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NOUKOUC NtilMASKA KUIDAY aW'TKMUKH 20 1UOO.
SENIOR RUSSIAN PLENIPOTENTI
ARY REACHES RUSSIA.
ARRIVED THERE THIS MORNING
A Large Crowd of His Countrymen
Congregated at the Wharf to Meet
and Greet the Man Who Made Peace
! i When His Ship Steamed In Today.
SL Petersburg , Sopt. 28. M. WItto ,
the senior Russian peace plenipoten
tiary , arrived hero this morning and
received an enthusiastic welcome from
throngs of Russians who had congre
gated nt the wharf to greet him when
his ship steamed Into port.
"Long live Wltte , " cried the crowd ,
and other similar expressions wcro ut
tered , showing the cordial tone which
characterized the welcome back homo
accorded to the man who made peace
with Japan.
' DUEL ON ANJXPRESS CAR
jwL
Express Messenger and Former Friend
Fatally Wound Each Other.
Bloomlngton , 111. , Sopt. 28. Ono of
the most desperate encounters that
ever happened on a Wnhash railroad
train took place between John E.
Ryan , a messenger on train No. 13 ,
and Edward C. Greene , a former ex
press messenger nnd later employed
with P. S. Betz & Co. , Hammond , Ind.
Both men nro seriously Injured and
cannot live , each hnvlng received
three bullets In the right In the car ,
which lasted for miles.
Greene says that he got on the ex
press cnr nt Forty-seventh street , Chicago
cage , Intending to go to his home nt
Pittsfleld , to visit relntlves. Ho was
an old friend of llynn nnd the Intter ,
he claims , permitted him to ride. Ho
claims that he assisted Rynn on the
trip with the express matter nnd that
the two began drinking. Jokes led tea
a qunrrel nnd Greene says both drew
guns at the same time.
Uynn claims that tho-shooting be
gan west of Dement , whllo Greene
avers that the first shot was fired he-
fore the train reached Cerro Gordo.
Rynn claims that ho did not see
Greene in the cnr until the train
reached Cerro Gordo nnd he believed
that Greene jumped in for the pur
pose of robbery. Ryan nlso says that
when he told Greene that he was vis
iting In Chlcngo , the latter told him
It wns none of his business nnd pulled
a gun.
The men clinched and both with re
volvers drawn rolled about on the car
floor. The men then separated and
each sought shelter In the car , while
waiting for the other to appear In or
der to shoot. Just ns the trnin wns
nearlng Decatur both men fired and
both went down , but were on their
feet In a short time and the duel con
tinued. When the train nenred De
catur , Greene opened a door am
jumped from the car. He was unable
to run and was found an hour later
by the police.
Arlspe Savings Bank Falls.
Arispe , la. , Sept. 28. The Arlspo
Savings bank has closed Its doors am
a state examiner Is In charge. At a
meeting of the directors It was deter
mined to make an nsscssment on the
stock sufficient to pay off nil depos
itors. The bank has been under the
management of Cashier D. W. Steven
eon. Bad loans nnd litigation are
blamed for the failure. The bank Is
capitnllzed nt $10,000 , and deposits a
the time of closing of business were
in the neighborhood of $22,000.
Chicago Woman Is Indicted.
Cleveland , Sept. 28. The Cuyahoga
county giand jury hero returned two
indlctmerts agnlnst Minnie Lee , nllas
Ellen Iber , of Chicago , on the charge
of attempting to blackmail Govorno
Myron T. Herrlck. Ono Indlctmen
charges the woman with verbal at
tempt at blackmail and the other with
committing the offense by writing
The arrest of the woman has been or
dered and it Is expected she will betaken
taken in custody without delay.
Ohio Bank's Doors Closed.
, Washington , Sept. 28. The Firs
National bank of Orrvlllc , O. , closet
, -Its doors by order of the comptrolle
of the currency , on account of a con
tlnuous run on the bank. George T
, Cults , national bank examiner , ha
been appointed receiver.
' MSTLY FIREJN COLON
All Government Offices and Records
and Many Buildings Destroyed.
Colon , Sopt. 28. By sheer good luck
the city of Colon was saved from com
plete destruction by flro. The flro
broke out In a building next to the
residence of the Spanish consul and
eoon destroyed the Phoenix hotel , an
American-owned building , and two
other hotels , several liquor saloons
nnd several tenement buildings.
Howe's building , containing the post-
office , the offices of the governor and
other offices , together with the treas
ury building , were also burned A flro
brigade from Panama arrived at 1
o'clock , but by that time the flro was
under control. Nearly all the records
nnd documents of the government
were destroyed. The burned region
comprises two blocks.
Opposes Federal supervision.
Bretton Woods , N. H. , Sept 2S.
The feature of the national conven
Ion of state Insurance commissioner'
was the address of Frederick II , Nnh
sslstnnt attorney general of Mns n
hnsetts , on ' 'Federal Supervision of
nsurnnco Companies. " The genera'
onor of hi ? remarks was In oppost
Ion to fcdcrnl supervision , although
> o believed thnt the Insurance law *
of the various status should bo more
uniform.
Postmasters at Dayton ,
Dayton , O. , Sept. 28. The eighth
annunl convention of the Nattonnl As
oclntlon of Postmasters opened here
The convention will be In Cession for
hree days.
Temperance Saloon Closes Its Doors.
Now York , Sept. 28. The Subway
avern , the saloon which wns opened
with prayer by Bishop Potter n year
ago , hnfi been closed. The owner
ockcd Its doors , snylng thnt the
empcrnncc saloon hnd not been a
pa > lng Investment.
Bryan Sails for Orient.
Snn Frnnclsco , Sept 28. Among
he pnssengers on the liner Mnn-
churla. which snlled for China nnd
Jnpan. via Honolulu , were W. J. Bry
an nnd family and D. J. PokQtiloff ,
Russian minister to China.
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CLASH BETWEEN COALITIONISTS
AND SOCIALISTS.
FORTY TO FIFTY PERSONS HURT
Hungarian Party Issues a Manifesto
Declaring That the King-Emperor
Is Attempting to Abolish Local Self
Government.
Budapest , Sopt. 28. Between forty
and fifty persons were Injured In riot a
hcic last night , when socialists and
adherents of the coalition parties , in
cluding students , clashed opposite the
Royal hotel , and for two hours thorn
were scenes of tremendous excitement
The Royal hotel is the headquarters
of the Independence club , in which Is
the council room of the coalition lead
ers. The students nnd other support
ers of the coalition had arranged for
a gigantic torchlight procession , hut
during the day the socialists Issued In
tlammatory proclamations cnlling on
all soclnllsts nnd others opposed to
the coalition to gather nnd fight for
their rights , which they , said the coa
lltion was trying to sidetrack under
cover of nn alleged affront by the
king-emperor to the whole nation. Ow
Ing to these proclamations the coa
lltion leaders decided to postpone the
torchlight procession , seeking thus to
avoid bloodshed.
At 8 o'clock about 1,500 socialists
gathered outside the Independence
club and announced their intention of
tearing down the council room. A
large force of pollco was present. The
mob made nn effort to enter , but wns
vigorously opposed by the police. A
fight ensued and amid the wildest
clamor n number of persons were
stabbed , but the socialists were ilnally
scattered. Fifteen minutes later
however , the socialists again gathered
By this time adherents of the coa
lltion In large numbers appeared ant
n free fight ensued. An Immense mass
of people surged In every direction
fighting anu singing. Knives , sticks
and stones were used vigorously.
Meanwhile a thunder storm came uj
nnd vivid lightning lit up the square
Rain fell In torrents and the combat
nuts wcro finally dispersed by the po
lice It is reported that over forty
persons were wounded , eight of then
seriously. There were no deaths.
Scattered fights continued In differ
ent quarters and a section of the so
clallsts marched to a building In
which Is published a newspaper tha
supports the coalition , where they
broke the windows and attempted to
gain an entrance. The mob was hch
hack by the police whllo the printer
and editors threw furniture from the
windows on the heads of the crowd
Hero , too , a number of persons re
colvcd wounds. Finally quiet was re
stored.
It Is not thought the rioting wll
have any effect on the general sltua
tlon , which has certainly grown worse
while the feeling against the dynasty
Is growing. Revolutionary cries ar
frequently hcnrd In the streets and an
element of the population Is endeavor
ing to stir up the passions of the pee
ple. It Is believed that ovcrythln
hinges on the meeting Oct. 3 of the va
rlous parties adhering to the coalition
This meeting will take the form o
n national conference , and It Is hopc (
that some way out of the difficult
will be suggested. In the meanwhll
the crisis undoubtedly Is a serious one
The commltteo of the coalitionists Is
cued a manifesto to the nntlon In reply
ply to the progrnm submitted to It
leaders hy the king-emperor. Th
mnnlfesto declnres thnt some point
of his mnjesty's progrnm nro not I
conformity with the constitution , ro
ferrlng especially to his contentlo
that the question of the language o
command In the Hungarian army mus
bo entirely eliminated from discus
elon. It IB asserted that this 1
equivalent to the abolition of the nn
tlon's right to control Its own affairs-
for nbloh there Is no legal authority
OVER FIVE HUNDRED DOY3 AND
GIRLS WILL PARTICIPATE.
HELD IN LINCOLN DECEMBER 1C
Youthful Agriculturalists Who Have
Taken Part In the State Corn Grow
ing Contest are to be Given a Treat
In December.
Lincoln , Sept. 28. Over Ilvo hundred
oy.s nnd girls from nil sections of
Nebraska will attend n banquet to bo
endered the participants In the corn
rowing contest , which has been on
n the state this year , to ho held In
his city December 15. The railroads
ntcrhiK the city have promised to
inko low rates for the occasion nnd
t Is expected that the youthful ngrlcul-
urnllstH will hnvo n jolly tlmo.
BEET HARVEST IS ON.
Grand Island Factory Starts Work
Next Week.
Grand Islnnd , Neb. , Sept. 28. The
ugar beet harvest Is now In full force.
The local factory of the American Beet
Sugar company will commence opera-
Ions next week. The Benson on the
vholo has been favorable.
FORTY THOUSAND AHEAD.
Lancaster County Treasury Loaded
With Money.
Lincoln , Sopt. 28. The Lancaster
county treasury Is $10,000 ahead as the
csult of the scavenger's tax law. The
county commissioners nro snld to ho
seriously considering the proposition
> f having n barbecue to go along with
ho public sale , which Is to bo held the
Irst Wednesday In November.
State Officials Paying Fare.
Lincoln , Sept. 28. State olllclnls
who have tinned In their annual rail
road passes have begun to Ilio their
transportation expense accounts with
the state hoard of public lands and
buildings lor travel Incurred In the
public service , and a large number ol
bills of this nature will ho passed
upon at the end of this month. Su
perintendent McBrlen purchased $150
worth of mileage and Attorney Gen
eral Norrls Brown has expended $25
for the same purpose. Governor Mick
ey Is said to have paid $50 for mileage
books.
Parker Held for Murder.
Fender. Neb. , Sept 28 The trlnl
of Samuel Parker , for the Killing oJ
Andrew Johnson , was concluded
Parker wns bound over to appear nt
the next term of the district court.
GOMEZ QUJTHilE RAGE
Liberal Candidate for Cuban Presl
dency Charges Intimidation.
Havana , Sept. 28. Jose Miguel Go
mcz. governor of the province of San
tn Clara , who was nominated by the
liberals for the presidency , has re
signed his candidacy. In letters to
the executive committee of his party
ho gives the reasons for his action
laying part of the blame on the
United States , owing to the Platt
amendment. Governor Gomez says :
"It Is impossible to continue the
campaign within the bounds of the
law. The government has won a complete
pleto and overwhelming victory. Will
liberals by the hundreds in the Jails
and with the rllles of nrmod forces
and oven the daggers of hired assas
sins against unarmed persons , the
problem confronting mo Is whether
should continue to lead my followers
to the polls and permit them to be
cornc the victims of this sort of treat
ment. One other road Is open , tha
followed by other nations In such clr
cumstances , namely , the right of revo
lutlon ; but Cuba stands In a peculla
position , as an armed conflict wouh
inevitably bring foreign intervention
Therefore. I. who had the courage to
rebel against Spain , which was on
hundred times stronger than Palma'
government , decline to accept the re
sponslbillty of plunging the country
Into war , least of all at a time when
there might be the slightest suspicion
that I had done so to satisfy my per
sonal ambitions for the prosldoncy
I am a Cuban soldier. I love orde
and peace and prefer to leave to m
adversaries the somber glory of thel
triumph along the criminal path wher
they have slain Cuban liberties. Fo
these reasons I entreat my party t
accept this irrevocable resignation.
Twelve Indictments at Clenfuegos.
Clenfuegos , Cuba , Sept. 28. In con
nectlon with the disorders of Frlda
last , which resulted In the killing o
Congressman Enrique Vllluendas an
Chief of Pollco lllance , Indictment
were found against twelve persons
three of whom were held without bai
and the remainder admitted to hall 1
$5,000 each. A rural guard , who Is 1
a hospital seriously wounded , say
that ho killed Vllluendas after he him
self had been wounded.
ContractoVs Released on Ball.
New York , Sept. 28. Eleven con
tractors , charged with conspiracy I
Importing English tllo setters to th
United States under contract , wore n
ralgned before United States Comml
sloner Rlndway. Examination wns se
for Oct. 4 and ball was fixed at $2,50
each , which was furnished.
WILLIAMSON IS FOUND GUILTY
Oregon Congressman and Partner Corv
vlcted of Subornation of Perjury.
Portland , Oro. , Sopt. fet ) . The Jury
n the cnso of the Unltod Hiatus
against Congressman J. N. William-
on , Dr. Van Gussner , his partner In
ho Ilvo stock business , nnd Marlon
I. niRgH , a Prlnovlllo lawyer , rot tuned
n verdlot convicting the defendants
of subornation of perjury In Hvcurlng
nen to fraudulently lorato on govern
nent land. The penalty Is from $ l,00i >
o $10,000 line and ImprlBoniuuut not
exceeding two yoars.
Joint Wrecker Sentenced ,
loin , Kan. , Sept. 28. C. L. Molvln
ho joint wrecker , was sentenced to
he penitentiary for not less than five
or more than ten years on the ehnrgr
of burglary and for not less than one
or more than five years on the chut go
of stealing dynamlto. Molvln'a mini-
mini sentence Is six years and his
maximum sentence Is fifteen yearn
Ship Founders With All Hands.
Adelaide , Australia. Sopt. 28.
Wreckage washed ashore on Kangaroo
sliuul points to the Ions , with all
lands , of the ship Ixinh Vonnachct
which loft the Clyde June 14. bound to
Adelaide and Melbourne .
SOCIETY FURNISHED THE FUNDS
WHILE OFFICERS GOT PROFITS.
CAREFULLY BURY THE RECORDS
Legislative Committee Still Probing
Syndicate Deals Senator Dcpcw
Participated In One Transaction to
the Extent of $100,000.
New York , Sopt. 28. The session of
the legislative commltteo to Investi
gate Insurance methods was given
over to the matter of syndicate trans
actions of the Equitable Life Assur
ance society. Homy H. Wlnthrop.
financial manager of the society , was
again on the witness stand nnd many
ol his statements wcro accompanied
hy typewritten documents giving the
various transactions In detail. It was
brought out that In one of these syn
dicates Senator Oepew was a partici
pant to the extent of $100,000 nnd the
senator was required to appear before
the committee.
Mr. Wlnthrop was unable to find
where a record of the profits from n
number of the syndicate trnnsnc'fona
was made and export accountants now
at work on the books of the society
are expected to unearth these later.
Mr. Wlnthrop said that In the Phil
adelphia , Baltimore nnd Washington
nnd Ivong Islands 4s syndicate , man
aged by Kuhn , Loch & Co. , there were
two participations , one of $500,000 ,
the other of $10n.OOO. The society de
rived profits of $2,380 on the $100,000.
while .1. W. Alexander , J. II. Hyde , G.
H. Squire nnd W. II Mclntyro divided
the profits on the $300,000. The
Equitable put up $218,100. It has re-
celved no Interest , neither has the
money been returned , and when asked
If the matter had been called to the
attention of these gentlemen , Mr. Wln
throp said : "It will be. "
Mr. Winthrop said that General
Louis Fitzgerald , chaliman of the
finance committee of the Equitable
society , subscribed for $1,500,100 of
the Union Pacific bonds , nnd who
ever held the bonds over the allotment
of the $750,000 to the Equitable also
received for profits 3,750 shares of
Union Pacific preferred stock Mr.
Wlnthrop said that the money ad-
vanccd by the Equitable for other par
ticipants In the Chicago , Burlington
nnd Qnincy purchasing syndicate sub
sequently was returned to the society
with 4 per cent Interest by George H.
Squire , acting for other participants
"Tho Equitable society's profits on
this deal , exclusive of interest. " the
witness said , "were $7,729. while the
profits of the other participants were
$15,458. "
Henry Greaves , who was a clerk for
George II Squlro , formerly a member
of the finance committee , was called
to supply sorno Information regarding
the "George H Squlro trustee" ac
count , and from htm It was learned
that there was a number of these ac
counts. There was , beside the
"George H. Squire trustee" account ,
the "Mnrcellus Hartley trustee" ac
count and another , the "J. W. Alex
ander trustee" account. Mr. Greaves
produced the bank book of the Squire
account nnd hy means of It Mr
Hughes tried to trace amounts that
would correspond to profits to this
account , but the witness could not
remember the Items of the amounts
deposited.
Masonic Relief Association Meets.
Syracuse , N. Y. , Sept. 28. The Ma
sonic Hellef association of the Unit
ed States and Canada opened Its sixth
biennial session hero. President T
John Newton of Washington , In his an
nual address , recommended that the
officers bo made permanent. Ho salt
that the present membership was
twenty-two grand lodges , sixty-eight
boards of relief nnd 200 Individual
lodges. A recommendation was made
that a reprint of pictures of posters
bo published In pamphlet form for
distribution throughout the country
GO TO INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS
ON THE ISTHMUS.
WILL REMAIN ON THE STEAMER
The Havana Will Remain Tied up at
the Wharf at Colon and Will be the
Headquarters of the Commission
While In the Canal Zone.
Now York , Sopt. 28. The nioinborn
of the Panama canal oomiuUmlon , ac
companied by the mombont of the
lioard of consulting engineers , which
lield their HCHHOII | In Washington ,
milled today for Panama on the nloani-
or Havana of the Panama Knllnmd
Steamship lino. Many of tbolr frlonilii
were at the dock to speed thorn on
their way. According to the present
arrnngementH Ilio Htenmer will bo tied
up at the wharf at Colon , nnd the
inomberH will rotnln tholr quartern on
board whllo they are making their In-
vcHtlgatlotiH. A Hpeclal train of the
Panama railroad will ho placed at the
disposal of the onglneerH nnd any part
of the line of the canal , Including the
city of Panama , may bo visited each
day at the ploamiro of the hoard. The
Isthmian Canal commission , complying
with the Instructions by Prctddnnt
ItoiiHevelt will hold tholr quarterly
meeting In the ofllccH of the governor
of the canal zone the Unit week In
October.
RUSSIANS INJJBERTY MOVE
Reform Element Appoints Stronu
Campaign Committee.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 28. The de
termination ol the congiess ot
zomstvoH nnd municipalities In ses
sion at Moscow not lo boycott the
national nsM'iuhly , lint on Ilio con
tra ly seek to gain as large a repie
Bcnlatlon as possible therein and thu
personnel of ( bo campaign committee
ehone.il to take charge of the elections ,
presage the choice of an Important
( action of strongly liberal rupiesenta-
tlvos In the Unit Imperial ilouiua. The
members of the campaign commltteo
nro nearly all of a most advanced lib
eral , and oven radical school , Includ
ing such men as M. Arsenleff , editor
of the Russky Bogntsva , n leading
radical review ; Ivan Pelrunknvltch ,
president of the Moscow Agricultural
society , who was oxllcd to Siberia for
his fearless utterances to the cm
peror ; M Nahontkoff , n leader of the
liberal party , who was arrested with
Maxim Gorky , Jan. Z'A last ; Professor
Mllukoff , president of- the League of
Leagues , who has just been released
from prison , famous as an author and
well known in the United States ,
where ho wns connected with the Chicago
cage university , anil other well known
workers In the cause of reform.
This committee will play nn Import-
nnt role In the elections , ns the
zemstvolsts , through five congresses
held within a year , have succeeded In
perfecting nn effective working or
ganization throughout a largo part of
the empire , which alieady exercises
a controlling Interest In the liberal
propaganda.
Gaynor and Greene Give Up Hope.
Syi IK use. N. Y. , Sept. 28 A dls
patch from Montreal says that John
F Gnynor and Benjamin F Greene
have abandoned nil hope of success
fully loMstlng extradition "Wo are
now r.'Hilv lo face the courts of the
United States. We fell confident that ,
given a lair trlnl. we will he acquitted. "
Slayer Is Sentenced for Life.
Iowa City. la. . Sopt. 28. William
Jones was sentenced to Fort Madison
penitentiary for life for the murder
of S 1C Onnner two months ago Dan-
nor was trying to save Jones' divorced
wlfo from a like fate She is still
living , but Is In a critical condition
from her wounds.
Murdered by Robbers.
Gnllup , N M. , Sept 28. Intense ex-
: ltement exists here over the assas
sination at midnight of Andrew Carne ,
n wealthy coal mine owner , who lives
near here , nnd the fntnl wounding of
his beautiful young wife. The motive
for the crime Is thought to have been
robbery. A posse Is now following the
trail of two men who were seen In
the vicinity during the evening.
Italian Agitator Deported.
Havana , Sept. 28. The Italian acl-
.tator , Jose Plnnlno , was deported to
Cartaeenn on n cattle steamer. Presi
dent Palma's decree ordered his de
portation on the first steamer leaving
Havana. According to Information re
ceived hy the government Plnnlno had
been expelled from Italy.
Wheeler H , Peckham Dead.
New York , Sept. 2S. Wheeler H.
Peckham. n noted Inwycr , died sud
denly In hi ? olllce on Broadway Apoplexy
plexy is thoucht to have caused hla
death Mr Peckham wns seventy-
three > t ars od In 1S9J he was ap
pointed to the federal supreme court
hy President Cleveland The senate
refused to confirm his nomination.
Record of Fever Epidemic.
New Or'.enns. Sept. 2S. Yellow fe
ver report : New cnscs , 19 : deaths. 5 ,
total tnjcs. 2 PIS to'nl death * "J"
new fed , 5 ; cases under
272 ; cases discharged , 2,205 ,
THE CONDITIONJDF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condition of the wonthor as record *
od for the 24 hour * ending at 8 a. m.
lodny :
Maximum 84
Minimum DO
Average 70
llaromotor 2y.CS
Itiilnriill 18
llnlnfnll for month G.fitJ
Tolul nil n fill I for your 33.80
Chicago , Sopt. 28. Tim Inillotln la-
sued by tlio Chicago Htntlon of the
Unltod Staten wouthor bureau thin
inoniliiK , given the forocnnt for No-
bnrHka. nn follows :
Fair and contlnuud warmer tonight
and Friday.
Fatal Wreck In Indiana.
ConneiBvllle. ind. . Sept. 28. In a
rour end colllHlun near ( Kenwood , n
passenger ( tain on the Clticlnimtt ,
Hainlllon nnd Dayton crashed Into n
freight ( rain. Five person ! ) \voro In.
Jured , two fatally. .1. I * . OroRHctip of
Lincoln , Neb. , sustained n hrolccn arm
nml leg and wan Injure. ! Intcmally ,
and may dlo. Shortly after the col-
llslon a Ilio Marled In the dcbrla.
Most of the passenger cars and
freight were deslioyed hoforo the flro
W11H extinguished.
KOREA BREAKS RECORD FOR
QUICK TRIP ACROSS PACIFIC.
CONDITIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Secretary Says Insight Into Situation
Gained by Senators and Represent
atives Will Result In Beneficial
Legislation ,
San Fianclbco , Sopt. 28. Tim Pa
cific Mall Steamship company's llnur
Koien , Captain Xeoder , airlvod fiom
the Orient , heating the tianspaclllc
recoid hy sovcinl hoiirB. Among Its
passengers woio Secretary of War
Tafl and most of the iiiombors of a
party which left with him for the fur
cam on the Manchuria on .Inly 8 laHt.
The Korea Railed from Yokohama
on Sept. 17 and came direct to this
city , omitting the imual stop at Mono-
lulu. The bust time for this passage
wan made hy the snmo vessel , which
held the previous record of ten days
and Illtron honis. On thin trip It ban
covered the distance In a little over
ten d.iys Hat.
< n an iiucrvlow , S.-crotnry Taft
Bald ; "Tho political situation In
some respects was not as good as It
ought to ho. Of course It Is too soon
to speak of prohahlo legislation hy
congress upon legislative matters , hut
I am Hiiro that the trip has added
greatly to the Interest In Philippine
questions which will ho taken hy the
members of congress who were In the
party and that the more accurate In
formation which they now have will
lead to wlso and Intelligent legisla
tion. "
CHILDREN PERISH IN FIRE
Five Little Ones Die at Fort Dodge In
Burning House.
Fort Doilgo , la. , Sept. 28. Five chil
dren of Eil Adamson , a switchman an
the Minneapolis and St. Louis , and
one of David Petoid wurc burned to
dc"th In a lire which destroyed the
Adamson home. Fivechlldicn were
In nn upstairs room alone. The moth
er stepped out to a neighbor's nnd
returned fifteen minutes later to find
the building a mass of roaring llames
and the children Imprisoned above ,
with escape cut off on nil sides by the
llames. The faces were seen at the
window a moment , then nil were ob
scured by n mass of lire which burst
forth.
Firemen were nblo to enter the
building nfter half nn hour and five
blackened and roasted bodies were
found. It Is thought that the children
were smothered In smoke and flames
and were burned after death. The
flesh was ready to drop from their
bodies. Explosion of a gasoline steve
Is supposed to have caused the hole
caust.
The dead are : Edna , aged ten ; Tr
ials , eight ; Clarence , six ; Ernest ,
three , all children of Adamson , and
Raymond , the three-year-old' son of
David record.
Warm Reception Expected.
New York , Sept. 28. The return to
Japan of Baron Komura , the Japa
nese peace plenipotentiary , began
when he left New York for Montreal.
Baron Kaneko , acting as spokesman
for Bnron Komurn , said : "We are
looking forward to n warm and cor
dial reception AM this talk about
the Japineso people being displeased
with the work of the peace envoys Is
Tery much exaggerated. "
DAY'S ' BASE BALL SCORES
Results of the League Contest * Played
i a
American League Philadelphia , 7 ;
Detroit , 8. Boston , 2-1 ; Chicago , 0-15.
Washington , 0 ; Cleveland , 0. New
York , 2 ; St. Louis , 7. National League
Cincinnati , 10 ; Boston , 14. Chicago ,
7 ; Brooklyn , 2. Plttsburg , 3 ; Now
York. 6.