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The Wingham Advance, 1904-12-29, Page 7JAN CAPTURE IMPORTANT POSITION ON PlfiEON BAY, Togo's Fleet Agin Torpedo the Sevastopol With Disastrous Results. With the Exception of the Siberians, the Russian Troops Have No Hatred of the Japs. Japanese Soldiers Commit Suicide Rather Than Surrender to the Russians. A London cable: According to the Chefoo correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph it is reported there that the flank- ing fire from other forte and the ex- plosion of Russian mines have forced the Japanese to evacuate Itseshan fort, to the northward of 203 -Metre Hill, with Serious losses. It is stated that General Nogi, the Japanese commander at Port Arthur, has asked for 00,000 reinforce- ments. ICIany have already arrived from the north. Concurrently with the blowing up of Kikwanshan fort a Russian shell struck the fort on 203 -Metre Hill, exploding a' store of shells and grenades the Japan- ese had gathered there. ,Great damage was done and there were, many casual- ties,. The unnamed height that was cap- tured by the Japanese at the same time as they captured the Kikwanshan fort is called Taotishan. It is crowned by a newly constructed Russian fort, After the Japanese had captured it the Rus- sians bombarded the position, but the Japanese guns on 203 -Metre Hill pro- tected it, and the Russian fire slackened. Since then there has been desultory. fire, ing. The value of Kikwansnan fort at present is less than 203 -Metro Hill, be- cause it is . more or less commanded from. the neighboring hills, espeeially one 130 yards to the westward, which must be sapped. It is estimated that the Japanese losses in taking Kikwanshan fort were only 400. THIRTEEN GUNS CAPTURED. 'Japanese Trophies in. the Keekwanshan Fort Battle. Washington despatch: The following cablegram, dated Tokio, -Dec. 21,• lets been received at the Japanese Lega- tion: "Port Arthur army reports our tro- phies at the battle of the north fort of Ws' Tunkeekwanshan Were four/quick-firers, whereof tee) are imable, four machine guns, all usable, and five field guns, which sire under examination, besides rifles, shells, ammunition, grenades, ete." . of the - Arthur sent by Gen. Stoessel substan- tially to permit thd.publication of the the Japanese blockade of the port. in the 'harbor and the censor has been in - Daily Telegraph from. Chefoo says that admits that Rusian advices from Port Arthur confirmed the Japanese advices of the partial wrecking of the Russian ships tao last Saturday night. She carried a cargo of ammunition and dynamite, and Entire Port Arthur Squadron Not Yet dining to give details, the Admiralty despatches. It is claimed that several the steamer Lady Mitchell, flying the British flag and. having a Norwegian crew, reached Port Arthur from Tsing- took advantage of a snowstorm to run A St, Petersburg cable: While the A London cable: A despatch to the BOATS STILL SEAWORTHY. ' ICaArgReRrIEsiDiipsDYanNaAMaITrespectable Sunk. Arthur.. • vit . nuMber of htorpedo-boat destroyers are still seaworthy, but that they are not being considered as a factor in the com- ing fight between Admiral Toga's ships and the Russian second Pacific squadron. If the fortress is relieved it is believed that most of the ships will be raised and saved. The reports that a Japanese squadron of 40 vessels had already sailed to meet the second Pacific squadron is regarded at the Admiralty here as being incot. rect and circulated ger a purpose. sEvAstopor, TORPEDOED. Vessel Listed to the Right and Now Fast on the Shallow Shore and Useless.. Headquarters of the Third jestanese Army, before Port Arthur, via Fasan, cable: During the morning of Dec. 19 the Russian turret ship Sevaetopel was torpedned by the Japanese fleet and'inn medititely listed ten degrees to the right, remaining fast on the shallow shore at the foot of Liaotei mourtnin. The. vessel le considered. absolutely use - In less for further offensive operatione. hsailh.. The Japanese bombardment of the Pus- ' daft gunboats and torpedo craft in tlie harbor continues. Cruisers Off Singapore. Siega,pore, Straits Settlements• , Dee. n-se--nhvo Japanese auxiliary cruisers are patrolling off this pert. Mukden, Nov. i......—Apparently there Is little, personal animosity toward the dap - :mos: among the European Russians. The Russian reservist goes out to fight sim- ply because the Emperor wills it, and takes little interest in the pont/teal rea- sons involved in the atruggle. Also, he has much of the philoeopIty attributed to Tommy Atkins, "What's the use of "ating these you are paid to kill?" but with the Siberians it is different. The war is closer to their netive eon, and they re- gard the Japanese as their natural elm - lilies. For this reason the only animosity that has been displayed too ard the Jap- • anelle Wounded hes been .in those hospit- als where theer were a majority of hi - baiting, The Sisters of Mercy, on the other hod. neve eliewn a deeideil per- tialit7 for Japanese patients, and there ime been some jealousy aroused among; the Siberians, who thought the Japanese were 'getting the best of it" at the hands of the nurses. Most ,of the Japanese Wounded haise,:therefore, been placed in the hospitals with Russian soldiers. The Finlanders, almost alone of the Euro- peans, take interest in the polities of the fight, but they make none the worse sol- diersfor that. One of the most hitsplieeble things to tha MUMS& toldier is the habit of the Japanese to commit suicide when ton - fronted with defeat. There are so many eyewitnesses' reports of this nature that it is Impossible todiscredit them all Tor :mese officers especially seem to make a practice of saving their last cartridge for themselves. A Russian under the eircuun stances would either go down fighting, leaving his enemies to do the killing, or else surrender if he thought there was nothing to be gained by holding out. In the capture of Poutilieff (Lone Tree) Hill, especially there were a number of such cases. When the Japanese batte- ries were captured one officer shot him- self Across hi gun, Another drew bis sword and fenced, at the empty stir until lie was end. During the same fight two villages occupied by the Japanese were surrounded and burned. Numbers of the Japanese remained quietly in the huts and were burned to death. A Ruesian officer hauled two Japanese prisoners out of a blazing hut, but one slipped back and 'perished in the flames. Japanese of- ficers were found in the huts after the fight burned to death ,or suffocated sit- ting in chairs, as though they had been quietly asysilting their doom. • JAPS. MAKE GAINS. Take Advantage of Russia's Excitement and Capture Two Positions, A Tokio cable: A despatch received by telegraph to -day from the Japanese armybefore' Port, .Arthur, says: "The right column of the army at 5 o'clock this morning taking advantage of the enemy's excitement drove the enemy off an eminence north of Ifousanyentao on Pigeon Bay. and occupied the positione and at 7 o'clock dislodged the enemy from' a height On the 'Peninsula, west of Housanyentao, which we occupied, cap- turing one small gun. After the Japan. ore occupation of the positions the en- emy made a counter attack, but was im- mediately repulsed. At present our oc- cupation of the positions is practically secure." The Czar's. Reply.• St. Petersburg cable: On the mar- gin of a telegram from the President of the Zemstvo of the Government of Cher- nigov'regarding reforms in state mat- ters, Emperor Nicholas, according to a commismeation published in the Offi- cial Messenger, to -day, appended a note as follows : "I consider the action of the Presi- dent to be presumptuous and tactless. Questions of state Administration are of no concern to the Zemstvos, whose func- tions and rights are clearly defined by the law." • 0 LIGHTNING HAS ODD WAYS. Man Kissing His Wife Good -Bye Killed, 13.ut She Escaped. An official attache to the weather bureau has kept during the last fourteen years all of the best authenticated ac- counts -coming under his eyes of the pranks of lightning throughout the world. One of the facts to be deducted from the great mass of stories about the electricity of the heavens is that lightning cannot be .dodged or avoided. There are many accounts of lightning striking and killing timid women who had taken refuge under beds and in closets. In .most of these cases it is Shown that the persons who have re- mained in the rooms seeking safety have escaped unharmed. The State of Kansas seems to have the palm for the fierceness of its electrical storms, with all of the States of the Missouri and Mississippi valleys follow- ing close behind: ,An army officer riding from Leavenworth to Fort Lavenworth, Kan., in August, 189%was sneaked three times by bolts striking near him. He saw nine huge trees sriven by separate bolts. His horse (ilea •later from the electrical shocks, while the officer him- self suffered no injury of any import- ance. There are storids of three women, one in Kansas, one in Arkansas and the other in Missouri, having been !struck dead by lightning while carrying infants in their arms, the young ones escaping unhurt in each case. A young man in Central Illi- nois was fooling with a mastiff dog dur- ing the progress of an electrical .storm. The dog was struck dead byst bolt, near- ly all of the hair being burned from its body, while the young man was only mildly shocked. A farmer was kissing his wife good -by before starting for the county fair, when he was struck dead by a bolt of light- ning. The woman's hair was consumed by the same, but he was otherwise un- mjurred. Three drunken farm hands re- turning from a dance, all arm in arm, in eastern Negreska, were overtaken by an electrical storm on the road. The man in the middle was killed by a bolt. His two companions were knocked senseless, but quickly recovered. They found them- selves completely sober when they came to. A letter Carrier in Kansas City was handing a woman servant a:letter at the basement door, when a bolt of lightning struck between them. They were both reedered unconscious by the shock, but hoth were broinsht :ironed all right, The letter was consumed. Two farm hands engaged in plowing a 10 acre plot in South Dakota were killed by lightning within, three minutes. Three young kit- tens, playing in a beck yard in Inde- pendence, Mo., were struck by lightning. One .of them was killed, the other two being only slightly singed. The shop of bird fancier in this -city was struck by a bolt. Of two parrots in one cage one was killed and the other perman- ently blinded, besides being rendered deaf and dumb. A gang of circus hands was trying to round up an escaped tiger in a Missouri town, when the tiger was struck dead by lightning. During n running nee at an Illinois county fan:, in which eleven horses were competing for the purse, the winning horse was Ant& dead in- stantly after having won the race by a head at the wire. None of the other horses, most of whieh were eloscup at the finish, Wite Lint at afl. An Indian fiddler was playing at a country dance, having, it seat on the porch for the sake of the teolnese there- of. Ills violin was knocked into kindling wood by a bolt of lighteing,while he him- self was only mildly shocked, A chicken - hawk was struck dead while jut lit the net of swooping upon a flock of hens on an Iowa farm. None of the hens was hurt. A locomotive engineer was struck dead t while seeted in his :Nib making a short freight run in Colorado, his fireman not I even being shocked. A dozen girls in an Ohio seminary were :Mocked by a bolt of lightning while seated In the parlor. The same bolt killed one of the teachers at the other end of the building. A Ten - name farmer was feeding his hogs, standing in the middle of the pen, when he was hit by a bolt of lightning and instantly killed. The hogs were not in- ture4 at all. CHURCH UNION. Problem Squarely Faced at the joint Conference, Toronto despatch: Organic union be- tween the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational Churches in Canada, seems to be nearer as the result ef the day's work at the joint meeting -in Knox Church yesterday of the opeelal com- mittees appointed by the three churches, and at the eveping sessions of the sep- arate committees. The ground was clear- ed, and the attitude of the churches made known in a prolonged discussion by some of the ablest men in the con- ference, The sessions continue to -day, when, it is expected, some definite re- sults will follow and be made known. At the afternoon session the general discussion was continued, and a, good number of representatives of the differ- ent churches took part. The considera- tion was. for the most part, devoted to questions of polity, doctrine, the office and training of the ministry and the administration of the various funds and enterprises of the church. At the close of the discussion it. was decided. that the several committees should meet separ- ately in the evening and that the joint committee should meet again this morn- ing at 9.30. At the evening meetings the different committee conferred as to the advisabil- ity of proceeding in the direction of fur- ther investigation. They will report to a joint meeting to -day, after which it is probable that joint sub -committees will be appointed to consider still further the possibility of overcoming such ob- stacles in the way of organic union as may be found in the doctrinal views, the ecclesiastical polity and general sen- timent of the churches. It is not improbable that, having done this, the conference will adjourn to meet again at a later date before reporting back to the church courts through the separate committees. The North 'Sea Tragedy. A Paris cable says: The International Commission appointed, to inquire into the North Sea incident met in the for- eign office at 10 o'clock this morning. The commission completed the prelim- inary organization and adjourned until January 9. The opening session was held in a suite of sumptuous salmis of the D'Orsay palace (foreign.sgfice). Ad- miral Fournier, the French 'Member of the commission, in behalf of Foreign Minister Delcasse, who was absent from the city, received Admiral I:havis, U. S. M., and extended him a cordial greet - inn'. Admiral Fournier then, presented Admiral Davis to Admiral Kaznaltoff, the Russian member of the commission, and Rear Admiral Sir Lewis A. Beau- mont, Great Britain's representative, the group of admirals joining in an informal chat, partly in English and partly in French. The admirals and their aides did not wear uniforms, thus detracting somewhat from the expected. brilliancy ish-American War. Besides the items of of the opening session, food end ammunition, the wastage of Admiral Kazaknoff, as senior in rank aohtlaereefeoermeol e7,:iarnterial is unprecedented derialffmous, and age, invited his colleagues to a pri- logistical resources. The officers who direct vete salon where he proposed that s1d. this important branch of the art rarely re- miral Fournier should preside pending Frezi. the Features credit otthhaet r Idue llustrated in the arrival of the fifth member of the the Bast," by Thomas F. Millard, in the commission. Admiral Fournier was un. January scribner's. animously chosen, acceptingthe prod- • • se di ency in a felicitious speech n which he STREET 'RAILWAY spoke of the friendly presence of the re- presentatives of many navies. M. Andre Soulange-Bodine, a Minister plenipotentiary of France, was selected as secretary, and William Martin and Montreal, Del. 26.—The Canadian Street the Vicomte De Greguil were appointed Railway Association was formed at a meet - assistants with a large corps of 4- In held in the Windsor Hotel this morning taches. when a constitution was adopted. According Admiral Baron von Spasm was then to the constitution, "the object of this asso- unanimously elected, the fifth member station shall be the acquisition of expert - of the commission and the commission. mental, statistical and scientific knowledge, ers were asked to irsform their respect- ive governments of the fact. ' t GRAND TRUNK CHANGES. Belgraile.—King Peter to -day signed the new press law which practically abol- ish%) freedom of the press in tiervia, though aimed principally at the anti - dynastic end, opposition papers. Pekin.—In consequence of representa- tions on the part of the German, Aus- trian, French, Italiap and Britieh min- isters the Chinese authorities have un- dertaken to discuss the proposed amend - meats to the trade marks regulations, and in the meantime not to register trade marks until the powers are com- pletely agreed on the subject. London.—The fog in London practical- ly disappeared this afternoon before a western breeze. Reports from the coasts show a continuance of the disturbance of traffic. According to a telegram from Liverpool at 10 o'clock this morn- ing the White Star Line steamers Ocean- ic and Cedric were still fog bound in the Mersey. FOG CAUSES GREAT LOSSES, Business of London Completely Disor- ganized by It. London, Dec. 20.—Such a complete dis- organization of railroad traffic and ship- ping as has resulted from the present fog has been unknown for many years. A dismal pelt is spread over the greater part of the kingdom, causing enormous business losses and threatening to de- prive thousands of their Christmas par - eels. Statisticians estimate that the losses in a single day of such a fog in London alone amounts to fully $3,000,- 000. All the coasts report a dislocation of shipping, The White Star Line steamer Cedric, which sailed from Liverpool yes- terday for New York, is still at noon, fog -bound in the Mersey, where traffic is at a standstill. Similar conditions pre- vail on the Thames. A number of min- or shipping mishaps have been reported from various points. MORE AMMUNITION USED In One Day in Manchuria Than in the Spanish-American War. The enormous expenditure of ammunition is one of the features of this war. The Russian soldier carries 120 rounds of rifle ammunition into battle, and this will seldom last through a single day's fighting if the trocps become seriously engaged. At Liao Yang some' Russian regiments expended more than BOO rounds per man in the course of the battle. As this computation was based on the strength of the regiments when they entered the fight, and as many of them came out of it sadly depleted, it is estimat- ed that many soldiers must have fired as many as 1,600 rounds. In the Russian or- ganization, the supply of rifle ammunition per man, including the field and reserve parks and the supply carried in the flying artillery Parks, is only 422 rounds for in- fantry, and much less for mounted troops. The expenditure of artillery ammunition has been as excessive. At Liao Yanf some Rus- sian batteries fired more than 600 rounds per gun. The Russian field artillery car- ries in its limbers and battery wagons only from 108 'to 150 rounds, according to the character of the gun, while the total visible supply, including the divisional, flying, and reserve parks, averages about 476 rounds per gun. These figures will give some idea of the strain put upon the supply depart- ments during a great battle. More ammuni- tion has been used in a single day in Man- churia than was required to fight the Span - ASSOCIATION Managers of the Roads Organize for Mutual Improvement. relating to the construction, equipment and operation of street railways, and the diffu- sion of this knowledge among the members of this association, with the view of increas- ing the accommodation of passengers, im- Mr. Gullen's Appointment—Duties of Proving the service and reducing its cost, Trainmasters Increased. / and the encouragement of cordial and friend- ly relations between the roads and the pub - Montreal, Dec. 26.—Mr. U. E. Gullen lie." of the G. T. R. has been appointed as- sistant superintendent at London in sue- TO CHECK FAMINE IN IRELAND. cesion to Mr. J. W. Wiggins, who retired to accept service with another company. Mr. If. F. Coyle, train master at Belle- ville, will hereafter have charge of all matters pertaining to transportation in the sixth and seventh districts. The jurisdiction of Mr, L. G. Coleman, train master in the fourth district, is extend- ed over the fifth district, with office in this city, As a consequence of these changes the office of .assistant superin- tendent of the fifth, sixth and seventh districts is abolished. Mr, Fred W. White has been appointed assistant purchasing agent for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, and will assume his new duties next week. Government Believes Distress Will Not Be Acute for Weeks. London, Dec. 26.—With reference to the resolutions adopted at a meeting of the Irish Parliamentary party in Dublin on Dec. 16, calling upon the Government to extend aid and institute works to afford employment for those in the west of Ireland who have been rendered destitute by the failure of the potato crop, the Irish office here states that while there has been a partial failure of the potato crop in Ireland, Government re- turns show that time distress, if it occurs, will not be acute before the end of January. Meanwhile the Government is taking steps to prevent A famine. SHOOTS TO KILL, BUT MISSES MARK. Michael Greico Anerapts to Kill His Wife and the Man She Favored. Erie, Pa., Dee. 26. --Michael Greico is in the police station here charged with shoaling and attempting to kill Eugene Ambrosia. The trouble arose front jealousy entertained by Greico towards Ambrosia, nen it is alleged he fired two shot a at his rival. Michael and his wife attended it dance here last night and participated In the festivities. Mrs. Greico paid too much attention to Eugene Ambreeht, On arriving home Michael Is Ailegea to have beaten his better half, whose cries brought her amorous lover to her as- sistance. He was ordered to leave the house at the point of Michael's revolver, Refusing to do so, Michael is alleged to have fired two shots at him, and one at Mrs. Greico. Bath shots went wild. Michael 'gathered his earthly belong - legs Ana attempted to escape, intending to take the first train west from the Nickel Plate depot. Ire Was overtaken by Nike Officer Allen later in the even- ing and brought to the police station, and locked up on a warrant sworn out by Ambrosia and issued by Alderman Cole. itliRTY-EIGHT U. S. SOLDIElf"' Ambushed and Killed by Pulajanes on the Island of Samar,. Minna, Dee. L'0. ---The Pulajanes have ambushed and killed at Dolores, on the Island. of Samar, a lieutenant and 37 enlisted nen of the 33th company of Native Scouts, TWO thousand PuIajtines, it is reported, threateri the town of Do- lores, and the mituation is said. to be crit- ical. Lieut. Abbott, in command of the Scouts, lies 'requested that aid be sent him. BURNED TO DEATH, SAD FATE OF AN OLD MAN IN A WINNIPEG DDAZE. Winnipeg, Man., Dee. 20, --joint Currie, an old resident, was cremated in his house, which was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight, and residents of adjoining buildings had a narrow es- cape from sharing bis horrible fate. The flames were eating into the other build- ings when the brigade arrived, Lite buildings were of a frame structure, close to Louise Bridge. Currie's body burned to a crisp and Was found near the door. Ills cash box, which he evidently had sacrificed his life in attempting to save was found under his head. The fire was probably due to an explosion of a lamp. Currie was 77 years old and, owned considerable property around the city, • • * ALLEGRD CASE OF MURDER. Circus Employee Said to Have Thrown Man From Train. A Toronto report: Inspector William Greer returned yesterday from St Thomas and Chatham, where he has been investigating an alleged case of murder. On July 8 Forepaugh and; Sells Bros.' circus showed in Chatham, and the next day in London, The body of a man supposed to be an employe ot the circus was found on the tracks between Chatham and London soon after the circus train passed through, aud it was supposed that he had fallen from the train and was killed, The circus was in St. Thomas on July 1, On that day a hardware store was robbed, and five men, giving their names as Robert Proctor, John Brown, Rich- ard Murphy, IL Shanks and Home Good, hue were arrested and convicted for the robbery. Each was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. Goodhue was kept in the St. Thomas jail and the remainder sent to the Central Prison. Goodhue has stated that while the train was on its way to London, Proc- tor robbed the man and then threw him from the train. Proctor is a n'egro, and is 24 years of age. Mr. Greer will leave for St. Thomas again in a few days. TRIED TO HAZE GOULD. Youngster Drew Revolver and Kept His Tormentors at Bay. New York, Dee. 20.—Five sophomores of Columbia University attemted to cap- ture Kingdon Gould, a fellow student and son of George Gould, to -day to haze him. After a chase of a block and a half in upper Broadway, near the university, young Gould turned on his pursuers and waving a revolver, warnea them to keep away. They kept on, and Gould after repeating his warning discharged the revolver. • Gould then fled to a fraternity house, and the sophomores returned to the col- lege campus, secured reinforcements, re- turned, and blocked both ends of the street on which the fraternity house is, located. Hundreds of howling students' were on guard. Young Gould was later rescued by his father, who took him away in a carriage under the guard of three men, supposed to be detectives. 4 I I POPE AND CANADA. Eastern Bishops Received—His Holiness is Satisfied. Rome, Dec. 20.—The Pope to -day re- ceived in private andience the Right Rev. James C. McDonald, Bishop of Charlottetown, P. E. L, the Right Rev. Timothy Casey, Bishop of St. John, N. B., and the Right Rev. Paul La Rocque, Bishop of Sherbrooke, Que. In the course of his audience with Bishop La Rocque, the Pope expressed his satisfaction at the growth of Cath- olicism in the Diocese of Sherbrooke and said he was exceedingly pleased with the strong evidence of the solidar- ity of Canadian Catholics, as shown by the letter addressed by the Episcopate there to Cardinal Richard, of Paris, sym- pathizing with the condition of the French clergy. His Holiness repeatedly said: "I thank the Canadian bishops for their sympathy." A NEW VICTORIA CROSS. Bravery of an Indian Mounted Infantry Of ficer. London, Dec. 20.—The Victoria Cross has been bestowed upon Lieutenant 11. A. Carter of the Indian Mounted in- fantry, for conspicuous bravery in So- maliland. During a reconnaissance near Jidballi on December 19, 1903, when a small body of troops were retired before a force of dervishes outnumbering them by thirty no one, Lieutenant Carter rode back alone 400 yards to the assistance of Pri vete Jai Singh, who had lost his horse, and was almost within the grasp of the dervishes. Lieutenant Carter picked up the se- poy, placed him behind him on his horse and carried him safely to the main force. • es THREATEN TO SACK TOWN, Pnless French Consul and British Sub- ject Are Yielded. Tangier, Dec. 20.—A courier from .Alcazar, about sixteen miles northeast of Tangier, states that tribesmen have surrounded Alcazar, and threaten to sack the town unless the French con- sul and one British subject are handed over to them. The French Minister has demanded that the Sultan take action for the protection of the consul at Aleazar. A detachment of imperial troops have, just left Tangier, presumably for Aka - gar. It is understood that the move- ment "M tribesmen is prompted by re- venge. 41. SEVEN WERE SMOTHERED, Four- Other Men Were Probably Fatally Injured at Bolivar, Pa, Deliver, Pa., nee, N.—In a fire which Originated in it shanty at, the pit mouth of the coal mine of the Reese -Hammond thick Company at Garfield, just across the river from here, to -day, seven for- eigners were smothered to death and two Americans were so badly overcome that their recovery Is not yet assured. When the shanty caught fire the fans drove the smoke Into the inine, smothering the foreigeers. Thole Wise have been recovered. The Americans, who were rescued, were Samuel C. Henderson and Henry Gibson. It, is not known how the fire started. There were a number of men in the mice, but all sot out safely except these named. **S. The Telegraph Plant. A peetilifir East Indian tick trefoil, which is a species of desmodium, gets its muse from a queer electric disturb- ance traveling as a current of action among its 'eaves. Each leaf tonsists of a large trenlinai leaflet and two smaller lateral ones. 'These latter rise and fall spontaineously like the arms of a tenui- phew, taking about three and a half minutes for each complete revolution. It may be easily cultivated in eoneett atories. PATTERSON JURY NSA AND ARE DISCHARGED. Were First Sent Back After They Had Reported That They Could Not Agree. 0 Reports That the Jury by Big Majority Favored an Acquittal. Non Broke Down, Lost Heart and Was in a Bad State Generally. Summons the Jury. A New York despatch: The judge ar- rived in the court room shortly before 11.30, and immediately sent an officer of the court to summon the jury to the court room, presumably to inquire wile - timer they bila. reached a verdict. Unable to Agree. The jury reported to the judge that they had been unable to agree on a ver- dict, and were sent back for further de- liberation. In Case of Acquittal. District Attorney Jerome said: "In the went of a disagreement I will make an nvestigation of how the jury stands. If he overwhelming view of the jury is 'or acquittal there is a probability she ill never be tried again." Kissed Her Father. A New York despatch: At 10.30 the :our which had been set for the opening court, word came by telephone that fustice Davis was delayed, 'and that he soda not rneeh the court house until 11.30. Halca hundred persons occupied eats in the court room. Among tom yore only three women. Promptly at 11.30 John Randolph Jetterson, the psi- oner's father came in and took a seat it the counsel's table. Miss Patterson 'mad not reached the court room up to that time, but as the jurors marched lown the aisle her father, half turning, n his chair, gazed upon their faces. As he turend back and fumbled nervous- ly for a paper which lay upon the table, his hands shook as if with palsy and it seemed aparent that he saw little to arouse hope in the faces of the jurors. A. moment later, Nan Patterson, gowned entirely in black and with a heavy !sleek veil concealing her features, walked with a firm strong step to the chair beside her father. As she sat down she placed one arm across her father's shoulder, With the other she raised her veil and kissed the old man in a pretty, affec- tionate way. 'When the jury came in at 12.50 Miss Patterson became nervous. The color of her face seemed to deepen, if that were possible, and her whole attitude showed that she was undergoing keen suffering. When the jury reported their disagree- ment and the justice discharged them she turned to her father and. threw herself on his shoulders, weeping bitterly. Up to the hits she had hoped to be free in time to go home to Washington to spend. Christmas with her mother And the dis- agreement Wes 'a most poignant disap- pointment to her. The old man tried to comfort her, but she fell fainting in his arms. The girl was revived from her fainting spell, but continued to sob hysterically. Justice Davis thanked the jury and re- manded Miss Patterson to the Tombs. She was led out sobbing violently, and in a state of severe nervous collapse. After the rest of the jury had left the court room the foreman remained, and. had a consultation 'with justice Davis. As the foreMen left the court room he said the vote throughout had been six to six. He said six were for acquittal, but whether the others were for murdet in the first degre or not he would not say. The prosecuting attorney, Mr. Rand, would not say what the further course of the prosecution would be. The foreman said that only one ballot was taken. It swas then found there was such a vast difference of opinion that the renutinaer of the time was taken in ergument. It was reported that the six votes for conviction stood as follows: One for murder in the second degree, wo for manslaughter in the first degree slid three for manslaughter in the second legree. It is said there was no vote Cur murder in the first degree. THE JUDGE'S CHARGE. Might Return Verdict of Murder in Any Degree or One of Manslaughter, A New York despatch: The final hours of Nan Patterson before the bar of jus- tice, charged -with the killing of Caesar Young, found the young actress, cool and composed, awaiting the verdict of her jurors with perfect confidence in her acquittal. "I have passed through so much," she said, plaintively, 'that this day is no more to me than the others. Black as I luive been pictured. I cannot believe that the jury will condemn me. I feel that they will give ane my freedom." Sir Charles Wyndham, the English lie - tor, was an interested. spectator at the proceedings. Justice Davis began his charge to the jury shortly before 11 s'clock. Ha charged that the jury might find any degree of the crime of murder, in spite of the claim of counsel that it must be murder in the first degree or acquit- tal, and told the jury that they were to disregard all that was said' about the flight of J. Morgan Smith, Juetice Davis eoncluaed his charge at 12,6. Counsel for the defence consented to the jury having any exhibit they asks ed for. One of the ,jurors, o. 0, said: "I would like the revolver :ma the clothes of Young." A reqneat was also made for the let- ters of -Young of May 1. 2 alla 3. The court said the juror might take the re- volver to pieces to examine it, but eould not fire it with a cartridge. Justice Davis' charge was considered favorable to the defendant. Not so Cool Afterwards. A New York despatch: Nan Pa:ads:on collapsed in the Tondos to -day so loom- pletely that the effort of the nettron, the warden and her father to help' her were of nodvail,anti Dr. Levin. the phy- sieittn at the prison, had to be ealled. She Wan revived considerably, but it was feared that she would eollapse again when she went tie the comet room. As Noon as she Wes $401110What e0T110.40( l she was WOO the Wage of Sighs .to the criminal court building. She tv!ie taken to the len" in the court building to wait until a verdict had been reached or some .conclusion had been arrived at. WAITING FOR THE VERDICT, A. Curious Crowd Hang Around All Night to Hear What the Jury Had Done. New York despatch: Even in the fact of certain knowledge that news of the jury's deliberations would not be ford). - coming until after 10 o'clock to -day, scores of persons remained all • night around the criminal court building hop- ing to be the first to hear the verdict in the case of Nan Patterson, Driven front the building just before midnight when the jury was locked up for the night by order of Justice Davis, the curi- ous crowd gathered in little knots in eheltered places in the vicinity to wait and speculate and ensure for themselves an advantageous position in the line when the doors were again opened to- day. Even in those hours when the dim light which came through the winnows of the jury room indicated that the jur- ors had, given up their arguments for the night and were attempting to sleep, ru- mors from inside the building found their way to patient waiters, 'She source of these rumors no one knew, and little faith, was placed in their truthfulness. In' the early night mys- terious information had it that the jury stood firm on the basis of nine for ac- quittal, one for conviction of murder in. the second degree, and two unable to agree upon the degree of manslaughter of which they believed the prisoner to be guilty. Before daylight, however, there had been a decided change in the sentiment of the jury, according to re- port, At that time a story which gain- ed considerable circulation had eleven jurors favoring acquittal with one hold- ing out for conviction of murder in the first degree. Of course there was ab- solutely nothing to substantiate these rumors, "but every bit of gossip was anxiously. seized upon by those who had waited so long. A little after seven o'clock this morning the jurors, guarded by court officers, marched. out to a nearby restaurant for their' morning meal. As they came through the Frank- lin street exit the jurors met a crowd of not less than 200 persons, including the self-appointed guard svho had re- mained on duty all night. If the crowd had expected to learn anything from the faces of the jurors they were disappoint- ed for there was nothing in their ex- pression save weariness. POLYGAMIST APOSTLES. One of Them Who Had Five Wives Now in Canada. Washington, D. C., Dec. 26.— Charles H. Owen, who was retained to collect evidence by the Protestants against Mr. Smoot, testified to his active knowledge of polygamy in Utah. He said that Apostle Taylor is reputed to have taken two wives within two or three years, and that Apostle Cowley has taken a new wife within three years. Taylor now has four wives, said the witness. Ile thought both men were hiding in Can- ada. Continuing, he said. Apostle Merrill has nine wives, two taken since the manifes- to. Consulting the church encyclopedia the witness said. Apostle Merrill has 45 children and 127 grandchildren. Attorney Taylor then brought out a great many names of persons reputed to be living in polygamy, together with dates of marriages and the number of children born of these plural marriages since the manifesto. Witness Owen testified to swearing out an Sntormation for Apostle Heber J. Grant and of his holding out his poly- gamous relations in an address before a Utah seminary. Mr. Owen gala Grant left the country and has not since returned. WANT TO PAY THEIR DEBTS. Congregational Body Feels Needs of Cen- tralized System. A Toronto report: There is a move- ment on foot among Canadian Congrega- tionalists to free all their churches from debt by the end of the year 1905. This project arises from an offer of aid from the English Congregationalists. At a meeting of the Jubilee rued Committee at the Northern Congrega- tional Church yesterday afternoon, tat which the Rev. Hugh Pedley, of Em- manuel Church, Montreal, presided, it was announced that two-thirds of the total debt had ,already been provided for. That is, $170,000 has been sub- scribed to wipe out an indebtedness of $246,000. Of this sum $10,000 has been donated. by 8, II, C. Miner, of Quebec. He has also promised $10,000 more on the condition that a sufficient amount exclusive of this can be obtained. The outline of the plan is that oriel church shall, as far as possible, pay Its own debts. If they are unable to clear themselves they will be aided from a central fund. Some congregations have been offered as much as $I for every dollar they raise. The Rev. j. K. Unssvorth, of Minn - ton, the recording secretary, has come from a visit to the West, bringing with hint a similar report. 4 t o Worried to Death. A Chicago despatch: Fred John son, 32 Yeats old, is dead of hydrophobia, al- though it is declared, he never had been bitten by a mad dog. He became ill last Sunday and. sometime before his • death)" Attacked his wife and two small children. Then he was fastened to save the fam- ily front injury during his attacks of frenzy. Johnson owned a slog which last July was bitten by a rabid dog and the man constantly worried over the matter. Finally a policeman killed the pet. A physician diagnosed Johnson's ease and declared the mail contracted, rabies because he eonstrtntly was fears ing hydrophobia. Mrs. lIen—Yoit ere the moat careless erratum intim world. Mr. Wester—Ohl I don't know. Tye noticed that ion can laid. them.