THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1902.
ISLANDS ARE OURS
Danish West Indies Treaty
Signed at Washington,
ONLY AWAITS RATIFICATION
Price to Be Paid I Believed to Be
in the Neighborhood of
Five Million of
Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The treaty of
cession of the Danish West Indies from
Denmark to the United States was signed,
at the State Department today by Secre
tary Hay and Constantin Brun, the Dan
ish Minister. The treaty will be sub
mitted to the Senate for ratification im
mediately. Following the Invariable rule in such
cases the State Department officials de
cline to make public any of the details
of the treaty, so that it is not possible
to state positively the price to be paid,
though this is believed to be in the neigh
borhood of $5,000,000. It Is known also
that Denmark has abandoned the posi
tion she was inclined to occupy toward
the convservation of the political rights
of the inhabitants of the islands and
leaves to the United States a free hand to
deal with them without pledge of Ameri
can citizenship or of free trade privileges.
So it is assumed that the status of the
Danish West Indian Islands, politically
and commercially, should the treaty be
ratified, will be similar to that of Porto
Rico. Having gained these points in
the negotiations, the State Department
officials believe the treaty is certain to
receive the approval of the United States
Senate.
The new treaty is peculiar in that it
will require action not only by the Senate
and the Danish RIgsdag, but by the
United States House of Representatives
as well, since It will be necessary for tho
House to supply the needed appropriation
to defray the expense of purchase. It Is
regarded as a strong point by the framers
of the treaty that the people of the
Danish West Indies are to have a voice
In this question of cession.
The treaty Itself does not contain any
reference to a plebiscite, but the Danish
Government has given notice that before
it ratifies the treaty, it will submit the
question of cession to the people of the
islands'. Not much objection is expected
here from these people, as the treaty
Is so framed that they are not called on
to surrender their Danish allegiance, and
they may remain Danes In fact "and In
name while enjoying whatever advant
ages. In a commercial way, may result
from a transfer of the islands to the
United States. The plebiscite tstIH not be
controlled In any case by the United
States. It is stated distinctly that the
Danish Government Itself will take steps
to ascertain the inclination of the people
of the islands before the final steps in
the transfer are taken.
Holiaon Will Xot Be Retired.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. A naval re
tiring board has declined to recommend
the retirement of Captain Richmond P.
Hobson. He has complained of his eyes,
which suffered from heat and glare while
he was working on the Spanish vessels
sunk at Santiago and afterward in the
drydock at Hong Kong, where two ves
sels of the Spanish fleet sunk by Dewey
were repaired. Since his return to the
United States from the East, Captain
Hobson has betn on detached duty, first
it Buffalo, in connection with the expo
sition there, and now at Charleston, In
charge of a department of the Naval
exhibit. Captain Hobson himself applied
to be retired, but the board of physicians
which examined him. found that his eyes
were not permanently injured and re
fused to recommend his retirement. He
lias .been ordered to return to duty In
connection with tho Charleston Exposi
tion. Dr. White Gave Dinner to Prince.
BERLIN, Jan. 24. Andrew D. White,
the United States Ambassador here, gave
a dinner tonight to Prince and Princess
Henry of Prussia at the Kalserhof. Count
von Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor;
Damn von RIchthofcn. German Minister
of Foreign Affairs, and Admiral von Tir
pltz, secretary of the German Admiralty,
and their wives, were present; also most
of the members of Prince Henry's suite.
There was much pleasant conversation
about America, but no speeches were
made nor healths drunk.
Jfeely'H Total Embezzlement.
HAVANA, Jan. 24. In the hearing to.
day of the charges growing out of the
Cuban postal frauds, Colonel Charles H.
Burton, ex-Inspector General of the Di
vision of Cuba, testified to having made
an investigation of the Cuban Postal De
partment. His examination of the books
of C. F. W, Neely, he said, disclosed the
probable total embezzlement of about
5100,000 since July, 1809.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
Disturbance Felt in 2IIMonri and
Illinois Yesterday.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24. Two distinct
shocks of earthquake were felt in St.
Louis and vicinity this morning. The
first shock was light The second was
more severe. It awakened persons who
had slept through the first shock and got
them out of bed. The shocks were ac
companied by a rumbling sound and oc
casioned the rattling of crockery and
swinging of pictures. At Clifton Heights
the shocks were very severe, and several
persons .went into their yards, fearing the
house would be shaken down. At "Venice
buildings shook and windows rattled so
that residents believed an explosion had
occurred in the neighborhood.
The earthquake was felt very distinctly
at Alton, 111. On the bluffs the vibrations
were very severe. In the east end of
Alton, where the populatio'n Is more dense
nearly every one left their beds and some
got Into the street. Some of the negroes
thought the end of the world had come.
Nearly everybody in Belleville. 111., felt
the earthquake. The time given generally
was about 5 o'clock. Belleville Is honey
combed by coal mines, and there was
probably more fright In the St. Clair
County capital than elsewhere when the
nature of the visitation was realized.
QUINCY. 111.. Jan. 24. There was a
pronounced earthquake shock here at 4:40
o'clock this morning. The seismic dis
turbance lasted nearly a minute, and the
oscillation was 'from east to west The
shaking of walls was perceptible in many
brick residences.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 24. What is be
lieved to have been an earthquake shock
was experienced Itithe northeast extrem
ity of the city early this morning. The
movement was slight, and jio damage re
sulted. l
Shock Felt Jn Mexico.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 24. A sharp earth
quake shock was felt "here at 4:10. this
morning, awakening people from their
sleep. A shock was also experienced at
Taxco. In the State of Guerrero, yester
day afternoon.
English-speaking residents are raising a
large fund for the Chllpanzlngo sufferers,
who are In great want and almost utter
destitution. The weather there Is hot,
and the people continue to camp out.
aiacoabecH Bring: Suit.
PORT HURON. Mich.. Jan. 24.-SuIt was
begun by Supreme Tent Knights of the
Maccabees against the Port Huron Sav
ings Bank today to recover judgment in
the sum of $100,000. The actual amount
which the plaintiffs sought to recover is
J50.000. This action is the result of recent
troubles precipitated by C. D. Thompson,
the self-confessed defaulting finance
keeper of the order. Thompson was also
teller of tho savings bank, and the suit Is
an outgrowth of alleged manipulation of
the funds of the order through the bank.
THE BATHHOUSE MURDER.
Jicgro Strothcr Confessed That "He
Took Cooper'" Diamonds.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24. An Important piece
of evidence In the Cooper murder case de
veloped this afternoon, when H. A. Hall,
proprietor of a drug store at Grand and
Franklin avenues, near the bathhouse,
announced that William Strothcr, the
negro attendant, who is held in connection
with the tragedy, visited his place at 11:35
o'clock the night of the murder and pur
chased two cigars. In all hl statements
Strother has not mentioned this absence
from the bathhouse, contending that he
was there continuously throughout the
evening until he discovered Mr. Cooper
unconscious on the cot. Mr. Hall
said Strother appeared to be perfectly
calm, and spoke of Mr. Cooper affection
ately, as had always been his custom.
According to the statement of Thomas K.
Cooper, eon of the murdered man, Stroth
er woke him up with the news that Coop
er had been assaulted about 12:03.
Strother saye he discovered about 12
o'clock that the assault had been inade.
This evening Strother confessed to Chief
Desmond that he had taken tho diamond
ring and the diamond stud found in tho
basement of the bathhouse. Ho says he
took the diamonds at the murdered man's
request. Strother says that Cooper told
him he expected a visit from a party that
would rob a snake. Strother said he had
the diamonds in his mouth when he went
over to notify the family of Mr. Cooper's
precarious condition. When ho came back,
he says, one of the physicians asked him
Strother) to get some hot water. At this
time, he says, he went down Into the
basement, and there hid the diamonds.
It was his intention to turn over the dia
monds to the family later, but after his
arrest he at first feared to tell about them.
TOLD HER STORY.
Mrs. Richardson Took the Stand in
Her Own Defense.
PLATTSBURG, Mo., Jan. 24. Between
sobs, Mrs. Addle B. Richardson today
made her own defense of the charge of
having killed her husband, Frank Rlch
ardflon, who was murdered In their home
at Savannah, the night before Christmas,
in 1900. Sho told how 6he had remained
at home alone to fix tho Christmas tree
for the children; how, when sho heard
her husband approaching, she turned the
light low and prepared to surprise him
when he should enter; how the footsteps
of two persons had been heard, a moment
later the cry, "Has It come to this?"
and then the shot, fired in the darkness,
that ended Richardson's life. With em
phasis, she denied all knowledge of the
murder, ard with snap refuted insinua
tions that her conduct with Stewart FJfe,
a clerk In her husband's store, and now
awaiting trial himself for complicity in
the crime, had been anything else but
proper. She told how her husband, jeal
ous of Fife and their family physician,
had, when under the influence of liquor,
made accusations against her. Then, as
a climax in the defense of Mrs. Richard
son, her attorneys produced a letter writ
ten by Richardson to his wife while he
was an Inmate of a drink-cure Institute.
It exonerated tho defendant of slurs
against her character, acknowledged the
writer's own guilt and begged humbly for
forgiveness. The reading of the letter
proved a sensational bit of evidence.
The arguments were begun during the
afternoon, and It Is expected the case will
go to the Jury tomorrow noon. The state
will demand a verdict for murder in the
first or second degree.
Hobos Stoic a Train.
PUEBLO, Colo.. Jan. 24. Ten tramps,
the majority of whom were armed with
revolvers, took possssslon of an cast
bound Denver & Rio Grande freight train
this morning, five miles east of Florence,
drove the brakemen Into the caboose and
held the train by force until the Pueblo
water works, 3 miles west of this city,
were reached. The Pueblo police officers,
who had been notified by the railroad au
thorities of the practical theft of the
train, captured the entire gang. In the
Police Court today the tramps were sen
tenced to jail for 150 days each for va
grancy. It Is said they will be prose
cuted later on graver charges.
Accawed of Embezzlement.
BUTTE. Mont, Jan. 24. John S. Hall is
in tho county jail In this city, charged
with embezzling $3500 of the funds of
Swift & Co., for whom he acted as book,
keeper. He was in charge of the Butte
branch of the house.
SCHLEY'S CHICAGO VISIT,
The Projrrnmme as Arranged by the
Reception Committee.
CHICAGO. Jan. 24. AH arrangements
have been completed, down to the smallest
detail for the reception of Admiral and
Mrs. Wlnfleld Scott Schley upon their ar
rival in this city tomorrow morning.
Every hour of their stay In the city has
been arranged for, and they will be kept
busy.
Saturday morning the reception com
mittee of the Hamilton Club, headed by
President Munger and Chairman George
Wilier, will meet the party at South Chi
cago and escort them to the city. At
the station the visitors will be met by
Civil War naval veterans and Mayor
Harrison and the City Council's commit
tee. The Mayor will then extend an offi
cial welcome and the freedom of the city
to the guest. Naval reserves will escort
them to the Auditorium. In the after
noon receptions will be given the Admiral
by the Hamilton and Press Clubs, and In
the evening a banquet will be tendered
him. Sunday will be spent quietly, the
Admiral and Mrs. Schley attending church
in the morning. Monday they will visit
the Wlnfleld Scott Schley School, receive
the resolutions of the German societies
at the Memorial Hall, attend a reception
given by the Maryland Society at the
Palmer House in the afternoon and hold
a public reception from 3 to 5 at the
Auditorium. At 6 o'clock the Admiral
will be dined by the officers of the Illinois
Naval Militia. Tuesday morning Admiral
and Mrs. Schley will leave for Louisville.
Comment on Schley Appeal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The President
has referred Admiral Schley's appeal to
the Judge-Advocate of the Navy Depart
ment, for "comment." This is the tech
nical term employed In naval law to des
ignate a reply In the nature of a orlticlsm
to any presentation. If charges are
lodged against any official, they are re
ferred to him, In order that he 'may "com
ment" upon them, and his reply is
known legally by that name. It Is un
derstood that the preparation of this
comment will consume about two weeks
time.
Rcar-Admlral and Mrs. Schley, the lat
ter accompanied by her maid, left for
Chicago over the Baltimore & Ohio, in a
private car attached to the regular 'train.
The cars were decorated with handsome
flowers.
Legal Rate for Telephones.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4. Judge Tuley today
decided that an annual legal rate for busi
ness telephones in Chicago shall not ex
ceed S125, which is a cut of 50 a year.
This is a result of the war against the
company by the Illinois Manufacturers'
Association.
Stop the Cornell
and "Work, off The Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price
25 cents. '
REC0RDV01 EINTHEHOUSE
SIXTEEN DEMOCRATS STAXD WITH
THE REPUBLICANS.
For an Appropriation for an Army
Pout at Manila Urgent Defi
ciency Bill Passed;
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The Houso to
day passed the urgentdeflclency appropri
ation bill and devoted the remainder of
the session to private pension legislation.
It then adjourned until Monday. The Re
publicans forced a record vote on the
amendment to the deficiency bill to arp-j
nrnnrlotn UYl IYVi tnv 41,a l'nfntAA((AM a.9
shelter" of American solldcrs In the
Philippines and 16 Democrats voted for It.
At the opening of the session of the
House today It was agreed that when the
House adjourned it be to meet Monday
next. The first business In order was the
vote on tho urgent deficiency "bill, which
came over from yesterday. Cannon, chair
man of the appropriations committee, de
manded a separate vote on the amendment
NEW CAPTAIN OF.
r ! c 7
Joseph G. Eaton, who has been placed In command of tho Oregon, entered the Naval
Academy In 1S63. from Massachuietts. On March 18. 1S0S. he was made Ensign, and in 1ST0
was promoted to the position of Master, which he held for one year before being made a
Lieutenant- In 18S8, ho was made L!eutenant-Comman3r, and in 1886, Commander, being
placed In charge of the Resolute. On September 28. 1001, he was made Captain and assigned
to the navy-yard at Boston.
to the bill to appropriate $500,000 for "the
protection and shelter" of tho officers and
enlisted men of tho Army serving In the
Philippines. His purpose was to put the
other side on record.
Richardson (Dem. Tenn.) sought to meet
this demand with a proposition to recom
mit, but the Speaker held that a -motion
to recommit would not bo in order until
after, tho bill had been formally read by
title a third time.
"Would, it bo In order to move an
amendment to provide that the President
should submit to Congress a detailed
statement of the expenditures under this
appropriation?" then asked Richardson.
"It would not," replied the Speaker.
"The previous question has been ordered
on the bill, pending amendments to its
passage."
The vote upon the Cannon amendment
followed. Tho amendment was adopted,
178 to 105. The Republicans- voted solidly
for the amendment, and the Democrats
voted against It with the exception of the
following, who voted for It: Cummlngs
(N. Y.). McRae (Ark.). Taylor (Ala.),
Snark (O.), Williams (111.), Senor (Ind.),
Mlers (Ind.), Norto (O.). Kern (I1L), Lind
say (N. Y.), McCulloch (Ark.), Mahony
(111.), Foster (III.), Fox (Miss.), Jordon
(O.), and Crowley (111.).
Richardson then moved to recommit the
bill with instructions to amend the amend
ment so as to provide that the President
should furnish or cause to be furnished
a detailed statement showing how the ap
propriation of $500,000 had been expended.
The motion to recommit was defeated,
124 to 159. Cummlngs was the only Demo,
crat who voted with the Republicans on
this call. The bill was then passed, after
which the House went Into committee of
the whole to consider private pension bills,
and 73 were considered. The committee
then rose, reported to the House and the
bills were passed. Among tho bills passed
was one granting a pension of $30 a month
to the widow of the late Rear-Admlral
Philip.
ATTITUDE OF HAWAIIAN'S.
Sngrar Planters Oppose Concessions
to Colin.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The Cuban
reciprocity hearings were resumed today
before the ways and means committee
with a large attendance of those repre
senting the beet and cane sugar, tobac
co and other interests opposed to conces
sions to Cuba.
The attitude olt the Hawaiian sugar
planters, opposing concessions to Cuba,
were presented by William Haywood,
representing the Hawaiian planters and
the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.
He said:
"To give Cuba a free market for her
sugar will be to give an alien people just
as much advantage as American citizen
ship gives to Hawailans and the extra
advantage of not being obliged to con
form to the stringent laws regarding lab
or and Immigration. With annexation
Hawaii lost her best source of labor sup
plyChina. All her food, clothing, ma
chinery and, in fact, everything but a
few vegetables, comes from the states
and the only thing she has to pay .with
Is sugar. What Is most feared Is that
free trade with Cuba, -or something ap
proaching that, will be brought about and
that means ruin to Hawaii. But a small
concession, say 10 per cent, would not be
opposed by Hawaii."
Representative Hawlcy, of Texas, ad
vocated concessions to Cuba, making a
special plea on the ground of our future
relations with-'that republic
The Republican members of tho com
mittee are beginning to line up for the
fight over Cuban reciprocity. Repre
sentative McCall. of Massachusetts, is
tho first to declare himself openly In
favor of reciprocity.
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Decides It Han N'o Potver to Promul
gate a Platform.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. The Democrat
ic members of the House met In caucus
In the hall of the House at S o'clock this
evening, and after a short but spirited
contest adopted resolutions declaring that
they are without power to promulgate a
platform of principles for the party,
owing to the binding character of the
party platforms heretofore regularly
made at a National convention.
The caucus was the outgrowth of an
animated discussion among Democratic
members ever sinco the present session
of Congress began, the chief Issue being
as to tho extent to which the Kansas
City platform should be reaffirmed or
should It be superseded by a new declara
tion of policy. It was to receive the spe
cial report of a committee of 12 members,
appointed early In the session, that the
caucus of tonight was held.
The Interest taken was shown In the
large attendance 139 Democrats out of the
total of 153 being present. Representative
Hay, of Virginia, occupied the chair, and
by his rulings endeavored to allay the
friction which occurred at times during
the discussion. Richardson presented the
majority report, concurred in by all the
members of the special committee except
Henry. It recited the work of the com
mittee, and closed with the following rec
ommendation: "We are of the opinion that, as the
representatives of our various constitu
encies and as members of the caucus
made up of such representatives, we have
no power or authority to construct or
promulgate a platform of principles for
our party; that wo cannot increase or
minimize the binding effect of platforms
of the party heretofore regularly made
and adopted by the people 'in convention
assembled for that purpose; that in the
House of which we are members we
should vigorous and aggressively battle
for Democratic principles and with equal
vigor and aggressiveness we should op
pose everything contrary in substance or
method to those principles, and should
meet every question as It arises with a
BATTLE - SHIP OREGON.
full confidence and a solid and undivided
front."
The minority report of Henry (Tex.)
proposed the following:
"It is not within tho province of a
Democratic caucus to promulgate or re
verse a Democratic platform, but it Is
the duty of every Democratic Represen
tative to adhere to tho National Demo
cratic platform untiL the succeeding con-
veui4uu aqopig another platform."
Mr. Henry also proposed that the cau
cus action should govern every Represen
tative when the same accorded with the
declarations of the last National platform.
The vote was taken first on Henry's
minority proposition, and it was defeated
by a vote of 17 to 92. The majority decla
ration was then adopted without dissent.
Before the vote was taken, several short
speeches were made on the two proposi
tions. Richardson spoke on the desirabil
ity of getting together and of harmonizing
differences. This was the only speech for
the majority proposition, as it was deemed
advisable to avoid long discussion. Wheel
er of Kentucky and Burleson and Henry
of Texas supported the minority plan,
urging that the Kansas City platform
should be specifically reformed as the pol
icy of the party until the next platform is
made. NThe debate lasted less than an
hour. The Fltzgerald-McClellan and oth
er resolutions were laid on the table, thus
leaving the majority declaration as the
unanimous sense of the Democratic mem
bers of the House. The caucus also adopt
ed the following:
"Resolved, That the Territories of Ari
zona, Oklahoma and New Mexico are en
titled to statehood, and should be admit
ted to the Union on equal footing with
tho balance of the states, and we pledge
the support of the Democrats In the House
to such."
Opinion on Trcaty-MnUins Power.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The subcom
mittee of the Senate committee on foreign
relations, which has had under consider
ation the legal questions connected with
the reciprocity treaties, today decided to
report to the full committee the opinion
on the treaty-making power of the execu
tive and the Senate on questions affecting
the tariff. The contention is made on be
half of the House of Representatives that
under the requirements that all revenue
laws should originate In the House, that
body should co-operate In the considera
tion of all measures bearing on that sub
ject. The subcommittee will report that.
In its opinion, such is not the case, and
will take the ground that the treaty-making
power of the President and the Senate
Is unrestricted and that there Is no obli
galon to consult the House on tariff ques
tions when they are contained in treaties.
Philippine Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The Senate
committee on the Philippines today de
cided to enter upon a thorough Investiga
tion of the entire Philippine question, and
Senator Lodge, chairman of the commit
tee, was authorized to present to the Sen
ate the usual resolution authorizing the
committee to sit and send for persons and
papers. The investigation will be under
taken for the purpose of arriving at con
clusions to guide the committee in formu
lating a bill for the government of the
archipelago which will be on the basis of
the Lodge bill. It Is expected that Gov
ernor Taft will be the first witness called.
Hearings will begin as soon as he arrives
in Washington.
Public BalldlnK Bills.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. At a meeting
of the Seriate committee on public build
ings and grounds today the following fa
vorable reports were authorized to be
made: For new public buildings at Ta
coma. $550,000; at Spokane, $500,000; to com
plete the public building at San Francisco,
$1,500,000; to Increase the cost of the public
building at Butte, Mont., from $225,imj to
$400,000.
Death Rather Than Snrgcon'd ICnlfc.
BEATRICE, "Neb., Jan. 24. Nathan
Woodring. a pioneer wealthy citizen of
Beatrice, shot and. killed himself at his
country residence this morning. His doc
tors had arranged to perform a surgical
operation for a chronic ailment, and
Woodring declared he would rather die by
his own hand than submit.
Great Fire at Budapest.
BUDAPEST. Hungary. Jan. 24. The
Concordia flour mill has been gutted by
fire The loss Is estimated at 3,000,000
crowns.
MINE DUST EXPLODED
DISASTER IX IOWA COST 3IAXV
LIVES.
Several Men Were Serioujtly Injured
Scene of Anguish at the
Mob tli of the Pit.
OSKALOOSA, la., Jan. 24. The Lost
Creek coal mine was the scene today of
a terrible disaster, which cost the lives of
21 miners. Eight others were seriously
Injured. The bodies of the dead men
were recovered from the mine, and Ite
tonight in an improvised morgue near the
scene of their destruction. The injured,
all of whom are frightfully cut, bruised
and burned, are under the care of sur
geons In a temporary hospital equipped
near the mine.
The dead are: Joe Gaspers, Frank Gas
pers. Jim Stohal, Sylvester Crelghton, Joe
Berto, Andy Pash, Frank Secress, John
Martin, John Biros, Mike Heraha, Jack
Manley, Mike Cox. Jr.. Mike Cox, Sr..
Boone Fish, Russ Fish, A. B. Crews, Jack
Elder, Dave Walter, Sam Humphrey, Jim
Humphrey and Alexander Gray.
The Injured are: Ed Secress, Ed Swan
son. Jonas Mable. Oliver Mable. John Jen
kins, William Harvey, George Gogo and
Harry Decrrock.
The Lost Creek mine Is 10 miles south of
Oskaloosa, and three miles north of Ed
dlevllle. The explosion occurred at the
noon hour, and was what Is known as i
dust explosion. The miners had Just fired
their usual noon shots.1 one of which
proved to be a fizzle, the powder ilamc Ig
niting the gas and causing the explosion.
Smoke and debris were blown out of the
mine In a column 200 feet high. A part or
the top works was torn away, and the
fans and cages were wrecked. This made
the work of rescue very slow, and It was
3 o'clock before volunteer parties dared
to venture Into the east entry, where the
explosion occurred.
The men of the rescue party fought
their way Into the mine, where a shock
ing sight met their gaze. The dead-and
Injured were terribly burned and mutil
ated, some of them almost beyond recog
nition. Beyond where the bodies lay the
firo was burning fiercely, and for a time
It was feared that the workings woum
be wholly destroyed and the bodies Incin
erated. Flnahy. however, the flames
were subdued. The bodies were then col
lected and carried to the top of the shaft.
At the time of the explosion more than
100 men were In the mine, but all except
those in the east entry escaped with only
slight injury. The total property loss will
be about $10,000. It was nearly 6 o'clock
this evening when the last of the dead
was taken out. and the scenes of anguish
among the families of the victims were
most pitiful. Nearly all of the men were
married and leave families In poor cir
cumstances. AMERICANS RECEIVE CHECK
Setback to the Proponed Tobacco
Deal in England.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24. The American to
bacco combine's designs upon the British
market and incidentally Its own position
in trade in the United States has received
a surprise in the closing of a deal which
has been negotiated by George P.
Butler, a well-known American tobacco
roan and brother of William H. Butler,
president of the Universal Tobacco Com
pany of America, cables the London, cor
respondent of tho Herald. As a result of
this deal the position of the Imperial To
bacco Company of Great Britain and Ire
land, which comprises some 13 big firms,
and which will be floated early in Febru
urj'i Is probably strengthened.
The English papers have been full of
rumors during the week of all kinds of
combinations and alliances between the
British Imperial Tobacco Combine and the
companies that have so far preserved
their Independence. The Dally Express
publishes a report that the Henry Clay
Bock Company, Ltd., has been pur
chased by the American combine. Mr.
Butler, when seen at the Carleton Hotel,
acknowledged that he had acquired a large
Interest In the Henry Clay-Bock Company
and In tho Havana Companies, Ltd..
Mr. Butler would not acknowledge that
he was acting on behalf of the Havana
Commercial Company in this transaction,
but it is stated on excellent authority
that the purchase of an interest In the
Henry Clay-Bock Company and In the
Havana Companies, Ltd., Indicates an
amalgamation with tho Havana Commer
cial Company. Besides being a brother
of the president of the Universal Com
pany, it Is understood that Mr. Butler Is
also a representative of the recent reor
ganization committee of the Havana Com
mercial Company.
Mr. Butler, when asked what would be
the benefit of the new combination re
plied: "It means closer relations between the
Universal Tobacco Company of America,
the Imperial Tobacco Company of Eng
land, the Henry Clay-Bock Company, the
Havana Companies, Ltd., and the Ha
vana Commercial Company. This com
bination will be opposed by the tobacco
combination throughout the world. Be
tween the Imperial Tobacco Company of
England and the American companies in
the deal there will exist a most harmo
nious working understanding. Mr. Gus
tav Bock, managing director of Henry
Clay-Bock Company, came to London with
me a short time ago. The question of the
sale of an Interest In the company was
laid before the directors. Mr. Duke, who
was here at the same time, also endeav
ored to secure for his combination control
of this company, but he failed and sailed
for America last week.
"Now a deal has been closed by which
the combination which I have spoken of
was effected. These companies control
the market for Imported cigars In Great
Britain, which is enormous, and are in a
position to fear but little any threatened
Invasion of this market by any other com
bination." Edward BriRffot.
CHICAGO. Jan. 24. Edward Baggot, J
general manager of the E. Baggot Com
pany and president of the Chicago General
Fixtures Company, and one of the best
known wholesale plumbers in America,
Is dead, aged 68. Mr. Baggot was a pi
oneer In the commercial life of Chicago.
He settled In Chicago in 1S51 with hardly
a dollar. He became In later years the
proprietor of the largest wholesale plumb
ing supply house in the West, and dis
tinguished himself by his contributions to
educational and charitable institutions
throughout the country. He was a vet
eran of the Civil War, going to the front
with the first troops that left Chicago.
Another Defeatfor Dixon.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 24. George Dixon,
the veteran colored pugilist, went down
and out under a rain of body blows de
livered by Eddie Lenney, at the Eureka
Athletic Club tonight. Lenney had the
better of the bout all the way through.
His blocking was such that it was im-
deep and
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NO MONUMENTS FOR HEROES
Senate Committee Against Honoring;
a Wanhlnston Mnn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The Senate
committee on naval affairs declines to
consider favorably the resolution recently
offered by Senator Turner, of Washing
ton, authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy .to have a monument erected In the
United States Naval Academy grounds at
Annapolis, to the memory of Lieutenant
Philip V. Larsdale and Ensign John R.
Monnghan, who lost their lives In Samoa
In April, 1S99. Young Monaghan was the
son of James Monoghan, of Spokane,
hence Senator Turner's interest. It will
be recalled that when Lieutenant Lans
dale was wounded, -Monaghan rushed to
his side, exposing himself to the enemy.
In the hope -of rescuing his superior offi
cer. Both were captured, however, and
subsequently beheaded.
Secretary Long, in reply to a letter
from, the committee, said: "The unques
tioned gallant conduct of the officers re
ferred to appears to be deserving of
recognition, and, If Congress deems it
appropriate In such cases to erect com
memorative monuments, this Instance ap
pears to ba one deserving of such dis
tinction." Senator McEnery, who made the un
favorable report from the naval commit
tee, said in part:
"That the conduct of the officers and
men In the combat referred to In the joint
resolution was courageous and heroic be
yond words to express, no one will doubt.
But the courage displayed was Individual
and Isolated, and not connected with any
historic event of significance. Such acts
of heroism are frequent, both In the Army
and Navy, and at all times they should
be remembered by the American people,
and they should make returns to the rep
resentatives of the deceased officers and
men In substantial reward and commem
orative medals. But the committee is of
the opinion that the Government should
only erect monuments to commemorate
events that have some great historical
significance, marking the progress of the
Nation, and the men whose names are as
sociated with such events. For these rea
sons the committee recommends that the
joint resolution do not pass, and that it be
indefinitely postponed."
Ilcinse Brings Another Snit.
BUTTE, Mont,, Jan. 24. F. Aug. Heinze
today instituted another suit against the
Anaconda Mining Company. In which he
seeks permission to examine and survey
the underground workings of the Ana
conda mine. Heinze contends that the
Anaconda Mining Company Is extracting
ore from the Belmont mine, which, he as
serts, 13 his property.
Lout in a Wilderness.
THOMPSON FALLS, Mont,. Jan. 24.
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covered that may lead to the finding of
the body of A. E. Goodchild, who mys
teriously disappeared from his home Tues
day. An Indian reported that he had seen
footprints In the snow about four miles
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west of town which were positively Iden
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footprints were headed toward a section
of country which h described as the most
desolate tract of land in the state.
Major John MeGilvary.
DENVER. Jan. 21 Major John MeGil
vary, a retired Army officer, who served
with distinction throughout the Civil War,
Is dead In this city of cardiac asthma,
from which he had suffered many years
and for relief from which lie came to
Colorado In 1S93. Major McGUvary en
tered the service in New York as a pri
vate In 1S53, served throughout tho Civil
War, and was brevetted Major at the
close. He was retired in 1S77.
Doom of the Botvery.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24. A raid of unusual
proportions was made by nearly 100 police
men on the Bowery tonight. Several no
torious resorts were closed and 32 prison
ers locked up. The raids foreshadow the
doom of the Bowery, for they marked the
preliminary step in the wholesale cleaning
of that thoroughfare. In nearly every
raid the proprietor of the resort was ar
rested. Sew Oregon Postofllcei.
WASHIXRTilN' .Ton ?t-fln ropomraen.
datlon of Representative Tongue, post-
offices have been established at .T.mow;
Coo County, and Banks, Washington
County, Or., with James L. Bean and E
J. Turner as tho respective Postmasters.
Major John P. WIsser, artillery corps,
has been assigned to Fort Walla Walla.
Washington.
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