THE NEWS,
Domestic -
Secretary of State Samuel S.
Koentg left Albany for Washington
With the certificates of election of
Elihu Root as United States senator
from New York, Blgnpd by Governor
Bugheg and the Secretary of State.
That Mrs. Allen F. Read, who at
tempted to dynamite Mrs. Genevieve
Chandler Philips, at Denver, la sane
and has never leen Insane Is said
to be the report of one of the alien
ists for the state.
John Osborne, supposed to be the
oldeBt mall carrier and probably the
oldest employe of the Postal Depart
ment, celebrated his ninety-fourth
birthday at his home In Osborn, O.
A father acting ns beat man at the
wedding of his son was the unusual
feature at the marriage of Miss
Kathryn Charlton, of Oak Park, and
Lloyd R. Stpers, of Chicago.
Karlow N. Hlgglnbotham. of Chi
cago, for years the president of the
board of trustees of the Field Mu
seum of Natural History, has been
retired from that position.
Directors of the Boston and Mon
tana Consolidated Copper and Silver
Mlnnlng Company at New York de
clared a quarterly dividend of $2 a
share and $l cvtra.
The Jury In the case of C. F. Hyde,
charged with the killing of Duncan
S. Kemp, at Amite City, La., brought
la a verdict of not guilty.
A carload of 75 babies was dis
tributed In New Orleans, the preco
cious freight coming from the New
York Foundling and Orphan Asylum.
A volcanic disturbance let loono
the water of a mountain lake near
Lucerene, Tagalos Province, P. I.,
causing considerable damage.
The constitutional equal suffrage
amendment passed the South Dakota
Senate without debate and with but
two dissenting votes.
The House of Representatives at
Phoenix adopted a memorial to Con
gress asking Immediate state for
Arizona.
Four persons were killed and four,
teen Injured In the explosion of tons
of dynamite, which wrecked part of
the Forclte Powder Works, near
Newark, N. J.
Fifty men employed on a crib
leading down to a tunnel under Lake
Michigan, a mile and a half off Chi
cago, were blown to plecos by an ex
plosion of powder, burned to death
or perished by drowning.
Reading of the reports of Presi
dent Lewis, Vice President White
and Secretary-Treasurer Ryan were
the features of the second day of the
United Mlneworkers' annual con
convention In Indianapolis.
The Board of Pardons of New Jer
sey refused to grant a parole to
Charles Belcher, former mayor of
Paterson. who Is serving a term In
State's prison for embezzlement. j
The board of overseers of Harvard
University confirmed the election of
Prof. Abbott Lawrence Lowell a3
president to succeed Charles W.
Eliot. '
A bill to guarantee deposits in
banks and trust companies wag In
troduced In the general assembly of
New York.
A Joint session of the General
Assembly of Illinois adjourned In a
deadlock over the United States sen
atorial contest.
Three thousand men fought for a
chance to shovel snow in New York
until the police reserves dispersed
them.
Patrick J. Kelran, of the Fidelity
Funding Company, hopes to settl.?
his financial affairs out of court.
William J. Stone was re-elected to
the United States Senate by the Gen
eral Assembly of Missouri.
Falling lcycles suspended trafTlc on
the Brooklvn Bridge from 11 A. M.
until 5 P. M.
BIG STEAMSHIP REPUBLIC SINKS
THe White Star Liner, Rammed in
Fog By Florida Wireless
Brings Aid.
Two Passengers and Four Seamen Dead
Two Others Injured.
AS TOLD BY THE WIRELESS.
The Bteamcr Republic sank at
8.30 P. M. off No Man's Land,
south of Martha's Vineyard, off
tho Massachusetts Coast. All of
her crew are safe aboard the rev
enue cutter Gresham. The Flor
ida is being convoyed to New
York.
The steamer Baltic, crowded
wlUi tho rescued passengers from
the Republic and her own 930
passengers, was off Sandy Hook.
Two pasaengers of the Repub
lic were killed (Mrs. Eugene
Lynch, of Boston, and W. J.
Mooney, a banker of North Dako
ta) and two Injured (Mrs. N. M.
Murphy, of North Dakota, and
Eugene Lynch, of Boston).
Four deaths are also reported
on the Florida, either members
of the crew or steerage passen
gers. The ocean liners, the Baltic,
New York, Furnessla, Lorraine
and Lucanla, In response to wire
less message, have assisted the
two disabled ships.
The 442 passengers and mem
bers of the crew of the Republic
had a trying experience In two t
transfers at sea, first to the Flor- I
Ida and then to the Baltic.
It required all Saturday night
to transfer the passengers to the i
Baltic In open boats. j
New York (Special). The palatial
ocean steamship Republic, of the
White Star Line, which was In col
lision with the Italian liner Florida
oft Nantucket, Mass., went down at
half-past eight o'clock P. M. Her
passengers, with the exception of the
two who were killed, were taken off
many hours before, and are on the
steamship Baltic, which was off
Sandy Hook at a late hour making
for this port. The bodies of the
dead are also on the Baltic.
Tho Republic was In tow of the
revenue cutter Gresham and the dere
lict destroyer Seneca, proceeding to
New York, when she sank. On board
her was Captain Sealby, with a vol
unteer detail of 60 of her crew. She
had been towed but a short distance,
when she began to settle rapidly.
Seeing no hope of saving the ship,
Captain Sealby hurriedly gave the
order to abandon ship, and the crew
was taken off by the Gresham, which
cast loose from the crippled liner and
stood by until she sank beneath the
waves.
Tho Gresham and the Seneca then
headed for the Massachusetts Coast
and will land Captain Sealby and
his brave crew at Gayhead, Mass.,
or Newport, R. I. As to the exact
point of landing wireless advices dif
fer. The point where the Republic
wont down Is described in brief wire
less messages received here as off
No Man's Land, a small island south
of Martha's Vineyard Island, off the
Massachusetts Coast.
The Florida Limping ln.
The Italian liner Florida, which
rrashod ln to the Republic In the
dense fog off Nantucket, Mass., early
Saturday morning and gave the big
ship her death blow, it slowly steam
ing toward Now York, convoyed by
the American liner New York. Her
pasoongers also are on the Baltic,
having been transferred la the early
hours of the morning ah)tig with
those of the Republic
The Baltic, which was called by
wireless telegraph to the aid of the
Republic, and transferred from the
Florida, not only the steamer's 900
and more passengers, but the 442
passengers and part of the crww of
the Republic, Is In New York harbor.
This In brier Is the situation In
the stirring story of the sea, fol
lowing the first wireless flout) on the
collision of the two big ships In the
early dawn of Saturday morning off
Nantucket, Mass. For 36 hours the
suspense of the public was unallay
ed, for almost every hour since the
first flash of the mishap came from
the Republic's wireless operator has
brought conflicting reports from
man points, all giving a different
phase to the shifting x-eno and
tending to confuse the situation.
No less than seven ocean liners
tho Baltic, New York, Furneeala, Lor
raine and Lucanla and the twe crip
pled ships, Florida and Ropubllo are
figuring in this stlrlng story of the
sea.
Dend And Injured.
Until an early hour Sunday It was
believed the crashing together of the
two big ships off fogbound Nantucket
Saturday morning had not resulted ln
the death or Injury to a single pas
senger or member of the crews.
Shortly after midnight, however, the
wireless telegraph, that mysterious
force which had apprised the world
of the Republic's distress and quickly
brought other ships to her aid, flash
ed the newg that two passengers on
the Republic had been killed and
two others injured. Late ln the day
another wireless message told of
four deaths on board the Florida,
either of members of the crew or
steerage passengers.
How the unfortunate passengers of
tho Republic were killed or the na
ture of the Injuries to Mrs. Murphy
and Mr. Lynch Is not known by of
ficials of the White Star Line, who
have communicated with relatives of
the dead and Injured.
Government Greatly Interested.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Government officials In Washington
have manifested deep concern ln the
ramming of the Republic and the
thrilling manner ln which her offi
cers, crew and passengers were sav
ed, and In the summoning ef other
ocean liners by wireless telegraphy.
This wlreles rescue will stand out
as the most remarkable that has ever
occurred ln the annals of trans-Atlantic
navigation. If the value and
utility of wireless had never berore
been demonstrated, It Is pointed out
that this alone shows that It Is In
dispensable in connection with ocean
navigation. Since the introduction
of the first system, about a decade
ago, the progress In Its development
has bpen so rapid that all the im
portant merchant and naval ships of
the world are now equipped with
wireless cabins, and every month wit
nesses the establishment of some new
coast wireless station.
Foreign
King Alf !ibo s'gned a deerc con--ferrlng
upon Queen Helena of Italy
the Grand Croas of the Order of
Beneficence ln rerogntlon of her la- i
bors In behalf of the survivors of tho I
Italian earthquake. j
Some of the delegates to the In-'
ternational Naval Conference In Lon
don say the American delegates have '
adopted an uncompromising attitude,
and It is feared the conference will '
have no results.
The first division of the U. S. Pa
cific Fleet, Including the cruisers j
Maryland and West Virginia, sailed
from Valparaiso, to Join the second
division outside of Coqulmbo.
The American Relief Committee
has completed Its d'strlbutlon of
money to earthquake sufferers, and ;
further contributions will be handed .
over to the Italian authorities. !
The French Senate passed a bill .
providing frr construction of a dry
dock and basin at Havre to accom
modate the largest liner, and to cost
$20,000,000. !
The Venezuelan envoy and thoi
Dutch Foreign Minister reached an
agreement on the points at Issue be
tween Venezuela and the Nether
lands. An outline of the Russian propos- 1
sis for dealing with the Persian s'tu
r.tlon was received by Great Britain, i
but It does not suggest a conference. '
It Is costing $100,000 a day to
rare for the thousands made destl-
tute by the earthquake In Italy. ,
Six Chinamen were killed and a:
number injured In a riot at Johaunea
Lurg, Transvaal.
Ambassador and Mrs. White at- ,
tended the firs: performance of the
opera "Louise." In Nice. France, oc- j
cupying seats in the Prefect's box. i
A report in London that the Duke !
d' Abruzzl would renounce his title 1
and marry Miss Elk Ira, was denied I
at the Italian Embassy.
The trawler Arctic was sunk In
collision wltb the steamer Haverstoe j
nff KUmborouah Head. Two mem- :
ters of her crew were lost. j
More than COO horses were de- j
stroyed by earthquake at Pboeoea;
D6 ir Smyrna, lumej.
Tho United States battleships Ohio
and MfMotirl sailed from Salonika
for B. ivrna.
I!v . Guir.f z was officially not!-
rnc mi rieimuii ua iit-iut7ui ui
( 'il ft. tLo ceremonies taking placs
li .;, penitentiary. .'
i'itr tartb iuftke was experlenc
tl - 3 ij 'Tin. i:ttlc Turkey, and
s x .1 s re repot led to be still oc
r I l l . t Men: lla.
A" Tt. 1 Pperry's flagship, the
i i i-cit'Ht, Mtib d from Naples for
"1 "! -ACi!'.
.1 Killed In IVmisy Wreck. I
Altoona, Pa. (Special). The rear-!
cud colllsslon between the firBt and
second sections of the St. LouU ex
press, on the Pennsylvania Railroad
near Suinmerhlll, west of here, coub
ed the death of three men and the
Injuring of a dozen others. The fact
that tho passengers on tho second
section wore eight cars removed from
tho point of collision probably avert
od a groator loss of life.
Carnegie Relief Fund Figures.
Pittsburg (Special). The seventh
annual report of the Carnegie Relief
Fund, applicable to the employes of
the Carnegie Steel Company and Its
nine constituent corporations, show
ing operations for 190, was made
public here tonight. Benefits for the
year totaled $210,433.70, accident
benefits being $20,307.70, death
benefits $10i,u23 and pension allow
ances $S1,093.
Lived Long With Broken Neck.
Atlanta (Special). At a coroner's
Inquest into tho death of Frank Car
ter, 60 years old, here It was testified
that he had broken his neck 17 years
ago, and had lived without serious
Inconvenlenoe from this accident. Car.
tcr died of apoplexy. When the pol
ice found that his neck was broken
they suspected foul play and ordered
the Inquest. The testimony that his
nook had been broken for 17 years
was accepted as conclusive.
In A Hurry To He Hanged.
Washington. Ark. (Special). Be
fore Sheriff Velvin had read more
than a few words of the death war
rant to Joe Thompson, a negro, the
condemned man stopped proceedings
by announcing that he had heard
enough and, walking to the gallows,
placed himself on the trap with the
request that no "bungling" be made
rf the Job. Thompson was pronounc
ed dead a few moments after the trap
had been sprung.
Hod C'ruhs Fund f0t,131.
Wellington, D. C. (Special).
Tim National Red Cross has received
$901,131 to date for the relief of
the sufferers from the earthquake In
Southern Italy. Of that amount New
York contributed $300,617; Califor
nia, $180,067; Illinois, $91,609; the
Christian Herald. $55,000 Missouri,
$37,094; Connecticut, $34,103; Mas
sachusetts, $31,e71; Wisconsin, $28,
137; Rhode Island, $20,426; Pennsyl.
vanla. $16,153; Maryland. $14,747;
District of Columbia, $14,275, and
Washington. $10,847,
Clergy Opposes Larger Navy.
Boston (Special) A remonstrance
against a further Increase of the Uni
ted States Navy, signed by- 224
clergymen of various denominations
ln Boston and vicinity, was Bent to
Congress. It Is the belief of the
ministers that naval preparations
have grown so enormously as to be
come a distressing burden upon the
richest nations and aa actual menace
to the peace of the world.
Foraker Denies Brownsville Humor.
Washington. D. C. (Special)
Senator J. B. Foraker, ln a signed
statement issued, seta at rest the
stories which recently have been
printed to the effect that after his
reitrement from the Senate March 4
next he would become the counsel
for the discharged negro soldiers of
the Twenty-fifth Infantry.
To Get 9 1,(12:1,000 Oil Fine.
Washington (Special). The Su
preme Court of the United States af
firmed tho decrpe of the State courts
of TexaB Imposing a fine of $1,623,
900 on tho Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany of St. Louis, and ousting it from
the State on the charge of violating
the Texas Antitrust law.
12,007,2:$ I Hales Cotton Ginned.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
There were 12,667.231 running bales
of cotton ginned from the growth of
1908 to January 16 last, against 10,
339,551 a year ago, and 27,441 active
ginneries against 27,366 a year ago,
according to the Census Bureau report.
IJfe Preservers For Motorboats.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
The Senate Committee on Com
merce has reported favorably the bill
Introduced by Senator Frye, of
Maine, requiring all motor vessels to
carry life preservers. Violation of
the act Is punishable by a fine of
$10 for each life preserver "lacking
or improperly stowed." If the bill
becomes a law it will take effect
June 1 and apply to foreign vessels
on December 31 of this year.
Shoots Wife And Himself.
Scranton, Pa. (Special)". Mrs.
Griffith Van Fleet, of Susquehanna,
Pa., is dying from the effects of a
bullet, wound inflicted by her hus
band and the latter Is dead, having
committed suicide. Van Fleet, it Is
alleged, rame home under the In
fluence of liquor and began abusing
his wife. Mrs. Van Fleet Hod from
the house, but had only gone a short
distance when a bullet from her hus
band's revolver entered her left
abouldor and passed through lbs
lungs, lafljctlgg (atl wound.
Y PEOPLE PERISH "
111 A GOLD MINE
K Terrible Disaster In the
Transvaal
173 PERSONS ARE DROWNED!
Dsm Bursts and Floods Mine Ten
Whit Mn snd 150 Natives Caught
by the Rushing Waters Part of
Town Also Washed Away and 13
Persons Drowned.
Johannesburg (Special). One
hundred and seventy-three persons
are known to have lost their lives
as a result of the floods which are
general through the Transvaal colony
and Northern Natal. Great damage
also has been done to property, min
ing plants having suffered heavily,
and houses and railway bridges be
ing swept away or Inundated. The
floods are the result of heavy rains
that have fallen recently and all the
rivers have been converted into
roaring torrents. The railway and
telegraph services are disorganized ln
all directions.
By the bursting of Knight's Dam
the Wltwatersrand gold mine, In the
southwestern part of the Transvaal,
was flooded and ten white men and
150 natives were drowned. The
water from this dam also flooded the
lower section of the town of Elsburg,
where a number of houses were swept
away and 13 persons perished. A
gold dredger valued at $60,000
broke adrift on the Kaap River and
was wrecked.
LIVES LOST IN MOROCCO.
Landslide Due To Earthquake Or
The Torrential Itains.
Ceuta, Morocco (Special). A ter
rible tempest, accompanied by a tor
rential downpour of rain, raged for
five hours over the northernmost sec
tion of Morocco. There were no
casualties ln Ceuta, but reports
brought In by native runners from
the Rhmara territory, a mountainous
district 60 miles to the south, declare
that several small villages have
been overwhelmed and many persons
killed or Injured.
Several American colliers and sup
ply ships are anchored ln Negro Bay,
between Ceuta and Tetuen, awaiting
the arrival of the American battle
ships. No damage to these vessel,
has been reported.
It is Impossible to ascertain wheth
er the landslides to the south are
due to an earthquake or to the In
undation. The lower portion of the
town of Ceuta was Inundated. The
fires In the electric light plant were
extinguished and the town, conse
quently, plunged into darkness.
There were several local landslides,
but no caaualltles.
The foregoing communication cor
roborates a message received from
Tetuen saying a severe earthquake
Bhock ln the region south of Tetuen
had wiped out several villages and
that hundreds of people were report
ed killed or injured.
VOLCANO STARTS FLOOD.
A Curious Convulsion Of Nature In
Philippines.
Manila (Special). A dispatch re
ceived here from Lucena, in ' the
Tayabas province, confirms the re
ports of a volcanic disturbance there
and states that the greater damage
was done In the fields under culti
vation. The roads and bridges in
the neighborhood of Sarlaya were
destroyed. All the damage reported
was done by the Inundation which
followed the outbreak of the volcano
of Laganas and was caused by an
explosion which let loose the waters
of a mountain lake.
The explosions ln Laganas volcano
continue, according to the dispatch.
The eruptions apparently have bii
slight.
Brownsville Detectives Dismissed.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
The services of Brown and Baldwin,
the private detectives who were paid
$15,000 for their work in following
up members of the discharged bat
talion of the Twenty-fifth Infantry
and secured a "confession" from
Boyd Gonyers, one of the number,
have been dispensed with. The War
Department has not abandoned its
efforts to secure evidenec as to the
identity of the men who did the
shooting, but has practically decided
that private detectives have accom
plished all that can be expected of
them.
Carnegie Offers $700.
Richmond, Ind. (Special). Prof.
Elbert Russell, of Earlham College,
president of the Intercollegiate Peace
Association, received a letter from
Andrew Carnegie, in which Mr. Car
negie expressed a desire to contribute
$700 to the organization. The gift
will be accepted. The association
aims to spread peace principles
among students in all colleges.
Chamberlain To Return.
London (Special). Joseph Cham
berlain, England's champion tariff
reformer, declared his Intention of
re-entering politics and said he would
be a candidate from Wst Birming
ham at the next general election.
Chamberlain Is slowly recovering his
health, though bis condition Is such
as to require constant attention.
Guard Kentucky Jail.
Lexington, Ky. (Special). The
jail at Harlan Courthouse Is guarded
to prevent the threatened mob vio
lence to Henry Carter, Robert Os
borne and Sidney Pope, "vho are held
there on charges of assassinating
Talbott Howard. Howard's body was
found In the Caldron River, where
It had evidently been thrown by tue
slayers. His wagon was found Sun
day with bullet holes In it and this
led to a suspicion of murder,
Napoleon's Death Musk.
New Orleans. La. (Special). In
formation is said to have been re
ceived by certain parties here that
may lead to the recovery of the
death mask of Napoleon, which mys
teriously disappeared from the city
hall here In the early 70s. This cast
was prtsented to the city of New
Orleans ln 1834 by Dr. Antommachl,
who attended Napoleon on the Island
of St Helena. A New Orleans wom
an, whose name was not made public,
has notified the mayor that she be
lieves she can glvo the whereabouts
of tbt missing death mask.
EXPLOSION IX BORINGS
CHIC(G01MTEn TUNNEL
Fifty-Three Men Burned to Death
' or Drownel
Chicago (Special). Blown to
pieces by exploding powder, burned
to death by the resultant Are or
drowned ln the Icy waters of Lake
Michigan, was the fate of 63 men
who were working on a submarine
tunnel, beneath a wooden crib on
the surface of the waters a mile and
a half from shore. The crib was
used In the construction of a new
submarine water tunnel connecting
with the south side shore of tho
city at Seventy-third Street. It Is
known , that 95 workmen were em
ployed in the crib and the connecting
tunnel at the time of the explosion,
which started the Are and blew or
drove the men Into the water.
The work of the destroying ele
ments was begun so unexpectedly
and reaped Its harvest of victims with
such swiftness that the contracting
firm of George W. Jackson Company
and the rescuers have been unable
to arrive at anything like an ac
curate list of those who perished, or
of others who escaped the fury of
the flames or the Icy water of tho
lake. All Southside hospitals are
filled with Injured men. City fire
boats and tugs of the construction
company made frequent trips far Into
the night to the scene of the dis
aster through heavy Icy floes.
After several hours of heroic work
on the part of the rescuers, 39 work
men were rescued. When the Are
tug Conway and Its crew had Anally
quenched the flames, 63 bodleu had
been carried to the shore and placed
In morgues ln South Chicago a vail
ing Identification. The bodies ol the
victims ln the majority of Instances
were unrecognizable.
Owing to the difficulty experienced
by small crafts ln reaching the crib
during the winter, most of the work
men employed on the work, particu
larly those who had no families,
slept In temporary bunks at the crib.
It was just as these men had been
awakened for the day's w6rk that the
explosion and subsequent Are caused
the pandemonium, which resulted In
the great loss of life.
As nearly as the investigators have
been able to ascertain the explosion
had Its origin In a powder house of
small dimensions, situated about 100
yards from the crib structure proper,
but at the same time being part of
the general structure built on founda
tions resting on the bottom of the
lake at this point. In this outhouse
the George W. Jackson Company
stored, from time to time. Just
enough powder and dynamite for
urgent use In the work of construct
ing the water tunnel, and in some
manner not yet known the explosives
were put Into action.
The dull detonation, muffled as it
was by the crunching of Aoating Ice
against the crib and the atmosphere
laden with heavy fog, simply aroused
the attention of the workmen, ac
cording to the survivors, and it was
not until the heat of the flames and
the stifling smoke penetrated the so
called "living room" of the crib and
tunnel beneath the waters of the lake
that the full Import of the disaster
dawned upon the workmen, cut off
from quick succor.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
The Senate confirmed the nomina
tion of Stuart K. Lupton, of Tennes
see, to be consul at Messina, Italy,
vice Arthur S. Cheney, who was kill
ed in the recent earthquake.
Attorney General Bonaparte's re
fusal to appear before the Senate
Committee on the subject of the
steel merger has caused tension with
that committee.
The compulsory retirement of
medical officers of the rank of major
ln the army Is provided for by a bill
passed by the Senate.
The House committee has decided
that the Marine Corps should remain
under the control of the Navy De
partment. The Urgent Deficiency Bill, as re
ported to the Senate, carries an ap
propriation of $1,151,602.
The House passed a bill establish
ing a United States consulate at
Catania.
The military appropriation bill, as
approved by the House Committee
on Military Affairs, provides for a
general staff corps, which shall con
sist of one chief of staff and two gen
eral officers.
A subcommittee of the Senate In
terstate Commerce Commission heard
a delegation ln opposition to Senator
Taliaferro's bill providing for the fed
eral Inspection of naval supplies.
The treaty between the United
States and Great Britain concern
ing the boundary waters between
this country and Canada was order
ed favorably reported to the Senate.
Secretary of State Root appeared
before the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations and discussed In
great detail the treaties between"the
United States and Panama.
A department under the federal
government which shall have charge
of all public improvements was
favored ln a resolution adopted by
the National Board of Trade.
The House of Representatives, by
a unanimous vote, adopted resolu
tions declaring vacant the seat of
George L. Lllley, representatlve-at-large
from Connecticut.
Representative Martin, of South
Dakota, thinks that the government
should establish, mining experiment
stations In the various States of the
Union.
Arbitration treaties with Costa
Rica, Austria-Hungary and Chill
were ordered favorably reported by
the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Honduras, the last asylum ln the
whole world for criminals escaping
from the United States to avoid ex
tradition, Is about to be closed. w
The bill to prohibit the Importa
tion of opium into the United States
except for medical purposes has been
favorably acted upon.
Uncle 8am's purse was fattened
by nearly a million dollars in rev
enue last yoar from Umber cut off
the various national forests.
Senator Burkett has presented an
amendment to Senator Hopkins' bill
changing tho personnel of the con
sular examining board.
THE JAPANESE MAT" .7
BE ONLY FOOLING LIS
Accuracy of the Immigration Figures
, Doubted. ,
GOVERNOR BILLETT'S BIG BURDEN.
President Dtclares, However,' That If
ths Japanese Are Not Honestly
Keeping Their Agreement He Will
No Longer Try to Prevent ' Aay
Hostile Legislation.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
The Japanese legislation question In
California was dlscused at confer
ences between President Roosevelt
and Senators Flint and Fulton and
others. The President urged the
necessity of California's congressional
delegation using their influence as
fully as possible against legislation
that might be resented by Japan.
The President talked cautiously
with some of the congressional visi
tors. He went bo far as to say he
thought nothing pending ln Congress
nor any of the differences between
himself and Congress were of half
the Importance of the Japanese-California
question.
Although talking with great de
liberation and care, the President
still recognizes the existence of a
deeply-founded antagonistic senti
ment to the Japanese in California
and the wisdom of placating that
sentiment so as to end the agitation
with as little delay as possible.
Because of the almost unanimous
sentiment in the State the Presi
dent realizes the responsibility upon
Governor Gillett ln using his influ
ence on the legislature to stop legis
lation at this session, and wants to
do all he can to share Bome of that
reponsiblllty.
Senator Flint, ln his conference
at the White House, agreed with tho
President in considering the burden
upon Governor Gillett an Important
and serious one and Is willing to
share with the Governor the work
of trying to allay the irritation. The
President Is not hesitating to use
the power of Senator Flint and will
not refrain from doing anything
within reason himself.
Senator Flint and other Californi
ans have told the President pretty
plainly that while they are willing
to help him, they do not place much
confidence ln the figures of the gov
ernment as to the decreasing num
ber of Japanese ln . this country.
"The facts dispute the Agures," they
declare, and add that the Japaneso
are taking possession of whole
towns.
The President advised his Califor
nia visitors that he would like to
Bee a fair trial given to the promises
of the Japanese to decrease the num
ber of their citizens ln this country,
and If this trial shows that there
Is no decrease, then he will no long
er use his influence, even after he
goes out of office, to prevent hostile
legislation.
Senator Fulton, of Oregon, after
his talk at the White House, sa.d
that the feeling as to the Japanese
ln his State was not as acute as In
California.
"Japanese and Chinese children
attend the same schools as white
children ln our State," said the Sen
ator, "and we have not had any
trouble so far. We have many Japa
nese ln the State, but they seem to
have colonized more extensively in
California than with us."
Like many other callers. Senator
Fulton expressed the opinion that tho
situation would be. cleared up and
possible trouble avoided. This view
was taken by a number of White
House callers, among them Repre
sentatives Denby and TownBend,
who Introduced the visitors. Mr.
Denby lived in China a number of
years.
"I don't believe the situation is
as critical now as It was two years
ago," said Mr. Denby. "and I think
It will be satisfactorily settled.
500 Houses Ready.
Washington, D. C. (Special) Pay
Inspector Mudd, who has been detail
ed In charge of the shipments of the
2,500 houses to Messina, reported to
the Navy Department that the first
shipment will be madeSaturday night.
This will consist of ' 600 houses,
which will be sent on the steamship
Eva from New' York. Mr. Mudd
says that four vessels have now been
chartered, three to sail from New
York, and one from w Orleans, .
Cannot Stop Work To Fight.
Rome (Special). As the result of
an incident that occurred at Messina
during the earthquake Professor
Albanese - has challenged. General
Mazza, commander of the Italian
troops in the earthquake area, to
a duel. The Professor violently pro
tested againBt orders issued by Gen
eral Mazza and the General expelled
him. The challenge was then sent.
Votes For Woman Law Passed.
Uierre, S. D. (Special). Without
debate and with but two dissenting
votes the equal suffrage amendment
to the state constitution passed the
Senate.
Per Wilmer Nominated.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
The President nominated Pere Wll
mer, of Maryland, to be a second
lieutenant in the Marine Corps,
"i.
1 Swallowed A Tack.
Stamford- Ct. (Special). Louis
Lotticy swallowed a carpet tack. Ho
sent over to a butcher shop and
got a chunk of raw beef. He tied a
string to the beef and swallowed It.
Then by the string he drew It out
of- bis stomach, hoping to fetch the
tack along with it. The tack did
not come, but the string cut the
man's throat and injured it badly.
Then he went to Dr. Clooman for
treatment. There have been no bad
effects from the tack.
Attack On General Staff.
Washington. D. C. (Special).
President Roosevelt has sounded a
call to arms to prevent an attack
upon the general staff of the Army.
He bad a special conference with
Representatives Malby, FaBsett, Par
sons, Dwlght and Olcott, all of New
York. He asked them to fight on
the floor of the House the report from
'ths Committee on Military Affairs
which practically cuts In two. the
general staff, when ths army; bill
comes up for action.
PRESIDENT TRIES TO
r HALT ANTNAP.LAWS
Mr Roosevelt Writes to California's
Chief Executive. .
Sacramento, Cal. (Special). In
compliance with a telegraphic re
quest of President Roosevelt, Gover
nlr Gillett, of California, has con
sented to hold up pending anti
Japanese measures until the Presi
dent's arguments against them are
received.
In a telegram sent Saturday this
request was embodied, and a letter Is
en route to Sacramento which gives
.lie Chief Executive's views and wish
es In the matter of legislation against
the "little brown men." President
Roosevelt's telegram follows:
"Washington, January 16.
"Hon. James N. Gillett, Governor of
California, Sacramento, Cal.:
"We are greatly concerned at
newspaper reports on antl-Japanes
legislation In California's legislature.
Have written you at length on ths
subject. Earnestly hope that no
progress will be made ln the blllS
until you have had a chance to re
ceive my letter and if necessary to
discuss Its contents with leaders of
two houses. My knowledge of the
International . situation, particularly
with reference to emigration of Japa
nese laborers from the United States,
satisfies me that passage of proposed
legislation would be of Inestimable
damage to State of California, as
well as to whole nation.
"Theodore Roosevelt."
Governor Gillett sent the following
reply:
"Sacramento. Cal., January 18.
"Theodore Rooeevelt, President of
the United States, Washington,
D. C:
"Telegram received. Have caused
hills to be held up until I can hear
from you. Copies of bills Introduced
affecting Japanese, together wltb
briefs of same, mailed to you.
"James N. Gillett."
The President's Letter. 1
President Roosevelt's letter to
Covernor Gillett, dated January 16,
follows:
"My dear Governor:
"I am greatly concerned over the
anti-Japanese bills which are appar
ently golnr through r are on their
way through the California legisla
ture. They are ln every sense most
unfortunate. At Inst we have ln first,
class working order the arrange
ment which, with such difficulty, w
succeeded In getting through twe
years ago. The Japanese government
are obviously acting in entire good
faith. During six months ending Octo
ber 31 last, the total number of Japa
nees who have come to the main
land of the United States has been
2,074, and the total number whe
have left has been 3.183. In othei
words, the whole object nominally
desired by those who wish to prevent
the Incoming of Chinese laborers hat
been achieved.
"More Japanese are leaving ths
oountry than are coming ln, and by
present indications, in a very few
years the number of Japanese here
will be' no greater than the number
of Americans 'n Japan; that is, the
movement will be as normal in one
case as in the other, which Is Just
what we desire. There is. therefore,
no shadow of excuse for action which
will simply produce great Irritation,
and may result ln upsett'ng the pres.
ent agreement and throwing open
the whole situation again. '
"These agitators have themselver
to thank if troub'e comes from what
they do If there la a fresh Influx of
Japanese hither. They hamper the
notional r"vernment in what it has
now so efficiently accomplished, the
agreement by peaceful means, and
through the friendly initiative of the
Japanese government, to keep .Jap
anese immigrants out of the United
Stat. save as Americans themselves
visit Japan. Is it not possible to get
the legislature to realize the great
unwisdom from the standpoint of
the country at large, and above alt
f'om the standpoint, of California, of
what is betni dore?
"Sincerely yours,
"Theodore Roosevelt."
The Objectionable mils.
The Drew measure prevents owner,
ship of pronerty for more than seven
years by aliens, and this measure wai
reported out of committee today fa
vorably and was to have passed
through the Assembly. It was held
up until Wednesday, when it wa
made a special order of bulness, and,
according to Governor Gillett. will
probably be postponed still further
when that time arrives.
Besides the measures introduced by
Assemblyman Drew denying alien
right to own lands In this state. As
semblyman Grove L. Johnson has in
troduced two bllla affecting Japanese.
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
The Chesapeake ft Ohio has pur
chased the Virginia Air Line Railway.
In December the Baltimore & Ohio'i
gross earnings Increased $367,588
and net profits increased $902,213.
United States steel has paid Great
Northern-$1,326,000 ln royalties on
iron ore which it has not mined.
W. C. Brown was elected president
of Michigan Central, to succeed W.
H. Newman. Mr. Brown recently be
came president of the New York Cen
tral and he is replacing Mr. Newman
in all the Vanderbllt Railroads.
At the directors' meeting of ths
Wisconsin Central a majority of ths
stock of ths road waa formerly trans
ferred to Newman Erb, who, with hlf
associates, now hold control on be
half of the Canadian Pacific.
A Pbtladelpblan who for years bai
been familiar with the oil trade said:'
"American Cotton OH is sure to in
crease its 'dividend, for I know Its
business Is getting larger all tea
time."
. It Is understood that Standard Ol)
bankers will shortly put out a big re
funding bond Issue on Missouri Paci
fic. The chief significance of tb
transaction Is in the bankers selected
to market the bonds. It shows that
the Rockefeller Interests have gained
a. firm foothold in the Gould proper
ties. "The ticker never lies, whatever
some of those who watch It may do,"
remarked a veteran uptown Philadel
phia banker, "and for that reason, if
for no other, I think you will shortly
hoar of important happenings ln both
Chesapeake ft Ohio and Norfolk A
Weatern."
Private information received by
bankers from Loudon shows that
trade conditions over tbero are exv
ceptlonally bad with a great many
small failures. The industrial skua,
tlon Is not nearly so good as In tbs,
United States.