EVENTSTIIE DAY
Newsy Items Gnllicreil from All
Paris of tlio World.
PREPARED rOR TIIE BUSY READER
Inn Important hut Not Less Inter
nttlng Happenings from Points
Outside tlio Slate,
Jny Gould linn volunteered nil proba
tion olllcer In Nuw York.
Tim Jiiiuiiihii government lit cutting
ixiiniHcit uvorywhoro Niitllilu.
1 rxllcntlorin tire tlinl IIimmIn In Oregon,
WimliliiKtoii mill Idaho lire, over.
Another venireman In tint Calhoun
c.istt report mi attempted bribery.
A water-front flrtt nt Galveston de
stroyed JfiUO.OIlO worth of property.
An nntbraco truck hotting lilll hmi
boon passed by tlin California house.
Tim eruption of Lngnnn, In tlio Phil
ippine, linn entirely changed tint form
4lf Hill IIHllltltulll.
Tim Cnlifoniln Hood nr wnrstt In
mime place, liut for tint mofit pnrl tlio
water ore subsiding.
Cosgrovn lit (hi IiIh way north to In'
IfinugurntMl governor of Washington
himI will tlmn ruturii south.
Ilnrrlmnn declare lit' will ml wage
of emphi) In Wyoming if tliu legUlu
ruturu tHM) n 2-c'iit rnttt law. r
Oiw hundred nnd'Vnty-flviijMron
nr known to Imvo lost tlit'lr live
through hfitvy (UmmU In tint Trnntiviinl
country.
Tim mUiw of Iti'iir Admiral Coghlnn
In In destitute clrniiimtnnre nnd will
Imvo to look for work utileim tlio gov
ernment grnnta her n peiwlon.
Senntor Flint, of Cnlifoniln, nnyii ho
does not hollo v anti-Japanese hllU
will ho pniud In hi (Into, hut say
Immigrant nro ntlll ourlng In.
Hnn Pedro harbor la to Ik exlrnnlvo
ly fortified.
Tint Nntionnl Child Labor conference
U In session In Chicago.
Marshall Field' daughter lmi ued
for tho Inroinu of thu estate.
Tint Canadian Pacific plaint to huilil
nnotiirr llnu ncron tho country.
Tho throntened arrest of -JO I'lltit.
burg councilman linn cnused n punlc.
An nntl-bottlng Inw in rum to ho
panned hy tho Cnlifoniln legislature.
New rhnrgo f nttumptied Jury
'bribing In tho Cnlhoun case Imvo been
made, i
Tint llllnnln senatorial deadlock coif
tlnuo nml nil leglslntlvu business in
held up.
Mnyor McClolliiu, of New York, op-p-sos
munleipnl operation of puhllc
Utilities.
Governor Glllott rays thorn Mil ho
no nntl-Jnpnneso luwn panned In Cnli
foniln for tho, present, it I lenst.
Floodn nro doing grunt damage, o--pccinlly
to tn 1 1 roin I prtM'rty, in Ittnho,
Washington, Oregon nml Cnlifoniln.
Tho M'lintit of TennoHseit him pnnsetl
n hill prohibiting tho ninnufncturo of
Intoxicating llquuin mid tho house In
itlito like to tnktt nlmlliir nctlon. Should
it do ho, tlio governor will uo hi veto.
Humor ngnln tuiyn Ahruzzi will wed
M Klklni.
M, N. Johnson wn re-elected senntor
from North Dnkotn.
Tho MUnouri loglslnturo linn ro
elected Senntor Stono.
Tho Utnh legislature has ro-olcctod
Reed Smoot to tho somite.
Thomnn I. Ooro hnn been roturnwl
'to.tho Htnitto from Oklnhotnn. .
J n i no s 1'. Clnrko will nurcceil him
nvlf iih Bountor from ArkuitHnn.
Frnnk II. UrnmlcEwi hnn heon ro
oloctoil aunntor from Connecticut.
Hommoiiwny will ho nucct'odwl m
Sunntor from Indiunn hy Shivoly.
Itoonovolt miyn Jiipuneno nro UmvltiK
Unltod Stntcn without li'KlHlutlon.
Chnrlcn J. HuKhcn linn hcon olectod
vvnntor from Colorado to miccood Tul
lor. Tho North Cnrollnn U'Rlnlnturo oloct
il Leu II. Ovormnn Unltt'd Stntofl on
ntor. ThoNo w HnniHphlro IcRlnlnturo ro
olcctcil Jncoh II. GullliiKur United
14 JjtntoM Ronntor,
Sonntor l'onroao wnn Vo-oloctcd non
ntor for thu third tlmo by tho l'onpsly
vnnlu lulKtiluturo.
Coo I. Crawford wna tho choice of
tho South Dakota IvulHlnturo for Unit
d HtutoB Bupator.
Another hllr.rnrd la rnRlnir In tho
KiihI nml nil ruilrondn nro tied up in
thu Dukotna, I
OPIUM CAUSES 8UIOIDE.
Poppy DruR fleiponilhlo for 000,000
Uaioi Yonrly.
Clovolmidl(, ()., Jnn, H)."0lum
cmim'it hnlf n million itulcldoH n yunr,"
ilcclurt'd ltov. A. H, (irontr. of tho In
tvrnntlounl Itoform hurvnu today, with
ruferenco to thu opium conforoiico call
ed by I'rtMtldunl Itooiovolt, which ho
Klnn Itn Hoimlun nt Khi!iihul IVhrunry
1, I'hit ntiilouii'iit In IiiihoiI on luttvr
mid ri'M)rtn from Dr. II. V. TIiwIiie,
Mii'clnl norrotury of tho reform bureau
who Inn boon ni'iit to HluiiiKhnl hy thu
buroiiu to ntti'tid tint opium conference.
Dr. TIiwIiik will nnk tho confvrvnco
to tnkn nctlon Hint will hnnteu tho do
ittructlon of tint opium trnlllc throjuh-
out thu world. Dr. TIiwIiij: itnyn ho hnn
ohtnlnod ntntlntlcn from four Clilnono
provlncoH with
a ixMiuhtltoii of fiBO, -
0U0 In which
Int anvii tliii nroiKirtlon of
thu iMipulntloii UHinjr opium in from 20
to HO hit cent, ard tho nmount of mon -
y eKint for tho drug In $200,000,000
h venr.
1'renldent Hooimvi'lt cnlled thu opl- In a hopelenn minority. Tho only al
um confirmed nt tint nUKKntlon of terntlon mndo wnn thu ntrlklnjc out of
Illnhop Jlreiit, of Mnnllln, itmldeleKnten provlnlonn rentorbiK mnrlnen to nnvnl
Imvo been npNilnUtl by Chlnn, Jnpan, ! venneln. Thu OKKn-Knto amount nppro
HUin, IVrnln, Itumln, O'crmnny, Grent, printed In 1135,000,000.
Ilritnlu, Franco, Italy, Ilollmid nml tho
United UluU'i
AFFAIUS SET MIQHT.
Oomni to Ua liuufirxted Proildont
of Cubit January 2(1.
Havana, Jnn. ID. -On January 28 at
noun tint Cuban ix'opl will coma Into
thuir own fur tint kocihmI tlmo at tho
linntln of tint American Kovernmeut.
ii wui on .tiny xo, mux, inni inn Amor
lent. Ilntr. lHi.tUfter the unr with
T" I
Niwlii. wnn Iwulwl down In favor of thu
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Then, In Heptembvr, lOOfl, n com
pany of marine Inmlotl nt tho palace
from thu United Htntvacrulaor Denver,
and halted a victorioua ntvolutioniiry
army on tint outnklrtn of Havana, nml
American Inturvonllon, which flrnt
cniiiu iiL'nlimt n forolk'n power, wnn
oticn more u reality, thin tlmn to not
thliiK rlnlit ainonn thu Cuban thorn
nelve. Tho mcinbern of tho Cuban contrre
had becomn Indllferent and for month
prior to the revolution It had beun Im-
Hnmllii to Kocuro thu attemlancu of a
ipjorum. Thin necenaltntitl govern
ment by pnldent nl decree, nml It wn
iiiiickly followed by the cry Hint l'ri-sl-dent
l'nluin wn iiMUinlnK tint rule of
dictator. Tho American provinional
Kovornor, Charlen K. .Mrkkiu, hnn donu
all that It wna omiilila for him to do
to prevent n recurrence of thin tatu of
nlTnirn by decreeing that conKremun
who do not attend tint elonn hull
not receive my, Thonc rulen, how
over, hnve nlrehdy been doclnriHl dicta
torial by thu coiiKreinmcn, nml an at
tempt undoubtedly noon will ho mndo
to repeal or nmuml them.
NEW P.ECOIID SET.
Number of Mine Accident!
Increased
( urlnft Patt Year.
I'lttuhurtr, Jnn. ID. Thu yenr 1008
wnn mnrked hy morn mine horror nml
by moro Ion of llfu underground than
any other yenr In history. And tho
yenr 1000 apparently In going nftor
lUOH'fl recortl. Only lnt Tuondny 100
liven wore lout In nn exploit Ion In a
model mint! nenr Illuefleld. W. Vn..
nml on thu Sunday boforo denth oxnet-
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ed nnother heavy toll
II IIIU KVItVI
mine nt Zoiglor, III,
"Science," unlit a mining engineer
today, "lias not yut aolved tho problem
of preventing tho formation of gn.
Wo recognize three kind of initio gns
en thu lire dump, nftor damp nml
white dump.
"Fire dump lit tho only ono of tho
trio Hint I explosive. It I u gas giv
en olT by coal under thu Influence of tho
hent of thu enrth.
When Davy Invent-1
vil tho initio-' anfuty lamp It wna
thought that all danger of mlno uxplo
flionn wna over. The lamp hnn thu
llnmo surrounded with n metallic screen
which doea not permit thu panaago of
tho llnmo. Hut thu screens burn out
nftor long usngo nml tho minora grow
cnroleea."
Frlck to Sail Fine Home,
I'lttntiurir, Jnn. 10. Kenl eatnto
men of Pittahurg Imvo n quiet tip that
"Clayton," thu Pittsburg pnlnco of II.
f l?wnf tn 1Tntfitvunnil nvntiiiit In Air
...i,. Tiw. .i..,.i bin,, iu .i.irAn. nf
quitting I'lttahurg foruvor. According W ", but .,f u, 8 iwf"
to thorn closely In aocloty. Mr. Prick Kcncle8 throughout tho country, the
Is bitterly angry nt tho Inck of Inter-. b.n1' w.,,'caJ"''e" J total nWlrli
cat hown in tlio coming-out of hla' Ioof $100,869,000, yraa pnsseit vlr
ilauRhtor, Helen, hero aonio tlmo aince. I n"y 9 reported by tho eommitteo on
Only nbout in young men, aenrcoly I''0"8-
enough to perform tho figurea of thu I Ilu "W-'nt dofleloney bill, which
.innr.... wn. in niminiii. nm, !.! ' cnrrlua appropriations amounting to
party at "Clayton,"
troquolt Claim Settled,
Chicago, Jnn. 10. It wnn mndo pub
lic todny that lifter live years of litiga
tion aottlomonts had been mndo In tho
enfloa of SO of tho deaths caused by tho
Iroquois thontor flro, It is stated that
$7G0 a caao ia to bu paid.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF i
IFrldny, Jnnunry 22.
WmihltiKton, Jnn, 'I'l. February VI
vnn tixlay ileclnrcd to ho n upeclul holi
day, mid n nurvey mid plmin for n
IiIkIiwiiv from WmtliliiKton to Gottyii-
liiirtf. to hu known iin "Tho Lincoln
, Wny," mi n mifnorlnl U Abrnhntn
Iilncolu, went provided for by n Joint
resolution pnited hy tli't nonnto after
nn oxtetidisl debntv. Tint roiolutlon
did not commit eoiiKrrwt to thu con
ittructlon of tho highway when ur-
. veyed.
I Somo tlmo wan nlno devote to cotmid
erntlon of tint Jnpiitieno (Uention.
WanhliiKton, Jan. 22. -I'xnctly nn
' rrtwl hy th commllte.., thu nnvnl
lirournin for tho flficnl yenr lUlO wnn
twliiy ndoptod hy tho houc nml thu
' vl appropriation hill wan panned.
1 Tlio o.poiient of tho nnvy Increnne
fiaturu of tho bill found thvmnelvtn
Tliuradajr, January 21.
WnnhlnKton, Jan. 21.- Debnto on
thu propriety of lncronnlno; nnlnrlen of
IVdoral, Circuit and District Judaea
coimuinwl nonrly tint entlnt time of the
nunnto Ulay, with tho ronult that the
coiiiMnntiun of thu 20 Circuit Judge
wan IncrenMtd from $7,000 to $0,000.
nml Hint if th" 81 DUtrlct Juilon from
$0,000 to $8,000.
.SVnitur Itnynor tlnUKht thu oxK.'nea
of llM' Kouncvflt .'Xlltln
to Africa
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Wnahlngton, Jnn. 21. Stricture
upwi tho efllelency of olllcer of the
nnvy in tho en re of machinery of wnr
voMola were uttered In thu huunu to
day during thu consideration of thu
nnvnl appropriation bill, with tho ro
nulo that nn nmomlmont wn ndopUd
reuiring the necrctnry of tho navy nn
nunlly to report to congre tho in
ntnncen wheru moro tlmn $2,000 I ex
(wndetl for repair.
Wtdneidav, January 20.
Wnahlngton, Jnn. 20. Tho Drown
ville nlTray wnn taken up by tho sonalo
totlny, Frailer, of Tennesee, apeaking
In i ppoaltlon to tho pnmtago of nny
meauro for tho re-enlmttnent of tho
tliachnrged noldiern of the Twenty-fifth
rugiment. He innliitl that the guilt
of Mini' men of tho regiment had been
ontnbllihcd beyond doubt, although the
liKliVitluntn who had couitiuttitl the
criuio hud not been determined. Forn
kor nn noun cod that hu would move next
Momluy to take up ha bill tu reinstate
thu njldiern unloM nn ngrccment on u
time to vote for tho nioiuuro wn mndo
oonor. The legislative, executive and
Judicinl appropriation bill vtaa under
coiMlJoration today.
Wiuhington, Jnn. 20. After adopt
ing with ui opjionltion a revolution by
which Governor George F. Lilley, of
Connecticut, cense to be n member of
congre, tho house today proceeded
with tho nnvnl appropriation bill.
Fo'ir amendment wero olToretl to the
iniHiBiire. Fon, chnlrniun of tho nnvnl
alfalrn committee, hud charge of the
bill on the Door nml Tnwney, Fitzgor
aid, Gniue, Macon nnd other oko.
Mann occupied tho chair during the
constdurntlon of tho bill, which prob-
J'1'' "' f''0
'houno out ridny.
tho attention of thu
Tuotday, January 10.
Washington, Jan. 10. Tho salaries
of tho president, vico president and
speaker of thu house wero ngnin under
ilincuiulon In tho aennto today, when
tho legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation bill wnn taken up.
Amendment weru adopted increasing
thu president' anlury to $100,000, that
of tho chief justice of tho Supremo
court to $16,000, and those of nsaocinto
justice to $14,500. An amendment
wna also ndopted providing for nn un
der tecretnry of atuto tit n salary of
$10,000 a year.
Washington, Jnn. 10. Disposing of
tho ipcvch of Wlllctt, of New York,
yeaturdny, nttncklng thu president, by
referring it to n apccinl eommitteo to
reort what disposition should ho made
of It, thu house proceeded todny to
tnku up thu various appropriation bills.
Hutlcr, of Pennsylvania, occupied
thu chnlr during tho debnto on tho
PoiinIod upproprintloii bill, which ubol
$1,002, lOi.', wua passed after n roll cnll
and several votca had been cnlled for
on nn amend men t ottered by Ilellln, of
Alnhninn, providing for un appropria
tion of $1100,00 fur further distribution
of aueda by tho uVpnrtmcnt of agricul
ture. Monday, January 10.
Washington, Jnn. 18. Tho provi
sion for nn Increase of thu salary of
the president to $100,000 and of tho
alnrlen of tho vico president nnd
eakiT of tho houso of representative
to $20,000 itnch, contained in n ennnto
ntnodnmi nt to thu legislative, execu
tive nnd Judicial appropriation bill,
weru taken up in thu ncnatij Uxlny and
tho point of order mndo against them
by Iforah wan further considered, re
sulting in thu ndoptlon, by a vote of 31
to 32, of another amendment, fixing
tho spenker'n salary nt $15,000,
Senntor Fulton hnn ottered an amend
ed rate bill, which provides that when
tho Interstate Commerce commission
suspend n proposed higher rnto tho
rate then in force shall continue in
forco until tho complained of rates
havu hem scttleil by a hearing; also,
Hint several rood may enter into
ngreementn an to rates.
Senator Fulton'a bill to create Sad
dle Mountain National park wnn favor
ably reported today. Tho land Includ
ed Hu In townships C and 0 north,
range 8 west.
Senntor Fulton ha Introduced a bill
to fncludu In tho Itluu Mountain Na
tional forest, section 17 to 24. town-
whip 1!) south, range 2G east of the
Willamette meridian.
Washington, Jnn. 18. When Hcprc
nenUtivo William Wlllctt, Jr., of Far
Itocknvvny, N. V., reprenvntlng thu
Fourteenth New York district, was In
thu midst of a hitter attack on the
president today, the house of repre
sentatives by a vote of 126 to 78 re
fused to allow him to proceed on the
ground that ho wan "vllllfylng tho
president." The question wna raised
on a point of order.
Although Itoosuvelt'a name was not
mentioned by thu ipeaker, innuendo
left no pon-alblo doubt as to thu itcrson
designated.
President Itoosevelt today sent to
congress a special message requesting
that Lincoln's birthday, February 12,
bu mndo n national holiday.
Among thu measures passed by the
house todny was that extending tho
provisions of tho Carey act to tho
Territories of Arizona and New Mex
ico. Saturday, January 10.
Washington, Jan. 1C. Tho entire
session of thu senate today was devot
ed to a memorial service for the Into
Senator William I'inckney Whyte, of
Mnrylnnd. After tho ndoptlon of reso
lution of respect the senate at 2:38 p.
m. adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 15. An elaborate
analysis of thu Sherman anti-trust law,
by Jenkins, of Wisconsin, wa the
feature of today's session of thu house.
Tho jicnslon appropriation bill technl
cnliy was under consideration, but the
Wine was given over to general debate.
Other speakers were Nye, who enter
tained the house with an address on
law nnd lawmaker; Douglas, of Ohio,
who advocated autononmy for tho Por
to It leans, and llurton, of Delaware,
who mado a plea for postal savings
banks.
In reporting tho naval appropriation
bill to tho house today tho committee
on naval attains fixed tho amount need
ed for tho maintenance of the nnval
service during tho fiscul year 1910 nt
$130,002,888, a compared with $122,-C02,-lb5,
tho present appropriation.
The bill contains recommendations for
nn increnso of tho navy by two 20,000-
ton linttluslilps, Jlvo torpedo bont de
stroyers, four submarine boats nnd
tour licet collier.
Houses for Sufferers.
Washington, Jnn. 19. An innova
tion in international relief measures so
far as Europe is concerned will bo un
dertaken by tho government in expend
ing the $500,000 appropriated hy con-
gresa for the Italian earthquake sutter
era. Ilealizing that a grent need
nmong tho sutterers will bo shelter,
President Itoosevelt has decided to send
to Italy mntvrial for the construction
of 2.C00 or 3,000 substantial but mod
est frame houses. Lver since tho ap
propriation was made, serious consid
eration has been given by the presi
dent nnd tho Statu department to tho
beat uso that could bo mndo of It in
tho wny of relief.
Nowberry Cuts All Red Tape.
Washington, Jan. 19. Secretary
Nowberry wns nt hia desk todny com
pleting as fast ua posaiblo the general
administration program for sending to
Italy building material for tho con
struction of a largo number of small
houses to shelter earthquake suiTerea.
All red tnpo hna been waived so that
vessels may bo sent oif nt tho earliest
posaiblo moment with their loads of
material.
B g Fine Declared Legal,
Washington, Jnn.21. Tho Supremo
court of tho United Sthtea todny affirm
ed tho decree of thu Btnto courts of
Texas imposing a lino of $1,023,000 on
tho Wutora-riurco Oil company, or it,
Louis, ousting it from tho sfhto on tho
chnrgo of violating tho Texas anti
trust law.
WOOL POOL FAIL8.
Buyers Offer High Prices and Break
Proposed Combine.
I'ocaUdlo, Idaho, Jan. 18. Chief
Forester PInchot turned down two Invi
tations to attend thu convention of tho
' National Woolgruwers' auoclation,
' which adjourned In this city Saturday.
Mr. Pinchot's refusals were based on
what he termed the selfish and narrow
J policy of tho association toward tho
government forestry service.
On a final showdown on tho Chicago
wool storago proposition it wan found
that tho signatures to tho Chicago con
tract were 4,l00,000 pounds short of
the required 25,000,000 pounds neces
sary to Insure the Chicago market. At
a meeting of thoso already signed up
it was found to bo Impossible to secure
pledge of the required amount among
delegates present at tho Pocatello con
vention, and a campaign will bo inaug
urated on tho outside.
Wool buyers from Chicago and St.
Louis have been active during the con
vention in buying the 1909 clip at
from 18 to 21 cents. Many woolgrow
ers, heretofore considered as staunch
supporters of the Chicago plan, have
contracted their clips to private buy
er, allured by the remarkable prices.
Ogdcn was selected as tho next place
of meeting.
Fd W. Gooding, of Shoshone,
Idaho, was rc-eiccted president;
George S. Walker, of Cheyenne, Wyo., I
again was chosen secretary, and Lewis
Penwoll, of Helena, Mont, once more
selected as treasurer. A. II. Knollin,
of Chicago, succeeded Joseph E. Wing,
of Mcchanicsburg, O., as Eastern vice
president, and A. J. Delflter, of Lara
mie, Wyo., succeeded Dr. J. M. Wil
son, of Wyoming, an Western vico
president.
In thu resolutions adoptedany reduc
tion in the present tariff on wool and
hides was opposed, and the proposed
establishment of a central wool market
in Chicago approved.
NO CHANGE IN POLICY.
Dismissal of Yuan Shi Kal Will Not
Affect China.
Pckin, Jan. 18. Prince Ching, pres
ident of Hie board of foreign affairs,
has assured the American and British
ministers that tho dismissal of Yuan
Shi Kai means no change in Chinese
policy, but bitterness has arisen be
tween the British and Japanese repre
sentatives hero on account of Japan's
refusal to join Great Britain in her
representations to Prince Ching. Tho
British position Is that Japan acts in
bad faith, while tho Japanese legation
explains that it was agreed to concur
in the opinion of the majority and that
n majority of the ministers favored tho
taking of no action in this direction.
William M. Rockhill and Sir John
Jordan, respectively tho ministers to
Chinn from the United States and
Great Britain, today expressed them
selves as pleased with the reception
accorded them by Prince Ching. They
say tho princo received them in the
spirit in which they came, aa repre
sentatives of two friendly powers. He
listened to Messrs. Rockhill and Jordan
respectfully, who inquired whether tho
dismissal of Yuan Shi Kai meant n
change in tho policy of China,
Princo Ching authorativcly assured
his callers that this was not so. This
atsurance, it is understood, puts an end
to tho bad impression that followed tho
dismissal of Yuan Shi Kai.
Bodies of Cheneys Found.
Washington, Jan. 18. Tho bodies of
tho American Consul, Arthur S. Che
ney and Mrs. Cheney wero found in
tho ruins of tho American consulate at
Messina yesterday afternoon by tho
sailors of tho American battleship Illi
nois, which arrived nt Messina yes
terday from Suez. Tho bodies wero
prepared for shipment and taken
aboard the American supply ship Cul
goo, which will carry them to Naples.
Arrangements are being mado for tho
shipment of tho bodies to tho United
States. Tho Illinois has returned to
Malta.
Nicholas Gets Off Throne.
Paris, Jan. 18. Princo Nicholas, of
Montenegro, has abdicated in favor of
his son, Princo Mirko, according to a
dispatch received hero this evening
from Vienna. Tho report lacks con
firmation, though it is generally cred
ited, as Nicholas had not met tho full
desires of his subjects in hia attitudo
toward Austrin. Ho wna confronted
with the samo situation aa now con
fronts King Teter, of Servia, whose
abdication ia expected at any moment.
No River and Harbor BUI.
Washington, Jan. 18. The house
committee on rivers and harbors has
voted against a genera) appropriation
bill for river and harbor improvements,
Tho committee will roport a bill pro
viding for carrying on important work
ulrpady begun, for surveys of urgent
projects proposed and for any emer
gencies which may arise. This bill
will probably carry not to exceed $10,-000,000.
DEATH IN FIRE TRAP
Sixty Men Perish in Tunnel Crib
In Lake Michigan.
BODIES ARE HORRIBLY MUTILATED
Strain Is Too Qreat and Many Who
Survived Fire and Exposure
Become Insane.
Chicago, Jan. 21. Sixty men wero
killed and -18 terribly injured In an ex
plosion at tho crib, ono mile out in
Lake Michigan yesterday. Tho men
wero isolated on a narrow ledge, with
out boats, and tho survivors ha1 tho
choico of remaining and burning to
death, leaping into tho lake, which
was thickly filled with Ico hummocks,
or smothering In tho tunnel leading to
shore and which was immediately filled
with deadly gas.
Those who were not too badly stun
ned sprang into tho lako and fought
with the ico until tugs arrived. Somo
were saved but others perished. Many
men were thrown out of bed by tho
explosion and clung to blocks of ice,
their only clothing being thin night
shirts. Tho rescuers found them be
numbed and insane and some of them
fought their rcsruers In their delirium.
Some of tho escapes wero marvelous.
Thoe who could not swim swung by
ropea over the sides of tho crib, but tho
(lame ate through the ropes and they
dropped to death. Many were mado
unconscious by tho force of tho explo
sion and burned to death inside tho
crib.
The horror was increased 15 minutes
after the fire broke out by an explosion
of dynamite used in blasting tho intake
tunnel. The result Vas seen when the
bodies were brought in. Many of them
were but chunks of charred flesh and
bones. One gunnysack contained fivo
human head.', while another contained
many arms and legs. Identification of
these pitiful remnants was utterly out
of the question.
Of tho injured who wero rescued
many will die, as their burns and ex
posure were bo severo thot they canno?
rally. Tonight fully half of the res
cued men suffered amputation of arms
or legs.
Until the rescuers nro ablo to enter
tho water tunnel, It will not bo known
how many persons perished below the
surface of the lake. Air pressure was
kept in thii portion of tho work and,
as the air generating plant became dis
abled soon after the fire started, thoso
in the tunnel must have perished.
DELAY ANTI-JAP BILLS.
Governor of California Atks Legisla
ture to Wait.
Sacramento, Cat., Jan. 21. Consid
eration of tho bills denying to Japan
ese the right to own American land or
to be directors of corporations, was de
layed for one week by the assembly
yesterday at the request of President
Hooicvclt and Governor GillctL
When these measures camo up on a
special order, Preston, of Mendocino
county, offered a resolution requesting
the president to furnish tho legislature
with all documents nn data in posses
sion of tho Federal authorities bearing
upon thu Jupanese situation. This was
declared to bo out of order. Then
Drew moved that his bill denying Jap
anese tho right to own land bo made a
special order for the same day next
week.
Grove L. Johnson, author of the di
rectors' bill, opposed postponement in
an impassioned speech, declaring that
tho request of the president for delay
meant nothing to tho legislature, ai
the governor had not seen fit to trans
mit it to tho assembly through a spe
cial messago and no such request was
before tho house. Ho said t at tho
Japanese were increasing in numbers,
instead of decreasing, as stated by tho
president, and there was urgent de
mand all over tho state for action at
once. He, for one, would not give up
tho fight against Washington's inter
vention. Three Hundred Houses Go.
Smyrna, Jan. 21. Another earth-
quako was experienced hero at ten
minutes nast 2 o'clock this mornlmr.
but no damago was done. Tho Ameri
can battleships Louisiana and Virginia
nro still in tho harbor. News of the
effect of tho shock of yesterday comes
in slowly. Over 300 dwellings were
destroyed in villages in tho Phocacea
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district, but only n few persons lost
their lives.
Prohibition Bill Stands.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 21, Over tho
veto of Governor Pattewon this after
noon both houses of tho legislature
passed tho senate bill which prohibits
tho salo of intoxicating liquor within
four miles of a school house In Tonnes
seo, and is in effect a statewide pro
hibltlon act. It la effective July 1,
1909.