for the Sneflt o? the army, but It will be treated as a cora fidential document. LIGHTSHIP SURVIVORS' PLACES. Washington. Dec. 23.-It was announced to-day that the men who operated the ill fated lightship No. 58, which sank recently off Nantucket Shoals, have all been employed in the service haying been asslpned to duty on the various lightships alon* the coast. HOLDS RECORD FOR NEW BILLS. Washington, Dec. 23-— Representative Brownlow, of Tennessee, holds the record so far for Introduc ing bills at the present session of Congress. In thirteen days he Introduced 347 bills. The total number of bills Introduced In the Hous* In the thirteen days was 1.061. as against a total of 19.209 for all sessions of the last Congress. MONUMENT TO JOSEPH SMITH. South Royalton, Vt.. Dec 23.-There was dedicat ed to-day to the memory of Joseph Smith, prophet and founder of the Mormon faith, a monument which had been erected on the site of his birthplace in the town of Sharon, three miles from th!s vil lage, where in a little farmhouse ««>*proph« was born lOOyears ago. on December 34, W* . 1 £"' d Joseph E\ Smith and a party of about fifty official. of the Monaco Ohuroh were present <t) DRY &OODS— CARPETS— UPHOLSTEEY. H Lincoln Trust Company Madison Square. New York CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $1,350,000 SURPLUS FUNDS AT INTEREST The present condition of the money market enables this Company to offer exceptionally favorable terms for funds on certificate of deposit payable on demand, three (3) or six (6) months' time SAW VLADIVOSTOK RIOTS. Merchant Tells of Burning of Stores and Flight of Governor. Victoria, B. C, Dec. 23.— Henry Bush, of Clarkson & Co., of Vladivostok. Port Arthur and Harbin, who arrived from Vladivostok last r.i^ht by the steamer Tartar, was an eyewitness of the revolt among the Russian soldiers there. The trouble began at a Chinese bazaar, where, he said, following a dispute, a mob of soldiers rushed the stalls. 1 grabbing everything they could lay their hands on. Many Russians went to a steamer which was discharging oil, and. obtaining a quantity of the oil. saturated the bazaar with It. They fired the place, and it burned quickly, many wounded Chinese being incinerated. From the bazaar the soldiers went to the big store of Kuntz & Albers. a German firm, driving out the staff, who fled for their lives. The commander, Katzoff, ordered out the troops which were in barracks, but. instead of preventing the revolting soldiers from looting, they fired at the tipper windows while the looters were busy below. Mr. Bush says they would not fire on the revolting soldi ers. although they were quick enough to bring down their rifles to kill Chinese. The Kuntz & Albers store was a big one, full of general merchandise, and the loss must have been more than $1,000,0C0, for the mob brought can after can of oil from the wharf and burned the place. By this time the streets were filled with screaming, mad Russians and Chinese. The sticks and stones were flying and bullets whlstllft everywhere. Chi nese corpses were scattered about the streets and many Russians were killed. Mj. Bush did not realize his danger until then. Some Chinese rushed at him with shouts <*f "There's another onel" and he fled. Of the re mainder of the tragedy h« cannot epeak from ob servation, but he learned from good authorities when the Kuntz & Albers storo was burning refugees were crowded into sampans and all the merchant steamers and transports were leaving the harbor. That night, November 12, men paid from 2 to 50 rubles to be allowed to sleep in sampans in the harbor. Place after place was burned, until, be fore the riots ended, more than two hundred stores had been destroyed. —(The Sph«Mb Bodies were scattered about the streets, more than five hundred Russians and two thousand Chinese being killed. The bodies lay unburled for three days, when they were gathered up wholesale and carted away for burial. Commander Katzofi* fled to Satanka, two miles away, on the first day, and the troops which did not take part in the rioting a?d not try to prevent it. Proclamation after proclamation was telegraphed by the fugitive com mander but not until he promised that the troops would be sent to Russia as quickly as they could be transported did the rioting discontinue. Returning to Vladivostok, Mr. Bush came across many bodiea, sometimes scattered, sometimes in groups The city presented a sad appearance, be ln«r practically ruined. He estimates the loss at StfOOO.OOO. and says years will be required to restore th Mr Pl< Bush says the army throughout Is dlssatls fled. and he believes a gnat rwvolt will take place before long. M. YIELD, JR., LEAVES $2,000,000. Letters of Administration Granted— Marshall Field Guardian of Children. Chicago. Dec 23.— Marshall Field, Jr.. who died recently from wounds caused by the accidental dis charge of a pistol, left no will, and yesterday letters of administration were granted to Arthur D. Jones and Stanley Field. Marshal Field was appoint ed guardian over his three grandchildren. Marshall Field. 3d? Henry Field, ten years old. and Owen- d °The SKMTeVSri. valued at 9L*W. and the -Jal I estate at $T5 000. The direct (supervision of the w£nd. were furnished to ihe amount of sureties. w?th Marshall FUld aid John G. Shedd a. surges. COUNCIL WILL NOT PUNISH. Plainfield Chief of Police Declared Only Technically Culpable of Malfeasanoe. [By Tolerraph to The Tribune.] Plainfleld. N. J-. Dec. J3.-Chief of Police P. & Klely has been acquitted of every charge bearing on bis morality and efficiency as an officer. A verdict In his favor was returned last night by the Common Council, before which he was up for trial Although he was adjudged guilty on four counts, in three of them his guilt was termed purely technical, and his Judges ruled that the four did not Justify any penalty. The verdict was unanimous after thre* hours' deliberation. The counts upon which he was technically ad judged guilty included the releasing of prisoners fmm the city Jail without hearing or ball and fre nuJSttar the Get Together Club at the Hotel Waldorf this city, where liquor is sold. He was declared Innocent of drunkenness, conduct unbe coming ajTofflcer. conniving at John GofTs viola tion of th* liquor laws, disobedience of ordlera and allowing political Influence to control police matters. KILLED IN SHATTERED STATION. Allentown. Perm.. Dec. 23.-Alfred Tiley. a tele graph operator for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, was crushed to death early to-day In the railroad station at Catasauqua. As a west bound freight train was passing the station a hrakebeam fell, knocking a freight car from the traM? The car side-swiped the Catasauqua »ta- Uonteartag down almost one-half of the structure. T?ieVwaa on duty at the time and his body was cut TnTwo and burled beneath the wreckage. Five cars were completely demolished, Wednesday, December ;_g7th, and during the week at Reduced Prices, Women's Dresses, Suits and Coats, French Model Dresses, French Model Coats, Misses' and Children's Suits and Coats, Infants' Coats, Dress Trimmings and Laces, Xeckwear, Dress Fabrics, Silks, Corsets. $stxxJ<swo^ <£> J^iS Sheet R IDG ELY'S FINANCIAL FORECASTS. When will the entire bull campaign, which began mor* than eighteen months agn. finally culminate? It will culminate \vh»n those persons who were clean*! oat of their long Ft<v.ks In I£H>3. and who »ln«-e then ha.v# looked upon tho advancing prices with suspicion and distrust. Either s-I!:nt short or keeping aloof from the Street. become converts to the bull ranks an.l bur stocks them selves. Tha da.v. week or month that this wilt ocour no man can tell; but until It du«s occur you need not expect a real bear market. In other words, the big man nre going- to keep prices up until their goods are sold. if It takes till doomsday, subject to possibly serious re actions, of course. I predicted such a reaction to com* Just after the middle of December, and it came. My Dully Letter will tell you whether. In our Judgment, there will be another and more ■ertooa setback within the next fort night. Some people think we should be able to tell them correctly every stock that moves and the exact prices at which to buy and sell. Such information as that cannot be obtained at any price. We only claim to forecast probabilities and offer suggestions; It Is for the customer himself to intelligently apply them and make the money. Our good things the past week have, been Metrop. anA Col. Fuel Those who followed our views bought Metros, around 120, and again at 126. taking their profits around 130. We stated that Met. liked a market of lt» own. and might advance irrespective of the general list. Sub scribers were put Into Col. Fuel more than ten days ago, around 46-17. again, near 52. and profit taking suggeetM on Tuesday's bulge. Thursday night we stated that Fuel looked very good for another advance. Incidentally, when Met. was selling around US, we stated that It w«l} probably not go to 114; In any ca««. It would surely sell again above 130. Feo. Gas, we stated last Saturday (Dec. 19) should have whatever advance it was going to bat* by Tuesday (Pec ID). It sold on Tuesday abov» 108. *» that any one who failed to get out have only themselves) .to blame. Subscribers know Its future probabilities now. We also gave the recent move in X. T. C. and reported the "tip" for what It was worth of a 20 point advano* in U. P. Th« day H. and U pfd. got up to 43-*7 sub scribers were advised to take profits. If long. Some Mm* ago, when the dividend was passed. I remarked that. the bad news being all out and Investors having been buncced out of their stock (around 30). Its probable court* would b« upward. Is not such a dally letter as ours (terms for wT.loh «r» but $5 per month) invaluable to ANT speculator? Cer tainly to the man of experience, who knows enough ox the game to utilize our suggestions and ideas. As to tn» novice. Ignorant of the dangers of Wall Street, and who expects at least one "sure thing" per .week, ha had batter keep away. There are plenty of concerns looking tot that sort, but we don't want him. This la a hard gam* at best. 'We try to do our part, but the subscriber must also do his. "We can supply the food, but we cannot eat and digest It for you. For example, we predicted for tea days in advance that the market as a whole would b« top around December 15. V.'c could not say th* EXACT DAT, or Just how far tie subsequent break would •» tend; but persons of Intelligence should surely have fol lowed our Ideas and gotten out of everything except specialties on the 14th. thereby plarlnr themselves In shape to buy freely when the break came, last Monday morning, for a turn at least. Incidentally, we were th« only people on the Street to predict this setback: Just a* a year ago, early In December, we AI/JXB forecast** the break which carried Copper down 25 points and other stocks 10 to 15. As to the future, there are several go»4 ones which should be ripe within the next few days, rail details to subscribers. Our lietUr has been Issued dally" at 4:30 P. M. for the past seven years, and Is widely known. Ask any experienced trader what he thinks of It and how he compares It with others. However, to persons) who want to be "convinced." we will mall FREE th* name of a copper stock selling below ten which should double in price within a few weeks. After this makes good we shall expect you to send us $5 for a regular subscription. A. N. RIDGELY, 20 Broad St., N. Y. CATTLE GRAZING RULES. i ■ — ■ President Says Mr. Wilson Is Bight in Favoring Small Stockmen. Washington, Dec. President Roosevelt In •> letter addressed to Secretary Wilson of the De partment of Agriculture on the subject of fees for grazing horses and cattle in the national forest reserves upholds the Secretary In the regulation* formulated by him, to become effective on January 1. for the granting of grazing permits. The communication is the result of a protest sent to the President by cattlemen from one of tn» Western States, and is based on m. report by Secre tary Wilson, to whom the protest was ref«rr>>d. , The letter of. the President follows; I have received your letter of December 2a I cordially approve of the .policy yon are carrying on. Your effort is to keep the grazing lands in th« forest reserves for the use of the stockmen, and especially the Email stockmen, who actually live in the neighborhood of the reserves. To prevent the waste and destruction of the reserves and to keep them so that they can be permanently used by the stockmen no leu titan by the public, you have to spend a certain amount of moft^y. Part of this money Is to be obtained by charging a small fee for each head of stock pastured on the reserve. Less than a third of the actual value of the grazing !s at present charged, and It is. of course, per fectly obvious that the man who pastures his stock should pay something for the preservation of that pasture. He gets all the benefits of the pasture and he pays for its use but a small fraction of th« value that It is to him, and this money In reality returned to him because it is used In keeping th* forest reserve permanently available for use. You this year make a special reduction, by which the small ranchmen pay but half rates. This Is in accordance with the steady policy of your de partment as regards the Western lands, which is to favor In every way the actual settler, the actual home maker, th» man who himself tills the soil or himself rears and cares for his small herd of cattl*. In granting grazing permits you give preference first to the small nearby owners; after that, to all regular occupants of th«» reserve range; and finally to the owners of transient stock. This is exactly as it should be. The small nearby owners are th« homesteaders, the men who are making homes for themselves by the labor of their hands, the men who have entered to possess the land and to brine up their children thereon. The other regular occu pants of the reserve range— Is. the larger ranch owners— are only entitled to come after the smaller men. If after these have been admitted there still re mains an ample pasturage, then the owners of transient stock, the men who drive great tramp herds or tramp flocks hither and thither, should bi admitted. There men have no permanent abode, do but very little to build up the land, and are not to be favored at the exepnse of the regular occupants. large or small. This system prevents the grass from being eaten out by the great herds or (locks of non-residents, for only enough cattle and sheep are admitted upon the reserve* to fatten upon the pasturage without damaging it. In other words, under the policy you have adopted the forest re serves are to be used as among the most potent Influences in favor of th» actual .home make: of the man with a few dozen or few score head of cattle, which he has gathered by his own Industry and is himself caring for. This is the kind of mam upon whom the' foundations of our citizenship rest, and It Is eminently proper to favor him In evecg ■w«s i JL