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New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
PRECAUTION IN ATLANTA.
Saloons Closed Monday to Wednes-
dau to Prevent RiOting.

Atlanta. Dec 24-To avoid the possibility Of
any repetition Of recent race riottng in this city
Mayor Woodward issued a peremptory order to-
day closing all saloons in the city at o'clock
this afternoon until Wednesday morning. For
several weeks there have been indefinite rumors
that Christmas would be made the occasion OF
an attack upon the Negroes in Atlanta.
No such rumor could be traced to an authorf-
tative source, but the effect has been to drive
many Negroes from the city. Several tx. X.
K" notices were posted about the city Sat
urday While no serious cOnsdera ton was
given to these, a reward of $500 was offered by
Mayor Woodward for evidence to convict any
person of posting them IN any way melting to
rioting. The law requires that all saloons be
closed on Christmas Day, but never before has
the law been put in force on Christmas Eve.
The move is precautionary.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
FIGHT IN WALDORF.
Nan alleged 30 Haze Robbed
Cashier Catches a Tartar.

For several minutes early last evening guests
at the Waldorf were witnesses Of a lively fight
in the corridor between employees Of the hotel
and a man who was afterward locked up IN the
Tenderloin station on a charge Of petty larceny.
The men fought back and forth while men and
women from the dining room and palm room
looked on.
According to the police the man, who said ms
name was William Smith, was in the cafe Of the
hotel on the 34th street side for some time dur
ing the early evening. Finally he is alleged to
have walked over to the cashier and, pulling
roll of bills from his pocket asked him TO
change a $40 bill. The cashier opened his cash
drawer and put SO bill. S5 bill and the re-
mainder in small bills. the desk.
AS the cashier started to pick up the $50 bill
Smith is alleged to have grabbed it and also
SO bill and started toward the entrance The
cashier shouted after him. and when he did not
stop cried out "Stop thief.' Immediately those
In the cafe started after the man. and the
cashier reached him first. The two grappled'
and in a few seconds they were struggling on
the floor.
According to the police, when the prisoner was
searched at the police station cut glass vase
was found in his sleeve The police say that
thew were unable to find the SO bill and the
SO bill but that they found large roll or
bogus money.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
TITO SOLDIERS ESCAPE.
Long Term Prisoners IN Fort Hamii-
tan Grt I7can IN Boat

''r'ta a.es George Ellison and Wiliiam H. Lee
lor~ term men IN the military prison ct Fort
HaHis.r., .say Ridge, e@cap@d from their cell
}ss-e,sag afternoon. and. despite efforts 70 pre-
.-nt ;he-- e1t.fne Of the island. got away in a
bost abou; IUsk ellison IS twenty-eight years
oid End WAS serving term for d@sertion. lie
enlisted f-ora New Jersey Lee was serving
or sentence FOR larceny.
Bo,a Ran ~.re confined in a cell separate
from rac garrison prisoners. and be'lg long
tern .acr ycre not allowed out with lie others.
SOM :i;-e tq the afternoon they got cot, using
duplicate keys They broke down the partition
hft"een their cell aHd the garrison prisoners
cells. Here tl.e~ exchanged their conyict-like
ge-f Tsr that ,..rl by ne garrison prisoners
D. LIS way they got olt into the open and
vofc able 90 conceal themselves behind houses
ortl dusk. nho7 II Is presumed they escaped
-9in TIE tort ~ boat.
rGloEc Crimes. vino IL In command Of the
iot- says lc win Ia2,,a a rigid investigation.
1-sta-dar Was listers day, ana he thinks
s'iae visitor hsl the cG-iicate key made.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
WOM4N TAKES TUBE TRIP.
Engineers Wife First of Her Sec
to Go Under Rirer to Brooklyn.

The first woman to pass through the new sub
v-a,, tunnel running from the Battery to Brook
,,,r ,,ndar the East River was Mrs. Ogden Mer-
rill wife of one of the engineers employed in the
construction of the tube who lives at No. GAS
president street. Brooklyn. Mrs. Merrill. ac
coropanied by her husband. took the trip at noon
yesterday.
clad in boots. a sweater and an old hat. bor-
roved from one OF the workmen Mrs Merrill
climbed on the unrailed platform of plan&ng
that serves the men as an elevator at II o'clock
and was lowered into the Manhattan end of the
tunnel Air pressure is still used to keep the
water out of the tube, and before she could
enter she was taken into lock and the COM
PRESSED air was turned on until the indicator
registered thirty-eght pounds to the square
inch.
Then a door was opened and she passed into
the tube itself The walk TO Brooklyn took an
hour. and was enIivened by Engineer Merrill's
description of the way the work done and
in lodging holes and miniature lakes in the
pathway.
The tunnel is now unit. The shields between
the Brooklyn and Manhattan works were Joined
on Friday. hut the inside of the tube is still in
,,e crude state In some places 1t is cemented
hut most of the interior of the walls SHOWS
simply the steel plates. 1t will be many months
before the concrete lining is on. The interior Is
1I1b feet In diameter and several feet from the
bottom a pathway Of slippery planks is built
At the Brooklyn end the couple were again
halted I'm a lock while the pressure was gradual
IL decreased, and then came the trip to the
ground level. Mrs. Merrill now considers her
self quite a veteran hand at tunnel exploration
Last fall she descended into the Weehawken
terminus of the Pennsylvania tube.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
MATCH SAVED HIS LIFE.
Hicks, the Miner, Describes His
Trying Experience.

Bakersfield, Col Dec. 24-Lindsay B. Hicks, the
miner who released from his living tomb yes
terday, spent to-day thanking his rescuers and re-
ceiving the congratulations Of his friends. Com
menting on his experience he said:
To a hickering match. to a rock loose and within
grasping distance with which to signal at the mo-
nlC mt wnen to have mad nothing would have meant
death. owe my life:
After the shock, when consciousness came l did
not fully realize the situation. 1 did not for hours
After a time to me that was imprisoned
in the centre a mountain Then L came to "A
full realization that my time had come
| Law there for hours. days. weeks, before heard
any sound. / thought for time. after the pipe
came in that the were fOong me to the
duration of time. l had estimated the time my
own way and figured that | had been I'm there
twelve days before the pipe came in. l had been
there ten days before the boys heard my signals
the rail-
driving l seized a stone and hammered. I grabbed
the pipe and tried TO hold it, but on 10 came. 1
beat rnadly on the rail, the pipe and shTiekeI
aloud In terror and despair / tore my hands into
the rocks and almost pToStrated | lOosened a
big rock. and in sheer madness struck blow after
blow on the pipe.
oh God would they never stop that awful drv-
ing? Would they drive beyond me?
For hours they kept on; ages. il seemed, that aw-
ful driving continued. Then silence
Ii was almost with detrium OF JOY | answered
tie pipe ] answered the signal Then l shook
hands with Lindsey Hicks ana said: Now. old
sport. If you're game you'll come out of this all
ri0bf
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
NEGROES KILL WHITES
RIOTS IN MISSISSIPPI.
RIOTS
State Troops Go to QueH Disorders
at Wahalalc.

Meridian, Miss, Dec. 24.-AccOrding to reports
received here tonight the Negroes for m les
around have congregated in Wahalak. forty
miles north of here, threatening vengeance to
the whites, because of the killing of one Negro
and the wounding of another by conductor Oh
a passenger train Of the Mobile & Ohio Rail-
road yesterday morning. The conductor was
attempting to queIl a disturbance aboard MS
train Only about twenty-five white persons
live in Wahalak. and in response to plea for
protection Battery I and Company Of the
state militia stationed in this city have been
sent there by special train. The battery car
ried Gatling gum and all of the men are heav-
lily armed
A message from Scooba. the first station south
of the scene of the trouble, at $50 O'CLOCK
stated that a clash had occurred between the
races with the result that two white men were
killed This report is not verified. although rail-
road officials admit receiving a message detail
ing some additional trouble.
The trouble of yesterday morning originated
while the train was between Wahalak ana
Scooba in a fight between two Negroes Cooper
the conductor in charge of the train, attempted
to separate the combatants. when he was at
tackled by a Negro known as Spencer. After
receiving several dangerous knife wounds
Cooper fired on his assailant, seriously wound
ing him and killing an unknown Negro. When
Wahalak was reached Spencer, though badly
wounded left the train, and when COnstable
OBrien of that place attempted 70 capture MN
the Negro shot and killed the officer. Spencer
then escaped to the woods, with posse in
pursuit At last reports the Negro had sue
ceeded in eVading his pursuers.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
NEBOGATOFF CONVICTED.
admiral Sentenced to Death, but
Communication To Be asked.

ST. Petersburg Dec. 24-The court martial
which has been trying Rear Admiral Nebogatofr
and seventy-eight officers of his squadron for
surrendering TO the Japanese at the battle OF
the Sea of Japan on May 2s 1905. handed in its
decision az 10 o'clock tonight. Admiral Nebo-
gatoff Commander Lichino, OF the coast defence
ironclad General Admiral Apraxine; Rear Ad-
rliral Gregorieff. of the coast defence ship Ad-
miral Senlavin. and Lieutenant Smirnoh. who
succeeded to the command of the battleship
NfcoIai l. were sentenced to death. but in view
of extenuating circumstances and the long and
otherwise blameless careers of these officers the
court will petition the Emperor to commute
their sentences to ten years Imprisonment in
fortress Four other officers are sentenced to
short terms of imprisonment in a fortress. while
the others are acquitted of the charges brought
q AGAINST them.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
SIX FIREMEN INJURED.
Hurt an Collision Betreel Wagon
and .SheetcQr.

Six fremen attached 20 Fire Patrol 2 in
Great Jones street. We're injured in a collision
between their wagon and Second avenue car
last night while going to a slight fire at No. 442
Fast 2}d street
The driver Of the patrol was Richard Klein
fielder. Of CnionpoTt. who after leaving the
harms i'm Great Jones street drove across town
70 Second avenue TO get clear road APP
preaching 18th street KIeinfelder drove across
the streetcar tracks 10 get around a stalled car
The apparatus was again turning back when a
car struck the wagon and threw II against the
stalled car The wagon vas partly overturned
the horses were thrown off their feet and the
crew tossed into the street.
LIeutenaut Ward ana his fve men We're all
picked 40 more or less painfully if not seri-
o1gly injured. Kleinfeidor suffered from
badly sprained wrist. Lieutenant Ward suf-
Ieres frou shock. Dennis Daily, OF No. 1"f
Paucyea street, Brooklyn. was injured inter
naGr. Arthur Groenhalgh. Of No. 33S West 42d
street was cut about the body and mad four
stitches taken iu the -ect SIDE OF his face, be-
sle= spraining u thigh; john Pilger. address not
known suffered from shock, and James Tierney.
80 SO 53> West Goth street, was injured in
2 r1--
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
THE C0LDEST DAY YET
THO FREEZE TO. DEATH.
Chliest Christmas Ere for Fire
Years IN This City.

1t was the coldest day Of the winter yester-
day and last evening was the coolest Christmas
Eve in five years.
The thermometer dropped TO degrees above
zero at O'Clock in the morning. and every hour
after that the city shivered untilethe thermOm-
eter reached a maximum OF 20 degrees above
zero at 8 o'clock in the afternoon The weather
man promises fair weather for to-day.
and boy died from exposure in Man
haitian yesterday. and an unknown girl was
picked up in Brooklyn almost frozen to death.
She taken to the Kings County Hospital
The man who died is thought to have been James
Lambert He was found early yesterday morn
ing at West Broadway and West 81 street by
Patrolman Ayres. Of the Mercer street station.
He had only jumper over his shirt and waist
coat The body was taken TO the mOrgue. The
boy the foUrteen-year-oId son OF J. Jean
chen. OF Westchester He was found in a morass
near the Catholic Protectory. Westchester ave
nue. The Bronx. later in the day.
AT first IT was thought he was a boy who had
escaped from the ProtectOry. but this was de-
MED by the father. who identified him.
The body Of born child was found on
the roof Of the New York Infant Asylum. at no.
161 West 61st street. Later in the day a young
Polish woman named Annie Shapiro. who had
been In the hospital for two days. was arrested
She was taken away from the other patiArts.
but IL Is believed she Will ole 1rOnn exposure II
was learned that she had left the child IN the
place where 1t was found. She confessed.
The suburban sections OF New York and New
Jersey were also in the grip Of the intense cold,
and many cases Of suffering from exposure and
starvation were reported An unknown man.
forty-seven years old. was found dying from
exposure at Main and Market streets. Paterson.
n. T.. yesterday morning. He died later IN St.
Joseph's Hospital.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company last
night distributed pals OF coffee among the mo-
tOrmen, conductors. switchmen and inspectors
of its lines Outside OF several centrally located
restaurants, the pals were collected and dis
patched on the cars about town
Mrs. Ellen Stacey. the old woman found on
Sunday night the stringpiece OF the pier az
East 18th street. revived at BeIIevus Hos
pttal yesterday. and bids fair 70 recover from
the exposure 70 which she had been subjected.
She told the nurses that she had lived with
her two married sons up to a few months ago.
and that since then she had been dependent on
the charity Of friends. Her sons she said. were
mechanics with families OF their own. Her
daughter is a servant. but the mother could not
tell where the young woman employed
She could not tell where her sons lived. but
thought it was somewhere I'm Hudson street,
where she had lived with them.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
GIRL RISKS LIFE TO SAVE RING.
Newspaper Mans Fiancee Rescued from Fire
in Her Room.

In saving her engagement ring Miss Emma
F,ap7er narrowly escaped being seriously burned
in fire at her home, at No. 7+3 East 194th
street. Yesterday. Fire, caused it is thought by
a defective flue started in her room, on the sec
nnd floor Remembering that her engagement
ring was in her bureau drawer, Miss Egmer
rushed in to get it.
As she started out she overcome by the
smoke and fell 10 the floor unconscious. Mrs.
Fgrner and two other daughters managed TO drag
her out into the hall. A doctor sent for.
ana she soon revived. Miss Egners engage
rnent 10 Philip Simms of The Evening Tee-
gram" was 10 have been announced last night.
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
RIOT At BANK SALE.
Clearing Up at Uaynesbarg- State
Deposit Made Good.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribuns. 7

Pfttsburg Dec. 24-When Reuben Csoldberx
a Waynesburg merchant discovered Sunday af-
ternOon that the federal authorities had decided
to confscate his property because of an unse-
cured loan OF $4,000 which he had obtained
from the Farmers and Drovers' National Bank
which failed several days ago. he announced
that he would open his store at o'clock this
morning and dispose Of his stock at % cents on
the dollar Hundreds OF persons, many OF them
depositors in the wrecked bank. We're hand
TO get their Christmas goods at a low price.
Attorneys for the bank obtained an injunction
against Goldberg and when deputy sherirs
stopped the sale a riot lasting fully an hour
resulted
A member OF the Iams family. of Sheradsn.
has retained counsel to recover 5000 worth of
stock Of the First National Bank OF Sheradsr.
which he gave the Farmers and Drovers' M.
tionaI Bank as collateral for a loan OF 5000 and
which he claims was rehypothecated by Rhins-
hart.
]. B. G. Rinehart. an attorney OF New York Is
at Waynesburg assisting his brother Mrs
Rinehart informed Examiner Cunningham to-
day that her fortune OF $12j.OOO Is at his dis
posaI for the benefit OF the banks creditors Il
developes that a number OF West Virginia
bankers who rediscOunted notes for large
amounts for Rinehart have collected by threat
ming to- prefer charges of forgery. The Green's
burg Trust Company recovered 10000 on two
notes in this way. The notes involved were re-
pudiated. it is charged. BY the persons whose
names they bore.
Checks for $4,000 signed by directors Of ths
bank and made payable to State Treasurer
Berry were deposited in the Allegheny National
Bank here to-day 10 cover the amount OF ths
state deposit in the wrecked bank.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
JOCKEY KILLED By FALL.
r. Leads Dies of Injuries Receiued
IN Chase at ascot.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. pa fatal accident
rnarred the racing at Ascot Park to-day. r.
Leads the jockey. got an ugly fall in the steepIe-
chase and died an hour later from fracture OF
the skull.
Leads had the mount on E. J. Baldwin's Pot
zero Chico in the first race. a steepiechase. at
about two miles. Eight horses were in the
field and they came TO the first jump in close
order. Potrero Chico seemed to suffer from the
crowding. and. taking of too short. fell heavily.
Leads was picked up unconscious and hurried
10 the Jockey room in the paddock. but was be-
vnnd human aid.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
SCRANTON EPIDEMIC CONTINUES.
Travelling Nurses" Part of Citys System in
Fighting Typhoid Fever
fny Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

Scranton. Penn, Dec. 23.-Twenty -four new cases
Of typhoid fever and death were reported up to
noon to-day. The new cases are dis r;buted
throughout tae city, South Scranton leading with
nine cases.
D-. H"ile-, superintendent o. the Bureau Of
Health sali to-day that at least 65 per cent Of the
tests OF the blood Of persons afflicted with typhoid
OF those suspected &C having It show typhoid germs
Three nurses all from Philadelphia we're
nut to work this morning. Miss OHaIleran the
e,ate nurse. VINO - in charge Of the travelling
nurses has arranged a system of work for them
ana This end Of the hsht against the disease is IN
progress IA a systematic and practical manner
Miss O'HRlleran has been installed in the room
an The nrst floor of the city Hall formerly occt
Ned Dy the Superintendent OF Police ana rom his
Lint directs the work OF the travelling nUrses
Scr, morning the nurses go there 10 receive or
ar. and instructions. and each evening she re-
-cf,,as p report from each
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
FLEEs FROM OFFICEsEEKERs.
swarms of Applicants Drive Nebraskan Gov
ernOr-elect from Home.
LRv TeIesraph q The rrlsune- !

Lincoln. Neb. Dec. Ofhceseekers have
swoOped down on CiOvernoT-eIeCJ sheldon in
such numbers that he has been forced to leave
the state temporarily. and viii not return until
the day he takes Office.
In addition 10 the hundreds who have called
personally at the Governors home TO induce him
10 give them an office, there are three thousand
written applications on file with his secretary
at mis- home in Nehawka. Mr. Sheldon left home
a week ago telling only his family OF his where
abouts. and the Office seekers cannot find him.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
CAPTAIN mAcKLIN IMPROVING.

Ell Rene, Okla, Dec 24.-At the fort hos
pital this morning it stated that Captain
Edgar A Macklin. who was shot at Ms home
here on Friday night by Negro. had passed a
good night The physicians reported him slightly
improved.
captain Macklin's assailant has not yet been
apprehended. although officers are following up
q number OF clews
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
SIXTEEN PERSONS DROWNED.
sailboat Overturned Near MOntego Bay,
Jamaica-Nine Saved.

Kingston Jamaica, Dec. PA sailboat with
twenty-five persons on board was overturned
this morning near Montego Bay. Sixteen OF the
passengers We're drowned.
A norther during the last two days has caused
serious damage In the banana districts. espe-
cfallv on the plains. The wind is still blowing
strongly. but no further damage is expected
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
SEVERE COLD UP the STATE.

Rome. n. Y. Dec. 2A-Last night was the cold
est of the the mercury going 20 IS degrees
below
Schenectady. n. Y. Dec. 24.-This region had one
OF the coldest nights of the last night The
gale made the cold especially penetrating. Ice
the Mohawk is about ten inches thick and the deal
ers are rushing the harvest
Ithaca. n. Y, Dec. 24-The temperature dropped
10 l degree below here last night
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
FIRE TT ACAJUTLA.
Forty Buildings DestrOyed-Storm
Wrecks Wharf.

San Salvador. Dec PA fire which broke
out last night completely destroyed forty of the
principal buildings of Acajutla, including the
market building. A strong nOrther carried the
flames 10 the neighbOring plains. which were
all burned over. The wharf at the old port of
Acajutla was wrecked by the storm.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
NEGRO P. o. CLERK DOES NOT REPORT.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Hattiesburg Miss. Dec. 24-Crape found attached
TO the knob of the postoce door here this morning
was torn down and burned. The newly appointed
Negro postofice clerk, who is now in the interior
of Hancock County, has not reported for duty and
it is not thought that he will. fIe mailed writ
ten acceptance OF the Office.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
ATROCITIES IN PARIS.
Mid7cife Charged zcith Murder OF
12O Children.

Paris. Dec. PA midwife living in the Nlvl-
enne Quarter. has been arrested on the charee
of the systematic murder OF neWnorh infants
u e charged that. with the completely of SER
,,o,+ sba had cut up and burned the bodies Of
.bo children in a big stove. The evidence OBJ
tained indicates that 12O children were muir
derad nv the two women
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
WRECK INJURIES "a PASSENGERS.

Sacramento. Cal, Dec. 24--rw enty-four per-
.Ons were injured in the head-on collision on thu
Southern Pacific Railroad at Harvey, New. when
special weStbound passenger train crashed
into a special freight on Saturday night Among
the passengers injured in the accident were
Mrs. Siiverstein. of New York. and Paul Renke
a child. Of Detroit.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
ROBBERS OVERLOOK 5000.

ColAneld New. Dec. M.-Two masked men held
ND seventeen occupants of the lobby barroom OF
the Columbia Hotel late last night The robbers
eot 1926 from the gambling games, but overlooked
a 600 which was IN the safe. They backed out OF
the rear entrance and escaped. leaving no elew To
their identity.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
NEWSPAPER MAN WEEDS pIeoRcEE
~ Telegraph DO The Trihuns.l

IeIeBfdpH
Marion, Ohio. Dec. 24-Mrs Amelia Rayl IA
divorcee. the only daughter OF wealthy New
Yorker. was secretly married on Saturday night
70 Fred NJ Armstrong city editor of a local
newspaper The Rev. DR.. Armstrong father OF
the bridegroom. performed the ceremony.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
PINgHURsT-cAMDEN-FLoRIoA.

Seaboayd Air Line, shortest. quickest. pleasantsss
route once nSS Bdwy, y. Y.-Advt-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
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New-York tribune., 1906-12-25

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