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BIG VESSEL ON ROCKS
STEAMER HUTCHINSON, FROM DU
LUTH FOR BUFFALO, ASHORE
I N SEVERE STORM.
CARGO OF FLAX IS WATERSOAKED
ILL FATED SHIP AND CONTENTS
WORTH IN THE NEIGHBOR-
HOOD OF $350,000.
Duluth, Dec. 1The new steel
steamer J. P. Hutchinson, weighted
with the most valuable cargo figuring
in a wreck on the Great Lakes this
season, is on the rocks off Keweneau
point, five miles west of Eagle river.
A heavy sea prevails and the boat is
reported in bad shape. She carries
187,000 bushels of flax seed, worth
1190,000. The vessel is worth $150,
000. She is owned by Hutchinson &
Co. of Cleveland.
At the time of the accident the Hut
chinson was bound from Duluth to
Buffalo. A heavy north gale and a
snow storm caused her to miss the
track to the Portage Lake canal and
she went on the rocks. The vessel is
resting on the rocks amidships, with
twenty feet of water under each end.
She commenced filling with water at
once and the hold Is now full. The
steamer's pumps have had no effect
on the inflow.
A telegram from the captain states
that the sea has gone down since the
steamer went ashore, but that a big
outfit of steam pumps will be needed
to save the boat. Even should the
vessel be released without further
damage tne loss will be great, as much
of the cargo has been watersoaked.
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Historic Academy of Music at Brook
lyn in Ruins.
New York, Dec. 1.The historic
Academy of Music, the largest theater
in Brooklyn, was completel consumed
by a fire which is believed to have
been caused by. aji explosion in the
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threatened adjoining property and
when the roof fell in part of it struck
a saloon building adjoining, but for
tunately no one was hurt, although
the saloon was destroyed. The loss
is estimated at $300,000 The .fire
started in the sceneiy on the stage
of the theater,' where a number of
men were preparing for the testi
monial dinner to State Senator Me
Carren to be given in the evening.
For some unknown reason the fire de
partment was tardy in arriving on the
scene and it was fully fifteen minutes
before they had a stream on the build
ing. It was then discovered that the
water could be carried scarcely half
way up to the roof. Within half an
hour after the discovery of the fire
the entire building was a roaring fur
nace and the firemen were bending all
their efforts to saving the surrounding
property.
The academy, which was an an
tiquated building constructed in IS'
of brick, sandstone and wood, offered
no resistance to the flames. It was
located in the heart of the financial
district. Opposite on Montague street
is the Brooklyn public library, with
over 100,000 volumes. The wind was
blowing In tuat direction sand great,
fears were expressed for its safety.
The building was owned by a stock
company.
Brooklyn theaters have had many
experiences with fires in the past. The
worst was that of the Brooklyn the
ater, which was destroyed in 1S76.
when 298 lives were lost. In 1891
Hyde & Behmann's theater was totally
consumed, but no lives were lost.
Later it was reported that a boy,
who was employed in the bowling al
ley in the room adjoining the acad
emy, was missing.
RESULT OF RECENT DECREE.
Disturbances General in Russian Prov
inces of Armenia.
New York, Dec. 1.Disturbances
are reported in all the Russian prov
inces of Armenia, says a London dis
patch to the Times. Conflicts are oc
curring everywhere between the peo
ple and the troops or police.
The chief cause is the decree issued
some time ago by which the property
of the Armenian church was handed
over to the government. Alarming
disaffection is reported among the
workin classes at Kieff. The police
force has been largely increased.
The governor general threatens sum
mary punishment for persons circulat
ing rumors likely to accentuate appre
hension among the inhabitants.
A Help to Make
A Merry Christmas
W Have Always Advocated Giving
Useful Christmas Presents
This year we will give everyone
A chance to buy useful Christmas Presents
for their male friends by
Extending Our Clothing
Sale Another Month
During December any Man's, Boy's or
Child's Suit or Overcoat in the store at
or Regular Price
\M^RSfl
A Help to Make
A Happy New Year
easaa
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GRAFTER
INS
SELF-CONFESSED BOODLER ON
STAND IN GRAND RAPIDS
MUNICIPAL SCANDAL.
IMPLICATES A NUMBER QF PEOPLE
BANKERS, NEWSPAPER MEN AND
OTHERS SAID TO HAVE HAD
A HAND I N DEAL.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 1.The
examination of State Senator David
Burns, who was charged by Lant K.
Salsbury, the former city attorney, in
his confession of the bribery of munic
ipal officials and others in connection
with the notorious water deal, with
having received $200 for his work, was
begun during the day in police court.
Salsbury was the first witness for the
people. He testified that he offered
Burns $200, in addition to $100 which
Burns told him he had already re
ceived. Burns scorned the offer at
first, saying that he was no $100 man
that he was not going to introduce the
bill in the legislature and have the
other persons in the deal make a large
amount while he had just a little.
Burns threatened, so Salsbury swore,
that he would tack on a referendum
clause to the bill wanted by the pro
moters unless he was given $5,000.
Finally Salsbury told him to put in
the bill and to say nothing about the
$5,000 until the bill became a law, in
timating that he would be further re
warded then. The $200 was paid to
Burns in Salsbury's office in the city
hall, witness testified.
Salsbury testified that the water
deal first came to his attention in
June. 1900. when Thomas F. .McGarrv
Rev. Theo. Lorenzo Seip, D. D. ,presi-
dentoftheHublenburfcCollegesjnce]896 died from apoplexy at Allentown, Pa.
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a local attorney, told him that he had
some clients who wanted to get a con
tract to furnish the city with water.
Salsbury was driven into the deal, so
he confessed, because of a $15,000
Shortage in His Bank Account
caused by unfortunate speculation in
wheat. He met R. A. Cameron of New
York and agreed to go" Into the deal
for $25,000 cash. The money was sent
by H. A. Taylor of New York, the
moneyed man in the deal, to the State
bank. '"My sole purpose was to take
the $25,000." said Salsbury. "to
straighten up my bank account. If 1
got the money at that time I would
have settled the shortage and then
the water deal would have ended."
Attorney McGarry, however, wanted
$21,500 from Salsbury, ho testified, but
it was finally agreed that Salsbury
should pay him $7,500.
Salsbury then went into the news
papers' alleged connection with the
deal. "Cameron wanted to know if
the newspapers would support us. 1
told him that I would take care of it.
I paid Charles S. Burch of the Evening
Press $5,000. I also gave J. Clark
Sproat, the manager of the Democrat.
some. I was talking of becoming a
partner with Sproat, it being under
stood that I was to use the paper as I
wanted."
After paying McGarry $7,500, so
Salsbury testified, he went to ex
Mayor Perry's office and gave him
$3 333. "Perry's theory, so Salsbury
testified, was for him and the Demo
crat (a local paper) to support the
Bailey Springs water project, this be
ing reported as a rival interest to the
Lake Michigan deal, in the aid of
which bribery was done. He advocated
the Bailey Springs deal with the sole
purpose of getting the other papers to
oppose the project, before it was
known that the other papers would
accept money.
Salsbury also implicated Samuel N.
Lemon, collector of internal revenue,
and William N. Anderson, president of
the Fourth National bank, who. so he
said, wanted $1,000 each.
THOUSAND8 OF LIVES LOST.
Typhoon Creates Great Havoc Off
Swatow, South China.
Victoria, B. C, Dec. 1.Advices
were received from South Chjsa by
the Athenian of the loss of thousands
of live3 as a result of the destruction
of several hundred fishing junks in a
typhoon off Swatow. The havoc was
awful when the gales swept down on
the vessels. For days disabled junks
drifted helplessly about, their occu
pants suffering from thirst and hun
ger. The Hong Kong government
tender Stanley rescued a number,
picking up eight junks and taking 122
men off the vessels that were aban
doned. The Stanley then returned
from the rescue of the flrshermen and
reported there were 400 junks fishing
off Swatow when the typhoon came on
Nov. 4. From the Stanley 57 disabled
junks were seen flying signals of dis
tress. Several junks were towed to
Hong Kong and then a relief cruise
was made.
Meanwhile three tropedo boat de
stroyers, the naval water boat Cherub
and a Chinese cruiser were sent out
and rescued many. Several hundred
men were taken from wrecked erafts
suffering greatly, some heing without
food or water from two to five days.
Of the 400 fishing junks at. least 300
are reported disabled or sunk and
thousands of lives were lost.
NINETEEN ARE KILLED.
Victims of Football Confined to Un
trained PlayerB.
Chicago, Dec. 1.The Tribune
says:
Nineteen lives'were lost on the foot
ball field during the season of 1!JOH
one boy was driven insane from inju
ries thirteen players were severely
injured, some of them being disabled
for life. The number of minor but
painlul accidents goes into the hun
dreds and the list of the severely in
jured necessarily also is incomplete.
The feature of the year's tabulation
is that it shows serious casualties
practically were confined to untraine
players. No merrier of any of
first class elevens was killed or per
manently disabled. Ov? Yale player
and one Harvard player suffered
broken leg.
No player in any of the tennis of :i
"Big Nine" in the West was the vic
tim of any hurt worse than a wren I
shoulder, a bruised hear!, a sprs!'
ankle or a turned ankle.
In consequence of injuries siretaintfd
by their piayors several of the mihor
schools have forbidden the gara"
football Two townsColumous June,
tion. Pa., and Greenfield, O.havo
stopped the sport as the result of pe
titions circulated by parents.
GUILTY OF MANY CRIMES.
Condemned Murderer Confesses to
Killing Eighteen People.
Chieago, Dec. LChief of Police
O'Neill stated during the day that
Char!- Kruger, in jail at Greensburg,
Pa., has confessed to the murder of.
i Policemen Pennell and Devirie in Ch
I eago. According to Chief O'.Wi..
Kruger has also confessed to the mur
der of sixteen other persons in Ken
tucky and the East. The prisoner was
arrested on the charge of burglary
originally and has been sentenced to
be hanged Jan. 14, 1504.
UNFAVORADI.
0 WOOD.
Testimony of Former Member
ban Junta.
WITHOUT SERIOUS PROTEST.
Wages of Additional Cotton Mill Opcr
atives Reduced.
Boston, Dec. 1.The wages of
about 32,000 cotton textile operatives
were reduced during the clay, This
addition brings the total miniher in
New England who have had their pay
cut down this fall to about 64,000 and
the cut which takes effect in New Bed
ford-aext Monday will swell the total
to about 75,000 and complete a general
reduction in Southern New England,
cotton mills. The cut down in {Tic
majority, of factories averaged 10 per
cent.
Practically every cotton mill in
Rhode Island, where there are about
2,200.000 spindles, adopted the new
schedule. In that state nearly 20.000
operatives are affected and the new
order of things will moan a loss of
fully |20,000 weekly In wages.
Tho cut also became operative in
mills in Massachusetts and Connecti
cut, controlled by Rhode Island cap
ital and employing about 7,000 addi
tional hands.
The reports from tho mill district
indicate that the new schedules were
received without any serious protest
on the part of the operatives.
MISSING WI LL FOUND.
Heirs of Ex-Governor Drake Share
Equally in Estate.
Des Moines, Dec. 1.The missing
will of the late Governor Francis M.
Drake was found among Bome papers
in the office of the Des Moines consist
ory, Scottish Rlto Masons, of which
order Governor Drake was a member.
It was forwarded at onco by registered
letter to Ceriterville for probation. By
its terms the six children, Including
Millie D. Shonts. Jennie Sawyers, Eva
D. Goss, F. E. Drake, John A. Drake
and Mary Lord Sturdevant, .share
equally, and $50,000 goes to Drake uni
versity.
The instrument was drawn Jan. 2.
1897, and was given to Grand Re
corder Coleman for safekeeping. The
latter thought a later will had been
made and gave the Instrument no
thought, during the fruitless search
for it at Ceriterville.
MINNESOTA LANDS INVOLVED.
Supreme Court Decides Long Pending
Contest.
Washington. Dec. 1.The B11prome
court of the United States, in an opin
ion by Justice Brewer, has decided the
case of Jacob Gertgens vs. John P.
O'Connor in O'Connor's favor. The
cast arose over the contention of own
ership of a quarter section of land in
Traverse county, Minn. The land was
within the indemnity land grant made
by the government to the St. Paul.
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway
company and was included in a tract
which the railway company granted
Archbishop Ireland the right to make
sales.
O'Connor claimed the title through
Ireland, while Gertgens claimed it un
der a settlement by himself under the
homestead law.
ENDS THE COAL SHORTAGE.
Northern Colorado Miners Return to
Work.
Denver, Dec. 1.Nearly two-thirds
of the 2,'ion miners of tee Northern
Colorado roal fields resumed work
dining the day and it. Is i xpectad thai
within a week or two the full force
will be at work.
The announcement of the settlement
of the strike in the Northern district
was the cause of general rejoicing in
all business circles, for it means an
end to the coal shortage.
Hopes are entertained that the con
ference of union officials to be held
at Trinidad on Wednesday will lead
to a settlement of the strike In the
Southern fields.
nir. at yon a i tJCITast.
Belfast, Ireland. Dec. 1.William J.
Bryan lunched with the lord mayor of
Belfast during the day and subsequent
ly made a tour of the Queens Island
shipbuilding yards and other large
manufacturing concerns.
Charles Thelsen. who was arrested
at New York on Thanksgiving day fori
writing rambling letters to President
Roosevelt, has been declared Insane
and transferred from Bollevue EfrjspitaT
to the Manhattan state hospital at]
[slip, L. I.
FOEOE
senate
Washington, Dec. LThe
committee on military affairs
the day resumed its hearing in the
Wood case. Major Rathbone was the
first witness. He was called to submit
a list ot witnesses he desires to have
summoned to support certain of his
charges filed against General Wood.
When the hearing opened Horatio S.
Rubens of New York, formerly a mem
ber of the Cuban junta, was waiting
to be heard. Mr. Rubens was before
the committee from 11:30 o'clock until
the committee adjourned for luncheon
at .1:30. His testimony tended to cor
roborate the statements made to the
committee by Major Runcie in refer
ence to the knowledge General Wood
is said to have had of the Ramie
magazine article criticising' unfavor
ably the administration of Major tlon
eral Brooke as governor genera) of
Cuba.
One of the most important state
ments made by Mr. Rubens was that
General Wood vis*ed after the
publication of the RunciO article
that their conversation showed that
General Wood had previous knawlo
ot it.
luring
ORGANIZED SYSTEM OF CORRUP-
TION IN POSTAL DEPART-
MENT BEGAN IN 1893.
BRISTOW'S REPORT IS MADE PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT OUT MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS A3 A RESULT OF
WHOLE3ALE FRAUDS.
Washington*, Dec l.The report
of J. L. Bristow. fourth assist an! post
master who has'had chargoji
of tlv postal fraud Inquiry, has been
made public
The rei ordfl of L0i 0 re i have
been gone over and the files of the
.dopaitii-.i'iit examined for a pe of
nearly ten years.
It is found that the system of or
ganized corruption began lu 1S: and
has continued until stopped by this in
vestigation.
During this period corrupt officials
ami their confederates have secured
between $300,000 and $.400,000, but this
sum Is small in comparison with the
millions that have been lost to the
government through ail phases of the
graft.
As a result of the Investigation four
officers i tho department have re
signed, thirteen have been removed
and foTt.v-four indictments have been
found, Involving thirty-one persons,
ten of whom are in the postoffice de
partment.
In the report the part played by for
mer Assistant Postmaster General
Heath in the corruption receives se
vere criticism, but no Indictment has
been found against him
Memorandum by the President.
The Briatow report makes 120,000
words, but the abstract made public
contains about 12.000 and is accompa
nied by a "inempran lum" written by
President Roosevelt, In which he com
ments upon the facts set forth in the
report and delivers a denunciation of
the corruption* with his personal char
acterization of e'vlldoing on the part of
government officials.
One ot the most interesting parts of
the president's memorandum Is his in
dtrert reference to the Indefinite
charges made against Perry S. Heath,
the secretary of the national Republic
an committee, who was first assistant
postmaster general in the McKinley
administration. President Roosevelt
expresses no opinion as to tho guilt or
Innocence of Mr. Heath but contents
himself with calling attention to the
fact set forth In tho Pristow report
that Heavers, the former chief of the
salaries and allowance division of the
fourth assistant postmaster general's
office, who Is now under Indictment,
made a direct charge that in at least
one instance he was compelled to
ahare bribe money with Heath, a state
ment that, it Is admitted in the re
port, Heath denies, and tho evidence
in support of it was not regarded \rj
the district attorney as sufficient to
warrant, his Indictment.
Extend Statute of Limitations.
The president expresses regret that
the staatute of limitations expires ar.
the length of three years from the
time of wrongdoing of ofncialaand ho
urges thai the limit be extended to
at least five years, as recommended
by the attorney general.
surprise is the accusation against
General Tyner, who was summarily re
moved from the office of attorney for
the postolllce department and who. the
publls has heretofore believed, was the
honest victim of designing subordi
nates. The president, however, says
that Tyner wass knowingly an 1 wil
fully corrupt.
The so called Tuiloch charges, relat
ing chiefly to -lire lax-methods em
ployed in the department when Heath
was first assistant postmaster general.
are not referred to In the report now
made public but will be dealt with
later.
The greater part of the abstract is
taken up by the history of the scan
dals in the salary and allowance divi
sion, the administration of Superin
tendent Heavers, according to Mr.
Bristow. having been "more demoraliz
ing upon the Integrity of the service
than that Of Superintendent Machen
of the free delivery division."
INHABITANTS ALARMED.
Venezue'an Town Enveloped in Sul
phurous Smoke.
Caracas, Venezuela. Dec. l.For
nearly three days the city of Cumana,
State of Meimudez. on the Gulf o1"
Carlaco, has been enveloped In sul
phurous smoke. The origin of th
phenomenon cannot he explained. The
Inhabitants of the place, numbering
about lOiOOO, arc afraid to leave their
houses.
A committee is engaged in investi
gating the matter. Cumana hns been
destroyed-six times by earthquakes.
Illinois Politics Discussed.
Washington, Dec. 1.A conference
at which Illinois politics wa dj
cussed was held at the White Rous
during the day, the parties to it being
the president and Frederick Busse,
state treasurer of Illinois, and State
Senator Daniel Campbell, both of Chi
cago. After leaving the White House
they went to the residence of Senator
Cullom to have a conference with him.