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THE BURLINGTON FliEE PRESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY, BECK.MHKIl 23, 1909. "CAROLINE, THE QUEEN " IS DRIVEN FROM BELGIUM Leopold's Mistress Packs Up the Magnificent Fur nishings of Her Chateau and Forwards Them Across FrontierRoyal Family United Brussels. Dec. 10. Baroness Vnughan, whom Leopold mnde his queen In fact, it not In name, quietly left Belgium to-day, her reign ended, her power collapsed, ac cepting the hint of the, government that If sha did not depart voluntarily she would be expelled from tho country. The bnroners packed up ihofce magnificent fitrnishings of her chateau which were too personal Rifts of King Leopold and forwarded them ucroas the frontier. .She herself took n train for France. To the Belgians thin was always a grcnt mystery, but they accepted her as they mi m-ii-wu h t nt'. 1 ei now. wun ine Hit: dead, the) have been driven to deep t-fuimncin. in-ii. as me Kini; ( ncuy was in RtatP flt tin. ItnTnA ,er t.hntnr.in.1i was exhibited and sold In the Brut.-sels thoroughfares and her unine shouted out by hawkers n "Catollne, the Queen." In spite of despatches frum Italy and other countries, listening Hint King Leo pold and Baroness V.nirthan lir.d been married according to the rites of the church, the King's personal friends per sist In their belief of thl, while they characterize tho stories of a civil union r. pure nonsense. They say that I,eo pold, whatever his faults In private life, would never destroy the official dignity of the kingdom. The soml-offieinl Twentieth Century points out that tho Belgian code stipu lates that the rtt-hts of succession to Hie throne pass to dlteet dererndants of legitimate hlrih. If fbero was a civil r arrlsgo In Italy It might create poten tial rights, but, It ! argued, the nb roneo. of all records, nil publication of itch n cereniony, and especially tho fact that Leopold never proclaimed Unroness Vaughsn am hlr. U-gltlmtitn wife, effec uallv disposes of the question. Prince Albert's plan to rc-unlto the r-xlled and separated family was fulfill td to-day, a. Baroness Vnughan passed ut forever from Belgian life, Princess I ntilse. triumphantly entered the city and vns officially greeted at the station and n ilalmed bv the people. he was eon-1 ( ted with royal honors to the Chateau I " vedere, which henceforth will he her (fftclal home. Again to-day a vast crowd vlawed tho 1 iy of the late king. Many r-i the people who cr.me In from the provinces wero i 'ensed that the gates were closed at t' ree o'clock r.nd thev tried to force an entrance .... ...,.., piu uc v.uib 1 trodden on, garments erc torn and tto- r.nn,I ,1 A, n"mber W're ,n.J"rC"1- ' rtnnllj the palace was reoDened and the visitors were allcwtd to file pst I HAD 2.100-MILE Deepest Draught Vessel to Reach Foothills of Andes Had Many Adventures. Now York, Dec. HO. Back from a magic. niacK river wnere Island have no Hrm Vinlrl Kilt shift nKnitl Hn.tlni. mil , tho snugly built little steamship Napo of the Red Cross lino of the Booth Steam ship company arrived yesterday from the head waters of tho Amazon. Through tortuous channels as variable as breeze, guided l-tultlvely by mongrol pilots, she threaded her course 2.100 miles across the South American continent to within M0 miles of the Andes and back agsln. The Napo Is the biggest draught ship that ever went up to the foothill ot the Andes, drawing when she left Para 15 feet 6 Inches by her stern. At Para the chief officer, Robert Ros kell, said yesterday Capt. Barnett took on two pilots, who appeared to be mix tures of Indian. Spanish, Portugese and Chinese blood. They stood at the wheel, watch and watch. From Manaos, where the ship touched five days after quit ting Para, tho course lay up the Sala moes, really the upper Amazon. The .-alamoes keeps shoaling every where. Four quartermasters and sea men sound constantly, one forward and one amidships, on each side. A score of times Capt. Barnett sent ahead the itcam launch, with the tecond officer nd on Indian pilot, to "blaze the way." "In spito of all precautions tho Nnpo kept grounding, and anchor was dropped tvery night, STRANOK SIGHTS AIjONG RIVER. "Krom one mllo to seven miles in width, the channel now and then run nlr.iz In shore, the tropical river, pre lented lively scones of natlvo villages tnd animal and vegetable life. Alll Eatora, turtles, serpents, mnnknya and parrots, besides other birds of bril liant hue, disported on bank and branch. The crow lived on tho rlch ist of turtle soup. The reptiles were our feet long. With the rifle, with which each ship is equipped, the chief Dfflcor blazed away at huge alligators wrlfl.lln up tho banks. Hxpanslvc turtles crawled to neiulng places In tho sands, whence their young, In due course hatching; from burled eggs, turned blindly but Instinctively toward the water. Snakes depended In fes toon from troos. The mosquito, self- nupportln-jf, was aver on the Job." The Napo oarrlad a number of pas ertgers, all merchants, nnd of many nationalities. They slopt In hammocks flung- anywhero on deck, Braill and Peru provide not a sin fcU light or buoy, but the British board of trade has mado a set of elaborate Charts. "No srood, no ood," said An tonio Zanettl and Jose Noronha, tho Amiion pilots, disdaining; the charts. "How we l:now tho river? You live In Liverpool. You ro there. You find your way home, up one street, down that street So, nil tho same, we." By the color of the water, the force of th current, they know where they r among the thousands of Islands. ISTvANDfl VANISH OVKR NTOHT. Sometimes an Island visible at evening wai missing next morning, having been torn from Its roots and moved to another anchorage. Borne of the shifty Isles wero as large ai the Napo, In many places the channel is not much wider than tho hip. The river was very low nnd foul with 11 ort3 of floating obstructions, tree SAIL UP WON! I the catafaliiuc. Arrangements for the funeral nnd the swearing in of the new sovereign are proceeding rapidly. An army of wcrkinen has taken possession of tho cathedral which Is being drnpeil, and the Cliniubcr of Deputies Is belli!; re arranged for the ceremonies on Thuts day. when Albert will triumphantly enter Brussels on horseback, Dele gations are arrlvltu from the Huro Iienn courts. The t'nlted Slates will be represented by Henry Lane Wllcou, the minister to i!elplutn, and I, G. .juiiii. me new secretary, wuo win a it) vi here to-m"rrov from Snntliufo. BAKONKKB TO FIGHT. I Palls, Lee. "0. In nn Interview this evening, M. PUnrd, the legal adviser of ij.iiuiii-f s wiukiucu, wni-n uhkcci ii tno marriage of King Ix-opold and Baroness ' Vaugtuut was effi-ctlve, replied: I "The baroness has really been married1 by religious riles, that I can atlebt." "Then hae the children of tho union rights to the tlncme?" ' "Judicially, no; the Belgian law is qullc clear." raid the counsel. "Nevertheless, nnythlnsr may happen and, belii-ve me, the uffair Is only besiivilnr." . "And the royal family ?" is prc-ptnin 10 use every cuicancry to the constitution." obtain the revocation of the gifts to tho Dr. Madrlr will assume the presidency Indirect heirs throtmh the courts. I can at len o'clock to-morrow momlnc. He tell you that )he flfrht will last a lon was escorted to the baiconv of bis hotel, lime, for the bnronev-s will flsht. It is her whrre ho Rreeted great crowds which had duty to do so." fathered around I lie bnlldlfis and madu NO K.V'iWi.illiCE Or MAUUIAOE. 'l l,ricf "peerh urKln;; harmony and Han Francisco. Dec. 2C-Kalhcr K- 1 l!Mlo!tl , ""J" Uf Wmwlt to up- elotstein. S. J,, who was foreign chn . ! "'l' ' tr.lM" f KrnDt, l,B i.i- .on i .t ,. , I free elections and establish ni.- a policy lain at Ban Memo, when tho rolUlou.s of portunltle, for all. marriage of be late Kin Leopold At ,e afternoon sejslon, Confess ae and Baroness auvhan is said to have rrpU( the robljfnntln tl. I)r. a(1rlz , taken place denied to-day that he had Jmlf;o uf ,lu. .nlnil Amrlriin Pourt per ormed the mrriaCe hut he ad- j,allVlaKIUl ,.rf)(lo npolntp(1 to UJ mitted the possibility ot such a cere- ..,.,, hln, Th ,.mmlt '.'.,,,,, ... mony havlnp taken place there. It was a part of .. . u.i,siuimi in ii duties to ms-ry foreign visitors and he performed many such ceremonies, Father nrRh'fsteln says that If the , Bishop of Snn Remo had performed I the ceremony, the marriage would have been registered In the bishop's private books to which the public hi-s no access. KING'S FOP.TI'Ni: Jffl.noij.OOO. Paris. Dec. S A Trench financier, who Is familiar with the Conpo and other bustness operations of the late Klnc i.Bwunm ot e m. esr msre tun monarch's private fortune In excess ofjtluentlal delegates stronfflv In his fa- ,he "f)'n00 ,l"r""'a,!'t"1 toh' 'l--.Khters , Vor have been pouring Into Manasfua nt SfAOfrt.MH. l.-.,v,,.rs hPr nmiMml. . .. . ... -"""awna much litigation over the property. . trunks, branches and floatins masses of leRciation and disintegrating islands. Monkeys and snakes float away nn the rambling Isles. At a point CCO miles below Iqultos the j ship touched a sandbar. With th re-I versing of the engines her keel touched I """""T uur; 7T'"f w,,nm ",,1U " ""- uiiuiinoi oe win movin?. jier run- der was twisted 70 degrees away from .t quadrant. All hands fell to work on a Jury tiller. A fair substitute was made, and In four days tho ship was at Iqultos, Innermost seaport of tho woild, with a custom house and untold millions of wealth In rubher. In 11 days, floating down the tldeless Amazon, depending on steam and cur- I rent", the Napo was at Para again, where j her rudder was repaired. LONDON SUFFERS $2,5110 FID Customers Crowded Big Drapery Store When Blaze Started Three Lives Lost. London, Dec. 20 A disastrous tire Involving, so far as has been ascer tained, the loss of three lives and tho destruction cf tho big dn p-ry store of Ardlng & Hobbs ut ('lapham, u southwestern quarter of London, oc curred to-day. The flio wue duo, it Is bollcvtd, to the breaking of an elec tric bulb which started a blaze among celluloid articles beneath. It occurred about 1:30 p. m. when the tiore, cov ering an acru of mound and having live floors and a hundred departments, was crowded with customers. In lit tle more than an hour the building '3 In ruins. The dnulago is esti mated at 52,500, 000. All the customers made their way In safety out of the store and 300 em ployes followed. Tho progross of the (lames was ro rapid that some of the employes were caught In the upper floors. Two men brought a couple of girls to one of the windows. One of tho girls descended the flro escape in safety. While the second was trying to reach the ground, the ladder took flro and she fell nnd was killed. Tho two men then Jumped and wtc killed also. Snverul of tho employes were ser iously Injured, a few possibly fatally, At midnight It was still Impossible to search tho ruins und some of the em ployes are unaccounted for, Prc-ildent John Burns of the local government board assisted the fire men, II remained at tho scene for tin eo hours and then attended a meet ing of the electors of B.ittersea, with Ills hand done up In u' bandage, bis ilotbes saturated with watvr and bis face begrimed with smoke, na re lated bis experience and asked tho meeting; to excuse him from making speech. The audience, after stnndlna uncovered as a mark of condolence for the victims of the Are, dispersed, with cheers for "Honest John." NO CASK (Hi IIKCORI). Thrro Is no rase on record of a cough or cold ifsulllng In pneumonia or con sumption after Foley's Honey and Tur has bcon taken, as It will stop your cough nnd break up your cold qluclcly, Refuse nny but tho genuine Tolej-'a Uinev and Tnr In a yoilow package (Vnlnlns no i.plntc nnd Is safe lltid mur J. W. O'Sulllvnn, 21 Church St, ELECTION GOES IS ZELAVA SAYS By Unanimous Vote of Nicara guan Congress, Madriz la Chosen President. SESSION WAS A STORMY ONE Etitrada at. Head of Insurgent: Will Not Submit and Has Moved at Once on Za layan Force. Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 0. Dr. Jojc .Muuriz, lortner Judcjo of the Central Ainct lean court of Justice at Cartas arid J'.elnya's candidate, was to-day elected iretldent of Nicaragua by the unanimous vote of Congress. The tcsslon wn-j a stmmy o.ie. but there seemed to be perfect urianlmlt with regard to the elec ., of Mn.lri?., and when tlie ortlci.il aim .uncemci.i v .m made there were u'.lft-rcus o'-fetlnB and c-ica of "Viva .Vndiis" "Vlv. Leon" -I)o-u with itioiiopolKs, down with tyranny long live the resignation of Zelaya in hand then recornmPTtderi itt npcnntanrn nt,,l v.. foi nu-.lation of an address of thanks to y.,,,, fo!. hs &orvCP! , Xlcnra(.ufl r,Hin ,llc, iuioptlon of this report, the dec tlon of the new President was procetded wuh. tho nomination of Or. Madriz heliiR Rn-eted with much enthusiasm. Tim strength of his following In the house was attested by the fact that on tho call for a standing veto every member lose to his feet In the affirmative. MANAOfA KXPHCTED IT. The election ot Dr. Madriz as chief nvpin vn oi Unnn i " "i.i'.iMiuiu ii, til- my oral", Chlnandera and Oranadn. and they came with tho avowed purpose of carrying the candidacy of their man to victory. Zclayn still exorcises a strong power hore and, while It was brought to his notice that Madriz Is not looked upon with favor by the government of the fnlted States, he urged Madriz to the front as hi successor In office, On rrtvl hir the president-elect said that lie bad been In conference with ex-President Cardenas, who Is now In Costa Rica, the leader of the conservatives and head of a strong force, which, it has been reported, whs icady to carry out an expedition rgalnst Managua. It Is known to both JCelaya and ii "'i iei;iral Hstrndn, the lad r of the revolutionists, ! strongly opposed to tho ni w Pmsldent, lor It Is well underst md that nst.i:d lulu self aspires to the presii!r.l In I d.ili The hope is cherished, hnwrver, that )c Madriz In his new capacity will be able to miioo:1i out many of the rough pl'nis and bring about such nn nmlc ..ble condition among the people tlicm "e!"c that be will not be compelled to withdraw from office. What 7-elnya and I ! supporter1' most feared was a riflng In the deparliiK nts r.round Managua, for In the last two weeks Uie widespread de nunciations of the I'icsldcnt and his ad ministration v.-cro threatening to the vi ye of revolution. KPTIIA DA TO ATTACK AT ONCK, Biuerields, Dec. 20 Courlct s, who came In from Rami early this mornltnt brought worn that General Estrada, with a sttong forco was pirpnring to atlnck (Icneral Vnsquez, In command of the X.elavan troop. It wns expected thiu tho cngOKenioul would bexln ! -day. Tbeio Is little doubt here that IVitrada means to foi c n f!-.;lit upon the lay. uns. lie expressed .his dclui mlnallon up on larnlng Hi.it Mr-Arias would piobably be elected )'!"? klont. Already Itrad.i hud i of used to confer with a represen tative of Muililz, who ivus s-mt here to ascertain whether Kstrnda would opposo bis candidacy. FORWARD MARCH BEGUN. KMtrndn's Soldiers Cheer As They Are , .... roui-d o Unttle. Rama, NicniiiRiia, Dec. lO.-Gpneral ICs- ' trada In command of the rcvolutlonnrv force-;, began ids forward movement aKalnst the Zelayan troops all alont; the line tins morning, me name will be me uusn ami is cxpeuicci co last st leant thrto days i:tradn'u soldiers were In high spirits, and they cheered as they left on lighters, towed by tugs. General Luis Mejna Is advnncliiK In an endeavor to outflank General Gonzales, who now commands the Kelnyan. Gens. Kornos Diaz, Alfredo Dlsz. '"lniu orro and Matuty have all entered the bush. Tho first movement of troops bu-fc-iin last nlsht, and the last Uetficbmi-ni ot away ut nine o'clock this mornlrin. General Gonzales has his forces scat tered tu a loni; line for elBht mllei ht.. tween Recree und Mleo Junction, (len cral Kstra-da experts by surrounding nnd harassing; thorn with small detnehmcnts to compel tho Zelnyans to Uave thu trenches. His plan of battle does not In clude nn assault as he expects to shut off tho food supply and, by sharpshootlnc nnd bombarding, to make th enemy's trenches cxceedlnKly unsafe The operations of Kstrnda to-day and to-morrow aro expected to drive the scat tered bodies of Nlt-araKuan troops to gether, here they con mnro easily be ut tacked. ELECTION MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO U. S. WaBhliiKton, Dec 20,-Becretary of State Knox let It bo known to-day that the attitude of this government toward Nlcarap.ua would not bo changed by the election ot Madriz to the presidency. Mndrlz will have to show that he 1 cnpaHe of dlrootlns a responsible govern- merit which is prepared to make reparation i for the wrongs which It I claimed liavo ! bcon done to American citizens In i Nicaragua. Tht country still maintains that until u responsible government Is set up and I Is In entile control of tho situation so that definite negotiations can he held, , diplomatic relations cannot ho resumed. "We are not trying to coerco Nica ragua," said a high State department of ficial this afternoon, after a cull at tho White Douse. "Wo want her lo ectllu her own affairs and wo urn not dictating what shall be dono In Nleuragun or who shnl he named ns president. All we want Is some icsponslblo government that wo enn do business, with. The abhorrent condition under the despotic administration of Zolayn In Nicaragua have shocked the moral snse and been a disgrace to civiliza tion, declares representative Adair of Indiana In a Joint resolution Intro duced to-day dim-ling the United States to recognize Kstrncln as presi dent of the republic of Nicaragua." ''It Ih the duty of the fulled Htatas," runs the resolution, "nnd the 1,'nlted States do-s hereby demand, the arrest, trial and pnnMimuiit of Zelaya by an Impartial tribunal in Nicaragua for the wilful murder of citizens of tho 1'nltcd i'lntes, nn nmple npoloy from Nicaragua, and such damages and rep aration In the premises as may be Just." Whites Shoot One to Death in Burning House Magnolia, Ala., the Scene. Masnolla, Ala., Dec. 20 Mapnolla was qtlUt tn-nlsht, follorvlng a dy of In tense excitement, with much Mttcr forl InK between whlte.i and blacls. Krni-st Slide, one of four white me: shot by Clinton Mon'iromery, a (iespente netrro, Is fatally Injured and bi. tcnli. ex pected at any time, may cause tho P.ame of race hatred lo brust fortl. anew. Clinton Montgomery's ehantd body lies In the ruins of a but ncsr town aj, a result of a ' Islt by a mob of citizens to-day. Printer nnd Shelley JfonU'omery, brothers o; Hie dead nejtro, bi.rcly es caped lynchlns ee.rller tn-doy .Uter the sheriff of Mar-npo county ad captured them. They were placed in the Linden Jail later for s-afe keeplnu. Feareh continues to-nlsht for William Montcomcry. another of th four broth els, who'e nlleced murder late Satur day nlitht of Alsetnon Levis, a ynunor white man, caused the inutile. Nearly every nejrro resident left Masnolla to day. The whites are all armed. Clinton Montgomery and reveral oth er nefiroes to-dny were found barricaded In a house which was at once surround ed by white men. Mor";omery's com panions sut render d but Montgomery fastened the door nnd defied nnest. One of tho nenro companions was Ihon forced to set lire to the house. When the building was enveloped in smoke, Montgomery threw open a window and opened fire with a miiKa zine shot mm. Ernest Slftde fell, mortally wound ed. N. G. Carlton. Tom Shields ar.d William Llndsny ver. also wounded, though not seriously. A fusillade struck Montgomery as he wns attempting to leave the bouse. His body wns riddled with bullets and tho corpso wns consumed In the burning bulldlnrr. ANOTII1CU WAV. IN ARKANSAS. i. it tie Rock, Ark.. Dee. 20 Follow--me- tho stiootlnK to death In his cell nt Iiovtlls Bluff, Arl:., last night of Georffe Inlley, a neifro, by a mob and the Kntheilnc In protest to-day of a number of negroes, a clnsh between the races at this point Is not Improb able, nrcordlni? to a despatch receive.! to-nlcht. IB BETffiO 00 If Finally Adopted, Ships of 30,. 000 Tons Displacement Will Be Require to Carry It. Washlnston, Dec. in. Tho new 11 Inch (run, tho laraest naval kuu ever built at the Washington arsenal, built as a tet trim ecluslvo!y, will be tried ' "lc Jn"lu" "" riiuiuiti co oei ermine i.iiui.i.ji u in mc ,i . ., ,.. i, i,. , now In use In the American navy. I The kuu Im fifty-three feet lonpr. It j weighs nearly slxtv-frur tons. The , projectile which It will flro welchs ,i4r,0 pm,niiB, nearly double the weUht f tho nroirrtlln of tho ll-lnch rllle. 1'bo rnnRe Is about equal to that of the twelve. Its muzzle onerjry Is C5, C00 foot tons and the Impact with which It attacks Its t.irKet Is sufficient to furnish penetration throiiKh Har veylzed uteel 1 't Inches deeper than the older pun. None of the (treat battleships now In course of construction will be quipped with fourteens. To emplnco s'tcli uns will require vessels of dif ferent design from the North Dakota, the Florida or the Wynmlnsr The Wyonilrur. which will have a displace-rn.-nt of 2(1,000 tons, will be armed with 12-Inch rifles. To equip a vessel built alone her lines to carry four teens Instead of twelves would adil 4,000 tons to the displacement. If tho tests of the 14-lneh rifle result In a choice of this Run for the new ships of the navy. Secretary Meyer will be called upon to recommend battleships of 30,000 tons displacement. TUB CHIMNEY CLI.MBr.R Quoth Bsnta Clnus, "I'm getting fat, And though I'm not a churl, I think the person for this Job Would be tho triplets girl " -Harper's Weekly. If you flestre a clear complexion take Koley's Orlno Laxative for constipation and liver trouble as It will stimulate these organs and thorounhly cloanse your system, which Is what everyone needs In order to feol well J, yt o'Hul llvan, U Church street. NEGRO BROTHERS- ! CAUSE RACE WAR, i i NEW 14-INCH GUN CONGRESS READY in uiiDDV unyc .U 1IUMIII IIUIV1L j i pa ri m Senate Confirms Appointment cf Judge Lurton to U. S. Su premo Bench. HEARS DEPEW'S CHEERY TALK Chaunccy Laden with Optimism and Holiday Spirit Presi dent Taft Sends in Dip lomatic Nominees. Washington, Dec. 30. Both the Senato nnd the Home finished tlielr labors by two o'clock to-day. To-morrow a holiday adjournment for two weeks will be taken. Aside from the confirmation of the nominal ion of Horace H. Lurton of Tcn-r.f:.-co as its-lstant Justice of the V. 3. Sipteme Court, the feature of the Sen ate's proceedings was. a speech, laden witli optimism nnd pood cheer for the Christmas season, by Penitor Dcp?w. It was called forth by what be character ized r.s pessimistic predictions in Senator La Toilette's ltingazlno ard it. many neup papers and other periodicals relat InK to the effect of the now tariff upon the prices of necers.frlcs of life as well as In relntlou to dn risers to tho peopl be cause of n pendlnrr evhiiustion of na tional rCKotu-ces For the first time sltv-e the Fitzgerald line providing for n "unanimous con cent" calendar was adopted that rule wns Invoked to-day In the House and ono joint rrtoititlon rn.ikint; r.vnllnble i small appropriation for the Improvement ot the Tennessee river and a bill of local In terest were passed. Ttepi e.'entntlve Monrlell of Wyoming spoke apalnst the proposal to jive tho federal nnvernment control of dams and water power rights in the different States, defended Secretary Halllm,-er nnd vigor ously assailed the action of "certain gov ernment htireau" In rlteinpttnrr to unirp rlphts beloiiKlriK to the people.' The District of Columbia appropriation bill, carrying about tlO.-.'Tu.OfVi wis po'se-d without opposition. Representative Hr.rdv of Te.a de nounced the publication of stories (harK Inir members of Cor-.crcss with corrup tion In connection with propnMd ship subsidy legislation. PRESIDENT NOMINATED. 1. 1st of Inibnsnnriiir.. nnd Minister S.-nt to the Si-titttv. Washington, Dec. 25 Pi eldent Taft tent to the Senate to-day the following; nominations of niubutsadnrh und minis ters; Robert Bacon, New York, ambus smlnv to F-ance; Rlchaid C. Keiens, Mlisouil, am'iasMxclor to Austria-Hun-Itnry; Henry Lcne Wilson, Wnshlngton, ft.mliiirador to Mexico; Charles Paso Bryan, llliiioi.-.. minister to Bulglutn; William James Calhoun, Illinois, minis ter to e'hina: Henry 1'. rietfber, Penn sylvania, minister to Chile: Henry T. (!at.-e, Csllfornia, inli-'att-i- to Portucjal: H. S. Reynolds llitt, Illinois, minister to Panama; Join: 11. Jackson, New Jeisey, minister to Cuba, Fentnn It. McCreery, Michigan, minister to Hor.dui a; Kdwtn V. Mmniui, New York, minister to Para gua Charles W. Rushoil. District of Columbia, minister to Ptrtla; Lamils S. Swem in, Minnesota, mlnlstei to Swlt zurland; Horace G. Knowlcs, Delaware, minister mid conkiil-gcnerul to Domlni- an republic. ( harles W Russell, uprointed minister in I'ci sin, - now assls-iant a ttorney-pen- einl ot the t'nlted States and has for 20 .. be-i -"cted with thu dejpart I. . i 1 MM', e. I William .l.imi-s t.-jilhoun of Chicago, iPl.polntfd nibiSter to China, Is a lawyer who has 1m d considerable diplomatic ex priieu.'e in i?ub-v and Venezuela nnd ered tor two years ai a member of tin. Inteistato Coinuierco Commission. Rohfi-t Bacon of New York, named as ambassador to France. Is u srdmite of Hitrvatd. Ho was formerly a member of tho firm of J. P. Morgan .t Co. He was appolnti-d assistant secretary of state September .", lfiCi.., nnd wns secre tins- of stale from January 2" to March J, li'09. Rlenard C. Kerens, named as ambas sador to Aiistrla-Huricr.ry. Is n native of Ireland. He srrv e-d in the I'ulon army, and after Ibe war went to Arknnsns ami tbrn lo Son IMe-go, t'nl., wht-ro he was a I nilway c ontractov Henry Lane Wilson, tntwferreel from Beljflum to bo ambassador to Mexico, was first appointed In the diplomatic frviro In June, mi, ns minister to Chile. Henry T. Gage, appointed minister to Portugal, was Governor of California from ll to IMS. Iiurlts S. Sneuson of Minneapolis, nf polnted ni'nlr.ter to Switzerland, wan born In 1M,, of Norwegian parents. He was minister to Denmark from lft7 to IHC, Henry I'. Fletcher or Cliamhersburg, l'u., r.piKilntecl minuter tu labile, is nc, yrara old and a lawyer. Ho was ap pointed sec-rotary at Pokin April 2t, 1W7. GRKAT BRITAIN IV DOI'lJT. With regard to the post of nmbas sador to Great Urltnln, It was said to day that there Is no definite under standing its to Just how long White law Hold will continue to serve. Mr. Bold vlHltcd President Tnft nt Bevor ly last siimmor nnd It was generally understood at that time he- would re mntn at tho court of St. James until a successor was found. Dr. David Jayne 1 1111, ambassador to Germany, returned to his post at Berlin recently nfter a trip to this country, without any dellnlto know ledge of whether he wns to be retain ed by President Taft. As no succes sor to Dr. Hill nppenrcd among the diplomatic appointments to-day, it Ij presumed he will rontlnuo to servo Indefinitely. President Taft sent to tho Senate to-d.iV nominations of the following I'nlted States district attorneys: Rob ert T. Wliltehouse of Maine, Asa P. French for Massachusetts, William Henlcd for tho southern district of Now York OPPOSITION TO BACON. Borne opposition to the confirmation of Mr. Bncon's appointment may be ex pected unless Senator Root Is successful In his effort to conciliate those who ob ject to tho appointment. The onl" re corded opposition Is found In a request by Senator William Alden Smith of Mich igan to the Senate committee on foreign relations nn this nomination. 'I was stnted In tho committee to-day that Mr. Smith smarts under what he considered u personal affront received from Mr. Bacon when ho was ecretry of stat In the last few months of Presi dent HoonnvcH'a administration. Jt appears that Mr. Bnilth dtd not favor tho Canadian boundary treaty, which af fected tcrtatn .Michigan Interests on Bt. Mary's river nnd thut Secretary Bacon j took exceptions to .Mr. Smith's argument ami cxprtssea me opinion wim me jucii iKan senator wan speaking without full knowledge of the case. Mr. Hmlth -won his point and tho treaty was amended, The forciKO lelatlo'jy committee voted to-day to report the Bacon nomination to the Senate to-morrow when Senator Hoot pnlablv will Beck to have It con firmed. Tho committee axreed to report nil the other diplomatic nominations tent to the Senate lo-day. TAt-'T PLKA3KD ABOUT T,U.'VrON. President Taft was deeply gratified by the continuation of the nomination of Judce Lurton. The President told his callers that he knew Judge Lurton's ro coid In nearly every detail and he was entirely sattsnid of Ills Impartiality In deallnp wl'h every subject ufflllatcd with capital, labor nnd the trimtB. Tho President said he felt . srots ln Itistlcc bn-1 (urn done Judfm Lurton In the criticisms, that he would favor cor porations In his decisions. ii IAD ncsiuc .mil UUIHIO Impossible to Deterrnino Vhethc: Spinsters Fought or Formed a Suicide Pact. Newark, N. J , Dec. IP Two middle aged spinster slKteis, Francet end Itabcl Ritchie, wcr 1 omul dead In the kitchen of tbelv home here to-dny. Frances wot. found dead lying on the I'oor, while the bndv of tho slrtcr ilntislcd from a piece of clonics line made fast above a door leading from the dining room to the kitchen. The lirst Indication were that Franres had died from natural causes nnd thai Isabel had hanged her self In a paroxysm of grief. This theory was dispelled when a small box was found In tho dining room on the cover of which had been written these words: "Frances buns herself nt tl Pat. Mo too." This led to the belief lhat tho two women had carried out r suicide pact, Frances hanging herself first and tho body being cut down by the sister. But further Investigation brought a hat pin thrust In tl.o breast of Fiances. It was 1 urieel In the fii-sh tip to Us black head, and had been driven close to the heart. Similar, but less serious wounds wero found on the othr body, which leads to the belief tbnt the sisters may have fought. Whether Frances deliberately hanged her sister, then killed herself with the hat pin, or whether tho sister found hanging stabbed the other, then ended her life, will perhaps never be known. The handK of tho body on the floor wero carefully cro'sed and the head rested on a rofsi cushion. There Is a, possibility that both were murdered hut the house shows no traces of having been entered bv strangers. The women had lived alone clnce th death of their mother, more than 13 years ago. with a large dog as their sole companion. Recently the dog dld and since that time they had been despondent. The women were last seen alive on Saturday. Their .source of Income was ns mystorlous as their secluded Ufa. They kept their house in order and paid their bH! regularly Tho elder woman, Frances, was. .V. veais old tho sister a few ears her Junior. For any pain, from top to toe, from ! any cause, apply Dr Thomas' Eclectrlc Oil. rain can t stay -r-i-ere it is useu. OTHERS DESIRE COLLECTORSHIPS Vermont's Congressional Delega tion Fears Hard Fight for Two Federal Ofiices. Boston, Dec 1! -The Glote to-day prints the following special from its Washington corivspoii-lent: : Members of U.e Vermont delegation fear thre will be a hard fight oer the t.vo collectorshipa of customs In tho' eiree". Mountain State, since it has come, out that there U oppcsltlun to the re-1 appointment of Collectors Darling ard Emery. The delegation had hoped noth.ng trould ' become known about thin fact, believing1 that If it was kept quiet the rival I aspirants would se.tle the matter among themselves. Now that tho lid is off, aj big crop of candidates Is looked for. ' Members of the delegation decline to talk 1 about the matter, except to deny that the ; delegation Is split on the question, as was rumored Friday. While a tight It, In pronpect over the ' collectorshlps, a prominent member of , the delegation Is authority for the BtatemcJit that there will be no trouble ! nbout the other federal offices In V r-! mont. In those offices the two-tenn ! rule has prevailed for many years and tho expectation Is that United States I Marshal Horace Bailey, District Attorney' Alexander Dunnett and National Bank Examiner Fuller C. Smith will be retained when their present terms expire. Judgo Henry c. Ide of Vermont, having been npiolrited minister to Spain, the I Vermont dele gation hopes to securo tho selection of O. M. Barber as a member of the new customs court. Mr. Barber's claims were presented to President Taft ' some time ago and the Vermont people think the President will reach a decision after tho holidays. ' A bill has been Introduced by Re-1 preventative 1'ostor of Vermont provld-1 Ing for tho paroling of United States prisoners who have serveo a year In prison, Assistant Secretary of trie Treasury Curtis says the Investigation of the customs service at Boston will not begin Immediately. He denies the report that I extensive frauds In ha Importation of lumber from Canada Into New England' and New York have been discovered. On tho contrary, It Is stateet that Collector Darling of Burlington, Vt., and the collec tors at Ogdensburg nnd Pittsburgh, N, Y., who wero here recently, made It clear that If ntiythlng the government Is getting more thnn Its share of duties on lumber ports. HERM SISTERS Dm I LOU SETTLEMENT IS AGAIN REFUSED Manuiacttirera Bat Up until Mid night Framing New Proposi tion to Granite Cutter. Mor.tpoller, Dec. 21. After a meet ing lasting until nearly midnlirht last night the executive committee of the Harre Grar.ito Manufacturers' assorts, tlon agreed on a new proposition Tor a settlement of existing dlffloultlee which they mailed thlo morning lo the Northfleld branch of the Grmnltet Cuttoro' union. The terms of the new propoaltlon for settlement were not mado public but they are understood to be a modification of proposition! from the manufacturers and If accept ed by the Northfleld branch wxiuld have terminated the strike there and the lockout hore and In Bnrre. The Northfleld branch of tho cotters union met this afternoon and unani mously turned down the proposition, whafcrer It wss, and the prospect ol a resumption of work In the granite Industry is at remote as It was a month or more po. to handllTearson fore .eT Rourri of Inveatmpat Appelate br Tnte f M cmtpeltc .lemlaarsr. Morrtpeller, Dec. 21. Twelve ett o the 10 trustees of MontpelU semtneu? met at that institution this sfttnon In response to a call of the eecretao-? for a reorganization of the board and to make preparations for the lnret- ment of the ordowment fund. At recent meeting .of the board a com mittee consisting of J. A. DeBoer, H, M. Harvey, Henry Holt, the Rev. W. S. Smlthers and the Rev. Dr. E. A. Bis hop was appointed to make recommen dations to the meeting to-day for changes in the by-laws that a proper system of accounting may be hid and that enlarged conditions at the semi nary may be properly financed. The committee reported to-day rec ommending that the investment and executive committee resign which they did forthwith. This committee then presented recommendations for the appointment of a new board of Invest ment which bhull hold In trust thf present endowment fund. Tills rsjeom. mendatlon was adopted nnd the fol lowing hoard was appointed- J. A. De Boer of Montpeller, W. P. Dillingham of Waterbury, F. D. rroctor of Proc tor, 11. M. Harvey and E. A. Bishop of Montpeller. l.nt-r this committee od ganlzed by elctln Mr. De Boer pres ident, and -Mr. Harvey secretary and , t-easurer. The committee further recommended the appointment of four new committees, j on Instruction, on accounting, on finan cial development of the seminary nnd a .building and equipment committee. Ths committees weie duly elected as follows! On instruction, the Rev. R. T. Lowe o( St. Albans, the Rt,v. Dr. D. O. Thayer ot I Barre, the Rev. W. S. Smlthers of Mont peller. On accounting, Henry Holt of Mont peller, C. A. KcUerton of Northfleld, I.. D. Mirtln of Barre. On financial development. E. F. Palmer, Jr., of Waterbury. the Rev. G. W Hunt of Ft. Albans, the Hon. T. B. Hall of Groton. On building and equipment. K. M Har vey of Montpeller. n. F. Palmer, Jr.. of Waterb-iry. Her.rr Holt of Montpeller. Tlio president and secretary of th- board of trustees and the chairmen of these fnur committees -ri'l now consti tute tho executive cnmmttte, of the boord of trustees, will have Immediate su pervision of affairs at the seminary and will meet monfhlv The !nvstrr,ent rnm mlttee will have entire charge of ht en dowment fund, none of which w . 1 be In tho hnnds of the treasurer of the semi nary. The Interest on the same will b paid at stated times to the treasurer of the seminary by the treasurer of the en dowment fun"!. The meeting to-day wa- enthusiastic throughout and the bright outlook for this institution In the future was a cause of rejoicing to nil the trus tees gathered there to-day. STUDENTS GAVE PLAY. "Half lisrk SHnely" Made Sneh a Hit Tbnt Repetition Wns Damandcd. Mlddlebury, Dec. a. The amusing col lege play "Half Back Sandy" was given at the opera house last evening by the Dramatic club of Mlddlebury College. The ploy was produced last March and made Mich a hit that Its repetition was re quested. The proceed will go to the debating union and Athletic association. The cast of characters, trained by Mrs. J. H. Stewart, was as follows: "Sandy" Smith, B. S. Stewart; Joalah Krop, Ills uncle, R. C. Ryder; Philip Krop. his cousin, of Quwistown College, M. J. Lahlff: Bill Short. Philip's friend, alias. "Rosnlle," the Quecnstown College "eoed," E. S, a. Sunderland; Kenneth (hamner o Kingston College, E, B. Hallett; Wek Hart, a sophomore, F C Ryder; Percy Gordon, captain of Kingston football team, J. G. Peach; "Babe" Van Twlller, a fresh -man, H. O. Thayer; Joe Fleetwood, a col lege sport, H. S. Tuck; students, F, P. Ross. R. F. Palmer, C. W. Murdoch. R. It, Twltchell; J, Booth MacReady, a retired nctor, H, A. Burnhara; Professor Drydem, authority on ancient history, W. H. Carter; Mabel Sumner, sister of Kenneth, Miss Gertrude Brodle; Bus, R. K. Lane. SUES FOR BROKEN RIBS. Read Commissioner Also Holds Em plvyp Responsible for Other Injmie. Bennington, Dec. a. County court re sumed Its session this morning after the Sunday recess and took up the com ol Eliot Bishop vs. Andrew Whltcomb. The parties reside in Bearsburgh and the plaintiff brings suit to reoover daraajree ror injuries sustained, it is alleged, tn aa assnult committed by Whltcomb. The plaintiff Is road commissioner of the town of Searsburgh and at the tint of the assault Whltcomb was In his em ploy. Bishop had two ribs broken and sus tained a fracture of the skull, for which he underwent an operation at a North Adams, Mass., hospital, There Is alto criminal case against Whltcomb on ac count of the assault which will be hearej later In the term. 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