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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-14
Ice IInses MrIlsnK RiNer.

NYACK. \. Y. Dec. Lice in the
Hudson river here caused the boats of
the North River Steamboat company
To lay up for the year The Nyack and
Tarrytown ferry also discontinued serr>
ice for the season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-14
Taylor Elected Mayor.

CHIC0PEE. Mass, Dec l4.-Alhert
f. Taylor RepD was elected mayor
over present Mayor Charles A. Buck
ley DEM, candidate for reelection.
The vote was: Taylor. 1920; Buckley.
LILO; George $. Ball (SocD. 100.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-09-28
200 TONS HELD
 FOR CHARGES
Miners Cooperative AssOcia-
 tiOn's Second Shipment.

Over POO tons of goods intended for the Miners Cooperative Associ- alton of Fairbanks district is held by the Northern Commercial Co. at Panama. It is the second shipment to the association this season.
 When this last shipment arrived in St. Michael the company notified the association that freight charges were required to be prepaid. The company received no reply to this notification. and the freight was loaded on a barge and shipped to Panama. where it will be held till fright and other charges are paid.
 The total sum of the charges is said to be nearly $ss .ooo.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-09-28

 AT FAIRBANKS
Many Broken Men Will Add
 to the Trouble.

There are about two thousand broken men in Fairbanks.
 That is the report brought by arrivals on the the Rock Island, which passed up river early yester- day morning.
 To add to the seriousne. of their predicament is the unmistakable shortage in provisions. which has already begun to manifest itself.
 No more full outfits are for sale. What supplies are on hand are doled out in diiblets. If the situa- ton is what people just from there describe it to be. when the trails get good people will have to mush.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-09-28
WAR MAY END SOON
Japan Prepared to Entertain Proposals After She
 Has Taken Mukden and SakhaIien.

Tentsin Sept 6It understood Japan proposals after she has taken Mukden important points the march high diplomatic circles learned that Japan will Russian following basis First that international syndicate railway and operate commercial enterprise Second Russia $500 indemnity. Third her Pacific fleet Japan Fourth that the Japanese prepared lease SakIalien American company for $2, ,5ooooo.
 Paris Sept plan Japanese in the of negotiations resulting successfully Manchuria China be governed with port.
 New Chwang Sept I6The Japanese governing
 they were already III possession The administration is far superior to that of the Russians and the people farmers are making gigantic sales to the armies.
 Lao Yang Sept r4-Kuropatkin is raising Notifications Pass believed the next battle will take place the will be fought the added strength their position The Japanese again up the march and crossing the river
Yukon Valley news., 1904-09-28
CAPIAS DOWNED
 BY YUKON JUDGE

Dawson. Sept. r6.-In a judg- ment jus, handed down. Judge Craig holds that q man without money cannot be held in jail under the sapias for debt. The 6nding practically destroys the force of the law that has 50 long been a terror to the Yukon debtor.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-09-28
RESTAURANT
 OPEN TOMORROW

s. E. Heeter will open a res. sauran, in the rear of the Reception saloon. with W. 1T. Watson as chef.
 The new rlace will be opened tomorrow. Sept. go. and the public will find is good place to become acquainted with when tn need ol something so eat.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-09-28
Massachusetts Courts to Inquire
 Into a Matter on the Yukon.
Plenty of Evidence that Sus-
 picion is Unfounded.

The parents of Archie Guilbeault. who was murdered by Ed Labelle and Victor Fournier near Circle two years ago. have instituted proceed inss in the New Bedford, Mass, courts to recover $1o,ooo which they claim was found in a belt on the body. The name of Charles E. Claypool, a prominent lawyer of Fairbanks, outside papers state. is involved in the action.
 The Fairbanks News says Wm. H. Hines, of that camp. who dis covered Guilbeault' body explains the whole theory of the case by say ing that the body was almost nude, and there was no belt about it.
 The parents set up the claim that the remains were robbed by off cials. MT. Hines says it will be an easy matter to vindicate abso- lutely all those connected with the case. He says proof that Guil beault's remains had nothing of value upon them can be obtained from Robert Courtney. the N. C. bookkeeper at Circle. who, with Hines, made the first examination of the clothing on the corpse; Dr. Overgaard. now in the Fairbanks district, who conducted the inquest following the discovery. and Bill Anderson. who is also there, who with others was employed by Ju lge Claypool to move the body into Circle.
 Judge Claypool will winter on the outside, and the News says he will probably have with him data that will show the Cuilbeaults they are proceeding on a myth.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-09-28
AN OFF YEAR FOR
 MINERS AT NOME.
The District Will Be Almost Depou-
 ulated This Winter.
1000 Men to Come Into the
 Interior Over the Ice.

A report comes from Nome and Council City, according to people lately arrived from Panama, that about 1000 people will come into the interior over the ice from these places this winter. Fairbanks and the new strike on Beaver creek are the objective points.
 The report has it that Council City will be practically deserted this winter and Nome not much better.
 Not since 1901 have so many passengers returned to Seattle from Nome in July aud August, says the Seattle Times. A shortage of water has prevented the operators from commencing work on the va- rious creeks about the camp. The fact that almost 500 laboring men reached Seattle from the north be- tween July I and Sept. I. the Times says, Is evidence that Nome will be almost depopulated before the close of the season.
 In the last few years the boats have been compelled to refuse pas sengers on their last voyages, but this year it is the general belief that the heavy travel from Nome has already commenced and will be at an end before Oct. I. Several large boats which probably would have made voyage to Nome at the close of the season will likely remain tied up until next spring.
 The latter part of las, May the reports from Nome were encour- aging and a long season was pre- dicted. Toward the middle of July the ground was frozen to a great depth and miners were unable to work. There has been no rain to speak of and sluicing has b<en out of the question.
 The cleanup for the season of ioos will probably bear no compar- ison with that of 1903. This year Is an oG year all around. and oper- ators and transportation companies have not realized what they ex- pestsd.
 The last large passenger steam ships will depar. from Nome toward the latter part of October. Alter that it ,s possible several small eoast,ng vessels will make the voy. age south by way of the inside
Yukon Valley news., 1904-09-28
DAWSON CITY
 CHARTER GONE

Dawson. Sept. I..-At a special election yesterday 1t was voted. sso to 80. to turn over the adminissrz. ton of the city Co the territorial government.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-09-28

The N. (. Co. is building a new warehouse at Panama 5o by 100 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
BATTLE SHIP TEXAS DAMAGED.
In Collision With Floating Derrick in
NAVY Yard Basin

Breaking five great cables as if they had
been threads, the 100ton floating derrick
Hercules, moored to the side of the new
battle ship Connecticut, broke adrift in
the navy yard basin in Wallabout bay, New
York, yesterday. and crashed into the stern
of the battle ship Texas, smashing sew
eral plates and SO injuring the war vessel
that she will have to go into dry dock.
In the basin, when fierce squall swept
overit, were the Texas, Illinois, Kentucky,
Tacoma and Minneapolis. The Hercules was
securely tied to the Connecticut, and was
landing great armor plates on the decks
The strain caused by the heavy wind
caused the cables to break, and the derrick
started up the bay toward the warships
Two tugs, the Narkeeta and Pentucket,
were hastily dispatched to catch the fleeing
derrick, which was making directly for the
Tacoma and Minneapolis moored close to-
gether The Pentucket caught the Hercules
when almost upon the warships, and made
fast to her Before the derrick could be
controlled it swung around and struck the
Texas squarely in the stern post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
Did Not Dare Produce Smith.
OREGON LAND FRAUDS.
Well known Oregon Attorney Indicted
by Federal Jury.

The first of the sensational indictments
which it has been expected would result
from the present investigations of the fed
eral grand jury was returned at Portland
Ore, yesterday Franklin Pierce Mays, a
prominent young lawyer of that city, and
a member of one of the best-known families
of Oregon, is accused of having conspired
TO defraud the United States government
of public lands situated in township 81,
range / east. The township is located in
the Calipooia mountains, between Lane and
Douglass counties, Ore.
The indictment also includes Horace q.
Mckinley, S. A. d. Puter, Emma l.. Wat
son, already convicted of conspiracy
against the government; Marie Ware, the
defendant in the first land frauds case. who
was acquitted; Robert w. Simpson, John
Doe and Richard Roe. The last three, like
Mays have not hitherto been connected
with the cases, so far as known.
The indictment alleges on December 3d.
1901, these persons conspired together to
defraud the government by the use of false
and forged applications, affidavits, proofs
of homestead entry and settlement. Part or
the applicants, the Indictment says, Were
fictitious, but others were secured by Puter
and Mckinley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
OREGON LAND FRAUDS.
Sensational Stories Rife at Portland
About Future Trials.

AS ordered by Judge Bellinger, when the
second of the land fraud cases was post
poned It'll next April, the United states
grand hurry reconvened at Portland, oregon,
Tuesday This session without doubt VIII
be the most important meeting of federal
grand Jury ever held on the Pacific coast
Government representatives. including COLA.
R. Green government inspector in charge
of the Investigations; District Attorney John
H. Hall and Assistant District Attorney
Heney. decline to make any statement re-
garding the probable action of the jury,
but rumors are rife concerning the posi-
BILE indictment of men well known in legal
and political circles throughout the coun-
try as well as a number of others not SO
important in the community.
A rumor more persistent than the others
Is that some of those who were convicted
of conspiracy at the trial which was con-
cluded ten days ago have been in COM
munication with the representatives of the
government with the result that in consid-
Grafton OF their placing in the hands of the
government evidence that VIII lead TO the
Indictment of persons alleged to be the IN
stigators in the conspiracy some of those
already convicted will escape with nominal
sentences or perhaps with only fines. This
rumor is the outgrowth of the rather un-
satisfactorily explained postponement OF
the second land frauds trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
FAKIRS REACH TOWN
DROP IN FROM BALTIMORE, NEW
YORK AND ELSEWHERE.

A number of street peddlers or "fakfrs
from Baltimore and New York reached
Washington yesterday, and were soon at
work on the street corners or along the
curbs trying to induce the scurrying Christ
mas crowds to buy their wares.
Come along, peoples, unit see little Willie
Green Climb der pole unit bring down der
bag filled NIT -four sang out German at
Ith and d streets He was calling attention
to an automatic tin toy representing boy
being elevated to the top of a toy MILL
whence he descended with supposed sack
of flour on his shoulder.
See da turf walk alonga,'' sang out an
Italian in the same vicinity, who had
stock of tin turtles with wheels beneath
them. To each tin turtle a string was at
tached, and the son of Italy was kept busy
in his efforts to restrain the moving toys
from being crushed beneath the feet OF
hurrying pedestrians.
'Sabe yer MUMMY" was the coaXing re-
frain of colored fakir at 9TH and
streets. dis am de mos sensbul OBJ all de
toys. Heah yer am, gents, ladies an cnli-
lun. De dime sabing bank, an it am safer
dan de treas'ry.''
The colored peddler was selling small
banks, in which money could be saved Dy
children. An old colored woman with an
eye to the practical, in passing the dark
skinned peddler, sang out:
go long, chile; dis ain I no time ter sell
sabing banks. De people am spendin DER
mummy, dey amt sabing it.'
An Irishman, on + street, was making
series of the most hideous noises. He eX-
planned that he was selling the Australian
burrud CALL begorrah, wild which We kin
imytate tn cuckoo, tn robin rid brist or a
dog in disthress."
Prize packages p-the-loops, jumping
monkeys. wrestling bears and miniature
automobiles are some of the numerous ar
ticles which are being sold about the streets
of Washington these busy days before
Christmas
One of the fakirs explained that they usu-
ally purchase their wares from New York
jobbers, and as they do not have to pay
rent, clerk hire, for light or heat they can
sell at bedrock prices. The fakirs as a rule
are rowing lot who visit all sections of the
country at all seasons. One of their best
gratis is said to be the country fairs.
On occasions of great disaster they also
quickly arrange to reap a harvest of coin
of the realm
Forty-eight hours after the JohnstoWn
flood fakirs were selling books containing
histories of the disaster or describing the
great rush of waters in disjointed verse
Soon after the Baltimore confiagrat1on that
city was filed with fakirs selling photo
graphic fire scenes. They are an active
enterprising lot and find profit in either the
veal or the woe of the people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
BALLOON CORPS WORK.
Part It Has Played in the War in the
Far East.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
MUKDEN December 22.-Mr Nandt, who
has been in charge of the balloon corps in
the far east during the greater part of the
war, has given some interesting conclusions
reached in practical work in the field. He
still thinks the balloon has distinct future
in warfare, and there has been a num-
Der of occasions when the balloon did val
liable work in scouting, but on the whole he
says that the weather in Manchuria is too
damp for balloons to be at their best.
1t has proved exceedingly difficult to get
photographs of any value. When the bal
loon was low the vibration owing to air
currents was excessive. Light was seldom
favorable and frequently the balloon was
too high for the pictures to be of any use.
In the attack on Poutiloff Uone Tree Hill
he says there was presented a very inter-
esting panorama of the battlefield. but 1t
was often impossible to tell with certainty
which were Russian lines and which were
Japanese.
The best work of the balloon corps was
done during the retreat from Lioayang,
when, he says for scouting purposes they
were really valuable, often almost indis-
pensabe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
REJECTED su1roR's TRAGIC DEED.
Killed Constable and Woman Who Re-
fused Him. Then Shot Himself.

Fred. Jones of Charlottesville. N. Y, yes
terday afternoon shot and killed Constable
Gray and Mrs. Abbie Goodrich, widow.
He then turned the revolver upon himself
and fired a bullet into his brain. Surgeons
say he cannot recover. jones was re-
jected sutton for Mrs. Goodrich's hand. He
is twenty-eight years old and Mrs. Good
rich was ffty-four. So persistent had
Jones become that Mrs Goodrich went be-
fore justice of the peace and made COM
plant, claiming that Jones had threatened
to kill her and set her buildings on fire If
she would not marry him. a warrant was
issued and given to Constable Gray to
serve.
Jones asked that Mrs. Goodrich be sent
for in order that he might adjust matters
and avoid being arrested When Jones
heard the womans voice he drew revol
and shot Gray, killing him instantly.
He then shot Mrs. Goodrich. causing her to
fall to the floor. Advancing close to her he
put another bullet into her head. He then
shot himself in the head Mrs. Goodrich
died an hour later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
NAVY Department Changes.

Changes in the Navy Department are an
nounced as follows.
Appointment-Chas II. Dorsey, by trans
fer, messenger boy, at $500 per mum, bu-
reau of supplies and accounts.
Promotfon-F. NJ. Rosa, from copyist at
$500, to clerk at $1,000 per anuum. secre-
tarys office; Jno. c. Pugh. from messen-
ger boy at 5000 to.copyist, at $500 per an
num- Secretarys office; L. f. Anderson,
from messenger boy, at $500, to laborer, at
5000 per annum, bureau of supplies and ac-
counts; F. II. Reynolds from messenger
boy, at $500, bureau of supplies and ac-
counts, to messenger boy, al $500 per an
mum, Secretary's office.
Resignations-F. w. Baker, ship drafts
man, at 1852 per diem, bureau of construc-
ton and repair; w. Archibald, copYist at
$40 per annum, bureau of navigation; S.
L. Morse, jr., and J. F. Barber, jr.. second
class assistant ship craftsmen at $3.50 per
diem, bureau of construction and repair;
Richard Hill, laborer, at 5000 per annum,
bureau of supplies and accounts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
Pungy Forced Aground.

AS the pungy James H. Beach was on her
way up the river yesterday afternoon with
a cargo of oysters for this market she was
forced by the drifting ice upon the flats
abreast of Fort Foote, Md, and stuck hard
and fast aground. AS the vessel was lying
in such position that a change in the di-
rection of the wind would have brought
the ice down upon her. and would perhaps
have seriously damaged the boat, Capt
George Cook, master of the steamer Es-
telle Randall made an effort to pull the
Beach into deep water. The Estelle proved
too heavy for the work, and after pulling
bitt out of the pungy the effort was
given up. When the steamer arrived at
Alexandria the tug George w. Pride was
sent to the assistance of the stranded boat,
and she was foated last night and came up
to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
Proposed Ferry Line.

There are no new developments in the
proposed new ferry line between this city
and Alexandria, and it is hardly probable
that anything will now h done until early
in the spring. A day or two ago Mr. James
r. Cation carried the charter of the new
company to Richmond and presented it to
the Virginia state corporation commission
for ratification. and when this is done the
company will be legally organized, and
will be ready to go ahead with the raising
of the funds for the building and equip
ping of the boats. docks, etc. 1t is stated
that the ferry will surely be established,
as it is vital to the prosperity of Alexan-
dria The communication between this
city and Washington is now said to be so
bad that many families are arranging to
leave the Virginia city and make their
homes here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
Brooklyn New England Society Dinner

Gov. Odell. former Lieut. Gov. Woodruff
and Senator Depew all attended the annual
dinner of the New England Society of
Brooklyn in that city last night. Elijah X.
Kennedy, president of the society was
POSTMASTER About 200 persons were pres
ent. Gov. Odell responded to the toast,
pew spoke to the toast american patriot
ISM" William Cullen Bryant read an origi-
nal poem. Other toasts were responded to
by Samuel j. Elder of Boston, and the Rev.
DIR. Cleland B. )McAfee of Brooklyn, ex-
Minister to Spain Stewart L. Woodford and
Rear Admiral j. b. Coughlan We're among
those at the dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
ARGUMENTS RENDERED
CLOSING ADDRESSES BY COUNSEL
IN NAN PATTERSON CASE.

Attorney Levy of the counsel for Nan
Patterson, charged with the murder Of
Caesar Young, concluded his argument to
the jury in New York yesterday after
noon after The Stars report closed, by
reading from the Bible the story of the
meeting of Jesus and Magdalen, conclud-
ing with Christs words to the woman:
Co and sin no more" Then, pointing to
the defendant he said to the jurors: DO
not send her to her doom now, when the
entire world is rejoicing"
The court room was filled when Assist
ant District Attorney Rand began his
closing arguments. Mr.. Rand began by
complimenting Mr.. Levy on his plea for
his client, saying: IF we did not listen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
Chicago Lawyers Downfall.

John R. McFee a lawyer, once in good
standing in Chicago, was sentenced to the
penitentiary in that city yesterday on one
of several charges of forgery. McF'ee is
alleged to have secured nearly $4,000 by
forgery. Much of the money was squan-
dered in extravagant Indulgence and on the
race tracks. Even while his trial was In
progress the grand jury was hearing further
heaviest loser by McFee's alleged forgeries
was Mrs. Anderson, vietimized to the ex-
tent of $4,000. The others were chiefly
Chicago banks. Melee was captured In
Louisville two weeks ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
Offers to Duplicate School Fund.

At a meeting of the Benjamin Franklin
fund managers of Boston, yesterday, a let
ter was read from President Pritchett OF
the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology,
containing a proposition from Andrew Car
negie to duplicate the present amount of
the fund, S400,00 provided the total be de-
voted to the establishment of school for
the industrial training of men and women
along the line of the Mechanics and Trades
mems School of New York, and the Cooper
Union. Mr.. Carnegie further stipuia ted that
the city of Boston should furnish site for
the proposed institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
Exhibit of School Work.
Price, 10 Cents.

The pupils of the Armstrong Training
School, on p street between LIST and Sd
streets northwest, have invited the public
to inspect their fall work. which will be on
exhibition at the school from 10 10 o'clock
this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
LLOYD T. Smith Dead.

Lloyd T. Smith, a prominent citizen and
lawyer of Heathsville, Northumberland
county. died suddenly of heart disease,
aged about fifty-nine years, at his home
at Warsaw, Va, Tuesday evening. He Is
survived by widow, one son and
four daughters. The deceased was for
eighteen years commemorative attorney of
Northumberland, and was one of the ablest
lawyers of this entire section. For two
years or more he was chairman of the DEM
ocratic executive committee of the first
congressional district, and took an active
part in state affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22
Emhezzler surrenders in London.

The American embassy in London has In
ouired at Washington whether Lawrence
Innes. bank clerk, is wanted on the charge
of endorsement Times. who has given
himself up TO the London police, says he
absconded October 10, with money belong
ing to the National Exchange Bank of
Springfield Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-22

to it with acquescence we did at least
with respect" He warned the jury, how
ever that they should not be influenced
by the plea for sympathy, to which the
counsel for the defense had been driven
by the inSurmountable wall of evidence
VII ich frnnted him