DENMARK’S AGED
KING IS DEAD
Christian IX, Known as "Thi
Father-in-Law of Europe,”
Passes Away.
ME RULED FOR 43 YEARS
Death Comes Quietly and News of tht
Sorrowful Event Causes Gloom
Throughout the Kingdom—
Was 88 Years Old.
Copenhagen, Jan. 31.—King Christian
IX. of Denmark died Monday afternoon
at 3:30 o’clock. j
The monarch passed away quietly1
surrounded by the crown prince and
princess and their children and the
dowager empress of Russia.
News of his majesty's death spread
with great rapidity and signs of grief
were seen everywhere. There was
probably no monarch of Europe greater
beloved than King Christian. He was
known as ’’the father-in-law of Eu
rope” in that so many of his children
are either rulers or closely related to
several of the thrones.
Christian IX. was born near Schles
wig, April 8, 1818, and was therefore
88 years of age. He su'cceeded Freder
ick VII. to the throne of Denmark, No
vember 15, 1863. Three days later he
ratified a constitution incorporating
Schleswig with Denmark over which
with Holstein he had declared himself
sovereign. This dispute later involved
Denmark in war with Russia and Aus
tria. The following year Christian re
nounced all claims to these countires. ,
King Christian was the father of
Queen Alexandria of England; thei
dowager empress of Russia; King
George of Greece: Crown Prince Fred-,
erick: Thyrn, duchess of Cumberland,’
and Prince Waldemar.
Death Was Sudden.
The king’s death was quite sudden
Although for some time past he had
shown evidence that the weight of hi^
years was beginning to tell upon him,
there was no indication of his ap
proaching end.
His majesty gave a long audience
this morning, lasting three hours. At
lunch afterwards the king showed signs
of great fatigue and almost collapsed.
Physicians were hastily summoned, but
they were unable to rally the aged
monarch's strength, ar.d at 3:30 p. m.
he died in his bedroom, to which he
had retired.
Royalty in Mourning.
London. Jan. 29.—The sudden death
of King Christian, callld the "father
in-law of Europe,” will place the ma
jority of the royal houses of Europe
in mourning.
Rulers of Russia, Great Britain,
Greece, Sweden and Norway are di
rectly related to the dead monarch,
either personally or through their con
sorts. His sons and daughters were
preparing for their annual trip to Co
penhagen for the purpose of celebrat
ing his 88th birthday. Queen Alexan
dra received the news cf the death of
her father at Windsor. It came as ■ ,
great shock to her, as apparently tht r
had been no previous intimation of any
indisposition.
THREE KILLED IN WRECK
Fast Express Meets Double-Headei
Freight on Curve, with Fcsr
ful Results.
Peoria, 111., Jan. 30.—In a head-on cr>:
Ilsion between a passenger train and freight
train near Edelstein this morning three
men were killed and another fatally in
jured. The express ear and all content i
were burned and much damage done to
the train property.
The wreck happened on a steep grade, I
on the Santa Fe road, about a mile east
of Edelstein. The east bound passenger
train was running down hill at a high
rate of speed when on a curve it crasher]
into the double header, a westbound
freight.
The dead:
JAMES SHEA. Chicago, engineer.
-GOGGINS, Chicago, fireman of the
freight.
- HOKUL. Chillicothe. brakeman.
An express messenger named Mockler of
Fort Madison, Iowa, had his leg torn off;
and sustained fatal injuries.
None of the passengers was injured.
Two Are Killed.
Louisvile, Ky., Jan. 29.—Dr. and Mrs. J
H. Dye, of Louisville, were struck and in
stantly killed by a passenger train on the
Southern railway this morning at Buechel
station. The doctor and his wife were in
an automobile, but owing to a heavy fog,
did not see the train.
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Collide in Fog.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 29.—In a head-on coU
lision during a dense fog, between pas
sengers trains on the Big Four railroad,
near Nabb, Ind., this morning, three em
ployes were severely injured and several
passengers shaken up.
TO GRAND JURY.
Counsel Osborne for Collier’s and Dis
trict Attorney Jerome to
Probe Further.
New York. Jan. 3L—Steps were ta-j
ken today by James W. Osborne, conn-,
sel for Norman Hapgood, editor of Col
lier’s Weekly, in his recent trial on the
charge of criminal libel, to follow up
the disclosures made by witnesses in
the hearing of that case.
Today’s move is in the direction of
John Doe proceedings. A representa
tive of Osborne secured from a police
magistrate a dozen subpoenas for wit
nesses whose identity is not disclosed.
Osborne’s representative told the
magistrate that Osborne expected to
co-operate with District Attorney Jer
ome in conducting the proceedings,
which, he said, would be based on evi
dence given in the Town Topics case.
It is expected the witnesses will b»j
summoned before the grand jury.
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BALFOUR BACK AGAIN.
Defeated in Election, the Former Prime
Minister Is Appointed to
Parliament Seat.
London, Jan. 51.—At a meeting of the
Conservative Association of the City of
London today the resignation of A. G.
Gibbs, a member of parliament for the
city of London, was accepted and the
candidature of Arthur J. Balfour for
that constituency was approved.
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HEADERS SENT TO JAIL
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Chicago Striking Printers Are Fined
Also for Violating
Injunction.
Chicago, Jan. 31.—President Edwii
E. Wright of Typographical union No.
16 today was fined by Judge Holdorn
of the superior court $100 and sen
tenced to thirty days in jail for con- j
tempt of court. Edward Bessette, a j
member of the union, was fined $50 j
and sentenced to thirty day3 in jail. I
The union itself was fined $1,000. The
charge against the union and its mem
bers was the violation of an injunction
granted some weeks ago by which
•members of the union were enjoined
from interfering in any manner with
the operation of printing establish- .
ments operated by members of the Chi
cago Typothetae.
In announcing his decision the judgu
said:
i “It cannot be tolerated that any
class condition or combination of men
can show their hostility to this court,
•and llout its judgment, and in open
meeting express their contempt for the
•order and judge who was merely tho
instrument of the law, as lias been
idone in this case. It is not a question
whether the injunction is right or
•wrong. That will be decided by the
upper court, but while it is in force
and effect It must be obeyed. In this
case it has not been a mere technical
violation of the injunction, but a per-'
|sistent one and utter disregard for the
[order of the court.
j “If this court cannot be upheld then
[government is a fraud."
[ Before the announcement of the de
cision, counsel for the union asked
lleave to file an affidavit signed by six|
members, which stated they are ops
posed to violence in any form in con-1
•nection with the strike. Attorneys for,
the typothetae objected to the admis
sion of this, but it was allowed by the
<ourt to go into the record.
DUNNE IS HOPEFUL
Chicago’s Mayor Confident the Munic.
ipal Ownership Ordinance
Will Pass.
Chicago, Jan. 31.—"I have appended
jny signature to the municipal owner
ship measure recently passed by the
city council and am resting content
in the belief that my plans for thq
jnunicipaiization of the Chicago streelj
car lines wili be released before my
present term of office is ended.”
Me.yor Dunne made the foregoing an
nouncement last night. He said he had
signed the so-called $75,000,000 ordi
nance last night while lying ill at his
home in the belief that it was neces
sary for him to sign the ordinances
within ten days from the date of pas
page in order that they might become
‘legal under the provisions of the city
charter.
That legal obstacles would be placed
in the way of the consummation of hid
plans is anticipated by Mayor Dunne.
“I believe that right after election
there will be an attempt to test the
Mueller law certificates, and, in fact,
;the validity of the act itself,” he said.
“That, however, is a thing to be de-t
sired. We wish to have it done as,
quickly as possible and 1 believe we
should get a decision within three
months at the minimum and twelve'
months at the maximum.” The mayod ,
declared that the defects in the ordi
nance, if any. could and would be reme
died and that it was drawn to achieve
a general purpose and would be regard
'd as valid by the courts.
KILLED BY COACHMAN.
Mrs. Canfield Was Wantonly Murderei
in Los Angeles.
Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 31.—Mrs.
Canfield, murdered Saturday by her
former coachman at Los Angeles, was
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. U. Wes
cott of this city. Mr. Wescott left yes-, 1
terday afternoon, upon receipt of the,
following telegram:
“Mrs. Canfield died last night, the
result of being shot by a man named
, Morrison Buck, who was employed as!
a coachman about six years ago. He
demanded money and on being refused
| committed the crime in cold blood. Mr,
| Canfield, Florence, Daisy and Jake left!
here Tuesday, the 23d, for Mexico, with'
Mr. and Mrs. Doheney in their special
car. We have wired them and have
asked that they return by special train
at once. Everything possible was done.!
but of no avail. Kind friends of the
family and neighbors have taken hold
and will remain until the arrival of
Mr. Canfield and the girls.”
Mr. and Mrs. Canfield wore married
in this city about twenty-seven years
ago. About eighteen years ago Mr;
Canfield went to Los Angeles, where
he has since become wealthy in the
oil business. The gentleman referred
| to as Jake is the son-in-law. Mr.
Doheney is a partner of Mr. Canfield.
Mrs. Canfield last visited her parents
here about two years ago. The de
ceased was the only daughter of Mr.
-nd Mrs. Wescott.
PRODUCERS IN LINE.
standard Oil Company Gets Them o>.
Its Side by Refusing to
Buy Product.
Bartlesville, X. T., Jan. 31.—Orders
have been received by the Standard Oil !
company that hereafter only a third of
the mid-continent fields' output would
he bought. owing to the fact that
the Standard Oil company would be
prevented from continuing as a buyer
and transporter of petroleum through
|the proceedings instituted by Attorney
General Hadley of Missouri. There is a
production of 50,000 barrels daily.
The operators are organizing to send
A delegation to see the Standard com
pany’s agents in Kansas City, since the
enforcement of such an order for long
would mean the suspension of all activ
ity here soon. Failing, they will go to
Mr. Hadley to see if he intends to pre
vent the Standard company from trans,
porting oil across Missouri.
The committee will tell him that if
the Standard is ousted from Missouri it j
will shut off the market for petroleum i
products In this field because the pipii !
(line from the mid-continent fields rung
through a portion of Missouri. Already i
the reduction by two-thirds of the
amount formerly taken by the Stand- I
ard company has demoralized business
and tilt-re are fears that the Standard
company will cease to take oil during
he legislation.
reportecTto senate.
House Statehood Bill Is Favored b>
Committee
Washington, Jan. 29.— The house state
hood bill was reported favorably to the
senate today by Beveridge, chairman of
the committee on territories. Patterson,
from the errit ries committee, pave net cx»
there would be a minority report.
On meeting today the house authorized
Its elections committee No. 1, to take
testimony regarding the charge that An
thony Michalek, elected to congress from
Illinois, Is not a citizen of the Uniled
States. It also passed three bills extend
ing the time for constructing bridges.
HERO OF TWO WARS
IS LAID TO REST
Qeneral Joseph Wheeler Buried
With Honors in Arlington
Cemetery.
BODY IS VIEWED BY MANY
At the Cemetery Where So Many Sol.
dier Dead Repose, the Ceremonies
Were of the Most Impress
ive Nature.
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Washington, Jan. 31.—With full mil- j
Itury honors the body of General Jo- |
jSeph Wheeler was laid to rest today
in the national cemetery at Arlington. ;
Homage was paid by veterans of the
two conflicts in which Wheeler distin
guished himself as a gallant soldier and
dashing cavalry loader, and by personal :
friends, representatives of the two
branches of congress and citizens.
Tin- funeral cortege was a most im- i
pressing one. The guu 1 of honor was
selected from tiro ranks of the Spanish
war veterans here which met the body
on Its arrival from New York last night j
and escorted it to St. John’s Episcopal
church, remaining in charge of the
casket during the night until relieved
this forenoon by a regular army guard.
From 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. the body lay
in state In the church and was viewed
by thousands.
At 2 p. m. brief services were con
ducted by Rev. Hr. Roland C. Smith,
rector, and Rev. Dr. Ernest Stires. of
St. Thomas church. Now York. W'hen
,tlie services were concluded the solemn
procession to the cemetery was started.
Military and Impressive.
The first in line were the United
States troops detailed by the war de
partment as a military escort. With
the cavalry was led a riderless horse
denoting that one of the country’s sol
diers was lost from the ranks. The
ibody was borne on a caisson by four
horses and the casket was draped with
the stars and stripes,
j Following the caisson came the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans’ association
|of Washington; Grand Army of the
(Republic; Spanish War Veterans; Com
pany A of Wheeler’s confederate
cavalry, of Atlanta, Ga., and the Army
iand Navy union. Then followed army
officers, senators, representatives and
citizens in carriages.
Impressive military services marked
the ceremonies at the cemetery. The
cavalry dismounted at the gates and
proceeded within the silent city of the j
dead on foot. The troops formed in '■
line at the grave stood at "Pre
sent arms.” The veterans’ asso
ciations also took positions around
the grave. W'ith the casket resting just
above the grave the committal services
of the Episcopal church were conducted
by Rev. Dr. Stires. As the casket was
lowered into the ground a squad de
tailed from the troops fired three vol
leys over the grave. Taps were then
lounded, concluding the ceremonies.
Imposing Service Sunday.
New York. Jan. 29.—An imposing mili
tary pageant passing across Brooklyn
bridge, brief services at St. Thomas’
Episcopal church in Fifth avenue and
an escort across the North river ferry
to Jersey City, where the body was
placed on a train to be taken to Wash
ington for interment in the National
cemetery at Arlington, marked the fu
neral in this city Sunday of Brigadier
General Joseph Wheeler, cavalry lead
er of the confederacy and later one of
the most prominent figures among the
generals of the Spanish-Amerlcan war.
The body of the dead soldier was
wrapped in the flags under which he !
Jiad served with almost equal vigor I
and distinction, the stars and bars of
the confederate states and the stars
and stripes. Veterans of the southern
and northern armies mingled in paying
tribute to General Wheeeler with the
younger veterans of the Cuban and
Philippine campaigns of 1898 and 1899.
A riderless horse, with boots re
versed in the stirrups and a cavalry
sword dangling from the saddle, was
(ed just behind the caisson.
The altar of the church was almost
hidden beneath the floral offerings, one
among them, a great wreath, sent by
’’resident Roosevelt.
150,000 TO STRIKE.
Great Tieup Will Result If Present
Plans Are Carried Out in
New York.
New York, Jan. 31.—A strike embrac- '
lug 150,000 men and involving the en
tire building industry of New York, is
now being eagerly aimed at by the
structural steel workers of this city.
Such a desperate step Is necessary,
'they say, in order to preserve their
waning organization from complete
iruin, as a result of the strike In which
they have been engaged for the past
seven weeks. Delegates of the house
smiths and bridgemens’ union, which
embraces tbe structural steel workers
prevailed on the central federated
union yesterday to order every labor or
ganization still at peace with their em
ployers to break those oeaceful rela
tions and ally themselves with the
.strikers. If they fail to do so, they are
to be suspended from the central feder- I
ated union. An extrordinary situation i
will thus be created.
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INSANE MAN TAKEN.
Police Officer Who Kept Fellows av
Bay All Night.
Peoria, HI., Jan. 31.—After holding a
large number of police officers at bay all
night, Charles Harwood, a former po
liceman and insane, was captured
•shortly before 6 o’clock this morning.
|Oaptain Wilson induced Harwood to
talk with him about 5 o’clock. Har
,wood consented to walk to police head
quarters and talk matters over, hut
stated he would kill the first police
man to make a hostile move. At the
city hall Harwood demanded that all
the policemen walk ahead of him into a
back room, and as Sergeant Welsh and
Officer Couch passed close to him they
wielded their billies with good effect,
knocking Harwood down and out be
'ore he could tiro a shot.
SECEDE FROM CANADA.
Montreal, Que., Jan. 20.—A dispatch says
the spasmodic movements that have been
going on in British Columbia for the last
few years toward secession from the Cana
dian federation are becoming more serious.
At the opening of the provincial legisla
ture, the dispatch says, Mr. McGowan,
member for Vancouver, made a speech in
which he called upon the government to
ask better financial termu from the do
minion, not as a favor but as a right, and
to prepare In case of refusal a monster
petition to King Edward requesting the
severance of the ties between British
Columbia and the Canadian confederation.
THREE KILLED;
A SCORE INJURED
The Hotel Richardson Fire in
Lowell, Mass., Has
Serious Result.
V LUCKY GAME OF CARDS
But for the Prompt Discovery by th(
Players and Their Effective Ef
forts Many More Would
Have Died.
Lowell, Mass., Jan. 27.—Three people
! lost their lives and over a score of oth
ers Injured In a lire early today, which
! badly damaged the Richardson hotel.
The dead:
H. C. HARDING. Somerville. Mass.
MRS. CHRISTINE NELSON, Boston
hotel cook.
j MISS JOSEPHINE KENNISTON,
; Franklin Falls, N. H.
Seven of the injured were removed to
a hospital. The others, after treatment
by physicians, were lodged in nearby
hotels and residences.
Most of the injured were either
burned, cut by falling glass or hurt in
leaping from the windows of upper;
stories. It is believed tho tiro orlgi- j
natod from an overheated kitchon
stove.
I During the evening there had been a
meeting of business men at the hotel,
and after the meeting adjourned many
of those who attended remained in the
hotel to play cards in a room on the
second floor.
Card Players Saved Many.
About 2 oclock there was a smell of
smoke and when the door of the room,
was opened by some investigator there!
was a strong rush of smoke and heat,
into the room. It is due to the pres
ence of mind of those in the rcom that
the list of casualties is not greater.
While one of the number went outsidel
to give the alarm others ran through
the corridors kicking at the doors andl
arousing the occupants of the various!
rooms All the guests on the second;
and first floors were aroused, but when
the attempt was made to reach the
third and fourth floors the men were I
driven back by the smoke and flames.
All persons on the first and second,
floors escaped without injury.
When the firemen arrived many of
the persons on the third and fourth1
floors were hanging from the window;
ledges.
Long Ladders Were Late.
Unfortunately the fire apparatus re
sponding to the first alarm did not In
clude enough aerial ladders to remove
these persons from their precarious
positions. A second alarm was sounded
and when sufficient long ladders had
reached the scene all those who were
visibly in peril were rescued. Gome per
sons who had been hanging from the
windows, however, had become ex
hausted before this time, and had drop
ped into life nets that were spread be
: low.
Most of the people on the third and
fourth floors who were not taken down
by firemen managed to escape by rope
fire escapes. All left the hotel in their
night clothes and lost their personal
effects.
There were more than forty guests In
the building when the fire broke out.'
The two upper floors were burned out.i
and the two lower ones were wrecked
by falling debris, smoke and water.
There were many thrilling escapes.
The hotel is owned by Thomas T. Ho
ban, who estimates his loss at $60,000.
TEN YEARS IN PRISON.
Captain of Excursion Steamer SlocW.
Is Convicted and Promptly
Sentenced.
New York, Tan. 30.—Captain William
H. Van Schaack was today found guil
ty of criminal negligence in failing to
have fire drills on the steamer General
Slocum, which he commanded in June,
1904, when the steamer burned.
He was immediately sentenced to ten
years imprisonment by Judge Thomas,
of the United States district court.
TO BE LOCK CANAL.
Isthmian Committee Adopts Report ot
Minority of the Consult
ing Engineers.
Washington, Jan. 30.—The isthmian
canal commission met. today and con-i
eluded its consideration of the report'
of the board of consulting engineers
with respect to the type of canal that
should be constructed.
While no official announcement was
made with reference to the report,,
there is good reason to believe they
have recommended the construction of
a lock canal with an 83-foot level,,
practically following the recommenda-'
tions of the minority of the consulting
engineers.
UPHOLD TAIGNY.
loint Note from Twenty-Five Diplo
mats Is Sent to the Venezuelan
Government.
Caracas, Jan. 30.—Twenty-five mem
bers of the diplomatic corps have de
livered to the Venezuelan government
a formal joint note stating they cannot
accept Venezuela’s position that Talg
ny, former French charge d’affaires
here, laid been deprived of his official
character, and that he only ranked as
a French citizen at the time of Ills
forced departure from this country.
The diplomats have communicated
the text of tills note to their respective
governments. The French line steamer
which arrived at LaGuayra today was
granted the usual privileges of com
munication with the shore.
London, Jan. 27.—The British admir
alty says rumors that the British bat
tleship Dominion is going to Venezuela
are groundless. She leaves Halifax to
duy for home.
MIDDY IS DISMISSED.
Hazers Continue to Be Dropped from
Annapolis.
Washington, Jan. 30.—The secretary
of the navy has directed trie dismissal
of Midshipman Chester A. J. Bloebaum
of Missouri In execution of the sen
tence Imposed by the courtmartial at
Annapolis on conviction of hazing.
The case of Midshipmen Meriwether
and Miller are under consideration at
the navy department. Meriwether re
signed before his trial on the charges
of hazing and that fact complicates his
case.
BE SIMPLE AND HAPPY
’rescription Written by Chicago Wom
en's Club for Their
Sisters.
Chicago, Jan. 30.—The members of
the Chicago Woman’s club have writ
ten a prescription and advised all wom
en to have it tilled and to take a dose
upon arising every morning, another
before luncheon, a third before dinner,
and a fourth before retiring. If taken
regularly the remedy will work greater
wonders with the modern woman than
did the concoction of the enchantress
Circe with the followers of Ulysses.
Before the prescription was written
the members of the club reached tho
eonelusion that the most dangerous ail
ments from which woman today is suf
fering are the habit of extravagance in
everything, prodigality in dress, love
for the tucked and frilled existence, in
stead of praiseworthy devotion for the
simple life. The remedy not only will
cure woman of all her failings, but it
will also have the effect of regenerat
ing society.
Text of Potent Prescription.
Here Is the prescription:
“Discard your silk petticoats.
“Direct your energies to the cultiva
tion of your soul Instead of to the
[ruination of your digestion.
"Save your time, your money, and
your opportunities.
“Go back to the home and seek your
greatest pleasure there.
"Make your own skirts so you will
not be unnerved by standing for hours
in a dressmaker's establishment while
you are being fitted.
“Make your skirts round and simple.
"Do not allow punctuality to be the
thief of time.
"Turn your back on frivolity.
"Simplify your lives in every way."
This remedy was guaranteed to make
good mothers of all women and serious
women of all women who are not
mothers.
Another Set of Rules Given.
To make good daughters, who will
grow Into good women and wise
mothers, the following prescription was
set forth by the different speakers:
"Do not allow your daughters to Join
a sorority while In the preparatory
schools. Sororities are fountains, from
which all evils flow.
“Do not allow your daughters to talk
over the telephone to young men. They
are apt to be bold at long distance and
daring enough to say things at long
range which they would shrink from
saying at close range."
The general subject discussed was the
girl and the mother. It found a warm
place in the hearts of the clubwomen.
They got up. one after another, and told
what should be done to make girls good
wives and wives good mothers.
GARLAND TURNS ROBBER
'on of Former Attorney General of the
United States Confesses to
Criminal Intent.
Chicago, Jan. 30.—"Just a plain hard
luck story, with no excuses to offer,”
was the way William Garland, 24 years
old, summed up his own story, after he
had been arrested at State and Wash
ington streets.
Garland told the police he was the
son of Augustus H. Garland, former
United States attorney general. His ac
tions had aroused the suspicions of two
detectives, and when they searched
him they found a piece of stone
wrapped in a stocking concealed under
his coat. He had been lingering near a
large jewelry store for several hours.
When taken to the central station he
made the following confession:
“I simply was down and out, and I
had hunted for work without success.
Then I read In the papers of the easy
way in which holdup men had smashed
jewelry store windows and got away
with the goods and decided that I would
turn robber.”
When the police went to Garland’s
rooms to search them, they found sev
eral unfinished stories, which evidently
he was preparing for a magazine. A
college diploma also was found in the
room.
The arrest of Garland was the first
result of the work of a squadron of de
tectives detailed to guard the jewelry
Stores of the city, following the many
recent robberies. Windows of two stores
were smashed yesterday by men who
“scaped with jewelry valued at $1,000.
BURNAND FIGHT.
Revolutionists Are Destructive, bu.
Are Being Gradually Subdued—
Vladivostok Still in Revolt.
Wenden. Livonia, Jan. 30.—The paci
fication of the Baltic provinces is
reaching the final stage so far as the
agrarian movement is concerned. Near
ly 250 revolutionists have been shot,
several hundred are under arrest and
5,000 rifles have been captured by
troops.
Generals Orloff, Meinhardt and
Wendt are now operating in the Wen
den district with 10,000 troops, com
pleting a circle in which the revolu
tionists arc being gathered. The gen
erals have the names of leaders of the
revolutionists, who will be tried by
courtmartial when caught and either
shot or imprisoned The mnjority
of those already executed were fet
ish teachers or students. The revo
lutionists have stopped burning build
ings but occasionally fire on the troops.
Altogether the revolutionists in this
district burned 2S0 castles valued at
$4,000,000, without Including the articles
of value whleh they contained.
Troops are taking strictest measures.
On one occasion they surrounded a
church in which funeral services were
proceeding, and arrested revolutionary
orators and shot one of them.
Lodz. Jan. 27.—Three unknown per
rons today gained access to the hos
pital and killed with a dagger a man
named Luklzevski, who was shot in the
Streets January 25.
The murderers thus completed the
sentence of the local revolutionary tri
bunal which condemned Luklzevski to
death as a traitor for informing the po
lice of the location of bomb depots.
St. Petersburg. Jan. 27.—A dispatch
from Gomel says half the town is in
flames and lighting js going on in the
center of the town between troops and
revolutionists who have been reinforced
by t'ne peasantry from surrounding dis
tt let ».
The disorder extends to fire coun
ties around Gomel.
St. Petersburg. Jan. 27.—Beyond the
fact that the revolt at Vladivostok is
pot subdued and that the mutinous
sailors and soldiers arc still standing
tiy their guns at the Holy Innocents
battery the war office had nothin? to
give out today regarding the situation
t the fortress.
FOR OPEN SHOP.
Metal Trades’ Association in New York
So Decides.
New York, Jan. 27.—The New York
Metal Trades’ association has decided
to amalgamate with the National Metal
Trades’ association. Employment hu
rt aus are to be maintained all over the
.ountry. The metal trades generally
are under the open shop system, and
the arr.nl~amatlon is part of a general
plan to p event the closed shoo
STICKNEY TO MEET
THE SECRET RATES
Great Western President Speak*
Plainly Regarding Dis
criminations.
HE WILL ENTER THE FIGHT
Surprise for Missouri River Dry Goods
Jobbers When Mr. Stickney Asserts
Burlington Has Been Cutting
Under Tariff for Years.
Kansas City, Jan. 30—A. B. Stlekney.
president of the Chicago Great Western
railroad, says that the big dry goods
Jobbers in Kansas City and on the
Missouri river are asking that the rates
hitherto made seeretiy be made the
published rates.
Recently It was announced In Chi
cago that the Great Western had de
cided to make material reductions In
the rates on dry goods from Chicago
to Missouri river points. The traffic
I men of various western lines and the
commercial organizations in Chicago
and St. Louis started a campaign to
| head off tho reduction in rates. Mr.
| Stlekney sent a telegram, which was
I read at the conference of vice presi
dents In Chicago Monday night, In re
ply to a message asking him If it was
true that he proposed to cut the rates
on dry goods. Mr. Stlekney said, in.
part:
He Mentions Names.
It Is true tho Great Western Is being so
licited to make openly the same rates on
dry goods from Chicago to tho Missouri
river as had been made secretly by tho
Burlington for two or three years. After
the issuance of tho federal Injunctions,
and by means of a routing agency in New
Yoik,'returns In the form of commissions
to the agency were seeretiy made to cer
tain big Jobbers on the Missouri river. Tho
Great Western Is now solicited to mako
the same rates the open published tariff,
and the matter Is under cons, -eratlon. You
gentlemen must have known that the se
cret rates were made, and It seems
strange that you should become so fright
ened at tho prospect of my making thoBS
rates the open published rates.
The telegram came aa a surprise In
the camp of the western railroads. •
While the other Missouri roads wanted
to know why the Great Western waa
contemplating a cut in the dry goods
rate, they didn't expect President
Stlekney to tell them that the Bur
lington had been cutting rates secretly
for three years. When the telegram
was read a representative of the Bur
lington declared that Mr. Stlekney waa
| “In” on the routing agency scheme by
which rebates had been paid to the
Missouri river Jobbers through their
agent. George L. Thomas, who posed
as a freight broker til New York.
Thomas has been Jndlcted by tha
federal grand Jury lor paying rebates
and the Burlington road and George
H. Crosby, its freight traffic manager,
have been indicted for the same thing.
Will Get Into tho Fight.
Whatever the knowledge possessed
by Mr. Stlekney, it Is apparent that he
Intends getting Into the fight for this
traffic In earnest. While the Great
Western has not entered Into a con
tract yet with the Missouri river dry
goods Jobbers to bring their freight In
carload lots from Chicago at reduced
rates, It Is understood that the con
tract Is about to bo made. Chicago and
St. Louis dry goods merchants are pro
testing vigorously, and the other Mis
souri river lines are protesting, and
so Mr. Stlekney Is going to Chicago to
day to talk the matter over before h«
announces his new rates.
The other roads do not know whal
to do. Of course, they can lay th*
blame upon the Burlington, but they
will have to meet the rates Just th*
same. They think maybe It would b«
better if they can get Mr. Stlekney ta
reduce the rates to 40 or 50 cents a
hundred on all dry goods in car load*
or less, but not to put In a commodity
rate, which without doubt would spread
both east and west of the river, and
before long would cover an extremely
large territory.
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MAKE CHINA A REPUBLIC
Young Men of the Celestial Kingdom
Are Sure to Make
Trouble.
San Francisco, Jan. 30.—Rev. S. H.
Little of the Episcopal mission at Han
kow, China, returned to the United
States yesterday on the steamer Mon->
golia. He said in an Interview:
•‘The revolutionary party, agitated by
young men who have been at the uni
versities in Japan, want a republic.
They are determined to drive China
into a conflict with the powers or se
cure the overthrow of the present
dynasty. They are radical In the ex- ,
treme and want to accomplish in China
in a few years all that Japan has ac
complished in the last forty years.
Their motto is 'China for the Chinese.1
They welcome foreign teachings, but
oppose exploitation of their own coun
try for the benefit of foreigners, in
cluding Japanese.
"The agitators are well organized
and determined to accomplish their
purpose. They are engineering the boy
cott.
"The Japanese are as much alarmed
over the situation as are the Americans.
During the recent outbreaks the Japa
nese left the country in hordes, fearing
for their lives. The whole country is
ripe for a change. Japan’s success has
set them thinking. Never was there a
time when the need of teachers was so
great, for China today is not only in
viting but demanding the instruction
she needs in advance thought."
NOT OVER YET.
Arrests for Perjury of Persons Who
Testified in the Town Topics Case
Will Now Be Made.
New York. Jan. 30.—Expectation of j
arrest based on evidence brought out
in the Town Topics case was aroused
here today by a conference of Robert
J. Collier, publisher of Collier's Weekly
und James W. Osborne, counsel for the
editor of that publication, with Acting
District Attorney Nott.
As a result of the conference, war
rants were issued on charges of per
jury for the arrest of persons who tes
tified :n the Hnpgood trial, and it is
expected arrests will be made this aft
ernoon.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
New York, Jan. 27.—The bank state
ment shows? that banks hold $15,829,850
over legal reserve requirements.
Loans increased $15,517,800; deposits
Increased 17,743,300; circulation de
creased $416,000; legal tenders Increased
$463,000.
Specie increased $3,038,100; reserve
Increased $3,501,000; surplus decreased
$934,725; U. S. deposits decreased $929,
450.
