| Show two women in a trance and now one is dead now york march 24 one of tho remarkable cases in the experience of tho doctors ot the hospital in this city ended today in the death of miss luella huestis of mount vernon who with her mother mrs james H huestis had been in a trance for fifteen days prior to her death more than two weeks ago both of tho women beio found unconscious in the homo of henry W heifer a lawi er of this city and were supposed to have been asphyxiated asphyxia ted by gas neither had since recovered consciousness ness and physicians and fists puzzled by able coma miss huestis was an atti active young woman aged 23 years lack of nourishment was he principal cause of her death as it had been impossible to alvo her food except in liquid form and through a tube stimulants and oxygen administered without effect A singular fact is that the young comans womans mother who lay in an adjoining room began to show signs of the approach of death soon after the death of her daughter liko her daughter the mother also Is greatly emaciated and tho physicians at iho hospital say that her low vitality is duo principally to starvation A specialist in hypnotism and who investigated vesti gated the cases has said that the two women bad hypnotized each other he explained tb attoe had himself been hypnotized while hypnotizing a patient and had only been awakened by tho arousing of the subject the case of tho two women has attracted the attention of scientists all over the country URGENT instructions sent to ambassador mccormick at st petersburg st petersburg march 24 p m mr mccormick tho retiring ambassador bas to russia has received urgent instructions from washington to proceed to paris at the earliest possible moment whether tho desire of the state department to have mr mccormick assume his duties in paris at once ia dia to the prospect of an early opening of peace negotiations there to abo venezuelan complications or to the wish of ambassador porter to report sooner than expected is not known here in order tant there may bo no hiatus hero at uch an import ant time ambassador myar mr me successor will probably come to st petersburg immediately division of admiral russian squadron and which left suda bay island ot crete march 21 has NEW RUSSIAN LOAN the negotiations for a new loan have been resumed and are proceeding satisfactorily WAR INTRIGUE st petersburg march 24 p m the papers are supporting tho campaign for peace and are beginning to print quite openly the history of the intrigues la the far east for the protection of interests devoting special attention to M bezotra doffs connection with the balu yalu timber concession the publications include a secret memorandum of gen kuro pointing out that war would bo inevitable it russian interests were extended into korea the necessity for increased taxation to meet the expenses of the war is recognized and the minister of finance has submitted projects to abo council of the empire including taxes on beef matches etc and a graduated tax on the salaries of government officials beginning with one per cent on salaries of over which altogether will realize about there Is also a proposition for a general income tax which undoubtedly will prove the most popular form of raising money as it would bear heaviest on those able to pay JAPANESE LOAN COMPLETED london march 24 the final do tails of the japanese loan were concluded here today with the exception of the exact date of issue this has not yet been decided but it will not be delayed the amount is with interest at 41 2 per cent the price of the issue is 90 and the security will be the net receipts of the tobacco monopoly of japan amounting to according to the budget for the next fiscal year the loan will be issued simultaneously Korel takashi Tak ashl special japanese financial commissioner informed the Associated Press today that the would suffice for japanese requirements quire ments for a year or a year and a half at the expiration of which time in his opinion would be over three new york banks are concerned kuhn loeb co the national city bank and the national bank of commerce M takashi was of the opinion that despite the hitchin the negotiations russia would very shortly obtain another loan in france the japanese loan is be issued next week 4 will be endowed by a wealthy man new york march 21 plans are rapidly maturing tor the establishment here of a school of music endowed by james loeb the banker iri memory of his mother the fund to be furnished by mr loab will be on which tho donor guarantees an income ot five per cent another gift has been announced of annually for ten years and the trustees have decided to invite further subscriptions to a guarantee fund of for three years to bo called in caso of a deficit A complete library of music and musical literature has been donated and frank damrosch the conductor and teacher will act as director of the school members of the kneasel quartette will remove to his city from boston and all the members will take charge of departments negotiations are now pending with distinguished musicians and teachers for the branches of harmony and composition singing and piano playing director damrosch will go to europe shortly to continue these negotiations though it is possible americans may ultimately be chosen the school will be opened next october HISTORY OF A TERRIBLE CRIME lawyer killed for failure to win his case new orleans march 2 the crime for which lewis W lyons was bagged hero today was the assassination of district attorney J ward gurley on july 20 1903 mr gurley who was a member of a prominent family had been united states district attorney under president cleveland and had distinguished himself la successfully prosecuting a bank wrecking case lyons was much reduced in circumstances cum stances ono night a cigar broker reported the loss of a diamond pin he had been in lyons company lyons was arrested and acquitted the arrest preyed on his mind however and he brought damage suits against the detectives and the broker gurley and mellen were employed as his counsel the case was farst handled by mellen and only on complaint gurley himself took it up lyons was unsuccessful and conceited the idea that his lawyers were responsible he made many threats against them and finally locked himself up in a room with mr gurley and killed him lyons shot himself through tha head but recovered ahlff defense was insanity MISSING MANAGER philadelphia march 24 J hector mcneal receiver tor the provident investment company today applied to the postal authorities for assistance in locating W H latimer the missing manager of the defunct concern receiver mcneal produced specimens of the literature which latimer sent through the mails the mailing of which it Is a violation of the statute laws the inspector went over the bureaus records and as a result of the conference with mr mcneal the government authorities it Is said will make every effort to apprehend the fugitive it Is elated that a thorough 11 be ordered by united district attorney thompson |
