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THE MOBNING OEEGONIAH, .WEDNESDAY,, JANTJAEY -22, 1902.
NO GROUND FOR A DUEL
FRENCH DEPUTY THOUGHT HE HAD
BEEN INSULTED.
Seconds Failed to Reacb an Agrree
mcnt TraiiHvaal Q,uentIon De
bated In the Chamber.
PARIS, Jan. 21. During the debate on
the foreign estimates In the Chamber of
Deputies today. Count Bonl de Castellane
(Republican) asked for explanations of the
government's policy. He complained that
the French policy In China gave cause
to doubt whether France had compre
hensive plans of foreign policy, as In
the case of Russia, Germany and Great
Britain. The deputy added that he -would
like to see Imperialism exiet in France, as
It does in Great Britain, Germany and
the United States.
M. De Estournelles de Constant (Repub
lican) condemned the increase In arma
ment and the expansion policy, which he
said multiplied the chances of conflicts
and would lead to a frightful crash. M.
Lasies (Anti-Semite) having interpellated
a. sarcaetlo remark, De Constant retorted
that he would not be intimidated by Na
tionalists. The remark offended M. Las
ies, who sent seconds to De Constant.
The seconds failed to agree as to whether
the words constituted an insult, and re
ferred the question to arbitrators, who
were also unable to decide this point.
The seconds then threw up their mission.
It Is said that M. Deschanel, the Presi
dent of the Chamber, has decided to in
tervene and end the incident, and that
ihe has ordered the words of M. Des Es
tournelles de Constant to be suppressed
from, the report of the sitting.
M. Estlenne Republican) made a long
speech, urging a more vigorous defense
of French Interests where they come in
contact with those of Great Britain.
Replying to questions, the Foreign Min
ister, M. Delcasse, said France's position
in the world Is satisfactory. He recalled
the success of the government's recent
action towards Turkey, which, he said,
had completely restored French influence.
Regarding various questions raised by M
Etlenne, M. Delcase replied that the gov
ernment Is closely watching all French
Interests. He also alluded to the Franco
Russian alliance, which was the result of
perfect accord between the interests of
France and Russia. The Foreign Minis
ter's ' statement was greeted with pro
longed applause.
After a spirited debate the Chamber
voted to maintain the appropriation for
the French Embassy to the Vatican. This
appropriation had been suppressed by the
budget committee.
M. Berry (Conservative), Clovis Hughes
(Republican Socialist), and Abbe Lemlere
(Christian Socialist), introduced various.
Interpellations bearing upon the lack of
action of The Hague peace tribunal in
the matter of the war In South Africa.
The speakers dilated upon the horrors of
the concentration camps, and alleged vio
lations of the rules of war. M. Berry
declared that Great Britain had excluded
the Transvaal from The Hague confer
ence because she was intent on forcing a
war there, and contended that certain
articles of the peace convention author
ized the powers to intervene If they
wished to do so. He urged the French
Government to bring about Intervention in
South Africa. Abbe Lemiere also called
upon the government to aid the Boers,
not only by sympathy, but by diplomacy,
to become a free people. "We made the
. United States free; let us make the Boers
free, also," said the Abbe In conclusion.
The speeches of M. Berry and Abbe Le
miere were warmly cheered.
Leon Bourgeois (Radical Republican)
said the present situation In South Africa
does not Imply the destruction of the
work of The Hague conference, as the
Transvaal had not participated therein,
and could not, consequently. Invoke its
intervention. He said The Hague con
ference has not yet closed, that the non
signatories might later be admitted there
to, and that the conference contains a
germ which would gradually develop.
M. Delcasse, replying to M. Bourgeois,
said the peace conference did not prevent
war, but compelled the nations to con
duct It according to the lawK of nations
and humanity. France Is willing to in
voke arbitration when certain that the
offer will be accepted, but nothing has
happened during the Transvaal "War to In
dicate that an offer of mediation would
be favorably received. If such an offer
were rejected, continued the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, it would be necessary
to impose mediation, which would have
made war inevitable. "We are, there
fore, abliged to refrain," said M. Del
casse, "whatever may bo the sympathies
all here profess for the courageous peo
ple. Intervention on the part of France
would only result In the entangling of
her foreign policy, and It Is the duty of
the government to retain the entire lib
erty of that policy."
Denis Cochin (Conservative) said that
Great Britain Is suffering from the sick
ness of Imperialism, and that France
ought to take advantage of her enfeebled
cnoditlon and the tottering driebund to
secure the settlement in her favor of cer
tain pending questions. The Chamber ap
proved the declarations of M. Delcasse.
COMMONS AVAR. DEBATE.
Dlvlfilon on Cawley's Amendment
Showed Break In Opposition.
LONDON, Jan. 2L Winston Spencer
Churchill, Conservative, in resuming the
debate in the House of Commons today
on the amendment moved by Frederick
Cawley. Liberal, to the address in reply
to the speech from the throne, gained the
disapproval of the opposition benches by
his criticism of the government's short
comings In regard to the conduct of the
war In South Africa. He said he pre
ferred a settlement by compromise rather
than by force, as the latter would entail
the tremendous expense of long military
occupation.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Liberal,
made a speech lasting an hour, but failed
to score against the government. He
showed himself to be in practical accord
with Lord Roeberry's position, and said
he would, of course, support any proper
measure calculated to bring the war to
an end. He insisted, however, that some
encouragement ought to be offered the
Boers to come forward Tvith peace pro
posals. A. J. Balfour, in a vigorous defense of
the government, said Sir "William's sup.
"port of Lord Rosebery was the greatest
of all Lord Rosebery's triumphs. Mr.
Balfour contended that the Boers were
prolonging the war in the hope that a
Liberal government would replace the
present administration, and he appealed
to the House to reject the amendment on.
the ground that any diminution of the
government's majority would encourage
their enemies In the field.
Mr. Cawley s admendment was rejected
by a vote of 333 to 123. The announce
ment of the vote was received with en
thusiastic cheers. The division afforded
renewed proof of dissensions. All the
Nationalists, half a dozen Radicals and
several Liberal Imperialists abstained
from voting, with the result that the gov
ernment, whose nominal majority is about
130. secured the rejection of the Cawley
amendment by a majority of 210.
Chinese Envoy at the Coronation.
LONDON, Jan. 22. The Pekin corns
spondent of the Times says that the son
of Prince Chlng has been nominated to
represent China at the coronation of King
Edward The correspondent says:
"On returning to Pekin after a couple of
months' absence. I And the outlook most
encouraging. Since assuming the Vice
royalty of Chi Li Province. Yuan Shi Kal
has acted with the decision and energy
worthy his reputation as the strongest
ruler China has produced In many years.
The Ministers of the foreign powers are;
well satisfied with the friendly disposition
of the Chinese authorities, .and the xnls-
slonaries consider the outlook to be greatly
improved. The Chinese declare they will
not agree to any convention weakening
China's sovereignty in Manchuria, or Im
pairing their treaty rights with other
powers."
American Invasion of London.
LONDON,, Jan. 2L The London County
Council today considered the application
In behalf of an Anglo-American syndicate,
beaded by Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, for
a i99-year lease for property on the north
side of the Strand, with a frontage or
750 feet, and with still larger frontages
on the new streets debouching on tne
Strand, for the erection of an office build
ing on American lines, to cost 2,000,000.
The Council took the ground that such
length of tenure practically amounted to
selling the freehold, which is not within
Its power. The Council, however, an
nounced that it Is willing to negotiate on
the basis of a 99-year leas-.
London & Globe Investigation.
LONDON, Jan. 2L During the inquiry
In the Bankruptcy Court into the affairs
of the London & Globe Finance Corpora
tion, Ltd., today, the Register granted an
order for the examination of the codlrect
ors of Whlttaker Wright, leaving to the
official Receiver discretion In regard to
which directors ho would examine. The
Receiver expressly said that Lord Dufferin
had already given him all the information
he possessed, and that, therefore, he did
not purpose to summon him.
The Franco-Chinese Dispute.
PARIS. Jan. 2L The Foreign Office here
has received conflrmatlon of the state
ment contained In a dispatch from Pekin
that the French (Minister, M. Beau, has
declined to present his credentials until
China has taken steps to secure repara
tion for the murder of Father Jullen, a
French priest, and two Chinese converts,
at a village in the north of Kwang SI
Province. M. Beau took the same stand
at the beginning of January, in connec
tion with the murder of missionaries In
Kwang Su Province.
Emigration to South Africa.
LONDON, Jan. 21. A representative or
the Associated Press here learns that at
the close of the war the British Govern
ment contemplates offering special encour
agement and facilities for emigration to
South Africa on a large scale.
Mr. Chamberlain has cabled the Gov
ernments of Australia and New Zealand,
inviting each to send further contingents
of 1000 men to" South Africa.
Mrs. Brown Potter Will Not Play It.
LONDON,' Jan. 2L Mrs. James Brown
Potter has resigned the role of Calypso
in the forthcoming production of
"Ulysses" at Her Majesty's Theater, after
a disagreement with the author, Stephen
Phillips. Mrs. Potter said she wanted
to play the creat love scene with all the
passion and emotion of which she Is cap
able. Mr. Phillips wanted no emotion or
passion.
Irish Fund Depicted.
DUBLIN, Jan. 2L The recent and pros
pective retirements of Nationalist mem
bers of the House of Commons are attrib
uted In some quarters to the depleted con
dition of the Nationalist treasury. It :s
said that the Parliamentary fund for 1W1
thus far totals only 1100, over half or
which amount came from the United
States.
FREIGHT COMBINATION.
Trade Agreement Reached by Traus
Atlnntlc Liners.
LONDON, Jan. 21. A representative of
the Associated Press has secured an
authoritative statement regarding the
rumored shipping deals, which, while con
futing the reports of the amalgamation
of several lines, reveals the fact that
negotiations toward a trade agreement
are being conducted on a larger scale
than hitherto hinted at. What has ac
tually happened is this:
Every line trading between England and
America, except one, has agreed to form"
a freight combination upon a basis con
siderably higher than the rates at pres
ent in force. That one exception, how
ever, threatens to upset the prolonged
negotiations, for today 15 firms withdrew
their previous assent, declaring that un
less this one exception came in. the com
bine would be valueless The line which
has so disarranged the calculations for
until today the success of the scheme was
believed to be practically assured Is
comparatively unimportant and plies be
tween London and the United States.
The proportions which the proposed
combination had attained can be Judged
from the fact that the 15 withdrawals
constitute 50 per cent of the firms inter
ested. The objectors are chiefly com
posed of Liverpool and Glasgow firms.
who would not be directly affected by
the defection of the London concern.
The reports of a financial amalgamation
between the White Star, American, At
lantic Transport and other lines are
I strenuously denied.
ALLISON AND DOLLIVER.
Senators Re-elected by the Iowa
Legislature.
DES MOINES. la., Jan. 2L At 2 o'clock
this afternoon both Houses of the Iowa
Legislature voted separately upon the,
election of two members of the United
States Senate. The vote In the Senate
was:
AlUson ..' SGJDolllver S6
Thayer 10Serley 10
In the House
Allison S2jDolllver 82
Thayer .lSeerley 14
Lieutenant-Governor Herrlott created
somewhat of a surprise In the Legislature
when he "announced the committees for
the Senate In stating to the Senate. In a
speech, that membership on the commit
tees on ways and means and judiciary
had been selected by him with a view of
reforming the present railroad legislation
in the matter of taxation.
Kansas Democratic Convention.
TOPEKA, Jan. 2L The Democratic
State Central Committee today decided to
hold the state convention May 20 at
Wichita, Kan. The representation is
made large enough to Include the Popu
lists In case they decide at the meeting
next month to abandon their organiza
tion and affiliate with the Democrats.
Governor Murphy Inaugurated.
TRENTON. N. J.. Jan. 2L The lnaugu
artlon of Hon. Franklin Murphy as Gov
ernor of New Jersey took place at noon
today. In the presence of an audience
which filled the building. The oath was
administered by Chief Justice Gummere,
of the Supreme Court,
GAVE A DINNER TO CROKER
The Ex-Leader of Tammany Will
Start for Europe Today.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Richard Croker
was given a dinner and a silver service
tonight by the honorary staff of the First
Batters. New York National Guard. In a
speech Mr. Croker said:
"I have retired from politics for good
and all time to come. I undertook to do
the work of our organization for 17 years,
and have now put it on the shoulders of a
younger and more progressive man."
Mr. Croker astonished all by announcing
that he Is to sail for England tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. His stay abroad, he
said, would be but for a short time.
Fitxslxumons Fell Down Stairs.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2L Robert Fltzslm
mons, the ex-champion heavy-weight pu
gilist, fell down a flight of stairs in the
Orpheum Theater, In Bropklyn, today.
Seen at his home tonight, he declared he
was not badly 'hurt by his fall and suffered
.only from the shaking- up he got. '
PANAMA NAVAL FIGHT
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS RESPON
SIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT'S LOSS.
Great CoHrage Displayed by General
Alb an on the Laataro Prepara
tions for the City's Defense.
PANAMA, Jan. 21. The exchange of
prisoners was responsible- for yesterday's
disaster to the government. From, the
former the revolutionists heard of the
plans Qf the government.
The Lautaro's circulating pump was out
of order, and she had no steam, up when
she was attacked by the Padllla. The
Padilla, which was recently painted white
so as to deceive the government officers
as to her identity, advanced unrecognized
to a spot about 300 meters from the Lau
taro and began tiring on her. The pd
sltlon of the latter prevented her from
using her two big guns mounted forward,
but she returned the Padllla's fire with
her small after gun. Her gunner, how
ever, was the first man killed. The for
eign crew of the Lautaro refused to obey
orders. General Alban, who displayed
great courage, was shot on the steamer's
deck.
General Garcia, a veteran officer, has
been appointed military commander of the
district, in succession to General Alban.
Senor Arjona is the Civil Governor.
It is believed that the revolutionary
warships were damaged.
The capture of Panama by the revolu
tionists is considered Impossible, owing
to the number of government troops there.
The revolutionists are reported to be at
Los Llanos, eight miles from Panama,
Passengers who arrived here by the train
leaving Colon this morning report having
met a number of revolutionists at Gordona
Station.
A spy sent by the revolutionary General
BclLsario Porras was captured here yes
terday. Papers were found upon him
whlchlcompromlse certain Important lib
erals. The government has issued a decree
conferring honors upon the late General
Carlos Alban.
All Is quiet here today.
General Herrera, the revolutionary lead
er. Informed Captain Mead, of the United
States cruiser Philadelphia, that he came
here to prevent the Colombian Govern
ment using the steamer Lautaro against
the Liberals. He had accomplished this,
and therefore retired.
The revolutionists had 17 wounded in
yesterday's engagement. The number
killed cannot be precisely ascertained. Of
the government forces, five men were
killed and lour wounded.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
Government Slaking Preparations to
Repulse the Lund Attack.
COLON, Jan. 2L The Chilean line
steamer Lautaro (seized by the late Gen
eral Alban), armored and used as a man-of-war
by the Colombian Government, and
the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's
steamer Chlcuto (chartered by the lale
General Alban), whi.e anchored close to
gether In the harbor of Panama, near the
Island of Perko, were unexpectedly at
tacked at 6 o'clock yesterday by the revo
lutionary steamer Padllla and the tug
boat Darlen. -After some active tiring
by all four vessels, General Carlos Alban
was killed. Fire broke out In the for
ward part of the Lautaro, and the vessel
.sank at about 9 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The Chlcuto was superbly handled
during yesterday's engagement, and was
very aggressive. The death of General
Alban Is an irreparable loss, not only to
the Isthmus, but to the entire Republic of
Colombia. He was a man whose praises
were sung even by his enemies.
The surgeon and hospital corps of the
United States cruiser Philadelphia, at
Panama, were busy yesterday rendering
medical aid to the men wounded In yes
terday's engagement. The Philadelphia
Is the only man-of-war at the Isthmus.
The Colombian Government is making
every possible preparation, both here and
at Panama, to repulse the land attack by
the insurgents, which is momentarily ex
pected. The Colombian gunboat General
Plnzon coaled here yesterday, and sailed
last night for Savanilla. She Is expected
to return to Colon by the end of this
week with reinforcements for the govern
ment. Colon remains perfectly quiet.
Many Liberals were arrested here yester
day. LUMBER CAMP BURNED.
Seven Lives Lost in a Fire in the
West Virginia Forest.
HAMBLETON, W. Va.. Jan. 2L About
4 o'clock this morning camp 5 of the
Otter Creek Boom & Lumber Company,
several miles from here in the forest, took
fire and burned so rapidly that seven ot
the 40 men asleep In the building failed
to get out, and were burned to death.
Following Is the list of dead: John Mor
rlssey, John Riley, George Van Horn,
Arthur Hedrlcks, Thomas Hlckey, Mike
Crannon and Forest Manard. Bud Welcn
was so badly burned that he is in a criti
cal condition.
It was not mdre than five minutes from
the time the alarm was given until there
was no chance to escape. The building
was 22x20 feet, and the upper part was
all In one room. In this the 40 men were
asleep. Two very small windows and the
narrow stairway afforded the only ways
of escape, and those who went to the
windows, a dozen or more, had to Jump 12
or 15, feet, the others rushing down the
steps like sheep, pushing and tumbling
and falling over each other. The dead
were almost entirely cremated.
Serious Fire at Columbus.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 2L A four-story
brick building at Spring and Capital
streets, occupied by several wholesale
firms, was gutted by fire tonight. Loss,
$250,000.
COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 22. Fire, which
broke out after 1 o clock this morning,
destroyed the big retail dry goods house
of Dunn, Taf t & Co., on High street. Loss,
J175.000.
MANY HELD BACK.
Time for Depositing Stock of North
ern Lines Expired Yesterday.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. The time for
holders of the common stock of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and
the stock of the Great Northern Railroad
Company, to deposit their holdings with
the Northern Securities Company, pur
suant to the plan of settlement of the
trouble of last Spring, expired at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. Officials of the Northern
Securities Company declined to give out
any particulars of the amount of stock
of both companies deposited with or pur
chased by the Northern Securities Com
pany under the agreement made. It
was learned, however, that practically all
of the Northern Pacific stock had been
deposited.
According to the Commercial Adver
tiser, "a fairly liberal percentage of the
Northern Pacific stock had not been de
posited with the Northern Securities be
cajse holders of it, persons In the North
west and along the line of the road, and
others preferred to retain their stock,
pending the outcome of the Northern Se
curities Company litigation.
Low Rate to Pythian Meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. General
James R. Carnahan. commanding the
Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, an
nounces that the transcontinental lines
have agreed to make a rate of 550 for
tho round trip from Chicago to San Fran
cisco and return for the biennial meet-
lng of the Knights of Pythias, which
opens In San Francisco on August 12 of
this year. From St. Louis, Memphis and
New Orleans the round-trip rate will be
(47 50, and from Missouri River points $15.
The dates of sale at all points east of
Colorado and El Paso will be from Au
gust 3 to S, inclusive. The final limit on
returning will be September 30. Stop
overs will be permitted.
These rates are the same as were made
for the Epworth Leaguers, and from the
large attendance at the Pythian biennial
meetings It Is considered probable that
not less than 10.000 people will cross the
continent on this occasion.
BELIEVE HER INNOCENT.
Trial of Mrs. Richardson Begins at
Plattnbarsr.
PLATTSBURG, MoT Jan. 21. Mrs. Ad
dle L. Richardson faced a Jury of farm
ers In the Circuit Court here today, and
her trial for the murder a year ago last
December of her husband, Frank W.
Richardson, a wealthy merchant, at their
home in Savannah, Mo., began in earnest.
Mrs. Richardson was surrounded by her
three youthful sons and several other
members of her family, and that of the
man whom she Is charged with murder
ing, including his brother, John D. Rich
ardson, the cracker millionaire of Chi
cago. The prosecution under the indictment of
murder In the first degree Is based on the
proposition that the prisoner either killed
her husband or knows who did. The be
lief that all members of the Richardson
family have all along expressed In the
Innocence of the widow appears, to be un
shaken by the recent arrest, "at North
Yakima, Wash., of Stewarf Fife, the busi
ness associate of Richardson, or by any
Information that has developed In the last
year.
The prosecuting attorney, In opening the
case, said: "As a motive we will try to
show that Mrs. Richardson was unduly
Intimate with Stewart Fife, and we ex
pect to show that Fife was in the neigh
borhood of the house that night."
Mrs. Richardson was apparently, unaf
fected by the reading of the Indictment.
C. F. Booher, In presenting the case for
the state, told of the murder at the Rich
ardson home on the night of December 24,
1900. RlchardEOn had planned to accom
pany his wife to a Christmas entertain
ment. At the last moment she telephoned
to him at the store that she had decided
not to go. "Twenty minutes later,-' said
he, "Richardson was a dead man in his
own home." Richardson was shot and
killed as he was about to enter his wife's
bedroom.
Assassination at Little Rock.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 21. Thomas
Rush, colored, a, nephew of John E. Rush,
Receiver of the United States Land Office,
was assassinated here today. He was shot
through the heart and instantly killed.
There Is no clew to the assassin.
REAPPOINTMENT OF CROZIER
Decided Upon at a Meeting of the
. Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The Cabinet
meeting today was devoted largely to the
discussion of pending appointments In the
several departments and the coming visit
of Prince Henry of Prussia. The follow
ing appointments under the Department of
Justice were agreed upon: William War
ner, as United States Attorney for the
Western District of Missouri, and Robert
V. Crozler, ,for reappointment as United
States Attorney for the District of Idaho.
Methodist Circles Agitated.
INDIANAPOLIS, -Jan. 21. Methodist
circles here are greatly agitated over the
utterances of Professor Cnarle3 W. Pear
son, of Northwestern University. Presid
ing Elder Rawley. of this district, said:
"He has been guilty of an unmerited,
unjustified, ridiculous assault on the Meth
odist church. When he assaults the scrip
tural stories of the works. of the Lord
Jesus he profanes the documents of our
faith In the Christ, and he would evince a
large measure of honesty by withdrawing,
not only from his position as a teacher In
a Methodist school, but from the church
whose great history of God's works he
has traduced."
CHICAGO. Jan. 21. At a meeting ot the
Methodist Ministers' Association, resolu
tions demanding the expulsion of Dr.
Pearson from Northwestern University
were defeated by only a small majority,
and then only at the request of the
trustees of the university, who wished to
consider the statement unhampered by in
structions. Bit? Butte Minim? Case.
HELENA, Mont, Jan. 21. The big
Pennsylvania mine suit will be argued be
fore the Supreme Court tomorrow. The
suit has been In the court for two years.
The record in the case is the largest
ever filed in the state, comprising C00O
pages of printed manuscript. The suit
Is entitled The Montana Ore Purchasing
Company against The Boston & Montana
Consolidated Copper & Silver 'Mining
Company. The suit was for damages
and an Injunction, but the claim for
damages was dropped and the decision
was on the injunction. The lower court
decided in favor of the plaintiff. The
property is the most valuable in Butte.
No Trouble Among SIouz.
GREAT FALLS. Mont., Jan. 2L Reports
received here tonight from the Belknap
Indian agency say that there is no truth
in the rumor of an outbreak among the
Sioux Indians. There has been some dis
satisfaction among the bucks over the
order recently Issued by Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Jones not to permit
returned students from Indian schools to
wear their hair long. The dissatisfaction,
however, has been displayed only by a
sullen attitude toward the authorities.
Agent Brldgeman has not made a request
for troops, and It Is the general opinion
that there will be no trouble.
will Save Future Trouble.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury Spauldlng, acting
upon the suggestion of the Secretary of
State, has directed that official flags in
future should not be displayed by United
States customs officers stationed In Brit
ish North America. Some time last Sum
mer a Canadian customs Hag was forci
bly removed by Americans from a build
ing occupied by the Canadian officials at
Skagway, Alaska, and that Incident Ini
tiated a correspondence which resulted In
an agreement between the United States
and Canada that neither should display
Its flag In the territory of the other.
Bad Fire at Council.
BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 21. An early morn
ing fire in the little town of Council,
Idaho, destroyed a good portion of the
business houses of the place. The total
loss will approximate $10,000 with com
Daratlvely little Insurance. The princi
pal losses are: Cohn & Criss, general
merchandise, J4G00, and the Council Ho
tel. $2000.
Ofcdcn Mayor in Court.
ODGEN. Utah, Jan. 21. As the out
come of the dispute between Mayor Glas
mann and the city health authorities,
the Mayor appeared In the Police Court
this afternoon on the charge of violating
the health laws of the city. He was re
leased on his own recognizance and the
case was set for hearing Thursday morn
ing. Fewer Bicycle Factories
MIDDLETOWN. O., Jan. 21. At the
annual meeting of the Miami Cycle Com
pany, at which ex-Congressman Paul
Sorg was elected president, statistics were
presented showing that factories in the
United States employed In, the manufac
ture of bicycles have decreased over 90
per cent in two years.
ACCUSED OFWiLLFULLYING
CHARGE AGAINST OFFICIALS OF
MINEWORKERS UNION.
President Mitchell Demands a Thor
ough Investigation Before
an Election Is Held.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 2L Charges
against President Mitchell, Secretary Wil
son and the executive board of the United
Mine-Workers of America were brought
before the convention this afternoon by
Miss Millie Meredith. President Mitchell
showed deep feeling In making the an
nouncement, saying: -
"The time has come for the election of
National officers, and I am unwilling to
have this proceed until these charges
have been heard. I, therefore, ask the
convention to hear these charges, and 1
ask William D. Van Home, of Indiana, to
take the chair while the charges are being
heard."
Delegate Harrison, of Illinois, moved
that Miss Meredith be sent for and asked
to explain the charges. The motion was
carried. Miss Meredith, when escorted
Into the hall. Insisted on reading her state
ment It concerned the shortage of ex-Secretary-Treasurer
Pearce, and alleged
that President Mitchell and Secretary
Treasurer Wilson did not give out all the
facts concerning Pearce's actions, and
that they "willfully -lied to the miners'
committee a year ago." She demanded an
investigation of the books to see how
much Pearce's- shortage was. It was in
timated, that both Mitchell and Wilson
sought to protect Pearce, and for that rea
son did not give out all the facts, and
charged that Pearce frequently presented
bills for double the amount of purchases.
She also said that Pearce's "extra money"
amounted to ?2000 a year, while Mitchell
and Wilson reported that he had taken
only $160.
Secretary-Treasurer Wilson denied the
truth of the statement, and said It was
the outgrowth of spite. MLss Meredith, he
said, was recently let out as an assistant
secretary.
President Mitchell made It known that
he wished to reply to the charges, but
after a parliamentary exchange the "con
vention adjourned until 1:30.
"When the convention reassembled, Mr.
Mitchell addressed the delegates, deny
ing the stories contained In Miss Mere
dith's statement. The convention ap
peared to be with the. President, as- his
remarks were frequently Interrupted by
applause. President Mitchell made affi
davit that the statement he mado to the
mine-workers' convention a year ngo was
the truth, and the whole truth. He sub
mitted the affidavit to the convention.
Following the conclusion of President
Mitchell's statement, there was a pro
tracted discussion and much confusion. A
resolution was offered expressing confi
dence In "Mr. Mitchell and tho other ac
cused officers, and condemning Miss Mere
dith, but It was voted down, and National
Organizer Evans submitted a substitute
resolution, calling for the appointment of
a committee of seven to investigate all
charges and report to the convention.
This was adopted and the committee was
appointed.
It Is evident tonight that a hard strug
gle between the miners and the operators
of the four states that signed the wage
scale agreement is coming. The miners
arc determined to force a gmeral adoption
of the run-of-thc-mlne basis In Indiana,
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio, where
the screen basis prevails.
BOWLING RECORD SMASHED
Scratch Men Roll Up Highest Score
Ever Mode on M. A. A. C. Alleys.
The ecratch team, with Craft and Kerri
gan in place of Bailey and Slgler, certain
ly did things on the Multnomah Club al
leys Monday night. That bunch rolled up
a score of 799 pins, the highest score ever
made by a four-man team on those alleys.
Kerrigan lead the team with 218; Mallory
came out second, with 21L Culllson made
195, and Craft also bowled.
The Tuesday nlghters did not take very
kindly to the task of beating a 799 score.
Abendroth's team came nearer than the
rest to the big record. The scores':
g i
ns.
n o t5
de
BOWLERS.
2"
3 c-
33
C9 3.
Craft
Kerrigan
Culllson .
Mallory .
Totals .
421 50
175
218
195
211
41 3S
53 44
38 5S
174 1SS
206
799
Ford
Bailey ....
Raucrt ....
Routledge
Totals ...
38
175
192
l&a
155
45
42
40
1C5
43
Oliver ...
GUman .
Knhn ....
Slgler ...
38
21
C9l
Totals
140
171
43
Hol-man ...
Brigham ..
Plttock ....
Leadbetter
2t
32
49
51
Totals ....
Beck, Phil.
Clark
Holmes ....
Wels
1541 151
26
Totals
Beck, A. ..
Churchman
Hudson .....
Godfrey .....
Totals ....
1S41 200 151
118 ss
721
19 28 15
25
441 131
44 166
25 411 37
13
3o 1V 31
15 351 41
43
3G
1211 124
123
Ball
Walte
Hablghorst
Zeller
53
27
53
40! 35
41
53
Totals
209 16S 136 164
68 745
BOXERS ARE READY.
Smith and Nelll Will Rest Until Their
Contest Tomorrow Nifflit.
"Mysterious Billy" Sndth and Al Nelll.
who are to box 20 rounds before the
Pastime Club at the Exposition building
tomorrow night, are ready for the match
Both men finished their hard training
yesterday, and. today' they will take life
easy and get as much rest as possible
until the mill takes place.
Smith looked fit to put up the battle
of his life, when sen at his training
quarters yesterday afternoon. He went
through his regular "course of training
for the last time. A 'arge number of
sporting men were present and enjoyed
the lively bouts, between Smith and his
trainer.
Nelll is taking things easy, and Is the
most confident of lighters. His Jaunty
ways have won him a host of admirers,
and. though Smith Is at present a 10 to 3
favorite in the betting, there are many
who predict the odds will turn the other
way today Nelll I3 very confident, and.
speaking of the coming match, said: "1
am out to beat this fellow, and will do It
quick. Smith has the reputation of be
ing one of the best men of his weight
In the world when In condition, and I am
glad he Is In good shape now. I want
a clean victory over him, so that he will
have no excuses to offer."
MULTNOMAH CLUB WINS.
Defeats Y. M. C. A. Team in Indoor
Baseball, 23 to 5.
The Multnomah Club ind Y. M. C. A
nines gave a good exhibition of Indoor
baseball game In the Multnomah gymna
sium last evening. The club boys won
the game by the decisive, score of 23 to o.
The game wa3 exciting from start to
FAT'S PHILOSOPHY.
The Sound Sense which is Some
times Obscured by the
Sparkle of Irish Wit
Irish wit is very often unconscious.
The Irishman serves up a dish of humor
with a garnishing of wit. Beneath the
lightest sallies of the strongest brogue,
one often finds a depth of philosophy
worthy of a sage.
When the Irish hod carrier fell from
the ladder with his load of bricks, and
was picked up by his sympathetic fel
lows : "Did the fall hurt ye, Pat?"
said one to the half conscious man.
"Faith," came the whispered answer,
KIt's not the fallin' that hurt me, but the
stoppiu '. "
It sounds like an Irish "bull but it
isn't. It is profound philosophy. How
many a man who has fallen into bad
habits realizes that it's the stopping that
hurts. How many a good liver who has
suddenly been brought up short by an
aggravated case of stomach disease real
izes that it's the stopping that hurts.
The falling is easy enough and the sen
sation pleasant. That downward route
marked by late lunches of lobster or
welch rarebit, washed down with a stim
ulating drink, was a very pleasant one
to travel. But to come hard up against
Nature's punishment of dyspepsia, which
stops all pleasures of eating and drink
ing, is the thing that hurts.
THE WAY TO HEALTH
is paved with good intentions. When
there is an over-full feeling after eating,
with bloating and belching, the discom
fort leads the man to say, "I must do
something for this ' stomach trouble. ' "
But after a time the discomfort passes off
and he does nothing. Sometimes he
does worse than nothing by taking some
thing to " settle the stomach which, by
giving temporary relief, encourages him
to greater delay in taking the proper
treatment for the diseased stomach. Pal
liative pellets, powders and tablets may
relieve for a time, but they won't cure.
They can't cure. Suppose you saturate
the garbage in a barrel with cologne;
there will be a sweet odor in place of a
foul one until the strength of the cologne
is used up, then the foul smell is worse
than ever, and though perfumes may
change the odor of garbage they can't
arrest the decay. Underneath the per
fume decay goes along unhindered. It's
so with the foul and diseased stomach.
The tilings that "settle the stomach'
and correct for the time acidity, heart
burn, etc., have no effect on the disease
finish, and brilliant work was shown by
both teams. For an indoor game re
markably few errors were made. The
Multnomah players outbatted the Y. M.
C. A. boys, and forced the visitor's pitch
er out of the box after six lnnlnga. White
house was the star hitter of the game,
making six hits in six times at bat. Zan
did good, steady work In the box for the
clubmen, and was well supported.
The score by Innings:
M. A. A. C. 9 0 14 3 2 0 0 4-23
Y. M. C. A 2 12000000O
Struck out By Zan, 4; by Parker, 2; by
McKenzIe. 1. Bases on balls Off Parker.
1; off McKenzIe, 1; off Zan, 0.
R. H. E.
Y. M. C. A 5 8 4
M. A. A. C 23 2G 2
Umpires Mackic ard Bruce.
Races at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 21. Crescent City
mile and 20 yards, eelllng Synco
pated Sandy won, Jessie Jarboe "second,
Elghor third: time. 1:44.
Three furlongs Merry Sister won, Flor
ence Porter second, Julia Llscum third;
time, O-A&i.
Six furlongs Sevoy won. "Weldemann
second. Amagarl third; time, 1:13..
One mile and a sixteenth, selling Frank
M. won, Henry of Franstamar second,
Free Admission third; time, 1:494-
Seven furlongs Wild Bess won. Lcenja
second, Mamie Wastell third; time. 1:29.
One mile and a sixteenth Shut Up won,
Dandy H. second, Azum third; time, 1:31.
Sharkey and Malier May Meet Aprnln.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Tom Sharkey
and Peter Maher may go to Louisville to
reflght the battle which resulted In a
failure at Philadelphia on Friday night.
Tim Hurst, manager of the Southern Ath
letic Club. Is negotiating with the fight
ers, and has already secured t Sharkey's
consent to meet Maher. Hurst Is now
waiting to hear from Maher, and If the
latter accepts the terms already offered
him. the contest will be decided In the
near future.
Sharkey and Jcffricn.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21. Tom Sharkey to
day clinched his proposed fight with Jim
Jeffries by depositing $2500 forfeit money
with a newspaper In this city as a guar
antee that he will fulfill his engagement
with the Yosemite Athletic Club, of San
Francisco.
Will Not Talk of Santiago.
CHICAGC, Jan. 21. President E. A.
Munger, of the Hamilton Club, which Is
prep ring to entertain Admiral Schley In
Chicago, has given out the following
statement:
"There Is no basis for the report that
Admiral Schley will take occasion at the
banquet to be given him next Saturday
to make a statement concerning the re
cent court of Inquiry. No other speaker
at the banquet will mention the subject."
In an Interview Mr. Munger said:
"When I saw the Admiral In reference
to visiting Chicago he said to me: 'Mun
ger, I'll shoot any one who mentions San
tiago.' That would show how he feels
about the matter."
Suicide of a Defeated Candidate.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 21. William H. Hoff
melster, of St. Louis, ex-supreme recorder
of the Legion of Honor, committed sui-
M :
which is progressing steadily toward
the chronic stage.
HAVE YOU REACEED IT?
Have you reached that point where
you've had to stop eating what yon
liked ? Are you living on toast and tea,
or oatmeal crackers and milk, coveting
the good things you don't dare eat? Do
you go to the table dreading the penalty
of the meal and its after suffering? You
can be cured so that you can eat any.
thing you want, eat it with appetite and
digest it properly. Here's the proof :
" I was a great sufferer with dyspepsia
for over two years, and I was a complete
physical wreck," writes llr. Preston E.
Fenstermacher, of Egypt, Lehigh Co..
Fa. "Had many torturing, gnawing and
aching pains I think about all that a
dyspeptic has or ever could have. I also
suffered much with constipation. I tried
many different medicines which wera
recommended to cure the trouble, but
these only made me worse and my con
dition was more sluggish and weak than
before. My stomach was in such a weak
. condition that the least
and easiest kind of food
to digest would get soul
in my stomach, and I had
such a weak and debili.
tated appearance that it
seemed as if I had hardly
any blood in my whol
bod'. Muscles were soft
and flabby, circulation
poor and slow. Suffered
greatly from cold hand
and feet. At last I cams
across an advertisement
of Dr. Pierce's. I read
it through and thought
to myselt this firm niust
have some sympathy with
suffering humanity. 1
wrote to them for a ques
tion list blank, which I
filled out and returned to
them, stating my symp
toms and pains. To my
reat surprise I received
y return mail the best
and most substantial ad
vice that I ever before
read. This advice gave
me the greatest confi
dence in the World's Dis
pensary Medical Associa
tion, even so great that 1
at once left off all formei
remedies and tried Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasaui
Pellets.' I used about eight vials of th
Pellets and ten bottles of the Discov
ery ' which brought me back to mj
former state of health."
TO BE KEPT IN MIND.
Let every person who has some slight
disorder of the stomach keep this in
mind : What hurts the stomach hurts
the whole body and every part of it.
The body is sustained by food when di
gested and converted iuto nutrition. But
when the stomach and other organs of
digestion and nutrition are diseased the
food eaten cannot be properly digested,
the nutrition of the body fails, with the
natural result of weakness. Hence the
loss of flesh, the run-down condition,
the " weak" heart, sluggish liver, " weak"
kidneys and other diseases which are a
direct result of the diseased condition ol
the stomach.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and othet
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
enables the perfect digestion and assim
ilation of food, and therefore the propel
nourishment of the body. By its use
lest flesh is regained, weakness give
place to strength, and the body is built
up with sound flesh and solid muscle.
YOUR HOME LIBRARY
has a place that can be filled to advant
age by Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med
ical Adviser. This great medical work,
containing over one thousand large
pages and more than 700 illustrations,
is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Send thirty
one one-cent stamps for the cloth-bound
volume, or only twenty-one stamps for
the book in paper covers. Address Dr.
R. V. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y.
clde at the Plinters Hotel today by shoot
ing himself with a revolver. Mr. Hoff
melster was defeated last night for re
election as supreme recorder of the Le
gion of Honor by C. R. T. White, and an
entirely new supreme council was elect
ed after a sensational contest. One feat
ure of the struggle was the arrest of
Otto F. Overbeck, candidate for supreme
chancellor, and leader of the opposition
to the administration, as he was enter
ing the Holland building on his way to
the meeting where the election was' to
be held. At the Four Courts a complaint
was lodged against Mr. Overbeck for
carrying concealed weapons. Friends pro
cured his release on bond and hurried him
to the meeting hall, where they arrived
in time to vote, his one vote being neces
sary to win.
Burenn of American Republics.
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 21. The plan for
the reorganization of the Bureau of Amer
ican Republics has been completed by tho
Pan-American Conference. It places the
burden under the direct control of the
diplomatic corps residing at Washington,
with the Secretary of State as ex-oniclo
chairman.
Cashier Mattenon Released.
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 21. Herbert Mat
teson, cashier of the First National Bank
of Great Falls, who has confessed to the
embezzlement of funds of that Institu
tion, and who was yesterday placed un
S5000 bonds to await the action of the Fed-
j eral Grand Jury, was released tonight
from the County Jan.
The Stone Ransom. Fnnd.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 21. It was as
certained today that the money subscribed
for the ransom of Miss Stone has been
forwarded to the Americans who have
been negotiating with the brigands for
the release of the two women. The where
abouts of the negotiators Is withheld by
the officials here.
Marconi Releanex Her.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Mrs. H. B. Hol
man. of this city, announced today thdt
her daughter, Josephine, had asked Wil
liam Marconi, the developer of wireless
telegraphy, to release her from her en
gagement to marry him. and that Mr.
Marconi had complied with her request.
The subscribers to the Idaho Intermoun
taln Fair fund have decided to incorporate
with a capital stock of S100.000, under the
name of the Idaho Intermountaln Fair
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