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The Omaha Daily Bee CaJI Tyler 1000 If You Want to Talk to The Deo or to Anyotio Connected With Tho Boo. THE WEATHER Cloudy; Colder VUl. :, ." NO. 102. 0MA1IA, WEDNESDAY M0KN1NG, JANUARY 28, 1!)14TWELVE PAGES. On Trains and it HoUl Ksws stands, Be. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT GOMPERS NEW GOVERNOR OF PANAMA GOETHALS NAMED GOVERNJOM President Creotcflpl GovernpHjjffnan BECOMES EFFECTIVE APRIL ONE Colonel Has Not Yet Been Officially Informed. Entertaining the College Professors PLOT TO OVERTHROW HUERTAGQVERNMENT CANAL ZONE. TO ANSWER CHARGE OF MOYERJHURSDAY From Unofficial Souroes it is Learned Conspiracy Formed to Seize President bor Will Address Convention of United Mine Workers. HE WILL APPEAR BY REQUEST AUTHORITIES MAINTAIN SILENCE Leader of Metal Miners Accuses the Federation of Inactivity. MAKES :A SENSATIONAL TALK Charges Prospective Failure of the "Strike to Executive Council. POGGIANI RETAINS HIS OFFICE CotiTentlcm Snatntna Action of Ei- ecntlvc Ilonrd In Cnne of Editor i. of, 'Journal, Who SlRncd .1, I CnriU Illegally. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Jan. 27. Samuel Gompers. president of tho American Federation of Labor, will arrive In In dianapolis Thursday morning and speak before the convention of the United Mine Workers of America, according to the 'announcement made by President John P. White today. President Uompers will explain the ac tion of the exocutlvo council of the fed eration In connection with charges made In tho convention yesterday by Charles II. , Moyor, president 'of the WesUrn Federation of Miners, that If the copper strike in Michigan is lost it will be dm cntlrely to tho inactivity of the execu tive council ' of the American Federa tion of Labor. , Mr. .Gompers was asked to appear before the miners by vote of the convention. Moyer Kxpe'eta to. Hear Gonipera. President 'Moyer said be expected to re main here 'and hear President Gompurs' explanation. lie had intended to go to Chicago today. The international- executive board per mitted Pogglanl, business, manager ot the. Mine Workers' Journal, to remain In office after ho had admitted that ho signed two transfer cards illegally. The constitution provides for the expulsion from the organisation of any member found guilty of illegal traffic In transfer cords. Several Illinois ' Unions appealed from the ruling of the board and a heatod debate, .followed. Frank Hayes, vice president of the ,or eanliatloti, today defended tho hoard en the' ground that Pogglanl did not sign tho cards ' in the hopo of financial gam, but through a misdirected desire to uld two of his countrymen, and ail the cards were revoked no harm -was done. CHICAGO : WOM EN VOTERS MUST TELL THErRMGES VnrcXno! trim. 27.-iChitakD'n'women, whd w'laji fo'UUe- akVftrtagtff Illinois suffrageMaw and vote at the sjJriifg elec tions, will, havo to tell their "ages-, ac cording, to instructions issued today by tho board of elections. Attorneys and friends had advised the women that in all probability they could evade the age question by making n. statement that they were of legal voting; age. However tho order .of the board propably .will lie taken as final and no appeal from it ' la expected. The legal voting cge for women Is 2l years, not If, as many supposed. Eighteen years Is the common law mar riage age, which has no bearing on the clectton 'law. FORMER SENATOR CULLOM . IS GROWING WEAKER WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Former Sen ator Shelby M. Cullom was weaker today and his' physicians continued to marvel at the wonderful vitality which has sus tained him day after day when they were predicting that his death was only a few hours off. STOCK EXCHANGE SEATS : RISE FIVE THOUSAND ! ' NEW 'YORKV Jan. 27.-A membership on .the fjtock exchange was sold yester dayfor $55,000, an advance of $5,000 over the price at which' three seats sold last week. This Is an advance of about $18,000 over , the .price reached in the depression of last 'year. . J. The Weather, Temperature nc Omnlin Yesterdny. 5 a. m 7 a. m . 7 a. m 8 a. m 9 a. m.. ........ 10 a. m 11 a. m.. 13 m., 1 p. nl 38 ... 38 ... 37 ... 35 ... 37 ... 39 ... 40 ... 44 ... 46 ... 4G ... 46 ... 47 ... 45 ... 45 ... 43 ... 4H p. m p. m P. m p. m . p. m p. m.. i p. ni.. ....... p. m. 40 Temperature at UiuUu Yeaterduy, Hours. Deg. Comparative Local Ilecord. 1914. 19M 1912. 1911 Highest today 48 ' 60 21 33 Lowest today - S5 26 10 25 Mean temperature 42 3S. 16 23 Precipitation 00 .00 .00 .00 Temperature and precipitation depar tures from tho normal: Normal temperature 21 Excess for the day v 21 Total excess since March 1 1,107 Normal precipitation 02 Inch Deficiency for the day 02 Inch Total rainfall since March 1...24.2U Inches Deficiency since March 1 4. 32 Inches Deficiency co. period. 1913.... 4.19 inches Deficiency cor. period, 1912.... 13.6J Inches Heporta from Mutluua nt 7 1. 31. Station ahd State Temp High- Rain- or earner, j p. rn. Cheyenne, cloudy..,, 2S Davenport clear 42 Denver, cloudy 34 Dea Moines, part cloudy. 40 Dodge City, cloudy , 48 Lander, cloudy IS North Platte, part cloudy. 42 Omaha, clear 41 Pueblo, clear 44 Rapid City, clear 40 Salt Lake, snow 28 Santa Fe, part cloudy..,. 46 Sheridan, cloudy 42 Sioux City, cloudy 38 Valentine, cloudv 41 g.!L0UDY h est. fall 31 .CO 50 .CO 42 .01 48 ,0J 58 .00 30 .00 54 .00 U .0 48 .00 eo .00 55 .30 51 .0) 48 .01) 40 .00 52 .00 U A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. I . W COLONEL GEORGE W. GOETHALS. Contributors to Democratic Fund Given Contracts ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 27. Testimony tending to show that democratic cam paign contributors were given big con tracts by tho former state highway com mission was adduced today in the Os borrio graft Inquiry. ' , Dudley E. Vnn Wirt, a contraotor,, tes tified' that )h 1911 his company contrlb.ute.dl $j00 to the democratic campaign , lunas and.rflcedconir9?Vili:???-i In a9U,taftercontni)Utine 4.u.v, .tney koi. contracts' approximating $70,000. At ,the Afternoon aessltjti Commissioner W. Osborne began an. Investigation of the charges made by Governor' Glynn tHa.t i.OCO.OOO of highway bonds have been yeed Illegally In the purchase of machin ery. Nathaniel Tyler, Jr., manager of the Good Roads Machinery company, and Henry 8. Cunningham, president of tho Buffalo Steam Roller company, were re quested to produce a list of machines purchased' by towns in this stato in the last five years. j : . Seven Persons Are Drowned in Floods Near Ls Angeles YV-a AHjmrT.TT.H Ton 37. With seven persons drowned, all form of overland transportation either tied up' or nana; copped, seriously, six tralnloads. of pas sengers marponed and this section 'of tho state damaged to the extent ot more than it .000.000 ns k Veault 6f- the unprecedented storm iWhlch has been raging since Sat-J urday, -prospects of irellef Drlghteris with the appearance of tne sunray. The .rainfall for" the twenty(-four hours ending; at midnight last night was 2.C Inches.' making the total for the seaspn 14.32; Inches. More rail fell In tw.enty-four hours up to midnight: last night than the total of the 1913 season of January, ac cordjngto the weather bureau. . : i "At Santa Barbara," where the greatest damage was done, rain was -. reported falling heavily this-, morning. Two More Large ; Radishes Are Sent Bryan from South MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 278. Imura, a Japanese gardener here, today sent to William Jennings Bryan, secretary of state at Washington, two radishes weigh ing thirty and twenty-eight pounds, re upcctWcly. His action was prompted by the report of a California farmer sending Pccretary Bryan a radish weighing twelve pounds. I s Rational City Bank , Comes Into Fold r ' k.- , i NEy YORK, Jan. CT.-DIrectors 6f thb National City bank, 'the largest financial Institution in the United States, voted today vto Join the federal reserve jystfni The vote, it waa announced', Was unanj imous. 'In the financial district It had been-known for some time that tho Na tional Cfty bank would tome into the system, although during the early stages of the- currency legislation now enacted It opposed certain' features of 'the bill and there were rumors that It woutd sur render Its federal charter. Among the bank's directors are. J. P. Morgan, Henry C. Frlck, James Htlllman, William Rockefeller, J. Ogden Armour," Jacob If- Schltf and Frank Vanderllp. Mr. Vanderllp Is president. The Institu tion's paid up capital amounts to 323, 000,000. Its surplus and profits are JM, KO.00O and Its deposits more thiip J210, OCO.COO. The directors of the Second National City bank, also voted to Join the federal bank, which Is closely affiliated with tho reserve system. GARRISON GIVES OUT THE NEWS Announces it as He Carries Execu tive Order from White House, COMMISSION IN CHARGE TO GO Member of Iloily Will Hp Ilctnlneil, However, Until Upenlnn of Ditch n Arrnniremeiita Committee. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Presldcnt Wilson today signed nn executive order putting Into operation on April 1 a per manent government for the Panama canal zone and naming Colonel Gcorgo W, Gocthals as the first civil governor. Secretary Garrison, made the announce ment as he carried away tho executive order from tho White House. Ho said Colonel Gocthals had not yot been offi cially Informed, but that ho would be as soon as his name was sent to the senat. probably somo time today. Mr. Garrison said tho cabinet meeting was devoted largely to a dlscusalon of tho Panama canal government Ho added that tho question of tolls had not been discussed and that the executive order merely makes provision for the collection of such tolls as aro provided by law. Tho permanent government of the zone headed by a civil governor, eliminates tho commission which Is now in charge Mem bers ot the commission aro to be retained, however, until tho opening of the canal, as a committee In chargo of the arrange ments for tho celebration incident to the opening, though without administrative functions. Severnl Department Crenteil. The president's order ' establishing a permanent government Tor the Pa'rjdma canal zone creates these departments: Operation and maintenance, purchasing, supply, accounting and health depart ments and an executive secretary. These departments will bo manned as follows: Maintenance, army engineer officer; transportation, naval officer; electrical engineer.. army engineer officer: captains bf thb terminal ports, naval officers; su perintendent ot shops and dry docks, naval constructor; chief health officer, army medical ;offJcej;i superintendent of hospitals', ' army medical officer; chiefs ot the Quarantine division, .officer ot the publlo healthy bureau and chljs quarjr roaster, arjny ynicer. The order descrlboB' In i3et'all the' various ,0dtle3 to bo performed by th.tJ bfflcers. I- GM is KiM and Body Dismdmbered by St. Louis Negro ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 27,-St Louis de tectives aro confronted with a rntirdcr mystery, which, in point of brutality, may equal the killing of Anna Aumuller in New York. It concerns the disposi tion of the dismembered body of a white glr, which a negro is alleged to have at tempted to burn, The mystery wbb partially brought to llgh m a toty told to Chief of Detectives Allender by Charles Anderson', a negro, under Indictment -for. murder In connec tion with tho killing ot another negro. Anderson swore that his fath,er-ln-law, Reece' McAllister, came to the laundry where Anderson was employed as night watchman and offered $50 for permission to burn the body of the girl in the furnace. Anderson says he saw1, the severed body, but refused his father-in-law the request. McAllister who is held ffs an acces sory to the murder with which Anderson Is charged, denies the accusation. Brakeman Pleads Guilty to Causing New Haven Wreck NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 27,-Charles H. Murray, flagman of tho Bar Harbor express, which was wrecked by the Whits Mountain express on the New Haven railroad at North Haven on Sep tember 2, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and sentenced today to one year In the county Jail. The sentence was sus pended and Murray put in care of the probation officer. The wreck cost twenty-one lives. In pronouncing sentence the court said that Murray's negligence was very re fnote. The real cause was tho system Under which the flagman worked. Tho court said that the Interstate Commerce commission found several contributory causes for the wrtck, and Murray's negligence was the least of these. Steamship Rate War Will Be World-Wide LONDON, Jan. 27. Representatives In Great Britain of the Hamburg-American steamship line declared today that the rate war opened between tho German companies' ls to be a fight to a finish. jNo quarter 'will be either shown or ex jpected be'twecn the .Hamburg-American land the North German Lloyd. I ' The first named company Is preparing ' far war on all the traffic heretnfnrA rnn. ceded, to Its rivals and will, Immediately resume Its passenger service to the east land the far east, hitherto almost monop. ; oil red by the North German Lloyd. It also wltl Invade the South American field. It was officially announce! today that the reduced storage rates published by the British steamship lines between the United States and continental ports will become effective on February 1. The re ductions amount to 34.80 for oastbound passenger and 12.49 for westbound. " Drawn for The Beo by IViwlli" WILL ENTERTAIN PRE'XIES Djnner to Be Given College Presi ' dents This Evening. CLUB INVITES WOMEN TO COME Fair Sex, nnd Especially School Tencliera, Am to lie Welcomed nt tlic Daminet for Vlalt lnir Eilucntora, Collcgo presidents of a number ot the leading unlveralt'lea' nf thn pnnt Will bb entertained by tho Commercial cluM this evening at dinner, a to be given. In the'r honor while they ore in NoV MK' looking oyer 'tn'e. itUuatloh it nha' university of -"Nebraska relative to tho nroDbied' coniolldrtlltimimnvcmetit tar tlio jJnlVersiiy. They aro at Lincoln today Inspecting thil University carriptls, and ut It utkL. . -. . ..T ..ill . ... . . uiu biuio mrm campus, Willi u. vjuw to passing; an opinion .from tho college prcsl deiitn' standpoint as to whether tlio uni versity should be consolidated .on the stato farm grounds or whether tho pres ent down-town campus should bo con tinued. Tho college men are expected to arrive In Omaha from Lincoln this, after noon at 4:10. Those who aro expected to the dinner are Dr. J. L. Snydor, president bf Michigan Agricultural college; Dr. W. O. Thompson, president of the "University of Ohio; Dr. Charles It. Van Huse, presi dent of the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. George K. Vincent, president of tho University of Minnesota. ' Chancellor Samuel Avery of tho Univer sity of Nebraska Is to be in Omaha for tho dinner also. The regents of tho Uni versity of Nebraska are to be present, and ex-Governor E. W. Hoch of Kansas Is expected. Invitations have been ex tended to all the various collcgo alumni clubs of Omaha. Women are welcome at the dinner. While the plans were not so made in the beginning, the change has been or dered to accommodato a large number ot tho fair sex who .wished to attend. This applies particularly to teachers, who aro anxious to see, meet nnd- hear the1 prexles from the various colleges and universities who will be present. Woman Killed and Five Persons Hurt in Auto Smashup BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 27.-Mlss Grace B. Swank, 28 years old, ot this city, was Instantly killed, and five other occupants of the machine were severely hurt when a largo touring car got beyond the control of the driver and crashed Into a tree early today. CHICAGO NEBRASKANS ORGANIZE SOCIETY CHICAGO. Jan. 27. Former .Nebraskans met at the Hotel La Sallo yesterday and formed a temporary organisation for a oronoscd Chicago-Nebraska society. A meeting was called for next:Monday noon at Jhe Palmer House, to which all "Corn- huskera" living In Chicago . nave been invited, H. H. Hanks was elected tem porary chairman of a committee com posed of himself, A. L. Gale, U. E. Laflin and E. A. Hlnlcks. The National Capital Tneailay, January T 1014. The Senate. Met at noon. Continued consideration of the Blair Lee, Maryland, senatorial caae. Postofflce committee favorably reported Senator Norrls' resolution asking the Doatmastcr genera! to disclose the result of his investigation into government own ership of telephone and telegraph lines. The Honae, 1f at nnnn. PnmmprcA rnmmltlM nr. ranged to begin hearings on some of the auminisiranon irum win, nHatri ran1uttnn fnr aattnir nf Ttii resentative Whaley of South Carolina over me comeii oi juuyur urace oi Charleston. Foreign affairs committee postponed uniu reoruary v lunner Hearing on ni agara Fells power regulation. NEW COMMANDER OF FIFTH BRIGADE U. S. ARMY. GENERAL TRE.UERICK FUN8TON. 6EN.FUNST0N ORDERED HERE Is to Have Command of the Fifth Brigade of the Army, TROOPS NOW IN THE SOUTH Hero ot the Hpnnlah-Anierlcaii War la Now Ntatloneil In llnnlulu, but la to Start for Thla Country at Once. With the order which transfers General Thomas F. Davis from Mie command of the Fifth brigade to the Sixth brigade, comes the announcement that Brigadier General Frederick Funston is ordered to command the Fifth brigade, with head quarters at Omaha. ' Gehcrnl Funston won his first military honors; In connection with tho fighting Kansas Twentieth regiment of volun teers which achieved considerable fame1 In tho .Spanish-American war. General Funston Is now stationed at the military post In Honolulu, and wltl start for tho United States utonce. It is the opinion of General Froderlck Smith, retired, and former commander of tho Fifth brigade, that Oencral Funston will at once Join tho troops of tho Fifth brigade on the southern border, where they havo been stationed during tho last year, without coming to Omaha, which will bo 'his headquarters when the sol diers aro ordered northward. Warrant for Felt Issued in Nuckolls SUPERIOR, Nob., Jan. ' 27.-(SpecIal Telegram.) County Attorney Urubakcr of Nuc.kolly county filed a warrant to day for tho arrest ot Cashier A. C. Felt of the closed First National bank ot Superior. Complaint was mado by ex Governor Ballcy of the Exchange 'Na tional bank of Atchlspn, Kan,, for ob taining money under false pretenses by faking a chattel mortgage on W. Eddy, living nest of this city, and selling said note to the bunk named. Bankers from several cities aro here today looking for a location for a now bank. "Safety First" for Motor Truck Drivers NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-ln view of tho many deaths to pedestrians In motor' ac cidents, the American Express company today equipped the dashboard of each ot Its trucks with thla reminder for the chauffeurs: "Safety first. Pedestrians have the right-of-way, In caso ot doubt, stop your trucks. Take no chances ot injuring any one. Safety first" The signs are white enamelled and placed so as to be In full view of tho driver all the time. COLLEGE MEN MAKE TRIP FourLeading Educators Make In spection of University Campus. WILL HEAR ARGUMENT TODAY Lincoln Commercial Clali Entertains Gncata at Luncheon, After AVhluh Trip la Mnde to Stnte Farm, (From a Staff Correspondent.) L'lNCptN," Jail.' t7.-(Speclal.)HPresl-dents ,dt several colleges who have. been Invited' b .the Farmers' congress of Ko- brasko. tp Inspect ,h,0tWO propositions pi" extension ot ma university wnicri tne v.otors of "Nebraska will have to solect from' nt llio November electlM, arrived n the city lodny nnd this nftcmoon triad, a tour ot Inspection of the twd sites. President James of Illinois wired that on account of a college meoting there he would bo unable to attend, and Governor Hcdgos ot Kansas did not arrive until this evening. However, representatives of four other colleges Invited met this forenoon and laid out the plan ot work for the day. Those present were President Van Hlsr of Wisconsin unlvorslty, President Georgo E, Vincent ot Minnesota, President J L. Snyder of Michigan Agricultural cm lege and President W. O, Thompson of Ohio State, the latter being elected chair man ot the commltteo at Jtlio meeting this afternoon. Tho committee arranged to visit tho city campus first and tho state farm campus later, nnd W, O. Jones, president of the alumni association of the unlvcr city: President Qulgglo ot the Commer clat club, C, 11. Rudge, chairman pf the board of managers of the stato fair, and Chancellor Avery of tho unlvorslty woro Invited to make the Inspection with tho committee. Regent Coupland ot the board of regents alio accompanied the party on Invitation of . tho commlttpo. AtfD .o'clock tomorrow morning anyone wjio desires, to talk to the commltteo and compare tho;me'rltB of the two proposi tions for university expansion will have the opportunity tp do so nt the room ot the committee at the Lincoln hotel. At noon today tho committee was en tertalned by the Lincoln Commercial club at luncheon at tho club rooms, and In tho evening Chancellor Averje entortatned them at dinner at his residence, Millionaire's Son Says Will is Forged LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27.-Chorgtng that the. will of his father, Frank H. Holyoke, n lumuermnn pi uangor, mc, who uicu hero In October, 1911, was "a forgery concocted by certain designing persons," Sydney Archbold Holyoko of Milwaukee, Wis., instituted today a contest of tho In strument, which cut htm off with a be quest ot $1(0. Frank H. Holyoko was rated as a mil lionaire. His estate in California la val ued at .$300,000. Under the terms ot the will, which was dated In August, 1911, ho left the bulk of the estate to two nieces, Madeline and Marjorle Holyoke, In trust until they reach tho age of 27. Harry Holyoko of Boston, another son, was" left, $100 and the will jitso contained a clause stating that thq widow, Cora M. Holyoke, was bequeathed $l,C0O be cause sho had obtained a certain sum under an agreement "signed in February, 1910." NEGRO MURDERER HANGED BY MOB IN OKLAHOMA MUSKOGEE, Okla., Jan. 27George Plckerson, a negro charged with the murder of J. A. ChjWfln, a traveling sales man at Oklahoma City, Sunday night, was forcibly removed from the Purccll jail early today by members of a mob, who came In automobiles, taken to Nobli, nine miles north of Purcell and bunged. Dlckerson's body was , then riddled with bullets, Dlckerson Is suld to have como from Oklahoma City, The Jailer was alone when tho mob arrived and was overpowered. Cbaffln, the negro's victim, was first robbed and then shot. Reports of Arrest of Gamboa and General Fasoon Untrue. LITTLE EXCITEMENT IN CITY Efforts of American to Save Mex ican from Death Successful. DIAZ HAS NOT LEFT CUBA Report Published In United State that (lrn,ernl Ilnil fteUeil Totrn In Mexico la Wlthnnt I'onndnt Inn. ' MEXICO CITY, Jan. S7.-Pollcc activity woa In further evidence today In connec tion with the antl-Bovernmcrit conspiracy reported yesterday. The authorities were silent ns to the naturo ot tho conspiracy, but declared that further atrcfcta were to bo expected. From unofficial sources It ls learned that the plot was to solzo Presli nt Huertu and take possession ot the gov ernment by force of arms. Frederlco Gambosn formerly foreign minister, was currently reported to havo beon placed iinderirrcut In this connec tion, but tho report wua untrue, ns was also that In regard to General Eugenl6 I'nscon, military governor of Oaxnca, who was rtald to be in the plpt. jiumors oi tno arrest ot jobo liiid no- quena, who was a candidate' for tho vlco presidency on tho Follx Dla ticket, spread in the federal city, but proved to be without foundation. Tho publication of the news ot the breaking up of tho alleged plot caused no oxcltcmcnt In tho city, ns similar reports have been common recently. In the morning the president rides around In an automobile with no guard protection except an aide. Consul Hnvea Wenlthy Mexican. LAREDO. Mex.. Jan. 27 Kffnrtu nf United States Consul Garrett at Nuevo Laredo, Mex, to save Samuel Cantu, a Mexican refugee, sentenced jo be shot today at sunrlso, wcro successful. Cantu, a wealthy resident nf T.nmmn Mex., Is alleged to havo been lured from Laredo to the Internntlonnl bridge by a decoy letter, kldhaped on ho Amerlcnn tide by Mexican federals and carried to Nueyo Laredo, where bo waa sentenced. me naturo of tho charges agolhstContu Is unknown The AhjoHean ' consul last u.h.ii. unpeaica 10 instate, department,, -j Din i,i City fiit, - HAVANA, tjilba, Jan. 27.TtJencral Felix Dlaa has ftHt inrf n7h i,u . heA early in November after', his flight rom vera urui on board tho Unl'.cd States battleship Michigan. Thb repoj; published in tho ITnltori' flint. ,. n rral Dlax had seised the town of Puerto. Mexico, is theretoro unfounded. ATTEMPt TO WRECK IRON MOUNTAIN TRAIN ST. LOUIS, Jan. '.f.-An attempt waa inado today to wreck the southbound fast mall on tho St. Louis, Iran Mountain & Southern railway, whlchleft here at 2:25 a. m., according to Information tel ephoned to police headquarters. According tb the Information, ties were piled on tho Iron Mountain track near Carondolct ParH, which' is In tho ex treme southern pnrt of St. Louis. An the train swung around the curve the headlight showed tho ties oh tho track and the englheor stopped tho train within a few feet of the obstruction. CAVALRY FIGHTS FOREST FIRE NEAR FORT MEADE BTURGIS. H. P., Jan. 27,-(8pocTal Tele gram.) Troops K and I, Twelfth cav nlry, at Fort Meado were called out yesterday to extinguish timber fires about two mlloa south of that post on the military reservation. Tho boys did good work and succeeded In putting- nut the fire before extreme damage, was done. CASHIER GONE. VAULTS ARE EMPTY. 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