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AI.BUQUEKQUE, NEW MEXICO, TUESDAY EVENING, JU The KTcnlng C'ltlarn, In Advance, 15 per ytmt, PrllTMvd ly Carriers', 80 cent per month. VOL. 21. N 132. HE 18 NOT GUI A' OF ITION V Blsbee. Ariz., Lawyer Acquit ted by Jury Which Deliber ated Over Evidence For 24 Hours. SENSATIONAL MURDER CASEJSJOW ENDED Evidence Introduced by Counsel Williams In Trial of Alleged Slay er Caused Former to be In-dlcted-False Affidavit Said to Have Ee;n Made. Tombstone, Ariz., June 4. After deliberating twenty-four hours, the Jury In the case of Star K. Williams, on trial for subordination of perjury brought in a verdict of not guilty. This is the ending of one of the In cidents of a most sensational case which followed a crime committed In Blsbee, April 23, 1906, when J. C. Campbell, a transfer man, shot and killed a comnetitor in business named James C. McLaughlin, Campbell be ing 25 years old and McLaughlin 48 years old. The killing was the out growth of a controversy between Campbell and Mclaughlin the night before. Outgrowth of Murder Triul. Star K. Villiamsvvas employed as counsel for Campbell during his en suing battle with the law. In the course of the trial he introduced an affidavit of a man named C. K. Bus ter, the affidavit having been made In his office. This affidavit was later discountenanced and Ruster, the man who made it, was sent to the peniten tiary, where Campbell also is. Williams was then Indicted fof sub ji na; Ion j . erjuiv, it bcrny contended that he Induced Buster to make the affidavit. GIRL-WOMEN WILL NOT PAY DEATH PENALTY' Governor Raynolds Com mutes Sentence of Mrs. Madrid and Alma Lyons. MESSAGE BY WIRE SENT TO HILLSDORO i tit 1 1 1 i ; i 1 1 1 1 i Special to The Evening Citizen, Santa Fe, .. M., June 4. Mrs. valentina Madrid and Alma Lyons, sentenced to be hanged until dead on June 7 for the murder of Mrs. Madrid's bus- band at 1 lillshoro, will not die 4 4 for the crime, brutal as it was. Yielding to the overwhelming 4 public sentiment and ' to the large number of petitions from all over the territory. Acting 4 Governor J. W. Haynotds this 4 4 afternoon commuted the sen- tence of death to that of life 4 4 Imprisonment. 1 V S ( T A telegram to that effect was sent at once by wire to Sheriff Tafoya. It went via Lake Valley ami the long distance telephone line to lliilsboro. Tlie oftieial communication staying me sentence ot death was sent by legistered mail. Petitions hearing hundreds of sign ets, many of (hem women, were re ceived by the governor during the past month. The petitions asked for a commutation of sentence on several grounds, principally that both were women and both so degenerate that they could not be mentally respon sible for their crime. Thirty territorial papers received at the executive office favored com mutation strongly. While bclitvinir that the law should be upheld firmly -and the sentences of the court generally carried out. Gov einor Rnynolds thought that the sen tiiiient of tlie people of tlie territory in this case, deserved due recognition .ii!! he u-'cided today to commute tlie Sciitelicrs. There is no doubt hut that his ac tion will meet with general approval A dispatch from Hilisboro late to day is to the eft ei t that Sheriff Ta :.! had britiiu pi . pa r.u ions f.,r the liaiming. although If believed that the prepoildi r Hire of public Kellti- in.-nt would i I i I in t lie- women es i 'ping t he d a '. Ii penalty. Tile gin-w ollo-n lereived the new that they were not to be hunued with t:v. ir n.Jtoinaiy levity. Tlie past few oas, ho,rei ha-, shown that they l-all.led that t In Wele to die but only I: i and tln i, tin y show in tlie bast that tin . riled, Roth said they Wele gi.ld fell -.1, tellies lia.l beell lolliniUled. hilt expressed the opinion l:iit lint won. ! have had to die any 1, hi smne time n- other, and it did mat'.ir so much that their death ll 1-1 been deferred. Thru they i tinui d to lau.;h, Joke. ism ami dunce as they have done dally sinre their Imprisonment. Public sentiment in 1 1 il l.-lmi is d:l-leil to N-mt- extent hut tile people generally -1 i c th.it m particular a 1 could have eon.e from hanging these woin.-n. The town, however. 1-1 L'l.ld to be lit of thrill and Will we!i om,. the day when they are safe-1- landed in the territorial" prison at s-iuta Fe. Mieriff Tafoya will at once remove the women to the peni tentiary where they will be taught Useful work and. il Is hoped, some idea of morality. I Itl VC II XF.A.MK.VS MlUki: IS F.MlKI. Paris, June 4. The seamen strike is regarded as virtually ended. The navigation companies have ac cepted the government's lecommend atlona and will restore all officers and crew without insisting on any penalties. i SUBORN PERJURY PROSECUTION MAKFS SENSATIONAL CHARGES Attorney Hawley Opened State's Case In Haywood Trial With Recital of Alleged Facts. "INNER CIRCLE" HAS CAUSED MANY DEATHS One of His Statements Which Caused Much Argument-Accuses Defendant of Conspir ing With Others to Ac complish Alurder. Boise, Idaho, June 4. The court room filled quickly this morning with persons who came to hear the open ing statement of the prosecution In the famous Haywood case. Haywood was a trine pale as he took his place near his counsels' table, but declared that he felt quite well after his brief illness of last night. Mrs. Haywood was wheeled into the court room In her invalid chair. Haw Icy Begins Address. James H. Hawley commenced his address to the Jury at :46 o'clock. He declared that he had no Intention of going into the details of the state's case to any great extent. He told of the positions In the Western Federation held by Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone, and said that Harry Orchard, who confessed to placing the bomb which killed Gov ernor Steunenberg, was also a mem ber of the Western Federation, as was Jack Simpklns, who has never been apprehended. Onni-criiiiig the Charge. Hawley told the jury that while Haywood, Pettibone and Moyer are specifically charged in the Indictment with having exploded the bomb, it Is not the purpose of the prosecution to ATTOKXKV J. H. HAWLLV, For the I'rox-cutlon. prove that they were even in th state of Idaho at the time the crime was committed. lty the laws of this state, however, accessories before the fart must be charged with the crime as principals. Allege Conspiracy. "It is our purpose,' the leading at torney for the state went on. "to show that the death of Steunenberg was the result of conspiracy, under standing and collusion between the leaders of the Western Federation of Miners and other persons. We claim that the leaders of this union are responsible for this outrage, and it will be our purpose to prove them so." Sensational Statement. Hawley said further that they ex pect to prove that the officers and executive committee of the Western Federation were responsible not only for the death ot Steunenberg, but scores of others. The defense objected to this state ment, but the objection was over ruled. In reply to a question from the court. Hawley said he expected to prove everything he slated, and that in his opening statement he would keep "fur within the scope ot the evidence." Tin' "Inner Circle." "The 'Inner circle' of tlie federation always aimed at controlling not only the organization of the federation, but the government of tho different states where the organization exist ed," -said Hawley. Uairow objected that this statement on tlie ground was a "pure piece of rhetoric and no part of the state ment of the rase, to be interrupted Hawley asked not At this point the attorneys argued at some length. Hoth Hawley and I'-iiruw lost patience. but "jude Wood smoothed the matter over, Hawley agreeing that tlie defens? should hold the light of objertl an every statement with iut interi upli:. him. A Trail of lilixxl. iliwley ili-cl.ii. il that he w .u:j prove the Western Fe.lera'lou of Min ers had left a trail of blood, trad- 1 in blood, hired paid avsassins and col lected large sums of money wiihli tliry used and s-iua inP-red la rany out tlie oh.iri-U of a few II. ell of tile "inner circle." He said lie would show that the "inner rircle" il-d Has eiir-! -geiiry fund to seeuie tile lle.-l lenil t.nenl l ib-t.-tii those of their rilcie i hul'g--J rime. Will I'rodilre Ijtler. He declared that lie w oil'. 1 th at after iirrhird's urre-i tin oner lereived a telegram signed whirh was followed by the pl at Caldwell of Mr. Miller, one counsel bow detruding Hay woo lla.vli-y said that the prose would produce a let'er from hone to I III Hard while til.- lal'a pr iv -seine it tile i. llt'oil i'efi- r was in Jail. He announced that Orchard had made full confession i,j Detective Mcl'arlland and that Orchard and McPartland would be on the stand. More Alli gations. Hawley said he would j rove that the "inner circle" was responsible for the death of Arthur Collins, at Tellurlde, and many other persons in Colorado and elsewhere. He charged the blowing up of the Independence depot, causing the death of fourteen persons, to the di rect instigation of Haywood. He said Orchard and Adams com- THE OPENING OF THE PORCH &t i mm! - j - nf MkJ f flaw DDN'7-s?' I . PAULO last HT 'S mitled this an dotlier crimes on the specific request of Haywood. Mute' Tlnory. Hawley announced that he expect ed tj show that the action of Gov ernor Steunenberg In crushing out the rioters in Coeur d'Alene brought on him the enmity of the "inner cir cle" of the Western Federation of Miners and as a result of this be was killed at the order of the "Inner cir cle." Haw ley concluded his address at i 11:06 this morning. Darrovv announced that the defensj would reserve Its opening statement until the state's case Is closed. C. F. Wayne was called as the Hist witness ut 11:30 o'clock. First Wittiest'. Wayne said that he was working on tlie Steunenberg place the night of the explosion and he described the occurrence. The defense declined to cross-examine Wayne. Dr. J. W. Gue, who attended the dying man, described his terrible in juries. He also was excused without cross-examination. John C. Hlce, attorney, and X. S. Ellis, merchant, testified to seeing Orchard near Steunenberg's residence many times during the month before the assassination. . They were cross examined by Richardson and a recess was then taken until 2 o'clock. SNAKES MEET IN SWALLOWING MATCH kiliU Scrtciit SH-etlily Vanquished iiiul iH'vouretl a Itlacksnakc of Jejuni Size. Washington, 3. C. June 4. An In teresting experiment with snakes, in volving the swallowing of one reptile by another of the same size, has re cently been conducted In a room of the National museum. The perform ance was in tlie nature of a canniba listic duel. The principals were a king snake and a hlacksnake,. well matched in respect to dimensions, but with the odds by tlie knowing scien tists in favor of the king. In separate boxes tlie live snakes, which were In a famished condition, were brought to the ollice, and were released from opposite ends of the room. There was little time wasted in preliminaries. The beady black eyes of each reptile seemed to glitter viciously as they caught sight of each other, which they did almost imme diately upon being released. Perhaps the prettiest feature of the contest was the maneuvering of the- snakes for a hold, in which their tactics were singularly like those of two expert wrestlers, allowing, of rourse, for the uhatomieal differences. Kach squirm ing combatant seemed to measure about four fret in length, and portions of the virile bodies were elected ill the air as they worked for the criti cal and deadly hold, the grip at the back of the neck. With the rapidity of lightning they clinched and be came so involved that it was vey difficult. if not Impossible to tell "which w is t'other." From the seem ingly inextricable tangle the king shot his head. and. behold! with its Jiws lirmly lived In the back of his an tagonist's neck III' contest was decid ed. All that remained was to prform the hideous cannibalistic 4inaie. and this tlie victor proceeded to do. the si u tiess of cruelty evidently conflict ing with tlie uigriiry of hunger. PULLMAN AGENT IS TRANSFERRED r H. lt:lodes, for the last Vein- .n.d a hilf general agent h--ic for the Puliman company, has been ttans-terre-l to Livingston, Mont., a auiu tner resort on the Northern P.tcijir r. ii. road, mi I the term nu of sever.il s'age lines rui.iiil.g the Yellow - M me national park. Mr. Rhodes was railed to Ciir ag ) i-i'-il days JK' and wniie Itieie. ne ! .v a appointed to that oftire. Mr. mil Mrs. Rhodes will leave tomorrow morning on train No. Z for the east They Will stop III St. p.iul several day and thea ..-oir.li.Ue u-i tw their- new home. The successor t-i Mr. Rn de is lv A I:ivis. son of l lii. f I'l.peetor .-'. A. Oivis, of the Pu.linun lines, wmi In- i I f u j it I s at Chicago. Mr. lr.;s arrived here last night Al l, MlvxION AlllKN AUK Kl I'Olt lLI) SAI L. Shanghai, June 4 Tlie viceroy of Canton has reported to the govern ment at 1'ekln that the disorders at Llanrhovv ami Pakhol have been sup pressed and that all missionaries are safe. 1KM(M'K.T KI.FJTKI .MAYOR OK PORTLAND Portland. Ore., June 4 Harry Lane, deinoor.it. was re-elected mayor of Portland yesterday by about 1500 majority over T. C. Devlin, republic cau. TERRORIST BOMB HAS FATAL EFFECT AT LODZ Two Detectives Killed. Two Soldiers and Three Other Persons Injured. PATROL FIRES INTO CROWD WOUNDING MANY Lodz. Russia, June 4. Two detec tives were killed and two soldiers and three other persona wounded, in the street here today by the explosion of a bomb, thrown' at Jr-Va! so'.'.Cv of ficials by terrorists. A patrol of infantry, attracted by the explosion, appeared upon the scene soon after the explosion and opened fire upon the crowd which gathered, wounding thirteen persons. Thirty arrests were made. Among: those arrested are several prominent member of the terrorist body, and the police believe they have the man who threw the bomb, though none have confessed. Steps were taken this afternoon to increase the patrol of Infantry all over the city, and all suspicious char acters ate being arrested. COTTON CROP REPORT STARTS PRICES Average Condition Not Equal to Last Year But Better Than Expected. NEW ORLEANS MARKET BROKE $1 PER BALE Washington, June 4. Tho average condition of the growing cotton crop on May 23 was To. 5 per cent, as cum I pared with 84 6 and 77.2 per cent in 19MB and li0j. respectively. The ten years' average is 83.60. The acreage is aL'.ijtpi. this year. iius report, wini" not equal to la1-. year s showing. , h is been expert I able weather. much better than owing to unfavor- ltrenk N'.-w Orleans, market broke in Murkct. Im.k. d t'in -..t'oii ut one dollar per i I bale upon the re Tlo-llt's e-iidlt i-r . October Sold il pound, and I ' -1 jvver. ipt of the govern- port. ' n to 1 2 cents per nber went slight-y ACTRESS WEDS NEW YORKER IN LONDON I.-e -1 Jll'o A u. er n .i n ,i i i , I morning at Mm Windsor to i c A.iolph Lew is. ,ii t lie preselr'e ot i friends. 1 The honev in-.. ino'oi:,g tour o Kdna May, tlie was married this register's office ut r l vvisohn, son of .. of New York. In a few relatives and .-: will be spent In a i the continent. l CIKI'RS Ri: lK i hi :i it ii:.m wnv Ne.v Yolk. June 4. At a meeting ' yesterday at which were represent i ' nineteen branches of the striking Longshoremen s union, demands made a month ag- on the steamship cum. panics were revised and the new de- in, in. is were submitted today on a -ba.-is of a,", rents for day w ork and 00 j cents for night work. OORUM) MlIN(i MAN DIKS Sl'DDKNLY. Denver. Colo.. jJie 4. MaJ. J. J. Dubois, a wldeley klovvn mining (nan, stockman and racA horse breeder, died suddenly yesterf-day on his ranch near this city, of lei ion ot the heart, ! ugei 0. SEASON GOVERNMENT CLERKS THEIR PAY Secretary Garfield Started That Atotto in Interior Department. OTHER OFFICIALS FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE Washington, June 4. A very con slderable proportion of the thirty odd thousand government clerks in Wash lngton are In a state bordering on lei i or. Tho Keep commission, ap plnted by President Roosevelt to In vestigate the workings o fthe gov ernment machinery and recommend reforms, started the scire, and 5uo retary of the Interior Uarlleld -and Mr. Jialllnger, his commissioner of public lands, have collaborated heaping up and piling on dismay. Ciurlluld blurts Trouble. For Garfield and Balllnger are re formers, each with a. capital U. Gar- Meld was a member of the Keep com mission, which started all the trouble and when he wus promoted from bureau chlt-fshlp to a cabinet port folio he set out to put Into operation some of his ideas us to what's what and who's who. Hud Soft Simps. For many years, dating back to tlie lime when the civil service law threw Its loving and protecting arm about them, government clerks in Wushlng ton had led a nice, easy sort of life with salaries sutlicient to utTord comfortable existence and wor enough to keep the blood In clrcula Hon without assuming the propor lions of grinding toil. A large number of estlmabl old gentlemen and ladles hid grown gray In the strvK-e and It was only evl dcnchifl a well-reccg'i'ioj trait of tiu man nature that they had come believe that the service largely be longed to them, or at least was main tallied in no small part for thel benefit. Many Clerk KciiiovinI. Then came Gartleld, who was In swaddling clothes when many of those who fell under him lirst con nected with tho pay roll of L'ncle Sam. And with Garfield came Uul linger, sharing, or at least pretending to share, the strange notions of hi chief. And they set cut, as a star l rejuvenate the land ollice. Clerks too old or Infirm to dis ( barge th .' duties they were paid to disehnrvc, went forth the decree, bu vet uble to lender some valuable servi'e. ".ere to be reduced In posl turn ami salary until the service and the compensation met and merged in euuitv i 'In ks too old and Infirm to render ! the government any valuable erv were to be gently but tirtnly up rootv-d and cast out. Ilieii tlie man got busy. Here a bun. h vv decapitated because their iilmbleiiess with ligures had grown stale, and here another bunch fell because they had never met and formed the a- -.U.ii:i .ain c of that modern machine of othre industry, the typewriter. 'I'lr n other departments were treated llkew i.-e. UUlY T I.I.Vi: lYS OLD WI.K.IIS TWO 1llMI Kansas City, Mo., June 4. There have been Incubator babies, but few have been tinier than the little brown mite ot humanity that has spent the past 11 days sleeping, crying and eat ing in a crude, home-made incubator a' Christ hospital. Ho Is Leo Haughcy l irali. mi and lie w eighs but two pounds, which is the same as he weighed when he arrived in Ihl.-Wvorld twelve days ago. i if the hundred or more patients In the big hospital, little Iao attracts Die most attention from the hospital start and from visitors. The first question that has drop ped from the lips of most of those who have gazed through tile glass door of the Incubator on Leo's tiny, wrinkled face has been, "Will he llveT" The doctors say they can not tell, but the baby is enjoying good health at the present time and seem to be getting along us well as any baby could. if an abundance of careful atten tion and the best medical attention avail, be will live, but there are many things that might occur to prevent. A slight draft might chill him and cause a congestion ot his delicate lornr nrtH h ui lift. wtuM Vil mif 1 1 ll 1 the nickering of a candle. IBRITISH SEALER IS CAPTURED BY PATROL American Revenue Cutter Rush Found Vessel Fish ing In Forbidden Waters Off Alaska. ORDER IS GIVEN TO TAKE HER TO PORT Joint Regulations in Force Be tween America and England Will Govern This Case-Jap Sealers Also. In Alaskan Waters but Not Poaching. Washington, D. C, June 4. The secretary of the treasury has received a telegram from Captain Alnsworth, of the revenue cutter Rush, stating that he has seized the British sealing schooner Charlotta o. Cox, which was found Illegally catching seals in the Falrweather grounds oft Alaska. The department directed the cap talo of the Hush to deliver the Cox to the British authorities at the near est port In British Columbia, in ac cordance with the Joint regulations of the two governments. Rush also reported the presence of Japanese sealers in the same vicinity with a large number of seals on board. The Japanese sealers, however, are not subject to seizure outside of ter rltorlal waters, though It Is now the closed season. NEW MIDSHIPMAN A MILITARY GRADUATE 4 Special to The Evening Citizen. 4 Uoswell. N. M., June 4. Don- aid Wheeler Hamilton, the local 4 boy, who has been appointed as midshipman to the United 4 States Naval Academy at An- tin polls, Md., Is the son of W. O. Y Hamilton, a well known resident of this city and Chaves county. 4 Young Hamilton is a gradu- ate from the military academy and besides having an extensive ' knowledge of military affairs, is an nthlet. flaiulltoii will Join 4 the freshman class of 1908 at the 4 naval academy. ttiitiiiittmiii BEST OF ALL ARMIES IS STATEMENT OF II Japanese Leader Has Good Words For Uncle Sam's Soldiers. Fort Leavenworth, Kan., June 4 General Kurokl, tho leader of th Japanese army in tne recent war with Russia, arrived at this post this morning at 10 o'clock, accompanied by his party, consisting of I.leutenunt General Yesutsmuna and aides, in charge of Brigadier General Olive K. Wood, U. IS. A., retired. During their stay at the post the visiting officers witnessed a review of the troops, visited the infantry and .i:m:rl ki'roki. cavalry school, the military, federal auu siate prisons, uie city of Leaven worth and other places of interest. At lM;a0 o'cloV. Immediately after nits review, t.enereal Kuroki was ten dered a reception and bauuuet bv tha officers of the garrison. After commenting upon the ef ficiency of the post, the troops and the army In particular, Ueneral Kurokl paid the American army a compliment by saying that It was the moat modern of all the powers, and the finest army In the world. General Kurokl and .party will leave 1j. veu worth at 5 o'clock to visit o'her military posts in the west. ; f-il' : 'A '.'-...-.'J t - " - -'. 3e. SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF INDICTED FOR Formal Complaint Against Him Filed by Grand Jury With District Attorney Langdon. SHADOWED TALESMEN FOR SCHM1TZ JURY Admitted That Fact Claiming He Wanted Only Proper Persons Selected as Jurors-Ruefs Testimony In Gas Rate Graft Is Sensational. San Francisco, June 4. The grand Jury yesterday filed with District At torney Langdon a formal complaint against Chief of Police Dlnan, charg ing him with wilful and corrupt mis conduct in tampering' with talesmen summoned for the trial of Mayor Schmitz. Din an admitted having detailed of ficers to shadow the men on the venire, but declared that he did so because he wanted to see no Improper person on the Jury. Half a score of witnesses were ex amined before the grand Jury, com prising police officers and newspaper reporters. Rucf's Testimony. The transcript of testimony taken before the grand Jury In the gas rata Investigation, In which John Martin. Eugene de Sabla and Frank Drum were Indicted tor bribery, credits Abraham Ruef with having testified In part as follows. "I received from Drum $20,000 at attorney's fee, about the time the gas rates were being fixed. Ot that money I gave to Gallagher for the. board of supervisors about $14,000. Drum spoke to me about employing me in the service ot the company a month or two before he engaged me as attorney to represent his interests as I understood it from him, which he represented in the company,' at $1,000 a month. I received It. I be lieve, for two or three months." Of the $20,000 Ruef said he gave Hchmltz $10,000. Drum, in hte testi mony, said he never talked -with Ruef and Schmitz in reference to gas rate and denied paying KuK a fee of $20. ono and a salary of $1,000 per month. , COLORADO RIVER IS HEARING TOP OF LEVEES - . It Now Lacks But 2.9 Feet of Being at Highest Point Ever Reached. Imperial City, Cal., June 4. The Colorado river stands 2'J.IO feet today and Is still rising. The stream lucks but 2:9 feet of being at Its highest recorded point. The officials of the Southern Pa cific railway wished to see a severs test of their protective works and the Indications are that they will b gratified. Ureaks In the government levee on tho Arizona side tend to relieve the pressure on the California side. It Is conceded today that the stream will reach the top of the pro tecting levees before It subsides. COMMISSION TO REVISE STATUTES Preliminary Work ami Miiliol of Prmvtliirp Kisciisxil at Mtftliig Held ut bantu I t. Santa Fe. X. M.. June 4. The commission to revise the laws of New Mexico met at 2 o'clock yesterday af ternoon in Its chambers at the Capi tol. President Charles A. Spless was in the chair, and llenjamin M. Read was at his post as secretary. The oth.r members present were Attorney tlenei .il i it-urge W. Pi Ichard. R. K. Tv itrhell of i.t - , e ih and F.lmor L. -'tiplit y, of Raton. Ctiiisiderabie of the preparatory work e, compilation w hich has to. be 'I'll- I t-lore the t i.-k of revision can be .in . on pii -the..! 1ms been performed l.y t-eiTrtury Head. The commission er i (. -voted most of their time vester- tlav lo tile method of procedure. To expedite- matters it was suggest ed by Mr. Read that the two mem bers of tin- commission located ut Santa Fe be nuide a sub-comnitttee to have charge of the compilation work uud have authority to engage tile services of Competent clerks. Tlie names of Law son D. Lowe and Irtneo Chaves vv'ele recommended for ippolntmeiit as compiling clerks. Mr. Lowe is at present , employed In tlie office of the territorial secretary. 4,000 PEOPLE KILLED , BY AMJARTHQUAKE (iiiituttutni Victoria, H. C. June 4. The steamer Shawmut, just arrived, brought news of a disastrous los of Jife following an earth- quake at Using Klang. A telegram received from 4 Peking hhortly before the Shaw- tiiul sailed from Toklo. reported 4 4 that tour thousand persona were 4 crushed to death, a vast number 4 4 of houses destroyed, and many 4 4 persons left in a starving Condi- 4 tion. MinittiTiiitiii