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ing the old stamps. as they took up too
much room in the vaults. No secret was
made of the burning of the stamps, he
added. and it was natural Neely and
Reeves should be appointed on the commit
tee. He said that Marfield's honesty had
never been questioned.
At this point Rathbones annual report,
which is alleged TO show that there was
not on hand an amount of stamps equal TO
the amount burned. was brought up and
the fact was disclosed that this report was
not published at the time.
Regarding the debt RahtbOne is alleged
TO have paid off in 1899. the court granted
his request TO give him until tomorrow 10
furnish figures relative TO the amount of
this debt, his income, etc. Rathbone said
he had no interest in Neelys brick yard.
The matter of his having a third interest
in this yard was once suggested but after
ward dropped.
The matter of the duplicate warrants was
gone into at length during this afternoon 5
hearing Some of these warrants were in
dorsed by Rathbone while others W in
dorsed by Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow. Ratbone explained that
if these warrants had been properly record
ed by the auditors such action would have
kept the accounts straight.
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SchIey IndOrses a Book.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. H.-When Rear
Admiral Schley was questioned in refer
ence to the statement of his Endorsement
of the Forthcoming book on "Schley and
Santiago" by George Edward Graham, he
said: Il have seen the proofs of Mr.. Gra-
hams book. 1t is the authors book and
was written at his own pleasure. My con-
nection with it had to do only with read
ing over, at Grahams request, whatever
in the book had references to statements
of fact. AS regards the Santiago fight,
no one was betetr prepared 10 write the
history of that battle than Mr.. Graham. He
was there in the thick of IT, So far as
reading the book was concerned, / passed
only on it's statements of fact. These
statements are true. They make up the
story of the fight il occurred As to
Mr.. Grahams object in writing the book
as to his championship of me and as TO
his criticisms had nothing TO do or say
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ACCUSED OF TAKING A BRIBE.
L.. 4. Adams, Former Speaker of the
Michigan House. on Trial.

MASON. Mich, Jan. 1.-THE trial OF Ed
gar 1. Adams. speaker of the House of the
Michigan Legislature Of 1899. charged with
taking a bribe, began to-day before Judge
Howard West, in the Ingham Circuit
Court 1t is alleged that Charles II. Pratt
agent of the West Publishing Company
of st. Paul, tried to secure the passage Of
a joint resolution through the Legislature
10 have each county in the State supplied
with the reports published by his COM
pany; that $4,000 deposited In the
First National Bank, OF st. Paul, to be
used as a corruption fund. and that
against this deposit Pratt drew two checks
of 5000 each and five of $1,000 each. Land
Commissioner French, ii is alleged, re-
ceived $4,000 and Speaker Adams $1,000 to
be used in putting the deal through. The
joint resolution failed, and checks were re-
turned 10 Pratt and destroyed.
Pratt was convicted Nov. of bribery
and appealed Pratt is subpOenaed TO at
tend the present trial. The testimony of
Judge +. s. Shepherd, of Cheboygan, who
was chairman of the House judiciary COM
mittee Of the Legislature. and of Henry
NJ. Cheever, OF Detroit. who moved the
adoption of the resolution, was taken, but
nothing startling developed.
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TRIAL OF A FARMER.
G. III. Briggs Charged with Numbering
Mrs. Jones, NeighbOr.

NEWPORT. n. H., Jan. H.-GeOrge II.
Briggs, an elderly prosperous farmer OF
Langdon, was placed on trial to-day.
charged with the murder Of Mrs Florence
Jones, neighbor. Two witnesses We're
children of the murdered woman. Cleve-
land Jones. sixteen years old. said that on
Nov. ?, while in a field driving some stray
cattle Briggs. who also was there. accused
him of frightening the cattle They called
each other names and Briggs threatened to
shoot the whole Jones family. Later Briggs
appeared at the Jones home with a re-
volver. When Mrs. Jones went 10 the door
Briggs shot her. following her into the
kitchen, where he fired two more shots at
the Drostrate woman. The witness said he
grabbed Briggs by the legs TO protect his
mother and Briggs shot at him. but the
bullet went between his fingers. Annie
Jones, aged fourteen. cOrrOborated her
brothers testimony. The children Of the
family ran into the cellar when Briggs be-
gan firing, so none was hurt.
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DRASTIC ACTION REQUIRED.
Miss stones Brother Thinks BuI-
garians Should he Punished

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. H.-Pearley A.
Stone. brother of Miss Stone, the captive
missionary. said to-day: II want to i'm
press on the American people that what
ever action is taken by our government
will set precedent that will have a great
influence on the safety of our missionaries
in the Orient for all time to come The
American missionaries. whether men, wom-
Ell or children. in Bulgaria and Roumania
are to-day subject 20 threats of death from
political brigands unless money is forth
coming. This government will have to
take drastic measures sooner or later. II
will save itself trouble by taking them
now. This affair is likely TO reopen the
Eastern question in such a way as it has
never been opened before. and in the end
the United States will have to take q share
in its settlement l am glad there is such
man as President Roosevelt in the White
House"
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PRINCE VICTOR COMING.
American Beauty Said to Have Cap
tured Heir to Italy's Throne.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. H-Prince Victor
OF Savoy, Count Of Turin and fourth in the
line of succession to the throne of Italy
will sail for the United States this week.
About two years ago he made a prolonged
sojourn in this country, having been sent,
IL was said TO put an end 10 an 'unfortu-
nate attachment" 1t is rumored that he
lost his heart at that time 70 Bar Harbor
beauty and offered to renounce his rights of
succession TO the Italian throne in order to
obtain from the King permission To wed.
He is expected TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thompson Spencer, Of this city, while in
America.
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MADISON COUNTY LUCKY
REPRESENTATIVE CROMER LOOK
ING AFTER HIS CONSTITUENTS.
Six New Rural Free Delivery Routes
to Be Observation-Disclosures Eighth
District May he Covered.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Some time ago
it was announced that inspectors of the
rural free delivery service were going over
the Eighth congressional district of Indiana
with the idea in view of giving every
county a complete rural free delivery. A
sufficient number of routes were recently
established in Delaware county so as to
give every inhabitant his mail once day,
Sunday excepted. The service has been
satisfactory in every detail. and there has
been a general clamor for the establish
ment of more routes, which leads to the
idea of giving a complete service to the
entire Eighth district. AS result of the
Investigations of the agent, the following
routes were to-day ordered to be COM
menced Feb. 10 IN Madison county:
Alexandria-Length of routee S5 miles;
population served, 2,54O; carriers, L. Z.
Hughes, A f. Stephenson, d. c. Hupp and
ID. Nj. Gosnel.
Anderson-Length of route 166 miles;
carriers, o. II. Blackidge, j. CT. Thomas,
j. l.. Webb, Jacob Gilmore, c. Z. Johnson
baugh, Harry Valentine and r. p. Falkner
Postofices at Halford. Perkinsville, ovid
Lapel and Fishersburg to be supplied by
rural carrier. Mail to Anderson.
ElwoOd-Length of route, 40 miles; popu-
lation served. 1895; carriers, John Engle-
hart and Marion L. Webb. POstoffices at
Rigdon, Leisure and New Lancaster to be
served by rural carrier. Mail to Elwood
Markleville-Length Of route, % miles;
population served, $50; carrier, Grant Col
Her
Pendleton-Length Of route, % miles; pop
ulation served, 10; carrier, Elias Frey.
Summitville-Length of route, Y miles;
population served, 20S5; carriers Lawrence
Jones' b. l.. Blacklidge and James Cum
ningham.
only a few more routes will be required
to make the service in this county COM
plete The establishment of these routes
are mainly the result of efforts on the part
of Representative Cromer. and he is per-
mitted to select the carriers
An order has been issued pOstponing the
establishment of the free delivery service
at Greencastle from Feb. l to March /
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EVANGELIST FINED.
ScripturaI Quotations on Postal
Card to an IOwan.

CHICAGO, Jan. H-Scriptural quotations
rejecting a persons character and sent
by postal card through the mails are
violation of the postal laws, according to
a verdict returned by jury in the United
States District Court to-day The case
was that OF o. p. Bulls, of Orchard, Ia,
against the Rev. William Whitehead, an
evangelist, of Aurora, Ill. Mr.. Bulls last
summer received several postal cards
signed by Mr.. Whitehead, each of them
quoting scripture to the effect that Mr.
Bulls a hypocrite and that he had
disinherited his daughter God will smite
you till you plead for mercy" was one of
the quotations used. Mr.. Whitehead sought
to prove that he had reason for sending the
cards, but the court ruled that his reasons
were immaterial The defense was fined
so and costs.
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MUST BE MORE CAREFUL.
Banks TO BE Fined 81 for Each Check
Sent to Wrong Institution.

NEW YORK, Jan. l4-Because bank
than 10000 checks a day, have made so
many mistakes recently. the Clearing
house Association has made rule fining
each bank 81 for each 'missent' check the
maximum fine collected from one bank
from another not 10 exceed 81 fOr one day
Exchanges of checks are made between
banks each morning at 10 O'Clock The ball
ances struck must be paid before o'clock
of the same day. Recently, owing 20 the
increase OF the business. many errors have
been made in throwing checks" This has
caused banks 10 pay for checks not drawn
on them and In order 10 get their money
out of them they must present them for
payment to the proper bank
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WILDLY ISLAND MYSTERIES.
Two Headless Bodies Found on the
Beach Within a Week.

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash. Jan 14.-The
people OF WILDLY island are in high state
OF excitement over the finding OF another
headIess body on the beach near Fort
Casey Last week a body was found with
the head and hands cut off and the clothing
removed. and Sunday another body was
found there with the head severed As no
residents OF the island are missing the
mystery Increases. and the authorities are
OF the opinion thar murders have been
committed al some point up the sound
that the heads have been severed 10 pre-
vent idntifcation. the bOdies cast into the
water and that the tides have landed them
on WILDLY island. Another thing which
increases the mystery is the fact that the
same party found both headless bodies
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The War Department. Advices.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE War De-
partment was advised late this afternoon
of an important surrender which occurred
yesterday at Taal, Batangas, Philippine
islands. The surrender included one colo
mel, three lieutenant colonels. one major
five captains, twelve lieutenants. 245 men
and 22S rifles. Marasigan, the colonel, was
a leader of Importance under the insur-
gent. Gen. Malvar, operating in the east
ern part of Batangas. That section is re-
ported now TO be practically clear of hos
tile forces. 1t is stated the surrender was
unconditional. and due directly to the ex-
ceIlent services of the American troops
The loyal natives, it is added. believe this
surrender wilr influence hostile bands in
other sections of Batangas to surrender
Those prisoners not charged with serious
crimes have been released.
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MILLIONS FOR THREE MEN.
Decision by the Supreme Court i'm
the "sectiOn 30 Case"

DULUTH. Mimi, Jan. H.-By decision
of the United States Supreme Court in
the case of the Midway Company against
Frank Eaton, known locally as the Sec
tiOn 80 case, announced yesterday, three
men are raised from comparative pover-
ty the rank of millionaire Frank w.
Eaton, Leonidas Merritt and Richard H
Fagan, of Duluth, and George ]. Ions
tori. Of Milwaukee. are the owners in fee
simple of the land involved, which is rich
in iron ore, and valued at from S,0OO00O to
~ laln
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MILLER MUST GO TO PRISON.
Ten-Year Sentence of the $500 Per
Cent" Syndicate Man Affirmed.

ALBANY. n. Y, Jan. 1.-THE Court Of
Appeals has reversed the order of the ap-
pellate division of the Supreme Court, sec
Ond department. granting a new trial to
William A Miller, of Brooklyn, head of the
Franklin '520 per cent" syndicate, and has
affirmed the Judgment of the trial court
convicting him of larceny. Miller's SEN
tence was ten years Imprisonment
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MURDEROUS POLICEMAN.
w, III. Ennis Kills His Wife and Nor
tally Wounds Her Mother.

NEW YORK, Jan. A.-William II. Ennis,
a Brooklyn policeman, shot and killed his
wife and fatally wounded her mother,
Mrs. German, at Mrs. Gormans home
early to-day Ennis was arrested. The
policeman had separated from his wife and
had refused TO support her and she had
him arrested recently. He went to the
house to-day, and when admlttance was
ref1Ised him ne drew his revolver. and,
putting his shoulder TO the door. burst it
i'm. He ran up stairs 10 his wife's bed
room and fired one shot at her, which
nierced her heart. Her mother, who had
heard the uprOar, ran 10 Mrs. Ennis S
room Ennis fired one shot at her and
mortaIly wounded her. he then left the
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JUMPED TOO LATE.
Two Men Killed by the Breaking of a
ScaTold and Another Hurt.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Two men were in
stantly killed and a third seriously injured
by the breaking of a scaffold in the Rialto
elevator at One hundred and fourth
street and the Calumet river to-day The
men were iron workers. and were busy
inside steel grain bin doing work called
"bOlting up" One of the men heard a
creaking of the ropes. and fearing the
scafTold would fall. shouted a warning.
His companions jumped for the ropes. hut
late. The dead:
MATHEW MARTIN, Eighty-eighth
street and Superior avenue.
PATRICK HANRAHAN, Bridgeport
The injured one is Frank Hallanberg. lO5
Eighty-eighth street; burned in sliding
down the rope.
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Germans to Honor SchIey.

CHICAGO, Jan. IA monster demonstra ton
by the German population OF Chicago, embracing
a torchight parade of four thousand veterans Of
voices, slated for the coming celebration IN
honor OF Admiral Schley. That II is not TO
be is only due to the fact that the events al
ready arranged for his entertainment more than
occupy the time which the admiral can spend i'm
this city. II has now been decided TO formulate
address of welcome TO be engrOssed mag
nihcently and adorned with cut OF the ad-
mirafs flagship. the Brooklyn, and TO present il
to Schley during his visit
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Money Needed for Scouts.

WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-Secretary Root
has called the attention of Congress to the
need of providing for the fifty companies
of Philippine scouts comprising about 5000
men General Chaffee cabled the War
Department recently that the pay of the
scouts by the insular government ceased
Dec. ! last so that deficiency appropria-
tiOn is required of $4,000 for the service
of the scouts from that time forward
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Negroes Blown to Pieces.

KARTHAUS, Penn, Jan. H.-Three ne
groes were blown to pieces and seven
others hurt in dynamite explosion to-
day. The explosion occurred in one of
the shanties occupied by negro laborers
employed on the new West Rranch Rail-
road, and followed an attempt to thaw
out some dynamite at a wood stove
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CHILD MURDERS CHILD.


WICHITA. Kan. Jan. 14-NelHe Cornell
son. the eleven-year-old daughter Of George
Corenilson. a laborer, cut the throat OF her
three-year-old sister Laura to-day in a
stable. The child died soon afterward Her
fathers razor was the weapon used. No
motive was apparent.
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WHIRLED TO DEATH.
Lumberman Whose Overcoat Caught
on a Shaft i'm His Mill.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. Jan II
Robert Boulton, a lumberman, of this city.
owning a saw mill at Wellsburg, met a
horrible death to-day. He was walking
through the mill and his overcoat caught
in a Shaft. His body was twirled around
and he was pounded TO death. one leg
being torn of.
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Forty-Three Miners Entombed.

PRUEX, Austria, Jan. 1.-THE Jupiter
mine here was suddenly flooded to-day, and
forty-three men. including the manager
and two superintendents, were cut off from
escape 1t is thought probable all were
drowned
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Carnegie oners ss5.OOO.

FL PASO. Tex. Jan. I.-Andrew Carne-
gle has offered 10 give $4,000 for public
library in this city provided the city will
maintain the institution at a cost OF not
less than $500 per year.
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and says that he found another ten days
ago, but before he could notify the au-
thorities the body disappeared.
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house. declaring that he would kill him
self, but was captured several hours aft
erWard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-19

horrible crime, the Staying of her sweet
hsart, Walter S. Brooks, In the Glei.
Island Hotel.
Three times she reiterated that she had
not shot Waiter Brooks. This was frs.
in the Centre Street. Police Court. whera
Magistrate Cornell held her for eXamina
ton next Tuesday; second on her way to
the rombS, and third after she wa.
locked up in the womans ward there.
But the police say they have new evil
I dence that, she was in tie Glen Isl. n
Hotel with young Brooks. and that shA
did not get home until nearly midnight
Friday night.
Foster l.. Baskus, her counsel. said: In
this matter of the time of her arrival
Tome, l think we have got q surprise to
spring. l never felt so confident of win
ming a case
when the Assistant District Attorney
said to Miss Burns: Walter Brooks is
dying in the Hudson Street Hospital. He
has made Statement in which he says
that. You were with him in the Glen Island
Hotel and that you s4-ot him. Now, you
might as well confess, for we a. going
to take you up to the hospital, where he
will repeat the statenl-nt to your face "
"Now," said Mr.. Backus, smiIingly
what do you suppose she did? She did
what an innocent woman would do She
said: 4 wish you would take me to the
hospital. 1 want to see Walter. can
possibly see how he made any such
J statement. Please take me up right
away.
Walter Brooks was dead. but she did
not know it. In fact, it is asserted she
did rot really know her sweetheart died
until yesterday morning. when she met
her mother in a private room in the
Centre Street Court building. Her
then she asked: Mamma, how is
Walter?"
For a moment her mother hesitated
and turned half way. Florence she
said, don't you know Walter is dead.
Then the girls wonderful calm and
seeming Indifference left her, and she
was overcome with grief.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-19
GUT TER Nus B
CLEANED OF NOW
Justice CrutchfieId Fined ii! De.
fendant in a Test Case
Yesterday.

e& Occupants of houses and owners OF un-
occupied property must inE the future not.
only Keep their sidewalks clear Of snow,
but the cutters as we'll This was DECIDED
yesterday in. the Police Court IN the test
case brought against BailiH L. B. Gib-
bons. AT the same time Justice Crutch-
field stated that the lower court had been
reversed In this matter once, but? that
Judge Christian. who did 1t, declared In
his decision that the reversal was duesto
the tact that the ordinance failed to ale
low sufficient time-Iwo hours,J said the
tcrdinance-for the cutters to be cleaned.
In The same opinion Judge Christian held
that the City Council had the right to
pass and enforce such an ordinance, al
loving q reasonable time for the clean
irg. 3sis
As matters stand now this ordinance
has a time limit of six hours, which Is
held 20 be ample, and swnen the test case
Was decided yesterday an appeal seemed
useless; therefore Bailiff E,i L. B. Glib
bons. Of the court. who. by consent, ap-
s peared as defendant in the case, nectGed
to carry the case no further. he Wa
fined So Under this decision. the CHIEF
Of Police Immediately instructed his
men to notify house-holders that the
er instructions. The result will proba-
bly, be that a hundred or more cases OF
failure will come before the court this
week, and the same fine, 81. will in all
probability be imposed.
In this connection it was stated IN tho
Folice Court yesterday that some thlr-
ty or more persons had been reported for
failure to clean their sidewalks or snow
in accordance with the police order of a
day or so ago. Cases have been MADE
out against al. these persons and they
will appear in court on Thursday.
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STRENUOUS TRIP.
Charles Nj. schwab e..rns From His Trip
Abr ad.
lHy Associated Press. J

(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, + be- ls.-o.ad to put
aside his sea legs, Charles NJ. schwan
came ashore from The sts~msr st. P.ut
yesterday morning after a particularly
rough voyage.
To friends he described his trip as
strenuous. Night and day he was fol
lowed by the curious. He even achieved
the distinction of being one of Il few
who have refused to grant an interview
to 4, monarch. Receiving a rsquest TO
visit the Empowering Franz Jos-f, Of
Austria, ana Lavi1g already had one ex-
psrience with that remark b e old man.
who is said to have held his own III a
question contest with the late Ii Hung
Chang. Mr. Schwab made haste TO put
the French border between him and
Vienna
Mr. schwab's idea of having a good
timc is told by AR Schoen, i member Of
the Schwab party:
). while in Vienna said Sir. Schoen II
ran short OF change one day and bor-
rowed 800 kroner tahout 500 of Mr.
Schwab. The debt escaped my memory
ulti: we reached London Then the cues
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ticp of exchange came up to detremina
how much the sum would amount TO in
sterling. MIR. Schwab tossed coin, with
the words. Doubles or quits. heads, you
owe me $500 kroner; tails we are even. I,
came tails and the debt was Cancelled.
n. ", that will give you an idea of Mr..
Schwab when he has put aside business
cares.
But it Is not true that he is fond OF
gambling. nor is it true that he INDUCED
in 'aVy play at Monte Carlo. There was
M pluuginG; no attempts to break the
bank. / know that air. ScnWab was deep
iy grieved that he should be so mimsrepre-
scented. When a man is the head of Il
great concern such as the S-eel Corpora
| ton sensational rel orts may work him
| much injury.