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The sun., 1908-12-20
SENATE IN NO HURRY.
Rather Listen TO Reading OF the Journal
Than 70 the Presidents Message.

WARRINGTON, Deo 1o.-M. G. Latta
assistant secretary TO the President and
the Presidents special messenger. to-day
was purposely kept waiting In the Senate
chamber with executive documents under
his arm for about fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Lodge was responsible for the de-
lay at the outset. but later. In mischevous
mood, one Senator after another objected
to the suspension Of the reading Of the
journal while Mr.. Latta stood. balancing
on one foot to the other. unreoognized at
the door, with messages and sundry docu-
ments from the President under his arm
1t is uncommon to have the journal read
through. but II was read to-day from the
first to the last line.
Mr.. Lodge had asked the Senate reading
clerk to continue reading to enable the
clerk from the House OF Representatives
to bring over his bill amending the laws
regulating the carrying of steerage pas
sengers. Senator Culberson, the minority
leader. urged that the reading be dis
pensed with, but Mr.. Lodge objected
There Is reason for my request" sug-
gested Mr.. Culberson. looking in the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Latta.
The reading of the journal continued.
After the messenger from the House
appeared in sight Mr.. Lodge moved to
discontinue the further reading OF the
journal. But by this time other Senators
had been seized with desire to hear the
journal in full. MIR. Gallinger OF New
Hampshire objected to dlscontinuing the
reading.
Mr.. Iatta smiled family and leaned
against the wall.
After another two minutes Of dreary
reading Mr.. Carter Of Montana ventured
to suggest that 4the further reading OF
the journal be dispensed with Mr..
Burrows OF Michigan objected. and the
reading was resumed. Nearly every
Senator was laughing by this time. Mr..
Culberson rose in affected solemnity to
rebuke the levity.
@The Presidents messenger 10 waiting
to deliver message from the President.
said he. Il trust Senators will interpose
no further objection to suspending the
reading of the Journal
Il object!' yelled Mr.. Money OF Mis-
sissippi. and the reading was resumed
The sun., 1908-12-20
SINGER DRUBS A THIEF.
Caught n New Workman Robblng Hit
Dresser In His Home I'm Newark.

Caught New Workman Robblng Hit
Dresser In His Home I'm Newark.
Emil Hoffman,, a concert and operate
singer. yesterday discovered a thief al
work in his home at III Milford avenue
Newark. After giving the intruder a
severe drubbing Mr.. Hoffman, handed him
over to the police, a fit subject for q hos
pitai. At the station the prisoner gave
his name as Charles Baldwin, with no home
in particular.
Baldwin, who recently applied for ad-
mission into the Salvation Army in New
ark, obtained employment two days ago
from the Hoffmanns In the way Of looking
after the gardens and furnace and to do
general cleaning around the promises,
The family went out yesterday and when
MIR. Hoffmann returned several hours
later he was attracted by noise on the
second door. Going upstairs he found
Baldwin ransacking dresser drawer In
one Of the bedrooms. The inhiction OF
corporal punishment and the arrest fol-
lowed
The sun., 1908-12-20
ASLEEP WHEN B4ILET FEED.
Lieut.. Bsery Says Another Was Supposed
10 He on Guard.

Lieut. Peter Beery Of the District
Attorneys office was put on trial at Police
Headquarters yesterday on a charge Of
allowing Francis G. Bailey. the fugitive
president Of the Export Shipping Com
pany Of New Jersey. to escape from the
steamer Upstein, at anchor in. the harbor
Of Puerto Cortes, Spanish Honduras. on
June 80 last. Francis anj A. W. Bailes
brothers, Capt. Oxley of the steamy >
Goldsboro and Harvey II. Meyers @ere
arrested in Puerto COrtes. and Beery was
sent down TO bring them up.
Joseph Fernand Barosse. who is en-
ployed by the United Fruit Company, tes-
titled yesterday that he assisted Beery
in guarding the prisoners. He said the
lieutenant was asleep in the Upstein's
chart room when Francis Bailey left his
stateroom at midnight and got away in
small boat which had come for him.
Deputy Commissioner Hanson asked
Beerv what he had TO say about that,
The lieutenant replied that according to
the arran eements he had made Barosse
was in charge OF the prisoners at the time
Of the escape The trial will be continued
TO- morrow
The sun., 1908-12-20
Merry BEAR HUNTING.
Hunter Followed Bruin Into Cave win
aTerch and Got Him.

wILKEsBARRE. Deo I9.-After a three
days chase the largest bear killed in this
part Of the State was shot yesterday and
was brought to this city to-day by party
Of hunters who have been after bear in
Bradford county. In the party were W.
H. Brace, John klcoyne. William Climber,
George Ryman and John Ginley Of this
city and George Cassen Of Mehoopany.
The bears tracks were frat seen on
Wednesday and were followed all that
day. all Thursday and until late yesterday
afternoon, when he was located In what
is known as Indian Cave. eighteen miles
from Mehoopany.
Various methods Of getting him out
failed and then Cassen with n pine torch
in one hand and rife In the other entered.
He located the bear in fer corner of the
cave. threw the torch at him and then by
Its light fired three bullets into him and
killed him. The bear weighed when
dressed 800 pounds.
The sun., 1908-12-20
HELP BEAT THE SPECULATOI
Empire Theatre sign suggests q Plan
10 Cheat Them.

A sign over the box office window OF
the Empire Theatre last night caused
some comment on the part Of theatre
Soers. The sign read:
Help US to beat the spectators. Take
the money they give you to purchase
tickets for theIn ard 20 out the Fortieth
street entrance: they can't catch you.
Thomas Shea. house manager. was
asked what the sign was there for.
"A speoulator asked small boy to-day
to purchase five seats for Miss Adams's
new play for him. said Mr.. Shea. "The
boy went to the box ONCE with $40 bill
and calmly purchased dollar seat for
the matinee to-day. and when he came
out after the performance instead Of
coming out the Broadway. entrance he
left with 50 OF the speculstor's money
by way Of the Fortieth street entrance
Aword to the wise is sufficient
The sun., 1908-12-20
ACTRESS MYSTERIOUSLI SHOT.
Her stage Name Is Pegsy Perry, and She
Is Dying In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Two men who were
seen with Margaret Weisewell. an actress
known on the stage as Peggy Perry. a
few hours before she was found shot and
fatally wounded in her room at 1912 In
diana Avenue early to-day are being
sought by the police in an effort to clear
up the mystery in connection with the
case.
Walter A. Eckersall, former star quar-
terback Of the University Of Chicago
football team, who 10 said to have been
a friend Of the girl, is assisting the police.
The young woman, who is now dying from
her wound in Mercy Hospital. is said to
have had a quarrel with one Of the men
shortly before the shooting occurred.
Miss jain, also an actress. who was
in the room with the Weisewell girl when
she was shot, was taken to the Cottage
Grove avenue station, but was released
when the injured girl insisted that she
had accidentally shot herself.
The detectives at work on the case were
not satisfied with the stories told by the
two women, They found four cups in
the room in which the tragedy occurred,
out Of which coffee recently had been
drunk.
This. the police cay, indicates that the
girls were not alone In the room Mabel
Lafiin. who had been Ia the same COM
pany with the Weisewell girl, said that
the girls had been associating with two
men lately. The men. she said, had fire.
quently been In Miss Weisewell's COM
pany, and one Of them had recently quar-
relied with her. She was unable TO give
the names OF the girls companions, but
gave the police descriptions OF them.
She added that she would be able to iden-
tifv them on sight.
The Jahn girl insisted that the shooting
was accidental. She said the revolver
was discharged while Miss Weisewell was
lying on couch playing with II
The sun., 1908-12-20
DAGHESTAN SANK OVERNIGHT
Wounded rreighter Gone When the
Wreckers Went to Look at Her.

Tho skipper and crew Of the British
freight steamship Daghestan. rammed of
the Scotland lightship in thick weather
on Friday afternoon by the steamship
Catalone and later grounded in Ave faith
oms on a bar with her upper deck showing,
came mp TO the city yesterday in the
Cntalone. Both shippers said the collision
could not have been avoided and neither
was inclined to blame the other. The
Catalone was damaged on the bow and
went to the Robbins drydook in South
Brooklyn for repairs.
While the Merritt Chapman wrecking
81 Gamer I. J. Merritt was on her way out
to Scotland lightship SO see IL the Da-
ghestan could lie saved the wounded
fieighter slipped from the shoal into deep
water and Disappeared. After cruising
around the place where the Daghestan
had rested most of the night tho wreck
ers returned to port. They said the
freighter had gone down in about sixty
feet of water and that she would not
disturb navigators as she 10 not in tho
fairwas
The sun., 1908-12-20
HILL GETS LINE TO THE GULF
Through Purchase OF tile Colorado and
Southern fer SIS ,O0O, 900.

DENVER. Dec, is.--Colorado and South
ern officers heye announce that Edwin
Hawley, principal stockholder. and Frank
Trumbull, president Of the company,
have closed the sale OF the road to the
Burlington for SIS, 900. oO0 This. with a
Few connecting links to be built. will give
the Hill roads direct line from Montana
Ia the Gulf of Mexico and branches in this
State tapping the Great Northern and
Southern Colorado coal fields. 1t will
also give control Of all lines reaching the
Cripple Creek god feds, two lines to
Leadville and the only line to the old
counties.
The sun., 1908-12-20
ior IL. During the tusslo he shot me twice
and ! went to the floor. afterward
identified him a. the man who shot me-"

for IL. During the tusslo he shot me twice
and went to the floor. ! afterward
Identified him as the man who shot me-"
Lumsden was photographed, measured
and questioned at Police Headquarters.
To Capt. Carey he repeated the statement
that hehad found the revolver In the ofiica
In the course Of struggle with the broker.
How about these six cartridges that
were found In your pocket2' inquired the
captain. They are Of .Ss calibre. which
is the calibre Of the revolver used in the
shcCtihg."
The prisoner was silent for some time
ana then said he mad intended to bay c
revolver. as he suspected that the broker
or some Of his friends might attaok him.
He bought the cartridges, but did not
carry out his intention Of buying the
revolver. he said. He again insisted that
he was assaulted in Suydams Office by
the clerks and knocked down and that
then he saw the revolver on the floor,
Lumsden will be arraigned before Magic
trate Finn In the Tombs court this morn
ing.
Suydam is ~ years old and has been
a curb broker for fifteen years. Other
curb brokers chara oterized him as -ono
OF the cieanest men on the curb" He
lives at 322 Clinton avenue. Plainfeld.
is a member of the Plainheld Common
Council president of the Mems Club Of
the Church of the Heavenly Rest and a
member of the Plainheid lodge Of Masons.
He has a wife. who is an invalid, and no
children.
Lumsden came here from Raleigh.
n. G.. and lived with his wife at 3l3 West
Forty-seventh street. Mrs. Lumsden
went South a week ago to visit a sister
who is i'll
The Electric Vibrotator Company seems
to have disappeared from view about
six months ago. Prior to that time 1t had
Offices at 907 Broadway. just before
il left these Offices the furniture was sold
at auction
PLAINEIELD, n. j., Dec. l9.--Harry
b. Suydam moved to this city from New
Brunswick about six years ago. He had
home on Clinton avenue. Three years
ago he was elected a member at large
OF the Common Council and last month
was elected for another term, He was
chairman Of the license committee. His
requiring several operations. Mr. Suy-
dam, it is said. had been instrumental
in obtaining capital for John s. Lumsden
and by his advice several Plainteld men
bought stock, among them former Mayor
j. F. Buckle and President r. !. Tolles
of the Common Council.
SPARrANBURa. s. C. Dec, 19.-Mrs.
John c. Lumsden, who is visiting her
sister Mrs. Lee Dunbar. in this city.
said tonight:
Il have known for some time that Mr.
Lumsden has had trouble with sons
brokers about matters connected with
the financial end Of a company for pro-
noting an electrical device and that MIR.
Lumsden had lost considerable money
He threatened a suit, and as matter Of
fact had placed the case in the hands OF
an attorney to bring suit before Christ
mas...- ..,.,--..s-.,,.- 49,
Mrs. Lumsden is a member OF well
known family Of Anderson, s. c. Reid
Miller, the singer, Is her brother.
The sun., 1908-12-20
Sl,OOO,O0O FOR XMAS.
David J. Hanbury OF San FranciscO
EnFiches His VIE.

SAN FEANcIsco, Dec, 1S.-The record
Christmas gift OF the season was made
to-day when David T. Hamburg turned
over to his wife property valued at
100000. Although Mrs. Hamburg as
sumes legal possession of the vast hold
ings she will not exercise absolute con-
troll until after the death Of her husband.
Every effort was made to keep the trans
action secret but the facts became public.
The Hanburys figured prominently
last spring in connection with a divorce
suit, but Just as the climax had been
reached, after days Of bitter charges and
recrimination, they forgave and forgot
and decided to begin life together again.
Mrs. Hanbury, at one time telephone
girl, has now become one Of the wealth.
est women In California.
The sun., 1908-12-20
SEAS HIT TEUTONfC HARD.
Immigrant Killed by Wave ON Breme,
Boat.

The White Star liner Teutonic. first
Of the tempest stalled feet to come In
out OF the troubled Atlantic from ports
across the sea, reported meeting blllowa
higher than shs ever bad encountered
in oil OF her 2s1 trips between England
and America Her average speed this
time was less than IA knots. On the
nautical day ended at nooneon Sunday
she covered only 2o2 miles. She shipped
the names Of many combers. some oi
which her skipper. Capt. Smith, declares
were more than 90 feet high. Capt. Smith
was On almost continuous duty on the
bridge when the storm was at it's worst
and went to bed soon after the liner
dooked.
The North German Lloyd liner Scharn-
horst. from Bremen, had hard tussle
with wind and wave. On Sunday the top
Of lofty sea came aboard and lifted an
immigrant. Jsnoe Kazub. Hungarian,
from his feet, hurting him against the rail
OF the main deck and fraottTing his skull.
He was picked UP by sailor and taken
40 the hospital. where he died.
The sun., 1908-12-20
RUTGERS HAzERS CONFESS.
Hand Their Names to the College Authorl
ties--No Action Taken Vet.


NEW BRUNswIoK, N, j.. Dec. 19-The
members Of the sophomore GLASS Of Rut-
gers College who helped in the hazing of
Henry jacobson Of Newark, a freshman,
a week ego have handed their nance to
the college authorities. This move was
decided upon at e meeting Of the sopho-
more class yesterdsy before the students
left for the Christmas holidays. The
matter IL now In tho hands of the faculty.
The names win not be made public.
At the meeting the members Of the
class expressed their feeling that the
matter had been greatly exaggerated and
passed a resolution OF regret that any
any offence had been committed. This
was followed by Individual action on the
part Of those concerned in the incident.
These reported themselves to Dean
Francis Van Dyck.
President Demarest is much pleased at
the action Of the class in aiding him to
clear up the matter. No decision as to
discipline in tho affeir will be reached,
Il is thought, until the reopening Of the
college on january 5.
The sun., 1908-12-20
LILLi LEHMAN ANGRY.
Publication OF Wagner's Letters 10 Hel
Unauthorized, She Declares.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUS.
BERLIN. Dec. 19.-Mme. Lili Lehman
writes to Zukunt an angry protest at
the conduct of the Wagner family in
publishing the great composers letters
to her without her consent. She says
that Cosima Wagner. widow Of the COM
poser. wrote to her and asked simply for
loan of the letters without stating for
what purpose they were wanted.
Subsequently, to Nine Lehmann's
chagrin, they appeared in book recently
issued at Bayreuth by Cosima and Eva
Wagner. widow and daughter of the
composer. under the title Letters Of
Richard Wagner to His Bayreuth Artists. y
Nine Lehman admits the right of
the widow to all letters written by her
husband.
The sun., 1908-12-20
TO LIMIT DIAMOND OTTPCT.
Only Way TO Keep Up Prices. Says Head
Of De Beers sCo.--Ameriean Demand.


Special Cable Dsspdteh 10 TIE SuS.
KIMBERLEY. Dec. 19.-The chairman OF
the DeBeers Mining Company. in address,
ing the annual general meeting to-day,
announced that the directors had abso-
lutely determined to uphold the policy
Of limiting production to the worlds de-
mand.
He went on TO say that although the
resources Of the DeBeers mines were in
finite they had not amalgamated with
the Premier because Of the price which
the latter demanded Nevertheless, he
said, the DeBeers would endsavor to
make an equitable arrangement with
the Premier and other producers on the
basis that the only way to main tain prices
was to limit production.
The chairman spoke hopefully OF the
future. He said the American demand
for diamonds was increasing and the trade
within reasonable period would be as
sound as ever. He hoped that working z
arrangements would be made with the
new syndicate.
The sun., 1908-12-20
ROBBER IN ROMAN, LIBRARY.
interrupted In Attempt 10 Raid Inya,u.
able Etruscan Relics.
Special Cans Despatch TO THE SUS

Special Cdblt Despdfeh 10 THE Sun,
ROME, Dec. is.-There was daring
robbery to-day in the Victor Emmanuel
library. An unknown man forced the
doors and nearly succeeded in entering
the Etruscan Museum. where the oele-
brated collection OF gold and bronze
objects found at Palestrina is kept. He
was fortunately disturbed.
The robber entered the Offices OF the
library, broke open safe and stole $3.50
q I'd also opened an autograph private
ietter Of Garibaldi TO his con which was
placed there for safe keeping,
II is thought the robber is the same
man who has been committing many
recent robberies in Rome.
The sun., 1908-12-20
lsINCE HENRY COMING AGAIN.
Ksiser's Brother to Command Visiting
German Squadron Next Year.
Special Gable Dsspateh % TIE sun.

'b Special Gable Dppateh 10 THE sun.
BERLIN, Dec. 1s--A German squadron,
consisting Of two battlesbips, which are
now under construction. two armored
cruisers and several smaller vessels, will
visit the United States next Spring. The
squadron will be commanded by Prince
Henry. the only brother Of the Kaiser,
who was here to see the Meteor launched
In 1902.
A fotilla Of torpedo boats which will
accompany the squadron will be COM
manded by Prince Adalbert, the third son
Of the Emperor.
The sun., 1908-12-20
NEW VENEZUELAN PER1L.
Colombia Reported to he Masslhs Troops
Upon Her Frontier.

Special Cable DssDdfeh 10 THE SgN.
PARIS. Dec. lo.-Private advioes have
reached here to-day to the effect TINT 1000
Colombian troops have been mobiIiHed
on the Venezuelan frontier
The sun., 1908-12-20
CATCH AMERICAN WITH BOMB
Anarchist Called Schmidt Arrested IN
Constantinople-Tellt Letters.
Special cable Despatch 10 THE suE

SpeffnI Cdb1t DtsPafch 10 THE Sun.
PARIS, Tee. 20.-A despatch from Con-
stantinople to the Echo de Paris says the
police arrested there on Saturday an
American anarchist OF the name of
Schmidt.
The police discovered in his clothes a
bomb and a number OF papers compro-
missing certain prominent persons.
The sun., 1908-12-20
Westinghouse Wedding In January.

Special oabie Despatch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON, Dec. 1e.-Because OF the i'll
ness Of George Westinghouse. Jr., his
marriage to Miss Violet Brocklebsnk has
been postponed 10 January .. 1909
The sun., 1908-12-20

DEWEYR WINES FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
!, SpssIai oesr Ssss,; % Il 80 8 ~, go g ss.Ek
-A~ .-.~-k
The sun., 1908-12-20

WEAR ROUND LIMITED QUIC KEsT-
Florida train--AtIAntA. Birmingham, Memphis.
SesboArd Air Line. llss B'Way. cor. 9ssh eL-AdN
The sun., 1908-12-20

Florida, Aasusta. AikeH a the South.
Southtrn Rg. oNers. superior sarttce, Through
Sleeping Cars. Quick time. N. Y, Once, 100
b'Wsy. a. y ThNeata u p. A--AeA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-07-10
Clark Coss is in from Hsiser.
Misses Nina and Bessie Stoke viii
leave this evening for Marysville and
other points for a visit Of some week,

Everett Sharp and another young
man came down from Alexander this
morning to try the mad stone that is
owned by PEARL Holmes Of South
Bend. The young men were each bit
ten on the arm BY a dog which be,
longed on the home place. The dog
suddenly jumped at them and BIT
them without any warning. This hap.
pened last Sunday. The dog was Kill
led, and nothing more was thought Of
1t until last night, when both WeE
complained Of much pain. and they
came here today. The stone was ap-
piled and did not stick on ether of
them. The generally accepted the
DRY is that there is no danger from
the wound when the stone refuses to
stick. The young men feel much bet.
ter over It now. This stone has been
the property Of the Holmes family fol-
many years, and many people have
come here to try it.
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ton Lobdell Henry Weirauch, Lymal
Dodge, Dave Stromquist, Frank Brink
man, Bert Schneck, Frank whitcomb
VIII Boshell, win HestkoOd and Cha
Glissman.
Mrs. Ernest Tucker, of Topeka, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
L. Whitcomb, and other relatives this
week. rs.f
Matt Mullen had his right hand bad
ly burned Saturday evening by the az
cidental explosion Of fire works.
Mrs. Alice Ambrose OF Salina, is
here for a visit with her mother, Mrs
A. W. Dunn and other relatives.
Miss Artie Williams, of Sterling,
visited with Miss Ethel Emory here
Sunday.
F. T. Belt, Of Topeka, was here thi
morning. Mr.. Belt Is looking after bis
farming interests near Pawnee Rock
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Brown, of JEFF.
ferson street, are the parents of a
new baby girl, born Saturday.
The county commissioners are In
session today. Present, s. J. William
and Frank Wood.
E. C. Edwards is here from Empori
in the interest Of the Warren Mort,
gage Company.
Misses Nettie Dell and Pearl Powell
returned from a visit at Hutchinson
this morning.
]. H. Hougeland, travelling freight
agent for the Santa Fe, is here from
Hutchinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Gwinn and Miss
Fannie Gwinn visited at Ellinwood S
day.
G. N. Daniels returned from Liberia
and the Beaver county farm this NOR
ing.
R. P. Murphy returned from a bus
mess trip to Rush county, Sunday.
Ed L. Teed is here from Hutchin
son calling on the county officers.
The Priscilla Club will meet with
Mrs. David Turner, Tuesday afternoo
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Berscheidt are
home from a visit at Raymond.
A. H. Moffatt, the Larned banker
is here on business today
Mr.. and Mrs. Marie Swift visited al
Hutchinson Sunday.
lohn Grant left this morning for
Lamar, Colorado.
Mrs. D. c. Luse returned from
Wichita Sunday.
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