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1 tttotiJ? f New ?nrl...|er?e> ? il? and Mohok??*?. Y<"- LXXI....N* 23,7&3. To-day. ?now and ?older. To-iiHtrrott. fair; nortliur.t ?tin?)? -?- ^^... ,.t-1? / 'I " V'l'ln i it? of New ?orl., .ler.et i II? ann non ?.??/? XEW-YORK. TliraSDAT. DBCEMBEB 28. 1011.-1*01 .'IITKKV PAGFS * 1'ltK I. ONE (KM ??.k?...,.k .?,... rv.? [ IS Witness Committed for Con? tempt-Two Men Held in Tombs as Material Witnesses. MORE ARRESTS EXPECTED "Bribery Charges in Scheitels Case Said to Involve Tammany Politicians-Grand Jury Con? tinues Its Investigation. Yh<- .?tempt t-> briba a Juror in the fcheftela ? aae, aoar on trial In th?? i . jtal ? 'Iri ull Couii. for which sjajmgsj T l'xrn?\ ;? theatrical nprrnt. ?va? wot followed yestar? r ' ?ham defendant in the caaa, who under i ball ?'f $15,000, un. is Sini?>ti .la? o?? "ier*iK w?*?l rrir.iin?l? ?i In cuatody >>f tha ind tak? n to th? T?>mi.s. a n?*sT< ? ? lain at lt-ast until the federal hieb >.? Investigating tha the jury m the ? Qndlns. \? ho refused to t< ills kniixx 1- | red plot, a a- f-?m t?. the ? of ? ...n. and John II. I ?ecltcr ? 10 Ik- h? ?! ?? ? asc. r ? Indictments for at : ih?-. s. ; ., .... r.j;?- .11 1 I ild ;. iii?inl>."r >r ? i'll !-.- gho** 11 t'< l h the plot t? i ? ? .11.1 Oil' . .? has -. ml? ii Norwich, v. v.. and t' h,i'. o R| .' ?? Raj ad Henkel Serves Bench Warrant. : .il),?in Rl? ?? v ... :i! r. .? :. aat? daj afternoon by M ' x ]?., 1 - ,? .igcut oi : tepartmeni - . Justl? ? H< George \,. i??i Broad wa*. a hen the ? wai rant n the prisoner waa arraigned i>c inae! strove in it x?:,?,- thoir clieni was ?!r'J to th? - , ,re oT ? SapHvad of I utter ins J nine wee] and had l?ern n? ; th?- least indi that lie might flea tr.'tn the jurisdiction "' lha '?<*>1" ? tE. Baldwin, Lo ii .' \ ?.rhau?. and ? Imrc Myers -on . and Mr. Baldwin argued Hio ?n behalf uf the dt' Judg< Ray <!>?? ?nu?-.! to ma'.o any ?'Otn ririit from the? r*?nch or to Indicate his ? r - omraltting Ri h, gar? th- order of Ute court, and his only : to the i*?***-*a4*s*rta to r^i-oat tfi-* order. Judge J?a.? - ?ii- opinion of this courl the In tafaai i I Juatl? t demand thai pending ihe trial n.?xx m progress the defendant. ? iham Rle?. b Mr ; . nd he del ha? <? Imitted to ball In accordance with i rights, but .1 id| Ra Officials Ordered Not to Talk. ' !. I ?orr. Al- ! I Smith l W H PHkln, aesistant United de? iin^.i to Jury is In? il par ' to rs not t'? dli v . that an a! I y ha? ? ? ? .ham Rica and of tii?- firm of B. ii. liar^-d arlth -.- of th?- mails, l.o 2. r \- ?i. .m De Itkige Cay that ?. ;.t>!-r.?;"h.-?i xvith a promise ' | ??>?. .t th? and Of the trial if he ri'i'i - on? I? tion of the de? ? tl An investigation was made. ind ?'iry returned an Indtct? .i Byrn? on i >?? ' i the folio* Bad the dli ? ?h- itllor-?--: ),rii.?-rv j s trial. All ??f the d? fendants emphatically through their ?-oun . I -fit km.?a l?'.)i?o of ttempt to approach the jury, and hat ? er? even acqua xx'ith Byrne, They ralaed the cr* that Wall Stre.-t interests which ???I tin? government to raid la firm on Ser.t? mh.-i 29, 1910, <". triod tO ??IS' I"'III the de-f??ii.?r ??? HS made i - i h. d?*fence to aa - a mistrial be? he "unfortunate o< .?nrren? e.*" Jtt-J-te ' in?ad lo do ?his. and the trial v . > t on. BOYS FIND TREASURE TROVE Guided to $150,000 Spanish Hoard by Ancient Chart. Jack* la., i?" i'T.-^Juided by ** llstienl ?hurt found In th.- ruins of .? 'i shell house on Fort ? ?f-orge Isl htt\ two bopt of this <itv say they ha'.'t 't-Kiith.-d Bpaniall trcasur?' worth about "?lVl/rfai. -i | . ,. Mj t|?, fJOmX t?tete find ' "-ins were found In ?? strmi'.'. I-.' abont ..in < i.i,:, foot In slae, burted about PI I?-h i], , p. 'i*he i.,,?.? ?n,. Lotiraaj If. Hewen, aa old, son of 1'iofessor Bbelby ' "? ?'?''??? . Pr?sident and ****a**?eral Manager <.f a i?< ;,i business coUage, and ?*WU P. Kling, i-ighte? n years ?>ld; .-?oi, " '* I'ilot dt M.t'.|ioit Those, who liavc lha c?jin3 say th? y tetar dales rat '" ' U**? ? < sjilUly ago. CuiM, Florida, Sav^nndl?. A -p.?ta. Train? ?tail All fit? el i.l-- tri? lighted -Aav?D* AtldJ; ?je, Uli Bway. That Find Up River Bv Katharine Lee Bates Africa's burning sands and Egypt's pyramids form the background of this tale o( love and adventure. Direct, forceful, entertaining In Next Sunday's Magazine cf ll>C New-York Tribune SEARCH IIM ON SHIP FOB MAETERUNC Wife Says He May Arrive Lat< Under Assumed Name, but Not in Disguise. BET TO DODGE REPORTER Mme. Maeterlinck Comes I Sing in Boston-Henry Arthur Jones. Here for a Holiday, Tells of New Plays. M. ui n e Maetei In? k, the B philosopher and author, did nol arrl? her? last nlghl on the White Star lin i -.), . a?, .-in rgettc friend of t1 ? had ' abled several times fro abroad that Maeterlinck irould s? ; In tins < ..itnti \ without encountering tl ,?-iii;i news reporters. With the last bu letln, statins- that h was on the Olyn pic, rams the news thai he had mad? hel ?if ?**i'M108 with Henr? R n sell. ? m that h< would ei ade th? : N-- -?i m th? h 1st or j of >;iiip news hi there been gurh activity among the i< \\ ithln ten mlnut? ? aft? boirding the Olympli Ih? : kn< at Maetei liii?-k was n"t aboard, bu1 Jusl to sho' their enthusiasm foi the brilliai hi of the press agent abroad the looking for the autho Maeterlinck h;??i threatened to eotr* an i o the reportera m , thl ? ompartment fir-t. A ana knew Hi?? celebrated author we m tin* f"ll; betwee dt-cks. Ther? were '-'"1 face? to l?**o over, 07 of which were those of raei but the reporter?-. did nol <?\ tl?->?-?k th possibility of their man coming In din , as a v, iman Manv Resembled Author. .'?'I alien faces scanned In ih the Identifier averred that ?'? ol them might be Maeterlinck. Ther mai '-?ne: beartti in the rrteeragt und al I oast a dozen <?f them looked i ilse. While fu?- frantic hunt for h?*-r hue band wa? going on Mme. Georgette t.?? Maeterlinck was sitting on deel g? ting . ? flrsl look al America. Sh also knew Maeterlinck iras not on board Suddenly a rumor spread about th ship thai -i Belgian woman in th?? secon - Ill, and was to be removed t St. Vincent's Hospital, and the report le? to th? s?.nd cabin, B< lie? li g tl .?* pos sibly the strain of hiding from the re porters might fore? th? Belgian to leav ins lair In sear? h of stimulant, tu?? m? m hois of the "pre ? gang" we? put nee th? bar, In th? smoking room. "See d" wai th? watchword i tin? reportera until the vessel docked then on th? plr-r. with much difficult thej found Mme. Maeterlinck, si i : her baggage, under a big electri and talked with Mr.-. Henry Rus ? Mm? Maeterlinck's forehead hum imond, s little fad which ap peals greatly to her husband. Prom : m looked as if it h;?ii ht ? i Maeti riitn'i will sing this season with the Bostoi ? 'ompany, and ?vim.? hi re g il study American domestic life. At the Hotel Knickerbocker later Mrs Maeterlinck made this statement: "My husband Is opposed to being In wed, and he will make an effort u avoid being met by reporters ?>n b rival. He may arrive under an assume?! name but h?- will not come In disguise i ? ? ill mus? likely be here to hear m< rdng In Boston, i am not sure that hi i?> not on the o?can now. i know of no ? ?? hein?-; matio between Mr. Maeter? linck and Mr. Russell that my husband w ill elude the reporters." Henry Arthur Jones ? Passenqer. Henr*? Arthur Jones, the playwright, cam? ov?**r on the Olympic for an ln deflnlt? holldaj. "i may be here two v\<*-?k.-," h'? said, perhaps sis weeks My visit is merely one of pleasure r win do no le tuiing this time, fes, I have two new plays both unnamed. They are probl? dealing with English life, bul m? \ toll here li ii<?t ?n oonn? i Uon with 'he disposition ?>f these plays, in the spring I ?hail have a volume ? t entitled The ?foundation of the National 1 ?rama." When Forbes Robertson arrived her? months ago he i-ai.i lie would like ?? produce Mr. Jones's "Michael and His Lost Angel," believing thai it would ?.'. itii su? '?'.? ? her? -That pi iv." said Mr, Jon? li reell ,. dialogue for two An? players of mag? netism and popularlt) if the play were brought Here, who could one gel to plai it"" Tin playwright himself ?could thlnh of only two persons, Miss Margaret Ang iin and Forbes Robertson Among others on the Olympia were Ba.haus, the Qei-msn plant?t; Oeneral it I. W< odford, Mr. and Mrs Ed? ward P. Morse B. <; Mudd, Princess Ibrahln Hassan. Charles 8. Hard, Oeorge \v. Prince and Mrs i: c Townsend, - FIFTEEN YEARS IN BED Woman Never Left It After Losing H?r Property. i. ans*? Ill? Ind . i-.. f\ Mrs Emma Langn&an, seventy ream old, who tntu ad 10 K<-i UP fro? bei bad for fifteen years, .?i. ?i to-4ay al th? i aunty Inllnnary. Aflat ? reversal of h?r fortunes which drove in-i to th? county asylum. Sb* rowed ,iter shS arilv-"l iif i- Recentl m.i,i . ontinuoua lyiai oped peral ? hi. i, irai th?j laua? dut?, ?.sut- of d'._t_, -.^ HARRIS AND BLANCK ACQUITTED BY JURY Verdict Brings Kisses from Wives and More Denunciation from Relatfves of Triangle Fire Victims. JUDGE'S CHARGE FAVORABLE Waist Factory Owners, How? ever, Not Immune from Furth? er Prosecution on Account of Disaster Wherein 148 Lives Were Lost. JURYMEN WHO ACQUITTED HARRIS AND BLANCK. LEO ABRAHAM < foreman i. real estate dealer; business address, No. 2523 Seventh avenue: home. No. 164 West 147th street. ANTON SCHEUERMAN. billiards; business address. No. 301 West 115th street: home, No. 223 West 115th street. WILLIAM E. RYAN, salesman; home, No. 547 West 142d street. HARRY R. ROEDER, painter; business address. No. 615 Columbus avenue: home. No. 82 West 90th street. CHARLES VETTER, buyer; home, No. 539 West 162d street. ABRAHAM WECHSLER. real estate deale**: business address. No. 149 Broadway; home. Hotel Majestic. JOSEPH L. JACOBSON, aqent; home. No. 603 West 151st street. W. 0. ACKERSTROM, clerk: home, No. 1272 Nelson avenue. The Bronx. ARLINGTON S. BOYCE. bookkeep? er: business address, No. j84 Hudson street: home. No. 122 East 24th street. VICTOR STEINMAN. ?hirl manu? facturer; business address, No. 73 Franklin street; home. No. 72 East 160th street. H. HOUSTON HIERS. importer; business address. No. 97 Gold street; home. No. 1358 Franklin avenue. The Bronx. MORRIS BAUM, wall hangings: business address. No. 160 Canal street; home. No. 201 West 100th street. The jury in the ease ol Isaac Harri and Max Blanch brought In s verdlci of nut guill yesterda; evening, aft< being ?ui "ii'?- hour and forty minu Three ballots were taken. The flrsi ', i f.. nui the indlng eighl for ac ] <ii.iii..! and two tor .?-?iivt.-tinii, t.?.? ??..? i voting, buj as to what else happened In the luvj r""tu ti"*- twelve men agreed to maintain Hecrecy. The defendants a/ert on trial foi mor than three weeks before Judge Orain, In General Besslons, charged with the death ol Margare! ?Schwartz, one ? 1 is persons who perished In the Are ??? March 28 In th? Triangle Walsl Com pnny's factory In ti,.-- A se h Building, In Washington Square. Her burned bod} was found beneath .i pile of twenty others, In the loft on the ninth floor of tin building, where ' e factoi . by the del ndanl ???? l| ing ?? .?-v. f< ?: from the Washington Place door which the proaecutl.rontended was locked. i t the i '??? did "? the ? i does not render Harris an>i Blanch Immune from further prosecution for what Aaalstan! Districl attorney Charles i-'. Bostwick described ai "one of the worsl crimes In ? ry" in his summation There were si.\ nth'T indictments pending, each charging manslaughtei In both of Its degrees. Harris ?nui Blanck will l?c put on tri:ii ?it no i ? mote date Th? nexi time, however, the) will not be tried General Bossions, bul In the Criminal Bi anch "f the Bupreme ? '?.urt. Court Orders Strict Silence. Judge ?'rniti ordered thai unqualified ?Hence be maintained In the courtroom just before the Jury brought In the ver? dict, and when the juror.?? took their seats the clerk of the court asked If they had agree?, upon ;? v.r.; "We have"' exclaimed Foreman Lea Abraham promptly, adding: "Nol guilty"' Thr-re \? as one 111 I le hand? lap, bu otherwise silence reigned. ? ?So say you all?" Inquired the ? lerl* ? We do! We ?i?.:" chorused the jurors, in twos and three?. The erstwhile defendants smiled. "Those In the courtroom arlll pa quietly and out of the building," Mid j idge Craln, The court then thanked Ihe jurer?- f"i their painstaking efforts and dismissed them. They ti'ei] mil thrOOgh the ie,,| of ih.?. court. The wj\rs ?if the defendant? broke down fur the second lime during the ?Ih> ;?ud wept, hu? this lime theli tears ft/ere tears of Jo* The little daughtei o" Blanch also ? rk ?i s.? did the women frieqds of the d? fendants. They caiii ered together snd kissed one another; hut ?h?- defendants held their footing In ??h?*?k. submitting paasivelji t" the and embrac? s of i heir wive? Fire Victims' Relatives Anqiy. ? luisiiie. policemen under Captain T?er i,r?, ??i the Elisabeth i treel station, ware driving Ihe relativas <.f those who die?! In the lire <.ut Into th?- street. Thee?* had vainly sought admission to the courtroom. Many of then were mur? muring. Others wars crying? One man i said "Fui" country, tins." Another; i'i lost niy sweetheart! And they're a< Iquitted!" Bald a mother who i??st ppt daughter: "Tin* la Una Ian I ThU \*? ? tin.? ? ountr. !" Tiui crowd ware .ii last driven Into the etraet Then a squad <>f pollee eat-ortad Harris and Blanch out <?i th.* building taking th? in through ih?- private an trance ol the magistrates' ???urt, u. i i.it,um street, to ih?- nbway station at Worth street About flfty men and womaoi ill bemoaning tbeti dead .?n.i ? mi' i.mi; the ' ?Kin i. stood ?'ti ih.? i,?|r as th' pa ' i . . hou tad: "Mm. defers! A? quitted! Muyd n i ol m L .< CL'uluiut? tu lliixd rute. " FIRE UNAVOIDABLE, SAYS ONE JUROR. Abraham Wechsler, Juror No. 6 ?n the tri.il of Isaac Harris and Max Blanck. was in his room at the Hotel Majestic last night when he was asked what occurred in the jury room. That he declined to discuss, saying the verdict spoke for itself. "But who is responsible for the 148 persons who died in the Triangle Waist Company's fire?"' he was asked. "My God! Who is responsible?" he said in amazement. "Why, it was ?omething that might have happened anywhere, even in a theatre with plenty of exits." He said that the charge of Judge Crain was fair and impartial, and that both sides fought well. Asked if the jury believed that the fragment of the frame will, the locked door a-xd the shot bolt wai manufactured evidence, or, m police parlance, a plant, he ex ein,mar!, "Such an idea is absurd." He was then asked if the jury, while m the courtroom, believed the Washmqton Place door was locked. That lu refused to say, saying he could answer only for himself and that what he thought he intended keepino secret. 'KISSES UNDER QUARANTINE Even Handshaking- Forbidden by B,ay State Health Board. ? ???? . ha Trlbuae, l i.riio\ii;?ie. Mnx?? i?i?r. 57, Stringent 11.? an i rin^ talc? n It? re to pre? xiiii ii"- further *mr?ead of diphtheria. Following an Inspection ?>f the village I??. Dr. Lyman \. Jones, of (?forth Adama an officer of the Btate Board of Health, thi l..? -?i- - tmen t,. -hi : ,.i? . ?.]- r t.. close the toa n hall i.. entertainments, Notice -.is given to Lenoxdale residents to refrain from i hand sh.-ikin.? ami kissing, and I -i. - ?... .1 thai :-u - ata and dogs at lar?* I would be '.ill. -1. x\ in', it is -aid 'if -.Hi ? -: - n---' ha ' e j ihe upper hand >.f the contagion, the I utmosl - .n'. ' ? being ink, n i.i.i i that il'- quarantine ?.f houses where the . i i la no! broken, it i sert cd Hi.it lav quarantine i. t:,, ? aus? lof th-. ?pid?mie The town of Lenox ha a?i. ? -) to pa; nv n ?-? ho are quaran? ?lined th. a/ages they would hav? earned ! n employ? -1 The loa i- "i i.e.? ??? assis!Ing Let i Fumigation of houaea and cleaning ip Lenoxdale, ah Ich la a small \iiiaco ' i bree mi1', re < o\ '.- a?***, th? r- tort. i -?-? PRICE OF SHOES MAY SOAR Advance of 50 Cents a Pair Ef? fective After Jan. 1. me. i Bro? klon, Mas : i ? -'7. "Shot a mua! advance" is the ultimatum ?i the manu. fa? tur. i - ..t tin?- - it-. made knoa n "> From present indicationa th.- ad l ,iii ? ill 1"' 30 ' ? nt - - pair on all ! a Th- or the ad? anee as gt? ? n i,. th. manufacturerait thai Ihe price of leather has cone up --, ateadll* in the i.i-? two ycara that moal of the lare.? 1 shoe manufactories are turning out shoes at practically no profit. Th. advance is Immediate, aa] the manufacturera, ,iii.i ?tin i.e charged on all g.la ordered i-n Januars 1 or lat? r. .lohn Bvane, te* retal? of tin Brock? ton Bl. Manufacturera' Aa ociation, to nighl : "Conditions have beeoinc a- ute. Ther*. ipparent < nance for leather i.ii'-s to i? come lowi r, and it looks just non? as if ihey would go even higher." John B. Kent, presiden! oftheaaao la? lion and th. bead of the If. A. Packard Bh| Company, one of the largest ahoe concern? in the country, who is consid? red ?-- an authority on shoes, said: ? it I .is got t.ne. Th. isaue i forced on us. The - auae <a the high - ust of material." TO PRODUCE DUKE'S OPERA i Hammerstein Accepts Work by Argyll for Next Spring. London, Doc. -7 M is announced that Of*car Hammerateln, whose Ltmdon Opera House x\as opened on November IS last, has aeeepted an opera \xriit*?.i by the i?uke <?f Argyll, for production in thi pring. Mi. tfahvnerstetn ?xiil probably I?..?. England by the Lualtania nexl Saturday. ii. expects to mske tin return trip in i.- v.-ssfl The i>iii?.- ..f Irgyll, ?x in? h ?he h i ?.f priii... si Louise, r..urtii daughter of Queen VI?*torla, ba lotig numbtired literary and musical compoaltloa among in complishmcnta Among his pi*odticUoita an- th?? libretto for tin cpsrS "I ?iarniid," ? <.ini.? i.-? ?i in iv?. lie ha? also ?Tritten ser or?*i books, Indudlng "??uni?, ami uta, a of tin- Rl*i? 'a." a poeta pubUaliad m II7&; "rii? p. alms literati** Render?**! in \.i ..' i?'7, ,-in-i A i .if? ni Lord Palmera Ion.'' UM ai r. I lam? coming to \- ?a v..rk to testify in n?r aull brought sgalnsi hbn i. \i /.- nut. 1'-?. .'in opera singer, for the r? -?..?. - r\ -?f $;?-.""" all. fie.I to be ?hie him .. salar) f?t>Uowlag the biitaklng of ?< . outra-1 m m 11?. Arthur Ifammerstein said at hi? home las! aighl th**4 -i cabli r<i-,>i-t thai Ulna in th? (hmllj araa biinglng bla father here arai aafounded _-o AUTO HANDY AS AMBULANCE Mrs. Percy Rockefeller Rushes Injured Man to Hospital ,. . ; .i -,, TheTi la .,,,, i.vti i. I "in , Dec .'7. !'..tii, i, .i O'Brien started t<> make raxpadra <>n th? Ule roof nt Pare] Rockefeller's house here t.> ii.iv, vtii.ii als .iit.-iiii..ii ??.?? .itu.i, i..,i by ? pesairg a n.-m.-i-n.- il- fell ivt.nt. feet lo the s? iKii.l Sim? i-.-r. h. then l-iiiiiir.l i,if III 111? III...Ill'I. Hit.-. II t? - I l.'IOtt An autottrtoblla aras ..? the fixant goes awaiting atra it?.? kefi-n... Bha had n,e ruMii lifted Into the '-?i and hurried with ?llln t-. Hi- '?neiai Hoapttal. His ankle , i-turd an?l In? b.i. k sprained DIWlY't WINES FOR NCW YEAR'S, it. ,.,. |.. t--1 "" ** Still .Vluei or i ?rape Juice II 'I i ? ? I": lultog ?.'l , .N.?. -A'i'.-U ? A.VMi; I?. OMINICI. u o dl gulsed in a sull ?if her father's and armed ?Tltli a big knife, a ? ? while searching for ? man ih? laid I sd wronged her. ..... ?L IN MANS Wit TO AVENGE HER WfiONI East Side Policeman Captui Strange Figure Armed witli Murderous Knife. SAYS SHE MEANT TO Kll ' Prisoner Tells of Beine Lut* - from City by an Employe of Her Fnllier and Kept a Prisoner by Him. a mufl?? ?I Figure, d_ rtii .: n ud i of darki u< ?l hallw ays u loi g Kli i 1091 h and l l*hh itreet-, i nrgnr; ?ritauaaa die attention of Patr man VVeisenstein.-of th* i-'i.-t I04U- air pollct station, ? he landing on i ? corner, and h< d? cided to foil i?." flitting form and .-?? ?'bal las behl ? ii. ha? After going al? In the rear I ti\ ? ,.i six doorways, W ? i forward ind grabbed the figure suddei by the shoulders. The Impact ol i hands "t. ih" shoulders of th? pers b lurk nlouch hat to fall off. me 1 i'ii' . d< lug? >l Ink-black ha longer and more luxuriant than b man's, betraj ed the pr< i.( ?vornan. Weisenstein gasped In astonlx ment ai ho pulled hi- captive aroui to ' ard the glar? caat by a s;?s Ian and saw the face ol a young girl. she was m< re than ordlnarllj a tr ictive, u ?th ih' f< .it'if a of b child, j wore .i man'a brown overcoat, dark suit of i lothea and a pair of mai boots. Under her rlghl arm ahe carried :.. a bladed, dangerous looking knife, almo i as h? ai and large as i'.1..HI machete. When Weisenstein san this he ask? tii" girl wlial she waa doing on the stre? i:, iuch a costume snd what ahe li tended doing with the knife. The gil appeared badly frightened, and ah could speak onlj broken English. We senstein decided to take her to tl tion house, where she told a stoi Lieutenant Hammond thai sen! the pc lice "ii the hunt for a man named Genar Btaracio, who formerly worked In horse clipping establishment run by th father, al Piral avenue and lOOtl ?treet. Says She Was Lured to New Haven. The strangely dressed prisoner bsI? she was Annie D. I 'mini' i. seventeei yeara old, of No. 2120 Piral avenue, th daughter of Qlulio OminicL She sal? she waa visited in November m th? shirtwaist factor] where she worked, oi Pleaaani r venue, by Btaracio, hei father's helper, who bore a telegram supposedl) from Annie's mother, wh< was then In No*? Haven, telling her t< go in thai ' Ity Immediately. Annie ?lui ii"t have sufllclenl monej U carrj her t?> Neu Haven, and told Btar? acio her plight, Th? man, old enough t? he the girl's father, told her he would .supply the i.ion.y ..n?i would a ?compato her to New Haven. Ann!? needed iici further bidding and took the next train When the.? reached Neu Haven, she tjald) Btaracio took her to s cottage In the outskirts of th? cltj snd Into .? room on ih?- second n?"ir. There were no win ?I?.?.?? in tins room, and ther.- Btaracio drew u revolver and threatened u> kiii Annie unlesa sh.- ?n?! sa ha bid her. The girl said ahe had been kepi ,i pris? oner In th?? i?.<.m for twsnty?eigh1 days i... her captor, win. shoved sparse food ?i., l drmk through ?< irap?i. and si?ar???i her n?. indignity He often hold the revolver to her heart, ahe sai?i, and threat? aed t?. kill hei It sh.. n u ,i to ei i ip. [Tltlmatel) desperation lod bei to ? hui' a ??- ape, she add? 'i Btara? lo had nut been to aee bar foi two days, and ah? th.>ut;iit the opportunit) waa ripe. With .ill hei youthful strength she i>*?:ii upon the door which locked bar In until || ?.nr ???..i? ben? .itI? bar weight ? ?in?? free, sh.- ran do*a n th.untry ma?! until sh" obtained food and mono) fnuii a ?????man in B ItOUSS MVeral mllea distant, 'l'hen she looh the Hi i tr.uu !??! tin? cltj .uni returned lo her home h-1? sh? i?.hi hei fathei ni.i moth? r _*wU__:_ (.?a _?x-iut c_4t, ' CRIES "THIEF!" ON BRIDGE Man Alleges He Was Seized and Robbed in Rush Hour Jam. I rj -i'i-.i g the .n ill- Brookl* t: Bridge i-lat^ forni ni Hi?- Ma nhattan - i"i during the rush li"in yeaterdaj ufternoon, ???hen a .,. , ,.-,-? ,| ,,, r, Q charge Of William !.. Bratton, vie? ' "'' the Ameri? ? .1 Gum Company, <?f N??- ',f> ? thai m a i" being robb? d. i. t., i ??? All? n. "i' the ? ?ak street i><-' ii,,. ?in ;,, ?.,; : i call for l??-*p ,r .? ,i h man ?xlio described him 1 self as Harr? ? 'ohen, twenty-five | eon old, a . Ii rk, of So, 11 We ' 117th street. Mr. Bratton declared thai ?'.?hen ?vas i three men who took two a'allets ? ? aluable papers and i eck for uni? ii ' - aggi egatinj over M.OOo from his i?ockets. il?- said thai two of ihem held his h ?' 'hp third rifl?f*d his pock? ' . ai d i" ? lz?d one of tii?-in .n n-? they ?rere through with the job an'i were aboul to leave him. ?'oli'-n I -.|<ll\- i roi-l;.imed his inno.-rn? e | on Mas xt.-.y to ?h. statfotl house. Neither !,,- th? found on hlra -? - HOBO HERO OF FIRE Drops Off Train, Arouses Sleep? ing Men. Then Chases Train. r a Battle Creek. Mich., Dec. "_'7. Bleeping full] Ignoran! of the fact that the ! main portion of the Park Hotel, a tail - ; road men's boarding houae, was In ; fiam? . occupants --f the burning bulld ? re saved early this morning by an unknown tramp. Th? "hobo," attracted bi the Maze. dropped off a paaalng freight tri.in aaa the ? II ua< I? n and pounded on the ttoors until he aroused the sleeping guests, \ ,| exll followed, nobod* having time t?. d'il clothing, l?.-s heroic xvork done, the "hobo" ran down the tracks to overtake the alow moving freight, whi? h had not ) el lef! the railroad ? m di RICHESON'S PULPIT FILLED Nova Scotian Succeeds Clergy? man Held for Murder. Dec. 27. The Rj A -"n T. Kempton, <.r Lunenburg, Mas?., wot to-nlghl - ailed to the paa? torate of the Immanuel Baptist Church, succeeding the Rev. Clai*?*uce V. T. Rich. ? -S..H. now In the Charta al re? I Jail awaiting trial on the charge ?>f the mur? der of Miss A? is Linnell, Rl- heson sent his realgnation to the ' church Immedlatel) after his arrest. The church al Its lira! meeting after? I ward vote?*, not to accept the realgnation, i-iit after an Indictment xtus found against* the pastor and his s,.,?,,,1.1 r,.. qUeel that the church take final a? lion the realgnation uas accepted. Th.? i:, v. Mr. Kempton La a native of Nova Sioiia. a report waa current to-?da* thai Misa Violet lMiuaii'is. Richeaon'a flan? .?'???. had gone i-- Piea fork i?. engag? In char? liable work Mo confirmation, however, could be obtain? d, KILLED BEAR WITH HIS FIST Syracuse Man Says He Laid Bruin Low with Brass Knuckles. Boulder, Col?. Dec. S7 \x kal Is , laune.i . , Mi. .?hampi'.ii beer story of the ana son tv.is told b) willi:.m Smith, of Syracuse, N. 1 . ?in. returned here \.st.r?in> after a hunting trip of two weeka m the inotia taina Smith claims I?? have kill. .I a L'.'?1 pound black i?-.?r with a Moa of h.> list ha.i kui.-.i two ?raliiabla dogi \?ii',i atrokee <?f his i?axt. Bmlth, u? cordtng t-.> his story, pul on a pair <.f braas knuckles and Strang on the i-.-.u 'a law, ItnocUag him out Th. n ha sai?i he beat Bruin about the naad and aptoe uatll he waa .1? ad LIMITED DERAILED; 10 HURT Smoker of Twentieth Century Train Rolls Over in a Ditch,' < la? .-' ind, I ate. n The Tw? mi- th < 'en i i. i.itnii.-.i on the Big Pour mats x\u? derailed ?i ^grange, aboul thlrty?flv? inili-s ??- i ..i hare, to-night rm?.i? put rere Itijured, but nom' sarioual) ii,.- smoking ear, which rallad *?\*?*t in a ?iii.'h. xxjs the .?nix ear to leave the iaiH ':'in- p.. eng? i m tin ?.?i wen th? sal) .lu- -i *?.I! I-? t*-| ? . .-ini-l' I? x? Hun.;' ax,,, tpHMMtg Bltltrk-HU'iiU'.t. ?l'yiU-'.i.-A4)l. RUSSIA TO ABSORB ALMOST HALF OF CHINESE EMPIRE Vast Dependencies of Mongolia and Turkestan To Be Pro? claimed Independent To-day. ACT OF DISMEMBERMENT Both Will Pass Under Influence of Their Great Northern Neighbor and Be Virt? ual Protectorates of the Czar. TO ANNEX AT HIS PLEASURE Railroad To Be Built Across China's Lost Territory, Thus Avoiding Manchuria. Will Bring Pe? king Three Days Near er to Europe Peking, Do? 28.?Mongolia, which il? most equals Chins proper la size, win i?e proclaimed Independent to?niorro** multaneoualy with the cutting off from Chins "f tin? vsst dependencj of Tur? k? stan. Both ?'?hi paaa under Russian ?nfiu ence and wt*l practically beceOK iius sian priii??'i"i.-?f'- Russia a ill .?? auf time h? able to annex them A grand khan will he name.] ah Mon? arch of Mongolia. Th.? construction Of 'he Tran 111.?II gclian Railway, for which Russia h??. long -"?uxht permission i'r?'tn China, will m w he .? matter of time. Europa therteby Coming nearer to Poking by ihr? : >?r f?.ur days. Russian influence will flank ihe jap .11 ese -ihere in Manchuris pcriiousi?.. and a .Japanese alliance for th" sake >:' preserving Japanese Interesta aaay soigner <-r later he expected. Russian r.fllcer? and offlctals? if nol th?? Russian govcmmenl i?: .?i ?r. l??\c mil.? enced this ;?. tion m Mungoiia. ' lYom Hi?- Trlb'jti?? tiijrr,, . Washington. Dec, 27 Mo InformatkNi <?t th. prospective declaration ?>t the m? dependence of Mongolia, or sven of Tur? kestan, liad ronchad 'he DapnrtaMM <>f Btate up i?? a !_?-> hour this evening, al? though th- r. have b????n riirnors from linie to tun? tliNt su<?h h r<*s?ilt mlt?ht i'.iii.i. tie present disturbantes, especially m the case of Mongolia. The ot*v la th? department declined to accept pre?* dispatch?-?. fr..in Peking as conclusive, saying thai in view of the tpd that all ?<irts of rumora are afloat m the Chlneao capital it |b the part ?>f wta-dom to await official adi ? Both Mongolia and Turkestan ?t?i frontier provinces, sparsel) settle?!. th>> Ron being nomadic in character! in neither has Chines? authortt? bean .i with any note of certainty, ni though t'liina has. of course, assumed t?i exercise authority over i'oth. flhouhl these provinces proclaim tholr indo-* i'? :i<J nee the result would probably i"* the ex? ? hat amounted to ? p?-.. t.. torate b> Russia, although that woul4 : nol t" cesaarlly follow. it is 'piite possible that al a time nhssj of thi Chinese pro*? lm e* ara ?ii atening t" declare their Indspendenca Ol the ' mpire. theae as .sell as other provinces might proclaim their septan-? tlon, only to enter later Into some sort of d? i ttion. In the vi??u ..f the Depart? ment ni Statt there ?an he only BpoCtB? for the present and even should the first dispatches from Pi kins he .-?>u ; officially it \M"ii?i probably hi h'Ulie 1111? ? time h??f??re It WOUld bS P?'*? Blble definitely t?- Interpret the meaning m -^ 11 ? -11 i step ?m the part of MongoMsi ? ! Turkestan it may be asserted posltlvel) that thlfl government has not been consulted ta* gardlng tuen a step, either by the an thoritlea n Peking or by those In th? province**, in so far ..* th? re era mch. The niton ''as sa a^.reer.its of more than 1,900,608 square mile.? Th.*. srea of China proper is atore than i.??%o. """ square miles, and thai af the ?hole Chinese Empire I 177,170 square mites; Mongolia's ?fast territori ecctaplea both t< i races of the great plateau ?>f I '? .tretchlng t?> the ?- ? ?? 111 ? ?it Biberia between the Bellughem range "f the Altai sad the Orsal Khlagsu srtlh the exception ??t Dsungarls it h separated from Maa-rhurte snd ?hin., proper by tla? horder rl?!*-"?? "C tha plateau In the southwest it runs eg to the fool "t the Ugh ikui hern rid?*?*, of the Tibetan plateau? n -i*-?> touchas en Turkestan an?i Dsuagarta it?- administra? ti\e limit- .ii ? >?t ???..??-th ?I.'lined. Th.? population, aumberlag about I -a million, conalsta of Mongola Ksatrm Mofla gola and Kalmucka In tha Weal -.,i?-i??i_i Tnr'"tu,in tribes, Chinese snd Tungueoft Cattle breeding li ?he chlel occupation. Agriculture la carried on Intertnittontlyi chiefly in Ihe aouth. There are ?ho van mis donrtcstl? Industrie? ??f minor hapstt** snee. B f re 'ii?- Manehurtan conquest the Mongola were governed by their .??.?.n ten? dal princes, each group of principalities constituting sn alma- which, ondee the Manchu rule, became _ military serpa, Over th? ? ra appeiated four Maaehu governor-generals internal af/airs ?An?*, -iiministtt?-i i?y th. primeas aeaalnatedi ir.im Peking, vvh.? sleeted a khan fr?>m their number, with sa advisai neeataated ti.iii Peking In later years, bo-an Mongolia has ? ???? a administered by a utan Yuen, or mii"-i lotendem?-., with h?*adqusr? tar? it Peking The territory i* <iini?i*?.i into an Ituiei snd an OUtM division. Inner la, lying between the deesrt ?.r ?;.ii.?. Clilas proper ami Manchuria, ana had over n two militar) Boveraors-gsaeral an.i t?a . t-ommlsoariea having control ..f Ivtl mattete ?>n<? pair "t .itti.-iuN *._ stationed at Kalgaa an.i the ether at Johol, i?ut?".- Mongolia, th.? ?.ni.liter ,it the \afm .nui?. . ontaina onlj four animals, ihr? w bull ire und.'t In i ?ditais Khans There ? M ihr aaat "f a Chinees Imperial agent "i Ambas und ?,i. consideren ?h.t ipital of Mongolit im 1.i?ii"i 3 i i -i '!? eis red iha iitd* ... ? _ ioatiaucH ou flith p??t, ..