Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 05, 1902, Page 2, Image 2

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TLTE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1902.
DEFENSE OF N0YE8
Hansbrough Champions the
Alaska District Judge.
LONG DISCUSSION OF THE CASE
I rgonl Deficiency Hill I'niler ConItI-
erntlon Hill for IiicrenxInR
Jurilcinl Snlnrles "Wii
Vasacd.
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 4. After a brief
discussion today, the Senate passed the
1-il' provldinRT for a 23 per cent increase
in the snlnrles of United States Judges.
All amendments were voted down, in
cluding one to increase the salaries of
Ciblnet officers from $$000 to $12,000 a
5 ear.
'During the remainder of the day's ses
sion, the urgent deficiency impropriation
bill was under consideration, the Philip
pine tariff measure being laid aside tem
porarily. Hansbrough made a speech in
defon.o of Judge Arthur II. Noyes, of
the District Court of Aliska. and Alex
ander McKenzie. upon whom an attack
was mnde in the Senate yesterday. This
precipitated a long discussion of the
Noyes case, legal and technical, rather
than personal. No action could be tiken
on this subject, but the discussion will
be continued tomorrow, under the lati
tude allowed when appropriation bills are
pending.
Tlic I'roeecilliiK.
At the opening of tho session, Kean
presented the credentials of John F. Dry
den, elected to succeed the late Senator
Stwell for the unexpired term of six
years, beginning March 4, 1901. President
pro tem Frye administered the oath of
office. A cordial greeting was extended
to the new Senitor by his colleagues on
both sides of the chamber.
At the conclusion of routine business,
consideration of the bill providing for an
increase of the salaries of United States
Judges was resumed. Elkins offered an
amendment providing that members of
the Cabinet be given salaries of J12,.00
a. year, but it was laid on the table by a
vote of 3S to 21. The bill was then passed.
39 to 21. By the terms of the measure,
the following salaries are to vbe paid
United States Judges: Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States,
513.00ft; each Associate Justice, $12,500:
Circuit Court Judges, $7500; District
Judges. ?G230: Chief Justice of the Court
of Claims, $6125: each Associate Justice,
$5025: Chief Justice of the Court of Ap
peals, District of Columbia, $000; eich
Associate Justice, $7."00: Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, $5750; each Associate Justice,
$6250.
At the instance of Hale, the Senate
then began consideration of the urgent
deficiency bill, the first of the supply
billtto be taken up by the Senate at the
present session.
"When those passages of the bill re
lating to the refunding to states of ex
penses Incurred in raising volunteers for
service In the Civil War were reached,
Mitchell (Or.) made a sharp criticism of
the action of the Government in not re
funding the (expenses to all of the states.
Instead of to only a part of them. Cali
fornia, Oregon and Nevadi, he said, had
most meritorious claims against t"ne
United States, but they had never been
satisfied, although Congress had
been
urge-a ror years to provide for them. He jng true. It was not surprising that there
regarded it as a crying shame that the had been some retaliation on the part of
cliims had not been paid. He offered an the small bands of American soldiers,
amendment, providing that the Secretary hc had heard of no charge of mutilation,
of Hie Treasury should investigate such but there probably were Home cases of
claims of all the states and present es- unnecessary killing some cascu of whip
timates for their payment. Hale made ping and some cases of what is called the
a point of order against the amendment "water cure," this method of punishment
and was sustained. consisting of pouring water down the
The amendment providing for a land of- throats of men until thev would swell up
fice at Sitka. Alaska, was made the text and. becoming frightened, would tell what
by Hansbrough of a defense of District they might know, as for instance, as to
Judge Arthur H. Noyes. of Alaska, and where guns could be secured. In this con
Alexander McKenzie and others, to whom nectlon he called attention to the orders
Tillman 1ml referred in a scathing man- of General MacArthur as to these prac
ner. Hansbrough said McKenzie is a rep- ticcs, which were, he said, very strict,
utable and honest man. "the peer of any When these infractions of propriety had
member of this body." He paid a high occurred, he was sure they had been in
tribute, too. to Judge Noyes. who. he the face of direct orders to the contrary,
said. Is one of the leading lawyers of In response to a question by Senator
Minnesota. He had been appointed to Culberson. Governor Taft said that, not
hls present position on the recommenda- withstanding he was not in an attitude
tion of the lite Senator Davis and oth- of favor to military rule, it wao still h!s
ers. who had the utmost confidence in deliberate Judgment that never had a war
him. Mr. Hansbrough expressed his per- been conducted in which more compas
sonal confidence in him. He declared slon, more restraint and more generosity
that the only charge for which Judge has been exhibted than in connection with
Noyes had been brought before the Cir- the American war in the Philippines,
cult Court of Appeals in San Francisco In this connection. Senator Culberson
was contempt of court. made Inquiry concerning the effect of the
Tillman, citing the proceedings before policy of concentration in the Philippines,
the Sin Francisco court, declared that Replying. Governor Taft said that General
either the Judges of that court were un- Bell's order for concentration had been
worthy of their places or Judge Noyes published since his departure from Ma
and his associates in the contempt pro- nila. He, however, had talked with Gen.
ceedings were. eral Bell on that point, and had told him
Hansbrough paid no heed to Tillman, that he did not consider t-uch an order
but proceeded with an extended state- j necessary, because he waa of the opinion
ment in defense of Judge Noyes and Mc- j that a proper degree of pressure brought
Kenzie a brief made from the records to bear on the wealthy men of Butangas
compiled from the Noyes case. would have the effect of causing the prov-
Perklns paid a high tribute to the in- ( ince to yield without making a sweeping
dividual members of the Circuit Court j order of concentration,
of Appeils of San Francisco, and ex- j After reading a part of General Bell's
pressed the belief that their action in ' order. Senator Culberson asked if he still
the Noyes contempt case had been taken I entertained the same opinions previously
with the highest conception of their duty, j expressed ah te the military policy In the
Hoar, stating that he knew little of the Philippine". To this Governor Taft re
merits of the case, told the Senate what I plied:
Information had come to him as chair- "The war has been all over these Islands
man of the Judiclarv committee. He hid and that which remains Is a crime against
been told of the charges made against ' civilization. It Is aso a crime against
Judge Noyes. but had formed no opinion J the Filipino people to keep up a state of
of them, as tire case was one that, in his i war under the circumstances. . They have
opinion, ought not to have been injected i worn out the right to any treatment but
into the Senate proceedings. He said. ' that which is severe and within the lawes
however, that the late Senator Divls, of ' of war."
Minnesota, who knew Judge Noyes thor-j Demoratic members of the committee
oughly. had held him in the highest re- ' read statements from General MacArthur
gard. and he 'felt that the judgment of i nd others, exrressing opinions that the
Mr. Davis, as a profound lawyer and a ' hostility of the Filipinos to American in
man of distinguished ability and sterling stitutlons is due to Innate differences and
Integrity, wis worthy of high consldera- i "s general, but Governor Taft replied that
tion. He concluded by conjecturing that ' he had approached the question at issue
when those Senators who had applied I from a different e-tnndpoint from these
harsh names to Judsre Noyes became fa
miliar with all the facts of the case they
would withdraw the terms thoy had ap
plied to him.
Tillman desired to have printed in the
Record the decision of the Circuit Court
of Appeals of San Francisco in the con
tempt case apainst Judee Noyes. but Mc
Comber objected. Hc declared that the J
decision was uniust in everv resneot. m!
paid it should not ko into the Record. I
oven w,!th his permission. He asserted
that it was the result of an effort to
create a prejudice against an able and
conscientious olUccr. and was based on
false conclusions.
"I object to it for an honest purpose,"
he declared, "to protect honest men."
"Then I will read it to the Senate in
the morning." sold Tillman hotly.
"Very well," retorted McCumbcr; "read
it."
The Senate then, at o o'clock, on mo
tion of Hale, went Into executive session,
and at 5:50 P. M. adjourned.
THE DAY IN THE HOPSE.
Debate nn the Olenntftrprnrinc 1II11
Continued.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. Debate on the
oleomargarine bili continued today In the
House, and the prospects are that a vote
will not be reached earlier than Thursday.
The opponents of the bill are making a
strong fight so far as the presentation of
argument I concerned. The speakers to
day were Tompkins (Dem. N. V.), Robb
(Dem. Mo.). Knapp (Rep. N. Y.), Bntcs
(Rep. Pa.). Davldcon (Rep. Wis.). Dris-.
coll (Rep. N. Y.). and Hepburn (Rep. la.).
In favor of the bill, and Cowherd (Dem.
Mo.), Lanahan (Dem. Tex.). Grosvenor
(Rep. O.) and Kleberg (Dem. Tex.) against
the bill.
The debate was resumed Immediately
after the reading of the journal. Tomp
kins (Rep. N. Y.), the first speaker, sup
ported the measure. Robb (Dem. Mo.)
also supvorteJPthe bill, while his colleague,
Cowhord (Dem. Mo.) advocated the adop.
tion of the substitute. The latter tjnld the
defeat of the bill meant a saving of $10,.
000,000 annually to his state.
Grosvenor (Rep. O.) made a vigorous
speech against the measure. He warned
the friends of the bill that the use of a
wholesome food product could not "fie pre
vented by legislation, and declared that
the advertisement given to oleomargarine
by this agitjatlon would defeat the very
ends aimed at by the "friends of the
cow."
Knapp (Rep. N. T.) and Bates (Rep.
Pa.) pupported the bill, and Lanahan
(Dem Tex.) opposed it.
At 5 o'clock the House adjourned until
tomorrow.
AIWIY IX Till PHILIPPINES.
Governor Tuft Continues His Narra
tive Before, the Jjenntc Committee.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. Governor Taft
today continued his narrative before the
Senate committee on the Philippines con
cerning conditions in the Philippine archi
pelago. Referring to his testimony of
yesterday, he eald he feared that he had
given a wrong Impression concerning the
part the Army had played In bringing
the Insurrection to an end. but if so this
was due to the fact that he could not
present a correct lmproion of the whole
situation from one point of lvew. Then,
In order to give the Army its Just dues,
he took up and analyzed its work in the
islands.
He recalled that as soon as General Otis
had received reinforcements sufficient for
his purposes the Philippine army had
broken up and scattered into guerrilla
bands. On this point Agulnaldo and Luna
had differed, Luna, advocating the contin
uance of the war on the old lines. So
sharp was this difference, he said, that
Agulnaldo had directed and secured the
assassination of Luna, thus leaving the
way open for the carrying out of his own
plans. He would not, he said, repeat the
incident if It had not been positively re
ported to him by General Funston.
Aguinaldo paid ;hat if he did not kill Luna
Luna would kill him. Indeed, the custom
was to order a man's death In his absence
and have him killed upon his return.
"The presence of these guerrilla bands
rendered it necessary to place garrisons
everywhere, there being at one time as
many ,i"4w of them. This rendered the
work of the Army very arduous, and the
activity, skill and bravery of the American
troops were such as to soon render the
enemy tired of the warfare."
Governor Taft also said that the great
majority of the people of the Islands de
sire peace, and that the Insurrectionists
are by their acts preventing the mass of
the people from settling down and earn
ing a quiet living. Instead of being al
lowed to do this, they are kept under a
system of terrorism which should be
stopped.
The condition of activity continued until
the last Presidential election in the United
States, said the Governor. The Insurgents
believed that if Mr. Bryan should be
elected there would be a change of policy
and the islands surrendered, placing thosf
who were in insurrection in charge, but
when Mr. McKInley was elected there
was a feeling that there would be an in
definite retention of the archipelago, and
that the system then in force would be
continued.
Discussing the effect of the guerrilla
warfare. Governor Taft said it often re
sulted in the murder of the Filipinos
themselves. "I venture to say that there
Is not a Filipino General or commanding
officer who could not be convicted of re
sponsibility for the killing of their peo
ple." ,
This led him to speak of the traits of the
Filipinos, one of which, he said, is cru
elty. He had been told by American Army
officers of many Instances of mutilation
of the cornses of our soldiers. Thin be-
authorities:, and said that mort of his con-
elusions were drawn from contact with
the Filipinos themselves.
In conclusion. Governor Taft as ques
tioned concerning the acts of the Philip
pine Commission for the punishment of
treason, but he expressed a dffirc to post
pone discussion of thl? matter until a time
when more attention could be given It.
Up had not, he said, been present when
th,s law was enacted, but he had an
opinion on the subject which hc would be
glad to give. The committee then ad.
journed until tomorrow.
Inlluencc of College Sport.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Feb. 4. Dean
Meiklejohn, of Brown University, in his
annual report dealing with college regis
tration, differs from President Eliot, .of
Harvard, by attributing the increased reg
istration of Brown's students, in a meas
ure, to athletic prominence, especially
when that jiromlnence comes through vic
tories. President Eliot, in his recent re
port, said that success or failure In sports
has had no Influence on registration at
Harvard or Yale.
Gold Exports. .
NEW YORK. Feb. 4. It Is announced
that the National City Bank has en
gaged J1.TO0.000 In gold for export on
Thursday. Lazard Freres have engaged
$1,500,000 for export on the same date.
Heidelbach, Icklehelmer & Co. wilt ship
?1.25O.O00 Thursday. This brings the total
export Thursday to $3,750,00.
To Cure Grip In Two Days.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnine removes cause.
E. W. Grove's signature on every box.
MAKES RADICAL CHANGES
ELKINS' HILL AMENDING THE IN
TEHSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
Given tlie CommtKnion Power to Fix
Jtnllronri Hnte.s Under Certain Con
dition, and Legalizes Pooling:.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. Senator Elkins.
chairman of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, today introduced a bill malt
ing a number of changes in the Interstate
commerce law, the most important of
which aro the following: Giving the In
terstate Commerce Commission, under cer
tain conditions, power to fix railroad
rates: legalizing pooling and abolishing
Imprisonment as a method of punishing
offenses against the law.
The provision with reference to the fix-
CAPTAIN WILLIAM WALLACE
i
WHO WENT FROM VANCOUVER BARRACKS TO THE PHILIP
PINES, AND IS MAKING A DISTINGUISHED RECORD.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Feb. 4. Captain William Wallace, who Is In com
mand of the battalion of the Seventh Infantry in Samar. lias sent an account of
Company C's work during the month of November. Company C Is well known
lwre. having been stationed at Vancouver Harracks from May 17, 1000, to March
2. 1I01, when It left for the Philippines, under command of Captain Wallace.
Company C, which Is stationed at BoroRun, on the t-a!t coast of Samar. patrols
the country for 10 miles around. November J a detachment of 10 men was sent
up the Swlben Itl'-er. and captured much property and killed two Insurgents.
On the 5th. Lieutenant Otwoll was sent out with 20 men. None of the men were
hurt, but a large quantity of - rice was destroyed, native shacks burned, and
carabooa and three insurgents killed. November 11 an expedition of 00 men of
Company C. First Infantry: CO men. Company C, Seventh Infantry: 20 scouts and
100 carRaderes. were tent to the district north of Pan Julian Bay. They were flred
upon repeatedly from the hilltops, but from Fuch a distance as to make the Are
harmless, and when the places were reached they were deserted, ami pursuit was
useless owlnff to the Impassable rivers and trailers mountains. The expedition,
however, succeeded In destroying the Insurgents' principal storehouses of rice, cap
turing 730 bushels and destroying 2(o0 more. Between 200 and SOO caraboos were
killed, many houses. Including a larce barrio, were destroyed, about 30 Insurgents
killed and l."i0 large barotea were captured or dfstrojed. The damage done by this
large capture of rice Is a herlousblow- to the Insurgents, who are reported to be
short of food. The expedition returned to Borogun oa the 2."th. Captain W. Wal
lace, who sent out the expedition. Is a nephew of General Lew Wallace, the author
of "Ben Hur." Captain Wallace was appointed a Lieutenant in the First Infantry
In 1SI1, and a Captain In the Fall of 1JX)1. He was through the Cuban campaign,
and In the battles of El Caney and Santiago. While stationed at Vancouver Bar
racks he was In command of Company C, and later Battalion Adjutant on Colonel
Dougherty's staff.
lag of ratra authorizes the Interstate
Commerce Commission to hear complaints
of discrimination made against common
carriers, and directs that any deJlnlte
order made by the commission, after such
hearing, declaring a rate regulation or
practice' to be just and reasonable, shall
become operative and be observed by the
party or parties agalr.pt whoaiit Ls made
within CO days after notice. Appeal to
the United States Circuit Courts and to
the Sypreme Court of the United States
Is authorized. The latter court is given
authority to suspend or revoke a rate
order made by the commission, and all
such orders are limited to one year's
duration.
The section of the bill concerning pool
ing provides that "It shall be lawful for
any two or more common carriers to ar
range between and among thcm."elvc; for
the establishment or maintenance of rater1.
It shall also be lawful for such carriers
to agree by contract In writing filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
upon the dllwion of their traffic or earn
ings, or both." Authority is given to the
Interstate Commerce Commission to hear
complaints against the fairness of such
pooling arrangements, and to make an
order annulling the contract In tho re
spects found :o be unjust and unlawful.
Failure to comply with the order will
work the annulment of the contract.
Proceedings by writ of Injunction are
authorized against any party disobeying
the provisions of the bill, and the offend
ing party also is made subject to a pen
alty of SlO.oM, to be paid Into the Treas
ury of the United States. Where railroads
past? Into foreign countries authority is
given, in addition to the imposition of
fines, to suspend the movement of trains
within the United States until the re
quirement shall be compiled with. A fine
of not less than $1000 nor more than $20,000
Is provided for the willful failure of any
carrier to publish tariffs of rates and
charges, na required by the interstate
commerce law. Authority I given to the
commission to require the publication of
traffic rntce, and where there is reason
able ground for belief that freights or
passcnirers are being carried for less than
the published rates, the commLsion is au
thorized to begin proceedings In the Cir
cuit Court of the United States, which
court Is required to enforce an observ
ance of the published tariffs. Theso pro
ceedings are to be directed not only
against the carrier but also against the
other parties interested.
Presidential Nomination.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. The President
sent the following nominations to the
Senate:
Register cf Land Office, Coeur d'Alene.
Idaho. John F. Yost.
Receiver of Public Moneys, Coeur
d'Alene. Waho. Charles D. Warner.
Armv Lieutenant-Colonel II. C. Ward,
Ipfantrj. to be Colonel; Major B. C. Lock
wood, Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel;
Captain D. A Frederick. Infantry, to be
Major: Flrnt Lieutenant E. P. Jervy, Jr..
cavalry, to be Captain: R. C. Caldwell,
at large, to be Second Lieutenant.
Navy Lieutenants, junior grade, to be
Lieutenant. J. T. Tompkins and S. P.
Fulllnwldcr; Lieutenant W. A. Gill, to
be Lieutenant-Commander; Assistant Sur
geon E. J. Grow, to bo Passed Assistant
Surgeon; Passed Assistant Surgeon N. J.
Blackwood, to he Surgeon: Assistant Sur
geon E. G. Parker, to be Passed Assistant
Surgeon, and Second Lieutenant N. G.
Burton, to be First Lieutenant, Marine
Corps.
Discussed Cuban Reciprocity.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. Representa
tives Babcock and Long. Republican mem
bers of the ways and means committee,
called on President Roosevelt today and
discussed with him Cuban reciprocity. It
was stated today by a Republican mem
ber of the ways and means committee that
there is little further doubt that the com
mittee will report some measures of Cu
ban reciprocity
Chairman Payne says there is no ma
terial change in the status of the subject,
as the hearings recently held have not yet
been printed, and these are regarded as
quite important In assisting toward a so
lution of the question.
An Invitation to KrnKcr.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Representative
Cochran, of Missouri, today introduced in
the House the following resoltuion:
"Resolved, By the Senate and the House
thnt the Hon. Paul Kruger. President of
t
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the South African Republic, is hereby in
vited to visit the United States as the
guest of the country at such time as
may suit his convenience. For the de
frayment of the expenses Incurred In his
entertainment while in this country, the
(um of $25,000, or so much ther.of as may
be neecssary, is hereby appropriated out
of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated."
Petition for Pence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Senator Hoar
today presented a petition .signed by a
number of distinguished citizens of this
country for the suspension of hostilities
in the Philippines, and asking that an op
portunity be given for a discussion of the
situation between the Government and the
Filipino loaders. The following are among
the names attached to the petition: Carl
Schurz, George F. Edmunds, Judion Hnr
mon, J. Sterling Morton. George S. Bout
well, Charles F. Adams. W. D. Howells,
Mark Twain. Rev. C. H. Parkhurst, W.
Bourke Cockran, Robert Treat Paine.
j Bishop Huntington, Bishop Vincent, An
I son Phelps Stokes and William Lloyd-Gar
rison, included in the list are the names
of 35 professors in the Chicago University
and a number of other educators.
Bowles Wnnts to Build Wurxlilpn.
v. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. Admiral
Bowles, chief of the bureau of na
val construction. In a statement before
the House committee loday. expressed
. himself 3trongIy In favor of building war
I ships in Government navy-yards, and
i urged that he be given authority to con
struct one or more vessels in Government
J yards. The committee has not yet acted
upon that branch of the Navy bill, but
' Admiral Bowies' suggestion probably will
be presented later In the form of an
amendment to the bill.
Wlleox Would RiiInc Snlnrles.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Delegate Wil-
cox. of Hawaii, today Introduced a bill
increasing annual salaries as follows:
President of the United States. $100,000:
Vice-President. J25,OCo; Cabinet officers,
$15,000 each; members of Congress, $10,
COO. Another bill by Mr. Wilcox fixes the
J salary of the Governor of Hawaii at
?S00O. with a schedule of salaries for va
rious other Hawaiian officers.
EtinnllzinK' Inspection Fees.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. The House
committee on merchant marine and fish
eries today reported the Senate bill equal
izing the Inspection fees and privileges
fixed by the countries from which these
vessels come. The bill applies more par
ticularly ;o' Canada, which charges cer
tain Inspection fees to American vessels,
whereas Canadian vessels heretofore have
paid no snich fees in American ports.
Revenue Cutter Service Bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. The bill "to
promote the efficiency of the revenue cut
ter service" was acted upon favorably
today by the House committee on com
merce. It ostab'lshes the rank of officers
la the service, that of Captain being the
same as Major in the Army and Lieutenant-Commander
in the Navy. Retirement
at the age of C4 years, with three-fourths
pay, is provided for.
CAUGHT INDERTHEWALLS
NINE MEN KILLED AT A ST. LOUIS
FIRE. N
Were Flprhtinpr the Finnic When,
Without Any Warning, the
Building Collapsed.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4. At least nine men
were killed and as many more injured
at a fire which broke out tonight in the
five-story stone and brick building at
314 Chestnut street, occupied by the
American Tent & Awning Company. The
building suddenly collapsed, and although
the men who were caught In the crash
had not been reached by their hard
working companions two hours later, it
is almost certain that they have suc
cumbed. The dead are:
AUGUST THIERRY, First Assistant
Chief.
PATRICK . BERGER, Assistant Fore
man. MICHAEL KEIIO. Assistant Foreman.
DANIEL STEELE, Foreman of No. 12
Company.
CHARLES KRENNING, plpeman.
Four pipemen, names unknown, caught
in ruins.
The injured: Frank Linge. driver of
No. 6 aerial truck, thrown from truck
while working 40 feet from tho ground,
seriously injured; Monroe Moore, In
spector for the Imperial Electric Light
Company, badly injured by falling
through a shaft; Patrick McCarthy, en
gineer Company No. 6. caught by falling
wall, seriously hurt; William Julleb. Mar
shal Thierry's driver, caught by falling
wall, seriously hurt; William Wand,
foreman Company 12, severely injured
by falling walls.
The building in which the fire origin
ated was located in the old business sec
tion of the city and was about 50 years
old. The blaze, which proved a hard one
for the fire department to master, was
practically under control when suddenly,
with absolutely no warning, the building
collapsed and came down In a heap with
a tremendous noise.
Three pipemen at work on the second
floor had difficulty in mannging a line of
hose and Assistant Chief Thierry was
on his way with three of his men to lend
them aid when the building collapsed.
The men went down with tons of twisted
Iron, brick and wooden columns envelop
ing them.
The property loss is $75,000.
The first body tnken from the ruins
was that of William Buendon. He was
barely conscious and badly crushed. He
was taken to the hospital. No hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
THE ROILERS EXPLODED.
Many of the Crew of a Pittsburg
Towlmat Perished!
PITTSBURG, Feb. 5. At about 1:15 this
(Wednesday) morning, just as the Pitts
burg harbor towboat J. W. Alles had
passed through lock No. 2. her boilers
exploded, throwing her crew of 14 in all
directions. Three of the crew are known
to be fatally hurt, and only five others
have been accounted for. The following
are fatally Injured: Joseph Rankin, deck
hand "Brownie," wntcbm.an, and Mrs.
Maria Walker, colored, cook. All are
horribly scalded and burned. The other
membtrs of the crew are: Captain Anl
iam Shaw. Pittsburg: Brooks Null, engi
neer. Beverly. O.; Floyd Sills, engineer.
Allegheny; John Bake, pilot. Hazelwood;
Edward Mitchell, mate. Merchantsvllle.
Pa.; William Perry, watchman. Roscoe.
Pa.; David McBride. deckhand. Middle
port. O.: Weaver Wolfe, deckhand. Mid
dleport. O.; Reuben Watts, cabin boy,
Middk-port. O.; William Campbell, fire
man, and Joseph Williams. Allegheny.
The boat was towing six loaded flats
toward Pittsburg. Just after getting out
of the lock the explosion occurred, and in
a very short time the Alles was burned
to the water's edge. The report of the
explosion was heard for "miles, and soon
after rescuing parties were searching for
the injured. Captain Shaw says he was
sleeping in his bunk when the explosion
came, and the first he knew of any dan
ger was when he found himself ilounder
ing around in the water, fully 200 feet
away from the burning boat, with ins
blanket still around him. He is not seri
ously hurt, but thinks many of his crew
must have periphed. The Alles was prac
tically a new boat, and valued at $25,000.
PINTSCII GAS EXPLOSION.
Five Men Hurt In Rio Grande West
ern Yards nt Opfden.
OGDEN. Utah. Feb. 4. Fire, followed
by a terrific explosion at noon today at
the Rio Grande Western PIntsch Gas
Works caused the following casualties.
Assistant Fire Chief Alonzo uogers, se
verely burned: Feb Loewe, fireman, badly
burned; George Lockhead, employe at gas
works, slightly Injured: two railroad men,
names' unknown, slightly burned.
There were but 10 tanks of gas in the
house at the time, but the explosion
was felt all over the city. Assistant Chief
Rogers, accompanied by Fireman Lowe,
had just entered the building when the
explosion occurred, raising the upper por
tion of the holder tank through the ruins
and throwing It a distance of 200 feet. All
telegraph wires in the vicinity were torn
down for a distance of 500 feet. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
As a result of the partial destruction
of the plant, trains on the various roads
running out of Ogden will, for several
days, be partially equipped with candles
for lighting purposes. All of these roads
receive their supply of Pintsch gas at
the Ogden terminus, and the more mod
ern coaches, especially the Pullman equip
ment, are not provided with lamp brack
ets. NItro-Glycerlne Exploded.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. A premature
explosion of nitro-glycerlne carelessly
handled b' an operative at the Cerbcrite
Manufacturing Company's plant, at Ard
wlck, Md.. nine miles from this city, early
today, killed Richard J. Martin, the su
perintendent, and slightly injured two
workmen. The building was slightly dam
aged, but eight tons of material of high
explosive strength stored close to the
scene of the accident was not disturbed.
Passenger mill Freight Collided.
ROCKFORD. 111.. Feb. 4. An Illinois I
J". . 1 . ,.... .. nt ASvlltjT.n.1 ...t.l. -'
vemmi jiassvjifi1 nwi tumu im i
freight at Alworth, about six miles west
of Rockford today, killing Joseph White,
of Frecport, fireman of the passenger
train. Albert Walker, of Freport. en
gineer of the pasengcr train, and D. F.
Mitchell, of Freeport, the freight fireman,
were hurt.
Child Killed by n Live Wire.
RENO, New. Feb. 4. The 6-year-old son
of Charles J. Frisch. of this city, climbed
on the Ice house In the rear of his home
lart evening and grasped a live electric
wire1 which passed over the roof. He was
j instantly kiiico, ms nanu oeing ourned
' to the bone.
Rescueil Front the Hondo Mine.
EAGLE PASS, Tex.. Feb. I. Thirty-five
men and fc5 bodies have been recovered
from the Hondo mine. Of the 35. few will
recover, as all arc bad'y mangled.
Judge linker Instnlled.
CHICAGO. Feb. 4. Francis? E. Baker,
of Goshen, Ind., was installed as Judge
of the United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals of the seventh district, here today.
The seventh district embraces Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin.
A Defcnt for Johnson.
COLUMBUS, O.. Feb. 4. The Supreme
Court today put an end to Tom L. John
son's effort to secure a higher appraise
ment of the riilway property of Ohio.
The court handed down a decision sus-
Built up His
"More Paine's Celery Compound has
been sold in the city of Omaha for the
last month than all other medicines put
together."
So writes the leading wholesale drug
houGe of the West to the proprietors of
Paine's Celery Compound.
In October last a card from Hon. Frank
E. Moores, the Mayor of that city, was
published in the Omaha Bee, in which he
told of the great benefit Paine's Celery
Compound had been to him. "I regard
it." he said, "the most wonderful remedy
I have ever tried for building up the sys
tem when once run down."
On account of Mayor Moores great pop
ularity and well-known standing, the pub
lication of his card in the Bee instigated
the Omaha News, the Bee's principal com
petitor, to make a canvass of druggists
and physicians in that city, to find out
their experience with this and other rem
edies. A few days later the NeVs pub-.
Hshed almost a page of the opinions it had
gathered. The physicians and druggists
interviewed were absolutely unanimous In
saying that, of all prepared remedies, the
talnlng the demurrer of the Attorney
General to hl3 petition and dismissing the
same. Johnson's contention was that the
Board of Equalization was really a Board
of Appraisement as well as equalization.
The board refused to increase the total
appraisement, taking the position that it
had power simply to equalize valuations
among the different companies.
WANTS CHANGE OF VENUE.
Jlrs. SoiTcl Does Not Wish to Bring
Further Disgrace Upon Ilusbnnd. .
BUTLER. Pa.. Feb. 4. Realizing that
she has ruined her husband. Mrs. Saffei
does not wish to bring further disgrace
and humiliation upon him. She now de
sires a change of venue when fahe faces
justice. In tears and with piteous plead
ing she made this request to Assistant
District Attorney Robb. She said she
would go anywhere to have the punish
ment meted out to her for her crime. She
is willing to meet any fate the law may
place upon her, but docs not want the
punishment administered in the court
house across the street from her old
home. She said that while she knew that
she had been charged with a crime against
the state, she had never sinned.
Thousands Saw Demi Murderers.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 4. From 9 to 12
o'clock today the bodies of John and Ed
ward BIddle were exposed to public view
at an undertaking establishment, and sev
eral thousand persons passed before the
cotiins. In the crowd were probably as
many women as men. The burial will
take place tomorrow morning in one large
grave In Calvary cemetery. On the cas
kets were sprigs of fern and white car
nations, sent by some woman whose iden
tity Is unknown. The flowers were sent
to the undertaker with the request that
they be placed upon the casket, and that
it be known everywhere that they were
the gift of a woman. The mob about
the undertaking establishment became so
great that the doors were closed by the
police. Many women carried flowers for
the dead.
Murdered by Apaches.
TUCSON, Ariz.. Feb. 4. The charred re
mains of A. T. Vail, a well-known pio
neer rancher, were found In the ruins of
his" house at Aravapal Canyon, S5 miles
from Tucson. The supposition is that the
house was burned down by Apache In
dians, who roam around that section. It
is believed that the Indians killed Vail,
looted the house and burned It. The In
dians are much dissatisfied on account of
the Government cutting off their rations.
Pntrlck Trial Postponed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The trial of Al
bert T. Patrick, accused of the murder of
William M. Rice, was postponed until to
morrow, owing to the absence of J. D.
Campbell, a juror, who Is ill.
Standard Oil Dividend.
NEW YORK. Feb. 4. The directors of
the Standard OH Company, of New Jersey,
declared a dividend of $20 per share. This
Is the same as for the corresponding quar
ter last year aad the year before.
The declaring of the dividend prompted
the buying of the stock on the curb mar
ket up to 675, after which the price re
acted, later sales being made at 665. The
long decline in the stock from above SCO
to 615, at which It sold within the last
few weeks, was supposed to be due to
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Perhaps you like the idea
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use Ayer's Hair Vigor. It
completely restores the color
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one that had undoubtedly, In their ex
perience, accomplished more than all oth
ers in curing disease was Paine's Celery
Compound; and about 50 cases In all were
mentioned where prominent citizens or
members of their families had been cured
within a short time by this remedy, of se
rious ailments resulting from, impaired
nerves. Among these was the Chief ot
Police of that city, whose olllce was in
the same building with the Mayor.
The publication of many of these ex-'
amples of what Paine's Celery Compound
had done for others naturally led those
who were sick and In every community
there are thousands of people who. hav
ing the symptoms of nervous break-down,
put off the cure In the vain hope that the
nerves will resuscitate themselves hun
dreds of those who were sick were thus
Informed of the one true remedy for their
relief.
Unsought and unexpected letters began
to pour into Burlington from people m
Omaha, telling of their experiences. Some
of these letters were published by permis
sion of the writers.
They all told in different ways the same
story of new strength and vitality, sound
sleep, better appetite, and the returning
health.
No other remedy In the world ever so
clearly proved all that was claimed for It
as this wonderful discovery of America's
greatest physician. The number of au
thenticated cases of complete restoration
to health of people of all agee, who were
suffering fom insomnia. Indigestion, rheu
matism and other ailments and weak
nesses which arc the symptoms of a ner
vous system deranged by neglect or ex
posure, or overwork, or over-indulgences,
or worry or other influences the number
of such cases is thousands In every com-
I munity.
j the belief that the dividend would be re
! duced. owing to the decline in the price
j of oil. but It was reported today that the
depression had been due to large liquida
tion growing out of recent financial trou
bles in Cleveland.
Special Session In Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 4. In response to a
call by Governor Van. Sant, the Minne
sota Legislature convened in extra ses
sion at 11 o'clock today. Governor Van
Sant's message. It is thought, will be
devoted almost entirely to tax revision,
as proposed in the measure recommend
ed by the Tax Commission. Mention of
the so-called merger proceedings may be
made, but the Governor will give no ad
vance Information of his purposes in that
direction.
Fiend Sentenced to Death. ,
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. Feb. 4. The
Supreme Court today sentenced George
Armstrong to hang 'in Plate County,
March 14, for rape. This is the first sen
tence of death for rape passed by the
Missouri Supreme Court.
Election at Duluth.
DULUTH, Minn.. Feb. 4. Mayor t. W.
Hugo was re-elected over ex-Mayor Henry
Trewelsen today by a majority of 21
votes. Five Democratic Aldermen were
re-elected and three Republicans.
Abolishes Bull FIshtlng.
PUEBLA. Mex., Feb. 4. The state gov
ernment has abolished bull fighting on ac
count of its being barbarous and tending
to demoralize the lower classes.
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