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SALEJJ, OREGON, FPJD AY. JANUARY 1, 1904.
THE 1LIST OF FATALITIES
: MATFCTAlLlLir INCRILASILID
Death List of Chicago
Reaches Six Hundred
THE CITY CAST IN GLOOM
K
Total Number of Casu-
alitiesjWill Reach the
1000 Mark-Many
Will Die
Is a Wide DiffereneeVof
Xpinioi as to Hoy
the Fire Broke
Out
'
given last night, in the neighborhood
of 600. The widely accepted estimate.
isiG64 dead. This ,nunibr will likelv
be inereased.as there are persons in the
nospitals w ho will probably die. It is
believed, however, that the total num
ber .of dead wi.ll "not exceed ,600. sin
eluding the dead, missing and injured,
iue toiai niunoer, or casualties is -approximately
j 1,000..!
x There wa an animated discussion
day among the firemen, emoloves of the
tueatre ana architects as to the cause
of the fire, f Accounts differ today as
widely as they varied last nisrht.j The
theatrical people are a unit in declaring
closing down of all business on ftatur
day, which will probably be the general
burial day, and asking for the cessation
of all unnecessary noises "on that day.
He said he also would issue -a proclama
tion asuing ror tne observance of per
fect quiet on New Tear's eve: that th
peopie jorego tbe nsual AW Ynr wl.
bration, wbieh'is usual! v: attended -i-.br
iup looting nt norns, ringing of bells,
anu great uin..
ASKea as to bissbpinion resardinir the
cause -of the fire, tbejnayor gave it as
his opinion that the Iroquis was the
safest theatre in Chicago, and, that, if!
the asbestos curtain had nbt failed to
work the disaster would not "have N...
enrrel.,t He lays the. cause entirely to
that one fact.
With reference to rdacinff "the blame.
the mayor said that he could not make
any statement until after i tb$ coronor
had made his report, ' ; 4 .1
ome time aeo ' Ulil tkni Nmnvor.
'I Teffommended to the council that an
investigation should be made looking
to the jfire protection of theatres. Th:t
is to- say, to see whether the theatres
were Complying with the i ordinance
Ihnt thn Ura tQrillk M T :
and in this they are flatly contradicted Wlt, !?spe et to sprinkler system
BHADT TO LEAVE.
Seven Employes ef th Iroquis ITnektr
, - ax cnarged. with. Msa
1 - - T. slaughter, '
CinCAGO, Dee. 31.-Seven employes
t iu jruqms meatre were arrested
tonight, the charge being accessory j to
manslaughter. ; They wiii be held pend-
'"g e tctuics or the', coroner's jury.
The employes; are: !Wnu t'arleton,
stage manager; Edward Cammings,
rar-pier; r ranK J. Andrews, K. M.
Cammings,! E. Engle, Thomas McQueen
and 8. J. AfazonL f stage . hands and
scene snifters, fotuof the men tM
Cfiier O'iVeil that tber ha Teen warn. I
o Jeavecnicagq. Thcv later admittl
that the advice was given by Assistant
Stage Manager Planketti' All of thorn
had packet their, trunks and would
have been put f Chicairto had not- !
i-.j ..... I . - . . ..
jwiire arrrsteu in cm. .
.tasmisciioii
The amount colltftcd dariujj the iu.ntUl
1 of Ieccmber,- W3, "u credits ta tLei
I several funds as follows.:.
f I ll.r I I payments on certificate and
IEOQUOIS THEATEa DID NOT CX)N
FOBM TO BtT)rUDTJr OEDINANCE
Hf AJ OSEAT
iiAirr
EESFECTS
HE HAD NO BAIL
THEBETOEE JOHN A. BENSON IS
'THRUST INTO'A'TEION'S CEIA
N- -! IN KEWYOBK JAIL. - jl i
CHICAGO, Dec 31. For the first
I tirne since Chicago has jMssed bells to
l peal, whistles to tfmcfc: ana norns 10
-blow, the ld year was allowed silently
to take its place in History ana ine .ew
Year permitted to come with no evi
dence of joy at its birth. All Chicago
mourned for the 600 persons who died
-yesterday at the Iroquis Theatre.
The calamity of the Iroanis Theatre
has cast Chicago into glooirt. Business
today was performed with a view to
necessity. Ordinarily on New Year's
the streets" are tilled with merry makers
but tonight the only throngs were
r-. x, A i:Pi.!. i. forced one of two sections of the build
stricken to the Icart; Not only "have in ordinances. The .lepnty building
.. i. .1.1 a 1 . s commissioner this mormfie, in companv
mill y in. urr nu u naut"":i,i u:i ... , . . ... v t t I,
v,.-.Ki "With- Inspectors, aagfclin, Wnze and Dal-
...-. v.. ii:..i.iaw Ui ton.went to the theatre tb make an m-
IUI 1U 1111 tlli PJU l lliu Wv asca-n a. uiu a . v- ' -1 Aims
1 u 1 -i . spection. On his return e said: ' The
almost as heavily on the strangers : .i . . : . .. . c
'-' t ' 1 theatre, k and its arrangement were
wiii.". strictly wXhin the law. I shall not go
. j Fatality List Increases. into detajlstil I have completed my
The list of dead continues as it .was report." $
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by scores of people in the audience who
declare they' saw the fire creeping along
me etige or fne curtain f or several nun
ntes before7 the explosion todk plaee.
A number of people left their, seats
after seeing the blaze and were well on
their war to tbe street when overtaken
by the frightened rush, of those ther
had left behind them. The best evi
dence at present obtainable is that the
fire was started by sparks from an are
light striking the edge of the drop, eur
tain, but this has not been proved.
Although the Iroquis Theatre, was as
safe as anyjtheatre m Chicago it be
came evident .today that the, city build
ing. department had not strictly en
HAS ITS SEQUAL
BROOKLYN THEATER, TIRE OT 1870
BY WHICH THEJEE HUNDRED
1 LIVES WERE IX)ST.
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..-.. ,
The Disaster of Twentyseven Years
- Ago Occurred id Almost the Same
- Manner as Did" -rthe Chicago .Tire
"Thi Result Was Proportionately as
Terrible "Two Orphans' the Play.
Yesterday's terrible holocaust at Chi
cngo recalls a similar disaster of i
years ago at Brooklyn, on the morning
of December 6. 1875. Brooklyn awoke
to hear the appalling news that during
the night its principal playhouse had
burneil to tho ground and that nearly
300 peopie had lost their lives in the
flames. The nlav of the "Two Or-
.phans," after a long run at the Union
Hqire Theater in New York, had 'been
rep educed by Shook & Palmer at the
JirpoK I vn Theater. The weateeiTi on
Decemiwr 5. 1876. f was exceedingly
1 pleasant, and the theater was densely
packed, in the evening. The play, had
advanced jto' the part know asi the
" Jtoathouse-' scene, when one of the
'.'-flics" was violently olown against
a gas jet and .caught fire.'. An attempt
was made to ent down the burning
l4 ' fly. ' ., 1 1 . fell on the canvas roof of
' j the boathouse. la a short , time tbe
f I whole building was in flames.- The peosJ
. I pie id the gallery, with few exceptions,
s miserably perished. All the actors ana
i ; actresses esc'aned pxceDt Claude : Bur
' toupIis. th Piciri"nnf -the cast, and
: lL.8.Murdock.whnnlaved Pierre, whose
bodies were afterwards found in the
i Tains. : OnlV tho walls of the theater
leWined after the disaster, and these
were cut down bv h firemen a few
days later. Fdr two years afterwards
te condition of the ruins was dui jjwo
) , changed. The" great gap left y the
t ,r nre was inclosed by an ordinary
j fence and the Washington street en-
I trance to the theater was boarded up,
it but the charred timbers were long." a
.reminder of the frightful calamity.
.! People grew to wonder why the theater
I Was not rebuilt, and it was stated thtt
'.1 some of those interested in the prop-
: . A . : ' . . . . 1 I . HM rtfl I
and other means of fire protection. The
recommendation was submitted to the
judiciary committee. The committee
has not yet .made a report, and I can
do nothing until I receive their report
in the matter."
To Chief Musham, of the fire depart
ment, the mayor has given instructions 1
to have placed in each theatre in the
city two city firemen.. at the expense of
the theatre, to guard against; any rep
etition of the Iroquis disaster.
As an expression of sympathy for
the bereaved of Chicago, the Board of
Trade adjourned an hour before; . the
usual time. Similar action was taken
by the exchanges at Duluth and Mil
waukee. ," ' : ;
Arrested Upon the Charge of Bribery
by rederal Offlcen Who Thought He
Was About to Leare the City His
Counsel Are Confident t of Clearing
Him of the Charge. : ! i "i
MONEY TOR SUFFERERS.
Theatrical Managers Are Prompt
Planning Measures of,
y. - Belief.
in
sCL'- "XT 1 I
vw 1 nrK 1 rt 1
theaters of I Brooklyn and
gav benefits which were-li
rooizetk and pyer $40,000, by the
action of the committee and the dra
matic S profemum: wan , raised. ; oae
number of people who received aid from.
the fund was between 5UU and cuu. in
some cases there were as many as five
and six in one -family. .; The highest
amount paid: to any one family was
$20 a week, iwhichwas the ease off a
widow with eight children. Tbe-fund
lasted' over a year. The layMif the
burial was one 01 tne coiuesi auu
stormiest days that winter. ; l it was
Saturday. December 9. The ! funeral
proctwsioti was lea Dy a squat 01 thou 111.
el pVHfe, followed by city ! oflicials in
carriages and all the Bropklyli mili-
tarv rtreanizations. ; It took seventeen
hearses and forty-five undertakers
i wagons the latter containing frpm one
to four coffins each to carry the re
mains. Theivietims' common grave is
a circular trench, seven feet deep and
thirteen feet, wide, surrounding a round
sodded space, ten feet in diameter, on
wi,;ti a hundred monuments now stand
Twelve cemetery employes received the
coffins and lowered the remains to their
last resting place.. They were piaccu
in a double row, the heads of all point
ing towards ! the monumental center.
Despite the storm. that day, more than
fnta Sried their places
around the grave. Many of thrspee
hftndful 01 carta ana
it reverently-into the trench
before turning away for their homes.
REVOLUTION IMMINENT. .
A sure s4gn. of approaching revtdt
and aerioua trouble In your system i
nervousness, sleeplessness, or tomadh
Snseta. Electric Bittera will Quickly
dismember ttoa troublesome cauaea. It
never fails to tone tbe tornacCi. regu
"he Wdney. and welmuUt.
the liver, and. clarify the blood. Run
the IJver, an nartlcularty and
SttTS--- attending
SndeTlta warchlng and torounef-
u ! Bittera is only
fecuvene -1 Aan't
Wc, d ttrtto returned
. . -.u.W ! MfULBCUVIb t.
by D. J. Fry, drugglat.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. The news of
the- Chicago disaster was followed in
New York by the. announcement of
several benefits f orN the fire sufferers.
Shubert immediately telegraphel
anager in Chicago to devote the
ts of next Wednesday a matinee
of 'The Pit,"- ta the sufferers and aa-
iiouHced that the proceeds of Welnes-
day's matinee of "Winsome Winnie, '
now here, would be devoted to the same
cause. "The lied l eather' tympany
will also give a benefit.; A number . of
other managers are considering similar
liberal acts. - ;i
Al Hayinan, Marcus Klaw and Abram
Erlanger, the" leading members of the
theatrical - syndicate, who own large
interests in the Iroquis Theatre, sat in
their,, offices in '-.the New Amsterdam
Theatre until after midnight, eagerly
awaiting telegrams from their Chicago
representative Klaw & Erlanger own
"Mr: Blue Beard." Their, representa
tive said it' cost $6.i,000 to produce it
there; About 240 people were with tbe
NEW YORK, Dee. 31. John A. Ben
son, of San Praheisco,. is in jthe? Ludlow
street jail tonight, "owing to, his inabil
ity to furnish $10,000 bail f He was
arrested here today on the charge of
bribery, at the instance of secret service-
officers :who feared he was about
to leave the city. - Benson was recently
arrested in jWashingtonf or bribing a
Federal official. Being unable to pro
cure bondsmen t Benson was taken to
jaib 'J. M.) Campbell, one of Benson's
counsel, said his client had appeared
before" the United States commissioner
in Washin eton. December 19. and the
examination bad gone over until Jan
uary 7. J j - "
"Not earingJU wait," said he, "the
PederaL-oflrctals here indicted Benson
on the identical charge he. was arrested
oa there. " We expect to be able to show
that Ken sonk had been guilty of no
such crime. We will furnish bail for
him touiorrow."
508 n"fTNTiriED.
. CHICAGO, January 1. 1901. At 2:30
this; morning-' 508 persons Jura 'i been
Identified. There are fifty bodies which
have not been recognized. .
s FOY i3. A, HERO. v
Endeavors to Prevent Panic Among
Audience While Curtain Is ;
Being Eowered. '
Was Kot Prerided With Automatic
, Sprinklers Nor Connected With 1
i Alarn System. . ,
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Committee of Aldermen Who Insueet
Building Find That It Was Not
Built In Accordance Wlta Plana on
File in Building' Department Had
"Cheap" Asbestos Curtain. '
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f CHICAGO, Dec, 31. Section! 18? of
thei local building ordinance ! provides
in buildings of the class to whieh the
Iroquois -Theater belongs there shall
be a system of automatic' sprinklers.
There were no sprinklers in the Iroquois
Theater.' Section 1 Provides that
theaters be equipped, wltn fire ' alarms
connected with the city fire alarm sys
tern. City Electrician Ilvland said:
f The Iroquois had -no fire alarm con
nection with the city , alanasystem.
no application is on nlo-Tor any such
connection-" - ' ' ' - - - '. j , .
TTbe alarm of fire was turned in, from
box more than a half 'block from the
theater..'. . ;-j - -- '- '-
The law provides there Bhall be a'
ventilating shaft at the rear end ef the
stage to conduct flames and ' smoke
away from the auditorium in just such
emergencies as arose "yesterday. The
Iroquois possessed no such ventilating
Shaft. Twelve aldermen today inspect
ed the theater! and returned to the
elty hall and called on the building de
partment. They asked to see the plans
i'YoyU cannot convince me," declared
Alderman Herman! "ill youi talk for a
handred years, thb people could get out
or the place. I U not care what they
call exits, they did. not work there
were not enough of tnem open, and the
people could not get out. These plans
cash sales of st-hool land . .$21, ".'4.3
Common 8 boot fund principal .
payments on sates of lands
i - acquired by deed or fore
' closure ....... . . .... . . . .
Common schoid fund principal
sales of tide lands .....
Cbmmoa school fund interest,
payments on certificates
Common school fund interest,
- rents and jiaynients on sale
of lands acquire! by deeI
or foreclosure. i; ....
University fond principal,
payments oa sales. of. lands
acquired by deed, or- fore
closure ...... ...........
University fund interest.
rents and payments on sales
of lands, acquired by deed
or foreclosure ..... ......
Agricultural College fund
principal, on certificates and
and cash sales of school
lapd ...... ,..... ..
Agricultural College fund
interest, payments oa cer
. tificatea . t . . . . , . . 4
Agricultural'. College - .fund
interest, rents and payments
; . on sales of hinds acquired
. by deel or foreclosure .. . .
Swamp land fund ..........
-" 122G
. :292.00
m "J " i
43.20
C0.31
jAPAJi 13' c::ov;:::.; v:.:
the cnA:;c:: ; re:
Are relieved to ra T.vc:i C:
Ever Eef-e Ycr;.:
Peace Lctwcca tie . Tw-s
Uinscs' Upon Co CMr.xctc
sia's Ecply p Japanf-
Crowing Imprnticiit; ;:i
an Immediate EerroKae.
O.1C0
4,1W.22
Total'.
'
....$36,4C9.34
CREATES .A STIR
COLOMBIAN TEOOPS EAND TJP02T
PANAMA TEEETIORY FOE
CONTEBENCE. '
Exported That .They Held Consultation
With Indian : Chief InaqulAa, Who
Accompanied Them I ck to . Carta
genaAmerican Warships Start for
Carti Upon Receipt of News '
UflCAGO, Dec 31. Many of toe
spetators. declare that but for the pres
ence or mi ml : 01 r.llie t oy, the prin
cipal comedian o the j "Mr. Blue
Beard" company, the loss ef life would
have been micn greater. Mr Fby' rer
alized the situation at once, and step
ping to the front of. tbe stage, urged
the audience to remain quiet.
He then
product ion on the road tour, The pTes- J called", to"The mechanics to lower thf
ent "Mr. lilue liearu" Company ne-i asbestos curtain, and this was immo-
DOCKET IS CEEAB.
ta,t Cases BeadT Hearing Are
Placed on the Supreme Court
I Calendar. "
- . ;. 1 1, onreme court yes-
T.h cl".r for week after
; the own. thnnak it wr.nll never be : terday sev Pfa9 op the
J ;r,rofit.lrt tJJ:;" "i"7,r-ekers next, waiea . iw.iry - The
'. . ...11 m . -. . .1... .ilk UOHCt v "
, , nuuw buhds irOTH going to a -. j
so terriblr, a history. Finally bow
; ever, it was rebuilt and " reopened or
Monday evening, October 6, 1879,; un
der'the mahsgement of the late J,'H.
IIaverly .with Clara Morris as Jane
Shore in "The Koyal Favorite." Tor
nearly twelve -rears thereafter the
theater as conducted with varying
success by different managers, and fia-
any in the summer of 1890 it was voi
down to make way for ; newspaper
gan-its our at Pittsburg, September 28.
Chicago, Dec. 31. The following
message was receivel this morning:
'Washington, Dec; 31. HonCarter
TTarrisonS Mavor. Chicago: In common
witH'all our people throughout the land,
I extend through you to the people bf
Chicago my ' depest sympathy in the
terrible catastrophe which has befallen
them. . ' i- .'
' 'THEODOltE EOOSEYELT."
. DBIVEBS DECEASE TBTJCE.
Eiverymen gU Drive at Funerals of
the Fire Victims Wltn- .
m' out Pay. , -
Forl,
doeket
calendar foUow.: T lnion
Tuesday, - . . j-end
plaintiff, A- V"! " appellants;
Uts, Brown & Wrightman, appeuanw,
appeal from Maruin county; 1- m-;
Wednesuay,.-"-. f .JdenM
man 'F '" .;.n.nta1
p J. MeGowan
office.
All told, there were 295 victims of
this"-horritde. fire. One bunareu
; ninety -four were identified and taken
, away by friends One hundred.and one
bodies were interred in a eomraon
grave purchased by the city: on "Bat-
, tie Hill," only a short distance from
? the main entrance of Greenwood Ceme
- tery. The city has ever since paid a
I Brooklyn florist "0 a year for the eire
J of this plot. Immediately after the
I fire, a relief committee of 250 citizens
began earnest work to assist the a-
Gorman
vs.
a
Thurs reipondentf ap-
&r?Sfil& crouVyj
sponoew, . ; K ......
12 m; ' " " :- '- ". ; i.i
MorjEN FOB TIIE DEAD.
wni ! rise Easiness 6a Daif
Chicago WUlvCeaf J.,
,.,,V. RO Dee. 31.-Mayor Harrison
ara 01 - .. . .rnh.
.nced immediaieiy
'CHICAGO, l)e. 31. Stunned by the
Iroquois Theater disaster, the striking
Jivery drivers and their employers have
each made preparations to supply car
riages to meet the emergency. The
union leaders declared a truce for ten
days, and offered to. drive without com
in the f unerals . ;tbe vic-
AltoerfYoune. of the
union called tne members together and
' . ' ' fYV. A ci t 1-
talked over taeunation. U1W.
roously agreed to declare a truce untU
after the funeral of the Yietinm The
union leaders thn drew op the follow
ing decree and sent it ont broadcast t
"Owing to the great disaster to the
imblie caused by the fire at the Iroquois
Theater, I do hereby decbire trnee
in the vpreseat ; strike of undertakers
and livery drivers for tea days, Md do
.rfi, ronnrt that every man now on
L'(v-. ;rt mt once to his respective1
. .ninnnMt and do ererrthing
In his power to assist his employer ia
itaring r, thb -ant. or the ;poblie.
ages are 4 ALBERT YOUN,0. -
The livery owners have arranged for
.t . : t rtf vervf carriage in the
city. Nonunion men have been hired
by the score, and a notice was seat to
i driver to report for work
this morning under the old terms of em
ployroent. -
Testcrdar we haxl seasonable Oregon
westher. Niee, bright sunshine all day.
and just a pinch
diately dine. :Mt descended about halt
way and then stuck. Thje fire thus was
given practically a flne4 through which
a strong draught - was setting, aided
by the doors whicu had been thrown
open in tfhe front of; the theaters '
Mr. .Fay, was one of the last to es
cape, br getting ontf through a rear
door after assisting the. women mem
bers of the company to safety. ne
went into the Sherman House in his
stage costume and with his face cov
ered with' grease paint in order to se
cure surgical attention for some burns
he had sustained. . , ;
In describing the eommencraeritf ef
the fire, ; Foy attrouted the cause of
the catastrophe to the failure of the
fireproof curtain to work properly. Be
cause of this, he said, the names read
ily obtained access to the mam part of
the. theater, and the draught; carrying
with it gas as well as fire, swept up to
the two babro lies, where the loss of
hie was greatest.
loes
wo heard of
?;lty:"" ;;"ii. determination to
,ng uk-
proelamatioa suggesting
the
of. coldness in tne
f ...1 .r.ntnir. And the sun
Turn made the green gross the
" 1: .m. mrA r,a .tares look a shade
r"Terrrnyt"heriewers bloamingou
tlTriawna wore a brighter aa3
kiie ia eeeming on account f the gUat
" the sun 's rays. 1 1 was an ideal
Oregon winter day. ha wan Ue
rains that are noy V?"
Weather Bureau will also., make
Webfee. feel good ajrain..
After reading your copy of the New
Year Edition supplement of the States
man, wra it up and send it to a friend
in the East Jr.will take only, 3 centos
in stamps. Perhaps it will bring a new
man or family to Oregon to help in the
building up of tne greatest state in
the Union.- ' f
Some of eur Eastern friends who
will read . the Statesman of this issue
will be surprised when they, are told
that tbevpople of Oregon knew of the
great Chicago theater fire two hours
before Jt happened. ; That . regioa is
always two- hoars biter than we are,
because we are some 2000 miles nearer
tbe setting sun. ;.
kr; - ,-.i.:;V.v ; v-- :-::
- Salem has doubled her population in
thirteen years, as shown by the school
census. . it should not take that long
to double again. - Home good, conser
vative people predict that it will not
take more than five years.' In which
case any thing that is loose around
this city would be a. good buy now at
present prices. " . ' ,
-':"'' :i:VT''. 'I,'"'
The Statesman is going te. iaangnr
ate the greatest subscription campaign
in its history, for lS04. We arer ging
tut after new subscrioers by the har
dreti and thousand, and when wis get
them we are going to try to deserve
them,' so as to keep them. "
.- : . s
The fitatesmaa is the only morning
pspcr and Jthe only Associated Press
newspaper in Salecu y .
show aisles at the endyof the first
floor, but we were over there and saw
the; seats run bang up salnst the rail
ing, leaving no; aisle at all. licre
there seems to be ample exits on raner.
but a number of friends of mine got
twdiy scorched "jnst t n 'same. r iy s s
' Alderman Scully and Alderman Con
cry took from the floor of the st:ge
bits of curtain" to' the store- of an as
bestos company. The bits were shown
to be asbestos.-although the examiners
pr nounced it low grade. "They want
ed a cheap curtain and they , got it,"
the incautious clerk remarked, lie was
instantly hushed up by me of the!
rorimbers of the comfany. From tho
aciion of a committee ; of : prominent
architects "of Chicago, today may result
a ireeommcBlation to Msyor Harrison
to) close .eyefy theater in Chicago until
the exits and their construction havo
been examincL . Mayor Harrison said
f'l see no more , reason for closing
alt the theaters than for stopping all
the railroad train after a disaster
Thf re ;is no necessity of becoming hy
sterical aoout this matter, although
this horrible disaster has taken tdaee
in jpTobably the'safeMtn eater in Chi-
eago." All during tbe day telegrams
of sympathy to the people or Chicago
and offers of aid poured .in by 1 tele-
Jfadge I.. D. Henry was a Portlan 1
visitor yesterday.
FOR LAST MONTH
CT.TTRrT, OF XAND BOABD MAKES
HIS EAST STATEMENT FOE
ii THE YEAS 1903.
COLOX, Dec 31. The information
reached Governor Melendez last night
from Carti, in Panama territory, that
Colombian troops had landed there De
cember 21 and conferred with Indian
Vhiez jnaquina, who afterwards was
taken aboard a" Vessel and, it is
thought,, conveyetl to Cartagena. Chief
Jnaquina is regarded as a: sympathizer
of Colombi. because he was made a
colonel in the Colombian army during
his visit to Bogota.' v, ; ." .
The Kepubllo' 4-. I etidentlv
has sympathisers throughout the Han
Bias region, for Governor Melendez as
sured the; eorrePiKmuent of the Asso
ciated Press at' least 10,000 . Indians
favor Panama. The governor does not
believe. Chief Inaquiaa will allow the
Colombian . troops to cross his land
Immediately it became known here
that Colombia had landed within the
Itorders of the Republic of Panama, the
United rAtates gunboat Cast tne steamed
out toward Carti, followed shortly af
terward by the t cruiser Oiympia.
miral Coghlan did not accompany the
Oiympia. J -V "'L- . .
BAN INTO TEAIN. f
Two Track Inrpectors Meet Accident
on Curve One Killed Out-
: right; Other Injured. j
KAL7SPELL, Mort, Dec SlWhiJol
riding upon a speeder through a cut
TOKIO, Jan. 1, ll04.-The kUs ti
is growiug extremt-ly. critical, ;n l il 1
bidieved therclnnnct s fur war :iri ;,r. '
er than cver.bcfre.' lViu l.ii' :
the character of EussiV ii';-n" '. ' 1
the Itussiaa rcjIy is in':,'isf t',"r.v '
is almost ccrtHiu' that Jaj ai aH '.I
her position will be din'n uJt t nminf Ia
promises. '' " ' 1
If Kussia's response i. -d. -laved f'r a
wlr' it is rTixff ttiiit .l:!i. Mil will
mand an immediate -answer.... The
nouifCfmenttli.it l!ussia is skint: n iv I
stations in Corea, . buying t.r , iu
America and coal in Japati I.ah i i-
creased the war spirit of the Japan.
The influential newspapers urn ur;:.i. -the
government to promptly dijnittH :v
fleet to the Corean roust. .
.;. Japan T.'its 7sr. ,
Paris, Dec. V31.frhe Chefoo enrrp-
spondent of the Herald says C,l! . t
ArtiraetT, who is clso touch wi!l
Admiral Alexicff, declares tho sitvi 1
t ion most, critical. The Jnpuncae i'', -
parently want war and tne Chinos." ure
assuming a hostile attitude.
WAS ACCDEi;
ELDEST SON OF, UNITED CT '1
MINISTEE SQTJIEE3 13 XII G 1
AND EXLEED.
He and Father'a Servants X7e:a 1.
ing Targets One of EiScs ct t
of Order In Tampering Wlta It ;.
Discharged "and Bullet, Fcnetrat .
" Young Man's Euag.
HAVANA. Dee. 31.-Farso 8nti5
20 years old, tbe eldest- son of V
Htafcte .M iniatcr Bquicrs, -was'aec!...-;
1y shot . and killed today l y ;
Michau, a chauffeur employed 1 y
Inter Bquiers. Young HqtiUrs itij !
eraL scrvunts were shootiHg tit ;
gt in the coach house at tho 1 .1 ;
home in the suburb of Mariarn-i.
were using 22-caliber riKos nil
them .apparently, got .out ?
Micliau, after 'xamininc ILa
recockcd'it, when sud.knlv u v
charged fa the dirM tion of . i . -ball
penetrating tho youcjr 1.. -i '.
lung. . - .J, - .-. .
; snosT sto'eies.
near Paola, a station east of Kalispell
in the Kockics, Y.i V. Geary was ' I Di
stantly killed and John Dillon. fatally
injured. The men were going over the
track and were on a curve. .The fog
being very dense it was impossible to
see many feet ahead, and they were
run down by the westbound passenger
train. ... ". . ; ' - ' ' . . .
Collections In Land Department for
the. Year Were Greater Than Ever
Before, Although the" Sale of School
Land Wash Shut Down During the
Last Seven Months- A Good Showing
Legal blanka at Statesman Job OScc 4 since tLe law ,f j - ,0 v.r.t i..
Clerk f the State, Land Bqard Geo
G. Brown, yesterday afternoon made
his statement of , the moneys 'Collected
by aim during the month of December,
front the sale of state land and pay
ments oa certificates, and turned over
to " the state treasury. The . total
amount of this report is t$6.4694, the
greatest amount of which was realizcl
upon the payments on certificates and
casat sales of school lands. '
The total collections "for the year
amounted to $435,452.48, of . which
antoant 1L1,542.28 was collected from
Jsaaary 1 to April 1, and during the
service ef Ilea. M. W.tambcrlin, de-
ceasetl. ant tbe rcmaimler. f32i.itl0.20,
from April 1 ta December jl, under Mr.
Brown. Notwithstanding the fact that
the sales of land was shut down oa
Mayi 20, 1903, oa aecount; of the doub
ling la the price of the Und, the collec
t lone of t his year exceed those of last
year' by $2,14.63,-. the total collections
for the year 1902 being 43309.83.
The collections "f or th - year 3901
amounted in tbe aggregate to $30,
23sju-- -' -: :-1
Since May 20, 1903, there bare air
been 65 land sale. ccrtiScates iued,
while during the five months preceding
May 20, in the same year, the number
of - certificates issuei reached liZX
rhowiog that the tfflce's rereuu' frtu 1
this source was: maft-riailv,- red;;"' I
I Always Non-CotnmittaL ,
, Senator Allison is recognized at; the
" trrV Mimnrnmiwr " nf thn ReBAtei.
says the Kcw Y'h" Press. 1 This repu
tation has gained currency even in Iowa
for .nearly everybody who knows Sena
tor Allison knows he is one of the most
difficult men in the world from whom to
get a definite expression oa any topic
One day two farmers were talking in
an Iowa' toWa ' near Dubuque' when
Allin came dowa the street. .'fTbere
is a great man, Senator Allison," said
the" Bepubliean farmer to his Demo
cratic friends: ' Oh, I &on'i kcow,"
was. the reply, f 'lie s ot as great a
man as Uncle Hod. Boies. Whea' you
ask Unci Hod a question he has the
courage of his convictions, and hell
give you a definite answer Allison,
khey. tell me, never1 will give a positive
answer to anytniag. .' .:
'fVl 'U bet you 5." said the Ecpobli-
caa farmer,' that I can go ever t
Senator Allison nowjisk him a direct
questioa and, get, positive" snswer."
Tbe bet was taken. ' Vlsenator, Allison"
aid the Republican farmer, "glad to
meet you, sir." - -
Jnst then', down the street came "
flock of fleshly cropped, sheep.'
: "There's a nice looking flock of
shep," - said the Ecpublican farmer.
"Ther have Just been cropped, haven't
thetf5'-. r " -r; . h '
'IThey loot as it they had on this
side. V .. was' Allison 'a-asswerv', L:""K
shouted the Derooerti
1
S Couli'rt't WeU Toilow 21 j.
Theie is a certain downs own t "
man who, having bee a in l ir
church for muny years, taki a f , 1
interest in the affairs of ail 1
toners. Thus, the other t!;u
some advice to a young .irl '
gregation who was alxvit-4f
Kensington man, says the I :
1'ress. - -
"Now," he said, "you ?
upon your husband that i
duty to protect his,-wife
and you must remiiibcr
must love, honor and obey
and f Allow him wherever !
"But, sir--iJesvltHld
' I haTPtitr i d !sbd y 1
the clergyman, disturtcd ;
ruption. "8he must
"But, picas-, . sir; -cau't
that last part ! "
Why, my'dosr chlbl; wh;
meanl" inquired the perpb
Ute. -
" Well, you know, " sa id ' t
elect, my husband is. a let:
ricr.
it,Wint!
farmer. " . -
X Henry Hewef t. of portlaBf, a promi
ncBt insurauc ag-nt, was in the city
on bi9ine reslcrdar. . - . .
A, W. William!?, of Ulym'a. T'ssib-
ir.'rti-n, and JI; i. imcer, fit nur- i,
V.'a.hiiiitB' are ia the. city ..visiting
j,tr-: f rt; t "
OrieBUPfplomlc.
"Oriental diplomacy U of a
ter that opn declarations canr
ways be. taken at their face valu.
sis, is partly fn Europe, ind Jaj
takea many lessoiis from Western
Uation, yet the diplomacy tt. b'.i
tions partakes jnor of the Orb ,,t.
of the Oi ci.lt-nti When protests ti
pac are? lutfKt-th-re utny 1
gravest danger that -both are r r
to strike the blow J:Lat wi'l
deadly bcr a use not fully txft
hope it is to be pa; in tU
but lclievt Lloyds t 1" v.:
manding high rat 'j:
State Sovtre ;
Wlicn laws of t' -owin
to their 1I v r - '
r.rve wenk t i c -
COniWTifl -..t ,; r"
and ! 1
ernl u l !
tl
1,
Jiii ted relatives of the dead, aw 01 iua
issue