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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
FAMOUS LEANING TOWER.
Boiosna's Singular ssruoture Sold for
 sa,o00.

Rome. Dec. 25 Bologna's most singu- lar structure, the leaning garisenda tower, which was begun in 111O by Fflli- DO and ottone Garisenda and which was owned by the Marquis Malvezzi, has been purchased by Baron Raimondo Franchetti. who is well known as a composer. The price paid is said to be s2,00o. The garisenda tower is only 13o feet high, but it is ten feet out of the perpendicular. Dante, in his Inferno" compares the giano antaeus, who bends toward him. to this tower. when a cloud passes over it." The obliqueness of the tower was occasioned by the set .tling of the foundations
 The sale Of the tower has given rise to much dissatisfaction and the gov- ernment has been urged to interfere for the purpose of securing t for the nation thus preserving this most important monument.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
TRANSPORTS ORDERED READY.
shernian and Budford to bs Prspared
 Tor Immedlase serxice.

-se Tor Ammeutate service.
 San Francisco, Dec. 25.Orders have been received from Washington by To- cal transport officials to get the troop ships Sherman and Buford in readiness for service immediately. The transport officials maintain secrecy as to the or ders received and refuse to divulge the intended destination of the vessels. It lis generally believed. however, that it is the intention to have the troop ships in readiness for any movement toward Panama.
 The gunboat Bennington has arrived in port from the Bremerton navy yard. It Is understood that she will leave in company with the New York, acting as a convoy to the torpedo boats Paul Jones and Preble. X
 Panama, Dec. 25.-W. I. Buchanan, United States minister to the republic of Panama, presented his credentials to the provisional government to-day. His reception was most enthusiastic and
 was carried out in accordance with the programme outlined in the Associated Press dispatches of yesterday.
 MT. Buchanan was mea at the palace by guard of honor and by all the dig nitaries of the new republic now in Panama. In presenting his credentials he said:
 q am deeply sensible of the honor conferred upon me by President Roose- vol ,,,d +ae, portunity am afforded of meeting your
 excellencies and the people of Panama and of studying the conditions existing in and the possibilities oe the republic of Panama. "The advent and future development
 of this new nation is the subject of keen and kindly interest on the part of the people of the United States, all of whom
 wish your excellencies, your people and
 your country that wide progress and
 advancement which peace and economy bring to all nations.
 .''I am charged by President Roosevelt to express his fervent wish that these benefits shall come to the republic of Panama and that happiness and con- tentment shall abide with your excel lencies and your people," .s.E@
 Senor Jose Augustin Arrange, presi- dent of the junta. replied to Minister IBuchanan's address. Hhe said that the provisional government had received with great satisfaction President
 Roosevelt's letter aecrediting Mir. Bu-
 chanan as a special envoy to the re- public of Panama, which was "a proof
 of the spirit of justice which animates
 the great people of the north, for whom the people of Panama have the best wishes"
 Senor :Arango said that the junta con- sidered the selection for minister of a man of MT. Buckanan's attainments to
 be good omen and he believed that the new minister would succeed in bringing
 still closer the ties of friendship which now united the two republics.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
COLON JoYFULLF EXCITED.
News of BritaIn's Recognition of Pan-
 anna Very Pleasing.


 Colon, Dec. 25.-Colon is just now in a state of joyful excitement, following on the news that the British government had recognized the republic of Panama. This news. which was conveyed early in the day by the British consulate in Panama to the junta, was received here late last evening and immediately cir culated. i..
 The foreign population of Colon is largely composed of natives of Great Britain, and the Britishers joined the natives in their jubilation.
 Senor Perferio Melendez, the civil and military governor of Colon, rightly in terpreting the feelings of the commit nifty, gave permission to the inhabitants to celebrate the event without restric- tion, and full advantage was taken of this permission.
 At s o'clock last night Governor Me lendez,, accompanied by band and military escort and joined by a great crowd of the inhabitants, assembled in front of the British consulate, where the band played old English airs and
 
 ly. A torchlight procession was after wards formed, the crowd marching through the streets singing God Save the King" The sentiment "God Save the King is heard everywhere to-day. Washington, Dec. 25.-Consul General Gudger at Panama has transmitted to the state department a report from the American consul at Cali, department of Cauca, stating that the Colombian vol unteer forces in that section tre dis binding and there are no indications of an attack on Panama. From Cartha- gena comes information of similar character
 Washington, Dec. 25. Secretary Moody to-day received the following brief cablegram from Rear Admiral Glass, dated Panama: Perfect quiet. No news"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
MAY NOT co BAoK TO .. or P
Fuliback A. L. smith Undecided beut
 Returning. .s

Philadelphia, Dec. 25.--A. L. Smith, team,. whose eligibility aroused so much discussion this fall, may not re- turn to the university next term. Smith came to the University of Pennsylvania from State college in 1902 against the wishes of his guardian, and it is said that the guardian will refuse to send Smith to any college if he does not Christmas vacation is over Smith will not know whether he can return. Should he not be able to continue at Pennsylvania, next years football team will lose a star, while the baseball nine next spring will be deprived of a great pitcher, for Smith is just as good in baseball as he is at football.
 According to a statement made by a member of the University of Pennsyl- vania football committee, the reports of a deadlock in the committee over the question of manager for next year are untrue, and that there is noth- ing but harmony in the committee The report arose because T. Ellis Robins, the assistant manager, was not elected manager at the first meeting of the committee, as is usual. The real reason for not electing Robins at once was be- cause he was not sure that he would return to the university next year and wished the committee to postpone ac- tion until he had fully made up his mind,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
B. AND o. WRECK.
Official Investiga.lon Of Cause Being Vigorously Pushed.

Connellsville, Pa, Dec. 25.-Another name has been added to the long death list resulting from the Duquesne limited wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road at Dawson on Wednesday night. Harry Deylin, one of the three remain ing patients at the Cottage State hos pital, died at 10 o'clock to-day.
 There was one Christmas funeral that of Edison Goldsmith. Goldsmith was popular young man and an i'm mense concourse attended the services. The bodies of the other Connellsville victims will be held until Saturday or Sunday before burial. The undertakers are too overworked to attempt to con duct several funerals in a day.
 Special services for the dead were held in all the Protestant churches of the coke regions to-day, and after the burial of Rev. Father Fienello, which will take place tomorrow, the Catholic churches will hold masses for the dead The body of Father FTenello was con- veyed to the main body of the Church of the Immaculate Conception this morning, where it will remain in state until the funeral services on Saturday. The bodies of about thirty of the vic- tims were taken away on early trains to-day.
 Those remaining identified will be shipped within the next twenty -four hours and the unknowns will be cared for by the borough council. A special meeting has been called to form re- lief committee to look after bodies un- identified or unclaimed. Tn case no friends appear the citizens will see that the victims are not buried in the Pot ter's field.
 The railroad company will contribute hberally to this fund, and it will be more than ample.
 The official investigation into the cause of the disaster is being prosecut- ed vigorously by the officers of the rail- road company, but it is doubtful if any individual will be blamed for the acci- dent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
MILLION DOLLARS FOR BABY.
Reported Gift to c. Oliver Isei.n's Last
 Son.

New Rochelle, N. r., Dec. 25.-It is reported that at the christening Of Will liam Goddard Iselin, the son of c. Oliver Iselin, who was born just before the international yacht races last summer, 8 gift of a million dollars was made to the baby by William Goddard of Provi- dence, his grandfather, and for whom he is named.
 The gift, it is said, is in stocks and bonds which have been put in trust, and the boy will come into possession of them when he becomes of age, by which time it is believed the fortune will amount to nearly three million dollars. At present the baby is more interested in jumping jacks and dolls than he is in bonds, and the family will give him a Christmas tree just like other chill dren.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
A SAD CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY
FATHER KILLS HIS CHILDREN
 AND THEN SUICIDES.
Brooded over His Inability to Buy suitable Presents for Thsm-EIRd Conn piained of His Poverty and, 1t is Thought, His Mind Became Unsettled -.Christmnx Suicide in Derby.
Christmas suicide In Derby.

Hudson, N. sY,, Dec. 25.-Brooding over his inability to purchase suitable Christmas gifts for his htree mother less children, Joseph Phillips, a Hol- lowville farme-.,, fast night murdered the children and then hanged himself in a neighbours barn. a
 Phillips had complained lately of his poverty and it is believed his mind be- came unsettled. With axe in hand Phillips entered his house Christmas eve and crushed the skulls of Todo, aged fifteen; Frank, aged eleven, and Carrie, aged ten. The oldest boy was killed in bed while the other children were playing on the floor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
OFFICER WAs INTOXICATED.
Patrolman John Kelley is Suspended
 From Duty.

Officer John Kelley of the Howard avenue police station was suspended by Chief Wrinn yesterday under charge of drunkenness. It is claimed by the officers in charge of the station that at sos o'clock yesterday morning Kelley came into the station house in a very drunken condition. As the officers. thought that he was not in a proper condition to go home he was kept at the station until after 8 o'clock in the morning when he was sent home.
 It will be remembered that Kelley was tried in the superior court about q year ago on a charge of burglary. It was claimed that he entered an Ital- ian's cigar store on Grand avenue and he was found not guilty.
 Kelley will have to stay under suspen- sion until the commissioners act on the. case. Unless special meeting is called this will not be for about two weeks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
CHRISTMAS AT WHITE HOUSE.
A Quiet Day-DtstrIbutIon of Presents
 After Breakfast.

Washington. Dec. 25.-Christmas at the White house was quiet day. Pres ident Roosevelt's morning ride was abandoned that he might attend the funeral services of Mrs. Hoar. Prior to this he spent an hour at his desk.
 Distribution of the numerous presents to the children took place immediately after breakfast. There was no family three, although Archie Roosevelt took possession of the White house sewing room several days ago and devised a tree of his own, on which he hung pres ents for the family.
 Secretary Cortelyou, of the depart ment of commerce and labor, and Gen eral Young, chief of staff of the army, saw the president during the morning, and Commander and Mrs. Cowles spent a portion of the day at the White house.
 This evening the president entertain ed number of friends at dinner.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
Christmas Quarrel im Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Dec. 25.--John Tu- rino. an Italian. was stabbed, perhaps fatally, by a fellow countryman to- night. The two men had quarreled and to all appearances made up. The assail- ant invited Turino to @ nearby saloon and on the way plunged stilleto into his hi7. making a wound two inches long. and nearly as deep. He then stabbed him in the abdomen, penetrat- ing the abdomenal wall. The assailant fled. The police of New York have been notified to be on the watch for him, as he had over $500 and it is believed that he will sail for Italy unless intercepted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
YOUNG GIRL ASPHYxIATED.
Went to Bed and Did Not Know That
 the Gas Was Turned On.

Anna Kanicesk was asphyxiated in her room at 22O Orange street yesterday morning She was young Hungarian girl and had been in this country about four weeks. three of which she had spent in this city She rooned with d young girl at the above address, but Thursday night her roommate was away visiting, so she slept alone.
 Miss Kanicesk retired shortly after II. o'clock. turning off the gas. as is sup posed. The girls were accustomed to keep the room tightly closed. all the windows and the door being shut, and this condition of affairs prevailed when Miss Kanicesk went to bed.
 No sounds were heard from the room during the night. and on the return of her roommate shortly after o'clock Yesterday morning. Miss Kanicesk was found dead on the bed, the room being full of gas.
 Medical Examiner Bartlett was sum moned and he pronounced the death as accidental.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
ATLANTIC LINERS DANGER.
THE MENOMINEE THROWN ON
 HER BEAM ENDS.
Gigantic Wave Which Officers BeIivo Was sixty Feet High Struck she vss- seI-Passengers Thrown from Their ship on Fighting Herself Is Left Dis- 0bIed,

New York. Dec 25.-A number of pas sengers who were on the Atlantic trans port steamer Menominee, bound for this port, when she was struck by a hurri- cane on December and disabled so that she drifted at the mercy of the ste rm for five days, arrived here to- day on the steamship Cedric. They told thrilling story of their experi- ence.
 Four days after the steamer sailed she ran into a terrific gale, and huge wave, which the ships officers said was sixty feet high, struck the ship. throw ing her on her beam ends. It came with such force as to crush in the heavy headlights in the cabin porthcles on the starboard side, and the staterooms were flooded. Most of the passengers were in bed when the wave hit the ship and were thrown from their berths to the floor, with bedding, baggage and every thing moveable on top of them. ,
 The utmost confusion prevailed for a tllllC elAllOHS LllS pdoSSilSGIS eLiIb tllE ffcers had great difficulty in quieting them. 4". ... -F
 When the ship righted itself it was found that her rudder post had been snapped off, leaving the steering gear disabled and the ship helpless. One sailor was caught in the back wash of the wave and dashed against the bull warks, receiving injuries from which he died. s.,Ec
 Three other seamen were seriously in jured by waves while repairing the steering gear. E.....-..
 1t became necessary to lock the pas sengers in the cabin. Oil was used in an endeavor to still the waves but with little effect. For five days the ship rolled in the trough of the sea- Captain Lucas and his officers remaining on the bridge night and day without sleep, but finally temporary steering gear was rigged and the ship limped back to Falmouth, where the passengers were sent to Liverpool and such of them as chose were brought to New York on the Cedric. s ~....-. ..s>1v7
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
WIsHPERsEcUrIoNINRUss1A
United States and EngIand to be Ap-
 preached to Stop It

London, Dec. 25.-Baron Rothschild presided tonight at a joint meeting of the soseisn committe and the board of deputies os the Anglo-Jewish associa- tion. which was attended by the Rev. pr. Herman Adler. chief rabbi of the United Hebrew congregation Of the British empire. and other prominent Jews. -
 The meeting considered the latest re- ports from Russia predicting renewal of the anti-Jewish outrages at Kishineff on the Russian Christmas day.
 It was decided to approach Foreign Secretary Lansdowne. and urge upon him the necessity of joint action by the governments of Great Britain and the United States for the purpose of avert ing the further persecution of Jews in Russia. vax "
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
10000 FED IN BOSTON.
Good Work by saIvationists ana
 Others.

E 1i s
 Boston, Dec. 25. The Salvation Army provided Christmas dinners to moro than 10000 persons. A great dinner to the poor of the city was served In Me chanics hall under the auspices of the army. Several thousand persons dined at the hall, while the army sent 2,o0o dinners out. In connection with the dinner more than 5000 poor children were presented with Christmas gifts from an immense tree. Wellesley col lege students acted as walters.
 The Volunteers of America and char- itable organizations distributed Christi mas cheer to many.
 At the navy yard, the various army posts, and the prisons, special pro visions were extended and elaborate dinners were prepared.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
Smallpox OutbreaE in Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 25.--Nine persons suffering from smallpox were taken to the quarantine hospital to-day. Six of the casese were discovered at a dance hall in Broadway, where a large num- Der of persons were exposed to infec- tion. The health authorities are work ing hard to stamp out the disease. Two buildings have been quarantined and placed under strong police guard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
YOUNG GIRLS DISTRESS.
Miss Bennett Informed of Intended Husbands Death In E 6 Q. wreck.

New York, Dec. 25.-Lillian Bennett, who was to have met here and married Ambrose Good of Newcastle, Pa, who lost his life in the railroad wreck at Connellsville, Pa., Wednesday night, arrived to-day on the steamship Cedric from Liverpool, and was informed at quarantine of her lovers death. Miss Bennett, who had been worrying be- cause the delay of day in the ves- sels arrival would cause postpone ment of the wedding until tomorrow, was grief-stricken over the news. As she came over in the steerage and has neither friends nor relatives to take charge of her she must under the law be returned to England.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
4 CHRISTMAS SUICIDE.
Derby Man kiiis Himself Because He Could Not Grant Fnther's Rsquess.

Derby, Dec. 25.-Eugene Lewis, aged fortyTfYe years, committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid this evening. All afternoon Lewis had been going around town telling his friends that he would take his life before the New Year. He was found dead in his room by a friend. It is believed that Lewis was despond- ent because he. was unable to grant a request made of him by his father for money. Lewis leaves one brother in New York and another in the Philip pines.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
w.ll E1einele oow.s e.hildren. .

Chicago, Dec. 25.-All children of Dowieites who have not been vaccinat- ed will be excluded from the public schools of Chicago January by order of the health department. The general overseer of Zion has made his follow CTS believe that vaccination does not prevent smallpox, and the health de- partment has decided that all children shall be vaccinated or be debarred from the public schools. <
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
Destroyer St. Lawrence Disabled.

Washington, Dec. 25.--The navy de- partment has been advised that the tor pedo-boat destroyer Lawrence was dis abled in a storm off Hatteras while on her recent run with the second torpedo hotilla from Hampton Roads to Key West. Repairs, which will consume a month, will be made at Key West.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
Armes, Escort for U. $. m.nister.

Washington, Dec. 25.-The cruiser Olympia, Admiral Coghlan's flagship, has been selected to bring Minister Beaupre from Cartagena to Colon, where the minister will take passen- ger steamer for New York. The Olym- pia will reach Cartagena next Sunday. At his request the Colombian govern ment furnished MT. Beaupre an armed escort from Bogota to Cartagena.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
BISHOP POTTER INJURED.
slipped and Fell while Getting Into
 His Carringe.

New York, Dec. 25. With the appear ance of Bishop Worthington of Nebras- ka in the pulpit of St. Andrews Episco- pal church to-day, to preach the Christ mas sermon came the news that Bishop Henry c. Potter is confined to his bed as the result of an accident sustained a few days ago.
 Bishop Potter was getting into his carriage in front of his office last Tuesday morning when he slipped and fell. He was burdened with a great pile of books at the time. and the fall strained several fragments in the calf of his leg.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
General Greene Sells Estate.

Newport. R. l.. Dec. 25.--The Colonial estate of General Francis V. Greene, police commissioner of New York, sit uated on Ocean Drive, has been sold to Charles F. Hoffman of New York. The purchose price is not made public but the estate is taxed for $170,OO0. The estate contains about twenty acres, and is one of the finest properties in New port. The purchaser already owned "Edgecliff," beautifully situated on the cliffs,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
Incendlnry Fire In s.ratford.

Bridgeport, Dec. 2S.-An incendiary fire in Stratford late tonight destroyed the two story house Of Edward Kelly on Boston avenue. The house was just completed, and a family was to occupy it next week. Only a few months ago the house os Thomas Kelly, situated within a few feet of the one burned last night, was destroyed by fire apparently incendiary. Loss $2,500.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
DoRsoHp CONCERT PROGRAMME
Full List of Numbers for To-morrow
 Nighs,s Affair.

5 i, Jt4 3 7 The second Dorscht concert will be given at the Hyperion theater to-mor- row night by the Second Regiment band, assisted by Miss May Bradley, soprano. The full programme: March-D Dorscht No. 1......... Wiegand Overture Rosamund ........ Schubert q. The Butterfly Coquetry. X. Voelker b. Patrol The Blue and Gray. Dalbey Song In Summer Time German
 Miss Bradley Idylle-In a Bird Store Orth a. Reverie--The Voice of Chimes. ..................... ............ Luigini b. Porto Rican Rance -Rosita $. Missud Song--L'Ete ........... Chaminade
 Miss Bradley Introduction to Third Act in Bridal Chorus Lohengrin ........... Wagner
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
Fatal eaarre, Over ch,,s, ma. . prs.sn,.. ,,

Chicago, Dec. 25.-WiIliam Kaufman shot and fatally injured his cousin, Rosa Kaufman, and wounded his aunt, Mrs Rega Kaufman, in the shoulder to-day during quarrel over Christmas presents. Kauffman de- clared that his uncle, George Kauff- man, had not given him proper mum .ber of Christmas presents, and attempt ed to shoot him. The women endeay- ored to act as peacemakers and Kauff- man shot them both. He made his es- cape and has not been arrested.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
Services Over Mrs. Honr,. Remains

Washington, Dec. 25.-Funeral ser- vices were held to-day over the remains of Mrs Ruth Hoar, wife of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, at the residence of the senator in this city. The services were conducted by Rev. U. S. G. Pierce of All Souls Unitarian church, and were attended by President Roosevelt. Ac- companied by the senator, the remains were this afternoon taken to Worcester. Mass, where the interment will be made.