TARIFF UUESTIOII It's Got Him Guessing MAY HOLD OFFICE THOUGH ELECTED BY ILLEGAL VOTES NOW LET ME SEE. WHAT, SHALL I cer HER ? STAYS STEADFAST in DECISION NOTTQ ACCEPT REPUBLIC GIRL'S BODY FOUND DISMEMBERED AND FIVE ARE ARRESTED TROUBLESOME TO A embers of Premier's Entour age Say That Yuan Shi Kai Will Not be Traitor AGREEMENT PROBABLE ; AFTER ARMISTICES Up to. Present Time It Seems Legations Have Disagreed Regarding a Loan PEKING, Dec 2J Tuan Shi Kai, th premier, evidently (till remain ;tedfast In his decision not' to ac cept a republican form of govern ment for China as the price of peace ., within the empire 'Members of the (premier's entourage reiterated today that Tuan never will advise' the ab idloatloa f the 'emperor and there lb jr become a traitor. They say that 'if .the formation -of a republic is un- avoidable be will, resign 'as premier. It had been suspected tha Tang 'and the imperial government at the Shanghai itaaoe' conference and Yuan were playing a pre-arranged game wlth the intention gradually to shear the Manchu of power and thereby prevent a Manchu rising in Peking; but the fact that Tang has tele graphed friends here, asking them to endeavor to persuade Kuan of . the necessity to ...accept a republic seemingly indicates that Tang and the premier are - not In , accord.- Af ter many conferences prior to his departure, for Shanghai, Tang evl dently believed that Tuan had been woriover to the republican idea; whUjp,on the other hand, Yuan thaght Tang had been brought ground to see Jhe necessity for the continuance of the monarchy. Mem- ' DCT. oi Juan entourage amvimrm In these belief each onan wa elf deceived. . . - ' . . - L. iky A II U IBM legations will venture a prediction m the outcome of the situation. thr: la a feeling that an agreement is T ftosalble between ' Tuan and a, nmn W . of the rebel provices, perhaps net Immediately but after several re sewed armistices, Tuan, it is thought may offer the last concession possi ble, namely, the retirement . of , the empress dowager and ' the appoint ment 'of a Chinese regency, to effect peace. Aire premier nas uhiij' oeen replacing officials and army officers through the northern provinces wlt trusted men, loyal to himself.' He be llevea he could regain .and retain1 many of the rebel provinces if isoaey were obtainable. A quartette Of bank ers ; is willing to support him, but up to the present time the lega tions have disagreed regarding a loan. The British sowernment desires the monarchy continued but is receiving serious protests from business in terests in the soui which dread a boycott of their goods. The Ameri can legation and also that of Japan' advocate supporting Tuan Shi Kai financially. Should a definite breach come, with an imperial government In the north and a republic in the south, Tuan possibly could obtain . money though in fear of-a boycott by the republican -provinces' the legations have stated that loafi must be for the administration of the country only. ''..'' The goviernment is continuing its o-called paMotlo which are mora ff less obtained from the prince and high officials. LOTTEBY TICKETS BY WHOLESALE ARE SOLD Arrest of Woman Shoplifter Discloses This Pact to .Missouri Police KANSAS CITT, Mo., Dec' 22. Through the arrest "of an alleged we. man ahoplflter" here today the police say they have learned of the exten sive aaTir of Santo Domingo lottery tickfts In Kansas City and 'through out the middle west. Fremont Week an employe of an express company is being held y federal authorities as the Kansas City agent of the lottery Cash prises of about 149,800 are said to lhave been offered by one com pany involved In the disclosures tV day. t The same promoters, it is be lieved, are conducting several other lotteries of equal' proportions.' Tfte disclosure came about through the arrest of a woman giving the name of Mrs. OH a Week, charged with stealing kid gloves in a depart ment store.. .The police searched Mr Weeks' apartments and said they discovered hundreds1 of lottery tickets In a. suit case. The woman's husband, ' Fremont Weeks, was then arrested and : turned over , to the United Stales marshal. 'The tickets are said to have been- sold as cou pons of the' International Mining and Investment company' of Santo Do mingo. Each bore a number and old at fifty cents or" a dollar. . 1 RllSSIAir EMPIRE Measure Introduced to Pro vide For Tariff WarSched ules Sure Not to Pass APPLICABLE TO U. S. ' WHEN TREATY EXPIRES Bill Proposes to Raise Exist ing Russian Duties at least 100 Per Cent ST. PETERSBURG, Dec, Op position member ; of the douma ridi cule ex-president Guohkoff legisla tive proposal, to provide for tariff war schedules, applicable' to' the ' United State at the expiration of'th Russo Amerlcaa treaty of commerce and navigation,!, which, he mod Mother iga ers representing ' the Octobererista ahd nationalist parties In the douma have introduced into that iody. The opposition declare that "ha proposal would strike hardest at Russian - agri cultrurlsta and cotton manufacturer. They do not expect; the measure to advance "oeyond the 'committee stags. The douma wit adjourn tomorrow . for a month and aqtlori ion the . proposal probably will be taken at the and of February? ; .v ;. ' The bill propose to raise existing Russian duties by 100 per cent and also to Impose a duty of J00 ter: cent n -article , which, , are admitted . free under the present Russian tariff, Be side these impositions f he ' bill pro pose, also to . levy douel the gross weight tax established by the law of June 21, .1901, on merchandise ar riving by sea .and. to levy .a; double tonnage tax. Should the present American tonnage . tax be Raised ; to th disfavor, of Russian- vessel,' then the Russian tonnage tax' will be cor- ending .pauioem."-,"--'"- .. .. -t tw an - nuwlK ' If 1 ssrtd'bhat th . schedules ere to be applicable '" to all . countries which do not- grant " to Russia the moiT' favored ' nation - treatment la cemmerce and nSvigation. ... -The proposal will be submitted to a financial commission "The neces sity for the proposed legislation Is explained In an accompanying.. Jo deration In which, ft is stated that the .ragvlar -American "tariff 'schedule Which will.'be applicable to Russian goods at the' expiration of tfhe treaty of commerce andNavlgallon of 1181 will be so high as to have a prohi bitive character andthat ' they great ly, excead the Russian normal tariff and navigation taxe which -would bV naturally applicable - to American goods in tha absence-of the treaty. PERSIA HAS YIELDED TO Russian Ultimatum Was Delivered to Persian Gov ernment Nov. 29 MAKES APOLOQY ST, PBTERBBURO," Dee. .' U. The Persian charge d'affaires called offi clally arthe' foreign fifflce this after noon and announced that Persia had yielded to Russia's demanda He had an audience with M. fJazonoff. tSie foreign secretary and In the name of fhie Persian government formally de clared" Hit Persia would Coacede all the points mentioned In the Russian ultimatum.' , y A telegram received here. from,Te-' heran say that W. Morgan Shuater, the' treasurer general, of .Persia, has been notified of ; his ' dismissal and that (the Persian' 'government ha in structed, the ; military ", authorities to oease r hostilities and entef Jnto nego tiations with the Russian consuls to restore normal conditions.. . The Russian' ultimatum, o the term of which Persia has" now - ac ceded was delivered to the Persian government by the" Russian minister at Teheran -on -November . - It de mandeVf besides (he dismissal of Mr. Shuster, an apology from the Persian government on account Of Its inter ference of the property of Persians under Russian protection ahd also the payment of as Indemnity to Rus sia for the expenditure she had in curred In sending troop on to Per sian territory. . The, national council declined at first to comply with Rus sia' - demands - although h cabinet was . inclined te do so. -' Testerday, Russia threatened to order the ad-, vanee of ,00 troops of '' Ml arms from Kksbln, J- unless ' Penoa eeded within 14 hours. A further discus-, sion of the question at issn between the member of the Persian cabinet and the' national counoil evidently led the latter ta see the advisability ef wielding to Russia' demanda , 1 All of Those Under Arrest Charged With Murder and Bond Denied Them PHYSICIAN INCLUDED AMONG THE QUINTETTE One Woman. Aged 50. Among Those Detained by The Authorities BOSTON. Mass., Dec. IS. Five per sons , wero taken into custody . after the discovery by the police today of ,the partly dismembered body. of Mia .Mary Boldui, aged twenty-two year, Of Manchester, N. H., ta the apart ment of Mra Jennie A. Shattuck at Jamaica Plains." The discovery fol lowed receipt . of word . from the Manchester authorrUet that they had been informed - by a physician that a woman was dead, .. in - that house. Medical fexamlner Leary, following a superficial autopsy,, announced that death was due to an Illegal operation. The police at once, began an investi gation and within a few hour Mrs. Bhattuck and Miss Hattle M. HasJett, of Cambridge, , were arrested at the fornier's apartments, and Dr. John D. Ferguson, and a clerk In hi office, Miss O'Neill, . were detained In -Manchester at the request of the Boston officer. . ! ,.- vs ' Tonight the police of Fltohburg ar rested .Anna W. Reed, aged fifty,' on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Miss Bolduo. ', Physician' Stors i The Manchester ipolice say that the physician there told them Mis Bol duo called at this office and asked for treatment which lie refused.' She then secured lodgings in Boston. Last Wednesday he was informed that the young woman was dead. He cam to Boston end identified the body and today. laid the matter sfe-4apo- lio.Daputx JBupawtndent.-watu announced that all of ae persons index-arrest had keen charted with murder and held' without bail. -; They will lbs arraigned la court tomorrow. Through his counsel. Dr. .Ferguson made a statement tonight in which he denied any connection with the crime. POTS OF, MONET IN A WALL : EDO HAilBOR, N. J., Dec. It , Tearing down some plaster in the. wail of an old , building thl after noon," Peter Helnsohn came across, a small iron pot, the cover of which was tied down with wire. Hs opened It and was dssed to find It filled with stiver colna " Tearing away the rest of the wall he discovered - another pot almost full of gold coins. These ran from )S upward. REINDEER MEAT MAY ; GRACE THE TABLES OF wwm PEOPLE ,May be Used to Supplement Dwindling Beef Supply of Country PALATABLE DISH WASHINGTON, Dec 12. Reindeer meat from Alaska may be a food common .to the American table in the near future to supplement the dwindling (beef supply. This was the opinion expressed today by Win. F. Lopp, in charge of the government reindeer service who has Just returned from a 14,060-mlle tour of Inspection through Alaska on beAalf of : the United "States bureau of education whioh administers the reindeer la the northern' peninsula. ' "A commercial shipment of rein deer meat, the first made In this country has Just been received .at Se attle," said Mr. Lopp. "'In twenty live years from now at the present rate of Increase there ehould -be three million prime beef reindeer in Alas ka on which the people of. this coun try can depend for much of , their fresh diet. , , ... . , '., ; . "la' taste, reindeer meat I a 'cross between mutton and beef,, but jnor palatable than either. . Reindeer can be raised' more cheaply than cattle because they will thrive oa wastes o barren that even goat would starve there. There are 100,000 square miles of frozen tundra In Alaska fit. for nothing else but Which as reindeer ranches would provide abundance of Vastvrag for ten million of the ani mal. , , . . . ;.,;..... : "Reindeer raising,' Mr. Lopp ex plains, "was introduced into Alaska about twenty years ago by the gov ernment originally as a benevolent and. educational enterprise,- to raise the civilization of the natives from the bunting to the pastoral state , There are ll.OOO of the animals there, of which S0.00 belong to the natives." . - "w '1P .(VN- ' , ' L . ,' J..-," .. r. '..X.,, i.L....1Iii.'..i.-II.m. " I, , . .. -, ,-, ,. , ' 1- .-, .r. .l:...:... -,-m 7i''''"si'''""'''T 1'HREE HUNDRED WITNESSES WILL In Addition to. TW. Ma$a ' Vonm iaae Against Chicago facJcera Will Probably Take Several J ( Months to Complete Case Hearing Adjourned ; . .' . ' . CfilClTJo, tHo.V !l.r-CaunMl for the tea CtloaKo meat paokar charg ed .with ; com pining , to control A the price of meats in violation of . ths criminal twetipnf of tho Sherman, law concluded their opening statements to the Jury today' and- United State District Judge, j Carpenter adjourned court, until next Tuesday morning. At that tlm th ir witness for tne government wfll take the stand. - The government will present Rs case in -chronological : order The first wUness wiM tell 'the tory ef he oM pack era' pool -which It vis -etoarjoaviexi Uta rganuatto.o( iaa nauona. Packing company in 10I, and whlcti held weekly meeting at which, ths government eharrea, price were fix ed. Later qondltlona whioh led to the formation of the National Pack ing company then ' will be detailed and iia concluding ft ease the gov ernment wilt endeavor to prove that ch .National Packing company was the. instrument the packer used to oontlnue th old pooling . .arrange ment, t n Soveral Month to Finish . Three hundred witnesses will bs called, by the government and it Is believed, it .will take several months to present their testimony. In addi tion S this, a mass of documentary PRESIDENT COMPLETES Will Spend Holiday Very Quietly at Home With His Family '. WASHINGTON, Dec 22 President TaTt continued hi Christmas shop ping tonight, visiting several down town, store and making" a few pur chases. Washington was swept by a winter rain all' afternoon and when the president ventured out it was in one of the white house automobiles. With his purchases tonight the presi dent practically completed hi ' list which includes friends all over the world. Tomorrow the Christmas sea-' son at the white house really begins. for more than 100 tat turkey gob- -bler will be distributed by the presi dent to all married men employed around the bullying. The president and his family (plan to observe this Christmas day Just ss they have the other two they have spent there. Mia Helen and Charlie Taft are al ready at home, and Robert, the old est son, will arrive tomorrow. Charlie Is too old now for a Christmas tree and probably will not hang up his stocking this year. The white house dinner will be served at 7:10 and there will be no avuests. . During the day the president profably will attend church, and If It I fair will take a long walk with some friend. Several girts already have reached the white house but have not been opened. , OFFICIAI4 AT FCJTERAli ; GUAYAQUIL! Ecuador, Dec. 22. The funeral t4ay of Emilia Es trada, president of the republic, of Ecuador, who dld here at midnight, was attended by all the government official, the foreign consuls, officers of the army and a large crowd of cittaeD. - Estrada "who was tt years ef age, died of a complication of 41s- THE WEATHER WASHINGTON. Dee. J. Forecast for North Carolina; Rein Saturday. colder near the coast. Moderate to airUk north winds, Sunday fain " : BE CALLED BY THE GOVERNMENT of Documentary Evidence Will b Offered by Proaecu- evidence will b offered by. tSe prose cution. ., ... The Jury , will ', be closely guarded durjrig the adjournment of court and the twelve men, all' of whom are married, will be .obliged to eat their Christmas dinner at a down town ho- . r' f i ,.t ; , 'i f Attorney John Barton Pay'ae, who appeared for the- National Packing oompahy and Edward ' TUden,-It president, today read voluminous ex tracts from the r report o former United State ComralssloBer f Cop poratlbhs iamee R.'. Oarflelo on tH l0 'lo."'to the allegation f fh govern ment against the packers, ' Attorney Payne Jn hi opening1 statement said la part:. ',-.'. ..v" ,-. "As 1 view this case it is pot ,tTi Indictment of the defendant, but en indictment of a great business. .The effect . of this . trial . will be UH . ail over the world,', For that reason, ' I rerard . this matter Is of International Importance, Chicago's commercial supremacy al ways "has been closely linked with the meat Industry. 'The growth and development ef the country made big business en terprtse necessary and We packer were no exception to the rule. . "In HOt, U. S. Commissioner , of BEQUESTEDJHAT LETTEA Although Former Asserts That it Does Not Indicate Candidacy NEW TORK, Dec. 21. Qeorg e R. Sheldon, treasurer ot the republican national committee, commenting to day upon the publication of corres pondence between himself and The odore Roosevelt relative to the Har rlman campaign contribution of 1104, and alluding particularly to his own lettsr to ths colonel, said It was writ ten at Colonel Roosevelt's request. Mr. Sheldon took exception to ah in ference that the publication of the correspondence at this Mm Indicated that the colonel was candidate for the 1012 presidential nomination. "Colonel Roosevelt has sot told me that he , is a canduute." said Mr. Sheldon. "On the contrary, be has told me repeatedly that hs is not a candidate. " "Colonel Roosevelt - and myself were aboard a train together some ten days ago . and then the matter cams up on conversation from some thing in ths newspapers, 1 said, 'why was the truth never told about this whole business, so that it ould be shut up?' Colonel Roosevelt said why can't you tell it nowT That' all there Is to it,'" Mr. Sheldon, questioned as to whether he regarded it a wise to re vert at ' this time to tfte Herri man Contribution incident, replied t ' ' "I thought not, but Colonel Roose velt asked me to writ the letter and 1 did so. It was" purely a matter of friendship on my part. - That letter state ths Whois truth and ought t top 'comment' , ttTTHOUT DWSEJmSG TOTE SACttAMJSftTO. , Cat, Dec. :' J2. The state senate . passed th presi dential preference primary bill today wlflfcout a dissenting vote. The bHl now requires only th governor's sig nature to beeom a law. It provide for the election of delegate to na tional party convention bjr a state wide vote, the entire group being pledged for a presidential preference. V3UW itJT Corporation James R. Garfield, act ing under the instructions of Pre! inane i neoaore Roosevelt, - mad - an investigation of the entire packing industry land submitted hi renprt to congreea Many of th questions raised la this a4 wsr considered la 'that report ', i "Th Garfield . report admit that the packing industry, as conducted enables Khs farmer to get , a high price for hi cattle and allow th consumer to get hi meat at a lower price than if he was. obliged to rely u !looi butchers,", , said Attorney payae.' " - w. . Mr.Pyfl reel from th' Garfield report to shew vthat " the' National Packing company , had never been used by th packers to control prloea. He : said the sarnlngs of that cor poratloa aovee .-oxoeeded 11.74. per cent on It capital stock and etiat'lt profit en al had never exoeeded l.lt per ent ,K , Attorney John S. Miller, represent Ing -the Armour . Interest-' concluded th ofn!ng statemsnts of eounsel for th .. defease, -iH' said meat price were regulaUd by the natural law of supply and demand and rldlouled th suggestion that the Indloted packer sad power to control the meat bus! new ef th country even If they o desired. " ' GIRL'S 'ROOLILUTE HELD TO TESTIFY Miss Avis Linnell's Old : Chum Will Appear in Trial Against Minister . BOSTON, "De 21. following th hsWIng of Charts S. Pleroe, a New, ton theological institution student, in $10 bond yesterday, as a witness In the trial ef Vtm Rev. Clarence V. T. Rlohaeon, charged - wltBk the murder ef AvtrTlnnsll, it became known to. day that another witness had furnish ed bond for appearance at the trial. MV Lucille- L. Zelgler, room mate of MUs' Unaell at th Touag Wo men' Christlaa esse elation dormi tory was held under 1600 bond. .Although! Richesoa' counsel, Wm. A, Mora, after vlslUng bl client la Jail today. aid )he appeared very week, tr. Howard A. Lotbrep, who preformed- the operation on the pris oner .after Richesoa had mutilated himself Wednesday, said that th pa tient wa :! getting along as vseil a aould be expected Uttdey the etreunu stance, and that' unless unforeseen complications developed fba would be able to attend the trial on January 11. Attorney Morse said the defense eisd no plan to anncAic yet and could do little until RlJheaon regain ed sufficient strength to eaablehls counsel to converse with htm at length v rAMlUEH DRIVEN AWAT MACON, Oa., Dee. ' II The Ock. nrulgse' river fed by forty hour of unceasing - rata In middle ' Georgia flooded v over th danger line at I o'clock: tonight In the flatlands of Macon county.) Many families were drlwea- from- -their homes, leaving their belongiaca to th mercy of the water.-, '-'' ; - i.;--; A dairy was flooded tonight and the sews released- by 'the owners, truck out 'for . th middl of the stream disappeared. John. Hill, ths young son of the owner, started af ter them la a row boat and nothing has been beard of him or. the eat tie since. ;: j. '.;;':.-,-,-,.:.., : This afternoon Weather Forecaster Mitchell, of the local bureau mailed cards of Warning to. nearly 1,000 people -between Macon and Darten, Ga.. Where" the Altamah motto Into tb sea, ) Judge Had to Make This Rul-. Ing to Secure Evidence ot Buying of Votes . l GRAND JURY FINDS ; V MANY INDICTMENTS Leo County, Va.. Getting Un enviable Notoriety Through Election Scandal BRISTOL, Tenn.. Deo, II. Oflloi holder In l county, Va., who weri looted at the reoent ' election by. mean ot illegal vote which were bougiit and sold In wholesale num ber will be permitted to hold their offices' -inehallenged, according . to Judge A. H, 8ken, - who hs . been conducting the grand Jury probe into lection' Irregularities. , This promise wa mad tt wa stated toda j, to get evidence befor the Jery upon whioh to Indict th rote etter. Despite Judge UlCeen'S proclamation permit ting guilty min to confess, take a minimum fine of 1100 and escape further ' prosecution, no confession wer received today. It 1 author! tatlvely stated that more s'nan 00 In dictment wer found by th grand Jury but evidence secured shows that nearly t, 100 voter in th county en gaged fE th vote traffic In the last November , and preceding election. According 'to ' Commonwealth, Attor ney ' Ely of Lee county more than tlt.000 wa paid out for votes at the November election. Worse In .Othw CottnUc ' Attorney Ely , charges .that vote trafficking Is even worse In some of the adjolnrng counties than In Is gatlon in Lee county, a similar probe -Kill b started In ,Nicklison county, also' in Judxe Bkcen's clroult. Tie Lee grand lury whluh adjournej yes terday for the holidays will reconvene In February to complete ' Ita work. "ITnlees a. - antlnfautdry num!ir of oonfeeslon vtave been- recctlve.il It I stated, the jury is expected to, return nearly 1,000 Indictments. , - ciisdLiB.ii:icF'i;ri YORK CEriTML HITI! ITS Slil'liES IS At Least Action of Parent Company Regarded aa Such in Wall Ct. LESS CUIIBERCOIIE'V ' KHTW TrRK, . Dec. , I What wa regarded in. Wall street as the nrt step . in ths long rumored plan to eonsoiluM i mmuiarm w, , vi parent company was taken today when the New Tork Central and Hudson Biver railroad company ad dressed letter to th holder of it $110,000,000 IH . per oent collateral Iran nonusb wnicir were given in wi change for stock of th lak BhoreJ and Michigan Southern Central roads,! asking their consent to merge either or pom nui wimv we pareui eem pany. -;' ,.':- ' .i I It Is proposed to consolidate only! the tJft'Bnor at this time, but ow-l Ing to provision of the mortgage. th - oonsent -i ef , th holder ' of tbj Michigan Central proportion of the! Issu must be obtained. The way 11 thu left open, however, for a consol- IdaUoh of he VflchlgB Central witt thfKew TorkfCsntral and th bond-j holders are asked to give their eon-! lent to such conclusion, Aocordlng: to an officer of the company, ; th m- mediate object of the absorption f thelsUce Bhor I to obtain a through' line to Chicago under one manage- ment 3 the end tfhat Its operatlonf may be placed on a less cubersome' basis with more economical manage ment. r'"- : Control of the Michigan Central and th Lake Bhor was secured by th New Tork Central, In ! 110 1 whea it Issued Its IH per ent bonds fori $60,000,000 of the .Mk Chore and Michigan Southern stock at 100 and tt.7t(,000,Mlohigaa Oaatral . toe at III. . MAKttlED 7S TIBOC8 . , NEW TORK, Deo. SJ. Th pollcat started a wide asardbi today for Mr.' and Mr. Eugene Keller, who. It lj believed, have beea married no lessf than 71 times ia New Tork and vlcln-l uy mi a net prow oi f isv. '. . The Rev. W. 8. Kemey complained today- that he married th couple thel other day, receiving in payment a' bogua 110 check and giving thai bridegroom 1 10 In real money as) change. ' The police declare that Mr. en.t U rm. Keller (have been marrleJ 3 time in Manhattan, eleven v.n .-; the Bronx ead thrpe or finr In Ptaten Island a ft-v i i tS times In Time! ' . n 9fh sereMvn