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T J. CONNORS CHARGED WITH
COACHING JOHN E. SHIELDS.
Indictment Allege That He Also At
tempted to Influence Testimony of
Other Witnesses In Beef Trust In
vestigation at Chicago.
Chicago, March 29. Tho federal
grand Jury returned an lndteimcnt
jgalnBt Thomaa J. Connors, Kenerul
mperlntcndent of Armour 6t Co., on a
chargo of interfering with a witness
summoned to appear before the Jury
aow Investigating the so-called beef
trust. Mr Connors, who Is J Ogdon
Armour's most confidential employe,
nd tho active head of one of tho
largest packing companies In the
world, was arrested on a bench war
xant by a United States deputy mar
shal and brought to tho grand Jury
room, where ho was released on $5,000
bond. After his release Mr. Connors
refused to discuss tho matter The
indictmer. hnrges that John Kdward
Shields ot UrooUiyn, a former employe
f Armour & Co., who testified before
the grand Jury, was approached, fa
Tored and entertained by Mr. Connors
and specifically states that on March
35 the offense upon which Mr Con
ora was Indicted occurred. Another
negation Is that Connors suggested
1o the proposed witness that he should
tostlfy favorably to Armour & Co. and
xot tell all that he know concerning
the matter under Investigation Tho
second count of the Indictment
tbarges that Mr. Connors did not
Jlmlt his attempt at Iniluonclng wit
nesses to Mr Shields, but that other
witnesses who have not ns yet ap
peared in Chicago havo been ap
proached by him and attempts mado
to Influence them as to the nature of
the testimony they would give before
the Jurors.
When tho special grand Jury con
Toned last week Shields was ono of
ne first witnesses to appear. Ho
tame to Chicago from New York. Ho
Sad testified before a grand Jury sit
ting In Now York and Is said to havo
divulged facta which led the federal
officials to believe him In possession
of many other details concerning the
question under consideration. He was
requested to come to Chicago and the
federal officials were instructed to
vaich the man closely. Two men
were detailed to watch Shields. Ono
of these secret service men obtained
Shields' confidence and thus learned
facts whlcn doubled tho precautions
af the government to prevent any ot
the witnesses being coached. Shields
was followed by theso detectives and
It wns learned that he frequented the
offices of Armour & Co., having a pri
tato wire at his disposal and answer
ing all his prlvato correspondence
there. Every move of Shields was
closely watched. Tho matter reached
a. climax when ono of the secret ser
Tice men submitted a report to his
superiors. The section of the statutes
uader which the Indictment was
drawn provides that any person who
interferes with a witness shall be sub
jected to n fine of $500 or Imprison
ment for three months, or both
F Budatz. department manager for
Armour & Co at Omaha, and Edward
"Welch ot Armour & Co at Kansas
City were the only other witnesses be
sides Shields that wcro heard.
MAINE SUNK BY HIS BOMB.
Gessler Rosseau Says Machine Was
Intended for a Spanish Warship.
New York, March 29. That the bat
lleshlp Maine, through an error, was
destroyed by a bomb of his manufact
ure was tho statement mado by Ges
3ler Rosseau In the Tombs prison.
Bosseau was convicted of having sent
txploslves to tho Cunard line pier,
this city, in May, 1903.
Tho man who had boon Intrusted
with tho task of destroying a Spanish
Teasel attempted to fasten a box dur
htg tho night to ono of Alfonso's war
ships and blundered into blowing up
the M-aino. Tho man Immediately aft
er learning of the error ho had made,
committed suicide.
Rosseau said ho had attempted to
How up tho statue of Frederick tho
Great in Washington because ho did
sot wish to see tho etatuo af a king
in America. Ho added that he was
xot an anarchist or a nihilist nnd that
lo had mndo no effort to supply ex
ploding machines to tho Russians.
Action on Rockefeller Gift,
Boston, March 29. Positive action
was taken on tho question of accept
ing John D. Rockefeller's gift of $100,-1
000 to the American board of commls-1
aloners for foreign missions at a
meeting of the prudential committee
af the organization, but tho nature of
tho action was not disclosed, tho com
Hiltteo, however, announced officially
that a statement citing tho decision of
tho commltteo would be given out aft
er tho report adopted, which is
in tho form of resolutions, had been
officially communicated to a commit
fce nppointed at a meeting ot feongro-1
sational clergymen ot Boston and vi
cinity to protest against the accept
ance of tho Rockefeller gift. ,
CARNEGIE IN COLLEGE BUSINESS
Demand for Libraries Is Down to
One a Day.
New York, March ik Andrew Car
nog. e was the guest ot honor at the
annual dinner ot tr.r a.uir.r.'. o: S:-v
er.6 institute at fhe Hotel A.-'.or
Dr A C Hunp.iro's brts.-ci.t A
Stevens. annour..vu ..at Mr Carr.t
in addition to 'U- i-&J.U0b w. . .
has already g.ven tc tne .i.'
would give 150 (JOo more to wt.c . . .?
h.tr.self would add I5O.0C0 when ti.o
alitmnl raised anoti.er IH' v "
Mr Carntgle said in part I want
to tell you gentlni.en that your
career is much ii.puer than a sp"t
latlvo one. S'ock gambling is r.ot a
business, it is a mere pnras'.te on
business. If I had a son I should pre
fer to have h'.m enter upon a pro' s
slonal career such as you choose,
rather than any other I have '.oen
looking largely Into small colleges cf
late and I have entered Into the coi
lege business as I not long ago en
tered Into tho library business I did
n rip-roaring business at the librrv
stand, but I could look ahead and (
the demand for libraries slacken Mv
secretary says tha the demand Is
down to one library a day 1 think a
young mnn who goes to n mill col
Ice receives n be'ter education than
at a larger one I 1'ke to see men not
excelling In football or things pertain
ing to the foo' but excelling In bend
expnnslcn. Sport Is too generally
taking the place of valuable education
nt the big colleges Since 1 have gone
into the new business there ha? been
a great boom Within the last few
dnys I hive received more than 100
applications for tho material I nm
sending to somp colleges and busi
ness, gentlemen. Is promising"
CASTRO REFUSES TO ARBITRATE
President of Venezuela Declines to Ac
cept Offer of United States
Washington, March 25. Minister
Bowen cables the state department
from Caracas that President Castro
had flatly refused to arbitrate tho
pending questions between Venezuela
and the United States. The adminis
tration will take no action in regard
to the reply Tho matter was lully
discussed nt the cabinet meeting and
It was determined to allow the matter
to await developments. The situation
is considered as not to necessarily in
terfere with the departure of the presi
dent on the southwestern trip
New York, March 25. In answer to
a request for a statement on the pres
ent Venezuelan situation the Tribune
received the following cable dispatch
from President Castro- "Received
your cable. I do not believe there Is
any trouble, and if there should be
any, Venezuela would win. because
she never drifts away from right, rea
son nnd Justice, which aro the
strength of weak nations."
The World prints the following dis
patch from President Castro: "I
have received your telegram There
Is In reality between Venezuela and
Washington no question sufficient to
occupy public attention and worthy of
attention by serious persons Your
minister holds himself aloof from tho
good understanding which exists, but
Venezuela will defend with ardor the
common interests and honor of both
countries."
FRANK ROGERS RETURNS HOME
Says His AUnt, Miss Florence Ely, Is
; Not Guilty of Kidnaping Him. ,
Chicago, March 27. Frank Rogers,
who disappeared from his home In
Evanston four years ago with his aunt,
Miss Florence Ely, has Just returned.
Young Rogers stated that since leav
ing Chicago ho has been working in '
Buffalo and New York city The po
lice and others for a long time worked
on the case as a kidnaping mystery.
The boy now denies that he has been
with his aunt. When he disappeared
from his homo In July, 1901, his aunt,
Miss Ely, who had lived at tho house
of young RogerB' parents, also disap
peared, since when no trace of either
had been found until ho suddenly ap
peared In Evanston.
The boy had been tho pet of his
aunt ever since he was a baby. So
close was this friendship that Miss
Ely could scarcely allow the boy to be
out of her sight. Her affection was
returned by young Rogers and In order
to break up the attachment between
the two, Mrs. Rogers decided to send
her son awny to school, and notified
Miss Ely of tho plan. On July 13,
1901, the boy and his aunt left tho
Rogers homo, presumably for a walk.
They did not return nnd what has be
come ot Miss Ely Is still a mystery.
All Immigration Figures Broken.
New York, March 27. With a total
for tho last week ot 20,000 aliens and
with the prospects ot at least 23,000
moro to come in on tho steamships ar
riving this week, It is probable that
all immigration figures will be broken
before tho spring is ended. From all
parts of Europe aliens aro booked to
arrive and tho resources of tho station
at Ellis Island will be taxed to the
utmost.
Violent Storm In Oklahoma.
Guthrie, Okla., March 27. Violent
Etorms throughout the territory havo
resulted in four deaths and numcr-
oub injuries to others.
The dead' Dean E. Richmond,
John Thomas, killed by lightning near
Watonga: Charles R. Schoonlver.
killed by lightning nt New Feathers'
Ford: Orville Pemberton drowned
near Kaw City
Colonel Cody Loses His Divorce Case.
Sheridan yo., Marcn 24 The die
trlct court here refused the petition o'
Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo
Bill) for a divorce
Queen Alexandra at Gibraltar.
Gibraltar, March 29. Tho British
royal yach Vlc'.orla and Albert, with
Queen Alexnndrn and party on board
entered the bay here amid the thunder
of salutes from tho Atlantic fleet nil
the vessels of which wore dressed
with flags nnd mnnned with cheering
bluejackets This Is tho first time a
queen of England has visited Gibral
tar in Mie hls'orv of the famous rock
nnd she wag accorded a great recep
tion. PEACE IS IX SIGHT
OUTLINES TERMS UNDER WHICH
SHE WILL NEGOTIATE.
Absence of Official and Private
patches From Points Below
bin Causes Apprenenaion at
Petersburg.
Dis-
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St. Petersburg. March 29. Russia
outlined the conditions under unldi
fclie is prepareu to negotiate peace.
It was stated, witn every i emu. ui.ee
of nuthoiity. that tnaiiks to the goccl
offices oi the United States und
France the question or peace had as
sumed practical shape.
London, March 29 "When peace
negotiations commence it will be be
tween Russia and Japan direct and
not through any intermediary, " was
Minister Hayashl s comment when
Ehown the dispatch from a northern
European capital stating that M. Del
casse, tho French foreign minister,
had been asked to act as an Interme
diary to open peace negotiations. Min
ister Hayashl said he attached no Im
portance to the statement, but be
lieved that Franco was trying to in
fluence Russia to open negotiations
for peace.
"So far as I know," ho added, "no
negotiations havo been begun, but
when Russia is ready to make terms,
Japan will be happy to consider
them."
Minister Hayashl repeated his pre
vious statement that Japan Is not no
ticing peace rumors, but steadily pro
paring to prosecute the war to the bit
ter end.
Russia In a Ferment.
St. Petersburg. March 29. The fu
neral of a student named Yakovlev,
who, on his liberation from eight
months' solitary Imprisonment for cir
culating propagandist literature
hanged himself, his mind being un
hinged, was the occasion of a striking
revolutionary demonstration. Disre
garding police warnings, crowds of
students followed the funeral cortege,
singing revolutionary songs and scat
tering pamphlets. Tho coffin was cov
ered with wreaths from socialists,
revolutionists and workmen. Dis
turbances in tho Caucasus continue.
A gendarme wns killed at Polle, ten
persons wore wounded at Girl, whilst
at Schum tho police are powerless to
keep order. In the Shorapan district
tho peasants refuse to pay taxes or
rent and havo elected a secret com
mltteo to manage local affairs.
Jap Cruisers Stop Tramp Steamer.
Seattle, Wash., March 29. Japanese
cruisers twice stopped 'and boarded
tho British tramp steamer Ocean Mon
arch, which arrived here, while she
was in the Japan sea on her voyage to
this port from Kobe. On both occa
sions tho Monarch was informed of
tho cruiser's desires by a shot fired
across her bow. The Monarch had
no cargo, being In ballast, and after
examining her papors the boarding
officers allowed her to proceed. The
officers of tho vessels sny tho coast
of northern Japan and Siberia Is so
thoroughly guarded that It would bo
Impossible for a successful attempt
at blockado running.
Many Arrests at Warsaw.
"Warsaw, March 29. Tho police are
prosecuting a strict search of factories
nnd work shops horo for socialist
workmen, with the purposo of discov
ering the conspirators concerned with
tho recent bomb throwing. A number
of students suspected of complicity In
last Sunday's affairs were arrested.
Baron von kolken, chief of police,
who was wounded by the explosion of
a bomb, is Improving. Ho received
120 separato wounds, cuts and
scratches.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
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