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NEWS OF IDE WORLD SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE. A Review of Happenings in Both Eastern and Western Hemispheres During the Past Historical, Political and Personal Events. Among the passengers who arrived on the steamer Princess Irene from Genoa was Archbishop Christie of Portland, Ore. Tlie democratic house caucus chose John Sharp Williams as nominee for speaker. Sir Clinton Edward Dawkins, partner of J.

P. Morgan, died recently in London after a short illness of heart disease. Mexico President Corral continues seriously ill of typhus fever. Honolulu. Russian cruiser Lena, which was interned at Mare Island, San Francisco bay, during the Russian-Japanese war, has sailed for Vladivostock.

The town of Cokeville, was wiped out by fire Saturday, with a property loss estimated at $115,000. Cokeville is a small town on the Oregon Shortline, in western Wyoming, in Chicago to oppose government regulation of traffic rates. Former Judge Gilbert F. Little of Seattle, the pioneer American attorney in the canal zone, died recently at Ancon, Panama. Judge Little at one time presided over the Hilo circuit in Hawaii.

Senor Felipe Pardo, Peruvian minister to Washington, and brother of the president of Peru, has left Callao, accompanied by Senora Pardo, his wife, for Panama, on his way to Washington. James Lesliw, law student of Liverpool, England, and said to be the son of an English lord, was recently sentenced at Racine, to one year in state prison for stealing an overcoat and pair of gloves. Lord Curzon, the former viceroy of India, and Lady Curzon, have arrived in London. After eight weeks and the examination of nearly 4800 veniremen, a jury was secured at Chicago to try Charles Gilhooley, who is charged with causing the death of a nonunion workman during a striKe. Edward Duoiey Kenna.

first vice president of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railroad company, has resigned. Senator Depew says the report he has resigned his seat in the senate is absurd. He declares he never thought of such a thing. Charles D. Godfrey, a retired New York banker, committed suicide recently near La Mesa, by shooting himself.

Henry Hocksemo, the leader of a Chicago gang of freight car robbers, was arrested and about $10,000 worth of booty found in his home. His wife was also taken in custody. Red McCarthy, who is charged with being the leader of the bandits that looted the Great Northern train on October 2, is located at Victoria, B. C. Nine persons whose names are not yet known, occupying a "pullboat" on Mobile river, met a terrible fate recently, all being burned to death in a fire that destroyed the boat.

A verdict of not guilty was reported by the jury at Boston which deliberated the case of Dr. Percy D. McLeod, charged with being accessory after the fact to the illegal operation which resulted in the death of Susanna Geary, tue victim of the suit case tragedy, and with concealing the crime. The prisoner was discharged. Chicago is now connected with Milwaukee by eiectric road.

A fair circuit reaching from the Mississippi to the Pacific and embracing North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon and Utah, is the latest. The switchmen's union of North America is not in the movement launched by the railroad brotherhoods Honolulu Wants Laborers. is reported that the territorial board of immigration wishes to send Territorial Secretary AtkiDson to Europe to secure labor, and will charter steamers for purposes of transportation. The laborers will probably be brought from the Azores. If Secretary Atkinson is not allowed sufficient leave of absence, it is said that he may resign his official position.

Bold Robbery in Spokane. Spokane, Dec. returning from a dinner party shortly after 11 o'clock at night, Mr. and Mrs. W.

O. Parker of 1819 Eighth avenue were held up by a highwayman at the point of a revolver at Ninth avenue and Oak street and robbed of four valuable diamond rings, a diamond scarf pin and a watch. The articles are valued at $800. Kills Himself and Woman. Krouskeke, a cigar marker, Sunday night shot and killed Mrs.

Antoinette Liska, at which house he was boarding, and then shot himself in the head, dying instantly, Krouskeke, it is claimed, had tried to force His attentions on Mrs. Liska. Lord Templemore, the "father of the house of lords," sat in that body for 28 years before he delivered his maiden speech, and his effort consisted of 21 words. BALFOUR AND CABINET RESIGN King Edward Accepts Same and Instructs Campbell-Bannerman for Form New Cabinet. London, Deo political crisis in the United Kingdom has reached a climax Arthur J.

Balfour, the premier, has formerly tendered the resignations of himself and the members of his cabinet to King Edward, who accepted them. His majesty has iuvited Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman to an interview, when he will offei him the mission of foiming a new cabinet. Sir Henry will accept the task, and within a few days a new government will be formed It may be stated as certain that Eord Rosebery will be entirely ingored in the makeup of the cabinet and that John Morley will be one of the chief advisers of Sir Henry in drawing up the list of his official family, which will be presented to his majesty. Mr. Morley himself is considered likely to go to the Indian office, aud it is probable that Herbert Henry Asquith will be chancellor of the exchequer.

The foreign affairs portfolio will go either to Lord Elgin or Sir Edward Grey, though the latter is considered likely to be made secretary of the colonies. One thing is certain Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has explained his attitude on home rule for Ireland to those liberal leaders who are known to be opposed to home rule on the lines of the last bills introduced in parliament. Since his speeoh at Stirling, which raised such a fuiore, Sir Henry has not made any statement, but it is confidently asserted in the liberal olubs that he is ready with a policy which will secure the adhesion of the British nationalists, and at the same time avoid raising the issuo of one of the prominent planks in his platform. There is some uncertainty as to when the dissulution of parliament will be effective, but it is not considered probable until after the new year. An interesting feature of the political situation is the prospect of a oloser alliance between the Irish and the labor parties in the new parliament.

James Keir Hardie, the socialist and independent member, in a political speeoh tonight frankly invited suoh an alliance. He pointed out that 45 labor members combined with 75 Irish members would provide a voting strength which no government, however strong, could afford to ignore. RECORD OF LIFE SAVERS. Thousands of Persons Rescued and Many Crafts Saved. The work of the life saving service for the last fiscal year is summed up in a repert of General Superintendent Kimball to the secretary of the treasury, recently made public.

The life saving crews saved and assisted In saving 464 imperiled vessels and their cargoes, besides affording assistance of more or less importance to 677 other vessels, including craft of all kinds, making a total of 1141 vessels to which aid was furnished. In addition, the report states, 83 steamers and 88 sailing vessels running into danger were warned of their peril by the signals of the patrols and lookout in time to escape disaster. The saving of many lives and much property is attributed to such warnings. No less than 365 disasters to documented vessels occurred during the period stated, involving the lives of 4809 persons, of whom 27 were lost. The estimated value of vessels and cargoes so affected was $10,320,660, of which $7,917,385 was saved.

Sixtythree vessels were totally Succor was afforded at the various stations to 624 persons, to whom an aggregate of 1510 days' relief was furnished. Four hundred and twenty casualties were sustained by undocumented vessels, such as sail boats and row boats, involving 955 persons, 10 of whom were lost. The value of property involved in these casualties is estimated at $264,690, of which $258,025 was saved. The report concludes with an earnest appeal for pensions to widows and children of members of the life saving crews losing their lives in the performance of duty and for retirement when disabled from injury or disease incurred in the service. THREW AT ROOSEVELT TRAIN.

Deadly Chunk of Iron Hurled Into Car In Quaker City. Some unknown person hurled a heavy iron plumbbob through the window of one of the cars of President lloosevelt's special train on the run from Princeton to Washington. The missile, which was thrown with terrific force, crashed through the Gothic stained glass transom on a window of the combination car and fell at the feet of Major Webb Hayes, a son of the late President R. B. Hayes, who was a guest of the president on the trip to the army and navy football game.

Fragments of the broken glass fell upon Major Hayes, who was sitting with his back to the window, but did not injure him. Roosevelt Married 19 Years. Nineteen years ago Saturday, at St. George's church, London, Canon Guthridge performed the ceremony which made Theodore Roosevelt, now president of the United States, and Miss Edith Carew, of New York, man and wife. Canon Guthridge was selected because he was a cousin of the bride, was then traveling In Europe with her mother and sister.

The Pennsylvania railroad is planting trees so as to provide crossties for use 15 or 20 years from now. CONGRESS RESUMED MONDAY'S SESSION BEGINNING OF MOST IMPORTANT MEETING. Message Preliminary Work Only Will Occupy Attention for a Senators Upper House There Will Be Four to Take the Oath. Very little besides the organization of the house will be accomplished the first week of the session, although it is possible that an emergency appropriation for the Panama canal may be passed the last of the week. Until the committees are appointed such a bill would have to be considered by unanimous consent or under a special order.

The leaders of the house have been informed that the emergency appropriation will not be needed until December 25, and consequently the bill may not be passed until next week. Monday was taken up with the election of a speaker and other house officers. It is already understood that the rules of the last house will be adopted, as the members have been sworn in. The biennial lottery for seats was an interesting occasion on the first day, and at its conclusion adjournment followed. Tuesday was devoted to the reading of the president's message, and that closed the real business of the house for the week.

Speaker Cannon has not yet completed his committees, but it is expected he win be ready to announce them early in the session. Bills will be Introduced every day that the house is in session from the beginning, and will be printed and referred to the committees when appointed. It is expected that many important propositions will be presented during the early days of the session. Work in Senate. Nothing but preliminary work will engross the attention of the senate this first week of the session.

The senate is already organized, as it is a continuous body, and besides, there was a special session last spring, when the new senators were sworn in. Senators Brandegee of Connecticut, Warner of Missouri, Frazier of Tennessee and LaFollette of Wisconsin have not yet taken their oaths. The two former had not been elected when the special session adjourned. Monday was a very short session and the senate adjourned out of respect for the late Senator Piatt of Connecticut as soon as the necessary formalities for the beginning of a new congress have been concluded. Tuesday the president's message was received and read, and Wednesday was devoted to the introduction of bills.

A short session was held Thursday, and the senate then adjourned until the following Monday. MILLIONS SPENT IN ELECTIONS. Immense Sums Spent During Presidential Campaigns. The Washington Post prints under a New York date what is declared to be an authoritative statement of the campaign fund raised by the republican national committee during the last presidential canvass and the manner of its distribution. The statement shows an approximate aggregate of 11,900,000 was raised and expended.

The figures for the McKinley campaign of 1900 are given as $2,800,0000 and for 1896 as $3,800,000. The sum expended by the democratic national committee for the election of Mr. Cleveland in 1892 is placed at $4,100,000. The article says about 1000 individuals contributed to the last republican campaign, of which 40 per cent disclosed their identity and 60 per cent were unknown. The largest individual contribution was $75,000 or $100,000, the funds being turned in by a member working on one of Treasurer Bliss' committees, who did not know who furnished the money.

IN DARK AS TO MOSCOW. Last News From There Is of Pillage and Arson. Berlin, Dec. of news from Moscow leads to the worst conclusions in respect to that city's fate. The latest information was that the old capital was in the hands of mobs that sacked and burned all the government buildings, and the police and Cossacks pillaged the imperial graneries and cut the telegraph wires.

It is evident the last line of communication was severed at least 24 hours ago and that Moscow is isolated, not only from the world, but from the remainder of Russia. Disarm Naval Battalions. St. Petersburg, Dec. most elaborate precautions have been taken against a feared outbreak by the troops as a result of the Sjebastopol mutiny.

The naval battalions have been completely won over by the revolutionaries and are almost beyond control. They have been deprived of their arms. Mark Twain, 70. Thanksgiving rVed the end of the 70th year wain, the famous humorist. ad a long and undisputed Trains on the p.

pa. railways traveled over 150 000,000 miles during the first half of this year. SPORTING NOTEB. The thirteenth annual six day bicycle race was started in Madison Square garden Sunday night, with 16 teams of two riders each oompeting. Five of the teams are composed of foreigners, and many of the riders, both from this oountry and abroad, are making their first appearance in a six day contest.

The prizes this year amount in the aggregate to $4805. Barney Mullin of Spokane beat Jack Reilly at La Grande, Oregon, recently. Barney swung his right to Jack's jaw and the curtain dropped. Despite all the denials at the meeting of the American league in Chicago oi any amalgamation between the National and American leagues there are some of the magnates who honestly believe that some such move will be made. It now looks as though Matty Fitzpatrick would be the next match for Honey Melody.

The Chicago boy has been trying to get a go with Gardner or Sullivan, but has about given up hope as the two latter men claim to be lightweights. Now Fitzpatrick comes out with the statement that he is after Mellody and wants to fight the Boston boy in San Frnacisco. Jack Kerns, matchmaker of the 20th Century Athletic club, at Spokane, announces that he has matched Kid Scaler of Spokane and Kid Harrison of Salt Lake to box 20 rounds before that club December 15. The following is the All Northwest Intercollegiate Football team as selected by a vote from eight of the nine coaches of the teams belonging to the Northwest Intercollegiate association: Name. School.

Position. Middleton (162) Walker (211) O. A. Center Rooeevelt (210) Left guard McDonald (195) guard Larson (185) tackle Dimmick (180) tackle Moores (168) Left end Pullen (190) Wash Right end Williams (190) A. half Rader (155) Wil Right half Hardy (190) S.

Fullback The athletic conference of lowa colleges has adopted the following resolutions: "Resolved, That American football as now played is not a game suitable as an athletic sport for institutions of learning, and unless the authorities controlling the game make radical changes we shall favor its discontinuance in lowa colleges next fall." After 12 rounds of grueling fighting Jerry McCarthy's seconds threw up the sponge for their mau, thus declaring Ketchell the winner of what had been scheduled for a 20 round contest at Great Falls, Mont. Battling Nelson, champion lightweight of the world, and Terry Mc- Govern will meet in about six weeks to battle for tue laurels now held by Nelson. Army and Navy Even. Princeton, J. 6, navy 6.

While the army-navy football game Saturday was probably one of the most exciting ever played between the two institutions, it was simply a sideshow to the social football event of the season. The 25,000 people saw the game. From all sections of the United States came spectators who ordinarily would not travel a score of miles to see a football contest. All this was doubtless brought about by the fact that President Roosevelt was to be present. Standing at end of Pacific coast league season: P.

C. Los Angeles .600 San Francisco .541 Oakland .504 Seattle .476 Portland -461 Tacoma .413 CANNON CHOSEN SPEAKER. Republican Caucus of House Members Decides on Officers for Session. The republican members of the Fifty-ninth congress met in caucus Saturday night in the hall of the house of representatives and renominated all of the elective officers of the house who served during the last session. Representative Hepburn was again chosen chairman of the caucus.

The feature of the evening was the speech of Joseph G. Cannon, who was for a second time unanimously chosen for speaker. The nomination of Mr. Cannon and his speech of acceptance created hearty enthusiasm among the republican members, and his remarks were generally approved. Still Hold the Fort.

Girard, Deo. Ina (or Sallie) Berry of Spokane, who while a passenger to Tulsa, I. became insane last Saturday and with a pisto) drove the other occupants from the car, is still in posssession of the car. She is suffering from cold and hunger, bat refuses to surrender, saying she will die in the car. Cornelia, countess of Croven, erly Miss Bradley Martin of New York, whose marriage at the ago of 16 was a sensation some years ago, is regarded as one of the best dressed women in England.

She cares little for society, being fond of home life and of her garden, and is an expert in fancy poultry. It is said that her hair was "put up" young lady fashion for the first time on the day oi her weddhig. The Japanese rice crop this year is nearly 14 per cent less than the average, and 25 per less than last year. AH political parties are concerting measures for relieving the distress. EIGHTEENMETDEATH EXFLOSION IN COAL MINE NEAR DIAHSNDVILLE, WYO.

Rescuers Are Driven Back Is Felt All Over Town, Violently Rocking Are instantly Scenes at the Shaft 1100 Feet Underground. Diamondville, Dec. miners lost their lives by an explosion in the Diamond Coal Coke company's mine No. 1. It is believed that all the men who perished were instantly killed.

What caused the disaster is not definitely known, but the theory advanced by the miners is that a "blown out" shot caused dust explosion, which wrecked the mine. The explosion was felt all over the town, rocking buildings so violently that the occupants ran out into the open. The news that there had been another disaster at the Diamond mine second in less tnan five through the village, and practically the whole population of Diamondville flocked to the mine shaft. In the previous explosion, which occurred February 26, 1901, 32 miners perished. Wives and children of the entombed miners were among those who rushed to the shaft, and the scenes there were most patnetic.

The men were ready to enter the shaft. It was impossible to do so, owing to the after effects of the explosion, and Superintendent Sneddon insisted that all precautions against fire should be taken. The explosion occurred 1100 feet underground and at least 3000 feet from the mouth of the shaft. The 800 coal diggers of the Diamond mines were assisted in rescue work by many miners who came over from Kemmerer, a miles distant. man in the mine perished.

The night force was small, their work being limited to knocking down coal to be taken by the day shift. Had the explosion occurred in daytime, the loss of life would have been far greater. The Diamond Coal Coke company is a Salt Lake concern. The output of the mine is largely shipped to Salt Lake City and the smelters at Anaconda, Mont. Many English miners, who came direct to the mines from England, are employed in Diamondville, and it is believed tnat a majority of the dead are Englishmen.

WASHINGTON NOTES. Fred Gagnon, a barber, is dying at Seattle as a result of a mysterious murderous assault made upon him. A man named Bell, who shared the room with Gagnon, has disappeared. The shingle mills of Washington are shut down tighter than a drum, under the agreement to close for the holidays. Louis Giraldin, material man for the Pacific Coast company at Seattle, has been notified that he is one of the heirs to the estate left by Mrs.

Caroline Giraldin Rose of St. Louis. His share is $250,000. George Edward Adams, the clerk of the Seattle assay office, who confessed to taking $35,000 of gold within the past six months, will not make a fight against his conviction. Six new vessels have been contracted for in England by the Chicago, Milwaukee St.

Paul road. The boats are to be used in the oriental trade from Puget sound. As the culmination of a quarrel between their wives, W. Martin shot William Bernard at Butler's camp, near Belfast, Skagit county. The strange disappearance of Geo.

Rummings of Tacoma is fast developing into a mystery. The governor has reappointed Carl Kock of Spokane as a member of the state board of barber examiners. Mrs. Oscar O'Kelly has a broken arm, internal injuries and is suffering also from shock to her nervous system, oaused by a runaway near the town of Albion. While H.

W. Fellows of Spokane was trying with a crew of men to place in position the new generator in the Klickitat river canyon, it slipped on the skids, got away from the men, and lays broken beyond repair in the canyon. The generator is valued at $4000. The Chelan lake region was visited by another earthquake shock recently. The jar, which was quite heavy, lasted for several seconds and was followed by a prolonged rumbling.

Louis Kunce, aged 30 years, was instantly killed and Robert Soucinski and William Prince were dangerously injured in an accident in a coal mine at Ravendale Sunday afternoon. Souncinski may die. Eugene Lorton has resigned as managing editor of the Walla Walla Daily Union. An order by the adjutant funeral announcing the results of the years target practice by national guard co panies of the state places of North Yakima again at the fie At the November teachers' exa tion there were 1172 I certificates. In all grade successful, 153 rec ivin de and 241 papers, 230 second grad third grade.

sta te The annual report of give commissioner and ga pr oduC the total value 0 361(3 63.8j Washington for 1905 a tbe These figures exceed tB I (ceding year. PEOPLE WHO And Arc Navar Heard trmm a Their Frieads. than 5,000 disappear in the United are never heard from again JJ" 4 blush the assertion seems but police statistics furnish coiSw' tlon. The actual figures, based oT. conservative calculation, are more alarming than those the Brooklyn Eagle.

I fact ths porta of the police departments 0 th larger cities show that in the twrt. months Just passed 16,008 of the sons who disappeared during the vT were never reported as found; but shrewd police officers, accustomed the eccentricities of human nature of the opinion that the return of man thousands of these persons, through neglect or indifference, was never ported at police headquarters But even after making allowances of thi feature of the case it is reasonably certain that more than 8.000 person, were swallowed up in oblivion The tragedies of real life 'hidden within these peculiar cases, if could but be brought te light, rival many of the novels planned by the world'i greatest writers. Nt TC ject that can be imagined has inch weird fascination as that of the thou, sands wha have gone down this grand canyon of oblivion. It would be possible te fill ly pages with the absorbing aterlea of these curious cases, but nearly every reader of the newspapers, whether hi lire In village, town or city, la proba. bly acquainted with some Instance of the kind concerning either relative or friends.

Men or women who hart lost all they have treasured moat la life in this manner go abont vacantly, humbly, ever waiting for the return ef the ml sal ng dream thatuvar comes true. A glance at the police atatlatici la a few of the leading cities shewa the ever-growing extent of the "dlaap. pearance habit" In the city ef New York during the last year 1,411 persons were reported to the police as missing. Of this number 751 returned to their homes, leaving 604 atill missing or unaccounted for. In Philadelphia during the same period 1,913 persons were reported as missing 01 this number 1,656 returned te their homes, leaving 367 who were still la the land of the missing.

In Boston during the year 411 persons were reported as missing and 108 of theat were afterward located, leaving 808 unaccounted for. This percentage of unexplained cases is larger in proportion than either New York or Philadelphia, but Superintendent Pelrce la of the opinion that a number of those persons reported as missing afterward sought their homes and the friends or relatives neglected to notify the police of the fact. NO PRIVACY IN THE GRAVE. of Famou Peraena Knthlcssiy Snamoced Whei They Are Ooea. There Is no question of literary ethics on whlcli opinions differ more sin- cerely then the degree te which private life of a great man rightly becomes public property after his death.

Nealy 200 years ago Pope complied that Curll, the publisher, by his 1 tlce of seizing on the letters snd remnants of dead authors, had added new terror to death. It Is no new ror now; we are familiar with eocfc proceedings snd the majority of ns en content, while enjoying the. last indie creet revelation, te utter a few cearr satlonal protests, which prove the cacy of our feelings and encourage tit circulation of the book. A few who do not feel se secure their Insignificance from a similar vt posure, who, like Tennysoa ens Thackeray, foresee an lnteaninabk series of biographers each more less than the last in rummaging the unrevealed, may protest with slon and take steps to prevent the latlon of their posthumous privecj. and for doing so some will think thes affected, some silly and some the onlj men who show true dignity.

In ft on this very matter every of opinion Is represented scale being marked at one by those who habitually inWP against tbe vulgar and insattt curiosity" of the public and at the er by editors like Wellington who in his preface to these old letters laments over "the Insatiate of the scrap basket" from which has snatched them. For our curiosity, even when tn there is a good deal to be sald natural to want to know as possible of the character of the men who have molded our directed our feelings, shared perlences, and to derive a knowing their habits and lived through an ordinary natural as to enjoy rin tto tails about absent friends. Ush the secrets of the 'amons WQ more excuse than the fact thai, dead, they can not feel shame or tsess Disclosures, if they are tended as exposures, must upon their work and upon events, or bring as a some gift of beauty or knowledge. the common memory. The ment of publicity 3 an burden to carry through life re realers of private letters and who Intensify It, are responsible Inflaming the self-consciousness ef tbors and of everyone who comes them.

Let them look to It that they publish has sound ralue, for we are paying for the am 8 nent they offer by i OB9 of in our writers and Speaker. the favors to return..