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THE PITTSBURG- POST? DECEMBER 5, 1904. MONDAY MOBKTNGr WORK OF INCENDIARIES AGREEMENT IS SIGNED. SELL ARMY TRANSPORTS WOODEN LEG FOR DOG. the sudden announcement of the death of Jimmy Michael, the bicycle rider. On all hands I have heard comments of regret from men I know never saw the Welshman ride and whose sole knowledge of his ability came from what they had read.

Which simply prove that there are as many "newspaper sports" as there are those who follow the game and encourage it with their physical presence. Hundreds of men who wouldn't know a banked track from a toboggan slide could be heard talking learnedly of th performances of "Little Jimmy," and telling their friends how he was the greatest rider that ever bestrode a wheel. No gamer, pluckier rider ever entered a race than Michael and It is probably due to the peculiar suggestive hypnotism of newspaper, articles describing his races that much of his popularity among, what might be termed, non-sporting men was due. WHAT TO GIVE FOR CHRISTMAS is not so much the problem as where It can be secured to best advantage. Our complete lines of SOFAS, UPHOLSTERED CHAIRS, EASY CHAIRS, ODD CHAIRS, SILVERWARE, BRASS GOODS, ART PILLOWS, not alone afford an exceptional opportunity, but represent extra quality attractively priced.

DewarXlinton 6 Alexander Cd 435 PENN AVE- ELKS HOLD LODGE OF SORROW Memories of Deceased Brothers Are Recalled by Solemn Services. Special to The Pittsburg Post. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Memorial services for dead were conducted this evening In the lodge rooms by Washington lodge.

No. 776. B. P. O.

Elks, by Rev. Matthew Rutherford, of the Third Presbyterian Church. The memorial address was delivered by Hon. John F. Cox.

of Homestead. Talks were also given by Charles AV. Ashley, of the same place, and R. W. Irwin, of Washington.

The members who died in the last year are t5eorge L. Caldwell, George W. Manifold, John (. Tucker and H. A.

Quail. YOCNGSTOWN. O. The annual lodge of sorrow of Youngstown lodge. No.

53, B. P. O. Elks, was held this afternoon. John W.

Hole, of Salem, delivered a general eulogy. The members of the lodge who died during the year Included Luclen S. Battle. Mark R. Morris and W.

T. Clark. KITTANNING. Pa. The annual memorial services of the Klttannlng lodge of Elks.

No. 203, was held to-night In the courthouse. The address was made by Rev. McQuiston. of Butler.

The Templar quintet, of Pittsburg, furnished music. Edward Weylman and Dr. J. B. Weir were the two members who died In the pnst year.

Cl'M BERLAND. Md. The annual memorial services of Cumberland lodge. No. 63.

B. P. O. Elks, was held in the Academy of Music this afternoon. Twelve members died during the year.

The eulogy-was delivered by Captain Robert H. Gordon and the memorial address by Richard Laws Lee. of Baltimore. TARENTl'M. Pa.

Tarentum lodge. No. 644. B. P.

O. Elks, held their annual memorial In the Y. M. C. A.

auditorium. Tarentum, Inst evening. Four members of the lodge died during the year. Tha eulogy was delivered by Rev. H.

C. Tea-garden, of Punxsuta wney. FHOSTlU'KtJ. Md. The annual memorial services of Frostburg lodge, B.

P. O. Elks, was held this afternoon In the Opera House. The memorial address was delivered by Hon. Charles R.

Schlrm, of Baltimore. YORK, Pa. York lodge. No. 213.

B. P. O. Elks, held memorial services in the York Opera House this evening. Eulogies were delivered by Frank E.

Wlckersham. of Harrishurg. VNIONTOWN Memorial services were held to-night in the West End Theater by the Vniontown Elks. No. 34-, for the seven deceased members, E.

H. Laugh-head, J. AV. Claybaugh. B.

Brown Henry, Samuel Pearsafl. T. C. Crawford, J. H.

Ramage and V. A. Hogg. Addresses were made hy Attorneys Wood. N.

Carr and W. C. McKean. FRANKLIN A Joint memorial service of the Franklin and Oil Ciry lodges of Elks held here this afternoon was addressed by James S. Gleason, of Clearfield.

EADV1LLE The lodge of Elks held its annual 1-tdge of sorrow In tlie Academy of Music here this afternoon. Hon. C. Lhidsey, of Jamestown, N. delivered the address.

SCOTT DA LE Scot td lie lodge. No. 771. B. P.

O. Elks, held its annual lodge of sorrow in its hall this afternoon. The general addrtss was delivered by Hon. REDUCE EXPENSES PAY CASH Have money within instant reach ready for the special opportunities offered by the big stores all around the HOME TRUST COMPANY (Directly Opposite McCreery's) At Wood St. and Sixth Ave.

Special attention given ladies' accounts. 4 Compound Interest on Savings Accounts. 2 Interest on Checking Accounts. If you like the essence of wise thought, wittily expressed, ask for "Fragments of Letters From a Self-Made Merchant to His Son." $1 opens an Account. Looking" Around ANIMAL LOSES PROP BY AMPUTATION AND OWNER WILL PROVIDE SUBSTITUTE.

POTPOURRI OF GOTHAM NEWS. 'Countess" Tells Hard Luck Story and Aged Mother Sees Two Sons on Trial. New York Bureau Pittsburo Post.1 Sew York. Dec. 4.

i904i There Is a retired broker living lr thw Harlem section who is a great fancier of fine dogs and his special fad is the St. Bernard. The favorite in his kennel is a famous prize winner, Itelle, a dog that her owner has several times refused to sell. The other day Belle was rambling alone on Amsterdam avenue when sue was struck by an electric car and one of her forward feet was crushed. A famous veterinary surgeon was called In and the Injured leg amputated and a carefully dressed as would have been the case In an Injury to a person.

The Hi. Bernard now reposes In a special box. steamheated, In her owner's stable and the broker is spending much time and money in hunting up someone competent to manufacture a wooden leg for his injured pet. There is one man in this town who. for a few days at ieast, will And it difficult to keep from getting Enj'oined From Spending a Cent.

himself Into contempt of court. lie purch.istsl worth of furs for his wife and failed to pay for them. The creditor obtained a judgment, which he found tin-collectable and, knowing that the debtor was sporting around town in a manner that indicated the r-osaess'on ample funds, he. decided to have htm evannnei in supplementary pro-olings. nut Ilk" the debt the defendant ignored the summons calling upon him to be examined.

Thereupon the plaintiff's attorney obtained an injunction from the court prohibiting the d'btor sjvendlng any mon.y tint. I he had submitted an examination. This means that If he buys a cigar, or a rewspaper, prtvs carfare, he will be in contempt of court end liable to punishment. Are spiritual manifestations corrupt and Immoral 7 The court of special sessions of special sessii Court Dodges Spiritualist Case. in this city has decided that It was not in It Jurisdiction to decide this point and dismissed a case that wro-n first brought ha! excited considerable Interest among spiritualists in this wr! Ion.

ie case was tht cf a T-year-nid rhi' 1, Helen ore, h'' had that was a medium and had used the child in stances Tne Ho- l'-ty for the Cruel j' t.s Children hnd interfered htd thf piirf rt'j arret1. WhUf the plain. fit rr nine that very riin ie that such iitais "ta- tions wore and fraud-evident injurious to the iit And vim! of a child if court held that It had no right ti inquire into tii The collection said to be g'irg graft by the police Is now as merrily ever did in te pnt. They, claim fdy new feature in this of cor-ruptb-n is that the Graft Continues Merrily. pc Hro 1 ve get re of the money ard the "man hign-r tip k-.

Accordlns" to this paper th police Kav heme ve-s In a secret organisation, which devotes Its. if to ost-nsltt'y good purposes, but wtiich la exists for the re a on "graftirg." Th were nr'ti rs benevolent ass n-ia tlor-s. and such the orders were In every way t'ornrnendable. These sev ret orgatiicatlons teach th rr.en to be constantly on the deferisivp, snd they wiei jv terrific inrten. rx'ii'l-ra'iy, and can, on short notice, rits im-mrm fun In for any tati.

With the knowledge of their power, it was no; uig until the policemen, or some of the mor daring among them, cmifivcl the idea wielding this power in other wnxs than those of protection to the force. It is r.iw charg-d thiit these orgfiri'iit-tlons. for there are realty two, are busily engaged in the collection of money which tinder the name of "benefits is paid oui to the members of she associations. I have heard it said tha! an xp'ana-tion of this can be found in the f.i. that so mueii reiies on the individual in the making of success here, and hit nnUi- Thit I.

the Explanation. L-er-itereJ and self- raKy tlie conic Snde; peopia be- iielidelit. ish. I ileve that It can be admitted that New Yorkers are eli)ti enough. In f.tct I know of no other city tha! displays si.

much of this as) New York, and selfishness is found is usual that plenty of h- sufficiency will be found to obtain, but as to irciefiendi-nce. No one' can truthfully accuse the average New Yorker of Independent, for, on the contrary, he is the most dependent of mortals. Nowhere eUe will It be found that a greater reliance is placed upon pui!" and whiit the other fellow can do for one. New Yoikirs stem to be constantly depending upon what they can obtain on influence, rather than on their lnd vidua! merit, and as this peculiar mrt of getting on" In the wor.d Is relied upon by the majority of the people, It is not hard to see that It hits led to establishment of a system most pernicious, yet not a breeder of social intercourse und friendliness. A most remarkable thing about New York is the number of people who do not know each oilier.

In many this is most pitiful; a city cf millions, in which the majority ai ijuaJntances hy the Metropolis Is Not Neighborly count the! can score and their friends by the lingers of one hand. It has been truly said that if a criminal wishes to hide there is no lienor place for his purpose than Iimlon and New York. One might think that in a flat house standing on a lot iio by l'i feet and housing from Hi to lit families, acquaintances would come quickly and friends almost as fast. Hut it is not so. 1 know a family that has lived in an apartment house on the upper West Side for more than two years who have a bowing acquaintance with only the family who occupy the flat across the hJl, and who could not take oath to the right of anyone they met in the halls, to being in tlie house.

It Is a most remarkable condition, and one tiiat it is hard to explain. It is true that New Yorkers are a "cold-blooded" lot; but they do not seem to tie an "uppish" crowd by any means. The good nature of New York crowds has long tieen a matter of comment, and the manner in which a crowd of them will respond to an opportunity for easy going fun often excites the comment of strangers. Yet it always seems to end there. People who have joined together in skylarking, one evening, will pass without speaking the next morning.

Why is made the mental note that hi" celebrity was confined to a most unlimited, and in my mind, Celebrity of a "Sport." rather undesirable constituency. Since then I have come to see that for a man to be a celebrity in sporting circles, docs not. necessarily imply that lie has not an admiring circle amongst men and women who never saw him perform his particular feat, and probably would not avail themselves of an opportunity to do so if it offered. This was brought strongly to notice in SUCH IS RECOMMENDATION MERCHANT MARINE COMMISSION. OF HELP PRIVATE CONCERNS.

Would Be Only Too Glad to Transport Troops and Supplies. SPECIAL TO THE PITTS VUG TOST. WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.

The most Interesting feature of the coming session of Congress Is likely to be pro-ided by the attempt to get through the legislation that will be recommended by the merchant marine commission, which has been at work through the recess seeking means to build up the American merchant marine. While the recommendations of the commission have not been finally agreed on in detail by the members and Its complete report will not be made before the beginning of the new year. It Is understood the principal recommendations it will make have taken fairly definite shape. Would Extend Coastwise Law. A preliminary report to be made on Tuesday will ask for the immediate extension of the coastwise navigation laws to the Panama canal strip and to Guan-tanamo.

the new United States naval station at the east end of Cuba; aio that the Government sell its army transports and give the business of transporting troors and army supplies hereafter to private companies. It Is expected by the commission that legislation to effect these recommendations will be passed quickly and without difficulty. In its complete the commission will probably recommend that the tonnage taxes be increased from the present rate of 3 and 6 cents to and 16 cents a ton. by which It is expected the revenue from this source' will be increased annually from about to over This legislation will be accompanied by a proviso that the increased rates of taxes pa ai by American vessels shall be rebated to the owners, thus giving Amer- lean bottoms a rt of indirect subsidy to which foreign nations cannot well object, because a similar system is said to be practiced by most of them. Another part of the scheme Is to increase the mail subvention paid to American steamsh.p lines in the Atlantic, gu.f and Pad tic to an amount ruUftl to the Increase yield the new tonnage taxes.

May Mean New Lines. Under this j.ntme it Is said one line peratlng In the Pacific from San Francisco tn China and Japan have it subvention raised from few to a year. The more generous mail subventions will, it expected. tt-sjU in tho establishment of many new linc of steamers from Atlantic and PaciSK: ports to Central at.d South America. Another and eppeci.ti Interesting suk-St-aiijn which the commissi is con.d-erir.g and which will doubt adopted and recommended to Congress la the negotiation if a treaty with Cuba providing tiiat all commerce between tn.tt and the United States be confined to American and Cuban bottoms.

This in cfTect will mean the of our coastwise navigation laws Cuba. It is the expectation of numbers of merchant marine commission that their recommendations will incorporated in legislation before the er.il of the session. They believe they have lilt on ihm-s which will not excite the Wrong ops nation that has met the straight subsidies to steamship TOOK PRIZES AT WORLD'S FAIR Washington County Farmers Receive Recognition at St. Louis for Wool Growing, fr-eelsl t-The I'im-tmiK WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.

The following Washington county farmers tyk prizes at the St. World's Klr for exhibits of wool: Black top Spanish merino sheep W. M. Berry Hon, two goid medals; W. C.

Leonard, silver medal; J. W. Van Kirk, silver m'-dal; S. W. Berry, silver medal.

Imperial delaine sheep D. B. gold medal. U. It.

Scott, gold medal. Fin ley Brothers, gold medal; John M. Berry, medal; Me-Wreath Brothers, stiver medal; S. W. Cleaver, gold medal.

J. Warren Jacobs received a goid medal for a collection of birds' eggs. A sliver medal was awarded to the Southwestern State Normal school, of California, for a display. EMBEZZLER TAKEN TO PEN. Making Good Part of a Shortage Didn't Stop Legal Proceedings.

Special to The rout. LIMA. Dec. 4 -Richard Woods, sentenced to five years In the penitentiary for embezzlement and by his own request taken to that Institution immediately, was formerly secretary of the Alien County lpan association. His books showed a shortage amounting to IW.tM'K A part of tills tie made good, having been given to understand that by so doing he would escape criminal prosecution.

At the next session of the grand Jury, however, he was indicted. Y. M. C. A.

Elects Officers. MO." I'ec. 4. (Special At the annual meeting la.st evening of tii board of directors of the Y. M.

C. A. the following officers wer elected for the coming year: President, T. M. Hyers; vice president.

William Corrin; secretary, J. C. l'dd; treasurer, William I. Junis; Joseph A. Herron, Frank Hebout and John K.

Cooper. Secretary Oodd's report showed that the Y. M. C. which was organiz-d less than a year fig Is out of debt.

Great Tonnage Produced. SlfAUOX. I'a. lec. 4 iKpe, -lal.) The greatest tonnage ever produced at the South Sharon open hearth department was that of last month.

With eight furnaces running the total output was nearly tons, which is more than ever made In a single month with all 12 furnaces In operation. "All dally records were also broken. County Teachers' Institute. VNIONTOWN, Dec. 4.

(Special.) The I-'ayette County Tteacbers' Institute will meet in December 12 to is. Instructors will be Hon. Henry Uouck, Ilarrlsburg; Ir. S. 1).

Fess. Chicago, Or. C. C. Kills.

Zion City. Dr. Waltman Hirbe, Morgantown, W. and Dr. P.

M. Pearson. Swarthmore, I'a. Over TW teachers are expected. Minister's Birthday Is Observed.

ALTOONA, Dec. 4. (Special.) The hundredth anniversary of the birth of Kov. William Shadrach, D. a former pastor, was celebrated by the First Hapti.st Church, to-day.

Rev. Shadrach, who died 14 years ago. was instrumental in establishing Ilucknell college at Le wishing. raising the first Socialists Name Candidate. NEW CASTLE, Dec.

4 (Special.) The Socialists of this city held a convention last night in City hall and nominated candidates for the four city offices to be filled at the February election. The candidates nominated are; For mayor, John McCarthy; city treasurer, John W. White; city controller, Walter Tyler; city assessor, William Keats. Coal Land Is Optioned. WASHINGTON, Dec.

4. Between L20U and 1.500 acres of coal land in the southeastern section of Washington county has been optioned by C. P. Harklns, of Scenery Hill, for Cleveland capitalists. The price of $140 per acre was accepted -for the coal, and where surface was included, the option price was per acre.

EVIDENCE THAT TWO DISASTROUS FIRES IN AKRON WERE NOT ACCIDENTS. POLICE ARREST SUSPECTS. One of the Partially Burned Structures Had Been Soaked With Oil. PFECTAU TO THE riTTPBl'RO TOST. AKRON.

L'C 4 The police rllseov-Md evidence this afternoon that the two dinantroua fires Saturduy night and early Bnndav morntnir wore probably the work of an Incendiary. The flnt Are at tha 8ummlt Lumber Company was scarcely tinder control when the four-story bulld-Inr r.t ih rnWiin Trari(r A Htoraite Company. In North High street was discovered In flames. At the same time ft la rue barn of the transfer company In Carrol street was found to be on tire. The latter blaze was extinguished without cnlllnic on the department.

This afternoon the police found that the iilliiK of the barn where the Are was Blurted was oll-souked and an oil can was found hidden under pile of lumber In a vacant lot adjoining. The loss Is estimated as follows: Dick-won Transfer Storage Company. with Insurance: Summit J.um-ber Company, office building of the Wellman Seaver Morgan Knglneer-tnn Company, the Parks I'ndortak-Jng Company, the National lilstcuit Company, the Kostook hotel and the Akron Marble Company were damaged Bilaa Clover, of Kvansville. and Andrew Laird, of Youngstown. were arrested on suspicion DIES OF A BULLET WOUND.

Efforts of Police to Connect Dead Man's Name With Hold-Up Failed. Ppeclal to The rittnl.urg Pot. FRANKLIN, Pec 4. Another chapter in a mysterious tragedy enacted on the night of November 18 last, was recorded to-day. when Jes.e Man-eon, aged 2s years, died from a bullet wound.

On that night Pr. J. P. Blair wa called from his office to attend Mao-on, who said he had been shot by a man, whom he had whipped nine years ego, but whose name he did not know. At a point eight miles distant the same night two masked men held up' John Brandon, a farmer, of Cranberry township, who shot one of the men and then ran, the highwaymen escaping.

The police tried to connect Manson with the hold up, but the necessary link, if it exlst-a. was never discovered. Manson wa a member of the Sixteenth regiment during the Spanish war, and served through the Port3 Rico campaign. CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING Many Relatives and Friends of Venerable Couple Attend the Ceremony. Frclal to The Pittsburg Post.

LATROBE. Dec. 4. A social event of Interest, was the golden wedding celebration of Mr. and Mrs.

John H. Trescher, the parents of Sheriff John H. Trescher. of Westmoreland county, which took place to-day at the Trescher homestead in Krostburg, Pa. Both Mr.

and Mrs. Trescher, who was Miss Elizabeth Schroeder, were born at Cassell. Germany. Both came to America In They were married in ISol. They have six children.

Charles F. Trescher and Mrs. Jacob' Hafer. of Cumberland: Sheriff J. li.

Trescher. of Oreensburg; Mary, wife Deputy Sheriff Adam Schade. of Irwin; Mrs. Wesley Porter, of Frostburg, and Miss Elizabeth Trescher, at home. Mr.

and Mrs. Trescher are aged 73 years and 74 ytars, respectlvery. Many relatives and friends attended the celebration. FIRE IN BEAVER OIL FIELD. Desperate Two-Hour Battle Resulted in Extinguishing the Flames.

Uporlal to The Pittsburg Post. HEAVER FALLS. Dec. 4 A fire in the White township oil field, this afternoon, destroyed the tramway at Boyd a coal mine, with several cars, but was prevented from burning thousands of dollars' worth of derricks and pumping equipment by desperately quick work of drillers and pumpers. One of several boys this afternoon playfully tossed a lighted match into waste oil, "to see if Jt would burn." It did and within a few minutes the hollow was a mass of fire.

Armed with picks and spade. the workmen employed at the wells, fought the flames and after a two hours' battle, subdued them. MURDERED WITH IRON BAR. Small Sum of Money Is the Cause for a Most Brutal Killing. By Associated Press.

CHARLESTON, W. Dec. 4. At Stone Cliff, two miles above Thurmond, last night Sam Miller and an accomplice murdered CJeorge Dane, by beating out his brains with an Iron bar. Miller's accomplice was arrested and taken to Jail at Mlnton.

but Miller is still at large. No cause has yet been axcertalned for the Killing, out ll 13 naiu me mouve was ruu- bery, Dane having a small sum whlcn the guilty pair coveted. Four Murder Trials Scheduled. VNIONTOWN. Dec.

The December term of court, opening tomorrow, will be one of the heaviest in the history of Fayette county. There are 105 cases for the civil court and a large criminal list. Including four murder trials with Ave defendants, including James W. Kzell. charged with murdering Yard-master V.

Porter, of the Pittsburg Lake Erie railroad, at Newell, September JO, and captured later at Buena Vista, Va. Smothering a Mine Fire. BROWNSVILLE. Pec. 4.

(Special.) The entrance to the Knoli mine of tho River Coal Company, In which a tire is been raging for seven d.iys. hns been brattlced, an has that of the Beaumont mine adjoining. The work war; tinishrd this evening-, and It Is now believed that the flam'-s will be smothered within a week, as the brattlcing shuts off the air current into the mines. Convicted Murderer Confesses. COLl'Mlll'S, Dec.

4 WIKlam Nichols, sentenced to be electrocuted on December 0 for killing Alfred Mlnard, a Civil war veteran, at Kenton. In July, has made a confession of the crime to Warden Gould, of the Ohio penitentiary. Nichols claims he shot Mlnard self-defense, during a quarrel over a game of cards. Freight Train Broke in Two. SHARON, Dec.

4 (Special.) While coming down the steep grade, one mile north of Sharon, this morning, an Erie and Pittsburg freight train broke In two. Before the trainmen could stop the, second part, it crashed Into the other, demolishing several cars loaded with pig iron, and docking th' track. -None or tliu trainmen kvu.4 injured. Priest Is Transferred. LATROBE.

Dec. 4 (Special.) Rev. Father Othmoor, O. S. formerly pro curator at St.

Vincent abbey, bas nn account of falling health, been trans ferred from Erie to Covington to the Ben edictine Histers of the Villa Madonna. Boy Killed by Train. ALTOONA. Dec. 4 Martin Oorri-gan.

aged 14 years, while picking coal on tho track was struck by a Pennsylvania train ttnd Instantly killed. UNITED STATES AND PANAMA HAVE SETTLED ALL THEIR DIFFERENCES. THE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Rights of Both Countries Canal Zone Art Stipulated. In the BY ASSOCIATED PREFS.

PANAMA. Dec. 4. The differences between the United States and Panama, which made necessary the visit of Secretary of War Taft ta the isthmus, were settled to-day by the Issuance of an executive order signed by Secretary Taft for President Roosevelt, and assented to In a letter by President Amador, of Panama. The order provides that no trade for the canal zone or the republic of Panama can enter the ports established by the United States at either end of the canal, supplies for the construction of the canal and articles In transit being excepted.

This turns the customs receipts of these ports over to the government of Panama. Panama agrees to reduce her tariff from 15 per cent ad valorem to 10 per cent. Tills reduction applies to all goods except wines, liquors, alcohol and opium. Panama also agrees to reduce her consular fees and port charges to 60 per cent of the rates nt present charged. Absolute free trade is to apply between the canal zone and the republic of Panama.

Vessels entering the canal ports are granted free entry to the ports of Colon and Panama, and vessels entering the latter potts are extended the same privileges in the canal ports. Regulating Sanitation. Complete jurisdiction Is granted the United States in the harbors of Colon and Panama as to sanitation and quarantine regulations. Panama reduces her rate of postage to 2 cents and Is to furnish all stamps In th republic and in the canal rone. The yone authorities are to purchase stamps from Panama at 40 per cent of their fac value.

The order of Secretary Taft Is to be Ineffective until Panama shall put into effect the gold standard, according to the currency agreement of June 2 19M. It also makes a stipulation regarding citizenship rights of Panamans In the canal rone, and provision is also made In the order for maintenance by the United States of Important highways partly In and partly out of the canal xone, and also for the building of a hospital. The order is mad effective December 12, W4. Secretary -f War Taft. President Ama-dor nd a party of Jm Pannman to-day went by steamer to Pearl Islands.

A cordial indorsement by the people of Panama of the agreement on the points of difference on the canal son government, which had been re.ii bed by Secretary Taf! nd the Panama government, will take the form of a street demonstration here to-morrow night. DIED. mi.nniTP Suddenly, on Friday. December 2, 1S04. at 1 p.

m. Carneious Hal douff son of Andrew and Kath- 1 rme lialdouff (nee liock). in his 21st year. Kunirl from parents' residence. Keeling street.

Lower St, Clair township. Monday morning at S0 o'clock. High ma at St Joseph' Koman Catholic church. Mount Oliver. at 9 a.

m. Frund cif the family are respectf uily invited to attend. UK till hi On Thursday. December 1. lt4.

st 3 11 p. nr. Kiien. wife of the late D. Hradley.

Funeral from her late residence. 61S Vine street, near Webster avenue, on Monday morning. December 5. at 8:30 (ii-)rK k. High mass of requiem at Church of the Fp phanv.

Washington street, at 0 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend (Philadelphia papers please copy.) Ill.YTHK On Saturday. December 3 lt4, at 51a th residence of her sister. Mrs. J.

P. Hague. 1221 poyie street. Allegheny. Mary J.

lily the. Funeral services on Monday evening- at o'clock. Interment private on Tuesday morning at 10.30 o'clock. Pleaso ou.it flowers. Iltmil Suddenly, on Sunday morning, December 4.

1904. in Philadelphia. KiUa Irwin Hutler. wife of the late Nicholas Middle, of Philadelphia. Pa.

Notice of funeral later. IM1KK At Marion Samuel Cooke, aged tii years, late of Alieghenv city find Company D. One Hundred and Twenty-third regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Interment at Marlon. on Monday at 10 a.

in. Hl(i On Friday. December 2. 1904. at 6 p.

William A. Craig, husband of the late Miranda Craig, aged 78 years months 22 days, formerly of Nit. Washington. Funeral from the residence of his son. William M.

Craig. 7632 Frankstown avenue, on Monday at 1:30 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. 124o (Old, On Saturday.

December 3. 1904. at 10:40 a. Mary Harriett, Infant daughter of John I and Mary Coll (nee Downey), aged 6 months. Funeral from parents' residence.

102 Henderson street. Allegheny. Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. (AKIt On Friday, December 2. 1904.

at i p. Patrick Carr. Funeral from the residence of his niece, Mrs. James Carr. 2301 Penn avenue, on Monday, December 5, at a.

m. Solemn high mass at St. Patrick's Church at 9 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. 123o III KFY On Friday.

December 2. 1904. at p. Mrs. Elizabeth Duffy.

Funeral from the residence of her nephew. John It. Loughran. 6S25 Kelly street, on Monday morning at 8:30 clock. Services at Holy liosary Church at 9 a.

m. KI.HKll On Saturday. December 3. li04 at 2:15, at his home. 63BS Aurella street.

Hast End, Professor T. B. Elder. Funeral services from the late residence Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Services and Interment at Eldersrldge.

on Tuesday. December 6. at 11 a. m. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.

liltlKIt On Sun Jay. December 4. 1904. at 10-45 p. at the family home.

Cheswlek, Mrs. Margaret Mowry Crier, wife of G. Lindsey Grler. Time of services and funeral will be announced later. IIKHWHKY On Sunday.

December 4, IM04. at 8 p. at his residence. Penn township, John llershey. aged SS years.

Notice of funeral hereafter. IIAHKHM" On Thursday. December 1, r4. at Buffalo. N.

Mary known as Sister Marv Ignatla, daughter of the iate Peter HaVrman. Funeral at St. Francis' asylum, Buffalo, N. on Monday morning. 123o IKI On Saturday.

December 3, 1904. at 9 a. at bis residence. 732 Maryland avenue. Fast End.

Alexander Todd Irwin, aged 92 years. Funeral services Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment private. (Madison, and St. Joseph, papers please copy.) KIM Catherine Ketm.

mother of Mrs. William C- Hernardi, aped 79 years. Funeral from the residence of W. C. Hernardi, corner Calhoun and Southern avenues, line of the Suburban road.

Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Hequiem mass at St. Joseph's Church. Mount Oliver. Interment in St.

Michael's cemetery. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. I RT. Suddenly, on Saturday, December 3. 1904.

at 3:40 p. at his residence, S3 Cicero alley. Allentown Thirty-first ward. Albert J. Kurts The desk sergeants of the various police stations are well accustomed to strange sights ana experiences, but it Is safe to say that Sergeant Wall, of the Tenderloin sta ''Countess" Asks for Lodging.

tion, was never more startled in his police experience than he was the other evening when a styilshly attired woman, bedecked with Jewels, presented herself at the desk and asked for lodging fur the night. The sergeant told her that the best thing he could offer her was cell with a charge of vagrancy thrown In. The woman shuddered, and the sergeant told her tiiat next to this he could offer her a note to a home for friend. ess women. She accepted, and as she was leaving, the (sergeant could not forego inquiring as to her identity.

"I am the Countess Madeline Vlnetti." she said, "My family1 was once prominent, both socially and politically, li France. In the Franco-Prussian war my father became In bad favor with the government and he and his family were deported to England. I was educated at a convent near 1-lvcrpool and during the iast seven years 1 have earned considerable money by Introducing rich Americans to members of the nobiiity. Seven weeks ago met a violinist in Covent garden and fled with him to this country. "When I left London I had jTi.niVt.

but all of this has Iwen spent at the Wal-ilorf. the Holland House, the Imperial and other hotels we stopped at. When my money was all gone the violinist left me and now I am without money or a place to sleep." Sergeant Wall went to the trouble of iking a few Inquiries after his caller left aiid the clerks at the hotels she mention-! could not recall her. and if she made ue of th notes the sergeant gave lo-r to the homes the officials have no record of it. An echo of the terrible Slvum accident is found in the efTorts of William Iiende- to find his o'j in.

whom he firm'y believes is stiit srive. The little f-Uow neromrm- School Children as Detectives. rnoi her a and the sister on the 1'1-fateI mother and daughter wre t. Jot Ii is cofivln'-t1 that his boy was by an unknown woman and tht is Hvlrg in Brooklyn with the lad. bom she rd learned love as her own.

The prt of is tb. Ib-n-lelow can obtain ail sorts of in riir 1 to "he woman and what she is 'i to who he i her do. but cannot actually learn or Ket into actual touch with He has now resorted to a ttnhju" me: in hi erch for the Htt5 rn, which is less than a'l the chd of a a of df yes Every day for a week has been outside of the puMIc hooj of that borough hard-Sc: ejrcultrn to the children, on wi i- Is printed picture cf the boy with a d. Hon of i sm and an offer of a reward li-vs for Information that will lead to iOi-Rtlrig him. So is the father in hi hunt an! piilfu! hi that has ti svmpathy of th school board and ids of the sch.xd children In his work with, th fall consent cf Susr-; They have a unlqu wy of settling trtc.i'r.i in the Chinese empire and thev make it apply 1 1 China Way whrver cf Quieting thrv sr- found H- cenUv this was Disturbance.

s.arilfrd bv an iwunifment of a feud In Chinatown, in which the mrmbers of rival Tongs took Vit -it each other. Th" poU- krs.w wtll the difficulty of btaining any evident, that would ri worth while and extvted that any time the dl-iltkt be to another affair. Hut a week has ruiii ai! Is still In Chinatown and the h-refor. of it leaked out lo-d iy through a unilke most of ids kind, is wiilirg to teli something: about the inner workings of th quarter. it seems that the news of the tronbl was fju'cklv flashed to China and as quickly came back Word to the local conn-to tha It would be wise for the enemies to be good, or else some of (heir relatives in China would lope their heads.

Chimi ix progressing find the Cerry Chinese x-cluif -in act expires soon. China ha a lot of citizens would i.ke to gtt rid of and who presumably would like to leav China. Therefore I hey do nm ish i.ny little rivalries in the local Tongs to nn- rigresu in parsing; new elusion act. ex- It seems strarge that so few people are aide to make correct Identifications of tha i lose friends i relatives after Bury Two it probably rh iwi that 'he expression of the face, rh Bodies by Mistake. changing light of an eye, or a peculiarity of mannerism, play a much larger part in fnir memory of a person than we think.

Tin? morgue is constantly the seen. cf mistaken ident Iflcat lens. People positively ldeidif a body that later proves to be th.it of some one else and the instances of even brothers swearing that a body was not that of a brother or sister when latT facts showed this to be the case are common enough. About two moutiis ago two bodies, one a g'll, the other young man. were 'positively" identified by members ot families as being relatives who luid mysteriously disai pea red.

The Ih idles ere claimed and buried by the families that had claimed them. Th's week both the girl and the youiiK man turned up. hale and hearty, to rejoice their friends, and the bodies, Identified as theirs, are added to the great army of tho "unknown." ,1 Joe Calperro. of the Yorkvllle section ta a sadder but wiser man. Calperro had Fined for Taking up Time of Court.

friend locked up. kiuo.ko aurajnsr friend of his and he decided that a good way to "get square" would be to have the Calperro took himself to the magistrate and fiwore out a warrant for his friend and thf warrant was promptly put Into effect with the result that his friend was soon behind prison bars. This morning the case came, up in Yorkvile police court and Calperro. thinking that his friend had been sufficiently punished announced to the magistrate that lie would withdraw the charge. "Ah, you will." remarked his Jionor, "then 1 will show you that 1 think there is altogether too much of this sort of business.

1 fine you $5 for contempt of court, in taking up my time!" Calperro paid, but he thinks that magistrate is a. singularly cruel man. Dedicate Presbyterian Church. YOCNGSTOWN. Dec.

4. (Sjieclal The dedication of tho Memorial Presbyterian Church took place to-day when the new structure was occupied for the first time. Noted divines from various Presbyterian churches in this vicinity were present. At tlie morning service pr David Gregg, of Allegheny, preached the Sermon. The sermon this evening was preached hy Dr.

S. R. Frazier, of the Tabernacle United Presbyterian Church, of this city. i Curtis H. Gregg, of Oreensburg, and tn eulogy was by Nevin A.

Con. of Ml. Pleasant. SHA HON Sharon lodge. No.

li3. of B. P. O. Elks memorial services to-day in honor of their dead.

The eulogy was delivered by J. M. Evans, and the general eulogy by Hon. J. G.

White, of Mercer. Rev. A. P. Reno also made an address.

NEW CASTLE The annual lodge of sorrow of New Castle lodge. No. 6LK B. P. O.

Elks was held at the Gerkingrr Opera House this afternoon. The memorial address was delivered by William E. Wells, of Kat Uverpool, and the eulogy by David T. Jones, of Plttsuurg. During the year the lodge lost three members by death: Hon.

John B. Brown, William H. Devlin and Wilhelm Devlin. ALTOONA Aitoona. lodge.

No. 102. li. P. O.

Elks observed Its annual memorial day in the Opera House this afternoon. A eulogy was delivered by Hon. J. P. Hicks, of this city.

He was followed by J. A. Martin, of Johnstown. Rev. Ernest Riedel McCauley.

of this city, delivered an address on charity. Bl'TLER Fourteen hundred people attended the annual memorial service of Butler lodge of Elks in tne Majestic Theater this afternoon. The eulogy was delivered by Dr. Elglo L. Wasson.

and the general address by Dr. L. A. Barber, or Johnstown. Seventeen members of the lodge died during the last year.

MONONOAHELA. Pa. Monongahela lodge. No. 455.

B. P. O. at the Methodist Episcopal Church this afternoon held impressive memorial services in honor of their deceased members. W.

L. Jones, exalted ruler, opened the ceremonies. William M. Benham. of Pittsburg, delivered the eulogy.

Mis Caila O'Neill. Of Pittsburg, sang solos. CANTON. Former Congressman R. W.

Tayler. of Youngstown, was the orator to-day at the annual memorial services of the Canton lodge of Elks. The exercises were held In the new auditorium. The exercises were specifically In memory of Henry A. Cavnach and Frank Gaskill.

members of the local lodge, who died during the year. The eulogy was by J. Royal Snyder. NEW CLUBHOUSE COMPLETE. Formal Dedication Will Take Place During the Holidays.

Special to The IlttsburK Pout. lec. 4 The clubhouse of the Greensburg Country club, two miles east of Green'rurg. is nearlng completion, and the -formal opening will be a big society affair during the holldiys. The Jacob Shuey farm, comprising T7 acres, was purchased at a cost of anil a commodious clubhouse has been erected at a cost, of Golf links has already been laid out.

and tennis and baseball be provided for. The clubhouse contains a dancing hall, a grill room and a complete system of baths. 4 SHE IS PURSUED BY FIRE BUG. Wooster, 0., Woman Lives in Daily Fear of Unknown Incendiary. Special to Th pittuburK Post.

WOOSTER, I 'ce. 4. Pursued by an Inee-ldiary, to whoe identity there is not the sligntest clue. Mrs. lllla Christy, a widow, whose home Is In the fashionable quarter of the city, lives In daily terror.

Twice within a few days have the preparations of tho firebug been discovered in time to avert flames. The last tlnio a basket tilled with paper I'nd rags saturated with oil was found burning on a porch. Close by was five gallons of gasoline. Th -police are working on the case, and Mrs. Christy's home is being closely guarded.

Murder Trial Will Begin. YOUNGSTOWN. Pec. 4 (Special.) The trial of Fred C. Wolf, charged with manslaughter in shooting Patrick McLaughlin William Connelly, Mrik-ers, who attacked him on th streets several weeks ago, will begin to-morrow.

It is expected that the ca.e will he sensational. Wolf being one of the rollers who continued at work after the strike here had been declared. Anti-Saloon Campaign. SCOTTDALE. Doc.

4. (Special.) The Anti-saloon league opened their campaign against the granting of licenses in Scottdale next spring by a well attended meeting in the Grier Opera Ifou.se, this evening. Addresses were delivered by Father M. A. Lambing, of St.

JoKn's Church, and Rev. W. H. Millen, of the United Presbyterian Church. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children.

The Kind You Nave Always Bought Bears the Signature of husband of Annie Kurts. aed 33 years. Funeral services Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Members of Plasterers' International Association. No, 31 Allen-town Turners and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.

KIMDI On Saturday. December 3. 1V04 at 1 1 a. Bridget, wife of Edward Kimdlin. Funeral from the family residence.

2902 Carey alley. Southslde. on Tuesday at 8:30 a. m. Requiem mass at Holy Cro Church at 9 o'clock.

Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. -j (Chicago papers please copy.) 125o I.K.- On Saturday. December 3. 1904. at 7:35 p.

Charles C. Lean, aged 65 years. Funeral services at his late residence. 20 East Stockton avenue Allegheny. Tuesday afernoon at 2 o'clock.

Friend of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment private later. 125o MUVHIWKV-On Saturday. December 3. 1904.

at p. after a brief illness. Helen Esteaal. youngest daughter of Robert and Carrie Mawhinney nee Patterson), aged 9 months and 19 days. Funeral services Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the familv residence.

2065 Park avenue. Allegheny. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. (Mansfield. papers please copy.) "ICH01.50N" On Saturday December 3.

1S04 at 6:30 a. at hU residence. 6S37 Ellsworth avenue. East End. Robert li.

Nicholson, aged 52 years. Requiem high mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. Center avenue East End. at 10 o'clock Tuesday. (Aitoona.

papers please copy.) 1240 HOTKJi On Saturday. December 3. 1904. at 3:30 p. Ella Roten (nee Toolei.

wife of Chr'stopher Roten. aged 39 years. 11 months. Funeral services Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock at her late residence. 623 Shawnee street.

Allegheny. Requiem Mass at St. Mary's church. Nelson and Liberty streets, at 9 a. m.

Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. STOCK On Sunday. December 4. 1904. at 5 a.

Frederick J. Stock, husband of Virginia Havs. and son of William and Elizabeth Stock, aged 22 years. Funeral from family residence. 231S Fox alley, Southside, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.

m. Friends of the family and members of Southside Circle 112, P. II, C. are respectfully Invited to attend. 125o STKIKKH On Saturday.

December 3. 1904. at 4:30 p. Martha Steiner. daughter of the late Frank and Kath-erine Steiner.

in her 18th year. Funeral from the residence of her sister. Mrs. Frank Zimmers. 121 Freeland Thirty-first ward.

Time of funeral later. Vill.KlXS On Sundav. December 4. 1904. Thomas J.

Wllkins, aged 33 years. Funeral services at his late residence, old No. S70 Second avenue, near Maurice street, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends of the family arc respectfully Invited to attend. 125o Do You Want a Piano For Christmas MATHUSHEK SON JAMES 4 H0LMSTR0M JACOB BROS, and others We are successors to the ALEX ROSS PIANO CO.

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