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taM Mfiral florfflisf B iiliolli Deaths FromFmig in
rant From Savannah . . W?
Norris F. Miller, Member of Philadel
phia Grain Firm, Arrested Today
But Furnished $25,000 Bond Charg
ed With Receiving Railroad Rebates
From the Atlantic Coast Line, and
Another i ransportatipn company.
Philadelphia, Dec. 17. Norria F,
Mill. r, a member, of L. F. -Miller Sons,
:i grain firm, was arrested today on
.1 warrant from Sayannah. Ga.. chars-
ing him with yiplatio thjeiSherwain
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grain ; aiuiuu ru ; xae. mqj
t. and ': Milkers; dtjl Odin; j
.any and thoKtUhrai
..ad. ru:4;niHii!i0irt'fn
Records Two Earthquake Shocks
Cleveland, O., Pec. 17. The St
Ignatius College seismograph today
showed a record of . two earthquake
shocks within 24 hours. Both were
entered at an estimated distance of
S.oJO miles.
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New York, Dec. 17. The SiSpfeiii)ij
of the stock exchange firm, Judson
& Judson, was announced on thVr stock
exchange today. ' Lackv of- business
caused the faiiprk' The jtobUitie m4
assets are not large. The firm' was
lormed in" 11901 and is composed pf
A. M. jtdsonrc. Y. Judson and eirc
Sherman. '
Stocks Today.
New Ydrk, Dec. 17. Wall Street
Prices of leading stocks at the open
ing were mostly on a parity with yes
terday's closing transactions. The
market closed firm. Speculation was
fluiet. Prices moved steadily. Minor
stocks fluctuated sensationally.
LEADER F
GUILTY
Newark, N. J., Dec. 17.-MohteI4
Watha, a Haitien native, has been
found guilty of manslaughter as the
lender of the mob which lynched larl
I'lhrington last July. J
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Saratoga, N. Y., Dec. 17 Nearly -A
ilozcn passengers were : injured today
in a Hudson Valley railroad wreck,
mar Sehuylerville, when an electric
ngine crashed into a passenger trolr
l-y car. .
Ely Manufacturing Plant Burned.
(lirard, Pa., Dec. 17 The Ely Man-4
tifacturing plant was destroyed by fire,,
today, the loss being $125,000. s
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Seamen 'Mftet inr XFr'lsM iexjL-' ?
T'etroit, Dec. l7.-Tn0Sttuil ;cn
veation of the intemtjbnal 'imeri'4
llarvey p;ifll4S;il4r$ j J i to
charge of receiving ratQi;. ; tU:
GOES TO M M
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OF MANSLAUGHTER
CRASHED
T'nion has. adjour SanrahciscoVrlS
"as cnosen as ujb iueeuug piaw
the next "convention,. - : . ;
At The Bijou. c
The feature film at the poular Bijoui
thfatre tcday- is-called "For A Worn-
an's Honor." This is a most interest
. .. t 4
ng picture and it will please the pa.-.51
irons.
The best Hosiery in the city at the
price. Boylan & Hancock. tf'
Three performances at the" Crystat
Palace tonight 7:0, 8:30 and 9:30.' t
Oet a pair of Felf Slippers for y out
Xmas present. Peterson & Rulfs' '. It;
uoverrtment weigners Who Accepted XryZ ': it;Vf': "eorS'a congressmen cail on Presi-
Pribes; Sentenced to Prison-They SCM dent About th Potash TW With
GaVe Short Weight ' ; Ajfe.fe t ' Germany-Mr, Taft .Dec.ares He's
i? fellWHt 4 Doing rlis Best Settle I1.V - V ,
New York, Dec IT.' Charles D.
Drew and Chas. Jl. Wardell, foi-mer
'boss" govemmen.t weighers, convict
ed of taking iribe mpney from an At
buckle agent for false weighing of su
gar, were sentenced by Judge Martin.
jen mqnjtns jeach jn the penitentiary.
l;ff:pULiST flEAR DEATH.
ritfei F3htip That Hit Him le in
MVM Uifc Jail.
elnhia, Dec. .17. Kid Gardi
her, Uhrfi tight weight . pugilist injured
:in: i niaten witn Jobn Kam, is in a
crticai condition. His skull is f rac-
uyedviins In jail.
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Washington, Dec. 17. United States
Senator William Lorimer, of Illinois,
was . absolved of the charge of obtain-
ng his seat in the Senate by birbery
n the report of the sub-committee of
the Senate's Privileges and Elections
Committee today. The committee
meets Tuesday to act upon the re-
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Fairfield, Mass., Dec. 17 Eldress
Anna White, head of the family, of
,Shakers, is dead at Mount .Lebanon'.
She is seventy-nine years of age. Th4
woman devoted her large wealth' to
the Shakers propaganda. " v
Over One Thousand Killed in Massa
chusetts. Boston, Mass., Dec. 17 During the
open hunting season in Massachusetts,
1,387 deer were killed.
CIDER FROM A PIr
Newark, N. J., Dec. 17. The fourth
victim c-f poisoning from drinking hard
cider -out of a paint keg is dead at
Summ1t.i'N. J.. The four vlcOms are
rltalians, members of a cider party.
$10,000 STOLEN.
German Postal Station Was LWed!at
-Fez.
Paris Dec. IT.ATahgier dispatch
states that the German postal station
at Fe? . was Pillaged, and ten thousand
dollars stolen. s '
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New York, Dec. 17. The world's
annual consumption jof tea is one bil
lion, two' hundred and fifty . million
pquiids, according to the market sta-
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BUT WES NO REPORT
Washington; .Dec: 17 Secretary ,of
War Dicklnsonv'sends to the House a
letter replying to the McLachlan reso
lution, concerning the sufficiency of
the national, defense. .The, letter dis
cuses the si'taation brlflylfut th?
secret report, secently ' submitted :to
the House and withdrawn, will hot ba
re-submlttbd7 f - ..
SUB-COMMITTEE CLEARS
SENATOR XORIMER, OF i,
KEG CAUSED . DEATH
THE W0R10.SURE DO II
POWERFUL1M0UNT OF TEA
WA&lEliiSil
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Paris is excited over the fact that
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l-ff-VfV - life. ' ef' ,,,,, ,
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or west Ainca. uunng rsovemuer,. according to cable reports, the French had three bitter fights, "oae battle re
suiting la the killing of 600 natives and the. killing and wounding of many French soldiers. 1 Several earrlsons J are
reported surrounded by. tribes. The
pectea Derore the last or uecemDer. in the meantime more troops are being sent to Africa. r French, war de
lartmenthas about concluded ti nt a strong force must be sent to thfr scene of the long drawn out" conflicts and th
natives, who have objected to Fiencbrule, brought to terms once and for alL' ,j f
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Robbers Applied Fire Brands to a Vic
tim in. a Small New Jersey Town
Tortured Man Fell Unconscious to
Hotel Floor. . .
New York, Dec. 17. Bu7-ned and tor
tured by a band of robbers,, who hoped
to silence their victim Edward Dill
cher staggered into a 'small hotel at
Granton, N. J., today., relapsing into
unconsciousness soonvafterwar'L'--He
was revived long .enough.; to? tell his
name and murmur: "Burned in fire by
men. " . - - . -.
PLUM FOB OHIO NEGRO
President-Gives Home State. Colored
' Voter a Big J6b.
Washington, Dec. 17.- President
Taft has sent the Senate the. nomina
tion of Charles A. Cottrcll, a ncgroiof
Toledo,' as collector of Internal Reve-.
nue at Honolulu, Hawaii. The protest
from Honolulu that a resident should
be appointed was unheeded."'" .
FORMAL CALL FOR;-': ; ..
f f SiCUS ISSUEO TOBAY
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Washington, Dec. 17.-The formal
calf fpr. the caucus of Democratic mem-
bers of the next House, January 19,
was Issued by Representative Clayton,
chairman xf caucus today. V-Jt says
the object Is to devise $nd ,forra plan?
for' expediting and secttiing legislation
iin the 62nd Congress, s-If points Out
that the! country expects tariff revis:
on. A f ult attendance-'of the members
is urged in the all fJn. behalf -of United
Democracy."' u v-i .
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Bible House turned.
New York, tfe'c.fi7, The Bible
House, the home, of thfe American, Bi-
blej Society the Christian Herald and
several Methodist pucilcations, was
Lthe acene of a' ten thou vsand dolrar .flra
this morning.
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French troops have titeen in a- rinmber
war department In Paris has cabled 'for
Big Merger Case in South Carolina is
Now Being Argued Before the Court
Want Southern Railway Leases
Invalidated.
Columbia, S.-.C., Dec. 17. Argument
of counsel was reached yesterday in
the Southern merger suit, by which
South Carolina seeks to invalidate the
Southern Railway's lease of "three rail
road lines in South Carolina.
REVENUE GUTTER ARRIVES
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Provincetown, Mass. Dec. ,17. Af
ter battling with heavy seas and a high
wind, the revenue cutter, Gresham,
with the disabled schooner, N. E.
Ayer. in tow, and -the shipwrecked
crews of the schooners Abbie G. Cole
and S. A. Fownes, has arrived in har
bor here. : !
THE JUNIOR ORDER
Of United American Mechanics, Will
Remember Famjlies of Deceased
1. Members at Christmas.
Following their annual : custom,
George Washington and Jeff Davis
councils, Junior Order, United Ameri
can Mechanics, - will distribute at I
Christmas well laden hampers, and
turkeys, to the families of deceased
members. This is a yearly custom
which . shows that the living hold in
tender memory their dead ; jhrohero.
The lodges annually ayail themselves
of the pretty and commendable custom
of - remembering the loved ones of
their dead .comrades at every Christmas-tide.
. Ccommittees have been ap
pointed who will have in charge . the
work of distributing the baskets. ,
Not . ipjttly are the two lodges 3 to
carry 'out the, plan as outlined above,
but' they have -also decided to assist
the, SalvationT Army materially in the
plan to furnish the poor of the city
with provfsrdns, etc., at Ghrisbnas.
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of serious engagement wjtVnaiive :!
complete 'delsfbui'naiuwei'te' ex- -
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House Will Settle by Jan. 17ti Ques-ij
tion of Which Place Get the Pan-J
a0a Exposition This HasBeen Dm
cided on.
Washington, pec.-17. A vote in the!
House will be taken. by January 17 qnjj
the fight between , New :-"Orians and;
San Francisco for Ifee exposition tpl
celebrate the Panama Cahal jopening
in 1915. This is made possible by :an I ;
understanding reached -by the HouSje;
Committee iOB Rules ftodayjti t t ni
FREED FROM ICE.
Steamer Liberated After Twelve Hours
-Sandusky, O., Dee.t,i7. After belfig
stuck Jn the ice . twelve hours, and jits
seventy-five passengers forced to Wk
over miles of ice to Sand'usky, he
steamer Lakeside freed v herself -'off
Candar Point today. The boat . Is not
damaged. . . "
INSURGENTS STILL HOLD
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Washington, Dec. 17.rThe City f
Guerro, Mexico, is still in the- iahc s
of the revolutionists and was iofr ca -tured
by federal troops; as "reported
previously ini official advices. "Thetrb
jportof the- taking of VGuerro,'' 0!tr?s
Ambassador Wilson, "was premature,
The city has not. yet been captured,
but it is likely it will be taken at atiy
time
Urgent Deficiency Bilt Up"
Washingtoh, Dec. l7.-r-ThejH6nse:9f
Representatives after meeting, toqk
ur the urgent deficiency bUl, 'tarrying
$850,000. There is a general debate.
The, curtain rises ; at T:30i:at vthe
Crystal Palace tonight. ;.' ; tt ;
Get a pair of Felt SlippCTS;fpr;yoir
Xmas present. Peterson & Rulfs' : it
Washington, Dec. ' 17. President
Taft told Representatives Lee .Adam
son and Rodenburyof Georgia, at the
i White House today that he was doing
,A everything possible through the State
Department to effect a settlement of
1 the potash controversy with Germany
jjThe Congressmen said the crdni jni4
ers of the South ibuld 4lii?ir: ai(
jng-ine export. tax on poxasniH; SHm
'ELECTIONS . PBfA6TiRJttJ?lliriWtt
3 English Government
Same Ms
1 London, Dec. 17. tfjj&lptgS
: J 'constituencies remalnifldltolfei&pld
today and Monday thlfMfijMlf
"J practically ended. The fteW' Pifiia-
f ment will be identical with that chos-
B en in January. . The government will
a probably have a, Coalltionmajority of
126, against a previbuV1 majority of
124. Today the total score was; .Un-.
ionists 270; Coalitionists 392; com
posed of .267 Liberals, ?2 Nationalists,
10 Indend.enlNaflqhaUstsyya 43
Labor members. '
St iiouls. DecitFclowlnl nlte'eii
in the 2hfcCbngres8l itoihts Ml
howrsf secrecy th(B family Srpfittltp
Mrt' mlHoiJre manufacturer,
mjt he shot and kied himself, yester
day. Medart was 72 yeara old. s
DOU BLE CITY'S POPULATION
Bristol, Thn.-Vir9in fay j ' tf&k X i3,3?5
People.
Washington, ; Deitr. 17.i-Population
statistics o tne. thirteenthpeiisus in
elude Bristol, Tenn with 714B compar
ed with 5,271 in 1900. Combined .with
Bristol, Va,, which has a population of
6,247, the population of Bristol, Tenni,
Virginia is 13,395, compared with 9,850
in 100.
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Sally Whtte" Cake like "mother
makes" at Farris' Bakery, 109. South
Front; street.'
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Jhe New Minister in Charge of :Qra
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Northern Virginia Has Coldest Weath
er of Years and Mercury Below Zero
In Mountayi laces--Great Suffsr-
Irtrt From fh,f?ft'lffIW New Vnrl. : S
Winchester, Va., Dec. 17. Severe
weather prevails in Northera' Vicginla .
for the first Ttt several years. . At to
chester the thermometer ' registers
three degrees . above zero. Reports
"from the mountains indicate zero &6d
til ilii'ii?: t : it it 5 55 5Li ; tl :
i ii i i i 1 1 m, i . , 1 1 i i 1 1 : ; i
i fHMMnwdffl mmm m lie
Norfolk, Dec, 17. Virginian Rail
way train No.-14,Eastbound,; from
Roanoke to Norfolk, was wrecked at '
r R H: A
Algron thl3 morning. V The loepmotiye
jumped the track while moving at. 0 ' ;
miles an hour. Engineer G.r; G. Boqk- :
ford and' Fireman Barbie jrere, badly -v
injured and are jn a; florfplk hospital.
Tte engihe turiied
inaergi
Jnsurrecjf ionary .pnspppr hrpught from
jiia Unaneipjatq and ,oear Zacatreas.
The 'Paso Herald V correspondent
wires iromJHoblmt Jtjrango,' that ihe
.Insurrectps l.n the.jnntaius are stafr
,.ing:; and 'flocinkhckr to the planta-.
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FOR ALTITUDE RECORD.
Ely Vilf Try for -(t in ' Atlanta To
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Atlanta, Dec. 17.--A speed Jest, bjr
Ely and trials for the altitude record
are among -the interesting f eatures; on
today's aviaUdn program. T- Post, and
others will "giye xhlbltibnflights. '' ,: "
The curtain rises at 7 : 30 at the
Crystal Palace tonight " .v
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