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SORANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MOJKNING, JANUARY 22, 1902.
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LUTZ WEAKENED
The Piusttjn Wife-Murderer Fainted
Before the Iran Gould
Be Sprung.
SHOCKING SCENE
ON THE SCAFFOLD
The Man Who Had for the Past Two
Years Been Seemingly Indifferent
to His Fate, Lost His Nerve at
Sight of the Noose, and Broke
Down His Knees Gave Way and
His Last Words Wex-e Expressive
of Abject Fear.
Spetinl to the FcranUii Tribune.
Pittston, Jim. 21. John Lulss, of West
Plttston, died ttis morning nt 10.28 on
the sallows In the Luzerne county jail
at AVllkes-Burro, and the murder of
Mrs. Augusta Lut;s, his wife, whose
head he cleaved with an axe, has been
avenged. The stolid Indifference and
the surly demeanor which Lutz hail
maintained during the two-year Inter
im, from the committing of the crime
to the payment of the penalty, gave
way as the day for the execution drew
nigh, and although he walked to the
gallows with a seemingly careless
swagger, the drawing of the noose
about his neck was too much for him,
and the trap" was sprung as Lutz was
falling over in a fainting spell.
The outcry of the doomed man
against his executioners and his col
lapse on the scaffold as the trap was
.wrung were features which made the
execution one of the most remarkable
that has ever taken place In this coun
'y. It was witnessed by about BOO
people.
The last hours of the condemned
man's earthly existence were spent
pacing the corridor of the jail. He
vas clad In a black sack suit, with
white shirt and no collar. Around the
collar band was a narrow black tie,
crossed, but not tied at the front. Al
ternately puffing on a cigar and pick
ing his teeth with a wooden toothpick,
.utz seemingly unconscious of his im
pending fate, walked round and round
the corridor between two guards. He
lad no statement to give the public,
.ml during his last earthly hour le
eived calls from two nephews who
ade him farewell. A very slight trem
or was notified as he responded to
their adieu. He seemed interested in
his son, Albert, and of both visitors
Inquired about him.
Lutz was rather surprised about fl.r.O
when he inquired of the keeper: "What
time will the thing take place?" and
was told it would be shortly after 10
o'clock. "I thought It would be In the
afternoon?" said Lutz, and calling in
Warden Llewellyn he asked If the exe
cution could not be held off until about
3 o'clock, but made no protest when
the warden said the matter rested en
tirely with the sheriff.
At lO.Oo he was marched to the
watchman's office to preare for the
final scene. During his prison life,
Lutz has become nu inveterate to
bacco user and his last request before
he left the watchman's office was for
a "chow of tobacco," which was
granted him.
At 10.11, Uitz was taken to the
keeper's nlllee and formally trans
ferred by Wuiden Llewellyn to Sherllf
Jacobs. As Mr. Llewellyn turned to
leave htm, Lutz asked that lie accom
pany lilui to the gallows and the march
through the jail yard was commenced,
Sheriff Jacobs leading, and Lutz linked
arms with Waiden Llewellyn, follow
ing two deputies, Lutz walked with
seemingly unfaltering step and walked
up the stairs lo the platfotm unas
sisted. Scene on the Gallows.
The scene which took place on the
platform was dramatic, If not sensa
tional. Lutz meekly took his place on
the trap doors, nnd Sherllf Jacobs re
moved the condemned man's hat and
placed the noose about his neck. Lutz
had maintained his nerve to tills time
and would doubtless have .stood this
ordeal to its end had there not been a
slight hitch in the work of execution,
The feet were quickly bound with a
stout strap, and two deputies weio
binding Lutz's hands behind his bad;,
but before they were secuiely bound,
Lutz withdrew one hand and reluct
antly allowed the-. guards to retle it.
Coupled with this, the block had not
beep properly adjusted and the sheriff
found It necessary to remove and re
place It, In the few seconds It ie
qulred to do this, Lutz lost tils pervo
and as tils executioners were about
to leave the platform he reeled for
ward, As the sheriff steadied htm
hack to a standing position, Lutz
yelled rather hiaudlbly, hut dlstlnot
to those close by; "Oh, don!" and
just ns he reeled backward the tnp
was sprung and wttli a groan, the
doomed man slid, rather than dropped
to his fato, the buck of his coat brush
lug the side of the trap door,
Five nihuites after the drop, which
fell at 10.18. r, Wolfe, the prison
physician examined Lutz's pulso imd
found It Just about normal; two min
utes later Jt wus still strong hut was
beginning to weaken and at lO.l'S he
was pronounced dead.
The body was allowed to hung until
10.41. when It wus cut down and taken
In charge by Ihidertuker Knlffeu, of
AVIIkes-Barre, by whom It will be
shipped to the agent of the nuutomleal
board of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia,
the victim's family having made no
claim for the body.
n the opinion of Dr. Wolfe death re
suited from strangulation, the position
of the man's body when the trap was
ON THE GALLOWS
sprung having taken up two of the live
feet slack rope, thus reducing the effect
of the fall and sudden stop nt the rope's
length. The neck was not broken.
The Brutal Crime.
A small two-story house at the corner
of Franklin nnd Montgomery streets,
In the borough of West Plttston, was
the scone of the crime for which John
Lutz today paid the pennlty on the
gallows. About 1 o'clock on the night
of November 28, 1900, Lutz committed
one of the most brutal crimes ever en
acted in this county, slaying his wife
as she lay sleeping. An axe was the
deadly weapon used. Lutz was em
ployed ns a stationary fireman and
lived with his wife and five children
three boys and two girls at the above
place. He was not what might be
termed a drinking man, hut was of a
peculiar and at times surly and severe
disposition. Family quurrels were fre
quent. On the night In question Lutz
came in about 10 o'clock, just as Mrs.
Lutz was preparing the children for
bed. He asked his eldest daughter to
play on the organ for him, hut his wife
objected, saying the girl was tired and
ready to retire. A quurrel ensued and
Mrs. Lutz proceeded to take the two
girls to bed. The eldest was about 10
years of age nnd the youngest a 2-year-old
babe. The former slept with her
mother and the Infant sleot In a crib
In the same room. After seelns the
children In bed, Mrs. Lutz, without un
dressing, lay on the bed with the girl.
Lutz remained downstairs for awhile,
went out for an hour or more and re
turned. He hud evidently determined
In the meantime to do away with his
wife, and seizing a heavy, long-handled
axe, he stole stealthily upstairs to the
room where his wife lay on the bed.
Raising his axe he dealt her two blows
with the sharp edge, both striking in
about the same spot on the head, and
inflicting an ugly gash. Other blows
were evidently warded off by the wo
man, as her left hand showed gashes
between the fingers, inflicted, doubt
less, ns she raised her hand to protect
herself. After committing the deed,
Lutz retired to another room and at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat
with a penknife, but his courage evi
dently failed before he had accom
plished his purpose.
For two years Lutz retained a stolid
indifference and refused to speak to
anyone other than his attorneys. With
in the past week, however, he weak
ened and consented to receive 'religious
advice. Rev. Dr. MI'ls was called and
visited him several times.
Lutz's last night on earth was spent
outside the cell In which he had been
Imprisoned for nearly two years. His
first sign of weakening- was displayed
shortly after midnight, when he wept
bitterly. Warden Llewellyn, who, with
the death watch, sat at his side, sang a
hymn, and this seemed to stir the con
demned man's heart. After listening
intently to the singing for several min
utes, tears filled In his eves and he
broko out Into weeping. At 1.30 he went
to bed. He slept soundly and never
awoke until S.30 this morning, less than
two hours before he wus swung Into
eternity. He was asleep yet when
Sheriff Jacobs arrived at the jail to per
form his gruesome task. He arose and
ate a hearty breakfast, consisting of
potatoes, biscuit, oranges, coffee, bread,
etc. His attorney, Charles B. Lenahan,
arrived soon afterward and bade him
good-bye. About '.'.30 o'clock Rev. Dr.
Mills, pastor of the Memorial Presby
terian church, Wllkes-Barre, urilved at
the prison and held services with the
condemned man. The service lasted
about fifteen minutes, when the clergy
man left him.
Lutz was the thhteeiith man to die
on the gallows In this county. It was
his Intention to make a statement on
the gallows, but on the advice of friends
this morning, refrained from doing so,
It wns two hours later the young girl
was aroused by the crying of the babe
in the crib and nrouslng herself, she
found her mother groaning. In en
deavoring to awaken her mother, the
ghl found herself seated In a pool of
blood and noticed the gashes in her
mother's head, Calling her brothers,
who slept in another room, aid was
soon summoned, the neighborhood
aroused and the crime disclosed. Mrs.
Lutz never regained consciousness and
died within twenty-four hours, Lutz's
wounds were dressed and hu was later
removed to the county jail.
In due time Lutz's case was called
for trial In the criminal court. He had
able attorneys to defend hhn, who bet
up the Plea of Insanity. The clrcum
stautlnl evidence was so strong, how
ever, tlmt everybody expected the pris
oner would bo promptly coin Icted, The
jury, however, remained out sixteen
days, the longest time ever recorded in
a murder case In Pennsylvania, The
failure of the Jury to return u verdict
after a week had passed caused un
usual Interest In the cose,
Jury Indicated Its Views,
No news came from the Jury loom,
hut as the jurymen passed fioni the
court rnnnv it tlic lvnti.1 tn n-cl- nn.ntu
ithey gave out Information in an In-
niteci way. Eleven or me uumutT wore
a green ilbbou on the lapel or ihdr
coats. This was taken to mean that
the eleven hail agreed upon a verdict,
hut that the tweirth Juror, without a
ribbon, was holding out. And such was
the case. On tho sixteenth day the Jury
(lied Into court, and when asked whether
they hud agreed upon a verdict they
said they had, This was duly recorded.
Thsn, when the Jury was polled, a
reniarkuble scene occurred, Juror
Frank D. Koous arose In his place and
said he had signed tho verdict against
Ills conscience. He claimed he was III,
nnd In order to get out In the fresh
nlr he appended his signature to the
verdict, hut he did not believe hi hang
ing an Innocent man. In his opinion,
the prisoner was insane. Judge Hal
sey, who presided at the trial, said the
place for Koous to have mude his pro
test was In the jury room and not :if
terter the verdict had been recorded.
Kooiir replied that he was so 111 he
hardly knew whnt he was doing.
On the strength of Koous' declara
tion, counsel nt or.ee made n motion
for a new trial, and after the lapse of
much time It wns granted.
Lutz Again Convicted.
At tho second trial, Lutz was again
convicted. The Jury this time was
only out for a short time.
The attorneys for Lutz then appealed
to the Supreme court for another trial,
but tho higher court refused It. The
case then came before the board of
pardons several times, hut that body
refused to Interfere.
To make sure, however, that the man
was not Insane, they postponed notion
on the case until nn Insanity expert
could examine Into the case. An o
Jert physician came here from Phila
delphia and watched Lutz's move
ments for some days. He reported to
the pardon board that the prisoner was
perfectly sane. The board then refused
to grant a pardon.
accidenFat
. cross forks
Four Persons Are Killed on
the Lackawanna Lum
ber Co., Road.
By Exclt.iltt Wire from The Astociitcd Pre.
Wlllllamsport, Pa., Jan. 21. A tele
phone message to the Gazette and Bul
letin from Cross Forks, Potter county,
says:
"A frightful accident on the lumber
road of the Lackawanna Lumber com
pany occurred above here at 10 o'clock
this morning and four men were killed
Instantly. '
"At the place named the men were
engaged In loading logs on a cor when
a runaway train, consisting of four cars
loaded with pulp wood, came dashing
down the Incline road at terrific speed,
crashing Into the car upon which the
men were working. An Italian stand
ing nearby saw the fast approaching
cars and tried to give warning, but too
late for the men to get to a place of
safety and the crash came with fright
ful force, killing the four men and
smashing the cais into splinters.
"The names of the victims are as fol
lows": H. J. Herbstreet, who leaves a
wife and child; W. A. Bennett, who
leaves a wife and two children; Peter
Czec, widower, who leaves eight grown
children; Oscar Sanber, single.
"The place where the fatality oc
curred Is on the side of the mountain,
and the grade is seventy-live feet to
the mile.
"The four runaway cais broke loose
about a mile above the spot and had
acquired a speed of fully fifty miles an
hour by the time they reached the log
train.
GOV. TAPT TALKS
OF PHILIPPINES
Says That the War Is Confined to
Two Localities A Strong Na
tive Peace Party.
By Ivxcluaive Wire from The Associated l'resj.
San Francisco, Jan. 21. Governor
General Toft, who arrived from Ma
nila last night, landed this afternoon.
He expects to start for Washington
tomonow, but will stop at Cincinnati,
his home, en route. Discussing condi
tions in the Philippines, Governor
Taft said:
"I wish the press would correct tho
impression tlmt there is war in all the
Islands. The Insurrection Is confined
to two localities the province of Ba
tangas and the Island of Samar,
"This morning I leeched a most en
coui aging cable from General Wright,
who Is the acting governor in my ab
sence. It was said tlmt owing to Gei
eieal Bell's strong repressive measmes
the trouble In Batangus was being
quieted. lie further said that 700 ihles
had been surrendered and tlmt condi
tions were generally favorable. There
Is no doubt that Batangas will bo as
peucoful as any of the other prov
inces soon.
"I wish to impress upon eveiybodv
that civil government Is a success.
There Is a strong peace party hi the
Islands, and It is composed of the
most Influential men among the Fili
pinos. They are working earnestly
and zealously toward bringing about
happy relations between their country
men and the government. They ure
doing all that is In their power to
hi lug about peace, I have never been
so encouraged as to the prospects of
the Philippines as I have within the
past three months. There has cer
tainly been a great change In (he sen
timent of the people. They aio be
ginning to appreclute the fact that
civil government means better times
for them. I am encouraged and shall
so report to Washington,
"There aie thirty-rive provinces cap
able of government. The only place
where there Is trouble Is In the Is
land of Samar. That Is the most dif
ficult Island for milltury operations.
There ate no ("ails and the troops
have to use water courses to follow
the natives to their fastnesses. But
wo are all confident that It Is only a
question of a short thnu when the Is
land will bo iMcllled,
"The great question and difficulty
that presents Itself to the government
is the land question. The titles to
lauds are very unsettled and it Is a
difficult matter to adjust them."
Governor Tuft expects to return to
tho Islands about March 1.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Uf Exclusive Wire from'Tlie Awclted t'ren.
luncaater, Jan. 21, I'rofev-or I. 8. GeUt, of
Marietta, long luumint'iit in Hu bihool mid in
dustrial utrjlrs of flat i1jll', and fur many jrarj
editor and proprietor of the Marietta Timet, died
at that pluce. lant eveulnir from Hrii;lit' disease,
aged TO jeau.
Mount Vitiiou, O., Jjii. 81. ltcv, Dulfht II.
Henry died today, aired u jeaw. lie tvm for
merly president ot Greintllle 1'einalo college, Mjr
tiusuurgr academy jud I'eimsjlyjuU State Nor-.
m j t Mhool.
SUPPRESSION
OP ANARCHY
Address bu Assistant United States
Attorneu General James
M. Beck.
THE INSANE CREED
PROPERLY DEFINED
Peculiar Difficulty That Confronts
Those Who Attempt to Solve the
Problem. Lies in the Pact That the
Fanatics Who Embrace the Palth
Are Ready and Willing to Die for
It The Federal Government's
Power How People Can Aid in
Protection of the President.
Albany, Jan. 21. At the annual
meeting of the New York State Bar
association here today an Interesting
address on "The Suppression of An
archy" was delivered by Assistant
United States Attorney General James
M. Beck, of Philadelphia. In It he
said:
Attempts to ttrrorhc existing society by the
iIf.trui.tlon ol Its chief rulei hum cease, for the
death of a thief niagMrale may he atcoii'i.inlpd
by coiHequente so ill-ustroUs tint no punish
nient of the otlender t.ui bear any adequate it
lation to the gratify of the oltrnse. If the cx
epcrienie of the past bUsgcsU anything, the task
Is one of exceptional dililculiy. However he may
uppioath it, the thoughtful man is apt to And
himself in a blind alley of negative results. Oth
er nations have concentrated tlu-lr liest eneicries
and Iiighe-t wisdom to comai the destitution of
this covenant with hell, but without any ade
quate or even MtMattaiy iciulU. Attfitrpt
upon the lives of infers have termed to multiply
with .strenuous efforts to prevent them.
The peculiar difficulty ot the piohlein is due
to the fact that a man who Is ttilllnir to die for
tho so-called principle of nnaichy i,m not he
awed by any law however drastic, lit is n
fanatic, and InditTerence to conscqui in es is tho
teiy 0-siciu.p nf faintiei-tn. The ulmiiial law
only appeals lo a man through his hopes of
fears, and to one who-e personal tvelfaie is .1
matUr of some euntcrn. ft has no appeal to one
who wMies to "inn ainucl.." To the man ttho is
InditTorcnt, to disgruie, impiisonment, and death,
the penal pioti-ions of the uinim.il tode lute
little meaning. All that the litv can r.xucor to
do is to thwart his fell puipo;e, so far as pue
tlcable, to detei othei.s fiolu cctihriminatiou hv
association, and to utittL.li suremsfut outrages in
a maui'tr t.o sternly iinprevite as to tiiidk-tte
the light of otietj to existence.
Wliufotrr the te-ults of punitive meu-iucR, the
law tan not loinpionii-c its own aulhoiity bv
making prate with anatthi'U, tveu If the ie
Milts of a ipio-ive policy be disappointing.
Auauliy his thioun dov n the giuntlet to to
tirt.v, and society must tahc it up. It is not a
question of policv, but of nulhoiitv. Anaichy
has (hallengid all gowinniHil to h wmi to the
death, and of neiovsily it inii-t be on the pait of
sotletj : wai a iiu11.uk c. We must and wilt
And a way to )n.uk the line leiwcen libtit.v and
lUene, and piommntc the .stem anathema of tho
law ugalie-t iiiliun.il nnuchi-ls who teach tho
subveifion of coveinment by anamination.
Anarchy Denned.
On the tlrretholil of the iHciilon it is neces
sary to define the teim "anaichv." To picvent
any critlcLmi or question of constitutionality,
any legislation should prelimlnaiily define an
aicliy as a movement or conspiracy to subvert and
destroy oigautzed government bj violent and un
lawful means. This matter of dehulrion is not
so linimpoitaut as It may seem, for it has here
tofore played an important pair, in preventing any
legislation to repies.s anarchy. Public attention
was first directed to the subject by the Hay
maiket masoacre in Chicago. A bill wns intto
diued in coures.s to leuiovc dangeious aliens
fioni the territory of the t'niled .Stales, but no
aition was taken upon it. The following jcr
SMiator Mltthfll introduced a bill to eulude
"anaiihlsts and nililli-K" but again tlu m"'3'
tlun as to whether t)ie-c words might not include
political otleudeiH who were seeking a refuge In
this toiintiy fioni foieigu oppu.sslou taiwd the
defeat of the bill. At the session of lS'rl the
whole subject was consldeied Willi gleat tale by
touxrerws, and a lompuhcu'.iic statute was adopt
ed which excluded convicts, lunatics. Idiots, per
sons liable to become, a public charge or alloc led
with a contagious disease, and contract laborois.
The oilginil bill also iucludtd "an ircli!.-K" hut
c'ougie's,, for the leasou mentioned, dcllhuately
srrucl; nut the woid. At the session of Ib'i.l an
attempt was nude to meet the objection that
the Weill "auaichlst" was of doubtful Ijupoit by
CM ludiug peisous liclonahitr tn 'Societies which
fator or JiMifv the unlawful destrm (Ion of piop.
erly or life." Kvcn in this foim, however, tlifi
was not suttlclent Intel est on the part of con-,
gloss to make it u law. In lS'H a new bill to ex
clude anarchists, which had been drawn by Ser
letary Carlisle, and approved by Peuetary Ol
ney, was Introduced by Senator Hill, of New
Yolk, It pased the senile, but the house failed
to loncur. Notwithstanding the warning which
the whole Utilized woild ucelved ns to the ar
litity of an.iulil-ts in the assasiiutiou of Car
pot, Kins liuuihut, tho Ktnprcss of Amlila,
and the hpahlth piemlei, conuieu did nothing
furthei, and public attention in this country
ieaed, until the fatal shot at Iluffjlo wa hoard
aiound the world.
All thoughtful men .lie agieeil that the tima
lias come to tlollie the government with innjde
power In stamp out this monitions lon-phacy
against It existence. As Sllcltc.r (ieueral Itlc'i.
aids iccently well aldi "The ifd lla of an
archy should be driven fioni th land as the
blail; flag of piracy has. been ihlwu fioni the.
sea." To accomplish this both stale nnd nation
must Intelllutntly co-opeiate. ami to this must bo
added fin effective ifstilti the to opciatlun of all
tlvilUed nations',
Federal Government's Power."
The ovver of the 1'edeial government lu pire
isli auauliy has at limes been questioned, and
may justify u bilif uteienie. As anarchy is Ml
u vowed ultaik upon all government, It uui-t of
nee elty contemplate llio ilcstiuctlon ot l'i-deial
government, and this fact. It teem, lo me, give
(lie latter full constitutional power, for the time
has passed when the power of the lepublic to
defend t ptvn ritdrwf tail be leJioiiably ques
tioned, Ai wan said ill IViiiinwrM , Davis (IW
l', S,, 237), "'the gcneial government mut icaso
to exlt whenever It loses the power of nolect
lug Itself in tho ctcul.se of Its loiistiliitloiul
powers." Sonic have eiuestloned whether iougre..i
coiih) prevent jh assault'iipon Its ntficers by ade
quate punishment, miles the assault was com
mitted for the t-petlfie piupitiu of "impeding or
obstructing the operations of the government,"
I believe that the government may ttiili pro
priety assert It light to the personal security of
Its officer without legaid to the motives or pur
pose of the assault. Take for example the pLcst
dent, whose position, however, tan illlfer only (it
degree and not in principle from the h'.unhle.t
servant of the government, 'I lie constitution im
pose upon htm the duty to "take? caie that tho
law be faithfully executed." At alt time and
at all place lie U subject to this duty. This U
not a legal fiction, for at any moment he miy
Continued ou Paget 4.
ALTEMOSE FEOZEN TO DEATH.
Rescued from..Drowniur and Left to
Dlo from Exposmc.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg, Jan. 21. The frozen
body of Wllllnm Altemose, ot lCast
Stroudsburg, uged 30 years, was found
early today lying stiff nTid stark
between two piles of boards, hi the
East Stroudsburg Lumber company's
yard, by an employe of that company.
AlteiUoso was rescued yesterduy
from drowning by two companions,
while fishing, and was placed ou the
1 umber, where he wns left, and died
from exposure. Xo marks of violence
were found on the body, although there
were signs of a struggle near where
the body luy.
MINE WORKERS
ARE AROUSED
The Statement of Miss Mer
edith Stirs Up a Row
at Indianapolis.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated l'res.
Indianapolis, Tnd., Jan. 21. Charges
against President Mitchell, Secretary
AVIIson and the executive board of the
United Mine Workers of America were
the first order of business before the
convention, and the unexpected an
nouncement that the charges would be
taken up caused a Hurry of excitement
in the convention. President Mitchell,
in a voice full of emotion, lu address
ing the convention, said:
"CienUeiiieii of the United Mine
AVorkers: The election of officers was
to have been the first thing on the
programme today, but I have to say,
tlth deep feeling and regret, that
charges have been made by Miss Mil
lie Meredith, an ex-employe of the na
tional oftlce, affecting myself, presi
dent of the national body; against
your national secretary, Mr. Wilson,
ami also against the executive' board.
"The time has come for the election
of national officers. I am unwilling to
have this proceed until these cliarses
have been heard. I therefore ask the
convention to hear these charges, and
I ask Mr. William D. A'an Horn, of In
diana, to take the chair while tho
charges are being heard."
Miss Meredith , then came on the
platform and read her statement.
The young woman's statement con
cerning the n'lleged shortage of ex-Secretary-Treasury
Pearee, alleged
that President Mitchell and Secretary
Treasurer AA'ilson did not give out all
the facts concerning Pearce's actions,
and that they "wilfully lied" to the
miners' copimlttee a year ago. She
demanded an Investigation of the
books, to see how much Pearce's al
leged shortage really was. She Inti
mated that botli Mitchell and AVIIson
sought to piotect Pearee, nnd for that
reason did not give out ail the facts,
and charges that Pearee frequently
presented bills for double the amount
of purchases.
She also said that Pearce's "extra
money" amounted to $2,000 a year,
while Mitchell and AVIIson reported
that he had taken only $100. Mis
Meredith declared that Mitchell 'al
lowed Pearee to go away as a "sick
man," and send In his resignation from
French Lick Springs.
At the conclusion of Miss Meredith's
statement, Secretary-Treasurer AVIIson
nrose and spoke at length. He denied
the truth of the statement and said It
was the outgrowth of spite, Miss
Meredith, he said, was recently let out
ns an assistant secretury. She is tho
young woman to whom a gold medal
wns presented for discovering the
Pearee shortage.
Mr. Mitchell also addressed the dele
gates, denying the stories contained In
Miss Meredith's statement. Ilis re
marks were frequently Interrupted by
applause,
SEVEN LUMBERMEN
ARE CREMATED
Disastrous Fire in the Camp of
the Otter Creek Doom and Lum
ber Company.
n,v Kxiliislie Mire from 'Hie Asoc luted Press.
Ihimhleton, AV, Af0 Jan. 21. About -1
o'clock this morning Camp .1 of the
Otter Creek Room and Lumber com
pany, several miles froin( here hi the
forest, took tire nnd burned so rapidly
that seven of the forty men asleen In
the building failed to yet out and were
burned lo death,
Following 'Is the list of dead: John
Morrlssey, John Hlley, George A'nn
llorn, Aithur Hedrlcks, Mike Grnnnon,
Thomas HIckey and Forrest Manard.
Hud AVelsh was no badly burned that
he Is hi a critical condition. It wus not
more, thuii five minutes from the time
when the alarm van given until there
wns no chance of escape, The camp
was twenty-two by Dfty feet and the
upper part all In one room, and In this
the forty men were sleeping. Two very
small ttlndowH and the narrow stairs
afforded the only ways of escape, and
those who went to thu windows, a
dozen or nioie, had to Jump twelve or
fifteen feet, the otheis nwlilug down
the steps like sheep, pushing and tumh
ling and falling oyer each other. After
they were out, some of the men Inside
could he seen In the flames, but not a
cry came from the building. The dead
were almost entirely cremated. Thero
were scarcely forty pounds of liesh and
bones of all seven lit ought here tonlglit
hi a little box. Tho men who escaped
lost their clothing and weie compelled
to travel through eight inches-of snow
almost naked, to another camp a mile
away.
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Dr, Rixey Promoted,
0 Uitlusltc Whe. fioni The Associated l're-
Washington, Jan. 21. 1 lie president today none
liutcd Dr. Presley M. Itixt-y to be nurgeon gcU'
crjl ot lUu uavj, with the rani, tvf itar admiral.
WIDE LATITUDE
THE IOWA SENATORS.
By a Strict Party Vote. Dolliver nnd
Allison Arc He-elected.
By Kxtlustve Wire troin The Associated 1'rea.i.
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 21. Hy a
strict party vote both houses of the
legislature today, for the second time
In the history of the stute, elected two
members to jthe United States senate.
Senators Allison and Dolliver weie re
elected. The vote was taken this arter
noon nnd stood as follows:
In the senute: Alllsbn, 30; Thayer,
10: Dolliver, !!0j Zerloy, 10.
In the house the vote was: Allison,
S2; Thayer, .14; Dolliver, 82; Zerley, II.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S APPEAL.
Counsel Submitted Draft of Long
Document to Him Today.
fly K-xclusIve Wire from 'Hie Associated Pi en.
Washington, Jan. 21. Hear Admiral and Mm.
Schley arilved in Washington this morning after
a ten-day thit to Savannah,
Mi tar, ltoyuor and Teaitue, counsel for Schley,
reached the illy loter with the te.xt of the ad
inliul'.s appeal to the pieslcleut. They submitted
the document to the admiral. Mi. Tcaguc Mid
that eveiy effott would he made to place it In
PrriMent ltoosevelt'n hand this afleiuoon. The.
appeal covera 120 lypewiltten paR-es.
Admlial Schley expi'cU to leave Washington
for Chicago on Thursday,
CAUSE OP RESENT
PANAMA BATTLE
The Exchange of Prisoners Respon
sible for the Disaster to
the Panama Government.
By Kxtluiive. Wire from T he AModited I'rew.
Panama, Jan. 21. The exchange of
prisoners was responsible for yester
day's disaster to the government.
From the former the revolutionists
heard of the plans of the government.
The government warship I.autanl's
circulating pump was out of order and
she hud no steam up when she wus
attacked by the revolution warship
P.ulllla. The Padllla, which was re
cently painted white so as to deceive
the government officers as to her iden
tity advanced unrecognized to a spot
about three hundred metres from the
Lnutnio. She then begun filing tit the
Lautaro. The position of the latter
prevented her from using her two big
guns mounted forward, but she le
lurned the Padilln's fire with her small
after guns. Her gunner, however, was
the first man killed. The foreign crew
of the Lautnro refused to obey orders.
General Alban, who displayed daring
courage, was shot, on the steamer's
deck. General Garcia, a veteran ofll-t-er,
has been appointed military gov
ernor of the district in succession to
General Alban. Seiior Arjona is the
civil governor. It Is believed that the
revolutionary warships were damaged.
The capture of Panama by the i evo
lutionists Is considered impossible, ow
ing to the number of government
troops there.
THE GERMANS WERE
ALSO OUR PRIENDS
Took No Part in Efforts of France
and Austria to Make Trouble
During the Spanish War,
Dy Kxelii'lve Wiie from The Associated I'irM.
A'lenna, Jan. 21. Inquiries made by
The Associated Press at the Austrian
Hungarian fmeign otlice confirm the
essential points of tho statement made
by Lord Cruuborue, the British foreign
under secretary, in the house of com
mons yesterday. The dynastic rela
tions of Austria with Spain, the queen
legent being an arch-duchess of Aus
tria, led Austila befoie the declaration
of the war between Spain and the
United States to begin a peace piopa
ganda, which was carried on not only
in England but throughout Europe,
France was ready to second the ef
forts ot Austria, Germany and Russia
maintained a passive attitude. Great
Britain was at (list disposed to sign
the proposed note, but after a confi
dential report from AVaHlilngton, de
clined either to sign such a note as
tho Austrian ambassador proposed, in
to tnko any further steps. Afterwards
Austria and France made direct rep
resentations at Washington, but ceased
their efforts after the declaration of
war ftom that time forward relying on
the efforts of the pope.who was backed
by the tuelt approval of all the powers,
Berlin, Jan, 21. The foreign oftlce
denies that Germany desired, or asso
ciated itself with any other govern
ment that may have sought to bring
about European Intervention in the
Spnnlsh-Ainerlcan war. The following
statement of the German foreign oflh-e
was handed to the correspondent of
tho Associated Press today:
"The foreign otlice declares with all
posltiveness, that Germany, either be
fore the outbreak of the Spanish
American war nor during Its course,
proposed Intervention to other poweis.
Neither did Germany support such a
proposal mude by other poweis. It Is
true that In several Instances, hubbcs
tlons were made to the German gov
ernment from another souice. In tho
dense of Intervention, Hut the Ger
man government without exception,
maintained a negutive attitude toward
such HUggt'btlons, and made known Its
negative standpoint whenever occasion
offered. It must further be remarked
that It wus not from an Austrian
Kource that such suggestions reached
the German government."
Pensions Grouted.
By Kstludve Wire from The Associated I'reM.
Washington, Jan, St. Pension? (ranted: Ktl
S. bliujiudu, of Scuiilon, $10; Citbirlne iltilln
(widow), of be rant en, fi.
IN HOUSE DEBATE
Unlimited Talk Allowed on the
Urocncu DeflGlcnGU
3111."
MR. SIBLEY SUGGESTS
PROCRASTINATION
Ho Believes That Irrigation of Arid
Lands Should Be Postponed Until
the Next Generation The Wasto
Lands Not Needed at Present.
Senate Considers Philippines Bill.
By Kxilualve Wire from The Aiuociated Pre.
AVashlngton, Jon.,21. Tn the absenco
of other pressing business, the house
managers are allowing the widest liitl
tude In the debate on the urgent de
ficiency bill, now before the house. The
irrigation of arid lands In the west and
the advisability of retaining control of
the Philippines were the main topics
under consideration today. The speak
ers were Mr. Sibley (Penna.), Mr.
Dlnsinore (Ark.), Mr. Newlunds (New),
Mr. Mondell (Wyo.), Mr. Robinson
(Ind,), Mr. Kerns (111.), Mr. Gaines
(Tenn.), Mr. Vandlver (Mo.) and Mr,
Greene (Penna.)
Mr. Sibley (IVitiia.) made a general
speech in opposition to the government
entering at this time upon n scheme
for the irrigation of mid lands In the
west. Mr. Sibley said everyone who
had witnessed the tests knew the won
deiful productive results of irrigation,
but he believed the whole question vas
for another generation. Members rep
resenting an agricultural constituency
should oppose a measure which In
volved the expenditure of untold mil
lions to be taken by taxation from all.
Tie spoke of the decline In value ot
farm lands in eastern, middle and
southern states, yet this was a propo
sition to open up lui'iuheils of millions
acres more to be In open competition
with these farms.
"Let us wait," said Mr. Sibley, "un
til our Increased population shall so
expand that these lands shall be need
ed to meet the, demand for a greater
food supply. To my mind, if we un
dertake the present accomplishment of
irrigation we shall be pressing a pois
oned chalice to the lips of the farming
classes in tills nation, which if It doerf
not kill them will at least leave them
for another generation In torpor or
misery."
Representative AVIUiani Alden Smith,
of Michigan, Introduced a resolution
reciting the report that the British
mllltM-y authorities have passed sen
tence of death upon Commandant
Scheepers; also that the "world suf
fers because of the war Svaged between
any family of nations," and that the
people of the Ihilted States are moved
In behalf of the sufferers from the
"terrible win fare being conducted In
South Africa," and then proposing a
resolution hy the senate and house that
the British government be requested
to set aside the death sentence on
Scheepers.
Philippines Bill.
For nearly three liouis today the sen
ate had under consideration the Phil
ippine tariff bill. The measure was
made the unfinished business and prob
ably will hold that position of prefer
ence until It shall have been voted on
dually.
The debate was opened by Mr. Lodge,
of Massachusetts, chairman of the com
mittee on Philippines. lie sketched In
a free-hand way the reasons which hud
actuated the majority In presenting tho
measure and urged stiongly Its enact
ment Into law at an early date. Ho
explained with some minuteness the
necessity for the legislation embodied
In the bill, .ilid concluded with an ap
peal lo the senate and to congress to
deal with questions relating to the
Philippines as they might arise, and to
knep clear of vague Words and vaguer
promises, which were likely to bo mis
interpreted and to raise false hopes in
the minds of the Filipinos. In an Im
passioned peroration, he besought con
gress not to give mortgages on an un
known futuie.
Mr. Rawlins, of IHah, delivered a
vlgoious speech In support of tho min
ority substitute, hi which Independence
was promised to thu Filipino people so
soon as a stuble government could, bo
established lu the Philippines. His ills
cussiou of the general Philippine ques
tion coveted much of tho ground that
has been uone over during the past
three years. Tliioughout ho was ac
corded careful attention.
Mr, Bacon, of Georgia, sharply ci in
cized the secretary of war for ail al
leged violation ot tho law In Issuing an
order permitting vessels (lying a, for
eign ihig to participate In the com
merce between the United Stntes am?
the Philippines.
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Steamship Arrivals.
Hy Kxilutha Wire from The Associited TreM.
.New oiL, .Ian, 21. AlTheeli I.ahn, (leiioa.
Cleaied: r-oiulitvurK, Antwerp! Oermauic, I.lv.
eip.wl; Philadelphia, Southampton. Sa,leds
Kaiser Wllhelui iter Cirosse, Urcinen t Plymouth
and Cheihouitj. (Jlbrallar Arrived! KeUeilu
Maria 'fl'Wii. New Yolk for Naple and tlen'oa,
Hotttrdam Arrived; Hyndam, New York tU
IJoutonuo Sur Mcr.
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-- WEATHER FORECAST.
4.
Washington, Jin. 21. Forecast for -f"
t- Wednesday nd Thurdiy; Eastern I'ciin- 4-
. tlvaul, rain Wednesday; probably turn- -
4- Ins to enovr with falling temuerature; 4-
4- Thursday fair j high elillttDC winds be- 4-
-- coming northwesterly. -t
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