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OFFICIALS
Roosevelt Says f hat Pres
ent Holders cf Pieces
') Shall ; Stay., v.
LENGTH OF SERVICE
' IS. NOT REGARDED
San Domingo Treaty ? Recom-
, mended for Ratification and
. vSenate Will Begin Debate
on It Monday. t
, ' .. (Journal Special Service.) '-'
Washington, - March ' 10. President
Roosevelt- at a cabinet' meeting today
" announced tna r.h'-THtlrr-nf thmaA.
f -.(ministration, xor the present at least.
will be to retain in office the present
.Incumbents without regard to length of
. service. .- , .
This decision It Is stated, applies to
-i.au aepartmenta. uorteiyou said that
,' especially would this rule apply and be
J strictly-adhered to In tha poatofflce de-
, While this has caused much rejoicing
; in many quarters where present public
officials holding appointive of flees were
j . beginning to fear they might feel the
...weight of "Teddy's stick." in other
quarters the news Is not meeting, with
- the same glad reception. Many, dis
appointed seekers for- public . berths
, under the new administration are hiding
,.. their chagrin and awaiting further do
. . velopmenta. . - - - v-.; r
S This actios will. It is saiJ, bring to a
clone, for a time at least, ths impor
tunings of many members of both
1 houses who have been diligently labor-
ing to secure the appointment of some
, of their favored constituents to lucra
' tire places with the government, the
5 sucerns of which -meant tbe removing
; of the present occupants of these of'
f, Bcea,- .T;. .'.",;: '--:
The senate committee on foreign rela-
w..i.ai is todayr reported the Brfri"lomlp(to
a wiiii nw ajiriiuuiNiL as. eeu ujl
"The report commends Its -ratification.
The treaty will be considered Monday
and the debate will probably last several
days. While the arguments will be varied
and of much Interest.- it Is now believed
s. the treaty will be ratified as" amended.
: The president today nominated ,Kd
' ward Whltson of WashlpgtoB-for distrlorl
i judge or the eastern district or Wasblng
' ton. This appointment Is to fill the new
district created in that state. ,-.
FIND RICHEST SPOIL; M
IN TOMB OF ROYALTY
t ,; ' . Vw,' . ; ';'-
(loaraal Special Serrln.)
' London, March 10. A correspondent
of the Times rives an account -of the
, discovery' in Kgypt by Theodore 1 M.
Davlea, an American, which, he say,
is the most Important made by any ex
plorer since Egypt has been opened to
.. . Kuropean . research. Davlea found ' a
-Jlomb that had never been plundered or
'."visited since the eighteenth dynasty and
7: was" atlll filled with royal treasures of
;,. the time when Egypt was mistress of
, the east "and the source of the supply af
, gold. 1 .;'- . ...
i" way between the well-known sepulchres
of Bamesls IV and Rameals XIL It
x proved to be the burial place of Tau
v. and Tau. parents af the famous Queen
V Tele, wife of Amonhotep III, and mother
lot Amonhotep IV, of the eighteenth
dynasty. ' . ' v.... . . ,
. The 'treasures with which tha tomb
. was packed from end to end oonstttute
the richest spoil of ancient Egypt that
. has fallen to the lot of any explorer. .
BATTLE TO WIN JURY "
IN CHADWICK CASE
Joana) Special Service.) " - ':
Cleveland. March 10. With the evi
dence all In lawyers in the Chadwlck
ease today began a battle to win the
Jury. The opinion la that the-arguments
will not be concluded, the ease
going over until . Monday. , Assistant
United States Attorney Garry, In his
opening speecb, 'asked tha court to de-
-flno-. eonsplraeyv ,
Andrew Carnegie is deHnltely out of
the present trial of Mrs. Chadwlck. If
she is acquitted Mr. Carnegie may ap
pear in a 'subsequent trial. Ha was not
called as a witness by either side.
; Judge Taylor yesterday overruled the
motion requesting the casa to be taken
from the Jury and left in the court's
hands and refuses to acquit Mrs. Chad
wlck, but-killed two counts of the In-
dictmenU' -y. ... . V . . ,;" ' ., ; . . '
ABANDON THEORY OF
v CONTAGIOUS CANCER
. - BerMn, March 10. Professor Orth.
uccemior lo Vlrchows in the position of
pathologist,! who examined tha kaiser's
throat' last year, and Professor Hanse.
mann, one of 'the first -authorities, tn
Kurnpe, have declared before tha Berlin
Medical society that their investigations
permitted them to state positively that
cancer was neither contagious norpara-L.
I tic. Tbey asserted further there was
. absolutely no ground for tha 'belief that
cancer Is alarmingly Increasing, but the
- apparent Increase in tha disease is due
mora to the fact that it la oftener dis
covered nowadays than heretofore, . Re
search has also failed to prove that
- cancer la epidemic in spaclal places or
- especially prevalent In certain families
through heredity. (Tha public are urged
to abandon the theory that tha dfaease Is
. contagious, because It fastens on pa
1 tienta tha odium of carrying infection,
mm
Within a Few Weeks Mult-
nomah County Will Be
Out of Debt .
HALF MILLION OF DEBT
: PAID IN THREE YEARS
Many ' Economies . Introduced
' Within Past Three Years Have
Brought About . Result
LovV Taxes Next Yearl
By May 1 certainly,' and possibly by
April 1, Multnoman county will be en
tirely out of debt. Liabilities which
is . than -two- and- a -half yeara ago
amounted to over. 1600,000 will i have
bean completely wiped out, and the coun
ty will once more .be paying, its obliga-
tiona in casn, v. r
When I R. Webster was elected coun
ty Judge in June, 103. he .declared his
intention , of freeing the county from
debt before his term expired., -In this
purpose he had the hearty co-operation
of some of the other county officials, and
systematlo ' economies were introduced
in many directions. Ur. ,4
A heavy load of debt had been inher
ited from tha pravlouncounty adminis
tration, and the county auditor s report
for 1902 showed . that December '11 of
that .. year the excess of liabilities
smounted . to $tl9.43.88. The county
warrants' carried per cent Interest so
marine annual interest charge was very
heavy,, J: tJ"T-r"'TJT'TT
: On ot Quito One .Xalf.'
By December SI, 1903. the excese of
liabilities had been reduced to tZ99.
909.(9. a diminution of neatrly; $120,000
In a year.- One year later,' December 1,
1904, the county's debt was S192.04S.t3.
and If the expectations of the - cmnty
oraciais are reaiiseq an 01 xnia will De
wiped out within another, alx weeks at
most..-; tS-w? ' !')"K -"f '.'.'t "r..,;. sv
County .Treasurer Lewla is quoted as
saying that the last ontstandlng War
rants will probably have been paid by
April It Judge Webster's estimate haa
been that It might take three or four
7eeks longer.,; .
Under . the present? administration
many avenues of wasts have been closed
and in some departments tha saving haa
reached large ngures. This Is especial
ly -true -of - the county-- dark's office.
where substantial economies have been
effected,-while the-efflcleney of the of
fice has ;been greatly increased. '.
Atorrroad building haa been dona by
this county administration than by any
of its "predecessors, but at a less pro
portionate 'cost. , This department had
been a source of great extravagance In
the past, but this waa curtailed and mora
businesslike methods were Introduced.
A 1 material aid In extricating the
county from, debt has been tha money
derived : from tax titles held by the
county. These had been accumulating
for years and a, systematlo effort was
Inaugurated- two yeara ago to realise
upon them. The -county sold a large
number of its tax titles and at the same
time made vigorous efforts to collect
upon other delinquent tax claims. The
total receipts from these sources within
the past two rears have probably ex
ceeded 1T8.00S. ' ;
The county's financial condition will
be an enviable ona when tha existing
Indebtedness haa been fully paid. Taxea
next year should be materially lower
and some extensive building of county
roads will probably be undertaken. .
. amrrmsT. sTamTS
(Toaraal Special Service.)
Washington, March 10. Rear, Admiral
H. T. B. Harris; paymaster-general of
tha navy; was placed on tha retired list
today, having reached the age limit of
12 years prescribed for active service.
COMMISSION PREPARES A WHITEWASH FOR CHIEF HUNT
Damaging evidence waa given by the
prosecution at the, Investigation directed
against Chief of Police Hunt before the
police commission of the executive board
yesterday afternoon. '
The chief" la chargeJLwlth having U
lowed -oertain-Mloons- to-remain. -open
between the hours of 1 and S o'clock a.
m., in violation of "the city Ordinances
"by and with his knowledge and con
sents , ,' :.: .--' . '
. The testimony produced by Council
man AF. Flegel, who made tho charges,
proved beyond any question that favorlt
lam had been shown certain saloon men
and that the chief had allowed them to
remain open under his protection. An
police officer declared that a saloon
at Second' and Salmon street had bnen
allowed to remain ooen . and ' that tho
"proprietor had declared that' no officer
could close it a he paid for tho privilege
of keeping open. , ,
, Others testified that warrants were
not Issued for the arrest of saloon men
who -had been reported to the chief as
vtolatera of the ordinance. It was stated
that Chief Hunt had told hia, men not
to overixert themselves by climbing'
on' dry1 'goods boxes to look over curtains
In saloon windows to find if liquor deal
ers were doing business after hours, , -
O Steers Mepert violations.
Officers who . patrolled beats where
there were flagrant violations of the law
nightly and where loud talking, boister
ous laughter the sound of clinking
glasses and ringing of the cash register,
could be heard. half a block from the
saloons, reported tha resorts all closed.
Patrolmen who within the past month
have gone to city officials and com
plained that certain ones among their
number had been removed from their
regular beat Into the "sag brush." be-,
AND JAPANESE PRESS ON
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-..v.,t -: ' .y .
Desperate Fighting at Danshantun Where Blood Flows in
Rivers and Dead Cover Court Yards and Streets
r:! dpensLWay Fpn
Japanese Capture Fushan and Sanguinary Battles Are Raging Between
. Kuropatkin's Shattered . Forces and the Victorious Japanese Who :
Strive to Completely Crsh' the7 Russian Armyo
1 ' " ' (Jooraal Special Service.) , '
London, March 10. Mukden has
fallen. Tha ancient ' capital of Man
churia.' the famous "Sacred City," the
burial place of 'countless'generatlons of
the Manchu king, tne winter quarters
of the Russian army, its storehouses. and
Its arsenal haa fallen tribute to the valor
Of the victorious Japanese, and over -Its
ruined cltldcls floats the rising sun
of Japsn. .. ' ) ; - :'':'' .
The capture was effected at 10 o'clock
this morning after atloody battle, the
Russlana leelng In" wildcat disorder.
Thoueanda of prisoners; great store of
provisions and ammunitions were taken
by the mlkado'a troops. , ' 7 '.', ,
Leaving a small force to garrison the
city, Field Marshal O yarns hurried tho
Japanese army through' the, town In
pursuit of Kuropatkln and his shattered,
scattered army.
For two weeks" the battle nas nerceiy
raged about Mukden, the neWestr fought
engagement of modern hlstoryi Dally
the roar' of the big guns, -distant at
first,- have" grown" nearer and nearer,
until tho flying shells burst in the city
itself as the Japanese slowly wrested
redoubt after redoubt, fortification af
ter fortification : at the- point fof the
bayonet from their stubbornly contest
ing foes. Apparently nothing could
check tho progress of the victors,-who
sacrificed lives in wholesale and' reck
less fashion. :
OrnaatesT tko atouM Sroopav
.. The bloodiest battle of tha war contin
ues in various places about Mukden be
tween the scattered forces of Kuropatkln
and Oyama'a forces.; Tha Japanese are
bending every effort to accomplish the
tnt.l ilA.tnioHrtn th RiiuIbh Tm V
Their enveloping movement of the past!
few dan nave all been successful, and I
Kuropatkln finds bis 'retreat to Tie Pass
cut off. his army completely surrounded
and , annihilation or surrender staring
him in the face.:
- The fighting that made Mukden's fall
possible occurred last Wednesday at
tha village of Danshuntun, six . miles
west of Mukden and commanding that
place., Blood flowed In rivers, the Jap-
storming the 1 place repeatedly.
dislodging tha Russians, who desperate
ly, recaptured the position whose' pos
session Is of vital importances
' 'Daashnataa tha Say. . ....
The Japanese reformed their' lines
and charged time after, time. -Danshun
tun finally fell arter a desperate nana
to hand encounter. " -
The dead scattered the streets, tha
court yards and houses and still ra
matn unburled.
Tho Japanese were ' able to train
heavy guns on the Mukden station and
g latent 1 advicea say tho Japanese
are concentrating their efforts seven
miles north of Mukden, five miles west
of the railroad, the object being to
break, through, cut off and surround
the Russlana below.
News Is anxiously awaited here re
garding. Kuropatkln' position. Nothing
Is known . yet. whether .be will no ante
to cut his . way through to Tlellng.
Latest telegrams Indicate that if ha at
tempts to move he must go by way of
Fushun," necessitating a march at right
angles and a fearful rearguard action
with tha pursuing Japanese.
If he la delayed by such' a fight he
!MMM
That a "'cost, of whitewash will
be officially applied to ' Chief; of
Police Hunt, by the members of
' the police ' board,' who are in
vestigating the charges preferred'
against him by Councilman, Fle
. get,, is .looked .on as? certain by .
J those " interested in -the proaecu-,
; tion. This is indicated by the hos
tility manifested toward the coun
cilman by the commissioners and
also the fact that policemen who
have been instructed.', to wink . at
- the law. and who have been pirn-'
Jished for persistently., reporting
saloons open after hours, fear now
to testify "to such facts., ,
The xlairt " having I been made
that Chief Hunt's actionshave re
ceived .the indorsement of the
causo they' had dared to report one of
these favorite saloons open, under the
glaring eye of the chief yesterday, for
got that they had made auch statements,
snd thst -they had aver complained of
their unhappy lots as police officers un
der Chief Hunt. In several Instances
will give them' time for Oku's force to
advance directly north to Tlellng, Join
ing the armies of Nodus and Nogl on
the way, allowing them to reach Tiding
before Kuropatkln. x. I ... -..Ji . u.L-i
. .. : St. Fetersbnrg la Dread. . . .
St" Petersburg dispatch tatg" that
the -war office ia not inclined to credit
the report of a capture of a large Rus
sian force near Tlellng by NogL The
fall of Mukden is not confirmed by the
general office, which states that It has
no reports this morning from Kuropat
kln. A general feeling Of gloom about
tha capital leada to the belief that Jap
anese advices are fully confirmed.
Most Intense Jubilation prevails
throughout Japan over the fall of Muk
den. Patriotic " processions formed as .
soon as the event was heralded, and all
day great crowds ' have Joined In the
marching,- shouting "Bansai, Bansal." and
waving flags.. Ordinary traffic is en
tirety suspended. 'The victory haa been
anticipated for several days and every
thing Is complete -for an unparalleled
demonstration . tonight r throughout
everyiity of the island,-when a bril
liant lantern parade will be held. Opin
ions differ greatly as to Whether thAArlc
tory means peace.. ,' -, ', .:
"Fray for He." Wlrea SnropatUa.
A St. Petersburg dispatch states that'
Kuropatkln has telegraphed" to an Inti
mate friend at Moscow, "pray-' for me."
A Tokio dispatch this afternoon says
that the Japanese troopa have now oc
cupied ' Bhas? mttd aro now attacking
the enemy on theHflgtits north or that
place,. ' ' ... - - .- :.
Secretary of the Japanese legation Abe
ssld -todsy: . . -; 1 ' s
"W are' not td9 sanguine. ' Oyama
may be able ' to surround Kuropatkln
HOT WEATHER IS OVER
RAIN COMES TOMORROW
.With a ' maximum tempera- - w
lure 'of 77.1 degrees,- yesterday - 4
was tho warmest day that Port- 4
land has ever - experienced; so ; 4j
early tn the season since the es- i
4t tabllshment of the local weather-
4 bureau. Jacksonville, Kla., and .
Fresno, Cat, with SO degrees
each, were the only places In
4H . United Statea warmer - yes- w
terday than Portland. Had not '
a cool breese been stirring it Is ,
very probable that there would 4
have been some. Inconvenience 4)
from -thsr heat." Itt'Chlcagp yes-
terday It' was 2 above aero. .-'
' But. tho not weather Is prac- 4
4 tically at an end. The announce - 4
meut w armada This morning by" 4
4 the official foracaster that the In-. 4
4 dlcatlons are rain will fall to- 4
4 morrow. Tha barometer Is fall- ' 4
4 ing. but it Is not believed that a . e
4 storm of any consequence will 4j
4 ensue. Those who have been ae- 4
4 customed to Oregon weather have ' 4
4 - been patiently waiting for a rain
4 during" the past week, and the 4
4 " news that one Is in alght will be 4
4 welcome -. news. Farmers and 4
4 river men particularly will be
4 benefited by frequent showers. 4
'- "
mayor and police board, it puts the
commissioners " in the position .of
their loss of memory wss ridiculous;
this wss esnecl"y true In 'the canes
of Sergeant Taylor, and Patrolman Fos
ter. '.. ,- '
It was plainly evident from the atti
tude of Charles F. Beebe and Slg Slchel,
members of tho committee, that they
and compel htm to surrender. It la too
much ' to expect that we can encircle
half a million men. We think It prob-j
able that Kuropatkln will be able to, cut
his way through-with a small part of
his force. We do not-thlnk the occupa
tion of Mukden will be sufficient In It
self to bring about peace, but It la cer
tain now that when peace cornea, the
Russians will be compelled to accept any
terms that Japan may present.
' V Doomed to Disaster.
f '
In the .opinion -.of English military
critics, Kuropatkin's forces are doomed
to complete disaster. The- best that any
predict . ia that .Kuropatkln may hope to
save a 'remnant of his army after de
voting whole divisions-.. to . slaughter.
General Kamamura - Is supposed to be
in the' vicinity of Tlngfan. thus block
ing tha sole rematulng route to Tie
Pass. :',;', "-:
There seems no doubt but that Oen
eral'Rennenkampff s forces are cut off
from tho main - body, of the Russian
army- and that the Japanese under Nogl
are In the vicinity of Tie Pali in con
siderable force. '. ..'.. 'A
The Japanese have dislodged the Rus
sians from Slngcbin and Tleta and
Fushan. Tho strong ortificatlona west
and north, of .Mukden have fallen to the
Japanese, who are continuing their at
tack against the retreating enemy, .
The Russian ' .embsasy officials . at
Parts ssy that the retreat waa precon
certed and. that the real struggle will w
cur at Harbin, where the Russlana will
concentrate large reinforcements.
REVOLT RENEWED.
STows of Defeat Causes 2fsw Movement
' r for Ubarty ia Boaslaa jfmpire. -
' 'M ; '- (Joamal Special Serrlee.) ..ft - i -St.
Petersburg, March 10. The news
of Kuropatkin's defeat has caused a re
newal of the revolutionary propaganda
throughout- central and southern Russia.
Tha Liberals ars loud in their Jubilation
over the disaster that haa befallen Rus
sian arms, and hope that It will force
peace. - . . '. . - .'
Burning and looting by peasants con
tinues In the Orlovka djetrict, . In the
Baltlo provinces protests are being made
for a restoration of their old rights. All
clssses are uniting In demanding liberty.
Throughout Poland there Is open Jubila
tion over Kuropatkin's defeat. 5- - ' ,
News of the' disaster is being with
held from the public, newspapers being
denied the privilege -- of - printing the
truth. Notwithstanding this reports are
current that a serious setback haa been
received and ; are generally ,' believed
throughout the empire.
Minister Of the Interior Boullgan has
resigned but at Jbe request of the csar
will retain his portfolio temporarily.
Reports are current - that the Baltic
squadron haa been ordered to return to
tho English channel pending further In
struction. Four of Rojestvensky'a war
ships are Incapacitated for firing because
they are too heavily armed. .
TO QintLX. aaUBTaT UTOX.T. -
(Joamal special Service.) '
' Constantinople, March 10. An trade
haa been promulgated, sending ..90,000
troops to Arabia to quell the Yemen re
bellion, ' .
MM, )
virtually investigating themselves.
A Verdict . against Chief Hunt
would amolint to practically a re
buke to themselves for. laxity in en- '
forcing the laws, and aconfession J
of ' inoompete"ncy on the part of !
tht xlty adrninist ratiot?wThis jnay X
hardly be. expected, although the
a evidence 'so y far - introduced has
shown : positively' that the city
) ordinances have been deliberately
overriden by f the , police depart
ment '';,.; i,
" irhas been demonstrated that
if Chief of Police Huntthad no
knowledge of the saloons of Port
land . being open ' between ' the
hours of 1 and 5 a. m., tie is Port-
land's solitary monument' of
horance on this subject. ' .
ig-
had no desire to delve to the bottom-of
the charges. Forced Into tha Investiga
tion by the accuasttonn made by Coun
cilman Flegef they simply desired to
clear the department of -the discredit
which had been cut upon It. and; posed
mora In the nature of protectors' of the
Mrs. Green Arrested for
. Complicity in Killing
of E. 0. Sharratt
DEAD MAN -WAS KNOWN
' IN BUSINESS HERE
Made Will - Leaving ' Money to
Woman and JHusband, and
Lincoln County Officers
Say Latter Was Jealous. '
Mrs. Minnie Green, accused of com
plicity In the murder . of Edward O.
Sharratt, formerly credit man for the
Portland wholesale : bouse i of Praef,,
Hegele Co., was arrested last nlghi by
Sheriff Word, la ; she -was leaving the
Star theatre for the home of. friends
with whom she was visiting near tha old
power house of the Portland rlelghts
cable. She was arrested on Instructions
from 'Sheriff James W. Roaa of Toledo,
Lincoln' county. Or., who asked that she
be delivered to Deputy Sheriff Keasey,
who Is here to take her to Toledo to-
jnorrow morning. Her husband; Fred
ureen. waa arrested soma time t
. Deep mystery wraps the affair, with
two theories for the prosecution -that
Sharratt was murdered by the Greens In
order that his property, , which he had
willed to them, might come immediately
Into their possession; or that Green
klHed Sharratt on account of Jealousy,' it
having been alleged by the state's attor
ney at Toledo that Mrs. Green and Shar
ratt maintained Improper, relations
while Sharratt wag an inmate of Green's
house, - - ' . - r
' On the morning of January 2, Sharratt
waa found.- in his room at - the Green
home at Lutgena, 12 miles from. New
port, by Mrs. Green, shot through the
neck Just under, the chin. Mrs. Green
claimed that she saw a rifle on the bed
when' she went to awaken Sharratt, and
that in her excitement she threw It to
the floor. It wa found there by Mr. fend
Mrs, Stanton, neighbors who lived 100
feet away, who. were tho first to arrive
after the discovery of Sharratt con
dltlon. : ... ,- '
, Sharratt a year ago moved to Xutgens,
where he went into business. He boarded
at the Green house and Mrs. Green was
accustomed to awaken htm In tha morn
ing., . ' .. . ' . , -.'i- -.
On this morning, after Stanton and his
wife reached the bouse and Sharratt waa
apparently dying from his wounds, Btan
ton attempted to draw- from the injured
man facts bearing on the manner in
which be waa shot. ' Sharratt answered
all questions with signs, excepting these
'"Did you shoot yourself T". and "Who
hot you T' and to these he refused, to
make any sort of reply.
Green was a crab fisherman who sup.
plied the Portland market. Ha and his
wife lived on a ranch at Lutgens,
It has been learned that' Sharratt and
Green had trouble several times, and
facts appear to sustain the theory that a
mottve existed for the killing of Sharratt
either that Of Jealousy or to obtain
possession. of his property. ,
ROYALTY CELEBRATES
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
(Jooraal Special Service.)-
London, March 10. King Edward and
Queen Alexandra celebrated the 4 Id an
niversary of their wedding day today.
The event occasioned the usual rejoicings
at Windsor, where In St. George's chapel
their majesties were married. The queen
waa 1 then and the king two years
older. -- 1-',. 'v.
In celebration of the anniversary their
majesties give a dinner party at Buck.
Ingham palace tonight All the numer
ous members of the royal family have
been Invited and the majority of them
will attend.
chief than - Investigators. 'After' Mr,
Flegel hsd questioned the ' witnesses.
Chief Hunt proceeded with all the cross
questioning, and not mora than four or
Ave times did either of the commis
sioners venture a question. - - v-
' The Indifference of Slg Slchel was
manifest when he left the room before
the examination of witnesses had been
eoncluded and failed to return. ;
-The investigation wss open and the
mall detective room at the police sta
tion where the inquiry wasf held was
crowdtd Councilman A. F. Flegel con
ducted the prosecution without any as
sistance from tho commissioners, . who.
listened. .';.','..! -7
Wanted Affairs Protected. V
"Before I begin this Investigation."
began Mr. Flegel, "I desire to state that
to prove the accusations I have made
It Is quite necesssry that together with.
other witnesses several police officers
should testify. I desire to have tho as
surance that If these men are witnesses
they will not be made to suffer for any,
testimony which they may give. .
"If that la tha spirit In which you
are going to conduct this investigation,"
heatedly replied Slg Slchel, Jumping to
his feet and reaching for hia hat. "I am
knot going to have anything to do with
It.""
"You can do Just as yon please about
that," replied Flegel.
1 . assure , you., sir." spoke up Mr.
Beebe. "that we have met to hear your
testimony. - Tou have made charges
which reflect discredit On the adminis
tration of the police department.,, we
desire you either to prove your asser
tions or make a retrsctlon. It Is a re
flection on un to Insinuate that offl-
iContlnued .on Pago Tluaa,
NewYcrklcccz:'.!;
gineers Arc 5":;
From BrcttcrL:
REPUDIATION OF STr....
CAUSES ITTO CCLL .
Local Unions Violated fix'!:
Agreements and Hz J f -' z
Authority to Go Cut
. Without Permission.
(Jooraal Special Bervlce.f
New York.' March 10. The interbor
ough strike la now thoroughly broken.
Scores of strlkera today applied for wor"
In their old places. Three thousand wi
probably not ' be taken ' back.- The re
pudlatlon - by national labor leader
knocked the strike on the head.
Grand Chief Stone this morning r
voked the charter of tho subdivision If
Of the - Brotherhood of, Locomotive e
gineers in Now York to which tha strl
era belonged..-'.'.-.'.. - '''- - '
The revocation of the charter 1
caused by the defiant attitude assumi
by the local union and Its officials, at
the statement Issued by theatter statu
that they did not recognise Mr. JStoi
and that he had no right to dictate t
tnem. . .- r.. - .... ...
, The national labor leaders, repudiat
tha action of tho. local leaders who o
dered the atrlke. on the , ground ,.t
the strike waa a violation of the la
of the National Brotherhood of Locor
tive Engineera. Chief Warren 8. St
ordered the men to retiirn to duty.A
Ing which expulsion from th organL'
Chief 8tone said: , : V
. "The- atrlke la a violation Of our lav,
is not recognised and will not be'su
ported, The contract entered, into a -tember,
TSOt, Is ' as binding touay a
when It was signed, and loyal memb
of the -brotherhood are at Once 1 s
structed to report for duty.- No re
quest was made or authority granted t
strike, nor were the officers of t:
brotherhood consulted. This, is the fir.
time in tha history vf the brotberhoo
that our members have repudiated the!
agreement,"".-.; ...
ternatlonal Brotherhood of - Stationer,
Firemen, said that he would not call ou
members of his organisation unless r
quested by President Mahoh. . -
President W. I. Mahon of the Amat
gamated Association of -Electric ar
Street TRullwav Kmnlovea of Amerlc
ixed and that tho strikers must go bac
to work. ' -.?
WHITE SLAVES OF -
: - THE stock ya:;
" ". . (Joaraal Special 'Service.).
. Boston. March '10. Robert l!ss'
prominently Identified with phi la fit!-
work in New York.-made a at-.
statement concerning the Chicago r
yards In an kddresa before tho Tw
Century club last night. He a. i i
part: -- ' .'' '- -':
"There are 1. 000 persona la the C .
cago stockyard on the t'rge of i
ism. The average wage of the t it
the stockyards la' f I a week. i
very few skilled laborers ' rece.lv
or IIS. The -employes, many of i
are In practical slavery.. Chi: i 1 .
years old are working all day an i
great vata of blood. Incurable r.
tism before the age -of IS la a e..
result. Tuberculosis , among tie
dren Is extremely prevalent. Ttaev 1
nothing to look forward to bat t .
"A - girl made an fnourabla e
somptlve by employment In J. f
Armour's service, under tho s '
charity,' was presented with a t ,
piece. Just think of it! ; Five c
for a wrecked life and lost boaltX
WYOMING PREPARE:
PORTLAND FAIR E
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(SpecUl , Dlapatch 'to The to-
Cheyenne,' Wyn., -March av-
Wyoming commission to the I
Clark exposition, to be held st ,
thin year, organised today cy I
tion of the following officers:
Vice-president, George K. T
Kvanston; secrctsry, - W. C. 7
Cheyennejr commleionnr-ln-r
enre B., Richardson.' Cher
ernor B. B. Brooks la, by law, i
ldent of the ommllon,-f- i.-
Plans for sn eahlbft at Por
discussed. It 'is proposed to I
hi bit -second to none, and t
gathering the material W .
menced at once. . The com
visit Portland soon; select
different buildings, and arr
Installation and care or I
Much of the material used
will be used at Portland., i
the exhibits, especially the
plays, ete. will be transfer
PRISONERS ESC:
"I digging u:::
' (Joarsal Special t
81. Petersburg, March 1
litlcal prlrkmers enpei 1
Irkutek by , an underir'
which they were three r
glng. -' Sis were r i
IXsturbancea In soutn
are rncresslng. - Add M l-,
been dispatched to aw;
brealUt , ,
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