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8TTMTKR WA Consolidated Auk. 9. sie em pueusmbs cswmny ? l ?? cm mm. pi KM'.M'K OF j W. HAIiPKRj TO BF, INVESTIGATED. on Bond Laror <>rOerr<l?Con"I cr?4? Sidewalks on Church 8*root,| Won liberty to Broad, to be Down?< tiAlrmnn McLaurftn of F1n-| ?wti Commiu*x? Calle Attention Narrow Margin Between Inooi Pteed EipesMea of City Gtw Council held a regular meeting H lack p. m. Tuesday. ? iti Mayor U D. Jennings,! tan J P. Booth. S. J. Me-| f*?k J w McKeiver and R. light Abaent: Aldermen B. \V. attlno. J r. Qlenn. B .HL Rhsnrre B, K. Wilder. ' M routes of 13th mat. s-wre read and| proved. Mr. Booth ror the Committee ofl Mio Work?, reported all work Inl department progreeeing eatlaftc~| y, aa4 .etated that some of tl garbing on Church street nod and waa belng| ntraetor's expense. 1* l 0?2ffi? for the Finance ed the Cler> and for J*ov ember, **** * v ?Be Jut 881 BIG HEW YORK BANK CLOSED. (iKAM) Jl itY TO PROMS AF? FAIRS OF INSTITUTION. Tho Northern Bank, With Nine Brandies and Deposit* of Nearly Soven Millions, Inj Mantis of State Superintendent of Banks. New York, Dec. 27.?The Northern Bank, of New* York?, with deposits ir. its nine branches of $6,912,585, at the time of Its last public Statement, closed today by ?. H. Cheney, State superintendent of banks, "for tha benefit of depositors," because of "certain conditions," and also be? cause of "certain transactions." An inventory of the bank's assets and liabilities are now under way. W. H. Hotchkfss, State superintendent of Insurance, and District Attorney Witma.i are co-operating; with him. They hope to present the facts to the grand Jury tomorrow. . Joseph Q. Rodin, chairman of the executive committee of the bank and a shareholder and director in many other corporations, is in a private sanitarium at Central Valley, New York, to which he was committed last Saturday by Justice Amend, of the State Supreme Court, at the re? quest of his slater, on a certificate of two physicians. James H. Clifford, of counsel for the hank and one of Its directors, stated tonight that the examining physicians had diagnosed the case as acute paranoia. and that Robin tried to kill himself in his apartments last Saturday ntght, hut was restrained by a nurse. Although Robin was committed Saturday ,he was not conveyed to the sanitarium until today, for Mr. Oif> ford and another director visited him at his apartments hej^ yesterday evening, in an effort tatiatJ M Fee* mi-Lm ii M.TER, 8 0 , SATU R ] PRESBYTERIANS jMDE HAPPY. HANDSOME ( IIVHCH BI ILDIXCi NOW FREE OF DEBT. Feature- of Christmas Service Was Burning of Mortgage in Presence of Largo Congregation?Remark? able Story of Achievement in Face of Many Obstacles?Special Credit (ilven Beloved Pastor, Rev. A. R. Wood son. Manning, Dec. 26.?A notable ser vice, and one of unusual interest, was held in the Presbyterian churqh her yesterday. It was a specially arrang ed Christmas service, the particular feature of which was the burning of the mortgage on the building that had been outstanding for the past several years. A large congregation gathered for the occasion, including a goodly number of friends not directly connected with the church as an or? ganisation. The weather, which had been gloomy and forbidding all day Saturday, changed during the night and the morning opened bright and beautiful, eminently befitting the feel ing of relief and good cheer that per vaded the entire membership of the church and their sympathizing friends as well. The entire service was beau tiful and inspiring, the decorations were appropriate and the I charming music was eminently suited to the occasion. All of this goes without saying, but the "wonderful* story" of the handsome new church, which the late lt.iv. Dr. S. M. Smith said at the dedication, "challenges admiration/ is well worth briefly recounting. The old frame church had stood for nearly half a century, though it had been served by only a few pas tors. The Rev. James McDowell alone served as such for about forty years. On October 9, 1904. under the pas torate of the Rev. J. M. Holladay, the proposition to build a new church ?nM discussed and on November X'iasMH commute was ap *n n plan asl eportl LsA't at W thy ('4?uaupy . Tny GseTs AY, DECEMBER 31, 1 HOUSE OF 435 SEEMS LIKELY. I ASIS OF REAPPORTIOXMEXT ABOUT DECIDED OX. Majority of House Committee on Census from States that Would Lose One or More Representatives Unless Membership Increased? Figures Proposed Lowest That Prevent Reduction of Delegation from Any State. Washington, Dec. 27.?The coming Congressional reapportionment will provide for a total membership of 435 in the House of Rrepresentatlves, according to present indications. This would mean one member to every 211,700 of population. Chairman Crumpaeker, of the House commute on census, and some of his associates, have been digesting the statistical calculations recently compiled by the census bureau to show the effect of various systems of apportionment on the representation of the different States. In the sixteen members of the 'ommlttee, eleven members are from States which lose one or more Rep? resentatives y the present number of member for the entire House Is main? tained in the light of the population shown by the cenrve Just completed. It is likely that thea> States will not only be protected, but, as Mr. Crum? paeker and others believe, that an in? crease of 435 will solve the problem before the Housed that being the least number that will save every State from any loss in the^wmericas strength of its delegatlo^^R^tosh ington. Jn^BMn^nW NOT CAUSED B1 Officers Think to Spl Bokoshe, Ol ing the deatl first report* of eating of Bei Wright, no BIO PACKERS TO BE TRIED. .?1 ST PACK CRIMINAL CHARGES WITHOUT DELAY. Attorney General Dismisses Equity Case In Order That Criminal Charges May Be Forced to Imme? diate Trial and Defeat Delay Sought By Packers. Chicago, Dec. 27.?United States District Attorney Edw. W. Sims ap? peared today in the federal court and asked that the dissolution suit of the governmen against tjie National Packinf Co., accusing it of being a trust, be dismissed. The order was entered by the the court. This move was declared by the gov? ernment officials to bo designed to clear the way for the criminal trials of packers indicted on charge of con? spiracy against trade. Recently attorneys for the indicted packers appeared fn the federal dis? trict court and asked that the crimi? nal prosecutions be stayed until the civil suit mas terminated. "We are doing everything we can to expedite the criminal trial," said a federal official. "Every obstacle to speedy trials raised by the packers we have removed, so far as we can. They wanted delay on the criminal pro? ceedings to enable them to devote their time to this suit, so we had this one dismissed to expedite the other." Assistant United States District At? torney James H. Wilkerson, late to? day issued a statement regarding his action in sweeping aside the civil afuits to make way for criminal prose ^ "^an of the men composing the Na cking company. Mr. Wilker k**ere Is but one reason of tho civil case, of the govern fi ?ouehron, mmktkhat lue, mm Vol. XXXI. No. 38. mm cml rules. IMMEDIATE FORMULATION OF LAWS PR At TIC ALLY DECID ED OX. Taft, Knox, Dickinson and Others Meet to Talk of legislation ' rag Ditch in Panama. Washington, Dec. 28.- .tdiate formulation of Panama legisla? tion practically was <* ,,*Td on at a conference at the ^ c? House to? night participate hy President Taft, P. C. Kr ^ <?cretary of State, J. M. Dickir secretary of war, Senator F' s\ California, chairman of the i.e committee of inter ocean canal, and Senator Brandagee, also a member of that committee, and Representative Mann of Illinois, chairman of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce. It was genearlly agreed that imme? diate action on Panama canal ques? tion was necessary in order that tt^e administrative regulations could be put in force. It was suggested that by having a definite understanding as to the tolls and trade questions involved an in? ternational trade would be assured the canal almost from the day of Its opening. The general opinion, it was said, favored legislation empowering the president to fix tolls within certain limits, taking Into consideration dis? tance, tonnage and cargo. The question of whether the gov-. emment should operate coal stations and dry docks and whether i pass its war vessels through ti. free and its coastwise ships a slbly allx-of its merchant v? a. lower rate than those of to countries was discussed and tentativ plans were launched for the prepara^ tion of legislation on these point*. Representative Mann and Senator* Flint ad Brandagee, whose commit-*' ^ees will be most cocerned with tbfi ?halation suggested tonight, are ssjtjj IfcWe with the president in vl&r ^^Jate action, particul?