QUOTATIONS ON N. Y. SENATORSHIPS Worth From $50,000 tc $100,000 Per Year, Says Golden. PAID BY INSURANCE CO.S Sensational Statement Made by New York Legislator Before the House Committee on Judiciary— Is No Secret. Washington, May 23—Some addi tional light was thrown on insurance methods In New York today by Rep resentative James A. Goulden of that state before house committee on judic iary considering the Ames bill for the regulation of insurance In the District of Columbia. Goulden Is general agent of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance company in New York. "Why." said he "It was as well as conceded that to be a senator at Albany was worth anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 a year and that the money came largely from Insurance compan ies This is not a secret. Every New York man knows it. I know it well.” Forced to Contribute. Touching on the subject of campaign contributions, Goulden said his ;om pany had been coerced into giving $10,000 to the national campaign com mittee in 1S96. He did not say which •campaign committee received the money, but remarked the same thing was tried in 1900 and 1904, but without success, owing to the firm stand taken by Mr. Plimpton, of Massachusetts, one of the directors who declared every di rector who voted for such a contribu tion would be held personally liable for the amount. SENATOR BURTON TO JAIL FOR 6 MONTHS Kansas Solon Must Pay Penalty—Can Never Hold Another Position Un der Government. Washington, May 23.—The supreme court of the United States today ren dered a decision in the case of United States Senator Ralph Burton of Kan sas against Burton and affirming the decision of the lower court by which Burton was sent to six months’ im prisonment in jail and required to pay a. line of $2,500 and deprived of the right hereafter to hold office under the gov ernment. The opinion was by Justice Harlan. All points made in Burton's interest •were overruled. Justices Brewer, White and Peckham united in dissenting to the opinion de livered by Brewer. Their opinion was based on the theory that the United States was not legally interested in the case against the Rialto company, in which Burton was employed as counsel. Immediately after promulgation of Its decision the supreme court grant ed a motion to give sixty days to Bur ton in which to prepare a petition for a rehearing. This action will have the effect of taking the case over until the next term of court, beginning in Octo ber. Must Get Out at Once. Washington, May 21.—"If Senator Burton does not resign at once,” as a prominent senator puts it, “a resolution will be introduced to declare his seat vacant.” Burton was prosecuted on the charge of violating the section of the revised statutes which prohibits senators and representatives from receiving com pensation for services rendered before any of the government departments in any matter in which the government may be interested. AMERICAN YICE CONSUL IS ASSASSINATED W. H. Stewart, a British Subject, Slain at Batoum—Life Threatened Many Times. Batoum, Russia, May 21.—W. H. Stuart, American vice consul, was shot and killed in his country place last night. The assassin escaped. Stuart was a British subject and one of the largest ship brokers and export ers of Batoum. During revolutionary troubles last fall his life was many times threatened by longshoremen. Wounded by Bomb. Kalisz, Poland, May 21.—Count Kel ler, colonel of the dragoons, who has been prominent in suppressing the dis turbances here, was severely wounded by the explosion of the bomb thrown at him today. The would be assassin escaped. WEDDED TOO LONG TO HAVE A DIVORCE - I Maryland Jurist Renders a Unique Decision in Case Be fore Him. Frederick, Md., May 21.—Judge John C. Motter, associate judge of the cir cuit court for Frederick county, deliv ered a written opinion that will prob ably cause persons seeking divorce in this county to "sit up and take no tice." The opinion was delivered in the ease of Mrs. Ellen Fitz against Levi Fitz of Thurmont. Mrs. Fitz charged ill treatment and abuse. In ruling on the case Judge Motter said; “The testimony shows that both the plaintiff and defendant are somewhat hot tempered, and if anv fault is to bo found It should be about equally shared by them. Both are well along In years, were married more than thirty years ago, and there is no substantial rea son to be found in the testimony why they should not continue to remain husband and wife for the probable few remaining years of their lives. It is therefore ordered that the bill of com plaint filed in the cause be dismissed, each side to pay its own costs.” OBJECTS TOMATCH; KILLS HIS FAMILY John Cole Follows Departure from House of Daughter’s Fiance by Horrible Tragedy. Woodcllffe, N. J., May 21.—John Cole, an engineer, killed his daughter Marla with an ax today and probably fatally injured his wife with the same weapon He then killed himself by shooting. The tragedy followed the departure from Cole’s home of a young man to whom It is said his daughter was engaged. ISLAND WILL REVOLT. '.arge Land Owner from Isle of Pinea Calls on President, but Is Refused Audience. Washington, D. C., May 23.—Accord ing to a statement by S. H. Pearcy, a large land owner In the Isle of Pines, a revolt against Cuban authority in that island will occur in the near future un less the United States resumes control over it. Mr. Pearcy and his brother, J. L. Pearcy, called at the White House, but the president declined to see them and they were referred to Secretary Hoot. Mr. Pearcy said that Americans now own nine-tenths of the property in the island, which they purchased solely on the assurance of President McKinley and the war department that the island was American soil. Conditions, how ever, he says, have reached a critical stage and the majority of the Amer icans have stated they will stand their oppression no longer. Mr. Pearcy said that these American citizens have re ceived many offers of aid from the United States in case of a revolt. VIOLET RAYSTOR TREATING INSANE Dr. N. W. Taylor Provides Room in Which Maniacs May Bask in Soft Light. Chicago, May 23.—Dr. N. W. Tay lor, superintendent of the Illinois Western hospital for the Insane, is con vinced that violet rays are efficacious In the treatment of insanity, and in an interview he detailed experiments now being made under his direction. "I have had constructed a house roofed with violet-colored glass, in which insane patients are placed to get the sun baths that filter through the tinted panes. I have followed the experiments with violet rays made by French and Danish scientists, and for several years past have experimented along the lines of their investigations and in others that have suggested themselves to me. "The patients are placed in the glass enclosure without clothing, experi ments having shown that the rays will not penetrate cloth, and the direct ap plication of the violet rays made to the bare skin from sunrise to sunset. Meals are sent into the glass house to them, so that there is no intermission in the application of the treatment." HIT “PARLOR GAMBLING” Baptist Condemn Progressive Eucher and Bridge Whist—Would Enforce Sunday Closing. Dayton. O., May 23.—The American Baptist Home Missionary society closed the celebration of its seventy-fourth anniversary today with the election of tlon. W. S. Shalienberger, second as sistant postmaster general, as presi dent. Resolutions were adopted to petition congress to demand certificates from revenue collectors showing whiskies “old to “ speak-easies," condemn par lor gambling, commonly called progres sive eucher and bridge whist; demand more stringent enforcement of laws covering the “slave girl traffic;” de mand more stringent laws regarding horse race gambling; approve efforts of Ohio's governor to suppress the sale of intoxicating liquors, and to enforce Sunday closing laws. This afternoon the ninety-second an niversary of the American Baptist Missionary union, the oldest Baptist mission society in the world, began its sessions. Definite steps to bring about union of the Baptist and Free Baptists were taken by the American Baptist Home Mission society in session here Sun day. The committee appointed last year to consider a plan for co-opera tion and possible union reported favor I kbly. “BIG MEN” INDICTED. — ! Charges of Wholesale Land Frauds Made by Federal Grand Jury in Oregon. Portland, Ore., May 21.—Details of the land fraud indictments returned by j the federal grand jury on April 9, and | involving prominent men of Los An geles, San Francisco and southwestern 1 Oregon, have been made public by I United States District Attorney W. A. Bristol. I The property alleged to have been fraudulently secured lies on the bunks Df Lobster and Eucher creeks, in southwestern Curry county, Ore., and consists of 6,000 acres practically all in one tract of fine timber land. [ The indictment charges conspiracy to defraud the government of timber land by securing entry men to file upon the land with the intention of disposing if it to alleged conspirators—Richard D. Jones and William H. Smith, of San Francisco; Jeremiah Humely, former United States commissioner in Curry county. Ore.; A. S. Johnston, formerly a deputy clerk of Curry county, Ore.; William T. Kerr, of Coquille, Ore.; John R. Mjller, of Port Oxford, Ore.; Warren Gillelen and R. W. Kenny, re spectively president and cashier of 'he Broadway Bank and Trust company, of Los Angeles; G. L. Stearns, formerly president, and Jacob C. Cross, director of the Pacific Furniture and Lumber company, of Los Angeles; David M. Goodwin, Maryland, and A. H. Hed derly, of Los Angeles; Richard Hynes, M. M. Riley and Lee R. Ayres, stock brokers of Los Angeles; W. D. Gould, attorney of Los Angeles, and F. W, Dennis, broker and real estate deal er, of San Francisco. The indictment asserts that the T’a eiflc Furniture and Lumber company, which is alleged to have been the active agency through which the alleged con spiracy was perfected, was organized at Los Angeles by Messrs. Cross, Good win. Stearns. Miller, Kerr and Jones. KIDNAP AMERICANS. Moors Attack Steamer Manolita, Flying Stars and Stripes, and Take Off Passengers. Melilla, Morocco, May 21.—The steam er Manolita, bound from Tetuan for this port, flying an American flag, has been attacked by Moors, who took away some of her passengers. WU FOR ELECTROCUTION Former Minister to America Would Abolish Decapitation. Pekin, May 21.—Wu Ting Fang, for merly Chinese minister at Washing ton, who was entrusted with the task of codifying the laws, is memorializing the throne for jury trials, and for per mission for native lawyers to practice before the courts. He also petitions for the electrocu tion instead of the decapitation of ' criminals condemned to death. ' STRIFE LIKELY IN CANAL ZONE United States Is Sending Ma rines to Watch Panama Elections. MALCONTENTS WARNED Opjection to Amador Administratior Must Not Disturb the Peace of the Big Ditch District, Say Root and Taft. Philadelphia, May 2:!. -The cruis er Columbia sailed from League Island today under secret orders with 600 marines aboard. It Is un derstood the vessel will go to Guan tanamo and thence to San Domingo. Washington, May 23.—Although ail official statement to that effect cannot be had, it is known that marines are now being shipped on the cruiser Co lumbia at League Island, Pit., and are bound primarily for Guantanamo, Cu ba, there to be kept in readiness for any emergency that may arise on the Isthmus of Panama. Elections that will tuke place there next month may be accompanied by revolutionary disorders; in fact, cer tain inquiries have been directed to Governor Magoon by discontented par ty leaders and have been followed by threats of an uprising against the Amador administration. Keep Away from Canal. These have led Secretaries Root and Taft to serve notice upon the malcon tents that no such manifestation will be admitted anywhere near the canal zone or at any place where the peace of the zone may be threatened. To give effect to this notice the navy will have a sufficient force of marines on either side of the isthmus to main tain order and to this end the Columbia is going to a convenient point for ob servation and action if necessarv on the gulf side while the Marblehead Is nearing Panama on the Pacific coast. “DIVVY” IS MADE OF r:o grande river United States and Mexican Govern ments Arrange Treaty Covering Water Rights. Washington, May 23.—Secretary Root for the United States and Ambassador Casasus for the Mexican government today signed the treaty regulating the use of the waters of the Rio Grande, which, if approved by the senate, will remove what has been for twenty years past a source of friction in the relations of the two countries. For almost a century the Mexicans living along the low'er river have made large use of its w'aters for the purpose of irrigating their lands. But in re cent years private companies on the upper waters in the United States have, by constrution of wing dams, diverted a large part of the water to this side of the river. The Mexicans have pre ferred claims for the damage sus tained, but so far without success. Now plans of the reclamation service have made it certain that practically all the w'ater will be retained on Ameri can soil unless some proper scheme of division can be arranged. Construction of a $7,000,000 dam across the Rio Grande at Engel, New Mexico, brought the matter to a climax and led to negotiations between the two coun tries which culminated in the treaty signed today. Underlying the principle of the con vention is recognition of the common law right of Mexicans to use of a fair share of the waters of the river, but as the United States government is put to the entire expense of building the great dam and canals the Mexican share is only a fractional proportion of the whole flow. It is estimated the im pounded waters will suffice to irrigate about 200,000 acres of otherwise arid land, and it is stipulated that, of this total of 60,000 acre feet of w'ater, which is to make arable about 25,000 acres of land, will be delivered on the Mexican side of the border each year. For its part the Mexican government guarantees the United States govern ment against any suit for liability on account of claims of individual Mex icans who have so far suffered through diversion of the water. Opposition to the treaty is expected on the part of some western senators who express the belief that either the United States is entitled to all of the water without com pensation in view of the great expense to which it has been put by the work of construction of irrigating dams, and canals or that if the Mexican right is to be recognized at all its title should be purchased outright by a cash pay ment. FOREST FIRES OUT. Rain Comes and Wind Dies Out—Loss Everywhere Probably Exaggerated. Marinette. ,Wis., May 21.—All dan ger from forest tires is past. It is rain ing this morning and the wind has died out. The loss everywhere is believed to have been greatly exaggerated. Milwaukee, Wts., May 21.—A staff correspondent of the Sentinel who made a tour of the district in the up per peninsula of Michigan covered by the forest fires in a special train, the first train to go through the district since the catastrophe, telegraphs that the tire appears to be practically out in all the district. The fire raged for a distance of sixty-four miles along the line of the Eseanaba and Lake Superiot railroad and for thirty miles beyond Channing, the western terminus of the road. It seems certain now that 2,000 persons are homeless in that district and that 1,000 are left desolate at Quin nesec. The Quinnesec fire, however, was of different origin from the Es canaba fire, having started in a field where men were pulling stumps and burning debris. This fire spread into the city and wiped out all the buildings except three residences and the paper mills. Then the lire spread into the timber, and running north for forty miles, finally Joined the flumes sweep ing east on Eseanaba. It was also learned that Woodlawn and Kingsley, on the Eseanaba and Lake Superior line, and Perkins, on the Northwestern road, were destroyed. The strip burned along the Eseanaba and Lake Superior road appears to be thirty miles wide and the alarming nature of the earlier reports of l he fire seem to be thoroughly verified. MINE ON FIRE. A Number of Men Are Said to Be Im periled. Pittsburg, May 21.—The Hazel Kirke' coal mine, near Bentleyville, Is reported on fire. A number of men are said to be in the mine. GOES TO CONFERENCE. House Committee Decides to Recom mend Disagreement on All the Senate Amendments. Washington, D. C., May 23.—Tilt- rail road rate trill was considered for three hours last night by ttie bouse commit tee on foreign and Interstate commerce and the decision reached to recommend disagreement to all of the senate amendments and to send the measure to conference. The committee " ill not ask that instructions of any charactet be given to the house conferees. There was no disposition to criticise the amendment conferring Jurisdiction upon I he courts to review orders made by the Interstate Commerce commis sion, for in the house committee as well as in the senate many members con tended that the bill as it was passed by the house gave that authority tc the courts. This amendment and oth ers which collectively are known as the Allison compromise undoubtedly will be agreed to by the house conferees. The amendment which gave tin house committee the greatest concern was that making pipe lines common carriers, which the committee thought inconsistent with the amendment pro hibiting common carriers from produc ing commodities carried by it. Formal action was not had on any of the amendments and therefore the house conferees likely will be left free to exercise their best judgment. Pass Twenty-two Bills. Washington, D. O., May 22.—Not withstanding that the leader of the minority, Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, insisted upon the presence of a quo rum, delaying as possible the orderly procedure of legislation, the house yes terday passed twenty-two bills, six senate and sixteen house measures. Among the bills passed were a num ber in which the country has special interest, including the following: To regulate enlistments and punish ments in the United States revenue cutter service. To authorize additional aids to navi gation in the light house establish ments. To amend section 6 of an act en titled, ‘ An act to define and fix the standard vulue, to maintain the parity of all forms of money issued or coined by the United States, to refund the public debt, and for other purposes.” approved March 14, 1900. Prohibiting shanghaiing in the Unit ed States. Enlarging the authority of the Mis sissippi river commission in making allotments and expenditure of funds appropriated by congress for the im provement of the Mississippi river. Providing for the manner of select ing and impaneling Juries in the Unit ed States and in the territories of the United States. After five and one-half hours’ work the house adjourned until noon toduy PRINCESS CHIMAY HAS MATRIMONIAL FATIGUE Tired of Her Latest Acquisition, She is Said to Want to Re cover Rigo. Vienna, May 22.—The eccentric Princeet Chlmay has just taken her latest Italian husband to visit the mother of the gypsy violinist Rigo in the village of Raksodo She brought from Paris the tombstone ot Rlgo s father, who is burled there. Slit confided to her former mother-in-law tlia she was unhappy in her present marriage and that she hoped to recover Rigo. Hearing of Rigo’s financial difficulties ir America she telegraphed a large sum, but It was declined. After scattering money Ir. the village she has arrived at Pesth, where she proposes to earn more by exhibiting herself as a living statue. Inauguration of President Palma t-M J ■ , 1 TOMAS ESTRADA mJU. Havana, May 22—President Palma was Inaugurated at noon Sunday In the pres ence of the diplomatic corps In full uni form. cabinet officers, senators and con gressmen, judges, heads of departments and representatives of economic, agricul tural and commercial associations. None of the liberal members of eongress attended. The inauguration ceremony took place In the red salon of the palace. The oath of office was administered by the chief justice of the supreme court In front of the dais on which were seated eight supreme court judges. Over the central portion of the dais was suspended a can opy of red on which was the Cuban coat of arms. President Palma, who appeared to be in the best of health, entered the salon as the bell of the palace was strik ing the noon hour. The guns of the Cabanas fortress pealed forth a noisy wel come to the lneomnlg administration, and this was reinforced by the screeching of many whistles, cheers from the crowd out side the palace, and the crash of bands playing the Cuban national anthem Accompanted by Vice President Mendez Capote and the members of his cabinet, President Palma advanced down the aisle, Hanked on either side by members of the diplomatic corps, judges of the local courts, congressmen and guests. When he reached the dais the chief justice spoke briefly of the significance of the occasion. During the administration of the oath the voice of the chief justice was barely audible above the noise of tiro celebration outside. SAME ASSESSMENT STANDS. Old Point, Va.. May 21.—The supreme rouncil of the Royal Arcanum today re elected Howard ('. Wigguns, supreme regent, and the entire list of officers. A resolution reaffirming the present .ate of assessment was adopted unani mously. FIND BOD V OF UNKNOWN MAN. Muscatine. Ia.. May 21.—The body of an unknown man was found in the 1 river l-.eve Sunday, evidently having i been In the water six months. There is no clue to lead to the identification of the body. I RAILROAD RATE BILE IS PASSED Measure Finally Gets Threugh the Senate by a Vote of • 7 1 to 3. ELIMINATE A PHRASE The Teller Amendment, Supported by Spooner, Foraker, Lodge, et al., Is Passed—Leaves the Court to Decide. Washington, D. C., May 2t.—After seventy days of almost continuous de liberation the senate late yesterday aft ernoon passed the railroad rate bill by the practically unanimous vote of 71 to 3. The three negative votes were cast by Senators Foraker, republican, of Ohio, and Morgan und Pettus, demo crats, of Alabama. There was a some what larger attendance of senators than usual, but the attendance In the galleries was by no means abnormal, and there was no manifestation of any kind when the result was announced. There was, however, an almost general sigh of relief among senators. The bill has received more attention from the senate and the country at large than any measure that has been before congress since the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act In 18113. It was reported to the senate on February 2t> und wus made the un finished business on March 12. From March 12 to May 4 the bill was under general discussion without limitation on the duration of speeches, flfty-elght of which were delivered. Many of these were prepared wltn great care and two of them consumed morn than a. day's time In delivery. Senator La Follette, the Junior senator from Wis consin, spoke for three days und Sen ator Daniel, of Virginia, for two days. Senators Bailey, Foraker. Dodge, ltay ner, Dol liver and otners spoke for one entire day. For twelve days the bill has been un der consideration under a rule limiting speeches to fltteen minutes each. The debate lias at all times been earnest and animated, but for the most part devoid of personality as between uen ators, the past lew days, however, hav ing called out some caustic criticisms of the president and of some newspaper correspondents by Senator Bailey. In addition to passing the bill, the proceedings consisted In concluding the considerratlon of the amendments as such and the delivery of a number of speeches on the bill. The only amend ment adopted was the one offered yes terday by Senator Teller eliminating the words "In its judgment" from the pow or given to the interstate Commerce commission to tlx rates. Teller Amendment Passed. At the opening of the session the senate resumed consideration of the Teller amendment, striking out of the provision giving to the Interstate Com merce commission power to prescribe rates the words "in Its judgment.” Daniel made the first speech taking the position that the, presence of the words would not have the effect of vitiating the bill as hud been con tended. Dong also advocated the retention of the words, agreeing with Allison that they constitute a part of the judicial review contemplated by the bill. Solicitous Mr. Spooner. Spooner expressed doubt as to the wisdom of the provision. "It is open to doubt and challenge,” he said. Fulton advocated retention of the words, while Bacon was of the opinion the words weaken the bill and ad vised they be eliminated. Morgan would have the words strick en out because they cast doubt on the bill. Dodge said if the words remain and the law was declared unconstitutional the people will declare it fruud and congress will be held responsible. After further discussion the Teller amendment was adopted. “The Best He Could Get.” Anxious as were senators by this time to reach a vote there was much Inter est manifested when Senator Tillman took the lloor. After announcing his intention to vote for the bill as the • best he could get” he entered upon the task of acknowledging the instru mentality of the president in securing the legislation. He came bluntly to the point saying: •'But lor the work of Theodore Roose velt in bringing this matter to the at tention of ihe country we would not have had any bill at all. It is true that the idea was not his and the demand for the legislation was made in three democratic platforms, nevertheless lie seized upon the idea and the success of the issue is largely due to his advocacy. I cannot congratulate him on his vic tory, for 1 think we should have had a better bill.” The consideration of the bill was con cluded with the reading of a brief state ment from Senator Dubois, absent be cause of her Illness, to the effect that he desired to be recorded as favorable to its passage. After the last of the general speeches on the rate bill had been heard. Senator Frye, who occupied the chair, was prompt in putting the bill to a vote. “Det us have the ayes and nays,” was heard from a dozen senators. A roll cull was ordered. There was an unusual attendance and the voting proceeded with exceptional rapidity. Explanation was made on behalf of practically all of the absentees that if present their votes would be in the affirmative. How They Voted. The roll call resulted In the passage of the bill by a vote of 71 to 3 as fol lows : Yeas—Alger. Allee, Allison, Ankeny. Bacon, liailey. Berry. Beveridge, Black burn, Brandegee, Bulkeley. Burkett. Burnham, Carmack. Carter, Clapp. Clark of Montana, Clark of Wyoming, Clarke ot Arkansas. Clay, Crane, Cul berson. t'ullom. Dur.iel. Dick. Dilling ham. Dolliver, Dryden, Elkins, Flint, Foster, Frazier, Frye, Fulton, Galllng er, Gearln, Hale, Hansborough, Hem enway, Hopkins, Kean, Knox, LaFot lette, Latimer. Lodge, Long, McCreary, McCumber, McEnery, McLaurln, Mal lory, Martin, Millard, Nelson, New lands, Nixon, Overman, Penrose, Per kins, Piles, Rayner, Scott, Simmons, Smoot, Spooner, Stone, Taliaferro, Tel ler, Tillman, Warner, Wetn.ore—71. Nays—Foraker, Morgan, Pettus—3. Absentees—Senators Aldrich, Bur rows, Burton, Depew, Dubois. Gamble, Gorman, Heyburn, Klttredge, Money,' Patterson, Platt, Proctor, Sutherland and Warren. It was 4:53 p. m. when the chair an nounced the result and eight minutes afterward the senate adjourned until Monday. The house went into committee of the whole today for consideration of bills on the private calendar. Lands on Raymond. Answering the reply of the Chicago Tribune’s correspondent to the charge of lying preferred by Senator Bailey, the latter yesterday said: "My statement does not mean to have disturbed the correspondent of that pa per because he says he was overlooked in my attack on the president. Perhaps be regards it as being overlooked to be called an unqualified, malicious liar. Ho says he has not the Chandler memo randum before him, but he attempts to quote from It. Now, where did he see It? 1 did not show it to him. Ex-Sen ator Candler did not show It to him. It is addressed to Mr. Loeb. the presi dent’s secretary. I will leave it to the country and to the senate to say who furnished him his Information concern ing It.” __ _ FREE MAN AGAIN Alexander Berkman Leaves Prison, Af ter Serving 14 Years for Attempt ing to Kill H. C. Frick. Pittsburg, Pa., May 21.—Alexander Berkman, who made an attempt on the life of Henry Clay Prick during the great steel strike at Homestead In 1892, was released from prison today, hav ing served fourteen of a twenty-three years sentence, earning a commutation of nine years by good behavior. Police officials met Berkman upon his release, and notified him to leave the city at once. He departed for St. Louts. It is stated that Frick has employed private detectives to shadow Berkman and keep the millionaire dally informed as to his movements. During his imprisonment Berkman has studied English literature and the classics, and has fitted himself Intel lectually for a literary career. He na» said he will negotiate an offer to take charge of the labor department of a daily newspaper In St. Louis. In an Interview Berkman said he had never regretted his act, and would have had no regrets if he had succeeded In killing Frick. It was a matter of prin ciple, not personal feeling, which prompted the deed. Conditions, he said, had changed, and ho had nothing against Frick and never expected to see him again. Continuing, he said: “I do not know what I shall do until I get to St. Louis. There Is one thing I want to deny, and that Is that I am to become the leader of the anarchists In this country and take Herr Most's place. There is nothing in that. I air going to try to make an honest living." SQUEALS OF DUROC FATAL TO P. C.’S Remarkable Tragedy in Swineherd Re sulting from Noise Made by Hog Being “Rung.” Fort Scott. Kan., May 18.—The death of four Poland China hogs from sudden fright is the remarkable Incident vouched for by M. 13. Williams, a farm er living near Amos, Vernon county. Mo. Mr. Williams had live Poland Chinas and one Duroc Jersey hog, aver aging ISO pounds apiece, confined In a pen together. Having occasion to ring the hogs he got a neighbor to as sist him. The squeals and screams of the Duroc. The first one caught, caused the others to huddle In a cor ner, palslfled with fear, and their eyes set and staring. When the men tried to arouse the animals, they were all stone dead except one. Examination showed that there was no blood In the arteries or veins, except what was con gested in a large clot around the heart, showing conclusively that the hogs had been actually frightened to death. The one which survived was all right again in a few moments. CHURCH QUITS BUSINESS Mormons Selling Big Properties—No Longer Need Support. Salt Lake City, May 18.—The Mor mon church Is going out of business, according to a local paper. Its prin cipal holding In Salt Lake, the Utah Light and Railway company, is to be taken over by a $25,000,000 corporation, composed of English and American capitalists. The new company will also acquire the Ogden street railway and build an electric line from Juab county. Utah, to Oneda county, Idaho. It will be known as the Intermountain Consolidated Railroad company, and will be incorporated both in Utah and Idaho. Simultaneously the announcement is made that the Salt Lake and Los An geles railroad, another church prop erty, has been sold to a local syndi cate for $500,000. This road Is thir teen miles In length and runs from the city to the lake. President Joseph F. Smith, of the Mormon church, Is quoted as saying that the divorce of religion from busi ness Is made on account of the fact that the Mormons whom the church sought to protect years ago no longer need the protection of the church in business affairs. The church entered business to assist converts and strang ers belonging to the church, but aa they are now on a firm footing the church withdraws from business en tirely. If this policy Is completely carried out, the sale of the traction Interests will be followed by the sale of stock in banks, sugar factories, the great C C. M. I. department and many smaller enterprises. It will be nothing less than a commercial revolution, which wiL profoundly afreet the political and so cial life of the state. SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE. Oakland. Cal., May 18.—A slight shock of earthquake was felt here I ist night and at San Jose and at other points. No damage Is reported. SENATOR LA FOLLETTE FOii PRESIDENT Democratic Newspaper Proposes Him as a Liberal Republican Anti Monopoly Candidate. Milwaukee, May 18.—The Milwaukee Journal, independent democrat, sug gests Senator La Follette as the demo cratic nominee for the presidency. The Journal says that he measures up in •‘simon pure democrurw with either Bryan, Parker, Folk, Bailey or Hear3t. It adds that the Issue in the next presi dential election will be the tariff, and points to the fact that La Follette la a low tariff tnan. The democrats want u man who is aggressive, a leader, a clean man with a personality, and the Journal says that La Follette is all of these. FOUND DEAD IN BED. LaPorte, Ind., May 18.—Judge Wil liam P. Andrew, formerly prominent In Indiana as a lawyer and also well known earlier as a physician and min ister. was found dead in bed today. He was born in ISO!).