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RUSSIA MARES ISSUE
lii-r.i Uptm Two Allejrd Tiul
I J e;l tj Jij.ul
VAUS FULL CONTROL IN KANCh -
Xtalisei to Sire JiptweTJcrestricld A.a
miot.ea to CLiie Froriso.
WOULD ALSO LI Kt IT JAPAN IN CORE A
Otjeca to LuUr Power Eui'.d.Bf Torti
VLit. Will O.mand 6m
PRESENT CONDITIONS LESS HOPEFUL
""""each Diplomats Va Are Watralar
Itaatl.a Mill Hope that IrtMlf
tloas Will Be Cwaeladed
Wlthest War.
'-". -" -'he Ruaeisn answer ,
nui j-i oeen sent to Japan and it now
develop that the points of difference here
tofore mentioned la these dispatches have
became the main obstacle In the ) of
r'Tir,g an agreement, dtn threat enlng
possibility of a deadlock in the negotia
tion . These points are:
First In Manchuria P.uneia declines to
concede such unrestricted idminiixii of
Japanese a mill permit the establishment
f Jupane setuerncrts
Second In Cores Russia Insists that
Jaiijjj a pmibged position should not per
mit it to es'st'liFh control of the Ingres
and e-res of the Sea of Japan by lurll-.
lying the Strait of Core.
Concerning these points and the general
Status or the negotiations the following
seml-offUia statement, emanating from
the highest source 1 made:
Ths question la undcrrolng a process of
depression and encouragement. For three
or four days it waa lelleved that final
agreement mas very near at hand, but
esierdajr the situation became a little less
h!ttrfia. Although this slightly unfa'or
VJble turn continues, it Is hoped that it
will prove a passing cloud, for the present
situation warrants neitner optimism nor
Iesimim. being so evenly balanord that
those intimately canxersHnt with the ne
gotiations are unaave de.Qniiely to 1 ureses
Lna final result.
Jtsaa la Caatlaas.
ConccTiiing Cores. Japan is showing cau
tion In accepting Kunmn's assurances of
Jaiianese paramount authority m Coraa.
Therefore. Jajian feels hst ii safety re
cunea the rieht to fortify the ooast if
cut beast Corea. iiartlc-ularly Fusan, the
poliit optoile tie Juptii.ese island of Tsu
Klilma, hut Ruxsja Is unwilling to concede
this, believing the effect mill b to maae
the Sea of Jnpan a t-loed sea, and as a
result of this eastern Eitxria mould be
ierpel utlly cut 1T from the orean.
The insue arnx-axs to be ie which affec'j
ths Interests of the maritime jwrs as
wvll as Russia. The latter has rail out
lets from the coast on tiie Sea of Jat
rut tna ottier towers are w itnoat
sj
msana of comanunicktlon and. it would
swim, have sn Interest In seeing that the
entrance to th aoi remains unfortified
ajil open.
Concerr.ing Manchuria, th chief diffi
culty stlil open, is tha limitation of the
right to esiablish Japanr settlements.
J:usaia does ool ap;ear to object to the
fail liberty of Japanese coming or going
Individually far purposes of trade or other
wise, but it is i.nmilling to ooncede rights
permitting Japanese aettlemrma In vil
lages, slmllur to I Its foreign settlement
at JibsjignaL ",... -
Thera are sHU strong hopes that the
parties may find means of adjusttnc these
points but for the present they constitute
the main Issue remaining open. s.
tsrea la B aeatral.
The Corean Itiratlon. while not officially
Informed of the declaration of ceutratlty on
tea part of Coroa m the event of war te
tween Russia and Japan. lielieTca that such
a declaration has been issued, aa it is In
line with information heretofore received.
The minister of Corea said:
By Its proximity to Japan and Russia our
country is under the obligation of main
taining good relations milti both mera. j
ciTisc()eTii ly m-e can only remain com-
pieteiy loreign to a connui. M'Ouia war
com th Cirean government will use us
troupe to preient an Invasion by the Jai
anencr on their way to Manchuria. We
bate IMj.CK' men. mll eK4uiiiod. to enforce
our neutrality MTeover. we have l(i."'.nKi
eople. from whom reinforcements can te
era wn. If Jnpan needs to transport troops
it must do so by s-. The latent dspatclis
we hsve received from Sooul anuounced
tluit quk-t reigns through Ckirea. tiarrlcu
Iiirly In (be capital, and the general opiu
lim prevails that war mill not occur.
Haaee Chlaat M ill rtsht.
BT. PETERSBURG. J an S Referrlr
the rrport of the Intention of China to
remain neutral In case of war between
vusaia arid Japan, the Viedomosti says:
"A direct declaration af war by Ctiina
would be much preferable to dubious neu
trality, compelling Russat to take the earns
precautions aa la war time without pr
tnltttna: an invasion of Chinese territory.
"If war la declared," the Viedomosti fur
ther asaerta. "the Question of Manchuria
could he settled forever by lis annexation
as a conquered country."
Jaeaa Has Eataagk Wjaaey.
TOKIO, Jan. X The cabinet and elder
statesmen conferred for an extended peiii-d
today. They discussed the financial pro
gram in the event of the commencement
of bostllitiea. The Japanese financiers In
general are offering very generous aasist-
nee, and It ia new fully evident that the
government mill be enabled to raiae an
enormous sum af money at home mtthout
having t place dependent upon b irromiiig
from abroad
WASHINGTON. Jan. JS-The far eastern
Situation. It is realised here, continue
grave, but from several sources the State
department beare that the iwmerful Infiu
ace of the Russia, emperor for eace
anay yet arail to prevent a recourse to
arms
FEIN IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Has Kera Mae His laarisa
sweat Prsiet Tm Mara,
ST. Utria. Jan. SS-Ad .iph Fein, who
yesterday eollajwed after telling the fed
era! grand jury a hat lie knew about the
fraudulent naturalixatlon of aliens here,
was unable to continue his testimony today.
Ills rendition aa such that h coukl not
l-e taken to the federal building. Fein 1a
la the euetxdy of the hheritt. having been
treught here from the penitentiary to tes
tify. TO STUDY CLIFF DWELLINGS
llak Arehaelaglsts Praam ta lave-e-la
that htate.
HIT LAKE CTTT. I ti.h. Jan. -An
ted1tiB is being pl-nntid hy the local
branch of the American Institute of
Arc haeoit-o to make a a-enuiir investiga
tion of the ruins of l ime tmelve or fifteen
reeetit'y discovered e:iff dme:Un:s in what
la known as Vine Wile caryi, about fartv-
anilea nnrihmt of Price and cl:ae to
tne line of ("a'Uin ai.d mery counties
Itih. Tht-aa dwejlica are the farthest
-STLa a( ao.y bjareloiure 0iacvKre4.
GERMAN COLONISTS BURNED
Africa ttihn Practice lora
Tartar lied by tarta Aarr.
Iran lae'laa.
af
LONIajN. Jan. .-A diFiietcb to the
entrel Nnt from Cej-ruimn e-iys the
shmen with the retel in Germsn Soulh-
V t Africa, are committing terrible atro
V - The limb of tli dead are choped
1 prisoners are Imroed alive.
.IN. Jan. it The rewa of the tor
. death of Gfrmitil In Southwest
a -a reached here today through British
press dispatches and caused the m-irt pain
ful Impressions among the public. Th
colonial officials were without ronfirmation
of the report but the statements made are
not discredited. "
Director StueUl. of the colonial oftice.
asked the Ren heta.g budget committee to
day to defer coriaideratlon of colonial ap
propriations a he was too bury preparing
to send off troojis to Southwest Africa, to
explain the estimates A total of i.9 are
there, afloat or preparing to embark. It is
llieed. In the light of todar'a lntelligenc-e.
that thla force ip inadiuate to adopt ag
gressive, crushing opera tlonp owr a wide
terrltrry dominated by UWKi InFurgent
trib-Mn-n.
The German trar.nport office'-?
are buying oxen In Cape Colony for the
punitive expedition The veterans' so
cieties are asking for contributions for
those who are fighting in Southwest Africa.
The Vosslsslrhe Zeltung says Vt. eTeut-)
Is about to resign.
CASTRO VISITS STEAMER
Artlaa at Vrariarlaa Prcsideat
"cla lailtatlaa Regartra
as m Slarataraat larl4rat.
la
CARACAS. Veneiuela, Jan. X The Hamburg-American
line steamer Princess
Victoria Louise, with a party of American
tourists on board, anchored off La Gualra
this afwernoon and a aifmlficant incident
followed. Herr Muller. agent of the line.
Invited President Catro and the letter's
wife to visit the steamer. The president
accepted and spent some hours on board.
General Castro and Renora Castro were
welcomed by all on the steamer. Trie ac
ceptance of the Invitation by the president
Is looked on here as demonstrating that no
ill-feeling agajnst Germany, es a result of
the blockade, any longer exists.
FRANCE ABANDONS IDEA
Prejert ( Owaeraafa af Railread
J stems Meets with OssMltlsa
ia Cha saber af Deaatiea.
PARIS. Jan. IK As a result of the strong
opposition of M. Rouvier. (radical repub
lican the Chamber of ttputie has prac
tically shelved the proposal that the state
purchase the Western railway. This pro
posal is admittedly the thin wedge of a
rrcject for the purchase of the entire rail
way system of France. M. Rouvier pointed
out that the workings of the existing con
ventions with the railway companies had
been most beneficial to national finances
whereas the purchase of the lines by the
state would entail great risks and unoer
taictiea. FAMOUS VOLUMES IN . RUINS
talfcaai Library atrhes rlre aai Five
Halls Eatlrely Destreyed at
a Easraisai Lioaa.
TfRTN. Jan. 2t.-Tle Vnlveraity library
has be-n practically destroyed by fire. Jt
is ro jchy estimated that over 1H0. vol
umes were burned as well as many rare
manuscripts. The University library mas
considered the roost famous In Italy, the
others being the Vatican library', the Mar
ciana library at Venice and the one at
Monte Caasino. Five halls of the library
were entirely destroyed. The fire Is sup
posed to hare been caused by the fusing
of electric wire and the loss will amount
to several million dollars.
SENDS LIONS TO ROOSEVELT
KJag; Meaellk's Gift ta Prealdeat Is
la Charge f Cwasal General
klaarr.
PORT SAIT. EgTTt. Jan. X. Vnited
State Consul General Skinner sailed today
for his post at Marseilles. France, on his
return from his expedition to Abyssinia.
The Vnited States gunboat Machias Is
expected here January Xi from Jibuli.
French Somallland, with two lions and
other gifts which Emperor Menelik is send
ing to J "resident Roosevelt.
AMERICAN SCHOOL IS BURNED
Mlastaa Celleae m Erarraw, Araaeala,
Caaaaleted LiBt Tear, Oe
sreye4 ay Fir.
COXSTANTINOPLE. Jam. Jt.-Mall ad
vices from Fraerura, Armenia, Bay that
the American mission college f girls
there was destroyed January 10 by a fire
believed to be incendiary. An Inquiry has
leen ojtied y the authorttiea. The col
lege was a fine, modern building com
pleted In mi
Arrests Ceaeral Lakkaa.
MANILA, Jan. SC. General Vincent Luk
ban. formerly of Samar and the tnetigator
of the Balangla aed other airocitiea, has
been arrested here. He ia charged with
conspiracy, in company with Gome
Ricerte. whose conduct attracted consider
able attention during the Smith-Waller
camiaign.
ADMITS GROFPS STATEMENT
Cawrt Halda Artlaa af laasertsra Dees
hat laaalldate Sigaed
Dec la rat law.
WASHINGTON. Jan. X. The question of
the admassshility of P. B. Groffr' declara
tl"n denying any transactions mith the Lo
rizt occupied much time at the postal
trial i'lay. With the view to shoming
tliat the declaration mas obtained undt-r
dureaa. Gn.ff to.k the stand and said the
icnner of the insiectors When they calltxl
was "overhearing, gruff and bjlldin."
The declaration rinaKy was admlrted in
evidence agajnst Ij. B. Groff. the court
lnstriHtitig the Jury' that they are not to
rotisitier the declaration agrainst the other
d fendanta
The Jury mill pass oa the question aa to
whether the der'aralim was a voluntary
out The declaration was read to the jury,
the mala feature of M bntng the statement,
betvf'fure naentiooed. that only T. B. Groff
snd Samuel A. Groff had any interest In
the fastener.
Ortalaet a Jatr BUaea.
NEW TORK. Jaa Sfi -The Rev IV. ImvtJ
Hummel Greer maa t-.uay ordained aa
l.-anfp -oajuW of t ProtoeUbtt 4s
owpai diutaae ai is aw Xark,
WI1IT1RER WRIGHT IS DEAD
Forxer Lob don Proaotf f Tim IsiniodiAU.y
Aiior Jndrs Panti BttUncs.
CAUSE OF HIS' DATH IS KOT KNOWN
aasse y Heart Disease aa Reswlt at
StraJa af trial. While Others
(a trad He Caaialtte4
alelde.
LOXIOX. Jan. 36 -Ths tiial of WUttk-r
Wright ended In a tragedy today. Within
an hour of being found gui.ty arid sen
tenced to seven years' j:ial servitude, the
most severe sentence the law ailoma Kr
the fraud of which he mas convicted, the
financier whose deaUi.gs have created
a sensation on both sides of the At
lantic lay dead in the ante room of the
court. Whether Wright's death mas due
to heart disease, following the excitement
of the trial, as announced hy the doctor, or
by poison, as grimly hinted by his friends,
is still undecided and possibly will not be
ascertained until the coroner s verdict.
Standing with his hands in bis pocket and
looking very paie, but not so anxious as
during the Judges severe summing tp,
Wright hoard the Judge s condemnation
and sentence mith apparent ctcllement He
quietly protested hi innocence in a firm
voice, audible throughout the room, left
the court, in company with his solicitor,
and was arranging lor the future of lie
mile and family, when he suddenly fell ajid
expired mithout another word.
His solicitor, G orge Lem is, jr.. was with
him at the time arid aaid to the representa
tive of the Associated Press:
"Wright seemed to be stunned by the
sentence, but he did not give the sllf htt
Indication either before or after his sen
tence of any intention to take his own
life.
"Of course," added Mr. Lewis, no ona
can really tell the cause of death until the
jKist mortem examination."
The general opinion tonight Is Ihut.
while Wright fully deserved the verdict of
guilty, the Judge's conduct of the case was
most partial, and that, while none of hi
co-directors was punUhed. Wright alone
had to bear the entire punishment.
lira. Wright, the midow, ia In England.
Keeae la -omrt Rsaau
In summing up Justice Bigham said he
would ask the Jury to find a general verdict
of guilty or not ru"ty. If tbey were satis
fied that Wright was guilty of one or more
of these charges they must not be deterred
from finding a verdict of gtiilty by the sug
gestion that auch a verdict would cast a
tlur on the memories of Lords rufTerin and
Loch. It would not do anything of the
kind. Their conduct was consistent rn their
having honestly made mistake.
"Dealing with the evidence Justice Bighara
d scribed aa alnsTJlar the way in which
hundreds of pounds sterling became millions
on paper as far as the Lake View shares
were concerned. The London at Globe and
Standard were gambling concerns which
excited his Indignation. In the course of
his long experience as Justice be had never
before heard of anything; like the transac
tions which preceded the hopeless bank
ruptcy of the London Globe financial cor
poration. Justice TCchun conrtnded his reference
ta Wright's career by referring to the
position which the defendant claimed to
have occupied in New Tork and Philadel
phia, and said Wright had built up a fine
position for himself In two or three years,
and If it was necessary to secure a motive
for his actions It would be found in his
desire to maintain this position. At the
same time It was said that after the crash
of the London ft Globe financial corpora
tion he found himself with CaOO.OM) to
t:.(KiC.0(iti In worthless shares.
The sentence was followed by a commo
tion in a part of the court and the faint
cry of a woman In distress was beard. One
man shook hands with Wright aa the lat
ter left the court by the private exit, ao
oompinied by his counsel. Almost im
mediately afterwards Wright was taken
suddenly in and collapsed In the ante
room of the court. He grew rapidly worse
and In leas than an hour after his sen
tence the financier was dead.
The tragic end of the case created a
tremendous sensation.
MAKE HINTS 0F JURY FIXING
ha I rasa a af Kaasa City Citlseaa'
Cwaaaalttee laaJa-aaat m Reaait
f the la vestigatlsa,
KANSAS CJTT. Jan. 36 -Hints of Jury
fixing were made in Kansas City, Kan.,
today by V. A. Waterman, chairman of the
citicens' committee which Instigated the
calling of the grand Jury that has Just ad
journed after finding three indictments for
alleged ttoodllng a ad seven fur gambling.
Mr. Waterman said:
The committee is not In ignorance of the
Jui men mho betrayed Uieir tluol and an
effort will he made to call them to an ac
counting. The eecape of so many notori
ous professional boodlers is to l rerretted,
but another grand jury will be called.
There is to 1 no letup in this crusade.
The official who sells the gamblers and
Joints the privilege of violating the law
and the constitution is an arch scoundrel.
That an indictment was not found apuinst
city and county offteiials for the commis
sion of the.e crimes Is nothing short of
an outrage up"n an already outraged and
plundered public.
Warrants for those Indicted yesterday
have lieen held up temporarily. Frank
Catnplel. a nemler of the Board of
Education, volgntarily surrendered today
and was released on a Cuts bond. A war
rant will not be lued for Charles M.
Bomies, the other indicted member of the
hoard, who is dangerously ill, until he re
covers. Chris Kopp, the ex-councilman,
has disappeared and his m hereabouts are
not known.
MAY WHEAT IS STILL LOWER
Price Breaka Twa aaa Oae-Half Ceate
a Heavy males appaee ta
Be by Araaoar.
CHICAGO. Jan- 3h-A break of over Trt
cents occurred today In the price of
mbeat. Heavy sales, supposed to be for
account of the Armour Interest, were re
sponsible for the fall. The price of tiie
) May delivery went from W and cents
to t-T"- cents. Later there wa a recovery
of ever a cerit. The slump today caused
much excitement following the sensational
decline yesterday due to a similar
FRANCIS N0TA CANDIDATE
Hra4 af Eapatsltiaa raiar aaya He
le hat A (tea- Deaaaeratie
lsailaaiUa
ST. LOriS, Jan. I. -David R. Francis,
president of the Louisiana Purchase Ex
poaltivaa company, declared today to the
p('St-ripatrh that he waa not a candidate
for president of the I'nited States. F-urther
thaa making U-at statement he. however,
would not discuss the boom that prominent
eaaiara, Aetbicraw Lava aiAJVsl lut him.
MINERS CLOSE CONVENTION
Preseat Eaeeatle OMeera Re-eleeted
Wlthaat tlaplllaa hy trill at
Refereadaai Vete.
IXriANAPOLlB. Jan. 36 -President John
MiUhcll, Vie rebid9it Wilson and F. V.
Lcm-is, jiecretary of the Vnitad Mine
workers, have tieen re-cleited m',Uioul l
position, accord: tiK to the vote of the con
vention announced today. The full vote
of the organixation waa not cart. Mitchell
received C3 votes. Lcm is, W.K1U. and
Wilson MTTi.
The report cf the scale committee was
adojted. lnaianapolis was selected for the
next national convention, and a commit lee
was appuntd to draft memorials in honor
of the Ilarmick mine victims and adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow afternoon
at I o'clock.
The I'nited Mine workers practically com
pleted their work by deciding on the de
mands to be made for the central com
petitive field. The report cf the scale com
mittee asks the operators to agnln sign the
run-of-mice mining scale in the four dis
tricts; that the absolute run-of-mlne basis
be adopted; that the differential of 7 cents
In Illinois be established in Indiana where
the differential Is 10 to U cents and In
Ohio and meslern Pennsylvania, where It
ranges from U to S cents. There is also
a demand for uniform wage for all out
side laborers sjsd uniform mages for In
side laborers. The mine workers have
authorixed the levying of IS cents a month
in addition te the rreeent 10 cents per
capita tax for the support of strikes. This
increase mill go Into effect at once and on
a basis of a membership of 3K.9U0 in good
standing should bring into the national
treasury approximately ITT. OOP a month.
NO AGREEMENT ON RATES
TrataaewatlaeBtal Paaieaxrr Aaseela
tlaa at M. Leals Defers
Artlaau
T. LOC1S, Jan. J&. No agreement was
reached at today' meeting of the Trans
continental Passenger association reeard-
lng a World's lair rate, action being de-
lerred until Thursday, when the American
Association of General Passenger Agents
will also be in session here. The latter
association mil convene here tomorrow
morning for a brief session, when adjourn
ment will be taken until Thursdav. an
Journrnent until Thursday having been
taken by the Transcontinental association
torlsht. The metnl-ers of the two asso
ciations will spend tomorrow at the
World's fair grounds.
John Francis, general p&swnger and
ticket agent of the Burlington road m
appointed to represent the Transcontinenial
association on a newly organized board ta
be composed of representatives of all the
passenger associations, to be knom-n as the
National Dixit. ion board. The board mill
be vestod with authority to arbitrate all
matters of division. A proposition to ex
change round-trip or tourist tickets, on ad
ditional payment, for tickets over other
routes was rejected.
A meeting of the St. Louis PaBseneer as
sociation was held today and an agree
ment was reached concerning; a Worlds
fair ticket and rate. It is understood that
the rate to be recrv-tat-nded will be one
fare for the ronnd trip te the fair and
stop-over prlvflefrt at point between the
point of origin and St. Louis.
BURTON IS NOT ALARMED
Believes He Will Be Araatttea af the
Charge af Bribery Made ky
Craal Jary.
FT. LOriS. Jan. 26 I'nited States Sena
tor Joseph Ralph Burton of Kansas, mho
was Indicted on Saturday by the federal
grand Jury on the charge of accepting
money from the Rialto Grain and Securi
ties company, for the alleged purpose of
unduly Influencing the postoffice authori
ties with resjieet to a recommendation con
cerning a possible fraud order, arrived In
St Louis late this afternoon. When asked
if he desired to mi-ke a statement rela
tive te the case. Senator Burton said:
"Not at the present time. I believe I
have talked enough on the subject al
ready. I left Washington at o'clock
Sunday afternoon and reached here twenty-four
hours late. I haven't had any
thing to eat since last night, so it can be
easily understood why 1 am not In any
mood for talking now."
Senator Burton, who is accompanied
by his wife, is registered at the Southern
hotel. Immediately upon fils arrival he
telephoned to Assistant "District Attorney
Norton that he would aro to the federal
building on Wednesday morning to give
bonds for his appearance. A few minutes
after liia arrival Senator Burton was met
hy Attorney Chester H. Krum. who has
been retained to defend him. In answer
to a oneation, the senator remarked that
be was not at all alarmed about the charge
against him and was confident of a prompt
acjuitud.
MISS SCHAFER FRIGHTENED
Errata Beferc Her Death She areari
ta Fear Vlalt fraaa swaae-
EEpPORD. Ind., Jan. 36. Miss Edwin
T'ay. a teacher in the high school, said at
the Schafer inquest that the evening he
fore the murder of Miss Sarah Schafer
she called at the Smith house to see Miss
Eva Love, mith whom Miis Schaefer
roomed. Mlas Schafer mas there alone.
A short time after Miss I 'ay a arrival a
footstep sounded on the porch outKide. Miss
Schafer liecame alarmed, turned paie and
exclaimed:
"Who could want to see me nowf"
Trembiiiigly t-he opened the d'K.r. stand
ing behind it until the voice of Miss Smith
reaaFured her and f-he sai.k into a seat ap
parently greatly relieved. This mas early
in the evening. At that time nothing ma
thought of the rncident. The funeral of
Miss Schafer was held today at Elkhart
and was attended t y several hundred per
sona IOWA PEOPLE JEND THEIR LIVES
Mr. Ill Mrs. Jaks T. trasa mt Mela
Week Leave Kate hay las They
Ara Tire af Ciiilrare,
PENT'LETON. Ore.. Jan. X The bodiaa
of Mr. and Mrs. John T.' Brows "of Rein
beca. la., were found in the hiiia eouth of
town today. V ra. Kromn had teen a not
In the breast and her throat rut from tar
to ear mith a ra ir. brown had shot him
self ia the head and .to nut death oerta..n
had sm alios ed poison. The oupie left a
not, saying that both were tired of 1 fe
and bad agreed te die together. They also
left a cumber of sealed letters, one ad
dressed to Mrs. M A Brown of R.li teca
and another la Thoaas Biubb of Btuubar-
field.
COROXER ARRESTS MAYOR
Ctrttr Earncra Held Eatponiilli for
IroquD.i TlekVtr CaUsiropta,
LESSER CJTY omCIALS IMPLICATED
Six Maalelaail Osneera, Maaager Daals
aid Eaaaleies af Theater t en
paay Are 1 iVra la
C'hwrwe.
CinCAGO, Jan. J6.-liearing eight
mltumi, issued as the result of the inquest
into the Iroquui theater disaster, CoTi ner
Tragr and a numU-r of detective today
left the city hall sith authority to arrca:
Mayor Carter Harrison, Manager Will J.
I a vi and the six lusstr city official ajud
stage employe mho were ordered held to
a malt action of the grand J"T-
The flrt-t jiersona taken into custody wwre
William McMuIlcn. operator of the flood
light from which the Iroquois fire is said
to have started, and James E. Cummmps.
the stage carpenter at the Iroquois, under
whoae direction it is ailefeid the apparatus
was constructed which interfered mith the
descent cf the astiestos curtain. I
The mittlmue fur Mayor Harrison was
taken in charge by Coroner Traeger in per
son. The oorontr did not attempt to serve
the mittimus at once on the city's thief
magistrate. The coroner said "Mayor Har
rison a mittimus m-i;i lie served some time
tcday. The mayor U ill and therefore w:U
not I disturbed unnecessarily."
The coronc r ordered, as the other nilttlmi
would lie served, the accused should tie
taken to the Central police station and he.d
until all had been arrested. The prisoners
were then to be taken before a Judge ta
furnish bonds.
Arrest Theater Miutrr.
Will J. Davis was arrested In bed at his
home on Grand liouievard. Mr. Parts was
allowed to dress and eat breakfast. Mean
while his attorney, who had been tele
phoned for. arrived and the party left on
the elevated miroad for the business
center.
"Where are you going to take Mr. Iaisf
asked his attorney.
"To the city hall, and then to the county
Jail." responded the arresting officer.
"Tou don't hare to do that." said the
attorney. "Tou can take him to the
sheriff s office in the county building."
"'We have our ordera." replied the officer,
"and can shew fnvora to nobody. It is
plajined to bring ail the accused to the city
hail, and after they are booked take them
to the county Jail, where the queation of
bonds will be taken up."
Stage. Carpenter Junta E. Cumming
mas arrested at his little cottage In North
Oakley avenue today.
Mi j or Harrlioa lam alera
Some time after the trrest of Mr. Davie,
Mayor Harrison presented himself at Cur
oner Traeger's office. The mayor was ac
companied by his brother and cousin and
by former Mayor Henipstettd Waahburn.
The coroner greeted them and the party
then went to Judge Walkers court, where
bond of CiiuO were furnished. The mayor
then left for his office in the city hail.
Fire Marshal Musham waa served with
a mittimus at his office. A similar course
waa pursBrid with City f? -! icMrg Comxnia
eloner Williams and City Building In
spector LouE'hlln. In custody of two de
tectives Messrs. Musham. Williams and
LougLlin walked to the criminal court
building and gave bonds to answer any
action by the grand Jury. The stage fire
roan, William Sailers, waa the last of the
accused to be taken Into custody.
DISCUSS THE J-ABOR QUESTION
Sear l ark I alvetiaJlat Oak Hears
Address by ( halraaaa af C lil
ies a Alllaaee.
NEW TORK. Jan. 26. John Kirby. Jr,
of Dajton, O.. chairman of the National
Citizens' Industrial association, lias been
the principal speaker before the IKith regu
lar meeting of the New Tork Vnlversaliat
cluh. He replied at length to the address
of John Mitchell, president of the I'nited
Mine Workers of America, who spoke on
labor at the last meeting of the asa ciatlon.
Kirby reviewed conditions among labor
ing men from his point, declared that the
vast majority of worklngmen had been
driven Into unions through fear and con
tinued: "What shall be said of the claims
of Gompera, Mitchell and other leaders of
these destroyers of peace and quiet that
the unions are not reeiionsible for these
acts of lawlessness, violence and murder?
If these leaders are sincere In making jrh
claims, why are tbey ao persistently and
strenuously urging congress to pass that
Infamous injunction bill, called a bill to
limit the meaning of the word conspiracy
In certain cases T "
In the discussion of Mr. Klrby's address
Frank P. Bell of Boston, president of th
rniversalist general conwntlon. declared
that progress is bring made steadily toward
better conditions, and that the address wag
"especially good In those things In which
only a minority would approve, for a atuh
born minority is the hope of the republic. "
Rev. Ir. Richard E. Eyke of Denver de
clared that "employers may not use gun
or dynemite, and yet. through superior
brains, education and organizing ability
they may accomplish their aims Just aa
effectively and just as relentlessly as any
labor union."
ALBERS IS FOUND GUILTY
Faraser derail amrt ( sulHliirr
m triad Rapids t anlrtea af
the fa rge af Per Jary.
GRAND RAPIDS, kncli., Jan. 6.-Ex-Circuit
Court Commissioner Garritt H.
Albers. mas found guilty by a Jury In the
supreme court this afternoon of the charge
cf I"erjury, committed at the former trial
for bribery. Albers' counsel moved for a
stay of sentence and the court granted a
stay until February n. Alters mas sub
aequer.tly released on aT..0 lialL
The ina'ty for perjury is Imprisonment
In ths state prison tor a term not exceeding
fifteen years. The remaining water dil
cases, have been iostponed until Monday
when Alderman Hull, of the Sixth ward,
mill be put oa trial on the charge of ac
cepting a bribe in the water deal.
MME- PATTI REFUSES TO SING
Maaager hays aaselier Saaake aaa
Altilade af Jftatle A a eel a Her
Talea.
PTTTE. Mont.. Jan. 36 -The concert
scheduled for last night by Matte. Pa it!
and her company did not cctne off aa ex
pected. Mme. Paul a manager refused to
let bar appear, saying that high altitude
and smelter smoke had already affected
the diva's voice snd be feared to take
neks on the remainder cf the trip It is
supposed by many, however, that the
yt eaata mas bot tap te expect alloc a.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fwlr Wcaieadiy aaa Wararr la I
renin t Taariaay Fair.
Teaaperatare at Owtaha 1 esters'!
Hear. Pea. Hair. Ilea,
ft a. aa 1 p. as 11
a. aa ft s p. aa in
T a. aa .1 . n l
M l. sn T 4 p. as I A
a. as "i a tm 11
la.sa 1 p. sa
11 a. aa 3 ? , a
12 aa 7 , X
P. SB 1
Belew aerw.
NAMES THE NEW COMMITTEES
Omaha Bar Aiioelatlaa 'Wakes Ap
palataaeats for the Easalag
Tear.
a
President Warren Fwltxier of the Omaha
Bar association announcer the appointment
of the following standing committees for
the er.Fuirg year;
Leclplatlon rrar.k Ransom, chairman; j
John P. O'Pnen R. H. Olmsted. E. W.
Simeral. F. W. Finch.
Judiciary E. Wakeley. chairman; Charle.
F. Manderson. James B. S,lieean, John F
Stout, diaries F. E cutter.
Inqulry-Bron G. Burhank. chairman;
Thomas W. Blackburn, Elmer E. Thomas.
Entertainment Howard Kennedy. Jr,
chairman; M A. Hall. J-hn D. Wear.
Harry C. Bmme was appointed vice pres
dent of the association by the executive
council.
The officers of the association as recently
elected are:
Warren Fwltxler. president; Dan J. Riley,
secretary; E. H odder, treasurer.
Executive council: F. A. Brogan, chair
man; H. C Brome. E. C. Tage. A. W.
Parish and C. J. Smyth.
W. A. PAGE VISITS OLD HOME
Farairr Masataetarer Wha Waa Prime
Mover la Omaha's ladaatrlal
Praa-reis.
W. A. Page of Chicago Is spenldng a few
days In Omaha. Mr. Page Is well remem
bered as one of the leading pioneer manu
facturers of this city, having been presi
dent of the W. A. Page Soap company. He
also' m-'as one of the organisers and the
president of the Manufacturers' and Con
sumers' association, which did much to
rn ard building up the manufacturing Indus
tries of this city by creating a sentiment
In favor of patronizing home industries.
Prior to the organization of this assoc.a
tion In 1P1 it mas almost irriossib:e for
Omaha manufacturers to sell goods In their
home city and the libera patronage new
received Is due in a large measure to the
effort of Mr. Page and his public-spirited
associates.
JAPAN TO SHOW AMERICANS
Takes Kraalagei af , Lam Is Ea
polt lom ta Deaasitratr Piagiess
af Cwaatry.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. X Kiyoshl
Sugaw. director of the Japanese exhibi
tion at the World's fair at St. Louis, who
arrived her last Salurttay, has left for the
eeai. aoooiapasied by hi wife ami twa
secretaries. In discussing his mission to
the United States, be aald: -
Japan is taking the greatest Interest In
the forthcoming World fair at St. Louis.
The emperor and every business man is
eager to show the I'nited States the re
sources of Japan. For that reason me mill
ranke a big display.
The value of the exhibits of the associa
tion represented by Director Sugawa is
said to amount to more than SS.Omu.OOu.
WILL TRY REMAINING RIOTERS
Raiilia Gaveraameat Ha Oaly Dis
posed af Few Aeraaet af As
aaalts aa Jew a.
NEW TORK, Jan. J6 Further trial of
prisoner connected with the Kishineff
massacre is about to te resumed, says a
Time dispatch from Moscow.
The prisoners Indicted were divided Into
three categories. Only the first, compris
ing those charged duectly with murder,
have been tried. The number stlU amalt
ing a hearing 1 over . A formal appeal
agalnrt the verdicts already delivered has
been lodged with the minister of Justice,
but the Jem-a doubt If the appeal will be
suooeasf uL
WANT MOTHER TO SEE CHILD
Police seaurrh far Mr, laara Mealrr
f l.liel. Wkaw Daaghter
is Dylas.
ClJef Donahue received a telephone mes
say from the Lincoln police at noon ask
ing for Informatlim as to the whereabouts
of Mrs. Laura Meader, supposed to be In
Omaha. The Lincoln police report that
ber (-year-old daughter is dying at the
home of her grandfather in that city and
the presence of the mother is desired. Mrs.
Meader, the chief was advised. 1s a do
mestic and was a member of the Salvation
Army. She Is not known In local Salvation
Army circles and other etTorts to locate the
woman have thus far failed.
KEEPS GUN TOSHO0T RATS
Pallce rart Vlrtlsa EapLaJa ta Jaite
Way Ha Peeeee a. He.
valver.
Tom Oilds, who alleged ths pistol found
hi Ms possession was kept for the express
purpose of shootirg rats, was fined U and
costs in police court.
"Shoot rats ' ejaculated Judge Berks,
"where do you hunt rats'?"
"Well, I haven't found any yet. your
honor." replied Child, "an Tve had that
gun for four years
WORK ON SADDLE CREEK SEWER
rastrwetlaa Will Be started by Cla
11 y a ia Weaiker
Permits.
Contractor James P. Connolly ssys that
he will begin work c.n the Saddle creek
semer Just as soon as the weather permits.
He is anxious to get the job finished In
May and asserts be mil! use every effort ta
accomplish tha end. Councilman Hunting
ton and other interested residents are uig
lng Immediate construction, if thle be poav
Sibkr-
Lisert (rarrl rr4let See.
BEDFORD, Ind. Jan Coroner Pluro
nier a verdic t in tiie a hafer murder case
1 exfiec-teid lief'-rt the end of tne meek. It
mill "murder at lb hands of an un
knomT, person." Dra. Emerick Free lar.d
and Short over the l-&y of Miss fect.afer
hate eosrpleted the autoiisy. After decrn
li g clott lr.g mounca etc.. their re-pol
umy: " ine aarC) l.air atut tao ltt oe
b-i.f in takeu Irm rig! t baiui. i-r,uBia- j
b y a muaLathi Wlr. Th aaapon uaad
a Uuii. i
BODIES ARE MANGLED
Awful tglt Greets Km Tb. Esarfc
Betiesn of Coal Mis EhafL
SAY RCMMNS CAKNOT BE iOEHTintD
Landtf of Eascien itji UnfortMkU Xea
Vara Elewo to Fin.
tS HOST CRUESOIfE SIGHT EVER SEEN
Iff, Ami and Trucki L iboit ia
Greatest C-mfngitra,
RESCUER LOSES LIFE IN VAIN EFFORT
laa Wha Platted Mlas la Pleat
Eater A tier Aeeleat Happewi
aad Is Breaght t Tap
Dead.
riTT?rrRG. Jan. -Even the letnents
seem ci.iu-plrliig to ptevent the work af
res ue at the Harwich mine. Almost er
meather anii a biting wind late In the aft
ernoon rmept down over the little valley
m here the mine Is located and nearly added
another 11M of dead to the long, black table
already mei-ured off. Not only was the
mork of searching for the dead and living.
If any a:e still alive, rudely interrupted,
nit cold und Ice and mind combined and
nearly coft the Uvea of sixteen good men.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon sixteen men
went dnmn into the shaft to do the work of
bratticing. bolstering, tunneling and re
moving the de-brls that so far has barred
their progress int the working where th
men mere at labor when the explosion
came. Their shirt was supposed to be
of three hours only. It was a hard task.
Before the bucket reached the bottom they
mere drenched with water, which the cold
draught through the shaft soon turned
to Ice.
Shortly after they were let down, two
at a time. In the bucket, a temporary hoist
that had been ringed up to bring up th
debris snd the dead, was started down the
shaft. Then came the snow and cold and
mind, and agnln efforts were made ta reach
the living men at the bottom of the shaft,
but the wooden sides of the hoist swollen
by water, stuck to the Iron guide slide
and then came hours of maneuvering to
reach the bottom.
saCer trim Cald,
The men below had no means of warmth
and many of them were standing; In deep
m ater. Every e Sort was made to lower
the cage and finally It was loosened and
got mithin tmelve feet of the bottom. A
Umber blown across the wsy by the explo
sion was In the path. The men were within
eary reach ef a rope, but with their fingers
numbed and almost frozen by the cold
mere unable to grasp the offered help.
It was o'clock mhen the first three man
of the party which went down at t o'clock
were brought to the surface. Not one of
them was able to walk, ao numbed were
tbey by the cold. Henry Beckert said:
"It was a frtghtlul experience. We wer
too oold to work. There Is pps rently a
on to rescue. We had a hard Mme to find
many of th dead. X shred of csstMoc
here and another there, a Jacket. A pair
of overalls, bat few bodies. When we left
the bottom of the shaft there were twelve
bodies lying there ready to be brought tap
There are many other there and the
bodies cf many will never be found.
"The south main drift In which we
worked gives little chance for many men
w ho will te recognisable. In the north
main drift the way has been cleared for
some diFtance, but we could not tell what
was found there."
Juki after 10 o'clock the last of the res
cuers mere brought to the surface and a
new shift went down. That some bodies
are ready to be brought up Is a certainty
and some probably will be before the day
dawns.
First af Heaeae Party Die.
.'Jreedy four men are known to be dead,
among then. Pel In Taylor of this city,
who waa the first of the reecu party ta
reach the bottom of th shaft. Hi body
was brought to the top of the shaft thi
morning. Taylor, wha was on af the beat
known mining engineer In western Penn
sylvania, lost hi life In an effort to save
the Uvea ot the entombed tnen. He had
planned and platted th mine and wwa
railed by th AUegtiesy Coal oompaay a
the. xnan beet fitted te lead the forlorn
hope. He went down into the nine bravely
and mith him went four other men. On
of them. George Harvath, was brought
from the pit but a short time before Tay
lor' a lifeless body came to the surface.
Another of the rescue party. Turn Wood,
tried desperately to save his com pan lore,
tint felt the deadly nausea coming on and
was farced to leave them to their fata.
Then oibers took tip the work, tww at a
time. All night they went up end dowm
In the temporarily rigged bucket. The
main hoists were both blown out by the
force of th explosion, but there wrere no
living o.es te same.
Adolph Olona. the only on of the miners
In the pit when th exploalon occurred ta
be brought to the surface alive, vat res
cued by Selmin Taylor.
little Chaaee far 1,1 fe.
But If there were no lives to save, there
were dead to tie found, and all night long
the volunteers toiled, gaining headway here
and there until they were forced by ex
haustion to oult their labor,
I. C. Hatch of Cleveland, oh of the
principfil owners of the mine, together with
e stimler of other Cleveland sna aa
ciated with him. arrived here this momirg
Mr. Hatch said he could not talk about
the terrible disaster until he bad learned
the facts on the grounds He aald he be
lieved they had as safe a mine as any as
Is found They had taken every precau
tion knom-n to mining enrineertrg. lilt, be
said, "something unforeseen fired th gas
and the lives of the men were snuffed out."
Cm reachirg the mine. Mr. Hatch Added
to the urgent ajpeal for th aid of skilled
m- to penetrate the mine to react! th
living and to recover th dead bttdiee
That la. indeed, th crying need of th
hour.
I KK-tor and oxygen are on th ground
ready for th faning to a flame eny feeble
eiark of life that may b found In any
of the bodies. But they are almost hops
lcsa. They say the death of Mr. Taylor,
who was overcome before he reached th
main body of th men. prove that It will
be almost impossible for th fanprleoned
men to keep alive. Sacs of th old mis
ers say there is only on chase la a
thousand that there I a Cf In th mine
beyond that in the rescuing party.
Bravo lea Ala wer CwJL.
Tli call for aid In omarlng the wreck
ag of the Hartmack anine, iaaaad t t
o'clock this snarning by Manager Bcheete
and Inspector Cunningham, ha "borne re
sults. Hut still, at 1 clock this afternoon,
no word baa been received from any f
the 1M naen entombed below. Volantarr
Xrua mlnlrig town la th adgkUirbood
