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rroat he W8J compellcd to pive up the, attempl and she perishe,i Diad on Her Feet. Mra, A Nlemeha, ono <.f thi eletiina. was SUifOCatad while standing; up. .lohn Kurrill. ? finman. Who witnessed her j leath, took a six months'-nld infant j ft*m hor arBBS and carried il to safety. | Leonard Wllman, a flreman, pushed hi1- j v.a-. Into the -rtairway and took OUt hj ,, ing bo) of six uninjured Near him his mother and alater lay oaad. i MM seven-year-old brother was tak.-n ..ut later. An vleven-ycar-old DO] roa* < ued his brother of nine by carr ina: him down a ladder. TTrrara were other simtlar rescucs. A Chlld hurtOd from the front of ths i. dldlni was caughl by a -mectator. Chlef Trudell of the Flrs Departmeni caught another child thrown oul of h Wlndow by ?' frantic father. John Saari killed his boy of BV8 by faiHlH him. and he, tOO, perished. B C*T4 raped by pas.-int- from ? SBSall rear My to the balcony of an adjolnlng houae. Moyer rei atved 6 meaaage hrora G?> - rii?.r Peirta this uttern*oB sayusg he was at his . ..nunand for rondering all i bie aaalaunca to those strtcken b) the dla Btei Await Wilson Reply. Local headqtiarters of the Western | Kederatlon of Miners aagarly awalted ? ,)hv to n-lrsrams aenl 1*81 nlght by Moyer to Prealdenl Wlleon. Moyer aaid "the Waatern Federation ? Mmers will I'ury its own dead." 8?d Ihat "no aid win be accepted from any . r those dtlaena who a ahoii time ago ,i,.noun.e.l thOSS lieople unilesn.il>)' dtlaena" He said organlaed mbor aould tak< ' 'nt* relatlves of the de ??! rdieae of this attltude, the riti 0f .- lumet, Houghton, Red ket, l.aurinm and other nearb) vil linued the collection of funds. which will be turned over to relatlvaa ..f the vi-tins ti is probable that all work Will be BaaSPOnded hl tho i-oi'por m;ning dislrnt when the pihlie funeral ,.f ihe dead is held. r-Vaahin-rton, Dec. tt Becreun B ot tho liepavtni'-nl "f Lah ' '? ,ru* * | graia to-day, dated issi ? rrom ''hari.s ii Moyer. ptre*ndeni Of the W'.-tevn f.81 IMI Of Miaerfl wh., H dlroctlng the copper atrika al Calumel anil -rlcinlty. il>-mandin>- a federal ? gtion ai the C*?*i-totmaa Bva tragi Whlle Btrlklng miners With tl.eir WtVOS and Itttlfl "u*"1 were arranglng I , maa tree ln a all al Calumet. ? nlght, the door vvas opened bj raofi arho e..ve a falso alarm of Bre ln thelr efforl to get oui of the hall .. ... ? \. ? ,.. ?? mg leat their Itves - irroundlng thtat terrible occurronce demand Immedtate In-eeatlga tion b) the government. i have wlred the , nl <? || v,, i aee hlm and urge hnmedlate actlon? ' Ptndlna S .le.-ision on tho questlon ol lurlsdlctlon. B4r*i*re*ar) Wllaon said to nighl he wouki not repl) to th?* Moyer - gm. i.h gi on ol v. rti thei the govern* ment has the .i tO mako the lii v-stigatiol) -euurst.-d I.v Mr M'>yor." aaM Sr.-retury Wilson, "hBS nOl VOi ?"??"< -aXSaad Vii">n t ntll it is dlaposed of ' tmnnol predlei what. If anv. action will be taken b) thi federal autharttiea ?When Inforraed "f 'art night ,,t Calumet, Mleh . Qulacy \ Mn ar, i ?? -",ie,a ot the Calumel * Hei a Mlnlng C-jaapany, aeal tt"- follow* 1Mj. .. . ? . ,.,,?? - M Ma ifhttm, su ? ??In Bome wa) through the local i yOV . gj mpathy to tha men an.l women to arhom the loea h a peraonal .,. - ,., .... w ,..,:.? eommonlt*/ whleh i. | ;,, *a<. ,?!, ;, dn adful > alamtty ,.. ... ii,rn va i,Pti tlns ln-.s- , ? , w.ll havo ilouo everytiiinu in th* eompaau ? power, flnaaeisll*r and with our hoaaaU -? ?? ?" ?"?,'-,--cr ss" upoa to i ti. I tbi li famlhes bl thls frightful aevldent." i,,.,,,f, i.. . \ contribution ef "V *-' rrom tbe Weetern FederoUon of Mlnera irill he forwarded te Calumel bj li grnnh t?-*mon*on b) Krnest Mllla, B8*cre tatv af Ibe f.-'lotatmn. i'or Ihe re'.l-f Of relatlvee o! \k tlma "f laal n ght's - i g followed B I *-Jse alarm of flr. ,nK g I'hin-tnias tree celehrati'.n. A waa sent b) Mr. Mitis te-day lo the loeal .-.-I'p.r miners' unlon Bl < al'imet. aa |.. f.--: "hlxtend lo our bTOtbera and si-ter* <f th*- rederatlon and tbeer friends my moal ,leei-. glacerg and hoaitfelt sMnpathy ln tbelr hour of dlstress and suff'-ring lt ls an appalling calamlty, and even member Of our oriTjanlzation will feel th.- Bliock keenly and extond Syrapathy and aid "COUNT ROMANOFF" HELD Oharged with Stealing Ring? Admits He's a Deceiver. Tha young man arho has been poaing, accondlng to the police, ;>s Counl Ro manoff. bul Wbo (lesenh'-d himself 88 i*harle-| s Bpelaa, ji salesman, when he -aa1! anest.d I'hriHtmaa Eve, after a lonK a-tomohile chase. OB Broadwa>. was hehl J-ailasday f"r trial bl J*,,'")') ball <>n 8 i-hari-e of Rrand larceny hy Magiatrate rampbeii In the Jefferaon Market I'ourt. Speiss. wh.. said I"' vvas vvithfiut home or job. STafl ae, usi-d l>y Miss Stella Ford. a llnKir. of No 618 Weat l?i0,d street. of stealln** a diamond ring trorth |SM Bhe sai'i ahe was intro dttced to Ihe "rount'' hy an opera sin--er. iiii whom also ho had imposed. Whlle on an automobile trip, she m Igargd. th" 'Counl'' ohtained poasasalon of her riiiK. on the pret,-xt of havlng iho gtone reacl Ball was ttx'-d Bral at I1.HB, bul it was raised when detectlvea told U** t-OUli that Speiss had furnished $5,000 bail in Chlcago recently, but left town. Thi-> also told tbo court that Speiss, -in a feu montha b.-ri-, hm\ "Jumped" hota-l hilas and owed several garagea l-.re-e siiiiiS for taxi hire. They said Ihey had aevaral otber complalnta agalnai Bpelsa. Includlng one almllar to \fi44.- pord's and one fn m b depart? meni store detectlve who caabed a check for *"?'* wWch was rotiniiad inark'rt "N" n,:< ount " Bpelaa has heen h fatniiiat flgure in Htoaflvvav for th8 lasi few months. He rode In a iimousirn-, which be repre? aented a- his own. and alwaya bad a Ru-taian wolfbound on tha aaa! beartda him. _ ? n Hit by Auto, Woman Is Dying i it- T-seajisflSi le 1 he Vfi M i Herl Hank. M. .1 . tMba, tt, Afier aliKht lng from a troiiov ear ln Mcaimauth atraet to-day Mra. I.ihhle lnake waa ?fiii-k hv .-.ii a ,toti'..l,ii'- owned and drivga b) WlUlam Meara a aorist, ol Rumaaa Bhe wns tavkes t" ihe Long Bran< h M*a~aal*aJ, where abfl is not ex- j pected to live. She la Injured InternaHy. JOHNSON FEARS DANCE HALL PANIC Few of 950 in City Provided with Safeguards. Fire Commissioner Says. A.OVING PICTURE 'IOUSES FAIRLY SAFE Many Churches Wilhot-t Adeqiat? j Exits. While Constant Drills Protect Schools. \ lapatltaaai of tbe Calumet (Mleh.i d'*- . aater, la whlek atgbty peraona laal tl livea Ihrough aiiflbi*ation ar from beitm , trampled ta death mlghl oeeur at any j tune ui tins dty, Joaeph Johnaon, .u . re tirlng Contmlmloner of tbe Plre Depart? ment, declared yeaterday. The plaee >" whieh s'.eii a cataatrephe mlghl take, piece, be added, ?as ln am one ef tha e halbl in tbe nt>. "Witbln tbe iast three yeara.' tba Cam* mlaaloner Bald, "etjcceeaful atepe have beea taken to license the movuig picture j shows tn New York. They are now toler- I abt) safe in so far as tiie safet> of lini' patronadependa upon a<ieo,uate exit? The problem noe befoie the Flre Deaavrt* meat, bowever, la t.. onforee ? ataallarl tegulation of dance hat'.a. ?Mlj,<?? tha. vrar.e for aauctUg spreart | with th. introductlon "f the turke) ti ft. tanc.i .,.,,! thah* iiiiiltitarloua \ ariatioiis. dan. ? halbl ha\e aprong up wit'i tir.- aaM,. rapldlt) thai moMnc pletura Bhowa came Into populai M ? Im n are fee i,^'!*.,n^ 111 tbe Cll) t" ",. ? WBO rrallze wbel a -- the operatlon of .iance hall* baa become I fea of them, of courae, are Mf, :., .... i a.-ti.ai purpoaea and ?. Bponslblfl pertlea, bui thera ara a greal numbei in whieh the loss Ol life mlghl be nen greater Ihan ln thfl t'elumel ball weri tiu- crj of 'Fln t" ba ? hallB, the ' '..nini 81 lonet ObB ' ne^ often re; tne BOCOnd OT thlrd floor* ? uioat tlma) conetruc* llon ','?? wlthoul adoquata means <-r exll ln many llquor la sol.l. while amoklna la permltli In tbe aveni ol ti"* breaklng oul In "tie of the erowded halla tba ? lah foi tbe >-\\i? migtit reaull ? i tm* alderable I'.fs of life. he declared schools of the clty ;c eom* paral eely tate, leoause flre ibilis aie heM wlth regularity and the chlldren know wbat te <i<> when thr alarm H wouM ba Impooalble f"i anv one te say whether BUCh B panlc as Ihat Whlch turned Clulatmaa into ? day ,.f mournlng ln Calumet could occur in New York or any other place, Mr, Johnaon eaermad a panlc mlghl break out ani time In any place whi re a few peopla oi a greal ? rowd became poaaaaeed of the llluaion that their l \r? wore in danger, Panlcahad occurred in open tields. he aaid, but It WM possible to providfl means of exlt ani llreproof consti uction in buildinga where erowdfl assemble ?,, that the chanres of tha loss of life mlghl be laaaaned, Another aource r.f danger. Mr. .lohnson sabl. ?aj the ehur.'hes ef the clty. Oa Iimda) many Of them hold more than the averaga theatre, ani in many places ef worahlp. parfdculerly tho^e built yeara aito. the means of exit in case ef emer geaey ha.i been tntaiiy aaglaetad tt many chuphes where candlee were hutn Ing aad cloth hangf **_*?* wera la ovldeace tne gengei was BBban*?ed, the commla* thoughl "Tbe g eati st mena< e t<> life l ?an think Of, however." Mr. Johnaon sal'l in con "Is the ilanee hnlls. W. i ?? I le oontinue Ifl the 00808 of Kire I oniniibsa.n et 1 should eertamly uiMHut'- a CTUaade agalnal tba majortty of ptaeea as they 'extst end insist upon better eoaiditlona all around l wan forttmate riuclng nr jol mlnlfltratloa not lo hav-i ? holoeaust of the BOll 1 <an readlly lmagiti^ could take pla.e in 08M of the resorts where the pro lecUon "f buman life is not gtVOB constd eration " e MORTON FOR CODE THAT BARS HIM I nntinued from rlrat [xifl* ihe fnct that I'r Morton atill has hls Mcenea to practaaa, tt having never been ravoked by tho Ftate Department of KducHtion. 1'sually upon convac* tion the ('oiintv M?-dical Soeiety moves for the revocatlon <>f tha ii.-ense. This was never done in i>r. Morton'a <ase, and he preaenta. it was said yeaterday, the anomaly of a man lirenscd t.> pra< tise and at tbe sarne time ptohiblted from practlalng. Tlils aituation is pald to be importanl in case the matter is made tha aubjecl of a Judicial de . islon. PARK HEN BREAKS RECORD Lays a $5 Egg, and Snyder Fears It, Too, May Be Smashed. Tiu- ajooec that lald the golden egg had nothlng r>n n hen of pedlgrea in th*> <-entral J'ark menagorie, if a Btlggea tion of ;i park employe wire carried out by William BnydOT, headkeeper. The auggaatlon was tO "frame ii and aend lt to the' Amoriean Muaeum of Natural History." and was made when it was learned that Snyder waa in a atata of perturbatkan as to tho rMepoaal ..f an ogg lald by a hen whoae aettinga ran comaaand a peica of 96. Tho hen is one ..f half a dOBOn Un ported from Iraland b) a chlcken fanclar aome tune ago and praaented to the rai nagerle. Unexpectedly it laid tn agg. tt times i-ast monkeys have ,,., n glvea <k?-'s lald b) commoner f..wis. castuiK paarla to awine, bowever, wouid a 't be an) more anaaeaaly than to feed B |lllllgfBBd egg tO a simtan. nml sn the Irreoofntlon of tha ot*dtnar* ily rrsourc ful William. who fears it may be broken before hc dei ides. Man Killed by Automobile. Jeffer.mni I'avis S. ares, of No. M2 ( lerk str^ei. .lerse;. <it>. wbile drivlni* hls aut>> mob.'e last ninht ln Clarerrlont avenue, near lackson avenue. Jerse-. 4'Ity. rsn 4iovMi Prank a>a)draakll thirt\-nve yeara old. N". "H Baal M Btreet, Beyeone, an.i inimeii hlm ao aerlooal) thal be died a few nioineiita later, Bwarea, wha is a njammew of Bdarerd tv-aoiiay, asuiitant poetmaater of ,i?tBe\ Clty, ?mi arraated on a <haii;e el Baaholaughter, ite ?;? later released ou ball. MEXICAN ARMY AT TORREON IN TRAP Hemmed in by Rebels, Whose Orders Are to Exterminate It. CITY WRECKED BY FOUR DAYS' FIGHT Federals Admit That Focs WHI Re in Fill Possession Before LgBg. !?.., te egrapli ie Tht Trtl ? juaraa, Mexlco, Dec. 25. Adi cea reachlng General E. A Benevldea com* : mand.ns: the rebel rorcea hen . sn thal the battle whlch Btarted ?;< Torreon yeaterday. haa reaulted In lhe rt getting ,nt<> the clt). bul ihal tii" F d -ris.ui has nol yot aurrendered The Pederala under Velaaco cannot aacapa fr.?m Torreon, Baya Oenernl Benevldea, becauae tbe onl: point ofl egreea lefl leada int.. the st.ue ..f Du i ran*,-" arhlch is rebel territoi*) ;,lil1 Btrongly protocted by Beveral thouaand Ina irgenta. Plghtlng for tho poaaeaalon <>f Tor? reon has been the m?.st deaper te thus far of any angagemenl yei foufhl el that plaee. whlcb three times hun been | tnkfti b) rebels anrl once by tb.- Ped* frinn a small rebel garrteon. 'ire clty, one of the moal modem in | Mi aico, la aald i" advii - reci through Chihuahua U I ? ,; " "? ' ' i,, ihla laal aita.-k. artlller* has been upe.i effectlvely bj both aidei, bul ea Pcn lail) damaglng lo the bulldlnga haa been tbe h.-mbardtn.-nt Of tbe tel.elr. i rom Oomea Pnlaclo, four mllea out, v. hich ih ? rebela t"'<k a fi m daya i their cannofl poured a heev) flre Into lhe hearl of Torreon, and when Vel* i i ..,. after hl attempl lo eecai t had i l... n driven boi u Into the cltj , lhe | ,,: the tr ?? la wera movi d lo B cloaa rangt and lhe deetructlon la reported .... haie been gf at. Pederala here practlcall! admli lhal Torreon mual fall. aithouj-h inaiatingj lhal Velaoce will m>t aurrendei Rebel li fldera aay that Velaaco'a n fuaal lo aurrender \*di result In the extermlna tion of his army nnd in ki>-it damage to T,,rr, oi No detella ?t the eaaualilea in Tor? reon bave been recelved In Juarea, nof is *t known whethei Vllbj bar- gone to Torreon oi lo Ojinaga to dlrect an at* tack agalnal thi Pederala under th* nee *****mroandar, ?ienerfli Caatro a battlt at Ojinaga nlthln *??> daya la ,\| BCtl 'I b r. !,. Ona thouaand rebel troopa from Bo** nor.-,. commanded by Colonal B. P Callea, ar.- en route to Juaraa to icart'. son the eitv. ami the r< I el tliJrOp- HOW in Jugraa, numberini about flfteen hundred, will !??? aenl t<> assiat la the atlack <>n Ojinaga Order* to thr* ef* fe.-t have b.-en issued b) 'ha rebel War Department, an.i the troopa whlch al* read* were on their wa) to the Chihua? hua border from ihe weal have been ordered t.? prooaed riuickr- t>> ,T-.r,-< ? The Laguna briggele, BOW gan .luaie'., ls emposed of aeaBoned figl ' ,ers. v h... \'iiia thlnke, ma) ba aeededj :n tb* souihern campaign, The rWffjofl thal Oeneral Carranaa would come lo .luare/. artth I'olonel < alles la donlod by rebel leadera -?-e REBELS LET TAMPICO GO Abandon Attack and Will Invest Monterey. Brewrun le, Ti?., De I Tbe attaea on the aii Bli an 0 I ' ol 'i.... i ? ? has been ab indODOd, and tbe I 01 tlonallal force ahich haa been opi il ln thi >.!. regtonfl aeer there olli ina l Monterey. capltal of Nuevo \a-,<o. ifler tiie tlrat Of the lesr. Thlfl waa lhe Otht I U amiouncamanl frem the alataaaoraa head quiirters r.f th-i Cooatituttoitaliota to-day Pln< e Tueaday six tTOpP tralnfl have lefl Metamoraa for Bamoaaa, about t .rtv north of Monterey. Theae forces wer.- sald to be pai t of flvo thouaand men en route to itamones. where the army whl. h has been Investini' Tamin.'. nl?o wlll randeavoua Frtnm RanMSMB t<> Mea triey la B-POOted tn bfl B v4eek'n |OUI BO). owlng to rovgh everland traveUlng. Qenerel PaMo Qonaelea mllltar) rom* mendei ol lhe Oonetltutlonaliata In tba states Of Taniaullpas nnd NUOVO I.n. Colonel Erneato Bantoe Coy an.i Colonel DaVila S.'in be/. were w-ilh the trOOOB 1 ' -v ini? Metamoraa. Their apjulpmant ineiud od six c;inii"ii recently captured al Vk torla and taken to .Matam<>r."s for repolrfl, ?a number of niachln*- Buns and tifloH and correspondina si.ppllrs. DE LA BARRA IN TOKIO Head of Misgion of Ceremony to Emperor of Japan. Tokio, Dec, tt Prenriace de la Barra lhe former PtOVlBlonal PreBMonl <>f Me\ li o. who is here at tha b. ri<i of ?-> Bpeclal Mexican rataeton to-day look luncheon al lha Imperial Palace, an.i later pre aented t,. Emperor Toabihlto a letter from Provbdonal Prealdenl Huerta thanking hla majeaty for Japaa'fl par* ti.ipatb.ii ln MeZlCo'a crntenaiy eelenra tion. After the prOOBntattOB of the latter tha Bmparor deeoretod the Mextcea ape* ciai aovo) arlth tho Qrand Cordon ol j the Order of Pauloe ala I As Hefior de la Barra entered ti.?. iai riBK' arhlch t<?>k hlm to the pelace he ! was eheored by a crowd arhlefa had getb< I ere<l about tb" botel ln nn iiitetview . later ihe Mexican dlplomel Bald thera was no aeer Bay atta.h*-,! tn his mis?l"n and that hia \lslt to Japan WBfl puiely . (erenioiitous. I The Japanaaa aewapepera, oommenting to-day aa Baner <ie ia Barra'a ralaaloa 'aald thal it WOUld lead t?i promote fri< Bd* : .adip betweea Japan an.i Mexlco. GiiTs Arm May Be Saved. (rr-.n. ? rltatt Cnrrrri^nCern nt Tht Trlhune | Minrola, Ivmj; I?tand. DOO, tk\ Mlai Jeiinle Aekerlv llaff. af No Mi <>n>\< street. Hampatead, wbo ehoppad her arm twenty-ata tlmw with a hatehat, a-aa "o much hnprofed t<>-<ia>? ibst ihe dootoi were hI)> to QpaiBtfl The >. >i. ri K woman hnd l.rok'ti th?- In.ne bui ll.e doetorfl w*-re able to pul that tOgOthor and ?_tci? thi ? ada ef iti*> arteriea an.i iigament*, ao that the arm wlll be aaved 'THF- HERXDON COTTAGE, Ai" PASS CHIRISTIAX, MISS. \\ here Presiden! Wilson is spending the tiolidays. BANKS RUSH TO GET INTO NEW SYSTEM Alorc than 250 Apply forj Membership Under Currency Bill. , mi TrtkotM Ban ?A'ashington, Dec tk *Desptte ths ?? 11 lhal ll wah Cbi*latn*as Day, aiere tiian i gco t of banka ln aii fana of the eaun* try rnada applteatlon to*da: to beeome rra of tho naw federal reserve bank Ing system, Tbe moal Importanl Eaatern banh ua. the aferehante' NaUewal. of N.. fiirthei appUeatlona arero i.rl fl Wl N'-v-, *i ni k i Ity Bciala an gratlled over t**g ,, mi:. ..< gppllcattons arhlch havs Itoon re ?? ved Bo far m.'-e than two hun* dred Snd flftj banka hava applled foi ihlp The apphrationa rome from all ;>a-t- ..f tho natlon, Ineludlna Teaea, . **, |gi onaln Weshln*"ton. Bouth Caroltaa, Arkan-a*- Nea forh Vermont, NVw Hampehlre, Oeorg i and Celorado ii ia evidenl lhal lher? ifl golng to ba ? f.., ihr l.. gtion of the .?.nor,.,. i.nrik*- Telegrama and lettera ? u ? ? nm ihe .i of Beattle, Bl Dallaa, Itlanta. Cleveland and Cincinnati n'o po rlng Into Ihe Tn aaw ' part* j ni'-i ? ggeretai of ti.e 'I'i-h'. ii i snd the ?4 ? i-( Agrlcultui l g-ofllclo , . r the Federal Reset , -,,. .,,, , ... ?: a. r arere to ivi I - I ?,., Ung 1 but it waa po t| oi ed ..... ?; he) s III :?? oceed wllh ? prelimii 11 dfs aelon of II a r work wlth .- f..- the sppentmenl of lha Controllei of the Corn rho will be the th rd men *? ?' tl a i ?" i itae. On? r."n thal haa oeen a n.-s" ' I ? . , n of the ? aims ? Iher la M-.it thi tringfl li ?? ? . - 1 -?. favor ihe Irst I . . . t ri ? irried oul more ?? ' - I ? il ' ? .. umber of pei boi * ?*? ?? ?.. iid ' 6 McAdoo et --?lva,| h (? -k . ?? lo da; fi m Jan ? B| er, of New 1 itulatlta] n the | the ? :*w Blmilfl lelegrama fi thei rra ai i bu Im ? a rai , . . from 11 in 1 *' m of t),a ? re: NOISY GREETING FOR PRESIDENT ? mHaaei feaaa e,'*t pai' . illage has th'- Chlef Kxa.-ntlv- ol the natlon i - eal Ths agrai mi i |S fltrCklng IlKl't. Southtrn Hoipitality Emphfliizad. ,\ i that ha., bei n s.nd abOUl BOUtl I I '? llty is eaaphaetged here. Ths in ident'i part) owna Ihe town, and , ., ._?, I-.-, i, ipeei ' ould i"- sh'.-.v n i" ni Wllaon's present e an) a ht re Boomlng of cannon rrackera and thi i napplng of flrecra kers marki d ths ; 1,11 ivai >.f ti ?? Pn 4-i,|,ni hen to da; II |a ti ,? , uatom lo obaei >?? CJiHattnas i .', ia Pouiih of July hereabouts, i"it li araa oolned b) Ihe oldeal InhaMtanta thal to day'a ? ahibration vvas iho moal nolay Chrlatmaa ln thelr **-emory. Ni.ni'-tf.us i'*t'ti.-h speaktng negroea, m wonaan blackamlth, "*< and near* horae srs^gona, mon and boys arho tlp thelr hata lo nsenebara of lha Preal dent'a party, and ethar thlnga asTuid diveisiotl to llie ne-A.-oim-rs Ii) this place 1'ini Bheftall an sged negfo, who had driven Mrs. Wilson to SCbOOl m h'i ririhoi'd daya, boarded tho train al At* lanta ?s porter "Uncle Phll" aras tha proudeai peraon on tho train. Hi Benl lus ? ini.ht raapactful -TornplUnenta'' back to tha Bral ladj ot tho land b) a Becrel Hi-rv i< e man, nnd tba) were pleaaantly recelved. Mra, WUaon re ralled tho \enrs ago whf-ti the faithful old negro guarded inr. in addition to Prealdenl Wilson the part) Included Mra. Wltoon, the llisses I .t. a mn and Miiif-nnt Wil-mn. IflSS Helen Woodrow Bonea, ihe Praaident'fl coualn; Dr. Carj T, Grayaon, U, B. n . the Prealdent'a phyalclan; Charles Swem. Mr. Wiisons peraonal atenog rapher, and four Becrel Basrtlea maa ... m Ohild's Murder Laid to Negrocs. Havana, Dee. tt The murder of ii" old whlle girl, Bugenla riernan .1./ ..n N.ivoml.'-i tt al ArtemiaaV ls al tributed to twe negroea, loei de ia crua ?nd Kugenlo Cardenaa, noa under arreai \. ordlng t" those s bo Inveatlgated thi rritn.-, the negroea, II is alleged, galned ii? ciiiMiii >.i ti,. parenta t., draw blood from ii"* ohlld'fl bodt foi ths purpose of curing -I Blch wonaan. The) weal tbrough the uaual welrd "VOOdOO" OSWinOniOS ln tii,. preasnce "f the parenta. Tbe little gtrl waa seissd, but mansged to free ber* >,ii. and ran to ber mother, eliagtag lo h. i knl ?>. Thifl Wh roSM al.-.l ? ? .in I mi. x and li.a nSgrOSS th.-n ,|.< l.l-.l |.. \v,,i ni the girl b] ap raploalon ef powdei imi the espteetea pt*oved a., trlolenl thal II kllled Ihe ,hlld. Shorter Houra, but Same Pay. M.iii.-lif-i-r, N II . Do.-. tt Tho AtiK.s kr-tft Manufa'luritif- i'ompany annoui?.,| te the 11.881 operatlves af it*> cotteo 88018 io .ia thal tha o-w iaw lltnltlng am* ploymont to Bfty-flve houra eaoh week vv.Mil.l not hrtng any rer|,ioti',ii In iragofl The inilla now run nfty-eii-lit htMlrfl wi-ek I) Operatler under tin- new gtheftlg will l.tgm ou Jjji.ai..- 2. HENNESSY TO OIL UP GRAFT INQUIRY Big Sums Involved in Evi dcnce He Has for State Probe. John A Henneaay, whoaa chargea ln directly broughl aboul the whitman Inveetlgatlon beranaa the Tammany polltlclanB wen ahxioua ta have them disproved before electlon, wenl to Al h.-iriv leel evenlng in bopea thal he would be eailed a*1 a wltneaa b\ Com* misslonei Oeborne, Qovernoi Glynn'a Inveatlgator Mr Oeborne dldn'l know laal evei ? .- thal Mr. Henneaay had i.ii Bubpeenaed Hoe the Emplre state haa been "done in oll" waa learned lael nlght, after Mi Henneee* wenl te I '? ? His Inveatlgatora, ll la Bald, have un r,nrr,?l e\ (,|. ...? of fl ii.-a* BUHI Of pure prafi amountlng lo I1M.0M for ItlS alone In the purchaae of road oll The Inveatlgati i -1 found that .'...'..lO.ono i b of "top oll" uaed for repalrtng hlgbwaya waa purchaaed during Itll Bt 12' ?'??? gallon, a hli h, lt ts al - legod, la 14 centa more ihan waa pald for th< 11 bj Borough Prealdenl rare McAnenj ln Manhattan Moet of li araa purchaaed from tbe Unlted Btatea :<r<i the Barher Aaphall eom? panlea. Qeorgc H McOuire teatlfled ln th* John Doe Inveatlgatlon before Magia? trate McAdoo tbal he ?;''??? a "com ,. ,.f i. ? ,. i.i ..!. everj gallon, ? . tora .?? ?? Ullnaj lo ad* mit thal fn ighting the oll lo the ? ? ? mlght have add i.. the price pald In Manhat ... thai :- avi b I ? enta on avery t . th unai counted i? | inveatli itora : thal lhe agente, arho, it la al i.? - the ? l*ti In oll,** ? ? i ,::? Chriatmaa Day rnarhed a pauae in the . . | mon of Dlafriei Attorney (Vhltman. The work arll be reeuiue I Charlea P. Dlllon. a relal - .. ,. , . irlee p. Muri lo c. Oordon Ri ? I when . v erinti ndenl of Hlghn i i i i. fon thal one <-' Muri hy*a Aa l ,?, n al ! be a wltneaa whoae mon; Mr. Whitman - arlll i... vltaL n ? .i thal Mr. Dlllon'a| mon) beora on Ihi i aae of Madi* p_ Aldrich, who teetifti d Deceml er i ..- the .1 ?n Doe inqulr) thal h.id m BOO to Thomaa ii"--' tl john A Benael, Btate Engineer, ln hla Nen Tork apartmanta, aa n 10 i-t cenl eommlaalon for getting the laal peymeni on hla Hudaon-Llvlngaton ,,,.,,! ronl iai i illlon bas t. Btlfled to V4 ithholdlng the pa menl and waa prea ml when II araa approved, March -'**. 1012 Purthei ? aamlnatlon of Dlllon a III i?. to b - ? rtoln the reaaon i a hy lhe i i- mt nt waa I i<i up and wh it waa approvi d 'PLANE TO CARRY 11 MEN Russian Aviator Tests Machine Weighing 3 yt Tons. B , al le le Th* l rttoi Bt. Peteraburg, Dec. '_?">. ?The aviator Blkouaky, who nol long ago built aa eeroplane to carrj eleven peraona! laat i.i another gianl machine to aay, it Bleeplng cabina for paaaengera and v ? Igha .':'_? lona. lt la propolled b) foui ',,. horaepower motora, and elrcled the ... i odi ome to da i a Ith IIj human freighl p. M< rtl*, PARKER'S AID A SUICIDE Attorney Ends Life by Gas? Cause Is a Mystery. fieorge P, Parkar, an attorney, arho had been ronnected for aeveral montha arlth tb*? law omoa ..f Alton B Parker, al hTu ill Broadwa . i tmmltti ?! ault Idi jaatei da In hla room at No 18 rVeag ":;i atreei .1 r Crawford, who oceupiod an ad* lolntng room, dotected gaa aacaplng from Mr. Parker*! room, and aumreoned a po Ilceman. Thej foreed aa antranca and found Mr Parker ?". the bed, arlth ? tube iu lus mouth, ihe oth.r and of whieh araa attaehed to the gaa ftxture. Hi bad ba n ,i. .,,1 fi r .--. eral houi ? Mr. Parker araa from Brookllne, Ma wh. ire hl a nrlfe and Bve ehlldren llve at So t. Ot. Paul atreei He had prac* tiaed law ror m.uiv yeara in Boaton an.i in New Hampahbra Ha expeetad to ba a.liiiitte.l tii the Par here ne.vl month. j iu i aleerapli m The Trlbuae ; Boaton, Dec. Zi "Xmea daj ?iii Im b lonaaoaaa one for me. bul i nm thankful thal thia la tha kial fuletlda i arlll apend awe) from you and lha chlldrea " Tbe above note, procodod bj pra enta f.ir heraelf aml cluUlren. wns aent b\ Qeorge Paateber Parker ta Ma wife. nt their home. No. I'. St I'aul avenue, Piook line it araa peeelved by her this mom Ing Twelva houra later aha waa Inforaaed of bla death bs autiilda la New fork, ?be ia aon under the can- af twe pbya|> . i ... Parker foi ireai i araa a promlnanl mem? ber of tii" Maaaaehuaotta Bar Aaaoeia-a tion and waa wi-lely known in Hoston. I MISS BRANCH'S WILL GAVE ALL TO COUCH i)aughter Finds Document While Searching Dead Father's Safe. WOMAN IN JAIL HIDES LIFE STORY Resists All Offers to Tell of Her Career for Llberal Pay. [n> Talegraal- te The ?Wbua- | MonilVell... N. Y. Dec. K.-I.'iuis Couehi arhlls riimniaglng through her father's flafe thia afte--noon, founrl iha will of Adelalde M. Brari'h. and found thal all that she had was uIIIh,| io Melvin H. (.'ouch, the former Di-ttlrt Attorney of Sullivan (?nunty, who was found dead ln l.ia eSBee Oa Sunday morning and |B vvhoae. offlce .ah'; had heen livlng for the laat three years. Dr. J. A. Cauthers, the '?oroner, dented lo-day that there was any f-onnertion hetween the sulelde of Stanley R. Smith, yesterday, and Couch's death. Mra. Jaeob If. Mahee aald to-nlght that j mVi. Adelalde Hiovvn, of Thompsonvllle. waa ln Coueh'fl offl, e at the time she dla* . orerad ihe prea-nr-e of the atrange wom j-n there mim* time ago. Mlaa Kraneh apent a quiet rhri-tmaa in I i..ii here to day and ls much Improvad | physleally. She ate heanily of the rhriat I m,is dinner arhlch aras given to t;,?? I prlsoners and sppeared ths brlghteel sh*> has fllnefl Couch's death Sh* re.eived i seveial small ?'hi lalmas gnfts Mias Branch wn* offered pay to-day for i the story of ner llfe, bul eteadfastly ra* 1 I ? 4 , * that ..]>,. \n jrohiK t,, live glonfl an'l ? il - Ih uolng where no lonfl knowa her and atart llfe ans ihfl maa mueh disiurhed upon dlacoverlng ! lhal ? I-h.-t.-i-raph w-hj.-h ah.. ' ,|,] ..' .... h had dlBsppsared and ne trace "f it . ..iid be f..'.. -I llra k >'?. Cndcrhill, an ordained minis* ! tar ..r the Church ..f thi loefet) ef ends, who hvea ai Riehmond Hlll, of Ifered her ;'"i yesterday t<> Iflsa Adalalds m Branch, <>f Monticello. .-*1"- s.i:.i she i aroul I ua fforts to plaee Misa Branch |ln thfl norencfl Crittenton Home for Brr* Ing Women, ;,t Wasblngton. Mis. i nder hlll la Interested In the home, an.i afti reading of Miss Branch's pllghl In ihe nearai ded to offer her tna nf tha li'.tne "1 ne-er ki.'-w Miss Pran.h ar.d ItOVer heard of her untll the events of thi foar dav*." ggid ihe mlniater lasl night, "bul in -?? heart went eut ro ths iroman l rend of her sad situation. I am intereeted In the rioronca Crittenl Hon i ? Ind t" offer her i ,i . bam - to .?- < Into it tf Bhi wlshi fea terday i telegraphed the Bheriff at Montl , . ,???? Mla; Branch'fl brother I arlth my 1 tent ii <>. Branch i brother, Ifl aspi ted to an ? ?? In Monticello to-mor* ' r.>w from liis Imn ? In I la-1" i.'k. N V. , Mra t nderhlU'fl offer in his sletei ? be ? hair aill be mads lo hlm on hla arrlval. 10.336 TAILS END RAT HUNT One Ohio Terrier Has More Than 2.000 to Its Credit. [ By Ti | ? ? i r ndlay, Ohlo, Dec. 23 A five are ml ln i nion Ton nehlp i nd) d night, w h? n the 213 men and boya en* gai-'.i in the conteat produced IftSiW ral talls, wlthh were .-ntitit. d by tiie |ud*4*aa. The loeers In the contesl gave B dinner for the v, Ini nn.. of the moat remarkable figures m the Blaughter was a saaall rat terrier owned by J. . Hartm.ui. More than two thoueand talla arera froni roii.-n'.s kllled b| the terrier, arhlch made a record of thlrt) rata ln ane shock t>f corn. Another tr'v nship h inl ;s on, and t la belleved thal when the seriea of ronteata haa ended BO.000 rats arlll have been kllled in Hancoch Counl , ZAPATA NEAR CUERNAVACA Rrsidcnts Alarmed by Order to Reraove Federai Force. 1 B| ' Sgblfl ti 1 hr Ti'lun* I .\'.4-..?, i if. 1'.?? ".'..- \S..rd ...mrs ftr.m i ii< rnai a, ?? t. .<t groai alai ai i" ? there owing to tne declskm of ths ?"<'>'? eiinn.t'i i.. tranafer the military head* quarters ln thr state of Morelos to Cuaut* in Zapatistas .". ronaped in the Imme* ihate vh-iiiiiy ,,r CuernaVaca, and ll ls feared thal if the military head*|i|arters are withdrawn the dty mai be attacked an.i poeslbly tak.-n hv Eapal' HaiikerH. metehant" and prominent I ?- - dents of Cuarnavaea ara felegraphlng io ths govarnment t<> ask thal the traasfer be noi ,(T..-t,-ii Ferolgnera retnalnlns h\ Cuernavaca ;i"- pre**artng to have -fha chlef banks of thls clt) haveagri d to Bubacrtbe to a gnarantee fund for bllla of st.ue banka, Includlng banka of -t.ite .-..niioih-d bj the robels, provlded such hiii? have t"-en Issued arlth the authorlsa* tlon of the federal j-ovenit't, '?' IRISH TIRICK BEATS BULLET Policeman Oets Prisoner De spite Latter's Revolver. \ wiostling triek arhlch he learoad In Ireland when hs was a boj probabl't Baved ths life or Patrolman McQery, ..r ihe Madison Btreel pcltee mhuoii. laal ninht. CMreeted bj Co-anaak i^avroleejel. arho Bald ihat Phlllp Detraah, af Ne M8 Cherry stroet, had knocked hun <i".vu nnd robbed him of tht, the pollceeaaa erenl te tha homs "f t ?> t rssii Relng refused sdmlttancs al ths door ..f the man s room, M-iiti- amaahed hla w.iv in \ bullel arhlch Beer cloaa to tha mark araa the greetlna arhlch aaralted ih,. pollcemaii Detraah dld nol have time tu ti'r agaln, for HcOarj cloaed with hlm. Back snd back ihe policemen benl the arm of bis antagontel untll ll vv.i.s hn* poafllblfl for tbe man t<> do an) harm arlth gnothl r shot After n moment or moie ,,r Btruggls Me Harv used the Iriah trick, which roquirod i dexteroufl ahlfl of the riwht ie?, De? traah w.i.t over the pollceman's hit> and gtruck ii door. The pletol fleW frORI hla hand. He did nol ael up untll g doctor from Houvetiieiir llos|,ltal had ehecke.l ihe flovv ,,f idood from a i-.ish in his forehead. 14 Dead in Fireworks Explosion lloine. Dec. ... -An explosion in a th, arorka favctory to-day al Torre Annunsl ala. In ihe I'rovlnve of Na|des resull^l in the death of many peraona. The hnlld itiKs . nllapsed, hni) Ing thfl vniinis in ihr. wreikane. I'Vnirtcen d'ad and five 11 lured arara takea from the robaa and il ls belleved that many other bodles are lovered hy the tlehrts. GRAY IS THE SKY O'ER SWINBURNE Gray Are Its Buildings, Gray Its Sea Wall, Gray Even Its Birds. LONE PATIENT IS FAR FROM MERRY With Whole Isle to Himself and a Score to Attcnd Him He Yearns for Liberty. Nurse, what is th* color of lha tky to-daj v' "Qra) " ?-aic| the white garbed nurse 'And gra) are these buUdingB, and tha <rn walls, for I saw them when | waj brought ovor here on the boat Rva da1* a?o. Kverythlng is gray haTB 8V8B tHv blrda B .t I llka thern-the gulla They | have B aad ery. And my heart ia gray an.i sad to-ilay." MBe oniet now. Tou ara getting alaag, ln three weeka you wlll be able to walk i.t tn? beat; then you eea rej'jin your frlenda.'' "Aii, \ea. ur.- fHenda ln Ital) to-rlay they are BSerry. Thev are dnnklr.g wtne., I am aad, and alone in this gray laland" "Here, you muat not excite yourself. Hara comea i>r- m^hk' i Th? patlent, (iloianii: ' up::ola, an Itallaa of Udrty-dea, nodded amllmgly toj the doctor. the physlclan in rr.arge ol. Swinburne Islar.d. wu*>r? mirmgrantaj aufferfng nrom eontaglena d'seaa.a aua, taken from Incoming vesKels for treat ment. "A merry ChrlaUnaa to my anly ra ;.,,.??, ? -preeted Dr. Meogea "Tl ank yOU, Th? BBaM tO re_ 1 wou!'i| !:ke it to BOOW, Thtn it BrOUid be llaa b merry Cbrlatinaa l apent h< re foi,r >eais ago wiih my wife and nr Uttla i would llke it to be a aaaag day. 't is always aunny la italy." you muat cheer up. lf you aagej a little better. if you bad come r-ra a. w??-k ea.-lier. w? would have a '"hriatmasl trte for you, and bohm rntertainment. ? B il ' "Pardon. doetor, bul eould I ha\? just 8 llttle wine to-da;.? BOtkO WlltB from Ita Red wnie. red like th? herrtea on the bolly In the arlndow." ? Latei bu nol to-da ?' 11 I.i fo .' apinel mealni I >oi will bav.- aome mutton brotri and mllk. When you are p th) . >'< 'onnell Intenda to gh ? x"'- a raal rhriatmaa dinner fou arlll ba well ha* "ore th*- i alida: aeaaon ?? ovei v.,. i bi ? all BO kind ov, r here, and the nureea are gentle, uae tbe i taught me long ano. i bupi '' ?? . wltb n!i thii ind l end two i lon. too ? * and I aoa'l knoa how many othera al Ml .'I don't like of mutton l roth H la gta> Ah ie, i hai I ' ing ' hava made a Joka rea rwered tl ? thing a euni three neeka, fai ? ? i- can Joli ??I ad ? ? I i ? ? ? if the) did, the* a ould have I n'a hav* to al i here 1 - - -.4 i ic' ti a* H time AT.d ' v" .... fore wo e i . teka thi boat to Bu "V..- - i knoa l I ' gated. Kri r.pro n Itallan mea ' ? I amoki Later on 1 l big clga ?? ? ? '*'' .. ner n ?e mutton brothi H ? ? ., , t- to kew thal t am ? i;.,., [f thi .-vi- rUtod i ?" _ ,-. li ;t'.'-l I'l'" Wouldn'l thi :? r Aga n yo ? - r iada . k>ke agaln N ? w hien Olovai nl '' ipi ? ' ' lo eel a big dlnner Pr Joat ph 11 eai..'??>' "f ' .-a-.i - aprli o dlt nei of hU own llklna '.-i an) oi ? ., I.n which prol Ihita the gi*. i - ot ,, tidts fluffi ring ft " ea** i'_prlol , li II ill " ' ' '"' '' ______-n PRINCE BUYS MONASTERY Archduke Friedrich Makes Mu niflcent Prcsent to Austria Vlenna, Dae. -?*?< Archduhe irr *d rlch, tbe rlcheal member of th-* peri.ii faroil:. bas mad.- tha nation ? munlfleanl Chriatmaa gift "p ??'1" purchaaed the Anguatlne alonaatery n-ar the palace where bb) fanoua Al* bertlna MUectlon .-f 19,000 ortgl i drawinga and 800,000 engravlnga I bouaed Ha Intenda lo bulld "n ' * ??? adequate gallery for the colle tion, which datea from ih? ftfteenth . entury. an.i in< ludea Durera, Rap nn.i Mtchelauigi - Tha gallery wiii be for thi ua< of lb nation. CUTS THROAT IN CROWD Man Iuflu'ts Mortal Wound - Slight Clews to Identity. ? , , pai - - - "?? t"-"i '? arho arere I ,.,,.!?- -,.t young aaaa i Bpparentl) b. ??" araWni far aaaae aaa (it ;,,?, ,| ... , H blrd avenue last right . ita tbreal olth a raaor. I i i ?v en -, byataadera broughl r_trohnaa rempts lo tb-* plaee He triod to ataaeh v., .1 untll tha arrival ef Dr. L*aara* !->. wbo removed !''.? ITOUndOd mati l" Rallevue Hoep.tOl. where ha wa- placr I ln th* prioaa arard. He la aai espet te u\ .* Tha wounded ma.i ia ,?i>o u twenty-aee yomn aai, and Rva feet *-\>tt Inchi i N helght. He w>-i-tIis Ul pounda and aaa blue eyea and bla '?< balr. He wore b aon oeercoal and a <iark ault <-f r*tothea Tbe dothes arere mad.* i>\ anteo Heifmh. of ?ayville, Lang laland. an.i a mirooo He whlch he wore h?i.i the dealar'B nan" ?.lohn w Ryan." Panr Iva dotlar aud some small change were found BB bim. also a gold wat.'h and chuin and tWO haii.ikerchiefs, enc of which l.orc the lnr t,.,| "U" an.i the i.tbe-- **JP," A new iBTbJ bal ahich aa wore bore tha Initlal "?! " The man has not r. named conaclousiiesa Blnea ha fall t.. tha atraal aft. r ataehiag hla tlnoat Spain's Ship at Vera Oruz. IHv ObMa to T,,,> Tilbune I Vera Crua*. Daa -?'>? -Tha Ipanlab arat* Bred erulaar Caraaa V recelved a splen.ill reception 081 her arrival here thla morn? lng-. Immenoa thronga imtng the arater* fnmt greeted tha waiehlp as a fraaaa from a fnendly nation.