LEO'S MILLIONS TO PIES A Remarkable Rciurn ol Riches to the Vatican. Sit,000.COO BY CARDINAL GOTTL Ik Taras ll Over to Pope Pta». Sliilot Thai Pope Leo Jaat Bclore Death CoaEtfetf (he Monet to Nla Pcadoj (he Eledoo ol 1c to Uu ll aa Me J Beat. Shoald He Be Elected Pepe.

Rome (By Cable) —^Accordingdo the Tribuna, the Vatican had sudden wealth poured into ii* coffers. For some time certain sums m-hich were knowtt to be possessed by Pope Leo were looked lor without result, the search toward the end becoming somewhat ieverish. Cardinal Gotti, prelect ol the Propaganda: accompanied by Monsignor Marzohui. one of the late Pope's sec manes, drove up to the Vatican and,

getting

>, , heavy obj^jn ihc cavriane. A,- j -7,-rar.nchinoit novonent ha, lolisistance was offered, hut-it was rejjis- , i owe d |h c consolidation of the Amcried. nod Cardinal Gotti and Monsignor | can Tinplate *and th*».American Sheet

Marzolini between them carried the ; Steel Companies.

anysterious object to tyc apartment of I Anna Krencn, wife of Fred Krenen.

Tl E t ATEST MWS IN SHORT ORDER.

Daaicslk.

The United Stales Circuit Court *f Appeals, sitting in Philadelphia, sustained the District Court of New Jeraey in the caac «ii Harry'C Spinks and other stockholders, who appealed against the payment of an assessment called by "Receiver Henry C. TatnaU, of the Asphalt Cofftpany of America. Judge Martin, of Philadelphia, has: _ivcn Dr. lames Strickland, of oke, Va.l the custody of his two childVen, whom the mother was accused of abducting from a convent school in

Baltimore.

On account of the refusal of skilled laborers of the New Haven Iron and Steel Company to accept a 10 per cent. ■ eduction in wages the mill will close down, throwing 400 men out of work. The American Bible Society has approved tile project of the British and Foreign Bible Society to observe March 7, 1904. as Bible Sunday. A committee meeting of the National Congress of Mothers was held in Phil-

hurriedly, bvy.'n ^ ^

Pope -Pius. . They were immediately admitted, and remained for two hours. Intense curiosity was aroused by this act. as it was believed to have somerelation to the missing wealth, and rhe wildest rumors jtrere circulated. It soon became known, however, that the bag contained 45.000.000 francs ($9,000,-

/>oo) its bank notes.

drowned herself and ber two children in a cistern at their home, in Lescur,

Minn.

Mrs. Geneva Flaherty, of Duluth. Minn., died from starvation on a train while on ber way to her brother's

home.

A jury of six women sat in a case tin Juvenile Court in Chicago.

utj ujuk uuiva. - -- — When Cardinal Gotti entered the Thf United States grand jury at

i of the Pope he sank to his knets, and. pointing to his - burden,

aaid:

"Your Holiness, the lamented Leo just before his death confided to me the money which I now lay at your feet, saying that if 1 succeeded him L

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Omaha returned indictments against United Slates Senator Charles H. Dietrich, former Adjutant General Leonard W. Colby, of Nebraska; former State Senator F.lliott Lowe. R. M. Allen, president of the Standard Cattle

Company, and others.

— — _ . Mayor Weaver vetoed Ihe loan bill if another took his place 1 was to turn I appropriating $:6.ooo,oco for municipal the . money over to him after a period j .improvements in Philadelphia and City of lour months had elapsed. This I | Council immediately passed the bill now do in the presence of Monsignor I oyer t ».. vet0 . jj* loan will now be

Marzolini. who has been the only other , Submitted to the voters.

pC ^¥ , "n < ’ * arc th * ! The cruiser Olympia, flagship of the

Tic Pope wu mod .SecleA ! 5 „ .’qjdreo. (K , m The TnUmu bo« on to relate that , Norfo:k (of p anara a filled with ammo. !“»* about the t.n.e tipi Uenee «. 1»- njtK> ^ othcr tn S enacted in the papal apartpeM, an ' , , te Uth^u,. electrician, while removing the hang- r» j .u r>. : .W. u.- Pa.«.w. t /Vnmhrr ! Chief Paymaster Dodge, of the De

1 the late Poppe Leo's clumber, j

' : electrw li| i the wall, *

ht'oeder to set u'iht electA light ] f"'”™ 1 f 1 »«• ,“£ U “C£SP'

1 hole in the wa.H »ey- j John W ; L. Phillip^ of «e Twenty

eral bags which were carclessly-iticd. | These bags, sthen opened, werw tou:

rventh Infantry, with duplicating pay

_____ ^ oun d 1 accounts.

to cbntain 9,250,000 francs (li.Esoooo). | Mrs. Harry 1_ Smith and her two

children were cremated in a £rc that Another Version 01 It | burned their home at Oaldane, a su

_ . . -T-, _ D ' burb of Philadelphia.

Paris (By Cable).—The-Rome.corre- .. . •pondenT to the Figaro says (hat Car- Rufus R. Connel s, president o the dinal Gotti, prefect of the Propaganda : defuna tanks at Indiahoma, SterlmR and one ol the executors of the will of and Oluska. Ok . was found guilty ol

Leo XIII.. was received by the Pope forgery. *

and informed His Holiness that he held Icreitn. » large sum of money confided to him , . , „ , by the Ute Pope, with the mission that I The attitude of the Russians at Seoul be should hand it to the new pontifl indicates a possible determination to four months after his election. The a!- | prevent Japan from gaming a footho d leged reason for Pope Leo's course is | •" Korea. Advices Irom Tokio state tbit he wished his successor to learn : 'hat the situation is more unfavorable, bow diefiilut it would be to rule the I The Russun fleet now at Buena. TuChurch without money, -thereby im- 1 nis^ iqlLife reinforced .by six torpedo pressing upon him the necessity for ! boals Wd proceed to the Far East,

economy. The sum left by Pope Leo i}

said to amount to $7,000,000. GEK REYES IN NO 1 L'RRY.

The Uhited Colombian Committee in Paris announces that should a • request for the submission Of the dispute with the United States ogrr Panama to The Hague Coifrf*yf'Arbitration be refused Colombia will go to war and rely -on

the Latin republics for aid.

The appearance on the Venezuelan Alps of bombyrilla gallinac. small bi'ds found only in the Far North, indicate the prevalence of very severe weather in

thffpoljr regions.

General Delarey made a speech to the Boer prisoners at Admagnagar and succeeded in persuading all but 10 of them sign the oath of allegiance to Great

Washington. D. C. (Special).—Because of the determination of General Reyes to support all the contentions he makes in his brief, that this or that phase of this government’s isthmian policy was against precedent by his-* rorical references, as wrelf as by high

authorities of international law. the -.-

preparation of the paper is taking | Britain. ... . , laager than was at first expected. It ; The bill providing $130,000 to defray was said that it was not at all certain the expenses of Italy's participation an • when the note would be ready for trans- | the St. Louis Exposition was approved

mission to the State Department. In- I by the Chamber of Deputies,

deed. General Reyes is not in any haste j A new Greek Cabinet has been formed, to send it, for this may be taken by | with M. Thcotakis as president and min-

tbe Colombians as the termination of; ister of the interior. *

their envoy's mission here and the Edward and Queen Alexandra country might seize on the opportunity I w| ,| vis ; t i rclan d during tlie Funches-

to make war a contingency w-hjfh Gen- , own wctW era! Reyes has thus far used his ut j M; „ pi..;.

ir-

1 Rhcimbaden. daughter of

Baton von Rhcimbaden. the finance minister of Germany, had a narrow x*' Wap forces, stood | cape from death. She fell between two 1 , | clectr.c cars in Berlin, and in saving

nounccd at the office of the Marsdcn her Henry Davidson, an English r.izai NCompanv that the International Smoke- constructor, was killed. Jess Powder and Chemical Company. , Joseph Chamberlain's commission cl which is controlled by the Marsden Com- experts to inquire into the condition ol pany, has passed into the hands of the : British trade, with the object of drawing DnPont International Powder Company. ; up a Jariff reform measure.' includes This deal, it is said, gives the DuPont lead.ng bankers and men prom.ncnt in “ • ' ' • industrial, mining and shipping interests

The Japanese ministers have deteimined to present a strong front to Russia, in view of the latter's unsatisfactory reply to the Japanese proposals. Th< Russian draft of the proposed agree mem is net acceptable in the present form. . The French War Office has coasitkrrt the details of Dreyfus' reinstatement ii the army, and the regiment he will com mard, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel

has been chosen.

An Italian warship is bombarding Dur bo, in Italian Somaliland, where Licuten ant Graban was killed, “merely for th« purpose Of impressing the natives.” William J. Bryan arrived in St Petersburg and went to visit Count Tol

stoi.

The national committee of the Pro hibition party met in Chicago and dc cidcd that the national convention be held in Kansas City Wednesday. Jam 39. 1904. Eight cities were in the bid

mo>t endeavor to prevci Caatrat at Powder Trade.

Philadelphia (Special).—It was

nsincsv from the United States.

The DuPont Company was organized under the laws of Delaware last Tuesday. Jt is capitalized at $io.ooo^xxl The terms under which the Iiitrmalionhl Smokeless Powder Company passes UV the control of the DuPont Company was accompli shed through an exchange of

stork and cash payment of $403^00

Albany. N. Y. (Special).—A million dollars is said to be involved in the cast of Herzog vs. the Title Guaranty Company. in which the Court of Appeals sustained the judgment ofjustice Truax, of the Supreme Court. The decision gives Fanny McComb Herzog a quarter interest in the rsl«: of her father, wlio died in New York City in March. 190!. One clause of the McComb wif! gives her this quartet interest, bat a codicil cut her interest in the will >n case she married Mr. ■Herzog- Justice Truax. at special term, * 1 bis decision gave Mrs. Herzog the

x firsf *‘-

mt crest first provided foru

New York (Special).—Charges of duplicating his pay accounts for the months of October and Ncwembet^were pre-

United State* Infantry.' hj Col Francis S. Dodge, chief paymaster of the Department ■ of the Kart. Colonel Dodge has forwardA the papers in the case to the Paymaster General at Washington lor further action. Captain Fhillipt is on leave of absence from.his

xs. Daniel Manning was elected president of the World’s Fair Board Lady Managers.

Sterling exchange has risen 3 cents in the pound in ten day*. Copper shares Friday touched the highest point for many months. Evidently Philadelphia shareholders like Speyer's plan belter than Mofflyjs plaa_ Copper 'and Brooklyn

WOELD NOT LOWER FLAG American Ucnfrnnnt Refused lo Corply With Colombian Demand. " TROOPS READY TO MOVE ON PANAMA. Cruiser Atlanta Discorers a Detachment nl Cutaab'nn Trsops on the Westirn Share ol the Gnt nl Darien—As Uenlensst Prrrtll, Appmafk:* the Share Oencral Neve, Calls Or: “What Way Is This la Make War.” Colon (By Cable).—The United State; mtiscr Atlanta. Commander William H. Turner, returned here from the Gulf of Darien. She discovered on December 15 a de» tachmcnt of Colombian troops, numbering apparently about 500 men. but, according to their statements, 1.500 to 2.«o. at Titumati, on the western side of the gulf, just north of the mouth of the Atrato river. The comniar.der of the Atlanta sent on shore an officer who talked with the Colombian's commander. The latter protested energetically against the presence of American warships in Colombian waters, insomuch as war between Colombia and Ute United States had not beer, declared, and requested the Atlanta to leave the gulf, because it belonged to Colombia. Commander Turner ignored the request and the Atlanta returned to Color, to report to Rear Admiral Cogh-

lan.

The Colombians are clearly busy with protective and strengthening measures Although they treated the Americans courteously, they decidedly resented the presence of the Atlanta's landing party The Colombian force was composed partly cf the men landed recently at the Atrato river by the Colombian cruisers Cartagena and General Pinzon. Early in tht morning of December 15 the Atlanta sighted a small schooner i t the center of the Gulf of Darien and followed her to the western shore, where the schooner attempted to hide behind an islet. Lieut. Harlan P. Perrill, of thr tlanta, was ordered to board her. and thereupon a whaleboat was lowered znJ pulled toward the schooner. It wafound that the schooner had on board a hundred armed Colombian soldiers, comn.andcd by Gen. Kafagl Novo, win' said Gen. Daniel Ortiz, commandcr-in-chief of thf Colombian forces of the !At lantic and 1 Pacific, had a latge camp > mile away on the mainland. General Novo requested . Lieutenant Perrill to land and confer with General Ortiz. After temporarily returning to to the Atlanta Lieutenant PerrHl went back to the schooner, which in the meantime had taken up • position off a beach within a small bay. Great excitement prevailed among th: Colombians on thr whaleboat’s approach. There were repeated cries of "Viva Colombia l” There was a sfljjdcn concentration of about 150 Colombian soldiers on. the beach. For some moments the situation appeared dangerous and had the appearance of cn air.hnsentie General Ortiz appeared on the beach when Lieutenant Perrill wettf ashore, the whalhfcoat in the meantime lying close to th: beach. General Ortiz insisted that Lieutenant Perrill should fly the Colombian flag at 1 lie bo**.- of the whaleboat or lower the Amcricafi flag at her stint, because she was in Colombian waters. Lieutenant Perrill replied that he did not hive a Colombian flag and refused to lower the Stars and Stripes. General Ortiz did not insist upon bis so doing, but he protested in, writing against the presence of the Americans in Colombian waters Lieutenant Perrill accepted the protest and conveyed it to Commander Turner, who handed it to Rear Admiral Coghlan

on his arrival here.

Lieutenant PerrilPs boat's crew consisted of 12 men. On the first trip they were unarmed, excepting four revolvers. When the whaleboat approached the schooner 24 soldiers wer: seen seated on the side nearest to the direction from which the Americans came with rifles lying handily across their knees and pointing toward the whaleboat. General Novo, who is a Venezuelan by birth, and second ir. command of the Colonknap forces, stood on the deck of th# schooner and instantly called out in

broken English:

"Wliat way is this to make war?" Lieutenant Perrill explained that it was not war, but a friendly visif. General Novo.-!owner, refused to furnish him with any information. An interpreter who bearded schooner discovered that khc had *" 80 armed men, packed sardine-like in

hold.

NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS. Tfe^Citzo BUI fi.'csci. Thr President signed the Cuban re procity -bill. It passed the Senate * vote of 57 to 18. The bill was taken to the White House by Representative Frank Wachtcr, chairman of the House Committee on Enrolled Bills. Mr. Wachtcr also took .with him a gold jien which the measure bad been signed by Speaker Cannon - and Senator Fry president -pro tempore of the Senate. With the saute pen. the Presidcnl affixed his signature to the bill, thus making it a law. The pen was furnished by Minister Qursada of Cuba, ar.d to him it will be returned. Present, besides the President, at the time of the signing of the measure, were Secretary Loeb, William Barnes. Jr., editor of the Albany (New York) i ournal; Representative Wachtcr and ustice James A. Fechtig of Balti

more.

Now that the bill has become a law, a question of great interest has arisen —namely, the effect of the reduction of tlie duty off Cuban sugar upon importations of sugar from other countries. The British Government has served formal notice upon the State Department that under the favored nation clause it expects that Brtish sugar from the British West Indie* shall be admitted into the United States on equal terms with Cuban sugar, and it is not doubted that Germany, France, Austria and the other great beet-sugar-producing countries will do likewise. An old holding of Attorney General Olney in President Cleveland's Administration wai adverse to such demands, but the question promises to be reopened with vigor. T» Pratect Pahilsbers. In the Senate Mr. McComas reported a bill from the Committee on Patents providing for the protection of foreign exhibitors of artistic, musical and literary works at the-St. Louis World's Fair, and at 'his request the bill was given immediate consideration and parsed. Protection is afforded foreign exhibitors by giving them the sole right of producing and vending their literary or qrt works for a term of two years under the copyright law upon payment of a fee of $1.50 Tor each Ltlc-or description recorded at the Library of ConE css. The foil term of copyright privipe may be obtained Jiy filing two copies of the original text of dny book or copies ol any work of art brought into this country for the ptffpose of exhibition_ai Sf. Louis. AnoflTer bill favorably reported increases the protection given to authors or proprietor* of book* in foreign languages m obtaining translations into the English language for sale in thl# country. The Senate also passed a bill authorizing the purchase of 2000 acres of land near Columbus. Ohio, upon which to erect a military post. The bill appropriates $180,000. Uistaza Was Ylgwaas Further advices from Minister 1-eish-man at Constantinople to the State Department show that he has made a very energetic-protest to the Porte against the action of the Turkish officials at Alexkndretta in the case of United States Consul Davis. Mr. Leishman's last cable message sustain* Consul Davis in his action, and the State Department, consequently, is not disposed-to regard favorably any ‘complaints from the Porte against his defense of naturalized American citizens. ^ Clack Mi; Succeed frecler. The President has tendered the position of Civil Service Commissioner, made vacant by the death of John R Procter, to Gen. John C. Black, of Chiago. General Black is commander in rhfcf of the Grand Army' General Black has not indicated whether or not he will accept the ap ^ointment. Tie was Commissioner ol Pensions during the second' Adminiv -ration of President .Cleveland.-

Exp'otlM Raised th: Roal.

Indianapolis. Ind. (Special).—T'fe: robbers stood guard in the office *»' th# ■Star Elevator with drawn revolvers while three of their companion* worked for an hour and exploded seven charges ol dynamite. The heavy explosions raised the roof ol the building from it* foundation. Terrified people in th# neighborhood stood at a distance and watched the robbers, who fioaliy became discouraged at their repeated failure to reach the inside of a burglarproof strong box inside the safe and left a few minutes before the police

arrivedT

Caaialts SutcMebyHr*. Oxford, O. (Special).—Miu Mary Kyger. gged 40 years, a member of one of the wealthiest families in this county, committed suicide. She saturated bet clothing with gasoline and then set her*elf on fire. No cause is known. WsrJkz Wa d Frew Jasaa. - Tokio (By Cable).-In of Russia’s reply., a special^ conference of the elder stafesmen of Japan, including the Marq&j

Mini'ter*, is

The House passed a resolution authorizing the Committee on Expenditures in the Postoffice Department tc request the Postmaster General to furnish that committee the papers in con ' rjection with the port office investiga-

tion.

The (Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds authorized a favorable report on the bill making ac appropriation of $7,000,000 for a build ing for the . Department of State, Justice and Labor. Arguraents were made In the Criminal Cpurt on the demurrer tp the indictments against James V. Tyner and Harrison J. Barrett, accused of conspiracy 10 defrtud the government. The Hcuse Committee on Rivers and Harbors wa; asked to recommend an appropriation of $.1810.000 for deepening the Delaware river channel from Phitadel(ftiia to the sea. The Senate ratidfid the Chinese Com raercial Treaty. Senators expressed resentment toward Russia for intriguing to prevent more advantageous terms. Henry C Hallcnbeek and Norman C Metcalf, of New York, involved in the postoffice scandai, gave bond for

(rial.

Ip the Senate. Mr. Daniel, of Virginia. made an attack on the administration’s policy in Panama.

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