Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 7, 1901, Page 2

The Berald--Review. | PRESIDENT’S By E. C. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. Budapest, Hungary, has fifty churches in which divine service is conducted in twelve different lan- guages. A farmer in Addison, Me., has a sheep which this year yielded two fleeces, one black as ink, and the other as white as snow. Russian engineers are experiment- ing with a military kite which will, it ts hoped, prove useful for recommend- ing reconnoitering purposes. The metric system of weights and measures was adopted by France in 1790, by Holland in 1816, by Belgium in 1820, and by Sweden in 1889. A three-wheeled cab has made its appearance in London, The third wheel runs in front of the passenger and is to save him from accident should the horse fall. The best-lighted street in the world fs the famous thoroughfare of Berlin, Unter-den-Linden. It is illuminated by three lines of electric lights, which are separated by two lines of linden trees. The Alaska Indians have a_ violin closely resembling in form the primi- tive instrument of the same kind used among the Persians and Turks. It has two strings and is played with a small bow. As a rule, the men whom men draw and the women whom women depict @re nearer the truth, for it is a blessed law of nature that men and women shali view one another through the eyes of the imagination. An eccentric Ohio man made his own coffin five years ago, and when he died the other day it took considerable muscular persuasion to get his in- creased girth into the box. It was done, however, and two men sat on the coffin lid on the way to the grave, at the expressed wish of the dead man. Red-headed Indians are very rare. One of them, belonging to the Passa- maquoddy tribe’s reservation at Pleas- ant Point, near Eastport, Me., recently died there, aged 69. His name was Sopiel Haney, and all through his life he was shunned by the other members of his tribe because of his bright red hair. Covington, Ga., has furnished a new boy preacher, Metz Joiner, 9 years of age, who lately held one of the largest congregations ever seen in the town enraptured for thirty minutes. After he had finished his sermon, several la- dies ran up to kiss him, but he told them not to worship him, but the one of whom he was preaching. The cousins of Menzo Shaul, of Her- kimer, N. Y., are coming into existence with the fecundity of rabbits all over the country. He died recently, leaving $21,000 to be divided among his third cousins, meaning, as he expressed it, “the children of those persons related to me as cousins.” There are already 370 persons, from various parts of the United States, who have sent in their claims to the estate. If the present plans of the board of appraisers appointed by the Probate Court of Canton, Ohio, to estimate the value of the McKinley estate are car- ried out, Mrs. McKinley will be grant- ed an allowance of $8,000 annually to pay her living expenses. The estimat- ed value of the estate submitted by the administrators is $210,000, of which sum $70,000 is in real estate and $140,- 000 in personal property. James Farrell of Barboursville, W. Va., recently celebrated the 105th an- niversary of his birth. He is now pos- sibly the oldest man in the United States. Mr. Farrell served in the war of 1812 and later was in Mexico under Jefferson Davis. When the war be- tween the states broke out he enlisted, although no longer a young man, and saw four years of service. He was probably the oldest veteran to offer his services to the government when the Spanish war broke out. There died at Vienna the other day @ woman who claimed to be the cham- pion man-hater of the world. This was her boast during her lifetime, and as yet her tit!e stands undisputed. She decreed in her wi'l that no male per- sons should have anything to do with her burying. She must be laid out, preached over, and carried to the cemetery by women, a woman must shovel earth on the box other women had nailed her up in, and her grave- stone must be chiseled by a woman’s hand. During the funeral procession, however, a hard wind made it impos- sible for one of the flagbearers to hold her burden, and a man’was called for help. Hasty judgment of the actions of others is dangerous and often unjust, ‘We measure too much by some super- ficial appearance, and condemn _has- tily, when, if we knew all and under- stood the motives and reasons, we should warmly approve. ——————— Some of the dwellings in Honolulu have lights on the outside as well ag in the rooms. Electric lamps are set fn the masonry of the walls, thereby throwing a reflection on the lawns, where the residents spend moat of their nights. _ MESSAGE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CONGRESS. THE QUESTION OF RECIPROCITY FAVORS THE PRINCIPLE, BUT OP- POSES ANY GENERAL TAR- IFF CHANGE, WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRUSTS PUBLICITY THE ONLY SURE REM- EDY THAT CAN NOW BE EVOKED. The following is a synopsis embodying the more important topics covered in President Roosevelt's message: The untimely death of President Mc- Kinley is feelingly alluded to in the open- ing chapters of the message. The presi- dent says: “Of the last seven elected presidents he is the third who has been murdered, and the bare recital of this fact is sufficient to justify grave alarm among all loyal American citizens. . . . President McKinley was killed by an ut- terly depraved criminal belonging to that body of criminals who object to all gov- ernments, good and bad alike, who are against any form of popular liberty if it is guaranteed by even the most just and liveral laws and who are as hostile to the upright exponent of a free people’s sober will as to the tyrannical and irre- sponsible despot. . “It is not too much to say that at the time of President McKinley’s death he Was the most widely loved man in all the United States, while we have never had any public man of his position who has been so wideiy free from the bitter ani- mosities incident to public life. His po- litical opponents were the first to bear the heartiest and most generous tribute to the broad kindliness of his nature, the sweetness and gentleness of character which so endeared him to his close asso- ciates. To a standard of lofty integrity in public life he united the tender affec- tions and home virtues which are all-im- portant in the makeup of national char- acter. . . . There could be no personal hatred of him, for he never acted with aught but consideration for the welfare of others.” ‘The president then pays eloquent tribute to the career and public services of the martyred president, whom he character- izes as one of the strongest champions the wageworker ever had. Continuing, he says: “When we turn from the man to the nation, the harm done is so great as to excite our greatest apprehensions and to demand our wisest and most resolute action. This criminal was a professed anarchist, inflamed by the teachings of professed anarchists, and probably, also, by the reckless utterances of those who on the stump and in the public press ; appeal to the dark and evil spirits of malice and greed, envy and sullen ha- tred. The blow was aimed not at this president, but at all presidents, at every symbol of government. . . . The anarchist is a criminal whose pervertec instincts lead him to prefer confusion and chaos to the most beneficent form of so. | él 1 order. His protest of concern for ‘ingmen is outrageous in its impudent falsity, for if the political institutions of this country do not afford opportunity to every honest and intelligent son of toil then the door of hope is forever closed against him. ‘Fhe anarchist is every- where not merely the enemy of system and of progress, but the deadly foe of liberty.” ‘The president recommends to congress that sproper measures be taken for the exclusion of anarchists from this coun- try, end for keeping within lawful bounds such disturbing elements as are now within our borders. The federal courts, in the president's opinion, should be given control over any man who kills or attempts to kill the president, and the punishment should be made proportionate to the enormity of the crime. Such a crime should be made an offense against the law of nations, like piracy, and all mankind should band against the an- archist. The president next gives his attention to the business interests of the country, and congratulates the nation on its pres- ent abounding prosperity, Such prosper- ity, he says, can never be created by law alone, although it is easy enough to de- stroy it by mischevious laws. “The growth of cities has gone‘on be- yond comparison faster than the growth of the country, and the upbuilding of the Great industrial centers has meant a startling increase, not merely in the ag- gregate of wealth, but in the number of very large individual and especially of very large corporate fortunes. The cre- ation of these great corporate fortunes has not been due to the tariff nor to any other governmental action, but to the natural causes in the business world, op- erating in other countries as they operate in our own. The process has aroused much antagonism, a great part of which is wholly without warrant. It is not true that as the rich have grown richer the poor have grown poorer. On the contrary never before has the average man, the wageworker, the farmer, the small trad- er, been so well off as in this country, and at the present time. There have been abuses connected with the accumu- lation of wealth, yet it remains true that a fortune accumulated in legitimate busi- ness can be accumulated by the person specially benefited only on condition of conferring immense incidental benefits upon others. Successful enterprise of the type which benefits all mankind can only exist if the conditions are such as to offer great prizes as the rewards of success.”” The president points out reasons for the exercise of caution in dealing with corporations, among the more important of which is the international commercial conditions of the day. “‘America,” he says, “has only just begun to assume that commanding position in the international business world which we believe will more and more be hers. It is of the ut- most importance that this position be not jeopardized, especially at a time when the overflowing abundance of our natural resources and the skill, business energy and mechanical aptitude of our people make foreign markets essential.” Taking up the question of “trusts,"’ the president says: “Many of those who have made it their vocation to denounce the great industrial combinations, which are popularly, although with technical inac- curacy, known as ‘trusts,’ appeal espe- cially to hatred and fear. . . . Much of the legislation directed at the trusts would have been exceedingly mischiev- ous had it not been entirely ineffective. {n accordance with a well-known so- ctological law the ignorant or reckless agitator has been the really effective triend of the evils which he has been nominally opposing.” Overcapitalization, according to the president, is the greatest evil, because of en err oe i | | | | | | | i ; ceed the ordinary expenditures of the | omy in expenditures is specially urged its many bdaneful consequences, and # resolute and practical effort must be made to correct these evils, = + Great corporations exist only” because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions, and it is therefore our right and our duty to see that they work in harmony with those institutions. The president says that publicity is the only sure remedy we can now invoke. What further remedies are needed in the way of governmental regulation or tax- ation can only be determined after pub- licity has been obtained by process of law and in the course of administration. The government, he thinks, should be given the right to inspect the workings of the great corporations engaged in interstate business. Owing to the lack of uniformity in state laws, it has been impossible to get adequate regulation through state con- trol. President Roosevelt thinks that in the interest of the whole people the na- tion should, without interfering with the power of the states in the matter itself, assume power of supervision and regu- lation over all corporations doing an in- terstate business. If the judgment of congress is that it lacks the constitution- al power to pass an act along these lines, the president then favors the adoption of a constitutional. amendment conferring such rights. The president recommends the creation ef an additional cabinet officer to be known as secretary of commerce and in- dustries, whose province it would be to deal with commerce in its broadest sense. ‘the welfare of the wageworker the president places next in importance as 4 mutter of public concern to that of the farmer. The president discusses various matters of vital importance in this con- nection. Among his recommendations for legislation in behalf of labor he places lirst the enactment of the Chinese exclu sion act, which he strongly urges; pr tection against imported contract labor: to render effective the efforts of states to do away with competition of convict contract labor in the open market; vig- erous enforcement of the eight-hour law on government work. The president points out defects in our immigration laws, and recommends the udoption of stringent measures to exclude anarchists, illiterate persons and persons or low moral tendency. The tariff next claims the attention of | the president. On this subject he says: here is general acquiescence in our present tariff system as 2 national policy. | "The first requisite to our prosperity is the | continuity and stability of this economic } policy. Nothing could be more unwise than to disturb the business intercsts of the country by any general tariff change at this time. Our experience in ihe past las shown that sweeping revisions in che tariff are apt to produce conditions close- ly approaching a panic in the business world. Yet it is not only possible, but evidently desirable, to combine with the stability of our economic system a sup- | plementary system of 1eciprocal benetit and obligation with other nations. Such reciprocity is an incident and result of the firm establishment and preservation | ot our present economic policy. Reciproc- | ity must be treated as the handmaiden ; ef protection. Our first duty is to see} that the protection granted by the tariff | in every case where it is needed is main- j tamed, and that reciprecity be sought for! so far as it can safely be done without ! injury to our home industries. Just how | far this is practicable must be de-j, termined according to the individ- ual case, remembering always that | every application of our tariff pol- icy to meet our shifting national needs reust be conditioned upon the cardinal fact that the duties must never be re- duced below the point that will cover the | difference between the labor cost here and abroad. The well being of the waze-| worker is a prime consideration of our entire policy of economic legislation. We have now reached the point in the devel- opment of our interests where we are not only able to supply our own markets, but to produce a constantly growing surplus for which we must find markets abroad. To secure these markets we can utilize existing duties in’ any: case where they are no longer needed for the purpose of | protection, or in any case where the ar- ticle is not produced here and the duty is no longer necessary for revenue, as giving us something to offer in exchange for what we ask. The condition of the American mer- chant marine jis such as to call for im- mediate action by congress. The presi- dent says it should be made advantageous to carry American goods in American- built ships. The disadvantages under which American shipping is placed when put in competition with the shipping of foreign countries is pointed out and congress is asked to pass remedial legis- lation. In discussing the country’s finances the president says that the passage of the law making gold the standard money has been shown to be timely and judicious. Changes in the national banking law are urged. The collections from duties on im- ports and internal taxes continue to ex- government, thanks mainly to the re- duced army expenditures, and the presi- dent suggests that means be adopted to bring the revenues more nearly within th limit of our actual needs. Strict econ- upon congress. The president strongly recommends that changes be made in the interstate com- merce Jaw looking to the prevention of discrimination in railroad rates. The question of forestry comes in for a generous share of the president’s at- tention, and he makes suggestions for the extension and protection of forest reserves. The president goes deeply into the ques- tion of irrigation, and urges congress to give this matter the attention its im- portance deserves. The construction of irrigation works by the government is strongly recommended. Legislation for Hawaii should be shaped so as to promote the building of a healthy American community of men who till their own farms. “Porto Rico,’ says the president, “is thriving as never before, and is being administered efficiently and honestly.” In Cuba such progress has been made toward putting the independent govern- ment of the island upon a firm footing that before the present session of con- gress closes this will be an accomplished fact. The president, with special em- phasis, calls the attention of congress to the vital need of providing for a sub- stantial reduction inthe tariff duties on Cuban imports into the United States. The president deals at length with the Philippine question. He says that only eafnest effort is to help these people up- ward along the stony and difficult path that leads to self-government. We hope to make our administration jf the isl- ands honorable to our nation by making it of the highest benefit to the Filipinos themselves, and as an earnest of what we intend to do we point to what we have done. Already a greater measure of ma- terial prosperity and .of governmental honesty and efficiency has been attained in the Philippines than ever before in their history. The president then refers to the difficul- ties which have been and are still to be encountered in fitting the Filipinos for self-government. He then continues: “In our anxiety for the welfare and pro- gress of the Philippines it may be that here and there we have gone too rapid- ly in giving them self-government. It ts on this side that our error, if any, has been committed. We have gone to the very verge of safety in hastening the pro- cess. . . . There is not a locality fitted for self-government that has not received There are still troubles ahead in the islands. The insurrection has become an affair of local banditt! and maranéers, who deserve no higher regard than the brigands of portions of the Old World. Isncouragement, direct or indirect, to these insurrectos stands on the same footing as encouragement to hostile In- dians in the days when we still had In- dian wars.” Legislation looking to the introduction of industrial enterprises {nto the islands is strongly urged. The ¢rying need for a cable to Hawail and the Philippines is pointed out. ‘The president urges the importance of the construction of the isthmian canal. He says: ff “No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this con- tinent is of such consequence to the American people as the building of a canal across the isthmus connecting North and South America. Its impor- tance to the nation is by no means lim- ited merely to its material effects upon our business prosperity, and yet with a view to these effects alone it would bo to the last degree important for us im- mediately to begin it. . . . It is em- phatically a work which it is for the in- terest of the entire country to begin and complete as soon as possible. . . . am glad to be able to announce to you that our negotiations on this subject with Great Britain, conducted on both sides in a spirit of friendliness and mu- tual good will and respect, have resulted in my being able to lay before the senate a treaty ‘which, if ratified, will enable us to begin preparations for an isthmian canal at any time, and which guarantees to this nation every right which it has ever asked.” “The Monroe doctrine,”’ says the presi- dent, “should be the cardinal feature of the foreign policy of all the nations of the two Americas as it is of the United States, ‘The Monroe doctrine is a declaration that there must be no ter- ritorial aggrandizement by any non- American power at the expense of any American power on American soil. It is in newise intended as hostile to any na- tion in the Old World. Still less is it in- tended to give cover to any aggression by one New World power at the expense of any other.” “The work of upbuilding the navy,” says the president, ‘‘must be steadily continued. No one point of our policy, foreign or domestic, is more important than this to the honor and material wel- fare and, above all, to the peace of our ration in the future. Whether we de- sire it or not we must henceforth recog- nize that we have internationat duties no less than international rights. There should be no cessation in the work of completing the navy.” The president concludes this portion of his message by pointing out the require- ments of the service and urging upon congress to give the matter early con- sideration. President Roosevelt also gives the other branch of the service considerable atten- tion. No increase in the army beyond its present size is needed at this time. Various matters of importance to the army are considered at length and con- gress is invited to give its attention to recommendations for improvements in the ‘vice. Tho merit system of appointments is strongly indorsed by the president and he urges that it be applied rigidly in our insular possessions. Touching on the Indian question the president says that in his opinion the time has arrived when we should definite- ly make up our minds to recognize’ the Indian as an individual and not as a member of a tribe. He says: “The general allotment act is a mighty pulverizing engine to break up the tribal mass. . . . Under its provisions some 60,000 Indians have already become citi- zens of the United States. We should now hreak up the tribal funds, doing for them what allotment does for the tribal lands—that is they should be divided in- to individual hotdings.*. . . The effect should be steadily to make the Indian work like any other man on his own ground. ... . In the schools the edu- cation should be elementary and largely industrial. The support of congress for the St. Louis exposition is urgently recom- mended. The president recommends that the cen- sus office be made a permanent govern- ment bureau. The remarkable growth of the postal service is pointed out, and attention is called to the benefits derived from the rural free delivery. The Chinese situation is reviewed at length and the president puts congress in possession of the facts relative to the agreement reached by way of settlement of the troutles arising out of the anti- foreign uprising. In concluding his message the president refers to the deaths of Queen Victoria and Empress Dowager Frederick of Germany, events which called forth expressions 0} grief and sympathy on the part of the American people. When President Mc- Kinley died the people of Great Britain and Germany, together with the whole civilized globe were no less sincere in expressing their grief and sympathy. REED’S RULES TO STAND. Republican Caucus Decides on O1d Methods—Henderson Nominated. Washington, Dec. 3. — Thomas B. Reed’s celebrated rules will be adopted by the Fifty-severth congress without opposition. This was decided upon Seturday by the Republican caucus, which nominated Gen. David B. Hen- derson as the next speaker and chose the old officers of the house to fill their rcepective positions for another con- gress. The decision of the caucus was not reached without opposition, as Rep- resentative Hepburn of Iowa attempted to have the rules adopted for a period of forty days, to give the new members an opportunity to study them. At the Democratis coucus, also held Saturday, the chief feature was.a pro- pesal that all members of the minority seek no patronage from the administra- tion. There was a clash over the silver issue between Ball of Texas and Mc- Clellan of New York. Others took part and serious trouble seemed at hand, when Mr. Richardson secured post- ponement of the discussion of all prop- ositicns until a committee of twelve reports on a declaration of party policy to a caucus on Jan. 10. Richardson of ‘Tennessee was chosen minority leader ard cther honorary nominations were made. CHINA DEFIES THE POWERS. In Boldly Violating a Condition of the Protocol, Washington, Dec. 3.—Definite infor- mation has been receivefid by the state department that the Chinese goverfin- ment is violating that conditionfi of the international peace protocol which for- bids the importation of firearms, ma- terial for their men and ammunition in China for a period of two years. China’s boldness in thls defying the powers causes much surprise here, par- ticularly as the temper of the nations concerned in suppressing the Box2r troubles has not entirely been appeased and further transgression is likely to prove disastrous for the Flowery Kingdom, The question of the proper method of dealing with China's ‘viola- tion is under consideration, and it is said that a protest will be addrerssed by the United States and other nations to that government. ' ossible. CONGRESS OPENS BOTH BRANCHES OF ‘THE LAWMILL NOW READY FOR BUSI- NESS. SPEAKER HENDERSON RE-ELECTED HOUSE RETAINS OFFICERS WHO SERVED. IN THE LAST CON- GRESS. UITTLE DOING IN THE SENATE SENIOR BRANCH AWAITS ‘THE OR- GANIZATION OF THE HOUSE. Washington, Dec. 3. — The opening day of the first session of the Fifty- seventh congress in the house’ of rep- resentatives furnished a spectacle that delighted the crowded galleries. The machinery of the house is cumbrous and is set in motion by a laborious pro- cess, but the spectators yesterday evi- dently did not consider it tedious as they clung to their place through the entire proceedings, which lasted four and one-half hours, probably half the time being consumed in the monoton- ous calling of the roll. The organiza- tion of the house was accomplished ac- cording to time hanored precedents. Speaker Henderson was sworn in by Gen. Bingham, “the father of the house,” and after delivering a very graceful speech in recognition of the honor testowed upon him, he in turn administered the oath to the members- elect. The usual committees were ap- pointed to inform the president and the senate that the house was organized and ready to do business. A commit- tee of three consisting of Messrs. Payne, Bingham and Richardson was appointed to join a similar committee of the senate and wait upon the presi- dent and inform him that congress was ready to receive any communication he might have to make; the rules of the last house were adopted afier a slight jar, and then the biennial seat drawing occurred. This latter ceremony was robbed of much of its interest by the fact that under the new arrangement of seats there are more than enough to g® around and those whose names are drawn last do not suffer as they did on former occasions. The flower show which is the great feature of the open- ing day was not as imposing as usual. More flowers than ever before were sent to members, out after the seat drawing the house adjourned before a third of them were brought into the ball. It was estimatcd by officials of the house that over 3,000 bills had been in- troduced before 12 o'cleck yesterday. There was much rivalry for the honor of having bill No, 1, no less than fifteen members having asked for this preference. ‘The indications are that tre bill of Mr. McCleary, restricting the sale of oleomargarine, will be so Gesignated when the records are made up. ‘The bills took a wide range. In the Senate, An hour before roon both the public and private galleries of the senate were tkronged with spectators, every avai abl: inch of standirg room being oc=> pied. Precisely at 12 o'clock Mr. Frye of Maine, president pro tem. of the senate, rapped for order. The blind chaplain of the senate, Rev. William Milburn, delivered an invocation. Credentials were presented of Charles H. Dietrich and Joseph H. Millard of Nebraska, Alfred D. Kittridge of South Dakota and Paris Gibson of Montana. Mr. Frye administered to them the oath of office. Formal resolutions were offered by Mr. Cullom of Illinois that the hous be notified that the senate was ready te proceed to business; by Mr. Allison, that the hour of meeting of the senate be 12 o'clock, noon; and by Mr. Hale of Maine, that a committee of two sena- tors be named to join a similar com- mittee of the house to inform the pres- ident that congress was in session and prepared to receive any message he might desire to submit. Messrs. Hale and Morgan (Ala.) were named as the committee. Mr. McLaurin (S. C.) offered a joint resolution authorizing the admission free of duty of imports of articles in- tended to be exhibited at the Charles- ton exposition and the transfer of the government's exhibits at the Buffalo expcsition to the Charleston exposition. Mr. Hoar objected to immediate con- sideration, saying it was the universal practice of the senate to transact no business until the president had been nformed that congress was prepared to do business. The resolution was with- drawn temporarily. Recess was taken until 2 o’clock, but no report of the or- ganization of the house having been re- ceived at that time, Mr. Gamble (S. D.) formally announced the death of Sen- ator Kyle of that state on the Ist of last Jniy. He offered the usual resolu- tion expressive of the sorrow of the serate, and after its adoption the sen- ate as an additional mark of respect, adjcurr.ed, Killed by Pitchfork. Winona, Minn., Dec. 4.—Stella Kohn- er, nine years oid, daughter of Nichol- as Kohner, residing near Rolling Stone, was struck Saturday by a falling hay fork while playing in her father’s barn. ‘The sharp point of the instrument pierced her skull, entering the brain for an inch. After walking to the house she became unconscious and died a few hours later. Young Lady Accidentally Shot, Kissimee, Fla., Dec. 4. — Miss Belle Steffo was shot and instantly killed yesterday afterncon at her home on f ‘pringle creek, about three miles from xere, and Harry Kindall is probably nertally wounded. He was hunting nd it is supposed shot Miss Steffo ac- identally, then attempted suicide. He as found speechless, but when handed encil and paper wrote that he wanted o rass out of the world as quickly as They were second cousins ind the best of friends. Kindall had recently returned from the Philippines. HEAD OF THE GANG. Sensational Scandal in ChicagoDe- tective Department. Chicago, Dec. 5.—Another sensational seandal has shaken the detective bu- reau at the city hall. It implicates a well known detective, and the charges, now said to be in the hands of Chief O'Neill, accuse the detective of being in league with a gang of safe-biowers. Those robbers have worked in € EO for months without falling into the ‘aands of the police. Every effort is be- ing made to suppress the facts in the case on the plea that further inve: gation is necessary and that any pr cipitatory publicity in the matter might ruin the chances of arresting certain persons who are wanted. How- ever, it is known positively that @ scheme to catch the detective was well planned and all lines working cleverly last Friday night, when Sergeant Ly+ man and Policeman Mahoney of the Englewood police station interrupted proceedings by arresting George Elli- ott, alias Edwards, alias Esmond, a well known safe blower, and George Green. Elliott is now in the county jail, charged with having burglars’ tools in his possession. Green, it is said, after being , Taken Into Custody, mysteriously disappeared when given into charge of a detective to be taken to the bureau of identification. Accord- cording to the story afloat, and which is confirmed in certain quarters of the city hall, this central station detective has been the brains of the safe-blow ing. Shortly after the recent postof- fice robbery, in which stamps worth $75,000 were taken, numerous robberies of safes, not only in the down town district, but in the suburbs as well, were reported. In each of these, it is said, this central station detective led the outlaws to the scene of the rob- bery. It was he who located the strong boxes, informed the safe-blowers as to the hour and place of operations and was there himself to act as the outlooic man while the inside work was being done. As to the central station de- tective who is accused of being impli- cated in the various crimes it is said Chief O'Neill has all the evidence in his. possession and expects to bring the case to the attention of the authorities as soon as he has his proofs prepared. MAY BE MORE BLOODSHED. Although Colombian Liberals Sccne to Be Squelched. Colon, Colombia, Dec. 5.—Accordins to news just received here the interior of the country is almost entirely qui Only a few scattered and insignific: insurgent bands are here and the waging guerriila warfare. Thi the government no a: The tri- umph of the Colombian Conservati govcrnment on the isthmus will doubt- less incalculably strengthen the gov- ernment’s hands. Pananome, in the department of Panama, and the port of Tumeco, in the department of Cauca. are now the only points under Liberal control. Considering the present strength of the government on the isthmus owing to the reinforcements landed here by the Colombian gunboat Gen. Pinzon and the facility with which this ship can bring in additional forces from Barfanquilla and other coast points, and owing to the com- parative quiet in the interior, it is not unreasonable to conclude that the gov- ernment will soon be victorious at Pananome and Tumaco. There is 2 possibility of further bloodshed at these places, but Gen. Alban’s recent successes seem to make certain the!r capture, GERMANY’S SAD PLIGHT. Four Per Cent of Nation's Artisans Are Unemployed and Balance Are Stinted. Berlin, Dec. 5.—Official investigations made by the municipal council as ‘io the number of unemployed in the vari- ous industries of Germany reveal a rather worse condition of affairs than had already been intimated by the German press. These investigations have resulted in showing that 20,000: men are employed in the meial trades to-day, as against 73,100 employed in these same trades in the month of Oc- tober, 1900. The working hour has been ~educed in half of the factories. The unemployed in the largest towns emcunt to from 7 to 10 per cent of their populations and the aggregate of un- employed in Germany reaches 500,000 men, or 4 per cent of the total number of artisans in the country. WOOED AND WON BY PROXY. Woman Sent From Saxony to Wed Stranger in Iowa. New York, Dec. 5. — Edward Schu- - mann, a farmer of Sigourney, Iowa, and a widower with four children, re- cently wrote to his brother Jacob, farmer of Saxony, to pick out an tn- dustrious woman in Saxony and send her to Sigourney. Edward said he would marry the woman as soon as she got to his home. Jacob selected his servant, Clara Fleischer, thirty- eight years old, and she said she was willing to become Mrs. Edward Sehu mann. She arrived here yesterday from Antwerp with a prepaid ticket to Sigourney. She has never secn the Towa farmer. CHARGED WITH ARDUCTION. Young Man Held on a_ Serious Charge—Missing Girl Not Foun Hiawatha, Kan., Dec. 5.—J. S. Lytle, cox, who is charged with the abduction of Miss Nellie Cropsey, the young gir? whose mysterious disappearance from her home about two weeks ago has created a sensation in Eastern North Carolina, was yesterday held in $1,000 yail to await the action of the grand jury after a preliminary heating be- fore the mayor. The courtroom was crowded during the hearing., Only ® few witnesses were examined, among them being the father and sister of the iissing girl. Killed in Boller Explosion. Bedford, Ind., Dec. 5.—In a boiler ex- plosion at a sawmill near Yellowstone yesterday Marion Lutz, Perry Mitchell and Ellis Henderson were instantly killed. Six other persons were injured, some seriously. Raid on Beggars. New York, Dec. 5. — A raid on the beggars in the shopping district has been made by Agent Forbes of the Charity Organization society, and eleven prisoners, including two women, taken. a) 4 ¢ > \ ‘ as)