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FI?I NKRCY HOF
OF RICHESON'S C0UN*i
Governor Foss Says He Will
Deny Confessed Murderer
Hearing Before Council.
MINISTER'S PLEA DEFERR
Illness of Attorney Postpo
Court Admission of Guilt Ui
til To-day?Prisoner Prays
and Reads Bible.
Boston. ,lan V?The inability of V
lam A Morse, "ne of the attorneys for
R?v. Clarence V. T. llicht-son. to apiva
COUrl tO-day resulted in u postponeri
until to-morrow of Rlcheeon'a ezpei
plea of g'.iilty to the indictment chart?
hiin with the minder of Mi?*s Avis I
nell Mr. .Morse, who haa been und?
severe nervous strain for some tine, OU
activities In the Rleheoati ?-ase.
has lost inn?-li s-leep. fouml the ev?
connected with the announcement of
client's confession on Saturday t<><> m
for his strength, and since Saturday nl
he liad l<een ill. The attorney's condit
was greatly Improved to-night, and it ?
stated thai he would be ?ble to ntt
court to-morrow and assist John !..
and Philip lt. Dunbar In looking after
interests of the defendant
It had teen arranged that the riet
man should be brought before Ju<
George A .andersot.. of the Super
Court, at 4 p. in. to-day to make a fon
retraction ef bis former ..lea. of not gui
and to enter a plea of guilty. When I
trlct Attorney pelletler learned of :
Morses illness he consented to a pc
ponement until the close of to-morr
forenoon's session of court. Between
m. and 1 p m. to-morrow, according
present plans. Rlcheson will make fon
acknowledgment In <*o?irt of his respor
billty for the death of big former sw<?
heart The District Attorney declared
would insist on Rlcheeon's appearance
morrow.
The prisoner was notified of the chat
1n tit** arrangements as he was about
start from bis cell in the Charles Mr
Jail to the prisoners' dock In the Super
Court. When he was told that the h?
for ret?*actlon had been deferred beca?
of the illness of his prim Ip?l !e?al advi
the minister resumed his wonted place
h?s narrow cell and began t?. prav and it
h's. Bibb- Iriends lave avoided visiti
him, and he spends most of li is time
exhortation.
Governor and Council Can Save Him
Morder in the first degr'-e is the crli
charged, and death in the electric chair
the legal penalty for that crime in Ms
eaehUaOttS. It is gen? rally expected Ih
after Rlcheson has been sentenced to dea
an application will be made to Covern
Foss and the Executive Council for coi
mutation ef the sentence to life imnrls?
men?. Onlv the Governor and Council ha
the pow?er to grant such commutation.
Judge ?"jeorjje A. Sanderson, ;. fern
f'Utrtct Attorney, has the option of a<-e|
Ing the plea of guilty and pronouncing t
death sentence at once or holding it
abeyance until satisfied of Rlcbeeon'S me
tal condlilon.
Following District Attorney Pelletiei
appearance a? the State House to-day
m-as stated ?hat Governor Fopt would n
refuse to entertain a petition for clemenc
hut would look it over carefully and su
mit it to the full Council for a hearing <
It? merits. In the case of Charlea
Tucker, convicted of murdering Miss Mab
Page, the attorneys for the defence a<=k?
for a commutation from the death s'-nten.
Governor Guild, now Ambassador to Bu
sla. heard ?he attorneys at length, as we
as the Attorney General, and then refus?
to lay the petition before the Council.
The rtafement from the executive chan
her relating to Rlcheson"* case was take
to indicate that a petition was experte
Within a hhort time The Executive Come
that is expected to decide the fate of Rich"
son is composed of Lieutenant QoveWK
T.obert Luce and ?'ouncillor.? BbeU f
K?i?h. J. Steams Cu8ht__, John Qulnr
Alexander McGregor. T*r E. 0. Frothing
ham. Herbert V. Fletcher. Winfleld ?
r?huster and A. H. ??oetting. the latter o
Springfield. A majority \ote is IKBCeSSSr
to appro* e notion by the Governor.
<"?ne m*me*r of th' ?"onnrll John Qulnr
M Boston, Ml 1 himself as op
i to inflicting the death penalty upo*
7*?l~h*s.>n but ?he other members refu?e<
to commit themselves, although l,|eutenan
Co ernor Luce ?pokf strongly in oppositloi
to rspitsl punishmeni when a member o
the l.'.ivlaturc.
It I? not known upon precisely wha
grounds tve at.*_rn< .- r'an to baas the!
Sr-reai? fo executive . 1-rnggcy, bul two ar
?. ? have been prominently, discuaeed
0*44 la 11 S? the prisoner by Ids < on'esstoi
aared th? state the expense ?>f a Ion)
and has spared the public and th.
familv of the murdered girl the publlcatlo;
of distasteful d?-t..ils. which Inevlfabl?
1 ?u< h trial Th?
i <- possible argument Is the claim, al
resdv advstWed hy some ,,f RlcbeSOn'8 for
?tar friends, that the man Is tnsan? Vnl
i;n? ? ; cas ..f .ullty hn'-? nearly alway?
r'?-'ii?<?l In leniency in Massachusetts
To Bar Public from Hesrinq.
Arrangements wet? made li?t week foj
the trial of Rtcb<-_ri i?? one ?>f the n?-^
r'"?i? on ?he fourth floor of ?he Suffolk
?oinny ' '< ? irr House, ind II is there that
he will be taken Ifl-aaorrow afters
hear the Jud8m?**nt of the court on his con
fessfon As there will be no necessity for
or witnesses, the proceedings will be
?slewed only by counsel for the accused man.
the IMst'ict Attorney a few clerks and a
dc_en n?*w?paper men The general public
will be ?xcluded
i f...r? hi? appearance ?n the little cag*> In
the middle of the . <>urtro< in. Rlcheson"??
counsel will ??v.? formal notjr. to lbs court
of ftie* desire of their client to <h??n_>- his
? gi-.lt> to the Indictment i barg?
in. him with the murder Of Miss I.lnnell.
Judge Sanderson will then confirm thai
statement by asking the prisoner dtr.-etly
If he s.? desires. Upon learning from Riche
eon that such Is hla intention <'1-rk John
P. Manning win read th<- Indi atasen t, end?
lru-- with the nue.-tlon. "?gg? what say you
now io the indictment?" Rleheaoa la as*
parted ?" reply "Guilty.''
It will th.-n lie with the District Attr,
ne\ to m ?ve f"i Imi tHence or !?>
ask for a br-??f delay The court may ala?
de?ire sufficient time tn think the ?matt*!"
over before pronouncing i-enten? ?* of death
anil fixing the week of the execution I
whatever mav be thf? outcome of th? Pto
ceedlne* to-morrow-, R|rh?son ? ultimate
fate ts regarded hv ?rood lawvers as reetlnK
with th? court of lam appeal, the QorerOOt
an?1 roim?.|i.
Before the P|rh?son re-e |-eaClM?J lit*
Plate Hnut-e. th- '.Minnie of the K\ec?l?.iv<
Council toward capital punishment win he
krt'wt?. m the fate of Silas N. Phelp- th?
M?nroe outlaw, must r-e settle?l within th?
n<-\; ten Aaya.
MR. WILLETj" ASKS DELAY
Says He Was Not Served with
Papera in McKim Case.
Owing to the tlln?-ss of Joseph M.-Klin
ninety-two years old. a formt?r resident of
Far Roi kaway. and tin- fart that William
Willott. 1r.. ha?! not heen served with popera
In the case, a habeas OOfpui a?tlnn ?coking
to have Mr. Mt-Klm released from I ?
?River Crept sanatorium, in aatOliO, and
ai-o to Itave Win* ; t removed as a ram?
inlttM of ins eatati an?i paiean. *u pot?
r?n.-<i yeatattiay to Friday <>f this meek hy
Judg? Humphrey, ?n the QtMtena County
t ourt. l^ini; Island City.
Although Mr McKIm'a wife and two
daughter! ere living in Far Roekaway, th?
l MS. ni aftion Is brought hy his niece, Mr?
Wllhelmlna Collins, ?if No. i?7 Clinton a\c
m:t-, Biooklyn. who declare? that her um!.?
frequently told her that he wan lmprls>oned
in the sanatorium as "part of a conaplra? x
on th.* part of his lawyer, William Will? tt.
jr.. whom he had trust???l for m> many
years, to put him .?ut of the way, f.? tint
others might secure control of his prop?
erty.'* ?She was represented in court by
Edward a. ?M?her, jr.. <?f Far Roekaway.
Daniel Whttfoid appeared for Mis MoKlm
and her two daughters, aiul WilW-tt ap?
peared In person.
Wlllott told Jodge Humphrey that the
?jntire city of Nt-w Y.?rk hatl K-en set veil
with notification of the action aim the alle?
gations made against him, hut that he him?
self h:?.'' not heen ?served With pap?is in th??
?us.? Tt.? said the papers in the caae. as
publish??*! in the pubtk press. ?barged him
with serious wrongdoing, and he thought
he o'ight to b?,-served with pnpers. M that
he could appear In court and make his do?
fence.
Various motions f??v adjournmaiit wer?
? being argued, when Dr Wtlliani K. Dolt!.
I of the River ?Test Sanatorium, appeared
?with th? statement that M. Kim wan 111 in
bed and could not be produced lu court.
Judge Humphrey eaked Mr. Maher what
Intereat Mr.-, foll?n? had in bringing the j
a. tion. tilit-n McKIni s wife and two daugh?
ter? writ? living. Mr. Maher replied that
.McKim was ? slanged from his family and
that Mrs. Collins was very <1>ar l" '"r
uncle. He said a will figured in th?
An adjournment wae then taken.
TRIAL FOR LOUIS MARTIN
Charged Restaurant Dances
Violated the Law.
After having; held a consultation with
Mayor Qeynor as to the case of Lout? Mai
tin, the Broadway rretaurauteur, charge?!
with conducting a cabaret show at his
place of bUBlriesB without a license to grive t
j a th<atf1cal performance or public dancing ,
? exhibition. Maelstrate Barlow. In the ,lef- |
I ferson Market court, >esteiday held Martin
j In II.900 tor trial In Special Sessions HI?
j manager, Gaston Netter, also was held In
M.M6 for the same court. Mr. Martin wa;
I unable to apr>ear In court yesterday, but
; was represented hy counsel.
It was said lhat Magistiate Barlow had
11n mind discharging the restaurateur, but
: he wanted to make sure of what course he
should pursue, end for this reason h<? paid
| a visit to the Mayor since the last bearing
In this case, and was told that If there
j was sufficient evidence ?jro?MOad to show
i that a cabaret show was being conducted at !
1 Martin's In violation of the law he should
[ by all means hold the |.io*4rl?uor of the I
| place for trial.
The complaint against Mariin and his
| manager was nia.le by PoltC? i'aptuln Mc
Elroy, who first had Martin and Netter
' summoned to court a few weeks ago Th?
! case was put over until yesterday f..i th
j lawyer.?- to prepare briefs, and for th* mag
I istrate to look up the law in the matter,
! This 1? the first case exactly of this nature
i to come up in the courts, and affects a
popular and growing sort of "gay White
Way" amusement.
Captalh McKlroy and his men said lhat
On December i.{. lull, they found what the]
I deerrlbei as a cabaret show on the fourth
floor of Martine restaurant and that at
[thle cabaret performance five persons
[danced certain "Imported" and "highly
flavored" dames.
Through his lawyer Martin ??entended
! that his cabaret perfoimance was given
only to epec.lal Invited fueet? and was
therefore a private affair
HORSES STAMPEDE AT SEA
Pour Killed and Thirty Hurt on
Liner During Storm.
The Phoenix liner Michigan, laden?with
horses an<1 a general 8,006-tOn rargo, In
eluding thirty carbn>s of muriatic add
and vitriol, arrived here yesterday hadly
battered by a blizzard that hit h'-r on )"rl
da\ when some fix?? hundred mile? off
G , ndy Hook.
She lia.l had lad weather throughout
1 er run of eleven ?lavs from Antwerp, but
(he ggl? <?n Friday was enough to kill
f. ?ii !k?i s?s, Iniure thirty and send four
members <>f the crew to the ship's hoe
pital
The animals wer., carried between decks.
while the tinrty cathovs were tied to the
main <ie< k rorward. The leahl-age broke
end the acid raake roiio?) about the de.-k
I'ke nlneplna In an effort to m\e this
deck caigo ?Captain Watktna sent a gang
of men. laohed t???fther for eafety, to
iiiak.* It fast. Suddenlv in the free/int;
weathei four of the sailors found thell
hands burning fro ma leaking "carboy an?!
had t? give up inc joe The othera ?f?ter
Ian hours tussle saved the casks
j It Is said that the ? ?d drlppe?! between
I decks and, burning th? legs of a dozen
I horsi's, retfaed -i etam?p-*-da The heavy
h-a?-. iraahlng the de.ks continually, kept
I thej'titl from ?loing mine damage
DUFFY STILL UNCONSCIOUS.
Battalion Chid ?Daffy is sun unoeaw looi
at the Br?-sl.M?rlan lloapltal ?Little hop?
:1m ii..w ii-iii out foi in? reeotrnry. 14 wan
I sai?l at the hospital last ntghl that th?
Chief hii.i ? bad ?ia\ Hittt.iii.in ?Chief ?Duffy
was ?njur??il last we. k When a Third av. niM
!<ar ran Into his wagon jtu.l h?. etas Ihrown
I I?, th? pa?? in? Rl
Bear This Fact In Mind
THC SOFT, MELLOW DCIICIOUSN ESS OF
HUNTER
BALTIMORE
RYE
WILL ONLY BE FOUND IN AN ABSOLUTELY
PURE, WELL MADE AND MATURED WHISKEY
rr.AVK MOHA. ( *er.fr-??r _*!??"*,
C. M.ULaiCH. ?. |.,W.lll?,rt..?..
LAX-V -Ma-CH. ' New York. S Y.
SATISFIED TI) BE
Gaynor Declares He Does Not
Aspire to Presidency.
?WANTS TO BE "LET ALONE"
Good Chance of Him Bec.ominc;
Compromise Candidate. Hi*
Friends Insist.
Alth<* -;> 'i la believed thai hla I
will continue lo keep hla name before Ihe
public i ? le Dem cratlc Pr?
tin! nominee Mayor ilaynor yent?
waveA at de the bussln? of 11 ? Pi*? Identlal
lie dec?an d, lu f.?, -.. thai he was
latlaft? d to be M i? o? and that II v
Importsm " ind fsr mor? -?lfll? ull
to nil i!i.<" thai i I Pi -id. in.
When lha Mayor'-? s Mention was called
lo a Washington <i?.-f>."?t? "> bringing him
forth a* ?> ?Presidential possibility he al
first eald he had not read It. He would
read It. however, l!. did, end then made
the follow i?.- lt_t< ... lit :
l .-mi not ;? i andldate 01 .. ?pli an! lo an
i nice, i would alt .? good deal to i <? le?
?Ion?? Ml I want la to try '" ; ' ? felrl>
: oorl Mi i ?r. To be thai i have lo lrj
Beyond thai l havi no desire or
li nol the office ol Mayor j>l
. r? .?i city, wit* the : ow< r *'?*"ted in
Imp?t tant as thai <d Preald? ni . "
nore ?Ilfflcull ..in- !?? nil,
l would li.ii-- t" k<> oui ol ? ?**'1"'
i the lll-wlll of Ihe ?-ommui.lt* ' w Bnl l?j
...\,. the eommunltj ss well n* I can. i
.mu lertiiln that if Hiis PreaULentii
could !??? K"i Into i?i\ i? ad H would Impair
|my efficiency as Mayor, ind ol i.U thing?
? ,io nol wanl thai to happen, l am ?atis
?led to be Mayor Inetead .?f Governor,
Senator, Preaidenl oi anything i
nda ??f the Mayor Intlated
?-.hat there w;:s a moal excellent chance of
1 ; , Demo? rata getting Into .? ?narl over
candidates, which might i*:*.- them an op?
portuntty t-> urge him upon 'l.nventlon
candidate.
I The Mayor would have been nominated
for ?????.'?tn?'- .ii IM"1 H bs had nol a I
drawn bii? name nt the laal mlnut?
night before the convention, lo lx exact.
? At that time H??- New Vork Btate leaders
w.re BO wroth because Of the Way in
which i hey considered they had been left
In the lurch that lome of them declared
with much emphasli that nev? r agatn would
they urge him for high office. Tim?* has
somewhat softened those feelings, however,
The general Imprei ion has 11 en thai
i;.?\.inor Dis would receive a - ?.ini-iii m i
: larv vote on the flrsl ballol from Neu York
state and thai thlnga wer* framing >ip no
thai Heroen would probably gel Ih? real
support from here
it wai learned yesterday, however, thai
:he National Dtuno? i itlc Club, before which
...... root Wilson apoka Ihfi week, l? plan?
ning to give a dlnnei In honor of Mayor
(laynor some time next month. It will
give him ? chance t<> treel of national
problem?? and keep him In the pub',
?SS S Presidential posstUUt) In ? .i???* '-*ldl*
tlona at?- such at th* time of the Conven?
tion a*- t?. make the nomination of fJover*
nor Harmon an Impossibility.
NEW BALLOJ FOR MARYLAND
Almost as Bad as Wilson Act.
Republicans Say.
Annapolis. Md. Jan. I The ?n called
Wlij-on ballot law. ?_ hi. h opera tel in eleven
counties of Maryland, a m repealed In da
when the House of Delegal -
lubetttute measure, *?> h?. h li*-. i
passed the genet?. The new law eliminates
the '-tii'k' features of the Wilson
whl.-h was avowed!) designed to minimise
?he neg-o \n*e l\ msklllg I? ?llfflc-iH for the
Illiterate voter to mark bis ballot prop
erl?
1 'ndrr the new law no sample balle??
?re permito 1. :, n? *A?p_j ?
1l?h them fnsl ' ters. either
without or within the booth, Is prohibited
As uniler the old law, the ballol shall net
| display pan- emblem? or party names, but
ill candidates must b<- arranged in alpha
; bell? ?.I Older in the apa ad for l
?different offices. The Wilton BCt permitted
Say arrangement of candidates the domi?
nant party ?aw lit to make
The R.publican?, fought the new bill
vtf**roua!y, claiming lhal it w.u. \ut\e bet-i
I ter than s re-enactment of the Wilson lau
?and more mystifying.
fjovernor Crothci? it expected (e si_n
th" I'll!.
ACCUSES COURT CLERK
Fosdick Tells Mayor E. A. Mc
Quade's Accounts Aro Short.
f:a\mond h Poadlck, Commieele?u<*r of
An oij'-it?.. has repoitod in Mayor Gaynor
thai Edward \ Mc**j ade, clerk In the (th
? I'Ktrict Muni? Ipal ' 'oui ;. i more
11.???' .-.IlOI t ill ? . ,.r,l!Tlg |,,
? the report, the Iru.-t fund? Of Ih?
K-ere deposited bv McQuad.- .?!..:_ with l.i
? a n per oi al I ind and ???-i? drawn eut ..s
Euch.
? "ommisslonei r<. ,i. v. bat rei
??? th< !?; m t ittorney. Hli ?
to the Mayor | | follows:
An examination <d ihe accounts "i Ed
v ard A M.'.made, rlerl? ol the Oth Dintrl i
Municipal i'ourl. Borough of Manhattan.
reveal? a shoruge ?.f $i.;/.; 81 Thla la made
up of the folios Ing ami-runts:
Trust fund art??inta.., ? t
Cltjr f-a i-ot.?
-. ?1.17.7 ?I?
The fund? of this court have bren depos
l?ed bv lh< lerk i ? Nineteenth Ward
I bran.-h of th? Security Bank With tin?
s? ? mini Mr. M Quad* has de?
hla ?"? i . It a| i" ..? - from
'??ir < ? ? -i that the court mom
I have t.. m drawn out for his pi-Hate n?.
I im December '.'?.'. .? i ,.? time of our la
examination of hli nts, Mr. Mr*Quade
e?1 ? . repr? ? ? atlv? ?I thl
b\ depositing will- hi? o ink ?e\eral ch?
| In an amount necee? to cover th? exf-i
ing Mi"it.ge Buh-xx^uently these checks
a. i r? turned d"
Ml M ?"Quads _ ????! bv n bond for
and the citv therefore protected
i iia.e iiotifi?-d the ? .??? t\ company ol the
condition, and have further laid Ihe
before the r?latrb i attorney tor such a--i
lion as he may de...,, proper. .lu.?t|ce John'
M. Ti'-mey, president <,f the Board of Ml1 I
iiiclpal Court. Justices, ha? suapended Mr
Qiiari,. pending ihe further Investigation |
'?f th<
.iiii-tice Solomon Opnenhetmer, of the <?th
OMrlcl Municipal Court' when se n last
idsrht at hi? home. No |"fl Kasi 71th Street,
said he *Aa?.-- much n irprlsed to learn ..f the
?barge? agatnai Me?Quad.
"I have b'-cn awa* for IW? month"*
the Justice, "but row thai I h.t'<- r? * :
t.? mj duties in the cit\ i win i,,ok up the
matter if i find the rharg? are well
founded I shall appt) to the \pp.llal. |>
vision f..r Mr McQuade'a removal. ? ?r
cours., i caaM a. t at all until l havi been
officially Botlfied of ih? ohm.
?The tuestlon of Mi Mctgnade'i reap.
pnlntmcnt ?-?nie Up ?!\ rnontha a.:... but th
alstrlcl i?i?i.<- dis - .-.er lt. Then ti .
Board of Magistrates, usina the pow?t
. oaf-trad npoa it by 11,?- dty charter In
i-u'h . aaei of dlsagr i ment ?? appoint? d
I Mr. McQuade, t.? nerve sis yeara
??-Mr. MrQiiad.- I? a law\... | i ta Um
?. h ?.f ruiner Pol , Magietrat? m q
and apon the tatter's death Inherited, i
nnderMUn.l, n Inn:- pi - rk In
la under a I on.l ol ft.888 '
SUES CARNEGIE TRUST CO.
Th- \ew fort Aaajets pk .-,??
panv. ?hl.-h took over the asaets ..r ?ut
Hetnae a- Co., hagan auli rcatero*4* for
f42S.<?? against IJM ?Carnegie Tint cotnt.,ii\
for alleged appropriation ..| ..v.i.il huu
died ?hares of ?to< k deposlteii for .i i..,
Arthur f Met?iZe Uelnze borrowed ll-A-ir.
frrm ?hf ?rust company, glM?:?.- as ?ec,ni?>
tour h'indi.ri -hares of Cboei N ??lcn.il
j Pank Jo shares of Interhorough and ?oase
! copper mtftrk Thepe share?, the plaintiff
h '.mpanv _lletej. were arprripriared ?o tta
I own use bv the Carnegie Trust rntnn.m
IDE ON MISE LOAN
! Baron Cottu Alone Against the
Four Chief World Powers.
FRENCHMAN NOW IN EUROPE
His Government Having Refused
Him a Bourse Quotation He
Tries Errand.
' (Bj lb* i-rilar rorre.porxl.nt ?>f The 1-iiMM in
Pefclai i
t I'eklng. Peccmher 4
The imperial government of China still
Is, ai.?d th.- ?position of the go-,-.?ruinent
has materially Improved. Yuan Slilh-kal
?luring ih-- la:?t week or ten d;.vs has ar
rompllahed much after a i??-ri.Ki of ?seem?
Ing Inactivity. Th.- imi'crial victory at
Hankow has tremondou? Importance, and
at last give- il?.? .?overt'in? nt th?- prestige
of eoverelgnty and rantrol which has been
.-" iieoeaaary, and afcw ec lacking hltlwrto.
un the other lian.l. the rebels have ar
quired much preetlg? by driving the ka?
li OUI of Nanking There are a mini
i'? i of Indications, how. \, r. tliat the rebels
ar? ready t<> reach a rainprorelae.
a'uan ha? ali-eady raravared the provine?
of Bhang Tung, a tremendous statt- and nn
Important one. which, seveial weekx ago,
, declared Its Independence. Shan 'I'ung.
througl ?? ? riorts of Yuan, is now back
? fold, ami Hi?? Governor, who led the
malcontenta ?jMtray. has ?Men ?pardoned
Weal of Shan Tung lie* Chili !.!. wherein
Peking la situated, chih M is not as un
la Its tendencies as might be
imed, on account of tl'c presence ot
th< government ami its troop? in htw verv
mldat, and Yuan has work "?. ?1" here. too.
Thla he has already undei tak.n, und pres
ently < hlli U Will be purely governmental.
art?? have been sent Into Hhan SI
province, t<> the westward, where there are
rebel-, many of whom ??o not seem
t?. i? larllciilarly militant. These agents
of Yuan ar?* exp?ete?! to bring th'- rebels
back Into the imperial foi.l All tlWM
things don? and th? y are by no means Im
' poaalble; in f.? t. the) are quite probable
I an.) yuan ghlh-kal will liav? a tremendoue
portion of chii.j, hn.k undei imperial ran?
trol Th< moral effect of su.h Imperial
progrese as this will be great, an?! will
tend i?? make the rebela ague to an ad?
justment.
Failed to Float Loan.
<?f equal importance to the effect ?Mich
progresa will hav? on the r? beis la the ef?
fect i' w:?| havi upon th?. worltl at large.
: and particularly upon lenders of n
1 Yuan Shiii kal bis In \n\n endeavored to
':??;. gn loan 'I he powers will n?'t
' eanctlon the lending of money, end with
:? .?. ?sanction lb? liankers will not
i lend Th?? imp? rial funde are running low? r
and lower, tiil. s'rangr as it mai
? in this tremendous country, the central
i Ro\rrnni<Mit bat ecarcely a tael left In the
' treasury. Th? lach of fun?!?, continue? to
? be a dlatlncl menace The roldlers ma?
Mi? ni?- le g (beul their pay, und ?he ar?
rearage? on foreign loan-? ..r?- ctMUtautly
growing greater and ?greater
This inHit.r Is om Of dlatlncl concern tu
! th> power?, whose banker? have lenl money
, t.? China, at;d ii ma\ not be l< ng before it
will be nrrreearj to ?.eise th?- salt mo
ti?.foi\ and the i-ustorii' which wer? put ut?
as guarantee? for the juans and Indemnlt?
.? we.ks ago lh?- Clines?- government
eign?<l an -. i ;ih liato?i Cottu, the
r, f"r a loan of Ig..'??'
francs Vine t y million franca was to i. ?
borrowid at once and the remainder at
some later ?late On December 1 an agent
Of the ?-.itt'i syndicat? and the government
etgned an ?giaeiiwil tot the remaining
? *0 frHiic?. la th?- tnei.n time, how
? \>i. although much time has elap>ed.
Baron ?'??itu, who i?. in Europe, has faii?-d
to r? ?i his loan 'i he Preach government
has rofuaad to gi*.?* it a quotatloa, and
'-..?tu has moved to England, according to
report- Me Mill ? II leav..|- t- a- '
the mon? y there and in f'eigiuin
Banking G'oupi Surpris?d.
Baron i otiu ?> ?r.nn forme an Interesting
al itory. He .am?- to Peking unan
ed, mi.i when It was mad? known
.? na? t for th? loan
there was great surpn?e. particularly
g the agents of the four banking
groups?of Amei i? a. ???-rmany. France and
Great Brttala- which had hlth.-it?? con
troll'-d the moaoy market out her?. They
ha?i Heated th? iiu Kuang and th? eurraacy
i loana, and were r-onaUfeVed as thi
only one? In ? poeltlen lo lend the Chinee?]
ic?.\^rnnien? any ar?ai sum .?r money.
Tim?? wer? perilou? at the mon.?.it, mt
J-iai.-li ? OttU <-\pre??-cd his co'.tldenc?! In
!!?? abllll of ? hins to ifi'av, and went
ale hi! Th?- ft-talleil ' K ' ? ?'J I ?" Of bml??rs
of the four nationalities bad air? i ly turned
the government ?town when approach??]
with a proportion CottU BO f'ir co??. In? e.|
the government of hi-? ?bitttv to rala? the
mon? v that ti?.- entered Into the
although any great effort at
proi ani? unneceeeary, as
the government ?as in dire n?.-d or f?in.|s
and read' to jump at any poostbl? ?nance
Of gett'liK real ? I
There are indication? that thei,- ensued
, .1 :??'?, g Uli the gioup on on?
n?i?. and Cottu'a ?yndlcate ??n ih< ithei
?O fai the group ?.-enu? to i.?- ahead, for
the Franck gevrnaoani i??s refuaod a qua
talion, ami without this Cottu is \er> much
emi.Mriassed.
CALHOUN STILL SILENT
State Department Mystified by
Absence of News from Peking.
Washington. .Fan f The total absence of
a reply from Minister Calhoiin to the last
Inquiry from the Stat" Department a? to
th. nece? Ity for th? pr?oenc? of American
troop? ?u ?'hln.i and a ..?mplet.- -ilen?e for
th? ii?i f.irtv.igiii hours ha? completely
mystlfli .| State i>f|..irui.'-!ii oHkiala Th?
irneiii Is determine?! lo make no move
until n bears fr>?m Mi ? elhoun. and ron
??nu.nt!'. enothei ni.--.ag?' of Inquiry was
'directed to him to-da? Meanwhile, the
Ame'lcan troops al K"i t McKinley. Manila,
ir.- !?eli,g kept In t? a.lli" ss for Instant ?m?
IrMk.iih.n on th? .irnn transport as soon .i
Mr ' '..llioim gives the wrd.
Th.- wire rpitanglementa and ?sandbag i?ar
ri?-a?le- v.hi.-h arc ?being erected around th??
l.i Ilah .on.-es-ion; at Canton by the Kng
llsh un.I Indian troops . n?aiiip<?.| Ihere hav.i
railed ?.ut ?^rot?ete on all ehasa, aceordlng to
? dispatch to-day from American Consul
ral i .-o \. v.? rgholi
Foreigners resident In Carton, aa a*eM a|
naUvi chin,?-? . hav? mf"??' It known that
ire not In geeofA with mi. h a move,
and ? v< n th.? incni provisional and mlll
larj governihenta an ? ''?' '" bava ?ntered
proti st?.
QUIT CHICAGO BANK BOARD
New York Men and Director of Mint
i
Retire? T?w Changes Here.
Reports from Chicago thai J. T. Talbert
and Saniu.-I McRoberta would retir.- ai dis
? ?f in- Continental and C?MuM?i"cfai
?*??iii.ii??l flank, of thai ?He were dot
f1rm??d her?. yt i.,,|.,, l?\ Mr. Tall?ert If
sal<t that both Mr. M'Robeits and him
?ell had '??ntemplated resigning from the
Continental and Commercial hoard ??Ine?
their eU-, t|,,n ,,s V|r^.presi?lents of the Va
I'onal ? it y Hwnk here about t?o yesrs
ago, but ha?! .??nsented M remain in th? !
due. toraie ??til this >e?r.
H ?a? tfcderatood that ?>'!?* B. Hob?
st?*, fie.tor of th? UiBt, ?ho Is a di?
rector of t\e ionilr?nt?l -"??? ?-'immerclal
Hmk will a||., ,;, ||ae re-election at the
annual mea|ne today.
: IDVEDO FLEET __l
( nnl'mi'd frem Or.? .eg?
i War 'olleae 'or h search prchlem on a
(great scale, invoUtng the dete-ifon of an
enemv su.pnaed to he approaching the Al?
lai m coast.
? It Is lelleverl the prchlem v III he ahan
| doped, and that the ?easel* of the O.-Ct iu?
?lamasjed by th? storm will proceed to
[Guantanamo for the winter drills, while
?it,- "lama duck.?** -vin return to ii,e aerth?
?in navy garda to rent.
? With the torpedo boat deslio- e T. n :
I accounted for. the vessels^ of the second
I division of n?e fleet, under Rear Admiral
1 Cameros MeR. Wlnalow, win engagi
search foi the other Hire., little vessels, the
?Mayrsnt, th- Drayton ami ?ho McCall. II
. i* declared al the department that thcr- l?
! o rea.-on t.. believe the little <-i:ift are in
d'atresa, and it is presumed they are
; tinitiitg their voyage routhward toward ih.
?a i st Indies, and will be spoken before
nicrnlag.
; Admirni Wlnslow reported to the Navy'
; Hepartment by Wireless from hi" fla
the Louisiana, late to-day that he waa in
touch with the torpedo i<?at destroyer Roe.
..ne of the aterm*t**ased flotilla, to which j
the Terr.? wa~ attached. The Weather wa8|
tine, but the Hoe's Wll-IOM IV? Uld not tr?n-.- ;
, mit mor?- than live mlh g
TELLS DESTROYER'S PLIGHT;
Captain of Tagus Thinks Battle
?hip Is Near Terry.
when the Royal Mali liner Tagua ar?
rived hers laOt night from ?Bermuda she
, was bonded by Lieutenant Brown, an ..ni :
??f Ue.tr Admiral B, H. C. Leutae, of the
New York \a\v Vard. Who Wanted to talk i
to ttie Biitlah captain eon?anting hla wire.
less communication with the torpedo boat
destroyer Terr v.
???iptain Legra sen! for r n Rush worth,
hla wireless opetato'-. who told the n.'i\al
Officer all he knew about the Terr". The
closest the TagttS e\cr not to the Terry.
according t<> the ehlef offlter, was sixty
j miles This waa on Sunday night ;i? 7:3*.
. o'clock, when the men <.n ?he bridge were
informe?! of the Ten \ s noon position
Mr Rush worth said the message from
the Terrj was fragmentary, an?i that, ?
.while he was not sure of the t;t?t Word,j
'he thought It was "three." The message
re-id: "Three gallons of oil left Turbine
an.i port circulation pump out of ciiiiiiiiIh- '
sion Wlreles.?- disabled until noun lo-daj
l.o?t ail boats and water. Nearly all
' stor?s ruined. Noon position, 38.21 mu m
. -
ifter netting this mcs?age 11... operator
received on* from the battleship South
Carolina, asking the Tagua In r.l..\ ? to
the Terr?
??will you net hla latest posltleai if poe
, slide.' the message said. I am afraid his
w!rc|e?.f? is gilni; again. Is it starting to!
Mow? if vu can -hn..t it aver, mm h i
obUged."
Tin- Tagu? tried again to ???f an answer I
.rom the T<rrv, bul without success Then
sughl the Queb?. linor Trtnldo :
Irving to get the Terrv Mr RushWOTth !
SUM he i.ei|e\ed th?- Tagus. I'.e Trinidad j
and the South Carolina were the only vea- [
?seis that received moaaagsa from the _e-|
? r.
i :..?. ? -??.I bj the Ann i in fl*-l
aboul t M o'clock Sunday nlghl Mr Hill,
the third officer, who >?a? ...i Ihe bridge.?!
*iaual|e.i the warships i.\ the .\|.,rse code
i i m elved no answer ? 'antain ?Lan
l,e believed the South ? arollna ws* looking |
??ut for the Terry, and that this w.is th- '
h- bed not pu) about to le-ok for
! the dlsabi-d deal
F. M. DAVENPORT FOR CONGRESS.
I tica *? "i laa I State Senator l*red- !
ertch M Davenport haa announ. <<l that he i
i- .. candidate for the Republican nomina?
tion for ?'.ingress In the Or.elda H-rklmer
dl-trlei.
In an tnter-lew mad?, public h'-r.- Mi i
Pavenport states th.it be believes in tariff |
protection ;?nd nol for revenue oni\ . j
In an expe.l tariff l.....i?l. with full power
f-ir Inveatlgatlon and scientific r-vislon.
r>n the trust queatlon he ?believes that the
Sherman law needs supplementing, bul not ;
repeallnl ?1
ST? m u
Weather's Caprices Puzzle I
Scarr and Annoy Citizens.
LANDLORDS ADD TO MISE
Tenants Driven Into Streets :
Rent Arrears ? Associatioi
Cares for 15,530 Persons.
The caprices of the weather neuter
brought consternation to the Weather
rean's best efforts at predicting condltii
and at the ?am time it brought a wale?
relief to the suffering poor of the c
While the weather mi>n was foretell
snow and r return ?.f the cold snap,
thermometer lumped 11 ?l?greos in 1
hours, going from the scarcely comforts
point of 21 degreea at ?i p. m. to the c?
?paratlvely balmy temperature of II d?gr
al *> .?-lock. The t rtes of the frooalng p?
were ?till begging the .??ariiy ?srganlaath
for <"al anil warm elothlng when the fg
cam? an.l brought them th<? comfort tl
the charity folk could not give.
Snow, instea?! Of rain, also was In I
promises of the Weather man, and I
Btreel Cleaning Dapartm?*nl waa marsh
ling ?i? forera to keep trafic ??pen. F
before enough of the white stuff had fall
to make an attack necessary the rain ca?
anil ?li?t It all In its own way. As a resi
i'?i ?now ?iiingH were aent out last nlgl
The rain, though, made the peileetrian's 1
a hard one. Th?. ?BOW lhat fell during t
afternoon melted rapidly when the rata a
the aarmtb struck it. and it was not loi
hefore th?? ?treat? were tamed into rive
and th?- sidewalk? crowded with puddh
?Stepping ?m solid looking spots broug
many a plunge ankle deep in slush, ai
the automobile? wen! ?puttoriag throuj
the Kroeta, With many a shower bath f?
unwary pedestrian?.
Cold Wave Coming Back.
The weather man. however, wa? som
what of a killjoy for those who were fim
Ing comfort In the moderation In ten
peraiure lie declared that to-day the eo
would come back with ail Its bltlr
vindlctlvoneaa, and that to-mcrroiv thei
would be a g.ile to drive It along. T?'
^atnre yesterday was thlrt
degrees. The thermometer registered 11 ?1?
al ? I .?.lock It. the morning, an
by 11 o'clock at night tho m-rury ha
. limb. ?1 to I- tlet-rees.
The .I..- ?ganad With plenty of forehodin
for more and continued mlser-y among th
poor and honieliio? charily organlation
? ?gaged in the ?rorfe of relief for the deeti
lule rep..rte,| that their task was gettlni
I.? ?..id ihelr ability lo hantlle. It was ;
cumulative problem, as one nffiver expresse.
it. that srrew every hour, as more an
in? :?? famillra were foiced into a state o
??cpci ? their scanty r?-.-our?ea b?
cam? eahauated.
The harebiMfM of landlords was reporte?
as adding greatly to the problem the re
l.ef worker? had to tackle <*>mlng as I
di.l right after tie first of th-? year, main
who found themselves unable t?i pay the'.i
rents were forc.-d into the Ktrcets.
I'.ring the Brat hour this morning we
had as many applications for aBslstan *
as we ordinarily have in a whole day,"
?.aid W. i". lap?-.--, aealetant general agent
of the AaeorUtlon for Improving the cop.
diton of the Poor. "And about the same
rate, forty an ho ;r. raatlauod throughout
th? iia\. A dlatreaatng feature of the work
number ??f dispossess,! families ask
~ ? ?i aid. Tl:.- landlord? an? having n'>
even in the face of bitter conditions.
IV? look upon di-.pos.-ess ?ases as emer?
gent", cases, and see to it that quartere
?re found for the families."
Association Cared for 15,530.
To show how nui h worse than former
?ears present c?nditlo;is nre Mr. Capes
niiofed figures. Yesterday there were 15,?.10
persons under the ?ape of the eaooclattoa.
and on the tiiFt ?!.?y of the year there mer**
\-.nr?, \t ?oi responding dates In J?M1 an?; i
You get nwre than a
Government guarantee
of purity when you get
*y. O/dc
.WKidfkey
(In Non-refillable Bottles)
Itll there were only 14.**?00 person? tinder
the organization's ?-are. .Men wer.- not ask.
?r.g for work yesterday, it was -?aid ; ttiey
were beaming for It. - -? ?
An Increase in the number of fum?n?*
under the care of the Charity ??rganliatios
Society was also apparent In the flmirfj
given out there, (?n January 1. 1912, tin*-?
were f,_7i families on the hooks, aod?on
the sain?- date in ii'ii -.M?K. ? ?n January
l. l?10, there were only 1.957 families
needing the relief ??f the society.
The greatest effect of the storm and had
labor conditions, which have r?.??uc*d an nn?
usual number of famille, to the indigent
olas.?. will come as an aftermaili of the
i... -ut cold arave, it was ?aid.
"The burden which will fall up.in the
< ha rit y Organization Society as a result of
the present severs weathfr will he felt, to.
Its full extcrit within a few da>8. ami wi'.i
.?ntlniie probably far manv weeks.' ?-id
W. Krank Persona? sup? i Inlet??Ml of the
s.clety. "Tlie ??if respecting poor are ;n
clined t?> endure privation to? long rather
than ask assast-UICO too soon. The number
Still he ?reatly Iti'rease?! during the pr?s
?nt month, f think we shall lie abl? to
Meet Hiiy emerg?an** whleb ?an now h?
foreseen, although we shall be obliged to
Increase our number of \is-itors."
Daring the three months, ?tided Peeem
ber *,. l.tll. Mr. Persons said, the average
number of families a month under the care
of his organization was -.'.111. while a ft ? t
ago ?be average for the same period was
onlv IJML
With the weather getting warmer at
nlglif. the Municipal Lodging House found
I fewer men at Its doors than tot ?? \er.il
? nights, but there were more than enoucn
! who came slushing ihrouah the ?., ?ter-,
streets in their tatieieil shoes to fill il?
leKiilar nccomtnoilatiops, and thev were
! unaltered on the charity pier. The
Roworv Mission had many mote than It
; could attend to, and the ov? -flow was sent
to Orace Church, In Kasf 19th street. It
i was said at the mission las? Bight tha*
I never before had men so poorlv clothed
applied there for help.
Purlng the evenins several ac ideal?
were reported as a t **?-nlr of t'.e condition?
of the streets Henry Anderson, of No.
ItM Fifth aVS-Ue, Brooklyn, was al'ght?
Insr from a w at Hudson street and Went
Broadway when he beeensa blinded by the
driving rain and stepped in front of an
auto truck. He was knocked down, the
wheei?, passing over and fracturing beta
his legs Mn-hael CauMolt, Of Kg ' I
West .Vth street, slipped on a slush cov?
ered coal ahnte in fiont of No |ffj V
lngton street, and hp k- his snk'e, and
Henry Bo. ero. of No. :?". West ll?*th street,
received a laceiated ?...lp In the same way
in front of No. 4.1 Cortlandt Ftreet.
VAN SICKLEN ON THE BENCH.
Justice James C. Van Plcklen. recen*l<
elected to the Supreme l?ench. openofl MB
first session of court in I,ong Irland
yesterday morning. He was greet-.)
delegation from the Richmond Hill Repub?
lican <"!uh and heard an address of wel?
come bv Judge William Ra.iuin. The Rrst
cas? ailed for trial was a damage suit.
4^^W4e^.
628 Men's Fancy Winter Overcoats
At $23.50
(Many Just Taken from Stock)
$30, $35 and $45 Qualities
Thick, nmgli tweeds, cheviots and Shetlands ? many of them imported fabric*,.
Neat, tasteful fabrics, in brown, tan, green and gray mixtures.
As i rale, Raglan styles; yel fl good selection of plain-shoulder coats.
Fancy backs predominate. For example, herringbone exterior pattern, neat check
or plaid inner pattern. This permit? of happy color combinations.
The mainspring of this offering of $30, $35, $40 and $45 Overcoats is a special purchase of
fahrif?. A doubly fortunate purchase for the reason that we were accorded the exceptional privi?
lege of discarding all questionable patterns, in apite of the advantageous price.
Then we selected personally the trimmings, and the making wa6 entrusted to a top-notch house
ot tailors.
Only ?trouble WS8 no! enough coats to make a real Wanamaker day of it. There
tore we added nearly three hundred coats from our regular stock?Coats such as we have
sold right along i{[ (-80 to $45.
105 Overcoats of $30 Value 226 Overcoats of ,$40 Value
205 Overcoats of $35 Value 92 Overcoats of $45 Value
This morning men man come find choose /'mm $28 Coats, in almost Until less styles
tlllfl pal i t'l'lls, tit $23 JO, .ill t4xeS. Main floor, New Building.
**%
The Men's Custom Tailoring Shop Announces
Half-Yearly Outgoing of All
Fall and Winter Fabrics
Sufficient for the Making of 339 Sack Suits
At $32.50 a Suit Instead of $35 to $60
Main Floor, New Building.
?JOHN WANAMAKER
?Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Eighth to Tenth Street.

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