GHENT AY AT THE CAPNAL Roosevelt and Fairbanks Take the Bath of Office. GREAT CROWD AT THE CAPIT All Fomer Events of the Kind Were Cuppazced in Attendance and Decorations. Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, | and Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana, on the 4th were inaugurated, respectively, President and Vice Pre nt of the United States. The oath of office was administered to the President by Chief Justice Fuller. A crowd of visitors greater than ever attended a similar event had assem- bled from all sections of the try. The deco tions throughout the city were more aborate and beauti- ful than on the So of any pre- vious presidential inauguration. Twice as many flags have been used this year by the inaugural committee as ever were used before and the splend- or of the scheme adopted for city’s adornment never has been sur- passed. In kis inaugural address President Roosevelt said: “No people on ear 1 | | | | WANT TO OUST STANDARD FATAL REAR-END COLLISION Ohio Organizations Going to the Inaugural Meet Disaster. instituted by Attorney General to Keep Company Out. t has developed that suit has been by Attorney General Cole- man {or the appointment of a rece 2iv- er and to oust the Standard Oil com- ansas. It was at first Suit i= ECK ' y stated that the action was TH WRECKAGE CAUGHT FIRE simply agains st the Prairie Oil and |- operating auxiliary of Fi . al - ? ame + » 2 in the West. The sher- s Spread With Great Rapidity a summons on the and Several Coaches Were Com- company’s agent at pletely Destroyed. Kan. son, Topeka and Santa Fo Kansas City, The Atcl | Railroad company will be included In a rear-end collisicn «t Clifton, [> Attorney General Coleman’s suit | seven miles below Pittsburg, on the gainst the Standard. Mr. Coleman | pjrtshn Ft. Wayne and Chicago couns- | the | have more cause to be thankful tha | ours for the conditions that have abled us to achieve so large a mes ure of well-being and happiness. “We have become a great nati forced by the fact of its greatness i in- to relations with the other nations of the earth; and we must behave as beseems a peopie with suct responsi- bilities. Toward all other nadons, large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship. We must show not only in our wordsa, but in ds, that we are earnes cirous of securing their good by acting toward them in a generous recognitic on of all We wish peace; but we peace and just their rights. wish the peace of justice, the of righteousness. We wish it bee we think it is right and not bece we are afraid. No weak nation acts manfully and justly should have cause to fear us, and no strong power should ever be able to single us out as a subject for insolent @ gression. “Our relations with the other pow- ers of the world are important; but still more important are our relations among ourselves. Such growth in wealth, in population and in power as this nation has been during the cen- tury and a quarter of its national 1 is inevitably accompanied by a growth in the problems which are over before every nation that rises to greatness. There is no good reason why we should fear the future, but there is every reason why we should face it seriously, neither hiding from ourselves the gravity of the problems before us nor fearing to approach these problems with the unbending, unflinching purpose to solve them aright. “yet, after all, though the problems are new, though the tasks set before us differ from the tasks set before our fathers, who founded and pre- served this republic, fhe spirit in which these tasks must be undertaken and these problems faced, if our duty is to be well done, remains essentially unchanged. We know that self-gov- ernment is difficult. We know that no people needs such high traits of character as that people which seeks to govern its affairs aright through the freely exvressed will of the free- men who compose it. But we have faith that we shall not prove false to memorics of the men of the mighty past. They did their work, they left us the splendid now enjoy. In the proses could be crc vad into chamber, anes War was inducted into the President of the United States. ceremony was quickly followed by t the heritage we nee of final adjournment of the Senate of the Fifty-cighth Co the begin- ning of a specia ion, an addr by the Vice President and the sw ing into office of almost a third the membership of the Senate. these offic acts took place in the chamber just before the inauguration of the President. MR. BRYAN DREAMED OF FIRE Peculiar Coincidence Members cof Family of Related by Ex-Con- gressman lkirt. In connection with the 35 0 fire in Bast Liverpool, O., a pecu col cidence is related by the members of the family of Ex-Congressman Ge P. ikirt, who owned One cf the of the many I ings burned. Early in the weak W Bryan, who lectured night, was the guest who served with him in Bryan did not leave town until day morning, but then he told the family of a dream which had greatly impressed him. In his slumbers he ons of a great conflagration in which the IKkirts great losers. He family in his dream, had v seemed Ww every. on he said; it is recalled as being strangely a prophecy. FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHTER Oyama Sacrifices Many Men to Force Way to Mukden. Reports from Japane es the Ru to south of sian right Muk claim that southwest cont igu 1011S en-| ever | like | cording to the S| railroads is brought to dissolve the HE that the Santa Fe was left out of | the original petition by an error of the stenographer. He will at once file an amended petition to include the Santa Fe. The suit is brought against all the railroads in the Ctate. The strongest feature of the suit, ac- Attorney General, is that relating to the failure of the Standard to pay charter fees, thus having no authority to do business in the State. The action against the railroad, between a train carrying a battalion composed of companies A, B, C and D, of the Engineer corps of the Ohio National Guard under command of Maj. J. R. McQuigg, and a train carrying 200 members of the Tippecanoe club, of Cleveland, on their way to Washington, seven per- sons were killed and 40 others were more or less seriously injured. Among the victims of the disaster at Ciifton' are the following: The freight rate combination. dead: Lieut. Donald C. Scofield, of The Standard Oil company was | Company D, of Cleveland. Corporal served, through its lccal agent, Man- | James T. Kehoe, 25 years old, Com- pany C, of Cleveland. Frank Pinney, 12 years old, son of Capt. O. C. Pin- quartermaster engineers’ battal- ager W. G. Mayer, with legal notice | of the filing of the proceedings | brought against it at Topeka, alleging | eV, failure to comply with the laws of | ion. Harley R. Held, 22 years old, the State. Manager Mayer said: “If | Company C, lived at Cleveland. Rich- the company is violating any law I do | ard Buenger, private, 19 years old, nct know it.” | Company C, 207 Vega street, Cleve- — land. Dr. William R. Hendry, Cleve- FEVER | land, surgeon in engineer’s battalion, - {38 years old. Unknown man, Sup- Panama Authorities Have the Disease | posed to be C. T. Scott, of Chicago, a Well Under Control. Pullman car conductor, from papers Charles A. 1. Rded. of Cincin-| found in his pockets; buttons on uni- a? ; form had letter “P” on them. a member of the joint commis- ®. T. Whiter, superintendent of the appointed by the United States division of the Pittsburg, Ft STAMPING OUT YELLOW — | © eastern nd the republic of Papogs to adjust wayne & Chicago railroad; made the yperty values in dispute between | fojlowing statement: two countries, and who has just “Two special trains consis of rned from the isthmus, said that ns Ch Pullman cars left Cleveland his opinion the sanitary conditions . > ] o’clock p. m., bearing the Tippecano in Panama are being improved as club and a battalion of engineers of | apidly as could be expected under the Ohio National Guard, y eireumsionoos: While there has the inauguration at Washington, D. considerable yellow fever on the C. The trains moved along smoothly wus, Dr. Reed said that the au-| tp a point about half way n rities apparently had the situation Clifton and Emsworth stations, seven | well in hand when he sailed from Col- and one-half miles west of Pittsburg, | on a week ago: “There have been when the first section stopped to give | just 36 cases of yellow fever in Pan-| attention to a hot box on one of the ama, with 12 deaths, since the 12th of | cars. When this train had been last July when the first case was re-| standing perhaps five or six minutes ported,” he said. “Everything that | the second section ran into the rear intelligence and energy cand do: with | car of the first train. the limited facilities is being done to The wreckage immediately took stamp out the disease. | fire and three cars of the first train The following cablogram, dated | and two cars of the second train were March 1, was received by the Panama | totally destroyed. The engine of the canal commission from Gen. Davis, | second train was very badly damag- yovernor of the canal zone: “One | ed. | death during - past month, T. S.| r— ~~ Clarke. W. B. Ledyard died to-day. Among employes and families from | United States of America, seven cases | Czar Decides to Convene Assembly to | of yellow fever, three deaths since | Tr : ¥ Conside islativ e es. May, 1904. | So figey Legislative Measures . | The Emperor has issued a rescript | | to the Minister of the Interior, stat- { ing that he has decided to convene Population of Baku said to Be in a an assembly of elected representa- Murderous Frenzy. | tives of the people to elaborate and The Berlin Vorwaerts has a dis- | consider legislative mecasurcs. St Ear i S| The workmen's demands that the | De Pe il Ne government pledge itself to release stauing up to ony ©! the 3,000 strikers who had been ar- dead in the rioting there had reached rested since January 22 and engage 1,000. The whole population, says the thot the hiner Tio F the ied nh paper, are in a murderous frenzy. in m Te PS 0 b Tut f 2 : sya ay issi sl ave e free- The Armenian petroleum millionaire, | Ton Shou Tae i ey Adamianz, stationed himself on the | pi oly of esptossion a roof of his own house and shot 60 Mo- opinio and rat the proceedings of hammedans within two hours. pinions and tf 1 I e geo he Mohammedans finally drenched the house with the millionaire’s own petroleum and set fire to it, burning The Emporer issued a Jjemises his skips is Children and calling upon all his subjects to rally 2 oe opis ” ge eh @ have been | 15 the support of the government. many :nstances o arbarity. Serious disorders broke out at the Poinanski cotton mill to-day while the PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE ,000 ARE KILLED IN RIOTS the commission should be pubnshed uncensored have been rejceted by the government FOUR pEAY:. 10 INJURED about 2 en route to | | | | | | | L | Je atatior r batween | tuck station, Ww. LARGE FIRE LOSS Six Fine Buildings in East Liverpool Destroyed. third destructive blaze this winter and by far the worst fire in the history of East Liverpool, O., broke out at 7 o’clock Tuésday night, and by midnight, when the firemen had gained control, six fine buildings and many smaller ones were in ashes. Others were scorched or damaged by water, causing a total loss of more than $500,000. The blaze started in the store of W. H. Gass, in Market street, and spread with rapidity. The following losses were sustain The ed, in most cases covered by insur: ance: Milligan Hardware and Supply Company, one three-story brick build ing and one six-story brick building, with their contents, $150,000. A. S. Young, owner of the Boston dry goods store, $30,000. Wsahbut sky Bros. dry goods store, $40,000 Ex-Congressman George P. Ikirt, four story business building, $60,000. Buckeye club, $25,000. Fraternal Order of Eagles and other lodges and labor unions, $20,000. G. R. Patti son, jewelry, $10,000. G. Benheim, shoes, $15,000. W. H. Gass, shoes, $15,000. Enoch Elden, men’s furnisk ing goods, $8,000. Mrs. E. M. Leas ure, millinery, $5,000. Yates Novel ty store, $10,000. Union Building & Savings Company, $5,000. Losses from water, smoke and heat includ ed the following, whose properly was damaged to the amount of $3,000 to $3,060. D. M. Ogilvie, dry goods Joseph Geon, saloon. T. Garman, saloon. W. H. Thompson, saloon. Numerous business offices were burned out. The flames spread so -apidly that it was quickly recogniz ed that the East Liverpool fire de partment would be unable to handle the fire, and other towns were appeal ed to. Rochester, Pa. Steubenville and Wellsville sent firemen and ap: | paratus. FATAL DUEL WITH GUNS Conducter of Train and Hotel Pro prictor the Participants. A tragedy was enacted at Nauga- Va., it being the re snlt of a duel between Capt. Frank B | Eleswick, of Portsmouth, O., conduct or of passenger train No. 16 on the Norfolk and Western railroad, and George Waller, proprietor. of the Naugatuck hotel, one of the most prominent citizens of Mingo coun fy. When the train pulled into the sta tion Capt. Eleswick started walking down the platform, and met Waller The men had previously had trouble it being said a woman figured in the case. The men had a few words, and revolvers were simultaneously drawn. The firing began. Passenger: peered from the car windows, and as | they witnessed the spectacle women | fainted in their seats. Capt. Eles wick proved the better marksman. He | killed Waller and he himself escap ed with only a flesh wound. Capt Eleswick surrendered himself to the authorities. SOLDIERS’ SKELETONS FOUND Bodies of Twenty vy Supposed Union Men Unearthed at Chattanooga. In removing a hill in the eastern part of the city of Chattanooga tc supply earth for the approaches of a viaduct, workmen have unearthed 2( skeletons, supposed to be the remains of Union soldiers. Brass buttong bearing the insignia of the Union | forces were found near the skeletcns manifesto | It is believed that the remains are those of soldiers killed in the desper ate assaults on Missionary Ridge The indications are that many more skeletons will be removed before the work is finished. Illinois May Fight Trust. The method by which the twine | trust has been fought in several States is possibly to be utilized in Illinois against the alleged trust. In the lower House of slature a epresentative gomery to bill was introduced by Canaday, of Mont appropriate $500,060 for the erection and maintenance of packing houses in the peniten- State and Chester. at Joliet | Anti-Cigaret Bill Signed. | Gov. F. W. Hanly, of Indiana, has siened the Parks anti-cigaret bill, men were being paid off. Troops | Tdi were summoned to restore order and wo of Victims Blown to Atoms; (jroe workmen were killed and 42 in- One Hurled Across River. jured. ur men were Killed and 10 per- TT probably fatally injured by Dynamite Kills Six. » explosion of about 500 pounds of At the railroad camp of A. H. Calli- > on the Big Sandy exiension gan a Chesapeake & Ohio railway peake and Ohio railroad. contractor at the mouth of Greasy near Pamtsyille W. Va. The dead C k. 10 miles south of Pikeville, i boss: Henry Kirk _ four workmen were instantly chitti, “Tony” Mariar 1 today, two were fatally hurt and are negroes and Ital- f langerac y injured by an ex he bodies of Mullins and Kirk _—— blown to atoms an that of HITTING THE TRUSTS ni was blown across the Big andy river. Kansas Senate ane Nebraska House The damage done to the road-bed Pass Stringent Measures. is costly, and will take weeks to re- The Kansas Senate unanimously sood-sized building can be g the hole made by the ex- passed Senator Nofzinger’s bill to pre- vent the operation of trusts within es Kansas. The measure, patterned $3,000,600 Coal Deal. : after the Texas law, provided $20,000 The largest coal deal in the history fine for each attempt to strifle compe- of the bituminous region of Penna- tition in any business. Provision is y»nia was consummated when the Coal tcok made for the expulsion from Kansas oreland company he Penn Gas Coal company, the law, se price ‘being about $3,500,00v, The Nebraska House passed an yasis of $400 an acre for coal 1 pill by a vote of 72 to 10.! $1,500,000 for equir , bill has stiil to be considered by give the Westmoreland Coal | the Senate bill exempts do- 20,000 acres of coal land and mestic corporat ions. Its author, Rep- oy mines that have a cap resentative Juukins, said it is aimed | ),000 tons of coal per annu specifically at the beef trust and the The nu mber cf hands that will be un- Standard Oil Company. Publicity its employ will be 2,500, and the through complete reports to the At- g roll is about $70,000 every torney Gonotat and prohibition of re- age pay bates are leading feature the bitter claims as a result of The sea incident as finally sub- | harbor to Russia total $325,000. nate p bill after a argument | tted This | on the conferees’ rt in the house ount, it is understood, will be | had been indulged by Representa- | in a few days without demurrer. | tives Sibley and Burton Station Agent Kilis Burglar. Will be Works. A. A. Burnham, station agent of the It is ounced by the New York, New Haven and Hartford United S 5 1 corporation that i at Unionville, Conn., shot |plans have becn made for the im- of a gang of burglars | provement and ment of the the cKeesport, capacity led. HK is station. A | Nat ional Tube » found on | Pa. ‘IL Is :caped | of the fion expected mpany will we expend nsiderably Work will probab- to com- of any firm presistently violating the | river and which will go into effect in June. It prohibits any person ‘to manufacture sell, or keep for sale any cigarets, igaret paper or cigaret wrapry ; For the first offense a fine not ex- ceeding $50 may be a second offense a | ceeding $500, or a six months may be imposed and for fine of not ex- jail sentence of imposed. lce Gorge Wrecks Bcats. | The huge ice gorge extending more | than 40 miles up the Ohio river from | Cincinnati for several weeks past { broke, carrying with it river steam | ers, tugs and coal barges, valued af | $400,000. The damage done by the ! ice during the past week is estimated at $200,000, making the total loss sus | tained by river interests close tc | $600,000. Railroaders’ Pay Increased. The employes of the Delaware, Sus- quehanna and Schuylkill railroad which handles the coal output of the | Coxe and other collieries have been | granted a 10 per cent. increase in wages, effective February 1. No de- mand had been made for the advance Southern Iron Merger. The merger of the Schloss Sheffield Tennesse Coal and Iron Company and minor companies has finally been ac complished. Mr. Hoadley, who has been the active head of the syndi- cate which has been buying up con- trol of the companies that are to be included in the combination, when asked if ‘the Republic Steel an company would be a party to t ger, admitted that no formal been made for the company’s erp properties. SON TAKES OAT FIGHTING IN THE FAR EAS] ne cecutive Takes ia’s New E His Seat. William M. O. Da | of office of governor of on the 4th, in the of delegates. Judge West Virgin | GOV. DA | | | | B'g Guns Pouring Out Shot ove Leng Line of Battie. JAP FORTIFICATIONS DESTROYED ident of the supre aquinisiered arge “Gove sence of a stand were p Pussians Retake Bridge Across the 3. Miller; Se State Charles W. Swisher | General C. W. The Japanese headquarters says: the Russian out- wing is driving back posts. Attorney Shakhe River and Claim Many |c=son, Gov. big and former Japs Were Kiile | ors Atkinson and MaeCorkls, Ju {| Brannon of the e¢ court, Audi- Spa tor A. C. Scherr, A message from General Oku’s | Ogden, Treasurer Silman, s oft dent of Schools | | May and the The Japanese have occupied a line | H. Merrill, paster of the Kanawha irom Shatzemun, two miles west of | Presbyterian church, who offered the in a northwesterly di-| invocation. Che Second the Hun river; ” ; rection to Kalita, on the east bank of | band of Huntington pl the Liao river. ernor MacCorkle and Atkinson ane re- A heavy bombardment along .the | tiring Governor White © sp oke, and ontire line west of the railroad is in | Gov. Dawson delivered his inaugural progress night and day. address. He said in part: : The Russians are firing blindly | “Among the. most impo! art legis with field and heavy guns. | 1ation needed in West Virginia 1s a The Japanese remain in their posi- | law to protect the state against unjust tion and make no serious response freight charges and unjust diserimi- to the Russian fire. naticn by the railrcads, and the cre- General Oku reports that on the ation of a railroad commission. We aight of February 27 five companies | ought all to hold up the hands of »f Russian infantry attacked Lantin, President Roosevelt in his courageous aided by a terrible artillery fire. Af-| effort to bring about the enactment of ter desperate hand-to-h ng Jaane proper laws upon this st which lasted for an hour half, | the same time we shoul the Russians were repul leaving the men who 50 dead. Many trophies state legislat ne vote as well as scme prisor terests anese loss did not detachments of Ru ed at.many other po 2 case they were repulsed. Battle at the Er idge. Reports to the quarters say: Afte tle, the Russian the railroad bridge iver, retired the Ja § further end of the the Japanese force sternation. The Japane heavy. prec: rode the x-(GOVS. le, state batallion of ticipated. : 1 wilich White, MRS. cn ADWi CK L0333 Motion tO ments. Judge Tayler Gvarry R. W..Ta District cx led moti P. Dawley, counsel i L. ‘Chadwick, | ments returned Federal Grand be quashed. Mr. moticn Lone Tree. the have De wit] h field a _.. Shells en The Japanese tremendous fire guns “against Pout of white smoke e two sides. The bombardment of 0 right flank continues along the whole length on his that age front. of about 100 miles. The east- | dictments, principally on ern detachment near Kondayu has | that the written confess repulsed the Japanese attack. The | C. T. Beckwith, Japanese have. aiso been driven in conspirator with from ‘Tunsilai pass and from he | been used as evidence vicinity of Gauto pass. i Grand Ju At the cor cn of the —— er | arguments, Judge Tayler overruled COLOMBIA BACK IN LINE | Mr. Dawley’s motion. ce— | — iron President Reyes Appoints a Minister | TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. to the United States. | Vrs. Jane Lathrop ford. widow The state department has received a cablegram from Mr. Russell, the American minister to Bogota, an. | ford, died in Honolulu. nouncing the appointment of Diego | The anti-discrimin: Lill, direct: Mendoza as minister from Colombia |ed at the Standard Oil Comp any, to the United States. He will reach | passed the Kansas legislature. Washington in a few weéks. Mr. Government participation in the ex- Mendoza is a pelitician and a warm | position was provided by the house supporter of President Reyes. | today when by a vote of 192 t0 91, the President Reyes’ action is received | bill for that purpose being passa un- of United States Senator Leland Stan- here with satisfaction and as mark- | der a suspension of the rules ing a full restoration of diplomatic | Thirty-nine new national banks relations between Washington and | with $2,300,000 capital were organized Bogota. : | during last month, the largest total It is assumed also that President! for any February in the history of Reyes will accept our good offices in ! the national bankiig system paving the way for the negotiation of | The sum of $10.800 was found i a treaty of amity between Colombia |, Tas of Nr Teh F il rnd ;m and Panama that will provide for the | j.... ? blime gnLYb ¥ 7 ia, tui Ef i deceased, of Cochran, Ind. The adjustment not only of the matter of | 2 Colombia's national Independence | Loney Was in gold and bill HL RE Me u=s ~*~ | resented the savings of 30 years. prior to the separation, but of s . boundary disputes and ; Baltimore and Ohio train No. 12, that might make trouble in the struck four Wabash employes abont ture. three-quarters o east of HEvitts creck, Md. kill slightly JAPS CROSS THE SAHKE injuring the cth —_— T The Indiana d Russians Are Driven Back—Poiish appropriating a . ft 1c or Revoluticn Spreadi ng of Ci Lew to be 3 laced in the capitol at 1 The Japanese have oo the capitol a hington. Sakhe river, driving The Western Faliread outposts, and are has deci to Their entire meni, incl len. raged. nd over outlay of about $1 ‘901 1.000. open Maxim G 3 ist, will be depo : ed and rearrested, and confined. The revelt An outbreak of the cording London ports 1 squadrons on southeast of in Poland is eading. Yielding to peasaatey I8 fear lnned Sian rele: of a 2 States, ed. not only MEL ordered the ormiaer | Lena, wh ; ANS o . » Wil yarole, to TO MOVE THE CAPITOL { return to San Io has re aL id o= Ca | duced them one Plans for Extension and Completion : it By the of Building jon Train No. 9 on grade as punishment. burning of the mail coach Reported. . the Baltimore & rood y n ne + + ha : oh Senator Wetmore presoited to the Ohio railroad near Ellerslie station, Senate the report of the joint com- | about 26 miles west of Cumberland, Md., some 17,000 pounds of mail mat- ter, including a large number of first- lass and registered letters and pack- ges were destroved. mission to report on plans fer the ex- | tension and completion of the Capi- tol building, in acc with the lg original plans by the late Thomas U. ordance Mrs. Chadwick Walter, with modifications. has given up the The commission idea of asking for a change of venue. adoption of a scheme for fra Reynolds, formerly secretary of entire central east fromt for the Wade Park bank, who held a vontimnd 10 Inches io bring ih want package for Mrs. Chadwick contain- of the building at the center, under the ne. securities to the alleged value of axtreme projection of the dome, and ' 000,609 has served with a thus give the dome the apparent sup- subpoena as a for the gov. port it should have. ernment in the The scheme provides also for rafae- ing with white marble portic tien bill, west front of sandstone. T ures, carrying T sstimated at $425,000. T Be. hi nL Ssec stimated at $ 5,001 The house bill for the celebr ation of ‘on recommends r terrace steps in whit cost of $50,000, an 3 the east the anniversary speaking settle near the wat of the meni in treatment of Va., appr b house wing at a cost of purpose, in After the Trusts : | r i » Arabian Revolt The Kansas House I : The insurrection resolution providing for an of Yemen, Ars tion of the binding twine combina- hia tion, and the Senate decided to look | alarming propo into the w ngs of insurance whole country companies doi in thizl:, LL State. It is =a compan iS In revoll and have made a con in and Tais hav of the State anti i Rev. B.. - © pe land the ¢ some with holdi vast best Ttel Piles, Ointn Eag 6000 2 Thy the | after plyin bill. the t befor **For ot stipatio injectio 1 could During ; suffered to you 1 Car use X Pleasa Never S: gold in | uarant Ste ARNU PENSI records ( Ohio me; A, W. Mc!