THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 190L
FIGHTERS ANXIOUS
Jeffries and Ruhlin Knew
Nash Is in Earnest.
GOVERNOR INSTRUCTS OFFICERS
Full Povrcr of State Pledged to Pre
Tent the Cincinnati Prizefight
hherlft nnd Prosecuting: At
torney "WHl Act.
CINCINNATI. O., Feb. 3. There has
been more anxley than training at- the
quarters of Jeffries, Ruhlin, Martin and
Cbiids today. It is their custom to do
less work on Sundays than on other days,
and this gav an opportunity today for
animated discussions among the pugilists,
their trainers, managers and others over
the action of Governor Nash. It is now
known to all the promoters that Governor
Nash has not only given his ultimatum
to the Saengerfest Athletic Association,
and 1000 petitioners from the business cir
cles of Cincinnati, but that he has also
given Instructions to Prosecuting Attor
ney Hoffhelmer 'and Sheriff Taylor. The
latter received a long letter from the
Governor after midnight by an immediate
delivery messenger. It is a strong docu
ment, in which His Excellency directs
Sheriff Taylor to swear in any number
of deputies, and exercise his fullest power
to prevent the fight, and, In the event
of the Sheriff needing assistance. Gover
nor Nash pledges him the full power of
the state. The Prosecuting Attorney and
the Sheriff state they will not reply to
the Governor till tomorrow, and they will
then advise him they will do their duty
and keep In communication with him for
any assistance that may be needed. The
official communication of Governor Nash
yesterday was limited to county officers.
If he had communication with any muni
cipal officers of Cincinnati It has been kept
from the public The four Police Commis
sioners of Cincinnati are appointed by the
Governor and not by the Mayor, and it
Is conceded that the wishes of the Gov
ernor would be followed by this commis
sion In orders to the entire police force.
At the same time the relations between
Governor Nash and Mayor Fleishmann
are most friendly, and it is generally con
ceded that when the latter kept his prom
ise In Issuing a permit for the fight, he
did all that he Intended to do in con
nection with the fight of February 15.
While there have been many confer
ences between the members of the Saen
gerfest Association and their attorneys
and other promoters of the fight, It is an
announced that there will be no formal
meeting of the Saengerfest Athletic di
rectors and their councillors until tomor
row afternoon. It is generally believed
that it will then be decided to take no
action n the case until the application
for an Injunction Is heard before Judge
Holllster Tuesday. At that time It is
understood Governor Nash will be repre
sented here in the courts by Attorney
General Sheets, and both sides will abide
by the decision wthout further appeal to
the Circuit or the Supreme Court. Judge
Hollister may reserve his decision for a
day or two, so that the Saengerfest Ath
letic directors are not likely to make
any official declaration about declaring
the fight off or to the contrary until the
middle or the latter part of the week.
The hearing of Jeffries and Ruhlin, who
wore arrested a week ago on the charge
of training for a prize fight, has been
postponed for one week on account of the
Injunction case before Judge Holllster.
All the other litigation has also been
postponed, and none of it will over be
heard of if Judge Holllster grants a per
manent Injunction. In the event of Judge
Holllster refusing the application for an
Injunction, it is understood that Attorney-General
Sheets, for the Governor, will
co-operate with Prosecuting Attorney
Hoffr-p'mer to have the pugilistic con
testants arraigned before some Judge of
the Common Pleas Court Instead of Squire
Roebllng or any other local magistrate.
STATEMENT BY NASH.
Ohio Governor Give Ground Upon
Which He Proposes to Stop Fight.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 3 Governor Nash
today made the first public statement of
his position with regard, to the proposed
Jeffrios-Ruhhn fight at Cincinnati, and
the grounds Upon which his determination
to prevent the fight taking place In Ohp
Is based. The statement is contained in
a letter prepared and mailed this after
noon in reply to a pettitlon from the
John C Roth Packing Company, and 1000
Other citizens of Cincinnati, protesting
against 'the interference with the fight.
Governor Nash says in his letter that he
fears the petitioners have been -misled by
errOnebus legal advice. He quotes the
law relating to prizefighting and boxing
contests, And says:
"The proviso upon which you rely reads
as follows: 'Provided, that nothing in the
foregoing shall apply to any public gym
nasium, or athletic club, or any of the
exercises therein, if written permission
for the specific purpose shall first have
been obtained from the Sheriff of the
county, or If the exercises of the exhlbl-.
tlon are held within the limits of a munici
pal corporation, of the Mayor of such cor
poration. "In my opinion, the proviso covers ex
ercises among the members of the club
and exhibitions in which members only
take part. Even if my interpretation is
too strict, it does not authorize the bring
ing together of noted prizefighters and the
offering of a large prize to the one who
prevails over the other.
"Again, the Saengerfest Association
Company, of Cincinnati, and the exhibit
which it proposes to give are not such an
association and not such a contest as is
contemplated by section 6S90. As I under
stand, the contest between Jeffries and
Ruhlin was arranged for by a lawyer by
the name of Wltte, before the association
ever had a legal existence. It has no
gymnasium or hall for athletic purposes,
ho distinct membership, and none of the
1 paraphernalia of an athletic club. It was
organized simply for the purpose of dodg
ing the law and bringing off a contest be
tween two great fighters. Tho law can
not and will not be trifled with In this
manner. I earnestly ask you to look at
the law as I havo explained It, and I
think you will conclude with me that ou
have been misled. As I have already said
to you In a telegram. I am firmly con
vinced that this affair. If it comes off,
will be a prizefight."
Stating his reasons for believing that
the alleged glove contest is to be a prize
fight, the Goerner refers to the moving
picture contract, which states that the
profits to be derived from these pictures
shall be divided equally between the as
sociation and the fighter or fighters. Con
tinuing, he says.
"The winner of the contest is offered
a larger prize by thousands of dollars
than the loser. This will cause them to
strike not only skillful, but hard blows.
You say that your Mayor and your splen
did police force will be on hand and see
that the law is not violated. You express
confidence In the Integrity and ability of
the Mayor, of the Police Commissioners,
and of jour policemen. In this feeling I
fully share But I am confident that the
affair will be beyond their control, if they
do their best The fighters will be very
earnest. The immense multitude of peo
ple gathered from distant states and
cities, some of them, at least, not possess
ing the highest order of citizenship, will
be terribly excited. Such men would
brook no interference, they will have no
control over themselves, your police will
be overpowered, and your city wil be vis
ited by disgrace, which you will regret
as long as you live. Such fearful risks
must not be taken."
At the meeting of the Saengerfest Ath
letic Club directors and others tomorrow
afternoon the opinions of their attorneys
on the letters of Governor Nash to Prose
cuting Attorney Hoffhelmer and Sheriff
Taylor, the athletic club and the John
C. Roth Packing Company and other peti
tioners will be presented. AU-of the doc
uments have been informally considered
by the promoters and their attorneys to
day with the exception of the last letter
that the 'Governor mailed to the John
C. Roth Packing Company and other peti
tioners today, and which will be received
tomorrow in time for consideration before
the afternoon meeting. This last letter
from the Governor to the Roth Packing
Company will be turned over to the Saen
gerfest directors at once, the same as
all other communications from the Gov
ernor to the petitioners. There are some
who believe that when the full text of the
letter that is expected tpmorrow morn
ing Is fully considered there may be final
action taken at once by the Saengerfest
Club without waiting for tho hearing on
the application for an injunction. The
managers of the event, however, insist
that no final action will be taken until
the decision of Judge Hollister is an
nounced. Jeffries and the party at his training
quarters came into the city this evening
and talked matters over with the promot
ers. Later the champion and his party at
tended the theater.
Ruhlin and his associatea remained at
the country club, which is quite a distance
from the city. They had more visitors to
day than usual, and there was much agi
tation over the course of the Governor.
Jeffries, Ruhlin, Martin and Chllds will
continue their practice work tomorrow, as
usual, and keep it up until some official
declaration is made by the Saengerfest
directors.
QUEEN'S MORAL CHARACTER
Subject of a Highly Eulogistic Ad
dress fcr Andrew Carnegie.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Andrew Carnegie
spoke in Carnegie Hall this afternooon
upon ''The Moral Character of Queen Vie
toria." "One of the Important traits,"
said Mr. Carnegie, "of 3ueen Victoria,
was her large liberal and generous toler
ation of all sects. Queen Victoria kept
her court pure. The chief jewel in her
dower was purity. No scandal or loose
living was ever tolerated there."'
Mr. Carnegie went on to say that her
unvarying kindness to every one, and
especially to the humblest servants, was
one of her strongest traits. He said she
once had a man servant by the name of
John Brown. He wa? one of those re-'
markable men, who would have made his
mark in any line of work, and stood very
close to the Queen. When he died she
had the following Inscription put on a
tablet above his grave:
" 'A tribute of loving, grateful and
everlasting friendship, rrom his truest,
best and most grateful friend, Victoria.'
"If we all treated our servants in that
light," commented Mr. Carnegie, "I think
there would be less to say in regard to
the domestic problem in this country."
Poem by Edwin Markbam.
After Mr. Carnegie's address, Edwin
Markham read a poem upon the Queen.
Mr. Markham' s poem follows:
Homage and hush of heart belong to death.
"When at the door the dread one entereth,
The courteous departure of the eoul,
To seek Its high, imperishable goal.
The still withdrawal of that Inward thins.
That sues the shapen clay the aureole,
Sends on all hearts the ancient wondering.
And so a stillness falls across the day.
Now that the Queen' has pushed aside the
crown.
And with no heralds telling her renown,
Has cone the august, unattended tray
Gone down the way where all of earth recedes',
Leaving behind a fragrance of good deeds,
A wreath of memories forever green,
Abcne her rfame, mother and friend and Queen.
Whatever fortune comes to shape events,
She carried in her heart the good intent.
And surel), loo, since that fragrant hour,
When first the boughs of Eden, broke to flower.
Nothing has sblned more kingly than good
deeds,
Lo, out of these the golden heat en proceeds.
The memory of good deeds will ever stay,
A lamp to light us on the darkened way,
A music to the ear op. clamoring street,
A cooling well among the noonday heat,
A scent of green boughs blown through narrow
wans,
A feeling of rest when quiet evening falls.
The kindly deed will live In memory.
When London In far centuries shall be.
As still as Babylon and Botha dream
When London dead shall be some poet's
theme
When all her tombs and towers shall be
a-fllght.
Or ghostly arches In the noiseless night.
Then as some bard on legends bore along.
Shall build her faded glories Into song.
Some Homer sing her darings and defeats,
Filling with crowds again the grass-grown
streets.
Placing dead Kings back on their crumbled
seats.
There suddenly will swoop Into his rhyme,
Victoria's name, long laendered by time;
And all the poet heart of him will stir.
At some small heart-warm chronicles of her.
The obscure whisper of some kindly deed.
Of this dead Queen, her quick reply to need;
And lo, his song will brighten and will shine.
As though astar should break along the line.
Greater than any King with wolflsh hordes.
That ever climbed the pathway of the swords
Was this Queen-mother, gracious, gentle, good,
A white flower of Christian womanhood.
Her banners felt the wind of eery sea.
And yet she held a wider realm In fee.
The pure, high kingdom of-the womanly.
Peace to her spirit, as the years Increase,
Peate for her last great passion was for
peace.
O God of Nations, on the dark of things.
Send down the. white fire of the King of Kings
Until all other rulers shall be lifted up
To drink with common man the equal cup.
Send wisdom upon nations, and send down
On Kings the deeper meaning of crown.
Come, God of Kings, and peoples, breathe on
men,
Till lles the heroic flower again.
WIRE WORKS BURNED.
Fire From Unknown Source Caused
$325,000 Loss.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Feb. 3. Fire
from an unknown cause destroyed the
large plant of the National Wire Company
at Fairhaven early thiB morning, entail
ing a property loss estimated at $325,000.
The plant consisted of twoone-story
buildings, which covered about five acres
of ground space, and all except the wire
and nail department"was reduced to ruins
through the lack of facilities for fighting
the flames.
The Fairhaven hose company found it
self unable to cope with the situation,
and a call was sent to New Haven for
help. This the local department refused,
except for the sending of one steamer
and a hose cart on the grounB. that the
wire works, situated outside the city lim
its, were not entitled to protection from
New Haven
The plant was formerly the New Haven
Wire Company, and employed about 500
hands.
9100,000 Fire. in Lumber Pnnt.
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Feb. -3. Fire to
night at the W. B. Earthman Lumber
Company's plant, destroyed lumber, ware
houses, U tenement-houses, and nine
freight cars. Loss, 5100.000.
$100,000 Dnmapre to Packing: Plant.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Feb. 3. Fire in the
trimming department of the Krug Pack
ing Company's plant did $100,000 dam
ages. TO CURE A COLD IX OXE DAY,
Take Laxative Brorao-Qulnlne Tablets. All
IruggUU refund'the money If It falls to cur.
B. W. Grove's signature is .on each box. 25c
TO RUSH SUBSIDY BILL
MOVE BY ITS FRIEND S FOR NIGHT
SESSION IS LIKELY.
Strong: Effort Will Be Made to Se
cure Xotc by Middle of Week,
When. Discussion Closes,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. The Senate
will continue its discussion of, the ship
subsidy bill during the first half of the
present week.wlth probable Interruptions
during the morning hour of each day.
There probably will be a movement to se
cure night sessions on the part of the
friends of the shipping bill Monday or
Tuesday, and other strenuous efforts will
be made to secure a" vote upon the bill.
If it should appear probable that the end
of the discussion is still not in sight. Sen
ator Allison will, Wednesday, ask the
Senate to take up the bill making appro
priations for the District of Columbia for
for the next fiscal year. This appropri
ation bill will be debated for several days,
and when its consideration is concluded
there will be other appropriation bills re
quiring attention.
The latter part of the day Monday "will
be given to the ceremonies in honor of
the memory of Chief Justice Marshall,
and Senator Bacon has given notice that
he will ask the attention of the Senate tq
some remarks of his upon the resolution
Introduced by himself declaring the right
of the Senate to demand and receive all
papers on file In the Executive Depart
ments. He wll speak at length upon that
question, and if he should conclude dur
ing the day he will be followed by one of
several extended speeches on the subsidy
bill which are still In reserve, Senator
Turner Is" counted upon for another
speech, and in case of a night session
Monday night probably would underttake
to speak the session out. It is expected
that Senator Caffery will talk Tuesday.
The Democrats do not hesitate to say In
case night sessions are ordered they will
demand that a quorum shall be main
tained. Saturday, eulogies will be delivered in
honor of the late Representative Harmer,
of Pennsylvania.
IN THE HOUSES.
Appropriation Bills Will Occupy
Moat of the Week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3,-The House will
continue the consideration of appropria
tion bills this week. The postofflce appro
priation bill is not yet completed. It
will be followed by the Consular and Dip
lomatic bill, and the sundry civil bill,
which last will be reported to the House
tomorrow.
Bills to promote the efficiency of the
revenue cutter service and to establish
a National standardizing bureau and con
ference reports will consume whatever
time remains.
Tomorrow the exercises In connection
with the celebration of the centennial an
niversary of John Marshall's appointment
as Chief Justice of the United States will
be held in the House from 10 to 1 o'clock.
REPORT OX COLD STAXDARD.
Minority State Their Reasons for Op
posing the Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. -Congressman
Sbafroth, of the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, has prepared the
minority report upon the bill directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange
gold for legal tender silver dollars when
presented to tho Treasury, and will Hie
the same tomorrow. The minority report
says:
"We object to the passage of this
measure:
"First Because it will Impose increased
burdens upon the gold reserve of the
Treasury."- Tq say that It -will not is to
deny the recognized principle of supply
and demand. To add the 500.000,000 of sil
ver dollars which now act a& redemption
money for the silver certificates, and are
not a charge upon the gold reserve, to
the moneys which are redeemable in gold
must greatly increase the burdens upon
the Treasury reserve. It cannot be safe
for a nation to Increase its gold obli
gations without Increasing Its reserve.
"Second Because it will create a ner
endless chain upon the gold reserve of
the Treasury. The policy of the Govern
ment heretofore has been to diminish the
obligations' redeemable In gold, and there
by prevent runs upon the Treasury. Tho
gold standard advocates have unanlmous
ly contended that the greenbacks should
be retired, so as to relieve the Govern
ment of the necessity and cost of main
taining a gold reserve. They contend
that the Government should go .out? of
the banking business. This measure is a
reversal of that policy. It creates new
obligations upon the reserve: it plunges
the Government deeper into the banking
business.
"Third Because it facilitates the ex
portation of gold. By making the princi
pal medium of exchange used by the peo
ple redeemable In gold, it becomes much
easier for the exporters of gold to gather
up obligations payable in that metal, and
present them to the Treasury for ex
change. NO other nation on earth facili
tates the export of gold. .The scramble of
the European nations at the present time
for gold should demonstrate the necessity
for legislation discouraging instead of En
couraging the exportation of th.at metal.
"Fourth Because it will produce the de
struction of silver dollars and silver cer
tificates as money. When silver dollars
are made payable In gdld, they become
simply promises to pay. What govern
ment would maintain promises to pay
stamped upon as dear materia as silver,
when they could be printed upon paper
at no appreciable cost? Would It not be
foolish for tKe nation to keep Invested in
promises to pay $250,000,000, the bullion
value of its silver dollars, when it could
print them upon paper and save that
amount? Nearly every witness that testi
fied before the committee admitted that
the measure would ultimately produce a
retirement of the silver dollars and a sale
of the same as bullion. This is a new pol
icy in the treatment of the precious metals.
No nation on the face of the globe dis
credits its silver coins by making them
simply promises to pay. Nongovernment
redeems Its silver in go)d. Why should
this nation, which produces one-third pf
all the sliver of the world, be the very
first to strike down one pf Its own Im
portant industries?
"Fifth Because it will depress the
prices of all commodities and property.
This measure will make gold do all the
work of basic money now done by both
gold and sliver. We cannot thus increase,
the burdens upon gold without increas
ing the demand fof the same. The in
crease in the world's production of gold
is not sufficient to displace the silver
stocks in existence. Statistics show that
more than 60 per cent of the gold product
Is used irt the arts or lost to commerce,
which leaves only about $150,000,000 a year
to supply the needs of Christendom. That
is less than 3 per cent of the gold stocks
of the world, and is no more than ihe
legitimate requirements of an increas
ing commodity.
"Sixth It is impossible for silver dol
lars to go to a discount as long as they
are limited in number as now provided bv
law, and hence there is no necessity for
mis legislation, as it is impossible for
silver dollars, as now limited by law, to
depredate In value, why should we run
the hazards of making increased burdens
upon the gold reserve, cf creating a new
endless chain upon the Treasury, for fa
cilitating exports of gold of annlhUating
silver and silver certificates as money,
and of producing an era of falling prices?"
XEELY MUST PUT UP CASH.
Military Government So Decides
Amount Not Stated,
HAVANA, Feb 3. The military govern
ment will demand a cash bond from C
F. W. Neely, the' alleged defualter. What
the amount will be has not been stated,
as Neelys lawyer absolutely refuses to
deposit cash, fearing that it will be
seized.
The charges will aggregate an embezzle
ment of over $100,009i with the possiblUty
of the amount being materially lncreasea.
The Judge of the Court of First Instance
is inclined to hold that Jleely Is guilty of
stealing surcharged stamps to the amount
of 5300,000; and as the question of ball at
present, rests with him, the cash to be
deposited would exceed that figure.
The special counsel for the Government
are confident of convicting Neely apart
from the stamp-burning incident. W. H.
Reeves, who will probably be the star
witness for the Government, and who
has been undergoing almost dally exam
inations by the Postofflce Inspectors for
a month, asserted today that the whole
method of Neely'-a stealings had been re
vealed, under the promise of immunity.
CONGRESS AT FAULT.
Secretary Long op Recognition
of
Bobaon, Clark and Others.
WASHINGTON. Feb. S. Secretary Long
has addressed the following letter to
Senator Morgan:
"I have your letter wjth regard to
Lieutenant Hbbson, Captain Clark and
others, and to the failure of the Govern
ment to recognize their services. I need
not say to you that no one feels this
more keenly than myself, or has done
more tq endeavor tq secure justice for
the men who conducted and consummated
the Santlagp naval campaign. Will you
let me say that the delay Js not with
the executive branch of the Government
so much as with Congress. I do not
say this to in any way shift the respon
sibility, but in the hope that the co-operation
of Congress may be secured in
this respect. With the Interest which
you and other members of the Legislative
branch feel in the case, do not despair.
"It is more than two years now since
the President sent in nominations for
promotion, and these nominations have
never been acted on by the Senate. At
each session of Congress I have pre
pared and submitted bills asking for re
wards for these officers. No action hat
heen taken up6n them. In each of my
annual reports I have urged the matter
with all the force possible, but it at
tracts no attention. The President has
asked for the creation of a grade of
Vice-Admlral, which would perhaps lead
to the solution of the matter.
"I feel keenly the lack of any recog
nition to Hobson, whose feat Is famous
the world over. I have repeatedly talked
about him to the President, who as you
know feels the most cordial Interest In
behalf of all the men. He cannot sep
arate Hobson's case frorn the rest, nor
can I advise him to do so. It would be
an unjust discrimination against Captain
Clark, Nto whom you refer, and who is
two numbers worse off now than If there
had been no war. Such action would be
an Injustice to the commander-in-chief,
who planried and consummated the whole
campaign and who had a greater respon
sibility upon him for a longer time
than any officer on the Atlantic. It
would discriminate against the enlisted
men, who have yet had neither thanks
or medal, nor any recognition, and are
humiliated on the deck of every war
ship on which their shipmates, who
served In the. Asiatic squadron, display
their medals and the Santiago men have
none. I feel almost like invoking the
help of yourself and every other Senator
andCftepresentatlve as to what seems the
simplest justice.
"Not content with what has hitherto
been done, It was only a few days ago
that I wrote a letter to Senafor Hale,
.chairman of the naval committee, a copy
pf which Is enclosed, asking him if he
would not, as a last resort, have the
naval committee, or a sub-committee of
It, take up the matter and consider the
report upon the deserts of these officers.
"Yesterday I wrote another letter to
the President, a copy of which I en
close, reciting recommendations which I
made- to 'him in .my annual report of
18S9, that he make the same recommend
ation to Congress in the case of the
Santiago squadron which was made in
the case of the Asiatic squadron, viz.:
That the thanks of Congress be tendered
to the commander-in-chief, and be ex
tended through him to the officers and
men.
"I think you will cordially acknowledge
that tho President, by his speedy nomi
nations for promotion, has been prompt;
that this department has left no stone
unturned to do jutIce in this matter,
and that it Is now for Congress, of which
you are so distinguished a member, to
act. Trusting that we may all co-opor-ate,
and, at last, secure to these officeis
and men an expression of the country's
appreciation of their services, I am,
yery truly yours, JOHN D. LONG."
BIG THING FOR PACIFIC COAST
Zimmerman on Purchase of Southern
.Pncific by Union Pacific,
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3. Eugene Zim
merman, of Cincinnati, left for Monterey
today to visit his daughter, the Duchess
of Manchester. Referring to the recent
purchase of the Southern Pacific stock by
Unlon Pacific Interests, Mr. Zimmerman
said he thought It a great transaction.
It will be a big thing for the country,
"as well as for the Pacific Coast," he
said.
"Do I' think these big consolidations
tend toward Government ownership?" he
continued. "Well, no. It will be a long
time before the Government will go Into
tho railroad business. I do believe,
though, that the deal will havo an im
portant effect on rate matters. It will
certainly put astop to this fearful slash
ing of rates, and this is 'bound to benefit
both the railroads and their patrons. I
am inclined to think the Vanderbllts are
mixed up In the deal, though, of course,
I am not In a position to say with cer.
talnty."
Union Pacific President JTnlks.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. The Tribune to
morrow will say:
Horace G. Burt, president of the Union
Pacific, is at the Waldorf-Astoria. In an
Interview, he explained, at length the con
ditions of the Union Pacific which has
just acquired the Southern Pacific. He
said that the great transaction would
not affect present traffic arrangements.
Speaking of the changes which are beln$
made on the, main line In Wyoming, he
said that about 200 miles of road had been
practically rebuilt, materially reducing
the grades. In another two years still
more important changes on the divide and
the Salt Lake section, lri Western Utah,
will be completed. The road will be
shortened about 34 miles, making the dis
tance between Council Bluffs and Ogden
practically 1000 miles.
Boycott and Strike Denounced.
SALT LAKE. Feb. 3. A special to the
Tribune from Castlegato, Utah, says:
A mass meeting of the employes of the
Pleasant Valley Coal Company, number
ing 400, was held here today, and by
resolution, adopted unanimously, the
meeting denounced the Salt Lake Labor
Union boycott of the coal company, and
declared that they have not, nor do they
now mine coal to the detriment of coal
miners in the -Stato pf Utah or elsewhere.
They denounced the action of the miners
now on a strike at Scofleld in refusing
to grant the company three days', time
for the consideration of the grievances of
the 'men. It is believed that thl action
wM terminate the strike at Scofleld.
Russia -U. S. Secret Agreement.
LONDON, Feb. 3. "It is asserted in this
city," says "the Berlin correspondent of
the Dally Mall, "that Russia and the
United States have concluded a secret
agreement admitting Russian sugar free
of differential duties to the United States.
Russia In turn makes certain concessions
to America,"
HILL NOT .s CANDIDATE
HAS NO ASPIRATIONS FOR PRESI
DENCY IN 100. , '
Will Not Respond to Growing; Call
for Him to Assume Leadership
'. of Democracy.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. The announce
ment that Senator Hill la not a candidate
for the Presidential nomination of his
party in 1904 1b made by the- Albany
correspondent of Leslie's Weekly In the
current issue. He says:
"I have the highest authority for the
statement that Senator Hill 1b not a
candidate in any sense for the Presi
dential nomination, and that he is l not
responsible for the action of his frinds,
and will in no way encourage the con
tinuance of such action. Whatever Sen
ator Hill's ambition may have been In
the past, he treasures no Presidential
ambition. He Is engrossed In his law
practice. It has grown larger and more
lucrative each year, and his absorption in
professional duties- gives him little -time
and less Inclination to respond to the
growing call far tym to assume active
party leadership.
"This reluctance upon Senator Hill to
re-enter public life" Is not the result of
pique or disappointment. He simply finds
greater comfort and enjoyment in the
practice of his profession and less al
lurement in the field of politics, which
has never been a source of profit, and
often has given him hardly a comfort
able support. Like every other man who
reaches middle life, he looks forward to
obtaining a substantial Independence by
maintaining his established and Velvet'
tied professional practice. He Is de
voting his best energies to that end, and
therefore he Is not inclined to respond
to such calls as have been made by
the Texas Legislature and by prominent
Democratlo leaders and organizations in
the South and West. Those who have
intimate personal relations with Senator
Hill greatly doubt whether he will 'ever
consent to lead his party again in a
presidential campaign. While he is ad
verse to making public expression of his
feeling In the matter, his determination
Is not a secret. Devoted as he has been
for so many years- to his party's wel
fare, his withdrawal from politics is
regarded as impossible. He will continue
to be an Influential factor, but th!swlK
not interfere with a conviction which he
has recently expressed to many friends
that office-holding is unsatisfactory and
unprofitable.
NEBRASKA SNOW STORM.
It Is Womt in Years, and Several
Railroads Arc Blockaded.
ATCHISON, KanT7Feb. 3, The worst
snow storm: in several years prevailed
in Northern Kansas and Southern Ne
brasKa last night and today. The Miles
and Central branches of the Missouri Pa
cific, traversing Northern Kansas, are
tied up, and not a train has come in off
the road today. Passenger and freight
trains are snowbound at different points,
Atchison street-car lines are tied up.
Snow drifts six feet deep are reported in
many places along the central branch.
From various towns in Northern Kansas
and Nebraska, the ,snow is reported from
10 to 18 Inches '-deep on the level. The
storm began Friday night, the snow fall
ing until late last night. The sky Is clear
tonight.
" Resmlar Bllxsard. in Chicago.
j&HYcAGO, Feb. 3.-Six inches of snow
on the level, and drifts in many cases In
the outlying districts piled as high as
second-story windows,, Is the condition
Chicago in fn tonight. The snow bega'n to
fall ""early In the day, and by the middle
of, the afternoon a regular blizzard was
raging, with the wind blowing a gale from
the west. Toward night the wind died
down omewhat, and as the temperature
began to rise the snow turned Into sleet.
The atreet-car lines, with the exception
of the elevated roads, were the worst
sufferers. Many of the surface lines were
compelled to abandon their schedules en
tirely until the worst of the storm had
passed, when they were ableto clear the
tracks and resume traffic.
Officials of the raUroads Centering in
Chicago report trains generally on time
or nearly so, &nd claim that unless the
temperature should drop suddenly they
will be able to keep the tracks clear.
Cold Wave Strikes Missouri.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Feb. 3. The great
est snow storm of the Winter visited here
last night and this morning. The storm
was general over Missouri and Kansas,
varying in depth from three'to 14 inches.
A strong wind- followed the fall of snow,
and in many places the-snow drifted bad
ly. No serious Interference with railroad
traffic has been reported except on the
central branch of the Missouri Pacific.
Pasenger trains, as a rule, are running
on schedule time. There Is some suffer
ing among unsheltered cattle In Western
Kansas, but there will be no serious
losses. The snow will be beneficial to
wheat. Tonight, indications are that the
storm Is over.
Wire Communication Hindered.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 3. The snow and
wind storm which began Saturday night
continued until noon today and was
general throughout Nebraska and West
ern Iowa. Three Inches of snow fell and
a strong wind blew it into deep drifts,
which somewhat crippled the movement
of trains, but not to a serious extent.
Wire communication suffers most, tele
graph and telephone wires being badly
blown down. Owing to the short dura
tion of the storm It has not been ex
pected livestock will suffer. In Omaha
the street cars were blockaded for a
short time n the morning, but the sweep
ers cleared the tracks at an early hour.
Blirsnrd Raging:. In Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 3. A bliz
zard from the northeast has been raging
In this city all day, and continues, un
abated tonight. Only a few street-cars
are running. The snow Is drifting badly.
Tho steam railroads are, hampered some
what also, many trains being reported
late.
Janesvllle and Racine report the worst
storm of the season. Reports from coun
try towns to the south and west show
that the blizzard is wide In extent.
Severe Snow Storm in Iovra.
DES MOINES, la., Feb. 3. The snow
storm that struck here about midnight
Sunday Is the most severe of the Winter.
A strong northwest wind -has been blow
ing all day, drifting tho snow. The tem
perature has been falling steadily, and
will go to zero before rnorning. Rail
way trains have been much delayed.
Terrible Storm in Michigan.
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 3, From all
towns In Southern Michigan reports are
coming In of the worst snow storm of the
season. Trains are from one to three
hours late.
Tonight a Veritable blizzard Is raging,
with no proppects of immediate abate
ment. Steamer In Distress.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 3. A steamer
believed, to be the car ferry Muskegon,
with a crew of SO men on board, was re
ported off south Milwaukee this afternoon
blowing signals-of distress. The steamer
continued blowing whistles for half an
hour, and then apparently moved to the
southward. That 'was the last seen of
her. n
Killed In Texas Tornado
COOPER, Tex., Feb. 3. A tornado last
night did grea damage in the western
portion of Delta County. The home of r
jameaiooay, at Honest, waa wrecked and
his 4-year-old daughter fatally Injured.
Tlnk Surrett was killed and two daugh
ters seriously injured at Rattan, where
a number of houses were wrecked- At
Denton an oil-mill was wrecked, but no
one was hurt.
JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY.
Minister Says Chance for Strength
ening It Has Been Lost.
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 16. Mr. Kato, Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, is reported to have
said, In a recent interview in answer to
the demand that Japan should enter upon
a strong foreign policy, that this empire
lost its great opportunity in failing to
protest against the German seizure of
Klao Chou and the Russian occupation
of Port Arthur. That, In his opinion,
was the crucial day for Japan, and it is
too late now to effectually stem the tide
of encroachment. In regard to the sup
posed secret treaty between Russia and
China, Mr. Kato Is reported to have said:
"It Is probable that Russia has en
tered Into some understanding about the
disposal of, Manchuria. It is Russia's usual
policy to arrange so that many diplomatic
affairs executed by its representatives
do not necessarily emanate from the gov
ernment, but are left to tho discretion
of Its Ministers. When its representatives'
acts suit the government, the latter gives
Its ratification, but when It is Incon
venient, it is declared to be contrary to
Its views, having- been done on the re
sponsibility of the Minister concerned,
and the latter is forthwith removed from
his post for his alleged presumption. It
is not clear whether the present secret
treaty with China was concluded with
the instructions of the St. Petersburg
government, but the existence of the
treaty seems to be probable."
The .closing and balancing of accounts
which is a confirmed habit of all Japa
nese tradesmen and merchants at the
opening of the new year, seems to have
resulted In far less financial disaster than
was anticipated. No prominent failures
are reported, and business Is .moving
smoothly In Its usual channel, the annual
shipping report showing groat Increase In
the tonnage of vessels entering Yokohama
and Kobe, while Nagasaki, owing to the
great activity In China and Manila af
fairs, has experienced something like a
genuine boom.
The primitive character of Korean
statesmanship has been curiously illus
trated by a. recent demand made upon the
Japanese Government by the Minister ot
that country that Korean political refu
gees now In Japan should be handed over
or banished to some remote region or for
eign country. Not only are the men In
question living very quiet and inoffensive
lives here, but their government seems
to have no conception of civilized Inter
national usage In the matter. It is need
less to say that the Japaneso Govern
ment will take no notice wnatever of the
demand.
Anti-Jesuit Demonstration.
VALENCIA, Spain, Feb. 3. The antl
Jesuit demonstrations which began in
Madrid in connection wnth the anti
clerical play, "Electra," have spread to
Valencia. Today crowfis gathered In
front of the Jesuit church of the Sacred
Heart, where a confirmation of children
was in progress, and shouted, "Liberty
forever," and "Down wltn the Jesuits."
A Jesuit who was leaving the church waa
hooted, and then the crowd marched to
the Jesuit college and stoned the windows
and doors, still shouting, -Down with the
Jesuits." Finally the demonstration was
dispersed by gendarmes.
Russlnn Prince Shot Himself.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 3. Prince
Pariatlnsky, the youthful publisher of the
Northern Courier, which was recently
suppressed for its radical tendencies, shot
himself Thursday, inflicting a dangerous
wfound. His parents have never forgiven
the marriage he made several years ago
With Mile. Yavorskaya,' an actress, nor
did they approve of his newspaper enter
prise, which absorbed the bulk of the es
tate of the Prince. The family ranks
among the highest Russian nobility.
Trains Again Running: Out of Pekln.
BBRLIN, Feb. 3. The German War Of
fice h&s received a dispatch from Count
von Waldorsee, dated PeKln. which an
nounces that railway communication has
been restored between Pekln, Feng Tai
and Pao Ting Fu.
Bubonic Plague in Cardiff.
CARDIFF, Feb. 3. A Cardiff workman
has been atttacked by a disease which
Is diagnosed as the bubonic plague.
ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Explorer Baldwin Tells of His Prep
arations For Trip Next Summer.
NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Evelyn Baldwin,
the Arctic explorer, who rext Summer Is
to head the Baldwln-Zelgler expedition
to the north pole, returned today on the
steamship New York. Mr. Baldwin has
been abroad since December 1, securing
vessels and equipment. He said:
"I shall remain here for several weeks,
and then I expect to go abroad again. A3
to many of the details of the expedition, I
can not speak at present. I have suc
ceeded In purchasing the Esquimaux, the
largest whaling vessel I could find. She
Is admirably adapted for our work, hav
ing been built for Just such work. I
have renamed her the America- The
America is a barkentine rigged, with her
machinery aft so that the stcmacan have
play In the Ice. In addition to" this her
screw Is in a well, so that it can be lifted
when the ice Interferes. In addition to
this vessel I have chartered the Fritjof,
which was used last year by the Swedish
expedition. The Fritjof will accompany
the America with supplies and equip
ments. She will .leave Tromse. Norway,
June 25, with a party of scientists and
sportsmen. She will go to Franz Josef
land, returning to the same port on Sep
tember 1.
"The America Is two and a half feet
thick and Is built of Greet Hart, a hard
tropical wood. I have my own plan for
reaching the pole, and am confident of
success. I never had a talk with Captain
Joseph C. Bernler, the explorer, who,
according to a cable dispatch said thet
he warned me thet my plan would re
sult in failure. I shall go over the Franz
Josef route, probably starting early In,
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Ei&rht-Hour Bill Sljmcd by Governor.
ANACONDA. Mont.,Feb. 3. The bill
establishing the eight-hour system In the
mines, smelters ana reduction works of
Montana was passed by the Legislature
Friday and signed by Governor Toole Sat
urday. It becomes effective SO days after
Its appro'al. The Anaconda Copper Min
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duced the clgh'-hcur system In Its mines In
Butte, gave orders today to Introduce It
Immediately into Its smelters In Anacon
da. Tho new system will require the em
ployment of several hundred additional
men.
More Goebcl Murder Arrest Likely.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 3. The arrest
of Captain Garnett D. Ripley, at Newcas
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upon an Indictment entered by the grand
Jury just adjourned here, will. It Is ex
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persons against whom Indictments charg
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returned but not made public because the
parties were not In custody. It is held
here that the Ripley arrest 1s one of the
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