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The searchlight., 1909-01-01
sA6y's CORPSE AsLAzE ON BIER.
Mother at Point Of Death Sees child's
Casket Ignite From Candles.

New York. Dec. 30.-While at the
point of death. Mrs. Edward O'Connor
Of Williamsburgh saw the dead body
Of her daughter. May, five years old,
burned in an adjoining room.
The woman screamed and a rela-
tive. rushing into the parlor. found
the casket a mass Of flames. A man
carried 1t to the street. where the
flames were extinguished. but the
body OF the child was terribly charred.
An hour before the funeral was
scheduled 10 take place Mr.. o'Connor
raised window and the wind blew
ii lace curtain against the candles
which surrounded the casket. setting
Il on fire.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01

Frank Waters. forty years old. shoe
himself through the right temple at
Marshailtown. dying Instantly. He
was respondent because Of iii health.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Albers were
found dead from gas asphyxiation at
their ZONE In st. Louis. Apparently
they had committed suicide. The
cause is not known.
DR.. Harrison. Snyder. Schumacher
and Matthews were sentenced to fine
OF $500 and two years Imprisonment
for conspiracy in the building OF the
Pennsylvania state capitol.
William r. Kelley. cashier OF the
Union Pacific railway at South Oma-
la. committed suicide. A letter 10 his
wife indicates that overwork had per-
haps ""balanced his mind.
Warning factions of a Catholic con.
gregation In Homestead. 4 suburb OF
Pittsburg. engaged In a riot. In which
four persons were seriously injured
and several hundred Slavs were
slightly cut or bruised. twenty-five
of the participants have been arrest
ed
Mrs. Searles, thirty-two years old.
wife Of James w. Searles. a p-omi-
nent resident Of Grand Rapids. Mich.
committed suicide by shooting her
self through the head. She is thought
TO have been ten oorarily insane. as
che had been suffering from neuras.
.henia.
Hanged by the neck unit, you are
dead were the words OF Judge Erick.
son In pronouncing sentence upon
Frederick Leheau at Kalispell. Mont.
Lebeau's confederate. Joe Hobbins,
VIII go to prison for life. Lebeau
Will be hanged Feb. 8. The crime was
the killing of r. w. Yoakum and his
son.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Ten MEN KILLED N
IMMENSE CAvE-IN
Laborers Are Buried Under
Tons of Loose Earth While
Digging Trench.
SEVERAL Arc BADLY INJURED
Disaster Occurs Withsst Wanias;
Presence Of Gas Makes Rescse
Work Difficult.
IvtRAl are BADLY INJURED

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 80. - Two
dead bodies have been recovered and
eight more are known to be buried
In an immense caye-in of q trench at
the blast furnace plant at Ensley ear
ly last night. Several other laborers
were injured. as also were two fore
men who were superintending the
work. Most OF the dead are foreign
ers.
The cave-in occurred without warn
Ing and the todies are being recover
ed with dificulty because Of the large
amount OF gas which Is pouring into
the excavation from the furnaces. The
men were working In q large trench.
about eight fee: "elow the surface.
They were excavating for the gas fiue
which is to connect the blast furnaces
with the new battery OF boilers which
Is 10 run the plant.
Wall Topples Over.
The end of the old gas fue. which
extends the full length OF the fur
mace plant, had been temporarily
bricked up while the laborers were at
work On the extension.
Mechanical carriers were used to
take away the dirt excavated, and
when carrier broke last night
beam fell on the cement wall which
formed one side Of the trench the
men were digsas. :'he entire wall
toppled over on sEe men and with it
tons OF loose earth which had been
held up by the retaining wall
When the wall fell 1t broke down
the brickwork at the end of the big
four-foot gas main and quantities Of
gas poured in upon the entombed
men.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Musician Is Paralyzed.

Sioux Falls, S. ID. Dec 30. - Miss
Alta Potts, formerly resident OF
Spearfsh, and who for a year or more
was a member Of Minneapolis or
shestra and achieved a great deal of
fame as a trombone player. is at the
come of her mther at Sheridan. wyo.
suffering from the effects of a paralyt-
!c stroke in her right arm.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Canada and Mexico Invited to
Discuss Plans in COnserva.
ton Of Resources.
PIN0hOT CARRIES MESSAGE
Presideat Sesds Chief Forester With ID.
yitatios for White hosse
C0aferesce.

Washington. Dec 20. Announce.
ment was made at the White House
yesterday Of q proposed plan for a
conference looking toward the con.
servation Of the natural resources OF
North America, to be held at the
White House Feb. IS.
Letters suggesting the plan have
been addressed by President Roscoe
welt to the governor general and TO
the premier Of Canada and to Presi.
dent Diaz OF Mexico.
They will be delivered to the OH
cials In person by Clifford Pinchot,
chairman OF the natural conservation
commission and chief forester OF the
United States.
Pinchot Goes North.
Mr.. Pinchot will first visit Canada,
leaving today. lie will then carry
the invitation to President Diaz at
Mexico City.
The proposed North American con.
ference Is the outgrowth of the two
conservation conferences held in
Washington, in which the governors
of the states and territories were the
principal oonferees.
The main object OF the conference
will be TO point out that natural re-
sources are not limited by the boun-
dary lines which separate nations. to
Develop better knowledge Of the nat
ural resources OF each nation on the
part Of ;Ee others. and to invite sug.
gestions f.: concurrent action or the
protection q mutual interests related
TO coEser. alton.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Ethel Is Oebutante.

Washington. Dec. 30.-In the his
toric east room Of the White House,
beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion, President Rooseyelfs youngest
daughter. Ethel, last night made her
formal bow TO society. Preceding the
dancing In the east room, which be-
gan al 10 o'clock. Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Roosevelt received the invited
guests in the blue room.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Ambassador Griscom Quite.

Washington, Dec. 29-The resigna-
ton OF Lord c. Griscom. ambassador
to Itals. reported In an Associated
Press dispatch from Rome Saturday
night. was authoritatiyely confirmed
by the state department last night.
Ambassador Griscom's resignation
takes effect March 1.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
MAY Be Fire Victim,

Sault Ste. Marie. Ont, Dec. 30. -
The Hussey block here was destroyed
by fire yesterday morning and the
Coronation block adjoining was badly
damaged. Alexander Kemp. who ran
a carpenter shop in the. basement, is
missing and is believed to hare per-
ished. The loss will exceed $4,000.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
FIND SHORTAGE sY ACCIDENT,
Broker on Christmas Trip 10 Charged
With Embezxljno.

Winnipeg, Dec. 80. A warrant
charging embezzlement. was issued
Yesterday for Park A. Smith. junior
member Of the commission firm of Nu-
gent. Smith & Co. He is accused Of
taking a sum said to be In excess Of
$4,000 from the firm.
Smith left here a week ago for To-
ronto and the East to spend Christ
mas. An accidental examination of
his locks after his departure Is said
10 have revealed a shortage.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01

Charlotte. Mich. Dec. 29.-Leo Bos-
worth, aged thirty. was killed by the
explosion OF gun In the hands OF a
hunting companion, who escaped un-
hurt. Part of the barrel hit Bos-
worth in the neck and severed his
juguiar vein. He died In an hour.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Sins and Sinners.

John Zet. who killed his wife and
hve-year-old granddaughter. Viola
klotzer. at their home In Rockville on
Aug. last. was hanged at the state
prison at Wethersfseld. Conn.
A man suspected Of being one O,
the three robbers who held up tho
Oregon Railway 4 Navigation west.
bound passenger train a few miles
from Portland. Or. was arrested BY
deputy sherin and detective.
A bomb. believed to have been
thrown from sn elevated train. wreck.
I'd the front of restaurant in New
York. stunning but not seriously in.
turing Mrs. Henry Hart and causing
. panic among the six families occu.
oying the building. The cause of the
bomb throwing can only be conjec
sured.
The petition Of Mrs. Cordelia Bod.
tins. now serving . life sentence 10,
the murder Of James p. Jenninks by
ssnding poisoned candy through the
nails. for . rehsaring Of her preyious
potttion Or appeal. was denied BY the
supreme court of California.
Aftsr W. R Kimhall. . merchant OF
3ana. Iowa. oashod . check for Q
Ome nan ~ supposed was Walter
Ayers q AarsAalltoWn. - discovered
lhak IL ehsck AAA beea Saissd fron
- oon1s - t35. TAe aAoe1Gb OF Mar.
o1o0 - 1ADA eoa1tles aso loeking
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
ATHLETES ARE SUSPENDED.
Charges Of professionalism Made
Against Prominent Amateurs.

Charges Of Professionalism Made
Against Prominent Amateurs.
New York. Dec. 80. There was
CONSERVATION in amateur athletic cir
cles last night. when announcement
was made Of the suspension Of six
prominent athletes, five of whom took
part In the recent Olympic. gsmes at
London. The suspended mcD against
whom the charge of professionalism
was made are Melvin w. Sheppard,
Charles Bacon. Harry F. Porter and
George V. Bonhag. all OF the Irish
American A. c: +. G Boilers. New
York A. c. and James J. Lee, formerly
of the Boston A. A., bu. now unat.
lached
The action taken last night was the
outcome of searching investigation
by the registration committee of the
Amateur Athletic union.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Rebster Fined $4,000.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 3O.-Judge
Trleber yesterday aite, noon in the
federal court imposed a $4,000 fine
on T. H. Bunch. prominent grain
dealer. who pleaded guilty several
weeks ago to having accepted rebates
from the Missouri Pacific. ST. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern systems.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
REFORM iSR INDIA.
National Congress Approves Lord
Moriey's Plan.

Madras. Dec. 80. - The Indian ma
tional congress was opened in this
city yesterday with 1000 delegates
In attendance. Emphatic approval
Of the reform plans for India advanced
by Lord Morley, the Indian secretary,
was expressed. The session yester-
day was entirely harmonious, and
the meeting this year promises to
clear the air and put damper on the
activities or the asitators who recent
ly have caused much anxiety.
Al the last meeting of the congress
just year ago. opposition to the elec.
tion Of DIR. Behart Chose as president
resulted in free fight and was the
cause of the congress being indefinite
ly postponed.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
G. A. r. to Meet August eta.

Milwaukee, Dec. 30.-The dates for
the national encampment. G. A. R.,
at Salt Lake City will be Aug. 8 to Is.
This announcement was made yester-
day by Phil Check, Wisconsin's mem
ber of the executive council Of the
G. A. r.. which held a meeting recent
ly for the purpose of fixing upon The
time OF meeting.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
$4,000 GIFT FOR ScJkW.
Aged indian Is Found "a 6e Heir to
Farm larSs.

Black River Falls. Nis.. Dec. 90
A gift OF $4,000 in '.ad was the
Christmas present that A. =. Jones.
former agent for the WiI.coago In.
dians, has made to squaw more than
eighty years old. Mr.. Jones cleared
up twenty-five heirship cases while on
his visit to Nebraska to pay money
due the Winnebagoes In thai state.
The aged squaw gets clear title to an
improved eighty-acre farm and a half
interest in $50 acres.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Murderer a Suicide.

Chicago, Dec. 30-A few hours after
she had returned from visit at Mil
waukee, Wis. the body of Miss Ma
mie r. Dunn, a telephone operator
of the wisconsin Central railroad,
was found in the lake yesterday. The
police are uncertain whether the wom-
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Heir to Riches 10 Warrant.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 29.-Heir to
half million dollars. according to his
own statement. and entitled to a posi-
tion In Baltimore society. William JEFF
ferson Powell has Lran sentenced to
serve $50 days in the workhouse In
this city on a vasrancy charge.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
FLEE FIRE IN BITTER COLD.

Madison confiagration Threatens Ia.
bies and csusts $4,000 Loss.
Madison. Wis. Dec. 29.-Fire after
midnight destroyed the $4,000 homo
Of william ]. Conklln, near the uni.
versity. and the big family OF small
children was forced to nee In nearly
zero atmosphere. The fire originated
In the furnace. Conklin is big ice
and coal dealer.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Actor Shot and kiIlsd.

Denver. Coo. Dec. 3O.-Bert Ed
ward Downey. known on the stage as
Byron Attention. who has been playing
this week at the Crystal theater. was
shot and instantly killed by Bert Bell,
who Was captured. Mrs. Bell. who was
In the room at the time, was arrested.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
sarrios Calls at White House.

Washington, Dec. 80. - Senor Bar
rios, the Guatemalan minister of for
eign affairs, who was seriously injur-
ed in an automobile accident near the
Virginia end Of the highway bridge
here recently, called at the White
House yesterday and will sail for
home Dec. 80. A bandage across the
face was the only trace of his injury.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Earthquake In Kentucky.

Louisville. KY. Dec. 30. - Reports
here last night were that late Sunday
night the Western end of Kentucky
was visited by earthquake shocks. A
dispatch from Hopkinsville states
ball OF fire was seen In that town,
and that. following the phenomenon.
seismic shocks we're felt throughout
that and adjoining counties.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
TRIES SUICIDE TWICE; DIES.

J. W. Glenn, Son Of Waukesha Mayor,
Ends Life At Seattle.
Seattle. Wash. Dec. 20. - ]. w.
Glenn. forty years old, SON OF Col.
Myer L. Glenn. mayor OF Wankesha,
Wis. committed suicide by hanging.
Two months ago he attempted to kill
himself with carbolic acid. following
which a lunacy commission declared
him sane.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01

| SVfUOoksCs
Mrs. Frances r. Alling. ffty-one
years old. a writer and publisher. died
at Chicago OF cancer of the stomach.
An involuntary petition in BANKRUPT.
cy against the WeisserLow company,
operating large department store In
Pittsburg. has been filed.
BY the giving way OF the false work
under bridge al Port Marion. Md
John Gallagher was killed and two
workmen were seriously injured.
J. 7. Senter. editor OF the Columbus
(Miss.l Commercial, died suddenly in
hospital at Birmingham. Ala. He
was widely known throughout the
South.
Every saloon In Ottumwa, Iowa. ex.
cept one was closed as a result OF n
religious revival. Saloon men claim
the petition upon which the saloons
were closed is insufficient, and one
dealer kept open to stand prosecution
as a test case.
The negro antituberculosis con.
sress closed Its sessions at Tuskopee
Ala. The congress will be made per.
manent and annual meetings will bs
reid. systematic campaign will be
waged among the negroes In every
section of the United States.
George T. Oliver. owner of the
Pittsburg Gazette-Times and tho
Chronicle!Telegraph. was unanimous.
ly indorsed by the Allegheny county
members OF the state legislature for
United States senator. to succeed Sen.
ator Philander c. Knox. who is 10 he
secretary Of state in the Taft cabi.
uet.
For the first time in twenty-nine
years the custom of the New England
association of Brooklyn of drinking n
standing toast to the president of the
United States was broken of. Instead
of toasting the president a toast, The
Sovereign People of the United
States" was proposed and drunk with
the heartiest enthusiasm.
Portugal. through her resident com
missioner in the United States, Mr..
Larrinaga. and q special commission
which came here for the purpose, is
making . determined nght for the I'm.
position Of duty Of cents q pound
on foreign coffee.
Chicago aldermen elected on ana
after next April viii receive q SALARY
OF $500 year instead Of only 81 500
rs heretofore. This was decided on
BY the council finance committee. An
aldermen already elected. In order TO
share IN the increase. win be allowed
5000 \ rear for private seerstaries.s
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Battle Fleet Passes Alden,

Alden. Arabia. Dec 30.-The sixteen
oattleships composing the American
Atlantic battseship feet. under COM
mand of Rear Admiral Sperry. which
Is cruising around the world. passed
this port yesterday. bound for Suex.
The feet left Colombo. Ceylon, Dec. 20.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01

Hunting Claims Youthful Victim.
Marshalltown. Iowa, Dec. 29.-Sher.
man Wiley, aged twenty, OF Malcolm
was found dead In the woods near
that place. with a gaping gunshot
wound In ass left breast. 1t was sup.
posed he hsd accidentally killed him
self.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
GASOLINE TANK EXPLORES.

Marshaiitown (owa) Blacksmith and
His Family Severely sArnsd.
Marshalltown. Iowa. Dec. 2s.-The
explosion OF the gasoline tsax of a
brazier's furnace at Union nfecked
and almost totally Destroy. By Are
the home OF Matthew Cox. blacksmith.
and injured Cox, his wife and five
children.
Cox's burns are very serious and
may prove fatal The others burns
are slight.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
oHlt ToGA IS IN AIR.
No indications CIR Whose Shoulders
Il Will Fall.

Columbus, Ohio. Dec. 3O.-With the
arrival OF Senator Foraker last
evening the three leading candidates
for the senatorship are here.
There are all sorts Of unconfirmed
rumoS, but the real situation. accord
ing TO unbiased observers is that the
senatorship is up In the air as much
as last week. with both the acknowl-
edged leading candidates. Congress
man Burton Of Cleveland and Editor
Charles p. Taft, brother of the presi-
dent-elect, unable to secure enough
votes to land the prize.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
SEEKS HORSE RUsTLEas.

rests In Stanley County.
Pierre, s. D.. Dec. 29.-Sheriff Hus-
ton is rounding up horse rustlers who
have been at work In Stanley county,
and has arrested Elmer Ziegler and
Tom Barnes, claiming the horses were
found in the possession OF Barnes.
who. in turn. claims TO have pur-
chased them.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Jevse,ry Worth $1,000 Stolen.

Paris. Dec. %. - Jewelry to the
value Of $4,000 was recently stolen
from Mrs. Ely Patterson. who was for
merly Miss Schmitt Of ST. Louis. The
police have made no arrest in connec-
ton with the case
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Mine Fire Breaks Out Asresh.

Trinidad, Colo. Dee. 29.-Fife in
the coal mine of the Victor Fuel com
pany at Hastings. which has been
burning since last Wednesday and
which was thought to be under con
troll. broke out afresh early yester.
day
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Shoots Sweetheart; Kills Self.

Washington. Dec. 20. Lawrence
w. Peters yesterday c>.imitted sui.
eide after shooting and attempting to
kill his sweetheart, Jennie w. Beau
dette. The woman probably will re-
cover,
The searchlight., 1909-01-01

Rome. Dec. 30.-The pope suffered
slight relapse yesterday. DR.. Petacci
said his condition vas not alarming.
but the relapse has oceasionsd consid-
Osable uneasiness in clerical circles.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
is ARMY CADETS DISMISSED.
Nine Flunked in Mathematics and the
Rest Failed in Discipline.

Highland Falls. N. Y. Dec. 29.-Six-
teen Calcis were Dismissed from the
United States military academy at
West Point and sent home. Two be-
longed to the first class, six TO the
third and eight 10 the fourth. Nine.
including the two first class men.
were defc.s.t In discipline. ANA the
others faiied in natl ematics.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
PLAINTIFFS NUMBER 600.
Water Rights Case Involves Not Less
Than $1,5o0,o0o.

Than $1,500,000.
Helena. Mont. Dec. 20. - Judge
Cheadle early next month will hear
at Bozeman the largest water rights
case ever tried in the United States.
The rights in dispute are along the
West Galiatin river and include near.
ly all the famous Galistin vs,ley.
Water rights probably worth not
less than $l.500000 WI! bc affected
by the decision.
About 600 farmers and companies
who claim water rights aitrs the
river have fled their comY'G'It3.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Two Skater. pre,sned.

Trenton. No.. Dec. 30.-While skat-
,ng ON q pond near here yesterday,
Albert Blanchard and Carl Hide.
srand. each twelve years old. broke
hrough the ice and were drowned.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Train Kills Green Brakeman.

Monteyideo. Minn., Dec. 29.-Martin
Karrigan. a brakeman. was run over
by freight train near the stock
yards. Just west OF here. yesterday
morning and killed. Karrigan had
been employed here only a short time.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
From Other shores.

The Vienna Zeit says that Charles
5. Francis, the American ambassador
TO Austria.Hunsary. wilt he recalled
In February.
The chamber OF deputies and the
senate of France have adopted the
budget. which for the first time ex.
ceeds 4.000.00O.00O francs.
An engineer at Stockholm by the
name Of Greil has patented an inven-
lion by means OF which he says he
can transmit biosraph pictures by an
ordinary telegraph apparatus.
Foreign Mini yter Pichon and NJ
Leghait. the Belgian minister to
France, have signed an agreement reg.
uiating Frances right to preference
on territories In the Belgian Congo.
A gunsmith at Gettingen. Germany.
has invented and patented an expand.
Ing bullet adapted for the destruction
OF dirigible balloons. The bullet can
be fired from the regular infantr,
rife.
The Berlin Frankfurter Zeitung
earns from n reliable source that
AustTia-Hungary is prepared to grant
Turkey $20,0o0,000 as compensation
Tor the annexation OF Bosnia and Her.
zesovina. The paper adds thx. the
transaction only awaits necessary
formalities.
The judges and stenosraphsrs Of
the supreme court Of Nova Scotia are
on a strike. The court reporters. ov.
Ing to the smaliness Of their pay, re-
fused to take notes. and Judge Russell
declared that he was not going to be-
both judge and stenosrapher and Join.
ed the ranks Of the strikers.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
Assault Charged to Nssress.

Assault Charged to N00ress.
Grand Forks. N. D.. Dec. 29.-Mrs.
william Green, colored. q former resi-
dent OF st. Paul. was arrested here.
charged with attacking Mrs. Fred
Sherlock with knife. Mrs. Sherlock
was wounded In the chest.
The searchlight., 1909-01-01
TRIES TO KILL soN-IN-LAW.
Calls Him From His Home and Fires
Four Shots, Three Taking Effect.

Waterloo, Iowa, Dec. 29.--Asserting
she hal discovered the n II d,rer OF
Patrolman Fred WidmanG. who was
shot by burglar last octotcr, Mrs.
Will Kelly of Waterloo attempted to
kiln her soain-law, Fred CordeH. also
Of Waterloo. She called him fro:n his
home and fred four shots, three OF
which struck him, but produced only
flesh wounds. Mrs. Kelly is under al.
rest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
Ordinance to Provide for Local Sealers of
 Weights and Measures
Charter Revision Committee Neglected to Include Them in New Document.

As the charter revision committee did not include the sealers of weigh s and measures Among the city officers to be elected by ballot 1t now behooves the Common Council to provide the n-eans of electing these officials. At the meeting to be held on Monday night. Alderman Dennis E. O'Neill xvi probably introduce a resolution cali ling for the passage of an ordinance regulating the election of two SC al CTS, one to be a Republican and the other Democratic. Under the existing 6 order of thinss 1t would be possible for the local Democracy to create the office of sealer and assistant sealer and elect two Democrats to the places.
 As to whether the fec system shall remain as the compensation for the of fees or whether they shall be put on salary will be left for the ordinance committee to discuss.
 Other cities in the state have placed the office upon a salary basis and re- quired the holders to turn their fees into city The present sealers are John Lynch and Howard Bayette who were elected by popular vote three years ago and who have held over without election during the past year. It is quite likely thai they will both be candidates for the places before the board Of Aldermen