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THE WEATHEB: BAIN. VOL. XXVL, NO. 54. mi FOR MANY YEARS Confesses That She Has Rifled Malls of The Organization V nf Cmnll dime VI WIUUII WUtal. WILL BEAR THE LOSS AND NOT PROSECUTE Miss McClav Was One of The Most Popular Members & Held Office 14 Years WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. There was consternation in D. A. R. circle here when it wax learned that Miss Sarah B. Maclav. one of the moat prominent and respected rru-mhers of the organisation, for fourteen vears the curator of the aocietv. had ton. fessed ithat for years past she had been-systematically robblnia the or ganization. The confession was made to Mrs.. Matthew T. Scott, the presi dent-general of the orKanization. In the presence of Mrs Mabel Q. Sworm- stedt. the correspondlnK secretary- general, and two postoffice Inspectors. The amount of Miss Maelay's pecu lations la 'not known, but It is esti mated at from 11.000 to 110.000. As soon as ine confession was obtained Miss Maclav left for her old home. Huntingdon, Pa. The confession was witnneia rrom tne uaugnters until tne montnly meeting of the national board of management. Mrs, Scott said that the society had determined hot to prosecute nor de- mana restitution, u is aiso saiu mat the Dostofflce authorities will not prosecute, as the letters were rifled by Miss Maclay after they were placed In the possession of tho D. A. K. au thorities. Sums Taken From Mall. The sums taken were small, main ly subscriptions for the D. A. R. or gan, ine American mommy, wnicn is sold for II. As curator Miss Maclay was intrcsted witn handling the mall of the business manager of the magaalne. and in cases where sue suspected that the letters had cash she opened them, took the money ana careiuiur reseated uj.mauv,.vi: sent usually reached their destination. Hundreds of complaints annually reached headquarters, from subscrib ers wno oeciarea mat wie nwKainr had not been sent to them. Many o these complaints were intercepted ny Miss Maclay. for years past ine ( Continued on agc four.) GREAT LUKES TAKE TOLL BF FIFTY EIGHT LIVES IN SPAGE0NE WEEK lias Been Disastrous Year on Shipping with Loss of 121 Lives LAKE 11 U ROM EAlvUl'L DETROIT, Dec. 12 With the prac tical certainty tnat tne men or ine steamer uianun anu uic iai Marquette ana Bessemer iso. z. nave gOne mrrii uuum. uic vwi. ... uv...... taken oy wina ana wave since ine official close or navigation on tne great lakes one ween ago, lans nut five snort ot tne oniciai seasons to tal, sixty three men was tne count up tO last Saturaay. 1 nis weeK M ueato list, fifty-two on mae r.ne ana six on LMne ouuenui hih-huj miv- i. i i i.. i. net.. eigni una wnni int- mii.h iP.f R Is made or tnose wnose lerrinc ngni for life in tne icy waters or 'ne imanu Seas orougni uruneu aim ii'ni-uui' ii imba and bodies', the number may be made to exceed tne casualties ox the entire season or legitimate navigu- t on. This total of 121 men lives lost in 190 Is not tor irem tour iimen uie total oi lasi jwr, wih-h men muiiu ..inj 6'n.to .t - x xttulv of the mortuary lists shows that since tne opening oi iiivikii"' ast spring seveniy-nve me nave heen lost on mae r.ne, nn on uir sunorlnr and six on 1-iKc .Micnigan. A curious leature is mm unite rim'-u does notngure in tne casualty tame. ... L. . L- 1 I I. ..nil,, knar. tlBP ailOOUgn WIIB mnr ... o.d ... . full share lit tne grewsome Duraen. Snenblna tonight of the recent ma rine disasters, rresiaeni moium l,i- Ingstone of tne vane earners aswn- tlon. said tnat mis nas open one -i thm mnmt nisAsiroim vears in in- freight carrying traue on tne i.irai Lakes. STRIKE STILL OX. 8T PAUL, Minn.. Dee. 12. There was little change today in the switch men's strike situation. The railroads say they we moving freight satisfac torily and are steadily improving the service While the strikers dispute this PILFERED S I OF SCIENTISTS IS GROWING WIDER Mrs.Stetson's Sister Resigns From First Church And Mother Church Also PRACTITIONERS continue Healing Some of Those Rebuked Con tinue Meetings In Home of Deposed Leader NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Through disclosures made last night It be came known that the dissension In the First Church of Christ, Scientist, thought to have been ended when Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson was excom municated by the Boston officials, still exists, and has reached a state, so serious that the Intervention of the Boston, officials may be again necessary. Discovery yesterday that Mrs. Stella Stinipson, sister of Mrs. Stetson, has gone abroad and that after leaving this city she resigned by wireless not only from the First Church, in which her sister had been the dominant llg ure, but from the Mother Church in Boston, was followed by other revela tions which seem to show that the hope of reconciling the. followers of Mrs. Stetson with the officials of Christian Science has lessened. That in the face of the excommuni cation of Mrs. Stetson and the admo nition of her practitioners those prac titioners should still continue to prac tice was said last night by persons in the First Church to be indicative of the fact that affairs In the First Church will never be straightened out until other members are disciplined. Suffer Breakdown. There was a meeting last Sunday night in Mrs. Stetson's house, No. 7 VVeqt Ninety-sixth street, of some oju those practitioners who had been advl tnonlshed because of their adherence to the teachings and practices of the deposed leader. The fart onwhlch is based the e lief that the Boston officials will take whose cards Were dropped from the Christian Science Journal have contin ued to treat patients as they did be fore that measure of discipline was taken. Admission was made yesterday that the practitioners have continued these (Contlnnol on pngo six.) AS ILL GET READY TO PAY THEIR NEW TAKES Secretary of the Treasury Sends Out Instructions as to How to Report EXPLAINS REPORTS WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 12. More than 400,000 corporations In the United States will have to make their returns In conformance with the new corporation tax. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh has Issued a wry comprehensive statement for the gov ernment of those corporation officials The statement Is calculated to cover any questions of classification and dis tinction which might arise in the making of the reports, and it sets forth In terse language what the gov ernment expects. Secretary MacV'eagh's statement plainly begins with the statement thct the government expects returns to be made to conform with the Intent of the law and that the law had two intents first that It should be a rev enue producer for the government and second to levy a tax of one per cent, on the net Income of corporations as provided in the law. After a concise definition of what Is considered net Income with the law the. statement rs: "It Is clear that the purpose of the law was not to put a tax on receipts, but a tax on profits and that the terms 'net income' and 'gross Income' are used because while they are prac tically Identical with gross profits and net profits, they are yet rrfore emnras- ive and consequently permit a more comprehensive administration of the law." For convenience and facility In classification, corporations have been divided into six classes. They are Insurance -companies, transportation companies, nhnufacturing companies, mercantile companies, ami miscella neous corporations. The statement makes detailed ex planations of what can be considered gross Income, net Income, and de tines what other terms used In the statements are held to be within the law. Inaccuracy Is expected in some of the returns, the statement says, and BREACH If CHURCH (Continued on pace two,) A8I1EV1LLE, N. LEFT FOUNDERED BOUT ONLY TO DIE OF L Nine Bodies Found Frozen Stlffln Waterlogged Boat on Lake Erie TENTH IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE DROWNED Discovery Tells Sad Tale c Thirty Two Men Who Lost. Their Lives In Wreck ERIE, Penna., Dec. 12. With her flag at half mast, the state fisheries boat Commodore Peary, Captain Jer ry Drlscoll commanding, brought to this port late today the dead and frozen bodies of nine of the crew of the Bessemer and Marquette ferry (N. 2 which left Conneaut, Ohio, Tuesday morning, carrying thirty-two men and which probably foundered in the mid dle of Lake Erie. For the past forty eight hours the Commodore Perry has been scouring tne waters of east ern Lake Erie for the traces of the car ferry, but until a tiny ten man yawl was sighted Crteen miles off this port at 11 o'clock tmiay hud ulmost given up hope of being able to ever tell a portion of the. story of the fate of the big car ferry. Rigid In Death. As the Perry came abreast of the drifting and half water-logged yawl the men gathered at the side of the fish boat, saw that they had arrived too lute. The nine occupants of the boat, which was marked "Bessemer and Marquette No. 4", were frozen stiff in death. Taking the yawl In tow the Perry made all steam for this port, arriving here late today. All police reserves were called out and ambulances lined the wharves as the perry docked. News or the finding of the bodies had reached the city, and thousands of persons swarmed to the wharves. As soon as the lish boat made fast a force of men with tackle set to work raising the dead bodies to the dock where wagons were m waiting. Pro- dcmloh' pHSsed through the principal people following; At the coroner's morgue the fol lowing Identifications were made: II. Thomas, Second cook, Port Stanley; William Ray, J. W. Souars. waiter, O. R. Hwith, steward; F. Steel, fireman; J. Hhelik, fireman; J. Hart, oiler; (Continued on atc II) DF FULL OF STARVING TO DEATH Zelava Orders Catholic So ciety to Cease giving them Food to Eat REIGN OF TERROR BLUEFIELDS. Nicaragua, Pec. 12. It is learned from an authoritative source that n reign of terror Is being maintained in Managua and that not less than live hundred persons Iden tified with political affairs are in halns in the prisons. A Catholic so ciety has been ordered to cease send ing food to the prisoners, and these are in a fair way to starve to death as they are allowed only two cents a day for food. Corporal punishment is meted out dally to various allege! offenders. Zelayn, in order to create an imoresslon that the sentiment of the people of Managua Is hostile to wards America and Americans, re cently ordered Amello Estrada, a prominent liberal and brother of the revolutionist, to organize a demon stration against that country and people, but this he refused to do, and Zelaya had him arraigned on a ficti tious charge. Further authoritative despatched received here state that five hundred of Zelaya's forces have been entrench ed for the purpose of preventing thi American marines from passing over the bridge into Corinto. Scouting parties are nut Jin every direction t. determine the objective point of Gen eral Vasnuez. who has asked for two days' extension of the truce to enable him to communicate with Zelaya. As General Vasouez Is rn possession of telephone system over which probably ten minutes would suffice to transac his business with Zelaya, this request is regarded with suspicion, and It ha been refused. OUTWARDLY CALM. MANAGUA. Dec. 12. Outwardly Mannaua Is peaceful. There have been no military preparations, and the people appear unconcerned. Band concerts are given dally on the plaza and to all Intents conditions are as they were before the United States delivered Its final word to Zelaya. OLD I 0., MONDAY MORNING, ZELAYA WILL OF COUNTRY . f J vr--A ' ,J3 VvHr TO vl , With Little Band of Conspirators Has Systematically Robbed Nicaragua for Six teen Yearsl Prefers to be Forced out Now Rather Than be Deposed by Revo- i PANAMA. Dec. izl It Is the opln- Ion of Panamalans i that President Zelaya of Nicaragua; is riding for a full, that ho Is deliberately working to bring about Inttyventlott by he united mates, having. moson this torm of humiliation in preference to the greater one of mifiVrlag defeat at the hands of revolutionists. For the past sixteen years durilir which time Zelaya hils been in power, according to statements of men n.nv on the isthmus wh are conversant with affairs in thai ffepublle, Nicara gua, has been riild; by a irrouo of oiMht rfnrlng, - cW!rirfmiiic1nw less men, who have looked upon the country as their own personal prop erty. This group has grown enor mously rich by systematlsed plllugej of (he revenues of the states and of Individuals. It Is estimated that Ze laya Is worth about 20,000,0() gold, most of which he has invested In Brussels and London. Refused to "Divvy." It is said to he well established that the chief cause of the present revolution was the failure i f Zclayi to distribute among his seven nssn- elates u loan of $5,000,000 obtained recently In Europe. The seven wer" given a share of the money but not on the basis of apportionment which hud governed these distributions In the past. They remonstrated, but all to no purpose. Zelaya refused to pay OFFERED TO PRODUCE LITTLE KIDNAPPED GIRL Stranger Visits Mother hut scapes When She Makes Terms IOUISVILLK. Ky.. Dec. 12. Late today a shabbily-dressed stranger giving his name as Sinking, appeared at the home of i ixht-year-old Alma Kellner, whom tne police believe to have been kidnapped last Wednesday, declaring he could produce the little (iri. Pressed for detniia hy the moth er, Mrs. F. L. Kellner, the man be coming frightened, made a hasty exit and is now being pursued by poliee and detective. Bvery rumor. sae this one, ha been followed to i fruitless end by the police. Rumors or omer-nces between the mother and father over the educa tion of the child. ! 'I to a conference between Mr. Kellner and Mrs. Kell ner. however, and they assured the ayor that farnilv differences had nothing to do nith Hie disappearance of the child. With the elimination of these rumor the officers are fore- leading up to the disappearance of, Alma Kellner, are as much of a mys tery tonight as at any time since Hhe left home Wednesday morning. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Forecast: North Carolina: Rain Monday, Tues day fair In West clearing In cast por tion; colder; brisk east winds Monday. E CITIZEN. PFX'EMBKtt 13, 1900. Isn't It Awful, Fellom? QUIT IF HE CAN GET OUT WITH LOOT AND ''HONOR9' lutionists of His Own Country, off on the old basis, and even threat ened that if they did not submit grace fully, he would turn against them the system which they had points organised. This system '! Imiil but elective. v- Methods of Highwaymen. Its modus operandi was about ni follows: , V Whenever n any region jpf the country a cltisen was found In lawful possession ot a piece -of property of any considerable value, an agent of the group was sent to him to ask the price for which he would sell it, When would offer to buy It for : about on tenth of Ns value. This offer bi'lmjr refused, the agent was then at liberty to outline his proposed .'tnllntlon, saying: ' If you do not sell we will denounce you as a conspirator. Wo will sprsad rumors about your activity In behalf of the revolutionary faction, which we nre careful always to have stir ling somewhere In the country. Wo will try you with our Judges, In our court, befor our Jury, and sentence you to bo shot as a traitor and have Vour property confiscated. Will you be shot or will you sell?" Sometimes the men wera shot and the country at large Imagined that these men were real traitors and con spirators, and applauded the verdict and their execution. GALE DRIVES BLERIOT'S E Aviator is Thrown to Earth and Sustains Seven; Injuries CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 12. M. Hlerlot, the French aeroplnnlst, whose flight across the English channel was one of the most remarkable achieve ments of the year and who has had more narrow escapes from death than any other aviator, met with another serious accident here today. He was giving .an exhibition In the presence of an immense crowd when his aero plane collided with a house. The force of the Impact turned the ma chine completely over and It fell to the ground. He was Injured on the left Hide nnd It Is feared Internally hurt. His machine was wrecked. Hlerlot had no sooner ascended than he was carried away by the wind a distance of about a mile and a half toward Tataola Hill. He en deavored to tack and return to the starting pofht, but was unable to rls- above the tops of the houses on the hill His machine was driven against a house and overturned, falling from it height of twenty-five feet. Hlerlot remained in his seat and was caught In the wreckage. FRENCH AVIATORS ARE COMING OVER PARIS. Dec. 12. luls Paulhan, the French aviator, accompanied by his wife, two pilots, Masson and Mis earol, who recently distinguished themselves at Pau and four mechanic ians, will sail for the United States. I)ecemter 1 Kth. with two Hlerlot cross channel machines and two of the la test type of Karman machine. The combination expects to give ex hibitions at Ran Antonio, Galveston. New Orleans, Birmingham, Atlanta and a few northern cities. A tour of Japan, China and India will then be made. . a When the originators ot tho system found themselves threatened they promptly surrendered ll aava on. This one turned revolutionist, with the result that an army of several thousand men was soon In the Hold at llluellelds and the entire eastern coast of Nicaragua conquered. That la the view of the situation at taken on the Isthmus where to b sura there arc many Nlcarsguans naturally very strongly opposed to th -present administration In their country. They ar t tha opinion that Zeluya aeef TBOfr'Ritmt'iriticintrTtnTfidOi to make his departure In aafety from the republic. : Ha would much rather stand in the eyes of tho world as having been forced out by ths United State than by hi own people, and this I why he ha provoked reprisal by the brutal shooting of Canon and Oroce. The statement issued by Zelaya to the effect that Th revolutionists had employed th two American to mine the Ban Juan river, and that they were captured after thy hud explo ded on Mne near the transport Diamante I given no oredenc hers, This version I contradicted by a de serter from th Keiayan force who ha confirmed th previous report that each of th American was cap (C-oiiLIiuhhI on pfr ! NSURGENTS MEET TO Cannot Get Together on Any Other Proposition and will Not Try To WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Nineteen "Insurgent" republican congressmen met tonight In the room of Repre sentative Hubbard In th house office building and for three houra discuss ed ways and mean of forwarding the fight begun at the extra elol against the house rule. ,The partici pant refused to admit that any other propositions than the on to amend the "Cannon rules" wer considered. The net result of the meeting wa th appointment of two committee of Ave members each. Onu committee was to map out a plan of action regard ing further procedure and presuma bly to sound out the democratic mi nority on a Joint program, and the other was to take care of the subject of publicity. Mr. Hayes, of California, who act ed as chairman, sstd that If a vote were taken today In the house to amend the rules that fifty republican votes would be mustered. "The movement among the repub lican congressmen, to amend the rules," he said, "I on the Increase and ha been slncr the last session. Every member at tonight' meeting reported that the people of his dis trict were practically unanlmou in their support of their representatives In this matter. "It should b understood that we are aiming only at the amending of the house rules. Upon th various other proposition where the mem bers have been classed a insurgent, the views of alt of us vary. But we are unanlmou to the last man on this proposition." HALF MILLION FIRK. HACINB. Wl., Dec, It. Fir to day destroyed tho plant of the- Racine Manufacturing company. entailing $000,000 damage partly covered by Insure nce Associated Press Leased Wire Reports. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ' rawney And f ayne InslstThat Appropriation Bills Must f be Taken up OPPOSING FACTIONS IN THE LOWER HOUSE One Desires That no General Legislation bo Attempted ' at Th's Session WASHINGTON. Dec, J Appro. . prlatlon legislation will be Undertaken hy congress before adjournment for' the holiday. TKrre us been gob-' era! supposition that'all measure of any oneracter would he postponed unv til after the rtrt of January, , Chair., man Tawney of th pn mm It tee jn'. appropriations, ha upset thi chm by declaring that an appropriation, bill could be prepared and passed be-. for the christma adjournment a sally a not,,-. v..,-, .k: Mr. Tawney h found a ready sec ond In Chairman Payne, of the way' and mean committee and the twa nuttltl their haiili Innlhu V. ranged a program which will tnsur' th passage of the district ut Column lit, appropriation bill nd Mtolblr, the army bill before in tioparturi of th olon for their home. ' Thou m,i. ih.l. ... U. - .huh- a, v. .mi ml xvr ie- for they eat It," nld Mr. Tawney' some of the member of both houses 1 to get away next But unlay. i- '.- ' Opposing Flrnwnlo. f Th determination Immediately to ' begin work on the supply mnsiures is -sn Indication of th program of th leader of ths present congress. They, are going to have th appropriation , hlllt passed at a early date a pos- fcioia. Thi plan t independent of all - other legislative scheme. ,: ,, . , There are two element in congress. . On favor xtnsiv general teginia. , lion. The other take the ' position j that In view of the fact that a gen-! era) tariff bill was passed lit the long, extra snloa of the sprlnir nnd sum. merrrnngrrw should be content to Ud very ''IIMta Jtior during the present, session than pass the appropriation bill. Th latter faction take th po-' Itton tht Jn recent year there ha' been too much legislation rather than too little. They say that th country ' heed and want a reat. v.l-Trr to I'lcnso Tuft. ', ' All recognise, however, thai xm effort probably will be mad to carry' In.n SmI th eAft m Hinrffl I trin lit Ilia president, whether 'contalnod, In hl annual memmg or in in pciai me- age which h ha promised IU I laying out n extensive program and nobody believe that it Will b possible to do all that h will ask to have done. HI recommendation with ref rence to railroad legislation are ept to give more trouble than anythlnd else, because It I believed that thero will be a public demand for such a he will recommend, and becr.us con. Stress is always divided on the policy to be pureued With reference to the road, The onervatlon, irrigation, postal savings, merchant marine, and other question will not attract o much attention, and may be more easily put ald than th railroad question. Titer I general antipa thy to bond Issue and any meeiurtf involving such a feature will be vrt i carefully considered before H I ac cepted. -" ' '-A-No one expect any anti-trust legis lation until tb Supreme court hll have had opportunity to pn upon thw (Important oaaef Involving the.' Sherman law which :arr mil before that tribunal, or In a way to reach. It oon. LEOPOLD OF BELGIUM IS IN GRAVE CONDITEOri Suffers Relapse and Physi cians Announce he is Suf fering of Dropsy BRUSSELS, De. U.Hing Leo pold, who ha been seriously ill for th past fortnight, but who wa be ; lleved to be convalescent, suffered a udden relapse today, and ni condi tion is considered very grave. AO official bulletin says: "Th rheumatic pain have aisap naaveyf hut th klnsr I suffering from a disqquletlng affection of th abdo- a disquieting affection oi .tne eoao- Bupplementary Information Indl-' cat that th affection is obstruction of th lntetlne. There I present alao dropey of th lege. Th specialist who war called In to consult with th palace physl clan did not disguise from their aged patient the gravity of the situation, although they do not regard It a deaperatev At a late hour the physicians held another consultation, after which Baron Oofflnet announced that the king was somewhat better than In the morning. Kin; Leopold' condition remained unchanged at midnight - : Cardinal Mercter, .archbishop of Mechlin, will administer the last sac raments tomorrow mnrnliiR. COFJGRESSMAYDQ , SOME BUSINESS BEFORE HOLIDAYS assertion. " .