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The Commence.
IARY 5 1904.
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lited States Senator Burton of Kansas was
sd by the federal grand jury at St. Louis
mary 23 oa the charge that he received ?2,
)m the' Rial to Grain and Securities company
Louis for services rendered at Washington
attempt to prevent the postoiiico uepart-
Ifrom issuing a fraud order against the con-
If Senator Burton is convicted of this of-
cit means an imprisonment of not more than
irs and a fine of not more than $10,000, and
ivlction would also render him incapable of
any office under the United States gov-
it.
January 23 the United Mine Workers of
lea, in session at indianapous, ma., se-
Presldent Mitchell and Secretary Dodd of
Ittsburg district as delegates to the interna-
mining congress at Paris In May next.
Krmer Governor Taft of the Philippines ar-
it San Francisco, Cal., on January 23 and
led directly to Washington, where he is
imo the duties of secretary of war. In an
tew with a representative of the Asso-
I" press, the former governor spoke of the
v or tne jpninppmes, saying mai one great,
is railroads. In reply to a question as to the
lllity of Filipinos to govern themselves, Mr.
.declared, they were not In condition to do
kt the present time.
m January 23 fire broke out in the Masonic
le, a twenty-story building in the city of
Leo. and caused much excitement, owing to
pact that upwards of 2,000 people occupied
offices and stores in the structure. No one
hurt in the fire, but several were injured.
-milding was damaged to some extent Deroie
Ire was extinguished.
3v order of King Edward. Colonel Arthur
Jh, who commanded the Irish brigade against
Jritish forces during the South African war,
as afterwards convicted of treason and sen-
id to life imprisonment, -was liberated on Jan-
24. Colonel Lynch completed a year in
m on January 23, and while ho will enjoy
cmal libertv and may even leave the country
ia wishes. ' he is disaualified from sitting Ja
liament and from holding any public office.
IfThe flood conditions in several portions of the
tted States is abating somewhat, although much
Coring has been wrought. At Pittsburg, it is
leved that the gravest danger is over, al-
wch much damage was done by the water.
fees along the Ohio river also suffered much
the flooded condition of tne stream.
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rj?n have been brought to a conclusion. It
f-believed, by the surrender of the town of
rn Plata tn the erovornment troons Other
Ints held by the insurrectionists have also sur
hrterfld and it is regarded as certain that the
evolution in the island is hopelessly lost.
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Kys: Between 300 and 490 relatives of victims
the Iroquois theatre fire at a meeting yesterday
Jl me permuueui, orgum&aLiuu ui tue iiuijuuio
inrial association, which has for Its chief ob-
tTift erection of a monument to the memory of
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Viutiixia wuu iuot i." v- .o u mu uu.wwuuv.
I proposition CO uunu u, wwenug luuuiii ntvjr-
iper of absolutely fireproof material upon the
i of the ruined theatre was urged. Offers of
rge sums of money are said to have been made
Hovarai nromment nersons. whose names will
nBPfi tn ho.Tu a miblic subscription. Whether
FinnnUni nr an office building will be erected
18 not been decided.
Tt. wan announced on January 24 that a fire
In the town of Aalesund Norway, had destroyed
.i, unMriin'in thp'nitv with one excention. The
1.000 inhabitants of the place were left without
fplaces of shelter. Appeals for aid were made and
on January 25 it was reported mat emperor vvu
hinnr nf ficrmanv had given $2,500 to 'the purchase
o'f food and clothing for tee fire sufferers'. "
Tnvfi.AviAi noifi wpatliAr nrevailed over the
middle west during January 24 and .25, the tem
perature in some places being reported the lowest
for some years. '
After three .weeks'" work, the coroner's jury t
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in the Iroquois theatro fire at Chicago returned a
verdict on January 25, by which vordict the fol
lowing persons are held .to await the action of the
grand jury: Carter H. Harrison, mayor of Chi
cago; Will J. Davis, proprietor in part and man
ager of the theatro; George Williams, building
commissioner of the city; Edward Laughlln,
building inspector under Williams; William Sfllt
ors, fireman in the theatro; James B. Cummlngs,
stage carpenter; William Mullen, wno had charge
of the lights that caused the -fire, and William H.
Musham, fire marshal.
Charles Ogden, a prominent attorney In the
city of Omaha, Neb., and for some years promi
nent in the politics of the stato, died at Omaha
on January 25 following a stroke of paralysis.
Mr. Ogden was 47 years of ago. He was well
known in politics,
An explosion in the Harwlck mine at Ches
wlck, Pa., which mlno Is the property of the
Alleghany Coal company, on January 25 caused
the entombment of nearly 200 miners. All hope
of rescuing any of the miners alive was aban
doned soon after the dlsastor and it will prob
ably be some time before the bodies are recov?
ered.
"A committee representing land-men from
northwest Canada, Minnesota, W'sconsin, Iowa
and the Dakotas and Illinois met at St. Paul,
Minn., on January 25 for the purpose of encour
aging emigration to northwest Canada.
The special grand jury recently called in
Wyandotte county, Kansas, to investigate the
charges of boodling against members of the school
board and other public officers In Kansas City,
Kas., on January 25 returnod indictments against
ten men.
The uprising of the Hereros in Southwest
Africa against the German authority there still
continues, and latest reports indicate that the
German forces are finding it difficult to cope with
the situation. The trouble seems td have been
augmented by the actions of some merchants and
traders who sought, to purposely involve the" na
tives in debt, and ' then practice extortion upon
hem.
Major Hoyt Sherman brother of the late
General W. T. Sherman and of Secretary John
Sherman, died at his home in Des Moines, la., on
January 25. Major Sherman was one of the oldest
residents of Des Moines. .
According to reports concerning the Russian
Japanese situation in the east up to January 27,
the situation seems to be little changed from the
previous days. While Russia's reply to Japan
has not yet been sent, in some quarters It is be
lieved that the. reply will be conciliatory, and that
amicable terms of settlement of the difficulties
will be agreed upon. The points of difference be
tween the two countries seems to be, first, in
Manchuria, Russia declines to concede such un
restricted admission of Japanese as will permit
the establishment of Japanese settlements; sec
ond, in Korea, Russia insists that Japan's privil
eged position should not permit her to establish
control of the ingress and egress of the Sea of
Japan by fortifying the straits of Korea
President John Mitchell, Vice President F. V.
Lewis, and Secretary Wilson of the United Mine
Workers were re-elected without opposition on
January 26 at Indianapolis, Ind., in .the convention.
A dispatch from Columbus, O., under date of
January 20, and carried by the Associated press,
said: The house today adopted a Joint resolution
offered by Representative Hill of Columbia coun
ty, making the scarlet carnation the state flower.
The concurrence of the senate is- assured. The
scarlet carnation was a favorite flower of the.
late President McKinley, and the resolution de
clares such shall be the state flower as a token of
love and 'reverence of the people of Ohio for him.
A dispatch from Chicago dated January 27
says: 'It was decided today by Mayor Harrison
to sue out a writ of habeas corpus for Jais imme
diate releaser from the coroner's jury charge -holding,
him to the grand jury as one of. the culprits
responsible for the wholesale loss of , life at the
Iroquois theatre fire. Tho writ of habeas corpus
was filed beforo Judgo Tuthlll, who immediately
ordered Mayor Harrison to bo discharged from
custo'dy, declaring that tho mayor was In no way
responsible for the loss of lifo in the theatre fire.
It was reported from London on January 2C
that Whltakor Wright, tho prompter of the bank
rupt London and Globe financial corporation, who
was recently extradited from the United States and
tried for fraud, was found guilty after twelve
days' trial in London. He was sentenced to seven
years' penal servitude, and an hour after leaving
tho court room ho was dead. It was a caso of
suicide.
United States Sonator Burton of Kansas was
formally arraigned in thoUnited States circuit
court at St. Louis, Mo., on January 27 and tho
trial of his case was "set for March 7. The in
dictment against him charges him with accept
ing money lor tho alleged use of his Influenco
with the postal authorities to prevent the Issu
ance of a fraud ordor against tho Rlalto Grain
and Securities company.
'The lockout of the building trades, .which has
boon in progress for seventeen weeks at Pitts
burg, Pa., was settled on January 2, and tho work
men returned to their work. It is said that tho
striko has cost tho workpien $750,000 in wages,
the builders have lost moro than $1,000,000 In
delayed and cancelled contracts, and the building
operations suspended are valued at $11,825,000.
Tho ninety democratic members of the gen
eral assembly of Maryland met In caucus at An
.napolis on Janunry 27 In an endeavor to get "to
gether In tho contest for the United States scna
torshlp. It Is said that the democratic candi
dates for tho office to succeed Senator Louis 13.
McComas are former Governor John Walter
Smith, Hon. Isidor Raynor and Bernard Carter
of Baltimore city; former Governor Elihu Jack
son and Joshua W. Miles.
Moro than twenty persons were injured, some
of 'them fatally, by tho colliding of two street
cars 'n St. Louis, Mo., on January 27. The' two
cars were completely wrecked.
The republican central committee of Illinois
met on January 27 at Springfield and decided to
hold the state convention of that state on May 12.
Up to January 27 seventy-one bodies havo
been recovered from tho fatal Alleghany mine ac
cident in Pennsylvania, where almost 200 miners
lost their lives. The work of rescue of the bodies
goes on slowly, owing to the many difficulties and
.obstructions in the way. On January 28 it was
claimed that eighty mon bodies had been found
and brought to the surface.
The emperor of Germany celebrated his forty
fifth birthday on January 27, and received tho
congratulations of a great crowd of officials and
members of royal families of Europe. It was re
ported from Berlin on the same day that King
Oscar of Sweden and Norway has appointed Em
peror William first chevalier of the new order of
tho Lion of Norway, in commemoration of tho
emperor's birthday and in recognition of German
generosity to the sufferers by tho fire which, de
stroyed the town of Aalesund, Norway on Sat
urday last.
At the January 27 session of the constitutional
convention in Panama Dr. Amador, who is promi
nently mentioned for president of the new repub
lic, proposed the following article to be Included
In the new constitution: "Should public peace
or constitutional order be disturbed on any part
of tho republic of Panama the government of the
United States may Intervene to restore peace or
order in the event that the United States, by
treaty or convention, shall have assumed or ex
pressed the Intention of assuming the obligation
jol guaranteeing the independence of this re
public." The proposition was adopted by the
convention by a large majority.
As the result of an accident In the Stratton
Independent mine at Victor, Colo., on January
2d, fifteen men were killed and one injured. The
accident was occasioned by the dropping of a
cage, containing the sixteen men who were being
hoisted out of the mine.
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