WINTRY BLASTS
CAUSE SHIVERS
BLESSES GRAVE OF DEAD.
Archbishop
Hole In
Vast
Entire
Nation Suffers From Inusu
ally Cold Wave.
Lack of Snow May Prove Disastrous
to Late Sown Wheat Hundreds
Appeal for Aid in Cities and Many
Accidents Are Caused by Abnor
mal Conditions.
Chicago, Jan. 7. Catching hundreds
of thousands of persona unprepared, the
whole Northwest, Upper Mississippi
valley, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio are
experiencing the severest winter
weather in years. Reports from vari
ous points west and northwest are that
suffering is acute, that exposed cattle
and sheep are endangered, and that
late sown wheat is likely to be much
damaged.
Accompaning the low temperature is
fierce northwest wind that cuts to the
marrow. Tfee cold wave fell upon city
and farm savagely. Western grain
fields are especially exposed to the rig
ors of the season, because there is lit
tle snow to protect them. .
With nine degrees below zero this
morning, Chicago endured the coldest
day since 1905. With the cold came
manifold transportation troubles, chil
ly cars, broken trolley wires, blockades
and wrecks due to broken rails. With
the cold also rose the mighty wail of
the poor and destitute, who have man
aged to exist during mild weather, but
who are absolutely helpless now.
Hundreds of homes are without food,
fuel or clothing. Hundreds of home
less wanderers, the flotsam and jetsam
of a-great city, were driven to shelter,
and the philanthropic societies were
taxed to their utmost to afford relief.
Enormous demands upon the city and
all charitable organizations are expect
ed tomorrow, and plans are in the mak:
ing tonight to meet them. Two deaths
and many accidents were reported due
to the cold.
Buries Bodies in
Center of Messina.
Messina, Jan. 8. A most impres
sive funeral, ceremony was witnessed
here today when Archbithop Barrigo
made his way through the ruins of the
city to the cemetery at Mare Grosso
and blessed a grave 100 feet wide and
30 feet deep, containing 1,300 bodies.
The dead were piled one on top of the
other, and the bodies coveredwith
quicklime. The prelate was followed
to the cemetery by a large gathering
of survivors, whose lamentations min
gled with the Lation words of the eer-
vices.
Subsequently the archbishop walked
through the ruins and blessed the mil
itary hospital, the military college,
the barracks and the archbishop's
house, considering these wrecked edi
fices as so manv cemeteries. Under
them were the corpses of soldiers.
dents, policemen and monks.
All the valuables found among the
ruins are being taken oh board the
steamer Duca di Genoa in the bav.
Yesterday currency to the amount f
$3,600,000, including the contents of
the safe of the Sicilian-American bank,
was transferred to this vessel.
A banker named Mauromati, who
was one or the richest residents, lost
everything. Yesterday he went to the
authorities barefooted and half clothed
and
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT GN
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
GILLETT'S MESSAGE.
Saturday, January 9.
Washington, Jan. 9. The senate to-.
day paid tribute to the memory of the
late lied field Proctor, who was a mem
ber of the upper house for 17 years
Splendid eulogies of the life and ca
reer or the Vermont statesman were
offered by members on both bides of
the political aisle. At the conclusion
of the ceremonies the senate, as a fur
ther mark of respect, adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 9. The house to
day passed a bill authorizing the lease
of San Clemente island, 60 miles off
the California coast, to the San Clem
ente Wool company, at an annual rent-
Btu al of $1,500, on condition that the com
pany expend $25,000 in improvements
Tne bill was "reported by McLachlan,
of California.
Friday, January 8
Washington, Jan. e. Isy viva voce
vote, the senate adopted Culberson's
resolution instructing the committee
on judiciary to report to the senate
whether the 'president was authorized
to permit the absorption of the Tennes
see Coal & Iron company by the United
asked for a pair of shoes and an States Steel corporation.
overcoat.
With the exception of Saint Andre
Avellane, all the churches in Messina
have been destroyed.
BUSINESS FOR THE ST. PAUL.
TENSION SOMEWHAT RELAXED
Foreign Governments Reluctant About
Meddling With China's Affairs
Washington, Jan. 7. Notwithstand
ing the uneasiness that apparently ex
ists in Pekin, growing out of possibili
ties in the changes in China's progres
sive policy following the dismissal of
Grand Counsellor Yuan Shi Kai, State
department officials express the belief
that the tension has been somewhat re
laxed, noticeably since the appointment
of Liang to he minister of foreign
affairs. His appointment, the officials
say, may be helpful in checking to a
limited extent any action toward reac
tionary stops.
The question of making representa
tions to a foreign government on mat
ters of inte rnal administration and pol-1 i;,i
iey, :u nays a ejencate one, is regarded
as particularly so in thi3 case.
Road Makes Traffic Agreement With
Japanese Steamships.
Chicago, Jan. 8. The official an
nouncement was made today by the St.
Paul road that upon completion of its
Pacific Coast extension the company
will make a special effort to secure
Oriental traffic. It is said that a
traffic alliance has been made with the
Osaka.Shoshen Kaisha for semimonthly
sailings from Seattle. This company
is now constructing six modern, fast
steamers for trade to the Orient and
the St. Paul hopes to absorb the lion's
share of this business now that all
other American roads have goneout
of it.
The St. Taul road will make a stren
uous bid for traffic between the United
States, Canada, Europe, China, Philip
pines, Ja. an,' Russia, Siberia, Austra
lia, Formosa and Indian ocean ports.
The steamship company with which the
St. Paul has effected a traffic alliance
has a fleet of 106 vessels, with a gross
tonnage of 110,000 tons, and it now
maintains a regular service along the
Japanese, Chinese, Siberian and Co
rean coasts
NIGHT RIDERS GUILTY.
Six
CALIFORNIA FIGHTS JAPANESE
Ex-Congressman Johnson Introduces
Three Preventive Bills.
Sacramento, Jan. 7. Three bills
dealing with the Japanese question
will be introduced in the California
assembly. Ex-Congressman G. L.
Johnson has prepared all of these
measures and as floor leader in the
assembly, will make a strong fight for
their passage. The first prohibits
aliens from becoming members of cor
porations; the second inserts the word
"Japanese" in the law regarding the
segregation of Oriental school child
ren. The statute at present segregates
Mongolians, tut as the Japanese claim
they do Tlot come under that classifica
tion, the race will be specified.
The third bill segregates "aliens
whose presence may be inimical to the
health and public morals" of a com
munity, and while the Japanese are
not mentioned specifically the measure
is aimed at tliem.
City Hall Bring Razed.
San Francisco, Jan. 7. A force of
workmen today began to demolish the
city hall dome, which was partially
stripped to its steel frame by the
earthquake of 3 900, and which had
since stood as a prominent landmark
of the destruction wrought by the dis
aster. The task has been undertaken
by an Eastern contractor, after
lengthy injunction proceedings in the
Superior court. Four months will be
devoted to razing the1 towrr. The
wrecKing or me city nail will be ac
complished through two separate contracts.
Tennessee Murderers Must Hang
for Crimes.
Union City, Tern., Jan. 8. With a
! verdict of guilty, the jury in the Night
em trial reported at 8 :4 5 o'clock
last night. Garrett Johnson, Tid Bur
ton, Dob Ransom, Freii Pinion, Arthur
Cloar and Sam Appplewhite were con
victed of murder in the first degree
with mitigating circumstances, and
"Bud" Morris and "Bob" Huffman,
the other defendants, were found guilty
rif murder in ti e second detrree. Their
punishment was fixed at 25 years in
the penitentiary.
The punishment for the first named
six defendants was left to the court,
and may be death or life imprison
ment, and the coui t has indicated an
intention to pronounce the death pen.
alty. The defense rrade a motion for
a new trial, which was set for hearing
Saturday and which will be overruled.
Sentences will then be imposed.
The defendants received the verdict
calmly. Attorney Pierce then turned
to them when it was announced and
said :
"We will tear this case to pieces in
the Supreme court."
Washington, Jan. 8. By a vote of
212 to 35, the house today adopted res
olutions reported by a wpecial commit
tee laying on the table the part of the
president's annual message relating to
the secret service and also the message
of January 4 replying to the inquiries
of the house on the subject. ' This was
taken on the ground that the messages
are not respectrul and are therefore a
breach of the privileges of congress.
Representative Madden, of Illinois,
today introduced a resolution calling
upon the Interstate Commerce commis
sion to inform the house what ad
vances have occurred In freight rates
in different parts of the United States
since the passage of the Hepburn rate
law, and whether such advances have
been occasioned by an adsvance in the
tariff rate or by a change in classifica
tion or by charging for some privilege
which was formerly accorded free.
Thursday, January 7.
Washington, Jan. 7. The senate
adopted Senator FuHon's concurrent
resolutions directing the secretary of
war to survey the Siuslaw river to de
termine what project for its improve
ment can be completed with the ex
penditure of $100,000, in addition to a
like sum to be provided by local resi
dents, and also to survey the Columbia
river for improvement in front of the
town of Hood River.
Senator Culberson made a brief re
ply to the fpeeial message of the pres
ident on the merger of the steel com
panies, lie declared the president
broke the laws of the nation.
The senate committee lias voted to
recommend for passage a bill increas
ing the pay of president from $50,000
to $10(,000 per year and for the vice
president and speaker of the house
$20,000, instead of $12,000, is recommended.
portance. The only incident worthy
oi nuie was a nearer! discussion among
me members ot the Indiana delegation
over a bill to provide for the establish
ment of judicial divisions in the dis
trict of Indiana. The measure was
laid on the table.
Among the bills passed was one
granting 30 days' leave of absence with
pay to Panama canal employes injured
in line of duty.
Monday, January 4.
Washington, Jan. 4. When congress
convened today both houses immediate
ly took up the president's special mes
sage asking for aid for the Italian
earthquake sufferers.
The house immediately cassed bv
unanimous vote a bill appropriating
8uu,uuu, ot which S500.000 13 to be
cash and $300,000 the estimated value
of supplies on board the supply ships
iuigoa and ueitic.
T i it
in me senate me message was re
.1 . . 1 ...
rerrea to ine committee on appropria
tions and benator Hale offered a reso
lution providing for an adjournment
during which the committee could
meet to consider the appropriation
ihis was adopted.
Aiier me ouick rener Din was pass
ed the house listened to the president's
special message on the secret service
The president cited the Oregon land
fraud cases as an example of how con
gress had used the secret service to an
advantage.
Shortly before adjournment for the
noon session the senate also passed the
bill appropriating $800,000.
benator Borah today introduced a
bill aimed at the correction of abuses
that have been committed by special
agents of the land office. It provides
that any represenatative of the govern
ment who by threat, deceit or other
improper means shall secure or seek to
secure the relinquishment of rny entry
or title to public lands, or who shall
by such improper rarans attempt to se
cure any statement from an entryman
which might be used to impair his en
try, shall be liable to a fine of from
$100 to $500, imprisonment from six
months to two vears. or both. This
bill is aimed primarily at the sneeial Task Too
j
gents who have been improperly oper
ating in Idaho.
Senator Borah also introduced a bill
prohibiting senators, representatives
and delegates in congress from accept-
fees as attorneys in any cases in
the courts in which the United States
is in any way interested, and also pro
hibiting senators and congressmen
from acting as attorneys for eonrpcra
tions or other concerns engaged in in
terstate commerce. He also introduc
ed a bill providing for a $200,000 pub
lic building at Coeur d'Alene city.
REVENUE INCREASES AGAIN.
Submits First Biennial Paper to CaH
ifornia Legislature.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 6. Ornittine
reference to the anti-rase track gamb
ling; bills and making no mention of
the proposed direct primary, Governor
James N. Gillett sent his first bi
ennial message to the legislature yes
terday. He makes strong recommend
ations in favor of the improvement of
transportation conditions, urges re
lorms in the banking, insurance and
taxation laws, and suggests changes in
me conauet ot reformatories and char
itabie institutions.
TU ,
i ue governor recommends the raia
ing or $i8,ouo,000 throuzh a state
bond issue, to be expended in the build
ing of a uniform system of roads which
shall extend up and down the state,
connecting the great centers of popu
lation.
An appropriation of $400,000 is ask
ed to supplement the amount voted by
congress for the dredging and improve
ment of the Sacramento and San Joa
quiin rivers and the reclamation of
lands adjacent.
ine succession of disastrous bank
failures in California and the financial
stringency of last year serve as texts
for the governor in urging the passage
of banking laws which shall prevent
commercial banks from lending their
money recklessly. Salaried officers of
banks, says the governor, should not be
allowed to contract loans only under
rigid restrictions. Banks, he savs,
should be required to have 20 per cent
of their deposits always on hand, and
narsn punishment should be meted out
to offenders.
A standard insurance policy, modeled
after the New York form, is recom
mended.
The redemption of the state's crim
inais is a suDiect which the governor
discusses at length, urging an exten
sion of the parole system, which, he
says, has worked with marvelous effi
cacy.
The expenditure of $125,000 for a
state arm and school for orphans over
14 years of age is an important fea
ture of the message.
JUDGE LANDIS TO
REHEAR OIL CASE
Action
of Supreme Court Sends It
Back t) first Court.
NO EFFORT TO FIND BODIES.
Immense Grief
Italian Soldiers.
Paralyzes
Washington, Jan. 7. Representa-
A ' TT. I . I . l
nve uawioy yesterday introduced a
bill appropriating $150,000 for operat
ing tlie new dredge "Oregon. recent
ly constructed for use in the harbors
along the Oregon and Washington
coast. The bill provides that the
dredge shall first operate at Coos bay,
then go to Cequille, Tillamook harbor,
Grays harbor, Willapa bay, and such
other points as may be designated by
the secretary of war.
Wednesday, January 6.
Washington, Jan. 6. President
Roosevelt informed the senate in plain
terms today that he had approved the
absorption of the Tennesse Coal & Iron
company by the United States Steel
corporation and had instructed At tor-
Canal Causes Apparent Deficit, bu!
December Gain is $3,000,000.
Washington, Jan. 5. The monthly
statement of government receipts and
expenditures shows the excess of ex
penditures over receipts for the month
of December, 1908, to have keen $10,
251,593 and for the six months of the
current fiscal ear a deficit is shown of
$34, 201, 400. December receipts from
customs amounted to $24,519,153 as
against $ z l, 44, o , z ror uecenvoer,
1907. From internal revenue the re
ceipts aggregated $22,529,592, a gain
over December, 1907, ol about $1,714,
000. The miscellaneous receipts were $3,
249,761, as against $4,723,931 for De
cember, 1907. The total receipts were
$50,318,507, a gain of nearly $3,000,
000 over Decemter of last year.
The total expenditures were $G0,
570,100, as against $55,818,873 for
the corresponding month in 1907.
There has been an increase in expend i-
Messina, Jan. 6. Earthquake shocks
are continuirg here, although they are
diminishing in intensity. At night
especially are they frequently felt.
The fires in the city are also being
gradually extinguished.
The official figures compiled so far
show than 14,000 bodies have been
buried in four cemeteries, that 9,000
refugees have left the city, and that
9,000 p rsor.s still remain here.
stead of excavating, in an endeavor
to find the bodies buried beneath the
ruins, it has been proposed that every
house in which it is believed persons
are buried shall be covered with quick
lime.
The Associated Press correspondent
has made a visit to Reggio and care
fully inspected the town. The number
of persons killed there and t1 e damage
dons to property was much less than at
Messina. Only the central section o'
the city wes damaged. About 5,000
troops are worki-g there.
The official figures place' the wound
ed at Reggio at 1,000 and t e refugees
Entire Supreme Bench Refuses to In
terfere With Famous Case Other
Than to Return It Subject to the
Corrections ot Judge Grosscup,
of the Court of Appeals.
Washington, Jan. 5. The famous
$29,240,000 fine case against the Stand
ard Oil company will not be reviewed
by the Supreme court of the United
States, but will be retried before Judge
Landis, who imposed the now famous
fine. Such is the effect of the Supreme
court's action in the matter.
The decision of the court to this ef
fect was annouoneed by Chief Justice
Fuller soon after the court convened
yesterday. The ease came to the court
on a petition filed by the government
asking the court in a petition for a
writ of certiorari to order up the record
in the case for a review of the decision
of the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals for the Seventh circuit, by
which Judge Landis' original decision
imposing a fine of $29,240,000 against
the Standard Oil company for accept
ing rebates from the railway companies
was reversed. In the Supreme court
the case turned largely upon the right
of the court to interfere, in vi-w of the
fact that the case had beei passed up
on by the Court of Appeals, the govern
ment contending for such privilege as
a right, while it was urged in behalf of
the oil company that the precedents
were all against such a proceeding.
The action of tne court consisted in
the announcement that the govern
ment's petition would not be granted.
The effect of this announcement will
be to leave standing the decision of the
Court of Appeals, which was adverse
to the government and favorable to the
company.
Thd court s announcement was the
barest formality. No reason whatever
were given and the determinattion of
the court was stated along with a num
ber of other cases of comparatively lit
tle importance. The chief justice sim
ply announced that the petition for
certiorari was denied. Under this rul
ing the case will now go back to Judge
Landis' court for a new trial, in ac
cordance with the decision of the Court
of Appeals.
It is stated at the department of jus
ice that the decision gives the cuse its
original statU3, subj ct to the views of
Judge Grosscup, as contained in his
decisions of July 22 and November
190S.
10,
DOWN TO SYSTEM.
ft 7,000. The number of dead in .the
ruins is not known.
CONTINUE STANDARD TRIALS
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ney General Bonaparte not to respond tures cn account of the War department
S'X Night Riders Guilty.
Union City, Tenn., Jan. 9. Six of
the eight Night Riders on trial for the
murder of Captain Quentin Ranken
were found guilty today. The trial
vas concluded under great difficulties,
as Mr. Rosen, one of the jurors, is suf
fering from measles and proceedings
had to be conducted in the room occu
p ed by h'tn. The strain of listening
o the nrgiiTwnts atrtrrevatod his fever
and the argument was shortened out of
consideration for him.
St. Paul Has 30 Below Zero.
St. Paul, Jan. 7. This city today is
in the icy grasp of an intense cold
wave, the weather bureau reporting 2"
degrees below zero, while street ther
mometers registered "0 degrees below.
Regina, Canada, is the coldest place in
the Northwest, with a temperature of
40 degrees below. Coast trains are
several hours late.
Villages Burned by Troops.
Amoy, China, Jan. 8. Reports re
ceived here today from the districts in
Manchuria affected by the recent revo
lutionary outbreak say that the govern
ment troops have burned seven villages
; anil that the insurgents are on the do
j fensive. The disaffected district com
prises 10 villages west of Tungan,
three northwest of Amoy island and
others to the north. A Tungan magis
trate has been dismissed for precipitat
ing tlie trouble.
Total Deaths Number 165,053.
Paris, Jan. S. The following Amer
icans, reported to ha'-e b -en in Sicily
at the time of the earthquake, are
here; Mr. and Mr?. R. H. pnlton,
San Diego; J. Conner, Seattle; George
C. Hickey, Los Angeles. A provision
al statement drawn up shows that o'O
towns were destroyed and gives the
number of dead in them ns Ktr. nsi
This does not include hospital deaths.
Wreck on Great Northern.
Great Falls, Mont , Jan. 8. Passen
ger train No. 3 on the Great Northern
was derailed early this morning near
Vandalia, according to a spec'al to the
Tribune. The train was th-own on its
side and a number of passengers were
injured. The wounded were taken to
Glasgow. It is not believed that any
will die, although one or two are seri
ously hurt.
- , 1. J. Z A .1
iu iiif M'nme inquiry as to the reason
for his failure to prosecute the steel
company. The president declares that
he does not conceive it "to bo within
tlie authority ot the senate to give di
rections of this character to tlie head
of an excutive department."
Tlie senate today passed the bill
which was held up in that body after
passing the house last session, provid
ing that appeals from courts in Alaska
may be heard in Portland or Seattle.
As the law now stands, all rppeab
must be taken to Sa'i Froneisco. Tlie
bill lacks only the signature of the
president to make it a law.
Tuesday, January 5.
Washington, Jan. 5. A proposition
to print the inaugural address of Presi
dent Lincoln, together with the eman
cipation proclamation, in the Congres
sional Record of today, this being the
centenary year of Lincoln's birthday,
was made in the senate today by Gore,
of Oklahoma. He also proposed that
St', 300 copies of these papers be printed
in document form.
or $3,400,000 end over $3,0(10,000 on
account of public works. The nay
shows a decrease of about $1, ,"00, 000
and the civil and m scellaneo. s expen
ditures wore reduced in about $1,250,
000. M.-nster Ship Planned.
Washington, Jan. 7. Plans have
been out lined by the Navy l ure.-ni of
construct on for a gn at battleship of
25,000 tons, designed t) cany eight 14
inch guns. This became known today
through tne ma King pub c of testi
mony given bnore the hou:-e commit-
tee on r.a al affairs sn-ecral weeks ago, I
by Rear Admiral Capps, chief con- j
structor. No indication lias been trivm
m-1
Government to Commence New Pro
ceedings at Once.
Washington, Jan. 6. The statement
is made today on good authority that,
notwithstanding the refusal cf the
United States court to grant a writ of
ce-tiorari in the case of the Standard
Oil company, the department of justice
will at once proceed with the trial cf
the numerous ether cases pending in
different sections, either against the
S'an !ard Oil company for receiving re
bates or against the railroads fur
granting than to the Sta-dard Oil
v-wi.-jpaiiv, involving me same ques
t'ons. These include the ci.scs i th-.
.V cr hern district of I1H oi and
in t'-e Western district cf Tm
I 1,. rll!
and
sui s
essee.
OUtrc rn dis'r Ct of Ca!:fervni-j
Western district of New Yo. k.
v. ill
Washington, Jan. 5. - Transacting
business without even the semblance
of a quorum, the house today passed
several bills of a miscellaneous char
acter, but of little general public im-
Cathedra! is Unsafe.
Toledo, Spain, Jan. S. A board of
architects has pronounced the cathed
ral of Toledo, one of the largest n,l
mnf nnlrlrof.wl i T."1 r ,
.... - . , v, , i.un,,, unsaie ana ranama
name to collapse, u he cathedral ser
vices are now being conducted in the
Church of Trinity.
Canal Increases National Debt.
Washington. Jan. 7. -The public
debt statement issued by the secretary
of the treasury shows that at the close
of business December 31. 190S, the
debt, less cash in the treasury, amount
ed to $997,319,750, vvh cli is an in
crease f, r the month of $7.91(5,190. ac
counted for by the issue of $30,000,000
canal bonds. The cash bal
ance in the treasury is $319,801,417.
The receipts for the month
yet that such a battleship
thorized, but the matter is attracting
attention among congressmen.
Salton Sei an Overflow.
Washington, Jan. t!. That the Sal
ton sea is an accumulation of waste wa
ter in a depression. 200 feet below sea
level, is the statement oi' F. R. New
ell, director of the United States Re
clamation service, in the appendix of
the report of the S.'i.ithsonion Institu
te. "The recent overflow of the Col
orado is not a new thing," said he,
"but a revival in historic times of
what has probably occurred frequently
in geologic history. " " j
i Laud American Generosity.
I London, Jan. 5 The civilized world
; hastening to the aid officially and i:n-
officially, of affected Italy 'and "the
; splei did generosity of the American
! people and government" are the sub
; jeit of eulogistic comment in the En r-
lisii papers, which urtre the Prithh
government to follow this examp'e. r.l
ih.v gh hitherto such matters have al
mos' invariably been left to private
enterprise in England. No action on
this mat;er can be taken until parlia
ment reassembles.
Ample Supplies Now Available in
Earthquake Courtry.
Naples, Jan. 5. Although the Ital
ian authorities were seemingly dazed
at first by the magnitude cf the disast
er, the situation is now greatly improv
ed. Ample supplies of all kinds are
a.ailabl . Foreign relief societies
have been rrp anized in several coast
towns in Sicily. Forty-five English
speaking inhabitants, under the direc
tion of Mr. Wood, the American artist,
are cordi ctin r an Anglo-American hos
pital at Giardina. Foreign officers
who have explored the ruins on both
sides of the straits give higher esti
mates of the loss of life than Italian
reports. They believe that 90,000 per
sons have been killed or trapped in the
ruins of Messina and 30,000 at Reggio,
where the tidal wave rose to double the
height that it did at Messina.
Signor de Nava, a Reggio member of
the Italian chamber of deputies, has
personally traversed most of the earth
quake district n both s'.v of the
strait. lie estimates the :.. ';.! dead at
j S.r00, the wounded at 4. "CO. Of the
i dead Signer de Nava calculates that
j 50.000 are at Messina, 2$. 000 at Reg-
gio and 7,000 at other coast and inte
; rior towns affected.
The r dius of destruction extends 30
j miles north and south on the co: st of
Sicily and on the mainland form cquiJ
distance from Radicena, towards the
south.
Ccs-ove Goes Heme.
Paso Reb'.es. Ca., Jar.. ,V Govern-
;t:ir;0'.;rtvd t day that
hero Thursday for
e will be ir,:v; urated
hea'th or thuies to
.ir-eicet Cosgrove
he would leave
01yrrp:a. where h
January 11. Hi
improve and a!! t:
parture have be
the inauguration '
plan
for his
Kaiser Sends Best Wishes.
Washington. Jan. 5. Cordial ex
pression of good feeling was exchanged
between President Roosevelt and Count
PernshorlT, the new German ambassa-
Turkey to Aid John Bu'l
Perlin. Jan. 6. The British govern
ment, it is h ari.ed here, has le'ched
an understanding with Turkey w here
by th.' suit-in shall use the i-tluenc of
t-o Indian priesthood to support t'-e
Pritish nfe in return for active Pritish
diplomatic supp rt in the- Turkish con
troversies with European powers.
This agr ement has already produced
laverat-le etiscus-ion between R
and Great Britain over th.
con Terence.
V
.us;
epos
de-
n completed. After
t is probable that the
governor wiM re'turn here and rem:e'n
'until his health is entirely restored. It
i is believed he will be able to make the
i journey without any serious results.
Ultimatum From Austria,
enna, Jan. 5. The Ausfro-Hun-
gari?n government has inst-ucted
Count Foroach ele Chymes, minister at
In L rale, to demand an apology from
M. Milanovics. Servian foreien minis
tor, for his anti-Austrian utterances in
a speech bef re the rational assembly.
C.uint Fo-gach will be r. call d. The
opinion is be d at Vienna that Si rvia
is bent on war.
ivooseveit this a:te rneon at the hito ! Ai crt'iepuike laf P s. c -r v-
House. The letter Count Pernstorff felt hero todav. It eve-rti;r-ed f - i-
prcsenteJ from the emperor expressed j hire an ! s-t bells t, ri j., t' o
the "best wishes." which his majesty ; houses. The people rushed "into the'
318,507, and expenditures $60,570,100. welfare of the UnitVd is.Z Hage was e " T
Have
Earthquake.
tr.r.
U. S. W,irf-h;;- on S
C n . r. Jan. -V The An
! -a, lieli a 1 as ;:rrive! be
i; .- co ct toe srti-tore
a,-d the excitement am rg the
as t'it result of a Portugue se
r can gun
re in cunse-
n ni'ive ment
natives
seaman.
on the Pritish steamer Fats'.iaa having
i kicked a coolie to death.