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. . .. . .... ...... .. tt-f off. i- V i V OGK A A1 1 1LJ. TT rA tTT 1LO VOIi. Iil. NO. GIJ. ROCK ISLAND, ILL., THURSDAY, JAXIT ABY 2V 1902. , . PRICE TWO CENTS. i I i I i ... . i . i . SETS A MARK BOMB IN BALCONY DEATH BUSY EARLY CLOSE TO MANILA' LOEB'S DISCOVERY AFTER MORE SHIPS IS VERY ILL i,,. I,'. ?.v. y I 4 , 1? 1 - 4 t f i .- n I, President Opens Year With Notable Social Achievement. 8,000 ARE RECEIVED LMrs. Roosevelt's Cos- 1 1 tume and the Other . Ladies Present. f TV Washington. Jan. 2. President tl'.oot-evelt's first public reception was intended more largely than any New TV ear's reception in a number of years. In ail 8.100 persons filed through the White House and shook hands with the a resident, who being apprised that the Trowd In line outside the White House jivas unusually large gave orders that Ihe gates should not be closed until the Yist lx-non desiring to do so had an Importunity to pay his respects. The J-.-f pt'ion bo pa n promptly at 11 a. m.f ah nd It was 2.30 o'clock before the last JJ'ersonin line had been presented to 3 be president, and a quarter of an hour ater before the reception came to an . ttnd. , Xofhing- Wanting to th Surer. d4 The weather was delightful, being ukar and crosp. ko that no hardship l.Va suffered by the throng that waited .i.ttr hours before admission to the tTihite House. The reception w;vs In oe-very way successful, the attendance inj'-ing lanre, the decorations really Bio-autifuL the arrangements perfect wnd the president in excellent spirits . T J wo each ie j taAlappy Nc i ji iMt was e DOB . f . jn'"' "who . " ivrl;!i Purlin each ierson he extended a cordial lear, ana Jirs. Koose- equally pleasing to each cf rho tiled past the line In the perdue Parlor, where the receiving party fom.xi. Miss Alice Roosevelt was cou-JSl-nous among those assisting at the rT.-rtion. A party of her 1011ns elrl demands by Invitation also participated -be function. tune! Soma f lh. LsdiM Pmrnt "'J'Tie list of ladies invited to assist at . . Kw"re,PtIon Is as follows: Mrs. Hay, J4C-K.T. Hoot, Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Smith, r. Long, Mrs. Hitchcock. Miss Wil- Thp n-r in the rpoeivlnir line. Ejj-les which several scores of ladies Vwtre' Invited to the Bine Room, and thfse included besides the ladles of senators, representatives and others in official life, the following: Mrs. U. P. Grant. Mrs. Sartoris, tlie Misses Sar tcri. Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston. Mrs. Thilip Sheridan, the Misses Sheri dan. Mrs. James (J. Blaine. Mrs. II. s. B. Beale. Mrs. George Babyan. Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Letter and the Misses Letter. Mrs. Roosevelt's Costnme. Mrs. Roosevelt looked exceedingly pretty and youthful in a white dress. The material was a very heavy white ilk, corded about an inch apart. A sqtare of Irish lace, wrlth revers of lac?, trimmed the -bodice, and the hieh cotar, also of lace, was finished at the bak with a rosette of white tulle. A fev Jewels were worn in the corsage, and diamond-topped combs held back the smoothly-dressed hair. An orna ment of white leaves in which dia mond drops glistened was also worn In th hair. Mrs. Roosevelt's right glove, wrleh was nowy white at the start, wa far from that color an hour later, buj the tired little hand within it gave nofevidence that Its owner felt any fat me. The bouquet she carried was of .ink and purple orchids. 'IT 0.'.I E JJT A tS OBSERVED THE DAT Ch I rw, JspantM and Koreans Open Their Door to Their Frlenda. though there was no general re cT ion ly tne members of the diplo ma c corps some of them kept open hole and entertained a large number f Jailers. Particularly was this the c-aJ with the legations from the Ori-ec-the Chinese, Japanese and the K,7ean ministers being 'at home" to tte who came. The Chinese new year does not occur ntil about a month from now, but Mi, following the practice of the contry in which he Is stationed, par ti.pated in the festivities of New Yar's day, and assisted by the mem-li-s of his suite received many callers a the handsome home of the legation ' o Q street. Jllnlster M'u always . -es his friends a cup of tea. and ny of them enjoyed his hospitality ei.j-if-erday. Mo'.ufjjnlster Takahlra. of Japan, and his n"jl. celebrated New Year's day as iee t7r would at home, where the Kuro- t .n calendar is used and where the Decef ' year Is the greatest event of the Swrson. The memrs of .the legation wned in the festivities. At the Kor li legation New Year's day was ob- Estjrved much the same as In this eoun- Tuot.-. A dinner was given last evening minima -wag attended only by gentlemen, Jcre heln? no women among the wui sjusehold. ' Island ' ' In M'.VT TE.BS DAT OS OTHER SHORES oo ka ' time a. ml al Fraoc. Exchange Greetings iat4 , wl.A a n M n v be mi' Afl lParla. Jan. 2. The customary ex- JBSnin?e of Xew Year's greetings be- laieen St. reterspurg ana i ans oc- Lrred yesterday. The czar tele- y I jpneel iTesiaent uouwu hhu iuc mi replied, each telegram bearing n r Krv friMidlv message. City of Mexico, Jan. 2. President :m rorfivpd thousands of callers ves- tlU. day, Including the diplomatic- corps, Ltti I "an-American delegates (who take "'Hnk. as diplomats), members of ton- Nihilistic Outrage Provokes Kxcite inent in Kuropean Itossia. Paris, Jan. 2. A dispatch from Kiev, European Russia, sa3-s a bomb exploded last night under the balcony of the grand palace of the (Srand Duke Constant ine. The explosion oc curred at a moment when the salons were thronged with guests and gTeat panic followed, but nobody was injured, alt hough the damage done was considerable. All the windows near the scene of the explosion were shat tered. Nihilist students are suspected of committing the outrage. Fifteen students were arrested. ' BLOOD IN THEIR EYE M'ar Like Party Starts Coast of Ven ezuela. for the Port Tie France, Island Martinique, Jan. 2. Senormatos and several gen erals and other important iersonnges and 300 volunteers left port for the Venezuelan coast on the steamer Lib- ertador. Previous to the departure the matos issued a manifesto calling all fellow-countrymen to take up arms. jncxnucut is m nne neairn ana was especially cordial to the Pan-Ameri cans. Berlin. Jan. 2. The New Year's fes tivities were marked by the emergence of the court from mourning. There wasa service In the morning in the chapel of the palace in the presence of tlie imperial family. Chancellor von Buelow and other dignitaries. At.the New Year's reception the kaiser was very cood humored and lively. In his conversation with Ambassador M'hlte the emperor referred to President Roosevelt's message in most apprecla tive lrnis, saying that Mr. Roosevelt "evidently knows his own mind and epeaks it; says what be means, and means what be says. SLAUGHTER OF SPAEB0WS Farmer Co Out, and Their I lag Aggre- irates Three Ton. Pana. Ills., Jan. 2. The annual sparrow hunt of Pleasant township came to an end Monday night, and as a result over three tons of sparrows were killed. The hunt was Indulged in by two parties of fanners. Twenty men on each side engaged in the hunt. tl:e stake being a lianquet to be given by the party securing the fewest birds. Ihe victorious psirty hrouirht In 13.- O0O birds, while the losers lwcged llKX. a total of 24.0K. Tlie birds averaged four ounces each, making an segregate weight of over three tons. The hunt had been in progress for one week and was one of the most notable In the history of the state. MYSTERY IN HIS DEATH Not Certain Whether It I a Cane of Mar- Jer or Suicide. St. Joseph. Mich., Jan. 2. Great mystery surrounds the sudden death of James Hidlicka in this city Sunday evening.' He was local representative of a machine company and was coli lectlng a few accounts at 5 o'clock. A few minutes later he started toward home and died a few hours later. He was not suffering any disease likely to cause sudden death. Monday morning Dr. CJowdy. city physician, refused to issue a- death cer tificate before holding a post mortem. Both suicide and murder theories are held, a number of suspicious circum stances backing up each theory. ' Sahley Writes to High School Pupil. Cumberland, Md., Jan. 2. The pu pils of the Central High School at Lon aconing have received a letter from Admiral Schley thanking them for resolutions sent to him. In it the ad miral says: "I sympathize so much with the students, for I yet remember that in the heyday of my young life my love of study increased in tlie ex act ratio of the square of the distance which separated me from study." Death No ICenpecter of Faith Healers. Nlies. Mich., Jan. 2. George Ingalls, a prominent farmer residing twelve miles west of tlie city, dropied dead here Tuesday, aged 70 years. The de cedent was a- disciple of Dowie aud was actively engaged in making con verts to the Howie church of Chicago. Ingalls' teachings resulted in forming a colony of Dowieites in this county. Octogenarian fmlis lo w n atalr Fort M'ayne. Ind., Jan. 2. Mrs. Mi- linda M'Itt died Tuesday as the result of falling down a flight of stairs at her home. She was H4 years old and a widow. Mrs. Witt was an aunt of Kl- mer Leonard, the Republican chairman of the Twelfth district, and the acci dent kept him from the love feast Tuesday. Salt In Large Quantities Found. Adrian. Mich., Jan. 2. Salt has been discovered In large quantities at Britton. while boring for oil. The brine when examined by experts Is pronounced to be the strongest of any well In the state. A company with $20,000 has been organized to carry on the work. "Nothing In It." Tays Senator Piatt. New York. Jan. 2. -Nothing In it." said Senator Piatt when shown a dis patch from Washington telling of ru mors that lie - was engaged to Mrs. Lillian Janeway. "I will never marry sain. Smallpox at CrawfortlnTf lie, Crawfordsville, Ind., Jan. 2. Three new cases of smallpox have developed ; In this city since the one reported tee iirst of last week.' Opens the New Year with Several Fatal Disasters on the Railway. MAY BE A DOZEN DEAD ON THE BOLL Fire Follows Quickly pn Derailment and Itescuers Have to Hustle Fireman Decapitated. nttsburg. Jan. 2. As a result of a through passenger train on the 'Haiti more and Ohio road Jumping the track yesterday two men are daed and sev enteen Injured, five of whom are con sidered seriouslj- hurt. Through the courtesy of General Superintendent M' R. Woodford, of the Pittsburg division, the following oilicial list of dead and injured is given: Dead John Collins, Connellsville, Pa., engineer; Mc- Cune, Connellsville, fireman. Injured serious- D. J. Pattella, mall clerk, M'ashlngton; William Avery. 1- and O. engineer; G. M. Ryan, Baltimore; C. A. Youug. mail clerk, Hagerstown, Md.; R. 1C. Souser, Napier. Pa.; 1 J. Lozy, -Chicago, was badly bruised. M. It. McKinley, of Rock Island, Ills., and J. A. Burlan. of Chicago, were among the slightly hurt. Had to Work Against Fire. In going down the steep grade one and a half miles west of Gleucoe the engine, from cause as yet unexplained, Jumped tlie track at the curve and the entire train piled on top of It. lrob- ahly the only thing that prevented a wholesale deatli list was the fact that the heavy vestibule cars did not heeak up in going over the embankment. The work to rescue the iujured had to be done quickly, because tlie gas tanks In tlie cars were exploded, and set liro to the wreckage. The Humes spread rapidly and in a short time the entire train was burned. The engine was completely demolished and the two deaU men. when taken from the debris. were horribly mangled. Collins (who went by the nickname of "Katy") was one of Hie oldest engineers on tlie road. One Killed and an Engineer Mlsolng. Shreveiort, La., Jan. -. A Keith vllle. La., special says one life was lost, two persons were seriously In jured, and part of a car of valuable race horses en route from the winter meeting nt New Orleans was destroyed In a collision between Texas Pacific fast freight No. 07 and a Houston, Fast and M'est Texas freight on the siding at tliis place yesterday morning. Twelve cars of the Houston, Fast and West Texas train caught fire and burned to tlie trucks. M". J. Daniels, of Houston, fireman on the Houston. East and M'est Texas train, was caught under the wreck, and either crushed or burned to death. A i.-egrn fireman named Bob Edwards Jumped. His legs were broken ami he sustained severe internal Injuries. The engineer of the-Houston. Fast and M'est Texas train, who Is said to have been Newt Denton. dlsapeared Immediately aft er the accident. Fatalities at Two Ilrldgea. Wheeling. M. Va.. Jan. 2. A Cleve land, Lorain and M'lieeling freight train broke through a new bridge at Crescent, near Bridgeport, yesterday and two bridgemen working at the time were burled underneath the wreck and terribly Injured, one fatal ly. Albuquerque, N. M.. Jan. 2. At Bridge No. SI, seventy miles west of Albuquerque. Fireman Henry Schop- per. of the west-bound California lim ited, was instantly killed. As the train approached the bridge at full speed Sehopper leaned far out to make an oliservation on the engine. His head struck an iron girder and was severed from the IkhIv. DID HE KIDNAP HIS DAD ? Tonng Farmer Called on to Tell Where Ills SO-Year-Old Father Is. Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 2. Frederick nannaman. SO years of age, a farmer In Lakefield township, near Merrill, has leen missing from his home for three months, and John Hannaman, the old man's son, with John John son, a Junk peddler who has associated with him, is nt the county jail here. the former for kidnaping bis father and the latter as an accomplice. On Sert.2the father and son came to Saginaw, it is said, and secured a loan of $7(1 on the old man's farm. On Sept. 7 the old man cashed the $700 check at Merrill. He was not seen after the 15th. Water Cholera at Michigan City. Indianapolis. Jan. 2. The health of fice of Michigan City reiorted to the secretary of the state Itnard of health Tuesday that between l.ooo and 2.ooo people of that city are nfllicted with water cholera, resulting largely, the local officer says, from the city water company during the recent cold weath er furnishing its customers with water pumied from the harbor of Lake Mich igan at a place near the emptying Ioint of the main city sewer. MiM Alice to Christen the Kaiser's Tacht Berlin. Jan. 2. Fmiieror M'illlam de sires that his new yacht, now building In the United States, shall be christ ened by President Roosevelt s daugh ter Alice, and nt the New Year's re ception at the Old Palace yesterday he requested United States Ambassador M'hite to ask the president to allow Miss Roosevelt to chrsten the vessel. Ills AVI re Recently Divorced. Spokane. M'ash.. Jan. 2. At M'ay- pide. fifteen miles north of this city. leorge Vroman. postmaster and a leading merchant, shot his 0-year-oid daughter and then shot himself. Both died in a few minutes without mak ing any statement. Vroman's wife se- urMl a divorce lnt week. II aa J llluM Hz llvtiredT London. Jan. 2. The Candid Friend says that M. de Blowitz has resigned the Paris correspondence of the Lon don Times and retired to private life, and that he has been succeeded by Ar thur FuUertoa. an American. ... Fought Battle Filipinos is Waged. With the Manila, Jan. 2. Lieutenant Charles D. Rhodes, of the tUxth cavalry, ae companied by two orderlies, when with In six miles of Manila 3'esterday came across twenty armed Insurgents In a cuartel, or barracks. Ihe insurgents shouted "AmeVicanos," and Lieuten ant Rhodes feigned a retreat, but in reality he took the cuartel in think and drove out the Insurgents, capturing two rltles. three revolvers and some a in mil nltion. Rhodes then burned the bar racks down and proceeded to Manila General M'hea ton's report from the island of Sanar indicates that little has been accomplished there. The at titude of the natives is even more un friendly than ever before. Gen. Chat fee will probably visit the Island, in order to Investigate the state of affairs prevailing there. On the other hand in Batangas province, the organized campaign against the insurgents is progressing favorably and speedy re sults are expected. DRILLED FOR WATER And is Sure He Cot What He Wanted and to Spare. Milwaukee, M'is., Jan. ' 2. While drilling for water on his farm in the town of Franklin, Milwaukee county, Monday, L. Busch, a farmer, found what he was looking for at a depth of 2(!7 feet, ami before he could get out of the way with his machinery he was the possessor of a perietual geyser on the order of "Old Faithful" In Yellow stone park. Since noon on Monday the fountain has spurted a steady six Inch stream thirty feet Into the air. ind shows no signs of decreasing. For a long time the neighboring farmers have complained of a lack of water, and last summer tlie drought was severe in the township. Now, however, they are confronted with new problem, and they do not know whether It is a blessir.g or not. for the water lias overflown the land for a mile in several directions. THE RACE QUESTION Brought Up Again by a Negro Who Kxacts Requirements as to His Children. Charlestown, Ind.. 'Jan. 2. Tlie raeo question is being v.gltatcd in Clark; county by Rufus B rod as. a negro, liv ing near this city. Separate schools are provided for white and black pu pils in tliis section of the Mate, but Hrodas refused to send his children to the colored teacher in his district. on the ground that the Instructor was a Democrat. Brodas was arrested under the tru ancy act, aud he was taken before a magistrate and fined, but judgment was suspended provided he placed his children in school. Brodas attempted to send his children to Miss Kittle Bower's school, she being a white teacher, but she declined to receive them. Brodas will, therefore, be com pelled to patronize tlie colored teacher. OMAHA ROAD BUYS LAND VTlll Build Machine Shops and a Union Station Other l'rnjects. Sioux City, la.. Jan. 2. The Omaha railroad has purchased lots in the heart of Sioux City amounting to slxty acrcs, and has coinuieuced tlie con struction of large machine shops for the entire Northern Iowa aud Dakota divisions, and the building of the larg est terminal system In tlie citj. It is known that the company is pre paring to build the link to Le Mars, and that pnvprty is already toiight for a Union station for all northwest lines here. A line also will be built from Merrill, la., to Cetiterville, S. D., connecting the South Dakota lines with Sioux City. It is stated that tlie Northwestern's plans provide for the expenditure here of jl.ooo.oou. Michigan Iefeata Stamford. rasadenn, Cal.. Jan. 2. By the de cisive score of 4S) to 0 the Michigan university foot ball team yesterday de feated Stanford university. Thewcore is quite In proiwrtlon to the general suierlorlty of the eastern men at the game of foot ball. It does not. how ever, tell the story of Stanford's des pernte but futile efforts against defeat. Michigan's suierior knowledge of the game showed in every play. Woman Hit by a Train. Richmond. Mich., Jan. 2. The un conscious form of a woman was found by passengers alighting from a train here Monday. She lay beside the track. She was taken 'to the Commercial House, where she regained conscious ness and gave her name as Mrs. Louis Frost, of Romeo. She had been hit by a train, but was unable to explain. Sim. Hobart's it Year's Beneficence. New Yirk, Jan.. 2. The Taterson. N. J.. Children's Iay nursery received a New York's gift from Mrs. Jennie T. Hubart. widow of the late Vice Presi dent HolKirt. It is a plot of land lOOx 12T feet In Patcrsou. Mrs. Hobart also gave f2.",isM with which to erect and completely furnish a modern building Adapted to the needs of the nursery. Wealthy Farmer round MnrderM. SiouK City. Ia., Jan. 2. Lars Alex sen, a wealthy farmer near Audubon, la., ha been found dead with his skull crashed in. He was undoubtedly mur dered. No motive is known for we crime. ' .;. 'o Market Report. Chicago. Jan. 1. New Year's Day closed the exchanges nil over the coun try and there are n-a market reports. A Hard Further Statement of the Result of His Experiments Upon Animal Life. CHALLENGE FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS Heat as a Factor in the Problem of LiTe Has to tl ive M'ay to Electricity. Chicago, Jan. 2. Professor Jacqnes Loeb, of Chicago university, In an nouncing his belief that the life of higher organisms is electro-dynamic in its nature said that he had discov cred the physical processes that accom pany life; that electricity, and not heat energy. Is the basis of life. He does not claim to have solved tlie problem of "What Is life," but to have proved a theory which overthrows a funda mental portion cf me teachings of text books on physiology. "The energy of foodstuffs," Professor Loeb said, as conclusion, "and the motions of heart are not, after all, due to the produc tion of heat, but to the chemical en ergy in electrically charged molecules,' and again he put it this way: Experiments With a Jelly Fish. "A part of the chemical energy of foodstuffs is transformed into electrical energy -which, in turn, gives energy to tlie muscles and organs of tue body." Dr. Loeb described his experiments with a jelly fish and explained that when he placed the fish In a solution electrically charged, such as salt, it responded, while when he subjected it to a solution that was a nou-conduc tor It did not respond. Proceeding from further experiments he found- first, that the muscles contracted ryth- niically in solutions which had these electrical charges m them, and sec ond, that the contraction of tlie mus cles depended ou the number of charges on the differentations." t'liuiax of the I'rofexftor's Work. The announcement that electricity and not heat is the life energy is the climax of Professor Loeb's famous ex periments, which have extended over ten years. He was first led into this line of research by the observation that electricity was able to effect pro toplasm in a more universal manner than any other srimulus. He then came to tlie conclusion that if electricity was able to have such enWts in the form of currents it ought to have like re sults when In the form of "ions." An 'ion," he explains, is an atom or group of atoms carrying a cli.rge of elec tricity. Say He Tried the "loin." He Urst set to work to investigate along tlie lines of parthenogenesis, or artificial reproduction, and discovered that tlie electric ion was resionslblo. Then he took up the study of the cause for tlie rhythmic boat of the heart, and again 'traced the agent to the same source. hen. with the aid or l'ro fessor A. 1. Mathews, the same causes were discovered to be behind the se cret of nerve action tlie series was com plete, and the savant's ambition at tained. CUMMINS CALLS UPON SHAW Governor-Klert and Governor of Iowa Swap Congratulation!. Des Moines, la., Jan. 2. Governor- elect Cummins called on Governor Shaw Tuesday to pay his respects and to extend congratulations upon the governor's appointment to the treasury portfolio. Some of tlie political oppon ents of Governor Snaw have sought to make it appear that Cummins was dis jKised to criticise tiie appointment, and tlie call of Tuesday Is taken by the politicians ns effectually disixxsiiiR or that allegation. Governor Shaw had informed the governor-elect that he would read his message to the liicoiulnsr executive. and he was on the point of going to the j ouice or tne governor-elect to do so when Cummins called. 1 tie centlemen conferred at length on the message, nit no disagreement is said to exist Governor Shaw left for M'ashinirton last nignt. Holding the Pest In Check. Lincoln, Ills., Jan. 2. Reports from the Illinois .Tsylum for feeble-minded children In this city, where there are over lOO pronounced cases of smallpox among the 1,000 inmates and 1S5 em ployes, are that no new cases have been discovered and the patients nf llicted are dolus well. The epidemic on arm a tea rroni a boy sent from Chi cago. They Wonld Like to See Malic. Kewanee, Ills.. Jan. 2. Richard Malle. a local merchant, left Kewanee last Friday. Saturday his wife left town. Tuesday local creditors mid representatives of Chicago houses lev ied on the stock in his two stores. which were closed bv the officers. Malle's principal creditors are Chieaco lirins. His whereabouts are unknown. Cat Canses a Strange Accident. D dishorn. Ind.. Jan. 2. M'hile Mrs. I. Vidito. of Ripley county, was seated at the supper table, the house cat playfully placed its fore feet in her lap. At the time she felt no pain, but later It developed that the rat's slinni iw nai penetrated the larue arterv ear the knee. Mrs. Vidito came near ying from the loss of blood. Speaker Hrndrmou ri itonte. ' ChlcjiRo. Jan. 2. David B. Hender son, speaker of the national house of representatives, passed through Chi cago Tuesday on ins way from Du buque, la., where he spent a part of the holidays with members of his fam ily, to M'ashlngton. He expressed imself as being highly pleased by the ppointment of (Sovernor Shaw, .of owa, to a place in the president's cab inet. Yoanft Peter Jackson Defeats Handler. M'aterbury, Conn., Jan. 2. Young Peter Jackson defeated JUnmy Hand ler In the tbjrd, hoyjisl here yesterday. British Admiralty Invites Bids fori Several Iron clads. Glasgow, Jan. 2. The British ad- mirality has invited the Clyde ship yards to tender bids for the construc tion of two battleships and five ar mored first-class cruisers and two protected cruisers. - Officials ask for promptitude. The new battleships are to have a greater gun power than any vessels now in the navy. A FATAL MISTAKE A Beautiful Society Woman Takes Arsenic for. Medi cine. Detroit, Jan. 2. Beaulah MTieeler, a beautiful young1 society woman, died today at her home from arsenic- ui poisoning, naving- taken arsenic for antipyrin by mistake. GOV. SHAW IN CHICAGO EN ROUTE TO "WASHINGTON Chicago, Jan. 2. Gov. Shaw, of Y . Iowa arrived here early today on his way to Mashington, where he will confer with the president- regarding bis appointment to the treasury port folio, WILL SUE THE UNITED STATES Citizen Sealers Who Objeet to Being Leg- lKlated Out of Their Jobs. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 2. United States sealers are to claim damages from this government for the loss of froin their government for the loss of their share in the sealing Industry, as a result of the statutes made bv the United States government forbidding pclagie sealing by United States ves sels. Some of those who operated schooners under the United States flag have been seeking data in Victoria for use in preparation of their claims. The claims -made bv these sealers are for interference with their Indus try for since the enforcement of the statutes against pelagic sealing none lias been allowed to seal under the United States flag other than the American Commercial company, which has a sealing monopoly on the rribyl- off islands, and of the United States market for no other skins are admitted to the United States. Crime l-'ollowetl by Artuunc. Kalispell, Mont., Jan. 2. Section Foreman Sullivan, of the Great North ern, while in a drunken race, killed his daughter and seriously injured his wife 1 uesday night at Jen-nines. Mont. A special train sent from here with doc- m different centers where they were tors ran into the ditch, killing the en- financiering the enterprises and ina gineer and seriously injuring the fire- bilitv to realize on the bonds and man, brakeman and doctor. Beresford to ItoM the King's Horses. Ixmdou. Jan. 2. Tlie (Jazettte an nounces that lxrl Marcus Beresford has been appointed to manage King Edward's breeding stud at Sandring- Jiam. where the three famous brothers. Florizcl II. I'arsimmoti and Diamond Jubilee are. This is held to indicate that the king will renew his patron age of the turf. Doinff Some BuKlncas at London. London, Jan. 2. The annual clear ing house statement shows that the ol d year. The largest amount cleared in a single day was 1, 143,000, ou May 15. Feature of Which He Was Proud. St Tosenh Mn .Tin 1 Th dnth - J--. . K Z.. . " "I of Michael Shannon, aged IS, one of the oldest and best-known millers of Mie country, took place here Tuesday night. He built the first mill in this city. A peculiar feature, of which he was very proud, was that for 205 years his paternal ancestors were millers. Blown to Pieces by Dynamite, Kenton, O., Jan. 2. Monroe Jackson, an employe at the stone quarry, was blown to pk?ees by the explosion of a dynamite cartridge. John Hogan and Harry Zicgler, fellow employes, were probably fatally hurt by the same ex plosion. Army Lieutenant Shot and Killeb. Portland, Ore., Jan. 2. A telephone message from Fort Canby, M'ash., says Lieutenant Bevan, of the United States army, was shot aud killed yesterday. No particulars are given. Yale Best at Basket Ball. Milwaukee, M'is., Jan. 2. The Yale basket ball team defeated the M'iscon ein university contingent In a game last sight by a score of 35 to 20 points. Wales Ik to Visit the Kalaer. London. Jau. 2. King Edward has deputed the Prince of M'ales to attend Euineror M'illiam's birthday, Jan. 27, at Berlin. It is believed that this ac tion Is taken probably with the intei tion of emphasizing the good relations existing between the two countries. Ship Declared To lie a Pirate. Caracas. Jan. 2. The Official Ga zette publishes a decree ' 6igned br lresideut Castro, in which the steam er Libertador, formerly the Banrlgh, Is declared to be a pirate. . Fire In Iowa M'eston, Iowa, Jan. 2. Fire which started in the general store of Petrus Peterson early today did $45,000 'dam age and destrosed four of the prin cipal places of business and three dwellings. A strong wind carried the flames rapidly and it was feared at one time the whole town would be destroyed. clearances in.lKOl reached the unpre- preferred stock was retired yester- eedented total 1 of 9 5G1,1(K).(XK) an in- d and that holder of 4 per crease of M(0.!!).mh) over 1900, and . . r-iio .MH) mm over is9. hitherto the r. convertible certificates would be Admiral Sampson's Mal ady Becomes Alarming. CANNOT BE CHECKED Secretary Hay Laid Up With Severe Cold in Washington. M'ashington, Jan. 2. Admiral Sampson's malady progresses slowly, but very steadily toward the end. Medical science cannot check it Symptoms of arteria degeneration have appeared, such as are incident to his malady, injecting great uncer tainty into the case. Moreover the patient -is becoming i -tiri v. v . i. itv j'uiiviiu uv. wining ess tractabie an(1 responsive to the treatment. Secretary Hay 111. Secretary Hay is indisposed as the result of a severe cold, and did not go to the state department today. I LUCKY KANSAS MAN NAMES ALL POSTMASTERS Washington, Jan. 2. W. It. Spilman, of Manhattan, Kas., has been appoint- ed chief of appointments of the divis- ion of the postoffice department di vision that has charge of the appoint ments of all postmasters. EUGENE CARTER DEAD Noted Billiard Flayer Passes Away In Chi cago. CViieairo. .Tan. 2. Kiin-fne. Carter. th billiard exiert, died here today of , . , , 1 . J , lung trouble, aged 4S. Take Syndicate Properties Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 2. A commit tee of Cleveland bankers has taken charge of he various properties con trolled by the Everett-Moore syndi cate which own or control many trol ley and telephone lines throughout Ohio and Michigan. In a statement issued this afternoon the syndicate says owing to the tightness of money stocks belonging to the company, it was decided to place the property in the hands of the committee of bank ers, who are large holders of the se curities, to handle. The committee savs nearly all the proxerties are in good condition, perfectly solvent, and in no wise embarrassed. Smooth Sailing: Now Xew York, Jan. 2. The Northern Pacific railway company today is sued notice that the whole of the required to convert- xnem imo cum mon stock. It is generally believed in M'all street that all obstacles are removed for carrying out the plan for the adjustment of the difficulties , . , a ..f it. 4 . wmtn rkw dm ui mc rumci t..c control of the Northern Pacific last May . ill.-, Five Hen Killed. Macon, Ga., Jan. 2. The boiler of an engine on tne central oeorgia railway exploded in the shops in this city this morning, killing five men outright and badly injuring twelve others, three of whom will probably die. : : V r . Belmont the Nominee New York, Jan. 2. Justice Scott, of the supreme court, this afternoon handed down a decision declaring1 Perry Belmont to be the regular dem ocratic- nominee for congress in the seventh New York district. -h:i : Iowa Bnrflary Desoto, Iowa, Jan. 2. The Brown dry goods store was burglarized last night and $2,000 worth of clothing, dry goods and jewelry secured. Diekema sad His Titles. Charles Dickens had great difficulty In choosing titles for his various pub lications, says The Golden Penny. The following is a list of no fewer than 14 suggestions given by the author to his adviser, Foster, for the title of . one book, out of which, need hardly be add ed. No. 6 was chosen: 1. According to Crocker. - 4 2. Prove It. - 8. Stubborn Things. - o ' 4. Mr. Grandgrind's Facts. 5. The Grindstone. f 6. Hard Times. f 7. Two and Two Are Four. & Something Tangible. 9. .Our Hard Headed Friend. 1 10. Rust aad Dust 11. Simple Arithmetic 12. A Matter of Calculation. 13. A Mere Matter of Figures. " 14. The Graudgrind-rhllosophy. 1 ii H if I J It I