Heppner gazette., January 23, 1908, Image 3

JURY SECURED
TO TRY HALL
Only Two Defendants to Be Heard at
Present Trial.
POLITICS FIGURE LARGELY.
Hig
-United States Attorney and Edwin
Maya Prosecution Makes No Ex
planatlon Honey's Action Leads
to Talk of Immunity In Exchange
for Testimony.
Portland, Jan. 16. Twelve jurors,
satisfactory alike to the government
and to the defense, were selected yes
terday to determine the guilt or inno
cence of John II. Hall, ex-United
States attorney for Oregon, and Edwin
Mays, who are jointly charged with 11
legally fencing public lands in Eastern
Oregon. -The first juror, Alfred Freerk-
sen, a farmer of Lebanon, Linn county,
waa accepted at 11 o'clock and the jury
waa completed at 5:35 o'clock yesterday
afternoon with the acceptance of Henry
Freerksen, a farmer of Shedds, Linn
county, and a brother of the first man
selected. Both sides had exhausted
their three peremptory challenges be
fore the name of Henry J reerksen . was
reached, but he was subjected to a
thorough questioning by Special Prose
cutor lleney before being accepted.
When court convened yesterday
morning Mr. Heney oreated a sensaition
by announcing that of the 12 defendants
named in the indictment only Hall and
Edwin Mays would be tried at this
time. His failure to indicate when W
W. Bteiwer, Hamilton H. Hendricks
and Clarence B. Zachary would be tried,
if at all, is believed to give color to the
report that these three defendants have
been promised immunity in return for
important testimony against their co-
defendants. The testimony of these
defendants, it has been rumored, is
considered essential to the case of the
-government against Hall and Mays.
Heney Tells Sensational Story in
Opening Statement.
Portland, Jan. 17. In his opening
addresB in the Ilall-Majs conspiracy
trial yesterday, Francis J. Heney charg
ed that:
Hall wanted reappointment as Unit
ed States district' attorney and sought
election of Senators Mitchell and Ful
ton to that end.
He forced State Senator
wer to vote lor f ulton in February,
1903, by threatening Steiwer and others
with criminal prosecution (Hall then
being United States district attorney)
for illegal fencing of public lands.
Fulton was a party to this deal with
Steiwer and used his influence in Stei
wer's behalf to cause Hall to institute
civil proceedings against Steiwer in
stead of criminal.
Browne 11 wanted to succeed Hall and
had pledges of support from Mitchell
and Fulton. Hall forced Brownell to
retire and so to notify Mitchell and
Fultcn, by threatening Brownell with
proseouticn for acknowledging forged
land papers, for which Brownell later
was indicted through Heney.
Hall threatened Hermann, William
son and Mitchell with land-fraud in
dictment if they did not secure his re
appointment. Hal) had agreement with Steiwer,
Zachary and Hendricks by which he
allowed them to maintain their illegal
fences, this being the alleged tconspir-
acy.
Hall says he and Mays will bcth take
the stand in their own defense.
L. R. Webster, attorney for Hall,
said that when his client first learned
of the illegal fences in 1901, he noti
fied Steiwer, et al.. that they must not
fence government land. Webster de
nied that Hall was actuated by ulterior
motives, politics or. other.
Witnesses Putnam and King testified
that they informed Hall by letter of
the fences as early as March, 1900.
The fences were not removed until
1905, after Hall was ousted from office.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTIETH
SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
Thursday, January 16.
Washington, Jan. 16. A complete
change of front was exhibited by the
majority in the house of represents
tives today in the consideration of the
W. W. Stei-1 bill to codify and revise the penal laws
of the United States. The pacific
spirit displayed by the committee on
revision of laws toward the close of
yesterday's session, when it appeared
as though the several amendments
strengthening certain provisions of the
bill regarding corruption in the ap
pointment of persons to publio offices
would be adopted, had vanished today
and instead every inch of ground was
fought over to keep amendments out of
the bill. When adjournment v was
taken, only six additional pages had
teen disposed of and but one or two
verbal amendments by the committee
had been inserted.
A resolution was adopted that the
bouse convene at 9 a. m. instead of 12,
and remain in session until 6 p. m.
Lunch hour to be from 1 to 2.
consideration of the penal code bill.
All amendments to increase the penal
ty or enlarge the scope of the law, how-
TOTAL DEAD 170.
Nearly Every Family at Boyertown Is
Affected.
Boyertown, Pa., Jan. 15. When
nightfall put a stop to the work of re
covering the dead from the ruins of the
Khoades opera house, where Monday
.night's holocaust occurred, the official
l roll of victims numbered 167. Wheth
HUNDRED DIE
IN THEATER
ever, were voted down. Theee amend- I anv more bodies or burial hnth
. ! . 1 . - i ' 1 I
liicutn, wimuut exception, emanated
from the Democratic side, but the one
that brought forth the most discussion
was by Cockran, New York, who want
ed the fine fixed at $10,000 nstead of
not more than $1,000, and the lmpris
uuiuenc at iu years instead of not more
than one year.
When adjournment was taken at 5
o'clock 86 sections of the 342 had been
disposed of.
Fire and Panic at Boyertown, Pa..
With Awful Results.
Washington, Jan. 16. Senator Ful
ton has introduced a bill appropriating
$250,000 for a revenue cutter for the
Portland station. The bill has the ap
proval of the Treasury department.
A resolution was passed declaring
that no communication from heads of
departments would be received unless
sent in compliance of law or trans
mitted by the persident.
Carter, of Montana, opposes giving
public land to the states for various
purposes.
A bill has been introduced creating a
bureau of mining.
The senate calendar was cleared of
nearly every bill upon it today and the
bill to revise the criminal laws of the
United States was taken up and die
cussed until adjournment, which was
taken at 4:30 until Monday.
Monday, January 13.
Washington, Jan. 13. The recent
issue of bonds by the secretary of the
treasury for the purpose of relievine
the financial stringency was the subject
of an animated debate in the senate to
day. The discussion was precipitated
by an inquiry by Culberson and was
participated in by Aldrlch, Tillman
and Bailey. It resulted in an agree
ment to postpone further controversy
until a statement can be received from
Secretary Cortelyou, which Aldrich
promised to present on Thursday.
While the subject was under discus
sion, Tillman's resolution directing the
nnance committee to inquire into the
operations of the Treasury department
was referred, with his consent, to that
committee.
The senate passed Tillman's resolu
tion calling on the Interstate Com
merce commission for information con
cerning purchases by railroad compan
ies of stocks of competing roads.
The unfinished business in the form
of the bill to codify the criminal laws
of the Uuited States was placed before
the senate and the reading of the bill
was begun.
the ruins cannot be positively stated,
but it is the belief of those who had
charge of the grewsome work that all
of the dead have been removed, and
that the total list of victims will not go
over 170. The ratio of women and girls
to men and boys is about 9 to 1. Work
of identification will not be begun until
today, as most of the bodies are still
lying In a confused state at the four
improvised morgues.
The population of the place is about
2,500, and the disaster paralyzed the
town, and the people are going about
dazed. It is safe to say that everybody
in the places either lost one or more
relatives or was intimately acquainted
with those who died in the fire. In
several cases, whole families were
wiped out.
It was almost daylight yesterday be
fore the flames were extinguished and
rescuers were able to enter the ruins to
remove the dead. The morning was
bitter cold, and by the time the be
numbed and exhausted firemen began
the task of disentangling the mass of
Flamos Leap Through Hall and Peopl
Rush Out Many Are Trampled to
Pulp Others Leap From Win
dows and Break Their Bones
Fire Apparatus Disabled.
Boyertown, Pa., Jan. 14. Nearly
100 persons of this borough were killed
in a theater fire and panic last night
and nearly three score injured, many of
them fatally. A majority of the killed
were members of the leading families
of the town.
While the "Scottish Reformation"
was being reproduced in Rhodes opera
house by Mrs. Monroe, of Washing
ton, a tank used in a moving picture
scene exploded. Immediately there
was a wild rush for the exits of the
building. Men of mature years en
deavored to - still the panic, but their
voices could not be heard above the
INVESTIGATE HARRIMAN.
IDENTIFYING THE DEAD.
Many Boyertown VictimsIBurned Past
Recognition.
Boyerstown, Pa., Jan. 16. One hun
dred and seventy persons perished at
the Khoades opera house fire Monday
night, according to figures compiled by
Coroner Strasser last night. The list
of dead includes one fireman, who lost
his life fighting the fire, and one man,
uacoD Jonnson, who died Irom injuries
received in tne blazing playhouse.
Three charred bodies were recovered
from the ruins of the building yeeter
day, and of the 168 bodies or remains
that lie in the improvised ruins of the
building 114 have been officially or par
tially identified by sorrowing relatives
or friends.
iot more man zo or tne entire num
ber of bodies removed from the fire
have heads. There are several trunks
which will never be recognized, as they
were strangers in the audience that
witnessed the play.
California Will Probe Into Actions of
Southern Pacific.
San Francisco, Jan. 17. After 29
years of quiescent obedience, the state
board .of railroad commissioners flew
full Into the face of the Southern Pacific
company today and ordered a search
ing investigation into the rebating pro
clivities of the Harriman lines, the
Santa Fe and the Salt Lake road. At
the same time the board, with the
assistance of Attorney General Webb,
passed the responsibility for efficacious
action to the door of Governor Gillett.
It lies with the chief executive to au-
thoiize the expenditure of the money
that such an investigation will cost,
and Mr. Gill-eft has no alternative but
to choose squarely between the people
and the railroads.
The sudden awakening of the board
has developed a unique situation. The
state railroad commission has always
been the object of tender care on the
part of William F. Herrin. Now the
commission has suddenly decided to
put Mr. Herrin and his associates on
the carpet.
Wednesday, January 15,
Washington, Jan. 15. Bacon today
introduced a currency bill and ex
plained its chief features to the senate
Bacon said that his bill was an amend
ment to the Aldrich bill and embodied
many of its provisions, as it did of the
provisions of the bill introduced by
Knox. He said it omitted railroad
bonds from the classes of securities
that could be used as a basis of circula
tion.
The senate did not receive a reply
today from the secreary of the treasury
to its resolution calling for information
concerning the financial situation,
had been promised, and in its absence
Aldrich assented to the passage of Cul
berson's resolution on the same subject
Without further comment, the resolu
tion was adopted.
The resolution providing for the re
mission of more than half the Chinese
Boxer indemnity was passed.
Washington, Jan. 13. Vigorous de
fense of state's rights in dealing with
violations of civil rights or with special
state elections, where troops have been
called into service, served to enliven
the debate in the house of representa
tives today in connection with the con
sideration of the bill to codify the penal
laws of the United States. A number
of Democrats, mostly from the Southern
states, strenuously sought, by amend
ment, to reserve to the states them
selves discretion as to the qualifictions
of vcters or of persons to serve on juries,
and to limit the powers of Federal
judges in certain cases, but every at
tempt failed. Republicans presented a
solid front, and the votes were all on
party lines.
MAY SKIP BUENOS AYRES TRIP
INDORSES SPARKS' ACTION.
Caucus of Nevada Legislators Sup
ports Governor,
Carson, Nev., Jan. 16. A joint cau
cus of the special committees of the
senate and assembly of the Nevada leg
islature met yesterday and framed a
joint resolution which will be introduc
ed in the senate today asking the presi
dent of the United States to retain
troops in Goldfield until such time as
1he state can provid either a police
force or other means to maintain order
in the camp. This is a decided victory
for Governor Sparks, as the committee
framing the resolution is composed of
20 members, both Republicans and
Democrats, with the pro and anti labor
elements both represented.
The resolution will undoubtedly pass
the senate, while the general expres
aion among the members of the lower
house is that it will go through that
body by a small majority, the senate
being Republican and the assembly
strongly Democratic.
Wants to Fine Standard.
Chicago, Jan. 16. District Attor
ney Sims, upon arriving today from
Washington, where he is thought to
have discussed the matter with Presi
dent Roosevelt, announced that he will
make an effort to bring the Standard
Oil company of Indiana to trial next
week on the remaining 4,00C counts in
the indictments returned against the
corporation. It will be possible in the
event that the company should be con
victed on each count of the indictment
to impose fines aggregating a total of
$80,000,000.
SEEKS TO RETAIN TROOPS.
Range War Brewing.
Grand Junction, Colo., Jan. 16.
Appeals to the governor and to the
sheriff of Mesa and Delta counties for
protection, having failed and fearing a
bloody battle will be participated ,by
irate cattlemen through whose territory
they must pass, the scene of many
range wars and murders, the owners of
20,000 sheep are sending their stock
from Montrose to the winter range in
Utah nnder a guard of 200 men armed
with Winchesters.
Postpone Seattle Fair.
Seattle, Jan. 16. While the idea is
not received by with approval by the
majority of the people, Colonel Blethen
and others have recently began a move
ment to postpone the Alaska-Yukon
exposition until 1910. The finanuial
condition in all parts of the country
and failure to realize on certain invest
ments cause this plan to be considered.
Nevada Legislators Are Unanimous in
Approving Policy.
Carson City, Nev., Jan. 17. At the
afternoon session of the assembly yes
terday a resolution which passed the
senate in the morning, petitioning the
president to retain the troops tempo
rarily, passed without a negative vote.
There was no argument on either side
as to the merits of the measure. Gov
ernor Sparks was at the speaker's desk,
and as he came into the hall was greet
ed with applause.
Speaker Skaggs, who has opposed the
governor in the matter of calling troops
to Nevada, left the chair and Speaker
Pro Tem Folsom placed the motion be
fore the house. Skajrgs failed to vote
on the measure, absenting himself at
roll call. The governor is receiving
congratulations from both parties since
the passage of the bill. There was a
meeting of the joint committee this af
ternoon in reference to taking up a
measure for policing the state. It is
likely that this -measure will be intro
duced by Monday.
Wants Hearings Changed.
Washington, Jan. 17. Representas
tive Humphrey, of Washington, ha
reintroduced a bill of last session pro
viding for the hearing of Alaska ap
peals at either Seattle, Portland or San
Francifco, instead of merely at the Cal
ifornia city as at present. Mr. Humph
rey does not expect the same trouble
that was encountered last year, al
though Representative Kahn, of Cali
fornia, has asserted his intention of
fighting the bill. Mr. Kahn claims
that the majority of appeals from Alas
ka are matters of California interest.
Opium Shipments Light.
Port Townsend, Wash., Jan. 17.
Among the interesting features of the
business of the last year, transacted by
officials of the Puget sound customs dis
tricts is the showing that for the entire
period importations of opium reached
the insignificant total of 238 pounds.
The district is presumed to cover prac
tically all of the output of British Co
lumbia refineries which operate on a
large scale. The light shipment is re
garded as suspicious.
New Express Rates.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 17. The
new schedule of express rates recently
agreed upon by the board . of railway
commissioners and the express com
panies doing business in Missouri, goes
into effect today. In round figures the
schedule provides for an average reduc
tion ol zi per eent.
Washington, Jan. 15. So persistent
have been the efforts made in the house
of representatives to amend the bill
codifying the penal laws of the United
States that the committee on the revis
ion of the laws today consented to let
down the bars, and as a result the
measure was changed in some import
ant particulars. The pacific attitude of
the committee in this regard served to
modify the opposition to the measure,
and In consequence the proceedings to
day were devoid of the heated argu
ments which have characterized the
previous debates. When the house ad
journed there were pending a number
of other important amendments, which
seemed to meet with no particular op
position by the committee, but which
were passed over until tomorrow.
The portions of the bill whi:h at
tracted the most attention were those
covering the giving and accepting of
bribes by senators and representatives,
and the sale of endorsements or tupport
for appointive public offices. It is to
the amendments touching these ques
tions that the housa will devote itself
tomorrow upon resuming consideration
of the bill.
Tuesday, January 14.
Washington, Jan. 14. The recent
bond issue by the Treasury department
was again the subject of discussion in
the senate today, being brought for
ward by a resolution offered by Culber
son, calling upon the secretary for addi
tional information concerning the rea
sons that induced him to award bonds
to National banks instead of individu
als who, he declared, offered a higher
price than was bid by the banks. The
resolution went over under the rules.
Tillman offered a resolution embody
ing a new series of inquiries concerning
the financial situation.
The senate refused to confirm four
Ohio postoflice appointments at the in
stance of Foraker and Dick.
The bill granting leaves of absence to
homestead entrymen during December,
January, February and March was
passed.
Probable Tcrpedo Flotilla Will Go
Direct From Rio.
Washington, Jan. 20. it seems
probable now that the torpedo boat
flotilla on its way to the Pacific will
not pay a visit to Buenos Ayres, as was
intended. According to the original
plan, the flotilla was to proceed from
Rio Janeiro to Montevideo. Now.
however, as the flotilla is said to be
three days behind its itinearry, it is
probable that the entire cruise up the
River Platte will be cut out and with
out stopping at either Montevideo or
Buenos Ayres the little vessels will try
to make the run from Rio Janeiro to
Sandy Point, in the straits of Magellan.
The torpedo boats will thus be given
athorough test of their ability to make
a long distance run and will also be
able to catch up with their echedule
and accompany the battleships in the
passage of the straits of Magellan, as
desired by Admiral Evans.
New Liability Law Projected.
Washington, Jan. 4. There is a
strong probability that before the pres
ent congress adjourns another employ
ers' liability, law will be enacted to
take the place of the one that has just
been declared unconstitutional by the
United States Supreme court. How
ever, this is the prediction of the labor
leaders in congress. The features in
the La Follette law that was held faulty
will be eliminated in the next act.
tire ruins were coated with ice and
there was danger of the walls falling.
The work was slow at first and it was 7
o'clock before the first body was removed.
SPECIAL SE88ION CALLED.
Ballinger Out of Land Office.
Washington, Jan. 14. R. A. Bal
linger, commissioner of the general
land office, will resign and be succeed
ed March 1 by Assistant Commission
er Fred Dennett. Colonel Medorem
Crawford, of Salem, Oregon, was nom
inated by the president today to be a
brigadier general.
burned begins and twisted iron the en- shrieks and screams of the terrified
women and children who composed the
greater part of the audience.
It seemed as though nearly the en
tire audience made a mad rush for the
exits the moment the explosion occur
red. In their attempts to quiet the great
crowd, those persons who were on the
stage accidentally upset the coal oil
lamps used at the footlights. The
burning oil scattered in all directions,
and the lamps which were used to light
the opera house exploded, throwing the
blazing oil over the terror stricken
people, who were fighting frantically
to gain the exits. In the mad rush a
section of the floor gave way, precipi
tating scores of persons to the base
meat. It was scarcely five minutes from
the time of the explosion of the tanks
until the entire heart of the structure
seemed a roaring furnace. There was
a mad scramble to the stairway, and
scores of women and children were
knocked down and 1 trampled upon,
many of them doubtless being crushed
to death. At least 50 persons, realiz
ing that exit by the stairway meant
almost certain death, risked tiujir lives
by jumping from the windows. Limbs
were broken and skulls were crushed by
this daring method of escape.
In the meantime a relief corps waa
at work at the entrance to the theater,
endeavoring to release those who were
edged in the doorway and unable to ex
tricate themselves. Many persons who
etherise might have made good their
escape from the furnace were held in
check by the awful jam at the doors.
As the flames cut their way toward the
front of the building, wemen could be
seen to clasp their hands and fall back,
into the flames.
Once the doorways were clear, the
rescuers dragged many women and
children from the etairways leading to
the balcony. Some of them were so
badly injured that they died before
reaching the temporary hospital.
Skulls were crushed and the faces of
some of the victims were so horribly
mutilated that they were barely recog
nizable. In one instance, the skull of
a child, apparently about 10 years of
age, was crushed almost into a jelly.
To add to the terrible disaster, the
fire apparatus became disabled and the
structure was left entirely to the mercy
of the flames. It is almost certain not
a vestige of the bodies of the unfortun
ates who were overcome by the smoke
and perished will ever be found.
Had the women and children heeded
the warning of the cooler heads in the
audience, the horrible loss of life might
have been avoided, but there was the
usual panic and stampede which invar
iably follows such a catastrophe. The
flames spread rapidly and communicat
ed to the other parts of the building.
Men, women and children rushed for
the many exits of the building, and
the weaker sex and the children were
trampled and maimed in the mad lush
to gain the streets.
Nevada Legislature Meets to Consider
Goldfield Situation.
Carson, Nev., Jan. 15. The special
session of the Nevada legislature called
by Governor Sparks met at noon yester
day. After organization Governor
Sparks' message was read. In the sen
ate the appropriation bill of the session
was passed. The only important action
taken was the passage of a resolution
referring all bills that may be intro
duced relative to state rangers, constab
ulary or military, to a special joint
committee.
There is a question as to the legality
of the organization of the assembly.
The members, under a ruling from the
attorney general, organized without
swearing in the speaker. Robert Skaggs.
In the senate all of the officers were
compelled to take the oath. As there
is a disposition to depose Skaggs, in
case of a re-opening the question, it is
expected that a lively fight will be had.
Governor Sparks, it is thought, will
endeavor to Influence the passage of a
state ranger law similar to that of Tex
as, as he has the Texas law at hand,
and it has been read by a number of
the membesr. It is likely to meet with
strong opposition in the lower house,
where the labor unions have a strong
representation. v
Senator Morehouse, formerly of Cali
fornia, now located in Goldfield, is in
attendance, representing the Goldfield
chamber of commerce.
PLAGUE CAMPAIGN ENDED.
Washington, Jan. 4. The amount of
the fine and the length cf the term of
imprisonment to be meted out to offi
cers and directors of corporations for
violating the law with respect to money
contributions for political purposes fur
nished material for a lengthy debate in
the house today, in connection with the
Journey Brings Success.
Washington, Jan. 15. The work of
Ezra Meeker, the pioneer who came all
the way from Puyallup, Wash., in a
prairie schooner of the pattern in which
he had crossed the plains 54 years be
fore, seems about to be rewarded with
success. Representative Humphrey has
introduced in the house a bill provid
ing for the appointment of a commis
sioner to take charge of the work of
marking this trail, and also for an ap
propriation of $50,900 for the work.
Indians Get Decision.
Washington, Jan. 14. The United
States Supreme court today upheld the
right of the Indians of Fort Belknap
reservation in Montana to the waters of
the Milk river, claiming it is theirs by
treaty. Henry Waters and others
sought to divert the water for commer
cial purposes.
Revenues Show Decrease.
Washington, Jan. 14. The monthly
statement of collections of internal rev
enue shows that for the month of No
vember, 1907, the receipts fell off $5,
626,000, as compared with November,
1906.
Will Have Hard Fight.
Washington, Jan. 16. The Washing
ton congressional delegation had a con
ference this evening with Chairman
Tawney, of the house appropriations
committee regarding the bill for gov
ernment buildings and exhibits at the
Seattle exposition. Mr. Tawney called
attention to the fact that the bill was
sure to meet with opposition, especial
ly in the house, and therefore it was
advisable to eliminate all unnecessary
items and so reduce the cost.
Only One New Case Since Christmas
in San Francisco.
San Francisco, Jan. 15. The cam
paign for the eradication of the bubon
ic plague in San Francieco, which has
been conducted by Dr. Rupert Blue and
a staff of 150 medical officials of the
United States marine hospital, is al
most over. Only one case of plague
has occurred in this city since Decem
ber .26, and it was a Japanese who was
taken ill after arriving from Stege,
Contra Costa, where he is believed to
have contracted the disease. The local
health authorities announce that no
further daily plague bulletins will be
issued.
Since the origin of the plague in this
city last May there have been 137 veri
fied cases. Of these 17 were verified
by clinical examination and 120 by
bacteriological investigation. Of the
total number of persons who contracted
this disease, 74 died and 63 recovered.
Only two cases remain under treat
ment, and at the isolation hospital
there still remain 18 euspectsunder observation.
While the plague has practically been
stamped out, the sanitary campaign of
Dr. Blue and the local health authori
ties will continue for some time.
Keep Coolies at Home,
Honolulu, Jan. 15. A local Japan
ese newspaper prints an interview with
Viscount Aoki in which the viscount is
quoted as follows: "I do not approve
of manual laborers poing to America.
They cannot expect, after Japan's long
isolation, to establish themselves in
any Western country. Destiny and
opportunity are in Asia, in Corea aud
Manchuria." Viscount Aoki expressed
himself as opposed to Japanese seeking
naturalization in America, for the rea
son that citizenship is only needed by
permanent residents.
Evacuate Cuba Next Year.
Washington, Jan. 15. In transmit
ting to the senate today the report of
Provisional Governor Magoon on condi
tions in Cuba, the president said: "I
am glad to be able to say that we can
now definitely announce that bv or be
fore February , 1909, we shall have
turned over the island to the president
and congress to be elected next Decem
ber by the people of Cuba. Our word
to turn the island over to its own peo-
jple will be scrupulously regarded."
Put South Dakota in Commission.
Washington, Jan. 15. The battle-
Big Fire in Kansas C'ty.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 14. The
Union station annex was destroyed by
fire early today. The Union station
proper was saved. The burned build
ing contained the receiving offices of
the Adams, Wells-Fargo and Pacific
Express companies, branch mailing
room of the poetoffiee, the offices of the
Fred Harvey Eating House company,
the Pullman Palace Car company's
linen room and the Railwaymen's Y.
M. C. A. rooms. The loss is estimated
at close to a quarter of a million dollars.
Massacred by Yaquis.
Visalia, Cal., Jan. 14. Word of the
tragic death of Mark Perkins, a prom
inent mine owner of Mexico, and for
mer resident of this city, was received
today by the young man's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Perkins, of Visalia.
On January 2 last, Perkins and nine
Mexicans were ambushed by Yaquis
near the city of Sonora, Mexico, and
maseacred, but one Mexican escaping.
Other particulars of the killing have,
not yet been received.
Mining Camp Burns.
Mexico City, Jan. 14. According to
a telegram just received in this city,
the great gold mining camp of El Oro,
one of the largest in the republic, is
being destroyed by fire. When the
dispatch was filed the principal hotels
ship South Dakota has been ordered and the more important business build
placed in commission at the Mare Is-, ings of the camp had been reduced to
land navy yard on January 27. ashes.
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