SHOALS MC TEEN Nearly a Score l.ose Their Seats in German Reichstag. THE COLONIAL POLICY UPHELD Clerical Center Retains Most of Strength It Held Ovation to Von Buelow. The German government has won a definite victory in the general elec- tion ‘held January 25 for a reichstag. The Liberal, Radical Conservative supporting Prince Von DBuelow’s colonial policy, have won at 20 seats, but more important for the government than the success of its colonial plans, is the smashing defeat administered to the Socialists, who will lose 17 ‘or 18 seats. Thig is the first election since 1887 that the Socialists have not increased {heir representation in the reichstag by from five to 20 seats. They have lost especially in several large cities. The clerical center holds almost all of its former seats, having lost one or two to the Poles in Silesia. There is a possibility however, that rebal- loting in the undecided districts may lose one or two more seats to the Center party. The Conservatives have won six seats, two from the anti-Semites, two from the National Liberals and two from the Socialists. Reballoting probably will be neces- sary in 175 constituencies, so complete returns wil not be in before February Certain districts in up- per Bav: snowbound have not vet be considered When it—b hour that immense north of new and parties, least >n hea at a late ent had streamed from the gpaper offices and evident 113 zathered in front of the palace in the | Wilhelm stra of Chancellor Von Buelow. By the overwhelming majority of 835,000 votes against 90,000, as repre- sented by the delegates, the labor con- ference at Belfas proposed amendment tion of the part the effect of which swwould have been to transform it into an avowedly sceialistic crganization. The opponents of the proposed amend- ment ‘declared that it would irreparabl¢ the trade-unionists themselves to the constitu- were ope \ pledging to socialism. THAW TRIAL OPENED First Days Spent in the Selection of a Jury. 5K. tanford for at The Harry Thaw the of S White Madison Square Garden on the even- in: the Supreme killing 1966 began branch . of: the at New York, January Judge James Fitzgerald. ing of June criminal 99 “0, court be- fore —A-number of FThaw’s-—relatives were; the Mrs. May and Car- Mrs. William . Thaw, of Yarmouth, George L.. Carnegie and Miss MacKenzie, Mrs. H. K. Thaw Edward Thaw and: Gecrge L. negie. The widow of lives now with Cambridge, M York in connection Mrs. White's lege and she him. : The first thr days were taken up if the present: Countess Stanford White, who her son Lawrence, in will not go to New with ease, is attending col- 1 with as5s.., the con ue moved re to Gary, Tix of what is the The 8.000 vation being (le i the .com ract, Out, of Tan n whieh to which, when ent an invest rial ‘cit will repres 5.000.008 CHINA DOOMS CPRIUM Mcngolian Government Takes Steps Habit. Moore, the the State Chi- to Stamp Out Drug Ewing Peking, ceipt of Through Thome Ameri Charge Department is i nese imperi wipt covering. .regu- lations for the ion of opium crowing and smoking in China. By these it is intended gradually to eliminata the culture of the poppy, and the Vicerovs and Governors are instructed to see that the magzistrates investigate and. report on the acre- age of peppy lands and issue licenses to farmers on condition that the quan- suppressi tity of poppy be replaced with what- | ever cron the soil may be fitted for. | - : | ee orion? — Duel With Police Fatal. R. E. Reynolds, chant residing near a ~young . mer- Chatham, police officers in Danville, Va. Prior to the killing Reynolds shot and in-| ten | jured Tom Cecrbin. Eight or shots were fired at Reynolds before he fell dead. None of the policemen was injured. Corbin’s injuries are not regarded as fatal. Marble Court House Burns Down. The Columbia county Court House, at Hudson, N. Y., was burned. The loss is probably $200,000. Tha build- ing was of white marble and in addi- tion to all the county offices contain- ed the office of Justice Cochrane of Appellate division the Supreme Court. AE C1 There was a terrific hurricane Fri- day night and Saturday which lail the greater part of Ccokstown, Aus- tralia in ruins. There were no fatal: ties- that led a capable and sagacious executive 1887 | I bert, rom, but they are | for the Center party. : | candidate won, | Ireland, rejected a | | the create} dissension in the party, as | | them | their Va., | was killed in a pistol duel with three | DEATH OF GENERAL ALGER Distinguished Scldier and Ex-Cabinet Member Passes Away at Wash- ington City. United States Senator Russell A. Alger, of Michigan, died suddenly at his residence in Washington, January 24 at 8:45 o'clock in the morning fol- lowing an acute attack of oedema of the lungs. Russell Alexander Alger, soldier and twentieth governor of Michigan (1885-87) was born in Lafayette township, Medina county, O., Feb- ruary 27, 1536, the son of Russell, and Caroline Moulton Alger. At 11 years of age Alger was left an orphan, with a younger brother and sister. his ‘board lowed to three months When the and clothing and attend the district each year. Civil war broke was Changed conditions in market swept away dollars. In August er business. the lumber few accumulated 18¢C1; in the Second Michigan cavalry, ‘was promoted to be captain in the fol- lowing month, and to major 25, 1862.. His career as a soldier was a brilliant one. He took part in more than 60 battles and skirmishes. June 11, 1865, he was breveted ma- jor general of volunteers for gallant service. In 1866, residence shortly reneral Alger took up his at Detroit, Mich., became president of two lumber companies which owned large | and other | land in Michigan States. In 1884. he was and. elected governor of He was inaugurated in 1885, and prov- tracts of nominated renomination in and returned to private life. At the National Republican vention, in 1888, General Alger was a for the presidential , and on the ballot preceding break that caused General Har- nomination, received 142 but declined a nation the rison’s votes, 100 of whom stood by him to | the end. tary of war in cabinet. His administration the Spanish-American war met the most vigorous criticism. An vestigating committee appointed President exonorated Alger. -esigned August 1, 1899. He wrote “The Spanish-American War,” York, 199]. in- by TWELVE MINERS Victims’ Bodies Recovered After Others at Work Undergreund Narrowly Escape. and KILLED T'ive Americans seven ns Buclthannon, following it and nearly caused entombment of all the miners, meted at 100. The bodies . of have been recovered. The Americans who met death are: Charles Boserman, William Bailey, James Scott, Charles Johnson, Glenn Miles. The ] mine va. Immmed mine caved in ny’s near iately the the 12 Italians are known only by | numbers. The explosion occurred just as the day force. was leaving * the mine. Only a few of the men had reached the surface when with a terrific re- port the firedamp- exploded. The mine elevator had just started for the top. carrying about 20 men, and almost men were’ still at the tom of the shaft. was a among the men the There was but one dir- cetion ‘hich they could run, and this w into the drift. From this however, a flow p enveloping Cm. 1 i to- the SO panic mine. in back strong tl hi like greatly The 10 demons io hoard retarding the ar was - finally load- the top. work and run With gre the sion and quickness continued to make the all men at the bot- shaft brought to the On two. trips a of were upeon- and carried from at elevator preci nntil the the trips tom of were the last the . men had be to CHOOSE TRAGIC DEATH Ycuth and Maiden Stand on Tracks and are Killed by Electric Car. With entwined an aris young man and a young woman stood | of.. the railroad over N.: J. the electrie on tracks Pennsylvania Newton creek, Camden, and awaited until an electric down. Both were bodies were hurled water. The body of the woman, who was about 25 years old, was recovered and taken to the morgue. The cloth- ing was of fino texture and she was of refined appearance. The only mark that may lead to identification are the.letters “W. C.,” on a gold watch found on the body. The body of the man has not been recovered. A Narrow Escape. near train killed into ran and the Gov. San A special ~“ train conveying Winthrop of Porto Rico, from completion of the railroad connect- ing San Juan and Ponce was derail- ed near Quebradillas. The coach containing the governor's party stop- ped within six inches of a precipice 1,400 feet high. The governor jump- cd, and was not hurt. members of the party were shaken up, but no one was iniured. In 1848-49 he worked for | | al- | Fuel school | out he | was successfuly engaged in the lumb- | his | ¢ | in the he enlisted as a private soldier | but | i great April | | and other and | moved. | trance. Michigan. | con- | nomi- | [n 1S7 General Alger became secre- | President McKinley's | during | with | He | New | di esti- | unknown, | calmly | Juan to attend the celebration of the | The “other | 20 KILLED IN EXPLOSION Terrible Disaster ina Mine—The Air Shaft Shut Off. WORK OF RESCUE IS DIFFICULT Explosion Shattered the Timber Sup- ports and Brought Down Great Masses of Rock. Twenty miners = are known to be dead and scores of others were injur- ed as the result of an explosion in the Primero mine of the Colorado and Iron Co., at Trinidad, Col. The explosion occurred in the main entry of the mine, and, accord- ing to reports, was caused by -a “windy” shot. The day shift was going to work and a great number of miners were entry when = thé unexpected occurred. entries were badly damaged, masses of rock falling and choking off both exit and entrance. More than 10 men were killed out- right. Others were pinioned under huge quantities of broken timbers debris. Only those near the entrance es- caped unharmed. The body of Frank Hobat, timberman, was the first re- It was found near the en- Beyond him the dead and injured lay in profusion. The force of the’explosion shatter- ed the timber supports, bringing down. rocks and coal. The rescuers worked in dense smoke and dust un- til the fans could be started. Two of “the dead are Frank miner, and R. J. Lumley, The names of the other have not been learned, the chift boss who ehecked up the men who went into the mine at night is missing. All the men except Lumley were foreigners, most of them ians. blast The Ho- fire boss. men killed as PHILADELPHIA PRIMARIES City of Brotherly Love Selects Can- didates for Coming Election. John E. Revburn, congressman from the Sccond district, received the Re- publican nomination for mayor in Philadelphia, = polling 30,000 more votes than his nearest competitor, {John M. Walton. William = Potter, former United States minister to Italy received the City party and Demo- cratic nominations. The total Republican | 98.420, and of ‘this [ Reyburn received 60,256. |. vote 'w 29.952. and the votes were divided between didates. Potter's nearest competitor on { the City party and Democratic tick- was Rudolph Blankenburg, city commissioner, Potter received 23,065 votes from 2 from the Democratic. The total City party vote for mayor was 37,618. Hugh Black was nominted for re- ceiver of taxes by the Republicans and Franklin S. Edmonds by the City party and Democatic voters. riggs, Hughes, Moore and Scott are the Republican nominees for mag- istrate and Fitzpatrick and Gorman the City party and Democratic. MANY ARE FROZEN vote Congressman 27 | ets Village and Grain Crop Ruined. Reports of heavy loss of life and great suffering are arriving from Akmolinsk steppes, Central Russia. During bl rd the temp- the rature fell aes Zero. rYecent to 47 below nN vered in one 180 Oi n hodies i= frozen i are froze he Alps ter: 25 deg have old. A recs and th there from Zero veral deaths the ¢ FOUR LIVES ARE LOST rn Firemen Make Several Daring Res- cucs While Flames Rage. Four lives were lost and $500,000 damage was done to property as a result of fire which destroyed mill No. 1 Manufacturing Cofapany. at Dover, N. H. The bod- | ies of four boys, charred beyond hepe of identification; were found in the smoking ruins and as boys are known to be missing. [ The fire broke out long 500 or more operatives had led for their day's work. Friction from a belt generated sparks which lodged in a mass of cotton and the of ‘the Cocheco five after assemb- building. The exits -scon = became blocked by a struggling mass of mill from the windows. ropes and descended to the ground. The executors of the estate of the late Marshall Field of Chicago, filed their inventory. Counsel for the exe- cutors place the total value of the property described at $75,000,000. Shonts Resigns. It was announced at the White House that Theodore P. Shonts, chairman of the Panama canal com- mission, had tendered his -resigna- tion to take effect March 4, and the President had accepted it.. Shonts leaves the service of the zovernment to become president of the Interborough-Metropolitan Com- pany of New York, as the successor of August Belmont. The company controls the subway and many - sur- face lines in that city. Ital- | | was | than | into | every { him on the pension list. has caused more or | Mrs. | . . [ eligible, but l company | Walton’s | remaining | can- | To Fifteen Die in One Day Near Russian | Immediately there | still in | the | contagious : | were ames ickly spre hroughout the! os flames quickly spread t = i where finished garments are sent out | {in large quantities daily from houses | hands and many were obliged to jump | Others secured | Mr. FAVORS SHIP SUBSIDY President Urges Passage of Bill to Aid Shipping. The President sent to congress message callihg attention to the “great desirability of enactment of legislation to help American shipping and American trade by encouraging the -building and running of lines of large and swift steamers to South America and the Orient.’’ . The ur- gent need of our country's making an effort to do something like its share of its own carrying trade on the ocean has been called to his attention, the President says, in striking fash- ion by the experiences of Secretary Root in his recent South American tour, State aid to steamship lines, the President says, is as much a part of the commercial system of today state employment of consuls to mote business. The President posed law a as pro- says that the pro- which has been discussed in congress is in no sense experiment- | the best and experiments, as for recent Cunard con- British government. It is based on most successful instance on the tract with the The President before the committee would surely be disereditable for to surrender to our commercial riv- als the great commerce of the Ori- ent, the great commerce we should have with South America, and even our own communication with Hawaii and the Philippines.” AGE LIMIT RAISED al. “Tt us and says: Pennsylvania Rail"oad Will Employ Men Up to 45 Years of Age. Because of increasing difficulty in| getting men for various branches of | its service, the Pennsylvania Railroad I Company has made an important and It 45 rules. to its from far-reaching change in the age limit o= oJ When the company established its pension system the hard and fast rule | that old of prescribed years the service no person should be the railroad. more taken oD service out of before o= 0) least man at vears of or officer limit and This age less trouble first. of men who were in every other way it also prevented getting many = good discontent from the nien whom it iSLAND ENGULFED Earthquake Causes It to Sink into the Sea. The which some tic of south lal the wave devastated Dutch Atchin, East Indian is- lands of as Island of Simalu. According to the latest information received Simalu has almost disap- peared. persons lost their lives. Violent earth shocks continue to be felt daily. According to the dispatch which first announced the devastation wrought by the tidal wave 300 per- and 40 on the Island of Simalu, Puda Babi, or Simalu, is situated off northwest coast of the Island of Su- matra. SEVEN KILLED IN WREZK Light Engine Collides With Caboose Filled With Laborers. eo led and, at least ww York Central half mile by about } CH ~ Bi i locomotive, west, ‘crashed the All 1 injured werd i { 1+ Le Zoing : a into car, the mon killed “an this city m were wr and Rensse Italians. or Senate Concurs in Increases. When the in house amendment salaries of vice president, speaker of the house, cabinet officers and members ongress were raised 50 per cent. is contained in the legislk judicial appropria- LOW to. the President’ for his signature. It is quite probable that the P ident will consent to the raise in salaries. senate concurred the the the executive and tion bill, which oes Sweatshops Spread Disease. Declaring that sweatshops are largely responsible for the spread of disease in - Chicago ' the health department began a series raids on such places. Several cases found in the Ghetto district, where cases of diphtheria and scar- let fever exist. Railroad Employes Indicted. Four indictments were against employes of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad by the grand jury on account of the wreck at Woodville, Indiana, on November 12, in which 61 persons lost their lives. Would Tax Bachelors. A bill to tax bachelors was introduc- | : The | legislature. as follows: Be- ed. in the Indiana scale proposed is tween the ages of 25 and 30 years, 35 annually; between 30 and 40, and over 40 years of age, $10. Bach- elors supporting their mothers are exempied. The money thus raised would be devoted te the school fund. The Spanish Cabinet has as a result of dissensions Liberals and Radicals over of associations. * between the law discusses the bill now | I was | party from Fon The | idea was that the company should get | placing | It. not only barred hundreds | the | i cival Gable, vanted and could not employ | except by special vote of the board of | 1 directors. | was | | Tox... I Yaqui announced. | “January: 11, practically engulfed the the City party and 2.251 y t but | able to force an engagement with any It is said that probably 1,500 | i were killed. sons perished on the Island of Tana | the | | elected | 132 Republican members of the legis- | lature. | Cullom received | house | powerful equipment as of | returned | | January $7.50, | | was injured. | university resigned | CONDEMN THE OFFICIALS Americans Who Were at Kings- Complain Bitterly. NO CARE FOR THE WOUNDED People Who Sought Shelter on Eng- lish Vessel Were Refused w th Incivility. refugees from Kingston, Jamaica, ‘arriving ‘in New York, Janu- ary 22, on board the steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich, which sailed from the stricken city on Thursday, Janu- ary 15; unanimous in condemn- ing what they termed the “inactivity and utter inefficiency’ of the English authorities, on the island during the first days following the disaster. For three. days, they = said, there American were | was no semblance of order, and noth- | ing definite done in the matter of re- lieving the sufferings of many of the wounded. : It was asserted that men and wo- men who sought shelter on board the British steamer Port Kingston, which chartered for Sir Alfred Jones’ England, were put ashore and that pleas of the American refug- i ees that the women of their party be | allowed at least the privilege of sleep- ing i Kingston on Port great of the “with the open decks were refused incivility.’’ The wounded who had been board the same steamer lum were put lowing the earthquake, Tuesday, and were left on the wharf until cared for by the American naval authoerities on Thursday. The Prinz Eitel's passengers told of the great relief the arrival of American squadron brought to terror-stricken people and amazed to hear of the rupture which has occurred between Governor Swettenham and Admiral Davis. for were ———— STARVING MILLIONS Chinese Missionaries Report Suffering Has Only Begun. The American Bible society has re- ceived the following cablegram from the Rev. John R. Hykes, D. D., the agent of the society for China: “Notify all boards that the Shang- hai Missionary association urges re- lief for famine-stricken natives, 1,- 250,000 of whom are starving. Refug- ees are flocking to the cities. Many millions are affected. Hundreds of deaths have already occurred, though sueffring has only begun. General re- lief committee representing all inter- ests in this part of the east unite in the appeal.” A special meeting of representatives of missionary bodies of the United States having work in China, has been held in New York, in response | to this cablegram, and it was by them | unanimously taken | an | ashore the day fol- | ot | the | places the | the | | Several recommended that societies and individuals be urgently requested to contribute lib- erally and promptly to meet this emergency, which must continue un- til June. churches, EUROPE'S CLIMATE REVERSED Blizzard and Deep Snow at Constan- tinople—Rain in Arctics. Arclic weather conditions continue to prevail over the whole of Europe, whiie. .the actual - Arctic regions, Northern Norway and Iceland, re- port a prevalence of mild and rainy weather. All the vessels reaching British ports are covered with long icicles. Many deaths are reported. In Aus-- dead SNOWS and several Slight earth- from Batumu. found heavy Turkey over in sentinels were posts. The in Russia and Danube is froze in Roumania. gnakes ate reported The blizzard continues at Constantl- nople, -where the srow is said to be feet deep. Navigation on the Bosphorus and the Black Sea has tria two their continue { been practically suspended. Among those who embarked on the Eitel Friedrich at Rev. Lee L. Weliman, Miss Helen Bennett, department education, Philadelphia; John il, Lansdowne, on. Mr. Joseph Weitzenkorn, Barre, Pa.; Joseph Roberts, Philadel- phia;- Rev. Harry F. Auld and: the Misses Fulmor, Hatboro, Pa.; :Per- Norristown, Pa. Prinz are: 0.3; of BATTLE WITH INDIANS 20 Killed and Reports Wounded. were received at El of ‘a desperate fight Indians and Mexican treops mountainous region southeast Sonora. Mexican hunting the Yaquis since incident last January 23 Several the of Guaymas, have been the IL.encho not until were they considerable force. In this fight 20 Mexicans killed and a number wounded. The Yaquis were defeated with consider- able loss, but as they took both their dead and wounded with them when retreating it Senator Cullom Re-elected. Shelby M. Cullom, who has been United States senator from Illinois continuously since 1883, was re- by a unanimous vote of the Mr. sen- This ig the fifth time has been elected to the ate, ‘The Democratic aspirants were former Supreme Court Justice Carroll and Col. James H amilton lscn Has a Walkover. ithe i separa d Gov. Johnson ‘in nem tion. As there was no second to tha nomination of Gov. Johnson it was permitied stand, and Nelson the vote, name ine. not 10 Donilis Popuilst BIG MONEY FOR THE NAVY Another Battleship, The Equal to Any World, Authorized. $95.000.,- in the about the naval ap- upon: by "the affairs. A provided for, to be one authorized year, which was re- heavy armor and any vessel of highest pos- radius of An (00 is provided for in propriation bill agreed committee on naval appropriation of new battleship is a sister ship of by congress last quired to carry V the as have the and. greatest its class, to sible speed action. The two torpedo hoat destroyers and ap- propriates $2,000,000 for submarines. Provision is made for about 3,000 ad- ditional sailors and 900 additional marines. Great Northern Appeals. The order of Judge F. B. of St. Paul, enjoining the officers of the Great Northern Railway Company from issuing $60,000,000 worth of new stock, was taken on appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court. A decis- ion is expected about March 1. Kingston. Again Shaken. Two earthquake shocks, the heav- iest since the destructive one 14, were felt in Kingston, January 22. Several buildings were thrown down and there was great alarm among the pecple. No one Andrew Carnegie has given Yale $40,000 to build a swim- ming pool as an annex to the uni- versity gymnasium. This is the first zift made directly to Yale by Mr. Carnexzie. of | Kingston | Bryan, | and | Wilkes- | 199 Mexican Troops Said to Have Lost 2 Paso, | between | in | troops | December, | | law, were | is not known how many | bill also makes provision for | | in Hallam | | tion. i lature, Boston Wool Market. wool market steady, with trading moderate. There is consid- erable inquiry © but. little ~ buying. Sellers are showing much determina- tion to hold out for their own prices. Holders of pulled grades are firm. The foreign wools are firm and quiet. l.eading domestic quotations follow: Ohio and Pennsylvania—XX and above 34 to 34%c; X, 32 to 33c; No. 1, 40 to 41c; No. 2, 39 to 40c; fine unwashed, 26 to 27c¢: unmerchantable, 30c: half blood, unwashed, de: three-eighths blood, un- 34 to 3be: quarter blood, un- 331%, to 34c;. delaine, washed, 38¢; delaine, unwashed, A, 30c. The is Ann Arbor Company Demurs. The Ann Arbor Railroad filed demur- rers in the United States Court at Toledo, O.; to the 155 .indictments returned by the federal grand jury, for violation of the interstate commerce in hauling ice for the Toledo fco ‘trust.’ The demurrer states that the indictments are not sufficient in law as set forth severally to cover the same and that the defendant is not therefore bound by law to ans- wer. Will Demand Shorter Hours. An executive meeting, which was attended by 200 representatives of the railroads west and northwest of Chi- cago, was held in Chicago, January 23 to formulate demands for a shorter working day and for increased wages. The demands will be nted to the the im- presi in CURRENT NEWS ITEMS. ion il, the military carrying the all from * homes, were man and walk 19 li Gala Starbuck, frozen Man., dea to tl LO the Fi the Chicago police 166. mien believed t« number. several of from Under direction of the most crous cranks sia. - Fred W. Mulkey Portland, Ore., was United States nate teri, and Jonathan publican) of Portla term. On account of the immediate neces- sity for funds for -the relief of the famine sufferers in Russia, it is un- derstood that a new international loan of $25,000,000 will be issued be- fore parliament assembles, probably February. Rumors of an anti-dynastic move- ment in the middle Yanktse region of China, have received some confirma- A fresh outbreak has taken place at Houangchoufu and two regi- ments have been dispatched thither from Hankoy. The insurgents num- ber 3,000. of to the short (Re- long (Republican) elected for the Bourne, Jr., nd for the St Senatqr Bailey Re-elected. Joseph’ W. Bailey was United States senator by a vote in the two branches of the Texas Legis- of 108 to 45. In the Senate the vote was 19 «in favor of Senator Bailey and 10 against; in the lower House it was 89 to 35. Tillman Re-Elected. Both Houses of the South lina Legislature re-elected B. R. Tillman to the United States Sen- ate. The election was confirmed in joint session. Caro- ¢ar- © re-elected, \
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