3 ‘cended the elevator shaft and drove ANARCHIST PLANS NIPPED Brazilian Police Uuearth Plot to Damage American. Fleet. Considers the Verdict a Great } Victory. New York :iJudge Hough, United States circuit court, down an Kahn, a member of the banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb :& Company to answer all questions propounded to him by the inter-state commerce commission. E. H. Harriman was directed to an- of the FOUR HAVE BEEN ARRESTED Brazilian Officials Were Warned From Washington and Paris To Be On Lookout. ing to the purchase of Union and Southern Pacific stock in connection with the dividend of August, 1906. While the exceptions were regarded as important questions by the govern- ment iawyers who were investigating the Chicago & Alton railroad reorgan- ization, they consituted only a small proportion of those that Harriman re- 1used to answer. The clash between the witness and -the commission occurred on February An individual named Jean Fedher, | 25, of last year. For several days, who resided in Petropolis, was the | the investigators had been endeavor- chief conspirator, although it is un-| ing to get at the bottom of Mr. Har- derstood that foreign anarchists are | riman's railway manipulations con- involved. The chief of police has | nected with the Chicago & Alton. The announced that four Anarchists have | question that marked the beginning been arrested—three at Sao Paulo, | of the controversy was this: and one at Nichtheroy. They will “Did you own any of the Chicago be held until the departure of the| & Alton preferred stock sold by the American fleet, and then released. | syndicate to the ‘Union Pacific?” The arrest is simply as a matter of Mr. Harriman declined to answer Rio Janeiro.—The Brazilian police have discovered an anarchistic plot ‘here having as its object the destruc- tion of part of the American fleet - now lying in the harbor. The con- spiracy, while centering in Rio Jan- | eiro and Petropolis, has ramifications in Sao Paulo and Minas Geraes. precaution. a number of questions as to stock Warned by Germany and France. transactions on the ground of person- In an official note the chief of |al privilege. Mr. Harriman declined to answer the question whether he owned any of the stock deposited with the bank- ing firm, and Mr. Kuhn declined to answer questions relating to the own- ership by the directors of the Union Pacific of any of the Chicago and Al- ton stock so deposited. : Harriman also refused to say whether he had acquired, any part of the stock of the Illinois Central, with a view to selling it to the: Union Pa- cific, or whether he had procured it at a lower price than paid him by the. Uni on Pacific. In the course of the arguments be- fcre Judge Hough, the United States District ‘Attorney, Mr. Stimson said: ~~ “What the. commission oring io learn js whether the enor- mous , stock investments made with Union Pacific funds amounted to a wasté of the assets and impairment ‘of the facilities of an inter-state gom- mon carrier, and. whether the matter police says: “Some time before the arrival of . the American fleet at Rio Janeiro the Brazilian government received from Washington and Paris advices that anarchists of different nationalities intended to damage one or several of the ships of the American fleet. The names and addresses of the conspira- tors were indicated by information which the police here had received previously from France and Germany. The police of this district are work- ing with the police of Sao Paulo and Minas Gereas and I am Sure every precaution will be, exercised and the most rigorous vigilance observed both coon land and at .sea to Prgven: ony injury being done.”. . hy FOUR GIRLS KILLED Many Operatives Caugat .in Leaps From Third Story. of Burning": Factory—Loss $75,000. subject to the régulation of congress. ‘Of the opinion; Mr. Stimson said: “I regard it" as: a sweeping: victory. The one: question concerning the div- Scranton, Pa.—~Four girls were kill- . #d, 10, seriously injured and a -score Qr more slightly hurt at' a fire in the Imperial Knitting Company's ‘fnill * in idend. which Mr. Harriman is not di- city. court in “the central part “of the | rected to answer is one which we aid +81 1 vot evén ‘éxpect to win.” 11 fi a -~« The .Dead. : Marie Buckley, aged 19, broke neck. DIAMONDS GET TOO c EAP. i jumping out of third: story’ w in- H Sparklers Fall into Such” Small De- mand That Mining Company Needs Money. 0. Griffiths, aged 20, femped from third-story window and. frac- . tured skull. : Jennie Ratchford, aged 22, both arms and legs broken and internal ‘inju- ries: was pushed out of third-story window.’ Kathryn Manosky, aged 18, jumped off : fire escape from third floor. § Eighty-five girls were at work on 4 the third floor when a fire broke out : on the ground floor. It quickly as- the diamond markets of the world re- sulting from the recent financial crisis’ in America and the money stringency in Europe has assumed serious pro- portions, according fo a statement is- suzd by the Premier Diamond Min- ing Company to its shareholders. The statement sets forth that the diamond markets have been almost completely dislocated and that the de- pression which began in Europe months ago has reached such propor- tions that it has become necessary to augment the resources of the com- pany in order to be able to meet any possible future difficulty. the panic-stricken girls to the one window opening on the fire escape. The fire escape is one in which the I last reach of stairs is held by a * weight and pully. The girls first to reach this were afraid to descend it when they saw its far end moving downward. This caused a jam. The girls on the upper part of the fire escape crowded those in front and flames and smoke were enveloping ] them. By the time the firemen arriv- ig ed half of them had jumped, some 3 from the third floor. Firemen with their ladders rescued those jammed on the upper stretches of the fire es- cape. Many girls were caught as they i jumped. it Besides the fire escape there was only one exit, a narrow hallway, and this was cut off by the fire and smoke. The fact that many of the girls faint- 5 ed and further impeded the narrow i fire escape added to the difficulty. | i Some of the injured girls say they Pp were pushed over the railing by other gs girls, crowded against them by others Postmaster Confesses. Hanover, N. H.— Postmaster Leon F. Sampson, who reported to the po- lice that he had been held up and robbed of office funds to the amount of $750, was arrested, following a confession which he is alleged to have made to a postoffice inspector. Sampson is said to have confessed that he manufactured the story of the robbery on account of a shortage in the postoffice funds. Thaw Trial. The evidence so far brought out in defense of Harry K. Thaw has tend- ed to show that from infancy he was nervous and abnormal in his actions. His nurses and teachers all testified f behind. to this effect. When the prisoner's g ? The interior of the building was | wife was called to testify. Mr. Jjer- i eaten out by the flames, causing a! ome proposed that the public be ex- i loss of $75,000. cluded from the court room. ¢ $50,000 for Braddock Monument. TO D! E IN IN THAW'S | PLACE Washington, DD. C.—At the request of the monument association of the battlefield of Braddock, Representa- tive Dalzell introduced a bill appro- | priating $50,000 to mark the place of | the defeat of the British general who refused to fight Indians the way George Washington said they should be fought. Ohio Double Offers to Do the Job for . $3,000,000. One of the 2,000 strange letters which have been received by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw since Harry K. Thaw’s trial began contained an offer from an Ohio man to substitute himself for Thaw. and, if necessary, be exe- cuted. The writer imposed the considera- tion that his family be paid $3,000,000 as soon as the proposed substitution is complete. Eis letter covered 600 pages. lle declared that he was a double of the priscner in appearance, and could take Thaw’s place in his cell by visiting him in prison in dis- guise. Two Killed in Explosion. Hancock, Mich.—While miners. were | drilling in a “missed hole,” charged with dynamite, at the Winona mine an explosion occurred, instantly Kkill- ing Henry Luckonen, and injuring Frank Koski, so that he died within * an hour. Oscar Wilson and John Maski, who were working in the vi- cinity, may die. | Senate Passes Bridge Bill. Washington. — The senate on mo- tion of Senator Knox, passed the bill introduced by Representative Ache- son in the house and passed extend- ing the time for the construction of the Washington-Westmoreland coun- Unwritten Law Upheld. Sulphur, Okla.—Pleading the un- written law, Dr. E. Dakan was acquit- ted of murder by a jury, which delib- erated only ten minutes. Dr. Dakan gfx weeks ago cut the throat of Joan Mitchell, whom he found in Mrs. Da- | bridge across the Monongahela for ; : kan’s room. three years from February 21, 1908. ; iA Heater is = man who finds out If by that time the structure, the building of which has been delayed by injunctions, is not completed, then the franchise shall lapse. what the other fellow is going to do and beats him to it. Wants Troops to Stay. Carson City, Nevada.—Both houses pf the Nevada legislature passed a resolution petitioning the President to maintain troops in Goldfield until the legislature can, by the passage of a law, provide either for a police force or some other method of main- taining the peace. There was no de- Fatal Fight at Gary, Ind. Chicago.—Two men were killed, one policeman was wounded and sev- eral workingmen were injured in a pitched battle, between t{hree police- men and 30 Hungarian railroad labor- = 4 ers, at Gary, Ind Bar Racing Charts From Mails. bate. Washington.—A bill forbidding the carrying in e mails of betting tick- The lower house of congress acted | .ts on horse newspaper races and favorably on measure to strengthen | containing betting the penal laws affecting custodians of | tygquced i public funds. Gordon of ormation today BUT ONE EXCEPTION MADE | FIVE SKATERS DAWNED Counsel for Government Says He & Le ) 0’ handed opinien directing Otto H." swer all questions except those relat-. is endeav-- with one hand,., was clinging” to the ‘broken edges, of ‘the | of such investments would be made. of rescuers extended their line until "of the two struggling; in the water. Johannesburg. — The -depression in| “water for the Jimtown works of the ‘company, which ™are at present: shut -down. : . Jimtown is a. settlement of about Réscuers Go Down’ with Thos Survivor - Forced to Flee to ‘Shore When Thin Ice Sinks Beneath Weight of Companions. Connellsville, Pa. — Of six young persons who formed a skating party ut the Jimtown reservoir, ‘two miles northeast of Dawson, only ‘one is now living to tell the story of how the five others went to death beneath the ice. All the victims of the accident belonged to well known families of the community. The Dead. - 19 years old, son of Mr John Luxner, , Anthony Luxner of Jim- and Mrs. town. George Cochran, "21 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cochran of Spring Grove, near Jimtown:. Frank Cochran, Jr, a brother, 17 years old. iy William Fulmer, 23 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fulmer of Jimtown. * Elizabeth Falmer, 17 years old, a sis- ter. y These, with Andrew Mack, made up the party, which went to the res- ervoir shortly after dark to spend the evening. At about 9 o'clock Miss Fulmer and George Cochran, who were skating together, became more venturesome and began making short excursions several vards out and then returning to the bank. Becoming bolder and laughing at the warnings of their companions the two finally glided straight toward the center of the res- ervoir, ‘ A moment later those near the shore heard the cracking of ice and a scream of terror and saw the two skaters ‘disappear. As they ‘gazed, horrified. two heads toippigied mbove the surface. : Young: Cochran, , supporting the ‘girl ice” with” the other! * "Ih an®insta#ita human*¢hain was formed By the: four, who, ~clasped hands, with Mack. at. the. end of the line nearest the. shore, % .Regardless of ‘their safety the fow. ofle” end of ‘it ‘was within a few" feet Just.ag a_.hand was being reached out to grasp Miss Fulmer there was another crash of ice. Frank Cochran, Luxneér and William Fulmer had ‘also gone’ down. “With .the ice -cracking beneath him Mack was obliged to dash to the shore, helpless to save. He ran to: ‘the - nearest house and gave ‘the alarm. «' The reservoir is owiod by the. H. C.. Frick Coke Cothpany, and supplies 200 persons. The reservoir has been a popular skating resort every win- ter, and this is the first | accident, there. 8 EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE Serious Seismic Disturbances on the Coast of Haiti. Port Au Prince, Haiti—A serious earthquake has occurred at Gonaives, 65 miles northwest of this city. Houses were destroyed and damaged. No loss of life has been reported. Communication with the town is broken. The shocks continue. The . first was followed by a tidal wave. Among the buildings destroyed are the com- mercial houses of Herrmann, Addor & Jolibert. Gonaives is a seaport and has a population of about 18,000. Eight Men Drowned. Tampico, Mexico.—Eight men were drowned in the Eanuco river by the sinking of a barge. The barge be- longed to E. M. Rowley and had been sent across the river with a gang of 20 men to load oyster shells. The swell frcm a passing steamer caued | the craft to capsize. Foreman Lucas, an American, and seven men were drowned. TAINT OF MADNESS Physician, Nurse and the Teacher of Thaw Describe Early Peculiarities. New York.—The attorneys for Har- J | te isthmiah - ~ Steal dorsed by [ecretary Taft, pA ited: “States * whenever ) tional security and defense requires WIDENING CANAL LOCKS Cost 48 Said to Be Increased Some : $5,000,000 and Capacity 2s ~ Stightly Reduced, } Shington. — President fovsevent Has approved. the recommendation ‘of canal commission, in- increasing the width of the locks of the canal from 164 to 214 fect, but makes. no comraent. thereon, wily ae The actich is madd in order “to mect requirements of the navy that can be reasonably expected near future.” The general board of the navy ex- pressed the opinion “that the width of the 'locks:'as -now fixed—namely 100 feet—is insufficient for probable ships, of futire construction, and that sound policy would dictate an -in- crease to a clear width of 110 feet.” The commission says the cost of all the locks at 100 feet wide is estimated at $52,580,011, while a width of 110 feet will cost $57,690,850, “a difference too small to be considered, assuming the necessity, for the increased width to be as stated, by, the navy.” The board of consulting engineers in 1905 fixed 39 lockages per day as the maximums#+namber.. : If, how: ever, it is pointed out, it is desired to .qbtain this number, of lockages for every year, then . ‘additional storage capacity will have to bg" ‘provided by ‘a dam at Alahuela or the operat ing plant be moved to that locality, and a dam constructed necessary to obtain sufficient head for generating the power req lived. The latter method is the more econ- omical and by an additional expendi- ture of $2,000,000 will give. a water supply ample for locks 125 feet in width. pe A CENTRAL BANK Bill: Introduced in Congress Provides ’ for Instruction With .$100,- 900, 000 Capital. Washington ~—The establishment of “the United States National Bank ‘of America” ig provided for in.a bill in- trodticed in the -house' by ‘Mr. Fornes (Deni.) : of New York: ‘The bank as conceived,- is, to be located in. Wash- ington and is to haye a capital stock of $100,000,000, aividéa ‘into 100,000 shares of par value of $1. 000. Three- HifthE “of th¥sd “shared aré td be pur- chased Dy the United, Statés treasurer at: par, the purchase - money ..to. be raised. by, the: sale. nf. $60, 000,000 Un- ited States gold bonds, payable in 50 [GTS, and caring 3 per cent inter- est! the" sath to “be” destenated: “Un- éiirrency -bonds:” +: Two- fifths -6f the «shares are to be. offered -at -not less. than .par to .the national tanks of the country, to be paid for in gold coin. “The United States National Bank of America” is to “be open for busi- ness Septémber 1, 1908, and. to cease to exist September 1, 1958, unless its life be extended . by congress. A branch is to be established in" New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, Denver, St. Louis, San Francisco, Cincinnati and Por tland, Ore. The bank shall be governed by a board of: 25 directors, elected by the stockholders, and the secretary of the treasury shall be the chairman. The bank may issue additional notes not exceeding $400,000,000, and such notes shall be available for general nation- al bank circulation upon deposit of proper security. e Four per.cent dividends may be paid to stockholders on the bank's annual earnings. BIG DEMAND FOR NAVY Annual Appropriation of $50,000,000 for National Defense. Washington. -— Representative Hob son introduced in the house a bill tc provide a navy ‘‘adenquate for nation al defense.” 000 ‘annually for the purpose of con: structing new battleships, the number and features of the vessels to be determined by the president under expert advice. It appropriates $50,000, It also authorizes the in hig judgment the. president na: it to order or purchase ar home or abroad, vessels or nother war mater ials, exceed $50,000,000 without further authorization. the total cost of which shall not in any one year LIABLE TO $68,000,000 FINE Government to Hurry Further Suits Against Oil Trust. Washington, D. C.— The Standard ry K. Thaw, at his trial began relent Oil Company must soon take ite lessly to build up the case of legal ich insanity which they have interposed | chances on another fine by whic in his behalf as a defense for the killing of Stanford White. The two principal witnesses of the day were Prof. Charles HH. Koehler of Winona, Minn.,, who acted as instructor to Thaw in the Wooster, Ohio, Univer- sity in 1886, and Mrs. Amy Grozette of San Matoe, Cal, who attended Thaw as a trained nurse at Monte Carlo, in 1827. They both told of the young man’s eccentricities and de- clared that his manner always was ir- rational. Dr. John T. Deemar of Kittanning, Pa, one of the Thaw family physi- cians, alsc was heard, as were the at- tendant physicians of three -institu- tions for the insane where members of Thaw’s family, on both paternal and materna] sides, were confined. Report made {io committee on naval affairs that cost of carrying coal to the Pacific for battleship fleet is $1,- 000,000. All colliers but one are for- eign. RICH, BUT STARVES TO DEATH Wealthy Man Denies Himself the Nec- essities of Life. Webster, N. H—David -N. Couch, cne of the wealthiest residents of this place, died at his home of starvation and lack of pr opr care. For some months Mr. Couch had lived alone, and although known to be the owner more than $20,000 worth of prope: and presumed to be wortl y, he had den- that of $29,000,000, Landis will appear as merely small change. presented whereby the Standard may be forced to pay a maximum aggre gate of $68,000,000 for for similar with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois imposed by Judge An opportunity will soon be rebating. Attorney General Bonaparte in structed United States District Attor ney ' Sims of ‘Chicago to make a mo tion within a week requesting the | court to fix a date for trying the in dictments pending against the Stand ard for accepting Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroads. There are 2,000 cases pending against rebates from the the Standard for accepting rebates from the Burlington, and 1,400 cases offenses in connection President Roosevelt, in responding to complimentary cablegram from President Penna of Brazil, declared the United States battleships were messengers of friendship. Planter Killed In Duel. Rosemark, Tenn.— G. Washington Smith, a prominent planter, was shot and killed here in a pistol duel with M. W. Yarbrough. The latter was a tenant of Smith, and the men were en route to Memphis to submit a money difference to arbitration. Yar brough escaped. Martin W. Littleton, Harry Thaw'’s attorney, in presenting his clients case to the jury, -declared that he from birth and had the passing of had been insane grown worse with time in the MANY TRIBESMEN KILLED White Troops, Though Outnum- " .bered, Repulse Charge. HOLY WAR ON CHRISTIANS Threaten to Drive Out the Dogs of Christians and Purify Morocco ! From Reforms. Tangier, Morocco.—News has reach- ed here of "a terrific ten hours’ en- gagement in a ravine near Settat January 15, between a French column under the command of General d’Amade and a column commanded by Mulai Rachid, one of the chiefs of Mulai Hafid’s forces. The French gained a splendid vie- tory in the face of heavy odds, dis- persing the enemy ..and occupying Settat. Twenty French soldiers were wounded, including three officers, but many Arabs were killed, : The Arabs not only offered a dog- ged and fearless defense, but return- ed repeatedly to the battis after they had ‘been routed and. attacked the French from there sides. In the later hours of athe fighting Mulai Rachid’s column was suddenly reinforced by the powerful Chacuia tribe, which figured in the Massacres of Casablanca and which had arrived from mountains at the very moment when Mulai Rachid . was about to re- treat. Under. the combined charge of the now confident Moors the French not only held -their ground, ‘but steadily threw back: the. enemy, driving them eventually in d haste to the hills. The engagement § :Mefween the French and the Moors followed im- mediately upon’ a 25- hour march of General” d’Amadé’s column. : After destroying, ‘the camp at ‘Set tat General d’Amade pushed. forward and ogctipied Kasbah Ber Rohid. Advides.” Fst ‘received from Fez state that on January -7, three days after Mulai Haid had ‘been proclaim- ed Sultan; there ‘was an- enornious gathering at the Grand Mosque, com- prising members of seven tribes who had poured jnto the city, from all: di-4 rections. They swore allegiance: fo: Mulai Hafid. and .degradation to’ Abd- el-Aziz. A etter was read from Mulai Hafid accepting the office of Sultan, and it was greeted with ¢heers from the multitude. Caid Kitani delivered a speech de- claring Mulai Hafid would drive out the ‘dogs df. Christians ahd purify Mor- acco “from. odious reforms. He de- nounced: Abd-el-Aziz, whoin:; he accus- éd of having cravenly sought an .alli- ance with Europe—‘“Europe, which was proving an inferno for Morocco. After. the. meetings a fivedays’ fete: was: “praclaimed., Tater LCANNANS were dragged to the ramparts to pro- tect the city and: prevent all conmimu-4 nication. ‘MARYLAND irri SENATORS John W. Smith Chosen for Six Years - —William P. White for Un- expired Term. The general assembly of Maryland in joint convention elected John Walter Smith a member of the United States senate for the full term of six yearse, beginning March 4, 1909, and at the same time Senator Wil liam Pinckney Whyte was declared elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Gorman. The Republican minority voted for General Felix Agnus term, and Judge John C. Motter of Fred etick, for the long term. GOVERNOR ROTTEN-EGGED Croatians Give New Magyar Ruler a Hostile Reception. : Agram, Croatia-Slavonia.—The arri- val here of Baron! Rauch, who recent- ly was .appeinted Ban or Governor of Croatia and Slavonia, was made the occasion of hostile demonstrations against Hungary. Thousands of Croatians gathered at the railroad station, and when the Ban appeared, accompanied by officials, he was greeted with jeers and fusillades of stones and eggs which was kept up all the way to the palace. OPPOSED TO THE REUNION Commander of Confederate Veterans Fears Trouble Might Arise. Savannah, Ga.—General Stephen D. Lee, commander-in-chief of the United Coniederate Veterans, declared that he is opposed to the proposed re- union of #£he ‘blue and gray” at Washington in 1909. ; “Such a reunion,” he said, “would bring veterans together on both sides who might me imprudent enough in bearing and language to give offense and bring bitterness where there is now good. feeling. We should let well enough alone.” General Lee is also opposed to the. national government's pensioning Confederate veterans. Exposition Will Not Reopen. That there will be no official reop- ening of the Jamestown exposition for the season of 1908 was determin- ed by the reply of Chairman George H. Adams of the exposition reopen- ing committee to communication from Alvah H. Martin, chairman of the re ceivers for the exposition company. The only chance left for reopening would be the purchase of the proper- ty for this purpose by private in- terests. Cholera Causes Scare. Washington—The war department received a report by cable from Ma- nila that Asiatic cholera has appeared on the island of Mindanao. Oné sol- dier has died. In appeal to United States supreme court from ruling of Jadge Grosscup, grantizig right to reorganize Chicago street railway system, it is charged he went beyond his jurisdiction dnd personally advocated sceme of includ- ing city as part owner in reorganiz- for the short | ed system. | blame on eompany SCORES BURNED TO DEATH FIRE APPARATUS WAS DISABLED Assistance Could Not Be Brought From Pottsville In Time to Save the Building. Nearly 200 persons, mostly women and children, perished in a fire that destroyed the Rhoads Opera House at Boyertown, Pa. When the first day’s work of recov. ering the bodies from the ruins of the Rhoads Opera House, which burn- ed while crowded with speetators of an amateur performance, was ended it had been established that the fire and resultant panic had cost at least 167 lives. . It is possible there are other bodies in the ruins, but it is not thought they number more than ° three or four. The ratio of women ‘and girls to men and boys is 9 to 1. . So far as can. be learned, there were about 425 persons packed inthe room. When the "accident happened to the moving picture machine and the people became alarmed, one of the performers, curious to see what was the matter, raised the curtain from the floor. In front of the cur- tain and serving as.foot-lights, vas a tin tank perhaps 8 feet long, 3 inches wide and 3 inches high. It contain- ed coal oil and about 10 lights. In raising the curtain’ the performer ac- cidently turned this tank over and it fell to the floor within a few inches of those present in the front row. The Rev: Adam “W. Weber, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran, church, for the bene- fit of; whose Sunday school the enter- tainment was being ‘given, tried to pick up the ' tank, but before this could-be done the oit ‘lowed out and ‘| canght fire. - Then came the inevitable cry of fire and .what followed has been im- possible to accurately tell. Eye wit- nesses say that the audience rose en masse and the one” impulse was to reach: the front door; .All attempted it; but-few. got .out.., The. seats in the center of the hall were of the usual folding . variety ' screwed “to, tHe floor, while those, along’ ‘the. sides of the hall were loose. In the scramble to get out many persons fell over the chairs and were never able to regain their feet . N Aun : viii a nila i ‘ROCKEFELLER, ON STAND’ ’ William G. Testifies Concerning That * $7,000,000 Bardsdall Lean. * New York.—At the hearing today of .the government's suit to dissolve the ‘Standard Oil Company William G. Rockefeller, Jr., was examined re- garding a $2,000,000 loan made to Mr. Barnsdall, who, the government is t¥ying to prove, is a secret buyer for the Standard Oil Company in West- ern Pennsylvania. In 1905 alone loans to Barnsdall are said to have ‘Feaphed:, $7,000,000, on which. pragtic- "ally no interest was charged. ~h + Beyond saying: the $2,000,000 loan | was secured by ‘ mortgage bonds: of the Kansas Natural Gas Company and the Pittsburg Oil and Gas Company, together with mortgages on real;es- tate and coal lands, Mr. Rockefeller said he had little knowledge of ‘the transaction, and referred Frank B. Kellogg, the government's attorney, to other officers of the company. ‘New Eldorado Discovered. A message from Searchlight, Nev., says ‘a great mining rush is now on to the new district of Manvel, San Bernardino county, Cal., just over the state line from Nevada. Prospectors have found ore which assayed up to $20,000 a ton. At once there was a rush from Searchlight, Manvel and other towns, and now several thousand prospec- tors are on the ground, and a tent city has grown up almost in a night. Moving Pieture Machine Explodes. St. Catherines, One.—Fire following the explosion of a moving picture ma- chine occurred in the Hippodrome, a small theater here. The audience numbered about - 50, principally wo- men and children, several of whom were painfully hurt by being trampled upon. Lorne McDermott, 15 years old, wag fatally burned. The fire damage is’ $4.000. Girl’s Good Fortune. Chicago.—“I guess I won't work any more,” remarked Miss Rose Straniz, as she resigned her posi- tion as telephone operator at the Pal- mer House. Then she told Manager Varbuchan that she had inherited $60,000 left by an uncle in the far west and had received the first in- stallment of the money. Her home is at Laporte, Ind. CURRENT NEWS EVENTS. Supporters of T. A. Lewis believe e has been chosen to succeed John Mitchell as head of the miners by 30,000 majority. Serious rioting followed nouncement of the result of the poll in mid-Devonshire to fill a vacancy in the house of commons when the Conservatives won the seat. Wu Ting Fang, the newly appoint- ed Ohingse minister at Washington, is expected to arrive her aD e early in Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou emphatically denied that he is to leave the cobinet to become the pres- ident of a New York trust company. Senator Dick introduced a joint resolution placing the government of the Isle of Pines in the control of the United States until otherwise provid- ed by act of congress or through treaty with Cuba. Secretary Taft told senate commit- tee that government might be forced to establish steamship line'in connee- tion with the Panama canal because of Pacific Mail Company's attitude. A court martial at Bokhara, Cen- tral: Asia, has sentenced to death five men who attacked the nalace of the Ameer, killed the minister of finance and “carried: pff about $90,000. The coroner’s jury in inquest into Monongah mine disaster handed down verdict stating explosion w as caused either by blown out shot or by tion of powder which set o ff dust, made. the an- igni- No - = Tp T—————— p— rm We lat bet Gr inc 18: Te o oy do nrhty ma Qc o* Sd
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