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Pacific Mail Steamship Rio do Janeiro
Oruhes Against Reof and Binki.
SWIFT CRY OF "MAN BOATS" IS TOO LATE
Puiengeri and Eemen Plunge with the
Wreck Beneath the Bwirl of Water.
CONSUL WILDMAN IS AMONG THE MISSING
He and Hit Wife and Children Beliered to
Have Bhared the Common Fate.
GOLDEN GATE A HARBOR OF DESTRUCTION
Inromlnir Tmrl Glides Swiftly
AVhrrc Wnvrs Are I'lneld, but
Hocks Crunch Throuuh Plntcs
of Steel I.Ike Carillionril.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22. Tho Pacific
mall steamer Hlo do Janeiro ran on a
lililden rock while entering tlio Golden Gate
arly this morning In a ilcnso fog. She
tank In a few minutes nftcr striking. It
Is Imposslhlo to aacortaln tho exact num
ber missing owing to the fact that Purser
John Hooney, who had tho passenger list
nnd roster of tho rrow, Is among tho miss
ing, but tho latest estimate Is thru 122
persons, most of whom woro Chlneso nnd
Japanese, wore lost.
At G o'elock thlH nfternoon ten bodies had
been recovered, two white women, one
whlto man and seven Chinese. Tho most
prominent passenger on tho steamer was
Itounscvlllo Wlldman, United States con
sul at .Hong Koug, who wnn accompanied
by his wlfo nnd two children. It Is
thought all woro drowned. The ship was
In command of Pilot Frederick Jordon
when It struck. Ho was rescued. Captain
William Ward went down with his ves
sel. As nearly as enn bo learned thoro woro
201 persons on board tho Hlo do Janeiro,
as follow,: Cabin passengers, 2!; second
rnbtn, 7: steerage. (Chlneso and Japanese),
fi8; whlto ofnners, 30; Asiatic crew, 77. The
following havo been accounted for: Rescued,
7! ; bodies at tho morgue, 10; total, 89;
missing, IIS.
Following Is tho cabin passenger list, al
most complete; Consul General Rounso
vlllo Wlldman, Mrs. Wlldman, two chil
dren ami nu rue, from Hong Kong; Mrs. nnd
Mies Wakefield of Honolulu; James K. Car
penter, mining engineer, Oakland, Cal.;
Miss Howena Jehu, Honolulu; William
Dramler, London; Mr. MatthcBon, Shang
hai; Captain Hecht, German navy; Cap
tain Holtz, Shanghai; Mr. Dowdell, Shang-,
hal; J. F. Soyraour, editor of tho Ameri
can, Manila; Mrs. K. West, San Francisco;
Miss Lehcran, Russell Harper, Journalist,
Nagasaki; Mr. nud Mrs. Hart, Manila; Miss
Gabriel Hoorou, Dr. Dodd, Butte, Mont.;
Attorney Henshaw, Butte, Mont.; Mr. and
Mrs. Woodworth, I)r. Okawhara of Japan.
List or Om Mlfislijc.
Tho following nro missing: Itoiinsevllle
.Wlldman, wife, two children nnd nurse,
Mrs. K. West, J. P. Seymour, H. C. Mat
theson, Mrs. nnd Miss Wakefield, Miss
llowena Jehu, iiong Chong, nr. Okawhara,
Dr. Dodd, C. II. Henshaw, Mr. and Mrs.
Woodworth, C. Dowdoll.
Tho following persons wero rescued:
William Brander, London; James K. Car
penter, Onkland, Cal.; Mrs. Itlplcy, Miss
I. ehoran, UuhscII Harpor, 13. C. Howoll, R.
II. Long, G. Helntz, Captain Hecht, 11.
Holtz, William Caspar, Toledo, K);, steer
age; rhlllp Nuscnblatt, Oakland; Freder
ick Castrlnl, J. Wado (Japanese), Hono
lulu; Second Ofllccr G, Coghlan, Third
Offlcor Holland, Chief Englnocr G. Herll
hey. Ship Carpenter Frank Cramp, Freight
Clork (1. J. Englohardt, R. It. Leary,
Quartermaster It. Mathleson, Quartermas
ter Fred Llndstrom, Storekeeper 13. Hoggs,
Seaman Hownrd, twonty-nlno Chlneso at
mall dock, nineteen Chinese, four Japan
ese nt Mlgga' wharf.
Tho following officers and crow aro mis
sing: William Ward, Captain; W. C. John
son, first ofllccr: John Hoonoy, purser: Rus
sell Drlghton, quartcftnnstor; McCoun,
first assistant engineer; Brady, second
assistant engineer; Monroo, third assist
ant engineer; Dr. O'Nell, ship's doctor;
Smith, wntortondcr; Savage, water
lender; Dennis, wntertondcr: II. Scott,
steward; Dorgg. storekeeper; Albert Mal
colm, saloon watchman; McArthur, steer
ago watchman; Kd llurwlck, vntebman;
Mrs. Dorman, stewardess.
FOG IS WH0LLY"T0 BLAME
Pilot Perls Ills Wily Through the
Mint .VtliT Idle Hour lit
Anr.linr. ,
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22. Tho Hlo do
Janeiro was threo days overdue from
Hong Kong, via Honolulu, when It
arrived off tha Heads last night, and tho
dense fog provnlllng nt the time Induced
Pilot Jordan to bring her to anchor until
he could soo his way clear through tho
gateway. It laid to until about -1:30 o'clock,
when tho atmosphere elenrcd and It was
started under a slow bell toward Point Ron
Its. All went well until U;Q o'clock, when
It struck. Most of tho passengers wero be
low at tho time, nnd It Is belloved that
many of them woro drowned In their berths.
Tho first news of tho dlsustor reached
here at 7:30 o'clock this morning and soon
afterward n boatload of rescued passengers
nnd petty officers arrived nt tho mall dock.
Tugs wero Immediately dispatched to ren
der any Bcrvlco that might bo needed, but
no living porsons wero afloat when they
reached tho wroch. A number of drowning
people woro rescued by Itnllan fishermen,
and tho bodies of two whlto women, threo
Chinese nnd a Japanese wero brought In by
the tugs. Tho senrch for moro of tho vic
tims has continued nil day.
From all accounts It appears that the offi
cers wero cool and gavo tho necessary or
ders with the least posslbfo excitement.
Captain Ward, who was on deck when tho
resnel struck, at onco gavo orders to tho
crew on watch to hurry tho passengers onto
tho forward deck, At tho samo tlmo tho
quartermaster on duty sounded tho signal
for flro drill nnd within flvo minutes nil
the men wero at tholr stntlons, There was
no way of telling tho extent of tho damago
to the vessel as It remained on nn even keel
for fifteen minutes nfter striking tho rock.
Hut Captain Ward, with tho Instinct of long
experience, knew tho gravest .danger
threatened the 200 souls In his charge, and
pacing the deck ho gave orders to lower
way tho lifeboats and llferafts.
Wild tliinli In hr llnrkurss.
There was not, much confusion until fif
teen minutes nfter striking tho bow of the
vessel suddenly plunged under water. Then
thero was u wild rush for tho boats. Two
boats had already been Iqwercd and othera
were getting away ns rapidly as the trained
discipline of tho crew could prepare them.
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MORGAN WISHES TOGO AHEAD
Piles Minority Iteporl nil lli-mltillnn
( DlnrcKuril KtiKliiuit In
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"O.V, Feb. 22 Senator Mor
gan" .. . -ilttc on foreign relations
has ma'i. y report, upon the reso
lution ilecte. " ratification of the
Hny-i'nuticefoti, ' A not a condi
tion precedent tit .n'tructloti of the
Nicaragua canal nnd i ,t Iho United Slates
should proceed with that work regardless
of tho existence of tho Clnyton-Hulwer
agreement. The committee- mndo an ad
verse report upon tho resolution a few
days ngo, nnd Senator Morgan controverts
the wisdom of that action, Senator Mor
gan Inllmntes that tho adverse report was
mndo to conform to the views of the ptOBl
dent. On this point he says:
The resolutions have my lieurty up
provul und 1 cannot nilnilt that the presl
dent linn nny right to direct congrens ns
to tho time when It Is expedient to express
approval of hW solemn act of making
theso agreements with Nicaragua nnd
Condi Men.
This claim wns made In the committee
and IiIh views as to the expediency of nrtlon
were Hinted ns grounds of objection to tho
resolutions. From this view of tho duty
of tho sciinto I wholly dissent.
In nnothcr connection ho says on tho
samo point:
Wo lire bound to ngrcn with Costn HI en
and Nicaragua ns to tho terms on which
cnnal privileges will be extended to the
Pnlted States, If this subject Is to bo Hut
tled by agreement.
Wo have so agreed nnd the question Is
whether in a miasm of upprelieiiPlon, or
under n subordination to the criticisms
that Urltlfli opinion mny Inlllct upon us,
wo will permit that government lo com
pel tho president to abandon these agree
ents. They are honorable, Just, lawful, and
Inconceivably valuablo and onco abandoned
wo cannot expect u peaceful resumption of
them.
Mr. Morgan nlso taken tho position that
tho president has already outlined the po
sition of the United Stntcs toward tho
Clayton-Hulwor treaty by negotiating tho
protocols with Costa Klca and Nicaragua.
"It Is qulto clear," ho Bays, "that tho
president In making these agreements in
tho namo of the United States definitely dis
regards any claim of right that Great
Urltntn could assort to tho effect that her
consent was necessary to such action on
his part, ns president. And, equally, ho
asserted tho right of congress to disre
gard any claims of Great Britain to pre
vent tho acquisition of such rights from
Costa Rica nnd Nlcnragua, nnd to np
proprlato money for that distinct purpose
"Heyond question ho has bound himself
an president and ns a plenipotentiary to
thoso ngrocmonts, nnd, If thoy violate tho
rights of Great Hrltaln or glvo her Just
offenso congress Is nlen bound cither to
undo tho wrong nnd ntono for it nnd repu
dlato nnd lmpench what tho preuldent has
done, or sustain his action."
LONDON, Feb. 22. Ono of tho subjects
discussed nt today's cabinet meeting was
a dispatch from Lord Pauncefotc, which it
1b understood dealt with tho probablo attl
tndo of tho United States toward Great
Hrltnln's counter proposals.
Tho official action resulting from this
meeting has not had tlmo to take shapo
and It Is Impossible to say what conclusions
wero renched. United States Ambassador
Cboato will probably bo summoned to tho
Foreign olueo next Monday, when Lord
Luusdowuo Is likely to commuulcalo to
him tho Hrltlxh vlwa regarding. ho Nicara
gua and China controversies. No Indica
tion is given that this interview will settle
ono wny or tho othor tho Nicaragua canal
difficulty. On tho other hand, Great Hrltaln
hns no Intention of ratifying tho Hay-
l'nunccfotn treaty in tho form proposod
by tho senate, unless her counter proposals
aro agreed to In tho short tlmo loft before
that treaty lnpscs, and It Is recognized to
bo almost Impossible.
CONFERS HONORARY DEGREES
University of l'dinny! vnnln Crlehrntes
AVnahliiKton'M Jllrtliiliijr In
L'iiIiiiik dimmer.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22. The faculty
and students of tho University of Pennsyl
vania today celebrated Washington' birth
day In nn elaborate manner. Tho students
uttfinbled on tho campus at 10 o'clock this
morning und marched to tho Academy of
Music, whero tho ceremonies wor'o hold.
Illshop Whltaker opened tho celobratl'on
exorclsos with prayer, after which Provost
Harrison delivered a brief address.
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, "public orator," In
the annual conferring of honorary degrees,
Introduced each candldntn to tho provost.
Ptovost Harrison conferred the diplomas in
Latin, and on ench candldato placed the
hood or gown peculiar to tho degree.
Thoso who were honored with degrees
were: Hear Admiral Melville, doctor of
sclenco; Right Rev. Henry C. Potter, doctor
of laws; President Henry C. Prltehott of
tho Massachusetts Institute, of Technology,
doctor of laws; President William L."
Prather of the University of Toxbb, doctor
of laws; Clement Penroso, doctor of laws;
Hov. John Sparhawl; Jones, pastor of Cal
vary church, doctor of sacred theology. 1
After tho conferring of degrees, Hlshop
Potter, who was tho orator- of the day, de
livered his address.
A dinner will bo tendered the visitors to
night. FRED KNAPP IS A DIRECTOR
.'Nlitlnniil Annoelnlloli of Ilnxiniikers
r.lci'lx OiiiiiIiii .linn nt .Merl
ins In riiii'liiiuitl.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 22. At the second
day's session of the nutlonal association of
box nnd box shook manufacturers these
directors wore elocted; F. J. Cress, Pitts
burg; llenjamln Atwood. Whitman. Va.:
C. 13. Turner, Warsaw, Wis.; John J. Key
ser, Milwaukee; J. M. Goessllng, St. Louis;
C. T. WllllaniH, Cleveland; 13. A. Conk
ling, Cincinnati; II. F. Masters, Chicago,
W. R, Mallard, Rouse's Point, N. Y.; C.
T. Veggo, Chicago, and Frederick Knnpp,
Omaha,
MINISTER WU GOES VISITING
Will Address Students of Hip Western
He serif I' ill rrnlly nt
Clrvrlniiil.
CLKVI3LAND, O., Feb. 22. Wu Ting
Fang, Iho Chlneso minister, arrived hero
todny from Washington. Ho wns met by
President Charles Twlng of the Western
Reserve university, upon whoso Invltntlon
tho minister came lo Clnvoland, nnd es
corted to tho Hnlldcu hotol.
This nftiirtioon Mr. Wu will nddros the
students of tho university, his subject bolng
"Washington and Edueatlou." ThU oven
lug tho minister will uttend tho nnnunl
dinner of tho Sons of tho American Revo
lution nnd will respond to a fount.
TO TAX PUBLIC FRANCHISES
llnniirl Nrnnte I'iikiph lit 1 1 Prepared
li' Governor DoeKer)
tn Hint I'.ITeel,
JEFFI3RSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 22.
Tho senato today by unanimous vote passed
tho franchise tax bill, prepared by Gov
ernor Dockery. It taxes the franchises of
public and quasi-public corporations at the
to mo rate and for the same purposes that
othor property Is now taxed.
RUSSIANS FEEL FRIENDLY
Tariff Controrersj a Ensineei Proposition
Without Perional Bitternnst.
IS NOT DEALING WITH THE COURTS
If Mir ('nnntervnlllim Duty Were lie
iiovpil Tomorrow the Iteprlsiil
Would lie Iniiiieillnlely
Wltliilrnvrn.
ST. PKT13RSHURG, Feb. 22. Although tho
situation nrlslng put of the Russo-Amcrlcan
tiirllT controversy Is unquestionably full of
peril. i-elther well Informed Americans or
el Informed Husslians nntlclpato an un
breakable deadlock.
The most hopeful feature of tho case Is
the fact that tho political relations between
the two powers remain unaffected.
United Slates Ambassador Tower said to
day: "Tho matter will bo decided In proper
tlmo by the proper authorities. It hai not
Interrupted In the slightest tho cordial ro
tations which havo always existed between
tho United States nnd Russia."
A fenr has been Expressed that nny Amer
ican concession would bo considered a sign
of weakness by western Kurope, eagerly
waiting for nn opportunity to mako a con
certed onslaught on American exports and
tariffs, but Russian has no ulterior designs
whatever. M. DeWltte hns warm fooling for
America and he has recently observed:
"My sentiments for America, llko Russia's
sentiments, nro closer than those of all
Kurope."
Hiissln'n rnsldnii.
An authoritative exposition of tho Rus
sian position, Just given to the correspond
ent of the Associated Press, explain why
Russia did not wnlt for tho decision of the
United States supremo court, and did not
oxnctly measuro tho reprisal to lit tho of
fense, Russia, It Is explained, Is not deal
ing with the American courts. If the coun
tervailing duty wero removed tomorrow, M.
Do Witto would withdraw tho reprisal to
morrow. Russia's SUKar Dollcv'ls Ainlnlnml
ns follows: Conformably to law, the min
ister annually nxes tlie amount of sugar to
bo produced and disposed of on tho domestic
markot. This amount. Innrenses irv vr
as tho consumption lncrenses. Tho min
ister niso nxes tbo maximum domestic
price, which diminishes each year.
Thero is no truth whatever In ilia ntnl.
ment that permanently high prices aro con-
iciiipiaiea uy in uusslan policy. Prices
hnvo fallen within ten years from 8 to"B&
roubles.
If tho producers wish to manufacture
moro sugar for export the government will
not Interfere.
FINS ARE DEMONSTRATIVE
Hliorr Tltelr DUaut lafnotlon trlth nn.
nlnnUliiK Process hy Ilrwplufr
the Town In Illaok.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fab. S3 Th r..nnt
of Helslngfors, Finland, have shown that
inoy are in no way reconciled to the new
order of things, by various demonstra
tions. February 18. hn nnnlvernnrv nf t Via
publication of tho war's manifesto to h
Fluliish senate, concerning tho Russianizing
of Finland, black sheets displayed in tho
BtreetB were Inscrlhnd tvllh tha nnmna nt
senators who voted In favor of the procla
mation maulfesto, while nt night tho win
dows of tho residences of tho Fins were
hung with black curtains and the lights
were extinguished. A deputation of women
placed ii mourning band on the monument
of Alexander II. Groups of men marched
through tho town, forced tho Russian store
keepers nud others to extinguish their
lights and made a demonstration In front
of certain senators' houses.
An address signed by 850 women wns pre
sented to the vlco president of tho sen
ate, protesting against tho transfer of tho
rocords of the Finnish Slntn rinnnrtmnnt
nt St. Petersburg. Tho transfer was sub
sequently countermanded.
GENERAL AC0STA NOT TAKEN
Whole Interior of Venrzneln Snlrf to
nt the Aleroy of Itcltel
Furors.
KINGSTON. Jnmalca. Feb. 2" A.lrlna
hero today from the Island of Trinidad re
veal a serious situation in Venezuela, It
transpires that General Acostn. tha rchni
leader, has not been capturod and, though
Ills capture lias been repeatedly, officially
and unoirictally, announced, It Is Bald ho
la now being assisted hy General Hernandoz.
General Rolando nnd a supporter of ex-
President Andrade. The full extent of
tho rising Is not known to the government.
The whole Interior of tho country la ro
pcrtod to bo nt tho mercy of tho rebola
and tho ferment Is extending to tho coast
towns. Several steamers, under Drltlsh
charter and flying the Drltlsh flag, h.iv
been destroyed or Impressed nnd a number
of vessels trading with Trinidad havo bnon
burnfd under orders from President Castro,
A strong demand is mado for tho presence
of a Hrltlsh warship. Hrltish Guiana pa
pers express disappointment at tho attitude
of America.
HE MUCH EMBARRASSES ITALY
.MlnlMer I'rlnetli Grtn lllnisrlf llls
llkril l- ('iinfi-inInK MfernnUy of
Iterlrlni; Triple Alllnnce.
ROME, Feb, 22. The new ministry Is be
lng strongly urged to drop Slgnor Glullo
Prlnettl, minister of foreign affairs, who Is
attacked by all the papers on account of
his alleged declarations to Iho Bavarian
minister, llaron Tucher do Slmmelsodorf,
that ho considered n renewnl of tho triple
alllauco an absolute necessity to Italy.
Soveral newspapers demand Prlnottl's
resignation, ns his declarations may pre
vent Italy from luslstlng on proper consid
eration of the commercial provisions cf
Germany and Austria and making Its ad
hesion to the alliance, dependent upon trade
concessions only.
FOR MURDERING A CONSUL
.A nii a tin of .liunr ,ynl Sentenced
lo Serve, l'.leven Vrnrs In
Prison,
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 22. The oa
Eassln of James Lynl, acting British consul
at Ciudad Hoi Ivor, Venezuola, has been sen
tinced to eleven years' Imprisonment,
Tho murder of Mr, Lyal was perpetrated
early In March, 1300, as he was leaving the
consulate.
llrlelisrntli Unlets Down.
VIENNA, Fob. 22. In the Relchsrath to
day tho opening scenes promised to neces
sitate tho suspension of the sitting, but
after brief, tumultuous demonstrations by
the Czechs against tho president on his
refusal to accept non-German Interpella
tions the house potsed to the discussion of
other matters.
Scorpion nt I.n (liinyrn.
CARACAS, Venezuela (Via Haytlen Ca
ble), Feb. 22 Tho United Stales military
cruiser Scorpion has arrived at La Guayrn.
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CHARGE MURDER TO MAFIA
Vine
Hnllnns I'mlri Arrest .tippoel
to llrlonw tolhr llnml of
t'liltlirnntM,
CHICAGO, Feb. 22, A murder, believed to
havo been tho result of. vendetta, wna
committed near Grand and .Milwaukee
avenues Into lant night. Salvador Giovanni
was found shot through tho heart, with
Carlo Ilnttlsta, who recently arrived from
New York, standing over him. Hattlstn
says ho .ind the murdered man were warm
friends and Ibnt while on tho way to
Giovanni's home they' wero nttacked by
three men. Hattlstn waa not Injured, hut
carried a revolver which had not been fired.
In tho dend man's eoat pocket, however,
was n revolver from vhlch tin cc shots had
been fired. This mystifies the police, since
Giovanni's wound would hnvo proventod
Mm from restoring the weapon to n place
of concenlment. In hlr pockets nlso were
many counterfeit coins. Giovanni, one of
Iho most prominent Italians In Chicago,
was a member of several secret societies
nnd enmo here from New York three years
ago.
The pollen are of Iho belief that he was
tho victim of tho dreaded Mnlla nnd hold
that ho was murdered with tho wenpon
found on him. Hattlsta Is being held
pending Investigation. Within flvo hours
after tho murder the police rnldcd the
house nt 141 Milton avenue and arrested
nine Italians, said to bo sympathizers of
the Chicago branch of the Mnfln society.
The porsons arrested arc: Domlnlo Catn
lan, Nofel Philip, Rafael Llttn, Capalna
Makea, N'nlkrl Ferna, John Hnnte, Simon
Rnfuel, Tony Spargno. Joseph Mnrlzo.
Ilnllrt In II In Moiilh.
One of tho men nrrcste.d In Milton avenue,
Joseph Marlzo, was suffering from n se
vere bullet wound In the mouth nnd ho
was taken to the county hospital. It Is
believed by tho police that Giovanni was
lured from his homo to the place of nm
bush nnd that ho was there set upon.
When tho raid was mado on tho house In
Milton avenue the nlno men were found
huddled In a small room. In the room
wero found numerous dirks, stilettos and
rovolvors.
It Is believed by the police that tho mur
der may have been prompted by revenge
on account of some old feud. A mntter
that they aro puzzled over IS tho deposition
In a dJrorce case that was found In tho
possession of tho dead man. This is tho
case of Dr. Ralph GUudove egalnst Col
vlnda Gundove, 700 South Fourth street,
St. Louis. It Is believed Giovanni was
acting as agent for some uttornoy and this
may havo had something to do with tho
plot to end his life.
Giovanni and UattlBtn were friends In
Italy. For seven yearn Giovanni wns a
labor contractor In New York and Boston.
Threo years ngo ho came to Chicago and
conducted a cigar store In Polk street.
Six months ngo he engaged In the restaurant
business. He was a man of considerable
meant.
At S o'clock this morning one of tho
prisoners said tho members of tho band
belonged to an organization known as tho
Sicilian society and that Marlzo was tho
president of tho organization.
In connection with the murder, tho saloon
of Prank Moticl, at 67 Grand avenuo, was
raided by the police tortai and the proprie
tor nnd ten inmates wefct placed under nr
resf. eA. )
I.oentrel In 81. lotils.
ST. LOUIS, Fob. 22. Doinenlca Glnnoc
chlo, Italian consul In St. Louis, and other
prominent Italians of this city bellevo Sal
vatoro do Giovanni, murdered In Chicago
Thursday night, -was Dr. Raffaelle Ouldone.
who until a few months ngo lived In St.
Louis.
Those who knew Dr. Guldono hero be
llevo that he was murdorcd by the relatives
of his first wife, from whom ho obtained n
divorce In St. Louis Inst June, nnd not by
tho Mafia. When Dr. Guldono first np
peared In St. Louis ono year ngo he Intro
duced himself as an Italian count. Ho left
hero last August and had not been heard of
since thon. Whon here tho doctor feared
some enemy, for whom he was constantly
on guard and armed.
Further Investigation of tho death of Sal
vatoro do Giovanni, who was found mur
dered on Grand avenuo last evening, hns
convinced the police that tho murder was
the result of, a rarofully arranged plot, car
rlod out under the orders of a secrot Italian
socloty. The theory of the police Is that
Giovanni was murdered to prevent his ap
pearance In a murder trial in Now York.
Letters found In tho murdered man'H pock
ets showed that he hail been summoned east
for this purpose, Tho Mafia society la men
tioned In tho case, but. as yet the pollen
havo no evldenco directly Implicating that
society with the murder. Joseph Morlco,
one of the men arrested last night, who had
a severe bullet wound In tho mouth. Is be
lloved to havo done tho shooting. Carlo
Battlsta, who came to Chicago from New
York Inst Friday and who spent much of
his tlmo In tho company of Giovanni, Is
nlso under arrest, A cluo to tho reason for
tho murder was found among the letters In
Do Giovanni's pockets. Ono of theso let
ters, written by a mnn In St. Louis, spoko
of a murder committed on Mulberry stroot.
New York, which Giovanni witnessed.
WOOD AWAITS INSTRUCTIONS
Governor Grnrrnl llns Itrcrlvril
Cnlian ronslltutlon nnd I llonily
lo Porrrnril Hmnr.
HAVANA, Feb. 22, Governor General
Wood has Informed tho authorities at
Washington that the Cuban constitution
was ottlclally presented to him this morn
Ins and that he awaited instructions
whether to forward the document Immedi
ately or hold it until the relations between
Cuba and the United States arc decided
upon.
Tho special committee on relations Is
holding a meeting today. Scnor Tamayo,
chairman of the rommltteo, will submit
Gcnornl Wood's letter referring to tho re
lations. Senor Tnmayo has also decided to
present the lettor at an executive session
of the convention.
G0VERNER STANLEY SIGNS IT
lliirn-l Tcmiirrnnt-i- lllll, First Intro
iIihmmI After Mvn, .Vntlon's Ci-iihihIc,
Itetelvix lltci'iitlvo NlKiintitrr.
TOPKKA, Kan,, Fob. 22, Governor
Stanley todny signed tho Hurrel tomperance
bill, which makes places where liquor Is
sold common nuisances and allown Iho
county offlrers to confiscate tho Illegal
stock. Another temperance bill by Ilurrol
Is In tho hands of the Judiciary commit
tee. It provides thut the county attorneys
have tho power to compel witnesses to
testify ln rases Involving violation of tho
prohibitory law.
Tho Hurrel measuro Is tho first of tho
many temperance, bills Introduced sluco
the Nation crusade began to becomo a law.
Veil her One Hun fClt-i-lnl.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 22.There wero sov
ernl changes In the senatorial ballot todny,
but none that Indicated a material change
In the situation. The vote was ns follows;
Corbett. 31: Williams. 16: Hermann, 0; In
mann. 2fl: Fulton, ; P. II. Harney, 1.
HELENA. Mont.. Fob. 22,-TIih vote on
senator today was; Mantle, 31; Maglnnlss,
21; Frank, 21, f 'on per, fi; Coburu, !; Cuurud,
2; Toole, 1; Clancy, L
MONTANA MURDER MYSTERY
Captain Oliver Dolaon Found I)ttd in Hii
Own Home.
FORMER CONVICT IS UNDER SUSPICION
Is Snlil to llnvr. Mntle Tlirents While
In Prison Unison's Pnnioiis
Cnreer In tlir Itlnck
Hills.
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 22. Tho body of
Cnptnln Oliver Dolson was found In his
house In Washington gulch, thirty-five
miles west of Helena, yesterday.
Dolson had been shot through the head.
Ofllccrs aro searching for nn cx-convlct
who Is believed to have committed tho
clime.
Dolson Is tho father of Clinton Dolson
nnd tho grandfather of Oliver Benson, who,
with Ellns Porslnger, murdered Eugene
(lulllano near Washington gulch In IS!)!.
Clinton Dolson was sentenced to ninety
nlno years In tho penitentiary for the
crime, nnd Benson and Perslnger arc each
serving ten-yenr sentences.
A few months ngo a convict told a friend
that ho was golug to kill old man Dolson
when ho was released, nfter sending to tho
authorities what would purport to bo n
confession that he (Captain Dolson) had
committed tho Culllane murder. Tho
nchomo was thus to obtain a pardon for
the convicted men. This convict was re
leased In December nnd wnB seen near
Washington gulch last Sunday. Nu nllcged
confession was found.
Cnptnln Dolson whs onu of the men who
staked out tha city of Denver. Ho was a
famous chamctor In tho Black Hills. Onco
a gambler, ho afterward headed a move
ment which resulted In closing all the
gambling houses In Dcadwood.
WILL INVESTIGATE CHARGES
Delnmire LculMntiirr Appoints Com
mit (re to Look After Alleged
llrlhrry Churn.-.
DOVER, Del., Feb. 22. Tho house of rep
resentatives todny, after a warm debate,
decided to make n public lnvesllgntlou of
tho bribery charges made by Representa
tive Wulter M. Hearn, n democrat, who said
ho had been offered $2,000 to absent himself
from tho Joint caucus In order to reduce
the roto so that Mr. Addlcks' election
WOtlld bfl nifllln nnanthle. Thll rlnmnprntu
secured the appointment of nn Investigating
comrauteo anu Speaker McComas nppolnted
Holcomb, democrat, and Mooro nud Bay
nard, union republicans, to mako tho In
vestigation, with Instructions to report tha
result thereof on Monday.
Tho balloting today showed practically
no chnngc. The seven Uupont men stood
out ugalnst Addlcks ns heretofore. Two
regular republicans voted for Henrv n.
Thompson.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 22. Thn Evenlnir
Telegraph says: Senntor Hnnna arrived nt
Broad street station this afternoon onroute
to Dover. Ho Intends to take a hand in
thq aeuutorial light now pending In Dela
vnre. Kotiatyr llatin.Vrf " departure ' from
Washington was Bpurrfd by.. Iho sensational
bribery charges and also by thn fact that
If the deadlock Is allowed to remnln un-
oroKen tho legislature will adjourn without
a choice. He refused to talk of tho mat
ter.
Senator Ilannu wns mot nt thn Pennsyl
vania station by C. A. Grlscom. nreslilent
of tho International Navigation company,
and taken to the Union league for luncheon.
When a reporter asked Mr. Hannn If ho
was going to Dover that gontlemnn ro
pllod, "Delaware, nonsense!"
BARTON CASE DISCUSSED
ClilenKn Stntr's Attorney Ilus n Cnn
frrriiec with OiiiiiIiii Cni
llnllxt. CHICAGO, Feb. 22. (Special Telegram.)
A conference wns held this morning by
Stato'a Attorney Dfneen and his assistants,
Guy C. Barton, tho Omaha capitalist, and
nthors concerning tho indictment returned
by tho grand Jury against "one Salisbury,
nllns William Woods." The Indictment al
leges that Salisbury appropriated $fi0,00n
from Mr. Barton which had been deposited
as security In n deposit vault lo which Salis
bury Is said lo havo had access.
At tho close of the conference Mr. Denoen
said thn case could not bo talked about at
this tlmo. Mr. Dcncon declined to say
whether City Attorney Salisbury of Grand
Rapids, Mich., Is thn mnn named In the In
dictment. Ho snld the matter of Identifica
tion had not been renched.
NEW YORK CHANGES CHIEFS
Colonel .Murphy Declares Himself tin;
Anointed nml Ilevrry Flies
His Protest.
NEW YORK. Feb. 22. Tho police situa
tion, which has becu unsettled for tho lasL
two yenrs and hns been nil tho tlmo work
ing up to a climax, especially since, tho In
troduction of the recent bill nt Albany,
reached tho climax when Colonel Michael C.
Murphy, president of tho Board of Health,
walked Into Dovery'a office and announced
that ho was appointed commissioner nud
chief of police of New York.
Soon after Colonel Murphy s nnnounce
ment John B. Soxton learned thnt he had
been appointed to tako Colonel's Murphy'fi
place at tho heud of tho health department.
Dcvery was nt once appointed llrst deputy
commissioner, Cortrlght was mndo deputy
chief for Mnnhattnn nud Richmond nnd F.
M, McLaughlin for Brooklyn nnd Ellas
Clayton for Queens.
Deputy Commissioner Dovory mado n
written protest to Commissioner Murphy,
declaring tho law under which Murphy had
been appointed was void and saying that he
permitted Murphy to occupy his ofllco uuder
protest.
MAY REMOVE VAN WYCK
Governor Oilrll Hns Thnt Notion
Anionic Ills PIiiiin for Clrnns
Iiikt ,'rir Vnrli,
ALBANY, N. Y.. Feb. 22. It Is snld
tonight that Governor Odell will either
tnko steps looking to tho removal of Mayor
Van Wyck of New York, from ofllco next
Monday, or send In an emergency mos
sage to the leglhlaluro urging tho passage
of a state conutnbulary bill.
ROOSEVELT'S TRIP AT AN END
Itraclirs Xnvr York Clly nnil fines
llonir Todny To Wnstiliiictoii
Sei Week,
NEW YORK, Fob. 22. Vlco President
elect Roosovolt reached this city tonight
from the west, his train being one hour
and ten minutes late, Ho said ho expected
to remain In Now York City during the
night, go to his homo early In the morn
ing nnd leavo for Washington one week
from Sunday.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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GIVES THE PUBLISHERS A TIP
Smith or New York Proposes Hint
They .All .lolu to MnUr
I'll per.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 The American
Newspaper Publishers' ussoclatlon contin
ued Its nnnunl meeting todny. A grent deal
of the morning's session was devoted tt
vnrlims matters connected with advertising.
An nddresH was delivered nlso by W. 11.
Smith of Now York, detcrlblng a plan for
producing paper on n gigantic Brule, tho
members of the. nssnclnttnn to lake slock
In the concern In proportion to the nmounf
of paper they ('immune. A resolution was
ndopted, providing 'for the appointment of
u commllteo to consider tho project.
At thn nfternoon session ofllccrs were
elected ns follows: President, S. II. Kauff
man, Wushltigton Stnr; vice president,
Charles II. Tuylor, Jr., Boston Globe: sec
retary, W. C. Bryant, Brooklyn Tlmej;
treasurer, Edward P. Call, New York Even
lug VoM.
Tho following executive committee was
chosen: Charles W. Knapp, SI. Louis Re
public; W. L. McLean, Phllndelphla Bulle
tin; C. M. Palmer, St. Jneph News; A. A.
McCormlck, Chlcngo Tlmes-Heiiild nnd
Chicago Evening Post; P. E. Whiting. Bos
ton Herald; Joseph T. Novln, Pittsburg
Leader, and Charles E. Austin. Buffalo Ex
I'rcsi. This committee on paper supply wns ap
pointed. Don C. Sellz, New York World;
William Livingston, Detroit Journal, and
J. 11. Towusend, Philadelphia Press.
Under thu terms of tho resolution this
commit teo has power to consider not only
propositions submitted by Mr. Smith at
tho morning session, but propositions re
gnrdlngpper mipply from other concerns
us well.
Tho special standing committee wn
mndo up ns follows: A. A. McCormlck.
Chicago Tlmes-Hernld and Chlcngo Even
ing Post: M. J. Lowenstcln, St. Louis Star,
nnd Herman Hldder, New York Slants
Zeltung. This committee hns charge of
matters pertaining lo Inbor disputes. Un
der tho ugreeinont approved by the asso
clatlou on Thursday such" disputes are
horeafter to bo settled by arbitration. The
agreement Is still to bo npproved by the
referendum to local unions In tho Interna
tional Typographical union. Tho ngreo
ment covers nil forms of Inbor disputes
thnt come up In newspnper offices except
those with prossnien, who nro not affiliated
with the Intemntlonal Typographical union.
The following committee on advertising
ngencles wns appointed: E. P. Call, Now
York Evening Post; P. E. Whiting. Boston
Herald, and W. L. McLean. Philadelphia
Bulletin.
INSPECT EMERGENCY RATIONS
VrM-y'-iMH..;..1 rn mTA riuoii r' Wnu
sim City I'lunt il Nrn Them
('itiineil.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 22. Colonel Henry
G. Sharpe. assistant commissary general
of the United States nrmy; Colonel W. L.
Alexander, deputy commissary general, sta
tioned at. Chicago, and Cnptnln W. H. Bean,
nsslstont In Iho commissary department,
nlno stntlnned nt Chicago, nre In the city
to Inspect tho preparation of tho 60,000
emergency rations nt tho Armour Packing
company's plunt.
These rations will bo sent to the Philip
pines nnd distributed among thu soldiers
there. Nouo of tho rations will bo opened
by tho men without nn order from n su
perlor officer. This Instruction will be
printed on each can, and tho purposo Is to
make sure that tho soldiers will always
havo samo of tho rations on hnnd. Tho
packing company will begin to turn out
emergency rntlons next Monday.
LAURA LEVI IS ROBBED
OiiiiiIiii Girl Lunch I'orkcthook lvllh
Money mill .lmlry Vnlnrd
ill ll.'ttl.
CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. 22. (Special
Telegram.) Miss Laura Levi of 6maha,
who Is visiting friends nt HI Arlington
etrcet, had her pocketbook snatched by an
unknown man nt Perry street und Scovllle
nvunue. Tho pocketbook contained Jowelry
nnd money to tho valuo of $130 besides a
railroad ticket. Detectives Doran. Parker
nnd Wulker arrested Fred W. Lipscomb,
agod 22, nn tho charge of committing
robbery. Tho nrrost wns mndo In nu On
tario street lodging house nud Ethel John
son, u lB-yenr-old girl of Akron, who
father hnB been looking for her for some
time, was found nnd nrrested In thu com
pany. It Is said nu opal ring was found
on Ltpsromh which is alleged to bo 0110 of
four which wero In tho stolen pocketbook.
FIVE GO UNDER THE WHEELS
l'urly of J.nhorcrs (.'might hy Train
nml Killed AVhlln Crossing
n HrlilKV,
SHARON. Pa.. Feb. 22. An Erie & Pitts
burg freight train ran Into a crowd of men
on their way to work this morning. Five
men wero killed outright, being cut to
ploccs.
Tho names of the dod men aro:
ZINCARRO ROCCA.
GUISSEPPE PARRAGO.
COSAGIRALO 8UCCA.
ZINOAHRO ZAPPI.
PAHQUALI ZAPPI.
Thn men wero crossing tho Ponnsylvanln
railroad bridge at (1:05 o'clock on their way
to work, nad had reuched the mtddln of the
structure when tho Erie & Pittsburg freight
train boro down on them nt full speed.
Before they cou,ld tnnko nn effort to save
their lives the train struck them, grinding
nil llvo beneath the wheels,
DELAYS MOSER'S HEARING
Juror In .tinnier disc Tnkrn .Seriously
III nml Court Adjourns Till
Moniln .
PEORIA, III.. Feb. 22. What proved to
bo a terlous Impediment to (ho progress of
the MoBer murder trial nt Peltln devoloped
this morning. Hoy Miller, who has been
In poor health for several days, was taken
seriously sick Inst night nnd was unable
to appear In curt this morning. An ad
journment was lercfore taken until this
nfternoon nnd at 1:30, o'clock tho Juror'B
physician stated that his patient would not
bo able to leavo iho Jury room before Mon
day at tho earliest and Intimated that pos
albly ho might not recover. Ho stated that
tho young man Is threatened with
pneumonia and even If ho recovers ho Is
likely to bo confined to his bed for some
time. Court adjourned until .Monday morn
ing at ' o'clck,
Hour, lieu.
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PAT CROWE WRITES
E. 1. Ondshy Btceirii LotUr from tb
Alleged Kidnaper.
SIGNATURE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED
FugUN. Deolarei He it Innocent of the
Abduction,
DENIES ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRIME
Orowe 8sji He Will Soon CU at the
Cudshj Home.
HIS REASON FOR KEEPING UNDER COVER
Punitive -Writes Mr. Cmliihy thnt ll
Would HiMr .ni,Mii.(l llnrller, hut
1'eitrril .Sutiiiniir) Venuenuor
from Kiellril I'nlillo.
Pat Crowo hns been heard from iiudui
clrcuniManccs which Indicate that he H
Boon lo make public nppearnnrc.
E. A. Cudahy Is In receipt of a lutttl
bcaiing Crowe's fclgnatitn-.
The handwriting has been tested by com
parison and It is tho opinion of the Pinker
Ion's, Chief Donahue and other authorltlet
that tho signature Is genuine.
Mr. Cudahy says: "I have 110 doubt now
that the letter was written by Pat Crowe.
At first I supposed that thu coinmunlcntlon
wns the wotk of a crank letter, writer, but
I now stand convinced that It Is exactly
what It purports (o be."
Owing to iho fact that the letter Is now
In the Plnkcrton olllce, Chicago, nnd that
no copy was reUlncd here, Mr. Cudahy It
unable to repent It verbutum,
NiiliNlnnee or teller
Mr. Cudnhy and Chief Dtinuhuo huvt
mndo Its contents known, however. Crow
explains In tho letter" that ho has heard
that iho Omaha police nro looking for Mm
and believe him to be one of the kidnapers
of Edward Cudnhy. Jr. He malntutns thai
ho Is innocent nnd says that ho bus no
knowledgo of tho nffalr, with tho exception
of what he has rend In the newspaper,
lie snys that ho will drop Into Omaha soms
day nud prove himself Innocent nnd thai
he would havo done so lung ngo hnd ho nol
been afraid that ho might suffer the fnte ol
the negro who wns lynched at Lenvonworth.
Crowo says that Omaha people must have
cooled off considerably by this time nnd
expresses the opinion that ho will soon lie
able lo come hero with safety. Hn makes
an nppehl to tho chief of police and Mr.
Cudnhy for protection nnd snys that he will
expect them to stand between III m nnd vlo.
lence. ,1a conclusion, he Bays that ho l
much hurt to think that Mr. Cuduhy sus
pects him of being guilty of the kidnaping
and expresses his nppreclatlon of the kind
uess Mr Cudnhy has shown Mm In the
past.
Wlml .Mr. Piiilnhy Snys.
"When I received this letter," Mr. Cudnhy
explained, "I was determined not to lako
oo much tar gfanicl. jo J ennt 1; to Chi
cago, ns I knew Air. PlnkVrtnn'' lisil siitnploa
of Crowe's writing nnd would bo able to
Identify It without difficulty. A few days
later I heard from Mr. Pllikurtou. Ho
said ho hud compared the writing with a
sample of Crowe's chlrogrnphy nnd mat
they wero the same beyond question. I
wouldn't be surprised now If Crowo should
show himself nlmnH nny time. I bellevo
tho letter was written In good faith,
"I don't think the letter wns vrltton In
either Omaha or South Omuha. It boro
the date line, 'South Omnha, Neb., Feb.
1."..' but the postmark on tho envelope
showed that It had been mulled In Omaha.
It wus probably written some dlstnnco from
hero and sent In n cepurate onvolopo to
otuo friend In Oniuhu or South Omnha, who
reinalled It. Thin wna douo for tho obvious
purposo of hooping his present whereabout
a secret. He evldoutly wants to como In
voluntarily, without giving detectives th
honor of having raptured him."
Chirr llonnliiK. Tnlks.
"Thero Is no question nbout the genu
ineness of the Pat Crowo letter. We have
compared It with other writing of Crowe's
nnd It wns unquestionably written by tho
fciispected kldnnper," said Chief Donahue.
"Nobody could Imitate Crowe's writing per
fectly enough to decelvo nil tho men who
hnvo examined the letter.
"In the letter Crown does not say when
ho will aliow up, but ho appeals to Mr.
Cudahy nnd mofor protection, nnd snyB that
ho will depend nu us to snvo him from nny
vlolenco when ho sees lit to give himself up.
"Thn letter Is unlike tho flood of anony
mous contributions which havo been sent
lo Mr. Cudahy, tho muyor und myself, nnd
I havo uve.'y renBon lo believe that Pat
Crowo wrote it and that he will do exactly
what ho SKys."
Theory of 11 Drtortlvr.
A well known detective, who hns boon
working 011 tho caso hnn this to ssy: "t
don't think thoro Is nny doubt but that Pat
Crowo wrotn that letter, but I do doubt hie
good faith when he says ho Intends to como
In and glvo himself up. More than a woek
has passed slnco It was written nnd nothing
has been seen of tlm yel. Ho lina had tlmo
lo arrlvn from tho most distant point In the
United Statos. My Impression Is that the
letter waa written to tempor tho zeal of tho
detectives nnd officers who nro working on
tho caso. They wero getting too close to
Mm for comfort.
"As tho lettor wnn written bofore tho ar
rest of Jim Callahan, tho lattor ovent could
not havo Incited thu writing and there can
be no loglcnl connection between thorn. I
don't placo nny great lmportnnco In tho let
ter and I don't expect to eo Pat Crowo In
Omnha noon unless ho Is brought hero In
Irons."
Letter U l.cuictliy,
Tho Plnkertons positively refuse to mako
public tho full text of tho Crowe letter.
It Is lengthy, consisting of thirteen puges,
written with pen und Ink. It was evidently
written wilh considerable care; the gram
mar and spelling are good nnd It lit easily
rend. It linn no points In common with the
lettor of the kidnapers left In Mr. Ctlda-v'H
front yard.
Tho greater part of Iho space Is tako
up In reciting cases wheroln tho writer
hau been unjustly accused of crimes nnd
aftirward has proved his Innocence. This,
ho adds, will bo another such caso.
Crown mentions one case In this connec
Hon thnt Ii Interesting. Ho sayn In sub
stance: "Several years ago I was nrcuscd of
shooting nnd robbing a man (mentioning his
namo) on tho highway. I proved myself
Innocent nf this, and another man, ns In
nocent as myself, 'was tried and found
guilty! He Is now serving nn olght
ycar term In tho penitentiary, Tho mnn
who really did do tho deed Is also In the
penitentiary, but In uuuthor stato and on
another chnrge."
Tho writer frequently reveals his con
tempt for the law, In so far as It pertalm
to tho apprehension nnd punishment of
crime, nnd thoro le manifest a disposition
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