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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
COMPARES roLsroY WITH A eaReoYLg

The face of Tolstoy was compared in an ad-
dress made by Ernest II. Crosby. friend OF the
novelist. with old gargoyles once exhunned in an
cient Greece To the normal eye the gargoyle
had appeared bizarre. and perhaps gross. but to
the artists vision was prophetic of the mighty art
OF Athens which should be- As two hundred
years had been required to realize the sargoyles
prophecy. with the career and character of Toll
stoy Whether or not his acts and tenets the
most wise or to be accepted without reserve he
served at the present day as splendid object
lesson, and an inspiration 10 mankind We're
he, as Nine. TOstOy declared. living IN advance OF
his time. he would be recognized by posterty as
one OF the best spirits and purest prophets OF
his age
MIR. Crosby's address -"Tolstoy and His Mes
sage" He spoke Of Tolstoys reuunca ton. his be-
lief in non-Tesistance and his fealty 20 the Sermon
the Mount.
The address before the West Side Young
Mems Christian Association at the Majestic The
atre Yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
BOY FALLS INTO CENTRAL TUNNEL.
Was Swinging on Railing Above It-Engine
Stopped Just in Time.

George Gellman. eight years old, Of No. go East
Forty-seventh-st, was playing with some other
boys about the railing and wall or the New York
Central tunnel in Park-ave. between Fifty-second
and Fifty-third SITS. yesterday, when he fell OFF
the railing into the tunnel. fifteen feet. He was
internally injured. An engineer stopped his loco
motive just In time 10 prevent grinding the boy
under the wheels.
There is an iron railing on top OF the wall form
ing the side of the tunnel this point in Park
ave. and boys swing on it and play about il often
Geman was swinging it and trying to Turn
ali the way round.
The engineer saw the hoy AZ he sUmbled The
e4gias has MOI goinE at 4 hlgn speed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
TOBACCO RECEIVER HEARING TO-DAY

Eice-chancellor Reed at Newark viii to-day be-
sin the hearing on the application for a receiver
for the Universal Tobacco Company The petition,
stockholders Of The American Tobacco
Company This was before Vice-Ch ncelor
Pine formerly. bu; was transferred by Chan
cellCr Magic TO Nicc-Chancellor Reeds calendar
y. DouTkc Cochran. Wheeler II. Peckham. James
". Osborne ana other well known lawyers are
associated IN the cace. ~ the time that The
hcag1ls begins At Newark. argument viii Legin
before tho Court Of Errors ard Appeals. at Tren-
fOrl the question Of the right force the Uni
perssl company 10 produce its books in court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
zlEeLeR INDICTMENT QUESTION:

St Louis Dec (SpeciaD.-Papers have been
forwarded to Albany in time for the extradtion
proceedings on Monday behalf OF William
Iiegler's attorneys, showing that the indictment
returned against him signed by Frank NJ
Brown as prosecuting attorney. Certified copies
Of testimony showing the suspension OF Prosecu-
ior Price stone viii be used. stone oontended AT
tlc tur- tlat having assistant iu office The
T"t- 4 tIy except that assistant would bs invalid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
LETTER CARRIERS ELECT OFFICERS

The annual election Of officers Of the NeW-Yorl5
Letter Carriers Association held Yesterday at
the Grand Central Palace. There were three tick
ets-the administration ticket. headed By Michael
A Fitzgerald. OF tiie General Postoffice who ran
FOR reelection president and two opposine
tickets one headed by NJ. J. Harvey and the other
10y Nnllam d. McManus' both OF Station J. The
administration ticket elected an the WY
through About two thousand votes IN all were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
FEARS FOR KAISER's HEALTH.
Danger of Return Of Throat Trouble
Disease Not Malignant

London Dec. The Daily Mali under
stands that there is reason to fear a recrudes-
cenoe Of Emperor Williams throat trouble. and
that il may be many weeks before the Emperor
regains the Of his voice, although the doc
tors are agreed that the trouble is not of
malignant character
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
HARD TUssLE WITH A THIEF.
The Burglar Knocks Down Two men, Iniure,
One Seriously and Escapes

Buffalo Dec 6-EmiI Hettis engineer eour,
TO-DAY burglar breaking into cash ,srsv-sr -
stoddart-s drug store. Hettig attempted to gram,
with him and Knocked down By blow in -
face with hammer.
PstroInsan Casey chased the burglar irto A.
Neu-YOrk Central Railroad shed. While afsv,.
ing to arrest the man he WIS nit over the 49,
v-4h an iron bar. The burglar then seized ~
r,ofrofnnau's club and aim a beating rs
thief then escaped Casey's condition IS serfons -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
VENT STORY NOT CONFIRMED.

Bristol, Tenn. Dec. 6.-No confirmation could be
obtained to-day OF the report that F. L. Wentz
had been found. D. B. Wentz passed through here
Friday. the way TO Philadelphia. While
here he talked with save his attorney and
friend. Joseph Kelly. Mr. Kelly said yesterday
that he did not know of any new phase in the
Wentz case. He left the impression however
that he would not be surprised to hear OF some
developments IN a few days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
CHINA'S ARMY Plans.
Great Force to Guard Pc-Chi-Lt an
Case of H0stiGtieS.

London Dec THE Daily Nails" corre-
spondent at Toxic says that according TO dis
patch from Picking the Chinese government con-
templates the raising of an army OF one hundred
thousand men 10 protect the province of Pe-Chi-
Ii in case OF hostilities. The Picking dispatch
further states that Hoo-W ei-Teh, the Chinese
Minister at St Petersburg. has telegTaphed TO
Picking that Russia is disposed 10 pursue a
peaceful policy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
VALUE OF NEW TREATY DOUBTED.
Belief That Opening of MOukden Will Be
Nullifed by Russian Influence.

London, Dec. THE Picking correspondent of
The Morning Post says:
IL is possible that the treaty between the
United States and China for the opening Of
Moukden and An-Tung will be ratified immedi-
ately, but have good reason to believe that the
benefits Of the treaty to foreign trade Will be
nullified 10y Russian influence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
FASTEST BATTLEsHIP AFLoAT.
One of England's Purchased Warships Makes
Average Speed of 203 Knots.

Glasgow, Dec. 6-Spood trials of the Libertad.
which. with her sister ship, the Constitution has
been sold TO Great Britain By the CHILEAN govern
ment. have resulted in an average Of 203 knots an
hour, thus showing that she the fastest battle
ship afCat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
DRYING OUT CHINESE.
Russians at Noukdeu ErpeI Treas
ury officials.

London Dec. THE Daily Mails" Tien-Tsin
correspondent says that a thousand Russians
expelled the Chinese officials from the Treasury
AT Moukden and installed themselves in their
places
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
HERBERT SPENCER WORSE.

London. De-. 6.-HcIbcTt Spencer the philoeo-
Iher. who has been i'll for some time had bad
day to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07

Take Laxative Bronio oui1ine Tsblets All drukgsts
refund thr money " II ais 70 f. W Grove
each box 2Sc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07

AND STILL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gard
ner of New-Jersey, was in the cloakroom OF the
House the other day, when one of the New Eng
land members greeted him. How is the great COM
monwealth of New-Jersey?' asked the Yankee.
We'll. really don't know. just now" answered
Gardner. It's hard to tell. It's rather remarka-
BILE State you know and you never can tell just
where she is. The State is growing forty-eIght
hours every day of IT'S existence and frequently
bounds beyond that II grows fast that Jersey
ties are never certain just how the State at any
time. That's the reason Jerseyites always hesitate
when you ask EN- about their State"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07

a SLIGHT PREJUDICE-That both General
Brooke and Estes G.. Rathbone are not particularly
fond of General Leonard Wood. and are DESTROYS
of blocking his ambition to pc made major gem
eral. is too well known to need comment While
discussing the case with Senator in his com
mittee room, Rathbone launched out rather ex-
tensively on his favOrite topic and made a few
disparaging remarks about General Wood Cen
eral Brooke listened for while. and then said
earnestly and seriously, "Rathbone. | believe you
prejudiced." For a moment PathboLe hardly
knew how to take the sally. but Joined in the
merriment that followed
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
Still TrYina to Get Out.

TOPEKA.-(Special.) Ira N. Ter.
rili, an Oklahoma convict serving a
life sentence in the Kansas peniten.
tiary for murder and who has made
several attempts to get out for various
reasons, has filed motion in the su.
preme court to reopen the habeas cor.
pus case in which the court ruled
against him a few months ago. He
alleges that false returns were made
in the case, which he has just discov
cred. He includes a copy Of a letter
from Newkirk in his motion, in which
1t Is stated that no judgment was ever
recorded against him in Oklahoma.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

ABILENE.-(Special John j. Ber
ry, formerly of Abilene, Out now living
at Tampa, south of mere, has sued
Charles H. Hapgood, the millionaire
plow manufacturer for $1O5,0OO. Ber-
ry has been Hapgood's agent in Mar
ion county for several years, but re.
Gently they had a dispute about a set
tlement, and Hapgood had Berry ar
rested on a charge of embezzlement.
The jury acquitted him. Now Berry
has sued Hapgood for $4,000 personal
damages because Of the arrest and
$4,000 damages in settlement Of old
notes and accounts.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
Increased Reward to $500.

JUNCTION CITY.-(special.) The
family of G, H. Willes to-day offered
a reward Of $500 for the finding Of the
body of Mr. Willes, the Morris county
farmer who disappeared from here last
week and who is thought to have been
robed and murdered. Besides this,
smaller rewards have been offered for
the body. ~,
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
snsppers Win the Strike.

COFFEYVILLE. - Especially After
a strike Of two days, eighteen snappers
employed at the Kansas Window glass
factory in this city have returned to
their work, their demands for higher
wages having been acceded. The
snappers at the big plant of the Cof
feyville window glass factory also
made the demands. They we're grant
ed at once and no strike was ordered,
The glass blowers have adopted an
ironclad rule whereby no one but a
son or brother of a glass blower is
permitted to learn the trade, and the
snappers complained that there IS no
for them to work up and the
only remedy left Is to pay them higher
wages
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

greeting to all my readers, and invite
their attention to the wondrous story
Of the incarnation and its accompany
Ing events.
Not until the sixth century did the
church undertake to set forth author
Fitatively the year in which Jesus was
born in Bethlehem" Then the work
was undertaken by Dionysius Miguus'
Exiguus' means little" but Dionysius
was little only in stature. In mental
ity he was a giant. He was Scythian
by birth, one of race classed by it.
self in st. Pauls terminology: Greek,
Jew, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free
(Col. iii.11). 1t may be interesting to
note that the old name for the Irish,
Scuit, SCOTS, Scot, Is derived from
Scythia, between which and Ireland
there was regular communication.
early in A. D. No doubt the Irish
would be quite willing to claim such
I noted scholar as a kinsman. He
you'd be a fit compatriot with the
celebrated Duns Scotus from whom'
by the wsy, Ounce" is derived on
the law Of contrarieties), the most
learned man Of his day, and a true
born Irishman, Dionysius, who was a
monk, was an expert mathematician,
and yersed in astronomical knowledge.
The data on which he based his cal
culations led him to fix on the year OF
Rome 754 as that in which Christ was
born. This year, 754, he counted as
A. D. l, the first year Of the Chris
tian era. This reckoning came grad
ually to be accepted and Is still re-
tanned in use.
"The Star in the East" or, as II is
hem, that guided the Wise Men, or
Masl, to jerusalem, afforded another
hem, that guided the wise men, or
basis for calculation. The celebrated
astronomer, Kepler, who hourished in
the end Of the sixteenth and beginning
Of the seventh century, found there
was a conjunction Of the three planets,
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, in the sign
Pisces, which is the sign of Judea, in
A. u. c. 74S. This conjunction he as
sumed to be the Star of Bethlehem
and accordingly fixed the year Of
Christ's birth at the date Of the con-
junction. Other calculations on the
same basis followed by such astron-
omers as Ideler, Wieseler, Pritchard,
etc. Wieseler arrived at the date 750
A. U. G., or B. G. 4. X
But II there are slight differences
and consequent doubt In the exact
year In which the Savior Of mankind
was horn, there appears to be no
doubt as to the day Of the month on
which the miraculous event occurred.
viz, nec. rs.
That the day was observed from
the very first is beyond question
not universally observed, however.
But the exceptions do not In the least
Inyalidate the date Of Dec. rs. It Is
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
LOWE SAYS HE'S INSANE.
Murder Case Adjourned to Permit an
Inquiry.


Inquiry.
TOPEKA.--(Speclal.) The ]. G.
Lowe murder case went off on a tan
gent in the Shawnee district court
Tuesday. Lowe was being tried the
second time. The jury had been en-
paneled and several witnesses exam
ined the other day when Judge Hazen
postponed the trial and adjourned
court on account Of the fatal accident
to his wife. When the trial was re-
sumed this morning, several doctors
testified that Lowe was insane. loves
attorneys made a statement that his
condition was such that he couldn't go
through with the trial. The jury was
discharged and the sheriff was in
structed to take Lowe before the pro-
bate court for insanity. The witnesses
for the defendant in the mrrder trial
will be used as witnesses in the pro-
bate court on the insanity charge.
Lowe killed his wife at the reform
school two years ago. They were both
at that institution. They
came from Linn county.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
Joseph ]. Snow Set Free.

ABILENE. - Especially Joseph J.
Snow, the prominent New York poll
tician who was arrested and brought
here on the charge of obtaining prop.
erty under false pretenses, was set
at liberty Saturday afternoon. Snow
bought two cars Of Shetland ponies
from a ranch near here and gave a
check on a New York bank which was
returned. 1t was thought the deal
was fraudulent, but upon investiga-
ton 1t Is said It was found that 1t was
due to some mistake in arranging for
the money. Snow will leave for his
home in New York Sunday morning.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

true that the local churches Of Pales-
tine, Egypt, Cyprus, Antioch, ETC., OBJ
served on Jan. 6 festival called Theo-
phania (God Manifost), a name equal.
ly applicable to the Nativity and
Epiphany, as Gregory Nazienzen point
ed out. This custom prevailed only
for a comparatively short time, even
in the countries mentioned. But these
exceptional celebrations in reality
strengthen the observance of the Ma
tivity on Dec. rs.
The Eastern church celebrated for
a time their Epiphania on Jan, g. But
the Epiphania was not the Natalis.
The festival Is still held on Jan, 6 as
the Epiphany, or Manifestation of
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
SHOT BY A POLICEMAN.
Dlsorderly Miner Killed at Dance
In Leaver,Worth.


LEAVENWORTH.-(Spe Hosea
Call, a coal miner, was shot and killed
by Fred Lange, a special policeman,
about 1880 o'clock Saturday night.
The shooting took place in front of
Fred Schwaneke's saloon, near Twelfth
and Ottawa. A dance was in progress
above the saloon ahd Lange was de-
tailed to preserve order. Call made
himself obnoxious, it is said, and the
police officer became engaged in a
scuffle with him on the sidewalk. Two
Of Calls friends came to his assist
ance and the officer drew his gun and
fired in the air. Call made a rush at
him, he says, and he fired, the ball
entering Calls brain. He was taken
at once to Gushing hospital and given
medical attention, but died a short
time after without regaining con.
sciousness. The officer gave himself
up. The coroner will investigate the
killing Call was a single man and
lived at 1920 Spruce street.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
! Latest Kansas News
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SHOT BY WIFE AND SON.
Charles Rumph Principal In Read
ina, Kansas, Traqedy.

CndTleS humpn a rTlnCIPdl III neaa'
Ing, Kansas, Tragedy.
READING, KAS.-(Speclal.) Chas.
Rumph was shot and mortally wound
ed at the home Of hts divorced wife,
six miles east Of Reading Sunday
night about 10 o'clock. Five shots
were fired, two by Mr.. RImpb ct
Mrs. Rumph, one by her ut him, and
two by their son Carl. The latter
were the ones that took effect. About
a year ago Mrs. M. il. Rumph was
granted a divorce from her husband
on the plea of cruelty. Mr.. Rujnph
has given her more Or less trcable
since.
A few months ago he appeared at
her home and gained admission to
her house in the night. At tho point
Of a revolver he compelled her to
promise to be reconciled and to live
with him again. shortly after thal
he left the state and was gone some
time.
Mrs Rumph and hey children we're
returning from church Sunday Ilsh'
when he attacked her. The children
had gone to the barn to put up lie
team. Mrs. Rumph was Ion the porch.
Both she and her husband we're arm
ed. She fired the first shot which
took effect in the left side Of the
breast Then she ran into the mouse
and shut the door Rnmph fired two
shots through the door. Kicking 1t
open, he entered the house, revolver
in hand. Mrs. Rumph glabcd it and
a scuffle began in which they tell TO
the floor. The revolver broke, emn.
tying the shells.
At this time their son, Carl, rlshel
into the house. He had heard the
shots. Mrs. Rumph still had her re.
volver and the husband was trying
to take it from her. In this en- Ieas9r
he bit off the end of her thumb, Carl
then fired two shots into lis fathers
body. 1t was dark in the house and
10 make sure of his aim he placed |
The muzzle Of the revolver AGAINST
The body.
Rumph had threatened the lives OF |
he members of his family several
lines since the separation CoLse-
luently, Mrs. Rumph always went |
lrmed. The reports are % the ef-
ect that Mr., Rumph cannot recover
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

TOPEKA.-(Special.) Most Of thu
pupils at the Lansing school near the
penitentiary have got the itch. The
disease broke out a week or so ago
and has spread to nearly all of the
children. The llpils are kept SO busy
scratching that they cannot "get" their
lessons, and the board will probably
order the school closed until the epi.
demic runs its course. The Lansing
school is maintained by direct appro.
priation from the state. Its patrons
are mostly the children Of prison Of
ficials.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
On Horsethlef's Trail.

EMP0RIA.-~(Speclal.) Paul Melch
er Of Hanover, Kas., was here Tues.
day on the trail of horsethief who
stole his team and buggy two days
ago He has followed the thief 175
miles and has been within sight Of him
several times. The thief got about a
quarter Of mile start on Melcher and
is doing artistic lodging.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

Thousands this Christmastide will
20 glad to read something about Him
so humble as to be born Of a lowly
maiden, and yet so mighty as to be the
pivot on whom the universe resolves,
and the Lord Of All. Graded in a
manger and wrapped in swaddling
Aothes, He was yet worshiped by
sages and adored by angels. Sleeping
n the crevice Of the limestone rock.
He was yet bathed with the light Of
heaven through the cleft in the mid.
night sky. Emptying Himself Of in
sffable glory, He yelled His Deity in
flesh that He might make poor human.
lty to be partaker of His Divine Image.
In His Name send cordial Christmas
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
Securing OIL Leases,

LEAVENWORTH.-( Especially T B.
Woods, a Pennsylvania oil man, is in
the vicinity of Bonner Springs leasing
the oil rights Under the farms. He
was at the court house here Saturday
filing the leases on several farms
which lie in Leavenworth county. One
of the provisions Of the lease is that
the owner shall receive one-tenth part
of the oil that may be found. 1t is not
known when he intends to start Dor.
ing.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

Christ to the Gentiles in the person
of the Magi, or Wise Men, through the
interposition Of a star. The fact that
there was hesitancy on the part of
some In accepting Dec. rs, and con-
troversy among others, and then the
final adherence of the whole Eastern
church, show conclusively that the
date was not blindly accepted. The
intelligent adherence of the whole
church proves that the observance
was based upon reliable data, sufti-
cient to satisfy the inquiry Of indie
pendent minds To sum up. The re-
ception Of Dec, rs from the very first
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

An Ohio man died from drinking
five quarts Of whisky in q single day
recently, and now Kentucky Is moral
izing on the way in which the physi.
cal vlgor Of the race is deteriorati- +
Just to the north Of her,-Newark
News.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
To Save Her From Jail.

TOPEKA.-(Special) Since the su.
preme court affirmed the decision Of
the district court and ordered Blanche
Boise to- serve a sentence imposed for
smashing Topeka joints, the temper.
ance people here have started move
ment to have Governor Bailey pardon
her. She has not yet gone to jail, as
the mandate Of the supreme court has
not reached the sheriff.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

Looks as though the domineerlng
and all powerful auto has finally been
brought to bay. A Newport man re
Gently testified in suit that horse
ran against his automobile and dam
aged 1t badly. We would like to gaze
upon that horse
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

An Alaska child bearing the name
Of Leon Edward Seattle No. 8 Yukon
Woodpile Bartlett is in trouble, Its
father recently killed Its mother Let
us hope their quarrel was not result
of the naming Of the baby. "
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

Sunday proposals are illegal, and
kisses have been reduced in value
from $500 to s1.49. Thus does loves
young dream fade away before the
stern and unrelenting alarm clock
known as the law.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
Cove County's Biq Crop.

TOPEKA.-(Special) A compila
tion Of the returns to the secretary Of
the state board of agriculture shows
that the crops in Cove county this year
aggregated s9O9,1S9, or 1920 per cap
ita. Brown raised $3,259,OO0 worth Of
crops, or sl57 per capita. JEWELS
products were over $4,O00,O00, or $2S1
per capita. Decatur raised $2,790,OOO
in crops, or 1922 per capita.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

A Cincinnati man refused to marry
the girl because she cried on her way
to the church. This should be a warn
ing. It Is always best for the girls
to leave the crying to be done by their
mothers.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24

There Is a giant in Amsterdam, Hol-
land, who thinks he can whip Jeffries.
A great many other men with similar
convictions have had the ambition eff
fectually knocked out Of them in one
interview with Mr.. j.
The Globe-republican., 1903-12-24
DIES IN MINE EXPLOSION.
Miner Killed and Operator and Others
Hurt at Cherokee.

f1urt at Cner0kee.
CHEROKEE.-(Special) There was
a mine explosion at Schwab's new
shaft, just south Of this city Tuesday
afternoon, in which Ralph Ridley, sin
gle, was killed He lived at Weir, j.
c. Schwab, one of the operators; ALI
Ridley John Archer Willie Jones and
Fred Vanvelser were badly injured.
The entire air shaft was destroyed. A
car weighing GOO pounds was blown
from the bottom Of q shaft $50 deep
to one side of the entry, forty feet
The cause Of the explosion is un-
known The damage will reach SlO,-
900.