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1R THE - MORN1KG OREGONIAKr WEDNESDAY, I JANUARY 25,-. 1903, NO CAUSE TO YIELD Port 'Arthur Could Have Held Out for Months. FOOD AND MUNITIONS ABOUND London Times Correspondent Declares Surrender. Most Discreditable in History, and Stoessel Any - "thlng-but'a Hero. LONDON. Jan-; 25. The Times cor reapohdcrjti. it-'Pekln. , -tvho has returned froni a visit to "Tort 'Arthur,..describds the Impressions Jits gained there 'and says: Without seeing them, nobody could form Bny Jdea of the stupendous strength of the idxpe ; or, the Incredible heroism displayed In' their capture. !No foreign; officer Is able to explain the reason for the surrender of Port "Arthur. Those fho have seen the condition of the fortress believe that no inord ' discreditable surrender Is recorded In histors'. There were 25,000 able-bodied men capa ble of making a sortie. nd hundreds of officers, all -well nourished, and plentjrof ammunition, the Jargcstjanagazine being untouched and full to tfie roof with all klndG 'of ammunition for naval guns. There was, further, ample food for three months, even If no fresh supplies could be received, and beside the waters are teem ing with fish. There was an abundance of wine and medical comforts and large quantities of fuel of all kinds. The stories that the Red Cross buildings were wrecked by the Japanese fire are admitted by repu table residents to have been pure fabrication- to excite sympathy. All accounts agree in condemning the majority of the officers, who feared the failure of comforts more than ammunition, and agree that no man ever held a respon eible command who less deserved the title of hero than General Stoessel. CHINA SAYS SHE DIDN'T. Denies All Russia's Charges, and Says Russia Herself Is Guilty. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 2L China's an swer to the American Government's com munication calling attention to the Rus sian 'charges that the Chinese were vio lating neutrality was delivered to Secre tary Hay at his residence today by Sir Cheng Tung Liang Cheng, the Chinese Minister. It will later be sent to the President. Until the Chinese answer has "been read by the President, Its text Is withheld, but the Associated Press has obtained an approved synopsis of the con tents of the note, as follows: Regarding the charge that Chinese ban dits were enlisted In the Japanese army, the Chinese government calls attention to the fact that they were enlisted first by the Russians as frontier guards and fought against the Japanese army. If It is true, as alleged, that they enlisted -In the Japanese army, that is a matter for the belligerents. In the opinion of the rChlnese government the subjects of a neutral power have the right as private citizens to enlist in a foreign army. This is an established fact In the law of na tions, for Which China cannot be held re sponsible. "Whenever these bandits en tered the Chinese neutral zone every ef fort was made for their arrest and pun ishment, and In most cases they have been, arrested. The answer continues:. We flnd no Japanese officers In our north ern army at all. T do And In the jrovern ment school at raotlngu soveral Japanese translators. All "of thpm, however, had len engaged before the war and after hos tilities broke out they were required, to give their ivord of honor to liavp nothing to do with the conflict. These Are on the same footing as Ruffians and other foreigners In educational Institutions throughout the em rlre. and In our maritime custom-houses. China further regards this as' a matter of Internal administration, -of which no other government has cause to complain. Regarding the Iron ore said to hai-e been furnished the Japanese army, this ore !s from certain mini-s owned by Chinese mer chants separate from She government mines at Jlanyan. The iron sold . haeoot gono through the furnece process. Transportation Is entirely between Japanese and Chlncsa merrhants. and. In tulflllmcnt of a contract made In 1000. The transactions are not recognized by the Chinese government. In ternational law -doe -not Include" this ar ticle under the head of contraband of war. The Maotao Islands are said to have' been used by the Japanese as a base for their nan- The Chines government for th past year has stationed the swift cruiser Haikl to watch these Islands, and the local Prefect summoned there the gunboat. Halpu to patrol these waters. No lgn of any landing of Japanese has been reported to the government, and It la unnecessary- to add that no such permission has been given by the Chinese government to Japan. Regarding the articU?H of contraband al leged to have been sent to Dalny. no ships have left Chcfoo with the knowledge of the Chinese government for Dalny. and no clearance papers for that port have been Issued by the Chinese custom officials, if ships have run the blockade that Is the bel ligerent's lookout- China Is doing all. she can to maintain it. Regarding the Ryeshltelnl incident, the selture was as unexpected by the Chinese as by the Russians. The Chinese government later reo.uested Japan to return the ves sel, and. while the Incident is not yet closed, China considers that her government has done alt possible In the matter. The Chinese government considers that Russia has violated neutrality in a num ber of instances. Bridges have been built by the Russians west of the Liao River, and Russian troops have encamped on the west side of-the river, which Is supposed to mark the "boundary lino of the neutral zone. In many places In the neutral zone the Russians have forced the sale of pro visions. The Chinese have made many ar xeatB of Russians smuggling ammunition, arms and other contraband articles. The Captain of the Ryeshltelnl. while going to Shanghai under military escort, made his escape from the authorities In whose charge ho was. It Is stated. In conclusion, that. In view of the baseless charges made by a bel ligerent. China feels It incumbe'nt upon her to make this answer and let the truth be known; that the Chinese government has not swerved one lota from her neu trality, and that the general attltudo of her people is peaceful and has been appre ciated as such by the powers. Japanese Win Two Skirmishes. TOKIO. Jan. 24. The Japanese headquarters at Siencliang, Manchuria, reports that a Japanese force dis lodged about one company of Russian cavalry northwest of AVelst Zuku on Monday, occupying- the position and capturing some horses and arms. Another Japanese detachment routed a. force of Russians In the neighbor hood of Cnancheng, Inflicting over iO casualties. The Japanese captured five officers and men. with their horses. Being Changed Into Warships. VENICE, Jan. 2i On representation from Japan, -the Italian government has Inquired about the Russian merchantman Knlaz Gagarin, which 4s being trans formed here Into a warvessrl. It appears that the work Is not being done for Rus sia, the Gagarin haying been bought by the Republic -of Hayti. . Long Sentence for a Traitor. TOKOHAMA, Jan. 24. - H. B. Collins, of Portuguese decnt. but long a resident of Japan, who was publicly tried January 13 and found sulltyof Jdoslng,mlUtary.. nrvueis, was loiay sentenced to a years .imprisonment at hard labojy To Feed the Russian Tars. KIEL, Prussia, J.au." 24. The banish steamer Krohborg ia loading here with SfttOOO bags of flocCr for the Russian second Pacific squadron. She will sail for her destination by way of the Suez Canal. HAILS THE EiSING WITH JOY Japan Sees in Russian Revolt Har binger of Peace. TOKIO. Jan. 24. The Japanese are keen ly watching the developments at St. Pe tersburg. The newspapers publish extras with accounts of the riots, which arc eagerly read. The people were shocked at the -death roll, and there Is a wide spread feeling that the bureaucracy will be powerless to stem the tide of reforms, and that the downfall of tho bureau cratic system must end. the war. A mem ber of a foreign legation said: 'The war is over unless the Russian people are crushed with an Iron heel. It has brought about a crisis. The Japan ese army Is now fighting the battle of the Russiaji people." , ANARCHISTS BUSY IN LONDON 'Big Meetings Called to Raife Funds .Revolt of Army Predletedl LONDON. Jan. 24: A umber of an archists are Jcnown to be here ''who at tended an international anarchist .meeting In London on January 20. commomorating the death of . Louise Michel. The police say several minor gatherings have been held la these quarters since the reception of the news from St- Petersburg and that a hlg- meeting is called for January 29 in a notorious hall In the East End Tor the announced purpose of ex pressing indignation at what the cir culars term the "St. Petersburg mas sacre." The Society of the Friends of. Freo Russia met this afternoon and decided to raise a fund fjr the St- Petersburg sufferers. An appeal will be made through the newspapers. The same so ciety is arranging for a mass meeting in Queen's Hall on February 2. It Is firmly believed and confidently stated by many Russians in London that the army will quickly become dis affected. These Russians say that much depends upon Moscow, which is the true center of the revolutionary spirit, and assert that a declaration of inde pendence "will be issued at Moscow, probably at a meeting of Social Demo crats there tomorrow, to celebrate the ISOth anniversary of the foundation of Russia's first university. Petty Outrage at Russian Embassy. LONDON, Jan. 24. A big brass plain at the entrance of the Russian Em bassy here was wrenched off at 2 o'clock this morning. A special Con stable on duty at the Embassy wit nessed the act. but was unable to get to the spot in time to arrest tho man, who eluded pursuit. The incident Is regarded, as simply the act of a com mon thief. The Embassy is guarded by two policemen tonight, but this Is merely a precaution' against a repeti tion of what Is considered as tho an noying act of an Individual rather than in expectation of any demonstration. The detective force of London, how ever, is closely watching the Anarch ist quarter. Britons Sympathize With Rebels. LONDON. Jan. 24. War Secretary For rester, speaking at Croydon tonight, ex pressed the sympathy of the people of tho United Kingdom, with the people of Rus sia. Ho said the Britons desired tho "peasants- of Russia to enter upon the heri tage of liberty and freedom which all Britons enjoyed and obtained through the sacrifices of their forefathers. Must Not Denounce Russia. VIENNA. Jan. 24. Workmen held a meeting In a hall here last night to dis cuss the strike situation at St. Peters burg. As soon as tho first speaker men tioned the word St. Petersburg, the police official who always attends such meet ings ordered the meeting to be dissolved. His order was carried out amid consid erable tumult and protestation, but there was no disorder. Italian Socialists Speak Out. ROME. Jan. 24. In the Chamber of Deputies today the Socialist members gave notice of an intervellatlon of the government asking if the Ministry had communicated to St, Petersburg the feeling of indignation and horror of Italy for the "butchery of the strik ers In St. Petersburg." Austrian Mob Hoots Czar. TRIESTE. Jan. 24. Several hundred workmen assembled before the Russian Consulate here last night, crying "Down with the Czar.' "Down with tyranny." "Down with absolutism." The police dis persed the crowd without difficulty. A few arrests were made. Paris Students Express Sympathy. PARIS. Jan. 21. Till" shirlonta th. Latin Quarter. Including a number of Rus sians, new a meeting today In sympathy wlth the St. Petersburg strikers, and at tempted to make a demonstration. The police broke up the meeting. No serious Incident occurred. BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC STEWS. The Rogers Locomotive Works, at Paterson. N. J., have been sold to the American Locomotive Company. Alfred G. Vanderbllt Is suffering from a badly wrenched ankle as a re sult of a. fall while riding horseback dur ing a military drift. The bills providing dental surgeons for the Navy and to increase the ef ficiency of the Navy Hospital Corps will be reported favorably to the "House. B. J. Yoakum, a director of the Rock Island Road, has bought the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Rail road, which runs belween Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek. The Supreme Court of Hawaii has decided that six miles, of the Trans Pacific cable, which lies within the three-mile limit below low-water mark, is taxable, and values It at $15,000. L. Gencau; master-at-arms of the ! L ulted States gunboat Wheeling, has been convicted at Honolulu of- man slaughter in the third degree in kill ing "Useless" Harris, a negro pugilist. A. G. Chaplin, fireman, was killed and several passengers were injured yes terday in the- wreck of an Illinois Ter minal Railroad train near Alton. I1L A car containing 30 passengers turned over. Domingo Valles has confessed that he murdered Colonel J. Francisco Chaves, a prominent politician of Pinas Wells. N. M.. out of revenge for being con I victed of horsestealing. He !as been j in jail on suspicion for some time. 1 Campbell Russell, one of the best known stockmen of the Southwest, has j filed a petition in bankruptcy at Mus j kogee. I. T. His liabilities are placed j at $113,166, and asset at 5S5.747. He founded the town of Russell, I. T. The annual meeting and dinner of the American Irish Historical Society was held in New York last nlirht- Prosi. 1 dent Rooscve!U'a member of the so ciety, naa oeen expected, but sent his regrets. While Policeman Ennis. jot New York, on a bicycle was pursuing ah automo bile In which four men were rannlher 40 I roues an nour. the machine suddenly ; stopped and backed up. Ennla bicycle came in violent collision with it and j was smashed and Ennls -was. thrown j into the road and seriously injured. IN STATE OF SIEGE (Continued from Page- I.) men to use bombs, dynamite and other weapons. Invites the students to Join and absolves tho soldiers from their oaths of fealty. The destruction of government property is recommended, but the proc lamation requests the followers of Father Gopon to spare private property and ran sack only shops containing victuals and arms, and urges all to continue the fight until they succeed In obtaining a national assembly. TREPOFF WILL RULE CAPITAL Appointed Governor-General of St. Petersburg With Unlimited Powers. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 24. The" ap pointment of General Trcpoff. the former Chief of Police of Moscow, to be Governor-General of St. Petersburg was ac companied by an imperial decree an nouncing the crcadon of the post of Governor-General. The Incumbent of this office, the decree states, will be In con trol of all the departments of administra tion of the city government of St. Peters burg, with power to demand the assist ance of the military and possessing all the rights of the Minister of the Interior over appointments to the Municipal Coun cil and the Zemstvos and also the right to forbid individuals to remain In the city. The decree, which is. addressed to the Senate, says: Recent events have shown the necessity for the. adoption of measures for the pres crvatlorof state Institutions and public se curity adapted to the extraordinary circum stances of the times. On this account we have considered It necessary to create the offlce of Governor-General of St. Peters burg on the basis of the provisions of the law prescribing the duties of Chiefs and Governors-General and of the following reg ulatlons: First The city and government of St. Petersburg are to be placed under the au thority of the Governor-General. Second On the questions where the main tenance of state Institutions and public se curity arc at stake, all the local civil au thorities and all the educational Institutions arc made subject to the Governor-General. Third The Governor-General has the right, with the assent of the Minister of the Interior, to enforce measures sanctioned by article 140 of the censorship statute. Fourth Apart from the right of making obligatory the regulations In accordance with a law providing for stricter mainte nance of order, the Gove.-nor-General will be empowered to make obligatory the regu lations affecting objects of property of any kind In the interests of the public tran quility and order in his Jurisdiction; while in cases of violation of these regulations the Densities and method of procedure pre scribed In articles 15 and 16 of the law for the stricter maintenance of order are to be adopted, whereby the Governor-General can commission the government and the Prefect of St. Petersburg, who are sub ject to him, to deal with said cares. Fifth The Governor-General is empow ered to summon the civil authorities to support him militarily as soon as he deems It necessary, and the forces he considers needful will be placed at his command. The sixth section subordinates to tho Governor-General all the gendarmes In the administration. Under the seventh section, for pollco purposes, all Government factories and workshops In his official district arc sub ordinated to the Governor-General. Under the eighth section all the rights of the Ministers of the Intorlor, with ref erence to the confirmation In office of members, of the communal authorities and Zemstvos In the territory of the St. -Petersburg government, are transferred to the Governor-General. By the ninth section tho Governor-General is empowered to prohibit individuals remaining in his official district. At his own request General Fulton has been relieved of the office of Prefect of St. Petersburg, and is given the rank of alde-de-camp-GeneraL GORKY IN A DUNGEON. He and Four Others Appealed to WItte on Behalf of Workmen. LONDON, Jan. 25. There are con flicting reports about Maxim Gorky. The Standard's St. Petersburg corre spondent says the novelist narrowly escaped capture, but the Dally Tcle graph'p correspondent, who was him self arrested but subsequently released, says that Gorky was among those as sociated with those whose only crime consisted of having been members of the delegation that visited M. Wlttc, President of the Council of the Em pire, after a vain attempt to Interview Minister of the Interior Sviatopolk Mlrsky. They are all, the correspond ent adds, now interned in a secret sec tion of the St. Peter's and St. Paul's fortress iThe correspondent says: "They'are guilty of no illegal act ex cept being present at a meeting in cluding five persons. Not one of them wonld have anything to do with secret committees or underground agitation. It was they who, in my presence, re fused to listen to a suggestion that a permanent committee should be form ed to direct a revolutionary movement. A young woman who had been collect ing money for hungry workmen was arrested." The Daily Telegraph's correspondent adds: "I am able to slato emphatically that neither "Witte nor Svlatopolk Mirsky had any hand or .part In the deeds of the last three days which they both sincerely deplore as blunders and crime." The Dally Chronicle's correspondent at St. Petersburg also states that Min ister" of Finance Muravleff appealed to the Emperor not to appoint General Trcpoff to the Governor-Generalship of tho city and government of St. Peters burg or to declare the city in & state of siege. CAPITAL STILL IN PANIC. Stores Sacked in Darkness Leaders of Revolution Arrested. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 24. Cossacks, while dispersing a. crowd of strikers at 4 P. M. drew their swords and wounded several men. Work has been suspended at the works of the Belgian Electrical Compnny, which furnishes the majority of the electric supply of St. Petersburg. The crowds m the streets arc sullen, and several additional bodies of troops were brought in at daylight and housed In barracks. Machine gun batteries were also placed at several points for emer gencies. Many, foreigners are leaving Russia. Pears' Learn to say "Pears'" when you ask for soap. There are other soaps, of course, "but Pears' is best for you and matchless for the complexion. Yoa caa bay Fears' cverywltere, Traffic belween St. "Petirsbwrg. asd Mos cow and St. Petersburg and "Warsaw, is uninterrupted. The Northern Express ar rived on schedule tirae. During the day "several of the smaller mills resumed work, and the men at other mills assured their employers that they were anxious to return, but that the strik ers threatened to kill them if they did so. In certain quarters where the "woes of Russia are always laid to the door -ot Great Britain, the feeling against the British had become intense. It being charged that the "British are furnishing money to bring about a revolution. The correspondent of the Associated Press drove up the Nevsky Prospect and with the help uf daylight realized that the damage done to the store fronts was more considerable than ap peared last night. A large number ot business premises were wrecked, the mob having devoted Itself principally to confectioners and pastry cooks. Father Gopon's popularity Is. unim paired. He has, sent a letter to the Social Democrats in the following terms: "They have fired upon and massacred us, but we are not vanquished and tb day of our triumph is nigh. Do not spoil our triumph by taking up arms and re sorting to violence. Content yourselves with destroying the portraits bf him who Is no longer worthy to bo our Emperor." This pacific admonition Irritated "the So cial Democrats, and does not meet with a response from the worklngmen, who apparently are thirsting for. . vengeance and aro clamoring for their leaders to distribute arms. M. Hessen. editor of the Pravo, whose advanced liberal views are well "known, has been arrested. The Worklngmen's Club has been closed by order of tho Prefect of Police. Professor Karsaff and William Annen sky and Pechsechonoff. three well-known writers, and Town Councillors Kedrin and Schnltikoff, who are also lawyers, were arrested during tho night. There is no truth in the report circulat ing that strikers 80.00) strong aro march ing upon Kolplne, DO mlies from St. Petersburg, for the purpose of seizing the small-arms factories there. A meeting of 350 barristers and solicit ors has passed a resolution of sympathy with the strikers, protesting against the action of the government In provoking bloodshed, declining to plead In the courts and deciding to open a subscription In aid of the propaganda. TO ARMS! IS THEIR CRY. Revolutionists Denounce Rulers as Murderers, and Urge Rebellion. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 24,-The cor respondent of the Associated Press this afternoon noticed several men distribut ing proclamations. The people were for merly shy of accepting such documents, now they nre eagerly accepting them, and have nicknamed them "lastofchke" (swal lows), an allusion to the Spring, which has become a synonym of revolution. The correspondent secured a number of copies. They are all signed by the "Russian So cial Democrat Labor Party." One proc lamation, dated January 22, reads: "Comrades: So long as autocracy exists no Improvement In our condition Is pos sible. Therefore, we continue to Inscribe on our banners the following demands: The Immediate cessation of tho war. "The summoning of a constitutional assembly of representatives of the peo ple, elected by universal and equal suf frage and direct, secret ballot. v "The removal of class and race privi leges and restrictions. "Tho Inviolability of the person and domicile. "Freedom of conscience, speech, the press, meetings, strikes and political as sociations." A second proclamation, dated January 23. says: "The proletariat of all countries are united. Citizens, you yesterday witnessed the bestial cruelty of the autocratic gov ernment. You saw blood flowing in the streefa. You saw hundreds slaughtered, defenders of the cause of labor. You saw the death and heard the groans of wound ed women and defenseless children. The blood hnd brains of worklngmen were spattered around where their heads had lain. Who directed tho soldiers to aim their rifles and fire bullets at the breasts of tho laborers? "It was the Emperor, the Grand Dukes, the Ministers, the Generals, the nobles of the court. They are the murderers. Slay them. "To arms, comrades! Seize the arsen als and the arms at the depots and at the gunsmiths. Lay low the prison walls. Liberate the defenders of freedom. De molish the police and gendarmerie sta tions and all the government and state buildings. "We must throw down the Emperor and tho government, and must have our own government. . "Long live the revolution! Long live the constituent assembly of the representa tives of the people!" A third proclamation appeals to the peo ple not to attempt to Injure private prop erty. JACOBIN CLUB IS FORMED. Leaders of Reform Movement Tell the Wtrld Their Plans. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 2 i. Maxim Gorki, M. Hessen. M. Arsenleff and other well-known men have formed a true Ja cobin club, aiming at the overthrow of the present Russian dynasty and the adop tion of a provisional government. These men have already Issued a remariiable statement of their policies, in part as fol lows: "We are ready to respect Russian tradi tions, pay Interest punctually on loans heretofore negotiated and leave nothing" unaccomplished to avoid repudiation of the public debt, or measures that would discount obligations already undertaken. Foreign loans contracted after January 22 wje will repudiate, however. "No nation can now lend money to the Russian government la good faith or re main in Ignorance of the fact that the people aro struggling with the bureau cracy. If It should turn out that the peo plo win only a partial victory over the government, and constitutional rule should be substituted for autocracy, the repre sentatives of the nation will Insist upon the same financial policy heretofore stated, being carried out by the National Assem bly. It has been resolved by the Russian people to repudiate all debts contracted by the autocracy from the day when civil war began. OFFICIAL STORY OF MONDAY. Belittles Disorder and Reduces Esti mate of Killed and Wounded. ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 24.-An official account of yesterday's events Is as fol lows: "During Monday there was no collision between the rioters and the troops. De tachments of soldiers had no need to use their arms, as the crowds dispersed when the troops appeared. In the course of the day an attempt was made to attack the -Gostlnny Dvor Market, but It was re pulsed. "Workmen at the electric stations joined the strike In the evening. Then some groups, taking advantage of the darkness, began to break windows in the shops, but order was everywhere quickly restored. "No person was killed or wounded on Monday. The exact number killed on Sunday was 06; wounded, 33. of whom 53 were treated at the ambulance sta tions." INFANT CZAREVITCH ILL. r Czar's Hoper-Has Pneumonia, and May Not Recover. SPECIAL- CABLE. LONDON. Jan. 25. The SL Peters burs correspondent of the London Daily Express wires that the infant Csarcvltcn has hoerf taken seriously 111 with pneumonia, and that his con dition is grave. The correspondent' states .that this Information emanates from the highest authority. RADOM IN STATE OF SIEGE. Mobs Return Soldiers' Fire and Blow Up Buildings. BRESLAU, Prussia. Jan. 2. Special telegrams from Radom. European Russia, describe that city as bejng- In a state of siege, with military patrols In every street. The soldiers occasionally fire on gatherings of thhe people, who have re turned the fire, killing three officers. The people are also said to have blown up several buildings with dynamite. " Machine Guns to Shoot Rebels. BERLIN, Jan. 24. The Rus3ian govern ment has ordered the Ludwig Loewe Arms Factory to supply as soon aa possi ble 500 machine guns. Admiral Called to Cronstadt. LIBAU, Jan. 24. Admiral Bcrileft- left here today for Cronstadt. MRS. DUKE IS ARRESTED. Almost Faints When Taken to Court . on Charge of Swindling. NEW YORK. Jan. 24. Mrs. Alice Webb-Duke, wife of Brbdle L. Duke, was arrested at an office In Broad street today, on requisition 'papers Is sued by the Texas authorities. Mrs. Duke had been indicted by the grand Jury at Nacogdoches, Texas, on the charge that she and Charles L. Taylor, of Chicago, had made false statements in an Instrument, on the strength of. which a stockholder in one of the -National banks in that place was Induced to indorse their notes for $20,000. Mrs. Duke was arrested as she was alighting from a cab to enter an of fice in Broad street. "When she was notified that she was under arrest,, she became hysterical and screamed and wept. She declared: "I'm the wife of Brodle L. Duke. His family Is trying to hurt me. I have done nothing wrong." She Insisted upon making a call In the building as she had intended, but tho detective would not permit it and took her to the District Attorney's of fice in a cab She sat weeping in that office until her counsel arrived. The proceeding? arc entirely distinct from her matrimonial difficulties. When Mrs. Duke was arraigned In Police Court she was held In J3000 ball. This her counsel was unable to secure and she was taken to a-cell Vx the Tombs. Mrs. Duke appeared to be very much dis tress during her brief stay In the court room and several times seemed to be about to faint. Nature of the Charge. NACOGDOCHES, Tex., Jan. Z4.-Investl-gatlon here develops the fact that the In dictments against Charles L. Taylor, of Chicago, and Miss Webb (now Mrs. Bro dle L. Duke) were returned because of the alleged falsity of statements which they made In an Instrument upon the strength of which a stockholder In one of the National banks here was Induced to Indorse their notes for 0,000. which were cashed In Dallas, Tex., and Shreveport, La. Will Improve East Stark Street. Owners of property on East Stark street reached a partial agreement concerning Its improvement at a meeting held last night In the East Side Justice Court. Ogelsby Young presiding. On motion it was decided that East Stark bcgraded and paved with crushed rock between Twelfth and Sixteenth, and redressed with crushed rock between Sixteenth and Twentieth streets! A motion to fill up with solid earth between East Ninth and East Twelfth re sulted In a tie. 4 against 4. In order to Teach an agreement whether a fill or ele vated roadway should be used ia this portion- of the street, it was decided that the property owners should come together next Monday evening at the home ot W. 2L Mosher, 6S East Tenth street. Council man J. P. Sharkey was present with esti mates from the City Engineer showing cost of filling up the street. He made the statement that Inasmuch as East Stark street was a general highway connecting with outside roads the Executive Board had consented to give 5 cents per cubic yard toward the embankment. The meet ing adjourned to como together again next Tuesday -evening in the same place. Five-Mile Auto Record Broken. ORMOND. Jan. 25. Arthur E. MacDon ald. an Englishman, driving a SO horse power American machine, smashed the world's record for five miles on the Or-mond-Daytona racing course today, cov ering the distance in 3 minutes and 17 seconds flat. The world's record for the distance was held by W. K. Vanderbllt. who last year covered five miles in 3:31 1-5. The time was made in a speed trial between the regular races. Eastern Freight Agent Here. A. W. Street, general Eastern freight agent of the Great Northern at New York, reached the city last night and will visit with the railroad colony here for a day or two. He will perhaps be present at the conference between the traffic men and the North Pacific Coast Jobbers Association on Thursday or Friday and will then return towards Puget Sound and his home. Union Iron Works Reincorporated. SACRAMENTO. Cji.. Jan. 24. New articles of Incorporation of the Union Iron Works Company of San Francisco, were filed today with the Secretary ot State. The principal place of business of the works Is given as Newark. N. J. The capital stock Is J2.000.000. The di rectors are G. R. Sheldon, Pllney FIsk, J. E. Borne and Charles W. We'tmore, all of New York. Of AYER'S HAIR AIL FROZEN HARD Middle West Has Coldest Weather of Winter. MERCURY IS OUT OF SIGHT High Wind With Temperature Far -Below Zero Causes Intense Suffer N Ing Roads in Michigan, Wis consin and' Iowa Tied Up CHICAGO, Jan. 24. Reports from many cltle3 and towns In the West and Northwest show that the mo3t severe cold of the "Winter Is prevailing, and In the majority ot the places the low tem perature la intensified by a high wind. In this city the mercury fell from 22 degrees above aero to S degrees below In 24 hours. All of today and through the greater part of the night a gale of 40 miles an hour was blowing. There was but little snow, and traffic was not Inter fered with, although there was much suf fering In the poorer districts of the city. From the copper.distrlct of Northern Michigan and Wisconsin. It was reported that the most severe storm of the Win ter came today and tonight. The snow fall was heavy, blockading railroads and crippling communication generally. The temperature In this section, how ever, was not as low .as at places farther to the south. From Burlington, la.. 15 degrees below zero was reported, with a high wind. Around Marshalltown. Ia business on the Iowa Central and the Great Western Railroads was practically at a standstill. The same general conditions prevailed' throughout Indiana. At. several points in the natural gas belt the supply of gas entirely failed, and there were numerous reports of damage to steam and electric railroads and telegraph and telephone lines. All navigation on the Ohio River has been suspended. The most severe cold in several years Is reported from Southern Indiana and Ken tucky. Five degrees below zero was re ported from Louisville, as the prediction for tomorrow morning. Ten degrees be low, with a fierce wind from the north, was reported from Southern Illinois, with the probabilities of a further drop ot 5 degrees before morning.- It Is expected that the cold wave will continue over the greater part of the West until tomorrow night. Omaha during the past 24 hours experi enced the coldest weather of the year. At Omaha the official register at D o'clock tonight was 10 degrees below, and at Lin coln 9 degrees below. Reports from out side points state that the thermometer had reached from 10 to 22 degrees below. Accompanying the cold snap Is a brisk wind. All Tell the Same Story. ST. PAUL. Jan. 24. The temperature in St. Paul today wa3 1C degrees below zero. This was the warmest spot in the Northwest. At Winnipeg and Battleford. across the Canadian line, the mercury went down to 36 below, with 24 below at MInnedosa. and 20 at Moorehead, Minn., and IS below at Bismarck. N. D.. PUVTTSBURG, N. Y.. Jan. 24. The thermometer registered 20 degrees below zero at Saranac Lake today, 24 below at Upper Chateaugay Lake and at Paul Smith's, and 17 below at Addison Junc tion. Lake Champlaln Is completely frozen over, the Ice being from five- to twenty Inches thick. TOPEKA, Kan.. Jan. 2S. Zero weather prevails throughout Kansas tonight. The cold Is made more severe by a gale from the Northwest. A light snow fell this afternoon. PLEADS FOR.- HIS $50,000. Bryan Argues Appeal of Bennett Will Case In Connecticut. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 24. Argu ments were heard In the Connecticut Court ot Errors today on the appeal of William J. Bryan from the decision of the Superior Court, denying his authorlty to receive $50,000 mentioned in the famous sealed letter left by the late Phllo S. Bennett, ot whosi- estate Mr. Bryan Is executor. Mr. Bryan spoke eloquently for three-quarters Of an hour. He said It was due him In this case to say a few words as to the Intent of the testator. This Intent, he thought, was very plain, and he hoped the court would be explicit as to whether the sealed letter could be received as a declaration of trust, even If not a part of the will. He said that most will contests turned on two or three questions usually on the capacity of the testator to make a will, on the question of undue Influence, or on the Intent of the testator In making be quests. In this- case he thought Mr. Ben nett Ideally competent to make a will. As to the question of undue Influence, he cited the fact that Mr. Bennett traveled 1500 miles to Nebraska, carrying wiin him a will to be U3ed as a model, and afterwards traveled 1500 miles back to New York, where he duly executed the will. The question, therefore, turns on the Intent ot the testator. Mr. Bryan, referring to his personal in terest in the case, said: I trust that the decision of this court will be so exsllclt that It will be Instructive to all who hereafter draw wills. 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