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MURDERED M THEIR FARM HAND.
Tho Entire Newton Family nutchercd with an
Axe-Robbery the Cause.

Tho Entire Newton Family nutchercd with an
Axe-Robbery the Cause.
SPR1NGFrELD. Mass, Jan. 10.-In the two.
story frame house Of Francis ID. Newton. two
miles from tho village Of Brookdeld. on Fri
day night, Mr.. Newton, a well-to-do farmer,
his wife. and adopted daughter. Ethel, IL
years old, were murdered. Their skulls were
crushed with'an'axe, which was found near tho
beds. Tho police are searching for Paul Muller,
q foreign farm hand employed by Mr.. Newton.
who has disappeared. The condition Of the
house showed the motive to have been rob-
berry.
Mr.. Newton went to Worcester on Friday to
buy q horse, and Muller drove him 10 the sta
ton. Mr.. Newton had q considerable sum Of
money, and returned without buying the horse,
q. fact which Muller knew. That night at 10
o'clock lights wero seen in the house by the
after that. Muller slept in a little room open.
ing into that occupied BY Mrs; Newton. 1910
all the money and everything b. could end. K
house by starting q ire in the shed. Although
findiinFs, the freS burned out before Il caught
the woodwork of the house.
that aha night MAs and e S William m Easoa and M f fa%iig On
their, way home. met and recogniNed Muller the
fbc S EVAN; n sa1, h'h aso Er,stPP Pill S g %il ar ffSm
Rice, also returning o little later, met Muller
on tho Brookfeld causewdy, and called to him.
but he turned away and did not answer. Since
then he has not been seen.
The lowing Of the cattle on Sunday afternoon
attracted the neighbors' attention, and CAUSED
an investigation. Late that evening several
mon broke into the house and discovered the
as II made by q pocket knife. All the blows
made with the axe showed the assailant was
hand was left-handed. That tho motive for the
crime was robbery is plain By, the way the bu.
Of value taken. The suspected man Is about
! 5 feet 8 inches in height, weighs 1bo pounds,
and does not speak English, well. He had
worked for Mr.. Newton about two months, and
mad previously been employed all summer by
II. d. Hodgsdon at the Point Of Pines. Mr..
Newton was 20 years old.
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MoT1NG PILLARS OF BRINE.
Two Curioas Cylindrical waterspouts acudded
by the Roman Prince.

Two Curiols Cylindrical waterspouts scudded
by the Roman Prince.
Capt. Remnant of tho British steamship Roman
Prince. which arrived yesterday from Port
Natal. discovered of Hatteras on Saturday whit
he declares is q new variety of watorspout. The
kinds that he has frequently seen In his ten
years service as q deep-sea skipper have been
either slendor at the base and wide at the top
or shaped like an hour glass. The skipper's new
waterspouts-there were two of them-are not o
new variety. They are merely rare. The first
of the spouts appeared at noon about half a mile
Off the Roman Princes port bow. It was 100
feet in diameter and was scurrytng to the north
east, almost paralleling the course Of the steam
ship.
It was of uniform thickness from the base to tho
place where 1t mingled with the. gray and
and was as straight as q solid column Of marble.
Three hours later another spout, that might
have been q twin Of the first, passed almost d.
a~gonally across the bows of the ship. and less
than two miles away. This great pillar seemed
to have more solidity than the first. It left q
gigantic upheaval. OF water In its track, across
which the steamship passed. Several tons of
sea toppled over tho bow of the Roman Prince
and smashed down on the port end Of the bridge,
whore Second Officer Jenkins was standing. He
was knocked down and submerged for a second
or 80, but want hurt. The wave tore away soINe
of the rails and stanchions of the bridge, aHd
did damage about the deck forward.
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Had an Encounter with . Friend, but n II
TheuEht His Hsiurics were Received Later.

Thought His ~rniurics Were Received later.
Caldwell II. Abeel, an insurance agent and
the son OF tho late County Prosecutor Gusta-
vuB N. Abeel, has been III at his home In New
ark, N. j.. since Dec. 20, and IL was said last
night that ho was at the point Of death. It
has been stated all along that his illness was
due to kidney trouble, but 1t was reported yes
torday that an examination had shown that his
fifth vertobra was fractured.
Yesterday DR.. Hewlett, the attending physi-
clan, called in County Physician Washington
to take Abcol's ante-mortem statement, but
Abeel, though able to talk, could not tell q con.
nected story OF how he had received his In
juries.
The evening before Abeel became Ill he, had q
quarrel with II. q. ARcns, Jr. Both are Prince
ton graduates and had been intimate friends for
years. ARens was seated at q table with two
young women In Simonson's restaurant at $50
Broad street when Abeel entered. .Abeel made
somo remark that ARcns did not like. and
Agens, Il Ia said, struck Abeel on the nose.
It IL denied, however, that Abeel was knocked
down, and tho friends OF both men say that his
injuries could not have resulted from this en-.
counter. Abeel remained In the restaurant for
o while and tbcn went to George Gcrlech's 90
loon, where he continued drinking until mid
night. Tbon Gerlncb put him on q trolley car.
did not reach It until 3 o'clock. Whore he was
in the mean limo he has not been able to tell.
He was quite i'll when he reached home, and q
physician was sent for. It Is surmised that he
may have had q fall after no loft Gerlach's
saloon.
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To I'rr Capt. Carter.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 1O.-This morning Brig.
Con. Elwell s. Otis OF Denver arrived in tho
city. He is President Of the court-martial
which is to assemble in Savannah on Wednes-
day to hear charges against Capt. Oberlin NJ.
Carter. Capt. Carter was In charge OF tho har-
ceedod recently by Capt. Casslus NJ. Gillette,
who, after a survey OF work done. had an in.
vestigation started which resulted In the court
martial being called. The other members Of tho
board will arrive tomorrow morning. Col.
Thomas 4. Barr, Judge Advocato-Genoral. has
been here two or three days preparing the case
against Capt. Carter. The accused ofioer, be-
sides engaging local counsel, has brought Abra:
ham }. Hose Of New, York and Frank p. Blair Of
Chicago 10 assist in his defencss
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USING KANGAROO TEXDoNs.
a Device TO Prevent the Knee from suInsnina
while Broken Bones Arc Knitting.

a Device TO Prevent the Kneo from stlnsniuE
while nroken Bones Arc KnittiBE.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1O.-Oakland surgeons
purpose to use kangaroo tendons to tie up the
fractured bones OF Isaac Timmins's leg. In order
that no may use his knee while the bones are
knitting together. Timmins is a painter, and
this 10 tho second time he has broken q bone OF
his left leg in tho same place. ITO reset the
fracture and place tho limb in q plaster cast
until tho bone knits would destroy the use of
tho knee joint" said DIR. s.ratton. 1.-THE knee
had already become somewhat stiff from tho
frat setting. Wo have decided to make an in.
cision In the leg at the point Of the fracture OF
the bone, and Will bore holes in tho broken
bones. Through The holes we VIII draw kan.
Rether until they knit, without tho uso Of
plaster cast about the knee.
'"This will enable the knee to be bent each
day while the bone 10 knitting. Kangaroo ten
don Is as strong rs silver wire. 1t 10 taken from
the tail of the kangaroo. and being animal in
It's nature II is absorbed, and the leg does not
silver wire IL used"
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ANOTHER KENTUCKY FEUD.
The Mullins Trouble Costs one More
Life nnd Possibly Two.

DANvILLE. KY, Jan. 1o.-At Livingston, Rock
castle county. this afternoon, ex Jailer Latham
King was mortally wounded and William Null
Inns dangerously shot By Peyton and Elsie Lang.
ford. The shooting was the result Of q feud be-
tween the Mullins and Langford families, and
occurred during the progress of the examining
trial Of William Hundley for the killing of John
Lawrence on Friday. Members of both factions
were in town rs witnesses. and many Of them
came armed with repeating riics, expecting q
fight. About Q o'clock King and Will Mullins
were walking down Main street. when they
were fred upon by the Langfords; This started
others to shooting and about fifty shots were
fired. but without further damage. Court was
adjourned and business houses closed up. Moro
bloodshed 10 bound to follow.
Tho wounded Mullins Is u nephew Of Sheriff
Mullins. who with q posse killed John Langford
on last election day. John Lawrence, for whose
murder Hnndley is now on trial. was q member
of the Mullins faction and was wounded in the
election fight. His dea,h on Friday resulted
from q quarrel over tho debt for the rifle which
he used in that fight. Over 200 men are in
volved in the feud.
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DOG FOILS BURGLARS.
MIR. Kuncho Can Thank H,s Grent Dane for
Saving Him $780,.

New ROCHELLE, N. Y, Jan. 10.-Whcn Julius
Kusche opened his store this morning he found
that his money drawer had been robbed. and
that an attempt had been made to blow open
his safe. Kusche own q large produce store.
He also owns q great Dane dog. named Bis
marck, that tips the scale at 1876 pounds. Tho
dog is left in tho store at night. Early on Sun
day morning Bismarck was coaxet out by the
thieves. who tossed q leg Of lamb TO him. After
bismarck had eaten the meal he set up q howl
that brought the police on the double quick.
Bismarck then ran TO Mr.. Kuscbe's home, sew
eral blocks away. and reused his master. Mr..
Kusche reproved the dog, and, returning to the
store, locked him up again.
Bismarck howled all night. This morning
Kusche found that the burglars had drilled a
hole in his safe. Then he gave Bismarck a
breakfast Of the choicest meat, in the place.
There was $500 in the safe. The thieves got
only ~, which they took from tho cash drawer.
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Mr.. BALFOUR'S COMMENTS.
the BRITISH INTERESTS IN CHINA
ARE CoMMERCIAL.

v-.-, 80,
"h Ernee % "e' 'n1"rea-"eneWe" Report
That Ensinnd. nussin. ana Japan Have
I Reached an Agreement ResnrdinE Cerea.
Sp'0'a' 'ao'' D''pa''"'' n gu"
LONDON, Jan. 1o.-In the course OF q speech
delivered tonight ct Manchester, Mr.. Arthur
.. baitour, FIRST LORD OF the treasury ana Gov
erhment leader In tine House OF said
mat britien interests In China wore CONNER
cial ana not territorial
Inc holding or territory was q dtsadvantaRe
rather nan m advantage, because II involved
responsibilities and alro, perhaps. the oxpendi'
ture OK men ana money. lnasnuch as British
lnterest IN the external trade OF emma was
30 per cent OF tho worlds trade there. Great
Britain had q special claim to soc that China's
poiicy was not directed toward tho discourage.
ment OF foreign trade.
MT. Baitour declared that he was glad to
thihk mat Great Britain, by the deep
est traditions or her commercial policy.
WAS excluded from using any, trading
privilege she might obtain as q wenp-
on Tor excluding her rivals. When she
asked TOT freedom OF trade she old not mean
trceoom Tor Great Britain alone, out Tor oil the
world alike. This remark elected cheers from
the audience.
MT. Balfour added that there were two ways
alone oy which British trading interests In China
could DO interfered with, the most important be-
ing the possibility OF some foreign government
bringing pressure to induce China to make
regulations adverse to Great Britain and favor
able to itself, thereby destroying that equality
OF opportunity which was all Great Britain
claimed, out which she did claim.
The other method OF Interference was the pos
Dibility, he did not believe probability, OF the
foreign protectionist countries dottinR the coast
OF China with stations through which they Will
not permit the trade OF the world to permeate
freely, putting up customs barriers hostile to
other nations and favorable to themselves.
Tho British Government would DO It's best TO
see that British trade was not injured In either
OF these ways. In such an EFFORT 1t would not be
struggling for Great Britain only. but for the
world at largo.
Mr.. Balfour said he regarded without fear or
dislike the idea OF the Russians having q COM
merClnI outlet below tho line or ice, He could not
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"1s"NoTAH ooDoo FOR THIS MULE

Il Drops Seventy Feet, Gets UP Unhurf. ana
Nibbles nt tho Grass.
A mule numbered 10 and owned by the sheri.
dan-Shea Company. contractors who are exca-
waiting q site for Public School No. 90 at Palisado
and Reservoir avenues, jersey City, fell over q
p~recipice at tho end Of Reservoir avenue
yesterday. and landed on the Ravino road,
seventy feet below. A cart to which the mule
was attached and which was loaded with stone
went with him and was completely wrecked.
The driver looked over the brow of the precipice,
expecting to see the mules dead and mangled
animal get up on its feet, shake itself loose from
the harness and then begin to nibble some grass
from which the snow had melted away. Tho
mule was found to be uninjured except for q few
scratches. Some months ago the same muie
backed q cart over the precipice at Palisade and
Beacon avenues and fell thirty feet without
receiving serious injury.
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from 12sth street and Third avenue TO 1?7th
street, the entire trip might DO made In about
forty-threo minutes instead OF ffty-seven.
Another advantage which would probably
come from tho change OF motive power would
DC the running of two-car or three-cnr trains at
night, at short Intervals, instead OF the regular
four or i've car trains at intervals Of ten, M.
teen, or twenty minutes. This could DO done
with economy TO tho company and TO the great
advantage of the passengers.
The change Of motive power will cost millions
OF dollare. Estimates which have boon made
have varied from ga, 00O,0 900 to $40, 000,O 900.
One considerable item Of loss will DO the putting
those cost about $4,000, or si ,85O,OO In all,
and could not be replaced to-day for Less
than 9i;000,000; yet It 10. likely that
thoy will provo so. unsuitable as to
DO, almost a total loss. The elevated
railroads of Chicago now have o large number of
steam locomotives for snlo and customers for
them arc few. To Offset this loss, however, 10 the
economy OF maintaining an electric plant. It
oosts about 2 conts for repairs for each mile that
Q locomotive runs on the elevated roads, or
1900 900 q yoar for 5000, 600 miles covered by
the locomotives. Probably one-half Of this sum
would suffice to keep tho necessary electric
plant in order.
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ROBBED A PARSONAGE.
Thieves Get SIS. 0B In Sunday school Pennies
and About $40 OF n jubilee Fund.

Thieves Get 0l0.O Do In sunday School Pennies
and About $40 OF n Jubilee Fund.
LANCASTER, Pa.. Jan. 10.-While the Rev. c.
d. Clauss and family were at church last even
ing thieves entered the parsonage and stole all
the money they could find. They ransacked the
whole house and got about $50. Mrs. Clauss is
treasurer of the Sunday school and there was
$13.95 in pennies belonging to 1t in one Of tho
drawers in Mr.. CLAUSES study, which tho thieves
took. The congregation had also made the first
quarterly offering for the jubilee fund Of the
Ministerium of Pennsylvania. which amounted
to $39.63, and which Mr.. Clauss had got ready
to send away TO the treasurer to-day. Tais
tho thieves also got, besides several dollars
belonging to the general fund of the Synod.
They stole all the money Mrs. Clauss had iD her
purse. but left the purse on the bureau. The
thieves also took n small leather satchel used by
Mr.. Clauss when he made trips TO- administer
private communion. The waters which were in
tho satchel were loft on q table in the study.
After getting all the money they could find tho
thieves opened the dining room door facing the
hitching yard and stole q horse and buggy be-
longing to Wayne Bard Of Leola and left.
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ovERBoARD IN A sCUFFLE E.
a Firemnn or the Steamer Mary AIMING
Drowned During . Quarrel mt Sen.

a Fireman or the Steamer Mary Aiming
Drowned During . Qaarrei Mt Sea.
Paul Waesch, a fireman Of the British tramp
steamer Mary Aiming. which arrived at Quar-
amino last night, went overheard during n
scufie with another fireman of the vessel on
Dec. 81. The ship carried n cargo of sugar for
this port from Maccio. Brazil. and stopped at
81. Lucia.
About ono hour out from st. Lucia, Capt.
Davis reports. Waesch and Charles Meyer had
n quarrel on tho port side OF tho upper deck.
They spoke in German and none Of the crew
They finally began scuffiine. and WaescS was
thrown overheard. tearing away q section OF the
iron hand rail which he clutched at as he fell.
The steamer was stopped and n boat lowered,
but Waesch was not seen again.
Capt. Davis reported the case to tho police at
Stapleton, S. j.. and Meyer will BIO arrested
when tho Health Officer passes the steamer this
morning,
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SHOT IN Il BILLIARD ROOM.
The Manager Fires ut n Pool Player with
whom He Had QuarreIled.

"H0HT H"u
Philip Colman. 10 years old, of 459 West
Forty-second street, was shot in the log last
night by Harris n. Semansky. manager OF a
billiard room in tho American Theatre build
ing. on Eighth avenue. Colman and a compan-
Ion named William st. John had a row while
playing pool and scmansky gathered up the
balls and stopped the game. Colman threw
his cue on the floor and started toward tho
door, singing "All Cohens look alike to me-"
Semansky went after him.. and just as he
reached the hall grabbed him by the neck.
throwing him against the wall. .
The street was crowded with people who
wcre.going into tho theatre. and, in a moment,
the doorway was blocked. Semansky saw st.
John and several others coming toward him,
and pulling ont a revolver backed toward the
door of the.billiard room. AS Colmen started
taken to Roosevelt Hospital. Semahsky was
arrested and locked up in the West Thirty
seventh street station.
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TO SEE Vanderbilt IN EGYPT.
treasurer Rossiter or tho Now York Central
sails ON Wednesday.


sails ON "Wednesday.
Edward V. w. Rossiter. Treasurer of the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad Com.
pany. is to sail for Europe tomorrow for a six
weeks vacation. He will meet Cornelius Van
derbilt next month. probably in Egypt. 1t was
reported in Wall street yesterday that Mr.. Ros-
sitter had been called to Egypt to consult with
Mr.. Vanderbilt. This both Mr.. Rossiter and DIR.
Depew say 10 not true.
NJ Vanderbilt invited mo to come and SEQ
him II ! came to Europe this winter" said Mr..
Rossiter last evening.
President Depew said that Mr.. Rossiter did
not have his usual vacation last summer and
that he was going to take It now. and that he
would roach Cairo about Feb, !. ct which time
Mr.. Vanderbilt, who Is now In the Upper Nile
Valley, will have reached Cairo again.
Officers OF the Central denied absolutely a re-
port that William X. Vanderbilt will become
President Of tho company. He has been acting
as Chairman of the Board of Directors In the
absence Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is tho
Chairman Of the board.
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FooD FORCED DowN HER THROAT.
Tho UnwiIins woman In Baltimore jail Made
TO Eat by rersuaHion.o

BALTIMORE. Md. Jan. lO.-Maggie Taylor,
tho woman in tho city Jail who has been at
tempting TO starve herself, still refuses to take
food voluntarily. DR.. Clark, the jail physician,
visited her on Saturday afternoon and forced
some milk down her throat by means of a metal
tube. The woman fought against tho treat
ment, but tho weight and concentrated per
suasion " of four deputies were too much for her.
Yesterday she, was compelled 70 take n little
more MIX: and ihis aiteTnqoh n, nr; opinarrsk Mgaih
The Jail officials believe that as soon as the wo-
man Is convinced that she can. DO fed by force
appetite. which. during her previous incarcera-
ton In the institution, was very healthy II she
does not change her manner OF existing, 1t Is
probable that DIR. Clark will find IL necessary TO
Try chloroforming her. When under tho infu.
enco OF the drug she can he fed enough to last
her for a wcok or two. At any rate, she stands
a small chance OF dying.
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FIREMAN THROWN AND HURT.
A Misohievons hoy Responsible for the over.
turning OF nm Engine.

A NIisohieyOus Hoy Responsible for the over
turning or an Engine.
A defective iue caused a chimney fire at 2l3
Greene street, GreenpOint, last night Engines
1c, Is and 80 answered the alarm. While the
team pulling engine ~ was being driven along
Kent avenue a boy about IA years old threw a
burning broom In front of tho team. The horsos
SHE'D and upset the engine. Michael Delaney.
tho engineer. 30 years old. OF 225 Broadway. John
f. Judge. q fireman. 81. OF 238 Montrose avenue
and Bryan 0,Rourko, assistant foreman. were
thrown of. O'Rourke fell on Delaney and WAS
uninjured. Dclaney's right wrist was broken
and his back hurt, while Judge received internal
injuries. The injured men were taken TO their
homes. Tho boy who caused the mischief
escaped. and the damage to the engine was
placed at 1880.
While tho team Of Engine % was being turned
from Norman avenue into Leonard street one Of
tho horses fell and was severely cut. The fire
caused no damage.
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sYRACUsE'S DUAL COUNCIL.
Both Met last Night In the Same Room. bul
Neither Did ANY Businchs.

SYRACUSE. Jan. 10.-The dual Common Coun-
Gil met this evening in the City Hall, which was
damned with citizens. Matty, the fraudulent
President. presided over the eight Democrats
and sat in tho Presidents chair. which he re-
fused to vacate except by force; and Mack, tho
President of the majority, presided over the
eleven Republicans IL 2 chair on the floor
lacking q majority, did no business. but ad.
journed until tomorrow evening. They will be
Obliged TO adjourn from day to day to hold their
Organization. The Republicans adopted new
rules and transacted minor routine business;
To'morrSw' before en- Atht S nS General Han.
which Matty will endeayor to show cause why
proceedings shall not be brought against him In
lie office.
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ALMOST KILLED THE SAILOR.

Second Omcer Kupin's ThIEh Broken by . Big
Wave.
HALIFAX. Jan. 1O.-The steamer Bona, Capt.
Muir, which arrived this afternoon from New
York with o cargo Of grain from Queenstown.
reports experiencing very tempestuous weather.
dous gale with heavy seas. Second Officer
Kupin was on duty when n sea swept the deck,
knocking him against a stanchion and almost
killing him. He was picked up with his thigh
broken and with other serious injuries. Kupin
was to-day placed In Victoria General Hospital.
where the surgeons suy no will recover. Tho
Bona will sail Tomorrow.
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A Woman win. the Prize Debate a. CORNELL

CORNELL, Jan. lO.-The ga memorial prize do
bate held in tho armory at Cornell tonight was
won by Miss Abigail Laughlin. '9s, law. OF
Portland, Me. She is a grad uate OF Wellesley
College, and she was one of the founders of
ARora. q wcll.knoH n debating and literary club
at Wellesley. Miss Laughlln is the first woman
to speak on the "a stage, but she has shown
great ability in extemporc speaking. She ia tho
Miss Harriet Connors winning the Woodtord
prize several years ago.
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Orange Trees wclEhtea with snow.

RKpLANDs. CAL, Jan. lO.-The peculiar spec
tAcle was presented this morning OF trees loaded
with ripe oranges weighted down with snow. The
heaviest snowfall for ten years occurred In East
a fall OF two inches in tho streets OF Redlands,
and more still in the Yucaipe Valley. six miles
tho streets and buildings during the day, but is
still in the surrounding foothills. The damage
to orange trees from breaking branches Is nomi.
nal. No damage from frost has occurred and
none 10 anticipated.