THE NEWS.
Domestic
In tlic Second Congressional Dis
trict of (inn-Kin Judge AnderBon S,
Hoddcnhcrry, of Thoniasvllle, was
elected to succeed the Into Congress
man Jame M. Griggs.
Competition, and not combina
tions of agreements, fixes the prices
of meals, claimed several bit; pack
ers at the investigation ut Jefferson
City, Mo.
Tin; long flight over primary leg
islation In Illinois ended In the
House with a sweeping victory for
direct plurality primaries.
President Walker, of the Illinois
State .Miners. Males that, the Cherry
disaster was duo to the negligence
of iiilne inspector!!.
Robert lioidon, 7a years old, of
Piit-djurg. after voting for half a
century, ha.; d:Hcovered he la not a
cilizen of the 1' nited States.
The tn r- t of the I'nion and
Soul In-: :i Pacific Railroads was agnlu
taKeti up in New York before Ex
aminer Williams.
There are "00,000 homeless rats
in Chicago, according to Hugo
Kranse, superintendent of the Anti
Cruelty nocie'y.
One man was killed and two -women
and a man injured in an automo
bile accident in Philadelphia.
Henry s. ilasklns, representative
on the N'e York Stock Exchange for
Luthrop. lla-l.ins & Co.. whirh fail
ed with the collapse of the Colum
bus and Hocking Valley Coal and
Iron pool, has been barred from the
stock exchange.
Another legislator was Involved In
the gran sciindal at Albany, N. V.,
when Senator Conger declared that
former Assemblyman Jean Burnett
had accepted a bribe of $1,000 from
hrldge-biiilding Interests.
John i:. S.-ott, of Harrlsburg, Pa.,
Is the sixth person figuring prqml
nently In the Pennsylvania State
Capitol graft case whom death has
claimed.
The steamer Magic City was sunk
In collision with the Merchants and
Miners' liner I'arthlan at the mouth
of St. Johes Uiver, Florida.
State troops are guarding the
courthouse ut Columbus, Ga., where
Arch King, a negro, accused of as
saulting a girl. Is on trial.
After ten years of unbroken mel
ancholy, Mrs. Alexander Tannenholz,
of Detroit. Mich., suddenly regain
ed her menial facilities.
Dr. John 10. James was stricken
by paralysis whf1e attending court
In Philadelphia and died Boon after
In a hospital.
H. Urooks, formerly n messenger
hoy, has been appointed general man
ager of the Western I'nion Telegraph
Company.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has
derided that Col. Thomas Snell, the
eccentric millionaire, was of unsound
mind.
Kev. Dr. William Everett, a schol
ar and former congressman, died at
Qulnry, Mass.
Col. Henry Watterson, editor of
the Louisville Courier-Journal, Is
seventy years old.
With the grand Jury whirh has
been Investigating the alleged milk
trust Hearing the completion of Its
labors, it Is falrt at the office of the
district attorney of New York that on
investigation of the rold storage
warehouses would probably be Insti
tuted In New York.
Governor Fort, of New Jersey, re
ceived a letter from President Taft
expressing his approval of the Gov
ernor's position in urging the legisla
ture to vote for an Income tax.
Win. Lyn;i!cn. of Elizabeth, N. .T.,
a young com 1,-t school teacher in
Auburn (N. V.) Prison, was found
dead In bis H.
Three children were burned to
death' In a tenement house in the
Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. X.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
Citizens" Bunk of Chabiworth, Ills.,
obtaining ?; 0,000.
Five rases of smallpox have devel
oped aboard the armored cruiser
Washington.
HIIS AN ICEBERG
AND -GOES
Tlio Alaskan Liner Yucatan Lost
During n Snowstorm,
SIXTY-FIVE PEOPLE ARE RESCUED,
Snow l ulling Heavily When Iceberg
1. minis I ship Hani The Mona
ster And Tears (ileal Hole In Its
Sidi Headed lull Speed For
Shore, Hut (Joes To Bottom In
Might Minutes Men And Women
Reach The Island How Fifteen
Miles For Help.
Juneau. Alaska, February 17 The
s'eel steamship Yucatan, of the
Alaskan Stiamslil.) Company, for
merly a yacht used by George W. Per.
Kins, of New York, hound from Val-di-z
to Scuttle, with t)-" passengers,
s:rucK an iceberg In Icy Strait yes
terday and sank within eight minutes
in six fathoms of water at high tide.
There was no loss of life, and, so
fur as Is known, no one was Injured.
The shipwrecked passengers and
sailors are camped on Chlchagof Is
land. They will ho brought to
Juneau tomorrow by the steamer
Georgia, which left Juneau soon after
news of the wreck was received.
First Mate Gutal'son. of the Yuca
tan and ('apt. Raymond Jaeger, of
the fishing schooner Alexandria, ar
rived here with news of the loss of
tlie Yucatan.
The Yucatan was bound for Gyp
s.vin .on Chlrhngof Island, to take on
a cargo of gypsym. When Icy Strait
was reached the water wan smooth,
but there were great fields of ire.
Snow was falling so heavily that it
was Impossible to see far ahead. Capt.
W. P. Porter was on ithe bridge
with the pilot, Capt. John Johnson,
who commanded the steamship Ohio
when she was lost 111 British Colum
bian waters last summer.
Slow steam was ordered and the
steamer crept through the ice. Pres
enly an Iceberg loomed up ahead
and the steamship rammed it, tear
ing a great hole in the sldo of the
vessel. Full steam ahead was order
ed and the Yucatan was beached on
Chichagol Island. The boats were
lowered and all on board were
taken ashore without mishap or
confusion. The 10 women passen
gers were taken off first. Food and
bedding and the I'nited States mail
also were saved.
On the Island the castaways founi
cabins, and, with sufficient food, cloth
ing, blankets and wood, are not. like
ly to suffer. Many passengers lost,
their personal enacts.
Soon after the rrew had landed
Captain Johnson, First Mate Gustaf
seii and four sailors put off in a life
boat, to seek aid. After rowing la
miles they sighted the fishing schoon
er Alexandria. Captain Johnson and
the sailors turned back to the Is
land In the lifeboat, while Captain
Jaeger and Mate Gimtafson set out
tor Juneau In a gasoline launch,
which broke .lovvn after going a short
distance. The two men had difficulty
In getting their craft to a Hoonah
Indian village. The Indians refused
to lend them a boat and the white
men were obliged to row the heavy
launch to Juneau.
Mate Gustafson could not suy
whether the Yucatan could be saved.
It is a steel vessel built, at Chester.
Pa., in 1 Sim. and was valued at
$300,000. Last summer she was
equipped as a private yacht at an
expense of $50,000 and, flylng'the ting
of the New York Yacht Cluu, carried
Geore W, Perkins, of New York, and
a party of friends on a pleasure trip
along the Alaskan coast. After this
trip the Yucatan was reconverted In
to a commercial boat.
A HOY'S MAD PKAXK.
ROOSEVELT IS
OFF FOR EGYPT
She Will Meet Her Husband
nt K hart on in.
Preparations Begun In New York To
Celebrate The Colonel's Return In
June The French Government
Would Like To Ileeelvc Illm With
Highest Honors, Hut He Would
Avoid The Spectacular.
New York (Special). Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt and her daughter,
Miss Ethel, sailed Tuesday on the
Hamburg-American Line steamer
Hamburg for Naples en route to
Khartoum, where they will meet
Colonel Koosevelt and go with him to
Europe on his way back to the United
States trom his African hunting
trip. A numerous party saw the
travelers off and wished Mrs. Roose
velt and her daughter godspeed.
On their arrival at Naples Mrs.
Roosevelt and her daughter will
await the departure of the steamer
Schleswig, which sails March 4 for
Cairo, and arriving at the Egyptian
port will at once proceod up the
Nile to Khartoum, meeting ex-PresI-di
nt Roosevelt there on March 14.
Delinlto arrangements for the return
journey. Including the European Itin
erary of the party, have not been
made, except that it Is their present
plan to go first to Naples, reaching
there about April 1.
f'ulnnr.l 1nnnntnU it-Ill i ' 11 ( Vl the
United States sometime between
June 1 and June 15 next.
5 KILLED IX GEORGIA.
Passenger Trains Meet Head-On 10
Miles South Of Macon.
Macon, Ga. (Special). Five per
sons were Instantly killed, eight
seriously Injured and a score slight
ly injured when passenger trains No.
2 and 5, on the Georgia Southern
and Florida Railroad, met head-on
at 5 o'clock, 19 miles below Macon,
between Wcllston and Bon-Alre.
It is stated that the accident was
caused by the crew of train No. 2
misreading orders to meet train No.
5 at Bon-Alre.
Both engines, the mail and bag
gage cars and two day coaches were
completely demolished. The tralnB
were not running at a great rate of
speed, but they met on a curve and
the engineers had little chance to
prevent the accident.
The wreck occurred In Dismal
Swamp, and passengers described
the cries of the wounded and dying
as most pitiful and heartrending.
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH
CALLS CONGRESS
TO 1HE RESCUE
Taft Wants Publicity in Tax
Returns.
t orelgn
The Chilean cruiser MInlstro Zen
teno bus rescued the eight y-Hght per-i-otis
left on the wreck of the British
steamer Lima. In the Strait of Ma
gellan. The sloop Jeanne d'Arc, contain
ing a cargo of petroleum, blew up
at her wharf nt Brest, France, ami
the captain and one sailor were burn
ed to death.
Mohammed Abdullah, of Samoll
land. the "Mad Mullah," with a
large force of Dervishes is burning
towns and slaughtering tribesmen In
Arania.
The three principal London tube
railway companies have agreed upon
a plan of amalgamation.
Colonel Roosevelt and others of
bis expedition arrived at Gondokoro,
Egypt.
The Belgian Chamber of Deputies
passed the Congo budget.
Joseph Chamberlain made his ap
pearance in the British House of
Com irons and took the oath as a
member of Parliament.
The Marquis and Marquise do
Castellane have Instituted Bull
against the Princess do Sagan for
$13,600 back annuities.
The Luke of the Abruzzl lectured
In Turin before an audience of 10,
(.00, describing his ascent of the
Himalayas.
The police had several sharp
clashes with demonstrators at Neu
munster, Province of Scbleswig-Hol-steln.
The Danish steamer Cambodia
was wrecked near Grlmstad. Thir
teen of the crew were saved.
Entertainments were given In Ber
lin In honor of former Vice Presi
dent Fairtanks and bis wife.
Mandevllle C. Jacobus, counselor
to the American embasy, died In
Paris from pneumonia.
The twelfth anniversary of the de.
si ruction of the battleship Maine In
Havana harbor was observed in Hav
ana by I'nited Ppanlsh War Veterans,
UeugliK rs o tho American Revolu
ili n and other organisations.
. . hven grain firm In the Provinces
f Hanover and Hcbleswig-HolHtcln.
: 'Crrmiinjr, have failed because a
siierulftUve oni igenients in soda nlf
rate and the short selling of barley.
7ln Third Parliament of King, Ed
ward asmhlel. but It Is not yet
nr-Ti whether the government will
have n majority to act drastically
u; oii dominant Issue.
The HrltUh steamer Greenland run
own r.d sunk u unknown fishing
('earner in the English Channel, all
o t'-e crew o' the latter perishing.
Herbert JrVi Gladstone, of the
Tr'tUn Cabinet, was elevated to th
Created Panic In School By Shouting
A Bomb Was In Cellar.
New York (Special). "Look out;
there's a bomb going to explode In
the cellar in a minute:" was the cry
that startled the several hundred pu
pils of a Brooklyn school.
The resulting panic was Instant
and narrowly escaped beingdisastrous.
The children rushed for the exits
screaming with fear. Luckily the
staircases were ample and tho efforts
of the teachers to check the rush
were successful enough to prevent
serious Injury to any of the pupils.
There was no explosion and Inves
tigation disclosed no bomb or other
explosive in tho cellar.
It did develop, however, that a boy
with Black Hand ideas in his head
had taken a notion to play a serious
prank, rushing Into the school and
shouting the alarm so that his voice
could lie heard all over the building.
The police are looking for this boy.
Seven Binned On Destroyer.
San Diego, Cal. (Special). Seven
men were badly burned, one of
whom, R. E. Taylor, first-class fire
man, died, by the explosion of a
boiler tube in the forward fire room
of the torpedo-boat destroyer Hop
kins, at 7.. 'to A. M. The Injured are
at a hospital In this city. Three
were burned In a heroic effort to res
rue their companions in the flrerooni.
ModlJie (iiild-ltecdiiiK.
Columbia. 8. C. (Special). The
House of Representatives passed the
Gasriue bill, relating to the custody
of minors, substituting it for the
similar measure of Senator Graydon,
which had already passed the Sen
ate. The bill seeks to remedy ob
jections to the statute allowing the
deeding of children, under which tho
recent Tillman case was brought.
Mad Mullah Active.
Aden, Arabia ( Special ). Moham
med Abdullah of Somaliland, the
"Mad Mullah." is again on tho war
path. A big force of Dervlahea has
raided the Sultanate of the Mljertlus,
killing and burning In all directions.
The slaughter of tribesmen waa very
heavy. On whole town was guttej
by lire and 14.000 camels were taken
by .h Dervlahea. The administra
tion of tho Sultanate of the the Ml
Jertins Is entrusted the government
of Italian -Somalllan J.
A Fatal "Joy Hide."
Philadelphia (Special) While re
turning from a "Joy ride" lu Webt
Philadelphia, James Graham, 19
years old, waa killed when the auto
mobile he waa operating crashud Into
a telegraph pole. Three other oc
cupants of the car, two of whom
were young women, were thrown out
and slightly injured. The automo
bile was traveling at s high rate of
speed when the accident occurred,
the car running Into a pole In turn
ing; a corner. The car, which was
owned by a local motor company,
was wrecked.
Senator Jeff Davis made an at
tack on Senator Owen in a speech
opposing a bill granting a right of
way to a pipe line through Kansas,
but was the only Senator to vote
against the hill.
The Senate listened to a discussion
of the bill authorizing $:s0,nou,000
worth of certificates for the comple
tion of irrigation projects.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer fin
ished his testimony before the House
Committee on Naval Affairs on the
subject of the navy reorganization
plan.
The federal grand jury at Cov
ington, Ky., returned indictments
against 12 night riders of Dry
Ridge, Ky., for conspiracy In re
straint of trade.
Secretary Balliuger Issued an or
der withdrawing over two millions
of acres of land from the public do
main. The House Interstate Commerce
Committee gave a hearing on a bill
Introduced by Representative Cocks.
The Senate passed the Diplomatic
and Consular Bill, carrying an ap
propriation of over 4,000,UOU.
The Administration's amended
railroad law was Introduced in the
House.
Little towns and villages have
sprung up so quickly in the once
arid deserts where L'ncle Sam has
established Irrigation projects that
now not only farm lands are in de
mand, but town lots are selling at
fair prlceB.
l'n less Congress appropriates $50,.
000 the Secretary of the Treasury
will not be able to open for public
inspection the returns of corporations
under the new tax taw.
The long-expected regulations on
the labeling of whisky were pro
mulgated by Secretaries MacVelgh.
Wilson and Nagel, and are In favor
of the rectifiers.
The House passed the Senate bill
providing an additional judge for
the federal district of Maryland.
Vice President Marsh, of the New
York Cotton Exchange, was the wit
ness at the cotton option bearing be
fore the House committee.
Commissioner General of Immi
gration Keefo submitted his annual
report, recommending provisions to
improve existing law.
The House committee will submit
a bill to award a gold medal to Peary,
but will not favor making him a rear
admiral.
The Navy Department has practi
cally abandoned all hope of finding
the tug Nina afloat.
The State Department has appoint
ed an honorary commission to the
American exposition to be held In
Berlin.
The Rivers and lUrbors Bill, car
rying appropriations aggregating
over $35,000,000, was passed by the
House.
J. J. Voorheos, counsel for Sec
retary Bellinger, announced at the
Balllnger-Pinchot hearing that miss
ing papers from the Land Office at
Seattle were found in a box belong
ing to Louis It. Cilavls In the grand
jury at Seattle.
Counterfeit ten-dollar-bills have
been found In circulation by the
Secret Service.
The American Legation at Bel
glum has notified the Secretary of
State of the postponement of the
Maritime Conference, which was to
have been held in April.
Vice President A. R. Marsh, of
the New York Cotton Exchange, tes
tified before the House Committee
on Agriculture at tho hearing on the
antt-ootlon bill. '
THE PRESIDENT MAKES APPEAL
Secretary Of Treiisui-y Cannot Open
To Public lnsiecllon The Returns
Of Corporation Unless An Appro
priation Of $.-(,000 Is Provided
For (leiirnl Hire Snake Found
In A Former ArtPresident Ren
der An Opinion.
Washington, D. C. (Special). The
returns made by corporations under
the law Imposing a tax of 1 per rent,
on their net Incomes are not to be
open to public inspection unless Con
gress makes an appropriation specifi
cally providing for accommodations
and clerical help for that purpose.
Somebody has discovered thatan act
passed In 1882 expressly prohibits
the Secretary of tho Treasury from
using any part of tho appropriation
of $100,000 made by Congress for
the "expenses of collecting tho cor
poration tax" In the employment of
persons within the District- of Co
lumbia. President Taft Is of opinion that
Congress Intended that the returns,
original and corrected, should be
open to Inspection as are court rec
ords, and In a letter to tho Secretary
of tho Treasury he has suggested
that If the construction which Beems
to him to be the right one Is to be
carried into execution there must
be an appropriation of $aO,000 for
the specific purpose. Following the
President's suggestion, Charles D.
Norton, acting secretary of the Treas
ury, has submitted to the Speaker
of the House an estimate for an ap
propriation to the amount stated.
Strong opposition had developed
to the publicity feature of the Cor
poration Tax Law and President Taft
and his advisers have .frequently con
ferred on the question of reaching a
basis of administration of the act.
The issue now is squarely before
Congress and much interest is mani
fested as to whether that body in
effect will re-enact the existing pub
licity v provision by granting the ap
propriation recommended.
The President's Letter.
President Taft's attitude and views
on the subject are voiced In the fol
lowing letter to the Secretary of the
Treasury:
"The White House,
"Washington, February 1-6, 1910.
"My Dear Mr. Secretary: On the
question as to the meaning of para
graph 6 of the Corporation Excise
Law, in section 38 of the tariff act
of August 5, 1009, I have very little
doubt. It seems o mo that It was
IntenJed by Congress that the re
turns, original and corrected, but
not the documents and evidence
taken upon investigation, should be
open to Inspection, as are court rec
ords. "I understand the difficulty that
presents Itself to you, to wit: That
Congress, in the urgent deficiency
bill of August 5, 1909, appropriated
$100,000 for the expenses of collect
ing the corporation tax. and that it
was assumed that this would enable
you to use a proper part of the sum
for Increasing your clerical and other
assistance needed to give the oppor
tunity for the public inspection spe
cifically provided In the act. It will
require at least $",0,000, properly to
Index and dlsplay.the returns of more
than 4 00,000 corporations, to house
thern In rooms convenient to access
for the public and to provide clerks
for the care and custody of (hem
under such conditions. V
Was Only An Oversight.
"It now turns out, ho.ever, that
by section 4 of the act of August
5. 1882, the Secretary of the Treas
ury Is expressly prohibited from us
ing any part of tb appropriation of
$100,000 made in tbe words of the
statutes already quoted for the em
ployment of persons within the Dis
trict of Columbia. In other worJs,
therefore, no appropriation exists
with which to make the returns of
corporations a public record available
for public Inspection in any different
manner from that in which other In.
ternal revenue records are public
records.
"In my Judgment, the failure to
make a specific appropriation for the
purpose was an oversight, due to
the supposition that the $100,000
might be applied In part to the pur
pose under discussion, and that It
was, as already said, the Intention
of Congress to make these records
different from the the ordinary In
ternal revenue records and really
subject to general public inspection.
"But with the situation as It Is,
nothing remains to be done except
for you to state the case .to the
House of Representatives, where ap
propriation bills are properly Intro
duced, and to suggest- that If the
construction, which seems to me to
be the Tight due Is to be carried Into
execution there must bp an appro
priation of $50,000 for the specific
purpose; and with a further state
ment that if no such appropriation
Is maste the only course open to those
who are executing the law In the
department will be to treat the re
turns as other Internal revenue rec
ords. "Sincerely yours.
"William H. Taft."
FOREIGN NATION HONORS
.COMMANDER PEARY
Kins Humbert Gold Medal
Awarded to Him.
Confers With Secretary Meyer
With Reference To Lending To
Lay Claim To Wilkes Land,
Which Was Discovered By An
other American, But Over Which
No Flag Has Vet Flown Bitter
ly Assailed By A Cook Adherent.
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Robert E. Peary, dlwoverer of the
North Pole, had the unique experi
ence of being decorated by a for
eign scientific society and vitupera
ted by a fellow-explorer and country
man. Furthermore, It was an
nounced that Congress niay supply
funds with which the American who
has been fnrtherest north will lead
an expedition Into the Antarctic fas
to lay claim to territory discovered
nearly 100 years ago by another In
trepid American and over which no
flag has yet been flown.
The Italian Geographical Society
Is the organization which has. con
ferred tho decoration on Command
er Peary. In a cablegram received
by Mr. Peary from Marquis Cappelli.
president of the society, the latter
says:
"Council Italian Geographical So
ciety awarded you King Humbert
gold medal on account your long
successful attempts to reach the
North Pole; silver medal Captain
Bartlett. Please wire If accept in
vitation lecture Rome May after Lon
don." Commander Peary promptly re
plied that he was highly honored and
that he accepted the medal. He
withheld his acceptance of the in
vitation to speak In Rome, however,
for he Is in a measure now subject
to the orders of the Navy Depart
ment. Secretary Meyer, on whom the of
ficer called, announced that If It was
decided to have Commander Peary
head the expedition that will lay
claim to Wilkes Land on behalf of
the- United States, President Taft
probably may ask Congress to pro
vide sufficient fi:nds for the carry
ing out of the expedition.
Wilkes Land lies far down in the
Antarctic, and was discovered early
In the nineteenth century by Charles
Wilkes, an American naval officer.
It has never been considered of
enough commercial or strategic Im
portance to warrant Its attachment
by 'this government, and, for like
reasons, no other country has cast
covetous eyes upon it. In view of
the interest now attaching to the
search for the South Pole, It sudden
ly has become of importance.
Neither Secretary Meyer nor Com
mander Peary would divulge the na
ture of their conference, which oc
cupied more than an hour. It is
not improbable that the Secretary
explained to his caller the reasons for"
the defeat In Congress of the at
tempt to have the explorer retired
with the rank and pay of a rear
admira).
Mr. Peary will retain his present
status pending action by Congress
on the bills to retire him as a rear
admiral. He will leave Washington
soon for Europe, where he will make
addresses heforo several scientific
societies. If Congress fails to enact
n law placing Mr. Peary on the re
tired list as a civil engineer, with the
rank of rear admiral, it is probable
he will resume active duty in the
civil engineer corps of the Navy on
Jtuy l next,
NEW PHASE OF THE PROBLEM
High Cost C.f Living lends To A Suit
For Support.
Washington, D. C. (Special ) The
hlh roHl nt llvlnc Vila fnrmallv
brought before tho Supreme Court
ot tne uistrict or Columbia by Mrs.
Mary W. Heath In a petition which
she filed to compel her husband.
Mpencer neatn, a local latent at
torney, to support her and her two
children. A couple of years ago, Mrs.
Heath says, she and her busbs"!
parted ana sne emimrked la the
bfiardlne.hnuna hnutna.2.1 Qhn
dares that the Increase In the cost of
tool has made her boarding-house
unprofitable, and she now demands
aid from her husband. The husband
has been ordered to appear and show
cause why he should not pay alimony.
Tax Amendment Indorsed.
Columbia, S. C. (Special) By a
vote of 100 to 3 the House of Repre
sentatives of the South Carolina Leg
luture passed the resolution providing
for an amendment to the Federal
Constitution permitting Congress to
lay an income tax without apportion
ment among the States according to
population. '
MADRIZ' , ARMY
IN MATACALPA
Insurgents Evacuate City in the
Night.
GENERAL CHAmIroIaD NO CANNON.
Government Force llnd The N'lear
iiRiian Town Almost Sni-i-oiinded,
And Cliiiniorio lcned None Too
Soon He Deserts Estrnda And
Makes Overtiiwai To Mudrix,
Which Are I'ni-ondltlonally Re
jected. Managua (Special). The forces
of President Madrlz have again taken
possession of ' Matagalpa, which on
February 1 0 was occupied by Gener
al Chamorro, one of the Insurgent
lenders.
The bombardment of the city,
which was begun Sunday night, after
notification had been given to the
non-combatants to withdraw, was
abandoned for some hours, and begun
against Tuesday. The government
forces bad heavy guns on the hills, but
the insurgents were without means
to reply Ht long range. Chamorro,
therefore, deemed It advisable (o re
treat, and under cover of darkness
evacuated Matagalpa at an early hour
this morning.
Generals Lara. Chuvarrla, Martinez
and Rlvas, each of whom commanded
sections of the government troops, re.
occupied the city at noon. Chamorro
did not escape any too soon, as he
was nearly surrounded by the govern
ment forces, which had been brought
up as quickly' as the condition of
the country would permit during the
laHt few days.
It Is reported here that General
Chamorro has broken away from
General Estrada and proclaimed him
self president. Overtures have been
made to President Madrlz by Cha
morro through the medium of the
American consular agent, W, H. De
Snvlgny at Matagalpa, for the rees
(ahlishment of peace. Chamorro's
offer, embodied In a letter, is now
In the hands- of Vice Consul Cal
dera, and President Madrlz has a
yet been only unofficially Informed
of the proposal, but he has already
given his answer, which is that the
unconditional surrender and Impris
onment of Chamorro are the only
terms acceptable.
Lieutenant Commander Symington,
V. S. N., and Lieutenant Price, of
the marines, are proceeding to Mata
galpa to observe the operations. It
Is Htated that Rear Admiral Kimball
has dispatched Lieutenant Command
er Symington for the purpose of of
fering mediation to the belligerants,
but with instructions to do nothing
arbitrarily.
Calumet And llecla On Fire.
Calumet, Mich. (Special). Fire
broke out In the thirty-seventh level
of the Calumet and Hecla copper
mine, but all the miners escaped.
The flames are confined to the fourth
shaft by steel fire doors. While the
blaze Is 3,700 feet, below the surface
of the earth the belief prevails that
it can be extinguished soon, as the
mine la fitted with sprinkling appara
tus. Japan Raising Peanuts, '
Washington, D. C. (Special).
Japan is becoming a competitor of
the Southern States In the raising and
delivery of peanuts to America. The
exportation or Japanese peanuts to
this country during 1908 aggrega
ted 4,929,141 pounds, out of 6.218,
771 sent to all parts of the world.
On the Island of Formosa more than
50,000 acres of peanuts are under
cultivation. -
They Say Tho Air Is Free
Boston (Special). Believing that
the air Is free, the multitude of
amateur wireless telegraph opera
tor In New England have organized
the New England Wireless Society
and have sent a protest to Washing
ton against the bill Introduced in
Congress by Congressman . Roberts,
of Massachusetts, providing for leg-
Islatlon to control the use of wire
less apparatus.
. Ito's Assassin To Die.
Port Arthur, Manchuria (Special)-.
Indian Angan, the Korean who
assassinated Prince Ito, former Jap
anese Resident General of Korea, at
Harbin, October 26, 1909, was con
victed and sentenced to death, An
gan was formerly an editor, and was
alleged to be a member of a Korean
secret organization the purpose of
which was the assassination of Prince
Ito.
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.
Bradstreet's says:
"Trade still maintains tbe quiet
undertone previously noted and not
unusual, by the way, at this season
of the year, when buyers are gather,
lng at leading markets In preparation
for the opening of the spring cam
paign. Reports of buyers being nu
merous but of buying being conser
vative become largely from the lead
ing Northern and Central Western
market, prominent In this respect
being New York, Boston, Philadel
phia and Chicago. In the North
west, Southwest, the South and on
the Pacific Coast, reports are still
highly optimistic, and liberal buying
for spring 1b noted.
"Fears of a coal strike In the bi
tuminous regions have led to heavy
buying by railroads and manufactur
ers. Repression ot railway buying
of material Is reported, based on a
desire' to see the course of legisla
tion at Washington.
"Business failures In the United
States' for the week ended with Feb
ruary 10 were 249,i against 232 last
week, 211 In the like week of 1909,
326 in 1908, 204 In 1907 and 208
In 1906.
"Wheat, lnrludlng flour, exports
from the Cnited States and Canada
for the week aggregate 2,408,003
bushels, against 2,465,698 last week
and 2,070,753 this week last year,
v urn exports for the week are 1,135,
908 bushels, against 1,240,860 last
week and 1,281,349 in 1909.
It requires eight times as much
energy to walk upstairs as on ths
level.
Women May Bring Cigarettes.
Now York. Collector Loeb's spec
ial board engaged In formulating
plans to provide more speedy debark,
atlon of trans-Atlantic passengers
and examinaton of baggage has rec
ommended a ruling to permit women
as well as men to bring In 300 cig
arettes duty free. 80 the Spanish
senora and senorita and Cuban belle,
as well as the fair American, who
must have their "little puff" may
hereafter come Into tbe Unites States
accompanied by a slock of her own
favorite brand of paper smokes, t
Drank Lye ! For Cider.
Pittsburg, Pa. (Special). Henry
Htberllng, an aged merchant at Pot
teruvllle, died after taking a swallow
of concentrated lye. He had thought
the Jug from which he drank contain
ed cider, but got another jug contain
ing lye which his son bad thoughtless.
y placed next to the cider.
French Veto In Roosevelt's Honor.
Paris (Special). The Figaro an
nounces that President Fallleres will
give a grand fete at the Elysee Pal
ace -on i-rresiaent noodeveit a visit
here.
Huns Auto Over Daughter.
Beaumont, Tex. (Special). Back
ing his automobile out of his gar
age, William Crook, a well known
lawyer, felt the the machine strike
an .obstacle and putting on more
power forced the car backward.
Alighting, Mr. Crook found that he
had run over and crushed to death
bis Bixteen-montbs old daughter.
Paiilluin (Joes I'p 1,500 Feet.
New Orleans (Special). Louis
Paulban concluded a series' of aero
plane flights In New Orleans with
two. ascents in the presence of more
than 30,000 spectators. In his first
flight Paulhan remained in the air 18
minutes and during the second 9
minutes. He attained a height of
1,500 feet.
Cut Girl To Pieces.
Deland, Fla. (Special). Irvln
Hanchett. a 16-year-oU white boy,
was arrested charged with the mur
der of Mary Tedder, at Glenwood.
The girl was stabbed In sixty-five
places, being literally cut to pieces.
It has not been determined whether
she had been assaulted, but this Is
believed to have been the boy's pur
pose. Tbe boy was from a school
of correction In Connecticut. lie has
been spirited away by the Sheriff.
Aigrette; Iaw Enforced.
San Francisco. Charged with
having aigrettes In their-possession,
Mrs. Jane Uoe Bagnal, a milliner, and
Charles Isaac, manager ot a jewelry
firm, were arrested on 'warranti Is
sued at the Instance of William Fin
ley, secretary of tbe National Asso
ciation of Audubon Societies. These
are the first arrests under tbe Cali
fornia law which makes It a crime
to have aigrettes in one's possession.
. Lieut. Sir Ernest II. Shackleton,
the British Antarctic explorer, will
b presented with the Hubbard med
al by President Taft.
To Cross Ocean In Dirigible.
Madrid (Special). A special dls
pach from Tenerlffe says that in his
attempt to cross the Atlantic In a
dirigible balloon Joseph Brucker, the
aeronaut, will be accompanied by
Colonel Shack and A. Meaner. The
dirigible Orotavia will be used, and
tbe aeronauts will strive to reach
New York by way of Porto Rico and
Cuba, and up through the South.
OUUa AND tifiU.
Peter Francis Curran, for tbe past
10 years president of the General
Federation of Trades Unions in Eng
land, died In Iondon,
Russian officials deny the reports
of the Czarina's ill health, but admit
that she has been suffering from neu
rosis of tbe heart.
Prince and Princess Henry of
Prussia are guests of King Edward.
The new orange district, several
miles out of Pheonix, Ariz., is prov
ing all that was promised. Tbe
oranges are unusually thick-skinned
and are sweet, even though just be
ginning to color up.
There are a number of Interesting
species of palm In Liberia, but the
more Important are the fan palm,
the rapbla or bamboo palm, the cocoa
nut palm and the oil palm (Elaels
gulneensls). .
The most powerful and durable
saws In tbe world are of American
manufacture, vanadium being used In
the steel.
It has been proven that the grant
railway terminals, where traffic la
constant, where switch engines are
shunted back and forth and suburban
trains are run frequently, can be oper.'
ated more economically by electricity
than by steam.
Two forms of the hartbetst; are
found in Liberia, one of which has a
satin mauve-brown coat marked on
the front and bind limbs with vlvet
black and elsewhere pale yellow. ,
Let each man talk of his trade and
there wlil be no neighborhood quar
rels. , ,
Wholesale Markt
New York. Wheat Spot Arm;
No. 2 red, 129c; sales elevator, do
mestic and 1.24, nominal, f. o. -b.
afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth and
No. 2 hard wjnter, 1.26 , nominal,
f. o. b. afloat.
Corn Spot firm; No. 2, 72 Me.,
elevator, domestic, 72 delivered
and 70 f. o. . afloat nominal.
Oats Spot steady; mixed 26 32
lbs., nominal; natural white 26 32
lbs., &255c; clipped white, 3442
lbs.. 6355,4.
Butter Steadier; receipts, 4.426
pkgs.; state dairy, common to finest,
24 (a 27c; process, first to special,
2B2614; Western factory. 22
23; Western Imitation creamery,
24f(t25Vj.
Poultry Ale firm; Western
chickens, 16 'A 17c; fowls, 19
20; turkeys, 14 20. Dressed firm;
Western chickens, 1523; fowls,
14 18; turkeys, 22 0 25.
Philadelphia. Wheat Firm ; con
tract grade February, 125 127c.
Corn Firm; higher; Fobru
ry, 6868c; March, 6868.
Oats Steady; No. 2 white natur
al, 53 54c.
Eggs Steady; Pennsylvania and
other nearby firsts, f. c, 28c. at
mark; do., current receipts, in re
turnable cases, 27, at mark; West
ern firsts, f. c, 28, at mark; do., cur
rent receipts, 23 27, at mark.
Cheese Firm; New York, full
creams, choice, 1717c; do.,
fair to good, 16 17.
Live Poultry Firm; good de
mand; fowls, 1818c; old roost
ers. 1212; chickens, 1720;
ducks, 17 19; geese, 14 16.
Dressed Poultry Firm; good de-'
mand; fresh killed fowls, choice,
18c; do., fair to good, 1718;
old roosters, 14; broiling chickens,
nearby, 18 24; do., Western, 21(8)
22; roasting chickens, Western, 14
20; turkeys, nearby, choice, 2527;
Western choice, 25; do., fair to good,
22 24; ducks, nearby, 20 22;
western, 00., 18 20; geese, near
by, 13 15;.do., Western, 10 012.
Baltimore. Wheat. The matket
for Western opened firmer; No. 2
red spot, 124 c; May, 1.18. The
market remains at a standstill, offer
ings being very light.- Prices ruled
firm.
Settling prices were: No. 2 red
Western, 125c; No. 2 red. 1.24;
No. 3 red,-1.19 ; steamer No. 2 red,
1.17; steamer No. 2 red Western.
1.18.
The closing was firmer; No. 2 red
spot, 125c. bid; May, 1.19 nominal.
Corn Contract, 68 c; No. 2
white, 70; steamer mixed, 66;
No. 4, 63.
Oats We quote, per bush.:
White, as to weight No. 2, 63
B4c; No. 3B283; No. 4, 51
51. Mixed No. 2, 5262c:
No. 3, 5151.
Hay We quote, per ton: Timo
thy No. 1, $21.50; No. 2. 2021;
No. 3, $17.50 19. Clover Mixed
Choice, $20.50; No. 1, $20; No 2,
$17.50 19. Clover No. 1, $20;
No. 2. $17.50 19.
Butter Creamery 'fancy, Sle.;
creamery choice,. 29 30; creamer
good. 26 28; creamery Imitation.
23 H 24. ,
Cheese The market Is steady
Quote: Jobbing prices, per lb.: U
18 He
Eggs Maryland, Pennsylvania
and nearby firsts, 26c; Western
firsts, 26; West Virginia firsts, 26;
Southern firsts, 25; guinea eggs, 13
14.
Live Poultry Attractive stock In
demand and prices are unchanged
We quote, per lb.: Chickens Old
hens, heavy, 17 18c; do., small
to medium, 1718; old roosters
10; young, good to choice, 1J20;
young, rough and staggy, 1516,
Ducks Large, 18c; small, 17; Mus
covy and mongrel, ,16 17c Geess
Western and Southern, 13 14c;
Maryland and Virginia, 15 16,
Pigeons, per pair Young, 26c; old.
25. Guinea fowl, each -Old, 26c;
young, 1 lbs. and over, 40; .young,
smaller, 25 80. Turkeys -Choir
hens, 24 25c; choice young gob
blers. 23 24; old toms, 19 201
rough and poor, 1112.
Ltve Stock.
' Chicago.- Cat t le Market steady
Steers, $4.76 8; cows, $3.E0
6.25; heifers, $3.406; bulls, $4
6.25; calves, $3 9; stockers and
feeders, $3.75 5.40.
Hogs Market steady to 6c. low
er. Choice heavy, $8.808.86:
butchers. IK.70WB.86: light mixed.
$8.40 8.65; choice light, $8.60
8.75; packing, $8.65 8.75; pigs,
$8,25 $8.65; bulk ot sales, $8.66'
8.80. if
Sheep Market 1525c. lower;
' Kansas City, Mo. Cattle Market
strong and active. Choice export and
dressed beet steers, $6.107.25; fall
to good, $5.25 6; Western steers.
$4.76 6.60; stockers and feeders.
$4 6.60; Southern steers, $4.60
6.25; Southern cows. $34.76; na
tive cows, $3.255.75; native heif
ers. $3.606; bulls, $4.156.25;
calves, $4 9. .
Hogs Top, $8.70; bulk of sales.
$8.35 8.86; heavy, $8.608.70;
packer and butchers, $8.45
8 67; i light, $8.308.56; pigs,
$7.267.75.
Sheep Market steady. Lambs,
7. 75 8 75; yearlings, $7.208.10;