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New York, Dec. 10. —The govern xnent's new big 14-Inch gun, which was tried out at the Sandy Hook proving grounds, exploded and many officer, and ordnance soldiers on the For Hancock reservation had narrow e.- capes from death. The big gun was practically blown to pieces and fragments of It wen thrown over one-half mile away by the force of the explosion. The breed block, weighing two tons, was thrown a quarter of a mile, and a piece of tlu gun, weighing about 300 pounds. Hew over the new life saving station, hal a mile away. The officers who were witnessing the test had gone behind a bomb prooi shelter before the gun was fired. Michael Brennan, an ordnance soldier, however, had a miraculous escape from death. He was standing on the gun carriage when the great piece was fired, and although death dealing fragments flew all around him he was unscratched. Brennan was thrown for many yards. He got up and brushed himself off and started to ascertain what damage was done. The tremendous steel projectile was burled over the target and ripped up the beach for 100 yards when It struck the sand. The muzzle of the gun, a cylindrical section about ten feet long, and weighing many hundreds of pounds, landed on the railroad track, tearing up the rails for twenty yards. Chicago, 111., Dec. 10. —Joseph Me rochnlck, a diamond importer, of New York, was robbed of unset diamonds Valued at $27,500 and SI6OO In curren cy here by two negroes, according to a report made to the police. Meroch nick was beaten over the head and one of his hands was slashed with a knife. His cravat. In which he wore a diamond pin, was cut off by the rob hers. Live Stock Destroyed by Fire. Norristown, Pa., Dec. 10. Ten hones, six cows and six hogs were burned to death when the barn be longing to the Philadelphia Lard com pany, at Mablehead, was destroyed by fire. Mob Hangs Three Negroes. Mobile, Ala., Dec. 10. —A message from Choctaw county says that three negroes were hanged by a lynching mob. Six more negroes were en route to thU city for safe keeping. CLEARING HOUSES UNDER FIRE Baltimore Manager Vigorously Defends System. OPPOSES ANY REGULATION Declares Certain Banks Were Not Ad mitted Because They Would Not Be Bound by the Buies. I Washington, Dec. 10. The housa ; “money trust” Investigating commit i tee got down to work, resuming its sessions, Interrupted several month;:; ago. After a statement was Issued by Representative Pujo, the chairman, de nying that there was any friction among the probers and rapping false; reports circulated by hostile interests, the committee delved Into conditions In the Baltimore clearing house. Later attention was turned to Phila delphia. Francis B. Reeves, president of the Philadelphia Clearing House, said there was no attempt on the part : Of his association to regulate charges on the colelction of out-of-town checks l Baltimore bankers, who had been denied the privileges of membership In that association, were sharply questioned by Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the committee, as to why they had been shut out. They replied that they did not know'. One, John R. Bland, president of the United States Fidelity and Guarantee company, of Baltimore, admitted that he had received Information that his Institution was to be received Into the j association since the agitation started by the “money trust” investigating committee had begun. Untermyer tried to get the witness to admit that the committee's action was responsi ble for this action, but he refused tc admit it A general defense of the clearing; house system of hanking was made' and a decided stand against govern ment regulation was taken by Waldo' Newcomer, manager of the Baltimore Clearing House. He explained that the 4 banks were not admitted because, as conditional members, they would not j be bound by the rules of the associa tlon regarding out-of-town check ex i change charges, and other rates, and would be in a position to compete at an advantage with the other members | of the assocltion strictly bound by the i rules. “If they were thus admitted,” he said, “they might proceed by uncon servative methods to cut rates of ex i change.” Newcomer said the rules of his as soclatlon did not provide for the ex ! amlnation of the books of a new mem-; her clearing through a member. The i New York Clearing House has this rule. 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Cloud said he made two applications for clearing house membership, the latter one in May, 1911, but was in formed that his Institution could not be admitted. He said his bank still was seeking membership, and was willing to subscribe to all the clearing house regulations to get It. Still his bank had been kept out. “Are you afraid by testifying here you will arouse the enmity of other Baltimore bankers?” asked Untermy er. “No,” said Cloud hesitatingly. RUSSIA REFUSES TO ALTER ATTITUDE Cannot Give Pledge Austrii Expects. St Petersburg, Dec. 10. —Russia's at titude with respect to the Balkan sic uatlon has not been changed by the apparently serious military prepara tlons of Austria, the imperial Germar chancellor’s pointed speech In the relchstag and the renewal of the Tri pie Alliance. In diplomatic circles In St. Peters burg these various incidents are in terprted as tactical developments ol Austria’s natural desire to safeguard her Interests and prestige from the growing influence of Slavdom, her Ixn mediate object being to compel Rus sia to disavow Servia in the matter ol an Adriatic port. It Is pointed out that while making due allowance for legitimate measures of self-defense on the part of the cabi net at Vienna, Russia is bound also tc safeguard her own Interests and pres tlge. It is further urged that Russia cannot disavow what she never claim ed, and that she already had done her utmost to restrain the Servians. In St. Petersburg the opinion Is held that no Irreconcilable difference ro mains between the minimum that the Servians demand and the maximum which Austria is prepared to concede, and that a great power like Russia cannot give such pledges as Austrian diplomacy expects. Nor is It for a mo ment believed In official quarters in St. Petersburg that Austria will resort to war to enforce such pretensions. Bridegroom Ends Life at Altar. Bucharest, Dec. 10. Constantine Mltru, captain of the Roreleth Calu gerl regiment, committed suicide by Bhootlng himself in the head while the priest was performing the mar riage ceremony. The bride of Captain Mltru was one of the prettiest Ron manian girls. GIRL STRANGELY SHOlf Unidentified Man Fire* at Her on Porch and Flees. Northumberland, Pa., Dec. 10. —Miss j Esther Sergeant, the six teen-year-old daughter of Oliver S r ;eant, la in a critical condition, hav. oeen shot by; an unidentified man, a u-diet entering; her right breast. So far as Is known she had no sweetheart nor enemies. Miss Sergeant and a young niece, were alone at the Sergeant home,; when theiydder girl went to the kltch en to procure lunch. The elder girl ■ opened the door leading to a porch: and walked out to get a milk bottle , when a young man stepped from be j hind a corner of the house and, de ; llberately pointing a revolver at her fired. Her assailant fled and she fell over senseless to the porch. Her niece found her covered with blood. Earl Hendershott, a hank official, living across the street, hearing the cries of the niece, hurried to the place and carried the wounded girl indoors, aftei which a physician was summoned. He restored the girl to consciousness, and after a probe recovered the bullet. Common Towel Must Go. Washington, Doc. 10.—The common | towel was ordered abolished from rail- • road cars, vessels, all other interstate vehicles and from stations, by Secre tary MacVeagh, of the treasury de partment, in au amendment to the In terstate quarantine regulations. This action follows closely the abolition ol the common drinking cup from use 01 Interstate carriers. Towels may le used again only after having bee sterilized in boiling water. Victim of Thug Dying After Operatic) Trenton, N. J., Dec. 10.—Miss Luel Marshall, who was attacked by an un identified man, is dying after an opei ation for a fractured skull. Poss ■; with bloodhounds have searched th surrounding country. Several arres have been made, but all suspects hav* proven alibis and been released. A CAMBRIDGE INQUIRY. Answered by the Statement of a Cambridge Resident. When first the long series of re ports of Cambridge people who have been relieved by Doan’s Kid ney Pills were published in the lo cal press, great enthusiasm and in terest were aroused. But Cam bridge is now inquiring, “How are these people keeping today? How has the benefit they received with stood the test of time?” For that, after all, is the essential test of a cure. On this point doubt can no longer exist, for after many years those who have been cured, em phatically declare their cures to be lasting. Mrs. M. 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