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VOL. XI. NO. 295.
BULLET FIRED BY
WOMAN KILLS BROWN
Utah's Former United States Sen J
tor Dies From Wounds Indict?
ed by Mrs. Bradley
SHE WILL BE TRIED FOR MURDER
Is on the Verge of Collapse and Will
be Several Days Before She Can be
Arraigned?Brown Refused to Make
n Death Bed Statement?Family
With Him.
(By Associated Press.)
. WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 12.?
Former United States Senator Arthur
Brown, of Utah, who was shot In the
apartments nt the Hotel Rnltogh, on
Saturday afternoon by MrB. Anna M.
Bradley of Salt Lake City, died at
midnight tonight. Mrs. Bradley will
be arraigned In police court tomorrow
on the charge of murder. Her attor?
neys will set up the defense that she
was justified under the "unwritten
law" in shooting Mr. Brown. He died
at the Emergency hospital.
Mr. Brown's life was prolonged by
the injection of saline solutions and
by administering oxygen. Dentil was
due to complications arising from kid?
ney trouble, aggravated by the Bhock
Of the shooting . An attempt was
made tonight to secure an ante-mor
tem statement, but Senator Brown
refused to talk.
Dr. W. L. Sheep, Max Brown and
Miss Alice Brown, the former sena?
tor's son and daughter, respectively,
were at the bed side at the end. Mr.
Brown had been unconscious for sev?
eral hours. After the autopsy the body
Will be taken to Salt Lake City for
burial.
Mrs. Bradley is on the verge of col?
lapse. Her nurse says It may be sev?
eral days before she will be able to
appear In court. She will be trans?
ferred from the House of Detention
to the district jail. The prisoner to?
day refused to pose for a photograph
when the police photographer called
.at the House of Detention to take her
picture. Mrs. Annie C. Adams,
mother of Maud Adams, the actress,
was notified of Senator Brown's death
by Dr. White. She will arrive In
Washington tomorrow and will ac?
company the body to Salt Lake city.
Mrs. Adams' name has been brought
Into the case on account of letters
which she wrote to Mr, Brown and
which were found in the posesslon of
Mrs. Bradley when she wns arrested.
The senator's son says Mrs. Adams
lias long been a friend of the family.
Mrs. Bradley's Career.
Mr. Brown came to the Senate In
1896 when Utah was admitted to
the Union. He server about 15
months. Ho had been prominent aa
a criminal lawyer in Utah, hut Mn
later years had been giving his at?
tention to mining cases. He was
to appear as counsel before the
Supreme Court, of the United States
on Monday In a mining case that he
came to Washington for where he was
found by Mrs. Bradley, who" learned
of his appointment lo meet Mrs.
Adams in New York after he had
appeared before the Supreme C"
She registered at the Hotel Raleigh
as 'IMrs. Anna Brown" and was as?
signed a room near 'Senator Brown's
apartments.
GRIEF CRAZED MAN
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Before He Committed Suicide He
Tried to Murder His Daughter
Who Was Intemperate.
(Bv Associated Pres?.?
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.?desperate
from grief over the loss of his wife
wedded four months ngo, nnd the in?
temperate habits of his daughter,
James Howe, a shoemaker, today shot
the daughter. Mrs. Miranda Brink
woort and then sent two bullets into
his ovn body. Mrs. Brinkwoort was
only slightly Injured, but her wounds
resulted In death. The Times build?
ing, where Mrs. Brinkwoort waa em?
ployed as a cleaner, was the scene of
the tragedy. He went to the building
early this morning and had a long
talk with his daughter. Suddenly
Howe drew a revolver and fired the
bullet, which paHsed through Mrs.
Brjnkwoort's arms. Then Howe
Standing in front of a mirror put a
bullet Into his head. As he staggered
he 'pressed the muzzle of the gun
against his left hroasl and pulled the
trigger. The bullet pierced his heart
killing him instantly.
Let Me Die, Cries Ward.
RICHMOND, VA., Dec. 12.?"Let
me die tomorrow, on't try to get
the governor to postpone my hang?
ing thirty days. Every minute I
NEWPOl
live on this earth. In the very shall?
ow of the gallows I? to mo as hell.
I am ready to go now and am willing
to die. What good will thirty days
do a wretched mortal like me?'
These words, uttered from the lias
of James Ward, from his cell In
the city jail, to those who have
interested themselves In procuring n
resplto, caused his listeners a thrill
of horror and Impressed them with
the fact that in the race or death
te prisoner's mind was becoming un?
balanced.
PULLIAM HERD OF
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York and Cincinnati Were
Against Him, But Man Who Wonts
Clean Sport is Re-elected.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.?Harry C.
1 Pulllam was elected president, at to
I day's session of the annual meeting
of the National League ot baseball
clubs. The following board of direc?
tors was elected: Messrs. Barney
Dreyfus of Plttshurg; Ohas. Ebbits. of
Brooklyn; Garry Hermann, of Cincin?
nati; Charles W. Murphy, or Chicago,
and Ceorge R. Dovey, or Boston. Mr.
Pulllam was then named to succeed
himself by Stanley Robinson, or St.
Ixmls. At this juncture Mr. Hermann,
president of the Cincinnati club said:
"The Cincinnati club will not vote on
the proposition of the election of a
president, but 1 desire to sny that in
the event of the election of Mr. Pul?
llam he will have the unqualified sup?
port of nil the clubs and especially
the earnest support of the Cincinnati
club In the enrorcement or discip?
line."
New York, through John Brush,
voted no. and Cincinnati did not vote.
PENNSYLVANIA OWNS
CUMBERLAND VALLEY
Report That the Big Concern Owned
the Smaller Road Confirmed by
Purchases of Stock.
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, PA.. Dec. 12.?
Reports that the Pennsylvania rail?
road company 1r buying stock of the
Cumberland Valley railroad, were
confirmed today by^orders of the for?
mer corporation.
It Ih understood tfiht^in the pur?
chase of Cumberland Valley stock the
Pennsylvania Is endeavoring to furth?
er Its system by merging Its lines.
The purchase of additional Cumber?
land Valley stock Is being brought
about by the exchange or Pennsylva?
nia stock tor that of Cumberland Val?
ley.
While operated Independently the
Cumberland Valley is an Important
part of the Pennsylvania system.
WILL USE THE WORD
GOD IN CONSTITUTION
Oaklnhoma Delegates After a Long
Debate Decide to Invoke Guid?
ance of the Almighty.
(By Associated Press.)
CUTHRIE, OK LA., Dec. 12.?The
constitutlomil convention which has
been debating whether to use" the
word Deity In the new constitution or
a Supreme Being should be named at
all, today decided on the following
preamble: Invoking the guidance ot
Almighty God in order to secure and
perpetuate the blessing of liberty, to
secure a just and rightful government,
to promote mutual welfare and happi?
ness, .we propose to ordain and es?
tablish this constitution.
WAYNESBURG BANK
CLOSES ITS DOORS
Comptroller of the Currency Says
That the Institution Was Very
Badly Managed.
(By Associated Press.)
WASH I NO TON, D. C. Dec. 12.?
The FarniM and Drover's Nat?
ional bank of 'Waynesburg, Pa., was
closed today by direction of the
comptroller of the currency, and a
national bank examiner. .lohn B.
Cunningham has been appointed re?
ceiver.
A statement issued by the comp?
troller of the currency says that
the bank has been In an unsatis?
factory condition for some time and
that Its lawful money reserve has
been continuously deficient notwith?
standing repeated admonitions and
an official notice to make it good.
The statement says "Its liabilities
for rediscounts have largely ex?
ceeded the amount of its capital
stock. In violation of law and in
disregard of the comptroller's re?
peated Instructions to reduce such
liabilities to lawful limits.
"The examiner has discovered that
these rediscounts are several thous?
and dollars more than the amount
shown, by its books and reports to
the comptroller. The books ax*
sworn reports of the condition have
been found by the examiner to be so
falsified as to he wholly unrelia?
ble."
Boston Votes Late Closing.
BOSTON. MASS.. Dec. 12.?The
vote In Boston yesterdny on the li?
quor question was: Yes. 43,280; no,
18.510. Twelve o'clock law: Tos. 30.
117; no, 21,293. '
IT NEWS, VA., THU
BONAPARTE LANDS
HIS NEW POSITION
Senate Confirms His Nomination
to'be Attorney General But
There are Negatives Votes.
[MOODY SUPREME COURT JOOCE
Cortelyou Will Not Take Up the
Treasury Portfolio Till March 4,
Which i6 the Date Announced for
the Retirement of Secretary Shaw
?The Other Appointments.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C? Dec. 12.?
The senate today confirmed the nom?
ination of William H. Moody of Mas?
sachusetts to he an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United
States; Charles J. Bonaparte of
Maryland to he Attorney General;
Victor H. Metcalf or California to he
secretary of the navy and Oscar S.
Strauss or New York to he secretary
or commerce and labor.
nie opposition to Messrs. Moody
and Bonaparte which had been rnls
ed In the senate by a number or Dem?
ocratic Senators was not strongly
pressed at the session today and no
roll call wns asked for. On the viva
voce vole for Mr. Bonaparte, however,
there was a number of negative votes
on the minority Bide, estimated at
about 15. Senators t'ulberton and
Carmack led the discussion against
Mr. Moody and Mr. Bonaparte. Against
the former they raised a question or
his ritness for the Supreme Court,
based upon measures he had advocat?
ed as a member of the house. It was
urged ngalnst Mr. Bonaparle that his
utterances ngalnst action for the- reg?
ulation ot combinations or capital un?
fitted him to enforce the law.
Mr. Lodge, Defends, of Course,,
Senator Lodge,.defended tho nomi?
nation of Mr. Bone parte by saying
that the President would not name a
mnn for the responsible position of
nttornoy general unless he was sure
thai the nominee was in sympathy
with dm administration to break up
such combinations.
There was no opposition to either
Mr. Metcalf or Mr. Straus. Attor?
ney General Moody will ho sworn in
as Associate Justice of the Supremo
Court on December 24.
The Other Changes.
The other cabinet changes now**
qucnt unon the retirement of Mr.
Moody will follow Immediately. Sec?
retary Bonaparte becoming attorney
general and Secretary Metcalf assum?
ing the position of secretary of the
navy.
"It is the President's intention to
have Mr. Cortelyou take charge or the
treasury portfolio on ?March I." said
Senalor A Id rich who talked wllh the
President this morning nbout Mr. Cor
telyou's nomination to he secretary
of treasury, which was held up yes?
terday until It wns specified as to
when the apnointment would beeomo
elective. The snme formnl objec?
tion. It Is said, npolted to other nom?
inations before the. senate, notably
that of James R. Cm-field to be sec?
retary of the Interior.
George I. Herrin?; Dead.
RICHMOND VA.. Dec. 12?George
I. Herring, 85 years old. died this
morning at. 12:1.") o'clock in his homo
2104 Eist. Grace street, after an Ill?
ness of three or four weeks. IMr.
Hering retired from business about,
flv? or six mouths ago on account of
advanced age. Ho was a promi?
nent grocer here a number of years)
JEROME HAS NEW ONE
FOR THE GAMBLERS
Raids a Place and Then Makes Pris?
oners Give Their Real Names
Before Giving Bail.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 12?Led by Dis?
trict Attorney Jerome the police to?
night raided an alleged gambling
house in Tenth street and arrested
1-15 men, till but one of whom were
locked up. chnreed with having refus?
ed to aid the police when a felony was
being committed. One man 'was
charged with running a gambling
bouse. The new tactics of District
Attorney Jerome were apparently a
eroat surprise, not only to prisoners,
but also to the lawyers and those
bondsmen who flocked to the station
to bail out the prisoners. Fictitious
names are often elven following nr
rests. but tonight the district attorney
Instructed the sergeant at the poliee
station to swear the bondsmen to
make onth that the prisoners' names
and addresses given at the station
house were correct.
Although lawvers apneared at the
station house with bondsmen the ser?
geant remained ftrm and in nearlv
everV case refused to nllow the ball.
The result was at a late hour many
of 145 men were still held at the sta?
tion.
USD AY. DECEMBER
NO CLASH BETWEEN
FRANCE AND CHURCH
Indications ars Against Anything
Mich Might be Galled
a Religious War.
PEOPLE GENERALLY INDIFFERENT
'Greatest Cause for Uneasiness Ib
Thnt the Infidels and Free Thinkers
May Riot Today?Merry de Val Pro?
tests Aflalnst Ransacking the Arch?
bishop's Residence.
(By Associated Press.) I
PARIS, Dec. 12.?Tho clergy of
Paris Issued special appeals tonight
to their parlahoners to ho present at;
j thu churches tomorrow at the first
I muss. The government purposes to
j proceed gently. Thesu services will]
not be broken up by tiie police. but|
will In attendance to note any Irifruc-{
tlon of the law and cite otflclatlng
priests or their assistants before thu
nearest Justice of the pence.
Tho onlcf danger of disorders in
Purls lies In the possible Invasions ot
churches by rowdies and free think?
ers. HcaerveH of gendanneH will be
stationed at various points throughout
the city to guurd against trouble of
this sort.
The efforts made by certain mem
' bora of tho chamber of deputies und
others disinterested persons to secure
a continuation of servlceajn churches.
I in spile of the Pupal veto, by Inducing
Catholic laymen In euch parish to
maku the forbidden declaration, have
not thus far met with much support.
At a late hour tonight the Church of
St. .lohn the Evangelist, was the only
church where Buch legal application
had been made. The Indications are
1 against anything which might he dig
Iniiied b:' tne numb ot a religion war,
'and tho prompt expulsion from Prance
yesterday ot Monslguor Montaganl,
? ????retary of the papal munclatnro
here, coupled with the threats to ex
pel recalcitrant clergymen from
! France, has had a good Influence. The
nillltnry Catholics are In a minority
and the masses are either indifferent,
or except in a few Isolated instances,
inclined to side with the government.
Merry de Val's Statement.
HOME. Doe. 12.?Cardiunl Merry
do Val, the Papal secretary, has ad?
dressed u protest against thevnctloti
of the French government, in search
Ing the Archbishop's nunclatnte at
Paris. This protest will be handed to
the members of the diplomutlc body
accredited to the Vatican. The secre?
tary of state sets forth, among other
things, that the incident In question
Is the first Instance In history of
' such a violation in the rights or man.
ROME. Dec. 12?There Is a broad
and far reaching movement on foot
to express sympathy with und loyalty
to the Pope under the present condi?
tions and expressions of auch senti?
ments are being received from church?
men all over the world, from Cardi?
nals down to the humblest priests. In
Rome, however, the manifestations of
sympathy are not unanimous, for to?
day the. nritl-clerlr.nl clubs raised flags
aloft and tonight the buildings are .'?
laminated, arid they have issued man?
ifestos to clubs which they term
"triumphs of civil liberty." Some nn
ti-clericals attempted to nlncard tho
eolorihdos of si. Peters with nntl-Vat
ican inscriptions, but (hey were pre?
vented by the police. An antl clerical
demonstration Is being organized for
next Sunday.
Will Dissolve Reichstag.
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Dec. 12 ?Emperor Wil?
liam has asked Chancellor Von Bcu
low to dissolve the Reichstag rin:l or?
der new elections if the supplemen?
tary appropriations nsked for by the
government are not granted the House.
The question of the Reichstag appro?
priating enough money to keen the
present army in German South we <t
Africa In the field, is according to the
conviction of Hie government 6<i*lTvii
lent to the ouestlon whether the colony
shall be given up or be reinstated. An
anneal to the country, if nocassary,
will he on thnt issue.
POOR ESTIMATE MADE
ON THE COTTON CROP
Government Officials Greatly Overes?
timate it, Say6 President of
Southern Cotton Association.
(Rv Associated Press.)
ATLANTA. OA.. Hoc. 12.?Hnrvev
.Ionian, president of the Southern Cot
ton association in an interview lodav
upon the recent government eatininle
nlaclnc the cron of the eiirrent year
at twelve and a half million bales
said:
"The holders of snot cotton In the
South should not become panicky ov
I cr the recent estimate of the bureuu
13, 190?.
of cotton HtntiBtlcB. The enormous
domnnd for spot cotton by the mills
of tbo world will nbsorb every bnlo
of Amorlcnn cotton produced this
your before (mother crop can he har?
vested. There Is not now as much
cotton In tile South gathered or In IU*i
gins as was the ease one year ago,
honeo the present crop will never
roach 12,000,000 hale:;.
Persona aeipialuted with the situa?
tion say that late cotton, as was (no
catto In 1904, thin year was killed by
nn unusually heavy frost. Granting
Hint only 8f> per cent, was ginned to
December I, the totul yield would not
exceed 13,700,000 hnlnst. The bureau
bus overestimated the yield this year
as badly as It underestimated the
crop a year ago.
"Tbo people are urged to hold their
cotton firmly for good prices and the
spot niarkel can ho fully maintained
for the balance of season."
MORE COLORED MEN
SEEKING RE-ENUSTMENT
Six of the Dishonorably Discharged
Men Deny All Complicity in
Brownsville Riot.
fBy Assoclntod Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13 ?
The Immediate result of the memo?
randum of Secretary Tuft Issued yes?
terday, outlining the procedure fol?
lowed by tbo enlisted men of the
Twenty fifth Infantry who were dls-1
charged without honor and who want
to re-enllst, was the visit todav to the
' war department of six of the dlscharg
I I'd men who applied for re-enllstment,
declaring Unit they were not compll
I catod or had nhy knowledge of the af?
fair at Brownsville. The men had no
j documentary evidence to establish
this fact, but their applications were
submitted and received upon the ns
Hiirance tlml If such testimony would
be forthcoming. Secretary Taft.
I who will pass- upon the ensn of the
I discharged nun before taking the
I mutter (a the President, said that
, nothing beyond receiving the nppllcn
I Hons for re enlisted will be done tin
| 111 the replies or the President and
? himself |o the senate resolutions are
t submitted.
MONEY FOR PEARY
I FOR ANOTHER TRIAL
Mi rrl? K. Jessup Olves the Artie Ex
I plorer a Complimentary Dinner
I In New York City.
(By Associated ProBB)
NKfW YORK. Dec. 12.?Comman?
der Robort R. Peary, together with
.other prominent members of the
I Peary Artie club und Intimate
friend.'-., were the guests at a dinner
given by .Morris K. Jessup at the
j University club tonight. In honor
el l.he explorer's return from the
Artie. ?
1 The dinner was described nfl a
; "family affair" and the speeches
: delivered were of an Informal char
II -: I-, nothing being given out for
publication,
I Commander I'eary In responding
. to an III for mill speech of Mr. Jes?
sup lo him ami his friends, said If
he could get the right sort of a ship
I for another dash, to the Norlh Pole
, he believed he could accomplish
;hls object In a year. II Is said
I assurances wore given him at the
dinner thai the kind of ship wanted
would he provided whenever ho Is
I ready to undertake another voyage.
Pennsylvania Men Dine.
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Doe. 12.?Secretary
of State Kool. was the guoBt of honor
'at the eighth annual dinner of the
I Pehnsvlvania Scclctv <>f New York,
jho|d this evening at the Wnldorf-As
torin hotel.
More than seven hundred members
of the society were present. Presi?
dent .1. Hnmdcn R?hl) presided. Sec
rotary Boot responded to the tonst.
|Tlie United States." Justice .1 II.
Brown, of I he Supreme Court of Penn?
sylvania responded 'o the toast, "The
Judiciary;" The other speakers wem
James T. Dnbols, of Pennsylvania a-ul
Rohen C. Ogdon, of New York.
COUNT BONl'S COUNSEL
PRATES ABOUT DISHONOR
I Just as Though the Husband of Anna
Gould Could Do Anything Hon?
orable.
(Bv Associated Press.)
PAIHSi FRANCE. Hoc. 12.?The ar?
gument for Castelllno's creditors
were finished today and a decision
will he rendered shortly. Matlro
Bon I for the creditors, contented to
the end thai Madame Could was un?
der obligations to settle the bills for
I ho e\! ravasanc.es which the Count
Bonl made ami ibns save her husband
from ruin and dishonor.
Mnltlrn Crljpp for Madame Could,
insisted (hat legitimate bills would bo
nnld. but I hat It would be unjust to
hold her responsible for the count's
folly.
No Divorce for Hartje.
(Rv Associated Press.)
PJTTSBIJRO. PA.. Pee. 12.?Jndne
Poliert S. Franler handed down his de?
cision in the famous Hartje divorce
case this evening. The petition, of
August Harljo, the mull I millionaire,
for a diyorco from his wife. Mrs.
Mnrv Scott Hartje, who he charged
jwltb lnllmaev with Thomas Ma din. a
former coachman, is denied.
? '.' -im
?4X>*$?4>+?
THE W EAT MBB.
Fair and warmer -|S
Thursday; Friday in- j
creasing cloudne??,
freah louthwtst wind?
PRICE TWO CENTS
GILLETTE IN DEATH
CELL AT AUBURN
The Trip Was Made From Her
klmer Without Any Disorder
or Special Incident,
HIS MOTHER BECOMES HYSTERICAL
Had to B* Removed From the Cell
of Her Son But Later on W*B
Able to Say Gooil Bye to Him in
an Imprcstlve Manner?May Visit
Poisoner Today.
- [)
(By A?aoolntod ProBa.)
IIKRWIMER, N. Y. Doc. 21.?
Chester 10. Gillette who lH h?h
tonccd to ho electrocuted durln? j
the week beginning January 28 for
the murder of (Irneo Brown, was
taken to the Annum prison today
In the custody of Sheriff Klock and.',
a deputy.
Mrs. Gillette, Chester's moth
or, consented to remain behind to
avoid |H)8slhle arenas on tho Way
and she was promised I -"turn
that, she might visit her', ' ;*rt
Auhurn prison tomorrow.
Gillette hud a rnrewell break iv'Jt
with Chester In lila coll and just at
the close of the visit, tho mother
became hysterical. "1 can stand
i no longer," she shoatod, and a
guard led her to another part oi .
the Jail, where she recovered her-.
coir. An hour. Inter sho went back
to her pon'a coll und hade him
good bye In a very Intpresslvo man?
ner.
- ? ? '-yfi
Arrives at Auburn,
AUBURN. N. Y. Doc. 12.?-Cilest??'
IC. Gillette under sentence of death
Tor the murder nf Oraco Brown ar?
rived bore n Hille nfter' 3 o'olooki
Ulla afternoon In custody of aherlft'
or Herklmer county ? The t nrl^pygr
was transferred from tho tralp; to
th:> prison In a closed carrlige,
there was no disorder.
SCHOONER R. M. HAYWOOD
PULLED OFF THE SHORE
Wrecking Tug Gets Her In Deep Wa?
ter Before Damage to Any Ex
tont Had Been Done.
<*Jy ASHoctntea pi-cbb.i
NORFOLK. VA.. Dee. 12? I-H<0
this afternoon the tug Rokciuh pr The
Merrltt Chapman Derrick and WroqH-.
lug company a lino to the strand?
ed schooner Ralph M. Ha.vwood.
ashore 14 ml'oB a?.Mith of Capo Hepry,
and at 7:20 tonight succeeded In
flouting the vpbhoI. It Is expected'
Hint the lug will arrive early tomor?
row morning with the schooner in
low. Reports nre to tho effect, thftt
the vessel Is not seriously damaged.
Tho crew nntriu up to Norfolk from
the Little Inland station tonight.
BLACK HAND SLAYS
AMIDST FESTIVITIES
Well to Do Saloon Keeper Murdered
In Cold Blood While Celebrat?
ing His Birthday.
(By Ansnclnted Proas.)
MOW YORK, Dec. 12.?Willie cele?
brating IiIk forty-fifth birthday anni?
versary with his family, and a num?
her of guests at his homo at Bath
Bench tonight, Frank Massa. a weil
to do saloon keeper waa ahot and kill?
ed by three iiSHasInn who had.gained
entrnnco to the bouse. All three ot
the mon escaped.
It is said that about a wcok ago
Maasa was visited by an Italian wljo
claimed to represont a Black Hand
society and who demanded $1,000
from Massa under penalty of death.
Massa answered that he did not have
that much ready money and his visi?
tor rej/euted his threat as be left.
ROBBED BANK IN
REAL WESTERN STYLE
Daring Daylight Hold-up in an Odol,
s?, Russia, Institution.
Yesterday.
(By Associated Press.)
ODESSA, Dec. 12,?O. .no of the
most daring rtihbcrios of recent
times in South Russia, was commit?
ted at the Petersburg International
bank this afternoon when a number
cf robers escaped with $14,500, the
entire cash of the hank. Half . a
dozen armed tne,n suddenly apppA
ed at I he counter and ordered tii'e)
clerks to throw up tholr hands and ??
shot, the policeman on duty. Tht*y
then rifled the cash drawers, and
run off. A force-of Cossacks, puK
sued the robbers and captured fivo
of them but the rest got away wlttjr;
the money.