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RESENTED BY
Mr.. R00SRV ELI'
The President Furnishes an
InSOlent Stranger.
AFFAIR KEPT FROM TIE PUBLIC.
News Containsd in Letter Of q
New York Man Lord Paun-
cefote Said TO Have Wit
messed the incident.

Il is reported that President Roosevelt,
while out for walk on Thursday. was
accosted by an insolent stranger, whom
he promptly knocked down The story is
generally credited by thoss in close reia-
ton with the President
Lord Pauneefote is said 30 have been d
wftnsss TO the occurrence. The hrzt news
Of the assault came IN a personal rote
written by gentleman to friend just
before the former took 4 train for New
York last night.
.syery effort to obtain the details of
tae iacf6ent vas made at the White House
thi. morning. The President himself was
seen. but cut short his interviewer be
% the latter even had time TO complete
G's question.
B..crfered with the President.
The President ana his brOther-in-Iaw,
Commander Cowles. of the navy, had been
out walking with Senator ana Mrs. Lodge
.sen the incident occurred The little
psrty paused e moment at the steps OF
Senator Lodges residence. preparatory to
The President and Commander Cowles
saving Good night TO Senator and Mrs
.-,dge. Two men. one CT them apparently
the worse for liquor. approached and one
either iostled the President with his
shoulder or aimed a blow with his hst at
the President
In the seni-darkness It was impossible
TO tell exactly what did occur At any
rate the man fell TO the sidewalk.
secret service Men on Hand
The Secret. Service men Ieaped forward
fast at the moment the man reached the
President. and catching him By the arm
threw him aside. No attempt was made
TO detain the stranger. It is said before
the party lost sight of him the unknown
man twice fell to the pavement and each
time was assisted to rise by his more
sober companion.
At the British Embassy nothing could
be obtained in confirmation OF the story
and LORD Pauneefote would not admit that
he knew any ST the details of the alleged
encounter
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amendment giving the justices explicit
authority to issue writs of execution.
There is also no provision in ti,e
code for the preservation of the doekets
and original papers of those justices Of
the peaee-eight in number-who are
Iegislated out of office, or for continuing
the cases pending before them at the
time the code goes into effect.
The Potomac Flats Case.
7 find on reading section 60 of the
code, which defines the duties and pow
ers of the general term of the Supreme
Court OF the District of Columbia, that
said court shall not hear any cause IN
general term This, you see. viii cause
s complete halt in the proceedings IN
what is commonly caled the Potomac
Flats case, now pending II the court IN
general term I don't see how the Gov
ernment will be able TO move a peg in
the case, until the code is amended. The
committee on legislation Of the Bar As
sociation has recommended the enact
ment OF an amendment TO the effect that
nothing contained in this section shall
affect the power OF the court in general
term under the several acts of Congress
relating TO this case
These are only few OF the things
which are calculated to cause trouble.
There are others. Until the proposed
amendments are enacted. we viii be IN 2
lar worse predicament. under the code,
than We are in now. with no code
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" DUBLIN ED" FINALLY CAUGHT.
He Is Last of Gang which Killed
Watchman Wilson.

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-The last of the
gang OF bank burglars and safe breakers
for whom the police of the country have
been on the lookout for over year for
the murder of Matthew Wilson, a watch
man in the First National Bank of Cob
bleskiH. y. 7. has been arrested by de-
tectives Of Captain Titus's staff, and VIII
be sent to Cobbleskiu for trial.
The shooting of Wilson occurred on No
vember %, 1900. There were six men in
the gang and they disappeared after the
shooting They have been picked up one
By ore at different points. One Is now
under sentence o. death for the crime.
One of the gang was killed while trying
to break open a bank safe in the South
The man arrested last night is known
as Dublin Ed, and has d bad record
He gave his name as Frank Ward, but he
has been known to tie police under vari-
Gus aliases.
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SLEW HIS MOTHER
WHILE DREAMING.
THOUGHT HER A WILD ANIMAL.
Young Wan Tells Cleveland Police a
Strange and Fearful story.
No Charge Lodged
Against Him.

CLEVELAND. o, Dec. 21--when c
Krauss. young man living at Rogers
Street. claimed he had killed his mother.
the police were loath TO believe it.
His talk was very disjcinted, and the
police thought he was dementod-
A policeman was sent 10 No 90 Rogers
Street. He found the aged woman dead
in bed. her face covered With blood
At the station Krauss, who is twenty
seven years CID. told 2 strange story lie
SAID during the night he had a dream that
some animal had attacked him He tried
to break its jaw and then found out that
It was his mother whom he had attacked
As yet the police have placed no charge
against him, awaiting the arrival Of Cor
oner Simmer.
Krauss has been employed by the Sher-
win Williams Company as pTessnan.
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CRANE OFFERED
CAGES PLACE.
No Doubt Of Tender Of the
Treasury Portfolio.
TIE NATTER UNDER ADJUSTMENT.
Massachusetts, Governor Win
Probably Give the President
an Answer on Monday.
Wakeman Echoes.

Secretary Gage OF the Treasury went
to New York this morning TO attend a
dinner in his honor tonight. He had moth
ing to say abour the publication by APP
praiser Wakeman of his letter. refusing
to resign, and crfticising Secretary Cages
conduct Of the Treasury Department. The
Appraiser requested the secretary's con
sent to publication b. telephone last
night, but Mr. Gage would neither agree
nor refuse. telling Wakeman TO use his
own judgment as to publishing the letter
as he did in writing it.
Secretary Cages Successor.
The formal notification to WaEeman Of
his dismissal was forwarded to him from
the White House yesterday. When Seere-
tary Gage left this morning he had moth
ing to say about the appointment of his
successor
It is known here, however, that Gov
ernor Crane. OF Massachusetts. who visit
ed the President yesterday, has an offer
of the place under consideration and prob
ably viii accept it, Secretary Gage and
other Treasury officials regard M Crane
as q good man for the place
Other Changes at the Treasury.
one Of the leading New York dailies is
responsible for the statement. in its col
urnns this morning, that a number OF other
changes are TO be made at Ihe Treasury
Department This newspaper designaJss
those who are TO retire as follows
O. l. Spalding, Assistant Secretary. IN
charge OF the customs division.
Milton E Allies Assistant Secretary, n
charge Of all appointments.
Il. A. Taylor, Assistant Secretary. II
charge Of immigration, PubIic buildings,
etc
George H. Bidwell, Collector of the
Port OF New York TO be succeeded by Y
y. Stranahan April L
Wilbur F. wakeman, Appraiser at New
York. TO be succeeded by George B.
Whitehead n January
Thomas s. Fitchie. Commissioner Of
INN igration. AZ New York.
Ellis H. Roberts. Treasurer of the Unit
Cd States
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ANXIOUS TO BE HANGMAN.
sian offers One Hundred Dollars for
Privilege OF srriEsfu< Trap

TRENTON. y. J. Dec I'll B Garrett,
proprietor OF hotel in this city. has
written the sheriff a letter pleading With
the sheriff 70 allow him &c hang Bob
Henson. the negre murderer CT Mrs Van
Liew and her child Henson wiII die next
Friday.
He murdered the Van IIews about one
year ago with an ax. ard after commit
ting the crime. he burned the house to
cremate the bodies He left the bloody
ak standing beside the pump while wash
ing the blood Of his victims fr1m the
hands. and in his excitement 10 get away
f7on the scene. he forget the az, and this
led 10 his detection.
since his imprisonment he has defed
and assaulted the sheriff. jurors and jail
keepers on several occasions
IN his letter TO the sheriff hotelkeeper
Garrett saws he does not think the city
should be put 70 any expense 10 get rid
of such muTderers as Henson. and he Of
fers S100 10 cover the expense Of erecting
the gauous on condition that he be al
lowed TO cut the rope whose parting will
send Henson into eternity.
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MARcoNI CHANGES PLANS.
Goes to Ottawa Tomorrow Instead OF
TO England.

ST. JOHNS, y. E, Dec 21-Signor Mar
conf made a sudden change in his plans
this morning
He has decided to go to Ottawa tomor-
row, if he can get ready in time, to con
suit with the Canadian Government au-
thorities there n regard TO a station for
his wireless telegraph experiments
Mr Fielding, the Canadian minister OF
finance, sent a despatch to Signor Mar
conf this morning offering him every ia
ciIity for the transfer OF his wireless ap-
paratps to some point in Canada, and in
viting him TO go TO Ottawa TO discuss the
subject.
sigHor Marconf had intended to sail
for England on Monday 10 consult with
the directors of his company as to what
should be done regarding the altitude OF
the Anglo-Amerteaa Telegraph Company
and the possible location of station in
Nova Scotia
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B0ERS WITHOUT HORSES.
English Report Declares Half the
BurgLers without Mounts.

PRETORIA, Dec. 20--The vigorous op-
erations of General Bruce Hamilton have
succeeded in driving the scattered Boer
commandos far to the West beond the
outermost British line OF constabUIary
posts. Colonel AIIenby has captured a
party Of thirty-two. and Colonel Steele.
with the Imperial constabuIary. took tbir-
ty-six. In the Nagaliesberg, General
Lord Methuen has captured thirty-two.
Reliable information has reached here
that with the exception OF the Eastern
high veIdt not more than balf the Beers
in the TransvaaI now under arms have
horses Many OF the prisoners taken re
Gently have been caught on foot.
The gold commission today re-examined
Mr. Rissik in regard to the mining indus
try and opened the examination of Mr..
Minnaar, Registrar of Deeds. who accept
ed the principle that the gold belonged
to the State and that land owners should
not be allowed to prevent exploitation,
provided that reasonable rights were Sc
cured 20 them by the State.
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NNhnt sEnx Rc Exnected.
MANY STEAMERS ARRIVE.
Remarkable Rush Reported From
New York Quarantine station.


New York Quarantine Station.
QUARANTINE, s l., Dec gl.-There was
a great rush of arrivals of transatlantic
steamers into port this morning
The fast French steamer La Savoie beat
the feet by arriving about midnight last
night. She was followed closely by the
Campania, the Cunard liner, and later by
the Fuerst Bismarck, from the Mediter-
ranean, and the Philadelphia, the Amer
lean Line steamer. from Southampton and
ICherbourg- All had fine weather and made
excellent time.
The French liner and the Cunarder had
a close race from Nantucket to the Sandy
Hook lightship. The latter had q sur
prisingly fast run for this time of the
year. She made the run from Queens
town IL Eve days fifteen hours and thirty
five minutes.
In addition to these fast steamers, the
Bohemian, from Liverpool; the Phoeniea,
from Hamburg; the. Toronto, from Hull;
the Chicago City. from Bristol; the Snow
fake, from Cardiff, and the Alhis, from
Matanzas, were other arrivals.
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CHANCE FOR PENNY POSTAGE
Mr.. Payne's Interview PIeases Ad-
vocatek of the Measure.

The fact that Henry c Payne, the newly
appointed Postmaster General, has in an
interview endorsed I-eent letter post
age, increases the chances for the pas
sage of the Smith Penny Postage bill.
George ". Smith o. Illinois, the au-
thor Of the measure. said this morning
that when the Postoflee Committee, Of
which he is q member, meets in January
the 1-cent letter postage bill viii be
taken up for consideration. J. is not i'm
probable that the new Postmaster Gen
eraI viii be asked by the committee to
appear before them and give his views on
the subject.
Representative Smith has received let
ters from all sections Of the country en-
tiorsing his bill, and he is quite confident
that it will be among the very first pop
luiar measures TO pass the House after
the holiday recess
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STILL COLD IN CHICAGO.
There Are Indications, However. of
Warmer weather.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-The cold wave still
grips this section Of the West, but there
are evidences that warmer weather is on
the way At O'Clock this morning the
temperature reached 3 degrees below
zero. and atEaylight it was degree be-
low. But it is warmer in the Northwest
and the local weather officials say more
moderate weather viii prevail for few
days.
An unusual amount OF distress in the
poor quarters and threatened coal
famine have characterized the cold wave
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u. HUTIE RESIGNS.
stock Holders OF Panama Company
Dissatisfied With HIS Methods.

PARIS, Dec PIN. Hutin. President of
the Panama Canal Company, has resigned.
His dilatory method Of conducting ne
gotiations with the Government Of the
United states has ezcited general dis
pleasure among the stockholders They
All desire TO have the company make a
frank and definite offer to the American
Government. and earnestly wish . reach
a satisfactory agreement.
The meeting OF the stockholders Today
is expected to take decisive action.
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PRESS CLUBS LEAGUE.
Next Annual Conference VIII Occur
al Charleston in January

at Charleston in January.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-Jn pursuance of
previous action by the governing board Of
the organization. President P, J keenan,
has fixed January 10. 1902 At Charleston, s
C., as the time and place for holding the
next annual conference II the Interna-
tionaI League of Press Clubs a special
train bearing the delegates will leave
Philadelphia January and proceed south
via Washington.
Among the important questions that
will be discussed by the newspaper men
at the Charleston gathering, viii be the
plan and scope of the home for aged and
infirm journalists at New Orange. n. j.,
for which the neucles OF building fund
has already been raised.
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DUE 70 FORAKER'S OPPOSITION.
Ohio Senator Tells Why Dunham's
Nomination Was Withdrawn.

Senator Foraker apparently we'll
pleased at something, admitted today as
he left the White House that the nomina-
tion of George P Dunham. as auditor OF
the Interior Department had been with
drawn from the Senate at his request
Dunham, who was formerly a prominent
figure in Ohio politics is an old enemy Of
Foraker and a friend of Senator Hanna
and Representative HiIdebrant. II is
said that Senator Foraker threatened to
secure the rejection Of Dunham's nomi-
nation by the Senate
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A PHILADELPHIA VANISHES.
Quaker City shocked by Alleged
Crookedness OF L. H. r. Nice

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. IA sen
sation has been created here by the dis
appearance Of L. H. R. Nice, who two
years ago represented the Manauk district
of this city in the State Legislature, and
who has been allied with the refor1s
party in local State politics
1t hseame knewn today that prior TO
his supposed disappearance week ago,
Nice was bound over for trial upon a
charge of forging. a mortgage for $500.
This charge, IS is said, he admitted, and
further that he confessed he was nearly
$40. .eGa short in his accounts
Eis previous reputation has been ex-
eeIIent. He leaves a wife and widowed
mother who are distracted.
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MANY KILLED IN EUROPE.
Wrecks occur Near Rome, Lyons
and Berlin.

wrecks Occur sear Rome, Lyons,
and Berlin.
ROME. Dec 2f-The Milan Express col
lided with another train at Melegnano to-
dag.
Six persons were Killed and hfteen in
jured.
LYONS. France Dec. zl.-The Geneva
express crashed into q tram car at a
grade crossing here today.
-Four persons we're killed and twenty
injured
BERLIN, Dec 21-The official figures
of yesterdays train collision at Allenber-
gen are six killed, sixteen severely and
thirteen slightly injured.
The express train from Celegae struck
a horse and was forced 10 stop. a train
which was following the express dashed
into the last car. which caught fire.
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Paris a Paradise, Says aosebery.

SWANSEA, England. Dec. 21.-Lord
Rosebery was presented with the freedom
OF the city today. In his speech Of ae-
Ger tanee he did not touch on national poli-
ties. Speaking OF the necessity Of constant
vigilance to secure good municipal gov
ernment Lord Resebery said: "I recon-
mend every Gown to study Paris as a nau-
nicipaI paradise"
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Navy Department.

Washington D C, Dec 20. 1901.
The department has read the testf-
mony in this case: tha arguments Of coun-
sci at the trial: TIE courts hndfngs OF
fact, opinion and recommendation: tie
individual memorandum Of the presiding
member; the statement of exceptions TO
the said findings and opinion by the ap-
plicant; the reply 20 said statement by
the judge advocate OF the court and his
assistant. and the brief this Gay subz1ft-
ted by counsel for Rear Admiral samp-
sen, traversing the presiding members
view as to who was in command at the
battle of Santiago.
And. after careful consideration. the
findings Of fact and the opinion of the full
court are approved.
Concerning DeSvey's Report.
..As to the points on which the presid-
ing member differs from the opinion of
the majority OF the court the opinion
of the majority is approved. As to the
further expression of his views by the
same member with regard to the ques-
tions OF command on the morning of July
3, 1898, and OF the title for the credit for
the ensuing victory. the conduct OF the
court in making no finding and render
ing no opinion cn those questions is sp-
proved-indeed. II could with propriety
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sousn Is HONG Again.

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived today on the ArleTi
can Line steamship Philadelphia from
Southampton was John Philip Sousa and
his band. 81 people in ali. a concert was
given in the saloon last evening
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new RULE PROPOSED
BY SENATOR LODGE.
AFFECTS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Documents to BE Prepared. Endors-
ed. and Filed VIII Proper Com
mittee, IN Lieu of the Pres
ent Method.


brought about by a proposed afaen1ment
gress which viii be offered b. Senator
Lodge The amendment provides that
al petitions. memorials, bills, and reso-
lutions may be introduced by merely pre-
pairing the documents and en6orsiug them
with the name Of the maker and the title
Of the committee 10 which they are to
be referred
The PreseHt Method.
The present nnethoz- provides thar the
Senator's themselves n1ust personally in
troduee ali bills and resolutions must be
recognized by the Presfasng officer. ana
must have The bills red hy tile. The
measures must be refesr7s3 q proper-eom-
mittees BY the Presidir< officer himself,
and the process IS ss.ezg as 10 give ali
publicity 10 the measures and TO give
Senator's an opPortunity TO object TO The
reference CT TO demand the reading Of a
bill that they may understand ITS pu-Port-
The proposed amcnlment does away
with the old order Of things and is very
or e5ectfona5Ie TO many Of the more in
auentiaI Senators. gfr. Lodge however,
has all the backing he requires. and con-
trolls majority Of the Committee on
Rules. so that there Is little doubt as to
the adoption OF the amendment
Favored and Opposed
These who particularly favor the
amendment are the Senator's from the
Southern States who have daily grist
Of old claim bills which they desire 10
~.
pose the new order are statesmen Ike
Messrs Allison. Hale, Gailinger. Warrer.,
Proctor, and others They claim that the
amendment viii simply open the food
gates and swamp the committees ard
| the Senate itself in aeIuge Of private
bills
This, it is said. will seriously impeae
the progress OF work and viii make the
/ calendar everlasting. At present. under
/ the cid rule, an average Of 4oo bills are
turned in every day.
With the amendment in operation the
number would be incaedse to nearly 1000,
! it is estimated As each bill costs az
least s. for typesettiHg. paper and press
works. the cost 10 the Government can ne
estimated. especially as many Of the pri
vate bills will never come to light, cnd
mas. never reach committees.
What May BE Expected.
As an Illustration Of what may happen
| in the line OF measures when the gates
are opened, several Senator's have pointed
out bills which have be0n introduced reg
uIarly every session ssRee the civil war
There are many Of thesa old friends. and
they have cost the Cove rnment thousands
of dollars,
Mr.. Lodge only eIenns TO desire to save
the time Of the Senate. Those who op-
pose the amendment claim that it viii
be waste OF money aaa viii only result
in preventing progress.
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NEr. se,reIi Resting Easy.

CAMDEN, n. J.. Dee. Ex-senator Sc
wells condition remains unchanged. He
passed a restfuI night and is resting
easily this morning.
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s1.2s to BaItimore and Return s1.2s
81. Pennsylvania RAILROAD.

Tickets on sale SATURDAY. and SUNDAY, Deeem-
Der q and % limited to return until Monday.
December q. All trains except Congressional
Limited.
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"IG0T IT TN THE NECK, -"
SAYS MR. WAKEMAN.
EX-APPRAISER Is PHILOSOPHICAL.
Says He Is Out and That - All There
Il 10 It-DecIares That senator
PIatt uRd lie Are on Terms
OF AsnIty-

NEW YORK, Dec. 21--WiI5ur F. Wake
ran. who was sumnlarily removed as Ap-
praiser al the Port Of New York yester-
day. refused this morning to discuss his
case He said thar the matter was ended
and that he did not care 10 revive IL ex-
cept 50 far as he might desire to explain
certain things later. He would net say
jast what he meant by this buy added
that he had no intention Of making any
formal statement or taking any forma
action en- his removal
3Ir Wakeman was asked If ne had an
tieipaJed such action on the part OF The
Presidcns when he wrete he letter, de-
Ginning 10 resign
sfI Get II ir the Neck
I did not take the possible eouse-
quenCes into consideration - he said It
wanted to lay the facts before the Pr4sf-
dent. which I did / gave him the facts
and I got 1t in the neck. I am out
Really I am supposed to be on vacation.
That is why have not been at the Of
fee. may go there today and may not
Whoever has been appointed as my sue
cezsor undoubtedly knows his bl-iness.
which ebviayes the necessity of my S tow
ing him around. however"
Mr. Waheman would not answer any
questions as TO the political aspect Of his
removal.
When Senator PIatt's name vas men
toned he said:
Senator PIatt and got along very
y ell together"
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Fancy boxes and baskets for Xmas. Nc holiday
greeting more acceptable To ladies than dainty
bxes OF baskets of delicious Don-boIs chocolates.
ard esrsmeis Sent anywhere bv mail express.
Two stores e2o Ninth and 140sI2 G Streets.
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nnrfoIk s washingson steanaboat Co

Delightful trips daily at $50 p N. from foot
I'm ST 10 OLD Point Comfort Norfolk Virginia
Beach, and Newport News. See sd. page 9.
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FIynR,s Business College, sth and K.
Business. Shorthand. TyPewTitinz-Ss5 a year.
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Topeka and Prairie soil.

NORFOLK. Va Dec. 21.-The United
States cruiser Topeka is sailing for Port
Royal, San Juan, Guantanamo, Havana,
and Key West The cruiser Prairie passed
Cape Henry outward bound at $40 o o'cIock
this morning for Mediterranean cruise.
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Give Your Lady Friends yeIati,s

For Holiday ExeuEsiea Tickets
Call at seaboard Air Line Railway Office 1854
.yew York Avenue