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mind not to. but you go over there and
get things quieted down until the folks
have forgotten about things. | will
meet you at the Saratoga meeting
"He looked at me awhile, and said:
DO you mean thatp and then grabbed
me by my hand nearest to him and
pulled me over toward him. He hurt
me so that tried to pull away, but l
could not get away from him. ! put
my other hand up and he grabbed me-
somehow or other l got away from
him. | told him that he hurt me.
"He said: If you don't come over
there and l have to wait until the
Saratoga meeting l may never see you
again. My horses have gone back on
me. I've lost all that money. Now
I'm losing my little girl; do you mean
that?
"He grabbed me and hurt me so
badly that the tears came to my eyes.
l tried to struggle away from him
again, and had to bend way over.
"There was fiash-then the end"
"You heard a report?' her lawyer
asked.
eyes"
"Was the pistol in Young's hands ?"
81 had not seen the pistol Mr..
Young fell over my lap, got half way
up, fell again, and I thought he was
having a spasm. He kept twitching
and twitching. I called to him and
tried to make him answer, but he
wouldn't. l believe l put my hand up
and told the cabman to drive to the
druggist | don't know whether did.
That was my idea, and it seemed-oh--
ages before I could get anyone to pay
any attention to me and help me.
"a policeman got into the cab and
felt so relieved l knew he would take
care of Mr. Young. l seemed to be
dazed in my memory after that"
Nan, look at me. Did you shoot
Caesar Young?" asked Mr. Levy.
mfr Levy. l didn't have any pistol to
shoot Mr.. Young with, and if had"
said the witness in trembling tones.
Assistant District Attorney Rand
objected to further answer and was
sustained
"Did you or did you not shoot Caesar
Young, Nan?"
81 did not. l wou4I give my own
life to bring him back if it were in my
power" she answered.
This ended the direct examination
and court adjourned until today when
Mr. Rand will commence the cross.
ext miratiOn.
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TEN MEN MISSING
Probably Drowned as Result of
Wreck In Nantucket sound

Wreck In Nantucket sound
Woods Hole, Mass, Dec. 20.-Sun-
days storm, which blew hurricane off
the southeastern New Lnslaud coast,
left i'll its wake, according to reports
received here, three Vessels totally
wrecked, 10 damaged aLd nve wlth
lost anchors. All out one of these
disasters to the cOaStWiSe fleet oc-
cured within raCIus OF 40 miles of
this port.
In addition it is feared that the entire
crew of schooner Richard S. Leaning
has been lost. The crew probably num-
bered 10 men, No known fatality has
been reported. On land the only Sc
rious effect of the storm was the al
most complete prostration of tele-
graph and telephone lines on Cape
Cod and Martha's Vineyard.
Last night, for the first time since
the storm broke early Sunday morning,
Geographic communication between
this port and Boston was established.
East and south of here the wires are
still down. The known wrecks are as
follows: Schooners Richard S. Lean
ing of Dennisville, n. j., on Long shoal,
Nantucket sound; George B. Ferguson
of Belfast, Me-, ashore on Nantucket
island; barge Albertus of New York,
ashore on Fishers island.
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Chicngo,s McKinIey statue,

Chicago still retains its reputation
for practically and a more or less
harmonious blending of the beautiful
and the useful. For instance. back in
the days of the Columbian exposition
visitors to Chicago were constrained
to notice a heroic statue Of Christie
pher Columbus on the lake front. its
bronze fingers extended much in the
fashion of an iron rake. Later the
statue was ANONYMOUSLY hauled of
its pedestal and carted away to one Of
the parks. where it slumbered peace.
fully among various kinds of junk
Now. however. it has been recast into
a statue of William Mckinley and is
to be erected in the new Mckinley
park of that city. 1t is to be hoped
the transformation has been success.
full and that the statue may be as
worthy to commemorate the fame OF
our martyred president as that fine St
Gaudens statue Of Lincoln is to remind
visitors to Lincoln park. Chicago. Of
the great emancipator.-New York
Tribune
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NEW ENGLAND BRTFF y

The Turner Heating companys fac.
tory at Bristol, Conn, was totally de,
stroyed by fire. The loss is 100000.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Benjamin II. Adams, 60, the Oldest
palmleaf hat manufacturer in New
England, fell on the ice at Athol, Mass,
and died instantly of conclusion of the
brain. He had been in the hat bust
ness in Athol 40 years
DR.. Conrad Wesselhoeft, a homoeo-
pathic physician of nauOnal reputation.
died at his residence at Newton, Mass.
He was born in Germany in 1884, came
to the United States when he was Il
small boy and practised for A years.
The new tunnel under Boston harbor,
connecting East Boston with the city
proper will be opened to the public on
Christmas day.
Yardmaster Dunn of the freight
yard at New London, Conn. was in
stantly killed by being struck by a
train.
Lieutenant Colonel Priest, ap-
pointed assistant inspector general of
the staff Of Governor-elect Douglas of
Massachusetts, has declined because
he does rot wish to sever his connec-
ton with the Sixth Massachusetts
regiment
Postmaster Howard X. Sanderson of
Lynn, Mass, is dead from typhoid
fever He had been prominent figure
in Essex county for several wears
Governor Bates Of Massachusetts
has invited GOvernOr-elect Douglas to
meet Lieutenant Governor Guild and
the members of the council with whom
he will serve. at a dinner on Dee. IS
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IN HANDS OF JAPS
Kekwan Fort Is Captured After
a Fier &c Struggle
SHAFTS UNDER PARAPET

Simultaneous Explosion of Two
Tons of Dynamite Wrecked
Interior OF Fort Pa"apeG FL
nal Taken Desp. te MiscIIance
London, Dec. 20.-According to spe-
cial correspondents with the japanese
army, the capture of the Kekwan fort
on Sunday afternoon was a complete
surprise to the Russian garrison, there
having been no preparatory lombard
ment.
japanese sappers drove shafts 40
feet under the parapet of the fort from
the escarpment and moat In these
two tons of dynamite were exploded
simultaneously, completely wleckinG
the interior of the fort, while siege
and shrapnel guns shelled Russian
troops in the vicinity. This occurred
at O'Clock in the afternoon.
A detachment of Japanese infantry
made a headlong, but premature, rush,
and 90 O. them became buried under
mass of debris, greatly delaying the at
tack Despite this m1schance, another
volunteer force dashed forward and
captured the parapet.
In the meantime the Russians had
been strongly reinforced, and fierce
hand-to-hand struggle with bayonets
and grenades was continued till near
midnight, when the few Russ an sur
vivors retreated to the city ard the
fort was captured. Its construction
displays the utmost scientific knowl-
edge.
With N0gi's capture of Kellwan fort
the fatal preaching of Port Arthur's
defenses may have begun. The work
is one of series of semi-encl0sed
works which are commanded from the
rear, or Port Arthur side by heavy en-
closed forts. The breach will, of
course, aid in mining work of the jap
anese, if the protecting fire does rot
drive them out of ruined work, and
may furnish later a valuable entrance
for assault against the nearby works
Possibly the best opening it will give
will be for the use of dynamite gre
uades against the adjoining works.
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Min Men won't Arbitrats

Fall River, Mass, Dec. 20.-The
unanimous opinion of manufacturers is
that so far as they are concerned
there will be no arbitration of the
strike through the National Civic Fed
Grafton. The situation here is that
the manufacturers say they cannot
pay more than they offered, while the
unions say they must pay more. The
manufacturers say they are paying
more than their competitors. The
union leaders say they are not. Manu-
facturers also say tnat in view Of the
poor state of trade it is a waste of time
now to arbitrate when the mills are
half full of help, and when the OPP
eratives who are working report reg
ularly and express contentment with
the situation.
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Fire In Infant Asylum

Providence. Dec. 19.-The st. Vim
cent de st. Paul infant aysium in this
city, a four-story brick structure was
damaged by fire to the extent of about
$4,000. BY display of the most con
summate bravery by the sisters WHO
conduct the asylum and Ivy the fire
men, police and volunteer lifesavers,
every one of the $50 children in the
home was rescued uninjured Some of
the rescUers We're severely burned in
their efforts.
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The spinning wheel and the fax
wheel are still found in the Irish cot
tages, where many girl has her we'd
ding dowry of linen and homespun
made at home Although it is more
the task of the older women, there are
still girls who do their spinning stint
and lay by a certain amount for their
wedding outfit A pleasant sight it is
to see the elderly women outside their
cottage doors spinning the flax or the
WOOL As long as the weather is warm
the sturdy Irishwoman, old or young.
scorns a roof except to sleep under.
The free air and sunshine are her
choice. and the sweet sky is the fair
est roof
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Norfolk, Dec. 16.-The United States
naval tug Mohawk sank at her moOrng
at the navy yard here. A decGhand,
who stuck to the whistle cord, blowing
signals of distress, until the vessel
went down, was rescued with difficulty.
Admiral Harrington has ordered a
court of inquiry to investigate the SINK
ing of the Mohawk. The opinion is
held in some quarters that the sink
ing of the tug may be more than an
accident
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Politics and Hnmor.

In the world of politics the man who
would obtain political preferment must
be serious. No man who cultivates nu-
NOR to the exclusion Of his other g IS
can hope to attain to the highest places
in the political arena. The American
citizen reserves the inalienable right to
vote for whom he wills. and the serious
man who suppresses his sense Of hui
NOR rather than the man who cult
Yates it is honored with his preference.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew.
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Boy Shot and Killed Hunter

Bangor, Me-, Dec. 17.-The mystery
surrounding the death of David Libby
Of Newport, who was found dead at
Chester, where he was hunting, has
been cleared up. Herbert e. Griffin,
aged II, who was arrested by Sheriff
Gilman and Deputy Stevens, confessed
that he did the shooting, having mis-
taken Libby for a deer, The boy WIS
arraigned and bound over to the Febru
airy criminal term OF the supreme
court in the sum of $1,000. His father
and a brother furnished bonds.
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Newport News, Va, Dec. 16.-Cus-
toms officers at Old Point have seized
on board the United States cruiser San
Francisco a rich store of smuggled
goods, including silks, cigars, china
and ostrich feathers. The value of the
goods seized cannot be ascertaiEed, the
officials declining to discuss the matter
further than to admit that the con-
fiscation was made. The seizure was
effected just before the San Francisco
sailed for Norfolk
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Cape Haytien, Hayti, Dec. 20.-The
Haytien government demanded of the
government of Santo Domingo the eX-
pulsion of the Haytien revolutiOnists
who have sought refuge at Monte
Cristi. President Morales of Santo Do
mingo gave orders for the expulsion of
the revOlutionists, but the authorities
of Monte Cristi refused to carry out his
orders. Hayti then closed her frontier
against Santo Domingo, refusing to
have any further relations with the sis
ter republic
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Voters Made Poor Shuwina

Boston, Dec. 1.-THE official re-
turns of the total vote cast at the city
election on Tuesday last shows that
out of a total Of 1852 men entitled
to vote, only 71.655, or a fraction over
&c percent, did so. The women voters
made even a poorer showing, for only
about 80 percent of those entitled to
vote for school committee did so.
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Burlington, VT, Dec. ia cam
paign Of education for the prevention
OF tuberculosis will be begun this week
by the state tuberculosis commission,
which was appointed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature. The commits
sion will hold meetings in the principal
towns IN every county in the state, at
which special information for the bene-
fit of physicians and addresses ex-
planning methods of4 preventing the
disease will be given for the public.
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Rockland, Me-, Dec. 20.-John Mer-
chant, aged 80, was shot at Stonington
and the police are looking for an Ital-
ian stone-cutter, who is known only by
the name Jimmie" Merchant says
that he objected to attention paid to
his wife by Jimmie. An alteration
followed, and it is alleged that the
Italian shot Merchant through the
ribs. The bullet was extracted and it
is expected Merchant will live unless
blood-poisoning sets in.
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Pilots Suspended For Collision

Bangor, Me-. Dec. 20,-The decision
of the local steamboat inspectors on the
charges preferred against Captain
Bennett of the steamer MineOla, in
collision with the steamer Merryconeag
at Belfast harbor Nov. 10, for violation
of government pilot rules, is announced.
The charges are sustained, but the in
spectors also failed to eXonerate Cap
tain Shute of the Merryconeag for the
collision. Both pilots are suspended
for four months.
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Nine Went Down With Glen Island

New York. Dec. 19.-The Starin
transportation line sent tugs out to
search for the Inflated steamer Glen
Island. The wreck was fornd With
only the smOkestack visible, sunk in
20 feet of water one mile east Of
Hampstead harbor 1t is expected that
divers will find the bodies of the sayen
members of the crew and two passcIl-
gers who persisted in the wreck.
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No Bodies In Glen Island Hun

New York, Dec. 20.-NOt a single
body was found by the divers who
searched the sunken hull of steamer
Glen Island, which was burned in
Long Island sound The divers be-
lieve that the nine bodies have either
washed overheard or else were wholly
consumed by the flames which de.
stroYed the steamboat.
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Belmont Heads Civic Federation

New York, Dec. 16.-August Belmont
was last night elected president of the
National Civic Federation to succeed
the late Senator Hanna. The election
took place at the dinner of the National
Civic Federation, which was attended
by go members of the federation.
Samuel Gompers acted as POSTMASTER.
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New York, Dec Ex-senator r. c..
Platt has called a conference of Re-
publicans to meet here on Wednesday
to take measures Tor the re election of
Senator Lepew Governor Odell, Plat
says is mistaken if he believes that
Black will have majority in the legis-
lature. When asked how Governor
elect Higgins stood on the question of
the senatorship, Platt replied that he
did not know, but that he expected to
be able to smoke him out" before long.
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Sixty Seamen Unaccounted For

ST. Johns, Dec. 20-Several schoon-
ers belonging on this island and which
were driven off by the gale of Sunday,
Dec. II, are still unreported. Their
crews number GO men and it is feared
they have been lost. Schooner Klon-
dixie, which went ashore on Cape St
Mary's is a total wreck. Her crew is
safe.
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THE SHUrA III YSlERY
Cold ISlOnded and Deliberate
Murder suspected


Nashua, n. H., Dec. 19.-Medical
Referee Greedy, assisted by Drs. Smith
and Shea, last night performed an
autopsy on the body of John Shuta, the
Pole who was found III Hudson woods
with his head nearly blown off, appar-
emily by a charge from shotgun. The
finding was not given out, but report
will be presented to County Solicitor
WATSON.
From evidence now in his hands the
county solicitor is of the opinion that
Shuta's death was the result of cold
hlooded and deliberate murder. The
police have cleaned the information
that Shuta started on the hunting trip
with Joseph Bertig and his brother,
Stanislas Eertig, at their invitation.
The police have succeeded in tracing
the two brothers as far as Lowell. 1t
iS not known whether the Bertigs went
or to Boston, or whether they are at
present in hiding in Lowell
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Fitchburg, Mass, Dec. 2O.-Speazing
from the topic "Some Unsettled Prob
lens Of Public Policy" at the annual
banquet OF the Fitchburg Merchants
association last night, President
Schurman of Cornell university de-
clared that the great railroad combina-
tons were the breeders of monopoly
among the industrial trusts.
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Founa Dead In His Home

Haverhill, Mass, Dec. 20.-William
J Chase, of re wholesale fish firm of
Chase 81 Colby, committed suicide by
taking carbOlic acid. His family is
away and his body was found at the
home by police officer The medical
examiner stated that Chase had been
dead "a hours. He was II years old.
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Bio S ay-at-Home Vote

Augusta, Me-, Dec. 20-The special
election of a senator for the Seventh
senatorial district and a mayor of the
city was very quiet. For mayor,
Charles S. Hitchborn received 332 of
the 500 ballots cast. William NJ. Aver
of Oakland, the candidate for senator.
had no opposing candidate.
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weinseimer unaer $4,000 Bail

New York, Dec. 1G.-Philip Vein
seimer, former president of the Build
ing Trades alliance, who has been ii
the Tombs since Oct. 10 last, under
sentence to Sing Sing for eXtortion, has
been released in $4,000 cash bail. He
was recently granted a certificate OF
reasonable doubt, which acts as stay
of proceedings pending an appeal
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Poison For Lovesick Swain

Webster Mass, Dec. 20.-Anger Le-
dauX, 80, swallowed paris green be-
cause, as his uncle said, young wom-
an of Dayville, Conn.,, to whom he had
been engaged in marriage, refused to
speak to him. He died in a few min.
iItaS
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Rankrunt Companx Solo ont

Laconia, n. H.. Dec. 20-The La
COMA Wooden company was sold at
public auction to Lewis S. Perley of
this city for $15,S0O by w. ID. Ne2zey,
trustee in bankruptcy. Perley, it is
understood, represents a syndicate OF
local capitalists. The factory is q
four-story bick building and, when
working at its full capacity, $50 hands
are nmnlOYed
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s-own-Tair Pest Resches Maine

Portland, Me-, Dec. ia bulletin
from the Maine agricultural station at
Orono states that within the past 10
days the station entomologist has
found the nests of the brown-tail moth
all the way from Kittery to Portland
along the line of the railroad. The poi
soning effects of the hairs are worse
than ivy poisoning. If the pests be-
come established their presence will
tend to diminish the number of sum
mer visitors to the state, destroy hard
wood forests and threaten fruit indus
tries.
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Non-Unton Man Shot Three Men

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 20.-Franll
A. Some, a non-union moulder, shot
three men on his way home from
work after he got into a quarrel with
two young men and was threatened by
a mob. Some says he was called vile
names by two young men who had
made previous threats against him. He
says he shot to save his own life. Some
had an ugly wound in the chin, where
he was kicked. None of the wounds
are considered serious
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Epidemic of Scarlet Fever

Amesbury, Mass, Dec. 20.-There is
scarlet fever epidemic in this town.
40 cases being under treatment, IA of
which developed yesterday. DR.. Morse
of the state board of health came here
and made a special investigation of the
situation, especially in regard to the
towns milk supply, but left last night
without making any recommendations
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Douglas Knows He Is Elected

Boston, Dec. 16.-Governor-elect
Douglas has been officially notified of
his election as chief executive Of the
state. The certificate of election was
signed by Secretary of State Olin, aud
then transmitted to Governor Bates.
whose private secretary was dele
rated to hand il to Donglas.
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Portsmouth, n. H., Dec 19.-W. F.
Bowen, private of the marine guard on
the prison ship SOuthery at the navy
yard, fell from the upper to lower
deck, a distance of % feet, and was in
stantly killed. Bowen enlisted at
Perry. Ne. three years ago.
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Wilde Gets His Credentials

Boston, Dec 20.-Rear Admiral
Wilde, U. S. n, ,commandant of the
Charlestown navy yard since June /,
has received from Washington the of
fetal papers emitting him to the rant
of rear admiral. Admiral Wilde has,
by courtesy, held that rank since he
took the examination for promotion
soon after he came to be head of the
local yard.
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InsloteJ on Muroer cbaros

Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 1.-THE
grand jury found true bill of indict
ment for murder against Henry B.
Adams, charging hirI with causing the
death of Joseph link, who was burned
in fire at the Salvation Army shelter
in Stamford. Adams was alleged to
have set the huilding on fire.
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Loss of sa4o, 900 In Car Fire

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 10.-An in
vestigation shows that the Adams Ex-
press company's loss by the burning Of
the explosion of lamp, totals to $240,-
900. The loss includes $204 600 in
bank bills and coupon bonds in transit
from New York to Boston and Worces-
ter; 100000 in merchandise, and at
least $4,000 in jewelry and other valu-
n bIno
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Roundabout Marriage Ceremony

Toxic, Dec. 20.-Hannah, daughter
of ViscOunt Aoki, formerly japanese
minister to Germany, and Count Alex
ander Won Hatzfeld-Trachenber an
attache of the German legation here,
were married here yesterday. The
japanese ceremony and the German
civil marriage preceded the religious
ceremony in the Catholic cathedral
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Rockefeller Wi $ His su+

Malone, n. Y, Dee. 19.-William
Rockefeller was awarded a verdict of
IS cents damages against Oliver La
Mora for alleged trespasses on the
Rockefeller preserve. The case had
been sent back from the appellate di-
vision twice for re-trial. The jury was
out five minutes.
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Cannot Have Bal In Capitol

Washington, Dec. 20.-The house of
representatives has emphatically dis
approved the proposition to hold the
inaugural ball in the Capitol building.
A storm of protests came from both
sides of the chamber. A resolution to
use the Capitol building for the pur-
pose was voted down, the result being
to delay acton until the next District
of Columbia day, in January.