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WHaae "ratify Ihm He Ma4 AV
W tl-f r4-4 a TriJ.rl
aa TWt CtoaSre WI- Martra
.f Uw TftBrt M IU r.lna
fHWe (wn of aiadW Xatarv
it- ! A ,' I !" i.
l''. I -or. Il-Th aaraaa
tltr nam 4 IM ert anan'aJ af
ai i WMr Trwirwr it, far
tk ltr4 hH- at SI4tB.naa Jr
Ura . KlntrWB. IhM enura-
ln. Tr.ee It !rat Urteraat I lh ri,
N ts frml)y r-rd f'-1
tanner rf ear- f r-a. the larta
a whir hM dlrrer th :
award 4 tent tun, In ai
I the ra4av. The Hula rwat r
la th lemjrarjr tending at the scad-.
am full af avertator Curlnc in
lUf Aa Inner wa "ul at the
afwalna af M la reviewing
ttw tMHlmnhr give yoaUHday.
The Itiat 1ta aa Ik lna to-day
' Mutahlpmaa rvventnwa. Whltmay
rr. ika room mala of Klmkrmura. H.
raa tntrodurva bT Ikt proarutlo to
rwbut tha tallnnar rvflarllnic aa Kim-'
hroaih'a rtiarartar for Irathfulnaaa.
Ha aald that ha k4 avrrra K.ru
ramcti'a fputatk for varaxltf .aua
tkonad and that la kia parannal rla
tlana ha haa aJwara fuua4 Klmbrough
ntlrair truthful. ; . .
Mldahlamaa Frank A. nmlatnt, k
claaa mala, rtw UmiUr taatlmnny.
(m rroM-sairilnatltn tha wllnraa aakl
thn( aoma of tha mrmtxn-s of tha rlaaa
(bought that fc! lmbruuch had out .tnlit
the truth in rrrd to tha matter ba
fora tha coart. bat that tha (Aeaa on
'lh Inut aubjuct Vrara vary much mil
d. Thar wera no further wltowaaa
ao4 irfumpnti ot coanael beiran. j-
E. 8. ThMll opB94 the trrimml for
lha aocUBd.Ua. caU0.-altntIfin. ta
Ihr pK-minriunn that tha rcciiijh wan
IniKK-rnl and alo that no prraomptKm
aullt aiwe from Oodln not tuklng
lha alaml.' '
Mr. Theall thru kdilraaard tha cnurt
In tha matter ot lha taallmony of Mta
ahlpman Hewlett. ' The court, he aald.
had ruled that Hewlett who wfti with
Coffla In tha room when Klmbrough
. waa atnndlna; on la head, dirt not In
criminate hlmaelf la tel'.lnjr the fact.
Tha evidence, he claimed, d'd not ehow
; thai Coffin had done anything more
than Hewlett, ao that tha court elooj
committed to tha contention that noth
ing Justifying th charge of baaing had
beofi found. ', ''
. "Lieutenant Commander McVeya tea-
' tlmony to the confeeslon,! he aald,
"waa net to be cohitdered bscauae. It
had been plaint ahown that the alleg
ed confeaalon waa not voluntary but
that t hnd been brought out by tnduoe:
meata offered by, that officer." "
lieutenant Commander Harrlaon. tha
judge advocate, quoted, from TVInthron
. In military form a regard to tHe mips
governing the introduction of evldenqj
ii to a oonfeilon. He made no fur
ther remarks and the case was given
" to the court.':
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BUSINESS WAS GOOD
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- GENERALLY, SAYS DUN
' (By the Associated Prens.)
New Yorg. Dec. 29. Dispatches
to Dun 'a Review Indicate that busi
ness conditions remain sound, and
the outlook for 190$ la all that could
be desired. ; ' , ; J
Bank clearings are again close to
the highest on record for a short
" week, the otal for the five business
days thU week being 12,637,436,268,
an increase of 30.7 per cent, over the
corresponding time .last yeart " , - .
C;;E HILLED AND TWO
L'LCED INiEAYL-IN
(By the;As8oqJp,tcdJ&.e8S.) -,
. Washington,- Dec.' t9.-AkMhe ' result
of HMfein which objCTUrftdj to-day at
the's'lte'of the new Metropolitan Cltl
xens' Bank I building,;': opposHe'i.-the
Treasury xPepartment, Pdr rChand
eron, ari Italian laborer. In dead -. and
two other workmen Injured. . Of the
latter, C, R. Smith, ( a carpenter, waa
the more seriously hurt. At first tt was
believed that several men ore killed,
but it soon wrs discovered that Chan
dcron was the oBlv one who could not
be extricated from the mass of debris
. In time to be saved.
a ta (a Bvraf
IW Wm 1m t a
lar fr
a4 tJMU a ImIium, tMt mm
IK) Va I'w I1
llr (He aaaarat4 Tmn
CVXkra. tt-c- II Tbe Mfil
graad )ar( aaa rater laCrtawmta J
galaat UbhiUi A. Ooardala. raarla
tor af lt InptTtal lUkk. Urbora J
4 Madiaaa auwa. a4 Joha H
lUUua. tormrt roirtatar of a Kortb
Ua aalaoa, both an-aa of aaing
tbe asalia la efraa4.
Tea ladtniaeatt exvaae tbaal f
aaUing f read akrat ovtkoae m allg4
oil Uada la Ulalaaa. Tha ladkrt
aneata atat that Daltoa aad Goar
ala. art I eg aader tka aaata at lb
LaalaUaa tat Loaa A Truet Coaa
paar. of Kv OHraaa. aurhaae4
l.0 arret of Usd la Wtaa partaa.
La . at 111 aa arr. platted tb
U4 lato K(a SO fact aqaar and
ofrra4 oplioaa oa tkraa plata for
ft eau-a 4oa la l reata, Thfla
oplioa eortiOrate vera mad to re
arm b I lottery ticket aad rartala
prlara .raaglng from 4t ceeta to ii
wer paid aa bait. .
' Monthly Hat, purporting to ba tat
I Uta of pricaa bid for tha oil land,
acre arnl oat to th parch arr aa
opUoa. Tb ladlctaneat elate that
th eoterprle waa a fraud; that th
lota vera worth ao more lhaa 1 H j
ceata arh; that ao oil ever waa j
foand Oa th laada: that ao blda had
been madVi that tha aaaela or tha,
compaay wer 5.00 laatead of
1 1,190. 000.
CHARQE3 FILED
AGAINST MAYOE.
' fBy thr Araonlaird Pix.:)
Terr Hauta. Ind., Dec l.-rA,t a
special meeting of the city council
last nlttbt a formal demand was made
for th removal from office ot Mayor
Edwards J. Bldaman. Tho UotjsW
cbarpMl . a galtrt- t bw-'Va ror wel
algned by . repreaentatlvea of : tne
Manufacturer Club and Of the Young
Men Business Club. ;
After asserting that "Bldamaa has
been wilfully and corruptly guilty of
oppression, malconduct and malfeas
ance In tha discharge of his duties aa
mayor." the complaints are made
specific In nine separate paragraph.
The charges were placed on Die with
out discussion. . '. f .
w Road to Coal Fields.
" (By tha Associated Ptesa.)
Elktns, W. Va.. Dec. J9.-J-Regular
train service over the newly con
structed railroad from , this city to
Charleston, ,W. Va., will begin New
Year's day. The road was built Tjy
former Senator H. O. Davis to afford
accesa to the central , West, Virginia
coal fields. U gives direct connec
tion between this section of the $tate
and the State capital, and will con
nect here with the Western Mary
land road for the east, making a new
east and west route. ,.v
THREE TRAINMEN '
ROASTED TO DEATH
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" , By the Associated Press.)
' Fort Wayne, Xnd.,' Dec. 29. Three
trainmen were killed in a wreck on the
Chicago Erie Railroad, at Disko.
twenty , miles west of Huntington at
one o'clock this morning, when the
rails spread 'and the engine drawing an
eastbound freight train was overturned
In. a 'ditch beside the, 'track. Engineer
John O'Brien, Fireman Cecil Oliver and
Brakemnn Lent Fisher were caught In
the cab of the engine and burned to
death.' All the victims . resided ..at
Huntington. . lK
VIRGINIA DILL WAS ;
FOR BOOK AGENTS
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. (By the Associated Press.) ;
. Richmond, Va., Pec, ' 29. The ; Vir
ginia bill; to which Andrew Hamilton,
the New York Insurance man made re
ference in his recent statement. Is notv
known here as having any special re
ference to insurance. It Is a fact, hpw
tsver, that a few years ago there was a
bill which made it a misdemeanor for
an agent of any kind to go Into an office
and undertake to sell any person when
there was a posted notice to the- effect
that agents were not allowed to enter
during business hours. It Is believed
that such is the bill that Mr. Hamilton
had reference to, and it is believed that
book agents and Insurance agents were
Intended to bo reached. ,'V- "
UHe Ttrj Laid t
REVOLUTION IS' ENDING
ftc
riarifc-g an Nnri laftaaar
Ik fr Ir kf 04 aaarana, M
IWUUa nvmm ladlrafta TKal ! a of !) Ikoagrra la IM-
(WdUlMta Ar Lea Brk-a a4 ' Caaaa W la n4 Taakf
Tkal Clraye k tlHag nmm4 '
Agala. ", th Aii.i.4 al
! Km Trfc. ntm4 Hut.
ix it i re I riaa4 i
By l Aaeiid ffmm ) r a !. bat tk r r -f ( Atpni
EL r1Tbrg. Dee. tt. I : I ' T Ue ttmtnt ut ih irt la" Kw
f. M The erre,KMkdei of tb i " "1-rt"d 1
. lf"t tt liw f AcaMt.aa' fWitU la
AaaorJalH Pre at Marnt let-. tetter a4drra4 ky P "f J. Klmuol
graph that tk aralterad revola-' Haufaa. f'iva fcot . ui lh cwtw.
Uoelat Iker .re only abU la J"" 1 m"
i vlaiu-i the rant. Tt.i- Sr Xnlanit
mp a feebla haar of relUar to the j uw, rtvt Wondmaa 0.-lai. hil
troop ao4. th Workmra'a Co art 1, 1 or.ii.l iit-tWU mi ia lntUi.i-
reallilng that lha revolt I crashed. ! '""" "'hl ,h'
t Arm-rW-ea 'am anln Ai(fr
la aegoUatlag lerma for the alrlkera ,u,., aui . rj , .r ail
who participated la Ike uprlslag with '"" f mri. .Uiwu it-n-
tke Te of railing off Iho strike oa '"r,h,,.iri , "." i"
u . akat he ra'Ja mob tn. Ung lt i Ihr
MOBQaJ'. rnAirit two fault In. ah. h It
Nevertheleaa Ike radical papera of.rouw, .mlc (h, .p. .uh "
St. Pataraburg coallaue to Inflame! Th , wui. h .. aive
their reader with Btorie of deape-
rat flthtlng in tbe atreet of Mu -
row, repreaentlag tha rerolotlonlsta
a being In complete poaaesalon of
tea aquara mile ot the city which
th troop with all their auihorlty
and machine guaa are unable toi'-" - ' 7.""" '
, M i t'r nearly aa mura rxrrtt n. without
pierce. Tbeae paper print columna.lne nnUBtk,n lh Ami1ra0
of descriptive matter repreaentlag . twty UW1MH .rt, lo pUy.
th revolutlonlBta nghtlng valiantly (rM KItA rXubH ,htt irrmt
behind barrlradee, aundlng on heapa na tne aevrlopaient of wtaln fin
of corpae of l heir comrade. Tbe qualities not rat ed cut ay th .th-r
Molva print an Interview with a game ranetlally qnlrkne of Irnllvl,!-
aludent who ha arrived hnr from uat Judrtnent and exrcutw n.
Moscow, la which tha student ay , 1 ", y "
that horror of tha sight he wltaeas-J
ed w. driving him Insane and he
waa' fb"rcld'TO"'tlBeT
It veema established -that aoma
member of the fighting organisa
tions of the German and other for
eign societies have como to Russia:
to Instruct the revolutionists In the
use of arms, the art of constructing
barricades and the manufacture of
bombs. .
Although now It la only a question
ot time when the flames of open re
volt Will be extinguished the Moscow
revolutionists have made good use of
their Instruction to start fires else-'
where.
Wild Times . at Warsaw.
-Warsaw,,. Rusalan Poland, Dec. 29.
Bahds ot socialists are parading the
streets her atrlvlng to enforce the or
der tor a general strike. They com
pelled the hrrvspnpor and Insurance
office to close this morning and sent
out ganns of youths to smash the wln -
dows of shops wlinei' owners refused
to close their establishments.
Trafflo Is much impeded on the
Vlonna Railroad, only two trains left
Warsaw station . to-dav. Military en
gineers are maintaining; traffic on the
Mlava branch of the Vistula line.
FATHER AND SON HELD
FOR A BRUTAL MURDER
' (By the Associated Press.)
Beaver Falls, Ta., Dec. 29. Robert
McCoy and his son James were arrested
to-day charged with the murder " of
Hugh McCoy, a brother of Robert Mc
Coy. -The arrests were mad,e by Con
stable Thompson, of Negley, Ohio, and
much surprise waa caused.
Hush McCoy was shot and killed two
weeks ago while sitting at a window
In his farm house.
According to his brother Robert, the
killing was done by two masked men
' who afterwards robbed th house of
a sum of monev whicn tne muroereu
man had received the previous day for
tho sale of his farm. 1 - ::
Tha brother claimed to have escaped
from the burglars after a. desperate
fijht. ' A reward of J5.000 was offered
for the apprehension of the murderer.
OHIO BANDITS
.. , 1J0T YET CAUGHT.
,By-the Associated Pres.V ;t .v.
: " Toledo,' O.i Dec. 29. The five men
who fatally wounded Marshal Thorn
ton are still at large, having broken
through the jtet spread about the
thicket and underbrusn between nere
and Perrysburg last night '
"Scorea ot men this morning re
newed the man; hunt with Increased
energy, and the news from the bed
Bide of the Injured official, that he
had little chance of- llfe.v spurred
them on to capture the bandits. t
m:b:ti::!c
BELIEVES IT IS BEST
l " aa Xfm Eeataaal. H
.ld It aa a.aHihc. Mk
J Hvllness: greater vartr of r-xwiblr
jpiaya and airateale Muatiaus aiid few
drlivs hv reaam i lnjr to piayrr.
i He ntsa.l rant age to Iip layer In ad
1 4U" hw aat. w.W.d bi gtt
fProbabl'" "f clJ of aer'oua i ln-
ItflDTUWrCT 11 ICO IOC
Nl K I Mil t L TAtlllAalL .
HAS ITS-HARDSHIPS
tPy the Associated. Tre.)
Seattle. Wash., 1ec. 89. Captain
William Mogg. muster 6f the whaler
Bonanza, who arrived here on the
steamer Jefferson, said that Captain
Amundsen, in sailing through the
northwest passage, was compelled to
Jettison a part of his cargo, showing
that the northwest passage Is not
deep enough for vessels of commer
cial tonnage.
"It will probably be from 12 to 15
months before the value of the ob
servation taken by Captain Amund
sen at the north magnetic pole is
maae Knowntto tne scienunc woria,
said Captain Mogg. "For two years
Captain Amundsen photographed
t every movement of the needle, flnd-
tj.ftt jt moved back and forth al-
most -In. a circle. The-observations
were taken with self-registering In
struments and no member of the
expedition Is able to give tho results.
This data .ill be submitted to the
Royal Geographical Society of Lon
don and to the scientific and geo
graphical body of Norway and Swe
den, which assisted In sending out
the expedition.
"There are onlv about three men
in the world who are able to read
the self-registering instruments used
by Captain Amundsen In, taking the
observations ot the movement of the
fifth magnetic pole. It is estimated
that at least a year will be required
in compiling the data."
SHIP GOLD TO SEA
TO AVOID TAX.
(By the Associated Press.) :.
. Honolulu, Dec. 29,-VThe Oriental
Steamship Company's, steamer 'Amer
ica which left for San Francisco yes-1
terday carried $750,000 in coin, sent
by registered mail by. local bankers,
in order, it 1 alleged, that the money
may be at sea beyond the territorial
jurisdiction on December, 31, when
a tax of one per cent, is levied on all
money held on deposit by the banks
on that date.; It is understood that
thextnoney will be returned here im
mediately.- Deducting the charges
of shipment, the saving made will be
approximately In the: neighborhood
ot $7,000. The bankers deny that
this Is the reason tot the heavy ship
ment of eoln. ' t
: . Postmaster at Wilkeslioro.
Washington", Dec. ?9.JWIbs Maude
Henderson was to-day , appointed
fourth-clasa , postmaster at Wilkes-
boro, N. C. I ! ..y '
lt!;L!:3 1 Co. ltl Tcty
RISING MARKET CAUSE
"Bra a M. Aay
mm Krgv Ihat H IH4 aa Kb
lMt Vara tlnaaii ta Krw
lgtaai M rf Ca04 1
IUatlBr4 n'py aa (Vrtaka law
l Ut tM Anaicialad tTm )
mm htaa . Iwr - II R
tun a CaaxnaB y ,Blu k bialNi at .hi
rll) , aat(nd l4a tut Ik hrwftl ij
t rdttir
The tubtlilkra are Mated u, tx :.' -
Tte I lain mn'kri Is aaixt to br thr
rtrial rauar irnatim
The Ami imt a nwmbrr of any
Mk etrhttr$r. but had blunrh oflVc
In vnrimia Nr r.nsUnd rlHr and
ttannir-ltnl a lat- trukrrhf IuMiul
At thr om- of the Him the atale-lrw-nt
was fli out that the truubta
aaa due to the failure of a member
of the Ifctston rxrhancr to mwi hi
ol'llKBIIuna ami lo the fart that monry
rould not be rellKHf at aw on rrrtatn
oatstandln Invnrttnerta
CALL MONET
JUMPS UP AGAIN.
(Ily the AsihHi'iel Preaa.)
New York. l 29 Call money op-
cmtl siiona ami In considerable de-and eight other member ot tbe
man.l to-lav. The first bid was 40, Sweeney family were aerloualy In-VX-r
cent. Two lonns were made nt Mnrad to-day a the reult of a nata
tr ,-om ny in tr. m the rate for i rg, M po,oll ,B tBe kitchen of
' At'ii'm h,. i...., . tuHr,MJconct the cooklbs: atove with the
-4
ner wt - -
Call money ruVed at 60 per cent
at noon with large offering. , Much
of inis money came from new out-of-town
sources, Including ' Philadel
phia and Pittsburg. Some of the
big local merchants made further
loans. Loans made yesterday at top
prices were renewed to-day at 50 to
55 per cent.
Call money fluctuated during the
Inst hour of the market today. From
50 per cent. It suddenly dropped to
30 and then worked upward till 2:45
o'clock it was quoted at from 55
to 60.
Wreck in New York.
(By the Associated Press.)
1'rlra N. . Dec. 29. Bv the
sheading of .rails on the New York
Ottawa Railroad, between Bay
Pond and Derrick, the engine, ten
der and two 'passenger coaches of a
train were thrown bottom up In the
ditch. A Mr. Cook, of St. Regis
Falls, was so badly hurt that he may
die. Several passengers received
slight Injuries.
DOUBLE WRECK ON .
PENNSYLVANIA ROAD
(Hv the Associated Press.)
Pittsburg, Pu., Doc. 29. Three per
sons were seriously Injured and many
others s'.ightly hurt In a double wreck
on the west Pennsylvania Railroad to
day at Ko.sh transfer, near this city.
Those seriously Injured are:
Miss Cora lXifran. a paascnger, Ho
boken. Pa.: William J, Hood, brake
man, Allegheny, Pa.; and Thomas Bur
gher, a passenger residence not known.
The accident.' according to the rail
road officials, was one of the most re
markable, in that no fatalities occurred.
A local freight was leaving a sldelng
at Ross transfer for the purpose of
getting on the eastbound main track.
When the freight engine was partly on
the main track, It was; run into; In a
semi-Bide swipe collision by an engine
with a caboose attached, tktu'eety had
this collision taken place arid almost
before the operating crew had had
time tov realize .what had happsned, a
second w reck was caused by the Free-port-'
local passenger train crashing
Into the two trains. When the collis
ion, occurred the-ass'engers were hurl
e'rt in all directions with tha result that
tnany were bruised or more br less se
riously injured.' All the three engines
were derailed.; Two of the passenger
cars were badly wrecked and a third
was thrown from the tracks.,; Traffic
was blocked for hours and trains were
sent from here to bring the passengers
10 Hie city. . ,. .
a tVe Oa ! a (W
IM rJM aaat fwaaiC Va BV
iaW lMa As- IW SW aW
j bb (m 1 an a
Ihi ik I
I Kae. ttar
tsjanito k
Vaitoaa
Btraam feuaa arvarmi
Makape agaiaat Ika a aa grat
4 k tka Pp la Aaaartcaa aka. la
tka oftataa of tkaa fclakaaa, vara
aet aartky of tka ksaar. a kkk. It
aaae. rwi aiaaatlarartVoa
tk ralikfvl
fb fop baa aka Im tafura4
tfcat asnoag tka poraoaa sweated la
klat few days ago waa aa Aaarl
raa aonaa aka ka4 kwaa dlvormd.
IkU trrttatad Ika poaut. aba 4a
rlarad that a ark praasatallea SSBBt
' bo oixtr agala
! Tke oArtal of tka Vatk-a ar
lao raralllag thai two Aaaartraa ra
i really refaand la a a4 a kea lb
I Pope appeared, aad tka peraoa hav
(lag autborlty la tbeae na Iters hava
1 beea ordered to be more at r let la ar
i firing a derlaloaa upon applkratloaa
from Americana for aadleoce with
tbe Poie. Aoirrlraa appltraata la
future must U1 racommeaded by their (
reapertlve bishop or have their ap
plication eupiiorted by a racogalsed
official here
NINE HURT IN
OAS EXPLOSION.
(By the Aaaoclatad Preaa.)
McKeeaport. P., Dae, !. Mr.
Uattle Sweeney of namber 111
I Church avenue wa fatally burned
aaa - Btpe, booarne d lacked darlag the
night and when Mrs. 8weny struck
a match to light the fire this morn
ing th gas exploded. The house was
completely wrecked. "
. 'o ,
WOMAN BURNS TO'DEATII
Fifteen Others Hurt in Bad
Fire in Tenement
While Lighting a Stove the Oil Can
Exploded and Flames Spread,
Routing Twenty-Seven Families
Men Wooi-king to llfwue Others
Were Hurt.
(Hv the Associated Press.)
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 29. One
person Is dead two were seriously
burned and 15 or more Injured or
overcome by smoke In a fire In the
iHIggin" tenements, 817-829 Mlnne-
haha avenue, this morning,
j The fire started in the apartments
pf Mrs. Lorraine Buckllff, 823 Min
Jnehaha avenue, and spread rapidly.
Twenty-seven families were routed
from their beds and sent shivering
and half smothered Into the street,
the temperature being 10 degrees
above aero.
The twentv-seven families lost every
thing- they possessed and were made
homeless. The flre resulted from an
explosion of an oil stove. Mrs. Mary
Follev. who lives With Mrs. BucklifE.
arose early to start a lire In the stove.
As soon n-s she liffhreri a match the oil
exploded. Mrs. Bucklift was standing
near and n n moment her clothes were
In flames which soon spread through
out the building. She was burned to
death before she could be token from
her kitchen. Mrs. Folley herself was
badly burned as was Stephen Lewis
who was trying to rescue persons In
the building. A. V. Wells was also se
riously burned in rescuing; three chil
dren whom he found In their beds al
mpst smothered by smoke.
TWO NEGROES
HANGED TODAY.
(By tho Associated Press.)
Gadsden, Ala., Dec. . 29. Jack
Hunter and Vance Garner, "colored,
were hanged in the county Jail here
today for the murder of Mrs. Jane
8mith, a white woman, who, was as
saulted and killed in this city last
spring. Will Johnson, also colored,
convicted Of the same crime, was re
prieved by the Goternori until Feb
ruary 9,' pending the examination of
later evidence. ' ' ' I
Markt4 tvmm I
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Iblaet rUdiag Oof.
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tka INriana, aa4 TW L
ka Uae baag.
(br lb AaarBla4
Kea York. I Ma. ft -far ta aaraa.4
it kaa Utea aaoalk aa4 Ik -
Mil Um tiki tkra yaar lh Jew
try otar of tVwararu Btftttaar at IK
atroadwajr, la tb kaait af Ik Taaaer
kaa diatrlel, wa raaa4 early ka-amjr
and aaoat U Su wortk af 4laada,
rtnia ana aalrka war atwiaa. Tk
luaa oa tka am a fuliturWa. amiedlhg
ta a member of tka Arm, acgragata
isa aaa.
Tb mbbery waa aanat dartag, a thla
part of tk rily I tk kaatat and Ik
moat arUllaatly Urkl4 tkraatbaat tha
en lira nlht. Warklivg during th
height of a larrifk ralaatorm. whn
moat of tb pd train bad Bought
heltr, tha baraiar galn4 aa a
traae la th ator by ratlin through
a Meal folding gat tkat barrad th
approach la tb froat aoor. an4 thaa
rut throa k a baavy wire acreon that
protect Ut plata glaa ovar th front '
door. They U maahd tha half Inch
thick gtaa I reach their plunder.
Th burglar In cutting tb wire af
-th acreen over th window set aft a
burglar alarm, yet they escaped wltb
their booty befor tk polio arrived.
A patrolman saw two men and a wo
man hi t ha doorway of th at ore, but
thought thy war peaking shelter from
th rain. Later whan hi . auaplcloaa
wer aroueed be returned In time to see ' "
on of Um kraajwalaaaas.aoww' a '
aide street, hut the man "had . disap
peared when tha evidence of th bar
alary wer discovered. It was all over
before th burglar alarm reached lha '
scan. , , .-'.'. - ..
KIR. YERKES DIED TCDAY
His Wife Refused to go to
His Bedside at Last
She Declined to Talk, , Bat Kept
AwayCaplUUst Made Hard
Fight, But Life Waa Hanging in
the Balance for Days Was Lead it
in Financial World. '
(By tho Associated Press.) . V,-
New York, Dec. 29, Charles T.
Yerkes died at 1:20 p. m. today.
Mr. Yerkes had been ill (of noma
time with a complication of diseases.
During tne past summer he had a,
rather serious Illness In London, but
recovered sufficiently to permit him .-' V
to come to the United States. His
condition became serious soon after
his arrival, however, and for several
week 8 he has been seriously ill at 1
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel In this i.A i
city. During his last Illness he sev- '
eral times was reported to be in a
dying condition. ' .' ' ,
Mr. Yerkes was born" In Phlladel-' ,
phia in 1837.
When inquiries were made at Mt ,
Yerkes' home at Slx,ty-eighth street'
and Fifth Avenue tc-day whether or :
not Mrs. Yerkes in view of the con-1!' ;
flirting statements about her hue- :
band's condition, would say anthlng, a .
servant said that Mrs. Yerkes would
not see reporters, but gave this mea- ; '
sage: - , j'-jnj. J ' 1 - ,
"That she had n6t beea to the Wal-t; .
dorf-Astorla Hotel during Mf.fYerkee'if J
illness there, that She did not Intend to
go there, that she' was 'not' Indisposed : v
and that she refused absolutely to dls- ,
cuss her reasons for her actions In the ;
matter." , a 4 ' i "
MEMPHIS BANK ';':.?,,'
MAY SAVED."
' tr tX
(Special to The Evening Ndivs.) " ' X v
Memphis, ; Tenn.' Bed 29.It is ' -reported
to-day that negotiations are' .
pending, between the directors of the ;
defunct Merchants Trtl(St ; Company i . r
and two local banks, by hlch the
latter are to take over tha affairs of
the 'former. If an agreement 1b' . ' '
reached It is said all deposits In the K
Merchants Tnist Company wilt ba
fully guaranteed.' i " ' i "
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