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4 Iftmo, Mb. a.aaaaw AL 11110T11ER LOSS. DEAD. IIIEW INJUNCTION. 1 DEAD.

111E17 Ilidill 11011111G GOODS. EDLA COLEMAN MUIR 11 1 1 1 1 I 1110YING GOODS. ill ti -I1 I i i EDLA ISIUIR I 1 .1, McPherson', I Daughter 'of Senato Elolietl, a Victim Elopetl. a Victim 'Daughter of Senator McPherson, Who of Pneum- onia. of Pneumonia.

a. Paul Mcbaudts Country House Burned, Order Grantcd Against Northcrn Pacific. i reilita, Germany Sends Her Gazelle Her Gazelle Chattanooga Preparing for Inundation. Tones He Rivcr Ative. Bauer Lille alld Yet wista, I Algol-NUL 'LIS 7 for Inundation.

TellaessH Rau Mile BaniEr Lille alld RisinT Yct Prenlrince of the Northern Milk' railiviV company by J. Morgan Co. was deIkveroil today. It represented part of subscriptions to the Northern 14- ettl, convertible hon4s. This cheek will be depesited by the Northern l'acif1 c.

railway compory with the fund of SUoceoto. ch IA two used Thursday to rttire the preferred etock of that company. uniests the courts interfere in the meantime to prevent the corning out of the pro-iron' whkh the New York eourts refused to inferrer. with 'set week. The check will be paI over to Kuhn.

Loeb Co. who repreeent the Oregon Short Lino railway and Vrion ractne interests. and bold about giLoo.clio of the preferred stock. J. P.

Ntorgsn Sc Co. representing the Niorgan-iiiii esta own about til.tesi,(ses of the ferred stock. They have taken the eonvertible c.f. tiefrates and paid for them. nd in return release their stock to the comPanY.

Th. whole thing In an interdoon financial twheme beating thedevilaround the bush. flow much actual rash stilt chance hands is a matter of conjecture. The bit payments caused a flurry in money today. and tall metneY jumped to 12 pereetit, and th livt-tolto rate as about percent.

All the bonito called loans in order to provide for the enormous di-bureemeuts to be made next month. To Caribbean, 1 1, 0 ti i tuvuan, Fire Fdll HEE1S cl 1113 $501000 Restnins RetirEmEtt EI Ili FftIrnc StOCI. No Trace Yet or Missing Valet Kerns. Application Made by a New York Man. She VII II Add Other Small Viarships To Her Flee I other, small Warships, r.

1 eati To Her tl Weather Bureau Predicts 10 to 42 Feet. Washouts on Railroads in Southern States. Some New England Places Are Flood Mb. 5 li fi, 4,7. i 4giTkoN 1 Sy, t-- A '4, C' 4'74 a Weather Bureau Predicts i 4a ''g 00.47,-,i-'74.e.""' io to 42 Feet.

i. 4 ii, Washouts on Railroads in i. 7 if tp, lit Southern States. 04 I t'lift I 'it. 1 I A' 4 Some New ngland Places Are 4 10-.

,1 tfr A i i 411, Flood 1 i 1'' 'I! tIvil. .,4,4 zylo, 4 1 Dec- 30--- 0' 000 0------- IIIIIIiillirr WANTS TO WAIT. He Took With Him the Wife of a Friend. Judge of Hennepin County, Minn, Makes Order. Capt Titus Confident Thief will be Found.

Gov Van Sant's Conference in Helena, Taking Great Care Not to Arouse Antagonism of AmericaRumor That High Military and Naval Men at Washington Believe War With Germany is Inevitable Causes No Excitement. eat Care Not to Arouse aism of AmericaRumor 'igh Military and Naval Washington Believe War Gerinany is Inevitable AT -ril MRS EDLA COLEMAN MUIR. Gov White of North Dakota Not Friendly to Movement Started by Gov Van Sant. BISMARCK, D. Dee 24--Oos White of North Dakota did not attend the conference of governors at Wien.

for the leaenno says. that instead of being a conference to discuss the matter of the railroad merger with a view to ascertaining 110 fats In the cape and whether any state lavas are being it has roma to be herabied abroad SA a meeting in open bostlitty to railroad interests before the matter has been 414- cusa0d at ail. A satatement of Gov Idle's poodtion wit authorised this afternoon. which says in rart: in so far LP I hO pe11 it.) et North Dakota are concerned there has been no demand on the governor from any tonarce to tots In this matter. Vhenever th- railroa Is oppress Our people.

we will hnd a remedy. Thus far IAP have not been Injured by tho called merscr and it is beat to await developments." coy VAN PLAN. Belief That the Northwestern Execti tives Now in-Session In Helena Will Adopt It. HELENA. Mont.

Dec ZONo actbot wan taken today at the meeting of the govern( rs and general of the northwestern states. called to consider plans for oppoiling the proposed consolidation of the Northern Pateitic. Great Northern and Burlington railway lays XV Alr Ttinic. Pet of IA Ilad.son ay. whose ls by robbery Of more than In jewelry swiss ancounced 'ester lay.

today suffered another misfortune in the burning of houoo Lu course, of construction for him at While Plaine. It was OW on fire by Line with which water hal come contact. The building destroyed was a Stgift.ton. country house at All View. on Mama.

ronerk ay. White Plain's. The bnil4114 had aa far as the second floor. "tit ant Mrsi Theban, were Intensely Interested In the progress of the work. and they went to White Plains yesterday to inspect It.

It wan while they were looking at the nrnoertY' that Ilr Theltitud's valet. ord Kerns. broke Into Mrs Theintura Jewel cases rifiet them flt their Ily the time the firemen arrived this entire struettire wax In flames. The loses will fall on the contractor. but the to litr Thebaud will be the de-tay In the e-mpletktit el the house.

whit he hoped to occupy If the spring. valet Kerns disappeared the be look with him the 'elf of Pits friend. Erneet Poillon la a waiter In a rreneh t-turant on the lower East lived wilt; his wife In a furnished rbom East 413 at. Kerns wus a frequent caller there. InVI the pollee that Xeres wail at bia housot yeftertlay.

The bushasitil laaa away at the time When PoIlloa returned home for toe night he round hiss wife nom. Detectives running down clews to the missing valet came across Ironton. Witt he of the robbery be rta 1.6 lard sync big wife was missing. lItteetive Card. Titua said today be was centident his defter-Uses would cap.

lure Kerns. A cnmplet Inventory of the jewels wits mane belay. It showed that the value of the stolen was more than I.0,0,st. Dec lott of th2 district court of Hennepin county today granted a temporary order restraining the Meer of the Northern Pacnie ralisay company from retiring the, preferred stock. The order was issued on the ariplica.

lion of Peter Power of New York. who holds lir) shares of the common stock. It Is Inferred. although it does not so appear. that the 1 relent action is brought In behalf of the Ilatriman Interest to prevent control passing oat of its hands for another rear.

or ur.til the legal standing of the 'Northern fie entities company is settled. The claim Pet up by Mr Power In Fie twit is that the retirement of the pre-faired meek is in viol of the agreement that such retirement 'would lay no additIonal burden upon the common stock. and he holds that the of deLenture bonds to be imated to effect the retirement of the preferred would bectirn, a lien upon the COMMOIrt Merit au.) thus work lejury to his properrv. The injunction restrains the Northern Pacific from Issuing or arching any debenture bonds or other evidence of indebtedness or creating any indebtedness or liability of an description for the purpose of raising money with which to pay or retire the preferred- stocreof the company. or from using or appropriating any money or proceeds other than the ordinary or atirplue net of the company.

to the retirement of the preferred stock of 'said company; also from creattng any liability other than the ordinary liability for the operating expense of Its railroad system and the ledebtetiness now existing which would take preeedenee of the common Meek of said company; also from placing Its property in the posseasion or tinder the centrol of the Northern securities company: or from entering Into any a I-- thmtement. through the medium of the Ncrthern company or other-seise with the Greet Northern railroal company. the Chicago. Hurlirmien Quincy railroad company or either of them. for the purpose of caueing the Northern Pacific railway vestem to be operated In connection with or by the game authority as the other two roads; or from entering into any agreement with Plaid 'compa la 11.

or either of them. for the rourpetee of avoiding competition and fixing rates. Miss NB-Pherson told her mother that she had coma wool to miry the .4 'Actor; the mother forbade it, but Dr Muir and the daughter met nn July G. IsS. and went together to Hoboken.

where they were married in the parlor of a small hotel by a petty magietrate. who a barber off the bench. On their return to New York they took up their abode In Dr Aluir's combined home and office. Before her marriage Alm 'McPherson one day emphatically declared: "If you marry this man I will cut you off without a dollar." The mother spoke bitterly of 'Jr Muir after the wedding, but she became reeonciled to it in time. and later Airs Muir accompanied her mother on a long journey through the south in search of health.

Airs Ale Phcrson in her will divided the Income of her e4ate, after reveral bequests to eharities. between Aaron S. Baldwin of Hoboken. a lifelong friend of 6enator McPherson. and Mrs Muir.

the property to revert at their deaths to Yale university. At. the time of tier mother's death Mrs Muir was in Europe. but she returned soon after and began suit to break the will. on the greutul that Mr Baldwin had tired undue influence.

It bt said that a settlement had been arrived at beta-en" cotiasel for Mrs Muir. Mr Be hiwin and the trustees of Yale. through which a disposition of the estate satisfactory to ail was effected. The papers. It is sold.

had been drawn bad awaited Mrs Mule's 'signature. $he then beeame 111. and the matter was put off from time to time. pending 'Mrs uir's recovery. In some quarters it is thought her death will end in 3Ir Baldwin receiving a life Interest in the estate and the property eventually reverting to Tale university.

NEW YORK. Dee 30-11re Ed la Coleman Muir, daughter of the late Senator McPherson of New Jersey. is dead at the Manhattan hotel. this city. Mrs Muir suffered from pneumonia.

eOmplicated with measles. Two months ago Mrs Muir left the hotel Matestie, where she staid following hclr return from Europe late in the summer. She went to the Manhatte.n. but spent most of her time with friends in New Jersey. ith Mrs Moir when she died were her attorney, Arthur Johns, and her friend.

Mies Caroline Green of Jersey City, a daughter of Ex-Gov Robert E. Green. A cablegram was sent toMrs Muir's husband. Dr Joweph Muir. who is the IT consul at Stockholm.

Sweden. Muir will probably be buried beside her father and mother tn Washington. At the time of her death Mrs Muir was the only Jiving child of the late Senator McPherson. Her father's will had left his $5.000.000 to his wife. and upon the mother's death it was anticipated that Mrs Muir would come into the entire However.

it then came out that Mrs Muir's marriage had greatly displeased her mother, and Mrs McPherson's will gave only I. life Interest in the property to her daughter. Mrs Muir. before her marriage. about years ago.

was a social favorite wh3 had gained triumphs in the diplomatic set at Washington. Repeatedly she had been reported engaged, once. at least. the prospective husband being a titled foreigner; but these engagements were I broken off, and Miss McPherson came to New York. where she met Dr Joseph Muir, athoroughly Americanized Russian.

35 years old. v. ho had been divorce3 from one wife. lie was said to be a hypnotist of rare power. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec 30The weather bureau predicts that the Tennessee river, which has reached a stage of 35 feet two feet above the danger line, will reach 40 to 42 feet by midnight Tuesday.

A stage of 42 feet floods the basements of a number of business houses and will compel many factories to shut down. The river is several; feet above the danger line at points above, and considerable damage will be done. The'water is now rising at the rate of four inches an hour. Merchants in the business section of the city are removing all goods from their basements. in expectation that they will be flooded.

Bristol. Tenn, reports that high water has washed away three spans' of the Virginia Southwestern railway bridge at Elizabethtown, two spans of the bridge at Butler, half a mile of track between Elizabethtown and May Mead and several trestles on the Tennessee division of the road, forcing a suspension of traffic. The East Tennessee Western North Carolina railroad has also suffered serious washouts. At Asheville, C. the storm of the past two days has crippled train service.

Traffic from the west on the Southern railway has been completely blocked since yesterday morning. At Tunnels. on Black mountain. the French broad river is within a foot and a half of high-water mark. Train service on the railway lines leading into Montgomery, Ala.

is badly crippled on account of washouts. On the Louisville Naahville, a passenger train ran into a washout near Bushy creek. The and the postal and baggage care went into the washout, but nobody was hurt as the train was terming very slowly. A trestle on the main line near Montgomery is down and 300 feet of track was washed away. One hundred feet of track was washed away at Caoama creek.

WATERS ARE SUBSIDING. With the Exception of the Susquehanna River Pennsylvania Streams Are Becoming Normal Again. Dee 30Reperts from all parts of eastern Pennsylvania tonight show that the rivers and creeks which became greatly swollen as a result' of Saturday night and Sunday's continuous rain, are steadily falling. There is one exception, however; the lower part of the Susquehanna river being reported as stil 'rising and close to the danger mark. UI tlitl 'Juniper nidrit.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, The weather bureau predicts that the Ten- nessee river, which has reached a stage of 35 feet herf, two feet above the danger line. Will reach 40 to 42 feet by midnight' Tuesday. A stage of 42 feet floods the basements of a numb of business houses and will compel many Von 'Pilgrim Fla Is still at his post and is continuing nctgotiations with President Castra. There has not. been any question of breaking off diplomatic telations with Venezuela.

The German minister to Dr O. Schmidt-Leda, who has been on a vacation here, Is now on his way to Caracas. The foreign office again solemnly reiterates the statement that it does not eontetnplate territorial acquisitions In Venezuola. Replying to G'crmany's assurances to the -United States, regarding the former's plans, in connection with Venezuela. the foreign office herd has received an answer from Secretary Hay.

expressing full satisfaction with Germany's position. Germany still hopes to collect her claims peaceably. Want Herr Knoop Discharged. Dec 20The Venezuelan government has sent a request to Berlin that Herr Knoop, manager of the German railway, be discharged. It Is believed that Knoop will be expelled.

The Official Gazette published today contains a resolution of the Venezuelan government, setting forth that Herr Knoop is unfit any longer to deal with the government. as he is an accomplice In the present revolution. and must be discharged. The resolution further says Herr Knoop will probably be expelled from Venezuela. Traffic over the German railway continues to be suspended.

Caracas Hears of a Postponement. CARACAS, Dec 30It can be said on excellent authority that Germany's contemplated naval demonstration against certain Venezuelan ports will be postponed until the termination cif the pres7 ent revolution against Pres Castro. Dee 3The srnall German eruiser (Lizelle was today ordered to sail immediately from to Venezu4Ian waters. The government intends to send one or two other small warships to reinforce the present German squadron in I he 'a ribbea sea. The additions to Germany's -naval force in the Caribt.eatt will not be sufficient to give 1.183 to suspicions among the people of tits3 'United States that Germany meditates anything beyond the collection Of claims due German subjects.

The German government desires, beyond anything CISO in this matter, to avo1 ilisturldria the government or the the Untted States. German newspapers published today are full of expressions of ttiii kind. and many of those expressions are so much alike that it is easy to infer their utterance was suggested by the government. A remarkable thing is the fact that there is not a simtle unkind expression toward the United States in any of this newspaper comment. Even the dispatch from NVasidinzton to a.

New York newspaper, printed here yesterday, to the effect that persops of importance in I he war and navy departments consider War It ween Germany and the United States to be inevit.ible. has been reproduced everwhere throughout Germany. is thseussed coolly, and for the most part treated with incredulity. "We hope that this opinion," says the ficrlintr Nei ste Nachrichten, "which grew out cif the Spanish war and which WO consider to be wholly will soon givet place to a more correct conception of Germany's aims. "it is quite unreasonable that the people in the lTnited States.

holding uh opinion should connect this opinion with the Venezuelan affair. insonmeh a a shingttin been fully Informed of Gormany's intentions." The Lokal Anzeiger says: "The task for nor diplomacy is to make interests prevail against Veilezuela tvithout at the same timc touch with the Ameriettn govrrnmeint. The nuthorities at Washingtr have tin to the present time allOWn stick; intelligent eomprehension of the situation and friendly disposition toward Germany's wishes. that no grounds tor spprehenrions exist at this pointy- Prairie Starts for Trinidad. NORFOLK, Va, Dee 30The.

cruiser Prairie sailed this morning for Port of Spain, Trinidad, near the coast of Venezuela. NOT ONE BROKEN BONE. Strange Case of Thomas J. Murray, a Boy Flattened by the Falling of a Boston Elevator. Thomas J.

Murray. 14. of Crosbr pl. Jamaica Plain. who works in a printIng offlee at ra Devonshire at.

was In the bottom of the elevator well there yesterday afternoon. when the elevator fell three stories upon him. Murray was taken to the Emergeney hospital In an ambulance, where the surgeons made a survey for broken hones, and were greatly surprised to find noire out of order. Thek dill find. however.

that the boy had been severeiy bruised and crushed abcht the back and and they are atraid that he Ptht a tied internal injuries which may be serious. They kept Murray at the hospital. and will have him under observation until his injuries bave time to develop. Alleges Combination. The bill alleges that the Northern Pacific railway company and the Great Northern railroad company are parallel lines to the Pacific ocean.

and that the Chteneo. Burlington Quincy ha a parallel line from Billings. Xiont, to Chicago. and that all ouch lines are competing for the business of the northwest. It le allotted that the Meer of the Northern Pacific last summer went into a combinetion with the Great Northern and the Chian.

Burlington Quincy the purpose of which was to consolidate the three tinder one management. and knowing that it could not be legally effected. the director of the three eompanies. for the purpoae of doing indirectly what they tould not do direetty. caused to be organized the Northern securities company.

a New Jereee eorporation with a capitalization of spo.000.toto which Wrigi authorized to hold the securitiee of other corporatiens. the intention to eause a majotity of the stock lir ail three of the railway companies to be transferred to the Northern securitie companT, thereby suppressing competition. regulating the tariff rates a-tut the entire business of the three SYMMS as one corporation; that the scheme was in do-lotion of the law of title sane and of other states through which the railway lines toss and against the laws of the United States. CONTRADICTED BY WHITE. NO-CLEW TO Roxbury, Barber Disappeared Christmas Morning, and No Trace of Him Has Been Found.

Nothing has yet been heard of John H. Clark, who disappeared Christmas morning from his home, 12 Pontiac st, Roxbury. Since the day he went away his family has kept tip a diligent search. but they have learned nothing as to his movements since he was seen about 10 o'clock Christmas morning on Huntington av by Louis McInnis, an intimate friend. PROCEEDING QUIETLY.

Preparations for Havana's Election Today Being MadeGomez' Re turn a Ltit of a Frost. HAVANA. Dcc 30.The return of Gen Maximo Gomez to Havana yesterday evening did not bring forth the big demonstration which had been predicted for the occasion. Although Gen Gomez waaavelcomel by 'six bands of music. less enthusiasm was shown than In the Maso manifestations.

The Niaso followers had arranged a demonstration last evening in opposition to the One to welcome Gen Gomez. but. fearing trouble. this was prohibited by the authorities. The preparations for the elections to be held tomorrow are proceeding quietly.

A decree redueing the railroad tariff on sugar and tobacco an average of 21 percent will be issued by Gov Gen Wood tomorrow. Cuban planters have long protestel against the alleged excessive TatPfl on these products from points in the inte'Igor to the seaports. Aceorling to the new deeree, the rates will also. as far as possible. be made uniform throughout the island.

The decree further prov)des that the railroads will be granted hearings on their petitions to show that their earnings cannot stand the proposed reductions. I DINED BY DRAPERS. tents. From the diseussion at these Meet- ings. however.

It Is conisidered probable that the plan of Gov Van Sant of Minnesota will be Int longed by the execti. Oyes of the other 'state who were present. and that the right ageinst tho railroad consolidation will be carried to es What tine plan le Gov Van Sant refuses to state until the meeting tomorrow morning shall hove taken action; The meetings were held in tlov Too leil privets; office and nciisuil closed 'Itiertt were present. besides Goy Toole aft I Atty Gen Igigtocan of Women. Gov Van Sant mei Atty Gen, Itouglas of MitingPauta.

Gov iletricd and Atty Gel I'yle of South 'Haltom. Coe hunt anti Atty Gen Martin of blotto. and Attv tien Stratton of Washingttsn. Gov McBride of that state not beiug able to be present on acciant of the death of the late Gov Rogers. The mooting was organized by the election of Gov Van Sant as chairman and Atty Gen Martin of Idaho as peeretary.

Gov Van Sant matie a epeech In regard to the objects of the meeting. giving a brief history of the proposod reilwy consolidation and the effect he believed It would have on the elates affected. -The istat of Minns-toots." sell the governor. "has bad on her statute boeits for more then years' laws prohibiting the contiolidallon In any way of parallel and competing lines of railways. "It has been the settled policy of our slate to maintain a free.

open and unrestricted etimpetition In freieht and passrmter rates. The (rat Northern and Northern Patine railway companies operate parallel and competing linen or railway within the stte. "It has been recently announeed that lir Ilan and hie IVitilliPtSritill have oh tamed the contrel of the Northern citie railway company and intend 10 opt-rate the came jointly with this Groat Northern. and. In effect.

bring about a consolidation by removing all competition and all rivalry between theee Towle. To this end the Northern securities company was organized In New Jersey to Require a eontrollime amount of the etock of the Great Nortraro and Northern Pacific railway compantee in exchange for its own stock and it is through this company that the unity of management and control is to be effected. If there Is ouch A constolidation contemplated. and that fact seems to be, practically eoneeded it to an open vio-1 lation of the law as well as the declared public policy of the state of Minneeota. and I feel that I should he negligent of my duty as the official head of the state if I remained quiesteent under Puch circumstances.

I have been Informed thin the MAIOs which you gentlemen reuresent as goy- erntirs and attorneys-general. have con- stitutional istatute laws eimilar in effect to those a the state of ira wits. and that this swan a question in which bur state was rest alone interested. "Acting tit on this behet. I took the liberty of tusking for hie conferenee of governor's and at terney generale of the various "dates.

through which thette two roads paws. beileving that all such ststes are equally interested in taming the the print tide heretofore sewn-eft ty the state of lifinneeota and reasserted here In its objection to this consolidation. "The people of the taste of Minneaota. feeling certain that competition has been the chief factor In her development. ant equally certain that its dostruelion would result in the gmatest loss to both producer and consumer.

has determined to oppose this consolidation. This determination's not entered Into with any Ppirit of hoittillty toward railroads. The visiting governors and attorneysgenetal were given a dinner tails evening; at Gov Tooles residence. and later were guests of the Niontana club. MEDAL FOR Maryland Councils of Junior O.

U. A. M. Present a PAagnilicent Jewel to the Admiral. WASHINGTON.

Eke 3O-The Maryland councils of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics tonlcht presente4 Mar Admiral WInfiell S. ViK hley Inificent medal. studJed ands diamonds. a an evidence of their personal teem and admiration. and of his cm ites to the country.

The presentation took place In Ads-Mind Schley's apartment, In this and WWI made by a committee trout the councils. Hee C. F. Wyatt. acting am spokesman of the committee, referred to Admiral Schlys participation In the battle of Saunas.

and his cenduet folitming It. and added that his unselfishness had endeared him to the hearts of the Amer-. lean neende Referring to the court of Inquiry. IA yen said the, people had Ulth the toitrlial In the ordeal thrctogit men he hail passed. and had tilled the eniaority report for that of the ItaioritY.

becaupe they ate-tithed Soon rather than f-ouni1 them. -Time. he added. "still but increal.e the aopreciation of your Prvices and the hriiiiancy 4I' your Admiral Stine), sincerely thanked the committee. tmd apht.d -The ott-ices which this beaulifut embicm in intended to nee those, which every loyal lower of to me sad country will Clad'? Pert Orrt tor hie an4 for their pronilore.

it gt try fortune have toartiet0 that eventful Sd day of in an encasement st hien roaojulacel neoztaphicei lino on thin end thin tentimoniA frem your is emir another recognition of my follow eounInmen that these 1114.1-Vivail WI VP Met butr aoproviii. 1 thaLk yeas gain for this kind tribute. Although considerable damage was the losses will not be great. Most of the flooded -areas being lowlands along the upped Schuylkill, Lehigh and Susquehanna rivers. In the anthractie coal district a few of the mines were flooded, causing a suspension of work for the day.

Along the lower Sulquehanna- there is apprehension that damage will result from ice gorges. The water is said to be rising six. inches an hour-la that vicinitr. The Schuylkill river in this city rose is feet above normal, which rise has been passed only once in 32 years. rlood Makes Miners Idle.

SHAMOKIN, Penn. Dec 30Rain, which fell almost continuously the past 40 hours, flooded a number of collieries In this region. Water rose so high in the Henry Clay shaft that all the mules were hoisted to the surface and the operations closed down for an Indefinite period. One thousand employes were rendered idle. SHARON MAN DEAD.

Sanford Waters Billings Was Town Treasurer and Well Known in Politica and Educational Work. SHARON, Doc 30Town Treas Sanford Waters Billing s. one of the foremost citizens of this town and sidely known throughout this section oaf the state, died at his Lltne on Billings st this afternoon of pneumonia after a weeles illness. Billings was born In Sharon Oct 3, ISZI. his parents being Sanford and Caroline Waters Billings.

His -early education was' received in the public schools of this town after which he entered Amherst college from which institution he was graduated in I8.7. At the C1014) of his college course be be Directors Without Power. The bill also alleges that timer the charter of the Northern Pacific anti under the provisions of the reorginizalion agreement. the preform. stock can American Ambassador Says Rumor That Authorities Here Regard War as Inevitable is "Nonsense." PERLIN, Dec 31 The Tagehlatt this eVUllitig prints a double leaded ea-hie dispatch from Washington, setting forth that the principal military and naval authorities there consider that war between the United States and sooner or later.

Is inevitable. The atubassador. Andrew D. White, today informed the German newspaper mcn who called at the emilassy that the reports of the possibility tif war between the United States and ertnany were the "thinnest kind of sensational nonsense." Not one of the authorities referred to In the Tageblatt's dispatch. he added, would.

tinder any circumstances, disclose FlItit an opinion, least of all when the relations between the two COUrtt lief; are so good as at present. "Moreover." said Mr White, "President Roosevelt the commanderdnchief of both the army and the navy, It is well known. entertains not only official but personal predilections for Germany, which have been made known. not enly officially to the German government. but which have long been kilOWT1 among his lie studied in Germany.

reads and loves German literature. anti has a. most sincere personal respect for the German emperor. "Any utterance of the kind alleged. by an dicer of either service.

would be sternly rebuked py President Roosevelt." The German foreign office announces that there is no truth whatever in the Ospatches from Caracas saying that the German minister has left the Vettcznelan eapital after a heated exchange of vents with President Castro. The German charge d'affaires. Herr Ware Meadows Flooded. WARE, Dec 30The rainstorm; which began Saturday night, continued until Monday morning with scarcely any let up, and in consequence the Ware river has overflowed its banks and many acres of meadow land and gardens between West st and the river are flooded to a depth of four to six feet. The cellars of many dwellings on Vatter at and the lower end of West at are flooded.

i-, io eff 4 '1 i'l I 44... i Dewey, Italian Ambassador, Senator and Mrs Lodge and Other.Distinguished Company. WASHINGTON. Dec 30Gen and Mrs William H. Draper entertained a distinguished company at dinner tonight.

Those present were Admiral Dewey, the Italian ambassador. Senator and Mrs Lodge, Justice and Mrs and Mrs David J. Hill. Mr and Mrs. Mackay Smith.

Mr and Mrs George A. Draper. Mr Davif! nnd Mr Preston Davie of Louisville. Nirs Lee. Mr and Mrs Abbott.

Mrs Herbert. Miss Pattcn and Mr I IIEPIVO MI Dover icemen Apprehensive. DOVER, II, Dee 30The hAavy rain of Sunday and this morning carried away nearly all the snow and caused the Cocheco river to rise about three I feet. There is still some danger of the lice breaking up, and the ice companies are alarmed at the prospects. the work of harvesting already having viTAL DEBILITY.) JOBS H.

CLARK, Waxing Razbury Barber. be paid for and retired only out of the net surplus primitive of the company and not otherwise; that not these prov'ations. the directors of the company. as the firet step in traneterrine the cortrol of the road to the Nt-ethern ttsctor.tlett company. have strved notice on the holder of the preferred Pi(kek that on Jan I.

I9e2. they will retire tench preferred 'dock: that tPe plaintiff 1111011 that no meeting of the ittart-holders of the defentlaut cornpeny has been called to make the tsetse of the certifientes of indebtednesa or dt-benture bonds that the board of directors is without power to Irmo. Petch as le the company; that at the of the issue of the cortillentre et stock to the common mock-holders in I. and by the reorganization agrternents. it seas provided that the company ehould not put a mortgage upon the property of the Northern twellic svstent.

noir sthould the amount of the preferred stork be increased except by consent of the majority of the holtiere of the whole amount of the preferred mock and the content of the holder of the majority of common stock, to be vottt separatt ly; that it la propoeed tothetitute for the Ineeent preferred stock. whieli in no way conaututee lien mein the property of the Northern Wine company and la not a charge against the earnings of the comtany and has no prior right over the common ittock pt in priority ut eividendsk a convert' ible. negotiable security hearing interest at the rate of 4 percent per annum. which Interest is too be a fixed charge arainet the earnings of the eompent, 811ti property. and must bet paid whether the earnings for any year amount to 4 percent upon said home of eonvertible, certificates or not.

and un ler which. If shall be made in the inert of of said intermit. the sintlre proper. ty of the Northern Pacific railway corapany May be eold to satisfy the kale. mews, and all eoulti.s and rights of the common etockt-oluers extinguished.

Manchester Has a Flood. MANCHESTER. Dec 30The rain which had fallen continuously since Saturday night ceased late this afternoon but It has left a big river. Tonight there Is a depth measuring fully five feet above the dam at Amoskeag falls, and the volume is slowly increasing. Any pronounced rise from the present pitch will necessitate a suspension of work in many of the mills until the flood abates.

Mill men are apprehensive 110STETTER'S ST0111111CH BITTERS came a teacher. a profession which he followed for 20 years. His first work being In the East school In this town. In Pell Mr Billings eetablished the Stoughtonham institute. a coeducational preparatory echool in this town.

Mr Billings was principal of the school during all but two of the 17 yearg of its existence. NVhen the town deelded to establish a high school. the institute wao closed. Mr Billings becoming principal of the high sehool. a position which he held until ISA.

lie then resigned to become superintendent of schools in Harwich ant Provineetown. lie remained in that office for two yeartl. Mr Billings was always aetive in local politics. lie had served for the past seven years ns town treasurer, whieh office he held at the time of big death. lie had also eerved as trustee of the publie library.

For many years he had at the annual town meeting. In 1873 and 174 he represented the dimtriet of which this town was then a part in the lown branch of the Mate legislature. NVhile there be was largely instruMentat in securing the passage of the at providing for free text books in the public echools. In polities he was always a staunch republiean, Mr Billings was one of the most prominent figures in the religious life of the town. For years he was a leading member of the Congregational church.

and during the past several years had been a deacon. He was also euperintendent of the Sunday school and a prominent member of the Christian Endeavor soelety. tie was a etrong temperance ndvocate aed bad been a mem. ber of Massapoag. lodge.

O. G. SITICO its organization. lie was an active member of the Old Stoughton musleal society, having held the office of president when that organization gave it concert at the avorirs fair in Chicago. lie is survived by a wife.

a eon. ()- mond J. Billings. 3 student in the Tale divinity school: ttdeughter. Miss Abby C.

Billings. and two eisters. Mrs 8.1ae A. Stone and Mrs Josiah W. Perry of this town.

Funeral services will be' held Thursday afternoon at in the Congregational church. Telegrams have been sent to 'various towns where there are relativeb of the family, and the reply has always been that the missing man had not been seen. 'Airs Clark, the mother cf the young man. is verv much worried over her son 's disappearance. She does not think he had any thoughts of suicide when he left home.

She says he left his watch and money in the heuse, but she accounts for this action by his fear that he might be robbed. His butrass, too. has been unusually good tint Mg the -past few months, but he appeared to be growing very nervous, mad was unable to attend to his barber shop as he had previously done. Mrs Clark feels that her son has wandered off into woods- He was in sueh a weak contlition that he would not be able to walk far. fl nti she thinks he is still in Boston or the near vicinity.

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A4.11rotot Sal tailors to J. W. DIAGRAM- or LOSS TO PAWTUCKET. MRS SHAW AND WINES Official Society Speculating asto How She'll Square Her Temperance principles and Social Duties. WASHINGTON.

Dec 30Official society is speculating whether Mrs Shaw, wife of the new secretary the treasury. will attempt to enforce her views in favor of total abstinence from wines. As Mrs Rooseveles foremost social assistant she will be called upon to entertain foreign representatives who do not share her views in this respect. At the White House it is the invariable custom to serve five different wines with every state dinner. This custom was broken only during the administration of Pr es Haves.

Should Mrs Shaw determine 40 serve only water. many who participate in state dinners as a matter ototticial routine will be greatly prejudiced against her. Contradicted by Government. 30A statement circulated broadcast by a publisher's bureati in Chicago that -the postriffice department has ruled that a suliscripticn to any publication entered as second class matter must be discontinued on expiration of the time for which it has been nab! in advance. is given a vigorous disclaimer in instructions ailed by Assistant Pustmastcr General Madden.

The instructions direct postmasters to notify publishers in their tespective cities that itis statement is natrue and misrepresents the attitude of the department. and that there has been no such change with regard to subscriptions as tolegitimate second class publications. Reception by Mrs John D. Long. WASHINGTON.

DPC 30Mrs Join D. Long, wife of the secretary of the navy, today announced that she woull receive on New Tears day from 2 until 5 in the afternoon. The reception will sake place at the Portland. where the family of the seceetary their tome. She will be assisted by airs Hackett.

Mrs Darling and Miss Long. Mrs Charles G. Glover, Niles Terry, Miss van Iteepen Miss Lamherton. Miss Eacilwagen. Miss Benham.

Miss irginta Evans. Miss Southerton. Miss Isabelle Johnson. Miss itenwhill. Miss Wallace.

Miss Tannt and Mies Catherine Dram-ford. Ex-Congressman Cowles Dead. CHARLESTON. C. Dee 30Ex-Congressman William H.

IL Cowles died at LIS tome in NViikestioro. C. today. tour terms in congress. FEARS OF A LYNCHING.

Four Men Kill a Passenger on a Tennessee Train and Compel Engineer to Carry Them Oft. MEMPHIS. Dot! 73--Four men today killed I. M. Ithea.

a railroad engineer of Vicksburg. who was a pastienger on the northbound Yazoo ani valley train just out of Mies. They then took possession of tbe train. compelled the engineer to uncouple the engine and to carry them on up the Twit where they tried to eacapo. They were all raptured.

Thtir namel are: Ashley Cocke. A. M. Phippe, Tom Lauderdale and one Illnckman. Cock.

le a wealthy planter sin4 merchant of Cleveland Niles; Phipps le poet- 1 maoser at Sne IbY. Mlog: Londe-Male la a relative of Phipps- etvke tnell a revolver. Wickman Lew lerdale teach carried rflea. Phipps war Indignation Is intenoe and it is feared there may be an attempt at lynebintr. It'.

wag sleep tot a ttleeper when Cot ke and his friends boardel the tar at Leland. In walking up the ale they stumbled against 'Rhea's leas. sehteb wore eaten led out Into the aloe. rho quitript to-eamo angry and torderel Ithett. who bad all it illOttf.ft.

vmt bf the car. lie remarked that in order to prevent trouble he woull have to de) as they te.la and started out of the car. It is clatmel the men opened nee on Elm when he the door. him instantly. The quartet thereupon went tro the 0.111 ine.

and. coveting the toesineer. compentl him to unctinple trio engine and 'pond it down the road. Mors Abington Fines Paid. ABINGTtilN.

Dee 30-41etorge Yeerey who was arrested at North Abington on Christmas eve on a. charge of maintaining a Idnement for Purpoueq. pail a tne of iv, In tho local court today. Four others. David WIn berg.

Frank Dodge, Getorge JI. Tabor and Clarence Bray. pall for being present when the rail was made tother person who were in the room Pail their last week. This wonderful medicine has ver been equalled as a stomach itrengthener and health bulkier. It is the ally one to take when your system is weak and run down you suffer from Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation, Flatulency, Sour Stomach or Headache.

Try It. will surely do you good. Be sure to get the genuine with our Private Die Stamp rvcr the neck of the bottle, also obtain a copy of Hostetter's Almanac 1902 from your druggist, free. Mrs Margaret Tucker Arrested at Everett for Concord, Police at Instance of Husband. EVERETT.

Dec Margaret Tucker was arrested In this city today for the Concord, H. police on a charge of bigamy. brought by her husband. George H. Tucker.

It was stated by Deputv Marshal Rand of Concord that Mrs Tucker was the wife of Moses Merrill of Claremont. where she was married a number of years ago. In March last, it is charged. she went to Penaeook and married Tucker. claiming.

it in said. that she was a divorced woman. Within a short time. Tucker say he learned that his wife had never obtained a divorce from her first husband. and when he charged the fact to her, she packed up her belongings and came to this city.

She has been living at the residence of Mrs C. U. Quimby, 6 Charlton at. where she came on Saturday. Airs Quimby is a close personal friend of Mrs Tucker.

The police learned through Mr Tucker that his wife was probably at the residence of Mrs Quimby. and when word came to the local police from Concord. officers Horseman and Goudy placed the woman under arrest. At the station she would say nothing whatever about the ease. Mrs Quimby, who visited Mrs Tucker at the station, also refused to be interviewed.

Deputy Marshal Rand left for Concord tonight and Mrs Tucker will be arraigned there tomorrow morning. Big File Works to be Removed, and Men Go with It. ANDERSON. Ind, Dec 30S. M.

Nich-' olson, president of the File company of Providence, has sent a letter to the compames local works. the Aretide file, works. confirming a recent report that the company will centralize several of its plants in this city. They will be consolidated with the Arcade. the largest file plant in the west.

It was sold by 8. W. Allerton of Chicatro C. C. Clarke of New York to the Nicholson com ny.

Pres Nicholson writes that the'large plant at Pawtucket will be dismantled during the coming month and the'machinery anti workmen sent here. Nicholson will remove to this city. and may also bring the head -offices of the company. Nicholson will remove to this city. and may also bring the head -offices of the company.

Litigation Already. The bill sets forth that the scheme already has provoked litigation. that other serious litigatk.n will be Instituted unless the defendant railway company be enjoined from carrying out its Illegal 'scheme: and in tnis connection It Is alleged that proceedings are but to be instituted against the Northern curltlea company and the three railroad companies by one or more of the states through which the resets pass to prevent the consolidatien. and that this arti, will arouse hostile and punitive legislation on the part of all states through which the roads pass; and that in is the railway company should carry nut and areomnilsh the plans and schemes mentioned It will bf, eubjert to have Its cherter rights fPrfelted. bdi also alleges that the.

Northern securities company was organised for the sole purpcee of unitinc under Its manasernent arid control the Northern Pacific. the Great Northern and the ertcagn. tu ril gtori gr. Quincy ra II road companies. that all competition msy be prevented and exorbitant fretibt pametcnrer rates may be obtained-The bill then pravs for the writ of Injunction as issued by Judge Mott.

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tit 1 SS, at Calle6Alre ISM OS OKIINS6 6 6, 60141 LOST IN PROVIDENCE. Anna Green Not Heard from Since Christmas Eve. Dec Anna Creen of Attleboro. Masa, has been lost irt Providence according to the police. She had been in the weaving mill at Dodiresille and had been tieing in the fatally of Mr and Mrs Napoleon en Knight ay.

llebrenville. Chrirtmas eve she left the house. Ply Inc rho espeeted to wpflui the evening with friends in Providence. Since then her f-iendp have WA either ph-en nor from 'Ler. She blot no relatirea In Attleboro.

wo far so known. the only one know ci.ot Mira BaciNamee in She lett-hap tree and all hiLr thepeetier hnoss. The description et the girt furnts'lel the police is as folkius: Hight 3 feet 3 Inches. Plim brawn eve dark hair. were a- black-velvet hat.

short gray jacket and UtOt They Like American WELLINGTON. Z. Mc 30The Kov, ernment of New Zealand has decided in the future to order all steel bridstes from the United States. This decision eons ats a result of the recent exnerience of the Manawatu railway lien the American bid on a big et eel viaduct amounted to one-quarter, of the pile bid by English firms, They Like American WELLINGTON. Z.

Mc 30The government of New Zealand has decided -ill the future to order all steel bridtres from the United States. This decision cons as a result of the recent canerience of the Manawatu railway company. a-hen the American bid on a big eteel viodnet amounted to (me-quarter of the piice bid by English firms I 1' ow Lexington, Mass. Providence, R. West Haven, Conn.

For Cure of Inebriety and Drug Using Communications Confidential. Write for Particulars. JOHN J. SHOWN. lialiaser sionommenimonnommo 3 aL000 poistm If 411LrfeL ftro la tot fatN.

a 11 piffle of tarto oft, At fa afoot goo. tt; th 1 fr tootts I Ito ta a a 1404-page bowl I to traara tottto 4 ffOlt; itisierov 210 Plasomile loranple. tittrogo.i' I Ira db. i' tilkw i CHECKFOR $34000000. Drawn to the Order of the Northern Pacific by J.

P. Morgan Co. It is Said. NEW TORK. Dee ZOA check for V4.

ACV draws. It is said. to the order Lost Sailor Was Providence Man. PROVIDENCE. Dee sailor lost from the ship Paul Revere.

which arrived In NQW York from Japan. after being'17 days at sea. was Nels trom of 8 Landor at. this eity. would have been 13 years old on Jan S.

Sferkes Buys Another "Tube." LostION. runtoro4 that Charl's T. Terkes tuk bought the uneumplete4 Baker t-Waterlue tube railway for Ambassador Cambon Arrives. NEW YOTIK. bee 34Ju1es Camboo.

French ambassador to the t7nited States. arrived today on'' the steamer Champagne from Havre. Ambassador Cambon Arrives. NEW YOTIK. bee 3oJu1es Cambon.

French ambassador to the t7nited States. arrived today onthe atearnet Champagne from Havre. 1 1 i I 1. 1 1 1 1 PW.00...C.