Nebraska Newspapers

    MISSOURI MOB
HANGS NEGROES
Race Feeling Intensified by an
Anti-Negro Play and Mob
in Wild Rage.
SUSPECTED OF ASSAUL1
Governor Folk Rushing Troops to thi
Scene and Is Determined That Mob
Leaders Shall Be Punished
fcr the Lynching.
Springfield, Mo., April IT.—At 2:1<
o’clock Sunday morning William Allen,
a young negro was taken from the
county jail here and lynched in the pub
lic square by the same mob that two
hours earlier had hanged Horace Dun
can and James Copeland. The body
of Allen later was burned to ashes as
had been the bodies of the other
negroes beneath the spot where they
had been lynched.
Following the dispatch of Duncan
and Copeland someone suggested that
Allen and Bus Cain, two other negroes
known to be in the jail, should also
be lynched. The mob, now bloodthirsty
and wrought up to the highest pitch oi
excitement, readily took up the cry
and soon the charred bodies of a third
victim lay beneath the statue of the
goddess of liberty. Cain escaped.
Allen and Cain were being held upon
suspicion of having murdered O. P.
Ruark, while Duncan and Copeland
were accused of assaulting Mabel Ed
mondson, a white domestic. Their work
finally accomplished, the mob quietly
dispersed. Crowds augmented by hun
dreds of persons from surrounding
towns, filled the streets yesterday,
making threats of further vengeance.
Several companies of state militia, or
dered out by Governor Folk, together
with 200 deputy sheriffs, patrol the
streets.
When the mob left the jail at mid
night with Copeland and Duncan four
teen prisoners escaped in the excite
ment. Among them was Cain. But Al
ien was there yet and the second mob
found him hiding under a cot. He was
dragged out, his hands were tied behind
his back, a rope was put around his
neck and he was marched down the
street to the tower in the square.
Hold Mock Trial.
Two men climbed up the Iron stair
way and stood upon the platform with
Allen between them. One of these men,
who held a lantern in his hand, faced
the crowd below and, waving his hand
toward the negro, said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Will
Allen, the man who murdered old man
Ituark. What shall we do with him?”
"Hang him!" cried the crowd. "Throw
him overboard!"
"Can anyone identify this nigger?"
asked the spokesman.
“Hold up the lantern," someone
shouted.
The man put the lantern up so it
shone into the face of the negro, and
someone in the crowd said: "Yes, 1
identify him; hang him!"
At this the crowd laughed.
"Are you Will Allen'.'" asked the ora
tor.
"Yes, but I did not kill Ruark," he
answered.
"Well, who did?”
“I only know what I heard, that Bus
Cain killed him," the negro answered.
"Make him spit it out! Make him
confess!" the crowd shouted.
The man with the lantern shouted
again: "Is this nigger guilty? Yes 01
no.”
Someone shouted "Yes" and others
cried “No.”
The mob was undecided. While the
crowd was debating the second man on
the platform began tying a rope to the
iron railing.
The Rope Breaks.
The negro stood directly above the
smouldering ash heap from which the
smell of burning flesh arose. But ht
stood erect while the man with the
lantern harangued the mob and the
crowd Jeered at the negro. In the
meantime the rope had been placed
about Allen’s neck and presently th«
hangman caught the negro's ankles
lifted him and threw him forward ovei
the railing. Allen turned a somersault
in the air and as the- rope became taut
his neck cracked like a pistol shot. Tin
rope broke and he fell into the bed o.
coals on top of the other two negroes
There he kicked and floundered arounc
until another rope was brought, thrici
fooped around the neck and he wat
again suspended in midair.
More boxes were brought, anothei
big lire was kindled and soon tin
swaying figure now dead fell into ia
sending up an arrowy spray of Iiv>
sparks. After that most of the met
went home, but some men and boy;
stayed by the tower all night and fee
the tire. When daylight caine upon tin
scene there remained only the black
ened trunks and charred remains ol
the three negroes.
Springfield, Mo., April ! 7.—A mol
Saturday night took two negroes from
the county jail, hanged them to the
electric tower in the center of the pub
lic square and built a tire under them
-is they hung. The negroes were Hor
ace Duncan and James Copeland, both
under 21 years of age. They were in
jail charged with assaulting Mabel Ed
mondson. a white girl, last Friday
night. Fully 5,000 people went to tlie
county jail about !» o'clock and with
telephone poles and sledge hammers
literally tore the jail to pieces. Final
ly the two negro suspects were dragged
from the jail and taken to the centei
of the public square and hanged. It
is fully a mile from the jail lo tht
square and the mob inarched down om
it' the principal streets of the town
shouting and firing pistols.
Took Girl from Escort.
Mabel Kdmoridson came here recent
ly from Monett, Mo, to obtain em
ployment. as a domestic servant. Last
I’riday night she was riding in a bug
gy with Cnarles Cooper, a young mmli
ol' Springfield. In a secluded part of
the city the coupie were held up by
two negroes. The man was knocked
unconscious and the girl dragged from
the buggy and into the woods by the
roadside and assaulted. The two ne
groes lynched Saturday night were
■ uspeeded and arrested, but were only
partially identified.
Sheriff Horner tried to argue with
the mob. but it was determined and
hooted and insulted him. Jailer King
was assaulted when iie refused to give
up tlie keys. He finally gave the mob
some keys, which were not for the
Me i. roes' cells, however, and the mob
was forced to smash in the iron bars.
Sheriff Wilson Crane, of Polk county,
was present and tried to induce the
mob not to hang the negroes.
'file mob, besides wrecking the jail,
ri lacked the sheriff's house, demolished
the furniture and rendered the sheriff's
wife unconscious by threats and do
lour*.
IOWA MINERS ARE
TO GET MORE PAY
Maks Concession as to Penalty, anc
Operators Grant Higher
Wages.
Des Moines. Ia., April 17.—Miners ot
the Joint scale committee agreed to the
demands of the operators for penalty ii
cases where miners send out coal mixed
with dirt. With this concession the de
mand for the increase in wages wai
met by the operators, and the first dis
trict scale was completed.
The remaining three districts will
without doubt, be negotiated when tht
committee meets Monday. The term;
have already been agreed upon.
In the second district the miners will
get 95 cents instead of 90. This district
comprises Marion, Monroe, Wapello tine
Mahaska counties. In the third district
the price will be $1 instead of 95 cents
This district comprises Polk and Jaspet
counties. In the fourth district, com
prising Boone and Webster counties,
the price will be $1.10 instead of $1.05.
2,700 Return to Work.
, Pittsburg, April 14.—The 1,200 miners
of the Great Lakes Coal company at
Kaylor, Pa., who struck yesterday, re
turned to work today, the scale hav
ing been signed.
’ Miners and operators of the Mercei
and Butler county fields reached an
agreement on the wage scale last night
About 1,500 miners who had been or
strike wall return to work immediately
M. GORKY SYMPATHIZES
WITH IDAHO MURDERERS
Russian Revolutionists Sends Telegrarr
to Men Charged With Murder of
Ex-Governor Steunenberg.
Mew York, April 17.—Maxim Gorky's
fourth day in America was signalized
by the sending of a telegram of sym
pathy to W. D. Haywood and Charles
Moyer, Western Federation miners, ii
Jail at Caldwell, Idaho, on the charge
of conspiracy to murder ex-Governoi
Steunenberg, of Idaho, some time ago
His action, it is feared by some o:
his friends, will blight the prospect;
of his w-ork here at the very outset.
Gorky's telegram to Haywood anc
Moyer is as follows:
"Greetings to you, my brother social
ists; courage. The day of Justice anc
deliverance for the oppressed of all th<
world is at hand. Ever fraternallj
yours, Maxim Gorky.”
A trusted agent of the Russian secrei
police is in the city. Friends of Gork}
have learned that he is here for the
purpose of organizing an effective sys
tem of espionage on Gorky and his twe
fellow revolutionists, who are here tc
raise funds for the cause of the Rus
sian revolutionists.
BIG BANKING SCHEME.
Proposed Concern Is to Have a Capita!
of $50,000,000 and Will Prevent
Financial Stringencies.
New York, April IT.—It is learned
that a plan is under discussion among
certain bankers in this city to estab
lish a bank with a capital of $50,000,000
for the purpose of regulating money
fates and preventing periods of money
stringency and accompanying high
rates of interest. The movement was
given some impetus by the recent
stringency in the money market. The
name of the National City bank was
mentioned in connection with the plan,
and one suggestion was made that the
stock of that bank be increased by
$25,000,000 or $50,000,000 in order to give
it a control of the financial situation
in this city sufficient to prevent the
recurrence of periods of extreme high
rates for money.
' Another suggestion was that a trust
company' be organized under the direc
tion of the National City bank. Offi
cials of the bank declared, however, ,
that they were not taking more than ,
a passing interest in the various plans.
Some Views of Bankers.
Some financial concerns which have
taken an Interest in the movement as
sert that such an institution might ex
ercise considerable control over the for
eign exchange situation to the extent
of regulating Imports and exports of
gold somewhat as does the Bank of
England. A leading bank official, how
ever, said that the only' cure for such
money evils as the New York market
has recently' witnessed lay in the es
tablishment of a central bank which
shall be given the power of issue in
times of emergency.
It was ascertained today that a se
ries of questions bearing upon this sub
ject has been forwarded by the special
currency committee of the New York
state chamber of commerce to clearing
house committees of the leading cities
of the United States. The bankers are
asked to notify the New York commit
tee whether they believe that a cen
tral note-issuing bank similar to those
In France, Germany, Austro-Hungary'
and many other countries in Europe
and with branches in the leading cities
and the power to rediscount for nation
al banks and state banking institutions,
but not for individuals, would be a
better solution of the present currency
problem than a plan permitting ail
banks to issue notes against their re
sources.
RATTLESNAKE BLEW
WHISTLE AND DIED
Reptile Perforins Remarkable Feat,
Arousing the Town by Prolonged
Alarm.
Martlnsburg, Ind., April IT.—Irvin
Durnill. who runs the engine on the
swamlli here, had a three-foot rattle
snake. whose death occurred late yes
terday. which blew the whistle of his
engine for him.
The whistle blew so long and hard
that everybody In the town ran to the
mill, thinking it was an alarm of lire.
They found Durnill standing at the
door of the engine room, apparently
afraid to enter, while on the rope, at
tached to the wnistle. the snake was
wound, tooting as though It enjoyed it.
The theory of the local zoologists Is
that the snake crawled upon the boiler
of the engine during the night to keep
warm and that, when Durnill got up
steam, it climbed the rope to escape the
heat, 't.s weight being sufficient to blow
the whistle.
Somebody got a shotgun and killed
the snake.
VESUVIUS QUIET.
Dispatches from Naples State Thai
Lr.st Vestige of Eruption
I3 Disappearing.
Naples. April 17.—News from the re
gion of Vesuvius continues to be satis
factory. The sun is shining brightly
this morning and the last vestige ol
the eruption is disappearing from
Naples.
Reports from the villages and towns
in the region of Vesuvius say that the
people are gradually returning to theii
pomes and the stores are being reop
ened.
FEARFUL EXPLOSION
ON THE KEARSARGE
Seven Killed in Target Practice
on Battleship While in
Caribbean Sea.
WAS ON FRIDAY THE I3TH
Tars Recall the Anniversary of Another
Accident on the Missouri Which
Occurred Two Years Ago on
Friday, the 13th.
Washington, D. C'., April 17.—Two
years ago to a day later than the fatal
Missouri disaster add as every sailor
immediately recalled, on a Friday on
the 13th of the month, six men were
done to death in the forward turret of
the battleship Kearsarge by one of
these accidents which acquire addi
tional terror for sailors because of
their obscure origin and almost im
possible of prevention.
The Atlantic fleet, the strongest
lighting flee* Apierica has ever
owned, had lipeu for weeks engaged
in the most severe drills in the waters
of the Caribbean sea, culminating in
the quarterly target practice. This
practice was Just about concluding
with most satisfactory results up to
Friday and it was confidently expected
at the department upon the basis of
preliminary reports received, that all
records would be broken in the matter
of rapidity of lire and efflcency of the
gunners.
But Saturday, Just at the close of the
week's work at the department, came
the cablegram from Rear Admiral
Evans, the commander in chief of the
Atlantic fleet, telling of a dreadful ac
cident on one of his best ships, the
Kearsarge. The cable came from Cai
manera, a little cable station at the
mouth of Guantanamo bay, indicating
the Kearsarge itself had arrived at
that place. A slight telegraphic error,
requiring the consumption of some time
to effect the deciphering of the mes
sage, added to the anxiety of the of
ficials as soon as they had made out
the fact that a serious accident had
occurred.
Text of the Message.
When the message was anally reduced |
to form it read;
Caimanera, April 14, 190C.—Secretary of
the Navy, Washington, D. C.: On April
13, about 3:15 p. m., shortly after comple
tion of target practice of Kearsarge for^
ward turret while the powder was going
below three sections of a 13-lnch charge
of powder was ignited. Charges of pow
der in other lift just below and one sec
tion inside 13-inch remained intact. Cause
not yet determined, nor accountability.
Matter is being investigated. Lieut. Joseph
W. Graeme, gun umpire, has been sent to
the Maryland in a very critical state. The
following have since died:
LIEUT. JOSEPH W. GRAEME, gun
umpire.
LIEUT. HUGGINS, turret officer.
PETER NORBERG, gunners’s mate.
THEODORE NAOGELY, seaman.
ANTON O. THORSON, ordinary Bea
man.
JULIUS A. KOESTER, turret captain,
first class.
ELLIS II. ATHEY, seaman.
The following were dangerously injured,
recovery doubtful:
W. King, ordinary seaman.
Will bury dead at Guantanamo.
Vessel uninjured. Evan®,
Commanding.
Residence and Next of Kin.
The residences and next of kin of the
victims were as follows:
NORBERG, PETER, gunner’s mate,
third class; residence, Now York; next of
kin, Margaret Norberg, mother, Sands
vall, Sweden.
NAOGELY, THEODORE, seaman; resi
dence, Elizabeth, N. J.; next of kin, Louis
Graff, guardian. Elizabeth. N. J.
THORSON ANTON OLAUS, ordinary
seaman; residence, New York city; next of
kin, Elias Thorson, New York city.
KOESTER. JULIUS ALFRED, turret
?aptain, first class; residence, Chicago, III.;
next of kin, John Peterson, uncle, Chicago,
111.
ATHEY. ELLIS HOMER, seaman: resi
dence, Parkersburg. W. Va.; next of kin.
W. E. Athey, father, Parkersburg, W. Va.
The following were dangerously wounded
by the acident and recovery Is doubtful:
King, William, ordinary seaman: res
idence. Appleton City, Mo.: next of kin,
Mrs. Alice Cox, Appleton City, Mo.
Message of Condolence.
The following messages of condolence
ivas telegraphed to the commander in
,*hief of the fleet, Admiral Evans, by Act
ing Secretary Newberry:
April 14, 190C.—Evans, Maine, Naval Sta
tion. Caimanera: The department is deep
ly grieved by the unfortunate accident on
ooard the Kearsuge which occasioned the
death and injury in the performance of
luty of brave officers and men in the navy,
and it extends its heartfelt sympathy to
the injured and wishes for a speedy recov
ery from their wounds. Spare no effort
to case the sufferings of the injured in
every possible manner, and show every
honor to the dead. Newberry.'
PROPOSED BY'STOCKMEN
That Independent Commission Houses
Be Established.
Denver. Colo., April 17.—Independent
commission houses to be owned and
operated by the growers of live stock
will be established at Kansas City.
South Omaha, St. Joseph and Chicago
as soon as the preliminaries can be ar
ranged.
Such was the decision of the joint
committee appointed by the National
Wool Growers' association and the
American National Dive Stock associa
tion at their recent meetings In this
city, which committee met in this city
yesterday. The plan Includes the for
mation of a co-operative commission
company with a capital stock of $100,
000, divided into shares of $10 each.
None but bona tilde stockmen will be
allowed to purchase stock, and they will
be limited to titty shares. It was de
cided that a committee should visit
the various cities where it Is expected
commission houses will be established
to study conditions and report to the
meeting of the executive committees
of the various live stock associations
scheduled to meet in this city on
May 15. _
HARRIMAN IS MAD;
WILL BUILD NEW LINE
Stated He Will Construct Road from
Kancas City to Dennison,
Texas.
Kansas City. April 17.—It ;.i reported
on good authority that K. H. Harrnnan
is to build a road from Kansas City
through Indian Territory to Dennison.
Texas.
The strained relations between Har
riinan and Yoalcum of the Hock Island
Frisco Interests are said to be the chief
reasons for Harriman’s move.
Stuart K. Knott, former president of
1 the Kansan City Southern railway, who
is said lo represent Harriman interests
in the present project, declined today
to discuss the matter.
MILLIONAIRE IS
AFRAID OF HIM
Berkman, Who Shot H. G
Frick, About to Leave
Penitentiary.
HAS BEEN IN 14 YEARS
6ecret Agents Will Watch the Convict
and Keep the Millionaire Posted
on His Actions Each
Day.
Pittsburg, Pa.. April 16.—After four
teen years of confinement in the IN est
em penitentiary at Pittsburg and the
Allegheny county work house, Alexan
der Berkman, anarchist and attempted
murderer, will leave the latter institu
tion on April 18 free to resume his rad
ical social leadership, but not his at
tacks on the life of H. C. Frick, if the
millionaire can prevent it.
The Pittsburg capitalist does not
purpose to be ttie target of Berkman's
bullets or knife thrusts a second time.
If the fanatic attempts to curry out
the murderous plot that failed four
teen years ago he will lind serious dif
ficulty in the way, for Mr. Frick con
siders Berkman so dangerous an ene
my that he has arranged with one of
the most able detective agepcles in the
country to shadow the ex-convict from
the time he sets foot outside the prison
door to the duy of his death—or the
millionaire's. And Mr. Frick considers
$10,000 a year a modest fee for this
life insurance.
Secret Agents to Watch Him.
Berkman will never know more than
a quasi freedom. He may move about
unrestrained by law. He may go and
come as he wishes. He may harangue
his anarchistic mobs with the old war
cry of Individualism.
But the secret agents of the wealthy
autocrat Berkman selected as his foe
will be ever on his trial. Hia every
move, his every word, his least sin
ister design, will go ticking over the
wires almost simultaneously with his
change of place or mind.
It is to be a duel of anarchy and
wealth.
And it will be fought to the death
of one of the combatants—Berkman or
Frick.
On July 23, 1802, Berkman forced his
way into the offices of the Carnegie
Steel company in Pittsburg and at
tacked H. C. Frick, the chairman. Ttie
"red” aimed three shots at the capi
talist from a distance of four feet.
Two bullets entered Frick’s throat, and
the third went astray. When Frick
and his office assistants fell upon the
assailant he pulled a knife and stabbed
the steel man three times in the back.
After the anarchist's arrest he pro
tested that his only regret was his
failure to kill Frick. He Insisted that
the plot was his own and that his en
mity against the steel magnate was
excited by Frick’s stand In the Home
stead strike.
Husband of Emma Goldman.
It was later proved that Berkman
was the agent of a general anarchistic
conspiracy against the Carnegie man.
He pleaded guilty to a charge of at
tempted homicide and was sentenced
to twenty-two years In the peniten
tiary and one year in the Allegheny
county workhouse for carrying con
cealed weapons. Berkman’s orderly
behavior secured his release from the
Western penitentiary nine years be
fore his full time, and his year in the
workhouse will terminate on April 18.
In the spring of 1900 Emma Gold
man. the reputed wife of Berkman, and
certain of his anarchistic friends and
sympathizers made a spectacular at
tempt to rescue the convict from the
penitentiary.
Their accomplices purchased a house
in Allegheny across the street from the
prison and dug a 266-foot tunnel under
the street and cellar of the prison hos
pital to the stone yard where Berkman
worked. The earlh from the subter
ranean passage was concealed in the
cellar of the house, and the noise of
toe tunneling was drowned by the day
long piano playing of a woman In the
plot. It was her unceasing singing and
playing from morning to night that
excited suspicions.
The police raided the house to find
the conspirators gone, but the tunnel
completed. Berkman might have made
Ills escape if his peculiar actions in
sounding the ground of the prison
yard and his frequent feints of illness
so as to be placed in the hospital un
der which the tunnel ran had not
caused the authorities to confine him
aloseiy.
LAW IS GEfSROUS.
Recorder Goff Says, However, Tha.
Labor Must Not Resort to
Violence.
New York. April iti.—Recorder Goft
In sentencing Frank Hawkins to the
penitentiary tor one year, spoke at
some length of strike violence. Raw -
kins, who is an iron worker, was con
victed of assaulting Samuel Anderson
on February 22. Hawkins, with other
iron workers, had ciult work on one
of the Post & McCord contracts, and
Anderson had been employed to take
one of the strikers’ places. Anderson
was met by a crowd of strikers and
beaten. In passing sentence Recorder
Goff said:
"I wish to say just a word to you,
Hawkins, and if it could only reach
men associated with you it would be
a great benefit to this community. The
law gives you and every workingman
the right to organize for the betterment
of your condition: the right to sell your
labor to the highest bidder: the right
to refuse to labor for any one that
you don't like; the right to withhold
your work except ou conditions that
are agreeable to you. The law even
goes so far as to extend to you the
right to persuade other men to adopt
tlie same course; hut when men repre
senting organized labor step over the
Very broad and generous provisions of
law and use violence as an argument
to enforce their views for their fel
low men. then the law is violated, and
not only the rights of th • individual
are trampled upon, but the peace and
safety of the community are In dan
ger."
TRY FOR PASS ON ANDES
Copenhagen, April 18.—Two young
Swedish engineers named Schemuroerr
and Forgeiius have started on an ex
pedition into the interior of Peru, the
government of which has granted them
*6,250. The expedition is expected to
be finished wlthi.i three months.
The party Intends to search for a
pass over the Andes through which the
railway [tunned to (onnect the Amazon
river with the Pacific ocean can be lal I
Three Peruvian expeditions hav>
searched In vain for such a pass. Tin
two Swedish eng neers will be arc on
panted by twenty Indians.
GORKY IS SURF.
REFORMS WILL COME
Russian Novelist Says He and His Fol
lowers Are Not Anarchists—
Talented Wife.
New York. April 16.—"America
America! America! I have been wait
ing and longing to see this wonderful
country, and now one of the desires of
my life Is fulfilled,’’ spoke Maxima
Gorky, author and revolutionist, as the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse came Into
sight of Long Island early Tuesday
morning.
With him was his wife, a woman of
unusually attractive presence, seem
ingly more French thnn Russian, who
as Mine. Andreeva gained wide fame
on the Russian stage. She assumed an
air of protection over her husband and
pleaded earnestly that he might be ex
cused from receiving the deputations
that had come aboard to bid him wel
come, or to make a statement to the
newspaper men until sufficient • time
had passed to enable him to recover
from the fatigue of the voyage. But he
changed his mind and In a vehement
statement bitterly attacked the Rus
sian government and Count Witte.
Tall and raw boned, with a face of
marked strength, the revolutionist wore
an air of timidity when first encoun
tered that fitted 111 with his general ap
pearance. Quite devoid of self-con
sciousness, It was only with dlfllculty
that he could be persuaded to talk
about himself or his work.
When the vessel had docked nnd
Gorky started to leave the pier he
walked Into the midst of thousands
shouting, cheering, frantic Russians,
whose enthusiasm over their champion,
ns they proclaimed him, was so great
that a squad of police was necessary to
clear a path to allow of the exit of
him and his party. Then the throng
had to be forcibly persuaded to refrain
from unharnessing the horses and
'dragging the carriage through the
streets to the ferry.
Gorky wears a reddish mustache that
droops over his lip, but does not hide
the rapidly exchanging expressions of
his large, Arm mouth. His brows are
In a continual frown and set low over
a pair of keen gray eyes that look
straight at one without a waver. He
has a strongly marked sense of humor
that was In evidence when he saw the
Insistence of the attempts to gain an
Interview, which he finally granted.
“We are not anarchists—the people
Interested In this movement of which
I am a small part," said Gorky. "We
are seeking reforms that must and will
come, yhe Russian government of to
day Is nothing less than anarchy and
Its members anarchists. There Is no
law, no order; It Is anarchy pure and
simple under the guise of organized
government, In which those who are
not absolutely debased are kept In en
tire Ignorance of the true condition of
affairs In our distressed country.”
Gorky speaks five variations of the
Russian tongue and understands, al
though to no great extent. French and
German. His wife speaks, Russian,
German. French, Italian and English,
and In the absence of his secretary does
much of the Interpreting, which in the
Interview was done by Americans who
had come to meet him. Before he con
sented to be questioned the author,
whose Illness Is due to his Imprison
ment for political offenses last year,
wrote In his own hand a statement of
which the following is a literal transla
tion, made by his son:
"I apologize many times to the press
of free America that I cannot speak for
publication now. I am fatigued, and
overwhelmed by the grandeur of the
ocean. T Bhall take a rest and then In
two or three days I shall be delighted
to receive representatives of the press.
I once more beg to be excused and give
heartiest thanks for the wonderful wel
come I have received."
VESUVIUS IsTn
MORE PLACID MOOD
prof. Matteucci Climbed Far Up the
Mountain at Risk of His Life
to Investigate.
Naples, Anril 16.—All news received
here this morning Is encouraging.
For the first time since Tuesday the
sun Is shining all over Naples, al
though above the city the usual gray
clouds are discernible, but the fall of
ashes has almost entirely ceased.
AsheH, however, continued to fall
through the night, adding several
Inches to the accumulation in the
streets.
Nearly (1,000 people are empjoyed In
clearing the roofs arid main thorough
fares.
Professor Mattucei, director of the
royal observatory on Ml. Vesuvius, to
duy climbed up Vesuvius to a point a
long way above the conservatory, at
the Imminent risk of his Mfe, and as
certained that unless conditions change
radically there will be no further dis
charge of lava nt present. He believes
by the end of Saturday the end or the
disturbance is near.
King Victor Emmunucl and Queen
Helena expect to return to Rome to
day.
MONEY MAKES CHANGE
Tor First Time in History of New York
City Good Friday Was Got Ob
served as Holiday.
New York. April II!.—For ttie ilrst
time In many years Good Friday was
not observed us a holiday in New York
today. All the city departments were
in operation and the stock exchange
was open for business us usual. In
both of these instances money was re
sponsible for the change in the city's
tradition. The city's corporation coun
cil having decided that department
heads had no power to allow per diem
men pay i<r time not occupied In the
city's service, the laborers requested
that the holiday be omitted. Their re
quest was granted. ‘."he governing
body of the stock exchange decided not
to suspend operations for the day be
cause of the unsettled condition of the
money market.
FOUR YEARS EACH.
Gaynor and Greens Sentenced to Pris
on and to Pay Fine of Half
a Million.
S&'vannah. On., April 16.—Greene and
ft ay nor were today fined $575,640 and
given four years each.
GOLD MOUNTED PASS.
Washington, April 16.—A handsome
gold mounted pass .<:■ all the American
league baseball games was presented
to President Roosevelt today by Presi
dent Bun Johnson of the Ametlca.il
league.
In thanking Johnson for the courtesy
extended to him, the president prom
ised to uvall himself. If possible, of the
opportunity to witness one or more of
the games played by the American
league In Washington.
EXTENDED RECORD
CREATES BIG ROW
Hopkins Called to Account foi
Printing Things He Did
Not Say.
HOUSE IS IN CONFUSION
Trouble Comes Up Over Effort to Ad>
mit an Idiot to This Country—
Goldfogle Says Insinuations
Constitute a Lie.
Washington, D. C.. April 14—On
the vote to expunge the language of
Hopkins the vote stood: Ayes, 165;
nays, 91.
Washington, April 16.—Immediately
After adoption of the Journal today
trouble broke out In the house over
certain paragraphs which appear In
the speech of Hopkins, as printed In
this morning’s Record, and to which
Gardner of Massachusetts seriously
objected.
Gardner presented a resolution strik
ing from the record certain reflections
on motives prompting the passage of
the bill through the house by Bennett
of New York authorizing the admis
sion of Fannie Diner, "a pronounced
Idiot, which Hopkins says In his
speech was prompted by the steamship
companies.”
Hopkins further animadverted on the
part played by Goldfogle of New York
In supporting the bill. Goldfogle ob
jected to the following remarks of
Hopkins:
"So completely was the house de
ceived that my friend Goldfogle want
ed to extend the resolution to cover all
such cases and let In all idiots.”
Goldfogle In a speech bristling with
nnger said the gentleman from Ken
tucky (Hopkina) had “meanly mis
represented” him; that he had taken
advantage of the right given by the
house to "extend hla remarks In the
record.” and had Inserted In the record
Insinuations that were "unqualifiedly
false.”
The house broke Into confusion over
this statement and the speaker rapped
loudly for order. Goldfogle Insisted as
he took his seat;
"It was the meanest speech I have
ever heard.”
WENT IN A HOBO,
CAME OUT A DANDY
Bold Trick Turned by Crook, but Fact
That He Took a Bath Disproves
Tramp Theory.
New Tor*-, April 16.—About 5 p. m.
yesterday a hobo entered the Mott
Haven apartment house and asked the
elevator boy If Mr. Lovejoy, a wealthy
buyer for a dry goods firm, was at
home. The boy took the man up to
the seventh floor where the Lovejoya
live and left him there. When the
elevator returned an hour later, a well
dressed, smooth-shaven man entered
the car. The man carried a bundle un
der his arm. and nfter he left the boy
found a dirty collar and necktie on the
seat in the car.
Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy were down
town. When they returned late In the
evening they found that the doors of
their Hat had been opened by a jimmy.
A tubful of dirty water and a soiled
towel showed that someone had taken
u bath.
A further search showed that some
underclothing, a suit of clothes, an over
coat, silk hat. cane, new shoes were
missing. Besides some Jewelry, pieces
of bric-a-brac and bottles of perfumery
were gone.
IT IS HELD NOT
TO BE A TRUST
'owa City and Des Moines Paving
Brick Concerns Win Case Brought
by Taxpayers.
Iowa City. Ia.. April 16.—Judge By
jngton today handed down a decision
in favor of Iowa City and against Frank
Sanders, who represented a number
of taxpayers.
The plaintiffs were seeking an In
junction to prevent the city council
from carrying out a contract with War
ren Bros., of Des Moines, which called
for about $60,000 worth of brick pav
ing on Iowa avenue, the main boule
vard of the city.
Sanders alleged that Warren Bros,
were a trust and that competition was
Impossible If their bltullthtc paving
material is specified solely in the con
tract. as is the case.
Judge Bylngton found for the city
and Warren Bros., under the su
preme court decision, and the city will
pave as per contract.
TILLMAN FILES CHARGES
| Endeavors to Prevent Confirmation of
Barr.es Because of Action in Mrs.
d orris* Ejectment Case.
Washington, April 14.—Senator Tillman
today filed formal charges with the sub
committee considering the nomination of
Benjamin F. Barnes for assistant secre
tary to the president to be postmaster of
Washington and protested against his con
firmation.
The charges relate to the expulsion of
Mrs. Minor Morris from the executive
offices and assert inhuman and brutal
treatment of the woman and allege Barnes
made a false statement about the case.
GOV’T SELLS COAL
Now Zealand Mines and Distribute
Fuel Under a New Ar
rangement.
Wellington, New Zealand, April 16.—
The government of New Zealand has
started in business as dealer In coal,
having established agencies for the re
tail distribution of state mined coal.
TO BALLOON 1,000 MILES
Chicago. April 14.—William Mettery. the
Chicago aeronaut who narrowly escaped
death recently in making a descent, now
says he will try to make an air line trli
to Chicago from New York in a race for a
prize of $3,*X)0.
"I can't tell you much about the details
of the affair," said the aeronaut. "All ?
know is that two representatives of tlw
New York Areo club called on me and
signed a contract and will start for New
■ Y'ork next Wednesday.
"The race probably will be begun th«
I following Sunday, and I hope to make t!»
' trip though the clouds to Chicago "