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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24
MR.. McKINLEY'S CHRISTMAS
A Quiet Day for the Family at the
White House.
Wagon Loads of Gifts Received From
Near and Far-Distribution Of
Presents to :II Employees.

Christmas at the White House tomorrow
VIII be a quiet day. The President VIII
attend the Metropolitan NJ E. Church in
the morning and listen 10 Rev. DR.. Bris-
tolls sermon; in the afternoon, If the day
is pleasant be will take drive with Mrs.
Mckinley and rest from his IaDors. No
business VIII be transacted and only So
eial callers viii be received, as the Presi-
dent IS resolved to .ay aside ali affairs Of
state.
There are no guests at the White House
and none are anticipated so that the
Christmas dinner VIII De served only TO
the usual members OF the family The
meal viii be served at the customary hour
of o'clock. Several fine turkeys have
been received at the White House and OH
one of these the family VIII dine.
Following the usual custom the White
House steward acting for the President.
today began the dist ibuti0n of Christmas
gifts tc the executive staff. A fat plump
turkey yss sent 10 the home OF every mar
Tied nan. including the stablemen. gard
eners, policemen, and all others employed
al the Mansion The single men will to-
morrow receive other appropriate gifts
from the President No one has been
overlooked in the distribution
An air of quietude prevailed at the
White House today. There were few
callers TO transact business. Since early
morning, howSTer, express wagons have
been driving up 20 the White House
laden with gifts toS the President and
Mrs. Mckinley. Scores were also re-
ceiYed yesterday. Many of these came
from distant parts, and they will doubt
less, continue to arrive until New Year
Day Not few of these have been sent
from the distant island possessions. and
include curios, fruits, and boxes of ci-
gaGs The latter are especially accept
able to Mr.. Mckinley. as he is very fond
of smoking. Mrs. Mckinley has been
preparing fer Christmas for many weeks.
and has talien great delight in select
ing and sending off gifts to many friends
The President has handsome gift for
her, and she takes as much pleasure as a
child in the receipt of gifts from her
friends, which this year have been nu-
merous.
One of the Presidents callers this
morning was Wash ShUn Got, real
Indian chief of a Kansas tribe in Okla
homa. He came with Representative Cur
It's OF Kansas to wish the President a
merry Christmas. He was attired in very
gaUdy and brilliant raiment, with E3aca-
sins long strings Of beads. and a thick
coat of red paint upon his ruddy face
With him were Acan Pappau Choto. their
guides and interpreters. They came here
last Wednesday to see the Indian Com
missioner about their lands, and viii
leave on Friday They also met Seere-
tary Gage at the White House.
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MORE COMMITTEES NAMED.
InauguraI AppoiHtnen1. approve.

Inaugural appointments Approved
by Chairman John Jox Edison.
Chairman Edson OF The Inaugural Com
mittee has approved Of the appointment
of the following committees:
Committee on Comfort at BaIl-afajor
James E. Bell, chairman: Alexander
Grant, vice chairman; Can't c. Fred Cook.
secretary. DR.. Jacob S. Alien. Marion T.
Anderson, Lieut. Horace II. Bell, Walter
J. Brooks, Henry r Bryan, Joseph II.
Crawford, Edward J. CantweH. William
H. Collins. Madison Davis. Joseph ii. Du-
four. Charles H. Fake. Charles " Hend-
ley. Dr. H l. E. Johnson. Waiter H.
-Klopfer, John s Leech. Maurice J. Nc
Grath. n. Allen Merritt. Frederick 6
Smith. Horace ?. Springer. Capt. Charles
z. Swigars, /. Seward TefrSs Richard J..
Watkins, Col E II. Wardwell. Or. George
3. Welch, Harry William, and Irving l.
Wilson.
Committee on Legislsfion-Aldea 3.
Browne, chairman; William 3. Themp=
son, ". a. Richards. George H HaTTies.
James L. Norris, An Wilson, Henry v.
Bcynton, Stilson Hutehfns. Thomas c.
Moves, Scott C. bone, Joseph A. Rice
Gomnjt,ee on Medals and Badges-Ellis
r. Carmody, Eiiphalet f Andrews James
H. Moser. Charles E. Barber. Thomas G.
Aivord, George L. Rose. jF-; Clifford K.
Bergman, Felix Mahoaey. Thomas s. Hop
kins, Mver Cohen. John ". PiIling, George
". Evans, SigmaaB Kann, Philip T Lar
ner. Dr. James r. Wilder. Harry Means
A. T. Hensey. A H. Van Dussen, and
Frank A. Butts.
Committee on tion-George Glib
sen. chairman: Frank B. Thomas, vice
chairman, Walter c. Ailea, George W.
Baird, George ". Beavers. II. Clay Brown
ing, Edwin 4. Crane. J. Harry Cunning
ham, r. n. Darby, Samuel G. EberIy,
Christian F. Claim B, F. Hawkes., Franz
c. Henry Davis Hess. William H. Hoeke.
James B Lambie John 3. Lloyd Richard
Nixon, Samuel C Palmer. J. E. Powell.
James A Sample, Charles F. Scott, Harry
Standiford. Samuel ". Stinemetz. f. 4.
Sebring, A. A. Thomas, Matthew Trirnble.
Hanson z. Weaver jerome J. WILDER. El-
iiot Woods, Julian z. Woodyell. Edwin A.
Oldham, H. 3. Cramer, Frank II. Evans,
and W Irving Landen-
The following sub committee Of the
Committee on Parks and Reviewing
Stands has been appointed by Chairman
Larner:
: Committee on Competitive Designs and
Construction OF Stands; Glenn Brown.
chairman: ". VI. Poindextsr. William ].
Marsh. Edward D Donn.. T r. Laist.
Frank w Carver.
Chairman Bell. OF the Finance Commit
tie. announces the following additional
subscriptions TO the ggaraRtt fund:
Chr. Her,Fica Brewing Co. s5e0; ]. B.
Wilson. $3.50; Eenry c. Stewart S10a;
e Francis Riggs. $1o0; Stone & Fairfax,
500: Gibson Bros. s10e; W r. Roberts,
$50: ". S. Hoge & Bro, $50; Joseph Cav
lef. $50; Joseph l. Weller $50; Mutual
District Messenger Company, SIS: John
F. Cock. $40: James E. Beil. $50; A. 5.
Gilbert. s.. Total to date, szs,925.
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FIGHTING THE SMALLPOX
Vigorous Measures of the New
York Health Board
Nearly Five Thousand Persons Vac
ciuated within Forty
eight Hours.

NEW YORK. Dec z4.-The Board OF
HeaIth made strenuous eIorts today TO
prevent the spread of smallpox by
cleaning up The 1odging-houses along the
Bowery and Third Avenue, in which the
disease might find lodgmeht.
Squads OF physicians, policemen. and
sanitary inspectors were going from
house to house. vaccinating every man,
woman, ana child unable 10 produce a
good vaccination sore, or scar OF recent
making and aistnfectinE all buildings
The crusade was organized Saturday
night, and pushed Systematically and
thoroughly ala daS yesterday and last
night.
At g lock this morning the depart
Eent reco IDS showed that more than see
houses had been visited. and that up
ward of 4,500 men. women, and children
had been vaecinated within forty-aight
hours The work had ali been done in
the borough of Manhattan and the
Bronx, and the Board of Health felt
that the worst part Of the city, the part
in which the disease ghs be expected 10
spread most rapidly and dc most damage
once il gained 3 lodgmeRt, had been
cleaned out.
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OMAHA, Neb-. Dec. 24--The police ex<
pect to make some arrests in the kid
naping case Of Edward Cudahy. jr. by
tonight They also expect thar Z Gu
daily. he wealthy psshev and Eahsr OF
youHg Csdaby. Rhs paid 50 So 81 gid
soT hts retasn. VIII o1s F4 sor
ihe capture Of Little Dsvins zn etk
Grove Who are believes 10 Aazs 5ssn
the chief eeagpfraters IA the tbauetlen-
The police say that they are HeraIly
certain that the Devtns woman. who is
alleged 20 be noterioas IN versaaa ne
"eorGdez game aas Patrick csa@e,
the szsiu ro6beF aad dismoa5 thisf Nere
-ne rtEgi leaders r. 1as plot X1es ASSE-t
that, in their opinion. the woman furnish
ed the fuaos necessary to the kidnaping
enterprise; that Grove undertook the
dangerous part of the work and that some
OF the train robbers pals gave him val
liable aid IN carrying out the abduction
Acting on this theory, the police have
asked the authorities of all cities 20 lock
out FOR Charles Alien. Lille DevIne=s hus-
band ana a well-kRown crook.
At least two people who saw the woman
who accompanied the man who rented the
house which the robbers occupied. say the
description Of Lille DeF1ne tallies ex-
actIy with that Of the woman. The police
here have her photograph, secured from
Denver.
The report that one Of the kidnapers Of
young Cudahy Is under arrest al Fort
Dodge Iowa. is diseredited here. So far
SIS can De definitely learned, the report had
is origin III the fact that an Armenian
named Albio. who had considerable sum
Of gold in his possession, vas taken from
an Illinois Central train at Fort Dodge,
on Wednesday night Il Is said. however.
that the man had met with an injury on
the train and that he was taken TO hos
pita! in Fort Dodge. He attracted atten-
ton in the hospital from the fact that he
carried so much gold Il is said, that he
left Omaha some hours before Mr Cu6ahy
PAID the ransom.
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BANK ROBBERS CAPTURED.

Money Recovered Through Tese-
phone Operators AIacrity-
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Dec. 4.-Every
cent of the $4,000 taken from the Man
chester Bank Friday night was recoy-
cred through the promptness and cour-
age of the young woman VINO operates
the Manchester telephone exchange
The noise made by the explosion Of nj
trogIyeerine when the safe was blown
open awakened her and she promptly
sent cut an alarm To every man in Town
who had a telephone. Before they we're
on the scene. however, the burglars were
away on a handoar to Tuilohenla, so she
notified that town by telephone with the
result that they were captured With
the captured burglars was a bag con-
tanning every dollar taken from the bank
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THE CITY HELD RESPONSIBLE.

Supreme Courts Opinion in n Suit
Against the New York Corporation
The supreme Court today announced its
opinion in the suit of Robert " Workman
against the city OF New York for damages
caused his vessel. the barkentfne Linda
Park, by the freboat New Yorker while
entering the slip to fight warehouse fire.
The decision in effect holds the city re-
Bponsible because of negligence in navi-
eating the ireboat, thus reversing the de-
tree of the Circuit Court of Appeals
The case has been pending since 1893,
when Workman trnught suit in the United
States Court for the Southern district Of
New York, against the mayor. aldermen,
and commonwealth Of the city. subse-
QuentIy adding the fire department, and
James A. Gallagher, who was IN charge OF
the freboat at the time OF the accident
The court entered a decree against all the
defendants except The fire department, but
this was reversed by the Circuit Court Of
Appeals, which ordered the dismissal Of
the libel against Che city
The appeal was filed in the Supreme
Court of the United State in May, 1895,
has been argued twice and for two years
has been under consideration by the jus
tees. The opinion announced by Justice
White was by bare majority as JUS
tees Gray, Peekham- Shiras. and Brewer
dissented- The decision of the lower
court, excepting the FIRE department from
the suit on the~ ground that under that
law it was merely department of the
city and not a corporation was affirmed
BY the court
Taking up the plea of the city that ii
was not liable because the accident was
due to the excitement OF the moment and
in view OF the extent of not only possible
but pl,sSs4bie spread of the fire, was done
under pressure of necessity, the opinion
says such plea would result IN the self
destructive assumptions that the mari
time law, IL order TO render the person
and property OF the individual safe, in
case of an emergency arising from the
happening of ire, caused both per-
son and property OF the individual to be
unsafe since without necessity ard
through negligence. injury could be in-
1icted OF destruction be brought about,
without power IN the admiralty courts, 10
redress the wrong although the wrong
doer vera amenable 10 their jurisdiction
The court also holds that the city WAS not
exempt from liability as claimed, be-
cause Of the public nature OF the service
IN which she was engaged at Fhe time
OF the accident, which had no foundation
in the maritime law
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NEW YoRKs WAR ON VICE.
ssr. Nfxan's Declaration That Resorts
Nusf BE Closed.


NEW YORK. Dee. 24-CEief of Police
BeYery. appeared at poHee headquarters
this morning fer the first time since his
order transferring heads Of departments
. week ago, His return te duty is said &c
have teen due to t.le advent Of a new Dis
triet Attorney ard sae determination OF
Chairman Lewis Nixon, of the Tammany
vice committee. to close the gambling
houses.
Mr. Nixon, since his committee began
work, has turned over for the chief lists
Of places that we're running in violation ef
law Devery did nothing in the matter
and Chairman Nixon went to Acting Chief
corright with a list of gambling houses
and is reported TO have said: Close these
places within twenty-four hours or I'll
break few police captains. Tammany
wants every policeman to do his duty.
What possibility existed for holding out
in the face Of the orders Of The Tam
many committee have been dissipsted by
the appointment CT Eugene PhiIbin as
District Attorney TO succeed Asa Bird
Gardiner. removed by the Governor on
Saturday night.
Tammany's vice committee viii meet
today. Chairman Nixon says that he viii
inform the committee that The police
say that sixty gambling houses reported
to them have been closed. The commit
tee viii direct an enquiry to verify the
police report.
Information is now In my possession"
said Mr.. Nixon, proving the existence Of
goo gambling houses and poolrooms in
this city. do not know how many more
there may be, but there are no fewer
than the number mention. Those re-
sorts must be closed
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AN EPIDEMIC OF KIDNAPPING.
Louisville. Chief of Police Makes a

LoufsvfIIe's Chief of Police Makes a
Prediction
LOUISVILLE. Dec 2z.-Chief of Police
Jacob HaageT sounds warning.
Look cut for an epidemic of kidnap-
ing says he. speaking professionally Of
the kidnapping OF young Cudahy IN Omaha
Parents viii do well to keep a close
watch their children. Great crimes
and great criminals are always initiated.
The payment OF the So. coo ransom viii IL
dHee others to kidnap children Of the rich
Kidnaping is worse than murder To those
guilty. Of such crime murder would be
but a side issue If the States would only
pass laws making kifnapiug 3 capital crime
the police would be bstter able tc pr0tect
the people and their children This kid
Daping case viii bring back all the rogues
to The cites in a hurry. Sc much money
gotten so easily viii be a powerful induce
ment to others TO try the game"
Chief Haager thinks The father of the
stolen boy did not give the police fair
chance TO recover his son-
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FRANK sMTTH N TROUBLE.

Messenger Who Took the school
ChiIdren's Greeting to Oom Paul.
NEW YORK, Dee. 24.-Frank Smith, the
American District Messenger boy. who
went 10 the Transvaal and delivered TO
President Kruger the school chitdren's
greeting was arFaigned in the Adams Street
Police Court, Brooklyn, this morning for
malicious mischief
The complaint against him was made by
Michael Kelly, a cigar dealer. who alleges
that Smith hurled paving stone through
one OF his show cases. Smith pleaded not
guilty and was paroled for examination.
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SUPREME coURq ADJoURNs.
The schIIerhoIz Case Dismissed fer
Want of Jurfsdiet5on.

IuG SCl2tleEnOAE- A1SE AJlksnESEeu fGE
Want of Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court of the United States
today, after announcing decisions. took
the usual recess and viii reconvene en-
January 7 The court dismissed. for want
of Jurisdiction. the appeal of the State of
Arkansas ard Sheriff HinkIe, of Inde-
pendence county, from decision in favor
of Charles A NJ. sehlterholz, a special
agent for the General Land onice, involv-
ing a contest between the state and Fed,
ersI authorities over timber
Schlierholz was indicted in State
rourt for uniawfuliy taking possession of
sertain timber and of unlawfuIly mark
Ing timber The case on habeas corpus
sas transferred to the United States
Court where the arrest was declared ilIe-
gal On the ground that Sehlierholz in com
mitting the acts alleged was acting IN
strict conformity with MS duties as spe-
eial agent of the Land Office The state
authorities appealed the case to the Su-
preme Court, raising in question whether
or not the United States District Court
had Jurisdiction in the premises As the
point was rot brought up in the court be-
Low the Supreme Court dismissed the ap-.
peal for lack of jurisdiction
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senser, gave testimony of minor impor-
tance and when asked il he had seen the
zsass2otlng replied: 7 didn't see none and
didn't want te see none the way those
balls were flying
Hanson Weaver. residing al 1914 Q Street
northwest. who IS employed 10 the tele-
phone room across the hgff from the Aud
itoF's Office. testified that On hearing the
first shot ne ran to the assistance or Mr.
Norris without any hesitation. but that
al Tss over before anything could be done
The jury then retired and in z few min
utes returned the following verdict:
We the jury had That Frank H Nor
ris came to his death at the Winder Build
ing. December %. 1900. between the hours
OF and o'clock p n, from guRshot
wound Of the aorta. said gun being held in
TIE hand OF Sam Mcdonald We the jury
hold said Mcdonald fer the grand jury
Assistant United Sta ses Attorney H.
Bingham appeared IN behalf OF the Dis
triet Attorney and questioned some OF the
witnesses.
Mr.. Norriz' FrrrEal.
The funeral OF sse late Frank a sfer-
az the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. me services We e conducted by
the psstor. Rev. wallace Raaeii3e TIE
sHHtt-A sH1 ffs-ziEs 1EF Ii-eG g -Ezf1a6
of the deeeasea Ire EaIi5earsrs SsTs
AsssFs. ~, a. Rogers. Elias ham, ; Z
Eauaee, Martin, Z. r Giua, "
c Eldf age n J Hui aaa J. O. Kern.
They Esre associates of ar afarrfs il ths
dss5aF tEneat
TIE body ElII DC taken 70 Cleveland
Ohio. at :45 this evening where the in
teTment viii be m2de-
It was said at the Emergency Hospital
this afternoon. about o'clock, that
while MeDonald's condition was improv-
ed, the chances of his recovery we're
against him He is given nothing but
liquid food. lie suffers greatly from his
wounds, bgt stands the excruciating
pain with marvellous fortftude.
Mcdonald is perfectly conscious, and
realizes the awful position IN which he
has placed himself He seems to think,
however, that while he committed
dreadful crime against z man OF high
place and standing, hes was justified IN
II. He reiterated this morning his often
repeated statement shat no ene but he
was fa any way connected with the kill
ing Of Mr. Morris He also again ex-
pressed the wish. apparently his sole one,
that be would die
There were AT least twenty people at
the hospital elamoring % see Mcdonald
when q reporter cailete this afternoon
One OF the physicians aid there had been
constant stream of men at the hospital
during the morning 10 enquire after the
Patients condition
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RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT.
James H. Ambrose sues John Jaeoby
Gor Alleged Damages.

James H. AHeEsFose Sues John Jneoby
Tor Aueged Damages.
Suit was fled today by James H. Am
brose against John Jacoby, to recover
S., 5,0Os claimed as damages for injuries
sustained while engaged at work for the
defendant
It is explained that Jaeoby is a con
tractor, and on June 2e last wss engaged
in constructing the foundation or pedes-
tai for a statue being erected at the in
terseetion OF Indiana Avenue and and
Third Streets. Ambrose stated that he
was employed by Jacoby, and by his order
climbed to he top Of certain pole, the
mast Of q derrick. On account Of the un-
safe condition of a rope by which An
brose aseended the pole, he says, he
fell to the ground, distance of thirty
feet, and was permanently injured
Ambrose declares that the injury to his
right leg IS such as to prevent him from
earning a livelihood as an engineer or
IaboreT. He is represented by Attorneys
James s. Edwards and Wilson & Wilson.
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THE STRIKE N seRANToN.
Only One Car Running en- the street
Hallway Lines

SCRANTON. Pa. Dec. 24-The strike of
the motormen and conductors of the
Scranton Railway Company, which began
yesterday, continues complete teday Only
two Of the strikers have deserted. and
these are running one Of two cars which
the company is operating on one of the
lines inside the city Otherwise. TIE sery-
ice is tied up from Pittston to For est City
and taking in ali the towns Of the poDu-
ious Lackawanna Valley.
Ten men who came from Syracuse, ".
Y, to take the strikers places were
marched off to strike headquarters upon
their arrival and pledged themselves to
quit the town before night
President Charles N. Clark. of she com
pany, arrived from Philadelphia last
night and is in conferences today with
General Manager Siflfnan They expect
to get more cars running tomorrow with
men who are expected from PHILADELPHIA
and who are to be quartered in the com
pany's Office building. Thus far there
has been 10 trouble.
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a JERSEY HOTEL BURNED.

The rropricfor's Family and Fifteen
Guests Escape.
GUTTENBURG, " j.. Dee -seir-
diercks Hotel. one OF the largest struet-
ures in GutJenborg. was destroyed by FIRE
shortly before ) o'clock this morning
IN the place at the time we're MieT-
iierck, his wife. and about fifteen guests.
All OF them we're aroused Tn-tins to es-
cape The cause Of the blaze is urknoRn.
The loss, 1t is said, is fully covered by ia
etrrersca
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Big Price for Coal Lands.

FAIRMoNT. W. Va. Dee. 24.--James E
Brown, of Uniontown, Pa, and Aired
u OeG acres of coal land in the vicinity
of Salem, paying $50 e9a. and IT Is an
aounced il will be developed at oEee. Tie
coal Hes soc feet below the bottom Of
the streams and will be developed By
shafts The work is expected TO begin
April i
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HOLIDAY GIFTS ron HoBsoN.
A Number of Packages Received at
the HazEitaI.-

NEW YORK. Dec. 2t-A number of
packages containing Gh fsfmas presents
we're received at the Presbyterian Hospi-
tai this morning for Lsfut. Richmond P
f1obson. They we're OF al sorts and sizes,
and among them were s'one boxes con-
tanning cut flowers. pTes1asb from fem
inine admirers.
so that he viii doubtless be able 10 ex-
anime and admire his Christmas gifts.
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SIX SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY.
The Murder of xisht watchman Hap
pieten=z. I.s=saiSxiIte.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec 24..The pelice
are looking for the murderer OF William
HapRfeton. The night watehman who was
killed while guarding the safe Of The
Green River Asphalt Paving Company.
The attempt 10 rob the safe was made
early yesterday morning Happleton op-
posed the robbers ard WAS killed. His
body was thrown ever fence and was
found later by the police Several per-
sons heard his cries for help, but as the
district is one Of the worst in the city no
attention was paid the outery. Six sus-
peets have already been arrested
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4 aoke on D.. parker.

LONDON. Dec 24-The neWsboys who
sell the afternoon Sun, which was eon-
Quoted fer a week by the Rev. DR. Par
ker. OF the city Temple. on the lines Of
the .Topeka Capital" appeared On tha
streets today with BILL OF contents head
ed Return of the pTodigai sun