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I I 4 PAGES I TO 5 46 PAGES VOL. XXIV NO. 12. POKTLAXD, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HE BREAKS DOWN Secretary Hay May Re sign Office. tXHAUSTED BY WORK He Collapses in Going on Board Ocean Steamer. VOYAGE TO MEDITERRANEAN Continuance of Great Statesman in Office Depends on His Recovery Taft Is Slated as His Successor. CHICAGO, March 18. (Special.) "Walter Wellrnan, in a message from Washington to the Record-Herald says in 'part: "Is the great public career of John Hay drawing toward Its end? "This is the question which was most anxiously discussed at the Capitol today on receipt of the news that Mr. Hay had embarked for Europe in a condition verg ing upon physical collapse. For some time there had been whisperings In the Cab inet and diplomatic circles that Mr. Hay might not remain long at the bead of the State Department. The talk of his retire ment was due in part to the Secretary's ill health, in part to his attitude of mind concerning himself and In some small part at least to unsatisfactory relations, exist ing between the administration and the Senate as to foreign affairs. But no one had till just now regarded the state of Mr. Hay's health as serious enough to warrant more than passing speculation upon its future and the other conditions have been of such long standing as to de prive them of any special significance. May Resign on Return. "Members of the Cabinet said today that they would not be surprised if Mr. Hay resigns his post as Secretary of State on concluding his present voyage in search of rest and health. Nor would they be surprised If he returns freshened and Te invlgorated and disposed to yield to the earnest request of "the President that he stay at Ws post. The opinion of Mr. Hay's associates Is that everything de pends upon the success the Secretary may meet with in his search for health. "It 1e well known that President Roose velt views with anything but composure the danger that he may lose the services of the man who has won a high place in the estimation of all the world as well as the United States, and in the opinion of a vast majority of thinking Americans as the foremost diplomatist or International statesman ot iho time. Taft His Probable Successor. "For the present Secretary of War Taft will look after the Important phases of Mr. Hay's work in the State Department in addition to his own duties in the War Department. The, understanding is that, it Mr. Hay retires from office, Mr. Taft is to be his successor." EXHAUSTED BY OVERWORK. Secretary Hay's Physician Tells the Cause of His Collapse. WASHINGTON, Maxell 18. "Extreme exhaustion of the nerve centers brought on by overwork" is the cause assigned by the Surgeon-General of the Navy, who is Secretary Hay's physician, for the Secretary's collapse Just before boarding the steamer at Now York. The Surgeon General had received no message from tho family, but from his knowledge of the Secretary's illness he was confident the fainting spell was due to this cause. "Secretary Hay is worn out from over work." the Surgeon-General said, "and I have urged him to take this trip in the hope that the sea voyage and sepa ration from official business will restore his strength. The country does not begin to know of the work which the Secretary has Insisted on doing, despite several at tacks of grippe and bronchitis. As a re sult, his nerve centers are well-nigh ex hausted. I' am hopeful that two months of absolute rest will restore him to health and enablo him to return to his official duties." FAINTS AS HE BOARDS STEAMER Secretary Hay Collapses, but Recov ers After Leaving New York. NEW YORK, March IS. Secretary of State Hay was taken ill today as he was about to board the White Star Line steamer Cretlc for a voyage to the Medl- terranean, and became so weak that he was taken on board the steamer In wheel chair. That his condition was not regarded as alarming secured apparent. however, as the steamer 'started on her voyage without delay. Mr. Hay has been In poor health for some time, and the 03 age upon which he started today was planned to give lilm complete rest andean opportunity to recuperate. The Secre tary's plans include a stay qi about six weeks in Southern Europe. The Secretary had come up from Wash ington yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Hay, his daughter. Mr?. James Wads- worth. Jr.. Clarence Hay, his son, and Henry Adams, a personal friend. The whole party went to the steamer today. although Mr. and Mrs. Hay and Mr. Adams were to sail. At the White Star dock there are sev eral short flights of stairs leading to the second floor, from -which floor the board ing of the steamer Is made. In going up these stairs Mr. Hay had to rest at each landing. Just as he reached the top he reeled back, but recovered himself and oa. As he was about to walk un the gangplank he was seen to turn death ly white and stagger, and he would have fallen had no't his friend supported him. The secretary was assisted to a heap of freight piled up near the gangplank, where he sat down and waited until an invalid's chair was brought from the steamer. He was then wheeled aboard the steamer and went at once to his apartments. It was within a few minutes of the steamer's sailing' time "when the secretary went on board, and it was believed that if the ill turn was regarded as particu larly serious there would have been some delay while physicians" were summoned for a consultation or a change in plans made. No word came from Mr. Hay's apartments, however, and the Cretlc left her dock promptly oa schedule tune. The Cretlc Is not equipped with wireless telegraph, and except for possible signals to passing vessels-, no word of the Secre tary's condition will be had until she reaches the Azores, her first stopping place. As she passed Sandy Hook the Cretlc displayed a signal saying that Secretary Hay was much better. MINE EXPLOSION RTT.T.S TjEN Wen Left on Guard at Night Perish In West Virginia. CHARLESTON, W. Va.. March 15. An explosion occurred at the mines of the New Pviver Smokeless Coal & Coke Com pany at Rush Run at 10 o'clock tonight, in which ten men were killed. The ex plosion was in the Rush Run mine and extended to the Red Ash mine, nearly two miles away, and great flames burst out of the mouths of both mines. About seven men stayed in each mine at night to take care of them and all were killed. The Interior of the mines Is in such a state at this time that it Is impossible, for anyone to enter to investigate. The Rush Run and Red Ash mines art the property of the same company and the latter is the mine in which 46 lives were lost three years ago. It is impossible at this time to ascertain the causa of the explosion. NEED NOT SHOW WHAT IT COST Cleveland Corporation Exempt From Convicting Itself of Bribery. CLEVELAND, O., March 1& Tho Cir cuit Court today handed down a decision that the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company could not legally be compelled to exhibit its books in connection with the City Council bribery investigation. Mayor Johnson recently charged that certain Republican members of the Council bad been bribed to vote against the anncxa-' tlon of South Brooklyn, a suburb, to the city. The Mayor also charged that the electric company and other corporations had subscribed largely to tho campaign funds of the Republicans. The Council ordered an Investigation and the electric company was notified to bring in its books. This was refused, and the matter was taken Into the courts. TWO PREACHERS IN HOT WATER One Unfrocked for Horaetrading, Other Suspended for Stockdealing. SIOUX CITY. Ia.. March IS. Tho board of 12 Dutch Reformed ministers which for a weak has been trying Rev. S. Kostor at Orange City on charges of sharp prac tices In horsetrading today found him guilty and he will be unfrocked. WTLMTNGTON, Del.. March IS. Rev. Dr. Wilbur Cock ran, who has been on trial before a committee of 15 .members of the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference, charged with stockdealing. was found guilty today and suspended for one year. The closing address for the defense was made by Rev. J. A. B. Wil son, of California. Dr. Cock ran was twice presiding elder and twice a dele gate to the General Conference. CYCLONE SMASHES A TOWN Porch, Oklahoma, Full of Mangled People and Wrecked Houses. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., March IS. A special from Hobart states that a cy clone struck Porch, a small town near there, last night. One man, name not given, was killed; J. E. and Charles Jones fatally injured and 16 hurt. Sixteen houses were demolished. De tails are lacking on account of Inacces sibility. VEsrraus throws hot stones Eruption of Volcano Caused by Se vere Earthquake. NAPLES. March 18. Mount Vesuvius is again in eruption and is throwing out burning lava, red-hot stones and a high column of smoke, with detonations which are heard at long distances. The eruption Is attributed to an earthquake which was felt for SO miles. NEW WARSHIP r itiNPHcn ax riAmPN !t IS CHRISTENED BY MISS HELEN S. WILSON, OF SEATTLE fill Oil! OyamaSets Date for En . tering City. FAKOMAM HAS BEEN TAKEN Rearguard Fighting Japanese Near Kaiyuan. RUSSIANS WRECK RAILROAD Lossis In Mukden Battle Still Un known Russians Fear That Their Army4 Will Meet New Flank Attack. ST. PETERSBURG, March 13. S A. M.) The reports of the retiring commander-in-chief and the new commander'in Man- churla, which were Issued here yester day, while relieving tho Immediate fear of the Russian people that the Manchur ian army already is cut off and confirm ing information already received that the retirement is in full progress, throw no further light on tho condition of the losses of the army, and contain no dis quieting information. The City of Fakoman. which is well in the Russian rear, has been seized by forces given out as Chinese bandits, but which may be a vanguard of Japanese regulars. From Fakoman one road leads to Kaiyuan, about 12 miles north of Tlo Pass, and the great Chinese road runs northward, paralleling the railroad and offering to a force there the alternative of striking the Russian line or pushing on toward tho Sungarl River along the highway, which is better than the road over which General Llnievitch will have to retreat. The new commander will need all the strategic qualities of Kuropatkln to effect the withdrawal In safety. Oyama Sets Date He Takes Harbin. How far or how rapidly Field Marshal Oyama will be able to continue pursuit re mains to be seen, but the Chinese at Har bin expect him there April 10. and If this opinion proves to be founded on a Jap anese proclamation, many persons hero, remembering the fulfillment of Oyama's assurances regarding the occupation of Mukden. March 10, will be inclined to name three weeks as the limit. The Russian government continues to declare that, whatever be the fato of Harbin and of the present Eastern army, the war will continue, and Vice-Admiral RoJestvenskys orders to try issues with Vlce-Admlral Togo have not been can celed. Preparations for tho mobilization of a new army are continuing, and the finance- department is busy with measures to provide necessary funds. Extent of Loss Still Unknown. The lapse of a full week since the be ginning of the retreat from Mukden finds Russia in almost complete Ignorance of the details as to the effect of that re verea. Kuropatkln, before relinquishing his baton, professed himself unable to estimate losses, and no dispatches refer ring to the number of orisoncrs have been allowed to sift through the strict censor ship. Tho public simply knows that the list of killed, wounded and prisoners is great, and is prepared to believe them enormous, though ono Russian corre spondent expresses the belief that they will not exceed SO.O0O, all told. The full story of the awful retreat from Mukden to Tie Pass also remains to be told. Later reports received confirm the first state ments that the bulk of the armies retired in good order, the momentary panics af fecting only the soldiers who were crowd ed among the transports in charge of un disciplined officers and fleeing civilians, causing the loss, however, of a great amount of supplies and a number of can non which otherwise they would have been able to bring off. Raising Sinews -of War. The question of sinews of war, it is de clared at the Ministry of Finance, is be ing arranged satisfactorily. The negotia tions for the domestic loan, which Is not an expedient adopted from any fear of GSSr ',-7Sf3Sfc: f3r.F2f$r. 'jSS&? " - r I " , :' V r;:e.lbJft3tV B7 I- -HT nBflH ARMORED CRC1SKB WASHINGTON. failure In the "French market, are pro ceeding to a favorable conclusion, and the Minister of Finance insists that the French engagement will be signed short ly. It has been determined that the new domestic bonds shall run for a period of eight years. TERROR AMONG THE CHINESE Japanese Hang Russian Sympathiz ers, and Seize Provisions. HARBIN, March IS. (Noon.) The Chi nese here are in an excited state and say notification has been received that the Japanese will enter Harbin. April 10. Many Chinese refugees aro arriving from the south. They report ill-treatment by Japanese and say that Russian-speaking Chinamen are hanged head downward and placarded, "the great Russian transla tor." They say also that the Japanese take all supplies gratis, and that one Japanese General, answering & request to pay at least a little for provisions taken, declared that the "Chinese dogs were not deserving of any other treat ment." The population of Bodun, south west of Harbin, fears the arrival of the Japanese. In the village of Tsynllttose, the Chris tian Chinese captured Mantzyr, a noted Chinese bandit leader, who had been ter rorizing the region around Bodun, and turned him over to a Russian guard, which on March 15 brought blm to Bodun, after beating off attempts at rescue. It Is reported among the Mongols that some time ago a large body of Japanese penetrated deeply Into the country toward Sinmlntin, but was expelled by Prince DIk. The Japanese are reported to have sent oua second and larger detachment. With the many wounded who are arriv ing at Harbin from the southward arc crowds of Russian inhabitants of the reg ion evacuated and employes of the rail road. TOKIO CELEBRATES VICTORY Thousands Cheer CongratulatoryMes sage to Oyama. TOKIO. March IS. (Evening.) Thir teen thousand persons went to Hiblya Park today to attend exercises commem orative of the Japanese victory of Muk den. Members of the Cabinetthe elder statesmen, many officers of tho army and navy and members of the Diet were present. Mayor Ozaki read congratula tory telegrams to be sent to Field Marshall Oyama on behalf of the munici pality, the crowd cheering its approval. Lleutenant-General Terauchl. Minister of War. and Admiral Yam am o to. Minister of the Navy, spoke on behalf of the army and navy respectively, thanking the people for the support they had given the government during tho war. Sports in the afternoon, and a display of fireworks tonight concluded the cele bration. CONFIDENCE IN RUSSrA SHAKEN r French Foresee Further Disasters and Loss of Vladivostok. PARIS, March IS. The Russian defeats culminating with General Kuropatkln's recall have completely shaken French of ficial and public opinion concerning Rus sia's ability to successfully make head against the complications. The first view that the Russian reverses were part of a strategic plan is now entirely abandoned and all comment turns on Russia's ac cumulating misfortunes. The recognized Russian organ, tho Echo do Paris, says Kuropatkln follows tho path of Alexleff, Stopssel, Orloff, Stark, Grlpenberg and a long list of others in various stages of Investigation and dis grace, and a dispatch announcing that Captain Clado has been relieved of all functions appears to emphasize the con dition of Russia's military demoraliza tion. The Figaro says: "Kuropatkln was the victim of over prudence and lack of audacity. Mili tary critics point out that General Llnie vitch did not graduate from the school of cadets or the military academy, but be gan his service as a volunteer and a pri vate. While a subordinate officer during the Russo-Turkish war, Llnievitch first met Kuropatkln. then a 'Captain. The latter represents tho student soldier, while Llnievitch represents the man from the ranks. 'Mhe peace prospects, although recently considered bright, now seem to have dis appeared. The officials say this Is due mainly to Japan's Insistence that Russia shall sue for peace, whereas Russian pride prevents her from taking the In itiative. Therefore, it Is believed that tho war will be Indefinitely prolonged, with, the prospect of a series of Japanese suc cesses above Mukden. "Japan's approach to Siberia is consid ered one of the momentous epochs of the war and as marking the Japanese pos session of Asiatic territory now held by a European power. The effect of the Jap anese advance to Harbin will be to con trol the Trans-Siberian Railroad and the entire sweep of Eastern Siberia, including Vladivostok. It Is said that this posses sion of Russian territory may prove an (Concluded on Page 7.) WITH ONE TOUGH President Will Open the Great Exposition BY ELECTRIC FLASH Wire May Be Stretched Direct From White House. HE IS INVITED TO. ATTEND Government Exhibit Will Arrive in Middle of April Medals and Souvenirs Will Be Made at the Exposition. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 18. President Roosevelt will be unable to attend the opening of the Lewis and Clark Exposition on June 1, but hopes to be represented at that ceremony by some member of bis Cabinet. Senator Fulton called at the White House this morning to bid the President good-bye, and took occasion to again invite him to attend the Ex position. Tho President said his plans would not permit of so long a trip, though he would like very much to seo the re sult of tho enterprise in which be has shown a deep Interest from the very first,- There has been talk of repeating at Portland the same plan which was car ried out for the opening of tthe St. Louis Exposition, viz., connecting Portland with Washington by through telegraph wlro and establish ing communication between the White House and the Exposition grounds, so that at ntfon on Juno 1 the President, by pressing a key at bis desk, will set in motion the machinery at the Lewis and Clark Exposition and formally open the big Fair. This plan has not yet been adopted, but will probably be agreeable to the President if It Is ap proved by the Exposition authorities. Exhibit Arrives In April. Incidentally, It was learned today that the Government Board in charge of the Government exhibit at Portland Is preparing to ship its exhibit from St. Louis in order to reach Portland about the middle of April. Word has been received that tho Government building will be complete about April 10. Because of a shortage of funds, it has been found necessary to limit the ex hlbit at Portland and. Instead of du pllcating the exhibit at St. Louis show ing the entire process of making coins, tho Government will show only the actual process of minting. Tho official Exposition medals and souvenirs will be coined by the Government ma chinery in tho Government building. President Goode has been requested to prepare designs for the medals and for the souvenir dies. Tho dies will be made at the Philadelphia mint' and be on hand at Portland ready for use when the Exposition opens. Completed Before Opening. All preliminary" work has been cleared up, and everything points to the completion of the entire Govern ment exhibit before the Exposition opens. A contract has been awarded to Barnes, Warden & Co., of Portland, for wiring Government buildings at 57633, The wiring will be so distributed txs to illuminate all the buildings at night. showing their outlines and main fea tures. The towers of the main build Ing will be brilliantly lighted. There will be little artificial lighting of the interior, as the building will not be open at night. Many Deaths From Meningitis. NEW YORK. March IS. Cerebro spinal meningitis, which has been so prevalent in New Tork during the Win ter, has claimed 3S6 lives since Janu ary 1. Most of the victims were chll- 'dren. The Health Commissioner says the disease cannot be traced to the source. Its workings being so. mysteri ous. "It Is In the lower East Side," says the Commissioner, "that the record of death is so great. The wave of deaths will practically Increase until April. Three weeks ago there were 48 deaths, two weeks ago there were es oeatns and last -week there were 78 deaths. For the next two weeks the number is likely to increase materially.' CASTE0 PEEP ARES TOR TROUBLE Seeks Settlement With Other Nations Before Fighting France. PARIS. March IS. Official advices are to the effect that Presldont Castro, of Venezuela, is seeking to settle his compli cations with Germany and Great Britain, probably with a view to leaving, him a free hand In dealing with the complica tions with the United States and France. The latter awaits the decision of the court at Caracas, however. France has not subscribed to the posi tion of some other European governments ta entrusting to the United States the en forcement of rights- against South Amer ican countries. On tho contrary, this gov ernment expects to enforce Its own rights, although whatever action 13 finally de cided upon will undoubtedly be communi cated to Washington with the view of se curing American co-operation. Action Against Asphalt Company. WILLEMSTAD. Island of Curacao, March IS. Advices received from Caracas, Venezuela, say that the Superior Court decided on appeal March IS that the New Tork & Bermudcz Asphalt Company aided tho Matos revolution, and the High Fed eral Court will fix the damages. Final Judgment may not be rendered for many months. This case Is separate from tho action of the government to rescind tho company's concession. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. . TODAT'S Rain; brisk and possibly high south erly winds. YESTERDAY S Maximum temperature, 54 deg.; minimum, 40. Precipitation. 0.07 inch. The War la the Far East. Oyama. announces he will take Harbin on April 10. Page 1. Chines complain of outrages by Japanese. Page 1. Great celebration of Mukden battle In Tokio. Page 1. Foreign. Terrorist headquarters in St. Petersburg raid ed. Page 2. Sentence on officers of battery which 9 red on Czar. Pago 2. , Bandit In ilorocco.eapture French government agent. Page 7. National. Secretary Hay's health broken down, and he may resign. Page 1. Launching of armored cruiser "Washington, Page, 2. Senate adjourns without action on Dominican treaty. Page 3 Mrs. Reader tells tory of her npoited deal in t&nio Jjorninxo. ana CTomwell denies med dllsg. PaffB 2. , Government considers another great irrigation scheme' in Idaho. Page 3. roliUcs. Boot. Taft and Knox, the three strong Repub lican candidates for President. Page 2. Missouri elects "Warner Senator after uproarious session. Page 3. .Adams' issues address denouncing Colorado Leg islature for unseating him. Page 13. Fairbanks speaks on arbitration. Page. 13. Domestic Seth Bullock, the cowboy's, opinion of Mew Tork.. Page 1. President will press button which opens Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 1. Great rush of homeseekers coming to the Northwest. Page 7. Ten miners killed by explosion In "West Vir ginia. Page 2. Pacific Coast. Ex-State Senator Hahn testifies that S50. 000 was offered for votes in 1901 Sen atorial race. Page 6. Baby weighing 17i pounds born in Ballard, wash. Page 6. Yamhill County enthusiastic over showing it will make at Exposition. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Goat-shearing half completed In Valley. Page IS. Stock market shows good resistance to sell ing pressure. Page 15. Bad crop reports from India, strengthen wheat market. Page 15. Large decrease In cash shown by New York bank statement. Page 15. Prune market shows improvement. Page 15. Army transport Buford due today. Page 14. Sailor causes arrest of two longshoremen. Page 14. Changes In services of Kamm and'Hosford companies. Page 14. Featares and Departments. Editorial. Page 4. Church announcements. P"age 23. Classified advertisements. Pages 26-31. How the Bible Was Written. Page 36. James J. Hill and Edward H. Harriman. Pages 34-35. Uncle Sam's Colossal Work at Panama. Page 38. Maude Balllngton Booth's "Hope Halls' for hardened criminals. Page 37. Chauncey M. Depew on American oratory. Page 4C. Recollections of John L. Sullivan. Page 46. California's building at the Lewis and Clark .Fair. Page 39. When nobody needs to work. Page 33. Myra li.eHy on "alien' young Americans. Page 33. Tales from Dickens. Page 42. Return of Sherlock Holmes. Pages 44-45. Side talks With Men. Page 40. The lad Kipling as a story teller. Page 43. Social. Pages 20-2L Dramatic. Pages 18-19. Musical. Page 21. Household and fashions. Pages 40-41. Youths department. Page 43. Portland and Vicinity. . Three candidates for the Mayoralty are out in the open. Page 9. Real estate market shows Improvement. "Page Three men In custody for raising Canadian postal-orders. Page 14. Many electric lines will gridiron the state. Page 10. Swedes will attend the Fair In great number, Page 12. T.-idd Estate sued for attorney's fees. Page 11 Teachers ' will haver nothing to do with the merit system. Page 9. San Bernardino man seeks erring -wife, who fled -witn stranger to Portland. Page 13: Hood Rtver railroad will be built. Page 10. Mitchell and Tanner will dissolve partnership. Page 16. After CO yearrf experience In the Fire- Depart. roent, Peter Taylor resigns as president of the Exempt Firemen's Association. - Page 16. Sports. Grafter "wms race at 20 to" 1. Page 14. Henry Karris poees as a baseball critic. Page 23. Toung Corbett's bad move in Joining AI Her ford. Pace 23. . HAS THE BIG HEAD Seth Bullock's Opinion of New York. IS TOO PROVINCIAL City Thinks Rest of Contiiien - a Mere Annex, REAL GENTLEMEN IN. -WEST Cowboy Captain Disgusted With ths New York Hog's Lack of Gal lantry Towards Women on Crowded Street-Cars. NEW YORK. March IS. Captain Seta. Bullock, who, with his band of cow-punchers, waa here a couple of days seeing the sights, told what ho thought of NcW Tork, and the story Is not likely to contribute any pleasure to New Yorkers, but will be extremely edifying to those dwellers wes.t . of the Alleghanles. who from time to time have journeyed hither and have come to the same conclusion as Bullock. Bullock has been in New York before. He knows New York as well as though he lived here. He pays his own way when he is here, and feols entitled to his opinion of the place, though he never felt war ranted In making any voluntary criticlsma. But a criticism was demanded of him yes terday. He leaned back in his chair, thrust his hands far down into his trous ers' pocketa turned his cold, gray eyes quizzically on his questioners. "Do you want to know what I .think o this town?" he asked In his quiet, chilled steel way. "Now, mind, I know as well as you that there are good people In New York City. But, taken altogether, you are the most provincial outfit ia the whole country- You've .sot so much,.you think you've got it all. You think the Creator stopped work when he filled tho Hudson River with water, and all the rest of the country out beyond just happened so. Nothing, counts junlcaa it Is done. In New York and by New York except to laugh at. New York Is Too Proud. "Now, out In our country we know New York is a good town. "We know that the .East Ismail right. We know we're all right, too. We .think the Coast is pretty good grazing. We're proud- of the whole country. But New York is proud of itself, and thinks the rest of the country in luck to be on the same continent. I'm not speaking in harshness or bitterness. But sometimes I think you miss a lot of the joy of being Americans. "And another thing. A man from out our way can't help seeing certain things. He can't help seeing the way a lot of shecpfaces along these subways and street cars of yours crowd the women and stamp on their feet to get ahead of them. Great God A'mighty! I .came over from Wash ington yesterday on the Congressional limited, and things they call men pushed their way by women who were there be fore 'em into the dlnlng-car, and when they were through with their dinners, these same critters sat there and smoked cigars and let the women wait. Hogs That Escaped Slaughter. "Now. you don't see doings like that out in our country. If that's typical of- tho Eastern gentlemen, then the real Amer ican gentlemen are to be found out West. "Let me tell you. I don't think it is typical. I think I recognize some of these critters. For many years the West baa been shipping hogs East to Chicago, and I can't help thinking I see a lot of those same blankety-blaak hogs romping- around here Is New York with two of their leg3 missing having got past Chicago and the scalding vats." Men Fight Women for Seats; Unfortunately, there- is ample evidence of the truth of Mr. Bullock's charge that New York men show no consideration for women. In the struggles to get on and off the subway trains at Forty-second and Four teenth streets this morning and last even ing the wildest disorder prevailed, and In some instances out-and-out fist fights. Blood was spilled and clothing torn. Women and young girls were helpless. Some of the men, after they had been thrown free of the crowd, continued their fighting in the clear spaces of the station platforms. Dri Ernst J. Lederle, ex-Health Commis sioner, pulled himself free of a group of tussling men, struggling to get aboard a downtown express, and. then watched the scene about him. "Not another city In the world would stand for such scenes," he said. "There in the Grand Central Police Station, at the head of the stairs, 30 feet away, was a Captain and two Sergeants and "a large force of police. Here grown-up men were mauling women- and fighting each other, cursing, swearing, and with,, none even to attempt objection. Just a few trained men could have handled the crowd' SCHEME TO HELP OUT ADDICKS y Allee Offers to Resign if Delaware Will Elect Gas Man. DOVER. DeL, March 18. United States Senator J. Frank Allee, in a statement issued tonight, announces that, if the two factions in Delaware ,will unite and elect Colonel Dupont or anyone as his successor next week and elect J. Edward Ad dicks for the term be ginning" March 4, 1905, he, Allee, will present his resignation to the Gov ernor. He states that he decided on this course voluntarily and to show the peo ple that he desires to ' see the state fully represented in. the United States Senate.