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CZAR READY TO 0U1T
Outline of Terms of Peace 8aid to Be
Under Consideration.
PRINCIPAL DIFFICULTY IS INDEMNITY
Japan Demands Heary Payments and
Russia Balks at This.
MIKADO WILL BE GIVEN PO ""V RTHUR
Manchnria as Far Up as Bari f to Be
Eeturned to China.' -
OTHER CONCESSIONS TO TH ;T0RS
fr Is to Be fader Japan ier.
alnty avnd Vladivostok o
Be Made a Seutra
Pert.
LONDON. Feb. a. A dispatch to Reuter's
Telegram company from St Petersburg,
confirming- the Associated Press advices of
February 17 and 18 from Bt. Petersburg to
the effect that peace wu under consldera
tion, ay: , The gueetlon of peace has not
only been formally discussed, but the con
ditions on which Russia la prepared to
make peace have practically been agreed
upon. These are as follows:
Corea to be placed under Japanese suze
rainty. Port Arthur and the Llaotung peninsula
to be ceded to Japan.
Vladivostok to be declared a neutral port,
with an open door.
The ICustern Chinese railroad to be placed
under neutral International administration.
Manchuria as far north as Harbin to be
restored aa an Integral part of the Chinese
empire. -
The difficulty lies In settling the question
of indemnity upon which It Is known that
Japan insists, but it Is thought that this
difficulty is not Insuperable.
The mont trustworthy opinion at Bt.
Petersburg Is that In view of the Internal
situation and the enormous difficulty In
carrying on the war peace on the terma
outlined will be concluded within a com
paratively short time If the Indemnity ques
tion carl be arranged, but It Is1 quite possible
that Russia will risk another battle before a
decision la reached.
C'sor Favors Peace.
BT. PETERSBURG, Feb. 22.-1:10 a, m.
Persistent reports declare that Emperor
Nicholas not only has decided to convoke
a representative body, but that he Is also
bent on making peace. He is reported to
have taken this decision chiefly on the ad
vice of Empercr William. The conditions
if peace which Russia can accept are freely
euscussed here. The only obstacle to peace
Is said to be the question of Indemnity,
which Russia will rofuse to pay.
While peace reports are circulating In
official and other quarters In Bt. Peters
burg the Information reaches the Associated
Press that Oeneral Kouropatktn Is Indus
triously preparing to try final conclusions
with Field Marshal Oyama and that u de
cisive battle may be expected within a
fortnight.
Captain William B, Judson, U 8. A., and
othvr "foreign -military attaches have been
asked to leave Vladivostok. While no rea
son has been assigned, it is probawe that
this action Is In anticipation that operations
will begin there as soon as spring opens. '
According to latest reports Kmperor Nich
olas is greatly dissatisfied with the conduct
of Oeneral Grlpponberg while he was In
Manchuria, but has ordered General Grlp
penberg to return to Ills post. It 1b gossip
in court circles that General Grlppenberg's
face was far from cheerful when he left
the emperor's cabinet.
Will Call Zemsky Znbor.
Even In the midst of his grief over the
death of Grand Duke Serglus evidence ex
ists that Emperor Nicholas is giving his
attention to political developments, but re
ports as to his Intentions are conflicting.
Indications point toward a decision to re
vive the xemsky zabor and some rumors
even give the date when the proclamation I
convening that body will be Issued. These I
rumors, however, probably are premature,
but there Is little doubt In the best in
formed quarters that the emperor's decis
ion n-lll lu r.tnkla althmiffli It im nn.
derstood that the court party is still fight
ing desperately for time, maintaining that
It would be an irreparable blunder to yield
In the face of terrorism, even if it should
be advisable later on.
Contrary to previous reports it Is now
said that, the last word from Grand Duke
Serglus to the emperor, contained in a let
ter brought by Prince Schlrlnsky Schak
matoff, was to stand firm. According to
earlier reports Serglus, seeing that opposi
tion was useless, outlined In this letter a
plan for a aemsky sabor, restricted us
much as possible In Its powers.
Memorial Service at Tsarskoe Selo.
Great precaution are being observed in
the arrangements for the obsequies of
Grand Duke Serglus at Moscow Thursday
morning and In connection with the service
In the chapel of the Alexander palace at
Tsarskoe Selo at the came hour. The -attendance
at Moscow will be limited, and
the body of the grand duke will be Interred
In one of the several chapels of the monas
tery where It now lies. Foreign sovereigns
Intending to send personal representatives
and who in some cases already have desig
nated them, nave been Informed that the
presence of such representatives In the ex
isting painful circumstances would be em
barrasing. Except the family and Immediate, en
tourage, ministers and foreign ambussa
' dors, no one will be admitted to the clmpel
at the Tsarskoe Selo. No secretaries or
other embassy or legation attaches have
been invited.
Graad Duke's Coachniaa Dead.
' MOSCOW, Feb. a. The coachman who
was driving the carriage in which Grand
Duke Serglus was riding when he was as
sassinated, died today of hi Injuries. He
sustained seventy-six wounds. There was
a continuous procession Of Muscovites to
day passing through the Kremlin gates to
visit the Choudoft monastery and the scene
of the tragedy in the senate square, paus
ing to cross themselves at the tall Iron
cross which has been erected at the exact
pot where the assassination took place and
before which a lamp is constantly burning
s before a shrine. Pieces of carriage and
other evidences of the tragedy are con
tinually being found.
Among the guard of honor around the
coffin is the Grand Duke Dmitri, adopted
son of Serglus and ehild of Grand Duke
Paul, who has just been restored to his
place In the Imperial family.
Resides practically continuous requiems,
an unusually solemn funeral mass was eon
ducted today by the Moscow metropolitan,
assisted by four bishops, seven archiman
drites or priests of the imperial household,
twelve arrhprlests and twenty priest. The
burial procaasion ort Thursday will have
only a few yards to traverse, It having been
decided to give the body temporary Inter
ment In the adjoining chapel of Andrew
Ui First Called.
WOULD LIBERATE THE CZAR
Assassin of Grand Dnke Annonnces
rians of the Russian
Revolution.
MOSCOW, Feb. Zl.-The assassin of
Grand Dtike Serglus maintains an attitude
of profound Indifference. When pressed to
reply questions he declnred that all the
efforts of the authorities would have no
result.
Before his victim waa laid under earth
he said other victims would le found.
Regarding his motives the assassin said he
only acted in the Interests of an oppressed
people. He considered the deed was an
act of duty. The grand dukes had for
years violated every canon of ordinary
decency and ruined the country while
exploiting the weak will of the emperor
for their own end. They had made him
a tyrant so that the people execrate him.
He was sware that the emperor was an
Innocent dupe and his party hnd decided
to deliver the emperor from the evil In
fluences surrounding him In the hope that
he some day would Join In the movement
and become the head of a national govern
ment based on western lines.
Neither the police nor their spies, the
assassin added, will be able to protect
those who are doomed to death.
nEDMOAD'S AMK3DMEXT LOST
Government's Majority la Redncrd to
Fifty Votes Debate Is Excltlnn-.
LONDON, Feb. 21. John Redmonds
smendment to the address In reply to the
speech from the throne was defeated In
the House of Commons tonight by a vote
of 28 to 23ti, after an exhaustive debate oc
cupying two days and affording an oppor
tunity to several parties and factions to
express their views on the Irish situation.
The amendment declared. In effect, that
"the present system of government (of Ire
land) Is opposed to the will of the Irish
people."
The net result of the debate showed that
all agreed that the present system of gov
ernment of Ireland Is unsatisfactory, but
thre was a distinct disagreement concern
ing methods by which dissent might be
abated and Ireland cease to be a dlnturb
Ing element In the policies of the United
Kingdom.
At the opening of the discussion today
John Dillon and Timothy Healy supported
the amendment.
W. 8. Kenyon-Slaney (Independent con
servative), who declined to discuss the
Incident of Sir Anthony McDonald, under
secretary to the lord lieutenant of Ireland,
directed his speech against home rule. In
the course of his remarks Mr. Kenyon
Slaney referred to the claim of Irish-Americans
that they had killed the Anglo-American
arbitration treaty. Mr. Healy replying
on this point said:
"God bless the Irish In America. They
are faithful to their country, regardful of
Its Interests and are determined that If
you make a treaty of peace with the
United States It shall be abiding and last
ing." Mr. Healy bitterly assailed the Ulster
unionists and eloquently appealed to the
conservative rarty to concede the wishes
of the nationalists in the Interest of im
perial policy.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman began his
speech with saying that he "supported the
policy of a, thorough, fundamental, altera
tion of the whole system of Irish govern
ment." The Irish people, he said, deserved
a better government, springing from and
controlled by themselves. '
Premier Balfour, In winding up the de
bate, said that every unionist and every
one of his ministers agreed that the broad
lines now existing as to the government of
Ireland were not lines that should be pre
served. The division was on party lines, seventy
four nationalists voting with the liberals
In favor of the amendment, the reduction of
the government's majority to fifty being
due to the abstention of a number of Irish
unionists voting against the government.
Sir Edward Carson (conservative member
for Dublin) used his utmost efforts In the
lobby to prevail upon the angry Ulstcrmen
to support the government, but without
success.
An interesting incident of the debate was
the apparent reconciliation of the o!d-tlmu
enemies, Jrhn Dillon and Timothy Healy.
Mr. Healy. -ho made the most telling and
brilliant : -h of the whole debate to the
crowded house, when Mr. DlWon rose to
speak vacated his favorite corner seat In
favor of Mr Dillon, and subsequently gra
ciously handed him a glass of water while
ho was speaking. Mr. Dillon's speech was
a vigorous effort and showed that health
had been completely restored.
Nothing has been allowed to gain public
ity concerning the cabinet council, but it is
assumed that for the time being the threat
ened resignations have been smoothed over.
CARRIKGTOX TO MIKE APPEAL
Major Receives Sentences Agsrregat
Ina Sixty Years In Prlon.
MANILA. Feb. 21. -Major Carrlngton,
who was convicted of fel.sefylng vouchers
of the civil government to the amount of
$1,500 was today sentenced to a total of
sixty years and five days Imprisonment.
He was tried on five separate counts and
the sentence on each charge was twelve
years and one day.
Major Carrlngton practically made no
defense, his attorneys simply raising
technical points. The case will be ap
pealed to the supreme court of the Islands
and If the decision there is adverse to the
appellant, the major will appeal to the
supreme court of the United States.
approve: tax kor reforms
Great Powers Accept Proposed In
crease In Turkish Duties.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. Zl.-The pro
posed Increase In the Turkish customs
duties has been accepted In principle by
the governments of the six great powers
on the conditions that the revenue so de
rived shall bo devoted to carrying out
reforms.
It is understood that Turkey is soliciting
their assent to the Increase undertook to
accept the Austro-Russlan scheme for
reform of the finances of Macedonia.
Sir Henry Irving; 111.
LONDON. Feb. a.-Sir Henry Irving is
reported somewhat seriously ill at Wolver
hampton. He collapsed after a per
formance last night and has been obliged
to cancel his attendance at a meeting to
be held In the Wolverhampton town hall
today, where he was to be presented with
a silver casket. Sir Henry was born in
1S38.
Lawn Fete fur Wrlabt.
MANILA, Feb. SI Major General Corbln,
military commander of the Philippines,
lavishly entertained a large number of
guests at a lawn fete today, the occasion
being the Introduction of Governor Wright
as the first Americun governor general of
the Philippines.
Karl of Dadley Holds Place.
IONPON, Feb. 21. In reply to sn in
quiry the earl of Dudley, lord lieutenant
of Ireland, telegraphed from Dublin today
as follows: "There is no truth In the re
port that I -ui resigning."
ILLINOIS IN THE OIL FIGHT
Legislature Takes Steps to Co-operate whh
Kansas in Regelating Traffic
OSAGE LEASE MAY BE RENEWED
Secretary Hitchcock Says that Pro
posed Extension rovers Only ,
OOO Acres and Does Not In
clude All Oil Lands.
SPRINGFIELD. III., Feb. 21. The house
today adopted two resolutions affecting the
Standard Oil company. One was offered
by Representative Allen of Vermillion
county. "In order," as he said, "to first
test the temper of the house on this sub
ject." This resolution offers to loan the state
of Kansas the sum of Sioo.ono without tn
erest for a period of six years to aid in
establishing a state oil refinery, and refers
to the Standard Oil company aa that
"merciless octopus, whose tentacles now
encircle every state In the union." The reso
lution was adopted by a close viva ce
vote amongst considerable consideration
and laughter.
A resolution by Representative Mc
Goorty of Chicago, asks for an Investi
gation of the laying of pipe lines through
Illinois by the Standard Oil company and
provides for the appointment of a Joint
committee to confer with the state of
ficials of Kansas to agree on steps to be
taken toward declaring such pipe lines
common carriers. This resolution was
adopted without dissenting vote. Mr. Allen
Is a republican and Mr. McGoorty a demo
crat. Thus both sides of the side took
action on the oil question. As the reso
lution is a Joint one no action will be taken
by Speaker Shurtleff until the senate has
acted upon It.
Text of Resolution.
The text of the resolution is as follows:
Whereas, The state of Kansas, through
Its legislature and chief executive, Is taking
steps and adopting measures to provide
against the aggression of the Standard Oil
company.
Whereas, Kansas has become a great oil
producing state, and, by proper enabling
legislation, purposes to supply the consumer
olland the bl-products In defiance of threats
of extermination and ruin reported to have
been made against sold state by the Stand
ard OH company, and
Whereas, In this regard the assertion by
Kansas of Its rights and powers as a sov
ereign state of this union has awakened
the hope that this most menacing of all
combinations Is amenable to the law of the
land, and
Whereas, It Is reported that pipe lines
controlled by the Standard Oil company,
extending from the oil fields of Kansas to
certain cities of the state of Illinois, In
tended to supply oil to such cities, ure rap
idly approaching completion, and that such
pipe linos are proposed to extend across
this state to its eastern boundary, and.
Whereas, The people of this state have
the right to know and be fully advised ns
to the purposes of th" Standard OH com
pany In this regnrd and under what rights
and terms it may claim as a common cur
rier, or in any other capacity. Now, there
fore, be It
Resolved, By the house of representatives
of the general assembly of Illinois, the
senate concurring herein, that a joint com
mittee of this general assembly, consisting
of live members, be appointed forthwith,
three of which shall be appointed by thin
house and two of which members shall be
appointed bv the senate, for the purpose
of conferring and communicating with the
Kansas legislature and its state officers
and determining and reporting to this gen
mil Assembly and to both brunches trie-eof
the scope and extent of said pipe lines,
and such other Information necessary to
enable this general assembly to safeguard
and protect the peoole rf this state and Its
commercial Interests. Be It further
Rosolved. That the members of this gen
eral assembly are In hearty accord with
the efforts o'f the Kansas legislature and
Its chief executive In its tight for commer
cial freedom.
OH Lease Will Be Renewed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Careful consid
eration was given today by the president
and members of the cabinet to the proposed
extension of the ten-year lease of oil rights
on the Osage Indian lands In Oklahomt.
Both the president and Secretary Hitchcock
have received in letters and In telegrams
protests against the extension of the leases,
because, it Is urged, the oil rights prac
tically are controlled by the Oil trust. Many
of these protests have come from Kansas,
one being received today by the president
from the Kansas legislature. It has been
decided, with tho approval of the cabinet,
that it would be unjust to some of the
lessees who have acquired vested rights un
der contract with the Indians not to extend
the lease. Secretary Hitchcock told the
cabinet It was not true that the 680,000 acre
agreed upon under the proposed renewal In
cluded all of the oil lands in the Osage
reservation. He said it was quite likely all
of the lands contained oil.
The subject of the proposed Investigation
of the operations of the oil operators in the
Kansas Hold was discussed, but io definite
conclusions further than those already an
nounced wero reached. The Investigation
will be conducted by the bureau of corpo
rations under the direction of Commissioner
Garfield. His report will be made to the
president for transmission later to congress.
It Is quite certain that if the facts devel
oped by the inquiry should warrant action
by the government the matter will be
brought by the president to the attention
of the Deparment of Justice.
Knnsas Fight Will Ue Aa-a-ressl ve.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 21. The sentiment
In favor of restricting all repressive cor
porations In Kansas Is growing. Today a
resolution was introduced in the senate pro
viding for an Investigation of the following
Alleged combines: Beef, grain. Implement,
milling and lumber. The evidence gained In
the Investigation will be presented to the
governor and attorney general for action.
The Standard OH company will be closely
watched In the meantime. The Oil Pro
ducers' association announces that the fight
on the Standard will not be relaxed no mat
ter what may be the outcome of the legisla
tion. H. K. West, president of the association,
announces that Frank B. Monnet, for
merly attorney general of Ohio, has been
retained to assist In gathering evidence.
During his term as attorney general of
Ohio Mr. Monnet brought suit against the
Standard Oil company to revoke Its char
ter for alleged vlolntlon of the anti-trust
laws. He made a desperate but unsuccess
ful effort to drive the company out of the
I state and gained much evidence that will be
of use in the Kansas fight.
C. A. Walsh of Ottumva, la., a former
l secretary of the democratic national com
mittee, announces that Mr. Shearn, the
lawyer who prosecuted the Anthracite Coal
trust cases for William R. Hearst, has
been retained to assist in the Standard Oil
Investigation In Kansas. Hearst's plan Is
to bring proceedings against the Standard
under the Sherman anti-trust laws.
The senate oil and gas committee today
brought in majority and minority reports
on the antl-pumping gas bill. The minority
favors the measure, which has already
passed the house. The railroad bill, which
both the railroads and Standard Oil com
pany are fighting, has been made a special
order for tomorrow tn the senate.
Kansas officers have today received as.
suranres that the legislatures of Illinois,
Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and California
are strongly In favor of the oil campaign
being waged by Kansas.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 21.-Fermer At-
LABOR OBJECTS TO LOBBYISTS
Denver Trades Council Asks Governor
Adams to Exclude the Third
House fross the Capitol.
DENVER, Colo.,ib. 21. The executive
board of the Denver-Building Trades' coun
cil has addressed a communication to Gov
ernor Alva Adams asking him to exclude
from the cnpltol the lobbyists who are said
to be endeavoring to Influence members of
the legislature to decide the gubernatorial
contest In favor of former Governor Pea
body. The letter Is a reply to Governor
Adams address to the public advising
against the proposed" labor demonstration
on March 2, when the Joint convention of
the general assembly is to receive the re
port of the contest committee. Following
la the text of the letter to the governor:
Dear Sir: We have read your letter to the
public und readily see the wisdom of your
position In this matter. Hut we ask you In
all falines. Is it Just that the working
people of Denver should be denied the right
to peaceably assemble and petition gov
ernment for a redress of our grievances,
when the representatives of the corpora
tions have made the state capitol a home?
We submit that you as governor are
rented with, extraordinary responsibilities,
which are compensated at least by extra
ordinary powers. If you deny us the right
to be heard, then we beg that you exercise
your constitutional right as governor of
Colorado and close the doors of the capitol
against the well known hired lobbyists who
are moving heaven and earth to disfran
chise us by accomplishing your downfall.
Folk, governor of Missouri, controls the
third house by virtue of his oftice. We
hold it to be more dangerous o peace, or
derly procedure and constitutional gov
ernment than all the hosts of the working
people of the state. We believe in the law;
they defy It. We uphold It. They subvert
It. We respectfully petition you to exclude
them as you have virtually excluded us by
your public statement. Yours respectfully.
THE EXECUTIVE POAHD OF THE DEN
VER BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
J. J. TOItPKV, Chairman.
J. R. HERMAN, Secretary.
J. P. BUTLER.
W. H. SCOTT.
HENRY BRICKHAM.
"1 think the suggestion of the Building
Trades' council Is wise and shall look into
It," said Governor Adams today. He con
tinued: Put It Is hard to single out any special
lobbyists. We may know them and think
we know what they are doing, but It Is a
different matter to prove It and to exclude
them. The legislative bodies themselves
can bar them out If they so desire. As a
general rule lobbyists are far more danger
ous around legislative halls than working
men. Working people have far more right
around the legislature than lobbyists,
speaking broadly..
The legislative committee appointed to
hear evidence In the Peabody-Adams gu
bernatorial contest held an executive ses
sion today. It Is reported that Representa
tive Thomas offored a resolution providing
for a committee to Investigate charges al
leged to have been made by Chairman W.
H. Griffith to the effect that he hnd been
approached by persons representing Gov
ernor Peabody who wanted him to allow
them to make certain changes in the tran
script of evidence taken before the commit
tee. However, It is said that Chairman
Griffith made a satisfactory explanation and
the resolution was withdrawn.
COURT WANTS TO SEE CASH
Judge Orders Trust Company to Pro
duce "Boodle" Pnad In
Krats Case.
BUTLER. Mo., Febfoi. Interest in. the
trial' of Charles Kratz', a former member
of the St. Louis municipal assembly,
charged with accepting a bribe while a
member of that body, centers today In the
$60,000 bribery fund which .the state has
impounded and which has been used In
other trials as evidence against the de
fendants charged with the same crime aa
alleged In the Indictment against Kratz. '
Judge Denton issued an order to compel
the Mississippi Valley Trust company of
St. Louis, In whose custody the money
Is at present, to produce the cur
rency In court. The trust company
entered a return, stating It could not send
the money, as H had been directed by the
j St. Louis circuit court to hold it. Judge
Denton overruled the return and his orlg
I lnal order stands. Tho defense is fighting
I against the introduction of the currency,
as it contends that the presence of the
money will prejudice the interest of the
defendant.
Circuit Attorney Sager of St. Louis
opened the case against Kratx today by
reading the Indictment to the Jury. Both
Kratz and his wife were present when
court convened,
j Philip Stock of St. Louis was the first
l witness. He testified that on October 9,
1801, he was asked by Charles H. Turner
to secure the passage of Suburban railroad
franchise bill through the municipal assem
bly and that the next day he saw Kratz
and asked his help. Stock stated that
Kratz told him that it would take $75,000.
He then gave a detailed account of the
alleged negotiations between himself and
Kratz, which resulted In his placing $60,
000 In $1,000 bills In a safe deposit box In
I mj iuioniwiptji v aney i rust company,
jvratz naving appointed a representative
to hold ono of the keys to the box until
the passage of the Suburban bill, when It
was to be divided among the members of
the so-called "combine" In the council.
Stock waa cross-examined and excused.
John G. Brlnkmeyer of St. Louis, who
Stock testified was the agent appointed by
Kratz to receive one of the keys to the
safe deposit box, was then called. He
testified that he placed the $60,000 in the
box after counting it und finding the money
correct. He said he was told by Stock
1 and Kratz to keep the key and that he
did so until he surrendered It to the grand
Jury.
FORTY-FIVE DEAD RECOVERED
Work of Bringing Oat the Bodies from
Alabama Mine.
CORPSES ARE FRIGHTFULLY MANGLED
Over One Hundred Men Are Still on
the Lower Level and All of
Them Are Probably
Dead.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Feb. 21. The scene
at Virginia mines this afternoon, where a
terrifflc afterdamp explosion occurred yes
terday afternoon imprisoning 160 men,
TOO feet below the surfaoe, waa the most
gruesome and sorrowing that has ever been
witnessed In this section of Alabama. Of
the miners who entered the mines yester
day afternoon so far only forty-live bodies
have been recovered. The recovery already
of so many dead bodies, precludes the laea
thRt any living men remain among the
unfortunates still In the mine.
The corpse are frightfully mangled and
dlsilgured and identification is almost im
possible. Many of them are so badly
I ..,, It,.4 .,! tu-latnrl u nH rllscnlorpd that
negroes cannot be told from white men.
Many Families Destitute.
All day long at the mouth of the mine
walling of women and children whose hus
bands and fathers were In the mine has
been most heartrending. One hundred fam
ilies and 300 children are left destitute and
without means of support by the calamity
and they are the best class of the min
ing families In Alabama.
As the bodies of the victims, which In
many cases have been gathered together
a piece at a time, are brought to the sur
face they are placed in rows on a rough
platform, and late this evening ambu
lances began the removal of those so fax
recovered to Bessemer.
The excavation of the debris has been
handicapped. The foul gases which had
collected In the slope made neceesary the
use of safety lamps and it was found that
less than a score of safety lamps were
available In the district. Union miners
went to the scene from practically every
mining camp within a radius of twenty-five
miles of Virginia City to aid in the work
of rescue.
One Man Rescued Alive.
Out of the fifty bodies recovered up to this
time, one was found about 4 o'clock, which
waa barely alive. The body was carefully
taken from the mine and heroic methods
resorted to to bring the man to conscious
ness. He is still alive, but scant hope
Is held out for his recovery. President
Flynn of the Louisiana United Mine Work
ers Bald to the Associated Press tonight:
"I shall be surprised If a single person
escaped alive from that mine. Ventilation
is very difficult and If the men were not
killed by the explosion they have certainly
been suffocated by the gasee. The bodies
so far reached were in the main slope
and It will be several days before we can
get to the rooms which branch off from the
main slope."
WORTHINGTON AT FUNERAL
Bishop of Nebraska Officiates at Ob
sequies of Episcopal Bishop
of Chicago.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21,-Funeral services
have been held here for Bishop William
Edward McLauren, who died Sunday night.
Bishop Worthington of Nebraska, of
ficiated. The body waa taken to Chicago where
it will arrive by the Lake Shore road this
evening.
CHICAGO. Feb. 21.-The body of the late
Bishop W. E. McLaren, who died Sunday
in New York, rouched this city this even
ing and was at once taken to the Cathedral
of SS. Peter and Paul, where It will He in
state all of tomorrow and until 11 o'clock
Thursday morning, when the public funeral
services will be held.
CENSURE F0RTHE SPEAKER
West Vjralala Committee Says He
Used Official Position to Farther ",'
His Personal Interests.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Feb. Zl.-The re
port of the Joint legislative Investigating
committee which probed into alleged cor
ruption charges of the Standard Oil com
pany was adopted by the house of dele
gates today. Two reports were made, one
by the majority members and the other
by the minority members. An effort to
substitute the latter for the majority re
port was defeated.
The charges referred to were contained
In a letter of United States Marshal Elliott
to John Worthington, a Standard Oil com
pany employe. The majority members
found that the letter was written by El
liott and that the charges contained therein
were untrue and the legislators are vindi
cated and exonerated. The minority re
port states that the conspiracy alleged was
uninvestigated and the majority of the
committee rejected tho testimony tending
to prove a political conspiracy. The minor
ity report concludes:
We further find that the speaker of the
house of delegates was directly Interested
in the result of the legislation which was
the principal subject of the inquiry, and
being so interested he resisted the passage
of the bill; that the secretary of state
participated In the resistance to the extent
of procuring their recommittal; that It was
represented to the said secretary of state
by the speaker and others that if thev
were recommitted they would be defeated.
The conduct of the speaker In this he
half Is shown to have been most Indis
creet, as is also that of the secretary of
state.
FIREMEN'S PLAN REJECTED
Scheme of Xew Haven Firemen for
Adjusting; Differences Not Ac
ceptable to Company.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 21. In an ef
fort to agree upon some plan which might
lead to a peaceful settlement of the trouble
existing between the firemen and engineers
of the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad. Second Vice Grand Master
Timothy Shea and the other members of
the sub-committee of the firemen's ad
justment committee will consult with Grand
Master Hannuhan of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, who is now on his
way to New York and who is expected to
arrive there tomorrow. The meeting will
be held In New York.
"President Mellen Is considering a pro
posal for arbitration, which has been sub
mit tod to him, and we expect an answer
from him today," said Timothy Shea, sec
ond vice grand master of the Brotherhood
of Railway Firemen, in outlining the situa
tion existing today as regards the demands
of the members of the firemen's brother
hood employed on the New York, New
Haven 4 Hartford system.
In response to an Inquiry, President Mel
len said today that the company had re
ceived a suggestion for a plan of arbitra
tion from the firemen's committee, but as
It left the engineers out of consideration,
and as the engineers are a principal party
to the controversy, the plan had to be re
jected by the company.
Continued oa Sixth 1'uO
HOCH REPUDIATES CONFESSION
Chicago Bluebeard Says Statement
Read to Jury Is Not the Ono
Ho Signed.
CHICAGO, Feb. il.-Johann Hoch today
repudiated his alleged confession read by
Police Inspector Shlppy before a coroner's
Jury.
"1 never told Inspector Shlppy I had
married eleven women," said Hoch. "I
signed a statement to the effect that 1
had not committed murder and that I was
aa Itinuceut man."
NEGRESS WILL KEEP MONEY
j Supreme Court of New York Dismisses
Suit of Millionaire Against
Mrs. Hannah Ellas.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. The suit of John
R. Piatt, the octogenarian millionaire, to
compel Hannah Ellas, a negress, to return
to him $o,000, which he alleges he gave
to her during a period extending over
twenty-five years, today was dismissed by
Justice t) Gorman in the supreme court. In
dismissing the suit Justice O'Gormun said
the rase was absolutely without evidence
to sustain Piatt's allegation that the money
was obtained from him by means of threats
of bodily barm and exposure of their relations.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Wednesday and Thursday.
Temperature at Omaha Yestcrdayi
Hour. Dea. Hour. Dc.
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7 a. m ..... . 'ill! 3 p. in
M a. in M4 4 . ni 4.
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MRS. CHADWICK IS INDICTED
Federal Grand Jnry Files Two More
fharacB Aa-alnst Her In Connec
tion with Oberlln Rank Affair.
CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. 21.-The federal
grand Jury late this afternoon reported
two additional Indictments against Mis.
Chadwlck. In connection with her opera
tions through the closed Cltlxens National
bank of Oberlin. A. B. 8p-ar, cashier of
the Oberlln hank, was Indicted upon the
charge of misapplying SSO.OOO of the bank's
money on August 24, 1903, also Issuing two
drafts on the Importers and Traders Na
tional bank of New York on the name dale
for $.71,000 and $.10,000 respectively, and mak
ing falsr Irs in the bank's books. Mrs.
Cnssie I wick, "alias C. L. Chadwlck,
alias i:i Devere," was indicted for
aiding ami abetting the enld A. B. Spear,
cashier of the Citizens National bank of
Oberlln, in all of said offenses.
Another Indictment charges Mrs. Cassle
L. Chadwlck, "alias Madame Devere," with
conspiring with C. T. Beckwlth, prewlden'.,
and A. B. Spear, cashier of the Citizens
National bank of Oberlln, to commit of
fenses against the United States. This re
fers to the bank officials certifying checks
drawn by Mrs. Chadwlck when, It is al
leged, she had no funds on deposit.
There are now seven Indictments against
Mrs. Chadwlck in tho United States district
court. There are also three In the state
court.
FATAL WRECKJN CALIFORNIA
Southern Pacific Passenger Crashes
Into Landslide on Curve
Near Santa Barbara.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. The first sec
tion of northbound Southern Pacific pas
senger No. 9 on the Coast Line waa
wrecked today thirty-five miles north of
Santa Barbara. The train crashed into a
landslide on a curve and a portion of the
train was derailed. One man was killed,
several of the train crew seriously hurt
and eight or ten of the passengers more or
less Injured.
Following Is a corrected list of the killed
and Injured.
The dead:
VILLI AM LOWRIE,
The Injured:
Mrs. C. L. Ritheon of Staples, Minn.,
shoulder sprained.
Slightly Injured:
W. W. Rake, mall clerk.
W. W. Ncgrioh, fireman.
O. C. Gale, student fireman.
K. M. F.ngie,' conductor.
H. H. Mitchell, brakeman.
W. W. Feason, Pullman car porter.
The engine was thrown from the track
and two cars were derailed. The force of
the - wreck. Jarred an avalanche of loos
dirt down from the bluff above, which
partly burled several cars of the train.
STATE SCANDAL IN UTAH
Signature of Governor Wells Forged
to Orders by Member of World's
Fair Commission.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 21. That the
signature of Former Governor Heber Wells
was forged to orders aggregating $2,100 was
brought out today before the legislative
committee which Is Investigating the deficit
in the finances of the Utah World's Fair
commission.
Governor Wells testified that he had ac
cused the secretary of the fair commission,
John j. Cannon, with committing tho
forgery, but the lutter answered equivo
cally. Secretary Cannon has apparently
left the city and his whereabouts are un
known. Cannon is a son of tho late George Q.
Cannon, former president of the Mormon
church. He is a brother-in-law of Governor
Wells and has held many positions of
prominence in the state. Until recently
he waa brigadier general of the Utah Na
tional Guard. It is understood the relatives
of Cannon have paid the amount of the
forged orders to the treasurer of the fair
commission.
HAMILTON GETS HIS MONEY
Man Returns it to Secure Release of
Women Who Were I'ndcr
Arrest.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 21.-(Speeial
Telegram.) John E. Hamilton, the Omaha
traveling man who waa touched for $000
In a north end resort Sunday, left today
rejoicing, His money waa returned to him
andi he Is now on his way to Colorado
Springs. Hamilton refused to prosecute the
ten women arrested in connection with the
robbery. While they were in Jail a man
went to police headquarters and produced
the $500 stolen from Hamilton, saying it
was his money and he would give it as
bond for the ten women's release. Nine
of them were turned loose, but the one
whom Hamilton says touched him will be
tried for frequenting a disorderly place.
Hamilton cried for Joy when the money was
returned to him.
CITIZENS WIN AT PITTSBURG
New Party Succeeds In Klcrtlng a
Comptroller After a Sensa
tional Fight.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 21. Seldom hss Pitts
burg passed through a more strenuous elec
tion than that of today, when the citizens
and the regular" republicans fought for su
premacy by working every known political
scheme In the election of a comptroller.
At 10 o'clock tonight It is known that John
B. Larkln, citizen, has defeated Andrew C.
McLean, republican. The republicans con
cede I.rkln's election by 6,000 majority,
and the citizens claim it by 9,000.
Disorders at the polls In many of the
wards reached the riot stage In some pre
cincts. In several precincts the election officials
were arrested for alleged Irregularities.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Feb. 21.
At New York Arrived: Bluecher, from
Hamburg; Perugia, from Naples; Ryndam.
from Rotterdam. Sailed: Geoiglc. for Liv
erpool: Kron Prlnz Wllhelm, tor Bremen;
Punnonla, for Naples.
At Uneeustown Arrived: Oceanic, from
New ork.
At Naples Arrived: Algeria, from New
York. At Piraeus Arrived: Arabic, from New
York, on cruise.
At Atitweri Arrived: Zi aland, fiom New
York; Etonian, from Philadelphia.
At Yokohama Bulled : Kmptess of India,
from Hoiib Kong for Vancouver.
At 8antlagi-Arrtvd: lrluzedn Victoria
Luis, frost New York, sa cruise.
AGREE ON WATER BILL
Promoters of Measure Content ts Allow
Some Vital Amendments.
NO BONDS WITHOUT VOTE OF THE PEOPLE
Star Chamber Sessions of the Water Board
Are Prohibited.
BIG GUNS OF RAILK0ADS ON THE SCENE
Prospect of Bate Legislation Has Been the
Occasion of Alarm.
LOBBYISTS EXCLUDED FROM THE FLOOR
House Adopts Rule Intended to Km
pedlte Iluslneas and Also Prevent
Interference with Lcalsla
tlve Work.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 21. (Special Telegram.)
The Omaha water board bill, with the same
anienuineiits orn red by benutor Thomas
for the opponents of the original bill, this
afternoon was reported for passage by the
senate committee on municipal affairs, of
which Saunders of Douglas is chairman. It
goes on general file und will come up on
tho floor of the senate tomorrow. Senator
Saunders and R. B. Howell, author of the
bill, and Repieeentatlve Dodge, its intro
ducer in the house, have agreed to the
amendments.
The chief one of these amendments pro
vides that no bonds shall be issued to pay
for the water plant at the variation fixed
by the Board of Appraisers until the mat
ter is submitted to a popular vote of the
citizens of Omaha. If a special election
is called for this purioso the proposition
shall carry by a two-thirds vote and if it
is submitted at a general election then by
a majority vote. Another amendment
strikes out the ten-mile limit, another pro
vides for all meetings ol the water board
to be public. The board's records shall
be open for public inspection. The money
derived from hydrant rentals and from pri
vate consumers shall pay all expenses of
the water board, interest on the bonds and
the rentals shall not be higher than at
present. No sinking fund shall be created
until tho plant is actually acquired. Money
loft over Irom year to year in the water
fund Bhall be returned to the water fund.
The mayor and council shall have control
of the streets, and when a street Is torn
up It shall be repaired and paid for out
or the water fund. All bids for contracts
shall be opened in public.
One Important amendment urged by op
ponents of the bill waa rejected by its
friends. That waa to allow no salaries to
the members and officers until the water
plant had actually beta acquired. This
may be urged again on the floor of Uiu
senate.
Agree on Fraternal BUI.
The house committee tunlgh succeeded in
reaching an understanding ou the traiernsi
cungreu insurance bill, fixing tho ir cent
of control at 80 and will recommend Die
bill for passage In this form. It originally
provided that simply SI per cent of the.
membership should control and its authors
consider they have made a big concession.
Representative Kyd, whoso bill calls tor t
per cent for control, does not yew accept
the concession.
That this republican legislature has fore
sworn against anti-railroad legislation and
that the railroad managers have received
assurance of this fact, and in consequence
are tvstlng euy, may be settled in the
minds of popocratlc editors, but It does not
uppcur on the face of things to be settled in
reality.
Last night a contingent of railroad offi
cials whowi presence is not noted at the
state cupital except on important occasions
arrived in Lincoln. In tho party were
George W. iloldrege, general manager of
the Burlington; John N. BuJdwln and Edgon
Rich, attorneys for the Union Paclilc, and
C. K. Lane, assistant general freight agent
for' the same rood; Ben T. White of the
Northwestern.
Two years ago, when the general revenue
bill hung fire throughout the session and
was by all odds the paramount Issue, Mr.
Baldwin maintained headquarters in the
Limlell hotel and was there nearly the entire
time, and the other two railroad attorneys
spent much of their tlmo In the capital, but
such Is not the case this year. None of
them has spent much time here, and Mr.
Iloldrege is even a less frequent visitor.
Indeed, Instead of the railroad managers
being satisfied in their minds that this legis
lature has no intention of enacting laws
which they would rather not see on the
statute books, they seem to be and are re
ported as being unduly anxious Just at
present and that such anxiety accounts for
their presence here now. They are said to
realize the necessity of more potent In
fluence than such as their regular repre
sentatives here during the legislature are
able to wield. Grave Issues are at stake
and In order to obstruct the passage of a
commodity rate bill, a maximum rate bill, a
terminal taxation bill or a railroad commis
sion bill, the big officials of the roads ap
parently have awakened to the fact that
more than ordinary steps must be taken.
Some Rill Sore to Pass,
As a matter of fact sufficient confidence
Is placed In the majority members of this
legislature to keep alive tho hope that it
will not repudiate Its pledges for the en
actment of salutary antl-railroad laws. A
general mixing among the members seems
full to warrant such hope. Aside from
realizing the patent fact that the repub
lican party is now In supreme control af
every department of the state government
and therefore Is on trial, the members of
the legislature at least pretend to be deadly
In earnest to fulfill their voluntary promise
of following out the avowed policy of
President Roosevelt In properly safe
guarding and protecting the people from
a continuation of railroad abuses.
"I cannot think," said a conservative re
publican, "that this legislature, whloh sa
rigidly exacted of Congressman Burkett
his pledge to support Roosevelt before
conferring on him the senatorial toga,
would so far forget Itself as to repudiate
Its solemn pledges with regard to railroad
legislation. We have somo good bills In
troduced and my prediction is those bills
will pass."
Much has been said by popocratlc papers
of the Insincere motives actuating the Fos-ter-Davls-Junkln
commodity rate bill. The
assertion has been repeatedly made that
the railroads hatched up this bill as a
scheme of forestalling the passage of a
more comprehensive act, that the railroads
wouldn't care a fig if this bill were passed,
since It is a harmiiss mnsure. Such does
not seem to be Imrne out hy the facts. It
is i-omtlvely known that the railroads are
fighting thi!" bill. They do not want It
paused, neither do they regHrd it as k
"harmless measure." The authors of the
bill did not claim nor expect for It fu!l
relief from exorbitant rates, but the
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