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HEWITT PASSED away.
Was Former Mayor of New York
and Congressman.
The Funeral Services Will Be Con.
Quoted BY Bishop Potter in Cal.
vary Church, Of Which Mr..
Hewitt Was a Member.

New York, Jan. 19.-Abram S. Hew.
lit, former mayor of New York and for
many years representative in Con.
gress. died at 6 o'clock Sunday morn.
Ing in his S1st year. having been crit
icaiiy Ill FOR ten days. With him ut
the moment OF death were his wife.
his three sons and three daughters.
Mr.. Hewitt. who has been in feebls
health for some months. was attacked
with obstructive jaundice on January
s., and from the first IL was realized
by his attending physicians. Dr. Z. L.
Reyes and DIR. f. L. Reyes, jr.. that
there was practically no hope OF the
aged patients recovery. On the fol.
lowing Sunday it was thought that MIR.
Hewitt could not survive the night and
the members of his family were sum-
moned to his bedside. but his wonder
full vitality kept him alive for week
longer. On Thursday Mr.. Hewitt raj.
lied so thoroughly that some hope was
entertained that he might recover. but
on the following night q relapse oc.
Cured and il was then evident that
the end was not far of A slight i,n.
provement was noted on Saturday
morning but late that night the physi.
clans notified Mr.. Hewitt's son. Peter
Cooper Hewitt. that death was immi.
nent and the other children. Edward
r. Hewitt. Erskine Hewitt. Mrs. J. o.
Green. Miss Sarah Hewitt and Miss
Eleanor G. Hewitt were summoned
and with their mother remained by
the bedside until the end.
The funeral services. which will be
conducted by Bishop Potter. will DO
held in Calvary church. OF which Mr..
Hewitt was a member
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BY WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Chess Match EnIivened the Voyage Of
the Philadelphia and Lucania.

New York, Jan. ia chess match
by wireless telegraphy served to en-
liven the voyage of the American lin
er Philadelphia and the Cunader Lit
cania, which arrived here Sunday. The
two vessels got into wireless commu-
nication on Friday when a suggestion
for a chess match was flashed from the
Lucania and eagerly accepted by the
Philadelphia. On the latter vessel a
team was selected consisting OF w. b.
Wheelan, OF Philadelphia Frank
Cauldwell. of Chicago, and Waldemar
Weiss. OF New York. The Lucania
champions were f. Marshall Fox and
F.. Horace Mundy. OF London; r. w
Milbank. Of Live pool and Capt. H. r.
Campbell and William Evans. The
Philadelphia team was victorious. their
opponents resigning after ~ moves.
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RUSHING OUT COAL.
Four Galleries Near Scranton Were
Operated Saturday Night.

Scranton. Pa, Jan. 19.-As an ex-
pertinent the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Co. operated its Brisbin.
Cayuga and Diamond colleries in this
city Saturday night until 10: 30. and its
Storrs colliery until s o'clock. making
10 and IL hours, respectively. for tho
day. The output of the colleries for
the day was $500 tons. or 1900 tons
more than their normal output. The
results was entirely satisfactory and
the mines can be run every night II
the men will work.
canvass was made OF the men
working at the different colleries of the
company but only at the mines men,
toned would the men volunteer to
work. The company has two washer
les that ran all Saturday night. and four
that worked Sunday. The Saturday
and Sunday shipments OF the company
aggregated $4,000 tons. Up to date
the shipments of the company from
its colleries exceed by 5000 tons the
shipments for the same period Of
December
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THE eUsoNic PLAGUE.
There Were 1o7 Deaths In MazatIan
Since January I.

Mazatlan, Jan. 19.-There have been
107 deaths from the plague since jan
uary ]. The deaths on the 18th num-
bered seven and many news cases are
reported. The number of wooden
houses burned Is 106.
The coaches. in which plague-strick-
en- people sought to escape from the
city, will be burned
young workman's mother died
from the plague at the family s house.
Some military inspectors entered the
house and took possession OF the corpse
and the young man was sent to- the
department OF observation. His wife
and sister were absent at the time of
the inspectors visit and afterwards
disappeared. fearing they would be
taken to the Lazarete. Sunday morn
ing one of the women was found dead
from the plague and the other has not
been heard of. The young man has
not been attacked by the epidemic, but
has become insane.
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ATTACKED THE FORT.
German Cruiser Panther Shelled
IT For an Hour.
Panther Was Obliged 10 abandon the
Fight and Estreated in the Direc-
ton Of curacao-oemonstra-
ton at Maracaibo.

Maracatbo. Jan. 19.-The German
cruiser Panther shelled Fort San. Car.
los, at,she entrance to Lake Mara.
I caiDo. Saturday afternoon for one
! hour. The fort returned fire with four
guns. The Panther withdrew in the
direction of Curacao.
Fort San Carlos is % miles from
Maracaibo and commands the en-
trance to the lake. or inner bay.
A correspondent here has received
the following letter from Gen. Belio.
the commander OF the fort:
Yesterday afternoon at half-past L.
Fort San Carlos was attacked and
shei!ed. without any provocation on
our part. without previous notification
<r the delivering Of an ultimatum BY
the German cruiser Panther. which
tried to force the entrance After a
fight lasting an hour. during which the
Tort used only four guns. the Panther
was Obliged to abandon the fight and
retreated in the direction OF Curacao.
The fort has suffered no damage and
only three men were wounded.
There have been popular demoustra
lions on the streets here as a result
OF the Smelling OF the fort.
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TRAIN ACCIDENTS.
Past Three Months 265 Persons Were
Killed and asia Hurt.

Washington, Jan. ia statement
prepared by the interstate commerce
commission shows that during the
three months ended September 80.
1902. there were 265 persons killed and
z.613 injured in train accidents. 9th
er kinds of accidents, including those
sustained by employees while at work
and by passengers in getting on or oG
the cars. etc, bring the total number
OF casualties up to 12,007. the killed
numbering S45 and the injured l1.162
During the three months covered by
the statement. the traffic of a large
majority OF the railroads has been
heavier than ever before. necessitat-
ing Unemployment OF new men for
service in train and yard work. The
total Number of collisions and deraii-
mepts was 2.44S, OF which 1.444 we're
~a<hisiOns and LOLA derailments. of
which 81 collisions and 80 derailments
affected passenger trains. The dam
age to cars. engines and roadway By
these accidents amounted to $2.lS8,.
500
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THE sHRoTAGE OF COAL.
II Is Causing Some Concern In the
Navy Department.

Washington. Jan. 17.-Shortage OF
coal is causing some concern in the
navy. The various navy yards are ap-
pealing to the bureau of equipment for
fuel. Arrangements were made Fri.
day for the shipment OF coal from the
depot at New London. CT, to the New
York navy yard. where the fuel sup.
ply is practically exhausted. Through
the foresight Of RI. Adm. Bradford,
the coal famine thus far has not eff
fected the navy. ironclad contracts
having been closed before the strike
for the delivery OF coal to the navy at
normal prices. Unless relief comes
soon. however. the contractors may be
unable to- supply the Increased demand
that Is existing throughout naval sta
tions OF the country.
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COAL fsvssrloxr,oM.
Wholesale Dealers Testify Believe the
Senate ConS~,ittee.

Washington. Jan. IA number OF
wholesale dealers in coal who do bust.
ness in Philadelphia and Baltimore
and sell the coal of independent opera.
tors. testified Friday before the sen.
ate committee on the District OF CO.
lur'bia in connection with the com.
mittee's investigation in to the scare.
ity OF coal in this city. Two of then,
declined to answer questions. but Sen.
ator Stewart, who presides over the
hearings. told them he had no inten.
ton of reporting them to the senate.
A. Beaumont whitney. OF the firm
OF Whitney 4 Kemmerer. of Philadel.
phia. said that firm is now paying IS
per ton for anthracite at the mines,
minus 10 per cent. commission. where
as before the strike the price was
1925. He said he did not blame any
one for getting the beet price he
could. II was impossible. he said, to
get all the coal desired even at the
advanced price. He said that instead
OF increasing the coal supply Is dimin
fishing. IL" he said. the miners
would do as Mr.. Mitchell says, the
u,
OF the producers except the Reading
Co. are producing as much coal as
formerly"
When Charles l.. Hall. Of Baltimore
was asked to name the mine owners
from whom he makes his purchases.
he declined to give them information.
Mr.. Hall said he sold considerable coal
delivered I'm Washington at from 81. 81
To $40 per ton. and that he always HAD
given his customers the benefit of rc-
duced prices secured by himself Mr..
Hall expressed the opinion that tho
short coal supply Is due largely to the
railroads. most Of which are short OF
motive power.
]. NJ. Read. OF Baltimore, declined to
tell the price at which he supplies bi.
luminous coal to w. j. Zeh, a local
dealer. in connection with his con-
tract to furnish coal to the treasury
building and the bureau OF engraving
and printing. He said, however. that
he had not been able to furnish a sufIl-
cient quantity to I'LL the contract and
explained that he had made a reserva-
ton In his contract with Zeh. which
the latter had failed to make in his
contract with the government. Zeh's
contract was to deliver the coal at
1915 per ton and Mr.. Read said the
best he could do was to state that he
had to sell TO Zeh at the mines at less
than $1.i0 per ton with SLIGO for
freight added. His reason for not
wanting to answer was that he did not
want to reveal his margin to competi.
tors. Senator Stewart told the wit
ness that the question pertained tn
government business and not to his
tthe witness) private business. but
he still declined. whereupon the sen
ator exclaimed: You fellows are too
cunning for the people and you are all
getting rich" Mr.. Read denied that
this was true in his case.
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NINE WERE KILLED.
An Explosion On Board the sattIeship
Massachusetts.

San Juan, Jan. 19.-Nine men are
reported to have been killed and two
others wounded. probably fatally by
the explosion OF powder charge of all
eight-inch gun on board the United
States battleship Massachusetts Satur-
day morning while at target practice
OF Culebra island. The explosion &C.
CURED In the star-board after eight
inch turret shortly before noon. and
was due to- the accidental discharge OF
percussion primer while the breech
OF the gun was open. The full charge
exploded in the turret and killed or in.
jured all the crew of the gun. Ensign
Ward X. Weekman, who was I'm charge
OF the turret, escaped injury. though
he was standing near the scene OF the
explosion. Robert 3. Rule, of Walnut
Hills. Cincinnati. was among the
killed
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VIII eE INDICTED.
True Bills Found Against CHICAGO
Coal Dealers.

Chicago. Jan. 19.-Forty indict.
mcnts have been voted by the special
grand jury which during the past week
has been Investigating the causes for
the shortage OF coal in Chicago. II is
said that among the men against
whom 1t is the intention to return in
dictments are many who stand high
In the business and social world.
When the grand jury. especially con
vened to investigate the coal famine
In Chicago. shall make its report Mon.
day. 1t is expected that there will be
80 true bills returned against coal
dealers. Tho indictments. il is said.
will charge the coal dealers with vic
lations Of the antitrust laws and with
blacklisting. For several hours Sunday
stenographers were at work writing up
the indictments, which will be sub.
mitted when the grand jury shall con-
vene at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
1t is asserted that there are one or
two indictments which at least three
or the jurors are in favor of with.
drawing. and there will be a vote taken
on these bills before the report OF the
jury is made to the court The charges
made against the coal dealers. il is
said. are of three kinds. conspiracy to
FIX prices tthis charge is made against
retailers). combination to fix prices
(this charge is made against opera
tors), and blacklisting (this charge is
made against retailers. and especially.
1t is said. against the Retail Dealers
association of Illinois and Wisconsin.
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FOREIGN MINISTER'S NOTE.
The Chinese Government Has Made
No Reply As Yet.

Pekin. Jan 19.-China has not vet
replied to the notes Of all the foreign
ministers here with the exception
OF United States Minister Conger. in
forming the Chinese government that
the failure to fulfill its obligation, in re.
fusing TO pay the war indemnity on a
gold basis as provided for by the peace
protocol, would entail grave conse-
quences. The government undoubtedly
is hard pressed for money. although. II
the provincial officials collected the rev
enues honestly. the indemnity could be
paid.
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ATTACKED BY BOLOMEN.
Inspector Fletcher Killed Five BIZ.
Was Himself Wounded.

Manila. Jan. 17.-Constabulary In.
spector Fletcher, while travelling alone
in the province of Albay. Luzou. last
Wednesday. was attacked by 30 bolo-
men. Fletcher killed five OF his oppo-
nents. but was himself wounded He
escaped. however. and formed a party
which pursued the bolomeD, overlook
them and killed six more.
Death sentence has been imposed
upon one OF the natives who murdered
five American soldiers in the cemetery
ct BinangOnan. LLzon. on Decoration
day Of last year.
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FLED THE COUNTRY.
Citizens Indicted for lynching Two
Negroes Are Missing.

Jackson. Miss. Jan. 19-Seventeen
citizens Of the Ethel district Of Attal
la county. indicted for lynching two
Negroes named Hall and CASTOR
short time ago. have fled from the
country to escape arrest. The grand
jury indicted % In all. and Saturday
the officers arrested II and took them
to Kosciuskio Jail. The remaining II.
however. had gotten wind Of the forth
coming arrest and hurriedly left the
community.
The indictments were returned over
a month ago. but no arrests were made
until Saturday. The names OF those
indicted were not ascertained
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North Atlantic SQUADRON.

Pensacola, Fla. Jan. 19.-Informa-
ton has been received from the bureau
North Atlantic squadron will visit this
place and will probably remain until
after the Mardi Gras festivities. during
the coming month.
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PROF. ARTHUR WisNER.
The Noted Lecturer Dropped Dead Of
Heart Disease

New York, Jan. 19.-Prof. Arthur
Wisner dropped dead from heart dis.
ease here Sunday night. Prof. Wisner
has been a lecturer In French on
French literature in this country for
about ten years. He has given courses
In this city and Boston. Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Chicago. He lectured
In Chicago under the patronage OK
Mrs. Potter Palmer. A course sup.
ported by Mrs. ]. J. Astor and other
prominent women had been set for an
early date in this city.
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Birmingham. Ala. Jan. 19.-Citizens
Of Birmingham have contributed 30
car loads Of coal 10 relieve the dis
tress OF the poor Of New York and Chi
cago by reason Of the fuel famine.
Mayor brennan. Of Birmingham. has
notified Mayors Low and Harrison OF
the gift
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To Prohibit Guessing cortss...

Washington. Jan. f4.-hmong the
bills introduced in the senate Tuesday
was one by Mr.. Jones (Ark.) for the
amendment Of the antLlottery laws
and prohibition extend 10 guessing
contests or any other competition of
any kind for prizes.
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London. Jan. 19.-Dr. Lorenz. the Au.
strian surgeon. left here for Vienna
Sunday. He said before starting for
Austria that he had been rather coidiy
received by many English surgeons.
who viewed his methods with sus-
niciOn
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Biz Gun lasted.

New York, Jan. 19.-The most pow.
erful gun built in America. a 16-incl
coast defense rife. was successfully
tested at the government proving
ground at Sandy Hook. The gun was
fired three times in the presence OF
several hundred army officers and
ofhprz
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LIEUT.. MITCHELL DEAD.
He Died Of Yellow Fever On Board q
Colombian Sunboat.

Panama. Jan. 19.-Lieut. Mitchell.
a graduate Of Annapolis. who was an
officer on board the Colon bian gov
eminent gunbost Bogota. died here
Saturday night OF yellow fever. Sew
erai of the Bogota's officers left here
for the United States about two weeks
ago. Lieut.. Mitchell was prevented
from ACCOMPANYING them By illness.
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Exceed Ten Millions.

Washington. Jan. 19.-The District
Of Columbia appropriation bill report.
ed to the house Saturday. carries an
appropriation OF $7.749,255. The cur.
rent appropriation is sS,462 1923. while
estimates submitted exceeded $40 900.
600.
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THE CHIPPEWA INDIANS.
VIII Receive Money From Sale Of
Dead Timber Cut on Coded Lands.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE Chippe
va Indians in the northwest are to re-
ceive $194,2G1. or almost 500 per capita
as the amount derived from the sale of
dead timber cut on the coded lands OF
the Chippewas under the act OF June
Z. 1897. or this amount s37.150 will
go TO the Chippewas at the Lapointe,
Wis. agency; $92.973 at White Earth,
Mimi, and S84.139 at I,eechlake. Mimi.
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Mother and Daughter Fatally Burned.

Rich Hill. Mo, Jan. f6,-Mrs. Chae
Walker. Of this city. and her grown
daughter were fatally burned Thurs.
day as a result Of an explosion Of gas
oline. and Charles Walker, the hus-
band and father. was severely burned
while trying TO extfnguish the flames.
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Match Between corbet. and J.s,i.s

Buffalo. N. Y. Jan. 49,. n. Her
man. manager and matchmaker for the
Ft. Erie Athletic club. announced Sun.
day night that he will OFFER a purse of
$4,000 for a 20-round boxing contest
between Jeffries and Corhett.
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San Francisco. Jan. 19.-Five Chi
nese were shot. two fatally. in q so.
ciety war in Chinatown. There were
three successive shooting affairs. the
latter two being in retaliation Of the
first. which took place In a gambling
Jon
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a Currency alIl.

Washington, Jan. IA bill was In
troduced Tuesday by Representative
Cochran. OF Missouri, to authorize ma
sonsI banks to issue currency secured
By the deposit OF United States, state
aud niuniclpai bonds
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Carbondale, Ill, Jan. 19.-Candlos
and tallow dips are now used by many
persons in this region on account Of the
scarcity OF kerosene. which is for sale
only in small quantities at 30 cents 4
gallon
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Chattanooga. Tenn. Jan. Ill Il
learned At the headquarters Of the
Southern Express Co. here that the
wages Of all employees will be increas.
ed on nat scale, giving those receiv
ing under 800 per month an advance
Of s. per month.
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Rich Gold Find in Alask,.

Seattle. Wash, Jan. ia special
from Dawson says tremendously rich
strike OF gold has been made IS miles
north of point on Tanana river. 900
miles from its source. in American ter
ritory.
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Mentone. France. Jan. 19.-The
crown princess Of saxony and NJ. CT.
ron. with whom she eloped. have ar.
rived here. and intend, TO stay two
months. They have e ken the name
Of ". and Nine. Aaorel Gerard.
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Noted corresoond.nt Dad

Paris. Jan. 19.-Henri Georges
Stephene AdoIphe Opper de Blowitz.
for many years correspondent OF the
London Times Sdied here Sunday even.
ing. NJ. de Blowitz experienced an az.
tack OF apoplexy q few days ago.
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Cor Mrs. Mercer. nnnsfit.

san Francisco, Jan. 19.-The Ma.
tionaIs and All Americans played
game for the benefit OF Mrs. Mercer.
~ East Liverpool. o.. the mother OF
Winnie Mercer. the pitcher who ended
AIS life here last week.
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Reeeption 70 Attorney General Knor

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. 17.--An inform
al reception and dinner was tsndersd
Friday night by II. c. Frick to Attor.
aey General p. c. Knox None but
representative business men cf the city
wars present.
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first degree He was sentenced to- be
hanged. Arthur Etter. who IL lis al
legged went with the Riley boy to Kill
Mrs. Clark. will be tried at once.
The authorities have offered $50 re-
ward for the arrest OF the persons who
dynamited several houses I'm Moore
field. Much damage was done. IL
though only two sticks were exploded
out OF 200 that were stolen from q
limekilm near the town. The residents
are in constant fear that the vandaIs-
will explode the balance of the dy6a-
mite.
Gov. White has appointed Editor
George G.. Mcintosh. OF the Fayette
Journal. a member OF the state board
Of the hospital for the insane at Wes-
ton.
An attempt was made to- assassin
ate w. 70. Anderson. near Franklin.
while seated in his home with his fam
lily. The ball struck the window sash
and came from direction from
which weapon would hardly be fired
under ordinary circumstances.
n. G. Blake. 70. e O. brakeman,
was struck by the open door Of re-
frigerator car at Terra Alta and fatally
injured.
Roy Reppert. OF Tunnelton. was kill
ed by train the other day
Camp Jenkins Confederate Veterans
and the Parkersburg branch Of, cfie
Daughters OF the Confederacy last
night made arrangements TO erect
monument TO the dead conferedates
buried at Parkersburg.
Al Parkersburg. Ex-SherifY Joseph u.
Buckley sued A. Tod Barrett. his
former deputy. for $4,000 in debt and
damages. Barrett's bondsmen are i'm
eIuded In the suit for che money al
legged to- be due on Barrett's settle
ment
Though indicted for first degree
murder on charge OF having offered
$40 TO her son and Arthur Eller to- kill
Mary Clark, Maggie Riley was not
locked up. and has now fed from Blue
field The men admit they got tho
money. but aIlege they fired - y
ground. They deny killing "
Gov. White appointed W.
OF Jackson county. to ~
the supreme court ~
constitutional az
the last election
Judge OF q
non. of Glen
] succeed NJ